JP6500961B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  A pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with an upper plate as a ball receptacle on the front face of the gaming machine. The game balls stored in the upper tray are guided to the game ball launch device, and are launched into the game area by the player performing a launch operation. Then, for example, when the game ball enters the winning opening provided in the game area, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out from the payout device to the upper tray. In addition, a lower plate is provided as a ball receptacle below the upper plate in the front face of the gaming machine, and when the game balls are full in the upper plate, the surplus is made if the game balls are paid out The balls are discharged to the lower plate.

  Further, a window panel portion is provided above the upper tray in the front face portion of the gaming machine, and the gaming area can be viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine through the window panel portion. In this case, for example, when ball clogging or the like occurs in the game area during the game, the window panel portion is opened to solve the ball clogging.

  In such a configuration, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, at least the window panel portion and the lower plate are provided as separate units (see, for example, Patent Document 1). By setting it as the said structure, opening operation of a window panel part is performed with respect to a lower tray independently. Assuming that the lower tray is also opened to the near side in response to the opening operation of the window panel portion, the gaming ball stored inside the gaming machine from the discharge opening to the lower tray performs the opening operation of the window panel portion. It is because it leaks to the outside.

  However, in the configuration in which the window panel portion and the lower plate are provided as separate units as described above, boundaries occur between the units. In this case, an illegal act is assumed such as inserting a fraudulent jig inside the gaming machine using the boundary. Further, since the window panel portion and the lower plate constitute the front face portion of the gaming machine, it is not preferable that the above boundary exists in the design of the pachinko gaming machine.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-26336

The present invention has been made in view of the above illustrated situation such, it is an object to provide a gaming machine capable of achieving optimization of the configuration of Yu TECHNICAL front of the unit.

The present invention
A game area forming body in which a game area where a game ball flows down is formed;
A window panel section provided on the front face of the gaming machine for making the gaming area visible;
A payout device provided on the back side of the gaming area formation body and paying out gaming balls based on the game result in the gaming area;
A gaming machine provided with a ball receptacle provided below the window panel portion and storing gaming balls paid out from the payout device.
The window panel portion and the ball receptacle are provided on the front face of the game machine rotatably provided forward, and the game balls dispensed from the payout device are discharged to the ball receptacle on the front face of the gaming machine. Provide a discharge passage,
The game machine is
Full detection means for detecting a game ball flowing down the discharge passage at an intermediate position of the discharge passage;
And a payout restricting means for restricting the payout of the game ball by the payout device when it is determined that the ball receptacle is full based on the detection result of the full detection means.
A support for supporting the dispensing device is provided with a connecting passage for connecting the discharge passage and the dispensing device,
The connection passage is provided with blocking means for blocking passage of game balls in the connection passage when the front face of the game machine is opened ,
The blocking means is
A rotating body that is driven to rotate by a part of the game ball protruding on the flow-down trajectory of the game ball in the connection passage and the game ball flowing down the connection passage hitting the protrusion;
A stopper which is movable between a blocking position for blocking rotation of the rotating body and a permissible position for permitting movement, and which moves to the blocking position when the front face of the game machine is opened;
Equipped with
A plurality of ball receiving recesses, on which game balls can be placed, are arranged in parallel in the rotational direction on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, and the plurality of ball receiving recesses are the downflowing trajectories along with the rotation of the rotating body. It is possible to project upwards sequentially,
When the stopper is disposed at the allowable position, the gaming ball placed on the ball receiving recess is drawn downstream with the rotation of the rotating body, while the stopper is disposed at the blocking position. It is characterized in that the game ball placed on the ball receiving recess is not drawn out to the downstream side by blocking the rotation of the rotating body .

According to the present invention, it is possible to suitably of construction of Yu TECHNICAL front of the unit becomes possible.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which develops or disassembles and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a main body frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a perspective view showing the back composition of a front door frame. It is a perspective view showing composition of a passage formation unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a channel | path formation unit. It is a top view which expands and shows a part of passage formation unit. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 8; It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembles and shows back composition of a pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit, 2nd control board unit, and back pack unit in a pachinko machine back surface. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of a connection passage. It is the BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is an explanatory view for explaining movement of a game ball in a connection passage. It is an explanatory view for explaining a positional relationship between a game ball distribution unit and a game ball reaching the game ball distribution unit when the front door frame is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution regarding payment of a game ball. It is a flow chart which shows payment stop processing. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of another connection channel | path.

  First, the invention that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

Means 1. A game area forming body (game board 30) in which a game area where a game ball flows down is formed;
A window panel portion (window portion 72, glass 73) provided on the front surface portion of the gaming machine and enabling visual recognition of the gaming area;
A payout device (payout device 145) which is provided on the back side of the gaming area formation body and pays out the gaming balls based on the game result in the gaming area;
A gaming machine provided with a ball receptacle (upper tray 82, lower tray 86) provided below the window panel unit and storing gaming balls paid out from the payout device.
The window panel portion and the ball receptacle are provided on a game machine front body (front door frame 13) rotatably provided forward, and the game balls paid out from the payout device are placed on the game machine front body. There is provided a discharge passage (the upper tray passage 106, the lower tray passage 107) for discharging to the ball receiving plate,
It is determined that the ball tray is full based on the detection result of the full detection means (lower plate full switch 108) for detecting gaming balls flowing down the discharge passage at a midway position of the discharge passage and the full detection means. A payout limiting means (a payout stop process in the main control device 121, a payout control device 123) for limiting the payout of gaming balls by the payout device when the
Further, a support (back pack 131) for supporting the payout device is provided with a connection passage (connection passage 151) for connecting the payout device and the discharge passage, and the gaming machine front body is provided in the connection passage. A gaming machine characterized by further comprising blocking means (rotary body 161, slide plate 171) for blocking passage of gaming balls in the connection passage when it is opened.

  According to the means 1, the window panel portion and the ball receiving tray are provided on the front surface of the gaming machine which constitutes the gaming machine front surface portion. As a result, there is no boundary between the window panel portion and the ball receptacle in the front face of the gaming machine, and it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts using the boundary like the conventional gaming machine. Moreover, according to the said structure, it becomes a suitable thing on the design of a game machine.

  In this case, the front face of the gaming machine is provided with a discharge passage to the ball receiving tray, and fullness detecting means for detecting the game ball flowing down the discharge passage at a midway position of the discharge passage is provided. Then, if it is determined that the ball tray is full based on the detection result of the full detection means, the payout of the gaming balls by the payout device is restricted. As a result, in the configuration in which the window panel portion and the ball receiver are provided on the front face of the game machine as described above, even if it becomes necessary to open the window panel when the ball receiver is full, it is opened. It is suppressed that the game ball stored by the ball saucer flows out to the game machine exterior in the case of operation.

  In addition, the game ball is discharged to the ball tray due to the provision of the discharge passage, and the game ball is paid despite the fact that the ball tray is full due to the provision of the full detection means. It is suppressed to keep being issued. That is, by providing the discharge passage and the full detection means, the game balls can be smoothly discharged to the ball tray. And the outflow control effect of the above-mentioned game ball is acquired by these discharge passage and full detection means. That is, according to the configuration in the present means, the above-described effects can be achieved while simplifying the configuration.

  In addition, even if the game machine front body is opened under the situation where the game ball is paid out from the payout device, the passage of the game ball in the connection passage is blocked by the blocking means by the game machine front body being opened. Ru. As a result, the winning balls for the player are prevented from flowing out of the gaming machine.

  Further, by providing the connecting passage, the degree of freedom of the arrangement position of the dispensing device is increased. In addition, it is general that the payout device is provided with a ball feeding body such as a rotating body for executing payout of gaming balls, and further provided with ball detection means for detecting gaming balls to be paid downstream of the ball feeding body. is there. Therefore, even if the dispensing device is provided immediately upstream of the discharge passage, a predetermined distance is generated between the ball feeder and the discharge passage. Therefore, even if the payout device is disposed immediately upstream of the discharge passage without providing the connecting passage or the blocking means, it is difficult to suppress the outflow of the gaming ball to the outside of the gaming machine. On the other hand, by providing the connecting passage and the blocking means, as described above, the game balls are prevented from flowing out of the gaming machine.

  It should be noted that "to limit the payout of gaming balls" is not only the configuration for stopping the payout of gaming balls, but also the configuration that the payout of gaming balls is not substantially executed by extremely reducing the payout speed of gaming balls. Also includes.

  Further, the “support” may be a member to which the dispensing device is directly attached, or may be a member that indirectly supports the dispensing device by supporting the attachment.

Means 2. In the means 1, the blocking means may rotate in a manner such that a part of the blocking means protrudes on the flow-down trajectory of the gaming ball in the connection passage and the gaming ball flowing down the connection passage hits the projection (collision convex portion 163). Body (rotary body 161),
A stopper (slide plate 171) which is movable between a blocking position blocking the rotation of the rotating body and a permissible position permitting movement, and moves to the blocking position when the front face of the game machine is opened; A game machine characterized by having.

  According to the means 2, when the front face of the gaming machine is opened, the stopper moves to the blocking position and the rotation of the rotating body is blocked, whereby the passage of the gaming ball in the connection passage is blocked. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress ball clogging in the connection passage when blocking passage of gaming balls in the connection passage. For example, assuming that the blocking means is a shutter mechanism that appears in and out of the connection passage, when blocking passage of gaming balls in the connection passage, between the shutter member projecting into the connection passage and the passage wall of the connection passage. There is a risk that the game ball will bite. On the other hand, in the configuration of the present means, since the driven rotation of the rotating body is only stopped, biting of the game ball as described above does not occur, and as described above, the ball is clogged in the connection passage. The occurrence is suppressed.

