JP6501720B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a gaming area in which gaming balls can flow is formed on the front side of a gaming board.

  A game machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a game board in which a game area in which pachinko balls flow down is formed on the front side. On the inside of the game area surrounded by the guide rails, a large number of game nails implanted on the front of the game board are scattered around the arrangement area of the game members such as the winning device and the decoration. As a result, pachinko balls launched in response to the player's operation are released into the game area through the entrance to the game area, and in the process of flowing down the game area, they come into contact with the game nails and game members and change in the flowing direction. Given. In addition, as a game member, the frame-shaped decorative body in which the window which opens in the front and back is formed may be employ | adopted, for example. This decorative body has a bowl-shaped portion for preventing the pachinko ball from flowing into the window, and is mounted from the front side to a mounting opening which penetrates the approximate center of the game board in the front and back direction. Then, a rendering body such as a display device or a movable device disposed on the rear side of the gaming board is configured to be visible from the front through the mounting port of the gaming board and the window of the decorative body (for example, patent documents 1).

JP, 2011-224065, A

  In recent years, there has been a demand for further improvement in the design of game boards. Here, it is conceivable to increase the size of the decorated game member to enhance the design of the game board, but merely increasing the size of the game member excessively limits the range in which pachinko balls can flow in the game area. There may be a problem that it becomes impossible to impart fun due to the behavior of the pachinko ball due to reduction or the like.

  Therefore, in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the design of the game board. I assume.

In order to overcome the problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is:
A transparent game board (20) having a game area (21) in which game balls flow down is formed on the front side, a guide section (27) defining the game area (21), and the guide section (27) A gaming member (25) disposed on the gaming board (20) so as to be spaced apart, and a decorative member (131) disposed behind the gaming board (20) and visible from the front of the machine A gaming machine including a plurality of gaming nails (28) disposed on the front of the gaming board (20) positioned in the gaming area (21),
The gaming member (25) is
A bowl-shaped portion (61) capable of regulating the flow-down direction of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area (21);
Transparent supported on the front of the game board (20) and extending from the bowl-like part (61) toward the guide part (27) to allow the game ball to move on the front side Base plate portion (67),
In the gaming area (21), a plurality of reductions are provided on the bed plate (67) so as to be located in the launching area (90) where the gaming balls are launched and to be separated from each other in the direction along the guide (27). And a control unit (91, 92, 93),
The energy reducing portion (91, 92, 93) is provided to be spaced apart from the bowl-like portion (61) by an interval allowing game balls to pass and to project forward from the base plate portion (67). The launch area (90) of the game area (21) on the outer peripheral surface (91a, 91b, 91c, 91d, 92a, 92b, 92c, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93c, 93d) intersecting the game board (20) A contact surface (91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d) to be in contact with the game ball hit by
A plurality of energy reducing portions (91, 92, 93) and the guide portion are provided with energy reducing surfaces (94) located at the outer edge of the base plate portion (67) and capable of reducing the game ball passing the front side. (27) extends in a direction substantially along the guide portion (27), and approaches the decelerating portion (91, 92, 93) with a separation dimension equal to or less than the diameter of the gaming ball,
The game ball which has passed the front side of the energy reducing surface (94) can contact the contact surface (91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d) of the energy reducing portion (91, 92, 93) And the gaming ball that has been de-weighted by contact with the de-weighting surface (94) and the de-weighting portion (91, 92, 93), the contact surface (91a) of the de-weighting portion (91, 92, 93) , 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d) and is configured to be guided to the bowl-like portion (61),
The decorative member (131) has a decorative surface visible from the front of the machine through the launch area (90), and when viewed from the front of the machine, the gaming board (20) and the base plate portion (67) And a portion of the decorative surface can be visually recognized through the reduction parts (91, 92, 93) .
An opening / closing member (53b, 54b) for opening / closing a ball entry port (53a, 54a) to which the game ball in contact with the energy reducing unit (91, 92, 93) can enter the ball;
Control means (82) capable of controlling the lighting of the decorative member (131);
The decorative member (131) is controlled by the control means (82) to turn on in a period corresponding to the open state of the ball entrance (53a, 54a), and the ball entrance (53a, 54a) is opened. While notifying the state, a part of the decorative surface is disposed behind the movement trajectory of the opening / closing member (53b, 54b) .
According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, while the gaming ball guided to the launch area reaches the bowl-like portion, the game ball is decelerated by the damping portion provided on the base plate portion of the gaming member. It was configured to get. Therefore, it is not necessary to dispose a large number of game nails in the launch area in order to reduce the number of game balls, and it is possible to reduce the number of game nails required for the entire game board. In addition, a decorative member is disposed on the rear side of the game board so that the player can see from the front of the machine through the launch area where the line of sight of the player easily faces. Here, when the decorative member is viewed from the front of the machine, the decorative surface can be viewed in the range extending over the transparent game board and the transparent base plate portion, and a part of the decorative surface is I made it visible. By configuring in this manner, the game board can be effectively decorated, and the design of the game board can be enhanced .
The present application includes the following technical ideas.
It has an opening and closing member (53b) for opening and closing a ball entry port (53a) where the gaming ball in contact with the energy reduction unit (91, 92, 93) can enter the ball,
The opening / closing member (53b) forms a flow path (R1) of the gaming ball in a closed state with the predetermined energy reducing portion (92), and the gaming ball to the predetermined energy reducing portion (92) The gist of the present invention is configured to open and close in a range that is separated from the diameter of.
The invention according to claim 2 is
A ball passage (54c) communicating with the ball inlet ( 53a, 54a), a specific ball passage (54d) branched from the middle of the ball passage (54c), and the ball passage from the ball passage (54c) And a variable member (54e) displaceable to a first position that inhibits movement of the gaming ball toward the specific ball entry passage (54d) and a second position that allows movement of the gaming ball;
The ball entering passage (54c) is formed on the upstream side of the branch position with the specific ball entering passage (54d) in a meandering shape and a passage width where a plurality of game balls can not pass simultaneously.
The game ball having entered the ball entrance ( 53 a, 54 a) is displaced from the first position to the second position simultaneously with the opening of the opening / closing member ( 53 b , 54 b), and the variable ball (54 e) The first action to return to the first position after a time longer than the minimum time required to reach the entrance of the ball entry passage (54d) is triggered by the start of a specified number of rounds in a predetermined hit game. And is displaced from the first posture to the second posture simultaneously with the opening of the opening / closing members ( 53b, 54b), and returns to the first posture after a lapse of time shorter than the shortest time. The gist of the present invention is configured to be executable upon the start of a round game of a specific number of times in another hit game .

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
The decorative surface of the decorative member (131) is a rear surface of the game board (20), a rear surface of the bed plate portion (67) and the decelerating portion (91, 92) at the rear position of the launch area (90). , 93), without interposing any other member.
According to the above configuration , the visibility of the decorative member can be improved.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
A plurality of the pressure reducing portions (91, 92, 93) are provided in the base plate portion (67),
It is a gist that the plurality of the decelerating parts (91, 92, 93) are provided so as to have different outer shapes in front view.
According to the above configuration, it is possible to form the plurality of decelerating parts in a shape suitable for each difference in the arrangement position.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the design of the game board can be enhanced.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine concerning an example. It is a front view showing a game board concerning an example. It is a perspective view of the game board which removed the frame-shaped decoration which concerns on an Example. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which looked at the frame-shaped decoration which concerns on an Example from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the frame-shaped decoration which concerns on an Example from back. It is the principal part enlarged view which shows the state which cut | disconnected the frame-shaped decoration which concerns on an Example in the center of the front-back direction in a bowl shape part, Comprising: An outer rail, a ball return prevention piece, an opening-and-closing attachment part, and a specific decoration member It shows by. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between the installation member which concerns on an Example, a front unit body, and a specific decoration member, and the upper unit body and the lower unit body are not shown. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the front unit body and specific decoration member concerning an example from the back. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is an explanatory view showing the electrical connection relation of the pachinko machine concerning an example.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail by way of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, as a gaming machine, a pachinko machine in which a game is performed using a pachinko ball as a gaming ball will be described as an example. In the following description, "front", "rear", "left" and "right" refer to the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise noted. It is referred to in the state.

(About the pachinko machine 10)
The pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, will be described later on the opening front side of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame formed in a rectangular frame shape and fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) While the middle frame 12 as a main frame which holds the game board 20 (see FIG. 2) detachably is assembled in an open / close and detachable manner, a display device (symbol) capable of displaying various information about the game on the game board 20 A display unit 17 is provided. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to notify whether or not the big hit game is awarded (the result of the big hit lottery) by the symbol variation effect displayed on the display screen 17 a of the display device 17. Further, on the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame (decorative frame) 13 configured to cover the visual recognition opening 13b opened in the front and back with a transparent plate 13a for protecting the game board 20 transparently is assembled in an openable and closable manner. At the same time, the lower ball receptacle 15 for storing pachinko balls below the front frame 13 is assembled so as to be openable and closable. In the embodiment, the upper ball receptacle 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at the lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball receptacle 14 is also integrally opened and closed according to the opening and closing of the front frame 13. Configured to

  At the right side of the lower ball receptacle 15 provided on the front side of the middle frame 12, an operation handle 16 is provided which operates a ball launcher (not shown) provided on the middle frame 12. The operating handle 16 is provided with an operating lever 16a biased in the left rotation direction, and the player rotates the operating lever 16a to rotate the operating lever 16a to operate the ball launcher to operate the upper ball. The pachinko balls stored in the tray 14 are to be fired one by one toward the game board 20. Here, the ball striking force of the pachinko ball by the ball launcher is configured to change strongly depending on the amount of rotation of the control lever 16a, and the player adjusts the amount of rotation of the control lever 16a to make The pachinko ball can be guided to an appropriate position of the game area 21 formed on the front side.

(About the game board 20)
The game board 20 is a member (game area forming member) for forming the game area 21 on which the pachinko ball can flow down on the front side, and is formed in a transparent flat plate made of synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate. . It should be noted that even if the game board 20 is formed by making the whole opaque with a wood board, or a synthetic resin sheet or the like on which various patterns etc. are drawn on the back surface or the front surface, at least a part is formed opaque. Good.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game board 20, a mounting port 34 penetrating in the back and forth direction is opened at an appropriate position, and various members 25, 26, 57 are disposed corresponding to the mounting port 34 (FIG. 2). Further, at the lowermost position of the game area 21, an out port 23 for discharging the pachinko balls shot into the game area 21 is opened. On the rear surface of the game board 20, a box-shaped installation member 100 opened to the front side is disposed (see FIGS. 7 and 9), and covers substantially the entire rear surface of the game board 20. Inside the installation member 100, a discharge ball passage 35 (see FIG. 8), described later, for discharging a pachinko ball guided to the rear surface side of the game board 20 through the out port 23 and the mounting port 34 is disposed. There is. Further, on the rear surface of the installation member 100, the display device 17 as a rendering means for performing symbol variation effects is disposed, and the display screen 17a is formed in the installation member 100 for the screen opening 100a (see FIG. 7) It is configured to face the front of the machine through the mounting port 34 of the board 20. The internal structure of the installation member 100 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the game board 20, a guide rail 22 defining the outer periphery of the game area 21 is disposed. The guide rails 22 are an outer rail 22a extending in an arc shape from the lower left front to the upper right front of the game board 20, and an inner side extending inside the outer rails 22a from the lower central front to the upper left of the game board 20 Outer rail 22a, inner rail 22b and right side partition member are constituted by rail 22b and right side partition member 22c defining the right side of gaming area 21 (between the upper right portion of outer rail 22a and the lower right portion of inner rail 22b) Each of 22c defines each part of the outer periphery of the game area 21 by the substantially arc-shaped inner surface. Further, between the inner rail 22 b and the outer rail 22 a parallel to the left side of the game area 21, a launch ball passage 30 for guiding a pachinko ball fired from the ball launch device to the game area 21 is in the front center of the game board 20. It is defined from the bottom to the top left. The upper end of the launch ball passage 30 is in communication with the game area 21 through the strike opening 31. That is, the pachinko ball shot by the ball launcher passes upward through the launch ball passage 30 and is released from the strike opening 31 located at the upper end of the launch ball passage 30 into the game area 21. The pachinko ball released from the slot 31 into the game area 21 is restricted from linear movement in the pointing direction of the slot 31 by the outer rail 22a, and flies to the right along the outer periphery of the game area 21, At the point of loss, the game area 21 is made to flow away from the outer rail 22a downward.

  At the upper end portion of the inner rail 22b, an open / close mounting portion 33 for disposing the ball return prevention piece 32 for opening and closing the strike opening 31 is provided. The ball return prevention piece 32 is formed of an elastically deformable thin metal plate, and the lower end side thereof is fixed to the open / close mounting portion 33. Then, the ball return prevention piece 32 elastically deforms to the game area 21 side (open position) when it receives a collision of the pachinko ball passing through the launch ball passage 30, and permits the release of the pachinko ball from the strike opening 31. Do. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball which tries to return from the game area 21 to the launch ball passage 30 abuts on the ball return prevention piece 32, the free end abuts on the outer rail 22a, and the pachinko from the game area 21 to the strike opening 31 It is configured to prevent the influx of balls. In addition, a buffer member (right-turning rubber that reduces the momentum of the pachinko ball in response to a collision of a pachinko ball flying along the outer rail 22a at the front face of the game board 20 adjacent to the right end of the outer rail 22a. ) Is arranged (see FIG. 2). In the following description, a portion of the outer rail 22a located between the striking opening 31 and the buffer member 24 may be referred to as a "guide portion 27". That is, the guide portion 27 functions to guide the pachinko ball released from the hitting opening 31 and flying along the upper edge of the game area 21. Further, in the following description, the path of the pachinko ball until the pachinko ball released from the launch port 31 flies along the guide portion 27 and collides with the buffer member 24 may be referred to as “flight path H”. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the game board 20, a frame-shaped decorative body 25 in which a window (opening) 25a is formed is open in a wide range including the approximate center of the game area 21. The display screen 17a of the display device 17 can be viewed from the front through the window 25a of the frame-like decorative body 25 and attached to the installation member 100, which is attached from the front side corresponding to the mounting port 34a (see FIG. 3) The rendering means 101, 111, 121, 131 (see FIGS. 2 and 7) are configured to be visible from the front through the window 25a of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. Here, in the game area 21, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is disposed on the front surface of the game board 20, and a first flow-down area 21 a is a moving path of pachinko balls flowing down the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. The frame-like decorative body 25 is divided into a second flow-down area 21b which is a moving path of the pachinko ball flowing down on the right side. In the embodiment, substantially the entire area from the start end to the end in the second flow-down area 21b is a passage width where a plurality of pachinko balls can not pass simultaneously (more than the diameter of the pachinko ball and less than twice the diameter of the pachinko ball Is formed to have the following dimensions. And while being arranged so that many game nails 28 may be located in the first flow down area 21a on the front of the game board 20, so-called "windmill" which rotates with the contact of pachinko balls flowing down the game area 21 The pachinko ball, which is also rotatably supported by the first flow-down area 21a (the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 25) and is also referred to as By contacting the game nail 28 or the rotation guide 29, the flow-down direction of the pachinko ball is irregularly changed.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment has a ball entry portion 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, having ball entry ports 51a, 52a, 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a capable of entering ball with pachinko balls. All 57 are provided in the 1st flow-down area 21a, and the pachinko ball which flows down the 2nd flow-down area 21b is out-hole 23 without entering the ball entry port 51a, 52a, 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a. It is discharged from the That is, when playing a game with the pachinko machine 10, the form in which the pachinko ball is hit in the upstream area (the launch area 90 described later) of the first flow-down area 21a is adjusted as the game form that the player can take. Most preferred.

(About ball receiving part 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
Next, various kinds of ball storage units 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 provided in the game area 21 will be described. The frame-shaped decorative body 25 of the embodiment includes special winning portions 53 and 54, a gate portion 55, and a first ordinary winning portion (ordinary winning portion) 56 as the ball entering portion. The upper special winning portion 53 is provided with an upper special winning opening 53a capable of winning (entering) a pachinko ball, and the lower special winning portion 54 is provided with a lower special winning capable of entering a pachinko ball. The first ordinary prize provided in the mouth 54a, the gate section 55 and through which a pachinko ball can pass (enter), and provided in the first ordinary winning section 56 with which a pachinko ball can win (enter) The mouth 56a is positioned to face each portion of the first flow-down area 21a (see FIG. 2). Further, below the frame-shaped decorative body 25, the start winning unit 26 is attached from the front side to a mounting opening (not shown) from the front, and the start winning unit 26 has a first starting winning opening where a pachinko ball can win (enter) A first starting winning portion 51 as a ball entering portion having a 51a, and a second starting winning portion 52 as a ball entering portion having a second starting winning opening 52a capable of winning (entering) a pachinko ball The respective start winning openings 51a and 52a face the downstream area of the first flow-down area 21a. Furthermore, the second mounting hole 34b (see FIG. 3) opened at the lower left of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 (the left side of the start winning unit 26) (see FIG. 3) The second ordinary winning opening 57a provided at the front end of the second ordinary winning portion 57 is provided with a portion (normal winning combination) 57 inserted from the rear and protruding forward from the front surface of the game board 20 to the first flow. It is positioned to face the area 21a. As a result, pachinko balls flowing down the first inflow area 21a can enter the start winning hole 51a, 52a, the special winning hole 53a, 54a, the gate 55a, and the normal winning hole 56a, 57a, while the second inflow area Pachinko balls flowing down 21b are constructed so as not to enter each ball entry port 51a, 52a, 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a.

(About the first and second start winning units 51, 52)
As shown in FIG. 2, at the upper end portion of the first start winning portion 51, a first start winning opening 51a which is always opened upward in the first flow-down area 21a is provided. In addition, the second start winning portion 52 provided below the first start winning portion 51 is provided with a second start winning opening 52a that changes to an open state where a pachinko ball can win a prize and a closed state where a win can not be won. ing. Here, on the rear side of the game board 20, a first start winning detection sensor SE1 as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the first starting winning opening 51a, and a pachinko winning in the second start winning opening 52a A second start winning detection sensor SE2 for detecting a ball is disposed (see FIGS. 8 and 10). Each start winning detection sensor SE1, SE2 is electrically connected to the main control board 81 (see FIG. 10) as a game control means disposed in the pachinko machine 10, and detects a pachinko ball as a detection signal. An input to the control board 81 is made. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to pay out a specified number of winning balls in response to the detection of the pachinko ball by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 and the second start winning detection sensor SE2. Here, the main control board 81 is triggered by the detection of the pachinko ball by the first start winning detection sensor SE1 and the second start winning detection sensor SE2, a big hit lottery whether or not to grant a big hit game (hit game) It is comprised so that judgment per figure, big hit judgment may be performed. Then, based on the control signal from the main control board 81, the effect control board 82 as effect control means disposed in the pachinko machine 10 shows the result of the big hit lottery (judgment per special view), and the symbol fluctuation effect (effect A display effect including a variable display of a decorative pattern (decorative drawing) for display is displayed on the display screen 17 a of the display device 17. Further, the second start winning portion 52 is configured to open and close the second start winning opening 52a by the pair of left and right start opening / closing members 52b, and the opening / closing for opening and closing with the driving of the start winning solenoid SL1 as the drive means. The member 52b is configured to be displaced between a closed position for closing the second start winning opening 52a and an open position for opening the same. It should be noted that the second start winning opening 52a is opened in the game per common game awarded when the main control board 81 wins in the drawing per lottery conducted by the main control board 81 triggered by the detection by the ball passage detection sensor SE7 described later. It has become.

(About the top special winning portion 53)
The upper special winning portion 53 is provided on the top of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In the upper special winning portion 53, an upper special winning opening 53a capable of winning a pachinko ball is formed to open toward the left, and the upper special winning opening 53a is opened by the upper special opening / closing member 53b. And is configured to change to a non-winning closed state. The left side surface of the upper special winning portion 53 facing the first flow-down area 21a is formed by a bowl-shaped portion 61 described later of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. The upper special winning portion 53 is provided with an upper base body B1 having an upper prize passage 53c communicating with the upper special prize port 53a defined inside, and the upper base B1 is a window for the frame-shaped decorative body 25. It is arrange | positioned by the upper attaching part 68 (refer FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) mentioned later formed in 25a. Here, on the upper base body B1 (see FIGS. 5 and 6), an upper special winning detection sensor SE3 (see FIGS. 6 and 10) as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the upper special winning opening 53a. Is provided. The upper special winning detection sensor SE3 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and is configured to input a detection signal to the main control board 81 when a pachinko ball is detected. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to pay out a specified number of winning balls in response to the detection of the pachinko ball by the upper special winning detection sensor SE3.

  Further, the upper special winning portion 53 is provided with an upper special opening / closing member 53b for opening and closing the upper special winning opening 34a when a big hit occurs as a result of a big hit lottery (see FIG. 6). The upper special opening / closing member 53b is linked to an upper special winning solenoid SL2 (see FIG. 10) as a driving means disposed in the upper special winning portion 53 (upper base body B1). The upper special winning solenoid SL2 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and the main control board 81 drives the upper special winning solenoid SL2 to open the upper special opening / closing member 53b to the upper special winning opening 53a. Of the pachinko ball from the closed position, and the open position for allowing the pachinko ball to win the special winning hole 53a. The upper special winning portion 53 is configured to always close the upper special winning opening 53a by the upper special opening / closing member 53b (make it incapable of winning), and the upper special winning opening 53a is formed with the occurrence of a big hit game. It is configured to open (make it possible to win). That is, the upper special winning portion 53 functions as a variable winning means that can be opened in the big hit gaming state (special gaming state). In the embodiment, the round game in which one of the upper special winning opening 53a and the lower special winning opening 54a is opened during the big hit game is performed a prescribed number of times. Each round game is set to end in response to a predetermined upper limit number of pachinko balls winning in the special winning opening 53a, 54a to be opened, or when the maximum duration time of the round game has elapsed. . And, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is configured to open the upper special winning opening 53a in each round game excluding a predetermined number of times predetermined among the specified number of round games.

  The pachinko ball that has won the upper special winning opening 53a is detected by the upper special winning detection sensor SE3 while passing through the upper winning passage 53c defined inside the upper base body B1. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, at the rear position of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 (the internal space of the installation member 100), there is a cylindrical cross section 37 (see FIG. 2) extending across the window 25a. An upstream end (left end) of an internal passage (not shown) which is disposed inside the cross section 37 and is formed to be inclined downward to the right inside the cross section 37 is connected to the upper special winning portion 53 to form an upper prize passage 53c. It communicates with the downstream end of the Further, the downstream end (right end) of the cross section 37 is located at the rear of the decorative panel 64 described later, and the discharge ball passage 35 (more specifically, the inner space of the installation member 100) is provided. The internal passage communicates with the upstream end of the upper special discharge ball passage 35c (see FIG. 6) described later. That is, the pachinko ball that has passed through the upper winning aisle 53c of the upper special winning portion 53 passes through the internal passage of the crossing portion 37 and is further discharged out of the machine through the upper special ejection ball aisle 35c. ing.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the window 25 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is vertically divided by the cross section 37 in a front view. And the display screen 17a is facing from the back to the lower side divided by the crossing part 37 in the window 25a. Further, on the upper side divided by the cross section 37 in the window 25a, an upper unit body 101, which will be described later, disposed on the installation member 100 faces from the rear.

(About the lower special winning portion 54)
The lower special winning portion 54 is provided on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In the lower special winning portion 54, a lower special winning opening 54a through which pachinko balls can win is formed to open toward the left, and the lower special winning opening 54a is opened by the lower special opening / closing member 54b. And is configured to change to a non-winning closed state. The left side surface of the lower special winning portion 54 facing the first flow-down area 21a is formed by a bowl-shaped portion 61 described later of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. The lower special winning portion 54 is provided with a lower base body B2 in which a lower prize passage 54c (described later) and a specific ball entry passage (described later) are formed, and the lower base B2 is a frame-shaped decorative body 25. It arrange | positions in the left attaching part 69 (refer FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) mentioned later formed in the window 25a of this.

  Here, the lower base body B2 is formed with a lower winning passage 54c communicating with the lower special winning opening 54a, and a specific ball entering passage (specific ball entering area) 54d branched from the middle of the lower winning passage 54c. ing. A lower special winning detection sensor SE4 as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball that has won in the lower special winning opening 54a is disposed in the lower base body B2. The lower special prize detection sensor SE4 is located upstream of the portion of the lower prize passage 54c to which the specific ball entry passage 54d is connected (the lower special prize opening 54a side), and a pachinko passing through the lower prize passage 54c. It is provided to detect the ball. The lower special prize detection sensor SE4 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and when a pachinko ball is detected, a detection signal is input to the main control board 81. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to pay out a specified number of winning balls in response to the detection of the pachinko ball by the lower special winning detection sensor SE4.

  Further, the lower special winning portion 54 is provided with a lower special opening / closing member 54b for opening and closing the lower special winning opening 34a when a big hit occurs as a result of a big hit lottery. The lower special opening / closing member 54b is linked to a lower special winning solenoid SL3 (see FIG. 10) as a driving means disposed in the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2). The lower special winning solenoid SL3 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and the lower control special opening member 54b is moved to the lower special winning opening 54a by driving the lower special winning solenoid SL3. Of the pachinko ball from the closed position, and the open position for allowing the pachinko ball to win the lower special winning opening 54a. The lower special winning portion 54 is configured to always close the lower special winning opening 54a (make it incapable of winning) by the lower special opening / closing member 54b, and with the occurrence of the big hit game, the lower special winning opening 54a It is configured to open (make it possible to win). That is, the lower special winning portion 54 functions as a variable winning means that can be opened in the big hit gaming state (special gaming state). In the embodiment, the lower special winning opening 54a is configured to be opened in a predetermined number of round games determined in advance among the specified number of round games performed during the big hit game.

  Further, in the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2), a specific area ball-in-hole detecting sensor SE5 (see FIG. 10) as a ball-in-ball detecting means for detecting a pachinko ball which has passed through the entrance of the specific ball passing passage 54d. It is arranged. The specific area entrance detection sensor SE5 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the specific entrance passage 54d. Further, the specific area detection sensor SE5 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and is configured to input a detection signal to the main control board 81 when detecting a pachinko ball. Then, in the pachinko machine 10, the main control board 81 grants a predetermined benefit with the detection of the pachinko ball by the specific area insertion detection sensor SE5 (specifically, the probability variation that the winning probability of the big hit lottery is improved) It is configured to determine the status to be granted after the end of the jackpot game).

  Furthermore, in the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2), as shown in FIG. 6, the first posture (the front side) that inhibits movement of the pachinko ball toward the specific ball entry passage 54d from the middle of the lower prize passage 54c A guide member (variable member) 54e is provided which can be displaced to the position where it is projected and the second position (rearward retracted position) to which it is permitted. The guide body 54e is linked to a switching solenoid SL4 (see FIG. 10) as a drive means disposed in the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2). The switching solenoid SL4 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and the main control board 81 drives the switching solenoid SL4 to displace the guiding body 54e to the first attitude and the second attitude. ing. The guiding body 54e is always held in the first posture, and the switching solenoid SL4 is driven and controlled during the big hit game so that the guiding body 54e is displaced to the second posture during the big hit game .

  Here, in the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2) of the embodiment, a position detection sensor SE6 (see FIGS. 5 and 10) capable of detecting the position (first or second attitude) of the guiding body 54e. Is equipped. The position detection sensor SE6 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and inputs a detection signal to the main control board 81 when the state where the guide body 54e is positioned in the second posture is detected. There is. Then, the pachinko machine 10 receives a detection signal from the position detection sensor SE6 during a period when the main control board 81 does not drive and control the switching solenoid SL4 as a predetermined notification means (for example, the display device 17 etc. Error notification to be executed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the lower special winning portion 54 lower winning aisle 54c has a meandering portion from the upstream end (lower special winning opening 54a) to the entrance of the specific ball entry passage 54d. And a plurality of pachinko balls are formed in the passage of the width dimension which can not pass simultaneously. Thus, while making the upper and lower dimensions of the lower special winning portion 54 (lower base body B2) compact, it is always necessary for the pachinko ball winning in the lower special winning opening 54a to reach the entrance of the specific ball entry passage 54d. It is configured to take. Here, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, a plurality of types of big hit games that can be given are set, and in each big hit game, the start timing of the round game a specific number of times (that is, the timing when the lower special opening / closing member 54b opens The drive start timing of the switching solenoid SL4 is made common so that the guide body 54e is displaced from the first attitude to the second attitude. In this case, in order to provide a clear difference in the ease of entering the pachinko ball into the specific ball entry passage 54d (probability of giving a probability change state) depending on the type of the big hit game, in the given big hit game, special The specific entering passage is maintained so that the guide body 54e is maintained in the second position for a longer time than the predetermined time required for the pachinko ball winning the winning opening 54a to reach the entrance of the specific entering passage 54d. While facilitating entry to the 54d, in other big hit games, the pachinko ball that has won the lower special winning opening 54a takes only a shorter time than the predetermined time required to reach the entrance of the specific entry passage 54d. Maintaining the guide body 54e in the second position makes it extremely difficult to enter the ball into the specific ball entry passage 54d.

(About the gate 55)
The gate 55 is provided on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. The gate portion 55 is provided to project forward from the front surface of a base plate portion (first base plate portion) 65 of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 described later, and a gate port 55a through which pachinko balls can pass vertically penetrates. It is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the lower surface of the gate portion 55, an induction piece 55b for guiding a pachinko ball having passed through the gate opening 55a is provided. The guiding piece 55b extends downward from the left side of the gate opening 55a on the lower surface of the gate portion 55 and is biased to the right as it approaches the extending end, and the extending end is directly below the gate opening 55a. It is provided to be located at Then, the pachinko ball having passed through the gate opening 55a is guided toward the lower special winning opening 54a.

  The gate 55 is provided with a ball passage detection sensor SE7 (see FIGS. 6 and 10) for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the gate 55a. The sphere passage detection sensor SE7 is electrically connected to the main control substrate 81, and inputs a sphere detection signal from the sphere passage detection sensor SE7 to the main control substrate 81 (that is, the pachinko sphere of the sphere passage detection sensor SE7). Various types of information (random numbers for determination per common drawing to be described later) are acquired in accordance with detection), and a lottery for per common drawing (determination per common drawing) is performed based on the acquired information. Then, the start winning solenoid SL1 of the second start winning unit 52 is drive-controlled according to the result of the drawing per drawing, and the start opening / closing member 52b is opened and closed.

(About the normal winning part 56, 57)
In the game area 21 (flowing areas 21 a and 21 b), the first ordinary winning portion 56 provided at the lower end of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 and the second mounting port 34 b are inserted from behind and A second ordinary winning portion 57 provided to project forward is disposed. The second ordinary winning portion 57 is a bowl-shaped member extending in the front and rear direction, and a second ordinary winning opening 57a is provided at the front end so as to open upward in the first flow-down area 21a. The pachinko ball that has won the second ordinary winning opening 57a is guided to the rear of the game board 20 through the second mounting opening 34b. The second ordinary winning portion 57 is provided so as to project forward from a front unit body 121 (see FIG. 7), which is one of the rendering means disposed on the rear surface side of the game board 20, and has a front end portion thereof. By being formed in a small size, insertion into the second mounting port 34 b is facilitated. The shape of the first ordinary winning portion 56 provided on the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is the same as the shape of the portion of the ordinary winning portion 57 described above that protrudes from the front of the game board 20. There is. The plurality of ordinary winning portions 56, 57 are formed in a bowl shape extending in the front and rear direction, and are configured to guide the pachinko ball received by the normal winning openings 56a, 57a opened upward to the rear side of the gaming board 20. ing. Here, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with an ordinary winning detection sensor SE8 (see FIGS. 8 and 10) for detecting pachinko balls that have won in the ordinary winning opening 56a, 57a on the rear side (front unit body 121) of the gaming board 20. ing. The normal winning detection sensor SE8 is electrically connected to the main control board 81, and when the normal winning detection sensor SE8 detects a pachinko ball, it outputs a detection signal to the main control board 81, and controls the main control board 81. The specified number of winning balls are to be paid out below.

(About the frame-shaped decoration 25)
Next, the configuration of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

  The frame-shaped decorative body 25 is a transparent member formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate, and is formed such that a window 25a having an opening shape smaller than the first mounting port 34a penetrates back and forth. The frame-shaped decorative body 25 is disposed at a position corresponding to the first mounting port 34 a on the front surface of the game board 20 so as to be separated from the guide portion 27 (guide rail 22). Thereby, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, through the window 25a located in front of the first mounting port 34a, the display screen 17a of the symbol display device 17 located behind the gaming board 20 and various effect means 101, 111 , 121, 131 and so on can be viewed from the front.

  On the front surface of the frame-shaped decorative body 25, annular front protruding walls (a hook 61 and a barrier 62 described later) surrounding the window 25a are provided so as to extend forward (see FIG. 4). The front projecting walls 61 and 62 are provided to project forward from the front of the game board 20, and by contacting with the pachinko balls flowing down the gaming area 21, restricting the flow-down direction of the pachinko balls, the window 25a It prevents pachinko balls from flowing inside. Here, the front projecting walls 61 and 62 extend so as to connect the left end and the right end of the brim 61 with the brim 61 extending from the top to the lower left and the lower right of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. It is comprised by the barrier part 62. In the embodiment, of the front projecting walls 61 and 62, a portion extending from the top portion 61T located at the uppermost end to the lower left and covering the lower side of the lower special winning portion 54 (see FIG. 2), Pachinko balls which flow down from the game area 21 (the first flow-down area 21a and the second flow-down area 21b) from the top 61T to a portion extending downward to the right and covering the lower side of the decoration panel 64 (see FIG. 4) described later. Of the lower end of the lower end of the lower end of the lower end of the upper end of the lower end of the upper end of the lower end of the upper end of the upper end of the It is set as the barrier part 62 which prevents the diving of the pachinko ball from the downward direction which it turned. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is attached to the front surface (protruding end face) of the hook-shaped portion 61 with a hook decoration 63 for decorating the hook-shaped portion 61 by a screw.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, after the portion extending from the top portion 61T located at the upper end to the left side at the upper end of the bowl-shaped portion 61 is inclined downward in a step-like manner toward the open / close mounting portion 33, It is provided to hang down to the lower height position and to further cover the lower special winning portion 54 from the lower side. A portion extending leftward from the top 61T defines a first flow-down area 21a (except for the downstream side) between the guide rail 22 (the outer rail 22a and the inner rail 22b). The downstream side of the first flow-down area 21a where the start-up winning unit 26 described above is located is defined between the barrier portion 62 forming the front projecting wall described above and the guide rail 22 (inner rail 22b). There is. Here, in the bowl-like portion 61, an upper special winning opening 53a and a lower special winning opening 54a are opened in a portion extending from the top portion 61T to the left side. The upper special winning opening 53a and the lower special winning opening 54a are always closed by the upper special opening / closing member 53b and the lower special opening / closing member 54b, and the upper special opening / closing member 53a and the lower special opening / closing member 54b In the closed state, the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing into the window 25a (specifically, flowing into the special winning portion 53, 54) continuously with the bowl-like portion 61. In addition, after the portion extending to the right from the top portion 61T is inclined downward in a gentle curve toward the buffer member 24, the collar 61 has a shape along the left side surface of the guide rail 22 (right side partition member 22c) It is provided so as to cover the decorative panel 64 (see FIG. 4) described later from the right side and the lower side. A portion of the bowl-shaped portion 61 extending rightward from the top portion 61T defines a second flow-down area 21b in which the pachinko balls can flow down in a row between the guide rail 22 (right side partitioning member 22c) .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is supported by the front of the game board 20 and from the rear end of the front projecting wall (the bowl-like portion 61 and the barrier portion 62) There are provided base plate portions 65, 66, and 67 extending toward the 27 side (outside) (toward the outer periphery of the game area 21). The frame-shaped decorative body 25 is supported by the game board 20 in a state where the rear surfaces of the base plate portions 65, 66 and 67 abut on the front surface of the game board 20, and fixing a plurality of places of the supported portions The game board 20 is disposed on the game board 20 by being fixed to the front of the game board 20 by means. The base plate portions 65, 66, 67 are formed in a thin plate shape so that pachinko balls flowing down the game area 21 can move to the front side of the base plate portions 65, 66, 67. That is, the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 21 can move from the front side of the game board 20 to the front side of the bed plate portions 65, 66, 67, while inside the window 25a from the front side of the bed plate portions 65, 66, 67. The movement to the side is restricted by the hooks 65, 66, 67 and the opening and closing members 53b, 54b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 25, there is provided a first base plate portion 65 as the base plate portion extending leftward from the rear end portion of the bowl-shaped portion 61. The gate portion 55 described above is provided on the first base plate portion 65 so as to protrude forward. Further, a second base plate portion 66 as the above-mentioned base plate portion extending downward from the rear end portion of the barrier portion 62 is provided at the lower portion of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. In the embodiment, the barrier portion 62 and the second base plate portion 66 are continuously provided, but a rolling area (stage) in which pachinko balls temporarily stay is provided between the barrier portion 62 and the second base plate portion 66. May be

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 extends toward the guide rail 22 from the rear end of the portion surrounding the entire upper side and the entire right side of the window 25 a in the bowl-like portion 61. Three base plate portions 67 are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the third base plate portion 67 is formed so that the extension dimension from the bowl-shaped portion 61 to the guide rail 22 is approximately the diameter of the pachinko ball in the range located in the second flowing area 21 b. It is done. On the other hand, in the range located in the first flow-down area 21a, the extension dimension toward the guide rail 22 is formed to be twice or more the diameter of the pachinko ball (about 7.0 cm at maximum in the embodiment). As described above, in the third base plate portion 67, the range located in the first flow-down area 21a (the part defining the first flow-down area 21a on the front surface) is formed to be large at the top and the bottom. The third base plate portion 67 has projections 91 and 92 for reducing the force of the pachinko ball on the front surface of the portion facing the first flow-down area 21a (specifically, the punching area 90 described later). , 93 and a damping surface 94. The protrusions 91, 92, 93 and the damping surface portion 94 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the outer edge (upper edge) of the third base plate portion 67 vertically opposes the guide portion 27. The outer edge of the third base plate portion 67 is separated downward from the guide portion 27 by the diameter of the pachinko ball at the left end portion close to the casting opening 31, and the guide is directed toward the right side where the second inflow region 21b is located. In close proximity to the portion 27, at the upper position of the top portion 61T of the bowl-like portion 61, the distance from the guide portion 27 is about the radius of the pachinko ball. For this reason, when the pachinko ball is released from the launch port 31 and travels along the flight path H along the guide portion 27, the pachinko ball is supported from the lower side by the outer edge of the third base plate portion 67, thereby moving downward from the flight path H. Is restricted, and the pachinko ball is likely to be guided to the second flow-down area 21b side. That is, in the embodiment, it is interesting to decide whether or not the pachinko ball can be dropped to the bowl-like portion 61 side (upper special winning opening 53a side) at an appropriate position in the first flow-down area 21a.

  In addition, the outer edge of the portion of the third base plate portion 67 located in the second flowing area 21b extends along the guide rail 22 while generally maintaining the distance between the guide rail 22 and the radius of the pachinko ball or less. doing. That is, the pachinko balls flowing down the second flow-down area 21 b flow down to the out port 23 in a state of being always in contact with the front surface of the third base plate portion 67. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the time until the pachinko balls flowing down the second flow-down area 21b are discharged out of the game area 21 simply by changing the design and the material of the front surface of the third base plate portion 67. It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 has attachment portions 68, 69, 70 extending inward from the rear end portion of the bowl-like portion 61 (inward into the window 26a). Is provided. In the embodiment, the upper attachment portion 68 located at the upper part of the frame-shaped decoration 25, the left attachment portion 69 located at the left side of the frame-shaped decoration 25, and the right attachment located at the right side of the frame-shaped decoration 25 A part 70 and a frame 70 are provided on the frame-shaped decorative body 25. The upper base body B1 of the upper special winning portion 53 is attached to the upper attachment portion 68, and the lower base body B2 of the lower special winning portion 54 is attached to the left attachment portion 69. In the part 70, a three-dimensional decoration panel 64 with a decoration displayed on the front is attached from the front side. Each mounting portion 68, 69, 70 has a thickness substantially the same as that of the base plate portions 65, 66, 67 described above, and is provided to extend in substantially the same longitudinal position as the corresponding base plate portions 65, 66, 67. It is done. In addition, on the right side surface of the lower base body B2 attached to the left attachment portion 69, a reflecting member that reflects light emitted from the opposite side sandwiching the window 25a (a front unit body 121 described later located on the right side of the window 25a) 72 are provided. The reflection member 72 has irregularities formed on the right surface facing the window 25a, and is configured to diffuse the reflected light in a wide range.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the decorative panel 64 is mounted so as to cover the front surface of the right mounting portion 70, and is thus positioned forward of the extended position of the front surface of the game board 20. That is, by providing the decoration panel 64 on the side close to the player, the decoration effect of the pachinko machine 10 is enhanced. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the decoration panel 64 is formed around a plurality of first decoration parts 64a indicating character information that can indicate an expectation of being given a big hit game, and around the first decoration parts 64a. As a result, a second decorative portion 64b indicating a character related to the motif of the pachinko machine 10 is provided so as to be visible from the front. The first decorative portion 64 a and the second decorative portion 64 b are configured to receive light emitted forward from a light emitter substrate 125 (described later) disposed inside the installation member 100.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an annular rear surface projecting wall 71 is provided on the rear surface of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 so as to extend rearward. The outer peripheral surface of the rear projecting wall 71 is provided so as to face the inner peripheral surface of the first mounting port 34a at a close position in correspondence with the shape of the opening edge of the first mounting port 34a of the gaming board 20 at most. . That is, when the frame-like decorative body 25 is disposed on the front surface of the game board 20, the rear surface projecting wall 71 functions as an alignment piece that can be aligned with the first mounting opening 34a. In the state where the rear surface projecting wall 71 is viewed from the front of the frame-shaped decorative body 25, substantially the whole except for the left side portion (position of the lower special winning portion 54) is located on the outer peripheral side than the opening edge of the window 25a That is, they are provided at the rear of the base plate portions 65, 66, 67). That is, the rear protruding wall 71 is provided at a position that does not prevent the user from looking diagonally into the rear region of the base plate portions 65, 66, 67 through the window 25a and displaying on the rear side of the game board 20 The various rendering means 101, 111, 121, 131 (described later) provided around the screen 17a can be viewed in a wide range from the front of the window 25a. In addition, the rigidity of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 (base plate portions 65, 66, 67) is enhanced by providing the rear projecting wall 71 in an annularly continuous manner on the rear surface of the base plate portions 65, 66, 67. .

(About launch area 90)
As shown in FIG. 4, the bowl-shaped portion 61 that divides the window 25 a and the game area 21 (the first flow-down area 21 a) is, as shown in FIG. It is provided to project forward along the inner peripheral edge of. The punched pachinko ball passes through the launch ball passage 30 and is released from the strike opening 31, and travels along the guide portion 27 along the flight path H (upper edge portion of the first flow-down area 21a) shown in FIGS. After flying toward the right side (the direction away from the discharge port 31), it is configured to flow down the first flow-down area 21a or the second flow-down area 21b without staying on the bowl-like portion 61. Here, when the pachinko ball flying in the flight path H loses momentum to fly before reaching the second flow-down region 21b, the pachinko ball deviates from the trajectory (the flight path H) along the guide portion 27 and falls downward. Later, the rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78 (described later) are inclined downward from the top portion 61T of the bowl-like portion 61 toward the opening / closing mounting portion 33, and this time the rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78 It is configured to flow down to the left side (in the direction close to the strike opening 31) along the inclination. That is, in the upstream region of the first flow-down region 21a defined between the bowl-shaped portion 61 of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 and the guide portion 27 of the guide rail 22, the pachinko ball released from the hitting port 31 is right Since it flies down to the left on the rolling surface 75, 76, 77, 78 after flying toward the direction, compared with the upstream region of the second flowing region 21b where the pachinko ball travels uniformly to the right The upper and lower dimensions are secured large. A part of the rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78 of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is formed on the upper special opening / closing member 53b for opening / closing the upper special winning opening 53a provided in the bowl-like portion 61.

  Here, in the following description of the embodiment, the upstream area in which the pachinko ball is struck out of the first flow-down area 21a may be referred to as a “punch-out area 90”. The “upstream area (punch area 90) where the pachinko ball is punched out” in the first flow down area 21a means that the flow direction is initially restricted after the pachinko ball released from the punch port 31 flies along the flight path H. At the downstream end (specifically, the position at which the game nail 28, the hook 61, the projections 91, 92, 93 (described later) and the like first contact) is at the downstream end. That is, in the “punch out area 90” of the embodiment, rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78 which are inclined downward from the top 60T of the hook 61 to the open / close attachment 33, and the guide of the guide rail 22. 27 and the arrangement of a specific game nail 28a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) located on the right side of the right end of the opening / closing attachment 33 and above the gate 55. Position is included. In the embodiment, the ball entry portion is not provided in the second flow-down area 21b, and it is disadvantageous for the player to play pachinko balls in the upstream area of the second flow-down area 21b. Therefore, only the upstream area of the first flow-down area 21a, which is the main launch destination of the pachinko ball by the player, is described as the "punch-out area 90", but the upstream area of the second flow-down area 21b is also "punch-out area" It can be said. The range of the “upstream region” can be defined in the second flowing region 21b as well as the first flowing region 21a.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the frame-shaped decorative body 25, as the rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78 defining the launch area 90, from the top 61 T of the hook 61 to the opening / closing attachment 33 The first rolling surface 75, the second rolling surface 76, the third rolling surface 77, and the fourth rolling surface 78, which are inclined downward, are formed so as to continue in a step-like manner in which the inclination angle changes. Specifically, the first rolling surface 75 is formed on the bowl-shaped portion 61 so as to be inclined downward to the left from the top portion 61T, and the second rolling surface 76 is the downstream end of the first rolling surface 75. From the front to the left, and is sloped more gently than the first rolling surface 75. In the bowl-shaped portion 61, a fourth rolling surface 78 inclined to the left is formed at a position separated from the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 to the lower left, and the fourth rolling surface An upper special winning opening 53a is opened between the second rolling surface 76 and the second rolling surface 76. Here, the upper special opening / closing member 53b provided in the upper special winning portion 53 of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 closes the upper special winning opening 53a in the closed state, and the left side facing the launch area 90 is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 and the upstream end of the fourth rolling surface 78 are steeply inclined to the left and lower than the second rolling surface 76 and the fourth rolling surface 78 It is supposed to That is, the left side surface of the upper special opening / closing member 53 b functions as a third rolling surface 77 on which the pachinko ball rolling on the second rolling surface 76 rolls toward the fourth rolling surface 78.

  Although not shown, the upper special winning portion 53 is provided with an opening restricting means for preventing the upper special opening / closing member 53b from opening due to contact with the pachinko ball. The opening restricting means is configured to engage with the upper special opening / closing member 53b to restrict the opening of the upper special opening / closing member 53b when the upper special winning solenoid SL2 is in the non-driven state (demagnetized state). .

(About the protrusions 91, 92, 93)
As shown in FIG. 6, the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is provided with projections (depression parts) 91, 92, 93 for reducing the pressure of the pachinko ball driven into the punching area 90. The protrusions 91, 92, 93 are provided so as to be separated upward from the bowl-like portion 61 by an interval through which the pachinko ball can pass, and to project forward from the third base plate portion 67 to be positioned in the launch area 90. The flow paths R1 (R1a, R1b), R2, and R3 of the pachinko ball are formed in the launch area 90 by the projections 91, 92, and 93, respectively. The projections 91, 92, 93 are connected to the peripheral wall (peripheral wall) 96 projecting forward with respect to the third base plate 67 and the projecting end of the peripheral wall 96 so that the inner space of the peripheral wall 96 is fronted. And the outer dimension in the direction along the front surface of the third base plate portion 67 is formed in a block shape larger than the head of the game nail 28. In the embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 91, 92, 93 are provided on the front surface of the third base plate portion 67. The plurality of projections 91, 92, 93 have different outer shapes in front view, and are formed in a shape suitable for each difference in arrangement position. In the embodiment, a total of three projections 91, 92, 93 are provided on the front surface of the third base plate portion 67. Therefore, in the following description, the terms “first protrusion 91”, “second protrusion 92”, and “third protrusion 93” should be referred to in order from the right (from the right) to the top 61T of the hook 61 There is.

  The first protrusion 91, the second protrusion 92, and the third protrusion 93 are each configured such that the outer peripheral surface (the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 96) intersecting with the game board 20 has a polygonal shape in front view . Here, each protrusion 91, 92, 93 has a contact surface 91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d on the outer peripheral surface that comes into contact with the pachinko ball shot into the launch area 90 of the game area 21. The pachinko balls that have been decelerated by contacting the contact surfaces 91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d along the contact surfaces 91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d. It is comprised so that it can guide | induce to the bowl-shaped part 61 (庇 side flow path R1). In addition, each projection 91, 92, 93 is separated from the bowl-like portion 61 at an interval allowing the pachinko ball to pass (that is, the separation dimension from the bowl-like portion 61 is equal to or larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere) It is provided. Here, each of the protrusions 91, 92, 93 has an opposing surface 91b, 91c, 92c, 93c on the outer peripheral surface facing the bowl-like portion 61 with an interval that allows the pachinko ball to pass through. Between the facing surfaces 91b, 91c, 92c, 93c and the first to fourth rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78, a weir-side flow passage R1 in which pachinko balls can roll is defined. In the following description, the weir-side flow passage R1 is an upstream portion R1a provided on the upstream side of the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 (the upper end of the upper special winning opening 53a), and the second rolling surface It may be distinguished from the downstream end R1b provided downstream of the downstream end of the 76 (the upper end of the upper special winning opening 53a). That is, the upstream portion R1a of the weir-side flow passage R1 is provided on the first and second rolling surfaces 75 and 76 (defined between the opposing surfaces 91b and 91c of the first protrusion 91). The inlet is formed by the corner between the upper surface 91a and the right surface 91b, which will be described later, in the first projection 91, and the top 61T of the hook 61, and the outlet is the lower surface 91c and the later in the first projection 91. A flow passage formed by the corner between the left surface 91d and the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 in the bowl-like portion 61, and the downstream portion R1b of the weir-side flow passage R1 is the third and fourth rolling An entrance is provided on the dynamic surface 77, 78 (defined between the second projection 92 and the opposing surface 92c, 93c of the third projection 92), and an inlet is formed on the right 92b and the lower surface 92c, and the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 in the hook 61 In the flow path formed, the outlet is formed between the corner between the lower surface 93 c and the left surface 93 d to be described later in the third projection 93 and the downstream end of the fourth rolling surface 78 in the hook 61 is there.

  Further, the first protrusion 91, the second protrusion 92, and the third protrusion 93 are mutually separated such that the protrusions 91, 92, 93 adjacent to each other in the extension direction of the guide portion 27 are separated by the diameter of the pachinko ball or more. Between the protuberances 91, 92, 93, the protuberances of the pachinko balls punched out in the launch area 90 of the game area 21 are made spaced apart and provided between the protuberances of the game area 21. The flow paths R2 and R3 are respectively defined, and the lower ends of the flow paths R2 and R3 between the protrusions are connected to the weir-side flow path R1. In the bowl-like portion 61, a pachinko ball that contacts one of the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 (predetermined decelerating portion) and passes between the other (the other decelerating portion) can win a prize The special prize winning opening 53a is provided. The upper special winning opening 53a is located below the inter-projection flow passage R2 formed between the first projection 91 and the second projection 92, and is always closed by the upper special opening / closing member 53b. ing. In the following description, the inter-projection flow passage R1 between the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 is referred to as the “right inter-projection flow passage R1”, and the second projection 92 and the third projection 92 are referred to. The inter-protrusion flow path R2 between the portions 93 may be referred to as "left inter-protrusion flow path R2". That is, the right inter-protrusion flow path R2 has a corner between the left surface 91d and the upper surface 91a, which will be described later, in the first protrusion 91, and a corner between a left surface 92d and the upper surface 92a, which will be described later in the second protrusion 92. Are formed by the corner between the lower surface 91c and the left surface 91d of the first protrusion 91, which will be described later, and the corner between the right surface 92b and the lower surface 92c, which will be described later. It is a flow path to the outlet, and the flow path R3 between the left and right projections is a corner between the left surface 92d and the upper surface 92a described later in the second projection 92 and an upper surface 93a and the right surface 93b described later in the third projection 93 The corner between the lower surface 92c and the left surface 92d of the second projection 92, which will be described later, and the corner between the right surface 93b and the lower surface 93c, which will be described later, of the third projection 93 Department It is a flow path of the in to the outlet to be formed.

(About the first protrusion 91)
As shown in FIG. 6, the first protrusion (depressing portion) 91 is provided so as to be separated from the guide portion 27 by more than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the second flowing region 21b side of the pachinko ball flying in the flight path H The pachinko ball comes into contact with the falling pachinko ball on the way to the flight path H while being allowed to move to the first to fourth rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78. It is configured to be de-energized before the arrival of On the outer peripheral surface of the first projection 91 (peripheral wall portion 96), an upper surface (first contact) facing the guide portion 27 and inclined downward (toward the right) toward the side separating from the striking opening 31 Surface) 91a, a right surface (facing surface) 91b facing the first rolling surface 75 of the bowl-like portion 61, a lower surface (facing surface) 91c facing the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61, and a guide A left surface (second contact surface) 91 d is formed facing the portion 27 and the second projection 92 and inclined downward (toward the left) toward the side adjacent to the striking opening 31.

  The upper surface 91 a of the first protrusion 91 is inclined downward toward the first rolling surface 75 of the bowl-shaped portion 61, and the lower end of the slope is positioned lower than the top 61 T of the bowl-shaped portion 61. Here, the upper surface 91a receives the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H, decelerates, and causes the depopulated pachinko ball to flow down along the upper surface 91a to the first rolling surface 75 of the hook 61. By discharging toward the direction, the pachinko ball can be further de-stressed by the collision with the first rolling surface 75 intersecting the upper surface 91a. Then, the pachinko ball reduced in force by the contact with the upper surface 91a and the first rolling surface 75 flows down the upstream portion R1a of the weir-side flow passage R1, and the first collision in the first flow-down region 21a (game area 21) An upper special winning opening 53a located on the downstream side of the section 91 can win a prize.

  The right surface 91b of the first protrusion 91 extends vertically substantially vertically and is opposed to the first rolling surface 75 of the bowl-like portion 61 with an interval through which a pachinko ball can pass. The lower surface 91 c of the protrusion 91 extends to the left and right, and is opposed to the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61 at an interval through which the pachinko ball can pass. That is, the right side 91 b and the lower side 91 c of the first protrusion 91 have a width that allows the pachinko ball to pass through the upstream portion R 1 a of the weir side passage R 1 between the first rolling surface 75 and the second rolling surface 76. It is composed of Here, the right surface 91 b of the first protrusion 91 is opposed to the first rolling surface 75 inclined downward and to the left in a state closer to the vertical than the first rolling surface 75. The right side surface 91b of the one protrusion 91 and the first rolling surface 75 are separated by an interval which is equal to or larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball and equal to or smaller than twice the diameter of the pachinko ball. Further, the lower surface 91 c of the first protrusion 91 and the second rolling surface 76 extend substantially in parallel at an interval slightly narrower than the distance between the right surface 91 b of the first protrusion 91 and the first rolling surface 75. It exists. Thus, the upstream portion R1a of the weir-side flow passage R1 is provided such that the passage width narrows as it goes from the inlet to the outlet. That is, in the weir-side flow path R, the upstream portion R1a where the pachinko ball rolls toward the upper special winning opening 53a efficiently rectifies the pachinko ball toward the upper special winning opening 53a, and the upper special opening / closing member When 53b is opened, the pachinko ball can be reliably paid to the upper special winning opening 53a. The downstream portion R1b of the weir-side flow passage R1 is formed to have a wider passage width than the upstream portion R1a, and the operating region of the upper special opening / closing member 53b is secured, and the freedom of movement of the pachinko ball is enhanced. ing.

  The left surface 91 d of the first projection 91 is steeply inclined to the left and downward from the upper surface 91 a toward the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61, and the lower end position (in FIG. Is shown to be slightly to the right of the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76. Here, the left surface 91d receives the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H, decelerates, and reliably guides the detrained pachinko ball to the downstream side along the left surface 91d. Then, by causing the pachinko ball to fall so as to contact the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61, the pachinko ball is further collided by the collision with the second rolling surface 76 intersecting the left surface 91d. The pachinko ball that is decelerated and decelerated by the contact with the left surface 91d and the second rolling surface 76 is located on the downstream side of the first protrusion 91 in the first flow-down area 21a (playing area 21). It is possible to win a prize in the winning opening 53a. The downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 is located to the left of the lower end of the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91 in the left-right direction by an amount equal to or less than the radius of the pachinko ball. The pachinko ball falling along the left surface 91d of the rear wheel is not received by the second rolling surface 76 from the front, but only the right corner of the pachinko ball contacts the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 to reduce After being done, they are promptly led to the upper special winning opening 53a side. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, when making the hit pachinko ball reach the upper special winning opening 53a, the hitting force of the ball launcher is adjusted so that it falls from the flight path H toward the left surface 91d of the first protrusion 91. As a result, the pachinko ball that has been decelerated due to contact with the left surface 91d of the first protrusion 91 can be quickly made to win the upper special winning opening 53a.

  In the first protrusion 91, the corner between the left surface 91d and the upper surface 91a is closest to the guide portion 27. Specifically, the corner between the left surface 91 d and the upper surface 91 a of the first protrusion 91 is set to have a dimension separated from the guide portion 27 not less than the diameter of the pachinko ball and not more than twice the diameter of the pachinko ball There is. That is, the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91 loses momentum on the way to the flight path H and contacts the pachinko ball which has started to be separated downward from the guide portion 27 and the pachinko ball is moved upward. It is provided to guide you.

(About the second protrusion 92)
As shown in FIG. 6, the second protrusion (depressor) 92 is provided to be separated from the guide 27 by more than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the second flowing area 21 b side of the pachinko ball flying in the flight path H The pachinko ball comes into contact with the falling pachinko ball on the way to the flight path H while allowing the movement of the pachinko ball before reaching the third to fourth rolling surfaces 77, 78. It is configured to be able to lose energy. On the outer peripheral surface of the second projection 92 (peripheral wall portion 96), an upper surface (first contact) facing the guide portion 27 and inclined downward (toward the right) toward the side separating from the striking opening 31 Surface) 92a, the right surface (facing surface) 92b opposite to the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl 61, the third rolling surface 77 of the upper special opening / closing member 53b, and the fourth rolling of the bowl 61 A lower surface (opposing surface) 92c opposed to the surface 78, and a left surface (second contact surface) 92d opposed to the guide portion 27 and inclined downward (toward the left) toward the side adjacent to the punching opening 31 Is formed.

  The upper surface 92a of the second projection 92 is inclined downward toward the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61, and the lower end of the inclination is three times the diameter of the pachinko ball with respect to the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 They are separated by a certain distance. Here, the upper surface 92 a receives and decelerates the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H, and causes the depopulated pachinko ball to flow down along the upper surface 92 a and discharge it, thereby forming the second rolling surface 76. It is dropped toward the third rolling surface 77 of the upper special opening / closing member 53b (to the upper special winning opening 53a) from between (the outlet of the right inter-protrusion flow path R2). In this case, when the upper special opening / closing member 53b is in the closed position, the third rolling surface 77 is provided so as to incline downward to the left, and therefore, it is released from the upper surface 92a of the second projection 92. The pachinko ball can be further de-energized by the collision with the third rolling surface 77.

  Further, the right end position of the second projection 92 (the extended position of the right surface 92b and indicated by the straight line L2 in FIG. 6) is from the upper end (free end) of the upper special opening / closing member 53b in the open state. (In other words, the upper end of the upper special opening / closing member 53b is set inside the movable left and right range). That is, in the state where the upper special opening / closing member 53b is in the open position, the pachinko ball decelerated by the contact with the upper surface 92a is discharged after flowing down the right inter-protrusion flow path R2 along the upper surface 92a. It can be reliably received by the upper special opening / closing member 53b and can be guided to the upper special winning opening 53a.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, in the second protrusion 92, the corner between the left surface 92 d and the upper surface 92 a is closest to the guide portion 27. The corner of the second projection 92 between the left surface 92 a and the upper surface 92 a is set to have a separation dimension with respect to the guide 27 of at least twice and at most three times the diameter of the pachinko ball. It is spaced apart from the 1 protrusion 91. The upper surface 92 a of the second protrusion 92 is inclined downward to the right slightly to the lower position from the lower end of the first protrusion 91, and between the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91 and the guide portion 27. The second projection 92 is configured not to intervene. The right inter-protruding flow passage R2 defined between the upper surface 92a of the second projection 92 and the left surface 91d of the first projection 91 is from the outlet side (the weir side flow passage R1 side) to the inlet side The width dimension is formed to expand to the left as it approaches (the flight path H side). That is, the movement of the pachinko ball from the flight path H toward the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91 is not inhibited as much as possible by the second protrusion 92.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the second projection 92 is provided at a position not overlapping the movement locus when the upper special opening / closing member 53 b is opened and closed, and the opening of the upper special opening / closing member 53 b is the second projection 92. Not to be inhibited by That is, the right surface 92b of the second protrusion 92 is provided such that the lower end is positioned above the extending direction of the second rolling surface 76, and the lower surface 92c of the second protrusion 92 is the upper special opening / closing member 53b. It is provided to extend leftward and rightward at a position above the movement trajectory when opening and closing operation is performed. The shortest distance W1 between the movement locus of the upper special opening / closing member 53b and the lower surface 92c of the second projection 92 is set to be larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and there is a problem that the pachinko ball is caught between It is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the left surface 92 d of the second protrusion 92 is inclined downward to the left with a steeper slope than the upper surface 92 a toward the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-shaped portion 61. Here, the left surface 92d receives the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H, decelerates, and reliably guides the decentralized pachinko ball to the downstream side along the left surface 92d. Then, by dropping the pachinko ball toward the downstream end of the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-like portion 61, the pachinko ball is further decelerated by the collision with the fourth rolling surface 78 intersecting the left surface 92d. It is supposed to be able to When the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H collides with the left surface 92d of the second projection 92 in a nearly horizontal trajectory, the pachinko ball bounces to the left and the right surface of the third projection 93 described later It can contact with 93 b and fall to the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-like portion 61 along the inclination of the right surface 93 b of the third projection 93.

(About the third protrusion 93)
As shown in FIG. 6, the third projection (depressurizing portion) 93 is provided so as to be separated from the guide portion 27 by more than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the side of the second inflow region 21 b of the pachinko ball flying in the flight path H So as to allow the movement of the pachinko ball in the flight path H while losing momentum and coming into contact with the falling pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball can be decelerated before reaching the fourth rolling surface 78 It is configured. On the outer peripheral surface of the third projection 93 (peripheral wall portion 96), an upper surface (second contact) facing the guide portion 27 and inclined downward (toward the left) toward the side adjacent to the striking opening 31 Right surface (first surface) facing the guide portion 27 opposed to the second rolling surface 76 of the bowl-like portion 61 and inclined downward (toward the right) Contact surface) 93b, a lower surface (facing surface) 93c opposite to the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-like portion 61, and a side facing the guide portion 27 and approaching the striking hole 31 (to the left) And a downward facing left surface (second contact surface) 92d.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface 93 a of the third projection 93 is located above the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-shaped portion 61 and extends substantially in parallel with the guide portion 27. It is configured to receive the pachinko ball that has lost its momentum immediately after being released and to drop it to the downstream end of the fourth rolling surface 78. Here, the upper surface 93 a of the third protrusion 93 is closest to the guide portion 27. The upper surface 93a of the third projection 93 is set to have a separation dimension with respect to the guide portion 27 of at least three times the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 with respect to the guide portion 27 Even spaced apart. Further, the right surface 93 b of the third projection 93 is inclined downward to the right from the lower end of the second projection 92 to the lower position, and between the left surface 92 d of the second projection 92 and the guide portion 27 The third projection 93 is configured not to intervene. Then, the inter-left-protrusion flow path R3 defined between the right surface 93b of the third projection 93 and the left surface 92d of the second projection 92 is from the outlet side (the weir-side flow path R1 side) to the inlet side The width dimension is formed to expand to the left as it approaches (the flight path H side). That is, the movement of the pachinko ball from the flight path H toward the left surface 92 d of the second projection 92 is not hindered as much as possible by the third projection 93.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the left surface 93 d of the third projection 93 is inclined downward to the left with a steeper slope than the right surface 93 b toward the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-shaped portion 61. Here, the left surface 93 d receives the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H, decelerates, and reliably guides the deducted pachinko ball to the downstream side along the left surface 93 d. Then, by causing the pachinko ball to fall toward the downstream end of the fourth rolling surface 78 of the bowl-like portion 61, the pachinko ball is further decelerated by the collision with the fourth rolling surface 78 intersecting with the left surface 93d. It is supposed to be able to

  Here, at the upper end of the right side 93b of the third projection 93, a backflow prevention portion 93e is provided which protrudes rightward and upward, and the pachinko ball is horizontal to the left side 92d of the second projection 92 described above. When the ball collides in a close orbit and bounces back, the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing back the right surface 93b of the third protrusion 93 and returning to the flight path H side.

(Regarding the energy-saving surface 94)
As shown in FIG. 6, on the front side of the third base plate portion 67, a decelerating surface portion (another decelerating portion) 94 for reducing the force of the pachinko ball driven into the launch area 90 is provided. It is provided to be located at 90. The damping surface portion 94 has a projection size smaller than that of the projections 91, 92, 93, and is set equal to or less than the radius of the pachinko ball (about 2 mm in the embodiment), and provided on the front side so that the pachinko ball can pass It is done. The energy reducing surface portion 94 is provided so as to be located in the launch area 90, and the energy reducing surface portion is a pachinko ball falling from the flight path H toward the upper special winning opening 53a (upper special opening / closing member 53b). When passing the front side of 94, it is de-energized in contact with the decelerating surface 94. The damping surface portion 94 is provided in the shape of a rib extending along the outer edge of the third base plate portion 67 at the inlet of the right inter-protrusion flow path R2. More specifically, the decelerating surface portion 94 is between the corner between the left surface 91 d and the upper surface 91 a of the first protrusion 91 and the corner between the left surface 92 d and the upper surface 92 a of the second protrusion 92. It is provided to extend, and the separation dimension of the right end portion with respect to the corner between the left surface 91 d and the upper surface 91 a in the first protrusion 91 is equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the left surface 92 d and the upper surface in the second protrusion 92 The separation dimension of the left end with respect to the corner between 92a is set to be equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball. As a result, the pachinko ball passing through the right inter-protrusion flow path R2 always passes the front side of the damping surface portion 94 when moving from the front side of the game board 20 to the front side of the third platform portion 67, Before the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H comes in contact with the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 (before the pachinko ball flows down the right interprotruding channel R2), The pachinko ball that has passed through the front side of the energy reducing surface portion 94 can contact the outer peripheral surface of the first projection 91 and the second projection 92. That is, in the path of the pachinko ball heading from the flight path H to the upper special winning opening 53a after being ejected from the hitting port 31, the energy reducing surface portion 94 is on the upstream side from the position contacting the left surface 91d of the first protrusion 91. Provided in In the path of the pachinko ball heading from the flight path H to the upper special winning opening 53a after striking out from the hitting port 31, the energy-reducing surface section 94 is further upstream than the position in contact with the upper surface 92a of the second projection 92. Provided in Thus, in the embodiment, after reducing the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H toward the upper special winning opening 53a in two stages of contact with the energy reducing surface portion 94 and contact with the protrusions 91 and 92. It is configured to be able to reach the upper special winning opening 53a (upper special opening and closing member 53b), such as breakage due to the pachinko ball vigorously collides with the upper special opening and closing member 53b, the upper special winning detection sensor SE3 and the like The occurrence is suppressed. Further, the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H is de-stressed by the small-dissipation surface portion 94 having a small protrusion size and then brought into contact with the protrusions 91 and 92, thereby suppressing the breakage of the protrusions 91 and 92. . In particular, the first surface 91 d receives the strong collision force of the pachinko ball from the front by the decelerating surface portion 94 being positioned to intersect the trajectory of the pachinko ball falling from the flight path H to the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91. Damage to the protrusion 91 is suppressed.

(About the internal structure of the installation member 100)
Here, various configurations disposed in the internal space of the installation member 100 will be described. Upper unit body 101 (see FIG. 2), lower unit body 111 (see FIG. 2), front unit body 121 (see FIG. 7), and specific decoration members in the internal space of installation member 100 (rear side of game board 20) 131 (see FIG. 7) and the like are disposed so as to be visible from the front of the machine. The upper unit body 101, the lower unit body 111, the front unit body 121, and the specific decoration member 131 function as rendering means for performing rendering in accordance with the symbol variation rendering performed on the display screen 17a of the display device 17. It is arrange | positioned by the internal space of the installation member 100 so that it may be located around the opening 100a for screens which the display screen 17a faces.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper unit body 101 is disposed in the internal space of the installation member 100 so as to be positioned above the screen opening 100 a and configured to be visible from the front through the transparent game board 20 ing. The upper unit body 101 is provided with an upper movable body 102 that has a three-dimensional decoration formed on the front surface and performs an operation of lowering toward the front side (the window 25a side) of the display screen 17a. Note that a lower unit body 111 (see FIG. 2) is provided with a lower movable body 112 (see FIG. 2) that moves upward toward the front side (window 25a) of the display screen 17a in the internal space of the installation member 100. 2) are also provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the specific decoration member 131 is disposed in the internal space of the installation member 100 so as to be positioned on the upper left side (the front side of the left portion of the upper unit body 101) of the screen opening 100a. There is. The specific decorative member 131 is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material, and is configured to receive light radiated forward from the light emitters 132a of the light emitter substrate 132 positioned on the rear side to light up the entire front surface It is done. The decoration formed on the front surface (decorative surface) of the specific decorative member 131 indicates, for example, characters (proper nouns) corresponding to the motif of the pachinko machine 10, etc. Apart from the decoration etc. of the front face of the body 101, it can be identified as one design. Here, the effect control board 82 controls to turn on the front surface of the specific decorative member 131 corresponding to the period when the upper special winning opening 53a of the upper special winning portion 53 is opened (that is, the upper special winning opening). By notifying the open state of 53a), it is possible to urge the player to hit a pachinko ball aiming at the upper special winning opening 53a and to suppress the disadvantage of the player. In addition, even if the specific decoration member 131 is turned on according to the symbol variation effect performed on the display screen 17a, the result of the symbol variation effect may indicate the possibility of becoming a big hit symbol (result indicating the occurrence of a big hit game). Good.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the specific decorative member 131 is disposed on the installation member 100 so that the front surface (decorative surface) can be viewed from the front of the machine through the launch area 90 of the game area 21. That is, since the launch area 90 is the launch destination of the pachinko ball by the player and is easy to enter the player's field of view, the decoration of the specific decorative member 131 disposed behind the launch area 90 is also easily visible. By providing the specific decorative member 131 at the rear position of the launch area 90 in this manner, the decorative effect of the game board 20 is enhanced, and the player can be surely notified of the open state of the upper special winning opening 53a. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the specific decorative member 131 is partially overlapped with the third base plate portion 67 in the rear area of the game board 20 and is located on the left side of the rear side of the third base plate portion 67. The parts are disposed on the installation member 100 so as to extend, and when viewed from the front of the machine, the decoration on the front can be viewed in the range straddling the transparent game board 20 and the transparent third base plate part 67 It is supposed to be. That is, the decoration of the specific decorative member 131 can decorate a wide range of the launch area 90, and the launch area 90 is effectively decorated. In this case, since the decoration of the front surface of the specific decorative member 131 can be viewed in the range across the outer edge of the third base plate portion 67 in a state where the launch area 90 is viewed from the front of the machine, the specific decorative member 131 It is also possible to expect the effect that the presence of the third base plate portion 67 becomes inconspicuous for the player who pays attention to the decoration of the front face of the disc. Furthermore, when viewed from the front of the machine, the specific decoration member 131 can be seen in a range in which the decoration on the front surface straddles the inside and the outside bordering the peripheral wall portions 96 of the protrusions 91, 92, 93 (that is, Since a part of the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 can be visually recognized through the front end wall part 97 of the sections 91, 92, 93), the projection for the player who pays attention to the decoration of the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 The effect that the presence of 91, 92, 93 becomes inconspicuous can also be expected.

  The front surface of the specific decorative member 131 is opposed to the rear surface of the game board 20, the rear surface of the third base plate portion 67, and the projections 91, 92, 93 without any other members, Visibility is maximized. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the specific decoration member 131 is separated rearward with respect to the third base plate portion 67, and the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 and the rear surface of the third base plate portion 67 There is a space between the This space is formed in the thickness range of the game board 20, and communicates with the rear space of the window 25a (the front space of the display screen 17a). And the light irradiated to the left from the board accommodation recess 123 (described later) of the front unit body 121 similarly located in the thickness range of the game board 20 is the front face of the specific decoration member 131 and the third base plate 67 It is designed to be taken into the space between the back surface. That is, the decoration of the front surface of the specific decorative member 131 is not only turned on by the irradiation of light from the rear, but also visually recognized by being brightly illuminated by the light of the light emitter 125b (described later) located on the opposite side across the window 25a. Sex is enhanced.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a front unit body 121 capable of emitting light toward the front (decorative panel 64) is disposed in front of the upper unit body 101 and the lower unit body 111 in the internal space of the installation member 100. It is done. The front unit body 121 is located on the side and below the display screen 17a in front view, and has a light emitter substrate 125 mounted on the front surface with light emitters 125a and 125b capable of outputting light forward, on the right side of the display screen 17a A plurality of normal winning portions 57 are provided on the lower left side of the display screen 17a so as to project forward. The front unit body 121 includes a front plate portion 122 (FIG. 7) and a rear plate portion 124 (FIG. 8) formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and opens to the rear provided in the front plate portion 122. The light emitter substrate 125 is accommodated inside the box-like substrate accommodation recess 123, and the rear opening of the substrate accommodation recess 123 is closed by the rear plate portion 124. That is, the light emitter substrate 125 is accommodated in the front unit body 121 in a state where the front surface which is the mounting surface of the light emitters 125 a and 125 b is covered by the front plate portion 122 and the rear surface is covered by the back plate portion 124. ing.

  An opening is formed on the front wall of the substrate accommodation recess 123 in the front unit body 121 at a position in front of the mounting area of a part of the light emitters (hereinafter referred to as "first light emitters 125a") in the light emitter substrate 125. A light guiding member 126 made of a white opaque synthetic resin material is fitted in the opening. The light guiding member 126 surrounds the plurality of first light emitters 125 a from the periphery, so that the light output from the first light emitters 125 a can be efficiently transmitted to the first decorative portion 64 a (a part of the decoration panel 64). While guiding to the second decorative portion 64b). A plurality of light emitters (hereinafter referred to as “second light emitters 125 b” are provided on the front surface of the light emitter substrate 125 around the mounting area of the first light emitters 125 a (region outside the outer peripheral surface of the light guiding member 126). Is mounted and configured to output light toward the front second decoration 64 b (part of the decoration panel 64). The light guiding member 126 also plays a role of restricting the light of the second light emitter 125b toward the first decorative portion 64a. That is, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is configured such that the plurality of first decorative portions 64 a and the second decorative portions 64 b provided on the decorative panel 64 can be individually lit.

  In addition, the substrate accommodation recess 123 is a part of the light reflected by the outer circumferential surface of the light guiding member 126 after being output from the second light emitter 125b, the left side wall (side irradiation portion) 123a of the substrate accommodation recess 123 It can be irradiated toward the window 25a side (left side) of the frame-like decorative body 25 from the above. A lens cut is formed on the left side wall 123a of the substrate accommodation concave portion 123, so that light can be irradiated from the forming surface of the lens cut to a wide region in the upper and lower sides on the side of the window 25a.

  Here, the substrate accommodation recess 123 of the front unit body 121 is disposed so that at least a part thereof is located on the inner peripheral side of the rear surface projecting wall 71 (see FIG. 5) of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. And the light irradiated from the left side wall (side irradiation part) 123a of the substrate accommodation recess 123 toward the window 25a side (left) of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 is the rear face of the third base plate part 67 and the specific decoration It is designed to be taken into the space between the front surfaces of the members 131. That is, the light of the second light emitting portion 125b irradiated from the left side wall 123a of the substrate accommodation concave portion 123 to the window 25a reaches the space between the rear surface of the third base plate portion 67 and the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 The front surface of the decorative member 131 can be brightly illuminated. A part of the light irradiated from the left side wall (side irradiation part) 123a of the substrate accommodation concave part 123 is further reflected by the reflection member 72 provided on the lower base B2 of the lower special winning part 54, The upper movable body 102 and the lower movable body 112 moved to the position can be irradiated from the left.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the front unit body 121 is a discharge ball passage 35 for discharging the pachinko balls led to the rear face side of the game board 20 by winning the first start winning opening 51a to the outside of the machine. Is provided. Specifically, for discharging the pachinko balls led to the rear side of the game board 20 as the discharge ball passage 35, the first start discharge ball passage 35a and the second start winning opening 52a are discharged to the outside of the machine The second special discharge ball passage 35b, the upper special discharge ball passage 35c for discharging the pachinko ball which has won the upper special winning opening 53a and passed through the upper winning passage 53c and the crossing portion 37, and the lower special prize The lower special discharge ball passage 35d for discharging the pachinko ball which has won the opening 54a and passed through any of the lower winning passage 54c and the specific ball entering passage 54d, and the normal winning opening 56a, 57a A plurality of normal discharge ball passages 35e for discharging the pachinko balls led to the rear surface side of the game board 20 to the outside of the machine are provided. Each discharge ball passage 35 is provided integrally with or separately from the rear plate portion 124. In the front unit body 121, a cover member 127 made of a white translucent synthetic resin material covers the front of the first start discharge ball passage 35a, the lower special discharge ball passage 35d, and the plurality of ordinary discharge ball passages 35e. Provided in The cover member 127 is formed with a plurality of through holes 127a for inserting a plurality of second ordinary winning portions 57 attached to the front unit body 121 and projecting forward so as to communicate with the inlet of the normal discharge ball passage 35e. It is done.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the player adjusts the pivoting amount of the control lever 16a to change the strength of the pachinko ball emitted by the ball emitting device (not shown) to strike the pachinko ball at an appropriate position in the game area 21 Play a game. Here, when the player rotates the operation lever 16a to a large extent and shoots the pachinko ball strongly, the pachinko ball released from the launch port 31 into the game area 21 travels along the guide portion 27 (outer rail 22b) H flies toward the right side (buffer member 24 side) of the top portion 61T of the bowl-like portion 61, and flows down the second flow-down area 21b provided in the passage width where only one pachinko ball can pass, The ball is discharged from the out port 23 to the outside of the machine without entering the ball entrance 51a, 52a, 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a. Therefore, the player rotates the operation lever 16a so that the fired pachinko ball loses momentum in the middle of the flight path H and falls on the left side (the side of the strike opening 31) than the top 61T of the hook 61 Adjust. That is, the player plays the game in a game mode in which the pachinko ball is hit in the upstream area (the launch area 90) of the first inflow area 21a.

  When the pachinko ball released from the launching hole 31 loses momentum while falling on the flight path H and falls onto the upper surface 91a of the first projection 91, the pachinko ball is decelerated by the contact with the upper surface 91a. The roller rolls along the upper surface 91 a and is guided to the first rolling surface 75 of the bowl-shaped portion 61. Here, after the pachinko ball discharged from the downstream end of the upper surface 91a of the first protrusion 91 collides with the first rolling surface 75 and is further de-stressed, the bridle portion 61 and the protrusions 91, 92, 93 And (the first to fourth rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, and 78 are rolled) to flow toward the downstream side of the first flow-down region 21a. When the upper special opening / closing member 53b is in the closed position, a third rotation formed by the left side surface of the upper special opening / closing member 53b is a pachinko ball rolled on the first rolling surface 75 and the second rolling surface 76 The moving surface 77 rolls toward the fourth rolling surface 78. In addition, when the upper special opening / closing member 53b is in the open position, the pachinko balls rolled on the first rolling surface 75 and the second rolling surface 76 are received by the right side surface of the upper special opening / closing member 53b. Win a special winning opening 53a. Even if the pachinko ball released from the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 contacts the preceding pachinko ball and goes upward beyond the upper end of the upper special opening / closing member 53b, the upper special opening / closing member Since the upper end of 53 b and the lower surface 91 c of the second projection 92 are separated by the diameter of the pachinko ball or more, the pachinko ball is located between the upper end of the upper special opening / closing member 53 b and the lower surface 91 c of the second projection 92. And the upper special opening / closing member 53b is not held in the open state.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball released from the launch port 31 loses its momentum on the way to the flight path H and falls toward the right inter-protrusion flow path R2, the pachinko ball passes the front side of the decelerating surface 94 Of the second protrusion 92 after falling down toward the left surface 91 d of the first protrusion 91 and being repelled to be guided to the weir side flow passage R It falls toward the upper surface 92a and is guided to the weir side flow passage R1 along the inclination of the upper surface 92a or falls into the weir side flow passage R1 without contacting the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 Do. The weir side flow passage R1 is widely formed at the lower position of the right inter-protrusion flow passage R2, and the operation area of the upper special opening / closing member 53b for opening and closing the upper special winning opening 53a is secured. Here, the right end of the second protrusion 92 is located on the right side of the upper end of the upper special opening / closing member 53b in a state opened to the left with respect to the upper special winning opening 53a. The pachinko ball released after rolling on the upper surface 92a is positively received by the upper special opening / closing member 53b in the open state and wins the upper special winning opening 53a. In addition, the left surface 91d of the first protrusion 91 extends upward and downward slightly to the right of the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 which is inclined to the left toward the upper special winning opening 53a. The pachinko ball that has bounced in contact with the left surface 91d of the protrusion 91 is either directly received by the upper special opening / closing member 53b in the open state, or after being de-stressed in contact with the downstream end of the second rolling surface 76 The special opening / closing member 53b is received, and the upper special winning opening 53a is surely prized. Here, the damping surface portion 94 extends leftward and rightward along the outer edge of the third base plate portion 67, the right end approaches the first projection 91 at a distance equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the left end Since the two protuberances 92 are close to each other at a distance equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball, the pachinko ball that passes through the right interprotruding channel R2 and is received by the upper special opening / closing member 53b It is possible to prevent the breakage of the upper special opening / closing member 53b or the like by positively reducing the pressure on the upstream side of the pachinko ball to be stopped by the upper special opening / closing member 53b in the open state. When the upper special opening / closing member 53b is in the closed position, the opening / closing restriction means of the upper special winning portion 53 restricts the opening displacement. Therefore, the upper special opening / closing member 53b is not opened even by relatively strong contact with the pachinko ball released from the downstream end of the upper surface 92a of the second projection 92.

  When the pachinko ball released from the launch port 31 loses its momentum on the way to the flight path H and falls toward the left interprotrusional flow path R2, the pachinko ball is directed to the left surface 92d of the second protuberance 92. It falls and bounces back and is guided to the weir-side flow passage R1, or falls to the right surface 93b of the third projection 93 and is guided to the weir-side flow passage R1 along the inclination of the right surface 93b, or It falls into the weir-side flow passage R1 without contacting the second protrusion 92 and the third protrusion 93. Here, whether the pachinko ball dropped from the flight path H toward the left surface 92d of the second projection 92 is decelerated by contact with the left surface 92d and then bounces back toward the right surface 93b of the third projection 93 , And falls on the fourth rolling surface 78. In addition, the pachinko ball dropped from the flight path H toward the right surface 93b of the third projection 93 is de-stressed by the contact with the right surface 93b, and then falls to the fourth rolling surface 78. In addition, the backflow prevention part 94e is provided in the inclined upper end part of the right surface 93b of the 3rd protrusion 93, and the pachinko ball rebounded on the left surface 92d of the 2nd protrusion 92 inclines the right surface 93b of the 3rd protrusion 93 It is prevented from moving to the upper end side and returning to the flight path H side.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the protrusions (depressurizers) 91, 92, 93 located in the launch area 90 are pachinko with respect to the hooked portion 61 (rolling surfaces 75, 76, 77, 78). The balls are spaced apart by a distance that allows the balls to pass and are projected forward from the third base plate portion 67. The first protrusion 91 is an upper surface as a contact surface that comes in contact with a pachinko ball punched out in the launch area 90 as an upstream area of the first flow-down area 21a (game area 21) on the outer peripheral surface intersecting the gaming board 20 91a and left surface 91d are provided, and the second projection 92 is punched out on the outer peripheral surface intersecting with the game board 20 into the launch area 90 as the upstream area of the first flow-down area 21a (game area 21) The third protrusion 93 has an upper surface 92a and a left surface 92d as contact surfaces in contact with the pachinko balls, and the third protrusion 93 has an outer peripheral surface intersecting with the game board 20 and an upstream area of the first flowing area 21a (game area 21). The upper surface 93a, the right surface 93b, and the left surface 93d as a contact surface to be in contact with the pachinko ball that has been punched out in the punched out region 90. And it is comprised so that the pachinko ball reduced in energy by contacting contact surface 91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d can be induced | guided | derived to the bowl-shaped part 61 (庇 side flow path R1). Therefore, it is not necessary to dispose a large number of game nails 28 in the launch area 90 in order to reduce the weight of the pachinko ball, and the number of game nails 28 required as the whole game board 20 can be reduced.

  An outer peripheral surface of the first projection (deceleration portion) 91 is a contact surface, which is an upper surface (first contact surface) 91 a facing the guide portion 27 and inclined downward to the side away from the striking opening 31; And a left surface (second contact surface) 91 d inclined downward to the side facing the punched portion 31 and facing the guide portion 27, and the first rolling surface 75 and the second rolling of the collar portion 61 It has a lower surface 91c as an opposing surface facing the surface 76 with an interval that allows pachinko balls to pass. The outer peripheral surface of the second projection (deceleration portion) 92 is a contact surface that faces the guide portion 27 and inclines downward to the side away from the strike opening 31 (first contact surface) 92 a And a left surface (second contact surface) 92 d inclined downward to the side facing the punch 31 and facing the guide portion 27, and with respect to the fourth rolling surface 78 of the hook 61. It has the lower surface 92c as an opposing surface which opens the space | interval which a pachinko ball can pass through. Furthermore, the outer peripheral surface of the third projection (deceleration portion) 93 is a contact surface that faces the guide portion 27 and is inclined downward to the side away from the strike opening 31 (first contact surface) 93 b And an upper surface (second contact surface) 93a and a left surface (second contact surface) 93d, which face the guide portion 27 and are inclined downward to the side close to the punched portion 31; The lower surface 93c is an opposing surface facing the fourth rolling surface 78 with an interval through which the pachinko ball can pass. That is, each protrusion 91, 92, 93 has a first contact surface 91a, 92a, 93b inclined to the right and a second contact surface 91d, 92d, 93a, 93d inclined to the left The player can easily predict the behavior of the pachinko ball in contact with the outer peripheral surface of 91, 92, 93, and the pachinko ball can be appropriately guided to a position using the projections 91, 92, 93. Further, each opposing surface 91c, 92c, 93c of each projecting portion 91, 92, 93 is made to face the flange portion 61, thereby each projecting portion 91 having the contact surfaces 91a, 91d, 92a, 92d, 93a, 93b, 93d. , 92, 93 can be used to form a pachinko ball flow channel (a weir-side flow channel R1). The plurality of projections 91, 92, 93 are formed in a shape suitable for each difference in arrangement position and provided so as to differ in outer shape in front view, and pachinko balls are provided for each difference in arrangement position. Can be guided in a suitable direction.

  Here, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is reduced by being punched out in the launch area 90 of the game area 21 and contacting the upper surface 91 a or the left surface 91 d of the first projection 91 or the upper surface 92 a of the second projection 92. The biased pachinko ball is on the downstream side of the positions of the first projection 91 and the second projection 92 in the game area 21 (specifically, the upstream portion R1a of the weir-side flow passage R1 and the flow passage between the right side projections) An upper special winning opening 53a located downstream of R2) is configured to be able to win a prize. In other words, a special prize can be awarded for a pachinko ball that contacts one of the first protrusion 91 and the second protrusion 92 (predetermined decelerating portion) and passes between the other (the other depleting portion) A mouth 53 a is provided in the bowl-like portion 61. That is, after the pachinko ball is decelerated by the contact with the projections 91 and 92, the upper special winning opening 53a provided in the bowl-shaped portion 61 can be made to win, so that the launch area can be used to reduce the pachinko ball. It is not necessary to arrange many game nails 28 at 90, and the number of game nails 28 required as a whole of the game board 20 can be reduced. Further, separately from the first to third protrusions 91, 92, 93, a decelerating surface portion (another decelerating portion) 94 capable of passing the pachinko ball on the front side is provided in the launch area 90, The pachinko ball which has passed through the front side of the energy reducing surface portion 94 can contact the contact surfaces 91a and 92a of the protrusions 91 and 92. That is, after the pachinko ball guided to the launch area 90 passes through in front of the energy reduction surface 94 and is de-energized, it can be further de-energized by contacting the contact surfaces 91 a and 92 a of the protrusions 91 and 92. Therefore, the game balls can be reliably reduced.

  The pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment is provided with a specific decorative member (decorative member) 131 which is disposed on the rear side of the game board 20 and can be viewed from the front of the machine. The specific decoration member 131 has a front surface (decorative surface) visible from the front of the machine through the launch area 90, and a range extending over the gaming board 20 and the third base plate portion 67 when viewed from the front of the machine While being able to visually recognize the front surface of the specific decorative member 131, a part of the front surface of the specific decorative member 131 can be visually recognized through the projections 91, 92, 93. That is, the specific decoration member 131 is disposed on the rear side of the game board 20 so that the player's line of sight can be viewed from the front of the machine through the launch area 90 where the line of sight tends to turn. Here, when the specific decoration member 131 is viewed from the front of the machine, the front face to which the decoration is applied can be viewed in the range across the transparent game board 20 and the transparent third base plate portion 67. Further, while providing projections 91, 92, 93 to the third base plate portion 67 so that the pachinko ball can be decelerated, a part of the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 is visually recognized through the third base plate portion 67. I was able to do it. By configuring in this manner, the game board 20 can be effectively decorated, and the design of the game board 20 can be enhanced. Furthermore, the front surface of the specific decoration member 131 intervenes other members with respect to the rear surface of the game board 20, the rear surface of the third base plate portion 67, and the protrusions 91, 92, 93 at the rear position of the launch area 90. The visibility of the specific decorative member 131 can be improved by being configured to face each other.

(Modification example)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but may be modified as follows.
(1) In the embodiment, three energy reducing portions (projections) are provided. However, the number of the projections may be one or four or more.
(2) In the embodiment, the upstream area of the first flow area in the game area is the launch area where the game ball is punched out, but the upstream area of the second flow area is the launch area, the second flow area The pressure reducing portion (projecting portion) may be provided on the bed plate portion (third bed plate portion) so as to be positioned in the launch area.
(3) In the embodiment, the plurality of decelerating portions (first to third protrusions) are integrally formed with the base plate portion (third base plate portion) of the game member (frame-shaped decorative body). One decelerating portion may be separately attached to the base plate portion.
(4) In the embodiment, the plurality of decelerating portions (first to third protrusions) are formed in a block shape larger than the outer shape of the game nail, but at least one decelerating portion is equal to the outer shape of the game nail Or you may form in protrusion shape smaller than the external shape of a game nail.
(5) In the embodiment, apart from the decelerating portion (projecting portion) where the gaming ball can not pass through the front side, a decelerating portion (decelerating surface portion) through which the gaming ball can pass through the front side is provided Although the game ball decelerated by the power control section (energy reduction surface section) is configured to be further decelerated by the contact with the energy reduction section (projection), the game ball is not provided with another energy reduction section (energy reduction surface section) It is good also as composition provided only with the decelerating part (protrusion part) which can not pass the front side.
(6) In the embodiment, apart from the decelerating portion (projecting portion) where the gaming ball can not pass through the front side, a decelerating portion (decelerating surface portion) through which the gaming ball can pass through the front side is provided By providing the urging portion (decelerating surface portion) to extend along the outer edge of the bed plate portion (third bed plate portion), the space between the plurality of decelerating portions (first protrusion and second protrusion) can be obtained. Although it was constituted so that the game ball which passes would certainly pass in front of another energy-saving part (energy-reduction surface part), the outer edge of the bed-plate part (third base-plate part) To extend in a direction intersecting with the other, or by arranging a plurality of cylindrical or quadrangular columnar different decelerating portions (depopulating surface portions) with a spacing dimension equal to or less than the diameter of the gaming ball, The game ball passing between the first and second detent portions (the first and second protrusions) may be configured to pass in front of another de-weighting portion (depressing surface portion). In the embodiment, another decelerating portion is provided so as to extend along the inlet of the right inter-protruding flow passage, but the other de-emphasis portion may be provided on the base plate than the inlet of the right inter-protring flow passage It may be provided on the side close to the outer edge of the part. In addition, by providing another decelerating portion (decelerating surface portion) to extend up and down along the second contact surface (left surface) of the decelerating portion (first projection), the second contact surface can be obtained. The game ball falling toward the head may be de-energized by another de-energizer.
(7) In the embodiment, the decelerating portion (projecting portion) is provided in a polygonal shape in a front view, but it may be provided in a circular shape or an elliptical shape in a front view. Further, in the embodiment, the first contact surface, the second contact surface, and the opposing surface are provided on the outer peripheral surface of each of the decelerating portions, but the first at least one depulsing portion is not limited to the first It is good also as a structure which does not have any of the contact surface of 2nd, a 2nd contact surface, and an opposing surface. For example, it is possible to have a configuration without the second contact surface by using a plate-like de-energizing portion that protrudes forward from the base plate portion and inclines downward to the side separating from the punched port.
(8) In the frame-shaped decorative body of the embodiment, although the bowl-shaped portion is integrally formed with the base plate portion, the bowl-shaped portion may be separately attached to the base plate portion.
(9) In the embodiment, the specific entering ball passage branched from the winning aisle, the guiding body for opening and closing the entrance of the specific entering ball passage, and the switching solenoid for switching the guiding body to the first posture and the second posture are Of the special winning portions, only the lower special winning portion is provided, but it is also possible to provide a specific ball entry passage, a guide body, and a switching solenoid in only the upper special winning portion or both of the upper and lower special winning portions. Good.
Here, in the embodiment, the lower special winning portion is provided with the position detection sensor (guide body position detection means) for detecting the position of the guide body, but it is not necessary to provide the position detection sensor. Also, when the upper special winning portion is provided with a specific ball entry passage, a guide body, and a switching solenoid, similarly, the position detection sensor (guide body position detection means) may or may not be provided.
When the specific ball entry passage, the guide body, and the switching solenoid are provided in the upper special winning portion, the configuration of the lower special winning portion according to the embodiment can be adopted.
(10) In the embodiment, the upper special winning portion, the lower special winning portion, the gate portion, and the regular winning portion are provided in the frame-shaped decorative body (game member), but at least one of them One may not be provided, or it may be separately provided on the game board.
(11) In the embodiment, the game board is located between the rear surface of the base plate portion positioned in the driving area and the decorative surface (front surface) of the decorative member (specific decorative member) visible from the front of the machine through the driving area. A space with a front-to-back dimension corresponding to the thickness range is provided, and light radiated from the substrate accommodation recess (front unit body) located on the right side of the window can be introduced into the space. The rear face of the part and the decorative face of the decorative member may be arranged close to each other.
(12) In the embodiment, the game ball rolled on the first contact surface (upper surface) of the second protrusion such that the outlet of the right inter-protruding flow passage faces the operation range of the upper special opening / closing member from above Although it is configured to be reliably received by the upper special opening / closing member in the open state, only a part of the gaming ball rolled on the first contact surface (upper surface) of the second projection is opened for the upper special opening / closing You may comprise so that it may be received by a member.
(13) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of the game machine, but it may be another game machine such as a ball game machine or an arrange ball machine for playing a game using a game ball.

20 game board 21 game area 25 frame shaped decoration body (game member)
27 guide part 28 game nail
53a top special winning opening (ball entrance)
53b Upper special opening / closing member (opening / closing member)
54a lower special winning opening (ball entrance)
54b Lower special opening and closing member (opening and closing member)
54c bottom winning passage (ball entering passage)
54d Specific ball entry passage
54e Guide body (variable member)
61 bowl-shaped part 67 third base plate part (base plate part)
82 Effect control board (control means)
91 1st projection (deceleration part)
91a Upper surface (peripheral surface, contact surface)
91b Right surface (outer peripheral surface)
91c lower surface (outer peripheral surface)
91d Left surface (peripheral surface, contact surface)
92 second projection (deceleration section)
92a Upper surface (peripheral surface, contact surface)
92b Right side (peripheral side)
92c lower surface (outer peripheral surface)
92d Left side (peripheral surface, contact surface)
93 3rd projection (deceleration part)
93a Upper surface (peripheral surface, contact surface)
93b Right surface (peripheral surface, contact surface)
93c lower surface (outer peripheral surface)
93d Left side (peripheral surface, contact surface)
94 Energy-saving surface (energy-saving surface)
131 Specific decoration member (decoration member)
R1 庇 side flow path (flow path)

Claims (2)

A transparent game board having a game area in which game balls flow down is formed on the front side, a guide section defining the game area, and a game disposed on the game board so as to be separated from the guide section A plurality of game nails disposed on the front of the game board, and a decorative member disposed on the rear side of the game board and visible from the front of the machine; In the game machine
The gaming member is
A bowl-shaped portion capable of regulating the flow-down direction of the game ball flowing down the game area;
A transparent base plate portion supported on the front of the game board and extending from the bowl-like portion toward the guide portion so that the game ball can move on the front side;
And a plurality of decelerating portions provided on the base plate portion so as to be located in a launch area where the gaming ball is launched in the game area and to be separated from each other in the direction along the guide section,
The energy reducing unit is provided to be spaced apart from the bowl-shaped portion at an interval allowing game balls to pass, and to project forward from the base plate portion, and the outer periphery surface intersecting the game board is the game area Have a contact surface for contacting with the game ball hit in the launch area of the
A decelerating surface located at the outer edge of the base plate and capable of reducing the game ball passing through the front extends in a direction substantially along the guide between the plurality of decelerators and the guide. Exist, close to the decelerating portion with a separation dimension equal to or less than the diameter of the gaming ball,
The game ball having passed through the front side of the energy reduction surface is configured to be able to contact the contact surface of the energy reduction portion, and the energy reduced game ball is reduced in energy by the contact with the energy reduction portion. Configured to be able to be guided to the bowl-like portion along the contact surface of the decelerating portion;
The decorative member has a decorative surface visible from the front of the machine through the launch area, and when viewed from the front of the machine, the decorative surface can be seen in a range across the game board and the base plate portion And a part of the decorative surface can be visually recognized through the reduction part ,
An opening / closing member for opening / closing a ball entry port through which the game ball in contact with the energy reduction unit can enter the ball;
Control means capable of controlling the lighting of the decorative member;
The decorative member is controlled by the control means to light up in a period corresponding to the open state of the ball entrance, and notifies the open state of the ball inlet, and a part of the decorative surface is the opening / closing member A game machine, which is disposed to overlap behind the movement trajectory of the game machine. A first posture for inhibiting movement of the gaming ball from the ball entering passage to the specified ball entering passage, a ball entering passage communicating with the ball entering port, a specific ball entering passage branched from the middle of the ball entering passage, and the ball entering passage And a variable member displaceable to a second position to allow
The ball entering passage has a meandering shape and a passage width in which a plurality of game balls can not pass simultaneously, on the upstream side of the branch position with the specific ball entering passage,
The variable member is displaced from the first posture to the second posture simultaneously with the opening of the opening and closing member, and the shortest necessary for the game ball entering the ball entrance to reach the entrance of the specific ball entering passage The first action to return to the first posture after the passage of time longer than the time can be executed with the start of a specified number of round games in a predetermined hit game as a trigger, and at the same time the opening and closing member is opened. Executes the second action of shifting from the first attitude to the second attitude and returning to the first attitude after a lapse of time shorter than the shortest time , triggered by the start of the specified number of round games in other hit games The gaming machine according to claim 1 configured as possible.

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