JP5477143B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has a game board on which a game area where game balls flow down is supported by the base body, and a window that allows the game area to be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine on the front of the pachinko machine. The part is formed. In addition, a launching means for launching a game ball toward the game area is provided below the game board in the base body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As the launching means, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid, a firing rail, and a ball feeding device are provided. Based on the fact that the game balls stored in the storage part on the front surface of the pachinko machine are supplied one by one on the launch rail by the ball feeder, and the launch operation device on the front surface of the pachinko machine is manually operated by the player. The solenoid is driven and a game ball on the launch rail is launched toward the game area.

  The launch control of the game ball based on the manual operation of the launch operation device as described above is executed by a launch control device provided separately from the main control device that manages and manages the game. For example, the launch operation device is provided with a sensor that detects that the player is touching the launch operation device, and a sensor that detects the amount of operation of the player. The detection results of these sensors are grasped by the launch control device. Is done. And in a launch control device, based on the detection result of these sensors, a drive signal is outputted to the solenoid of a launch device, and a game ball is launched.

  A configuration in which launch control is performed by the launch control device using a signal output from the main control device is also conceivable, and a configuration in which the launch control device has functions other than launch control is also conceivable.

JP 2006-305079 A

  Here, it is necessary to connect the electrical wiring from the firing operation device side to the launch control device, and it is also necessary to connect the electrical wiring to the launching device side. In this case, the base body is generally supported by an outer frame or the like so as to be rotatable, and it is not preferable that the electric wiring is caught in the rotation. On the other hand, since the launch control device controls the operation that is essential for enabling a game with a pachinko machine called launch control of a game ball, it is not preferable that the player can easily touch it.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances exemplified above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of satisfactorily installing the launch control means.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention according to claim 1 has a game part in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front surface, and a base body that is rotatably supported with respect to an object on the support side,
A window portion provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, the window allowing the gaming area to be viewed from the front of the gaming machine;
Launch operation means provided on the front surface of the gaming machine and operated by a player to launch a game ball toward the game area;
A launching means provided below the game area in the base body and launching a game ball toward the game area;
Based on the occurrence of a game ball entering the ball entrance provided in the game area, a progress control means for executing a control for progressing the game accordingly,
Based on the operation of the launch operation means, a launch control means for controlling the launch means to launch a game ball toward the game area;
With
The firing control means is characterized in that the firing means is installed on a back surface of a support part installed on the surface of the base body.

  It is possible to satisfactorily install the launch control means.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. (A) is the perspective view seen from the back of a back pack unit, (b) is the perspective view seen from the front of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of the intermediate unit in a state where the game board is removed. (A) is a front view of a launch control apparatus, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a launch control apparatus. (A) is a perspective view which expands and shows the periphery to which the launch control device is attached on the back of the intermediate unit, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state where the launch control device is separated from the state of (a). It is. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the area | region in which the discharge control apparatus was provided, and its periphery. It is a perspective view of a payout unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main components of the payout unit. (A) is a front view of an upstream side vertical passage unit, (b) is a side view of an upstream side vertical passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an upstream side vertical passage unit. (A) is a cross-sectional view of the portion where the downstream passage region is formed in the dispensing device, and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of the dispensing device cut at the position indicated by the line AA in (a). . It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the payout unit showing a state in which the game ball is waiting in the waiting path of the payout unit. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure for making it hard to produce the ball clogging in a rectification | straightening cover. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a motion of the 2nd stage | game ball. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the modification of a waiting | waiting channel | path.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an unfolded main configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the configuration in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted. Moreover, in each drawing including FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, electrical wiring for connecting electrical devices is basically omitted.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. An intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the intermediate unit 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side as the rotation front end side (opening / closing front end side) in front view.

  The lower shaft fitting 11a for pivotally supporting the gaming machine main body 12 in the outer frame 11 is shaped so that the lower shaft fitting 11a can be favorably fixed to the outer frame 11, while the gaming machine main body 12 is moved downward. In order to obtain a shape that is satisfactorily received from, a notch not shown is formed. This notch penetrates the lower shaft fitting 11 a in the vertical direction, but overlaps the bottom surface of the gaming machine body 12 when the gaming machine body 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. As a result, when viewed from the bottom of the pachinko machine 10, the above-mentioned notch is closed by the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body 12, and even if an attempt is made to insert a fraudulent jig from outside the pachinko machine 10 through the notch. It becomes difficult.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is the rotation tip as viewed from the front. As the side (opening / closing tip side), it can be rotated forward. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the backpack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13. The left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is rotated. The moving tip side (opening / closing tip side) can be rotated backward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of making the gaming machine main body 12 locked to the outer frame 11 so that it cannot be opened. In addition, the front door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate door 13 so that the front door frame 14 cannot be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation on the cylinder lock 17 provided exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 using an unlocking key as shown in FIG. .

  On the back side of the intermediate unit 13, there is provided an interlocking member for engaging with the cylinder lock 17 and releasing the locked state of the gaming machine main body 12 and the outer frame 11 in accordance with the unlocking operation to the cylinder lock 17. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the back side of the cylinder lock 17 and the interlocking member are covered with a transparent cover 18 from the back of the intermediate unit 13. The transparent cover 18 is provided from a position on the back side of the cylinder lock 17 to a position near the lower edge of the intermediate unit 13. By providing the transparent cover 18 in this way, it becomes difficult to make unauthorized access from the back side of the intermediate unit 13 to the cylinder lock 17 and the interlocking member. Further, while preventing unauthorized access in this way, the transparent cover 18 is provided as a cover body that has transparency to the extent that the back side of the cylinder lock 17 and the interlocking member can be visually confirmed from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform visual confirmation during maintenance or the like.

  Next, the front side and back side configurations of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described in detail. First, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described. The following configuration on the front side will be described with reference to FIG. 4 in addition to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the intermediate unit 13. In FIG. 4, the configuration in the game area 23 a is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly configured by a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially elliptical window hole 22 is formed at the center of the resin base 21. The window hole 22 exposes a game area 23 a formed on the game board 23 detachably attached to the resin base 21 to the front side of the intermediate unit 13.

  The game area 23 a is formed so as to be partitioned by a guide rail on the front surface of the game board 23. The guide rail is composed of an inner rail portion 24 and an outer rail portion 25, and a launch operation device 31 (see FIG. 1) provided at a position near the lower edge on the front end of the front door frame 14 is a player. In the intermediate unit 13, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 41 (see FIG. 4) provided below the window hole 22 is guided to the upper part of the game area 23a. .

  Incidentally, on the front surface of the game board 23, certificate papers 26a and 26b on which various types of information such as model name and manufacturer name are printed are pasted on the upper right part and lower right part which are outside the game area 23a. The certificate papers 26 a and 26 b are exposed on the front side of the intermediate unit 13 through the openings 27 a and 27 b formed adjacent to the window hole 22 in the intermediate unit 13. However, one of the certificate sheets 26a and 26b, the certificate sheet 26a on the upper right side is disposed at a position where it cannot be visually recognized through the front door frame 14 from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the lower right side which is the other. The certificate paper 26 b is arranged at a position that can be seen from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the front door frame 14. In addition, it is not limited to the usage method in which both certificate sheets 26a and 26b are affixed to the game board 23. In a game hall where a predetermined certificate is desired to be visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the certificate is affixed to the lower right. In a game hall that is not visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the certificate may be attached to the upper right.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the launch operation device 31 operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23 a is configured such that an annular operation handle 33 is rotatably supported with respect to an operation base 32. The operation handle 33 is rotated by the player when the ball is launched. In this case, the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 33 is detected by a variable resistor 34 as operation amount detection means built in the operation base 32. In addition, the operation base 32 is provided with a touch sensor 35 for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 33, and stops the launch of the game ball when the operation handle 33 is rotated. A firing stop switch 36 is provided for this purpose.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game ball launch mechanism 41 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 42 provided as a launch drive unit, a launch rail 43, and a ball feeder 44. The ball feeder 44 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 83a described later one by one on the launch rail 43. In this case, the supplied game ball is arranged on a protruding path of a plunger 45 provided as a launching portion in the solenoid 42. In response to the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 42, the plunger 45 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 43, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. Note that the electric actuator of the game ball launching mechanism 41 is not limited to the solenoid 42, and a launching motor or the like may be used.

  Based on FIG. 5, the structure of the game area | region 23a from which a game ball will be launched based on operation | movement of the game ball launching mechanism 41 is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a front view of the game board 23.

  The game board 23 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 51, a variable winning device 52, an upper operating port 53, a lower operating port 54, a through gate 55, a variable display unit 56, a main display unit 57, an accessory display unit 58, and the like. ing.

  When a ball enters the general winning port 51, the variable winning device 52, the upper operating port 53, and the lower operating port 54, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 23, Based on the detection result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working port 53 and a ball enters the lower working port 54, the payout of three prize balls is executed, and the ball entering the general winning port 51 is received. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a prize is entered into the variable winning device 52, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls in both the operation ports 53 and 54 is larger than the number of prize balls in the lower operation port 54 than the number of prize balls in the upper operation port 53. It may be different. Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the number of winning balls related to the variable winning device 52 is larger than the number of other winning balls, and the configuration may be smaller than the number of winning balls related to the general winning opening 51, for example.

  In addition, an out port 59 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 23, and game balls that have not entered the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area 23 a through the out port 59. The game board 23 is provided with a large number of nails 61 in order to disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill are provided.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only a mode of being discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening but also a game area 23a after passing through the opening. The aspect which is not discharged | emitted from is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 59, the general winning port 51, the variable winning device 52, the upper operating port 53, the lower operating port 54, or the through gate 55 The entry of a game ball is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 53 and the lower operating port 54 are unitized as operating port devices and are installed in the game board 23. Both the upper working port 53 and the lower working port 54 are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 53 and 54 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 53 is on the upper side. The lower working port 54 is provided with an electric accessory 54a as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

  The electric accessory 54a is connected to an electric accessory driving unit 54b mounted on the back side of the game board 23, and is driven by the electric accessory driving unit 54b to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and It is arranged in either an open state (support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 54a, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operation port 54, and the electric action item 54a is in an open state, so that the lower operation port 54 can be won.

  The variable prize-winning device 52 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and when the game ball is won when the player wins a transition to an open / close execution mode (special game state) such as a big win. It can be easily switched to a predetermined open state. Specifically, as an opening mode of the variable prize winning device 52, a variable prize winning device having a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, ten) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. 52 is repeatedly opened.

  In the main display portion 57, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the upper working port 53 or the lower working port 54 as a trigger. The result of the internal lottery performed based on the display is clearly shown. In other words, in the pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 53 and the winning to the lower working port 54 are not distinguished in the internal lottery, and the winning is performed based on the winning to the upper working port 53 or the lower working port 54. The result of the internal lottery is displayed on the main display portion 57 which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 53 or the lower operating port 54 is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the main display unit 57. After the display and the change display are stopped, the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  The main display unit 57 is configured by a segment display in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. However, the main display unit 57 is not limited to this, and a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, You may be comprised by other types of display apparatuses, such as CRT or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a pattern that is variably displayed on the main display unit 57, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, or a plurality A configuration in which the color of the seed is switched and displayed can be considered.

  The accessory display unit 58 displays a variation of the picture triggered by a winning to the through gate 55. As a result of stopping the variation display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the through gate 55 is displayed. Explicit by display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 55 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the state where the electric role is released, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 58 and displayed in a variable manner. After is stopped, it shifts to the electric utility open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 54a provided in the lower operation port 54 is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The variable display unit 56 is provided with a symbol display device 62 for variably displaying a symbol which is a kind of a symbol (or variable display or switching display), and a center frame 63 is provided so as to surround the symbol display device 62. Has been. The symbol display device 62 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. The symbol display device 62 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and a dot matrix display. It may be a vessel.

  In the symbol display device 62, the variation display of the symbol is started based on winning in the upper working port 53 or the lower working port 54. That is, when the variable display is performed on the main display unit 57, the variable display is performed on the symbol display device 62 accordingly. For example, symbols are displayed side by side at the top, middle and bottom, and these symbols are displayed in a variable manner as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, an opening / closing execution mode is generated.

  In addition, based on the winning in one of the operation ports 53, 54, the variable display is started on the main display unit 57 and the symbol display device 62, until a predetermined stop result is displayed and the above variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game time.

  A first holding lamp portion 64 corresponding to the main display portion 57 and the symbol display device 62 is provided at the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 63. The maximum number of game balls won in the upper operation port 53 or the lower operation port 54 is reserved up to four, and the number of reservations is displayed when the first reservation lamp unit 64 is turned on.

  In the upper right portion of the center frame 63, a second holding lamp portion 65 corresponding to the accessory display portion 58 is provided. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 55 is held up to 4 times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by turning on the second holding lamp portion 65.

  The state in the game area 23a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 71 provided on the front door frame 14, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the window panel unit 71 has a configuration in which a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 72a and 72b are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction and integrated with a fixed frame 73 at the peripheral edge. That is, double glazing is used as the window panel unit 71. As shown in FIG. 2, the window panel unit 71 is attached so as to cover the window portion 74 formed on the front door frame 14 from the rear side, and the fixed frame 73 contacts the peripheral edge portion of the window portion 74 from the rear side. It is fixed to the front door frame 14 in a contacted state.

  The window panel unit 71 is made of glass and is colorless and transparent. However, the window panel unit 71 is not limited to this, and may be made of synthetic resin and is colorless and transparent. The window panel unit 71 may be formed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 71. As long as the game area 23a is visible, the game area 23a may be colored and transparent.

  Here, the window panel unit 71 is fixed to the front door frame 14 from the back side as described above, but there is a slight gap between the peripheral edge of the window 74 and the peripheral edge of the window panel unit 71. Gaps may occur. Then, a fraudulent act that attempts to introduce a fraudulent jig into the game area 23a from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the gap is assumed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, in the resin base 21 of the intermediate unit 13, a groove 75 that is recessed toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 is formed in a region facing the peripheral portion of the window panel unit 71 at the rear. Is formed. The groove 75 is formed in a curved shape in front view along the peripheral edge of the window panel unit 71, and a plurality of grooves 75 are formed with a predetermined gap. Since the groove portion 75 is formed as described above, the fraudulent jig inserted into the gap from the front of the pachinko machine 10 enters the groove portion 75 as shown in FIG. The entry into the region 23a is restricted.

  Incidentally, a pair of ribs 76 are formed in the groove 75 formed near the upper edge of the resin base 21. A portion of the window panel unit 71 enters between the pair of ribs 76 when the front door frame 14 is closed with respect to the intermediate unit 13. Thereby, alignment with the peripheral part of the window panel unit 71 and the groove part 75 is performed favorably.

  Returning to the description of the front door frame 14, light emitting means such as various lamp portions are provided around the window portion 74 in the front door frame 14 as shown in FIG. 1. A display lamp portion 81 is provided above the window portion 74 as a part of the various lamp portions. Further, on both the left and right sides of the display lamp unit 81, speaker units 82 are provided for outputting sound effects according to the gaming state.

  Below the window portion 74 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 83 and a lower bulging portion 84 that bulge to the near side are provided side by side. An upper plate 83a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 83, and a lower plate 84a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 84. The upper plate 83a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 41 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 84a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 83a. The firing operation device 31 is provided so as to protrude forward of the pachinko machine 10 on the right side of the lower plate 84a.

  Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described. The following configuration on the back side will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 in addition to FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. 7A is a perspective view of the back pack unit 15 as viewed from the rear, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the back pack unit 15 as viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back of the intermediate unit 13 (specifically, the game board 23), a main control device 91 that controls the main control of the game and a display control device 92 that controls the display control of the symbol display device 62. And a sound emission control device 93 that controls sound and lamp display and control of the display control device 92 are mounted.

  In addition, you may provide the trace structure for giving the trace means for leaving the trace of the opening | release to the board | substrate box 91a of the main control apparatus 91, or leaving the trace of the open | release. As the trace means, a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box 91a are unseparably coupled, and a configuration of a coupling portion (caulking portion) that requires destruction of a predetermined part at the time of separation, or an adhesive layer is bonded to be peeled off A configuration is conceivable in which a seal seal that leaves a trace of being peeled off by being left is attached so as to straddle the boundary between a plurality of case bodies. Moreover, as a trace structure, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent with respect to the boundary between the some case bodies which comprise the board | substrate box 91a can be considered.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the back pack unit 15 is installed so as to cover the back side of the intermediate unit 13 including at least a part of the main control device 91 and the sound emission control device 93.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 101 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency. The back pack 101 is formed by integrally forming a back base portion 102 that constitutes a peripheral portion of the back pack 101 and a protective cover portion 103 that is formed so as to protrude rearward from the back base portion 102. The protective cover portion 103 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and an opening 104 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided between the protective cover portion 103 and the lower region 102 a of the back base portion 102. Is formed.

