JP7223529B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a game is played by hitting a game ball shot by a shooting means into a game area through a guide passage formed between an outer rail and an inner rail. In the game area, there are a left-handed path and a right-handed path on both sides of the center case placed substantially in the center, and the upper position of the right-handed path in the game area corresponds to the end side of the outer rail. A cushioning member made of an elastic material such as rubber is arranged (Patent Document 1).
In this type of gaming machine, there are cases where game balls are concentrated in the left-handed passage and in other cases where the game balls are concentrated in the right-handed passage depending on the game situation. Then, when the game balls are concentrated in the right-handed path, the game balls are strongly hit by the launching means, hit to the upper side of the game area along the outer rail, and collided with the buffer member. After relaxing the impact force of the game ball, the game ball is guided to the lower right-handed passage.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-33248

The cushioning member is attached to the front surface of the game board via a mounting base. Since the receiving part is designed to resist against it, there is a problem that the receiving part of the mounting base or the mounting part for mounting the mounting base to the game board has a very large burden, and the mounting base or its mounting part is easily damaged.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine in which the impact of a game ball colliding can be mitigated as much as possible by a cushioning member.

The present invention is a game comprising an outer rail for guiding a game ball from a shooting means to a game area, and a cushioning member disposed on the inner periphery of the outer rail on the terminal end side and for reducing the impact of the game ball when the game ball collides. In the machine, the cushioning member has a through hole through which the holding projection that holds the cushioning member is inserted, and a hollow portion that absorbs the impact force when the game ball collides , and the hollow portion is the holding projection. It is a surplus portion of the through hole on the tip side .

In the present invention, there is an effect that the shock at the time of collision of the game ball can be mitigated as much as possible by the cushioning member.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a front view of the front frame and game board side of the same pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the same outer frame and a front frame. It is a front view of the same game board. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the same pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the same front door. It is a front view of the metal door frame of the same front door. It is a rear view of the metal door frame of the same front door. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 9A-9A of FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 10A-10A in FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11A-11A in FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 12A-12A in FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 13A-13A in FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 14A-14A in FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 15A-15A in FIG. 7; FIG. It is an enlarged sectional view of the same glass unit attachment part. It is an enlarged sectional view of the same glass unit lower part. It is an enlarged sectional view of the same glass unit upper part. It is an expanded sectional view of the same speaker attachment part. It is a front view of the same speaker attachment part. It is an expanded sectional view of the same speaker attachment part. It is an exploded perspective view of the same 1st outer peripheral member and an outer rail. It is a rear view of the same 1st outer peripheral member. It is a rear view of the inner rail. It is sectional drawing of the said 1st outer peripheral member, an outer rail, and an inner rail. It is a cross-sectional view of the return ball prevention means. It is sectional drawing of the starting end side of the same 1st outer peripheral member, an outer rail, and an inner rail. It is sectional drawing of the end part side attachment part of the same inner rail. It is sectional drawing of the intermediate side attachment part of the same inner rail. It is sectional drawing of the attachment state of the said 1st outer peripheral member, an outer rail, and an inner rail. It is sectional drawing of the same 1st outer peripheral member and the attachment state of an outer rail. It is a front cross-sectional view of the periphery of the same prize winning means. It is a plane cross-sectional view around the same big winning means. It is a side cross-sectional view of the periphery of the same prize winning means. It is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the same prize winning means. It is front sectional drawing of the same out mouth periphery. It is a plane sectional view around the outlet. It is a side cross-sectional view of the same lower rail side. It is a side cross-sectional view of the same lower rail side. It is a side cross-sectional view around the outlet. It is front sectional drawing, such as an outer rail and a buffer member. It is a side cross-sectional view around the same cushioning member. It is a plane sectional view of the same inner rail. It is a front view of the same right-handed passage side. It is a perspective view of the right-handed passage side. It is a side cross-sectional view of the same right-handed passage side. It is a plan cross-sectional view of the same right-handed passage side. It is a plan cross-sectional view of the same right-handed passage side. It is front sectional drawing of the buffer member side which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side cross-sectional view around the same cushioning member. It is front sectional drawing of the side of a buffer member which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the buffer member side which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing by the side of a buffer member which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a side cross-sectional view of the buffer member side. FIG. 20 is a plan cross-sectional view of a game board mounting process, showing the sixth embodiment of the present invention; (a) is a front view of the first peripheral member side, and (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part thereof. It is an expanded sectional view of the same principal part. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same game board mounting process. Fig. 8 shows a seventh embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a partially cutaway front view of a first outer peripheral member, and (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part thereof. It is an expanded sectional view of the same principal part. It is an expanded sectional view of the same principal part. FIG. 20 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 21 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a ninth embodiment of the present invention; It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same game board mounting process. FIG. 20 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a tenth embodiment of the present invention; It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same game board mounting process. FIG. 21 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing an eleventh embodiment of the present invention; It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same game board mounting process. FIG. 31 is a rear view of an inner rail showing a twelfth embodiment of the present invention; It is a side cross-sectional view of the mounting state of the same inner rail. It is a plane sectional view of the mounting state of the same inner rail. It is a plane sectional view of the mounting state of the same inner rail. FIG. 32 is a rear view of an inner rail showing a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention; It is a side cross-sectional view of the mounting state of the same inner rail. It is a plane sectional view of the mounting state of the same inner rail. It is a perspective view of the same inner rail. It is front sectional drawing of the outlet periphery which shows the 14th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view around the outlet. It is a side cross-sectional view around the outlet. It is a side cross-sectional view around the outlet, showing a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a front cross-sectional view of a first inclined passage showing a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention; It is a plane sectional view of the same 1st inclined passage. It is a side cross-sectional view of the first inclined passage. FIG. 22 is a plan cross-sectional view on the side of the big winning means showing the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention; It is a side cross-sectional view of the same big winning means side. FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of a front door showing an eighteenth embodiment of the present invention; It is a rear view of the metal door frame. It is plane sectional drawing of the upper part side of the same front door. It is side sectional drawing of the upper part side of the same front door. It is plane sectional drawing of the intermediate part side of the same front door. It is side sectional drawing of the lower part side of the same front door. It is a side cross-sectional view of the glass unit side. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a speaker mounting portion showing a nineteenth embodiment of the present invention; It is explanatory drawing of earthing structure, such as the same speaker. FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a first outer peripheral member and an outer rail showing a twentieth embodiment of the present invention; It is the same 1st outer periphery member, and plane sectional drawing of an outer rail. It is a side cross-sectional view of the first outer peripheral member and the outer rail. It is a front view of the right-handed passage side showing the twenty-first embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the main part. It is a front view of the right-handed passage side showing the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the main part. It is a front view of the right-handed passage side showing the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the main part. It is a front view of the right-handed passage side showing the twenty-fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the main part. It is a side cross-sectional view of the main part. It is a front view of the right-handed passage side showing the twenty-fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the main part. It is a side cross-sectional view of the main part. FIG. 26 is a front view of a metal door frame showing a twenty-sixth embodiment of the present invention; It is a plane sectional view of the main part. FIG. 22 is a front cross-sectional view of a buffer member side showing a twenty-seventh embodiment of the present invention; It is a side cross-sectional view around the same cushioning member. FIG. 32 is a side cross-sectional view around a cushioning member showing a twenty-eighth embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 to 48 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 1. FIG. The pachinko machine 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, comprises a rectangular outer frame 2 fixed to a game island and a front frame 3 arranged in front of the outer frame 2. A front door 4 is arranged openable and closable on the front side of.

The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 through a first hinge 5 so as to be openable and detachable, and the front door 4 is pivotally attached to the front frame 3 through a second hinge 6 so as to be openable and detachable, The front frame 3 and the front door 4 can be locked with respect to the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 in a closed state by locking means 7 on the side opposite to the hinges 5 and 6 . The outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 constitute the main body of the game machine.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer frame 2 includes a left vertical frame member (hinge-side vertical frame member) 12 and a right vertical frame member (anti-hinge-side vertical frame member) 13 arranged in the vertical direction on both left and right sides. An upper horizontal frame member 10 and a lower horizontal frame member 11 that connect the upper and lower ends of the left vertical frame member 12 and the right vertical frame member 13 to the left and right, and the left vertical frame member 12 that is arranged forward on the front side of the lower horizontal frame member 11. and a decorative member 14 connecting the right vertical frame member 13 to form a rectangular shape.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front frame 3 has a rectangular frame shape corresponding to the outer frame 2, and has a game board mounting portion 15 on its upper side and a lower mounting portion 16 on its lower side. there is In the front frame 3, as shown in FIG. 5, a reinforcing member 25 having a U-shaped cross section is vertically provided at the edge between the upper and lower second hinges 6. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a game board 17 is detachably mounted on the game board mounting portion 15 from the front side, and a firing means 18 and a lower speaker 19 are arranged on the left and right sides of the lower mounting portion 16. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the game board mounting portion 15 includes a left frame portion (hinge side frame portion) 20 and a right frame portion (opposite hinge side frame portion) 20 arranged vertically on both left and right sides. 21, an upper frame portion 22 that connects the upper sides of the left frame portion 20 and the right frame portion 21 to the left and right, and a lower frame that connects the lower sides of the left frame portion 20 and the right frame portion 21 and receives the game board 17. and a rear wall portion 24 which is integrally formed with each of the frame portions 20 to 23 and abuts the game board 17 from the front side.

Inside the left frame portion 20, as shown in FIG. is provided. Further, the rear wall portion 24 on the left frame portion 20 side is provided with biasing means 27 such as a leaf spring for biasing the game board 17 in the game board mounting portion 15 from the rear side toward the engaging portion 26 side. there is As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a pair of upper and lower fixing means 28 for fastening and fixing the game board 17 in the game board mounting portion 15 are provided on the rear wall portion 24 on the side opposite to the hinge of the game board mounting portion 15 . etc.

The fixing means 28 has a fixing lever 29 that can be raised and lowered around a support shaft (not shown). , and when the fixing lever 29 is raised, the end of the game board 17 on the side opposite to the hinge is pushed forward from the game board mounting portion 15.例文帳に追加

When the game board 17 is mounted on the game board mounting portion 15, the game board 17 is oriented obliquely with respect to the game board mounting portion 15 as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. After inserting 17a between the rear wall portion 24 and the engaging portion 26, the opposite side of the game board 17 to the hinge is pushed toward the game board mounting portion 15 side.

Then, since the hinge-side end 17a of the game board 17 is biased toward the engaging part 26 by the biasing means 27, the game board 17 resists the biasing means 27 and rotates near the engaging part 26 as the center of rotation. , so that the game board 17 can be pushed into the game board mounting portion 15. As shown in FIG. Thereafter, by tightening the opposite side of the game board 17 with the upper and lower fixing means 28, the game board 17 in the game board mounting portion 15 can be fixed without rattling.

In addition, when removing the game board 17 in the game board mounting portion 15, after releasing the fixation of the game board 17 by the upper and lower fixing means 28, pull out the opposite side of the game board 17 to the near side. can be done in reverse order.

The shooting means 18 is for shooting game balls one by one toward the game board 17, and as shown in FIG. A launch rail 32 fixed to a launch plate 31; a stopper portion 33 for restricting a game ball on the launch rail 32 to a launch position; It has a hitting hammer 35 for hitting the upper game ball in the shooting direction and a shooting drive means 36 such as a drive solenoid for driving the hitting hammer 35 via a drive shaft 34 .

The front door 4 is arranged in front of the game board mounting portion 15 and the lower mounting portion 16 of the front frame 3, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the front door 4 includes a metal door frame 39 configured in a substantially rectangular shape, a front door cover 40 which is a decorative member attached to the front surface of the metal door frame 39, and a game machine. A viewing window 42 is formed in the front door cover 40 so that the game area 41 of the board 17 can be viewed, and a glass unit 43 (see FIG. 8) that closes the viewing window 42 is provided.

The metal door frame 39 is made of sheet metal, and as shown in FIGS. a hinge-side vertical member) 45, and an upper horizontal member 46 and a lower horizontal member 47 arranged in parallel on both upper and lower sides and connecting the upper and lower ends of the left vertical member 44 and the right vertical member 45 to the left and right. A left vertical member 44, a right vertical member 45, an upper horizontal member 46, and a lower horizontal member 47 are connected at four corners UL, UR, LL, and LR to form a rectangular shape.

At the four corner joints UL, UR, LL, and LR, as shown in FIGS. Parts 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, and 51lr are provided, and the overlapping parts 48ul, 48ur, 49ll, and 49lr and the superposed parts 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, and 51lr are fixed in the front-rear direction by screws (fastening means) 52-55. has been concluded.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 13 to 15, the upper left joint (hinge side joint) UL and the right joint (anti-hinge side joint) UR are overlapped back and forth. In addition to the superimposed portions 48ul and 48ur and the superimposed portions 50ul and 50ur, the upper horizontal member 46 and the left and right vertical members 44 and 45 are in contact with each other in the horizontal direction and/or the vertical direction of the superimposed surface direction. Abutted portions 57ul and 57ur are provided.

In addition, one of the left joint portion (hinge side joint portion) LL and the right joint portion (anti-hinge side joint portion) LR on the lower side, the left joint portion LL is composed of an overlapping portion 49ll and a non-overlapping portion. In addition to 51ll, the lower horizontal member 47 and the left vertical member 44 are provided with a contacting portion 58ll and a contacting portion 59ll at which the lower horizontal member 47 and the left vertical member 44 come into contact with each other in the horizontal direction and the oblique direction of the superimposed surfaces. Although there are an overlapping portion 49lr and an overlapped portion 51lr that overlap in the front-rear direction, the lower horizontal member 47 does not contact the right vertical member 45 in the horizontal direction and/or the vertical direction.

The upper horizontal member 46 is plate-shaped, and as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a reinforcing portion 46a having a U-shaped cross section is provided on the upper end side in the horizontal direction, and wide portions 46bl in the vertical direction are provided on both the left and right end sides. , 46br, and superimposed portions 48ul, 481ur, 482ur and abutting portions 56ul, 56ur are provided in the wide portions 46bl, 46br, etc. at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. It is The left vertical member 44 and the right vertical member 45 have U-shaped cross sections.

On the left joint portion UL side of the upper horizontal member 46, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a contact portion 56ul bent forward and an overlapping portion 48ul projecting outward in the left-right direction from the contact portion 56ul. are provided on the inner end side of the wide portion 46bl at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. On the other hand, on the left coupling portion UL side of the left vertical member 44 having a U-shaped cross section, a wide overlapped portion 50ul corresponding to the wide width portion 46bl of the upper horizontal member 46 is provided, and the inner end of the overlapped portion 50ul. A contact portion 57ul is provided on the side.

At the left coupling portion UL, the abutment portion 56ul of the upper horizontal member 46 abuts against the abutted portion 57ul of the left vertical member 44 in the left-right direction of the overlapping plane direction, and in the abutting state, the upper and lateral The superimposed portion 48ul of the member 46 is superimposed on the superposed portion 50ul on the front side of the left vertical member 44 and fastened by screws 52 in the front-rear direction.

On the right coupling portion UR side of the upper horizontal member 46, a contact portion 56ur that bends forward and a first overlapping portion 481ur that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the contact portion 56ur are formed on the inner end side of the wide portion 46br. A second overlapping portion 482ur is provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction and protrudes in an L-shape outwardly and downwardly from the front side of the reinforcing portion 46a. On the other hand, on the right connecting portion UR side of the right vertical member 45, a first overlapped portion 501ur is provided on the front surface of the U-shaped cross-sectional portion, and a contacted portion 57ur is provided on the inner side thereof. A second overlapped portion 502ur projecting inward in an L-shape from the upper end side is provided corresponding to the second overlapped portion 482ur.

At the right coupling portion UR, the abutment portion 56ur of the upper horizontal member 46 abuts against the abutted portion 57ur of the right vertical member 45 in the left-right direction of the overlapping surface direction. overlapped portions 501ur and 502ur on the front side of the right vertical member 45, and are fastened by screws 53 in the longitudinal direction.

The left vertical member 44 and the right vertical member 45 have U-shaped cross sections. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, an overlapping portion 50ul is provided on the upper end side of the left vertical member 44 so as to protrude inward, and the tip of the overlapping portion 50ul serves as a contacted portion 57ul. there is On the upper end side of the right vertical member 45, an overlapped portion 50ur is provided on the front surface, and an abutted portion 57ur is provided on the inner side.

The lower horizontal member 47 has a plate-like shape, and as shown in FIGS. Overlapping portions 49ll projecting on both sides in the direction are provided. The abutting portion 58ll is abutted on the abutted portion 59ll of the left vertical member 44 from the inside in the left, right, and oblique directions in the overlapping surface direction, and the overlapping portions 49ll on both sides of the abutting portion 58ll are abutted on the left vertical member 44. It is superimposed on the superimposed portion 51ll and fastened by a screw 54 .

In addition, the lower end side of the left vertical member 44 is widened through the inclined portion 44a. It is shaped to abut on the

On the side of the right coupling portion LR of the lower horizontal member 47, an overlapping portion 49lr is provided that protrudes laterally outward through the bent portion 47a. A gap is provided, and the overlapped portion 49 lr is overlapped with the overlapped portion 51 lr on the front side of the right vertical member 45 and fastened with a screw 55 .

When manufacturing the metal door frame 39 of the front door 4, the left and right vertical members 44, 45 and the upper and lower horizontal members 46, 47 of a predetermined shape are formed by press molding or the like using an appropriate sheet metal material. 45 and upper and lower lateral members 46 and 47 are joined together at joint portions UL, UR, LL and LR at the upper, lower, left and right corners to assemble into a rectangular shape.

In this case, the upper left and right coupling portions UL, UR and the lower left coupling portion LL connect the contact portions 56ul, 56ur, 58ll of the corresponding members 44 to 47 to the contacted portions 57ul, 57ur, 59ll. The overlapping portions 48ul, 48ur, and 49ll are overlapped with the overlapping portions 50ul, 50ur, and 51ll while they are in contact with each other in the left-right direction. The lower right coupling portion LR is fastened with a screw 55 in the longitudinal direction by overlapping the overlapped portion 49lr of the lower horizontal member 47 with the overlapped portion 51lr of the right vertical member 45 .

In addition, among the four corner joints UL, UR, LL, and LR, the upper left and right joints UL and UR and the lower left joint LL are used to connect the corresponding members 44 to 47 to each other. Since the abutting portions 56ul, 56ur, 58ll are brought into contact with the abutted portions 57ul, 57ur, 59ll in the lateral direction, the corresponding members 44 to The metal door frame 39 can easily ensure the rigidity of

Furthermore, among the four corner joints UL, UR, LL, and LR, the lower right joint LR does not employ a contact structure in the horizontal direction, and the overlapped portion 49lr and the overlapped portion 51lr are separated from each other. Since they are overlapped and fastened in the front-rear direction by the screws 55, even if there is a slight manufacturing error in the contact structure of the other three corner joints UL, UR, and LL, the lower right joint LR will be able to do so. Errors can be absorbed. In addition, since the load of the front door 4 is applied in the compression direction to the lower right coupling portion LR, it is possible to prevent the rigidity of the metal door frame 39 from being drastically lowered without adopting a contact structure.

A front door cover 40 constituting a decorative member is attached to the front side of the metal door frame 39, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the front door cover 40 includes a left vertical member 44, a right vertical member 45, an upper horizontal member 46, and a lower horizontal member 47 corresponding to a left side cover 60, a right side cover 61, an upper cover 62, and a lower portion. Separated into unit 63. 9 to 15, the left side cover 60, right side cover 61, upper cover 62, and lower unit 63 are mounted on the front side of the metal door frame 39 via synthetic resin mounting frame members 64 to 67. is installed.

Inside the upper cover 62, a pair of left and right upper speakers 68 and an upper effect unit 69 such as an LED arranged between the upper speakers 68 are provided. Inside the left and right side covers 60 and 61, a lower speaker 70 is arranged at the bottom thereof, and a side effect unit (not shown) such as an LED is provided above the lower speaker 70. As shown in FIG.

The mounting frame members 64 to 67 are divided corresponding to the left vertical member 44, right vertical member 45, upper horizontal member 46, and lower horizontal member 47, and are detachably attached to the front side of the metal door frame 39 via screws or the like. It is Incidentally, the mounting frame members 64 to 67 may be divided into 4 parts, 2 parts or 3 parts, or may be integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower unit 63 has a substantially triangular shape in plan view with the central portion protruding forward. In this lower unit 63, a performance operation button 71 for operation performance and a game ball for shooting are stored. An upper tray (fired ball storage section) 72 and a lower tray (surplus ball storage section) 73 for storing surplus balls are provided above and below. A firing handle 74 for operating the firing means 18 is provided on the front side of 19 .

The upper plate 72 is formed so as to extend from one left and right side of the performance operation button 71 to the rear side. The lower tray 73 can store overflow balls overflowing from the upper tray 72, foul balls that return without reaching the game area 41 after being shot by the shooting means 18, and the like, as surplus balls. The shooting handle 74 is gripped by the player to operate the shooting means 18, and when the player grips the shooting handle 74 and rotates it, the shooting handle 74 moves upward through the ball feeding means (not shown). The game balls on the tray 72 are supplied onto the launch rail 32 one by one, and the hitting mallet 35 hits the game balls on the launch rail 32 with a striking force corresponding to the amount of operation, and shoots them to the game board 17 side. It has become.