Means 3. In the means 2, a plurality of ball receiving recesses (ball receiving recesses 164) on which one game ball is placed are provided in parallel in the rotational direction on the outer periphery of the rotating body,
The protrusion is a portion between ball receiving recesses on the outer periphery of the rotating body,
A game machine characterized in that the game ball placed on the ball receiving recess is derived downstream as the rotor rotates following the rotation.

  According to the means 3, the rotating body is driven to rotate when the gaming ball hits a portion between the ball receiving recesses on the outer periphery thereof, and the gaming ball placed on the ball receiving recess is led downstream by the driven rotation. As a result, the game balls can be derived smoothly. In addition, when the passage of the game ball of the connection passage is blocked, the following rotation of the rotary body is blocked and the game ball is prevented from being led out, so the passage of the game ball of the connection passage can be smoothly blocked. .

Means 4. Biasing means (spring 173) for biasing the stopper toward the blocking position in the means 2 or 3;
Pressing means (pressing piece 181) for pressing the stopper toward the allowable position when the gaming machine front body is provided at least in part and the gaming machine front body is in a closed position with respect to the support. And a game machine characterized by comprising.

  According to the means 4, since the biasing means and the pressing means are provided, the effect of the means 2 and the like can be exhibited by the mechanical configuration. That is, the effects of the above means 2 and the like can be exhibited without newly adding the software configuration of the gaming machine. Further, since the stopper is moved by the mechanical configuration, the passage of the game ball in the connection passage can be blocked even when the power of the game machine is in the OFF state.

Means 5. In the means 2 or 3, an opening detection means (front door opening switch 24) for detecting that the front face of the game machine is open with respect to the support, and the game machine based on the detection result of the opening detection means. Opening determination means (processing of step S102 in the main control device 121) for determining whether or not the front body is released;
The stopper is a drive portion (output shaft 236) of drive means (solenoid 235) that is drive-controlled to move to the blocking position when the open determination means determines that the front face of the game machine is open. A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 5, the effects of the means 2 and the like can be exhibited without providing a complicated mechanical configuration.

Means 6. In any of the means 1 to 5, the opening detection means (front door opening switch 24) for detecting that the front face of the gaming machine is opened, and the front body of the gaming machine is based on the detection result of the opening detection means. Opening determination means (a process of step S102 in the main control device 121) for determining whether or not it has been opened;
A game machine characterized in that the payout restricting means restricts the payout of the game ball by the payout device when it is judged by the release judging means that the game machine front body is opened.

  According to the means 6, when the front face of the gaming machine is opened, the payout of the gaming ball by the payout device is restricted. Thereby, it is suppressed that payment of a game ball is continued under the condition where passage of a game ball of a connection passage is blocked.

  Further, in the configuration provided with the above means 5, the release detection means and the release determination means can be used both for the drive control of the drive means and the payout limitation of the game ball, and the above means is achieved while simplifying the configuration. The effects of 5 and 6 can be obtained.

Means 7. In any of the means 1 to 6, the discharge passage includes a ball receptacle (game ball distribution unit 101) opened upward and receiving the paid-out game ball,
The ball receptacle is formed such that the position reached by the ball receptacle of the game ball paid out is a position deviated to the tip side with respect to the turning direction of the front face of the gaming machine. Gaming machine.

  According to the means 7, when the front face of the gaming machine is opened, even if the gaming ball is already on the downstream side of the position where the passage is blocked by the blocking means in the connection passage, the gaming ball is the ball bearing It becomes easy to be received by the mouth. Therefore, it is suppressed that the winning balls for the player flow out of the gaming machine.

Means 8. In any of the means 1 to 6, the bowl is provided with an upper plate (upper plate 82) and a lower plate (lower plate 86);
The discharge passage includes an upper plate discharge unit (upper plate passage 106) for discharging game balls to the upper plate, a lower plate discharge unit (lower plate passage 107) for discharging the game balls to the lower plate, and And a ball distribution unit (game ball distribution unit 101) for distributing the paid-out game balls to the lower plate discharge unit when the upper plate is full.
A game machine characterized in that the fullness detection means is arranged to detect a game ball at an intermediate position of the lower tray discharge part.

  In the gaming machine of the means 8, the upper plate and the lower plate are provided, and when the upper plate is full, the surplus balls are discharged to the lower plate. In such a configuration, the discharge passage is provided on the front face of the game machine having the configuration of the above means 1, that is, the upper tray discharge part, the lower tray discharge part, and the ball distribution part are provided on the front face of the game machine There is. And, the fullness detecting means is arranged to detect the game ball at an intermediate position of the lower tray discharge part. Thereby, even if the front surface of the gaming machine is opened when the upper tray and the lower tray are full, it is suppressed that the game balls stored in the upper tray and the lower tray flow out of the gaming machine. Ru.

Means 9. In the means 8, the ball distribution unit is formed to open upward at the upstream portion of the discharge passage, and a partition wall (partition wall 102) extending in the vertical direction is formed to form the upper tray side open portion ( Divided into an inner passage opening 103) and a lower bowl side opening (outside passage opening 104),
Between the upper surface open part and the upper edge of the partition wall so that the game ball does not protrude from the upper surface open part of the ball distribution part when the upper dish is full and the game balls are distributed to the lower dish. A game machine characterized by having a distance of at least one game ball.

  According to the means 9, when the upper tray is full and the gaming balls are distributed to the lower tray by the ball distribution unit, the distributed gaming balls do not protrude from the upper surface open portion of the ball distribution unit. Therefore, even if the front surface of the gaming machine is opened when the upper tray is full, it is possible to suppress the outflow of the gaming balls in the ball distribution unit to the outside of the gaming machine.

  Further, assuming that the game balls to be distributed are projected from the upper surface open portion of the ball distribution unit, the game balls projected from the upper surface open portion are caught on the passage wall of the connection passage when the upper tray is full. There is a risk that the front of the gaming machine can not be opened. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present means, as described above, the distributed gaming balls do not protrude from the upper surface open portion of the ball distribution unit, so that the occurrence of such a problem can be suppressed. Even in the configuration in which the ball distribution unit is formed by inserting the opening formed in the game area formation body or the like, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is assumed, but according to this means, the occurrence of such inconvenience Can be suppressed.

  Means 10. In the means 9, the reaching position of the paid-out game ball at the upper plate side opening portion is in the front surface of the game machine front body so that the upper plate side opening portion is inside with respect to the lower plate side opening portion. A game machine characterized in that the ball distribution unit is formed so as to be in a position biased to the tip side with respect to a turning direction.

  According to the means 10, even when the game ball is already on the downstream side of the position where the passage is blocked by the blocking means in the connection passage when the game machine front body is opened, the game ball is It becomes easy to be received by the division. Therefore, it is suppressed that the winning balls for the player flow out of the gaming machine.

  Hand 11. In any one of the means 1 to 10, when the payout limiting means restricts the payout of the game ball based on the detection result of the fullness detecting means, the game already paid out before the restriction is executed. A game machine characterized in that the passage length on the upstream side of the detection position of the fullness detecting means in the discharge passage is set so that the ball does not stand by on the upstream side of the discharge passage.

  According to the means 11, even if the bowl is full, the gaming balls paid out before the payout of the gaming balls by the payout device is restricted stands by in the discharge passage. Therefore, even if the front face of the gaming machine is opened when the bowl is full, it is possible to suppress outflow of the gaming balls already paid out to the outside of the gaming machine.

Means 12. In any of the means 1 to 11, the gaming area is provided with a ball entry portion (general winning opening 31, variable winning device 32, actuation opening 33) capable of entering game balls.
A game machine characterized in that the payout device executes payout of the game ball based on the ball entry of the game ball into the ball entry unit.

  The invention of any one of the means 1 to 11 is suitably applied to a gaming machine in which a game ball is paid out when the game ball enters the ball entry portion provided in the game area.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a "pachinko machine") which is a type of gaming machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded or disassembled state, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the rear. . In FIG. 2, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is blank.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall. The outer frame 11 is in a state in which wooden plate members are combined in a rectangular frame shape as a whole, and is configured by fixing each plate member by a detachable fastening member such as a small screw.

  A body frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing axis is set to extend vertically upward to the left as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the body frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis as an axis.

  The main body frame 12 mainly comprises a resin base 15 whose outer shape is substantially the same as the outer frame 11, and a substantially circular window hole 16 is formed at the center of the resin base 15. A plurality of locking pieces 17 are provided on the back side of the resin base 15, and the gaming board 30 is detachably mounted by the locking pieces 17. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 is made of a substantially square plywood, and is attached in a state where the peripheral edge portion is in contact with the back side of the resin base 15. That is, the game board 30 is attached from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and only a substantially central portion of the front face of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the main body frame 12 through the window hole 16 of the resin base 15.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described based on FIG. The gaming board 30 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. In each opening, a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an operation opening 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, and the like are provided. In practice, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the operation opening 33, the through gate 34 and the variable display unit 35 are attached to the surface of the game board by wood screws or the like. In the present embodiment, the variable display unit 35 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 30, the operation opening 33 is disposed below the variable display unit 35, and the variable winning device 32 is disposed further below. In addition, through gates 34 are disposed on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 35, and a plurality of general winning openings 31 are disposed on both sides of the lower part of the game board 30, respectively. The operating port 33 is additionally provided with a motorized part that is in an operating state (open state) under predetermined conditions.

