JP5742987B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine includes a gaming machine body in which a gaming board is mounted on a body frame, and a door body that is attached to the gaming machine body and covers the gaming machine body from the front side. There is something. The door body has a door frame in which an opening is formed in front of the game board, and a panel portion that is formed separately from the door frame and covers the opening. The panel portion is disposed so as to face the front surface of the game board, and a game area formed between the game board and the panel portion is visible through the panel portion. The gap between the game board and the panel portion is set to be slightly larger than the diameter size of the game ball, for example, and the flow of the game ball in the game area is secured.

  The game area is provided with various components such as a winning opening and a winning device. When the game ball launch handle is operated by the player, the game balls are fired toward the game area, and when these game balls win a prize opening or a winning device, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-104468 A

  In gaming machines of the type in which a gaming area is formed between the gaming board and the panel section as described above, the advantages and disadvantages are determined by the behavior of the gaming ball in the gaming area. It is not preferable that the positional relationship between and varies.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably maintaining the positional relationship between the game board and the panel unit.

The present invention
A gaming machine body having a gaming board mounted on the body frame;
A door body rotatably supported by the gaming machine body, and covering the gaming machine body from the front of the gaming machine;
The main body frame is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the door body is supported and on the rotating front end side of the door body, and locks the door body in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body. A locking device that can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked unlocked state;
The game board and a guide part that guides a game ball to the game area are provided on the front surface of the game board, and the guide part rotates the door body more than the game area. An inner rail portion and an outer rail portion that are partitioned so as to be closer to the moving base end, and
A panel portion provided on the door body, opposed to the front surface of the game board across the game area, and formed so that the game area is visible;
It is arranged on the side where the locking device is provided, and is configured to be switchable between a restriction state for restricting the expansion of the gap between the game board and the panel part and a restriction release state for releasing the restriction. A regulation mechanism that becomes the regulation state by closing with respect to the gaming machine main body,
Based on switching to the unlocking state of the locking device, switching means for switching the restriction mechanism to the restriction release state,
A cover portion provided on the game board, and covering at least a portion of the outer rail portion that defines the guide portion from the side opposite to the guide portion;
The cover portion includes a wall portion facing the outer rail portion from the side opposite to the guide portion, and a game board side restricting portion extending from the wall portion to the front of the guide portion,
The panel portion has a door body side restricting portion that is inserted between the guide portion and the game board side restricting portion when the door body moves to a closed position,
In the state where the door body is arranged at the closed position, the expansion of the gap between the game board and the panel part is restricted by the door body side regulation part coming into contact with the game board side regulation part from the rear,
The switching means is configured to complete the switching of the restriction mechanism to the restriction release state while the locking device is maintained in the locked state when the door body is opened. ,
When the locking device is switched to the unlocked state and the door body moves to the open position, the door body side regulating portion is retracted from between the guide portion and the game board side regulating portion. To do.

  The positional relationship between the game board and the panel portion can be suitably maintained.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a front perspective view which shows the state which removed the game board from the inner frame. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of the open front door frame, the game board, and the insertion part. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a front perspective view of a 2nd rail cover. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a 2nd rail cover and a glass unit. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 5. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of the game board and glass unit at the time of front door opening and closing. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the game board from the inner frame. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the locking device from the inner frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the locking device from back. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a locking device for every main component. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of both collar members. It is the schematic which shows the state which operated the operation key K clockwise. It is the schematic which shows the state which operated the operation key K counterclockwise. It is the schematic which looked at the 2nd regulation mechanism from the game machine side. It is the CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the 2nd control mechanism at the time of closing a front door. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the 2nd control mechanism at the time of opening a front door. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the attachment structure of a glass unit. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a game board and a glass unit. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a game board and a glass unit. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the island facility of the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on the island facility of the game arcade.

  The game machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 in an openable and closable state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, an upper support bracket 17 is fixed to a connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and the lower frame portion and the left frame in the outer frame 11 are further fixed. A lower support metal fitting 18 is provided at a connecting portion with the portion. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 form a support mechanism. The support mechanism causes the gaming machine main unit 12 to turn the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the front view with respect to the outer frame 11. In addition, the right side can be turned forward of the pachinko machine 10 with the turning tip side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main part 12 includes an inner frame 13 as a base body, a front door 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit disposed behind the inner frame 13. 15 (see FIG. 3). The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 14 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13. The front side of the pachinko machine 10 is viewed from the front, with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side. It can be turned. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation front end side in the front view of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG.

  Next, the front door 14 will be described. In the following description, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are referred to, and the configuration of the back surface of the front door 14 is referred to FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front door 14, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front door 14.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers substantially the entire front side of the inner frame 13. Yes. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame body 20 so that a substantially entire game area PE, which will be described later, can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 is formed by the glass unit 30. It is covered from the back side of the front door 14 (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 4, a glass unit installation portion 22 is formed in the frame 20 so as to surround the window portion 21. Specifically, the glass unit installation portion 22 is disposed on the back side of the frame body 20 and is recessed toward the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the window portion 21 is disposed at the bottom thereof. The glass unit 30 is fitted in the glass unit installation portion 22 so that the displacement in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is restricted.

  The glass unit 30 includes glass panels 31 and 32 having transparency, and a glass holder 33 that holds the glass panels 31 and 32. The glass holder 33 has an annular frame portion 34 formed along the window portion 21, and glass panels 31 and 32 are accommodated in a region surrounded by the frame portion 34.

  A plurality of attachment portions 35 for the frame body 20 are formed on the frame portion 34 so as to protrude to the side opposite to the side accommodating the glass panels 31 and 32. The attachment portions 35 are disposed at the four corners of the frame portion 34, and these attachment portions 35 are screwed to the frame body 20, whereby the glass unit 30 and the frame body 20 are integrated. The mounting structure of the glass unit 30 will be described in detail later.

  Further, the frame portion 34 is formed with a partition portion 36 that divides the enclosed region into the front and rear. The partition portion 36 stands up toward the center side of the frame portion 34 and forms a protrusion that extends in the circumferential direction of the frame portion 34. That is, the accommodating portions 37 and 38 that accommodate the glass panels 31 and 32 are partitioned by the partition portion 36.

  The glass panels 31 and 32 are accommodated in the accommodating portions 37 and 38 and bonded to the partition portion 36 in a state of facing each other with the partition portion 36 interposed therebetween. As a result, a predetermined gap is secured between the glass panels 31 and 32, and the gaming area PE is separated from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 by the glass panels 31 and 32 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 31 and 32. It is in a state of being covered heavily.

  Referring back to FIG. 1, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the window portion 21. For example, an annular illumination part 23 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 23, lighting or blinking is performed in accordance with a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp unit 24 is provided at the center of the annular illumination unit 23 and at the uppermost part of the pachinko machine 10 so as to be lit when a predetermined error occurs. A prize ball lamp unit 25 is provided. Further, a speaker unit 26 is provided at a position close to the central error display lamp unit 24 to output sound effects corresponding to the gaming state.

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door 14, an upper bulging portion 27 and a lower bulging portion 28 that bulge to the near side are provided side by side. An upper plate 27a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge 27, and a lower plate 28a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulge 28. The upper plate 27a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device, which will be described later, and guiding the game balls to a game ball launching mechanism, which will be described later, while aligning them in a row. In addition, the lower tray 28a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 27a.

  A game ball launching handle 29 is provided at a position aligned with the lower bulging portion 28 so as to protrude to the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 29, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back surface of the front door 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper tray passage 51 that communicates with the upper tray 27a and a front door side lower tray passage 52 that communicates with the lower tray 28a. In the passage forming unit 50, a receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at an upper corner portion thereof, and the receiving portion 53 is divided into left and right portions by a partition wall 54, whereby the front door side upper plate is formed. A passage 51 and an entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage 52 are formed. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish passage 51 and the front door side lower dish path 52 are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path 51 are guided to the upper plate 27a, The game balls that have entered the door-side lower tray passage 52 are guided to the lower tray 28a.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted as in FIG.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 70 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. Support metal fittings 71 and 72 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 5) on the front surface of the resin base 70. Further, projection shafts 61 and 62 are provided on the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 3) on the back surface of the front door 14 so as to correspond to the support fittings 71 and 72. Although illustration is omitted, shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 71 and 72, and the projecting shafts 61 and 62 of the front door 14 are inserted into the shaft holes, whereby the front door 14 is moved with respect to the inner frame 13. Is rotatably supported. That is, the support fittings 71 and 72 and the projecting shafts 61 and 62 constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of hook receiving members 63 extending rearward are arranged side by side on the front end of the front side of the front door 14 (specifically, the frame 20) (left side in FIG. 3). ing. These hook receiving members 63 constitute a locking mechanism for the inner frame 13. In the present embodiment, the locking mechanism that locks the front door 14 in a state in which the front door 14 cannot be opened with respect to the inner frame 13, and the gaming machine main part 12 are locked in a state in which the front frame 14 cannot be opened with respect to the outer frame 11. The locking mechanism is embodied by one locking device, and the front door 14 and the gaming machine main part 12 (inner frame 13) can be individually unlocked by operating the operation means described later. Detailed description regarding the locking device will be described later.

  A game board housing portion 73 for housing the game board 80 is formed at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the resin base 70. The game board accommodating portion 73 is recessed behind the pachinko machine 10 to define an accommodation space for accommodating the game board 80, and the game board 80 attached to the resin base 70 is fitted in the accommodation space. ing. Particularly in the present embodiment, the game board 80 is detachably attached to the resin base 70, thereby facilitating maintenance work and the like.

  The game board 80 includes a wooden plywood and a sheet material that covers a front plate surface of the plywood, and the front surface of the game board 80 is exposed to the front side of the resin base 70 through an open portion of the game board housing portion 73. . In the exposed portion, that is, the front surface of the game board 80, a game area PE in which game balls flow down is formed. As already described, the game area PE is covered with the glass panel 32. In the glass panel 32, the gap between the front surface of the game board 80 is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game balls flowing down the game area PE are not lined up and down in the same place of the game area PE. Are arranged as follows. Thereby, the ball blockage in the game area PE is suppressed. Note that the game board 80 is not limited to wooden, and may be made of a synthetic resin material, for example.

  Hereinafter, the game board 80 (in particular, various configurations arranged in the game area PE) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 80.

  The game board 80 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-rear direction) by performing router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, operating ports 83a and 83b, a through gate 84, a variable display unit 85, and the like. When game balls enter the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation ports 83a and 83b, the game balls are detected by a detection switch described later, and a predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the detection result. The In addition, an out port 86 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 80, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 86.

  In addition, in the game board 80, a number of nails 87 are implanted in order to disperse and adjust the flow path of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill are arranged. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations such as the nails 87 and the windmills, and adjusted so that the winning to the above-described general winning opening 81 and the like occurs with an appropriate establishment.

  The variable winning device 82 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big hit. As a release mode of the variable winning device 82, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is regarded as one round, and the variable winning device 82 is opened by a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). It is set to be repeated as the upper limit.

  The variable display unit 85 is disposed at the upper center of the game board 80, and the operation ports 83a and 83b are disposed below the variable display unit 85. More specifically, the operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged side by side with the operation port 83a on the upper side and the operation port 83b on the lower side. The variable display unit 85 and the operation ports 83a and 83b are portions that control game play, and the player's attention is likely to be gathered. By arranging the variable display unit 85 and the operation ports 83a and 83b side by side in the center of the gaming machine, the movement amount of the line of sight between the two is suppressed, which contributes to the reduction of the burden on the player's eyes.

  The variable display unit 85 includes a symbol display device 94 that variably displays symbols with a winning in the operation ports 83a and 83b as a trigger. The symbol display device 94 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display (display screen 94a), and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. Specifically, on the display screen 94a, symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower levels, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a big hit occurs, a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, and a transition is made to a special gaming state. The display mode on the display screen 94a may be changed as follows. That is, the symbols may be displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and the symbols may be displayed in a variable manner by scrolling up and down.

  The variable display unit 85 includes a center frame 95 formed so as to surround the symbol display device 94. A first specific lamp unit 96 and a second specific lamp unit 97 are provided on the center frame 95. Reservation lamp portions 98 and 99 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 95, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 98 corresponds to the symbol display device 94 and the first specific lamp unit 96, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation port 83 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 98 is turned on. The number of reserved items is displayed. The upper holding lamp unit 99 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 97, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is displayed by lighting the holding lamp unit 99. It has become so.

  Referring again to FIG. 5, below the game board housing portion 73 (game board 80) in the resin base 70, a game ball that launches a game ball to the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 29. A firing mechanism 110 is provided. The game ball launching mechanism 110 includes a solenoid 111 that launches a game ball placed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 that defines the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying a ball and a base plate 114 to which these various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is screwed to the resin base 70 to be internally It is integrated with the frame 13.

  The firing rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board 80 side. A ball stopper 115 that holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 at the above-described firing standby position is disposed at a position closer to the downstream end portion (that is, the lower end portion) of the firing rail 112. The solenoid 111 is disposed at a position further downstream than the ball stopper 115.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power source / launch control device described later. Based on the output of the electrical signal from the power supply / launch control device, the output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction, so that the game ball placed at the launch standby position is on the game board 80 side, more specifically, the game. It is driven out toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the board 80.

  The guide rail 100 partitions the game area PE together with a game area partition member, which will be described later, so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. In addition, the guide rail 100 includes an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 arranged so as to face each other with a gap slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and a single guide passage 103 is defined by both the rails 101 and 102. Is formed. The guide passage 103 includes an inlet portion 104 that is opened to the tip side (obliquely downward) of the firing rail 112, and an outlet portion 105 that is located above the gaming area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → the guide rail 100 (the entrance portion 104 → the exit portion 105). In the game board 80, a reversal prevention member 106 for preventing the reversal of the game ball reaching the game area PE into the guide passage 103 is attached to the front side of the exit portion 105, specifically near the tip of the inner rail 101. Thus, it is possible to prevent the subsequent launch of the game ball from being hindered by the game ball that has reached the game area PE first.

  Each of the rails 101 and 102 constituting the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered at a substantially central portion of the game area PE. For this reason, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is likely to move (slide or roll) along the outer rail 102, that is, in contact with the outer rail 102 due to the centrifugal force generated by itself.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112 are arranged so that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the launch rail 112 face each other diagonally across the lower edge of the game board 80. Has been. That is, both the rails 100 and 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 are shifted left and right in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game board 80. Thus, a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112 while bringing both rails 100 and 112 close to the lower end edge of the game board 80.

  A foul ball passage 55 is disposed below the gap formed in this way. The foul ball passage 55 is formed integrally with the passage forming unit 50 of the front door 14. If the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 do not reach the game area PE and return as foul balls in the guide passage 103, the foul balls enter the foul ball passage 55 through the gap. It becomes. The foul ball passage 55 communicates with the front door side lower tray passage 52, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball passage 55 are discharged to the lower tray 28a shown in FIG. This suppresses interference between the foul ball and the next game ball to be launched.

  Here, the game area partition member 480 that partitions the game area PE together with the guide rail 100 will be described based on the relationship with the guide rail 100.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide rail 100 of the game board 80 has an arc shape opened to the rotating front end side of the game board 80. On the front surface of the game board 80, there is provided a block-shaped game area partitioning member 480 that closes the open portion and partitions the game area PE together with the guide rail 100. In other words, the guide rail 100 and the game area partition member 480 are arranged in a ring shape by arranging the former on the rotation base end side of the game board 80 and the latter on the rotation front end side of the game board 80. The game area PE is configured by the areas partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the game area partition member 480. Note that the game area partition member 480 protrudes from the front surface of the game board 80, and the front surface portion of the game area partition member 480 faces the glass panel 32 with a slight gap (specifically, a gap smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball). Yes. Thereby, it is avoided that the game ball gets over the game area partition member 480 and flows out of the game area PE.

  The game area partitioning member 480 is disposed along the end portion (left end portion) on the rotation tip side of the game board 80 and extends vertically from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the game board 80. A game ball moving along the outer rail 102 collides with a portion adjacent to the tip of the outer rail 102 in the game area partition member 480, specifically, a wall surface located inside the game area PE, thereby causing the same game. A return rubber 490 that rebounds the ball toward the center of the game area PE is attached.

  When the game ball launch handle 29 is operated, a game ball is launched along the launch rail 112 of the game ball launch mechanism 110 toward the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100. When the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 29 exceeds a predetermined amount, the game ball moves along the outer rail 102 and passes above the variable display unit 85 (see FIG. 6). Then, the game ball jumps out from the outer rail 102 toward the front side in the rail direction of the outer rail 102 and collides with the return rubber 490. Based on this collision, the return rubber 490 is compressed (for example, elastically deformed), and a part of the collision load applied to the return rubber 490 is transmitted to the game area partition member 480. Through the above process, the momentum imparted to the game ball by the game ball launching mechanism 110 is weakened, and various components such as the nail 87 disposed on the downstream side of the return rubber 490 are protected.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game area partition member 480 is screwed to the game board 80 at a plurality of locations. At least one of these screws 491 is arranged in the vicinity of the return rubber 490, specifically, at a position ahead of the return rubber 490 in the collision direction of the game ball. As a result, the collision load can be easily distributed to the game board 80, and the durability against repeated collision of game balls is improved.

  Further, the game area partition member 480 reaches the lower end edge of the game board 80 so as to bypass the lock device described later from the rotation base end side of the game board 80, and more specifically, the lower part of the game area partition member 480, in detail. A facing portion 485 that faces the inner rail 101 of the guide rail 100 from the outside of the game area PE is formed at a portion that is below the open portion on the right side of the guide rail 100. The facing portion 485 faces a portion of the inner rail 101 between the out port 86 of the game board 80 and the lower open end of the inner rail 101 with a slight gap from the lower side. That is, the inner rail 101 and the game area partition member 480 overlap with each other.

  As already explained, some of the game balls that have reached the game area PE enter the entrance holes such as the general winning opening 81 in the process of flowing down the game area PE, but the games that have not entered the entrance area The sphere is guided to the out port 86 as a discharge port by the inner rail 101. More specifically, the inner rail 101 has an arc shape that protrudes downward, and an out port 86 is disposed at the lower end thereof. For this reason, the game ball that has not entered the entrance is collided with the inner rail 101 and then guided to the lowermost part of the game area PE along the inner rail 101.

