JP6474027B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that uses a game ball to play a game.

  Conventionally, a pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a gaming area on the front side where gaming balls flow down. The game ball is launched from above the launch rail based on the player's launch operation, and is guided to the upper part of the game area by a rail member that forms a guide passage. When a game ball enters a variety of winning holes provided in the game area, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out from the payout device to the tray.

  During the game, the launched game ball may flow back through the guide passage without reaching the game area. The game balls that have flowed back and that did not reach the guide passage (hereinafter referred to as foul balls) are collected by the foul ball collection port between the guide passage and the launch rail, returned to the tray, and returned to the player. The Here, there are two types of pachinko machines: an upper plate that guides the stored game balls so that they flow naturally to the game ball launching mechanism side, and a lower plate that can move and store excess game balls from the upper plate. Some are provided. In such a pachinko machine, the prize ball from the payout device is basically paid out to the upper plate, and the foul ball is returned to the lower plate.

  The reason why the foul ball is returned to the lower plate is that if the game area of the game board is enlarged for a powerful performance, the foul ball collection port will inevitably move downward. It is difficult to return. In addition, by returning the foul ball to the lower plate, the player can easily confirm the return of the foul ball because the foul ball is not confused with the prize ball paid out to the upper plate. Furthermore, at the end of the game, the player collects the game balls that are not returned after being guided to the game ball launch mechanism by operating the ball removal button for the upper plate from the foul ball collection port to the lower plate. To make it easier. However, in order to fire the foul ball returned to the lower plate again, it is necessary to move the foul ball to the upper plate with one hand that is not being fired, which is troublesome for the player. Therefore, a gaming machine that does not require the foul ball to be transferred from the lower plate to the upper plate has been proposed.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-80141 “Bullet Game Machine” in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-80141 discloses a ball tank, a lead-out basket in which a pachinko ball stored in the ball tank flows down, and a pachinko ball in which the lead-down ball flows down. A ball dispensing device that can dispense one ball at a time, a falling basin where pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device flow down, and a dispensing basin and a collection basin branched downward from the lower end of the downstream basin And an upper plate payout opening that opens inside the bowl in the middle of the payout bowl, a ball outlet that is provided at the lower end of the collection bowl and for discharging the pachinko balls flowing down the collection bowl to the outside of the gaming machine, A bullet ball game machine having a foul hole opened upward at the lower side, wherein the ball game machine extends from the foul hole and is connected in the middle of the recovery bowl, and the foul ball thrown into the foul hole is This is the farle that leads to the ball exit. A foul sphere detector that is provided in the middle of the foul cage and detects the foul sphere flowing down the foul cage and outputs a detection signal, and one pachinko sphere each time a detection signal from this foul sphere detector is input. And a payout device control circuit for outputting a control signal for paying out to the lowering basket one by one to the ball payout device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-80141

  The “bullet ball gaming machine” of Patent Document 1 discharges a foul ball to the outside of the gaming machine while detecting a foul ball, and pays out another gaming ball from the ball dispensing device to the upper plate each time it is detected. Since the game ball in place of the foul ball is paid out to the upper plate, the trouble of transferring the foul ball from the lower plate to the upper plate can be saved. However, a foul hole for collecting the foul balls and a foul ball detector for detecting the collected foul balls are respectively provided below the game board. Therefore, when the payout device control circuit (main control device) connected to the foul ball detector is installed on the back side of the game board, there is a problem that these connections are complicated.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to easily connect to a main control device installed on the back side of a game board by providing a game board with a foul ball winning opening for paying out one prize ball when a foul ball wins. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down and a launch ball guide passage for guiding the game ball to the game area;
Launching means for launching a game ball into the launching ball guiding passage;
A foul ball entry means capable of flowing in a foul sphere that does not reach the game area and flows backward through the shot sphere guide passage despite being launched by the launch means;
A foul ball entry detecting means for detecting the entry of the foul ball into the foul ball entry means;
A payout means for paying out a prize ball when entry into the foul ball entry means is detected;
Control means for controlling the payout means so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the detection result of the foul ball entering detection means,
The foul ball entry means is provided in the game board so as to penetrate the game board,
The control means is provided on the back side of the game board,
The gaming machine is controllable by the control means so that when a foul ball enters the foul ball entry means, the foul ball is not returned and one prize ball is paid out from the payout means. It is characterized by.

According to the above gaming machine, by providing a foul ball winning hole on the game board itself may be provided with a foul ball inlet ball detection known means to the back side of the game board, the main controller installed on the rear face side of the game board It can be easily connected to the device (control means) .

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an up-and-down passage unit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of a part of channel | path formed in the vertical path unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a payout apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the channel | path structure regarding payout of a game ball. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the channel | path structure regarding payout of a game ball. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a front surface side channel | path unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front side channel | path unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a front side channel | path unit. It is explanatory drawing which shows a foul ball winning opening. It is a front view which shows the modification of a foul ball winning opening. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the NMI interruption process by CPU of a main control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of input by CPU of a payout control board. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a command determination process.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the configuration in the game area 61a (see FIG. 6) of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 21 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward.

  The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members 12 to 15 to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plate members 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facility. As described above, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood, so that the outer frame 11 can be reinforced while being fixed to the island facility. The configuration of the outer frame 11 is not limited to the above, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of wood, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of metal. Further, all or part of the plate materials 12 to 15 may be made of synthetic resin. Moreover, although the pachinko machine 10 is configured to include the outer frame 11, the pachinko machine 10 may be configured to include only the gaming machine main portion 21 without including the outer frame 11.

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

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

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached to the rear end side of the gaming machine base unit 22 at the rotating tip side. It has been. The locking device 31 is provided with a long interlocking rod 32, and the interlocking rod 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 33 is locked to the receiving bracket 34 provided on the plate 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11 and is locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. Further, the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided with a cylinder lock 35, and when the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction among the upward direction and the downward direction by the operation of the cylinder lock 35, a game with respect to the outer frame 11 is performed. The locked state of the machine base unit 22 is released.

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

  Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23, and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.

<Game machine base unit 22>
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area 61 a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The gaming machine base unit 22 is mainly composed of a resin base 41 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed at the center of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from the rear (see FIG. 3). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four places in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position).

  The game board 61 is made of plywood, and a game area 61a (see FIG. 6) in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front side, and the game area 61a passes through the window hole 51 of the resin base 41 and the front surface of the gaming machine base unit 22. It is exposed to the side.

  Here, the structure of the game board 61 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 61 has 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 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, a foul ball winning port 401 which is a feature of the present invention, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, and the like. ing. Among these, the variable winning device 63, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable display unit 67 are provided side by side in the vertical direction at the center of the game board 61 in the left-right direction. The operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable winning device 63 are arranged in this order. Further, in the lower part of the game board 61, four general winning ports 62 are provided, two on the left side and two on the right side. One foul ball winning opening 401 is provided on the outer left side of the game area 61 a at the lower left end of the game board 61. Incidentally, the left side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating distal end side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  When a game ball enters (wins) a general winning port 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, and a foul ball winning port 401, it is a detection switch. Each winning detection sensor 325-328 described later. And a foul ball winning detection sensor 470 (see FIG. 23), and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection result. Specifically, when one game ball enters the general prize opening 62, 10 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and when one game ball enters the variable winning device 63, the number of unit game balls 15 game balls are paid out, and when one game ball enters the upper operation port 64, 3 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and one game ball enters the lower operation port 65. When the ball is played, four game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and when one game ball enters the foul ball winning opening 401, one game ball is paid out as the number of unit game balls.

  In addition, an out port 68 is provided at the bottom of the game area 61 a of the game board 61, and game balls that have not entered various winning holes etc. are discharged from the game area 61 a through the out port 68. In addition, in the game board 61, a large number of game nails 69 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. .

  The variable display unit 67 is provided with a symbol display device 71 for variably displaying symbols with a winning at one of the operation ports 64 and 65 as a trigger. The variable display unit 67 is provided with a center frame 72 so as to surround the symbol display device 71. A first specific lamp portion 73 and a second specific lamp portion 74 are provided on the center frame 72. Reservation lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation ports 64 and 65 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 75 The number of hold is displayed by lighting. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 66 is held up to four times, and the number of the holding balls is displayed by turning on the holding lamp unit 76. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 71 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. In the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen made up of other types such as CRT, dot matrix, and 7 segments.

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

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

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

  The game board 61 is provided with a substantially arc-shaped inner rail 77 and an outer rail 78 in a front view, and a part of these is provided on the left side of the game board 61 so as to be substantially parallel to the inside and the outside. Yes. The inner rail 77 and the outer rail 78 define a game area 61a at the center of the game board 61, and a game area is formed by a portion (hereinafter, referred to as an inner guide rail part 77a and an outer guide rail part 78a) that are substantially parallel to each other. A substantially C-shaped projecting ball guiding passage 61p (see FIG. 6) is formed on the outer side of 61a along the outer edge. A game ball launched from a game ball launching mechanism 80, which will be described later, is guided to the upper part of the game area 61a by the guide rail portions 77a and 78a through the launch ball guide passage 61p. At the lower end of the outer guide rail portion 78a on the game ball launching mechanism 80 side, a foul ball that has flowed back through the launch ball guide passage 61p so that the launched game ball can easily enter the launch ball guide passage 61p. However, the outer guide rail portion 78a is formed so that its curvature gradually decreases toward the lower end side in order to easily flow into a foul ball collection port 150 (see FIG. 5) described later. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, a return rubber 79 is provided in the upper right part of the window hole 51 of the resin base 41, and the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 79, and the game area 61a It is designed to rebound toward the center. In this case, the return rubber 79 is formed such that the surface on which the game ball hits is inclined toward the center of the game area 61a, so that the game ball rebounds toward the center of the game area 61a. It has become.