  When the game ball enters the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operation opening 33, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown). The detection result is taken into a main control unit that generally controls the game, and the main control unit transmits a payout command according to the winning situation in each case to a payout control unit that controls the payout mechanism of the game ball. Then, the payout control device controls the payout mechanism to dispense a predetermined number of winning balls. More specifically, with regard to the payout of the prize balls, ten prize balls are paid out when the gaming ball enters the general winning opening 31, and fifteen prize balls are paid out when the gaming ball enters the variable winning device 32, When the game ball enters the operation opening 33, five winning balls are paid out. The game ball detected by the detection sensor is discharged into the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 21 provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12 in the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operation opening 33.

  In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the bottom of the game board 30, and game balls that did not enter the various winning ports etc. will be guided to the discharge passage 21 through the out port 36. ing. Further, on the game board 30, a large number of nails are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as the windmill 37 are disposed.

  The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that variably displays a first symbol (special symbol) using a winning on the operation opening 33 as a trigger. A center frame 43 is disposed on the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the display screen of the symbol display device 41, and does not cause a problem that the visibility of the display screen is reduced by the drop of the game ball. . At the upper center of the center frame 43, a first specific ramp 47 and a second specific ramp 48 are provided side by side. Moreover, the holding | maintenance lamp 44 corresponding to the 1st specific lamp part 47 and the symbol display apparatus 41 is provided so that the area | region where these both specific lamp parts 47 and 48 were arrange | positioned may be pinched | interposed. The number of times the gaming ball passes through the operation opening 33 is held up to four times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by lighting the holding lamp 44. The storage lamp 44 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41. As described above, when the upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the holding lamp 44, the first specific lamp unit 47 and the second specific lamp unit 48 is obstructed by the falling of the game ball It is not configured. At the lower part of the center frame 43, a holding lamp 46 corresponding to the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided. The number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 34 is suspended up to four times, and the number of the reserved balls is displayed by lighting the reserve lamp 46. The holding lamp 46 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41, like the holding lamp 44.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with an 8-inch liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, the first symbols are displayed side by side on the left, in the middle, and the right, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. Then, when symbols of a predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) will occur. The variable display of this symbol will be described in detail later. The symbol display device 41 has a liquid crystal display of 10 inches, 7 inches, etc. other than 8 inches, a display of a wide size, or a display screen according to other types such as CRT, dot matrix, 7 segments etc. May be configured.

  The first specific lamp unit 47 is provided with an LED lamp of a three-color light emitting type of red, green and blue inside thereof. Then, triggered by a winning on the operation opening 33, switching of the luminescent color is performed in a predetermined order. Specifically, red light is turned on in response to a winning on the operation opening 33, and the light emission color is switched to green light when a predetermined time has elapsed in this state. Then, the emission color is switched to blue light when the predetermined time has elapsed while the green light is on. Thereafter, until the emission color switching stop time comes, the emission color switching is repeatedly performed in the order of red, green and blue. As a result, red, green and blue are repeatedly displayed in this order on the first specific lamp portion 47. Then, when the red or green is finally stopped and displayed, a jackpot occurs, and when the blue is stopped and displayed, no jackpot occurs. In addition, the type of jackpot differs depending on whether the final display is stopped in red and the final display is stopped in green, and the former generates a jackpot advantageous to the player (so-called, definite variation) Jackpot).

  On the other hand, the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided with a red and green two-color light emitting type LED lamp inside thereof. The second specific lamp unit 48 uses the passage of the through gate 34 as a trigger to switch emission colors in a predetermined order. Specifically, when the gaming ball passes through the through gate 34, lighting of red light and lighting of green light are alternately performed. As a result, red and green are alternately displayed on the second specific lamp unit 48. Then, when red is displayed in a stop state, the motorized accessory attached to the operation port 33 is configured to be in the open state only for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball can not win or is difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which the game ball is easy to win in the case of a big hit. More specifically, when a jackpot occurs, the variable winning device 32 is in a predetermined open state, and the gaming ball is in a state of being easy to win. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 32, the progress of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is made one round, and the next winning on the winning winning opening in the variable winning device 32 is the condition Generally, it is assumed that the transition condition to the round is satisfied and the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened with a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as the upper limit.

  A rail unit 50 as a rail member for guiding a game ball fired from a game ball launch mechanism 60 to be described later to the upper portion of the game board 30 is attached to the game board 30 and fired from the game ball launch mechanism 60 The game balls are guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 has an inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 which are provided in both inner and outer sides. The inner rail portion 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1⁄4 of the upper side, and the outer rail portion 52 is parallel to the left side portion of the inner rail 51 so as to surround the upper open area of the inner rail portion 51 It is formed in a substantially semicircular ring shape. In this case, the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 constitute a guide rail, and a ball guide passage is formed by a portion where the rail portions 51 and 52 face each other at a predetermined interval.

  In the rail unit 50, the return ball preventing member 54 is attached to the part (upper left part in FIG. 4) from which the game ball pops out from the ball guide passage, and the part corresponding to the maximum flying part of the game ball A rubber return 55 is attached to the upper right portion of. The return ball preventing member 54 prevents the game ball, which has jumped out of the ball guide passage to the top of the game board 30, from being returned into the ball guide passage. In addition, the game ball fired with a predetermined momentum or more strikes the return rubber 55 and is bounced back to the center of the game area.

  At the entrance of the ball guide passage between the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52, a convex portion 57 is formed so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 is formed so as to extend downward from the outer peripheral portion of the inner rail portion 51, and has a function of guiding a far ball not back to the game area but flowing backward in the ball guide passage to a far ball passage 109 described later.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 2, the gaming ball shooting mechanism 60 is attached below the window hole 16 (game board 30) of the resin base 15. The game ball launch mechanism 60 is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid 61 and a launch rail 62, and the output shaft of the solenoid 61 is moved in the expansion and contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 61, and the launch ball 62 is placed on the launch rail 62. Launch the game balls placed toward the game area.

  A front door frame 13 as a front door is provided on the front side of the main body frame 12 so as to cover the entire front side of the main body frame 12. The front door frame 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable, and like the main body frame 12, it can be opened forward with an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It is supposed to be.

  At the open front end side (opposite to the opening / closing axis) on the back surface side of the front door 13, hook fittings 71a, 71b, 71c are provided at three positions in the upper and lower portions. Corresponding to this, insertion holes are provided at the upper and lower three places on the open front end side of the main body frame 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking device 22 composed of interlocking rods extending vertically is provided on the open front end side of the back surface side of the main body frame 12. The front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so as not to be opened by the hook fittings 71a, 71b, 71c being locked to the locking device 22 through the insertion holes.

  A cylinder lock 23 for locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 with respect to the main body frame 12 and locking and unlocking the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is installed at the lower right corner of the main body frame 12 . The cylinder lock 23 is integrated with the locking device 22, and only the cylinder lock 23 of the locking device 22 is provided in a state where it protrudes to the front of the main body frame 12. The cylinder lock 23 has a function of locking and unlocking the main body frame 12 and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13. When the key inserted in the keyhole is turned to the left (counterclockwise direction), the cylinder lock 23 is When the lock is released and the key is turned to the right (clockwise direction), the lock of the front door frame 13 is released.

  A front door frame open switch 24 for detecting the open state of the front door frame 13 is provided on the top of the resin base 15 in the main body frame 12. The front door frame open switch 24 has a pin that can be inserted into and removed from the front surface of the resin base 15. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin is pushed to close the front door frame 13. In the state where the front door frame 13 is opened with respect to the main body frame 12, the pin is returned to the projecting position, and the opening of the front door frame 13 is detected.

  Next, the front door frame 13 will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front door frame 13 as viewed from the rear. In the following description, FIG. 1 and the like will be referred to as appropriate.

  In the front door frame 13, a window 72 is formed in front of the game area. The window portion 72 has a substantially elliptical shape close to a circular shape, and more specifically, a substantially central portion on the left and right sides thereof is curved gently in comparison with the upper and lower sides. In the window portion 72, a transparent glass 73 is fitted, and almost the entire game area can be viewed from the front through the glass 73.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around its periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the rendering effect in the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state at the time of the jackpot or the predetermined reach. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 72, an annular illumination portion 74 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically in the left-right direction, and at the center of the annular illumination portion 74 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10 A central illumination part 75 incorporating the light emitting means of the present invention is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central electric decoration part 75 functions as a big hit lamp, and notifies that it is in big hit by performing lighting or blinking in the big hit state. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination part 75, there are respectively provided a prize ball lamp 76 which is lit during payout ball payout and an error display lamp 77 which is lit during a predetermined error.

  Below the window portion 72 of the front door 13, an upper bulging portion 81 and a lower bulging portion 85 bulging toward the front side are vertically aligned. An upper plate 82 opened upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 81, and a lower plate 86 similarly opened upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 85.

  The upper tray 82 has a function of temporarily storing the gaming balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the gaming balls to the gaming ball shooting mechanism 60 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, a ball release lever 83 for the upper plate 82 is provided on the front side of the upper bulging portion 81. When the ball release lever 83 is operated, a ball release passage (provided in the vicinity of the most downstream portion of the upper plate 82) Not shown) is opened, and the storage balls in the upper tray 82 are discharged to the lower tray 86.

