JP5705155B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.

  In the pachinko machine, the image display means is arranged at the approximate center of the game area on the front surface of the game board, and the special symbol starting means and the variable winning means are arranged at the upper and lower sides of the lower side of the image display means. In addition, special symbol display means and the like are arranged at appropriate places such as a front decoration frame of the image display means.

  Then, on condition that the special symbol starting means detects the game ball, the special symbol of the special symbol display means fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the image display means variably displays the effect image in synchronization with the fluctuation of the special symbol. When the special symbol after the change stops and displays a specific jackpot mode, a special profit state occurs, and the variable winning means repeats the opening and closing operation a plurality of times. Become.

  The variable winning means are pivoted around a pivot in the horizontal direction, a front ornament body fixed in contact with the front surface of the game board, a prize opening formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape in the front ornament body, and opening in the front surface of the game board. An opening / closing door that opens and closes the winning opening, a housing that is disposed on the back side of the front decoration body and forms a ball path on the back side of the winning opening, and a driving means that drives the opening / closing door are provided.

  In this variable winning means, conventionally, a case in which a casing is integrally molded on the back side of the front decoration body (Patent Document 1) and a front decoration body and the casing are separately molded, and then the casing is screwed from the back side. And the like (Patent Document 2). In the variable prize-winning means having the former integrated case, the pivot for pivotally supporting the opening / closing door is inserted into the side wall of the case, and in the variable prize-winning means having the separate case, the opening / closing A pivot that pivotally supports the door is held between the front and rear sides of the front decoration body and the casing.

JP 2002-85736 A JP 2001-346916 A

  Conventional variable winning means are manufactured as dedicated parts for each pachinko machine model, and the design on the front side of the variable winning means is changed by changing the front decoration that contacts the front of the game board. It is impossible or very difficult to unitize the casing, drive means, etc. other than the front decoration body and use them as a common general-purpose component.

  In other words, since the former variable winning award means that the front decoration body and the housing on the back side are integrated, the design cannot be changed by replacing the front decoration body. The means cannot be unitized and used as a general-purpose component common to a plurality of types of variable winning means.

  In the case of the latter variable winning means, the front ornament and the rear case are separate, so the design is changed by replacing the front ornament, and the back side is changed by the rear case, drive means, etc. It is conceivable to use the unit as a general-purpose component.

  However, the pivot that pivotally supports the opening / closing door is held between the front decoration body and the housing, and the opening / closing door cannot be incorporated on the back unit side different from the front decoration body. For this reason, even in the case where a variable winning means is configured by combining any of a plurality of types of front decoration bodies and the back side unit, from the viewpoint of work efficiency, the front decoration body and the housing are preliminarily pre-assembled before the game board is assembled. Need to be completed as variable winning means for a specific model in which an opening / closing plate is incorporated.

  Therefore, if there is a variation in the production quantity of each type of pachinko machine, for example, if the number of pachinko machines produced for a specific model does not reach the initial planned number, disassemble the variable prize-winning means in the completed state for that model. Thus, there is a drawback that it is difficult to make the back side unit into a general-purpose component, such as the need to replace the front decoration body with a front decoration body for another model.

The present invention aims to provide such a view of the conventional problems, the front member and a ball-shooting game machine having a prize means a rear unit can be configured by combining observed.

The present invention provides a ball game machine comprising a winning opening that opens to the front side of a game board, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the winning opening, and a driving means that opens and closes the opening / closing member. mounting opening frame which winning opening is formed, a backside unit comprising said closing member and said drive means, from the back to the game board so that at least a part of the opening frame is positioned forward of the front surface of the game board A front member having an opening corresponding to the opening and closing member and located around the mouth frame is attached to the game board from the front side, and the opening and closing member is opened from the opening to the front of the game board when opened. It protrudes.

According to the present invention has an advantage of constituting a prize means a front member and a rear unit by combining observed.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial front view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a perspective view of the composite prize winning means. It is front sectional drawing of the composite prize winning means. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the composite prize winning means and a game board. It is a disassembled sectional view which shows the relationship between the composite winning means and a game board. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a rear view of the state which removed the back case body. It is a front sectional view of the middle of the composite winning means. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means. It is a perspective view of the front decoration body of the composite prize winning means. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment process. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled sectional view which shows the relationship between the composite winning means and a game board. It is a partially broken top view which shows the relationship between the composite prize-winning means and a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means and game board which shows the 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 9th Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the composite winning means. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 10th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the composite prize winning means. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the composite winning means portion of the game board. It is an exploded view of the composite winning means.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 15 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 4 and are pivotally supported by a hinge 7 on the same side as the hinge 3 with respect to the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front side of the front plate 6, a ball supply tray 8 for storing game balls for launch and a ball tray 9 for storing surplus balls are arranged up and down, and launching means for launching game balls to the sides (illustrated) (Not shown) is provided. The ball supply tray 8 and the ball tray 9 are mounted on the front plate 6 and are covered with an upper plate cover 12 and a lower plate cover 13 from the front side.

  In the front center portion of the upper plate cover 12, a rotary light emitting effect means 14 also serving as an operation button is disposed obliquely upward, and a chance button 15 is disposed on the left side thereof. The rotary light emitting effect means 14 has a light emitting cover 14a that covers a rotary light emitting portion (not shown), and the light emitting cover 14a serves as a pressing operation portion. A game board 17 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 so as to correspond to the back side of the glass door 5.

  On the front surface of the game board 17, a guide rail 18 for guiding a game ball emitted from the emission means is arranged in a substantially arc shape, and an image display means 20 and a normal symbol are arranged in a game area 19 inside the guide rail 18. Various game parts such as the starting means 21, the composite winning means 22, the normal winning means 23, the normal symbol displaying means 25, the special symbol displaying means 26, etc. are arranged, and an out mouth (guide for guiding the out ball to the back side at the bottom. Part) 27 is provided. The guide rail 18 includes an outer rail 18a and an inner rail 18b, and an out ball rail 28 for guiding the out ball to the out port 27 is provided below the gaming area 19 along the inner rail 18b. Yes.

  The image display means 20 is arranged at the upper portion of the game center 19 in the left-right direction, and the composite winning means 22 is arranged below the image display means 20. The normal symbol starting means 21 is disposed between the image display means 20 and the guide rail 18. The normal winning means 23 includes one or a plurality of winning openings and is provided on both the left and right sides of the composite winning means 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the composite winning means 22 includes a special symbol starting means (upward winning means) 31 having winning openings 29 and 30, and a variable winning means (opening / closing type winning means, lower winning means 32 having a winning opening 32. (Winning means) 33 are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction and combined. The special symbol starting means 31 has a non-opening / closing type winning means 61 and an opening / closing type winning means 62 arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. The non-opening / closing type winning means 61 has a non-opening / closing type first winning opening (non-opening / closing type winning opening) 29 that opens upward in front of the game board 17, and the open / close type winning means 62 faces forward in front of the game board 17. Opening and closing type second winning opening (opening and closing type winning opening) 30 is provided. The variable winning means 33 has a horizontally elongated third winning opening (open / closed winning opening) 32 that opens forward in front of the game board 17.

  The image display means 20 includes a liquid crystal type image display unit 34, and a decoration frame 35 having a display window 35 a corresponding to the image display unit 34 and mounted on the front surface of the game board 17. A normal symbol display means 25 and a special symbol display means 26 are mounted on the front surface on the upper side of the decorative frame 35.

  The normal symbol display means 25 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On the condition that the means 21 detects the game ball, the random number value randomly selected at the time of detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 21 is determined in advance so that the two light emitting elements are alternately lit. The light emitting element on the “◯” side of the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “x” side of the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases. In addition, the normal symbol after change will be in a hit mode with a predetermined probability of about 1/10.

  The special symbol display means 26 is constituted by a segment type or the like that can display the special symbols in a variable manner by changing the light emitting part. The special symbols change for a predetermined time on condition that the special symbol starting means 31 detects the game ball. Then, when the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 31 coincides with a predetermined jackpot determination value, it stops in a predetermined jackpot mode, and in other cases it stops in a missed mode It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the special symbol starting means 31 has a pair of left and right opening and closing blades (upper opening and closing members) 36 that are opening and closing members for changing the winning area of the second winning opening 30 on both left and right sides thereof. The normal opening / closing blade 36 is opened for a predetermined time (short time) when the stop symbol after fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 25 is in a hit state.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the variable winning means 33 includes an opening / closing door (upper opening / closing member) 37 that is an opening / closing member for changing the winning area of the third winning opening 32, and the special symbol display means 26. When the special symbol after the change becomes a big hit mode and a special gaming state occurs, the opening / closing door 37 opens to the front side, and the game ball falling from above wins the third winning opening 32 through the opening / closing door 37. It is supposed to let you.

