JP6477799B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. As this pachinko machine, for example, there is a machine equipped with a transparent transparent board having a game area on which a game ball is driven on the front side ( for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-95162 (page 3-5, FIG. 2-6)

  However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.

That is, in the conventional pachinko machine, it is impossible to improve the back side lower portion of the decorative of transparency board.

The present invention was made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the rear surface of the decorative of transparency board.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the invention described in claim 1
A transparent transparent board in which a game area into which a game ball is driven is formed on the front side;
In a gaming machine comprising a collective unit disposed on the back side of the transparent board and collecting and discharging game balls from the transparent board,
The transparent plate is
A winning component that allows a game ball to enter the predetermined area of the game area;
A through-hole formed through in the front-rear direction at the place where the prize-winning part is arranged so that a game ball won in the prize-winning part can pass through;
With
The collective unit is
A discharge port provided downward in the collective unit for discharging game balls to the outside;
A recess that opens to the side facing the transparent plate and forms a recess space that is larger in depth than the depth of the discharge port in a side view of the collective unit and that can accommodate decorative parts. A space forming section;
The front end portion is configured to communicate with the through hole of the transparent plate and extend in the depth direction, and the rear end portion is positioned on the back side of the depth of the decorative component housed in the hollow space forming portion. A configured back side guide ,
A passage portion connecting a rear end portion of the back side guide portion and the discharge port, and at least a part thereof, a connecting passage portion having a downward passage portion extending downward on the back surface side of the hollow space forming portion;
A main body unit, which is a resin molding member, provided with the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion;
With
The main body unit includes the hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is formed to open toward at least a part of the peripheral portion of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent board,
The decorative part is provided so as to surround at least a part of a front end portion of the back side guide portion .

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can improve the decorativeness of the back surface of the transparent board.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a front view of a transparent game board. It is a back view of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. 1 is a schematic front perspective view of a transparent game board according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic rear perspective view of a transparent game board of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a collective passage board located on the back surface of the transparent game board according to the first embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the collective passage board in the state provided with the decorative component of Example 1 from the front upper right. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the collective passage board of Example 1 from the front upper right. (A), (b) is the perspective view which looked at the collective passage board from the upper left back, and the perspective view which looked from the upper left front in that order. (A), (b) is the perspective view which looked at the collective passage board from back upper right and the perspective view which looked from front upper right in that order. (A)-(d) is the right view, back view, left view, and bottom view of a collection passage board in that order. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the collective passage board from back upper right. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the gathering passage board from the front upper right. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the collection passage board from back upper left. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the gathering passage board from the front upper left. (A)-(g) is a top view, a right side view, a rear view, a left side view, a front view, a bottom view, and a partial cross-sectional view of a collecting passage board main body in that order. (A)-(f) is the top view, right side view, back view, left side view, front view, and bottom view of a 1st back side channel | path component in that order. (A)-(f) is the top view, right view, back view, left view, front view, and bottom view of a 2nd back surface side channel | path part in the order.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the transparent game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of the third symbol display device 42.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion (for example, a front surface) of the outer frame 11. An inner frame 12 supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the left-hand side as viewed as an opening / closing axis, and an inner frame with one side portion (for example, the left-hand side as viewed from the front) as the opening / closing axis And a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened and closed.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In the present embodiment, for example, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm), and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

  The inner frame 12 is roughly divided into a resin base (not shown) as a main member forming the outer shape, and a transparent game board 30 (see FIG. 2) made of a transparent resin attached to the resin base (not shown). It has. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 includes a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened on the front side of a resin base (not shown).

  Specifically, the resin base (not shown) has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and an opening (a game area 30a (see FIG. 2) described later) having the opening at the substantially central position. A plate-like member having an opening having an equivalent size is formed.

  The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable with an opening / closing axis J1 in the vertical direction on the left side when viewed from the front. In other words, the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed with respect to a resin base (not shown).

  The transparent game board 30 (see FIG. 2) is detachably attached to the back side of the resin base so that the game area 30a is positioned at an opening of the resin base (not shown).

  Here, the front frame set 14 will be described in a little more detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has an open / close shaft extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Can be opened forward.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14, as viewed from the front, is a lower tray unit 13 positioned at the bottom, an upper tray unit 21 positioned above the lower tray unit 13, and the upper tray unit 21. And a glass frame portion 23 located on the upper side of the main body. The lower plate unit 13, the upper plate unit 21, and the glass frame portion 23 are respectively attached to the respective portions on the front side of the base plate body (not shown) to constitute a front frame set 14.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the lowermost portion of the base plate body (not shown) in front view with a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14. ing. The lower plate unit 13 includes a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, and a game ball launching handle 18 on the front side thereof.

  The lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the substantially central portion of the lower tray unit 13, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. The ball removal lever 17 is used to draw out (discharge) the game ball in the lower tray 15, and by moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. The game balls that are opened and stored in the lower plate 15 can be pulled out downward through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15.

  The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In response to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the game ball launch device 38 drives the game ball toward a transparent game board 30 described later. The game ball launching device 38 includes, for example, a game ball launching handle 18 and a launching device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output unit 24 is an output port for outputting sound from speakers provided in the front frame set 14 at two locations on the left and right in the front view when viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate unit 21 is attached to a base plate (not shown) by a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at a lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the lower plate 15). It is fixed to the lower part in a front view, and has an upper plate 19 as a receiving tray for game balls. Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the game ball launching device 38 while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the upper side of the upper plate unit 21 and various electric decoration portions provided around the window portion 101.

  That is, in the front frame set 14, as shown in FIG. 1, most of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the transparent game board 30 is placed at the center of the glass frame portion 23 located above the upper plate unit 21. A window portion 101 having a substantially vertically elliptical shape is formed so as to be visible from the outside. Specifically, the window 101 has a substantially vertically long elliptical shape with a hollow center, and a glass unit (not shown) is attached to the front frame set 14 so that the hollow portion is covered with a glass plate 137 having a substantially vertically long elliptical shape. It is attached to the back side. The glass unit (not shown) has a double glass structure in which two glass plates 137 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes various kinds of illumination parts (a first illumination part 300, a second illumination part 302, and a third illumination part 304) around the window part 101. ing. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 includes a first electrical decoration unit 300 (left electrical decoration unit) that incorporates an LED or the like in the left part around the window 101 in a front view. A second electric decoration unit 302 (right-side electric decoration unit) that incorporates an LED or the like in a right portion around the window portion 101, and a third electric decoration portion 304 that incorporates an LED or the like in an upper portion around the window portion 101. (Upper illumination part). These lighting parts play a role of enhancing the effect of the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the first electrical decoration unit 300, the second electrical illumination unit 302, and the third electrical illumination unit 304 function as a jackpot lamp, and are turned on or blinking when the jackpot is successful. Inform. In addition, the first electric decoration unit 300 and the second electric decoration unit 302 of the pachinko machine 10 are provided with a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during payout of the prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. ing. In addition, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided at the lower right corner of the periphery of the window 101 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the transparent game board 30 surface, and the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 has a flat shape, the stamp attached to the lower right corner of the transparent game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  In addition, a ball lending operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101, and the ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. When the lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation. Game balls are rented out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The lending operation unit 120 may be further provided with a frequency display unit (not shown). This frequency display unit (not shown) displays the remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transparent gaming board 30 is shaped like a square plywood with its left corners removed when viewed from the front, and its peripheral edge (outer portions of rails 51 and 52 to be described later). FIG. 1 shows a game area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the transparent game board 30 and is attached to the back side of the resin base (not shown) of the inner frame 12 in a substantially elliptical shape. It is a state visible from the front outer side of the front frame set 14 through the window part 101 (glass plate 137) shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the transparent game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The transparent game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a starting winning device 33 (for example, an operation chucker), a third starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), and a variable display unit 35. The general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the starting winning device 33, the third starting port 34, and the variable display unit 35 are respectively arranged in the through holes formed by the router processing in the transparent gaming board 30. Installed from the front side of the transparent gaming board 30 with wood screws or the like. A game ball enters the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33, and the received ball is detected by a detection switch (winning port switch, count switch, operation port switch) (not shown) described later. Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the start winning device 33 includes a first start port 33a (for example, an operation chucker) and a second start port 33b (for example, an operation chucker) arranged in order from the top to the bottom. It consists of a single winning device. The upper first starting port 33a is provided with an operating port switch (passage detection switch) for the first starting port 33a (not shown). It is detected by an operation port switch (not shown) for one start port 33a. The lower second start port 33b is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch) for the second start port 33b (not shown). 2 is detected by an operation port switch (not shown) for the start port 33b. That is, in either case of entering a game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering a game ball into the second start port 33b on the lower side, it is a start prize. There is no change, and those balls can be detected individually.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the transparent game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and a game ball that has not entered the various winning devices or the like passes through the out port 36 and a ball discharge path (not shown). Guided towards The transparent game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (functions) such as a windmill 37 are disposed.

