JP4936268B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a unit accessory such as a center ornament, and more particularly, to a gaming machine configured so that a game ball operation in the unit accessory can be smoothly advanced.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured such that it flows down the board surface and enters various winning holes or flows into the out port at the lower part of the game board without entering (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of a symbol display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the center portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  In the conventional pachinko machine as described above, a center ornament is provided at the center of the game area, a warp introduction port is provided at the side of the center ornament, and a game ball entered from the warp introduction port is placed on the start chucker side. Some have a stage that rolls to guide them. However, when the game ball is guided onto the stage as described above, it is predicted that the game ball will jump depending on the speed, rotation, etc. of the game ball at the time of introduction. If it touches the screen, the screen may be damaged. Therefore, a pachinko machine (see Patent Document 2) that protects the game ball from coming into contact with the symbol display device from the stage side by providing a protective cover inside the center decoration and on the front side of the screen of the symbol display device. It is generally seen.

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2002-45530 A

  By the way, in a general pachinko machine as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, a protective cover is arranged on the front surface of the symbol display device in order to prevent the game ball jumping during the game from coming into contact with the symbol display device. In most cases, the cover is fixed firmly by screwing. For this reason, there is no room for movement or elasticity of the fixed protective cover, so that the game ball jumps further after coming into contact with the protective cover and falls again to the game area outside the center decoration, via the stage. There is a possibility that the frequency of not being able to benefit from the route allocation to the winning a prize will increase.

  Further, the game ball that has come into contact with the fixed protective cover further jumps, and comes into contact with the glass disposed on the front door of the pachinko machine, which may cause damage to the glass.

  Therefore, the present invention suppresses damage to devices and members such as an image display device due to irregular movement of game balls that can be taken during a game, and aims to improve gameability by ensuring smooth game progression. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that is configured as described above and solves the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 14) includes a warp introduction port (37) and a stage (S) for receiving a game ball (Ba) introduced mainly from the introduction port (37). A unit accessory (23) and an image display device that exposes the screen (35a) from an opening (36) that is disposed behind the unit accessory (23) and is provided at the center of the unit accessory (23). (35) is provided in the gaming area (3a), and the gaming area (3a) is a game machine (1) in which a game ball (Ba) is launched and played.
A flexible transparent cover member (65) covering the front surface of the screen (35a) of the image display device (35);
Cover member support portions (110a, 110b, 114) that constitute a part of the unit accessory (23) and that dispose the transparent cover member (65) so as to be substantially parallel to the screen (35a). A rear frame (23a) having
The cover member support portions (110a, 110b, 114) include a front support member (110a) and a rear support member (110b) that sandwich the front surface and the rear surface of the transparent cover member (65) disposed at their respective peripheral edges. And
The transparent cover member (65) is sandwiched between the rear support member (110b) and the front support member (110a), and the transparent cover member (65) and the rear support member (110b) when sandwiched. Ri Na is disposed at a position protruding portion (113) is horizontally opposed to the constant spacing between,
The transparent cover member (65) disperses and absorbs the impact when the game ball (Ba) comes into contact with the front side thereof,
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to the second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 8 and 11), the protrusion (113) is a convex portion having a semispherical cross section.
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and FIGS. 6 to 9) is disposed above the opening (36) in the unit accessory (23), and the warp inlet ( 37) provided with a drop hole (59a) positioned so as to drop the front side of the screen (35a) toward the stage (S) with the game ball (Ba) introduced from 37).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine is provided with the transparent cover member and the rear frame body having the cover member support portion for opposingly arranging the transparent cover member so as to be substantially parallel to the screen. . This cover member support part has the front surface support member and the rear surface support member which pinch | interpose the front surface and rear surface of the arrange | positioned transparent cover member in each peripheral part. The rear surface support member has a transparent cover member sandwiched between the front surface support member, and a protrusion that makes the distance between the transparent cover member and the rear surface support member constant when sandwiched is located at a position facing left and right. Arrange. As a result, the flexible transparent cover member sandwiched between the front support member and the protrusions disposed on the rear support member bends to the back side in a region where no protrusion is formed on the rear side. Will be able to. Therefore, when a force is applied to the front surface side of the transparent cover member, for example, when a pressing force such as a game ball abuts is applied, the transparent cover member can flex flexibly due to its flexibility. The impact when the game ball comes into contact can be dispersed and absorbed. Even when the transparent cover member bends, the rear support member in the cover member support part defines the limit position of the rearward bend, so the game ball is displayed as an image by bending excessively. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as backward movement to the apparatus side.

  Further, the rear surface of the transparent cover member is supported by the protrusions disposed at the left and right opposing positions of the rear surface support member, and further, the protrusions are disposed on the upper side from the center in the vertical direction of the back surface of the transparent cover member. If it is, the stage of the game ball that is in contact with the vicinity of the lower side from the central portion of the transparent cover member is dispersed and absorbed by the bending of the transparent cover member, and is provided immediately below the transparent cover member. Many of them will fall down. Further, even when the protrusion is disposed on the lower side in the vertical height direction on the back surface of the transparent cover member, when the game ball comes into contact with the vicinity of the central portion in the left-right width direction of the transparent cover member The impact is easily absorbed, and most of the impact falls on the stage as in the case described above.