  As described above, the back pack unit 15 is pivotally supported with respect to the back surface of the intermediate unit 13, but in a state where the back pack unit 15 is overlapped with the intermediate unit 13 from the back side. As shown in FIG. 6, the entire sound emission control device 93 is covered by the protective cover portion 103. Most of the main control device 91 is exposed to the back side through the opening 104, but the upper edge and the left and right edges of the main control device 91 are covered by the protective cover portion 103. Further, the back base portion 102 is provided with a plurality of lock members 105 to 108. By manually operating the lock members 105 to 108 to be in a locked state, the sound emission control device 93 or The back pack unit 15 is made unrotatable with the main controller 91 covered.

  More specifically, the lock members 105 to 108 are configured such that the manual operation between the locked state and the released state is performed from the back side of the pachinko machine 10, and the front side of the intermediate unit 13. It is divided roughly into what is done from. As for the former, as shown in FIG. 6, the position near the rotation base end (lock member 105) on the rear surface of the upper region 102b of the back base portion 102 and the rotation on the rear surface of the lower region 102a of the back base portion 102. One is provided at each position closer to the moving tip (lock member 106). As the latter, as shown in FIG. 7B, the position near the rotation tip (lock member 107) on the front surface of the upper region 102 b of the back base portion 102 and the front surface of the lower region 102 a of the back base portion 102. One is provided at a position near the center (lock member 108).

  The lock members 107 and 108 that are manually operated from the front side of the intermediate unit 13 will be described in detail. The lock members 107 and 108 are pivotally supported on the back base portion 102 with the front-rear direction as a rotation axis. Furthermore, each operation part 107a, 108a protrudes to the intermediate unit 13 side. The resin base 21 is formed with through holes 109a and 109b penetrating in the front-rear direction corresponding to the lock members 107 and 108 (see FIG. 4), and the back pack unit 15 is overlapped with the intermediate unit 13. In the state, the operation portions 107 a and 108 a of the lock members 107 and 108 are exposed to the front side of the intermediate unit 13, and the lock members 107 and 108 can be rotated from the front side of the intermediate unit 13. However, these lock members 107 and 108 are covered with the front door frame 14 in a state in which the front door frame 14 is closed with respect to the intermediate unit 13, and cannot be operated unless the front door frame 14 is opened. .

  Thus, by providing the lock members 107 and 108 that require manual operation from the front side of the intermediate unit 13, even if the back surface of the gaming machine body 12 is exposed, the front door frame 14 is not opened. As long as the backpack unit 15 is locked with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the locked state cannot be released. Therefore, it becomes difficult to perform an act of illicitly removing the main controller 91 and the like.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), at the periphery of the opening opened to the front of the pachinko machine 10 in the back pack 101, there is a position above the upper shaft fitting 111 for pivotally supporting the intermediate unit 13. A closing cover 112 for narrowing or closing the gap between the intermediate unit 13 and the back pack 101 is provided. Thereby, even if it tries to insert the fraud jig | tool into the back surface of the intermediate | middle unit 13 from the said upper position, the act becomes difficult to perform. Incidentally, the back pack unit 15 is provided with a ground wire (not shown), but an accommodation space for accommodating a part of the ground wire is formed between the closing cover 112 and the back base portion 102. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the back pack unit 15 includes, in addition to the back pack 101, a payout unit 113 attached to the back base portion 102 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 103, and a back base. An external terminal board 114 provided at a corner on the rotation base end side of the upper region 102b of the portion 102, and various board devices 116 to 118 attached to the lower region 102a of the back base portion 102. Yes. Among these, the payout unit 113 is for paying out the game balls toward the upper plate 83a and the lower plate 84a. The detailed configuration will be described later.

  The external terminal board 114 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer of the game hall recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. 6, on the external terminal plate 114, as each output terminal 115, an output terminal for outputting a signal during the opening / closing execution mode, and the electric accessory 54a of the lower working port 54 are frequently opened. An output terminal for outputting a signal during the high frequency support mode, an output terminal for outputting a signal when game balls are insufficient in the payout unit 113, and an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the intermediate unit 13 is opened, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened, and the like. It has been.

  Each output terminal 115 corresponding to the type of output signal is connected to a terminal to which a signal line from a control device on the pachinko machine 10 side such as the main control device 91 is connected, and a signal line to the management computer of the game hall. The output terminals 115 are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction. In this case, each output terminal 115 is provided with an operation unit that is operated to connect a corresponding signal line to the external terminal board 114. These operation units are output terminals 115 adjacent in the horizontal direction. The amount of protrusion of the external terminal board 114 toward the back of the pachinko machine 10 is different. Specifically, each of the output terminals 115 adjacent to each other with one output terminal 115 sandwiching the output terminals 115 protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 as compared with the output terminals 115 provided between the output terminals 115. . Thereby, even if the distance between the output terminals 115 arranged in parallel in the lateral direction is narrowed, it is possible to suppress the operability for connecting the signal lines to the respective output terminals 115 from being deteriorated.

  As various board devices, a payout control device 116 for controlling payout of game balls through the payout unit 113, a power supply device 117 that generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices, and the like A ball lending connection terminal plate 118 for making an electrical connection with a ball lending device (not shown) to be arranged side by side is provided. Among these, the payout control device 116 and the power supply device 117 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 116 is behind the pachinko machine 10. Further, the ball lending connection terminal board 118 is provided at a position on the rotation base end side of the back pack unit 15 with respect to the integrated unit of the payout control device 116 and the power supply device 117.

  The transparent substrate box 116a provided for accommodating the substrate in the dispensing control device 116 is provided with a caulking portion as a trace means for leaving a trace when opened. In this case, the caulking portion cannot be re-coupled once the release operation is performed. As a result, the substrate box 116a of the dispensing control device 116 may be sealed again once the opening operation is performed. It is impossible. Further, the power supply device 117 is provided with a power switch function, so that, for example, a main power of 24 volts AC is supplied through the voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by the switching operation of the power switch 117a. It has become.

  The lower region 102a of the back base portion 102 that constitutes the mounting region of the payout control device 116, the power supply device 117, and the ball rental connection terminal board 118 flows down the game region 23a and passes through any one of the openings of the game board 23. It also has a function to discharge the game ball led to the back to the island facility of the game hall. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, a plate portion 119 is integrally formed in a region facing the back side of the intermediate unit 13 in the lower region 102a, and the discharge passage 119a is formed by the plate portion 119. Is formed.

  The board portion 119 can receive a game ball that has dropped from the game board 23 side from below, but the plate portion 119 has a lower side from its lower surface to increase the strength when receiving the dropped ball. A protruding rib (not shown) is integrally formed. In this case, the rib is formed to extend perpendicular to the plate portion 119.

<Launch control device 121>
Next, the launch control device 121 disposed in front of the pachinko machine 10 in the lower region 102a will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11 in addition to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13 with the game board 23 removed. FIG. 9A is a front view of the firing control device 121, and FIG. 9B is a longitudinal sectional view of the firing control device 121. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are perspective views showing an enlargement of the periphery where the launch control device 121 is attached to the back of the intermediate unit 13, and FIG. 10 (a) is a view with the launch control device 121 attached. FIG. 10B shows a state where the firing control device 121 is removed. FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the area where the launch control device 121 is provided and its periphery. In FIG. 11, the front door frame 14 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the firing control device 121 is fixed to the back surface of the resin base 21. As shown in FIG. 9B, the launch control device 121 is configured such that a launch control board 122 for driving and controlling the game ball launch mechanism 41 based on the operation of the launch operation device 31 is accommodated in a launch board box 123. . On the launch control board 122, various elements such as a launch IC 124a for performing launch control and a capacitor 124b for outputting a drive signal to the game ball launch mechanism 41, and an external device for electrical connection are provided. Connectors 125a to 125e are mounted. These various elements and connectors 125a to 125e are all mounted on the same plate surface and soldered on the opposite plate surface. That is, in the firing control board 122, one plate surface is an element mounting surface 122a, and the opposite plate surface is a solder surface 122b. The solder surface 122b is a surface on which soldering portions of various elements mounted on the element mounting surface 122a exist, but a circuit pattern may be formed on the solder surface 122b.

  The launch board box 123 includes a front case body (box cover) 131 and a back case body (box base) 132 as a plurality of case bodies. The front case body 131 and the back case body 132 are transparent so that the element mounting surface 122a and the solder surface 122b of the launch control board 122 accommodated in the launch board box 123 are visible from outside the launch board box 123. It is formed with the material which has. Specifically, it is formed of a colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin, but is not limited thereto, and may be an acrylic resin or the like.

  By combining the front case body 131 and the back case body 132, the launch board box 123 is formed in a box shape and has a predetermined internal space. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the front case body 131 has a front side peripheral portion 133 and a bulge formed so as to bulge from the front side peripheral portion 133 to one side. The protruding portion 134 is integrally formed. By the front side peripheral edge 133 and the bulging portion 134, the front case body 131 has a shape opened to the opposite side of the bulging portion 134 from the bulging side.

  The front case body 131 is fired so that a region opened to the back side is closed, and among the various elements mounted on the element mounting surface 122a, a tall element enters the bulging portion 134. A control board 122 is disposed, and a back case body 132 is attached so as to sandwich the periphery of the firing control board 122 together with the front case body 131. In this state, the latch receiving portion formed on the peripheral edge portion of the front case body 131 is hooked with the latch portion formed on the peripheral edge portion of the back case body 132 so that both are engaged. Therefore, the separation of both case bodies 131 and 132 is regulated.

  The engagement can be released by bending and deforming the locking portion with a finger or the like without using a tool for releasing the engagement, and the front case body 131 and the back case body 132 are destroyed at the time of the release. The configuration is not required. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and both the case bodies 131 and 132 may be configured to be fixed by screws, or may be configured to require destruction of a predetermined portion when the internal space of the launch board box 123 is opened. The trace may remain when the internal space of the launch board box 123 is opened.

  The connectors 125a to 125e of the launch control board 122 are all provided on the element mounting surface 122a as described above. However, as shown in FIG. Are exposed to the outside of the launch board box 123 through through holes 135a to 135e formed in a one-to-one correspondence with the connectors 125a to 125e.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the launch control device 121 is in a state where the surface of the back case body 132 is opposed to the back surface of the lower frame region 141 in the resin base 21 of the intermediate unit 13. It is fixed to the lower frame area 141. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, the right and left side surfaces of the front case body 131 are integrally formed with hook portions 136a and 136b as locking portions, respectively, as shown in FIG. Has been. Further, hook receiving portions 142a and 142b as locking receiving portions are integrally formed on the back surface of the lower frame region 141 so as to correspond to the hook portions 136a and 136b. When the firing control device 121 is fixed to the lower frame region 141, the back case body 132 is placed on the rear surface of the lower frame region 141 with one of the hooks 136a hooked on the corresponding hook receiver 142a. By arranging the firing control device 121 so as to overlap with each other, the other hooking portion 136b is hooked on the corresponding hook receiving portion 142b. Further, the other hooking portion 136b can be bent and deformed by applying an external force even when the firing control device 121 is installed, and the firing control device 121 can be operated with the hooking portion 136b being bent and deformed. By moving in the separation direction from the lower frame region 141, the firing control device 121 can be removed without requiring destruction of a predetermined tool or a predetermined part.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 9B, a displacement control projection 137 is integrally formed on the back case body 132 so as to protrude toward the resin base 21, and the resin base is formed corresponding to the displacement control projection 137. A displacement restricting hole 143 is formed in the lower frame region 141 of 21. Even if the firing control device 121 is displaced along the lower frame region 141 in a state where the firing control device 121 is fixed to the lower frame region 141, the contact between the displacement regulating projection 137 and the displacement regulating hole 143 is not achieved. Regulated by contact. The displacement restricting protrusion 137 may be formed on the resin base 21 and the displacement restricting hole 143 may be formed on the back case body 132.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the position where the firing control device 121 is mounted is the rotation tip side of the intermediate unit 13, and the game ball in the lower frame region 141 of the resin base 21 This is an area on the back side of the area where the firing mechanism 41 is provided. That is, the launch control device 121 is lined up and down with respect to the game ball launch mechanism 41 with the resin base 21 interposed therebetween.

  Further, the position where the firing control device 121 is provided is a position where the upper surface 123a of the firing control device 121 is adjacent to the lower side of the stepped plate portion 144 for supporting the game board 23 from below in the resin base 21. It has become. More specifically, in order to improve the strength of the lower frame region 141 in a state where the weight of the game board 23 is received by the step plate portion 144 below the step plate portion 144 on the back surface of the resin base 21, Although the metal plate 145 is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, the launch control device 121 is arranged such that the upper part thereof overlaps a part of the lateral direction of the metal plate 145 from the rear of the pachinko machine 10. Is arranged. The firing control device 121 protrudes rearward from the lower frame region 141, and is in a state where the upper surface 123a of the firing control device 121 exists at a position slightly behind and lower than the step plate portion 144. .

  Here, the game board 23 is mounted by placing the fixture 146 provided on the resin base 21 at a fixed position in a state where the bottom surface of the game board 23 is placed on the step plate portion 144 from the rear of the resin base 21. It is done in In this case, it is assumed that the game board 23 is placed on the upper surface 123 a of the launch control device 121 when the game board 23 is attached or removed. On the other hand, on the upper surface 123a of the launch control device 121, reinforcing ribs 138 are integrally formed as a reinforcing means or a reinforcing structure so as to protrude upward, and a plurality of the reinforcing ribs 138 are provided in the lateral direction. . Thereby, even if the game board 23 is placed on the launch control device 121 from above, the launch board box 123 is prevented from being damaged.

  In a state where the launch control device 121 is mounted on the lower frame region 141, the surface 131a of the front case body 131 faces the back of the pachinko machine 10. In the state where the back pack unit 15 is closed with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the lower region 102 a of the back pack 101 of the back pack unit 15 overlaps the surface 131 a from the back of the pachinko machine 10.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, the area facing the launch control device 121 in the lower area 102a of the back pack 101 is recessed toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 compared to the area around the lower area 102a. This recessed area is an overlapping area 151 with the firing control device 121. When the back pack unit 15 is in a closed state with respect to the intermediate unit 13, as shown in FIG. 11, the firing control device 121 enters the overlapping region 151, and the dent point of the overlapping region 151 And the surface 131a of the launch control device 121 are opposed to each other at the adjacent positions. This makes it difficult to remove the firing control device 121 from the resin base 21 unless the back pack unit 15 is opened to the intermediate unit 13.

  In a configuration in which the firing control device 121 is sandwiched between the lower frame region 141 of the resin base 21 and the lower region 102 a of the backpack 101, the firing control device 121 is installed on a device provided in front of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the resin base 21. In addition to being electrically connected to the backpack 101, the backpack 101 is electrically connected to a device provided behind the pachinko machine 10. Hereinafter, a configuration related to this electrical connection will be described.

  As already described, a plurality of connectors 125a to 125e are provided on the element mounting surface 122a of the launch control board 122, and these connectors 125a to 125e are connected to the launch board box 123 through the through holes 135a to 135e. Exposed outside. As shown in FIG. 9A, all these connectors 125a to 125e are arranged on the surface 131a of the front case body 131 facing the back of the pachinko machine 10 and at a position near the outer edge of the surface 131a. However, not all the connectors 125a to 125e are arranged along one side of the surface 131a, but some of the connectors 125a to 125d are arranged along one predetermined side, and the rest The connector 125e is provided on the other side.

  First, the former connectors 125a to 125d and the electrical wirings 152a to 152e connected thereto will be described. In the following description, the electrical wiring includes a connector unit in which a connector that enables manual disconnection from the connection-destination connector is provided so as to collect the wiring at both ends of the plurality of wirings.

  Connectors 125b, 125c to which electric wirings 152b, 152c for transmitting signals from the touch sensor 35, the firing stop switch 36, and the variable resistor 34 provided in the firing operation device 31 are connected, and a game ball launch The connectors 125a and 125d connected to the electrical wirings 152a and 152d for transmitting drive signals to the solenoid 42 and the ball feeder 44 constituting the mechanism 41 are close to the upper side of the surface 131a of the front case body 131. Are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction along the upper side. The electric wirings 152a to 152d connected to the connectors 125a to 125d at positions close to the upper side are simplified in a state where the electric wirings 152a to 152d are bundled by the aggregation portion 153 formed using the side surface of the bulging portion 134 in the front case body 131. , Being guided to the lower end of the launch control device 121. And it is guide | induced to the front of the resin base 21 from a lower end part.

