Game machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine having an electronic board on which surface-mounted electronic components are mounted, and capable of suppressing decline in reliability.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a main control board related to the progress of a game. Multiple insertion-mounted electronic components and surface-mounted electronic components are mounted on at least the front board surface out of the front board surface and the back board surface of the main control board. Specific surface-mounted electronic components and the insertion-mounted electronic components out of the surface-mounted electronic components mounted on the front board surface of the main control board are arranged adjacent to each other with an electronic component-unmountable area in between.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 129

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a gaming machine. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a lottery is held based on the ball being entered into the start port provided on a game board, and if the lottery result is a jackpot, there is a game machine that stops and displays the jackpot design and generates a jackpot game on a display device that changes the pattern. In such a game machine, there has been proposed a game machine that includes an electronic board on which surface-mounted electronic components are mounted and that executes control of games (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior Art Documents] [Patent Document]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Publication No. 2020-044017 Summary of the invention [Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in a conventional gaming machine equipped with a plurality of electronic boards on which the surface-mounted electronic components are mounted, there is a risk that the surface-mounted electronic components may fall off from the electronic board, and there is still room for improvement in order to prevent the deterioration of reliability.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that can suppress a decline in reliability in a game machine equipped with an electronic board on which surface-mounted electronic components are mounted. Means for solving the problem

[0006] An effective solution to achieve the above-mentioned objectives is shown below. Its actions and the like will be explained as necessary. Furthermore, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations and the like in the embodiment of the invention are also appropriately shown, but are not limited to any limitation.

[0007] According to the invention according to claim 1, A gaming machine equipped with a main control board that is involved in the progress of a game, A plurality of insertion mounting electronic components and surface mounting electronic components are mounted on at least the front board surface of the front board surface and the back board surface of the main control board, The surface mount electronic component includes at least resistance; The insertion mounting electronic component includes at least a transistor; The surface-mounted electronic parts mounted on the surface board surface of the main control board and the insert-mounted electronic parts are mounted more than the surface-mounted electronic parts. It is characterized by this.

[0008] According to the above invention, the specific surface-mounted electronic components and the insert-mounted electronic components are arranged adjacently with the area in which the electronic components cannot be mounted, so that the rigidity of the main control board can be partially increased to suppress deformation such as warping, and this prevents peeling (mounting peeling) of the specific surface-mounted electronic components, thereby suppressing a decline in reliability of the gaming machine. [Effects of the invention]

[0009] In the gaming machine of the present invention, a game machine equipped with an electronic board on which surface-mounted electronic components are mounted can be prevented from decreasing reliability. [Brief description of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a right side view of the pachinko machine. [Figure 3] 1 is a left side view of the pachinko machine. [Figure 4] 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine. [Figure 5] 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front right. [Figure 6] 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front left. [Figure 7] 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from behind. [Figure 8] 10 is a front view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation unit of the performance operation unit is in the upward position. [Figure 9] 10 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front right when the pressing operation unit of the performance operation unit is in the upward position. [Figure 10] 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from the front with the door frame open from the main frame and the main frame open from the outer frame. [Figure 11] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the front, as disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main frame, and an outer frame. [Figure 12] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from behind, as seen from the door frame, game board, main frame, and outer frame. [Figure 13] 1 is a front view of the outer frame of a pachinko machine. [Figure 14] 1 is a rear view of the outer frame. [Figure 15] 1 is a right side view of the outer frame. [Figure 16] 1 is a perspective view of the outer frame seen from the front. [Figure 17] 1 is a perspective view of the outer frame seen from behind. [Figure 18] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame as seen from the front, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 19] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame left assembly and the outer frame right assembly of the outer frame, respectively, as seen from the front. [Figure 20] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame under assembly of the outer frame as seen from the front. [Figure 21] 10 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame upper hinge assembly of the outer frame as seen from above, as seen from above, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of (a) as seen from below, as seen from below. [Figure 22] 1 is a front view of a door frame in a pachinko machine. [Figure 23] 1 is a rear view of the door frame. [Figure 24] 1 is a left side view of the door frame. [Figure 25] 1 is a right side view of the door frame. [Figure 26] 1 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the front right. [Figure 27] 1 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the front left. [Figure 28] 1 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from behind. [Figure 29] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame disassembled into each main member and seen from the front. [Figure 30] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame as seen from behind, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 31] 1A is a perspective view of the door frame base unit of the door frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit seen from the rear. [Figure 32] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit as seen from the front, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 33] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit as seen from behind, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 34] 1. (a) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of the door frame seen from the front, (b) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of (a) seen from the front, (c) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of a conventional pachinko machine seen from the front, and (d) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of (a) seen from the back. [Figure 35] 34(a) is an exploded perspective view of the cylinder lock shown in FIG. 34(a) seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the cylinder lock shown in FIG. 34(a) seen from the rear. [Figure 36] 34(a) is an explanatory diagram showing the moving mechanism of the cylinder lock shown in FIG. 34(a) from the front, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the cylinder lock shown in a state of rotation 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state of (a), and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the cylinder lock shown in a state of rotation 90 degrees clockwise from the state of (a). [Figure 37] 10A is a perspective view of the ball feeding unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the rear. [Figure 38] 10 is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the front when disassembled, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the rear case and fraud prevention member removed. [Figure 39] 1A is a perspective view of the foul cover unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the foul cover unit seen from the rear. [Figure 40] 1 is a front view of the foul cover unit with the lid member removed. [Figure 41] 1A is an enlarged front view showing the parts of the handle unit and the handle cover unit in the door frame, and 1B is an enlarged perspective view showing the parts of the handle unit and the handle cover unit in the door frame. [Figure 42] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the steering wheel cover unit as seen from the front. [Figure 43] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the steering wheel cover unit as seen from behind. [Figure 44] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit as seen from the front. [Figure 45] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit as seen from behind. [Figure 46]41(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A in FIG. 41(a). [Figure 47] 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A in FIG. 1; [Figure 48] 1 is a perspective view of the plate unit of the door frame. [Figure 49] 1 is a perspective view of the dish unit seen from behind. [Figure 50] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the door frame horizontally cut at the portion of the lower plate ball supply port, and (b) is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the conventional door frame by cutting the same portion as (a) as (a). [Figure 51] 1 is a plan view showing an enlarged view of the portion of the ball rental operation unit in the dish unit of the door frame. [Figure 52] 10 is a perspective view of the performance operation unit seen from the front with the performance operation button facing upward, and (b) is a perspective view of the performance operation unit seen from the back. [Figure 53] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation unit disassembled into each main member and seen from above. [Figure 54] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation unit disassembled into each main member and seen from below the front. [Figure 55] 10 is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is at its lowered position and the lifting spring-lowering retainer is at its moving end, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is moved from the state in (a) to the rising position. [Figure 56] 10 is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is at a lowered position and the lifting spring under holding member is at a moving end. [Figure 57] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the outer periphery of the performance operation unit, the outer decorative board of the buttons, and the inner decorative board of the buttons, in a plan view of the performance operation unit seen from the direction of the pressure operation unit of the pressure operation unit; [Figure 58] 10A is a front view of the dish unit shown in the normal state, and 10B is a front view of the dish unit when the performance operation unit is in the elevated position. [Figure 59] 1 is a plan view of a performance operation unit showing an example in which a plurality of contact detection bodies are provided in the performance operation unit of the performance operation unit; FIG. [Figure 60] 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an example in which a plurality of contact detection bodies are connected to one contact detection sensor main body, (b) is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an example in which a switching section is provided between the contact detection sensor main body and the plurality of contact detection bodies, and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the left decorative unit, the right decorative unit, and the performance operation unit of the dish unit of the dish unit can be retracted in the front and rear direction, and contact detection bodies are provided on the front and rear sides of the performance operation unit, etc. [Figure 61] 1A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a contact detection body having decorative properties, and 1B is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the performance operation unit. [Figure 62] 1. (a) is a front view of the left side unit of the door frame of the door frame, (b) is a perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame seen from the front, and (c) is a perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame seen from the back. [Figure 63] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame as seen from the front. [Figure 64] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame as seen from behind. [Figure 65] 62(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line W-U in FIG. 62(a). [Figure 66] 1. (a) is a front view of the door frame right side unit of the door frame, (b) is a right side view of the door frame right side unit, (c) is a perspective view of the door frame right side unit seen from the front, and (d) is a perspective view of the door frame right side unit seen from the back. [Figure 67] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the right side unit of the door frame as seen from the front. [Figure 68] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the right side unit of the door frame as seen from behind. [Figure 69] 66(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E.sub. [Figure 70] 66(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line O-O in FIG. 66(a). [Figure 71] 10 is a right side view of the door frame right side unit shown in the door frame with the outer layer of the two-color molded form being opaque, and (b) is a right side view of the door frame right side unit shown in the door frame with the inner layer still being as it is and the outer layer being transparent. [Figure 72] 1 is a front view showing each decorative board of the door frame. [Figure 73] 1 is a plan view showing a decorative board of parts of the door frame production operation unit; FIG. [Figure 74] 1 is a rear view showing each decorative substrate provided around the door window of the door frame. FIG. [Figure 75] 1 is a front view of the main frame of a pachinko machine. [Figure 76] 1 is a rear view of the main frame of a pachinko machine. [Figure 77] 1 is a perspective view of the main body frame seen from the front right. [Figure 78] 1 is a perspective view of the main body frame seen from the front left. [Figure 79] 1 is a perspective view of the main body frame seen from behind. [Figure 80] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main body frame as seen from the front, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 81] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main body frame as seen from behind, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 82] 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing the lower left corner of the main frame of the main frame, and 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing the lower left corner of the main frame when the door frame is opened with respect to the main frame. [Figure 83] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the connecting cable guide member of the main frame when the door frame is opened and closed with respect to the main frame. FIG. [Figure 84] 1A is a perspective view of the ball launcher in the main body frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the ball launcher seen from the back. [Figure 85] 1A is a perspective view of the dispensing base unit of the main body frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the dispensing base unit seen from the rear. [Figure 86] 1A is a perspective view of the dispensing unit in the main body frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the dispensing unit seen from the rear. [Figure 87] 1A is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing unit disassembled for each main structure, seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing unit disassembled for each main structure, seen from the back. [Figure 88] 1 is a rear cross-sectional view of the dispensing device of the dispensing unit cut in the center of the dispensing blade in the front and rear direction. [Figure 89] 10 is a rear cross-sectional view of the dispensing device cut in the center of the dispensing blade in the front and rear direction when the movable ball is opened, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in (a). [Figure 90] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the foul cover unit of the door frame and the lower full-ball path unit. [Figure 91] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of a game ball in the main body frame. [Figure 92] 1A is a perspective view of the board unit of the main frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the board unit seen from the back. [Figure 93] 1 is a perspective view of the board unit seen from behind. [Figure 94] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit as seen from the front, disassembled into each main configuration. [Figure 95] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit as seen from behind, disassembled into each main configuration. [Figure 96] 1 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view showing the lower part of the pachinko machine cut in the center in the left and right direction. [Figure 97] 1A is a perspective view of the locking unit of the main body frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the locking unit seen from the rear. [Figure 98] 1A is a plan view of the main body frame, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in (a). [Figure 99] 1 is an enlarged view showing the upper part of the main body frame as viewed from behind. [Figure 100] 10. 10 is a perspective view seen from above when a tank rail or the like is assembled into the ball tank, and (b) is a perspective view seen from below when (a) is seen from below. [Figure 101] 100(a) is an exploded perspective view seen from the front. [Figure 102] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an area in which a game ball overflows from a ball tank flows on the upper part of the main frame. [Figure 103] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of a game ball overflowing from a ball tank at the top of the main frame. [Figure 104] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of a game ball into a detour passage at the top of the main frame. [Figure 105] 1 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the tank rail in a perspective view of the main body frame seen from behind the hinge side. [Figure 106] 1 is a perspective view showing an enlarged view of a pachinko machine equipped with a tank rail or the like according to another embodiment, looking from behind, the portion of the tank rail is enlarged. [Figure 107] 106 is a plan view showing the tank rails and the like in FIG. 106, assembled together with the ball tank, (b) is a perspective view of the tank rails and the like in (a) seen from the front, and (c) is a perspective view of the tank rails and the like in (a) seen from the rear. [Figure 108]107 is an exploded perspective view of the tank rail and the like shown in FIG. 107 as seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the tank rail and the like shown in FIG. 107 as seen from the rear. [Figure 109] 107(a); FIG. 107 is a cross-sectional view of a tank rail, etc., cut by a line of a knob in FIG. 107(a). [Figure 110] 107 is an explanatory diagram showing, in cross section, the flow of a game ball inside the tank rail of FIG. 107. FIG. [Figure 111] 1A is a front view of the substrate unit of another embodiment, (b) is a perspective view of the substrate unit of (a) seen from the front right, and (c) is a perspective view of the substrate unit of (a) seen from the front left. [Figure 112] 111(a) is a perspective view of the board unit in FIG. 111(a) seen from the top right rear, and (b) is a perspective view of the board unit in FIG. 111(a) seen from the bottom right rear. [Figure 113] 111(a) is an exploded perspective view of the substrate unit shown in FIG. 111(a) as seen from the front. [Figure 114] 111(a) is an exploded perspective view of the substrate unit shown in FIG. 111(a) as seen from behind. [Figure 115] (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 111(a), (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of (a), and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of (a). [Figure 116] 11(a) is a bottom view showing the portion behind the door frame in the pachinko machine equipped with the board unit of FIG. 111(a). [Figure 117] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which an induction piece is provided at the out-ball outlet of the out-ball passage. [Figure 118] 10A is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the out sensor can be attached and detached, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the out sensor is removed in (a). [Figure 119] 10A is a perspective view of the board unit of the third embodiment of the third embodiment, which shows the power supply unit, the dispensing control unit, and the interface unit, as viewed from the front right, and (b) is a perspective view of the board unit of the (a) as viewed from the front left. [Figure 120] 119 is a perspective view of the board unit in FIG. 119 seen from the top right and back, and (b) is a perspective view of the board unit in FIG. 119 seen from the bottom right and back. [Figure 121] 119 (a) is a plan view of the substrate unit in FIG. 119, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line (a) and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line (a). [Figure 122] 121(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 121(a). [Figure 123] 119 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit shown in FIG. 119 as seen from the front. [Figure 124] 119 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit shown in FIG. 119 as seen from behind. [Figure 125] 119 is a perspective view of the sphere path member of the board unit shown in FIG. 119 seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the sphere path member of the board unit shown in FIG. 119 seen from the rear. [Figure 126] 119 is an explanatory diagram showing the removal of ball clogging in the substrate unit of FIG. 119. FIG. [Figure 127] 119 is an explanatory diagram showing the prevention of intrusion of linear, unauthorized tools in the substrate unit of FIG. 119; [Figure 128] 119 is an explanatory diagram showing the waste removal process in the board unit of FIG. 119. FIG. [Figure 129] 1 is a front view of a game board in which center functions and the like are made opaque in a pachinko machine. [Figure 130] 129 is a perspective view of the game board shown in FIG. 129 seen from the front right. [Figure 131] 129 is a perspective view of the game board shown in FIG. 129 seen from the front left. [Figure 132] 1 is a perspective view of the game board seen from behind. [Figure 133] 1 is a schematic diagram showing how wiring is routed from the functional display unit on the main control board. [Figure 134] 1 is a front view of a game board with the center roles and the like being transparent. [Figure 135] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the game board as seen from the front, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 136] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the game board as seen from behind, disassembled into each main member. [Figure 137] 10 is a front view of a game board showing the surface unit being cut parallel to the surface of the game panel, showing the game area in which the game ball is flowing and the obstacle nails appearing. [Figure 138] 10A is a perspective view of the front components and the game panel of the game board seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the front components and the game panel seen from the back. [Figure 139] 1. (a) is an enlarged front view showing the upper right corner of the front component and the game panel, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line in (a), and (c) is an exploded perspective view seen from the front, as seen from the front, with (a) disassembled for each main member. [Figure 140] 1A is a perspective view of the table unit in the game board seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the table unit in the game board seen from the back. [Figure 141] 1. (a) is an exploded perspective view of the portion of the lower right guide passage in the center body, seen from the front, as seen from the front, and (b) is a side cross-sectional view seen from the right, as seen from the right, as seen from the right. [Figure 142] 1A is a perspective view of the gate member seen from the front, (b) is an exploded perspective view of the gate member seen from the front, and (c) is an exploded perspective view of the gate member seen from the back. [Figure 143] 1A is a front view of the gate member, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line seis in (a). [Figure 144] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow path of the game ball on the right side of the table unit. [Figure 145] 144 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of the parts of the first and second attackers unit. [Figure 146] 1 is a front view of a game board showing the arrangement of a magnetic sensor. FIG. [Figure 147] 1. (a) is an explanatory diagram showing the orientation of a magnetic sensor that can detect magnetic lines from a magnet, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the orientation of a magnetic sensor that cannot detect magnetic lines from a magnet, (c) is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the detection range by the magnetic sensor in a perspective view, (d) is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the magnetic sensor that can detect magnetic lines from a magnet and the magnetic material, and (e) is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the magnetic sensor that can detect magnetic lines from a magnet and the magnetic material. [Figure 148] 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which the magnetic sensor is held by the holding member, (b) is an exploded perspective view showing the holding member and the magnetic sensor separated, and (c) is an exploded view showing the holding member in cross section. [Figure 149] 1A is a perspective view of the back unit of the game board seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the back unit of the game board seen from the back. [Figure 150] 1 is a front view of the back front performance unit in the back unit. [Figure 151] 1A is a perspective view of the back front performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the back front performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Figure 152] 1. (a) is a cross-sectional view of the back front effect unit seen from above, as seen from above, as seen from the center in the vertical direction, (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the left part in (a), and (c) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the right part in (a). [Figure 153] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rear front left decorative unit of the back front front performance unit, viewed from the front along with the light guide plate. [Figure 154] 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear-front left decorative unit, the rear-front left first decorative body, the rear-front left second decorative body, the rear-front left third decorative body, and the rear-front left decorative body base as seen from behind. [Figure 155] 1. (a) is a front view of the front left first decorative body shown in a transparent state, (b) is a front view of the front left second decorative body shown in a transparent state, (c) is a front view of the front left third decorative body shown in a transparent state, and (c) is a front view of the front left third decorative body shown in a transparent state, and (c) is a front view of the front left decorative body base shown in a transparent state. [Figure 156] 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the light guide plate in the back front performance unit, the light guide plate and the decorative board for decorating the back front left decorating unit from the front, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the light guide plate in the back front performance unit and the decorative board for decorating the decorative body of the back front lower performance unit from the front. [Figure 157] 1 is a front view showing a state in which the rear front left decorative unit is luminously decorated. [Figure 158] 1A is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the first pattern of the light guide plate emits light, and 1B is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the second pattern of the light guide plate emits light. [Figure 159] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the light emitting structure of the second pattern of the light guide plate. [Figure 160] 1 is a front view of the back front presentation unit shown in a state where the second pattern of the light guide plate is illuminated. [Figure 161] 10 is a front view of a game board showing the state in which the back and back first decorative portion of the back and back movable decorative body of the back and back upper movable decorative body is moved to a lowered position with the back and back upper movable decorative body facing forward. [Figure 162] 10 is a front view of a game board showing the rear upper second decorative portion facing forward while the rear upper movable decorative body of the rear upper rear upper effect unit of the rear upper unit is moved to the lower position. [Figure 163]10 is a front view of the game board in which the rear left movable decorative body and the rear right movable decorative body of the rear rear lower movable decorative body of the rear rear lower movable decorative body of the rear rear unit are moved to the position of appearance. [Figure 164] 10 is a front view of a game board with the back front and bottom decorative bodies raised in the back front and bottom effects unit of the back front and bottom effects unit of the back front and bottom effects unit; FIG. [Figure 165] 10 is a front view of a game board showing the rear front left logo decoration section, rear front upper left logo decoration section, rear front left upper left logo decoration section, rear front left sub-decoration section, and rear front left belt decoration section are illuminated and decorated with the rear front left belt decoration section of the rear front front presentation unit of the rear unit. [Figure 166] 10 is a front view of a game board in which the first pattern of the light guide plate in the back front performance unit of the back unit is luminously decorated. [Figure 167] 10 is a front view of the game board in which the first pattern of the light guide plate in the back front performance unit of the back unit is illuminated and decorated, and the rear left movable decorative body and the rear right movable decorative body in the back and rear lower performance unit are moved to the position where they appear. [Figure 168] 10 is a front view of a game board in which the second pattern of the light guide plate in the back front performance unit of the back unit is luminously decorated. [Figure 169] 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration of a pachinko machine. [Figure 170] 1 is a front exploded perspective view of the peripheral control unit. FIG. [Figure 171] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rear surface of the peripheral control unit. FIG. [Figure 172] 1 is a front view of the peripheral control unit. [Figure 173] 1 is a perspective view (a) of a ROM socket having a conversion board, and a top view (b) of a control ROM having a leadless package attached to the ROM socket. [Figure 174] 173(a) is a view taken along the arrow P. FIG. [Figure 175] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a through hole showing an outline of the positional relationship between the through hole formed in the peripheral control board and the through hole formed in the conversion board. [Figure 176] 1 is a perspective view (a) of a control ROM having a leadless package mounted on a conversion board, and a top view (b) of a control ROM having a leadless package attached to the ROM socket. [Figure 177] 10 are schematic diagrams (a) to (c) showing board management numbers of peripheral control boards. [Figure 178] 1 is a block diagram showing the power supply system of a pachinko gaming machine. [Figure 179] 1 is a schematic circuit diagram showing the circuit of the main control board. [Figure 180] 1 is a circuit diagram showing a main control input circuit with an error detection function. [Figure 181] 1 is a circuit diagram showing a power outage monitoring circuit; FIG. [Figure 182] 1 is a schematic circuit diagram showing a circuit of a dispensing control board. [Figure 183] 1 is a perspective view (a) of the main control board box showing the state before the main control board is attached to the cover body and slides around the opening side of the cover body, and (b) of the main control board box in which the cover body and the base body are sealed by a sealing mechanism. [Figure 184] 1 is a perspective view (a) seen from the diagonal right of the front, a perspective view (b) seen from the diagonal left of the front, and a top view (c) of the setting key switch. [Figure 185] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between a setting key switch and a cover body of the main control board box. [Figure 186] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the mounting surface (front surface) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted, and diagrams (part 1) and (b) show the soldering surface (back surface) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted, and diagrams (part 2) and (c) show the soldering surface (back surface) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted, and are diagrams (part 2) and (c) show the soldering surface (back surface) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted. [Figure 187] 186 is a diagram (part 3) and (d) showing the mounting surface (front) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted, and the solder surface (back) of the main control board corresponding to the mounting surface (front) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted, and (part 4) and (e) showing the solder surface (back) of the main control board corresponding to the mounting surface (front) of the main control board on which the setting key switch is mounted. [Figure 188] 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of the arrangement of various electronic components mounted on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board. [Figure 189] 1 is an outline diagram of the solder surface (back surface) of the main control board, which explains an outline of various wiring patterns to the main control MPU of the main control board. FIG. [Figure 190] 1 is a schematic diagram (a) explaining a configuration in which an insulating coating is applied to the lands of the through-hole for input signal wiring patterns according to the first embodiment formed on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board, and is a schematic diagram (b) of the cross-section of the X-X-ray in (a), and a schematic diagram (c) of a modification of (b). [Figure 191] 1310x of the main control board 1310 is a schematic diagram (a) explaining a configuration in which an insulating coating is applied to the lands of the through holes for input signal wiring patterns according to the second embodiment, and a schematic diagram (b) of the cross-section of the X-X ray in (a), and a schematic diagram (c) of a modification of (b). [Figure 192] 1 is a schematic diagram (a) explaining a configuration in which an insulating coating is applied to the lands of the through-hole for input signal wiring patterns according to the third embodiment formed on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board, is a schematic diagram (b) of the cross-section of the X-X-ray in (a), and a schematic diagram (c) of a modification of (b). [Figure 193] 1 is a schematic diagram (a) explaining a configuration in which an insulating coating is applied to the lands of the through-hole for input signal wiring patterns according to the fourth embodiment, which is formed on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board, is a schematic diagram (b) of a cross-section of the X-X-ray in (a), and a schematic diagram (c) of a modification of (b). [Figure 194] 10A is an enlarged front view showing a part of the game board of the first embodiment, and (b) is an enlarged front view showing a part of the game board of the second embodiment, with the same part as (a). [Figure 195] 10A is an enlarged front view showing a part of the game board of the second embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory view showing (a) the rear front left decorative unit of the back front presentation unit is illuminated and decorated. [Figure 196] 195(a) is an explanatory diagram showing the panel board of the game panel in which the light is decorated. [Figure 197] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the panel board and the cells in the game board of the third embodiment as seen from the front. [Figure 198] 1A is a front view of the functional display unit of the second embodiment, (b) is a cross-sectional view of the so-so line in (a), (c) is a perspective view of the functional display unit of (a) seen from the front, and (d) is a perspective view of the functional display unit of (a) seen from the rear. [Figure 199] 198 is an exploded perspective view of the functional display unit shown in FIG. 198 as seen from the front. [Figure 200] 198 is an exploded perspective view of the functional display unit shown in FIG. 198 as seen from behind. [Figure 201] 198 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the relationship between the function display unit of FIG. 198 and the player. [Figure 202] 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the relationship between the function display unit and the player according to the third embodiment. [Figure 203] 1 is a cross-sectional view of the functional display unit according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 204] 1. (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the mounting of a magnetic sensor, (b) is an explanatory view showing the mounting of the magnetic sensor of (a) in perspective, (c) is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting of the magnetic sensor of (b) in an exploded manner, and (d) is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting of the magnetic sensor of (c). [Figure 205] 1. (a) is an explanatory diagram showing an example in cross section in which the separation hole of the first member for removing the decorative body is used as a positioning hole for the second member, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the second member forms a closed space behind the separation hole of the first member for removing the decorative body, (c) is an explanatory diagram showing an example in cross section in which decorative bodies of different thicknesses are attached, and (d) is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the separation hole of the first member for removing the decorative body is used as the attachment hole of the decorative body in cross section. [Figure 206] 10A is an explanatory view showing the first member from the front with the decorative body attached to the first member, (b) is a cross-sectional view showing the first member with a decorative body different from (a) attached thereto. [Figure 207] 1. (a) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the horizontal rectangular decorative body and the first member, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the circular decorative body and the first member, (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the symmetrically provided decorative body and the first member, and (d) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the symmetrically provided decorative body and the first member, with a different shape from (c). [Figure 208] 1. (a) is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the decorative body and the movable first member from the front, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of (a); (c) is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the decorative body and the first member in (a); (d) is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the decorative body and the first member in a different form from (a); (e) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of (d); [Figure 209] 1 is a schematic perspective view of a slot machine. [Figure 210]11 is a flow chart showing an example of the main control side power-on process; [Figure 211] 210 is a flow chart showing the process at the time of power-on on the main control side of FIG. 210. FIG. [Figure 212] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the main control side timer interrupt process. [Figure 213] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of a setting change process. [Figure 214] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of a setting value confirmation display process. [Figure 215] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of an error display process. [Figure 216] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the process when the dispensing control unit is turned on. [Figure 217] 216 is a flow chart showing the process of turning on the power of the dispensing control unit in FIG. 216. [Figure 218] 217, and is a flow chart showing the process of turning on the power supply of the dispensing control unit. [Figure 219] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of a payout control unit timer interrupt process. [Figure 220] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of a process when the peripheral control unit is turned on. [Figure 221] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the peripheral control unit V blank interrupt processing. [Figure 222] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the peripheral control unit 1ms timer interrupt process. [Figure 223] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of a peripheral control unit command reception interrupt process; [Figure 224] 11 is a flow chart showing an example of interruption processing for a power outage warning signal in the peripheral control unit; [Figure 225] 11 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the special design and special electric vehicle control processing (step S114). [Figure 226] 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first start-up port passing process (step S232). [Figure 227] 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the performance preliminary judgment process (step S245). [Figure 228] 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the second start-up port passing process (step S234). [Figure 229] 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first special pattern process (step S238). [Figure 230] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first special pattern normal processing (step S280). [Figure 231] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the hit determination process (step S305). [Figure 232] Various tables representing the hit decision table (A), the jackpot design decision table (B), and the small hit design decision table (C). [Figure 233] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first special pattern stop pattern setting process (step S281). [Figure 234] 11 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first variation pattern setting process (step S282). [Figure 235] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first special pattern change processing (step S283). [Figure 236] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the first special pattern stopping process (step S284). [Figure 237] 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the jackpot control process (step S235A). [Figure 238] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a rainbow color effect. [Figure 239] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing groupings of a plurality of LEDs mounted on various decorative boards provided on the game board. [Figure 240] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing groupings of a plurality of LEDs mounted on various decorative boards provided in the door frame. [Figure 241] 14 is a timing diagram showing an example of a rainbow color effect. [Figure 242] 14 is a timing diagram showing an example of a rainbow color effect in an abnormal situation. [Figure 243] (A) is a front perspective view of the movable decorative body on the back, and (B) is a cross-sectional view of the movable decorative body on the back, taken along line A-A. [Figure 244] 10 is a timing diagram showing a first modification of the rainbow color effect. [Figure 245] 10 is a timing diagram showing a first modification of the rainbow color effect. [Figure 246] 12 is a timing diagram showing a second modification of the rainbow color effect. [Figure 247] 12 is a timing diagram showing a second modification of the rainbow color effect. [Figure 248] 1 is a schematic front view (a) of the split game board, and a schematic rear view (b) of the split game board. [Figure 249] 1 is a rear perspective view (a) of the split game board seen from the lower left rear of the lower left rear of the split game board before the right side play board making up the split game board and the left side play board are combined, and is a rear perspective view (b) of the split game board seen from the lower left rear. [Figure 250] 248A and 248B are schematic front views of the split game board in which the split game board has been changed. [Figure 251] 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of an ID output circuit; FIG. [Figure 252] 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a photo-sensor information serial output circuit; FIG. [Figure 253] 14 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a plurality of ID output circuits. [Figure 254] 1 is a list showing the matching (matching) / nonconforming (matching) tables of combinations. [Figure 255] 10 is a flow chart showing an example of a peripheral control unit power-on process that allows ID determination to be performed. [Figure 256] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 1) when power is turned on. [Figure 257] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 1) that do not involve magnetic detection when the performance is progressing after power is turned on or when waiting for a customer. [Figure 258] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 1) involving magnetic detection during performance progress after power-on or waiting for a customer. [Figure 259] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 2) when power is turned on. [Figure 260] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 2) that do not involve magnetic detection when the performance is progressing after power is turned on or when waiting for a customer. [Figure 261] 10 is a table showing various error responses (specific example 2) involving magnetic detection when the performance is progressed after power is turned on or when waiting for a customer. [Figure 262] 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of an ID comparison circuit; FIG. [Figure 263] 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a circuit of a relay board provided in a dish unit. [Figure 264] 262 is a circuit showing an example of a modification of FIG. 262. [Figure 265] 262 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a case in which the LED driver that constitutes the ID comparison circuit provided in the frame-side decorative board shown in FIG. 262 is replaced with a serial-parallel conversion circuit. [Figure 266] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of allocation of each unit; FIG. [Figure 267] 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of an ID output circuit in each unit. [Figure 268] 267 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a circuit in which the ID output circuit of each unit in FIG. 267 further includes a manufacturer identification code (manufacturer identification value). [Figure 269] 1 is a schematic front view (a) of a split game board with an ID error determination switch, and is a schematic rear view (b) of a split game board with an ID error determination switch. [Figure 270] 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the right-hand game board as seen from the front, as seen from the right-hand game panel and the right-hand back box. [Figure 271] 1 is a schematic perspective view of a part of the right-hand rear box of the back unit of the right-hand rear panel seen from the front. [Figure 272] 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a part of the right-hand game board disassembled into a right-hand game panel and a right-hand back box, as seen from the front. [Figure 273] This is an example of the behavior when setting settings are changed while the split game board 5A, which is composed of the left game board 5AL and the right game board 5AR, are compatible with each other as a combination of the split game board 5A. [Figure 274] This is an example of behavior when setting values ​​are changed when the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent). [Figure 275] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent) and an incorrect magnet is generated while the setting change process is being executed. [Figure 276] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs during execution of power-on operation check, which is executed after the setup change process is completed, when the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent) state. [Figure 277] This is an example of the behavior when setting values ​​are changed while the right-hand game board 5AR is not connected. [Figure 278] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the right-side game board 5AR is not connected and the setting change process is being executed. [Figure 279]This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the right-side game board 5AR is not connected and is executed after the setting change process is completed while the power-on operation check is executed. [Figure 280] This is an example of the behavior when the split game board 5A, which is composed of the left game board 5AL and the right game board 5AR, are compatible with each other, are in a state where the set value is confirmed and displayed. [Figure 281] This is an example of behavior when the set value is confirmed and displayed when the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent). [Figure 282] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent) while the setting value confirmation and display processing is being executed. [Figure 283] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs during execution of power-on operation checking, which is executed after the set value checking process is completed when the power-on operation checking is performed. [Figure 284] This is an example of behavior when the right-hand game board 5AR is not connected and the setting value is confirmed and displayed. [Figure 285] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the right-side game board 5AR is not connected and the setting value confirmation and display processing is being executed. [Figure 286] This is an example of behavior when an illegal magnet occurs while the right-side game board 5AR is not connected and is executed after the setting value confirmation display process is completed. [Figure 287] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the main control board. [Figure 288] This is an example of the behavior when the split game board 5A, which is composed of the left game board 5AL and the right game board 5AR, is adapted to be matched (matched) as a combination of the split game board 5A, is controlled to enter the confirmation mode. [Figure 289] This is an example of the behavior when the combination of the split game board 5A is incompatible (inconsistent) and the transition to confirmation mode is controlled. [Figure 290] This is an example of the behavior when the right-hand game board 5AR is not connected and the transition to confirmation mode is controlled. [Figure 291] 10 is a time chart showing the start timing of a specific performance. [Figure 292] 1 is a time chart for when a specific performance is completed. [Figure 293] 10 is a time chart showing the start timing of a specific performance in an abnormal state. [Figure 294] 10 is a time chart for when a specific performance is completed in an abnormal state. [Figure 295] 10 is a timing chart showing an example of a display mode of the performance display device. [Figure 296] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display mode of the performance display device. [Figure 297] (A) is a timing chart showing an example of a performance mode during the second specific performance, and (B) is a timing chart showing an example of a performance mode during the first specific performance. [Figure 298] (C) is a timing chart showing an example of the performance mode during the second specific performance. [Figure 299] (A) is a timing chart showing an example of a performance mode during the second specific performance, and (B) is a timing chart showing an example of a performance mode during the first specific performance. [Figure 300] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display mode of the performance display device. [Figure 301] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the front mounting surface of the rear left movable decorative board provided on the rear left movable decorative body. FIG. [Figure 302] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a modification of the rear left movable decorative board provided on the rear left movable decorative body. FIG. [Figure 303] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the back mounting surface of the rear left movable decorative board provided on the rear left movable decorative body. FIG. [Figure 304] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a part of the main control board in another example, and (A) is a schematic diagram showing the mounting state of electronic components on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing through holes and pads on the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board. [Figure 305] 305(B) is a schematic diagram showing a part of the main control board in another example, and (A) is a schematic diagram showing the wiring pattern of the mounting surface (front surface) of the main control board, and FIG. 305(B) is a schematic diagram showing the wiring pattern of the solder surface (back surface) y of the main control board. [Figure 306] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a part of the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board in another example. [Figure 307] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a functional display unit in another example. [Figure 308] 1A is a perspective view showing the front surface (front surface) of the magnetic sensor substrate, and 1B is a perspective view showing the rear surface (back surface) of the magnetic sensor substrate. [Figure 309] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting surface of the main control board according to another example. [Figure 310] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a part of the mounting surface (surface) of the main control board in another example. [Figure 311] 1 is a schematic diagram showing through holes in the main control board according to another example. [Figure 312] 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a functional display board in another example, with (A) an enlarged view of a front mounting surface, (B) an inner mounting surface, (C) an enlarged view of a part of the back mounting surface, and (D) an enlarged view of a part of the back mounting surface. [Figure 313] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting state of the main control board in another example. FIG. [Form for implementing the invention]

