JP6540839B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, for example, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a game machine. The pachinko machine, for example, and a front door having a viewing window for viewing the Yu technique area.

Further, there is a pachinko machine that emits decorating Yu skill area locations (e.g., see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2000-354653, A (page 3, FIG. 2)

However, in the case of the conventional example having such a configuration, there are the following problems .

Ie, in the conventional pachinko machine, there is a problem that the visibility of the light emission decoration becomes difficult.

The present invention was made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine which can improve the visibility of luminous decoration game area.

In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member that forms a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
In at least a part of the game area, the game apparatus has a front game area and a rear game area overlapping in front and back in a front view of the game machine,
The front game area and the rear game area are provided at positions where the front of the display screen of the display device is not closed in front view of the gaming machine in front view of the gaming machine, and are not overlapped with the display screen.
The rear game area is
A member that forms a flow-down path of the gaming ball by the collision or contact of the gaming ball, and a light guiding portion having a light guiding property;
A light incidence means for entering light from the back side of the gaming machine of the light guide;
Equipped with
The light guide unit
At least a part of the light incident from the light incident means is guided to the front play area side,
The gaming member is
The game machine further comprises guiding means for shifting between a state where the game ball can flow down the front game area and a state where the game ball is guided to the back game area ,
A first light transmitting portion provided behind the front play area;
And a second light transmitting portion provided at a position behind the first light transmitting portion and in front of the rear game area and having a light transmittance different from that of the first light transmitting portion.
A light blocking member is provided between the rear side game area and the light incident means .

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the visibility of the light emitting decoration in the gaming area.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine of Example 1 of this invention. It is a front view of a game board. It is a reverse view of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. FIG. 6 is a front view of a two-layer gaming area forming part of the first embodiment. FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of the two-layer gaming area forming part of the first embodiment; FIG. 18 is a front exploded perspective view of the dual-layer playing area forming part of the first embodiment; FIG. 18 is a rear perspective view of the dual-layer gaming area forming part of the first embodiment; FIG. 18 is a rear exploded perspective view of the dual-layer playing area forming part of the first embodiment; It is the sectional view on the AA line shown in FIG. (A) is a side view of the light guiding rod, (b) is a view seen from the tip side of the light guiding rod, (c) is a cross section showing the flow-down path of the gaming ball in the two-layer game area forming part FIG. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the game board of the second embodiment. (A) is sectional drawing of the game board of Example 3, and a front transparent board, (b) is sectional drawing of the game board of Example 4. FIG. (A), (b) is sectional drawing of the game board of a modification, and a front transparent plate.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as "pachinko machine") will be described in detail based on the drawings.

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to the game island of the game arcade (hole), and one side of the outer frame 11 (for example, the front) An inner frame 12 supported to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the left side in visual view as the opening and closing axis, and an inner frame with one side of the inner frame 12 (for example, the left side in front view) And a front frame set 14 which is attached to open and close freely.

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

  The inner frame 12 roughly includes a resin base (not shown) as a main member for forming the outer shape, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) attached to the resin base (not shown). Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 is provided with a front frame set 14 which can be opened at one side on the front side of a resin base (not shown).

  Specifically, the resin base (not shown) has a substantially rectangular outer shape in a front view, and an opening (a game area 30a (see FIG. 2) which will be described later) having the substantially central portion as an opening center. It is set as the plate-shaped member in which the opening of equal magnitude | size was formed.

  The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable / closable about an opening / closing axis J1 in the vertical direction on the left side in a front view. In other words, the front frame set 14 is openable and closable relative to the resin base (not shown).

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

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

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

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

  The lower tray unit 13 is fixed to the lowermost portion of the base plate (not shown) by a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14 as shown in FIG. ing. The lower plate unit 13 has a lower plate 15, a ball release lever 17 and a game ball emission handle 18 on its front side.

  The lower plate 15 as a ball tray is provided substantially at the center of the lower plate unit 13, and gaming balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower plate 15. The ball removing lever 17 is for removing (discharging) the game balls in the lower plate 15. By moving the ball removing lever 17 to the left in FIG. The gaming ball which is open and stored in the lower plate 15 can be pulled out downward through the opening portion of the bottom surface of the lower plate 15.

  The game ball emission handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In response to the operation of the game ball emission handle 18 by the player, the game ball launch device 38 drives the game balls toward the game board 30 described later. The game ball launch device 38 is configured of, for example, a game ball launch handle 18 and a launch device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output unit 24 is an output port for outputting a sound from a speaker provided at the inside or the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the upper left and right two places in the front view of the front frame set 14.

  The upper tray unit 21 is, as shown in FIG. 1, a base plate (not shown) with a fastener such as a screw so as to be located at a lower portion of the front frame set 14 (upper position of the lower tray 15 described above). It is fixed to the lower part in a front view, and is provided with an upper tray 19 as a tray for gaming balls. Here, the upper tray 19 is a ball tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them toward the game ball launch device 38 while aligning them in a line.

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

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

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 is provided with various kinds of electric decoration parts (the first electric decoration part 300, the second electric decoration part 302, and the third electric decoration part 304) around the window part 101. ing. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 has a first electric decoration portion 300 (left electric decoration portion) containing an LED or the like in the left part around the window portion 101 in the front view. A third electric decoration 304 containing a second electric decoration 302 (right electric decoration) containing an LED or the like at the right part around the window 101 and an electric light etc. at an upper part around the window 101 It has (upper electric decoration part). These electronic decorative parts play a role of changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach, etc., and enhancing the rendering effect during the game.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the first electric decoration part 300, the second electric decoration part 302, and the third electric decoration part 304 function as a big hit lamp, and by being lit or blinked at the big hit, the big hit is being done Inform. In addition, the first electric decoration part 300 and the second electric decoration part 302 of the pachinko machine 10 are equipped with the prize ball lamp 105 which lights up during the prize ball payout, and the error display lamp 106 which lights up at the time of a predetermined error. ing. A small window 107 made of transparent resin is provided at a lower right corner of the periphery of the window portion 101 so that a part of the surface of the inner frame 12 or the surface of the game board 30 can be viewed. Since a predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, a certificate stamp or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read by the machine from the flat portion of the small window 107.

  In addition, a ball rental operation unit 120 is disposed below the window portion 101, and the ball rental operation unit 120 is provided with a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122. When the rental ball operation unit 120 is operated with a bill or card (for example, a prepaid card) inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation A game ball is lent. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on the information recorded in the card etc. (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper tray 19 as long as the remaining amount exists in the card etc. Be done. The return button 122 is operated to request return of a card or the like inserted in the card unit. In addition, you may make it provide the frequency display part (illustration omitted) in the rental ball operation part 120 further. The frequency display unit (not shown) is for displaying balance information of a card or the like. In the case of a pachinko machine in which gaming balls are directly lent out to the upper tray from a ball lending device or the like without passing through a card unit, the so-called cash machine does not require the ball lending operation unit 120. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the rental ball operation unit 120. As a result, it is possible to share the ball rental operation unit between the pachinko machine and the cash machine using the card unit.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is shaped like a square plywood in a front view with both left and right corners removed, and the peripheral edge portion (outside portion of the rails 51 and 52 described later) The game area 30a which is attached in a state of being in contact with the back side of the resin base (not shown) of the frame 12 is shown in FIG. The front frame set 14 is visible from the front outside of the front frame set 14 through the window portion 101 (glass plate 137).

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

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

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices etc. pass through this out port 36 and are not shown in FIG. You will be guided. A large number of nails are implanted on the game board 30 in order 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 device unit 35 is triggered by winnings on the first starting opening 33a and the second starting opening 33b as a first symbol display device 40 that variably displays a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information. The second symbol display device 41 that variably displays the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol) triggered by the passage of the third start opening 34, and winnings on the first start opening 33a and the second start opening 33b A third symbol display device 42 that variably displays a third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) is provided as a trigger.

  The first symbol display device 40 is, for example, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a, which perform variable light emission etc. based on entering the first start opening 33a. 40b, a holding lamp 40c indicating the number of holdings of the variable display by the LEDs 40a and 40b, and a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) of variable light emission etc. based on entering the second start opening 33b The light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40d and 40e and a holding lamp 40f indicating the number of pending variable display in the LEDs 40d and 40e are provided.

  The LEDs 40a and 40b that emit light in a variable manner, for example, can emit light in red and blue based on entering the first start opening 33a. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variation display state of the first symbol (the light emission color aspect of each of the LEDs 40a and 40b in the present embodiment) by alternately changing the light emission color of each of the LEDs 40a and 40b. When both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in red light state, it shows a definite big hit (specificity), and when both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in blue light state usually shows big hit (non specific), both LEDs 40a, 40b When it stops in the light emission state of the different color, it shows the detachment.

  Similarly to the above, the LEDs 40d and 40e that perform variable light emission and the like based on entering the second start port 33b are, for example, capable of emitting red and blue light. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variation display state of the first symbol (in the present embodiment, the emission color mode of each of the LEDs 40d and 40e) by alternately changing the emission color of each of the LEDs 40d and 40e, for example, When both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the red light state, it shows a definite big hit (specificity), and when both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the blue light state usually shows big hit (non specific), both LEDs 40d, 40e When it stops in the light emission state of the different color, it shows the detachment.

