JP6044275B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. Therefore, in order to make it easier to enter the winning hole, so-called “threaded balls” are often used for cheating. This "ball with thread" is a game ball with a thread such as a fishing line attached thereto. The ball with the thread is fired toward the game area, and by operating the thread from outside the pachinko machine, the game ball is guided to the winning opening to illegally obtain a prize ball or the like.

  In addition, since it is unnatural if the game ball does not move in the game area (game board surface), instead of the metal game ball, a synthetic resin ball that is difficult to see from the outside of the pachinko machine is used. “Threaded spheres” in which fishing lines and other threads are attached to resin balls are also used.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-34854, “Bullet Game Machine Ball Path Structure” has been proposed as a technique for suppressing an illegal winning act of illegally winning a game ball using a threaded ball. .

JP 2012-34854 A

  However, in the “ball passage structure of a bullet ball game machine” of Patent Document 1, when the yarn is loose, it is difficult to accurately catch the yarn. That is, there is a problem that when the yarn is loose, it is difficult to cut the yarn.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress an act of illegally winning by operating a game ball with a thread or the like.

The present invention is a gaming machine equipped with a gaming ball launching mechanism having a function of firing a game ball toward a gaming area of the gaming machine and cutting a thread of a ball with a thread, and is stored in a ball tray. A ball feed mechanism for supplying game balls one by one, an introduction port for introducing game balls from the ball tray into the ball feed mechanism, and a game ball supplied by the ball feed mechanism and launched by a launcher. comprising a firing rail directed towards the area, a disconnect member mounted near a guide path continuous from the inlet port, wherein the cutting member, the yarn of the yarn with spheres which are introduced from the inlet port And having a blade portion formed so as to cut the thread and a gap formed continuously from the blade portion so as to catch the thread when the yarn is not cut. Features.

In the invention of the above configuration, even when the threaded ball is loose, the thread can be cut or captured when the game ball is launched.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a perspective view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 1. FIG. The ball feeding mechanism is shown, (a) is a front view of the opening / closing part of the ball feeding mechanism, (b) is a rear view of the opening / closing part of the ball feeding mechanism. It is an enlarged front view which shows the opening-and-closing part of the ball | bowl feeding mechanism of the state in which the game ball | bowl B sent to the introductory port is dropped to a launch rail one ball at a time by a sending piece. The enlarged view of a cutting member is shown, (a) is a left view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a top view, (f) is a bottom view. FIG. The operation state of the game ball in an inlet is shown, (a) is an enlarged front view, (b) is an enlarged right side view. It is an expansion plane sectional view of the operation state of the game ball in an introduction mouth, (a) shows the upper part position of an introduction mouth, (b) shows the middle position of the introduction opening, and (c) shows the lower part position of an introduction opening. It is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread is cut by the cutting member in a state where the thread is drawn under the game ball, and (a) is a state where the game ball introduced from the introduction port is further sent to the delivery piece. (B) is a state in which the game ball is launched by the launching device. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread is cut by the cutting member in a state where the thread is drawn on the upper side of the game ball, and (a) shows the game ball introduced from the introduction port further sent to the delivery piece. (B) is a state in which the game ball is launched by the launching device. It is a perspective view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 2. FIG. It is a front view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 2. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the game ball | bowl launching mechanism of Example 2. FIG. The ball feeding mechanism and the pressure-sensitive detection unit are shown, in which (a) is a front view of the opening / closing part of the ball feeding mechanism, and (b) is a rear view of the opening / closing part of the ball feeding mechanism. It is an enlarged front view which shows the opening-and-closing part of the ball | bowl feeding mechanism of the state in which the game ball sent to the introductory port is dropped to a launch rail one ball at a time by a sending piece. A pressure sensitive detection part is shown, (a) is an enlarged side view, (b) is an enlarged front view. The state which used the contact for the pressure sensitive detection part is shown, (a) is an enlarged side view, (b) is an enlarged front view. It is a processing flow figure of thread detection using a pressure sensitive detection part. It is a front view which shows the modification of the contact of a pressure-sensitive detection part, (a) is the state where the recessed part curved, (b) is the state where it was bowl-shaped, (c) is the state where it was V-shaped sideways, d) is a state of a U-shaped sideways. It is an enlarged view which shows the induction | guidance | derivation wall of an inlet, and a pressure-sensitive detection part, (a) is a front view, (b) is a plane sectional view. In the state where the thread is drawn to the lower side of the game ball, this S is an enlarged view showing a state in which contact is detected by the detection unit (contact), and (a) shows the game ball introduced from the introduction port. (B) is a state in which a game ball is launched by a launching device. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a state in which contact is detected by a pressure-sensitive detection unit (contactor) in a state where a thread is drawn on the upper side of the game ball, and (a) is a game ball introduced from an introduction port Is a state where the ball is sent to the delivery piece, and (b) is a state where the game ball is launched by the launching device. The modification of a detection part is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a gaming machine main part 21 and an outer frame 11 of a pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention are fitted. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.
The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 21 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward.

<Overall configuration of gaming machine 10>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members 12 to 15 to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plate members 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

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

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

  2 and 3, the gaming machine main unit 21 includes a gaming machine base unit (main body frame or inner frame) 22, and a gaming machine front unit (front door) disposed in front of the gaming machine base unit 22. Or a front frame) 23 and a back pack unit 24 arranged behind the gaming machine base unit 22. A gaming machine base unit 22 of the gaming machine main portion 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. More specifically, the gaming machine base unit 22 is turnable (openable / closable) forward, with the left side as the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side as the rotation tip (opening / closing tip) side in front view. .

  The gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached to the back side of the gaming machine base unit 22 on the rotating tip side. The locking device 31 is provided with a long interlocking rod 32, and the interlocking rod 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 33 is locked to the receiving bracket 34 provided on the plate 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11 and is locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. Further, the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided with a cylinder lock 35 (see FIG. 1), and when the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction in the upward direction or the downward direction by operation of the cylinder lock 35, The locked state of the gaming machine base unit 22 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

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

Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23, and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
<Game machine base unit 22>
FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine base unit 22 is mainly configured by a resin base 41 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed at the center of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from behind. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four places in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a game ball launching mechanism 80 is attached below the window hole 51 in the resin base 41. The game ball launching mechanism 80 is composed of a launching device 8001 composed of, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid, a launching rail 8002, and a ball feed mechanism 8003. An output shaft of the launching device 8001 is input by inputting an electrical signal to the launching device 8001. The (plunger 8006) moves in the firing direction, and the ball feeding mechanism 8003 launches a game ball placed on the firing rail 8002 toward the game area (game board 61). An electrical signal is input to the launching device 8001 based on the operation of a game ball launching handle 84 (see FIG. 1 and the like) provided at the lower portion of the gaming machine front unit 23.

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

  As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming board 61 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing, and each opening has a general winning opening 62, a variable winning device 63, An upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, an out port 68, and the like are provided. Among these, the variable winning device 63, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, the variable display unit 67, and the out port 68 are provided side by side in the vertical direction at the center in the left-right direction of the game board 61, and can be variably displayed from above. The unit 67, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the out port 68 are arranged in this order. Further, in the lower part of the game board 61, four general winning ports 62 are provided, three on the left side and one on the right side. Incidentally, the left side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating distal end side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

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

  The game balls that have not entered the various winning openings are collected by an inner rail portion 77 to be described later, and are discharged from the game area through an out port 68 provided at the bottom of the inner rail portion 77. In addition, the game board 61 is provided with a large number of nails 69 for appropriately distributing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (acts) such as a windmill, an inner rail portion 77, and the like. An outer rail portion 78 is disposed.

The variable display unit 67 includes a symbol display device 71 attached to a substantially circular opening formed substantially above the center of the game board 61, and a center frame disposed around the symbol display device 71 at the periphery of the opening. 72.
The symbol display device 71 is a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and is controlled by the display control device 101 to be described later to variably display a symbol with a winning at one of the operation ports 64 and 65 as a trigger. . In the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen made up of other types such as CRT, dot matrix, and 7 segments.

  Further, a first specific lamp portion 73 and a second specific lamp portion 74 are provided on the upper portion of the center frame 72, and holding lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation ports 64 and 65 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 75. The number of hold is displayed by lighting up. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 66 is held up to four times. It has come to be.

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

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

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

  A substantially arc-shaped inner rail portion 77 and an outer rail portion 78 are attached to the peripheral portion of the game board 61, and the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78 constitute a guide rail. A game ball launched from the ball launching mechanism 80 is guided to the upper part of the game area. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a return rubber 79 is provided in the upper right portion of the window hole 51 of the resin base 41, and the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 79, and the center of the game area. It is designed to be bounced back. In this case, the return rubber 79 is formed so that the surface on which the game ball hits is inclined toward the center of the game area, so that the game ball is rebounded toward the center of the game area. ing.

