JP2805289B2 - Pattern combination pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a symbol combination pachinko game machine capable of developing a symbol combination game each time using a predetermined number of game pachinko balls (also called game balls).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, "arranged ball game machines"
This type of gaming machine, which is also referred to as a game machine, has a difference in the game content when compared with a normal pachinko machine, but basically has the same configuration and main components as both The outer frame and the front frame used for the aircraft constitute an aircraft of the same outer size. In the front frame, a window frame with a glass door, an openable upper and lower fixed bowl and a fixed lower bowl, a ball feeder and a hit ball The launching device, the launching rail, the locking device and the various common attachments are suitably usable and are located at their respective locations. Under this,
As the main components related to the symbol combination game, as for the game board set inside the front of the front frame, various ball entry tools for game balls and game parts including a general ball entry device are arranged, and all The ball is used in the form of letting out the game ball to the back side of the board, and for the mechanism set board mounted on the back side of the front frame, the storage and delivery path member for the prize ball, the payout device, and the discharge path are used. In addition to the provision, a form in which a collective discharge path of all the game balls is formed is used, and as another configuration, a detecting means for confirming a specified number of game balls is additionally provided.

In such a gaming machine, a prescribed number of units (effective 16) are added to each symbol combination game in the gaming board.
The game balls are used, and based on the same ball feeding and firing operation as in the case of the pachinko machine, the game balls detected one by one are sent to the firing position and launched into the game surface. Under this,
In response to the fact that each game ball entered each ball entry of each ball entry tool or the general ball entry device and was detected, the corresponding symbol in the symbol display section by lighting the lamp at the ball entry position (generally, Arabic numerals “1 to 16”) are illuminated. Then, in the end result of the current game, each symbol displayed
(Number) When a competitor matches a preset `` combination of symbols '', a set number of prize balls are paid out as a reward for winning (score) related to that combination and each ball plate is Is to be discharged. All the game balls that have entered the entrance are passed out of the entry position to the back side of the board as end balls, are received by the collective discharge path of the mechanism set board, and are discharged outside the machine.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional game machine of the symbol combination type, various ball-in tools and the like are arranged in each part of the game board as required for the set game contents. Apart from being done, a comprehensive ball entry device that arranges the prescribed number of entrances is indispensable and is generally installed at the bottom of the game board as an effective position, and all entrances are The game ball entered from the game surface is allowed to pass through to the back side of the board.
For this reason, the game board with the integrated ball entry device is of a different type that does not require an out port while having the same external size as the pachinko machine game board, and the mechanism set board is related to this. The collecting and discharging path (including the collecting container and the discharging path) that can collect and receive the end spheres discharged from each position on the back side is indispensable and has a partial configuration with the mechanism set board of the pachinko machine. It is of a different and different type. In such a situation, in the manufacturers of both game machines, because all the main components used in pachinko machines can not be used suitably,
The inconvenience that the above-mentioned gaming board and mechanism set board must be individually molded and manufactured as dedicated components of the gaming machine, stored in separate places, etc., and manufactured on a separate manufacturing line from the pachinko machine. This has been one of the major bottlenecks in improving the productivity of gaming machines and reducing costs.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problem suitably, and an object of the present invention is to provide a general ball-in device in which a game ball falling on a game surface can be vertically inserted and removed. In accordance with use, all the main components including the game board and the mechanism set board similar to the pachinko machine can be suitably used, and a pattern combination type pachinko game machine that can be efficiently and inexpensively constructed and manufactured. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

[Means for solving the problems] To overcome the above-mentioned problems,
In order to appropriately achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides a glass door, upper and lower ball dishes, a ball hitting launcher, and a mechanism set board on the back side of each part of the front frame attached to the outer frame. A game board set inside the front of the front frame is equipped with a general ball-in device capable of detecting and displaying game balls in a vertical direction, and is used for each symbol combination game. Game machine that detects and fires one game ball at a time to play a game and discharges a prize ball when a prize is won. In the gaming board, all used game balls are placed at the bottom of the game surface on the back side. One collective discharge port that can be discharged to is formed, and a horizontally long mounting port is formed in a required lower part,
In the general ball entry device equipped using this mounting opening, the vertical number of vertical entry and exit areas are arranged at equal intervals, which is defined by a required number of sections, which is divided into the required minimum size suitable for the diameter of the game ball,
In accordance with this, a specified number of detecting portions for detecting the incoming ball and a specified number of lamps for illuminating the incoming ball position are arranged, and the specified number of input as a symbol is adjusted according to the lighting position of each lamp. A ball display section is arranged, and in the mechanism set board, a discharge path communicating with a collective discharge port of the game board is formed, and a set number of prize balls are paid out according to winning of the symbol combination game. A payout device and a discharge path for discharging the paid prize balls to the upper and lower ball dishes are provided.

