JP5250943B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hall), and a left end side in front view of the outer frame with respect to the outer frame with the opening / closing axis as an opening / closing axis. An inner frame that is supported so as to be opened and closed, a game board that is attached so that a game area is positioned in an opening formed at a substantially center of the inner frame, and a left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening / closing axis A front door (door member) that is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame and has a viewing window for visually recognizing the game area is provided. The viewing window is provided so as to cover the opening on the back side of the front door (on the side facing the game board) with a size corresponding to the game area and formed on the front door. It is comprised with the transparent member (for example, glass) (for example, refer patent document 1).
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-135788 (page 3-4, FIG. 2)

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, for example, an illegal member such as a piano wire is made to enter the above-described visual recognition part (specifically, between the opening and the glass) and a winning component in the game area is illegally operated. There is a fear .

The present invention was made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine having a door member which can reduce fraud.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the invention described in claim 1
A main body member having a game area into which a game ball is driven;
A door member that has a visual recognition opening that allows a predetermined portion of the game area to be visually recognized, and that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member;
A transparent member having a size that covers the game area in front view and a frame-like frame having an interior opening to which the transparent member is fixed are disposed in a state of closing the visual recognition opening. A unit member;
With
The door member has a recess formed in an outer peripheral portion of the viewing opening on the back surface side thereof,
In the state in which the frame is attached, the hollow portion is in contact with an inner peripheral wall portion that is in contact with an outer peripheral portion of the frame on an upper side and a lower side of the visual recognition opening portion, and a portion on the hollow portion side of the frame. And a back surface ,
The hollow portion has a shape in which an overlap margin of the unit member formed by the inner peripheral wall portion and the back surface is larger on the lower side of the visual recognition opening than on the upper side of the visual recognition opening. It is characterized by this.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a door member that can reduce fraud.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

(0) In a gaming machine comprising a main body member including a game board having a game area into which a game ball is driven, and a door member that is provided on the front side of the game board and that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member.
The door member is
A transparent member covering the front surface of the game area of the game board;
A frame-like frame having an interior opening to which the transparent member is fixed so as to inscribe the outer peripheral portion of the transparent member;
With
Further, the door member has a viewing opening for visually recognizing the game area of the game board at a predetermined position in front view, and a mounting surface having a size including the viewing opening in back view. A depression is formed,
The indented portion is attached to the frame so that the outer peripheral portion of the frame is inscribed, and the indented portion side portion of the attached frame is in contact with the inner surface of the indented portion. Or close
A gaming machine characterized by that.
According to the invention described in (0) above, the main body member includes a game board having a game area into which game balls are to be driven. A door member is provided on the front side of the main body member. The door member can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member on the front side of the game board. The door member includes a transparent member that covers the front surface of the game area of the game board and a frame-like frame to which the transparent member is fixed. The transparent member is fixed so that its outer peripheral portion is inscribed in the interior opening of the frame-shaped frame. Further, the door member is formed with a viewing opening for visually recognizing the game area of the game board at a predetermined position in front view, and a recess is formed on the mounting surface having a size including the viewing opening in back view. Is formed. The hollow portion is attached so that the outer peripheral portion of the frame is inscribed, and the hollow portion side portion of the attached frame is in contact with or close to the inner surface.
Therefore, the door member is attached with the frame to which the transparent member is fixed inscribed in the recess, so that there is no gap between the outer periphery of the frame and the recess, and the door frame Since the hollow portion side portion is in contact with or close to the back surface of the hollow portion, there is no gap between the hollow portion side portion of the frame and the deep surface of the hollow portion, and a visual recognition opening of the door member ( Specifically, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized member such as a piano wire from entering the space between the visual recognition opening and the transparent member, and it is possible to reduce an illegal operation of a winning component in the game area. Moreover, since the hollow part becomes a hollow shape, rigidity can be improved.
Furthermore, even if trying to form an illegal through hole in the transparent member surface direction by melting the outer periphery of the frame in the recessed portion of the door member (hereinafter referred to as “first place” as appropriate) with heat, Since the first location cannot be reached unless the dent portion side of the frame (hereinafter referred to as “second location” as appropriate) is heat-melted, Since it can be detected, fraud can be easily detected, and the dent part is not as thin as the thin-walled member, as shown by the dent shape, but the thickness from the outer periphery of the frame toward the radial direction is large. The thickness of the hollow wall is larger than that of the thin-walled member (extremely speaking, the length from the viewing opening of the door member to the outside thereof is the hollow wall of the hollow portion. From that) It is also difficult to form a bad through-holes in the transparent member surface direction by dissolving walls, high fraud deterrence.
For this reason, it is necessary to make the transparent member sufficiently large with respect to the viewing opening in a state where the door member is viewed from the front (that is, to sufficiently increase the overlap margin of the transparent member with respect to the viewing opening). No, the increase in the weight of the transparent member can be reduced, and the problems of deterioration in workability, transportability, etc. accompanying the increase in weight can be reduced.
As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a door member that can reduce fraud while suppressing an increase in the weight of the transparent member.
(1) In the gaming machine according to (0) ,
The door member has a first state in which the frame is detachable at a predetermined position on the back surface side, and the frame is attached to the recess, and a second state in which the frame is separated from the recess. And a support portion for supporting the frame so as to be displaceable.

  According to the invention described in (1) above, the support portion provided at a predetermined location on the back surface side of the door member has a first state in which the frame is detachable and the frame is attached to the recess. The frame is supported so as to be displaceable in a second state away from the recess. That is, at the time of mounting, by attaching the frame with the transparent member built in to the support part of the door member, the frame with the transparent member is supported by the support part of the door member, and remains in the support state. The first state in which the frame is attached to the recess can be shifted. In addition, when removing, the frame can be displaced from the first state in which the frame is attached to the recessed portion to the second state separated from the recessed portion, and these states are supported by the door member. The frame in the second state can be removed from the support portion. Accordingly, the replacement work of the transparent member can be easily and safely performed.

(2) In the gaming machine according to (0) or the gaming machine according to (1),
The hollow portion has a shape in which an overlap margin with the transparent member is larger on the lower side of the visual recognition opening than on the upper side and the left and right sides of the visual recognition opening as viewed from the rear surface of the door member. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the invention described in (2) above, the depression portion has an overlapping margin with the transparent member, and the lower side of the visual recognition opening portion from the upper side and the left and right sides of the visual recognition opening portion as viewed from the rear surface of the door member. The shape is also larger. Accordingly, the lower side of the visual recognition opening in the front view of the door member is a place where fraud is likely to be performed compared to the upper side and the left and right sides of the visual recognition opening, and the overlap margin below the visual recognition opening is increased. By doing so, the weight of the transparent member is increased by that amount, but the fraud prevention effect is further enhanced by the large overlap allowance.

  Note that a portion generated by the fixing portion for fixing the frame to the door member on the upper side (or the left side or the right side) of the visual recognition opening portion is not included in the overlap margin on the upper side and the left and right sides of the visual recognition opening portion.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (0) or the gaming machine according to (1) or (2),
The door member includes a front side member positioned on the front side that is a surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member, and a back side member positioned on the back side that is a surface facing the main body member. ,
The front side member and the back side member include the visual recognition opening,
The recessed portion is formed on a side facing the main body member in the back surface side member, and protrudes from a back surface side of the back surface side member toward the front surface side, and from a front end portion of the protruding wall. A gaming machine comprising: an extension portion extending toward the visual recognition opening portion, wherein the visual recognition opening portion is formed in a space partitioned by the extension portion.

  According to the invention described in (3) above, the door member has a front side member positioned on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member, and a back side that is the surface facing the main body member. And a rear surface side member located at the same position. The front side member and the back side member are provided with an opening for visual recognition. The hollow portion is formed on the side facing the main body member on the back surface side member, a protruding wall protruding from the back surface side of the back surface side member toward the front surface side, and an opening for visual recognition from the front end portion of the protruding wall And an extension part extended to the side, and a viewing opening is formed in a space partitioned by the extension part. Therefore, there is no gap between the outer periphery of the frame and the depression due to the depression formed on the back side member of the door member, and there is also a gap between the depression on the frame and the back surface of the depression. It is possible to prevent unauthorized members such as piano wires from entering the door opening (specifically, between the opening for viewing and the transparent member), and there are prized parts in the game area. Unauthorized operation can be reduced.

  Furthermore, even if an attempt is made to form an illegal through hole in the direction of the transparent member by melting the outer periphery of the frame in the recess of the door member and the protruding wall, which is a location to be attached, with the heat, first, the extension that is the location on the recess side of the frame Since it is not possible to reach the projecting wall of the recess unless it is thermally melted, it is possible to discover the thermal melting of this extension and the fact that it has been repaired illegally, so that fraud can be easily detected. As can be seen from the figure, it is substantially L-shaped in cross-sectional view, and even if an illegal through hole is formed in the transparent member surface direction by melting the protruding wall, it still does not reach the back surface side of the door member, The prize-winning parts are not manipulated illegally, and the deterrent effect is high.

  Furthermore, the door member is divided into a front-side member and a back-side member in the front-rear direction in a front view, and the back-side member has the above-described fraud deterrent effect, and the front-side member has a shape that is excellent in design characteristics, etc. And there is no problem that its design is limited to reduce fraud.

