JP4364356B2 - Ball guide members for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball guide member for a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, in a pachinko gaming machine capable of developing a pachinko game within a gaming area configured on the gaming board, disposed on the back side of the gaming board and A safe ball guide member for passing a safe ball that has entered a prize-winning device arranged in the game area to the safe ball processing device, and a game ball for a game part mounted at a required position in the game area The present invention relates to a ball guide member composed of a game ball guide member to be developed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For pachinko machines that can develop pachinko games in the game area of the game board, the first type of pachinko machines that can develop a winning combination open game based on the type of game content that has been set, opening and closing of the accessory It is divided into a type 2 pachinko machine capable of developing a game and a type 3 pachinko machine capable of developing a right generation game. In any type of pachinko machine classified into such a model, as the game parts necessary for the game board, various prize-winning devices and equipment, game parts installed in the center of the game area, and the game parts On the front side of the game board such as a symbol display device installed on the back side of the see-through window portion of the game board is disposed, while also called a ball shift cover or a ball guide cage. A safe ball guide member of an appropriate shape and size in which a guide passage is defined is attached to the back side of the game board. And, in the pachinko game on the front side of the game board, the safe ball that enters each winning equipment and the winning device and passes to the back side of the game board is passed to the back side of the game board, and then the safe ball guide member Is discharged to a safe ball processing section installed on the mechanism set board.
[0003]
Also, in any type of pachinko machine described above, in the game content including each special game that has been set, the winning condition of the game ball for the specific start winning opening provided directly below the gaming parts, In other words, the starting prize condition is one of the most important matters. For that reason, it is important to set the start winning conditions so that they are generated at an appropriate rate in a predetermined game time unit or during the establishment of a special game. For example, as a technique for increasing the probability of a game ball entering the starting prize opening, a ball entrance is provided at the side wall of the game part and a ball entrance is provided at the upper center of the game part. By providing a game ball guide passage on the back side of the game board to connect these entrance ball openings and ball exits, the game balls that have flowed down from above the game area and entered the entrance ball are game balls. A structure is adopted in which the ball is passed through the guide passage through the ball outlet, and the front surface of the game component is rolled and dropped to the vicinity of the start winning opening. In other words, the game ball that has entered the game part entrance entrance is once passed to the back side of the game board and then to the front of the game part via the game ball guide passage and the ball outlet. (So-called “warping”), it flows down the front side of the game board again.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional pachinko machine, the game ball guide passage that guides the game ball that has entered the entrance ball opening of the game component to the ball outlet is defined as a part of the safe ball guide member. . That is, by arranging and fixing the safe ball guide member in a predetermined direction on the back side of the game board, the upstream opening side of the game ball guide passage is aligned with the back side of the entrance ball opening, and the game ball guide The downstream opening side of the passage is aligned with the ball outlet. For this reason, if there is a subtle error in the mounting position of the ball discharge member with respect to the game board, it is impossible to smoothly guide the game ball from the entrance ball entrance to the ball exit. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a guide or a pin for positioning the safe ball guide member with respect to the backside of the game board, and there is a problem that the cost increases due to an increase in the number of parts and an increase in the number of assembly steps. In addition, there is a type in which a game ball guide member is integrally formed on the back side of the game component, but also in this type, it is necessary to provide a guide or pin for positioning the safe ball guide member on the back side of the game board. Also, the problem that caused the cost increase was inherent.