  In addition, a single LED of a type capable of emitting light of at least three or more colors may be adopted as the first symbol display device 40, and by alternately emitting light of each color, or the like, the first symbol When the LED is stopped in the light emitting state of the first color, it indicates a definite change big hit (per specific), and when the LED is stopped in the light emitting state for the second color, it usually indicates big hit (non-specified per unit) When the LED is stopped in the light emission state of the third color, the LED may indicate detachment. The first symbol display device 40 described above corresponds to the identification information change display means in the present invention.

  The second symbol display device 41 has a display portion 41a on which, for example, "o" is drawn for the second symbol, a display portion 41b on which "x" is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. Each time the game ball passes through the second starting opening 34, for example, when the display symbol (normal symbol) by the display parts 41a and 41b changes and the variable display stops at a predetermined symbol, the lower side The two starting ports 33b are configured to be in an operating state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times the game ball passes the second starting opening 34 is suspended up to four times, and the number of times of suspension is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 41 c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) therein, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or the lighting of the lamps). The second symbol display device 41 described above corresponds to the ordinary identification information change display means in the present invention.

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

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not win or is difficult to win, and in the open state where the game ball is easy to win in the big hit, and the normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. As described above, the state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated to the open state and the normal closing state in the case of a big hit is called a specific gaming state (for example, a big hit state). Since the ball enters the ball (winning) and a large number of gaming balls are paid out for the winning, the gaming state is advantageous for the player. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, the number of inserted game balls (the number of shots of the game ball to the game area 30a by the game ball launcher 38) , Normal gaming state (playing ball consumption state) greater than the number of prize balls paid out based on the entry of the gaming balls into the variable winning device 32, the start winning device 33, the third starting port 34, etc. A state transition can be made to a specific gaming state (for example, a big hit state) in which the number of ball payouts is greater than the number of game balls inserted.

  More specifically, when the gaming ball wins against the first starting opening 33a, the two LEDs 40a and 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are variably displayed, and the display of the LEDs 40a and 40b after the variation stop is preset light emission When it becomes a combination of the modes, a specific gaming state occurs. For example, in the case of the light emission mode that both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the red light emission state, it indicates that the specific game state of the probability variation big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in the blue light emission state In the case of the light emission mode, it indicates that the player has won the specific gaming state which is usually a big hit (non-specificity), and in the case of the light emission mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b stop at the light emission state of different colors. Indicates that the player has been defeated in the specific gaming state.

  Similarly to the above, when the game ball wins against the second starting opening 33b, the two LEDs 40d and 40e of the first symbol display device 40 are variably displayed, and the display of the LEDs 40d and 40e after the variation stop is preset When it becomes a combination of the light emission mode, a specific gaming state occurs. For example, in the case of the light emission mode that both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the red light emission state, it indicates that the specific gaming state of the probability variation big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40d and 40e stop in the blue light emission state In the case of the light emission mode, it indicates that the player has won the specific gaming state which is usually a big hit (non-specificity), and in the case of the light emission mode in which both LEDs 40d and 40e stop at the light emission state of different colors. Indicates that the player has been defeated in the specific gaming state.

  Then, the variable winning device 32 is configured such that the big winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the gaming ball is in a state of being easy to win (big hit state). Specifically, with the elapse of a predetermined time for the open state or a predetermined number of winnings as one round, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds). Further, the number of times the gaming ball passes through the first starting opening 33a is suspended up to four times, and the number of times of suspension is displayed by the suspension lamp 40c. Further, the number of times the gaming ball passes through the second starting opening 33b is also suspended up to four times, and the number of times of suspension is displayed by the suspension lamp 40f. The hold lamps 40c and 40f may be configured to be held on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 or the like.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of rails 51 and 52 for guiding the game balls fired from the game ball launch device 38 (see FIG. 3) to the top of the game board 30 are attached to the game board 30. The game balls fired along with the turning operation of the game ball firing handle 18 are guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 described later of the plurality of rails 51 and 52. . The plurality of rails 51 and 52 are long strip-shaped stainless steel metal strip members, and are attached to the game board 30 both inside and outside. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially vertical oval ring shape except for about 1⁄4 of the upper side. The outer rail 52 is formed such that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 constitute a guide rail, and the portions 51 (52) parallel to each other with a predetermined distance (portion on the left side) form the ball guide passage 49. . The ball guiding passage 49 is formed in the shape of a groove having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, the shape of a groove whose front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 2) of the inner rail 51. Thus, it is possible to prevent the game ball guided to the upper part of the game board 30 from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 from being returned to the ball guide passage 49 again. It has become. In addition, in a state where the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, at the position corresponding to the largest flight portion of the game ball in the outer rail 52 (upper right part in FIG. 2: a part corresponding to the tip of the outer rail 52) Is located at a return rubber 54 (a member shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) provided on the inner frame 12. Therefore, the game ball fired with a predetermined momentum or more is hit on the return rubber 54 and bounced back. Since the outer rail 52 is a long stainless steel metal band, the flight of the gaming ball can be made smoother, that is, the frictional resistance of the gaming ball can be reduced. In addition, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, a wall 60 (shown by a broken line in FIG. 2) formed in the inner frame 12 is located from the end of the outer rail 52 to the right end of the inner rail 51. Thus, the game area 30a is partitioned.

  The lower right corner of the game board 30 is a space for sticking a seal (S1 in FIG. 2) such as a certificate (for example, the serial number is described) or a plate. By sticking a seal (S1 in FIG. 2) such as a certificate stamp in the lower right corner of the game board 30, it is possible to give uniqueness between the game board 30 and the certificate board.

  Next, the game area 30 a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 30 a is sectioned into an approximately vertically elongated circular shape by the inner peripheral portions (inner and outer rails) of the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and in the present embodiment, the game board 30 is particularly formed. The game area 30a divided on the board of the game is large.

  In the present embodiment, when the gaming area 30 a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the area surrounded by the inner rails 51 and the outer rails 52 excludes the area of the induction rail which is a parallel portion of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52. Area. Therefore, since the guide rail portion is not included in the game area 30a, the left limit position toward the game area 30a is specified not by the outer rail 52 but by the inner rail 51. Similarly, the right limit position toward the play area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30. Further, the upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawing is omitted, one game ball is supplied to the game ball emitting device 38 from the ball outlet (not shown) of the front frame set 14 (the ball outlet communicating with the lowermost portion of the upper plate 19). Be done.

  Next, the configuration of the back of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 is arranged such that various control boards are arranged vertically or horizontally on the back (in fact, on the back of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30) It is disposed, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism portion 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In the present embodiment, various control boards are divided and mounted on two mounts (not shown) to form two control board units, and those control board units are individually provided on the back surface of the inner frame 12 or the game board 30. I try to wear it. In this case, the main control unit 261 and the sub control unit 262 shown in FIG. 4 described later are mounted on separate mounts (not shown) attached to the game board 30 and unitized respectively, and FIG. 4 described later The delivery control device 311, the emission control device 312, and the power supply device 313 shown in FIG. 2 are mounted on another mounting base (not shown) to be unitized. Here, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit will be referred to as “second control board unit 202”.

  Further, since the dispensing mechanism portion 352 and the protective cover are 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 203" herein. The detailed configuration of each of the units 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured to be attachable and detachable without using a tool etc. in unit units, and in addition to this, a support shaft portion is partially provided. It is provided and can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily confirm a hidden configuration and the like even when the units 201 to 203 and the other configurations are arranged one over the other.

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

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

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a, and the lower second opening 33b is provided with an electric role. The operation port solenoid of.

  The detection results respectively detected by the above-mentioned winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261 described later, and a payout command (a game ball of The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, the payout of a predetermined number of gaming balls is implemented by the output of the payout control board 311a.

  The first control board unit 201 has, for example, two upper and lower substantially rectangular mounts (not shown), and the main control unit 261 is mounted on the lower mount when viewed from the back side of the game board 30 The sub controller 262 is mounted on the upper mount. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 261 is composed of a CPU 501 which is in charge of main control, a ROM 502 which stores a game program, a RAM 503 which stores necessary data corresponding to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including input / output port 505 to contact, random number generator (not shown) used in various lottery, clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization etc. A substrate 261a is provided, and the main control substrate 261a is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 263 (encapsulation means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) covering the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit (not shown), whereby the substrate box (not shown) is sealed.

  The sub controller 262 controls, for example, the CPU 551 which controls voice and lamp display and controls the display controller 45 in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main controller 261, and additionally, the ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554 and A sub control substrate 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub control substrate 262a is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub controller 262, and power supplied from a power board described later passes through the power relay board (not shown) to the sub controller 262 and the display controller 45. Output to

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mount (not shown), and the payout control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are mounted on the mount. The payout control device 311 is equipped with a control board including a CPU that is central to control, ROM, RAM, various ports, etc., and the emission control device 312 is equipped with a emission control board. It has a control board. The payout control substrate 311 a of the payout control device 311 controls the payout of the prize balls and the lending balls. The launch control board of the launch control device 312 controls the launch device 229 (see FIG. 4) according to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, and the power supply board of the power source 313 The required predetermined power supply voltage is generated and output. The launch device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid type launch part which strikes and launches the game ball with a launch rod (not shown) which can be advanced and retracted according to the energization / non-energization of the launch solenoid (not shown). Other than that, as a launch device 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launch component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launch rod that operates according to the drive of a launch motor, and an electromagnetic launch component that launches a game sphere by generating an electromagnetic field. The type of the can be adopted. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball rental operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and takes in a ball lending operation command by the player and outputs it. Output. The card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which the game balls are directly lent out to the upper tray 19 from the ball lending device or the like without the intervention of a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection substrate 314 are respectively accommodated and configured in a substrate box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, as in the main control device 261 described above, the box base (not shown) and the box cover (not shown) constituting the substrate box (encapsulation means) are opened by the sealing unit (sealing means). The board box 263 is sealed by being connected in a disabled manner.

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

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and can maintain the state at the time of a power failure even if a power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from a power failure (power recovery). Therefore, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, at the end of the hall operation), the state before the power is turned off is stored. It is decided to introduce it.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is an integrated unit of a resin molded back pack 351 and a game ball dispensing mechanism portion 352.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 opened upward at the top, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility (game island facility) of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, there is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 which has two horizontal ball passages and which slopes gently downward toward the downstream side, and further, on the downstream side of the tank rail 356, the case rail 357 vertically. Are linked. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and the required number of gaming balls are appropriately paid out by a predetermined electrical configuration such as the payout motor 358a. The gaming balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 19 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like.

  In addition, the tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Furthermore, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356, but is in contact with the two screws, and the vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball jam occurs around the tank rail 356, the ball jam is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

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

  The dispensing mechanism portion 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin), and is grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, the generation of noise due to the charging of the gaming ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper right side of the inner frame 12, an inner frame open detection switch 388 is provided which detects that the inner frame 12 is opened relative to the outer frame 11. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is output from the inner frame open detection switch 388 to the in-hole (in the pachinko parlor) computer.

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

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

  The RAM 503 is configured such that a backup voltage can be supplied from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and data can be held (backup). The RAM 503 is used to temporarily store various data and the like. It has a memory and an area.

  That is, since the CPU 501 of the main control unit 261 executes normal processing until the end when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power cut or the like, the RAM 503 performs the power cut off time (including the power cut occurrence time). It is sufficient to store the contents of the counter buffer and the storage ball storage area only, and when the power is turned on again, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off. Specifically, the RAM 503 is a dedicated backup area for storing values of registers, I / O, etc. for gaming information during the normal processing at the time of power-off (including power-off occurrence, and so forth). There is no need to A power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542 described later is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like. The occurrence of the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

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

  Further, the payout control device 311 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout motor 358a. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory or the like.

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

  The RAM 513 stores information on the power-off state to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off when the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. That is, the storage of the RAM 513 is performed at the time of power supply cut-off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the step of the payout control process, and conversely the restoration of the storage information of the RAM 513 is performed in the power restoration process at the power supply on .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 including the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 via a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 515, the main control device 261, the emission control device 312, the payout motor 358a and the like are connected respectively.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 5, three left, middle and right decorative symbol rows L, M and R are set, and the decorative symbol row L, For each of M and R, three upper decorative symbols, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol are displayed variably. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols are composed of a main decorative symbol SZ to which numerals “0” to “9” are respectively attached, and a sub decorative symbol FZ consisting of a rhombic symbol, and the symbols The main decorative symbols SZ are displayed in ascending or descending order, and the sub decorative symbols FZ are arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to constitute a series of decorative symbol rows L, M, R. Then, the main decorative symbol SZ and the sub decorative symbol FZ are displayed fluctuating from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In such a case, in the left decorative symbol row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative symbols are displayed in descending order (that is, in order of decreasing the number of the main decorative symbol SZ), and in the middle decorative symbol row M and the right decorative symbol row R, similarly The above-described series of decorative symbols are displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing number of the main decorative symbol SZ). Then, the variation display stops in the order of left decorative symbol row L, right decorative symbol row R, and middle decorative symbol row M, and when it is stopped, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, ie, upper line L1, middle line The main decorative symbol SZ at any of L2, lower line L3, upper right line L4 and upper left line L5 is a big hit if it is aligned with a combination of big hit symbols (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) The game video is displayed.

  Then, the further characteristic part of the pachinko machine 10 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS. 6-12.

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the two-layer game area forming part 60 of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the two-layer game area forming part 60 of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a front exploded perspective view of the two-layer game area forming part 60 of the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the two-layer game area forming part 60 of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a rear exploded perspective view of the two-layer game area forming part 60 of the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 12 (a) is a side view of the light guide rod 74, FIG. 12 (b) is a view seen from the tip end of the light guide rod 74, and FIG. 12 (c) is a two-layer game area forming part 60. Is a cross-sectional view showing a flow-down path of the game ball B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 has a game area 30a and a plurality of nails forming a flow-down path of the game ball B are erected in the game area 30a. In the game area 30a, a nail 63 erected on a transparent resin transparent plate 62, which will be described later, has a thread portion 63a formed at its tip, and nails other than the transparent plate 62 are game boards Since it is a nail driven into 30 (wood), it is a normal nail having no thread portion 63a at its tip.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board 30 is provided with a two-layer gaming area forming component 60 having a home base shape (generally pentagonal shape) in a front view in the center of the left end of the gaming area 30 a. The two-layer game area forming component 60 is attached from the back side of the game board 30 by screws or screws not shown. It may also be attached in other ways. Further, FIG. 2 schematically shows a double-layer game area forming part 60 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 12C, the double-layered game area forming part 60 has a depth in which the game ball B can flow down not only in the front area (the center of the left end of the game area 30a) but also in the back area. A side game area 71a (another back side game area 71a formed behind the game area 30a) is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an open / close door 58 is provided on the upper side of the two-layer game area forming part 60 in the game board 30. When the game ball B enters while the open / close door 58 is open, the game ball B is guided to the back side game area 71a to be described later, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. When the open / close door 58 is closed, the game ball B can not enter the ball, and the game ball B flows down on the open / close door 58 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

  The main control board 261a controls the opening and closing of the opening and closing door 58. In the present embodiment, the value of the random number acquired by the random number generator (not shown) on the main control board 261a based on the ball entry of the gaming ball B into the first starting opening 33a and the second starting opening 33b is When the opening and closing door 58 is at a value, the opening and closing door 58 is opened and closed. Further, the open / close door 58 may be opened or closed based on entering a ball to another winning opening (not shown) provided on the game board 30.

  Here, the configuration and the like of the two-layer game area forming part 60 will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12 (c), the double-layer game area forming part 60 has a front game area forming part 61 which forms a left end central part of the game area 30a and a back side of the front game area forming part 61. (Back side) The back side game area formation component 71 which forms visually the other back side game area 71a which the game ball B flows down via the said game area is provided.

  Here, first, the front game area forming component 61 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and FIG. 10, the front game area forming part 61 is, for example, a transparent plate 62 made of a transparent resin having a home base shape (generally pentagonal shape) and standing on the front side of the transparent plate 62. A plurality of provided nails 63, a windmill 64 rotatable around the rotation axis 64a by contact with the game ball B, etc. and affecting the flow of the game ball B, and the game ball B from the back side game area 71a And a game ball discharge port 65 for discharging again to the game area 30a.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the plurality of nails 63 provided upright on the front side of the transparent plate 62 are provided with a slight upward inclination (for example, three degrees upward). Each of the nails 63 has a thread portion 63a formed at its tip.

  In the transparent plate 62, preliminary holes 62a (see FIG. 10) smaller than the diameter of the tip of the nail 63 are formed in advance at predetermined plural places on the front side (right half of the transparent plate 62 in this embodiment). The nail 63 is erected by screwing the threaded portion 63a of the nail 63 into the lower hole 62a (see FIG. 10).

  In the present embodiment, since the transparent plate 62 has the back side game area 71a on the entire back surface side, the transparent board 62 is adopted as the entire front side game area forming part 61. The base material may be, for example, one in which a specific place which is the place where the back side game area 71a exists is molded at least by the light transmitting resin.

  In FIGS. 8 and 10, the transparent plate 62 has a home base shape (substantially pentagonal shape), and is fitted in a substantially pentagonal fitting hole which is a part of the game board 30 shaped as shown in FIG. Although the transparent plate 62 may be the game board 30 itself of FIG. That is, the game board 30 may be a transparent board.

  Next, the back side game area formation component 71 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 11, the back side game area forming part 71 is a front side part having a front side border of the back side game area 71a and having a front portion of a size including the back side game area 71a. A rear part 73 is disposed between the front part 72 and at an interval where the gaming ball B can flow down.

  Similar to the transparent plate 62, the front part 72 has a home base shape (generally pentagonal shape) in front view and the same size as the transparent plate 62, and has a light transmitting property (ground glass property) inferior to that of the transparent plate 62. And resin molded parts. For example, at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the front part 72 is made fine asperity to make the front part 72 opaque. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the front side component 72 is formed on the upper surface side with a cutout opening 72a capable of entering the game ball B and has a conic shape in cross section. The front side component 72 may be a transparent member as the transparent plate 62.

  As shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, the back side game area forming part 71 is provided on at least a part of the back side game area 71a, and the game ball B flows down by collision or contact with the game ball B. A plurality of rod-like light guiding rods 74 forming a path are provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the plurality of light guiding rods 74 are integrally erected on the back side game area 71a side (the back side) of the front side component 72. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the rear part 73 is a resin molded part provided with a storage recess 73a into which the front part 72 and the transparent plate 62 can be inserted in that order on the front side. A laterally elongated hole 73 b is formed in which B can enter the ball. Further, on the back surface of the rear side component 73, there are provided a plurality of fitting holes 75 in which the tips of the plurality of light guide rods 74 of the front side component 72 are respectively fitted. The fitting hole 75 is a circular hole when viewed in the hole direction. As shown in FIG. 12 (c), the rear side component 73 plays a gap with the front side component 72 in a state where the tips of the plurality of light guide rods 74 are fitted in the plurality of fitting holes 75. The spheres B are disposed to face each other as a flowable distance.

  The rear part 73 is a light shielding member. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, since the portions other than the plurality of fitting holes 75 of the rear side component 73 are light blocking members, there is no transmission of light from the portions other than the fitting holes 75.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the light guide rod 74 is compared with the diameter of the rear end (the tip of the light guide rod 74 as shown in FIG. 11). The front side of the pachinko machine (the proximal end as seen in FIG. 11 for the light guide rod 74) has a tapered shape in side view so that the diameter is larger.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the light guide rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the front side component 72 which is the front side of the pachinko machine and has a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section. The tip portion is a circle having a diameter smaller than the major axis of the oval.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, on the front side of the back surface of the rear part 73, there is provided a winning part 76 in which the game ball B can enter. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the winning part 76 has a guide passage 77 for guiding the gaming ball B in the vertical direction and discharging it toward the front, and a ball detection sensor provided at the upstream side position of the guide passage 77. 78 (proximity sensor as a passage detection sensor), and can detect the entry of the game ball B into the winning part 76. Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, the game ball B entering the winning part 76 in the back side game area 71a is detected by the ball entry detection sensor 78 and is located downstream of the guide passage 77. It is discharged to the front side, and is discharged again from the game ball outlet 65 of the front part 72 to the game area 30a through the through hole 72b (see FIGS. 8 and 10) formed in the front part 72.

  The main control substrate 261a transmits a payout command (the number of payouts of the game ball B) to the payout control substrate 311a in order to pay out the winning balls based on the ball entering detection by the ball entering detection sensor 78. It should be noted that the player may be provided with a game state or benefits advantageous to the player other than the prize ball payout, or the lottery is performed based on the detection of entering the ball by the entering detection sensor 78, When the player wins the game, the above-mentioned winning balls may be paid out, or an advantageous gaming state or benefit may be given.

  As shown in FIGS. 6-8, the lower central part of the rear part 73 discharges the game ball B which has not won the winning part 76 after flowing down the back side game area 71a into the game area 30a. The lower outlet 79 is provided.

  Furthermore, on the back side of the rear part 73, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the rear end portion of the light guide rod 74 (the tip end portion of the light guide rod 74 as shown in FIG. 11). ) Is provided with a light incidence member 80 for entering light.

  As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. 11, the light incident member 80 has an LED mounting substrate 82 on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs 81) are mounted on the front side, and the LED mounting substrate 82 mounted inside In the state where the case component 83 is provided and the case component 83 is attached to the rear surface side of the rear component 73, the LEDs 81 in the LED mounting substrate 82 face the respective fitting holes 75 of the rear component. .

  As shown in FIG. 11, the light guiding rod 74 is at least a part of the light incident from the light incident member 80 forward from the front side of the pachinko machine (proximal to the light guiding rod 74). Emit outside. When the double-layered game area forming part 60 is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 6, the base end portions of the plurality of light guide rods 74 are positioned as indicated by dashed ovals. When light is incident on the distal end side of the rod 74, the proximal end portions of these light guide rods 74 (shown by broken oval lines in FIG. 6) emit light.

  In addition, the game board 30 mentioned above corresponds to the game member and base material in the present invention, the back side game area formation component 71 mentioned corresponds to the back side game area formation member in the present invention, and the light guiding rod mentioned above 74 corresponds to the rod-like light guide in the present invention, the above-mentioned light incident member 80 corresponds to the light incident means in the present invention, the above-mentioned front part 72 corresponds to the front member in the present invention, and 73 corresponds to the rear side member in the present invention.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the gaming board 30, which forms the gaming area 30a in which the gaming ball B flows down, and the glass plate 137 are provided. And a plurality of nails 63 forming a flow-down path of the game ball B, the transparent plate 62 erected in the game area 30a, and another back where the game ball B flows down to the back side of the game area 30a. A game set up in at least a part of the back side game area forming part 71 forming the side game area 71a so as to be visible through the game area 30a and the back side game area 71a of the back side game area forming part 71 A plurality of rod-like light guiding rods 74 forming the flow-down path of the game ball B by collision or contact of the balls B and light are incident on the rear end of the light guiding rods 74 A light incident member 80, and the light guiding rod 74, guides the at least a portion of the light incident from the light incident member 80 to the pachinko machine front side.

  Therefore, the front side of the pachinko machine of the light guiding rod 74 in the back side game area 71a emits light, and the game ball B of the back side game area 71a does not flow down to the front location of the front side of the pachinko machine, The light of the front side of the pachinko machine is not blocked by the falling balls of the back game area 71a, and the light emission decoration of the back game area 71a is improved by an amount not blocked by the falling balls of the back game area 71a. be able to. That is, the impression of the light emission decoration is not different due to the gaming ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a, and the visual recognition of the light emission decoration is not difficult. Further, in the back side game area 71a in which a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are erected, a flow-down path of the game ball B is formed by the plurality of light guiding rods 74, and the front game area It can be used also as the back side game area 71a different from 30a, and the game area 30a does not decrease with the light emission decoration of the game area 30a. Furthermore, since a plurality of nails 63 are provided upright in the front game area 30a, the nails can be adjusted. As a result, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine (game machine) capable of reducing the decrease in the game area 30a while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emission decoration of the game area 30a.

  In addition, back side game territory formation component 71, between front side component 72 which has the front part of the size which includes the said back side game territory 71a while putting the front boundary of back side game territory 71a, this front part 72 The light guiding rod 74 is integrally erected on the back side game area 71a side of the front side component 72, and the rear side component 73 is disposed at an interval at which the game ball B can flow down. The light incidence member 80 causes light to enter the rear end portion of the light guide rod 74. Then, the light guiding rod 74 guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident member 80 to the front side of the pachinko machine. Therefore, the game area 30a in which a plurality of nails 63 are erected, and the back side game area 71a on the back side of the game area 30a, the back side game area at the front component 72 in the back side game area 71a Also in the case where the plurality of light guiding rods 74 are provided upright on the 71 a side, the tip of the light guiding rods 74 can emit light. Furthermore, since light is incident from the tip of the light guiding rod 74, light can be incident only on the light guiding rod 74, and the light guiding rod 74 is formed on the back side game area 71a side in the rear part 73 When light is incident on the proximal end of the light guide rod 74, light may leak to the outside of the proximal end, but this is not the case. Further, since the front side component 72 is transparent, it is not necessary to color or design decorate the front side component 72, and it is sufficient to color or design decorate the front side of the rear side component 73 etc. It can also be improved.

  In addition, the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end, and light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine which is larger than the rear end. Therefore, light emission decoration can be performed on a light emitting surface (front side of the light guiding rod 74 on the front side of the pachinko machine) larger than the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the rear end of the light guiding rod 74) Visibility can be improved.

  In addition, since the light guiding rod 74 is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end, the plurality of light guiding rods 74 In the flow path of the game balls B by 74 (that is, the back side game area 71a), the game balls B can be made to flow more easily to the rear side instead of the front side. For example, the gaming ball B flowing down the back side game area 71a collides with the upper tapered portion and the lower tapered portion of the light guiding rod 74 having a tapered shape (a shape tapered toward the back side) in side view , It is easy for the back side to jump rather than the front side in the back side game area 71a, and the collision of the game ball B to the back of the game area 30a can be reduced, and the game ball flowing down the back side game area 71a It can be reduced that B affects the behavior of the gaming ball B flowing down the front game area 30a. Further, since light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine which is larger than the rear end, the light emission surface (light guide) larger than the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the rear end of the light guide rod 74). Luminescent decoration can be performed by the pachinko machine front side of the sex rod 74, and visibility can be improved.

  Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the front side component 72 which is the front side of the pachinko machine, and is at least a longitudinally long oval in cross section. That is, at least the root portion (proximal end portion) of the light guiding rod 74 has a long oval shape in the longitudinal direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball B, It can be strong. In addition, since the width of the light guiding rod 74 is smaller than that of the vertical width, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and between the respective light guiding rods 74. Even when the game ball B is allowed to flow down, space can be saved in the lateral direction without being enlarged in the lateral direction.

  In addition, since the rear side component 73 is a light shielding member, the light from the light incident member 80 is not incident and emitted from a place other than the fitting portion, and the pachinko machine of the light guiding rod 74 Only the front side can emit light.

  In addition, the whole of the transparent plate 62 is transparent, and the front side component 72 is a light transmitting member having lower light transmittance than a specific portion of the transparent plate 62. Therefore, the game ball B in the back side game area 71a can be shown more blurred than the game ball B in the specific part of the game area 30a, and the visibility of the game ball B in both areas can be made different. The game balls B flowing down the game area 30a and the game balls B flowing down the back side game area 71a can be visually recognized so as not to be confused.

  In addition, the screw 63 is formed at the tip of the nail 63, and the transparent plate 62 is molded of a light transmitting resin, and the tip of the nail 63 is provided at a plurality of predetermined locations on the front side of a specific location. Since the lower hole 62a smaller than the diameter of the part is formed, and the nail 63 is erected by screwing the threaded portion 63a of the nail 63 into the lower hole 62a, the nail 63 of the transparent plate 62 is Damage to the erected portion can be reduced, loosening is difficult to occur even if the angle of the nail 63 is adjusted after erecting, and the nail 63 can be erected suitably on the transparent plate 62.

  Next, a pachinko machine 10 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the game board 30 of the second embodiment.

  In the game board 30 according to the second embodiment, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are provided upright on the back side game area 71 a side (front side) of the back side component 73 of the back side game area formation component 71. This embodiment differs from the above-described first embodiment in that the fitting holes 75 in which the plurality of light guiding rods 74 are fitted are formed at 72, respectively. The second embodiment will be described below focusing on differences from the first embodiment described above.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the back side game area forming part 71 has a front side part 72 having a front part with a size including the back side game area 71 a and a front side part of the back side game area 71 a. The rear light guide rod 74 is disposed at an interval at which the gaming ball B can flow down between the rear light guide rod 72 and the rear light guide rod 74. The light incident member 80 is disposed upright, and the light is incident on the rear surface of the rear component 73 corresponding to the rear surface side of the light guiding rod 74 on the rear surface side of the pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the back side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the front end. Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the rear part 73 which is the back surface side of the pachinko machine made into a longitudinally long oval at least in cross section.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, the back side game area forming part 71 has a front surface border of the back side game area 71a and a front portion of a size including the back side game area 71a. The light guiding rod 74 is provided with a front part 72 having the following feature and a rear part 73 disposed at an interval where the gaming ball B can flow down between the front part 72 and the front part 72. The light incident member 80 causes light to be incident on the rear surface of the light guiding rod 74 at the rear component 73 corresponding to the rear surface of the pachinko machine. Then, the light guide rod 74 emits at least a part of the light incident from the light incident member 80 from its tip (front end). Therefore, a game area 30a in which a plurality of nails 63 are erected, and a back side game area 71a on the back side of the game area 30a, and the back side game in the back part 73 in the back side game area 71a Also in the case of a configuration in which a plurality of light guide rods 74 are provided upright on the area 71 a side, the tip of the light guide rods 74 can emit light.

  In addition, since the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the back side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the front end, light is emitted from the front end smaller than the diameter on the back side of the pachinko machine The light emission can be decorated with a light emitting surface (the front end portion of the light guiding rod 74) smaller than the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the back surface side of the light guiding rod 74 of the pachinko machine) Can be enhanced.

  Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the rear part 73 which is the back surface side of the pachinko machine made into a longitudinally long oval at least in cross section. That is, at least the root portion (proximal end portion) of the light guiding rod 74 has a long oval shape in the longitudinal direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball B, It can be strong. In addition, since the width of the light guiding rod 74 is smaller than that of the vertical width, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and between the respective light guiding rods 74. Even when the game ball B is allowed to flow down, space can be saved in the lateral direction without being enlarged in the lateral direction.

  Next, a pachinko machine 10 according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view of the game board 30 and the front transparent plate 90 of the third embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the front transparent plate 90 made of transparent resin is employed instead of the glass plate 137 in the first and second embodiments, and a part of the game area 30a in the first and second embodiments is Instead of using a plurality of nails 63, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 erected on the side facing the game board 30 in the front transparent plate 90 are employed, and Examples 1 and 2 The second embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments described above in that the second layer game area forming component 60 is not adopted and only the game area 30a is used. In the third embodiment, differences from the first and second embodiments described above will be mainly described below.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the front transparent plate 90 is provided in a part of the game area 30a and forms a flow-down path of the game balls B by collision or contact of the game balls B. A rod-like light guiding rod 74 having a light guiding property is provided. In the third embodiment, the light guiding rod 74 is adopted instead of the nail 63 in a part of the game area 30a, but all nails (including the nail 63) in the game area 30a are eliminated. Only a plurality of light guiding rods 74 may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the game board 30 is provided with a light incidence member 80 for causing light to be incident on the rear end portion (tip end portion) of the light guide rod 74. Specifically, the LED mounting board 82 is provided in a hollow portion formed in a part of the game area 30 a of the game board 30, and each penetration of the front plate 91 disposed on the front side of the LED mounting board 82 Each of the LEDs 81 is located in the hole 92, and light from each of the LEDs 81 is made to be incident on the rear end portion (front end portion) of the light guide rod 74. The light guide rod 74 is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end. Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the front transparent plate 90 which is the front side of the pachinko machine, which is a long oval in a longitudinal sectional view at least.

  The above-described gaming board 30 corresponds to a base in the present invention.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the third embodiment, the front transparent plate 90 is erected in at least a part of the game area 30a, and the game ball B collides or contacts the game ball B The game board 30 includes a plurality of rod-like light guiding rods 74 having a flow-down path of B, and the game board 30 has a light incident member 80 for causing light to be incident on the rear end of the light guiding rods 74. The light guiding rod 74 guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident member 80 to the front side of the pachinko machine. Therefore, since the front surface side of the light guiding rod 74 emits light, and the gaming ball B does not flow down to the front location of the front surface of the pachinko machine, the light on the front surface side of the pachinko machine is blocked by the falling sphere. It is possible to secure the light emitting decoration of the game area 30a without having to do this. That is, the impression of the light emitting decoration does not differ depending on the presence or absence of the game ball B flowing down, the visual recognition of the light emitting decoration does not become difficult, and the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the game area 30a can be improved. Further, in the area where the plurality of light guiding rods 74 are erected in the game area 30a, the flow-down path of the game ball B is formed by the plurality of light guiding rods 74, and the game area 30a The game area 30a does not decrease with the light emission decoration of the game area 30a. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the decrease in the game area 30a while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the game area 30a.

  The light guide bar 74 is integrally erected on the side of the front transparent plate 90 facing the game area 30 a, and the light incident member 80 is a rear end portion of the light guide bar 74. Light is incident on a certain tip. Therefore, even in a configuration in which a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are provided upright on the side of the front transparent plate 90 facing the game area 30a, the base end of the light guiding rods 74 can be made to emit light. it can.

  In addition, the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end, and light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine which is larger than the rear end. Therefore, light emission decoration can be performed on a light emitting surface (front side of the light guiding rod 74 on the front side of the pachinko machine) larger than the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the rear end of the light guiding rod 74) Visibility can be improved.

  In addition, since the light guiding rod 74 is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the rear end, the plurality of light guiding rods 74 In the flow path of the game ball B by 74, the game ball B can be made to easily flow to the rear side instead of the front side. For example, the game ball B flowing down collides with the upper tapered portion or the lower tapered portion of the light guide rod 74 having a tapered shape (a shape tapered toward the back side) in side view, and the front transparent plate 90 It is easy to bounce off the game member side instead of the player side, and the collision of the game ball B with the front transparent plate 90 can be reduced. Further, since light is emitted from the front side of the pachinko machine which is larger than the rear end, the light emission surface (light guide) larger than the light incident surface from the light incident member 80 (the rear end of the light guide rod 74). Luminescent decoration can be performed by the pachinko machine front side of the sex rod 74, and visibility can be improved.

  Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the front transparent plate 90 which is the front side of the pachinko machine, and is at least a longitudinally long oval in cross section. That is, at least the root portion (proximal end portion) of the light guiding rod 74 has a long oval shape in the longitudinal direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball B, It can be strong. In addition, since the width of the light guiding rod 74 is smaller than that of the vertical width, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and between the respective light guiding rods 74. Even when the game ball B is allowed to flow down, space can be saved in the lateral direction without being enlarged in the lateral direction.

  Next, a pachinko machine 10 according to a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the game board 30 of the fourth embodiment.

  In the game board 30 of the fourth embodiment, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are erected in the game area 30a, and the glass plate 137 of the first and second embodiments or the third embodiment is used on the front side of the game board 30. This embodiment differs from the third embodiment in that the front transparent plate 90 is adopted. In the fourth embodiment, differences from the above-described third embodiment will be mainly described below.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, the game board 30 is provided with an LED mounting board 82 in a recess formed in a part of the game area 30a, and is disposed on the near side of the LED mounting board 82. The LEDs 81 are respectively positioned in the holes 93 of the front plate 91, and a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are formed at positions corresponding to the holes 93 on the front side of the front plate 91. The light incident member 80 is provided such that the light from each of the LEDs 81 is incident on the back surface side (base end portion) of the light guide rod 74.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (b), the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the back side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the front end. Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the front plate 91 which is the back surface side of the pachinko machine formed into a longitudinally long oval at least in cross section.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the fourth embodiment, the light guiding bar 74 is integrally erected on the surface of the game area 30a of the game board 30, and the light incident member 80 has the light guiding property. Light is incident on the back surface of the gaming board 30 corresponding to the back surface side of the stick 74 in the pachinko machine. Then, the light guide rod 74 emits at least a part of the light incident from the light incident member 80 from its tip (front end). Accordingly, even in the case of the configuration of the gaming board 30 in which a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are provided upright on the surface of the game area 30a, the tip of the light guiding rods 74 can be made to emit light.

  In addition, the diameter of the light guiding rod 74 on the back side of the pachinko machine is larger than the diameter of the front end, and light is emitted from the front end smaller than the back side of the pachinko machine. The light emission decoration can be performed with a light emitting surface (the front end of the light guiding rod 74) smaller than the light incident surface from the member 80 (the back surface side of the light guiding rod 74 on the pachinko machine side) Can.

  Further, the light guiding rod 74 has a base portion with respect to the game board 30 which is the back side of the pachinko machine made into a longitudinally long oval at least in cross section. That is, at least the root portion (proximal end portion) of the light guiding rod 74 has a long oval shape in the longitudinal direction, which is the falling direction of the game ball B, It can be strong. In addition, since the width of the light guiding rod 74 is smaller than that of the vertical width, a plurality of light guiding rods 74 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and between the respective light guiding rods 74. Even when the game ball B is allowed to flow down, space can be saved in the lateral direction without being enlarged in the lateral direction.

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

  <1> The distal end of the light guide rod 74 of the third embodiment described above may be fitted in the fitting hole 75 of the front plate 91 as shown in FIG. 15 (a). In this case, since the front end of the light guiding rod 74 emits light and the gaming ball B does not flow down to the front of the front end, the light of the front end is not blocked by the falling ball. The light emission decoration of the game area 30a can be secured. That is, the impression of the light emitting decoration does not differ depending on the presence or absence of the game ball B flowing down, the visual recognition of the light emitting decoration does not become difficult, and the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the game area 30a can be improved. Further, in the area where the plurality of light guiding rods 74 are erected in the game area 30a, the flow-down path of the game ball B is formed by the plurality of light guiding rods 74, and the game area 30a The game area 30a does not decrease with the light emission decoration of the game area 30a. In addition, the game balls B flowing down the game area 30 a can be viewed through the front transparent plate 90. Furthermore, since the tips of the light guide rods 74 of the front transparent plate 90 are respectively fitted to the fitting portions of the front plate 91, both light guide rods 74 are supported in a double support manner. Of the light guiding rod 74 as compared with the case where the tip of the light guiding rod 74 is not held, the vibration of the tip of the light guiding rod 74 can be reduced. The impact applied to the proximal end can be reduced, and the life of the light guiding rod 74 can be extended. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with a light guiding rod 74 which can reduce the reduction of the gaming area 30a while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the gaming area 30a and is excellent in the durability against the collision of the gaming ball B. be able to.

  <2> Each tip of the plurality of light guiding rods 74 of the game board 30 according to the fourth embodiment described above is inserted into the plurality of fitting holes 75 of the front transparent plate 90 as shown in FIG. Each of them may be fitted.

  <3> In the first and second embodiments described above, the front side component 72 is a light transmitting member inferior in light transmittance to the transparent plate 62. However, the front side component 72 is a transparent member. 62 may be a light transmitting member having poor light transmittance. That is, the transparent plate 62 in the first and second embodiments may be a member having poor light transmittance such as ground glass, and the front part 72 may be a transparent member. Even in this case, the game ball B in the back side game area 71a can be shown more blurred than the game ball B in the specific part of the game area 30a, and the visibility of the game ball B in both areas can be made different. It can be made to visually recognize so that the game ball B which flows down the side game area 30a and the game ball B which flows down the back side game area 71a may not be confused.

  <4> The present invention may be applied to various (for example, first type, third type, etc.) game machines, and may be applied to a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, a pachinko machine (common name, two-time, three-time, and so on) in which the jackpot expected value can be increased until the jackpot state occurs a plurality of times (for example, two times, three times) including the jackpot once May be implemented as In addition, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that is to be in a specific gaming state, as a prerequisite to winning a ball in a predetermined area. In addition, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that is in a specific gaming state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Furthermore, other than pachinko machines, various game machines such as arrange ball type pachinko machines, ball balls, game machines in which so-called pachinko machines and slot machines are fused may be implemented.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means is provided for variably displaying a symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols and then displaying the symbols, and a handle for ball launch is used. There is one that is not prepared. In this case, after a predetermined amount of game balls are inserted based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button By the passage of time, fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated as a necessary condition that the final symbol at the time of the stop is the so-called jackpot symbol, and the player receives the lower tray. A lot of balls are paid out.

In addition, this specification also discloses the invention which concerns on the following game machines.
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a game machine. This pachinko machine, for example, forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to the game island of the game arcade (hole), and the left end side of the outer frame in a front view is an opening / closing axis against the outer frame And a game board attached so that the game area in which the game balls flow down is located at an opening formed substantially at the center of the inner frame, and the inner frame in a front view The front door is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side as an opening and closing axis, and has a viewing window for viewing the game area.
In addition, a pachinko machine that embeds a decorative part (a lamp device for decoration) in a predetermined part of the game area in a state where the game board is viewed from the front, and which decorates the game area part by emitting light. (See, for example, JP-A-2000-335453 (page 3, FIG. 2)).
However, in the case of the conventional example having such a configuration, there are the following problems.
That is, in the conventional pachinko machine, for example, the decorative part (the lamp device for decoration) of the above-mentioned game area becomes a shadow of the game ball flowing down the game area, and the light of the decoration part is blocked. As a result, the impression of the light emitting decoration differs depending on the presence or absence of the game ball, and there is a problem that it becomes difficult to visually recognize the light emitting decoration.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the decorative part by setting such a game area area as the decoration dedicated area where the flow of the game ball is not possible, but in this case, it is set as the decoration dedicated area. Another problem arises in that the game area is reduced by a minute.
The inventions according to the following (00), (0) and (1) are made in view of such circumstances, and reduce the decrease of the game area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emission decoration of the game area The purpose is to provide a game machine that can
(00) In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member forming a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
In at least a part of the game area, the game apparatus has a front game area and a rear game area overlapping in front and back in a front view of the game machine,
The front game area and the rear game area are provided at positions where the front of the display screen of the display device is not closed in front view of the gaming machine in front view of the gaming machine, and are not overlapped with the display screen.
The rear game area is
A member that forms a flow-down path of the gaming ball by the collision or contact of the gaming ball, and a light guiding portion having a light guiding property;
A light incidence means for entering light from the back side of the gaming machine of the light guide;
Equipped with
The light guide unit
At least a part of the light incident from the light incident means is guided to the front play area side,
The gaming member is
A guiding means is provided for shifting between a state in which the game ball can flow down the front game area and a state in which the game ball is guided to the back game area.
A game machine characterized by
According to the gaming machine according to (00), it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the reduction of the gaming area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the gaming area.
(0) In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member forming a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
A plurality of rod-shaped light guiding members having a light guiding property, which are disposed in at least a part of the game area, and which form a flow-down path of the game balls by collision or contact of the game balls;
A light incidence means for incidence of light from the rear side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guide;
Equipped with
The rod-like light guide unit is
Guiding at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine;
A gaming machine having a tapered shape toward the back side of the gaming machine in a side view such that the diameter of the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter of the back side of the gaming machine.
According to the gaming machine according to (0), it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the decrease in the gaming area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the gaming area.

(1) In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member forming a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
A plurality of rod-shaped light guiding members having a light guiding property, which are disposed in at least a part of the game area, and which form a flow-down path of the game balls by collision or contact of the game balls;
A light incidence means for incidence of light from the rear side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guide;
Equipped with
A game machine characterized in that the rod-like light guide section guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the game machine.

  According to the invention described in the above (1), the gaming machine is provided with a gaming member which forms a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down. The gaming member is provided with a plurality of rod-like light guide portions and light incidence means. The plurality of rod-like light guiding parts are rod-like and light guiding, and are erected in at least a part of the game area, and the game balls collide or contact to make the flow-down path of the game balls. It is formed. The light incidence means enters light from the back side of the gaming machine on the rod-like light guide. At least a portion of the light incident from the light incident means is guided to the front side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guide. Therefore, since the game machine front side of the rod-like light guide emits light, and the game ball does not flow down to the front location of the game machine front side, the light from the game machine front side is not blocked by the flowing ball The light emission decoration of the game area can be secured. That is, the impression of the light emitting decoration does not differ depending on the presence or absence of the game balls flowing down, the visual recognition of the light emitting decoration does not become difficult, and the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration of the game area can be improved. Further, in the area where the plurality of rod-like light guiding parts are erected in the game area, the flow-down path of the game ball is formed by the plurality of rod-like light guiding parts, and can be used as a game area The game area does not decrease with the light emission decoration. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the decrease in the game area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emission decoration of the game area.

(2) In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member that forms a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
A base material having a plurality of nails forming the flow-down path of the game ball and having the game area on the front and standing in the game area;
The back side game area formation member which forms another back side game area where a game ball flows down on the back side rather than the above-mentioned game area so that visual recognition is possible via the game area concerned,
A plurality of rod-like light guiding members, which are disposed in at least a part of the back side game area of the back side game area forming member, form a flow-down path of the game balls by collision or contact of the game balls A rod-shaped light guide,
A light incidence means for incidence of light from the rear side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guide;
Equipped with
A game machine characterized in that the rod-like light guide section guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the game machine.

  According to the invention described in (2), the gaming machine is provided with a gaming member which forms a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down. The game member includes a base, a back side game area forming member, a rod-like light guide, and a light incident means. The base material has a game area on its front surface, and a plurality of nails forming a flow-down path of game balls are provided upright in the game area. The back side game area forming member forms another back side game area where the game balls flow down on the back side of the game area so as to be visible through the game area. A plurality of rod-like light guiding parts are rod-like and light guiding, and are erected on at least a part of the back side game area of the back side game area forming member, and the game balls collide or contact with each other. Form the flow-down path of the game ball. The light incidence means enters light from the back side of the gaming machine on the rod-like light guide. At least a part of the light incident from the light incident means is emitted from the front side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guide.

  Therefore, since the game machine front side of the rod-like light guide in the back side game area emits light, and the game ball of the back side game area does not flow down to the front location of the game machine front side, the game machine front side The light of the rear side game area is not blocked by the falling balls of the back side game area, and the light emission decoration of the back side game area can be improved by an amount not blocked by the flowing balls of the back side game area. That is, the impression of the light emitting decoration is not different due to the game balls flowing down the back side game area, and the visual recognition of the light emitting decoration is not difficult. Further, in the back side game area where a plurality of rod-like light guide parts are erected, the flow-down path of the game ball is formed by the plurality of rod-like light guide parts, and the back side different from the front game area It can also be used as a game area, and the game area does not decrease with the light emission decoration of the game area. Furthermore, since a plurality of nails are erected in the front game area, the nails can be adjusted. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the decrease in the game area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emission decoration of the game area.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The gaming member includes a base having a game area surface, and a front transparent plate disposed at an interval at which game balls can flow down on the front side of the game area surface of the base.
The rod-shaped light guide unit is integrally erected on the game area surface of the base,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the light incidence means is configured to make light incident on a rear surface of the base corresponding to the rear surface side of the rod-like light guide.

  According to the invention described in the above (3), the gaming member is a base having a game area surface, and a front transparent member disposed at a front side of the game area surface of the base with an interval at which game balls can flow down. It is equipped with a board. The rod-shaped light guide unit is integrally erected on the base game area surface. The light incidence means causes light to be incident on the back surface of the rod-like light guide on the base corresponding to the back side of the gaming machine. Then, the rod-like light guide unit guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, the tip of the rod-shaped light guide can be made to emit light also in the case of the configuration of the substrate in which the plurality of rod-shaped light guides are erected on the game area surface.

(4) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The gaming member includes a base having a game area surface, and a front transparent plate disposed at an interval at which game balls can flow down on the front side of the game area surface of the base.
The rod-shaped light guide unit is integrally erected on the side of the front transparent plate facing the gaming area surface,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the light incident means makes light incident on a tip of the rod-like light guide which is the back side of the game machine.

  According to the invention described in the above (4), the gaming member is a base having a game area surface, and a front transparent member disposed on the front side of the game area surface of the base with an interval at which game balls can flow down. It is equipped with a board. The rod-like light guide portion is integrally erected on the side of the front transparent plate facing the game area surface. The light incidence means causes the light to be incident on the tip of the rod-like light guide which is the back side of the gaming machine. Then, the rod-like light guide section guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, even in the configuration in which a plurality of rod-like light guide parts are provided upright on the side facing the game area surface of the front transparent plate, the base end of the rod-like light guide parts can be made to emit light.

(5) In the gaming machine according to (3),
A gaming machine characterized in that the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the back side of the gaming machine larger than a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (5), the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the back side of the gaming machine larger than a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine, and the bar-like light guiding portion has a diameter larger than the diameter on the back side Since the light is emitted from the front side of the small game machine, the light emission surface (the front side of the game machine of the bar-like light guide portion) smaller than the light incident surface (the back side of the game machine of the bar-like light guide) from the light incident means The light emission decoration can be performed by the), and the light emission luminance can be increased.

(6) In the gaming machine according to (4),
A gaming machine characterized in that the diameter of the front surface side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter of the rear side of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (6), the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine larger than that on the rear side of the gaming machine, and Since the light is emitted from the front side of the large gaming machine, the light emitting surface (the front side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guiding portion) is larger than the light entering surface from the light incident means (the back side of the gaming machine). The light emission decoration can be performed by), and the visibility can be improved.

(7) In the gaming machine according to (6),
A game machine characterized in that the rod-like light guide section is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the game machine is larger than the diameter on the back side of the game machine.

  According to the invention described in (7), the rod-like light guide portion is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine In the flow-down path of the game ball by the plurality of rod-like light guide portions, the game ball can be made to flow more easily toward the rear side instead of the front side. For example, the game ball flowing down collides with the upper tapered portion and the lower tapered portion of the rod-shaped light guide portion having a tapered shape (a shape tapered toward the back side) in side view, and not the front transparent plate It is easy to bounce and flow down to the gaming member side, and the collision of the gaming ball to the front transparent plate can be reduced. In addition, since light is emitted from the front side of the gaming machine which is larger than the back side of the gaming machine, a light emitting face (rod-shaped) which is larger than the light entrance surface from the light incident means (the back side of the gaming machine). Light emission decoration can be performed by the said game machine front side of a light guide part, and visibility can be improved.

(8) In the gaming machine according to (5),
The gaming machine according to the present invention, wherein the rod-like light guiding portion has a base portion on the back side of the gaming machine that is a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section.

  According to the invention described in (8), in the rod-like light guide portion, the base portion with respect to the base which is the back side of the game machine has a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section. That is, since at least the root portion (proximal portion) of the rod-like light guide is long oval in the vertical direction which is the falling direction of the gaming ball, the root portion can be made more resistant to the collision of the falling gaming ball. it can. In addition, since the width of the rod-like light guide is smaller than the length of the vertical, a plurality of rod-like light guides can be arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the game ball can flow down between the rod-like light guides. Even in the case of such an interval, space saving can be achieved in the lateral direction without enlargement in the lateral direction.

(9) In the gaming machine according to (6),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rod-like light guiding portion has a root portion with respect to the front transparent plate, which is a front side of the gaming machine, formed into a vertically long oval shape at least in a cross sectional view.

  According to the invention described in (9), in the rod-like light guide portion, the base portion with respect to the front transparent plate which is the front side of the game machine has a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section. That is, since at least the root portion (proximal portion) of the rod-like light guide is long oval in the vertical direction which is the falling direction of the gaming ball, the root portion can be made more resistant to the collision of the falling gaming ball. it can. In addition, since the width of the rod-like light guide is smaller than the length of the vertical, a plurality of rod-like light guides can be arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the game ball can flow down between the rod-like light guides. Even in the case of such an interval, space saving can be achieved in the lateral direction without enlargement in the lateral direction.

(10) In the gaming machine according to (2),
The back side game area forming member allows the game ball to flow down between the front side member having a front side portion having a size including the back side game area and the front side member while forming the front side boundary of the back side game area A rear member disposed at a predetermined interval,
The rod-shaped light guide unit is integrally erected on the back side game area side of the rear side member,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the light incident means makes light incident on a rear surface of the rear side member corresponding to the rear surface side of the rod-like light guide.

  According to the invention described in (10), the back side game area forming member has a front side member having a front side portion of a size including the back side game area and a front side border of the back side game area and the front side A rear member is provided at an interval at which the gaming ball can flow down between the members and the rear member. The rod-like light guide unit is integrally erected on the back side play area side of the rear side member. The light incidence means causes the light to be incident on the rear surface of the rod-like light guide at the rear member corresponding to the rear surface side of the gaming machine. Then, the rod-like light guide section guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, a gaming area in which a plurality of nails are erected, and a far side gaming area on the far side of the gaming area are provided with a plurality of on the far side playing area side in the back side member in the far side gaming area. The tip of the rod-shaped light guide can emit light also in the configuration in which the rod-shaped light guide is erected.

(11) In the gaming machine according to (2),
The back side game area forming member allows the game ball to flow down between the front side member having a front side portion having a size including the back side game area and the front side member while forming the front side boundary of the back side game area A rear member disposed at a predetermined interval,
The rod-like light guiding portion is integrally erected on the back side game area side of the front side member,
A game machine characterized in that the light incidence means enters light from the back side of the game machine of the rod-like light guide.