(4) In the gaming machine according to (3),
The frame is a double transparent in which the transparent members are respectively fixed to one opening side and the other opening side of the interior opening, and the both transparent members are disposed at a predetermined interval. A gaming machine comprising an interposition part that protrudes from the interior opening so as to have a member structure and is sandwiched between the transparent members.

  According to the invention described in (4) above, the frame is such that the transparent member is fixed to one opening side and the other opening side of the interior opening, and the two transparent members are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. It is a part which protruded from the opening part for interiors so that it might become the double transparent member structure arrange | positioned by this, Comprising: The intervention part pinched | interposed between both transparent members is provided. Therefore, the door member having such a double transparent member structure has a further illegal deterrent effect as described below. That is, since the transparent member has a double transparent member structure in which two transparent members are arranged on the front and back and the interposition part of the interior opening is sandwiched between both transparent members, the outer periphery of the transparent member and the frame The interior opening is fixed, there is no gap between the outer periphery of the transparent member and the interior opening of the frame, and an unauthorized member such as a piano wire is inserted between the outer periphery of the transparent member and the interior opening of the frame. When the frame with the transparent member is viewed from the front, the boundary between the outer periphery of the transparent member and the interior opening of the frame is sandwiched between both transparent members. Since the intervening part is located, the intervening part is in the way of being unable to allow the unauthorized member to enter any further, and it is possible to reduce the illegal operation of the winning parts in the game area.

(5) In the gaming machine according to (4),
The back surface side member includes a through hole in a portion other than the visual recognition opening portion in a front view, and an expanded hollow portion in which a portion close to the through hole in the hollow portion is expanded toward the through hole. With
The frame has a shape corresponding to the recess with the extension recess, and a desiccant container for storing a desiccant for dehumidifying the space between the transparent members at a location corresponding to the extension recess. A gaming machine characterized by having it.

According to the invention as described in said (5), the back surface side member is equipped with the through-hole in locations other than the visual recognition opening part by front view. Furthermore, this back surface side member is provided with the expansion hollow part which expanded the area | region of the location near a through-hole among the hollow parts toward the through-hole. The frame has a shape corresponding to the dent portion with the extension dent portion, and is provided with a desiccant container for storing a desiccant for dehumidifying the space between the two transparent members at a location corresponding to the extension dent portion. Accordingly, it is possible to make it difficult for the unauthorized member to enter from the visual recognition opening of the door member as in the case of (0) and the like, and the visual recognition opening of the door member and the through-hole of the back side member of the door member Since the desiccant container provided between and prevents the unauthorized member from entering, it is possible to reduce the entry of the back side member into the through hole. That is, it is possible to reduce fraudulent acts that allow an unauthorized member to enter from the opening for visual recognition of the door member and enter the through hole of the rear surface side member in the door member. That is, it is possible to reduce the intrusion of an unauthorized member that abuses (targets) the through hole of the back surface side member.

  In addition, as said through-hole, the discharge port which discharges | emits the game ball | bowl from a payout apparatus from the back surface side of a door member to the upper plate | pan on the front side, the insertion port for throwing in a game ball | bowl, the hole for speakers, etc. Is mentioned.

(6) In the gaming machine according to (4) or (5),
The front side member and the back side member are opaque,
The door member is configured by sandwiching a reinforcing member formed of a material different from that of the front side member and the back side member between the front side member and the back side member. Gaming machine.

According to the invention described in (6) above , the door member includes a reinforcing member formed of a material different from that of the front side member and the back side member between the opaque front side member and the opaque back side member. Even if the door member is viewed from the front, the front side member is opaque, so the location of the reinforcing member on the door member can be hidden, even if the door member is opened. Even when viewed from the back side, the back side member is opaque, so that the location of the reinforcing member on the door member can be made unknown. That is, the presence or absence of the reinforcing member at the door member, the position avoiding the reinforcing member, and the presence or absence thereof can be prevented. Therefore, it can be difficult to make a hole at a position avoiding the reinforcing member, and fraudulent acts through the door member can be reduced.

  In addition, “reinforcement by a reinforcing member” in the present specification includes the meaning of supplementing the properties of the front side member and the back side member. For example, if the front side member and the back side member are resin molded products, when a heating tool (for example, a soldering iron) that becomes high in temperature is pressed against, the part melts, and is weak against heat. Can be viewed as a property. Therefore, by employing a metal product (metal plate, metal wire mesh structure product, etc.) resistant to heat as the reinforcing member, the front side member and the back side member can be reinforced with respect to heat resistance. In addition to such heat resistance reinforcement, the element that supplements the rigidity (stiffness against force) that the door member (that is, the front side member or the back side member) is deformed by bending force or pulling force or reduces its own weight deformation. You may have what you have.

(7) In the gaming machine according to (6),
The gaming machine, wherein the front side member and the back side member are formed of a colored material.

  According to the invention described in (7) above, the front side member and the back side member are formed of a colored material and are opaque members. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the location of the reinforcing member in the door member from being known, and to reduce fraud through the door member.

(8) In the gaming machine according to (6),
The front side member is at least colored on the front side,
The gaming machine, wherein the back side member has at least a colored back side.

  According to the invention described in the above (8), the front side member is at least colored on the front side, and the back side member is at least colored on the back side, and is an opaque member. Yes. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the location of the reinforcing member in the door member from being known, and to reduce fraud through the door member.

(9) In the gaming machine according to (6),
The gaming machine, wherein the front side member includes a member colored on the front side, and the back side member includes a member colored on the back side.

  According to the invention described in (9) above, the front side member includes a colored member on the front side, the back side member includes a colored member on the back side, and an opaque member. It has become. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the location of the reinforcing member in the door member from being known, and to reduce fraud through the door member.

(10) In the gaming machine according to any one of (6) to (9),
The front side member and the back surface are arranged such that the reinforcing member is located in a portion of the door member excluding the visual recognition opening and around the visual recognition opening in a front view of the door member. A gaming machine characterized by being sandwiched between side members.

  According to the invention described in (10) above, the reinforcing member is located in a portion of the door member excluding the visual recognition opening and around the visual recognition opening in the front view of the door member. Since it is sandwiched between the front-side member and the back-side member, it is possible to make it impossible to know the position where the reinforcing member is avoided and the presence / absence of the surrounding portion of the opening for visual recognition of the door member. It is possible to make it difficult to make a hole at a position that is avoided, and cheating through the door member can be reduced.

(11) In the gaming machine according to (10),
A gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is a reinforcing sheet metal.

  According to the invention described in (11) above, since the reinforcing member is a reinforcing metal plate, not only can the rigidity of the door member be secured, but it is difficult to melt the metal plate to make a hole. It is possible to reduce cheating through the member.

(12) In the gaming machine according to (11),
The reinforcing member is composed of a plurality of reinforcing sheet metals,
The plurality of sheet metals are located on the front side of the door member so as to be positioned at locations around the opening for visual recognition in the door member excluding the visual opening. And the back side member, and these sheet metals are electrically connected.

  According to the invention described in (12) above, the plurality of reinforcing sheet metals as the reinforcing member is a portion of the door member excluding the opening for visual recognition when viewed from the front of the door member, and for visual recognition. Since it is sandwiched between the front side member and the back side member so as to be positioned around the opening, it is difficult not only to secure the rigidity of the door member but also to melt the sheet metal and make a hole. Yes, fraudulent acts through the door member can be reduced. Moreover, since these sheet metals are electrically connected, it is possible to ground the entire door member by grounding one of the sheet metals.

(13) In the gaming machine according to (12),
The plurality of reinforcing sheet metals are a reinforcing upper sheet metal positioned above the door member in a front view of the door member, and a reinforcing sheet metal positioned in a right portion of the door member in a front view of the door member. A reinforcing lower sheet metal located at the lower part of the door member in a front view of the door member, and a reinforcing left sheet metal located at a left part of the door member in a front view of the door member. A gaming machine characterized in that these sheet metals are electrically connected.

  According to the invention described in (13) above, the upper sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the upper part of the door member, the right sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the right part of the door member, and the lower sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the lower part of the door member. The left part of the door member is provided with a reinforcing left sheet metal, and these sheet metals are sandwiched between the front side member and the back side member, so that only the rigidity of the door member can be secured. Therefore, it is difficult to open the hole by melting this sheet metal, and it is possible to reduce fraud through the door member. Moreover, since these sheet metals are electrically connected, it is possible to ground the entire door member by grounding any of the sheet metals.

(14) In the gaming machine according to any one of (11) to (13),
The main body member includes a conductive shaft support portion that supports the door member so as to be openable and closable,
The gaming machine, wherein the shaft support is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of sheet metals and is grounded.

  According to the invention described in (14), the main body member includes a conductive shaft support portion that pivotally supports the door member so as to be openable and closable, and the shaft support portion of the main body member includes at least one of the plurality of sheet metals. Since it is electrically connected and grounded, the entire door member can be grounded.

(15) In the gaming machine according to any one of (11) to (14),
The main body member includes a connection portion that contacts and is electrically connected to at least one sheet metal when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member,
The gaming machine, wherein the connection portion is grounded.

  According to the invention described in (15) above, the connecting portion of the main body member is electrically connected by contacting at least one sheet metal when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member, and the connecting portion is grounded. Therefore, the entire door member can be grounded.

(16) In the gaming machine according to (14) or (15),
The front side member includes a light emitting unit and a decorative member illuminated by the light emitting unit,
The gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is located on the back side of the decorative member and on the front side of the back side member.