  As for the inner rail 101, the fixing strength at the open end on the game board 80 side and the periphery thereof tends to be lower than the other portions of the inner rail 101. For this reason, it is assumed that the impact due to the collision of the game balls is likely to increase at the open end of the inner rail 101 and its surroundings. If the inner rail 101 is deformed or the like, there is a concern that smooth guidance of the game ball toward the out port 86 is hindered. In this regard, in the present embodiment, when the inner rail 101 is pushed downward or the like, it hits the facing portion 485 of the game area partitioning member 480, so that deformation or positional deviation of the inner rail 101 is suppressed. Become. Therefore, the inner rail 101 can be protected by the game area partition member 480, and the above inconvenience can be suitably wiped off. In other words, the game area partition member 480 is provided with a backup function of the inner rail 101.

  Further, in the game area partition member 480, the part opposite to the inner rail 101 across the facing portion 485 is the same as the stamp 492 to which identification information (manufacturing number and the like) unique to each pachinko machine is given. An identification unit 494 comprising a transparent case member 493 for accommodating the certificate paper 492 is provided, and the game area partitioning member 480 is formed with a unit accommodating portion 486 for accommodating the identification unit 494. The identification unit 494 is fixed in a state of being fitted in the unit housing portion 486, so that both are integrated.

  The identification unit 494 is fitted into the unit housing portion 486 from the rear, and a part thereof is exposed to the front of the pachinko machine 10 through an opening formed in the unit housing portion 486. The identification information given to the certificate paper 492 can be visually recognized through this opening. That is, it is possible to confirm the identification information of the certificate stamp 492 without removing the identification unit 494 from the game area partition member 480.

  When the game area partition member 480 adopts a configuration having the facing portion 485, the strength of the game area partition member 480 around the facing portion 485 can be improved to improve the above-described guide rail backup function. . In order to realize such an improvement in strength, it is conceivable as one method to increase the size of the game area partition member 480. In this regard, a unit accommodating portion 486 that accommodates the identification unit 494 is provided in the gaming area partition member 480, and by making the unit accommodating portion 486 and the opposing portion 485 coexist, the occupied space of the gaming area partition member 480 can be effectively used. ing. That is, it is possible to improve the strength of the game area partition member 480 and to secure the area for installing the identification means (that is, to effectively use the space), thereby realizing a practically preferable configuration.

  Further, since the game area partition member 480 is a part that does not particularly require attachment / detachment from the game board 80, the attachment can be strengthened. By preventing the identification unit 494 from being removed by the game area partition member 480, unauthorized removal of the identification unit 494 can be suppressed and contribution to improvement of crime prevention can be achieved. For example, the space on the front side of the game board 80 can be effectively used as compared with a configuration in which the identification unit 494 is mounted on the game board 80 using a member different from the game area partition member 480. In consideration of the fact that the game area PE is formed on the front surface of the game board 80 and the area outside the game area PE is limited, the game area partition member 480 is provided with a unit accommodating portion 486 for the identification unit 494. Technical contribution is considered large.

  Referring to FIG. 5 again, the resin base 70 has a locked state in which the game board 80 cannot be removed from the game board housing portion 73, and an unlocked state in which the game board 80 is allowed to be removed. A plurality of lock devices 79 that can be switched to each other are provided. The locking device 79 has an abutting portion that abuts against the front surface of the game board 80 in the locked state, and the abutting portion abuts against the front surface of the game board 80, thereby moving the game board 80 toward the front door 14. The displacement will be suppressed.

  On the left side of the firing rail 112 in the resin base 70 (specifically, the side supporting the front door 14), a passage forming member 121 is disposed in a through hole that penetrates the resin base 70 in the front-rear direction. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 70 and has a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. A receiving portion 53 of a passage forming unit 50 attached to the front door 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and a front door side upper plate passage 51 is disposed below the main body side upper plate passage 122. The front door side upper dish passage 51 is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123 (see FIG. 5).

  In the resin base 70, below the passage forming member 121, a shutter 124 that restricts the outflow of game balls from the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is provided. The shutter 124 is supported by the resin base 70 in a state where the shutter 124 can be switched between a blocking position where the exit portions of both passages are narrowed to prevent the gaming ball from flowing out and an allowable position where the gaming ball is allowed to flow out. Further, a biasing member that biases the shutter 124 toward the blocking position is attached to the resin base 70. When the front door 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 13, the shutter 124 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member. Is configured to remain in the blocking position. Thereby, when the front door 14 is opened in a state where the game balls are stored in the main body side upper tray passage 122 or the main body side lower tray passage 123, the disadvantage that the stored balls spill out is avoided. In contrast, when the front door 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is pushed back to the allowable position against the urging force by the receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door 14. In this state, the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the front door side upper tray passage 51 communicate with the main body side lower tray passage 123 and the front door side lower tray passage 52, respectively, and the movement of the game ball is permitted. Become.

  Next, the back configuration of the inner frame 13 (the resin base 70 and the game board 80) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

  A bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 70. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the inner frame 13 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 70.

  A central opening 74 that penetrates in the thickness direction of the resin base 70 and opens to the back side of the resin base 70 is formed in the bottom portion (opposing plate portion 251 described later) of the game board housing portion 73 in the resin base 70. The central opening 74 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by the game board 80 housed in the game board housing part 73. Various components such as a control device are mounted on the back of the game board 80, and these various components are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the central opening 74. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board 80 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the game board 80 as seen from the rear.

  On the back of the game board 80, a base member 141 made of synthetic resin for mounting the variable display unit 85 on the game board 80 is fixed. The pedestal member 141 has a substantially box shape opened to the game board 80 side, and covers almost the entire rear surface of the game board 80. A part of the base member 141 protrudes to the back side of the resin base 70 through the central opening 74 of the resin base 70, and the symbol display device 94 described above and the symbol display device 94 are driven with respect to the protruding portion. And a display control device for mounting. The symbol display device 94 and the display control device are arranged so that the symbol display device is on the front side and the display control device is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (thickness direction of the resin base 70). Furthermore, the game board 80 is equipped with an audio lamp control device unit 142 so as to be positioned behind the display control device. The sound lamp control device unit 142 includes a sound lamp control device 143 and a mounting table 144, and the sound lamp control device 143 is mounted on the mounting table 144.

  The sound lamp control device 143 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound, lamp display, and display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device to be described later, and the sound lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 145.

  A main controller unit 160 is provided below the sound lamp controller unit 142 so as to cover the base member 141 from behind. The main controller unit 160 includes a synthetic resin mounting base 161 fixed to the back of the game board 80 and a main control unit 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be unsealed by a box sealing portion 164 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing portions 164 are provided on the short side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the box sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole that forms the box sealing portion 164, the box sealing portion 164 can be applied. The base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. Even after opening, the sealing process can be performed again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking pin into at least one locking hole portion among the plurality of box sealing portions 164. When the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a failure occurs in the accommodated main control board or when the main control board is inspected, a connecting portion between the box sealing portion into which the locking pin is inserted and the substrate box 163 main body. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, a locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected by a base seal part 165 so that they cannot be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin similarly to the box sealing portion 164, and the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole portion so that the board box 163 and The mounting base 161 is coupled so as not to be separable. This makes it easier to grasp the fact that the substrate box 163 has been illegally removed.

  The portion of the pedestal member 141 that faces the back of the game board 80 corresponds to the game board openings of the general winning port 81, variable winning device 82, upper operating port 83a, and lower operating port 83b, and on the downstream side. A collection passage that collects in one place is formed. Thereby, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 81 and the like are gathered below the game board 80 through the collection passage. That is, the pedestal member 141 is provided with a function of collecting game balls won in various winning openings.

  A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board 80 by the collection passage are led out into the discharge passage. Similarly, the out port 86 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 86.

  Further, in the collection passage, a winning port switch for detecting a game ball won in the general winning port 81 on the front side of the game board 80, a count switch for detecting a game ball won in the variable winning device 82, and an operation port 83a, An operating port switch for detecting a game ball entering 83b is mounted, and a winning detection mechanism is constituted by these various switches. Furthermore, gate switches for detecting game balls passing through the through gate 84 are provided on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 85 in the base member 141. These various switches are electrically connected to the main control device 162, and the detection information by each switch is output to the main control device 162.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201.

  The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 10, a base portion 211 to which a payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. And have. The protective cover 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 85 (see FIG. 9).

  The base part 211 is provided with an external terminal board (not shown) at the upper right part thereof. Various output terminals are provided on the external terminal plate, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the latch pins 214 are inserted through the bearing portions 133 provided on the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions 215 through which the fixing levers 134 provided in the inner frame 13 are inserted, and the base portion 211 is rearward of the base portion 211 in a state where the fixing levers 134 are inserted through the insertion portions 215. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by contact with the inner frame 13.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout mechanism 202 is provided with a tank 221 that is arranged at the top of the back pack 201 and that opens upward, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. The A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the lower side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 27a, the lower plate 28a, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening is the main body described above. The upper dish passage 122 and the front door side upper dish passage 51 lead to the upper dish 27a, and the outer opening communicates with the main body side lower dish passage 123 and the front door side lower dish passage 52 to the lower dish 28a. (See FIGS. 7 and 14).

  At the lower end portion of the base portion 211, the discharge passage board and the control device collective unit 204 are attached so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front-rear direction. In the discharge passage board, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and an open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led to the discharge passage from the recovery passage described above passes through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power supply / launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is accommodated in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects out of the board box 244. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source / launch control device 243 includes a power source / launch control board housed in the board box 246, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 29 is performed. Further, the power supply / launch control device 243 is provided with a RAM erase switch 247. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the interruption is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch 247 is held down, the RAM data is initialized. It is like that.

(Mounting structure of game board 80)
Here, the mounting structure of the game board 80 will be described based on FIG. 5, FIG. 11 and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the game board 80 is removed from the inner frame 13, and FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

  As already described, the game board 80 is fitted from the front side of the inner frame 13 with respect to the game board housing portion 73 of the inner frame 13 (see FIG. 5). As shown in FIG. 11, the game board housing part 73 includes a flat counter plate part 251 that faces the back of the game board 80, and a peripheral wall part that stands up from the counter plate part 251 and extends along the periphery of the game board 80. 261. The counter plate portion 251 has the above-described central opening 74 formed at substantially the center thereof, and has a substantially rectangular frame shape when the inner frame 13 is viewed from the front. The peripheral wall portion 261 is composed of an upper side wall portion 262, a lower side wall portion 263, a left side wall portion 264, and a right side wall portion 265 that are individually opposed to the upper, lower, left and right end surfaces of the gaming board 80, and the gaming board 80 as a whole. It has a ring shape surrounding it. It can be said that the peripheral wall portion 261 is formed so as to surround the central opening 74.

  A plurality of stopper portions 271 that suppress the forward displacement of the game board 80 are provided on the left side wall portion 264 of the inner frame 13, that is, the wall portion 264 on the side supporting the front door 14. Each stopper portion 271 protrudes from the inner wall surface of the left side wall portion 264 to the game board housing portion 73 side, and comes into contact with the game board 80 (a second rail cover 400 described in detail later) from the front of the pachinko machine 10. ing. Moreover, each stopper part 271 is accommodated in the game board accommodating part 73, and the protrusion to the front door 14 side is suppressed.

  These stopper portions 271 are arranged at positions near the upper end and the lower end of the game board 80, so that the displacement of the game board 80 can be suppressed in a well-balanced manner. If it supplements regarding arrangement | positioning of the stopper part 271, the stopper part 271U near upper end is arrange | positioned above the part which protrudes in the rotation base end side of the game board 80 in the said guide rail 100, and is located near lower end. The stopper portion 271L is disposed below the convex portion. Accordingly, the stopper portion 271 and the guide rail 100 are preferably allowed to coexist on the front side of the game board 80, and the compression of the game area PE due to the adoption of the stopper portion 271 is suppressed.

  A metal plate member 281 is disposed on the inner frame 13 along the leading edge of the left wall portion 264. The plate member 281 has a long shape extending across both the upper frame portion 13 a and the lower frame portion 13 b of the inner frame 13, and both end portions of the plate member 281 are the left frame portion of the inner frame 13. In addition to being fixed (screwed) to 13c, an intermediate portion of the plate member 281 is fixed (screwed) to the stopper portion 271 described above. Thereby, the part connected with the outer frame 11 and the front door 14 in the inner frame 13 is reinforced, and also the deformation | transformation of the stopper part 271 is suppressed.

  The stopper portion 271 and the counter plate portion 251 described in detail above constitute an insertion portion 290 into which one side portion of the game board 80 can be inserted (see FIG. 12). The insertion portion 290 is located on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, and the inner frame 13 allows the insertion of the game board 80 from the side opposite to the side supporting the front door 14 in the inner frame 13. 13 is open to the rotation tip side (right side wall 265 side). In particular, the gap dimension between the stopper portion 271 and the opposing plate portion 251 (specifically, the portion excluding ribs described later) is set larger than the thickness dimension of the game board 80. Thus, the game board 80 can be inserted into the insertion portion 290 from obliquely forward, and the game board 80 inserted into the insertion portion 290 can be rotated around the insertion portion 290. Further, by turning the insertion port of the insertion portion 290 obliquely forward, the game board 80 can be extended to the rearward projecting portion of the front door 14 or the right frame portion 13d (see FIG. 11) of the inner frame 13 when the game board is inserted. Interference is suppressed.

  In addition, the chamfering is given to the site | part facing the game board 80 in the front-end | tip part of the stopper part 271, and the entrance part of the insertion part 290 is expanded. Thereby, the said gap dimension is enlarged and the catching of the stopper part 271 and the game board 80 at the time of inserting the game board 80 diagonally is suppressed.

  Below the insertion portion 290 (the stopper portion 271 group), specifically, at a position where the left wall portion 264 and the lower wall portion 263 intersect in the inner frame 13 (see FIG. 11), the game board 80 inserted into the insertion portion 290 is placed. A temporary placement portion 125 that can be temporarily placed is provided. The temporary placement portion 125 is formed in the passage forming member 121 and has a surface shape facing the insertion portion 290 side (upward). The temporary placement portion 125 is not necessarily formed in the passage forming member 121 and can be formed in the resin base 70.

  The temporary placement portion 125 is located above the lower wall portion 263 of the game board housing portion 73 and faces the lower end portion of the game board 80. On the other hand, a notch portion 88 corresponding to the temporary placement portion 125 is formed in the lower corner portion of the rotation base end side of the game board 80 (see FIG. 6). When the game board 80 is inserted into the insertion part 290 and rotated, the cutout part 88 of the game board 80 is temporarily placed (temporarily placed) with respect to the temporary placement part 125, so At least a part of the weight of 80 is supported by the resin base 70 of the inner frame 13. As a result, the work load when the game board 80 is mounted is reduced, and the rotation operation of the game board 80 is facilitated.

  Further, the temporary placement portion 125 extends to the opening side of the insertion portion 290 from the insertion portion 290. Thus, the game board 80 can be temporarily placed before being inserted into the insertion portion 290, which contributes to further facilitation of work.

  When the game board 80 is attached or detached, work is performed from the front side of the inner frame 13. At this time, it goes without saying that the operation is performed in a state where the front door 14 is opened. Here, the positional relationship between the opened front door 14, the game board 80, and the insertion portion 290 will be supplemented with the description based on FIG. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the opened front door 14, the game board 80 and the insertion portion 290.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the front door 14 is pivotally supported by the support fittings 71 and 72 provided on the inner frame 13, and the pivotally supported portion (rotation center axis CL) is the center. It is configured to be opened and closed. The support fitting 72 is formed with a defining portion 72 a that defines the maximum opening position of the front door 14. When the front door 14 is opened and hits against the defining portion 72a, further opening is impossible. In the present embodiment, the maximum opening amount of the front door 14 is set to about 100 °. This is because when the front door 14 is opened in a state where the pachinko machine 10 is installed in an island facility such as a hall, the front door 14 does not interfere with other adjacent gaming machines and the like. Thus, it is a device for preventing a game in an adjacent gaming machine from being hindered. The maximum opening amount of the front door 14 is not limited to 100 °. It may be set arbitrarily as long as it is within a range that allows at least the game board 80 to be attached and detached.

  The rotation center axis CL of the front door 14 is located near the front surface of the front door 14, and the rotation base end portion of the front door 14 is fitted inside the inner frame 13 with the front door 14 closed. It becomes the structure which gets stuck. As a result, the inconvenience that an unauthorized tool is inserted through the boundary portion between the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 (particularly, the boundary portion on the rotation base end side of the front door 14) is less likely to occur, and the security function is enhanced. I am trying.

  The insertion portion 290 is disposed behind the rotation center axis CL. Since the front door 14 has a predetermined thickness, even when the front door 14 is opened to the maximum open position as described above, a part of the rear surface is on the right side of the insertion portion 290 (supporting the front door 14). It is in a state of overhanging on the side opposite to the side where it is present. Although the insertion portion 290 exists at a position deeper than the overhanging portion, when the game board 80 is put in and out, interference between the track PL through which the game board 80 passes and the front door 14 is avoided. The orientation of the insertion slot is determined. Thereby, interference with the overhang | projection part of the front door 14 at the time of mounting | wearing the game board 80 and the game board 80 is suppressed.

(Configuration related to protection of guide rail 100)
However, even if the orientation of the insertion port of the insertion portion 290 is devised as described above, it is possible to reduce the chance of occurrence of the interference, but this may result in variations in the insertion direction of the game board 80 or insufficient opening of the front door 14. It is assumed that it is difficult to completely eliminate the resulting interference. That is, it is considered difficult to suppress the occurrence of interference due to work variations only by means such as an insertion slot. Furthermore, since the game board 80 is detachable, the game board 80 may be hit when the game board 80 is transported, and the protection function of the game board 80 has room for improvement.

  In particular, the guide rail 100 that divides the game area PE is not only protruding from the front surface of the game board 80 but also located on the insertion portion 290 side in the game board 80. Compared to various configurations such as the enclosed nail 87, it is assumed that the object of interference is likely to occur.