  In this case, a plurality of insertion holes 154 and 155 penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed in the lower frame region 141 of the resin base 21 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 10B. One insertion hole 154 out of these insertion holes 154 and 155 is formed in a region facing the solenoid 42 of the game ball launching mechanism 41 at the rear of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIG. The electrical wiring 152a leading to the solenoid 42 and the electrical wiring 152d leading to the ball feeding device 44 are guided to the front of the resin base 21 through the insertion hole 154 and connected to the corresponding sides. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the electrical wiring 152a leading to the solenoid 42 is connected to the solenoid 42 through the insertion hole 154.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the other insertion hole 155 is formed at a position below the solenoid 42 in the lower frame region 141 of the resin base 21, and this position is a position adjacent to the bottom 141 a of the lower frame region 141. It has become. The bottom portion 141a is formed with an aggregation groove portion 156 that extends in the lateral direction and is opened forward at a lateral position of the insertion hole 155. The electrical wirings 152b and 152c for transmitting signals from the touch sensor 35, the firing stop switch 36, and the variable resistor 34 are guided to the front of the resin base 21 through the insertion hole 155, and further aggregated in the aggregation groove 156. In this state, the intermediate unit 13 is guided to the rotation base end side. And it is connected to the relay board | substrate 157 provided in the rotation base end side of the lower frame area | region 141. FIG. Since the relay board 157 is connected to electrical wirings (not shown) extending from the touch sensor 35, the firing stop switch 36, and the variable resistor 34, the launch control device 121 is connected to the relay board 157 via the relay board 157. The stop switch 36 and the variable resistor 34 are electrically connected. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the electric wiring 152b extending to the touch sensor 35 side is guided to the front of the resin base 21 through the insertion hole 155.

  As described above, the electrical wirings 152a to 152d for electrically connecting the launch control device 121 to the device provided in front of the resin base 21 are routed around the side portion of the resin base 21. Instead, the electric wires 152a to 152d are engaged between the intermediate unit 13 and the outer frame 11 when the intermediate unit 13 is rotated by being guided to the front of the resin base 21 through the insertion holes 154 and 155. It can be prevented from being caught.

  The positions where the insertion holes 154 and 155 for guiding the electric wires 152a to 152d to the front side of the resin base 21 are regions facing the back case body 132 of the launch control device 121 as shown in FIG. ing. That is, the insertion holes 154 and 155 are not exposed on the back surface of the resin base 21. As a result, the act of trying to insert a fraudulent jig from the front of the resin base 21 to the rear of the resin base 21 through the insertion holes 154 and 155, or the fraudulent use from the rear of the resin base 21 to the front of the resin base 21. The act of trying to insert a jig is difficult to perform. Moreover, the difficulty of such insertion work is also achieved because a plurality of electric wires 152a to 152d are inserted through the insertion holes 154 and 155, respectively. Furthermore, since the one insertion hole 154 is formed in a region facing the solenoid 42 at the rear thereof, it is more difficult to insert the fraudulent jig through the insertion hole 154.

  Next, the remaining connectors 125e among the connectors 125a to 125e provided in the launch control device 121 and the electrical wiring 152e connected thereto will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the remaining connector 125e is disposed at a position near the lower side on the surface 131a of the front case body 131. An electrical wiring 152e is connected to the connector 125e as a specific wiring for performing communication with the power supply device 117 provided in the back pack unit 15 as a specific board.

  Here, the launch control device 121 is a signal corresponding to the state in which the signal input from the touch sensor 35 and the firing stop switch 36 is in a state in which the player is performing a firing operation, and depends on other factors. A condition establishment signal is output on the condition that it is not in a firing stop situation. This condition satisfaction signal is finally received by the main controller 91. When the main controller 91 receives the condition satisfaction signal, an abnormality that should stop the launch of the game ball occurs in the pachinko machine 10. A fire permission signal is output on the condition that it is not. Then, the launch control device 121 outputs a driving signal for launching a game ball to the game ball launching mechanism 41 on the condition that the launch permission signal has been received.

  In the configuration in which signal communication is performed as described above, the launch control device 121 is not directly electrically connected to the main control device 91 that is also provided in the intermediate unit 13, but is in the above condition. Transmission of the establishment signal and reception of the firing permission signal are performed via a power supply device 117 provided in the back pack unit 15. As a result, the number of connectors for receiving signals from other devices in main controller 91 can be reduced.

  That is, as already described, the power supply device 117 has a function of supplying operating power necessary for various control devices including the main control device 91 to operate. It is essential that an electrical connection is made. In this case, the electrical wiring 152e for transmitting the condition establishment signal and receiving the launch permission signal in the launch control device 121 is first connected to the power supply device 117 to transmit the condition fulfillment signal and the launch permission signal. This electrical wiring can be connected to the main controller 91 together with the electrical wiring for supplying the operating power. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a condition establishment signal is transmitted to a connector unit 175 that electrically connects a connector 117 a provided in the power supply device 117 and a connector 91 b provided in the main control device 91. Electrical wiring for transmitting, a wiring for transmitting a firing permission signal, and a wiring for supplying operating power. Incidentally, the connector unit 175 has a single connector in which the electric wires are connected to one end of the plurality of electric wires, and a single connector in which the electric wires are connected to the other end of the plurality of electric wires. Is. By performing the electrical connection as described above, it is possible to reduce the number of connectors for receiving signals from other devices in the main controller 91. Therefore, when the main control device 91 is removed during maintenance or when the game board 23 is replaced, the number of connectors that need to be removed can be reduced, and the workability of the work can be improved.

  The position of the connector 125e to which the electrical wiring 152e for communicating with the power supply device 117 is connected will be described in detail.

  As already described, the overlap region 151 of the back pack 101 overlaps the front surface 131a of the front case body 131 of the launch control device 121 from behind the pachinko machine 10, but as shown in FIG. The lower end of the lower region 102a is lower than the lower end of the lower region 102a, and the region near the lower end of the surface 131a of the firing control device 121 is not covered by the lower region 102a. The connector 125e (hereinafter also referred to as the lower connector 125e) is disposed in the region near the lower end that is not covered. In addition, the electrical wiring 152e extending from the lower connector 125e is connected to a connector 158 (hereinafter also referred to as an upper connector 158) provided in the power supply device 117, and the connector 158 is located above the lower connector 125e. It is exposed on the back of the pachinko machine 10 at the position.

  The electrical wiring 152e is connected so as to electrically connect the upper connector 158 and the lower connector 125e. In this case, the electrical wiring 152e is routed around the bottom of the back pack 101 from below. Further, the length of the electric wiring 152e is such that the height position of the portion bent downward is higher than the bottom of the intermediate unit 13 in a state where it is connected to the upper connector 158 and the lower connector 125e. It is set to become. Thereby, when the gaming machine main body 12 is rotated with respect to the outer frame 11, the electric wiring 152 e is prevented from being bitten between the gaming machine main body 12 and the outer frame 11.

  Furthermore, the length dimension of the electrical wiring 152e is set so that the back pack unit 15 cannot be rotated with respect to the intermediate unit 13 in a state where it is connected to the upper connector 158 and the lower connector 125e. Yes. As a result, when the back pack unit 15 is to be opened, it is necessary to perform an operation of removing the electrical wiring 152e from one of the connectors 125e and 158 and a cutting operation of the electrical wiring 152e. Therefore, it is difficult to perform an act of trying to open the back pack unit 15 illegally.

  In particular, it is assumed that only the lower end portion of the back pack unit 15 is displaced rearward with respect to the intermediate unit 13 to facilitate the insertion of the fraudulent jig toward the main controller 91. On the other hand, since the electrical wiring 152e is provided so as to go around the lower end portion of the back pack unit 15 as described above, even if only the lower end portion of the back pack unit 15 is displaced backward, It is possible to make it difficult to do.

  Next, the structure which can suppress the action which tries to insert the fraudulent jig | tool from the bottom of the pachinko machine 10 through the clearance gap between the intermediate | middle unit 13 and the back pack unit 15 is demonstrated.

  On the side facing the intermediate unit 13 in the lower region 102a of the back pack 101, as shown in FIG. 7B, a plurality of rear ribs 161 are integrally formed standing on the intermediate unit 13 side. Thereby, even if it tries to insert the fraud jig | tool from the bottom of the pachinko machine 10, the said fraud jig | tool contacts one of the rear ribs 161, or the said fraud jig | tool is a plurality of rear ribs 161. It is expected that further intrusion will be restricted by entering the space partitioned by.

  The rear rib 161 is provided over the entire region in the lateral direction of the lower region 102a with respect to the region other than the overlapping region 151 with respect to the firing control device 121, but with respect to the overlapping region 151. Not provided. However, the upper section screen 162 that partitions the overlapping area 151 and faces downward is opposed to the upper surface 123a of the launch control device 121 as shown in FIG. . As a result, even if the fraudulent jig is allowed to enter upward from between the launch control device 121 and the overlapping region 151, the fraudulent jig abuts on the upper section screen 162, so that further intrusion occurs. Is expected to be regulated. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, a lateral side screen 163 is formed so as to partition the overlapping region 151 and face the side surface of the firing control device 121 from the lateral center. As a result, when the fraudulent jig is inserted between the launch control device 121 and the overlapping area 151 and the fraudulent jig is further advanced from the lateral center, the fraudulent jig It is expected that further intrusion will be restricted by abutting on the lateral side screen 163.

  The intrusion of the fraudulent jig is assumed to be performed between the resin base 21 and the launch control device 121. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B, in the lower frame region 141 of the resin base 21, a plurality of front ribs 164 are erected on the firing control device 121 side in the region facing the firing control device 121. It is integrally formed. Thereby, even if it tries to insert the fraud jig | tool from the bottom of the pachinko machine 10, when the said fraud jig abuts one of the front ribs 164, or the fraud jig is divided by the plurality of front ribs 164. It is expected that further intrusion will be regulated by entering the space.

  The structure that suppresses the intrusion of the fraud jig as described above is also caused by the positional relationship between the step plate portion 144 of the resin base 21 and the firing control device 121. That is, on the surface of the back case body 132 of the launch control device 121 that faces the lower frame region 141, as shown in FIG. A step portion 165 on the control side is integrally formed, and the facing surface has a shape in which the region closer to the upper side is recessed toward the back of the pachinko machine 10 than the region below it due to the step portion 165. . The step 165 on the firing control side is formed over substantially the entire lateral direction of the facing surface, and as shown in FIG. 11, the step 165 is vertically below the step plate 144 of the resin base 21. Opposite direction. As a result, even if the fraudulent jig is allowed to enter upward from between the launch control device 121 and the resin base 21, the fraudulent jig easily comes into contact with the step plate portion 144. By abutting, further intrusion is restricted.

  Incidentally, although the insertion of the fraudulent jig through the gap between the intermediate unit 13 and the back pack unit 15 is also assumed from the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body 12, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, a metal plate 171 is provided on the end portion on the rotating base end side over substantially the entire length, making it difficult to perform the above insertion work. In this case, a groove 172 is formed between the metal plate 171 and the resin base 21 so as to be recessed toward the front side of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in the partial enlarged view of FIG. A ground wire 173 extending from the lower end portion of the intermediate unit 13 toward the upper end portion is inserted into the groove portion 172 formed over substantially the entire direction. As a result, it is possible to form an accommodation area for the ground wire 173 while using the metal plate 171.

  Note that the object to be accommodated in the groove 172 is not limited to the ground wire 173. For example, in a configuration in which a speaker device is provided at the lower part such as the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11, the electrical connection from the speaker device is performed. In order to guide the wiring to the upper end of the intermediate unit 13, it may be accommodated in the groove 172. In this case, the electrical wiring from the speaker device provided in the upper part of the front door frame 14 and the electrical wiring from the lower speaker device are aggregated at the upper end portion of the intermediate unit 13 using a relay board or the like, and after the aggregation These harnesses may be connected to the sound emission control device 93.

<Discharge unit 113>
Next, the payout unit 113 provided in the back pack 101 will be described in detail. 12 is a perspective view of the payout unit 113, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing the main components 181 to 185 of the payout unit 113 in an exploded manner.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the payout unit 113 includes a tank 181 to which game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and the game balls stored in the tank 181 to the rotation base of the gaming machine body 12. A lateral passage unit 182 for guiding to the end side, an upstream longitudinal passage unit 183 for guiding a game ball guided by the lateral passage unit 182 downward, and a game guided by the upstream longitudinal passage unit 183 The payout device 184 prevents or allows the ball from flowing out to the downstream side, and the downstream vertical passage unit 185 for guiding the game ball guided by the payout device 184 to the resin base 21 side.

  The tank 181 is open upward and is disposed at the top of the back pack 101. Further, the end of the tank 181 in the horizontal direction is disposed at a position closer to the turning tip of the gaming machine main body 12. A large number of game balls supplied from the island facility and stored in the tank 181 flow into the standby passage formed in the horizontal passage unit 182, the upstream side vertical passage unit 183, and the payout device 184. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the upstream passage region 191 of the standby passage is formed in the lateral passage unit 182 with respect to the standby passage.

  The upstream passage area 191 has an inclined shape that gently falls from the position on the rotation distal end side of the gaming machine main body 12 toward the rotation proximal end side of the gaming machine main body 12, and extends in the lateral direction. The most upstream portion of the upstream passage area 191 communicates with the outlet of the tank 181, and the game balls stored in the tank 181 first flow into the upstream passage area 191. In this case, the upstream passage region 191 is not arranged vertically with respect to the tank 181, and is disposed at a position shifted to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the upper surface opening of the tank 181. As a result, the internal space of the back pack 101 can be expanded to a position directly below the tank 181.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a partition wall 193 is integrally formed on the passage forming portion 192 of the horizontal passage unit 182 so as to stand upward from the bottom surface thereof, and the partition wall 193 is located in the middle of the passage direction. To the most downstream portion of the upstream passage region 191. As a result, the upstream passage region 191 branches into a plurality of, more specifically, two passages from the midway position thereof, and these branch passages are lined up front and rear across the partition wall 193 in the lateral passage unit 182. Yes. Hereinafter, one upstream passage region 191 is referred to as a first upstream passage region 191a, and the other upstream passage region 191 is referred to as a second upstream passage region 191b. Further, the standby passage including the first upstream passage region 191a is referred to as a first standby passage, and the standby passage including the second upstream passage region 191b is referred to as a second standby passage.

  An opening 194 for preventing foreign matter from staying in the upstream passage regions 191a and 191b is formed at the bottom of the horizontal passage unit 182. The foreign matter can be discharged through the opening 194 well. In order to be able to do so, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface of the lateral passage unit 182 is spaced upward from the top surface of the protective cover portion 103.

  In the lateral passage unit 182, the passage forming portion 192 is formed in a groove shape so as to open the upstream passage regions 191a and 191b upward. However, as shown in FIG. A ceiling cover 195 is provided to prevent the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b from being opened upward in a region aligned with the tank 181 from a position communicating with the outlet 181 to an intermediate position in the passage direction. Is provided. As a result, in the configuration in which the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b are formed at positions shifted to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the tank 181, the lever of the island facility side replenisher enters the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b. Is prevented. The ceiling cover 195 is formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin so that the inside of the upstream passage regions 191a and 191b can be visually recognized from above the lateral passage unit 182.

  Up to two game balls stacked in the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b are located downstream of the position where the ceiling cover 195 is provided in the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b arranged side by side. A stacking restriction member 196 is provided. The stacking restriction member 196 is supported so as to be rotatable about a pair of passage walls standing in the vertical direction in the horizontal passage unit 182 with the front-rear direction as a rotation axis. The game balls waiting in the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b are restricted so that the number of laminations is two at the maximum when passing the position of the lamination restriction member 196.

  A game that is guided downstream from the upstream passage regions 191a and 191b to a region that is downstream of the position where the stacking restriction member 196 is provided and that constitutes the most downstream portion of the upstream passage regions 191a and 191b. A rectifying cover 197 is provided for restricting the balls to be in a line in each standby passage, that is, for completely restricting the stacking of the game balls upward. The detailed contents of the rectifying cover 197 will be described later.

  The game balls that have passed through the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b flow into the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b formed in the upstream longitudinal passage unit 183. The intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14A is a front view of the upstream vertical passage unit 183, FIG. 14B is a side view of the upstream vertical passage unit 183, and FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the upstream vertical passage unit 183. is there.

  A plurality of intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b are arranged side by side in the same manner as the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b. Specifically, the first intermediate passage region 201a that constitutes the first standby passage and continues downstream on the first upstream passage region 191a, and the second upstream passage that constitutes the second standby passage. A second intermediate passage region 201b that is continuous with the region 191b on the downstream side is formed in the housing 202 of the upstream longitudinal passage unit 183. As shown in FIG. 15, the first intermediate passage region 201 a and the second intermediate passage region 201 b are formed of a front side housing member 203 and a back side housing member 204 that are integrally formed with the passage walls standing up toward the opposite sides. However, the intermediate plate part 205 is sandwiched between the front and back and fixed with screws. Further, the inlet portions of the first intermediate passage region 201a and the second intermediate passage region 201b are formed laterally at the upper end portion of the housing formed by combining the front side housing member 203 and the back side housing member 204, and further to the front and rear. It is installed side by side.

  In each of the first intermediate passage area 201a and the second intermediate passage area 201b, the area of the passage cross section is set so that the game balls are guided downstream in a line. Further, as shown in FIG. 14A, the first intermediate passage area 201a and the second intermediate passage area 201b are arranged side by side in the same manner as the upstream passage areas 191a and 191b up to a midway position in the passage direction. Has been. A plurality of bent portions are formed in front and rear portions of each of the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b, and the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b are brought into contact with the game balls that constitute the bent portions. The game ball waiting inside is decompressed.

  A discharge passage 206 for discharging the game balls in each standby passage to the island facility side is formed at a portion of the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b that are arranged side by side. A switching member 207 is provided to prevent or permit the inflow of game balls to the game. As shown in FIG. 15, the switching member 207 is formed so that the states of the intermediate passage areas 201 a and 201 b can be switched together. Further, the position of the switching member 207 is from the front housing member 203 to the rear of the pachinko machine 10. It is switched by manually operating the ball pulling lever 208 formed to protrude.

  Since the positions where the switching member 207 and the ball removal lever 208 are provided are portions arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction in the intermediate passage regions 201a, 201b, the rotation shafts 207a, 208a are set in the front-rear direction. Further, a manual operation portion 208b formed by projecting radially from the pivot shaft 208a of the ball release lever 208 extends from a portion projecting from the front housing member 203 to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 on the pivot shaft 208a. It is easy to operate the manual operation unit 208b from the back of the pachinko machine 10. When the manual operation portion 208b is operated to discharge the game ball through the discharge passage 206, the pressing of the switching member 207 by the pressing portion 208c of the ball removal lever 208 is released, and the switching member 207 is set at the discharge prevention position. To a discharge allowable position.

  A ballless sensor 209 is provided on the upstream side of the switching member 207, which is a portion of the intermediate passage regions 201a and 201b that are arranged side by side. As shown in FIG. 15, the ballless sensor 209 includes, on one end side of the main body portion 201 c, passage portions 209 a and 209 b that penetrate vertically in correspondence with the first intermediate passage region 201 a and the second intermediate passage region 201 b. Are formed, and it is individually detected whether or not each standby passage is in a ball-free state.

  The passage portions 209a and 209b are arranged side by side in correspondence with the front and rear portions of the intermediate passage regions 201a and 201b, and the region where the sensor substrate (not shown) is provided in the main body portion 201c is the passage portion. 209a and 209b are juxtaposed in the lateral direction, specifically in the direction of the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body 12. And the connector 209d to which the electrical wiring for transmitting a detection result toward the payout control apparatus 116 side is provided in the edge part on the opposite side to each passage part 209a, 209b. By providing the ballless sensor 209 as described above, the direction in which the dimension is relatively large in the main body 209c is the lateral direction, and the dimension in the front-rear direction can be suppressed.

  Incidentally, since the ballless sensor 209 is accommodated in a space sandwiched between the front housing member 203 and the back housing member 204, for example, when a ball clogging occurs in the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b, Even if the sensor 209 is forcibly pulled to try to eliminate the clogged state, the pulling action cannot be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the first intermediate passage region 201a and the second intermediate passage region 201b do not line up in the front-rear direction from the middle position. Specifically, each of the first intermediate passage region 201a and the second intermediate passage region 201b has a U-shaped bent portion 201c, but the first intermediate passage region 201b and the second intermediate passage region 201b are downstream of the first intermediate passage region 201a. 2 The intermediate passage area 201b enters the lateral center of the pachinko machine 10. That is, the second intermediate passage region 201b is formed with an extension region 201d for increasing the passage length with respect to the first intermediate passage region 201a. In this case, the first intermediate passage area 201a and the second intermediate passage area 201b are separated in the lateral direction by a dimension in the width direction of the passage (a width slightly larger than one game ball (the diameter of the game ball)). Has been.

  In the portion where the intermediate passage regions 201a and 201b are separated in the lateral direction, the first intermediate passage region 201a and the second intermediate passage region 201b are in the front-rear direction and are separated in the lateral direction. In the most downstream portion of these intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b, the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b are arranged side by side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the first intermediate passage region 201 a relatively located at the rear of the pachinko machine 10 is located at the most downstream portion through the inclined portion 211 a that is lowered toward the front of the pachinko machine 10. Is displaced forward, and the second intermediate passage region 201b, which is relatively located in front of the pachinko machine 10, is displaced in the rearmost part through the inclined portion 211b that is lowered toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10. doing. In this case, the inclined portion 211a on the first intermediate passage region 201a side has a gentler inclination than the inclined portion 211b on the second intermediate passage region 201b side and the passage length of the inclined region is longer. Yes. Further, the weight load of the game ball is reduced in both the first standby passage and the second standby passage by the inclined portions 211a and 211b.

  Since the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b are formed as described above, the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged in parallel from the state in which they are arranged in the front-rear direction to the state in which they are arranged in the lateral direction. The installation direction will be changed (it will transition). The game balls that have passed through the most downstream portions of the intermediate passage regions 201a and 201b arranged side by side in the horizontal direction flow into the downstream passage regions 224a and 224b formed in the payout device 184. The configuration of the dispensing device 184 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 16 in addition to FIG. FIG. 16A is a cross-sectional view of a portion where the downstream passage regions 224a and 224b are formed in the dispensing device 184, and FIG. 16B is a position indicated by a line AA in FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cutting | discharging device 184 cut | disconnected.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the payout device 184 includes a payout housing 221 in which a plurality of payout cases 221a to 221c are combined. As shown in FIG. 16A, the payout housing 221 includes a passage forming portion 222 formed with a passage for guiding the game balls supplied from the intermediate passage areas 201a and 201b to the downstream longitudinal passage unit 185. And a drive housing portion 223 for housing the main body portion of the driving means for driving the ball stopping means for blocking or allowing the passage of the game ball in the passage forming portion 222, and the passage forming portion 222 and The drive accommodating part 223 is arranged in the horizontal direction.

  Specifically, the passage forming portion 222 includes a first standby passage and a first intermediate passage region 201a as shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b). A first downstream passage region 224a that is continuous to the downstream side and a second downstream passage region 224b that forms the second standby passage and that is continuous to the downstream side with respect to the second intermediate passage region 201b are interposed between the partition portion 225. It is arranged side by side so as to sandwich. That is, the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b have their inlet portions opened upward on the upper surface of the dispensing housing 221, and the inlet portions are as shown in FIG. The first intermediate passage region 201a and the second intermediate passage region 201b are juxtaposed in the lateral direction in correspondence with the juxtaposition in the lateral direction at the most downstream portion. In this case, the area of the inlet portion of each downstream passage region 224a, 224b is approximately the same as the area of the outlet portion of the corresponding intermediate passage region 201a, 201b, and overlaps in the vertical direction, specifically in the vertical direction. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b extend in the longitudinal direction, specifically in the vertical direction from the entrance portion, and both have the game balls arranged in a line. The area of the passage cross section is set so as to guide to the downstream side in the state where The first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b are communicated with a gathering region 226 formed in the middle portion of the passage forming portion 222 in the vertical direction.

  The gathering region 226 is set so that the lateral dimension thereof includes all of the range in which the first downstream passage region 224a extends in the vertical direction and the range in which the second downstream passage region 224b extends in the vertical direction. Further, the dimension in the front-rear direction is set larger than the dimension in the front-rear direction of each downstream passage region 224a, 224b. The gathering region 226 is provided with a rotating body 231 that constitutes a ball stopper.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the rotating body 231 includes a rotating shaft portion 232 that extends in the horizontal direction and is disposed over substantially the entire horizontal direction of the gathering region 226, and a radial direction from the rotating shaft portion 232. And a pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 integrally formed to extend. The pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction at a predetermined interval. One ball stopper 233 is disposed on the front side in the vertical direction of the first downstream passage region 224a, and the game balls stand by in a line in the first standby passage including the first downstream passage region 224a. Is formed so as to be able to prevent the game ball from flowing out to the downstream side. The other ball stopper 234 is disposed on the front side in the vertical direction of the second downstream passage region 224b, and waits in a state of being aligned in a row in the second standby passage including the second downstream passage region 224b. It is configured to receive the weight of the game ball from below and to prevent the game ball from flowing out to the downstream side.

  An output shaft 235a of a payout motor 235, which is an electric actuator provided as a driving means for driving the ball stopper, is provided on the rotary shaft 232 in which the pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 are integrally formed. It is inserted and fixed so as to be arranged on the same axis as H.232. Thereby, when a drive signal is supplied to the main body 235b of the payout motor 235 and the output shaft 235a rotates around the axis, the pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 rotate around the axis.

  The main body 235b of the payout motor 235 is aligned in the same direction as the juxtaposed direction of the downstream passage regions 224a and 224b with respect to the passage forming portion 222 in which the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b are formed. It is accommodated in the provided drive accommodating portion 223. Specifically, the drive accommodating portion 223 is disposed on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the passage forming portion 222, and the main body portion 235 b is accommodated in the drive accommodating portion 223.

  Here, the payout motor 235 needs to generate a driving force for simultaneously rotating the pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 while receiving a weight load of the game ball from each of the plurality of standby passages. The main body 235b of the motor 235 is relatively large, and the axial dimension is larger than the direction perpendicular thereto. Furthermore, the main body portion 235b needs to be juxtaposed in the juxtaposing direction of the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b with respect to the passage forming portion 222. If it does so, as for the payout apparatus 184, the dimension of the said parallel arrangement direction becomes large compared with the dimension of the direction orthogonal to the said parallel arrangement direction and a height direction. On the other hand, in the middle position of the first standby passage and the second standby passage, the parallel arrangement direction of these standby passages is changed from the front-rear direction to the lateral direction, so that the first downstream passage region 224a and the second second passage in the dispensing device 184 are changed. The downstream passage region 224 b is arranged side by side in the lateral direction, and the drive accommodating portion 223 is arranged side by side with respect to the passage forming portion 222. Thereby, it becomes possible to arrange the payout device 184 while suppressing the payout device 184 from projecting rearward on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  In the passage forming part 222 of the payout device 184, below the gathering area 226, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the game balls guided downstream by the ball stoppers 233 and 234 are placed in the downstream longitudinal passage. A payout passage 236 for leading to a passage formed in the unit 185 is formed. The payout passage 236 has an area of a cross section of the passage so that a plurality of game balls cannot be simultaneously passed in a state where they are arranged in the front-rear direction and the lateral direction.

  Also, the payout passage 236 is configured such that two game balls are not introduced simultaneously. That is, each of the ball stoppers 233 and 234 is provided with a predetermined number, specifically, two concave portions 233a, 233b, 234a, and 234b so as to be recessed from the outer peripheral portion toward the shaft side, and the concave portion 233a. , 233b, 234a, and 234b, only the game balls that have entered the guide passage 236 are guided along with their rotation. In this case, the position in the rotational direction of the recesses 233a and 233b formed in one ball stopper 233 and the position in the rotation direction of the recesses 234a and 234b formed in the other ball stopper 234 are set differently. Has been. Specifically, a pair of recesses 233a, 233b, 234a, 234b are formed at intervals of 180 degrees in each ball stopper 233, 234, and each recess 233a, 233b, between each ball stopper 233, 234, 234a and 234b are formed so as to exist at intervals of 90 degrees. As a result, one game ball is led out to the payout passage 236 one by one as the rotating body 231 rotates.

  In the payout passage 236, there is a detection area 237a of the payout detection sensor 237 for detecting the game balls passing through the payout passage 236 one by one. The detection area 237a is provided at one end of a box-shaped main body 237b in the payout detection sensor 237, and a connector 237c is provided at the other end of the main body 237b as shown in FIG. ing. The side on which the connector 237 c is provided in the main body 237 b enters the drive accommodating portion 223 and is accommodated in the drive accommodating portion 223.

  Incidentally, a relay board 239 that constitutes a signal path for transmitting the detection result of the payout detection sensor 237 to the payout control device 116 is housed in the drive housing portion 223. The relay board 239 also constitutes a signal path for transmitting a drive signal to the payout motor 235 from the payout control device 116.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 13, the payout case 221c constituting the drive accommodating portion 223 rotates the gaming machine main body 12 through the insertion hole 221d with respect to the payout case 221b constituting the passage forming portion 222. Screwed from the base end side. Further, this screwing is performed by a one-way screw 221e which enables separation of a portion where a screw hole is formed after screwing and disables a fixing release operation by a tool used for screwing. That is, the drive housing portion 223 cannot be opened or is difficult to open.

  The game ball detected by the payout detection sensor 237 is introduced into the guide passage 238 of the downstream vertical passage unit 185 formed so that the entrance portion is open upward and communicates with the payout passage 236. The Then, by passing through the guide passage 238, it is finally discharged to the upper plate 83a or the lower plate 84a.

  Next, a configuration relating to installation of the payout device 184 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Among the components 181 to 185 of the dispensing unit 113, as shown in FIG. 13, the tank 181, the horizontal passage unit 182, the upstream vertical passage unit 183, and the downstream vertical passage unit 185 are individually provided for the back pack 101. However, the payout device 184 is not individually fixed to the back pack 101 but is fixed to the upstream side longitudinal passage unit 183.

  Specifically, the back side housing member 204 of the upstream side vertical passage unit 183 is extended below the front side housing member 203 to form an extension plate portion 241. The extension plate portion 241 includes a back plate portion 242 continuous from the surface facing the front of the pachinko machine 10 in the back side housing member 204, a side plate portion 243 continuous from the surface facing the center side of the pachinko machine 10 in the back side housing member 204, and A bottom plate portion 244 that is continuous from the lower ends of the back plate portion 242 and the side plate portion 243 and has a surface facing upward is integrally formed. The extension plate 241 opens to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and also opens the payout device opened toward the rotation base end side of the backpack unit 15, that is, toward the rotation base end side of the gaming machine body 12. 184 installation areas 245 are formed.

  A portion of the front side housing member 203 facing the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and adjacent to the installation area 245 at the upper side is configured to stand up toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 to constitute a part of the payout fixing means. A fixing boss 246 is integrally formed. The fixing boss 246 is formed with a screw hole 246a that has an axial direction in the horizontal direction and is opened toward the rotation base end side of the gaming machine body 12. A fixing flange 247 is formed integrally with the payout housing 221 of the payout device 184 corresponding to the fixing boss 246 so as to stand upward from the upper surface thereof and constitute a part of the payout fixing means. A through hole 247a is formed in the fixing flange 247 so that the axial direction is the horizontal direction.

  The fixing flange 247 is in contact with the fixing boss 246 from the rotation base end side. The screw hole 246a of the fixing boss 246 and the through hole 247a of the fixing flange 247 are disposed on the same axis. In this state, the payout device 184 is fixed to the installation region 245 by screwing a screw 248 as a fixture constituting a part of the payout fixing means from the rotation base end side.

  Next, installation work and removal work of the dispensing device 184 will be described.

  When installing the payout device 184, first, the gaming machine main body 12 is rotated with respect to the outer frame 11, and is opened to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 in the installation area 245 from a position facing the installation area 245. The dispensing device 184 is disposed in the installation area 245 through the rear opening. In this case, since the back plate portion 242, the side plate portion 243, and the bottom plate portion 244 are formed on the extension plate portion 241, as described above, the hand from the dispensing device 184 is placed with the dispensing device 184 disposed in the installation area 245. Even when released, the state where the dispensing device 184 is disposed in the installation area 245 is maintained.

  In this case, the back plate portion 242 and the side plate portion 243 function as positioning portions of the payout device 184, and a predetermined surface of the payout housing 221 is brought into contact with the back plate portion 242 and the side plate portion 243, respectively, thereby fixing bosses 246. The fixing flange 247 comes into contact with the rotation base end side, and the screw hole 246a of the fixing boss 246 and the through hole 247a of the fixing flange 247 are arranged on the same axis. In this state, the payout device 184 is fixed to the installation region 245 by screwing the screw 248 from the rotation base end side into the screw hole 246a through the through hole 247a, and the installation work of the payout device 184 is performed. Is completed.

  As described above, when the payout device 184 is installed, the back plate portion 242, the side plate portion 243, and the bottom plate portion 244 function as temporary holding portions. Therefore, when the payout device 184 is fixed, the screw 248 from the rotation base end side is fixed. Even if it is necessary to perform the operation, the workability of the installation work can be improved. Further, since the back plate portion 242, the side plate portion 243, and the bottom plate portion 244 also function as positioning portions, it is necessary to perform the fixing operation of the screw 248 from the rotation base end side when fixing the dispensing device 184 also from this point. Even if there is, it is possible to improve the workability of the installation work. Furthermore, the installation area 245 is opened toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the dispensing device 184 can be installed in the installation area 245 from the opened portion. Also from this point, even if it is necessary to perform the fixing operation of the screw 248 from the rotation base end side when fixing the dispensing device 184, the workability of the installation work can be improved.

