JP5641322B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a game ball launching device that varies the initial firing speed of a game ball of a pachinko gaming machine.

  A game ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine is an instrument that electrically controls the initial firing speed of a game ball using a variable resistor. The game ball launching handle includes, for example, a rotating operation body, a main driving gear that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating operation body, and a driven gear that meshes with the main driving gear. The driven gear is provided on a rotating shaft connected to the variable resistor, and the resistance value of the variable resistor is adjusted according to the rotation angle of the driven gear, and the initial firing speed of the game ball is varied.

  A stop switch is provided near the game ball launching handle. The stop switch can temporarily stop the launch of the game ball when the player presses the stop switch with a finger.

  As a technique related to such a stop switch, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-131608 “Hitting Ball Operation Handle of Game Machine” has been proposed.

  In addition to the stop switch, the gaming machine is provided with various switches and buttons for operating or controlling the gaming machine.

JP 2009-131608 A

However, in the “game ball hitting operation handle” of Patent Document 1, a stop switch is incorporated in the handle base. The control of the launcher and the electrical wiring of the stop switch had the problem that they were likely to be complicated in the hitting handle.
Also, the player holds the game ball launcher handle with his right hand and adjusts the angle of rotation to adjust the initial launch speed of the game ball, but sometimes the left hand cannot be used. There is a problem that it is difficult to immediately operate various switches and buttons to be operated or controlled.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to incorporate various operation means such as various switches and buttons for operating or controlling the game into an operating body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball so that the left hand can be used freely during the game machine. Is to provide a game machine.

The present invention is a gaming machine equipped with a launching device that varies the launch position of a game ball, and is a rotator that is operably attached with a right hand to adjust the launch position of the game ball according to the operation amount. an operating body formed respectively at least thumb and finger hook multiplying the other finger around, as thumb is holding the operation body not to operate against the will to adjust the angle of rotation, the On the left side of the finger-hanging portion on which the thumb of the operating body is hung , provided with an operating means for operating or controlling in a gaming machine different from the operation related to launch, provided with an interval of at least one thumb . It is characterized by that.

  A plurality of the operating means can be provided on the operating body.

  In the invention with the above configuration, the operating means is built in the operating body that adjusts the launch position of the game ball, and even when the left hand is used during a game, only the right hand that operates the operating body is used. Various games can be operated or controlled smoothly.

It is a perspective 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 rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of a part of channel | path formed in the vertical path unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a payout apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the number of remaining game balls. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the number of remaining game balls. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the channel | path structure regarding payout of a game ball. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the channel | path structure regarding payout of a game ball. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a front surface side channel | path unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front side channel | path unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a front side channel | path unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a shutter mechanism. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a motion of a shutter mechanism. It is a top view which shows the upper plate covered with the upper side bulging part, and the lower plate covered with the lower side bulging part. It is a front view which shows the upper plate covered with the upper side bulging part, and the lower plate covered with the lower side bulging part. It is an AA line expanded sectional view in Drawing 25 and Drawing 26. It is the BB line expanded sectional view in FIG. 25 and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the vibration isolating structure of 1 sheet structure, and an upper plate. It is an enlarged front view which shows the vibration isolator which formed the rib for vibration absorption. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the vibration isolating structure of 2 sheets structure, and an upper plate. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the vibration proof board which comprises a vibration proof structure. It is a front view which shows the vibration proof structure with which the upper plate was mounted | worn. It is an expanded sectional view of the CC line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which attaches the top plate which attached the vibration proof board to the board surface of a game machine front unit, and covers this top plate by an upper side bulging part. It is a front view which shows a game ball | bowl launching handle. A rotary operation body is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view. It is a front view showing a handle base. It is an exploded top view which shows a game ball | bowl launching handle. The rotation main shaft and a bearing part are shown, (a) is a schematic perspective view, (b) is an enlarged view of a bearing part, (c) is an enlarged view of a rotation main shaft. It is a circuit diagram of a touch switch. It is an enlarged explanatory view showing a stop switch, (a) is a state before pressing, (b) is a pressed state. The example of the stop switch of the form bent in the crank shape is shown, (a) is a rear view of a rotary operation body, (b) is an enlarged view of a stop switch. It is an enlarged view which shows the Example of the stop switch of the form formed in the arch shape. The Example of the stop switch of the form which a button part slides in the circumferential direction of a rotation operation body is shown, (a) is a rear view of a rotation operation body, (b) is an enlarged view of a stop switch. An example of a stop switch in a state in which the stop switch is movable in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle is shown, (a) is a plan view of the rotary operation body, (b) is an enlarged view of the stop switch. An example of a stop switch in a state in which the stop switch is movable in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle is shown, (a) is a plan view of the rotary operation body, and (b) is an enlarged view of the stop switch. It is an Example which provided the stop switch in the front cover, and is a top view of the front cover which shows the form which presses a part of surface of a front cover. The stop switch of the form provided in the front cover is shown, (a) is XX sectional drawing of FIG. 48, (b) is a front view of stop switch components. It is a stop switch provided in the front cover, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the front cover showing an embodiment of a mode of pressing in the axial direction. It is a stop switch of the form provided in the front cover, and is a top view of the front cover which shows the Example which formed the anti-slip gathers in the button part. It is an enlarged view which shows the other form of the stop switch of the form provided in the front cover. It is a front view which shows the structure which attached the operation means to the rotation operation body in two places. It is a front view which shows the other structure which attached the operation means to the rotation operation body in two places. It is a front view which shows the other structure which attached the operation means to the rotation operation body in two places. It is a front view which shows the other structure which attached the operation means to the rotation operation body in three places. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is another block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the NMI interruption process by CPU of a main control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of input by CPU of a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a command determination process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 21 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward.

  The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members 12 to 15 to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plate members 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  As described above, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood, so that the outer frame 11 can be reinforced while being fixed to the island facility. The configuration of the outer frame 11 is not limited to the above, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of wood, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of metal. Further, all or part of the plate materials 12 to 15 may be made of synthetic resin.

  Moreover, although the pachinko machine 10 is configured to include the outer frame 11, the pachinko machine 10 may be configured to include only the gaming machine main portion 21 without including the outer frame 11.

  Support metal fittings 17 and 18 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left plate 12 of the outer frame 11. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine main part 21 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be supported by these support fittings 17 and 18.

  The gaming machine main unit 21 includes a gaming machine base unit (main body frame or inner frame) 22, a gaming machine front unit (front door or front frame) 23 disposed in front of the gaming machine base unit 22, and a gaming machine base. And a back pack unit 24 disposed behind the unit 22. A gaming machine base unit 22 of the gaming machine main portion 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. More specifically, the gaming machine base unit 22 is turnable (openable / closable) forward, with the left side as the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side as the rotation tip (opening / closing tip) side in front view. .

  The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a first bulging portion 95 that bulges toward the front side below the window panel portion 91, and an upper plate that opens upward is provided inside the first bulging portion 95. 95a is provided. The upper plate 95a is a ball tray for temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the first payout port 231 and guiding them to the downstream side (right side in the present embodiment) while aligning them in a row.

  The first bulge portion 95 is provided with an upper dish ball removal switch 232 on the downstream side of the upper dish 95a, and a ball rental operation part 233 is disposed in front of the upper dish 95a. The upper dish ball removal switch 232 is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper dish 95a.

  The ball lending operation unit 233 is provided with a ball lending button 234 and a return button 235. The ball lending button 234 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and a lending ball is paid out as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The return button 235 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit.

In addition, a push-type effect switch 236 that can be operated by the player is provided between the ball lending button 234 and the return button 235 at the center on the front side of the first bulge portion 95. The effect switch 236 incorporates a lamp (not shown) so that the lamp is turned on when the selection operation is valid, and the lamp is turned off when the selection operation is invalid. Yes. Then, in the situation where the lamp is lit, the effect switch 2
When 36 is operated, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 described later is changed.

  A second bulging portion 96 bulging toward the front side is provided at a lower position of the gaming machine front unit 23, and a lower plate 96 a that opens upward is provided inside the second bulging portion 96. ing. The lower tray 96a is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the second payout outlet 237. For example, when the lower plate ball removal switch 233 is operated, the game balls stored in the upper plate 95a are discharged from the second payout opening 237 to the lower plate 96a.

  On the front surface side of the second bulge portion 96, an upper ball removal switch 238 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower plate 96a downward is provided. A game ball launching handle 84 is provided on the right side of the second bulging portion 96 so as to protrude toward the front side. The game ball launching handle 84 is connected to a game ball launching mechanism 80 (see FIG. 5) provided on the back side of the plate member 12, and the game ball stored in the upper plate 95a is handled by the player. By rotating 84, the game board 61 is fired toward the game area.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached to the rear end side of the gaming machine base unit 22 at the rotating tip side. It has been. The locking device 31 is provided with a long interlocking rod 32, and the interlocking rod 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 33 is locked to the receiving bracket 34 provided on the plate 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11 and is locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. Further, the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided with a cylinder lock 35, and when the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction among the upward direction and the downward direction by the operation of the cylinder lock 35, a game with respect to the outer frame 11 is performed. The locked state of the machine base unit 22 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine front unit 23 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side, and the right side is rotated. It can be turned forward (openable and closable) as the tip (opening / closing tip) side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 24 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22, and in the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side is rotated. The moving tip (opening / closing tip) side can be rotated backward (openable / closable).

Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23, and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
<Game machine base unit 22>
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The gaming machine base unit 22 is mainly composed of a resin base 41 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed at the center of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from behind. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four places in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position).

  The game board 61 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 61 is exposed to the front surface side of the gaming machine base unit 22 through the window hole 51 of the resin base 41.

  Here, the structure of the game board 61 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 61 has 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 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, and the like. Among these, the variable winning device 63, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable display unit 67 are provided side by side in the vertical direction at the center of the game board 61 in the left-right direction. The operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable winning device 63 are arranged in this order. Further, in the lower part of the game board 61, four general winning ports 62 are provided, two on the left side and two on the right side. Incidentally, the left side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating distal end side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  When a game ball enters the general winning port 62, the variable winning device 63, the upper operating port 64, and the lower operating port 65, it is detected by a detection switch, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out based on the detection result. Is done. Specifically, when one game ball enters the general prize opening 62, 10 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and when one game ball enters the variable winning device 63, the number of unit game balls 15 game balls are paid out, and when one game ball enters the upper operation port 64, 3 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and one game ball enters the lower operation port 65. When a ball is played, four game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls.

  In addition, an out port 68 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 61, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 68. The game board 61 is provided with a large number of nails 69 for dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill.

  The variable display unit 67 is provided with a symbol display device 71 for variably displaying symbols with a winning at one of the operation ports 64 and 65 as a trigger. The variable display unit 67 is provided with a center frame 72 so as to surround the symbol display device 71. A first specific lamp portion 73 and a second specific lamp portion 74 are provided on the center frame 72. Reservation lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation ports 64 and 65 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 75 The number of hold is displayed by lighting. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 66 is held up to four times, and the number of the holding balls is displayed by turning on the holding lamp unit 76. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 71 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. In the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen made up of other types such as CRT, dot matrix, and 7 segments.

In the first specific lamp unit 73, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 64 as a trigger, and if the display is stopped in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. Further, in the second specific lamp portion 74, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 66, and when the stop color is displayed in a predetermined color, the lower operation port 65 is displayed. The electric accessory 65a attached to is opened for a predetermined time.

  Incidentally, the lower operating port 65 can enter when the electric accessory 65a serving as the opening / closing means is in an open state, and cannot enter when it is in a closed state. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which it is easy to enter when the electric utility item 65a is in an open state and it is difficult to enter when the electric accessory 65a is in a closed state.

  In the variable winning device 63, the open / close door 63a as an opening / closing means is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter, and a predetermined open state in which a game ball can easily enter in the case of a big hit Can be switched to. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 63, the variable winning device 63 is repeated with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. What is opened is common.

  An inner rail portion 77 and an outer rail portion 78 are attached to the game board 61, and a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78, and a game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism. Is guided to the upper part of the game area. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, a return rubber 79 is provided at the upper right portion of the window hole 51 of the resin base 41, and a game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 79, and is in the center of the game area. It is designed to be bounced back. In this case, the return rubber 79 is formed so that the surface on which the game ball hits is inclined toward the center of the game area, so that the game ball is rebounded toward the center of the game area. ing.

  The game ball launching mechanism 80 is attached below the window hole 51 in the resin base 41 as shown in FIG. The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 81, a launching rail 82, and a ball feed mechanism 83, and the output shaft of the solenoid 81 moves in the expansion / contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 81. Then, the game ball placed on the launch rail 82 is launched by the ball feed mechanism 83 toward the game area. The input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 81 is generated based on the operation of a game ball launch handle 84 (see FIG. 1 and the like) provided at the lower portion of the gaming machine front unit 23.

Support metal fittings 42 and 43 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 41, and the gaming machine front unit 23 is supported by the support metal fittings 42 and 43. Thus, the gaming machine front unit 23 can be rotated forward with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22. Further, a plurality of insertion holes 45 are formed on the front side of the front surface of the resin base 41 so as to be inserted in the vertical direction in order to insert the metal fittings 44 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Is provided. In a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, the metal fitting 44 of the gaming machine front unit 23 enters the insertion hole 45, and the metal fitting 44 is locked to the locking device 31 described above. The As a result, the gaming machine front unit 23 is locked to the gaming machine base unit 22. This locked state is released by moving the interlocking rod 32 of the locking device 31 to the opposite side to the case where the gaming machine base unit 22 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11 by operating the cylinder lock 35.
<Game machine front unit 23>
Here, the configuration of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the gaming machine front unit 23.

The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a substantially elliptical window panel portion 91 that allows almost the entire gaming area to be viewed from the front. Around the window panel portion 91, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 92 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window panel part 91. In the annular illumination part 92, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 93 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 92 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, on the upper left and upper right of the window panel unit 91, a speaker unit 94 that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state is provided.

  Below the window panel portion 91 in the gaming machine front unit 23, an upper bulging portion 95 and a lower bulging portion 96 that bulge to the near side are arranged in parallel. An upper plate 95a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 95, and a lower plate 96a that is also opened upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 96. The upper plate 95a 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 described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 96a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 95a. Note that the game ball launching handle 84 described above is provided to the right of the lower bulging portion 96.

  Protrusion shafts 97 and 98 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 8) on the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. These projecting shafts 97 and 98 constitute an assembly mechanism for the gaming machine base unit 22. In addition, a plurality of the above-mentioned metal fittings 44 are arranged in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side (the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper plate passage that communicates with the upper plate 95a and a front door side lower plate passage that communicates with the lower plate 96a. Details of the front-side passage unit 271 will be described later.
<Back side configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22>
Next, the back configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The locking device 31 already described is provided on the rotation tip side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Further, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the variable display unit 67 disposed at the center of the game board 61 is provided with a frame cover 100 made of synthetic resin that covers the center frame 72 from the rear side so as to protrude rearward. The symbol display device 71 described above is attached to the frame cover 100 from the rear side, and a display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are overlapped in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is the front and the display control device 101 is the rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 102 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 102 includes a sound lamp control device 103 and a mounting base 104, and the sound lamp control device 103 is mounted on the mounting base 104.

  The sound lamp control device 103 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound and lamp display and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device described later, and the sound lamp control substrate is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured in a substrate box.

A main controller unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main control unit 105 has a synthetic resin mounting base 106, and a main control apparatus 107 is mounted on the mounting base 106. The main control device 107 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 108 made of, for example. The board box 108 is provided with a caulking structure or a sealing seal (not shown) as an opening trace means of the board box, and a caulking structure as a leaving trace means of the main controller 107 with respect to the mounting base 106. Yes.

  A collective plate unit (not shown) is provided in an area covered by the main controller unit 105 on the back surface of the game board 61. The collective board unit is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection sensor for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. The game balls collected by the game ball collection mechanism are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through a discharge passage described later. The winning detection sensor is electrically connected to the main controller 107, and a detection signal when a winning of a game ball is detected is input by the main controller 107.

  Bearing fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 41. Three bearing fittings 111 to 113 are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction. The number of bearing fittings 111 to 113 is arbitrary, and may be two or may be four or more. A backpack unit 24 is attached to the gaming machine base unit 22 while being pivotally supported with respect to the bearing fittings 111 to 113. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 24 covers all of the variable display unit 67 and a part of the main controller unit 105 from the rear. Unless the back pack unit 24 is opened, the variable display unit 67 and the main controller unit 105 are covered. The control device unit 105 cannot be removed from the resin base 41.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a fixing metal 115 for fixing the back pack unit 24 to the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. The fixing bracket 115 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a fastening hole 116 is formed on the back surface of the resin base 41, and a fastener 117 (see FIG. 9) provided in the back pack unit 24 with respect to the fastening hole 116. Also, the back pack unit 24 is fixed to the gaming machine base unit 22 by fastening.
<Back pack unit 24>
Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24.

  The back pack unit 24 includes a first back pack unit 121 that constitutes an upper portion and a central portion of the back pack unit 24, and a first portion that is provided continuously with the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes a lower portion of the back pack unit 24. 2 back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower portion of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 are respectively provided with shaft fittings 123 and 139. The shaft fittings 123 and 139 are individually provided with bearing fittings 111 to 113, respectively. It is supported by. Accordingly, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 can be individually rotated with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22.

Here, as described above, the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122 of the first back pack unit 121, and the first back pack unit 121 is formed at the lower edge portion. The first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 overlap each other so as to be in front of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, the second back pack unit 141 can be opened with the first back pack unit 121 closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, but the first back pack unit 141 can be opened with the second back pack unit 141 closed. The unit 121 cannot be opened. The opening / closing relationship may be reversed between the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141, and the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be reversed. And can be opened and closed without interfering with each other. Further, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be integrated and cannot be individually opened and closed.

  Next, the configuration of the first back pack unit 121 will be described in detail.

  The first back pack unit 121 includes a back pack 124, and a payout mechanism 125 is attached to the back pack 124. The back pack 124 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and includes a base portion 126 to which the payout mechanism portion 125 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 127 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 127 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 67.

  The base part 126 is provided with an external terminal board 131 at the upper right part thereof. The external terminal board 131 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base 126 is provided with the shaft fitting 123 of the first back pack unit 121 described above.

  The base portion 126 is provided with a payout mechanism portion 125 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 127. The payout mechanism 125 includes a tank 132, a tank rail 133, and a vertical passage unit 134. The tank 132 is opened upward and is provided at the top of the back pack 124. The game balls are sequentially supplied to the tank 132 from the island facilities of the game hall. The tank rail 133 is connected to the tank 132 below the tank 132, and is gently inclined toward the downstream side. An upper and lower passage unit 134 is connected to the downstream portion of the tank rail 133. The vertical passage unit 134 extends in the vertical direction, and a dispensing device 135 is provided at a midway position thereof. Further, a ball receiving portion, a back pack side passage portion, a main body side passage portion and a front side passage portion are provided on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134, and the front side passage portions are provided on the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. It is communicated.

  That is, between the tank 132 and the trays of the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a, from the tank rail 133, the vertical passage unit 134, the ball receiving portion, the back pack side passage portion, the main body side passage portion, and the front side passage portion. The game path stored in the tank 132 is paid out to the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a through the guide channel unit. The configuration of the vertical passage unit 134 and the configuration on the downstream side thereof will be described in detail later.

  A backpack substrate 136 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 125. The back pack substrate 136 is supplied with, for example, a main power of 24 volts AC, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 137.

  Next, the configuration of the second back pack unit 141 will be described in detail.

The second back pack unit 141 includes a discharge passage board 142 and a control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage board 142 constitutes the front side of the second back pack unit 141, and the control device assembly unit 143 constitutes the rear side of the second back pack unit 141. The discharge passage board 142 and the controller assembly unit 143 are assembled in the front-rear direction to form a second back pack unit 141.

  The discharge passage board 142 is formed with a discharge passage 144 opened rearward on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 143, and an open portion of the discharge passage 144 is closed by the control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage 144 is formed so as to discharge the game balls to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game balls led out to the discharge passage 144 from the above-described various winning holes etc. pass through the discharge passage 144 to make a pachinko parlor. It is discharged outside the machine 10.

  The control device assembly unit 143 has a horizontally long mounting base 145, and a payout control device 146 and a power source and launch control device 147 are mounted on the mounting base 145. The payout control device 146 and the power supply / launch control device 147 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 146 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The payout control device 146 contains a payout control board for controlling the payout device 135 in the board box 148. The payout command signal from the payout control device 146 to the payout device 135 is relayed by the backpack substrate 136 described above. The payout control device 146 is provided with a state return switch 148a. For example, when the state return switch 148a is pressed when a payout error such as a ball jam in the payout device 135 occurs, the ball jam is eliminated.

The power source and launch control device 147 includes a power source and launch control board housed in a board box 149, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 84 is performed. The power supply and launch control device 147 is provided with a RAM erase switch 149a. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and retained. It is like that.
<Vertical passage unit 134>
Next, the configuration of the vertical passage unit 134 will be described in detail. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the vertical passage unit 134. 12 and 13 are exploded perspective views of the vertical passage unit 134. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a part of the passage formed in the vertical passage unit 134.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the vertical passage unit 134 includes an upper unit 161, a dispensing device 135, and a lower unit 162. The upper unit 161, the dispensing device 135, and the lower unit 162 are integrated as an upper and lower passage unit 134, thereby forming a part of a guide passage portion that communicates with the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. Further, the upper unit 161 and the lower unit 162 form a discharge passage portion for discharging the game balls stored in the tank 132 to the island facility. The upper unit 161, the dispensing device 135, and the lower unit 162 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the upper unit 161 includes a pair of housing members 171 and 172 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency such as polycarbonate. Each housing member 171, 172 is integrally formed with a passage wall. These housing members 171 and 172 are assembled in the front-rear direction with a partition plate 173 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency in the same manner as the housing members 171 and 172. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 14, the first case rail portion 174 is formed by the housing member 171 and the partition plate 173 on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10, and the housing member 172 and partition plate 173 on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. A second case rail portion 175 is formed.