[0005]
In recent years, from the viewpoints of environmental problems, resource saving problems, cost reductions, etc., it has been demanded to recycle the components of pachinko gaming machines that have been put into practice as much as possible. For this reason, in the game board, the veneer board, the safe ball guide member, etc. are diverted from the conventional ones, and the game parts, the symbol display device, etc. are replaced with a new unit, so that the game of completely new design and game form The device is changed to the board. However, in the case where the entrance ball entrance and the ball exit port in the new game part are set at positions different from the entrance ball entrance and the ball exit port in the old game part, the game ball is corresponding to this. The shape of the guide passage must be changed. That is, since the game ball guide passage is integrally formed with the safe ball guide member, the entire safe ball guide member is newly designed and molded, resulting in a cost reduction effect. It was a big obstacle.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
In view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the above-described conventional technology, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve this problem, and includes a game ball guide member and a safe ball guide that define a game ball guide path. By forming the safe ball guide member that defines the passage as a separate member, the replacement of the game parts can be handled by changing only the game ball guide member, while reducing the cost, while safe for the game board An object of the present invention is to provide a ball guide member for a pachinko gaming machine that facilitates and rationalizes the assembly of the ball guide member.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the desired purpose suitably, the ball guide member of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention,
A safe ball that is attached to the back side of the game board that defines a game area on the front side, enters each prize opening installed in the game area, and passes to the back side is directed toward the safe ball processing device in the plane. A safe ball guide member for guiding to go out,
With respect to a gaming part having a ball entrance and a ball outlet facing the game area, the ball entrance and the ball outlet are attached from the back side of the game board in a state where the ball entrance and the ball outlet are connected to each other. A game ball guide member that guides the game ball entered into the ball exit toward the ball exit,
Safe ball guide member An inner side surface that matches the outer side surface of the game ball guide member is formed at a required position of Of the game ball guide member attached to the game part. Said outer surface To match the back of the game board Of the safe ball guide member It is configured to be positioned.
[0008]
[Action]
The game ball guide member and the safe ball guide member constituting the ball guide member are formed as separate bodies. Then, with the game ball guide member attached to the game part attached to the game board, the safe ball guide member is aligned with the game ball guide member, so that the safe ball against the back side of the game board is obtained. Positioning of the ball guide member is simple and easy. In addition, when the game part is changed to a new game part due to recycling of the game board or the like, and the game ball passing form of the new game part is different, only the game ball guide member is changed and The ball guide member can be used as it is.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the ball guide member of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In the present embodiment, the symbol of the symbol display device (center accessory) is displayed in a variable stop for each type that is generally referred to as a “first type pachinko machine”, that is, for each start winning condition, and a combination of symbols ( Mainly exemplified is a pachinko machine of a type that can present a special game in which a large electric prize-winning device is operated in a set release pattern when a big win is established.
[0010]
(Pachinko machine)
First, a pachinko machine in which the ball guide member L of the present embodiment is implemented will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment has a basic schematic configuration in which the front frame B is assembled to the front side of the opening of the outer frame A so as to be detachable and openable using connection support means and locking means. ing. And the front side of the opening / closing set plate assembled | attached to the window frame C in the lower part of the glass door D so that attachment or detachment and opening are possible in the inner and outer part of the front frame B The upper ball tray E set on the back and the electric ball feeder G set on the back side, the lower ball tray F and the hit ball launching device H located on the lower stage, and the mechanism set board (not shown) located on the back side Etc., respectively, and a game board J constituting a required game area 19 is set in a detachable and replaceable manner inside the front of the accommodation frame on the back side of the front frame B.
[0011]
(Front frame)
The front frame B is, for example, a synthetic resin-molded whole. Basically, the frame 10 is provided with an installation recess for the window frame C on the front side of the frame opening, and the opening area of the frame 10. A storage frame (not shown) which is located on the back side and forms a set surface area and attachment portion for the game board J, and a game auxiliary board 12 which is positioned below the storage frame and is aligned with the game board J And are integrally molded. A lamp display unit 13 and the like are provided from the upper edge of the frame 10 to the right edge of the front surface, and speakers 14 and launch rails 15 are disposed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the game assisting board 12, respectively.
[0012]
(Game board)
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board J is disposed at a slightly lower center in the front side of the game area 19 surrounded by a rail 18 that is curved in a substantially circular shape, and can detect a safe ball with a switch. A start winning opening 20, a gaming part 21 which is arranged immediately above the starting winning opening 20 and serves as a see-through figure and a game ball guide, and is also referred to as a windmill, and the flow direction for the game ball is arbitrarily changed. An electric guide wheel 22 and an ordinary guide car 23, the large electric prize-winning device 24 installed immediately below the start winning opening 20, an electric decoration device 25 whose irradiation pattern is changed and controlled according to the game state, etc. It has. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a ball guide member L of the present embodiment comprising a game ball guide member 45 and a safe ball guide member 46 is attached to the back side of the game board J. A liquid crystal display device K is equipped and set in accordance with the back side of the see-through window 31 (see FIG. 4). The ordinary guide wheel 23 is disposed on the front surface of the game component 21. Moreover, the code | symbol 29 in FIG. 2 shows an out port.
[0013]
The start winning opening 20 is exemplified by a variable type that can expand and deform the opening area, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the opening area is expanded to increase the probability of entering a game ball. The winning device 24 is also generally called an attacker-type special electric accessory. As a basic configuration, the door-shaped opening / closing plate 27 provided to the special winning port 26 has an electromagnetic back side. It can be opened and closed based on a set opening pattern using a solenoid and an opening / closing mechanism, and a regular winning opening 28 is provided on the left and right. Further, a count switch for safe balls and a special switch (V switch) for continuing the opening operation are incorporated in the back side of the special winning opening 26.
[0014]
(Game parts)
The large-sized game component 21 installed in the center of the game board J includes a symbol see-through unit, an electric light decoration display unit, a game ball guide unit, and the like as a basic configuration. Such functions and roles can be suitably achieved. The symbol display unit is based on a main body 30 that is attached and set to the front side of the game board J, and has a rectangular cylindrical see-through window 31 that extends rearward from the front end surface inside the center of the main body 30; A transparent synthetic resin molded see-through plate 32 that is attached and aligned with the rear opening of the see-through window 31 is mainly configured. It is to be noted that the see-through plate 32 is assumed that display aid means such as a see-through window frame for a symbol and a winning line (both not shown) as a display aid means are printed on an ultrathin film in advance. Bonded by heat and pressure during in-mold molding. Further, the electric decoration display part is disposed on a lamp cover 33 that also serves as a light diffusing lens and that extends right and left at the front upper part of the main body 30 by adopting a character design or the like as appropriate, and a substrate mounted inside the cover 33. Thus, lamps (none of which are shown) for enhancing the visual effect of the gaming state are mainly configured. Further, the game ball guide portion includes game ball receiving ports 34 and 34 formed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the main body 30, a ball receiving portion 35 formed on the rear lower portion of the see-through window portion 31, and a ball receiving portion 35. And a disc-shaped sphere discharge port 36 formed at the center of the front side.
[0015]
The ball guide member L of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment is disposed on the back side of the game board J. As described above and as shown in FIG. And a safe ball processing device disposed on the mechanism set board for guiding a safe ball that has entered the start winning port 20, the special winning port 26 of the winning device 24, and the normal winning port 28. And a safe ball guide member 46. Next, the game ball guide member 45 and the safe ball guide member 46 will be described.
[0016]
(Game ball guide member)
A ceiling entrance 37 having ball receiving openings 38, 38, 38 and a delivery opening 39 is formed at the longitudinal center upper end of the main body 30 in the game component 21 (see FIG. 6), and from the front of the see-through window 31. A ball outlet 40 facing the left ball receiving portion 35 is formed in the left wall surface as viewed, and the game ball guide member 45 is provided on the back side of the main body 30 at the outlet in the top entrance 37. The back side of 39 and the back side of the ball outlet 40 are attached so as to communicate with each other. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the game ball guide member 45 is connected to the game component 21 attached to the game board J from the front side through the mounting hole 17 opened in the game board J. The game balls, which are mounted from the back side of J and received by any of the ball receiving openings 38, 38, 38 in the entrance ball opening 37, are passed from the delivery port 39 to the game ball guide member 45. Later, it is guided to the ball outlet 40 and is passed from the ball outlet 40 to the ball receiver 35. It should be noted that “IN” is displayed on the front surface of the game component 21 at the site corresponding to the entrance ball opening 37 and “OUT” is displayed at the site corresponding to the ball outlet 40 so that the player can play the game. It is possible to easily understand the manner in which the game ball enters and exits the component 21 (see FIG. 2).