  On the other hand, when it is necessary to remove the payout device 184 such as during maintenance, the gaming machine main body 12 is first rotated with respect to the outer frame 11. At this time, the payout device 184 is provided on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body 12 and the head of the screw 248 for fixing the payout device 184 faces the rotation base end side. In order to allow access to the head of 248, it is necessary to rotate the gaming machine main body 12 greatly.

  Thereafter, a tool for releasing the fixation of the screw 248 is brought closer to the screw 248 from the rotation proximal end side, and the fixation release operation of the screw 248 is performed. As a result, the dispensing device 184 can be removed from the installation area 245. In this case, as described above, the back plate portion 242, the side plate portion 243, and the bottom plate portion 244 of the extension plate portion 241 function as temporary holding portions, so that it is not necessary to hold the dispensing device 184 by hand. Then, by pulling out the payout device 184 from a position facing the payout device 184 from the front side of the backpack unit 15, the removal operation of the payout device 184 is completed.

  As described above, when removing the payout device 184, it is necessary to perform a fixing release operation from the rotation base end side. Therefore, even if the payout device 184 is illegally removed, it is difficult to perform the act. In particular, in the configuration in which the payout device 184 is provided on the rotation base end side, it is necessary to perform the unlocking operation from the rotation base end side. Since the gaming machine main body 12 needs to be largely rotated with respect to the frame 11, it becomes easy for the manager of the gaming hall to find it during the fraud.

  Incidentally, the configuration in which the dispensing device 184 is installed in the upstream side vertical passage unit 183 makes it possible to achieve higher alignment accuracy than the configuration in which the dispensing device 184 and the upstream side vertical passage unit 183 are individually fixed to the back pack 101. Improvement is achieved.

  Next, the rectifying cover 197 provided in the horizontal passage unit 182 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of the payout unit 113 showing a state in which a game ball is waiting in the standby passage of the payout unit 113. Note that FIG. 17 shows the configuration of the first standby passage among the first standby passage and the second standby passage, and for the sake of convenience of explanation, the cutting surface of the dispensing device 184 is the horizontal passage unit 182 and the upstream vertical passage. It is a cut surface in a direction orthogonal to the cut surface of the unit 183.

  In a situation where the rotation of the rotary body 231 provided in the payout device 184 is stopped, the game ball row with the game ball in contact with the first ball stopper 233 from above is the first downstream passage area. 224a, a first intermediate passage region 201a, and a first upstream passage region 191a are formed in a first standby passage 251. The game ball rows are aligned in a first upstream passage area 191 a that continues from the tank 181. That is, as already described, the first upstream passage region 191a is provided with the stacking restricting member 196 that is rotatably supported with respect to the lateral passage unit 182, and the stacking restricting member 196 is provided. A rectifying cover 197 is provided on the downstream side.

  In the stacking restriction member 196, for example, three or more game balls are stacked on the upstream side of the stacking restriction member 196, and the game balls are rectified so that the number of stacks is two at the maximum. Specifically, the stacking restricting member 196 is pivotally supported at the upper end portion, and in a natural state where no external force is applied, the restricting portion 196a having a circular vertical cross section and a circumferential surface on the curved surface is a rotation shaft. It is disposed at a position directly below 196b. In this case, the distance between the restricting portion 196a and the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a is smaller than two game balls and is one game ball (the diameter of the game ball). It is slightly larger. As a result, even if three or more game balls are stacked in the game ball row in the first standby passage 251 upstream of the stacking restriction member 196, the number of stacks is reduced by the restriction force due to the weight of the restriction portion 196a. Is a maximum of two. Further, the restricting portion 196a comes into contact with the second stage game ball from the downstream side, and applies a force directed upstream and downward to the game ball. However, this force is such that the second stage game ball is not allowed to enter the game ball row in the first stage so that the contact of the game balls continuous in the passage direction is released. As a result, the second-stage game ball is disposed at a position in contact with both of the two consecutive game balls in the first stage from obliquely above.

  The second upstream passage region 191b has the same passage shape as the first upstream passage region 191a, and the stacking restriction member 196 has both the first upstream passage region 191a and the second upstream passage region 191b. It is formed over. The action of the stacking restriction member 196 described as occurring in the game ball row in the first upstream passage region 191a also occurs in the game ball row in the second upstream passage region 191b.

  The rectifying cover 197 is specifically colorless and transparent so as to have a transparency that allows a game ball continuing from the most downstream portion of the first upstream passage region 191a to be visible from above the rectifying cover 197. It is formed with a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate. The rectifying cover 197 exists in the middle of the first upstream passage region 191a, specifically, from the downstream side of the position where the stacking restriction member 196 is provided, to the communication portion with the first intermediate passage region 201a. Is provided.

  The bottom surface 253 of the rectifying cover 197 is formed as a ceiling inclined surface that has a downward slope with a larger inclination than the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a from the most upstream portion of the rectifying cover 197 to a middle position in the passage direction. And an inclined surface 253a. The bottom surface 253 of the rectifying cover 197 is continuous with the inclined surface 253a on the downstream side, and is a continuous surface 253b formed so as to be parallel or substantially parallel to the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a. And.

  The distance between the continuous surface 253b and the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a is slightly larger than one game ball. On the other hand, the distance between the inclined surface 253a and the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a is a distance that allows stacking up to two game balls at the most upstream portion of the rectifying cover 197, specifically, This is the same as or slightly larger than the two game balls. The inclined surface 253a is formed to be inclined toward the continuous surface 253b so as to continuously reduce the distance between the inclined surface 253a and the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a. The most downstream portion of the surface 253a is continuous with the continuous surface 253b.

  By forming the rectifying cover 197 as described above, even if two game balls are stacked on the downstream side of the stacking restriction member 196 in the game ball row formed in the first standby passage 251, The game ball located on the upper side contacts the inclined surface 253a of the rectifying cover 197 from the upstream side as the game ball row moves to the downstream side. Thereby, the height position of the upper game ball is gradually displaced toward the bottom surface side of the first upstream passage region 191a, and finally the upper game ball is placed on the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a. It will be on. Therefore, the game ball rows formed in the first standby passage 251 are aligned in a row on the downstream side of the inclined surface 253a of the rectifying cover 197.

  The rectifying cover 197 is formed over both the first upstream passage region 191a and the second upstream passage region 191b, and the inclined surface 253a and the continuous surface 253b with respect to the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a. The positional relationship is the same as the positional relationship between the inclined surface 253a and the continuous surface 253b with respect to the bottom surface of the second upstream passage region 191b. Thereby, the action of the rectifying cover 197 described as occurring in the game ball row in the first upstream passage region 191a also occurs in the game ball row in the second upstream passage region 191b.

  Next, a configuration for making it difficult for ball clogging in the rectifying cover 197 to occur will be described with reference to FIGS. 18A and 18B in addition to FIG.

  FIG. 18A shows a state in which the first game ball B1 (see FIG. 17) in the game ball row in the first standby passage 251 is positioned at the lowest position (hereinafter referred to as the first game) in a state where the rotating body 231 is stopped. State). In this case, in the first standby passage 251, the passage length downstream of the most upstream portion of the inclined surface 253a and the inclination of the inclined surface 253a are continuous in the passage direction on the bottom surface 252 of the first upstream passage region 191a. It is set so that the second-tiered game ball B2 stacked in a row of game balls aligned in a row does not contact the inclined surface 253a from the upstream side.

  Incidentally, in the first upstream passage area 191a, the first intermediate passage area 201a and the first downstream passage area 224a, the position of each game ball of the game ball row basically aligned in one row in the first state is the same. It is formed so as to be approximately the same position. However, although a slight misalignment may occur, even if the misalignment is taken into account, in the first state, the game ball B2 that is the second-stage game ball and is located at the top is on the inclined surface 253a. On the other hand, the passage length and the inclination of the inclined surface 253a are set so as not to contact from the upstream side. Further, as already described, the action of the stacking restriction member 196 causes the second stage game ball to be disposed at a position in contact with both of the two consecutive game balls in the first stage from obliquely above. If the position of each game ball constituting the first-stage game ball row is generally determined as described above, the position of the second-stage game ball is also generally determined.

  On the other hand, FIG. 18B shows a state in which the top game ball B1 in the game ball row in the first standby passage 251 is located at the uppermost position (hereinafter referred to as a second state) in a state where the rotating body 231 is stopped. ). In the second state, as shown in FIG. 17, the position of the leading game ball B1 is shorter than the first state by one game ball, specifically, the radius of the game ball. Minutes, the upper position. Then, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), the distance between the second stage and the most leading game ball B2 and the inclined surface 253a is larger than that in the first state.

  However, even in the configuration in which the distance between the two is increased in this way, the distance between the second stage and the most leading game ball B2 and the inclined surface 253a is between the two. It is set to a distance that prevents entry of game balls. Therefore, in the second state, the state shown in FIG.

  Here, the rotating body 231 has started to rotate in a predetermined direction (forward rotation) when a game ball is to be paid out, and a predetermined number of game balls have been paid out. Stopped based on detection by the payout detection sensor 237. In this case, when the rotating body 231 is stopped, the payout control device 116 sets the second stage and the most leading game ball B2 to a rotational position that is not in contact with the inclined surface 253a. The stop is controlled. The rotational position at the time of stopping is determined through experiments or the like in the design stage of the pachinko machine 10. In the configuration in which the payout motor 235 is a stepping motor and the payout control device 116 controls the rotational position of the output shaft 235a, that is, the rotational position of the rotating body 231 by the number of steps, The payout control device 116 controls the number of steps so that the rotating body 231 stops within a range where payout of game balls exceeding the number to be paid out is not executed.

  Incidentally, every time the rotating body 231 makes one round, the payout control device 116 can grasp it, and the number of steps for stopping in relation to the reference rotation position may be determined. In this case, it is preferable to provide the dispensing device 184 with detection means for the dispensing control device 116 to specify that the rotational position of the rotating body 231 is the reference rotational position. For example, one of the photo sensor and the cut plate is provided. Is provided on the rotating body 231, and the other is provided on the side of the dispensing housing 221 that does not rotate integrally with the rotating body 231. The predetermined rotation position may be determined as a position that becomes the first state or a position that becomes the second state, and from the position that becomes the second state, the first state. It may be determined as a position between up to a position.

  Next, the movement of the second stage game ball B2 when the rotation of the rotating body 231 is started will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (c). FIGS. 19A to 19C are explanatory diagrams for explaining the movement of the second stage game ball B2, in the order of FIG. 19A → FIG. 19B → FIG. 19C. The state of the ball train will transition.

  When rotation of the rotator 231 is started in the first state, movement from the state of FIG. 19A toward the downstream side of the game ball row is started. When the rotation of the rotating body 231 is started in the second state, the state shown in FIG. 19A is obtained in the process of moving the game ball row toward the downstream side.

  By continuing the movement toward the downstream side of the game ball train from the state of FIG. 19A, as shown in FIG. 19B, the leading game ball B2 in the second stage is inclined. It abuts against 253a from the downstream side. At this time, application of a pressing force directed downward from the inclined surface 253a to the game ball B2 is started.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 19 (c), the game ball B2 arranged at the foremost stage in the second stage is a continuous game in which the game ball B2 was initially in contact in the first stage game ball row. Of the balls B3 and B4, the ball enters between the front game ball B3 and the rear game ball B4. As a result, one row of game balls is formed in the rectifying cover 197 without causing ball clogging.

  For example, when the rotating body 231 is stopped, the game ball B2 that is in contact with both the consecutive game balls B3 and B4 from the upper side with respect to the inclined surface 253a is in contact with the first-stage game ball row. Assuming a configuration in contact with the upstream side, when the rotating body 231 is started, the second stage game ball B2 is located between the rear game ball B4 and the inclined surface 253a at the first stage. There is a concern that the ball will become clogged due to the fitted state. On the other hand, in the situation where the rotating body 231 is stopped like the pachinko machine 10, the second stage game ball B2 is not in contact with the inclined surface 253a, so that the second stage The frictional force when the game ball comes into contact with the inclined surface 253a becomes the dynamic frictional force, and the frictional force is smaller than the static frictional force in the case illustrated above. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (c), it is difficult for ball clogging to occur.

  In order to more actively suppress the occurrence of the ball clogging, a structure for low friction such as forming the rectifying cover 197 with a low friction material or applying a coating for reducing friction on the inclined surface 253a. It is good to give. Even in this case, the relationship between the second stage game ball B2 and the inclined surface 253a in a state where the rotating body 231 is stopped is set as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b). Thus, in the configuration provided with the structure for low friction, it is possible to more reliably suppress the occurrence of clogging.

  Here, the effect of suppressing the occurrence of the clogging as described above is exhibited not only for the first standby passage 251 but also for the second standby passage. In this case, the first standby passage 251 and the second standby passage are arranged side by side on the upstream side, but are arranged side by side on the downstream side. For this reason, the passage shapes of the two standby passages are different, but the passage length of the second standby passage is such that the passage state in the first standby passage 251 is the second state and the passage state in the second standby passage is the second state. When the state of the passage in the first standby passage 251 is the second state, the state of the passage in the second standby passage is set to the first state. That is, the second standby passage is also configured such that the second stage game ball is not in contact with the inclined surface 253a of the rectifying cover 197 when the rotating body 231 is stopped. The setting of the passage length of the second standby passage is performed using the extension region 201d of the second intermediate passage region 201b.

<Electrical configuration>
The main control device 91 includes a main control board 301 that controls the main game and a power failure monitoring board 302 that monitors the power source. An MPU 303 is mounted on the main control board 301. The MPU 303 includes a ROM 304 and an RWM 305.

  The ROM 304 stores various control programs executed by the MPU 303 and fixed value data. The RWM 305 temporarily stores various data and the like when executing the control program stored in the ROM 304. In addition to the above elements, the MPU 303 or the main control board 301 is provided with an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and the like.

  The MPU 303 is provided with an input port and an output port. Various control devices are connected to the input side and output side of the MPU 303, and various sensors, various drive units, and various display units are connected. First, a configuration related to connection with various sensors, various drive units, and various display units will be described.

  On the input side of the MPU 303, winning detection sensors 306a to 306e provided for the general winning port 51, the variable winning device 52, the upper operating port 53, the lower operating port 54 and the through gate 55 in the gaming area are electrically wired. It is electrically connected via. In the MPU 303, signals are received from the winning detection sensors 306a to 306e, and a winning determination (a winning determination) is made to each winning portion based on the reception result. In this case, when the winning to the general winning opening 51, the variable winning device 52, the upper operating port 53 or the lower operating port 54 is specified, the game ball corresponding to each winning target is paid out. Execute the process. Further, when a winning to the upper working port 53 or the lower working port 54 is specified, the numerical information is acquired from various counters that update the numerical information every time a predetermined update timing is reached, and stored as pending information. At the same time, when the hold information is stored, it is determined whether or not the variable winning device 52 shifts to the opening / closing execution mode that is opened and closed a plurality of times, and the game state after the opening / closing execution mode is determined. For this purpose, a distribution determination is performed. Then, the game is advanced based on the result of the determination of the success / failure and the determination of the distribution.

  On the output side of the MPU 303, a variable winning drive unit 52a for opening / closing the variable winning device 52 and an electric combination driving unit 54b for opening / closing the electric combination 54a of the lower working port 54 are electrically connected via electric wiring. Connected. Further, the main display unit 57 and the accessory display unit 58 are electrically connected to the output side of the MPU 303 via electric wiring. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 301, and the MPU 303 performs drive control of the various drive units 52a and 54b and display control of the various display units 57 and 58 through the driver circuit.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 303 performs drive control of the variable winning drive unit 52a so that the variable winning device 52 is opened and closed. In addition, when the electric combination 54a is in the open state, the MPU 303 performs drive control of the electric combination drive unit 54b so that the electric combination 54a is opened and closed. In each game round, the display control of the main display unit 57 is executed in the MPU 303. In addition, when the lottery result indicating whether or not the electric accessory 54a is to be opened is clearly indicated, the display control of the accessory display unit 58 is executed in the MPU 303.

  The payout control device 116 includes a payout control board 311 that controls the payout of game balls through the payout device 184. An MPU 312 is mounted on the payout control board 311. The MPU 312 incorporates a ROM 313 and an RWM 314. In the following description, the MPU 303, the ROM 304, and the RWM 305 provided in the main control device 91 are distinguished from the MPU 303, the ROM 304, and the RWM 305 provided in the main control device 91. The MPU 312, ROM 313, and RWM 314 provided in the payout control device 116 are referred to as RWM 305, and are referred to as payout side MPU 312, payout side ROM 313, and payout side RWM 314.