  According to the invention described in (16) above, electric charge may accumulate on a decorative member (for example, a metallic or metal-plated decorative member), and noise generated due to this electric charge is generated from the door member to the back surface. Emission to the side can be reduced by the conductive reinforcing member, and adverse effects can be reduced on various game parts of the game board of the main body member and, consequently, on the control board for controlling the game content.

(17) In the gaming machine according to any one of (14) to (16),
The front side member includes a light emitting means, and a decorative member that is illuminated by the light emitting means and is made of metal or metal plating,
The gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is electrically connected to the decorative member.

  According to the invention described in (17) above, electric charges may accumulate in a decorative member made of metal or metal plating, and this electric charge causes noise and the like, and electrical components attached to the door member (for example, In response to the problem of adversely affecting the control board that controls the game content), the reinforcement member is electrically connected to the decoration member, the door The decorative member is grounded by the reinforcing member in the member, that is, the reinforcing member sandwiched between the front-side member and the back-side member, so that no charge is accumulated in the decorative member. As a result, there is no adverse effect on various electrical components attached to the door member (for example, a lamp board that illuminates the decorative member) and a control board that controls the game content, and the decorative member has no electrical problems such as noise. It does not occur.

(18) In the gaming machine according to any one of (11) to (17),
The said metal plate is provided with the bending part bent toward the back surface of the door member in the outer peripheral part which is an outer peripheral part except the front side and back surface side in the said door member.

  According to the invention described in (18), the sheet metal is directed toward the rear surface of the door member at the outer peripheral portion (that is, the outer peripheral side of the door member) which is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front surface side and the rear surface side of the door member. Since it is provided with a bent portion that is bent toward the outside, it is possible to make it difficult to make a hole in the outer peripheral portion of the door member, and it is possible to reduce fraud through the door member.

(19) In the gaming machine according to (18),
The main body member is provided with an outer wall portion at an outer end portion of the main body member in a front view, in which at least a side close to the main body member of the outer peripheral portion of the door member is inscribed or close in the closed state of the door member. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the invention described in (19), the main body member is inscribed at the outer end portion of the main body member in a front view when at least the side of the outer peripheral portion of the door member close to the main body member is inscribed in the closed state of the door member. Alternatively, since the outer wall portion is provided close to the outer peripheral portion of the door member, the side close to the main body member is in contact with or close to the outer wall portion of the main body member, so that there is no gap between the door member and the main body member. Even if the thin member is inserted and attempted to be fraudulent, the thin member hits the back surface of the main body member and does not advance further or it is difficult to proceed, so that fraud can be reduced.

(20) In the gaming machine according to (19),
The bent portion includes a protruding portion whose tip protrudes toward the body member;
The said main body member is provided with the recessed part into which the said protrusion part of the said bending part of the said door member enters in the closed state of the said door member inside the said outer wall part.

  According to the invention as described in said (20), the bending part is provided with the protrusion part which the front-end | tip protruded toward the main body member. Since the main body member has a recess into which the protruding portion of the bent portion of the door member enters in the closed state of the door member inside the outer wall portion, when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member, the door member The side close to the main body member of the outer peripheral portion of the outer peripheral portion of the main body member is not only inscribed in or close to the outer wall portion of the main body member, but also the protruding portion which is the tip of the bent portion enters the concave portion of the main body member Even if it tries to cheat by inserting a thin member into the gap between the door member and the main body member, the thin member hits the concave portion of the main body member or does not advance further, and it is difficult to go further from the concave portion. Can be reduced.

(21) In the gaming machine according to (0) or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (20),
The gaming machine characterized in that the front side member and the back side member are resin-molded.

  According to the invention as described in said (21), since the front side member and the back side member are resin-molded, a front side member and a back side member can be shape | molded easily.

(22) In the gaming machine according to (0) or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (21),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (22) above, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine including a door member that can reduce fraud while suppressing an increase in the weight of the transparent member. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of the third symbol display device 42. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front frame set 14 of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view when the front frame set 14 is divided in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion (for example, a front surface) of the outer frame 11. An inner frame 12 supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the left-hand side as viewed as an opening / closing axis, and an inner frame with one side portion (for example, the left-hand side as viewed from the front) of the inner frame 12 as an opening / closing axis. And a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened and closed.

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 is roughly divided into a resin base (not shown) as a main member that forms the outer shape, and a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened on the front side of the resin base, And a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) attached to a resin base (not shown).

  Specifically, the resin base (not shown) has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and an opening (a game area 30a (see FIG. 2) described later) having the opening at the substantially central position. A plate-like member having an opening having an equivalent size is formed.

  The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable around an opening / closing axis in the vertical direction on the left side when viewed from the front. In other words, the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed with respect to a resin base (not shown).

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

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has an open / close shaft extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Can be opened forward. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the glass unit 480 mentioned later is attached to the front surface frame set 14 at the back surface side.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front frame set 14 is roughly divided into a front frame 410 and a back frame 430. The back surface frame 430 includes a glass frame base 432 as a base. The front frame 410 includes a lower dish unit 13 attached to the lowermost part on the front side of the glass frame base 432, an upper dish unit 21 attached to the upper side of the lower dish unit 13 on the front side of the glass frame base 432, and a glass frame. And a glass frame portion 23 attached to the upper side of the upper plate unit 21 on the front side of the base 432. As shown in FIG. 7, the glass frame base 432 has a viewing opening 431 formed in the plane. As shown in FIG. 7, the visual recognition opening 431 is closed by a glass plate 137 of a glass unit 480 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower tray unit 13 is fixed to the glass frame base 432 with a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14. The lower plate unit 13 includes a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, and a game ball launching handle 18 on the front side thereof. The lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the substantially central portion of the lower tray unit 13, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. The ball removal lever 17 is used to draw out (discharge) the game ball in the lower tray 15, and by moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. The game balls that are opened and stored in the lower plate 15 can be pulled out downward through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15. The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In accordance with the operation of the game ball launching handle 18 by the player, the game ball launching device 38 drives the game ball toward a game board 30 described later. The game ball launching device 38 includes, for example, a game ball launching handle 18 and a launching device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output unit 24 is an output port for outputting sound from speakers provided in the front frame set 14 at two locations on the left and right in the front view when viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate unit 21 is fixed to the glass frame base 432 with a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at a lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the above-described lower plate 15). It is provided with an upper plate 19 as a receiving tray for game balls. Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the game ball launching device 38 while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the front side of the glass frame base 432 and on the upper side of the upper plate unit 21, and various electric decorations provided around the window portion 101. Department.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 has an abbreviation so that most of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30 can be viewed from the outside above the upper plate unit 21 described above. A vertically long elliptical window 101 is formed. Specifically, the window unit 101 has a substantially vertically elliptical shape with a hollow center, and the glass unit 480 has a front frame so that the hollow part is covered with a substantially vertically elliptical glass plate 137 as shown in FIG. It is attached to the back side of the set 14. As will be described later, the glass unit 480 has a double glass structure in which two glass plates 137 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 has various types of lighting parts (upper side lighting to be described later) around the window part 101 (for example, an upper part, a left part, and a right part) on the front side. Part 400, left side illumination part 402, right side illumination part 404). These lighting parts play a role of enhancing the effect of the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, a left-side illumination part 402 and a right-side illumination part 404 with built-in LEDs and the like are respectively provided at the left and right sides of the periphery of the window part 101, and the upper part (pachinko In the uppermost part of the machine 10, there is also provided an upper illumination part 400 that also incorporates LEDs and the like.

  In the present pachinko machine 10, the left side lighting unit 402, the right side lighting unit 404, and the upper side lighting unit 400 function as a jackpot lamp, and light and blink at the time of jackpot to notify that the jackpot is being hit. In addition, a corner portion of the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. In addition, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided at a lower right corner of the periphery of the window 101 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, and the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  In addition, a ball rental operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101, and the ball rental operation unit 120 is provided with a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122. When the lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation. Game balls are rented out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium). Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The lending operation unit 120 may be further provided with a frequency display unit (not shown). This frequency display unit (not shown) displays the remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is made of a plywood having a quadrangular shape when viewed from the front, and its peripheral edge is attached in contact with the back side of the resin base (not shown) of the inner frame 12. A gaming area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the game board 30, is visible from the front side of the inner frame 12 through the resin-based substantially elliptical window portion 101 (glass plate 137) shown in FIG. ing.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), a second starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), a variable display unit 35, and the like. Yes. These general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), second starting port 34 (for example, through gate), variable display unit 35, etc. Each of the through holes formed by router processing is disposed in each through hole, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with a wood screw or the like. A game ball enters the aforementioned general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, and first start ports 33a and 33b, and the detected balls are detected by detection switches (winning port switch, count switch, operation port switch) described later. Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15). As described above, the first start port 33a on the upper side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and a ball entering the first start port 33a is detected by the operation port switch. It is like that. Further, the first start port 33b on the lower side is also provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and the ball entering the first start port 33b is detected by the operation port switch. . That is, in either case of entering a game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering a game ball into the first start port 33b on the lower side, it is a start prize. There is no change. The upper first start port 33a and the lower first start port 33b are configured by a single start winning device 33 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices or the like pass through the out port 36 in a ball discharge path (not shown). You will be guided to the direction. A number of nails are planted on the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (acts) such as the windmill 37 are arranged.

  The variable display device unit 35 includes a first symbol display device 40 for variably displaying a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information, triggered by winning in the first start ports 33a and 33b, and a second start. With the passage of the mouth 34 as a trigger, the second symbol display device 41 that variably displays the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol) and the winning of the first start ports 33a and 33b as a trigger, the third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) ) In a variable manner.