The game ball launching mechanism 80 is attached to the lower right of the window hole 51 in the resin base 41 as shown in FIG. The game ball launch mechanism 80 includes a launch device 81 having an electromagnetic solenoid 81, a launch rail 82, and a ball feed mechanism 83. The game ball is fed onto the firing rail 82 by the ball feeding mechanism 83. Then, the solenoid is moved out from the launch position on the launch rail 82 toward the game area 61a (in the launch ball guiding passage 61p) by the output shaft of the solenoid that moves in the expansion / contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid.
The input of an electrical signal to the launching device 81 is generated based on an operation of a game ball launching handle 84 (see FIG. 1 etc.) provided at the lower part of the gaming machine front unit 23 under a predetermined condition. To do. Specifically, the launch control device 147 described later detects that the player is touching the operation handle with a touch sensor, and the player does not operate the launch stop switch for stopping the launch. As a result, the solenoid is excited in accordance with the rotation operation amount (rotation angle) of the game ball launch handle 84, and the game ball is launched at the launch strength (launch strength) corresponding to the rotation operation amount. By changing the rotation angle of the game ball launch handle 84, the player can control the amount of movement of the output shaft of the solenoid and launch the game ball with a desired launch strength.

  The output rail 82 and the solenoid output shaft of the game ball launching mechanism 80 are installed so as to rise obliquely to the left so as to communicate with the launch ball guiding passage 61p on the upper left side of the resin base 41. Further, the game ball launching mechanism 80 (launch rail 82) and the launch ball guiding passage 61p (guidance rail portions 77a and 78a) are spaced apart as shown in FIG. 5, and this space collects the foul balls. A foul ball collection port 150 is provided. If the launching strength by the solenoid output shaft is weak, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 80 may flow back through the launch ball guide passage 61p (inside the guide rails 77a and 78a) without reaching the game area 61a. is there. In addition, even if the game area 61a is entered, it may hit the game nail 69 and bounce off, returning back into the launch ball guiding path 61p, and so on. Thus, in spite of being launched from the game ball launching mechanism 80, a game ball that flows back through the launch ball guiding passage 61p without flowing down the game area 61a, or a launch strength that is too weak to enter the launch ball guiding passage 61p. A game ball that does not even reach is called a foul ball. The foul ball is configured to fall naturally to the foul ball collection port 150 and return it to the player in order to avoid collision with the next game ball to be launched. The foul ball collection port 150 communicates with a foul ball opening 281 (see FIG. 19) of a front side passage unit 271 described later, and is discharged to the lower plate 96a (see FIG. 1). A foul ball winning opening 401 through which a foul ball that flows back through the launch ball guiding passage 61p can flow is provided below the midway of the launch ball guiding passage 61p. Details thereof will be described later.

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

<Game machine front unit 23>
Here, the configuration of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a substantially elliptical window panel portion 91 that allows the entire area of the gaming area 61a to be viewed from the front. Around the window panel portion 91, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 92 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window panel part 91. In the annular illumination part 92, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 93 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 92 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, on the upper left and upper right of the window panel unit 91, a speaker unit 94 that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state is provided.

  Below the window panel portion 91 in the gaming machine front unit 23, an upper bulging portion 95 and a lower bulging portion 96 that bulge to the near side are arranged in parallel. An upper plate 95a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 95, and a lower plate 96a that is also opened upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 96. The upper plate 95a temporarily stores game balls paid out from a payout device described later, and has a function of guiding the game balls to the game ball launching mechanism 80 side while naturally aligning them in a row. In addition, the lower tray 96a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 95a. Note that the game ball launching handle 84 described above is provided to the right of the lower bulging portion 96.

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

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front-side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door-side upper plate passage (a front-side upper plate passage portion 272 described later) that communicates with the upper plate 95a and a front door-side lower plate passage that communicates with the lower plate 96a. (A front side lower dish passage portion 273 described later) is formed (see FIG. 20). Details of the front-side passage unit 271 will be described later.

<Back side configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22>
Next, the back configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The locking device 31 already described is provided on the rotation tip side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Further, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, a synthetic resin frame cover 100 covering the center frame 72 from the rear is provided on the variable display unit 67 disposed in the center of the game board 61 so as to protrude rearward. The symbol display device 71 described above is attached to the frame cover 100 from the rear side, and a display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are overlapped in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is the front and the display control device 101 is the rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 102 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 102 includes a sound lamp control device 103 and a mounting base 104, and the sound lamp control device 103 is mounted on the mounting base 104.

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

  A main controller unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main control unit 105 has a synthetic resin mounting base 106, and a main control apparatus 107 is mounted on the mounting base 106. The main control device 107 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 108 made of, for example. The board box 108 is provided with a caulking structure or a sealing seal (not shown) as an opening trace means of the board box, and a caulking structure as a leaving trace means of the main controller 107 with respect to the mounting base 106. Yes.

  A collective plate unit (not shown) is provided in an area covered by the main controller unit 105 on the back surface of the game board 61. The collective board unit includes a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, winning detection sensors 325 to 328 for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and a foul ball winning. A detection sensor 470 (see FIG. 21) and the like are provided. The game balls collected by the game ball collection mechanism are discharged outside the pachinko machine 10 through a discharge passage 144 (see FIG. 10) described later. The game ball collecting mechanism is disposed so as to communicate with the foul ball through hole 410 of the foul ball winning opening 401, for example, and a foul ball discharge rod 480 for collecting the foul ball and discharging it to the outside of the gaming machine (FIG. 21). (See (c)), and the foul ball winning detection sensor 470 is provided at the upper end of the foul ball discharge rod 480. The foul ball through hole 410 and the foul ball discharge rod 480 will be described later. The winning detection sensors 325 to 328 and the foul ball winning detection sensor 470 are electrically connected to the main controller 107, and a detection signal when a winning of a game ball is detected is input by the main controller 107.

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

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

<Back pack unit 24>
Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24.

  The back pack unit 24 includes a first back pack unit 121 that constitutes an upper portion and a central portion of the back pack unit 24, and a first portion that is provided continuously with the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes a lower portion of the back pack unit 24. 2 back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower portion of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122.

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

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

  Next, the configuration of the first back pack unit 121 will be described in detail.

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

The base part 126 is provided with an external terminal board 131 at the upper right part thereof. Further, the base 126 is provided with the shaft fitting 123 of the first back pack unit 121 described above.
The external terminal board 131 is for relaying transmission of various information to the management device on the game hall side, and is provided with a plurality of output terminals. The output terminal, for example, is a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as jackpot state or probability change mode), information on various error states such as a ball entry error, a lower pan full error, a tank ball no error, a payout error, etc. A terminal for outputting, a terminal for outputting information on the number of game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 80, a terminal for outputting information on the number of prize balls to be paid out from a payout control device 146 to be described later, etc. It is. These pieces of information are used in the management device (so-called hall computer) on the game hall side for determination of the presence or absence of fraud or failure, management of the game hall, and the like.

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

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

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

  Next, the configuration of the second back pack unit 141 will be described in detail.

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

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

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

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

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

<Vertical passage unit 134>
Next, the configuration of the vertical passage unit 134 will be described in detail. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the vertical passage unit 134. 12 and 13 are exploded perspective views of the vertical passage unit 134. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a part of the passage formed in the vertical passage unit 134.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the vertical passage unit 134 includes an upper unit 161, a dispensing device 135, and a lower unit 162. The upper unit 161, the dispensing device 135, and the lower unit 162 are integrated as an upper and lower passage unit 134, thereby forming a part of a guide passage portion that communicates with the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. Further, the upper unit 161 and the lower unit 162 form a discharge passage portion for discharging the game balls stored in the tank 132 to the island facility. The upper unit 161, the dispensing device 135, and the lower unit 162 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the upper unit 161 includes a pair of housing members 171 and 172 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency such as polycarbonate. Each housing member 171, 172 is integrally formed with a passage wall. These housing members 171 and 172 are assembled in the front-rear direction with a partition plate 173 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency in the same manner as the housing members 171 and 172. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 14, the first case rail portion 174 is formed by the housing member 171 and the partition plate 173 on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10, and the housing member 172 and partition plate 173 on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. A second case rail portion 175 is formed.

  An outer cover 176 is attached to the pair of housing members 171 and 172 so as to sandwich both of them, and a holding member 177 for holding an outlet plug is attached when the pachinko machine 10 is transported. It has been.

  The first case rail part 174 and the second case rail part 175 are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction, and are formed to meander so as to have a curved part at an intermediate position in the vertical direction. Both the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 constitute a part of the guide passage portion.

  In the upper unit 161, as shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175, an upper discharge passage portion 178 is formed. The upper discharge passage portion 178 is formed in a region that is not partitioned by the partition plate 173 between the pair of housing members 171 and 172, and is outside the pachinko machine 10 than the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175. Is located. The upper discharge passage portion 178 is provided to be branched from both the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 from the middle position thereof.

  Here, a switching piece 181 is provided at the inlet portion of the upper discharge passage portion 178. The switching piece 181 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to both housing members 171 and 172 with the front-rear direction as a rotation axis. The switching piece 181 is built in between both housing members 171 and 172. Further, a switching operation piece 182 is provided outside the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the switching piece 181. Similarly to the switching piece 181, the switching operation piece 182 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to both housing members 171 and 172, with the front-rear direction serving as a rotation axis.

  The switching operation piece 182 has a pressing portion 183 located in both housing members 171 and 172 and a lever portion 184 located outside both housing members 171 and 172. The switching operation piece 182 can be switched and arranged between a pressing position where the pressing portion 183 presses the switching piece 181 and a press releasing position where the pressing is released by operating and turning the lever portion 184. .

  When the switching operation piece 182 is arranged at the pressing position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 14, the switching piece 181 is pressed by the pressing portion 183 of the switching operation piece 182 as described above, and the switching piece 181 Part of the passage walls of the case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 is configured. Moreover, in the position which comprises this channel | path wall, the 1st case rail part 174 and the 2nd case rail part 175 are curving, and the switching piece 181 has comprised the bottom part side in the said channel | path wall. Incidentally, the state where the switching piece 181 is pressed by the pressing portion 183 to form the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 corresponds to the payout guiding state. When the switching piece 181 is in the payout guidance state, the game ball upstream of the switching piece 181 flows down the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 as it is.

  On the other hand, when the switching operation piece 182 is arranged at the pressing release position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 14, the pressing state of the switching piece 181 by the pressing portion 183 is released. As a result, the switching piece 181 is rotated by its own weight and does not constitute the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175. Incidentally, the state where the pressing by the pressing portion 183 is released and the switching piece 181 does not constitute the passage walls of the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 corresponds to the discharge guiding state. When the switching piece 181 is in the discharge inducing state, the game ball upstream of the switching piece 181 flows toward the upper discharge passage portion 178 side. The switching operation piece 182 is normally arranged at a position where the switching piece 181 is in the payout guidance state, and when the game ball inside the pachinko machine 10 is pulled out, the switching piece 181 is switched and arranged so as to be in the discharge guidance state. .

  The upper unit 161 includes a sphere absence detection sensor 186 for detecting the absence of a sphere in the tank 132. The ball non-detection sensor 186 is provided so as to detect a game ball on the upstream side of the switching piece 181 in the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175, and the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 174. Detection units 187a and 187b are provided corresponding to the case rail portions 175, respectively. In the pachinko machine 10, the ball non-detection sensor 186 uses a sensor that outputs a ball non-detection signal when the protruding pieces provided on the detection units 187a and 187b are not pressed by the game ball. What kind of sensor is used is arbitrary. The detection result of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is output to the payout control device 146, and the payout control device 146 determines whether or not there is no ball based on the detection result of the ball no detection sensor 186.

  Next, the payout device 135 will be described. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing device 135. In the description of the payout device 135, FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the payout device 135 is assembled to the upper part of the lower unit 162. The payout device 135 includes a housing 191 formed by combining a plurality of members, and a game ball passage 192 is formed in the housing 191 (see FIG. 14). The game ball passage 192 constitutes a part of the guide passage portion.

  The game ball passage 192 includes a pair of inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b and a single outlet-side passage portion 194. The inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b are arranged side by side in front and rear, and both are open on the upper surface of the housing 191. One of the inlet side passage portions 193 a and 193 b communicates with the first case rail portion 174, and the other communicates with the second case rail portion 175. The inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b merge with the outlet-side passage portion 194 at the most downstream portion. The outlet side passage portion 194 is opened at the lower surface of the housing 191.

  The payout device 135 is provided with a rotating body 195 as ball stopping means for temporarily stopping the game ball flowing from the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b to the outlet side passage portion 194 on the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b side. ing. As shown in FIG. 15, the rotator 195 includes a pair of ball guide plates 196 and 197 corresponding to the respective inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b, and the inlet-side passages corresponding to the respective ball guide plates 196 and 197. The rotating body 195 is disposed so as to be accommodated in the downstream portion of the portions 193a and 193b. The center of the rotating body 195 is fixed to the output shaft 198a (see FIG. 14) of the dispensing motor 198.

  The payout motor 198 is constituted by a stepping motor, and the output shaft 198a is rotationally driven in a predetermined direction. Thereby, the rotator 195 rotates in the predetermined direction, and accordingly, the ball guide plates 196 and 197 rotate in the inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b. The output shaft 198a is set to advance one step by giving a driving signal of one pulse and to make one rotation by giving a driving signal of 360 pulses. The payout motor 198 is accommodated in the housing 191.

  Concave portions 196a and 197a are formed at two positions at 180 ° intervals on the periphery of each of the ball guide plates 196 and 197. However, the positions of the recesses 196a and 197a are shifted by 90 ° from each other between the pair of inlet-side passage portions 193a and 193b. When the rotating body 195 is not rotating, the flow of the game ball is temporarily stopped in both the pair of inlet side passage portions 193a and 193b. Further, when the rotating body 195 is rotating, only the game balls that have entered the recesses 196a and 197a are led out to the outlet side passage portion 194.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a payout detection sensor 199 having a substantially flat plate shape is installed in the outlet side passage portion 194. The payout detection sensor 199 is configured by a known magnetic detection type proximity sensor, and converts a magnetic field change caused by the passing of the game ball through the through hole into an electric signal and outputs it. With the payout detection sensor 199, the number of game balls paid out via the payout device 135 can be confirmed.

Next, the lower unit 162 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 12, the lower unit 162 includes a pair of housing members 201 and 202, and both housing members 201 and 202 are assembled in the front-rear direction to form a dispensing passage portion 203 extending in the vertical direction. Has been. The payout passage portion 203 constitutes a part of the guide passage portion. The payout passage portion 203 communicates with the outlet side passage portion 194 of the payout device 135, and the game ball paid out from the payout device 135 passes through the payout passage portion 203. A partition wall 204 is formed on the downstream side of the payout passage portion 203, and the payout passage portion 203 is branched into two rows on the downstream side. Of these two rows of passages, the game ball is guided to the upper plate 95a by one and the game ball is guided to the lower plate 96a by the other. The state of this guidance will be described later.

  In the lower unit 162, a lower discharge passage portion 205 is formed in addition to the payout passage portion 203. The lower discharge passage portion 205 extends in the vertical direction, and is located on the outer side of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the payout passage portion 203. Further, it is formed to extend upward from the payout passage portion 203 and communicates with the upper discharge passage portion 178 of the upper unit 161. Thereby, the game ball guided to the upper discharge passage portion 178 passes through the lower discharge passage portion 205.

  The back pack substrate 136 described above is mounted on the lower unit 162. Here, the back pack substrate 136 is provided with a ball removal button 206 as shown in FIG. In the pachinko machine 10, the ball non-detection sensor 186 is provided as described above, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped in a situation where the ball non-detection sensor 186 detects a ball non-detection state. In this case, when the ball removal button 206 is operated, the operation stop state is released, and the payout operation of the payout device 135 becomes possible.

As described above, the vertical passage unit 134 includes the first case rail portion 174 and the second case rail portion 175 of the upper unit 161, the game ball passage 192 of the payout device 135, and the payout passage portion 203 of the lower unit 162. Is provided. The game balls flowing down from the tank rail 133 are basically guided toward the upper plate 95a through these passages (174, 175, 192, 203) when being paid out, and are fixed to the upper plate 95a. When more than the amount of game balls are stored, they are guided toward the lower plate 96a. Further, the upper and lower passage unit 134 is provided with an upper discharge passage portion 178 of the upper unit 161 and a lower discharge passage portion 205 of the lower unit 162. Then, by operating the switching operation piece 182 to bring the switching piece 181 into the discharge guiding state, the game ball located upstream from the switching piece 181 passes through the upper discharge passage portion 178 and the lower discharge passage portion 205, and It is guided toward the island facility outside the machine 10.

<Passage configuration on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134>
Next, the passage configuration on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134 will be described. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the path configuration of the game ball. In FIG. 16, for the sake of convenience, the passage configurations on the gaming machine base unit 22 side and the back pack unit 24 side are shown in cross section.

  In the back pack unit 24, a ball receiving portion 252 is provided on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134, and the game ball that has passed through the vertical passage unit 134 is introduced into the ball receiving portion 252. The ball receiver 252 has a function of guiding the game ball that has passed through the upper and lower passage units 134 to the upper plate 95a side or the lower plate 96a side, or to the discharge passage 144 of the second back pack unit 141.

  The configuration of the ball receiver 252 will be described with reference to a longitudinal sectional view around the ball receiver 252 shown in FIG. The ball receiving portion 252 is open upward and forward, and the inside thereof is partitioned by two partition walls 253a and 253b, so that three openings 255a, 255b, and 255c are juxtaposed in the left-right direction.

  Of these openings 255a, 255b, and 255c, the opening 255a inside the pachinko machine 10 is located below the passage inside the pachinko machine 10 out of the two rows of passages partitioned by the partition wall 204 in the payout passage 203. And leads to an upper plate passage that continues to the upper plate 95a. The central opening 255b is located below the passage on the outside of the pachinko machine 10 out of the two rows of passages partitioned by the partition wall 204 in the payout passage portion 203, and is a lower plate continuing to the lower plate 96a. It leads to the passage. Further, the outer opening 255c is positioned below the lower discharge passage portion 205 and communicates with the discharge passage 144 of the second back pack unit 141.

  The upper plate passage is provided in the back pack side upper plate passage portion 258 provided in the back pack unit 24, the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 provided in the gaming machine base unit 22, and the gaming machine front unit 23. It is composed of a front side upper dish passage portion 272. Similarly, the lower plate passage is connected to the back pack side lower plate passage portion 259 provided in the back pack unit 24, the main body side lower plate passage portion 263 provided in the gaming machine base unit 22, and the gaming machine front unit 23. It is comprised from the provided front side lower dish channel | path part 273 (refer FIG. 20).

  Each of these passage portions 258, 259, 262, 263, 272, and 273 will be described in detail.

<Back pack side passage portions 258, 259>
The back pack side upper plate passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower plate passage portion 259 are provided so as to penetrate the base portion 126 in the front-rear direction on the rotation base end side of the back pack unit 24. 257 (see FIG. 16). The back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 are partitioned by a passage wall and arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Further, the back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 each extend in the front-rear direction and are inclined downward toward the downstream side. In the above configuration, the game balls introduced into the back pack side upper dish passage portion 258 and the back pack side lower dish passage portion 259 roll on the bottom portions 258a, 259a and then the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower plate. It is discharged to each of the passage portions 263.

<Main body side passage portions 262, 263>
The main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are provided on the main body side passage unit 261 provided so as to penetrate the resin base 41 in the front-rear direction on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine base unit 22. Is formed.

  The main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 are partitioned by a partition passage wall 264 and arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and are formed so that the ball outlets 262a and 263a face downward. ing. Specifically, the upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 is inclined downward toward the downstream side, and on the downstream side, it extends slightly downward so that the ball outlet 262a, 263a is formed. The game balls introduced into the main body side upper dish passage portion 262 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 263 in the above configuration roll on the bottom portions 262b, 263b and the front side upper dish passage portion 272 through the ball outlets 262a, 263a. It is discharged into each of the front side lower dish passage portions 273.

<Front side passage portions 272, 273>
The front side upper dish passage portion 272 and the front side lower dish passage portion 273 are formed in a front side passage unit 271 provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Here, the front side passage unit 271 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the front side passage unit 271. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the front side passage unit 271. FIG. 20 is a front view of the front-side passage unit 271.

  The front side passage unit 271 has a pair of base plates 274a and 274b as shown in FIG. These base plates 274a and 274b are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate resin, and have a groove and an opening, respectively. Since both the base plates 274a and 274b are fixed by screws, a receiving part 275 constituting the front side upper dish passage part 272, a passage forming part 276 constituting the front side lower dish path part 273, and a foul ball lower dish A foul sphere opening 281 constituting the passage portion 280 is formed. The front-side passage unit 271 has a plate-like portion 271a in addition to the receiving portion 275 and the passage forming portion 276. In the front side passage unit 271, the outlet 272 a of the front side upper dish passage part 272 overlaps with the front and rear of the ball inlet of the upper dish 95 a, and the outlet 273 a of the front side lower dish passage part 273 extends back and forth with the ball inlet of the lower dish 96 a. The screws are fixed from behind the pachinko machine 10 to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23 so as to overlap.

  The receiving part 275 and the passage forming part 276 of the front side passage unit 271 will be described. The position where the receiving portion 275 is formed is the upper corner of the front-side passage unit 271, and is the rotation base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23 in relation to the gaming machine front unit 23. In addition, the receiving portion 275 protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 from the passage forming portion 276, and is further rearward of the pachinko machine 10 than the rotation shaft of the gaming machine front unit 23. And in the state which closed the game machine front unit 23, the opening part 275 has entered into the back rather than the front side edge part of the game machine base unit 22. FIG.

  However, the receiving portion 275 is in front of the rear end portion of the gaming machine base unit 22, and the receiving portion 275 is located at a position facing the receiving portion 275 in the gaming machine base unit 22 (resin base 41). A housing recess 292b is formed as a cover portion that covers the protruding side of the housing (see FIG. 16). Therefore, in a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed, the receiving portion 275 does not penetrate the gaming machine base unit 22 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 18 and the like, the receiving portion 275 is opened upward, and a partition wall 277 that stands upward from the bottom is integrally formed at substantially the center in the left-right direction. By being partitioned by the partition wall 277, the opening portion 275 has two openings 278 and 279 arranged in parallel in the left-right direction. In such a configuration, the inner side wall of the pachinko machine 10 in the receiving portion 275 is taller than the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 and the like, and a flange 275a is formed on the side wall. By forming the flange 275b, the opening 278 inside the pachinko machine 10 out of the two openings 278 and 279 has a smaller width dimension (lateral dimension) than the opening 279 outside the pachinko machine 10. It has become.

  The opening 278 inside the pachinko machine 10 is vertically opposite to the ball outlet 262a of the main body side upper dish passage 262, and serves as a ball inlet of the front side upper dish passage 272 as shown in FIG. Yes. Further, the opening 279 outside the pachinko machine 10 faces the ball outlet 263a of the main body side lower dish passage part 263 in the vertical direction, and the ball inlet of the front side lower dish passage part 273 formed in the passage forming part 276 It has become. In this case, as described above, since the receiving portion 275 enters the rear side of the front side end portion of the gaming machine base unit 22, the boundary between the front side upper plate passage portion 272 and the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 is provided. Part of the portion and the boundary portion between the front-side lower tray passage portion 273 and the main-body-side lower tray passage portion 263 enter the rear side of the front end portion of the gaming machine base unit 22 (see FIG. 16 and the like). ).

  The inner opening 278 and the ball inlet 196 of the upper plate 95a are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the front-side upper plate passage 272 extends in the front-rear direction so as to connect the inner opening 278 and the ball inlet 196. The outer opening 279 and the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a are in a positional relationship shifted in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. That is, the outer opening 279 is on the rotation base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a is near the center in the left-right direction of the gaming machine front unit 23. Further, the ball entrance of the lower plate 96a is below the outer opening 279. A front side lower dish passage 273 is formed so as to connect the outer opening 279 and the ball inlet of the lower dish 96a.

Next, the flow of game balls to the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a will be described.
As shown in FIG. 17, a game ball is paid out from the payout device 135 toward the inner opening 255 a of the ball receiving portion 252. Therefore, the game balls paid out from the payout device 135 are discharged to the upper plate 95a through the upper plate passage constituted by the upper plate passage portions 258, 262, 272.

  However, if a large number of game balls are paid out from the payout device 135 and the upper plate 95a is full, and then the game balls are continuously discharged, the game balls are connected in the upper plate passage, as shown in FIG. In addition, the entire inner opening 255a of the ball receiving portion 252 is filled with the game ball, and the game ball is filled to the position of the tip of the partition wall 204 in the payout passage portion 203 of the vertical passage unit 134. In this state, the game ball paid out from the payout device 135 gets over the partition wall 204 of the payout passage portion 203 and enters the central opening 255b. And this game ball is discharged | emitted to the lower plate 96a through the lower plate channel | path comprised by each lower plate channel | path part 259,263,273.

  The foul ball lower dish passage 280 communicates with the lower end of the front side lower dish passage 273 as shown in FIG. As described above, the foul balls collected at the foul ball collection port 150 pass from the lower plate passage portion 280 for the foul balls of the front side passage unit 271 to the lower end of the front side lower plate passage portion 273 and the outlet 273a. Returned to dish 96a.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the front passage unit 271 is provided for the gaming machine front unit 23. Further, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with the window panel portion 91 as described above. For example, when the gaming machine front unit 23 is opened in order to eliminate a clogged ball or the like in the gaming area 61a, Accordingly, the front side passage unit 271 moves forward, and the passage portions 272 and 273 on the gaming machine front unit 23 side are separated from the passage portions 262 and 263 on the gaming machine base unit 22 side. The opening operation of the gaming machine front unit 23 is a state where the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a are full and the game ball is waiting in the main body side upper plate passage portion 262 and the main body side lower plate passage portion 263. If this is done, the waiting game ball may not be received by the front upper dish passage 272 or the front lower dish passage 273 and may be scattered. On the other hand, a shutter mechanism 291 (see FIG. 16) is provided to prevent scattering of the game ball, but details thereof are omitted.

<Foul ball winning opening 401>
Next, the foul ball winning opening 401 that is a feature of the gaming machine 10 will be described in detail. FIGS. 21A and 21B are explanatory views for explaining the foul ball winning opening 401, where FIG. 21A is a front view, FIG. 21B is a perspective view viewed obliquely from the upper right, and FIG. 21C is a plan view. For convenience, the decorative portion 423 of the foul ball winning opening 401 is omitted in FIG. 21A, and the left game nail 440 and the right game nail 450 are omitted in FIGS.
In the outer guide rail portion 78a of the gaming machine 10, a dividing portion 78b is formed on the lower end side that is the game ball launching mechanism 80 side (see FIG. 15). In the following, in the launch ball guide passage 61p, the inner guide rail portion 77a, and the outer guide rail portion 78a, the side where the game ball launch mechanism 80 is installed is connected to the game ball launch mechanism side or the lower end side and the game area 61a. Is referred to as a game area side or upper end side.

Front view substantially C-shaped outer guide rail section 78a, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 21, are separated by the cut-off portion 78b which is formed at the lower end, the upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ and the lower outer consisting of two members of the guide rail portion 78a _2. The dividing portion 78b is a position where the game ball B hits (hereinafter referred to as the lowest reachable position) when the game ball B is fired with the lowest launch strength that can reach the game area 61a (hereinafter referred to as the minimum reachable strength). (Referred to as L) on the game ball launching mechanism side (lower end side). Specifically, divided portion 78b, as shown in FIG. 21, provided below the extension line of the firing rail 82 of the game ball firing mechanism 80, reaches approximately the lower end of the lower outer guide rail section 78a ₂ The lowest possible position L is located.

A foul ball winning opening 401 through which a foul ball in the firing ball guiding passage 61p can flow is provided below the center of the dividing portion 78b. In front view, the foul ball winning opening 401 has left and right foul balls respectively. A left speed reducing portion 440 and a right speed reducing portion 450 for reducing the moving speed of the sphere are provided.
The foul ball winning opening 401 is for guiding the foul ball that has entered (winned) to the back side of the game board 61 and discharging it to the outside of the gaming machine 10, and is a hole that penetrates the game board 61 in the front-rear direction. A foul ball through-hole 410 and a main body 420 attached to the front side of the foul ball through-hole 410 are provided. The main body 420 includes a receiving part 421, a decorative part 423, and an attaching part 425 for attaching the receiving part 421 and the decorative part 423 to the game board 61.

The receiving part 421 has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, and the decorative part 423 is a plate-like part that covers the front side of the receiving part 421 and is decorated on the front surface. These are attached so as to protrude forward (player side) from the surface of the game board 61 by an attachment member (not shown) such as a screw through the attachment portion 425. On the upper surface side of the receiving portion 421, foul balls from game balls firing mechanism 80 has been struck by the weaker strength than reaching a minimum intensity, directly from the lower outer guide rail section 78a ₂ of the shot ball induction passage 61p, or firing and reflux the upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ of the spherical guide channel 61p, which ball entrance from the opening 421a. The back side of the receiving part 421 is a discharge port 421b that communicates with the foul ball through hole 410 of the game board 61. On the bottom surface of the receiving part 421, the entered foul ball is placed in the depth direction (the back of the game board 61). A convex portion 421c formed so as to incline downward toward the rear in order to be moved to the side) is provided.

  A foul ball discharge basket 480 is provided on the back side of the game board 61 so as to face the receiving portion 421. As described above, the foul ball discharge basket 480 of the game ball collection mechanism communicates with the discharge port 421b of the foul ball winning port 401 and the foul ball through hole 410, and the winning foul ball is connected to the gaming machine from the discharge passage 144. 10 to the outside. A foul ball winning detection sensor 470 (foul ball winning detection means) for detecting the entry of a foul ball is provided at the upper end of the foul ball discharge rod 480 on the foul ball through hole 410 side. The foul ball winning detection sensor 470 outputs a detection signal to the main control device 107 (a main control board 311 described later) when a foul ball winning is detected. That is, the foul ball winning detection sensor 470 and the main control device 107 are electrically connected. However, as described above, the main control device 107 is mounted on the main control unit 105, and the foul ball winning detection sensor 470 is a game. Since it is provided in the collective plate unit between the panel 61 and the main controller unit 105, it can be easily connected with a short harness and does not take up space. Since the structure is simple, assembly during manufacture is easy and economical. In addition, the foul ball winning opening 401 is provided below the midway position of the firing ball guiding passage 61p, and the foul ball can be withdrawn from the firing ball guiding passage 61p at an early stage, so that it collides with a game ball to be fired next. Can reduce the likelihood of doing so.

  In this gaming machine 10, the foul ball winning opening 401 has a configuration having the decoration portion 423, but the decoration portion 423 is not necessarily required, and the front side of the receiving portion 421 is the same as the launch ball guiding passage 61p. It is good also as a structure which covers by the window panel part 91. FIG. It is also desirable to enlarge the window hole 51 and the window panel portion 91 of the gaming machine 10 so that the movement of the foul ball and the foul ball winning opening 401 at the lower part of the game board 61 are easily visible to the player.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 21A, on the left side of the upper left end portion of the receiving portion 421 of the foul ball winning opening 401 and on the right side of the upper right end portion, as shown in FIG. A speed reduction part 440 and a right side speed reduction part 450 are provided.
Left decelerating portion 440 consists two left gaming nails 441 and 442, it is implanted to the gaming board 61 so as to fill the space between the left upper end portion of the upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ of the lower end and the receiving portion 421 . These left game nail 441 and 442, located on a straight line left inclined obliquely so that the upper, the slope distribution to be greater than the gradient of tangent to the upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ lower It is installed. For example, in a front view, an angle formed by a straight line connecting the left game nail 441 and the left game nail 442 and a tangent to the lower end of the upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ is set to be 10 degrees to 50 degrees. Yes.
Right deceleration unit 450 also consists of two right-game nail 451 and 452, are implanted to the gaming board 61 so as to fill the space between the upper end of the right upper and lower outer guide rail section 78a ₂ of the receiving portion 421 Yes. These right game nail 451 and 452, the left is on a straight line inclined at an angle such that the upper, the inclination is slightly larger than the gradient of tangent to the upper end of the lower outer guide rail section 78a ₂ It is arranged like this. For example, when viewed from the front, the angle formed by the straight line connecting the right game nail 451 and the right game nail 452 and the tangent line at the upper end of the lower outer guide rail portion 78a ₂ is set to be 1 to 20 degrees. ing.

The game ball launched with a strength lower than the minimum reachable strength hits the lower end side of the reachable lowest position L in the outer guide rail portion 78a, moves to the upper end side of the firing ball guide passage 61p, and then moves to the lower end side. A foul sphere that moves (reverses). Here, the foul ball is brought into contact with the right speed reduction part 450 or the left side speed reduction part 440, so that the momentum of movement (movement speed) is weakened. Specifically, the right speed reducing unit 450 and the left speed reducing unit 440 can weaken the momentum of the game ball moving to the upper end side, shorten the moving distance, and speed up the ball entering the foul ball winning opening 401. Further, according to the left deceleration portion 440, it is possible to weaken the force of the game ball to move upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₁ on the lower side, easily entered the special foul ball winning hole 401. It should be noted that the inclination of the straight line connecting the two left game nails 441 and the left game nail 442, which are the left speed reducing portion 440, does not rebound to the game ball launching mechanism 80 side even if the launched game ball hits. It is provided at an angle. Further, the upper right end portion of the receiving portion 421 is provided so as to protrude upward from the straight line of the straight line, and is provided so as to guide the foul ball flowing backward to the foul ball winning opening 401. Right speed reducer 450 is provided to guide the game balls to move to contact the upper end side to the lower outer guide rail section 78a _2, the foul ball winning hole 401 without excessively weakening the momentum. Since the left speed reducing portion 440 and the right speed reducing portion 450 are game nails, the inclination of the left speed reducing portion 440 and the right speed reducing portion 450 can be adjusted as necessary.

  In the present embodiment, the left speed reducing portion 440 and the right speed reducing portion 450 are constituted by game nails planted in the game board 61, but the present invention is not limited to this as long as the kinetic energy of the moving foul ball can be reduced. In the gaming machine 10, the conventional foul ball collection port 150 is provided as it is, and the foul ball that has not entered the foul ball winning port 401 is collected, and the game ball launching mechanism 80 is provided at the end of the game. The player can easily collect the game balls from the foul ball collection port 150 to the lower plate 96a.

<Modification of Foul Ball Winner 401>
Next, a modified example of the foul ball winning opening 401 will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the structure similar to the Example mentioned above, the description which overlaps by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol, a name, etc. is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 22 is a front view for explaining a foul ball winning opening 401x which is a modification of the foul ball winning opening 401. FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, in the embodiment, a foul ball winning opening 401 or the like is provided as a separate member in the dividing portion 78b of the guide rail portion 78a. However, in this modification, the foul ball winning opening 401 is received. the parts 421 and left reduction unit 440 is the upper outer guide rail portions 78a ₁ and integral with the lower outer guide rail portion 78a ₂ that provided as an external guide rail portion 78x. Note that the outer guide rail portion 78x is not formed to correspond to the decoration portion 423 and the right speed reduction portion 450 of the foul ball winning opening 401.

  The outer guide rail portion 78x has a receiving portion 421x of a foul ball winning opening 401x that protrudes obliquely downward to the lower side of the lowest reachable position L in front view, on the left side of the receiving portion 421x. A sawtooth-like left speed reducing portion 440x is formed. In addition, a resilient material 460 that absorbs the impact of the game ball (foul ball) and has elasticity to guide it to the back side of the game board 61 is attached to the bottom surface of the receiving portion 421x. By forming the receiving portion 421x so as to protrude to the lower right and providing the elastic material 460, it becomes easier for the foul ball (game ball) flowing back from the upper end side to enter, and the foul ball that has entered jumps up. Can be prevented. It should be noted that the right side f of the front view is left so that the receiving part 421x does not move to the lower end side (the game ball launching mechanism 80 side obliquely lower right in front view) of the outer guide rail 78x even if the foul ball jumps up It is provided so as to protrude obliquely upward. It should be noted that the foul ball winning opening 401x is not limited to the shape of the present modified example, and any foul ball winning opening 401x may be configured so as to be integrated with the outer guide rail portion 78a. Since the number of members can be reduced by providing them as a single unit, manufacturing costs can be reduced.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 23, a power supply line is indicated by a double line arrow, and a signal line is indicated by a solid line arrow.

  A main control board 311 provided in the main controller 107 incorporates a main control circuit 312 and a power failure monitoring circuit 313. The main control circuit 312 is equipped with a CPU 321. The CPU 321 temporarily stores various control programs executed by the CPU 321 and ROM (non-volatile storage means) 322 storing fixed value data, and various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 322. A RAM (volatile storage means) 323, which is a memory for storing data, and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 323 has a configuration in which backup power (data storage holding power) is supplied from the power source and launch control board 331 provided in the power source and launch control device 147 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, and data is retained. It has become.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 321 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input side of the main control circuit 312 are a power failure monitoring circuit 313 provided on the main control board 311, a payout control board 332 provided on the payout control device 146, and other switches not shown. In this case, a power supply and launch control board 331 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 313, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 312 via the power failure monitoring circuit 313.

  Incidentally, as a switch group connected to the input side of the main control circuit 312, a general winning port sensor 325 that detects a gaming ball that has entered the general winning port 62 and a gaming ball that has entered the variable winning device 63 are detected. Counting sensor 326, an upper working port sensor 327 that detects a game ball that has entered the upper working port 64, a lower working port sensor 328 that detects a game ball that has entered the lower working port 65, and a foul ball winning port There are a foul ball winning opening sensor 470 that detects a game ball that has entered 401, a payout detection sensor 199 that detects a game ball paid out from the payout device 135, and the like. The general prize opening sensor 325 is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the general prize opening 62. Based on the detection results from the winning detection sensors 325 to 328 and the foul ball winning detection sensor 470, the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 determines whether the game balls have entered the various winning holes 62 to 65 or the foul ball winning opening 401. Presence or absence is specified.

  On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 313, a payout control board 332, a relay terminal board 333 and an external terminal board 131 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 312. Various commands such as prize ball commands are output from the main control circuit 312 to the payout control board 332. Various commands and the like are also output to the sound lamp control board 334 provided in the sound lamp control device 103 via the relay terminal plate 333. The external terminal board 131 is connected to a management control device on the game hall side.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 313 relays the main control circuit 312 and the power source and launch control board 331, and monitors the DC stable 24 volt power source that is the maximum power source output from the power source and launch control board 331.

The payout control board 332 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 135. The CPU 341 which is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM (non-volatile storage means) 342 storing a control program executed by the CPU 341, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM (volatile storage means) 343 used as a work memory or the like. I have.

  Similarly to the RAM 323 of the main control circuit 312, the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332 is supplied with backup power (data storage holding power) from the power supply and the launch control board 331 even after the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off. It has a configuration to be held.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 through a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 312, a power and launch control board 331, and a backpack board 136 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 332. Incidentally, the detection result of the ball non-detection sensor 186 and the presence / absence of the operation of the ball removal button 206 are input to the payout control board 332 through the back pack board 136. Further, the main control circuit 312 and the back pack board 136 are connected to the output side of the payout control board 332.

  The power supply and launch control board 331 includes a power supply unit and a launch control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to each of the main control circuit 312 and the payout control board 332 through a path indicated by a double line arrow. The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 80 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 84 by the player, and the game ball launch mechanism 80 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met. .

  Further, the power source and launch control board 331 is provided with a backup power source unit 331a. The backup power supply unit 331a includes a capacitor, and is charged when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an ON state (when power is supplied from an external power supply). Further, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an OFF state or in a power cut-off state such as when a power failure occurs in a commercial power supply (when power supply from an external power supply is cut off), the main control circuit 312 is discharged from the backup power supply unit 331a. Backup power is supplied to the RAM 323 and the RAM 343 of the payout control board 332. Therefore, even in such a situation, while the backup power is being supplied from the backup power supply unit 331a, the information stored in the RAMs 323 and 343 is stored and held without being erased.

  Incidentally, the backup power supply unit 331a has a relatively large capacity, and the information stored in each of the RAMs 323 and 343 before the power supply is cut off is retained within a predetermined period (for example, 1 day or 2 days). Further, the backup power supply unit 331a is not limited to a capacitor, and may be a battery or a non-rechargeable battery. In the case of a non-rechargeable battery, it is not necessary to store power in the power supply means for power interruption when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is ON, but it is necessary to replace it periodically.

  The sound lamp control board 334 controls the annular illumination unit 92, the error display lamp unit 93, the speaker unit 94, and the display control device 101. The CPU 351, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 352 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 351, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 353 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 351 of the sound lamp control board 334 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 312 is connected to the input side of the sound lamp control board 334 by being relayed to the relay terminal plate 333. Based on various commands output from the main control circuit 312, the annular illumination unit 92 and error display are displayed. The lamp unit 93, the speaker unit 94, and the display control apparatus 101 are controlled. The display control device 101 controls the symbol display device 71 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 334.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 321 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 24 shows an NMI interrupt process, which is executed when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 313 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 321 and the CPU 321 interrupts the control being executed and starts NMI interrupt processing. . In the NMI interrupt processing, the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 323 in step S101, and this processing is terminated. Thereafter, when it is confirmed that the power failure flag is set in the normal processing described later, the power failure processing is executed.

Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S201, signal reading processing from various switches and the payout control board 332 is executed. Here, in the signal reading process, it is specified whether or not a detection result indicating that a game ball is detected is input from the general winning opening sensor 325, the count sensor 326, the upper operation port sensor 327, and the lower operation port sensor 328. Then, a process for setting a prize ball command is executed based on the specified result. Specifically, when a game ball is entered into the general prize opening 62 based on the detection result of the general prize opening sensor 325, ten prize ball commands are set. Further, when a game ball is entered into the variable winning device 63 based on the detection result of the count sensor 326, 15 prize ball commands are set. Further, when a game ball entering the upper operation port 64 is specified based on the detection result of the upper operation port sensor 327, three prize ball commands are set. In addition, when a game ball enters the lower operation port 65 based on the detection result of the lower operation port sensor 328, four prize ball commands are set. If a game ball is entered into the foul ball winning slot 401 based on the detection result of the foul ball winning detection sensor 470, one prize ball command is set. Here, the set prize ball command is output to the payout control board 332 in an external output process (step S401) described later.

  Thereafter, in step S202, a start winning process is executed. In the start winning process, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the upper operating port 64 or the lower operating port 65 based on the detection results input from the upper operating port sensor 327 and the lower operating port sensor 328. And when a game ball is entering the upper operation port 64 or the lower operation port 65, the number of operation reservation balls of the 1st specific lamp part 73 and the symbol display apparatus 71 is less than an upper limit. Then, a process of storing in the RAM 323 a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate a big hit for the incoming ball is executed. If the counter value is a value corresponding to the occurrence of the jackpot, the jackpot is generated in the game times corresponding to the entry. That is, in the start winning process, a lottery function (transition determination means) for transitioning to a special gaming state such as a big win is performed.

  After the start winning process, the CPU 321 once ends the timer interrupt process. In the timer interrupt process, a process of updating a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate a jackpot may be executed.

  Next, the main process that is started upon reset at power-on will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S301, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, a wait process is executed, for example, for about 1 second in order to wait for the slave control board (such as the payout control board 332) to be operable. In the subsequent step S302, access to the RAM 323 is permitted.

  Thereafter, in step S303, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 149a provided in the power supply and launch control device 147 is turned on. In subsequent step S304, whether or not the power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 323 is determined. Determine. In step S305, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S306, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 323, for example. It is also possible to determine the validity of the data stored and held based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 323 are correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 149a. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 149a is pressed, the process proceeds to steps S309 to S311. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when an abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to steps S309 to S311.

  In step S309, a payout initialization command or the like is output in order to initialize the payout control board 332 or the like serving as the slave control board. In subsequent step S310, the used area of the RAM 323 is cleared to 0, and in step S311, initialization processing of the RAM 323 is executed. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S312, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 149a has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S307 on condition that the power failure flag is stored and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal. In step S307, the power failure flag stored in the power failure flag storage buffer is cleared, and in step S308, a power recovery command for returning the slave control board to the gaming state before power-off is output. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S312, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later. Thereby, it returns to the state before power-off.

  Next, normal processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed.

In the normal process, in step S401, output data such as a command updated in the previous process is output to each control board on the slave side. Specifically, the prize ball command set in the signal reading process described above is output to the payout control board 332. Further, a stop symbol command, a variation mode command, and the like are output to the sound lamp control board 334 when the symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the first symbol. Further, when one winning ball command is set by entering a game ball into the above-described foul ball winning opening 401, a foul ball winning command is output to the sound lamp control board 334. Upon input of the foul ball winning command, the sound lamp control board 334 causes the player to win a foul ball and to receive a winning ball from the payout device 146 by the annular illumination unit 92, the speaker unit 94, the display control device 101, and the like. Notify that one ball is paid out.
The foul ball winning command can be used for various purposes as well as notifying the player of winning a foul ball or paying out one winning ball. For example, based on the output of the foul ball winning command, it is determined that the player is intentionally hitting the game ball weakly (so-called choro hitting), and the player controls the display control device 101 or the like. It is also possible to make a notification (warning) or notify the hall manager by a hall computer or the like. Specifically, when the gaming state is a normal game, when the ratio of the number of times the foul ball winning command is output to the number of times the game ball is fired is greater than a predetermined number, or when a foul ball winning command is output during a predetermined period When there is a predetermined number of times, it can be configured that it is determined that a game by playing the choro is being performed.

  In this external output processing, based on various prize ball commands by winning to the winning ports 62 to 65 in the game area 61a, except for one prize ball command by winning to the foul ball winning slot 401 outside the gaming area 61a. The number of game balls to be paid out is added as a pulse signal for each predetermined number of balls (for example, every 10 balls) from the external terminal board 131 to the management device on the game hall side. Ascertain the number of original payout balls by using the hall computer by distinguishing one award ball command for paying out one game ball from other award ball commands instead of returning the foul ball to the lower plate 96a. Can do. The number of payout winning balls is not limited to this, and various modes can be adopted, and calculation based on the detection results of the above-described payout detection sensor 199 and foul ball winning detection sensor 470 is also possible. is there.

  In a succeeding step S402, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 73 is executed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, jackpot determination, on / off control of a light source switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 73, and the like are performed. Then, in the first specific lamp control process, when it is determined that the jackpot is generated based on the counter value stored in the start winning process, the gaming state is shifted to the jackpot state. That is, in the first specific lamp control process, a function for shifting to the special gaming state (transition means) is performed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, the variable display of the first symbol by the symbol display device 71 is also set.

After the first specific lamp unit control process, a special winning opening opening / closing process is executed in step S403. In the big prize opening / closing process, the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 63 is opened or closed in the case of a big hit state. That is, it is determined whether the big winning opening is opened for each round of the big hit state, and whether the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has passed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the big winning opening. The determination as to whether or not the prescribed number has been won is made by confirming the above-described counter for the big prize opening. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the special winning opening is closed. In other words, the special game state progression function (progress means) is performed in the special prize opening / closing process.

  Thereafter, in step S404, a second specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 74 is executed. In the second specific lamp control process, the switching of the display color in the second specific lamp unit 74 is started on the condition that the number of retained gate balls is 1 or more. At this time, the display color switching time is also set. Then, when the electric accessory 65 a attached to the lower working port 65 is opened for a predetermined time, a stop display of a predetermined color is performed in the second specific lamp unit 74.

  After step S404, a game ball launch control process is executed in step S405. In the game ball launch control process, the game ball launch mechanism 80 of the game ball launch mechanism 80 is once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a launch permission signal is input from the launch control unit of the power source and launch control board 331. The solenoid 81 is excited. Thereby, the game ball on the launch rail 82 is launched toward the game area 61a.

  In a succeeding step S406, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in a power failure flag storage buffer provided in the RAM 323. If the power failure flag is not stored, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process is reached in step S407, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S406, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S401.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is stored in step 406, it means that the power supply has been cut off, and therefore, the power failure processing after step S408 is executed. That is, in step S408, the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited. In subsequent step S409, a power failure command indicating that the power supply has been shut off is output to another control board. In step S410, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored, and after the access to the RAM 323 is prohibited in step S411, the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Even after the power supply is completely shut down, the backup power is supplied from the power source and the backup power supply unit 331a of the launch control board 331. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 323 before the power is shut off is left in a predetermined state. It is held within a period (for example, 1 day or 2 days).

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 341 can be broadly divided into input interrupt processing activated by the input of a command from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312, main processing activated upon power-on, and periodically (in this embodiment). There is a timer interrupt process activated at a cycle of 2 msec). For convenience of explanation, the interrupt process at the time of input will be described first, and then the main process and the timer interrupt process will be described in this order.

  The input interrupt process is executed by interrupting other processes described later when a command is input from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312. In the interrupt process at the time of input, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 28, the command from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 is stored in the command storage buffer of the RAM 343 in step S501, and then the command provided in the RAM 343 in step S502. The command input flag is stored in the input flag storage buffer, and this process is terminated.

  Next, main processing executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main process is started upon reset at power-on.

  First, in step S601, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, the interrupt mode is set. In step S602, RAM access is permitted and an external interrupt vector is set in step S603.

  Thereafter, in step S604, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343. In step S605, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S606, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 343, for example. It is also possible to determine the validity of the stored data based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 343 are correctly stored.

  When the power failure flag is not stored, or when abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (check sum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing (steps S611 to S613) of the RAM 343. That is, in step S611, the entire area of the RAM 343 is cleared to 0, and in the subsequent step S612, initialization processing of the RAM 343 is executed. In step S613, the CPU peripheral device is initialized.

  On the other hand, when the power failure flag is stored and the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like) is normal, processing at power recovery (processing at power recovery after power failure due to power failure) is executed. That is, in step S607, the power failure flag is cleared, and in step S608, the payout permission flag for permitting the payout of prize balls is cleared. In step S609, the CPU peripheral device is initialized. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 343.

  After the process of step S609 or step S613, an interrupt is permitted in step S610, and it is determined in step S614 whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343, and the power failure flag is stored. If not, it waits until the power failure flag is stored.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is stored, it means that a power failure has occurred, and therefore the process of step S615 is executed as a power failure process. In the power failure process, first, in step S615, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited. Thereafter, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S616, and access to the RAM 343 is prohibited in step S617, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Even after the power supply is completely shut off, the power for holding data storage in the RAM 343 is supplied from the power supply and launch control board 331. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 343 before the power supply is shut off within a predetermined period (for example, 1 or 2 days).

  Here, in this main process, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored (whether or not a power interruption has occurred) after the end of a series of processes at the normal times of steps S601 to S613. There is no power outage process in the middle of each process. As a result, the amount of data stored in the RAM 343 can be reduced as much as possible when the power interruption occurs, and further, when returning to the state before the power interruption, it is not necessary to start from the middle of the processing, and the payout control board 332 The burden of processing can be reduced.

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 341 of the payout control board 332, for example, every 2 msec will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S701, command determination processing for determining a command input from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 is executed. In this command determination process, as shown in FIG. 31, it is determined whether or not a command input flag is stored in the command input flag storage buffer of the RAM 343 in step S801. If no command input flag is stored, a new command has not been output from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312, so this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the command input flag is stored, command read processing is executed in step S802. In the command read process, the input command is read from the command buffer of the RAM 343, and the command input flag is cleared.

  Thereafter, the type of the read command is determined in each process of step S803, step S805, step S810, and step S811, and the process corresponding to each command is executed. That is, in step S803, it is determined whether or not the command is a power failure command. If the command is the command, the power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 343 in step S804, and the process is terminated.

  In step S805, it is determined whether the command is a payout initialization command. If the command is the command, initialization of the RAM 343 is instructed from the CPU 321 of the main control circuit 312 when the power is turned on. After executing the processing of S806 to Step S809, this processing is terminated. In step S806, it is determined whether or not a payout permission flag is stored in the payout permission flag storage buffer provided in the RAM 343. If the flag is not stored, the work area of the RAM 343 is set to 0 in step S807. In step S808, the initial value of the RAM 343 is set. Thereafter, by storing a payout permission flag in step S809, payout of prize balls is permitted.

  If the payout permission flag is stored in step S806, the process ends without performing the processes in steps S807 and S808. With this configuration, even if the input of the payout initialization command is recognized due to noise or the like even though the RAM erase switch 149a is not pressed, the remaining prize ball is paid out to the player. Can be prevented without being erased.

  In step S810, it is determined whether the command is a power recovery command. If the command is the command, since the payout control board 332 returns to the state before the power cut-off due to a power failure, the payout permission flag is set in step S809. After storing, this process is terminated. With such a configuration, when a prize ball remains before the power is turned off, the prize ball can be paid out immediately.

  In step S811, it is determined whether or not the command is a prize ball command. If it is the command, the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball command is added to the total number of prize balls in step S812, and then in step S809. The payout permission flag is stored, and this process ends.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 30), after executing the command determination process, it is determined in step S702 whether or not a payout permission flag is stored. If the payout permission flag is not stored, this processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the payout permission flag is stored, the state return switch 148a is checked in step S703, and if it is determined that the state return operation has started, the state return operation is executed.

  In step S704, setting of a tank ball absence state or a tank ball absence release state is executed according to a change in the state of the tank ball. That is, the absence of a sphere in the tank 132 is determined based on the detection result of the no-sphere detection sensor 186. If it is determined that there is no sphere, the setting of the no-sphere state is executed. Cancels the setting of no ball.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a counter area is provided as a period measuring means in the RAM 343 of the payout control device 146, and when a detection result indicating that there is no ball is input from the ball no detection sensor 186, The input duration is measured. Then, when the input continuation period reaches 1 sec, the payout speed of the payout device 135 is changed to a lower speed cycle than before. For example, the normal period is a period for paying out one game ball every 60 msec, and the low speed period is a period for paying out one game ball every 1.2 sec. Further, in a situation where game balls are paid out at a low speed cycle, when the input continuation period reaches 10 sec, the payout device 135 is stopped and restricted so that the state is maintained. . In step S704, a low speed setting flag is stored in the RAM 343 when the input continuation period reaches 1 sec. When the input continuation period reaches 10 sec, a prize ball payout disabled state is set. Note that a real timer may be provided as a period measuring means instead of the counter area.

  In addition, in the situation where the payout speed of the payout device 135 is a low-speed cycle and the situation where the payout of the game ball is stopped, the detection result indicating that there is no ball is interrupted, and the setting of these ball-free states is cancelled. . As a result, the low-speed state and the prize ball disapproval state are canceled.

  Here, by stopping the payout operation of the payout device 135 based on the absence of the ball, it is possible to prevent the payout device 135 from continuing the payout operation despite the absence of the ball. .

  In addition, the following effects can be obtained by changing the payout speed to the low speed cycle at the stage before the payout operation of the payout device 135 is stopped. That is, when a large number of game balls are paid out in a short time, such as in a big hit state, the flow of game balls from the tank 132 to the vertical passage unit 134 side may be delayed. In this case, assuming a configuration in which the payout speed is not changed to a low speed cycle, the payout of the game ball located downstream of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is immediately completed. Even though the information still remains, the payout of game balls is stopped. If it does so, a player may misunderstand that the payout of the game ball in the big hit state is completed, and there is a possibility that the player will be separated from the pachinko machine 10. On the other hand, by changing the payout speed to a low speed cycle as described above, the game ball on the downstream side of the ball non-detection sensor 186 is slowly paid out in the above situation. The possibility that a game ball flows from the tank 132 to the upper and lower passage unit 134 side is increased. Therefore, the possibility that the above inconvenience occurs is reduced.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 30), after step S704, in step S705, the presence / absence of a notification state is determined, and if there is a notification state, a 7-segment LED provided in the payout control device 242. To inform.

  In steps S706 to S709, prize ball payout processing is executed. First, in step S706, it is determined whether or not the ball removal button 206 is operated. If the ball removal button 206 has not been operated, it is determined in step S707 whether or not a prize ball cannot be paid out. When the prize ball cannot be paid out, the prize ball payout process is terminated regardless of whether or not the information on the number of prize balls is stored in the RAM 343. In this case, although not shown, when the drive control of the payout motor 198 is being performed, the drive control is stopped and the payout of the game ball is stopped.

  If the ball removal button 206 is operated and an affirmative determination is made in step S706, or if a negative determination is made in step S707 instead of a prize ball payout disapproval state, the number of award balls is stored in the RAM 343 in step S708. It is determined whether information is stored. If information on the number of prize balls is stored, the process proceeds to step S709 to start prize ball control processing.

  In the prize ball control process, the start of driving control of the payout device 135 or the setting of the payout speed is executed. If the information on the number of prize balls is not stored, the prize ball payout process is terminated. In this case, although not shown, when the drive control of the payout motor 198 is being performed, the drive control is stopped and the payout of the game ball is stopped.

  After the award ball payout process is completed, the process proceeds to a rental ball payout process in steps S710 to S712. In the lending payout process, if the lending payout is not possible and a lending payout request is input (NO in step S710, YES in S711), the process proceeds to step S712 to start the lending control process. In the lending control process, the payout device 135 is driven and controlled, and a number of game balls corresponding to the lending payout request are paid out. Further, if the rental ball cannot be dispensed or a rental ball dispensing request has not been input (step S710 is YES or S711 is NO), the process proceeds to step S713.

  In step S713, the control of the vibrator provided in the tank 132 (vibration motor control) is executed on the condition that the ball is clogged. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

  The gaming machine 10 of the present invention discharges the foul ball from the foul ball winning holes 401, 401x to the outside of the gaming machine 10, and instead of returning the foul ball itself to the player, one prize ball is taken out from the payout device 135 into the upper plate 95a. It is configured to pay out. Since it is paid out to the upper plate 95a, even when a foul ball is generated, it is not necessary to move it from the lower plate 96a to the upper plate 95a, and the game can be performed smoothly. Further, when the foul ball wins, the player is notified, so that the player can recognize that the foul ball is returned in the form of a prize ball. Note that the notification to the player is not limited to the detection of the foul ball winning, but may be, for example, the detection of the payout of one award ball. It is only necessary that the player can recognize that this has been done.

  By providing the foul ball through holes 410 of the foul ball winning holes 401 and 401x in the game board 61 itself, the foul ball winning detection sensor 470 can be provided on the back side of the game board 61 and installed on the back side thereof. The main controller 107 can be easily connected. Further, by providing the foul ball winning opening 401, 401x below the midway position of the firing ball guiding passage 61p, the foul ball can be withdrawn from the firing ball guiding passage 61p at an early stage. The collision with the sphere can be reduced. In addition, a foul ball winning detection sensor 470 is provided at the upper end of the foul ball discharge rod 480 to detect a foul ball winning at an early stage, so that an alternative game ball (prize ball) can be immediately paid out to the player. The game can proceed smoothly.

Since the foul ball winning openings 401 and 401x are provided on the lower end side from the lowest reachable position L, the movement of the game ball fired at or above the minimum reachable strength reaching the game area 61a is not hindered. In addition, for a game ball that is launched with a strength lower than the lowest strength reached and becomes a foul ball, the moving speed can be reduced by the left speed reducing portion 440 or the right speed reducing portion 450, so in a shorter time, It is possible to win the foul ball winning opening 401, 401x more reliably. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the foul ball collides with the game ball to be fired next.
In addition, by configuring the single award ball command so that it can be distinguished from other award ball commands, information on the original number of paid-out prize balls is output from the external output terminal of the external terminal board 131 to the hall computer to manage the hall. It can be used for.