[0007]

The game ball hit on the game surface of the game board by the hit ball launching device falls inside the game surface and is guided to the upper part of the general ball input device provided at a lower required portion, and the general ball input device is provided. Into one of a plurality of entry / exit areas formed in the vertical direction. The game ball detected by the detection unit while passing through the entrance / exit area falls along the inner rail on the front of the game board as a used game ball, and a mechanism on the back side of the machine from the collective discharge port formed at the bottom center. It is discharged to the set board and discharged out of the machine from the discharge path of the mechanism set board. In the general ball entry device, when a prize winning condition by a predetermined symbol combination is satisfied, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by the prize ball payout device mounted on the upper portion of the mechanism set board, and formed on the mechanism set board. It is discharged to the upper and lower ball dishes through the set discharge path.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention; In this embodiment, a general pachinko machine is used in which all the game balls detected by the integrated ball entry device on the game board are discharged to the game surface (front surface), dropped, and then discharged to the back side. A symbol combination pachinko gaming machine (also simply referred to as a gaming machine) configured similarly to the gaming machine (equipped with various common gaming components) will be mainly exemplified.

The gaming machine of this embodiment has an opening / closing mounting frame as a basic configuration as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 on the front side of the opening of an outer frame 1 serving as an outer holding frame. The front frame 2 to be formed is assembled so as to be opened and closed and detachable. As various common game components mounted on each part of the front frame 2, a window frame 3 with a glass door 4 mounted on the front side, and an openable / closed upper ball plate with an electric ball feed cassette 6 set inside. 5
, And a stationary lower ball tray 7, respectively, and an electric hit ball launching device 8 is provided in the front right lower portion of the front. On the other hand, various game parts and the like are arranged inside the front of the front frame 2 and a game board 9 having a collective discharge port 23 for used game balls (also referred to as end balls) opened is set to be exchangeable. On the back side of the front frame 2, a mechanism set board 10 having processing units for end balls and prize balls is detachably set.

In such a gaming machine, the front frame 2
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a holding frame 11 for a game board set is formed inside the front surface thereof, and is formed into an inner and outer double frame form. I have. Then, in a game auxiliary board 12 integrally formed below the holding frame 11, a shooting rail 13, a receiving ball 14 for a return ball (also referred to as a foul ball) which is regarded as an invalid game ball, and a detection switch 15 for the ball. And a sound effect generator 16, respectively, while a receiving port 17 for an end ball, a discharge port 18 for a prize ball, and a recovery path 19 for a foul ball or a falling ball are formed respectively. The ball feed cassette 6
The game ball is received from the upper ball tray 5 one by one and sent out to the firing rail 13 side at the same timing as the hitting operation of the hitting ball launching device 8 and the effective prescribed number (actual number of balls sent-number of foul balls = 16) can be detected. The foul ball detection signal and the ball feed count signal are input to the game control circuit device 47. On the other hand, the hitting ball firing device 8 performs the above-described ball feeding operation and the hitting ball operation of the hitting ball operation unit 8B at a set timing based on the touch condition, the switch detection condition, and the volume adjustment condition on the operation handle unit 8A, and fires. The game ball at the position is hit by the hitting rod 20.

In the game board 9, the circular rail 2
1 at the lowermost portion of the center of the game surface 22
A collective discharge port (corresponding to an out port in the case of a pachinko machine) 23 for an end ball, which is communicated to 7, is opened. Tools 24,25, accessories 26,27, passage detection tools 28,2
8 and a symbol display device 29, etc., are arranged and input / output controlled by a game control circuit device 47. On the back side of the board, respective ball-in tools 24, 25 and accessories 26, 27 are provided. Guide gutters 30 for game balls passed through the game ball, and detection switches 31 connected to the game control circuit device 47
The example which each is arrange | positioned is shown. Collecting outlet 23
FIG. 5 shows an example in which the lower end surface of the board is also opened and aligned with the upper surface of the opening of the receptacle 17 (see FIG. 5).