  The first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a and 40b, and a hold indicating the number of hold of the variable display on the LEDs 40a and 40b. And a lamp 40c. The LEDs 40a and 40b can emit light in red and blue, for example. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variable display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, the emission color mode of each LED 40a, 40b) by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40a, 40b, for example, When both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a red light emitting state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are mutually connected. When it stops in the light emission state of a different color, it will show off.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt the single LED of the type which can light-emit at least 3 colors or more, and by performing light emission of each color alternately, the 1st symbol is displayed. When the LED stops in the light emission state of the first color, it shows a probable big hit (specific hit), and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the second color, it usually shows a big hit (non-specific hit) When the LED stops in the light emission state of the third color, it may be indicated that the LED has come off. The first symbol display device 40 described above corresponds to the identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display symbols (ordinary symbols) displayed by the display units 41a and 41b change, and when the change display stops at a predetermined symbol, the lower side One start port 33b is configured to be in an activated state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times the game ball is held is lit on the hold lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). The second symbol display device 41 described above corresponds to the normal identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 described later, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R on the left, middle, and right are displayed. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. It has become so. In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large liquid crystal display of 11 inch size. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 so as to surround the third symbol display device 42. The above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to decoration identification information (design) variation display means in the present invention, and the above-described display control device 45 corresponds to display control means in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is in an open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win and a normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. As described above, a state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in an open state and a normal closed state in the case of a big win is called a special game state (for example, a big win state). Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, 33b, the two LEDs 40a, 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40a, 40b after the change stop is preset. The special gaming state occurs when the combination of the light emission modes is achieved. For example, in the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a red light emitting state, it indicates that a special gaming state with a probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a blue light emitting state. In the case of the light-emitting mode, it means that the special game state of the big hit (non-specific hit) is normally won, and in the case of the light-emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in the light-emitting states of different colors. (You have lost the special game state).

  The variable winning device 32 is configured such that the large winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start ports 33a and 33b is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times that the game ball is held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 40c. Note that the hold lamp 40c may be configured such that a hold display is performed on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with a plurality of rails 51 and 52 for guiding the game balls launched from the game ball launching device 38 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30. Thus, the game balls launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 18 are guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 (to be described later) of the plurality of rails 51 and 52. . The plurality of rails 51 and 52 are long metal strip members made of stainless steel, and are attached to the game board 30 in an inner and outer double. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper side. The outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 2). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. It has become. Further, in a state in which the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the outer rail 52 is located at a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 2: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). Is configured such that a return rubber provided on the inner frame 12 is positioned. Accordingly, a game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more is bounced by hitting a return rubber (not shown). Since the outer rail 52 is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, the flight of the game ball can be made smoother, that is, the frictional resistance of the game ball can be reduced.

  The lower right corner of the game board 30 is a space for sticking a seal (S1 in FIG. 2) such as a certificate (for example, a serial number is written) or a plate. By sticking a sticker such as a certificate (S1 in FIG. 2) to the lower right corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 30 a is partitioned and formed into a substantially vertically long circular shape by inner peripheral portions (inner and outer rails) of the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game board 30 The game area 30a defined on the board surface is much larger than before. In the present embodiment, the distance between the uppermost point of the outer rail 52 and the lower part of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and is from the extreme left position of the outer rail 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51. The distance is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width (maximum width in the left-right direction) of the game area 30a is 418 mm, and the height (maximum width in the vertical direction) of the game area 30a is 445 mm.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, game balls are supplied to the game ball launcher 38 one by one from the ball outlet on the front frame set 14 side (the ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). .

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 is configured such that various control boards are arranged vertically or horizontally on the back surface (actually the back surface of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30) or stacked in front and back. Further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism portion 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are divided into two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 261 and the sub controller 262 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are mounted on one mounting base (not shown) to form a unit, and the payout controller 311 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later. The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted on the other mounting base (not shown) to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit is referred to as “second control board unit 202”.

  Further, since the dispensing mechanism 352 and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached and detached without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is provided and can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back surface of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a count switch. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, operation port switches are provided at positions corresponding to the first start ports 33a and 33b, respectively, and the entry of game balls into the first start ports 33a and 33b is detected by the operation port switches. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the second starting port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the second starting port 34 is detected by the operating port switch. The operating port switch described above corresponds to the winning detection means in the present invention.

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

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a big prize opening solenoid for opening the big prize opening 32a, and the lower first start opening 33b is used for opening the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a.

  The first control board unit 201 has a substantially rectangular mounting base (not shown), and the main control device 261 and the sub control device 262 are mounted on the mounting base. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that performs main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit (not shown), whereby the substrate box 263 is sealed.

  Any configuration can be applied to the sealing unit as the sealing means as long as it connects the box base (not shown) and the box cover (not shown) in an unopenable manner. In this embodiment, for example, five sealing members are used. The box base and the box cover are connected so that they cannot be opened by inserting a locking claw into the long hole of the sealing member. Sealing processing by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation quickly and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. Even after that, it is possible to perform the opening / sealing process again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one sealing member among the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit (not shown). And when opening the board | substrate box 263 by the malfunction of the accommodated main control board | substrate 261a etc., the connection of the sealing member in which the latching claw was inserted, and another sealing member is cut | disconnected. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing members. If the history of opening the substrate box 263 is left in the substrate box 263, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 263.

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is housed in a board box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power supply relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub-control device 262, and power supplied from a power supply board described later is supplied to the sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 via the power supply relay board (not shown). Is output.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base (not shown), and a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313, and a card unit connection board 314 are mounted on this mounting base. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a central control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. The power supply device 313 includes a power supply. A control board is provided. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 4) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). As other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of a launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching part that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. Can be used. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and receives a ball lending operation command by the player and pays it out. Is output. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are each housed and configured in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, the box base and the box cover constituting the substrate box (encapsulating means) are connected to each other by the sealing unit (sealing means) so that they cannot be opened. Box 263 is sealed.

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

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when returning from the power failure (power recovery) It has become. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored and retained. We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown).

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Further, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that the vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. ing. Therefore, if a clogged ball occurs near the tank rail 356, the clogged ball is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

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

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is outputted from the inner frame open detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

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

  The main controller 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 has a configuration in which data can be retained (backed up) by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off. The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. It has a memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs, and so on). It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, the RAM 503 has a dedicated backup area for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs). There is no need to provide it. The N501 terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

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

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to hold (backup) data by supplying a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In addition, even after the time when the AC 5 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 5 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds, the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time to execute the power failure process. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

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

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 5, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ composed of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol strings L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative design SZ and the secondary decorative design FZ are displayed variably from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

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

  FIG. 8 is a front view of the back frame 430. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the back surface frame 430 as seen from the upper right of the front surface. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the light emitting unit 420 is detached from the back frame 430. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 as viewed from the upper left on the back surface with the glass unit 480 attached. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 viewed from the upper right side with the glass unit 480 attached. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 as viewed from the upper right of the front surface. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the upper metal fitting 434 and the lower metal fitting 436 are removed from the glass frame base 432 of FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 after removing the upper metal fitting 434 and the lower metal fitting 436 shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the metal plates 440a to 440d are removed from the glass frame base 432 of FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the sheet metals 440a to 440d. In addition, in FIG. 17, the cross section of the dashed-dotted line circle | round | yen location in sheet metal 440a-440d is shown in the dashed-dotted line circle of an arrow tip. FIG. 18 is a front view of the back frame body 430 in a closed state with respect to the inner frame 12. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. 18 and 19, the front frame 410 is excluded.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front frame set 14 includes a single unit including the upper side illumination unit 400 on the upper side to the lower side lower tray unit 13 (such as the lower plate 15 and the game ball launching handle 18). Therefore, when the front frame set 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 12, the lower plate unit 13 and the lower plate unit 13 are integrally opened. The front frame set 14 may be the one that excludes the lower dish unit 13.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front frame set 14 includes three locking claws 406 that are spaced apart in the vertical direction on the left end side when viewed from the back. When the front frame set 14 is closed to the inner frame 12, these three locking claws 406 are locked to locking portions (not shown) of the inner frame 12, so that the front frame set 14 is moved to the inner frame 12. Is held in a closed state. Conversely, by releasing the locking claw 406 from the locking portion (not shown), the front frame set 14 is opened to the inner frame 12 with the left end of the inner frame 12 in the front view as the opening / closing axis J1. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the front frame set 14 is exploded as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame set 14 is divided into two in the front-rear direction, and includes a front frame 410 on the front side and a back frame 430 on the back side. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame set 14 includes an opaque front frame 410 positioned on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12, and a surface facing the inner frame 12. And an opaque back surface frame body 430 located on the back surface side.

  The front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are resin-molded.

  Specifically, the front frame 410 is composed of a plurality of units (the glass frame 23, the upper plate unit 21, and the lower plate unit 13). These units (the glass frame portion 23, the upper plate unit 21, and the lower plate unit 13) are colored resin molded products and are separately attached to the back frame 430. That is, the upper side illumination part 400, the left side illumination part 402, the right side illumination part 404, the upper dish unit 21, and the lower dish unit 13 that constitute the glass frame part 23 are separately attached to the back frame body 430. Yes. The back frame 430 is a colored resin molded product. Thus, the front frame 410 covers the entire back frame 430 and is colored, and the back frame 430 is also a colored member. Except it is opaque.