[0011] [1. Overall structure of a pachinko machine] A pachinko machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall structure of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 12. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pachinko machine, FIG. 3 is a left side view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine. 5 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front right, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front left, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front left. FIG. 8 is a front view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation part of the performance operation unit is in the upward position, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation part of the performance operation unit is in the upward position, as seen from the front right. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from the front with the door frame open from the main frame and the main frame open from the outer frame. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the front, as disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main frame, and an outer frame, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the back, as seen from the front, as seen from the front, as seen from the front, as seen from the front, as seen from the front, as seen from the front.

[0012] The pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment includes a frame-shaped outer frame 2 installed in an island facility (not shown) of a game hall, a door frame 3 that closes the front surface of the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, a main frame 4 that supports the door frame 3 and is also installed in an outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, and a game board 5 that has a game area 5a that is detachably attached to the main frame 4 from the front, and that can be viewed from the player through the door frame 3 and that the player can be driven by the player to the game ball B (see FIG. 89).

[0013] The outer frame 2 is formed as a rectangular frame with a shape extending up and down as a front view. The outer frame 2 includes a left and right outer frame assembly 10 and a right outer frame assembly 20 that are spaced apart from each other and extending up and downward, an upper frame member 30 that connects the upper ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, an outer frame lower assembly 40 that connects the lower ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the right assembly 20, an outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 that is attached to the upper left end of the upper frame upper member 30, and an outer frame lower hinge member 60 that is attached to the lower right side of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the upper left end of the upper surface of the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0014] The outer frame 2 is attached to the island equipment of the game hall where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and is used to support the upper hinge member 510 of the main frame 4 and the lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4 coaxially rotatably, and attach the main frame 4 to the frontward opening and closing, with the main frame 4 being centered on the left side as the front.

[0015] Furthermore, when the main frame 4 is closed, the outer frame lower assembly 40 cooperates with the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 in the main frame 4 to form a part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622, and by inverting the phase of the sound outputted to the rear of the main frame speaker 622, the player can hear a deeper bass sound.

[0016] The door frame 3 is a handle 195 operated by the player to operate the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game ball B is to be driven into the game area 5a, and by storing the game ball B for driving into the game area 5a. Furthermore, the door frame 3 decorates the entire front of the pachinko machine 1.

[0017] In addition to the handle 195, the door frame 3 is equipped with a performance operation unit 301 that the player can operate, and when a player participates in the performance when a player-participatory performance is performed, the player operates the performance operation unit 301 so that the player can participate in the performance, allowing the player to enjoy the performance operation unit 301 in addition to playing with game ball B.

