JP2003230726A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine in which a shooting mechanism can be arranged regardless of a size of a play surface and shot waiting balls can be stably held and stably shot. <P>SOLUTION: In the pachinko game machine provided with a main body 4 of the game machine equipped with a play surface 5 supported by an outer frame 1, a door frame 7 supported to be opened/closed relatively to the main body 4 of the game machine, and located on the front side of the play surface 5, and a shooting mechanism 23, displaced in a rear surface of the door frame 7, located lower than the play surface 5 for shooting pachinko game balls towards the play surface on the basis of the operation of a handle 15 by a player, a shot guide rail 65 is also provided with a game ball guide plate for lowering a shooting position by locating the shooting position of the pachinko game ball by the shooting mechanism 23 further lower than the lowest end of the door frame, and supporting the shot waiting ball set at a shot preparation position in the lower part of the shot guide rail 65 with this lowered shooting position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

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 having a shooting mechanism for shooting a pachinko ball toward a game surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball, a gaming board having a gaming surface is arranged on the upper part of the gaming machine main body as a gaming table, and the pachinko ball is distributed immediately below it. An area where a part of the firing mechanism is arranged (this area is referred to as a pachinko ball processing area) is provided. Here, the launch mechanism is one that causes the pachinko ball (gaming ball) to be ejected (launched) by the player operating the handle as the launching device, and slides on the launch guide rail to guide the gaming ball to the playing surface. That is one of the basic mechanisms of a pachinko machine. As shown in FIGS. 30 to 32, the game ball (launch standby ball) which is generally set at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 211 is supported from below by the stopper 212, and from the front side is the back surface of the upper saucer door frame 213. It is supported by the game ball guide device 214 mounted on the rear side, and is supported by the back wall (mounting rib) 211a of the launch guide rail 211 from the rear side. That is, the waiting ball for launching is provided with the stopper 21 at the launching preparation position.
2, the side wall of the game ball guide device 214 and the mounting rib 21
1a supports from three sides (actually the game ball guide device 2
14 and the rear wall 211a are formed with a slight gap between them and are not always supported), which allows stable game ball launch at this position.

[0003]

[0004]

By the way, as a problem existing in the conventional launch guide rail, since the launch hammer and the ball feeding arm are arranged in the lower direction of the launch guide rail, the launch guide rail communicates with the inside of the game machine main body. An opening was required, but pachinko balls flowed in from this opening, which was one of the causes of failure. The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems existing in such conventional techniques. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which a launching mechanism can be arranged regardless of the size of a game surface, which enables stable holding of a standby ball for launching and stable launching.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention according to claim 1, a game table provided with a game surface which is supported by a support frame and is faced by a player to play a game. ,
A door frame that is openably and closably supported with respect to the game table and that is arranged in front of the game surface, and a rear surface of the door frame that is arranged below the game surface of the game table and is used by a player's launching device. And a launching mechanism for launching a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on the operation of, and a pachinko gaming machine adapted to execute a predetermined game operation on the game surface based on the pachinko ball fired by the launching mechanism. In the above, the door frame is integrally formed with a pachinko ball saucer for storing the pachinko balls supplied from the gaming machine direction, and the launching position of the pachinko ball by the launching mechanism is further than the bottom end of the door frame. The main point is to arrange it below. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, a gaming table provided with a gaming surface supported by the support frame body for the player to face and play, and a gaming table supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming table. A door frame arranged in the front and a rear surface of the door frame, which is arranged below the game surface of the game table and shoots a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on an operation of a shooting device of a player. In a pachinko gaming machine including a launching mechanism, which is configured to execute a predetermined game operation on the gaming surface based on a pachinko ball launched by the launching mechanism, the door frame alone with respect to the gaming table. A saucer door frame with a pachinko ball saucer that stores pachinko balls supplied from the direction of the gaming machine is supported.
The gist of the present invention is to arrange the pachinko ball firing preparation position by the firing mechanism further below the lowermost end of the saucer door frame. In the invention described in claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in 2, the gist is that the launching position by the launching mechanism is housed inside the game table so as not to be exposed to the outside in a normal viewing state.

[0006]

[0007]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the launching position of the pachinko ball by the launching mechanism is arranged further below the lowermost end of the door frame, and the launch standby ball supporting means is further provided. Since the firing standby ball is supported by the above, the arrangement position of the firing mechanism is not limited to the conventional one, and it is possible to cope with a design change such as expanding the game surface.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the front side, front side, or front side means the side facing the player, and the rear side, rear side, or rear side means the opposite side to the facing side. Unless otherwise specified, the term “left and right” refers to the left and right direction when viewed from the front.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, an outer frame 1 as a supporting frame body of a pachinko gaming machine has upper, lower, left and right frame plates 1a to 1a.
It is a wooden frame framed in a rectangular shape by 1d. The curtain plate 2 is arranged on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 1b.
A gaming machine main body 4 as a gaming table is mounted on the outer frame 1. The gaming machine main body 4 is a panel-shaped component that forms the structural core of the pachinko gaming machine, and pivots about the pivot shaft 6a of the hinge fitting 6 to open and close the outer frame 1 as shown in FIG. The metal fitting 4a is attached so that it can be opened and closed and can be detached. As shown in FIG. 2, other panel-shaped components are arranged in a stack in the front-rear direction with the gaming machine body 4 as the center. First, a schematic arrangement state of each constituent member and main constituent members accompanying them will be described based on FIG. 2, and then each constituent member will be described in detail. The game board 5 is fitted in the game board mounting space 9 formed in the upper half of the game machine body 4. A door frame 7 is arranged in front of the game board 5. A glass window G is provided above the door frame 7.
Is fitted, and an upper tray 8 serving as a pachinko ball tray is formed below the glass window G. A mechanism board 10 is arranged at a rear position of the game board 5 so as to cover the game board 5 from the back surface. A mounting base 11 is arranged immediately below the mechanism board 10. A cover plate 13 is arranged below the game board 5. The cover plate 13 is fixed to the gaming machine body 4. A lower tray 14 is formed on the cover plate 13 so as to project forward. The cover plate 13 corresponds to the lower cover plate in the conventional model. The cover plate 13 is simply used because, in the present embodiment, the upper cover plate on which the upper tray 8 is originally arranged is not required as the upper tray 8 moves toward the door frame 7. Lower saucer 1
An operation handle 15 is attached to the right side of 4.
In the gaming machine body 4, a substantially rectangular area between the gaming board 5 and the cover plate 13 is a pachinko ball processing area 21.