  The lower tray 86 has a function of storing the game balls surplus in the upper tray 82. Further, a ball release lever 87 for the lower plate 86 is provided on the front side of the lower bulging portion 85. When the ball release lever 87 is operated, a closing plate (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate 86 is integrated. Or through a link to open the ball removal hole, and the storage ball in the lower plate 86 is configured to be discharged downward. A ball outlet 86a for discharging gaming balls into the lower plate 86 is provided on the back wall of the lower plate 86, and a large number of small holes are gathered at a position different from the ball outlet 86a. A speaker cover 88 is formed. The output sound of the speaker 89 installed on the back of the back wall is made to be emitted forward through the speaker cover portion 88.

  A game ball emission handle 91 is provided on the right side of the lower side bulging portion 85 so as to protrude to the front side. The game ball emission handle 91 is made of ABS resin, and the surface thereof is plated. Although the game ball firing handle 91 has a well-known configuration, the description by the illustration is omitted, but a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operating handle, and for detecting that the operating handle has been operated. A dial variable resistor is provided to detect the amount of operation of the launch switch and the operation handle of the Furthermore, in the state where the operation handle is operated, a stop switch is provided which is operated to stop the firing of the game ball. Then, an electrical signal is output to the solenoid 61 of the game ball emission mechanism 60 based on the detection results of these sensors and switches, and the game ball is emitted toward the game area.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the window portion 72, the upper tray 82, and the lower tray 86 are provided with respect to the front door frame 13 that constitutes the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. In the conventional pachinko machine, at least the window portion and the lower plate are provided as separate units, and the window portion is independently rotatable with respect to the lower plate. There was a boundary between the above units. In this case, an illegal act performed by inserting an illegal jig or the like from the boundary is assumed. Although it is possible to provide an anti-corruption structure at the boundary between units in order to suppress such an unfair act, doing so leads to complication of the configuration. Furthermore, it is not preferable in design that boundaries occur on the front of the pachinko machine. On the other hand, since the window portion 72, the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86 are provided in the front door frame 13 as described above, no boundary is generated between the window portion 72 and the lower plate 86, The above inconvenience is suppressed.

  However, in the above configuration, by opening the front door frame 13, the window portion 72, the upper tray 82, and the lower tray 86 rotate integrally. In this case, for example, when the lower plate 86 is full of game balls, when the front door frame 13 is opened, the full game balls are made to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 from the ball discharge port 86a side. There is a risk of spillage. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the passage forming unit 100 in which the communication passage between the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86 is formed is provided on the back of the front frame 13 The passage forming unit 100 suppresses the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience. Therefore, the configuration of the passage forming unit 100 will be described below. 6 is a perspective view of the passage forming unit 100, FIG. 7 is a rear view of the passage forming unit 100, FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a part of the passage forming unit 100 in an enlarged manner, and FIG. FIG.

  The passage forming unit 100 is molded of a transparent synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin and screwed to the front door frame 13. In the passage forming unit 100, the game ball distribution unit 101 is formed in the upper corner (the upper right part when viewed in the state of FIG. 7). The game ball distribution unit 101 is opened upward as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, and a partition wall 102 standing upward from the bottom is integrally formed substantially at the center in the left-right direction.

  The game ball distribution unit 101 is divided by the partition wall 102, and two passage openings 103 and 104 are provided. Among them, the inner passage opening 103 communicates with the upper plate passage 106 extending in the front-rear direction so as to continue to the upper plate 82, and the outer passage opening 104 continues to the lower plate 86 (ball outlet 86a of the lower plate 86). It is in communication with the lower plate passage 107 extending obliquely downward.

  In this case, the longitudinal dimension X1 and the lateral dimension X2 of the inner passage opening 103 and the outer passage opening 104 are R <X1 ≒ 2R, R with respect to the diameter R of the gaming ball, as shown in FIG. There is a relation of <X222R. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the height dimension X3 of the partition wall 102 is in the relationship of R <X3 ≒ 1.2R with respect to the diameter R of the gaming ball. Furthermore, the distance X4 between the upper end of the partition wall 102 and the upper surface open portion 101a of the gaming ball distribution unit 101 is in a relationship of R <X4 ≒ 1.3 R with respect to the diameter R of the gaming ball.

  In a state in which the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, as shown in FIG. 3, the gaming ball distribution unit 101 is located behind the main body frame 12 via the front and rear through holes 25 formed in the main body frame 12. Stand out. This projecting position is a position directly below the dispensing mechanism described later. The gaming balls paid out from the payout mechanism basically flow into the inner passage opening 103 and are discharged to the upper tray 82 through the upper tray passage 106. However, if the game balls that become surplus due to the upper plate 82 being full overflows through the upper plate passage 106, the excess game balls are shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. The game ball distribution unit 101 rides up the partition wall 102 from the inner passage opening 103 and drops to the outer passage opening 104. Then, the gaming balls are discharged to the lower tray 86 through the lower tray passage 107. In this case, the distance X4 between the upper end of the partition wall 102 and the upper surface open portion 101a of the game ball distribution portion 101 is in the above relationship, so that the game ball that has run is the upper surface open portion 101a of the game ball distribution portion 101 It does not project upwards more than it does.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lower tray full path switch 108 is provided on the downstream side of the lower tray passage 107. The lower plate full switch 108 is configured by a push-type sensor, and the push-type sensor is pressed by pressing the pressing member 108 a provided to form the lower side passage wall of the lower plate passage 107 by the load of the game ball. The switch unit is turned on, and a detection signal is output to the main control device that generally manages the game. Therefore, when the lower tray 86 is full and gaming balls are stacked on the lower tray passage 107 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, a detection signal is output to the main control device. The main control device stops the payout of the game balls by the payout device in the payout stop process described later. As a result, when the lower plate 86 is full, the payout of more game balls is stopped.

  Here, on the upstream side of the lower plate full switch 108 in the lower plate passage 107, when the lower plate 86 becomes full, it becomes a passage length that can suppress overflow from the gaming ball distribution unit 101. There is. That is, when the payout device which is paying out the gaming balls at the predetermined payout speed is stopped, there may be gaming balls which have been paid out from the payout device and flowed down to the lower plate 86. In this case, even if it is assumed that the maximum number of gaming balls assumed to be already flowing down is lined up on the lower plate passage 107 with respect to the lower plate full switch 108, such gaming balls are gaming ball It does not overflow from the distribution unit 101.

  In the passage forming unit 100, a far ball passage 109 opened upward at the center upper portion is formed. The upper open portion 109a of the foul ball passage 109 is at a position where the far ball which has been fired from the game ball firing mechanism 60 but does not reach the game area and flows backward in the ball guide passage falls. Further, the ball passage 109 is in communication with the lower plate passage 107. Therefore, the balls are discharged to the lower plate 86.

  Next, the configuration of the back of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear face configuration of the pachinko machine 10 disassembled into main parts.

  On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged side by side vertically or horizontally or stacked one on top of the other, and a game ball supply device for supplying gaming balls (Discharge mechanism) and a protective cover made of resin are attached. In the present embodiment, various control devices are divided into two mounts and mounted to configure two control board units, and the control board units are individually attached to the back of the main body frame 12 or the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main control unit 121 (main control board, power supply monitoring board) and the audio lamp control unit 122 (voice lamp control board) are mounted on one mounting base to be unitized, and a payout control unit 123 (dispense control) The substrate), the power supply and emission control device 124 (power supply and emission control substrate) are mounted on the other mount and unitized. Hereinafter, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as "first control board unit 111", and the latter unit will be referred to as "second control board unit 112". In addition, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit and the resin portion may be generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a "back pack unit 113" here. Note that, as shown in FIG. 11, the variable display unit 35 is attached to the game board 30 so as to protrude rearward from the back surface, and the display control device 125 is attached to the back surface of the variable display unit 35. It is done.

  The first control board unit 111, the second control board unit 112, and the back pack unit 113 can be attached and detached without using a tool or the like in unit units, and a spindle is provided in part to form the main body frame 12 Alternatively, it can be developed to the back of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily confirm a hidden portion when the units 111 to 113 and other components are arranged one behind the other. In practice, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 12, the substantially L-shaped first control board unit 111 is disposed substantially at the center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 112 is disposed therebelow. There is. In addition, the back pack unit 113 is disposed in an area partially overlapping the first control substrate unit 111.

  The first control board unit 111 is provided with a support shaft portion M1 at the left end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 111 can rotate about an axis A by the support shaft portion M1. ing. Further, in the first control board unit 111, a fastening portion M2 made of ny latch (registered trademark) or the like is provided on the right end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M1 and A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 111 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. Further, the second control board unit 112 is provided with a support shaft portion M4 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 112 can rotate about an axis B by the support shaft portion M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 112 is provided with a fastening portion M5 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4, and the second control is performed by the fastening portion M5. The substrate unit 112 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body. Furthermore, the back pack unit 113 is provided with a support shaft portion M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 113 is rotatable around an axis C by the support shaft portion M6. . Further, the back pack unit 113 is provided with a fastening portion M7 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and pivoting engagements on the upper end and lower end respectively. Stop portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 113 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9.