[0018] The main frame 4 is a frame-shaped main frame base unit 500 whose rear portion can be inserted into the frame of the outer frame 2 and which can support the outer circumference of the game board 5, a main frame upper hinge member 510 and a main frame lower hinge assembly 520 for attaching the main frame 4 to the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, and a main frame lower hinge assembly 520 for attaching the main frame 4 to the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, a main frame reinforcement frame 530 reinforces the main frame base unit 500, a ball launcher 540 for driving the game ball B into the game area 5a of the game board 5, and a game supplied from the island equipment of the game hall. The unit includes a dispensing base unit 550 for receiving a dispensing ball B, a dispensing unit 560 for paying out the dispensing ball B received by the dispensing base unit 550 to the player, a power supply board 630 having a power switch 630a capable of turning on the power of the pachinko machine 1, a board unit 620 having a dispensing control board 633, a back cover 640 that covers the rear side of the game board 5 attached to the main frame base 501, a locking unit 650 for locking the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4, and a door frame 3 and the main frame 4.

[0019] The main frame 4 holds a game board 5 having a game area 5a where games are performed by hitting the game ball B, and is for paying out the game ball B to the player's side, and for ejecting the game ball B used for the game to the rear of the pachinko machine 1 (the island equipment side of the game hall). The main body frame 4 is formed in a box-shaped state with the front open, and the game board 5 is detachably housed from the front. Furthermore, the main frame 4 is mounted on the front left side of the front, in a frame-shaped outer frame 2 that is attached to the island equipment of the game hall, above and below the front end of the front, so that the door frame 3 can be opened and closed so that the open front side is closed.

[0020] The game board 5 includes a game area 5a where the game ball B is performed by the player's operation, a front component 1000 that is divided into the outer periphery of the game area 5a and has an outer shape that is approximately rectangular when viewed from the front, a plate-shaped game panel 1100 that is mounted on the rear side of the front component 1000 and divides the rear end of the game area 5a, a board holder 1200 that is mounted on the lower part of the rear side of the game panel 1100, a main control unit that is mounted on the rear surface of the board holder 1200 and includes a main control board 1310 and a setting change board 1311. The system includes a function display unit 1400 that displays the game status based on a control signal from the main control board 1310, a peripheral control unit 1500 (see FIG. 12) located at the rear of the game panel 1100, a performance display device 1600 located in the center of the game area 5a when viewed in front and capable of displaying a predetermined performance image, a front unit 2000 installed on the front of the game panel 1100, and a back unit 3000 installed on the rear of the game panel 1100. The back unit 3000 is equipped with various performance units that can perform movable and luminous effects depending on the game's condition.

[0021] In the game area 5a of the game board 5, there are a plurality of obstacle nails N that are in contact with the game ball B and are planted in a predetermined gauge array, and a general prize port 2001 that gives the player a prescribed bonus (for example, paying out a certain number of game balls B) by receiving or passing the game ball B, a first start port 2002, a gate 2003, a second start port 2004, and a large prize port 2005. The obstacle nail N is planted in front of the game panel 1100. The general prize entry port 2001, the first start port 2002, the gate 2003, the second start port 2004, and the large prize entry port 2005 are provided in the front unit 2000.

[0022] The player can drive a game ball B in the game area 5a of the game board 5 by operating the handle 195 of the handle unit 180. This allows the player to enjoy the driving operation of the handle 195 so that the game ball B is accepted or passed through the general prize port 2001, the first start port 2002, the gate 2003, the second start port 2004, the large prize port 2005, etc. in the game area 5a.

[0023] Furthermore, in the game board 5, the player can be entertained by displaying a specified performance image on the performance display device 1600, and by causing the back front performance unit 3100, the back upper performance unit 3200, the back lower performance unit 3300, and the back lower performance unit 3300, and the players can be entertained by making the light-emitting and movable performances.

[0024] [2. Overall structure of outer frame] The outer frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to Figures 13 to 18. 13 is a front view of the outer frame of the pachinko machine, FIG. 14 is a rear view of the outer frame, and FIG. 15 is a right side view of the outer frame. Furthermore, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the outer frame seen from the front, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the outer frame seen from the rear. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame as seen from the front, disassembled into each of the main members. The outer frame 2 is installed in an island facility (not shown) on which the pachinko machine 1 such as a game hall or the like is installed. The outer frame 2 is formed as a rectangular frame with a shape extending up and down as a front view.

[0025] As shown in the figure, the outer frame 2 includes the left and right outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, which are spaced apart from each other and extending up and downward, an outer frame upper member 30 that connects the upper ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, an outer frame lower assembly 40 that connects the lower ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the right assembly 20, an outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 that is attached to the upper left end of the upper frame upper member 30, and an outer frame lower hinge member 60 that is attached to the right side lower portion of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the top left end of the upper surface of the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0026] When the main frame 4 is closed, the outer frame lower assembly 40 cooperates with the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 in the main frame 4 to form a part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622, and is capable of inverting the phase of the sound outputted to the rear of the main frame speaker 622 and radiating forward.

[0027] The outer frame 2 can be provided by the outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 to detachably support the outer frame upper hinge member 510 of the main frame 4. The outer frame 2 can be rotatably supported by the outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 and the outer frame lower hinge member 60 in a coaxial manner, and the outer frame lower hinge member 510 and the main frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4 can be rotatably supported on the main frame 4 on the left side as the front, and can be mounted so as to be opened and closed forward.

[0028] [2-1. Left Assembly of the Outer Frame and Right Assembly of the Outer Frame] The outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame left assembly and the outer frame right assembly, respectively, of the outer frame, as seen from the front. The outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20 of the outer frame 2 are respectively extending up and down, and are arranged apart from each other on the left and right sides. The outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20 are used to rotatably support the upper hinge member 510 and the lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4 coaxially, and to attach the main frame 4 to the outer frame 2 in a manner that can be opened and closed.

[0029] First, the left outer frame assembly 10 includes an outer frame left member 11 that extends up and downward in a fixed width (depth) in the front and rear direction, an upper left connection member 12 that is attached to the upper right side of the left outer frame member 11, and a lower left connection member 13 that is attached to the lower right side of the left outer frame member 11.

[0030] The left outer frame member 11 extends up and down in a certain cross-sectional shape and is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy mold. The left outer frame member 11 has a recess 11a that is flat and recessed to the right at the rear portion of the left side of the front and rear direction three equally divided into the left side, a protruding portion 11b that bulges to the right from the portion opposite to the recess 11a on the right side, and a cavity 11c that penetrates up and downwards through the protruding portion 11b. The outer frame left member 11 is enhanced in strength and rigidity by the recessed portion 11a and the bulging portion 11b, and the cavity portion 11c reduces the weight.

[0031] Furthermore, the left outer frame member 11 has a plurality of grooves extending up and down on both sides of the left and right sides. The grooves on the left side are formed in a V-shaped shape, and the grooves on the right side are formed in a semicircular shape. The left outer frame member 11 is formed in a symmetrical shape with the right outer frame member 21 of the right outer frame assembly 20 described later.

[0032] The upper left connection member 12 is for connecting the upper end of the left outer frame member 11 with the left end of the upper outer frame member 30. The upper left connecting member 12 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 12a, a flat plate-shaped upper and horizontal fixing portion 12b extending upward from the middle in the front and rear direction on the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 12a, and a pair of flat plate-shaped lower and horizontal fixing portions 12c that extend downward from both sides of the upper and rear sides of the upper and rear sides of the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 12a. The upper left connecting member 12 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0033] The upper left connecting member 12 is attached to the left frame member 11 by inserting the rear lower lateral fixing portion 12c into the cavity 11c of the left frame member 11, and by screwing screws into the lower lateral fixing portion 12c from the outside of the left side of the left frame member 11 with the horizontal fixing portion 12a in contact with the upper end of the left frame member 11, and by screwing the screws from the outside of the left side of the left frame member 11, with the front and rear lower lateral fixing portion 12c abutting against the right side of the left frame member 11. Furthermore, the upper left connecting member 12 is attached to the upper frame member 30 by screwing the horizontal fixing portion 12a into the lower surface of the upper left edge of the upper frame member 30, while the upper horizontal fixing portion 12b is inserted into the notch 30a on the left side of the upper frame member 30, and by screwing the screws into the upper frame member 30 through the horizontal fixing portion 12a and the upper horizontal fixing portion 12b.

[0034] The lower left connection member 13 is for connecting the lower end of the left outer frame member 11 with the left end of the lower outer frame assembly 40 (the lower outer frame member 41). The lower left connecting member 13 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat plate-shaped upper and horizontal fixing portion 13b extending upward from the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 13a and further backward from the horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat plate-shaped lower lateral fixing portion 13c extending downward from the portion rearward from the horizontal fixing portion 13a on the lower side of the upper and horizontal fixing portion 13b, and a flat plate-shaped abutment portion 13d extending shortly to the right from the rear side of the upper and horizontal fixing portion 13b. The lower left connection member 13 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0035] The lower left connecting member 13 is attached to the left frame member 11 by screwing the rear surface of the abutment portion 13d against the front surface of the bulging portion 11b of the left frame member 11, and by screwing screws from the outside of the left side of the left frame member 11 from the outside of the left side of the left frame member 11. Furthermore, the left lower connection member 13 is attached to the outer frame lower member 41 by screwing the horizontal fixing portion 13a into the outer frame lower member 41 with the horizontal fixing portion 13a abutting against the upper surface of the outer frame lower member 41, and by inserting the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c into the notch 41a on the left side of the outer frame lower member 41, through the horizontal fixing portion 13a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c.

[0036] Next, the outer frame right assembly 20 includes an outer frame right member 21 that extends up and downward with a certain width (depth) in the front and rear direction, an upper right connection member 22 that is attached to the upper left side of the outer frame right member 21, a lower right connection member 23 that is attached to the lower left side of the outer frame right member 21, an upper hook-up member 24 that is attached to the upper left side of the outer frame right member 21, and a lower hook-up member 25 that is attached to the lower left side of the outer frame right member 21.

[0037] The outer frame right member 21 extends up and down in a certain cross-sectional shape and is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy mold. The outer frame right member 21 includes a recess 21a that is flat and recessed to the left at the rear portion of the right side of the front and rear direction three equally divided into the right side, a protruding portion 21b that bulges left from the portion opposite to the recess 21a on the left side, and a cavity 21c that penetrates up and downwards through the protruding portion 21b. The outer frame right member 21 is enhanced in strength and rigidity by the recessed portion 21a and the bulging portion 21b, and the cavity portion 21c reduces the weight.

[0038] Furthermore, the outer frame right member 21 has a plurality of grooves extending up and down on both sides of the left and right sides. The grooves on the right side are formed in a V-shaped shape, and the grooves on the left side are formed in a semicircular shape. The outer frame right member 21 is formed in a symmetrical shape with the outer frame left member 11 of the outer frame left assembly 10.

[0039] The upper right connecting member 22 is for connecting the upper end of the right outer frame member 21 with the right end of the upper outer frame member 30 . The upper right connecting member 22 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 22a, a flat plate-shaped upper and horizontal fixing portion 22b extending upward from the middle in the front and rear direction on the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 22a, and a pair of flat plate-shaped lower and horizontal fixing portions 22c that extend downward from both sides of the upper and rear sides of the upper and rear sides of the upper and rear sides of the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 22a. The upper right connecting member 22 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0040] The upper right upper right connecting member 22 is attached to the outer frame right member 21 by inserting the rear lower lateral fixing portion 22c into the cavity 21c of the outer frame right member 21, and by screwing screws from the outside of the right side of the outer frame right member 21 from the outside of the right side of the outer frame right member 21 with the horizontal fixing portion 22a in contact with the upper end of the outer frame right member 21, and by screwing a screw into the lower lateral fixing portion 22c from the outside of the right side of the outer frame right member 21. Furthermore, the upper right connecting member 22 is attached to the upper frame member 30 by screwing the horizontal fixing portion 22a into the upper right end surface of the upper frame member 30 with the upper horizontal fixing portion 22a in contact with the lower surface of the upper frame member 30, and by inserting the upper horizontal fixing portion 22a into the upper frame member 30, the upper horizontal fixing portion 22b into the notch 30a on the right side of the upper frame member 30.

[0041] The lower right connection member 23 is for connecting the lower end of the right outer frame member 21 with the right end of the lower outer frame assembly 40 (the lower outer frame member 41). The lower right connecting member 23 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 23a, a flat plate-shaped upper and horizontal fixing portion 23b extending upward from the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 23a and further backward from the horizontal fixing portion 23a, a flat plate-shaped lower lateral fixing portion 23c extending downward from the portion on the lower side of the upper and horizontal fixing portion 23b, and a flat plate-shaped abutment portion 23d extending shortly to the left from the rear side of the upper and horizontal fixing portion 23b. The lower right connecting member 23 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0042] The lower right connecting member 23 is attached to the outer frame right member 21 by screwing the screw from the outside of the right side of the right side of the abutment portion 23d against the front of the bulging portion 21b of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of the right side of Furthermore, the right lower connection member 23 is attached to the outer frame lower member 41 by causing the horizontal fixing portion 23a to contact the upper surface of the right end side of the outer frame lower member 41, and the lower horizontal fixing portion 23c is inserted into the notch 41a on the right side of the outer frame lower member 41, and screws into the outer frame lower member 41 through the horizontal fixing portion 23a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 23c.

[0043] The upper hook hook member 24 and the lower hook hook member 25 are those for the outer frame hook 653 of the locking unit 650 in the main body frame 4 described later, which is to be described later. The upper hook hook member 24 has a flat plate-shaped mounting portion 24a extending up and down in a fixed width in the front and rear direction and attached to the left side of the right outer frame member 21, and a flat plate-shaped mounting portion 24b extending left from the front side of the mounting portion 24a to the left to hold the upper outer frame hook 653.

[0044] The lower hook hook member 25 has a flat plate-shaped mounting portion 25a extending up and down in a fixed width in the front and back direction and attached to the left side of the right outer frame member 21, a flat plate-shaped hook portion 25b extending left from the front side of the mounting portion 25a to hold the lower outer frame hook 653, and a insertion opening 25c that penetrates the hook portion 25b back and forth and allows the lower outer frame hook 653 to be inserted.

[0045] [2-2.Outer frame top parts] The outer frame upper member 30 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. The outer frame upper member 30 is for connecting the upper ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the upper ends of the outer frame right assembly 20 that are spaced apart from each other. The outer frame upper member 30 has a width in the front and back direction approximately the same as the front and rear direction of the outer frame left member 11 and the outer frame right member 21, and is constant in the vertical direction, extending in the left and right directions, and is made of wood. The outer frame upper member 30 has a length in the left and right direction equal to the length of the outer frame lower member 41 of the outer frame lower assembly 40, which will be described later, in the left and right direction.

[0046] The outer frame upper member 30 has notches 30a which penetrates up and downward in the center of both the left and right sides of the left and right sides, respectively, recessed towards the center of the left and right sides. The upper and horizontal fixing portions 12b of the upper left and upper connecting member 12 and the upper and horizontal fixing portions 22b of the upper right connecting member 22 are attached to the notches 30a at both the left and right ends with the upper left and right connecting member 22 inserted respectively.

[0047] Furthermore, the outer frame upper member 30 has a mounting step 30b at its left end, in which the upper and front surfaces are recessed more than the general surface. The mounting step 30b is attached to the outer frame hinge assembly 50, which will be described later.

[0048] [2-3.Assembly under the outer frame] The outer frame under assembly 40 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame under assembly of the outer frame as seen from the front, as seen from the outside. The outer frame lower assembly 40 is for connecting the lower ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20 that are spaced apart from the left and right, and for closing the lower side of the door frame 3 in the pachinko machine 1 to decorate.

[0049] The outer frame lower assembly 40 includes an outer frame lower member 41 that connects the outer frame left assembly 10 that are spaced apart from the left and right and extends left and right sides of the outer frame right assembly 20, a box-shaped front member 42 that is located in front of the outer frame lower member 41 and extends left and right along the outer frame lower member 41, and is open at the rear, a box-shaped rear member 43 that is attached to the rear side of the front member 42 and is attached to the upper surface of the outer frame lower member 41 and is opened at the front, and a ball-biting prevention mechanism 44 that is formed at the left end of the upper surface of the rear member 43.

[0050] The outer frame lower member 41 has a width in the front and back direction approximately the same as the front and rear direction of the outer frame left member 11 and the outer frame right member 21, and is constant in the vertical direction, extending in the left and right directions, and is made of wood. The outer frame lower member 41 is formed so that the length in the left and right direction is the same as the length in the left and right direction of the outer frame upper member 30 .

[0051] The outer frame lower member 41 has notches 41a which penetrates up and downward in the center of both the left and right sides of the left and right sides, respectively, recessed towards the center of the left and right sides. The lower horizontal fixing portions 13c of the left and right lower connecting member 13 and the lower horizontal fixing portions 23c of the right and right lower connecting member 23 are attached to the notches 41a at both the left and right ends. This allows the lower ends of the outer frame left member 11 and the outer frame right member 21 to be connected to each other.

[0052] The outer frame lower member 41 is concave from the top surface and has a recess 41b into which the lower portion of the rear member 43 of the curtain plate is inserted. The recess 41b extends left and right, and is exited from the rearward position in the center of the front and back direction towards the front end. The recess 41b makes the volume of the curtain plate interior space 40a formed by the curtain plate front member 42 and the curtain plate rear member 43 as wide as possible.

[0053] The front member 42 of the front panel extends in the left and right directions to the same length as the lower member of the outer frame 41, and is formed into a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped box with a short depth in the front and back direction relative to the height, and the entire rear surface is open. The front panel member 42 is closed by the rear panel member 43, which is open, and thus cooperates with the rear panel member 43 to form the inner space 40a of the inner panel 40a of the main frame speaker 622, which becomes part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622. The front panel member 42 has an elongated opening 42a that penetrates back and forth and extends left and right at the front surface near the right end.

[0054] The rear member 43 of the curtain plate extends slightly shorter in the left and right direction than the lower member 41 of the outer frame, and is formed into a box-shaped state with the front open. The rear curtain plate member 43 attaches the front curtain plate member 42 to the front surface, and cooperates with the front curtain plate member 42 to form the inner space 40a of the curtain plate member 40a that is part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622. The rear member 43 of the curtain plate has a cylindrical connection cylindrical portion 43a extends left and right in the center portion in the left and right direction on the upper surface, and protrudes upward, and communicates with the internal space 40a of the curtain plate. The upper end of the connecting cylinder portion 43a is inclined so that its upper end is positioned upward as it moves backward from the front end side, which coincides with the general upper surface of the rear panel member 43. In this embodiment, the upper end of the connecting cylinder portion 43a is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees.

[0055] The connecting cylinder portion 43a is formed to have a length in the left and right direction about one-third of the entire rear member 43 of the curtain plate, and the depth in the front and rear direction is slightly shorter than the depth in the entire rear member 43 of the curtain plate. The connection tube portion 43a is provided with a plurality of ribs 43b connecting the front end side and the rear end side. When the main body frame 4 is closed to the outer frame 2, the connection portion 621c of the speaker cover 621 of the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 of the main body frame 4 is connected to the upper end of the connection tube portion 43a, and is in communication with the internal space of the speaker unit 620a, forming an enclosure 624.

[0056] The ball biting prevention mechanism 44 is intended to prevent the game ball B from being clamped between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 by the game ball B being held at the portion of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 at the left end of the upper surface of the rear member 43 of the curtain plate 4.

[0057] The ball biting prevention mechanism 44 is formed at the left end of the upper surface of the rear panel member 43 and includes a mounting portion 44a formed flat so that the outer frame lower hinge member 60, which will be described later, is drawn upwards, a first outlet 44b at the left end of the mounting portion 44a, a second outlet 44c which opens upwards on the right side of the mounting portion 44a, a standing wall portion 44d that extends upwards from the rear and right side of the mounting portion 44a, and an upper end protruding portion 44e that protrudes forward from the upper end of the standing wall portion 44d and is inclined so that the upper surface is positioned upwards as it moves backwards.