  The variable display device unit 35 includes a first symbol display device 40 that variably displays a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information with a winning at the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b as a trigger. Using the passage of the third start port 34 as a trigger, the second symbol display device 41 that variably displays the second symbol (for example, the normal symbol), and the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b are awarded. As a trigger, a third symbol display device 42 that variably displays a third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) is provided.

  The first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a that emit variable light emission or the like based on the ball entering the first start port 33a. 40b, a holding lamp 40c indicating the number of holdings of the variable display by the LEDs 40a and 40b, and a plurality (two in this embodiment) of 2 that emit light varying based on the ball entering the second start port 33b. There are provided color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40d and 40e and a holding lamp 40f indicating the number of holdings of variable display on the LEDs 40d and 40e.

  For example, the LEDs 40a and 40b that perform variable light emission based on entering the first start port 33a can emit red and blue light. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variable display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, the emission color mode of each LED 40a, 40b) by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40a, 40b, for example, When both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a red light emitting state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are mutually connected. When it stops in the light emission state of a different color, it will show off.

  Similarly to the above, the LEDs 40d and 40e that emit light in a variable manner based on the ball entering the second start port 33b can emit light in red and blue, for example. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variable display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, the emission color mode of each LED 40d, 40e) by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40d, 40e, for example, When both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in a red light emitting state, a promiscuous big hit (specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and both LEDs 40d and 40e are mutually connected. When it stops in the light emission state of a different color, it will show off.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt the single LED of the type which can light-emit at least 3 colors or more, and by performing light emission of each color alternately, the 1st symbol is displayed. When the LED stops in the light emission state of the first color, it shows a probable big hit (specific hit), and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the second color, it usually shows a big hit (non-specific hit) When the LED stops in the light emission state of the third color, it may be indicated that the LED has come off. The first symbol display device 40 described above corresponds to the identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display symbols (ordinary symbols) displayed by the display units 41a and 41b change, and when the change display stops at a predetermined symbol, the lower side The two start ports 33b are configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). The second symbol display device 41 described above corresponds to the normal identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 described later, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R on the left, middle, and right are displayed. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. The In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large liquid crystal display of 11 inch size. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 on the front side of the third symbol display device 42 so as to substantially surround the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 when viewed from the front. In this embodiment, an LCD is employed as the third symbol display device 42, but other types of image display devices (for example, PDP: plasma display panel, EL: electroluminescence display, organic EL, etc.) may be used. . The above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to decoration identification information (design) variation display means in the present invention, and the above-described display control device 45 corresponds to display control means in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is in an open state in which a game ball is easy to win in a big hit and a normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. In this way, the state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in the open state and the normal closed state at the time of a big win is called a specific gaming state (for example, a big winning state), and the variable winning device 32 has a large number of games. Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the number of game balls thrown in (the number of game balls launched into the game area 30a by the game ball launching device 38) is the number of game ball award balls paid out (general winning port 31). , The number of prize balls paid out based on the number of game balls entered into the variable prize device 32, the start prize device 33, the third start port 34, etc.) and the prize of the game balls It is possible to change the state to a specific gaming state (for example, a big hit state) in which the number of balls paid out is larger than the number of game balls inserted.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start port 33a, the two LEDs 40a and 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40a and 40b after the change is stopped is a preset light emission. A specific gaming state occurs when a combination of modes is obtained. For example, in the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a red light emitting state, it indicates that a specific gaming state with a probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a blue light emitting state. In the case of the light-emission mode, it indicates that the player has won the special game state of normal big hit (non-specific hit), and in the case of the light-emission mode that both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the light-emission state of different colors (You have lost the game).

  Similarly to the above, when the game ball wins the second start opening 33b, the two LEDs 40d, 40e of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40d, 40e after the change stop is preset. A specific gaming state occurs when a combination of light emission modes is obtained. For example, in the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40d and 40e are stopped in a red light emitting state, it indicates that a specific gaming state with a probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40d and 40e are stopped in a blue light emitting state. In the case of the light emission mode, it indicates that the player has won the specific game state of the normal big hit (non-specific hit), and in the case of the light emission mode in which both LEDs 40d and 40e are stopped in the light emission states of different colors (You have lost the game).

  The variable winning device 32 is configured such that the large winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start port 33a is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the holding lamp 40c. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 33b is also held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the hold lamp 40f. Note that the hold lamps 40c and 40f may be configured to hold display on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the transparent game board 30 has a plurality of rails 51 and 52 for guiding the game balls launched from the game ball launching device 38 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the transparent game board 30. Is attached, and the game balls launched by the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 18 are guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 (to be described later) of the plurality of rails 51 and 52. ing. The plurality of rails 51 and 52 are long metal strip members made of stainless steel, and are attached to the transparent game board 30 in an inner and outer double. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially vertical elliptical shape except for about 1/4 of the upper side. The outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the transparent game board 30, that is, in a groove shape with the front side open.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 2). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the transparent game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. It has become. Further, in a state where the transparent game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball on the outer rail 52 (upper right portion in FIG. 2: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). In FIG. 2, the return rubber 54 (a member indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) provided in the inner frame 12 is located. Therefore, the game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. Since the outer rail 52 is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, the flight of the game ball can be made smoother, that is, the frictional resistance of the game ball can be reduced. As shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, a wall portion 60 (shown by a broken line in FIG. 2) formed on the inner frame 12 is located from the front end of the outer rail 52 to the right front end of the inner rail 51. Thus, the game area 30a is partitioned.

  Note that the lower right corner of the transparent game board 30 is a space for sticking a seal (S1 in FIG. 2) such as a stamp (for example, a serial number is written) or a plate. By sticking a sticker such as a certificate (S1 in FIG. 2) to the lower right corner of the transparent game board 30, the transparency of the transparent game board 30 and the certificate can be made unique.

  Next, the game area 30a of the transparent game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 30 a is partitioned and formed into a substantially vertically long circular shape by inner peripheral portions (inner and outer rails) of an inner rail 51 and an outer rail 52, and in this embodiment, in particular, a transparent gaming board The game area 30a partitioned on the 30 board surfaces is configured to be large.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the transparent game board 30. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, the game ball launcher 38 is supplied with game balls one by one from a ball outlet (not shown) of the front frame set 14 (ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). Is done.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 is configured such that various control boards are arranged vertically or horizontally on the back surface (actually, the back surface of the inner frame 12 and the transparent game board 30). Furthermore, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism portion 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In the present embodiment, various control boards are separately mounted on two mounting bases (not shown) to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the transparent game board 30. I am trying to put it on. In this case, the main control device 261 and the sub control device 262 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are mounted on separate mounting bases (not shown) attached to the transparent game board 30 to be unitized, respectively. The payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, and the power supply device 313 shown in FIG. 4 are mounted on another mounting base (not shown) to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit is referred to as “second control board unit 202”.