  An outer cover 176 is attached to the pair of housing members 171 and 172 so as to sandwich both of them, and a holding member 177 for holding an outlet plug is attached when the pachinko machine 10 is transported. It has been.

  The first case rail part 174 and the second case rail part 175 are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction, and are formed to meander so as to have a curved part at an intermediate position in the vertical direction. Both the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 constitute a part of the guide passage portion.

  In the upper unit 161, as shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175, an upper discharge passage portion 178 is formed. The upper discharge passage portion 178 is formed in a region that is not partitioned by the partition plate 173 between the pair of housing members 171 and 172, and is outside the pachinko machine 10 than the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175. Is located. The upper discharge passage portion 178 is provided to be branched from both the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 from the middle position thereof.

  Here, a switching piece 181 is provided at the inlet portion of the upper discharge passage portion 178. The switching piece 181 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to both housing members 171 and 172 with the front-rear direction as a rotation axis. The switching piece 181 is built in between both housing members 171 and 172. Further, a switching operation piece 182 is provided outside the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the switching piece 181. Similarly to the switching piece 181, the switching operation piece 182 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to both housing members 171 and 172, with the front-rear direction serving as a rotation axis.

  The switching operation piece 182 has a pressing portion 183 located in both housing members 171 and 172 and a lever portion 184 located outside both housing members 171 and 172. The switching operation piece 182 can be switched and arranged between a pressing position where the pressing portion 183 presses the switching piece 181 and a press releasing position where the pressing is released by operating and turning the lever portion 184. .

  When the switching operation piece 182 is arranged at the pressing position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 14, the switching piece 181 is pressed by the pressing portion 183 of the switching operation piece 182 as described above, and the switching piece 181 Part of the passage walls of the case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 is configured. Moreover, in the position which comprises this channel | path wall, the 1st case rail part 174 and the 2nd case rail part 175 are curving, and the switching piece 181 has comprised the bottom part side in the said channel | path wall. Incidentally, the state where the switching piece 181 is pressed by the pressing portion 183 to form the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 corresponds to the payout guiding state. When the switching piece 181 is in the payout guidance state, the game ball upstream of the switching piece 181 flows down the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 as it is.

On the other hand, when the switching operation piece 182 is arranged at the pressing release position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 14, the pressing state of the switching piece 181 by the pressing portion 183 is released. As a result, the switching piece 181 is rotated by its own weight and does not constitute the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175. Incidentally, the state where the pressing by the pressing portion 183 is released and the switching piece 181 does not constitute the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 corresponds to the discharge guiding state. When the switching piece 181 is in the discharge inducing state, the game ball upstream of the switching piece 181 flows toward the upper discharge passage portion 178 side. The switching operation piece 182 is normally arranged at a position where the switching piece 181 is in the payout guidance state, and when the game ball inside the pachinko machine 10 is pulled out, the switching piece 181 is switched and arranged so as to be in the discharge guidance state. .

  The upper unit 161 includes a sphere absence detection sensor 186 for detecting the absence of a sphere in the tank 132. The ball non-detection sensor 186 is provided so as to detect a game ball on the upstream side of the switching piece 181 in the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175, and the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 174. Detection units 187a and 187b are provided corresponding to the case rail portions 175, respectively. In the pachinko machine 10, the ball non-detection sensor 186 uses a sensor that outputs a ball non-detection signal when the protruding pieces provided on the detection units 187a and 187b are not pressed by the game ball. What kind of sensor is used is arbitrary. The detection result of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is output to the payout control device 146, and the payout control device 146 determines whether or not there is no ball based on the detection result of the ball non-detection sensor 186.

  Next, the payout device 135 will be described. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing device 135. In the description of the payout device 135, FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the payout device 135 is assembled to the upper part of the lower unit 162. The payout device 135 includes a housing 191 formed by combining a plurality of members, and a game ball passage 192 is formed in the housing 191. The game ball passage 192 constitutes a part of the guide passage portion.

  The game ball passage 192 includes a pair of inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b and a single outlet-side passage portion 194. The inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b are arranged side by side in front and rear, and both are open on the upper surface of the housing 191. One of the inlet side passage portions 193 a and 193 b communicates with the first case rail portion 174, and the other communicates with the second case rail portion 175. The inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b merge with the outlet-side passage portion 194 at the most downstream portion. The outlet side passage portion 194 is opened at the lower surface of the housing 191.

  The payout device 135 is provided with a rotating body 195 as ball stopping means for temporarily stopping the game ball flowing from the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b to the outlet side passage portion 194 on the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b side. ing. As shown in FIG. 15, the rotator 195 includes a pair of ball guide plates 196 and 197 corresponding to the respective inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b, and the inlet-side passages corresponding to the respective ball guide plates 196 and 197. The rotating body 195 is disposed so as to be accommodated in the downstream portion of the portions 193a and 193b. The center of the rotating body 195 is fixed to the output shaft 198a of the dispensing motor 198.

  The payout motor 198 is constituted by a stepping motor, and the output shaft 198a is rotationally driven in a predetermined direction. Thereby, the rotator 195 rotates in the predetermined direction, and accordingly, the ball guide plates 196 and 197 rotate in the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b. The output shaft 198a is set to advance one step by giving a driving signal of one pulse and to make one rotation by giving a driving signal of 360 pulses. The payout motor 198 is accommodated in the housing 191.

Concave portions 196a and 197a are formed at two positions at 180 ° intervals on the periphery of each of the ball guide plates 196 and 197. However, the positions of the recesses 196a and 197a are shifted by 90 ° from each other between the pair of inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b. When the rotating body 195 is not rotating, the flow of the game ball is temporarily stopped in both the pair of inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b. Further, when the rotating body 195 is rotating, the recesses 196a, 197a
Only the game balls that have entered the top are led to the outlet side passage portion 194.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a payout detection sensor 199 having a substantially flat plate shape is installed in the outlet side passage portion 194. The payout detection sensor 199 is configured by a known magnetic detection type proximity sensor, and converts a magnetic field change caused by the passing of the game ball through the through hole into an electric signal and outputs it. With the payout detection sensor 199, the number of game balls paid out via the payout device 135 can be confirmed.

  Next, the lower unit 162 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the lower unit 162 includes a pair of housing members 201 and 202, and both housing members 201 and 202 are assembled in the front-rear direction to form a dispensing passage portion 203 extending in the vertical direction. Has been. The payout passage portion 203 constitutes a part of the guide passage portion. The payout passage portion 203 communicates with the outlet side passage portion 194 of the payout device 135, and the game ball paid out from the payout device 135 passes through the payout passage portion 203. A partition wall 204 is formed on the downstream side of the payout passage portion 203, and the payout passage portion 203 is branched into two rows on the downstream side. Of these two rows of passages, the game ball is guided to the upper plate 95a by one and the game ball is guided to the lower plate 96a by the other. The state of this guidance will be described later.

  In the lower unit 162, a lower discharge passage portion 205 is formed in addition to the payout passage portion 203. The lower discharge passage portion 205 extends in the vertical direction, and is located on the outer side of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the payout passage portion 203. Further, it is formed to extend upward from the payout passage portion 203 and communicates with the upper discharge passage portion 178 of the upper unit 161. Thereby, the game ball guided to the upper discharge passage portion 178 passes through the lower discharge passage portion 205.

  The back pack substrate 136 described above is mounted on the lower unit 162. Here, the back pack substrate 136 is provided with a ball removal button 206 as shown in FIG. In the pachinko machine 10, the ball non-detection sensor 186 is provided as described above, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped in a situation where the ball non-detection sensor 186 detects a ball non-detection state. In this case, when the ball removal button 206 is operated, the operation stop state is released, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 becomes possible.

As described above, the vertical passage unit 134 includes the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 of the upper unit 161, the game ball passage 192 of the payout device 135, and the payout passage portion 203 of the lower unit 162. Is provided. The game balls flowing down from the tank rail 133 are basically guided toward the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a through the passage portions 174, 175, 192, and 203. Further, the upper and lower passage unit 134 is provided with an upper discharge passage portion 178 of the upper unit 161 and a lower discharge passage portion 205 of the lower unit 162. Then, by operating the switching operation piece 182 to bring the switching piece 181 into the discharge guiding state, the game ball located upstream from the switching piece 181 passes through the upper discharge passage portion 178 and the lower discharge passage portion 205, and It is guided toward the island facility outside the machine 10.
<Number of remaining game balls>
Here, by setting the switching piece 181 to the discharge guiding state as described above, the game balls are guided to the discharge passage portions 178 and 205 side, but all the game balls cannot be discharged. That is, the switching piece 181 is installed at the inlet portion of the upper discharge passage portion 178 as described above, and this position is an intermediate position between the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175. Further, the position at which the game ball is temporarily stopped by the rotating body 195 in the payout device 135 is an intermediate position in the game ball passage 192. Therefore, even if the switching piece 181 is set in the discharge induction state, a certain amount of game balls remain at the position of the rotating body 195 from the downstream side of the switching piece 181.

  In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, the number of remaining game balls is a characteristic number. The number of remaining game balls will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the number of remaining game balls.

  As already described, the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 are formed to meander so as to have a curved portion at an intermediate position in the vertical direction, but are located downstream of the switching piece 181. The shape of the passage is different between the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175.

  Specifically, the first standby region 211 on the downstream side of the switching piece 181 in the first case rail portion 174 includes a U-shaped region 212 formed in a U-shape in the lateral direction at the downstream portion, and the first standby region A region from the most upstream portion 211 to the U-shaped region 212 is linearly formed with a predetermined angle.

  On the other hand, the second standby area 213 on the downstream side of the switching piece 181 in the second case rail portion 175 includes a U-shaped area 214 formed in a lateral U-shape on the downstream side, similarly to the first standby area 211. ing. However, the area from the most upstream area to the U-shaped area 214 in the second standby area 213 is composed of an upper and lower area 215 extending in the vertical direction and a left and right area 216 extending in the left-right direction. The passage length of the second case rail portion 175 is longer. Except for this portion, the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 have the same passage shape. Further, the passage lengths from the inlets of the pair of inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b to the ball guide plates 196 and 197 (rotating body 195) in the dispensing device 135 are also the same.

  Incidentally, the first standby region 211 and the second standby region 213 have different passage shapes, and the housing members 171, 172 and the partition plate 173 have transparency, so that the first case rail portion 174 is formed. And the second case rail part 175 are arranged side by side in front and back, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of game balls for both the first case rail part 174 and the second case rail part 175 from the back side of the pachinko machine 10. it can.

  As described above, the first standby region 211 of the first case rail portion 174 and the second standby region 213 of the second case rail portion 175 are formed so that the passage lengths are different from each other. The number of remaining game balls remaining at the position from the switching piece 181 to the rotating body 195 in the rail portion 174 is larger than the number of remaining game balls remaining at the position from the switching piece 181 to the rotating body 195 in the second case rail portion 175. The number is reduced by one sphere. Specifically, the number of remaining game balls in the first case rail portion 174 is 14, whereas the number of remaining game balls in the second case rail portion 175 is 15. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the number of remaining game balls in the first case rail portion 174 and the number of remaining game balls in the second case rail portion 175 are constant regardless of the rotational position of the rotating body 195. It has become.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when the switching piece 181 is in the discharge induction state, the number of remaining game balls remaining at the position from the switching piece 181 to the rotating body 195 is a sum of 14 and 15, 29 It is. This number is a prime number, and is a number that does not match any integer multiple of the number of unit game balls to be paid out when one game ball enters the winning opening provided in the game area. Further, the number is larger than 15 which is the maximum number of unit game balls among the number of unit game balls.

  In other words, the game area is provided with a general winning port 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating port 64, and a lower operating port 65 as winning ports. Among these, the number of unit game balls to be paid out when one game ball enters the general winning opening 62 is 10, and the unit game ball to be paid out when one game ball enters the variable winning device 63. The number is 15, and the number of unit game balls to be paid out when one game ball enters the upper working port 64 is three, and is paid out when one game ball enters the lower working port 65. The number of unit game balls to be played is four. Then, 29 does not correspond to an integral multiple of any unit game ball number.

  Here, the method of extracting the remaining game balls in the pachinko machine 10 is as follows. When extracting the remaining game balls, the gaming machine front unit 23 is first opened, and the gaming area is exposed to the front of the pachinko machine 10. Thereafter, a plurality of game balls are put into a winning opening provided in the game area. By making a plurality of game balls enter the winning opening, the result of entering the ball is specified by the main controller 107. The main control device 107 outputs a winning ball command to the payout control device 146 as will be described later by specifying the winning ball at the winning opening. The payout control device 146 stores information on the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball command, and normally controls the payout device 135 so that game balls having the number of prize balls corresponding to the stored information are paid out. . However, in this state, since the absence of a ball is detected by the no-ball detection sensor 186, the drive control is not started, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 is not started. In this case, by operating the ball removal button 206, the drive control is started even when there is no ball, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 is started. As a result, the remaining game ball is discharged to the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a.

  Note that a configuration in which the payout device 135 is operated by operating the ball removal button 206 regardless of the game ball entering the winning opening is also conceivable, but in this case, the ball removal button 206 is illegally operated. Therefore, it is preferable that the pachinko machine 10 has the above-described configuration.

  In the configuration in which the remaining game balls are extracted as described above, since the number of remaining game balls is 29, a plurality of game balls are carefully placed in any one winning opening to discharge all remaining game balls. If it is made to do, the number of prize balls memorize | stored in the payout control apparatus 146 at that time will exceed the said number of remaining game balls. That is, when the general winning opening 62 is used, it is necessary to insert three game balls in order to discharge all remaining game balls, and the number of prize balls is 30, which is one more than 29. When the variable winning device 63 is used, two game balls need to be entered in order to discharge all remaining game balls, and the number of prize balls is 30, which is one more than 29. Further, when the upper operation port 64 is used, in order to discharge all the remaining game balls, it is necessary to insert 10 game balls, and the number of prize balls is 30 which is one more than 29. Further, when the lower operation port 65 is used, in order to discharge all the remaining game balls, it is necessary to enter 8 game balls, and the number of prize balls is 32, which is 3 more than 29. The number of prize balls exceeding the number of remaining game balls is stored and held in the payout control device 146. In this case, as will be described later, backup power is supplied to the payout control device 146 from the power supply and launch control device 147, so even if the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, the award exceeding the number of remaining game balls is exceeded. Information on the number of balls is stored and held.

The extraction of the game balls as described above is performed, for example, when the pachinko machine 10 is used and distributed. The game balls are given a unique pattern for each game hall, and by extracting all the game balls in the pachinko machine 10 for second-hand distribution, it is ensured that different game balls are not mixed between the game halls. Can do. On the other hand, when the pachinko machine 10 is used and distributed, there is a concern that the dispensing control device 146 and the like may be replaced with an unauthorized control device during the distribution process. In this case, there is a possibility that the distribution game hall may suffer a great disadvantage, which is not preferable. Moreover, if a complicated structure is added in order to prevent the payout control device 146 from being illegally exchanged in order to suppress this, the cost of the pachinko machine 10 is increased.

  On the other hand, in the present pachinko machine 10, as described above, the number of remaining game balls is 29, and a plurality of game balls are carefully placed in any one winning opening and all the remaining game balls are collected. If it is made to discharge, information on the number of prize balls will remain in the payout control device 146 by itself. The information on the number of prize balls is stored and held even when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off by supplying backup power. As a result, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed in the secondhand, by confirming that the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the payout control device 146 at the distribution destination, the payout control device 146 is illegally distributed during the distribution process. It can be confirmed whether or not the exchange has been performed. As this confirmation, for example, when the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the island facility and the power supply is turned on after the game ball is replenished to the tank 132, it is confirmed whether or not the game ball is discharged to the upper plate 95a. Can be done.

  In particular, in the present pachinko machine 10, since the number of remaining game balls is set to 29, the payout control is surely performed by performing the above-described maintenance operation of the game balls with respect to any one winning opening. Information on the number of winning balls will remain in the device 146. Therefore, it is possible to reliably check whether or not the payout control device 146 has been illegally exchanged during the distribution process.

  Further, when the ball removing operation is actually performed, it is conceivable to use the variable winning device 63 having the largest number of unit game balls in consideration of the work efficiency. In this case, by entering two game balls in the variable winning device 63, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 becomes 30, which exceeds the number of remaining game balls. When the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 is 30, the number of prize balls remaining after discharging the remaining game balls is one. Then, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed as a used product, the information on the number of prize balls stored and held in the payout control device 146 is one. As a result, when the power source of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on at the distribution destination, the number of game balls to be paid out becomes one, and at the time of tidying up work after checking the presence / absence of fraud in the distribution hall at the distribution destination, Just take out the game ball. Therefore, the work efficiency of the tidying work can be improved. That is, according to this configuration, it is possible to improve both the work efficiency of the ball removal work and the work efficiency of the tidying work.

  Note that the information on the number of winning balls stored in the payout control device 146 when a winning opening corresponding to the maximum number of unit playing balls is used is not limited to “the number of remaining gaming balls + 1”, and the remaining gaming balls The remainder of the quotient of the maximum unit game ball number relative to the number may be less than the minimum unit game ball number. That is, in this pachinko machine 10, since the minimum unit game ball number is 3, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 when using a winning opening corresponding to the maximum unit game ball number is You may make it become "the number of remaining game balls +2." However, in this case, the number of remaining game balls or the maximum number of unit game balls must be different from the above.

When actually performing the above-described ball removal operation, it is conceivable to use a winning opening that makes it easier to perform the ball entry work by taking into consideration the work efficiency. In the present pachinko machine 10, the winning port is a general winning port 62 located on the rotation tip side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in the gaming board 61. In this case, by entering three game balls into the general winning opening 62, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 becomes 30, which exceeds the number of remaining game balls. When the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 is 30, the number of prize balls remaining after the remaining number of game balls is discharged is one. Then, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed as a used product, the information on the number of prize balls stored and held in the payout control device 146 is one. As a result, when the power source of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on at the distribution destination, the number of game balls to be paid out becomes one, and at the time of tidying up work after checking the presence / absence of fraud in the distribution hall at the distribution destination, Just take out the game ball. Therefore, the work efficiency of the tidying work can be improved. That is, according to this configuration, it is possible to improve both the work efficiency of the ball removal work and the work efficiency of the tidying work.

  Note that the information on the number of winning balls stored in the payout control device 146 when using a winning opening that facilitates the entering work is not limited to “the number of remaining gaming balls + 1”, and the number of remaining gaming balls is not limited. The remainder of the quotient of the number of unit game balls in the winning opening may be less than the minimum number of unit game balls. That is, in this pachinko machine 10, since the minimum unit number of game balls is 3, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 when the above winning opening is used is “the number of remaining game balls + 2”. You may make it become. However, in this case, it is necessary to make the number of remaining game balls or the number of unit game balls of the general winning opening 62 different from the above.

  On the other hand, 29 of the remaining game balls coincide with, for example, the sum of the number of unit game balls of the general winning opening 62, the number of unit game balls of the variable winning device 63, and the number of unit game balls of the lower operation port 65. Is a number. Therefore, for example, when there is no need to circulate second-hand goods, such as during maintenance in a game hall or when shipping from a manufacturer, one for each of the general winning port 62, the variable winning device 63, and the lower operating port 65. By entering the game balls one by one, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 matches the number of remaining game balls so that the information on the number of prize balls does not remain in the payout control device 146. be able to.

  In addition, 29 of the remaining number of game balls is a number that is equal to the sum of twice the number of unit game balls of the general winning opening 62 and three times of the number of unit game balls of the upper operation port 64. The general winning port 62 and the upper operating port 64 are winning ports which are not provided with an opening / closing means for making it difficult or difficult for a game ball to enter, and do not require an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing means or the like in the case of entering a ball in the maintenance. . Therefore, when the remaining game balls are extracted while the information on the number of winning balls is not left in the payout control device 146, the work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, as described above, a part of the general winning opening 62 is disposed on the rotating front end side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in the gaming board 61. Further, the lower operating port 65 is disposed on the center side in the left-right direction on the game board 61. In this regard, in the case of a manually entering ball operation, the game balls are inserted into the general winning port 62 and the lower operation port 65, so that the information on the number of winning balls does not remain in the payout control device 146, and the remaining game balls The work efficiency can be drastically improved in the case of extracting.
<Passage configuration on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134>
Next, the passage configuration on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134 will be described. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the path configuration of the game ball. In FIG. 18, for the sake of convenience, the passage configurations on the gaming machine base unit 22 side and the back pack unit 24 side are shown in cross section.

  In the back pack unit 24, a ball receiving portion 252 is provided on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134, and the game ball that has passed through the vertical passage unit 134 is introduced into the ball receiving portion 252. The ball receiver 252 has a function of guiding the game ball that has passed through the upper and lower passage units 134 to the upper plate 95a side or the lower plate 96a side, or to the discharge passage 144 of the second back pack unit 141.

  The configuration of the ball receiving portion 252 will be described with reference to a longitudinal sectional view around the ball receiving portion 252 shown in FIG. The ball receiving portion 252 is open upward and forward, and the inside thereof is partitioned by two partition walls 253a and 253b, so that three openings 255a, 255b, and 255c are juxtaposed in the left-right direction.