[0058] The first outlet 44b is formed at a position that coincides with the outlet hole 60d of the lower outer frame hinge member 60, which will be described later. The first outlet 44b and the second outlet 44c are formed to be large enough to allow the game ball B to pass through. The first outlet 44b and the second outlet 44c are not in communication with the internal space 40a of the curtain plate, and are open to the rear surface of the curtain plate rear member 43. Therefore, the game ball B that has entered the first outlet 44b and the second outlet 44c can be ejected backward of the rear member 43 of the curtain plate.

[0059] When an illegal tool such as a piano wire is inserted through the gap between the outer frame lower hinge member 60 and the main frame lower hinge assembly 520, which will be described later, the ball biting prevention mechanism 44 can prevent illegal tool from entering by the standing wall 44d rising from the rear end of the mounting portion 44a. Even if the tip of the illegal tool comes into contact with the upward wall portion 44d, even if it bends upward, it abuts the forward-protruding upper end protrusion 44e provided at the upper end of the upward wall portion 44d, and further intrusion can be prevented. Therefore, fraudulent conduct can be prevented through the portion of the lower outer frame hinge member 60.

[0060] Incidentally, when the rear end of the mounting portion 44a is provided with a standing wall portion 44d, when the main frame 4 is opened from the outer frame 2, the game ball B falling on the mounting portion 44a for some reason is prevented from moving the outer frame 2 backward by the standing wall portion 44d, making it easy for the game ball B to stay on the mounting portion 44a. If the game ball B is stuck on the mounting section 44a, when the main frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the game ball B is clamped between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4, causing the problem that the main frame 4 cannot be closed.

[0061] In contrast, in the ball biting prevention mechanism 44 of this embodiment, the game ball B falling on the lower hinge member 60 or the mounting portion 44a can be discharged to the rear of the rear curtain plate member 43 (rear of the outer frame 2) through the discharge hole 60d of the lower outer frame hinge member 60 and the first discharge port 44b of the lower outer frame hinge member 60, or through the second discharge port 44c, thereby preventing the game ball B from being caught between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4.

[0062] The outer frame lower assembly 40 includes a pair of guide members 45 disposed on the upper surface of the front curtain plate member 42 and the rear curtain plate member 43, a flat-shaped grill member 46 that closes the opening 42a of the front curtain plate member 42 from the rear, a port member 47 that is attached inside the front curtain plate member 42 so as to close the opening 42a with the grill member 46 in between and having two cylinders that extend back and forth, and a frame-shaped seal member 48 that is disposed at the upper end of the connecting cylinder portion 43a of the rear curtain plate member 43.

[0063] The pair of guide members 45 abuts the lower end of the door frame 3 when the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2. The guide member 45 is made of a low friction material with low friction resistance, and makes the lower end of the main body frame 4 slippery, making it easy to open and close.

[0064] The grill member 46 is a strip-shaped strip extending in the left and right direction, and has a plurality of blades 46b provided at intervals in the vertical direction. The blade portion 46b is provided in an inclined state so that the front end side is higher than the rear end side (see FIG. 47). The grill member 46 allows the interior (the interior space 40a of the curtain plate 42) to be ventilated and the exterior through a gap between the blade portions 46b.

[0065] The port member 47 communicates the interior space 40a (enclosure 624) with the front of the outer frame 2 by two cylinders through a gap between the blades 46b of the grill member 46. The port member 47 has two cylinders formed with a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length, and by the principle of Helmholtz resonance, the bass emitted from the main frame speaker 622 to the rear (inside the enclosure 624) can be resonated and amplified, allowing rich bass to be emitted to the front of the outer frame 2 (the player's side). That is, in this embodiment, the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622 is a bass reflex type, allowing players to hear deep bass.

[0066] When the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the seal member 48 is compressed by being sandwiched between the upper end of the connection tube portion 43a and the lower end of the connection portion 621c of the speaker cover 621 in the main body frame 4, and prevents the sound inside the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622 from leaking from between the connection tube portion 43a and the connection portion 621c.

[0067] According to the grill member 46 of this embodiment, the air vibrations emitted from the internal space 40a of the curtain plate by the main body frame speaker 622 to the outside can be directed by the inclined vanes 46b through the notch opening 295b on the lower side of the handle cover 295 in the steering wheel cover unit 290 diagonally upward and into the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291 where the handle unit 180 is housed. This allows the player to surprise, by vibrating the main frame speaker 622 to send air into the front tube portion 291a of the handle cover 295 (the front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291) while rotating the handle 195 (the driving device for the game ball B), the player can be surprised by the player, and creates an unprecedented performance.

[0068] Furthermore, since the port member 47 is opened forward, part of the sound pressure emitted from the port member 47 through the vanes 46b of the grill member 46 is emitted forward, so that the performance sound emitted from the port member 47 can be heard to the player seated in front of the pachinko machine 1 and to other players roaming the game hall where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and the performance sound can be attracted by the player's attention, and the pachinko machine 1 has a high appeal to the player.

[0069] Furthermore, since the port member 47 is provided in the outer frame lower assembly 40 of the outer frame 2 with respect to the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622 provided in the main frame 4, the volume of the enclosure 624 can be increased, allowing a deeper bass-like sound to be output, making the player entertaining and reducing the decline in interest.

[0070] [2-4. Outer frame top hinge assembly] The outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 21. FIG. 21(a) is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame upper hinge assembly of the outer frame as seen from above, as seen from above, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of (a) as seen from below, as seen from below. The outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 is attached to the upper end of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the left end of the outer frame upper member 30, and is used to attach the main frame 4 to the outer frame 2 in a hinge rotatably. The outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 includes an outer frame upper hinge member 51 attached to the upper end of the recess 11a of the outer frame left member 11 and the mounting step 30b of the outer frame upper member 30, a lock member 52 attached to the outer frame upper hinge member 51, and a mounting screw 53 attaching the lock member 52 to the outer frame upper hinge member 51.

[0071] The outer frame upper hinge member 51 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped upper part 51a attached to the upper surface of the mounting step portion 30b of the outer frame upper part 30, a flat plate-shaped front extension portion 51b extending forward from the front side of the upper fixation portion 51a, a bearing groove 51c extending up and downwardly from the middle of the right side of the front extension portion 51b and penetrating up and downwardly, a flat plate-shaped horizontal fixation portion 51d extending downwardly from the left side of the upper fixation portion 51a, and a flat plate-shaped edge wall portion 51e extending downwardly from the left side of the front extension portion 51b to the portion where the bearing groove 51c is opened, and is continuous with the horizontal fixation portion 51d. The outer frame upper hinge member 51 is formed by stamping and bending a metal plate by press molding. The outer frame upper hinge member 51 can rotatably support the main frame upper hinge pin 512 of the main frame upper hinge member 510, described later, within the bearing groove 51c.

[0072] The lock member 52 includes a band-shaped lock main body 52a extending back and forth, an operating piece 52b protruding rightward from the rear end of the lock main body 52a, an elastically deformable rod-shaped elastic portion 52c extending leftward from the rear end of the lock main body 52a, and an attachment hole 52d penetrating up and downward near the rear end of the lock main body 52a. The locking member 52 is made of synthetic resin. The lock member 52 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the front extending portion 51b of the outer frame upper hinge member 51 by means of a mounting screw 53 to a portion rearward from the bearing groove 51c.

[0073] When attached to the outer frame upper hinge member 51, the lock body 52a can block the bearing groove 51c in plan view, and the right side surface near the front end extends forward so as to be able to abut the portion of the end edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51, which extends to the opening of the bearing groove 51c. Furthermore, the tip of the elastic portion 52c, which extends leftward from the rear end of the lock main body 52a, abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51. The lock member 52 is biased in a direction in which the front end rotates leftward, around the mounting hole 52d by the biasing force of the elastic portion 52c. Therefore, in the normal state, the right side surface of the lock member 52 near the front end of the lock body 52a abuts against the edge wall portion 51e. In this state, a space is formed in the bearing groove 51c that can accommodate the hinge pin 512 on the main frame of the main frame on the hinge member 510.

[0074] By operating the operating piece 52b, the lock body 52a can be rotated against the biasing force of the elastic portion 52c. By operating the operating piece 52b, the lock main body 52a is rotated in the direction in which the front end of it moves leftward, allowing the lock main body 52a to be retracted from the bearing groove 51c in plan view, allowing the bearing groove 51c to pass through. This allows the hinge pin 512 on the main frame to be inserted into the bearing groove 51c, and the hinge pin 512 on the main frame to be removed from the bearing groove 51c.

[0075] [2-5. Hinge member under the outer frame] The outer frame lower hinge member 60 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. The outer frame lower hinge member 60 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal portion 60a, a flat plate-shaped vertical portion 60b that rises upward from the rearward and forward-rear center on the left side of the horizontal portion 60a, a lower outer frame hinge pin 60c that projects upward from near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a, and an outlet hole 60d that penetrates the horizontal portion 60a up and down so that only one game ball B can pass through. The outer frame lower hinge member 60 is formed by stamping and bending a metal plate by press molding.

[0076] The horizontal portion 60a of the lower hinge member 60 is formed in a trapezoidal shape with the left side as the base in plan view. The outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is cylindrical, and is formed at a top portion above the center in the vertical direction, in a frustocone shape with a narrowed upper end. The outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is attached to the left near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a. The discharge hole 60d is formed in the horizontal portion 60a in contact with the central portion in the front and rear direction of the standing upper portion 60b, and extends in an inverted U-shape from the left side of the horizontal portion 60a to the right. This discharge hole 60d is formed to be approximately the same size as the first discharge port 44b of the ball biting prevention mechanism 44 in the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0077] The outer frame lower hinge member 60 is assembled with the outer frame 2, and the rear portion of the horizontal portion 60a is placed on the mounting portion 44a of the rear curtain plate member 43 of the outer frame lower assembly 40, and is fixed to the rear curtain plate member 43 with screws (not shown). Furthermore, the standing upper portion 60b is attached to the portion on the right side of the left outer frame member 11 on the right side of the outer frame, on the front side of the bulging portion 11b, by screws (not shown). This outer frame lower hinge member 60 can be inserted into the outer frame lower hinge hole 521a of the main frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4, and the main frame 4 can be attached in cooperation with the outer frame upper hinge member 51 so that the main frame 4 can be opened and closed.

[0078] Furthermore, when the outer frame 2 is assembled, the discharge hole 60d coincides with the first discharge port 44b of the ball biting prevention mechanism 44 in the outer frame lower assembly 40. This allows the game ball B on the horizontal portion 60a to be dropped (ejected) to the rear of the outer frame 2 through the discharge hole 60d and the first discharge port 44b. In detail, when the main frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the game ball B falling between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 gradually narrows as the main frame 4 is closed, and therefore the distance between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 gradually becomes narrower, resulting in a rolling rear side with a wide spacing, allowing it to be discharged through the discharge hole 60d. At this time, when the discharge hole 60d is assembled in the pachinko machine 1 and the main frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the discharge hole 60d is formed in a position that is approximately the same as the rear end of the main frame 4, so by ejecting the game ball B that has fallen between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 from the discharge hole 60d, it is easier to prevent the game ball B from rolling backward than the main frame 4, making it difficult for the game ball B to stay at the portion of the outer frame lower hinge member 60.

[0079] [3. Overall structure of door frame] The door frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 22 to 30. 22 is a front view of the door frame in a pachinko machine, FIG. 23 is a rear view of the door frame, FIG. 24 is a left side view of the door frame, and FIG. 25 is a right side view of the door frame. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the front right, FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the front left, and FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the back. FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame as seen from the front, disassembled for each of the main members, and FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame as seen from the back, disassembled for each of the main members.

[0080] The door frame 3 is approximately the same size as the inside of the outer frame 2 and is formed into a square shape that extends up and down when viewed from the front, and is attached to the inside of the outer frame 2 from the front through the main frame 4 so that it can be opened and closed. The door frame 3 is a handle 195 operated by the player to operate the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game ball B is to be driven into the game area 5a, and by storing the game ball B for driving into the game area 5a. Furthermore, the door frame 3 decorates the entire front of the pachinko machine 1.

[0081] The door frame 3 is a square frame-shaped door frame base unit 100 with an outer shape extending up and downwards as seen in the front, a glass unit 160 that is detachably attached to the door frame base unit 100 and closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 attached to the main frame 4 so that it can be seen from the front, a security cover 170 that is attached to the door frame base unit 100 so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear, a handle unit 180 that is attached to the front lower right corner of the door frame base unit 100, and a handle covering the outer periphery of the handle unit 180. The cover unit 290 is provided, a dish unit 200 attached to the lower front of the door frame base unit 100, a door frame left side unit 420 attached to the front left side of the door frame base unit 100 above the dish unit 200, a door frame right side unit 430 attached to the right front of the door frame base unit 100 above the dish unit, a door frame right side unit 430 attached to the right front of the door frame base unit 100, a door frame top unit 450 attached to the upper side of the door frame left side unit 420 and the door frame right side unit 430.

[0082] The door frame base unit 100 is formed into a square (rectangular) with an outer shape extending up and downwards as viewed in the front and back, and has a door window 101a penetrating back and forth, a speaker duct 103 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 at the lower right corner of the rear side of the door frame base 101, a door frame main relay board 104 mounted on the lower end of the rear side of the door frame base 101 near the right end of the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a door frame main relay board 104 at the left side of the rear side of the door frame main relay board 104. The door frame secondary relay board 105 is mounted on the door frame secondary relay board 105, a rear handle board 106 mounted on the left side of the door frame secondary relay board 105 as seen from the rear, a door frame relay board cover 107 covering the main door frame relay board 104 and a part of the door frame secondary relay board 105 from the rear, a rear handle board cover 108 covering the rear handle relay board 106 from the rear, and a cable cover 109 covering the wiring cable.

[0083] The door frame base unit 100 also includes a frame-shaped door frame reinforcement unit 110 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101, a door frame upper hinge assembly 120 and a door frame lower hinge member 125 mounted on the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a cylinder lock 130 mounted on the door frame reinforcement unit 110 for opening and closing, a ball feeding unit 140 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 above the rear rear relay board 106, and a foul cover unit 150 mounted on the right side of the rear side of the door frame base 101 as seen from the rear.

[0084] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101, and reinforces the door frame base 101 to provide rigidity. The upper door frame hinge assembly 120 and the lower door frame hinge member 125 are for attaching the upper door frame 3 to the main frame 4 so as to be openable and closed. The cylinder lock 130 is used in cooperation with the locking unit 650 of the main frame 4 to open and close the door frame 3 and the main frame 4, and to open and close the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4.

[0085] The ball feeding unit 140 is used to supply the game balls B in the upper plate 201 one by one to the ball launcher 540 of the main frame 4. The foul cover unit 150 guides the game ball B (foul ball) that has been fired by the ball launcher 540 and does not reach the game area 5a of the game board 5 to the lower plate 202, and also guides the game ball B that has been fed from the dispensing device 580 to the upper plate 201 or the lower plate 202.

[0086] The glass unit 160 has a transparent glass plate 162 and closes the door window 101a of the door frame base 101. The security cover 170 is attached to the door frame base 101 so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear. The handle unit 180 is equipped with a handle 195 that the player can rotate, and the handle unit 180 is used to operate a handle cover unit 290 that covers the outer periphery, and to perform a game in which the game ball B in the upper plate 201 is driven into the game area 5a of the game board 5 by using the ball launcher 540.

[0087] [3-1. Overall structure of door frame base unit] The door frame base unit 100 of the door frame 3 will be described in detail with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. FIG. 31(a) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit of the door frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit seen from the rear. FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit as seen from the front, disassembled for each main member, and FIG. 33 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit as seen from the back, disassembled for each main member.

[0088] The door frame base unit 100 has a hinge rotatably attached to the main frame 4 as viewed in front, and the front surface of the main frame 4 is closed so as to be open and closed, and the game area 5a of the game board 5 attached to the main frame 4 can be viewed from the front. The door frame base unit 100 includes a square, flat-shaped door frame base 101 with an outer shape extending up and downwards, and a speaker duct 103 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 at the lower right corner of the rear view of the door frame base 101.

[0089] The door frame base unit 100 includes a door frame main relay board 104 mounted on the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101 near the right end of the rear view of the rear, a door frame sub-relay board 105 mounted on the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101 to the left of the rear side of the door frame main relay board 104, and a handle rear relay board 106 mounted on the left of the rear side of the door frame sub-relay board 105 at the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101; The door frame relay board cover 107 is mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covers the main door frame relay board 104 and part of the door frame secondary relay board 105 from the rear side, a handle rear relay board cover 108 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covers the rear handle rear relay board 106 from the rear side, and a cable cover 109 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covers the wiring cable.

[0090] Furthermore, the door frame base unit 100 includes a frame-shaped door frame reinforcement unit 110 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101, a door frame upper hinge assembly 120 and a door frame lower hinge member 125 mounted on the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a cylinder lock 130 mounted on the door frame reinforcement unit 110 for opening and closing, a ball feeding unit 140 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 above the rear rear relay board 106, and a foul cover unit 150 mounted on the right side of the rear side of the door frame base 101 as seen from the rear.

[0091] The door frame base unit 100 includes a handle unit 180 and a handle cover unit 290 at the bottom corner of the front, a dish unit 200 at the lower front of the door window 101a, a left side unit 420 at the left outer front of the door window 101a, a right side unit 430 at the right outer front of the door window 101a, and a door frame top unit 450 at the top and bottom front of the door window 101a, respectively.

[0092] Furthermore, the door frame base unit 100 is fitted with a glass unit 160 so as to close the door window 101a from behind, and a transparent security cover 170 is fitted with a rearward cover to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from behind.

[0093] [3-1a. Door frame base] The door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The door frame base 101 is formed into a rectangular shape (rectangular shape) with an outer shape as seen in front. The door frame base 101 has a door window 101a which penetrates back and forth, and is formed into a generally rectangular shape with an inner circumference extending up and down when viewed from the front. The upper and left and right sides forming the inner periphery of the door window 101a are respectively approaching the outer periphery of the door frame base 101, and the lower sides forming the inner periphery are located approximately one-third of the vertical direction from the lower end of the door frame base 101. In this way, the door frame base 101 is formed into a frame shape by door windows 101a that penetrate back and forth. The door frame base 101 is integrally molded from synthetic resin.

[0094] The door frame base 101 has a handle mounting seat surface 101b (see FIG. 42, etc.) formed at the right lower corner of the front, and is inclined so that the left end side is slightly protruding forward from the right end side, a cylinder insertion hole 101d through which the cylinder mounting frame 115 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 is inserted, and a ball feed opening 101e penetrates back and forth between the handle mounting seat surface 101b and the door window 101a, and a ball feed opening 101e penetrates back and forth on the left side of the cylinder insertion hole 101d and the handle mounting seat surface 101b, and a ball feed opening 101e for making the entrance 141a of the ball feed unit 140 and the ball ejection opening 141b face forward.

[0095] The door frame base 101 also includes a lower plate ball passing opening 101f, which is located left from the center in the left and right direction and penetrates back and forth at approximately the same height as the handle mounting seat surface 101b, and which faces the ball discharge opening 150d of the foul cover unit 150 in the forward direction, a upper plate ball passing opening 101g, which penetrates back and forth so as to be adjacent to the lower side of the door window 101a near the left end of the front, and which faces the through ball passage 150a of the foul cover unit 150 in the forward direction, and a glass unit mounting section 101h, which is recessed from the rear to the front along the inner periphery of the door window 101a, and into which the glass frame 161 of the glass unit 160 is inserted.