  In this embodiment, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, a collective passage board 60, which will be described later, is provided in the lower area portion of the transparent game board 30, and the surrounding area of the center frame 47 in the game area 30a. Since a cell sheet (decoration sheet) is provided behind the transparent gaming board 30, the first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, etc. behind the transparent gaming board 30 are provided with the transparent gaming board 30. There is nothing that can be seen through in front view. Further, as the third symbol display device 42, a larger liquid crystal display device that covers an area other than the collective passage board 60 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2 in the game area 30a may be adopted.

  Further, since the dispensing mechanism 352 and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached and detached without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is configured to be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the transparent game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back surface of the transparent game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a winning port switch is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning port 31 on the front side of the transparent game board 30, and the variable winning device 32 is provided with a count switch. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, an operating port switch for the first starting port 33a and an operating port switch for the second starting port 33b are provided at positions corresponding to the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b, respectively. The entrance of the game ball into the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b is detected by the operation port switch. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the third start port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the third start port 34 is detected by the gate switch.

  The prize opening switch and the gate switch are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through electrical wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is further connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 4) in a main controller 261 described later. ing. Further, the count switch is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown) is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switch is directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a, and the second start opening 33b on the lower side is used to open the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a.

  The first control board unit 201 has, for example, two substantially rectangular mounting bases (not shown) on the upper and lower sides, and the main control device 261 is mounted on the lower mounting base when viewed from the back side of the transparent game board 30. The sub-control device 262 is mounted on the upper mounting base. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that performs main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be opened by a sealing unit (not shown), thereby sealing the substrate box (not shown).

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is housed in a board box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power supply relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub-control device 262, and power supplied from a power supply board described later is supplied to the sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 via the power supply relay board (not shown). Is output.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base (not shown), and a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313, and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted on this mounting base. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a central control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. The power supply device 313 includes a power supply. A control board is provided. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 4) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). As other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of a launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching part that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. Can be used. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and receives a ball lending operation command by the player and pays it out. Is output. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are each housed and configured in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, a box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) constituting the substrate box (encapsulating means) are opened by a sealing unit (sealing means). The substrate box 263 is sealed by being impossiblely connected.

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch (not shown). For example, when a state return switch (not shown) is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor unit, the payout motor 358a (see FIG. 4) slowly rotates forward to eliminate the ball jam (normal state). (Return to).

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even when a power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery). Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, turn on the power while holding down the RAM erase switch 323. We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Further, a case rail 357 is installed on the downstream side of the tank rail 356 in the vertical direction. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown).

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Furthermore, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 360 is driven to eliminate the ball clogging.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from outside. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is output from the inner frame opening detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. In the following, these devices will be described in detail individually.

  The main control device 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off and data can be retained (backed up). The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. Has memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs, and so on). It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, the RAM 503 has a dedicated backup area for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs). There is no need to provide it. Note that a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 and data can be retained (backup) even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 229, and the launch device 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal that is output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 has a firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling a launching solenoid (not shown) that launches a game ball during a period when the input firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level). The ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling the ball feed solenoid that sends the game ball to the launch rail 401 is repeatedly output to the launch control device 312 at a predetermined repetition period. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. On the contrary, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). The game ball is not fired by 229.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The input of the input port 527 is connected to the output of the sub-control device 262, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541 and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 24 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  Note that the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time for execution of the power outage process even after the AC 24 volt monitored by the power supply unit 541 is less than 24 volts for more than 20 milliseconds. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 5, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ composed of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol strings L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative design SZ and the secondary decorative design FZ are displayed variably from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

  Then, the further characteristic part of the pachinko machine 10 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic front perspective view of the transparent game board 30 of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic back perspective view of the transparent game board 30 of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing the collective passage board 60 located on the back surface of the transparent game board 30 of the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the collective passage board 60 with the decorative part 80 according to the first embodiment when viewed from the front upper right. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the collective passage board 60 of the first embodiment when viewed from the front upper right. FIGS. 11A and 11B are a perspective view of the collecting passage board 60 viewed from the upper left rear and a perspective view viewed from the upper left front, respectively. FIGS. 12A and 12B are a perspective view of the collecting passage board 60 as viewed from the upper right side and a perspective view as viewed from the upper right side, in that order. 13A to 13D are a right side view, a rear view, a left side view, and a bottom view of the collecting passage board 60 in that order.

  The pachinko machine 10 according to this embodiment includes the transparent game board 30 as described above with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the transparent game board 30 is a transparent resin member having a game area 30a into which a game ball is driven on the front side thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, at the lower side portion of the transparent game board 30 game area 30 a, a start winning device 33, a variable winning device 32 provided immediately below the starting winning device 33, and a starting win There are provided four general winning ports 31 arranged at locations spaced substantially on both sides of the device 33.

  FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which only the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33 are arranged in the lower region of the game area 30a of the transparent gaming board 30, and other components (the center frame 47 and the rail) are illustrated. 51, 52 and nails) are omitted.

  Further, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33 in FIG. 6 are different in shape from the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33 in FIG. 2 may be the same as the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33.

  On the back side of the transparent game board 30, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, there is provided a collective passage board 60 that collects and discharges game balls from the transparent game board 30. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the collective aisle board 60 collects the game balls won in the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33 and collects the lower part of the pachinko machine 10. It is discharged toward a game ball collection device (not shown) provided in the island facility.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the transparent gaming board 30 is formed with through holes penetrating in the front-rear direction of the transparent gaming board 30 at the respective locations of the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33. Therefore, the game balls won in the general prize opening 31, the variable prize winning device 32, and the starting prize winning device 33 pass through the corresponding through holes and are guided behind the transparent gaming board 30.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a general winning opening through-hole 56 is formed at an arrangement location of the general winning opening 31 of the transparent game board 30. As shown in FIG. 6, a start winning device through-hole 57 is formed at an arrangement location of the starting winning device 33 of the transparent game board 30. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, a variable winning device through hole 58 is formed at an arrangement location of the variable winning device 32 of the transparent game board 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the collective passage board 60 accommodates a decorative part 80 in a hollow space formed by a hollow space forming wall portion 62 described later on the front side thereof.

  As this decorative part 80, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, for example, a container 81 which is a transparent resin molded product, and provided on the back surface of the container 81, diffuses incident light from the back surface and diffuses from the front surface. A light-emitting substrate (not shown) on which a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit colored light from the rear surface side of the light-guided three-dimensional object 82 and a three-dimensional light-guided three-dimensional object 82 to be emitted are mounted. The thing provided with. The LED may be capable of emitting a plurality of types of colored light, or may be a monochromatic light emitting type.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the housing 81 of the decorative part 80 has a notch 81 a and an insertion hole 81 b in which a depth passage 64 described later is located on the front side. As shown in FIG. 10, the light guide three-dimensional object 82 has, for example, a truncated cone shape, and has an insertion hole portion 82a into which a depth passage 64 described later is inserted. In FIG. 10, a depth passage 64 to be described later is inserted into the insertion hole 82a of the right light guide three-dimensional object 82, and this light guide three-dimensional object 82 is attached to a hollow space by a hollow space forming wall 62 to be described later. The state is shown.

  Further, at least one of the container 81 or the light guide three-dimensional object 82 may be moved back and forth or left and right by a driving component such as a solenoid. In addition, the surface of the container 81 may be decorated with a pattern, a picture, or the like, or a pattern, a picture, or the like may be decorated on the back surface portion in the hollow space by the hollow space forming wall 62 of the collective passage board 60. Also good. In the present embodiment, the container 81 has a flat surface on the surface side, but may have a three-dimensional feeling or a depth feeling as a mountain shape, an uneven shape, a distorted shape, or the like.