In the mechanism set board 10, as schematically shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A discharge path 34 for an end ball which is communicated with the receiving port 17 is formed inside the lower part of the main body 32 having the opening 3, and a ball tank 35 for a prize ball, a straightening gutter 36, and a discharge gutter are provided in each part of the main body 32. 37 are connected in series, and an electric detection type prize ball payout device 38 is installed at the lower end of the delivery gutter 37.
As a discharge path of the prize balls paid out from the device 38, a main discharge path 39 connected to the upper ball tray 5 through the discharge port 18 and a communication container 41 branched and connected therefrom.
A sub-discharge passage 40 which is connected to the lower ball tray 7 and the recovery passage 19 through the auxiliary discharge passage 40 is formed. However, this set board 10
In this example, the safe ball discharge path 42 formed inside the lower portion of the main body 32 remains unused without being used, because it is of a common (shared) type with a mechanism set board used in a pachinko machine. At the same time, a cover plate 43 that separates from the discharge path 42 is attached to the back surface of the receptacle 17 on the front frame 2 side (FIGS. 4 and 5).
In addition, an example is shown in which the safe ball processing device 44 installed on the way of the discharge path 42 for safe balls is removed in case units in consideration of not being used (see the imaginary line in FIG. 2). . The mechanism set board 10 has a terminal board 4
5, a control circuit device 46 for paying out prize balls and the like are permanently provided, and a control circuit device 47 for the game is installed.

In such a gaming machine of the present embodiment, the general ball-entering device M mounted on the gaming board 9 by using the mounting port is provided in a vertical direction with respect to the collecting outlet 23. All game balls that have been detected as having entered, based on the premise that they can be selected and installed at any height position within the range
(End ball) is discharged to the front side and dropped, and can be discharged from the collecting discharge port 23 to the back side.
(See FIGS. 3, 4 and 5). As a whole basic configuration of the overall ball entry device M, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 12, a prescribed number (16) of entrance holes 54 are formed in a horizontal row and formed on the game board 9. A main body 51 to be fitted and mounted, a detection body 60 assembled from the back side of the main body 51 to match a specified number of ball detection sections with all the entrances 54, and a detection body 60 assembled to the back side of the main body 51 Each lens part 72 is connected to all the entrances 54
Lamp holder 69 and a specified number of lamps 7
3, and one ball entry unit U including the collective board 74
The exterior display body 77, which also serves as a decoration, in which a predetermined number of ball display portions 79 are formed and arranged for the ball input unit U, is aligned with the front side of the main body 51 and assembled. I have.

The general ball entry device M will be described in detail in detail. In the main body 51, a large number (17 right and left) of partitioning pieces 53 are provided on the upper front portion of a substrate 52 formed in a horizontally long strip shape. Are aligned forward in predetermined columns at equal intervals, and the entrance 54 having the minimum vertical path interval (e.g., 12 mm) as a passage area for game balls between the partition pieces 53 is located at the same height position. On the other hand, a horizontally long holding frame 55 for the detection body is integrally formed at the middle position on the back surface of the substrate 52, and the set opening 56 opened forward and backward between the two 52, 54 has a horizontal slit shape. The lens holes 57 formed in the upper part of the substrate 52 are arranged at the same height position corresponding to the center of all the entrances 54. The left and right outer ends of the partition pieces 5
3, 53 is also substantially an outer wall. A support seat 58 for a lamp holder is formed in the longitudinal direction of the middle position on the back surface of the substrate 52, and positioning pins 5 for positioning the exterior display 77 are provided at the left and right positions on the lower front portion of the substrate 52.
9 is protruded.

In the detection body 60, the main body 5 described above is used.
It is a single type in which a predetermined number of incoming ball detection units are arranged and arranged in a row in a single horizontally long band plate-shaped shell 61 inserted and held in one set opening 56, and specifically, As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, taking a proximity switch type as an example, in a section 61 formed in a substantially comb-shaped plane, the partition 61 is formed at the same interval as the partition piece 53 and is aligned with the lower end. 13 and 14, between each of the partition pieces 62, there is formed a flat concave ball detection port 63 which is aligned and connected to the lower surface of the ball entrance 54 as a game ball entry / exit area. As shown in the figure, in each concave seat 64 formed in the shell 61,
A detection board 67 for a game ball for generating a magnetic field and a switch board 65 provided with necessary circuits are incorporated, and are covered and protected by a cover piece 68 fitted to the concave seat 64 using a hook or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11 and FIG.
Connection ends 6 of all switch boards 65 protruding to the rear end
6 is firmly connected (soldered) to the collective board 74 in an orthogonal state so that it can be handled in units of boards and can be mounted on the main body 51 side. It should be noted that, as for the detectors 60, a predetermined number of detectors 67 are provided for the ball entry detection port 63, based on the configuration in which individual detection circuits are independently formed on one switch board incorporated in the shell 61. Required position
(Front end in the figure).

The lamp holder 69 is formed of a resin material having good light transmittance. As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, a predetermined number of lamp holders 69 are provided on the back side of the horizontally long strip-shaped support plate 70. The protective tube 71 for the lamp is formed and arranged.
A circular lens part 72 is formed and arranged on the front side of 0.
As shown in FIGS. 9, 10, 11 and 12, the lamp holder 69 has its support plate 70 abutted in the support seat 58 of the main body 51 and is screwed into the lamp holder 69.
Are fitted in the circular holes 57 so that the lens portions 72 can be irradiated by the lamps 73 inserted into the respective protective cylinders 71. The lamps 73 are arranged and connected to the collective substrate 74 in a horizontal line, using a light emitting diode as an example. Further, as for the collective substrate 74, a substrate having a horizontally long band shape smaller than the substrate 52 of the main body 51 is exemplified.
Switch board 65 and lamp 73 of detector 60 described above.
Are arranged in upper and lower stages and are separately connected to a detection circuit and a lamp circuit (both not shown), so that they can be handled as one switch / lamp substrate, and a boss portion 90 is used on the back side of the main body 51. It is to be screwed on. Incidentally, the collective board 74 is preferably a double-sided printed circuit board, and a connector 7 for detection is provided at a required position.
5 and a lamp connector 76 (see FIG. 8).

With respect to the main body 51 described above, a collective board 74 in which the lamp holder 69, the detector 60 and the lamp 73 are assembled and integrated is mounted at each position.
A base entry unit U is configured. In such a ball entry unit U, the above-described configuration of the detection body 60, that is, a predetermined number of ball entry detection ports 63 are formed in the minimum required size for the game ball, and the extra space and thickness are omitted to form one row. , The horizontal size and the vertical size can be minimized, and the front-rear size is made smaller than the thickness of the game board 9 (about 19 mm),
The whole can be configured to be small with a minimum outer size. The connectors 75 and 76 of the collective board 74 can be used to connect to the control circuit device 47 for games. When assembling the detection body 60 to the main body 51,
A concave groove 89a formed at an appropriate position of the holding frame 55;
The protrusions 89b formed at the matching positions can be accurately assembled and set as positioning means (see FIGS. 10 and 12).

On the other hand, the exterior display body 77 combined with the above-mentioned ball entry unit U is aligned with the front side of the main body 51 by appropriately selecting and using an appropriate form including an external size and a decorative surface. The game board 9 is fixed to a required position in front of the game board 9 with screws or the like in a state where all the entrances 54 are covered. Therefore, as a specific example, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
In the display plate 78 having a substantially circular band shape having a circular curved edge along the lower part of the front surface, a ball entry display portion (Arabic numerals "1 to 16") displaying various symbols at the ball entry detection position in the upper middle part of the surface
79 are formed in a horizontal row corresponding to the irradiation position of the lamp 73, and are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, supporting edges 80 having concave grooves 81 for positioning all partition pieces 53 on the back surface are formed at equal intervals in a row, and guide portions 82 for entering balls are formed between the supporting edges 80. . The support rim 80 and the guide portion 82 are located in the respective ball entrance 54 and the ball entrance detection port 63 of the detection body 60 to achieve a stable entry and a static exit and drop of the game ball. It is configured to assist in the detection of an incoming ball.

In this exterior display 77, FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, screw holes 84 are formed at required positions on the left and right plate portions 83 of the display plate 78,
A guide sloping wall 85 for a game ball is formed on the back side of the plate portion 83, and a cutout adjusting portion 86 is formed on the outer ends of the both 83, 85 using a slit 87. Thereby, the entire length of the exterior display body 77 (the lateral size of the display plate 78) can be set to the maximum length in a state where the cutout adjustment portions 86 at both ends are left, and the adjustment portion 86 is cut out, that is, the slit 87 is cut off. The connection portion 88 may be cut to the minimum length. Then, based on such selection of the total length, it can be adjusted to an arbitrary position within a predetermined height range from the lowest position on the game surface 22. By the way, the display body 77
In any of the alignment positions, the game balls that have fallen on the guide sloping wall 85 on each side are directed to the left and right end entrances 54 (display numbers "1" and "16") of the main body 51. You can be guided.