  In the present invention, the foul ball through hole for the foul ball winning opening into which the foul ball flows is provided in the game board, and if the structure is such that one prize ball is paid to the player instead of the foul ball, the above-described implementation is performed. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  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 addition, although it has shown clearly so that a response | compatibility with the component shown in the Example can be understood, it is not limited to the specified structure and can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

Game machine A
The gaming machine A relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that uses a gaming ball to play a game.

  Conventionally, a pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a gaming area on the front side where gaming balls flow down. The game ball is launched from above the launch rail based on the player's launch operation, and is guided to the upper part of the game area by a rail member that forms a guide passage. When a game ball enters a variety of winning holes provided in the game area, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out from the payout device to the tray.

  During the game, the launched game ball may flow back through the guide passage without reaching the game area. The game balls that have flowed back and that did not reach the guide passage (hereinafter referred to as foul balls) are collected by the foul ball collection port between the guide passage and the launch rail, returned to the tray, and returned to the player. The Here, there are two types of pachinko machines: an upper plate that guides the stored game balls so that they flow naturally to the game ball launching mechanism side, and a lower plate that can move and store excess game balls from the upper plate. Some are provided. In such a pachinko machine, the prize ball from the payout device is basically paid out to the upper plate, and the foul ball is returned to the lower plate.

  The reason why the foul ball is returned to the lower plate is that if the game area of the game board is enlarged for a powerful performance, the foul ball collection port will inevitably move downward. It is difficult to return. In addition, by returning the foul ball to the lower plate, the player can easily confirm the return of the foul ball because the foul ball is not confused with the prize ball paid out to the upper plate. Furthermore, at the end of the game, the player collects the game balls that are not returned after being guided to the game ball launch mechanism by operating the ball removal button for the upper plate from the foul ball collection port to the lower plate. To make it easier. However, in order to fire the foul ball returned to the lower plate again, it is necessary to move the foul ball to the upper plate with one hand that is not being fired, which is troublesome for the player. Therefore, a gaming machine that does not require the foul ball to be transferred from the lower plate to the upper plate has been proposed.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-80141 “Bullet Game Machine” in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-80141 discloses a ball tank, a lead-out basket in which a pachinko ball stored in the ball tank flows down, and a pachinko ball in which the lead-down ball flows down. A ball dispensing device that can dispense one ball at a time, a falling basin where pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device flow down, and a dispensing basin and a collection basin branched downward from the lower end of the downstream basin And an upper plate payout opening that opens inside the bowl in the middle of the payout bowl, a ball outlet that is provided at the lower end of the collection bowl and for discharging the pachinko balls flowing down the collection bowl to the outside of the gaming machine, A bullet ball game machine having a foul hole opened upward at the lower side, wherein the ball game machine extends from the foul hole and is connected in the middle of the recovery bowl, and the foul ball thrown into the foul hole is This is the farle that leads to the ball exit. A foul sphere detector that is provided in the middle of the foul cage and detects the foul sphere flowing down the foul cage and outputs a detection signal, and one pachinko sphere each time a detection signal from this foul sphere detector is input. And a payout device control circuit for outputting a control signal for paying out to the lowering basket one by one to the ball payout device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-80141

  The “bullet ball gaming machine” of Patent Document 1 discharges a foul ball to the outside of the gaming machine while detecting a foul ball, and pays out another gaming ball from the ball dispensing device to the upper plate each time it is detected. Since the game ball in place of the foul ball is paid out to the upper plate, the trouble of transferring the foul ball from the lower plate to the upper plate can be saved. However, a foul hole for collecting the foul balls and a foul ball detector for detecting the collected foul balls are respectively provided below the game board. Therefore, when the payout device control circuit (main control device) connected to the foul ball detector is installed on the back side of the game board, there is a problem that these connections are complicated.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to easily connect to a main control device installed on the back side of a game board by providing a game board with a foul ball winning opening for paying out one prize ball when a foul ball wins. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

The gaming machine A1
A game board (game board 61) in which a game area (game area 61a) in which a game ball flows down and a launch ball guide path (launch ball guide path 61p) for guiding the game ball to the game area are formed;
A launching device (launching device 81) for launching a game ball into the launching ball guiding passage;
A foul ball winning opening (foul ball winning opening 401, 401x) through which a foul ball that does not reach the game area and flows backward through the shooting ball guiding passage can flow in despite being launched by the launching device,
A foul ball winning detection means (foul ball winning detection sensor 470) for detecting a foul ball winning in the foul ball winning opening;
A payout device (payout device 135) for paying out a prize ball when a winning at the foul ball winning opening is detected;
A control device (main control device 107) for controlling the payout device so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the detection result of the foul ball winning detection means;
The foul ball winning opening has a foul ball through hole (foul ball through hole 410) penetrating the game board,
The control device is provided on the back side of the game board. When a foul ball wins a foul ball winning opening, instead of returning the foul ball, the control device is configured to pay out one prize ball from the payout device. A gaming machine that is characterized by being controlled.
According to the gaming machine A1, since one prize ball is paid out to the player as a substitute ball for the foul ball to the upper plate, it is possible to save time and trouble to move the foul ball to the upper plate. A foul ball through hole for a foul ball winning opening is formed in the game board, and a detecting means for detecting a foul ball winning can be provided on the back side of the game board, so the control disposed on the back side of the game board It can be easily connected to the device.

The gaming machine A2 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, wherein the foul ball winning opening is provided below a midway position of the firing ball guiding passage.
According to the gaming machine A2, since the foul ball can be withdrawn from the firing ball guiding passage at an early stage, the collision with the next game ball to be fired can be reduced and the game can proceed smoothly.

The gaming machine A3
The outer edge portion of the firing ball guiding passage is formed by a guiding member (outer rail 78) for guiding the launched game ball to the upper portion of the guiding area,
The foul ball winning opening is the lowest reachable position at which a game ball launched with a launch strength equal to or higher than a minimum launch strength that is the minimum launch strength for reaching the game area first hits the guide member ( A gaming machine of the gaming machine A2, characterized in that the gaming machine is provided on the lower end side with respect to the lowest reachable position L).
According to the gaming machine A3, the foul ball can be withdrawn from the inside of the shot ball guiding passage without hindering the movement of the game ball that has been shot with the minimum reaching strength reaching the game area.

The gaming machine A4
A speed reducing portion (left speed reducing portion 440) that reduces the moving speed of a game ball that becomes a foul ball fired with a launch strength weaker than the lowest reachable strength between the lowest reachable position and the foul ball winning opening. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A3, characterized in that is provided.
According to the gaming machine A4, the moving distance of the foul ball can be reduced by decelerating the moving speed of the foul ball, so that the winning of the foul ball can be accelerated, and the next game ball to be launched The possibility of a collision can be reduced. Further, it is possible to prevent the foul ball flowing backward from jumping over the foul ball winning opening, so that the foul ball can be more reliably awarded to the foul ball winning opening.

The gaming machine A5
A foul ball winning notification means (annular illumination unit 92, error display lamp unit 93, speaker unit 94, display control device 101) for notifying a foul ball winning is further provided,
The control device controls the foul ball winning notifying means to notify the foul ball winning notifying means when the foul ball winning detecting means detects the winning of the foul ball, so as to notify the winning of the foul ball by the foul ball winning notifying means. , A2, A3 or A4 gaming machines.
According to the gaming machine A5, the player can recognize that the foul ball is returned in the form of a prize ball.

  The present invention can be used for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine mainly using a game ball as a game medium, but can be used for various other devices as long as it collects a spherical member passing through the passage. be able to.

10 gaming machines (pachinko machines)
61 Game board 61a Game area 61p Launch ball guiding passage 62 General winning port 63 Variable winning device 64 Upper operating port 65 Lower operating port 66 Through gate 77 Inner rail outer 78 Rail 77a Inner guiding rail portion 78a, 78x Outer guiding rail portion 78b Dividing Portion 78a ₁ upper outer guide rail portion 78a ₂ lower outer guide rail portion 80 game ball launch mechanism 81 launch device launch 82 rail 83 ball feed 84 game ball launch handle 91 window panel portion 92 annular illumination portion 93 error display lamp portion 94 Speaker unit 95a Upper plate 96a Lower plate 101 Display control device 103 Audio lamp control device 105 Main control device unit 107 Main control device 131 External terminal board 135 Discharge device 144 Discharge passage 150 Foul ball collection port 281 Foul ball opening 280 Foul ball Lower plate passage portion 325-328 winning detection sensor,
401, 401x Foul ball winning hole 410 Foul ball through hole 420 Main body portion 421, 421x Receiving portion 421a Opening portion 421b Discharge port 421c Protruding portion 423 Decoration portion 425 Mounting portion 440, 440x Left speed reducing portion 441, 442 Left game nail 450 Right side Deceleration part 451, 452 Right game nail 460 Elastic material 470 Foul ball winning detection sensor 480 Foul ball discharge rod L Reachable lowest position

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down and a launch ball guide passage for guiding the game ball to the game area;
Launching means for launching a game ball into the launching ball guiding passage;
A foul ball entry means capable of flowing in a foul sphere that does not reach the game area and flows backward through the shot sphere guide passage despite being launched by the launch means;
A foul ball entry detecting means for detecting the entry of the foul ball into the foul ball entry means;
A payout means for paying out a prize ball when entry into the foul ball entry means is detected;
Control means for controlling the payout means so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the detection result of the foul ball entering detection means,
The foul ball entry means is provided in the game board so as to penetrate the game board,
The control means is provided on the back side of the game board,
The gaming machine is controllable by the control means so that when a foul ball enters the foul ball entry means, the foul ball is not returned and one prize ball is paid out from the payout means. A gaming machine characterized by