  According to the invention described in (11), the back side game area forming member has a front side member having a front side portion of a size including the back side game area and a front side border of the back side game area and the front side A rear member is provided at an interval at which the gaming ball can flow down between the members and the rear member. The rod-like light guide portion is integrally erected on the back side play area side of the front side member. The light incidence means enters light from the back side of the gaming machine on the rod-like light guide. Then, the rod-like light guide unit guides at least a part of the light incident from the light incident means to the front side of the gaming machine. Therefore, a game area in which a plurality of nails are erected and a back side game area on the back side of the game area are provided, and a plurality of bars are formed on the back side game area in the front member in the back side game area. Also in the configuration in which the light guide is provided upright, the tip of the rod-like light guide can be made to emit light. Furthermore, since light is incident from the tip of the rod-shaped light guide, light can be incident only on the rod-shaped light guide, and the rod-shaped light guide is formed on the back side game area side of the rear member. When light is incident on the part, light leakage to the outside of the proximal end may occur, but this is not the case. In addition, when the front side member is transparent, it is not necessary to color or design decorate the front side member, and it is sufficient to color or design decorate the front side of the back side member, etc. to improve the freedom of the back side member. It can also be done.

(12) In the gaming machine according to (10),
A gaming machine characterized in that the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the back side of the gaming machine larger than a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (12), the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the back side of the gaming machine larger than a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine, and the bar-like light guiding portion has a diameter larger than the diameter on the back side Since the light is emitted from the front side of the small game machine, the light emission surface (the front side of the game machine of the bar-like light guide portion) smaller than the light incident surface (the back side of the game machine of the bar-like light guide) from the light incident means The light emission decoration can be performed by the), and the light emission luminance can be increased.

(13) In the gaming machine according to (11),
A gaming machine characterized in that the diameter of the front surface side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter of the rear side of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (13), the rod-like light guiding portion has a diameter on the front side of the gaming machine larger than a diameter on the rear side of the gaming machine, and the bar-like light guiding portion has a diameter larger than the diameter on the rear side Since the light is emitted from the front side of the large gaming machine, the light emitting surface (the front side of the gaming machine of the rod-like light guiding portion) is larger than the light entering surface from the light incident means (the back side of the gaming machine). The light emission decoration can be performed by), and the visibility can be improved.

(14) In the gaming machine according to (13),
A game machine characterized in that the rod-like light guide section is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the game machine is larger than the diameter on the back side of the game machine.

  According to the invention described in (14), the rod-like light guide portion is tapered in side view so that the diameter on the front side of the gaming machine is larger than the diameter on the back side of the gaming machine. In the flow path (that is, the back side game area) of the game ball by the plurality of rod-like light guide portions, the game ball can be made to easily flow back to the rear side instead of the front side. For example, the gaming ball flowing down the back side game area collides with the upper tapered portion or the lower tapered portion of the rod-shaped light guide portion having a tapered shape (a shape tapered toward the back side) in side view. In the game area, it is easy to bounce back to the back side instead of to the front side, so that the collision of the game balls behind the game area can be reduced, and the game balls flowing down the back side game area flow down the front game area Can reduce the influence on the behavior of the game ball. In addition, since light is emitted from the front side of the gaming machine which is larger than the back side of the gaming machine, a light emitting face (rod-shaped) which is larger than the light entrance surface from the light incident means (the back side of the gaming machine). Light emission decoration can be performed by the said game machine front side of a light guide part, and visibility can be improved.

(15) In the gaming machine according to (12),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rod-like light guiding portion has a root portion with respect to the rear side member, which is the back side of the gaming machine, formed in a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section.

  According to the invention described in (15), in the rod-like light guide portion, the base portion with respect to the rear side member which is the back side of the game machine has a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section. That is, since at least the root portion (proximal portion) of the rod-like light guide is long oval in the vertical direction which is the falling direction of the gaming ball, the root portion can be made more resistant to the collision of the falling gaming ball. it can. In addition, since the width of the rod-like light guide is smaller than the length of the vertical, a plurality of rod-like light guides can be arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the game ball can flow down between the rod-like light guides. Even in the case of such an interval, space saving can be achieved in the lateral direction without enlargement in the lateral direction.

(16) In the gaming machine according to (14),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rod-like light guiding portion has a root portion with respect to the front side member, which is a front side of the gaming machine, formed into a longitudinally long oval shape at least in cross section.

  According to the invention described in (16), in the rod-like light guide portion, the base portion with respect to the front side member which is the front side of the gaming machine has a longitudinally elongated oval shape at least in cross section. That is, since at least the root portion (proximal portion) of the rod-like light guide is long oval in the vertical direction which is the falling direction of the gaming ball, the root portion can be made more resistant to the collision of the falling gaming ball. it can. In addition, since the width of the rod-like light guide is smaller than the length of the vertical, a plurality of rod-like light guides can be arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the game ball can flow down between the rod-like light guides. Even in the case of such an interval, space saving can be achieved in the lateral direction without enlargement in the lateral direction.

(17) In the gaming machine according to any one of (10) to (16),
A game machine characterized in that the rear side member is a light shielding member.

  According to the invention described in (17), since the rear side member is a light shielding member, the light from the light incident means is not incident and emitted from the place other than the fitting portion, and the rod-like conductor Only the game machine front side of the light unit can be made to emit light.

(18) In the gaming machine according to (10) or (11),
The base material is at least transparent at a specific place where the back side game area is located,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the front member is a light transmitting member having a lower light transmittance than the specific portion of the base.

  According to the invention described in the above (18), the base material is such that at least a specific portion which is a portion where the back side game area is transparent. The front side member is a light transmitting member having lower light transmittance than a specific portion of the base material. Therefore, it is possible to blur and show the game balls in the back side game area than the game balls in the specific part of the game area, to make the visibility of the game balls in both areas different and to flow down the game area on the near side. The game ball and the game ball flowing down the back side game area can be visually recognized so as not to be confused.

(19) In the gaming machine according to (10) or (11),
A game machine characterized in that the base material is at least semi-transparent at a specific place where the back side game area is located.

  According to the invention described in the above (19), the base material is such that the specific place which is the place where the back side game area is at least semitransparent. Therefore, it is possible to blur and show the game balls in the back side game area than the game balls in the specific part of the game area, to make the visibility of the game balls in both areas different and to flow down the game area on the near side. The game ball and the game ball flowing down the back side game area can be visually recognized so as not to be confused.

(20) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (19),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above (20), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine capable of reducing the decrease in the gaming area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration in the gaming area. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine includes an operating handle, and in response to the operation of the operating handle, a ball as a game medium is fired to a predetermined game area, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning (or passing through the operation gate) to the operation opening, identification information (such as a symbol) dynamically displayed on the display device may be determined and stopped after a predetermined time. Further, when the specific gaming state occurs, the variable winning means (specific winning hole) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner to enable the ball to be won, and the value according to the number of winnings There is a case where a value (including not only prize balls but also data etc. written to a magnetic card) is given.

(21) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (19),
The gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (21), it is possible to provide a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine which can reduce the decrease in the gaming area while improving the visibility disturbance of the light emitting decoration in the gaming area. As a basic configuration of the merged one, “identification information variation display means for dynamically displaying an identification information sequence consisting of a plurality of identification information and subsequently displaying identification information is provided, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever The dynamic display of identification information is started due to the operation in step b), and the dynamic display of identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. And specific game state generation means for generating a specific game state advantageous to the player, as a necessary condition that the confirmation identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium The gaming machine is configured to require a predetermined number of balls at the start of the dynamic display of the identification information, and to be paid out a large number of balls at the occurrence of the specific gaming state

  It should be noted that various combinations of all components of the various inventions disclosed in this specification are possible, and stand alone as an invention without any other constituent requirements.

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

30 ... game board (game members, substrate)
71 ... back side game area forming part (back side game area forming member)
72 ... Front part (front member)
73 ... Rear side parts (rear side members)
74 ... Light guiding rod (rod shaped light guiding part)
80 ... Light incidence member (light incidence means)
90 ... front transparent plate 137 ... glass plate

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member that forms a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down,
The gaming member is
In at least a part of the game area, the game apparatus has a front game area and a rear game area overlapping in front and back in a front view of the game machine,
The front game area and the rear game area are provided at positions where the front of the display screen of the display device is not closed in front view of the gaming machine in front view of the gaming machine, and are not overlapped with the display screen.
The rear game area is
A member that forms a flow-down path of the gaming ball by the collision or contact of the gaming ball, and a light guiding portion having a light guiding property;
A light incidence means for entering light from the back side of the gaming machine of the light guide;
Equipped with
The light guide unit
At least a part of the light incident from the light incident means is guided to the front play area side,
The gaming member is
The game machine further comprises guiding means for shifting between a state where the game ball can flow down the front game area and a state where the game ball is guided to the back game area ,
A first light transmitting portion provided behind the front play area;
And a second light transmitting portion provided at a position behind the first light transmitting portion and in front of the rear game area and having a light transmittance different from that of the first light transmitting portion.
A game machine comprising a light shielding member between the rear side game area and the light incident means .

Images