Of these openings 255a, 255b, and 255c, the opening 255a inside the pachinko machine 10 is located below the passage inside the pachinko machine 10 out of the two rows of passages partitioned by the partition wall 204 in the payout passage 203. And leads to an upper plate passage that continues to the upper plate 95a. The central opening 255b is located below the passage on the outside of the pachinko machine 10 out of the two rows of passages partitioned by the partition wall 204 in the payout passage portion 203, and is a lower plate continuing to the lower plate 96a. It leads to the passage. Further, the outer opening 255c is positioned below the lower discharge passage portion 205 and communicates with the discharge passage 144 of the second back pack unit 141.

  The upper plate passage is provided in the back pack side upper plate passage portion 258 provided in the back pack unit 24, the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 provided in the gaming machine base unit 22, and the gaming machine front unit 23. It is composed of a front side upper dish passage portion 272. Similarly, the lower plate passage is connected to the back pack side lower plate passage portion 259 provided in the back pack unit 24, the main body side lower plate passage portion 263 provided in the gaming machine base unit 22, and the gaming machine front unit 23. The front side lower dish passage portion 273 is provided.

Each of these passage portions 258, 259, 262, 263, 272, and 273 will be described in detail.
<Back pack side passage portions 258, 259>
The back pack side upper plate passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower plate passage portion 259 are provided so as to penetrate the base portion 126 in the front-rear direction on the rotation base end side of the back pack unit 24. 257 (see FIG. 18). The back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 are partitioned by a passage wall and arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Further, the back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 each extend in the front-rear direction and are inclined downward toward the downstream side. In the above configuration, the game balls introduced into the back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 roll on the bottom portions 258a, 259a and then the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower plate. It is discharged to each of the passage portions 263.
<Main body side passage portions 262, 263>
The main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are provided on the main body side passage unit 261 provided so as to penetrate the resin base 41 in the front-rear direction on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine base unit 22. Is formed.

The main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are partitioned by a partition passage wall 264 and arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and are formed so that the ball outlets 262a and 263a face downward. ing. Specifically, the upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 is inclined downward toward the downstream side, and on the downstream side, it extends slightly downward so that the ball outlet 262a, 263a is formed. The game balls introduced into the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 in the above configuration roll on the bottom portions 262b, 263b and the front side upper dish passage portion 272 through the ball outlets 262a, 263a. It is discharged into each of the front side lower dish passage portions 273.
<Front side passage portions 272, 273>
The front side upper dish passage portion 272 and the front side lower dish passage portion 273 are formed in a front side passage unit 271 provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Here, the front-side passage unit 271 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the front side passage unit 271. FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of the front side passage unit 271. FIG. 22 is a front view of the front-side passage unit 271.

The front side passage unit 271 has a pair of base plates 274a and 274b as shown in FIG. These base plates 274a and 274b are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate resin, and have a groove and an opening, respectively. Since both base plates 274a and 274b are fixed by screws, the front side upper dish passage portion 2 is provided.
72 is formed, and at least a passage forming portion 276 constituting the front side lower dish passage portion 273 is formed. The front-side passage unit 271 has a plate-like portion 271a in addition to the receiving portion 275 and the passage forming portion 276. In the front side passage unit 271, the outlet 272 a of the front side upper dish passage part 272 overlaps with the front and rear of the ball entrance of the upper dish 95 a, and the outlet 273 a of the front side lower dish passage part 273 extends back and forth with the ball inlet of the lower dish 96 a. The screws are fixed from behind the pachinko machine 10 to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23 so as to overlap.

  The receiving part 275 and the passage forming part 276 of the front side passage unit 271 will be described. The position where the receiving portion 275 is formed is the upper corner of the front-side passage unit 271, and is the rotation base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in relation to the gaming machine front unit 23. In addition, the receiving portion 275 protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 from the passage forming portion 276, and is further rearward of the pachinko machine 10 than the rotation shaft of the gaming machine front unit 23. And in the state which closed the game machine front unit 23, the opening part 275 has entered into the back rather than the front side edge part of the game machine base unit 22. FIG.

  However, the receiving portion 275 is in front of the rear end portion of the gaming machine base unit 22, and the receiving portion 275 is located at a position facing the receiving portion 275 in the gaming machine base unit 22 (resin base 41). A housing recess 292b is formed as a cover portion that covers the protruding side of the housing (see FIG. 23). Therefore, in a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed, the receiving portion 275 does not penetrate the gaming machine base unit 22 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 20 and the like, the receiving portion 275 is opened upward, and a partition wall 277 erected upward from the bottom is integrally formed at the approximate center in the left-right direction. By being partitioned by the partition wall 277, the opening portion 275 has two openings 278 and 279 arranged in parallel in the left-right direction. In such a configuration, the inner side wall of the pachinko machine 10 in the receiving portion 275 is taller than the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 and the like, and a flange 275a is formed on the side wall. Due to the formation of the flange 275a, the opening 278 inside the pachinko machine 10 out of the two openings 278 and 279 has a smaller width dimension (lateral dimension) than the opening 279 outside the pachinko machine 10. It has become.

  The opening 278 inside the pachinko machine 10 is vertically opposed to the ball outlet 262a of the main body side upper dish passage 262, and serves as a ball inlet of the front side upper dish passage 272 as shown in FIG. Yes. Further, the opening 279 outside the pachinko machine 10 faces the ball outlet 263a of the main body side lower dish passage part 263 in the vertical direction, and the ball inlet of the front side lower dish passage part 273 formed in the passage forming part 276 It has become. In this case, as described above, since the receiving portion 275 enters the rear side of the front side end portion of the gaming machine base unit 22, the boundary between the front side upper plate passage portion 272 and the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 is provided. A part of the portion and the boundary portion between the front side lower dish passage part 273 and the main body side lower dish passage part 263 enter the rear side from the front side end part of the gaming machine base unit 22 (see FIG. 18 and the like). ).

  The inner opening 278 and the ball inlet 196 of the upper plate 95a are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the front-side upper plate passage 272 extends in the front-rear direction so as to connect the inner opening 278 and the ball inlet 196. The outer opening 279 and the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a are in a positional relationship shifted in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. That is, the outer opening 279 is on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a is near the center in the left-right direction of the gaming machine front unit 23. Further, the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a is below the outer opening 279. A front side lower dish passage 273 is formed so as to connect the outer opening 279 and the ball inlet of the lower dish 96a.

  Next, the flow of game balls to the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a game ball is paid out from the payout device 135 toward the inner opening 255a of the ball receiving portion 252. Therefore, the game balls paid out from the payout device 135 are discharged to the upper plate 95a through the upper plate passage constituted by the upper plate passage portions 258, 262, 272.

However, if a large number of game balls are paid out from the payout device 135 and the upper tray 95a is full, and then the game balls are continuously paid out, the game balls are connected in the upper plate passage, as shown in FIG. In addition, the entire inner opening 255a of the ball receiving portion 252 is filled with the game ball, and the game ball is filled to the position of the tip of the partition wall 204 in the payout passage portion 203 of the vertical passage unit 134. In this state, the game ball paid out from the payout device 135 gets over the partition wall 204 of the payout passage portion 203 and enters the central opening 255b. And this game ball is discharged | emitted to the lower plate 96a through the lower plate channel | path comprised by each lower plate channel | path part 259,263,273.
<Shutter mechanism 291>
Next, the shutter mechanism 291 will be described. FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view of the shutter mechanism 291. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the movement of the shutter mechanism 291.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the front passage unit 271 is provided for the gaming machine front unit 23. Further, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with the window panel portion 91 as described above. For example, when the gaming machine front unit 23 is opened in order to eliminate a clogged ball or the like in the gaming area, At the same time, the front side passage unit 271 moves forward, and the passage portions 272 and 273 on the gaming machine front unit 23 side and the passage portions 262 and 263 on the gaming machine base unit 22 side are separated from each other. The opening operation of the gaming machine front unit 23 is a state where the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a are full and the game ball is waiting in the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 and the main body side lower plate passage portion 263. If this is done, the waiting game ball may not be received by the front upper dish passage 272 or the front lower dish passage 273 and may be scattered. On the other hand, a shutter mechanism 291 is provided to prevent scattering of the game ball.

  The shutter mechanism 291 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. Specifically, an attachment portion 292 is formed below the main body side passage unit 261 in the resin base 41, and a shutter mechanism 291 is attached to the attachment portion 292. The shutter mechanism 291 includes a shutter member 293, a coil spring 294, and a stopper 295.

  The shutter member 293 is formed in a substantially plate shape from synthetic resin. A shaft hole 293a is formed in the lower end of the shutter member 293 so as to penetrate in the left-right direction, and a support shaft portion 292a having a shaft hole on the same axis as the shaft hole 293a is formed in the mounting portion 292. Since the shaft pin 296 is inserted and fixed in the shaft hole 293a and the shaft portion 292a of the shutter member 293, the shutter member 293 is supported so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction with the lower end as an axis. Yes.

  At the upper end of the shutter member 293, an extension portion 297 is formed to extend from one end portion (the left end portion in the present embodiment) to the side. Thus, a stopper 295 is provided. The stopper 295 is formed of a synthetic resin material and is fixed to the attachment portion 292 with screws. Further, the stopper 295 is formed with a shutter stopper 295a and a spring stopper 295b which is below the shutter stopper 295a and protrudes forward.

  A coil spring 294 is provided between the stopper 295 and the extending portion 297. The coil spring 294 has one end fixed to the spring stopper 295b and the other end fixed to the lower end of the extending portion 297, and is provided in an extended state. Therefore, a forward urging force always acts on the shutter member 293, and the extended portion 297 is in a position in contact with the shutter stopper 295a in the natural state of the shutter member 293. At the abutted position, the upper end portion 298 of the shutter member 293 is below the main body side passage unit 261.

  The upper end 298 of the shutter member 293 has an upper surface with a predetermined curvature, is convex outward, and has an arc shape in the front-rear direction. The virtual center of this arc is a shaft hole 293a. The front-rear direction dimension of the shutter member 293 is substantially the same as the front-rear direction dimension of the ball outlets 262a, 263a of the main body side upper dish passage part 262 and the main body side lower dish passage part 263, and further, the left-right direction dimension is larger. It is substantially the same as the horizontal dimension of the main body side passage unit 261. The upper end portion 298 is opposed to substantially the entire ball outlets 262a and 263a of the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263. That is, the ball outlets 262 a and 263 a of the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are closed by the shutter member 293. This position is the closed position (blocking position) of the shutter member 293.

  A front step portion 298b is formed integrally with the upper end portion 298 so as to protrude forward. When the front step portion 298b moves to the closed position, the front step portion 298b has a boundary portion between the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 and the front side upper plate passage portion 272, or the main body side lower plate passage portion 263 and the front side lower plate passage portion. 273 has a function of pushing the game ball located at the boundary with the H.273 into the receiving portion 275 side.

  In the upper end portion 298, a groove portion 298a extending in the front-rear direction is formed at an intermediate position in the left-right direction. The position of the groove portion 298a corresponds to the position of the partition wall 277 in the receiving port portion 275. That is, in the upper end portion 298, the area inside the pachinko machine 10 from the groove 298a is a blocking area for the upper dish passage, and the area outside the pachinko machine 10 from the groove 298a is a blocking area for the lower dish path. Yes. When the shutter member 293 is in the closed position, the lower end portion 264a of the partition passage wall 264 that partitions the passage portions 262 and 263 in the main body side passage unit 261 enters the groove portion 298a.

  An accommodation recess 292 b that is recessed rearward is formed behind the shutter member 293 in the attachment portion 292. Further, the shutter member 293 has a front end face that is in contact with the receiving portion 275 of the front-side passage unit 271 when the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed, and when the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed as described above. The receiving port 275 is disposed below the main body side passage unit 261. Therefore, in a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed, the rear end portion of the receiving portion 275 is in contact with the front end surface of the shutter member 293, and a force against the urging force acts on the shutter member 293. Thus, the shutter member 293 rotates rearward and is accommodated in the accommodating recess 292b. This position is the open position (blocking release position) of the shutter member 293.

  The movement of the shutter member 293 in response to the opening operation of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described. As shown in FIG. 24 (a), the shutter member 293 is in the opened position when the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed. The side upper dish passage portion 262 and the front side upper dish passage portion 272 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 and the front side lower dish passage portion 273 communicate with each other.

Further, by opening the gaming machine front unit 23, the shutter member 293 moves to the closed position as shown in FIG. As a result, the ball outlets 262a and 263a of the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are closed, and a game ball is waited in the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263. Even if the gaming machine front unit 23 is opened in this state, the waiting game balls are not scattered. Thereafter, when the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed, the state returns to the state of FIG.

In this case, as described above, the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are inclined downward toward the ball outlets 262a and 263a, respectively. Therefore, a part of the weight load of the game ball waiting in the passage portions 262 and 263 on the gaming machine base unit 22 side is applied to the bottom portions 262b and 263b of the passage portions 262 and 263 on the gaming machine base unit 22 side. Can be received. That is, the weight load on the shutter member 293 of the waiting game balls is reduced. Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the shutter member 293 is facilitated.
<Shape of upper plate and lower plate>
FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the upper plate covered with the upper bulge and the lower plate covered with the lower bulge. FIG. 26 is a front view showing the upper plate covered with the upper bulge and the lower plate covered with the lower bulge. 27 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIGS. 25 and 26. FIG. FIG. 28 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIGS. 25 and 26.

  As described above, the upper plate 95 a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 95, and the lower plate 96 a that is also opened upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 96. The upper plate 95a in the illustrated example has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from the payout device and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 80 side while aligning them in a line. The upper plate 95a has a shallow bottom so that the player can easily see how much game balls are left. If the bottom of the upper plate 95a is deep and the peripheral portion 95d of the storage portion 95b is shallow, if there is a game ball that is still sufficiently hit, and there is no game ball on the upper plate 95a when a big prize is won I was frustrated. On the other hand, the upper plate 95a having a deep bottom, that is, the upper plate 95a having a high peripheral edge 95d of the storage unit 95b, sometimes makes it difficult for the player to take out the game ball from the storage unit 95b. For this reason, the peripheral edge 95d of the reservoir 95b of the upper plate 95a is formed shallow.

  In this way, in the upper plate 95a in which the peripheral edge 95d of the storage unit 95b is shallow, the game balls that are vigorously paid out from the payout device 135 are likely to jump out of the upper plate 95a. In order to prevent the game ball from jumping out, a warping portion 95e is formed on the edge of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a (see FIG. 27). This return portion 95e can prevent the player from jumping out without hindering the player from manually taking out the game ball from the storage portion 95b.

  However, in the upper plate 95a having a shallow bottom, the game ball jumps out vigorously from the payout device 135 or the ball lending machine, and easily jumps out of the upper plate 95a beyond the warped portion 95e. A large number of game balls fall from the discharge port of the charging pipe of the ball lending machine, the game balls hitting the surface of the synthetic resin upper plate 95a jump up, and the possibility of jumping out from the upper plate 95a increases.

Further, when a big hit occurs during the game and a large amount of prize balls are paid out in a short time, the game balls that are vigorously delivered to the upper plate 95a hit the upper surface of the synthetic resin upper plate 95a, The repulsive force increases the possibility of jumping out of the upper plate 95a.
<Anti-vibration structure of the upper plate (single plate configuration)>
FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper plate and the vibration isolating structure.

  Therefore, a vibration isolating structure is provided on the upper plate 95a of the gaming machine 10 of the present invention. The anti-vibration structure in the illustrated example has a structure in which an anti-vibration plate 901 is attached to an upper plate 95a as a tray. This anti-vibration structure includes an anti-vibration plate 901 made of a soft material different from the material of the upper plate 95a, and a support structure 903 formed so that the anti-vibration plate 901 can be detachably supported on the lower surface of the upper plate 95a. It consists of. In this way, the vibration isolating plate 901 different from the material of the upper plate 95a can absorb the vibration when the synthetic resin plate material constituting the upper plate 95a vibrates.

  Further, the vibration isolating plate 901 only needs to generate vibration different from that of the upper plate 95a. Even if the vibration isolating plate 901 is made of the same material as the upper plate 95a, the thickness is different from the thickness of the upper plate 95a or the support position is changed. For example, the natural frequency may be different.

  FIG. 30 is an enlarged front view showing a vibration isolating plate on which vibration absorbing ribs are formed.

  A plurality of reinforcing ribs 905 for holding the planar shape of the support plate 904 are formed on the lower surface of the support plate 904. In addition to these reinforcing ribs 905, a plurality of vibration absorbing ribs 907 are formed on the lower surface of the vibration isolating plate 901. Even in the vibration isolating plate 901 having the vibration absorbing ribs 907 as described above, the vibration absorbing ribs 907 can absorb the vibration that the upper plate 95a vibrates literally.

  The ribs 907 are formed to extend in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10 and extend in a direction intersecting (orthogonal) with the direction in which the game balls of the upper plate 95a are aligned (left-right direction). By forming ribs 907 in this direction, it is easy to absorb the vibration of the upper plate 95a, and the strength against the case where the player puts his hand on the front side of the upper plate 95a or operates the buttons is ensured. can do.

If the rib 907 is formed directly on the back side of the lower surface of the upper plate 95a, the surface of the upper plate 95a is likely to have a dent due to heat shrinkage at the time of resin molding, and a game ball is caught in the dent. The possibility that the ball will stop increases. In this embodiment, since the rib 907 is provided on the vibration-proof plate 901 which is a component molded separately from the upper plate 95a, such a problem can be prevented in advance.
<Anti-vibration structure of the upper plate (two-plate configuration)>
FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper plate and the vibration isolating structure. FIG. 32 is an enlarged perspective view showing a vibration isolating plate constituting the vibration isolating structure.

  The anti-vibration plate 901 is not limited to one having a single configuration, but may be a configuration having two configurations. This anti-vibration structure 901 is a sheet-like elastic material having elasticity that is substantially the same shape and shape as the support plate 904 on a support plate 904 that has substantially the same shape and rigidity as the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a. 902 is pasted. In the example of illustration, what was formed in the substantially pentagon shape by planar view is shown. This is to match the shape of the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a (see FIG. 25).

  The support plate 904 has a function of supporting a resilient material 902 described later and attenuating vibration (amplitude) absorbed by the resilient material 902. Therefore, the support plate 904 is preferably a synthetic resin plate having rigidity. However, as long as the material has rigidity, the material is not limited to synthetic resin, and metal or wood can be substituted. In particular, wood is preferable in areas where the temperature difference between daytime and nighttime is large, such as in cold regions.

  The rigidity of the support plate 904 may be a material having a higher elastic modulus than that of the elastic material 902, or the material may be the same as that of the elastic material 902, the plate thickness being different, and ribs added. good.

  A plurality of reinforcing ribs 905 for maintaining the planar shape of the support plate 904 were also formed on the lower surface of the two-piece support plate 904. The reinforcing rib 905 in the illustrated example is formed in a direction perpendicular to the plate surface constituting the gaming machine front unit 23 so as not to interfere with the positions of a support structure 903 and a screw boss 95c described later. However, as long as the positional relationship between the support structure 903 and the screw boss 95c is different, the support structure 903 is not limited to the one formed in the vertical direction, and is inclined with respect to the plate surface of the gaming machine front unit 23 or the plate surface. It is also possible to form them in parallel.

In principle, it is preferable that the reinforcing ribs 905 have substantially the same length as the horizontal and vertical widths of the support plate 904. However, as shown in FIG. 32, it is also possible to have a structure in which some of the reinforcing ribs 905 are greatly protruded from the outer periphery of the support plate 904 (the support plate 904 at the left end of the illustrated surface). If comprised in this way, it will become easy to have this vibration-proof board 901, and the efficiency of the assembly workability | operativity of the gaming machine 10 will improve. Further, handling of the vibration isolating plate 901 as a part is facilitated.

  The elastic material 902 is a portion that absorbs vibration propagating from the upper plate 95a by dropping the game ball into the storage unit 95b of the upper plate 95a or paying out a prize ball, and is made of rubber sheet material or synthetic resin sheet material. Was used. For example, the elastic member 902 is attached to the support plate 904 with an adhesive on substantially the entire surface.

  With respect to the vibration isolating plate 901, means for attaching the elastic member 902 to the support plate 904 is not limited to such an adhesive. For example, a support plate 904 having a plurality of holes on the upper surface may be laminated with a resilient material 902 formed with a plurality of protrusions that fit into each hole (not shown). The plurality of holes and projections are fitted to perform a positioning function.

  Further, an uneven surface having a “satin texture” shape may be formed on the upper surface of the support plate 904, and a resilient material 902 may be simply overlapped on the uneven surface (not shown). Such a configuration also functions for positioning.

  The reason why the support plate 904 and the elastic member 902 are formed in substantially the same shape as the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a is a game in which this portion is flat and hits the surface of the upper plate 95a made of synthetic resin. This is because the ball jumps up.

  The shape of the anti-vibration plate 901, that is, the shape of the support plate 904 and the elastic member 902, is not necessarily formed in the same size as the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a. The shape is not limited to such a shape as long as the vibration (amplitude) can be attenuated by being in close contact with or in contact with the flat portion of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a. However, it is desirable that the shape of the vibration isolating plate 901 is the same size as that of the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a because of the space restriction inside the gaming machine 10 and the design.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, it is desirable to form a positioning edge 906 so as to rise around the upper surface of the support plate 904. The positioning edge 906 needs to be lower than the thickness of the elastic member 902. This is because the elastic member 902 of the vibration isolating plate 901 is in close contact with or in contact with the lower surface of the upper plate 95a. By forming the positioning edge 906 on the upper surface of the support plate 904, the elastic member 902 attached to the upper surface can be easily positioned, and the attaching operation can be performed quickly.