  The support shaft portions M1, M4, and M6 rotatably supporting the units 111 to 113 have a hinge structure that can be easily removed in a state in which the units 111 to 113 are opened from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10. Briefly explaining, with regard to the first control board unit 111, the fastening of the fastening portion M2 and the locking of the locking claw portion M3 are released, and the unit 111 is rotated about the axis A to expand and Lift in the state. Thus, on the premise that there is no back pack unit 113, the first control board unit 111 can be removed. In addition, with regard to the second control board unit 112, the fastening of the fastening portion M5 is released, and the unit 112 is rotated about the axis B to be developed, and is lifted in that state. Thereby, the second control board unit 112 can be removed. Further, with regard to the back pack unit 113, the fastening of the fastening portion M7 and the locking of the locking portions M8 and M9 are released, and the unit 113 is rotated about the axis C to unfold, and lifted in that state. Thereby, the back pack unit 113 can be removed.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 113 will be described. FIG. 13 is a rear view of the back pack unit 113, and FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 113. As shown in FIG.

  The back pack unit 113 is configured by integrating the back pack 131 and the payout mechanism portion 132 of the game ball. The back pack 131 is integrally molded of, for example, a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and has a substantially flat base portion 133 and a protective cover portion 134 which protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 134 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display unit 35. However, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned sound lamp control device 122 is also surrounded.

  The back pack 131 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 135 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and by inserting the retaining pins 135 into the bearing portion provided on the main body frame 12 from above The back pack unit 113 is pivotably supported on the main body frame 12 in a cantilever manner. The back pack 131 is provided with a pair of upper and lower ny latches 136 as fasteners at the left end, and the back pack unit 113 is inserted into the main body frame 12 by inserting the ny latch 136 into the fastening holes provided in the main body frame 12. It is fixed.

  A dispensing mechanism 132 is disposed on the base 133 of the back pack 131 so as to bypass the protective cover 134. That is, a tank 141 opened upward is provided at the top of the back pack 131, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 141. Below the tank 141, a tank rail 142 having a ball passage and gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected, and to the downstream side of the tank rail 142, a case rail 143 extending in the vertical direction is connected.

  At the most downstream portion of the case rail 143, a dispensing device 145 is provided. A back pack connection board 146 is installed in the payout mechanism portion 132, and the signal of a payout command from the payout control device 123 is output to the payout device 145 by relaying the connection board 146. In the payout device 145, the payout motor 145a is driven by the signal to appropriately pay out the required number of gaming balls. The back pack connection board 146 plays a role of taking in the main power from the outside. That is, a main power of, for example, 24 AC is supplied to the back pack connection substrate 146, and the power is turned on or off by switching the power switch 146a.

  The game balls paid out from the payout device 145 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 101 through the connection passage 151 provided in the back pack unit 113 so as to connect the payout device 145 and the game ball distribution unit 101 described above. Then, it is discharged to the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86 from there.

  The configuration of the connection passage 151 will be described in detail. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the passage configuration of the connecting passage 151, FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 15, and FIG. 17 is an explanatory view for explaining the flow-down mode of gaming balls in the connecting passage 151. In addition, in the following description, it demonstrates using FIG. 14 etc. suitably.

  The connection passage 151 is formed by assembling the delivery mechanism portion 132 to the back pack 131. In detail, on the downstream side of the position where the dispensing device 145 is disposed in the back pack 131, a passage forming groove 152 opened to the rear is formed. Then, the delivery mechanism portion 132 is assembled to the back pack 131, so that the rear open portion of the passage forming groove 152 is closed, and the connection passage 151 is formed.

  In the connection passage 151, the passage width in the left-right direction is expanded at an intermediate position in the flow-down direction. That is, while the upstream side is equivalent to one game ball, the downstream side is larger than that. In this case, the outlet of the upstream portion 153 is at a position temporarily biased to the left and right in the extension portion 154. A cylindrical support shaft 155 is integrally formed at the substantially central portion of the extension portion 154. The height dimension of the support shaft 155 is substantially the same as the longitudinal dimension of the expanded portion 154. A rotating body 161 is accommodated in the extended portion 154 so as to be pivotally supported by the support shaft 155. In detail, a through hole 162 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the rotating body 161, and the support shaft 155 is inserted through the through hole 162.

  The rotating body 161 is disposed so as to be located at the lowermost end of the extension portion 154. However, the rotating body 161 does not protrude below the extension portion 154. The collision convex part 163 is formed in three places by a 120 degree space | interval on the periphery of the rotary body 161. As shown in FIG. These collision convex parts 163 project onto the path of the gaming ball passing through the expansion part 154 as the rotating body 161 rotates. That is, the distance between the wall portion 154a on the path side in the expansion portion 154 and the collision convex portion 163 of the rotating body 161 is shorter than the diameter of the gaming ball. On the other hand, in the ball receiving recess 164 between the collision convex portions 163 at the peripheral edge of the rotating body 161, the distance between the ball receiving recess 164 and the wall portion 154a is longer than the diameter of the gaming ball. Furthermore, as described above, the rotating shaft 161 is supported by the support shaft 155 being inserted into the through hole 162, and can freely rotate. Therefore, when the gaming ball led out from the upstream part 153 to the expansion part 154 hits the collision convex part 163 of the rotary body 161, the rotary body 161 rotates in the game ball lead-out direction. Then, along with this rotation, the gaming ball is derived toward the gaming ball distribution unit 101.

  The derived game ball reaches the inner passage opening 103 in the game ball distribution unit 101. The inner passage opening 103 communicates with the upper plate 82 as described above. Therefore, the gaming balls paid out from the payout device 145 are basically discharged to the upper tray 82. In this case, the lead-out position of the gaming ball from the connection passage 151 in the inner passage opening 103 is the position of the gaming ball B1 in FIG. That is, the gaming ball derived from the connection passage 151 reaches a position closer to the near side in the inner passage opening 103.

  The rotating body 161 is configured to freely rotate with the flow of gaming balls as described above, but when the front door frame 13 is opened, the free rotation is stopped. Therefore, such a configuration will be described.

  The back pack 131 and the payout mechanism 132 are disposed at a position closer to the wall 154b opposite to the wall 154a in the extension 154 (that is, the end opposite to the gaming ball passing position in the extension 154). A pair of through holes 157 and 158 are formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. The slide plate 171 is inserted through the two through holes 157 and 158. That is, the slide plate 171 penetrates the back pack 131 and the dispensing mechanism 132 in the front-rear direction.

  The slide plate 171 is formed in a long plate shape by a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin. The slide plate 171 is sized such that its longitudinal dimension can penetrate all of the main body frame 12, the game board 30, and the back pack unit 113, and the longitudinal direction thereof is the longitudinal direction. . Therefore, the slide plate 171 penetrates not only the back pack 131 and the payout mechanism portion 132 but also the game board 30 and the main body frame 12 in the front-rear direction, as shown in FIG. An upstanding portion 172 is formed integrally with the upper portion of the slide plate 171 at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction, and is biased between the upstanding portion 172 and the wall of the extended portion 154 on the side of the dispensing mechanism 132. A spring 173 as a means is provided in a compressed state. Thus, the slide plate 171 is always urged forward. In FIG. 14, FIG. 15, and FIG. 17, the spring 173 is omitted.

  With the above configuration, when a force against the biasing force of the spring 173 is not applied to the slide plate 171, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The portion 174 projects forward of the front surface of the main body frame 12 (hereinafter, this position is also referred to as a front position). The movement of the slide plate 171 to the front side is restricted by the rising portion 172 contacting the wall on the back pack 131 side of the extension portion 154. On the other hand, when a force against the biasing force of the spring 173 is applied to the slide plate 171, the slide plate 171 slides rearward, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. The end portion 175 protrudes rearward relative to the rear surface of the dispensing mechanism 132 (hereinafter, this position is also referred to as a rear position).

  The resistance to the biasing force is always applied when the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a pressing piece 181 protruding rearward is provided on the back of the front door frame 13 at a position facing the end face on the front side of the slide plate 171, and the front door frame 13 is In the closed state, the pressing piece 181 presses the slide plate 171 rearward. Thereby, the slide plate 171 slides rearward. On the other hand, when the front door frame 13 is opened, the pressing by the pressing piece 181 is released, and the slide plate 171 slides forward by the biasing force of the spring 173.

  In the slide plate 171, a rotation allowance hole 176 is formed at a midway position in the longitudinal direction so as to be recessed in the short direction. The rotation allowing hole 176 is formed such that the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the slide plate 171 is slightly larger than the thickness dimension of the rotating body 161. When the slide plate 171 is at the above-described rear position, the rotation allowing hole 176 is at a position where the collision convex portion 163 passes when the rotary body 161 rotates, and the collision convex portion 163 slides when the rotary body 161 rotates. It does not hit the board 171. On the other hand, when the slide plate 171 is in the above-described forward position, the position of the rotation allowing hole 176 moves forward. Therefore, when the rotating body 161 rotates, the collision convex portion 163 hits the slide plate 171, and the free rotation of the rotating body 161 is prevented, and the game ball is prevented from being drawn from the connection passage 151 to the gaming ball distribution unit 101. That is, the above-described forward position is an allowable position that allows the game ball to be released, and the backward position is a blocked position that prevents the game ball from being released.

  With the above configuration, when the front door frame 13 is closed to the main body frame 12, free rotation of the rotating body 161 is permitted as shown in FIG. The game ball is derived to the ball distribution unit 101. On the other hand, in the state where the front door frame 13 is opened, as shown in FIG. 17B, free rotation of the rotating body 161 is prevented, and the game ball is released from the connection passage 151 to the game ball distribution unit 101. It is blocked.

