JPH11179017A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine preventing the accumulation of game balls dropped from a game area even when they flow down to the upper end face of a panel member at the time of opening a front surface cover member. SOLUTION: In the pachinko game machine provided with a game panel 7 where the game area is formed, a front surface opening/closing cover member 2 provided with a front surface part 33 extended upwards from a lower end face and an opening/closing panel 3 provided with the upper end face 39 positioned at the lower part of the lower end face of the front surface opening/ closing cover member 2 and provided with the front surface part extended downwards from the upper end face 39, in the rear part of the upper end face of the opening/closing panel 3, an erection part 43 erected at a position higher than the lower end face of the front surface opening/closing cover member 2 is provided and a ball rolling part for rolling the game ball to a front part by inclining the upper end face positioned in front of the erection part 43 downwards and forward is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko game machine and an arrangement ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines have
In order to enhance decorativeness, there is a tendency to frequently use plastics that are easily formed even in a shape in which the curvature changes in a complicated manner.
For example, the so-called glass frame that covers the front of the game board of a pachinko gaming machine is switched from a metal flat frame to a plastic front cover member that is easy to mold a smooth bulging shape, and a ball tray is provided on the front. The protruding opening and closing panel and the fixed panel below it are also switched to plastic panels with a gentle curved surface on the front.

As described above, in recent pachinko gaming machines, the components provided on the front face have been changed to a design having a surface that greatly changes in the front-rear direction, that is, a design having a surface with irregularities.
The same applies to components arranged vertically such as an open / close panel and a fixed panel. The lower end surface of the part that can be opened and closed among the vertically overlapping portions is configured as a surface extending in the horizontal direction in accordance with the opening and closing operation direction, and the upper end surface overlapping with the lower end surface is also defined as the lower end surface. Similarly, it is configured as a surface extending in the horizontal direction. In addition, a security wall for preventing entry of a piano wire or the like stands upright behind the upper end surface of the component disposed below.

[0004]

By the way, if each component is formed with a surface which largely changes in the front-rear direction with priority given to the design, the front-rear length of the portion where the upper and lower components overlap each other also increases. For example, when an opening / closing panel having a front surface bulging forward is provided below a front cover member having a surface bulging forward, the front-back length of the upper end surface of the opening / closing panel becomes longer than before.

When a pachinko game machine is installed on an island facility in a game arcade, the pachinko machine is attached with its upper end inclined backward from the lower end. Therefore, even if the upper end surface of the open / close panel of the pachinko gaming machine before the installation is a surface extending in the horizontal direction, it is a surface slightly inclined backward toward the rear when actually installed on the island facility.

[0006] For this reason, some game balls are caught in the game area, and when the clerk opens the front cover member, the game balls spilled from the game area flow down onto the upper end face of the opening / closing panel, and the rear standing upright is raised. It is easy to remain on the upper end surface as it hits the security wall. If the clerk closes the front cover member without noticing in such a state, the game ball is sandwiched between the security wall and an unnatural force is applied to the front cover member, and the plastic front cover member is damaged, Alternatively, a trouble such as damage to a hinge portion that supports the front cover member so that the front cover member can be opened and closed is newly caused.