A mechanism by which the gaming machine base unit 22 supports the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG.
Support metal fittings 42 and 43 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 41 of the gaming machine base unit 22. Since the gaming machine front unit 23 is supported by the support fittings 42 and 43, the gaming machine front unit 23 can be rotated forward with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22. Further, a plurality of insertion holes 45 are formed on the front side of the front surface of the resin base 41 so as to be inserted in the vertical direction in order to insert the metal fittings 44 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Is provided. In a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, the metal fitting 44 of the gaming machine front unit 23 enters the insertion hole 45, and the metal fitting 44 is connected to the above-described locking device 31 (see FIG. 3). ). As a result, the gaming machine front unit 23 is locked to the gaming machine base unit 22. This locked state is released by moving the interlocking rod 32 of the locking device 31 to the opposite side to the case where the gaming machine base unit 22 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11 by operating the cylinder lock 35. .

Next, the back configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The locking device 31 already described is provided on the rotation tip side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Further, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the variable display unit 67 (see FIG. 6) disposed at the center of the game board 61 has a synthetic resin frame cover 100 that covers the center frame 72 (see FIG. 6) from the rear. And the symbol display device 71 is attached to the frame cover 100 from the rear side, and the display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. ing. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are overlapped in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is the front and the display control device 101 is the rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 102 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 102 includes a sound lamp control device 103 and a mounting base 104, and the sound lamp control device 103 is mounted on the mounting base 104.

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

  A main controller unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main control unit 105 has a synthetic resin mounting base 106, and a main control apparatus 107 is mounted on the mounting base 106. The main control device 107 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. The first substrate box 108 made of the like is accommodated. As will be described later, the board box 108 is provided with a caulking member and a sealing seal as an opening trace means of the board box, and a caulking member as a leaving trace means of the main controller 107 with respect to the mounting base 106. It has been. Although referred to herein as a substrate box (first substrate box) 108, there are a plurality of substrate boxes 148 and 149 as will be described later, and they were used for the sake of convenience. There is no significance other than the order.

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

A mechanism by which the gaming machine base unit 22 supports the back pack unit 24 will be described.
Bearing fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 41. Three bearing fittings 111 to 113 are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction. The number of bearing fittings 111 to 113 is arbitrary, and may be two or may be four or more. As shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 24 is attached to the gaming machine base unit 22 so as to be pivotally supported with respect to the bearing fittings 111 to 113. The back pack unit 24 covers all of the variable display unit 67 and a part of the main controller unit 105 from the rear, and the variable display unit 67 and the main controller unit 105 are resin-based unless the back pack unit 24 is opened. 41 cannot be removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a fixing metal 115 for fixing the back pack unit 24 to the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. The fixing bracket 115 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position). As shown in FIG. 7, a fastening hole 116 is formed on the back surface of the resin base 41, and a later-described fastener 117 (FIG. 9) provided in the back pack unit 24 with respect to the fastening hole 116. The back pack unit 24 is also fixed to the gaming machine base unit 22 by fastening the reference).

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

In the gaming machine front unit 23, a first bulging portion 95 and a second bulging portion 96 that bulge to the near side are provided below and vertically below the window panel portion 91.
On the inner side of the first bulging portion 95, an upper plate 95a that opens upward is provided. The upper plate 95a temporarily stores the game balls paid out from the first payout port 231 and has a function of guiding the game balls to the game ball launching mechanism 80 on the downstream side (right side in the present embodiment) while aligning them in a row. It is.

  On the right side of the upper surface of the first bulge portion 95 (on the downstream side of the upper plate 95a), an upper plate ball removal switch 232 is disposed on the rear side, and a ball rental operation unit 233 is disposed on the front side. The upper dish ball removal switch 232 is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper dish 95a.

  The ball lending operation unit 233 is provided with a ball lending button 234 and a return button 235. The ball lending button 234 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and a lending ball is paid out as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The return button 235 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. A ball lending operation unit 233 including a ball lending button 234 and a return button 235 is also provided above the first bulging portion 95.

  Further, a push-type effect switch 236 that can be operated by the player is provided between the ball lending button 234 and the return button 235. The effect switch 236 incorporates a lamp (not shown) so that the lamp is turned on when the selection operation is valid, and the lamp is turned off when the selection operation is invalid. Yes. When the effect switch 236 is operated in a state where the lamp is lit, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 described later is changed.

  Similarly to the first bulging portion 95, a lower plate 96a that opens upward is also provided on the inner side of the second bulging portion 96 that is provided below the first bulging portion 95 so as to bulge to the near side. It has been. The lower tray 96a is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the second payout outlet 237. In the lower tray 96a, for example, when the game balls become surplus in the upper tray 95a, the lower tray ball removal switch 233 is operated, and the game balls stored in the upper tray 95a are sent from the second payout opening 237. It is supposed to be discharged.

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

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

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper plate passage that communicates with the upper plate 95a and a front door side lower plate passage that communicates with the lower plate 96a.

<Back pack unit 24>
The configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24.
The back pack unit 24 includes a first back pack unit 121 that constitutes an upper portion and a central portion of the back pack unit 24, and a first portion that is provided continuously with the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes a lower portion of the back pack unit 24. 2 back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower portion of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 are respectively provided with shaft fittings 123 and 139, and the shaft fittings 123 and 139 are individually attached to the gaming machine base unit 22. Are supported by bearing fittings 111 to 113 (see FIG. 7). Accordingly, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 can be individually rotated with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The power source and launch control device 147 includes a power source and launch control board housed in the third board box 149, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board, and further by the player Control of the launch of the game ball in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 84 is performed. The power supply and launch control device 147 is provided with a RAM erase switch 149a. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and retained. It is like that.

<Structure of game ball launch mechanism 80>
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the game ball launching mechanism 80 of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a front view showing the game ball launching mechanism 80 of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing the game ball launching mechanism 80 of the first embodiment.
The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes a launching device 8001 mainly composed of an electromagnetic solenoid, a launching rail 8002, and a ball feeding mechanism 8003. The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes a base plate 8004 as a base member fixed to the resin base 41 described above, a launching device 8001 attached to the base plate 8004, and a longitudinal direction of the launching device 8001 on the distal end side of the launching device 8001. A launch rail 8002 as a rail member having a substantially M-shaped cross section attached to a base plate 8004 so as to extend parallel to the direction, and a base for guiding and guiding the game balls one by one to the base end of the launch rail 8002 A ball feed mechanism 8003 attached to a plate 8004 and a positioning member 8005 attached to a base plate 8004 for supporting and positioning a game ball placed on the base end portion (right end portion in the figure) of the firing rail 8002 (See FIG. 13 and the like).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a substantially planar mounting portion 2201 for attaching the base plate 8004 is formed on the front side of the inner frame 22 (resin base 41). On the other hand, the base plate 8004 is formed of a metal material (for example, zinc alloy) in a substantially flat plate shape, and is disposed along the vertical direction at the mounting portion 2201.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base plate 8004 is disposed in a state in which the back side of the lower end thereof is in contact with the attachment portion 2201 at a position lower than the axial center position of the game ball launching handle 84. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which the lower end part became the height position substantially the same as an axial center position. Further, the right end portion of the base plate 8004 is disposed so as to be substantially at the same position as the right end portion of the game area (game board 61) with respect to the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 10.

  On the other hand, the left end portion of the base plate 8004 (the vicinity of the tip end portion of the launch rail 8002) is positioned at the center position (out port) in the left-right direction of the game area (game board 61) so as to match the position where the launch rail 8002 described later is disposed. 68 position). Further, the upper end portion of the base plate 8004 (the vicinity of the tip end portion of the firing rail 8002) is located near the lower end portion of the game board 61.

  The base plate 8004 is configured to be fixed to the front side of the inner frame 22 (resin base 41) by screws or the like as a plurality of fastening members. The base plate 8004 is formed with an insertion hole through which a screw is inserted at each fastening position. In this embodiment, as is clear from FIG. 5 and the like, at least one insertion hole position, that is, at least one fastening position by a screw or the like is at the lower part on the front side of the inner frame 22 facing the lower plate 96a, At least one of the fastening positions is located below the axial center position of the game ball launching handle 84 and below the assembly position of the launching device 8001.

<Structure of launch rail 8002>
The launch rail 8002 is for guiding the game ball to the game area (game board 61) immediately after being launched from the launch device 8001, and extends linearly so as to have a predetermined launch angle (launch angle). Yes. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 84 is first launched obliquely upward along the launch rail 8002, and then the balls of the guide rail (the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78) as described above. It is guided to a predetermined game area (game board 61) through the guide passage.