  From the above, even if the front door frame 13 is opened under the situation where the game balls are paid out from the payout device 145, the game balls in the connection passage 151 flow out at the timing when the front door frame 13 is opened. Is suppressed. In particular, since it is configured to prevent the free rotation of the rotating body 161, it is possible to smoothly prevent the game ball from being drawn out. For example, assuming that the shutter which appears in and out of the connecting passage 151 instead of the rotating body 161 prevents the game ball from being drawn out, when the connecting passage 151 is closed by the shutter, the shutter and the passage wall of the connecting passage 151 There is a risk that the game ball bites in between. In this case, the shutter and the connecting passage 151 may be damaged. On the other hand, according to the configuration in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being derived without causing such a problem.

  When the front door frame 13 is opened, it is detected by the front door open switch 24 provided on the main body frame 12, and the detection signal is output to the main control device 121. The main control device 121 stops the payout of the game balls by the payout device 145 in the payout stop process described later. This prevents the game ball from continuing to be paid out from the payout device 145 under the condition that the game ball is prevented from being derived from the connection passage 151.

  As described above, the gaming ball derived from the connection passage 151 reaches the near side position in the inner passage opening 103. Further, as described above, the front-rear dimension and the left-right dimension of the inner passage opening 103 are approximately two game balls. As a result, a margin is generated in the turning direction of the front door frame 13 with respect to the leading position of the gaming ball from the connection passage 151 in the gaming ball receiving area of the gaming ball distribution unit 101, as shown in FIG. 18 (even when the front door frame 13 is opened even if the front door frame 13 is opened under the situation where the game ball drawn to the downstream side is still in the connection passage 151, As shown in the explanatory diagram for explaining the movement range, the gaming ball enters the gaming ball distribution unit 101 and is prevented from flowing out to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 19, the power supply line is indicated by a double arrow and the signal line is indicated by a solid arrow.

  On a main control board 121a provided in the main control device 121, a CPU 201 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device is mounted. The CPU 201 has a ROM 202 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 201 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 202 is executed. A certain RAM 203 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  Even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, the RAM 203 is supplied with a data storage holding power (data storage holding voltage) from the power supply and power control provided in the power and discharge control device 124 and the data storage holding voltage. The structure is In detail, the power supply and emission control board 124a is provided with a data storage holding capacitor, and the data storage holding power is supplied from the capacitor.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 201 of the main control board 121a via a bus line configured by an address bus and a data bus. On the input side of the main control board 121a, a power supply monitoring board 121b provided in the main control device 121, a payout control board 123a provided in the payout control device 123, and other switches not shown are connected. In this case, the power supply monitor board 121b is connected to the power supply and discharge control board 124a, and the main control board 121a is supplied with power via the power monitor board 121b.

  On the other hand, the power supply monitoring board 121b, the payout control board 123a and the relay terminal board 205 are connected to the output side of the main control board 121a. Various commands such as a winning ball command are output to the payout control board 123a. In such a case, the various commands are output by one-way communication via the harness. Various commands and the like are output from the main control board 121 a to the display control board 125 a provided in the display control device 125 via the relay terminal board 205. Furthermore, the switch of the LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 and the switch of the LED lamp disposed in the second specific lamp unit 48 are also connected. As a result, the first specified lamp unit 47 and the second specified lamp unit 48 are directly controlled by the main control board 121a.

  The power supply monitoring board 121b relays the main control board 121a and the power supply and emission control board 124a, and monitors the power supply and the power of the DC stable 24 volt which is the maximum power output from the emission control board 124a.

  The payout control board 123a performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout motor 145a. The CPU 211, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 212 storing a control program executed by the CPU 211, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 213 used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 203 of the main control board 121a, the RAM 213 of the payout control board 123a is configured to be able to receive data from the power control board 124a after receiving power from the pachinko machine 10 and receive data storage power. It has become. In addition, in the work area in which various counters and the like in RAM 213 are stored, a command buffer 213a in which a command output from main control board 121a is stored is provided together with various flags storage areas such as a command input flag storage area. There is.

  The command buffer 213a is configured of a ring buffer that temporarily stores a command output from the main control board 121a. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, and commands are stored with regularity from the beginning to the end of the storage area, and when the command is stored in all the storage areas, it is stored at the beginning of the storage area. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer 213a are updated, and the storage and the reading of the command are performed based on the respective pointers.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 211 of the payout control board 123a via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control board 121a, a power supply and firing control board 124a, and a back pack connection board 146 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 123a. The main control board 121a and the back pack connection board 146 are connected to the output side of the payout control board 123a. In this case, the dispensing mechanism portion 132 including the dispensing device 145 and the like is connected via the back pack connection substrate 146.

  The power supply and emission control board 124 a includes a power supply unit and a emission control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control board 121a, the payout control board 123a, and the like through a route indicated by a double-line arrow. As a summary, the power supply unit takes in the 24-volt AC power supplied via the back pack connection board 146, and supplies +12 V power for driving various switches, motors, etc., +5 V power for logic, and RAM data storage A holding power supply or the like is generated, and the +12 V power supply, the +5 V power supply, and the data storage holding power supply are supplied to the main control board 121a, the payout control board 123a, and the like. To generate a data storage holding power means to charge the data storage holding capacitor.

  The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the launch solenoid 61 according to the operation of the game ball launch handle 91 by the player, and the launch solenoid 61 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are satisfied. Specifically, the launch control unit is connected to a launch switch 221, a touch sensor 222 and a strike switch 223 provided on the game ball launch handle 91, and the launch switch 221 and the touch sensor 222 are turned on, the strike switch The emission permission signal is output to the main control board 121a (via the power supply monitoring board 121b) only when the H.223 is turned off. The main control board 121a outputs a emission control signal of a predetermined cycle to the emission control unit (via the power supply monitoring substrate 121b) based on the input of the emission permission signal. Thus, the emission control unit drives the emission solenoid 61 in accordance with the input cycle of the emission control signal. In this case, the game ball launch handle 91 is provided with a dial variable resistor for determining the handle operation amount, and the launch control unit is launched by the launch solenoid 61 based on the change in resistance value of the dial variable resistor. Determine the speed.

  The power supply unit is provided with a RAM erase switch circuit, and is a RAM for taking in a switch signal of the RAM erase switch and clearing data stored in the RAM 203 of the main control board 121a according to the state of the switch. Output the erase signal. That is, when the RAM erase switch is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit outputs a RAM erase signal to the main control board 121a. As a result, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch is pressed, the data in the RAM 203 is cleared in the main control board 121a. At this time, a payout initialization command is output from the main control board 121a to the payout control board 123a, and the data in the RAM 213 is cleared also in the payout control board 123a.

  The display control board 125 a controls the variable display of the first symbol (special symbol) in the sound lamp control device 122 and the symbol display device 41. The display control board 125a includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and an input / output port is connected to the CPU via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. The main control board 121 a is relayed to the relay terminal board 205 and connected to the input side of the display control board 125 a, and based on various commands outputted from the main control board 121 a, the audio lamp control device 122 and the symbol display device Control 41

  Here, as described above, the power supply monitoring board 121b monitors the power supply and the power of the stable DC voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum power supplied from the emission control board 124a. In this case, when the power supply is less than 22 volts, it is determined that a power failure (power shutdown) occurs, and the power failure signal SG1 is output to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) provided in the CPU 201 of the main control board 121a. Thereby, the main control board 121a recognizes the occurrence of the power failure, immediately executes the NMI interrupt processing, and further executes the power failure processing described later based on this. The NMI terminal refers to an interrupt terminal which can not be set to interrupt prohibition.

  Further, the main control board 121a outputs the power failure signal SG2 to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) provided in the CPU 211 of the payout control board 123a in the power failure process. As a result, the payout control board 123a recognizes the occurrence of the power failure, immediately executes the NMI interrupt processing, and further executes the power failure processing described later based on this. That is, in the present embodiment, the payout control board 123a does not directly input the power failure signal from the power supply monitoring substrate 121b, but inputs the power failure signal via the main control substrate 121a.

  It should be noted that the power supply and discharge control board 124a outputs 5 volts, which is the drive power supply of the control system, for a time sufficient for execution of the processing upon power failure even after the DC stable 24 volt power supply becomes less than 22 volts. Is configured to maintain a normal value. Specifically, the power supply and discharge control board 124a is provided with a power failure processing capacitor different from the data storage holding capacitor described above, and the 5 volt power supply is maintained by discharging from the capacitor. ing. Therefore, the main control board 121a and the payout control board 123a can execute and complete the power failure process properly.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 relating to the payout of gaming balls will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  On the input side of the main control board 121a, a winning detection sensor 31a which is a detection sensor for gaming balls, a special winning detection sensor 32a, and an operation detection sensor 33a are connected. The winning detection sensor 31a detects the gaming ball entering the general winning opening 31, the big winning detection sensor 32a detects the gaming ball entering the variable winning device 32, and the actuation detecting sensor 33a receives the gaming ball entering the actuation opening 33. To detect In addition, since a plurality of general winning openings 31 are provided in the game area, a plurality of winning detection sensors 31 a are provided corresponding to the respective general winning openings 31.

  When the main control board 121a receives a detection signal from each of the sensors 31a, 32a, 33a, the main control board 121a outputs a prize ball command corresponding to the sensor 31a, 32a, 33a to which the detection signal is inputted to the payout control board 123a. . That is, when a detection signal is input from the prize detection sensor 31a, a prize ball command including information indicating that it is 10 prize balls is output, and when a detection signal is input from the big prize detection sensor 32a, 15 prizes are awarded. A prize ball command including information indicating that the ball is a ball is output, and when a detection signal is input from the operation detection sensor 33a, a prize ball command including information indicating the five prize balls is output.

  The payout control board 123a receives the winning ball command from the main control board 121a, and the payout motor 145a of the payout device 145 executes the payout of the number of gaming balls according to the winning ball information included in the winning ball command. Drive control. As a result, ten gaming balls are paid out when the gaming ball enters the general winning opening 31, and fifteen gaming balls are paid out when the gaming ball enters the variable winning device 32, and the operation is performed. When the game ball enters the mouth 33, five game balls are paid out.

  As described above, the payout of the game balls is executed based on the winning ball command from the main control substrate 121a, while the payout of the game balls is stopped based on the payout stop command from the main control substrate 121a. This configuration will be described. On the input side of the main control board 121a, the front door open switch 24 for detecting that the front door frame 13 is opened to the main body frame 12 and the lower tray 86 are full. A lower plate full switch 108 is connected to detect that.

  When the detection signal is input from each of the switches 24 and 108, the main control board 121a outputs a payout stop command to the payout control board 123a based on the input. That is, when the front door frame 13 is opened and the lower tray 86 becomes full, the dispensing stop command is output. The payout control board 123a receives the payout stop command from the main control board 121a to stop and control the payout motor 145a so as to stop the payout even if the game ball is being dispensed. This prevents the game balls from being paid out despite the front door frame 13 being opened, and also prevents the game balls from being paid out despite the lower plate 86 being full. Be done.

  Next, the payout stop process executed by the CPU 202 of the main control board 121a will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the payout stop process, first, at step S101, it is determined whether a payout stop flag is set in the payout stop flag storage area provided in the RAM 203 or not. The dispensation stop flag is set by outputting a discontinuance stop command to the dispensation control board 123a, and is cleared by outputting a cancel command to the dispensation control board 123a.

  If the payout stop flag is not set, a negative determination is made in step S101, and the payout stop setting process of steps S102 to S104 is executed. In the payout stop setting process, it is determined whether or not a detection signal is input from the front door opening switch 24 in step S102, and whether or not a detection signal is input from the lower plate full switch 108 in step S103. judge. When the detection signal is not input from any of the front door opening switch 24 and the bottom plate full switch 108, a negative determination is made in both step S102 and step S103, and the present process is ended.

  When the detection signal is input from either the front door open switch 24 or the lower plate full switch 108, an affirmative determination is made in either step S102 or step S103, and the process proceeds to step S104. In addition, when the detection signal is input from the lower plate full switch 108, an affirmative determination is not made when the detection signal is input over a predetermined period, but the determination is not immediately made by the input. preferable. If the lower tray 86 is not full, the lower bowl full switch 108 may be turned on by the gaming balls passing through the lower tray passage 107.

  In step S104, a payout stop command is output to the payout control board 123a, and a payout stop flag is set. Thereafter, the process ends. In the payout control board 123a, the payout motor 145a is controlled to stop by inputting the payout stop command. In addition, even if the prize ball command is input from the main control board 121a before the stop release command described later is input from the main control board 121a, the drive control of the payout motor 145a is not started.

  On the other hand, when the payout in-progress flag is set, an affirmative determination is made in step S101, and the payout stop cancellation processing in steps S105 and S106 is performed. In the dispensing stop cancellation process, it is determined in step S105 whether or not a detection signal is input from any of the front door opening switch 24 and the lower plate full switch 108, and a detection signal is input from either of them. In this case, a negative determination is made, and the process ends.

  When the detection signal is not input from any of the front door open switch 24 and the lower plate full switch 108, an affirmative determination is made, and the process proceeds to step S106. In step S106, the stop release command is output to the payout control board 123a, and the payout stop flag is cleared. Thereafter, the process ends. In the payout control board 123a, by inputting the stop cancellation command, when the winning balls remain, the drive control of the payout motor 145a is started.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  A window portion 72, an upper plate 82, and a lower plate 86 were provided on the front door frame 13 constituting the front portion of the pachinko machine 10 to be a unit. Thereby, in the front part of the pachinko machine 10, the boundary does not occur between the window portion 72 (glass 73), the upper plate 82, and the lower plate 86, and the boundary like the conventional pachinko machine is used. Cheating can be controlled. Further, according to the configuration, the design of the pachinko machine 10 is preferable.

  In this case, the front door frame 13 is provided with the passage forming unit 100, and the lower plate is filled with the game balls flowing down the lower plate passage 107 at an intermediate position of the lower plate passage 107 in the passage forming unit 100 The switch 108 was disposed. Then, when it is determined that the lower tray 86 is full based on the detection result of the lower plate full switch 108, the payout of the gaming balls by the payout device 145 is stopped. Thus, in the configuration in which the window portion 72, the upper plate 82, and the lower plate 86 are unitized as the front door frame 13 as described above, the window portion 72 is opened when the lower plate 86 is full. Even if the necessity arises, the game balls stored in the lower plate 86 are prevented from flowing out to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 in the opening operation. Further, the game ball distribution unit 101 for distributing the game balls to the upper dish passage 106 or the lower dish passage 107 is provided in the passage forming unit 100. Thus, even if the front door frame 13 is opened when the upper tray 82 is full, the game balls stored in the upper tray 82 are prevented from flowing out of the pachinko machine 10.

  Furthermore, the game balls are discharged to the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86 by the passage forming unit 100 being provided, and the lower plate 86 becomes full by the lower plate full switch 108 being provided. It is suppressed that a game ball continues being paid out despite being. That is, by providing the passage forming unit 100 and the lower plate full switch 108, the game balls can be smoothly discharged to the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86. Then, the passage forming unit 100 and the lower plate full switch 108 can obtain the outflow suppressing effect of the gaming ball. That is, according to the above configuration, it is possible to achieve the above effect while simplifying the configuration.

  The connecting passage 151 is provided with a rotating body 161 and a slide plate 171 as a stopper. Thereby, even if the front door frame 13 is opened under the situation where the game ball is paid out from the payout device 145, the front door frame 13 is opened, whereby the passage of the game ball in the connecting passage 151 is blocked. Ru. As a result, the winning balls for the player are prevented from flowing out to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, as described above, the payout of the gaming ball by the payout device 145 is stopped by the front door frame 13 being opened. However, even with such a configuration, there is a possibility that there is a game ball which has already been paid out before the payout of the game ball by the payout device 145 is stopped. Even in this case, the passage of the game ball in the connection passage 151 is blocked as described above, whereby the game ball is prevented from flowing out of the pachinko machine 10.

  In addition, the freedom degree of the arrangement position of the payout device 145 is increased by providing the connection passage 151. In addition, the payout device 145 is provided with a ball feeding body such as a rotating body for executing payout of gaming balls, and it is general to provide ball detection means for detecting gaming balls to be paid out on the downstream side of the ball feeding body. It is Therefore, even if the payout device 145 is provided immediately upstream of the gaming ball distribution unit 101, a predetermined interval occurs between the ball feeding body and the gaming ball distribution unit 101. Therefore, even if the payout device 145 is disposed immediately upstream of the gaming ball distribution unit 101 without providing the connection passage 151, the rotating body 161 and the slide plate 171, the outflow of the gaming balls to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is suppressed. It is difficult. On the other hand, by providing the connection passage 151, the rotating body 161 and the slide plate 171, as described above, the game balls are prevented from flowing out of the pachinko machine 10.

  When the front door frame 13 is opened, the slide plate 171 moves to the blocking position and the rotation of the rotary body 161 is blocked, whereby the passage of the game ball in the connection passage 151 is blocked. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of ball clogging in the connection passage 151 when the passage of the gaming balls in the connection passage 151 is blocked. Assuming that the blocking means is not the rotating body 161 and the slide plate 171 but, for example, a shutter mechanism which appears in and out of the connection passage 151, the connection passage 151 protrudes in the connection passage 151 when blocking passage of gaming balls. There is a possibility that the game ball may be caught between the shutter member and the passage wall of the connection passage 151. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the blocking means is provided as the rotating body 161 and the slide plate 171, the driven rotation of the rotating body 161 is only stopped, so that the above-mentioned jamming of the game ball does not occur. As described above, the occurrence of ball clogging in the connection passage 151 is suppressed.

  A spring 173 is provided to bias the slide plate 171 toward the blocking position, and the front door frame 13 is further provided with a pressing piece 181 for pressing the slide plate 171 toward the allowable position. Thereby, the effect of the said ball clogging suppression can be show | played by mechanical structure.

  The game ball distribution unit 101 is formed such that the distance between the upper end of the partition wall 102 and the upper surface open portion 101a of the game ball distribution unit 101 is equal to or more than one game ball. Thereby, when the upper tray 82 is full and the gaming balls are distributed to the lower tray 86 by the gaming ball distribution unit 101, the distributed gaming balls are not projected from the upper surface open portion 101a of the gaming ball distribution unit 101 . Therefore, even if the front door frame 13 is opened when the upper tray 82 is full, the game balls in the game ball distribution unit 101 are prevented from flowing out to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Further, assuming that the game balls distributed are projected from the upper surface open portion 101a of the game ball distribution unit 101, the game balls projected from the upper surface open portion 101a when the upper plate 82 is full is a passage of the connection passage 151 There is a possibility that the front door frame 13 can not be opened by being caught on the wall. On the other hand, since the gaming ball does not protrude from the upper surface opening portion 101a as described above, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed.