First, the game machine body 4 and the game board 5 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, a game board mounting space 9 framed by a horizontal frame 18 and left and right vertical frames 19 is formed in the upper half of the game machine body 4. Below the game board mounting space 9 is a pachinko ball processing area 2 as shown in FIG.
1, and a pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 and an acoustic mechanism 24 are further provided below the pachinko ball processing area 21. The game board 5 is placed on the top plate 22 of the pachinko ball processing area 21 and fitted into the game board mounting space 9.
As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 5 is a substantially square panel body, and the game surface 2 is arranged almost vertically on the front surface of the game board 5.
On the 0, a substantially circular game area 27 surrounded by an inner rail 25 and an outer rail 26 is formed. In the game area 27, a winning opening 28, a variable display device 29, etc. are arranged at predetermined positions. An outer ball recovery port 30 is formed at the lowermost position of the inner rail 25. Pachinko balls (gaming balls) that have not won a prize after winning the game exit from the out-ball collecting port 30 as out-balls.
The nails are not shown. 7 and 8
As shown in FIG. 5, a curtain plate 31 is formed on the front surface of the game board mounting space 9 in a shape corresponding to the game area 27. The curtain plate 31 has a function of holding the game board 5 placed on the top plate 22 and preventing the game board 5 from falling off forward. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the game area 27 has a larger diameter than that of the applicant's conventional model (where the upper tray is arranged on the main body of the game machine), and the variable display device 29. The display screen 29a is also enlarged and occupies a considerably large area in the game area 27. The main reason for this is that the mechanism related to the upper tray can be dispersed by moving the upper tray to the lower position of the game board, and as a result, the game board can be configured to be vertically longer.

As shown in FIG. 11, on the back surface of the game board 5 and below the variable display device 29, safe ball collecting gutters 32 are provided at three positions. A safe ball collecting plate 34 is disposed below the safe ball collecting gutter 32. The safe ball collecting gutter 32 is a passage on the back side through which a winning pachinko ball (safe ball) passes after leaving the game area 27. The safe balls guided to the safe ball collecting gutter 32 are inside the safe ball collecting plate 34. It passes through (a gap formed between the game board 5) and falls downward. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a main board 33 is disposed on the back surface of the safe ball collecting gutter 32 and the safe ball collecting plate 34. The main board 33 is provided with a program corresponding to the contents of the game, a program for starting the program, and the like, which are sealed according to each model.

Next, the structure around the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the game board 5 will be described. Pachinko ball processing area 21
An introducing passage 45 that guides a pachinko ball supplied from a payout mechanism 40, which will be described later, to the front surface (player side) and a discharge passage 46 that guides the pachinko ball to the outside are provided. First, the introduction passage 45 will be described. The introduction passage 45 has a main passage 47 for guiding the pachinko balls to the upper tray 8 and a bypass passage 49 for guiding the pachinko balls that have overflowed toward the lower tray 14 when the upper tray 8 is full. Figure 9
As shown in FIG. 11, the main passage 47 is provided with an inlet port 50 on the back side of the gaming machine body 4 and communicates with the outlet port 51 on the front side of the gaming machine body 4 as shown in FIGS. There is. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 14 and FIG. 16, in the main passage 47, there is formed a lower flow surface 47a for allowing the pachinko ball introduced from the introduction port 50 to flow forward. The lower surface 47a is provided with a gentle slope toward the front. Lower surface 47
a is interrupted in the middle thereof, and the outlet 51 is arranged in front of the flow lower surface 47a with a space.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIGS. 15 and 16, the bypass passage 49 has an inlet 52 on the back side of the gaming machine body 4 and is provided as an overflow passage disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine body 4. It communicates with the passage 53 for the saucer. In the bypass passage 49, there is formed a lower flow surface 49a through which the pachinko ball introduced from the introduction port 52 flows down forward. The lower surface 49a is provided with a gentle slope toward the front. 1, FIG. 5, FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower saucer passage 53 traverses from the left side of the front surface of the gaming machine body 4 to the right, and the inlet 14 of the lower saucer 14
It is connected to a. The lower saucer passage 53 is a first passage 53a for dropping the pachinko balls flowing down from the flow lower surface 49a of the bypass passage 49 in the left direction on the front side of the pachinko ball processing area 21 and a slinging ball that is smoothly falling about 90 degrees to the right. The guide portion 53b is formed into a curved surface for changing the direction toward one side and the second passage 53c that guides the pachinko ball diagonally to the lower right. The second passage 53c is connected to the inlet 14a of the lower tray 14 at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the gaming machine body 4. As shown in FIG. 16, the second
An open space 54 is formed above the starting point of the passage 53c, and the lower end of the lower flow surface 47a of the main passage 47 appears.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 13, and 14, a flap 55 is provided upright on the outlet 51. The flap 55 is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 55a and is biased by a spring (not shown). As shown in FIG. 14, by closing the door frame 7, an insertion tray 57, which will be described later, is inserted into the open space 54 from the outlet 51. Lower surface 5 of insert tray 57
7a is disposed in a position slightly lower than the lower flow surface 47a of the main passage 47 in a state of being inserted into the open space 54, and heads forward in order to allow the pachinko ball flowing down the lower flow surface 47a to flow further downstream immediately. There is a gentle slope. With the insertion of the insertion tray 57, the flap 55 is laid down on the open space 54 side, and
A bridge in the direction of the outlet 51 will be built at a downstream position of the lower flow surface 49a interrupted by the open space 54. In this state, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the flow-down surface 47a of the main passage 47 flow into the insertion tray 57, and then the outlet 51.
Will be guided to the upper tray 8. On the other hand, when the door frame 7 is opened, the flap 55 returns to the standing position by the urging force of the spring as shown in FIG. In this state, the pachinko ball is not guided to the outlet 51. That is, since the pachinko ball cannot be guided to the upper tray 8 that has been opened integrally with the door frame 7, it is necessary to guide the pachinko ball flowing down from the upstream to the lower tray 14. That is, since the insertion tray 57 is eliminated, the pachinko ball has an open space 54.
From the lower tray 14 toward the second passage 53c below.
Will flow into. At this time, vigorously the lower surface 49
The pachinko ball that has flowed down a is prevented from popping out from the outlet 51 by the flap 55. FIG.
As shown in, the first passage 53 adjacent to the open space 54
There is no partition wall in the middle and it is in communication with a. Therefore, when too many pachinko balls are guided to the main passage 47 and cannot flow down, the overflowed pachinko balls are directed from the open space 54 to the first passage 53a on the way from the main passage 47 to the insertion tray 57. It moves and is guided to the lower tray passage 53 (that is, flows into the lower tray 14). That is, the bypass passage 4
If the pachinko ball guided to the main passage 47 without passing through 9 reaches the front surface of the gaming machine body 4 and becomes an overflow state, it will be detoured in the direction of the lower tray 14.