  In addition, by the fact that the transparent cover member has flexibility and the front support member and the protrusions support the flexibility of the transparent cover member, the game ball should be Even in the case of jumping, the momentum can be surely attenuated by the transparent cover member. Thereby, it can suppress that the game ball which jumped toward the transparent cover member damages the glass etc. which were installed in the game machine front surface by jumping from this transparent cover member further.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the protruding portion is a convex portion having a hemispherical cross section, the protruding portion has a simple shape, which facilitates design and manufacture. Further, since the protrusion is hemispherical, the force received from the transparent cover member when the game ball comes into contact can be received at the top of the head that is strongest in its structure.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine is disposed above the opening in the unit accessory and is positioned so that the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port is directed to the stage and the front side of the screen is dropped. With a falling hole. A gaming machine that produces such effects as dropping a game ball introduced from a warp introduction port onto a stage from a drop hole arranged at the top of a unit accessory is essentially a game ball jumping on the stage. It is thought that it becomes easy to do. Also, when a game ball falls from the fall hole, if another game ball jumps up from the obstacle nail or the like in front of the stage and enters the stage, the fallen game ball collides with this and both of these games There is a possibility that the sphere may come into contact with the image display device or the like by further bouncing or rolling. However, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the momentum of the game ball in contact with the cover member can be increased by having the flexibility of the cover member and the cover member support portion that makes full use of the flexibility. It is possible to disperse / absorb impacts and the like, and to prevent the occurrence of problems such as damage to the image display device and glass.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In each of the embodiments described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one-type and one-type pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other types of pachinko machines. Of course.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to play a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 2. The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a jackpot such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred is configured to be paid out. Per probability fluctuation (also referred to as “probability per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the game state in the probability change mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 attached to the housing 6 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front surface of the door 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. Illumination devices 11 for performance are arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and sound emitting devices 12 having speakers (not shown) are provided on the upper and lower left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7. It is arranged. A locking device 13 for locking or releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A second ball release button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  In addition, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a launch handle 2 is disposed for operating the launch device to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button (so-called chance button) 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the tray unit 16. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  In the game area 3a, a center decoration (unit accessory) 23 having a stage S is disposed in the center portion. An opening 36 is formed in the center portion of the center ornament 23. An image display device 35 is mounted on the game board 3 from the back of the game board with the screen 35 a exposed from the opening 36. In the lower left part of the center decoration 23, general winning openings 25 and 26 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery are arranged. Below the center decoration 23, the first and second starter chuckers 27 are arranged. , 28 and the attacker 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 receive a winning prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution. The second starter chucker 28 is opened and closed by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 13). And is opened and closed. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the first starting chucker 27. The second starting chucker 28 is configured not to win a game ball in the closed state shown in FIG. 1 by the bottom of the first starting chucker 27 disposed immediately above.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated and wins a game ball which is launched into the game area 3a and rolls down. For example, when the player completes nine pitches in one release And the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, a windmill 31 is disposed on the left side of the center decoration 23. On the left side of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 below the stage S, a normal symbol operation gate (through gate) is provided. 32 is disposed. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball passes as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the second starter chucker 28.

  Then, around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25 and 26, the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28, etc. in the game area 3a, the game ball spilled from the stage S or the stage S after being launched. A large number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the game balls falling without being involved in the game to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven. In addition, a number of obstacle nails including an obstacle nail 39 for driving game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming ball are also driven around and above the warp introduction port 37. In such a pachinko machine 1, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3a is made to enter the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28 via the stage S or directly without passing through the stage S. The game is advanced so that it can be made.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not passed through a road nail or the like (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on the starting chucker 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the first start chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays a role of guiding the sphere in the direction of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28.

  Next, the structure of the center ornament 23 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a perspective view showing the center decoration 23 removed from the game board 3 and looking down obliquely from above, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the center decoration 23 shown in FIG. 2 with the logo member 101 removed, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the center ornament 23 shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing the center ornament 23 taken along line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a state in which the logo member 101 is removed from the center ornament 23 shown in FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the staying and dropping part 33 in detail, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the center ornament 23, and FIG. 9 shows the center ornament 23 shown in FIG. 8 with the rear frame 23b removed. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the rear side of the region W shown in FIG. 8 in an enlarged state, FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the vicinity of the transparent panel 65, and (a) is a line Y1 in FIG. A schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross section cut along the left side, b) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross section cut along line Y2 in FIG. 8 as viewed from below, and (c) is another example of a cross section cut along line Y1 in FIG. FIG. 9D is a schematic cross-sectional view shown in a state viewed from below, and FIG. 9D is a schematic cross-sectional view shown in a state where another example of the cross section cut along line Y2 in FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the center decoration 23 includes a substantially cylindrical front frame body 23a having an opening 36 at the center, and a rear frame body 23b joined to the front frame body 23a. The bracket portion 4 is formed around the front frame body 23a so as to project outward from a plurality of locations. Each bracket portion 4 is formed with a hole 4a penetrating front and back in order to screw the front frame body 23a and the rear frame body 23b in a form of being embedded in the game board 3.