  When the front door frame 13 is opened, the payout of the game balls by the payout device 145 is stopped. As a result, the payout of the game balls is prevented from being continued despite the front door frame 13 being opened, and the outflow of the prize balls to the player to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is suppressed.

  The game ball distribution unit 101 is formed so that the arrival position of the game ball paid out from the payout device 145 in the game ball distribution unit 101 is biased to the front end side with respect to the turning direction of the front door frame 13. Thereby, when the front door frame 13 is opened, even if there is a game ball which has already been paid out before the payout of the game ball by the payout device 145 is restricted, the game ball is played The ball distribution unit 101 can be easily received. Therefore, it is suppressed that the winning balls for the player flow out to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  When the lower tray 86 is full and the payout of the gaming balls by the payout device 145 is stopped, the gaming balls already paid out do not stand by at the connection passage 151 before the stop of the payout is executed. The passage length from the uppermost stream portion of the lower plate passage 107 to the detection position of the lower plate full switch 108 is set. As a result, even if the lower tray 86 is full, the gaming balls paid out until the payout of the gaming balls by the payout device 145 is stopped are kept on standby in the lower tray passage 107. Therefore, even when the lower plate 86 is full, even if the front door frame 13 is opened, the game balls which have already been paid out are prevented from flowing out of the pachinko machine 10.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) A modification of the configuration related to the connection passage is shown in FIG. The connection passage 231 in FIG. 22 includes the upstream portion 232 and the extension portion 233 as in the above embodiment. Further, as in the above embodiment, the expanding portion 233 is provided with a rotating body 161 which is rotated in response to the game ball passing through the connection passage 231 being hit. In this case, in this configuration, the configuration of the stopper is different from that of the above embodiment. That is, in the present configuration, the solenoid 235 is provided as a stopper. The solenoid 235 is disposed so that its output shaft 236 can expand and contract in the vertical direction. Then, when the front door frame 13 is opened, a drive signal is output from the main controller 121 (or a sub controller such as the payout controller 123) to the solenoid 235 based on the detection result of the front door opening switch 24. Thus, the solenoid 235 is excited and the output shaft 236 protrudes downward. When the output shaft 236 protrudes, the collision convex portion 163 of the rotating body 161 hits the output shaft 236 and the driven rotation of the rotating body 161 is blocked. On the other hand, when it is determined that the front door frame 13 is closed based on the detection result of the front door open switch 24, the output of the drive signal to the solenoid 235 is stopped and the excitation of the solenoid 235 is stopped. As a result, the output shaft 236 returns to the original position, and the collision convex portion 163 of the rotating body 161 does not hit the output shaft 236. Thus, the driven rotation of the rotating body 161 is permitted. With the above configuration, the passage of the game ball in the connection passage 231 can be smoothly blocked without providing a complicated mechanical configuration.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the rotating body 161 and the slide plate 171 are provided as the blocking means in the connection passage 151, but this may be changed. For example, as the blocking means, a shutter mechanism provided with a shutter member which appears in and out of the connection passage 151 may be provided.

  (3) Although the connection passage 151 is provided in the back pack unit 113 in the above embodiment, it may be provided in the back of the main body frame 11 or the back of the game board 30 instead.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the game ball is distributed so that the distance between the upper end of the partition wall 102 and the top opening 101a of the game ball distribution unit 101 in the game ball distribution unit 101 is equal to or more than one game ball Although the distribution unit 101 is formed, this may be changed. For example, the partition wall 102 may be formed to reach the position of the upper surface opening portion 101a. In this case, the inner passage opening 103 and the outer passage opening 104 can be partitioned more reliably. However, in the present configuration, when the upper tray 82 is full, the game ball may protrude from the upper surface open portion 101 a of the game ball distribution unit 101. Then, when the upper tray 82 is full, there is a possibility that it is difficult to open the front door frame 13. Therefore, in such a configuration, for example, it is preferable to secure a certain distance between the game ball distribution unit 101 and the connection passage 151. In addition, when the pivoting piece is provided at the bottom of the upper tray passage 106 and the front door frame 13 is opened, the pivoting piece is pivoted to the bottom of the upper tray passage 106 for the lower tray. It is preferable that the guiding portion to the passage 107 be exposed and the gaming balls in the passage for the upper tray 106 be led out to the passage for the lower tray 107.

  (5) The longitudinal dimension and the lateral dimension of the gaming ball distribution unit 101 are not limited to those in the above embodiment, but are arbitrary. However, by making the longitudinal dimension and the lateral dimension larger than those of the above-described embodiment, the arrival position of the gaming ball having flowed down the connecting passage 151 is the tip side of the pivoting direction of the front door frame 13 When the door frame 13 is opened, the game ball distribution unit 101 can easily receive the game balls.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the lower plate full switch 108 is configured by a push type sensor, but is not limited to this. For example, the lower plate full switch 108 may be configured by a photo sensor or a magnetic sensor.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the detection signals of the front door open switch 24 and the lower plate full switch 108 are input to the main control device 121, but these detection signals may also be input to the payout control device 123. Good.

  (8) The processing configuration of the payout stop process (FIG. 21) is not limited to that in the above embodiment, but is arbitrary.

  (9) In the above embodiment, the front door opening switch 24 is provided on the front side of the main body frame 12, but this may be changed. For example, the front door opening switch may be provided to detect the movement of the locking device 22. That is, the unlocking operation of the locking device 22 is detected by the front door opening switch. Thereby, when the front door frame 13 is opened, it can be detected at an earlier stage than the above embodiment, and the payout stop timing of the game ball when the front door frame 13 is opened is advanced. be able to.

  (10) In the above embodiment, although the upper plate 82 and the lower plate 86 are provided as the ball receptacles, only one ball receptacle may be provided. Even in this case, the front door frame 13 is provided with the window portion 72 and the ball receiving plate, and the passage forming unit in which the discharge passage to the ball receiving plate is formed is provided in the front door frame 13 as described above. It is possible to obtain the same effect as the effect of.

  (11) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp portion 47 is disposed above the display screen of the symbol display device 41, but is disposed at another position. It is also good. For example, the first specific lamp portion 47 may be disposed in the vicinity of the out port 36.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp unit 47 is provided separately from the symbol display device 41 that performs variable display of the first symbol, but the first specific lamp unit 47 may not be provided.

  (13) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display device 41. However, the present invention may be applied to other types of pachinko machines. For example, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a winning combination apparatus provided with a game ball rolling unit, an advantage opening and the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 12 ... Body frame as a support body, 13 ... Front door frame as a game machine front body, 24 ... Front door opening switch as an open detection means, 30 ... Game A game board as an area formation body, 31: a general winning opening as a ball entry part, 32: a variable winning device as a ball entry part, 33: an operation port as a ball entry part, 72: a window part constituting a window panel part , 73: glass constituting the window panel portion, 82: upper plate, 86: lower plate, 100: passage forming unit, 101: gaming ball distributing portion, constituting the ball receiving portion or ball distributing portion, 102: partition wall, 103 ... an inner passage opening as an upper plate side opening, 104 ... an outer passage opening as a lower plate side opening, 106 ... an upper plate passage as an upper plate discharging portion, 107 a lower as a lower plate discharging portion Passage for dishes, 108 ... Full plate fullness detection means as full detection means Reference numeral 121 · · · Main control device, 145 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Spring as biasing means, 181: pressing piece as pressing means, 235: solenoid as driving means, 236: output shaft as driving part.

Claims (1)

A game area forming body in which a game area where a game ball flows down is formed;
A window panel section provided on the front face of the gaming machine for making the gaming area visible;
A payout device provided on the back side of the gaming area formation body and paying out gaming balls based on the game result in the gaming area;
A gaming machine provided with a ball receptacle provided below the window panel portion and storing gaming balls paid out from the payout device.
The window panel portion and the ball receptacle are provided on the front face of the game machine rotatably provided forward, and the game balls dispensed from the payout device are discharged to the ball receptacle on the front face of the gaming machine. Provide a discharge passage,
The game machine is
Full detection means for detecting a game ball flowing down the discharge passage at an intermediate position of the discharge passage;
And a payout restricting means for restricting the payout of the game ball by the payout device when it is determined that the ball receptacle is full based on the detection result of the full detection means.
A support for supporting the dispensing device is provided with a connecting passage for connecting the discharge passage and the dispensing device,
The connection passage is provided with blocking means for blocking passage of game balls in the connection passage when the front face of the game machine is opened ,
The blocking means is
A rotating body that is driven to rotate by a part of the game ball protruding on the flow-down trajectory of the game ball in the connection passage and the game ball flowing down the connection passage hitting the protrusion;
A stopper which is movable between a blocking position for blocking rotation of the rotating body and a permissible position for permitting movement, and which moves to the blocking position when the front face of the game machine is opened;
Equipped with
A plurality of ball receiving recesses, on which game balls can be placed, are arranged in parallel in the rotational direction on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, and the plurality of ball receiving recesses are the downflowing trajectories along with the rotation of the rotating body. It is possible to project upwards sequentially,
When the stopper is disposed at the allowable position, the gaming ball placed on the ball receiving recess is drawn downstream with the rotation of the rotating body, while the stopper is disposed at the blocking position. A gaming machine characterized in that the game ball placed on the ball receiving recess is not led out to the downstream side by blocking the rotation of the rotating body .

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