  The payout ROM 313 stores various control programs executed by the payout MPU 312 and fixed value data. The payout side RWM 314 temporarily stores various data and the like when executing the control program stored in the payout side ROM 313. In addition, the payout side MPU 312 or the payout control board 311 is provided with an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit and the like in addition to the above elements.

  The payout side MPU 312 is electrically connected to the payout device 184. Specifically, a payout motor 235 is electrically connected to the output side of the payout side MPU 312 via an electrical wiring, and a payout detection sensor 237 is electrically connected to the input side of the payout side MPU 312 via the electrical wiring. Connected. In the payout side MPU 312, the game ball is paid out by supplying a driving signal to the payout motor 235 through a driver circuit provided on the payout control board 311, and payout is completed based on the detection result of the payout detection sensor 237. Know the number of game balls.

  Further, the payout side MPU 312 is electrically connected to a ball lending connection terminal plate 118 provided in the back pack unit 15 through electric wiring, and the ball lending connection terminal plate 118 is connected to a ball lending device through electric wiring. Y is electrically connected.

  The ball lending device Y is a so-called CR unit, which is provided on the side of the outer frame 11, although not illustrated, and a card insertion slot is provided on the front side of the ball lending device Y. Lending game balls corresponding to the amount of money stored in the card by inserting a card into the card insertion slot and manually operating a lending operation device (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10 as appropriate. Can be received. The payout-side MPU 312 performs control of lending by transmitting and receiving electric signals to and from the lending device Y.

  In addition to the payout device 184 and the ball lending device Y, the payout side MPU 312 is electrically connected to a fullness detection sensor for detecting whether the ball tray such as the lower plate 84a is full of game balls. In addition, a ballless sensor 209 that detects whether the tank 181 is in a ballless state is electrically connected.

  The payout side MPU 312 controls payout of game balls based on communication with the main side MPU 303. Specifically, when the main MPU 303 confirms winning in the winning portion corresponding to the generation of the winning ball based on the detection results of the winning detection sensors 306a to 306e, the main MPU 303 issues a winning ball command (payout) to the paying MPU 312. Command information). In this case, the prize ball command includes information indicating that it is a prize ball command and information on the number of prize balls to be executed, and is configured as information of a plurality of bits. Upon receiving the prize ball command, the payout side MPU 312 drives and controls the payout motor 235 so that the number of game balls designated by the prize ball command is paid out. When it is determined that payout of the number of game balls according to the instruction is completed based on the detection result of the payout detection sensor 237, drive control of the payout motor 235 is stopped. At this time, the rotation position of the rotating body 231 connected to the payout motor 235 is controlled to be the position already described.

  The power supply device 117 is provided with a power-on power supply unit 321 and a power-off power supply unit 322. The power-on power supply unit 113 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like, and each of the main control device 91, the payout control device 116, etc. based on the external power supplied from the commercial power source. Is generated, and the generated operating voltage is supplied to the main controller 91, the payout controller 116, and the like.

  A power failure monitoring board 302 is provided in the middle of the power supply path between the power-on power supply unit 321 and the main MPU 303. The power failure monitoring board 302 monitors a DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage supplied from the power-on power supply unit 321. Then, when this voltage is less than 22 volts, it is determined that the power supply has been cut off, and the output setting of the power failure signal (power interruption signal) to the main MPU 303 corresponds to the occurrence of a power failure (power interruption).

  The power supply unit 322 for power interruption includes a capacitor. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is ON (when power is supplied from a commercial power source), the power supplied from the power supply unit 321 for power supply is used. Charged. Further, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is OFF or when the power is cut off such as when a power failure occurs in the commercial power (when power supply from the commercial power is cut off), the main power unit 322 is discharged from the power interruption. Storage holding power (backup power) is supplied to the side RWM 305 and the payout side RWM 314. Therefore, even in such a situation, the information stored in the main side RWM 305 and the payout side RWM 314 is stored and held without being erased while the power for storing and holding is supplied from the power supply unit 322 for power interruption. .

  The launch control device 121 is provided with a launch control board 122. The firing control board 122 is provided with a transmission circuit 331 that satisfies the conditions, a receiving circuit 332 that is permitted to fire, and a launching IC 124a.

  The condition establishment transmission circuit 331 has a function of transmitting a condition establishment signal having a predetermined signal form to the main MPU 303 when a predetermined game ball firing condition is established. Specifically, the launch control board 122 is in a state where the touch handle 35 for detecting that the operation handle 33 of the launch operation device 31 is touched by the player and the operation handle 33 are being rotated. A firing stop switch 36 that is manually operated by the player to stop the firing of the game ball is electrically connected. Further, the launch control board 122 is electrically connected to the payout control board 311 and inputs a signal indicating whether or not the ball lending device Y is electrically connected to the ball lending connection terminal board 118. To do.

  The transmission circuit 331 that satisfies the condition receives a signal indicating that the operation handle 33 is being touched by the player from the touch sensor 35 and a signal indicating that the player is not manually operated from the firing stop switch 36. When a signal indicating that the ball lending device Y is connected is further received from the payout side MPU 312, a HI level condition establishment signal (a signal corresponding to the condition establishment) is transmitted to the main side MPU 303. To do. When any of the above signals is not received, a LOW level condition establishment signal (a signal not corresponding to the condition establishment) is transmitted to the main MPU 303. However, it is not limited to such a configuration, and the relationship between the LOW level and the HI level may be reversed.

  The firing permission receiving circuit 332 permits the HI level firing permission transmitted from the main MPU 303 on the condition that the HI level condition satisfying signal is transmitted from the condition satisfying transmission circuit 331 to the main MPU 303. It has a function of receiving a signal (a signal corresponding to the launch permission) and continuously supplying the corresponding signal to the launch IC 124a when the launch permission signal is received. The main side MPU 303 transmits a LOW level launch permission signal (a signal not corresponding to launch permission) when it does not receive a HI level condition fulfillment signal from the condition fulfillment transmission circuit 331. The relationship between the LOW level signal and the HI level signal of the permission signal may be reversed. Further, the main side MPU 303 newly starts transmission of the HI level firing permission signal every time reception of the HI level condition satisfaction signal is started, and when reception of the HI level condition satisfaction signal is completed, The transmission permission signal is terminated.

  When the launch IC 124a receives a launch permission signal of HI level or a signal corresponding thereto from the launch permission reception circuit 332, the launch IC 124a periodically controls each of the solenoid 42 and the ball feeder 44 of the game ball launch mechanism 41. It has a function of outputting a drive signal. In this case, the launch IC 124a outputs each drive signal as a pulse signal, and its output cycle is 0.6 sec. Further, the output timing of the drive signal is set earlier in the ball feeding device 44 than in the solenoid 42 so that the game ball is fired after one game ball is supplied to the firing rail 43.

  The launch operation device 31 is provided with the operation handle 33 as described above. The greater the amount of operation of the operation handle 33, the stronger the launch strength of the game ball by the solenoid 42. In this case, the firing operation device 31 is provided with a variable resistor 34 for detecting the operation amount of the operation handle 33, and the firing IC 124 a is driven to be supplied to the solenoid 42 through the voltage input from the variable resistor 34. Adjust the signal voltage to adjust the firing strength.

  The sound emission control device 93 drives and controls the display lamp unit 81 and the speaker unit 82 based on the command received from the main MPU 303 and transmits the command to the display control device 92. The display control device 92 analyzes various commands received from the sound emission control device 93 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control display of images on the symbol display device 62.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  The upstream passage regions 191a and 191b formed by being inclined downward are formed in the standby passage provided from the outlet portion of the tank 181 to the position of the rotating body 231 of the dispensing device 184. It is possible to align the game balls downstream while favorably receiving the weight load of the game balls flowing down. The rectifying effect is enhanced by the provision of the rectifying cover 197.

  In this case, in the standby passage, the passage length to the position corresponding to the most upstream portion of the inclined surface 253a of the rectifying cover 197 and the inclination of the inclined surface 253a are aligned on the bottom surface of each upstream passage region 191a, 191b. It is set so that the second-tiered game ball B2 stacked with respect to the played game ball row does not contact the inclined surface 253a from the upstream side.

  For example, when the rotating body 231 is stopped, the game ball B2 that is in contact with both the consecutive game balls B3 and B4 from the upper side with respect to the inclined surface 253a is in contact with the first-stage game ball row. Assuming a configuration in contact with the upstream side, when the rotating body 231 is started, the second stage game ball B2 is located between the rear game ball B4 and the inclined surface 253a at the first stage. There is a concern that the ball will become clogged due to the fitted state. On the other hand, in the situation where the rotating body 231 is stopped, the second-stage game ball B2 is not brought into contact with the inclined surface 253a so that the second-stage game ball is brought into contact with the inclined surface 253a. The frictional force at the time of contact becomes a dynamic frictional force, and the frictional force becomes smaller than the static frictional force in the case illustrated above. Therefore, it is difficult for ball clogging to occur.

  Further, a stacking restriction member 196 is provided on the upstream side of the rectifying cover 197. In the stacking restriction member 196, for example, three or more game balls are stacked on the upstream side of the stacking restriction member 196. Rectification is performed so that there are at most two. This makes it possible to reduce the number of stacked game balls in a stepwise manner. Furthermore, the restricting portion 196a of the stacking restricting member 196 abuts on the second stage game ball from the downstream side, and applies a force directed to the game ball on the upstream side and downward. As a result, the second-stage game balls stacked with respect to the game ball rows that are aligned in a row in the first stage are hit diagonally from the two consecutive game balls in the first stage. Arranged at the contact point.

  In the configuration in which the payout device 184 is provided on the back base side of the gaming machine main body 12, when the payout device 184 is removed, it is necessary to perform a fixing release operation from the turn base end side. As a result, even if an attempt is made to remove the dispensing device 184 illegally, it is difficult to perform the act. In particular, in the configuration in which the payout device 184 is provided on the rotation base end side, it is necessary to perform the unlocking operation from the rotation base end side. Since the gaming machine main body 12 needs to be largely rotated with respect to the frame 11, it becomes easy for the manager of the gaming hall to find it during the fraud.

  As a standby passage formed from the outlet portion of the tank 181 to the position of the rotator 231 of the payout device 184, a plurality of passages, a first standby passage and a second standby passage, are provided, so that the game ball is paid out. The operation can be speeded up. In addition, since each ball stopper 233, 234 of the rotating body 231 is driven by a single payout motor 235, compared to a configuration in which a payout motor is individually provided for these ball stoppers 233, 234, Miniaturization is achieved.

  Here, the payout motor 235 needs to generate a driving force for simultaneously rotating the pair of ball stoppers 233 and 234 while receiving a weight load of the game ball from each of the plurality of standby passages. The main body 235b of the motor 235 is relatively large, and the axial dimension is larger than the direction perpendicular thereto. Furthermore, the main body portion 235b of the payout motor 235 needs to be arranged in parallel with the passage forming portion 222 in the juxtaposed direction of the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b. If it does so, as for the payout apparatus 184, the dimension of the said parallel arrangement direction becomes large compared with the dimension of the direction orthogonal to the said parallel arrangement direction and a height direction. In contrast, in the dispensing device 184, the first downstream passage region 224a and the second downstream passage region 224b are juxtaposed in the lateral direction, and the drive housing portion 223 is juxtaposed in the lateral direction with respect to the passage forming portion 222. Has been. Thereby, it becomes possible to arrange the payout device 184 while suppressing the payout device 184 from projecting greatly toward the rear on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  In addition, the first standby passage and the second standby passage are provided with upstream passage areas 191a and 191b provided to be inclined downward from a place communicating with the tank 181 so that the game balls stand by in these standby passages. It is possible to suitably reduce the ball pressure. In addition, these upstream passage areas 191a and 191b are provided so as to be inclined downward in the lateral direction, and are arranged in parallel at the front and rear, so that the space for providing these upstream passage areas 191a and 191b can be reduced. Figured. In this configuration, the first standby passage and the second standby passage have an intermediate region that transitions from a state in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side to a state in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side. Passage areas 201a and 201b are formed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the payout device 184 from projecting rearwardly on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 as described above while favorably decompressing the game ball on the upstream side of the standby passage.

  Further, in the case where the drive housing portion 223 is juxtaposed in the lateral direction with respect to the passage forming portion 222, the drive housing portion 223 is juxtaposed on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine body 12 with respect to the passage forming portion 222. The The drive housing portion 223 accommodates not only the main body portion 235b of the payout motor 235 but also the connector 237c of the payout detection sensor 237 and a relay board 239 for making an electrical connection to the payout control device 116. Therefore, it is assumed that it becomes a target of fraud. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the payout device 184 is provided on the rotation base end side on the back surface of the gaming machine main body 12, the payout detection sensor 237 is provided by arranging the drive housing portion 223 on the rotation base end side. It is possible to suppress fraud with respect to the connector 237c and the relay board 239.

  By providing the main control device 91 and the launch control device 121 separately, the control load of the main control device 91 can be reduced compared to a configuration in which the functions of the launch control device 121 are integrated into the main control device 91. Figured. In addition, since the main control device 91 and the launch control device 121 are provided separately, the control devices 91 and 121 can be arranged at positions suitable for each. In this case, since the launch control device 121 is installed on the back surface of the lower frame region 141 where the game ball launch mechanism 41 is installed on the surface of the resin base 21, the player easily touches the launch control device 121. Thus, the electrical wirings 152a and 152d for electrically connecting the launch control device 121 and the game ball launching mechanism 41 can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily install the launch control device 121.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation improvement is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, you may change as follows. Incidentally, the configuration of another embodiment described below may be applied individually or in combination to the configuration of the above embodiment.

  (1) FIG. 21A shows a modification of the standby passage. In this configuration, since the downstream passage region 343 that guides the game ball to the rotating body 342 of the payout device 341 is formed to be inclined downward, it is given to the rotating body 342 from the game ball row waiting in the standby passage. The weight load is reduced. Further, at the time of paying out a normal game ball (that is, other than an abnormal operation due to a payout abnormality), it rotates so as to rotate in a direction to release the weight load received from the game ball waiting in the downstream passage region 343 The body 342 is driven and controlled. Specifically, the region passing through a position close to the downstream passage region 343 in the rotating body 342 is usually moved so as to move in the same direction as the direction of the lateral component in the inclination direction of the downstream passage region 343. The rotation direction of the rotator 342 when the game ball is paid out is set. As a result, the driving force during the normal rotation of the rotating body 342 can be reduced.

  During the abnormal operation of the rotator 342, the rotator 342 rotates in the reverse direction, but the opportunity for the occurrence of the abnormal operation is extremely low compared to the normal operation frequency. .

  (2) FIG. 21B shows a further modification of FIG. In this configuration, since the downstream passage areas 353 and 354 leading to the rotating body 352 of the payout device 351 are all formed to be inclined downward, they are given to the rotating body 352 from the waiting game ball trains in the respective waiting paths. Weight load is reduced. Further, at the time of paying out the normal game ball, the rotating body 352 rotates so as to rotate in a direction to release the weight load received from the game ball waiting in the downstream passage region 353 having a large inclination among the two downstream passage regions 353 and 354. Drive controlled. Specifically, a region passing through a position near the downstream passage region 353 having a large inclination in the rotating body 352 moves in the same direction as the direction of the lateral component in the inclination direction of the downstream passage region 353. As described above, the rotation direction of the rotating body 352 at the time of paying out a normal game ball is set. As a result, the driving force during the normal rotation of the rotating body 352 can be reduced.

  (3) Inclined surface 253a capable of satisfactorily aligning the game balls while suppressing the occurrence of ball clogging in the standby passage formed from the outlet portion of tank 181 to the position of rotating body 231 of payout device 184. When paying attention to the function, the waiting passage is not limited to two rows, but may be three or more rows, or may be one row. In addition, the configuration of the standby passage and the inclined surface 253a that exhibits the function is applied to the standby passages other than the passage in which the game ball that has flowed down from the tank 181 and the game ball to be paid out to the player waits. May be.

  For example, a storage unit and a take-in device are provided on the front side of a gaming machine main body that is supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device In a game machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, which starts rotating the reel by being operated, the present invention may be applied to a standby passage that continues from the storage unit to the take-in device. In this case, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of ball clogging while allowing the game device to satisfactorily capture the game ball.

  (4) You may provide the outer frame 11 with the opposing board part which opposes from the rotation base end side with respect to the head of the screw | thread 248 utilized in order to fix the payout apparatus 184. FIG. In this case, in order to remove the payout device 184, it is necessary to rotate the gaming machine body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11.

  (5) A temporary fixing structure that restricts the displacement of the payout device 184 installed in the installation region 245 may be provided in the installation region 245 and the payout device 184 without being fixed by the screw 248. For example, one of the installation region 245 and the dispensing device 184 is provided with a hook portion as a locking portion, and the other is provided with a hook receiving portion as a locking receiving portion. This makes it possible to improve the workability of installation work of the payout device 184 in a configuration in which the screwing operation of the screw 248 needs to be performed from the rotation base end side when the payout device 184 is fixed to the installation area 245. It becomes.