In addition, the front door 4 is a glass door on the upper side provided with a viewing window 42 and a glass unit 43, etc., and an opening and closing door on the lower side provided with an upper tray 72, a lower tray 73, a production operation button 71, a firing handle 74, etc. It is also possible to divide it into two parts so that the glass door and the opening/closing door can be opened and closed separately.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and 16 to 18, the glass unit 43 includes two front and rear glass plates 76 arranged at a predetermined interval, and a holder for holding the glass plates 76 from the outer peripheral side. It is placed on the receiving portion 79 of the lower horizontal member 47 via a pair of left and right engaging means 78 on the lower side on the back side of the mounting frame members 64 to 66, and a pair of left and right fastening means on the upper side. 80.

The engaging means 78 has an engaging projection 81 formed in the holding member 77 and an engaging recess 82 formed in the receiving portion 79 of the lower lateral member 47 and with which the engaging projection 81 engages. The fastening means 80 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the upper part of the glass unit 43, and have fastening members 85 that are rotatable around supporting shafts 84 in the front-rear direction on the mounting frame member 66 or the like, and support the fastening members 85. By turning around the shaft 84, the fastened portion 86 of the holding member 77 is tightened and fixed.

When mounting the glass unit 43, the lower side of the glass unit 43 is placed on the receiving portion 79 of the lower horizontal member 47 via the engaging means 78, and then the glass unit 43 is mounted using the engaging means 78 as a fulcrum. By rotating the upper portion forward, the outer peripheral portion of the glass unit 43 is brought into contact with the rear surfaces of the mounting frame members 64 to 66 . After that, the glass unit 43 may be tightened and fixed by the left and right fastening means 80 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the front frame 3 and the door frame 39 are provided with a first blocking means 89 between the upper and lower second hinges 6 for blocking insertion of unauthorized members such as piano wires from between them. . The first blocking means 89 includes a reinforcing member 25 having a U-shaped cross section provided at the edge of the left frame portion 20 of the front frame 3 and a sheet metal first blocking member 25 provided at the edge of the door frame 39 . A member 90 is provided so that when the front door 4 is closed around the second hinge 6 toward the front frame 3, a labyrinth with a minute gap is formed between the reinforcing member 25 and the first blocking member 90. It's becoming The first blocking member 90 is provided by bending a portion of the left vertical member 44 of the door frame 39 outward. The reinforcing member 25 and the first blocking member 90 are arranged vertically over substantially the entire length between the upper and lower second hinges 6 .

By providing the first blocking means 89 having such a configuration, in a state in which the front door 4 is closed to the front frame 3 side, the illegal member such as the piano wire is removed from the glass unit through the space between the front frame 3 and the door frame 39. 43, since there is a labyrinth with a minute gap between the reinforcing member 25 and the first blocking member 90, the labyrinth prevents the unauthorized member from entering the back side of the glass unit 43. can.

As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, a mounting frame member 66 is attached to the front surface of the upper horizontal member 46 with screws or the like, and an upper cover 62 and a pair of left and right upper speakers 68 are attached to the mounting frame member 66. ing. The upper cover 62 has a plurality of mounting bosses 92 for the upper cover 62 protruding to the back side, an opening 93 for outputting sound corresponding to the upper speaker 68, and a speaker cover 96 protruding to the back side from the periphery of the opening 93. and are secured to the upper cross member 46 by screws 95 that thread into the mounting bosses 92 for the top cover 62 .

The opening 93 is closed with a speaker cover 96 . The speaker cover 96 is made of metal by press-molding a metal plate such as a net or a perforated plate. (or mounting portion) 98 and a cover portion 99 formed at the front end of the cylindrical portion 97 corresponding to the front surface of the upper speaker 68 are integrally provided.

The cover portion 99 has a spherical shape protruding forward and is provided with a large number of small holes. The flange portion 98 is fixed to the mounting boss 94 for the speaker cover 96 with mounting screws 100 and is electrically connected to the upper horizontal member 46 via the grounding member 101 .

The grounding member 101 is made of sheet metal, has a function to reinforce the long mounting boss 92 for the upper cover 62 arranged in the vicinity thereof, and is arranged in the vicinity of the mounting boss 92 in the front-rear direction. The ground member 101 has a strip plate portion 103 arranged in the front-rear direction, and connecting portions 104 and 105 bent in different directions from both front and rear ends of the strip plate portion 103. The other connecting portion 105 is fixed to the upper lateral member 46 and the mounting boss 92 by a screw 95 .

One of the pair of left and right speaker covers 96 is connected to the printed circuit board of the upper effect unit 69 via a ground wire 107, as shown in FIG. constitutes part of The earth wire 107 is fastened together with the speaker cover 96 to the mounting boss 94 by means of mounting screws 100 . The upper horizontal member 46 is grounded through the right vertical member 45, the ground wire 108 and the like.

By adopting such a configuration, the speaker cover 96 can be grounded via the grounding member 101 and the upper horizontal member 46 . Further, since the mounting boss 94 for the speaker cover 96 and the grounding member 101 are fastened together with the mounting screw 100, the structure can be simplified.

Furthermore, since there is a sheet metal grounding member 101 connected to the upper horizontal member 46 near the mounting boss 92 for the upper cover 62 , the mounting boss 92 can be reinforced by the grounding member 101 . Therefore, even if the attachment boss 92 with a large amount of protrusion must be provided on the back side of the upper cover 62, the original attachment boss 92 for the upper cover 62, the attachment boss 94 and the grounding member arranged in the vicinity thereof can be combined. 101, the upper cover 62 can be reliably attached to the upper lateral member 46. As shown in FIG.

On the front surface of the game board 17, as shown in FIG. A guide passage 110 is provided for guidance.

The guide passage 110 is formed between an arc-shaped inner rail 111 and an outer rail 112 arranged on the front surface of the game board 17, and guides the game ball from the shooting means 18 on the side of the ball receiving portion 113 on the lower side. The game ball is received and guided upward, and the game ball is hit into the game area 41 from the ball hitting part 114 side on the upper end side of the inner rail 111 .

The inner rail 111 and the outer rail 112 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the inside and outside directions of the game area 41 . Further, the passage width of the guide passage 110 is wide on the ball receiving portion 113 side and narrow on the ball driving portion 114 side. At the end of the guide passage 110 on the side of the ball hitting portion 114, a return ball prevention means 115 for preventing the game ball from returning from the game area 41 to the guide passage 110 side is provided corresponding to the upper end portion side of the inner rail 111. It is

On the front surface of the game board 17, first and second peripheral members 116 and 117 made of resin such as synthetic resin are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the game area 41, and an image display such as a liquid crystal is displayed in the center of the game area 41. A means 118 and a center case 119 corresponding to the front side of the image display means 118 are mounted in correspondence with each other in the front-to-rear direction.

The first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117 are for decorating the outer peripheral side of the game area 41. The first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117 are made of transparent or opaque synthetic resin such as black. thing is used. For example, as a combination of the outer peripheral members 116 and 117 and the inner rail 111, when both the outer peripheral members 116 and 117 and the inner rail 111 are black transparent, the outer peripheral members 116 and 117 are black opaque and the inner rail 111 is black transparent. In some cases, the outer peripheral members 116 and 117 are black and transparent, and the inner rail 111 is black and opaque.

Note that the first and second peripheral members 116 and 117 may be of colors other than black. Also, two of the first outer peripheral member 116 and the second outer peripheral member 117 are provided in the circumferential direction, but the number of the outer peripheral members 116 and 117 may be one or three or more in the circumferential direction.

The image display means 118 is of a liquid crystal type or the like, and constitutes a performance pattern display means 120, an operation guidance display means 121 and the like. Incidentally, the effect symbol display means 120 may be of a rotating reel type. The center case 119 has a display window 122 corresponding to the display screen of the image display means 118, and a case main body 123 that abuts on the front surface of the game board 17, protrudes forward from the game board 17, and surrounds the display window 122, A normal symbol display means 124, a special symbol display means 125 and the like are provided on the front surface of the case body portion 123. FIG.

In the game area 41, a left-handed passage 126 and a right-handed passage 127 are provided on both left and right sides of the center case 119, and a left-handed passage 126 and a right-handed passage 127 are provided in the center of the upper end side of the case main body 123. A sphere impact top 128 is provided that bounds the . The game ball hit into the game area 41 passes through the left hitting passage 126 when it collides to the left side of the ball collision top portion 128, and passes through the right hitting passage 127 when it passes above the ball collision top portion 128. It is designed to flow down through the water.

In addition, in the game area 41, a normal winning means 130 is arranged in the vicinity of the lower side of the left-handed passage 126, a normal symbol starting means 131 is arranged in the middle of the right-handed passage 127 side, and a large prize is placed in the vicinity of the lower side of the right-handed passage 127. Means 132 are arranged respectively. A special symbol starting means 133 and an out port 134 are arranged on the lower side of the center case 119 .

Movable production means 135 is provided on the upper side of the display screen of the image display means 118 and other suitable locations on the upper side of the case main body 123, and the movement of the movable production means 135 and other production operations A predetermined effect is performed according to the game state. In addition, on the lower side of the case main body 123, there is a warp port 136 into which game balls flowing down the left-handed passage 126 can be entered, and a game ball placed below the display window 122 and entering the warp port 136. A stage portion 137 for dropping near the upper side of the special symbol starting means 133 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 22 , the outer rail 112 is an elastic and wear-resistant metal band plate such as a stainless steel band plate, and is detachably attached to the inner peripheral surface of the first outer peripheral member 116 . As shown in FIGS. 4 and 24, the inner rail 111 is made of resin molded from a transparent or opaque synthetic resin material or the like. is fixed in contact with the game board 17 by positioning projections 140, 141 and mounting screws (fixing means) 142, 143 on the front surface of the rail, and the mounting portion 144 at the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the rail has one or more projections (positioning It is attached to the game board 17 via a protrusion 145 so as to be guided.

By making the outer rail 112 made of a metal having elasticity and wear resistance in this way, the impact of the collision of the game ball shot from the shooting means 18 and the abrasion of the game ball when the game ball slides will cause damage to the outer rail. 112 can be prevented from being damaged, and the durability of the outer rail 112 is improved.

Further, by making the inner rail 111 made of a transparent or opaque resin, there is an advantage that an improvement in design can be easily ensured compared to a rail made of metal such as stainless steel. For example, on the front surface of the game board 17, as shown in FIG. A decorative pattern 146 is displayed across the game area 41 and the guide passage 110 on both sides.

In such a case, the inner rail 111 arranged in front of the decorative pattern 146 such as a character is made of a material having light transmittance, such as colorless transparent or colored transparent, so that the inner rail 111 can be used to transmit the light behind the decorative pattern 146 . The decorative pattern 146 such as a character can be visually recognized, and the inner rail 111 does not hinder the sense of unity of the decorative pattern 146 across the game area 41 and the guide passage 110.例文帳に追加Even if the inner rail 111 is made of a non-light-transmissive material such as black, it is possible to harmonize it with the decorative pattern 146 such as a character on the game board 17 side.

The normal symbol starting means 131 is for starting the symbol starting by the normal symbol display means 124, and as shown in FIG. It's becoming The normal symbol display means 124 is for displaying the normal symbols in a variable manner, and is composed of light emitters such as two LEDs corresponding to two kinds of normal symbols, for example, "o" and "x".

The normal symbol display means 124 blinks two light emitters alternately for a predetermined time on the condition that the normal symbol starting means 131 detects the game ball, and is obtained when the normal symbol starting means 131 detects the game ball. When the hit determination random value matches a predetermined hit determination value, the light emitting body on the "○" side corresponding to the hit mode emits light, and in other cases, the "x" side corresponding to the miss mode. blinking ends when the luminous bodies emit light.

The special symbol starting means 133 is for starting symbol variation by the special symbol display means 125, and is provided with upper starting winning means 133a and lower starting winning means 133b above and below. The upper start winning means 133a is non-openable. The lower starting winning means 133b is an opening/closing type switchable between a closed state in which a game ball cannot be entered (or difficult to enter) and an open state in which it is possible (or easy to enter). When the stop symbol after the variation of 1 is in a winning mode and a normal profit state is generated, the closed state is opened to the open state for a predetermined time.

The special symbol display means 125 is composed of one or a plurality of display means, for example, one display means of a segment type or the like that can variably display the special symbol, and the special symbol start means 133 or the upper start winning means 133a or A special pattern is variably displayed for a predetermined period of time on the condition that a game ball wins in the lower starting prize winning means 133b, and the jackpot determination random number obtained when winning the prize to the starting prize winning means 133a, 133b is the predetermined jackpot determination value. When they match, the special symbols stop in a predetermined jackpot mode (specific mode), and in other cases, they stop in a losing mode.

The performance symbol display means 120 variably displays the performance symbols in parallel with the variable display of the special symbols by the special symbol display means 125, and displays one or a plurality of (for example, three in the horizontal direction) the performance symbols 120a to 120c. It is configured so that it can be variably displayed on the display screen of the image display means 118 together with various effect images.

The production patterns 120a to 120c start varying according to one of a plurality of types of variation patterns simultaneously with the start of variation of the special symbols when the game ball wins in either of the starting winning means 133a and 133b of the special symbol starting means 133. Then, it stops almost at the same time in synchronization with the stop of the special symbol. In addition, the performance symbols 120a to 120c stop in the losing performance mode when the special symbols stop in the losing mode, and stop in the big winning performance mode when the special symbols stop in the big winning mode.

The big winning means 132 is an opening/closing type switchable between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which the game ball cannot win. When a profit state occurs, it is opened once or a plurality of times according to a predetermined opening pattern, and game balls are awarded from above.

As shown in FIGS. 32 to 35, the big winning means 132 includes a winning opening 151 formed in a winning opening case 150 on the front side of the game board 17 so as to open upward, and a winning opening extending in the front-rear direction. an opening/closing member 152 capable of opening and closing the upper side of the opening 151 and protruding above the winning opening 151 to guide the game ball leftward when the opening 151 is closed; It has a first inclined passage 153 and a second inclined passage 154 capable of guiding the game ball to the left. Although the second inclined passage 154 on the downstream side is shorter than the first inclined passage 153, it may be the same as or longer than the first inclined passage 153, or may be omitted.

The first and second inclined passages 153 and 154 are substantially parallel to a rear guide plate 155 also used as a mounting plate, which is arranged in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, with a predetermined gap in front of the rear guide plate 155. and inclined passage plates 157 and 158 arranged between the front and rear guide plates 155 and 156 in an inclined state downward to the left. In order to move from the first inclined passage 153 to the opening/closing member 152 and the second inclined passage 154, the opening/closing member 152 and the opening/closing member 152 are provided at substantially the same inclination angle as the opening/closing member 152 in a continuous manner downward to the left, or in a stepped manner via a predetermined step. there is

The front guide plate 156 is integrally provided with a surrounding wall 159 that surrounds the lower side of the winning opening 151 from both the left and right sides of the opening/closing member 152 via the left and right sides of the winning opening 151. , 154 are inclined passage plates 157 and 158 . Therefore, the inclined passage plates 157 and 158 are integrated with the front guide plate 156 and separate from the rear guide plate 155 .

In addition, the game ball is positioned between the right wall portion 159a of the surrounding wall 159 and the side rail 187 of the second outer peripheral member 117, which will be described later, and the lower wall portion 159b of the surrounding wall 159 and the lower rail of the second outer peripheral member 117, which will be described later. 188 can be passed.

As shown in FIG. 35, the inclined passage plates 157 and 158 have a higher vertical height on the side of the front guide plate 156 integrated therewith, and a lower height on the side of the separate rear guide plate 155. , there is a height difference h before and after the same position in the horizontal direction. The inclined passage plates 157 and 158 have a thicker plate thickness on the integral front guide plate 156 side and a thinner plate thickness on the rear guide plate 155 side which is separate from the inclined passage plates 157 and 158. A height difference h before and after 157 and 158 is secured.

Projections 160 and 161 are provided on the rear guide plate 155 corresponding to the terminal end side of the inclined passage plate 157 in the first inclined passage 153 and the starting end side of the inclined passage plate 158 in the second inclined passage 154, respectively. . These protrusions 160 and 161 give resistance to the movement of the game ball by coming into contact with the game ball on the inclined passage plate 157 and the opening/closing member 152 and changing the direction of movement thereof. It is provided on the guide plate 155 .

The winning opening 151 is formed elongated in the left-right direction on the upper side of the winning opening case 150 projecting forward from the rear guide plate 155 . The winning opening case 150 is attached to the rear guide plate 155 in combination with the winning path case 162 and the rear case 163 . The winning path case 162 is provided with a guiding path 164 for guiding the game ball winning from the winning opening 151 to the back side of the game board 17, and a detection switch 165 for detecting the winning game ball from the winning opening 151. .

The opening/closing member 152 is slidably supported in the front-rear direction by a pair of left and right sliding guide portions 166 formed in the winning path case 162, and is driven to open and close in the front-rear direction by a drive source 167 such as a solenoid mounted on the rear case 163. It is designed to be The driving source 167 and the opening/closing member 152 are interlocked via an interlocking mechanism 168 inside the rear case 163 . The interlocking mechanism 168 includes an interlocking member 169 that is movable in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the driving source 167 , and a pivot member 169 that is pivotally attached to the rear case 163 by a support shaft 170 so that the interlocking member 169 is interlocked with the interlocking member 169 . The swing arm 171 is connected to the rear end side of the opening/closing member 152 . The driving source 167 is provided with biasing means (not shown) such as a spring for biasing the opening/closing member 152 to the closed state.

In the big winning means 132 having such a configuration, the opening/closing member 152 is normally in a closed state that closes the upper side of the winning opening 151, and the game ball dropped onto the inclined passage plate 157 of the first inclined passage 153 From the inclined passage plate 157 of the inclined passage 153 to the inclined passage plate 158 of the second inclined passage 154 through the opening/closing member 152, the material is sequentially guided leftward.

When the special symbol after the variation of the special symbol display means 125 becomes a jackpot mode and a special profit state occurs, the drive source 167 drives the opening/closing member 152 forward and backward so that the winning opening 151 opens in a predetermined opening pattern. Open. When the opening/closing member 152 retreats to open the winning opening 151 , the game ball from the inclined passage plate 157 of the first inclined passage 153 enters the winning opening 151 .

In the first inclined passage 153, the game ball dropped onto the inclined passage plate 157 is inclined downward to the left at the inclined angle α157 and inclined backward at the inclined angle β157. In accordance with the inclination of the plate 157, it moves to the left rear in the direction of the arrow 157a.

Therefore, most of the game balls falling on the inclined passage plate 157 of the first inclined passage 153 move toward the rear guide plate 155 in the direction of the arrow 157b before reaching the terminal end of the inclined passage plate 157. A game ball can be guided to contact the projection 160 on the side. Therefore, on the end side of the inclined passage plate 157, the game ball can be moved toward the prize winning opening 151 in the direction of the arrow 157 by receiving resistance from the projection 160, so that the game ball is moved to the front portion of the winning opening 151. It is possible to win the prize to the side.

Further, when the opening/closing member 152 retreats immediately after the game ball is put on the opening/closing member 152 in the closed state to open the winning opening 151, the game ball moves leftward on the retreating opening/closing member 152. Therefore, contact with the projection 161 on the starting end side of the second inclined passage 154 is facilitated. Then, if the game ball contacts the projection 161, the game ball will easily enter the winning hole 151 because the resistance of the projection 161 is received.

The game ball on the inclined passage plate 158 of the second inclined passage 154 moves leftward along the rear guide plate 155 while being affected by the inclination in the same manner as the inclined passage plate 157 of the first inclined passage 153. .

Further, the inclined passage plates 157 and 158 have a large thickness on the side of the front guide plate 156 integrated with the inclined passage plates 157 and 158, and a small thickness on the side of the rear guide plate 155 which is separate from the inclined passage plates 157 and 158. There is an advantage that the plate 156 and the inclined passage plates 157 and 158 can be molded easily.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 22 and 23, the first outer peripheral member 116 straddles from the outside of the ball receiving portion 113, which is the starting end side of the guide passage 110, to the upper side, and extends to the left side of the game area 41. A left outer peripheral portion (hinge-side outer peripheral portion) 173 arranged on the outer periphery and an upper outer peripheral portion 174 arranged across from the upper side of the left outer peripheral portion 173 to the terminal end side which is the upper side of the right-handed passage 127. It is made of resin, such as synthetic resin, which is integrally provided. The outer rail 112 is arranged in an arc along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the left outer peripheral portion 173 and the upper outer peripheral portion 174 of the first outer peripheral member 116. A cushioning member 214 against which a game ball struck into collides is arranged on the inner periphery of the outer rail 112 on the terminal end side.