  As described above, the guide rail 100 has a function of guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 to the game area PE. For this reason, it is assumed that when the deformation due to the interference occurs in the guide rail 100, the influence on the movement of the game ball is larger than when the same deformation occurs in the game area partition member 480. Is done. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the guide rail 100 is protected from the interference and the like by covering the guide rail 100 from the outside of the game area PE with the first rail cover 350 and the second rail cover 400. .

  The first rail cover 350 and the second rail cover 400 are formed separately from the game board 80 using a synthetic resin material having transparency, and as shown in FIG. The game board 80 is fixed to the game board 80 in a protruding state. More specifically, both rail covers 350 and 400 are located on the front surface of the game board 80 and outside the game area PE, more specifically, the end of the game board 80 on the insertion portion 290 side and the guide rail 100 (specifically, the outer rail 102 ) Between the first rail cover 350 and the inlet portion 104 of the guide rail 100.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first rail cover 350 has a flat plate-like base portion 360 that faces the front surface of the game board 80 (specifically, contacts the surface). The base portion 360 extends along the outer rail 102 from the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 to a position in front of the top portion 102a of the portion protruding from the insertion portion side (left side) in the outer rail 102. The base portion 360 is integrally formed with a standing portion 370 that stands on the same side as the outer rail 102 from the base portion 360 (that is, in front of the pachinko machine 10). The standing portion 370 has a wall shape facing the outer rail 102 from the opposite side to the game area PE, and the front end edge of the rising portion 370 is formed to protrude forward from the front end edge of the outer rail 102. ing. The upright portion 270 covers the outer rail 102, that is, the portion constituting the guide passage 103 from the insertion portion 290 side.

  The second rail cover 400 is disposed at a position closer to the exit portion 105 of the guide rail 100 than the first rail cover 350. With the first rail cover 350 and the second rail cover 400, almost the entire area of the guide passage 103 is disposed. Is covered from the front side in the insertion direction of the game board 80.

  Hereinafter, the second rail cover 400 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. 14 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the second rail cover 400. For convenience, the inner frame 13 is shown using a two-dot chain line in FIG. 14, and the game board 80 is shown using a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the second rail cover 400 is an area outside the game area PE on the front surface of the game board 80, specifically the end on the insertion part 290 side of the game board 80 and the guide rail 100 (more specifically, the outer side). Rail 102), and has a vertically long shape extending along the same end.

  Similar to the first rail cover 350, the second rail cover 400 includes a flat plate-like base portion 410 that faces the front surface of the game board 80 (specifically, contacts the surface). The base portion 410 extends vertically along the edge of the game board 80, and the upper end of the base portion 410 is higher than the top portion 102 a of the portion of the outer rail 102 that protrudes toward the insertion portion (left side). And the lower end of the base part 410 is formed so as to be located below the top part 102a. The central portion of the edge of the base portion 410 on the outer rail 102 side is curved along the outer rail 102, and the edge opposite to the outer rail 102 is straight along the edge of the game board 80. It extends in a shape. That is, the base portion 410 is bundled so that the width becomes narrow at the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 410 (see FIG. 15).

  The base portion 410 is integrally formed with a standing portion 420 that stands on the same side as the outer rail 102 from the base portion 410 (that is, in front of the pachinko machine 10). The upright portion 420 has a wall shape facing the outer rail 102 from the side opposite to the game area PE, and the front end edge of the upright portion 420 is formed to protrude forward from the front end edge of the outer rail 102. ing. By this standing portion 420, a portion of the outer rail 102 that protrudes toward the insertion portion 290, that is, a portion that constitutes the guide passage 103 is covered from the insertion portion 290 side.

  The upright portion 420 has a curved portion 421 formed along the curved portion of the base portion 410. The curved portion 421 is configured to be parallel to the outer rail 102 and ensure a slight gap between the curved portion 421 and the outer rail 102. Further, the upright portion 420 extends upward from the upper end of the bending portion 421 and extends downward from the lower end of the bending portion 421. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, a portion of the standing portion 420 that is above the curved portion 421 is referred to as an “upper standing portion 422”, and a portion that is below the curved portion 421 is referred to as a “lower standing portion 423”.

  The upper erected portion 422 and the lower erected portion 423 have a flat plate shape extending vertically, and are formed so that a gap with the outer rail 102 increases as the distance from the top portion 102a increases. In accordance with the expansion of the gap, the base portion 410 extends to the outer rail 102 side from the standing portion 420. That is, the curved portion 421 is formed along the edge of the base portion 410 on the outer rail 102 side, whereas the upper upright portion 422 and the lower upright portion 423 are approximately at the center in the width direction of the base portion 410. It is formed to be located. For the sake of convenience, a portion of the base portion 410 that is closer to the outer rail 102 than the upright portion 420 is referred to as “inner base portion 411”, and a portion of the base portion 410 that is closer to the insertion portion 290 is referred to as “outer base portion 412”. ".

  As shown in FIG. 13, screw holes 413 and 414 constituting fixing means for the second rail cover 400 are formed in the inner base portion 411 and the outer base portion 412. The screws 416 and 417 (see FIG. 14) inserted through the screw holes 413 and 414 are screwed to the game board 80, whereby the second rail cover 400 and the game board 80 are integrated.

  In FIG. 14, the second rail cover 400 has screw holes 414 and screws 417 provided in the outer base part 412 closer to the curved part 421 than screw holes 413 and screws 416 provided in the inner base part 411. Are shifted in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction). This is a device for improving the fixing strength of the second rail cover 400 in a limited space.

  An arm portion 430 that protrudes toward the insertion portion 290 is formed at an end portion (upper end portion) of the upper upright portion 422 opposite to the bending portion 421. The arm portion 430 is opposed to the upper surface 272 of the stopper portion 271 with a slight gap therebetween, and a protrusion 431 that protrudes toward the stopper portion 271 is formed on the facing portion. Corresponding to the protrusion 431, a receiving portion 275 that is recessed downward is formed on the upper surface 272 of the stopper portion 271, and the protrusion 431 is caught by the receiving portion 275.

  In the portion of the protrusion 431 facing the insertion portion 290 side, an inclined surface 432 is formed which is inclined downward from the tip portion of the arm portion 430 toward the root portion, and when the game board 80 is inserted into the insertion portion 290. In this case, the inclined surface 432 hits the boundary portion between the upper surface 272 and the side surface 273 of the stopper portion 271. Thereby, the arm portion 430 is bent and deformed with the base portion (portion connected to the upper upright portion 422) as the base end, and the protrusion 431 is guided to the upper surface 272 of the stopper portion 271. Thereafter, the arm portion 430 is returned to the state before the deformation by the elastic force, so that the protrusion 431 is caught by the receiving portion 275. In this way, the protrusion 431 is hooked on the receiving portion 275, so that the game board 80 is prevented from dropping from the insertion portion 290.

  As already described, in a state in which the protrusion 431 is hooked on the receiving portion 275, the game board 80 is placed on the temporary placement portion 125 on the rotation tip side from the hooking position of the protrusion 431 and the receiving portion 275. Yes. In other words, the game board 80 is prevented from falling off while the game board 80 is supported by the temporary placement unit 125. Thereby, it is suitably avoided that the load due to the weight of the game board 80 or the like is concentrated on the protrusion 431 and the receiving portion 275.

  Here, the relationship between the second rail cover 400 and the insertion portion 290 will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 14. As shown in FIG. 14, in a state where the game board 80 is mounted on the inner frame 13, the insertion portion 290 (specifically, the stopper portion 271) has the upper standing portion 422 and the lower standing portion 423 of the second rail cover 400. The outer base portion 412 of the second rail cover 400 is fitted to the insertion portion 290.

  The outer base portion 412 is in contact with the back surface 274 of the stopper portion 271 from the back of the pachinko machine 10. A protruding portion 440 that protrudes on the side opposite to the standing portion 420 (on the game board 80 side) is integrally formed at a portion of the outer base portion 412 that is in contact with the stopper portion 271. The protrusion 440 has a cylindrical shape extending in the thickness direction of the game board 80, and the game board 80 is formed with a fitting hole 89 into which the protrusion 440 is fitted. The fitting hole 89 is open to the front side and the back side of the game board 80, and the leading end portion of the protruding portion 440 protrudes to the back side of the game board 80 through the fitting hole 89.

  The protruding portion 440 is provided with a distribution function for distributing the load applied to the second rail cover 400 (specifically, the standing portion 420) to the game board 80 through the protruding portion 440. To prevent the load from being concentrated. In particular, the protruding portion 440 has a vertically long shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the second rail cover 400, so that a load that causes an inclination with respect to the standing portion 420 with the root portion of the rising portion 420 as a base end is generated. When added, such a load can be suitably distributed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a portion of the opposing plate portion 251 of the inner frame 13 that is closer to the turning tip of the game board 80 than the stopper portion 271, specifically, an edge portion on the central opening 74 side, is forward from the edge portion. The rib erected is formed, and the protrusion 440 is in contact with the rib. In this manner, the tip of the protruding portion 440 abuts against the rib of the opposing plate portion 251, so that the displacement of the game board 80 toward the back side of the game board housing portion 73 is restricted.

  Particularly in the present embodiment, the front-rear width dimension of the insertion portion 290 is set to be slightly smaller than the thickness dimension of the game board 80, specifically, the front-rear dimension from the front surface of the base portion 410 to the tip of the protruding portion 440. In a state where the game board 80 is arranged at the mounting completion position, the game board 80 is in a state of strong interference with the insertion portion 290. In this way, by causing the game board 80 to strongly interfere with the insertion portion 290, it is possible to suppress variations in the front and rear positions of the game board 80.

  However, when adopting such a configuration, it is not preferable that the insertion of the game board 80 into the insertion portion 290 becomes difficult. Therefore, as described above, the contact portion between the protruding portion 440 of the second rail cover 400 and the rib of the counter plate portion 251 is more than the contact portion between the base portion 410 and the stopper portion 271 of the second rail cover 400. By adopting a configuration that is positioned on the rotating front end side of the game board 80, it is possible to favorably suppress position variation in a state where the game board 80 is disposed at the mounting completion position while facilitating insertion of the game board 80. Yes.

(Configuration related to gap expansion regulation)
Particularly in the present embodiment, when the front door 14 is closed in a state where the game board 80 is mounted, that is, in a state where the front and rear positions of the game board 80 are defined by the stopper portion 271 and the locking device 79. Further, one of the features is that a restriction mechanism for restricting the expansion of the gap between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 (specifically, the glass panel 32) is provided. Hereinafter, the restriction mechanism will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12, 13, 16, and 17. FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the second rail cover 400 and the glass unit 30, and FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. In FIG. 16, a part of the glass unit 30 is represented using a two-dot chain line and dot hatching for convenience. Moreover, in FIG. 17, the structure regarding the front door 14 is also displayed for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the curved portion 421 of the standing portion 420 is formed with a facing portion 450 that protrudes from the front end edge toward the outer rail 102 and faces the game board 80 with the outer rail 102 interposed therebetween. Yes. The facing part 450 is formed so as to straddle the upper standing part 422 and the lower standing part 423, and is provided with a reinforcing function of the bending part 421.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the facing portion 450 includes a first facing portion 451 disposed near the center of the bending portion 421 and second facing portions 452 and 453 disposed near both standing portions 422 and 423. doing. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the facing portion 450 is formed in a stepped shape such that the first facing portion 451 is on the game board 80 side and the second facing portions 452 and 453 are on the front door 14 side.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the first facing portion 451 is opposed to the front end edge of the outer rail 102 with a slight gap, and the second facing portions 452 and 453 are opposed to the front end edge of the outer rail 102. And facing each other with a gap larger than that of the first facing portion 451. A part of the front door 14 is fitted in the gap between the outer rail 102 and the second facing portion 452.

  More specifically, as already described, the glass holder 33 of the front door 14 has an annular shape formed along the outer peripheral edge of the game board 80, and is disposed in front of the game board 80. The frame 34 of the glass holder 33 is separated from the glass unit installation unit 22 so that the edge of the frame 34 on the game board 80 side is closer to the front surface of the game board 80 than the facing part 450 of the second rail cover 400. Projecting to the game board 80 side. An extending portion 39 extending toward the second rail cover 400 is formed at a portion of the frame portion 34 that faces the second rail cover 400 from the game area PE side.

  The extending portion 39 has a flat plate shape extending from the outer wall surface of the frame portion 34 toward the curved portion 421 of the second rail cover 400, and at least a tip portion thereof is a gap between the second facing portion 452 and the outer rail 102. It fits in. The plate surface of the extending portion 39 is orthogonal to the juxtaposed direction (front-rear direction) of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30, and is behind the pachinko machine 10 with a slight gap with respect to the second facing portion 452. Opposite from. Further, the plate surface of the extension portion 39 is positioned on a virtual plane substantially the same as the plate surface on the rear side of the rear glass panel 32. That is, the extension part 39 and the rear glass panel 32 are formed to be substantially flush with each other. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the extending portion 39 abuts against the second facing portion 452 from the rear of the pachinko machine 10.

  When at least one of the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 is displaced to the side away from the other, the extending portion 39 comes into contact with the second facing portion 452, and the glass unit 30 (specifically, the rear glass panel 32). And expansion of the gap between the game board 80 and the game board 80 are restricted. In particular, the distal end portion of the extending portion 39 is curved so as to follow the curved portion 421, and is devised so that the allowance for the second facing portions 452 and 453 is as large as possible.

  Based on the opening / closing operation of the front door 14, the first restriction mechanism described in detail above is switched between a restriction state that restricts the expansion of the gap and a restriction release state that does not restrict the expansion of the gap. Here, based on FIG. 18, the state switching of the 1st control mechanism accompanying the opening / closing operation | movement with respect to the inner frame 13 of the front door 14 is demonstrated. FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 when the front door 14 is opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, in the state where the front door 14 is opened, the extending portion 39 of the glass unit 30 is removed from the gap between the guide rail 100 and the second rail cover 400, The spread is allowed, that is, the regulation is released.

  When the front door 14 is rotated from the open position shown in FIG. 19A toward the closed position shown in FIG. 18B, the extension portion 39 follows the movement of the front door 14 and the pachinko machine 10 Move diagonally backwards. At this time, since the extension part 39 is located on the rear side of the rotation center axis line CL, as the opening amount of the front door 14 decreases, the backward moving component decreases and the rotation proximal end side ( In the present embodiment, the moving direction of the extending portion 39 changes so that the moving component toward the left) increases. That is, as the front door 14 moves toward the closed position, the movement component in the lateral direction becomes dominant among the movement components of the extension 39. When the extension portion 39 is inserted between the guide rail 100 and the second rail cover 400, the backward movement component becomes almost zero, and the movement direction of the extension portion 39 is the front surface of the game board 80. It changes so that it may become the direction along.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18B, when the front door 14 reaches the closed position, the extending portion 39 is synchronized with the facing portion 450 (specifically, the second facing portion 453) of the second rail cover 400 in synchronization with this. A parallel position is reached. Thereby, the switching to the regulation state which regulates the above-described gap expansion is completed.

  On the other hand, when opening the front door 14, as shown in FIG. 18 (b) → FIG. 18 (a), the extending portion 39 is detached from the gap between the guide rail 100 and the second rail cover 400. At this time, when the opening amount of the front door 14 is small, the extending portion 39 is displaced laterally (rightward in the present embodiment) along the second facing portion 453 of the second rail cover 400, As the opening amount increases, the moving component in the lateral direction decreases while the moving component in the forward direction increases. That is, the extension part 39 moves substantially laterally until it is separated from the gap, and after it is separated from the gap, the forward movement component is increased, and thus the extension part 39 is moved obliquely forward. Thereby, the extending part 39 moves away from the gap between the guide rail 100 and the second rail cover 400 without being caught by the second facing part 453.

  As described in detail above, the extension portion 39 and the second portion 39 are moved in such a way that the moving direction of the extension portion 39 is along the front surface of the game board 80 as the opening amount of the front door 14 decreases. While facing the facing portion 453 in the front-rear direction (the direction in which the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 are juxtaposed), the gap between them can be reduced. Thereby, the function which controls the expansion of a gap is made suitable.

  The restriction on the expansion of the gap between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 is performed not only on the rotation base end side of the front door 14 but also on the rotation front end side, thereby making the effect more suitable. it can. However, the state switching of the first restricting mechanism according to the opening / closing operation of the front door 14 as described above is preferably performed by arranging the extending portion 39 and the facing portion 453 closer to the rotation base end portion of the front door 14. It has been realized. In other words, it is assumed that it is difficult to arrange a configuration similar to this near the front end of the front door 14. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a second restriction mechanism having a configuration different from that of the first restriction mechanism is arranged at a position closer to the turning front end portion of the front door 14, and the above-described structure provided on the inner frame 13. By interlocking the second restricting mechanism with the locking device, the difficulty of the state switching is overcome.

  Hereinafter, first, the locking device 500 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 19 to 22, and then the second restriction mechanism will be described in detail based on the relationship with the locking device 500. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which the game board 80 is removed from the inner frame 13, FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state in which the locking device 500 is removed from the inner frame 13, and FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the locking device 500 viewed from the rear. FIG. 22 and FIG. 22 are exploded perspective views showing the locking device 500 disassembled for each major component. 21 and 22, the upper left of each of FIGS. 21 and 22 is the front of the pachinko machine 10, the lower right is the rear of the pachinko machine 10, the upper right is the left of the pachinko machine 10, and the lower left is the right of the pachinko machine 10. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the locking device 500 is provided on a portion of the inner frame 13 that faces the front door 14, that is, on the front surface of the inner frame 13. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a portion of the inner frame 13 that is closer to the rotation tip side of the gaming machine main body 12 than the game board housing portion 73 is located on the rotation tip side of the inner frame 13. A locking device accommodating portion 75 is formed along the end, and the locking device 500 is accommodated in the locking device accommodating portion 75.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the locking device housing portion 75 extends across both the upper frame portion 13 a and the lower frame portion 13 b of the inner frame 13, and has a groove shape opened to the front side of the inner frame 13. . The locking device 500 includes a long base frame 510 that covers an open portion of the locking device housing portion 75, and a space for housing various configurations related to the locking device 500 by the base frame 510 and the locking device housing portion 75. A compartment is formed. The game board accommodating portion 73 and the locking device accommodating portion 75 are arranged side by side and are partitioned by the right side wall portion 265 formed on the inner frame 13. In other words, the right side wall portion 265 constitutes a part of each of the accommodating portions 73 and 75.