  The positioning edge 906 in the illustrated example is not provided on the entire circumference of the upper surface of the support plate 904. Storage of the upper plate 95a with game balls from the ball lending machine and paid-out prize balls such that the edge 902a of the elastic member 902 contacts the plate surface constituting the front unit 23 of the gaming machine to which the upper plate 95a is attached. This is to efficiently attenuate the vibration of the portion 95b. Further, the elastic member 902 is not necessarily bonded to the support plate 904. Even if there is no adhesive, the positioning edge 906 determines the relative position of the elastic member 902 with respect to the support plate 904, and the movement to the side where the positioning edge 906 is not provided is a resin part molded integrally with the upper plate 95a. Is prevented by.

By providing the vibration isolating structure on the upper plate 95a of the gaming machine 10 in this way, the amplitude of the upper plate 95a is attenuated, and the game ball jumps up and can be prevented from jumping out from the upper plate 95a. Similarly, even when the winning ball is put out with good speed, the vibration of the upper plate 95a is suppressed, and the game ball jumps up and can be prevented from jumping out from the upper plate 95a.
<Anti-vibration structure of the upper plate (adhesion)>
Note that the above-described vibration isolating plate 901 can be directly attached to the lower surface of the upper plate 95a by using an adhesive or the like. The vibration isolating plate 901 at this time also has a structure in which an elastic material 902 having the same shape as that of the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a is directly attached.

  In this way, even when the elastic material 902 is directly attached to the lower surface of the upper plate 95a, the elastic material of the vibration isolating plate 901 generates vibration generated when a large number of game balls fall on the upper plate 95a. 902 absorbs. Therefore, the amplitude of the upper plate 95a can be attenuated to prevent the game ball from jumping up and jumping out of the upper plate 95a.

  However, the gaming machine 10 is not always exposed to a normal temperature atmosphere. For example, in a cold district, the hall where the gaming machine 10 is installed is at room temperature during the daytime, but the hall where the heating is turned off at night is below freezing. As described above, when there is a large temperature difference in one day, the elastic material 902 attached to the lower surface of the synthetic resin upper plate 95a may be peeled off from the periphery due to the difference in thermal expansion. Therefore, the structure in which the elastic member 902 is directly attached to the lower surface of the upper plate 95a is suitable for the gaming machine 10 in an area where the temperature difference is small.

  FIG. 33 is a front view showing the upper plate and the vibration isolation structure. 34 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

  The vibration isolating plate 901 is detachably attached to the lower surface of the upper plate 95a by the support structure 903. A structure 903 having a gap is formed in the longitudinal direction of a screw boss 95c that attaches the upper plate 95a to the plate surface constituting the gaming machine front unit 23 so as to protrude in parallel with the lower surface of the upper plate 95a. With the support structure 903, the vibration isolating plate 901 can be detachably supported on the lower surface of the upper plate 95a.

  As described above, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 34, the return portion 95e is formed on the periphery of the upper plate 95a around the storage portion 95b, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. The return portion 95e is for vigorously paying out and preventing the prize ball from jumping out of the upper plate 95a. The entire upper plate 95a of this embodiment is formed shallow. This is because the player can easily confirm the presence or absence of game balls stored in the upper plate 95a. On the other hand, the prize ball tends to jump out of the upper plate 95a.

  Furthermore, the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a has a peripheral edge 95d that is shallower than the periphery thereof. This is because the game ball stored in the upper plate 95a becomes a part that makes it easy to take out the game ball so that the player can hold it directly with fingers. In some cases, when it is desired to visually check the supply amount of the payout ball, the amount of the prize ball in the upper plate 95a may be reduced. However, if there is a shallow portion on the peripheral edge 95d of the upper plate 95a in this way, the game ball is likely to jump out from this portion. Therefore, it is important to provide the vibration isolating plate 901 of the present invention on the upper plate 95a having such a shallow peripheral edge 95d.

  Further, the return portion 95e is provided over the entire left side from the position that is the left side portion of the storage portion 95b and protrudes most to the front side of the gaming machine when the upper plate 95a is viewed in plan. Specifically, among the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a, the most flat bottom surface (the region surrounded by the innermost line among the lead lines of the storage portion 95b in FIG. 25) protrudes most to the front side of the gaming machine. It is provided all over the left side of the position. Within this range, the front side of the gaming machine with respect to the outlet that is discharged to the upper plate 95a by the payout device 135 among the inner surface of the upper plate 95a is included, and the game balls are paid out vigorously from the payout device 135. Is prevented from jumping out.

An inclined surface that gradually rises from the bottom surface of the upper plate 95a toward the edge is formed on the right side portion of the upper plate 95a where the return portion 95e is not provided. Further, the central portion of the upper plate 95a is a region where the upper plate 95a protrudes most to the player side, that is, the front side of the gaming machine, and as shown in FIG. 26, the peripheral edge 95d of the upper plate 95a is viewed from the front of the gaming machine. The shallowest (low) is formed. The player can easily recognize the remaining amount of the game ball on the upper plate 95a by using the lower edge portion protruding toward the front side, and can easily take out the game ball by using the inclined surface.

  The return portion 95e is formed at a height higher than the diameter of the game ball with respect to the bottom surface of the storage portion 95b and lower than twice the diameter. This height is not necessarily higher than the diameter of the game ball, but it is preferable that the height is at least about ¾ of the diameter of the game ball in order to prevent the game ball from jumping out. In addition, this height is formed such that the left portion of the storage portion 95b is high and gradually decreases as it goes to the right side of the storage portion 95b, and gradually protrudes to the front side of the gaming machine in plan view of the upper plate 95a. Is formed. The game ball discharge port to the upper plate 95a is provided on the left side of the upper plate 95a, and the rental of the game ball from the ball lending machine to the upper plate 95a is easily performed on the left side of the upper plate 95a. A plurality of game balls are vertically stacked from the discharge port of the game balls to the upper plate 95a, or the game balls dropped from the ball lending machine to the upper plate 95a collide with each other and jump to the front side of the upper plate 95a. Even if it becomes, the game ball is likely to collide with the position where the height of the return portion 95e on the left side of the upper plate 95a is high. The game ball that has collided with the return portion 95e is gradually guided to the lower right side and the momentum is weakened. Therefore, even if the peripheral edge 95d of the upper plate 95a is formed low in the center portion, the game ball jumps out. Hateful.

  FIG. 35 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the upper plate to which the vibration isolating plate is attached is attached to the plate surface of the gaming machine front unit and the upper plate is covered with the upper bulging portion.

  As described above, the upper plate 95a provided with the vibration isolation structure (vibration isolation plate 901) is attached with the upper bulging portion 95 so as to cover it. The shape of the vibration isolating plate 901 and the size of the reinforcing rib 905 of the support plate 904 are determined according to the shape of the upper bulging portion 95. Since the anti-vibration structure (anti-vibration board 901) of this invention is coat | covered with the upper side bulging part 95, the freedom degree of the shape is high.

The anti-vibration plate 901 does not necessarily have the same size and the same shape as the lower surface of the storage portion 95b of the upper plate 95a. It may be arranged on the back side of the portion where the game ball may collide and jump on the inner surface of the upper plate 95a, and may have a shape smaller than the lower surface, or conversely a shape extending to the side surface in addition to the lower surface It may be. For example, an anti-vibration plate may be disposed on the back side of the portion where the return portion 95e is formed in the present embodiment. In this case, further prevention of splashing can be expected in combination with the effect of the return portion 95e.
<Schematic structure of game ball launch handle>
FIG. 36 is a front view showing the game ball launching handle 84. FIG. 37 shows a rotary operation body 8401, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. FIG. 38 is a front view showing the handle base 8402. FIG. 39 is an exploded plan view showing the game ball launching handle 84.

  The game ball launch handle 84 is a device that adjusts the initial speed at which a game ball is launched in a pachinko gaming machine. The game ball launch handle 84 includes a rotary operation body 8401 that is an example of an operation body, a handle base 8402, and a front cover 8403. In this embodiment, the front cover 8403 side is the front side of the game ball launch handle 84. Furthermore, a stop switch 8404 which is an example of a stop means is provided.

As shown in FIG. 39, the rotary operation body 8401 is attached to the handle base 8402 so as to cover the front side of the handle base 8402. The handle base 8402 is formed of a bottom plate 8405 and a support 8406. The front cover 8403 is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape, and is attached so as to be fitted on the front surface side of the rotary operation body 8401.
<Structure of rotating operation body>
The rotary operation body 8401 includes three finger-hanging portions 8407a, 8407b, and 8407c as shown in FIGS. 36 and 37A and 37B. In the illustrated example, the left finger hanging portion 8407a is hung with a thumb, the upper finger hanging portion 8407b is hung with an index finger or a middle finger, and the right finger hanging portion 8407c is hung with a middle finger or a ring finger. The player puts his finger on each finger-hanging portion 8407a, 8407b, 8407c and rotates it clockwise as indicated by the arrow line in the figure. A game ball is launched in accordance with the rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8401. It is up to the player which finger to put on each finger-hanging portion 8407a, 8407b, 8407c.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 37 (a), the rotary operation body 8401 includes arc-shaped arc hole portions 8409a and 8409b formed so as to curve around the rotation main shaft 8408, and fitting holes 8410a and 8410b. , A spring stopper 8411, a spring arrangement portion 8412, and a spring support portion 8413. The fitting holes 8410a and 8410b and the rotation main shaft 8408 have circular through holes. The fitting holes 8410a and 8410b are portions that function as screw bosses of screws that fix a main driving gear 8416 described later. The arc hole portions 8409a and 8409b are formed so as to penetrate in an arc shape along the outer peripheral edge. The arc hole portions 8409a and 8409b are gap portions through which a screw boss 8422 described later passes. The spring stopper 8411 and the spring support 8413 are formed so as to protrude lower than the outer peripheral edge 8414.

  As shown in FIG. 37B, the rotation main shaft 8408 is provided with a stop switch 8404 on the back side. The wiring of the stop switch 8404 is drawn out from a rotary main shaft 8408 formed in a hollow shape. The rotation main shaft 8408 has a positioning projection 8415 at its tip. Further, a main drive gear 8416 is formed around the rotation main shaft 8408, which is a portion joined to the rotary operation body 8401.

The rotation operation body 8401 is formed so that the rotation main shaft 8408 passes through the center thereof, and has a shape protruding to both the front end side (handle base 8402 side) and the rear end side (front cover 8403). The distal end side of the rotation main shaft 8408 is rotatably attached to the handle base 8402. Further, the rear end side of the rotation main shaft 8408 is rotatably assembled to the front cover 8403 so that only the rotary operation body 8401 rotates between the handle base 8402 and the front cover 8403 constituting the game ball launch handle 84. Become.
<Structure of the handle base>
As shown in FIGS. 38 and 39, the handle base 8402 includes a driven gear 8417 that meshes with the above-described main drive gear 8416, an urging spring 8418, a rotation detection switch 8419, and a touch switch 8420. As shown in FIG. 38, the rotation detection switch 8419 is a device with a built-in switch that switches to an ON / OFF state when the rotary operation body 8401 returns to the initial position. The rotation detection switch 8419 is operated by using a substantially beveled member 8419a as one rotation center point 8419b and a protrusion 8419c formed substantially at the center of the beveled member 8419a adjacent to the main drive gear 8416 of the rotation operating body 8401. The terminal 8419d is moved and operated by touching the tongue piece 8416a (see FIGS. 37B and 39) formed in this manner and moving it in the direction indicated by the arrow. Note that the rotation detection switch 8419 is not necessarily provided.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 38, the handle base portion 8402 includes a bearing portion 8421 at the center position and a plurality of screw bosses 8422 around it.

The driven gear 8417 is attached to the rotating shaft so as to mesh with the main driving gear 8416 of the rotary operation body 8401 at a predetermined position. One end of the biasing spring 8418 is hooked on the spring support shaft 8423, and the other end is hooked on the biasing gear 8418. The driven gear 8417 is formed with a stopper 8417a that protrudes from the tooth portion to the periphery. The stopper 8417a hits another member, and the driven gear 8417 is stopped at a predetermined position by the urging spring 8418, and a range in which the driven gear 8417 is returned. Be regulated.

  The inside of the handle base 8402 is formed in a hollow shape. As shown in FIG. 39, the variable resistor 8424 is installed inside the hollow space and is connected to the rotating shaft of the driven gear 8417. The variable resistor 8424 changes the resistance value of the resistor installed inside according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft rotated by the driven gear 8417 being rotated. By changing the resistance value of the variable resistor 8424, the initial speed of the game ball when the game ball is launched (the initial launch speed of the game ball) is adjusted.

  FIG. 40 shows the rotation main shaft 8408 and the bearing portion 8421, (a) is a schematic perspective view, (b) is an enlarged view of the bearing portion 8421, and (c) is an enlarged view of the rotation main shaft 8408.

  The rotation main shaft 8408 of the rotary operation body 8401 of the present invention is provided with a positioning projection 8415, and a groove 8425 is formed in the bearing portion 8421 of the handle base portion 8402 in the longitudinal direction thereof. When the rotary operation body 8401 is assembled to the handle base 8402, the rotation operation body 8401 cannot be assembled to the handle base 8402 unless the positioning projection 8415 of the rotation main shaft 8408 is passed through the groove 8425 of the bearing portion 8421.

  When the positioning projection 8415 is projected and released from the rear end of the bearing portion 8421, the rotation main shaft 8408 can freely rotate within the bearing portion 8421 and rotate the rotation operation body 8401.

This means that the rotating operation body 8401 cannot be assembled unless the rotational operation body 8401 is always arranged in the correct positional relationship with respect to the handle base 8402. That is, the locations of the three screw bosses 8422 of the handle base portion 8402 that penetrate the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401 are specified. Thus, the rotary operation body 8401 can be assembled to the handle base 8402 in the correct positional relationship, and the main drive gear 8416 (rotation main shaft 8408) of the rotary operation body 8401 can be smoothly meshed with the driven gear 8417 of the handle base 8402. . The speed of assembling the game ball launching handle 84 is improved.
<Configuration of touch switch>
FIG. 41 is a circuit diagram of the touch switch 8420.

  The rotary operation body 8401 is made of conductive resin plating or a metal material, and is a part of the touch switch 8420 that detects that the player's hand is in contact. Only when the touch switch 8420 detects that the player's hand is in contact with the rotary operation body 8401, the game ball can be launched in the game ball launching mechanism 80. The touch switch 8420 detects whether or not the player is touching the rotary operation body 8401. When it is detected that the player is not touching, the game switch is fired even if the rotary operation body 8401 is rotated. Stop.

As shown in FIG. 41, the electrical configuration of the part related to the control of the game ball launching mechanism 80 is as follows. The power source of the electromagnetic solenoid 81 that is the drive source of the launch operation in the game ball launching mechanism 80, that is, the power source and launch control. Between the device 147, a rotary operation body 8401, a touch switch 8420, and a stop switch 8404 are connected in series. Note that the driving source of the launching operation in the game ball launching mechanism 80 is not limited to the electromagnetic solenoid 81, and a hitting ball launching motor can also be used (not shown).
<Schematic structure of stop switch>
FIG. 42 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the stop switch 8404. (a) is a state before pressing, and (b) is a pressed state.

  For example, four holding lamps 75 arranged in parallel are provided on the screen of the game board 61. This holding lamp 75 is a lamp that displays “holding ball”, and increases when the game ball enters the start chucker while the number is rotating. When the number has been rotated when there is a holding ball, one holding lamp 75 of the holding ball disappears and rotation for the holding lamp 75 starts. In the gaming machine, when four hold lamps 75 are lit, even if a game ball enters, there is a prize ball, but four or more are not put on hold. If it is hit when four hold lamps 75 are lit, a so-called game ball is hit. For example, it is even more so when you reach a long reach.

  Therefore, conventionally, a stop switch is provided near the game ball launching handle. While the stop switch is being operated, the launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped. Therefore, the launch of the game ball can be stopped without changing the speed of the initial speed. Of course, this stop switch is used not only when the reserved ball is accumulated but also when it is desired to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball for some reason.

  The stop switch 8404 of the present invention is provided on the rotary operation body 8401 itself gripped by the player. As shown in FIGS. 42 and 37 (b), the stop switch 8404 is attached so that the button portion 8426 protrudes outside the rotary operation body 8401. In the illustrated example, a bar-shaped operation bar 8428 continuous to the button unit 8426 is slidably attached to a space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401. A coil spring 8429 is attached to the tip of the operation rod 8428 and is always urged in the outer circumferential direction. A wire is connected to a terminal 8430 provided at the tip of the operation rod 8428. The terminal 8430 energizes the touch switch 8419 when energizing the rotary operation body 8401, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 can launch a game ball.

  In the stop switch 8404 of the present invention, when the button portion 8426 is pressed with a finger, the terminal 8430 at the tip of the operation rod 8428 is separated from the electrical contact of the rotary operation body 8401, and the touch switch 8419 is not energized. The game ball firing at 80 stops. When the player lightly presses the stop switch 8404, the player can arbitrarily stop the firing of the game ball while rotating the rotary operation body 8401.

  In the stop switch 8404 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 36 and 37 (a), the button portion 8426 is arranged with a space (SS) between one finger from the finger hook portion 8407a. This is for preventing the thumb or the like from inadvertently pressing the button portion 8426 when the rotary operation body 8401 is gripped.

  The stop switch 8404 of the present invention has a structure incorporated in the rotary operation body 8401. A player puts a finger on the rotary operation body 8401, and the stop switch 8404 rotates together with the rotary operation body 8401. Thus, the stop switch 8404 can be pressed without changing the position of the thumb, so that the game ball can be easily paused. The fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body 8401 can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be resumed at the same initial speed, and the interest of the game due to the pause of the game ball can be prevented from being lost. .

In addition, the stop switch 8404 has a structure in which the energized state of the touch switch 8420 is released by pressing from the periphery of the rotary operation body 8401 toward the rotary spindle 8408, and is pressed in the direction in which the finger of the hand is grasped ergonomically. Because it operates, it becomes possible to move the thumb without difficulty. That is, since an excessive force is not applied to the other index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger holding the rotary operation body 8401, fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body 8401 can be maintained. Furthermore, the feeling of fatigue due to the pressure on the fingertip can be reduced.
<Other structure of stop switch (crank shape)>
FIG. 43 shows an example of a stop switch 8404 bent in a crank shape, where (a) is a rear view of the rotary operation body 8401 and (b) is an enlarged view of the stop switch 8404.

  The structure of the stop switch 8404 serving as a stopping means is such that the button portion 8426 is attached so as to protrude outside the periphery of the rotating operation body 8401 as the operating body, as shown in FIG. The space 8427 formed between the portions 8409a and 8409b is not limited to a configuration in which a rod-like operation rod 8428 continuous to the button portion 8426 is slidably attached. As long as it is a structure that can arbitrarily stop the launch of the game ball by the electrical component provided at the tip of the operation rod 8428 in response to the pressing of the button portion 8426, various configurations as described below Can be varied.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 43A and 43B, an operating rod 8431 bent in a crank shape is provided in a space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401. It is attached so that it can swing freely. A pin 8433 is attached to the tip of the operation rod 8431, and a coil spring 8429 is attached around the pin 8433, and is always urged in a predetermined direction. A terminal 8430 is provided at the tip of the pin 8433, and wiring is connected to the terminal 8430. This terminal 8430 is in contact with the other terminal 8434 and energizes the touch switch 8419 when energizing the rotary operation body 8401, thereby allowing the game ball launching mechanism 80 to launch a game ball.

  The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 43 is attached to the rotary operation body 8401 so that the button portion 8435 and the operation rod 8431 bent in a crank shape can swing at the fulcrum portion 8432. . Therefore, by changing the position of the fulcrum portion 8432 between the button portion 8435 and the operation rod 8431 tip, the touch width of the operation rod 8431 tip can be easily adjusted, and the arc hole portion of the rotary operation body 8401 can be adjusted. It can be easily varied according to the shape of 8409a and 8409b or the shape around the rotary operation body 8401. The degree of freedom in design of the entire game ball launch handle 84 can be increased.

When the button 8435 is pressed with a finger as shown by the arrow in the figure, the stop switch 8404 moves the terminal 8430 at the tip of the operation rod 8431 away from the other terminal 8434 that is an electrical contact of the rotary operation body 8401, and the touch switch 8419 is not energized, and the game ball firing mechanism 80 stops firing the game ball. The player can stop the launch of the game ball by simply pressing the stop switch 8404. In a state where the rotation operation body 8401 is rotated, that is, in a state where the rotation angle of the rotation operation body 8401 is maintained, the launch of the game ball can be arbitrarily stopped.
<Other structure of stop switch (bow shape)>
FIG. 44 is an enlarged view showing an example of a stop switch 8404 having a bow shape.

  The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 44 is one in which the entire stop switch 8404 is formed in a bow shape. The arc-shaped stop switch 8404 has a shape suitable when the space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401 is narrow. The bent state of the arcuate stop switch 8404 can be changed according to the shape of the space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401.

  However, if the bending angle between the button portion 8435 and the distal end of the operation rod 8431 is close to a straight line, the stop switch 8404 is not easily inclined as shown in FIG. 44 when the button portion 8435 is pressed. That is, the operation of the electrical contact of the terminal 8430 is likely to be defective, and it is difficult to stop the game ball from firing. Therefore, a certain bending angle is necessary.

The shape of these stop switches 8404 can be bent in a crank shape or in an arc shape, and is optimal depending on the shape of the space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401. Adopt and install. Therefore, the shape of the stop switch 8404 is not limited to the rod shape shown in FIG. 37, the crank shape shown in FIG. 43, or the bow shape shown in FIG.
<Other structure of stop switch (slide type)>
FIG. 45 shows an example of a stop switch 8404 in which the button portion 8435 slides in the circumferential direction of the rotary operation body 8401, (a) is a rear view of the rotary operation body 8401, and (b) is an enlarged view of the stop switch. It is.