  During the special game state, when the predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses from the opening of the open / close door 37, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins, an operation of closing the open / close door 37 is performed. One round is set, and this operation is continued a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds).

  The image display unit 34 performs various kinds of timing at appropriate timings according to the progress of the game, such as a change display of the effect symbols 38a to 38c corresponding to the special symbol of the special symbol display means 26, an operation instruction to display the operation instruction image 39 of the rotary light emission effect means 14, and the like. The effect image is displayed at any time. That is, when the special symbol is changed by the special symbol display means 26, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 38a to 38c are variably displayed on the image display unit 34 in synchronization with the change of the special symbol. At this time, the effect symbols 38a to 38c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol start means 31 detects the game ball, and then synchronize with the end of the variation of the special symbol. Stop sequentially in a predetermined order (for example, left, right, middle, etc.).

  The stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 38a to 38c is a jackpot effect mode in which all are aligned when the special symbol is stopped in the jackpot mode, and at least a part of the off symbol effect is different when the special symbol is stopped in the miss mode. It becomes an aspect. For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the effect symbols 38a to 38c, and when the special symbol stops in a jackpot mode, the effect symbols 38a to 38c have a jackpot effect mode such as “7/7/7”. When the special symbol is stopped in a disengagement manner, the effect symbols 38a to 38c are stopped in a disengagement effect manner such as “2, 4, 5”.

  In the operation instruction of the rotary light emitting effect means 14, a predetermined game state that gives the player a sense of expectation, such as when a highly reliable effect symbol variation pattern in which the special symbol after variation becomes a big hit mode is selected, For example, when the two effect symbols 38a and 38c except for one effect symbol 38b become the same reach, an operation instruction image 39 for instructing the operation of the rotary light emission effect means 14 to a predetermined position of the image display unit 34. Is displayed.

  And, for example, when the special symbol starting means 31 detects a game ball, the jackpot is drawn out, and when the special game state occurs after the changed special symbol becomes the jackpot mode, the operation instruction image 39 If the light emission cover 14a of the rotary light emission effecting means 14 is pressed at an appropriate timing during symbol variation, the light emission part in the light emission cover 14a turns into a rotation light emission state that flashes and emits light. A special symbol will be stopped and the following special gaming state will be announced.

  Note that the rotary light emitting effect means 14 may rotate the light regardless of whether or not the player operates. Further, during the rotational light emission of the rotational light emission effect means 14, an effect image indicating the rotational light emission of the rotational light emission effect means 14 may be displayed on the image display unit 34.

  The composite winning means 22 is a combination of the special symbol starting means 31 and the variable winning means 33, and is configured as shown in FIGS. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the composite winning means 22 corresponds to the front member 42 that contacts the front surface of the game board 17 and the front member 42 through the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17. And a rear member 43 disposed on the back side of the game board 17. The front member 42 includes a front decoration body 44 that is attached to the game board 17 from the front side. The rear member 43 is provided with a back case 46 that extends to the outer periphery of the mounting hole 45, and the special symbol starting means 31 and the rear mechanism 47 of the variable winning means 33 are accommodated in the back case 46, and the front decoration body 44 and the back case The intermediate mechanism 48 of the special symbol starting means 31 and the variable winning means 33 is provided in the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 14, the non-opening / closing type winning means 61 and the opening / closing type winning means 62 of the special symbol starting means 31 include the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 and the opening and closing blades 36, as well as the first. The first and second guide passages 49 and 50 for guiding the game balls from the second winning ports 29 and 30 backward, and the game balls from the first and second guide passages 49 and 50 on the back side of the game board 17 The first and second ball paths 51 and 52 for guiding downward, the first drop port 53 for dropping the game balls from the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, and the opening / closing wing 36 The first drive means 54 that opens and closes, and the first and second detection switches 55 and 56 that detect the game balls won in the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 are provided.

  The non-opening / closing type winning means 61 includes a first winning opening 29, a first guide passage 49, a first ball path 51, a first drop opening 53, a first detection switch 55, and the like. 2 winning opening 30, opening / closing blade 36, second guide passage 50, second ball path 52, first drop port 53, first driving means 54, second detection switch 56, and the like.

  The rear mechanism 47 includes first and second ball paths 51 and 52, first and second detection switches 55 and 56, first and second driving means 54 and 59, and the intermediate mechanism 48 includes first and second driving means 54 and 59. 2 guide passages 49 and 50, a third ball path 57, a third detection switch 60, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the composite winning means 22 is arranged along the back surface of the mouth frame 63 provided with the second and third winning ports 30 and 32 and the back side of the game board 17. A back case 46 and a front decoration body 44 having a first winning opening 29 and decorating the periphery of the second and third winning openings 30 and 32 are provided. The mouth frame 63 is provided with an opening / closing blade 36 of the second winning opening 30 and an opening / closing door 37 of the third winning opening 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 13, first and second ball paths 51 and 52, first and second driving means 54 and 59, and first and second detection switches 55 and 56 are provided inside the rear case 46. The third ball path 57 and the third detection switch 60 are provided on the front surface of the back case 46. The mouth frame 63 and the back case 46 are detachably connected to the front and rear, and constitute a back side unit 64 that is a general-purpose component common to a plurality of types of pachinko machines.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 13, the rear unit 64 includes the second and third winning ports 30 and 32, the first and second guide passages 49 and 50, the opening and closing blades 36, the opening and closing door 37, and the first and second doors. It includes drive means 54, 59, first to third ball paths 51, 52, 57, and first to third detection switches 55, 56, 60. The first and second ball paths 51, 52, first and second 2 detection switches 55 and 56, first and second driving means 54 and 59 are accommodated in the back case 46, and the mouth frame 63, the first and second guide passages 49 and 50, and the third ball path 57 are on the back. The case 46 projects from the front side to the front side and is fitted into the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the back side.

  The front decoration body 44 constitutes a dedicated part for each model of the pachinko machine 1, and a back side unit 64 is detachably coupled to the back side of the front decoration body 44 from the back side of the back case 46 by a coupling means 65. . As shown in FIGS. 2, 7 to 9, and 14, the front decoration body 44 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 17 and is attached to the game board 17 from the front side by a fixing means 68, for example, a screw 68 a. . The front surface of the back case 46 is close to or in contact with the back surface of the game board 17.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the front decoration body 44 includes a plate-like first front decoration portion 66 that decorates the periphery of the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 of the special symbol starting means 31, and variable winning means. A plate-like second front decoration part 67 that decorates the periphery of the third prize winning opening 32 of 33 is integrally provided vertically, and the first front decoration part 66 has a first opening 66a for the special symbol starting means 31, A second opening 67a for the variable winning means 33 is formed in the second front decoration portion 67 so as to communicate with each other vertically. A first winning opening 29 and a first guide passage 49 are formed at the upper end portion of the front decoration body 44 so as to protrude in front of and behind the first front decoration portion 66 and are integrally formed. The front decoration body 44 is detachably fixed to the game board 17 from the front side by screws 68a at a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the first and second front decoration portions 66 and 67.

  The first opening 66a corresponds to the second winning opening 30 and the opening / closing blade 36 of the open / close type winning means 62 of the special symbol starting means 31, and the second opening 67a is the third winning opening 32 of the variable winning means 33, It corresponds to the open / close door 37. The first guide passage 49 may be provided on the front surface of the back case 46.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, 7 to 9, 12, and 13, the mouth frame 63 is fitted into the first opening 66 a of the first front decoration 66 of the front decoration 44. Fits into the upper first decorative portion 69 that decorates the rear outer periphery of the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 on the front surface of the game board 17 and the second opening 67a of the second front decorative portion 67 of the front decorative body 44. In addition, a lower second decorative portion 70 that decorates the outer periphery of the third prize opening 32 on the front surface of the game board 17 is integrally provided vertically, and the front surface thereof is substantially flush with the front surface of the front decorative body 44. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the first decoration portion 69 has a ball receiving portion 71 for the second prize opening 30 and a second guide passage 50 communicating with the back side of the ball receiving portion 71 protruding in the front and rear sides. A front wall portion 71a in the left-right direction that covers the front side of the ball receiving portion 71 is detachably fixed to the front surface of the ball receiving portion 71 by a pair of left and right screws 71b. The ball receiving portion 71 and the second guide passage 50 are configured in a U shape and other bowl shapes.