[0096] The door frame base 101 is formed at the lower left corner of the front view (below the upper plate ball passing port 101g) and has a plurality of vertically long slits 101i that penetrate back and forth. A speaker duct 103 is mounted on the rear side of the multiple slits 101i. Furthermore, with the pachinko machine 1 assembled, the speaker openings 211b of the dish unit base 211 of the dish unit 200 are located forward, and the main frame speaker 622 of the speaker unit 620a of the main frame 4 is located backward, allowing the sound from the main frame speaker 622 to be emitted forward.

[0097] Furthermore, the door frame base 101 has a through hole 101j that penetrates back and forth below the door window 101a and above the handle mounting seat surface 101b. This through hole 101j is a wiring cable (not shown) connecting the door frame base unit 100 side and the dish unit 200 side, and is formed to coincide with the through portion 114b of the intermediate reinforcing frame 114 in the door frame reinforcing unit 110 described later.

[0098] [3-1b. Speaker Duct] The speaker duct 103 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. The speaker duct 103 is formed in a cylindrical shape and is attached to a portion on the rear side of the door frame base 101 where a plurality of slits 101i are formed. With the pachinko machine 1 assembled, the rear end of the tubular portion is located in front of the main frame speaker 622 of the main frame frame 4 . This allows the sound (sound) emitted (output) from the main frame speaker 622 of the main frame 4 to be guided forward without being spreading, and can be guided well to the front of the pachinko machine 1 (the player's side) through the multiple slits 101i of the door frame base 101 and the speaker opening 211b of the plate unit base 211 of the plate unit 200.

[0099] The speaker duct 103 is also provided on the rear surface below the tubular portion, a cable holder 103a that holds the connection cable 503. The cable holder 103a is located on the left side of the door frame relay board cover 107 as the front, and holds the connection cable 503 connected to the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub relay board 105 so as to extend towards the left end of the door frame 3.

[0100] [3-1c. Door frame main relay board, door frame secondary relay board, handle rear relay board] The door frame main relay board 104, the door frame sub relay board 105, and the handle rear relay board 106 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 32 and FIG. 33. The main door frame relay board 104 is formed into a square shape with an outer shape extending up and down, and is attached to the lower right corner of the rear side of the door frame base 101 at the rear view. The main door frame relay board 104 relays the connection between the rear handle relay board 106 and the interface board 635 in the board unit 620 of the main body frame 4, and a part of the connection cable 503 (see FIG. 82 and FIG. 83) extending from the main body frame 4 is connected.

[0101] The door frame secondary relay board 105 is formed in an inverted L shape with a rectangle extending left and right side on the right side of the upper portion of the rectangle extending upward and downward, as seen in the front, and is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 so that the portions extending upward and downward are adjacent to the left side of the door frame main relay board 104 as seen in the rear portions. The door frame secondary relay board 105 is for relaying the connection between the handle decorative board 184 of the handle unit 180, the dish unit relay board 214 of the dish unit 200, the door frame left side upper decorative board 422 and the door frame left side lower decorative board 423 of the door frame right side unit 430, the door frame right side upper decorative board 432 and the door frame right side lower decorative board 433, the door frame top relay board 433 of the door frame top unit 450, and the interface board 635 of the main frame 4, and the remaining connection cable 503 extending from the main frame 4 are connected.

[0102] The door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub relay board 105 are attached to the door frame base 101 so that the connection terminals protrude backward. With the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub-relay board 105 assembled, the door frame base unit 100 and the portions extending up and downwardly from the door frame sub-relay board 104 are covered with the rear side of the door frame relay board cover 107, and the remaining portions of the door frame sub-relay board 105 are covered with the rear side of the door frame sub-relay board 105 by the foul cover unit 150.

[0103] The rear handle relay board 106 has a square shape with its outer shape extending left and right, and is attached to the rear side of the handle mounting seat 101b below the ball feeding opening 101e at the rear of the door frame base 101. The rear handle relay board 106 relays connection between the main door frame relay board 104 and the handle rotation detection sensor 189 of the handle unit 180, the handle touch sensor 192, the single-shot button operation sensor 194, and the ball feed solenoid 145 of the ball feed unit 140. With the door frame base unit 100 assembled, the rear side of the rear handle board 106 is covered with the rear handle board cover 108 .

[0104] [3-1d. Door frame relay board cover, handle rear relay board cover, cable cover] The door frame relay board cover 107, the handle rear relay board cover 108, and the cable cover 109 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. The door frame relay board cover 107 is mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 to cover the rear side of the main door frame relay board 104 and part of the door frame secondary relay board 105 (a portion extending up and downward in an inverted L-shaped shape). The door frame relay board cover 107 is formed in a box shape with the front and left sides open as viewed in the front. When assembled into the door frame base unit 100, the connection terminals of the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub relay board 105 covering the rear side are exposed inside the door frame relay board cover 107, and the connection cable 503 can be inserted into the inside from the left side, and the connection cable 503 can be connected to these terminals.

[0105] The rear handle relay board cover 108 is attached to the rear of the door frame base 101 so as to cover the rear handle relay board 106. The cable cover 109 is mounted on the rear side of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 and covers a wiring cable (not shown) connecting the main door frame relay board 104 and the ball rental operation unit 220 of the dish unit 200. The cable cover 109 is formed in a box-like shape extending left and right, and openings are formed near the left end of the front and at the center of the lower surface in the left and right directions of the lower surface.

[0106] [3-1e. Door frame reinforcement unit] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101, and reinforces the flat-shaped door frame base 101, providing rigidity to the door frame base unit 100. The door frame reinforcement unit 110 includes a left and right reinforcement frame 111 and a right reinforcement frame 112 arranged apart from the left and right, an upper reinforcement frame 113 extending left and right, a left and right reinforcement frame 113 connecting the upper ends of the left and right reinforcement frame 111 and the upper reinforcement frame 112 together, a middle reinforcement frame 114 that is mounted on the left end side at a position upwardly from the lower end of the left reinforcement frame 111 and extends rightwardly to the vicinity of the right reinforcement frame 112, a cylinder mounting frame 115 that connects the right end of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 and the right reinforcement frame 112, and a hook-up member 116 that is mounted on the rear side of the right reinforcement frame 112 and is mounted on the rear side of the right reinforcement frame 112 to the door frame hook 652 of the locking unit 650 of the main frame 4.

[0107] The left reinforcement frame 111 and right reinforcement frame 112 are constant widths in the left and right directions, and extend up and downward with approximately the same length as the vertical height of the door frame base 101. The right reinforcement frame 112 has a plurality of insertion holes that are spaced in the vertical direction and penetrate in the front and rear direction. When the door frame 3 is closed with respect to the main frame 4, the tip of the door frame hook 652 of the locking unit 650 is inserted through these insertion holes. The upper reinforcement frame 113 has a constant width in the vertical direction, and extends left and right with approximately the same length as the left and right width of the door frame base 101.

[0108] The intermediate reinforcement frame 114 extends left and right in a width wider than the upper and lower widths of the upper reinforcement frame 113 in the vertical direction. The intermediate reinforcement frame 114 has a notch 114a that is notched downward from the top end near the left end, and a penetrating portion 114b that penetrates back and forth near the right end. The notch 114a is formed at positions that coincides with the through hole 101g for the upper plated ball passing through hole 101g of the door frame base 101, and the through hole 101j of the door frame base 101.

[0109] The cylinder mounting frame 115 has a pair of rear pieces formed in a rectangular flat plate shape that is disposed apart from the left and right sides and extends up and down when viewed from the front, a pair of side pieces that extend in a flat plate shape from each side facing each other of the pair of rear pieces, and a flat plate shape front pieces that connect the sides of the front ends of the pair of front extensions. The cylinder mounting frame 115 is formed to have a convex shape that protrudes forward in plan view. The cylinder mounting frame 115 has a left rear part attached to the right end of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114, and the right rear part attached to the right reinforcement frame 112. The cylinder lock 130 is attached to the front part of the cylinder mounting frame 115.

[0110] The hook-hook member 116 is attached to the insertion hole that penetrates back and forth on the rear side of the right reinforcement frame 112 . The hook 652 for the door frame of the locking unit 650 is hooked to the hook 116 .

[0111] The left reinforcement frame 111, the right reinforcement frame 112, the upper reinforcement frame 113, the intermediate reinforcement frame 114, the cylinder mounting frame 115, and the hook hook member 116 that constitute the door frame reinforcement unit 110 are formed by stamping and bending a metal plate by press molding. These are assembled with rivets.

[0112] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is assembled so that the left reinforcement frame 111, the right reinforcement frame 112, and the upper reinforcement frame 113 are assembled so that they line the left, right side, and the upper side of the door frame base 101, and the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 is assembled so that they are located below the door window 101a of the door frame base 101.

[0113] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 by a plurality of screws not shown. With the door frame reinforcement unit 110 attached to the door frame base 101, the cutout portion 114a and the penetrating portion 114b of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 are in a state in which the upper plate ball passing port 101g and the through hole 101j for the door frame base 101, and the cylinder mounting frame 115 is inserted into the cylinder insertion hole 101d of the door frame base 101.

[0114] [3-1f. Door frame top hinge assembly] The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 is mounted in the upper left corner of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 as viewed in the front. The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 is for attaching the door frame 3 in cooperation with the door frame lower hinge member 125 so as to be hinged rotatably with respect to the main frame 4. The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 includes a hinge bracket 121 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a door frame upper hinge pin 122 movably mounted on the hinge bracket 121 in a vertical direction, a flange member 123 attached to the door frame upper hinge pin 122, and a lock spring 124 urging the door frame upper hinge pin 122 to move upward.

[0115] The hinge bracket 121 includes a plate-shaped mounting piece 121a that is rectangular in the front view, and a plate-shaped projecting piece 121b that extends forward from the upper and lower sides of the mounting piece 121a. The mounting piece 121a of the hinge bracket 121 is attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110. The hinge bracket 121 is formed by bending a metal plate.

[0116] The upper door frame hinge pin 122 is a cylindrical metal rod that is bent into an L shape. The upper hinge pin 122 is assembled into the upper door frame hinge assembly 120, and the portion extending upward and downward penetrates from below near the front end of the pair of protruding pieces 121b of the hinge bracket 121, and the upper end extends upward from above the upper protruding pieces 121b, while the portion extending horizontally abuts against the lower surface of the lower protruding pieces 121b. The upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 is rotatably inserted into the upper hinge hole 511a for the door frame of the upper hinge body 511 in the upper hinge member 510 of the main frame frame 4.

[0117] The flange member 123 is an E-ring and is attached to a portion between the pair of protruding pieces 121b of the door frame hinge pin 122. The lock spring 124 is formed in a coil shape and is placed around a portion extending above and below the door frame hinge pin 122 between the flange member 123 and the lower protruding piece 121b of the hinge bracket 121. The lock spring 124 urges the door frame hinge pin 122 upwardly through the flange member 123 .

[0118] The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 is in a state in which the door frame upper hinge pin 122 is biased upward by a lock spring 124, and the horizontally extending portion of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 abuts against the lower surface of the lower protruding piece 121b, thereby restricting further upward movement. In this state, the upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 protrudes above the upper surface of the upper protruding piece 121b by a predetermined amount.

[0119] When the horizontally extending portion of the lower end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 is moved downward against the biasing force of the lock spring 124, the upper door frame upper hinge pin 122 can be moved downwards overall, allowing the upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 to be immersed in a lower direction than the upper surface of the upper protruding piece 121b. Therefore, the upper end of the upper hinge pin 122 of the door frame can be inserted from below or removed downward from the upper hinge hole 511a for the door frame of the upper hinge member 510. This allows the upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 to be inserted into the upper hinge hole 511a for the door frame of the upper hinge member 510, so that the upper left end of the door frame 3 as seen in the front can be supported with respect to the main frame 4 in such a way that it is hinged rotatably.

[0120] Furthermore, the upper-side hinge assembly 120 of the upper-side hinge pin 122 extending up and down is located coaxially with the lower-side hinge pin 126 of the lower-side hinge member 125 of the upper-side hinge frame 120 of the upper-side hinge frame 120, which will be described later. This allows the door frame 3 to be hinged in a good condition with the door frame upper hinge pin 122 and the door frame lower hinge pin 126 to rotate the door frame in a good condition with respect to the main frame 4.

[0121] [3-1g. Hinge parts under the door frame] The door frame lower hinge member 125 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described with reference to mainly Figs. 31 to 33. The lower hinge member 125 of the door frame is attached to the lower left corner of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 as viewed in the front. The lower door frame hinge member 125 is for attaching the door frame 3 in cooperation with the upper door frame hinge assembly 120 so as to hinge rotatably relative to the main frame 4.

[0122] The lower hinge member 125 of the door frame is attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110 and includes a flat plate-shaped mounting piece 125a that is rectangular in front view, a flat plate-shaped projection piece 125b extending forward from the lower side of the mounting piece 125a, and a lower door frame hinge pin 126 (see FIG. 22, etc.) that protrudes downward from the lower surface near the front end of the projecting piece 125b.

[0123] The mounting piece 125a and the protruding piece 125b of the door frame lower hinge member 125 are formed by bending a metal plate. The lower hinge pin 126 of the door frame is a cylindrical metal rod, and the outer periphery of the lower end portion is tapered in a tapered shape. The lower door frame hinge pin 126 is attached to the door frame base unit 100 at a portion of the protruding piece 125b that extends above and below the door frame hinge pin 122 of the upper door frame hinge assembly 120.

[0124] The door frame lower hinge member 125 can be hinged rotatably supported with respect to the main frame 4 by inserting the door frame lower hinge pin 126 into the door frame lower hinge hole 522a of the main frame lower hinge assembly 520.

[0125] [3-1h. Cylinder lock] The cylinder lock 130 in the door frame base unit 100 of the door frame 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 34 to FIG. FIG. 34(a) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of the door frame seen from the front, (b) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of (a) seen from the front, (c) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of a conventional pachinko machine seen from the front, and (d) is a perspective view of the cylinder lock of (a) seen from the back. FIG. 35(a) is an exploded perspective view of the cylinder lock of FIG. 34(a) seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the cylinder lock of FIG. 34(a) seen from the rear. FIG. 36(a) is an explanatory diagram showing the moving mechanism of the cylinder lock of FIG. 34(a) from the front, FIG. 36(a) is an explanatory diagram showing the cylinder lock shown in a state of rotation 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state of (a), and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the cylinder lock shown in a state of rotation 90 degrees clockwise from the state of (a).

[0126] The cylinder lock 130 is attached to the cylinder mounting frame 115 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110, and is used in cooperation with the locking unit 650 of the main frame 4 to open and close the door frame 3 and the main frame 4, and to open and close the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4. The cylinder lock 130 includes a cylindrical cylinder body 131 extending back and forth, a keyhole 132 formed on the front end surface of the cylinder body 131, and a rotation transmission member 133 that is provided behind the cylinder body 131 and rotates together with rotating the regular key inserted into the keyhole 132.

[0127] The cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 passes through the front part of the cylinder mounting frame 115 from the rear, and the rear end is attached to the front part. The rotation transmission member 133 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a rear open (specifically, a conical cylinder whose diameter increases as it moves backward), and has a pair of notched portions cut from the rear end towards the front at a position facing each other with the central axis sandwiched therebetween. The rotational transmission member 133 is formed so that the transmission cylinder 654 of the locking unit 650 in the main body frame 4 is inserted from the rear, and the pair of protrusions of the transmission cylinder 654 are inserted into the pair of notches, allowing the rotation of the rotational transmission member 133 (the key inserted in the keyhole 132) to be rotated by transmitting the rotational transmission member 133 (the key inserted in the keyhole 132) to the transmission cylinder 654.

[0128] To be more specific, the cylinder lock 130 includes a first cam member 134 provided on the rear end of the cylinder body 131 and rotates together with rotating the regular key inserted in the keyhole 132, a second cam member 135 in the cylinder mounting frame 115 that is rotatably mounted about the axial in the front and rear direction at a portion below the cylinder body 131, a first arm 136 in a strip-shaped shape, which is rotatably mounted at a portion to the right of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, and a second arm 137 in a strip-shaped shape, which is rotatably mounted at a portion to the right of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, and a second arm 137 in a strip-shaped shape, which is rotatably mounted at a portion below the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, and a second arm 137 in a strip-shaped shape, which is rotatably mounted at a portion below the center of rotation of the second cam member 135, and a second arm 137 in a strip-shaped shape, which is rotatably mounted at a portion below the center of rotation of the second cam member 135.

[0129] Furthermore, the cylinder lock 130 includes a rear cover 138 attached to the cylinder mounting frame 115 so as to cover the cylinder body 131, the first cam member 134, the first arm 136, and the second arm 137 from the rear, except for the second cam member 135 (rotation transmission member 133), and the rivets 139 that rotatably attach both the upper and lower ends of the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 to the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135, respectively.

[0130] The first cam member 134 has the upper end of the first arm 136 attached to the rear side, and the upper end of the second arm 137 attached to the front side. The second cam member 135 is rotatably mounted from the rear side by a cylinder mounting frame 115, and the rotation transmission member 133 is rotatably mounted on the rear side of the cylinder mounting frame 115 sandwiching the front surface of the cylinder mounting frame 115. The lower end of the first arm 136 is attached to the front side, and the lower end of the second arm 137 is attached to the front side, ahead of the first arm 136, and the lower end of the second arm 137 is attached to the front side.

[0131] The first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135 are spaced apart from the portion where the first arm 136 is attached and the portion where the second arm 137 is attached, respectively, at a 90-degree angle around their respective axis of rotation. Furthermore, the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135 are respectively provided at a position where the first arm 136 is attached to is further away from the center of rotation than the portion where the second arm 137 is attached.

[0132] The rear cover 138 has shaft portions 138a which protrudes outwardly from the lower ends of both the left and right sides of the rear cover 138, which are engaged with the L-shaped locking slits 115b of the cylinder mounting frame 115, and is detachably attached to the cylinder mounting frame 115 using screws not shown on the top end.

[0133] The cylinder lock 130 includes a cylinder mounting frame 115, a cylinder body 131, a rotation transmission member 133, a first cam member 134, a second cam member 135, a first arm 136, and a second arm 137 made of metal.

[0134] The cylinder lock 130 is assembled with the door frame 3, and the front end of the cylinder body 131 is substantially in line with the front end of the cylinder insertion opening 440b of the door frame right side unit 430.

[0135] Here, the conventional cylinder lock 130A will be described. As shown in Figures 34(c) and 34(d), the cylinder body 131 penetrates the front part of the cylinder mounting frame 115A from the rear, and the rear end is attached to the front part of the cylinder mounting frame 115A. The cylinder lock 130A has a rotation transmission member 133 disposed on the shaft core of the cylinder body 131.

[0136] Next, the operation of the cylinder lock 130 according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 34(c) and 34(d), the rotation transmission member 133 is provided on the shaft core of the cylinder body 131, while the rotation transmission member 133 of this embodiment is provided at a position separated from the shaft core of the cylinder body 131, as shown in FIGS. 34(a) and (b) and the like.

[0137] In the normal state, as shown in FIG. 36(a), the upper and lower ends of the first arm 136 are attached to the right portion of the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135 at the respective centers of rotation, and the upper and lower ends of the second arm 137 are attached to the portions below the centers of rotation, respectively, as shown in FIG. 36(a). With the cylinder body 131, the regular key can be rotated from the normal state, clockwise and counterclockwise directions at an angle of 90 degrees, respectively.