  It should be noted that, instead of the decorative part 80, a transparent container 81 and a movable accessory (not shown) that is provided inside the container 81 and that is not illustrated in the shape of, for example, a character. And a driving mechanism (not shown) that drives the movable accessory (not shown) may be provided. Moreover, you may employ | adopt the thing of the decoration aspect other than that as the said decorative component 80. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the collective passage board 60 includes a discharge port 61 that is provided downward on the back side thereof and discharges game balls from the transparent game board 30 to the outside.

  Specifically, the left outlet 61 shown in FIGS. 13 (b) and 13 (d) includes a winning ball that has won the two general winning openings 31 on the lower right side of the transparent game board 30, and the start winning device 33. The winning ball that has won the first start port 33a is discharged downward. 13 (b) and 13 (d), the central discharge port 61 has won the winning ball that won the second starting port 33b of the starting winning device 33 of the transparent game board 30 and the variable winning device 32. The winning ball is discharged downward. Also, the right outlet 61 shown in FIGS. 13B and 13D discharges the winning balls that have won the two general winning slots 31 on the lower left side of the transparent game board 30 downward.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 to 12, the collective passage board 60 opens to the side facing the transparent game board 30, and is longer than the depth of the discharge port 61 in a side view of the collective passage board 60. And a hollow space forming wall portion 62 that forms a hollow space that is greatly recessed in the depth direction and that can accommodate the decorative part 80.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 13, the collective passage board 60 includes a plurality of through holes (specifically, four general winning hole through holes 56 and a start winning device for the transparent game board 30). A plurality of (five) depth passages 64 that are communicated with the upper portion of the through hole 57 (not the entire upper hole 57) and that extend in the depth direction are longer than the depth of the hollow space forming wall portion 62.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the collective passage board 60 has a downward passage 63 extending downward on the back surface side of the hollow space forming wall portion 62, and a total of three pieces including two on the left side and one on the center. Depth passage 64 (the left two general winning opening depth passages 64 and the central one first starting opening depth passage 64) and the connecting passage 65 connecting the left discharge port 61, and a hollow space forming wall A connecting passage 65, which has a downward passage 63 extending downward on the back side of the portion 62, and connects the two right-side depth passages 64 (the right-side two general winning opening depth passages 64) and the right-side outlet 61. It is equipped with.

  Here, the structure and the like of the collective passage board 60 will be described in a little more detail with reference to the drawings of FIGS.

  FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the collective passage board 60 as viewed from the rear upper right. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the collective passage board 60 as viewed from the front upper right. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the collective passage board 60 as viewed from the upper left rear. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the collective passage board 60 as seen from the upper left front. FIGS. 18A to 18G are a plan view, a right side view, a rear view, a left side view, a front view, a bottom view, and a partial cross-sectional view of the collection passage board 60 main body in that order. FIGS. 19A to 19F are a plan view, a right side view, a rear view, a left side view, a front view, and a bottom view of the first back side passage component 71 in that order. 20A to 20F are a plan view, a right side view, a rear view, a left side view, a front view, and a bottom view of the second back side passage component 72 in that order.

  As shown in FIGS. 15, 17, and 18, the collective passage board 60 is a resin molded member that includes a hollow space forming wall portion 62 and a depth passage 64 and forms the game machine front side of the connection passage 65. The main body part 60A and a resin molding member attached to the back surface of the main body part 60A and forming at least the back side of the gaming machine of the connection passage 65 (in this embodiment, the back side and the both side sides are seen in a cross-sectional view) A first back side passage component 71 and a second back side passage component 72.

  Two hollow spaces are formed in the main body component 60 </ b> A by the hollow space forming wall 62. Specifically, the left hollow space shown in FIG. 8 is on the back side of the transparent gaming board 30 and is directed to a portion other than the upper portion of the peripheral portion of the leftmost general winning opening 56 shown in FIG. An opening is formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the hollow space on the left side of the main body part 60 </ b> A of the collective passage board 60 is around the entrance 64 a of the depth passage 64 that communicates with the leftmost general winning opening 56. The part except the upper part is formed with an opening.

  Similarly, the right-side hollow space shown in FIG. 8 is a portion excluding the upper portion of the peripheral portion of the through hole 56 for the rightmost general winning opening shown in FIG. 6 on the back side of the transparent game board 30. An opening is formed toward the surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the hollow space on the right side of the main body part 60A of the collective passage board 60 is the entrance 64a of the general winning opening depth passage 64 that communicates with the rightmost general winning opening through hole 56. The part except for the upper part in the periphery of is formed with an opening.

  Further, the left hollow space shown in FIG. 8 is close to the right side of the left general winning hole through hole 56 (the leftmost general winning hole through hole 56 shown in FIG. 6 on the back side of the transparent game board 30. An opening is formed toward the entire periphery of the general winning opening 56). That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the left hollow space of the main body part 60 </ b> A of the collective passage board 60 is the left general winning hole through hole 56 (generally close to the right side of the leftmost general winning hole through hole 56. The entire peripheries of the entrance hole 64a of the depth path 64 for the general prize opening communicating with the through hole 56) for the prize opening are also formed. In other words, in the state where the mating surface side with the transparent game board 30 is viewed, the left passage space 64 for the left general winning opening (the leftmost general winning opening) A depth path 64 for a general winning opening is provided upright on the right side of the depth path 64 for use.

  Similarly, the right hollow space shown in FIG. 8 is on the back side of the transparent game board 30 and the right general winning hole through hole 56 (the rightmost general winning hole through hole 56 shown in FIG. 6). The opening is formed toward the entire periphery of the through hole 56) for the general prize opening close to the left side. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the right-side hollow space of the main body part 60 </ b> A of the collective passage board 60 is the right general winning hole through hole 56 (generally close to the left side of the rightmost general winning hole through hole 56. The entire peripheries of the entrance hole 64a of the depth path 64 for the general prize opening communicating with the through hole 56) for the prize opening are also formed. In other words, in the state where the mating surface side with the transparent game board 30 is viewed, the right passage space 64 for the right general winning opening (the rightmost general winning opening) A depth path 64 for a general winning opening is provided upright on the left side of the depth path 64 for use.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in each downward passage 63 of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72, detection of an unillustrated entrance detection for detecting the passing of a winning ball passing through the downward passage 63. A holder 77 for holding a sensor (for example, a proximity sensor) is provided. In other words, the winning balls that have entered the four general winning ports 31 and the first starting port 33a are detected by the above-mentioned respective detecting sensors (not shown), and a starting winning detection signal is output to the main controller 261. The general winning detection signal is output to the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 18 (g), each of the depth passages 64 has a lower surface portion 64b, which is a contact rolling surface of the game ball, that is inclined downward in the depth direction in a side view, and an upper surface thereof. The part 64c is horizontal, and is gradually expanded toward the depth direction.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, the main body component 60A has a variable prize winning in which a starting hole accommodating portion 67 for accommodating the second starting opening 33b, a solenoid for the big prize winning opening 32a of the variable prize winning device 32, and the like are accommodated. And a device accommodating portion 68.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the main body component 60A has a ball outlet 64d of the depth passage 64 formed on the back surface side thereof, and a sending portion at an upper portion of the peripheral portions of the ball outlet 64d. 64e. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the main body part 60 </ b> A has a ball outlet 64 d of the depth passage 64 for the first start opening and a ball outlet of the depth passage 64 for the general winning opening on the back side thereof. 64d is formed, and a sending portion 64e is provided at an upper portion of the surrounding portions of each ball outlet 64d.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, the downward passage 63 of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 has an insertion portion 71 a into which the insertion portion 64 e of the main body component 60 </ b> A is inserted. , 72a.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 19, the first back surface side passage component 71 abuts on the back surface of the main body component 60 </ b> A that supports a plurality (three) of downward passages 63 and the three downward passages 63. And a plate portion 73.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 20, the second back surface side passage component 72 is provided on the back surface of the main body component 60 </ b> A that supports a plurality (two) of downward passages 63 and the two downward passages 63. And a plate portion 73 that abuts.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the body component 60A is screwed with screws (not shown) for attaching the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 to the back surface side. A boss 66 having a female screw portion 66a is provided. As shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 have a boss insertion portion 74 into which the boss 66 on the back surface side of the main body component 60 </ b> A is inserted on the front surface side. I have. As shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, the boss insertion portion 74 includes a screw hole 74 a into which a screw (not shown) for attaching the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 is inserted. ing.