  The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 45 is a modified example in which a fulcrum part 8436 is provided at the tip of the operation rod 8431. Unlike the configuration described above, the stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 45 does not press the button portion 8435 from the periphery of the rotary operation body 8401 but slides it in the circumferential direction of the circumference of the rotary operation body 8401. It is.

  The stop switch 8404 of this embodiment is separated from the other terminal 8430 which is an electrical contact by pressing the button portion 8435 with a finger, and the touch switch 8419 is not energized. The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 45 is provided with a fulcrum portion 8436 of an operation rod 8431 that can be swung in a space 8427 formed between the arc hole portions 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401. A button portion 8435 is connected to the other end. The button portion 8435 rotates around the fulcrum portion 8436, but slides around the periphery of the rotary operation body 8401.

45, in the rotary operation body 8401, when the button portion 8435 is pressed in a direction away from the finger hooking portion 8407a, the rotary operation body 8401 is separated from the other terminal 8430 which is an electrical contact of the rotary operation body 8401, and the touch switch 8419 is used. Is no longer energized, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 stops firing the game ball. On the other hand, it is also possible to operate the electrical contact of the rotary operation body 8401 by pressing the button portion 8435 in a direction approaching the finger hook portion 8407a (not shown). The direction of this operation can be appropriately selected according to the form of the game ball launch handle 84 and the rotary operation body 8401.
<Other structure of stop switch (movable in the axial direction)>
46A and 46B show an example of the stop switch 8404 in a state where the stop switch 8404 is movable in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84. FIG. 46A is a plan view of the rotary operation body 8401, and FIG. 46B is an enlarged view of the stop switch 8404. FIG.

  The configuration of the stop switch 8404 shown in FIGS. 36 to 45 is to operate the rotary operation body 8401 in the plane direction. The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 46 is for moving the stop switch 8404 in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84. Thereby, according to the design shape of the game ball launching handle 84, the operation direction can be appropriately selected according to the shape of the button portions 8426 and 8435 of the stop switch 8404.

  The stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 46 is attached to a space 8427 formed between the circular arc holes 8409a and 8409b of the rotary operation body 8401 so that the thin operation rod 8436 can swing at the fulcrum 8437. It is a thing. In addition, the operation rod 8436 moves like a seesaw in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84 around the fulcrum 8437. A button portion 8438 is attached to one end of the operation rod 8431, and a pin 8433 and a coil spring 8429 are attached to the other end of the operation rod 8436, respectively.

In the stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 46, a coil spring 8429 is attached around a pin 8433 attached to the tip of the operation rod 8436, and is always urged in a predetermined direction. In addition, a terminal 8430 is provided at the tip of the pin 8433, and wiring is connected to the terminal 8430. The terminal 8430 is in contact with the other terminal 8434, so that the touch switch 8419 is energized when the rotary operation body 8401 is energized, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 can be launched.

  As shown in FIG. 46B, the stop switch 8404 is configured such that when the button portion 8438 is pressed in the axial direction of the game ball firing handle 84 with a finger, the terminal 8430 at the tip of the operation rod 8436 is electrically connected to the rotary operation body 8401. It is separated from the other terminal 8434 which is a contact, and the touch switch 8419 is not energized, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 stops firing the game ball.

  FIG. 47 shows an example of the stop switch 8404 in a state where the stop switch 8404 is movable in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84, (a) is a plan view of the rotary operation body 8401, and (b) is an enlarged view of the stop switch 8404. FIG.

  47, unlike the stop switch 8404 shown in FIG. 46, the stop switch 8404 of the embodiment is operated so as to be pulled toward the front side in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84. Other configurations such as electrical contacts are the same as those shown in FIG.

For the stop switch 8404 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 46 and 47 as well, the direction of this operation can be appropriately selected according to the form of the game ball launching handle 84 and the rotary operation body 8401. For example, since the pressing direction of the button portion 8438 of the stop switch 8404 is a direction of pressing in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle 84, even if it is provided inside the finger hook portion 8407a, the handle operation of the game ball launching handle 84 can be performed. There is no effect.
<Structure with a stop switch on the front cover>
FIG. 48 is an example in which a stop switch 8404 is provided on the front cover 8403, and is a plan view of the front cover 8403 showing a form in which a part of the surface of the front cover 8403 is pressed. 49 shows a stop switch in a form provided on the front cover, (a) is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 48, and (b) is a front view of the stop switch component. FIG. 50 is a stop switch 8404 provided on the front cover 8403, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the front cover 8403 showing an embodiment in which the stop switch 8404 is pressed in the axial direction.

  In this embodiment, the stop switch 8404 is attached to the front cover 8403. As shown in FIG. 48, a substantially circular switch hole 8439 was formed in a part of the front cover 8403, and a circular switch body 8440 was attached so as to be able to protrude and retract from the inside of the switch hole 8439. This switch body 8440 is formed by forming a hinge portion 8442 at one end of a tongue-shaped main body portion 8441 and a circular button portion 8443 at the other end. It is desirable that the switch body 8440 is also formed in a spherical shape so that the main body portion 8441 and the button portion 8443 form a spherical portion of the front cover 8403. Note that the shape of the button portion 8443 and the switch hole 8439 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be an elliptical shape or other polygonal shapes such as a hexagon and an octagon. However, a shape that allows the button portion 8443 to smoothly appear and disappear from the switch hole 8439 is desirable.

  As described above, the switch body 8440 is provided with a terminal 8430 serving as an electrical contact at the tip of the main body portion 8441 (a position opposite to the hinge portion 8442), and a pin 8433 provided on the hinge portion 8442. The coil spring 8429 around the pin 8433 is always urged in a predetermined direction. Further, the terminal 8430 at the tip of the main body portion 8441 is in contact with another terminal 8434 serving as another electrical contact provided in the front cover 8403, and when the rotary operation body 8401 is energized, the touch switch 8419 is energized. Thus, the game ball can be launched in the game ball launching mechanism 80.

  When the button 8443 is pressed with a finger, the stop switch 8404 starts from the other terminal 8434 where the terminal 8430 at the tip of the switch body 8440 is an electrical contact of the front cover 8403 or the rotary operation body 8401 with the hinge 8442 as a fulcrum. The touch switch 8419 is no longer energized, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 stops firing the game ball. When the player lightly presses the stop switch 8404 (button 8443) of the front cover 8403, the player can arbitrarily stop the firing of the game ball while rotating the rotary operation body 8401.

  FIG. 51 is a plan view of the front cover 8403 showing an embodiment in which a stop switch 8404 is provided on the front cover 8403 and a non-slip gather is formed on the button portion 8443.

  In FIG. 51, in the form in which the stop switch 8404 is provided on the front cover 8403, when the button portion 8443 is formed on a part of the front cover 8403 and the surface thereof is flush, the position of the button portion 8443 can be confirmed. Therefore, by forming a gather in the button portion 8443, the position of the stop switch 8404 can be easily found, and the game ball can be stopped temporarily with certainty. In addition, it can also be set as the shape which formed several dent or protrusion instead of forming gathers (not shown).

  FIG. 52 is an enlarged view showing another embodiment in which a stop switch 8404 is provided on the front cover 8403.

Similarly, the button portion 8443 can be formed so as to protrude greatly from the switch hole 8439 of the front cover 8403 so that the position of the button portion 8443 can be easily found in the front cover 8403. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 52, the position (L2) closer to the rotary operation body 8401 is formed thicker than the periphery of the front cover 8403, that is, the position (L1) close to the center of the front cover 8403. Accordingly, the player can operate the stop switch 8404 only by applying a force so that the thumb slides from the center position of the front cover 8403 to the periphery.
<Structure with stop switch and second effect button>
FIG. 53 is a front view showing a configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at two locations.

<Structure with stop switch and second effect button>
FIG. 53 is a front view showing a configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at two locations.
This embodiment shows a configuration in which two operation means for operating or controlling a gaming machine are provided in a rotary operation body 8401 which is an example of an operation body. For example, the rotary operation body 8401 is provided with the stop switch 8404 as described above and other operation means for performing operation or control in the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 53, there is a second effect button 8501 as another operation means. Although expressed as the second effect button 8501 here, this expression is used because it is provided separately from the original effect button 236 described above , and does not indicate the order . Hereinafter, similarly, the operation means provided on the rotary operation body 8401 is expressed as “second”.

  This second effect button 8501 is a button for controlling the effect of the game machine. As described above, the second effect button 8501 has the same function as the effect button 236 provided in the center portion on the front surface side of the first bulge portion 95. When the second effect button 8501 is operated, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 is changed. Normally, the effect button 236 is operated with the left hand not operating the rotary operation body 8401. In this embodiment, the second effect button 8501 is attached to the rotary operation body 8401 so that it can be operated with the right hand. The display mode of the symbol display device 71 can be changed by pressing any button.

The second effect button 8501 is configured to issue an instruction to the sound lamp control device 103 as shown in FIG. 58 together with the original effect button 236. This sound lamp control device 10
3 displays sound and lamps in accordance with instructions from the main controller. The left effect button 236 in FIG. 58 is a button provided in the first bulging portion 95. The right effect button (second effect button 8501) is a button provided on the rotary operation body 8401.

  In this way, the effect buttons (second effect button 8501) and the stop switch 8401 that are frequently used during the game are incorporated in the rotary operation body 8401. Further, as shown in FIG. 53, a second effect button 8501 is adjacent to the second effect button 8501 with a gap SS where the thumb is positioned on the left side of the finger hooking portion 8407a where the thumb of the rotary operation body 8401 is hung. A stop switch 8404 is provided.

  With such a structure, even when the left hand is used during a game, various games can be operated or controlled smoothly only with the right hand operating the rotary operation body 8401. In particular, even when the player puts his / her finger on the rotary operation body 8401 and rotates it, the second effect button 8501 and the stop switch 8404 rotate together with the rotary operation body 8401, so that the position of the thumb is increased. The second effect button 8501 and the stop switch 8404 can be operated without change, and the operation or control in the gaming machine can be performed smoothly. Therefore, fine adjustment of the rotary operation body 8401 can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be resumed at the same initial speed, and the interest of the game due to the temporary stop of the game ball can be prevented.

  FIG. 54 is a front view showing another configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at two locations.

  The second effect button 8501 was attached to the left side of the finger hooking portion 8407a on which the thumb of the rotary operation body 8401 is hung. This is because the stop switch 8404 has been conventionally operated with the thumb of the right hand, so that the player is used to it. Of course, in addition to this position, as shown in FIG. 54, it is also possible to provide a second effect button 8501 at positions 8407b and 8407c where the index finger, middle finger or ring finger of the operation body 8401 are put. In particular, the index finger position 8407b is desirable.

  It should be noted that the second effect button 8501 provided on the rotary operation body 8401 is preferably configured to turn on / off the touch switch 8420 described above, but can of course be turned on / off by other configurations. For example, there are means using a drive gear and a driven gear, or means using a wire drive (not shown).

It is also possible to replace the stop switch 8404, which is an operation means, with a configuration in which only the second effect button 8501 is provided on the rotary operation body 8401. At this time, the rotary operation body 8401 is provided separately from the second effect button 8501 provided in the first bulge portion 95, and any of the effect buttons 236 and 8501 can be operated. Further, it is not always necessary to use a button, and it may be a presentation operation means using a lever, a trackball, a touch pad, etc. that can be operated in a plurality of directions.
<Structure provided with stop switch and other operation means>
FIG. 55 is a front view showing another configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at two locations. FIG. 56 is a front view showing another configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at three locations.

<Structure provided with stop switch and other operation means>
FIG. 55 is a front view showing another configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at two locations. FIG. 56 is a front view showing another configuration in which operating means are attached to the rotary operating body 8401 at three locations.
In this embodiment, as the other operation means together with the stop switch 8404, various operations for controlling or controlling the game can be incorporated in addition to the effect button 8501. For example, the rotary operation body 8401 can be provided with a second upper dish ball removal switch 8502 for dropping the game balls stored in the upper dish 95a to the downstream side. At this time, in addition to the upper dish ball removal switch 232 provided on the upper dish 95a itself, a second upper dish ball removal switch 8502 is provided on the rotary operation body 8401.

  Similarly, the rotary operation body 8401 can be provided with a second lower dish ball removal switch 8503 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower dish 96a to the outside.

  In such a configuration, the second lower tray ball removal switch 8503 is incorporated in the rotary operation body 8401 that adjusts the launch position of the game ball, and the rotary operation can be performed even when the left hand is used during the game. The game ball stored in the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a can be easily dropped downstream only with the right hand operating the body 8401.

  Further, in the present invention, as the operation means, various operation means can be provided in addition to the second effect button 8501, the second upper dish ball removal switch 8502, and the second lower dish ball removal switch 8503. For example, a second card return button 8504 for returning a CR card inserted when the game ball is replenished can be incorporated in the rotary operation body 8401 as an operation means. Also in this case, a second card return button 8504 is provided separately from the original card return button 235. The function is the same as the original card return button 235.

  As an operation means, a second ball lending button 8505 for replenishing a game ball to the upper plate 95a can be incorporated in the rotary operation body 8401. Also in this case, a second ball lending button 8505 is provided separately from the original ball lending button 234. The function is the same as the original ball lending button 234.

  Thus, since the second card return button 8504 and the second ball lending button 8505 are incorporated in the rotation operation body 8401, the rotation operation body 8401 is operated even when the left hand is used during the game. The CR card inserted when the game ball is replenished with the right hand only can be returned, or the game ball can be replenished to the upper plate 95a.

  In addition, as an operation means, the terminal for outputting a signal to the outside of the gaming machine is switched ON / OFF, the hall side receives this signal, and the second call button 8506 for the player to call the hall clerk is operated on the rotary operation body 8401. It is also possible to incorporate it into Also in this case, a second call button 8506 is provided separately from the original call button (not shown). The function is the same as the original call button. The second call button 8506 has a structure incorporated in an operation body that adjusts the launch position of the game ball. Even when the left hand is used during a game, only the right hand that operates the rotation operation body 8401 can be used for the hall. Can call the store clerk.

  As shown in FIG. 56, three operating means can be provided. At this time, it is desirable to attach buttons, which are frequently used, to the left side of the thumb-fitting portion 8407a. The type of button to be attached is determined according to the model.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 58 is another block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine. 57 and 58, the power supply line is indicated by a double line arrow, and the signal line is indicated by a solid line arrow.

  A main control board 311 provided in the main controller 107 incorporates a main control circuit 312 and a power failure monitoring circuit 313. The main control circuit 312 is equipped with a CPU 321. The CPU 321 temporarily stores various control programs executed by the CPU 321 and ROM (non-volatile storage means) 322 storing fixed value data, and various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 322. A RAM (volatile storage means) 323, which is a memory for storing data, and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

The RAM 323 maintains the power and launch control device 14 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off.
7 is configured such that backup power (data storage holding power) is supplied from the power supply and launch control board 331 provided in the data 7 and data is held.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 321 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input side of the main control circuit 312 are a power failure monitoring circuit 313 provided on the main control board 311, a payout control board 332 provided on the payout control device 146, and other switches not shown. In this case, a power supply and launch control board 331 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 313, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 312 via the power failure monitoring circuit 313.

  Incidentally, as a group of switches connected to the input side of the main control circuit 312, there are winning detection sensors 325 to 328. The winning detection sensors 325 to 328 include a general winning port sensor 325 that detects a game ball that has entered the general winning port 62, a count sensor 326 that detects a game ball that has entered the variable winning device 63, and an upper operating port. There are an upper operation port sensor 327 that detects a game ball that has entered the ball 64 and a lower operation port sensor 328 that detects a game ball that has entered the lower operation port 65. The general prize opening sensor 325 is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the general prize opening 62. Based on the detection results from these winning detection sensors 325 to 328, the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 specifies whether or not a game ball has entered the various winning ports 62 to 65.

  On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 313, a payout control board 332 and a relay terminal board 333 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 312. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 332. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 312 to the sound lamp control board 334 provided in the sound lamp control device 103 via the relay terminal plate 333.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 313 relays the main control circuit 312 and the power source and launch control board 331, and monitors the DC stable 24 volt power source that is the maximum power source output from the power source and launch control board 331.

  The payout control board 332 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 135. The CPU 341 which is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM (non-volatile storage means) 342 storing a control program executed by the CPU 341, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM (volatile storage means) 343 used as a work memory or the like. I have.

  Similarly to the RAM 323 of the main control circuit 312, the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332 is supplied with backup power (data storage holding power) from the power supply and the launch control board 331 even after the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off. It has a configuration to be held.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 through a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 312, a power and launch control board 331, and a backpack board 136 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 332. Incidentally, the detection result of the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the presence / absence of the operation of the ball removal button 206 are input to the payout control board 332 through the back pack board 136. Further, the main control circuit 312 and the back pack board 136 are connected to the output side of the payout control board 332.

The power supply and launch control board 331 includes a power supply unit and a launch control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to each of the main control circuit 312 and the payout control board 332 through a path indicated by a double line arrow. The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 80 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 84 by the player, and the game ball launch mechanism 80 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met. .

  Further, the power source and launch control board 331 is provided with a backup power source unit 331a. The backup power supply unit 331a includes a capacitor, and is charged when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an ON state (when power is supplied from an external power supply). Further, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an OFF state or in a power cut-off state such as when a power failure occurs in a commercial power supply (when power supply from an external power supply is cut off), the main control circuit 312 is discharged from the backup power supply unit 331a. Backup power is supplied to the RAM 323 and the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332. Therefore, even in such a situation, while the backup power is being supplied from the backup power supply unit 331a, the information stored in the RAMs 323 and 343 is stored and held without being erased. In the configuration shown in FIG. 58, the power supply and launch control board 331 can be turned on and off by the touch sensor 8420 described above.

  Incidentally, the backup power supply unit 331a has a relatively large capacity, and the information stored in each of the RAMs 323 and 343 before the power supply is cut off is retained within a predetermined period (for example, 1 day or 2 days). Further, the backup power supply unit 331a is not limited to a capacitor, and may be a battery or a non-rechargeable battery. In the case of a non-rechargeable battery, it is not necessary to store power in the power supply means for power interruption when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is ON, but it is necessary to replace it periodically.

  The sound lamp control board 334 controls each of the illumination units 175 to 177, the speaker unit 178, the error display unit 179, and the display control device 101. The CPU 351, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 352 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 351, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 353 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 351 of the sound lamp control board 334 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 312 is connected to the input side of the sound lamp control board 334 by being relayed to the relay terminal plate 333, and based on various commands output from the main control circuit 312, the lighting units 175 to 177, The speaker unit 178, the error display unit 179, and the display control apparatus 101 are controlled. The display control device 101 controls the symbol display device 71 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 334.

  As shown in FIG. 58, the sound lamp control device 103 can be configured to connect the second effect button 8501 together with the original effect button 236 to give an instruction to the sound lamp control device 103. The sound lamp control device 103 displays sound and lamps in accordance with instructions from the main control device. The left effect button 236 is a button provided in the first bulging portion 95. The right effect button (second effect button 8501) is a button provided on the rotary operation body 8401.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 321 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

FIG. 59 shows an NMI interrupt process, which is executed when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 313 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 321 and the CPU 321 interrupts the control being executed and starts NMI interrupt processing. . In the NMI interrupt processing, the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 323 in step S101, and this processing is terminated. Thereafter, when it is confirmed that the power failure flag is set in the normal processing described later, the power failure processing is executed.

  Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, signal reading processing from various switches and the payout control board 332 is executed. Here, in the signal reading process, it is specified whether or not a detection result indicating that a game ball is detected is input from the general winning opening sensor 325, the count sensor 326, the upper operation port sensor 327, and the lower operation port sensor 328. Then, a process for setting a prize ball command is executed based on the specified result. Specifically, when a game ball is entered into the general prize opening 62 based on the detection result of the general prize opening sensor 325, ten prize ball commands are set. Further, when a game ball is entered into the variable winning device 63 based on the detection result of the count sensor 326, 15 prize ball commands are set. Further, when a game ball entering the upper operation port 64 is specified based on the detection result of the upper operation port sensor 327, three prize ball commands are set. In addition, when a game ball enters the lower operation port 65 based on the detection result of the lower operation port sensor 328, four prize ball commands are set. Here, the set prize ball command is output to the payout control board 332 in an external output process described later.

  Thereafter, in step S202, a start winning process is executed. In the start winning process, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the upper operating port 64 or the lower operating port 65 based on the detection results input from the upper operating port sensor 327 and the lower operating port sensor 328. And when a game ball is entering the upper operation port 64 or the lower operation port 65, the number of operation reservation balls of the 1st specific lamp part 73 and the symbol display apparatus 71 is less than an upper limit. Then, a process of storing in the RAM 323 a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate a big hit for the incoming ball is executed. If the counter value is a value corresponding to the occurrence of the jackpot, the jackpot is generated in the game times corresponding to the entry. That is, in the start winning process, a lottery function (transition determination means) for transitioning to a special gaming state such as a big win is performed.

  After the start winning process, the CPU 321 once ends the timer interrupt process. In the timer interrupt process, a process of updating a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate a jackpot may be executed.

  Next, the main process that is started upon a reset at power-on will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S301, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, a wait process is executed, for example, for about 1 second in order to wait for the slave control board (such as the payout control board 332) to be operable. In the subsequent step S302, access to the RAM 323 is permitted.

Thereafter, in step S303, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 149a provided in the power supply and launch control device 147 is turned on. In subsequent step S304, whether or not the power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 323 is determined. Determine. In step S305, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S306, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 323, for example. It is also possible to determine the validity of the data stored and held based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 323 are correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 149a. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 149a is pressed, the process proceeds to steps S309 to S311. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when an abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to steps S309 to S311.