The left peripheral portion 173 has wide width portions 173a on both upper and lower sides, and a narrow width portion 173b in the intermediate portion thereof. The upper peripheral portion 174 has wide width portions 174a on both left and right sides, and a narrow width portion 174b at the middle portion thereof. The left outer peripheral portion 173 is arranged between a pair of upper and lower engaging portions 26, and the engaging portions 26 are engaged with the game board 17 on both upper and lower sides thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 25, 27, and 30, the first outer peripheral member 116 includes an inner peripheral wall 175 and an outer peripheral wall 176 arranged inside and outside, a front wall 177 covering the front side thereof, and vertical and horizontal walls on the back side of the front wall 177. It is integrally provided with reinforcing ribs 178 arranged in a predetermined direction such as, a plurality of positioning projections 179 in the circumferential direction projecting backward toward the game board 17 side, and a plurality of mounting portions 180 in the circumferential direction, The positioning protrusion 179 is inserted into the positioning hole 181 of the game board 17 to be positioned, and is mounted by a mounting screw 182 that is inserted through the mounting portion 180 from the front side and screwed into the game board 17 . Therefore, the first outer peripheral member 116 can be easily and reliably attached to the front surface of the game board 17 via the positioning protrusion 179 , the attachment portion 180 and the attachment screw 182 .

The positioning projections 179 protrude rearward toward the game board 17 from reinforcing ribs 178 that connect the front wall 177 and/or the inner peripheral wall 175 and the outer peripheral wall 176 , and are press-fitted into the positioning holes 181 of the game board 17 . Incidentally, the positioning projections 179 may be simply inserted into the positioning holes 181 of the game board 17 . The mounting portion 180 is provided at the rear end of a recessed portion 183 which is recessed rearward from the front wall 177 toward the game board 17 side, and a mounting screw 182 is inserted into the mounting portion 180 from the recessed portion 183 side. It is

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second outer peripheral member 117 straddles from the upper outer peripheral portion 174 side of the first outer peripheral member 116 to the lower side on the side opposite to the inner rail 111 with respect to the game area 41 to play the game. A right outer peripheral portion (anti-hinge side outer peripheral portion) 185 arranged on the right outer periphery of the area 41, and a lower outer periphery of the game area 41 straddling from the lower side of the right outer peripheral portion 185 to the lower end side of the inner rail 111. It is made of a resin such as a synthetic resin and is integrally provided with a lower outer peripheral portion 186 , and is attached to the game board 17 in the same manner as the first outer peripheral member 116 .

The second outer peripheral member 117 is provided with a side rail 187 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the right-handed passage 127 on the right outer peripheral portion 185, which is arranged on the lower side of the game area 41 and directs out balls to the out port 134. A lower rail 188 is provided on the lower peripheral portion 186 to guide the .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 36 to 40, the lower outer peripheral portion 186 of the second outer peripheral member 117 is provided with a lower rail 188 formed in an arc shape or an inclined shape downward from both left and right sides toward the front side of the out port 134. A guide recess 189 formed by recessing downward from the lower rail 188 on the front side of the out port 134 of the game board 17 and a guide recess 189 protruding rearward from the lower rail 188 to the out port 134 of the game board 17. A horizontally long gutter-shaped guide passage portion 190 that is arranged on the inner peripheral side and guides the game ball in the guide recess 189 to the back side of the game board 17, and a flange-shaped outer periphery of the front end of the guide passage portion 190 above the lower rail 188. and is integrally provided with a front decoration part 191 that covers the peripheral part of the out port 134 of the game board 17 from the front side. A plurality of ridges 194 extending in the front-rear direction are provided in the left-right direction in the guide recess 189 and the guide passage 190 .

The upper surface of the lower rail 188 is inclined forward downward so that the front side is lower toward the outer peripheral side of the game area 41 than the rear side, and as shown in FIGS. The angle of inclination increases to α38, α39, and α40 as it approaches the front side. On the upper surface of the lower rail 188, on the left and right sides of the guide recess 189 and on the front side of the front decoration portion 191, an out-ball access prevention portion 192 is provided. A detour 193 for an out ball is provided in a range extending to the front side of the blocking portion 192 . Therefore, the out ball that has flowed down onto the lower rail 188 is prevented from approaching the front side of the front decoration portion 191 by the approach blocking portion 192 when moving toward the guide recess 189 side from both the left and right sides, and the detour is made. 193 to guide recess 189 .

The access prevention portion 192 of the lower rail 188 and the detour 193 around it may be formed so that the angle of inclination changes continuously and smoothly. You may form so that it may protrude through a step part. A plurality of projections 194 extending in the front-rear direction are provided in the left-right direction in the guide recess 189 .

A game ball that does not win a prize in the winning means 130, 132, etc. while flowing down the game area 41 flows down on the lower rail 188 as an out ball, and the out ball flows down on the lower rail 188 according to the downflow position as shown in FIG. Move in the X188 arrow direction. Then, the out ball on the lower rail 188 moves from both left and right sides to the center guide recess 189 and then passes through the guide passage 190 and is discharged from the out port 134 to the back side of the game board 17 .

The lower rails 188 on both the left and right sides of the guide recess 189 have a large inclination angle of α40. It's becoming Therefore, out balls moving from both left and right sides to the central guide recess 189 are prevented from approaching the front side of the front decoration portion 191 by the access prevention portion 192 , and are guided by the glass plate 76 while being guided by the lower rail 188 . 37 to the guide recess 189 in the direction indicated by the arrow X139 in FIG.

Therefore, the out ball does not come into contact with the front surface of the front decoration part 191, or the chance of contact is reduced, so that the front surface side of the front decoration part 191 can be prevented from being scratched or soiled due to contact with the out ball. .

In addition, the upper surface of the lower rail 188 is inclined downward in the horizontal direction as a whole. It is sufficient if it is a peripheral portion of the out port 134 that

As shown in FIG. 23, the outer peripheral wall 176 of the first outer peripheral member 116 has an upper edge portion 176a formed in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the game board 17 on the upper side of the game area 41, and the guide passage 110. It has a side edge portion 176b formed vertically along the side edge of the game board 17 on the opposite side of the game area 41. As shown in FIG. 4, 5, and 22, an illegal member such as a piano wire is inserted into the play area 41 from between the first outer peripheral member 116 and the glass unit 43. A second blocking means 196 for blocking is provided in the vertical direction.

The second blocking means 196 includes a second blocking member 197 which is made of an elastic member such as rubber and adhered to the side edge portion 176b of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The second blocking member 197 has a sealing portion 197a that protrudes forward from the front wall 177 of the first outer peripheral member 116 and bends outward. It contacts the glass plate 76 of 43 and elastically deforms to seal the gap between the first peripheral member 116 and the glass unit 43 .

Therefore, even if an unauthorized member is inserted from between the front frame 3 and the front door 4 to the rear side of the glass unit 43, the second blocking member 197 prevents further unauthorized member insertion. can block entry. In particular, the lateral width of the first outer peripheral member 116 is narrow at the substantially central portion of the first outer peripheral member 116 in the vertical direction. It is possible to prevent an illegal member from being inserted into the game area 41 by breaking through the narrow part of the game area 41.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIGS. 4, 22, and 23, the outer rail 112 extends along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 and extends between the starting end side of the ball receiving portion 113 and the vicinity of the upper side of the right-handed passage 127. A starting end side locking means 200 and a terminal side locking means 201 are provided in an arc shape and are arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the rail. It is detachably mounted along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 via a plurality of width direction positioning means 202 .

23, 27 and 41, the starting end side locking means 200 is for detachably locking the starting end side of the outer rail 112 to the first outer peripheral member 116. As shown in FIGS. A starting end side contact portion 203 and a starting end locking portion 204 provided on the side, a starting end side insertion opening 205 provided in the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116, a starting end side contacted portion 206 and a starting end side cover and a locking portion 207 . The starting end contact portion 203 is bent at the starting end side of the outer rail 112 , and the leading end side of the starting end contact portion 203 serves as the starting end locking portion 204 . The starting end side of the outer rail 112 can be freely inserted into and removed from the starting end side insertion port 205, and the starting end side contact portion 203 of the outer rail 112 contacts the starting end side contacted portion 206 in the rail longitudinal direction in the starting end side insertion port 205. Also, the starting end side locking portion 204 is locked to the starting end side locked portion 207 of the inner peripheral wall 175 from the inside.

The terminal side locking means 201 is for detachably locking the terminal side of the outer rail 112 to the first outer peripheral member 116, and is formed at the terminal end of the outer rail 112 side as shown in FIGS. a terminal side contact portion 209 formed inside the first outer peripheral member 116 and housing the terminal end side of the outer rail 112; 112 has a terminal side contacted portion 211 with which the terminal side contact portion 209 contacts in the rail longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 41, an elastically deformable portion 212 is provided in the vicinity of the terminal side contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 on the starting side contact portion 203 side of the terminal side contact portion 209. there is The elastically deformable portion 212 is formed by protruding a portion of the outer rail 112 in at least one of the inward and outward directions to form a curved shape such as a U shape or an Ω shape. Due to the elastic deformation in the longitudinal direction, the length between the starting end contact portion 203 and the terminal end contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 becomes the length between the starting end contact portion 206 and the terminal end contact portion of the first outer peripheral member 116 The length can be adjusted so as to match the distance from the contact portion 211 .

Therefore, when the outer rail 112 is mounted along the inner circumference of the first outer peripheral member 116, an elastic deformation portion 212 is provided at the end portion of the outer rail 112, and the elastic deformation portion 212 is expanded in the rail longitudinal direction. Alternatively, by elastically deforming to reduce, the starting end side contacting portion 203 of the outer rail 112 is aligned with the distance between the starting end side contacted portion 206 and the terminal end side contacted portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . and the terminal side contact portion 209 can be adjusted.

For example, the distance between the starting end contact portion 203 and the terminal end contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 is larger than the distance between the starting end contact portion 206 and the terminal end contact portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . , the distance between the open ends of the elastically deformable portion 212 is narrowed in the longitudinal direction of the rail, and conversely, the distance between the starting end side contact portion 203 and the terminal end side contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 is the first. If it is smaller than the distance between the start end contact portion 206 and the terminal end contact portion 211 of the outer peripheral member 116, the elastic deformation portions 212 are elastically arranged so that the distance between the open ends of the elastically deformable portions 212 widens in the longitudinal direction of the rail. The deformable portion 212 may be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction of the rail.

Therefore, the distance between the starting end contact portion 203 and the terminal end contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112, the distance between the starting end contact portion 206 and the terminal end contact portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116, etc. , the outer rail 112 can be easily and reliably attached along the inner periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116 regardless of the variation.

An outer peripheral wall 176, a ball guide wall 215 arranged continuously on the inner peripheral side of the cushioning member 214, and an intermediate wall 216 arranged between them are provided on the terminal end side of the first outer peripheral member 116. Between the outer peripheral wall 176 and the intermediate wall 216, there is provided a terminating end housing portion 210 for housing the terminating end side including the elastic deformation portion 212 of the outer rail 112. As shown in FIG. The terminating side contacted portion 211 is provided by connecting the outer peripheral wall 176 and the intermediate wall 216, and this terminating side contacted portion 211 regulates the movement of the terminating side contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112. A protrusion 217 is provided.

A restricting means 218 that restricts the position of the outer rail 112 in the inward/outward direction in the vicinity of the elastically deforming portion 212 is provided in the terminal end side accommodating portion 210 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The restricting means 218 is arranged between the terminal contact portion 209 and the elastic deformation portion 212, and is arranged closer to the elastic deformation portion 212 than the terminal contact portion 209; An inner restricting portion 220 is arranged between the terminal end contact portion 209 and the outer restricting portion 219 .

The outer restricting portion 219 protrudes from the outer peripheral wall 176 toward the intermediate wall 216 , and the inner restricting portion 220 protrudes from the intermediate wall 216 toward the outer peripheral wall 176 . is greater than the amount of bending to the The outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 are in contact with both sides of the end portion of the outer rail 112 in the inward and outward direction so that the end portion thereof is positioned on the extension line of the outer rail 112 in the vicinity of the buffer member 214 .

Note that the terminal side housing portion 210 is provided on the back side of the front wall 177 of the first outer peripheral member 116, and the elastic deformation portion 212, the restricting means 218, and the like are provided in the terminal side housing portion 210. As shown in FIG. At least one of the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 may contact the outer rail 112 .

By providing the restricting means 218 in the vicinity of the elastically deforming portion 212 of the outer rail 112 in this manner and restricting the position of the outer rail 112 in the inward/outward direction by the restricting means 218, the outer rail 112 including the elastically deformable portion 212 is deformed. Since the terminal portion can be stably positioned at a predetermined position, the outer rail 112 can be positioned at a predetermined position along the first outer peripheral member 116 despite the elastic deformation portion 212 on the terminal end side of the outer rail 112. can be placed.

In addition, by arranging the restricting means 218 between the terminal contact portion 209 and the elastically deforming portion 212, the intermediate portion of the outer rail 112 between the elastic deforming portion 212 and the terminal contact portion 209 is stabilized. If the end portion of the outer rail 112 is not oriented with respect to the elastically deformable portion 212 , there is no problem that the elastic force of the elastically deformable portion 212 acts in the lifting direction of the outer rail 112 . can be placed in place along the

In particular, the outer restricting portion 219 of the restricting means 218 is arranged closer to the elastic deformation portion 212 than the terminal contact portion 209, and the inner restricting portion 220 is arranged between the terminal contact portion 209 and the outer restricting portion 219. By doing so, the position of the end portion including the elastic deformation portion 212 of the outer rail 112 can be maintained at the optimum position.

In addition, since the elastically deforming portion 212 and the restricting means 218 of the outer rail 112 are arranged in the end side holding portion 213 formed on the back side of the front wall 177 of the first outer peripheral member 116, the front side of the first outer peripheral member 116 is The elastically deforming portion 212 and the restricting means 218 are not exposed to the outside, and the periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116 can be neatly finished.

The width direction positioning means 202 is for positioning the outer rail 112 with respect to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 in the rail width direction. A plurality of them are provided in the intermediate portion of the outer rail 112 between the end-side locking means 201 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the rail.

As shown in FIGS. 27, 30 and 31, each of the width direction positioning means 202 includes an elongated positioning hole 223 formed in the outer rail 112 in the rail longitudinal direction and an inner The peripheral wall 175 is provided with a positioning projection 224 that protrudes and engages with the positioning hole 223, and the front surface of the game board 17 is designed to prevent direct contact between the front surface of the game board 17 and the rear edge of the outer rail 112. The outer rail 112 is positioned in the rail width direction with respect to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 with a predetermined gap s112 (see FIG. 31) between the outer rail 112 and the rear edge of the outer rail 112 . Each width direction positioning means 202 is arranged within a radius of the game ball from the front surface of the game board 17 so as not to interfere with the game ball guided by the outer rail 112 .

The positioning projection 224 is positioned substantially in the center of the positioning hole 223 in the longitudinal direction of the rail. A predetermined gap s202 (see FIG. 31) is provided on both sides in the rail longitudinal direction.

A cover portion 222 that covers the outer rail 112 from the front side is provided at the front end of the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The covering portion 222 is in the form of a rib that is about the same thickness as the outer rail 112, slightly thicker or thinner, and extends over the entire length or a portion of the rail longitudinal direction so that the front edge of the outer rail 112 is not exposed. is provided in

Since the front edge of the outer rail 112 can be covered with the resin-made cover portion 222 by providing the cover portion 222 integrally with the first outer peripheral member 116 in this way, even if something protrudes from the back side of the front door 4, Even if there is a projecting member, when the front door 4 is closed, there is an advantage that the projecting member can be prevented from directly colliding with the front edge of the metal outer rail 112 and damaging it.

Also, in the process of assembling the game board 17, after the outer rail 112 is attached to the game board 17, even if a situation occurs in which some member approaches the outer rail 112 side from the front side, the resin cover can be used. Advantageously, the portion 222 prevents the member from colliding with the outer rail 112 .

When mounting the outer rail 112 along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116, first, the starting end side of the outer rail 112 is inserted into the starting end side insertion opening 205, and the starting end side contact portion 203 is contacted. By contacting the contact portion 206 , the starting end side of the outer rail 112 is locked to the starting end side of the first outer peripheral member 116 by the starting end side locking means 200 . Next, the outer rail 112 is bent in an arc shape along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 with the starting end side locking means 200 as a fulcrum, while the elastically deforming portion 212 on the terminal end side of the outer rail 112 is extended in the rail longitudinal direction. while being contracted, the terminal end portion of the outer rail 112 including the terminal contact portion 209 and the elastic deformation portion 212 is inserted into the terminal end accommodating portion 210, and the terminal end side of the outer rail 112 is secured to the terminal end locking means. 201 engages with the end side of the first outer peripheral member 116 .

In the terminal side locking means 201 , the terminal side portion between the terminal side contact portion 209 and the elastic deformation portion 212 of the outer rail 112 is fitted between the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 of the restricting means 218 . , and the elastic force of the outer rail 112 including the elastically deformable portion 212 and the like in the rail longitudinal direction. Further, in a state in which the outer rail 112 is curved in an arc shape along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 , each width direction positioning means 202 moves the intermediate side of the outer rail 112 against the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . position in the width direction of the rail.

If the outer rail 112 is attached to the inner peripheral side of the first outer peripheral member 116 via the starting end side locking means 200, the terminal side locking means 201 and the width direction positioning means 202 in this way, the outer rail 112 can be mounted on the inner peripheral side of the first outer peripheral member 116. It is possible to easily and reliably mount the outer peripheral member 116 . In this case, if the outer rail 112 is provided with an elastically deformable portion 212 that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction of the rail, the dimensions of the outer rail 112 and the first outer peripheral member 116 in the longitudinal direction of the rail may be slightly different. However, since the variation can be easily absorbed, the mounting work of the outer rail 112 is easy, and the mounting accuracy of the outer rail 112 can be improved.

Further, the width direction positioning means 202 provides a gap in the rail longitudinal direction between an elongated positioning hole 223 on the side of the outer rail 112 and a positioning protrusion 224 on the side of the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 inserted therein. Since there is s202, the positioning protrusion 224 can be fitted into the positioning hole 223 while the outer rail 112 is curved along the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 in an arc shape.

Therefore, there is no need to provide a large play in the rail width direction between the positioning hole 223 of the width direction positioning means 202 and the positioning protrusion 224, and the width direction positioning means 202 moves the outer rail 112 to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116. can be reliably positioned with respect to

As shown in FIGS. 22, 23, 27 and 41, the first outer peripheral member 116 includes a starting end impact absorbing portion 225 and a terminal end impact absorbing portion 225 corresponding to at least a part of the outer rail 112 in the rail longitudinal direction. Shock absorbing portions 225, 226, such as portion 226, are provided. The impact absorbing portions 225 and 226 absorb the impact of the game ball directly or indirectly by elastically deforming the outer rail 112 itself in the inner and outer directions of the game area 41 .

The starting end impact absorbing portion 225 is provided in the starting end region S225 where the game ball launched from the launching means 18 enters the ball receiving portion 113 of the guide passage 110 and collides with the outer rail 112, and absorbs the impact of the game ball. The outer rail 112 provides direct absorption and relief.

In addition, the terminal-side impact absorbing portion 226 is provided in the terminal-side region S226 where the game ball guided along the outer rail 112 collides with the buffer member 214, and absorbs the impact when the game ball collides with the buffer member 214. It is indirectly absorbed and relieved by the outer rail 112 via the cushioning member 214 .

As shown in FIG. 27, in the start end shock absorbing portion 225, a concave portion 227 is formed in the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 so as to be recessed outward. A plurality of protrusions 228 are provided in the rail width direction, and the protrusions 228 are in contact with the outer surface of the outer rail 112 . Therefore, the outer rail 112 of the start end impact absorbing portion 225 is only intermittently supported from the outside by the protrusion 228 , and the outer side of the outer rail 112 is open due to the recess 227 .

Width direction positioning means 202 having play (=s202) in the rail longitudinal direction are provided on both sides of the start end impact absorbing portion 225 in the rail longitudinal direction. It is relatively movable in the rail longitudinal direction with respect to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The width direction positioning means 202 on both sides of the start end impact absorbing portion 225 constitute relative movement permitting means for permitting relative movement between the first outer peripheral member 116 and the outer rail 112 in the rail longitudinal direction.

By providing the start end impact absorbing portion 225 having such a structure, the impact when the game ball shot from the shooting means 18 enters the guide passage 110 from the ball receiving portion 113 and collides with the outer rail 112 is absorbed. can be mitigated. That is, the game ball shot from the shooting means 18 enters from the ball receiving portion 113 of the guide passage 110 and collides with the starting end side impact absorbing portion 225 of the outer rail 112 in the direction of arrow X225 in FIG. Since the outside of the outer rail 112 is open at the start end side impact absorbing portion 225, the collision of the game ball is applied to the outer rail 112 itself.

On the other hand, the width direction positioning means 202 on both sides of the starting end impact absorbing portion 225 allow the relative movement between the outer rail 112 and the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116, so that the outer rail 112 of the starting end impact absorbing portion 225 is moved. elastically deforms outward against its own elasticity. After the game ball has passed through, the outer rail 112 of the starting end side impact absorbing portion 225 returns to its original position by its own elastic force to prepare for the next collision of the game ball.

Therefore, in the start end impact absorbing portion 225, each time a game ball collides with the outer rail 112, the outer rail 112 is elastically deformed outward while resisting the elastic force of the outer rail 112 itself according to the impact force. The elastic deformation of the outer rail 112 can absorb and mitigate the impact of the game ball.