  (6) The fixing boss 246 is provided in the installation area 245, and the fixing device 184 is not limited to the configuration in which the fixing flange 247 is provided in the dispensing device 184. The fixing device 184 is provided with the fixing boss 246. The fixing area 245 may be provided with a fixing flange 247 provided in parallel with the fixing boss 246 from the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body 12.

  (7) The ball stopper provided in the payout device 184 is not limited to the rotating body 231. The opening / closing member that protrudes and appears in the downstream side of the downstream passage regions 224a and 224b, and the opening portion and the closing portion slide. It may be a gate member arranged in parallel in the direction.

  Even in the former opening / closing member, the opening / closing operation is performed by rotating each opening / closing member about the shaft portion, and a single payout motor is provided as a driving means for rotating the shaft portion. If the axial direction of the shaft portion and the payout motor is in the horizontal direction, it is possible to suppress the rearward extension of the payout device 184 on the back surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, even in the latter gate member, the opening corresponding to one waiting passage and the closing portion are arranged side by side, and the combination of the opening corresponding to each waiting passage and the closing portion is arranged in the front-rear direction. Install side by side. And if it is set as the structure which provides a single solenoid so that an output shaft may reciprocate to a horizontal direction as a drive means, it will become possible to suppress the protrusion of the discharge device 184 in the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 back.

  (8) It is not essential that the payout unit 113 is provided with the tank 181, and the tank 181 may be omitted. In this case, it is good also as a structure by which a game ball is directly supplied to the upstream channel | path area | region 191a, 191b from the channel fence connected to the island equipment side.

  (9) The first standby passage and the second standby passage are not shifted from the state of being arranged in the front-rear direction in the middle to the state of being arranged in the horizontal direction, but are arranged in the horizontal direction throughout. It is good also as a structure arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction from the middle position to the most downstream part, without being juxtaposed in the front-rear direction and the lateral direction at least at the middle position.

  (10) You may form the unevenness | corrugation of the front-back direction by forming a some rib in the surface facing the lower frame area | region 141 in the back case body 132 of the discharge control apparatus 121, for example. In this case, it is possible to make it difficult to perform an act of trying to insert a fraudulent jig into the main control device 91 or the like through a gap between the lower frame region 141 and the firing control device 121. In particular, when unevenness in the front-rear direction is formed on both the surface facing the lower frame region 141 in the back case body 132 and the back surface facing the back case body 132 in the lower frame region 141, as described above. The effect of suppressing insertion is enhanced.

  (11) The electrical wiring 152e (specific wiring) used for performing communication with the main control device 91 in the launch control device 121 is connected to the payout control device 116 instead of the power supply device 117. Alternatively, it may be configured to be connected to the ball lending connection terminal board 118, or may be configured to be connected to another relay board provided in the back pack unit 15. When connected to the payout control device 116, communication electrical wiring for executing payout of game balls in the payout control device 116 and electrical wiring for communication for executing launch control are collected as a connector unit. The main controller 91 may be connected. Further, when connecting to the relay board, the communication electrical wiring for executing the game ball payout and the communication electrical wiring for executing the launch control are integrated into the main control device 91 as a connector unit. In addition to this, or in place of the former electric wiring for communication, electric wiring for power supply by the power supply device 117 may be collectively connected as a connector unit to the main controller 91. Good. Even with these configurations, it is possible to make it difficult to open the backpack unit 15 by using specific wiring, and it is possible to reduce the number of connectors provided in the main controller 91. .

  (12) The vertical facing of the lower region 102a of the back pack 101 and the launch control device 121 is not limited to the configuration performed above the launch control device 121, and in addition or instead, It is good also as a structure performed under the firing control apparatus 121, and good also as a structure performed in the middle position of the launch control apparatus 121 in the vertical direction.

  (13) The length of the electrical wiring 152e (specific wiring) extending toward the back pack unit 15 extending from the launch control device 121 is set so that it is difficult to perform an unauthorized opening operation of the back pack unit 15. However, the back pack unit 15 has a length sufficient to open the back pack unit 15, but as a result of bundling a region in the middle, the back pack unit 15 The configuration may be such that 15 unauthorized opening operations are difficult to perform due to the presence of the electrical wiring 152e. In order to make it difficult to perform an unauthorized opening operation of the back pack unit 15 through the electric wiring 152e, when the electric wiring 152e is connected, at least the rotation position where the main controller 91 can be removed is reached. It is preferable that the back pack unit 15 be prevented from rotating.

  (14) The launch control device 121 may be configured not to receive a signal from the main control device 91 when the game ball is launched. Even in this case, a signal indicating that a game ball is being launched may be output from the launch control device 121 toward the main control device 91. In this configuration, the signal is the back pack unit. It is good also as a structure transmitted to the main-control apparatus 91 side via the specific board | substrate provided in FIG.

  Further, the launch control device 121 may be configured not to transmit a signal to the main control device 91 when the game ball is launched. Even in this case, a signal for permitting the launch of the game ball from the main control device 91 toward the launch control device 121 and a signal for adjusting the launch period of the game ball may be output. In this configuration, the signal may be transmitted to the firing control device 121 side via a specific substrate provided in the backpack unit 15.

  (15) The device for executing the effect for the game times is not limited to the symbol display device 62, and the effect for the effect for the game times is executed by operating the decorative member provided in a movable manner. It is also possible to have a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by turning on a predetermined light emitting unit, or a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by a combination of all or a part of the above aspects. Good.

  (16) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right if a player enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

  In addition, the gaming machine main body supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and a capture device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are captured by the capture device. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are started to start rotating a reel.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

<Feature A group>
Feature A1. Waiting passages (first waiting passages 191a, 201a, 224a, second waiting passages 191b, 201b, 224b) in which game balls guided toward a predetermined area will wait,
A ball stopping means (rotating body 231) provided on the downstream side of the standby passage and preventing or allowing the game ball in the standby passage to flow down to the downstream side;
In a gaming machine equipped with
The standby passage includes an inclined passage area (first upstream passage area 191a, second upstream passage area 191b) formed so as to be inclined downward in a predetermined direction.
In the inclined passage region, the inclined passage region is provided above the bottom surface (bottom surface 252) and abuts against the game balls stacked in the inclined passage region from the downstream side, so that the inclined passage region on the further downstream side. A ceiling inclined surface (inclined surface 253a) that restricts the stacking of game balls on the bottom surface of
With a game ball (game ball B1) received by the ball stop means in a state where the flow of game balls is blocked, a row of game balls extends over a position upstream of the ceiling inclined surface. In the situation where the game balls are stacked above the game ball row at a position upstream of the ceiling inclined surface, the most downstream of the stacked game balls The standby passage and the ceiling inclined surface are formed so that the game ball in the standby passage waits in a state where the game ball (game ball B2) located on the side is not in contact with the ceiling inclined surface. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the feature A1, it is possible to align the game balls in a line in the inclined passage area by providing the ceiling inclined surface. In this case, a row of game balls is formed over the upstream side of the ceiling inclined surface with the game balls received by the ball stopping means at the head, and upstream of the ceiling inclined surface. In the situation where the game balls are stacked above the game ball row at the position on the side, the game ball located on the most downstream side of the stacked game balls is in contact with the ceiling inclined surface. The game ball in the waiting passage waits in a state where it is not. Thereby, in the process in which the game ball is moving downstream, the stacked game balls come into contact with the ceiling inclined surface, and the stacked game balls are in contact with the ceiling inclined surface. The frictional force between the ceiling inclined surface and the game ball is smaller than the configuration in which the game ball starts to move downstream. Therefore, the possibility of ball clogging between the ceiling inclined surface and the game ball row is reduced, and the game balls in the standby passage can be rectified well.

Feature A2. Among the stacked game balls, the game ball located on the most downstream side is the two game balls that are continuous in the flow direction among the game ball rows formed on the bottom surface of the inclined passage area. Arranged to contact each of the balls (game ball B3, game ball B4) from above,
When the game ball is allowed to flow down in the ball stopping means, the game ball located on the front side in the flow-down direction comes into contact with the ceiling inclined surface from the upstream side, whereby the two consecutive games are played. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein the ceiling inclined surface is formed so as to enter between balls.

  According to the feature A2, the possibility of a ball clogging occurring between the ceiling inclined surface and the game ball row is reduced.

  Feature A3. The stacked game balls flow down in the game ball row by contacting the game balls provided on the upstream side of the ceiling inclined surface and stacked on the upper side of the game ball row from the upstream side. A gaming machine as set forth in the feature A2, further comprising regulating means (stacking regulating member 196) arranged so as to contact each of two game balls continuous in the direction from above. .

  According to the feature A3, since preliminary rectification is performed on the upstream side of the ceiling inclined surface, rectification on the ceiling inclined surface can be performed satisfactorily.

  Feature A4. The gaming machine according to Feature A3, wherein the regulating means regulates that three game balls are stacked on the bottom surface of the inclined passage area downstream of the regulating means. .

  According to the feature A4, the number of game balls stacked on the bottom surface of the inclined passage area can be reduced in stages, and the game balls can be rectified favorably.

Feature A5. The ball stop means is configured such that the position of the game ball arranged at the head of the game ball row can be displaced within a predetermined range in a state where the flow of the game ball is prevented.
Even if the position of the game ball arranged at the head of the game ball row is displaced within the predetermined range, the waiting ball passage and the ceiling slope surface are arranged on the upstream side of the ceiling slope surface. In the situation where game balls are stacked above the game ball row at a position upstream of the ceiling inclined surface and formed over the position, the most downward direction of the stacked game balls Any one of features A1 to A4, characterized in that the game ball in the standby passage is in a standby state in a state where the game ball located on the front side is not in contact with the inclined ceiling surface. The gaming machine described in 1.

  According to the feature A5, there is a possibility that a ball clogging may occur between the ceiling inclined surface and the game ball row, regardless of which state the game ball is prevented from flowing down in the ball stopper. As a result, it is possible to satisfactorily rectify the game ball in the standby passage.

Feature A6. The standby passage is a first standby passage (first standby passages 191a, 201a, 224a) and a second standby passage (second standby passages 191b, 201b, 224b) arranged in parallel to the first standby passage. Prepared,
The ball stopping means prevents or allows the game ball in the first standby passage to flow down to the downstream side, and further prevents or allows the game ball in the second standby passage to flow down to the downstream side. Yes,
The ceiling inclined surface is provided for both the inclined passage region of the first standby passage and the inclined passage region of the second standby passage,
The second standby passage is set so that the passage length on the downstream side of the position where the ceiling inclined surface is provided is different from the first standby passage,
The length of the second waiting passage is such that one row of game balls is upstream from the ceiling inclined surface with the game balls received by the ball stopping means in the state where the flow of the game balls is blocked. Of the stacked game balls in a situation where the game balls are stacked above the game ball row at a position upstream of the ceiling inclined surface. Characteristic A1 thru | or set so that the game ball in the said 2nd waiting | waiting channel | path waits in the state which the game ball located in the most downstream direction does not touch the said ceiling inclined surface The gaming machine according to any one of A5.

  According to the feature A6, even when a plurality of standby passages are arranged side by side and the lengths of the two standby passages are different, the same configuration is used for the ceiling inclined surface, It becomes possible to suppress the occurrence of clogging.

Feature A7. A tank (tank 181) that opens upward and stores a large number of game balls;
The standby passage is provided from the position of the tank to the position of the ball stopping means, and the game balls waiting in the standby passage are stored in the storage area (upper plate 83a, lower The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A6, wherein the gaming machine is a gaming ball for paying out toward the tray 84a).

  According to the feature A7, since a large number of game balls are stored in the tank, the weight load of the game balls on the standby passage is large. In this case, ball clogging is likely to occur. However, the provision of the configuration of the feature A1 reduces the possibility of ball clogging between the ceiling inclined surface and the game ball row. The rectification of the game ball can be performed satisfactorily.

  The invention of the above-described feature group A is effective for the following problems.

  A pachinko machine, which is a kind of gaming machine, includes, for example, a tank for storing game balls inside the pachinko machine, and the game balls are supplied from the island facility to the tank. The game balls stored in the tank are guided to a storage unit on the front surface of the gaming machine through a predetermined passage. In addition, a payout device is provided in the middle of the predetermined passage.

  The payout device is provided with ball stop means such as a rotating body, and in a situation where the ball stop means prevents passage, the game ball waits in a standby passage on the upstream side of the ball stop means. Become. On the other hand, the ball stopping means is driven so as to allow passage, so that the game ball waiting in the standby passage is paid out toward the storage section.

  Here, in order to satisfactorily pay out the game balls by the ball stop means, it is preferable that the game balls are arranged in a line toward the ball stop means in one waiting passage. On the other hand, if the flow of game balls from the tank to the standby passage is restricted to one line from the beginning, there is a concern that ball clogging may occur at the outlet of the tank. Then, it is preferable to rectify so that it may become a line in the middle position of one waiting path. However, there is a possibility that ball clogging may occur during the rectification.

  The above problem is not limited to the standby path from the tank to the ball stop means, and the same applies to other gaming machines having a standby path where a game ball guided in a predetermined direction waits. It is a problem that occurs.

<Feature B group>
Feature B1. A gaming machine main body (gaming machine main body 12) that is rotatably supported by a support-side object (outer frame 11) so that one side in the lateral direction is a rotation base end side;
Ball stopping means (rotating body 231) for preventing or allowing the game balls to be paid out toward the storage part (upper plate 83a, lower plate 84a) on the front surface of the gaming machine, and payout detection means (payout detection) for detecting the game balls to be paid A payout device (payout device 184) having a sensor 237);
With
The payout device is installed at an installation location (installation region 245) provided on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine body,
Fixing means (fixing boss 246, fixing flange 247, screw 248) for fixing the dispensing device to the installation location and releasing the fixation of the dispensing device to the installation location by performing an unlocking operation. With
The gaming machine is characterized in that the fixing means is provided so that the fixing release operation needs to be performed from the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body with respect to the fixing means.

  According to the feature B1, it is necessary to perform the fixing release operation on the fixing means provided on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body from the rotation base end side of the fixing means even if the payout device is illegally removed. is there. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to perform an act of illicitly removing the payout device.

  Feature B2. The installation location is provided with a holding portion (bottom plate portion 244) for holding the state where the payout device is installed at the installation location by receiving the weight of the payout device at least when the fixing means is not fixed. The gaming machine according to Feature B1, wherein the gaming machine is provided.

  According to the feature B2, when the payout device is installed or removed, the payout device can be held at the installation location even when the fixing means is not fixed. Thereby, it is possible to suppress deterioration of workability of regular installation work and removal work of the payout device in the structure having the feature B1 described above and making it difficult to remove the payout device.

Feature B3. The fixing means includes an installation-side fixing portion (fixing boss 246) provided at a peripheral portion of the installation location, and a payout-side fixing portion (fixing flange 247) provided in a housing (payout housing 221) of the payout device. ), And a fixing member (screw 248) is inserted into a hole (screw hole 246a, through-hole 247a) communicating with the installation side fixing portion and the payout side fixing portion overlapping in the lateral direction. The payout device is fixed to the installation location.
The installation location is provided with positioning portions (back plate portion 242 and side plate portion 243) that automatically place the installation side fixing portion and the payout side fixing portion in a lateral direction by contact with the payout device. The gaming machine according to Feature B1 or B2, wherein

  According to the feature B3, when the payout device is installed, the device-side fixing portion and the payout-side fixing portion are naturally arranged side by side by arranging the payout device at a position positioned by the positioning portion. Thereby, it is possible to suppress deterioration of workability of regular installation work and removal work of the payout device in the structure having the feature B1 described above and making it difficult to remove the payout device.

Feature B4. A specific surface provided inside the gaming machine main body or on the rear surface of the gaming machine main body and exposed to the front of the gaming machine by performing a predetermined opening operation (the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 in the upstream vertical passage unit 183 A disposing support portion (upstream longitudinal passage unit 183) having the above-mentioned installation location on the facing surface),
The installation location is oriented in the direction of the specific surface so that the delivery device can be installed in the installation location by moving the delivery device from the tip in the direction of the specific surface to the original side in the direction. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, wherein the gaming machine is open to the outside.

  According to the feature B4, when installing the payout device, the specific surface is exposed by performing a predetermined opening operation, and the payout device is moved from the tip of the direction facing the specific surface to the original side in the direction. The dispensing device can be installed at the installation location. In other words, it is not necessary to install the dispensing device at the installation location from the rotation base end side when installing the dispensing device. Thereby, it is possible to suppress deterioration of workability of regular installation work and removal work of the payout device in the structure having the feature B1 described above and making it difficult to remove the payout device.