  When the game area (game board 61) in the pachinko machine 10 is greatly expanded as compared with the conventional one, for example, it is necessary to reduce the curvature of the guide rail, and a device for stabilizing the launch ball is required. At that time, the launch position of the game ball is lowered and the inclination angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 8002 is made somewhat larger than that of the existing one (that is, the launch rail 8002 is raised). The length is made longer than the existing one so as to ensure a sufficiently long ball guiding distance. Thereby, the game ball launched from the launching device 8001 can be guided to the guide rail (the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78) in a more stable state. In this case, in particular, the firing rail 8002 is formed so as to extend from the firing position by the launching device 8001 to a position beyond the center position in the left-right direction of the game area (the position of the out port 68).

<Structure of launcher 8001>
In this embodiment, as the launching device 8001, a single unit solenoid launching device in which a linear solenoid is accommodated in a case member 8001a is employed. That is, the firing device 8001 includes a plunger 8006 (shaft member) extending in parallel with the firing rail 8002. Of course, instead of the solenoid-type launcher 8001, a combination of a motor and launcher generally employed in the past may be used.

  A hitting portion 8007 for hitting a game ball is attached to the tip of the plunger 8006. In this embodiment, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer is used as a material constituting the hitting portion 8007. Such a launching device 8001 is repeatedly excited and de-energized every predetermined time, and thus the plunger 8006 is repeatedly raised and retracted. When the plunger 8006 protrudes, the game ball B positioned at a predetermined position is launched from the firing rail 8002. Note that the protruding speed of the plunger 8006 is appropriately adjusted based on the amount of operation of the game ball launching handle 84 (the stroke amount is substantially constant), thereby adjusting the launching speed of the game ball and hence the flying amount. .

  The launching device 8001 is fixed to a pair of boss bolts 8008 erected on the base plate 8004 by screws or nuts 8009 as fastening members. The launcher 8001 is formed with a fastened portion 8010 having a hole through which the screw / bolt 8008 is inserted so as to correspond to the boss / bolt 8008. In the present embodiment, the height (projecting) at which the firing device 8001 is attached to the base plate 8004 by adjusting the tightening degree of the nut 8009 as appropriate (adjusting the projecting amount of the bolt 8008) on the lower side of the firing device 8001. Amount), and in turn, the tip position of the plunger 8006, that is, the hitting point of the game ball can be adjusted. Further, the entire launching device 8001 is disposed inside the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 8004.

<Structure of positioning member 8005>
The positioning member 8005 is for supporting and positioning the game ball B placed on the base end portion of the firing rail 8002, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The positioning member 8005 has a screw hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and a screw hole is also formed at a predetermined position of the base plate 8004. And the positioning member 8005 is attached by screwing a screw in the state in which both screw holes are aligned.

  In this embodiment, the positioning member 8005 has a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front. The positioning member 8005 can be slightly changed in the distance between the side surface of the positioning member 8005 and the base end portion of the firing rail 8002 by loosening the fixing screw and rotating it appropriately and then screwing the screw. It has become. In other words, by adjusting the positioning member 8005, it is possible to finely adjust the support position of the game ball, and thus the stop position immediately before the game ball is fired. The positioning member 8005 is not limited to a substantially inverted trapezoidal rectangular parallelepiped shape when viewed from the front, and is not limited to this shape as long as it can finely adjust the launch direction of the game ball B.

<Structure of ball feed mechanism 8003>
14A and 14B show a ball feed mechanism 8003. FIG. 14A is a front view of the opening / closing portion 8012 of the ball feed mechanism 8003, and FIG. 14B is a rear view of the opening / closing portion 8012 of the ball feed mechanism 8003.
The ball feed mechanism 8003 is for guiding the game balls B guided from the upper plate 95a one by one to the base end (launch position) of the launch rail 8002, and covers the upper part of the launch device 8001. In this way, it is attached to the base plate 8004 via a resin base portion 8011 fixed to the base plate 8004 (see FIG. 13 and the like).

  The ball feed mechanism 8003 includes an opening / closing portion 8012 as a resin case member that is detachably attached to a substantially planar attachment portion formed on the front surface side of the pedestal portion 8011, and the game ball B is placed on the opening / closing portion 8012. The sending mechanism is housed and configured as a set. In this embodiment, the pedestal portion 8011 and the opening / closing portion 8012 are transparent or translucent members and are formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin. For this reason, the ball feeding mechanism accommodated inside can be visually recognized from the outside of the opening / closing part 8012. For this reason, even when some trouble occurs in the ball feeding mechanism 8003, the state can be recognized without removing the opening / closing part 8012.

  The opening / closing part 8012 is provided with a pair of upper and lower shaft parts 8013, and the pedestal part 8011 is provided with a pair of upper and lower bearing parts 8014 into which the shaft part 8013 is inserted, whereby the opening / closing part 8012 is provided with the pedestal part 8011. Is pivotally supported on one side (right side of the figure) so as to be opened and closed. Further, the shaft portion 8013 can be attached to and detached from the bearing portion 8014. That is, the opening / closing part 8012 can be attached to and detached from the base part 8011.

  Further, a locking claw 8015 that projects forward (on the pedestal portion 8011 side) is integrally formed on the opposite side of the opening / closing portion 8012 from the shaft portion 8013. A locking hole 8016 for receiving the locking claw 8015 is formed in the pedestal portion 8011. Normally, the opening / closing part 8012 is in a closed state with the pedestal part 8011, and the locking claw 8015 can be operated in this closed state. In other words, when the opening / closing part 8012 is closed, the locking claw 8015 is necessarily locked in the locking hole 8016, so that the closed state is maintained.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged front view showing the opening / closing part 8012 of the ball feeding mechanism 8003 in a state where the game balls B sent to the introduction port 8017 are dropped onto the firing rail 8002 one ball at a time by the sending piece 8019. Note that FIG. 15 and FIGS. 19 and 20 to be described later are enlarged views in which the opening / closing part 8012 is opened and show the state of the inside of the ball feeding mechanism 8003 as seen from the back side. Left and right and front and back are reversed.
As shown in FIG. 13 or the like, the opening and closing unit 8012 is at least partially along a section of the launch rail 8002 corresponding to (positions where the game ball B is stopped by the positioning member 8005) firing position of Yu skill sphere B It is assembled to be arranged. As a result, the opening / closing portion 8012 is assembled so as to face the base plate 8004 with the launch rail 8002 interposed therebetween at the launch position, and thus the spillage of the game ball B placed at the launch position from the launch rail 8002 is restricted. Thus, the game ball B can be maintained at a predetermined launch position. As a result, it is possible to regulate the spill-off of the game ball B without increasing the number of parts and to hit the hitting portion 8007 of the launching device 8001 more reliably against the game ball B. It is also possible to view the game ball B on the launch rail 8002 through the transparent (semi-transparent) open / close portion 8012 without removing the open / close portion 8012, and there are a plurality of game balls B on the launch rail 8002. It is possible to recognize problems such as being placed side by side.

  An opening 8017 for introducing the game ball B guided from the upper plate 95a is provided at the front of the opening / closing portion 8012. The game ball B is introduced downward from the introduction port 8017. Note that an electromagnet 8018 and a delivery piece 8019 for delivering the game balls B one by one are provided in the internal space of the opening / closing unit 8012. On the upper part (ceiling) of the opening / closing part 8012, positioning protrusions 8017a for restricting the introduction of the game ball B are formed in parallel with the entering direction.

  The delivery piece 8019 has a corner portion (a shaft support portion 8019a) at one end thereof rotatably supported with respect to the opening / closing portion 8012, and can accommodate only one game ball B on the side opposite to the shaft support portion 8019a. The holder portion 8019b is provided as a recess. A metal piece 8019c made of magnetic metal is attached to the upper side portion connecting the holder portion 8019b and the shaft support portion 8019a so as to face the electromagnet 8018.

  With this configuration, when the electromagnet 8018 is turned on, the metal piece 8019c of the delivery piece 8019 is attracted by the electromagnet 8018, and the delivery piece 8019 rotates upward. Thereby, the game ball B introduced from the introduction port 8017 is accommodated in the holder portion 8019b, and the downward flow of the game ball B is restricted. On the other hand, when the electromagnet 8018 is turned off, the delivery piece 8019 rotates downward due to gravity, and the game ball B accommodated in the holder portion 8019b flows downward, and the base end of the launch rail 8002 Guided to the department.

  When the electromagnet 8018 is turned off, the upper part of the delivery piece 8019 restricts the flow of the next game ball B to the holder portion 8019b. Accordingly, the on / off operation of the electromagnet 8018 is repeatedly executed, whereby the game balls B are guided one by one to the firing start position (predetermined position). The electromagnet 8018 is turned on / off and the launching device 8001 (solenoid) is excited / de-energized.