[0138] In this state, when the first cam member 134 is rotated counterclockwise through the cylinder of the cylinder body 131 by the key inserted into the keyhole 132, the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 move upward. At this time, since the upper end side of the first arm 136 is attached to the right of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, a large force is applied by the first arm 136 to rotate the second cam member 135 in the counterclockwise direction, whereas the upper end side of the second arm 137 is attached below the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, there is hardly any force acting from the second arm 137 to rotate the second cam member 135 in the counterclockwise direction.

[0139] In this way, when the first cam member 134 rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the normal state, a force is transmitted mainly through the first arm 136, causing the second cam member 135 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction, and the rotation transmission member 133 rotates together with the second cam member 135. The force acting upward by rotating the first cam member 134 in a counterclockwise direction is proportional to the left and right distance between the portion where the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 are attached to the first cam member 134 and the center of rotation of the first cam member 134 . Therefore, as the first cam member 134 rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the normal state, the force acting upward decreases in the first arm 136, while the force acting upward increases in the second arm 137.

[0140] Therefore, when the angle of rotation of the first cam member 134 in the counterclockwise direction exceeds 45 degrees from the normal state, the force acting upwards of the second arm 137 becomes larger than that of the first arm 136, and the second cam member 135 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, mainly through the second arm 137. The key inserted into the keyhole 132 can then be rotated from the normal state in a counterclockwise direction to an angle of 90 degrees (see FIG. 36(b)).

[0141] When the lock rotates from a normal state in a counterclockwise direction from a normal state 90 degrees to a clockwise direction to return to a normal state, the operation is performed in the opposite effect of the above.

[0142] On the other hand, when, from a normal state, the key inserted into the keyhole 132 rotates the first cam member 134 clockwise through the cylinder of the cylinder body 131, the first arm 136, which is attached to the right of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, moves downward, and the second arm 137, which is attached to the bottom of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, moves upward, at its upper end. At this time, since the upper end side of the first arm 136 is attached to the right of the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, a large force is applied by the first arm 136 to rotate the second cam member 135 in the clockwise direction, whereas the upper end side of the second arm 137 is attached below the center of rotation of the first cam member 134, there is hardly any force that attempts to rotate the second cam member 135 in the clockwise direction from the second arm 137.

[0143] In this way, when the first cam member 134 rotates clockwise from the normal state, a force is transmitted mainly through the first arm 136, causing the second cam member 135 to rotate clockwise, and the rotation transmission member 133 rotates together with the second cam member 135. The force that transmits the rotation of the first cam member 134 by the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 to the second cam member 135 is proportional to the left and right distance between the portion where the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 are attached to the first cam member 134 and the center of rotation of the first cam member 134 . Therefore, as the first cam member 134 rotates clockwise from the normal state, the force that attempts to rotate the second cam member 135 decreases in the first arm 136, while the force that attempts to rotate the second cam member 135 increases in the second arm 137.

[0144] Therefore, when the angle of rotation of the first cam member 134 in the clockwise direction exceeds 45 degrees from the normal state, the force of the second arm 137 to rotate the second cam member 135 becomes larger than the first arm 136, and the second cam member 135 rotates in the clockwise direction, mainly through the second arm 137. The key inserted into the keyhole 132 can then be rotated from the normal state in a clockwise direction to an angle of 90 degrees (see FIG. 36(c)).

[0145] When the lock rotates from a normal state in a clockwise direction from a normal state 90 degrees to a clockwise direction, the lock moves 90 degrees to a normal state in a clockwise direction, the operation is performed in the opposite effect of the above.

[0146] Thus, according to the cylinder lock 130 of this embodiment, the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135 are connected to the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 attached in phase with each other at an angle of 90 degrees to transmit rotation, so that no matter what position the first cam member 134 (the key inserted in the keyhole 132) is in, the rotation can be transmitted by at least one of the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 to rotate, allowing the second cam member 135 (rotation transmission member 133) to rotate, making it possible to ensure that the door frame 3 and the main frame 4 can be locked and unlocked.

[0147] Furthermore, according to the cylinder lock 130 of this embodiment, by transmitting rotation by the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 as the rotation transmission mechanism, the shaft core of the rotation transmission member 133 (transmission cylinder 654 of the locking unit 650 in the main frame 4) can be provided at different positions relative to the shaft core of the cylinder body 131, so that the position of the cylinder body 131 in the door frame 3 can be changed to any position without changing the locking unit 650, and the cylinder body 131 (key hole 132) can be provided at a portion that does not interfere with decoration of the door frame 3, making it possible to provide a pachinko machine 1 with high decorativeness of the door frame 3.

[0148] Furthermore, as mentioned above, even if the position of the cylinder body 131 is changed in the door frame 3, there is no need to change the locking unit 650 in the main frame 4, so the locking unit 650 can be reused, and the increase in the cost of the pachinko machine 1 can be suppressed.

[0149] Incidentally, in the conventional cylinder lock 130A, the rotation transmission member 133 is provided behind the cylinder body 131, so there is a risk that an unauthorized person who knows the structure inserts a tool from the front to the rear of the cylinder body 131, and then unauthorizedly rotates the rotation transmission member 133 with the tool, opening the door frame 3 and commits fraudulent activities. In contrast, the cylinder lock 130 of this embodiment has a rotation transmission member 133 located at a position away from the shaft core (rear) of the cylinder body 131, so even if a tool is inserted into the rear of the cylinder body 131 to rotate the rotation transmission member 133, the rotation transmission member 133 is not present in the part, and therefore the rotation transmission member 133 cannot be rotated, and fraudulent activities such as opening the door frame 3, main frame 4, etc. can be prevented.

[0150] Furthermore, in the cylinder lock 130, the second arm 137 connects the first arm 136 spaced apart from the first arm 136 at a rotational angle of 90 degrees between the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135, so even if the portions attached to the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135 on one of the first arm 136 or the second arm 137 are located on a straight line connecting the center of the first cam member 134 and the center of the second cam member 135, the other of the first arm 136 or the second arm 137 connect the portions that are farthest from the straight line connecting the center of the first cam member 134 and the center of the second cam member 135. Therefore, even if one of the first arm 136 or the second arm 137 is positioned at the dead center of the first cam member 134 and the second cam member 135, the rotation from the first cam member 134 cannot be transmitted to the second cam member 135, the other of the first arm 136 or the second arm 137 can transmit the rotation from the first cam member 134 to the second cam member 135, so there is no large resistance to the rotation of the first cam member 134, and the key inserted in the keyhole 132 can be rotated smoothly, making it easy to unlock and lock, and the key inserted in the keyhole can be prevented from being forced to rotate, thereby preventing the key from being damaged.

[0151] Furthermore, since the rotation of the key inserted into the keyhole 132 is transmitted by the two arms, the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 to the rotation transmission member 133 provided at an eccentric position, even if one arm is damaged for some reason, the remaining arms can transmit the rotation, and a pachinko machine 1 having a highly reliable cylinder lock 130 can be provided.

[0152] Furthermore, the smooth rod-shaped (striped plate-shaped) first arm 136 and second arm 137 transmit the rotation of the key inserted into the keyhole 132 to the rotation transmission member 133 provided at an eccentric position, so when the gear transmits rotation, there is a risk that the tip of the tool will be hooked to the gear teeth, causing the gear to rotate and the rotation transmission member 133 to rotate. However, since the surfaces of the first arm 136 and second arm 137 are smooth, the tip of the tool can be hard to get caught by the first arm 136 and second arm 137, and the first arm 136 and second arm 137 are moved, preventing the rotation transmission member 133 from being rotated, and it is possible to ensure that the locking unit 650 is unauthorized and the door frame 3 and main body frame 4 are unlocked.

[0153] In the cylinder lock 130 of this embodiment, the first arm 136 and the second arm 137 are used as the rotational transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the first cam member 134 to the second cam member 135, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a rotational transmission mechanism using a plurality of gears, a rotational transmission mechanism using a gear and a rack gear, a rotational transmission mechanism using a sprocket and a chain, a rotational transmission mechanism using a pulley and a belt, and the like.

[0154] [3-1i. Ball feed unit] The ball feeding unit 140 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 37 and FIG. FIG. 37(a) is a perspective view of the ball feeding unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the rear. FIG. 38(a) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the front when disassembled, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the rear case and fraud prevention member removed. The ball feeding unit 140 can supply the game balls B supplied from the upper plate 201 of the plate unit 200 one by one to the ball launcher 540 of the main frame 4, and the game balls B stored in the upper plate 201 can be pulled out to the lower plate 202 by operating the upper plate ball removal button 222.

[0155] The ball feeding unit 140 has an entrance 141a that penetrates the game ball B from the upper plate 201 of the dish unit 200 and penetrates in the front and back direction, and a front cover 141b that opens the rear side of the entrance 141a, a box-shaped front cover 141 with a ball opening 141b that opens to the bottom of the entrance 141a, a rear cover 142 having a ball supply port 142a that closes the rear end of the front cover 141 and has a box-shaped box-shaped entrance 141a that penetrates the front in the front direction, and a rear cover 142 and has a ball-shaped front supply port 142a for supplying the game ball B that has been entered through the entrance 141a of the front cover 141 that penetrates the front in the front direction to the ball launcher 540; 143 is provided with a ball-feeding member 143, which is pivotally supported between the front cover 141 and has a partition 143a that divides the ball-feeding portion 143a on the rear side of the front cover 141 and divides the game ball B on the partition 143a of the ball-feeding member 143 one by one to the ball-feeding port 142a of the rear cover 142, and is supported rotatably about the shaft extending vertically between the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142, and a ball-feeding solenoid 145 that rotates the ball-feeding member 144.

[0156] As shown in the figure, the ball feeding unit 140 has a ball feeding member 144 disposed on the right side of the entrance 141a when viewed in front, and a ball feeding member 143 disposed on the left side of the ball feeding member 144, and a ball feeding solenoid 145 disposed on the right side of the ball feeding member 144.

[0157] The front cover 141 of the ball feeding unit 140 has an arc-shaped slit 141c formed in a concentric circle with the center of rotation of the ball pulling member 143 when viewed from the front, on the left side of the ball pulling opening 141b, and the operating shaft 143c of the ball pulling member 143, which will be described later, extends forward from this slit 141c. The front cover 141 extends upwardly from the upper edge of the entrance 141a, and is formed so as to close the rearward portion of the rear base 241 of the upper plate ball-removing unit 240, which is opened to the rearward direction on the upstream end of the ball-removing taxiway 241b and the ball-removing taxiway 241c from the rear side when the door frame 3 is assembled.

[0158] The ball extraction member 143 has a partition portion 143a below the entrance 141a, whose upper surface divides between the entrance 141a and the ball extraction port 141b, and whose upper surface is lowered in the direction of the ball feeding member 144, a rotational shaft portion 143b extending downward from the end of the partition portion 143a on the opposite side of the ball feeding member 144, and is bent in a gyroscope shape towards the center of the ball extraction port 141b from the middle of the vertical direction towards the center of the ball extraction port 141b, and is supported so as to be pivotable about an axis whose lower end extends in the front and rear direction, a rod-shaped actuating shaft 143c protruding forward from the upper end of the pivot shaft 143b, and a weight portion 143d that protrudes from the side of the pivot shaft 143b to the opposite side of the partition portion 143a below the actuating shaft 143c. The actuating shaft 143c of the ball pulling member 143 is formed to protrude forward through an arc-shaped slit 141c formed on the front cover 141 (see FIG. 37(a)). The operating shaft 143c contacts the upper end (upper surface) of the upper plate ball removal slider 242, which moves downward by pressing the upper plate ball removal button 222 of the upper plate ball removal slider 242, via the ball delivery opening 101e of the door frame base 101.

[0159] The ball feeding member 144 includes a fan-shaped blocking portion 144a in plan view of the rotation shaft core extending upward and downward towards the partition portion 143a of the ball pulling member 143, a ball holding portion 144b recessed in an arc shape from the rear end of the blocking portion 144a to the rotation shaft core side, and a rod-shaped block 144c extending downward from the rear end of the ball holder 144b. The cutoff portion 144a and the ball holding portion 144b of the ball feeding member 144 are formed adjacent to each other within an angle range of approximately 180° about the rotational shaft core. The ball holding portion 144b of the ball feeding member 144 is large enough to hold one game ball B. The ball feeding member 144 rotates around the rotational shaft core by driving the ball feeding solenoid 145 when the shaft portion 144c is disposed at a position eccentric with the rotational shaft core and is moved in the left and right direction.

[0160] The ball feeding member 144 is arranged to rotate between the supply position in which the cutoff portion 144a faces the partition portion 143a and the ball holding portion 144b faces in a direction in which the ball holding portion 144b communicates with the ball feeding port 142a, and the ball holding portion 144b faces the partition portion 143a. When the ball feeding member 144 is in the supply position, the game ball B held by the ball holding section 144b is fed from the ball hit supply port 142a to the ball launcher 540, and the game ball B entered from the entrance 141a onto the partition 143a is blocked by the blocking section 144a to the ball hold section 144b (ball hit supply port 142a) and remains on the partition 143a. On the other hand, when the ball feeding member 144 rotates to the holding position, the ball retaining portion 144b faces in the direction of the partition 143a, and the end of the ball retaining portion 144b on the side of the hole 144c closes the ball feeding port 142a, and only one game ball B on the partition 143a is held within the ball retaining portion 144b.

[0161] The ball feeding unit 140 also includes a ball feeding operation shaft 146 whose tip swings up and down due to the driving (energization) of the ball feeding solenoid 145, and a ball feeding crank 147 that rotates about an axis extending in the front and back direction by the movement of the tip swinging in the vertical direction of the ball feeding operation shaft 146, and that rotates the ball feeding member 144 about an axis extending in the vertical direction.

[0162] The ball feeding and feeding operation shaft 146 is provided with an iron plate 146a at a portion below the ball feeding solenoid 145. The ball feeding operation shaft 146 extends left and right, and is attached to the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 so that the end (right end) on the opposite side of the ball feeding crank 147 (the right end) is rotatably attached about the axle extending forward and backward. When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the iron plate 146a is pulled towards the ball feeding solenoid 145 (upper) by the magnetic force generated, and rotates so that the left end side close to the ball feeding crank 147 moves upwards around the right end portion. After that, when the driving of the ball feed solenoid 145 is released, the magnetic force disappears, and the weight of the iron plate 146a acts, and the left end side close to the ball feed crank 147 moves downwards around the right end, returning to the initial state. As a result, the left end (end) close to the ball feeding crank 147 of the ball feeding operation shaft 146 is caused to swing up and downward by the ball feeding solenoid 145 .

[0163] The ball feed crank 147 includes an engaging portion 147a that is capable of engagement with the upward and downward tip of the ball feeding actuation shaft 146 and extends in the left and right direction, a shaft portion 147b located on the opposite side of the engaging portion 147a that is engaged with the ball feeding actuation shaft 146 and is pivotally supported about an axis extending in the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 in the front and rear cover 142, and a transmission portion 147c that extends upwardly from the shaft portion 147b and engages a rod-shaped shaft portion 144c (see FIG. 38(b)) that protrudes downwardly from the center of rotation of the ball feeding member 144.

[0164] By moving the tip (left end) of the ball feeding shaft 146 upward by driving the ball feeding solenoid 145, the ball feeding crank 147 can be rotated around the forward and backward axis through the ball feeding shaft 146.

[0165] When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is not driven (normal), the ball feeding actuation shaft 146 is positioned at a lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 145 and its tip is positioned downward, while the ball feeding member 144 is positioned at the supply position in this state. Furthermore, when the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the ball feeding operation shaft 146 is sucked at the lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 145 so that the tip (left end) is positioned upward, and the ball feeding member 144 rotates to the holding position. That is, when the ball feed solenoid 145 is driven (in the ON state), the ball feed member 144 receives one game ball B, and the ball feed solenoid 145 is released from driving (in the OFF state), the game ball B received by the ball feed member 144 can be sent (in the ON state) to the ball firing device 540 side. The driving of the ball feed solenoid 145 in the ball feed unit 140 is controlled in synchronization with the driving control of the fired solenoid 542 by the firing control unit 633b (see FIG. 169) of the dispensing control board 633.

[0166] Furthermore, the ball feeding unit 140 is provided with a moment such that it rotates in a direction counterclockwise direction as seen in the front by the ball pulling member 143 supported so as to be rotatably supported or by the weight portion 143d. However, because the operating shaft 143c protruding forward of the ball extraction member 143 contacts the upper end of the actuation transmitting portion 242b of the upper plate ball extraction slider 242, which is operated by the pressing operation of the upper plate ball extraction button 222 of the dish unit 200, its rotation is restricted. Therefore, in a normal state, the partition portion 143a of the ball extraction member 143 is located between the entrance 141a and the ball extraction port 141b, and the game ball B does not penetrate the ball extraction port 141b.

[0167] When the player presses the upper plate ball removal button 222 of the dish unit 200 downwards, the upper plate ball removal slider 242 slides downwards along with the actuation transmission unit 242b, and as the actuation transmission unit 242b moves downwards, the actuation shaft 143c also moves relatively downwards. When the actuation shaft 143c moves downward with the actuation transmission unit 242b, the ball pulling member 143 rotates counterclockwise as viewed in the front, and the partition 143a moves between the inlet port 141a and the ball pulling port 141b, and the partition is released. As a result, the game ball B entered through the entrance 141a falls to the ball extraction side of the ball extraction port 141b, and is discharged from the ball extraction port 141b to the ball extraction channel 241c of the upper plate ball after extraction unit 240 in the dish unit 200, and can be discharged (supplied) to the lower plate 202 via the lower plate ball supply port 211c.

[0168] The upper plate ball removal slider 242, in which the actuation transmission section 242b of the ball removal member 143c is formed, is biased upward by a spring, so even if the game ball B is supplied with a force on the partition 143a, the impact of the ball B can be absorbed by the spring via the actuation cord 143c, preventing the ball removal member 143, etc. from being damaged, and preventing the game ball B from bounced by the partition 143a.

[0169] Furthermore, the ball feeding unit 140 has a rectangular mounting recess 142b (see FIG. 38(b) etc.) recessed forward in the upper right when viewed from the rear surface of the ball feeding port 142a of the rear cover 142 is formed, and an fraud prevention member 148 is attached to the mounting recess 142b of the ball feeding port 142. The fraud prevention member 148 of the ball feeding unit 140 is made of a hard metal plate, such as tool steel or stainless steel, and is detachably attached to the mounting recess 142b of the rear cover 142 from the rear side.

[0170] The fraud prevention member 148 is formed in a rectangular shape with an outer shape extending left and right as seen from the front, and includes upper pieces 148a and lower pieces 148b, which are separated up and down in the center in the vertical direction, for a predetermined distance from the right side to the left, and inclined portions 148c, which are formed in a C-chamfer shape on the tip side (right side when seen from the front) of the sides facing each other (right end side when seen from the front). The upper piece 148a of the fraud prevention member 148 is bent so that the right end of the fraud prevention member 148 protrudes rearward from the general surface of the fraud prevention member 148 as seen in the front. The lower piece portion 148b extends on the same surface as the general surface of the fraud prevention member 148. As a result, in plan view, the upper part 148a and the lower part 148b form a V-shaped groove that expands as it moves to the right.

[0171] The fraud prevention member 148 is attached to the mounting recess 142b of the rear cover 142, and the V-shaped groove formed by the upper part 148a and the lower part 148b is in communication with the inside of the ball-stripping supply port 142a.

[0172] According to this fraud prevention member 148, when an illegal activity is carried out such that an illegal game ball B with a strap attached is driven into the game area 5a from the upper plate via the ball feeding unit 140, by operating the string attached to the illegal game ball B to allow the illegal game ball B to be inserted and removed from the first start port 2002, etc., the force of the illegal game ball B fired (hit) by the ball launcher 540 allows the string attached to the illegal game ball B to be inserted and removed between the upper part 148a and the lower part 148b, and then the string attached to the illegal game ball B is inserted between the upper part 148a and the lower part 148b, and then cut by the narrow V-shaped portion formed by the upper part 148a and the lower part 148b, thereby preventing fraudulent activity using the illegal game ball B with the string attached thereon.