[0007] In addition, the clerk strives to resolve the trouble in a hurry in order to avoid giving the player an unpleasant sensation and to try to restart the game immediately. In many cases, the front cover member is closed without noticing the pachinko ball on which the ball is placed. In addition, if the clerk notices a game ball remaining on the upper end surface of the opening / closing panel, the front cover member cannot be closed without removing the game ball, so that the operation of the clerk becomes redundant. Since the restart of the game is delayed, the player may feel uncomfortable.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a system in which, when an opening / closing member such as a front cover member is opened, even if a game ball spilled from a game area flows down to an upper end surface of a panel member, the game ball is placed on the upper end surface. It is intended to provide a game machine that does not stop.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above-mentioned object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down, An opening / closing member attached to the front of the panel and having a front surface extending upward from the lower end surface; and an upper end surface located below the lower end surface in the closed state of the opening / closing member, and extending downward from the upper end surface. A game machine having a front surface portion and a panel member having a ball plate protruding from the front surface portion, standing up to a position higher than a lower end surface of the opening / closing member at a rear portion of an upper end surface of the panel member. Along with the upright portion, a ball rolling portion for rolling the game ball forward is formed on the upper end surface located in front of the upright portion, and the lower end surface in the closed state of the opening and closing member and the upper end surface of the panel member are formed. The gap distance is set to be less than the ball diameter of the game ball It is a game machine which is characterized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a complementary shape in which the shape of the ball rolling portion is substantially inverted. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the upright portion comprises:
It is composed of an upright wall that rises from the upper end surface, and an eave portion that is bent forward from the upper end of the upright wall, and the length from the tip of the eave portion to the tip edge of the upper end surface is set to less than half the ball diameter of the game ball. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a game machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the ball rolling portion formed on the upper end surface of the panel member has a curved surface having a convex cross section, and the lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a concave cross section obtained by inverting the convex curved surface. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine has a curved surface.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with a front opening / closing cover member 2 and an opening / closing panel 3 opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the cover member 2, and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1
A frame-shaped front frame 5 is attached to the front of the machine frame 4 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board storage frame 6 provided on the back of the front frame 5.
A game board 7 is mounted in the inside, and a game area 9 on the front faces a large opening of the front frame 5 from behind, and an upper ball tray 10 is provided on the front of the front frame 5 with the front opening / closing cover member 2 as an upper row. The open / close panel 3 is attached to the lower stage so that it can be opened and closed,
The front opening / closing cover member 2 and the opening / closing panel 3 cover most of the front surface of the front frame 5 including the game board 7 from the front, and the fixed panel 11 below the opening / closing panel 3 is fixed to the front frame 5. And a lower ball tray 12 in the center of the fixed panel 11 and a hitting / launching operation unit 13 on the right side thereof.
And an ashtray 14 is provided on the left side. In addition, the game board 7
On the surface of the game area, in the game area 9 partitioned by a partition member such as a guide rail, the variable display device 15, the starting port 16, the winning prize port 17 and the like are arranged, and countless obstacle nails (shown in FIG. To be planted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front opening / closing cover member 2 has a base frame 20 having an opening large enough to include the game area 9 of the game board 7, and an opening of the base frame 20. Frame-shaped decorative member 21 for decorating the inner peripheral edge portion
A first clear cover 22 attached to the base frame 20 above the decorative member 21, a second clear cover 23 attached to the upper portion of the decorative member 21, and the like, and a hinge mechanism provided on one side of the base frame 20. Front frame 5 by 24
And is locked in a closed state by a locking mechanism provided on the other side (free end side) of the back surface.

The base frame 20 is a frame made of plastic, and has a fitting portion 25 for fitting the decorative member 21 on the front surface around the opening, and has a front surface outside the fitting portion 25. A first clear cover mounting portion 26 is formed in the upper portion, a front bulging surface 27 bulging forward is formed in a portion below the first clear cover mounting portion 26, and a key decoration provided on the front frame 5 is formed in a right portion of the outer peripheral edge. Is formed, and a metal support frame 32 having a substantially W-shaped cross section for supporting a transparent member such as a transparent plate glass 31 is attached to the rear surface. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end surface 33 of the base frame 20 is formed as an inclined surface inclined downward from the rear end toward the front end, and the front bulging surface is formed from the inclined lower end of the inclined lower end surface 33. 27 extends upward, or the front surface of the separately molded decorative member 21 extends.

The front swelling surface 27 formed in a swelling shape on the front surface of the base frame 20 can have its inclination angle and curvature changed appropriately according to the design. Also, the colors may be different for the base frame 20 and the decorative member 21.

The support boss 3 projecting from the first clear cover mounting portion 26 is provided on the base frame 20 having such a configuration.
4, the first lamp substrate 35 is attached, and the first clear cover 22 is attached so as to cover the first lamp substrate 35.
The second lamp board 37 is attached to the second clear cover attaching portion 36 formed on the upper part of the decorative member 21, and the second clear cover 23 is attached so as to cover the second lamp board 37. 20 and fitted and fixed.