  The open / close wings 36 on both the left and right sides of the second prize opening 30 are pivotally supported by a pivot 72 in the front-rear direction in which both front and rear ends are rotatably supported by the first front decoration 66 and the front wall 71a. In the open state, the game ball from above is guided to the second winning opening 30. 2 and 4, the opening / closing blade 36 has a size that fits inside the outer periphery of the first front decoration portion 66 when closed, and the opening / closing blade 36 is assembled and disassembled. Can be passed back and forth through the first opening 66a of the front decoration body 44.

  The second winning opening 30 is covered with a winning opening cover 73 mounted on the front face of the front decoration body 44 above the third winning opening 32. The winning opening cover 73 has a shape covering the left and right sides and the front side from the lower side of the second winning opening 30, and is detachably fixed to the front decoration body 44 by a fixing tool such as a screw 73a inserted from the back side. .

  A third winning opening 32 is formed in the second decorative portion 70 in a horizontally-long rectangular shape, and a peripheral wall portion 74 surrounding the third winning opening 32 is integrally formed on the back surface. The open / close door 37 of the third prize opening 32 has lateral pivots 75 on the left and right sides of the lower part thereof, and the pivots 75 are pivotally supported by a bearing part 76 at the lower side wall of the peripheral wall part 74 so as to be opened and closed. When it is opened, it protrudes from the second opening 67a to the front side of the game board 17, and receives the game balls from the front side and the upper side and guides them to the second winning opening 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, 12, and 13, the back case 46 is a box shape having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the back and front and back, and before the peripheral wall portions 77 a and 78 a are formed on the opposite side. A case body 77 and a back case body 78 are provided, and both the case bodies 77 and 78 are detachably coupled in the front-rear direction. Both case bodies 77 and 78 have their peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a in contact with the front and rear, and are detachably coupled from the back side of the back case body 78 by a plurality of coupling means 79. The coupling means 79 includes a mounting portion 79a such as a mounting boss that protrudes rearward from the front case body 77, and a screw 79b that is inserted into the mounting hole of the back case body 78 from the back side and screwed into the mounting portion 79a.

  As shown in FIGS. 9, 12, and 13, the mouth frame 63 and the back case 46 are detachably coupled from the back side of the back case 46 by a plurality of coupling means 80. The coupling means 80 includes a plurality of attachment parts 80a such as a plurality of bosses protruding rearward from the mouth frame body 63, and screws 80b that are inserted into the attachment holes of the front case body 77 from the back side and screwed into the attachment parts 80a. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, a plurality of coupling means 65 for coupling the front decoration body 44 and the back case 46 are provided in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the front decoration body 44. And a plurality of mounting portions 65a such as bosses projecting from the back, and screws 65b inserted into the mounting holes of the front case body 77 from the back side and screwed into the mounting portions 65a. In addition, the front surface of the front case body 77 is provided with a recess 65c into which the tip of the attachment portion 65a is fitted. The back case body 78 is provided with an operation hole 65d in a penetrating manner corresponding to the attachment hole so that the screw 65b can be operated from the back side of the back case body 78.

  The first and second ball paths 51 and 52, the first drop port 53, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and the first and second drive means 54 and 59 are arranged as shown in FIGS. It is provided inside the case 46, that is, on the back side of the front case body 77. The third ball path 57, the second drop port 58, and the third detection switch 60 are arranged on the front case body 77 on the front side of the back case 46, that is, on the front side of the front case body 77, as shown in FIGS. And the mouth frame 63.

  The front case body 77 constitutes a kind of support, and includes first and second ball paths 51 and 52, a first drop port 53, first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and first and second drives. The means 54 and 59 are on the rear side of the front case body 77, and the third case path 57, the first and second guide passages 49 and 50, and the third detection switch 60 are on the front side of the front case body 77. 77 is distributed on both front and rear sides.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, 12, and 13, first and second inlets 51 a and 52 a are formed in the front case body 77 so as to correspond to the first and second guide passages 49 and 50. The first and second ball paths 51 and 52 communicate with the first and second guide passages 49 and 50 through the first and second inlets 51a and 52a. The second ball path 52 is arranged in the back case 46 in the vertical direction at the approximate center in the left-right direction, and is provided in a substantially straight line across the second inlet 52a and the first drop port 53 below the second inlet 52a. Yes. The second ball path 52 is formed between the front and rear case bodies 77, 78 and a pair of left and right path walls 52 b protruding rearward from the front case body 77.

  The first ball path 51 is disposed on the left and right sides of the second ball path 52 in the back case 46 so as to bypass the second ball path 52 and straddles the first inlet 51 a and the first drop port 53. It is configured in a U shape. The first ball path 51 is formed between the front and rear case bodies 77 and 78 and the inner and outer path walls 51b and 51c protruding rearward from the front case body 77. The first drop port 53 is formed by cutting out the lower peripheral wall portions 77 a and 78 a of the case bodies 77 and 78, and the game balls from the first and second ball paths 51 and 52 are moved downward on the back side of the game board 17. It is supposed to be dropped into.

  The third ball path 57 is provided in a horizontally long shape between the upper path wall 57a and the lower path wall 57b that integrally project from the front side of the front case body 77 in correspondence with the third prize port 32, and has a third prize port. The game balls won from 32 are collected on the lower path wall 57b and guided to the second drop port 58. The lower path wall 57b forms a bottom wall portion, is disposed at a height corresponding to the rear end portion of the open / close door 37, and moves the game balls on both sides to the second drop port 58 in the middle in the left-right direction. Inclined to guide. The upper path wall 57 a has a downward U-shape that covers the lower path wall 57 b from above, and the front end thereof is in contact with the rear end of the peripheral wall portion 74 of the mouth frame body 63. The lower path wall 57b is provided with side wall portions 57d at predetermined intervals between the lower path wall 57b and the side wall portions 57c of the upper path wall 57a.

  The mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 is continuously formed on the upper side of the out port 27, and the second drop port 58 of the third ball path 57 communicates with the out port 27 within the thickness of the game board 17. Yes. The out mouth 27 is inclined so as to guide the game ball to the back side of the game board 17, and an mouth portion 28 a integrated with the out ball rail 28 is provided on the front side thereof. Further, on the side wall portion 57c of the upper path wall 57a, a pressing portion 57e that fits the notched bearing portion 76 of the peripheral wall portion 74 and presses the pivot shaft 75 is provided. The back case body 78 has a notch 85 on the lower side, and the attached state of the first to third detection switches 55, 56, 60 can be visually confirmed from the back side of the back case 46 through the notch 85. It has become.

  The first to third detection switches 55, 56, 60 are rectangular shapes that are long in the left-right direction and flat in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10-13, the passing holes 55a, 56a, 60a for the game balls. Is attached to the holding portions 81 to 83 corresponding to the respective ball paths 51, 52, 57 from the back side of the front case body 77 so as to correspond to the ball paths 51, 52, 57.

  Of the first and second detection switches 55 and 56 on the special symbol starting means 31 side, the second detection switch 56 is disposed near the lower side of the second inlet 52 a, and the first detection switch 55 is the second detection switch 56. It is arranged adjacent to the upper side. On the back side of the front case body 77, a connecting wall 84 that connects the inner path wall 51 b of the first spherical path 51 and the path wall 52 b of the second spherical path 52 to the left and right is provided, and each sphere is sandwiched between the connecting walls 84. First and second holding portions 81 and 82 corresponding to the paths 51 and 52 are provided. The first and second detection switches 55 and 56 are fitted to the first and second holding portions 81 and 82 from the back side of the front case body 77, and the connecting walls of the first and second holding portions 81 and 82 are connected. It is detachably locked by engaging claws 81a and 82a on the opposite side to 84.