  Feature B5. The installation location is provided on the back surface of the gaming machine main body, and the payout device is moved by moving the payout device from the tip of the direction facing the back of the gaming machine main body to the original side in the direction. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B4, wherein the gaming machine is opened in a direction facing a rear surface of the gaming machine main body so that the gaming machine body can be installed at a location.

  According to the feature B5, when installing the payout device, the gaming machine main body is rotated to expose the back surface of the gaming machine main body, and the payout device is moved from the tip in the direction facing the back to the original side in the direction. By doing so, the payout device can be installed at the installation location. Thereby, it is possible to suppress deterioration of workability of regular installation work and removal work of the payout device in the structure having the feature B1 described above and making it difficult to remove the payout device.

  The invention of the above-mentioned feature B group is effective for the following problems.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, includes a tank for storing game balls inside the pachinko machine, for example. The game balls stored in the tank are guided to a storage unit on the front surface of the gaming machine through a predetermined passage. In addition, a payout device is provided in the middle of the predetermined passage. The payout device is provided with ball stop means such as a rotating body, and when the ball stop means is in a payout preventing state, the game ball waits in a standby passage upstream of the ball stop means. It becomes.

  The ball stopper is electrically connected to the control device. Then, based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball-entry unit provided in the game area or a lending operation has been performed on the ball-rent device in a configuration in which a ball-rent device such as a CR unit is provided. The number-of-payout information is stored in the control device, and the ball stopping means is driven and controlled by the control device so as to execute the payout operation, whereby the game ball that has been temporarily stopped is paid out to the storage unit.

  Further, the payout device is provided with a payout detection sensor as a payout detection means on the downstream side of the ball stop means, and the game ball derived downstream by the payout operation of the ball stop means is detected by the payout detection sensor. . Based on the detection result of the payout detection sensor, the control device grasps the number of game balls paid out, and when the number of game balls corresponding to the payout number information is paid out, the payout operation of the ball stopping means End.

  Here, in the pachinko machine described above, in order to allow the game balls to be illegally paid out, the legitimate payout device is removed and the illegal payout device is re-installed after the correct payout device is removed, or the normal payout device is replaced with an illegal payout device. To act. In this case, there is a concern that illegal payout of game balls will be executed.

<Feature C group>
Feature C1. Waiting passages (first waiting passages 191a, 201a, 224a, second waiting passages 191b, 201b, 224b) in which game balls to be paid out to the storage units (upper plate 83a, lower plate 84a) on the front surface of the gaming machine will wait. ), A first standby passage (first standby passage 191a, 201a, 224a) and a second standby passage (second standby passage 191b, 201b, 224b) are provided on the back of the gaming machine,
A first ball stop means (a ball stop portion 233 of the rotating body 231) provided on the downstream side of the first standby passage and preventing or allowing a game ball in the first standby passage to flow down to the downstream side;
A second ball stop means (a ball stop portion 234 of the rotating body 231) provided on the downstream side of the second standby passage and preventing or allowing a game ball in the second standby passage to flow down to the downstream side;
Drive means (dispensing motor 235) for operating these first ball stop means and second ball stop means;
With
The drive means includes an output shaft (output shaft 235a) that provides power to both the first ball stop means and the second ball stop means, and a main body portion (main body portion) that operates the output shaft when in a driving state. 235b), and
The first standby path and the second standby path are juxtaposed in the lateral direction at least in the most downstream part toward each ball stopper,
The drive means is provided such that the axial direction of the output shaft is a lateral direction, and the main body portion is located laterally with respect to the first ball stop means and the second ball stop means. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the feature C1, since the first ball stop means and the second ball stop means are driven by a single drive means, the drive means is less than the configuration in which the drive means are individually provided for these ball stop means. The provided portion can be reduced in size. In this case, the first standby path and the second standby path are arranged side by side at least in the most downstream portion toward each ball stopper, and the drive means has the axial direction of the output shaft as the horizontal direction. And the main-body part is provided so that it may be located in a horizontal direction with respect to the 1st ball stop means and the 2nd ball stop means. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress the dimension of the part in which the drive means was provided in the front-back direction.

Feature C2. A tank (tank 181) that opens upward and stores a large number of game balls;
The first standby passage and the second standby passage are provided from the position of the tank to the position of each ball stop means,
These first standby passage and second standby passage are:
An upstream passage region (first upstream passage region 191a, second upward circulation) provided to be inclined downward in a lateral direction from a portion communicating with the tank, and in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are juxtaposed side by side Road area 191b),
A downstream passage region (a first downstream passage region 224a and a second downstream passage region 224b) including a most downstream portion directed to each of the ball stoppers, wherein the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side in a lateral direction;
Provided between the upstream passage region and the downstream passage region, and from the state where the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side in the flow-down direction of the game balls, An intermediate passage region (first intermediate passage region 201a, second intermediate passage region 201b) having a transition region (extension region 201d and its surrounding region) to be transitioned;
The gaming machine according to Feature C1, further comprising:

  According to the feature C2, the first standby passage and the second standby passage are provided with an upstream passage area provided to be inclined downward from a portion communicating with the tank, so that the game waiting in each of the standby passages is provided. It is possible to suitably reduce the sphere pressure. In addition, the upstream passage regions of the first standby passage and the second standby passage are provided so as to be inclined downward in the lateral direction, and are provided in parallel in the front and rear, so that a space for providing these upstream passage regions is provided. Can be reduced.

  In this configuration, the first standby passage and the second standby passage are changed from a state where the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side in the flow-down direction of the game ball to a state where they are arranged side by side. An intermediate passage region having a transition region is formed. Thereby, the superior effect as described in the feature C1 can be obtained while the pressure reduction of the game ball is performed well on the upstream side of the standby passage.

  Feature C3. A discharge passage (discharge passage 206) for discharging the game balls waiting in the first standby passage and the second standby passage upstream of the transition region in the first standby passage and the second standby passage. Branch positions are set, and a blocking position for preventing the game balls waiting in the first waiting path and the second waiting path from flowing into the discharge path and an allowable position are manually operated. The gaming machine according to Feature C2, further comprising a switching member (switching member 207) provided so as to be switchable.

  According to the feature C3, in the configuration in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side on the most downstream side, the switching member is provided on the upstream side of the transition region. It is possible to manually operate the switching member from the rear side of the gaming machine to the portion where the passage and the second standby passage are formed. As a result, the excellent effects as described in the feature C1 can be obtained while not reducing the operability of the switching member.

Feature C4. A game ball passage portion corresponding to the first standby passage and a game ball passage portion (passage portions 209a and 209b) corresponding to the second standby passage are provided in parallel, and the passage portions thereof are arranged in parallel. It has a detection main part (main part 209c) extending in a direction perpendicular to the setting direction and the passing direction of the game ball, and whether or not the game ball is waiting in the first standby path and the second standby path. Standby side detection means (ballless sensor 209) for detection,
The standby side detection means is provided such that the juxtaposition direction of the passage parts is the front-rear direction upstream of the transition region in the first standby path and the second standby path. A gaming machine according to the feature C2 or C3.

  According to the feature C4, in the configuration in which the first standby path and the second standby path are arranged in the lateral direction on the most downstream side, the standby side detection means is provided upstream of the transition region. While suppressing the dimension of the side detection means in the front-rear direction, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect as described in the feature C1.

Feature C5. The transition region of the first standby passage and the transition region of the second standby passage are:
A separation region (extension region 201d) in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are separated from each other in a lateral direction from a state where the first standby passage and the second standby passage are arranged side by side;
Downstream from the separation region, one of the transition region of the first standby passage and the transition region of the second standby passage is inclined downward toward the front of the gaming machine, and the other is directed toward the rear of the gaming machine. Inclined regions (inclined portions 211a and 211b) for arranging the first standby passage and the second standby passage side by side by tilting downward,
The gaming machine according to any one of features C2 to C4, characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature C5, the transition region in which the first standby passage and the second standby passage are transitioned from the front and back side to the horizontal side state is provided in the transition region. An inclined region is provided for each. Thereby, using the configuration of the transition region, it is possible to reduce the pressure of both the weight load of the game ball applied to the first ball stop means and the weight load of the game ball applied to the second ball stop means.

Feature C6. The first ball stopping means and the second ball stopping means are a rotating body (rotating body 352) having a shaft portion to which the output shaft is fixed, and the driving means rotates the output shaft around the axis. To rotate the rotating body,
The inclined region (downstream passage region 353) of the first standby passage and the inclined region (downstream passage region 354) of the second standby passage are formed such that the other inclination is larger than one.
When the game ball is paid out, the rotational direction of the rotating body is driven and controlled so that the portion passing through the side with the larger inclination in the inclined areas becomes the direction of rotation toward the side with the smaller inclination. The game machine according to Feature C5, further comprising drive control means (payout control device 116) for performing the operation.

  According to the feature C6, on the side of the first ball stop means and the second ball stop means on which a larger weight load is applied, when the game ball is paid out, the rotating body rotates in a direction to release the weight load. This reduces the driving force required to rotate the rotating body when paying out the game balls.

Feature C7. A gaming machine main body (game machine main body 12) that is rotatably supported by a target (outer frame 11) on the support side so that one side in the horizontal direction is a rotation base end side;
The first ball stop means, the second ball stop means and the drive means are provided as a unit as a payout device (payout device 184), and a payout detection means for detecting a game ball to be paid out in the payout device. (Payout detection sensor 237) is provided,
The payout device is provided on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine main body, and further, a housing portion (drive) for housing the main body portion of the drive means and the main body portion (main body portion 237b) of the payout detection means. The housing portion 223) is provided so as to be disposed on the rotation base end side with respect to the passage forming portion (passage forming portion 222) in which the first ball stopping means and the second ball stopping means are provided. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C6, characterized by:

  According to the feature C7, in the configuration in which the passage forming portion and the accommodating portion of the dispensing device are arranged side by side, the accommodating portion is disposed on the rotation base end side, so that the illegal act against the main body portion of the dispensing detection means Is difficult to do.

  Feature C8. The first ball stopping means and the second ball stopping means are a rotating body (rotating body 231) having a shaft portion (rotating shaft portion 232) to which the output shaft is fixed, and the driving means is configured to output the output shaft. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C7, wherein the rotating body is rotated by rotating a shaft around the shaft.

  According to the feature C8, in the configuration in which the first ball stop means and the second ball stop means are rotating bodies and the driving means rotates the output shaft, the excellent effect as described in the feature C1 is provided. Can be played.

Feature C9. A waiting passage in which a game ball guided toward a predetermined area will wait;
In a situation where rotation is provided on the downstream side of the standby passage and rotation is stopped, the game ball in the standby passage is prevented from flowing down to the downstream side, and the game ball is moved downstream by rotating. A rotating body (rotating body 342) that leads to
Drive means (dispensing motor 235) for rotating the rotating body;
With
The standby passage includes an inclined region (downstream passage region 343) formed to be inclined downward in a specific direction at least on the most downstream side toward the rotating body,
Drive control means for driving and controlling the drive means so that a rotation direction of the rotating body in the case of guiding the game ball in the predetermined direction is a rotation direction in which a portion passing the inclined region side is directed to the specific direction. A gaming machine comprising a (payout control device 116).

  According to the feature C9, since the standby passage is formed to be inclined downward in a specific direction on the most downstream side toward the rotor, the weight load applied to the rotor of the game ball waiting in the standby passage is reduced. Is done. In addition, when the game ball is guided in a predetermined direction, the driving means is driven and controlled so that the rotation direction of the rotating body is a rotation direction in which the portion that has passed through the inclined region is directed to the specific direction. The driving force required to rotate the body can be reduced.

  The invention of the above-mentioned feature C group is effective for the following problems.

  A pachinko machine, which is a kind of gaming machine, includes, for example, a tank for storing game balls inside the pachinko machine, and the game balls are supplied from the island facility to the tank. The game balls stored in the tank are guided to a storage unit on the front surface of the gaming machine through a predetermined passage. In addition, a payout device is provided in the middle of the predetermined passage.

  The payout device is provided with ball stop means such as a rotating body, and in a situation where the ball stop means prevents passage, the game ball waits in a standby passage on the upstream side of the ball stop means. Become. On the other hand, the ball stopping means is driven so as to allow passage, so that the game ball waiting in the standby passage is paid out toward the storage section.

  As a pachinko machine equipped with a tank and a dispensing device as described above, a configuration is known in which two rows of standby passages leading from the tank to the ball stopper of the dispensing device are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. In this case, the time required for paying out a predetermined number of game balls can be shortened.

  Here, in the configuration in which the waiting passages are provided in two rows as described above, it is necessary to prevent or allow the game balls to be paid out for each waiting passage. In this case, a configuration is conceivable in which a ball stopper is provided for each standby passage and an electric actuator is provided for each ball stopper.

  However, this configuration is not preferable because the dispensing device is increased in size. On the other hand, the ball stoppers are individually operated for each standby passage, and the ball stoppers are operated by a single electric actuator. The apparatus can be reduced in size.

  However, in order to perform the game ball paying-out operation for each of the standby passages, a certain amount of driving force is required in the electric actuator, so that the main body of the electric actuator has a certain size. Furthermore, since the standby passages are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, when a single electric actuator configuration is applied to the standby passages, the main body portions of the electric actuators are arranged in the parallel arrangement direction of the standby passages. It becomes. As a result, the thickness of the dispensing device in the front-rear direction increases. In this case, for example, if the design of the payout device is changed to the rear of the conventional position due to an increase in the size of the production device or the like, the pachinko machine is placed with the back face facing the island facility of the game hall. When the machine is installed, there is a concern that the gap between both pachinko machines will become extremely narrow, and there is also a concern that both pachinko machines will interfere.

<Feature D group>
Feature D1. A base body in which a game area (game area 23a) in which a game ball flows down has a game part (game board 23) formed on the front surface, and is rotatably supported with respect to a support target (outer frame 11). (Resin base 21);
A window portion (window portion 74) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine and enabling the gaming area to be viewed from the front of the gaming machine;
Launch operation means (launch operation device 31) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine and operated by a player to launch a game ball toward the game area;
Launching means (game ball launching mechanism 41) provided below the game area in the base body and launching a game ball toward the game area;
Progress control means (main control device 91) for executing control for game progression in response to the occurrence of a game ball entering a ball entrance provided in the game area;
A launch control means (launch control device 121) for controlling the launch means to launch a game ball toward the game area based on the operation of the launch operation means;
With
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the launch control means is installed on a back surface of a support portion (lower frame region 141) on the surface of the base body.

  According to the feature D1, since the progress control unit and the launch control unit are provided separately, the control load of the progress control unit can be reduced compared to the configuration in which the functions of the launch control unit are integrated into the progress control unit. Figured. Further, since the progress control means and the firing control means are provided separately, it is possible to arrange the control means at positions suitable for each.

  In this case, since the launch control means is installed on the back surface of the support portion on the surface of the base body, the launch control means cannot be easily touched by the player while launching. The wiring for electrically connecting the control means and the launching means can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily install the launch control means.

Feature D2. The back surface of the base body is provided with a back unit (back pack unit 15) on which a game ball payout mechanism (payout unit 113) is mounted.
The gaming machine according to Feature D1, wherein the launch control means is installed between the support portion and the back unit.

  According to the feature D2, it becomes possible to protect the launch control means from behind by the back unit. In addition, it is possible to make it difficult to perform an act of illegally removing the launch control means.

Feature D3. The progress control means is installed on the back surface of the base body,
When the launch control is performed, at least one of transmission of a signal from the launch control unit to the progress control unit side and transmission of a signal from the progress control unit to the launch control unit side is performed. Yes,
A specific board (power supply device 117) provided in the back unit is interposed in the middle of the path for performing communication related to the launch control, and a specific wiring (electrical) from the base body side is interposed in the specific board. The gaming machine according to Feature D2, wherein wiring 152e) is connected.

  According to the feature D3, since the progress control means is provided on the back side of the base body, it is possible to make it difficult to illegally access the progress control means from the back of the gaming machine due to the presence of the back pack. It becomes. In this configuration, the specific substrate is provided in the back unit. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to perform the act of illegally separating the back unit from the base body using the specific wiring.

  Feature D4. Provided to electrically connect the specific board and the progress control means, and a wiring for performing communication related to the launch control, and supplying power to perform communication different from the communication related to the launch control A gaming machine according to the feature D3, further comprising a connection unit (connector unit 175) for connecting wiring to the progress control means side with one connector.

  According to the feature D4, the wiring for performing the communication related to the launch control using the specific substrate and the wiring for supplying the communication or power different from the communication related to the launch control are provided by one connector. By adopting a configuration that connects to the progress control means, it is possible to reduce the number of connection portions provided in the progress control means, compared to a configuration in which each wiring is directly connected to a specific substrate. This improves the workability when removing the progress control means for maintenance or the like. In this configuration, the specific substrate is provided in the back unit. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to perform the act of illegally separating the back unit from the base body using the specific wiring.

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