Here, in the conventional model, when the door frame is opened, the passage to the upper tray is blocked, so that the passage A for guiding the pachinko ball to the lower tray is prevented so that the pachinko balls do not spill.
Was formed in the main body of the gaming machine (the passage A is not a passage whose circumference is completely covered like the passage 53 for the lower tray of the present embodiment, but is merely a rail-shaped member whose top is open). In the past, a passage B for guiding the overflowed pachinko balls to the lower tray was formed in the mechanism board separately from the passage A. With the configuration of the first embodiment, the pachinko balls that have overflowed by the bypass passage 49 and the lower saucer passage 53 are guided to the lower saucer 14, and the pachinko balls that spill when the door frame 7 is opened are also released from the open space 54 at the same time. It can be guided to the lower tray 14 through the lower tray passage 53. That is, by providing the lower saucer passage 53, the periphery of which is enclosed in the gaming machine body 4, it is not necessary to provide the passage A and the passage B as in the conventional case. However, in order to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing from the open space 54 toward the lower tray 14 when the door frame 7 is closed, the insertion tray 57 not provided in the conventional model is provided.

Next, the discharge passage 46 will be described. Figure 9
As shown in FIG. 11, the discharge passage 46 has the out ball and safe ball collecting plate 34 falling from the out ball recovery port 30.
The first inclined surface 58 that receives the safe ball falling from the bottom and flows down (downward in FIG. 11), and the out ball and the safe ball that flow down the first inclined surface 58 receive the safe ball and reverse the flow direction. The second inclined surface 59 that guides the out ball and the safe ball toward the center (left side in FIG. 11) is provided. A discharge port 60 communicating with an external rail (not shown) is formed at the lower end of the second inclined surface 59. Here, in the conventional model, the discharge passage for discharging the out ball and the safe ball is not formed in the gaming machine body 4 as in the present embodiment, but is formed on the mechanism board side at the rear position thereof. It adopted the structure like this. The reason why the discharge passage is formed on the gaming machine main body 4 side in the present embodiment is mainly the request that the mounting base 11 is formed separately from the mechanism board 10 (the reason will be described later). ). In recent models, the safe sphere processing device is abolished, and it is not necessary to separately collect the out sphere and the safe sphere, and the recovery mechanism for the out sphere and the safe sphere has a simple structure. Therefore, it is possible to provide it on the gaming machine main body 4 side as in the present embodiment without intentionally providing it on the mechanism board side, so that the mounting base 11 can be arranged while ensuring a space under the mechanism board 10. It has become.

Next, the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 9 to FIG. 12, FIG. 22 and FIG. 23, a pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 is arranged on the lower right side of the gaming machine body 4 (on the lower left side when viewed from the back side). The pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 includes the operation handle 15,
Ball feeding arm 62, firing hammer 63, motor device 64,
It is composed of a firing cam (not shown), a coil spring (not shown), and the like. The player operates the motor device 64 with the operation handle 1
5, the handle ring 15a is rotated at a predetermined timing (in the present embodiment, 100 times per minute). A firing cam is fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor device 64, and the firing cam rotates to drive the firing hammer 63 intermittently against the biasing force of the coil spring. The firing hammer 63 is disengaged from the rotated firing cam, so that the firing hammer 63 instantly returns to its original position by the biasing force of the coil spring. The game ball is fired (shot) by the momentum at this time. By rotating the handle ring 15a of the operation handle 15, the biasing force of the coil spring is controlled, and the contact speed of the firing hammer 63 to the pachinko ball (gaming ball) is adjusted. The ball feeding arm 62 is driven in synchronization with the driving timing of the firing hammer 63, as shown in FIG.
2 in the lower position and FIG. 23 in the upper position. As shown in FIG. 23, the ball feeding arm 62 is located below the upper end position of the cover plate 13 (that is, the lowermost end position of the door frame 7) in the lower position, and the upper end position of the cover plate 13 in the upper position. (That is, the lowermost position of the door frame 7). Ball feeding arm 62
In the upper position, pushes the pallet fork 115 of the game ball guide device 87 described later to launch a new game ball and guide rail 6
Introduce to 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, a firing guide rail 65 made of a metal material such as a stainless alloy is disposed to the right of the lower tray passage 53. The firing guide rail 65 is fixed to the rear wall 66 with screws 71 via mounting ribs 65a and mounting bearings 65b. The lower end (right end) of the launch guide rail 65
Is arranged beside the firing hammer 63, and the firing hammer 6
It overlaps with the advancing / retreating direction of 3 and is extended toward diagonally left upward. From the upper end of the launch guide rail 65, a jump area 67 is formed in which the launched pachinko ball (game ball) jumps and jumps over. Below the jump area 67, a top plate 68 that constitutes the second passage 53c of the lower tray passage 53 is arranged. Since the top surface of the top plate 68 is an inclined surface that descends toward the lower right, a momentary game ball that has returned to the game surface 20 without being dropped even if it is launched falls from the jump area 67 onto the top plate 68. Then, the game ball flows down on the top plate 68 to the right and the guide rail 6 is launched.
It is adapted to be introduced into the return passage 69 from below 5. The return passage 69 communicates with the inflow port 14a of the lower tray 14. A stopper 7 for supporting the game ball set on the launch guide rail 65 on the front surface of the mounting rib 65a
9 is fixed. The position where the game ball is supported by the stopper 79 on the launch guide rail 65 is the launch preparation position.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 22 and 23, when the firing guide rail 65 is viewed from the front, the bottom of the firing guide rail 65 is located slightly below the upper end of the cover plate 13. . That is, the lower end of the launch guide rail 65 is arranged at a hidden position in the gaming machine body 4 that cannot be viewed from the front. This is due to the fact that the vertical width of the game board 5 is expanded as described above and is advanced to the lower position as compared with the conventional model, so that the firing guide rail 65 is entirely shifted to the lower position. However, although the door frame 7 covers the front surface of the pachinko ball processing area 21 in the closed state, it does not cover the front surface of the portion lower than the upper end of the cover plate 13 in this way. By the way, as shown in FIG. 30 to FIG. 32, in the conventional model, the game ball (launch standby ball) set at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 211 is supported from below by the stopper 212, and from the front is the upper tray. It is supported by the game ball guide device 214 mounted on the back surface of the door frame 213, and is supported by the back wall (mounting rib) 211a of the launch guide rail 211 from the rear. That is, the launch standby ball is supported from the three sides by the stopper 212, the side wall of the game ball guide device 214 and the mounting rib 211a at the launch preparation position (actually, there is a slight gap between the game ball guide device 214 and the back wall 211a). It will be formed and not always supported), which enables stable game ball launch at this position. However, at the launch preparation position which is hidden below the upper end of the cover plate 13 as in the present embodiment, such support of the game ball by the side wall of the game ball guide device 214 cannot be expected. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12, 17, 22, and 23, the game ball guide plate 70 as the launch standby ball support means is disposed adjacent to the lowermost end position of the launch guide rail 65. ing.