[0017]
The game ball guide member 45 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The game ball guide member 45 is a bowl-shaped member having a substantially U-shaped front surface including an upper horizontal portion 47, a side vertical portion 48 and a lower horizontal portion 49. The ball delivery path 52 is defined in the interior by assembling the lid member 51 with a screw or the like in the front opening of the main body 50 having a U-shaped cross section. Therefore, since the ball delivery path 52 is defined in a hollow shape, even if the mounting hole 17 overlaps with the game ball guide member 45 in the front-rear direction, the game ball can be smoothly guided. Yes. A spherical inlet 53 formed forward at the end of the upper horizontal portion 47 is aligned with the back side of the outlet 39 in the top entrance 37, and is laterally extended at the end of the lower horizontal portion 49. The spherical outlet 54 formed in the opening is aligned with the side of the spherical outlet 40 in the see-through window 31. In addition, a plurality of guide pieces 55 whose ends are formed in a concave curved surface are vertically arranged at the inner corner portion of the tip of the upper horizontal portion 47, and are rearward from the outlet 39 of the top entrance 37. The game ball that has been passed through to the ball inflow port 53 is smoothly refracted and guided into the upper horizontal portion 47 of the game ball guide member 45. Further, buffer pieces 56 projecting from the wall surface are formed in a zigzag shape inside the side vertical portion 48 so that the momentum of the game ball falling in the side vertical portion 48 can be appropriately reduced. It has become. On the other hand, at the lower end portion of the side vertical portion 48, a step portion 57 is formed on the inner side surface spaced from the ball outlet 40 and protrudes toward the lower horizontal portion 49. Constructed for smooth guidance of game balls in 49 directions
Is done.
[0018]
(Attachment form of game ball guide member)
The game ball guide member 45 configured as described above can be easily and easily positioned and assembled with respect to the back side of the main body 30 of the game component 21. That is, on the back surface of the main body 30 of the game component 21, as shown in FIG. 5, a guide pin 41 protruding backward is integrally formed in the vicinity of the upper corner portion of the see-through window portion 31. A boss having a fitting hole 42 is integrally formed in the vicinity of the lower corner portion of the portion 31. On the other hand, in the game ball guide member 45, a boss having a fitting hole 58 into which the guide pin 41 is fitted is integrally formed at an inner corner portion of a continuous portion of the upper horizontal portion 47 and the side vertical portion 48. In addition, a guide pin 59 that fits into the fitting hole 42 is integrally formed in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 54 of the lower horizontal portion 49. Thereby, the game ball guide member 45 is attached while being easily positioned on the back side of the game component 21 under the respective engagement of the fitting hole 58 and the guide pin 41 and the guide pin 59 and the fitting hole 42. As a result, the ball inflow port 53 automatically aligns with the back side of the outlet 39 of the top entrance 37, and the ball outflow port 54 automatically aligns with the ball outlet 40. When the game ball guide member 45 is attached to the main body 30 of the game component 21, as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball guide member 45 does not protrude rearward from the see-through plate 32. Consideration is given so as not to interfere with the installation.
[0019]
An attachment piece 60 having a screw insertion hole 61 is integrally formed on the lower side of the lower horizontal portion 49 of the game ball guide member 45, and a predetermined screw is inserted through the screw insertion hole 61. It can be tightened to the back of the game board J. Thereby, the game ball guide member 45 is always stably fixed in an appropriate posture with respect to the veneer game board J having a thickness error of about ± 0.5 mm. Further, a fixed receiving piece 62 that is pressed by the safe ball guide member 46 is integrally formed at the tip side of the upper horizontal portion 47.