The opening / closing panel 3 provided below the front opening / closing cover member 2 has an upper end surface 39 which overlaps immediately below the lower end surface of the front opening / closing cover member 2 in the closed state, and extends downward from the front edge of the upper end surface 39. The extended front part 40 is molded in a state of bulging at an appropriate curvature, and the front part 40 is provided with an upper bowl 10 protruding forward, and a lower end portion of a dish cover member 41 of the upper bowl 10. Is bent backward, and this surface is used as the lower end surface 42 of the main opening / closing panel 3, and the lower surface is an inclined surface which is inclined downward from the rear end to the front end. An upright portion 43 is formed on the back surface of the opening / closing panel 3 to rise up to a position higher than the lower end surface of the front opening / closing cover member 2 in the closed state. In the present embodiment, the upright portion 43 is formed by bending a metal plate. The upright wall 43 extends upward in a state of contacting the inclined upper end of the upper end surface of the opening and closing panel 3, and the upright wall 44. A substantially horizontal eave portion 45 formed by bending an upper end portion of the front opening portion forward, and a shelf portion extending rearward from the back surface of the base frame 20 of the front opening / closing cover member 2 immediately below the eave portion 45. 46 are configured to overlap.

The open / close panel 3 is attached to the front frame 5 so as to be openable and closable by the hinge mechanism 47 on one side, and is closed by a locking mechanism provided on the back surface on the other side (free end side). Locked. It is desirable that the gap between the lower end surface 33 of the front opening / closing cover member 2 and the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 is much smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and is the minimum that does not hinder opening and closing.

The upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 is a ball rolling portion for rolling a game ball forward, and in the present embodiment, is a slope inclined downward and forward. The inclined surface as the ball rolling portion is not only in a state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 stands upright, but also in a state in which the upper end of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is inclined in a direction in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is tilted backward, and is inclined forward and downward. Set. That is, the downward inclination angle (θ + α) is set to be larger than the inclination angle θ of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with respect to the vertical line.

The upper end surface 39 of the open / close panel 3 is
A flat surface may be inclined as shown in FIG. 5, or a curved surface may be inclined as shown in FIG. The inclination of the lower end surface 33 of the front opening / closing cover member 2 is formed in a complementary shape that is substantially inverted from the shape of the ball rolling portion. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 is
When the ball rolling portion is formed by inclining the flat surface downward, the lower end surface 33 of the front opening / closing cover member 2 is configured by inclining the flat surface obtained by inverting the downward inclined surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, if the ball rolling portion is formed by making the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 a downwardly inclined surface with a curved surface having a convex cross section, the front opening / closing cover member 2
Is a curved surface having a concave cross section obtained by inverting this curved surface.

The fixed panel 11 has an upper end surface 50 which is located just below the lower end surface 42 of the open / close panel 3 in the closed state, and a front portion 51 extending downward from the front edge of the upper end surface 50 is appropriately bulged. It has been molded in the state. This front part 5
The swollen portion, which is 1, is molded into an appropriate shape according to the parts provided at the site. For example, the lower ball tray 12 is provided in a substantially protruding state at substantially the left and right centers of the front part 51, and the decoration part having a more bulging shape than the other front parts 51 is provided on the left and right upper parts of the lower ball tray 12. A ball outlet 53 is formed in a portion facing the inside of the lower ball tray 12. In addition, lower ball plate 12
Front part 51 around the hit ball firing operation unit 13 provided on the right side of
Is a simple front swelling surface, and the front part 51 around the ashtray 14 provided on the left side is formed as a simple front swelling surface.

The upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11
Is a ball rolling part for rolling a game ball forward, as shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment shown in FIG. The slanted surface as the ball rolling portion is similar to the ball rolling portion formed on the upper end surface of the opening / closing panel 3, and is not limited to the state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 stands upright, and the upper end falls backward on the island facility. The angle is set so as to be inclined forward and downward even in a state where the apparatus is installed inclined in the direction. That is, the downward inclination angle (θ + α ′) is set to be larger than the inclination angle θ with respect to the vertical line of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The upper end surface of the fixed panel 11 may have the same inclination angle as the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 or may have a different angle. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, not only a flat surface but also a curved surface may be used.
The inclination of the lower end surface 42 of the opening and closing panel 3 is formed in a complementary shape that is substantially inverted from the shape of the ball rolling portion of the fixed panel 11. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, if the ball rolling portion is formed by inclining the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11 on a flat surface, the lower end surface 42 of the open / close panel 3 is formed.
Is constituted by an inclined surface obtained by inverting a flat surface obtained by inverting the downward inclined surface. Also, as shown in FIG. 6, if the ball rolling portion is formed by forming the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11 as a downward inclined surface with a curved surface having a convex cross section, the lower end surface 42 of the open / close panel 3 is The curved surface is an inverted curved surface having a concave cross section.

An upright portion 55 is provided behind the inclined upper end of the upper end face 50 of the fixed panel 11 to a position higher than the lower end face of the open / close panel 3 in the closed state. The upright portion 55 is, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
1 and a short standing wall 56, and a substantially horizontal eaves portion 5 having an upper end portion of the standing wall 56 extending forward.
The rear end of the dish cover member 41, which is the lower end surface 42 of the opening and closing panel 3, has a dimension that allows the rear end of the bent portion to fit into the gap between the eaves portion 57 and the upper end surface 50. The upright portion 55 may be formed separately from the fixed panel 11 and then attached. In addition, the lower end surface of the fixed panel 11 can be formed in an appropriate shape because there is no member below it. Further, it is desirable that the gap between the lower end surface 42 of the open / close panel 3 and the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11 is much smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and is the minimum that does not hinder opening and closing.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration, when a game ball is stopped in the game area 9 due to, for example, being caught by an obstacle nail, an attendant inserts a key into the keyhole 60 and unlocks the key. Open the front opening / closing cover member 2. In this case, the front opening / closing cover member 2 that opens is the opening / closing member in the present invention, and the opening / closing panel 3 is the panel member in the present invention.

When the front opening / closing cover member 2 is opened, a plurality of hooked game balls may spill down and flow down to the upper end surface of the opening / closing panel 3. The end surface 39 is inclined downward, that is, rolled forward by the ball rolling portion and falls into the upper ball tray 10 and is removed from the upper end surface 39. Therefore, the clerk does not need to check each time whether a game ball is placed on the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 and does not need to remove the loaded game ball without worrying about the front. The opening / closing cover member 2 can be closed, and this quick recovery operation allows the player to resume the game without having to wait for a long time. Therefore, even if the ball stops, the player does not feel uncomfortable and can continue the pachinko game.

When a game ball spilled from the game area 9 has been placed on the launch rail 61, or when a plurality of game balls remain on the launch rail 61 and cannot be fired normally, The opening / closing panel 3 is also opened. In this case, the opening and closing panel 3 is the opening and closing member in the present invention, and the fixed panel 11 is the panel member in the present invention.

When the opening and closing panel 3 is opened, a person in charge
When removing the game balls remaining on 1, the game balls may accidentally spill down and flow down to the upper end face 50 of the fixed panel 11. A downward inclination of 50, that is, the ball is rolled forward by the ball rolling portion and falls into the lower ball tray 12 and is removed from the upper end surface. Therefore, the attendant does not hesitate to check each time whether or not a game ball is placed on the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11, and without taking the trouble of removing the game ball being placed. Opening and closing panel 3 without any worries
Can be closed, and the quick recovery operation allows the player to resume the game without having to wait for a long time. Therefore, the player can continue the pachinko game without feeling discomfort.