As an additional structure in the case where the above-mentioned game board 9 is provided with the integrated ball entry device M of this embodiment,
As illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5, 11 and 12, a resin-backed back cover 91 is attached to the back of the game board 9. The back cover 91 has a cover plate 92 of a size capable of covering the back opening surface of the mounting opening 95 and the back opening surface of the collective discharge port 23 formed on the game board 9 (router processing). ,
When the respective guide gutters 30 are arranged, they can also serve as partial lids of the respective gutters 30. Then, a ball receiving portion 93 is integrally formed at the center of the cover plate 92, and receives the finished balls that have passed through the respective guide gutters 30, and receives the collective discharge port 2
3 can be guided. The cover plate 92 is specifically aligned with a concave seat 96 formed on the back surface of the game board 9. In addition, on the upper surface of the ball receiving portion 93, at the opening surface portion where the individually disposed guide gutter 30 does not face,
A cover piece 94 formed (cut) to a predetermined size can be attached obliquely as needed (see FIG. 15).

Therefore, the general ball entry apparatus M of the present embodiment configured as described above has
Depending on the selection and use of the various game parts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and the like, they can be easily and suitably installed in a required position range based on the collective discharge port 23. That is, since the entire ball entry unit U is configured to have the required minimum size, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the mounting opening of the required minimum opening surface area formed at the required position of the game board 9 is provided. By inserting the board 52 of the main body 51 into the game surface 22 by screwing the board 52 into the gaming surface 22 from the front side, the collective board 74 on the back side can be installed while being immersed in the mounting opening 95. On the other hand, with respect to the exterior display body 77, the presence or absence of the cut-off adjusting portions 86 at both ends of the display plate 78 is selected, and the respective supporting edges 80 are formed on the partition pieces 53 with respect to the main body 51 of the ball entry unit U, and the guide portions are formed. 82 are set so as to be aligned with the entrance port 54 and the entrance detection port 63, respectively, and are positioned by the pins 59 of the main body 51.
With the 5 touching the game surface 22, screws can be screwed into the game board 9 from the respective screw holes 84 and attached (see FIG. 3). In connection with the installation of the integrated ball entry device M, game nails 99 are arranged in the game surface 22 at equal intervals in a horizontal row as entrances to the respective ball entry ports 54 (see FIG. 3).

As a result, regarding the installation of the general ball entry device M on the game board 9, the cut-off adjusting section 85 of the exterior display body 77
Can be installed at the lowest position relative to the collective outlet 23 under the condition that the cutout is cut off (see the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3), and the cutout adjusting unit 85 is installed at an arbitrary position within the required height range relative to the collective outlet 23 under the condition that the cutout adjusting portion 85 remains. (See the phantom line in FIG. 3). And, regardless of the position where the integrated ball-entering device M is installed, the back cover 91 attached to the back side of the game board 9 in the assembling work on the back side of the game board,
Before the guide gutters 30 are arranged, the guide gutters 30 are mounted and set on the concave seats 96 formed in accordance with the rear opening surfaces of the mounting port 95 and the collecting / discharging port 23 to cover and protect the collecting board 74 of the ball entry unit U. It is supposed to. Further, respective wirings (not shown) for switches and lamps connected to the respective connectors 75 and 76 of the collective board 74 are passed, for example, into grooves 97 and 98 formed in the back of the game board 9 by the It is connected to an input / output unit of a control circuit device 47 for games installed on the back side of the mechanism set board 10.

[0023]

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, a prescribed number of units are added to each symbol combination game.
Using (effective 16 balls) game balls, in the same launching operation as in the case of a general pachinko machine, based on the timing of the ball feeding operation by the ball feeding cassette 6 and the hitting operation by the hitting ball firing device 8, The game balls sent one by one to the base of the firing rail 13 are hit by the hitting rod 20 and hit into the game surface 22. And each ball entry tool 24 illustrated in FIG.
Each of the game balls 25 and the accessory 26, 27, and the game ball that has entered the comprehensive ball entry device M described later respectively passes through the front side and the back side of the game board 9 after being individually detected by the detection unit. Specifically, the ball enters the collective discharge port 23 as an end ball, and thereafter passes through the discharge path 34 of the mechanism set board 10 from the receptacle 17 of the front frame 2 and is discharged outside the machine. Then, the corresponding lamp 73 in the general ball-entering device M is turned on and the ball-in display unit 79 of the exterior display 77 is illuminated and displayed in accordance with the respective ball-detecting positions and conditions during the game. In the result of the above, the condition (Arabic numeral "1"
組 16 ”), a set number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device 38 of the mechanism set board 10, to the upper ball plate 5 via the main discharge path 39. In addition, they are respectively discharged to the lower ball tray 7 via the auxiliary discharge path 40.