<Structure of cutting member 8021>
FIG. 16 shows an enlarged view of the cutting member 8021, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a rear view, (e) is a plan view, f) is a bottom view. FIG. 17 shows the operating state of the game ball B at the introduction port 8017, where (a) is an enlarged front view and (b) is an enlarged right side view. 18 is an enlarged plan sectional view of the operation state of the game ball B at the introduction port 8017. (a) is the upper position of the introduction port 8017, (b) is the middle position of the introduction port 8017, and (c) is the introduction port 8017. The lower position of is shown.
In the ball feeding mechanism 8003 according to the first embodiment, a cutting member 8021 is attached in the vicinity of a guide path 8017b that guides the game ball B from the introduction port 8017 of the opening / closing portion 8012 to the inside. The cutting member 8021 is a member that cuts the thread S attached to the game ball B. The cutting member 8021 is attached in the vicinity of the guide path 8017b continuous from the introduction port 8017 and in the vicinity of the position where the game ball B falls on the firing rail 8002.

  The cutting member 8021 according to the first embodiment includes a blade portion 8022 having a lateral V shape so that the yarn S can be easily captured. The cutting member 8021 of the first embodiment is not a normal linear cutting blade, but a lateral V-shaped blade portion 8022. The blade portion 8022 configured as described above can be easily cut by applying the yarn S, and the yarn S can easily enter the blade portion 8022. For example, if the thread S is loose, it may not be cut even if it hits the blade portion 8022. Therefore, when the game ball B is launched in the firing direction of the firing rail 8002 and the thread S is pulled at the same time, the laterally V-shaped blade portion 8022 makes it easy to catch the thread S. As a result, cutting is ensured.

  Further, the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021 has a horizontal V-shape, and a cut (gap 8023) is provided in the horizontal direction from the valley position, so that the upper side portion and the lower side portion of the blade portion 8022 are in the thickness direction. It is staggering. Thus, when the gap 8023 is formed continuously from the valley position of the V-shaped blade portion 8022, the thread S that is pulled simultaneously with the game ball B can be easily captured. Even if the thread S cannot be cut by the cutting member 8021, catching the thread S in the gap 8023 between the upper side portion and the lower side portion can contribute to fraud. The cutting member 8021 is further provided with a screw hole 8024 that is screwed to the opening / closing portion 9012. This is because the cutting member 8021 can be easily replaced.

  The game ball B falls at the position of the guide path 8017b led from the introduction port 8017 so that the thread S attached to the game ball B is always located at the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021, and on the firing rail 8002 It is not necessarily introduced at the launch position. For example, when the fishing line S is attached to the upper part of the game ball B and the game ball B falls on the firing rail 8002 as it is, the game ball B may be launched with the line S loosened. In this case, the fishing line S may not be cut even if it hits the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball B is guided from the introduction port 8017 to the guide path 8017b, dropped using the holder portion 8019b of the delivery piece 8019, and the distance of the length of the game ball B is moved to move the launch rail 8002. It introduces to the upper launch position. As the game ball B falls, the thread S is easily pulled and cut.

  Note that the shape of the blade portion 8022 is not limited to such a lateral V-shape as long as it has a structure in which the thread S pulled in the firing direction is hooked and cut. For example, it is also possible to use a saw-shaped cutting blade disposed sideways, or a single linear cutting blade provided with a retaining member for the thread S above it.

<Structure of the guide wall 8025 at the inlet 8017>
In the back of the introduction port 8017, a guide wall 8025 is disposed as shown in FIGS. The guide wall 8025 has a plane cross-sectional shape so that the introduced game ball B does not contact the cutting member 8021 above the cutting member 8021 of the introduction port 8017. It is a member formed so as to protrude greatly toward 8017b and to protrude smaller as it is separated from the cutting member 8021. The guide wall 8025 is arranged substantially in parallel above the cutting member 8021. Alternatively, it is preferable that the cutting member 8021 is disposed so as to protrude from the cutting member 8021 toward the guide path 8017b. In this embodiment, the introduction port 8017 is provided on the opening / closing portion 8012 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003, and the guide wall 8025 is also provided on the base portion 8011 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003.

  The guide wall 8025 was formed so as to protrude small as it was separated from the cutting member 8021. This is because the game ball B is dropped from the rear side of the introduction port 8017 using the holder portion 8019b of the delivery piece 8019 and smoothly introduced to the launch position on the launch rail 8002. In this way, the position of the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021 is disposed on the lower edge side of the guide path 8017b that guides the game ball B from the introduction port 8017 to the inside, and the spherical game ball B passes through the guide wall 8025. At this time, the game ball B does not come into contact with the blade portion 8022, so that the game ball B is not damaged and the blade portion 8022 is not blunted.

  Since the guide wall 8025 prevents the game ball B from coming into contact with the cutting member 8021, the thread S is hooked on the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021 from below the guide wall 8025. In particular, since the guide wall 8025 is provided on the pedestal portion 8011 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003, the guide wall 8025 is configured not to obstruct the operation of pulling the yarn S.

  The guide wall 8025 has a flat cross-sectional shape, and the cutting member 8021 portion attached to the lower edge side of the introduction port 8017 (guidance path 8017b) protrudes greatly, and the game ball B does not come into contact with the cutting member 8021. It is formed to be curved in plan view so that it can be smoothly introduced. Of course, it is also possible to make it a substantially triangular shape instead of a curved shape.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread S is pulled into the lower side of the game ball B and this thread S is cut by the cutting member 8021. FIG. 19A shows a game introduced from the introduction port 8017. A state in which the ball B is sent to the delivery piece 8019, (b) is a state in which the game ball B is launched by the launching device 8001. FIG. 20 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread S is drawn on the upper side of the game ball B and is cut by the thread S cutting member 8021. FIG. 20A shows the game ball B introduced from the introduction port 8017. Is sent to the delivery piece 8019, and (b) is a state where the game ball B is launched by the launching device 8001.
As shown in FIG. 19A, if the thread S attached to the game ball B is positioned below the game ball B at the introduction port 8017, the thread S is placed on the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021. Easy to pass near. In this state, if the game ball B introduced to the launch position on the launch rail 8002 is fired by the launch device 8001, the yarn S is introduced from the introduction port 8017 to the guide path 8017b even if the yarn S is loosened. Pulled to the lower edge. As shown in FIG. 19B, since the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021 is attached to this position, the thread S pulled in the firing direction side easily hits the blade portion 8022, and this The thread S can be cut.

  However, when the game ball B with a thread passes through the introduction port 8017, the position of the thread S attached to the game ball B is not the lower part of the game ball B, but as shown in FIG. There are times when it is located on the opposite side to the blade portion 8022 disposed on the upper part of the sphere B or on the lower edge side of the guide path 8017b. Even in such a state, the thread S moves along the lower edge of the inlet 8017 following the game ball B that has dropped. Even in this state, as shown in FIG. 20B, the game ball B falls to the launch position on the launch rail 8002, where it is fired by the launch device, and the game ball B is played in the game area (game board 61). ) Jump out. At the same time, since the yarn S also jumps out, the yarn S is pulled to the lower edge of the introduction port 8017 and pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail 8002. Therefore, the tensioned yarn S can easily be cut because it is easy to hit the corner portion of the inlet 8017, that is, the blade portion 8022 of the cutting member 8021 disposed on the firing direction side.

<Structure of game ball launch mechanism 80>
FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a game ball launching mechanism 80 of the second embodiment. FIG. 22 is a front view showing the game ball launching mechanism 80 of the second embodiment. FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view showing the game ball launching mechanism 80 of the second embodiment.
The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes a launching device 8001 mainly composed of an electromagnetic solenoid, a launching rail 8002, and a ball feeding mechanism 8003. The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes a base plate 8004 as a base member fixed to the resin base 41 described above, a launching device 8001 attached to the base plate 8004, and a longitudinal direction of the launching device 8001 on the distal end side of the launching device 8001. A launch rail 8002 as a rail member having a substantially M-shaped cross section attached to a base plate 8004 so as to extend parallel to the direction, and a base for guiding and guiding the game balls one by one to the base end of the launch rail 8002 A ball feed mechanism 8003 attached to a plate 8004 and a positioning member 8005 attached to a base plate 8004 for supporting and positioning a game ball placed on the base end portion (right end portion in the figure) of the firing rail 8002 (See FIG. 23 and the like).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a substantially planar mounting portion 2201 for attaching the base plate 8004 is formed on the front side of the inner frame 22 (resin base 41). On the other hand, the base plate 8004 is formed of a metal material (for example, zinc alloy) in a substantially flat plate shape, and is disposed along the vertical direction at the mounting portion 2201.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base plate 8004 is disposed in a state in which the back side of the lower end thereof is in contact with the attachment portion 2201 at a position lower than the axial center position of the game ball launching handle 84. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which the lower end part became the height position substantially the same as an axial center position. Further, the right end portion of the base plate 8004 is disposed so as to be substantially at the same position as the right end portion of the game area (game board 61) with respect to the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 10.

