JP6369600B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has a prize opening provided in a gaming area formed on the front side of the game board, and a player receives a prize ball as a gaming value based on the winning of a game ball in the prize opening. A payout or a lottery for a state advantageous to the player is performed. In this type of gaming machine, in order to illegally win a game ball at the prize opening, a piano wire or wire is inserted into the gaming machine, and the openable winning device is forcibly opened to illegally win the game ball. In some cases, a fraudulent act or the like is performed, and countermeasures against the fraudulent act or the like are taken (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-206893 A

  However, a thin thread is attached to the game ball, a part of the thread is held, the game ball is fired into the game area, and the prize is generated illegally by operating the thread, and the game ball is illegally obtained. There is a problem that fraudulent acts such as

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can suitably suppress fraud using a thread-like member.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
A storage member capable of storing game balls, a passage forming member configured by one or a plurality of members forming a passage portion for flowing down the game balls stored by the storage member in a row, and the passage forming member A ball feeding means that is provided in the formed passage portion and sends out the game balls one by one to the launch position side where the game balls are launched, and a launch that launches the game balls sent to the launch position side by the ball feed means A gaming machine comprising: means and a guide member that guides the game ball fired by the launching means upward toward a game area where the game ball flows down;
The passage forming member is the passage portion,
An upstream passage section for continuously flowing down the game ball on the direction side that intersects the upper side with respect to the launch path on which the game ball is launched by the launching means;
A reverse-side passage portion provided on the downstream side of the upstream-side passage portion and causing the game ball to flow down to the opposite side to the launch direction in which the game ball is launched in the launch path;
Formed on the downstream side of the reverse-side passage portion is a firing path-side passage portion that is in the same direction as the game ball flowing down by the upstream-side passage portion and causes the game ball to flow down to the firing path side. Is what
A thread engaging portion is provided that penetrates in the continuous direction side of the launch path side passage portion and opens at least on the launch path side passage portion side and has an entrance into which a thread-like member attached to the game ball can enter,
The passage forming member is
A course changing section provided on the upstream passage section side with respect to the thread engaging section and contacting a game ball flowing down the upstream passage section to change the course of the game ball on the reverse passage section side; Have
The entrance of the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward the side where the firing path is located with respect to the leading end side of the game ball in the upstream passage portion, and is provided below the course changing portion. It is characterized by.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the gaming machine which can suppress suitably the fraud using a filamentous member can be provided.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of an intermediate unit. It is a rear view of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game ball launching mechanism. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game ball launching mechanism viewed from the front. (A) is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the ball feeding case member and the cutting member from the back upper side, (b) is the exploded perspective view which looked at the ball feeding case member and the cutting member from the back lower side. It is the rear view which showed the ball feeder and the upper plate typically. It is the perspective view which looked at the ball feeder cut | disconnected by the AA line of FIG. 10 from the right side. (A) shows a state before the ball feeding, (b) shows a state where the illegal ball can be fed, and (c) shows a state where the illegal ball is guided to the rear side. . (A) shows a state where the illegal sphere is waiting at the launch position, and (b) shows a state where the illegal sphere is launched. It is the top view which expanded and showed the channel | path part of the game ball | bowl launching mechanism. It is the figure which showed the process in which the thread | yarn of a wrong sphere is cut | disconnected. (A) is the figure which looked at the lower part of the game board in the BB line of FIG. 6, and showed the bobbin winding apparatus, (b) is the perspective view of a bobbin winding machine. It is the figure which showed the thread | yarn engaging part in other embodiment. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the game ball | bowl launching mechanism in other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 13 is a front view of FIG. 3 and 5, the configuration in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which four sides are fixed with a wooden plate material as upper and lower sides and an aluminum plate material as left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential component, and the outer frame 11 or a member having the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 and having a gaming machine body 12 support structure and a locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game. It is good also as a structure with which the field was equipped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. An intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is a rotation front end in a front view. As the side (opening / closing tip side), it can be rotated forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side), and the right side is rotated. The moving tip side (opening / closing tip side) can be rotated backward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in a locked state. The door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locking states can be obtained by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. Canceled.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly configured by a frame-shaped frame unit 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 is detachably attached from the front side, and a game area 23a formed in the game board 23 is attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13 so as to be exposed. It is done. As shown in FIG. 3, the state in the game area 23 a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and by engaging the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 with the intermediate unit 13, The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the intermediate unit 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a having an opening smaller than the window panel unit 30 so that the outer periphery of the window panel unit 30 is not exposed in a front view (see FIG. 1). By covering the window portion 14 a from the back side with the window panel unit 30, almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13 is covered by the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having a larger outer shape than the window portion 14a and transparency, and a fixed frame 33 that integrates the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixed frame 33 is formed in an annular shape that is slightly larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32 by a synthetic resin, and the window panel unit 30 is integrated by bonding the outer peripheral edges of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 to the fixed frame 33. It is considered as layer glass.

  The window panel unit 30 is formed of colorless and transparent by the transparent glasses 31 and 32, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin. As long as the game area 23 a can be visually recognized through the panel unit 30, the game area 23 a may be colored and transparent instead of being colorless and transparent.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of electrical decoration parts 24 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs are provided around the window part 14 a in the front door frame 14. In these electric decoration parts 24, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, the lighting unit 24 on the upper side of the window 14a includes a light emitting unit that is turned on at a predetermined error such as a shortage of payout balls, and a light emitting unit that is turned on during award ball payout. A speaker cover 27 is provided on the upper right side and upper left side of the window portion 14a to cover a speaker device that outputs sound effects corresponding to the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulging portion 28 and a lower bulging portion 29 that bulge toward the front side are arranged vertically below the window portion 14 a in the front door frame 14. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper pan 28 a that opens upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower pan 29 a that also opens upward. The upper plate 28a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 110 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 29a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 28a. In addition, it is not necessary to divide the upper plate 28a and the lower plate 29a into portions for storing game balls in a plurality of locations, and the configuration includes only one storage unit that eliminates the lower plate 29a and uses only the upper plate 28a. Also good.

  An operation switch 40 that is manually operated by the players is provided on the front side of the upper plate 28a (game ball storage area) in the upper bulging portion 28. The operation switch 40 is an operation device used when an effect corresponding to the player's operation is performed on the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 or the like. The operation switch 40 may be provided in another part of the lower plate 29a and the like in addition to the upper plate 28a, or may be provided in a plurality of locations, and is a push button type switch as an operation method. Alternatively, the information may be input by another operation method such as a touch sensor or a non-contact sensor.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a firing operation device 45 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 29 in the front door frame 14 so as to protrude to the front side. The launch operation device 45 is a device operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23a, and an annular operation handle 47 is rotatably supported with respect to the operation base 46 as shown in FIG. Thus, the operation handle 47 is rotated by the player when the game ball is launched. In this case, the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor as operation amount detection means built in the operation base 46. In addition, the launch operation device 45 includes a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 47 in the operation base 46, and launches a game ball in a state where the operation handle 47 is rotated. A stop operation lever 48 operated to stop the operation is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicating with the upper plate 28a, a front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicating with the lower plate 29a, and a foul ball passage portion 55. Have. A dispensing ball receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at the upper corner portion of the passage forming unit 50, and the receiving portion 53 is partitioned on the left and right by a partition wall 54, so A passage entrance of the dish passage portion 51 and a passage entrance of the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 are formed.

  The foul ball passage portion 55 is a portion that forms a passage for discharging a game ball that has not reached the game area 23a out of the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 as a foul ball to the lower plate 29a. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage portion 55 is provided with a foul ball receiving portion 56 opened upward. The foul ball is received from the foul ball receiving portion 56, and the foul ball is guided to the front door side lower tray passage portion 52, so that the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage portion 55 is discharged to the lower tray 29a. . The foul ball passage portion 55 may be connected not to the lower plate 29a but to the upper plate 28a so that the foul ball is discharged to the upper plate 28a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is a component that is exposed to the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided in the lower right part of the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic launching solenoid 111 provided as a launching device, a launching rail 112, and a ball feeding device 113. The ball feeder 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one on the firing rail 112. In this case, the supplied game ball is arranged on the protruding path of the plunger 114 provided as a launching portion in the firing solenoid 111. In response to the input of an electrical signal to the firing solenoid 111, the plunger 114 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 112, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball launching mechanism 110 is not limited to the launching solenoid 111, and a launching motor or the like may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming member 121 is disposed on the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and on the left side of the firing rail 112. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole penetrating in a front-rear direction through a portion where the passage forming member 121 is provided. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the passage forming member 121 has a main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and a main body side lower dish passage portion 123. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the payout ball receiving portion 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. A front door side upper dish passage part 51 is disposed below the main body side upper dish path part 122, and a front door side lower dish path part 52 is disposed below the main body side lower dish path part 123.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a shutter 124 that regulates the outflow of game balls from the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 123 is provided at the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. The shutter 124 is provided so as to be switchable between a blocking position where the exit portions of both passages are narrowed to prevent the gaming ball from flowing out and an allowable position where the gaming ball is allowed to flow out. The frame unit 21 is provided with a biasing member that biases the shutter 124 toward the blocking position. When the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the shutter 124 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member. Is configured to remain in the blocking position. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 or the main body side lower dish passage portion 123, the inconvenience that the stored balls spill out is avoided. ing. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is moved to the allowable position against the urging force by the outer peripheral portion of the payout ball receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicate with each other, the main body side lower dish passage portion 123 and the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicate with each other, and the game ball flows down. Permissible.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 23 forming the game area 23a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

  The game board 23 includes a game board 23 b having a board material formed of wooden plywood and a sheet material covering the front board surface of the board material, and the entire surface is exposed to the front side of the frame unit 21. A game area 23 a in which a game ball flows down is formed in the exposed portion, that is, the front surface of the game board 23. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23 a is covered with the transparent glasses 31 and 32, the front side of the game area 23 a is partitioned by the rear transparent glass 32. Further, the back side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the front surface of the game board 23b. In addition, the board | plate material which comprises the game board 23b may be formed not only with a plywood but with a single board, and may be formed not only with a wooden board but with the board | plate material or molded product made from a transparent synthetic resin, for example.

  The game area 23a is set to have vertical and horizontal dimensions over the entire area of the game board 23 in a front view, and is formed in a substantially circular shape with only the lower right portion protruding to the lower right side. The outer periphery of the game area 23 a is partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the partition member 107. The guide rail 100 includes an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 having a size extending over the entire left side of the game board 23, and the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102 form an arc-shaped guide on the left side of the game area 23 a. A passage 103 is formed.

  An inlet portion 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed at a lower end portion of the guide passage 103, and the inlet portion 104 and the firing rail 112 are provided apart from each other (see FIG. 5). An exit 105 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the upper end of the guide passage 103, and a return that prevents the game ball reaching the game area 23a from returning into the guide passage 103 is formed on the upper right side of the exit portion 105. A prevention member 106 is attached.

  When the operation handle 47 of the firing operation device 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. Passes through the guide passage 103 and pushes the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return preventing member 106 at the outlet 105 of the guide passage 103 to enter the game area 23a. When the launching force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and starts to fall within the guide passage 103, and falls between the entrance portion 104 of the guide passage 103 and the launch rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, a foul ball receiving portion 56 is disposed between the entrance portion 104 and the launch rail 112, and game balls that have not reached the game area 23 a pass through the foul ball passage portion 55. Are discharged to the lower plate 29a.

  The partition member 107 partitions the right side of the game area 23a, is formed in a vertically long shape by molding synthetic resin, and is screwed to the front surface of the game board 23b. The partition member 107 starts from the right end on the upper side of the outer rail 102 and extends from the right end on the lower side of the inner rail 101 to the lower side.

  A stamp 107 a printed with a model name is attached to the upper end of the partition member 107, and a stamp 107 b printed with a manufacturer name, a manufacturing number, etc. is attached to the lower end of the partition member 107. Parts are fixed. These certificate papers 107a and 107b are arranged at positions that are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

  The game board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, an upper operating port 83a, a lower operating port 83b, a through gate 84, a variable display unit 85, a main display device 96, and the like.

  When a ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b is generated, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 23, Based on the detection result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working port 83a and a ball enters the lower working port 83b, the payout of three prize balls is executed, and the ball entering the general winning port 81 is received. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a prize is entered into the variable winning device 82, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls in both the operation ports 83a and 83b is larger than the number of prize balls in the lower operation port 83b than the number of prize balls in the upper operation port 83a. It may be different. Further, the number of winning balls related to the variable winning device 82 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other winning balls, and for example, the same configuration as the number of winning balls related to the general winning slot 81 may be used. It is also good.

  A variable display unit 85 is provided in the central portion of the game area 23a, and a symbol display device 94 that displays a variety of symbols (or variable display or switching display) as a component of the variable display unit 85 is provided as a component of the variable display unit 85. A center frame 95 provided on the back side of the game board 23b and surrounding the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in a front view is attached from the front side of the game board 23b. A transparent protective plate made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 95, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is transparent. It is visible from the front side through a protective plate.

  The game area 23a is divided into a left area PE1 and a right area PE2 located on the left and right sides of the center frame 95 by providing a center frame 95 at the center thereof, and the game balls launched into the game area 23a are Either one of the left region PE1 or the right region PE2 will flow down. Below the left area PE1 and the right area PE2, a lower area PE3 where game balls flowing down from both areas merge and flow down is provided as a part of the game area 23a.