  The third detection switch 60 on the variable winning means 33 side is arranged close to the lower side of the third ball path 57. The front case body 77 is provided with a third holding portion 83 that opens to the back side of the front case body 77 on the lower side of the lower path wall 57b, and the third detection portion 83 detects the third detection from the back side of the front case body 77. The switch 60 is fitted and is detachably locked by the engaging claw 83a.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and 13, the first and second driving means 54 and 59 are configured by first and second solenoids 86 and 87 having plungers 86 a and 87 a protruding downward. The first and second solenoids 86 and 87 are arranged on the opposite side of the first spherical path 51 with respect to the second central spherical path 52 in the left-right direction. The first and second solenoids 86 and 87 are positioned by positioning portions 86b and 87b on the back surface of the front case body 77, and are sandwiched and fixed from both the front and rear sides by both case bodies 77 and 78.

  The first solenoid 86 and the opening / closing blade 36 on the special symbol starting means 31 side are interlocked via a first interlocking body 88 and a first interlocking arm 89, and the plunger 86a is raised when the first solenoid 86 is excited. Then, the opening / closing blade 36 opens the second winning opening 30, and when the first solenoid 86 is demagnetized, the plunger 86 a is lowered by the return spring so that the opening / closing blade 36 closes the second winning opening 30. . The second solenoid 87 of the variable winning means 33 and the open / close door 37 are also interlocked via the second interlocking body 90 and the second interlocking arm 91, and when the second solenoid 87 is energized, the plunger 87a rises and opens and closes. When the door 37 opens the third winning port 32 and the second solenoid 87 is demagnetized, the plunger 87a is lowered by the return spring so that the open / close door 37 closes the third winning port 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 to 13, the first interlocking arm 89 on the special symbol starting means 31 side corresponds to the left and right opening / closing blades 36, and the left and right sides of the second guide passage 50 and the second ball path 52. The rear shaft portion 89a is pivotally supported by the bearing portions 52c of the left and right passage walls 52b so as to be swingable up and down. The left and right first interlocking arms 89 have an engaging portion 89b on the front end side, and this engaging portion 89b is engaged with the eccentric pin 36a of each opening / closing blade 36 protruding rearward through the through hole 69b of the first decorative portion 69. Match. The left and right first interlocking arms 89 are connected by a rod-shaped connecting part 89c in the left-right direction on the rear end side, and engage with the first interlocking body 88 at the lower end of the plunger 86a. A protrusion 89d is provided.

  The shaft portion 89a protrudes inward from each first interlocking arm 89, and is inserted into the bearing portion 52c from both the left and right sides by elastically deforming the connecting portion 89c. Further, the back case body 78 is provided with a lid portion 52d that closes the upper end of the second spherical path 52 so as to protrude to the front side, and the shaft portions 89a in the bearing portion 52c are arranged on the left and right sides of the front end of the lid portion 52d. In the vicinity of 89, a presser portion 52e that is pressed from the back side is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the second interlocking arm 91 on the variable winning means 33 side is disposed in the front-rear direction between the side wall portions 57c and 57d on the left and right end sides of the open / close door 37, and the shaft portion 91a at the rear end. It is pivotally supported by an up and down swing. The second interlocking arm 91 is engaged in an engagement recess 37a formed on the left and right ends of the open / close door 37, and is engaged with the second interlocking body 90 via an intermediate protrusion 91b. The shaft portion 91a is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 77c that protrudes from the front case body 77 to the back side and a pressing portion 78c that protrudes from the back case body 78 to the front side. Each interlocking body 88, 90 is guided between the front and rear case bodies 77, 78 so as to be vertically slidable along the guide rails 88a, 90a of the front case body 77 or the back case body 78.

  In this pachinko machine 1, when the normal symbol starting means 21 detects a game ball, the normal symbol on the normal symbol display means 25 fluctuates for a predetermined time. When the changed normal symbol stops in a winning manner, the opening / closing blade 36 of the special symbol starting means 31 opens and closes under a predetermined condition, and it becomes easy for the game ball to win the second winning opening 30 when the opening / closing blade 36 is opened.

  When a game ball wins the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 of the special symbol starting means 31 and the first and second detection switches 55 and 56 detect the game balls, the special symbol of the special symbol display means 26 is displayed. And the effect symbols 38a to 38c of the image display unit 34 vary in synchronization with the variation of the special symbol. When the special symbol after the change stops in a big win mode, the opening / closing door 37 of the variable winning means 33 opens and closes under a predetermined condition, and a large number of game balls falling from above pass through the opening / closing door 37 to the third winning opening 32. It becomes easy to win. When a game ball wins in the normal winning means 23, the first and second winning holes 29 and 30 of the special symbol starting means 31, the third winning opening 32 of the variable winning means 33, etc., a prescribed number of game balls are awarded for each win. Will be paid out as a prize ball. The number of winning balls varies depending on the winning means 22 and 23, and for example, the number of winning balls when winning in the third winning port 32 is the largest.

  The game balls that have won the first and second winning openings 29 and 30 of the special symbol starting means 31 pass through the first and second guide passages 49 and 50, and the first and second inlets 51a and 52a, After entering the first and second ball paths 51 and 52 and moving downward in the back case 46 through the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, the first drop port 53 at the lower end of the back case 46 It falls to the back side of the game board 17. Then, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56 detect the game balls passing through the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, and based on the detection signals, the big hit lottery process, the special symbol variation process, Predetermined control such as payout processing is performed.

  The game ball that has won the third winning port 32 of the variable winning means 33 is guided to the second dropping port 58 through the third ball path 57, and after dropping downward from the second dropping port 58, the game board 17 is guided to the back side of the game board 17 through an out port 27 formed in 17. Then, the third detection switch 60 detects a game ball falling from the second drop opening 58, and a prize ball payout process or the like is performed based on the detection signal.

  The composite winning means 22 of this embodiment has the following advantages. The composite winning means 22 includes second and third winning ports 30 and 32, opening and closing members such as an opening and closing blade 36 and an opening and closing door 37, first to third ball paths 51, 52 and 57, and first and second. While constituting the back side unit 64 containing the drive means 54 and 59 and the 1st-3rd detection switches 55, 56, 60, separately from this back side unit 64, the 1st-3rd winning a prize port 29, 30, 32 Since the front decoration body 44 is provided to decorate the periphery of the machine, and the front decoration body 44 is attached to the game board 17 from the front side, the back unit 64 is used as a general-purpose part for various types of pachinko machines, and the front decoration body is used. The composite winning means 22 can be configured by appropriately combining the front decoration body 44 and the back unit 64, such as using the body 44 as a dedicated part.

  Therefore, in the composite winning means 22 having such a configuration, by using the back side unit 64 constituting the main part of the composite winning means 22 as a general-purpose part and replacing the front decoration body 44 that decorates the front side, various types of pachinko machines are provided. It is possible to produce the composite winning means 22 that can be used for both, and the production cost can be greatly reduced.

  When the composite winning means 22 is mounted on the game board 17, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, first, it is positioned at a predetermined position on the front side of the game board 17 according to the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17, and the state Then, the front decoration body 44 is fixed to the game board 17 from the front side thereof with the screws 68a of the fixing means 68. The prize opening cover 73 is attached to the front decoration body 44 in advance. Next, the front frame body 63, the third ball path 57, etc. of the back side unit 64 are inserted into the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the back side, and the first and second decorative portions 69 of the mouth frame body 63 are inserted. , 70 are fitted into the first and second openings 66a and 67a of the first and second front decoration portions 66 and 67 of the front decoration body 44, respectively.

  At this time, the front end of the attachment portion 65a protruding rearward from the front decoration body 44 is simultaneously fitted into the recess 65c of the back case body 78, so that the back side unit 64 is brought into a predetermined position with respect to the front decoration body 44 by the fitting. Can be positioned. Thereafter, the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 can be fixed by inserting the screw 65b of the coupling means 65 from the back side of the back case 46 and screwing it into the attachment portion 65a.

  In this way, the back side unit 64 can be fixed to the game board 17 via the front decoration body 44, so that the front decoration body 44 and the back case 46 larger than the mounting hole 45 are on both front and rear sides of the game board 17. Nevertheless, the composite winning means 22 can be easily attached to the game board 17.

  Further, by connecting the back case 46 from the back side to the front decoration body 44 by the connection means 65, not only the connection means 65 is not exposed to the front side, but also after fixing the front decoration body 44 to the game board 17, The back case 46 can be easily fixed in a state in which the front decoration body 44 is fitted. Further, if the back unit 64 is directly fixed to the game board 17 with screws or the like, the screws or the like may interfere with game nails arranged on the front surface of the game board 17, but the front ornament 44 on the front surface of the game board 17. Such a problem can be prevented in advance by fixing via the cable.