  On the other hand, the left end portion of the base plate 8004 (the vicinity of the tip end portion of the launch rail 8002) is positioned at the center position (out port) in the left-right direction of the game area (game board 61) so as to match the position where the launch rail 8002 described later is disposed. 68 position). Further, the upper end portion of the base plate 8004 (the vicinity of the tip end portion of the firing rail 8002) is located near the lower end portion of the game board 61.

  The base plate 8004 is configured to be fixed to the front side of the inner frame 22 (resin base 41) by screws or the like as a plurality of fastening members. The base plate 8004 is formed with an insertion hole through which a screw is inserted at each fastening position. In this embodiment, as is clear from FIG. 5 and the like, at least one insertion hole position, that is, at least one fastening position by a screw or the like is at the lower part on the front side of the inner frame 22 facing the lower plate 96a, At least one of the fastening positions is located below the axial center position of the game ball launching handle 84 and below the assembly position of the launching device 8001.

<Structure of launch rail 8002>
The launch rail 8002 is for guiding the game ball to the game area (game board 61) immediately after being launched from the launch device 8001, and extends linearly so as to have a predetermined launch angle (launch angle). Yes. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 84 is first launched obliquely upward along the launch rail 8002, and then the balls of the guide rail (the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78) as described above. It is guided to a predetermined game area (game board 61) through the guide passage.

  When the game area (game board 61) in the pachinko machine 10 is greatly expanded as compared with the conventional one, for example, it is necessary to reduce the curvature of the guide rail, and a device for stabilizing the launch ball is required. At that time, the launch position of the game ball is lowered and the inclination angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 8002 is made somewhat larger than that of the existing one (that is, the launch rail 8002 is raised). The length is made longer than the existing one so as to ensure a sufficiently long ball guiding distance. Thereby, the game ball launched from the launching device 8001 can be guided to the guide rail (the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78) in a more stable state. In this case, in particular, the firing rail 8002 is formed so as to extend from the firing position by the launching device 8001 to a position beyond the center position in the left-right direction of the game area (the position of the out port 68).

<Structure of launcher 8001>
In this embodiment, as the launching device 8001, a single unit solenoid launching device in which a linear solenoid is accommodated in a case member 8001a is employed. That is, the firing device 8001 includes a plunger 8006 (shaft member) extending in parallel with the firing rail 8002. Of course, instead of the solenoid-type launcher 8001, a combination of a motor and launcher generally employed in the past may be used.

  A hitting portion 8007 for hitting a game ball is attached to the tip of the plunger 8006. In this embodiment, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer is used as a material constituting the hitting portion 8007. Such a launching device 8001 is repeatedly excited and de-energized every predetermined time, and thus the plunger 8006 is repeatedly raised and retracted. When the plunger 8006 protrudes, the game ball B positioned at a predetermined position is launched from the firing rail 8002. Note that the protruding speed of the plunger 8006 is appropriately adjusted based on the amount of operation of the game ball launching handle 84 (the stroke amount is substantially constant), thereby adjusting the launching speed of the game ball and hence the flying amount. .

  The launching device 8001 is fixed to a pair of boss bolts 8008 erected on the base plate 8004 by screws or nuts 8009 as fastening members. The launcher 8001 is formed with a fastened portion 8010 having a hole through which the screw / bolt 8008 is inserted so as to correspond to the boss / bolt 8008. In the present embodiment, the height (projecting) at which the firing device 8001 is attached to the base plate 8004 by adjusting the tightening degree of the nut 8009 as appropriate (adjusting the projecting amount of the bolt 8008) on the lower side of the firing device 8001. Amount), and in turn, the tip position of the plunger 8006, that is, the hitting point of the game ball can be adjusted. Further, the entire launching device 8001 is disposed inside the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 8004.

<Structure of positioning member 8005>
The positioning member 8005 is for supporting and positioning the game ball B placed on the base end portion of the firing rail 8002, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The positioning member 8005 has a screw hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and a screw hole is also formed at a predetermined position of the base plate 8004. And the positioning member 8005 is attached by screwing a screw in the state in which both screw holes are aligned.

  In this embodiment, the positioning member 8005 has a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front. The positioning member 8005 is loosened and rotated appropriately, and then screwed in, so that the distance between the side surface of the positioning member 8005 and the base end of the firing rail 8002 can be changed slightly. It has become. In other words, by adjusting the positioning member 8005, it is possible to finely adjust the support position of the game ball, and thus the stop position immediately before the game ball is fired. The positioning member 8005 is not limited to a substantially inverted trapezoidal rectangular parallelepiped shape when viewed from the front, and is not limited to this shape as long as it can finely adjust the launch direction of the game ball B.

<Structure of ball feed mechanism 8003>
24A and 24B show the ball feeding mechanism 8003 and the detection unit 8031. FIG. 24A is a front view of the opening / closing portion 8012 of the ball feeding mechanism 8003, and FIG. 24B is a rear view of the opening / closing portion 8012 of the ball feeding mechanism 8003.
The ball feed mechanism 8003 is for guiding the game balls B guided from the upper plate 95a one by one to the base end (launch position) of the launch rail 8002, and covers the upper part of the launch device 8001. In this manner, the base plate 8004 is attached to the base plate 8004 via a resin base portion 8011 fixed to the base plate 8004 (see FIG. 23 and the like).

  The ball feed mechanism 8003 includes an opening / closing portion 8012 as a resin case member that is detachably attached to a substantially planar attachment portion formed on the front surface side of the pedestal portion 8011, and the game ball B is placed on the opening / closing portion 8012. The sending mechanism is housed and configured as a set. In this embodiment, the pedestal portion 8011 and the opening / closing portion 8012 are transparent or translucent members and are formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin. For this reason, the ball feeding mechanism accommodated inside can be visually recognized from the outside of the opening / closing part 8012. For this reason, even when some trouble occurs in the ball feeding mechanism 8003, the state can be recognized without removing the opening / closing part 8012.

  The opening / closing part 8012 is provided with a pair of upper and lower shaft parts 8013, and the pedestal part 8011 is provided with a pair of upper and lower bearing parts 8014 into which the shaft part 8013 is inserted, whereby the opening / closing part 8012 is provided with the pedestal part 8011. Is pivotally supported on one side (right side of the figure) so as to be opened and closed. Further, the shaft portion 8013 can be attached to and detached from the bearing portion 8014. That is, the opening / closing part 8012 can be attached to and detached from the base part 8011.

Further, a locking claw 8015 that projects forward (on the pedestal portion 8011 side) is integrally formed on the opposite side of the opening / closing portion 8012 from the shaft portion 8013. A locking hole 8016 for receiving the locking claw 8015 is formed in the pedestal portion 8011. Normally , the opening / closing part 8012 is in a closed state with the pedestal part 8011, and the locking claw 8015 can be operated in this closed state. In other words, when the opening / closing part 8012 is closed, the locking claw 8015 is necessarily locked in the locking hole 8016, so that the closed state is maintained.

FIG. 25 is an enlarged front view showing the opening / closing portion 8012 of the ball feeding mechanism 8003 in a state where the game balls B sent to the introduction port 8017 are dropped onto the firing rail 8002 one by one by the sending piece 8019. Note that FIG. 25 and FIGS. 31 and 32, which will be described later, are enlarged views in which the opening / closing portion 8012 is opened, and show the state of the inside of the ball feeding mechanism 8003 as viewed from the back side. Left and right and front and back are reversed.
As shown in FIG. 23 and the like, the opening / closing part 8012 is arranged along one section of the launch rail 8002 corresponding at least partially to the launch position of the game ball B (position where the game ball B is stopped by the positioning member 8005). It is assembled to be installed. As a result, the opening / closing portion 8012 is assembled so as to face the base plate 8004 with the launch rail 8002 interposed therebetween at the launch position, and thus the spillage of the game ball B placed at the launch position from the launch rail 8002 is restricted. Thus, the game ball B can be maintained at a predetermined launch position. As a result, it is possible to regulate the spill-off of the game ball B without increasing the number of parts and to hit the hitting portion 8007 of the launching device 8001 more reliably against the game ball B. It is also possible to view the game ball B on the launch rail 8002 through the transparent (semi-transparent) open / close portion 8012 without removing the open / close portion 8012, and there are a plurality of game balls B on the launch rail 8002. It is possible to recognize problems such as being placed side by side.