The game ball guide plate 70 prevents the game balls supplied on the launch guide rail 65 from the upper tray 8 on the door frame 7 side from falling off in the forward direction. That is, FIG. 12, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23, at a position (front position) adjacent to the launch preparation position, the plate 70 is slightly higher than the lowermost end of the launch guide rail 65, and is on the front side with the launch standby ball. It is arranged with a slight margin between them. As a result, the launch standby ball arranged at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65 is sandwiched from the front and back by the game ball guide plate 70 and the mounting rib 65a, and is supported from below by the stopper 79. With respect to front and rear and downward from three directions (actually, a slight gap is formed between the launch standby ball and the game ball guide plate 70 and the mounting rib 65a and is not always supported). Therefore, accurate firing is possible. As shown in FIG. 22,
In the present embodiment, the launch standby ball is supported slightly above the lowermost end of the launch guide rail 65 in the launch preparation position, and its upper body is slightly covered by the cover plate 13 in the normal viewing state.
Exposed from the top of. Here, the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23
In the vicinity, an opening H (space) communicating with the inside of the gaming machine body 4 is formed in order to allow a margin for driving the launch hammer 63 and the ball feeding arm 62. Such an opening H was formed in the conventional model as well. Therefore, the door frame 7
If the front side of the pachinko ball processing area 21 is widely opened at the time of opening, there is a possibility that the pachinko ball dropped from above may fall into the gaming machine main body 4 through the opening H in some cases. The opening H is blocked by the game ball guide plate 70 (not at all, particularly at a position forward of the lower portion of the launch guide rail 65 where the drop from above is considered to be remarkable), and such a pachinko ball game machine. It is supposed that the inside of the main body 4 is prevented from falling. The peripheral wall 7 on the side of the game ball guide plate 70
0a is formed. The peripheral wall 70a prevents the pachinko balls from dropping toward the opening H so that the pachinko balls that have fallen onto the game ball guide plate 70 do not flow into the gaming machine body 4 from the communication holes that are not completely blocked. It is a thing. An ashtray 72 is arranged on the left side of the lower tray 14 of the cover plate 13. In the present embodiment, this ashtray 72
A speaker (not shown) of the acoustic mechanism 24 is provided on the back surface of the. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 12, a keyhole 73 is formed on the right side of the firing guide rail 65.
The keyhole 73 controls opening and closing of the door frame 7 with respect to the gaming machine body 4.

Next, the door frame 7 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the game board 5 and the pachinko ball processing area 21.
A door frame 7 is arranged on the front surface of the. The door frame 7 rotates about the rotation shaft 6a of the hinge fitting 6 (that is, the gaming machine main body 4
It is attached to the gaming machine body 4 so as to be openable / closable and detachable. The lower end position of the door frame 7 substantially overlaps with the upper end position of the cover plate 13. The door frame 7 has a substantially rectangular outer shape and a large circular window hole 75 in the center.
Are formed. The game board 5 has a circular window hole 75.
The game area 9 corresponds to the game area 27. A glass G for exposing the game surface 9 of the game board 5 is fitted in the window hole 75. A reinforcing frame 74 is arranged on the rear surface side of the door frame 7 and around the window hole 75. A decorative panel 76 for decoration is arranged at a predetermined position on the front side of the door frame 7 and around the window hole 75. A lamp (not shown) is provided in each of the decoration panels 76, and is turned on and off under the control of the main board 33. Window hole 75
In the lower position of, a ball lending operation button 77 and a 7-segment display panel 78 for displaying the remaining amount of the card are provided.

The upper tray 8 is arranged below the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78. As shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the upper tray 8 is provided with an inflow surface 81 in which the introduced pachinko balls are pooled and an enclosing wall 82 that surrounds the inflow surface 81. On the lower surface 81, a pachinko ball discharged from a ball distribution nozzle of a pachinko ball lending device (not shown) falls and contacts. The lower flow surface 81 is formed to be inclined downward to the right, and a narrowed passage 84 is formed so that the pachinko balls are arranged in a row in which the downstream side (right side) is gradually narrowed. In the upper tray 8, the pachinko balls introduced from the pachinko ball introducing port 83 formed on the wall surface of the door frame 7 on the upstream side (left side) are pooled, and at the same time, the pachinko balls gradually flow down to the narrow passage 84. Further, it is guided to the back side of the door frame 7 from the supply port 85 arranged at the most downstream side of the narrowed passage 84. As shown in FIG. 1, a game ball guide device 87 for guiding the game ball to the game ball guide plate 70 is arranged at a corresponding rear surface position of the door frame 7 of the supply port 85. The game ball guide device 87 is a device for dropping a pachinko ball flowing down from the supply port 85 of the upper tray 8 onto the launch guide rail 65.