  Moreover, since the back side unit 64 is indirectly attached to the game board 17 via the front decoration body 44 without directly fixing the back case 46 to the back side of the game board 17, the front side of the back case 46 is the back side of the game board 17. The composite winning means 22 can be attached to the game board 17 regardless of whether or not it comes into contact with the game board 17. The composite winning means 22 for this purpose can be mounted on the game board 17 having different thicknesses as long as the thickness is equal to or less than the distance between the front decoration body 44 and the front surface of the back case 46, and the maximum board. If the composite winning means 22 is designed based on the thick game board 17, it can be adopted regardless of the thickness of the game board 17, so that it is possible to further promote the use of the back side unit 64 as a general-purpose component.

  In addition, since the opening and closing members such as the opening and closing blades 36 and the opening and closing door 37 that change the winning areas of the second and third winning openings 30 and 32 are located on the side of the opening frame body 63 of the back unit 64, the first and The second decorative portions 69 and 70 are fitted into the first and second opening portions 66a and 67a of the first and second front decorative portions 66 and 67 of the front decorative body 44 from the back side, so that the front decorative body 44 and the back side unit 64 are fitted. Are combined by the connecting means 65, so that the composite winning means 22 can be easily completed. For this reason, it is not necessary to complete the composite winning means 22 by combining the back side unit 64 and the front decoration body 44 in advance, so that even when the front decoration body 44 is changed, the rear side unit 64 can be easily dealt with. Although the front decoration body 44 and the front decoration body 44 are separate, the composite winning means 22 can be easily attached when the game board 17 is assembled.

  In particular, the second and third winning ports 30 and 32 are formed in the mouth frame 63 projecting forward from the back side unit 64, and the opening and closing blades 36 are opened and closed on the first and second decorative portions 69 and 70 of the mouth frame 63. An opening / closing member such as a door 37 is provided, and the opening frame body 63 is fitted from the back side to the first and second openings 66a and 67a of the front decoration body 44 contacting the front surface of the game board 17. Therefore, all important components can be incorporated into the back unit 64, and malfunctions of the open / close blades 36 and the open / close door 37 can be minimized. The mouth frame 63 has first and second decorative portions 69 and 70 exposed on the front surface of the game board 17, and the first and second decorative portions 69 and 70 are connected to the first and second front decorative portions 66 and 67. Since the first and second openings 66a and 67a are fitted from the back side, the finished state of the peripheral portions of the second and third winning ports 30 and 32 of the mouth frame 63 is improved, and the mouth frame A positional shift between the body 63 and the front decoration body 44 can be prevented.

  The second prize opening 30 that opens upward on the front side of the game board 17 has the opening and closing wings 36 on both the left and right sides of the second prize opening 30, but when the opening and closing wings 36 are closed, the front decoration body 44 is provided. Therefore, the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 can be easily combined with each other even though the opening / closing wing 36 is present on the front side of the front decoration body 44.

  The composite winning means 22 includes a back case 46 that extends along the back side of the game board 17, and a rear mechanism 47, for example, first and second ball paths 51 and 52, first and second, are provided in the back case 46. Since the second detection switches 55 and 56, the first and second drive means 54 and 59, and the like are accommodated, the structure on the back side of the game board 17 can be greatly simplified as compared with the conventional case. Further, the back case 46 is formed into a flat box shape in which the entire outer periphery or a part of the outer periphery extends outside the mounting hole 45 along the back surface of the game board 17, so that the first and second ball paths 51, 52 inside thereof are formed. The rear mechanisms 47 such as the first and second detection switches 55 and 56 and the first and second driving means 54 and 59 can be arranged vertically and horizontally and arranged on the game board 17 of the back case 46. The amount of protrusion to the rear can be reduced.

  Further, the composite winning means 22 is a back case 46 for housing the first and second winning ports 29 and 30, the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and other rear mechanisms 47. Since the intermediate mechanism 48 such as the first and second guide passages 49 and 50, the third ball path 57, the third detection switch 60 and the like disposed in the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 is disposed between The space in the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 can be used effectively. The back case 46 includes a front case body 77 and a back case body 78 that are detachable in the front-rear direction. The first and second driving means 54 and 59 housed in the front case body 77 and the back case body 78 are sandwiched between the case bodies 77 and 78. Therefore, the first and second driving means 54 and 59 can be easily and reliably fixed in the back case 46 with a simple structure.

  The composite winning means 22 has a plurality of first to third winning holes 29, 30, 32 that are open on the front side of the game board 17 and arranged vertically. The first to third winning holes 29, 30, The first to third ball paths 51, 52, 57 for guiding the game balls won in 32 to the back side of the game board 17, and the game balls won in the first to third winning ports 29, 30, 32. First to third detection switches 55, 56, and 60 for detection are provided.

  However, the first and second ball paths 51 corresponding to the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 are provided on the back side of the front case body 77 constituting the support plate arranged along the back side of the game board 17. , 52 and the first and second detection switches 55, 56, and the third ball path 57 and the third detection switch 60 corresponding to the third winning port 32 on the front side of the front case body 77, The first to third ball paths 51, 52, and 57 can be easily configured with a simple structure, and the first to third detection switches 55, 56, and 60 can be easily attached.

  In particular, the first to third spherical paths 51, 52, 57 are arranged on both front and rear surfaces of the front case body 77, and the path walls 51b, 51c, 52b, which form the first to third spherical paths 51, 52, 57, are provided. By providing 57a and 57b integrally on the front and rear surfaces of the front case body 77, the number of parts can be reduced. Also, a third ball path 57 is arranged in the lower part on the front side of the front case body 77, and the game balls won in the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 are guided to the first and second ball paths 51 and 52 on the back side. Since the first and second guide passages 49 and 50 are disposed on the front side of the front case body 77 and above the third ball path 57, the first and second guide passages 49 and 50 are provided on the front side of the front case body 77. And the third ball path 57 can be arranged without difficulty.

  FIG. 16 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. The back case 46 of this embodiment has peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a on the upper side from the left and right sides to the upper side, and the lower side is open. As described above, it is desirable that the back case 46 has the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a on substantially the entire periphery except for the first drop port 53, but it is not necessary to provide the entire periphery, and the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a are provided on the upper side, The lower side may be open.

  In providing the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a, the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a may be provided in both the front case body 77 and the back case body 78 in both cases of the first and second embodiments. It is also possible to provide one side with the back case body 78 and make the other plate-like.

  17 and 18 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, it has a front plate 77A disposed along the back surface of the game board 17, and a back plate 78A coupled to the back side of the front plate 77A via a coupling means 65 at a predetermined interval. As in the first embodiment, spherical paths 51, 52, 57, detection switches 55, 56, 60, driving means 54, 59, and the like are provided on both front and rear surfaces of the front plate 77A. This is substantially the same as the embodiment.

  The front plate 77A and the back plate 78A of this embodiment are substantially the same as those obtained by removing the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a of the front case body 77 and the back case body 78 of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and the first and second driving means 54 and 59 are formed by two front plates 77A and a back plate 78A. It is provided in between. Accordingly, the back plate 78A blocks the back side of the first and second ball paths 51 and 52, and the first and second driving means 54 and 59, the first and second interlocking bodies 88 and 90, and the first and second interlocking. The interlocking mechanisms such as the arms 89 and 91 are covered from the back side.

  When configuring the composite winning means 22, as shown in this embodiment, a front plate 77A and a back plate 78A may be used in place of the back case 46. The back plate 78A may be smaller than the front plate 77A.

  FIG. 19 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The composite winning means 22 of this embodiment is configured such that after the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 are coupled, the back side unit 64 is fitted into the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the front side. . The entire rear unit 64 including the rear case 46 is sized to fit into the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the front side, and the front decoration body 44 is connected via the coupling means 65 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It is attached to the back of the. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  Also in this case, the back unit 64 can be a general-purpose component, and the front decoration body 44 can be a dedicated component. Therefore, even when the back side unit 64 is generalized, the back side unit 64 may be structured to be fitted to the game board 17 from the front side.

  20 to 22 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the composite winning means 22 of this embodiment, a front decoration body 44 and a back unit 64 are detachably attached to the game board 17 from both front and rear sides. The front decoration body 44 is detachably fixed to the game board 17 from the front side by a fixing means 68 such as a screw 68a inserted through the mounting hole 44a.

  The back side unit 64 is detachably fixed to the game board 17 from the back side by a fixing means such as a screw 77e inserted through the mounting hole 77d of the front case body 77. The front decoration body 44 and the back unit 64 are positioned corresponding to each other in the front-rear direction by positioning portions 92a, 93a formed on both front and rear sides of the game board 17 and positioning protrusions 92b, 93b inserted into the positioning portions 92a, 93a. Has been.

  In attaching the composite winning means 22 to the game board 17, the back unit 64 is attached to the front decoration body 44 fixed to the game board 17 from the back side of the game board 17, and the front decoration is exemplified as shown in this embodiment. The body 44 and the back side unit 64 may be separately attached to the game board 17 from both the front and rear sides. Also in this case, the variable winning means 33 or the composite winning means 22 can be configured by combining any of the front decoration bodies 44 and the back unit 64 among the plurality of types of front decoration bodies 44.

  The front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 are connected to the back side of the front decoration body 44 with screws or the like, and then inserted into the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the front side. The front decoration body 44 may be fixed to the game board 17 with screws or the like from the front side. However, in this case, the back unit 64 is sized so as not to protrude outward from the front decoration body 44, and when the front decoration body 44 is attached to the unit, the front decoration body 44 closes the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17. It is necessary to do so.

  23 to 25 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The special figure starting means 31 of this embodiment is provided with an open / close type winning means 62 for opening and closing the second winning opening 30 around the pivot 94 by the opening / closing door 95.

  The front case body 77 has a peripheral wall portion 96 that is substantially convex in front view and protrudes to the front side, and the front end of the peripheral wall portion 96 is a mouth frame body 63. In addition to the third winning opening 32 for the variable winning means 33, the opening / closing door 37 and the second decorative portion 70 on the outer periphery thereof, the mouth frame 63 has a second winning opening 30 for the open / close winning means 62, and An opening / closing door 95 that opens and closes the second winning opening 30 around the pivot 94 in the front-rear direction is provided. A second guide passage 50 that communicates with the second winning opening 30 and a third guide passage (not shown) that communicates with the third winning opening 32 are provided vertically in the peripheral wall portion 96.

  The outer peripheral portion of the second winning opening 30 is in contact with or close to the back side of the front decoration body 44, and the left and right sides of the second winning opening 30 are a pair of left and right protruding protrusions that protrude forward. A portion 97 is provided in the vertical direction, and an opening / closing door 95 is disposed between the protruding portions 97. When the open / close door 95 is closed, the upper end is in contact with the upper side of the second winning opening 30.

  The front decorative body 44 is formed integrally with the first winning port 29 and the first guide passage 49 of the non-opening / closing type winning means 61 in the front and rear, and below the first opening 66a for the opening / closing type winning means 62. And a second opening 67a for the variable winning means 33 are provided independently above and below via a partition 44e. The second opening 67a has a rectangular shape into which the opening / closing door 95 of the second winning opening 30 and the protruding portions 97 on the left and right sides thereof enter, and when the opening / closing door 95 is in the open state, the second opening 67a moves forward. A game ball that protrudes in an inclined manner and falls from above is guided to the second winning opening 30.

  The front ornament 44 includes a pair of left and right ball guides 99 that guide the game ball from the left and right sides to the front side of the second opening 67a, and a front cover 100 that connects the front ends of the left and right ball guides 99 to the left and right. And a space between the ball guide portion 99 and the front cover 100 is a ball drop portion 101. The left and right ball guide portions 99 and the front cover 100 are integrated, and the ball guide portion 99 is attached to the front surface of the first front ornament portion 66 by a screw 102 or the like inserted through the first front ornament portion 66 of the front ornament body 44 from the back side. It is fixed. The open / close door 95 is positioned between the left and right ball guides 99 when in the open state, and guides the game balls falling on the ball guides 99 from above to the second winning opening 30.

  When the open / close door 95 is in the closed state, the game balls that have dropped onto the ball guide portion 99 are gathered to the front side of the first opening 66a via the ball guide portion 99 and downward from the ball drop portion 101. Fall. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As in this embodiment, the open / close type winning means 62 of the composite winning means 22 may include an open / close door 95 that opens and closes around the pivot 94 in the front-rear direction. In this case, the outer peripheral portion of the second winning opening 30 of the mouth frame body 63 is configured to abut or approach the back side of the front decoration body 44, and the projecting portion 97 and the opening / closing door 95 are the first decoration of the front decoration body 44. What is necessary is just to make it enter in the opening part 66a.

  FIG. 26 illustrates a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first winning opening 29 of the non-opening / closing type winning means 61 is provided in a projecting manner on the front side of the front decoration body 44, and the first guide passage 49 communicating with the first winning opening 29 is provided on the back case 46. It is integrally provided on the front case body 77 side. On both the left and right sides of the first winning opening 29, a restricting portion 103 protruding on the ball guiding portion 99 is integrally provided, and the restricting portion 103 restricts the range in which the game ball can fall on the ball guiding portion 99. It is supposed to be. The first winning opening 29 is detachably fixed to the front decoration body 44 from the back side with a screw or the like. Other configurations are the same as those in the first to fifth embodiments.

  In providing the first winning opening 29 and the first guide passage 49 of the non-opening type winning means 61 in this way, the first winning opening 29 is on the front decoration body 44 side, and the first guide passage 49 is on the back case 46 side. Each may be provided. The first winning opening 29 may be provided integrally with the front decoration body 44. For example, even when the first winning opening 29 has the restricting portions 103 on both the left and right sides thereof, the first winning opening 29 and the restricting portions are configured by forming the restricting portion 103 into a hollow shape that opens to the back side of the front decoration body 44. It is possible to mold the portion 103 integrally with the front decoration body 44.

  27 to 29 illustrate an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the composite winning means 22 of this embodiment, the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 are mounted separately from both sides before and after the game board 17, and the front end of the back side unit 64 is on the back surface of the front decoration body 44 in the mounted state. Adjacent to each other, they are configured not to contact each other directly.

  For example, on the variable winning means 33 side, a mouth frame body 63 is integrally provided on the front end side of the peripheral wall portion 96, and the outer periphery of the third prize opening 32 of the mouth frame body 63 is on the back surface of the front decoration body 44. They are close to each other with a predetermined interval. The open / close door 37 is pivotally supported on the mouth frame 63 by a pivot shaft 75 at the lower end, and comes into contact with the pair of left and right protrusions 104 on the upper end side of the third winning opening 32 when closed. . The projecting portion 104 projects forward from the pivot 75, and the center of gravity of the open / close door 95 in the closed state is located in front of the pivot 94. By the operation of the second drive means 59, the open / close door 95 is moved forward by its own weight. It is designed to open up. The open / close door 95 enters the second opening 67a of the front decorative body 44, and protrudes forward from the second opening 67a in the open state.

  The front decoration body 44 is provided with a rib-like protrusion 67b that protrudes rearward from the upper edge of the second opening 67a in correspondence with the substantially total length in the left-right direction of the third winning opening 32, and the protrusion 67b The gap between the upper edge of the third winning opening 32 and the open / close door 95 is closed.

  The open / close type winning means 62 includes open / close wings 36 on both the left and right sides of the ball receiving portion 71 as in the first embodiment, so that the first opening 66a of the front decoration body 44 can be moved back and forth from the back side. Has been inserted. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, when the front decoration body 44 and the back unit 64 are separately attached to the game board 17 from both sides in the front-rear direction, it is possible to prevent them from coming into direct contact with each other only in the vicinity of the front-rear. In this case, since the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64 do not directly contact and interfere with each other, the game board 17, the front decoration body 44, and the back side unit 64 do not need to be finished with high precision and can be easily manufactured. There are advantages.

  30 and 31 illustrate a ninth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a special figure starting means 31 and a composite winning means 22 are arranged above and below the image display means 20.

  The special figure starting means 31 includes a non-opening / closing type winning means 61 and an opening / closing type winning means 62. The composite winning means 22 includes a variable winning means 33 and normal winning means 23 disposed on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 33, and a front decoration body 44 mounted on the game board 17 from the front side and a mounting hole 45. It is assembled so as to straddle the back side unit 64 which is fitted and arranged on the back side of the game board 17.

  As in the first embodiment, the variable winning means 33 includes a second opening 67 a provided in the front decoration body 44, a third winning opening 32 provided in the front frame body 63 of the back side unit 64, and an open / close door 37. The second decorative portion 70 of the mouth frame 63 is fitted to the second opening 67a from the back side.

  The normal winning means 23 is provided with a normal winning port 105 and a normal guide passage 106 for guiding a game ball from the normal winning port 105 integrally on the front and rear sides of the front decoration body 44. In the back case 46, a guide passage 107 for guiding the game ball from the normal guide passage 106 to the back side of the game board 17, and a normal detection switch (not shown) for detecting the game ball passing through the guide passage 107 are provided. The guide passage 107 is connected to the normal guide passage 106 via a ball inlet 107 a on the front surface of the front case body 77.

  In this way, the variable winning means 33 and the normal winning means 23 can be incorporated into the composite winning means 22. In that case, the front decoration body 44 is fixed to the game board 17 from the front side, but the back side unit 64 may be fixed to the front decoration body 44 from the back side of the game board 17 with a screw or the like, or the back side of the game board 17. Alternatively, the front decoration body 44 may be fixed with screws or the like. If there are a plurality of normal winning means 23, some of the normal winning means 23 may be attached to the composite winning means 22, and the other normal winning means 23 may be attached to game parts such as side decorations.

  32 to 35 illustrate a tenth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 32, a left-handed passage 110 and a right-handed passage 111 are provided in the game area 19 of the game board 17 with the image display means 20 interposed therebetween, and a non-right side is provided below the image display means 20. A special symbol starting means 31 having an openable / closable first winning opening 29 and an opening / closing second winning opening 30 is disposed, and the normal symbol starting means 21 is provided between the right-handed passage 111 side and the special symbol starting means 31. And a composite winning means 22 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 33 and FIG. 34, the composite winning means 22 includes a common front decoration body 44, a variable winning means 33 for opening / closing in the front-rear direction, and one of a plurality of non-opening / closing type normal winning means 23. And are provided. The front decoration body 44 is integrally provided with a mounting plate 112 that is in contact with the front surface of the game board 17 and fixed by fixing means such as screws, and a front decoration plate 113 that projects from the mounting plate 112 to the front side. A ball receiving opening 114 for the variable winning means 33 is provided at the upper part of the front decoration body 44, and a normal winning opening (non-opening and closing type winning opening) 115 for the normal winning means 23 is provided at the lower special symbol starting means 31 side. A guide passage 116 that guides the game ball won in the normal winning opening 115 to the back side of the game board 17 is provided integrally in the front and rear.

  The attachment plate 112 and the front decoration plate 113 constituting the front decoration body 44 may be molded separately and fixed with screws or the like. Further, a light emitting substrate having a light emitter may be disposed between the mounting plate 112 and the front decorative plate 113 so that the front decorative plate 113 emits light from the back side by the light emitter. Therefore, the front decoration body 44 may be provided with no electronic parts or the like, or may be provided with simple electronic parts such as a light emitter.

  The ball receiving port 114 opens upward between the mounting plate 112 and the front decoration plate 113 and opens to a variable winning port (open / closed type winning port) 118 formed on the front surface of the winning case 117 on the back side of the mounting plate 112. ing. The variable winning means 33 is provided in the winning case 117, a winning case 117 fixed to the back side of the mounting plate 112, a variable winning port 118 formed on the front side of the winning case 117 corresponding to the ball receiving port 114, and A guide path 119 that guides the game balls won in the variable prize opening 118 to the back side of the game board 17 and a game ball that is provided in the prize case 117 in the middle of the guide path 119 and won in the variable prize opening 118 are detected. A detection switch 120, an opening / closing plate 121 that opens and closes the variable prize opening 118 through the ball receiving port 114, and a driving unit 122 such as a solenoid that drives the opening / closing plate 121 are provided.

  The open / close plate 121 is supported by a pair of left and right support guides 123 of the winning case 117 so as to be able to move in and out in the front-rear direction, and is opened to close the ball receiving port 114 from the upper side and to open backward by opening the ball receiving port 114 backward. Move back and forth between the position Y and the front. When the opening / closing plate 121 is in the closed position X, the game ball from the right-handed path 111 is guided to the special symbol starting means 31 and the normal winning means 23 side.

  The driving means 122 drives the opening / closing plate 121 via the interlocking body 125 and the driving arm 126. The drive arm 126 is swingable in the front-rear direction by the horizontal shaft 127, the intermediate linkage portion 128 is engaged with the linkage body 125, and the upper end side engagement portion 129 is connected to the connecting portion 130 at the rear end of the opening / closing plate 121. Is engaged. The rear end of the guide passage 119 is open to the back side of the game board 17. The winning case 117 is attached to and detached from the back side of the mounting plate 112 of the front decoration body 44 with a screw or the like so that the variable winning port 118 faces the ball receiving port 114 of the mounting plate 112 and the opening / closing plate 121 protrudes into the ball receiving port 114. It is fixed freely. As shown in FIG. 35, a winning case 117 and its internal mechanism constitute a back side unit 64, and this back side unit 64 is detachably mounted on the back side of the front decoration body 44.

  As shown in FIG. 34, the normal winning means 23 includes a normal winning port 115 and a guide passage 116 provided before and after the mounting plate 112 of the front decoration body 44, and a connection path connected to the rear end of the guide passage 116. 132 and a detection switch 134 for detecting a game ball passing through the connection path 132. The connection path 132 and the detection switch 134 are provided in a case 137 fixed to a mounting portion 135 on the back side of the mounting plate 112 with a screw 136 or the like. Note that the connection path 132 and the detection switch 134 may be provided in the winning case 117.

  In this embodiment, when the opening / closing plate 121 is in a closed state in which the ball receiving port 114 is closed, the game ball riding on the opening / closing plate 121 from the right-handed passage 111 passes through the opening / closing plate 121 and the special symbol starting means 31 or the normal winning prize. Guided to the means 23 side, either the special symbol starting means 31 or the normal winning means 23 is won or moved to the out port 27 without winning.

  When the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 26 becomes a big hit mode and a big hit state occurs, the opening / closing plate 121 is retracted by driving of the driving means 122 and the variable winning opening 118 is opened through the ball receiving opening 114. For this reason, the game ball from the right-handed passage 111 wins the variable winning opening 118 through the ball receiving port 114, and is guided to the back side of the game board 17 through the guide passage 119 and the detection switch 120.

  In the composite winning means 22 having the variable winning means 33 and the normal winning means 23 in which the opening / closing plate 121 moves back and forth in this way, the ball receiving port 114 for the variable winning means 33 is provided on the front decoration body 44 side. An ordinary winning port 115 for the winning means 23, a guide passage 119, and the like are provided, and a winning case 117 for the variable winning means 33 on the back side of the front decoration body 44 is used as the back unit 64, so that any one of a plurality of types can be obtained. The composite winning means 22 can be configured by appropriately combining the front decoration body 44 and the back side unit 64.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in each embodiment, the composite winning means 22 includes a combination of the special symbol starting means 31 and the variable winning means 33, a combination of the normal winning means 23 and the variable winning means 33, and the like. However, a single winning means of the special symbol starting means 31 or the variable winning means 33 may be used, or the special symbol starting means 31 or the variable winning means 33 and other winning means may be combined.

  The back unit 64 only needs to include at least the winning openings 30, 32, 118, the opening / closing members 36, 37, 95, 121, and the driving means 54, 59, 122, and other guide passages 51a, 52a, 119 are included therein. May be combined. Further, except for the drive means 54, 59, 122 such as solenoid and plunger, the constituent members on the back side unit 64 side such as the mouth frame 63, the opening / closing blade 36, the opening / closing door 37, the back case 46 and the like are transparent and translucent synthetic resin. You may comprise by material. In that case, the inside may not be seen through from the front side by providing irregular reflection portions on the back side of the first and second front decoration portions 66 and 67, the opening and closing door 37, etc. of the mouth frame 63.

  The back unit 64 may be attached to the front decoration body 44 from the back side of the game board 17 or may be attached to the game board 17 separately from the front decoration body 44 from the back side of the game board 17. That is, the front decoration body 44 may be separately attached to the game board 17 from the front side, and the back side unit 64 may be separately attached to the game board 17 from the back side.