  When the operation handle 47 is operated to the rotation amount that the game ball reaches the game area 23a, the game ball flows down either the left area PE1 or the right area PE2. When the game ball is fired with a rotational operation amount with a small amount of operation of the operation handle 47 and a firing force that does not exceed the uppermost part of the center frame 95, the game ball is located on the left side area near the entrance of the game area 23a. Flow down PE1. When the amount of operation of the operation handle 47 is larger than the amount of operation, and the game ball is fired with a rotational operation amount that will surely exceed the uppermost part of the center frame 95, the game ball will enter the right region PE2. Flow down. In the case of a rotation operation amount corresponding to a portion between them, the game balls flow down in a distributed manner in both the left area PE1 and the right area PE2. The player can play a game by adjusting which of the left area PE1 and the right area PE2 the game ball flows down by adjusting the amount of rotation of the operation handle 47.

  An out port 86 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 23, and game balls that have flown down the left region PE1 or the right region PE2 and have not finally entered various winning ports etc. pass through the out port 86 to play the game region 23a. Discharged from. In the game area 23a, a number of nails 87 are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (servants) such as a windmill are arranged.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only a mode of being discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening but also a game area 23a after passing through the opening. The aspect which is not discharged | emitted from is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 86, the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a, the lower operating port 83b, or the through gate 84 are connected. The entry of a game ball is also expressed as a prize.

  Both the upper working port 83a and the lower working port 83b are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 83a is on the upper side. The lower working port 83b is provided with an electric accessory 83c as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

The upper operation port 83a and the lower operation port 83b are provided in the lower region PE3 of the game region 23a. The upper operating port 83a is provided at the lower part of the center frame 95 and is disposed immediately below the stage on which the game ball rolls on the upper surface, and is guided onto the stage via a guide passage (not shown) formed by the center frame 95. In addition, it is configured such that a prize can be easily awarded to the upper operation port 83a from a game ball that does not pass through the guide passage. The entrance of this guide passage is provided in the left portion of the center frame 95 facing the left region PE1, and a nail 87 that is easier to jump into the stage from the left region PE1 is provided as a game ball that jumps from the lower side of the stage. It is said that. That is, when the game ball flows down in the left area PE1, the winning of the upper operating port 83a is more likely to occur than in the case where the game ball flows down in the right area PE2.

  The electric combination 83c is connected to an electric combination driving unit mounted on the back side of the game board 23b, and is driven by the electric combination driving unit to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and an open state. (Support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 83c, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operation port 83b, and the electric operation item 83c is in the open state, so that it is possible to win the lower operation port 83b. The electric accessory 83c can be opened to the left and right sides in the lower area PE3, and both the game balls flowing down the left area PE1 and the game balls flowing down the right area PE2 can be won.

  The through gate 84 is provided in the right side region PE2 and is configured to allow a game ball launched with a strong firing force of a certain level or more to reach the far side from the entrance of the game region 23a. Below the through gate 84, a variable winning device 82 is provided, and the variable winning device 82 is also provided in the right region PE2.

  The variable winning device 82 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and when the game ball is won when the player is selected to enter an opening / closing execution mode (special game state) such as a big win. It can be easily switched to a predetermined open state. Specifically, as an opening mode of the variable winning device 82, a variable winning device with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. 82 is repeatedly opened.

  The through gate 84 and the variable winning device 82 are provided in the right area PE2 of the game area 23a, and the through gate 84 is fired when the game ball is fired with a firing force stronger than a certain level so that the game ball flows down the right area PE2. And the game ball wins the variable winning device 82. When a game ball is inserted into the through gate 84, the electric accessory 83c is likely to be in an open state that is advantageous to the player (so-called short-time game state), or the variable winning device 82 is set to be in an open / close execution mode. In a gaming state that is advantageous to the player when the game ball is caused to flow down to the right area PE2 of the game area 23a, such as a gaming state, the player operates the operation handle 47 so that a large number of game balls flow down the right area PE2. To operate. On the other hand, in a normal gaming state in which a large number of game balls are won in the upper operation port 83a and an internal lottery is expected, the player moves the operation handle 47 so that many game balls flow down the left area PE1. The game will be executed by operating.

  The amount of rotation operation that is advantageous to the player is notified to the player by the sound of the symbol display device 94 or the speaker, and when the game state is switched, for example, “Please make a right strike” or “Left strike” Please indicate to the player by display or voice, or that the game ball is being fired on the disadvantaged side by the player by passing through the through gate 84 or winning the general winning opening 81. When the machine recognizes, the above-described notification is executed to suggest to the player the amount of rotation of the operation handle 47 that is advantageous to the player.

  The symbol display device 94 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by the display control device 142. The symbol display device 94 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and is a dot matrix display. May be.

In the symbol display device 94, the variation display of the symbol is started based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in the viewable region 300a that is visible in front view. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and the symbols are changed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. It is displayed. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, an opening / closing execution mode is generated. The variable display on the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variable display performed on the main display unit of the main display device 96.

  On the upper right side of the variable display unit 85, a main display device 96 for displaying the game state is provided. The main display device 96 is constituted by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting portions are arranged side by side, and is provided at the upper end portion of the partition member 107. On the front side thereof, for example, from the upper left side, the main display portion, the accessory Display unit, status display unit, hold display unit, auxiliary display unit, etc. are provided in this order.

  In the main display section, the display of the variation of the picture is performed using the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b as a trigger, and the result of stopping the variation display is based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery performed in this way is clearly shown on the display. In other words, in this pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 83a and the winning to the lower working port 83b are not distinguished in the internal lottery and are performed based on the winning to the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery is clearly displayed on the main display section which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the main display unit 96 of the main display device 96 After the stop result is displayed and the fluctuation display is stopped, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  Here, on the basis of winning in one of the operation ports 83a, 83b, the variable display is started on the main display unit and the symbol display device 94, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the above variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game time.

  In the accessory display unit, the variation display of the picture is performed with the winning to the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the through gate 84 is displayed as a stop result of the variation display. Specified by. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 84 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state of the electric character, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the display part for an accessory and a variable display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 83c provided in the lower working port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The auxiliary display unit is provided with a light emitting unit having the same form as the main display unit, and is kept off in the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. This auxiliary display portion is lit when an internal lottery for winning in the upper operating port 83a and an internal lottery for winning in the lower operating port 83b are distinguished in another model different from the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. It is used in models that require a plurality of main display units.

  The state display unit displays the predetermined stop result on the main display unit, so that the game state shifts to the opening / closing execution mode, and the number of game times after the display of the predetermined stop result reaches a predetermined number of times. When the gaming state shifts to the normal state before the opening / closing execution mode, the change in the gaming state is clearly indicated by the display. Also, in the status display section, when the open / close execution mode is selected for the transition, the number of rounds won for the transition is clearly indicated by the display in a model in which a plurality of types of round numbers are set as the opening mode of the variable winning device 82. The

The hold display unit displays the number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of games in the hold state in which the game has not yet been executed among the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84, respectively. Make it explicit. The number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of game balls passing through the through gate 84 are each retained up to a maximum of 4, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the suspension display unit. Information corresponding to the number of holds in the hold display section is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of holds is displayed by a number or the number of characters.

  The main display unit, the accessory display unit, the auxiliary display unit, the status display unit, and the hold display unit are configured by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. However, one or both of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display, or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a mode in which the main display unit and the accessory display unit are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters as a pattern are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, and a plurality of types of characters A configuration in which the display is changed or a configuration in which a plurality of colors are switched and displayed may be employed.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21a penetrating before and after being opened by the frame unit 21, and a game is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13 through the game board accommodating portion 21a. Various components mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped board back cover 141 made of synthetic resin is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13. The board back cover 141 is provided over almost the entire back surface of the game board 23, protects various parts provided on the back side of the game board 23 during the game ball and transport, and detects a winning of the game ball. It has a function to prevent fraud aimed at.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and a sound emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the central portion on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and below that is a main controller that controls the main game. A control device 160 is provided. The display control device 142 is responsible for the display control of the symbol display device 94, and the sound emission control device 143 is a display control of sound, LEDs, lamps, etc. and control of the display control device 142 in accordance with instructions from the main control device 160. It governs.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main controller 160 has a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and accommodates the board. The resin-made substrate box 163 having transparency is provided. In addition, the main controller 160 is provided with an open sealing part 164 as trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The opening and sealing unit 164 makes reconnection impossible once the release operation is performed. As a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 163 of the main controller 160, it is impossible to set the sealing state again. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an attachment seal portion 165 is provided at the right end portion of the main control device 160 when viewed from the back. The attachment seal part 165 functions as a trace unit that fixes the support member provided on the game board 23 side and the main controller 160 and leaves a trace when the main controller 160 is removed. In addition to the fixing parts for first attaching the main controller 160, the attachment seal part 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts, and is temporarily removed during inspection work of the main controller 160 or the main controller 160. Exchange is possible.

A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main controller 160 as viewed from the rear. This pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing and storing various data, so that even if a power failure occurs, the state of the power failure can be maintained, and when returning from a power failure, the state can be restored. It has become. For example, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. When the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. Yes.

  Support metal fittings 132 are provided on the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the intermediate unit 13 is formed by a bearing portion 133 formed at the upper end of each support metal fitting 132. On the other hand, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the rear end side (left side in FIG. 7) on the rear surface of the frame unit 21.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of a transparent synthetic resin, a dispensing unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 has a back base portion 211 that constitutes a peripheral portion of the back pack 201, and a protective cover portion 212 formed so as to protrude rearward from the back base portion 211. ing. The protective cover part 212 has a shape in which all of the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed, and a part connected from the lower back to the lower surface is opened, and an opening 212a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower part of the protective cover part 212. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal plate 203 is provided at the upper right end of the back pack unit 15 as viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer of the game hall recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. As an output terminal, the external terminal plate 203 outputs an output terminal for outputting a signal during the opening / closing execution mode, and a signal is output when the electric accessory 83c of the lower operating port 83b is frequently opened. An output terminal for outputting a signal when there is a shortage of game balls in the payout unit 202, an output terminal for outputting a signal every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent out An output terminal for outputting a signal, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the intermediate unit 13 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, and the like. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower latch pins 204 are attached to the right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the back. By inserting the latch pin 204 through the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the intermediate unit 13 around the latch pin 204. An insertion portion 211a into which the fixing lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted is formed vertically on the opposite end of the back base portion 211 where the latch pin 204 is not disposed. When the fixing lever 134 is inserted through the insertion portion 211a and rotated 90 degrees, a part of the fixing lever 134 comes into contact with the back base portion 211 from the rear, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. The

  As described above, the back pack unit 15 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the back surface of the intermediate unit 13. In a state where the back pack unit 15 is overlapped with the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, most of the main controller 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a as shown in FIG. And a part of the open seal part 164 are covered with a protective cover part 212. A connector and wiring for electrical connection with other control devices are provided at the upper end portion of the main control device 160, and a part related to this wiring and a part of the open sealing portion 164 are covered with the protective cover portion 212. In addition, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to suppress fraud and prevent damage caused by a game ball collision. The sound emission control device 143 and the like disposed on the upper side of the main control device 160 are entirely covered with a protective cover part 212.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a dispensing unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 is provided at the uppermost part of the back pack 201 and opens upward so as to be able to store game balls, and a tank rail that gently tilts so that the game balls in the tank 221 can be guided downstream. 222, a case rail 223 that guides the game ball in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. It is possible to pay out the required number of game balls replenished to the downstream side of the payout device 224. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

  In the back side passage portion 225, three passages for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 28a, the lower plate 29a, and the discharge passage are formed. Among these passages, a passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 communicates with the upper plate 28a via the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51, and the outer passage is on the main body side. The lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 lead to the lower plate 29a, and a further outer passage serves as a discharge passage. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are guided with priority over the path of the upper plate 28a. When the path is filled with game balls, the game balls are guided to the path leading to the lower plate 29a branched from the path. Is done. The discharge passage performs a discharge operation on the case rail 223, so that the game balls stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 do not pass through the payout device 224 and are placed at the lower end of the back pack unit 15. It is discharged from the provided outlet.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 that generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and a payout control device 242 are attached to the lower end on the back side of the back base portion 211 so as to overlap each other. It has been. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire lateral width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 247 is provided at the lower right end of the back base portion 211 when viewed from the back. The pachinko machine 10 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24 volt main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 247.

  The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling payout of game balls through the payout unit 202. The dispensing control device 242 is configured by accommodating the dispensing control substrate in a transparent substrate box 243 provided for accommodating the substrate, and an opening sealing portion 244 is provided as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate is opened. Is provided. The release sealing unit 244 makes the re-binding impossible once the release operation is performed, and as a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 243 of the dispensing control device 242, it becomes impossible to make the sealing state again. ing.

  On the front side of the back base portion 211, that is, on the lower side on the intermediate unit 13 side, as shown in FIG. 4, a horizontally long sphere inlet 213 opened upward and a sphere inlet 214 opened laterally are connected to the upstream end. A launching ball discharge passage is provided. A game ball that has flowed down the game area 23a and led to the back of the game board 23 through one of the openings enters the shot ball discharge passage via one of the two ball inlets 213 and 214. The exit portion of the shot ball discharge passage is formed to open at the lower end surface of the back pack unit 15 with a width of one game ball, and all the game balls launched into the game area 23a pass through the shot ball discharge passage. It is discharged to the island facilities in the amusement hall. A detection sensor for detecting a game ball is provided in the middle of the shot ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls shot in the game area 23 a is output via the external terminal plate 203.

