JPH10244062A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively utilize a front face area of a game auxiliary board, while effectively utilizing a space on the rear side of a machine. SOLUTION: An outlet port 9 for conveying the winning balls to an upper ball plate side, is formed at a side part of a holding frame J, and an outlet passage 46b for conveying the winning balls overflowed from the rear side of the outlet port 9 to the lower ball plate side, is formed on the rear side of a game auxiliary board 7. A foul ball returning port 72 communicated with the outlet passage 46b, is formed on an opening part of an upper edge part of a shooting rail and a lower edge part of a guide rail, and a ball receiving and collecting part 73 is formed on the opening front face side of the returning port 72. This ball receiving and collecting part 73 is communicated and connected to an inflow tube 23 through the communication parts 23a, 74. Whereby the winning balls overflowed from the rear side of the upper ball plate, the foul balls received by the ball receiving and collecting part 73, and the winning balls overflowed from the inflow tube 23 and received by the ball receiving and collecting part 73 through the communication parts 23a, 74, can be returned to the lower ball plate side through the outlet passage 46b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a common pachinko ball is used for a game and a prize medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type represented by a pachinko machine, a ball-shooting ball is fired based on a game operation, so that a game pachinko ball (also referred to as a game ball) in an upper ball tray is mounted on a firing rail in the machine. The ball is sent one by one to the launch site, and the game is played by launching into the game area in the guide rail on the game board. The game balls in the game area include the out ball in the out mouth and various winnings The ball is divided into a winning ball (also called a safe ball) in the device. Then, in the mechanism set board S on the rear side schematically shown in FIG.
9, the predetermined number of prize balls are paid out every time the prize ball discharge device 62 is operated, and the prize balls are paid out from the discharge chamber 63. After being preferentially discharged to the upper bowl via the discharge port 65 of the first discharge path 64 and filled in the first discharge path 64, the second discharge path 66 branched and communicated to the downstream side. From the lower bowl.

[0003] In a pachinko game, a non-game ball generally called a foul ball, that is, a ball that is launched one by one from a launch site, but is played due to lack of hitting force (launching flying force) or the like. Non-game balls which descend along the guide rails and attempt to return to the firing rail side without being able to reach the area properly occur more or less irregularly. Therefore, in any of the pachinko machines, a return port for foul balls (also referred to as a foul port) is formed between the upper end of the launch rail and the lower end of the guide rail with an appropriate separation opening width. The ball can be received in the foul mouth and return to the firing site side, thereby avoiding interference with the game ball to be fired next.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, on the premise that the upper and lower ball trays are provided, the discharging form of the prize balls is different to each ball tray side. There is a side that is constrained by the notion that it should be discharged in the country. For this reason, the prize ball discharge mode in the mechanism set board S as shown in FIG.
The discharge path 64 and the second discharge path 66 are branched and communicated in different directions, and the first discharge path 64 is connected to the upper ball dish side, and the second discharge path 66 is connected to the lower ball dish side. The whole prize ball discharge path is constructed based on the technical idea that should be. However, in such a prize ball discharge mode, there is a great limitation in terms of the structure of the entire mechanism set board S and, consequently, of the entire pachinko machine.

That is, as can be understood from FIG. 18, the size of the mechanism set board S is naturally limited to a size that can be mounted and set on the back side of the game board in consideration of the entire machine. As the most common type, the processing of the out and winning balls, the storing and discharging of the prize balls, and the like are carried out around the window 67, which is opened at the center thereof with a width corresponding to the back side of the game area. While the components including the necessary paths and devices according to the above are collectively incorporated, various electric control devices and the like are provided. In addition, the second discharge path 66 in the prize ball discharge path uses a considerably large space in consideration of the prize ball storage capacity. The space in the lower part 68 of the window 67, which is a part that is easy to do, has been reduced. For this reason, while the required miniaturization of the components and parts required is absolutely required, it is extremely difficult to install various accessory members and the like related to improvement of the function of the machine itself and services to the player. As a result, effective use of space in a limited-size mechanism set board could not be achieved.