As shown in FIGS. 25 to 27, a passage 89 communicating with the supply port 85 through which the pachinko ball flows down is formed inside the game ball guide device 87. Ankle 11 for dropping pachinko balls one by one on the downstream side of the passage 89.
5 are provided. The pallet fork 115 is cantilevered by the rotating shaft 116, and a weight 117 constantly applies a clockwise torque in the figure. Uncle 115
The stopper 118 restricts clockwise rotation beyond the position shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 (this position is the standby position). On the right side of the pallet fork 115, a contact projection 119 with which a pachinko ball flowing down the passage 89 contacts.
And a holding recess 12 that can hold only one pachinko ball
0 is formed. An inclined floor surface 120a is formed in the holding recess 120 so as to descend rearward in order to guide the pachinko ball backward (toward the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23). The pallet fork 115 is pushed by the ball feeding arm 62 and supplies a pachinko ball to the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 side. At the same time when the firing operation of the firing hammer 63 is started, the ball feeding arm 62 advances to the state shown in FIG. 23, that is, the upper position, and rotates the pallet fork 115 counterclockwise as shown in FIG. As a result, the most downstream pachinko ball that has been brought into contact with the contact projection 119 until now is held in the holding recess 12.
It will be stored in 0. And launch hammer 63
At the same time as ending the firing operation and returning to the original position, the ball feeding arm 62 retracts (retracts to the state of FIG. 22, that is, to the lower position), and the pallet fork 115 returns to the standby position by its own weight. In the game ball guiding device 87, such a ball feeding arm 6 is provided for each one firing operation of the firing hammer 63.
The rotation and movement of the pallet fork 115 are performed by advancing and retracting 2 and the pachinko ball is supplied onto the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65.

An upper tray 8 is provided on the side of the game ball guide device 87.
The player voluntarily lowers the pachinko balls accumulated in
A bypass passage 121 for avoiding the above is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 14, the insertion tray 57 is formed so as to project rearward at a corresponding rear surface position of the door frame 7 of the pachinko ball introduction port 83. Insert tray 5
7 is a state in which the door frame 7 is mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine main body 4, and the pachinko ball supplied from the pachinko ball processing area 21 is inserted into the open space 54 from the outlet port 51 to the upper tray 8 from the pachinko ball inlet port 83. Lead. On the back side of the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78, a ball lending board box 88 containing a ball lending board is arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the surrounding wall 82 surrounding the lower flow surface 81 of the upper tray 8 is a high wall portion 8 in which the circumference of the pachinko ball introduction port 83 is formed higher than other portions.
2a. The upper end of the high wall portion 82a is positioned higher than the upper end position of the pachinko ball introduction port 83, and the pachinko ball introduction port 83 is surrounded by the surrounding wall 82 when viewed from the front.
And is completely covered by the high wall portion 82a. The position on the left side of the lower flow surface 81 (in front of the pachinko ball introduction port 83) surrounded by the high wall portion 82a (and the wall surface of the door frame 7) is a position where the pachinko ball falls and contacts from the ball distribution nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device. is there. Therefore, even if the size of the game board 5 is increased and the upper tray 8 is arranged lower than in the conventional model, even if the distance from the ball distribution nozzle to the lower flow surface 81 becomes long, the high wall portion 82a The pachinko balls emitted from the ball distribution nozzle do not jump out. Here, in the conventional model, the upper tray is arranged on the upper cover plate separately from the door frame. The upper cover plate is a member arranged below the door frame. Therefore, when the door frame is opened, the height of the wall of the upper tray provided on the upper cover plate must be restricted so as not to interfere with the opening of the door frame (to prevent interference). It was Therefore, if the distance from the ball distribution nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device to the upper tray is long, the pachinko balls that have fallen onto the upper tray may get over the wall and jump out. Therefore, the position of the ball distribution nozzle is set to be as low as possible. In addition, the upper cover plate must be designed so that the wall does not become too high, which is a design limitation. However, in the present embodiment, the upper tray 8 is on the door frame 7 side and is opened integrally with the door frame 7, so there is no limit to the height of the high wall portion 82a (actually, the game board 5). It is necessary to set it so that it does not hang on the game surface 20).

Next, the mechanical board 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, a mechanism board 10 is mounted on the back side of the game board 5 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the game machine body 4. The mechanism board 10 has a hinge portion 90 arranged vertically.
(Only the lower side is shown in the present embodiment) is supported by the gaming machine main body 4, and can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine main body 4 by pulling out and pushing in the opening and closing pins 91 arranged in a scattered manner on the board surface. It A large opening 10a is formed near the center of the mechanism board 10. The upper half of the large opening 10a is covered with a cover 92 from the back side. As shown in FIG. 9, the variable display device 29 and the main board 33 disposed on the back surface of the game board 5 are exposed through the large opening 10a in the state where the mechanism board 10 is closed with respect to the game machine body 4. It The variable display device 29 is covered from the back by the cover 92, but the main substrate 33 is not covered for visual confirmation. A tank T is arranged above the mechanism panel 10. A tank rail 93 is arranged below the tank T. The tank rail 93 moves the pachinko ball introduced from the tank T from left to right in FIG. In this embodiment, the game board 5 is extended upward as compared with the conventional model, so the tank T is formed slightly shallower than the conventional model. On the right side of the tank rail 93, a payout device unit 95 is arranged downward. The payout device unit 95 includes a payout device 96,
First flow path 97 for guiding the pachinko ball to the dispensing device 96
And a ball removing mechanism 98 for removing the ball in the first flow path 97 when the pachinko machine is removed from the island by discarding the pachinko machine, and a ball from which the pachinko ball is ejected when the ball is removed. Withdrawal channel 99 and the second downstream of the dispensing device 96
The flow channel 100, the bell 101, and the third flow channel 103 downstream of the bell 101. In the present embodiment, the two payout devices 96 pay out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls (prize balls) based on the generation of safe balls. The pachinko ball flows down the second flow path 100 and contacts the bell 101 on the way.
The pachinko ball that abuts on the bell 101 is guided through the third channel 103 obliquely downward (diagonally left downward in FIG. 9). Third
The pachinko ball that flowed down the channel 103 of the mounting base 1
Reach within 1. The pachinko ball that has flowed down on the back surface of the mechanism board 10 is turned forward in the mounting base 11.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 9, a mounting base 11 is arranged below the mechanism panel 10.
The mounting base 11 has a hinge portion 105 arranged vertically.
Is supported by the gaming machine body 4 so as to be openable and closable, and can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine body 4 by pulling out and pushing in the opening / closing pin 107 arranged on the left side in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 9, 20 and 21, a mounting board 11 is fixed to a launching board box 11a for storing a launching board and a power supply board box 11b for storing a power supply board. As shown in FIG. 21, the pay-out board box 11c in which the pay-out boards are stored is removable. This is because it is necessary to separately supply only the payout substrate box 11c to the user in order to prevent fraud. A main passage intermediate passage 109 and a bypass passage intermediate passage 110 for guiding the pachinko ball flowing down from the payout device 96 toward the gaming machine body 4 are formed on the rear surface of the mounting position of the payout substrate box 11c. That is, the pachinko ball that has flowed down the back surface of the mechanism board 10 is turned forward in the mounting base 11. The main passage intermediate passage 109 communicates with the main passage 47 of the gaming machine body 4, and is arranged below the third passage 103. Basically, the paid out pachinko balls are guided toward the main passage intermediate passage 109 along the third passage 103. The bypass passage intermediate passage 110 is communicated with the bypass passage 49 of the gaming machine body 4,
It is arranged below the bypass flow passage 111 branched from the flow passage 103. The pachinko balls are diverted to the bypass flow passage 111 in a state where the amount of paid out pachinko balls is large and the pachinko balls cannot flow into the intermediate passage 109 for the main passage.