Next, a configuration corresponding to an illegal act using a game ball (hereinafter referred to as an illegal ball) to which a thread is attached in the pachinko machine 10 will be described. The pachinko machine 10 has a function (hereinafter referred to as a thread cutting function) of cutting a thread by using a launching force of a game ball launched into the game area 23a in order to suppress an illegal act using the illegal ball. It has a function (hereinafter referred to as a thread winding function) of winding a thread in contact with the thread disposed in the middle of the game area 23a and the upper plate 28a. The thread cutting function is mainly configured by the game ball launching mechanism 110, and the thread winding function is mainly configured by the thread winding device 411 and the like provided in the lower portion of the game board 23. It should be noted that the illegal sphere that is the target of suppressing fraud is not necessarily limited to a ball that is attached to a game ball, and the yarn is applied to an object that is about the same size as a game ball. It may be an attached one, or may be another member in the form of an elongated thread such as resin or metal.

  First, the configuration of the game ball launching mechanism 110 that constitutes the thread cutting function will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a front view of the game ball launching mechanism 110, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the game ball launching mechanism 110 as viewed from the front. FIG. 12A is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding case member 331 and the cutting member 334 constituting the ball feeding device 113 as viewed from the upper back side, and FIG. 12B is the ball feeding case member 331 and the cutting member. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at 334 from the back lower side. FIG. 13 is a rear view schematically showing the ball feeding device 113 and the upper plate 28a, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the ball feeding device 113 cut along the line AA in FIG. In FIGS. 11 and 14, a game ball waiting at the launch position on the launch rail 112 is also shown, and in FIG. 14, the ball feed support member 302 is shown by a one-dot chain line.

  As described above, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes the firing solenoid 111, the firing rail 112, and the ball feeder 113, and a metal to which a plurality of members including the firing solenoid 111 and the firing rail 112 are attached. Base member 301 made of plastic, a ball feed support member 302 made of synthetic resin that is attached to the front side of the base member 301 and supports the ball feeder 113, and a ball stopper that supports the game ball on the launch rail 112 at the launch position A member 303 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the base member 301 is an aluminum member formed in a substantially triangular shape in which the upper end is horizontal, the lower end rises to the left, the right end extends up and down, and undulates in the left-right direction, as seen from the front. It is. A plurality of mounting holes penetrating in the front-rear direction are provided on the periphery of the base member 301, and the game ball launching mechanism 110 that is integrated by the base member 301 by inserting screws into these mounting holes is the intermediate unit 13 (frame unit 21. ) (See FIG. 3).

  On the front side of the base member 301, a firing rail 112 is attached to the left upward, and a firing solenoid 111 is attached to the lower right side of the firing rail 112. The firing rail 112 is formed in an M-shaped cross section, and a game ball is supported by a recessed portion on the upper surface thereof. A ball stop member 303 is provided on the upper right side of the lower right end portion of the launch rail 112 at a distance less than one game ball from the launch rail 112, and the game ball is launched by the launch rail 112 and the ball stop member 303. It can be held in a standby state at the position.

  The plunger 114 that applies a striking force to the game ball in the launch solenoid 111 is provided so as to be able to operate substantially parallel to the launch path of the game ball corresponding to the upper surface of the launch rail 112. The operation direction of the plunger 114 is set so as to be substantially parallel to the upper surface of the firing rail 112, and the firing solenoid 111 and the firing rail 112 are attached to the base member 301 so as to be set. In addition, the firing solenoid 111 is fixed to the base member 301 with screws at a plurality of locations, and the front-rear position and inclination of the firing solenoid 111 with respect to the firing rail 112 can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening degree of these screws. ing.

As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feed support member 302 is a horizontally long and transparent synthetic resin member such as polycarbonate attached to the upper portion of the front surface of the base member 301. The ball feed support member 302 includes a support main body 311 that is horizontally long and has a thickness in the front-rear direction, and a support upper surface 312 that extends rearward from the upper edge of the support main body 311. With respect to the support main body portion 311 and the support upper surface portion 312, the base member 301 is provided with a protruding portion 301 a that protrudes forward so as to be positioned on both the left and right sides and the lower side thereof, and the ball feed support member 302 is The base member 301 is positioned in the left and right and up and down directions by the protruding portion 301a, and is fixed to the front side of the base member 301 by screws inserted from the back side of the base member 301.

  At the right end of the ball feed support member 302, as shown in FIG. 11, a ball feed mounting portion 313 that protrudes in a U shape on the front side and forms a mounting hole penetrating vertically is spaced apart in the vertical direction. It is provided in the place. As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feeding device 113 includes a mounted portion 321 that can be engaged with the ball feeding mounting portion 313 of the ball feeding support member 302 and that protrudes downward from a support surface having a thickness in the vertical direction. It is formed in a shape. The right side portion of the ball feeding device 113 is supported by the upper surface of the ball feeding mounting portion 313 of the ball feeding support member 302 and the shaft portion is inserted into the ball feeding mounting portion 313, whereby the ball feeding support member 302. The shaft portion is positioned so as to be pivotable to the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 11, an upper support protrusion 314 that protrudes forward is provided at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the support main body 311 of the ball feed support member 302. In addition, a lower support protrusion 301 b that protrudes forward is provided below the firing rail 112 in the base member 301. These support protrusions 301 b and 314 are in contact with a part of the ball feeding case member 331 from below with the ball feeding device 113 attached, and the central and left end portions of the ball feeding device 113 are supported by the base member 301. Supported.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the left end of the support main body 311 of the ball feed support member 302 penetrates in the front-rear direction and is further recessed to the left at the back of the through hole. 315 is provided. The engagement receiving portion 315 is a portion that engages with the ball feeding device 113, and around the engagement receiving portion 315, there are wall portions positioned on the upper and lower sides and the left side that project to the front side while the right side and the front side open. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 12A, the ball feeding device 113 is formed on the upper right side as viewed from the rear side so as to be able to engage with the engagement receiving portion 315 so as to protrude rearward and the tip portion protruding outward. An engaging claw portion 322 is provided, and the engaging claw portion 322 of the ball feeding device 113 is engaged with the ball feeding support member 302 by pushing the ball feeding device 113 from the front side with respect to the ball feeding support member 302. A part is elastically deformed while being guided by the wall around the portion 315, so that it enters the engagement receiving portion 315, and is fitted to a portion recessed leftward on the back side of the engagement receiving portion 315. By this fitting, the ball feeding device 113 is fixed to the ball feeding support member 302.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the support main body 311 of the ball feed support member 302 has its left end positioned above the right side of the firing rail 112 and the right end of the support main body 311 from the center of the firing solenoid 111. It is set to the length located above the right part. The left side of the front surface of the support main body 311 protrudes greatly from the left side to the front side, and continues to the right side portion of the course change projection part 316 and the course change projection part 316, the projection amount of which is gradually reduced toward the right side. Further, a ball receiving rear side wall portion 317 formed higher on the front side than the first step is provided.

  The course changing protrusion 316 is a part of a path that changes the traveling direction of the game ball guided toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 in the ball feeder 113 to the right side, and further guides it downward. 10 is a part that forms a guide wall on the back side. On the right side of the course changing protrusion 316, a ball receiving rear side wall 317 that is formed in a shape that protrudes one step forward from the peripheral portion and faces the front side is continuously provided. The change protrusion 316 has a shape protruding to the ball feeding device 113 side. In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 (a), the path of the game ball that is in contact with the path changing protrusion 316 and guided to the downstream side is shown with an arrow attached to the symbol.

The ball receiving rear side wall portion 317 has a function of causing the game balls to flow downstream one by one together with the ball feeding device 113. The ball receiving rear side wall portion 317 is located on the rear side of the ball receiving portion 381 of the ball feeding lever 333 when the ball feeding lever 333 provided in the ball feeding device 113 is raised, and only one game ball is placed in the ball receiving portion 381. The amount of protrusion that forms a space that can be entered is set. The lower side of the ball receiving rear side wall portion 317 is set to a height position at which the game ball in the ball receiving portion 381 can flow rearward when the ball feed lever 333 is lowered and does not contact the game ball.

  The ball feeding device 113 is a device that supplies game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one on the firing rail 112, and includes a ball feeding case member 331, a ball feeding solenoid 332, a ball feeding lever 333, A cutting member 334.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feeding case member 331 is a horizontally long, substantially rectangular and transparent synthetic resin member such as polycarbonate, and forms a passage for allowing the game balls stored in the upper plate 28 a to flow down to the firing rail 112 side. A function as a member, a function as an integrated member integrating a ball feeding solenoid 332 and a ball feeding case member 331 constituting a ball feeding means for supplying game balls one by one to the launch rail 112 side, Covering the front side and the upper side of the ball feeding solenoid 332 and the ball feeding case member 331 as a feeding means and having a function as a protective member for preventing collision of game balls and intrusion of foreign matters, and parts forming these functions Is an integrated member.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feeding case member 331 forms a passage portion in which a game ball flows down as a passage forming member on the left side portion when viewed from the front. As the passage portion, the front and rear passage portion R1 penetrating in the front-rear direction so that the game ball can be guided from the front side to the rear side along the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 11 and the game ball flowing down the front and rear passage portion R1 are A lower right guide portion R <b> 2 that flows downward is formed inside the ball feed case member 331. The front-rear passage portion R1 and the lower right guide portion R2 are set to have a passage width that allows the game balls to be guided in one row, so that the game balls are not in two rows, and the game balls are not in two rows. The height of the wall surface and the rib-like projecting portion that supports the game ball is set so that a plurality of game balls are not filled in the passage due to the passage being too wide to stop flowing down. In this embodiment, the height of the wall surface or the protrusion that supports the game ball is set to be larger than the diameter of the game ball and smaller than 1.2 times the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball is slightly meandered. It is set to be connected in a row. The passage width and height are preferably set to be less than 1.5 times, and preferably set to be less than 1.2 times the diameter of the game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the front and rear passage portion R1 is a passage portion that guides a game ball to the rear side, and has a substantially square shape that is formed at the front upper left end portion of the front portion of the ball feeding case member 331. It is formed by the outer peripheral part of the through hole. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, the front-rear passage portion R 1 includes a rear inclined bottom surface 341 configured by a wall inclined downward from the lower edge portion of the opening and the left and right sides of the opening. The front and rear passage left wall surface 342 and the front and rear passage right wall surface 343 are formed of a wall surface continuous to the rear side of the edge portion. The upper portion of the front / rear passage portion R1 is formed by the lower surface of the upper rib 345 that protrudes downward in a rib shape from the upper wall portion 344 that has a thickness in the left-right direction and forms the upper surface of the ball feeding case member 331. .

  The upstream portion of the lower right guide portion R2 is formed by a right inclined bottom surface 346 that extends while descending to the right from the lower end of the front and rear passage left wall surface 342 forming the front and rear passage portion R1. The left and right wall surfaces 342 and 343 forming the front and rear passage portion R1 are formed such that the front and rear passage right wall surface 343 has a rear end located on the front side and the rear side of the front and rear passage right wall surface 343 shorter than the front and rear passage left wall surface 342. As a result, a space for guiding the game ball to the right side is formed as the lower right guide portion R2.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the downstream portion of the lower right guide portion R2 is located on one side by a lower guide side wall surface 347 that continues downward from an edge 346a corresponding to the lower side of the right inclined bottom surface 346. Side surfaces are formed. The front portion of the downstream portion of the lower right guide portion R2 has a rear surface that coincides with a surface that forms the rear edge of the front and rear passage right wall surface 343, and a wall surface that has a thickness in the front and rear is continuous downward. A side guide front wall surface 348 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the lower guide side wall surface 347 includes a surface facing the right side in a wall portion having a thickness in the left-right direction and extending in the up-down direction. The lower guide side wall surface 347 intersects the firing rail 112 while overlapping in the front-rear direction, and has an acute angle as viewed from the front with respect to the front end side in the firing direction corresponding to the upper left portion of the firing rail 112 from the intersecting portion. It is set to become. By setting the angle formed by the upper left portion of the firing rail 112 and the lower guide side wall surface 347 to be an acute angle, the thread of the illegal sphere contacting the lower guide side wall surface 347 enters the launch path on the launch rail 112. As the illegal ball moves along the lower guide side wall surface 347, the illegal ball can be gradually raised, and the yarn of the illegal ball can be guided to the cutting member 334 side located at the upper end of the lower guide side wall surface 347. It is said that.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a ball feeding solenoid 332 constituting the ball feeding means and a front wall portion 350 that covers the front side of the ball feeding lever 333 are provided at the central portion in the left-right direction of the ball feeding case member 331. . Further, the upper portion of the ball feeding case member 331 is provided with a horizontally elongated upper wall portion 344 having a thickness in the vertical direction and extending in the left-right direction. The upper wall portion 344 includes a ball feeding solenoid 332 and a ball feeding lever. The size is set to be large enough to cover the upper side of 333, and is large enough to cover the upper side of the front / rear passage portion R <b> 1 and the lower right guide portion R <b> 2 formed by the left side portion of the ball feed case member 331.