Then, even if an inexplicable player inserts a piano wire or the like between the lower end surface 33 of the front opening / closing cover member 2 and the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3, the player is inserted. The piano wire or the like hits the upstanding portion 43 to prevent further intrusion, and even if the tip portion of the piano wire or the like hits the upstanding wall 44 of the upstanding portion 43 and bends upward to advance, the piano wire or the like is now in contact with the eaves portion 45. Intrusion is prevented. Therefore, this wrongdoing can be reliably prevented. Further, even if an attempt is made to insert a piano wire or the like between the lower end surface 42 of the opening / closing panel 3 and the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11 to perform an illegal act, similarly, the upright wall 56 of the upright portion 55 first enters. The eaves 57 prevent the intrusion even if the eaves 57 are bent upward when hitting the upright wall 56. Therefore, this kind of misconduct can be prevented.

When the ball rolling portions formed on the upper end surfaces 39 and 50 are formed by convex curved surfaces and the lower end surfaces 33 and 42 are formed by complementary curved surfaces, the inserted piano wire or the like is pressed by the upper and lower curved surfaces. The tip is bent in a curved shape pointing downwards. Therefore, the piano wire or the like comes into contact with the upright walls 44, 56 of the upright portions 43, 55, is prevented from entering and stops, and hardly bends upward. For this reason, it is better to configure the ball rolling part with a curved surface than to configure a flat surface to be inclined,
The ability to prevent fraud is high.

In the above-described embodiment, the ball rolling portion of the present invention is configured to roll the game ball forward by inclining downward at the upper end surfaces 39, 50, but is not limited thereto. Not something. For example, in the embodiment of the ball rolling portion shown in FIG. 7, the upright portion 62 is configured by an upright wall 63 and an eave portion 64 having an upper end portion extending forward, and the upper surface of the eave portion 64 is lowered forward. The game ball placed on the eaves portion 64 by being inclined falls forward, and the length from the tip of the eaves portion 64 to the tip edge of the upper end surface 39 is set to be equal to or less than half the ball diameter of the game ball. The space between 39 and the eaves 64 is set to be equal to or less than the ball diameter so that the game ball does not enter. When a game ball flows down on the upper end surface 39 of the opening / closing panel 3 having such a ball rolling portion, even if the game ball once rests on the upper end surface 39, the last retreat position of the game ball is the eave portion 64. The center of gravity of the game ball is located forward of the upper end surface 39. Therefore, the game ball cannot maintain a state of being placed on the upper end surface 39, and rolls forward by its own weight and falls from the upper end surface 39. Although the upper end surface 39 of the opening and closing panel 3 has been described, the same applies to the case where the upper end surface 50 of the fixed panel 11 is formed.

Although the embodiments described so far relate to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be an arrangement ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, a pachicon gaming machine, or the like. .

[0035]

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the invention of claim 1, an upright portion is provided at the rear of the upper end surface of the panel member so as to rise to a position higher than the lower end surface of the opening / closing member, and a game ball is provided on the upper end surface located in front of the upright portion. A ball rolling part that rolls forward is set, and the gap between the lower end face in the closed state of the opening and closing member and the upper end face of the panel member is set to be equal to or less than the ball diameter of the game ball. If inserted,
The upright portion can prevent intrusion of a piano wire or the like. Therefore, fraudulent acts can be prevented.