  In step S309, a payout initialization command or the like is output in order to initialize the payout control board 332 or the like serving as the slave control board. In subsequent step S310, the used area of the RAM 323 is cleared to 0, and in step S311, initialization processing of the RAM 323 is executed. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S312, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 149a has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S307 on condition that the power failure flag is stored and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal. In step S307, the power failure flag stored in the power failure flag storage buffer is cleared, and in step S308, a power recovery command for returning the slave control board to the gaming state before power-off is output. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S312, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later. Thereby, it returns to the state before power-off.

  Next, normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed.

  In the normal process, in step S401, output data such as a command updated in the previous process is output to each control board on the slave side. Specifically, the prize ball command set in the signal reading process described above is output to the payout control board 332. Further, a stop symbol command, a variation mode command, and the like are output to the sound lamp control board 334 when the symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the first symbol.

  In a succeeding step S402, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 73 is executed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, jackpot determination, on / off control of a light source switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 73, and the like are performed. Then, in the first specific lamp control process, when it is determined that the jackpot is generated based on the counter value stored in the start winning process, the gaming state is shifted to the jackpot state. That is, in the first specific lamp control process, a function for shifting to the special gaming state (transition means) is performed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, the variable display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 71 is also set.

  After the first specific lamp unit control process, a special winning opening opening / closing process is executed in step S403. In the big prize opening / closing process, the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 63 is opened or closed in the case of a big hit state. That is, it is determined whether the big winning opening is opened for each round of the big hit state, and whether the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has elapsed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the big winning opening. The determination as to whether or not the prescribed number has been won is made by confirming the above-described counter for the big prize opening. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the special winning opening is closed. In other words, the special game state progression function (progress means) is performed in the special prize opening / closing process.

Thereafter, in step S404, a second specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 74 is executed. In the second specific lamp control process, the switching of the display color in the second specific lamp unit 74 is started on the condition that the number of retained gate balls is 1 or more. At this time, the display color switching time is also set. Then, when the electric accessory 65 a attached to the lower working port 65 is opened for a predetermined time, a stop display of a predetermined color is performed in the second specific lamp unit 74.

  After step S404, a game ball launch control process is executed in step S405. In the game ball launch control process, the game ball launch mechanism 80 of the game ball launch mechanism 80 is once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a launch permission signal is input from the launch control unit of the power source and launch control board 331. The solenoid 81 is excited. Thereby, the game ball on the launch rail 82 is launched toward the game area.

  In a succeeding step S406, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in a power failure flag storage buffer provided in the RAM 323. If the power failure flag is not stored, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process is reached in step S407, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S406, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S401.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is stored in step 406, it means that the power supply has been cut off, and therefore, the power failure processing after step S408 is executed. That is, in step S408, the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited. In subsequent step S409, a power failure command indicating that the power supply has been shut off is output to another control board. In step S410, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored, and after the access to the RAM 323 is prohibited in step S411, the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Even after the power supply is completely shut down, the backup power is supplied from the power source and the backup power supply unit 331a of the launch control board 331. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 323 before the power is shut off is left in a predetermined state. It is held within a period (for example, 1 day or 2 days).

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 341 can be broadly divided into input interrupt processing activated by the input of a command from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312, main processing activated upon power-on, and periodically (in this embodiment). There is a timer interrupt process activated at a cycle of 2 msec). For convenience of explanation, the interrupt process at the time of input will be described first, and then the main process and the timer interrupt process will be described in this order.

  The input interrupt process is executed by interrupting other processes described later when a command is input from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312. In the interrupt process at the time of input, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 63, the command from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 is stored in the command storage buffer of the RAM 343 in step S501, and then the command provided in the RAM 343 in step S502. The command input flag is stored in the input flag storage buffer, and this process is terminated.

  Next, main processing executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main process is started upon reset at power-on.

  First, in step S601, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, the interrupt mode is set. In step S602, RAM access is permitted and an external interrupt vector is set in step S603.

  Thereafter, in step S604, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343. In step S605, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S606, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 343, for example. It is also possible to determine the validity of the stored data based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 343 are correctly stored.

  When the power failure flag is not stored, or when abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (check sum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing (steps S611 to S613) of the RAM 343. That is, in step S611, the entire area of the RAM 343 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S612, initialization processing of the RAM 343 is executed. In step S613, the CPU peripheral device is initialized.

  On the other hand, when the power failure flag is stored and the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like) is normal, processing at power recovery (processing at power recovery after power failure due to power failure) is executed. That is, in step S607, the power failure flag is cleared, and in step S608, the payout permission flag for permitting the payout of prize balls is cleared. In step S609, the CPU peripheral device is initialized. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 343.

  After the process of step S609 or step S613, an interrupt is permitted in step S610, and it is determined in step S614 whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343, and the power failure flag is stored. If not, it waits until the power failure flag is stored.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is stored, it means that a power failure has occurred, and therefore the process of step S615 is executed as a power failure process. In the power failure process, first, in step S615, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited. Thereafter, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S616, and access to the RAM 343 is prohibited in step S617, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Even after the power supply is completely shut off, the power for holding data storage in the RAM 343 is supplied from the power supply and launch control board 331. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 343 before the power supply is shut off within a predetermined period (for example, 1 or 2 days).

  Here, in this main process, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored (whether or not a power interruption has occurred) after the end of a series of processes at the normal times of steps S601 to S613. There is no power outage process in the middle of each process. As a result, the amount of data stored in the RAM 343 can be reduced as much as possible when the power interruption occurs, and further, when returning to the state before the power interruption, it is not necessary to start from the middle of the processing, and the payout control board 332 The burden of processing can be reduced.

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332, for example, every 2 msec will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S701, command determination processing for determining a command input from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 is executed. In this command determination process, as shown in FIG. 66, in step S801, it is determined whether or not a command input flag is stored in the command input flag storage buffer of the RAM 343. If no command input flag is stored, a new command has not been output from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312, so this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the command input flag is stored, command read processing is executed in step S802. In the command read process, the input command is read from the command buffer of the RAM 343, and the command input flag is cleared.

  Thereafter, the type of the read command is determined in each process of step S803, step S805, step S810, and step S811, and the process corresponding to each command is executed. That is, in step S803, it is determined whether or not the command is a power failure command. If the command is the command, the power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343 in step S804, and the process is terminated.

  In step S805, it is determined whether the command is a payout initialization command. If the command is the command, initialization of the RAM 343 is instructed from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 when the power is turned on. After executing the processing of S806 to Step S809, this processing is terminated. In step S806, it is determined whether or not a payout permission flag is stored in the payout permission flag storage buffer provided in the RAM 343. If the flag is not stored, the work area of the RAM 343 is set to 0 in step S807. In step S808, the initial value of the RAM 343 is set. Thereafter, by storing a payout permission flag in step S809, payout of prize balls is permitted.

  If the payout permission flag is stored in step S806, the process ends without performing the processes in steps S807 and S808. With this configuration, even if the input of the payout initialization command is recognized due to noise or the like even though the RAM erase switch 149a is not pressed, the remaining prize ball is paid out to the player. Can be prevented without being erased.

  In step S810, it is determined whether the command is a power recovery command. If the command is the command, since the payout control board 332 returns to the state before the power cut-off due to a power failure, the payout permission flag is set in step S809. After storing, this process is terminated. With such a configuration, when a prize ball remains before the power is turned off, the prize ball can be paid out immediately.

  In step S811, it is determined whether or not the command is a prize ball command. If it is the command, the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball command is added to the total number of prize balls in step S812, and then in step S809. The payout permission flag is stored, and this process ends.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 65), after executing the command determination process, it is determined in step S702 whether or not a payout permission flag is stored. If the payout permission flag is not stored, this processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the payout permission flag is stored, the state return switch 148a is checked in step S703, and if it is determined that the state return operation has started, the state return operation is executed.

  In step S704, setting of a tank ball absence state or a tank ball absence release state is executed according to a change in the state of the tank ball. That is, the absence of a sphere in the tank 132 is determined based on the detection result of the no-sphere detection sensor 186. If it is determined that there is no sphere, the setting of the no-sphere state is executed. Cancels the setting of no ball.

In the pachinko machine 10, a counter area is provided as a period measuring means in the RAM 343 of the payout control device 146, and when a detection result indicating that there is no ball is input from the ball no detection sensor 186, The input duration is measured. Then, when the input continuation period reaches 1 sec, the payout speed of the payout device 135 is changed to a lower speed cycle than before. For example, the normal period is a period for paying out one game ball every 60 msec, and the low speed period is a period for paying out one game ball every 1.2 sec. Further, in a situation where game balls are paid out at a low speed cycle, when the input continuation period reaches 10 sec, the payout device 135 is stopped and restricted so that the state is maintained. . In step S704, a low speed setting flag is stored in the RAM 343 when the input continuation period reaches 1 sec. When the input continuation period reaches 10 sec, a prize ball payout disabled state is set. Note that a real timer may be provided as a period measuring means instead of the counter area.

  In addition, in the situation where the payout speed of the payout device 135 is a low-speed cycle and the situation where the payout of the game ball is stopped, the detection result indicating that there is no ball is interrupted, and the setting of these ball-free states is cancelled. . As a result, the low-speed state and the prize ball disapproval state are canceled.

  Here, by stopping the payout operation of the payout device 135 based on the absence of the ball, it is possible to prevent the payout device 135 from continuing the payout operation despite the absence of the ball. .

  In addition, the following effects can be obtained by changing the payout speed to the low speed cycle at the stage before the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. That is, when a large number of game balls are paid out in a short time, such as in a big hit state, the flow of game balls from the tank 132 to the vertical passage unit 134 side may be delayed. In this case, assuming a configuration in which the payout speed is not changed to a low speed cycle, the payout of the game ball located downstream of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is immediately completed. Even though the information still remains, the payout of game balls is stopped. If it does so, a player may misunderstand that the payout of the game ball in the big hit state is completed, and there is a possibility that the player will leave the pachinko machine 10. On the other hand, by changing the payout speed to the low speed cycle as described above, when the above situation occurs, the game ball on the downstream side of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is slowly discharged, The possibility that a game ball flows from the tank 132 to the upper and lower passage unit 134 side is increased. Therefore, the possibility that the above inconvenience occurs is reduced.

  Incidentally, when the game balls are paid out for 1 sec at 60 msec, which is the normal cycle, 16 game balls are paid out. In addition, when the game balls are continuously dispensed for 9 seconds at the low speed of 1.2 seconds, seven game balls are paid out. In other words, 23 gaming balls are paid out after the ball non-detection sensor 186 detects that there is no ball, until the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. On the other hand, as already described, the number of remaining game balls is 29, and at least 29 game balls exist between the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the payout device 135. Therefore, even if the ball is in a state of being absent and the payout device 135 is stopped, a game ball exists between the ball no detection sensor 186 and the payout device 135.

  For example, when it is assumed that there is no gaming ball between the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the payout device 135 when the payout device 135 stops due to the absence of a ball, the payout device from the tank 132 after the payout device 135 stops is assumed. The game ball flowing into 135 flows down while being accelerated by the distance from the position of the tank 132 to the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 and collides with the rotating body 195 with its momentum. Then, there is a concern that the rotating body 195 is damaged. On the other hand, in this pachinko machine 10, since a game ball exists between the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the payout device 135, the occurrence of breakage of the rotating body 195 as described above is suppressed.

Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 65), step S704 is followed by step S70.
5, the presence / absence of the state to be notified is determined, and if there is a state to be notified, the 7-segment LED provided in the payout control device 242 is notified.

  In steps S706 to S709, prize ball payout processing is executed. First, in step S706, it is determined whether or not the ball removal button 206 is operated. If the ball removal button 206 has not been operated, it is determined in step S707 whether or not a prize ball cannot be paid out. When the prize ball cannot be paid out, the prize ball payout process is terminated regardless of whether or not the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the RAM 343. In this case, although not shown, when the drive control of the payout motor 198 is being performed, the drive control is stopped and the payout of the game ball is stopped.

  If the ball removal button 206 is operated and an affirmative determination is made in step S706, or if a negative determination is made in step S707 instead of a prize ball payout disapproval state, the number of award balls is stored in the RAM 343 in step S708. It is determined whether information is stored. If information on the number of prize balls is stored, the process proceeds to step S709 to start prize ball control processing.

  In the prize ball control process, the start of driving control of the payout device 135 or the setting of the payout speed is executed. If the information on the number of prize balls is not stored, the prize ball payout process is terminated. In this case, although not shown, when the drive control of the payout motor 198 is being performed, the drive control is stopped and the payout of the game ball is stopped.

  After the award ball payout process is completed, the process proceeds to a rental ball payout process in steps S710 to S712. In the lending payout process, if the lending payout is not possible and a lending payout request is input (NO in step S710, YES in S711), the process proceeds to step S712 to start the lending control process. In the lending control process, the payout device 135 is driven and controlled, and a number of game balls corresponding to the lending payout request are paid out. Further, if the rental ball cannot be dispensed or a rental ball dispensing request has not been input (step S710 is YES or S711 is NO), the process proceeds to step S713.

  In step S713, the control of the vibrator provided in the tank 132 (vibration motor control) is executed on the condition that the ball is clogged. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

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

  The game ball is extracted from the pachinko machine 10, for example, when the pachinko machine 10 is used and distributed. The game balls are given a unique pattern for each game hall, and by extracting all the game balls in the pachinko machine 10 for second-hand distribution, it is ensured that different game balls are not mixed between the game halls. Can do. On the other hand, when the pachinko machine 10 is used and distributed, there is a concern that the dispensing control device 146 and the like may be replaced with an unauthorized control device during the distribution process. In this case, there is a possibility that the distribution game hall may suffer a great disadvantage, which is not preferable. Moreover, if a complicated structure is added in order to prevent the payout control device 146 from being illegally exchanged in order to suppress this, the cost of the pachinko machine 10 is increased.

On the other hand, even if the switching piece 181 of the vertical passage unit 134 is in the discharge induction state, the number of remaining game balls remaining at the position from the switching piece 181 to the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 is 29. The 29 pieces are set as numbers that do not match any integer multiple of the number of unit game balls set in advance as the number of game balls to be paid out for one of the winning holes 62 to 65. As a result, when any one winning opening is selected, and a plurality of game balls are put into the selected winning opening and the remaining gaming balls are exhausted, the payout control device 146 automatically receives the winning balls. Number of information will remain. The information on the number of prize balls is stored and held even when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off by supplying backup power. As a result, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed in the secondhand, by confirming that the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the payout control device 146 at the distribution destination, the payout control device 146 is illegally distributed during the distribution process. It can be confirmed whether or not the exchange has been performed. As this confirmation, for example, when the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the island facility and the power supply is turned on after the game ball is replenished to the tank 132, it is confirmed whether or not the game ball is discharged to the upper plate 95a. Can be done.

  In particular, in the present pachinko machine 10, since the number of remaining game balls is set to 29, the payout control is surely performed by performing the above-described maintenance operation of the game balls with respect to any one winning opening. Information on the number of winning balls will remain in the device 146. Therefore, it is possible to reliably check whether or not the payout control device 146 has been illegally exchanged during the distribution process.

  Incidentally, the number of remaining game balls is larger than the maximum unit game ball number and is a prime number. Thereby, as a design change of the pachinko machine 10, when changing the number of game balls of each unit game ball number, any number can be selected as long as it is 2 or more and within the range of the remaining game ball numbers. And the design change can be easily performed.

  Further, when the ball removing operation is actually performed, it is conceivable to use the variable winning device 63 having the largest number of unit game balls in consideration of the work efficiency. In this case, by entering two game balls in the variable winning device 63, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 becomes 30, which exceeds the number of remaining game balls. When the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 is 30, the number of prize balls remaining after discharging the remaining game balls is one. Then, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed as a used product, the information on the number of prize balls stored and held in the payout control device 146 is one. As a result, when the power source of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on at the distribution destination, the number of game balls to be paid out becomes one, and at the time of tidying up work after confirming whether there is fraud in the distribution destination game hall, that one game Just take out the ball. Therefore, the work efficiency of the tidying work can be improved. That is, according to this configuration, it is possible to improve both the work efficiency of the ball removal work and the work efficiency of the tidying work.

  When actually performing the above-described ball removal operation, it is conceivable to use a winning opening that makes it easier to perform the ball entry work by taking into consideration the work efficiency. In the present pachinko machine 10, the winning port may be a general winning port 62 located on the rotating front end side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in the gaming board 61. In this case, by entering three game balls into the general winning opening 62, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 becomes 30, which exceeds the number of remaining game balls. When the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 is 30, the number of prize balls remaining after the remaining number of game balls is discharged is one. Then, when the pachinko machine 10 is distributed as a used product, the information on the number of prize balls stored and held in the payout control device 146 is one. As a result, when the power source of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on at the distribution destination, the number of game balls to be paid out becomes one, and at the time of tidying up work after checking the presence / absence of fraud in the distribution hall at the distribution destination, Just take out the game ball. Therefore, the work efficiency of the tidying work can be improved. That is, according to this configuration, it is possible to improve both the work efficiency of the ball removal work and the work efficiency of the tidying work.

On the other hand, 29 of the remaining game balls coincide with, for example, the sum of the number of unit game balls of the general winning opening 62, the number of unit game balls of the variable winning device 63, and the number of unit game balls of the lower operation port 65. Is a number. Therefore, for example, when there is no need to circulate second-hand goods, such as during maintenance in a game hall or when shipping from a manufacturer, one for each of the general winning port 62, the variable winning device 63, and the lower operating port 65. By entering the game balls one by one, the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 matches the number of remaining game balls so that the information on the number of prize balls does not remain in the payout control device 146. be able to.

  In addition, 29 of the remaining number of game balls is a number that is equal to the sum of twice the number of unit game balls of the general winning opening 62 and three times of the number of unit game balls of the upper operation port 64. The general winning port 62 and the upper operating port 64 are winning ports which are not provided with an opening / closing means for making it difficult or difficult for a game ball to enter, and do not require an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing means or the like in the case of entering a ball in the maintenance. . Therefore, when the remaining game balls are extracted while the information on the number of winning balls is not left in the payout control device 146, the work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, as described above, a part of the general winning opening 62 is disposed on the rotating front end side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in the gaming board 61. Further, the lower operating port 65 is disposed on the center side in the left-right direction on the game board 61. In this regard, in the case of a manually entering ball operation, the game balls are inserted into the general winning port 62 and the lower operation port 65, so that the information on the number of winning balls does not remain in the payout control device 146, and the remaining game balls The work efficiency can be drastically improved in the case of extracting.

  In addition to the case where the pachinko machine 10 is used and distributed, it is assumed that the payout device 135 and the upper unit 161 are replaced with fraudulent units equipped with unauthorized parts in a game hall or the like. And if the discovery is not performed, there is a possibility that the game hall suffers a great disadvantage, which is not preferable. In this case, when the number of remaining game balls is changed after being replaced with a fraud unit, there is a possibility that the number of remaining game balls coincides with an integral multiple of the number of unit game balls.

  In this situation, the pachinko machine 10 rotates the payout device 135 so that the number of game balls corresponding to the information on the number of prize balls stored in the payout control device 146 is paid out when the number of remaining game balls is discharged. This is done by rotating the body 195. In this case, as described above, the number of remaining game balls does not match an integer multiple of any number of unit game balls. Therefore, when discharging the remaining game balls, there is information on the number of prize balls corresponding to the number larger than the number of remaining game balls. Even after all the remaining game balls are stored and discharged, the rotating operation of the rotating body 195 is continued. On the other hand, when the number of remaining game balls matches an integral multiple of the number of unit game balls after being replaced with a fraud unit, the rotating operation of the rotating body 195 is performed at the timing when all the remaining number of game balls are discharged. It will be stopped. Therefore, for the game hall manager or the like, the fraudulent unit is replaced by checking whether or not the rotation operation of the rotating body 195 stops at the timing when all the remaining game balls are discharged. It can be confirmed whether or not.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the path length from the switching piece 181 to the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 is set in the vertical path unit 134 so that the number of remaining game balls is 29. The number is not limited to 29, and the specific number is arbitrary as long as it does not match any integral multiple of the number of unit game balls. For example, in the setting of the number of unit game balls in the above embodiment, the number of remaining game balls may be 17, 19, 23, or the like.

(2) The setting of the number of unit game balls for the winning holes 62 to 65 is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and is arbitrary. However, when the setting of the number of unit game balls is changed, it is necessary to change the number of remaining game balls so as not to match any integral multiple of the number of unit game balls. Incidentally, the number of unit game balls for the variable winning device 63 may be 14 instead of 15. Even in this configuration, by setting the number of remaining game balls to 29, it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the above embodiment.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the number of types of winning holes having different unit game balls is four, but this is not limited to this, and there are one type, two types, three types, or five or more types. Also good. Even in this case, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained by making the remaining number of game balls not coincide with any integer multiple of the number of unit game balls.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the upper unit 161 in the vertical passage unit 134 is formed with two rows of case rail portions, the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175, but the case rail portion is one. Only a row may be formed, or three or more case rail portions may be formed. Even in this configuration, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained by making the number of remaining game balls not coincide with any integer multiple of the number of unit game balls.

  (5) The present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine in which the winning ball is invalidated even if the game ball is thrown into the variable winning device 63 in a situation where the winning state is not. In this case, the number of remaining game balls may be configured to be equal to an integral multiple of the number of unit game balls of the variable winning device 63.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the backup power is supplied to both the RAM 323 of the main control board 311 and the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332. Instead, the backup power is supplied only to the RAM 323 of the main control board 311. A configuration in which power is supplied may also be used. However, in this configuration, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, the award ball number information stored in the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332 at that time is output to the main control board 311, and the award ball number The information may be stored and held in the RAM 323 of the main control board 311.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the game ball to be paid out exists upstream of the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 even though the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332. If not, a predetermined ball shortage notification may be executed. Specifically, regardless of whether or not there is no ball, after the rotating body 195 is rotated in a situation where the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the RAM 343, the payout detection sensor 199 is informed for a predetermined period. If the game ball is not detected, the above-mentioned ball shortage notification may be executed. As this ball shortage notification, for example, a configuration in which the lamp unit on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 emits light or a configuration in which predetermined display is performed by a 7-segment display installed in the payout control device 146 can be considered. As a result, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of fraudulent activity even in a situation in which the game balls are not replenished to the tank 132 at a used product distribution destination or the like.

  Moreover, in the structure which performs alerting | reporting in the lamp | ramp part of the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, it is good also as a structure which performs the said alerting | reporting, when information on the number of prize balls is memorize | stored in RAM343 at the time of power activation. In this case, in the game hall where a plurality of second-hand goods were delivered, when they were attached to the island facility and each pachinko machine was turned on, it was confirmed whether the front lamp part would be lit or not. The presence or absence of fraud in the distribution process can be easily confirmed.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, when the ball non-detection sensor 186 detects the absence of the game ball, the payout operation is stopped after changing the payout speed of the payout device 135 to the low speed cycle. Instead of this, it may be configured not to change to a low speed cycle. Moreover, it is good also as a structure by which the low speed period was set 2 steps or more.

Further, even when changing to the low speed cycle, the period until the low speed cycle is changed and the period until the payout operation is stopped are not limited to those of the above embodiment, and are arbitrary. . However, in relation to the number of remaining game balls, each period is set so that the game ball remains between the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 when the payout operation is stopped. It is preferable to do.

  Further, the normal period and the low speed period of the dispensing device 135 are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and are arbitrary. However, in relation to the number of remaining game balls, each of the above cycles is set so that the game ball remains between the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the rotating body 195 of the payout device 135 when the payout operation is stopped. It is preferable to do.

  (9) In the above embodiment, the ball removal button 206 is provided on the back pack substrate 136, but instead, it may be provided on the main control device 107, the payout control device 146, or the like. Moreover, you may provide in the area | region covered with the back pack unit 24 like the audio | voice lamp control apparatus 103. FIG. Further, the ball removal button 206 may be omitted, and the function of the ball removal button 206 may be shared with other switches. For example, the state return switch 148 and the RAM erase switch 149a may be used for the same function. Furthermore, when the ball removal button 206 is not provided and a predetermined ball removal start operation (cancellation operation) is performed, the remaining game balls are discharged even when a ball-free state is specified. It is good also as a structure. For example, letting a predetermined ball detection sensor (for example, a ball detection sensor provided in the through gate 66) detect a game ball over a period that is not detected in a normal game may be the above-described ball removal start operation. .

  (10) In the above embodiment, the number of remaining game balls is larger than the number of game balls to be paid out until the no-ball state detection sensor 186 detects a no-ball state and the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. Although the number is set, it may be set to a small number instead. However, the sum of the number of game balls that can stand by from the ball non-detection sensor 186 to the switching piece 181 and the number of remaining game balls is calculated based on the number of game balls to be paid out before the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. It is preferable to set so as to be a large number. With this configuration, as in the above embodiment, when the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped in the absence of a ball, the game ball can remain upstream from the rotating body 195. .

  (11) The ball non-detection sensor 186 may be installed upstream of the payout device 135 and downstream of the switching piece 181. Even in this configuration, the number of game balls that can wait from the ball non-detection sensor 186 to the rotating body 195 is greater than the number of game balls that are paid out before the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. It is preferable to set so that As a result, as in the above embodiment, when the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped in the absence of a ball, the game ball can remain upstream from the rotating body 195.

  (12) Although the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display device 71 in the above embodiment, the present invention may be applied to other types of pachinko machines. For example, a pachinko machine equipped with a prize winning device provided with a game ball rolling part or an advantageous opening, a pachinko machine equipped with other bonuses, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, etc. The invention can be applied. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a single saucer instead of being provided with the upper saucer 95a and the lower saucer 96a.

  (13) The present invention adds an anti-vibration structure to the saucer, thereby suppressing the “ball jump” of the game ball or the like in the saucer when lending a game machine ball or paying out a prize ball. Of course, any structure that can reduce the jumping out of the game ball is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(14) In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the initial firing speed of the game ball is changed by adjusting the resistance value using the rotary operation body 8401. For example, the firing force is adjusted according to the rotational operation. For this, a method of changing the amount of extension of the spring may be used.

  (15) In the above embodiment, an example in which the stop switch 8404 is attached to the rotary operation body 8401 is shown, but it may be configured to be supported by another member such as the front cover 8403, for example. Further, although the example in which the rotary operation body 8401 is attached to the handle base 8402 is shown, it may be configured to be attached to another member such as the front cover 8403, for example.

  Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

Gaming machine A1.
The pachinko machine has a storage tank for storing game balls therein. The game balls stored in the storage tank are guided to the tray on the front portion of the gaming machine through the guide passage portion. In addition, a payout device is provided in the middle of the guide passage portion, and the game ball guided by the guide passage portion is temporarily stopped in the payout device. For example, the payout device incorporates ball stopping means such as a rotating body, and the game ball guided by the guide passage is temporarily stopped by the ball stopping means. The dispensing device is electrically connected to the control device. Then, based on the fact that a game ball has won a prize opening provided in the game area, information on the number of winning balls is stored in the control device, and the control device drives and controls the payout device so that the ball stopper means executes the payout operation. As a result, the game ball once stopped is paid out to the tray.

With regard to the technology related to paying out such game balls to the receiving tray, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-167431 “Game Machine” of Patent Document 1, a payout device for paying out game balls, and storing game balls And a payout passage for paying out the game ball from the payout device to the tray, and a game ball flowing down the payout passage at a midway position of the payout passage. Detecting means for outputting a detection signal to that effect, and when the period during which the detection signal is continuously output from the detection means is equal to or longer than a preset first period, the tray is full In the gaming machine that executes the full state process that determines that the state is in a state and restricts the payout of the game ball according to the determination result, the period during which the detection signal is continuously output is A game ball in the payout device when it is determined by the period lapse determining means for determining whether or not the second period is shorter than the first period, and by the inter-synchronized progress determining means. There has been proposed a gaming machine provided with period changing means for changing the payout period to a period slower than the previous period.
JP, 2007-167431, A The game ball paid out as a prize ball at this time is stored in an upper plate (upper tray) at the lower front of the machine body and supplied to the launching device, and paid beyond the storage capacity of the upper plate. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been known that a game ball that has been taken out is guided to a lower plate (a lower tray) and stored in the lower plate.

  The upper plate of the gaming machine is formed with a groove-shaped game ball supply guide portion that sends out the stored game balls in a line on the bottom side of the plate body. The game balls are fed into the rectifier from the tip of the game ball supply guide, the ball flow is adjusted by the rectifier, and supplied one by one to the launching device.

  However, a game ball can be taken out by inserting a card, banknote, or coin into a ball lending machine called a sand located on the left of the game machine and pressing a ball lending button. At this time, a large number of game balls may drop from the discharge port of the input pipe of the ball lending machine, and the game balls that hit the surface of the synthetic resin upper plate may jump up and jump out of the upper plate. When this so-called “ball jumping” occurs, there is a problem that the ball is dissipated in the game hall.

In addition, when a big hit occurs and a large amount of prize balls are paid out in a short time, the game ball hits the upper surface of the synthetic resin upper plate (upper plate) and is repelled. You may jump out of this plate by force.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, the object of the present invention is to add a vibration isolating structure to the tray so as to suppress the “ball jump” of the game ball or the like in the tray when lending a game machine ball or paying out a prize ball. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reduce the jumping out of a game ball.

The gaming machine A1 is a gaming machine having a saucer on the front surface for storing gaming balls or coins,
An anti-vibration plate in which a resilient material is attached to the reinforcing plate disposed on the lower surface of the reservoir of the tray;
A support structure that is formed on the bottom surface of the tray and that can detachably support the vibration-proof plate; and
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the anti-vibration plate is attached so that an upper surface of the elastic material is in close contact with a lower surface of the storage portion of the tray.

  In the gaming machine A2, the anti-vibration plate is made of a rubber or a synthetic resin made of rubber or a synthetic resin, which is substantially the same shape as the reinforcing plate, on a reinforcing plate having substantially the same shape as the bottom surface of the storage portion of the tray. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, characterized in that a sheet-like elastic material is pasted.

  The gaming machine A3 is a gaming machine according to the gaming machine A1, wherein the support structure is formed by forming a member having a gap that is the same as the thickness of the periphery of the vibration isolating plate on the lower surface of the tray.

  In the gaming machine A4, the support structure includes a member having a gap so as to protrude in parallel with the lower surface of the saucer on an attachment portion in which a screw boss for attaching the saucer to the front unit of the gaming machine is formed. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A3 characterized by being formed.

The gaming machine A5 is a gaming machine having a tray on the front surface for storing game balls or coins,
A protection plate in which a sheet-like elastic material made of rubber or synthetic resin and having substantially the same shape as that of the reinforcing plate is attached to a reinforcing plate having substantially the same shape as the lower surface of the storage portion of the tray. A gaming machine, wherein a vibration plate is bonded to the lower surface of the tray.

  The gaming machine A6 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, A2 or A5, wherein a reinforcing rib is formed on the lower surface of the reinforcing plate of the vibration isolating board.

  The gaming machine A7 is a gaming machine A1, A2 or A5, wherein the tray is an upper dish of a pachinko machine.

  The gaming machine A8 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, A2 or A5, wherein the tray is a lower tray of a pachinko machine.

  In the gaming machines A1 to A8 having such a configuration, when a large number of game balls or the like fall from a discharge port of a charging pipe of a ball lending machine and fall on a plastic resin tray (storage unit), When the synthetic resin plate material to be configured vibrates, even if the receiving plate vibrates due to the excitation force, the elastic material of the vibration isolation plate absorbs the vibration. Thereby, the amplitude of the tray is attenuated, and the game ball or the like is prevented from jumping up and jumping out of the tray. Even when a prize ball or the like is thrown out vigorously, the vibration of the saucer is suppressed to prevent the game ball from jumping up and jumping out of the saucer.

The vibration isolating plate with elastic sheet-like elastic material attached is not attached to the bottom surface of the receiving part of the tray, but is arranged so that it adheres closely. It is easy to absorb force and can quickly attenuate the amplitude of the saucer. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the game ball or the like from jumping up.

  In areas where there is no significant temperature difference in one day, the elastic material of the vibration isolator attached to the lower surface of the synthetic resin tray may peel off from the lower surface of the tray or the periphery of the reinforcing plate due to the difference in thermal expansion. Therefore, even if the elastic material of the vibration isolator is directly attached to the lower surface of the tray, the amplitude of the tray is attenuated to prevent the game ball from jumping up and jumping out of the tray.

Game machine B1.
The pachinko machine has a storage tank for storing game balls therein. The game balls stored in the storage tank are guided to the tray on the front portion of the gaming machine through the guide passage portion. In addition, a payout device is provided in the middle of the guide passage portion, and the game ball guided by the guide passage portion is temporarily stopped in the payout device. For example, the payout device incorporates ball stopping means such as a rotating body, and the game ball guided by the guide passage is temporarily stopped by the ball stopping means. The dispensing device is electrically connected to the control device. Then, based on the fact that a game ball has won a prize opening provided in the game area, information on the number of winning balls is stored in the control device, and the control device drives and controls the payout device so that the ball stopper means executes the payout operation. As a result, the game ball once stopped is paid out to the tray.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-167431 “Game Machine” in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-167431 has been proposed as a technique related to paying out a game ball to a tray.
JP, 2007-167431, A However, a card, a bill, and a coin are put into a ball lending machine called a sand located on the left of the game machine, and a game ball is taken out by pressing a ball lending button, and a game is played in a tray. The ball can be refilled. At this time, a large number of game balls may drop from the discharge port of the input pipe of the ball lending machine, and the game balls that hit the surface of the synthetic resin tray may jump up and jump out of the tray.

  In addition, when a big hit occurs during a game and a large amount of prize balls are paid out in a short time, the game ball hits the upper surface of the plastic resin saucer vigorously, and due to its repulsive force, It may jump out of this saucer.

  When such a so-called “ball jump” occurs, there is a problem that the game ball is dissipated in the game hall.

  Similarly, in the slot machine, coins that are paid out vigorously depending on the shape of the tray may jump out of the tray.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to add a vibration isolating structure to the tray, for example, when lending a game machine ball or paying out a prize ball, a “ball jump” such as a game ball or coin in the tray An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress and reduce the jumping of game balls, coins, and the like from a tray.

The gaming machine B1 is a gaming machine having a tray on the front surface for storing gaming balls or coins,
A gaming machine, wherein a vibration isolating plate for attenuating vibration of the tray caused by the game ball or coin is provided on a lower surface of the storage section of the tray.

  The single vibration isolator plate may be made of a soft material different from the material of the tray, or may be one in which a plurality of vibration absorbing ribs are formed on the lower surface of the vibration isolator plate.

  The two-sheet vibration isolating plate has a resilience to attenuate the vibration of the tray on a rigid support plate disposed on the lower surface of the storage portion of the tray, and has a shape that is approximately the same size as the support plate. A rubber or synthetic resin-made elastic material is provided, the elastic material is attached to the support plate with an adhesive, and the support plate having a plurality of holes on the upper surface is fitted into each hole. The elastic material in which a plurality of protrusions are formed may be stacked, or the elastic material may be stacked on the uneven surface on the support plate having an uneven surface on the upper surface.

  The tray may be a pachinko machine, a pachinko machine and a slot machine (parrot) tray, an upper plate or a lower plate, or a slot coin tray. .

  The lower surface of the storage part in the gaming machine B1 may be the back surface of the storage part instead of the inner surface forming the storage part of the tray. In addition, the provision of the anti-vibration plate directly on the lower surface is not limited to that provided on the lower surface of the storage unit, but is provided at a position below the lower surface of the storage unit so as to be able to contact the tray when the game ball collides with the tray. It may be.

  The gaming machine B2 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, characterized in that the vibration-proof plate is made of a soft material different from the material of the tray.

  The gaming machine B3 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, characterized in that the vibration-proof plate has a plurality of vibration absorbing ribs formed on the lower surface thereof.

  In the gaming machine B4, the vibration isolating plate has elasticity on the support plate having rigidity disposed on the lower surface of the storage portion of the tray, and has substantially the same shape as the support plate. A gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, which is provided with an elastic material made of sheet-like rubber or synthetic resin.

  The gaming machine B5 is a gaming machine according to the gaming machine B4, wherein the vibration-proof plate is obtained by attaching the elastic material to the support plate with an adhesive.

  The gaming machine B6 is characterized in that the vibration-proof plate is obtained by superimposing the elastic material formed with a plurality of protrusions fitted into each hole on the support plate having a plurality of holes formed on an upper surface thereof. A gaming machine of gaming machine B4.

  The gaming machine B7 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B4, wherein the vibration-proof plate is obtained by superimposing the elastic material on the uneven surface on the support plate having an uneven surface on the upper surface.

  The gaming machine B8 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, wherein a support structure capable of detachably supporting the vibration isolating plate is provided on the lower surface of the storage portion of the tray.

  The gaming machine B9 is a gaming machine according to the gaming machine B8, wherein the support structure is formed by forming a member having a gap the same as the thickness of the periphery of the vibration isolating plate on the lower surface of the tray.

  In the gaming machine B10, the support structure includes a member having a gap so as to protrude in parallel with the lower surface of the saucer on a lower surface of the saucer and a mounting portion in which a screw boss for attaching the saucer to the front unit of the gaming machine is formed. A gaming machine of the gaming machine B8 characterized by being formed.

In the gaming machine B11, the anti-vibration plate is provided at a lower surface position of a region where a peripheral edge of the tray is formed lower than other regions, and the gaming machine B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 Or B7 gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine B12, the anti-vibration plate is provided at a lower surface position of an area immediately below the discharge port of the charging pipe of the ball lending machine in the storage part of the tray. , B4, B5, B6 or B7 gaming machines.

  The gaming machine B13 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1 or B8, wherein the tray is an upper dish of a pachinko machine.

  The gaming machine B14 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1 or B8, wherein the tray is a lower tray of a pachinko machine.

  In the gaming machines B1 to B14 having such a configuration, a large number of gaming balls fall from a discharge port of a charging pipe of a ball lending machine and hit a synthetic resin tray (storage unit), and the synthetic resin constituting the tray When the manufactured plate material vibrates, the vibration can be absorbed by the vibration isolation plate itself, the rib of the vibration isolation plate or the elastic material of the vibration isolation plate. Thereby, the amplitude of the tray is attenuated to prevent the game ball or coin from jumping up and jumping out of the tray.

  Even when prize balls or coins are vigorously taken out from the gaming machine, the vibration of the saucer is suppressed to prevent the game balls or coins from jumping up and jumping out of the saucer.

  In the vibration isolating plate having a two-plate structure including the support plate and the elastic material, the elastic material can be easily replaced with a material having a different thickness and material. If the anti-vibration plate can be detachably attached to the lower surface of the storage part of the tray, the structure of the anti-vibration plate can be changed according to the distance (height) from the outlet of the ball lending machine to the storage part of the tray. Can be variable. For example, if the distance between the discharge port and the storage portion is long, the impact received by the saucer increases, and the saucer may vibrate greatly, and a thick elastic material is used accordingly.

  The vibration absorption amount of the saucer can be adjusted even with a structure in which the vibration isolating plate is not attached to the lower surface of the storage part of the saucer but is in close contact. The damping ability of vibration can be adjusted according to the type of gaming machine, for example, the falling height of the game ball or coin, the height of the edge around the tray, and the shape of the return. Thereby, the jumping up of the game ball or coin can be reduced according to the model of each game machine.

Game machine C1.
A game ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine is an instrument that electrically controls the initial firing speed of a game ball using a variable resistor. The game ball launching handle is mainly composed of a rotating operation body, a main driving gear that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating operation body, and a driven gear that meshes with the main driving gear. The driven gear is provided on a rotating shaft connected to the variable resistor, and the resistance value of the variable resistor is adjusted according to the rotation angle of the driven gear, and the initial firing speed of the game ball is varied.

  A stop switch is provided near the game ball launch handle. The stop switch temporarily stops the launch of the game ball when the player presses it with a finger.

As a technique related to such a stop switch, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-131608 “Hitting Ball Operation Handle of Game Machine” has been proposed.
However, the “game hitting operation handle” of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a stop switch is incorporated in the handle base. This stop switch is provided near the position of the thumb of the rotary operation body when the rotary operation body is gripped. When the stop switch is pressed while the rotary operation body is rotated, it is necessary to extend the thumb, and thus there is a problem that fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body cannot be maintained.

  In addition, depending on the type of gaming machine, there is a switch that is arranged on the right side and the lower right side of the rotary operation body instead of the thumb side of the hand. Many of the stop switches (stop buttons) arranged in this way are structured to be pressed toward the base side of the game ball. Therefore, unless the operation for grasping the rotary operation body held by the right hand is ergonomically released, the operation of pressing these stop switches (stop buttons) with each fingertip tends to be difficult. It has been necessary to operate the rotating operation body after returning it to the original position, which has the problem of impeding the meaning of temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to press the stop switch with a finger regardless of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body and to change the rotation angle of the rotary operation body without changing the movement of the finger. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily pause the launch of a game ball while maintaining the adjustment.

The gaming machine C1 is a gaming machine provided with a rotating gaming ball launching handle that varies the initial firing speed of a game ball of a pachinko gaming machine,
In order to adjust the initial firing speed of the game ball according to the rotation angle, the rotary operation body that is rotatable, and a stop switch that is attached to the rotary operation body and temporarily stops the release of the game ball. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  The gaming machine C1 has a structure in which a stop switch is incorporated in a rotary operation body, and the stop switch rotates together with the rotary operation body even when the player places a finger on the rotary operation body and rotates the finger. Therefore, the game ball can be easily paused by pressing the stop switch without changing the position of the thumb. Therefore, fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotating operation body can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be resumed at the same initial speed, preventing the interest of the game from being lost due to the pause of the game ball it can.

  The gaming machine C2 is configured such that the stop switch is provided with a button portion at a left position of a finger-hanging portion mainly formed on the rotary operation body, and a stop portion is operated by pressing the button portion. A gaming machine of the gaming machine C1, characterized by being.

  In the gaming machine C2, the stop switch is configured to release the energized state of the touch switch when the stop switch is pressed from the periphery of the rotary operation body toward the rotation spindle, and the pressing operation is performed in an ergonomic direction in which the finger of the hand is gripped. So you can move it to your thumb without difficulty.

  The gaming machine C3 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine C1 or C2, wherein the stop switch is configured to turn on / off the touch switch.

  In the gaming machine C3, parts can be omitted by using a touch switch as a stop switch.

In the gaming machine C4, the stop switch is composed of a rod-like member that can be pressed from the periphery of the rotary operation body toward the rotation main shaft, and a button portion is provided at one end of the rod-like member, and the button portion is provided on the rotation operation body. Exposed from the periphery, and provided with a conductive member at the other end, it is in a state where the handle base side is always energized with an elastic member,
When the button portion is pressed in the direction of the center point of the rotary operation body, the conductive member at the tip of the rod-shaped member is separated to release the energized state of the touch switch.
Game machines.