Here, the mounting base 11 is the mechanism board 10
It is configured separately from. In the conventional model, the launch board,
The power supply board and the payout board are arranged on the mechanical board,
And, it is not necessarily arranged in the lower position where it is easy to check in this way. The reason why the mounting base 11 is configured as a separate body from the mechanism board 10 in this embodiment is mainly 1) that the conventional mechanism board has become larger and heavier, and 2) it is a separate body. This is because the work for assembling the pachinko gaming machine is speeded up, and 3) conversely, it is easy to remove when reusing. Further, in this embodiment, a board having commonality is attached to the base 1 as a pachinko game machine regardless of the game content.
1 can be maintained as a separate unit from the mechanical panel 10,
Easy to check. Further, the mounting base 11 can be provided in this manner because the discharge passage 46 is moved to the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the gaming machine body 4 as described above, so that a space can be provided at the position of the mechanism board 10. It is also due to things. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the vertical width of the mechanism board 10 is configured to be substantially the same as the vertical width of the game board 5, so that the mounting base 11 is opened or removed by opening the mechanism board 10. It is possible to perform maintenance, inspection, replacement, etc. of the game board 5 without using it. In addition, noise originating from static electricity (electrical signal) generated when pachinko balls come into contact with each other by separating the launching board box 11a, the power supply board box 11b, and the payout board box 11c from the discharge passage 46.
The reason why the mounting base 11 is configured as a separate body is that it is less susceptible to the influence of.

Next, the operation of the vicinity of the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. The player operates the operation handle 15 to start the game. The firing hammer 63 is driven (in the first first firing operation, since there is no pachinko ball in the firing preparation position, the ball is shot blank), and the ball feed arm 62 is driven in synchronization with the driving of the firing hammer 63. Then, being pushed by the ball feeding arm 62, the pallet fork 115 changes from the state of FIG. 25 to the state of FIG. Then, at the same time when the firing operation of the firing hammer 63 is completed, the ball feed arm 62 returns and the ankle 115 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, after returning to the original position, the pachinko ball is dropped from the holding recess 120 onto the rear firing guide rail 65. Here, the pachinko ball located above the upper end position of the cover plate 13 falls and the cover plate 1
The firing guide rail 65 located at a position lower than the upper end position of 3
Will be set to the lowest end position (preparation position). At this time, the pachinko ball is sandwiched by the technique ball guide plate 70 and the mounting rib 65a with a slight gap from the front and back. The ball feeding arm 6 is synchronized with each time the firing hammer 63 is fired at a predetermined timing.
2 is driven, the pallet fork 115 is pushed, and the pachinko ball continues to be set at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects. (1) Since the game surface 9 of the game board 5 is enlarged, the vertical width of the space of the pachinko ball processing area 21 in which the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 is arranged is reduced. However, in the present embodiment, the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23, which shortens the launch guide rail 65, is not taken into consideration in order to fit the space that is forcibly narrowed, and the conventional game ball launching is not disturbed. A similar sufficient length of the launch guide rail 65 can be secured. (2) Since the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65 is lowered and is arranged at a position where it cannot be directly viewed from the front, it is directly related to the launch of the game ball at the time of launch like the launch hammer 63 and the ball feed arm 62. Pachinko ball firing mechanism 23
The portion can be completely stored below the upper end position of the cover plate 13, that is, inside the gaming machine body 4. Therefore, when the door frame 7 is released and various operations are performed, it is possible to prevent the operator from accidentally touching these portions that have a delicate influence on the firing. (3) By lowering the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65, it becomes difficult to design the game ball in the launch preparation position from the front by the upper cover plate as in the conventional case. However, since the game ball guide plate 70 is arranged in front of the launch preparation position as described above, the game ball in the launch preparation position is supported by the game ball guide plate 70 and the mounting ribs 65a from the front and back and by the stopper 79 from below. As a result, it is reliably supported from three sides, and accurate and stable firing is possible without falling off from the firing preparation position forward. (4) Conventionally, an opening H (space) communicating with the inside of the gaming machine body 4 is formed in the vicinity of the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 in order to allow a margin for driving the launching hammer 63 and the ball feed arm 62. Pachinko ball processing area 2 when the door frame 7 is opened
If the front side of 1 is wide open on the front side, the pachinko ball dropped from above may flow into the inside of the gaming machine body 4 from this opening H (it will fall).
There was a possibility. However, since the game ball guide plate 70 is arranged in front of the lower end of the launch guide rail 65 as described above, the opening H is blocked, and such a pachinko ball is prevented from flowing into the game machine body 4. It is supposed to be done. Furthermore, since the peripheral wall 70a is formed on the game ball guide plate 70 so that the pachinko balls that have fallen onto the game ball guide plate 70 do not flow down in the direction of the opening H, the gaming machine body of the pachinko ball can be more reliably formed. 4 Inflow is prevented.

The present invention may be modified and embodied as follows. In the above embodiment, the upper tray 8 is integrated with the door frame 7, and the upper tray 8 is opened together with the door frame 7 to expose the firing guide rail 65. But,
Even if it is applied to a pachinko game machine with a door frame and a saucer door frame for the upper saucer are separate bodies, and there is no upper saucer in the first place, only the door frame (that is, the type in which game balls described later are enclosed inside) I do not care. The gaming machine main body 4 may be made of a metallic material and applied to a model that can be used for a long time. In the above-described embodiment, the game ball has a positional relationship such that the game ball is slightly exposed from the upper end of the cover plate 13 in the front view state at the launch preparation position. However, depending on the design of the game surface 9 of the game board 5, the launch guide rail 65 may be arranged in a lower position so that the game ball set in the launch preparation position is completely hidden. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the game ball guide plate 70 as the holding means is arranged separately from the launch guide rail 65. That is, in the above embodiment, the game ball guide plate 70 is mounted on the gaming machine main body 4 side,
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, a game ball guide plate 70
May be formed simultaneously with the firing guide rail 65 by press molding, or may be separately attached to the firing guide rail 65 itself in advance to form a unit. This unitization simplifies the mounting work particularly near the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23, which has a limited mounting space. In the above embodiment, the game ball guide plate 7 is used as the front and rear holding means of the launch guide rail 65 at the launch preparation position.
0 and the mounting rib 65a. However, it is not limited to these. Further, the shape of the game ball guide plate 70 is a flat plate in the above, but this shape can be changed in design. In short, it suffices if the pachinko ball can be securely held in the firing preparation position. -The game ball guide plate 70 as a holding means may be easily removable. In the above-described embodiment, the launch guide rail 65 is made of a metal material, so that it lasts longer, but if the game ball guide plate 70 is not made of a metal material, deterioration over time is significantly faster than that of the launch guide rail 65. In that case, if the game ball guide plate 70 can be easily attached and detached and replaced easily, the launch guide rail 65 can be used as it is, so that there is no waste. The gaming ball guide plate 70 as a holding means may be retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the original use such as work, even if it cannot be attached or detached. A peripheral wall 70a is formed on the game ball guide plate 70 so that the pachinko balls dropped on the game ball guide plate 70 do not flow down on the game ball guide plate 70 and flow into the game machine body 4. However, it is not limited to the peripheral wall 70a as long as the flow-down is prevented. For example, the game ball guide plates 70 may be tilted in a direction in which they do not flow into the game machine main body 4 so as to be assembled so as not to flow down. -The present invention may be applied to conventional models other than the "pachinko game machine that is larger than the conventional one" as in the above embodiment. For example, although the door frame 7 and the upper tray 8 are integrated as the size increases in the above embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a conventional model in which the upper tray 8 is opened and closed separately from the door frame 7. Of course it doesn't matter. -The high wall portion 82a may not be formed.
Further, the shapes of the surrounding wall 82 and the high wall portion 82a can be appropriately changed. The present embodiment can be applied to CR machines other than so-called cash machines. In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine is a type of receiving a supply of pachinko balls from the outside, but it is applied to a pachinko gaming machine of the type in which a certain amount of pachinko balls are enclosed inside and this is circulated to play. It doesn't matter. In addition, it is free to implement in a mode that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as supplementary notes. (1) A game table which is supported by a support frame and has a game surface on which a player faces and plays a game, and a door frame which is openably and closably supported on the game table and arranged in front of the game surface. , A rear surface of the door frame, which is arranged below the game surface of the game table, and a firing mechanism for firing a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on an operation of a player's launching device. In a pachinko gaming machine configured to execute a predetermined game operation on the gaming surface based on a pachinko ball fired by, a firing position of the pachinko ball by the firing mechanism is arranged further below the lowermost end of the door frame. A pachinko game machine characterized in that it is provided with a launch standby ball support means for supporting the launch standby ball arranged at the launch position. (Prior art of Appendix 1) In a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball, a gaming board having a gaming surface is arranged above a gaming machine main body as a gaming table, and a pachinko ball is located immediately below the gaming board. There is provided a region in which a part of the circulation mechanism or the firing mechanism is arranged (this is referred to as a pachinko ball treatment region). Here, the firing mechanism is a pachinko ball (gaming ball) when the player operates a handle as a launching device.
Is to shoot (launch), slide on the launch guide rail and guide the game ball to the game surface, and is one of the basic mechanisms in a pachinko gaming machine. As shown in FIGS. 30 to 32, the game ball (launch standby ball) which is generally set at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 211 is supported from below by the stopper 212, and from the front side is the back surface of the upper saucer door frame 213. It is supported by the game ball guide device 214 mounted on the rear side, and is supported by the back wall (mounting rib) 211a of the launch guide rail 211 from the rear side. In other words, the launch standby ball is placed in the stopper 2 at the launch preparation position.
12, side wall and mounting rib 2 of the game ball guide device 214
11a is supported from three sides (actually, a slight gap is formed between the game ball guide device 214 and the back wall 211a and is not always supported),
This allows stable game ball firing at this position. In this way, support from three sides is required to reliably support the launch standby ball and perform a stable launch operation. For this reason, the launch guide rail has conventionally been designed and arranged within a range in which it can be supported from the three directions.
However, there are several factors that influence the design based on such an idea. 1) In recent years, the mechanism on the back side of the gaming machine has become complicated, and reduction of the pachinko ball processing area has been cited as one of the design issues in order to arrange various mechanisms that were not seen before.
In other words, there is a demand for expansion to the current pachinko ball processing area because it is no longer possible to deal with only the back surface area of the game board to arrange various mechanisms. 2) In the pachinko game machine, various devices have been made in the past in order to further enhance the interest of the player. As one of them, it is possible to increase the size of the game surface. It is conceivable that the liquid crystal screen of the display device arranged in the center of the game surface can be enlarged by increasing the size of the game surface, the player can enjoy a powerful large screen, and the appeal to the player can be increased. In addition, the larger the playing surface, the greater the degree of diffusion of the game ball (pachinko ball) to the left and right, which increases the visual stimulus of the game itself. The expectation whether to win the prize will also increase. Therefore, there is a demand to narrow the vertical width of the pachinko ball processing area below the game surface as the game surface expands. Here, it is conceivable to secure the vertical width in the pachinko ball processing area by increasing the entire length of the pachinko gaming machine without having to narrow the pachinko ball processing area. However, the pachinko game machine has a game feature that a player sits in a chair and operates a handle while looking at the game surface in the front to play a game. Ergonomics can be ignored and the pachinko machine itself cannot be treated unreasonably by increasing the total length.
In addition, since the pachinko game machines are standardized from the necessity of being universally usable in any pachinko hall, it is difficult from that point as well. (Problems to be Solved in Supplementary Note 1) When the pachinko ball treatment area is narrowed to meet these demands, the following problems occur. 1) If the launch guide rail is lowered by narrowing the pachinko ball processing area, the lower part of the launch guide rail may protrude from the same area, which may make it impossible to support the launch guide position from the three directions. That is, as described above, the support from the front by the side wall of the game ball guide device 214 cannot be expected. 2) For this reason, if it is attempted to expect support from the front by the side wall of the game ball guide device 214, the length and angle of the launch guide rail become unreasonable. In other words, there are too many restrictions on the design. 3) As shown in FIG. 33, by enlarging the game surface, the outer rail 201 that guides the pachinko ball to the game surface is expanded in diameter, and is displaced outward as compared with the outer rail 202 of the conventional model. Therefore, if the launch guide rail 203 connected to the outer rail 201 is kept at a gentle slope like the conventional launch guide rail 204, the outer rail 201 is continuously continuous.
I will not be able to succeed. In order for the fired pachinko ball to be reasonably guided to the game surface, the firing guide rail 203 must be set to a steeper angle than in the conventional inclination. That is, by enlarging the game surface, a large pachinko ball processing area is required, and the launch guide rail needs to be lowered to a considerably lower position, which causes the same problem as in 1) above. Further, as a problem existing in the conventional launch guide rail, an opening communicating with the inside of the gaming machine body is required in the lower direction of the launch guide rail because of the placement of the launch hammer and the ball feed arm. However, the pachinko balls flowed in through this opening, which was one of the causes of the failure. (2) The firing hammer that elastically ejects the game ball is arranged further below the lowermost end of a member on the lower side of either the door frame or the saucer door frame. Pachinko machine described. (3) The pachinko gaming machine according to appendix 3, wherein the pachinko ball is supported from below by a stopper member provided on the guide rail. As a result, the pachinko ball can be supported from three sides to ensure stable game ball launch. (4) A gaming table, which is supported by the supporting frame and has a gaming surface on which a player faces and plays a game, and a door frame which is openably and closably supported on the gaming table and arranged in front of the gaming surface. , A rear surface of the door frame, which is disposed below the game surface of the game table, and includes a launching mechanism for launching a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on the player's operation of the launching device. In a pachinko gaming machine configured to execute a predetermined game operation on the game surface based on a pachinko ball fired by a mechanism, the game is performed so that the firing position of the pachinko ball by the firing mechanism is not exposed to the outside in a normal view. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by being stored inside a table. In this way, in the past, when the door frame or the upper tray was released, the launch guide rail of the pachinko ball launch mechanism was completely exposed, but at least in the launch preparation position for launching the game ball, the game is played. Since it is stored inside the table and is not exposed to the outside, there is less chance of accidental touching when the door frame or upper tray is released. (5) A game provided with a game surface on which a player faces the pachinko game machine (before writing) as a premise of any one of claims 1 or 1 to 4 and is faced by a player to play a game. A table, a door frame that is openably and closably supported with respect to the game table, and is arranged in front of the game surface, and a rear surface of the door frame that is arranged below the game surface of the game table. And a launching mechanism that launches a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on the operation of the launching device, and executes a predetermined game operation on the game surface based on the pachinko ball launched by the launching mechanism. At the same time, in the gaming machine, the gaming surface is enlarged, and the space for disposing the firing mechanism is narrowed as the gaming surface is enlarged. (6) The front-side launch standby ball support means is provided with a flow-down prevention means for preventing a fallen pachinko ball from flowing down toward the inside of the game table. The pachinko game machine according to any one of to 5.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an open state of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded side view of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same pachinko gaming machine with a door frame removed.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a game board of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the upper half of the gaming machine body of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the upper half of the gaming machine body of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the same pachinko gaming machine with the mechanical panel removed.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of FIG. 10 with the periphery of the main board removed.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a pachinko ball processing area of the same pachinko gaming machine from diagonally above.

13 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

15 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of a main passage, a bypass passage and an outlet of the same pachinko gaming machine.

17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a plan view of an upper tray of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of an upper tray of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a mounting base of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a mounting base of the same pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 22 is a partial front view seen through the periphery of a pachinko ball firing mechanism.

FIG. 23 is a partial front view seen through the periphery of a pachinko ball firing mechanism.

FIG. 24 is a partial cross-sectional view around a pachinko ball firing mechanism.

FIG. 25 is a front view of the game ball guide device.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of the game ball guide device.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of the game ball guide device.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a unitized launch guide rail and a game ball guide plate according to another embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a plan view of FIG. 28.

FIG. 30 is a side view in the vicinity of a launch guide rail of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 31 is a side view of a conventional pachinko gaming machine in a state where the upper tray door frame near the launch guide rail is closed.

FIG. 32 is a front view for explaining the vicinity of a launch guide rail of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram illustrating the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the size of the outer rail, and the attachment angle of the launch guide rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame as a support frame, 4 ... Gaming machine main body as a game stand, 5 ... Game board, 7 ... Door frame, 8 ... Upper saucer, 14 ... Lower saucer, 20 ... Game surface, 65 ... Launch guide rail , 70 ...
A game ball guide plate as a means for supporting the launch standby ball.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game table provided with a game surface which is supported by a support frame body and where a player faces and plays a game, and a door which is openably and closably supported with respect to the game table and arranged in front of the game surface. A frame and a rear surface of the door frame, which is disposed below the game surface of the game table, and includes a firing mechanism that fires a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on an operation of a player's launching device. In a pachinko gaming machine configured to execute a predetermined game operation on the gaming surface based on a pachinko ball fired by the firing mechanism, a pachinko ball that stores a pachinko ball supplied from the gaming machine direction in the door frame. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a ball tray is formed integrally, and the launching position of the pachinko ball by the launching mechanism is arranged further below the lowermost end of the door frame. 2. A game table provided with a game surface supported by a support frame to allow a player to face and play the game, and a door which is openably and closably supported with respect to the game table and arranged in front of the game surface. A frame and a rear surface of the door frame, which is disposed below the game surface of the game table, and includes a firing mechanism that fires a pachinko ball toward the game surface based on an operation of a player's launching device. In a pachinko gaming machine configured to execute a predetermined game operation on the gaming surface based on a pachinko ball fired by the firing mechanism, the door frame alone is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming table. A saucer door frame with a pachinko ball saucer that stores pachinko balls supplied from the same gaming machine direction is provided side by side, and the launching position of the pachinko ball by the launching mechanism is further below the bottom end of the saucer door frame. Place A pachinko game machine characterized by that. 3. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the launching position by the launching mechanism is housed inside the game table so as not to be exposed to the outside in a normal viewing state.