In addition, in the start end impact absorbing portion 225, the outer rail 112 receives the impact of the game ball and moves or vibrates in the plate thickness direction. 112 is positioned to secure a predetermined gap s112 between the front surface of the game board 17 and the rear edge of the outer rail 112, so that the outer rail 112 moves inward and outward while being close to the front surface of the game board 17. In spite of the movement, the outer rail 112 can prevent the front surface of the game board 17 from being scratched or the like.

Furthermore, in the middle of the recess 227 of the start end impact absorbing portion 225, there is a protrusion 228 at a predetermined interval. To smoothly guide a game ball upward without unstably vibrating the outer rail 112 in the plate thickness direction when the game ball collides with the rail while securing a sufficient length in the longitudinal direction of the rail. be able to.

Depending on the length of the starting end impact absorbing portion 225 in the longitudinal direction of the rail, there may be one projecting portion 228 between the recesses 227 of the starting end impact absorbing portion 225 if the length is short, or a plurality if the length is long. It's okay. If the starting end side impact absorbing portion 225 is short, the projecting portion 228 may be omitted. The depth of the concave portion 227 of the starting end shock absorbing portion 225 from the outer rail 112 is increased at locations where the impact of the game ball on the outer rail 112 is large, and is decreased at locations where the impact of the game ball on the outer rail 112 is small. good too.

Further, the width direction positioning means 202 may be provided on both sides of the start end impact absorbing portion 225 in the rail longitudinal direction, but it is sufficient if they are provided on at least one side in the rail longitudinal direction. Further, if the outer rail 112 can be locally elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction within the starting end shock absorbing portion 225 by configuring the starting end shock absorbing portion 225 long in the rail longitudinal direction, etc., the starting end shock absorption It is not necessary for the outer rails 112 to be movable relative to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first peripheral member 116 on both sides of the portion 225 .

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 41 , the terminating end impact absorbing portion 226 is provided across the terminating end region S226 of the outer rail 112 inside the terminating end accommodating portion 210 from the outside of the cushioning member 214 . On the terminal end side of the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116, a spaced portion 229 is provided in a portion corresponding to the outside of the buffering member 214 from the vicinity of the upper side of the buffering member 214 so as to be spaced outwardly from the arc-shaped outer rail 112. It is

Between the cushioning member 214 and the regulating means 218 on the final end side is a separation portion 229 where the outer rail 112 is separated from the inner peripheral wall 175, and the separation portion 229 opens the outer side of the outer rail 112. there is Therefore, the end-end impact absorbing portion 226 is constituted by the separating portion 229 .

It should be noted that the distance between the inner peripheral wall 175 and the outer rail 112 of the separating portion 229 gradually decreases as the distance from the cushioning member 214 toward the starting end side increases. However, the separation portion 229 may be changed stepwise, or may be composed of a single concave portion.

If the termination side impact absorbing portion 226 is provided in the termination side region S226 in this way, when the game ball collides with the cushioning member 214, the impact applied via the cushioning member 214 causes the outer rail 112 to move outward. It can be elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction to absorb and mitigate the impact.

As shown in FIGS. 23, 41 and 42, the buffer member 214 is a solid material made of an elastic material such as rubber, and is located below the end portion of the outer rail 112 and the first outer peripheral member 116. , and is detachably attached to the back side of a mounting base 231 integrally formed with the first outer peripheral member 116, and absorbs the impact of a game ball when it collides by elastic deformation. While mitigating, the impact force at the time of collision of the game ball is transmitted to the outer rail 112 and absorbed by the elastic deformation of the outer rail 112 to be mitigated.

The cushioning member 214 includes a body portion 234, a protrusion portion 235 that protrudes from the upper side of the body portion 234 toward the outer rail 112 side and approaches or abuts the outer rail 112, and 234 and a ball collision portion 236 formed in an inclined shape. The ball collision part 236 has an inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the outer rail 112 so as to move to the lower side as the distance from the outer rail 112 increases. is designed to collide with

The mounting base 231 includes a receiving portion 237 that receives the main body portion 234 of the cushioning member 214 from the lower side in the ball collision direction (end side in the longitudinal direction of the rail), a front cover portion 238 that covers the cushioning member 214 from the front side, and the front cover. A holding protrusion 239 is provided to hold the buffer member 214 by inserting the buffer member 214 from the portion 238 to the game board 17 side.

The receiving portion 237 is formed in a U-shape by an intermediate wall 216, a ball guide wall 215, and a connecting wall 233 that connects them substantially perpendicularly to the ball collision direction. The lower side of the portion 234 is fitted from the game board 17 side. The holding projection 239 is disposed substantially in the center of the open end side of the receiving portion 237 at a position separated from the outer rail 112 by substantially the radius of the game ball or more, and is inserted through a through hole 240 formed in the buffer member 214. .

The mounting base 231 is open on the game board 17 side, and the cushioning member 214 attached to the mounting base 231 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 17 . Therefore, the cushioning member 214 is attached to the mounting base 231 while being sandwiched between the front cover portion 238 of the mounting base 231 and the game board 17 from both front and rear sides. It is sufficient to hold the buffer member 214 between the front cover part 238 and the game board 17 to such an extent that it does not move back and forth.

When the game balls are concentrated in the right-handed path 127 during the game, unlike the left-handed time in which the game balls are concentrated in the left-handed path 126, the shooting means 18 shoots the game balls by increasing the amount of rotation of the shooting handle 74. Hit the game area 41 while hitting hard. The game ball hit into the game area 41 passes above the center case 119 along the outer rail 112 and flies toward the right hitting passage 127, and then collides with the ball collision part 236 of the buffer member 214. From there, it flows downward in the right-handed passage 127 .

When the game ball collides with the ball collision part 236 of the cushioning member 214, the cushioning member 214 is elastically deformed to absorb and mitigate the impact force of the game ball. That is, when the game ball collides with the ball colliding portion 236 in the direction indicated by the arrow X236, the impact force F is applied to the ball colliding portion 236 in the direction perpendicular to it. This impact force F can be decomposed into a force F1 that presses the buffer member 214 toward the receiving portion 237 side and a force F2 that presses the buffer member 214 toward the outer rail 112 side. Of the impact force F, the receiving portion 237 bears a portion of the force F1, and the outer rail 112 bears a portion of the force F2.

By having the outer rail 112 bear part of the impact when the game ball collides with the buffer member 214 in this way, the impact force applied to the receiving part 237 side of the mount 231 via the buffer member 214 is greatly reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce deterioration of the cushioning member 214 and prevent damage to the receiving portion 237 of the mounting base 231, etc., as compared with the case where the receiving portion 237 of the mounting base 231 resists all the impact. .

When the game ball collides with the cushioning member 214, the cushioning member 214 is pressed toward the outer rail 112 by the force F2. 226 , and the outer rail 112 elastically deforms outward at the end-side impact absorbing portion 226 , so that the elastic deformation can mitigate the impact applied to the cushioning member 214 . Therefore, the burden of the buffer member 214 itself when the game ball collides can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the holding projection 239 is arranged at a position separated from the outer rail 112 by approximately the radius of the game ball or more, even though the buffer member 214 is temporarily fixed by the holding projection 239, the game ball does not move. When the game ball collides with the collision portion 236, the cushioning member 214 rotates around the holding protrusion 239 toward the outer rail 112 side due to the impact force of the game ball, and a component force is likely to be generated to press the outer rail 112. can increase the relaxation effect of

In the mounting base 231, the cushioning member 214 is brought into contact with the front cover portion 238 in a state where a part of the main body portion 234 is fitted in the receiving portion 237, and the holding projection 239 inserted through the cushioning member 214 is temporarily fixed. Since it is held, the cushioning member 214 can be easily temporarily fixed to the mount 231 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . Further, after the first outer peripheral member 116 is attached to the game board 17, the buffer member 214 is sandwiched between the front cover portion 238 of the mount 231 and the game board 17 from both front and rear sides. can be held securely.

The inner rail 111 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material or the like and is molded into an arc shape when viewed from the front. As shown in FIGS. The rear portion near the game board 17 is thick, and the rear end of the inner rail 111 has a groove 247 that divides the rear end into an outer peripheral portion 245 and an inner peripheral portion 246. formed longitudinally.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 43, the inner rail 111 consists of an upright wall 248 that stands up from the game board 17 and is thicker on the game board 17 side than on the front side. A protrusion 249 provided in the rail longitudinal direction protruding outward in the inward and outward direction from the outer periphery of the rear end side, and one in the rail longitudinal direction protruding rearward from the rear end side of the standing wall 248 toward the game board 17 side. Alternatively, a plurality of positioning protrusions 140 and 141 are provided.

In the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the standing wall 248, the front end side of the inner peripheral surface 248a is inclined toward the outer peripheral surface 248b side, the front side of the outer peripheral surface 248b is inclined toward the inner peripheral surface 248a side, and the inclination angle of the inner peripheral surface 248a is the outer peripheral surface. It is larger than the inclination angle on the surface 248b side. It should be noted that the outer peripheral surface 248 b may be substantially perpendicular to the game board 17 . Also, the inclination angle of the outer peripheral surface 248b may be larger than the inclination angle of the inner peripheral surface 248a. In that case, the inner peripheral surface 248 a may be substantially perpendicular to the game board 17 .

At both ends of the standing wall 248 in the longitudinal direction of the rail, there are a mounting portion 139 on the ball receiving portion 113 side and a mounting portion 138 on the ball driving portion 114 side. It is fixed to the game board 17 in a positioned state by fixtures such as mounting screws 142 and 143 .

The mounting portion 139 side of the upright wall 248 is gradually thickened so as to be continuous with the ball receiving portion 113 side of the second outer peripheral member 117, and the mounting portion 138 side is gradually thickened toward the return ball preventing means 115 side. It is thick-walled. The upright wall 248 may have substantially the same thickness in the longitudinal direction of the rail between the mounting portions 138 and 139 .

The ridge portion 249 is for reinforcing the rear end side of the standing wall 248, and even if a foul ball is generated in the guide passage 110, it is projected from the front side of the game board 17 so as not to interfere with the game ball. It is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the standing wall 248 at a position less than the radius of the game ball, and the space between the protrusion 249 and the outer peripheral surface of the standing wall 248 on the front side is formed in an arc shape.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 43, the groove 247 is V-shaped, trapezoidal, or the like, and its depth is less than the radius of the game ball. Therefore, when the molding die is filled with a synthetic resin material in a molten state and the inner rail 111 is molded, the inner rail 111 has a ridge 249 on the outer peripheral side of the standing wall 248, and is positioned near the game board 17. Although the thickness of the end side is large, the thickness of the inner peripheral portion 246 side and the outer peripheral portion 245 side of the rear end side of the inner rail 111 can be reduced by the groove portion 247, so that when the synthetic resin material is cured, There is an advantage that it is possible to prevent molding distortion that is likely to occur.

The groove 247 is divided into a plurality of parts in the longitudinal direction of the rail, and between the grooves 247 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the rail, a long connecting part 250 and a short connecting part 251 for integrally connecting the outer peripheral part 245 and the inner peripheral part 246 are provided. etc. are arranged. Therefore, when one groove portion 247 is provided over the entire length of the inner rail 111 in the rail longitudinal direction, the rigidity of the outer peripheral portion 245 or the inner peripheral portion 246 on the opposite side of the ridge portion 249 is reduced. Although the provision of 249 is meaningless, provision of connecting portions 250 and 251 in the intermediate portion of groove portion 247 can prevent a decrease in rigidity of inner rail 111 .

The long connecting portion 250 has a long length in the rail longitudinal direction, whereas the short connecting portion 251 has a short length in the rail longitudinal direction. Two (a plurality of) long connecting portions 250 are provided between the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends. One short connecting portion 251 is provided between the mounting portions 138, 139 and the long connecting portion 250, and two intermediate long connecting portions 250 are provided. Note that the number of long connecting portions 250 and short connecting portions 251 may be one or more.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 29, the long connecting portion 250 includes projections 145 projecting rearward toward the game board 17 , and arranged on both sides of the projections 145 and abutting against the front surface of the game board 17 . A contacting protrusion 252 is provided. The projecting portion 145 is inserted into an insertion hole (positioning hole) 253 formed in the game board 17 in a recessed or penetrating manner with a slight play.

When the inner rail 111 is attached to the game board 17, the positioning projections 140 and 141 of the mounting portions 138 and 139 are inserted into the positioning holes 140a and 141a of the game board 17 for positioning, and the intermediate projection 145 is inserted. It is inserted into the insertion hole 253 with play. After positioning the inner rail 111 at a predetermined mounting position, the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends thereof may be fixed to the game board 17 with mounting screws 142 and 143 or the like. Therefore, by adopting the inner rail 111 having such a configuration, the inner rail 111 can be easily and reliably mounted at a predetermined mounting position.

In addition, although the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends of the inner rail 111 are fixed to the game board 17 by the mounting screws 142 and 143, the projection portion 145 is inserted into the insertion hole 253 in the intermediate portion between the mounting portions 138 and 139. Therefore, even if the game ball collides with the inner rail 111 from the guide passage 110 side or the game area 41 side, the inner rail 111 is inserted within the play w3. The intermediate portion is elastically deformed in the rail plate thickness direction, and can absorb and mitigate the impact applied to the inner rail 111 when a game ball collides.

Furthermore, by providing a play w3 between the protrusion 145 and the insertion hole 253, even if the game ball collides with the inner rail 111 near the protrusion 145, the impact on the inner rail 111 can be alleviated by the play w3. Therefore, problems such as cracking at the root portion of the protrusion 145 on the side of the standing wall 248 do not occur. Even if the amount of play between the protrusion 145 and the insertion hole 253 is very small, there is a certain impact absorption effect.

The mounting portions 138, 139 and the protrusion 252 project slightly toward the game board 17 from the rear end surface 248c of the standing wall 248, and when the inner rail 111 is attached to the front surface of the game board 17, the mounting portions 138, 139, 139 and the protrusion 252 are in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, and between the mounting parts 138, 139 and the protrusion 252, the rear end surface 248c of the standing wall 248 protrudes from the front surface of the game board 17 to a height h252 (Fig. 29).

Therefore, between the inner rail 111 and the game board 17, a minute gap s252 (=h252) corresponding to the projection height h252 of the mounting portions 138, 139 and the protrusion 252 is formed, so that when the game ball collides with Even if the inner rail 111 vibrates in the rail thickness direction along the front surface of the game board 17 due to elastic deformation, the front surface of the game board 17 is not scratched by the inner rail 111.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIG. 24, the protrusion 252 of the inner rail 111 is smaller than the dimension of the rear end surface 248c of the inner rail 111 in the rail plate thickness direction, and both edges of the protrusion 252 and the rear end surface 248c of the inner rail 111 are separated from each other. are equal to or greater than the amount of play w3 between the protrusion 145 and the insertion hole 253. As shown in FIG. Note that the protrusion 145 may be press-fitted into the insertion hole 253 or may be tightly fitted by other means.

When the inner rail 111 is attached to the game board 17, the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends of the inner rail 111 are fixed by positioning projections 140 and 141 and mounting screws 142 and 143, and a projection portion 145 and the like are provided in the intermediate portion. Instead, it is also possible to fix one or a plurality of intermediate mounting portions to the game board 17 by fixing tools such as mounting screws and positioning projections.

In this case, even if a game ball collides with the inner rail 111, the inner rail 111 is less likely to elastically deform in the rail plate thickness direction due to the impact, so that the rear end surface of the standing wall 248 abuts against the front surface of the game board 17. Even if the inner rail 111 rubs against the front surface of the game board 17, there is no problem that the inner rail 111 is worn.

The return ball preventing means 115 is arranged on the upper end of the inner rail 111 on the side of the ball driving portion 114 . As shown in FIGS. 4, 25 and 26, the return ball prevention means 115 includes a return ball prevention piece 261 rotatably supported on the upper end side of the inner rail 111 by a support shaft 260 extending in the front-rear direction; An urging means 262 for urging the return ball preventing piece 261 to the return ball blocking position is provided.

The return ball prevention piece 261 is arranged between the attachment portion 138 of the inner rail 111 and the front pressing member 263 . The return ball preventing piece 261 has a supporting base 264 on the lower side, which is pivotally supported by a support shaft 260, and a weight 265 for biasing means 262 under the support shaft 260. is provided. The support shaft 260 is inserted across the positioning projection 140 of the mounting portion 138 and the pressing member 263 .

In addition, since the positioning projection 140 of the mounting portion 138 is inserted into the positioning hole 140a of the game board 17, by inserting the support shaft 260 into the positioning projection 140, the amount of insertion of the support shaft 260 into the mounting portion 138 is increased. can be longer. Therefore, the distance between the mounting portion 138 and the pressing member 263 can be increased while ensuring a sufficient amount of insertion of the support shaft 260 into the mounting portion 138, and the return ball preventing piece 261 can be stably supported by the support shaft 260. can be done.

The mounting portion 138 is provided with a protective wall 267 that covers the supporting base 264 of the return ball preventing piece 261 from the game area 41 side so that the game ball hit into the game area 41 does not collide with the supporting base 264. It is The protection wall 267 is integrally connected to the upper end side of the upright wall 248 of the inner rail 111, and a mounting boss 268 for the pressing member 263 is provided between them.

The pressing member 263 has a shape that covers the supporting base 264 of the return ball preventing piece 261 and the protective wall 267 from the front side, and is fixed to the mounting boss 268 from the front side with a mounting screw 269 . The protective wall 267 is provided with a stopper portion 270 that abuts against the supporting base portion 264 to restrict the return ball preventing piece 261 to the return ball blocking position.

The return ball preventing piece 261 normally projects from below into the ball driving portion 114 of the guide passage 110 when the supporting base portion 264 abuts against the stopper portion 270 due to the biasing of the weight 265 of the biasing means 262 . in ball blocking position. Therefore, even if the game ball hit into the game area 41 collides with the center case 119 and others in the game area 41 and collides with the ball hitting part 114 side, the game ball is prevented from returning. It only hits the piece 261 and flows down to the left hitting passage 126 of the game area 41, and the return of the game ball to the guide passage 110 side can be prevented.

When a game ball that is shot by the shooting means 18 and moves in the hitting direction in the guide passage 110 collides with the return ball prevention piece 261, the return ball prevention piece 261 rotates around the support shaft 260 against the weight of the weight 265. Since it rotates clockwise to allow passage of the game ball, the game ball can be hit into the game area 41 . When the game ball passes through, the return ball prevention piece 261 rotates counterclockwise around the support shaft 260 by the force of the weight 265 to return to the return ball blocking position.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 44, the right-handed path 127 is arranged between the lower position of the cushioning member 214 and a position separated above the substantially central position where the game area 41 has the maximum horizontal width. A flow rate limiting means 275 is provided in this right-handed passage 127 .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 44 to 47, the right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arc shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117, and extends toward the outer peripheral side of the center case 119. an inner peripheral passage wall 276 disposed at the inner peripheral passage wall 277 adjacent to the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117; It has a rear passage wall 278 that connects the ends and abuts the front surface of the game board 17 . The inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 are arranged at approximately equal intervals from side to side.

The flow-down speed limiting means 275 is for limiting the flow-down speed of the game ball in the right-handed passage 127, and is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Streaks 279 and front-rear outer ridges 280 arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the outer passage wall 277 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction are provided alternately in the vertical direction. The inner rib portion 279 and the outer rib portion 280 have a truncated semi-conical shape of about 1/2 to 1/4, and are provided in the front-rear direction with substantially the same length as the front-rear width of the inner and outer peripheral passage walls 276, 277. The projection height h10 and vertical width w10 on the rear end side are larger than the projection height h20 and vertical width w20 on the front end side, and the projection height and vertical width gradually increase from the rear end side to the front end side. is smaller than

Therefore, when looking at the relative relationship between the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the outer peripheral passage wall 277, the inner ridge portion 279, and the outer ridge portion 280 in a horizontal plan view shown in FIG. are substantially parallel to the left and right, whereas the inner ridge 279 and the outer ridge 280, which are truncated and semi-conical, are approximately 1/2 to 1/4 in width. It has become.

In the flow-down speed limiting means 275 having such a configuration, the game ball flowing down the right-handed passage 127 alternately moves between the inner ridge portion 279 of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer ridge portion 280 of the outer peripheral passage wall 277. Since the game balls flow down sequentially while colliding, the falling speed of the game ball can be restricted by the inner ridge portion 279 and the outer ridge portion 280 . Therefore, in general, when game balls are concentrated on the right-handed passage 127 side, unlike the case of the left-handed passage 126, the game balls are shot at a high speed, but pass through the narrow right-handed passage 127. Sometimes its flow rate can be sufficiently limited.

In addition, the inner and outer ridges 279 and 280 of the inner and outer passage walls 276 and 277 have the maximum projection height and vertical width at the rear end side, and the projection height and vertical width gradually increase from the rear end side to the front end side. Since it is low, it is possible to give force to the game ball toward the glass unit 43 on the front side by the inner and outer ridges 279, 280 while it flows down while repeatedly colliding with the inner and outer ridges 279, 280. can. Therefore, it is possible to give a complex movement speed limiting action to the game ball flowing down in the right hitting passage 127 .