Then, even if the opening / closing member is opened and the game ball spills out of the game area and flows down onto the upper end surface of the panel member, the game ball rolls forward by the action of the ball rolling portion and is rolled on the upper end surface. Be excluded from. Therefore, there is no need to check for the presence or absence of a game ball on the upper end surface of the panel member, the opening / closing member can be closed without hesitation, and the game ball can be pinched between the upright portion and the vehicle. Can be prevented. Therefore, when a trouble occurs during business hours and the opening / closing member is opened and repaired, prompt measures can be taken. And it is possible to prevent damage to the opening / closing member and its hinge mechanism by sandwiching the game ball.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a complementary shape in which the shape of the ball rolling portion is substantially inverted, the gap between the lower end surface of the opening / closing member and the upper end surface of the panel member is provided. The gap can be minimized. Therefore, the load of the opening / closing member can be distributed and carried by the panel member, and the burden on the hinge mechanism of the opening / closing member can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upright portion includes the upright wall rising from the upper end surface and the eave portion bent forward from the upper end of the upright wall. Since the length to the edge was set to less than half the ball diameter of the game ball,
In addition to preventing the game balls from staying on the upper end surface, the manufacturing is easy because the upper end surface remains flat.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the ball rolling portion formed on the upper end surface of the panel member has a curved surface having a convex cross section, and the lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a concave cross section obtained by inverting the convex curved surface. , A gap formed between the upper end surface of the panel member and the lower end surface of the opening / closing member becomes a curved surface. Therefore,
The tip of the piano wire or the like inserted from the gap is curved downward in accordance with the curved surface of the gap. For this reason, the front end portion of the piano wire or the like hits the standing portion and is prevented from entering, and even if the front end portion hits the rising portion, it is difficult to bend upward, and it faces downward, which is the base end side of the rising portion. Intrusion can be more reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine with a front opening / closing cover member and an opening / closing panel being opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a front opening / closing cover member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an opening and closing panel provided with an upper ball tray.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of an embodiment in which a ball rolling portion is configured with a flat surface inclined.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of another embodiment in which a ball rolling portion is configured with a curved surface.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of another embodiment in which a ball rolling portion is configured by setting the effective front-rear length of an upper end surface on which a game ball can be placed to be equal to or less than half the ball diameter of the game ball.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 2 Front opening / closing cover member 3 Opening / closing panel 4 Machine frame 5 Front frame 6 Gaming board storage frame 7 Gaming board 9 Gaming area 10 Upper ball tray 11 Fixed panel 12 Lower ball tray 13 Hitting and launching operation unit 14 Ash tray 15 Variable display Apparatus 16 Starting port 17 Winning opening 20 Base frame 21 Decorative member 22 First clear cover 23 Second clear cover 24 Hinge mechanism 25 Fitting part 26 First clear cover mounting part 30 Notch 31 Transparent glass 32 Support frame 33 Front Lower end surface of opening / closing cover member 34 Support boss 35 First lamp board 36 Second clear cover attaching portion 37 Second lamp board 39 Upper end surface of opening / closing panel 40 Front part 41 Dish cover member 42 Lower end surface of opening / closing panel 43 Standing of opening / closing panel Part 44 Standing wall 45 Eave part 46 Shelf part 47 Hinge mechanism of opening and closing panel 50 Fixed panel Standing part 56 upright wall 60 keyhole 61 firing rail 62 upright portion 63 upright wall 64 overhanging portion of the upper surface 51 front portion 52 decoration 53 ball outlet 55 fixed panel

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down, an opening / closing member attached to the front of the game board and having a front portion extending upward from a lower end face, and a closed state of the opening / closing member. A gaming machine having an upper end surface located below the lower end surface of the above, having a front surface portion extending downward from the upper end surface, and a panel member having a ball plate protruding from the front surface portion. At the rear of the upper end surface of the panel member, there is provided an upright portion which stands up to a position higher than the lower end surface of the opening / closing member, and a ball rolling for rolling a game ball forward on an upper end surface located in front of the upright portion. A gaming machine, wherein a gap between a lower end surface of the opening / closing member in a closed state and an upper end surface of the panel member is set to be equal to or less than a ball diameter of the game ball. 2. The lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a complementary shape obtained by substantially inverting the shape of the ball rolling portion.
The ball-and-ball game machine described in 1. 3. The upright portion includes an upright wall rising from an upper end surface and an eave portion bent forward from an upper end of the upright wall, and has a length from a tip of the eave portion to a tip edge of the upper end surface. 2. The game ball according to claim 1, wherein the diameter is set to be less than half of the ball diameter of the game ball.
Or the gaming machine according to 2. 4. A ball rolling portion formed on an upper end surface of a panel member has a curved surface having a convex cross section, and a lower end surface of the opening / closing member has a curved surface having a concave cross section obtained by inverting the convex curved surface. The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein