JP6339612B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine using a game ball as a game medium, such as a pachinko game machine (generally referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning-type game machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”).

The above gaming machine includes a game board having a game area in which a game ball as a game medium can flow down (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
As described in Patent Document 1, for example, the game board displays the game area in which a failure nail that makes the fall path irregular, a winning opening for receiving a game ball, and the like, and a mainly stunning image are displayed. It has a display device and a movable decoration part that has a modeled object imitating a predetermined character and the like and moves the modeled object in front of the display unit or changes its form as appropriate. Such a game board performs various effects by the display device and the movable decoration portion as described above to enhance the interest of the game. However, the difference of characters is mainly conspicuous and lacks novelty and unexpectedness. For this reason, it was difficult to further improve the game entertainment.
The gaming machine is formed by a ball launcher that launches a game ball, an inner rail that surrounds the game area, an outer rail, and a launch rail of the ball launcher, and communicates from the launch position of the ball launcher to the game area. A launch ball passage, and a launch ball return unit that returns a game ball that has been launched from the launch position but did not reach the game area to a player's ball tray.

JP 2010-259554 A JP 2013-9875 A

However, there is a possibility that a conventional gaming machine may perform an illegal act in which a game ball with a wire rod is inserted into the game area via the launch ball return unit to perform an illegal game. Was insufficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine with an increased deterrence against fraud .

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A game area where game balls flow down,
A ball launcher that launches a game ball from a predetermined launch position toward the game area;
A launch ball return unit that returns the game ball itself that was launched from the launch position but did not reach the game area to the player through a predetermined return port;
A fraud prevention part that can prevent the operation of the wire attached to the game ball from the front,
The fraud prevention part cuts or clamps the wire attached to the game ball,
The fraud prevention part is provided in the return path through which the game ball itself that was launched from the launch position but did not reach the game area passes toward the return port ,
The fraud prevention portion is made of a metal plate material, and the return path is formed with a storage portion for storing the metal plate material,
The return path has a bent portion until the game ball is returned from the return port, and the wire can be bent by the bent portion.
In this gaming machine, the wire rod attached to the game ball is cut or pinched by the fraud prevention unit provided in the return route, and the game ball cannot be manipulated, so that the illegal act using the return route is suppressed. Can do.
As another invention, in order to solve the problem with the conventional gaming machine described in the first half of the background art section,
"In a gaming machine having a gaming board having a gaming area where gaming media can flow down,
The game board
A gaming panel in which the gaming area is formed;
A display device that is arranged behind the game panel so as to be visible from a player in front of the machine and can display an image on a display surface;
A movable decorative portion provided in front of the display device;
A transparent light emitting decoration means comprising a light emitting substrate sheet having transparency and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed thereon, and a transparent plate supporting the light emitting substrate sheet,
The transparent light emitting decoration means provides a “game machine” in which the light emitting element is positioned in front of the shaped object of the movable decorative part so that the shaped object can be decorated with light emission.
This gaming machine is hardly noticeable because the light emitting substrate sheet and the transparent plate of the transparent light emitting decoration means provided in front of the display device are transparent, and only the light emitting elements of the light emitting substrate sheet appear to be floating in the air. . Accordingly, by positioning the light emitting element in front of the modeled object of the movable decorative portion and turning on or blinking, the modeled object and the light emission of the light emitting element can be fused to increase the volume feeling of the modeled object.

According to the present onset Akira, the deterrence of fraud can provide a high-meta-game machine.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine including the partial enlarged view seen from the front in the state where the door frame was opened from the main body frame and the main body frame was opened from the outer frame. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine which shows other forms and includes the partially enlarged view seen from the front in the state where the door frame is opened from the main body frame and the main body frame is opened from the outer frame. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the ball feed unit of the door frame base unit from the front, (b) is the perspective view which looked at the ball feed unit from the back. (A) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit as seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit as seen from the rear after removing the rear case and the fraud prevention member. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the foul cover unit of the door frame base unit from the front, (b) is the perspective view which looked at the foul cover unit from the back. (A) is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the foul cover unit from the front after removing the cover member, (b) is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the foul cover unit from the back after removing the cover member. It is the XX sectional view taken on the line of Fig.6 (a). It is the YY sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 7 including a partial enlarged view. It is a disassembled perspective view of the foul cover unit containing the partially expanded exploded view which shows the other form of the operation line invalidation member. It is a cross-sectional top view including the partially expanded view of the foul cover unit which shows the other form of the operation line invalidation member. It is a cross-sectional top view including the partially expanded view of the foul cover unit which shows the other form of the operation line invalidation member. (A) is the vertical front view of the foul cover unit which shows the other form of the operation line invalidation member, (b) is the cross-sectional top view. It is a vertical front view of a foul cover unit showing other fraud prevention means. (A), (b) is the principal part enlarged view of FIG. 13 which shows the normal flow of a game ball (foul ball), (c) is the principal part enlarged view of FIG. . It is a top view of a foul cover unit. It is a top view of a foul cover unit which shows other forms of an operation line invalidating member. It is a vertical front view of a foul cover unit showing other fraud prevention means. (A) is an enlarged view of a Z portion in FIG. 17, and (b) is an enlarged view of a Z portion in FIG. 17 showing a state in which a foul ball passes. (A), (b) is the enlarged view of the Z section of FIG. 17 which shows the state by which an operation line is invalidated. (A), (b) shows the state which electrically operated the operation line invalidation member, and is an enlarged view equivalent to Z section of Drawing 17 which shows the state where an operation line is invalidated. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the other form of the operation line invalidation member. It is a perspective view of a game board. It is a front view of a game board. It is the center longitudinal cross-sectional view of the game board which abbreviate | omitted a part of internal mechanism. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game panel. It is a disassembled perspective view of a transparent light emission decoration means. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of a transparent light emission decoration means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a light-guide plate unit. It is a schematic diagram which shows the image pattern by the vertical projection apparatus of a light-guide plate. (A)-(d) is a schematic diagram which shows the change of the image pattern by the vertical projection apparatus of a light-guide plate. It is a schematic diagram which shows the image pattern by the horizontal projection apparatus of a light-guide plate. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the fusion decoration state of the image pattern by the horizontal projection apparatus of a light-guide plate, the door frame left side unit, and the door frame right side unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st movable decoration body. It is a front view of the game board which shows the state which removed the game panel. It is a front view of a 1st movable decoration body. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd movable decoration body. It is a front view of a 2nd movable decoration body. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the operating state of the 2nd movable decoration body which abbreviate | omitted a part of internal mechanism of the game board. (A) is a disassembled perspective view of the upper half part of a 3rd movable decoration body, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which expand | deployed the division | segmentation upper piece and division | segmentation lower piece of the upper half part. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lower half part of a 3rd movable decoration body. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the change position of the 3rd movable decoration body which abbreviate | omitted a part of internal mechanism of the game board. It is a front view of the principal part of the game board which shows the state which removed the transparent board of the front side of the transparent light emission decoration means further from FIG. (A)-(e) shows an example of an effect pattern, and is a front view of a light-emitting substrate sheet and a 1st molded article. It is a front view of the game board which shows another form and shows the state which removed the game panel.

  A pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a pachinko machine viewed from the front with the door frame opened from the main body frame and the main body frame opened from the outer frame. It is a perspective view.

  A pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped outer frame 2 installed in an island facility (not shown) of a game hall, a door frame 3 that closes the front surface of the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, and a door frame 3. A main body frame 4 that is supported so as to be opened and closed, and is attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and is detachably attached to the main body frame 4 from the front side, and is visible from the player side through the door frame 3. And a game board 5 having a game area 5a into which a game ball is driven.

[Outer frame]
The outer frame 2 is a curtain that is attached to the front side of the lower frame member 20 by connecting the lower ends of the left frame member (not shown with the reference numerals omitted. The same applies hereinafter) and the lower end of the right frame member 40. A plate member 50, an outer frame side upper hinge member 60 attached to the left end portion of the upper frame member 10 when viewed from the front, and an outer portion attached to the upper left end portion of the curtain plate member 50 and the left frame member. Frame-side lower hinge member 70. The main frame 4 and the door frame 3 are attached to be openable and closable by an outer frame side upper hinge member 60 and an outer frame side lower hinge member 70 of the outer frame 2.

[Door frame]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 is a frame-shaped door frame base unit having a through-hole 111 penetrating back and forth in a quadrilateral shape whose front view extends vertically. 100 and a handle unit 300 that is attached to the lower right front corner of the door frame base unit 100 below the through-hole 111 and can be operated by the player to drive the game ball into the game area 5a of the game board 5. And a tray unit 320 attached to the lower front part below the through-hole 111 of the door frame base unit 100, and a game ball being driven into the game area 5a attached to the center of the tray unit 320. From the operation unit 400 capable of presenting a participation type effect to the player according to the game state that changes in the above, and the through-hole 111 in the door frame base unit 100 above the plate unit 320 A door frame left side unit 530 attached to the left front portion of the left side, and a door frame right side unit attached to the front right portion of the door frame base unit 100 on the right side of the through hole 111 above the plate unit 320. 550, and a door frame top unit 570 that is attached to the upper part of the front side of the door frame base unit 100 and above the through-hole 111 above the door frame left side unit 530 and the door frame right side unit 550. .

[Door frame base unit]
The door frame base unit 100 of the door frame 3 includes a plate-shaped door frame base 110 having a rectangular shape (rectangular shape) with a front view extending vertically and having a through-hole 111 penetrating in the front-rear direction, and the door frame base 110. A frame-shaped reinforcing unit 130 attached to the rear side, and a door frame-side upper hinge member attached to upper and lower ends on the left end side of the reinforcing unit 130 when viewed from the front and attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be capable of hinge rotation. And a door frame side lower hinge member, a glass unit 190 which is attached to the rear surface of the door frame base 110 and closes the through-hole 111, a security cover 200 which covers the lower rear surface of the glass unit 190, and a door on the rear surface of the door frame base 110. The door frame 3 and the main body frame 4 that are attached so as to protrude forward through the frame base 110 and can be opened and closed, and the opening and closing cylinder for locking between the main body frame 4 and the outer frame 2 A unit 210, a ball feeding unit 250 that is attached to the lower part of the rear face of the door frame base 110 and sends a game ball to the ball launcher 680, and a game that is fired by the ball launcher 680 that is attached to the lower part of the rear face of the door frame base 110. A foul cover unit 270 that receives the game balls that have not reached the region 5a and discharges them to the lower plate 322.

[Handle unit]
The handle unit 300 of the door frame 3 allows the player to rotate the handle 301 that is rotatable, so that the game balls stored in the upper plate 321 can be played with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 301. The game area 5a can be driven into five game areas 5a.

[Dish unit]
The dish unit 320 of the door frame 3 is attached to the lower part of the through-hole 111 on the front surface of the door frame base 110 in the door frame base unit 100, and the front surface bulges forward and at the front end in the center in the left-right direction. A production operation unit 400 is attached. The tray unit 320 stores an upper plate 321 for storing game balls to be driven into the game area 5a, and game balls supplied from the upper plate 321 and the foul cover unit 270. Within the range of the lower tray 322 that can be stored, the upper tray ball removal button 327 for removing the game balls stored in the upper tray 321 to the lower tray 322, and the balance of cash or prepaid card that has been put into the ball lending machine A ball lending button for lending a game ball to a player, a return button for returning cash or a prepaid card after deducting the amount of the game ball lending from the ball lending machine, and cash or prepaid being thrown into the ball lending machine A ball rental return display unit for displaying the remaining number of cards and the like, and a lower tray ball removal button 333 for discharging game balls in the lower tray 322 to the lower side of the tray unit 320 are provided.

[Direction operation unit]
The effect operation unit 400 of the door frame 3 is attached to the front portion of the center of the dish unit 320 in the left-right direction and includes a large operation button 410 that can be pressed by the player.

[Door frame left side unit]
The door frame left side unit 530 of the door frame 3 is attached to the front left part of the door frame base unit 100 on the left side of the through hole 111 in the upper side of the plate unit 320, and the left outer side of the through hole 111 (game area 5a). It is something to decorate. The door frame left side unit 530 includes a left unit decorative lens member capable of light emission decoration.

[Door frame right side unit]
The door frame right side unit 550 of the door frame 3 is attached to the front right side of the door frame base unit 100 on the right side of the through hole 111 on the upper side of the plate unit 320, and the right outer side of the through hole 111 (game area 5a). It is something to decorate. The door frame right side unit 550 includes a right unit decorative lens member capable of light emission decoration.

[Door frame top unit]
The door frame top unit 570 of the door frame 3 is attached to the upper side of the through hole 111 on the front surface of the door frame base 110 of the door frame base unit 100 on the upper side of the door frame left side unit 530 and the door frame right side unit 550. The upper part of the frame 3 is decorated. The door frame top unit 570 includes a top unit decorative lens member capable of light emission decoration.

[Body frame]
The main body frame 4 of the pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped main body frame base 600 that can be partially inserted into the frame of the outer frame 2 and can support the outer periphery of the game board 5, and the main body frame base 600. Attached to both the upper and lower ends on the left side of the front view and rotatably attached to the outer frame side upper hinge member 60 and the outer frame side lower hinge member 70 of the outer frame 2, and the door frame side upper hinge member and door frame side of the door frame 3 A main body frame side upper hinge member 620 and a main body frame side lower hinge member to which the lower hinge member is rotatably attached, a reinforcing frame attached to the left side surface of the main body frame base 600, and a lower front surface of the main body frame base 600. A ball launcher 680 for driving a game ball into the game area 5a of the game board 5, and an outer frame 2, a main body frame 4, and a door frame attached to the right side surface of the main body frame base. Lock between 3 and body frame 4 A locking unit 700, a reverse L-shaped payout unit 800 which is attached to the rear side along the front side and the left side of the main body frame base 600 and pays out a game ball to the player side; A board unit attached to the lower part of the rear surface and a back cover 980 attached to the rear side of the main body frame base 600 so as to be openable and closable and covering the rear side of the game board 5 attached to the main body frame base 600 are provided.

[Payout unit]
The payout unit 800 of the main body frame 4 includes an inverted L-shaped payout unit base attached to the rear side of the main body frame base 600, and a box-like shape attached to the upper part of the payout unit base and extending upward and leftward and rightward. A ball tank 802 for storing game balls supplied from an island facility (not shown), and left and right for guiding the game balls in the ball tank 802 to the left as viewed from the front, attached to the payout unit base below the ball tank 802. A tank rail that extends to the rear surface of the payout unit base and is attached to the rear surface of the upper left portion of the payout unit base to guide the game ball from the tank rail downward in a meandering manner, and from the payout unit base below the ball guide unit. Based on instructions from the payout control board accommodated in the payout control board box, the game balls that are detachably attached and are guided by the ball guide unit. The payout device that pays out one by one and the game balls attached to the rear surface of the payout unit base and that are paid out by the payout device are guided downward, and the game balls are played in accordance with the storage state of the game balls on the upper plate 321 in the plate unit 320. An upper full ball path unit that releases the ball from either the normal discharge port or the full tank discharge port, and a game ball attached to the lower end of the payout unit base and released from the normal discharge port of the upper full ball path unit To the through ball passage 273 of the door frame 3 from the front end and the game balls released from the full tank discharge port are guided forward to the full ball reception port 274 of the door frame 3 from the front end. A lower full tank path unit 860 having a full guide path for guiding.

[Game board (outline)]
The game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail later. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 25 and the like, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. A game panel 1100 having an outer rail 1001 and an inner rail 1002 for guiding a game ball launched from the launch rail 684 to the upper part of the game area 5a; and an effect unit 1200 provided on the back side of the game panel 1100. Yes.
The game area 5a of the game board 5 has a prize winning opening provided with a center accessory 1028 attached to an opening 1111 opened almost at the center of the area, and a winning ball sensor for receiving the gaming ball and detecting the gaming ball. 1024, a start winning port 1025 provided with a winning ball sensor 1025s (see FIG. 24) for receiving a gaming ball and detecting the gaming ball, an out guiding unit 1003 for collecting a gaming ball that has not won, Although omitted, there are provided a windmill, an obstruction nail, and the like that give irregular changes to the fall of the game ball.
On the other hand, the effect unit 1200 has an effect case body 1202 attached so as to surround the back surface of the game panel 1100, and a display surface 1201g on the center accessory 1028 (opening 1111) on the rear surface of the effect case body 1202. One of the display devices 1201 such as a liquid crystal or the like, and the detection signals of the winning ball sensors 1025s of the winning winning opening 1024 and the starting winning opening 1025 and the input signals from various switches provided in the pachinko machine 1 are processed. A plurality of control devices 1027 are provided. The control device 1027 receives input signals from the various switches described above and controls the progress of the game, such as a lottery that determines the winning / losing of the game, the door frame left side unit 530 of the door frame 3, the door frame right Light emission and driving of the decorative lens members of the side unit 550 and the door frame top unit 570, transparent light emitting decorative means 1206 and light guide plate unit 1205 described later, and first to third movable decorative bodies 1207, 1208, and 1209 described later. It performs production control and the like.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the player rotates the handle 301 of the handle unit 300 in a state where the game ball is stored in the upper plate 321, the ball launching device 680 has a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 301. The game balls launched in the above are guided into the game area 5a of the game board 5 through the launch ball passage (see FIG. 7) formed by the launch passage portion 1012 formed by the launch rail 684, the outer rail 1001, and the inner rail 1002. Is done. Then, when the game balls that have been thrown into the game area 5a are received in the winning opening 1024, a predetermined number of gaming balls are transferred from the ball opening to the upper plate 321 by the payout device in accordance with the received winning opening 1024. Paid out.

  If the launched game ball does not reach the game area 5a due to game ball driving strength or the like, as shown in FIG. 7, the end of the launch rail 684 (the end) It falls on a foul ball drop opening 1013 established between the end (starting end) of the outer rail 1001 and is received by a foul ball receiving portion 275 of a foul cover unit 270 constituting a return passage portion 1014 described later. Then, it passes through the inside of the foul cover unit 270 and is discharged to the lower plate 322 from the lower plate ball supply port 323c which is a sphere opening.

[Ball feed unit]
The ball feeding unit 250 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the ball feed unit of the door frame base unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the ball feed unit as seen from the back. FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 4B is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit as seen from the rear after removing the rear case and the fraud prevention member. The ball feeding unit 250 can supply the game balls supplied from the upper plate 321 of the plate unit 320 to the ball launching device 650 one by one, and the game balls stored in the upper plate 321 are supplied to the upper plate ball. It can be pulled out to the lower pan by operating the pull button 327.

  In the ball feed unit 250, the game balls stored in the upper plate 321 of the plate unit 320 are supplied through the upper plate ball feed port 323d of the plate unit base 323 and the ball feed opening 115 of the door frame base 110 and penetrated in the front-rear direction. A box-shaped front cover 251 that has an entrance 251a and a ball outlet 251b that opens to the lower side of the entrance 251a and that is open at the rear, and a box that closes the rear end of the front cover 251 and is opened at the front A rear cover 252 having a striking ball supply port 252a for supplying a game ball that has penetrated in the front-rear direction and entered from the entrance 251a of the front cover 251 to the ball launcher 650, and the rear cover 252 and the front cover 251 And a partition portion 253a that is pivotally supported around a shaft extending in the front-rear direction and partitions the entrance 251a and the ball outlet 251b on the rear side of the front cover 251. The ball punching member 253 and the game balls on the partitioning portion 253a of the ball punching member 253 are sent one by one to the hitting ball supply port 252a of the rear cover 252, and around the axis extending in the vertical direction between the front cover 251 and the rear cover 252 And a ball feed member 254 that is rotatably supported, and a ball feed solenoid 255 that rotates the ball feed member 254.

  As shown in the figure, the ball feeding unit 250 has a ball feeding member 254 disposed on the right side of the entrance 251a in front view, and a ball removing member 253 on the left side of the ball feeding member 254. A ball feeding solenoid 255 is arranged on the right side.

  The front cover 251 of the ball feeding unit 250 includes an arc-shaped slit 251c concentrically formed with respect to the rotation center of the ball removing member 253 on the left side of the ball outlet 251b when viewed from the front, and this slit 251c. An operating rod 253c of a ball punching member 253, which will be described later, extends forward. The front cover 251 extends upward from the upper edge of the entrance 251a. When the door frame 3 is assembled, the front cover 251 is located upstream of the ball feed guide path 323e and the ball removal guide path 323f of the dish unit base 323. The part opened to the rear on the end side is formed to be closed from the rear side.

  The ball removal member 253 includes a partition portion 253a that is divided below the entrance port 251a and between the entrance port 251a and the ball exit port 251b and whose upper surface is lowered toward the ball feed member 254, and a ball of the partition portion 253a. It extends downward from the end opposite to the feed member 254 and bends in the shape of a letter from the middle in the vertical direction toward the lower center of the ball outlet 251b and rotates around the axis whose lower end extends in the front-rear direction. A pivot collar 253b that is movably supported, a rod-shaped actuation collar 253c that protrudes forward from the upper end of the pivot collar 253b, and a side below the actuation collar 253c from the side surface of the pivot collar 253b. A weight portion 253d protruding to the opposite side of the partition portion 253a. The operating rod 253c of the ball removing member 253 is formed so as to protrude forward through an arc-shaped slit 251c formed in the front cover 251 (see FIG. 3A). The operating rod 253 c comes into contact with the upper end of the operation transmitting portion 327 a that is operated by the pressing operation of the upper dish ball removal button 327 of the dish unit 320 through the ball feed opening 115 of the door frame base 110.

  The ball feeding member 254 has a fan-shaped blocking portion 254a and a rear end of the blocking portion 254a in plan view with the rotation axis extending in the vertical direction facing the entrance 251a and the partitioning portion 253a of the ball removing member 253. A sphere holding portion 254b that is recessed in an arc shape from the rotation axis to the rotation shaft core side, and a rod-like flange portion 254c that extends downward from the rear end of the sphere holding portion 254b. The blocking portion 254a and the ball holding portion 254b of the ball feeding member 254 are each formed within an angle range of about 90 ° around the rotation axis. Further, the ball holding portion 254b of the ball feeding member 254 has a size that can hold one game ball. The ball feeding member 254 rotates around the rotation axis when the collar portion 254c arranged at a position eccentric from the rotation axis is moved in the left-right direction by driving the ball feeding solenoid 255.

  The ball feeding member 254 includes a supply position in which the blocking portion 254a faces the direction of the partition portion 253a and at the same time the ball holding portion 254b communicates with the hitting ball supply port 252a, and the ball holding portion 254b faces the direction of the partition portion 253a. It is designed to rotate between the holding position facing toward. When the ball feeding member 254 is in the supply position, the game ball held by the ball holding portion 254b is supplied from the hit ball supply port 252a to the ball launching device 650 and enters the partition portion 253a from the entrance 251a. However, the blocking unit 254a blocks the movement toward the ball holding unit 254b (hitting ball supply port 252a) and stays on the partition unit 253a. On the other hand, when the ball feed member 254 rotates to the holding position, the ball holding portion 254b faces the partition portion 253a, and the end of the ball holding portion 254b on the flange 254c side closes the hitting ball supply port 252a. Only one game ball on the partition portion 253a is held in the ball holding portion 254b.

  Further, the ball feed unit 250 is moved back and forth by the ball feed operation rod 256 whose tip is swung vertically by driving (energizing) the ball feed solenoid 255 and the movement of the tip of the ball feed operation rod 256 swinging vertically. And a ball feed crank 257 that rotates around an axis extending in the direction and rotates the ball feed member 254 around an axis extending in the vertical direction. The ball feed crank 257 is engageable with the tip of the ball feed actuating rod 256 that moves up and down and extends in the left-right direction, and the side that engages the ball feed actuating rod 256 of the engaging portion 257a. A shaft portion 257b that is disposed on the opposite side and is pivotally supported around an axis extending in the front-rear direction between the front cover 251 and the rear cover 252; and a ball feed member 254 that extends upward from the shaft portion 257b. A transmission portion 257c that engages with a rod-shaped flange portion 254c (see FIG. 4B) that protrudes downward from a position that is eccentric with respect to the rotation center is provided.

  The ball feed unit 250 transmits the movement of the ball feed actuating rod 256 that is swung by driving the ball feed solenoid 255 that moves forward and backward by the ball feed actuating rod 256 and the ball feed crank 257 so that the ball feed member 254 is moved. It can be rotated. When the ball feed solenoid 255 is not driven (normal time), the ball feed operating rod 256 is in a state where the tip of the ball feed solenoid 256 swinging away from the lower end of the ball feed solenoid 255 is positioned downward. In this state, the ball feed member 254 is moved downward. Is located at the supply position. Further, when the ball feeding solenoid 255 is driven, the ball feeding operation rod 256 is attracted to the lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 255 and the tip of the swing is positioned upward, and the ball feeding member 254 rotates to the holding position. . That is, when the ball feeding solenoid 255 is driven (ON state), the ball feeding member 254 receives one game ball, and when the ball feeding solenoid 255 is released (OFF state), the ball feeding member 254 is activated. Can be sent (supplied) to the launch position of the launch rail 684 on the ball launcher 650 side. The driving of the ball feeding solenoid 255 in the ball feeding unit 250 is controlled in synchronization with the driving control of the firing solenoid 654 by a firing control unit (not shown) of the payout control board.

  Further, the ball removing member 253 pivotally supported in the ball feeding unit 250 is applied with a moment that rotates counterclockwise by the weight portion 253c, but protrudes forward. Since the rotation of the actuating rod 253c is brought into contact with the upper end of the operation transmitting portion 327a that is operated by the pressing operation of the upper dish ball removal button 327 of the dish unit 320, the ball removal member 253 is normally operated. The partition 253a partitions the entrance 251a and the ball outlet 251b, so that the game ball does not enter the ball outlet 251b side.

  Then, when the player presses the upper dish ball removal button 327 of the dish unit 320 downward, an upper dish ball removal slider (not shown) slides downward together with the operation transmission unit 327a, and moves downward to the operation transmission unit 327a. With the movement, the operating rod 253c also moves relatively downward. The operating rod 253c moves downward together with the operation transmitting portion 327a, the ball removing member 253 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front, and the partition between the entrance 251a and the ball outlet 251b by the partition 253a Canceled. As a result, the game ball that has entered from the entrance 251a is discharged from the ball outlet 251b to the ball outlet guide path 323f of the tray unit 320 and discharged (supplied) to the lower tray 322 via the lower tray ball supply port 323c. be able to.

  The upper dish ball removal slider formed with the action transmitting portion 327a with which the operation rod 253c of the ball removal member 253 contacts is urged upward by the upper dish ball removal spring, so that the game is placed on the partition portion 253a. Even if the ball is supplied vigorously, the impact can be absorbed by the upper plate ball removing spring via the operating rod 253c, and the ball removing member 253 and the like can be prevented from being damaged, and the game ball Can be prevented from bouncing back at the partition portion 253a.

  In addition, the ball feeding unit 250 has a rectangular mounting recess 252b (see FIG. 4B, etc.) that is recessed to the upper right in the rear view of the hitting ball supply port 252a in the rear cover 252. It is attached so that the operation line invalidating member 260 as the first fraud prevention means is accommodated in the attachment recess 252b. The operation line invalidating member 260 of the ball feeding unit 250 is formed of a hard metal plate such as tool steel or stainless steel, and is attached to the inside of the mounting recess 252a of the rear cover 252 so as to be detachable from the rear side. . Here, the invalidation of the operation line means that the operation line cannot be normally operated by cutting, pinching (pinching), entanglement (winding), or bonding with hot melt or the like. It means making it into a state.

[First fraud prevention means (operation line invalidating member)]
The operation line invalidating member 260 is formed in a rectangular shape whose outer shape in front view extends to the left and right, and is a first piece that is vertically separated at the approximate center in the vertical direction within a predetermined distance from the right side to the left. The inclined portion 263 formed in a C-chamfered shape on the distal end side (right end side in the front view) of the side facing each other of the portion 261 and the second piece portion 262, and the first piece portion 261 and the second piece portion 262, respectively. And. The first piece 261 of the operation line invalidating member 260 is bent with respect to the flat surface of the operation line invalidating member 260 so that the right end in front view protrudes rearward in FIG. On the other hand, the second piece 262 extends on the same plane as the flat surface of the operation line invalidating member 260. Thus, in plan view, the first piece 261 and the second piece 262 form a shearing portion 260v that expands in a V shape toward the right.

  The operation line invalidating member 260 is attached to the attachment recess 252b of the rear cover 252 so that the V-shaped shearing portion 260v formed by the first piece 261 and the second piece 262 is within the hitting ball supply port 252a. It will be in the state connected with.

  According to the operation line invalidating member 260, an illegal ball (a game ball or a ball having the same diameter as the game ball) having a flexible string-like operation line (a linear member such as a thread, a piano wire, a wire, or a catheter) attached thereto. Is cast into the game area 5a by the ball launcher 680 from the upper plate 321 via the ball feeding unit 250, and an operation line extending to the upper plate 321 attached to the illegal ball is operated to use the illegal ball. When a fraudulent act is performed, such as forming an illegal ball flow path or causing an illegal ball to be taken in or out of the first starting port, etc., fraud is caused by the momentum of the illegal ball launched (ball hit) by the ball launcher 680. The operation line attached to the sphere is inserted between the first piece 261 and the second piece 262, and then the shearing portion 260v formed by the first piece 261 and the second piece 262 is inserted. Scissors due to the narrowed part Can be cross, it is possible to suppress the fraud using a fraud sphere takes place thus invalidates the operating line. Note that the first fraud prevention means provided in the ball feeding unit 250 is not limited to the above-described form, but may be another form. For example, if the operation line attached to the illegal sphere is cut or narrowed to prevent illegal acts, the operation line invalidating member 260 may be bent or bent in a form different from the above. It is good also as a structure provided, and it is good also as a structure which replaces with a metal plate and has the resin molding member which has the shape which can cut | disconnect or narrow the operation line attached to the illegal ball.

[Foul cover unit]
The foul cover unit 270 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the door cover base unit as viewed from the front of the foul cover unit, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the foul cover unit as viewed from the rear. FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view of the foul cover unit viewed from the front with the lid member removed, and FIG. 6B is an exploded perspective view of the foul cover unit viewed from the rear with the lid member removed. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 7 including a partially enlarged view.

  As shown in the figure, the foul cover unit 270 includes a shallow box-shaped unit main body 271 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 110 and opened on the front side, and a flat lid member attached to the front surface of the unit main body 271. 272. The foul cover unit 270 penetrates back and forth in the upper left corner when viewed from the front, and passes through the normal guide path of the lower full ball path unit 860 of the main body frame 4 and the upper dish ball supply port 323a which is a ball opening of the dish unit 320. A penetrating sphere passage 273 to be communicated, and a full sphere that opens rearward on the lower right side in front view of the penetrating sphere passage 273 and can communicate with the full filling guide path of the lower full sphere passage unit 860 of the main body frame 4. Receiving opening 274.

In addition, the foul cover unit 270 opens upward on the right side of the full ball receiving port 274 when viewed from the front, and reaches the game area 5a despite being fired by the ball launcher 680 of the main body frame 4. A foul ball receiving portion 275 that receives a game ball that has not been played (a foul ball that has fallen to the foul ball dropping port 1013 formed between the launch rail 684 and the outer rail 1001) and a front opening in the vicinity of the lower right corner in front view. A ball discharge port 276 that discharges the game balls received in the full tank reception port 274 and the foul ball reception unit 275 to the front and communicates with the lower plate ball supply port 323c serving as a ball opening of the plate unit 320; A ball discharge port 276 (strictly speaking, a storage passage 277 described later) and a communication passage 2751 that connects the foul ball receiver 275 are provided. The communication passage 2751 includes an upper passage wall 2752 disposed below the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 with a slope opposite to the bottom wall 2750, and approximately 1 game ball from the upper passage wall 2752. And a lower passage wall 2753 arranged in parallel at a distance from each other. A start end portion opens upward at a lower inclined end portion of the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 and a terminal end portion is a storage passage 277. Open downward.
A series of passages from the foul ball drop opening 1013 established between the launch rail 684 and the outer rail 1001 to the ball discharge port 276 through the foul ball receiving portion 275, the communication passage 2751 and the storage passage 277 are returned to the foul ball. A return passage portion 1014 is formed by a series of elements.

  Further, the foul cover unit 270 is formed between the full tank receiving port 274 and the foul ball receiving unit 275 and the ball discharge port 276 by the unit main body 271 and the lid member 272, and can store a predetermined amount of game balls. A storage passage 277 having a wide area, a plate-shaped movable piece 278 constituting a part of the inner wall of the storage passage 277 and having a lower end rotatably attached to the unit main body 271, and a movable piece A full tank detection sensor 279 that detects rotation of the 278 in a direction away from the storage passage 277 and a spring 280 that biases the movable piece 278 toward the center of the storage passage 277 are provided.

  When the inside of the lower plate 322 of the dish unit 320 is filled with game balls and the game balls are not released from the ball discharge port 276 to the lower plate 322 side, the foul cover unit 270 has a certain number in the storage passage 277. The game balls can be stored. When a certain number of game balls are stored in the storage passage 277, the upper end of the movable piece 278 moves away from the storage passage 277 against the biasing force of the spring 280 by the weight of the game balls. The movable piece 278 rotates, and the rotation is detected by the full tank detection sensor 279. Thereby, since it can be determined that the lower tray 322 is full of game balls, when full tank detection is detected by the full tank detection sensor 279, payout of further game balls is stopped, This can be notified to a player, a staff member of the game hall, or the like, and can be urged to eliminate the filling of the lower plate 322.

  The foul cover unit 270 is attached to the rear side of the unit main body 271 and below the through ball passage 273, and the guide path opening / closing door of the lower full ball path unit 860 in the payout unit 800 described later of the main body frame 4. A door opening / closing contact portion 281 with which the operation protrusion 863e of 863 can contact is provided (see FIG. 108). The door opening / closing contact portion 281 is inclined so that the rear surface moves forward as it goes downward. The door opening / closing contact portion 281 is formed such that when the door frame 3 is closed with respect to the main body frame 4, the operation protrusion 863 e of the guideway door member 863 contacts. When the operating protrusion 863e of the guideway opening / closing part 863 comes into contact with the door opening / closing contact part 281, the guideway door member 863 rotates and the downstream end (front opening) of the normal guideway and the full tank guideway is moved. It can be opened.

  Further, the foul cover unit 270 is provided with an operation line invalidating member 2600 as a second fraud prevention means for suppressing fraud due to the illegal ball Q to which the operation line L is attached. The foul ball dropping opening 1013 opened between the rails 1001 is provided with operation line invalidating members 2600H and 2600S as third fraud prevention means.

[Second fraud prevention means (operation line invalidating member)]
The second operation line disabling member 2600 provided in the foul cover unit 270 is an internal space between the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751 and the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275. As shown in the figure, both lateral projections 2601 are fitted and supported in the mounting holes 271h of the unit main body 271 and the mounting holes 272h of the lid member 272, and are attached to the upper surface of the upper passage wall 2752 by being fixed (adhered). Further, for safety reasons, the unit main body 271 and the lid member 272 are externally covered and accommodated so that the hands of employees, gaming machine assembly workers, and the like are difficult to contact.
A specific operation line invalidating member 2600 includes the same components as the operation line invalidating member 260 provided in the ball feeding unit 250, and corresponds to the bent first piece 261 in FIG. The first piece 2610 and the second piece 2620 extended from the convex portion 2601 corresponding to the straight second piece 262 open V in a direction opposite to the flow direction of the sphere of the communication passage 2751. A character-shaped shearing portion 2600v is formed.
In the foul cover unit 270 of the embodiment, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 8, the center of the V-shaped shearing portion 2600v of the operation line invalidating member 2600 is the lid member 272 constituting the foul cover unit 270. Are arranged so as to be substantially flush with the inner surface of the flaw ball receiving portion 275 and the folded portion of the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 and the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751 toward the shearing portion 2600v of the operation line invalidating member 2600. A tapered guiding portion 2754 capable of guiding the operation line L is provided. Specifically, the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 has a surface width necessary for the game ball to flow down on the upper surface thereof, and is directed to the lid member 272 side at the folded portion with the upper passage wall 2752. The first inclined portion 2754a descending to the operation line invalidating member 2600 side, and the width narrows toward the shearing portion 2600v of the operation line invalidating member 2600 along the lid member 272 so as to be continuous with the first inclined portion 2754a. A tapered portion 2754 having a tapered shape (a shape capable of capturing the operation line L) and a second inclined portion 2754b. Then, when the operation line L that receives tension by rolling of the illegal sphere Q or pulling from the outside is brought into sliding contact with the guide portion 2754, the first inclined portion 2754a is changed from the first inclined portion 2754a by the tension applied to the operation line L. The operation line L is guided to the operation line invalidating member 2600 so as to slide on the second inclined portion 2754b. Accordingly, the operation line L can be reliably captured by the operation line invalidating member 2600. In this way, it is responsible for the smooth flow of the normal foul sphere and the guidance of the operation line L attached to the illegal sphere Q. In order to make it easier to capture the operation line L, the corners of the first inclined portion 2754a and the second inclined portion 2754b of the guide portion 2754 may be formed in a curved shape.

Since the second operation line disabling member 2600 provided in the foul cover unit 270 is configured as described above, the operation line L is set using the space communicating from the lower tray ball supply port 323c to the game area 5a. The attached illegal ball Q is allowed to enter the game area 5a, and the operation line L that is exposed to the lower dish ball supply port 323c is operated to form an illegal ball flow path using the illegal ball Q. Unauthorized actions that cause the ball Q to be taken in and out of the first starting port or the like can be suppressed.
For example, a fraudulent act (hereinafter referred to as “fraud act” in which the illegal ball Q is pushed into the return passage portion 1014 by using a dedicated tool such as a cell plate from the lower tray ball supply port 323c and flows backward to the launch position of the ball launcher 680. A ”) is performed, and when the illegal ball Q goes over the folded portion of the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751 and the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 toward the firing position of the firing rail 684, When pulled (with tension applied), the operation line L wraps around the U-turn along the folded portion. Then, the operation line L is guided by the operation line invalidating member 2600 along the taper of the guide portion 2754, enters the V-shaped shearing portion 2600v by the first piece portion 2610 and the second piece portion 2620, and finally cuts. As a result, the operation line L cannot be operated, so that it is possible to suppress an illegal act using the illegal sphere Q.
In addition, a plurality of illegal balls Q are connected to the operation line L, and one of them is sent from the hitting ball supply port 252a to the launch position, which is intentionally made into a foul ball, and a lower dish ball supply port 323c which is a ball opening. Even when a fraudulent act (hereinafter referred to as “fraud act B”) is performed in which the operation line L connected to the fraudulent ball that has become a foul ball is grabbed and the subsequent fraudulent ball Q is launched into the game area 5a. The operation line L present at the folded portion between the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751 and the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 is pulled by the subsequent launch of the illegal ball Q (tension is applied), and the operation line L is pressed against the folded portion, and the operation line L enters the shearing portion 2600v and is cut in the same manner as described above. As a result, the operation line L cannot be operated. Possible It made. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams assuming a case where an illegal act B is performed. In addition, for the above-mentioned fraudulent act B, there is a possibility that the operation line invalidating member 260 or the like as the first fraud prevention means cannot sufficiently exert an effect on the illegal sphere Q that becomes a foul sphere (for example, a foul sphere is obtained) In this embodiment, there is a possibility that the operation line L is not invalidated by the first fraud prevention means even if the fraudulent sphere Q is launched with a certain degree of strength. Therefore, this embodiment reinforces the fraud countermeasures by the first fraud prevention means. It also has the effect of For this reason, when targeting the fraudulent act B, the operation line invalidating members 260 and 2600 serving as the first and second fraud preventing means, and the operation line invalidating member 2600H serving as the third fraud preventing means described later. , 2600S are preferably used together as appropriate.

  By the way, the operation line invalidating members 260 and 2600 as the first and second fraud prevention means described above cut and invalidate the operation line L by the shearing portions 260v and 2600v. In other words, the operation line L is sandwiched between, for example, two metal plates 2611 and 2622 so that the flexible operation line L cannot be pushed or pulled, or the push-pull is difficult, and the illegal ball Q connected to the operation line L cannot be easily operated. You may make it invalidate like this.

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the operation line invalidating member 2600 is formed by two metal plates 2611 and 2622 joined at the hatched portion in FIG. 9, and the metal plates 2611, The first half of the non-joining portion at the tip of 2622 is expanded in a V shape to form an introduction guide portion 2633, and the latter half of the non-joining portion is designated as a pinching portion 2644. Such an operation line invalidating member 2600 is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the lid member 272, and further, for safety reasons, the unit main body 271 is difficult to contact with the hands of employees, game machine assemblers and the like. And the cover member 272 covers and accommodates from the outside.
According to the operation line invalidating member 2600, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 10, the operation line L is pulled by the illegal ball Q and the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751 and the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275. , And the guiding portion 2754 of the folded portion is guided to the operation line invalidating member 2600 along the taper of the folded portion, and the pinching portion in the latter half of the non-joined portion between the metal plate 2611 and the metal plate 2622 2644 is pinched and pinched like tweezers.
As a result, the illegal ball Q that has flowed back from the lower dish ball supply port 323c by the illegal act A described above reaches the launch position of the launch rail 684, or the illegal ball Q that is intentionally made a foul ball by the illegal act B. Can be prevented from reaching the lower dish ball supply port 323c, which is a sphere opening, and the operation line L is sandwiched between the operation line invalidating members 2600 even if it reaches that position. For this reason, no matter how much the flexible operation line L is pushed in from the lower tray ball supply port 323c, the flexible operation line L is only loosened, and as a result, the feed amount of the operation line L cannot be adjusted (the illegal ball Q hanging on the game area 5a Since the height cannot be adjusted), it is possible to suppress fraud using the illegal sphere Q.
In the above-described embodiment, the first half of the non-joined portion at the tip of the two metal plates 2611 and 2622 is expanded in a V shape to be the introduction guide portion 2633, and the latter half of the non-joined portion is the pinching portion 2644. However, instead of this, a single metal plate is bent so that the plate surfaces overlap each other, and the leading end portion of one of the bent plate surfaces is expanded in a V shape so that the introduction guide portion 2633 (guidance portion) ), And the sandwiched width portion of both plate surfaces may be the clamping portion 2644. Thereby, the assembly work efficiency by reducing the number of parts of a metal plate can be improved, producing the same effect as the above-described fraud prevention effect.

  Further, the operation line invalidating member 2600 that clamps the operation line L is not shown, but a double-sided tape is installed in the gap of the second inclined portion 2754b in FIG. 10 or an adhesive that does not cure is filled. Then, an adhesive portion may be formed, and the operation line L guided to the second inclined portion 2754b may be adhered to the adhesive portion so as not to move.

Further, the operation line disabling member 2600 that clamps the operation line L is changed from the above-described two metal plates 2611 and 2622 to a coil spring as shown in FIG. The guiding portion 2754 may be installed so that the guiding direction of the second inclined portion 2754b and the central axis of the guiding portion 2754 are substantially orthogonal to each other. The operation line L guided by the second inclined portion 2754b is fitted and clamped between adjacent coils of the coil spring.
Coil springs that have a structure in which adjacent coils are in contact with each other when no load is applied, such as tension coil springs and torsion coil springs, need to be placed in a compressed state like compression coil springs. It is advantageous in terms of installation work.
Of course, the coil spring may be installed in a straight state when there is no load. However, as shown in FIG. 11, the coil on the entry side of the operation line L is curved and slightly expanded. This is preferable because the operation line L can enter smoothly.
Thus, when the operation line invalidating member 2600 is formed of a coil spring, it can be manufactured at a low cost, so that the cost can be reduced.

  Further, a foreign object such as a cell plate is inserted into the operation line invalidating member 2600 from the sphere opening (lower dish ball supply port 323c), and the cell plate closes the guide portion 2754 to the operation line invalidating member 2600. In order to cope with this, in the above-described embodiment, the course changing portion of the foul ball return passage portion 1014 (the portion corresponding to the upper portion of the lower tray ball supply port 323c in this embodiment) is possible. In addition, a slit 1015 into which the cell plate (foreign material) enters is formed (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Thereby, the further unauthorized operation | work which inserts a foreign material from the opening for spheres (lower tray ball supply port 323c) and tries to block | guide the guidance part 2754 can also be suppressed. In addition, as a countermeasure against an unauthorized work to insert a foreign object such as a cell plate from the opening for the sphere (lower tray ball supply port 323c) and close the guide portion 2754, a foreign object such as a cell plate is used as in the slit 1015 described above. A configuration in which a projecting obstacle 1016 that impinges a foreign object such as a cell plate and impedes arrival to the guiding portion 2754 is provided, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. As a result, a higher level of fraud prevention may be achieved.

  Further, the first and second operation line invalidating members 260 and 2600 described so far have a static structure in which the operation line L is invalidated after the operation line L enters, but FIG. 17, FIG. 18, FIG. 20 and 21, a dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D that actively invalidates the operation line L due to the presence of the illegal sphere Q may be used.

  17, 18, and 19 show one specific example of the dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D. The operation line invalidating member 2600D is a foul ball return passage (return passage portion 1014). Is pivotally attached to the path changing portion (the corner corresponding to the upper portion of the lower dish ball supply port 323c).

That is, the operation line invalidating member 2600D includes a horizontal plate-like ball receiving portion 2645, a plate-like invalidating portion 2646 that protrudes perpendicularly to the right end of the ball receiving portion 2645, and a ball receiving portion in FIG. A shaft hole 2647 formed at a corner where the disabling part 2646 and the disabling part 2646 intersect, and an arcuate ball stop 2648 centered on the shaft hole 2647 protruding from the upper edge of the disabling part 2646 to the right. Then, a support shaft 2649 implanted in the foul cover unit 270 is rotatably inserted in the shaft hole 2647, and is rotated about 90 ° counterclockwise from the ball receiving posture of FIG. It can swing to the release posture of b). The operation line invalidating member 2600D is provided with a balance weight 2650 on the opposite side of the ball receiving portion 2645 and the shaft hole 2647 between the invalidating portion 2646, and the ball receiving portion 2600D is energized by the bias of the balance weight 2650. 18A is maintained in a state where an external force (specifically, a load for one game ball) does not act on the portion 2645, while a load for one game ball is applied to the ball receiver 2645. When acted, it swings to the release posture of FIG. 18 (b).
Further, the edge of the disabling portion 2646 of the operation line disabling member 2600D is an intersecting side portion 2651 that turns around the shaft hole 2647 and crosses the foul ball return passage (return passage portion 1014). When the disabling member 2600D swings to the release posture shown in FIG. 18B, the intersecting side portion 2651 is fitted into the receiving portion 2652 of the foul ball return passage.

When a normal foul ball flows into the foul cover unit 270 having the dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D described above, the foul ball passes through the communication passage 2751 of the foul ball return passage as shown in FIG. Immediately after flowing down and changing the course downward by the course changing unit, it is placed on the ball receiving part 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D in the ball receiving attitude. Due to the load of the foul ball, the operation line invalidating member 2600D rotates counterclockwise about the support shaft 2649 and changes to the release posture shown in FIG. Then, the foul sphere placed on the ball receiving portion 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D is released to the downstream storage passage 277, so that the operation line invalidating member 2600D released from the foul sphere is urged by the balance weight 2650. To return to the original ball receiving position.
In rare cases, a plurality of foul balls may be generated at one time. Even in such a case, while the previous foul ball is processed by the operation line invalidating member 2600D, the subsequent foul ball is as shown in FIG. The arc-shaped ball stop 2648 stops the operation line, and the operation line invalidating member 2600D is moved back to be processed. Therefore, even if a plurality of foul balls are generated simultaneously, they can be processed one by one without any trouble.

Next, the fraud act B described above is connected to the foul cover unit 270 provided with the dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D (a plurality of illegal balls Q are connected to the operation line L, and one of them is launched from the hitting ball supply port 252a. The illegal ball is intentionally made into a foul ball, taken out from the lower tray ball supply port 323c, which is the opening for the ball, and then the operation line L connected to the illegal ball is grasped to obtain the subsequent illegal ball Q as a game area. When the illegal ball Q due to the illegal act launched into 5a flows in, the illegal ball Q flows down the communication passage 2751 as shown in FIG. It is mounted on the ball receiving portion 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D in the receiving posture. Then, the operation line invalidating member 2600D is rotated counterclockwise about the support shaft 2649 by the load of the irregular sphere Q to change to the release posture of FIG. At this time, the disabling part 2646 of the operation line disabling member 2600D also rotates, and the crossing edge part 2651 at the end of the operation line disabling member 2600D is fitted into the receiving part 2652 on the passage side across the foul ball return passage. When crossing the foul ball return passage, the operation line L passing there naturally also crosses, so that the operation line L is sandwiched between the intersecting side portion 2651 and the receiving portion 2652 as shown in FIG. Pinch). Then, since the illegal ball Q connected to the operation line L cannot fall, the ball receiving portion 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D continues to be released without being released from the illegal ball Q. Of course, since the operation line invalidating member 2600D is in a position that cannot be reached even if a hand is put in from the lower dish ball supply port 323c that is a sphere opening, there is no possibility that the illegal sphere Q that stops at this position is taken out from the outside.
If it is made difficult for the operation line L to reversely move, for example, by meandering the operation line L between the intersecting side portion 2651 and the receiving portion 2652, the operation line L is captured by the operation line invalidating member 2600D. It is also difficult to pull the illegal ball Q back to the hitting ball supply port 252a. Thereby, the illegal sphere Q remaining on the operation line invalidating member 2600D can be stored and collected as a evidence sphere.

The dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D described above uses the dead weight of the illegal sphere Q. However, the operation line invalidating member 2600D is operated by the electric drive means as shown in FIG. Also good.
That is, the operation line disabling member 2600D of FIG. 20 connects the plunger 2654 of the solenoid 2653 as an electric drive means to the portion where the balance weight 2650 is provided, and a ball detector connected to the disabling part 2646 of the operation line disabling member 2600D. 2655 is provided, and when a game ball is placed on the ball receiving portion 2645 and detected by the ball detector 2655, the plunger 2654 of the solenoid 2653 is raised, and the operation line invalidating member 2600D is changed from the ball receiving posture to the released posture. When the game ball is released from the ball receiving portion 2645 and is detected by the ball detector 2655 (change in signal from presence to absence of the game ball), the plunger 2654 of the solenoid 2653 is lowered and the operation line is changed. The disabling member 2600D returns from the release posture to the ball receiving posture. .
When a normal foul ball is placed on the ball receiving portion 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D, generation and release of the foul ball are detected by a change in the signal of the ball detector 2655, and the solenoid 2653 is received in response thereto. In order to operate appropriately, foul balls are processed one by one in the same manner as the operation line invalidating member 2600D using its own weight.
On the other hand, when the illegal sphere Q is placed on the ball receiving portion 2645 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D, the illegal sphere Q is detected by the sphere detector 2655, so that the plunger 2654 of the solenoid 2653 is raised and the operation line is invalidated. Although the member 2600D changes to the release posture with the illegal sphere Q, as described above, the operation line L is pinched by the intersecting side portion 2651 and the receiving portion 2652 of the invalidating portion 2646, and the illegal sphere Q does not fall. Since no release signal is issued from the ball detector 2655, the plunger 2654 of the solenoid 2653 stops at the raised position. Therefore, since the illegal ball Q cannot be taken out from the target ball opening, it is possible to prevent fraud.

Note that the above-described dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D cuts and invalidates the operation line L by providing a cutting blade in the intersecting side portion 2651 and / or the receiving portion 2652 of the invalidating portion 2646. be able to. Further, the operation line invalidating member 2600D of the embodiment has a function of preventing the intrusion of the illegal sphere Q from the sphere opening side with the ball receiving portion 2645 blocking the return passage portion 104. It can also be used as a reverse prevention means. Therefore, a higher fraud prevention function is exhibited.
In addition to the above configuration, the dynamic operation line disabling member 2600D has, for example, a disabling portion formed in a shutter plate structure that linearly advances and retracts to open and close the communication passage 2751 and the front end of the shutter plate. And a ball detector installed in the middle of the flow path of the connecting passage 2751 and downstream of the movable area of the intersection side, and the movable area of the intersection side The invalid ball Q after passing is detected by the ball detector so as to operate the invalidation unit, and the operation line L is pinched or cut at the crossing side crossing the communication passage 2751. May be.
The dynamic operation line invalidating member 2600D described above can also be applied to the first operation line invalidating member 260 of the ball feeding unit 250. Specifically, the ball feed solenoid 255 provided in the ball feed unit 250 is replaced with the solenoid 2653 of the operation line invalidating member 2600D, and the ball feed member 254 is replaced with the operation line invalidating member 2600D. In this case, since the illegal ball Q stops in the ball feeding unit 250 and is not supplied to the ball launching device 650, the illegal deterrent effect can be reliably increased.

FIG. 21 shows a dynamic operation line disabling member 2600D that winds up the operation line L and disables it.
That is, the operation line invalidating member 2600D is a rectangular ring-shaped invalidating portion 2646 attached to the communication passage 2751 of the foul cover unit 270 so as to be able to rotate around the rotation shaft 2656 oriented in the direction orthogonal to the passage. And a motor 2657 which is an electric drive means for rotating the invalidating portion 2646, and a horizontal bar crossing the communication passage 2751 of the invalidating portion 2646 as an intersecting side portion 2651 downstream from the movable (rotating) region of the intersecting side portion 2651 The invalidation unit 2646 is rotated once each time a foul sphere is detected by the sphere detector 2655.
When a normal foul ball flows into the foul cover unit 270 provided with such an operation line invalidating member 2600D, the foul ball enters the communication passage 2751 and goes through the invalidating unit 2646, and the foul ball detects the ball. The invalidation unit 2646 idles once by being detected by the detector 2655, but the foul sphere flows down as it is and is discharged to the outside through the sphere opening.
On the other hand, when the illegal ball Q due to the illegal act B described above flows into the foul cover unit 270 provided with the operation line invalidating member 2600D, the operation line L is also invalidated when the illegal ball Q enters the invalidating unit 2646. Since the illegal sphere Q is detected by the sphere detector 2655 and the invalidation unit 2646 makes one rotation because it passes through the invalidation unit 2646, the operation line L is wound around the invalidation unit 2646. Therefore, since the illegal ball Q stops in the communication passage 2751, there is no possibility of getting into the hands of the unauthorized person.
Note that the sphere detector 2655 for detecting the illegal sphere Q may be displaced by receiving the tension of the operation line L attached to the illegal sphere Q. In such a case, the illegal sphere Q can be reliably detected. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary idle rotation of the operation line invalidating member 2600D that winds up the operation line L described above.

As described above, the following technical idea is included in the description of the embodiment relating to the dynamic operation line invalidating member.
“A game area where games are played with game balls,
A ball launcher that launches game balls;
A launch passage portion that forms a launch ball passage communicating with the game area from a launch position of the ball launch device; and
A return passage portion that forms a foul ball return passage that connects a foul ball drop opening that is established in the middle of the launch ball passage and a ball opening that discharges a game ball to the outside of the aircraft,
Fraud prevention means capable of preventing operation from the front of the operation line attached to the illegal ball,
The fraud prevention means is an operation line invalidating member that invalidates the operation line by pinching, cutting, or winding.
The operation line invalidating member includes an intersection side portion that traverses the foul ball return passage of the game ball, and operates the intersection side portion after the illegal ball passes through the movable region of the intersection side portion, thereby the foul ball. A gaming machine that traverses the return passage, and thus invalidates the operation line passing through the foul ball return passage at the intersection by pinching, cutting, or winding. "

[Third fraud prevention means (operation line invalidating member)]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 7, 15, and 16, the third fraud prevention means provided in the foul ball dropping opening 1013 is the end (end terminal) of the firing rail 684. And an operation line invalidating member 2600S provided at an end of the outer rail 1001 (specifically, a rail base 1001x made of resin).

The operation line disabling member 2600H provided at the projecting side end of the firing rail 684 is a sharp cutting blade, and a metal triangular plate is comb-toothed so that the operator's hand does not directly touch the blade edge. It covers with the safety cover part 1017 arranged in order. The cutting blade is supported by the safety cover portion 1017.
Accordingly, as described above, an illegal act of pushing the illegal ball Q back into the return passage portion 1014 using a dedicated tool such as a cell plate from the lower tray ball supply port 323c and feeding it back to the launch position of the ball launcher 680. When A is performed, when the illegal ball Q is placed on the end of the launch rail 684 and rolls due to an inclination toward the launch position, it is pulled (tension is applied) and the operation line L becomes the operation line invalidating member. It is cut by touching a 2600H cutting blade. Therefore, the operation line L cannot be operated.
Further, a plurality of illegal balls Q are connected to the operation line L and one of them is sent from the hitting ball supply port 252a to the launch position, and is intentionally made into a foul ball from the lower dish ball supply port 323c which is a ball opening. Even when an illegal act B is performed in which the operation line L connected to the illegal ball Q is grabbed and the subsequent illegal ball Q is launched into the game area 5a, the illegal ball Q becomes a foul ball and the return passage portion 1014 is Since the operation line L touches the cutting blade of the operation line invalidating member 2600H in the process of dropping, the operation line L is cut at that stage. Therefore, the operation line L cannot be operated.

On the other hand, the operation line invalidating member 2600S provided on the resin rail base 1001x constituting the outer rail 1001 has a large number of hard resin wires in a brush shape as shown in FIGS. 2A, 7 and 15. Protruding.
According to the operation line invalidating member 2600S, if the illegal ball Q reaches the game area 5a and hangs in a state of being connected to the operation line L, the end of the operation line L is a lower tray ball supply port which is a ball opening. Even if an unauthorized person is grasping via 323c, when the operation line L is pulled from the outside to raise the illegal ball Q in the game area 5a, the operation line L is pulled between the wires of the operation line invalidating member 2600S by the tension. After that, even if the hand that manipulates the operation line L to lower the illegal ball Q is loosened, the operation line L is less likely to slip due to the resistance received from the wire group of the operation line invalidating member 2600S. The movement of the loosened hand is not transmitted to the illegal ball Q. That is, since the illegal ball Q in the game area 5a cannot be lowered, the illegal act using the illegal ball Q can be suppressed as a result.

Thus, the third fraud prevention means is effective in the operation line disabling member 2600H on the launch rail 684 side in the initial stage of fraud A and B, and even if it is broken, the outer rail 1001 Since the operation line invalidating member 2600S on the side exhibits the effect, a higher level of fraud prevention effect can be obtained.
Of course, either one of the operation line invalidating members 2600H and 2600S can be used alone, and a specific invalidating member of the operation line invalidating member 2600H and the operation line invalidating member 2600S is also implemented. The forms may be interchanged or the same invalidating member may be employed.
Further, in addition to the case where the operation line invalidating members 2600H and 2600S are made as separate parts and attached to the firing rail 684 or the outer rail 1001 as in the embodiment, for example, the metal plate constituting the firing rail 684 is appropriately processed to invalidate the operation line. The forming member 2600H is integrally formed, or a wire rod is integrally formed on a resin-made rail base 1001x constituting the outer rail 1001, or a V-groove is formed at a corner of the rail base 1001x as shown in FIG. 2B. It is also possible to engrave a pin-shaped clamping part 2600Sv and attract the operation line L to the back of the groove of the clamping part 2600Sv.
Furthermore, the operation line disabling member 2600S of the outer rail 1001 has the same configuration as the second operation line disabling member 2600 as shown in FIG. 16, for example, the two metal plates 2611 described in FIG. 9 and FIG. , 2622, and a guide portion 2754 including a first inclined portion 2754a and a second inclined portion 2754b may be provided on the rail base 1001x of the outer rail 1001.

As described above, in the embodiment in which the second operation line disabling member 2600 for disabling the operation line L attached to the illegal ball Q is provided in the return passage portion 1014, the third operation line disabling member 2600 is similarly set to the foul. Although the embodiment provided in the ball dropping opening 1013 has been described, of course, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, in the above embodiment, the operation line invalidating member 2600 is provided in the folded portion between the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 and the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751, that is, the entrance portion of the communication passage 2751. The line invalidating member 2600 is provided at the exit portion of the communication passage 2751 (see z in FIG. 7), the rear surface side of the ball discharge port 276 in FIG. The operation line L is a part where the operation line L is bent in contact with a part of the return passage portion 1014, such as being provided at each of the start end of the rail 1001 and the end of the firing rail 684, and the operation line L is the weight of the illegal sphere Q, etc. It should be provided at any position in the return passage portion 1014 on the condition that it is a portion that receives a pressing force when it tries to be stretched straight by receiving a tension due to a pulling force by an unauthorized person. It may be. In addition, the installation position of the operation line invalidating member 2600 of the embodiment is a position where the player cannot touch the fingertip even if the fingertip is inserted from the opening for the ball, and this position is the player's safety aspect and the operation line invalidity. It is preferable in consideration of a crime prevention surface that makes it difficult to perform illegal manipulation on the adjusting member 2600.

In the embodiment, the operation line disabling member 2600 is provided to be shifted to one side of the communication passage 2751. However, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the operation line disabling member 2600 is filled to the full width of the passage. A cutting blade may be arranged. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the end of the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiver 275 and the start of the communication passage 2751 are the comb-shaped safety cover 1017, and the cutting edge of the cutting blade is the operator. Is not touching. In this case, the cutting blade of the operation line disabling member 2600 uses a well-known broken blade structure or chip structure, which is installed in the sheath-like holder portion 1018 on the upper surface of the upper passage wall 2752 and the unit main body 271. If the loading port 1019 and the discharge port 1020 are provided in each of the lid members 272 so that the cutting blade can be pushed out in place, and the old and new can be exchanged, the sharpness can always be maintained.
In addition, in FIGS. 12A and 12B, reference numeral 1021 denotes a clip part for the operation line L cut into the trough of the safety cover part 1017, and the operation line L is connected to the clip part 1021. You can bite in. Therefore, even if the operation line disabling member 2600 of the cutting blade fails to cut the operation line L, the operation line L can bite into the holding split line portion 1021 such as the bottom wall 2750 and the like. Will improve.

  Moreover, although the example in which the foul ball is returned to the lower plate is shown in the above-described embodiment, there is a gaming machine having a structure in which the foul ball is returned to the upper plate (including the case where there is no lower plate). In this case, using a space communicating from the upper bowl supply port (ball opening) to the game area 5a, a fraudulent act of intruding the illegal ball Q attached with the operation line L into the game area 5a (the fraud A, A fraudulent act similar to B) may occur. In the case of such a gaming machine, it is exemplified that the second fraud prevention means is provided at a predetermined portion of the foul return passage located in a space communicating from the upper tray ball supply port to the gaming area 5a as in the above-described embodiment. it can.

  In the above-described embodiment, the foul cover unit 270 constituting the return passage portion 1014 is provided on the door frame 3 side. However, the foul cover unit 270 may be provided on the main body frame 4 side. Thereby, even when only the door frame 3 side is replaced due to a decoration change or the like, the foul cover unit 270 having the second fraud prevention means can be diverted.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, one second fraud prevention unit is provided in the foul cover unit 270 constituting the return passage unit 1014, but a plurality of the second fraud prevention units may be provided. For example, in the case of a passage configuration in which a plurality of bent portions such as the folded portion of the above-described embodiment are formed in the return passage portion 1014, each of the bent portions (for each of the folded portions), Two fraud prevention means may be provided. Thereby, it becomes possible to further enhance the deterrence effect of fraud using the illegal ball Q.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the metal plate is provided as the second fraud prevention means in the foul cover unit 270 constituting the return passage portion 1014. However, a resin molded product having the same configuration is provided instead of the metal plate. Or, the molding itself of the foul cover unit 270 may have a special shape so as to function as the second fraud prevention means. For example, the metal plate which is the second fraud prevention means in the above-described embodiment is not provided, but instead, a taper provided at a folded portion between the bottom wall 2750 of the foul ball receiving portion 275 and the upper passage wall 2752 of the communication passage 2751. The slit-shaped capture portion is formed in the resin molded part constituting the return passage portion 1014 so that the operation line L can be captured at the narrowest portion (narrowest portion) of the guide portion 2754 in the shape of a tube. The operation line L attached to the illegal sphere Q may be clamped by the capture part which is the narrowest part of the guide part 2754. Even with such a configuration, an illegal deterrent effect equivalent to that of the above-described embodiment can be achieved.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the operation line L attached to the illegal sphere Q is cut or pinched by the operation line invalidating member 2600. However, as shown in FIG. 13, 14, and 17, an illegal sphere that prevents the intrusion of the illegal sphere Q from the opening for the sphere without preventing the normal foul sphere from flowing down (inhibits the backward or reverse flow of the illegal sphere Q). By providing a reverse prevention means, fraud due to the illegal ball Q is prevented.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, a dedicated tool such as a cell plate (foreign material) that pushes the illegal ball Q into the course changing portion of the return passage portion 1014 (the portion corresponding to the portion directly above the lower dish ball supply port 323 c). In addition, it is possible to exemplify the provision of an attracting part 1022 for attracting the illegal sphere Q itself to another passage and sealing the movement (first illegal sphere reverse prevention means). As a result, it is possible to suppress an illegal act that causes the illegal sphere Q to flow backward, such as the above-described illegal action A, without affecting the flow of the normal foul sphere. In addition, a trapping valve capable of swinging only in the intrusion direction of the backflowed illegal sphere Q into the attraction portion 1022 at the inlet portion of the attraction portion 1022 (allowing intrusion into the attraction portion 1022 and from the attraction portion 1022) A single-opening valve (not shown) that makes disengagement of the sphere Q not shown) may be provided, so that a trace using the illegal sphere Q and evidence of the illegal act can be left.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, it is exemplified that a check valve 1023 that can swing only in the flow-down direction of the game ball is provided at a predetermined portion of the return passage portion 1014 to prevent the illegal ball Q from moving backward (back flow). Yes (second illegal ball reverse prevention means). Even with such a configuration, it is possible to suppress an illegal act that causes the illegal sphere Q to flow backward, such as the above-described illegal act A, without affecting the normal flow of the foul sphere. Note that the operation line invalidating member 2600D in FIG. 17 is also a kind of check valve, and exhibits the same effect as the check valve 1023.
Of course, the static operation line invalidation member and the dynamic operation line invalidation member described above may both be provided.

[Overall configuration of game board]
Next, the overall configuration of the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As described above, the gaming board 5 includes the gaming panel 1100 having the gaming area 5a defined by the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 25, 26, and the like, and the gaming panel. And an effect unit 1200 provided on the back side of 1100.

[Game panel]
The gaming panel 1100 includes a frame-shaped front component member 1000 having an outer rail 1001 and an inner rail 1002, and a transparent resin plate 1110 that is fitted into the front component member 1000 from the back side and has a game area 5a formed on the front surface thereof. The frame-shaped and transparent center accessory 1028 (see FIG. 26) attached so as to border the inner periphery of the opening 1111 opened almost at the center of the resin plate 1110, the above-described winning port 1024, and the starting winning port 1025, an out guide part 1003, a windmill, an obstacle nail, and the like are provided. Of these, most members except the obstacle nail and the out guiding part 1003 are formed of a transparent resin, so that the back side of the game area 5a, that is, the effect unit 1200 can be seen well from the player.

[Center character]
The center accessory 1028 is formed in a frame shape as described above, and in FIG. 23, the warp inlet 1029 opened so that a game ball from the game area 5a can enter the outer peripheral surface on the left side, and its warp. A warp outlet 1030 for allowing game balls that have entered the entrance 1029 to flow into the center accessory 1028; a stage shelf 1031 for causing the game balls released from the warp outlet 1030 to move in the left-right direction and then falling into the game area 5a; It has.

Note that a start winning opening 1025 is arranged immediately below the stage shelf 1031 in the game area 5a, and when a game ball falls downward from the center of the stage shelf 1031, it enters the start winning opening 1025 with a high probability.
The center accessory 1028 is provided with a right-handed guide passage 1032 for guiding a game ball jumping over the upper part of the center accessory 1028 to the lower right side of the game area 5a. This right-handed guide passage 1032 has a size corresponding to approximately one game ball, and hook-shaped obstacle protrusions 1033 are alternately projected at substantially equal pitches on the right inner wall and the left inner wall in front view in the passage. Accordingly, the game ball that has entered the right-handed guide passage 1032 comes in contact with a number of obstacle protrusions 1033 and meanders as if it falls while colliding with the obstacle nail in the game area 5a. It is led to the lower right side of the game area 5a over time.
The center accessory 1028 is surrounded by a surrounding frame 1034 protruding forward from the front surface of the resin plate 1110 of the game panel 1100 in a state where the stage shelf 1031 is excluded, and is thus driven into the game area 5a. The game ball is prevented from entering the frame (inside the opening 1111).

[Direction unit]
As shown in FIG. 25, the effect unit 1200 attached to the back side of the game panel 1100 includes a box-like effect case body 1202 having a front surface having the display device 1201 on the rear wall, and the effect case body. A movable decorative portion 1204, a light guide plate unit 1205, and transparent light emitting decorative means 1206 are provided inside 1202 in order from the side closer to the display device 1021.

[Production case body]
The effect case body 1202 is a box having a front opening shape having an opening substantially the same as the outer shape of the game panel 1100 on the front surface, and a display device 1201 such as a liquid crystal is mounted on the rear wall.
In addition, the production case body 1202 is formed with a ball guiding path 1203 communicating with the winning opening 1024 of the gaming panel 1100 and the starting winning opening 1025 on the bottom wall, and the winning ball of the starting winning opening 1025 is connected to the ball guiding path 1203. A winning ball sensor such as a sensor 1025s or a winning opening 1024 is provided.

[Moving decorative part]
The movable decorative portion 1204 of the embodiment includes a first movable decorative body 1207, a second movable decorative body 1208, and a third movable decorative body 1209 provided in a space between the display device 1201 and the light guide plate unit 1205. Become.
Each of the first to third movable decorative bodies 1207, 1208, and 1209 has an inverted pentagon as a design motif, and the first movable decorative body 1207 positioned in the forefront is a small inverted pentagonal first shaped object. The second movable decorative body 1208 positioned in the middle of 1210 is the ring-shaped second molded object 1211 that can surround the first molded object 1210, and the third movable decorative body 1209 positioned rearmost is the display device 1201. A large inverted pentagonal third shaped article 1212 that can cover substantially the entire display surface 1201g.

[First movable decorative body]
As shown in FIG. 34, the first movable decorative body 1207 includes a fixed support plate 1213, a vertical rail 1214 protruding upward on one side of the support plate 1213, and an upper and lower side with respect to the vertical rail 1214. The first model 1210 slidably attached, the first driving link 1215 slidably attached to the end of the support plate 1213 opposite to the vertical rail 1214, and the first driving link The first motor 1217 is connected to the 1215 via the first gear group 1216. And the front-end | tip of the 1st driving link 1215 is connected with the 1st modeled object 1210, Therefore, the 1st modeled object 1210 was shown to the solid line in FIG. 36 by rocking | fluctuating the 1st driving link 1215 to an up-down direction. As shown in the imaginary line in the figure, as shown in the imaginary line in the figure, a change position located almost at the center in the frame of the center accessory 1028 Can move up and down. The first modeled object 1210 is provided with a light emitter (not shown), and the first modeled object 1210 is integrated with the light emitter and can be moved up and down between the normal position and the change position. It is configured.

[Second movable decorative body]
As shown in FIG. 37, the second movable decorative body 1208 includes a fixed frame-shaped support frame 1218 and an upper side portion of the second model 1211 that is slidably attached to the upper portion of the support frame 1218. 1219, the oblique side portion 1220 of the second shaped article 1211 pivotally attached to both ends of the upper side portion 1219, a second driving link 1221 pivotally attached to the upper portion of the support frame 1218, A second motor 1253 connected to the second driving link 1221 via a second gear group 1222. The second driving link 1221 is slidably and pivotally attached to the long holes of the upper side portion 1219 and the oblique side portion 1220 of the second shaped article 1211. Therefore, the second driving link 1221 is swung up and down. By moving, the upper side 1219 of the second modeled object 1211 is displayed at the normal position along the upper portion of the support frame 1218 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 38 and the display of the display device 1201 as shown by the imaginary line in the figure. It moves up and down between the change position appearing above the front surface of the surface 1201g, and the oblique side portion 1220 of the second modeled object 1211 has a normal position along the side portion of the support frame 1218 as shown by the solid line in FIG. As shown by the imaginary line in the figure, it appears on the front side of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 and can swing between the upper side portion 1219 and the change position combined with the ring shape. Note that the second modeled object 1211 has a ring-shaped inverted pentagon when in the change position, but the first modeled object 1210 of the first movable decorative body 1207 can be positioned in a front view substantially at the center of the ring.

[Third movable ornament]
The third movable decorative body 1209 has a large inverted pentagonal third shaped article 1212 that can cover almost the entire display surface 1201g of the display device 1201, and the third shaped article 1212 includes an upper panel 1223, a middle panel 1224, and the like. The lower panel 1225 is divided into three parts, of which the upper panel 1223 and the middle panel 1224 are incorporated in the upper half 1226 shown in FIG. 40, and the remaining lower panel 1225 is incorporated in the lower half 1227 shown in FIG. It is.

[Upper half]
As shown in FIG. 40, the upper half portion 1226 of the third movable decorative body 1209 is attached to the upper support frame 1228 of the gate type and the vertical support 1229 of the upper support frame 1228 so as to be vertically slidable. The upper panel 1223 and the middle panel 1224, and a screw type uplift device 1230 attached to the vertical support 1229. The middle panel 1224 and the upper panel 1223 of the third modeled article 1212 are connected to each other by a pin and a long hole so as to be slidable with each other, and as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. Can be changed to a superposition posture in which the middle panels 1224 are continuous under the upper panel 1223 as shown by a solid line in FIG. Further, the middle panel 1224 of the third shaped article 1212 is lifted by being supported by the upper moving device 1230 and is lowered by its own weight when the upper moving device 1230 moves downward. When moved, the upper panel 1223 is also raised or lowered together with the middle panel 1224 by its own weight. The middle panel 1224 and the upper panel 1223 have their vertical positions and front and rear postures appropriately controlled by the cam grooves 1231 and are positioned outside the upper screen of the display device 1201 in a superposed posture shown in FIG. It can be moved up and down between the normal position and the change position located in the upper half of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 with the unfolded posture shown by the solid line in FIG.

[Lower half]
As shown in FIG. 41, the lower half portion 1227 of the third movable decorative body 1209 is attached to the upside down gate-type lower support frame 1232 and the vertical support 1233 of the lower support frame 1232 so as to be slidable up and down. The third shaped article 1212 has a lower panel 1225, a third driving link 1234 swingably attached to the lower support frame 1232, and a third driving link 1234 connected to the third driving link 1234 via a third gear group 1235. 3 motors 1236. The tip of the third driving link 1234 is connected to the lower panel 1225. Therefore, by swinging the third driving link 1234 in the vertical direction, the lower panel 1225 is displayed as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. It can be moved up and down between the normal position of the height hidden outside the lower screen of the display surface 1201g of the device 1201 and the change position located in the lower half of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 as shown by the solid line in FIG. .

  Since the third modeled object 1212 of the third movable decorative body 1209 is configured as described above, the screen of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 when the upper panel 1223, the middle panel 1224, and the lower panel 1225 are in their normal positions. On the other hand, when each is in the change position, the upper panel 1223, the middle panel 1224, and the lower panel 1225 cover the entire display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 in an unfolded posture as shown in FIG. A large inverted pentagon appears.

  The movable decorative portion 1204 is connected to the control device 1027, and the first to third movable decorative bodies 1207, 1208, 1209 are appropriately changed from the normal position to the change position according to the progress of the game, or Moves backward from the change position to the normal position.

[Light guide plate unit]
As shown in FIG. 29, the light guide plate unit 1205 decorates the outer periphery of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 in a frame shape, and a decorative frame 1238 in which rod-shaped decorative light emitters 1237 are arranged in a fence shape on both sides. The light guide plate 1239 attached to the rear surface of the decorative frame 1238 and the light emitting device 1241 that projects light onto the light guide incident end surface 1240 of the light guide plate 1239.

[Light guide plate and light emitting device]
The light guide plate 1239 includes, for example, a plurality of translucent thin transparent resin plates in the front-rear direction in which a light guide incident end surface 1240 is provided on an upper end surface or a side end surface and a light guide exit surface 1242 is provided on a front surface (an embodiment). On the other hand, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 30, the light emitting device 1241 has light guide incident end faces 1240 on the upper end faces of the first to fourth transparent resin plates. A vertical projection device 1244 in which a set of four light emitting LEDs 1243a to 1243d capable of projecting light is arranged in an appropriate number, and the side of the fifth transparent resin plate as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. And a lateral projection device 1245 in which an appropriate number of light emitting LEDs 1243e that can project light onto the light guide incident end surface 1240 on the end surface are arranged.

  The first to fifth transparent resin plates constituting the light guide plate 1239 have different patterns of image patterns 1246 that are exposed by scattering of light. For example, the first to fourth transparent resin plates corresponding to the vertical projection device 1244 are used. As shown in the schematic diagrams of FIGS. 31A to 31D, an image pattern 1246 in which a plurality of inverted pentagons are gradually reduced toward the center is drawn on each transparent resin plate by light guide printing. (The recording method of the image pattern 1246 is not limited to light guide printing, and any method such as engraving may be used.) Therefore, when all the light emitting LEDs 1243a to 1243d of the vertical projection device 1244 are caused to emit light at the same time, an inverted pentagon arranged like a ripple appears as shown in FIG. 30, and the light emitting LEDs 1243a to 1243d of the vertical projection device 1244 are illustrated. When the light is emitted repeatedly in the order of 31 (a) to (d), an animation in which the inverted pentagonal ring is sucked toward the center as if the spread of the ripples was reversely reproduced. Appear.

  Further, the image pattern 1246 of the fifth transparent resin plate corresponding to the lateral projection device 1245 has a pattern with a large “V” as a motif as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 33, this image pattern 1246 is fused with the light emitting decorations of the door frame left side unit 530 and the door frame right side unit 550 to complete one design, and by doing so, the pachinko machine 1 It is possible to display a large image that extends to the full width of.

[Transparent light emitting decoration means]
As shown in FIG. 27, FIG. 28, FIG. 35, and FIG. 43, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 has a plurality of light emitting elements 1247 and connectors 1248 arranged on a transparent transparent plate and connects them. The light emitting substrate sheet 1249 having 1255, and a plurality (two) of transparent plates 1250a and 1250b that support the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 with the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 sandwiched from both front and rear surfaces.
As shown in FIG. 35, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 can cover a range of height below the game area 5a and from the upper part of the out guiding part 1003 to the lower part in the frame of the center accessory 1208. In the game area 5a in which the size, that is, a part of the front of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 (a range that satisfies the conditions for ensuring the visibility of the display surface 1201g) and the winning port 1024 and the starting winning port 1025 are concentrated. A large number of light emitting elements 1247 are arranged in a range including the main part (the lower half area of the game).

Further, as shown in FIG. 35, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 of the embodiment is in front of the first modeled object 1210 at the normal position of the movable decorative part 1204, and the contour ( A part of the light emitting elements 1247 is arranged along the (inverted pentagon), while other light emitting elements 1247 are dispersedly arranged so as not to disturb the visibility of the movable decorative portion 1204.
In FIG. 35, the first model 1210 in the normal position is displayed with a broken line for convenience in order to prevent the crossing of the solid lines on the drawing, but the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 is actually transparent, It is clearly visible to the player.