  Further, the back frame 430 includes a glass frame base 432, which will be described later, and has the same size as the back frame 430. The glass frame base 432 is a colored (for example, blue) resin molded product. In addition, various members (such as other resin molded products and parts) are attached to the glass frame base 432. Thus, the back surface frame 430 is opaque because the glass frame base 432 is colored. That is, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of a colored material.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame set 14 is a reinforcing member formed of a material different from that of the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. The metal plates 440a to 440d (for example, reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d) are sandwiched therebetween. In this embodiment, the metal plates 440 a to 440 d are attached to the front side of the back frame 430 (the side opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12), and the front frame 410 is attached to the front side of the back frame 430. Is attached to realize a configuration in which the metal plates 440a to 440d are sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. The sheet metals 440a to 440d will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the inner frame 12 includes a conductive shaft support portion 460 that supports the front frame set 14 so as to be openable and closable. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the shaft support portions 460 are provided at two locations, that is, an upper left end portion and a lower left end portion in a front view of the inner frame 12.

  The shaft support portion 460 at the upper left end is substantially U-shaped (in its plan view) into which the shaft portion 434a in the height direction of the conductive upper metal fitting 434 provided at the upper left end in the front view of the back surface frame 430 is inserted. This is a conductive upper support 464 having a notch portion 462 having a shape in which the width of the notch opening is smaller than the width inside the notch. The shaft portion 434a is a two-stage shaft in which a cylindrical body having a large diameter positioned on the upper side and a cylindrical body positioned on the lower side having a smaller diameter are integrated by a concentric shaft. That is, after the lower cylindrical body (thin axis) of the shaft portion 434a is inserted into the notch portion 462 of the upper support 464 from the notch opening, the back frame 430 is slightly lowered to cut the upper support member 464. The upper cylindrical body (wide shaft) of the shaft portion 434a is positioned inside the notch of the notch portion 462, and the shaft portion 434a cannot be removed from the notch portion 462 unless the back frame 430 is lifted.

  Further, the lower left end shaft support portion 460 is inserted into the circular through hole 438a of the support piece 438 protruding in the horizontal direction of the conductive lower metal fitting 436 provided at the lower left end in a front view of the back surface frame 430. A conductive lower support 468 having a protruding pin 466 that is circular in a plan view protruding in the height direction.

  The upper metal fitting 434 and the lower metal fitting 436 of the back surface frame 430 shown in FIG. 13 are removed from the back surface frame 430 by loosening and removing the corresponding screws 435 (see FIG. 13), as shown in FIG. Can do.

  By the way, the front frame set 14 of an Example is provided with the upper side illumination part 400, the left side illumination part 402, and the right side illumination part 404 as above-mentioned (refer FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 7, the upper illumination part 400, the left illumination part 402, and the right illumination part 404 include a decoration member 414 of the front frame 410 and a light emitting part 420 for illuminating the decoration member 414. It has. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the light emitting unit 420 includes a lamp substrate 424 on which LEDs 422 (light emitting diodes) are mounted at predetermined locations, and a support member 426 that supports the lamp substrate 424. Support members 426 that support the lamp substrate 424 are attached to the upper side, the right side, and the left side of the window portion 101 when the back surface frame 430 is viewed from the front. The LED 422 of the lamp substrate 424 emits light to illuminate the decoration member 414 of the front frame 410, that is, the upper illumination part 400, the left illumination part 402, and the right illumination part 404 are illuminated, and the front frame 410 The decorative member 414 (the upper illumination part 400, the left illumination part 402, and the right illumination part 404) is configured to emit light. In this embodiment, a multicolor light emitting type LED 422 of the lamp substrate 424 is employed.

  Here, the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 will be described.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 7 and the like, the back frame 430 includes the light emitting portion 420, the front frame 410 includes the decorative member 414 illuminated by the light emitting portion 420 of the back frame 430, and the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440a. 440 d is located on the back side of the decorative member 414 and on the front side of the back frame 430.

  Specifically, the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are conductive members as shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, and a plurality of (four in this embodiment) are provided on the back frame 430. . In other words, the four metal plates 440 a to 440 d are arranged so that the back frame is positioned so as to be located at a portion of the front frame set 14 excluding the window portion 101 and around the window portion 101 in a front view of the front frame set 14. The body 430 is provided. Moreover, these metal plates 440a to 440d are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the four reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are composed of a reinforcing upper metal plate 440 a positioned above the front frame set 14 in front view of the front frame set 14, and a front frame. The reinforcing right sheet metal 440b located at the right part of the set 14, the reinforcing lower sheet metal 440c located at the lower part of the front frame set 14, and the reinforcing left sheet metal 440d located at the left part of the front frame set 14 That is.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the metal plates 440b and 440c are fixed with fastening parts such as screws 435 in a state where the metal plates 440b and 440c are in direct contact with each other, and the metal plates 440d and 440c are also part of each other. Are fixed with fastening parts such as a screw 435 in a state where they are in direct contact with each other, and the metal plates 440a and 440d are in contact with each other indirectly via the conductive metal 434b (conductive member) of the upper metal fitting 434. Since these are fixed by fastening parts, and the metal plates 440a and 440b are fixed by fastening parts such as screws 435 in a state where they are indirectly contacted via the conductive metal fitting 434c (conductive member) shown in FIG. The sheet metals 440a to 440d are in a state of being electrically connected to each other.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the upper portion of the left metal plate 440d and the left end portion of the upper metal plate 440a are fastened by the conductive metal fitting 434b of the conductive upper metal fitting 434. 440d and the upper metal plate 440a are electrically connected. Further, since the lower part of the left metal plate 440d and the left end part of the lower metal plate 440c are fastened by the conductive lower metal fitting 436, the left metal plate 440d and the lower metal plate 440c are electrically connected. Moreover, since the upper part of the right sheet metal 440b and the right end part of the upper sheet metal 440a are fastened by the conductive metal fitting 434c, the right sheet metal 440b and the upper sheet metal 440a are electrically connected. Further, since the lower portion of the right metal plate 440b and the right end portion of the lower metal plate 440c are fastened with screws 435, the right metal plate 440b and the lower metal plate 440c are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the conductive upper support 464 as the shaft support portion 460 at the upper left end of the inner frame 12 is attached to the upper metal plate 440 a and the left metal plate 440 d via the conductive upper metal fitting 434 of the back surface frame 430. A conductive lower support 468 that is electrically connected and serves as a shaft support 460 at the lower left end of the inner frame 12 is connected to the lower sheet metal 440c and the left sheet metal 440d via the conductive lower metal fitting 436 of the back frame 430. The upper support 464 and the lower support 468 of the inner frame 12 are grounded (grounded).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the sheet metals 440 a to 440 d are located at a location excluding the window portion 101 in the front frame set 14 in the front view of the front frame set 14 and around the window portion 101. The front frame body 410 and the back frame body 430 are sandwiched.

  Further, the upper sheet metal 440a, the left sheet metal 440d, and the right sheet metal 440b are longitudinal members that are cono-shaped in cross-sectional view, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the lower sheet metal 440 c has a substantially flat plate shape having a width approximately equal to the width of the back frame 430 and a height from the lower part of the window 101 to the lower end of the back frame 430. The lower part has a shape bent toward the back frame 430.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the four sheet metals 440 a to 440 d described above are directed toward the rear surface of the front frame set 14 at the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front surface side and the rear surface side in the front frame set 14. Each of the bent portions (ribs) 442 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the upper sheet metal 440 a is directed toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the upper portion of the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 that is bent toward the front is provided. As shown in FIG. 17, the right sheet metal 440b is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the right portion of the outer peripheral portion, which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided. As shown in FIG. 17, the lower sheet metal 440 c is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the lower portion of the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided. As shown in FIG. 17, the left sheet metal 440d is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the left portion of the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back surface side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the inner frame 12 is located at the outer end portion in front view of the inner frame 12, and at least the side near the inner frame 12 of the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 in the closed state of the front frame set 14. The outer wall part 470 which adjoins is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440 a to 440 d described above includes a protruding portion 444 whose tip protrudes toward the inner frame 12. The inner frame 12 includes a recess 472 inside the outer wall portion 470 into which the protruding portion 444 of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d of the front frame set 14 enters when the front frame set 14 is closed.

  Then, the further characteristic part of the pachinko machine 10 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS. 20-30.

  FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 and the glass unit 480 as seen from the upper left of the back surface. FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the glass frame base 432 and the glass unit 480 as seen from the upper right side of the back surface. FIG. 22 is a rear view of the glass frame base 432 with the glass unit 480 removed. 23A to 23E are a top view, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a bottom view of the glass frame 482 in that order. FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the glass frame 482 as viewed from the upper left of the front surface. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the glass frame 482 as seen from the upper right of the front surface. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the glass frame 482 as viewed from the upper left of the back surface. FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the glass frame 482 as seen from the upper right side of the back surface. FIG. 28 is a rear view of the glass frame 482. FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the glass unit 480. FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of the recessed portion 433 of the glass frame base 432 in the front frame set 14.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the front frame set 14 includes a glass unit 480 on the back surface side (side facing the inner frame 12). Specifically, the glass frame base 432 in the back frame body 430 of the front frame set 14 has a glass unit 480 that is detachable on the back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the glass unit 480 includes a glass plate 137 that covers the front surface of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30, and a glass frame 482 to which the glass plate 137 is fixed. ing. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29, the glass frame 482 is a frame-like frame having an interior opening 484 to which the glass plate 137 is fixed so as to be inscribed in the outer peripheral portion 137a of the glass plate 137. It is a member.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the back frame 430 is formed with a viewing opening 431 for visually recognizing the game area 30 a of the game board 30 in a predetermined position when viewed from the front. A recess 433 is formed on the mounting surface having a size including the visual recognition opening 431.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the recess 433 is attached to the glass frame 482 so as to inscribe the outer peripheral portion of the glass frame 482, and the attached glass frame. It is assumed that a portion 482 side of the hollow portion 433 is in contact with the inner surface 433a. In addition, the hollow part 433 is good also as what the said hollow part 433 side location of the attached glass frame 482 adjoins to the back surface 433a.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the back frame 430 is in a fitted state in which the glass frame 482 is detachable at a predetermined position on the back side and the glass frame 482 is attached to the recess 433 ( A support portion 486 that supports the glass frame 482 so as to be displaceable between a first state) and a detached state (second state) in which the glass frame 482 is detached from the depression 433 is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, the glass frame 482 has columnar support pins 483 protruding downward at two locations on the right side when viewed from the back. As shown in FIG. 20, the back frame 430 has support pieces 487 in which circular support holes 485 are formed at two positions on the right and top sides in the back view when viewed in the insertion direction in which the support pins 483 of the glass frame 482 are inserted. Are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the recessed portion 433 of the back surface frame 430 is formed to be recessed toward the front surface frame 410, and specifically projects from the back surface side of the back surface frame body 430 toward the front surface side. And a projecting wall 489 and an extending portion 491 extending from the tip of the projecting wall 489 toward the viewing opening 431, and is visible in the space partitioned by the extending portion 491. An opening 431 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the depression 433 has an overlapping margin with the glass plate 137, and the lower side of the visual recognition opening 431 in the rear surface view of the back surface frame 430 is above the right and left sides of the visual recognition opening 431. The shape is larger than the side. That is, in the depression 433, the overlap margin d1 on the lower side of the viewing opening 431 is larger than the overlap margin d2 on the upper side, the overlap margin d3 on the left side, and the overlap margin d4 on the right side. .

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the recess 433 has a plurality of screw holes 498 (10 in this embodiment) for screwing the front frame 410 to the back frame 430 at predetermined positions. ) Is formed. That is, by fixing the front frame 410 to the screw hole 498 of the back frame 430, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 can be integrally fixed in the vicinity of the viewing opening 431, The rigidity of the opening can be increased. Further, when the front frame 410 is attached to the back frame 430, the glass unit 480 can be supported by the support portion 486 in a detached state (second state) in which the glass frame 482 is detached from the recessed portion 433. It is not necessary to completely remove 480 from the front frame set 14.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the glass frame 482 has a glass plate 137 (see the figure) fixed to one opening side (for example, the back surface side) and the other opening side (for example, the front surface side) of the interior opening 484, A double glass structure is adopted. Further, as shown in FIGS. 24 to 28, the glass frame 482 is a portion protruding from the interior opening 484 so as to have a double glass structure in which both glass plates 137 are arranged at a predetermined interval. An interposition part 482a sandwiched between the two glass plates 137 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the back frame 430 discharges the game balls from the payout motor 358a to the upper plate 19 on the front side from the back side of the front frame set 14 at a place other than the opening 431 for viewing in front view. A through hole 493 serving as a discharge port, and an expanded recess 495 in which a portion of the recess 433 near the through hole 493 is expanded toward the through hole 493. The glass frame 482 has a shape corresponding to the dent portion 433 with the extension dent portion 495, and a desiccant storage portion that stores a desiccant for dehumidifying the space between the two glass plates 137 in a location corresponding to the extension dent portion 495. 497.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 29, the two glass plates 137 are different in shape from the front view. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29, the glass plate 137 fixed to one opening side (for example, the back surface side) of the interior opening 484 of the glass frame 482 has a substantially elliptical shape when viewed from the front. The glass plate 137 fixed to the other opening side (for example, the front surface side) of the interior opening 484 of the glass frame 482 has a substantially vertically elongated elliptical shape with an expansion recess 495 added in a front view. It has a shape.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 30, an effect on an illegal act of trying to make an unauthorized member F such as a piano wire enter from the window portion 101 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 30, even when an unauthorized member F such as a piano wire enters the visual recognition opening 431 (specifically, between the visual recognition opening 431 and the glass plate 137) of the front frame set 14, Since the front frame set 14 is attached with the glass frame 482 to which the glass plate 137 is fixed inscribed in the recessed portion 433, there is no gap between the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 and the recessed portion 433. Since the portion of the attached glass frame 482 on the recess 433 side is in contact with the inner surface 433a of the recess 433, the portion of the glass frame 482 on the recess 433 side and the inner surface 433a of the recess 433 There is no gap between them, and an unauthorized member F such as a piano wire cannot enter between the opening 431 for visual recognition in the front frame set 14 and the glass plate 137, and a winning component in the game area For example, the first start hole 33a, 33b) is prevented from being operated incorrectly like.

  Furthermore, even if it tries to form an unauthorized through hole 493 in the surface direction of the glass plate 137 by melting the "first place" which is a place to be attached to the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 in the recess 433 of the front frame set 14 with heat, First, since the “second place”, which is the back surface 433a part of the hollow part 433 of the glass frame 482, cannot be reached by heat melting, the first place cannot be reached. Since it can be found, fraud can be easily found, and the depression 433 is not as thin as the thin wall member, as can be seen from the depression shape, and the thickness of the depression wall is the same as that of the thin wall member. Since it is very thick compared to the extreme (the extreme length from the viewing opening 431 of the front frame set 14 to the outside thereof can be said to be the thickness of the hollow wall of the hollow portion 433), It is also difficult to form a bad holes 493 on the glass plate 137 side direction dissolving only walls, high fraud deterrence.

  The inner frame 12 described above corresponds to the main body member in the present invention, the front frame set 14 described above corresponds to the door member in the present invention, and the glass plate 137 described above corresponds to the transparent member in the present invention. The glass plate 137 corresponds to the transparent member in the present invention, the glass frame 482 described above corresponds to the frame in the present invention, the front frame 410 described above corresponds to the front side member in the present invention, and the back frame 430 described above. Corresponds to the back side member in the present invention, and the above-described sheet metals 440a to 440d (upper sheet metal 440a, right sheet metal 440b, lower sheet metal 440c, left sheet metal 440d) correspond to the reinforcing member in the present invention, and the above-described window portion 101 and The glass plate 137 corresponds to the visual recognition window in the present invention, and the light emitting unit 420 described above corresponds to the light emitting means in the present invention.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the front frame set 14 inscribes the glass plate 137 covering the front surface of the game area 30a of the game board 30 and the outer peripheral portion 137a of the glass plate 137. Thus, the glass plate 137 has a frame-like glass frame 482 having an interior opening 484 to which the glass plate 137 is fixed, and the front frame set 14 has a game area of the game board 30 at a predetermined position in front view. A viewing opening 431 for visually recognizing 30a is formed, and a recess 433 is formed on the mounting surface having a size including the viewing opening 431 in the back view, and the recess 433 is formed on the glass frame 482. The glass frame 482 is attached so that the outer peripheral part is inscribed, and the recessed part 433 side part of the attached glass frame 482 is attached to the glass frame 482. It abuts against the inner surface 433a. Therefore, since the front frame set 14 is attached with the glass frame 482 to which the glass plate 137 is fixed inscribed in the recess 433, there is no gap between the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 and the recess 433. Moreover, since the portion of the attached glass frame 482 on the recess 433 side is in contact with the inner surface 433a of the recess 433, the portion of the glass frame 482 on the recess 433 side and the inner surface 433a of the recess 433 are provided. There is no gap between the front frame set 14 and the front opening 431 (specifically, between the visual opening 431 and the glass plate 137) so that unauthorized members such as piano wires cannot enter. It is possible to reduce illegal operation of winning parts in the game area.

  Furthermore, even if it tries to form an unauthorized through hole 493 in the surface direction of the glass plate 137 by melting the "first place" which is a place to be attached to the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 in the recess 433 of the front frame set 14 with heat, First, since the “second place”, which is the place on the depression 433 side of the glass frame 482, is not melted, the first place cannot be reached, so that it is possible to discover that the second place is melted and that it has been illegally repaired. It is easy to detect fraud, and the recess 433 is not as thin as the thin wall member, as can be seen from the recess shape, and the thickness of the recess wall is much smaller than that of the thin wall member. (In an extreme case, the length from the viewing opening 431 of the front frame set 14 to the outside thereof can be said to be the thickness of the recessed wall of the recessed portion 433), so that the recessed wall is melted. Forming an illegal through hole 493 on the glass plate 137 side direction Te it is difficult, high fraud deterrence.

  Accordingly, the glass plate 137 is made sufficiently large with respect to the viewing opening 431 in a state in which the front frame set 14 is viewed from the front (that is, the overlap margin of the glass plate 137 with respect to the viewing opening 431 is sufficiently increased). The increase in the weight of the glass plate 137 can be reduced, and the problems of deterioration in workability, transportability, etc. associated with the increase in weight can be reduced.

  As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including the front frame set 14 that can reduce fraud while suppressing an increase in the weight of the glass plate 137.

  The front frame set 14 has a first state in which the glass frame 482 is detachable and attached to the recessed portion 433 at a predetermined position on the rear surface side, and the glass frame 482 is recessed in the recessed portion 433. The support part 486 which supports the said glass frame 482 so that it can displace to the 2nd state away from is provided. That is, when mounting, the glass frame 482 with the glass plate 137 is attached to the support portion 486 of the front frame set 14, so that the glass frame 482 with the glass plate 137 is the support portion 486 of the front frame set 14. It will be in the state supported, and it can transfer to the 1st state where glass frame 482 was attached to hollow part 433 in the support state. Further, at the time of removal, the glass frame 482 can be displaced from the first state in which the glass frame 482 is attached to the indented portion 433 to the second state in which the glass frame 482 is separated from the indented portion 433. The glass frame 482 in the second state can be removed from the support portion 486 while remaining supported by the set 14. Therefore, the replacement | exchange operation | work of the glass plate 137 etc. can be performed easily and safely.

  Further, the recess 433 has a shape in which the overlap with the glass plate 137 is larger on the lower side of the viewing opening 431 than the upper side and the left and right sides of the viewing opening 431 in the rear view of the front frame set 14. Therefore, the lower side of the viewing opening 431 in the front view of the front frame set 14 is a place where fraud is easily performed compared to the upper side and the left and right sides of the viewing opening 431, and the viewing opening By increasing the overlap margin on the lower side of 431, the weight of the glass plate 137 increases by that amount, but the fraud suppression effect is further enhanced by the large overlap margin.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a portion where a fixing portion 499 (see FIG. 20) for fixing the glass frame 482 to the back frame body 430 is located on the upper side (or the left side or the right side) of the visual recognition opening portion 431. d5 is not included in the overlap margins d2 to d4 on the upper side and the left and right sides of the visual recognition opening 431.

  The front frame set 14 includes a front frame 410 positioned on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12, and a back frame positioned on the back side that is the surface facing the inner frame 12. Body 430, front frame 410 and back frame 430 are provided with opening 431 for visual recognition, and dent 433 is formed on the side facing inner frame 12 in back frame 430. A protruding wall 489 that protrudes from the back surface side of the frame body 430 toward the front surface side, and an extending portion 491 that extends from the distal end portion of the protruding wall 489 toward the visual recognition opening portion 431 are provided. Since the opening 431 for visual recognition is formed in the space partitioned by the extending part 491, the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 and the recessed part 433 are formed by the recessed part 433 formed in the back frame body 430 of the front frame set 14. There is no gap between and There is no gap between the recess 433 side location of the frame 482 and the back surface 433a of the recess 433, and the viewing opening 431 (specifically, the viewing opening 431 and the glass plate 137 of the front frame set 14). It is possible to prevent an unauthorized member such as a piano wire from entering during the period of time, and it is possible to reduce the illegal operation of winning components in the game area.

  Furthermore, even if an attempt is made to melt the projecting wall 489, which is the location to be attached to the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 in the recess 433 of the front frame set 14, with heat, an illegal through hole 493 is formed in the surface direction of the glass plate 137. Since it is not possible to reach the protruding wall 489 of the depression 433 unless the extension 491 on the side of the depression 433 of the glass frame 482 is melted by heat, it is discovered that the extension 491 has been melted and repaired illegally. Since the dent portion 433 is substantially L-shaped in cross-sectional view as can be seen from the dent shape, the protruding wall 489 is melted to illegally penetrate the glass plate 137 surface direction. Even if the hole 493 is formed, it has not yet reached the back side of the front frame set 14, and winning components in the game area 30a are not manipulated illegally. Deterrent effect is high.

  Further, the front frame set 14 is divided into a front frame 410 and a back frame 430 in the front-rear direction when viewed from the front. The back frame 430 has the above-described fraud prevention effect, and the front frame 410 is excellent in design. There is no problem that the design or the like is limited to reduce fraud.

  The glass frame 482 has a glass plate 137 fixed to one opening side and the other opening side of the interior opening 484, and the two glass plates 137 are arranged at a predetermined interval. Since it is a portion protruding from the interior opening 484 so as to have a double glass structure and is provided with an interposition part 482a sandwiched between both glass plates 137, the front frame set 14 having such a double glass structure is provided. Then, as described below, there is a further deterrence effect. That is, since the two glass plates 137 are arranged in the front and back and the interposition part 482a of the interior opening 484 is sandwiched between the two glass plates 137, the glass plate 137 has a double glass structure. The outer periphery and the interior opening 484 of the glass frame 482 are fixed, there is no gap between the outer periphery of the glass plate 137 and the interior opening 484 of the glass frame 482, and the outer periphery of the glass plate 137 and the interior of the glass frame 482. It is possible to prevent unauthorized members such as a piano wire from entering between the opening 484 for use and the outer periphery of the glass plate 137 and the glass frame when the glass frame 482 with the glass plate 137 is viewed from the front. An interposition part 482a sandwiched between both glass plates 137 is located at a boundary portion between the interior opening 484 of 482 and the interposition part 482a. It can not be advanced any further unauthorized members getting in the way, such as winning part of the game area can be reduced to be rigged.

  Further, the back frame 430 includes a through-hole 493 at a location other than the visual opening 431 in a front view, and a region close to the through-hole 493 in the recessed portion 433 is expanded toward the through-hole 493. The extended hollow part 495 is provided, and the glass frame 482 has a shape corresponding to the hollow part 433 with the extended hollow part 495, and dehumidifies the space between the two glass plates 137 at a position corresponding to the extended hollow part 495. Since the desiccant container 497 for storing the desiccant is provided, it is difficult to allow the unauthorized member to enter from the visual opening 431 of the front frame set 14 as described above. Since the desiccant container 497 provided between the viewing opening 431 and the through-hole 493 of the back frame 430 of the front frame set 14 prevents the entry of unauthorized members, the back frame 430. It is possible to reduce the entry into the through-hole 493. That is, it is possible to reduce an illegal act of entering an unauthorized member from the visual recognition opening 431 of the front frame set 14 and entering the through-hole 493 of the back frame 430 in the front frame set 14. That is, it is possible to reduce the intrusion of an unauthorized member that abuses (targets) the through-hole 493 of the back surface frame 430.

  The front frame set 14 that is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 includes an opaque front frame 410 positioned on the front surface that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12. An opaque back surface frame 430 positioned on the back surface side, which is a surface to be formed, and the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of different materials between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. Since the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are sandwiched, the front frame 410 is opaque even when the front frame set 14 is viewed from the front. Therefore, the reinforcing metal plate 440a in the front frame set 14 is used. ˜440d can be obscure, and even if the front frame set 14 is opened and viewed from the back, the back frame 430 is opaque, so the reinforcing sheet metal 4 in the front frame set 14 Possible so that it does not know the arrangement position of 0a~440d. That is, the presence or absence of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14, the position where the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are avoided, and the presence or absence thereof can be prevented. Therefore, it can be made difficult to make a hole (unauthorized hole) at a position avoiding the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d, and unauthorized acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are made of a colored material and are opaque members, so that the locations of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14 are not known. And fraudulent acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  In addition, the inner frame 12 includes a game board 30 having a game area 30a into which a game ball is driven, and the front frame set 14 is visible with the game area 30a of the game board 30 being closed with respect to the inner frame 12. The window plate 101 and the glass plate 137 are provided, and the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are portions of the front frame set 14 excluding the window unit 101 and the glass plate 137 when viewed from the front of the front frame set 14, and the window Since it is sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 so as to be positioned around the portion 101, the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d among the peripheral portions of the window 101 of the front frame set 14. It is possible to make it difficult to know the position where it is avoided and whether or not it is present, and it is difficult to make a hole in a position where the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are avoided. Fraud of Te can be reduced.

  Further, since the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are employed as the reinforcing members, not only the rigidity of the front frame set 14 can be secured, but it is difficult to melt the metal plates 440a to 440d and make holes. Unauthorized acts through the frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the plurality of reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are located in a portion of the front frame set 14 excluding the window portion 101 and the glass plate 137 in the front view of the front frame set 14 and around the window portion 101. Since it is sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 so as to be positioned, not only can the rigidity of the front frame set 14 be secured, but also the sheet metal 440a to 440d can be melted to make holes. It is difficult to reduce fraud through the front frame set 14. Moreover, since these sheet metals 440a to 440d are electrically connected, any one of the sheet metals 440a to 440d can be grounded over the entire front frame set 14.

  Further, an upper sheet metal 440a for reinforcement is formed at the upper part of the front frame set 14, a right sheet metal 440b for reinforcement is formed at the right part of the front frame set 14, and a lower sheet metal 440c for reinforcement is formed at the lower part of the front frame set 14. The left frame of the front frame set 14 is provided with a reinforcing left metal plate 440d, and these metal plates 440a to 440d are sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. Not only can the rigidity of the set 14 be ensured, but it is difficult to melt the sheet metals 440a to 440d to make holes, and fraud through the front frame set 14 can be reduced. Moreover, since these sheet metals 440a to 440d are electrically connected, the entire front frame set 14 can be grounded by being grounded to any of the sheet metals 440a to 440d.

  The inner frame 12 includes a conductive shaft support 460 that supports the front frame set 14 so that the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed. The shaft support 460 of the inner frame 12 is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of sheet metals 440a to 440d. Connected to each other and grounded, the entire front frame set 14 can be grounded.

  The back frame 430 includes a light emitting unit 420, the front frame 410 includes a decorative member 414 illuminated by the light emitting unit 420 of the back frame 430, and the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are on the back side of the decorative member 414. And since it is located in the front side of the back surface frame 430, the bad influence by the noise which accumulates in the decoration member 414 can be reduced. That is, charges may accumulate on the decorative member 414 (particularly, a metal or metal-plated decorative member), and noise generated due to this charge may be emitted from the front frame set 14 to the back side. It can be reduced by the conductive sheet metals 440a to 440d, and it is possible to reduce the adverse effects on various game parts of the game board 30 of the inner frame 12 and, in turn, the control board for controlling the game content.

  Further, the sheet metals 440a to 440d are directed toward the rear surface of the front frame set 14 at the outer peripheral portion (that is, the outer peripheral side of the front frame set 14) which is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the rear surface side of the front frame set 14. Since the bent portion 442 is bent, it is difficult to make a hole in the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14, and fraudulent acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the inner frame 12 has an outer wall portion 470 that is close to the outer end portion of the inner frame 12 when viewed from the front when the front frame set 14 is in a closed state and at least the side close to the inner frame 12 of the outer periphery of the front frame set 14 is close. Since the side near the inner frame 12 in the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 is closed close to the outer wall portion 470 of the inner frame 12, the gap between the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 is closed. Even if the thin member is inserted and attempted to be fraudulent, the thin member hits the inner surface of the inner frame 12 and does not advance further or it is difficult to proceed, so that fraud can be reduced.

  Further, the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d includes a protruding portion 444 whose tip protrudes toward the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12 is in the closed state of the front frame set 14 inside the outer wall portion 470. 3 includes a recess 472 into which the protruding portion 444 of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d of the front frame set 14 enters, so that when the front frame set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 In addition to the outer peripheral portion of the inner frame 12 being close to the outer wall portion 470 of the inner frame 12, the protruding portion 444 that is the tip of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440 a to 440 d is formed on the inner frame 12. Since it enters the recess 472, even if a thin member is inserted into the gap between the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 and tries to cheat, the thin member hits the recess 472 of the inner frame 12. Since hardly proceeds out hardly more from or recess 472 does not proceed more than that, it can reduce fraud.

  Further, the protruding amount of the bent portion 442 of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d to the back side of the front frame set 14 can be reduced by the thickness of the back frame body 430, and the thickness of the front frame set 14 can be reduced. . Therefore, the pachinko machine provided with the front frame set 14 that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure can be provided. Thus, it is possible to employ the front frame set 14 having a shape that is further raised to the front side by the thinned portion (the thickness of the back frame 430), and the degree of swell can be increased, thereby improving the formability. be able to. Further, since the front frame set 14 can be thinned as described above, the opening angle can be made larger than the opening angle of a conventional pachinko machine (the angle hitting the adjacent pachinko machine), thereby improving workability. Can be made.

  Moreover, since the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are made of resin, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 can be easily formed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as follows.

  (1) Although the glass plate 137 is employed in the above-described embodiments, a material other than glass such as a transparent resin plate may be employed.

  (2) Although the hollow annular glass frame 482 is employed in the above-described embodiment, a hollow shape other than a circle such as a rectangular shape or an elliptical shape may be used.

  (3) Thickness until the hollow wall of the hollow portion 433 in the above-described embodiment reaches the outside of the back frame 430 from the outer periphery of the glass frame 482 in the radial direction, that is, a visual recognition opening of the back frame 430 The length from 431 to the outside of the back frame 430 may be used.

  (4) In the embodiment described above, the through hole 493 serves as a discharge port for discharging the game ball from the payout motor 358a (the payout device) from the back side of the front frame set 14 (door member) to the front plate 19 on the front side. However, there are various through holes such as a slot for inserting a game ball and a hole for a speaker.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of a colored material, but the front frame 410 is formed on the front side (the metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame 410). It is assumed that the surface side opposite to the surface that is in contact) is at least colored, and the back surface frame 430 has its back surface side (the surface side opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d in the back surface frame 430). May be at least colored. For example, the outer surface of the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 may be colored and painted. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the location of the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) in the door member (front frame set 14) from being understood, and it is possible to reduce fraud through the door member (front frame set 14).

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of a colored material, but the front frame 410 is formed on the front side (the metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame 410). The back frame 430 is provided with a colored member on the side opposite to the surface in contact with the back frame 430 (the side opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d in the back frame 430). A colored member may be provided. For example, it is possible to attach or attach a colored member (for example, a colored sheet or a seal) to the outer surfaces of the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the location of the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) in the door member (front frame set 14) from being understood, and it is possible to reduce fraud through the door member (front frame set 14).

  (7) In the embodiment described above, the main body member (inner frame 12) includes the conductive shaft support portion 460 that supports the door member (front frame set 14) so as to be openable and closable. Although the structure which is electrically connected and grounded with at least one of the sheet metal 440a to 440d is employed, the following structure may be employed.

  For example, the main body member (inner frame 12) is electrically connected in contact with at least one of the metal plates 440a to 440d when the door member (front frame set 14) is closed with respect to the inner frame 12. An omitted connection portion (contact portion) is provided, and this connection portion is grounded. In this case, when the door member (front frame set 14) is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the connecting portion (contact portion) of the main body member (inner frame 12) is connected to at least one sheet metal 440a to 440d. Since it contacts and is electrically connected and this connection part is earth | grounded, it can be grounded over the whole door member (front frame set 14).

  (8) The decorative member 414 of the above-described embodiment is made of metal or metal plated by being illuminated by the light emitting portion 420, and the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) are electrically connected to the decorative member 414. In the case of adopting the configuration, there are the following effects.

  That is, electric charges may accumulate in the decorative member 414 made of metal or metal plating, and this electric charge may cause noise and the like, and electrical components (for example, decorative members) attached to the door member (front frame set 14) The lamp board 424 that illuminates 414), and consequently the control board that controls the game content is adversely affected, and the reinforcing member is electrically connected to the decorative member 414. The decorative member 414 is formed by the reinforcing member (sheet metal 440a to 440d) sandwiched between the reinforcing member in the member (front frame set 14), that is, the front side member (front frame 410) and the back side member (back frame 430). As a result, the decorative member 414 will not be charged. As a result, the decorative member does not adversely affect various electrical components (for example, the lamp substrate 424 that illuminates the decorative member 414) attached to the door member (front frame set 14) and the control substrate that controls the game content. 414 does not cause electrical problems such as noise.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, the inner frame 12 has an outer periphery of the front frame set 14 in the closed state of the front frame set 14 at the outer end portion when the inner frame 12 is viewed from the front. The outer wall 470 is provided at the side close to the inner frame 12, and the outer wall 470 is disposed at the outer end of the inner frame 12 in a front view when the front frame set 14 is closed. At least the side close to the inner frame 12 of the outer periphery of the frame set 14 may be inscribed.

  (10) The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first, third, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a different type from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

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

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine of the example of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. 3 is a rear view of the front frame set of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view at the time of dividing a front frame set into the front-back direction. It is a front view of a back frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the back frame from the upper right of the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the light emission part from the back surface frame. It is the perspective view seen from the upper left of the back surface of the glass frame base in the state where the glass unit was attached. It is the perspective view seen from the back upper right of the glass frame base in the state where the glass unit was attached. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass frame base from the upper right of the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the upper metal fitting and the lower metal fitting from the glass frame base of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass-frame base after removing the upper metal fitting and lower metal fitting of FIG. 14 from the front upper right. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the sheet metal from the glass frame base of FIG. It is a perspective view of a sheet metal. It is a front view of the back frame body made into the closed state with respect to the inner frame. It is sectional drawing of the AA line location shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass frame base and the glass unit from the back upper left. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass frame base and the glass unit from the back upper right. It is a reverse view of the glass frame base of the state which removed the glass unit. (A)-(e) is the top view, left view, front view, right view, and bottom view of a glass frame in that order. It is the perspective view seen from the front upper left of the glass frame. It is the perspective view seen from the front upper right of the glass frame. It is the perspective view seen from the upper left of the back surface of the glass frame. It is the perspective view seen from the back upper right of the glass frame. It is a reverse view of a glass frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of a glass unit. It is sectional drawing of the location of the hollow part of the glass frame base in a front frame set.

12 ... Inner frame (main body member)
14 ... Front frame set (door member)
101 ... Window (viewing window)
137 ... Glass plate (transparent member)
431 ... Opening for visual recognition 433 ... Depression 482 ... Glass frame (frame)
484 ... Opening for interior

Claims (1)

A main body member having a game area into which a game ball is driven;
A door member that has a visual recognition opening that allows a predetermined portion of the game area to be visually recognized, and that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member;
A transparent member having a size that covers the game area in front view and a frame-like frame having an interior opening to which the transparent member is fixed are disposed in a state of closing the visual recognition opening. A unit member;
With
The door member has a recess formed in an outer peripheral portion of the viewing opening on the back surface side thereof,
In the state in which the frame is attached, the hollow portion is in contact with an inner peripheral wall portion that is in contact with an outer peripheral portion of the frame on an upper side and a lower side of the visual recognition opening portion, and a portion on the hollow portion side of the frame. And a back surface ,
The hollow portion has a shape in which an overlap margin of the unit member formed by the inner peripheral wall portion and the back surface is larger on the lower side of the visual recognition opening than on the upper side of the visual recognition opening. A gaming machine characterized by that.

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