  The locking device housing portion 75 is provided with a plurality of bosses 302 standing from a wall portion on the back side (hereinafter referred to as “back wall portion 301”), and is fixed to the bosses 302 on the base frame 510. A base frame fixing portion 511 is provided. The locking device 500 and the inner frame 13 are integrated by being screwed to the boss 302 from the front side of the inner frame 13 in a state where the base frame fixing portion 511 is in contact with the tip portion of the boss 302. .

  The base frame fixing portion 511 is opposed to the back wall portion 301 with the boss 302 interposed therebetween, and has a long plate shape formed in accordance with the open portion of the locking device housing portion 75. The base frame fixing portion 511 covers the open portion, thereby preventing access to the internal space of the locking device housing portion 75.

  As shown in FIG. 20, one of the long sides of the base frame fixing portion 511 on the game board housing portion 73 side (the right end edge in FIG. 21) has a member attachment portion 515 to which various configurations relating to the locking device 500 are attached. Is provided. The member attachment portion 515 is formed by bending the end portion of the base frame fixing portion 511, and stands on the back wall portion 301 side. A flange portion 516 is formed on the other long side of the base frame fixing portion 511 so as to be bent so as to face the member mounting portion 515. That is, the base frame 510 as a whole has a substantially U-shaped horizontal cross section. These member mounting portions 515 and flange portions 516 not only ensure the rigidity of the locking device 500 itself, but also enhance the function as a reinforcing member that reinforces the inner frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the member mounting portion 515 and the flange portion 516 have a long plate shape having a length substantially equal to that of the base frame fixing portion 511, and the outer plate surfaces of both are inside the locking device housing portion 75. It is formed so as to contact the wall surface. This makes it difficult to perform an illegal act of bypassing the base frame 510 and accessing the internal space of the locking device housing 75. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the member attaching portion 515 and the flange portion 516 do not contact the inner wall surface of the locking device housing portion 75.

  A cylinder lock 520 serving as a release operation portion is attached to a portion closer to the lower end portion of the base frame fixing portion 511. As shown in FIG. 22 and the like, the cylinder lock 520 includes a pedestal 521 attached to a plate surface (outer surface) opposite to the back wall portion 301 in the base frame fixing portion 511, and the pachinko machine 10 from the pedestal 521. It has a cylindrical cylinder main body 522 extending toward the front, and a lock shaft portion 523 accommodated in the cylinder main body 522, and a plurality of screws 527 from the front side of the inner frame 13 with respect to the base 521. Is attached to the base frame 510 by being attached.

  One end of the cylinder body 522 and one end of the lock shaft portion 523 are exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through an insertion hole formed in the front door 14 (specifically, the frame body 20) (see FIG. 1). A key hole 524 is formed in an end portion of the lock shaft portion 523 that is exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10. An unlocking operation from the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is performed by inserting an operation key for unlocking operation into the key hole 524 and rotating the operation key around the central axis of the lock shaft portion 523. .

  The other end of the lock shaft portion 523 is exposed in the lock device housing portion 75 through an opening for the lock shaft portion 523 formed in the base frame fixing portion 511, and a cam member is included in the exposed portion. 530 is installed. As shown in FIG. 22, the cam member 530 is detachably fixed to the lock shaft portion 523 by a screw 531 screwed from the back side of the inner frame 13, and the lock shaft is locked in accordance with the key operation described above. When the part 523 rotates, it rotates together with the lock shaft part 523. In particular, the cylinder lock 520 in the present embodiment has an internal structure in which the lock shaft portion 523 cannot be rotated unless an unlocking operation is performed with an operation key, and the cam member 530 is directly touched with a finger or the like. It cannot be rotated. The cylinder lock 520 may be configured to use Omlock (registered trademark) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking.

  The cam member 530 has a disk-shaped portion parallel to the base frame fixing portion 511, and a portion on the side of the member mounting portion 515 on the periphery of the disk-shaped portion is an upper and lower portion protruding substantially in the radial direction. A pair of claw portions 532 and 533 are formed.

  The locking device 500 includes an interlocking rod 540 that moves following the operation of the cam member 530 (specifically, the displacement of the claw portions 532 and 533). The interlocking rod 540 has a long plate shape extending along the base frame 510 and has a length equivalent to that of the base frame 510, and is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 510 by the member mounting portion 515. Is retained. The interlocking rod 540 has engagement holes 541 and 542 that engage with the claw portions 532 and 533 of the cam member 530. By rotating the claw portions 532 and 533 engaged with the engagement holes 541 and 542, the interlocking rod 540 is pushed in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 510 (ie, upward and downward) by the claw portions 532 and 533. It is. That is, the external force generated by the key operation is transmitted in the order of the lock shaft portion 523 → the cam member 530 → the interlocking rod 540, and the interlocking rod 540 slides up and down.

  In the cylinder lock 520 in the present embodiment, the rotation of the lock shaft portion 523 and the cam member 530 is allowed only by a key operation as already described. Even if the interlocking rod 540 is slid, the movement of the interlocking rod 540 is prevented by engaging the claw portions 532 and 533 of the cam member 530 with the engagement holes 541 and 542 of the interlocking rod 540. That is, in the locking device 500, the key operation is indispensable when the cam member 530 or the interlocking rod 540 is operated.

  In the base frame 510, a part that is above the cylinder lock 520, specifically, a part that is on the side of the game board 80, a locking position that is hooked by the hook receiving member 63 of the front door 14, and a lock that is not hooked by the hook receiving member 63. A plurality (specifically, two) of front door eaves members 550 that can be switched to both positions of the release position are provided. The front door saddle member 550 is mounted on a plate surface facing the back wall portion 301 in the base frame fixing portion 511, and has a plate-like base portion 551 facing the plate surface and the base portion 551 to the front door 14. And a flange portion 555 standing on the side. The base frame fixing portion 511 is formed with a slit 512 that allows the flange portion 555 to protrude toward the front door 14, and a portion of the flange portion 555 that protrudes from the slit 512 protrudes upward. I am doing. The front door 14 is locked by this claw-like portion being hooked on the hook receiving member 63 from below.

  A long hole 552 extending in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 510 (that is, the sliding direction of the interlocking rod 540) is formed in the base portion 551, and a shaft pin 513 that fits into the long hole 552 is formed in the base frame fixing portion 511. It is attached. This shaft pin 513 holds the front door brim member 550 in a slidable state. More specifically, the long hole 552 extends upward from the shaft pin 513 and is allowed to move downward, that is, to move away from the flange receiving member 63.

  In the base portion 551, a standing portion 553 that rises along the member mounting portion 515 is formed at an end portion on the member mounting portion 515 side. When the upright portion 553 is sandwiched between the interlocking rod 540 and the member mounting portion 515, the front door rod member 550 is prevented from falling, variation in position, and the like.

  A projection 554 that protrudes toward the interlocking rod 540 is formed at the tip of the standing portion 553, and the tip of the projection 554 protrudes from an open portion 543 formed in the interlocking rod 540. A coil spring 560 as an urging member is attached to the tip portion of the protrusion 554, and the front door brim member 550 is urged (upward) toward the locking position by the coil spring 560. . When the lower end edge of the long hole 552 comes into contact with the shaft pin 513 from the front side in the urging direction, the movement of the front door ridge member 550 is prevented, and the urging force of the coil spring 560 causes the front door ridge member 550 to move. Is held in the locked position. Note that a hole or the like may be used in place of the projection 554 as the attaching portion of the urging member in the front door flange member 550.

  When the interlocking rod 540 slides, the projection 554 is pushed by the upper edge of the opening 543, and the front door rod member 550 moves from the locking position to the locking release position against the biasing force of the coil spring 560.

  The front door gutter member 550 is arranged at a position facing the front door 14 in the base frame fixing portion 511 so as to be separated vertically. Specifically, the front door saddle member 550 is located near both ends of the upper end side of the base frame fixing portion 511 and the cylinder lock 520 side, specifically, closer to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the game board 80. The front door 14 is easily lifted when the front door 14 is locked. Note that the number of the front door eaves members 550 is not limited to two, and may be one, for example, or three or more. However, when the number of the front door saddle members 550 is one, the locked state can be illegally released by operating the unauthorized tool with one hand, and the front door 14 can be opened (turned) with the other hand. In this regard, by using two or more front door ridge members 550, both hands are required for unauthorized unlocking, and for example, when an unauthorized person is alone, opening the front door 14 is difficult. Can do. Thereby, fraudulent acts (so-called hooking) can be suitably suppressed.

  Next, a locking mechanism that locks the gaming machine main part 12 with the outer frame 11 closed will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 21, and 22.

  An inner frame collar member 620 that can be switched between a locked state in which the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11 and a unlocked state is attached to the member mounting portion 515 of the base frame 510. As shown in FIG. 21, the inner frame eaves member 620 is above the upper front door eaves member 550 and below the lower front door eaves member 550 (cylinder lock 520). It is arranged at both ends of each.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the inner frame flange member 620 has a plate-like shape facing the inner plate surface of the member mounting portion 515, a base portion 621 sandwiched between the member mounting portion 515 and the interlocking flange 540, and a base A flange portion 625 extending rearward from the portion 621 is formed. A slit 303 that penetrates in the thickness direction of the inner frame 13 is formed in the back wall portion 301 of the locking device housing portion 75, and the flange portion 625 passes through the slit 303 to the rear side of the inner frame 13, specifically, the outer side. It protrudes to the frame 11 side (see FIG. 7).

  A portion of the flange portion 625 that protrudes to the back side of the inner frame 13 (that is, the tip of the flange portion 555) has a claw shape that protrudes upward. When the claw-like portion is hooked from below on the flange receiving member 19 provided on the outer frame 11, the inner frame 13 is locked to the outer frame 11.

  The inner frame collar member 620 is pivotally supported in a state in which rotation along the plate surface of the member attachment portion 515 is allowed by a shaft pin 517 fixed to the member attachment portion 515. In the base portion 621, a projection 622 that stands on the side of the interlocking rod 540 is formed at an end portion opposite to the flange portion 625 with respect to the shaft pin 517, that is, an end portion on the base frame fixing portion 511 side. The interlocking rod 540 is formed with a notch 544 to avoid interference with the protrusion 622, and the tip of the protrusion 622 protrudes through the notch 544.

  A coil spring is attached to the tip portion of the protrusion 622 as a biasing member that biases the inner frame collar member 620 toward the locking position. The upper inner frame collar member 620 and the lower inner frame collar member 620 have different coil springs. Specifically, the coil spring handling in the upper inner frame collar member 620 is characteristic. Accordingly, the coil spring 560 (hereinafter referred to as “upper coil spring 560U” for convenience) in the upper inner frame flange member 620 (hereinafter referred to as “inner frame upper flange member 620U”) will be described below with reference to FIG. The coil spring 630 (hereinafter referred to as “lower coil spring 630” for the sake of convenience) in the lower inner frame flange member 620 (hereinafter referred to as “the inner frame lower flange member 620L”) will be described in detail later. Briefly described. FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the flange members 550U and 620U. Similarly, the front door rod member 550 is referred to as the “front door upper rod member 550U”, and the lower front door rod member 550 is referred to as “the lower front door member 550”. This is referred to as a heel member 550L.

  As described above, on the upper end side of the base frame 510, the front door upper flange member 550U and the inner frame upper flange member 620U are arranged adjacent to each other so that the former is on the lower side and the latter is on the upper side. Yes. The other end of the upper coil spring 560U attached to the protrusion 622 of the inner frame upper flange member 620U is attached to the protrusion 622 of the front door upper flange member 550U. That is, the inner frame upper collar member 620U and the front door upper collar member 550U are connected by the upper coil spring 560U.

  The upper coil spring 560U is attached in a stretched state so as to be longer than its free length, and the protrusions 554, 622 of the flange members 550U, 620U are biased toward the side closer to each other. In other words, the upper coil spring 560U is configured to always generate a biasing force that biases both the flange members 550U and 620U to the locked position.

  Particularly in the present embodiment, the projection 554 of the front door upper flange member 550U is opposite to the protrusion 622 of the inner frame upper flange member 620U in the front door upper flange member 550U (specifically, the base portion 551). It is arranged at the end. Specifically, it is disposed further below the flange portion 555 of the front door upper flange member 550U. Thus, by arranging the protrusions 554 and 622 of the flange members 550U and 620U away from each other, the entire length of the upper coil spring 560U can be easily increased. The protrusion 554 of the front door upper flange member 550U and the protrusion 622 of the inner frame upper flange member 620U are arranged to be shifted back and forth and left and right in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, and the upper coil spring 560U Promotes expansion of the overall length.

  In particular, the protrusion 622 of the inner frame upper flange member 620U is disposed at a position slightly lower than the rotation center position of the inner frame upper flange member 620U, so that the entire length of the upper coil spring 560U is lengthened. However, the smooth rotation of the inner frame upper flange member 620U by the urging force is less likely to be impaired.

  On the other hand, the inner frame lower flange member 620L and the front door lower flange member 550L are arranged apart from each other on both sides of the cylinder lock 520. In accordance with this, the lower flange members 550L and 620L are provided with independent and independent coil springs, that is, coil springs 560L and 630, and both flange members 550L and 620L are individually biased.

  In addition, it is also possible to improve the above-described lifting suppression function by arranging the lower side flange members 550L and 620L together near the lower end of the base frame 510. In this case, the arrangement of both the lower flange members 550L and 620L is inevitably easy to approach each other, as is the case with both upper flange members 550U and 620U. In this case, similarly to the upper flange members 550U and 620U, the lower flange members 550L and 620L may be connected to each other by the one coil spring.

  Here, operation | movement of the locking device 500 accompanying the rotation operation of the operation key K is demonstrated based on FIG.24 and FIG.25. FIG. 24 shows a state in which the operation key K is turned clockwise, and FIG. 25 shows a state in which the operation key K is turned counterclockwise. 24 (a) and 25 (a) are perspective views of the entire locking device 500 as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 24 (b) and 25 (b) are various configurations mounted on the base frame 510. It is the schematic which shows operation | movement of.

  In FIG. 24, the operation key K is inserted into the cylinder lock 520 and rotated clockwise. Then, the lower engagement hole 542 of the interlocking rod 540 is pushed up by the lower claw portion 533 of the cam member 530 in conjunction with the turning operation of the operation key K, and the interlocking rod 540 is raised. As the interlocking rod 540 is raised, the projection 622 of the inner frame collar member 620 is pushed upward by the notch 544 (specifically, the lower edge of the interlocking rod 540). Thereby, each inner frame collar member 620 rotates against the biasing force of the coil springs 560 and 630, and the hook between the inner frame collar member 620 and the collar receiving member 19, that is, the locked state is released ( (Refer FIG.24 (b)). By releasing the locked state in this way, the gaming machine main part 12 (inner frame 13) can be opened with respect to the outer frame 11. Thereafter, when the rotation operation of the operation key K is stopped, the interlocking rod 540 and the inner frame rod member 620 are returned to the initial positions by the biasing force of the coil springs 560 and 630.

  The coil spring 560 is attached to the front door brim member 550, and the upward movement of the front door hook member 550 is suppressed by the shaft pin 513 of the base frame 510. Therefore, the urging force for returning the interlocking rod 540 and the inner frame rod member 620 to the initial position is stored, and the locking of the front door rod member 550 is maintained.

  In FIG. 25, the operation key K is inserted into the cylinder lock 520 and rotated counterclockwise. Then, the upper engaging hole 541 of the interlocking rod 540 is pushed down by the upper claw portion 532 of the cam member 530 in conjunction with the turning operation of the operation key K, and the interlocking rod 540 is lowered. As the interlocking rod 540 is lowered, the projection 554 of the front door rod member 550 is pushed downward by the opening portion 543 (specifically, the upper edge of the interlocking rod 540) (see FIG. 25B). As a result, each front door brim member 550 rotates against the urging force of the coil spring 560, and the hook between the front door brim member 550 and the hook receiving member 63 is released. As described above, the locked state of the front door 14 is released by releasing the hook of each front door collar member 550. By releasing the locked state in this way, opening of the front door 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 is permitted. Thereafter, when the rotation operation of the operation key K is stopped, the interlocking rod 540 and the front door rod members 550 are returned to the initial positions by the biasing force of the coil spring 560.

  Incidentally, the various configurations of the locking device 500 are arranged in a space surrounded by the inner frame 13 and the front door 14, and access to the locking device 500 from the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is restricted. That is, it is difficult to access the locking device 500 without following the normal procedure of opening the front door 14 using the operation key K, and the security function is enhanced.

  Here, based on FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 19, FIG. 26, and FIG. 27, a 2nd control mechanism is demonstrated based on the relationship with the locking device 500. FIG. 26 is a schematic view of the second regulating mechanism as viewed from the side of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 27 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. In FIG. 26, a part of the locking device 500 is shown using a two-dot chain line.

  The second regulating mechanism is provided on the glass side engaging member 700 provided in the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 (specifically, the game area partition member 480), and the game board that engages with the glass side engaging member 700. Side engaging portion 750. As shown in FIG. 2, the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 are opposite to the first regulating mechanism with the position close to the rotating front end of the front door 14, ie, the game area PE. It is arranged in the position which becomes the side.

  As shown in the partial enlarged view of FIG. 2 and the partial enlarged view of FIG. 4, the glass side engaging member 700 has a long plate shape extending in the front-rear direction, and the plate surface of the glass side engaging member 700 is left and right. It is arrange | positioned so that it may face. The glass holder 33 of the glass unit 30 is integrally formed with a mounting portion 722 having a slit 721 opened in the front-rear direction, and one end of the glass-side engagement member 700 is inserted into the slit 721. A series of through holes 701 and 723 are formed in the glass side engaging member 700 and the mounting portion 722 (see FIG. 26), and screws 731 inserted through the through holes 701 and 723 are frame portions of the glass holder 33. The glass side engaging member 700 is held in a rotatable state by being screwed to the 34.