  On the rear side of the front wall portion 350 of the ball feeding case member 331, as shown in FIG. 12B, two columnar mounting tube portions 349 protruding rearward are provided apart in the left-right direction. Yes. The interval between the mounting cylinder portions 349 is set such that the main body portion of the ball feeding solenoid 332 can enter. As shown in FIG. 11, a fixing screw inserted through a fixing hole of the mounting portion protruding from the main body portion of the ball feeding solenoid 332 to the left and right sides is attached to the mounting cylinder portion 349 via a washer. Solenoid solenoid 332 is integrated with ball feed case member 331.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a ball feed lever 333 is attached to the front wall portion 350 of the ball feed case member 331 below the ball feed solenoid 332. As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feed lever 333 is provided with a support hole portion 371 having a through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction at the right end portion thereof. A support pin 335 is inserted into the through hole of the support hole portion 371 from the rear side, and a front end portion of the support pin 335 is press-fitted and fixed to a support hole provided in the front wall portion 350. With this fixing, the ball feed lever 333 is supported so as to be swingable with respect to the ball feed case member 331 around the support pin 335.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the ball feed case support member 353 that contacts the lower side of the ball feed lever 333 and restricts the movement range of the ball feed lever 333 is located below the ball feed lever 333 in the ball feed case member 331. Is provided so as to protrude rearward from the front wall portion 350. When the ball feed solenoid 332 is in a non-energized state, the ball feed lever 333 is lowered at the left side portion (right side portion in FIG. 13) around the support pin 335 by its own weight, and the ball feed lever support portion 353 is supported at the lower side. Supported.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a wiring portion 351 for passing the wiring (not shown) of the ball feeding solenoid 332 is provided at the right end of the ball feeding case member 331 as viewed from the front so as to have a gap in the left-right direction. It is formed by a wall extending vertically and a hook portion for hanging wiring. Further, on the right side of the wiring portion 351, a ball feeding device 113 in which a ball feeding solenoid 332, a ball feeding lever 333, a cutting member 334 and the like are integrated by a ball feeding case member 331 is rotated to a ball feeding support member 302. A mounted portion 321 is provided for enabling support, and a function as an integrated member that integrates a plurality of members by the ball feeding case member 331 is realized.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, a flat display portion 352 having a vertically long rectangular shape and facing the rear side is provided at the lower right end of the ball feeding case member 331 when viewed from the back. The display portion 352 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front and rear, and when the ball feeding case member 331 is viewed from the back side, the characters “note of edge” can be viewed in vertical writing. The display unit 352 is a part for prompting attention so that an operator is not injured by an edge portion formed by being partially sharpened in the metal cutting member 334 provided next to the display unit 352. is there. When the ball feed case member 331 moves relative to the ball feed support member 302 so as to be opened forward with the attached portion 321 as an axis, the cutting member 334 is exposed on the back side of the ball feed case member 331. However, the operator can recognize the presence of the cutting member 334 by visually recognizing the display unit 352, and can proceed with work while paying attention to the cutting member 334. The notices on the display unit 352 may be displayed by painting or printing, and characters are formed by providing undulations on the front or back surface of the display unit 352 of the ball feeding case member 331 so that the undulated characters are visible. You may do it.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ball feeding lever 333 includes a colored synthetic resin lever main body 361 and a metal metal plate 362 attached to the lever main body 361. The lever main body 361 is continuous with a support hole portion 371 that forms a through hole into which the support pin 335 enters and a left side where the ball feed solenoid 332 is provided with respect to the support hole portion 371, and a main body on which a metal plate 362 is attached. A metal plate support portion 372 as a part, and a spherical engagement portion 373 that is formed in a U-shape on the left side of the metal plate support portion 372 on the left side of the front view and formed in a shape extending in the front-rear direction.

  The metal plate support part 372 has a U-shaped cross-section extending in the front-rear direction while opening the center side at both left and right ends, and is formed so as to be able to sandwich and support the metal plate 362 so that the upper part is exposed. The metal plate 362 is inserted and attached from the front side in the direction it has. A hook portion that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction is provided on the front side of the metal plate 362 accommodating portion in the metal plate support portion 372, and the metal plate 362 is fixed so that it cannot be pulled out by being pressed by the hook portion.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a ball feed solenoid 332 is attached to the upper side of the ball feed lever 333 so as to face the upper surface of the metal plate 362 in the ball feed lever 333. When the ball feed solenoid 332 is energized, the metal plate 362 generates a magnetic force in a direction approaching the ball feed solenoid 332, and the energization state of the ball feed solenoid 332 is controlled. Thus, the ball feed lever 333 swings up and down.

  The launching solenoid 111 and the ball feeding solenoid 332 operate, for example, approximately every 0.6 seconds at intervals corresponding to the launching intervals of the game balls. Also, the ball solenoid 111 is energized with a predetermined time difference after the ball feed solenoid 332 is operated and the game ball is placed at the launch position, for example, with a time difference of 0.5 seconds. The solenoid 332 and the launching solenoid 111 operate in synchronism, and the game ball is launched into the game area 23a at regular time intervals. As the operation timing of the configuration and launch control of the ball feed solenoid 332 and the ball feed lever 333, a known configuration and control can be adopted. Further, other configurations such as a configuration in which the ball feeding solenoid 332 is operated by another driving force such as a motor, or a ball feeding solenoid 332 (ball feeding device 113) is provided in the front door frame 14 may be adopted. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a ball feeding operation is performed by a mechanism component that is linked to the launching mechanism without providing a dedicated component for generating a driving force for ball feeding.

As shown in FIG. 13, the ball engaging portion 373 is opened in a U-shape on the lower right guide portion R2 side as the passage portion, and the ball receiving portion 381 corresponding to the opening portion moves up and down. The game balls passing through the passage portion formed by the ball feed case member 331 flow down to the downstream side one by one. An upper edge 382 that protrudes to the left side (the right side in FIG. 13) is provided on the upper side of the ball engaging portion 373. When the ball engaging portion 373 is positioned on the lower side, the upper edge portion 382 is a passage portion. The game ball is prevented from flowing downstream from the lower right guide portion R2 through the lower right guide portion R2. When the ball engaging portion 373 moves upward with respect to this blocking state, the ball receiving portion 381 positioned below the upper edge portion 382 is disposed at a position facing the lower right guide portion R2.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the ball receiving portion 381 is set to a size that can receive one game ball. When the ball receiving portion 381 faces the lower right guide portion R2, the game ball is received by the ball receiving portion 381. The game ball that has entered the portion 381 and has reached the lower right guide portion R2 flows down. The ball feed lever 333 is controlled to move upward for a time sufficient for the game ball to enter the ball receiving portion 381. When the ball receiving portion 381 is raised, the backward movement of the game ball that has entered the ball receiving portion 381 is prevented by the ball receiving rear side wall portion 317, and only one ball enters the ball receiving portion 381. Thereafter, when the ball receiving portion 381 is lowered, the movement of the game ball that has entered the ball receiving portion 381 is permitted to move to the rear side, and the game ball advances to the rear side. It abuts on the joint portion 373 and stays upstream of the ball engaging portion 373. The ball feed lever 333 moves up and down by controlling the ball feed solenoid 332, whereby the game balls flow down one by one through the lower right guide portion R2.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a ball engaging lower plate portion 383 that protrudes to the left side is provided below the ball receiving portion 381 in the ball engaging portion 373. The ball engaging lower plate portion 383 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness up and down, and supports the lower portion of the game ball that has entered the ball receiving portion 381 so that it can be guided to the rear side. Is inclined to the rear side. The game ball that has entered the ball receiving portion 381 is guided to the rear side by the ball engaging lower plate portion 383 and is sent to the upper side of the firing rail 112 located on the rear side.

  The ball engaging lower plate portion 383 is continuous with the downstream side of the lower right guide portion R2, and forms a part of the launch path side passage portion R3 as the passage portion of the game ball guided to the rear side. . The launch path side passage portion R3 is a hole-like portion opened on the rear side, the lower side is formed by the ball engaging lower plate portion 383, the right side and the upper side are formed by the inner surface forming the ball receiving portion 381, and the left side is The lower guide side wall surface 347 of the ball feed case member 331 is formed, and the front side is formed by the lower guide front wall surface 348 of the ball feed case member 331.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the cutting member 334 is a member formed by bending a thin metal plate, and cuts the thread using the launching force of the game ball that is launched into the game area 23a. It is a member. The cutting member 334 has a mounting plate portion 391 provided with a through hole through which a screw is inserted in the front-rear direction. The cutting member 334 is continuous to the rear side from the upper edge of the mounting plate portion 391 and protrudes further upward. It is formed in a shape having a step.

  The cutting member 334 is formed with a substantially rectangular shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction and a cutting plate portion 392 that protrudes upward from the mounting plate portion 391. As shown in FIG. Is provided with a cutting portion 393 having an entrance portion corresponding to the left side as viewed from the back, which is wide at the top and bottom, and whose opening width is gradually reduced toward the back side corresponding to the right side as viewed from the back.

As shown in FIG. 12B, the cutting part 393 is a part of the outer edge of the cutting plate part 392 and forms an upper part of the cutting part 393, and a cutting part upper edge part 394 shown in FIG. As shown, it has a cutting portion lower edge 395 that is a part of the outer edge of the cutting plate portion 392 and forms the lower portion of the cutting portion 393. The cutting part upper edge 394 is set at an angle of approximately 25 degrees obliquely upward with respect to the back side of the cutting part 393, and the cutting part lower edge 395 is substantially obliquely downward with respect to the back side of the cutting part 393. It is set to be inclined at an angle of 25 degrees, and when viewed as the cutting portion 393, the opening is formed on one side at an angle of about 50 degrees with respect to the back side of the cutting portion 393.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the cutting plate portion 392 includes a cutting plate lower side portion 396 corresponding to the lower side of the cutting portion 393 and a cutting plate base portion corresponding to the left side portion (the right side portion in FIG. 12B). 397 is formed in the same plane, while the upper portion of the cutting portion 393 is inclined backward so that the portion corresponding to the right side in the front view (the left side in FIG. 12B) is located on the rear side. It is set as the shape which has the cutting plate upper part 398 of this. The cutting plate upper portion 398 is bent rearward with respect to a bending angle portion 399 that extends continuously in the vertical direction continuous with the cutting plate base portion 397, and the bending angle of the cutting plate upper portion 398 is substantially 15 with respect to the cutting plate base portion 397. It has a shape that is inclined to the back and continues to the rear. Also, the right edge corresponding to the tip side of the cutting plate upper part 398 is bent forward with respect to the cutting plate upper part 398 and is substantially parallel to the cutting plate base 397 and the cutting plate lower part 396. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the upper edge 394 of the cutting part and the lower edge 395 of the cutting part are vertically positioned with no gap at the back side of the entrance part opened at an angle of approximately 50 degrees in the cutting part 393. In other words, a slit 401 having a shape in which the cutting portion upper edge portion 394 and the cutting portion lower edge portion 395 are positioned on a substantially straight line in a front view is provided. The slit 401 is provided on the left side of the bent plate 399 of the cut plate upper portion 398 in the back view, and a cut portion upper edge 394 and a cut portion lower edge 395 are separated by separating a part of the metal plate in the thickness direction. It is formed by the incision process which performed the bending process so that it may shift | deviate back and forth, forming. The slit 401 formed by this incision processing has a sharp point on the bottom side as the gap between the rear corner portion of the cut portion lower edge portion 395 and the front corner portion of the cut portion upper edge portion 394 gradually decreases. Shaped. The slit 401 may make it easier to cut the yarn when a force is applied to move the yarn toward the back side when the yarn is sandwiched between the cutting portion upper edge 394 and the cutting portion lower edge 395. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the cutting member 334 is attached to the back surface side corresponding to the opposite side of the passage portion with respect to the right inclined bottom surface 346 and the lower guide side wall surface 347 of the ball feeding case member 331. The plate portion 391 is positioned and fixed to the ball feeding case member 331 with a screw through a washer. On the other hand, the cutting plate portion 392 of the cutting member 334 is disposed on the rear side where the firing rail 112 is provided with respect to the right inclined bottom surface 346 of the ball feeding case member 331 and the upper end portion of the lower guide side wall surface 347. . The cutting plate portion 392 is formed with a step with respect to the mounting plate portion 391 so that the screw head and the washer are positioned further rearward than the rear portion of the mounting plate portion 391. The screw and the washer positioned on the rear side of 391 are configured not to protrude to the rear side of the ball feeding case member 331.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 fixed to the ball feeding case member 331 has a cutting portion 393 with respect to an edge 346a where the right inclined bottom surface 346 and the lower guide side wall surface 347 are continuous. The lower part of the entrance of the door is provided so as to overlap the rear side. In addition, the lower right inclination angle of the right inclined bottom surface 346 and the lower right edge portion of the lower edge portion 395 of the cutting portion forming the inlet lower portion of the cutting portion 393 are set at substantially the same angle so that the cutting portion 393 is cut. The height is set such that a part of the lower side edge 395 and the right inclined bottom surface 346 overlap in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the cutting plate upper portion 398 in the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 is provided above the right inclined bottom surface 346, and on the upper side of the cutting plate upper portion 398, the path of the ball feed support member 302 is provided. A change protrusion 316 is located. The game ball guided to the rear side of the front and rear passage portion R1 of the ball feed case member 331 contacts the course changing projection 316 before coming into contact with the cutting member 334 and guided to the right side along the lower right guide portion R2. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 14, the upper end portion on the rear side of the lower guide side wall surface 347 is formed in a step shape that is recessed forward of the lower portion, and the recessed front portion is formed on the rear end side of the right inclined bottom surface 346. Matched position. A cutting plate lower side portion 396 of the cutting member 334 is disposed at the upper end portion of the lower guiding side wall surface 347, and the lower guiding side wall surface 347 is located below the cutting plate at the lower side of the cutting plate lower side portion 396. A shape having a protruding edge portion 347 a protruding rearward from the portion 396 is formed. The protruding edge portion 347a is set to have a length that extends below the upper surface on which the game ball is guided on the launch rail 112, and is set to have a length that extends below the lower end of the game ball that is waiting at the launch position. Yes.