  An opening 8017 for introducing the game ball B guided from the upper plate 95a is provided at the front of the opening / closing portion 8012. The game ball B is introduced downward from the introduction port 8017. Note that an electromagnet 8018 and a delivery piece 8019 for delivering the game balls B one by one are provided in the internal space of the opening / closing unit 8012. On the upper part (ceiling) of the opening / closing part 8012, positioning protrusions 8017a for restricting the introduction of the game ball B are formed in parallel with the entering direction.

  The delivery piece 8019 has a corner portion (a shaft support portion 8019a) at one end thereof rotatably supported with respect to the opening / closing portion 8012, and can accommodate only one game ball B on the side opposite to the shaft support portion 8019a. The holder portion 8019b is provided as a recess. A metal piece 8019c made of magnetic metal is attached to the upper side portion connecting the holder portion 8019b and the shaft support portion 8019a so as to face the electromagnet 8018.

  With this configuration, when the electromagnet 8018 is turned on, the metal piece 8019c of the delivery piece 8019 is attracted by the electromagnet 8018, and the delivery piece 8019 rotates upward. Thereby, the game ball B introduced from the introduction port 8017 is accommodated in the holder portion 8019b, and the downward flow of the game ball B is restricted. On the other hand, when the electromagnet 8018 is turned off, the delivery piece 8019 rotates downward due to gravity, and the game ball B accommodated in the holder portion 8019b flows downward, and the base end of the launch rail 8002 Guided to the department.

  When the electromagnet 8018 is turned off, the upper part of the delivery piece 8019 restricts the flow of the next game ball B to the holder portion 8019b. Accordingly, the on / off operation of the electromagnet 8018 is repeatedly executed, whereby the game balls B are guided one by one to the firing start position (predetermined position). The electromagnet 8018 is turned on / off and the launching device 8001 (solenoid) is excited / de-energized.

<Structure of the detection unit 8031>
FIG. 26 shows the detection unit 8031, (a) is an enlarged side view, and (b) is an enlarged front view.
In the ball feeding mechanism 8003 of the second embodiment, a detection unit 8031 is attached in the vicinity of a guide path 8017b that guides the game ball B from the introduction port 8017 of the opening / closing unit 8012 to the inside. The detection unit 8031 is a detector that detects the contact of the thread S attached to the game ball B. This detection unit 8031 is a guide path 8017b continuous from the introduction port 8017 so that the contact of the thread S can be easily detected, and is attached in the vicinity of the position where the game ball B is dropped onto the firing rail 8002.

  The detector 8031 is preferably a detector that can detect a weak contact pressure such as the contact of the yarn S, and for example, a pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a can be used. This pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a also has a characteristic that it can be attached to a narrow place such as a guide path 8017b continuous from the introduction port 8017. Further, pressure-sensitive conductive rubber can be used instead of the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a. This pressure-sensitive conductive rubber also has a characteristic that it can be attached to a narrow portion called the inlet 8017 (guidance path 8017b). The detection unit 8031 is further provided with a screw hole 8034 that is screwed to the opening / closing unit 8012. This is because the detection unit 8031 can be easily replaced.

<Structure Using Contact 8032 for Detection Unit 8031>
FIGS. 27A and 27B show a state in which the contact 8032 is used for the detection unit 8031. FIG. 27A is an enlarged side view, and FIG. 27B is an enlarged front view.
The detection unit 8031 of the second embodiment preferably attaches a plate-shaped contact 8032 to the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a so that the yarn S can be easily captured and detected. By attaching a plate-shaped contact 8032 made of metal or synthetic resin to the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a on the base 8033 constituting the detection unit 8031, the thread S comes into contact with the contact 8032 so that it has high sensitivity. Can be detected. The pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a uses an elastomer which is a viscoelastic body, and is detected by a difference in output voltage caused by contact or separation between conductive particles. Since the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a is largely distorted by the plate-shaped contact 8032, the contact of the yarn S can be detected with high sensitivity.

  The detection unit 8031 incorporated in the ball feeding mechanism 8003 can detect the contact of the yarn S introduced together with the game ball B when the game ball B is launched. If the yarn S is loose, the contact may not be detected even if it contacts the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contact 8032) of the detection unit 8031. Therefore, when the game ball B is pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail 8002, and the yarn S is also pulled at the same time, the yarn S that is in a certain tension state is strongly against the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contactor 8032). If hit, the contact can be easily detected.

  Even if the game ball B guided from the introduction port 8017 falls at the position of the guide path 8017b and is introduced to the launch position on the launch rail 8002, the thread S attached to the game ball B constitutes the detection unit 8031. It does not necessarily hit the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contactor 8032). For example, when the fishing line S is attached to the upper part of the game ball B and the game ball B falls on the firing rail 8002 as it is, the line S may be released in a loose state. In this case, contact may not be detected even when the fishing line S is applied to the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contact 8032) of the detection unit 8031. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball B is guided from the introduction port 8017 to the guide path 8017b, dropped using the holder portion 8019b of the delivery piece 8019, and the distance of the length of the game ball B is moved to move the launch rail 8002. It introduces to the upper launch position. As the game ball B falls, the thread S is pulled. Therefore, the tensioned thread S easily hits the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contactor 8032) of the detection unit 8031, so that the contact can be easily detected.

<Thread detection process>
FIG. 28 is a process flow diagram of yarn detection using the detection unit 8031.
In the yarn detection process, as shown in FIG. 28, the main control board first determines whether or not the detection unit 8031 is in contact with the yarn S (S01). If it is not in a contact state (“NO” in S01), the yarn detection process is terminated.
If it is in the contact state (“YES” in S01), then the detection unit 8031 determines whether or not the contact state continues for a predetermined time or more (S02). If it is not in a contact state for a predetermined time or longer (“NO” in S02), the yarn detection process ends.
If the contact state continues for a predetermined time or longer (“YES” in S02), it is determined that the ball with thread has been launched into the game area (game board 61), and a predetermined error process is performed (S03). Here, for a predetermined time, when the game is played normally, the instantaneous contact state in which dust contacts the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a (contactor 8032) of the detection unit 8031 is eliminated, and malfunction is eliminated. Set to time.

<Error handling>
In the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, as an error process (S03) by the main control board, a lamp or the like provided in the pachinko machine 10 or an external device such as a data counter installed above the pachinko machine 10 in the pachinko hall is turned on and blinked. Or a warning sound from the speaker 94 or an error message on the display unit to notify the employee in the hall that an illegal act by the ball with thread has been detected.

  Further, the main control board transmits a fraud detection signal notifying the detection unit 8031 that fraud due to a ball with a thread has been detected to the host computer, so that the manager of the hall detects that the fraud has been detected. To inform.

  Further, the main control board can be controlled so as to invalidate the signal input at the winning opening, for example, after that, instead of the above process or together with the above process. .

<Modification of Contact 8032 of Detection Unit 8031>
FIG. 29 is a front view showing a modified example of the contact 8032 of the detection unit 8031. (a) is a state where the concave portion 8035 is curved, (b) is a bowl shape, and (c) is a V-shaped sideways. (D) is a horizontally-oriented U-shaped state.
If the shape of the contactor 8032 is a shape that can be easily contacted by hooking the thread S that is pulled in the firing direction side, a single linear pressure-sensitive detection unit 8031 as described above is disposed, or pressure-sensitive conductive It is not limited to the form arrange | positioned in the state which inclined the contact 8032 attached to the property elastomer 8031a. Various shapes of contacts 8032 can be used as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 29A, when the contact 8032 has a curved shape with the concave portion 8035 with which the thread S contacts, the loose thread S can be easily pulled when it is pulled by the launched game ball B. Can be caught. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 29 (b), the pulled thread S can be easily captured by making the contactor 8032 into a hook-shaped recess 8035.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 29 (c), by making the contactor 8032 into a laterally V-shaped concave portion 8035, it is possible to easily catch the thread S from which the game ball B is launched and pulled simultaneously. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 29 (d), by making the contactor 8032 into a U-shaped sideways, it is possible to easily catch the thread S from which the game ball B is launched and pulled simultaneously.

<Structure of the guide wall 8025 at the inlet 8017>
FIG. 30 is an enlarged view showing the guide wall 8025 and the detection unit 8031 of the introduction port 8017, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a plan sectional view.
A guide wall 8025 is disposed in the back of the introduction port 8017. The guide wall 8025 has a cross-sectional shape that is a detection unit above the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032) of the introduction port 8017 so that the introduced game ball B does not contact the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). This is a member formed so that the portion 8031 (contactor 8032) protrudes greatly toward the introduction port 8017 and the guide path 8017b and protrudes smaller as the distance from the detection unit 8031 (contactor 8032) increases. The guide wall 8025 is arranged substantially in parallel above the detection unit 8031 (contactor 8032). Alternatively, it is preferable that the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032) is disposed so as to protrude from the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032) toward the guide path 8017b. In this embodiment, the introduction port 8017 is provided on the opening / closing portion 8012 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003, and the guide wall 8025 is also provided on the base portion 8011 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003.

  The guide wall 8025 is formed so as to protrude smaller as it is separated from the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). This is because the game ball B is dropped from the guide path 8017b continuous from the introduction port 8017 using the holder portion 8019b of the delivery piece 8019 and smoothly introduced to the launch position on the launch rail 8002. As described above, the position of the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a or the contact 8032 of the detection unit 8031 is disposed on the lower edge side of the guide path 8017b that guides the game ball B from the introduction port 8017, and the guide wall 8025 When the spherical game ball B passes, the game ball B does not come into contact with the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a or the contact 8032, so that malfunction due to the game ball B does not occur.

  Since the guide wall 8025 prevents the game ball B from coming into contact with the detection unit 8031 (contactor 8032), the thread S is located under the guide wall 8025 from the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a or the contactor 8032 of the detection unit 8031. It hits. In particular, since the guide wall 8025 is provided on the pedestal portion 8011 side of the ball feeding mechanism 8003, it does not interfere with the operation of pulling the yarn S.

  The guide wall 8025 has a flat cross-sectional shape, and a portion of the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032) attached to the lower edge side of the introduction port 8017 protrudes greatly. The game ball B is formed so as to be bent in plan view so that the game ball B can be smoothly introduced. Of course, it is also possible to make it a substantially triangular shape instead of a substantially curved shape.

FIG. 31 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread S is pulled into the lower side of the game ball B and the contact of the thread S is detected by the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). A state in which the game ball B introduced from the mouth 8017 is sent to the sending piece 8019, and (b) is a state in which the game ball B is launched by the launching device 8001. FIG. 32 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the thread S is pulled into the upper side of the game ball B, and the contact of the thread S is detected by the pressure-sensitive detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). A state in which the game ball B introduced from the introduction port 8017 is sent to the delivery piece 8019, and (b) is a state in which the game ball B is launched by the launching device 8001.
As shown in FIG. 31A, if the thread S attached to the game ball B is positioned below the game ball B at the introduction port 8017, the thread S is detected by the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). It is easy to pass a position close to. In this state, if the game ball B introduced to the launch position on the launch rail 8002 is fired by the launch device 8001, the yarn S is introduced from the introduction port 8017 to the guide path 8017b even if the yarn S is loosened. It is pulled to the lower edge side and pulled as it is on the lower edge side of the guide path 8017b. As shown in FIG. 31 (b), since the detection unit 8031 (contact 8032) is attached at this position, the yarn S pulled in the firing direction side is detected by the pressure-sensitive detection unit 8031 (contact 8032). ) And the contact of the yarn S can be easily detected.

  However, when the game ball B with a thread passes through the introduction port 8017, the position of the thread S attached to the game ball B is not the lower part of the game ball B, but as shown in FIG. There is a case where it is located on the opposite side of the detection unit 8031 (contactor 8032) disposed on the upper part of the sphere B or on the lower edge side of the guide path 8017b. Even in such a state, the thread S moves along the lower edge of the inlet 8017 following the game ball B that has dropped. Even in this state, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), the game ball B falls to the launch position on the launch rail 8002, where it is fired by the launcher, and the game ball B is played in the game area (game board 61). ) Jump out. At the same time, since the yarn S also jumps out, the yarn S is pulled to the lower edge of the introduction port 8017 and pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail 8002. Therefore, the tensioned thread S is likely to strongly hit the corner of the introduction port 8017, that is, the pressure-sensitive detection unit 8031 (contactor 8032) disposed on the firing direction side, so that the contact can be easily detected. it can.

<Modification of Detection Unit 8031>
FIG. 33 shows a modification of the detection unit 8031, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
The detection unit 8031 is not limited to the pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer 8031a or the pressure-sensitive conductive rubber described above. As long as it is a detector that can detect the contact of the thread S pulled by the game ball B, a detector having another structure can be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 33, the detection unit 8031 movably attaches a movable element 8037 to a base 8036 constituting the detection unit 8031, and outputs a signal when the movable element 8037 vibrates due to contact with the thread S. It comprises a vibration detector 8038 that emits. Even the detection unit 8031 including the vibration detector 8038 can easily detect the thread S attached to the game ball B.

  Furthermore, the detection unit 8031 is not limited to the configuration for detecting the contact of the yarn S. For example, it is also possible to use a photodetector that detects the passage of the thread S pulled by the game ball B by light (not shown). As the photodetector, a transmissive photosensor that detects whether or not the transmitted light is blocked is used. This is a transmission type photosensor having a structure in which both elements face each other so that light from the light emitting element strikes the light receiving element at a position where the game ball B does not pass. The thread S pulled by the game ball B is configured so that the light receiving element outputs when the light of the light emitting element is blocked, and the thread S attached to the game ball B can be easily detected.

Alternatively, the detection unit 8031 includes a base, a mover that is swingably attached to the base, and a photodetector that detects light when the mover is moved by the thread S pulled by the game ball B. It is also possible to use a detector with a structure (not shown).
In addition to these, any detector that can detect the presence of the thread S pulled by the game ball B can be used as the detection unit 8031 of the present invention.

In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.
In the said embodiment, although this invention was applied with respect to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display apparatus, you may apply to the pachinko machine of another type. For example, a pachinko machine equipped with a prize winning device provided with a game ball rolling part or an advantageous opening, a pachinko machine equipped with other bonuses, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, etc. The invention can be applied. Further, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a single saucer instead of being provided with an upper pan and a lower pan.

<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 easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Game machine A
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. Therefore, in order to make it easier to enter the winning hole, so-called “threaded balls” are often used for cheating. This "ball with thread" is a game ball with a thread such as a fishing line attached thereto. The ball with the thread is fired toward the game area, and by operating the thread from outside the pachinko machine, the game ball is guided to the winning opening to illegally obtain a prize ball or the like.

  It is unnatural if the game ball does not move in the game area (game board surface), so instead of a metal game ball, a “spinning” made of a transparent synthetic resin ball that is difficult to see from the outside of the pachinko machine is used. There is also a “attached ball”, and a synthetic resin ball attached with a fishing line is used.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-34854, “Ball passage structure of a ball game machine” has been proposed as a technique for suppressing an illegal winning act of illegally winning a game ball using a threaded ball. .

JP 2012-34854 A

  However, in the “ball passage structure of a ball game machine” of Patent Document 3, when the yarn is loose, it is difficult to accurately catch the yarn. That is, there is a problem that when the yarn is loose, it is difficult to cut the yarn.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress an act of illegally winning by operating a game ball with a thread or the like.

The gaming machine A1 is a gaming machine equipped with a gaming ball launching mechanism that has a function of launching a gaming ball toward a gaming area of the gaming machine and cutting a thread of a threaded ball,
A ball feed mechanism for supplying game balls stored in a ball tray one by one;
An introduction port for introducing a game ball from the ball tray into the ball feeding mechanism;
A launch rail for guiding a game ball supplied by the ball feed mechanism and launched by a launcher toward the game area;
A cutting member having a blade portion attached in the vicinity of a guide path continuous from the introduction port,
When the game ball that has fallen from the guide path through the introduction port is fired from the launch position of the launch rail, the game ball is opposed to the launch direction so as to cut the thread pulled by the game ball that pops out. A gaming machine, wherein the cutting member is attached with the blade portion facing.

  In the gaming machine A1, a game ball with a thread passes through a guide path from an introduction port, and the game ball falls to a launch position on a launch rail, where it is launched by a launcher, and the game ball is a game area (game board). At the same time as the yarn jumps out, the pulled yarn is pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail while hitting the lower edge of the introduction port (guidance path). Since the blade portion of the cutting member is arranged on the lower edge side of the introduction port (guidance path), the yarn pulled in the firing direction side easily hits the blade portion of the cutting member and can be easily cut. . That is, even if the thread is loose, the thread can be cut when the game ball is fired.

The gaming machine A2 is a gaming machine according to the gaming machine A1, wherein a blade portion of the cutting member is attached to a lower edge side in the vicinity of a guide path continuous from the introduction port.
In the gaming machine A2, when the game ball passes through the guide path from the introduction port, the thread attached to the game ball is not the lower part of the game ball, but the upper side of the game ball or the blade part of the cutting member Even when the ball is located on the launch rail, the yarn pulled by the game ball that has fallen on the launch rail moves from the inlet to the lower edge position of the taxiway, and at the same time the game ball jumps out to the game area (game board) by the launch device. In order to jump out, the thread is pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail, and the tensioned thread is easily cut by the blade portion of the cutting member.

In the gaming machine A3, the cutting member side protrudes greatly on the side of the cutting member so that the introduced game ball does not contact the cutting member on the guide path continuous from the introduction port and above the cutting member. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A1 or A2, characterized in that a guide wall formed so as to protrude small as it is separated from the gaming machine is arranged in parallel with the cutting member.
In the gaming machine A3, the game ball can be smoothly introduced to the launch position on the launch rail by the guide wall. When the spherical game ball B passes through a guide path continuous from the introduction port, the game ball does not contact the blade portion by the guide wall, so that the game ball is not damaged and the blade portion is not blunted.

The gaming machine A4 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, A2 or A3, characterized in that the cutting member has a blade portion that is in a horizontal V shape so that the thread can be easily caught.
In the gaming machine A4, not only can it be easily cut by hitting the thread, but the thread has a function that makes it difficult for the thread to come off the blade portion. When the thread attached to the game ball is pulled toward the firing direction side of the firing rail as the game ball is fired, this lateral S-shaped blade portion makes it easier to catch the thread S. As a result, cutting is ensured.

In the gaming machine A5, the cutting member has a V-shaped blade portion that is laterally wide, and a gap is formed in a lateral direction from a valley position of the blade portion, and is shifted in a thickness direction of the blade portion. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A4.
In the gaming machine A5, the thread that is pulled simultaneously with the game ball can be easily captured. Even if the cutting member cannot cut the yarn S, it is possible to contribute to fraudulent discovery by catching in the gap.

  Incidentally, any one of the features A1 to A5 or a combination thereof may be applied to the features A1 to A5.

Game machine B
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. Therefore, in order to make it easier to enter the winning hole, so-called “threaded balls” are often used for cheating. This "ball with thread" is a game ball with a thread such as a fishing line attached thereto. The ball with the thread is fired toward the game area, and by operating the thread from outside the pachinko machine, the game ball is guided to the winning opening to illegally obtain a prize ball or the like.

  In addition, since it is unnatural if the game ball does not move on the game board surface, instead of a metal game ball, a `` ball with thread '' using a transparent synthetic resin ball that is difficult to see from the outside of the pachinko machine is also available There is also used a synthetic resin ball with a fishing line attached.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-70782, “Pachinko gaming machine” has been proposed as a technique for suppressing an illegal winning act of illegally winning a game ball using a ball with a thread.

JP 2012-70782 A

  However, the “pachinko gaming machine” disclosed in Patent Document 3 has a problem that when a thread attached to a game ball is loose, it is difficult to accurately capture the thread by a fraud detection unit that is activated by a load. Was.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing an illegal act of operating a game ball with a thread or the like to illegally win the game ball.

The gaming machine B1 is a gaming machine equipped with a gaming ball launching mechanism that has a function of detecting a thread of a threaded ball while firing a gaming ball toward the gaming area of the gaming machine,
A ball feed mechanism for supplying game balls stored in a ball tray one by one;
An introduction port for introducing a game ball from the ball tray into the ball feeding mechanism;
A launch rail for guiding a game ball supplied by the ball feed mechanism and launched by a launcher toward the game area;
A detection unit for detecting a thread of a threaded sphere attached in the vicinity of a continuous guideway from the introduction port,
A game characterized in that, when a game ball that has fallen from a guideway through the introduction port is launched from the launch position of the launch rail, the detection unit is attached to a thread that is pulled by the game ball that pops out. Machine.

  In the gaming machine B1, a game ball with a thread passes through a guide path from an introduction port, and the game ball falls to a launch position on a launch rail, where it is launched by a launcher, and the game ball is a game area (game board). At the same time as the yarn jumps out, the pulled yarn is pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail while hitting the lower edge of the introduction port (guidance path). The yarn pulled in the firing direction side easily hits a detection unit provided in the vicinity of the guide path continuous from the introduction port, and the contact of the yarn can be easily detected. That is, even if the thread is loose, the detection unit can detect the thread when the game ball is fired.

The gaming machine B2 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, characterized in that the detection unit is attached to the lower edge side in the vicinity of the guide path continuous from the introduction port.
In the gaming machine B2, when the game ball passes through the guide path from the introduction port, the thread attached to the game ball is positioned not on the lower side of the game ball but on the upper side of the game ball or on the side opposite to the detection unit. Sometimes, the thread pulled by the game ball that has fallen on the launch rail moves at the lower edge position of the guideway from the introduction port, and the launch ball causes the game ball to jump out to the game area (game board) at the same time. The yarn is strongly pulled toward the firing direction of the firing rail, and the tensioned yarn comes into contact with the detection unit and is easily detected.

The gaming machine B3 has a planar cross-sectional shape that protrudes greatly on the detection unit side so that the introduced game ball does not contact the detection unit on the guide path continuous from the introduction port and above the detection unit. A gaming machine of the gaming machine B1 or B2, characterized in that a guide wall formed so as to protrude small as it is separated from the gaming machine is arranged in parallel with the detection unit.
In the gaming machine B3, the game ball can be smoothly introduced to the launch position on the launch rail by the guide wall. When the spherical game ball B passes through the guide path continuous from the introduction port, the game ball does not contact the detection unit by the guide wall, so that the game ball is not damaged and the detection unit does not break down.

The gaming machine B4 is a pressure-sensitive detector that detects contact of the yarn such as a pressure-sensitive conductive elastomer or pressure-sensitive conductive rubber. The gaming machine B1, B2, or B3 Game machines.
The gaming machine B4 can detect a slight contact pressure such as a thread contact. This detection part can be attached to a narrow place called a guide path that continues from the introduction port.

The gaming machine B5 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B4, wherein a contact is attached to the detection unit.
In the gaming machine B5, it is possible to detect with high sensitivity that the thread is in contact with the contact.

In the gaming machine B6, the detection unit includes a base, a mover that is swingably attached to the base, and a vibration detector that emits a signal when the mover vibrates with a thread pulled by a game ball. A gaming machine B1, B2 or B3 characterized by the above.
The gaming machine B7 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, B2, or B3, wherein the detection unit is a light detector that detects the passage of a thread pulled by the gaming ball by light.
In the gaming machine B8, the detection unit includes a base, a mover that is swingably attached to the base, and a light detector that detects light when the mover is moved by a thread pulled by a game ball. A gaming machine B1, B2 or B3 characterized by that.

  Incidentally, any one of the features B1 to B8 or a combination thereof may be applied to the features B1 to B8.

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

  Pachinko machine: An operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a game ball launching means (solenoid of a game ball launching mechanism) that launches a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired The game ball includes a ball path that guides the game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game part (such as a nail) disposed in the game area. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when it passes.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A5, and B1 to B8, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A5, and B1 to B8, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A5, and B1 to B8, the gaming machine is a gaming machine that is a fusion of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be mainly used for pachinko machine gaming machines, but various gaming machines other than pachinko machines can be used as long as the gaming machine has a board case (board box) that accommodates the board of the gaming machine. It can be used for various gaming machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine as gaming machine 80 Game ball launch mechanism 8001 Launch device 8002 Launch rail 8003 Ball feed mechanism 8011 Base part 8012 Opening / closing part 8017 Introducing port 8017b Guide path 8021 Cutting member 8022 Blade part 8023 Gap 8025 Guide wall B Game ball S Yarn

Claims (5)

A gaming machine having a gaming ball launching mechanism that has a function of firing a game ball toward a gaming area of the gaming machine and cutting a thread of a threaded ball,
A ball feed mechanism for supplying game balls stored in a ball tray one by one;
An introduction port for introducing a game ball from the ball tray into the ball feeding mechanism;
A launch rail for guiding a game ball supplied by the ball feed mechanism and launched by a launcher toward the game area;
And a disconnect member mounted near a guide path continuous from the inlet port,
The cutting member is
A blade portion formed so as to catch and cut the threaded ball introduced from the introduction port, and a continuous portion from the blade portion so as to catch the thread when the yarn is not cut. And a gap formed between the two . Before KIHA portion is formed in a substantially V-shape,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gap portion is formed in a substantially linear shape so as to be cut from a valley position of the blade portion . The launch position of the launch rail is provided below the guideway exit,
The blade portion is attached to the lower edge one end side of the guide path outlet so as to substantially oppose the launch direction of the game ball so as to catch and cut the thread pulled by the game ball,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the gap portion is formed so as to extend from a valley position of the blade portion toward a game ball launch direction . The ball feeding mechanism includes an opening / closing portion in which the introduction port is provided on the front side, and a pedestal portion that supports the opening / closing portion so as to be openable / closable and forms the guide path in a closed state. ,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the cutting member is detachably attached to an inner surface of the opening / closing part . The said pedestal part has the guidance wall formed so that it might protrude in the said guidance path so that the game ball which moves to the launch position from the said inlet may not contact the said cutting member, Gaming machine.