In the symbol combination game as described above, the general ball-entering device M of this embodiment implemented (equipped) on the game board 9 includes all of the effective prescribed number of games played on the game surface 22. Under the premise that the ball can be detected, it is possible to perform an appropriate detection display of the incoming ball and a suitable collective discharge. That is, in the game surface 22, the above-mentioned ball entry tools 24, 25 and the accessory 26,
The game ball that has fallen without entering the ball 27 is received by any of the specified number of ball entrances 54 in the ball entry unit U, and the ball is dropped out using the support edge 80 and the guide portion 82 of the exterior display 77. While appropriately relaxing the momentum, the force is pushed toward the front side of the main body 51, and the inside of the entrance detection port 63 of the detection body 60 is statically passed through and naturally falls as it is. Note that the game balls received on the guide sloping walls 85 on both sides of the exterior display body 77 are the ball entrances 54, 54 of the ball entry unit U mainly at the left end and the right end.
, And enters the entrance of the relevant part, and enters and exits the entrance detection port 63 statically as described above. Thereafter, the detected game balls are guided along the inner rail 21 of the game board 9 to the lowermost portion of the center thereof, and are discharged from the collecting outlet 23 to the receiving port 17.

In such a ball entry / exit situation, a game ball that statically enters each of the ball entry detection ports 63 is guided by the guide section 82.
As a result, the detection unit 67 can accurately detect the ball while maintaining the state of approaching or rolling contact with the front surface of the entrance detection port 63, so that a detection failure can be suitably avoided. In response to the detection signal being input from the collective board 74 to the control circuit device 47 for the game, the output from the device 47 causes the lamp 73 to be turned on at the position for a set time, and the lamp holder 69 The entry display section 79 at that position of the exterior display body 77 can be illuminated and displayed from inside through the lens section 72.

On the other hand, during the game,
The game balls that have entered the 25 or the accessories 26 and 27 and exited to the backside pass through the respective guide gutters 30 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 11 and are detected and discharged by the corresponding detection switch 31. . And finally, it is received in the ball receiving portion 93 of the back cover 91, and is discharged from the collecting outlet 23 to the receiving port 17. In the general ball-entering device M with respect to the end ball of such back-through exit, a position set in advance based on the detection signal of the detection switch 31 (one of “No. 1 to No. 16”) Are individually lit, and the entry display 79 at the corresponding position is illuminated. However, in the ball entry detection display of the general ball entry device M, each lamp 7 at the set position is displayed.
Regarding the lighting condition of No. 3, the detection unit 67 relating to the previously passed out game ball and the detection switch 3 relating to the backed out game ball are described above.
1 is effectively turned on and held based on any of the earlier detection points (detection signal input points).

[0027]

[Modifications] The general ball entry apparatus M for the symbol combination type pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and other embodiments are preferably recommended. For example, the detection body 60 and the lamp 73 may be provided in the upper part and the lower part of the main body 51 of the ball entry unit U, respectively, and connected to each substrate. As one specific example, as illustrated in FIG. 16, in a case where the partition piece and the entrance of the main body 51 are omitted, all the entrance detection ports 63 of the detection body 60 are connected to the front side of the main body 51. The lamp 73 may be inserted into each of the cylindrical portions 101 formed in the main body 51 so that the holes are formed in the substrate 52 instead of omitting the lamp holder. It is good also as a form illuminated from 102. The detection body 60 may be of a type in which the detection unit for entering a ball uses magnetic, mechanical contact, light emission, and light reception in the embodiment configured with one (one) piece of the shell 61. As another example of the shape, as illustrated in FIG. 17, a detection unit 67 (showing mechanical contacts) appropriately connected to a switch board is provided on the front end side of the shell 61 omitting the ball detection port.
May be arranged in a horizontal line at equal intervals, and the detection units 67 may be arranged at required positions with respect to the entrance 54 between the partition pieces 53 formed on the main body 51.