[0020]
(Safe ball guide member)
The safe ball guide member 46 is a guide for suitable discharge of the safe ball generated in the game area 19 of the game board J. The safe ball discharge member 65 for discharging the safe ball and the symbol display device K include It is configured as a single cover set member that is molded with a synthetic resin together with a set base 66 that is detachably assembled. That is, the safe ball guide member 46 has a square opening window 68 that does not interfere with the symbol display device K in the main body 67 formed in a square frame size that can correspond to the back of the main part of the game board J. On the left side, right side, and lower side along the window 68, flanges 69, 70, and 71 that define passages for safe balls are formed. In addition, an installation portion 72 for a relay board is formed on the back surface (outer surface) of the left collar portion 69 as viewed from the back surface, and an insertion holding portion 73 and a holding piece 74 for wiring processing are formed in each portion of the main body 67. Has been.
[0021]
The thus configured ball guide member L of the present embodiment uses the game ball guide member 45 attached to the game component 21 to facilitate the safe ball guide member 46 against the back surface of the game board J. Positioning is possible. That is, in the main body 67 of the safe ball guide member 46, the inner side surface 75 facing the window 68 from the upper right side to the right collar 70 is an upper horizontal portion 47 in the game ball guide member 45 as shown in FIG. The safe ball guide member 46 is appropriately positioned on the back surface of the game board J by bringing the inner surface 75 into close contact with the outer surface 63. Therefore, in the game board J of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to separately provide a guide pin, a boss or the like for positioning the safe ball guide member 46 on the back surface. The safe ball guide member 46 positioned on the back surface of the game board J is fixed to the game board J using a predetermined screw or the like.
[0022]
Further, a locking piece 76 protruding inward of the window 68 is integrally formed on the inner side surface 75 of the right collar portion 70 of the safe ball guide member 46, and the safe ball guide member 46 is attached to the game board J. When attached to the back surface, the locking piece 76 presses the attachment piece 60 of the game ball guide member 45. Further, a portion of the safe ball guide member 46 adjacent to the upper end portion of the inner side surface 75 presses the fixed receiving piece 62 of the game ball guide member 45. Therefore, the game ball guide member 45 is fixed and held on the game component 21 by the safe ball guide member 46 attached to the back surface of the game board J without rattling. That is, a portion of the safe ball guide member 46 that presses the fixed receiving piece 62 of the game ball guide member 45 adjacent to the upper end portion of the inner side surface 75 functions as a locking portion.
[0023]
[Effect of the embodiment]
Next, as an operation of the ball guide member of the pachinko gaming machine of the present example configured as described above, the state of the embodiment, handling, installation (assembly), ball passing guidance, and the like will be described.
[0024]
(Assembly of game ball guide members)
Assuming that the game component 21 is set from the front side and screwed to the game board J in which the mounting hole 17 is opened by the router processing, as shown in FIG. The game ball guide member 45 in the ball guide member L of the present embodiment is set on the back side of the main body 30. That is, by inserting the guide pin 41 of the gaming component 21 into the fitting hole 58 of the gaming ball guide member 45 and fitting the guide pin 59 of the gaming ball guide member 45 into the fitting hole 42 of the gaming component 21, The game ball guide member 45 is temporarily assembled and set on the back side of the game component 21 (see FIG. 5).
[0025]
(Assembling of safe ball guide members)
When the assembly set of the game ball guide member 45 with respect to the game component 21 is completed, the safe ball guide member 46 is assembled to the back surface of the game board J. At this time, if the inner side surface 75 of the safe ball guide member 46 is brought into close contact with the outer side surface 63 of the game ball guide member 45, the positioning of the safe ball guide member 46 with respect to the game board J is completed. The assembly of the safe ball guide member 46 to the game board J is completed by screwing the game board J in a state where the outer side surface 63 and the inner side surface 75 are in close contact with each other (see FIG. 3). At this time, the safe ball guide member 46 attached and fixed to the game board J presses the attachment piece 60 and the fixed receiving piece 62 of the game ball guide member 45, and the game ball guide member 45 is connected to the game component 21. Is preferably fixedly set. As a result, the ball inlet 53 is aligned with the back side of the outlet 39 of the ceiling entrance 37 and the ball outlet 54 is aligned with the ball outlet 40.