  In the gaming machine C4, the stop switch is configured to release the energized state of the touch switch by pressing from the periphery of the rotary operation body toward the rotation main shaft, and can be moved to the thumb without difficulty. Since excessive force is not applied to the other index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger holding the body, fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body can be maintained. Furthermore, the feeling of fatigue due to the pressure on the fingertip can be reduced.

The gaming machine C5 is a gaming machine equipped with a rotating gaming ball launching handle that changes the initial firing speed of a game ball of a pachinko gaming machine by adjusting the resistance value of a variable resistor,
A rotation main body having a positioning protrusion at the tip, a main driving gear interlocking with the rotation main shaft, and a substantially disk-shaped rotation operation body formed with a plurality of finger-hanging portions for placing fingers of the player;
Provided on the rotary shaft is a bearing portion into which the rotary main shaft of the rotary operation body is inserted and removed and is rotatably inserted, a rotary shaft that varies the resistance value of the variable resistor in accordance with the rotation angle around the bearing portion, A handle base composed of a driven gear meshing with the main driving gear,
When the rotation main shaft is inserted from the front end of the bearing portion, the rotation main body is inserted into the groove formed in the longitudinal direction of the bearing portion from the positioning projection, whereby the rotation operation body is positioned relative to the handle base portion. In the state that maintained the relationship, assembled to the handle base,
The rotation main shaft is configured such that when the positioning protrusion protrudes from the rear end of the bearing portion and is released, the rotation main shaft freely rotates within the bearing portion and can rotate the rotary operation body. Gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine C5, the rotation main shaft of the rotary operation body cannot be assembled to the handle base (bearing portion) unless the positioning protrusion of the rotation main shaft is passed through the groove of the bearing portion. This means that the rotary operation body cannot be assembled unless it is always placed in the correct positional relationship with respect to the handle base. Thus, the rotary operation body can be assembled to the handle base in the correct positional relationship, and the main drive gear (rotation main shaft) of the rotary operation body can be smoothly meshed with the driven gear of the handle base. Improving the speed of assembling the game ball launching handle.

The gaming machine C6 has a circular arc-shaped through hole formed in the rotary operation body so as to be curved with the rotation main axis as a center point;
A plurality of screw bosses provided on the handle base and having a length protruding from the arc-shaped through-holes for stopping the front cover;
The gaming machine C5 is characterized in that the rotating operation body is configured to be rotated within a range of the circular arc hole in which the screw boss protrudes, thereby restricting a rotation angle of the rotating operation body. Game machines.

  In the gaming machine C6, the rotary operation body can be assembled to the handle base while maintaining a predetermined rotation angle of the rotary operation body.

Game machine D1
A game ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine is an instrument that electrically controls the initial firing speed of a game ball using a variable resistor. The game ball launching handle is mainly composed of a rotating operation body, a main driving gear that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating operation body, and a driven gear that meshes with the main driving gear. The driven gear is provided on a rotating shaft connected to the variable resistor, and the resistance value of the variable resistor is adjusted according to the rotation angle of the driven gear, and the initial firing speed of the game ball is varied.

  A stop switch is provided near the game ball launch handle. The stop switch temporarily stops the launch of the game ball when the player presses it with a finger.

As a technique related to such a stop switch, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-131608 “Hitting Ball Operation Handle of Game Machine” has been proposed.
However, the “game hitting operation handle” of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a stop switch is incorporated in the handle base. The electric parts such as the control of the launcher and the electrical wiring of the stop switch have a problem that they are likely to be complicated in the hitting operation handle. The present invention was created in order to solve such problems. It has been done. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that does not complicate electric parts such as control of a launching device in a hitting operation handle and electrical wiring of a stop switch.

The gaming machine D1 is a gaming machine equipped with a launching device that changes the launch position of a game ball,
In order to adjust the launch position of the game ball according to the operation amount,
Stop means for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the stop means is configured to activate / deactivate a touch switch.

  The gaming machine D1 has a structure in which the stopping means is incorporated in an operating body that adjusts the launch position of the game ball, and the structure of the touch switch makes it possible to reduce the number of electrical components and simplify the structure.

  In the gaming machine D2, the operation body is composed of a member that is rotatable at a game ball launching handle so as to adjust the initial firing speed of the game ball according to the rotation angle, and is stopped by the operation body such as a rotation operation body. A gaming machine of the gaming machine D1, characterized in that means are provided.

  This stop switch is provided near the position of the thumb of the rotary operation body when the rotary operation body is gripped. When the stop switch is pressed while the rotary operation body is rotated, it is necessary to extend the thumb, and thus there is a problem that fine adjustment of the rotation angle of the rotary operation body cannot be maintained.

  In addition, depending on the type of gaming machine, there is a switch that is arranged on the right side and the lower right side of the rotary operation body instead of the thumb side of the hand. Many of the stop switches (stop buttons) arranged in this way are structured to be pressed toward the base side of the game ball. Therefore, unless the operation for grasping the rotary operation body held by the right hand is ergonomically released, the operation of pressing these stop switches (stop buttons) with each fingertip tends to be difficult. It has been necessary to operate the rotating operation body after returning it to the original position, which has the problem of impeding the meaning of temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball.

  Therefore, regardless of the operation of adjusting the launch position, the stop means can be operated with a finger, and the adjustment operation of the finger is not changed. I was able to stop.

  In the gaming machine D2, the stop means has a structure incorporated in an operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball or the front cover, and even if the player puts the finger on the operation body and adjusts it, the stop is stopped. Since the means moves together with the operating body, the game ball can be easily paused by pressing the stop means without changing the position of the thumb. Therefore, the fine adjustment of the operating body can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be easily restarted at the same initial speed, and the interest of the game due to the pause of the game ball can be reduced.

In particular, when an operation body such as a rotary operation body is provided with a stopping means, it is structured to release the energized state of the touch switch by performing a pressing operation from the periphery of the rotary operation body toward the rotation main shaft. Ergonomically, the pressing operation is performed in the direction that the finger of the hand is gripped, so it can be moved to the thumb without difficulty.

In the gaming machine D3, the stop means includes a button portion at one end of an operation rod bent in a crank shape, and a terminal for turning on and off the touch switch at the other end,
In the space formed in the operating body, the operating rod is attached so as to be swingable at a fulcrum portion,
When the button portion is pressed, the operation rod swings at the fulcrum portion, the conductive member of the terminal is separated, and the energized state of the touch switch is released. Gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine D3, the stop switch is composed of an operation rod bent in a crank shape, and can swing freely at the fulcrum portion. The touch width of the rod tip can be easily adjusted. Thereby, the shape of the stop switch can be easily varied according to the shape around the rotary operation body, and the degree of freedom in design of the entire game ball launching handle can be increased.

In the gaming machine D4, the stop means includes a button portion at one end of an arcuate operation rod, and a terminal at which the touch switch is turned on and off at the other end,
In the space formed in the operating body, the operating rod is attached so as to be swingable at a fulcrum portion,
When the button portion is pressed, the operation rod swings at the fulcrum portion, the conductive member of the terminal is separated, and the energized state of the touch switch is released. Gaming machine.

  Also in the gaming machine D4, by changing the position of the fulcrum portion, the shape of the stop switch can be easily changed according to the shape around the rotary operation body, and the degree of freedom in design design of the entire game ball launching handle is increased. Can be increased.

In the gaming machine D5, the stop means includes a button portion at one end of a control rod having a terminal for turning on and off the touch switch, and a fulcrum portion at the other end.
In the space formed in the operating body, the operating rod is rotatably attached at a fulcrum portion,
When the button portion is slid in the peripheral direction of the operation body, the operation rod is rotated at the fulcrum portion, the conductive member of the terminal is separated, and the energized state of the touch switch is released. A gaming machine of the gaming machine D1 characterized.

  In the gaming machine D5, the button is not pressed from the periphery of the rotating operation body, but is slid in the circumferential direction of the circumference of the rotating operation body, thereby stopping the game ball firing in the game ball launching mechanism.

In the gaming machine D6, the stop means includes a button portion at one end of a control rod having a terminal for turning on and off the touch switch, and a fulcrum portion at the other end.
In the space formed in the operating body, the operating rod is attached so as to be swingable in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle at the fulcrum portion,
When the button portion is pressed in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle, the operation rod swings at the fulcrum portion, the conductive member of the terminal is separated, and the energized state of the touch switch is released. A gaming machine of the gaming machine D1, characterized by that.

In the gaming machine D6, when the button part is pressed with the finger in the axial direction of the game ball launching handle, the terminal at the tip of the operating rod is separated from the other terminal which is an electrical contact of the rotating operation body, and the touch switch is not energized. Then, the launch of the game ball in the game ball launching mechanism is stopped.

The gaming machine D7 is a gaming machine equipped with a launching device that changes the launch position of a game ball,
In order to adjust the launch position of the game ball according to the operation amount,
Provided on a front cover connected to the operating body, and a stopping means for temporarily stopping the launch of a game ball,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the stop means is configured to activate / deactivate a touch switch.

  Even in the gaming machine D7, the stopping means is incorporated in the front cover of the game ball launching handle, and even if the player places a finger on the game ball launching handle (operating body) and adjusts it, The game ball can be easily paused by pressing the stop means on the front cover without changing the position of the body.

In the gaming machine D8, the stop means is a switch body that can be moved in and out from the inside of a switch hole opened in a part of the front cover,
The switch body includes a terminal for turning on and off the touch switch,
When the switch body is pressed inside the front cover, the conductive member of the terminal of the switch body is separated to release the energized state of the touch switch. .

  In the gaming machine D8, when the button part which is a part of the front cover is pressed with a finger, the terminal at the tip of the switch body is separated from other terminals which are electrical contacts of the front cover or the rotary operation body with the hinge part as a fulcrum. Then, the touch switch is no longer energized, and the game ball launching mechanism stops firing.

Game machine E1.
A game ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine is an instrument that electrically controls the initial firing speed of a game ball using a variable resistor. The game ball launching handle includes, for example, a rotating operation body, a main driving gear that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating operation body, and a driven gear that meshes with the main driving gear. The driven gear is provided on a rotating shaft connected to the variable resistor, and the resistance value of the variable resistor is adjusted according to the rotation angle of the driven gear, and the initial firing speed of the game ball is varied.

  A stop switch is provided near the game ball launching handle. The stop switch can temporarily stop the launch of the game ball when the player presses the stop switch with a finger.

  As a technique related to such a stop switch, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-131608 “Hitting Ball Operation Handle of Game Machine” has been proposed.

  In addition to the stop switch, the gaming machine is provided with various switches and buttons for operating or controlling the gaming machine. For example, a ball removal switch is provided on an upper plate and a lower plate for storing game balls. A ball rental operation unit is disposed in front of the upper plate. The ball removal switch is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper plate.

  The ball lending operation unit is provided with a ball lending button and a return button. The ball lending button is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is paid out as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like.

  The return button is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display unit displays remaining amount information such as a card.

Further, the gaming machine is provided with a push-type effect switch that can be operated by the player. The effect switch has a built-in lamp, and the lamp is turned on when the selection operation is valid, and the lamp is turned off when the selection operation is invalid. When the effect effect switch is operated in a situation where the lamp is lit, the display mode of the symbol display device is changed.
However, the “game hitting operation handle” of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a stop switch is incorporated in the handle base. The control of the launching device and the electrical wiring of the stop switch had a problem that the hitting operation handle was likely to be complicated. In addition, the player rotated the gaming ball launching handle with the right hand as described above. Grasping the operating body and adjusting its rotation angle adjusts the initial velocity of the game ball. When a player eats or drinks during a game, he / she often performs food and a cup mainly with his left hand. During such eating and drinking, if you want to operate the production button, if the ball can no longer be stored in the upper plate and the lower plate, conversely, when the big hit, operate the ball lending button because the ball disappears in the upper plate Sometimes you want to refill a ball. In such a case, the left hand may not be used, and there is a problem that it is difficult to operate immediately.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, the object of the present invention is to incorporate various operation means such as switches and buttons for operating or controlling the game into an operating body for adjusting the launch position of the ball so that the left hand can be used freely during gaming of the gaming machine. It is to provide a gaming machine.

The gaming machine E1 is a gaming machine equipped with a launching device that varies the launch position of a game ball,
In order to adjust the launch position of the game ball according to the operation amount,
A gaming machine, comprising: operating means for operating or controlling in a gaming machine different from an operation related to launch provided in the operating body.

  The gaming machine E1 has a structure in which the operating means is incorporated in the operating body, and even when the left hand is used during a game, the operating body is usually operated mainly for the operation or control performed with the left hand. Various games can be operated or controlled smoothly with only the right hand. In particular, even when the player puts his / her finger on the operating body and rotates it, the operating means rotates together with the operating body, so the operation on the gaming machine can be performed by operating the operating means without changing the position of the thumb. Or control can be performed smoothly.

  The gaming machine 2E is a gaming machine of the gaming machine E1, wherein the operating body is provided with a plurality of the operating means.

  The gaming machine E2 has a structure in which a plurality of operating means are incorporated in an operating body that adjusts the launch position of the game ball, and only the right hand that operates the operating body is used even when the left hand is used during a game. Thus, various game operations or controls can be smoothly performed.

  The gaming machine E3 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine E1 or 2, characterized in that the operation means is configured to turn on / off a touch switch.

The gaming machine E3 has a structure in which the operating means is incorporated in an operating body that adjusts the launch position of the game ball, and by using a touch switch structure, the number of electrical components can be reduced and the structure can be simplified.

  The gaming machine E4 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine E1 or E3, wherein the operation means is a second effect button for controlling the effect of the effect on the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine E4, the second effect button has a structure incorporated in the operating body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and only the right hand operating the operating body is used even when the left hand is used during the game. The operation of the production buttons can be performed smoothly. It is also possible to provide an effect button only on the operating body without using the second effect button. Further, it is not always necessary to use a button, and it may be a presentation operation means using a lever, a trackball, a touch pad, etc. that can be operated in a plurality of directions.

  The gaming machine E5 is characterized in that the operating body is provided with a stop switch for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball as the operating means and another operating means for operating or controlling the gaming machine. A gaming machine of machine E2 or E3.

  The gaming machine E5 has a structure in which a stop switch and other operation means are incorporated in an operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and the operation body is operated even when the left hand is used during the game. It is possible to pause the launch of the game ball with only the right hand, and to perform other operations and controls smoothly.

  In particular, even when the player puts his / her finger on the operating body and rotates it, the stop switch (operating means) rotates together with the operating body, so the stop switch can be operated without changing the position of the thumb. Operation or control in the gaming machine can be performed smoothly. Therefore, the fine adjustment of the operating body can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be resumed at the same initial speed, and the interest of the game due to the pause of the game ball can be prevented from being lost.

  The gaming machine E6 is characterized in that the operating body is provided with the stop switch and a second effect button for controlling the effect of the game machine as the other operation means. .

  In the gaming machine E6, in addition to the stop switch, the second effect button is incorporated in the operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and the operation body is operated even when the left hand is used during the game. It is possible to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball with only the right hand, and the operation of the second effect button can be performed smoothly.

In the gaming machine E7, the operating body is composed of a substantially circular rotating body, and a finger-hanging section for hanging a thumb around the rotating body, a finger-hanging section for hanging an index finger or a middle finger, and a finger-holding section for hanging a middle finger or a ring finger in this order. It is a rotary operation body that is adjacent and provided with a gap,
The second effect button and the stop switch adjacent to the second effect button are provided on the left side of the finger-hanging portion on which the thumb of the rotating operation body is hung, with a gap where the thumb is located, respectively. A gaming machine of the gaming machine E6.

  In the gaming machine E7, since the gap where the thumb is positioned is left on the left side of the finger-hanging portion on which the thumb of the rotating operation body is to be hung, the thumb can be held on the rotating operation body in a stable state. In addition, since the second effect button for controlling the effect of the effect on the gaming machine and the stop switch are also attached within the range that can be easily operated with this thumb, the player places a finger on this operation body and adjusts it. Even in this state, since the second effect button and the stop switch are moved together with the rotary operation body, both can be easily operated without changing the position of the thumb.

  Like these gaming machines E5, E6, and E7, in the configuration in which the operating body is provided with a stop switch as an operating means, even when the player puts a finger on the operating body and rotates it, the stop switch Since it rotates together with the operating body, the operation or control in the gaming machine can be smoothly performed by operating the stop switch without changing the position of the thumb. Therefore, the fine adjustment of the operating body can be maintained, and when the game ball is fired again, it can be resumed at the same initial speed, and the interest of the game due to the pause of the game ball can be prevented from being lost.

  The gaming machine E8 is a gaming machine E1, E2, E3 or E5, characterized in that the operating means is a second upper dish ball removal switch for dropping the game ball stored in the upper dish to the downstream side. .

  The gaming machine E9 is a gaming machine of E1, E2, E3, or E5, wherein the operating means is a second lower dish ball removal switch for discharging the game balls stored in the lower dish to the outside.

  In the gaming machine E8 and the gaming machine E9, the second upper dish ball removing switch and the second lower dish ball removing switch are incorporated in an operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and the left hand is used during the game. The game balls stored in the upper plate or the lower plate can be easily dropped downstream only with the right hand operating the operating body.

  The gaming machine E10 is a gaming machine E1, E2, E3 or E5, characterized in that the operating means is a second card return button for returning the inserted CR card when refilling the gaming ball. Machine.

  The gaming machine E11 is a gaming machine E1, E2, E3, or E5, wherein the operation means is a second ball lending button for replenishing a game ball to the upper plate.

  In the gaming machine E10 and the gaming machine E11, the second card return button and the second ball lending button have a structure incorporated in the operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and the left hand is used during the game. Alternatively, the CR card inserted when the game ball is replenished with only the right hand operating the operating body can be returned, or the game ball can be replenished to the upper plate.

  In the gaming machine E12, the operation means is a second call button that switches ON / OFF of a terminal that outputs a signal to the outside of the gaming machine, the hall side receives this signal, and the player calls the hall clerk. A gaming machine of E1, E2, E3 or E5 characterized by the above.

  In the gaming machine E12, the second call button has a structure incorporated in the operation body for adjusting the launch position of the game ball, and even when the left hand is used during the game, only the right hand operating the operation body is used. You can call the hall clerk.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A8, B1 to B14, C1 to C6, D1 to D8, and E1 to E12, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A8, B1 to B14, C1 to C6, D1 to D8, and E1 to E12, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A8, B1 to B14, C1 to C6, D1 to D8, and E1 to E12, the gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. It is a gaming machine to play. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be used mainly for pachinko machine gaming machines, but can be used for various gaming machines other than pachinko machines as long as the gaming ball is configured to pause a game ball. .

10. Pachinko machine as a gaming machine 22 Gaming machine base unit as a gaming machine main body 23 Gaming machine front unit as a gaming machine front body 232 Upper plate ball removal switch 234 Original ball lending button 235 Card return button 236 Production button 237 Lower plate Ball release switch 61 Game board 62 General winning opening as an open entrance 63 63 Variable winning device as an opening / closing entrance 63a Opening / closing door as an opening / closing means 64 Upper operation opening as an open entrance 65 65 Opening / closing entrance Lower working port 65a Electric accessory as opening / closing means 71 Symbol display device 80 Game ball launch mechanism 84 Game ball launch handle 8401 Rotating operation body 8402 Handle base 8403 Front cover 8404 Stop switch (stop means)
8407a, 8407b, 8407c Finger hooking portion 8408 Rotating main shaft 8409a, 8409b Arc hole portion 8415 Positioning protrusion 8416 Driving gear 8417 Drive gear 8420 Touch switch 8421 Bearing portion 8422 Screw boss 8424 Variable resistor 8425 Groove 8426 Button portion 8427 Space 8428 Operation rod 8429 Coil Spring 8430 Terminal 8431 Operation rod 8432 Support point 8433 Pin 8434 Other terminal 8435 Button portion 8436 Thin operation rod 8436, 8437 Support point 8438 Switch portion 8439 Switch body 8441 Switch body 8441 Main body portion 8442 Hinge portion 8443 Button operation 8401 Rotation operation body 8501 Second effect button (operation means)
8502 Second dish ball removal switch (operation means)
8503 Second lower pan ball removal switch (operating means)
8504 Second card return button (operation means)
8505 2nd ball lending button (operation means)
8506 Second call button (operation means)
91 Window panel portion 95 First bulging portion 95a Upper plate 95b as outer storage portion 95b Storage portion 95c Screw boss 95d Periphery 95e Warping portion 96a Lower plate as outer storage portion 103 Sound lamp control device 107 Main control device 132 Inner storage portion As a tank 135 Discharge device 146 Discharge control device 174 First case rail portion 175 constituting the guide passage portion Second case rail portion 178 constituting the guide passage portion 178 Upper discharge passage portion 181 Switching piece 186 Sphere non-detection sensor 192 Guide passage Game ball passage 195 constituting the part 195 Rotating body as a ball stopping means 203 Payout passage part 331a backup power supply part 341 CPU constituting the guide passage part
901 Vibration isolator 902 Elastic material 903 Support structure
904 Support plate 905 Reinforcing rib 907 Vibration absorbing reinforcing rib SS Gap

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a launching device that varies the launch position of a game ball,
Operation amount mounted for operation by the right hand in order to adjust the firing position of the game ball according to at least thumb and operating body a finger hook for hanging the other fingers were formed around the rotating body,
In order to prevent the thumb holding the operating body from operating unexpectedly in order to adjust the rotation angle , at least one thumb should be provided on the left side of the finger-hanging portion on which the thumb of the operating body is to be hung. A gaming machine comprising: operating means for performing operation or control in a gaming machine different from the operation related to launching.
  The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the operating means are provided on the operating body.