  Further, light emitting means may be provided inside the third ball path 57, on the back side of the open / close door 37, and the first and second front decoration portions 66, 67 so that they emit light as necessary. The opening / closing member of the second prize opening 30 is constituted by the opening / closing blade 36, the opening / closing member of the third prize opening 32 is constituted by the opening / closing door 37, and the opening / closing member of the variable prize opening 118 is constituted by the opening / closing plate 121. It can be appropriately changed according to the form of the winning opening. The opening / closing member may be indirectly opened / closed via the ball receiving opening 114 without directly opening / closing the variable winning opening 118 like the opening / closing plate 121 for opening / closing the variable winning opening 118.

  The shapes and structures of the mouth frame 63 and the front decoration body 44 may be appropriately changed depending on whether the winning means including these is a composite type or a single type. For example, in the case of a composite type, the first and second decorative parts 69 and 70 of the mouth frame 63 and the first and second front decorative parts 66 and 67 of the front decorative body 44 may be provided separately, Moreover, in the case of a single type, what is necessary is just to be suitable for the single prize means. Accordingly, the shape and structure of the front decoration body 44 can be freely changed.

  The mouth frame 63 is fitted in the first and second openings 66a and 67a of the front decoration body 44, but a recess surrounding the first and second openings 66a and 67a is provided on the back surface of the front decoration body 44. , It may be fitted in the recess. Further, the mouth frame 63 may be configured so as not to be fitted directly to the front decoration body 44 as long as it is in a position corresponding to the first and second openings 66 a and 67 a of the front decoration body 44.

  When the second prize opening 30 and the pair of left and right opening / closing blades 36 are provided on the front side of the first decoration portion 69 of the mouth frame 63, the opening / closing blades 36 are in the closed state for the convenience of assembly. The first decorative portion 69 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the open / closed wing 36, and the open / closed wing 36 is in the first decorative portion 69. The first decorative portion 69 can be fitted into and removed from the first opening 66a while the pair of opening and closing blades 36 are provided on both the left and right sides of the second prize opening 30 even if they are contained inside the outer periphery of the second winning opening 30.

  The back case 46 of the embodiment is a box shape that is flat in the back and forth and has a substantially rectangular shape in the back view, but the back view shape can be changed as appropriate according to the rear mechanism 47 housed therein. The third ball path 57 and the third detection switch 60 may be accommodated in the back case 46. The back case 46 is disposed on the back side of the game board 17 along the back side thereof, and a protrusion 97 projecting forward from the front case body 77 is provided in the mounting hole 45, and this protrusion A third ball path 57, a third detection switch 60, and the like may be provided in 97, and the back side of the third ball path 57 may be closed with a back case 46 body 78. The first and second guide passages 49 and 50 may be provided integrally with the front case body 77.

  The entire circumference of the back case 46 is larger than the mounting hole 45 so as to cover the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the back side, but the back case 46 is of a size that does not enter the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 from the back side. That's fine. Accordingly, the back case 46 may be such that a part of the outer periphery extends outside the mounting hole 45. Further, like the composite winning means 22, there are a plurality of winning openings 29, 30, 33, and the same number of ball paths 51, 52, 57 and detection switches 55, 56, 60 as the winning openings 29, 30, 33, When there are a plurality of driving means 54, 59 equal to the number of the plurality of winning holes 29, 30, 33 or less than the winning holes 29, 30, 33, all of them may be accommodated in the back case 46, or driven. All of the means 54 and 59 may be accommodated, and a part of the ball path and the detection switch that require the game ball drop openings 53 and 58 to be different forward and backward may be provided outside the back case 46. In that case, if the 3rd ball course 57 and the 3rd detection switch 60 are arranged in the front side of back case 46 like an embodiment, the back side of back case 46 can be simplified. Of course, it is sufficient to accommodate one of the plurality of ball paths, detection switches, and driving means. When a plurality of ball paths, detection switches, and driving means are provided in the back case 46, it is desirable to arrange them side by side along the back surface of the game board 17 so that they do not overlap each other.

  In the embodiment, the first and second spherical paths 51 and 52, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and the first and second driving means 54 and 59 are accommodated in the back case 46, and the third spherical path is provided. 57, the third detection switch 60 is provided on the front side of the front case body 77, but the first and second spherical paths 51 and 52, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and the first and second drive means 54. 59 may not be housed in the back case 46 but may be exposed on the back side. In that case, for example, a plate-like support body is disposed along the back side of the game board 17, the third ball path 57 and the third detection switch 60 are disposed on the front surface of the support body, and the first surface is disposed on the back surface of the support body. The second ball paths 51 and 52, the first and second detection switches 55 and 56, and the first and second driving means 54 and 59 may be arranged.

  When the ball path, detection switch, and driving means are provided on both the front and rear sides of the support body, it is desirable that the path wall of the ball path, the holding part of the detection switch, etc. be provided integrally with the support body. May be mounted on both front and rear surfaces of the support.

  In the embodiment, the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 are provided as upper winning ports, but one may be used. The first and second guide passages 49 and 50 may be provided integrally with the front case body 77. When the first and second winning ports 29 and 30 are provided on the upper side, the first ball path 51 communicating with the first inlet 51a on the upper side is arranged around the lower second inlet 52a, and the first The second ball paths 51 and 52 may cause the game ball to drop at different positions.

  When the variable winning means 33 is disposed below the special starting means 31, the third winning opening 32 opens forward in a horizontally long rectangular shape, but opens upward like the second winning opening 30. Then, it may be opened and closed by a pair of left and right opening / closing blades 36. In addition to dropping the game ball of the second drop port 58 to the out port 27, a guide part is provided on the game board 17 separately from the out port 27, and the game ball is guided to the back side of the game board 17 through the guide part. You may make it do. When a plurality of spherical paths and a plurality of driving means are arranged on the back side of the support body such as the front case body 77 and the front plate 77A, for example, the spherical paths are arranged on one of the left and right sides and the driving means is arranged on the other side. For example, it is desirable to divide the two and concentrate them.

  Further, in the embodiment, the composite winning means 22 is illustrated as a game part to be mounted on the game board 17, and the front decoration body 44 is used as a front member 42 that contacts the front surface of the game board 17, and the mounting hole 45 of the game board 17 is formed. The rear member 43, which is disposed on the back side of the game board 17 corresponding to the front member 42 and front and rear, and is larger than the mounting hole 45 is used as a support body such as the back case 46 or the front plate 77A. In addition to the winning means 22, a large variety of game parts such as a variety of independent winning means such as a special symbol starting means 31 and a variable winning means 33, an image display means 20 having an image display unit 34, and a rotating display means having a rotating reel. Needless to say, this can be implemented in the same way.

  Further, when the front member 42 and the rear member 43 are coupled by the coupling means 65, it is desirable that the rear member 43 is coupled to the front member 42 from the back side in terms of design. It is also possible to connect from the front side. The coupling means 79 may be provided with a boss-like attachment portion 79a protruding rearward from the front case body 77 as in the embodiment, but the attachment portion 79a is provided on the peripheral wall portions 77a and 78a of the front case body 77 or the back case body 78. May be provided, and the screw 79b may be screwed into the mounting portion 79a. Furthermore, although each embodiment illustrated about the pachinko machine, it can implement similarly not only in a pachinko machine but in various ball game machines, such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball machine.

17 game board 23 normal winning means (non-opening and closing type winning means)
29 First prize opening (non-opening and closing type prize opening)
30 Second prize opening (opening and closing type prize opening)
31 Special symbol starting means 32 Third winning opening 33 Variable winning means (opening and closing type winning means)
36 Opening and closing blades (opening and closing members)
37 Opening and closing door (opening and closing member)
44 front decoration 55 first detection switch 56 second detection switch 59 second driving means 60 third detection switch 64 back side unit 115 normal winning opening (non-opening / closing type winning opening)
118 Variable prize opening (opening and closing type prize opening)
121 Opening and closing plate (opening and closing member)
121 Driving means

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine comprising a winning opening that opens to the front side of a game board, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the winning opening, and a driving means that opens and closes the opening / closing member.
The winning opening is formed the opening frame, the rear unit including the opening and closing member and the drive means, from the back to the game board so that at least a part of the opening frame is positioned forward of the front surface of the game board Wearing,
A front member having an opening corresponding to the opening / closing member and located around the mouth frame is attached to the game board from the front side,
The ball game machine characterized in that the opening / closing member protrudes from the opening to the front surface of the game board when opened.

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