  Furthermore, the connection passage 65 of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 communicates with the downstream side of the downward passage 63 and is transparent as shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, 19 and 20. A front direction passage 75 that faces the game board 30 and a downward bending passage 76 that communicates with the downstream side of the front direction passage 75 and faces the discharge port 61 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 15, 17, and 18, the downward curved passage 76 has a curved surface portion 76 a whose upper surface portion guides the game ball to the discharge port 61.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the first back surface side passage component 71 includes a restricting plate portion for allowing the out ball discharged toward the back surface of the transparent game board 30 through the out port 36 to fall downward. ing.

  The above-described transparent game board 30 corresponds to the transparent board in the present invention, and the above-described collective passage board 60 corresponds to the collective board in the present invention, and the above-described general prize opening 31, variable prize-winning device 32, and starting prize-winning device 33. Corresponds to the winning component in the present invention, and the above-described through hole 56 for the general winning opening, the through hole 57 for the start winning device, and the through hole 58 for the variable winning device correspond to the through hole in the present invention. The wall portion 62 corresponds to the hollow space forming portion in the present invention, the above-described depth passage 64 corresponds to the depth passage portion in the present invention, and the above-described downward passage 63 corresponds to the downward passage portion in the present invention. The passage 65 corresponds to the connecting passage portion in the present invention, the main body component 60A described above corresponds to the main body member in the present invention, and the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage described above. The product 72 corresponds to the back side member in the present invention, the start winning device 33 described above corresponds to the start winning component in the present invention, and the variable winning device 32 described above corresponds to the variable winning component in the present invention. The winning opening 31 corresponds to a normal winning component in the present invention, the aforementioned start winning device through hole 57 corresponds to the starting winning component through hole in the present invention, and the aforementioned variable winning device through hole 58 in the present invention. The through hole 56 for the variable prize component corresponds to the through hole 56 for the general prize port described above, which corresponds to the through hole for the normal prize component in the present invention, and the depth passage 64 for the first start port described above is the start in the present invention. The depth passage portion for the prize winning component corresponds to the above-described depth passage 64 for the general prize opening, which corresponds to the depth passage portion for the normal prize winning component in the present invention, and the boss 66 described above corresponds to the present invention. The boss insertion portion 74 described above corresponds to the receiving portion in the present invention, the front direction passage 75 described above corresponds to the front direction passage portion in the present invention, and the downward bent passage 76 described above corresponds to the present invention. This corresponds to the downward-bent passage portion in FIG.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the transparent transparent gaming board 30 in which the game area 30a into which the game ball is to be driven is formed on the front side and the back side of the transparent gaming board 30 are arranged. And a collective passage board 60 that collects and discharges game balls from the transparent game board 30, and the transparent game board 30 is a prize-winning part (general prizes) in which game balls can enter at predetermined positions in the game area 30 a. In addition to having a mouth 31, a variable winning device 32, and a starting winning device 33), a winning component (general) so that a game ball that has won a winning component (general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, starting winning device 33) can pass through. Through holes (general winning port through hole 56, start winning device through hole 57, variable winning device through hole) formed in the front-rear direction at the locations where the winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the starting winning device 33 are provided. Hole 58) The passage board 60 is provided in a downward direction on the back side thereof, and opens to the side facing the transparent game board 30 and the discharge port 61 for discharging game balls to the outside. A hollow space 62 that forms a hollow space that is larger than the depth of the discharge port 61 and that is recessed in the depth direction and can accommodate the decorative component 80, and a through hole (general winning port) of the transparent game board 30 Depth passage 64 (first start port) that is longer than the depth of the hollow space forming wall 62 and communicates with the through hole 56, the start winning device through hole 57, and the variable winning device through hole 58). Depth passage 64, general winning opening depth passage 64), and a passage connecting the depth passage 64 (first starting opening depth passage 64, general winning opening depth passage 64) and the outlet 61. Department At least a portion, and a connecting passage 65 having a downward passage 63 extending downwardly at the back side of the depression space forming wall portion 62, a.

  Therefore, the decorative part 80 can be accommodated in the hollow space formed by the hollow space forming wall portion 62 of the collective passage board 60, and the back surface of the transparent gaming board 30 can be decorated with the decorative part 80. Can be improved. Further, since the decorative part 80 is provided between the back surface of the transparent game board 30 and the set, the decorative part 80 is not located behind the collective path board 60 and the decorative part 80 is located behind the collective path board 60. The problem of unsightly appearance of the decorative part 80 due to the arrangement does not occur. As a result, the decorative component 80 can be disposed between the back surface of the transparent gaming board 30 and the collective passage board 60, and a gaming machine that can decorate the back surface of the transparent gaming board 30 with the decorative component 80 can be provided.

  Further, the collective passage board 60 includes a main body part 60A that is a resin-molded member including a hollow space forming wall portion 62 and a depth passage 64, and the main body part 60A has the hollow space of the transparent game board 30. A hollow space forming wall portion 62 is provided so as to be opened toward a part of the periphery of the through hole 56 for the leftmost and rightmost general winning holes on the back side (for example, a portion excluding the upper side). It is a thing. Therefore, a hollow space can be formed in a part of the periphery of the general winning opening 31 (for example, a portion other than the upper side) on the back side of the transparent game board 30, and the decorative component 80 can be accommodated in the hollow space. In addition, it is possible to decorate a part (for example, a portion excluding the upper side) around the leftmost and rightmost general winning holes 31 with the decorative part 80, and to further improve the fun of the game.

  Further, the collective passage board 60 includes a main body part 60A that is a resin-molded member including a hollow space forming wall portion 62 and a depth passage 64, and the main body part 60A has the hollow space of the transparent game board 30. On the back side, a hollow space forming wall portion 62 is provided so as to be opened toward the entire periphery of the left and right general winning hole through holes 56 near the center, and the mating surface side with the transparent game board 30 is seen. In this state, a depth path 64 for a general winning opening is provided upright in the hollow space formed by the hollow space forming wall portion 62. Therefore, a hollow space can be formed by the hollow space forming wall portion 62 at all circumferential locations of the left and right general winning ports 31 near the center when viewed from the front of the transparent game board 30, and the decorative component 80 is arranged in the hollow space. By setting up, the decoration parts 80 can be used to decorate the entire periphery of the left and right general winning openings 31 near the center, and the fun of the game can be further improved.

  Further, in the side view, the depth passage 64 has a lower surface portion 64b that is a contact rolling surface of the game ball inclined downward in the depth direction, and the upper surface portion 64c is horizontal, and is directed in the depth direction. Therefore, since the transparent game board 30 side of the depth passage 64 is tapered, the main body part 60A is separated in a direction in which the side of the main body part 60A facing the transparent game board 30 and the molding die are separated from each other. Or, when separating at least one of the molding dies, there is no problem that the depth passage 64 is damaged or the molding dies are difficult to be removed, and the main body part 60A can be easily removed from the molding dies. The main body component 60A) having the space forming wall portion 62 and the depth passage 64 standing in the hollow space can be suitably molded with resin.

  The collective passage board 60 includes a body part 60A that is a resin molded member that forms a gaming machine front side of the connecting passage 65, and includes a hollow space forming wall portion 62 and a depth passage 64, and a back surface of the body part 60A. 1st back side passage component which is a resin molded member attached to the front and which forms at least the back side of the gaming machine of the connection passage 65 (in this embodiment, it is a conical shape consisting of the back side and both sides in a cross sectional view) 71, and a second back side passage component 72. Therefore, by making the main body part 60A, the first back side passage part 71, and the second back side path part 72 constituting the collective passage board 60 as separate members, the main body part 60A is formed by a molding die for the main body part. The first back side passage part 71 and the second back side passage part 72 can be resin-molded with the molding die of the first back side passage part 71 and the second back side passage part 72, and the back part of the main body part 60A can be molded. The collective passage board 60 can be completed by attaching the first back-side passage part 71 and the second back-side passage part 72, and has a hollow space forming wall portion 62, a depth passage 64, and a connecting passage 65. 60 can be suitably realized.

  Further, a ball outlet 64d of the depth passage 64 is formed on the back surface side of the main body part 60A. Outlet portions 64e provided at the upper portion of the peripheral portion of the ball outlet 64d of the main body component 60A are provided at the upper portions of the downward passage 63 of the first rear surface side passage component 71 and the second rear surface side passage component 72. It is inserted into the inserted parts 71a and 72a. Therefore, in this insertion state, the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 are temporarily fixed to the main body component 60A, and from the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72, Since it does not fall from the main body part 60A even if the hand is released, the installation operator concentrates on the fastening work with screws or the like to the main body part 60A of the first back side passage part 71 and the second back side passage part 72. In addition, the mounting workability of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 is excellent.

  The transparent game board 30 includes a start winning device 33, a variable winning device 32, and a general winning port 31, which are arranged in the lower region of the game area 30a, as well as a start winning device through hole 57, a variable winning prize. A through hole 58 for a device and a through hole 56 for a general winning opening are formed at the locations where the start winning device 33, the variable winning device 32, and the general winning port 31, respectively, and the collective passage board 60 is a transparent game. The collective passage board 60 is provided with a body part 60A, which is a resin molding member, provided with a hollow space forming wall part 62 and a depth passage 64, and is disposed behind the lower side region of the board 30. The main body component 60A includes a plurality of depth passages 64. The plurality of depth passages 64 are a first start-port depth passage 64 that communicates with the start winning device through-hole 57, and a general winning-port opening. Hole 6 and a depth path 64 for a general winning opening, and the main body component 60A includes at least a part of the periphery of the start winning device through hole 57 on the back side of the transparent game board 30, and a variable winning device. The hollow space forming wall portion is formed so that the hollow space is opened toward at least a portion of the peripheral portion of the through hole 58 for use and at least a portion of the peripheral portion of the through hole 56 for the general prize opening. 62 is provided. Therefore, at least a part of the periphery of the start winning device through hole 57 on the back side of the transparent gaming board 30, at least a portion of the periphery of the variable winning device through hole 58, and the general prize opening A hollow space can be formed in at least a part of the periphery of the through hole 56, and the decorative part 80 can be accommodated in the hollow space. The start winning device 33, the variable winning device 32, and the general winning port The periphery of 31 can be decorated with the decorative component 80, and the fun of the game can be further improved.

  The collective passage board 60 is a resin molding member attached to the back surface of the main body component 60A, and includes a first back surface side passage component 71 and a second back surface side passage component 72 having a connection passage 65, and this first back surface. The side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 include a plurality of downward passages 63 and a plate portion 73 that supports the plurality of downward passages 63 and contacts the back surface of the main body component 60A. . Accordingly, since the plurality of downward passages 63 of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 are supported by the plate portion 73, the downward passage 63 is formed when the main body component 60A is attached to the back surface side. Breakage / deformation can be reduced, and the plurality of downward passages 63 can be stably supported when the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 are attached to the main body component 60A.

  Further, the main body part 60A is formed with a ball outlet 64d of the depth passage 64 for the first start port and a ball outlet 64d of the depth passage 64 for the general prize opening on the back surface side of each of the ball outlets 64d. Outer peripheral portions are each provided with a sending portion 64e at the upper side portion, and the plurality of downward passages 63 of the first back side passage component 71 and the second back side passage component 72 are fitted with the sending portion 64e at the upper portion. The fitting portions 71a and 72a are provided respectively. Therefore, in this insertion state, the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 are temporarily fixed to the main body component 60A, and from the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72, Since it does not fall from the main body part 60A even if the hand is released, the installation operator concentrates on the fastening work with screws or the like to the main body part 60A of the first back side passage part 71 and the second back side passage part 72. In addition, the mounting workability of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 is excellent.

  Further, the main body component 60A includes a boss 66 having a female screw portion 66a into which screws for attaching the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 are screwed. The back side passage component 71 and the second back side passage component 72 include a boss insertion portion 74 into which the boss 66 is inserted on the front side thereof, and the boss insertion portion 74 has a screw hole 74a into which a screw is inserted. ing. Therefore, by providing the boss 66 to be inserted into the boss insertion portion 74 of the first back surface side passage component 71 and the second back surface side passage component 72 on the back surface side of the main body component 60A, a depression on the front surface side of the main body component 60A is provided. Without having a screw portion or the like in the space, the hollow space can be widely used.

  The connecting passage 65 further communicates with the downstream side of the downward passage 63 toward the transparent game board 30 and communicates with the downstream side of the forward direction passage 75 toward the discharge port 61. A downward curved passage 76, and the downward curved passage 76 has a curved surface portion 76a whose upper surface portion guides the game ball to the discharge port 61. Accordingly, the winning ball guided downward in the downward passage 63 is changed in the traveling direction in the forward passage 75 and is vigorously guided toward the transparent game board 30, but the winning ball having the momentum is bent downward. The curved path portion 76a, which is the upper surface of the passage 76, can change the direction of travel to the discharge port 61 without difficulty, and can reduce the collision of the winning balls with the collecting passage plate 60 vigorously. 60 damage and the like can be reduced, and the life of the collecting passage board 60 can be extended.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may have another configuration that exhibits the same effect. For example, the present invention can be modified as follows.

  <1> In the embodiment described above, the outlet 61 for discharging the winning ball to the outside is provided at a location near the transparent game board 30 on the back side of the collective passage board 60. You may make it provide the discharge port 61 which discharges | releases a winning ball to the exterior etc. in the location most distant from the transparent game board 30. FIG. That is, you may provide the discharge port 61 in the back surface side location of the collective passage board 60 corresponding to the game ball collection | recovery apparatus (illustration omitted) in the island installation in which the pachinko machine 10 was provided.

  <2> The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first type, third type, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above-described embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a specific gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a specific game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. As this pachinko machine, for example, there is a machine equipped with a transparent transparent game board having a game area in which a game ball is driven on the front side. A winning ball collecting passage part for collecting game balls that have entered the winning opening is provided at the bottom of the back of the transparent game board. (For example, refer to JP 2006-95162 A (page 3-5, FIG. 2-6)).
However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the conventional pachinko machine, for example, a winning ball collecting passage part is arranged at the lower back of the transparent gaming board, and a space between the surrounding area such as a winning opening on the back of the transparent gaming board and the winning ball collecting passage part is provided. There is a problem that the decorative parts cannot be provided on the back of the transparent game board and the decorativeness of the lower part of the back of the transparent game board cannot be improved.
Further, when the winning ball collecting passage part is a transparent part and a decorative part is provided behind the winning ball collecting passage part, there is a problem that it is difficult to see a plurality of decorative parts.
The invention according to the following (1) has been made in view of such circumstances, and a decorative part can be disposed between the back surface of the transparent game board and the winning ball collecting passage part. The object is to provide a gaming machine that can decorate the back of the board.