In particular, the right-handed passage 127 is located above the substantially vertical center position of the game area 41, and the inner peripheral passage wall 276 has an upward convex arc shape, and the inner peripheral passage wall 276 has a plurality of truncated semiconical shapes. Since the inner ridges 279 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the passage, every time a game ball collides with the inner ridges 279, a force can be applied to the glass unit 43 side. A plurality of truncated half-conical outer protrusions 280 and inner protrusions 279 are alternately formed on an outer peripheral passage wall 277 that arcuately opposes the inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals. Therefore, every time the game ball collides with the outer ridge portion 280, a force toward the glass unit 43 can be similarly applied.

Furthermore, the inner and outer ridges 279 and 280 of the inner and outer passage walls 276 and 277 have the largest projection height and width on the rear passage wall 278 side connecting the inner and outer passage walls 276 and 277, and the projection width increases toward the front side. Since the protrusion height and protrusion width are small, the inner and outer passage walls 276 and 277 including the inner and outer ridges 279 and 280 and the rear passage wall 278 are integrated with the center case 119, but can be easily molded. can do.

In the game area 41, the range from the lower end of the right-handed path 127 to the lower rail 188 is substantially the right area part 41a used for games. As shown in FIG. 4, the right area portion 41a is vertically elongated between the center case 119 and the side rail 187 of the second outer peripheral member 117. As shown in FIG. On the upper side of the right region portion 41a, a ball guide means 290 is provided in the vicinity of the lower side of the right hitting passage 127, and a normal symbol starting means 131 is provided in the vicinity of the lower side of the ball guide means 290, and the right region portion 41a. A big winning means 132 is provided on the lower side of the .

The ball guiding means 290 is arranged near the lower side of the right-handed passage 127 above the substantially central position in the vertical direction of the game area 41, and receives the game ball flowing down from the lower end of the right-handed passage 127 and receives the normal symbol. It guides to the starting means 131 side.

As shown in FIGS. 44 to 47, the ball guide means 290 includes a box-shaped projecting portion 291 whose rear side is open, a ball guiding portion 292 provided on the upper surface of the projecting portion 291, and upper and lower portions of the projecting portion 291. The opening edge of the projecting portion 291 and the mounting portion 293 are in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, and the mounting portion 293 is mounted on the front surface of the game board 17 by the mounting screw 294. It is

The protruding portion 291 including the ball guide portion 292 has a sufficient thickness compared to the mounting portion 293 so as to withstand the impact of the game ball from the right-handed passage 127 . The ball guide portion 292 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and guides the game ball that has flowed down from the right-handed hitting passage 127 toward the center case 119 toward the center in the left-right direction. It inclines in the left-right direction to the left and right, and also inclines forward downward at an inclination angle β292 that is less than the inclination angle α292. The tilt angle β 292 of the forward descent of the ball guide portion 292 consists of a portion P 1 where the ball guide portion 292 is separated from the glass plate 76 on the front side by a substantially radius of the game ball and a portion separated by a substantially radius of the game ball from the mounting portion 293 . It is an angle at which the game ball can be guided in the left-right direction in the guide area S between P2.

The protruding portion 291 has a pentagonal shape when viewed from the front, but not only is the ball guide portion 292 inclined downward at an inclination angle β292, but the other outer peripheral portion is also inclined toward the center on the front side. Therefore, the ball guide portion 292 has a shorter lateral length at the front end than the lateral length at the rear end. is inclined inward at an inclination angle γ with respect to

The game ball passing through the right-handed path 127 falls onto the ball guide portion 292 of the ball guide means 290 while having a predetermined inertial force, and is guided along the inclination of the ball guide portion 292. - 特許庁At this time, since the ball guide portion 292 is tilted at the tilt angles α292 and β292, the game ball on the ball guide portion 292, as shown in FIG. It is guided while receiving a combined force X12 with the force X2.

Therefore, the game ball is subjected to a complex speed limiting action by the inner and outer ridges 279 and 280 of the flow speed limiting means 275 in the right-handed passage 127, while having an irregular inertial force. In spite of dropping onto the ball guide portion 292, the inclination angles α292 and β292 of the ball guide portion 292 after the drop can stabilize the game ball after the drop. Of course, since the game ball has a predetermined inertial force when it flows down on the ball guide portion 292, it can move freely in the guide direction (leftward direction) within the width of the guide area S while being affected by the resultant force X12. It is movable.

Further, since the downstream edge 292b of the ball guide portion 292 is inclined inward at an inclination angle γ with respect to the line segment perpendicular to the game board 17 in a plan view, it is separated from the downstream edge 292b of the ball guide portion 292. Also, the inclination angle γ on the side of the downstream edge 292b can impart inertial force toward the glass plate 76 to the game ball.

Further, the protruding portion 291 can be easily formed by mold molding because not only the ball guide portion 292 is inclined forward downward at the inclination angle β292, but also the other outer peripheral surface is inclined toward the center on the front side. is possible.

The ball guide means 290 having such a configuration can be summarized as follows. That is, the ball guiding means 290 has a mounting portion 293 that abuts on the front surface of the game board 17 and a ball guiding portion 292 that protrudes forward from the mounting portion 293, and guides the game ball flowing down the game area 41. The guide portion 292 guides the player in the horizontal direction along the game board 17 . The ball guide portion 292 is inclined forward downward at an inclination angle β292 which is less than the inclination angle α292 in the horizontal direction of the ball guide portion 292. It is an angle that allows the game ball to be guided in the horizontal direction between the portion P1 substantially radially separated and the portion P2 substantially radially separated from the mounting portion 293 of the game ball. The ball guide portion 292 has a lateral length on the glass plate 76 side that is shorter than a lateral length on the mounting portion 293 side. The ball guide portion 292 has substantially the same inclination angle β292 on the upper side and the lower side, but the inclination angle on the upper side or the lower side may be larger than that on the lower side or the upper side.

Figures 49 and 50 illustrate a second embodiment of the invention. The cushioning member 214 has a vertically elongated rectangular shape that is elongated in the vertical direction. Long holding projections 296 with different lengths projecting from the front cover portion 238 to the game board 17 side and short holding projections 296 projecting from the front cover portion 238 toward the game board 17 in a state where the contact surface 295 is in contact with the flat receiving portion 237 in the vertical direction. It is held by two projections 297 . The buffer member 214 is formed with two through holes 298 and 299 corresponding to the two holding protrusions 296 and 297 .

The impact when the game ball collides with the ball collision part 236 of the buffer member 214 is greater on the upper side closer to the outer rail 112 than on the lower side farther from the outer rail 112 . Therefore, the short holding protrusion 297 is arranged corresponding to the upper side where the impact is large, and the long holding protrusion 296 is arranged corresponding to the lower side where the impact is small. The long holding projection 296 has a length in the front-rear direction that spans substantially the entire length of the range where the game ball collides with the ball collision portion 236, and the short holding projection 297 extends from the range where the game ball collides with the ball collision portion 236. It is the length corresponding to the deviated position or the length corresponding to the part of the front side within the range where the game ball collides.

Therefore, the lower portion of the cushioning member 214 can be reliably held on the mount 231 by the long holding projections 296, and the longitudinal movement of the outer rail 112 on the upper portion of the cushioning member 214 can be received by the short holding projections 297.

On the upper side of the cushioning member 214, there is a surplus portion of a hollow through hole 299 on the tip side of the short holding projection 297 corresponding to the collision area of the game ball. As a result, the upper portion of the cushioning member 214 is more likely to be elastically deformed than the lower portion, and even if a large impact force is applied to the upper portion of the ball collision portion 236, the impact can be sufficiently absorbed and mitigated. can be done.

Furthermore, since a hollow portion for strong impact absorption is formed by utilizing the surplus portion on the distal end side of the short holding projection 297 that is inserted through the through hole 299, it is easier to manufacture compared to the case where a dedicated hollow portion is provided. It has the advantage that it can be easily and inexpensively implemented.

Also in this embodiment, when a game ball collides with the ball collision portion 236 side, the upper side of the cushioning member 214 is pressed toward the outer rail 112 side due to its elastic deformation. In this embodiment, the outer rail 112 is in contact with the inner peripheral wall 175, and there is nothing corresponding to the end-end impact absorbing portion 226 of the first embodiment. good.

The outer rail 112 has a U-shaped elastically deformable portion 212 on the terminal end side, and the terminal end side of the elastically deformable portion 212 abuts on the contacted portion 300 projecting into the terminal end accommodating portion 210 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . It is The outer rail 112 has a bent portion 301 bent in an inverted U shape on the terminal side of the elastic deformation portion 212 , and the contacted portion 300 is arranged in the bent portion 301 . Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 51 illustrates a third embodiment of the invention. The buffer member 214 is elongated in the rail longitudinal direction of the outer rail 112 . The mounting base 231 of the first outer peripheral member 116 is provided with a U-shaped first receiving portion 303 and a flat second receiving portion 304 on the lower side thereof. Entering the portion 303 , the flat portion 306 contacts the second receiving portion 304 . The holding projection 239 is arranged near the upper side of the first receiving portion 303 .

The cushioning member 214 has a length from the holding projection 239 to the ball collision part 236 longer than the length from the holding projection 239 to the first receiving part 303, and when the game ball collides with the ball collision part 236, the cushioning member 214 The position of the holding projection 239 and the angle of the ball collision portion 236 are selected and determined so that the member 214 can be easily elastically deformed toward the outer rail 112 side.

The end contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 contacts the end contact portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116 in the longitudinal direction of the rail. is an angle at which a force component toward the game area 41 is generated at the end contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 . Therefore, there is a restricting means 218 that restricts the outer rail 112 between the contact portion 209 on the terminal end side of the outer rail 112 and the elastically deforming portion 212 . Among the portions 220 , it abuts on the inner restricting portion 220 .

Therefore, the outer rail 112 not only contacts both the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 constituting the restricting means 218, but also contacts one of the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220. may

Further, when the terminal contact portion 209 of the outer rail 112 abuts on the terminal contact portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116 at a fixed position, the restricting means 218 is configured such that the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 They may be opposed to the outer rail 112 with a predetermined gap between them.

Although the outer rail 112 is in contact with the inner peripheral wall 175, other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 52 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the invention. A first receiving portion 308 and a second receiving portion 309 are provided in a V-shape on the mounting base 231 of the first outer peripheral member 116, and a second receiving portion 308 extending upward along the outer rail 112 from the second receiving portion 309 is provided. 3 receiving portion 310 . The holding projections 239 are arranged near the first to third receiving portions 308 to 310 of the mounting base 231 .

The cushioning member 214 has first and second contact portions 311 and 312 that contact the first and second receiving portions 308 and 309 in a V shape, and a third contact portion that contacts the third receiving portion 310 . A contact portion 313 is formed parallel to the third receiving portion 310 . The cushioning member 214 has a ball collision portion 236 that is inclined with respect to the collision direction of the game ball, and a projecting portion 314 that projects toward the outer rail 112 near the upper side of the third receiving portion 310 and abuts thereon. is provided.

Also in this cushioning member 214, when a game ball collides with the upper part of the ball collision part 236, the upper part of the cushioning member 214 is compressed by the impact of the game ball and elastically moves toward the outer rail 112 and the third receiving part 310. Since it deforms and presses against the side of the outer rail 112 and the third receiving portion 310, the cushioning member 214 and the outer rail 112 can resist the impact of the game ball.

Figures 53 and 54 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. A first receiving portion 308 and a second receiving portion 309 are provided at an obtuse angle on the mount 231 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The holding protrusions 239 are arranged near the first and second receiving portions 308 and 309 of the mounting base 231 .

The cushioning member 214 is formed with first and second contact portions 311 and 312 that contact the first and second receiving portions 308 and 309 at an obtuse angle. The cushioning member 214 also has a ball colliding portion 236 inclined at an acute angle with respect to the outer rail 112 , and the opposite side of the ball colliding portion 236 is in contact with the outer rail 112 . Even in this buffer member 214, when a game ball collides with the ball collision portion 236, the buffer member 214 is compressed by the impact of the game ball and presses against the outer rail 112 side. It can withstand the impact of the game ball. A contact portion 315a of the ground member 315 that contacts the outer rail 112 has moderate elasticity. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first and second embodiments.

A grounding member 315 that contacts the outer rail 112 is provided in the terminal-end housing portion 210 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . The grounding member 315 is disposed between the outer restricting portion 219 of the restricting means 218 and the terminal side abutted portion 211 on the side opposite to the inner restricting portion 220, and is connected to the mounting portion 316 of the first outer peripheral member 116 by a screw 317. 318 is fixed.

In this manner, the grounding member 315 may be provided inside the housing portion 210 on the terminal end side, and the outer rail 112 may be grounded via the grounding member 315 . The outer rail 112 is reliably brought into contact with the ground member 315 by arranging the ground member 315 on the opposite side of the inner restriction portion 220 between the outer restricting portion 219 of the restricting means 218 and the terminating side abutted portion 211. can be done.

Figures 55-58 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 55, a frame side joint portion 320 is provided on the back side of the game board mounting portion 15 of the front frame 3, and a board side joint portion 321 is provided on the back side member 322 of the game board 17, respectively. 17 is rotated around the rotation center of the hinge side end portion 17a and attached to and detached from the game board mounting portion 15, the board side connector 323 of the board side joint portion 321 is connected to the frame side connector 324 of the frame side joint portion 320. On the other hand, the board-side connector 323 is attached and detached in the tangential direction of the rotation circle.

The back side member 322 is composed of a back cover or the like for covering the back side portion of the big winning means 132 projecting to the back side of the game board 17 and the like. The board-side connector 323 and the frame-side connector 324 are vertically elongated, and are provided in plurality at the end opposite to the hinges 5 and 6 at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction. At least one of the frame-side connector 324 and the board-side connector 323 is provided floatably with respect to the joint portions 320 and 321 . For example, the board-side connector 323 can float vertically and horizontally with respect to the board 323 a of the board-side joint portion 321 fixed to the back side member 322 .

As shown in FIG. 22, the first outer peripheral member 116 is made of resin integrally provided with a left outer peripheral portion 173 on the side of the hinges 5 and 6 and an upper outer peripheral portion 174, and has a predetermined height. It is mounted so as to protrude from the board 17 to the front.

In the first outer peripheral member 116 having such a configuration, the left outer peripheral portion 173 on the side of the hinges 5 and 6 has, as shown in FIGS. is a straight line in the vertical direction that is close to or substantially coincides with the edge of the game board 17, and this left outer edge 173c is attached to the left frame part 20 of the game board mounting part 15 when the game board 17 is attached and detached. A relief portion 326 is provided to avoid interference.

When the game board 17 is attached to or detached from the game board mounting part 15, the escape part 326 is in a state where the hinge side end part 17a of the game board 17 is inserted between the rear wall part 24 and the engaging part 26. This is to prevent the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 from interfering with the left frame portion 20 when the game board 17 is tilted with respect to the game board mounting portion 15. It is formed on the outer circumference of the front side. The escape portion 326 is formed by an inclined surface 327 that inclines inward from the front-rear middle portion of the outer peripheral wall 176 of the left outer peripheral portion 173 toward the front wall 177 .

The left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 has a narrow width portion 173b corresponding to the portion where the outer rail 112 comes closest to the edge of the game board 17. Although there is a wide portion 173a with a wider lateral width, the narrow portion 173b and its periphery are provided with reinforcing means.

That is, the left outer peripheral portion 173 has a linear outer peripheral wall 176, an arc-shaped inner peripheral wall 175, a front wall 177 on the front side of the inner and outer peripheral walls 175, 176, and reinforces the inner and outer peripheral walls 175, 176 and the front wall 177. The reinforcing ribs 328 are provided, and the space between the reinforcing ribs 328 is made small on the side of the narrow width portion 173b and its periphery, and a reinforcing structure is adopted in which the narrow width portion 173b is reinforced from the inside.

When mounting the game board 17 on the game board mounting portion 15, as shown in FIG. After inserting between the rear wall portion 24 and the engaging portion 26 of the portion 15, the side opposite to the hinges 5 and 6 of the game board 17 is pressed into the game board mounting portion 15 in the direction of the arrow 17b, thereby 17 is pushed into the game board mounting portion 15 while rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow 17b (counterclockwise direction) around the center of rotation of the hinge side end portion 17a. When the board-side connector 323 approaches the frame-side connector 324, they are smoothly connected in the tangential direction. After the game board 17 is pushed in, the game board 17 can be fixed by the fixing means 28 . When removing the game board 17, the procedure is reversed.

If the escape portion 326 is provided in the left outer peripheral portion 173 on the hinge side of the first outer peripheral member 116 , the hinge-side end portion 17 a of the game board 17 can be connected to the rear wall portion 24 and the engaging portion 26 in the game board mounting portion 15 . Even when it is inserted in an oblique direction between the do not interfere.

Therefore, since the hinge-side end portion 17a of the game board 17 can be inserted up to the vicinity of the left frame portion 20, there is no need to increase the protrusion amount of the engaging portion 26 of the game board mounting portion 15, and the game board 17 can be easily attached to the game board attachment portion 15, and the board side connector 323 and the frame side connector 324 can be smoothly connected.

Moreover, since the relief portion 326 is formed by the inclined surface 327 provided on the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116, the structure is simple and can be easily implemented. Further, when the inclined surface 327 forming the relief portion 326 is provided on the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116, the strength of the narrow width portion 173b of the left outer peripheral portion 173 becomes a problem. By providing the reinforcing rib 328 inside the first outer peripheral member 116, together with the presence of the outer rail 112 on the inner periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116, the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 has a predetermined strength. can be done.

Figures 59-61 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the invention. When reinforcing the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116, as shown in FIGS. A reinforcing member 329 such as a belt-shaped metal plate may be provided in the vertical direction.

The sloped surface 327 forming the relief portion 326 is located on the front outer periphery of the left outer peripheral portion 173, and the recessed portion 330 is formed on the rear side of the sloped surface 327, and the reinforcing member 329 is arranged in the recessed portion 330. Mounting portions 331 are provided on both upper and lower sides of the concave portion 330 , and reinforcing members 329 are fixed to the mounting portions 331 by screws 332 . A contact rib 333 is provided between the upper and lower mounting portions 331 so as to protrude from the inner peripheral wall 175 toward the reinforcing member 329 and abut against it. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

In this manner, the metal reinforcement member 329 may be provided to reinforce the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . In this case, since the left outer peripheral portion 173 has the metal outer rail 112 and the reinforcing member 329 on both the inner and outer sides, the left outer peripheral portion 173 can be sufficiently reinforced. Further, since the reinforcing member 329 is arranged in the concave portion 330 formed on the rear side of the escape portion 326 , the reinforcing member 329 does not hinder the function of the escape portion 326 .

The reinforcing member 329 may be provided along the left outer edge 173c of the first outer peripheral member 116 along the substantially entire length between the engaging portions 26 in addition to being provided on the narrow width portion 173b and its peripheral portion.

FIG. 62 illustrates an eighth embodiment of the invention. In order to reinforce the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116, as shown in FIG. 62, the left outer peripheral portion 173 and the inner rail 111 are connected by a connecting wall 335 to form a U-shaped cross section. may It is desirable that the connecting wall 335 be provided substantially entirely between the ball receiving portion 113 and the ball driving portion 114 of the guide passage 110 . The outer rail 112 is provided on the inner periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116 . Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

By connecting the left outer peripheral portion 173 and the inner rail 111 between the ball receiving portion 113 and the ball driving portion 114 via the connecting wall 335 in a U-shaped cross section, the first outer peripheral member 116 and the inner rail 111 can be reinforced. Also, since the first outer peripheral member 116 and the inner rail 111 are integrated, it can be easily attached to the game board 17 .

Figures 63 and 64 illustrate the ninth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 63, the relief portion 326 of the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 can be formed in a stepped or stepped shape on the outer peripheral side of the left outer peripheral portion 173 . In this embodiment, a stepped portion 336 is provided in the middle of the outer peripheral side of the left outer peripheral portion 173, and a protruding portion 337 protruding forward along the inner peripheral wall 175 is provided on the inner end side of the stepped portion 336. An outer peripheral wall 176 is provided that protrudes rearward from the outer end side of the portion 336 . The outer peripheral wall 176 is inclined so that the outer peripheral surface is positioned on a line connecting the front edge 17c of the game board 17 and the front outer edge 337c of the projecting portion 337 . Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

Even if the escape portion 326 is formed in a stepped or stepped shape, when the hinge side end portion 17a of the game board 17 is inserted obliquely into the game board mounting portion 15, as shown in FIG. , the interference between the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 and the left frame portion 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 can be prevented.

Therefore, the escape portion 326 projects outward from a line connecting the front edge 17c of the game board 17 and the front outer edge 337c of the projecting portion 337 deviating inward from the front edge 17c. If the structure is such that it does not, it is also possible to form a stepped shape or a stepped shape via an intermediate stepped portion 336 .

In addition, in this embodiment, under the condition of a line segment connecting the front edge 17c of the game board 17 and the front outer edge 337c of the projecting portion 337 deviated inward from the front edge 17c, there is a difference in level within the line segment. Alternatively, although the escape portion 326 is provided in a stepped shape, it may be an inclined line segment within a range that does not interfere with the left frame portion 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 when the game board 17 is attached or detached. Therefore, the rear end side of the slanted line segment may be located at the middle position of the left outer peripheral portion 173 in the front-rear direction.