[0026]
When the assembly set of the game ball guide member 45 and the safe ball guide member 46 is completed, the symbol display device K and the like are assembled using the set base portion 66 of the safe ball guide member 46. At this time, since the game ball guide member 45 does not protrude rearward from the see-through plate 32 of the game component 21, the symbol display surface of the symbol display device K is close to the see-through plate 32 (see FIG. 4).
[0027]
(About the way of playing game balls)
In the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment configured as described above, in the same embodiment as the conventional one, cooperation between the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding device G based on the game operation and the hitting ball launching operation in the hitting ball launching device H. Due to the action, the game balls are sent one by one to the launch position and shot into the game area 19, and the safe balls that enter the start winning port 20, the special winning port 26 of the winning device 24 and the normal winning port 28 in FIG. Then, a pachinko game divided into out balls collected at the out port 29 can be performed. Then, the safe balls that have entered the winning holes 20, 26, 28 are guided to the safe ball processing device disposed on the mechanism set board by the safe ball guide member 46 attached to the back surface of the game board J. Is done.
[0028]
In the pachinko game, a game ball that has entered any of the ball receiving openings 38 of the game entrance 21 through the entrance ball opening 37 passes through a delivery port 39 of the game entrance ball 37 and is sent from the ball inlet 53 to the game ball. The guide member 45 enters the ball delivery path 52 and once disappears from the game area 19. The game ball passes through the upper horizontal portion 47, the side vertical portion 48 and the lower horizontal portion 49 of the game ball guide member 45, and then receives the ball receiver of the game component 21 via the ball outlet 54 and the ball outlet 40. It is passed to the part 35 and returns to the game area 19 again. Therefore, the game ball passes through the ball receiving portion 35, falls from the central ball discharge port 36, flows down to the vicinity of the start winning port 20 located directly below, and has a high probability of entering the start winning port 20. . In addition, by detecting that a game ball has entered the start winning opening 20, each symbol of the symbol display device K is controlled to change and stop, so that when a special game condition (bonus) is established, The opening / closing plate 27 of the winning device 24 is rotationally displaced to open the special winning opening 26.
[0029]
In the game ball guide member 45 in the ball guide member L of the present embodiment, the guide piece 55 formed in the vicinity of the ball inlet 53 smoothly guides the refraction of the game ball from the outlet 39 to the upper horizontal portion 47. Further, since the buffer pieces 56 are formed in a staggered manner in the side vertical portion 48, the momentum of the game ball is reduced as appropriate, and further, the step portion 57 formed in the lower portion of the side vertical portion 48 lowers the horizontal portion. The exit to 49 is also performed smoothly. In addition, as described above, the game ball guide member 45 has a ball delivery path 52 in which a portion other than the ball inlet 53 and the ball outlet 54 is hollowed by the main body 50 and the lid member 51. Therefore, the guidance of game balls is performed very smoothly. That is, even if the mounting hole 17 opened by router processing on the game board J overlaps with the game ball guide member 45 in the front and rear, smooth passing guidance of the game ball is achieved.
[0030]
(Replacement of game parts)
And in the pachinko machine P of a present Example, it can respond | correspond suitably also, for example, when exchanging the said game component 21 for the thing of another form. That is, in the case where the position of the outlet 39 and the ball outlet 40 of the entrance ball 37 in a new game part is different from that of the game part 21 of the conventional implementation, the ball guide member L of the present embodiment has the above-mentioned. Only the game ball guide member 45 needs to be replaced with a game ball guide member adapted for a new game component, and the safe ball guide member 46 can be used as it is. However, it is assumed that the new game ball guide member has an outer surface having the same shape as the inner surface 75 formed on the safe ball guide member 46.
[0031]
In the above-described embodiment, as the manner of assembling the game ball guide member 45 and the safe ball guide member 46, the game ball guide member 45 is first temporarily fixed to the game component 21 with respect to the game component 21 assembled to the game board J. Then, the case where the safe ball guide member 46 is assembled to the game board J while being positioned using the game ball guide member 45 is illustrated. However, apart from this, for example, the game ball guide member 45 is first assembled to the safe ball guide member 46, and the game ball guide member 45 and the safe ball guide member 46, which are integrated as a matter of convenience, are assembled to the game component 21 and the game board J. You may do it. Also in this attachment method, since the game ball guide member 45 and the game component 21 are positioned, the safe ball guide member 46 in which the inner side surface 75 is aligned and brought into close contact with the outer side surface 63 is also automatically positioned. Further, the arrangement position and the number of positioning members such as the attachment piece 60 and the fixed receiving piece 62 provided on the game ball guide member 45 are not limited to the embodiment, and can be set as appropriate. Further, the locking portion such as the locking piece 76 provided on the safe ball guide member 46 is not limited to the position and number of the embodiment, and is set as appropriate according to the specifications of the game ball guide member 45. It is possible.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention relates to a ball guide member that is attached to the back side of a game board and guides pachinko balls, and a game ball that is attached to a game part and guides game balls to be passed. By separating the guide member and the safe ball guide member that guides the safe ball entering and exiting each winning opening separately, and aligning the safe ball guide member with the game ball guide member attached to the game part in advance The safe ball guide member can be easily and easily positioned with respect to the back surface of the game board. Therefore, there is no need to specially arrange or form a guide pin or a fitting hole for positioning the safe ball guide member on the back of the game board, so the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of components and manufacturing man-hours. There is an advantage that can be achieved. Also, in the recycling of the game board, when the game ball delivery mode is changed by replacement with a new game part, it is only necessary to change the game ball guide member. Since it can be used as it is, there is an advantage that the cost can be reduced by this.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine in which a ball guide member of the present embodiment is implemented.
2 is a front view of a game board in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board shown in FIG. 2 and shows a state in which the ball guide member of this embodiment is mounted.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the main parts of a game ball guide member and a safe ball guide member mounted on the back side of the game board.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of a gaming component with a gaming ball guide member attached thereto.
FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway view showing a game part with a game ball guide member attached, in which a game ball that has entered the entrance ball opening is made to go out to the ball outlet using the game ball guide member. It is a top view.
FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway view of a game part with a game ball guide member attached, in which a game ball entering the entrance ball entrance is made to pass through the ball outlet using the game ball guide member. It is a rear view.
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an attachment configuration of a game part, a game ball guide member, and a safe ball guide member with respect to the game board.
[Explanation of symbols]
19 Game area
20 starting prize opening
21 game parts
26 Special prize opening
28 Ordinary winning mouth
37 Tenryu entrance (sphere entrance)
40 ball exit
45 Game ball guide members
46 Safe ball guide members
63 Outside
75 Inside
76 Locking piece (locking part)
J game board

Claims (2)

It is attached to the back side of the game board (J) that defines the game area (19) on the front, and enters each winning opening (20, 26, 28) installed in the game area (19) and passes to the back side. A safe ball guide member (46) for guiding the discharged safe ball to the safe ball processing device in the aircraft,
The ball entrance (37) and the ball outlet (40) communicate with the game component (21) having the ball entrance (37) and the ball outlet (40) facing the game area (19). A game ball guide member (45) that is attached from the back side of the game board (J) in a connected state and guides the game ball that has entered the ball entrance (37) toward the ball exit (40). And
An inner side surface (75) aligned with the outer side surface (63) of the gaming ball guide member (45) is formed at a required position of the safe ball guide member (46) , and the inner side surface (75) is formed as the gaming component ( The safe ball guide member (46) is positioned with respect to the back surface of the game board (J) by aligning with the outer side surface (63) of the game ball guide member (45) attached to 21). A ball guide member for a pachinko gaming machine, characterized in that it is configured. A locking portion (76) for locking to the outer surface of the game ball guide member (45) is provided at a predetermined position of the safe ball guide member (46), whereby the safe ball guide member (46) is attached to the game board (J upon attached to the rear surface of) the game part (pachinko game machine of the sphere guide member according to claim 1 Symbol mounting fixed holding is made of the game ball guide member with respect to 21) (45).

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