On the other hand, as for the exterior display 77, it is assumed that the exterior display 77 can be appropriately selected, including the external size, the pattern combination display content, the decorative surface, and the like. As shown in FIG.
The display device 103 may be appropriately disposed inside both ends of the display plate 78, or the display device 105 may be appropriately incorporated in the guide box portion 104 formed inside the central portion. A configuration may be employed in which the components are directly aligned and assembled. Then, with respect to the lamp lighting display control of the total ball entry device M, each ball entry detection of each detection unit 67 of the detection body 60 and the detection switch 31 attached to another ball entry tool or accessory in the game board 9 is performed. The lamp may be turned on or blinked or switched according to conditions.

[0029]

As described above, according to the symbol combination type pachinko game machine of the present invention, the used game ball detected by entering the integrated ball entry device is passed to the back side of the game board. Without dropping, the game board surface is dropped as it is, and it is made to pass through the collective outlet formed at the bottom of the game board to the back side of the game board. There is no need to design and manufacture, and the same game board and mechanism set board as those used for ordinary pachinko machines can be used as they are. That is, a game machine generally called an "arranged ball game machine" has all the main components including the same game board and mechanism set board used for a normal pachinko machine having an out port at the bottom of the game surface. Can be used. Therefore,
Since all the main components used in the pachinko machine can be used, productivity can be improved and costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing a symbol combination type pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with a cover partially opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the inside of the front of the gaming machine and a part of the gaming board.

FIG. 4 is a rear view schematically showing the back side of the gaming machine and the back side of the gaming board.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the general ball entry apparatus.

FIG. 7 is an exploded plan view showing components of the integrated ball-entering device.

FIG. 8 is an exploded rear view showing components of the integrated ball-entering device.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a main part of the integrated ball-entering device, partially cut away in an assembled state.

FIG. 10 is a rear view showing a main part of the integrated ball-entering device, partially cut away in an assembled state.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway plan view showing the installation state of the integrated ball entry device.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a main part of the integrated ball entry device.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a main part of a detection body.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a main part of a detection body.

FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a main part of a back cover used as an accessory member of the integrated ball-entering device.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a main part of a ball entry unit as another example of the integrated ball entry device.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a main part of a ball entry unit as another example of the total ball entry device.

FIG. 18 is a rear view showing a main part of another example of the exterior display body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M Comprehensive ball entry device 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 4 Glass door 5 Upper ball tray 7 Lower ball tray 8 Hitting and launching device 9 Game board 10 Mechanism set board 22 Game surface 23 Collecting outlet 34 Discharge path 38 Prize ball payout device 39 Main Discharge path 40 Sub-discharge path 54 Entry port 63 Entry detection port 67 Detector 73 Lamp 79 Entry display section 95 Mounting port

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A glass door (4), upper and lower ball dishes (5, 7), and a hitting ball firing device (8) are mounted on each part of a front frame (2) assembled to an outer frame (1).
And a mechanism set board (10) on the rear side are installed respectively, and a game ball (9) set inside the front of the front frame (2) can vertically enter and exit a game ball to detect and display. Equipped with an integrated ball entry device (M), the game is performed by detecting and firing the specified number of game balls used in each symbol combination game one by one, and discharging the prize balls for winning. In the gaming machine to be obtained, in the gaming board (9), at a lowermost portion of the gaming surface (22), a collective outlet (23) capable of discharging all used gaming balls to the back side is formed, and a lower required portion is formed. Horizontal mounting port (95)
In the general ball entry device (M), which is equipped using the mounting opening (95), the specified number of vertical entrances and exits divided into the required minimum size suitable for the diameter of the game ball. region
(54, 63) are arranged at equal intervals, and a specified number of detection units (67) for detecting the incoming ball and a specified number of lamps (73) for illuminating the incoming ball position are arrayed accordingly. A predetermined number of ball display sections (79) as symbols are arranged in accordance with the lighting positions of the respective lamps (73), and the mechanism set board (10) has a collective discharge port (9) for the game board (9). Two
A discharging path ( 34 ) communicating with 3) is formed, a prize ball payout device (38) for paying out a set number of prize balls in accordance with the winning of the symbol combination game, and A combination pachinko game machine, comprising a discharge path (39, 40) for discharging to upper and lower ball dishes (5, 7).