(1) a transparent transparent board in which a game area into which game balls are to be driven is formed on the front side;
In a gaming machine comprising a collective board disposed on the back side of the transparent board and collecting and discharging game balls from the transparent board,
The transparent plate is
The game area is provided with a winning part into which a game ball can enter at a predetermined place in the game area,
A through-hole formed in the front-rear direction at the place where the prize-winning part is arranged so that a game ball won in the prize-winning part can pass through,
The assembly plate is
A discharge port for discharging the game ball to the outside, provided downward on the back side,
A dent that opens to the side facing the transparent plate and forms a dent space that is larger in depth than the depth of the discharge port in a side view of the assembly plate and that can accommodate decorative parts. A space forming section;
A depth passage section that communicates with the through hole of the transparent plate and extends in the depth direction, and is longer than the depth of the hollow space forming section;
A passage portion connecting the depth passage portion and the discharge port, and at least a portion thereof, a connecting passage portion having a downward passage portion extending downward on the back surface side of the hollow space forming portion;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (1) above, the transparent board is transparent because the game area into which the game ball is driven is formed on the front side. The collective board is disposed on the back side of the transparent board, and collects and discharges game balls from the transparent board. The transparent board is provided with a winning part that allows a game ball to enter at a predetermined place in the game area, and is formed to penetrate the winning part in the front-rear direction so that the game ball that has won the winning part can pass therethrough. Through holes. The collective plate is provided downward on the back side thereof, and discharges the game balls to the outside. The collective plate opens on the side facing the transparent board, and the depth of the exhaust port in a side view of the collective plate. From the depth of the recessed space forming portion that is recessed in the depth direction and forms a recessed space that can accommodate decorative parts, and the depth of the recessed space forming portion that communicates with the through hole of the transparent plate in the depth direction. A long depth passage portion, and a passage portion that connects the depth passage portion and the discharge port, and at least a part thereof includes a connection passage portion having a downward passage portion that extends downward on the back surface side of the hollow space forming portion. ing. Therefore, the decorative part can be accommodated in the hollow space formed by the hollow space forming portion of the collective plate, the back surface of the transparent plate can be decorated with the decorative component, and the decorativeness of the back surface of the transparent plate can be improved. In addition, since the decorative part is provided between the back surface of the transparent board and the set, the decorative part is not located behind the collective board, and the decorative part is provided by arranging the decorative part behind the collective board. There is no problem with the difficulty of seeing. As a result, a decorative part can be provided between the back surface of the transparent board and the assembly board, and a gaming machine that can decorate the back surface of the transparent board with the decorative parts can be provided.

(2) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The assembly plate includes a main body member that is a resin molded member including the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion,
The main body member is provided with the hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is formed to open toward at least a part of the peripheral portion of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent plate. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the invention described in (2) above, the main body member of the assembly plate is a resin molded member provided with a hollow space forming portion and a depth passage portion. This main body member is provided with a hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is formed to open toward at least a part of the peripheral portion of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent plate. Therefore, a recessed space can be formed in at least a part of the periphery of the winning component on the back side of the transparent board, and the decorative component can be accommodated in the recessed space, and at least a part of the periphery of the winning component is decorated. It can be decorated with, and the fun of the game can be further improved.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The assembly plate includes a main body member that is a resin molded member including the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion,
The main body member includes the hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is formed to open toward the entire periphery of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent plate,
The gaming machine, wherein the depth passage portion is erected in a hollow space formed by the hollow space forming portion in a state where the mating surface side with the transparent board is viewed.

  According to the invention described in (3) above, the main body member of the assembly plate is a resin molded member provided with a hollow space forming portion and a depth passage portion. The main body member includes a hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is opened toward the entire periphery of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent plate, and in a state where the mating surface side with the transparent plate is viewed. The depth passage portion is erected in the hollow space formed by the hollow space forming portion. Therefore, a hollow space by the hollow space forming portion can be formed in the entire periphery of the winning component in a front view of the transparent board, and the decorative component is disposed in the hollow space, so that the entire periphery of the winning component is covered. Decoration can be performed with decorative parts, and the fun of the game can be further improved.

(4) In the gaming machine according to (3),
In the side view, the depth passage portion has a lower surface which is a contact rolling surface of the game ball inclined downward in the depth direction, and its upper surface portion is horizontal, and as it goes in the depth direction A gaming machine that is characterized by its wide spread.

  According to the invention described in (4) above, the depth passage portion has a lower surface portion which is a contact rolling surface of the game ball inclined downward in the depth direction in a side view, so that the winning part of the transparent board The entered game balls can be guided without delay in the depth direction of the assembly board. Further, the depth passage portion is erected in the hollow space formed by the hollow space forming portion, and only the lower surface portion of the depth passage portion is inclined downward, and the upper surface portion has a shape that spreads in the horizontal depth direction. That is, since the transparent plate side of the depth passage portion is tapered, when separating at least one of the main body member or the molding die in the direction of separating the molding die from the side facing the transparent plate of the main body member, The main body member (the recessed space forming portion and the depth passage portion erected in the recessed space is easy to remove the body member from the molding die without causing problems such as damage to the depth passage portion or difficulty in removing the molding die. Can be suitably molded with resin.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4),
The assembly plate is
A main body member that is a resin molded member that forms at least the front side of the gaming machine of the connecting passage portion, including the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion;
A resin molding member attached to the back surface of the main body member and forming at least the gaming machine back surface side of the connecting passage portion; and
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (5) above, the assembly plate includes a body member that is a resin molding member that includes a hollow space forming portion and a depth passage portion, and that forms at least the game machine front side of the connection passage portion; A resin molding member attached to the back surface of the main body member, and a back surface side member forming at least the gaming machine back surface side of the connecting passage portion. Therefore, by making the main body member and the back side member constituting the assembly plate separate, the main body member can be resin-molded with the molding die for the main body member, and the back side member with the molding die for the back side member The assembly plate can be completed by attaching the back side member to the back surface of the main body member, and the assembly plate having the hollow space forming portion, the depth passage portion, and the connection passage portion can be suitably realized. .

  The “main body member at least on the front side of the gaming machine of the connecting passage part” may form the entire gaming machine front side of the connecting passage part, or the gaming machine front side of the connecting passage part as in the embodiment described above. May be formed of a back side member.

(6) In the gaming machine according to (5),
The main body member is provided with a ball outlet of the depth passage portion on the back surface side thereof, and includes a sending portion at an upper portion of the surrounding portions of the ball outlet,
The gaming machine, wherein the downward passage portion of the back side member includes an insertion portion into which the insertion portion is inserted at an upper portion thereof.

  According to the invention described in (6) above, the ball outlet of the depth passage is formed on the back surface side of the main body member. Of the peripheral portions around the ball outlet of the main body member, the insertion portion provided at the upper side portion is inserted into the insertion portion provided at the upper portion of the downward passage portion of the back side member. Therefore, in this inserted state, the back side member is temporarily attached to the main body member, and even if the hand is released from the back side member, it does not fall from the main body member. It is possible to concentrate on the fastening work with screws or the like to the member, and the workability of attaching the back side member is excellent.

(7) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The transparent board has a start winning part as a winning part, a variable winning part and a normal winning part arranged in a lower side region in the game area, and a start winning part through hole as the through hole. The through hole for the variable prize component and the through hole for the normal prize component are respectively formed at the arrangement locations of the prize components,
The assembly plate is disposed at a location behind the lower side region of the transparent plate,
The assembly plate includes a main body member that is a resin molded member including the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion,
The main body member includes a plurality of the depth passage portions.
The plurality of depth passage portions are a depth passage portion for a start prize component communicating with the through hole for a start prize component, and a depth passage portion for a normal prize component communicating with the through hole for a normal prize component,
The main body member has at least a part of the periphery of the through-opening part for the start winning component on the back side of the transparent board, at least a part of the peripheral part of the through-hole for the variable winning part, A gaming machine comprising the hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is opened toward at least a part of the peripheral portion of the through hole for a winning component.