Figures 65 and 66 illustrate the tenth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 65, the left frame portion (hinge side frame portion) 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 has a mounting portion side escape portion 326a, and the first outer peripheral member 116 has a left outer peripheral portion (hinge side portion). ) 173 are provided with outer peripheral member side escape portions 326b, respectively, and the escape portion 326 is constituted by the mounting portion side escape portion 326a and the outer peripheral member side escape portion 326b.

The outer peripheral member side relief portion 326b is provided on the front end outer periphery of the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 between the engaging portions 26, and is formed in an inclined shape by cutting the front end outer periphery of the left outer peripheral portion 173. there is The mounting section side relief section 326a is provided on the left frame section 20 of the game board mounting section 15 corresponding to at least the outer peripheral member side relief section 326b. The mounting portion-side relief portion 326a is formed by providing the left frame portion 20 with a concave portion 338 that is recessed outward from the game board 17 on the front side.

The recessed portion 338 may be provided on the front side portion of the left frame portion 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 substantially in the vertical direction, or may be provided only on the portion corresponding to the outer peripheral member side escape portion 326b. A left vertical frame member 12 of the outer frame 2 is made of a sheet metal member, a metal shape member, or the like. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

In this way, even when the first outer peripheral member 116 is provided with the outer peripheral member-side relief portion 326b and the game board attachment portion 15 is provided with the mounting portion-side relief portion 326a, the game board 17 can be replaced with the game board as shown in FIG. Interference between the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116 and the left frame portion 20 of the game board attachment portion 15 can be prevented when it is inclined with respect to the attachment portion 15 .

In addition, by providing the game board mounting portion 15 with the mounting portion side relief portion 326a, the outer periphery member side relief portion 326b can be configured in the first outer peripheral member 116 by slightly excising the front end side outer periphery of the left outer peripheral portion 173. can be done. Therefore, the decrease in the strength of the first outer peripheral member 116 due to the outer peripheral member side relief portion 326b can be minimized.

Figures 67 and 68 illustrate the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, of the left frame portion 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 and the left outer peripheral portion (hinge side portion) 173 of the first outer peripheral member 116, the game board mounting portion 15 is provided with a mounting portion side relief portion 326a. However, the first outer peripheral member 116 does not have anything corresponding to the outer peripheral member side relief portion 326b of the tenth embodiment. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

Even when the game board mounting part 15 is provided with the mounting part side relief part 326a in this way, when the game board 17 is inclined with respect to the game board mounting part 15, as shown in FIG. Interference between the left outer peripheral portion 173 of the outer peripheral member 116 and the left frame portion 20 of the game board mounting portion 15 can be prevented. Therefore, the relief portion 326 may be provided on either one of the game board mounting portion 15 and the first outer peripheral member 116, or may be provided on both.

Figures 69-72 illustrate a twelfth embodiment of the present invention. The inner rail 111 of this embodiment is made of a transparent synthetic resin material or the like and molded into an arc shape when viewed from the front, and is integrated with the lower rail 188 as shown in FIG. The inner rail 111 has a contact surface 340 on the back side including the lower rail 188 side. It is fixed to the front surface of the game board 17 by mounting screws 142 and 143 and positioned by positioning projections 341 and 342 in the middle.

The inner rail 111 has a thicker rear portion closer to the game board 17 than the front portion projecting forward from the game board 17, and the contact surface 340 on the rear end side has this contact surface. A groove portion 247 is formed in the rail longitudinal direction to divide the contact surface 340 into an outer peripheral portion 245 and an inner peripheral portion 246 .

As shown in FIGS. 69 to 72, the inner rail 111 includes an upright wall 248 which stands up from the game board 17 and is thicker on the game board 17 side than the front side, and a rear end of the upright wall 248. ridges 249 provided in the rail longitudinal direction projecting outward in the inward and outward directions from the outer periphery of the side, and one or more in the rail longitudinal direction projecting backward from the rear end side of the standing wall 248 to the game board 17 side. positioning protrusions 341 and 342. The contact surface 340 is formed across the standing wall 248 and the ridge portion 249, and the groove portion 247 dividing the outer peripheral portion 245 and the inner peripheral portion 246 is formed on the contact surface 340 side in the rail longitudinal direction. is provided.

Mounting portions 138 and 139 are provided flush with the contact surface 340 at both ends of the standing wall 248 , and the mounting portions 138 and 139 are fixed to the game board 17 by mounting screws 142 and 143 . The protrusion 249 is for reinforcing the standing wall 248 from the outer peripheral side, and is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the standing wall 248 at a position less than the radius of the game ball from the front surface of the game board 17 so as not to interfere with the game ball. It is

As shown in FIGS. 71 and 72, the groove 247 is V-shaped, trapezoidal, or the like, and its depth is less than the radius of the game ball. The groove portion 247 is arranged in the inner and outer width directions of the contact surface 340 and closer to the outer periphery near the ridge portion 249 . The inner peripheral portion 246 is wide, and the outer peripheral portion 245 is narrower than the inner peripheral portion 246 . Therefore, by providing the groove portion 247 on the side of the contact surface 340, the inner rail 111 with little molding distortion can be easily manufactured by using the molten resin material, even though the thickness of the rear side of the inner rail 111 is large. can be manufactured.

The groove part 247 is divided into a plurality of parts in the rail longitudinal direction, and between the groove parts 247 adjacent to each other in the rail longitudinal direction, connecting parts 343 and 344 are provided to integrally connect the outer peripheral part 245 and the inner peripheral part 246, Positioning protrusions 341 and 342 are provided on the connecting portions 343 and 344, respectively. Therefore, even though the contact surface 340 side of the inner rail 111 is divided into the inner peripheral portion 246 and the outer peripheral portion 245 via the groove portion 247, deterioration of the rigidity of the inner rail 111 can be prevented.

The positioning protrusion 341 is a large protrusion, the positioning protrusion 342 is a small protrusion, and the large and small positioning protrusions 341 and 342 are alternately arranged. A thickness adjustment hole 341a is formed in the large positioning projection 341 in a concave shape. The positioning protrusions 341 and 342 are loosely or tightly fitted into the corresponding positioning holes 345 and 346, respectively.

For example, when the positioning projection 341 is tightly fitted into the large positioning hole 345 of the game board 17 and the positioning projection 342 is loosely inserted into the small positioning hole 346 of the game board 17, the positioning projection 341 , the inner rail 111 can be substantially fixed at the portion corresponding to the positioning hole 345, and the inner rail 111 can have play at the portion corresponding to the positioning projection 342 and the positioning hole 346. The inner rail 111 can be elastically deformed to absorb the impact when the game ball collides with the inner rail 111 by providing the inner rail 111 with elasticity in the inner and outer directions.

In addition, since the inner rail 111 can be fixedly positioned with respect to the game board 17 by the positioning protrusion 341, even if the game ball collides with the inner rail 111 near the positioning protrusion 341, the impact can be sufficiently resisted. It is possible to prevent unstable shaking of the inner rail 111 and the like. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

Figures 73-76 illustrate a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 73, the inner rail 111 of this embodiment has a flat abutment surface 340 on substantially the entire rear side including the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends and the intermediate portion. The surface 340 abuts on the front surface of the game board 17, the mounting portions 138 and 139 at both ends are fixed to the front surface of the game board 17 by mounting screws 142 and 143 and positioning protrusions 140 and 141, and the middle portion is inserted into the positioning hole 345. It is positioned by the positioning protrusion 341 which is attached. In addition, the inner rail 111 has an upright wall 248 and a ridge portion 249 .

As shown in FIGS. 74 to 76, the positioning projection 341 has a hollow cylindrical shape having a thickness adjusting hole 341a inside and integrally projecting rearward from the standing wall 248 and the ridge portion 249 of the inner rail 111. . A circumferential groove 347 recessed from the contact surface 340 is formed on the outer circumference of the positioning projection 341 on the base side. The depth of the thickness adjusting hole 341 a is about the same as the circumferential groove 347 , or slightly deeper or shallower than the circumferential groove 347 . Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

When the positioning projection 341 is integrally provided on the contact surface 340 side of the inner rail 111 having the standing wall 248 and the ridge portion 249, a circumferential groove 347 is provided on the outer circumference of the positioning projection 341 on the base side to achieve positioning. The volume of the inner rail 111 on the base side of the protrusion 341 can be reduced, and the occurrence of molding distortion of the inner rail 111 can be prevented.

Further, by providing the circumferential groove 347 on the base side outer periphery of the positioning projection 341, the length of the positioning projection 341 is increased by the depth of the circumferential groove 347, so the length of the positioning projection 341 can be substantially increased. As a result, the impact applied to the positioning projection 341 when the game ball collides with the standing wall 248 can be reduced, and shearing or the like of the base portion of the positioning projection 341 can be prevented.

Furthermore, in the game board 17 made of a transparent resin plate or the like, even if burrs or the like are generated on the edge of the positioning hole 345 during molding, by providing a circumferential groove 347 on the outer periphery of the positioning projection 341 on the base side, The contact surface 340 of the inner rail 111 can be reliably brought into contact with the front surface of the game board 17 regardless of the burr or the like, and partial lifting of the inner rail 111 can be prevented.

Figures 77-79 illustrate a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 77 to 79, a guide recess 189 formed by recessing downward from the lower rail 188 on the front side of the out port 134 of the game board 17 and a guide recess 189 formed by recessing downward from the lower rail 188 A horizontally long gutter-shaped guide passage portion 190 that protrudes outward and is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the out port 134 of the game board 17 and guides the game ball in the guide recess 189 to the back side of the game board 17, and the upper side of the lower rail 188 A front decoration portion 191 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the front end of the guide passage portion 190 and covers the peripheral edge portion of the out port 134 of the game board 17 from the front side. , and a plurality of ridges 194 extending in the front-rear direction are provided in the left-right direction.

On the upper surface of the lower rail 188, an access prevention portion 192 that prevents an out-ball from approaching to the front side of the front decoration portion 191 and a detour that detours the out-ball to the front side of the access prevention portion 192 and guides it to the guide recess 189. Paths 193 are provided on both left and right sides of the guide recess 189 .

While the detour 193 slopes forward downward, the access blocker 192 is formed in a raised shape that gently rises upward from the inclined surface of the detour 193 . The approach blocking portion 192 is provided in a triangular range in a plan view between the vicinity of the tip of the front decoration portion 191 in the left-right direction or the vicinity thereof on the outer side thereof and the front and rear central portions of the left and right sides of the guide recess 189. there is

In this way, even when the access prevention portion 192 is formed in a raised shape upward from the upper surface of the lower rail 188 on both the left and right sides of the guide recess 189, the access prevention portion 192 prevents the out ball from reaching the front decoration portion 191 side. You can prevent access.

On both the left and right sides of the guide recess 189, the inclination angle of the lower rail 188 near the guide recess 189 is as large as α40. The rear side closer to the edge becomes an access prevention portion 192 that rises higher, and the front side of the access prevention portion 192 serves as a detour 193 .

Therefore, out balls moving from both left and right sides to the central guide recess 189 are prevented from approaching the front side of the front decoration portion 191 by the access prevention portion 192 , and are guided by the glass plate 76 while being guided by the lower rail 188 . 37 to the guide recess 189 in the direction indicated by the arrow X139 in FIG.

Therefore, the out ball does not come into contact with the front surface of the front decoration part 191, or the chance of contact is reduced, so that the front surface side of the front decoration part 191 can be prevented from being scratched or soiled due to contact with the out ball. .

In addition, although the upper surface of the lower rail 188 is inclined downward in the left-right direction as a whole, there is a certain range from the front side of the out port 134 on both the left and right sides, for example, the left and right access prevention portions 192 and the detours located in front thereof. A path 193 may be provided. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of each embodiment.

FIG. 80 illustrates a fifteenth embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 80, the lower rail 188 is provided with access prevention portions 192 on both left and right sides of the guide recess 189 . The approach blocking portion 192 is formed in an arcuate shape that curves upward from the rear side of the detour 193 of the lower rail 188 toward the front decoration portion 191 while being highly inclined. The access prevention portions 192 are provided in ranges corresponding to both the left and right sides of the front decoration portion 191 .

In this way, even if the access prevention portion 192 is provided in a shape that curves upward in an arc while being highly inclined from the rear side of the detour 193 toward the front decoration portion 191 side, the access prevention portion 192 prevents the front decoration portion 191 of the out ball. You can block access to the side. Therefore, as long as the access prevention portion 193 can prevent the approach of the game ball to the front decoration portion 191, its shape and structure are not a problem, and any shape and structure can be adopted.

Figures 81-83 illustrate a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 81 to 83, the big winning means 132 includes a winning opening 151 formed in a winning opening case 150 on the front side of the game board 17 so as to open upward, and a winning opening extending in the front-rear direction. an opening/closing member 152 capable of opening and closing the upper side of the opening/closing member 151 and protruding above the winning opening 151 and capable of guiding the game ball leftward when the winning opening 151 is closed; A first inclined passage 153 capable of guiding the ball in the left direction is provided, and the first inclined passage 153 is provided with projections 160a to 160e on both front and rear sides for rolling the game ball in a zigzag shape. A second inclined passage (not shown) is provided on the left side of the opening/closing member 152 as in the first embodiment.

The first inclined passage 153 includes a rear guide plate 155 arranged in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, and a front guide plate 156 arranged substantially parallel to the front side of the rear guide plate 155 at a predetermined interval. , and an inclined passage plate 157 arranged between the front and rear guide plates 155 and 156 so as to be inclined downward to the left at an inclination angle α157.

The front guide plate 156 is integrally provided with a surrounding wall 159 that surrounds the lower side of the winning opening 151 from both the left and right sides of the opening/closing member 152 via the left and right sides of the winning opening 151, and the upper side of the surrounding wall 159 forms a first inclined passage. 153 inclined passage plates 157 . Therefore, the inclined passage plate 157 is integrated with the front guide plate 156 and separate from the rear guide plate 155 .

As shown in FIG. 83, the inclined passage plate 157 descends backward at an inclination angle β157 so that the height of the front guide plate 156 side integrated therewith is high and the height of the separate rear guide plate 155 side is low. At the same position in the left-right direction, there is a height difference h between the front and back. The inclined passage plate 157 is made thicker on the side of the integrated front guide plate 156 and thinner on the side of the separate rear guide plate 155 to ensure a height difference h between the front and rear of the inclined passage plate 157. ing.

In the first inclined passage 153, a front guide plate 156 and a rear guide plate 155 are provided with obstacle projections 160a to 160e. The protrusions 160a to 160e are alternately arranged in the left-right direction on the front guide plate 156 and the rear guide plate 155 so that the protrusion 160e is positioned on the rear guide plate 155 near the prize winning opening 151, and on the inclined passage plate 157. A game ball dropped into the game ball alternately collides with the projections 160a to 160e and moves in a zigzag pattern toward the prize winning opening 151 side.

Since the inclined passage plate 157 is inclined downward to the left at the inclination angle α157 and inclined backward at the inclination angle β157, the game ball is forward left in the direction of arrow a and arrow c in FIG. The gradient of the movement path along which the game ball actually moves differs between when it moves and when it moves leftward in the direction of the arrow b and the direction of the arrow d.

That is, in the movement path when the game ball moves in the direction of the arrow a and the direction of the arrow c, the inclination angle β 157 suppresses the inclination angle α 157 and the gradient becomes smaller than the inclination angle α. In the movement path when moving in the b arrow direction and the d arrow direction, the inclination angle β157 is added to the inclination angle α157, and the gradient becomes larger than the inclination angle α157.

Therefore, when comparing the movement speed of the game ball when moving in the direction of arrow a and c and when moving in the direction of arrow b and d, The moving speed of the game ball when moving in the direction of arrow a is faster than the moving speed of the game ball when moving in the direction of arrow c.

If the first inclined path 153 having such a structure is adopted, the game balls falling on the inclined passage plate 157 and moving toward the winning opening 151 and the opening/closing member 152 collide with the projections 160a to 160e alternately. , can be moved in a zigzag pattern while limiting movement speed. Therefore, the time required for the game ball that has moved from the inclined passage plate 157 onto the opening/closing member 152 to pass over the opening/closing member 152 becomes longer, and the opening/closing member 152 retreats before the game ball finishes passing through the opening/closing member 152. It is possible to increase the possibility that the game ball passing over 152 wins the winning opening 151.例文帳に追加

Moreover, since the inclined passage plate 157 of the first inclined passage 153 is inclined in two directions at the inclination angle α157 and the inclination angle β157, the moving speed of the game ball is changed according to the direction of movement when the game ball moves in a zigzag pattern. It can be changed alternately.

Therefore, if the inclined passage plate 157 is inclined in only one direction at the inclination angle α157 and the front and rear guide plates 156 and 155 on both front and rear sides of the inclined passage plate 157 do not have the projections 160a to 160e, the inclined passage plate The game ball dropped on 157 simply moves in one direction from the upstream side to the downstream side at a predetermined moving speed, but the inclined passage plate 157 can move in two directions with the inclination angle α 157 and the inclination angle β 157. and by arranging projections 160a to 160e alternately in the horizontal direction on both front and rear sides of the inclined passage plate 157, the movement of game balls on the inclined passage plate 157 can be given complex changes. .

Although the projections 160a to 160e are arranged at regular intervals in the horizontal direction, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. The protrusions 160b and 160c on the 156 side can be placed on the upper side, and the intervals between the left and right protrusions 160a to 160e can be changed.

Figures 84 and 85 illustrate the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 84 and 85, the big winning means 132 can open and close the upper side of the winning opening 151 which is formed in the winning opening case 150 so as to open upward, and the opening and closing of the winning opening 151 in the front-rear direction. an opening/closing member 152 which is provided and protrudes above the winning opening 151 and can guide the game ball leftward when the winning opening 151 is closed; A possible first angled passage 153 and second angled passage 154 are provided.

The first inclined passage 153 is provided with a front guide plate 156 , a rear guide plate 155 , an inclined passage plate 157 , and a projection 160 provided on the front guide plate 156 . The second inclined passage 154 is provided with a front guide plate 156 , a rear guide plate 155 and an inclined passage plate 158 .

The first inclined passage 153 includes a rear guide plate 155 arranged in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, and a front guide plate 156 arranged substantially parallel to the front side of the rear guide plate 155 at a predetermined interval. , and an inclined passage plate 157 arranged between the front and rear guide plates 155 and 156 so as to be inclined downward to the left at an inclination angle α157. The rear guide plate 155 is integrally provided with a surrounding wall 159 that surrounds the lower side of the winning opening 151 from both the left and right sides of the opening/closing member 152 through the left and right sides of the winning opening 151 .

As shown in FIG. 85, the inclined passage plates 157 and 158 are arranged at an inclination angle β157 so that the rear guide plate 155 integral therewith is higher in height and the separate front guide plate 156 is lower in height. It is slanted downward to the rear, and there is a height difference h between the front and rear at the same position in the left-right direction. The inclined passage plates 157 and 158 have a thick plate thickness on the integral rear guide plate 155 side and a thin plate thickness on the separate front guide plate 156 side to reduce the height difference h between the front and rear of the inclined passage plates 157 and 158. I have secured. The front guide plate 156 is provided with a projection 160 at the end portion of the first inclined passage 153 on the prize winning opening 151 side.

When the inclined passage plate 157 is integrally formed with the rear guide plate 155 in this manner, the inclined passage plate 157 may be provided in a forward-downward inclination at an inclination angle β157, and the same effect as in the first embodiment is obtained. It is possible to play

Further, even when the inclined passage plate 157 is provided in a forward-downward inclination at the inclination angle β157, projections 160a to 160e are provided alternately in the horizontal direction on the rear guide plate 155 and the front guide plate 156 in the same manner as in the sixteenth embodiment. may

Figures 86-92 illustrate an eighteenth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 86, the front door 4 includes a resin door frame 350 that is integrally molded from a resin material such as synthetic resin, and a metal door frame such as sheet metal that reinforces the resin door frame 350 from the back side. 39 and a front door cover 40 detachably attached to the front side of the resin door frame 350 .

The resin door frame 350 includes a left vertical frame portion (hinge side vertical frame portion) 351 and a right vertical frame portion (anti-hinge side vertical frame portion) 352 arranged in the vertical direction on both left and right sides of the viewing window 42, and a viewing window. 42 are arranged in the left-right direction and connect the upper and lower ends of the left vertical frame portion 351 and the right vertical frame portion 352 to the left and right. An outer peripheral frame portion 355 for makeup is provided over substantially the entire circumference in the circumferential direction, straddling the frame portions 351 to 354 .

As shown in FIG. 86, the front door cover 40 has a left side cover 356 corresponding to the left vertical frame portion 351, the right vertical frame portion 352, the upper horizontal frame portion 353 and the lower horizontal frame portion 354 of the resin door frame 350. , a right side cover 357 , an upper cover 358 and a lower unit 359 . The left side cover 356, the right side cover 357, the upper cover 358, and the lower unit 359 are attached to the left vertical frame so that the portion corresponding to the outer peripheral frame portion 355 of the resin door frame 350 contacts the outer peripheral frame portion 355 from the front side. It is fixed to the portion 351 , the right vertical frame portion 352 , the upper horizontal frame portion 353 and the lower horizontal frame portion 354 with mounting screws or the like. The configuration of the front door cover 40 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 87, the metal door frame 39 has a left vertical member (hinge-side vertical member) 44 and a right vertical member (anti-hinge-side vertical member) 45 arranged in the vertical direction on both left and right sides. An upper horizontal member 46 and a lower horizontal member 47 are arranged in the horizontal direction and connect the upper and lower ends of the left vertical member 44 and the right vertical member 45 to the left and right. are joined at the four corners UL, UR, LL, and LR to form a rectangular shape.

At the four corner joints UL, UR, LL, and LR, as shown in FIGS. Parts 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, and 51lr are provided, and the superimposed parts 48ul, 48ur, 49ll, and 49lr and the superposed parts 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, and 51lr are fixed in the front-rear direction by screws (fasteners) 52-55. has been concluded.

As shown in FIGS. 87 to 89, the upper left and right connecting portions UL and UR include an upper horizontal member 46 and left and right vertical members 44 and 45 in addition to the overlapping portions 48ul and 48ur and the overlapped portions 50ul and 50ur. Abutting portions 56ul and 56ur and abutted portions 57ul and 57ur that abut in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction and/or vertical direction) are provided. Further, one of the left and right joint portions LL and LR on the lower side has, in addition to the overlapping portion 49ll and the superimposed portion 51ll, the lower horizontal member 47 and the left vertical member 44 extending in the left and right direction (left and right direction and The other right coupling portion LR has an overlapping portion 49lr and an overlapping portion 51lr, but the lower horizontal member 47 is connected to the right vertical member 45 It is configured so as not to abut in the left-right direction (left-right direction and/or up-down direction).

The upper horizontal member 46 is plate-shaped, and has an arched lower edge as shown in FIGS. 87-89. A plurality of superimposed portions 48ul and 48ur protrude outward in the left and right direction via bent contact portions 56ul and 56ur at the left and right connecting portions UL and UR on both left and right sides of the upper horizontal member 46, respectively. is provided.

In the left and right coupling portions UL and UR, the contact portions 56ul and 56ur are brought into contact with the contact portions 57ul and 57ur of the left and right vertical members 44 and 45 from the inner side in the left and right direction, and the overlapping portions 48ul and 48ur are in contact with the left and right vertical members. The members 44 and 45 are superimposed on the overlapped portions 50ul and 50ur on the front side of the members 44 and 45 and fastened with screws 52 and 53 .

The left and right vertical members 44 and 45 have a U-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG. 88, an overlapped portion 50ul is provided on the upper end side of the left vertical member 44 so as to protrude inward, and the tip of the overlapped portion 50ul serves as a contacted portion 57ul. On the upper end side of the right vertical member 45, an overlapped portion 50ur is provided on the front surface, and an abutted portion 57ur is provided on the inner side.

The lower horizontal member 47 has a plate-like shape, and as shown in FIG. 91, on the left coupling portion LL side thereof, overlapping portions 49ll protrude to both sides in the left-right direction via contact portions 58ll formed in a bent shape. is provided. The abutment portion 58ll is abutted against the abutted portion 59ll of the left vertical member 44 from the inside, and the overlapped portions 49ll on both sides of the abutment portion 58ll are overlapped with the overlapped portion 51ll of the left vertical member 44 to form the screw 54. is concluded by The overlapping portion 49ll of the lower horizontal member 47, the overlapped portion 51ll of the left vertical member 44, and the like have a large vertical width.

On the side of the right coupling portion LR of the lower horizontal member 47, an overlapping portion 49lr is provided that protrudes outward in the left-right direction via the bent portion 47a. A predetermined gap is provided between them, and the overlapped portion 49 lr is overlapped with the overlapped portion 51 lr on the front side of the right vertical member 45 and fastened with screws 55 .

The left vertical member 44, right vertical member 45, upper horizontal member 46 and lower horizontal member 47 of the metal door frame 39 are detachably fixed by screws 52-55. It is inserted through the mounting holes 52a to 55a with play in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The left vertical member 44, the right vertical member 45, the upper horizontal member 46 and the lower horizontal member 47 of the metal door frame 39 correspond to the left vertical frame portion 351, the right vertical frame portion 352 and the upper horizontal frame portion 353 of the resin door frame 350. and is detachably fixed to the lower horizontal frame portion 354 by mounting screws 351a to 354a. The mounting screws 351a to 354a are inserted through the mounting holes 351b to 354b of the members 44 to 47 of the metal door frame 39 with play in the vertical and horizontal directions.

As shown in FIG. 90, the glass unit 43 includes two front and rear glass plates 76 arranged at a predetermined interval, and a holding member 77 that holds the glass plates 76 from the outer peripheral side. On the back side of the frame 350, it is placed on the receiving portion 79 of the lower horizontal member 47 through a pair of left and right engaging means 78 on the lower side, and the upper side is fastened by a pair of right and left fastening means 80. As shown in FIG.

The engaging means 78 has an engaging projection 81 formed on the holding member 77 and an engaging recess 82 formed on the receiving portion 79 side of the lower lateral member 47 and with which the engaging projection 81 engages. The engagement recess 82 is formed between the receiving portion 79 and the resin door frame 350, and the engagement projection 81 can be inserted and removed from above.

When manufacturing the metal door frame 39 of the front door 4, as in the first embodiment, the left and right vertical members 44, 45 and the upper and lower horizontal members 46, 47 of a predetermined shape are formed by press molding or the like using a sheet metal material as appropriate. left and right vertical members 44 and 45 and upper and lower horizontal members 46 and 47 are joined at the upper and lower, left and right four corner joints UL, UR, LL and LR to assemble into a rectangular shape.

In this case, the upper left and right coupling portions UL, UR and the lower left coupling portion LL connect the contact portions 56ul, 56ur, 58ll of the corresponding members 44 to 47 to the contacted portions 57ul, 57ur, 59ll. The overlapping portions 48ul, 48ur, and 49ll are overlapped with the overlapping portions 50ul, 50ur, and 51ll while they are in contact with each other in the left-right direction. The lower right coupling portion LR is fastened with a screw 55 in the longitudinal direction by overlapping the overlapped portion 49lr of the lower horizontal member 47 with the overlapped portion 51lr of the right vertical member 45 .

As a result, even if there are manufacturing errors among the members 44 to 47, the members 44 to 47 can be assembled in such a manner that the predetermined strength required for the metal door frame 39 can be secured.

Next, the metal door frame 39 is brought into contact with the back side of the resin door frame 350, and the metal door frame 39 is fixed to the resin door frame 350 with the mounting screws 351a to 354a. In this case, the metal door frame 39 is fastened with the corresponding members 44 to 47 in contact with each other at the upper left and right joints UL and UR and the lower left joint LL, and the lower right joint In part LR, although the members 44 to 47 are fastened in a superimposed state without abutment, there is some variation due to manufacturing errors between the members 44 to 47, which causes play between the mounting screws 351a to 354a and the mounting holes 351b to 354b. Within the range of , the mounting screws 351a to 354a can be inserted into the mounting holes 351b to 354b and screwed to the respective mounting portions of the resin door frame 350 for fastening.

Therefore, even when the integrated resin door frame 350 is used, the metal door frame 39 formed by connecting the left vertical member 44, the right vertical member 45, the upper horizontal member 46 and the lower horizontal member 47 is reinforced. It can be worn for use.

Figures 93 and 94 illustrate the nineteenth embodiment of the present invention. When the left and right central sides of the upper cover 358 of the front door cover 40 protrude forward, the pair of left and right upper speakers 68 arranged inside may be arranged facing forward and outward in a plan view as shown in FIG. . The upper speaker 68 is accommodated in a speaker case 362, and a speaker mounting base 363 is fixed to the upper lateral member 46 of the metal door frame 39 or the upper lateral frame portion 353 of the resin door frame 350 via the speaker case 362. is attached to the

The upper cover 62 includes a sound output opening 93 corresponding to the upper speaker 68 and a speaker cover 96 covering the opening 93 from the back side. The speaker cover 96 is made of metal by press-molding a metal plate such as a net or a perforated plate, and has a spherical cover portion 99 that closes the opening 93 from the back side. is detachably fixed to the mounting boss 92 on the back side of the upper cover 358 by mounting screws 100 .

The mounting portion 102 is fastened together with the terminal of the ground wire 365 by means of mounting screws 100 . A ground wire 367 is also connected to the speaker frame 366 of the upper speaker 68 . Terminals of the ground wires 365 and 367 are fixed by mounting screws 369 to a relay member 368 fixed to the upper lateral member 46 of the metal door frame 39 between the left and right upper speakers 68 .

The relay member 368 is in contact with the upper horizontal member 46 through the opening 370 of the upper horizontal frame portion 353 of the resin door frame 350 and is electrically connected to the upper horizontal member 46 by a fixing screw 371 . The upper lateral member 46 is grounded through suitable means.

By adopting such a configuration, the upper speaker 68 and the speaker cover 96 can be grounded through the upper lateral member 46. FIG. In addition, since the mounting boss 94 for the speaker cover 96 and the terminal fitting of the ground wire 365 are fastened together, the structure can be simplified.

Figures 95-97 illustrate a twentieth embodiment of the present invention. Width direction positioning means 202 for positioning the outer rail 112 on the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116, as shown in FIGS. , and the front end positioning portion 374 that regulates the front end of the outer rail 112 . In addition, it is desirable to provide a minute gap between the rear end of the outer rail 112 and the front surface of the game board 17 .

The rear end positioning portion 373 is formed in a notch portion 375 formed in the rear end of the outer rail 112 and in the notch portion 375 of the outer rail 112 formed in the rear end side of the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 . and a protrusion 376 that engages in the rail width direction. The notch 375 has a gap s373 in the rail longitudinal direction on both sides of the protrusion 376, and the outer rail 112 is elastically deformed in the inward and outward directions by the start end impact absorbing portion 225 to alleviate the impact when the game ball collides. , the relative movement of the outer rail 112 in the rail longitudinal direction is allowed within the range of the gap s373 between the notch 375 and the projection 376 . A plurality (two or three pieces) of the rear end positioning portions 373 are provided at predetermined intervals, deviating from the central portion of the outer rail 112 in the longitudinal direction toward the start end impact absorbing portion 225 .

The front end positioning portion 374 is configured by a cover portion 222 that covers the front end side of the outer rail 112 . The cover portion 222 abuts or is close to the front end of the outer rail 112 . In addition, the cover portion 222 is provided at a position separated from the arrangement area X in which the rear end side positioning sections 373 are arranged on both sides of the starting end side and the terminal end side. , the covering portion 222 is removed.

In this way, the width direction positioning means 202 can also be configured by the rear end side positioning portion 373 and the front end side positioning portion 374. By moving the outer rail 112 relative to the first outer peripheral member 116 while positioning in the direction and the rail longitudinal direction, it is possible to allow the impact absorbing operation in the start end side impact absorbing portion 225 . In addition, since there is no cover portion 222 in the arrangement region X of the rear end side positioning portion 373, the work for attaching the outer rail 112 to the inner peripheral wall 175 of the first outer peripheral member 116 can be easily performed.

Figures 98 and 99 illustrate the twenty-first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 98 and 99, the right-handed passage 127 is provided with a flow rate limiting means 275 . The right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arc shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117, and is an upwardly convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage disposed on the outer peripheral side of the center case 119. A wall 276, an outer peripheral passage wall 277 disposed on the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117, and a rear end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 integrally connected to the rear end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and abutting on the front surface of the game board 17. passage walls 278; A rear passage wall 278 is separate from the outer passage wall 277 . Note that the front side of the right-handed passage 127 is closed by a glass plate 76 .

The flow-down speed limiting means 275 is for limiting the flow-down speed of the game ball in the right-handed passage 127, and is arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction on the upwardly convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276. directional inner ridges 279 are provided. The inner ridge portion 279 has a truncated semi-conical shape of about 1/2 to 1/4, and is provided in the front-rear direction with substantially the same length as the front-rear width of the inner peripheral passage wall 276. The protrusion height h10 and vertical width w10 are larger than the protrusion height h20 and vertical width w20 on the front end side, and the protrusion height and vertical width gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side.

The distance between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 of the right-handed passage 127 is preferably such that when the game ball contacts one side, the gap between the other side and the game ball is approximately the radius of the game ball or less than the radius. . Also, the distance between the inner ridge portion 279 and the outer passage wall 277 is preferably such that the gap between the game ball and the other when the game ball contacts one side is less than the radius of the game ball.

In this manner, the flow-down speed limiting means 275 may be provided with an inner ridge portion 279 on the upward convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 . A game ball in the right-handed path 127 collides with the inner peripheral path wall 276 and the outer peripheral path wall 277 and flows downward. As shown, the game ball that collides with the uppermost inner ridge portion 279 and is repelled collides with the outer circumferential passage wall 277, and then collides with the next inner ridge portion 279, and so on. It flows down while colliding with the inner ridge portion 279 .

Therefore, even if the inner ridge portion 279 is provided only on the inner peripheral passage wall 276, it is possible to limit the flow-down speed of the game ball. Of course, in this case, it is necessary to limit the interval between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 within a range in which game balls do not stay in the middle of the right-handed passage 127 .

In addition, since the rear passage wall 278 and the inner peripheral passage wall 276 are integral with the inner ridge portion 279, the protrusion height h10 and the vertical width w10 on the rear end side are smaller than the protrusion height h20 and the vertical width w20 on the front end side. The center case 119 including the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the rear passage wall 278, and the inner ridge portion 279 can be easily assembled because the projection height and the vertical width are gradually reduced from the rear end side to the front end side. can be molded into

Figures 100 and 101 illustrate the twenty-second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 100 and 101, this right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arc shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117, and the flow rate limiting means is provided therein. 275 is provided.

The right-handed passage 127 has an upwardly convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the center case 119 and an outer peripheral passage wall 277 arranged on the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117. , a rear passage wall 278 integrally connected to the rear end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and in contact with the front surface of the game board 17, and a front passage wall 281 arranged on the glass plate 76 side facing the rear passage wall 278. It has The front passage wall 281 is attached to the front side of the center case 119 via attachment screws 282 .

A front passage wall 281 is provided with a visual recognition portion 283 so that a game ball flowing down the right-handed passage 127 can be visually recognized. The visual recognition portion 283 is constituted by an opening window in the longitudinal direction of the passage provided at a portion corresponding to the passing game ball. The visual recognition portion 283 may be formed entirely of a transparent synthetic resin for the front passage wall 281, or may be entirely made of a transparent synthetic resin and is opaque except for the portion corresponding to the passing game ball. You may comprise by forming a layer.

The flow-down speed limiting means 275 includes longitudinally extending inner ridges 279 arranged on an upwardly arcuate inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and rear passage walls 278 and front passage walls 281 . A rear ridge portion 284 and a front ridge portion 285 are radially arranged at predetermined intervals.

The inner ridge portion 279 has a truncated semi-conical shape of about 1/2 to 1/4, and is provided in the front-rear direction with substantially the same length as the front-rear width of the inner peripheral passage wall 276. The protrusion height h10 and vertical width w10 are larger than the protrusion height h20 and vertical width w20 on the front end side, and the protrusion height and vertical width gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side. The rear rib portion 284 and the front rib portion 285 are semicircular with a size of about 1/2 to 1/4 and are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. The rear ridge portion 284 and the front ridge portion 285 may be arranged at approximately the same position in the circumferential direction facing each other in the front-rear direction.

The interval between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 of the right-handed passage 127 and the interval between the inner ridge portion 279 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 are substantially the same as in the twentieth embodiment.

Even with the flow-down speed limiting means 275 having such a configuration, it is possible to limit the flow-down speed of the game ball in the right-handed passage 127 as in the twentieth embodiment. Also, the center case 119 including the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the rear passage wall 278, the inner ridge portion 279, and the rear ridge portion 284 can be easily molded.

Figures 102 and 103 illustrate the twenty-third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 102 and 103, this right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arcuate shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117, and the flow rate limiting means is provided therein. 275 is provided.

The right-handed passage 127 has an upwardly convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the center case 119 and an outer peripheral passage wall 277 arranged on the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117. , and a rear passage wall 278 integrally connected to the rear end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and in contact with the front surface of the game board 17 . Note that the front side of the right-handed passage 127 is closed by a glass plate 76 .

The flow-down speed limiting means 275 includes longitudinally extending inner ridges 279 arranged on an upward arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and a rear passage wall 278 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. and radially arranged rear ridges 284 . The inner ridges 279 are distributed over the entire inner peripheral passage wall 276 , while the rear ridges 284 are provided on a portion of the lower side of the rear passage wall 278 .

The inner ridge portion 279 has a truncated semi-conical shape of about 1/2 to 1/4, and is provided in the front-rear direction with substantially the same length as the front-rear width of the inner peripheral passage wall 276. The protrusion height h10 and vertical width w10 are larger than the protrusion height h20 and vertical width w20 on the front end side, and the protrusion height and vertical width gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side. The rear rib portion 284 has a semicircular shape of about 1/2 to 1/4, and is provided alternately with the inner rib portion 279 .

The interval between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 of the right-handed passage 127 and the interval between the inner ridge portion 279 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 are substantially the same as in the twentieth embodiment.

Even with the flow-down speed limiting means 275 having such a configuration, it is possible to limit the flow-down speed of the game ball in the right-handed passage 127 as in the twentieth embodiment. Also, the center case 119 including the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the rear passage wall 278, the inner ridge portion 279, and the rear ridge portion 284 can be easily molded.

Figures 104-106 illustrate a twenty-fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 104 to 106, this right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arc shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117, and the flow rate limiting means is provided therein. 275 is provided.

The right-handed passage 127 has an upwardly convex arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the center case 119 and an outer peripheral passage wall 277 arranged on the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117. , and a rear passage wall 278 integrally connected to the rear end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and in contact with the front surface of the game board 17 . Note that the front side of the right-handed passage 127 is closed by a glass plate 76 .

The flow rate limiting means 275 are arranged on the inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and on the outer peripheral passage wall 277 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. and an outer ridge portion 286 extending in the front-rear direction. The inner rib portion 279 and the outer rib portion 286 are provided alternately in the circumferential direction.

The inner ridge portion 279 and the outer ridge portion 286 are in the shape of a truncated semi-triangular pyramid, and include ridgeline portions 279a and 286a formed in the front-rear direction and substantially pentagonal portions arranged on both upper and lower sides of the ridgeline portions 279a and 286a. It has gently inclined surfaces 279b, 286b and steeply inclined surfaces 279c, 286c, and the projection height h10 and the vertical width w10 on the rear end side are larger than the projection height h20 and the vertical width w20 on the front end side, The projection height and vertical width gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side.

The distance between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 of the right-handed passage 127 is substantially the same as in the twentieth embodiment. The distance between the ridge portion 286 and the inner peripheral passage wall 276 is substantially the same as in the twentieth embodiment.

In this way, the inner and outer ridges 279 and 286 are formed in the shape of a truncated semi-triangular pyramid with gently sloping surfaces 279b, 286b and steeply sloping surfaces 279c, 286c arranged on both upper and lower sides of the ridges 279a, 286a. The flowing speed limiting means 275 can also limit the flowing speed of the game ball in the right-handed passage 127 as in the twentieth embodiment. Further, since the rear passage wall 278 is integrated with the center case 119, the center case 119 including the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the rear passage wall 278, the outer ridge portion 286, and the inner ridge portion 279 can be easily molded. can be done. Furthermore, the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117 including the outer peripheral passage wall 277 and the outer ridge portion 286 can be easily mold-molded.

Figures 107-109 illustrate a twenty-fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 107 to 109, this right-handed passage 127 is provided in an arc shape between the center case 119 and the first and second outer peripheral members 116, 117, and the flow rate limiting means is provided therein. 275 is provided.

The right-handed passage 127 has an arc-shaped inner peripheral passage wall 276 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the center case 119 and an arc-shaped outer peripheral passage wall 277 arranged on the inner periphery of the first and second outer peripheral members 116 and 117. a front passage wall 281 integrally connected to the front end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276 of the center case 119; walls 278;

The flow rate limiting means 275 includes longitudinally extending inner ridges 279 arranged on the inner peripheral passage wall 276 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and front and rear passage walls 281 and 278 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. It has a front ridge portion 285 and a rear ridge portion 284 which are radially arranged side by side. The front protrusions 285 and the rear protrusions 284 are provided alternately in the circumferential direction.

The inner ridge portion 279 is in the shape of a truncated semi-triangular pyramid with a sawtooth shape, and is composed of a ridgeline portion 279a formed in the front-rear direction, a gently inclined surface 279b disposed above the ridgeline portion 279a, and the ridgeline portion 279a. It has an upright surface 279d arranged substantially vertically on the lower side. Since the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the front passage wall 281 are integral, the projection height h10 and the vertical width w10 on the front end side of the inner projection portion 279 are larger than the projection height h20 and the vertical width w20 on the rear end side. , and the projection height and vertical width gradually decrease from the front end side to the rear end side.