The transparent plate 1250 positioned on the front side of the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 is provided with a space portion 1251 for preventing interference with the light emitting element 1247 protruding forward of the light emitting substrate sheet 1249. By accommodating the light emitting element 1247 in the space 1251, the bulk of the light emitting element 1247 can be absorbed to make the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 thin, and the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 (particularly, the thin light emitting substrate sheet 1249) is distorted. In addition, the light is reflected by the inner peripheral surface of the space 1251 and concentrated, so that the brightness of the light emitting portion can be improved.
This space part 1251 is preferably formed in a hole shape penetrating. Accordingly, loss of the light-emitting element 1247 can be prevented and the light visibility of the light-emitting element 1247 can be improved. On the other hand, these merits of the space part 1251 can be greatly enjoyed by enlarging the shape of the space part 1251 to some extent. However, there is a possibility that a finger of an operator who assembles a gaming machine contacts the light emitting element 1247. Therefore, in the embodiment, as a contact avoiding means for avoiding that a finger of an operator who assembles a gaming machine comes into contact with the light emitting element 1247, even if the finger is applied to the opening of the space portion 1251, the light emitting element in the finger is inside. The space portion 1251 is configured to communicate with the outside with a small diameter (for example, a diameter smaller than 11 mm (preferably a diameter of 8 mm to 10 mm) of the game ball) that is difficult to touch the 1247. By doing so, the space portion 1251 While enjoying the above advantages, the light emitting element 1247 can be protected from erroneous contact with the operator's finger, and the space portion 1251 emits light due to the presence of the center role 1028 and the surrounding frame 1034 in the front. The game ball does not directly collide with the substrate sheet 1249, and the contact between the game ball and the light-emitting substrate sheet 1249 is avoided. The concept is intended to include the concept of "less likely to contact", may be able to avoid accidental contact, it is not intended to avoid even the ones trying to contact deliberately.
As shown in FIG. 28, the light emitting element 1247 located in the frame of the center accessory 1028 does not have the center accessory 1028 and the surrounding frame 1034 in the front, and the door frame 3 is used for troubleshooting a game. Since the light emitting element 1247 is exposed to the outside through the space portion 1251 every time it is opened and closed, it is necessary to avoid contact with the finger or game ball of the operator who checks the ball hook of the game machine. As a simple contact avoiding means, a lid portion 1252 is provided on the front surface of the space portion 1251. By doing so, it is possible to reliably protect the light emitting element 1247 from erroneous contact with an operator's finger or game ball while enjoying the above-described merit of the space portion 1251. Note that the lid portion 1252 in this case is provided so as to be positioned in front of the light emitting element 1247 so as not to contact the light emitting element 1247. In addition, the lid portion 1252 of this embodiment is configured to be integrally formed with the transparent plate 1250, but the lid portion 1252 may be configured separately from the transparent plate 1250. In addition, if the lid 1252 is formed so as to protrude from the front surface of the transparent plate 1250, the depth of the space 1251 can be easily secured, so that sufficient measures can be taken for avoiding contact with the light emitting element 1247.
In the embodiment, a slit 1254 is provided in the transparent plate 1250 positioned on the rear side of the light emitting substrate sheet 1249, and heat of the light emitting element 1247 can be released by the slit 1254.

  The transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 having the above-described configuration hardly impairs the visibility even if it is provided in front of the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201 because the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 and the transparent plate 1250 are transparent. Only the light emitting element 1247 of the substrate sheet 1249 appears to float in the air. Further, the wiring pattern 1255 and the connector 1248 of the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 are contoured (see FIG. 43), the pattern, and the first shaped object 1212 (also the second and third shaped objects 1213 and 1214 in some cases) of the movable decorative portion 1204. If the pattern or color of the game area 5a serving as the color or background is harmonized, the wiring pattern 1255 and the connector 1248 become inconspicuous due to the camouflage effect, and the floating feeling of the light emitting element 1247 is further improved.

Next, an example of the game by the pachinko machine 1 of this invention is shown.
First, during normal game, as shown in FIG. 1, all of the first to third shaped objects 1210, 1211 and 1212 of the first to third movable decorative bodies 1207, 1208 and 1209 of the movable decorative portion 1204 are in the normal position. is there. Accordingly, the first modeled object 1210 is behind the stage shelf 1031 of the center accessory 1028 to decorate the game area 5a gorgeously, while the second and third modeled objects 1211 and 1212 are hidden around the display device 1201. ing.

  When the game progresses and a game ball enters the start winning opening 1025 provided in the game area 5a, a winning ball sensor 1025s provided corresponding to the start winning opening 1025 receives a ball into the start winning opening 1025. Detected. Then, when the ball detection information of the winning ball sensor 1025s is input to the control device 1027, a lottery (for example, a lottery that wins at 1/300) is determined by the control device 1027. The lottery result is stopped and displayed with a special symbol variably displayed over a predetermined variation time on a special symbol display device 1026 (7-segment, etc.) provided at the upper corner of the game panel 1100 of the game board 5. Indicated by The special symbol is a special symbol of “off” corresponding to “out” (for example, a “-” segment display) or a special symbol of “7” (for example, a “seg” display of “7”) after a predetermined time fluctuation display. Is stopped and displayed.

Thus, during the special symbol variation display, in order to excite the game, the display device 1201, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206, and the light guide plate unit 1205 suggest a display effect (character image, decorative symbol image, etc.). For example, a preliminary announcement effect, a reach effect, etc.), and a movable effect suggesting a lottery result is performed in the first to third movable decorative bodies 1207, 1208, 1209.
For example, when the lottery result is a win, a movable effect by the following effect pattern can be exemplified. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 44A to 44E, the first modeled object 1210 at the normal position is arranged in a U-shape that is compared with the side surface shape of the first modeled object 1210. In this embodiment, the light emitting elements 1247 of the light emitting elements 1247 flash in order from the farthest row in the front row (in the embodiment, the left side is 4 rows and the right side is about 3 rows), and the light wave toward the first shaped object 1210 at the normal position. The player's attention is drawn by guiding the player's line of sight toward the first modeled object 1210, and then the first modeled object 1210 is raised to the change position after a lapse of a predetermined time. At this stage, all the light emitting elements 1247 of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 are turned off, and the light emitters provided on the first modeled object 1210 itself at the change position are blinked instead.
Next, the light emitter provided on the first model 1210 itself is turned on in a state where the first model 1210 is in the change position, and a plurality of light emitting LEDs 1243a to 1243d of the vertical projection device 1244 of the light guide plate unit 1205 are sequentially and plurally provided. The light is emitted repeatedly, and the reverse ripples due to the inverted pentagon are concentrated on the first modeled object 1210 by the animation by the image pattern 1246. As a result, a wave of light is produced by the animation of the light guide plate unit 1205 so as to go to the light emitting body provided on the first modeled object 1210 itself, and the first modeled object 1210 is further powered. In response to this flow, the second model 1211 is further moved to the change position to surround the first model 1210, or the first model 1210 is returned to the normal position and the third model 1212 is returned to the normal position. Is moved to the change position, and the first shaped object 1210 receives the power and produces an effect as if it changed greatly.
Also, if the door frame left side unit 530 and the door frame right side unit 550 are caused to emit light, and the decorative light emitter 1237 of the light guide plate unit 1205 is subsequently caused to emit light sequentially from the outside, the door frame 3 enters the center accessory 1028. It is also possible to produce a wave of light so that the player's gaze guidance is directed.

  On the other hand, when the lottery result is off, a movable effect by the following effect pattern can be exemplified. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 44 (a) to 44 (d), the side surface of the first modeled object 1210 is directed toward the first modeled object 1210 at the normal position, as in the effect pattern at the time of hitting. Flashing in order from the farthest row of the light emitting elements 1247 in a number of rows (four rows on the front side and about three rows on the right side) arranged in a letter-like shape in order from the farthest row, and thus the first model 1210 Directing the player's attention by directing the player's line of sight toward the first modeled object 1210 by directing a wave of light toward the player. After that, the effect is terminated without waiting for the predetermined time to elapse and raising the first modeled object 1210 to the change position. Thereby, it can inform a player that the lottery result was out of the way because the first modeled object 1210 does not rise to the change position.

In this way, the lottery result is determined by making the composite effect combining the effect of the first modeled object 1210, the effect of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1026, and the effect of the light guide plate unit 1205 different according to the lottery result. At the same time, it is possible to give the player a further surprise and surprise, and the gaming interest can be enhanced. Further, by combining the light emitting effect by the transparent light emitting decoration means 1026 and the light emitting effect by the first modeled object 1210 itself, not only the light emitting decoration for the first modeled object 1210 at the normal position but also the first modeled at the change position. Luminous decorations for the object 1210 are also possible, which further enhances the fun of gaming.
It should be noted that the above production patterns are merely examples, and a great number of production patterns can be created by appropriately combining the elements.

  Next, if the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 1026, it is set to “big hit”, and the big winning opening in the closed state (not shown) is controlled to the big hit state in which it is opened for a predetermined period. . When a game ball launched from the ball launcher 680 enters the open prize opening, a predetermined number of prize balls (15 in this embodiment) are paid out. Thereafter, when the big hit state ending condition is satisfied, the big hit state is finished, and the lottery based on the ball entering the start winning opening 1025 is again controlled (referred to as a normal gaming state or a normal gaming state). . As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment, when the game ball is launched toward the game area 5a by the ball launching device 680, the control device 1027 performs various controls to advance the game. Progresses.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is of course not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the embodiment, the single transparent light emitting decoration unit 1206 is provided, but a plurality of sets may be arranged in the front-rear direction.
Further, the modeled object of the movable decorative portion 1204 and the image pattern 1246 of the light guide plate unit 1205 may be anything.
Further, in the embodiment, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 is provided corresponding to the lower half area of the game area 5a. However, the transparent light emission decoration means 1206 may be enlarged so as to cover the entire game area 5a. Further, in the embodiment, the image pattern 1246 of the light guide plate unit 1205 and the arrangement of the light emitting elements 1247 of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 are not related, but for example, the light emitting elements 1247 are arranged along the design of the image pattern 1246. Further variations may be added to the effect of the image pattern 1246.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 45, the transparent light emitting decoration means 1026 is expanded to almost the whole of the game area 5a, and the light emitting element 1247 is provided at a point along the design of the image pattern 1246 of the light guide plate unit 1205. Dot. If the light emitting element 1247 is turned on simultaneously with the display start of the image pattern 1246 of the light guide plate unit 1205, a novel light guide effect that partially emphasizes the animation (effect) by the light guide plate unit 1205 by point light emission can be realized. Production variations can be added. Note that the light emitting element 1247 of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1026 is preferably disposed in a portion (peripheral portion) other than the central portion of the display surface 1201g which is a main display portion with respect to the display surface 1201g of the display device 1201. By doing so, it is possible to increase the width of the effect without impairing the visibility of the effect display performed at the center of the display surface 1201g, the effect by the display device 1201, the effect by the light guide plate unit 1205, and the transparent light emission. The player can be surprised and surprised by a novel effect combined with the effect by the decoration means 1026.

In the embodiment, the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 of the transparent light emitting decoration means 1026 is set in a flat face plate shape. However, since the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 can be bent in the surface direction, the light emitting substrate sheet 1249 is set in a curved state in an appropriate direction. You may do it.
Moreover, although what was applied to the pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine was shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not limited to this, It applies to the gaming machine which united the pachinko machine and the pachinko machine and the pachinko machine. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
The transparent light emitting decoration means 1206 can also be applied to a display device of a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 5 ... Game board 5a ... Game area | region 1100 ... Game panel 1201 ... Display apparatus 1201g ... Display surface 1204 ... Movable decoration part 1206 ... Transparent light emission decoration means 1210 ... 1st modeling object 1211 ... 2nd modeling object 1212 ... 2nd modeling object 3 modeling object 1247 ... light emitting element 1249 ... light emitting substrate sheet 1250a ... transparent plate 1250b ... transparent plate

Claims (1)

A game area where game balls flow down,
A ball launcher that launches a game ball from a predetermined launch position toward the game area;
A launch ball return unit that returns the game ball itself that was launched from the launch position but did not reach the game area to the player through a predetermined return port;
A fraud prevention part that can prevent the operation of the wire attached to the game ball from the front,
The fraud prevention part cuts or clamps the wire attached to the game ball,
The fraud prevention part is provided in the return path through which the game ball itself that was launched from the launch position but did not reach the game area passes toward the return port ,
The fraud prevention portion is made of a metal plate material, and the return path is formed with a storage portion for storing the metal plate material,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the return path has a bent portion until the game ball is returned from the return port, and the wire can be bent by the bent portion.

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