  According to the invention described in (7) above, the start prize component, the variable prize component, and the normal prize component are respectively disposed in the lower side region in the game area of the transparent board, and the start prize component through-hole The through-holes for variable prize-winning parts and the through-holes for normal prize-winning parts are respectively formed at the locations where the prize-winning parts are arranged. The assembly plate is disposed behind the lower region of the transparent plate. The main body member includes a plurality of depth passage portions. The plurality of depth passage portions are a start winning component depth passage portion communicating with the starting winning component through hole and a normal winning component depth passage portion communicating with the normal winning component through hole. The main body member includes at least a part of the periphery of the start winning part through hole on the back side of the transparent board, at least a part of the peripheral part of the variable winning part through hole, and a normal winning part through hole. The hollow space forming portion is provided so that the hollow space is opened toward at least a part of the surrounding area. Therefore, on the back side of the transparent board, at least a part of the peripheral part of the start winning part through hole, at least a part of the peripheral part of the variable winning part through hole, and the periphery of the normal winning part through hole A hollow space can be formed in at least a part of the space, decorative parts can be accommodated in the hollow space, and the surroundings of each winning part can be decorated with decorative parts. Can be further improved.

(8) In the gaming machine according to (7),
The assembly plate is a resin molded member attached to the back surface of the main body member, and includes a back surface side member provided with the connection passage portion,
The gaming machine, wherein the back surface side member includes a plurality of the downward passage portions and a plate portion that supports the plurality of downward passage portions and contacts the back surface of the main body member.

  According to the invention described in (8) above, the assembly plate is a main body member that is a resin molding member that includes a hollow space forming portion and a depth passage portion, and a resin molding member that is attached to the back surface of the main body member. And a back-side member provided with a connecting passage portion. The back surface side member includes a plurality of downward passage portions and a plate portion that supports the plurality of downward passage portions and contacts the back surface of the main body member. Accordingly, since the plurality of downward passage portions of the back side member are supported by the plate portion, it is possible to reduce the damage and deformation of the downward passage portion during the mounting operation of the main body member on the back side, and the main body of the back side member A plurality of downward passage portions can be stably supported in the attached state to the member.

(9) In the gaming machine according to (8),
The main body member is formed with a ball outlet of the depth path portion for the start prize component and a ball outlet of the depth path portion for the normal prize component on the back side thereof, and the upper portion of the surrounding portions of the ball outlets. Each side is provided with a sending part,
The plurality of downward passage portions of the back surface side member each include an insertion portion into which the insertion portion is inserted at an upper portion thereof.

  According to the invention described in (9) above, the ball outlet of the start winning component depth passage portion and the ball outlet of the normal winning component depth passage portion are formed on the back side of the main body member. Out of the peripheral portions of each ball outlet of the main body member, the insertion portion provided at the upper side portion is inserted into the insertion portion provided at the upper portion of the plurality of downward passage portions of the back side member. Therefore, in this inserted state, the back side member is temporarily attached to the main body member, and even if the hand is released from the back side member, it does not fall from the main body member. It is possible to concentrate on the fastening work with screws or the like to the member, and the workability of attaching the back side member is excellent.

(10) In the gaming machine according to any one of (3), (4), (8) and (9),
The main body member includes, on the back surface side thereof, a protruding portion having a female screw portion into which a screw for attaching the back surface side member is screwed.
The back side member includes a receiving portion into which the protruding portion is inserted on the front side thereof,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the receiving portion includes a screw hole into which the screw is inserted.

  According to the invention described in (10), the rear surface side member is attached to the main body member so that the protruding portion on the rear surface side of the main body member is inserted into the receiving portion of the receiving portion of the rear surface side member. In the attached state, the back surface side member is fixed to the main body member by inserting a screw into the screw hole of the receiving portion of the back surface side member and screwing it into the female screw portion of the main body member. Therefore, by providing a protruding portion to be inserted into the receiving portion of the back surface side member on the back surface side of the main body member, there is no need to provide a screw portion or the like in the indented space on the front surface side of the main body member. Can be widely used.

(11) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The connecting passage portion further includes
A forward passage portion that communicates with the downstream side of the downward passage portion and faces the transparent plate;
A downward curved passage portion that communicates with the downstream side of the front passage portion and faces the discharge port;
With
The gaming machine characterized in that the downwardly curved passage portion has a curved surface portion whose upper surface portion guides the game ball to the discharge port.

  According to the invention described in (11) above, the connecting passage portion communicates with the downstream side of the downward passage portion toward the transparent plate and the downstream side of the near side passage portion. And a downwardly curved passage portion toward the discharge port. The downward curved passage portion has a curved surface portion whose upper surface portion guides the game ball to the discharge port. Accordingly, the winning ball guided downward in the downward passage portion is changed in the traveling direction in the forward passage portion and is vigorously guided toward the transparent board, but the vigorous winning ball is the downward curved passage portion. The direction of travel can be changed to the discharge port without difficulty in the curved surface part, which can reduce the collision of the winning ball with the collective plate, reduce the damage to the collective plate due to the collision of the winning ball, The life of the assembly plate can be extended.

(12) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (11),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (12), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine in which a decorative part can be disposed between the back surface of the transparent board and the assembly board, and the back surface of the transparent board can be decorated with the decorative parts. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(13) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (11),
The gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (13) above, a pachinko machine and a slot machine can be integrated, in which decorative parts can be arranged between the back surface of the transparent board and the assembly board, and the back surface of the transparent board can be decorated with the decorative parts. Can provide The basic configuration of the merged component includes “an identification information variation display unit that dynamically displays an identification information sequence including a plurality of identification information and then displays the identification information in a fixed manner, and includes a starting operation unit (for example, an operation lever). The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of), and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. And a specific game state generating means for generating a specific game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium A gaming machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of the identification information, and many balls are paid out when a specific gaming state occurs.

  It should be noted that regarding the various inventions disclosed in this specification, various combinations can be made for all the constituent elements, and the invention can be established independently without any other constituent requirements.

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

30 ... Transparent game board (transparent board)
31 ... General prize opening (winning parts, normal winning parts)
32 ... Variable winning device (winning parts, variable winning parts)
33 ... Start winning device (winning parts, starting winning parts)
56 ... Through hole for general prize opening (through hole, through hole for normal winning parts)
57 ... Through hole for start prize device (through hole, through hole for start prize component)
58 ... Through-hole for variable prize-winning device (through-hole, through-hole for variable prize-winning parts)
60 ... Collective passage board (aggregate board)
60A ... Main body parts (main body members)
62 ... Recessed space forming wall (recessed space forming portion)
63 ... Downward passage (downward passage)
64 ... Depth passage (depth passage part)
65 ... Connection passage (connection passage)
66 ... Boss (protruding part)
71 ... 1st back side passage component (back side member)
72: Second back side passage component (back side member)
74 ... Boss insertion part (receiving part)
75… Front direction passage (front direction passage part)
76 ... Downward curved passage (downward curved passage section)

Claims (1)

A transparent transparent board in which a game area into which a game ball is driven is formed on the front side;
In a gaming machine comprising a collective unit disposed on the back side of the transparent board and collecting and discharging game balls from the transparent board,
The transparent plate is
A winning component that allows a game ball to enter the predetermined area of the game area;
A through-hole formed through in the front-rear direction at the place where the prize-winning part is arranged so that a game ball won in the prize-winning part can pass through;
With
The collective unit is
A discharge port provided downward in the collective unit for discharging game balls to the outside;
A recess that opens to the side facing the transparent plate and forms a recess space that is larger in depth than the depth of the discharge port in a side view of the collective unit and that can accommodate decorative parts. A space forming section;
The front end portion is configured to communicate with the through hole of the transparent plate and extend in the depth direction, and the rear end portion is positioned on the back side of the depth of the decorative component housed in the hollow space forming portion. A configured back side guide ,
A passage portion connecting a rear end portion of the back side guide portion and the discharge port, and at least a part thereof, a connecting passage portion having a downward passage portion extending downward on the back surface side of the hollow space forming portion;
A main body unit, which is a resin molding member, provided with the hollow space forming portion and the depth passage portion;
With
The main body unit includes the hollow space forming portion so that the hollow space is formed to open toward at least a part of the peripheral portion of the through hole on the back surface side of the transparent board,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative component is provided so as to surround at least a part of a front end portion of the back guide portion .

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