  The center ornament 23 has lighting devices 48 and 49 on both sides in the left-right width direction of the stage S positioned below the opening 36, and a staying and dropping portion 33 above the opening 36. The vibration control unit 50 and the distribution unit D are provided on the side. Moreover, the illuminating device 18 which mainly illuminates the stay fall part 33 from back is arrange | positioned located in the back side of the stay fall part 33. FIG. On the upper right side of the center ornament 23, a jackpot lottery hold display device 75 having four LEDs and a special symbol display device 24 are arranged. A normal symbol display device 29 including an open lottery hold display device is provided on the lower right side of the center ornament 23. The special symbol display device 24 includes a display unit 24a including seven segments indicating the jackpot lottery result corresponding to the first start chucker 27 and a display unit including seven segments indicating the jackpot lottery result corresponding to the second starter chucker 28. 24b (see FIGS. 4 and 6).

  The lighting device 49 has a light emitting body (not shown) such as an LED that illuminates characters on the front surface from the back surface, and the game board 3 has a center ornament 23 assembled to the game board 3 in a part thereof. When this occurs, it has a house part (not shown) for providing a required lighting effect as a lamp house for the luminous body. The house portion is formed so as to illuminate characters on the surface of the illumination device 49 by effectively advancing light from the light emitter located above by cutting out a part of the rib.

  The center ornament 23 has a discharge port 56a located in the lower center. The discharge port 56a is positioned directly above the first starting chucker 27, and the game ball Ba that is discharged and dropped is a pair of obstacles. It is positioned and formed so as to pass through the nail 30 (see FIG. 1) and to win the first starting chucker 27 almost certainly (that is, with a high probability of 97 to 99%).

  The stay dropping part 33 has a logo member 101 on the front side, and the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 37 stays for a predetermined time (for example, about 8 seconds) without being dropped immediately. It is configured to drop.

  Here, the staying and dropping part 33 and its peripheral structure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. That is, the staying and dropping part 33 is generally attached to the front frame body 23a of the center decoration 23, and the front frame body 23a has a part of the logo character (in the upper center as shown in FIG. A logo member 101 made of a substantially transparent plastic material imitating the characters “1 and 2” shown in FIG. 2 is disposed so as to face the front side of the center ornament 23. As shown in FIG. 7, a warp introduction port 37 is formed in the upper left portion of the logo member 101 on the back side, and a guide path 102 communicating with the warp introduction port 37 and the guide path 102 are continued. A first staying member 103 and a second staying member 107 continuing from the first staying member 103 are sequentially formed. The staying and dropping part 33 is constituted by the first staying member 103 and the second staying member 107.

  The warp introduction port 37 has a landing area 37a shaped so as to descend slightly toward the entrance at the front part below the entrance, and accepts a game ball launched into the game area 3a from the landing area 37a. To introduce. The guide path 102 forms a short tubular passage that continues from the warp introduction port 37, and the first staying member 103 that is directly below the guide path 102 is bent from the vicinity of the end of the guide path 102. It extends substantially horizontally.

  The first staying member 103 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view (viewed from the upper side in FIG. 1), has a sufficient distance for the game ball to play in the left-right width direction, In the depth direction (the back side of the drawing in FIG. 1), the area has a size corresponding to a distance of about two game balls. Further, in a side view of the first staying member 103 (front view in FIG. 1), a curved valley shape that slightly slopes downward (for example, 5 to 20 °) from the left and right ends toward the center. In the central portion, a so-called stage shape having an inclined surface 103a having a band shape (a width of about 1/3 of the left and right width of the first staying member 103) that gradually descends toward the back side. Presents. At the end of the guide path 102, a proximity sensor 105 having an annular portion that is introduced from the warp introduction port 37 and detects a game ball when passing through the guide path 102 is installed. When the proximity sensor 105 detects a game ball, a signal to that effect (entrance signal) is transmitted to the game control means 86 described later.

  Further, on the back side of the first staying member 103 (the back side in FIG. 1), the inclined staying surface 42, the curved inclined guide surface 54, and the rolling guide surface 104 constituting the second staying member 107 are formed. Are arranged in order. The inclined guide surface 42 is installed so as to be parallel to the back side of the inclined surface 103a of the first staying member 103 and accompanied by a step, and a first inclined surface 42a (for example, 5 to 10 [°]) that gently descends, The whole in which the second inclined surface 42b (for example, 5 to 20 [°]) that descends relatively abruptly and the dance scene 42c having a gentle downward inclination (for example, 5 to 15 [°]) are sequentially and smoothly combined. In general, it has a substantially rectangular shape. The curved inclined guide surface 54 is formed with a step at the end of the inclined guide surface 42, and the inclined guide surface 42 is turned in a light S-shape and guided downward. (For example, 3 to 10 [°]).

  The rolling guide surface 104 is connected to the terminal end of the curved inclined guide surface 54 and is formed with a relatively large step. The rolling guide surface 104 has a relatively shallow depth and is formed on a substantially dish-shaped dish-like member 59 that gradually descends toward the center thereof. A through hole (falling hole) 59a having an inner diameter through which only one sphere can pass at the same time is formed. The rolling guide surface 104 and the curved inclined guide surface 54 are connected so that the descending slope of the end of the curved inclined guide surface 54 is smoothly connected in the circumferential direction of the rolling guide surface 104. Is formed.

  Further, a step 106 is formed around the upper portion of the through hole 59a at a position that is not concentric with the through hole 59a. The step portion 106 is formed in a substantially cylindrical depression shape having a slanted surface 106a descending toward the through hole 59a and slightly larger than the through hole 59a. The dish-like member 59 having the rolling guide surface 104 is formed so as to pass through the inclined guide surface 42 and the curved inclined guide surface 54 from the first staying member 103 described above, so that the front frame body 23a as a whole. It is located at the center of the upper lower side, slightly to the left, that is, above the image display device 35 in the center decoration 23.

  Further, the vibration suppression receiving unit 50 is arranged on the stage S and is configured to absorb and control the game ball Ba dropped from the staying and dropping unit 33 by absorbing the vibration. In other words, the vibration receiving portion 50 has a landing plate 67 that absorbs the vibration of the game ball Ba that has fallen and makes it come into contact with it, and cantilevered the landing plate 67 so as to bend. It has the structure to do. The vibration receiving portion 50 includes a support member 68 that supports the landing plate 67, and a vibration damping material 69 (see FIG. 5) interposed between the landing plate 67 and the support member 68. In addition, the landing board 67 has a curved surface that is inclined so as to rise in the left-right direction from the center part, and to the rear (the distribution part D side) so as not to stop the game ball Ba that has come into drop contact. It is comprised as an inclined surface which inclines (for example, 5-8 [degrees]) so that it may descend | fall toward it. On the back surface of the landing plate 67, a lattice-like uneven pattern (not shown) is formed. The center ornament 23 includes a support structure for positioning and fixing the landing plate 67 in a state where the landing plate 67 is bent and held so as to maintain the cantilever structure when the rear frame body 23b is assembled to the front frame body 23a.

  In addition, by adhering the back surface of the landing plate 67 and the damping material 69 with a double-sided tape or the like, the damping effect when the game ball Ba falls on the landing plate 67 can be further enhanced. Further, the landing plate 67 itself can be made of a synthetic resin material kneaded with a damping material without interposing the damping material 69 between the landing plate 67 and the support member 68. The effect that the number of parts can be reduced can be obtained.

  The distribution unit D constitutes a first introduction route that guides the game ball received by the vibration suppression receiving unit 50 to the first start chucker 27 with a relatively high winning probability (97 to 99% (ie, approximately 100%)). It has the introduction part 55a and the discharge port 56a, and the introduction part 55b, the discharge port 56b, the introduction part 55c, and the discharge port 56c that constitute a second introduction route that leads in a different direction from the first starter chucker 27.

  Next, the back structure of the center ornament 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the center ornament 23 is covered with a rear frame body 23 b that integrally has a plurality of stepped portions over substantially the entire area around the opening 36 on the back surface. Then, when the rear frame body 23b screwed to the back surface of the front frame body 23a is removed by removing a screw (not shown), the illumination device 18 is provided on the front frame body 23a side as shown in FIG. A lighting board 76 mounted with a light emitting body (not shown) such as an LED that illuminates the upper side of the staying and dropping portion 33 and light emission that is provided in the lighting device 18 and illuminates the vicinity of the central portion of the staying and dropping portion 33 The opening board 36 includes an illumination board 77 on which a body (not shown) is mounted, and an illumination board 78 on which a light emitter (not shown) that is provided in the lighting device 18 and illuminates the lower side of the staying and dropping part 33 is mounted. It is mounted in the upper position. An illumination board 79 on which a light emitter (not shown) provided in the illumination device 48 is mounted is disposed on the right side of the opening 36 in the drawing, and the illumination device 79 is disposed on the left side of the opening 36 in the drawing. Illumination boards 62 and 64 mounted with a light emitter (not shown) provided in 49 are arranged. Further, an illumination board 63 mounted with a light emitter (not shown) that illuminates the stage S from behind is disposed below the opening 36 in the figure.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the opening 36 in the center ornament 23 is formed in a substantially similar rectangular shape at the rear of the front frame body 23a and the rear frame body 23b, and this rear frame body 23b. A thin plate-like stopper member (cover member support portion, rear support member) 110b having a substantially square shape along the side is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the opening 36 so as to form a step (see FIG. 11). ), The step is formed by a wall member (cover member support portion) 114. In addition, the corners of the four corners formed by the wall member 114 and the stopper member 110b are notched as if chamfering has been performed, and these and the respective stopper members (cover member support portion, front support member) 110a. Below, rectangular corner through holes 111 are respectively formed (see FIG. 10). The cover member support portion showing one of the features of the present invention is constituted by the stopper members 110a and 110b and the wall member 114.

  Further, a rectangular claw member 112 is formed at the center of the right side of the stopper member 110b and on the upper side of the step (the back side in FIG. 8) so as to protrude inward of the opening 36. The square through holes 111 and the claw members 112 are formed at the four corners of the transparent panel 65 when the acrylic transparent panel (cover member) 65 is inserted from the front side (the back side in FIG. 8) of the rear frame 23b. It is hooked by inserting the corner and the side part respectively. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the thickness tk of the transparent panel 65 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line is slightly thinner than the height hk of the square through-hole 111, so that the transparent panel 65 hung on the rear frame body 23 b. Is supported in a state where there is room for movement in the front-rear direction. More specifically, the position of the front side of the transparent panel 65 is regulated by the stopper member 110a, and the position of the rear side is regulated by the stopper member 110b, so that the transparent panel 65 is within the range of the height hk of the square through hole 111. It is supported movably. A value obtained by subtracting the thickness tk from the height hk is a substantial height of the protrusion 113 described later.

  In addition, substantially hemispherical protrusions 113 are formed on the front side (back side in FIG. 8) on the left and right and upper and lower sides of the stopper member 110b, respectively, so as to be paired at left and right opposing positions. By forming these projections 113 on the stopper member 110b, the transparent panel 65 when hooked on the rear frame 23b has a positional relationship parallel to the stopper member 110b. It is kept in a state where it is pushed out to the front side (the back side in FIG. 8) by a certain amount (a constant interval). Thereby, the transparent panel 65 bends to the rear side (front side in FIG. 8) mainly by the height of the protrusion 113 at the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion because of its flexible nature. It has a play area that can be.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the inner frame body 115 disposed between the front frame body 23a and the rear frame body 23b is formed by a mountain-shaped dimple formed on the surface of the opening 36 in the center ornament 23. The inner wall 116 has a height in the depth direction so as to cover the inner peripheral edge. As for the height of the inner wall portion 116, the depth in the upper part and the left and right parts shown in FIG. 9 is the depth Ht2 shown in FIG. 11A, and the depth in the lower part is the depth Ht3 shown in FIG. Thereby, the depth in the upper part and the left and right parts is molded so as to protrude to the front side (the front side in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9) by about 1 to 2 mm compared to the depth in the lower part. Accordingly, the inner frame 115 is fitted from the front side (from the back side to the front side in FIG. 9) and screwed to the rear frame 23b in a state where the transparent panel 65 is hooked. At this time, the tip of the inner wall 116 of the inner frame 115 is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the transparent panel 65.

  The state in which the inner wall 116 is in contact with the transparent panel 65 means that the upper side of the transparent panel 65 (the left side in FIG. 11A) is the same as the inner wall 116 as shown in FIGS. The left and right sides of the transparent panel 65 (the center in FIG. 11A) are sandwiched between the protrusion 113 and the inner wall 116, and the transparent panel 65 maintains a parallel state with the stopper member 110b at the height of depth Ht1. To do. The lower side of the transparent panel 65 (to the right in FIG. 11A) is horizontal at the height of the depth Ht1, but is not in contact with the inner wall 116.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 12, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, a control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. An image display device 35 and a proximity sensor 105 are provided.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is configured to mainly perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a first lottery means 83, a second lottery means 84, a normal symbol lottery means 94, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, and an operation. A determination unit 89, an operation determination unit 90, an effect control unit 91, and a display control unit 92 are provided.

  The winning determination means 81 is configured such that a game ball launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 is the first and second start chuckers 27 and 28, the general winning openings 25 and 26, When winning one of the attackers 5 or the like, it is determined that the winning has occurred.

  The winning signal output means 82, when the winning determination means 81 determines the winning, the winning signal indicating that the corresponding first and second starting chuckers 27, 28, the general winning openings 25, 26, the attacker 5, etc. are won. Output.

  The first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84, when receiving a winning signal corresponding to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 from the winning signal output means 82, respectively, The chance to win the next jackpot will be a special condition that can give a player a value-added value until the next jackpot is won, and the normal bonus that does not result in the special condition. The winning random number is obtained from a lottery memory (not shown) so as to win, and the big winning lottery is executed.

  When the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are each won by the jackpot lottery, the lottery is based on the random number value of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). A variation pattern indicating that corresponding symbols such as “111” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  In addition, the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 each have a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal win as a result of the change in the lottery based on the production random number value when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. A variation pattern to be finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are out of the big hit lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value causes the symbol such as “252” corresponding to the outage to be on the big hit effective line. To determine a variation pattern to be finally aligned, and output a variation pattern signal to that effect.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the second start chucker 28 with the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 91 a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12 and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 to emit sound and emit light. In addition, the game control means 86 displays on the image display device 35 in accordance with preset effect data, lottery results from the first and second lottery means 83 and 84, a ball entry signal from the proximity sensor 105, and the like. A signal related to the production contents related to the power big lottery is sent to the display control means 92.

  The holding means 87 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from either the first or second lottery means 83 or 84, and executes the fluctuation pattern each time the first or second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are awarded. It is memorized sequentially as a reserved ball that will be the result of the lottery. The storage status is lit and displayed on the jackpot lottery hold display device 75 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) so that the sum of the start chuckers 27 and 28 is a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the total number of held balls H is 0 <H <5. While the four held balls H are displayed, the first and second starter chuckers 27, Despite winning 28, there will be no jackpot lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, the holding means 87, when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls, to the first and second starting chuckers 27, 28 performed by the first and second lottery means 83, 84. The result of the jackpot lottery in response to winning is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to operate the solenoid 70, thereby opening or closing the second start chucker 28. . Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when the jackpot is generated by lottery in the first and second lottery means 83, 84, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of prizes are won. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the operation ends (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “condition” of opening / closing of the second starter chucker 28 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 is separate from the big hit lottery of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. This is a case where a normal symbol lottery is won. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to a command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 emit light to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision. Do.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 is configured to divide the lottery results obtained by the first and second lottery units 83 and 84, respectively, according to the signal from the game control unit 86, for example, by dividing the screen 35a of the image display device 35 into left and right parts. The effect display is performed in time series in the left and right display areas, or the effect display is performed in time series in the form of using the left and right display areas integrally. Further, the display control unit 92 performs a predetermined effect display in accordance with a signal from the game control unit 86 resulting from the incoming signal from the proximity sensor 105.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 opens and closes the second starter chucker 28 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88. The attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88.

  The sound emitting device 12 drives a speaker (not shown) according to the control of the effect control means 91, and emits a sound effect corresponding to the effect. The lighting devices for effect 8 and 11 drive the illumination lamp (not shown) built therein according to the control of the effect control means 91 (lighting and blinking), and perform illumination according to the effect. The image display device 35 operates according to the control of the display control means 92 and performs effect display according to the effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that have been launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling are awarded to the first and second starting chuckers 27 and 28 and the general winning holes 25 and 26 in a timely manner, or rolled without being involved in these. It falls down and is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the lowermost outlet (not shown) of the game area 3a.

  When a part of the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball Ba includes the guide path 102, the inclined surface 103a, the first inclined surface 42a, the second inclined surface 42b, and the dance. It rolls and moves to the plate-like member 59 via the scene 42c and the curved inclined guide surface 54, circulates on the rolling guide surface 104 of the plate-like member 59 (see FIG. 3), and is guided to the inclined surface 106a. Then, the front side of the screen 35a is dropped from the through hole 59a toward the vibration receiving portion 50 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). This fall is reflected as an unexpected visual effect for a player who is playing a ball game while viewing the screen 35a. In this case, the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 37 falls after being delayed by about 8 seconds when passing through the staying and dropping part 33.

  In the vibration control receiving portion 50, when the game ball Ba dropped from the staying and dropping portion 33 comes into contact with the landing plate 67, the cantilever support structure for bending and supporting the landing plate 67 and the vibration control of the lower portion of the landing plate 67 are provided. In combination with the vibration absorbing effect (damping effect) by the material 69 (see FIG. 5), the game ball Ba is brought into contact with the substantially central portion of the landing plate 67 as shown in FIG. It is substantially stationary and rolls according to the inclination (for example, 5 to 8 [°]) toward the rear side (the distribution part D side) of the landing plate 67 and enters any of the introduction part 55a, the introduction part 55b, and the introduction part 55c. Sphere.

  At this time, the game ball Ba that has entered the introduction portion 55a is discharged from the discharge port 56a and wins the first starter chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%). In most cases, the game ball Ba wins the first starting chucker 27, but may not win depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30. On the other hand, the game ball Ba entering the introduction portion 55b or 55c is released from the discharge port 56b or 56c and falls in a direction different from that of the first starter chucker 27. The so-called jump nail (not shown) that has been driven in, or a road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail, is flipped back by the obstacle nail 30 and falls between the first nail. The starter chucker 27 may win a prize.

  In addition, when a game ball that has not been introduced into the center ornament 23 from the warp introduction port 37 and has fallen from the outside of the center ornament 23 is repelled vigorously from the jump nail or the road nail near the jump nail. In some cases, the image jumps toward the image display device 35 while jumping over the stage S or touching the stage S. However, these game balls do not come into contact with the image display device 35, but come into contact with the transparent panel 65 disposed behind the stage S and facing the front side of the image display device 35.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the protrusion 113 is not disposed on the stopper member 110b on the back side of the transparent panel 65 (for example, the lower side of FIG. 11A). The region forms a space that forms a fixed interval between the transparent panel 65 and the stopper member 110b. Therefore, when the game ball comes into contact with these areas from the front side of the transparent panel 65 (for example, from the top to the bottom of FIG. 11A) and a force is applied, the transparent panel 65 is allowed to Due to the flexibility, it flexes flexibly toward the rear side (for example, the lower side of FIG. 11A).

  For example, when the game ball contacts the position of the arrow col as shown in FIG. 11C, that is, the lower portion of the transparent panel 65 (the right end portion of FIG. 11C), the pushing toward the stopper member 110b is performed. Due to the pressure, the transparent panel 65 bends as indicated by the symbol bend. Thus, when the transparent panel 65 bends toward the stopper member 110b, the repulsive force generated when the game ball abuts is absorbed, so that the game ball hardly rebounds from the transparent panel 65 and is substantially omitted. It will fall to the stage S (right side of FIG.11 (c)) located just below that. During a normal game, the game ball jumps to the height of the lower part of the transparent panel 65 as described above, and a mode in which the game ball abuts on the lower part of the transparent panel 65 substantially occupies the majority.

  Further, as an example other than the above, when the game ball comes into contact with the central portion of the transparent panel 65 in the vertical direction (for example, the central portion of the transparent panel 65 in FIG. 11C), or the upper portion (for example, FIG. 11C It may happen that it comes into contact with the left end portion of the transparent panel 65). When a game ball comes into contact with the central portion of the transparent panel 65, the transparent panel 65 faces a space formed between the upper and lower protrusions 113 disposed on the rear surface of the transparent panel 65. Bends and the repulsive force of the game ball is absorbed. Further, when the game ball comes into contact with the upper portion of the transparent panel 65, the transparent panel 65 bends toward the space above the protrusion 113 on the upper side on the rear surface of the transparent panel 65, and the repulsive force of the game ball is reduced. It will be absorbed. Further, when the game ball comes into contact with the transparent panel 65 between the protrusions 113 opposed to the left and right of the stopper member 110b, the transparent panel 65 bends backward between the left and right protrusions 113. Thus, as in the case where the game ball comes into contact with the central portion of the transparent panel 65 described above, the repulsive force of the game ball is absorbed and the impact is released.

  By the way, when the game ball Ba wins any of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the general winning openings 25 and 26, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82. Outputs a winning signal (step S2). At this time, the holding unit 87 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, a signal related to the fluctuation pattern being held is stored. Are sequentially transmitted to the display control unit 92 via the game control unit 86, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern signal. Further, the holding means 87, when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls, the first and second start chuckers 27, 28 performed by the first and second lottery means 83, 84. The result of the jackpot lottery according to the winning is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  And when winning by the big hit lottery (step S3), when the corresponding side turns on the winning flag among the first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84, the lottery based on the effect random number value stored in the effect memory, The variation pattern corresponding to the jackpot type, that is, the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and the fluctuation pattern signal. The symbol variation timer for measuring the time to turn off the symbol variation prohibition flag turned on in order to prevent the next variation pattern signal from being transmitted until the effect display based on Set and decrement the number of reserved balls by 1 according to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect and turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, A variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the screen 35 a of the image display device 35 to the display control means 92, the display control means 92 is connected to the image display device 35. Is displayed in a timely manner so as to appeal to the player's vision of the contents related to the jackpot lottery result (step S5).

  When the lottery result displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 is a jackpot decision, the operation control means 88 is based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 90 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent to 71, the solenoid 71 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  According to the present embodiment described above, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with the transparent panel 65 and the rear frame 23b in which the transparent panel 65 is disposed to face the screen 35a of the image display device 35 so as to be substantially parallel to the screen 35a. Prepare. The rear frame 23b includes a stopper member 110a and a stopper member 110b that sandwich the front surface and the rear surface of the disposed transparent panel 65 at the respective peripheral edge portions. The stopper member 110b has a transparent panel 65 sandwiched between the stopper member 110a and a protruding portion 113 that keeps the distance between the transparent panel 65 and the stopper member 110b constant at a depth Ht1 when left and right. It arrange | positions in the position to do. As a result, the flexible transparent panel 65 sandwiched between the stopper member 110a and the protrusion 113 disposed on the stopper member 110b is located on the back side in the region where the protrusion 113 is not formed on the rear side. It will be possible to bend. Therefore, when a force is applied to the front side of the transparent panel 65, for example, when a pressing force is applied, such as when the game ball Ba comes into contact with the transparent panel 65, the transparent panel 65 may flex flexibly due to its flexibility. It is possible to disperse and absorb the impact when the game ball Ba abuts. Even when the transparent panel 65 is bent, the stopper member 110b defines the limit position of the backward bending, and the gaming ball Ba is moved backward to the image display device 35 side by excessively bending. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of problems such as

  In addition, the rear surface of the transparent panel 65 is supported by the protrusions 113 arranged at the left and right opposing positions of the stopper member 110b, and further, the protrusion 113 extends from the center to the upper side of the back surface of the transparent panel 65 in the vertical direction. In the case of being arranged, the momentum of the game ball Ba abutting near the lower side from the central portion of the transparent panel 65 is dispersed and absorbed by the bending of the transparent panel 65, and is provided immediately below the transparent panel 65. It falls on the stage S. Even when the protrusion 113 is disposed on the lower side of the back surface of the transparent panel 65 in the vertical height direction, the game ball comes into contact with the central portion of the transparent panel 65 in the left-right width direction. Are easily absorbed, and most of them fall onto the stage S as in the case described above.

  In addition, by virtue of the fact that the transparent panel 65 has flexibility and that the stopper member 110a and the projection 113 support the flexibility of the transparent panel 65, it is possible to play a game from the stage S side. Even when the ball Ba jumps, the momentum can be surely attenuated by the transparent panel 65. Thereby, it can suppress that the game ball Ba which jumped toward the transparent panel 65 damages the glass 9 etc. which were installed in the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 by jumping from the transparent panel 65 further. It becomes like this.

  Moreover, since the projection 113 is a convex portion having a semi-spherical cross section, the projection 113 has a simple shape, so that it is easy to design and manufacture. Further, since the protrusion 113 is hemispherical, the force received from the transparent panel 65 when the game ball Ba abuts can be received at the top of the head that is the strongest in its structure.

  The pachinko machine 1 is positioned above the opening 36 in the center ornament 23 and positioned so that the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 37 is directed toward the stage S and the front side of the screen 35a is dropped. A hole 59a is provided. The pachinko machine 1 that produces such an effect that the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 37 is dropped onto the stage S from the drop hole 59a arranged at the upper part of the center ornament 23 is essentially a game ball. It is considered that Ba can easily jump on the stage S. Further, when the game ball Ba falls from the drop hole 59a and another game ball Ba jumps up from the obstacle nail or the like in front of the stage S and enters the stage S, the fallen game ball Ba There is a possibility that the two game balls will collide and roll further and roll, thereby coming into contact with the image display device 35. However, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention, the transparent panel 65 is provided with the flexibility of the transparent panel 65 and the stopper members 110a and 110b, the protrusion 113, and the like that make full use of the flexibility. Dispersion and absorption of the momentum, impact, etc. of the game ball Ba that comes into contact with each other, and the occurrence of problems such as damage to the image display device 35, the glass 9, etc. can be suppressed in advance.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view shown in the state which removed a center decoration from a game board and looked down from diagonally upward. It is a perspective view which shows the center decoration shown in FIG. 2 in the state which removed the logo member. It is a front view of the center decoration shown in FIG. It is a plane sectional view shown in the state where it cut along the AA line of Drawing 4. It is a front view which shows the center decoration shown in FIG. 4 in the state which removed the logo member. It is a perspective view which shows a staying fall part in detail. It is a rear view of center decoration. It is a rear view which shows the center decoration shown in FIG. 8 in the state which removed the rear frame. It is a perspective view shown in the state where the back side of field W shown in Drawing 8 was expanded. It is the schematic which shows the transparent panel vicinity simply, (a) is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the example of the cross section cut | disconnected along the Y1 line | wire of FIG. 8 in the state seen from the left, (b) is Y2 of FIG. The schematic sectional drawing shown in the state which looked at the example of the cross section cut along the line from the lower part, (c) is the outline which shows the other example of the cross section cut along the Y1 line of FIG. Sectional drawing (d) is a schematic sectional view showing another example of a section cut along line Y2 in FIG. 8 as seen from below. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action of this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
3a Game area 23 Unit object (center decoration)
35 Image display device 35a Screen 36 Opening 37 Warp introduction port 59a Drop hole (through hole)
65 Transparent cover member (transparent panel)
110a Cover member support, front support member (stopper member)
110b Cover member support, rear support member (stopper member)
113 Projection 114 Cover member support (wall member)
Ba game ball S stage

Claims (3)

A unit accessory having a stage for receiving a warp introduction port and a game ball introduced mainly from the introduction port, and an opening provided at a central portion of the unit accessory disposed behind the unit accessory. In a gaming machine comprising an exposed image display device in a gaming area and launching a game ball in the gaming area to play a game,
A transparent cover member having flexibility to cover the front surface of the screen of the image display device;
A rear frame having a cover member supporting portion that constitutes a part of the unit accessory and that is arranged to face the transparent cover member so as to be substantially parallel to the screen;
The cover member support portion includes a front support member and a rear support member that sandwich the front and rear surfaces of the transparent cover member disposed at the respective peripheral portions.
In the rear support member, the transparent cover member is sandwiched between the front support member, and a protrusion that makes the distance between the transparent cover member and the rear support member constant when sandwiched is in a position facing left and right. Ri name is arranged,
The transparent cover member disperses and absorbs the impact when the game ball comes into contact with the front side thereof,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The protrusion is composed of a convex portion having a semispherical cross section.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. It is arranged above the opening in the unit accessory, and comprises a drop hole positioned so as to drop the front side of the screen toward the stage with the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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