  Next, the process of cutting the thread when the illegal ball is fired will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. FIGS. 15 and 16 are front views of the gaming ball launching mechanism 110 showing the process until the thread of the illegal ball is fed onto the firing rail 112 by the ball feeding device 113 and cut by the gaming ball launching mechanism 110. . FIG. 15A shows a state before the ball feeding in which the illegal ball is supported in the lower right guide portion R2 by the ball feeding lever 333, and FIG. 15B shows that the ball feeding lever 333 moves upward. FIG. 15C shows a state in which the illegal ball is guided rearward by the ball engaging lower plate portion 383 of the ball feed lever 333, and FIG. FIG. 16A shows a state where the illegal sphere is waiting at the launch position, and FIG. 16B shows a state where the illegal sphere is launched. FIG. 17 is an enlarged plan view showing a passage portion of the game ball launching mechanism 110, and shows an upper part of the ball feeding case member 331 by cutting. In FIG. 15 to FIG. 17, an illegal ball is shown for easy understanding, and in FIG. 17, the downwardly inclined direction side in which the game ball descends on the upward surface supporting the game ball is shown by an arrow. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the game balls are supplied to the ball feeder 113 from the upper plate 28a in a state where the game balls are arranged in a line. The game balls thrown into the upper plate 28a are guided to the ball feeding device 113, and each time the ball feeding lever 333 of the ball feeding device 113 moves up and down, one ball is guided to the firing rail 112 side. When an illegal ball having a thread attached to a game ball is thrown into the upper plate 28a, the illegal ball is gradually guided to the downstream side every time a game ball located on the downstream side is fired, and the ball feed lever 333 receives the illegal ball. It becomes a supported state.

  In the state where the illegal ball is supported by the ball feed lever 333, as shown in FIG. 15A, the game ball is located on the left side of the ball feed lever 333 as viewed from the front, and is below the center of the illegal ball. The entrance of the cutting part 393 of the cutting member 334 is arranged on the side. The ball feeding lever 333 and the illegal ball are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the firing rail 112, and the illegal ball is located on the upper left side of the front view corresponding to the leading end side of the firing direction. The upper edge 382 of the ball feed lever 333 is located on the side opposite to the firing direction (hereinafter referred to as the rear end side in the firing direction).

  When the ball feed solenoid 332 is energized with respect to the state in which the illegal ball is supported by the ball feed lever 333, the ball engaging portion 373 side of the ball feed lever 333 has a support pin as shown in FIG. Swing upward about 335. As the ball engaging portion 373 moves upward, the illegal ball can move to the rear end side in the firing direction where the upper edge 382 of the ball feed lever 333 was located, and the illegal ball is moved backward by the dead weight. It falls to the end side. The dropped illegal sphere is supported by the sphere engaging lower plate portion 383 as shown in FIG.

  The upper surface of the ball engaging lower plate portion 383 is inclined downward toward the back side of the pachinko machine 10 on which the firing rail 112 is provided. For this reason, the illegal ball whose lower part is supported by the ball engaging lower plate portion 383 is guided to the upper side of the firing rail 112, and as shown in FIG. It is arranged at the firing position down to the rear end side.

When the illegal ball is placed at the launch position, the firing solenoid 111 operates with a strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the operation handle 47, and the illegal ball is launched as shown in FIG. When the illegal sphere is fired, the illegal sphere moves along the launch rail 112 toward the distal end in the firing direction, and accordingly, the thread attached to the illegal sphere is gradually pulled toward the distal end in the firing direction. . A state in which the thread of the illegal sphere is loosened between the upper plate 28a into which the illegal sphere has been thrown in and the launch path along which the game sphere travels via the launch rail 112 due to the tensile force of the thread by the illegal sphere. Then, the state gradually changes to a tensioned state, and the middle part of the yarn moves toward the direction in which the path of the yarn is shortened in the passage portion.

  Until the illegal ball is guided to the firing rail 112 side, the illegal ball is guided to the rear end side in the firing direction on the front side of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334, and thereafter, the cutting portion 393. After passing through the right side corresponding to the direction in which the inlet of the lens is opened, it is fired by the firing solenoid 111 toward the tip side in the firing direction. For this reason, the yarn path is shortened by the firing of the illegal ball, so that the middle portion of the yarn moves to the left side where the entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 is arranged, and then the back side of the cutting portion 393 When the middle part of the yarn reaches, the thread of the illegal ball is cut. Even if a criminal operates one end portion of the thread to perform an illegal act by cutting the thread, the illegal ball cannot be operated, and an illegal act using the illegal ball can be prevented.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, due to the arrangement of the cutting part 393 of the cutting member 334 and the configuration of the peripheral members of the cutting part 393, the yarn of the illegal ball easily enters the cutting part 393. The thread of the illegal ball is easily cut while being formed small. This point will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the process of cutting the yarn of the illegal sphere from a direction different from FIGS. 15 and 16.

  Specifically, FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b) show a state before feeding the illegal sphere corresponding to FIG. 15 (a), and FIGS. 18 (c) and 18 (d) are diagrams. FIG. 18 (e) and FIG. 18 (f) show the state in which the illegal sphere corresponding to 16 (a) is waiting at the launch position, and FIGS. 18 (f) and 18 (f) show the state in which the illegal sphere corresponding to FIG. Yes. 18 (a), 18 (c) and 18 (e) show a state in which the ball feeding device 113 is viewed from the back side together with the firing rail 112. FIG. 18 (b), 18 (d) and 18 (f) show the game ball launching mechanism 110 cut along line AA in FIG. 10, and FIG. 18 (b) shows the base member 301. 18 (d) and 18 (f), the base member 301 is omitted.

  First, the yarn of the illegal sphere is guided from below to enter the entrance of the cutting portion 393. That is, in the state where the illegal ball is supported by the ball feed lever 333, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), the illegality is generated on the front side corresponding to one side in the front-rear direction through which the entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 passes. The sphere is located. When the ball feed lever 333 moves upward with respect to this support state, the illegal ball falls downward through the lower right guide portion R2 while being positioned in front of the cutting portion 393. The illegal ball moved downward by the lower right side guide portion R2 is guided rearward from the position of the cutting portion 393 by the ball engaging lower plate portion 383 of the ball feed lever 333, and against the entrance of the cutting portion 393. Then, the illegal sphere moves on the firing rail 112 located on the rear side. By moving the illegal sphere in this way, the yarn of the illegal sphere is arranged on the lower side on the rear end side in the firing direction with respect to the entrance of the cutting portion 393 as shown in FIG. ing.

As shown in FIG. 18E, the firing rail 112 passes behind the cutting portion 393 and below the entrance of the cutting portion 393, and is higher than the entrance of the cutting portion 393 at the leading end in the firing direction. Further, it is formed so as to be gradually inclined upward. The illegal ball fired by the launch solenoid 111 from the launch position is gradually guided to a position higher than the cutting portion 393 after passing through the lower side of the cutting portion 393, and attached to the illegal ball as the illegal ball rises. As shown in FIG. 18 (f), the yarn also moves while gradually rising as shown in FIG. 18 (f) with respect to the state shown in FIG. 18 (d). At the time of this movement, as shown in FIG. 18 (e), the yarn rises so that it gradually slides upward in a state where the yarn is caught on the rear side of the lower guide side wall surface 347, and on the upper side of the lower guide side wall surface 347. Then, the yarn of the illegal sphere enters and is cut at the entrance of the cutting portion 393 provided on the side of the lower guide side wall surface 347 in the continuous direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18 (d), in a state where the launch path is viewed from the rear side, the launch position of the launch rail 112 is located obliquely below the front and rear passage portion R1, and the yarn of the illegal sphere is It is configured to be easily laid over at an angle. Correspondingly, the cutting plate portion 392 is provided such that the upper portion (the cutting plate upper portion 398) is inclined to the rear side (the right side in FIG. 18 (d)), and the inlet of the cutting portion 393 is also provided in the front and rear direction. It penetrates along the direction of a line indicated by arrows in both directions in FIG. 18 (d) so as to be substantially parallel to the direction connecting the passage portion R 1 and the firing rail 112. For this reason, it is made easier for the thread of the illegal ball | bowl which continues through the back-and-front passage part R1 to enter the entrance of the cutting part 393 more.

  Secondly, as shown in FIG. 18B, the lower guide side wall surface 347 has a lower portion than the cutting plate lower side portion 396 and a rear side of the cutting plate lower side portion 396 (in FIG. 18B). A protruding edge portion 347a protruding on the right side) is provided, and while being in contact with the rear side edge of the protruding edge portion 347a, the yarn is gradually pulled up by being pulled by the illegal ball. The yarn guided to the upper end of the protruding edge portion 347a contacts the cutting plate lower side portion 396 provided on the upper side of the protruding edge portion 347a, further rises and enters the entrance of the cutting portion 393. Since the cutting plate lower side portion 396 is located on the front side from the protruding edge portion 347a, the yarn pulled by the illegal ball is smoothly guided to the entrance side of the cutting portion 393 without being caught by the cutting plate lower side portion 396. Is done.

  Thirdly, the ball feeding support member 302 is formed continuously from the upper side of the firing position to the tip side in the firing direction, and as shown in FIG. 14, the course changing projection 316 and the ball projecting toward the ball feeding case member 331 side. The lower end edge of the receiving rear side wall portion 317 has a shape protruding downward so as to overlap the rear end side in the firing direction with respect to the entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334. For this reason, even if the illegal sphere rotates or the like and the yarn tries to swing upward from the entrance of the cutting member 334, the movement of the yarn is restricted by the course changing projection 316 and the ball receiving rear side wall 317, and the illegal sphere is maximized. Even if the yarn is swung upward, the yarn is disposed below the course changing projection 316 and the ball receiving rear side wall 317. Therefore, when the yarn is pulled toward the tip in the firing direction along with the firing of the illegal ball, the yarn surely enters the cutting portion 393 via the lower side from the entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334. be able to.

  Fourth, with respect to the firing rail 112 that continuously forms a firing path from the upper side of the firing position to the tip side in the firing direction, as shown in FIG. 17, the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 is substantially in plan view. It is formed long in the left and right sides that are continuous in parallel, and is provided at a position close to and close to the path of the game ball on the launch rail 112. For this reason, when the illegal ball travels on the launch rail 112, the yarn of the illegal ball tends to be stretched in the direction along the traveling direction of the game ball, and the yarn of the illegal ball enters the cutting portion 393. It is possible to make the thread enter the cutting part 393 more strongly by making the speed of entering the ball close to the traveling speed of the game ball and make it easy to cut.

  According to the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained with respect to the yarn cutting function.

  When an illegal ball in which a thread is attached to the game ball is fired by the firing solenoid 111, the middle part of the thread is cut by the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334. For this reason, even if a criminal operates the one end part of the thread to perform the illegal act, the illegal ball cannot be operated, so that the illegal act using the illegal ball can be prevented.

The entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 is provided so as to be biased to the lower side corresponding to the firing rail 112 side where the firing path is located with respect to the rear side corresponding to the front end side of the game ball in the front and rear passage portion R1. It has been. Since the front and rear passage portion R1 intersects the launch path of the game ball moving on the launch rail 112 at the upper side, the upstream side of the cutting portion 393 in the yarn of the illegal ball is supported in the front and rear passage portion R1, and the illegal ball The downstream side of the cutting portion 393 in the yarn also moves upward from the cutting portion 393 when the illegal ball is guided upward by the firing rail 112. For this reason, the vicinity of the cutting part 393 of the thread attached to the illegal ball can be approached to the cutting part 393 from the firing path side passage part R3 side in a state where it is located on the lowermost side. Therefore, even if the arrangement position of the cutting part 393 is limited, the yarn of the illegal sphere can be surely cut, and illegal acts can be prevented without providing a large number of cutting parts.

  The entrance of the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 penetrates in the continuous direction side of the firing path side passage portion R3, that is, the front-rear direction, and the portion that hangs down to the lowest side in the yarn of the illegal ball is the entrance of the cutting portion 393. Gradually enter the cutting portion 393 in a state of being continuous along the through direction. For this reason, compared with the case where a cutting part is provided without being biased toward the firing rail 112 side (lower side) where the firing path is located with respect to the downstream side of the front-rear passage part R1, the thread of the illegal ball is cut by the cutting part 393. It is easy to advance from the entrance side to the back side, and it is possible to prevent the yarn of the illegal sphere from sliding along the penetration direction of the cutting portion 393. Therefore, it is possible to easily use the tensile force of the yarn caused by the progression of the illegal sphere as a force that causes the yarn to be cut when the cutting portion 393 and the yarn are engaged with each other, thereby preventing the illegal act more reliably.

  The thread of the illegal sphere rises so that it gradually slides upward in a state where the thread of the illegal sphere is caught on the protruding edge 347a of the lower guide side wall surface 347, and the upper side of the protruding edge 347a of the lower guide side wall 347 The thread of the illegal sphere surely enters the entrance of the cutting part 393 provided in. The yarn guide portion of the illegal ball uses a passage formation surface (passage formation surface) through which the game ball flows down in the member that forms the lower right guide portion R2 and the launch path side passage portion R3 in the ball feeding case member 331. Formed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the cutting member 334 formed of a different material from the ball feeding case member 331, which is a member different from the ball feeding case member 331, and more reliably suppress illegal acts using illegal balls at low cost. can do.

  The right inclined bottom surface 346 has a shape that is inclined downward toward the flow-down direction side of the game ball in the lower right guide portion R2 and continues to a portion where the cutting portion 393 is provided without any step. Further, the cutting portion 393 includes a cutting portion lower edge 395 provided substantially coincident with a rear edge corresponding to the firing rail 112 side (firing path side) in the right inclined bottom surface 346, and a cutting portion lower edge 395. The cutting portion upper edge 394 is provided at a position spaced apart on the upper side facing the right inclined bottom surface 346, and the entrance of the cutting portion 393 is formed by the cutting portion upper edge 394 and the cutting portion lower edge 395. The shape is open to the firing path side passage portion R3. For this reason, it opens in the position where the entrance of the cutting part 393 is substantially flush with the right inclined bottom surface 346 forming the lower right guide part R2. Therefore, the yarn of the illegal sphere supported by the right inclined bottom surface 346 is likely to enter the entrance of the cutting portion 393 as the illegal sphere advances on the launch rail 112, and more reliably suppress the illegal act using the illegal sphere. Can do.

  The course changing protrusion 316 is provided on the front and rear passage R1 side with respect to the cutting part 393. For this reason, the game ball is guided to the lower right side guide portion R2 in a state where the game ball is spaced from the cutting portion 393 on the front and rear passage portion R1 side, and the yarn of the illegal ball is too close to the cutting portion 393. There is no. Then, after the illegal ball is guided to the launch position side, the yarn of the illegal ball is arranged below the course changing projection 316, and below the course changing projection 316 and with the right inclined bottom surface 346. The entrance of the cutting portion 393 is provided at a height position corresponding to the intermediate portion. Therefore, it becomes easier for the yarn to enter the entrance of the cutting portion 393, and the illegal act using the illegal ball can be more reliably suppressed.

  The ball feed support member 302 has a length that includes the range from the launch position to a portion where the continuous directions of the front and rear passage portions R1 intersect each other above the launch path, with respect to the ball feed case member 331 and the cutting portion 393. And provided on the rear side corresponding to the downstream side of the front and rear passage portion R1. For this reason, in the state where the illegal ball is arranged at the launch position and the state where the illegal ball is launched from the launch position and passes through the lower side of the front and rear passage portion R1, the yarn of the illegal ball is sent from the ball feed support member 302 to the ball feed case. It will be located in the member 331 and the cutting part 393 side. Therefore, even if the ball feed case member 331 and the ball feed support member 302 are formed of separate members, the yarn of the illegal ball can enter the entrance of the cutting portion 393. Further, since the ball feed support member 302 is provided so as to be relatively separated from the ball feed case member 331, it is possible to make it easier for a store clerk or the like of the game hall to inspect around the cutting portion 393. Further, the cutting plate upper portion 398 of the cutting member 334 formed so as to protrude to the right side where the entrance of the cutting portion 393 opens while the cutting portion upper edge 394 is formed on one end side, The entirety is visible through a portion formed so as to penetrate along the continuous direction of R1. For this reason, in visual inspection around the cutting part 393, removal of lint, repair for deformation and breakage of the cutting part 393, etc., resin members such as walls forming passage parts on the front and rear sides of the cutting plate upper part 398 are provided. It is possible to facilitate inspection work and the like for the purpose of preventing fraud without intervention.

  Next, a thread winding function that is arranged in the middle of the game area 23a and the upper plate 28a and winds the thread by contacting the thread of the illegal ball will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 19. FIG. FIG. 19A is a diagram showing the bobbin winding device 411 in a cross-sectional view of the lower part of the game board 23 along the line BB in FIG. 6, and FIG. 19B is a perspective view of the bobbin winding device 411. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 23 includes a thread winding device 411 for winding the thread of the illegal ball on the lower end portion thereof, and a thread detection sensor 412 for operating the thread winding device 411. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the thread winding device 411 is a device provided at the lower end of the game board 23b constituting the game board 23, and includes a rotation portion 421 made of a synthetic resin for winding the yarn, A thread winding motor 422 that is connected to the section 421 and rotates the rotating section 421. The bobbin winding motor 422 is connected to the main controller 160, and is configured by a stepping motor whose operation is controlled by the main controller 160. The bobbin winding device 411 is fixed to the back surface side of the game board 23 by fixing the thread winding motor 422 to the back surface side of the game board 23b via a mounting member (not shown), and penetrates in the front-rear direction provided in the game board 23b. The rotating part 421 is provided so as to protrude to the front side of the game board 23b through the hole.

  The rotating portion 421 is a member formed of a synthetic resin, and a plurality of engaging claws 432 protrude outward with respect to an elongated and cylindrical center shaft 431 connected to the output shaft of the thread winding motor 422. The shape is made. The plurality of engaging claws 432 are provided at a plurality of locations spaced along the axial direction of the central shaft 431 and spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and each engaging claw 432 has a tip portion protruding outward. A front end side protrusion 433 protruding in a triangular shape is provided on one side in the rotation direction of the thread winding motor 422 around the center shaft 431.

  Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 19B, the plurality of engaging claws 432 are centered on the side surface on the side of the distal end side protruding portion 433 in the protruding portion 434 protruding outward from the central shaft 431. A plurality of groove-like thread pinching portions 435 continuous in the same direction as the shaft 431 are provided, and a plurality of these thread pinching portions 435 are provided side by side on the direction side away from the central shaft 431. A groove-like thread pinching portion 436 that opens to the direction side away from the central shaft 431 and the direction of protrusion of the tip side projection 433 is also provided on the tip side of the tip side projection 433 in the plurality of engaging claws 432. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 19A, the rotating unit 421 of the bobbin winder 411 is provided in a direction that is not perpendicular to the front surface of the game board 23b but is inclined, for example, approximately 30 with respect to the front surface of the game board 23b. It is attached in a direction that tilts. By tilting compared to the case where the rotating part 421 protrudes perpendicularly to the front surface of the game board 23b, even when an external force is applied along the thread continuous direction when the thread of the illegal ball is wound around the rotating part 421, The stepping motor is unlikely to generate a rotational force in the reverse direction, and the yarn is unlikely to come off.

  The rotating part 421 of the bobbin winding device 411 is a game ball launching mechanism with respect to a straight line L (two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) that is a straight line that contacts the inner rail 101 and passes through the entrance of the cutting part 393 provided in the ball feeding device 113. The pachinko machine 10 is provided so as to be located on the lower left side in front view of the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the launch path of the game ball fired by 110. The position of the rotating part 421 is a position where a game ball launched into the game area 23a does not come into contact, and is engaged with an illegal ball thread continuously stretched from the upper plate 28a into the game area 23a. The claw portion 432 can be brought into contact with each other.

  The yarn detection sensor 412 is a sensor for detecting the presence of a yarn of an illegal sphere, and is constituted by, for example, a non-contact transmissive photo sensor and is electrically connected to the main controller 160. The thread detection sensor 412 is attached between the front surface of the game board 23 b and the rear transparent glass 32 provided on the front door frame 14. In addition, the thread detection sensor 412 is attached in a direction in which a U-shaped cross section in which the launch path side of the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 110 corresponding to the lower left side in front view is open continues along the launch path. An illegal ball thread that is continuously stretched from the upper plate 28a into the game area 23a is provided at a position where it can enter the detection range, and the illegal ball to which the thread is attached can be detected.

  If the yarn of the illegal ball is not cut at the cutting portion 393 of the cutting member 334 provided in the ball feeding device 113, the illegal ball passes through the corresponding guide passage 103 between the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102. And proceed toward the game area 23a. When the illegal ball is fired, the yarn of the illegal ball enters the entrance of the cutting part 393 of the cutting member 334, and the illegal ball advances through the guide passage 103 so that the illegal ball thread passes through the inner rail 101 and the cutting part 393. It will be stretched along the straight line. In this case, the yarn of the illegal sphere is detected by the yarn detection sensor 412, and it is detected by the main controller 160 that there is a possibility that the yarn of the illegal sphere has been fired. The main controller 160 controls the rotation of the thread winding motor 422 in accordance with a change in the detection state of the thread detection sensor 412. More specifically, the main controller 160 causes the bobbin winding motor 422 to generate a driving force that causes the rotating unit 421 of the bobbin winding device 411 to rotate in the direction having the tip side protrusion 433 (the arrow direction in FIG. 18B).

  When the rotating part 421 of the bobbin winding device 411 rotates, the yarn of the wrong sphere is entangled with the tip side protrusion 433, and the yarn of the wrong sphere is sandwiched between the deep bottom sides of the groove-like thread pinching parts 435 and 436. The thread of the illegal sphere adheres to the bobbin winding device 411 and is difficult to remove. For this reason, it is difficult to continue the fraudulent acts, and since the evidence of fraud remains in the pachinko machine 10, the fraudulent acts can be suppressed and the fraudulent acts can be suppressed in advance.

  Further, by providing the ball feeding device 113 corresponding to the upstream side with respect to the bobbin winding device 411 with the cutting portion 393, the winding force of the bobbin winding device 411 and the one end side of the thread of the illegal ball from the bobbin winding device 411 When a pulling force or the like is applied in order to remove, the yarn of the illegal ball is easily cut by the cutting portion 393. Therefore, the proof material in which the fraudulent act was performed can remain easily in the pachinko machine 10, and the fraudulent act can be suitably prevented.

  According to the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained with respect to the yarn winding function.

When a thread is previously attached to a game ball that is launched into the game area 23a from the upper plate 28a via the ball feeder 113, the launch rail 112, or the like, the thread is not cut at the cutting portion 393. Even if the rotating part 421 provided so as to be operable at a position engageable with the yarn is operated by the driving force of the thread winding motor 422, the rotating part 421 is engaged with the thread of the illegal ball, The thread is wound around the rotating part 421. As an operation corresponding to a case where a yarn is used for an unauthorized purpose through the operation of the rotating unit 421, the pachinko machine 10 can be made to perform an operation of attaching the yarn to the rotating unit 421, thereby suppressing an illegal act using the yarn. be able to.

  The rotating portion 421 that operates by the driving force of the thread winding motor 422 operates in the direction in which the thread pinching portions 435 and 436 as the groove portions open in the region where the yarn of the illegal ball can be disposed. For this reason, the thread of the illegal ball and the rotating part 421 can be engaged so that the thread enters the back side of the thread pinching parts 435 and 436 by the operation of the rotating part 421. Therefore, it is possible to increase the holding force for holding the thread of the illegal sphere in the rotating portion 421, and more reliably implement the illegal action using the thread, and more reliably the illegal action using the thread member. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, For example, you may deform | transform and implement as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 is configured to have both the yarn cutting function and the yarn winding function, but it is not always necessary to provide both, and only one of them may be provided. In addition, the cutting unit 393 and the rotating unit 421 that realize the yarn cutting function or the yarn winding function are not limited to the positions in the above-described embodiment, and are positions where game balls launched into the game area 23a do not come in contact with the upper plate 28a. May be provided at other positions corresponding to the vicinity of the path of the game ball that can contact the thread of the illegal ball continuously stretched in the game area 23a, not limited to the vicinity of the path of the game ball, It may be provided in the game area. Further, as the yarn cutting function and the yarn winding function, the cutting unit 393 and the rotating unit 421 constituting the respective functions are provided one by one, but the yarn cutting function or the yarn winding function is realized at two or more locations. A cutting part or a rotating part may be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the entrance of the cutting portion 393 is provided so as to be biased to the lower side corresponding to the launch rail 112 side where the launch path is located with respect to the front end side of the game ball in the front and rear passage portion R1. However, the cutting part 393 may be provided at a position different from that in the above embodiment, and the lower edge 395 of the cutting part is located below the right inclined bottom surface 346 and cut further down from the above embodiment. The inlet of the portion 393 may be opened, or the lower edge 395 of the cutting portion is located on the upper side with respect to the right inclined bottom surface 346, and the portion between the right inclined bottom surface 346 and the course changing protrusion 316 You may make it the entrance of the cutting part 393 open. Further, the front / rear passage portion R1, the lower right side guide portion R2, and the launch path side passage portion R3 do not necessarily have to flow the game ball in the direction shown in the above embodiment, for example, as compared with the above embodiment. In a configuration in which the game ball is launched at an angle inclined further upward, the game ball is guided to the launch path side after guiding the game ball downward instead of the lower right guide portion, and then the game ball is fired upward. In this case as well, in this case, the entrance of the cutting part is biased to the side where the firing path is located with respect to the leading end side in the advancing direction of the game ball in the passage part on the upstream side that guides to the opposite side to the firing direction. It is preferable to provide this, so that the yarn of the illegal sphere can be easily cut.

In the above embodiment, the cutting member 334 is cut to form the slit 401, and the yarn is easily cut at the corners constituting the slit 401. However, the shape is not necessarily cut by the cutting process. It is not necessary to do so, and the yarn may be easily cut by forming the edge portion forming the cut portion thin by cutting or the like. In addition, it is not always necessary to cut the yarn of the illegal sphere. Instead of the cutting portion 393, the yarn is sandwiched between the upper and lower edges so that the operation of the yarn against the illegal sphere is impossible. Also good.

  Here, another embodiment in which the cutting part 393 in the above-described embodiment has a different shape will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 (a) to 20 (c) are diagrams in which a front view and a right side view of a holding unit 502, a guide unit 512, and a cutting unit 522 as modifications of the cutting unit 393 are arranged side by side. 20 (d) to FIG. 20 (f) and FIG. 21 are views showing a thread engaging portion 533 having a movable inlet portion as a modification of the cutting portion 393. FIG.

  For example, instead of the cutting plate portion 392 having the cutting portion 393 in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20A, the upper and lower edges are made of metal or synthetic resin and have a thickness in the same plane. The holding plate portion 501 having a holding portion 502 having a shape in which the vertical width gradually narrows toward the back side with respect to the entrance is provided, and the yarn is sandwiched and held by the holding portion 502 by the firing force of the illegal sphere. It is good also as a structure, and it can make an improper evidence easily remain in the pachinko machine 10 similarly to the thread winding function. In this case, an edge portion where the yarn is sandwiched may be formed in a sawtooth shape when viewed from the front, and the yarn may further bite and be difficult to come off.

  Further, in place of the cutting plate portion 392 having the cutting portion 393 in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), the tip portion is formed not in a sharp shape but in an arc shape, and guides the yarn in a certain direction. A guide plate portion 511 having a guide portion 512 in a possible shape may be used. In this case, the illegal ball is reliably guided to the rotating portion 421 as the yarn winding function in the above embodiment. Can be suppressed.

  Further, in place of the cutting plate portion 392 having the cutting portion 393 in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20C, a cutting portion 522 whose upper side protrudes to the right side with respect to the lower portion is provided. It is good also as a structure which makes it the cutting plate part 521 which has, and this upper protrusion part protrudes in the direction direction which the lower guide side wall surface 347 which guides the thread | yarn of an illegal ball | bowl to the cutting part 522 faces. The thread of the illegal sphere guided upward by the lower guide side wall surface 347 is hooked on the upper part of the cutting part 522, so that the thread of the illegal sphere can enter the entrance of the cutting part 522 more reliably.

  Further, in place of the cutting plate portion 392 having the cutting portion 393 in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20 (d), the lower portion is arranged at a position shifted back and forth with respect to the upper portion and moves up and down. The upper and lower plate parts 531 and 532 having the thread engaging part 533 in which the size of the entrance part formed on the right side can be reduced may be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 21, instead of the ball feed lever 333 in the above embodiment, a ball feed lever 610 having a shape in which a lower plate portion 531 is added to the ball feed lever 333 is provided. It is good also as the game ball | bowl launching mechanism 600 provided with the ball | bowl feeder 611 which can operate | move the lower board part 531 up and down by operation | movement of the ball | bowl feed lever 610. FIG. The ball feeding support member 612 of the game ball launching mechanism 600 is configured as a shape in which an upper plate portion 532 that forms a thread engaging portion 533 is added to the ball feeding support member 302 in the above embodiment. Also good.

With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 20 (e), the lower plate portion 531 can be moved up and down in the absence of the yarn, while the yarn does not move as shown in FIG. 20 (f). In the state of being interposed in the inlet of the thread engaging portion 533, the lower plate portion 531 becomes inoperable upward. For this reason, in a state where the yarn of the illegal ball is located in the entrance of the yarn engaging portion 533, the ball is not fed thereafter. Therefore, the act of illegally generating a prize by bringing the gaming ball after launching the illegal ball into contact with the illegal ball can be suppressed. As another form in which the thread of the illegal ball engages with the thread engaging portion, the lower plate portion integrally formed with the ball feeding lever moves upward, and the lower plate portion and the upper plate portion The edge portion forming the entrance as the yarn engaging portion in the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion may have a gap in the front and rear so that the yarn fits in the portion in the front-rear direction. . Further, as another form in which the thread of the illegal ball engages with the thread engaging portion, the lower plate portion formed integrally with the ball feeding lever moves upward so that the yarn is cut. In the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, the edge portions forming the entrance as the thread engaging portion are sharp in the direction in which they are located in the cross-sectional shape, and are formed in a shape in which shearing force is easily applied. May be.

  The thread winding device 411 and the thread detection sensor 412 are not necessarily provided at the site in the above-described embodiment, and are positions where game balls launched into the game area 23a such as the ball feeding device 113 and the game area 23a do not come in contact with each other. You may provide in the other site | part which can contact the thread | yarn of the illegal ball | bowl made into the state continuously stretched in the game area | region 23a from the top plate 28a. Further, the yarn detection sensor 412 does not necessarily need to be configured by a photosensor, and has a movable detection unit, and the detection unit is arranged so as to protrude to a portion where a thread of an illegal sphere can be arranged, A sensor as another detection means that can detect the presence of the yarn, such as a configuration in which the presence of the yarn of the illegal sphere is detected by contacting the yarn with the detection unit, may be employed. In addition, the yarn winding device 411 only needs to allow the yarn of the illegal ball to remain in the pachinko machine 10, and in addition to the configuration of being entangled with the yarn by rotation, the pinching portion for holding the yarn and the driving force for operating the pinching portion It may be provided with a solenoid or the like for imparting. Further, the control of the yarn winding device 411 and the yarn detection sensor 412 is not necessarily performed by the main control device 160, and may be controlled by another device such as the display control device 142 or a dedicated control device. It may be provided.

  The detecting means for detecting the thread of the illegal sphere such as the thread detecting sensor 412 is a part different from the above-described embodiment, and among the paths of the game spheres that continue from the upper plate 28a into the game area, The bobbin winding device 411 may be provided upstream of the upper plate 28a from the firing position and before the leading end of the firing rail 112 corresponding to the downstream side of the firing position. In this case, the yarn detecting means detects the yarn. The yarn winding motor 422 of the yarn winding device 411 may be operated to wind the yarn while the yarn is being detected or during the yarn detection period and for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) thereafter. The thread of the illegal ball cut by the cutting unit 392 can be engaged with the thread winding device 411 so that the illegal ball and the thread can be captured by the thread winding device 411, and the evidence of the illegal act remains in the pachinko machine, In addition, the illegal ball is positioned on the passage connecting the launch position and the game area to prevent the subsequent game ball from being fired, and further, the illegal ball with a thread flows out into the game area and the game island side. Can be suppressed.

  The detecting means for detecting the thread of the illegal ball is a part different from the above embodiment, and is closer to the upper plate 28a than the launch position of the game ball in the path of the game ball from the upper plate 28a to the game area. Instead of operating the thread winding device 411 or in addition to operating the thread winding device 411 when an illegal ball thread is detected on the upstream side, a normal firing force corresponding to the operation handle 47 The pachinko machine may be controlled to launch a game ball with a stronger launching force (for example, a maximum launching force). In this case, it is possible to have a configuration in which the thread of the illegal sphere can be more reliably cut by the cutting unit 393 by launching the game ball.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which a big hit expectation value is increased until a big hit state is generated several times (for example, two times or three times) including that. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball wins a predetermined area. Moreover, you may employ | adopt as what is called a normal machine without lottery functions, such as jackpot. You may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning slot. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine and a sparrow ball.

Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

<Feature A group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has a prize opening provided in a gaming area formed on the front side of the game board, and a player receives a prize ball as a gaming value based on the winning of a game ball in the prize opening. A payout or a lottery for a state advantageous to the player is performed. In this type of gaming machine, in order to illegally win a game ball at the prize opening, a piano wire or wire is inserted into the gaming machine, and the openable winning device is forcibly opened to illegally win the game ball. In some cases, a fraudulent act or the like is performed, and countermeasures against such a fraudulent act or the like are taken (see, for example, JP-A-2008-206893).

  However, a thin thread is attached to the game ball, a part of the thread is held, the game ball is fired into the game area, and the prize is generated illegally by operating the thread, and the game ball is illegally obtained. There is a problem that fraudulent acts such as

<Feature A1>
A passage forming member (ball) configured by a storage member (upper plate 28a) capable of storing game balls and one or a plurality of members that form a passage portion for allowing the game balls stored by the storage member to flow down in a row. A ball feed means (ball feed) that is provided in a path formed by the feed support member 302, the ball feed case member 331) and the path forming member and feeds the game balls one by one to the launch position where the game balls are launched. Solenoid 332, ball feed lever 333), launching means for launching the game ball sent to the launch position by the ball feed means (launch solenoid 111), and game ball launched by the launch means, In a gaming machine comprising a guide member (launching rail 112) that guides upward toward a gaming area where game balls flow down,
The passage forming member is the passage portion,
Forming an upstream passage portion (front-rear passage portion R1) that allows the game ball to flow down continuously in a direction side that intersects the launch path along which the game ball is launched by the launching means;
A thread engaging part (cutting part 393, 522, holding part 502, guide part 512, thread engaging part 533) having an entrance through which a thread-like member attached to the game ball can enter is provided,
The gaming machine characterized in that an entrance of the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward a side where the firing path is located with respect to a leading end side in the advancing direction of the game ball in the upstream passage portion.

<Feature A2>
A passage forming member (ball) configured by a storage member (upper plate 28a) capable of storing game balls and one or a plurality of members that form a passage portion for allowing the game balls stored by the storage member to flow down in a row. A ball feed means (ball feed) that is provided in a path formed by the feed support member 302, the ball feed case member 331) and the path forming member and feeds the game balls one by one to the launch position where the game balls are launched. Solenoid 332, ball feed lever 333), launching means for launching the game ball sent to the launch position by the ball feed means (launch solenoid 111), and game ball launched by the launch means, In a gaming machine comprising a guide member (launching rail 112) that guides upward toward a gaming area where game balls flow down,
The passage forming member is the passage portion,
An upstream passage portion (front-rear passage portion R1) that causes the game ball to flow down continuously in a direction side that intersects the upper direction with respect to the launch path through which the game ball is launched by the launching means;
A reverse side passage portion (lower right side) that is provided on the downstream side of the upstream side passage portion and allows the game ball to flow down on the opposite side (lower right side of the pachinko machine as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine) with respect to the launch direction in which the game ball is launched in the launch path. Side guide R2),
A launch path side passage section (on the launch path side) that is provided on the downstream side of the reverse passage section and that is the same direction side as the flow direction of the game balls by the upstream path section and that flows the game balls down to the launch path side. Passage part R3), and
A thread engaging portion (cutting portion 393) that penetrates in the continuous direction side of the firing path side passage portion and opens to at least the firing path side passage portion side and has an entrance through which a thread-like member attached to the game ball can enter. , 522, holding part 502, guide part 512, thread engaging part 533),
The gaming machine characterized in that an entrance of the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward a side where the firing path is located with respect to a leading end side in the advancing direction of the game ball in the upstream passage portion.

  According to the gaming machines described in the features A1 and A2, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably suppress fraud using a thread-like member. That is, when a game ball (unauthorized ball) with a filamentous member attached as a game ball stored by the storage member, the unauthorized ball is sent to the launch position by the ball feeding means via the passage portion, and fired After being fired by the means, it is guided to the game area side by the guide member.

  By the time the illegal ball that has flowed down the upstream passage portion reaches the launch position, the illegal ball is placed in the firing direction by the reverse passage portion with respect to the thread engaging portion provided between the upstream passage portion and the launch path. Flows down to the opposite direction side, and then flows down to the firing path side in the same direction side as the flow direction of the game ball by the upstream path portion by the firing path side passage portion. When the criminal grips a part of the thread-like member, the thread-like member is in a state of being positioned on the lower side opposite to the firing direction in which the firing path side passage part is provided with respect to the thread engaging part. .

  When the illegal ball is launched from the launch position by the launching means, the illegal ball is guided upward toward the game area by the guide member. After passing below the thread engaging portion and gradually being guided to a position higher than the thread engaging portion, the thread-like member attached to the illegal ball rises as the illegal ball rises, and the launch path side passage portion The thread engagement portion reaches the thread engagement portion through an inlet that penetrates at the continuous direction side and opens at least on the firing path side passage portion side. Unauthorized use using a thread-like member such that the thread engaging part engages with the thread-like member to cut off the middle part of the thread-like member to disable fraud, or to hold the thread-like member and make it difficult to operate an illegal ball. Action can be suppressed.

  Further, the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward the side where the firing path is located with respect to the downstream side of the upstream passage portion. Since the upstream passage portion intersects the launch path upward, the upstream side of the thread engaging portion of the thread member is supported in the upstream passage portion, and the downstream side of the thread engaging portion of the thread member is also supported by the guide member. When the illegal ball is guided upward, it moves upward from the thread engaging portion. For this reason, the vicinity of the thread engaging portion of the thread-like member can be approached from the firing path side passage portion side to the thread engaging portion in a state where it is located at the lowest side, and it is illegal without providing a large number of thread engaging portions. Actions can be suppressed more reliably.

  Furthermore, the entrance of the thread engagement portion penetrates in the continuous direction side of the firing path side passage portion, and the portion of the thread-like member that hangs down to the bottom is continuous along the penetration direction of the entrance of the yarn engagement portion. In this state, it gradually enters the thread engaging portion. For this reason, compared with the case where the yarn engaging portion is provided without being biased toward the side where the firing path is located with respect to the downstream side of the upstream passage portion, the thread-like member is located on the far side from the inlet side of the yarn engaging portion. The thread-like member can be prevented from sliding along the penetration direction of the thread engaging portion. Therefore, it is possible to easily use the tensile force of the thread-like member due to the progression of the illegal sphere as a force for engaging the thread engaging portion and the thread-like member, and it is possible to more reliably suppress the illegal act.

In the gaming machine described in the features A1 and A2, the “upstream passage portion that allows the game ball to flow down continuously in the direction crossing the launch path upwardly” includes at least one launch position of the launch path. It is only required to be located above the firing path of the part, and is a passage part that is located above the firing path and allows the game ball to flow down continuously in a direction intersecting in plan view. Alternatively, it may be a passage section that allows game balls to flow down continuously in a direction that intersects the launch path at a position that does not intersect in a plan view at a position higher than the launch path and that deviates from the launch path. Further, regarding the fact that “the inlet of the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward the side where the firing path is positioned with respect to the upstream passage portion”, the inlet of the yarn engaging portion is the upstream passage portion. Or when the upstream passage portion is viewed from the upstream side, it may be provided on the side where the launch path is located with respect to the upstream passage portion, or overlap the upstream passage portion. It may be provided on the side where the firing path is located with respect to the upstream passage portion. Further, the “side on which the launch path is located with respect to the upstream passage portion” may be the side on which the launch route is located with respect to the center of the game ball flowing down the upstream passage portion. In addition to the case where the passage portion of the game ball is formed by a wall surrounding the peripheral surface of the game ball as the passage portion, a protruding portion that abuts a part of the peripheral surface of the game ball is continued along the flow direction of the game ball. It may be a passage portion formed in the manner described above.

<Feature A3>
The passage forming member is a passage forming surface that forms a part of the firing path side passage portion and is substantially flush with an end edge on the inlet side of the yarn engaging portion or an end on the inlet side of the yarn engaging portion. A guide wall surface (lower side) that protrudes from the edge to the firing path side passage portion side and is located below the edge on the inlet side of the yarn engaging portion and continuous to the firing position side A gaming machine according to Feature A1 or A2, which is provided with a guide side wall surface 347).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, the thread engagement is provided such that the thread-like member gradually rises so as to slide upward while the thread-like member is hooked on a part of the guide wall surface, and is provided on the upper side with respect to a part of the guide wall surface A thread-like member of an illegal sphere is guided to the entrance of the part. Since the guide portion of the thread-like member is formed by utilizing the passage forming surface of the passage forming member, the thread engaging portion is reduced in size when the thread engaging portion is formed of a member or a material different from the passage forming member. Thus, it is possible to more reliably suppress fraud using the thread-like member at low cost.

<Feature A4>
The passage forming member has a shape inclined downward toward the flow-down direction side of the game ball in the reverse passage portion, and an upstream support surface (right inclined bottom surface 346) that continues without a step to a portion where the thread engaging portion is provided. Have
The yarn engaging portion includes a first edge (cutting portion lower edge 395) provided side by side at a height position substantially coincident with an edge on the firing path side of the upstream support surface, and the first edge A second edge portion (cutting portion upper edge portion 394) provided at a position spaced apart from the portion in the direction in which the upstream support surface faces, by the second edge portion and the first edge portion. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A3, wherein an entrance of the thread engaging portion is open to the firing path side passage portion side.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the entrance of the thread engagement portion is opened at a position that is substantially flush with the upstream support surface in the upstream passage portion. Therefore, the thread-like member supported on the upstream support surface easily enters the entrance of the thread engaging portion as the illegal ball progresses, and the illegal act using the thread-like member can be more reliably suppressed.

<Feature A5>
The passage forming member is
A game ball in the reverse passage portion provided at the upstream passage portion side with respect to the thread engagement portion and spaced apart from the upstream support surface in the direction of the upstream support surface. The downstream side of the inflow direction is inclined to a shape located on the downstream side of the upstream-side passage portion, and the path of the game ball is changed to the opposite side to the firing direction by contacting the game ball supported by the upstream support surface A course changing portion (a course changing protrusion 316) that performs,
The entrance of the thread engaging portion is a portion between the course changing portion and the upstream support surface and close to the upstream support surface when the upstream passage portion is viewed from the upstream side. The game machine according to Feature A4, wherein the game machine is formed in an open shape at least.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, the course changing portion is provided on the side corresponding to the upstream side of the upstream passage portion with respect to the thread engaging portion. For this reason, in a state where the game ball is positioned on the upstream side of the upstream passage portion with respect to the thread engagement portion, the game ball is guided to the reverse side passage portion, and the thread-like member of the illegal sphere is placed on the yarn engagement portion. Don't get too close. Then, after the illegal ball is guided to the launch position side, the thread-like member is arranged below the course changing portion, and is below the course changing portion and between the upstream support surface and the portion. An entrance for the thread engaging portion is provided. Therefore, it becomes easier for the thread-like member to enter the entrance of the thread engaging portion, and an illegal act using the thread-like member can be more reliably suppressed.

<Feature A6>
A yarn engaging portion forming member (cutting member 334) for forming the yarn engaging portion;
As the passage forming member, a first passage forming member (ball feed case member 331) which forms the upstream support surface and to which the yarn engaging portion forming member is attached, the first passage forming member and the yarn engaging A second passage forming member (ball feed support member 302) that is disposed on the downstream side of the upstream passage portion with respect to the portion and in which the course changing portion is formed is provided,
The second passage forming member is
It has a length that includes a range from the firing position to a portion where the continuous direction of the upstream-side passage section intersects above the firing path, and can be relatively separated from the first passage-forming member. Is a member provided in
The first passage forming member is formed by penetrating a portion forming the upstream passage portion along a direction in which the upstream passage portion continues,
The thread engaging portion forming member is formed with a thread engaging protruding portion (cutting plate upper portion 398) formed so as to protrude in the direction in which the entrance of the yarn engaging portion opens while forming the second edge portion on one end side. )
The thread engagement protrusion is a portion provided on a side of the upstream support surface that faces the upstream support surface, and the second passage formation member is removed from the first passage formation member. The gaming machine according to A5, characterized in that the gaming machine is provided at a position that can be visually recognized through a portion formed through the upstream passage portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in feature A6, the second passage forming member has a length that includes a range from the firing position to a portion where the continuous direction of the upstream passage portion intersects above the firing route. One passage forming member and the yarn engaging portion are provided downstream of the upstream passage portion. Therefore, in the state where the illegal sphere is arranged at the launch position and the state where the illegal ball is launched from the launch position and passes through the lower side of the upstream passage portion, the thread-like member is more than the first passage formation member than the second passage formation member. And the thread engaging portion side. Therefore, even if the first passage forming member and the second passage forming member are configured by separate members, the thread-like member can be configured to enter the entrance of the thread engaging portion. In addition, since the second passage forming member is provided so as to be relatively separated from the first passage forming member, it is possible to make it easier for a shop clerk or the like to check around the thread engaging portion. . Furthermore, the thread engaging protrusion of the thread engaging portion forming member formed so as to protrude in the direction in which the inlet of the thread engaging portion opens while forming the second edge portion on the one end side is provided in the first passage forming member. Since the entirety is made visible through a portion formed through the upstream passage portion along the continuous direction, visual inspection around the thread engaging portion, removal of waste thread, deformation of the thread engaging portion, and It is possible to facilitate work for preventing fraud such as repair for damage.

<Feature B group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has a prize opening provided in a gaming area formed on the front side of the game board, and a player receives a prize ball as a gaming value based on the winning of a game ball in the prize opening. A payout or a lottery for a state advantageous to the player is performed. In this type of gaming machine, in order to illegally win a game ball at the prize opening, a piano wire or wire is inserted into the gaming machine, and the openable winning device is forcibly opened to illegally win the game ball. In some cases, a fraudulent act or the like is performed, and countermeasures against such a fraudulent act or the like are taken (see, for example, JP-A-2008-206893).

  However, a thin thread is attached to the game ball, a part of the thread is held, the game ball is fired into the game area, and the prize is generated illegally by operating the thread, and the game ball is illegally obtained. There is a problem that fraudulent acts such as

<Feature B1>
A storage member capable of storing game balls, a passage forming member configured by one or a plurality of members forming a passage portion for flowing down the game balls stored by the storage member in a row, and the passage forming member A ball feeding means that is provided in the formed passage portion and sends out the game balls one by one to the launch position side where the game balls are launched, and a launch that launches the game balls sent to the launch position side by the ball feed means And a guide member that forms a guide portion that guides the game ball launched by the launching means to a game area where the game ball flows down,
When a thread-like member is attached in advance to a game ball launched into the game area via the passage portion and the guide portion, it can operate at a position where it can be engaged with the thread-like member. Provided engagement operation parts (rotating part 421, thread engaging part 533),
Driving means for applying a driving force to the engaging operation portion (pound winding motor 422, ball feeding solenoid 332 in FIG. 21);
A gaming machine characterized in that the engagement operation part can be engaged with the thread-like member by operating the engagement operation part by a driving force of the drive means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably suppress fraud using a thread-like member. That is, when a game ball (unauthorized ball) with a filamentous member attached as a game ball stored by the storage member, the unauthorized ball is sent to the launch position by the ball feeding means via the passage portion, and fired After being fired by the means, it is guided to the game area side by the guide member.

  When a thread-like member is attached in advance to a game ball launched into the game area via the passage part and the guide part, it can operate at a position where it can be engaged with the thread-like member. The engagement operation part (cutting part, holding part) provided is operated by the driving force of the drive means, so that the engagement operation part is engaged with the thread-like member. It is possible to cause the gaming machine to perform an operation corresponding to the case where the thread-like member is used through the operation of the engagement operation portion, and it is possible to suppress an illegal act using the thread-like member.

  The “position that can be engaged with the thread-like member when the thread-like member is attached to a game ball that is launched into the game area via the passage and the guide part” means the passage part and In addition to the guide part, it is a part different from the passage part and the guide part, and the position where the game ball flows down in a curved shape or corresponds to the inner part of the curve in the guided part is also included. “It is possible to engage with the thread-like member” only needs to be able to be engaged so as to act on the thread-like member, cutting the thread-like member, applying a pressing force (shearing force) to the thread-like member, Examples include guiding the thread-like member to a predetermined position, holding the thread-like member, and the like.

<Feature B2>
The driving means is constituted by the ball feeding means,
The engaging operation portion engages with the thread-like member when the ball feeding means operates, and the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding means is stopped when a predetermined thread-like member is disposed at a predetermined position. A gaming machine according to Feature B1, characterized by the above.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, since the driving means is constituted by the ball feeding means, it is possible to generate the driving force of the engaging operation portion using the parts necessary for launching the game ball at low cost. Unauthorized acts using the thread-like member can be suppressed. In addition, since the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding means is stopped when a predetermined thread-like member is arranged at a predetermined position, after the illegal ball using the thread-like member is launched into the game area, a winning is obtained by the subsequent game ball. Fraudulent acts such as generating

<Feature B3>
The ball feeding means includes a ball feeding member (ball feeding lever 610) that abuts on the game ball and operates to send the game balls one by one downstream.
The engagement operation part forms an opening through which a thread-like member attached to a game ball can enter and is formed integrally with the ball feeding member. A first position, and at least the opening from the first position. The gaming machine according to the feature B1 or B2, wherein the gaming machine is operable between a second position and a part of the second position.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, at least a part of the opening portion into which the thread-like member attached to the game ball can enter can be reduced by the operation of the engagement operation portion. For this reason, when the thread-like member enters the reducible opening portion, the threading member is cut by operating the engaging operation portion, or the ball feeding member is operated by disabling the engaging operation portion. It is possible to suppress fraud using the thread-like member, such as making it impossible to launch subsequent game balls.

<Feature B4>
The engaging operation portion has a groove portion (thread pinching portion 435, 436) into which the thread-like member can enter, and is provided so as to be operable on the side in which the groove portion opens in a region where the thread-like member can be disposed.
The gaming machine according to any one of the characteristics B1 to B3, wherein the driving unit applies a driving force that moves toward the opening direction side of the groove portion with respect to the engagement operation portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B4, the engagement operation unit that operates by the driving force of the driving unit operates in the direction in which the groove portion opens in the region where the thread-like member can be disposed. For this reason, the thread-like member and the engagement operation part can be engaged so that the thread-like member enters the back side of the groove part by the operation of the engagement operation part. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably implement fraudulent acts using the filamentous member by, for example, increasing the holding force for holding the filamentous member in the engaging operation portion, and more reliably Can be suppressed.

  Note that any one of the features A1 to A6 and the features B1 to B4 may be applied in combination with any other feature or a plurality of features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a passage section for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 28a ... Upper plate, 111 ... Launching solenoid, 112 ... Launching rail, 302 ... Ball feed support member, 316 ... Course change projection part, 331 ... Ball feed case member, 334 ... Cutting member, 332 ... Ball Solenoid for feed, 333: Ball feed lever, 346: Right inclined bottom surface, 347 ... Lower guide side wall surface, 393, 522 ... Cutting section, 394 ... Cutting section upper edge, 395 ... Cutting section lower edge, 398 ... Cutting Upper part of plate, 421 ... rotating part, 422 ... thread winding motor, 435, 436 ... thread clamping part, 502 ... holding part, 512 ... guide part, 533 ... thread engaging part, 610 ... ball feed lever, R1 ... front and rear passage Part, R2 ... lower right side guide part, R3 ... launch path side passage part

Claims (2)

A storage member capable of storing game balls, a passage forming member configured by one or a plurality of members forming a passage portion for flowing down the game balls stored by the storage member in a row, and the passage forming member A ball feeding means that is provided in the formed passage portion and sends out the game balls one by one to the launch position side where the game balls are launched, and a launch that launches the game balls sent to the launch position side by the ball feed means A gaming machine comprising: means and a guide member that guides the game ball fired by the launching means upward toward a game area where the game ball flows down;
The passage forming member is the passage portion,
An upstream passage section for continuously flowing down the game ball on the direction side that intersects the upper side with respect to the launch path on which the game ball is launched by the launching means;
A reverse-side passage portion provided on the downstream side of the upstream-side passage portion and causing the game ball to flow down to the opposite side to the launch direction in which the game ball is launched in the launch path;
Formed on the downstream side of the reverse-side passage portion is a firing path-side passage portion that is in the same direction as the game ball flowing down by the upstream-side passage portion and causes the game ball to flow down to the firing path side. Is what
A thread engaging portion is provided that penetrates in the continuous direction side of the launch path side passage portion and opens at least on the launch path side passage portion side and has an entrance into which a thread-like member attached to the game ball can enter,
The passage forming member is
A course changing section provided on the upstream passage section side with respect to the thread engaging section and contacting a game ball flowing down the upstream passage section to change the course of the game ball on the reverse passage section side; Have
The entrance of the thread engaging portion is provided so as to be biased toward the side where the firing path is located with respect to the leading end side of the game ball in the upstream passage portion, and is provided below the course changing portion. gaming machine characterized in that is.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.

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