[0173] [3-1j. Foal Cover Unit] The foul cover unit 150 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 39 and FIG. FIG. 39(a) is a perspective view of the foul cover unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the foul cover unit seen from the rear. Furthermore, FIG. 40 is a front view of the foul cover unit with the lid member removed. The foul cover unit 150 is mounted on the right side of the rear side of the door frame base 101 at the right side of the rear view. The foul cover unit 150 guides the game ball B (foul ball) that has been fired by the ball launcher 540 and does not reach the game area 5a of the game board 5 to the lower plate 202, and also guides the game ball B that has been fed from the dispensing device 580 to the upper plate 201 or the lower plate 202. As shown, the foul cover unit 150 includes a shallow box-shaped unit main body 151 mounted on the rear side of the door frame base 101 and open at its front side, and a flat plate-shaped lid member 152 mounted on the front surface of the unit main body 151.

[0174] The foul cover unit 150 has a through ball passage 150a that penetrates back and forth in the upper left corner of the main body frame 4 and communicates with the lower normal dispensing passage 610a of the lower full-ball path unit 610 of the main body frame 4 and the upper plate ball supply port 211a of the dish unit 200, and a full-ball receptacle 150b opens rearward on the lower right side of the penetrating ball passage 150a as seen from the front and opens backward on the lower right side of the penetrating ball passage unit 610 of the lower full-ball path unit 610 of the main body frame 4 and is in communication with the lower full-ball path unit 610b of the main body frame 4.

[0175] The foul cover unit 150 also includes a foul ball receiving port 150c that opens upwards on the right side of the full ball receiving port 150b, and receives a game ball B (foul ball) that has not reached the game area 5a despite being fired by the ball launcher 540 of the main frame 4, and a ball discharge port 150d that opens forward near the lower right corner of the right side of the front and releases the game ball B received by the full ball receiving port 150b and the foul ball receiving port 150c forward and communicates with the lower plate ball supply port 211c of the dish unit 200.

[0176] Furthermore, the foul cover unit 150 is provided with a storage passage 150e formed between the full ball receptacle 150b, the foul ball receptacle 150c and the ball release port 150d by the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152, and has a width that allows the game ball B to be stored in a predetermined amount.

[0177] The through-ball passage 150a is formed to straddle both the unit body 151 and the lid member 152. The full-bottom ball receptacle 150b and the foul ball receptacle 150c are formed in the unit body 151. The ball outlet 150d is formed in the lid member 152. The storage passage 150e is formed by the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152 .

[0178] The foul cover unit 150 also includes a flat plate-shaped movable piece 153 that forms part of the inner wall of the storage passage 150e and is attached to the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152 so that its lower end can be rotated, a full tank detection sensor 154 that detects rotation of the movable piece 153 in a direction away from the storage passage 150e, and a spring 155 that biases the movable piece 153 towards the storage passage 150e.

[0179] When the bottom plate 202 of the dish unit 200 is filled with game balls B and the game balls B is no longer released from the ball discharge port 150d to the bottom plate 202 side, the foul cover unit 150e can store a certain number of game balls B in the storage passage 150e. When a certain number of game balls B are stored in the storage passage 150e, the movable piece 153 rotates so that the upper end of the movable piece 153 moves away from the storage passage 150e against the biasing force of the spring 155, and the rotation thereof is detected by the full tank detection sensor 154. As a result, it is possible to determine that the lower plate 202 is full of game ball B, and when the full plate is detected by the full plate detection sensor 154, it is possible to stop paying out of game ball B any further, and to notify the player, the player, the attendant of the game hall, etc., to encourage the player to eliminate the full plate 202.

[0180] The foul cover unit 150 is mounted on the rear side of the unit main body 151 below the through ball passage 150a, and includes a door opening and closing contact portion 150f that allows the operating projection 613a of the dispensing passage opening and closing door 613 of the lower full ball passage unit 610 in the dispensing unit 560 described later of the main frame 4 to be brought into contact with each other (see FIG. 90). The door opening / closing abutment portion 150f is inclined so that the rear surface moves forward as it moves downward. By abutting the operating projection 613a of the dispensing passageway door 613 against the door opening / closing abutment portion 150f, the dispensing passageway door 613 can be rotated to open the lower normal dispensing passageway 610a and the lower full tank dispensing passageway 610b.

[0181] [3-2. Glass Unit] The glass unit 160 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 29 and FIG. 30. The glass unit 160 is inserted into the glass unit mounting portion 101h from the rear to close the door window 101a of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100 and detachably mounted. When the door frame 3 is closed relative to the main frame 4, the glass unit 160 makes the game area 5a of the game board 5 attached to the main frame 4 visible from the player side (front), and closes the front side of the game area 5a.

[0182] The glass unit 160 includes a frame-shaped glass frame 161 that is larger than the inner circumference of the door window 101a of the door frame base 101, two transparent glass plates 162 that close the inside of the glass frame 161 and has an outer circumference attached to the glass frame 161, and a pair of glass unit mounting members 163 that are rotatably attached to the rear of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100 and for attaching the glass frame 161 to the door frame base 101.

[0183] The glass frame 161 has a pair of mounting pieces 161a that extend outwardly from a position below the left and right upper corners when viewed from the front, and a strip-shaped locking piece 161b that projects downwardly from the lower end and extends along the lower side. The mounting piece 161a of the glass frame 161 is capable of contacting the protruding portion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163. The locking piece 161b is capable of being inserted into the space between the door frame base 101 and the intermediate reinforcing frame 114 of the door frame reinforcing unit 110 (see FIG. 96). The two glass plates 162 are attached to the front and rear end sides of the glass frame 161, and are spaced apart from each other so as to form a space between them (see FIG. 96).

[0184] The glass unit mounting member 163 has a disk-shaped base 163a that is rotatably mounted about an axis extending back and forth at the rear of the door frame base 101, and a protruding portion 163b that protrudes in a rod-shaped direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation from the base 163a. The glass unit mounting member 163 is rotatably mounted on the outside of the four corners of the door window 101a on the rear surface of the door frame base 101, respectively, on the outer side of the upper two corners.

[0185] To attach the glass unit 160 to the door frame base 101, first, the glass unit mounting member 163 attached to the door frame base 101 is rotated so that the protrusion 163b is positioned above the base 163a. Then, from the rear side of the door frame base 101, the locking piece 161b of the glass frame 161 of the glass unit 160 is inserted from above into the gap between the door frame base 101 and the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110, and the front end of the glass frame 161 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the glass unit mounting portion 101h of the door frame base 101. Thereafter, the glass unit attachment member 163 is rotated so that the protrusion 163b is located below the base 163a, causing the protrusion 163b to contact the rear surface of the attachment piece 161a of the glass frame 161. This allows the glass unit 160 to be attached to the door frame base 101.

[0186] When removing the glass unit 160 from the door frame base 101, it can be removed by the reverse procedure as above. As a result, the glass unit 160 can be detachable from the door frame base 101 (door frame base unit 100).

[0187] In the glass unit 160, when the protruding portion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163 is in a rotational position where it is located below the base portion 163a, the protruding portion 163b regulates the rearward movement of the glass frame 161, so even if vibration or the like is applied to the glass unit mounting member 163, the protruding portion 163b does not rotate to the position above the base portion 163a. Therefore, the restrictions on moving the glass frame 161 rearward are not naturally lifted, and the glass unit 160 does not naturally come off from the door frame base 101.

[0188] [3-3. Security Cover] The security cover 170 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 29 and FIG. 30 and the like. The security cover 170 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base unit 100 so as to cover the lower part of the rear surface of the glass unit 160, and is made of transparent synthetic resin. The security cover 170 includes a flat plate-shaped main body 171 with an outer periphery of the main body 171 in a predetermined shape, a flat plate-shaped rear projection 172 that protrudes backwardly along the outer periphery of the main body 171, and a pair of locking pieces 173 that are spaced apart from each other and protrude forward from the main body 171, and are capable of being locked at the rear side of the door frame base 101.

[0189] The main body 171 of the security cover 170 is formed so that the lower end of the main body 171 protrudes downward from the lower end of the glass unit 160 when attached to the door frame base unit 100 . Furthermore, the upper end of the main body 171 is formed along the lower end of the game area 5a of the game board 5 with its upper end assembled on the pachinko machine 1. In detail, the upper end of the main body portion 171 is formed in a shape that follows the inner rail 1002 of the front component 1000, to be described later, the out guidance portion 1003, the lower right rail 1004, and the right rail 1005, and is formed so as not to protrude into the game area 5a when assembled on the pachinko machine 1.

[0190] The rear projection 172 is formed around the entire periphery of the main body 171 . Therefore, the security cover 170 is formed into a shallow box-like shape that is opened to the rear by the main body 171 and the rear projection 172, and has high strength and rigidity. Furthermore, the rear projection 172 protrudes rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body 171, which is different from the outer peripheral edge of the main body 171. The rear projection 172 protrudes rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body 171, is formed so as to align with a part of the outer rail 1001 of the front component 1000 of the game board 5 when assembled in the pachinko machine 1.

[0191] Incidentally, the rear projection 172 is not formed in the part of the game board 5 located between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 when assembled on the pachinko machine 1. As a result, the game ball B (game ball B fired by the ball launcher 540) passing between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 does not come into contact with the rear projection 172 of the security cover 170, and does not hinder the game ball B from being driven into the game area 5a.

[0192] The pair of locking pieces 173 is elastically locked at the rear of the door frame base unit 100 (speaker duct 103 and cable cover 109). This makes it possible to easily attach and detach the security cover 170 from the door frame base unit 100 .

[0193] When the security cover 170 is assembled into the pachinko machine 1, the front surface of the main body 171 comes into contact with the rear surface of the glass unit 160 (the rear end of the glass frame 161), and the rear projection 172, except for the portion that protrudes backward from the lower side of the main body 171, is inserted into the security recess 1009 of the front component 1000. Furthermore, the security cover 170 has a rear projection 172 protruding rearward from the lower side of the main body 171 protrudes further backward than the front surface of the front component 1000 so as to contact the lower surface of the front component 1000 . As a result, the distance between the security cover 170 and the game board 5 (front component 1000) is in a complicated state that the rear projection 172 of the security cover 170 and the security recess 1009 of the front component 1000 is made complicated, so even if an illegal tool such as a piano wire is attempted to enter the game area 5a through the security cover 170 and the front component 1000 from the lower side of the game board 5, the rear projection 172 and the security recess 1009 will be blocked, and the illegal tool can be prevented from entering the game area 5a.

[0194] [3-4. Handle unit and handle cover unit] The handle unit 180 and the handle cover unit 290 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 41 to 47 and the like. FIG. 41(a) is an enlarged front view showing the parts of the handle unit and the handle cover unit in the door frame, and (b) is an enlarged perspective view showing the parts of the handle unit and the handle cover unit in the door frame. FIG. 42 is an exploded perspective view of the steering wheel cover unit seen from the front, and FIG. 43 is an exploded perspective view of the steering wheel cover unit seen from the rear. FIG. 44 is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit seen from the front when disassembled, and FIG. 45 is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit seen from the rear. FIG. 46 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A in FIG. 41(a). FIG. 47 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A in FIG. 1. In addition, FIG. 46 is a cross-sectional view of only the door frame 3, in which the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 are omitted.

[0195] The handle unit 180 of this embodiment is attached to the door frame base unit 100 and the plate unit 200 along with the handle cover unit 290 covering the outer periphery, and by the player operates the game ball B in the upper plate 201 can be driven into the game area 5a of the game board 5.

[0196] First, the handle unit 180 will be described. The handle unit 180 includes a handle base 181 whose rear end is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101 via a handle cover base 291 of the handle cover unit 290 described later, a handle 195 that is rotatably attached to the front end of the handle base 181, a plurality of handle guides 196 that is attached to the rear side of the handle 195 and guided to the handle cover base 291 described later, a disk-shaped cover base 183 that covers the center of the front end side of the handle 195, a handle decorative board 184 that is attached to the front side of the cover base 183 and is mounted on the front side of the cover base 183, and a handle front lens 185 that is attached to the cover base 183 to cover the front side of the handle decorative board 184.

[0197] The handle unit 180 also includes an inner base 186 attached to the front surface of the handle base 181 at the rear of the handle 195, a shaft member 187 having a handle 195 attached to the front end and rotatably attached by the inner base 186 and the handle base 181, and having a drive gear portion 187a on the outer periphery, a transmission gear 188 meshing with the drive gear portion 187a of the shaft member 187, and a handle rotation detection sensor 189 having a detection shaft 189a rotates integrally with the transmission gear 188 and sandwiched between the handle base 181 and the inner base 186.

[0198] Furthermore, the handle unit 180 has a handle return spring 190 that is attached to the handle base 181 and the other end is attached to the handle 195 to restore the handle 195 to the initial rotation position (rotating end in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front), and an auxiliary spring 191 that is attached to the inner base 186 and the other end is attached to the transmission gear 188 to urge the detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 when viewed from the transmission gear 188 in a clockwise direction when viewed from the front.

[0199] The handle unit 180 also includes a handle touch sensor 192 attached to the handle base 181 at the rear of the inner base 186, a single-shot button 193 that protrudes outwardly from the left side as seen in the front of the outer circumference of the front end of the handle base 181, and a base end side that is rotatably mounted around an axis extending back and forth to the handle base 181 at the rear of the inner base 186, and a single-shot button operation sensor 194 that detects the pressing operation of the single-shot button 193 and is attached to the handle base 181.

[0200] The handle base 181 of the handle unit 180 includes a cylindrical base 181a extending forward and backward, a disk-shaped front end 181b protruding radially from the front end of the base 181a, and a groove 181c that is recessed from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical base 181a, extending in the axial direction, and three grooves 181c formed at unevenly spaced circumferential direction. The base portion 181a of the handle base 181 is formed to have an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the rear cylinder portion 291c of the handle cover base 291 of the handle cover unit 290. Furthermore, the three grooves 181c are formed at positions corresponding to the three protrusions 291d of the handle cover base 291, which will be described later. Therefore, with the three grooves 181c coinciding with the three protrusions 291d, the base 181a can be inserted into the rear cylinder 291c of the handle cover base 291, and the protrusions 291d are inserted into the three grooves 181c, causing the handle base 181 to be unable to rotate relative to the handle cover base 291.

[0201] The handle 195 includes a disk-shaped central hub portion 195a, a plurality of (three here) spoke portions 195b extending outwardly in a circumferential spaced from the central hub portion 195a at a distance in the circumferential direction, an annular outer circumferential ring portion 195c that connects the tips of the spoke portions 195b together, two slits 195d that extend in an arc shape about a rotating shaft (shaft member 187) and penetrates the central hub portion 195a in the front and rear direction, and an engaging projection 195e that protrudes backward from the slit 195d from its inner position relative to the center of rotation and to lock the other end of the handle return spring 190. The outer diameter of the central hub portion 195a is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the general outer peripheral surface of the handle of a conventional pachinko machine.

[0202] With the three spoke portions 195b of the handle 195 in the free state (not rotated), two spoke portions 195b extend from a portion at an angle of 120 degrees, respectively, in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, about one spoke portion 195b extending horizontally to the left from the central hub portion 195a. The three spoke portions 195b extend between the central hub portion 195a and the outer circumferential ring portion 195c so as to form a gap in which the player's finger can be inserted.

[0203] The outer circumferential ring portion 195c of the handle 195 is provided coaxially with the center of the central hub portion 195a. The outer circumferential ring portion 195c is formed in an annular shape with a constant cross-sectional shape facing forward with the U-shaped ramp side.

[0204] The handle 195 is formed so that the entirety of the handle 195 is transparent, and is partially coated with electrically continuous plated portions from the central hub portion 195a to the outer peripheral ring portion 195c. As a result, even when only the outer peripheral ring portion 195c is touched, the handle touch sensor 192 detects the touch of the handle 195. Therefore, even if the outer circumferential ring portion 195c is rotated, the game ball B can be driven.

[0205] The handle guide 196 has a U-shaped guide portion 196a open towards the center of the handle 195, and a flat plate-shaped mounting stay 196b extending from the front end of the guide portion 196a to the center. The three handle guides 196 are mounted on the rear side of the spoke portion 195b of the handle 195 such that the guide portion 196a is located behind the outer peripheral ring portion 195c of the handle 195. The guide piece 291g of the handle cover base 291, which will be described later, is inserted inside the guide portion 196a of the handle cover base 291, to restrict movement in the front and rear direction.

[0206] The cover base 183 is formed in a disk shape with a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195, and has three mounting bosses 183a projecting rearward from the rear surface. The three mounting bosses 183a are mounted to the front of the handle base 181 through the slit 195d of the handle 195 from the front. Since the mounting boss 183a of the cover base 183 penetrates the slit 195d of the handle 195, the mounting boss 183a comes into contact with the circumferential end of the slit 195d, restricting the rotation angle of the handle 195. In this example, the handle 195 can be rotated within a range of about 120 degrees of rotation.

[0207] The handle decorative board 184 has 10 LEDs 184a (full color LEDs) mounted in triplicate concentric shapes, one in the center, three in a circumferential direction spaced on the intermediate circumference, and six in a circumferential direction spaced along the outer circumferential direction spaced along the outer circumferential direction spaced, and ten LEDs 184a (full color LEDs) mounted in triplicate concentric circles. These LEDs 184a are divided into five sets: one in the center, three in the middle, two in the upper left corner of the outer circumference, two in the upper right corner of the outer circumference, and two in the lower side of the outer circumference (see Figure 72). The handle decorative board 184 is mounted on the 24-bit LED driver 184b having a unique address for lightening the LEDs 184a. This LED driver 184b can be controlled up to 24 systems, and is controlled by a total of 15 systems, including three systems, so that the 10 LEDs 184a divided into five sets can be emitted in full color, each of which is controlled by a total of 15 systems.

[0208] Although not shown, this handle decorative board 184 is connected to the wiring cable consisting of four electrical wires: two power lines (one is a ground wire) that supplies power to drive the LED 184a and the LED driver 184b, one control signal line for receiving signals such as commands and addresses from the peripheral control board 1510, and one clock line for synchronizing the LED driver 184b with the peripheral control board 1510. When the LED driver 184b of the handle decorative board 184 receives a command addressed to the address from the peripheral control board 1510 (the performance control board) via the control signal line, ten LEDs 184a divided into five sets can be emitted in appropriate colors and intensity for each set in accordance with the command.

[0209] As described above, since the handle decorative board 184 has an LED driver 184b, the number of LEDs 184a that is larger than the number of electrical wires that constitute the connected wiring cable can be controlled individually (here, each set), thereby reducing the number of electrical wires, and simplifying the configuration for electrical wiring.

[0210] The front surface of the handle lens 185 is bulged forward and has a light-transmitting property. The front handle lens 185 is provided with a lens member formed in three dimensions of a transparent member. This front handle lens 185 is made to be decorative by appropriately emitting the LED on the front surface of the handle decoration board 184.

[0211] The handle rotation detection sensor 189 is a variable resistor, and when the handle 195 is rotated, the detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 rotates through the shaft member 187 and the transmission gear 188. The internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 changes according to the rotation angle of the detection shaft 189a. Therefore, when the handle 195 is rotated to change the internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189, the driving force of the firing solenoid 542 in the ball launcher 540, which will be described later, changes in accordance with the internal resistance, and the game ball B can be driven into the game area 5a with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 195.