  As shown in FIG. 26, a projection 702 that protrudes upward is formed on the upper edge of the glass-side engagement member 700, specifically, in the portion accommodated in the slit 721. When the projection 702 comes into contact with the inner wall surface (top wall) of the slit 721 from below, further rotation is prevented. The slit 721 accommodates a leaf spring as a biasing member that biases the glass side engaging member 700 upward, and the projection 702 forms the top wall of the slit 721 by the biasing force of the leaf spring. It is in the state pressed against. Thereby, the dispersion | variation in the standby position of the glass side engaging member 700 is suppressed.

  A claw portion 703 that protrudes upward is formed at the other end portion of the glass side engaging member 700 (that is, the end portion on the game board 80 side), and the glass side engaging member 700 is connected to the screw 731 (in detail). The claw portion 703 moves up and down by rotating around the center axis of the screw 731.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the glass side engagement member 700 is arranged to be positioned in front of the game area partition member 480 of the game board 80 when the front door 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13. The game area partition member 480 is formed with the game board side engaging portion 750 so that the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 is engaged. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 26, the game area partition member 480 has a box shape opened rearward, and includes a front plate portion 496 and a plate portion on the locking device side (hereinafter referred to as a side plate portion 497 for convenience). The claw portion 703 is inserted into the game area partition member 480 through the opening 498 formed so as to straddle it. And the nail | claw part 703 is in the state (engagement state) hooked from the back with respect to the front-plate part 496. That is, the game board side engaging portion 750 is configured by the front plate portion 496 and the opening portion 498 of the game area partition member 480.

  In addition, the claw portion 703 is provided with a guide inclined surface 703a that is inclined downward toward the rear end portion (tip portion on the game board 80 side) of the glass side engaging member 700. On the other hand, the upper edge of the opening 498 (the end of the front plate portion 496) is located on the trajectory through which the guide inclined surface 703a passes when the front door 14 moves toward the closed position. When the front door 14 is closed, the guide inclined surface 703 a is pressed against the upper edge of the opening 498. Thereby, the glass side engaging member 700 is rotated against the urging force of the leaf spring by the inclination of the guide inclined surface 703a, and the claw portion 703 is rotated by the rotation of the glass side engaging member 700. Will be guided to the opening 498.

  A flange portion 704 extending toward the locking device 500 is formed at a portion of the glass side engaging member 700 exposed from the opening 498 toward the locking device 500. The flange portion 704 has a function of releasing the engagement between the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the locking device 500. Here, with reference to FIGS. 20 and 22 in addition to FIGS. 26 and 27, the relationship between the flange portion 704 and the locking device 500 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the front door rod member 550 (specifically, the base portion 551) of the locking device 500 is provided with an extending portion 556 that extends toward the game board housing portion 73. As shown in FIG. 20, an opening 518 is formed in the base frame 510 (specifically, the member mounting portion 515) of the locking device 500 in accordance with the extending portion 556, and the game board housing portion 73 and the locking device housing portion 75 are further formed. A notch 267 is also formed in the right side wall portion 265 that defines the extension portion 556, and the distal end portion of the extension portion 556 extends from the locking device housing portion 75 through the opening portion 518 and the notch 267. It protrudes (see FIG. 27).

  Although the front door brim member 550 is configured to slide up and down along with the unlocking operation, the opening 518 and the notch 267 extend when the front door brim member 550 slides. It is formed so as to avoid interference with the passing trajectory through which the exit portion 556 passes. Therefore, the extension part 556 is not caught by the base frame 510 or the right side wall part 265, and the sliding movement of the front door collar member 550 is ensured.

  At the distal end portion of the extending portion 556, the flange portion 704 is located on the movement path from the locking position of the front door collar member 550 to the locking release position. Specifically, it faces the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 with a slight gap from above. For this reason, when the front door eaves member 550 slides downward, the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 is pushed downward by the extended portion 556 of the front door eaves member 550. . Thereby, the nail | claw part 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 descend | falls and the allowance with respect to the front board part 496 of the game area division member 480 becomes small. Thus, if attention is paid to the point that the glass side engaging member 700 is operated by being pushed by the extending portion 556, the extending portion 556 has a function as an operating portion for operating the glass side engaging member 700. It can be said that it has been granted. In addition, it is good also as a structure which eliminates the clearance gap between the extension part 556 and the flange part 704, and makes those both contact | abut.

  Here, the hanging allowance X1 (see FIG. 26) of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750, and the engaging allowance X2 of the front door tack member 550 and the tack receiving member 63 (see FIG. 24). A supplementary explanation of the relationship will be given. Incidentally, in FIG. 26 and FIG. 24, since the scales of the figures are different, the allowances X1 and X2 shown in each figure cannot be simply compared.

  The allowance X1 of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 is set smaller than the allowance X2 of the front door saddle member 550 and the saddle receiving member 63. For this reason, when unlocking the front door 14 using the above-described operation keys, the catch of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 is first released, and then the front door scissors member is released. The catches of 550 and the hook receiving member 63 are released. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the catch of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 is released after the catch of the front door tack member 550 and the tack receiving member 63 is released. In such a configuration, the front door 14 is forcibly opened in a state where the catch of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 is not released, so that the glass side engaging member 700 and the game are played. There is a possibility that the load is concentrated on the panel side engaging portion 750. This is not preferable because it can be a factor that makes it difficult to ensure the function of regulating the expansion of the gap in the second regulating mechanism. In this respect, the occurrence of such inconvenience is avoided by setting the respective allowances X1 and X2 as described above.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the second restriction mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. FIG. 28 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the second restriction mechanism when the front door 14 is closed, and FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the second restriction mechanism when the front door 14 is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 28A, when the front door 14 is opened, the projection 702 of the glass side engaging member 700 is made against the top wall in the slit 721 of the glass holder 33 by the urging force of the leaf spring. The claw portion 703 is in a standby state at the upper limit position.

  When the front door 14 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 28A toward the closed position, the guide inclined surface 703 a formed on the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 is opened to the game area partition member 480. It hits the upper edge of the part 498. By continuing the rotation of the front door 14 toward the closed position, the glass side engaging member 700 rotates against the urging force of the leaf spring, and the claw portion 703 is pushed downward. .

  Thus, when the glass side engaging member 700 is rotated, the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 is lowered. Then, after the flange portion 704 starts to descend in this way, the hook receiving member 63 of the front door 14 hits the hook member 550 for the front door of the locking device 500, and the hook member 550 for the front door slides downward. Will be. As a result, the extending portion 556 of the front door saddle member 550 also starts to descend, but at this timing, the flange portion 704 has already started to descend, and the extending portion 556 is above the flange portion 704. Thus, the mutual positional relationship of being located in the position is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 28B, the downward movement of the front door brim member 550 is continued even after the amount of rotation of the glass-side engagement member 700 is maximized. Then, after the amount of downward movement of the front door collar member 550 is maximized, the glass-side engagement member 700 is returned to its original position by the urging force of the leaf spring, and the front door collar member 550 is turned into a coil spring. The original position is restored by the urging force of 560. As a result, as shown in FIG. 28 (c), the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 is hooked to the front plate portion 496 of the game area partition member 480, and the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 The expansion of the gap is regulated. At the same time, the front door 14 is locked at the closed position, and the front door 14 cannot be opened.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 29 (d), when the front door 14 is opened from the closed state with respect to the inner frame 13, the locking device 500 is operated by the operation key, thereby the front door. The scissor member 550 slides downward against the urging force of the coil spring 560. As a result, the extended portion 556 of the front door flange member 550 is lowered, and the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 is pushed down by the extended portion 556. Thereby, the glass side engaging member 700 rotates against the urging force of the leaf spring, and the claw portion 703 moves downward. As a result, the allowance between the claw portion 703 and the front plate portion 496 of the game area partition member 480 is reduced.

  Even after the catch between the claw portion 703 and the front plate portion 496 is released, the downward sliding movement of the front door collar member 550 is continued, and at the timing when the operation amount of the operation key becomes maximum, the front door The sliding movement of the barbed member 550 is stopped (see FIG. 29 (e)).

  Thereafter, by rotating the front door 14 forward, as shown in FIG. 29 (e) → FIG. 29 (f), the side on which the glass side engaging member 700 is detached from the opening 498 of the game area partition member 480. The clearance restriction by the second restriction mechanism is released.

  In this Embodiment, the characteristic structure regarding the attachment structure of the glass unit 30 is employ | adopted together with the structure regarding the expansion of the clearance gap mentioned above. Here, based on FIG. 30, the attachment structure of the glass unit 30 is demonstrated. FIG. 30 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a structure for attaching the glass unit 30 to the frame body 20.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the frame body 20 of the front door 14 is provided with a holding portion 57 that holds the glass unit 30 (specifically, the attachment portion 35). The holding portion 57 has a cylindrical shape that protrudes toward the inner frame 13, and the mounting portion 35 is formed with an insertion portion 41 into which the holding portion 57 is inserted. More specifically, the central axis of the holding portion 57 extends in the front-rear direction, and the insertion portion 41 has a bottomed round hole shape extending in the same direction as the holding portion 57. When the holding portion 57 is fitted to the insertion portion 41, the movement of the glass unit 30 in the front-rear direction, that is, the sliding movement in the same direction as the parallel arrangement direction of the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 is allowed.

  Further, a through hole 42 is formed in a portion of the attachment portion 35 that forms the bottom of the insertion portion 41. A screw 45 is inserted into the through hole 42, and a tip end portion of the screw 45 inserted through the through hole 42 is screwed into a screw hole 58 formed in the holding portion 57.

  The head 45a of the screw 45 is opposed to the mounting portion 35 with a gap from the inner frame 13 side, and the head unit 45a prevents the glass unit 30 from falling off the frame body 20. In this way, the screw 45 can also be referred to as a “stopper 45” when attention is paid to the fact that the screw 45 has a function of preventing the glass unit 30 from dropping off from the frame body 20.

  A coil spring 46 as “biasing means” is inserted through the screw 45. The coil spring 46 is sandwiched and compressed between the head 45a and the attachment portion 35, and the attachment portion 35 is urged toward the frame 20 (ie, forward in the pachinko machine 10) by the coil spring 46. Yes. That is, the glass unit 30 is biased toward the front side of the game board 80 by the coil spring 46.

  A spring recess 43 into which the coil spring 46 is fitted is formed in a portion of the mounting portion 35 facing the head 45a. When the glass unit 30 slides backward, the coil spring 46 is compressed and fitted into the spring recess 43, so that the head 45a of the screw 45 comes into contact with the mounting portion 35 from the rear. That is, the slide stroke amount L1 of the glass unit 30 is defined by the gap between the mounting portion 35 and the head 45a of the screw 45.

  Here, a supplementary explanation will be given regarding the relationship between the glass unit 30 and the glass unit installation portion 22. As already described, the glass unit installation part 22 has a concave shape, and the glass unit 30 is fitted to the glass unit installation part 22 from the rear. The glass unit 30 includes a substantially annular peripheral wall portion 22 a constituting the glass unit installation portion 22, specifically, a peripheral wall portion 22 a that stands on the inner frame 13 side and that surrounds the window portion 21, and the glass unit 30. The overlap margin L2 in the direction orthogonal to the 30 slide directions is set to be larger than the slide stroke amount L1. Thereby, even if it is a case where the glass unit 30 is contact | abutting to the head 45a of the screw | thread 45, the overlap with the glass unit 30 and the glass unit installation part 22 (specifically peripheral wall part 22a) will be ensured. .

  As described above in detail, when the configuration allowing the slide movement of the glass unit 30 is adopted, the glass unit 30 slides and is arranged in the glass panel 32 of the glass unit 30 and the game area PE of the game board 80. It is not preferable that various components such as the nail 87 interfere with each other. Therefore, in the present embodiment, various contrivances are provided for avoiding such inconvenience. Hereinafter, an example will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the plate member 281 fixed to the inner frame 13 is formed with an abutting portion 282 that abuts the mounting portion 35 from the game board 80 side when the front door 14 is closed. Yes. When the abutting portion 282 abuts against the attachment portion 35, the sliding movement of the glass unit 30 toward the game board 80 is prevented. Thereby, the clearance gap between the various structures provided in game area PE and the glass panel 32 is maintained, and generation | occurrence | production of the said interference etc. is suppressed. A plurality of configurations corresponding to the contact portion 282 are provided along the outer periphery of the glass unit 30. As for the contact portion 282, the attachment portion 35 is the contact target, but is not limited to this. Although a detailed description is omitted, the contact object of the other contact part is a part other than the attachment part 35 (for example, the frame part 34).

  As described in detail above, the position of the glass panel 32 and the game board 80 can be obtained by using the structure for restricting the gap between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 and the structure for allowing the glass unit 30 to slide. The relationship can be suitably maintained, and further improvement of the crime prevention function is expected. Here, the positional relationship between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 when the positional relationship between the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 changes due to an external factor based on FIGS. 31 and 32 will be described. FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, and FIG. 32 is a diagram of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 on the rotation front end side of the front door 14. It is the schematic which shows a positional relationship.

  When the front door 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13, the glass unit 30 extends with respect to the facing portion 450 of the game board 80 (specifically, the second rail cover 400) as shown in FIG. The portion 39 is opposed to the front plate portion 496 that constitutes the game board side engaging portion 750 as shown in FIG. 32 (a), while the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 is opposed to the front plate portion 496. On the other hand, they face each other with a slight gap. In this state, the glass unit 30 stands by at the position closest to the front (close to the frame body 20) in the slide range by the urging force of the coil spring 46.

  As shown in FIGS. 31 (a) → (b), when an unauthorized tool T such as a bar is inserted in the boundary portion between the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 and the boundary portion is pushed forward and backward, The front door 14 is lifted from the inner frame 13, and the gap between the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 is partially expanded. In this case, as shown in FIG. 31 (b), the extension unit 39 comes into contact with the facing portion 450 from the rear, so that the movement of the glass unit 30 following the frame body 20 of the front door 14 is prevented. Specifically, the relative position between the glass unit 30 and the frame 20 is changed by compressing the coil spring 46 (see FIG. 30). That is, even if the frame body 20 is lifted from the inner frame 13, the glass unit 30 remains substantially in the original position. Thereby, the positional relationship between the game board 80 (specifically, the front surface thereof) and the glass panel 32 is suitably maintained.

  Further, even when the frame 20 is lifted from the inner frame 13, the glass unit 30 is not detached from the glass unit installation portion 22 as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. Thus, the overlap between the peripheral wall portion 22 a constituting the glass unit 22 and the glass unit 30 is maintained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the gap between the frame body 20 and the glass unit 30 from expanding due to a change in the relative position between the frame body 20 and the glass unit 30. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the easy insertion of an unauthorized tool or the like through the window 21 → the same boundary.

  Here, the arrangement of the facing portion 450 will be supplementarily described. As described above, in the configuration in which the front door 14 is supported by the support fittings 71 and 72 disposed near the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the front door 14, an improvement in the rotational stability of the front door 14 is expected. On the other hand, it is assumed that the boundary portion between the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 is likely to expand at a portion between the support brackets 71 and 72. In this regard, the second facing portion 452 in the present embodiment is disposed between the support fittings 71 and 72, and the above restriction function is suitably exhibited.

  Further, at least one of the second facing portions 452 on the lower side is disposed between an end portion of the inner frame 13 that supports the front door 14 and the operation port 83. Thereby, the expansion of the gap in the vicinity of the operating port 83 can be suitably suppressed.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 (a) → (b), when a fraudulent tool T such as a bar is inserted at the boundary between the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 and the front door 14 is pushed forward, The front door 14 is lifted from the frame 13, and the gap between the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 is partially expanded. In this case, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 hits the front plate portion 496 of the game area partitioning member 480 constituting the game board side engaging portion 750 from the rear. By contacting, the movement of the glass unit 30 following the frame 20 of the front door 14 is prevented. Specifically, the relative position between the glass unit 30 and the frame 20 is changed by compressing the coil spring 46 (see FIG. 30). That is, even if the frame body 20 is lifted from the inner frame 13, the glass unit 30 remains substantially in the original position. Thereby, the positional relationship between the game board 80 (specifically, the front surface thereof) and the glass panel 32 is suitably maintained.

  Further, even when the frame body 20 is lifted from the inner frame 13, the glass unit 30 is not detached from the glass unit installation part 22, and the peripheral wall part 22 a and the glass unit 30 constituting the glass unit installation part 22 Will be maintained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the gap between the frame body 20 and the glass unit 30 from expanding due to a change in the relative position between the frame body 20 and the glass unit 30. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the easy insertion of an unauthorized tool or the like through the window 21 → the same boundary.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 33, the power supply line is indicated by a double arrow, and the signal line is indicated by a solid arrow.

  A main control board 801 provided in the main controller 162 incorporates a main control circuit 802 and a power failure monitoring circuit 803. An MPU 811 is mounted on the main control circuit 802. The MPU 811 includes a ROM 812 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 811 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 812 is executed. A RAM 813 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 813 is configured such that even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, the data storage holding power is supplied from the power / fire control board 821 provided in the power / fire control device 243 to hold the data.

  An input / output port is connected to the MPU 811 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input side of the main control circuit 802 are a power failure monitoring circuit 803 provided on the main control board 801, a payout control board 822 provided on the payout control device 242, and other switches not shown. In this case, a power / fire control board 821 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 803, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 802 via the power failure monitoring circuit 803.

  On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 803, a payout control board 822 and a relay terminal board 823 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 802. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 822. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 802 to the sound lamp control board 824 provided in the sound lamp control device 143 via the relay terminal plate 823.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 803 relays the main control circuit 802 and the power supply / launch control board 821 and monitors the DC stable 24 volt power source that is the maximum power output from the power supply / fire control board 821.

  The payout control board 822 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224. The MPU 831 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 832 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 831, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 833 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 813 of the main control circuit 802, the RAM 833 of the payout control board 822 is configured such that the data storage holding power is supplied from the power supply / launch control board 821 even after the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off. It has become.

  An input / output port is connected to the MPU 831 of the payout control board 822 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. On the input side of the payout control board 822, a main control circuit 802, a power / fire control board 821, and a backpack board 829 are connected. The main control circuit 802 and the back pack substrate 829 are connected to the output side of the payout control substrate 822.

  The power / fire control board 821 includes a power supply unit and a fire control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to the main control circuit 802, the payout control board 822, and the like through a path indicated by a double line arrow. The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the game ball launching mechanism 110 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 29 by the player, and the game ball launching mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met. .

  The sound lamp control board 824 controls the various lamp units 23 to 25, the speaker unit 26, and the display control device 825. The MPU 841 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 842 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 841, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 843 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port is connected to the MPU 841 of the sound lamp control board 824 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. The main control circuit 802 is connected to the input side of the sound lamp control board 824 by relaying to the relay terminal plate 823. Based on various commands output from the main control circuit 802, various lamp units 23 to 25, speakers The unit 26 and the display control device 825 are controlled. The display control device 825 controls the symbol display device 94 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 824.

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

  By making the game board 80 detachable from the front side of the inner frame 13, it is possible to facilitate the work compared to a configuration in which the game board is attached and detached from the rear side of the inner frame. Assuming a configuration in which the game board is attached / detached from the back side of the inner frame, it is necessary to attach / detach the game board with the inner frame opened. In this case, for example, by holding the movement of the inner frame by hand so that the inner frame does not move, the game board can be mounted smoothly. However, the work can be complicated when the inner frame is pressed by hand for the purpose of facilitating the work of attaching and detaching the game board. In this regard, as shown in the above embodiment, if the game board 80 can be attached and detached while the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the inner frame 13 can be moved by a pushing operation or the like. Can be avoided. This eliminates the need for preliminary work such as pressing the inner frame 13 by hand when attaching or detaching the game board 80, and can contribute to facilitating the work. Since the opening / closing operation of the back pack unit 15 can be omitted, the work procedure can be simplified.

  When the game board 80 is mounted, the game board 80 can be rotated while being placed on the temporary placement portion 125 of the inner frame 13. That is, since at least a part of the weight of the game board 80 can be deposited on the inner frame 13 side, it is not necessary to rotate the game board 80 while supporting it. Thereby, the work load is reduced.

  By inserting the game board 80 into the insertion part 290, the projection 431 of the game board 80 and the receiving part 275 of the resin base 70 are caught, and the game board 80 is prevented from falling off from the insertion part 290. For this reason, for example, even if the hand is released from the game board 80 during the above-described rotation operation, the inconvenience of re-installation of the game board 80 is less likely to occur. Thereby, it can contribute to the simplification of work.

  In addition, by suppressing the detachment of the game board 80 from the insertion portion 290, it is possible to suppress variations in the mounting track of the game board 80. Thereby, when rotating the game board 80, it can suppress suitably that the game board 80 interferes with another structure.

  At the time of mounting the game board 80, the game board 80 is inserted into the insertion portion 290, so that the game board 80 is shifted to the blocking state. Therefore, a separate operation for shifting to the blocking state is not required. Therefore, complication of the game board mounting work by adopting the drop-off prevention structure can be avoided.

  The protrusion 431 and the receiving portion 275 are disposed on the front side of the game board 80. Thereby, it is easy to visually confirm whether or not the game board 80 has been switched off. In particular, by forming the protrusions 431 integrally with the second rail cover 400, that is, by collecting a configuration that needs to ensure strength, the expansion of the occupied area on the front side of the game board 80 is suppressed. In this case, there is a concern that the visibility is lowered by the standing portion 420 of the second rail cover 400, but in the present embodiment, the protrusion 431 is formed through the standing portion 420 by making the second rail cover 400 transparent. Visible. Thereby, while suppressing the expansion of an occupation area, the fall of visibility of the processus | protrusion 431 etc. resulting from it is suppressed.

  When the game board 80 can be rotated, for example, a shaft pin that rotatably supports the game board 80 can be provided on the resin base 70. However, when the configuration having the shaft pin is employed, it is necessary to secure a work space for inserting the game board 80 through the shaft pin. Specifically, the work space needs to be secured at least on the extension of the central axis of the shaft pin. For example, it is possible to avoid the overlap between the resin base and the work space by arranging the shaft pin offset to the front or rear of the resin base, but the shaft pin is arranged offset in this way. This is not preferable because it may be a factor that makes it difficult to reduce the thickness of the pachinko machine 10. In this regard, if the game board 80 can be rotated by the protrusion 431 and the receiving portion 275, the above-described disadvantages can be avoided and the thinning of the pachinko machine 10 can be promoted.

  By configuring the game board 80 to be detachable from the resin base 70 as described above, it is possible to contribute to, for example, facilitation of maintenance work and replacement of the game board 80 (model change, etc.). However, it is assumed that the following inconvenience is likely to occur when the game board 80 is detachable. That is, there is a possibility that the game board 80 will be bumped when the game board 80 is transported, or that the game board 80 may interfere with the front door 14 or the inner frame 13 when the game board 80 is attached or detached.

  Parts that affect the movement of the game ball, such as the nail 87 and the guide rail 100, are arranged on the front surface of the game board 80. When these parts are subject to the above-described interference and deformation occurs, the game This is not preferable because the movement of the sphere can be unexpected. In particular, since the guide rail 100 surrounds various components disposed in the game area PE such as the nail 87, it is assumed that the guide rail 100 is likely to be subject to interference as compared with the nail 87 and the like. In addition, the guide rail 100 has a function of guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 to the game area PE. If deformation or the like occurs due to the interference, there is a concern that the guidance function is lowered. . According to the present embodiment, by covering the guide rail 100 with the rail covers 350 and 400, it is possible to protect the guide rail 100 and suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience.

  The second rail cover 400 covers the guide rail 100 from the outside of the game area PE and from the front side of the game board 80. Thereby, the protection function of the guide rail 100 is improved.

  In particular, in the configuration in which the game board 80 is inserted into the insertion portion 290 from between the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 (resin base 70) as described above, the front door 14 is located on the front side of the game board 80. It is assumed that the front door 14 and the guide rail 100 are likely to interfere with each other. Therefore, by covering the guide rail 100 from the front door 14 side with the second rail cover 400, interference between the guide rail 100 and the front door 14 can be suitably suppressed.

  When the game board 80 is inserted into the insertion portion 290, it is assumed that the possibility that the portion on the insertion destination side of the guide rail 100 interferes is more likely to interfere than other portions. In this regard, according to the present embodiment, the second rail cover 400 covers the portion of the guide rail 100 that is the front side of the game board 80 in the insertion direction, so that the protection function can be suitably exhibited. it can.

  In addition, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 reaches the game area PE via the portion of the guide rail 100 covered by the second rail cover 400. That is, by covering the portion of the guide rail 100 that constitutes the guide passage 103 with the second rail cover 400, it is possible to secure the guide function of the game ball.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the front portion of the guide rail 100, the second rail cover 400, and the game board 80 is formed by forming a constriction in the base portion 410 of the second rail cover 400 and the rising portion 420 having the curved portion 421. Are preferably coexisting with each other. That is, the second rail cover 400 is arranged while suppressing the compression of the game area PE partitioned by the guide rail 100. That is, by enjoying the protective function of the second rail cover 400 and suppressing the expansion of the occupied area of the second rail cover 400, a practically preferable configuration is realized.

  In particular, in the region between the guide rail 100 (specifically, the outer rail 102) and the portion protruding from the insertion portion 290 and the end of the game board 80, the second rail cover 400 is allowed to be installed. Is narrower. In this regard, by forming the curved portion 421 that is curved along the outer rail 102 in the standing portion 420, while suppressing the expansion of the occupied region, the strength of the standing portion 420 (specifically, resistance to external force applied from the outside of the game region PE) ).

  Further, the curved portion 421 of the standing portion 420 is formed with a facing portion 450, and the facing portion 450 is connected to the upper standing portion 422 and the lower standing portion 423, thereby further increasing the bending portion 421. Strength improvement can be expected. In particular, the facing portion 450 is formed such that the first facing portion 451 and the second facing portions 452 and 453 are stepped in the front-rear direction. Thereby, further strength improvement is possible.

  The gap between the upper standing part 422 and the lower standing part 423 is widened as the distance from the top part 102a of the outer rail 102 increases, and an inner base part 411 is formed so as to fill the gap. Yes. That is, the inner base portion 411 and the outer base portion 412 are formed on both the upper and lower sides across the curved portion 421. By adopting a configuration having these inner and outer base portions 411 and 412, deformation of the bending portion 421 can be suitably suppressed.

  By providing the projection 431 on the second rail cover 400 that requires strength in this way, the installation area on the front side of the game board 80 can be reduced compared to the case where a configuration corresponding to the projection 431 is separately provided. It is possible.

  Some types of gaming machines that cover the inner frame with the front door frame employ a configuration that takes into account the positional relationship between the inner frame and the front door frame. In such a configuration, although the positional relationship between the resin base of the inner frame and the front door frame can be suitably maintained, the game board provided separately from the resin base and the glass provided on the front door frame It is assumed that it is difficult to suitably maintain the positional relationship with the panel. That is, it is assumed that it is difficult to suppress changes and variations in the relative positions (front and rear positions) of the game board and the glass panel.

  In a configuration in which a game area is provided between the game board and the glass panel and the game ball flows down the game area, the change in the relative position of the game board and the glass panel described above affects the behavior of the game ball in the game area. Can be a factor that affects In a gaming machine having a game board, the advantage and disadvantage are determined by the behavior of the game ball in the game area, so the change in the relative position between the game board and the glass panel as described above is not preferable.

  In this regard, in the present embodiment, the occurrence of the above inconvenience is preferable by adopting a configuration in which the extended portion 39 of the front door 14 is inserted between the second rail cover 400 and the outer rail 102 of the game board 80. The behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area PE can be made favorable.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, by adopting a configuration in which the game board 80 can be attached to and detached from the resin base 70, it contributes to facilitating maintenance work and promoting model change. However, by making the gaming board 80 detachable as described above, it is assumed that the above effect can be expected, but the position variation of the gaming board 80 with respect to the resin base 70 is likely to occur. For this reason, even if the positional relationship between the front door 14 and the resin base 70 can be suitably maintained, the position variation between the game board 80 and the resin base 70 described above is different between the game board 80 and the glass panel 32. It is assumed that this affects the positional relationship. In this regard, by providing the extended portion 39 of the front door 14 and the second rail cover 400 of the game board 80, the above inconvenience is suppressed, maintenance work is facilitated, and the positional relationship between the game board and the panel member is maintained. It is possible to achieve both.

  The extension portion 39 of the front door 14 is interposed between the guide passage 103 and the facing portion 450, and the rear plate surface of the extension portion 39 and the rear plate surface of the glass panel 32 are flush with each other. By doing so, it is possible to contribute to stabilization of the behavior of the game ball passing through the guide passage 103.

  For example, the guide passage 103 may be configured to be covered from the front by the glass panel 32 and the facing portion 450 of the second rail cover 400, but the glass panel 32 is provided on the front door 14 side and the facing portion. Since 450 is provided on the game board 80 side, it is assumed that a gap or a step is likely to occur between the glass panel 32 and the facing portion 450. For this reason, the behavior of the game ball guided by the guide passage 103 is disturbed when passing through these gaps, steps, and the like, and it may be difficult to stably guide the game ball. In this regard, as described above, if the guide passage 103 is covered with the extending portion 39 and the glass panel 32 provided so as to be flush with each other, such a disadvantage is eliminated and a practically preferable configuration is realized. it can.

  Further, in the game board 80, the facing portion 450 is disposed at a position near the rotation base end portion of the front door 14 and the extension portion 39 is disposed at the rotation base end portion of the front door 14. The moving direction of the extension 39 when the extension 39 is inserted can be made substantially parallel to the front surface of the game board 80. Therefore, for example, the gap between the facing portion 450 and the extending portion 39 can be reduced, or the hanging allowance (that is, the overlapping allowance in the front-rear direction) between the facing portion 450 and the extending portion 39 can be increased. The function of regulating the spread of the gap can be further improved.

  The front door 14 is supported by support brackets 71 and 72 disposed near the upper and lower ends of the front door 14. Therefore, it is assumed that the gap between the front door 14 and the inner frame 13 is likely to expand at an intermediate portion between the support brackets 71 and 72. Is done. Therefore, by arranging the extending portion 39 and the like on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of such inconvenience.

  Further, the front door 14 is preferably prevented from being lifted by the locking device 500 on the front end side of the front door 14, and is easily lifted at the intermediate position between the support fittings 71 and 72 on the rear base end side. Can be. If a fraudulent tool such as a bar is inserted from the boundary portion with the inner frame 13 on the rotation base end side of the front door 14 and the boundary portion is forcibly expanded, the ball is intentionally blocked in the game area PE. Can be generated. If such a ball clogging occurs near the entrance such as the operation port 83, the following game balls are guided to the operation port 83 by the group of game balls clogged with the balls, to the operation port 83, etc. It is assumed that the winning probability of will change. That is, there is a concern that an attempt to illegally enjoy a privilege by intentionally causing a clogged ball will be made. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the extending portion 39 and the facing portion 450 (specifically, the second facing portion 453) are disposed between the operation port 83 and the boundary portion on the rotating proximal end side. It is possible to suitably suppress the above-described fraud.

  When the extending portion 39 and the facing portion 450 are in contact with each other, stress that lifts from the game board 80 is applied to the second rail cover 400. The second rail cover 400 has an upright portion 420, and the strength against deformation in the front-rear direction is increased. Thereby, even if it is pulled forward by the extension part 39, the deformation of the second rail cover 400 can be suppressed. Therefore, the expansion of the gap can be suitably suppressed.

  As described in detail above, in the configuration in which the positional relationship between the game board 80 (specifically, the front surface thereof) and the glass unit 30 (specifically, the glass panel 32) can be maintained, for example, the extension portion 39 and the opposing portion 450 By increasing the strength, it is possible to improve the function of restricting the spread of the gap. However, it is assumed that it is difficult to improve the strength in such a limited area inside the pachinko machine 10. In particular, the game area PE is formed on the front side of the game board 80, and it is not preferable that the game area PE is pressed due to the strength improvement. Furthermore, the stress generated when the frame body 20 and the like are lifted concentrates on the extending portion 39 and the like, so that the extending portion 39 and the like are easily deformed. Therefore, it can be difficult to ensure the regulatory function. For these reasons, it is assumed that it is difficult to improve the regulation function by relying on strength improvement. In this respect, in the present embodiment, the regulation function is preferably improved by making the glass unit 30 slidable instead of improving the strength. Specifically, the glass unit 30 is attached to the frame body 20 of the front door 14 in a state where sliding movement in the front-rear direction is permitted. For this reason, while the extension part 39 and the opposing part 450 contact | abut, while suppressing the change of the relative position of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30, the load which arises in the extension part 39, the opposing part 450, etc. in connection with it is accompanied. Can be small. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the said inconvenience can be suppressed and the positional relationship of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 can be maintained suitably.

  By making the glass unit 30 movable and holding the glass unit 30 at a specific position by the urging force of the coil spring 46, it is possible to suppress an excessively large stress from being applied to the glass unit 30 or the game board 80. Can do. For example, even if a fraudulent act such as inserting a fraudulent tool such as a bar from the boundary between the inner frame 13 and the front door 14 and forcibly lifting the front door 14 is caused by such an act It is possible to suppress the stress to be concentrated on the glass unit 30 or the game board 80. Thereby, it can contribute to the security | security of the function which controls the expansion of a clearance gap.

  Moreover, the following effects can be expected by making the glass unit 30 movable and the game board 80 fixed. That is, the inner frame 13 is provided with not only the game board 80 but also the game ball launching mechanism 110. By sliding the glass unit 30 as described above, the positions of the game board 80 and the game ball launching mechanism 110 are changed. It is possible to maintain the positional relationship between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 while suitably maintaining the relationship. That is, compared with the case where the glass unit 30 is fixed and the game board 80 is movable, the above-described crime prevention effect and the like can be exhibited while suppressing the complication of the configuration.

  By making the glass unit 30 movable, it is not preferable that the unauthorized tool can be easily inserted through the window portion 21 of the frame 20. In this respect, in the present embodiment, the movement of the glass unit 30 toward the game board 80 is regulated by the contact portion 282 provided on the plate member 281 of the inner frame 13. Thereby, even if it is a case where the glass unit 30 is pushed, for example, it can suppress that the said clearance gap expands and it can suppress the fall of crime prevention.

  Furthermore, in the movable range of the glass unit 30, it is avoided that the glass unit 30 is detached from the glass unit installation portion 22, and the boundary portion between the glass unit 30 and the frame body 20 is prevented from spreading. Thereby, it is possible to make it difficult to insert an unauthorized tool through the window portion 21 → the boundary portion.

  In the present embodiment, the glass unit 30 is made movable, the glass unit 30 is urged forward by the coil spring 46, and the front limit position is defined by the holding portion 57. Thereby, the positional variation of the glass unit 30 at the time of closing the front door 14 can be suppressed, and smooth transition to the restricted state is achieved.

  Further, the glass unit 30 is urged forward, and the extension portion 39 of the glass unit 30 abuts against the facing portion 450 of the game board 80, thereby restricting the forward displacement of the glass unit 30. It was. For this reason, even if the front door 14 is lifted from the inner frame 13 and the glass unit 30 is further pulled forward, the extension portion 39 and the facing portion 450 are not dependent on the biasing force. The forward displacement of the glass unit 30 is regulated by the hooking. Thus, by making it the structure which blocks the movement of the glass unit 30 ahead rather than relying on an urging | biasing force mechanically, the said clearance gap maintenance function can be improved suitably and the further crime prevention improvement can be anticipated.

  In addition, the following effects can be expected as compared with the configuration in which the extending portion 39 faces the facing portion 450 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. That is, in such a configuration, the extension portion 39 and the facing portion 450 are always in contact with each other in a state in which the front door 14 is closed in order to suitably exhibit the gap maintaining function, and further, the glass unit. By urging 30 to the rear, it is necessary to cause strong interference between the extension part 39 and the facing part 450. In this case, in a normal time when the front door 14 is not lifted up, a larger urging force is applied to the extended portion 39 or the like than when lifted up. 450 functional protection can be difficult. In this regard, in the configuration in the above-described embodiment, when the front door 14 is not lifted up, only a small biasing force is applied or a biasing force is applied compared to the case where the front door is lifted up. Absent. Thereby, the said inconvenience can be wiped off suitably and the extension part 39 and the opposing part 450 can be protected. Therefore, it becomes possible to ensure the said gap maintenance function suitably.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration (first restriction mechanism and second restriction) that restricts the expansion of the gap between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 on the rotation base end side and the rotation front end side of the front door 14. By arranging the mechanism, the balance of the gap maintenance of the game board 80 is made suitable. In particular, each of the restriction mechanisms is configured to switch between a restriction state and a restriction release state as the front door 14 is opened and closed. Specifically, with respect to the first restriction mechanism disposed on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, the restriction state and the restriction release state are switched based on the opening / closing operation of the front door 14. The second restriction mechanism arranged on the rotating front end side is switched to the restricted state based on the closing operation of the front door 14 and is also released from the restriction based on the unlocking operation of the front door 14 in the locking device 500. It was set as the structure which is switched to. For this reason, the separate operation for switching of a control mechanism is not required, but the fall of workability | operativity, such as a maintenance work resulting from providing a clearance maintenance function with respect to a pachinko machine, is suppressed.

  In particular, in the second restriction mechanism, before the locking state of the front door 14 by the locking device 500 is released, that is, before the front door hook member 550 and the hook receiving member 63 are released, the gap expansion restriction is performed. It was set as the structure canceled. Thereby, even if the front door 14 is pulled in front of the pachinko machine 10 in the middle of the unlocking operation due to a work mistake or the like, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the load is concentrated on the second restriction mechanism. Thereby, a 2nd control mechanism can be protected and a clearance gap maintenance function can be ensured suitably.

  In the second restricting mechanism, the glass side engaging member 700 is movable, and the game board side engaging portion 750 is fixed. A game area PE is formed at a position facing the glass unit 30 in the game board 80, but the following effects can be expected by making the game board side engaging portion 750 fixed as described above. That is, the gaming board side engaging portion 750 can be simplified and space-saving, and the gaming board side engaging portion 750 and the gaming area PE can be preferably coexisted on the front side of the gaming board 80. Thereby, the game board side engaging part 750 can be arranged at a position close to the game area PE, and the change of the gap can be regulated on the front side of the game board 80. Therefore, the gap maintaining function can be further improved.

  The game area partitioning member 480 is a member provided with a return rubber 490, a gripping portion, and the like, and needs to ensure a certain level of strength. By providing the game board side engaging portion 750 in a member that requires such strength, the strength of the game board side engaging portion 750 can be secured by suitably using the strength of the game area partition member 480. . Thereby, compared with the case where intensity | strength ensuring is achieved only with the game board side engaging part, for example, it can suppress that the occupation area of the said game board side engaging part expands uselessly.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, in the process in which the front door 14 moves toward a closed position, switching to the restriction | limiting state of a 2nd restriction mechanism (specifically glass side engaging member 700) is started first, It was set as the structure by which the switching to the locked state of the front door collar member 550 is started. In other words, the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 starts moving to the side away from the extending portion 565 prior to the extending portion 565 of the front door saddle member 550. As a result, it is possible to align the timing of completion of switching to the restricted state of the second restriction mechanism and the timing of completion of switching to the locked state of the locking device 500 while avoiding the catch between the extending portion 565 and the flange portion 704. It has become. Therefore, the play of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 and the play of the front door eaves member 550 and the eaves receiving member 63 can be reduced, while ensuring the locking function, It is possible to improve the function of regulating the spread.

  A lock device 79 that prevents the game board 80 from being removed from the resin base 70 is disposed on the front side of the resin base 70, and the front door 14 is opened to allow the resin base 70 to be removed. Thereby, in a state where the front door 14 is closed, that is, in a state where the expansion of the gap is restricted, it is possible to suppress the movement of the game board 80 and to protect the restriction mechanism. ing.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the configuration of another embodiment described below may be applied individually to the configuration in the above embodiment, or may be applied in combination with each other.

  (1) In the said embodiment, the displacement of the relative position of the glass unit 30 and the frame 20 of the front door 14 is permitted by making the glass unit 30 movable, and the glass unit 30 (specifically, the glass panel 32 is detailed). ) And the game board 80 (specifically, the front surface thereof). However, the present invention is not limited to this. By making the game board 80 movable, displacement of the relative position between the game board 80 and the resin base 70 of the inner frame 13 is allowed, and the glass unit 30 (specifically, the glass panel 32) and the game board 80 (specifically, its details). It is good also as a structure which maintains the positional relationship with the front surface. The glass unit 30 and the game board 80 may be movable.

  However, when the game board 80 is movable, the game board 80 moves following the glass unit 30 in accordance with the lifting of the front door 14 from the inner frame 13. At this time, it is not preferable that the front and rear positions of the game board 80 and the game ball launching mechanism 110 that supplies game balls to the game board 80 are shifted. Therefore, when changing the game board 80 to be movable, it is preferable to make the following changes. Specifically, the game ball launching mechanism 110 may be mounted in a state in which sliding movement in the front-rear direction is allowed with respect to the resin base 70, and the game ball launching mechanism 110 may be moved together with the game board 80. Thereby, the positional relationship between the game board 80 and the game ball launching mechanism 110 can be suitably maintained, and a practically preferable configuration can be realized.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the function as the “regulating means” is given to the second rail cover 400 that covers the guide rail 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, a configuration corresponding to the facing portion 450 provided on the second rail cover 400 may be separately provided. In addition, it is possible to provide a structure corresponding to the facing portion 450 not on the game board 80 but on the resin base 70. There is a possibility that the positional relationship with the unit 30 may be affected, and the function of maintaining the positional relationship between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 may be deteriorated. Therefore, a configuration corresponding to the facing portion 450 is desirably provided in the game board 80.

  It is also possible to give the regulation function given to the facing portion 450 to the game board 80 itself. For example, a configuration corresponding to the extending portion 39 of the glass unit 30 may be configured to contact the back surface of the game board 80. In other words, the extending portion 39 and the second rail cover 400 constituting the “regulating means” are configured to be hooked in front of the game board 80, but are not limited thereto. It is also possible to be configured to be caught behind the game board 80. For example, as described above, the extended portion 39 may be hooked on the back surface of the game board 80.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the “regulating means” is constituted by the facing portion 450 of the second rail cover 400 provided in the game board 80 and the extending portion 39 of the glass holder 33 provided in the glass unit 30. The “regulating means” is disposed on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, but is not limited thereto. For example, a configuration corresponding to “regulating means” can be arranged on the front end side of the front door 14.

  For example, a lock device is provided that can be switched between a locked state in which the relative movement of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 is disabled and an unlocked state in which the relative movement of the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 is allowed, The locking device can be configured to switch to the locked state when the front door 14 is open and to switch to the locked state when the front door 14 is closed. In addition, when adopting such a locking device, further improvement in crime prevention can be expected by adopting a configuration in which the locking device is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state in conjunction with the locking device.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the glass unit 30 as the “panel unit” has a plurality of glass panels 31 and 32, but the number of glass panels is arbitrary. For example, the glass unit 30 may be composed of one glass panel and a glass holder. However, it is preferable to employ at least two panel members in view of improvement in safety and crime prevention.

  Further, the glass panels 31 and 32 constituting the “panel part” are attached to the frame body 20 as the “door frame” via the glass holder 33 also constituting the “panel part”. The glass holder 33 may be omitted, and the glass panels 31 and 32 may be directly attached to the frame body 20. For example, when the “panel part” is composed of a single glass panel, the glass panel can be attached in a slidable state with respect to the frame.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the front door 14 as the “door” is rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13 as the “game machine main body”, but the present invention is not limited to this. . The front door 14 only needs to cover the inner frame 13 from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the opening and closing method is arbitrary. For example, the front door 14 may be configured to be slidable between a closed position and an open position.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the coil spring 46 as the “biasing means” is attached to the front door 14. However, the attachment target of the coil spring 46 is not limited to the front door 14. For example, the glass unit 30 can be urged forward of the pachinko machine 10 by a coil spring 46 attached to the inner frame 13.

  The coil spring 46 is not an indispensable configuration and can be omitted. However, if the coil spring 46 is omitted, the extension 39 is inserted between the front surface of the game board 80 and the facing portion 450 even when the front door 14 is closed while the position of the glass unit 30 varies. It is preferable to provide a guiding portion for guiding the extending portion 39 as described above. For example, when the one of the leading portion of the facing portion 450 or the leading portion of the extending portion 39 hits the other as the guiding portion, the extending portion 39 (glass unit 30) is guided. A guiding inclined surface may be formed.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the glass unit 30 is attached to the frame body 20 with the screw 45. However, if the glass unit 30 is attached so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, the attachment method is arbitrary. It is. For example, the frame 20 is provided with a lock mechanism that can be switched between a lock position that prevents the glass unit 30 from being removed and a lock release position that allows the glass unit 30 to be removed, and the lock mechanism allows the glass unit 30 to be removed from the glass unit installation portion 22. It is good to prevent the dropout.

  (8) In the said embodiment, although the glass unit installation part 22 was made into concave shape and it was set as the structure which accommodates the glass unit 30 in the same glass unit installation part 22, it is not limited to this. It suffices to have a configuration corresponding to at least the holding portion 57 that holds the glass unit 30 so as to be slidable, and the glass unit installation portion 22 may be omitted.

  However, when the glass unit installation part 22 is omitted, the glass unit 30 can be moved, so that intrusion of unauthorized tools and the like through the window part 21 can be facilitated. This is not preferable because it can be a factor of reducing crime prevention. Therefore, desirably, a configuration corresponding to the peripheral wall portion 22 a of the glass unit installation portion 22 is provided, and the peripheral wall portion 22 a and the glass unit 30 are overlapped in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the glass unit 30.

  (9) In the above embodiment, the inner frame 13 is provided with the contact portion 282 as a “stopper”, and the contact portion 282 prevents the movement of the glass unit 30 to the game board 80 side. These abutting portions 282 are not essential components and can be omitted. However, when the contact portion 282 and the like are omitted, the gap between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 can be reduced by pressing the glass unit 30 while the front door 14 is closed. This is not preferable because it may go against the idea of maintaining the gap in the present embodiment. Therefore, the omission of the configuration corresponding to the contact portion 282 is desirably avoided.

  (10) In the above embodiment, the attachment portion 35 and the coil spring 46 of the glass unit 30 are arranged at the same position, but the arrangement of the attachment portion 35 and the coil spring 46 may be arbitrarily changed. However, it is desirable to arrange the coil spring 46 at a position closer to the attachment portion 35 in view of the point that the attachment portion 35 has a function of allowing the glass unit 30 to slide. Instead of the coil spring 46, another spring such as a leaf spring can be employed, and further, another urging member such as rubber can be employed.

  (11) In the above embodiment, the extension unit 39 of the glass unit 30 abuts against the opposing part 450 of the game board 80 from the rear, so that the glass unit 30 cannot be moved forward. . The configuration that disables the forward movement of the glass unit 30 is not limited thereto. For example, if the structure in which the extending part 39 abuts against the facing part 450 from the front is adopted and the glass unit 30 is urged toward the game board 80 by using an urging means such as a coil spring, the glass It becomes possible to suppress the forward movement of the unit 30.

  However, when such a change is made, the initial value of the urging force is set high so that the restriction function does not stop when the relative position shift between the glass unit 30 and the frame 20 becomes large. Need arises. For this reason, it is assumed that the urging force is maximized in a state where the deviation of the relative position is the smallest, and the load generated in the extending portion 39 and the facing portion 450 is increased. This is considered undesirable from the viewpoint of ensuring regulatory functions. On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, when the relative position shift amount is minimum, the biasing force of the coil spring 46 is also minimum, and it is preferable to avoid an increase in the load generated in the extension portion 39 and the facing portion 450. Can do. Further, when the change in the gap between the glass unit 30 and the game board 80 is very small, it is possible to avoid the contact between the extended portion 39 and the opposing bump 450, and the extended portion 39 and the like are preferably used. It becomes possible to protect. Therefore, desirably, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the extending portion 39 as the “restricting portion” on the glass unit 30 side contacts the opposing portion 450 as the “restricting portion” on the game board side from the rear. A (facing) configuration may be employed.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the insertion portion 290 is arranged on the same side as the side on which the front door 14 is pivotally supported in the inner frame 13 (specifically, the resin base 70). It is also possible to arrange the insertion part 290 on the side opposite to the side on which the front door 14 is pivotally supported. However, when such a change is made, it is assumed that the front door 14 tends to obstruct the work when the game board 80 is attached and detached. Certainly, it is possible to suppress a decrease in workability by increasing the opening amount of the front door 14, but such a response is not preferable because the work space can be unnecessarily widened. In particular, it is not preferable that the front door 14 needs to be largely opened in a state where it is installed in an island facility such as a game hall, because it may be a factor that hinders games in adjacent game machines. In this regard, as shown in the above-described embodiment, if the insertion portion 290 is arranged on the same side as the side on which the front door 14 is pivotally supported, the above disadvantages can be eliminated and a practically preferable configuration can be realized.

  (13) In the above embodiment, the game board 80 is configured to be placed at the mounting completion position by rotating, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the game board 80 can be disposed at the mounting completion position by sliding the game board 80 in a predetermined direction.

  (14) In the above embodiment, the game board 80 is detachable from the front of the resin base 70 with respect to the resin base 70. However, the game board 80 is changed from the rear of the resin base 70 by changing this. A detachable configuration is also possible.

  (15) In the above embodiment, the “panel member” is made of glass, but may be made of synthetic resin. Thus, when making a panel member into a product made from a synthetic resin, it is also possible to perform the following changes collectively. That is, a configuration corresponding to the extending portion 39 can be provided in the panel member.

  (16) In the above embodiment, the glass side engaging member 700 as the “panel side engaging portion” is movable, and the game board side engaging portion 750 as the “game board side engaging portion” is fixed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient that at least one of them is movable. For example, the glass side engaging member can be fixed, and the game board side engaging portion can be movable.

  In the above embodiment, in particular, the movable member (specifically, the interlocking rod 540 and the front door rod member 550) in the locking device 500 is disposed on the inner frame 13 (resin base 70). Thus, as described above, if the game board side engaging portion 750 is movable, variations in the positional relationship between the game board side engaging portion 750 and the locking device 500 can be suppressed. Moreover, in the structure which pivotally supports the front door 14 so that rotation is possible, it is assumed that the position shift etc. of the front door 14 become easy to produce on the rotation front end side of the front door 14. In this regard, if the game board side engaging portion 750 is movable as described above, it is preferable to cause inconvenience that the interlocking with the unlocking operation of the locking device 500 is hindered due to the positional deviation of the front door 14. Can be suppressed.

  Both the glass side engaging member and the game board side engaging portion may be movable. However, when such changes are made, it is difficult to further improve the gap maintaining function compared to the case where one is fixed, but the durability is reduced due to the complicated structure. Such disadvantages can occur. Therefore, it is desirable that only one of the engaging portions be movable.

  (17) In the above embodiment, the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 are arranged at positions close to the locking device 500. However, the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion are arranged. The arrangement of the part 750 is arbitrary. However, when the power generated in the locking device 500 is used to switch from the restricted state to the restricted state, the transmission of the power becomes difficult as the user moves away from the locking device 500. Therefore, desirably, the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 may be arranged at positions close to the locking device 500.

  (18) In the above embodiment, the game board partitioning member 480 is provided with the game board side engaging portion 750. However, if this is changed, the game board side engaging portion may be provided separately from the game zone partitioning member 480. Good.

  When making such a change, it is possible to arrange the game board side engaging portion not on the front side of the game board 80 but on the back side. For example, instead of providing the game board side engaging portion separately from the game board 80, a configuration in which the glass side engaging member 700 is hooked on the back surface of the game board 80 itself, that is, the game board 80 is engaged with the game board 80. It is good also as a structure which forms a part.

  However, paying attention to the fact that the gaming board 80 is positioned with respect to the front surface of the gaming board 80, the thickness error of the gaming board 80 can be reduced by arranging the gaming board side engaging portion on the back side of the gaming board 80. It becomes easy to be affected, and the same influence can be a factor of reducing the gap maintaining function. Therefore, when the game board side engaging part is provided, it is preferable to arrange the game board side engaging part on the front side of the game board 80 in order to avoid the occurrence of the inconvenience.

  (19) In the above embodiment, the glass-side engagement member 700 is switched from the restricted state to the restricted state in conjunction with the front door collar member 550 of the locking device 500, but is not limited thereto. It is not a thing. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure interlock | cooperated with respect to the movable member which follows a key operation etc., when unlocking the front door 14 at least. For example, the glass side engaging member 700 may be configured to be interlocked with the interlocking rod 540.

  However, when making such changes, it is preferable to consider the following points. That is, the interlocking rod 540 shown in the present embodiment is provided with a function of operating the inner frame rod member 620, and therefore operates even when the inner frame 13 is opened. Thus, when the interlocking rod 540 operates regardless of the opening of the front door 14, it is preferable to avoid the influence on the regulation mechanism.

  (20) In the above embodiment, the first restriction mechanism that functions independently of the locking device 500 is disposed on the rotation base end side of the front door 14, but the first restriction mechanism is indispensable. Instead, it can be omitted.

  When the first restricting mechanism is omitted in this way, a configuration corresponding to the second restricting mechanism (that is, a configuration that functions in conjunction with the locking device 500) can be arranged on the rotation base end side of the front door 14. is there. However, when such a change is made, a configuration for transmitting the power generated in the locking device to the rotation base end side of the front door 14 is required as described in the above modification. This is not preferable because it may be a factor that unnecessarily increases the occupation area of the configuration related to power transmission. Therefore, desirably, a first restriction mechanism that switches between the restriction state and the restriction release state regardless of the locking device, and a second restriction mechanism that switches between the restriction state and the restriction release state in conjunction with the locking device. It is preferable to use together.

  (21) In the above embodiment, the switch completion timing from the restricted state to the unregulated state of the second restricting mechanism is changed from the state where the front door 14 is locked by the locking device 500 to the state where the locking is released. Although the configuration precedes the switching completion timing, it is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which both timings are the same.