[0006] Further, with respect to the processing technique of foul balls in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, generally, the foul opening is formed above the front surface of a game auxiliary board in a holding frame for housing and setting a game board, while the game helping port is formed. A ball return port is opened below the board, and another collecting gutter communicating between the foul port and the ball return port is provided. Therefore, the foul ball guided to the foul opening falls on the front surface of the game auxiliary board through the recovery gutter, and once passes through the ball return opening to the back side, and then is discharged to the lower ball tray. ing. For this reason, the front surface of the game auxiliary panel, and the space between the auxiliary panel and the front opening / closing plate on which the upper ball plate is mounted cannot be effectively used. It is difficult to install accessories such as solenoids.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to suitably solve the above-mentioned problems, and comprises a prize ball passing portion on the back side of a game auxiliary board in a holding board for a game board set. And make effective use of the space behind the aircraft,
An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can return a foul ball generated during a pachinko game from the back side of the game auxiliary board to the lower ball dish side, and can effectively utilize the front area of the game auxiliary board. And

[0008]

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended object, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with upper and lower ball dishes on the front side of a front frame mounted on an outer frame. At the same time, a game board is set on a holding frame located on the back side of the front frame, a pachinko ball can be launched into the game board by a hit ball launching device to develop a game, and a prize ball discharging device for winning is achieved. In gaming machines that can pay out prize balls from
A passage opening which is opened at a side portion of the holding frame and through which a prize ball paid out from the prize ball discharge device can pass to the upper bowl plate side; and An inflow cylinder for a prize ball that can communicate with the front side, and a prize ball that is formed on the back side of a game auxiliary board that is located at a lower portion of the holding frame and that can be aligned with the game board and overflows from the back side of the communication port. Is provided at an opening portion between a lower end of a launch rail attached to the game auxiliary board and a lower end of a guide rail attached to the game board, and an exit path through which the lower ball tray can pass. A return port for foul balls communicated with the outlet path, a ball receiver collection unit for foul balls provided in accordance with the opening front side of the return port, a back side of the inflow cylinder, and the ball receiver recovery unit. A prize ball overflowing from the back side of the upper ball dish, and a ball receiver collection unit The received foul ball and the prize ball overflowing from the back side of the upper ball tray and received by the ball receiver / recovery section via the connecting portion can be returned to the lower ball tray via the exit path. It is characterized by the following.

[0009]

[Function] A game ball which could not reach the game area of the game board due to insufficient hitting force or the like falls into a ball receiving / collecting section as a normal ball from the opening between the lower end of the guide rail and the upper end of the launch rail. After that, the ball is passed through the return port to the prize ball passage formed on the back side of the game auxiliary board, and is returned to the lower ball plate side like the surplus prize ball. Also, the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device arranged on the mechanism set board enter the through-opening opened on the side portion of the game auxiliary board, and then pass through the inflow cylinder aligned with the through-out. It is discharged to the ball dish side and is sequentially stored in the upper ball dish. Then, when the prize balls in the upper ball dish are filled from the inflow cylinder to a predetermined portion in the outlet, the surplus prize balls discharged thereafter overflow to the exit path side and quickly enter the lower ball dish. Is passed out to. On the other hand, the surplus prize balls stored at the position facing the connecting portion in the inflow cylinder flow out to the ball receiving and collecting portion side via the connecting portion, and like the foul ball, go to the exit path through the return port. After being guided, it is discharged to the lower ball dish side.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In this embodiment, the in-flight
Pachinko balls stored on the (back side) will be mainly exemplified by pachinko machines that can be discharged as prize balls and rental balls for games.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment has a front frame forming a mounting frame on the front side of an opening of an outer frame A forming an outer shell holding frame. B
Are mounted so as to be openable and closable, and a front frame B is provided with a window frame C with a glass door D, a ball feeding device F for a game ball on the front and rear portions of the front frame B, and a lower ball plate for stored balls. G, and a hit ball launching device H including an operation unit and a driving unit, and the like, and a mechanism set board S having processing units for an out ball, a safe ball, and a prize ball are provided. A game board K on which various winning tools, game parts, and the like are arranged is detachably set inside the front of the front frame B. Outer frame A
Is an example of a form that can be changed to two types generally referred to as “Kanto frame, Kansai frame” by rearranging two of the upper and lower and left and right frame members. In addition, the game board K opens the glass door D and the upper ball tray E (both sideways open).
Here is an example that can be replaced from the front side after doing so.

In the pachinko machine according to this embodiment, the front frame B is formed entirely of synthetic resin together with a holding frame J for a game board set located inside the front (back side) thereof. Is exemplified. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the front frame B is formed in a square size that fits the front area of the opening of the outer frame A, and the window frame C is mounted around the window 1 opened on the front surface thereof. In addition, an opening 3 and an installation hole 4 for a prize ball to be passed out to the lower ball tray G side are opened in a support plate 2 formed at the lower part of the window 1, and the lower ball tray G is aligned with these.
In addition, the set board 24 and the hit ball firing device H can be mounted. As other configurations, the opening / closing connection support portions 5, 5 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the front left side, and the electric decoration section 6 is provided at the upper side and the right side of the front side. The lower bottom surface of the window 1 is provided with a gentle slope such that the center becomes lower so that a spilled ball or the like can be guided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the holding frame J is integrally formed in a square size corresponding to the back side of the window 1 of the front frame B. The setting port 8 of the game board K is opened with reference to the upper end face of the board 7. The game auxiliary board 7 has a prize ball passage 9, a ball return port 10, an out road 11, and the like, and also has a launch rail 12, a ball receiving member 13 for spilled balls, and the like on the left and right sides of the front surface. The speaker 20 is detachably accommodated in the ball receiving member 13. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 13, a game auxiliary board 7 is provided at an opening 70 between the upper end of the firing rail 12 and the lower end of the guide rail 30 attached to the front of the game board K.
The return port 72 for the foul ball is opened in alignment with the exit path 46b of the exit path section 46 formed on the back side of the return path 72. On the front side of the return port 72, the guide rail 30 extends from the guide rail 30 toward the opening 70. A ball receiving and collecting portion 73 having an L-shaped side cross section for receiving the falling foul ball and guiding it to the return port 72 is attached.

At the bottom of the ball receiving and collecting section 73, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 15, a connecting gutter for introducing a sphere extending by a required length toward the front side of the opening of the through-out port 9.
A (communication portion) 74 is integrally formed, and the communication gutter 74 is set so as to be inclined upward toward the extending end. Also,
A cut-out portion (communication portion) 23a for an overflow port is formed at the back end of the inflow cylinder 23 provided toward the back side of the upper bowl D, and the upper bowl E is closed and set to flow into the outlet 9. The notch 23a of the inflow cylinder 23 is in a state where the
Are arranged above the connecting gutter 74. That is, the prize balls (excess prize balls) stored in the inflow cylinder 23 flow out of the notch 23a to the communication gutter 74, and the ball receiving and collecting part 73
In addition, the air is discharged to the outlet passage 46 b through the return port 72, so that ball clogging between the outlet 9 and the inflow cylinder 23 can be suitably avoided. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Since the collecting gutter for the foul ball communicating the lower end of the ball 0 and the ball return port 10 can be eliminated, a wide portion excluding the outlet 9 and the ball receiving and collecting section 73 can be used as the installation surface section 75 for components. Components such as a board, a switch, and an electromagnetic solenoid of the speaker 20 can be easily attached. The bottom surface of the ball receiving and collecting portion 73 is inclined downward toward the return port 72 so that foul balls or overflowing balls of prize balls that have fallen into the collecting portion 73 and the connecting gutter 74 can be suitably passed through the return port 72. It has become.

Around the set opening 8 of the holding frame J, projections 14 for positioning with respect to the game board K are provided, and each of the locking holding portions provided at four inclined corners. A lock 16 is detachably set at 15. This locking device 16 is of a form that can be operated from the front side, and as shown in FIGS.
5 is an operation tool which is assembled and set to be rotatably supported and can be inserted through the hole 26 of the decorative member 25 of the game board K.
Using a (hexagon wrench) 27, it can be operated between a locked position and an unlocked position.

As a further configuration of the holding frame J, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, a receiving piece 17 is formed along a lower edge of the set opening 8 (an upper edge of the game auxiliary board 7). The guide pieces 18 are integrally formed forwardly along the upper edge.
Thus, the game board K is vertically inserted into and removed from the set port 8 in accordance with the upper edge of the game auxiliary board 7, so that the receiving piece 17 can receive the game board K once and guide the game board K. The piece 18 can guide the upper end of the game board K so as to assist in the attachment and detachment of the game board K and to facilitate the game board K.

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the mechanism set board S includes an out ball and a prize ball generated on the game board K side, and a necessary route, device portion, and electric circuit for processing the prize ball. The entire frame is unitized by collectively installing various devices and the like, and is set detachably in alignment with the back side of the holding frame J of the front frame B. As shown in FIGS. 2, 11 and 12, in each part around the game board inspection window 31 opened at the center thereof, an out ball discharge path 32 and The winning ball discharge processing unit 33 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) is configured,
The prize ball storage / discharge unit 36 and the like are formed on the outside. The out ball discharge path 32 has a receiving path 32a communicating with the out port 28 of the game board K and the out path 11 on the holding frame J side, and a vertical discharge path 32b extending downward. The winning ball discharge processing unit 33 performs a process of intermittently detecting and discharging one ball at a time in the collective rectifying path 33a for receiving and winning all the winning balls and arranging and passing them out, and in the processing chamber 33b on the exit side of the rectifying path 33a. Device 34. However, as shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 14, and FIG. 15, the collective rectification path 33a and the out path 11 are defined on the same inner side of the mechanism set board S, upper and lower sides. It is attached and covered together. The prize ball storage / discharge unit 36 includes a prize ball storage tank 36a, a straightening gutter 36b, a sending gutter 36c, and a discharge device 37 that can discharge a set number of prize balls in connection with a winning ball processing operation.

As a further configuration of the mechanism set board S, a back cover 38 is attached to the window 31 so as to be openable / closable and detachable, as shown schematically in FIG. A terminal base 39 is mounted, and a guide tool 36d for rectifying and guiding the prize balls from two rows to one row is incorporated in a connecting portion between the straightening gutter 36b and the sending gutter 36c. As shown in FIG. Are formed from the left edge to the lower edge of the wiring passage 40a and the connecting portion 40b.
As shown in FIG. 11, the processing unit 34 includes a processing path 34b of a main body 34a assembled in a processing chamber 33b, a detection switch 34c, a solenoid 34d, and a processing member 3
4e and the like, and from the collective rectification path 33a to the processing path 34b.
The prize balls passing through are controlled to enter and exit one by one, and the discharge processing can be performed after the detection stop. The discharging device 3
2, as shown in FIG. 2, the passage 37b of the main body 37a attached to the lower end of the delivery gutter 36c, the solenoid 37c, the ball feeder 37d, and the sensor 37 are used to pass through the passage 37b from the delivery gutter 36c. The prize balls to be detected are counted and discharged one by one. The discharging device 37 can also pay out award balls as rental balls for game balls.

Prize balls discharged from the discharge device 37 over the front frame B, the holding frame J, and the mechanism set board S described above.
A prize ball discharge processing path for discharging (including lending balls) to the upper and lower ball dishes E and G is configured. This path basically includes a discharge path section 41 formed on the mechanism set board S, a discharge path section 46 formed on the back side of the holding frame J,
The communication route 49 formed on the back side of the front frame B communicates with the front frame B. Therefore, first, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, in the discharge path portion 41, a slanted discharge path 41a formed below the outlet of the main body 37a of the discharge device 37, and a curved And a discharge port 41c opened at the lower side end of the set board S. However, a guide piece 41d for guiding the prize ball to the exit path portion 46 is formed around the inside of the discharge port 41c. In addition, a ball emptying path 42 is formed outside the lower part of the set board S in correspondence with the discharge path section 41. The ball removal path 42 discharges the prize balls in the prize ball storage / discharge section 36 to the outside of the machine. The discharge path 41a communicates with the safe ball processing path 34b and the out ball discharge path 32a. And discharge route 4
A lever 44 which is switched by a solenoid 43 or the like is incorporated in a branch connection portion with the valve 1a. In addition, the play circuit 41b
A bell 45 for generating a sound effect is attached as a means for partitioning the ball and the ball emptying path 42.

On the other hand, in the exit route section 46 on the holding frame J side,
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a through-hole formed on the back side of the lower left oblique corner of the set opening 8 (under the lower side of the lock holding section 16) and communicated with the back side surface of the prize ball outlet 9. Entrance 46a
And a passage 46b formed on the back side of the game auxiliary board 7 and communicated from the other side of the back side of the through-out port 9 and communicated with the back side of the ball return port 10. The outlet path 46b is in communication with an overflow port 46c opened at a half of the bottom surface of the outlet port 46a, and is in a state of being branched from the outlet port 46a. However, although the bottom surface of the outlet 46a and the overflow 46c are appropriately partitioned by partitioning ridges 46d, a separately formed partitioning member 47 may be attached if necessary (see FIG. 5). .
The exit path 46b is defined by the same back surface as the out path 11, and if necessary, a prize ball fullness detecting means 48 including a ball sensing member and a switch and a bell for generating a sound effect are provided at required portions thereof. You may.

In the communication path 49 on the front frame B side, as shown in FIGS.
A rectangular outlet cylinder 49a is integrally formed in accordance with the back side, and a communication tool 50 is attached in accordance with the rear opening surface of the outlet cylinder 49a. The outlet cylinder 49a is provided so as to protrude to the same position as the back side of the game assisting panel 7 of the holding frame J, and a ball port 49b is opened on the rear end upper surface. On the other hand, on the premise that the communication tool 50 can protrude to the same position as the back side of the mechanism set board S, an example is a box-shaped one, and a vertical cylindrical portion that stands upright at the ball port 49b. The lower end of the exit path 46b of the exit path section 46 and the ball return port 10
By facing the back side, a collective communication between the two 46b and 10 is achieved. As shown in FIG. 7, the outlet cylinder 49a is also formed continuously with the outlet path 46b to form a ball port 49b.
May be aligned, and the communication tool 50 may be in the form of a lid according to the conditions for storing the surplus prize balls. Incidentally, the communication tool 50 can be detachably attached and set by using a screw or the like without being restricted by the mechanism set board S in any type.

In the prize ball discharging processing path configured as described above, when the mechanism set board S is mounted on the back side of the holding frame J of the front frame B, as shown in FIGS. The discharge port 41c of the discharge path section 41 and the exit path section 46
The inlet and outlet 46a are appropriately aligned and communicated at an inflow gradient, and the opening back surfaces of the outlet 9 and the outlet passage 46b are covered with the cover plate 35. On the other hand, in the communication state of the upper ball tray E mounted and set on the front side of the front frame B, as shown in FIGS. The rear surface is aligned and communicated with the front surface of the outlet 9 and the overflow 46c. Further, in the contact state of the lower ball plate G side mounted and set on the front surface of the support plate portion 2, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, a communication port formed at the center of the set support plate 24 of the plate G. 24a is aligned with the inside of the outlet 3 and communicates directly with the outlet tube 49a. In each of the communication states on the upper ball tray E side and the lower ball tray G side, required outflow gradients, steps, and the like are given.

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the prize ball discharge processing path is formed between the front frame B, the holding frame J and the mechanism set board S as described above. As can be understood from FIG. 2, in the lower surface area of the window 31, only the discharge path portion 41 of the prize ball is located on the right end side of the window 31.
/ 4 or less of the minimum space. On the other hand, a wide space of を or more is required for various required parts,
For example, it is effectively configured as an installation part 51 for electrical components including a base and the like. In this installation section 51, FIG.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1, 14, 15 and 16, in the example where the required space is divided for each room, a first space having a left half or more of the left and right full width of the set board S is provided.
An installation room 51a, a second installation room 51b having about 1/4 space, and a third installation room 51 below the second installation room 51b.
c, and a wiring processing chamber 51d is formed between the second installation chamber 51b and the inner wall of the discharge path section 41. In addition, a recess 59 for wiring is formed in a partition wall between the wiring processing chamber 51d and the processing chamber 33b of the winning ball discharge processing unit 33.

Therefore, in such an installation part 51,
A game control board 52 (see FIG. 17) configured for each type of game content is provided in the first installation room 51a, and a prize ball payout control board 5 configured for all models in common.
3 in the second installation room 51b, and other bases, for example, a base 58 relating to firing drive, sound effect, illumination, etc., in the third installation room 51b.
c, respectively, and can be fixed and held by appropriately using the attaching means 54. Incidentally, as the attaching means 54, for example, a boss having a screw hole, an elastically deformable hook, a lock or a lock which can be operated with a fingertip, etc. are used. In addition, even if the cover 55 for the base 52 is attached to the first installation chamber 51a so as to be openable and closable, the cover 55 may be attached to the entire surface of the second installation chamber 51b from the discharge path section 41. Good. However, when the reset switch 56 is mounted on the winning ball payout base 53, the reset button 5 is attached to the cover 55.
7 may be attached (see FIGS. 2, 14 and 15).

[0025]

In the above-described pachinko machine of the present embodiment,
The game balls in the upper ball tray E are fired one by one from the firing rail 12 one by one based on the cooperation of the ball feeding device F and the hit ball firing device H, and are hit into the game area of the game board K to perform a game. obtain. The out ball that has entered the out mouth 28 is discharged from the out path 11 through the out ball discharge path 32, and the winning ball that has entered each winning device is a winning ball discharge processing unit 33.
And is processed by the processing device 34 one ball at a time, and finally the discharge path 32 for the out ball.
Is discharged from In connection with the processing of the winning ball, the discharge device 37 of the prize ball storage / discharge unit 36 is activated at an appropriate timing to discharge a certain number of prize balls.

A description will now be given of how the prize ball is discharged. The prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device 37 disposed on the mechanism set board S are discharged path portions 41 in the prize ball discharge path formed on the set board S, that is, the discharge paths 41a,
After entering the outlet 46a, which is the upstream port of the outlet path portion 46 formed in the holding frame J, through the play circuit 41b and the outlet 41c, it is discharged toward the outlet 9 along the ridge 46d. In such a discharge state, the prize ball is quickly discharged from the outlet 9 into the upper bowl D through the inflow cylinder 23 as shown in FIGS. Subsequent to the inflow cylinder 23, the inside of the outlet 9 is sequentially filled.

When the prize ball of the upper ball tray E fills up to the rear end of the inflow cylinder 23 and a predetermined portion in the through-hole 9, it is subsequently discharged as can be understood from FIGS. The prize ball jumps over the ridge 46d and overflows 46
It overflows to the c side. It should be noted that the prize ball discharged with a weak momentum may temporarily stay in the passage 9 without being able to jump over the ridge 46d, but the prize ball discharged later collides. As a result, the protrusion 46d is pushed out to the overflow 46c side.
The right half at the rear end of the inflow cylinder 23 is the overflow 4
Since the ball faces 6c, the prize ball stopped at the rear end of the inflow cylinder 23 also overflows to the overflow port 46c.

As shown in FIG. 6, the prize balls overflowing from the overflow 46c of the passage 9 pass through the inside of the passage 46b of the passage 46 formed on the back side of the holding frame J, and then the vertical cylindrical portion. 5
It is received in the outlet tube 49a in the communication path 49 via the connection port 49a, and is then quickly discharged into the lower bowl G through the communication port 24a in the outlet 3. Further, the notch 23a formed on one side of the inflow cylinder 23 is
3, the extra prize balls overflowing from the cutout portion 23 a are passed through the communication gutter 74 to the ball receiving and collecting portion 73.
And it is guided to the above-mentioned exit way 46b via return port 72, and is made to go out into lower ball tray G in the same manner as described above. In this passing-out process, the prize ball is, as shown in FIG.
Through the outlet 3 through the outlet tube 49a and the connecting member 50, and sequentially fills the space and a considerable amount (the upper ball tray E
Is stored.

A game ball that could not reach the game area of the game board K due to lack of hitting force or the like is usually a foul ball, and has a lower end (rear end) of the guide rail 30 and an upper end (front end) of the launch rail 12. After dropping from the opening portion 70 to the ball receiving and collecting portion 73, it is passed through the return passage 72 into the outlet passage 46b, and like the surplus prize balls, through the vertical cylindrical portion 50a of the connecting device 50. It is received in the outlet tube 49a in the part 49, and then returned to the lower bowl G through the communication port 24a in the outlet 3. On the other hand, when the upper ball tray E is opened, the spilled ball that has fallen into the window 1 of the front frame B from inside the inflow tube 23 is received by the ball receiving member 13 or rolls along the lower bottom surface of the window 1, Finally, the ball is returned from the ball return port 10 into the lower ball dish G.

In the installation section 51 formed on the mechanism set board S, a game control board 52 configured for each type of game is mounted in a first installation room 51a, A control board 53 for paying out prize balls is mounted in the installation room 51b, and a base 58 relating to firing drive, sound effect, illumination, etc. is installed in the third installation room 51c. That is, the bases required for the pachinko machine are installed in the installation rooms 51a, 51a of the installation section 51.
Since the components are accommodated in the b and 51c with a sufficient margin, it is possible to suitably prevent the components from being installed in an inconveniently stacked state and the rearward projection accompanying the components. Further, a control board 5 for paying out prize balls
Since the wiring process between 3 and the processing device 34 is performed through the wiring processing chamber 51d and the recess 59, the wiring is not exposed to the back side of the mechanism set board S.

Regarding the gaming machines to which the present invention is applied, in addition to the pachinko machines that pay out prize balls to the safe balls as in the embodiment, other than the pachinko machines that provide the winning prize by the combination of the entering ball symbols of 16 gaming balls. Also applies to any arrangement ball machine that pays out prize balls. Also, in various types of pachinko ball-based gaming machines, the front frame and the holding frame are molded separately with synthetic resin, and the two are combined, or the back of the wooden front frame is made of metal or synthetic resin. A type having a holding frame may be used.
Of course, the type of the mechanism set board, for example, when the processing device is of a mechanical type, an electrical type, or a switch type, etc., includes the case where the prize ball discharging device is of a case type, a section gutter type, or a feed type. It may be something. In addition, the installation section configured on the mechanism set panel is not limited to being divided into three installation rooms as in the embodiment,
The number, size, position and the like can be changed as appropriate. Further, in the embodiment, the inflow cylinder and the ball receiving and collecting section are formed as separate bodies,
Both can be formed integrally.

Further, the mechanism set board may be of a type which can be opened and closed and attached to and detached from the holding frame. The game board is not of a detachable type from the front side as in the embodiment but a holding frame. The mechanism may be of a type that can be detached from the rear side with the mechanism set board being opened or removed. In addition, the mechanism set board of the arranged ball machine collectively includes the used balls generated on the game board side, the necessary routes and device parts related to the processing of prize balls, and the electrical equipment, etc. Is to be

[0033]

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the passage of the surplus prize ball to the lower ball plate side due to the filling of the upper ball plate is changed to the holding frame of the front frame. The surplus prize balls discharged after the prize balls in the upper ball plate are filled from the inflow cylinder to a predetermined portion in the outlet by being formed on the back side of the game auxiliary board in the above, overflowing to the exit path side. It is quickly discharged into the lower ball dish. A return opening is formed in the opening between the lower end of the guide rail and the upper end of the firing rail, and the return opening is formed in alignment with the exit path. The game balls that could not reach the game area of the game board due to lack of hitting force or the like due to attachment, dropped into the ball receiving and collecting section, flowed out of the return port to the exit path, and flowed to the lower ball tray side. It is possible to quickly return to. Further, since the back side portion of the inflow cylinder of the upper ball dish and the ball receiving and collecting portion are connected to each other through a communication portion, the upper ball dish side stored at a position facing the communication portion in the inflow cylinder. Surplus prize balls flow out to the ball receiving and collecting section side via this connecting portion, flow out from the return port to the above-mentioned exit path, and come out to the lower ball plate side. Therefore, the surplus prize balls filled in the upper ball dish overflow from both the rear opening portion of the inflow tube and the connecting portion, and the advantage that ball clogging between the passage and the inflow tube can be preferably avoided. There is.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention,
As described above, the extra-prize ball exit path that connects the rear side of the exit and the lower ball tray side is formed on the back side of the game auxiliary panel in the holding frame of the front frame, so that in the mechanism set panel, With the abolition of the passage route to the lower bowl, the installation space for various components can be enlarged. That is, it is possible to accommodate various accessory parts, electric parts, and the like more and more with a margin, and it is preferable to avoid inconveniently stacking the parts with each other and protruding the mechanism set panel backward. There are advantages such as being able to.

Further, in the foul ball processing technique in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, as described above, the foul ball that has fallen from the opening between the lower end of the guide rail and the upper end of the firing rail to the ball receiving and collecting section is It is configured to pass through the return passage formed on the back side of the game auxiliary board via the return port, and return to the lower ball plate side like the surplus prize balls. Therefore, there is no need to install a collecting gutter for guiding the foul ball to fall and exit on the front of the game auxiliary panel, so that the front of the game auxiliary panel can be used effectively, and the speaker, switch, electromagnetic There is an advantage that attachment parts such as solenoids can be easily installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing a pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a front frame and a holding frame.

FIG. 4 is a front view mainly showing a main part of a front frame and a holding frame.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a main part of a front frame and a holding frame.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a front frame and a holding frame from the back side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the exit route portion configured in the holding frame.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a locked portion for a game board.

FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view showing a locked portion and a locked state.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a communication state between a discharge route section and a discharge route section.

FIG. 11 is a rear view showing a main part of the mechanism set board;

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a main part of the mechanism set board;

FIG. 13 is a side cross-sectional view showing a communication state between a ball receiving and collecting section and a passage path section.

FIG. 14 is a side sectional view showing a communication state between a prize ball discharge processing path and an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a communication state between a prize ball discharge processing path and an upper ball dish.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a communication state between a prize ball discharge processing path and a lower ball dish.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a game control board mounted on the mechanism set board in a partially broken state.

FIG. 18 is a rear view schematically showing a mechanism set board and a prize ball discharge path in a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Gaming Auxiliary Board 9 Outlet 12 Launch Rail 23 Inflow Cylinder 23a Notch (Communication Portion) 30 Guide Rail 37 Prize Ball Discharge Device 46b Outlet Path 70 Opening 72 Return Port 73 Ball Reclamation Collection Portion 74 Communication Gutter (Connection Portion) A Outer frame B Front frame E Upper ball tray G Lower ball tray H Ball launcher J Holding frame K Game board

Claims (1)

[Claims] An upper and lower bowl (E, G) is provided on the front side of a front frame (B) assembled to an outer frame (A), and a holding frame (B) located on the back side of the front frame (B). A game board (K) is set in (J), a pachinko ball can be launched into the game board (K) by the hit ball launching device (H) and the game can be developed, and a prize ball discharging device for winning is established.
In the gaming machine capable of paying out the prize ball from (37), the prize ball opened from the side portion of the holding frame (J) and paid out from the prize ball discharge device (37) is the upper ball plate (E) side. And an inflow cylinder (23) for a prize ball, which is provided on the back side of the upper bowl (E) and can communicate with the front side of the outflow port (9).
Formed at the lower side of the holding frame (J) and on the back side of the game auxiliary board (7) which can be aligned with the game board (K),
The exit path (46b) through which the prize balls overflowing from the back side of (9) can pass to the lower ball tray (G) side, and the upper end of the launch rail (12) attached to the game auxiliary board (7) A return port (72) for a foul ball which is provided in an opening (70) between a portion and a lower end of a guide rail (30) attached to the game board (K) and communicates with the passageway (46b). )
The ball receiving and collecting part (73) for foul balls provided in accordance with the opening front side of the return port (72), the back side of the inflow cylinder (23) and the ball receiving and collecting part (73). Contact part to contact (23
a, 74), and the prize ball overflowing from the back side of the upper ball dish (E), the foul ball received by the ball receiving and collecting section (73), and from the back side of the upper ball dish (E). Ball receiving and collecting part overflowing through the contact part (23a, 74)
A pachinko gaming machine wherein the prize ball received in (73) can be returned to the lower ball tray (G) through the exit path (46b).