The interval between the inner peripheral passage wall 276 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 of the right-handed passage 127 and the interval between the inner ridge portion 279 and the outer peripheral passage wall 277 are substantially the same as in the twentieth embodiment.

In this manner, the flow rate limiting means 275 may be provided with a saw-toothed inner ridge portion 279 . When the front passage wall 281 is provided integrally with the front end of the inner peripheral passage wall 276, the projection height h10 and the vertical width w10 on the front end side of the inner projection 279 are replaced by the projection height h20 and the vertical width w10 on the rear end side. The center case 119 can be easily mold-molded by making the height larger than w20 and gradually decreasing the projection height and the vertical width from the front end side to the rear end side.

Figures 110 and 111 illustrate the twenty-sixth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 110, the metal door frame 39 includes a left vertical member (hinge-side vertical member) 44 and a right vertical member (opposite-hinge-side vertical member) 45 arranged in the vertical direction on both left and right sides. and an upper horizontal member 46 and a lower horizontal member 47 which are arranged in the horizontal direction and connect the upper and lower ends of the left vertical member 44 and the right vertical member 45 to the left and right. 47 are connected at the four corners UL, UR, LL, and LR to form a rectangular shape.

At the connecting portions UL, UR, LL, and LR at the four corners, overlapping portions 48ul, 48ur, 49ll, and 49lr that overlap each other back and forth between the corresponding members 44 to 47 and overlapping portions 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, and 51lr are provided. The overlapping portions 48ul, 48ur, 49ll, 49lr and the overlapping portions 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, 51lr are fastened in the front-rear direction by screws (fasteners) 52-55.

In addition to the overlapping portions 48ul and 48ur and the overlapping portions 50ul and 50ur, the upper left and right connecting portions UL and UR include contact portions 56ul and 56ur where the upper horizontal member 46 and the left and right vertical members 44 and 45 contact in the left and right direction. and abutted portions 57ul and 57ur.

As shown in FIGS. 110 and 111, the lower lateral member 47 is constructed by connecting a first member 471 and a second member 472 in the left-right direction. The left coupling portion LL of the lower horizontal member 47 is fixed by a screw 54 so that the overlapped portion 49ll overlaps the overlapped portion 51ll of the left vertical member 44 so as to be adjustable in the left-right direction, and the right coupling portion LR On the side, the contact portion 58lr contacts the contacted portion 59lr of the right vertical member 45, and the overlapped portion 49lr overlaps the overlapped portion 51lr of the right vertical member 45 and is fixed by the screw 55.

The first member 471 and the second member 472 are provided with an overlapping portion 471a and an abutting portion 471b on the opposite end side of the first member 471, and an overlapping portion 472a and an abutted portion on the opposite end side of the second member 472. The contact portion 471b and the contacted portion 472b are in contact with each other, and the overlapped portion 471a and the overlapped portion 472a are overlapped and fixed by screws (fasteners) 473. As shown in FIG. Other configurations are the same as in each embodiment.

In this manner, the lower lateral member 47 may be configured by connecting the first member 471 and the second member 472 . In this case also, by adopting a structure in which the first member 471 and the second member 472 are brought into contact with each other in the horizontal direction and the first member 471 and the left vertical member 44 are not brought into contact with each other in the horizontal direction, manufacturing errors can be eliminated. can be absorbed. Of course, the first member 471 and the left vertical member 44, and the second member 472 and the right vertical member 45 are brought into contact with each other in the horizontal direction, and the first member 471 and the second member 472 are not brought into contact with each other in the horizontal direction. may be adopted.

In this embodiment, the lower horizontal member 47 is composed of the first member 471 and the second member 472, but other constituent members such as the upper horizontal member 46 may be used. In this embodiment, the lower horizontal member 47 is formed by connecting the first member 471 and the second member 472, but the lower horizontal member 47, which is slightly shorter than the upper horizontal member 46, is used to A configuration in which the horizontal member 47 and the left vertical member 44 or the right vertical member 45 are horizontally connected via a connecting member may be adopted.

Figures 112 and 113 illustrate the twenty-seventh embodiment of the present invention. The cushioning member 214 has a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and the cushioning member 214 has an outer contact surface 236a at an intermediate position between the contact surface 236a of the game ball and the contact surface 295 contacting the receiving portion 237 of the mounting base 231. Three through-holes 298a to 298c are provided in the vertical direction, which is the far-near direction with respect to the rail 112. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the mounting base 231 is provided with three holding projections 297a to 297c projecting from the front cover portion 238 toward the game board 17 side corresponding to the respective through holes 298a to 298c. The buffer member 214 is held by being inserted through the holes 298a to 298c.

Of the three holding projections 297a to 297c, the side closest to the outer rail 112 is a short short holding projection 297a, and the farthest side from the outer rail 112 is a long holding projection 297c that extends substantially the entire length of the through hole 298c. , and the middle side of both holding projections 297a and 297c is an intermediate holding projection 297b of intermediate length. Other configurations are the same as in each embodiment.

In this case, one buffer member 214 is held by three holding projections 297a to 297c. It is also possible to hold the cushioning member 214 with three or more holding projections 297a to 297c in this manner. Further, by making the upper two holding protrusions 297a and 297b shorter than the lower long holding protrusion 297c, surplus portions of the through holes 298a and 298b are formed on the tip side of the upper two holding protrusions 297a and 297b. Therefore, a hollow portion can be formed inside the cushioning member 214 by the surplus portion.

The two holding projections 297a and 297b on the upper side may be of the same length, but the upper side near the outer rail 112 where the impact of the game ball is large has a short holding projection 297a, and the intermediate side where the impact is smaller than the upper side has a short holding projection. By making the middle holding projection 297b longer than the projection 297a, surplus portions of the through holes 298a to 298c are formed according to the length of the holding projections 297a and 297b. A cavity can be provided.

The hollow portion formed by the surplus portion of the through hole 298a is larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the amount of deformation when the game ball collides is large. The hollow portion formed by the surplus portion of the through hole 298b is larger than the radius of the game ball and smaller than the diameter. Therefore, the amount of deformation when a game ball collides is smaller than that of the through hole 298a.

FIG. 114 illustrates the twenty-eighth embodiment of the present invention. The cushioning member 214 is provided with three through holes 298a to 298c in the vertical direction, which is the distance direction with respect to the outer rail 112. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the mounting base 231 is provided with two holding projections 296b and 296c projecting from the front cover portion 238 toward the game board 17 side corresponding to the two through holes 298b and 298c on the lower side. , 296c are passed through the through holes 298b, 298c to hold the buffer member 214. As shown in FIG.

Of the two holding protrusions 296b and 296c, the side closer to the outer rail 112 is a short holding protrusion 296b, and the farthest side from the outer rail 112 is a long holding protrusion 296c that extends substantially the entire length of the through hole 298c. The through hole 298a closest to the outer rail 112 is not used for holding, and its entirety constitutes a hollow portion. A through hole 298b through which the short holding projection 296b is inserted has a hollow portion formed by an excess portion on the distal end side thereof. Other configurations are the same as in each embodiment.

When there are a plurality of through holes 298a to 298c, such as three or more, the uppermost through hole 298a can be used exclusively for the hollow portion. Therefore, in this case, although the through hole 298a is exclusively for the hollow portion, the through hole 298a can be formed in the cushioning member 214 in the same manner as the other through holes 298b and 298c, which facilitates its manufacture. It can be carried out.

A dedicated hollow portion may be provided in the buffer member 214 . In that case, the hollow portion may be configured by a through hole, or may be configured by a concave portion that is recessed from the rear side of the cushioning member 214 or the like. When providing the hollow portion in the cushioning member 214, it is desirable to make a part of the cushioning member 214 open in order to ensure the resilience of the cushioning member 214 after the game ball hits it.

Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to each embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine is exemplified, but the game machines other than the pachinko machine, such as a pinball game machine and an arrange ball machine, can also be implemented in the same manner.

The front door 4 includes a substantially rectangular metal door frame 39 and a decorative member such as a front door cover 40 attached to the metal door frame 39. The metal door frame 39 has an upper The horizontal member 46, the lower horizontal member 47, the hinge-side vertical member 44, and the non-hinge-side vertical member 45 are overlapped back and forth at the joints UL, UR, LL, and LR at the four corners, and fastened back and forth with fasteners such as screws 52-55. When configured by fastening, the upper horizontal member 46, the lower horizontal member 47, the hinge-side vertical member 44, and the counter-hinge-side vertical member 45 are engaged in advance to form the metal door frame 39, and the metal door frame is formed. A decorative member such as a front door cover 40 may be attached to 39 .

Further, by using a resin door frame 350 integrally constructed of a resin material such as synthetic resin, the resin door frame 350 is provided with an upper horizontal member 46, a lower horizontal member 47, a hinge-side vertical member 44, and an anti-hinge-side vertical member. 45, the upper horizontal member 46, lower horizontal member 47, hinge-side vertical member 44, and counter-hinge-side vertical member 45 are fastened back and forth with the screws 52-55 of the joints UL, UR, LL, and LR at the four corners. By doing so, it is also possible to configure the metal door frame 39 on the resin door frame 350 .

The upper left and right hinge side joints UL and anti-hinge side joints UR of the metal door frame 39 are in contact with the corresponding members in the overlapping plane direction, and the lower left and right hinge side joints LL and anti-hinge side joints are in contact with each other. Of the LRs, one of the hinge-side joints LL or the non-hinge-side joints LR is in contact with the corresponding members in the overlapping plane direction, and the other non-hinge-side joints LR or the hinge-side joints LL are the corresponding members. It is desirable to employ a configuration in which the members do not come into contact with each other in the overlapping plane direction. In this case, the abutment direction in the overlapping plane direction may be the left-right direction or the up-down direction, may be two directions of the left-right direction and the up-down direction, or may be an oblique direction.

In addition, it is desirable that the connecting portion that does not abut in the direction of the superimposed surface has a structure that does not abut in the direction of the superimposed surface at all. may be in contact with two members. Therefore, "not abutting in the overlapping surface direction" means not abutting in the direction of absorption or adjustment of manufacturing errors.

The two members corresponding to each of the connecting portions UL, UR, LL, and LR may have a structure in which one member is provided with an overlapping portion and the other member is provided with an overlapped portion that overlaps with the overlapping portion. Of the joints UL, UR, LL, and LR, the two members of the joints that abut in the direction of the superimposed surface have a left-right and/or vertical abutment on one member, and a contact portion on the other member. Any structure may be employed as long as the abutment portions are provided with abutted portions with which the abutment portions abut in the horizontal direction and/or the vertical direction.

In a game machine in which a game is played by hitting game balls into a game area 41 on the front surface of the game board 17, an inner rail 111 is used as a rail member mounted on the front surface of the game board 17 and having a greater wall thickness on the rear side than on the front side. Although exemplified, the same can be applied to the outer rail 112 other than the inner rail 111 and various other rails.

When providing the groove 247 in the rail longitudinal direction on the rear end side of the rail member, the depth of the groove 247 is preferably less than the radius of the game ball, but may be about the radius or slightly larger than the radius.

In the case of the inner rail 111 arranged inside the guide passage 110 that guides the game ball from the shooting means 18 to the game area 41, it is preferable to provide the protrusion 249 on the outside of the standing wall 248 standing from the game board 17. Common. However, the protrusions 249 may be provided on the inner side of the standing wall 248, or the protrusions 249 may be provided on both the inner and outer sides.

In the inner rail 111, both ends of the standing wall 248 in the rail longitudinal direction are fixed to the game board 17 by fixing means, and positioning projections 341, etc. projecting rearward from the rear end side of the standing wall 248 toward the game board 17 side are used for playing games. The inner rail 111 is attached to the game board 17 by inserting it into the positioning hole 345 or the like on the board 17 side. As the fixing means in that case, the mounting screws 142, 143 and the like can be considered, but press-fitting pins, protrusions and the like may also be used. Also, even when the positioning projection 341 is used, the relationship between the positioning projection 341 and the positioning hole 345 may be closely fitted with no play or loosely fitted with a predetermined play.

The groove portion 247 may be provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the rail. One or more groove portions 247 may be provided to divide the groove portion 247 into a plurality of portions in the rail longitudinal direction. In that case, it is desirable to provide positioning projections 341 and 342 on the connecting portions 343 and 344 . Of course, the positioning protrusions 341 and 342 may be provided on one of the outer peripheral portion 245 and the inner peripheral portion 246 .

When the inner rail 111 is elastically deformable in the inward and outward directions, it is necessary to check whether there is play between the protrusion 145 and the insertion hole 253 in order to prevent scratches on the front surface of the game board 17 due to the elastic deformation. Irrespective of this, it is desirable to arrange the protrusions 252 on both sides or one side of the protrusion 145 and form a gap corresponding to the protrusion height h252 of the protrusions 252 .

When attaching the outer rail 112 in an arc shape to the inner periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116 arranged on the outer periphery of the game area 41, the outer rail 112 having an elastically deformable portion 212 that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction of the rail is used, When the starting end side contacting portion 203 and the terminal side contacting portion 209 are brought into contact with the starting end side contacted portion 206 and the terminal side contacted portion 211 of the first outer peripheral member 116, the elastic deformation portion A regulating means 218 for regulating the position of the outer rail 112 in the inward and outward directions is provided in the vicinity of the outer rail 112, and the elastic deformation portion 212 is arranged in the vicinity of the terminal side contact portion 209 outside the guide area S of the game ball of the outer rail 112. However, it is desirable that the restricting means 218 be arranged between the contact portion 209 on the terminal end side and the elastic deformation portion 212 .

Further, the restricting means 218 includes an outer restricting portion 219 arranged closer to the elastic deformation portion 212 than the terminal contact portion 209, and an outer restricting portion 219 disposed between the terminal contact portion 209 and the outer restricting portion 219. However, it is sufficient for the outer rail 112 to abut on at least one of the outer restricting portion 219 and the inner restricting portion 220 when the outer rail 112 is in a proper state. It is also possible to dispose the restricting means 218 on both sides of the elastically deforming portion 212. In that case, one restricting portion that abuts on the outer rail 112 from the same side or the opposite side in the inward and outward direction is provided for each restricting means. 218 is also possible.

When the outer rail 112 is mounted in an arc shape on the inner periphery of the first outer peripheral member 116 and the game ball from the shooting means 18 is guided to the game area 41 by the outer rail 112, the outer rail 112 is made of metal or resin. If the outer rail 112 comes into contact with the front surface of the game board 17 and is elastically deformed in the inward and outward directions, the outer rail 112 causes scratches on the front surface of the game board 17 regardless of the type of manufacture. Therefore, in order to prevent this scratch mark, it is necessary to provide a predetermined gap between the outer rail 112 and the game board 17 .

As a means for providing a gap between the outer rail 112 and the game board 17, a spacer for securing a gap between the outer rail 112 and the game board 17 may be provided at a location where the outer rail 112 does not move inward or outward. It is desirable to provide width direction positioning means for positioning the outer rail 112 in the rail width direction with respect to the outer peripheral member 116 .

In addition, the scratches caused by the outer rail 112 on the front surface of the game board 17 are the shock absorbing portions that absorb the impact of the game ball by elastic deformation in the inward and outward directions, such as the start side shock absorbing portion 225 and the terminal side shock absorbing portion 226. An outer rail 112 with a is assumed. In that case, the impact absorbing portion may be provided in substantially the entire length of the ball collision area of the outer rail 112, or the starting end side area S225 where the game ball from the shooting means 18 collides with the outer rail 112, and/or the outer rail 112. It may be provided at a location corresponding to the outer peripheral side of the buffer member 214 in the terminal end region S226.

Further, even when the start end impact absorbing portion 225 is provided in the start end region S225 of the outer rail 112, the gap may be provided over substantially the entire length of the ball collision region of the outer rail 112 or the like. Relative movement permitting means for permitting relative movement of the first outer peripheral member 116 and the outer rail 112 in the rail longitudinal direction may be provided on at least one of both sides of the impact absorbing portion in the rail longitudinal direction.

The mounting base 231 for mounting the buffer member 214 may be integrated with the first outer peripheral member 116, or may be configured as a separate member from the first outer peripheral member 116 and attached to the game board 17 separately from the first outer peripheral member 116. good. Moreover, the shape and structure of the cushioning member 214 do not matter as long as they are configured to transfer the impact force of a game ball to the outer rail 112 when the game ball collides with it.

The mounting base 231 includes a receiving portion 237 that receives the cushioning member 214 from the lower side in the ball collision direction, a front cover portion 238 that covers the cushioning member 214 from the front side, and a cushioning member that protrudes from the front cover portion 238 toward the game board 17. 214 and holding projections 239 that pass through and hold it. In addition, it is desirable that the holding protrusion 239 is separated from the outer rail 112 by approximately the radius of the game ball or more.

The outer rail 112 may be composed of a metal material such as a stainless steel strip, or may be composed of an inner peripheral wall such as an outer peripheral member disposed outside the play area 41, or may be composed of a metal material such as a stainless steel strip and an outer peripheral wall. It is also possible to arrange members of different materials in the guide direction of the game ball, such as by combining members with an inner peripheral wall.

1 pachinko machine 2 outer frame 3 front frame 4 front door 5 first hinge 6 second hinge 10 upper horizontal frame member 11 lower horizontal frame member 12 left vertical frame member (hinge side vertical frame member)
13 Right vertical frame member (vertical frame member on the opposite hinge side)
14 Decorative member 15 Game board mounting part 17 Game board 17a Hinge side end part 18 Shooting means 20 Left frame part (hinge side frame part)
21 right frame (frame on the side opposite to the hinge)
22 Upper frame portion 23 Lower frame portion 24 Rear wall portion 26 Engaging portion 27 Biasing means 39 Metal door frame 40 Front door cover 41 Game area 41a Right area portion 42 Visual window 44 Left vertical member (hinge side vertical member)
45 Right vertical member (longitudinal member on the opposite hinge side)
46 upper horizontal member 47 lower horizontal member UL, UR, LL, LR coupling portion 48ul, 48ur, 49ll, 49lr overlapping portion
481ur First overlapping portion 482ur Second overlapping portion 50ul, 50ur, 51ll, 51lr Overlapped portion 501ur First overlapped portion 502ur Second overlapped portion 52-55 Mounting screw (fastener)
52a to 55a mounting holes 56ul, 56ur, 58ll contacting portions 57ul, 57ur, 59ll contacting portion 89 first blocking means 90 first blocking member 110 guide passage 111 inner rail 112 outer rail 113 ball receiving portion 114 ball driving portion 115 Return ball preventing means 116 First outer peripheral member 117 Second outer peripheral member 119 Center case 126 Left-handed passage 127 Right-handed passage 128 Ball collision top portion 145 Protruding portion 148 Door frame 173c Left outer edge 174 Upper outer peripheral portion 174a Wide portion 174b Narrow portion 175 Inner peripheral wall 176 Outer peripheral wall 188 Lower rail 190 Guidance passage 191 Front decoration 192 Access prevention part 193 Detour 196 Second prevention means 200 Starting end side locking means 201 Terminal side locking means 202 Width direction positioning means 203 Starting end side contact Contact portion 204 Starting end engaging portion 205 Starting end insertion port 206 Starting end contacted portion 207 Starting end engaged portion 209 Terminating end contacting portion 210 Terminating end accommodating portion 211 Terminating end contacting portion 212 Elastic deformation portion 213 Terminal side holding portion 214 Cushioning member 215 Ball guide wall 216 Intermediate wall 218 Regulating means 219 Outer regulating portion 220 Inner regulating portion 222 Covering portion 225 Starting end side impact absorbing portion S225 Starting end side region 226 Terminating end side impact absorbing portion S226 Terminating end region 236 Sphere Collision portion 237 Receiving portion 238 Front cover portion 239 Holding protrusion 245 Outer peripheral portion 246 Inner peripheral portion 247 Groove portion 248 Standing wall 249 Ridge portion 250 Long connection portion 251 Short connection portion 252 Protrusion 275 Flow rate limiting means 276 Inner peripheral passage wall 277 Outer passage wall 278 Rear passage wall 279 Inner ribs 279a, 286a Ridges 279b, 286b Gently inclined surfaces 279c, 286c Steeply inclined surface 279d Standing surface 281 Front passage wall 301 Bent portion 303 First receiving portion 304 Second receiving portion 320 Frame side joint part 321 Board side joint part 322 Back side member 323 Board side connector 324 Frame side connector 326 Escape part 326a Mounting part side escape part 326b Peripheral member side escape part 327 Inclined surfaces 341, 342 Positioning protrusions 345, 346 Positioning hole 350 Resin Door frame 351 left vertical frame (hinge side vertical frame)
352 right vertical frame (anti-hinge side vertical frame)
353 Upper horizontal frame portion 354 Lower horizontal frame portion 355 Peripheral frame portion

Claims (1)

an outer rail for guiding the game ball from the launching means to the game area;
A gaming machine comprising a cushioning member disposed on the inner periphery of the outer rail on the terminal end side and for absorbing impact when a game ball collides,
The cushioning member has a through hole through which a holding projection that holds the cushioning member is inserted, and a hollow portion that absorbs impact force when a game ball collides ,
The hollow portion is a surplus portion of the through hole on the distal end side of the holding projection.
A gaming machine characterized by:

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