  (22) In the above embodiment, the glass-side engagement member 700 is switched between the restricted state and the restriction-released state by rotating the glass-side engagement member 700. However, the operation mode of the glass-side engagement member 700 is arbitrary. It is. For example, the glass state engagement member 700 may be configured to be switched between the restricted state and the restricted state by sliding.

  (23) In the above embodiment, the locking device 500 includes the locking mechanism for the front door that locks the front door 14 so that the front door 14 cannot be opened while the front door 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13, and the outer frame 11. In contrast, while the inner frame 13 is closed, the inner frame 13 is configured to have a locking mechanism for locking the inner frame 13 so that the inner frame 13 cannot be opened. However, these locking mechanisms may be provided separately. .

  (24) In the above embodiment, the locking device 500 is disposed on the inner frame 13. However, it is possible to change this and arrange the locking device on the front door 14. However, when such a change is made, it may be difficult to open the front door 14 while the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. This is not preferable because it can be a cause of complication of maintenance work and the like. Therefore, when making such a change, the configuration shown in the modification (23) may be applied together.

  In the above embodiment, the locking device 500 is disposed on the front side of the resin base 70. However, the locking device 500 may be modified and disposed on the back side of the resin base 70.

  (25) In the above embodiment, in the process in which the front door 14 moves toward the closed position, first, the switching of the glass side engaging member 700 of the second restriction mechanism to the restricted state is started, and then the front door It was set as the structure by which the switching to the locked state of the barbed member 550 is started. In other words, the flange portion 704 of the glass side engaging member 700 starts moving to the side away from the extending portion 565 prior to the extending portion 565 of the front door saddle member 550. It is also possible to change this so that the switching of the second restricting mechanism to the restricted state is completed prior to the switching of the locking device 500 to the locked state.

  However, when such a change is made, the front side of the claw portion 703 of the glass side engaging member 700 and the game board side engaging portion 750 is changed according to the time lag between the switching to the restricted state and the switching to the locked state. It is assumed that a gap (play) generated between the plate portion 496 and the function of restricting the spread of the gap decreases. Therefore, desirably, the timing for completing the switching of the second regulating mechanism to the restricted state and the timing for completing the switching of the locking device 500 to the locked state as shown in the above embodiment may be aligned.

  (26) In the above embodiment, the first restricting mechanism and the second restricting mechanism restrict the spread of the gap between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30, but this may be changed as follows. Good. For example, it is good also as a structure which regulates narrowing of the clearance gap between the game board 80 and the glass unit 30 by these both regulation mechanisms, and it is good also as a structure which regulates both the expansion and narrowing of a clearance gap.

  It is also possible to give different functions to each regulating mechanism. For example, the first restriction mechanism may restrict the expansion of the gap, and the second restriction mechanism may restrict the gap.

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

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

Features 1. A gaming machine body (inner frame 13) in which a game board (game board 80) in which a game area (game area PE) in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front side is mounted on a body frame (resin base 70);
A panel portion (glass unit 30) formed so as to cover the gaming board from the front of the gaming machine and be visible to the gaming area is disposed in front of the gaming machine main body and is connected to the gaming machine main body. A door body (front door 14) mounted on a door frame (frame body 20) provided to be openable and closable,
A locking device (locking device 500) that can be switched between a locked state in which the door body is locked with respect to the gaming machine main body and a unlocking state in which the door is not locked;
It is provided in the game board and the panel unit, and is configured to be switchable between a regulation state for regulating a change in the gap between the game board and the panel unit and a regulation release state for releasing the regulation, and the door body Restriction means (the glass side engagement member 700 of the glass unit 30 and the game board side engagement portion 750 of the game board 80) that becomes the restriction state by closing with respect to the gaming machine main body,
Switching means (extended portion 556 of the front door brim member 550) that switches the restriction means to the restriction release state based on switching of the locking device to the lock release state is provided. Gaming machine.

  Some types of gaming machines in which the gaming machine main body is covered with a door body adopt a configuration that takes into account the positional relationship between the main body frame and the door frame. In such a configuration, although the positional relationship between the main body frame and the door frame can be suitably maintained, the game board provided separately from the main body frame and provided separately from the door frame. It is assumed that it is difficult to suitably maintain the positional relationship with the panel portion. That is, it is assumed that it is difficult to suppress changes and variations in the relative positions (front and rear positions) of the game board and the panel unit.

  In a configuration in which a game area is provided between the game board and the panel portion, and the game ball flows down through the game area, the change in the relative position of the game board and the panel portion described above affects the behavior of the game ball in the game area. Can do. In a gaming machine having a game board, the advantage and disadvantage are determined by the behavior of the game ball in the game area, so it is not preferable that the relative position between the game board and the panel member changes.

  In this regard, according to the present feature, a change in the gap between the game board and the panel part (for example, the game board and the panel by the restriction means provided on the panel part and the game board by closing the door body with respect to the gaming machine main body. Change in the distance between the parts). Thereby, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suitably suppressed, and the behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area can be made suitable. On the other hand, when the door body is opened, the restriction device is also switched to the restriction release state by switching the locking device to the locked / unlocked state. Thereby, opening of a door body is permitted. That is, no separate operation is required to switch the regulating means to the regulation release state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing operation of the door body from becoming difficult while adopting a configuration that can regulate the change of the gap.

  Note that the game board and the panel portion shown in this feature are not necessarily parallel. That is, it is not limited to the configuration in which the gap is constant at all locations. For example, when the front surface of the game board is a flat surface, the rear surface of the panel portion can be a curved surface. Furthermore, the “change in the gap” in this feature is not necessarily limited to the change in the shortest distance between the game board and the panel part, but includes the change in the distance between arbitrary places in both the game board and the panel part. It is out.

  Feature 2. The switching means is configured to complete the switching of the restriction means to the restriction release state while the locking device is maintained in the locked state when the door body is opened. The gaming machine according to feature 1, wherein:

  According to the feature 2, in a state where the opening of the door body is permitted, the regulating means is switched to the regulation released state. That is, prior to switching to the unlocking state based on the unlocking operation, the restricting means switches to the restriction releasing state. For this reason, even when the door body is pulled to the near side in the middle of the unlocking operation due to a work mistake or the like, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the load is concentrated on the regulating means. Thereby, a regulation means can be protected and the clearance gap maintenance function shown to the characteristic 1 can be ensured suitably.

Feature 3. The restricting means includes a game board side engagement portion (game board side engagement portion 750) provided on the game board and a panel side engagement portion (glass side engagement member 700) provided on the panel portion. The game board side engaging part and the panel side engaging part are configured to be switched to the restricted state when engaged.
At least one of the game board side engagement portion and the panel side engagement portion is provided to be movable in conjunction with the switching means from an engagement position with respect to the other to an engagement release position where the engagement is released. The gaming machine according to Feature 1 or 2, wherein:

  According to the feature 3, when the door is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the change of the gap is regulated by the engagement of the game board side engagement portion and the panel side engagement portion. . Then, when the locking device is switched to the unlocked state, at least one of the engaging portions moves to the disengaged position, and the restriction is released. Thereby, the structure shown in the feature 1 can be suitably realized.

Feature 4. The restricting means includes a game board side engaging part (game board side engaging part 750) provided on the game board and a panel side engaging part (glass side engaging member 700) provided on the panel part. And the game board side engagement portion and the panel side engagement portion are configured to be switched to the restricted state by being engaged,
The panel side engaging portion is provided so as to be movable in conjunction with the switching means from an engaging position engaging with the game board side engaging portion to an engagement releasing position where the engagement is released. The gaming machine according to the feature 1 or the feature 2 as a feature.

  According to the feature 4, the configuration shown in the feature 1 can be suitably realized. In particular, by making the panel side engaging portion movable, it is not always necessary to make the game board side engaging portion movable. In other words, the game board side engaging portion can be fixed. A game area is formed at a position facing the panel portion in the game board. However, if the configuration of the game board side engagement portion can be simplified as described above, the game board side engagement portion is formed on the front side of the game board. It is possible for the game area to coexist suitably. That is, it becomes possible to regulate the change of the gap on the front side of the game board (at a position close to the game area), and the gap maintenance function can be further improved.

Feature 5. The locking device is
A door-side locking member (hook receiving member 63) fixed to the door frame;
A main body side locking member (front door hook member 550) that is provided on the main body frame and moves from a locking position to the door side locking member when the switch is switched to the unlocking state;
The switching means is arranged on the main body frame and configured to move from the first position to the second position when the locking device is switched to the unlocked state.
The panel-side engaging portion is arranged on the movement path from the first position to the second position of the switching means by closing the door body with respect to the gaming machine main body. 5. The gaming machine according to feature 4, wherein an operating unit to be operated is provided.

  For example, it is possible to realize the configuration shown in the feature 3 by making the door side locking member movable and the main body side locking member fixed, and disposing the switching means on the door frame. By performing such a correspondence, the panel side engaging portion, the switching means, and the locking device can be suitably interlocked. However, when such a configuration is adopted, it is difficult to simplify the locking device, and the opening / closing operation of the game main body and the door body may be complicated. Specifically, in recent years, the gaming machine main body is supported by a support frame (outer frame 11) fixed to an island facility such as a game hall, and the locking device is locked with the gaming machine main body closed with respect to the support frame. A gaming machine having a function to perform is proposed. In such a gaming machine, the configuration of the locking device is simplified and the opening / closing operation of the gaming machine body and the door body is facilitated by consolidating the movable parts of the locking device into the gaming machine body. Therefore, making the door side locking member movable as described above may go against the flow of optimizing the locking device.

  Therefore, as shown in this feature, the main body side locking member is made movable and the switching means is arranged on the main body frame, and switching is performed by closing the door body with respect to the gaming machine main body at the panel side engaging portion. By providing the operation unit arranged on the movement path of the means, it is possible to enjoy the effect shown in the feature 3 while wiping out the various inconveniences described above, and to realize a practically preferable configuration.

Feature 6 The door frame is rotatably supported by the body frame,
The locking device is disposed on the opposite side of the main body frame from the side on which the door frame is supported, and on the rotation tip side of the door frame,
The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 5, wherein the regulating means and the switching means are arranged on the same side as the locking device.

  As shown in this feature, in the configuration in which the door frame is rotatably supported by the main body frame, the locking device is arranged on the side where the door frame is supported and on the rotation tip side of the door frame. Therefore, it is possible to suitably suppress the lifting of the door body from the gaming machine body and contribute to the improvement of crime prevention. In such a configuration, by disposing the restricting means and the switching means on the same side as the locking device, it is possible to suppress the expansion of the occupied area of the configuration related to the gap maintenance.

Feature 7. The game board rises forward from the front surface of the game board, and forms a partition section (guide rail 100 or game) that forms the game area and a guide section for guiding a game ball to the game area on the front surface of the game board. A side wall portion of the region partition member 480),
The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the regulating means is disposed between the game board and the panel unit and between the partition unit and the locking device.

  According to the feature 7, the gap maintaining function can be further improved by disposing the restricting means between the game board and the panel portion. Further, by arranging the restricting means between the partition portion and the locking device, the game area and the restricting means are arranged on the front side of the game board while avoiding overlap in the front-rear direction between the restricting means and the game area. The switching means and the game area can be preferably coexistent on the front side of the game board.

Feature 8 The restricting means is a first restricting means,
When the game board and the panel portion are provided on a portion that is on the rotation base end side of the door body, and the door body is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the game board and the panel portion A second restricting means for restricting the change in the gap (the extending portion 39 of the glass unit 30 and the facing portion 450 of the game board 80);
The second regulating means is
A gaming board side regulating portion (opposing portion 450) disposed on the gaming board and facing the front surface of the gaming board with a predetermined gap;
The door is disposed between the game board side regulating part and the game board by rotating to a closed position with respect to the game machine main body, and the door is inserted into the game board. A panel-side regulating portion (extension portion 39) that follows the movement of the door body by rotating to an open position with respect to the machine body and separates from between the gaming board side and the gaming board. The gaming machine according to Feature 6 or 7, wherein the gaming machine is characterized by having.

  According to the feature 8, the change of the gap between the game board and the panel portion is suitably suppressed by the first restriction means provided on one end side of the game board and the second restriction means provided on the other end side. Can do. Since the second restriction means is switched between the restricted state and the restriction release state based on the opening / closing operation of the door body, the second restriction means does not require a separate switching operation as in the first restriction means. Thereby, the improvement of a regulation function can be aimed at, but complication of the opening / closing operation of the door body resulting from it can be avoided.

  In the configuration in which the locking device is arranged on the rotation tip side of the door frame and on the side opposite to the side supporting the door frame in the main body frame as shown in the feature 6 etc., the first restricting means is on the rotation tip side. By disposing, it is possible to suppress the expansion of the occupied area of the configuration (particularly the switching means) relating to the gap maintenance. Here, if a configuration corresponding to the first restricting means is disposed at the same position as the second restricting means, it is assumed that the occupied area is excessively expanded. This is not preferable because it may cause a pressure on the game area.

  In addition, in this feature, the game board side restricting portion is disposed at a position that is on the rotation base end side of the door body in the game board, and the panel side restriction portion is provided at a position on the panel portion that is on the rotation base end side of the door body. When the panel side restricting portion is inserted into the gap and the panel side restricting portion moves away from the gap, the moving direction of the panel side restricting portion can be made substantially parallel to the front surface of the game board. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reduce the gap between the game board side regulation part and the panel side regulation part, or to increase the allowance (that is, the overlap margin in the front-rear direction) of both regulation parts. Can be made more suitable. Here, if a configuration corresponding to the second restricting means is disposed at the same position as the first restricting means, it becomes difficult to insert the panel side restricting portion into the gap, and the above-described effect can be enjoyed. Can be difficult.

  For the reasons described above, in the configuration in which the door body can be rotated, as shown in this feature, by adopting different types of restricting means on the rotating proximal end side and the rotating distal end side, the restricting function is suitable. Thus, it is possible to avoid the complexity of the opening operation of the door body due to the improvement, and further, it is possible to save the space and simplify the restricting means and the accompanying structure.

  In particular, in combination with the feature 7 (configuration having a partition portion), the second restricting means may be disposed on the opposite side of the first restricting means across the partition portion.

  Feature 9 The panel portion is mounted on the door frame so that relative displacement in the front-rear direction with respect to the door frame is allowed at least in a state where the change in the gap is restricted by the restriction means. 8. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 7, which is a feature.

  According to the feature 9, even when the relative position of the main body frame and the door frame in the front-rear direction changes due to the door frame floating from the main body frame, the front and rear of the panel portion and the door frame are accordingly changed. By changing the relative position in the direction, the gap between the panel portion and the door frame is maintained. As a result, it is possible to suppress variations in the position of the game board and the panel portion and changes in the gap due to variations in the position of the main body frame and the door frame, etc., and suitably maintain the positional relationship between the game board and the panel portion. be able to.

  Although the technical feature shown in this feature can be applied to the feature 8, in this case, this feature is described as “the panel portion has a change in the gap by at least the first restricting means and the second restricting means. In the regulated state, the panel portion and the door frame are mounted on the door frame such that relative displacement with the door frame in the juxtaposed direction is allowed. It is recommended to change to “the gaming machine described in“.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operating means (game ball launching handle 29) operated by a player, game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operating means, and the fired A ball path (guidance path 103) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area and game parts (nails 87, etc.) arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passing portion (general prize) among these game parts A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a game ball passes through the mouth 81 or the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as game machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 13 ... Inner frame as game machine body, 14 ... Front door as door body, 20 ... Frame body as door frame, 21 ... Window part, 22 ... Glass Unit installation part, 22a ... peripheral wall part as enclosure part, 30 ... glass unit as panel part, 31, 32 ... glass panel, 33 ... glass holder, 35 ... attachment part, 39 ... extension constituting second regulating means , 45 ... Screw, 45 a ... Head, 46 ... Coil spring, 57 ... Holding part, 70 ... Resin base as main body frame, 73 ... Game board housing part as game board installation part, 80 ... Game board, 100 ... Guidance Guide rail as means, 101 ... inner rail, 102 ... outer rail, 103 ... guide passage, 110 ... game ball launching mechanism as game ball launcher, 112 ... fire rail, 271 ... stopper, 400 ... second rail rail -450 ... Opposing part constituting the second restricting means, 500 ... Locking device, 550 ... Front door brim member, 556 ... Extension part as switching means, 700 ... Glass side engagement as panel side engaging part Member, 750... Game board side engagement portion, PE.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine body having a gaming board mounted on the body frame;
A door body rotatably supported by the gaming machine body, and covering the gaming machine body from the front of the gaming machine;
The main body frame is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the door body is supported and on the rotating front end side of the door body, and locks the door body in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body. A locking device that can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked unlocked state;
The game board and a guide part that guides a game ball to the game area are provided on the front surface of the game board, and the guide part rotates the door body more than the game area. An inner rail portion and an outer rail portion that are partitioned so as to be closer to the moving base end, and
A panel portion provided on the door body, opposed to the front surface of the game board across the game area, and formed so that the game area is visible;
It is arranged on the side where the locking device is provided, and is configured to be switchable between a restriction state for restricting the expansion of the gap between the game board and the panel part and a restriction release state for releasing the restriction. A regulation mechanism that becomes the regulation state by closing with respect to the gaming machine main body,
Based on switching to the unlocking state of the locking device, switching means for switching the restriction mechanism to the restriction release state,
A cover portion provided on the game board, and covering at least a portion of the outer rail portion that defines the guide portion from the side opposite to the guide portion;
The cover portion includes a wall portion facing the outer rail portion from the side opposite to the guide portion, and a game board side restricting portion extending from the wall portion to the front of the guide portion,
The panel portion has a door body side restricting portion that is inserted between the guide portion and the game board side restricting portion when the door body moves to a closed position,
In the state where the door body is arranged at the closed position, the expansion of the gap between the game board and the panel part is restricted by the door body side regulation part coming into contact with the game board side regulation part from the rear,
The switching means is configured to complete the switching of the restriction mechanism to the restriction release state while the locking device is maintained in the locked state when the door body is opened. ,
When the locking device is switched to the unlocked state and the door body moves to the open position, the door body side regulating portion is retracted from between the guide portion and the game board side regulating portion. To play.

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