[0212] The handle touch sensor 192 detects static electricity acting on the handle unit 180, and when the player contacts the handle 195, it detects static electricity acting on the player, and detects the player's contact with the handle 195. When the handle touch sensor 192 is detecting contact between the player, when the handle 195 is rotated, the detection of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 is received, and the driving of the firing solenoid 542 is controlled to be controlled at a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 195, allowing the game ball B to be driven.

[0213] Therefore, even if the player tries to rotate the handle 195 in some way without touching the handle 195 and attempts to drive the game ball B into the game area 5a, the handle touch sensor 192 does not detect contact with the player, and therefore the firing solenoid 542 is not driven, and the game ball B cannot be driven. This prevents the player from rotating the handle 195 in a different way than the original, and the load (burden) associated with the game hole where the pachinko machine 1 is installed can be reduced.

[0214] The single-shot button operation sensor 194 detects the player's pressing operation on the single-shot button 193 . When the single-shot button operation sensor 194 detects the operation of the single-shot button 193, the launch control unit 633b of the dispensing control board 633 stops driving the launch solenoid 542. Therefore, if the player presses the single-shot button 193 while rotating the handle 195, the firing of the game ball B can be temporarily stopped without returning the rotation operation of the handle 195, and by releasing the pressing operation of the single-shot button 193, the game ball B can be driven again into the game area 5a with the driving strength before operating the single-shot button 193.

[0215] Next, the steering wheel cover unit 290 will be described. The handle cover unit 290 includes a handle cover base 291 that covers the outer periphery of the handle unit 180 on the rear side of the handle 195, and a handle cover base 291 that is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101, an inner 292 that covers the outer periphery of the handle cover base 291, and a rear end is attached to the dish unit main body 252 of the dish unit 200, an annular handle cover decorative board 293 that is provided on the front side of the inner 292 and has a plurality of LEDs 293a mounted on the front, an annular board cover 294 that covers the handle cover decorative board 293 from the front, and a handle cover 295 that covers the outer periphery of the inner 292 and is attached to the dish unit main body 252 of the dish unit 200.

[0216] The handle cover base 291 has a cylindrical front cylinder portion 291a extending back and forth with an inner diameter that is approximately the same as the inner diameter of the outer circumferential ring portion 195c of the handle 195, a middle wall portion 291b extending so that its inner diameter decreases as it moves forward from the rear end of the front cylinder portion 291a, a cylindrical rear cylinder portion 291c extending back and forth with an inner diameter that allows the base portion 181a of the handle base 181a to be inserted through the middle wall portion 291b, and a protruding back and forth from the inner circumference of the rear cylinder portion 291c, and a plurality of protruding back and forth (here, three) are provided at a position corresponding to the groove portion 181c of the handle base 181 in the circumferential direction.

[0217] The handle cover base 291 also includes a flange portion 291e extending outwardly from a portion rearward from the front end of the outer periphery of the front cylinder portion 291a, a cylindrical outer cylinder portion 291f protruding forward from the middle of the flange portion 291e to the same position as the front end of the front cylinder portion 291a, a guide piece 291g protruding outwardly from the front cylinder portion 291a at a portion between the front end of the front cylinder portion 291a and the flange portion 291e, and an opening 291h penetrating at the bottom of the front cylinder portion 291a.

[0218] The middle wall portion 291b of the handle cover base 291 extends in an arc shape with a cross section expanding outwardly from the rear end of the front cylinder portion 291a to the center in the front and rear direction. The rear end of the rear cylinder portion 291c is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101. The rear cylinder portion 291c is formed to have the same length as the base portion 181a of the handle base 181, and the base portion 181a of the handle base 181 is inserted inside. The three protrusions 291d correspond to the three grooves 181c of the handle base 181, and when inserted into the groove 181c, the handle base 181 can be made not to rotate relative to each other. The outer cylinder portion 291f extends forward from a position outside the center in the radial direction of the flange portion 291e. In this handle cover base 291, a plurality of triangular ribs are provided in the circumferential direction so as to connect the front surface of the flange portion 291e to the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder portion 291f.

[0219] The guide piece 291g protrudes from the outer circumference of the front tube portion 291a from the center between the outer circumference of the front tube portion 291a and the inner circumference of the outer tube portion 291f, from the position closer to the front tube portion 291a. The guide pieces 291g extend in the circumferential direction with a length of approximately 110 degrees, and three are provided in the circumferential direction with an angle of 10 degrees. By inserting the rear end side of the guide portion 196a of the handle guide 196 in the handle unit 180 backwards from the guide piece 291g, and rotating the handle 195, the guide piece 291g can be positioned within the U-shaped guide portion 196a, thereby restricting the movement of the guide portion 196a (handle 195) in the front and rear direction.

[0220] The opening 291h has a length from the rear end of the front cylinder portion 291a to the flange portion 291e in the front cylinder portion 291h, and is an angle range of approximately 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, and penetrates the front cylinder portion 291a.

[0221] The inner 292 has an annular base 292a with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291 and an outer diameter larger than the flange portion 291e, a leg portion 292b extending rearward from the outer periphery of the base portion 292a, and a plurality of notches (here, four) notched portions 292c that are notched from the rear end of the leg portion 292b to the vicinity of the base portion 292a, and are spaced apart in the circumferential direction. The base portion 292a is positioned behind the flange portion 291e, where the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291 is inserted from the front. The legs 292b extend in a curved shape that expands outwardly, and the rear end is attached to the dish unit body 252 of the dish unit 200. The notches 292c are provided at the upper and lower parts and the left and right parts of the leg 292b, respectively.

[0222] The handle cover decorative board 293 is formed in an annular shape with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the front tubular portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, and has the same outer diameter as the flange portion 291e. The handle cover decorative board 293 is mounted with 12 LEDs 293a and an LED driver 293b having a unique address for lightening the LEDs 293a. The 12 LEDs 293a (full color LEDs) are arranged in a row at a circumferential space. These 12 LEDs 293a are divided into six sets: two from the center to the bottom left, two on the left, two on the top left, two on the top right, two on the right, and two on the bottom right (see Figure 72). The LED driver 293b can be controlled at most 24 systems, and is controlled by a total of 18 systems, each of which is divided into six sets, so that the 10 LEDs 293a can be emitted in full color.

[0223] Although not shown, the handle cover decorative board 293 is connected to the four electrical wiring cable: two power lines (one is a ground wire) that supplies power to drive the LED 293a and the LED driver 293b, one control signal line for receiving signals such as commands and addresses from the peripheral control board 1510, and one clock line for synchronizing the LED driver 293b with the peripheral control board 1510. Furthermore, when the LED driver 293b of the handle cover decorative board 293 receives a command addressed to the address from the peripheral control board 1510 (the performance control board) via the control signal line, 12 LEDs 293a divided into six pairs can be emitted in appropriate colors and intensity for each pair in accordance with the command.

[0224] The substrate cover 294 has an annular front plate portion 294a, which is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, and is approximately the same outer diameter as the outer diameter of the base portion 292a of the inner 292, and a cylindrical side plate portion 294b, in which the outer peripheral edge of the front panel portion 294a extends shortly backward. The front plate portion 294a of the board cover 294 is located between the flange portion 291e of the handle cover base 291 and the handle cover decorative board 293, and the side plate portion 294b extends to the base portion 292a of the inner 292.

[0225] The handle cover 295 has a front hole 295a having the same internal diameter as the outer diameter of the outer cylinder portion 291f of the handle cover base 291 at its front end, and is formed into a cylindrical spindle (pillow-shaped, bowl-shaped, etc.) that expands as it moves backwards, and a plurality of notched openings 295b notched forward from the rear end is provided in the circumferential direction (four here). The handle cover 295 is formed to cover the outer periphery of the inner 292, and the plurality of notch openings 295b are formed to coincide with the notch 292c. The rear end of the handle cover 295 is attached to the dish unit main body 252 of the dish unit 200 via an inner 292 .

[0226] The handle cover 295 is molded in two colors using synthetic resins with different colors and light transmittance (light transmittance). In detail, the handle cover 295 is formed in two colors using two types of resins, the inner layer 3a and the outer layer 3b, and a part of the inner layer 3a penetrates the outer layer 3b and appears on the outer surface, resulting in a circular or radial pattern. In other words, the circular and radial patterns on the surface of the handle cover 295 are the inner layer 3a, and the circular and radial patterns are connected on the back side of the outer layer 3b (see FIG. 71(a)). When molding the handle cover 295, the inner layer 3a may be injection molded first, or the outer layer 3b may be injection molded first.

[0227] As shown in FIG. 46, the handle unit 180 and the handle cover unit 290 of this embodiment are assembled into the pachinko machine 1, and the part rear of the handle unit 180 is inserted into the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, and the handle 195, the handle front lens 185, etc. are located on the front side of the handle cover unit 290, while the handle 195 and the handle front lens 185 are positioned on the front side of the handle cover unit 290. The rear end of the handle base 181 of the handle unit 180 is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101 with the portion where the rear end of the rear cylinder portion 291c of the handle cover unit 290 is closed.

[0228] The handle 195 of this handle unit 180 has a central hub portion 195a in the center supported by a handle base 181 so as to be rotatably supported. Furthermore, the handle 195 is supported by the handle cover unit 290 by the outer peripheral ring portion 195c on the outside of the central hub portion 195a by a handle guide 196 attached to the rear side. The rear end of the guide portion 196a is inserted (locked) between the front cylinder portion 291a and the outer cylinder portion 291f of the handle cover base 291, and between the flange portion 291e and the guide piece 291g, and is supported so as to be rotatably supported in a state where movement in the front and rear direction (axial direction) is restricted.

[0229] The handle 195 and the handle cover base 291, inner 292, board cover 294 and handle cover 295 in the handle cover unit 290 are formed to be transparent, and by light-emitting the LED 293a of the handle cover decorative board 293, the outer circumferential ring portion 195c of the handle 195 can be made to be light-emitting and decorated with light-emitting elements, the inside of the handle cover base 291 (front tube portion 291a), the handle cover 295, and the like can be also made to be light-emitting and decorated with light-emitting elements.

[0230] The handle cover unit 290 has notch openings 295b and 292c that coincide with each other in the handle cover 295 and the inner 292, and when viewed from the outside, it can appear that holes are communicating with the inside of the front tubular portion 291a of the handle cover base 291 when viewed from the outside. This can relieve the player of mental anxiety about penetrating his hand (fingers) into the front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, which passes between the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195 and the outer circumferential ring portion 195c.

[0231] The notch opening 295b on the upper side of the handle cover 295 (the notch 292c on the upper side of the inner 292) is closed by the dish right decorative unit 275 and the door frame right side unit 430.

[0232] In the handle cover unit 290 of this embodiment, the inside of the front tubular portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, where the rear side of the handle unit 180 is inserted, is communicated through the opening 291h with the notch 292c and the notch 295b on the lower side of the inner 292 and the handle cover 295 (see FIG. 47). As a result, even if liquids such as drinks, game balls B, etc. enter the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291, they can be discharged below the handle cover unit 290 through the gap between the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195 and the outer circumferential ring portion 195c.

[0233] Furthermore, when liquid or game ball B enters the notch openings 295b on both sides of the handle cover 295, it can be discharged downward through the lower notch openings 295b through the gap between the front cylinder portion 291a and the legs 292b of the inner 292.

[0234] Furthermore, the opening 291h of the handle cover base 291, the notch 292c on the lower side of the inner 292, and the notch 295b on the lower side of the handle cover 295 are provided on the extension line in the inclined direction of the blade portion 46b of the grille member 46 in the outer frame lower assembly 40 of the outer frame 2. As shown in FIG. This allows the wind (wind pressure) emitted diagonally upwardly forward from the grill member 46 via the blade portion 46b due to vibration of the main body frame speaker 622 to enter the front cylinder portion 291a through the opening portion 291h, the notch 292c, and the notch opening portion 295b. Therefore, while the player is thrust his hand into the inside of the handle cover 295 (the front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291) and rotates the handle 195 (the driving device for the game ball B), he vibrates the main frame speaker 622 to send air into the front tube portion 291a, which can surprise the player, and produce an unprecedented performance.

[0235] Furthermore, since the handle cover 295 has a notch opening 295b, when opening the door frame 3 and the main body frame 4, a finger can be attached to the notch opening 295b on the right side, and can be used as a handle when opening the door frame 3 and the like.

[0236] Furthermore, since the handle 195 has plated portions up to the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, the handle touch sensor 192 can detect the touch of the handle 195, and the game ball B can be driven even when the outer circumferential ring portion 195c is touched only.

[0237] Furthermore, since the handle cover 295 has a notch opening 295b, by holding your fingers on the outer circumferential ring portion 195c and the notch opening portion 295b of the handle 195, the rotational position of the handle 195 can be easily fixed, and the game ball B can be continued to be driven into the game area 5a with a constant strength even if the hand is not twisted. In this way, since the handle 195 can be rotated in various ways to drive the game ball B, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine 1 in which a player can select a driving operation suitable for the player.

[0238] This handle unit 180 is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101 via a handle cover unit 290 (handle cover base 291). The handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101 is inclined so that the right end side is located rearward from the left end side in plan view, and is facing outward (open side), so that the handle unit 180, which is mounted via the handle cover base 291, is also inclined outward in plan view (in other words, the tip of the handle is inclined toward the outside of the pachinko machine 1 relative to a line perpendicular to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1), and is attached and fixed to the door frame 3. This makes it easy for the player to grip the handle 195 of the handle unit 180 and allow the player to perform the rotation operation without any discomfort.

[0239] Thus, according to the handle unit 180 and the handle cover unit 290 of this embodiment, a handle 195 is provided in the lower right corner of the door frame 3, which is provided so as to be open and closed with the left side as the core, and has a disk-shaped central hub portion 195a, a plurality of spoke portions 195b projecting radially from the center hub portion 195a, and an annular outer circumferential ring portion 195c that connects the tips of the spoke portions 195b together, and a cylindrical handle cover unit extending rearward from the outer ring portion 195c. Because the handle 290 is provided, the handle 195 and the handle cover unit 290 of a form that has never been seen before can be seen in the part where the handle of a conventional pachinko machine is provided, making it possible to make a strong impact on the player, attract the player's interest, and also to increase the motivation of the player to play the game on the pachinko machine 1, making it easier for players to select the pachinko machine 1 as a pachinko machine to play.

[0240] Furthermore, since the player's fingers can be inserted into the handle cover unit 290 (front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291) through the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195 and the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, when the player operates the handle 195 to drive the game ball B into the game area 5a, when the player grabs the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195, the player's fingers are inserted into the handle cover unit 290, and therefore the player can have a feeling different from the handle of a conventional pachinko machine in relation to the operation of the handle 195, and the player can enjoy the player by driving the game ball B in a new sense, making it possible to prevent the player from losing interest.

[0241] When the player is operating the handle 195, when the main frame speaker 622 is provided in the speaker unit 620a of the board unit 620A of the main frame 4 outputs a performance sound, the vibration of the main frame speaker 622 causes the air inside the enclosure 624 by the speaker box 623 to vibrate, and vibrations of the air inside the enclosure 624 are emitted forward through the internal space 40a of the curtain board of the outer frame lower assembly 40 in the outer frame 2 in communication with the enclosure 624 as sound pressure (sound air). At this time, the plurality of blades 46b of the grill member 46 provided at the front end of the port member 47 can guide the sound pressure (sound wind) from the main body frame speaker 622 through the notch opening 295b of the handle cover 295 and the opening 291h of the handle cover base 291 into the handle cover unit 290 (in the front cylinder portion 291a of the handle cover base 291), and stimulation due to sound pressure can be applied to the fingers of the player operating the handle 195 with the fingers inserted into the handle cover unit 290 through the central hub portion 195a and the outer ring portion 195c. Therefore, depending on the game state within the game area 5a, sound pressure from the port member 47 is supplied through the cut-out opening 295b and opening 291h to the player's fingers inserted in the handle cover unit 290, which can surprise the player, make the arrival of an opportunity, change the amount of operation of the handle operation, and make the player entertaining, make it difficult for the player to get bored, and prevent the player from becoming interested in the game.

[0242] Furthermore, sound pressure (sound wind) from the main body frame speaker 622 can be supplied to the handle cover unit 290 (front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291) through the cutout opening 295b and the opening 291h, making the inside of the handle cover unit 290 cooler, and by making the environment around the hand of the player operating the handle 195 comfortable, stress placed on the player can be reduced and the decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.

[0243] Furthermore, as mentioned above, the fingers of a player operating the handle 195 with the finger inserted into the handle cover unit 290 through the central hub portion 195a and the outer ring portion 195c are induced by the plural blade portion 46b of the grill member 46 to provide stimulation, and the fingers of the player operating the handle 195 with the fingers inserted into the handle cover unit 290, from the port member 47 provided in the outer frame lower assembly 40 of the outer frame 2, which is different from the door frame 3 where the handle 195 and the handle cover unit 290 are provided. Compared to the case where a vibration device is provided in the 195, various sensors (handle rotation detection sensor 189, handle touch sensor 192, single-shot button operation sensor 194, etc.) installed in the handle 195 do not damage the various sensors (handle rotation detection sensor 189, handle touch sensor 192, single-shot button operation sensor 194, etc.) and bearing mechanism, making it possible to make the handle unit 180 less likely to be damaged, and it is possible to avoid causing discomfort to the player due to damage to the handle unit 180, and to suppress the player's degradation of the game.

[0244] Furthermore, since the handle 195 has a central hub portion 195a, a spoke portion 195b, and an outer circumferential ring portion 195c, the handle 195 has an exterior similar to that of a steering wheel of an automobile, it is possible for players to intuitively recognize that the operation of the handle 195 is the same as that of a conventional pachinko machine. Therefore, even if a player has seen this pachinko machine 1 for the first time, the handle 195 of this pachinko machine 1 can be operated without any confusion, making it easier to select the pachinko machine 1 as a pachinko machine to play without making the player hesitate.

[0245] Furthermore, since the cut-off opening 295b and the opening 291h are provided in a portion facing the lower side of the outer peripheral surface of the handle cover unit 290, which allows the player to insert a finger through the central hub portion 195a of the handle 195 and the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, when viewing the inside of the handle cover unit 290 (front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291) from the front, the lower side of the handle cover unit 290 can be seen through the opening 291h and the lower notch opening 295b, giving the cylindrical handle cover unit 290 a feeling of openness, which reduces the player's sense of anxiety about inserting a finger into the handle cover unit 290, and the player can operate the handle 195 without hesitation.

[0246] Furthermore, a penetrating notch opening 295b and an opening 291h are provided in a portion facing downwards on the outer peripheral surface of the handle cover unit 290, and the port member 47 of the outer frame 2 (the outer frame lower assembly 40) is opened forward, so that even if a liquid such as a drink or a game ball B enters the handle cover unit 290, it can be discharged downwards from the lower notch opening 295b and the opening 291h, and it is possible to make it difficult for liquids and the like to be discharged downwards from the notch opening 295b and the opening 291h to enter the port member 47.

[0247] Furthermore, the handle 195 has a central hub portion 195a, a spoke portion 195b, and an outer circumferential ring portion 195c, and a plurality of notch openings 295b are provided in the handle cover 295 of the handle cover unit 290 whose front end is the same diameter as the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, so that the central hub portion 195a can be gripped with the hand in the same way as the handle of a conventional pachinko machine, and the spoke portion 195b can be used to use the fingers. The pachinko machine 1 can be provided that can be operated by accommodating the steering wheel of an automobile using the outer ring portion 195c, and a finger is held and grabbed by the outer ring portion 195c and the notch opening portion 295b, or that can be operated by straddle the outer ring portion 195c and picking the inside and outside of the steering wheel cover unit 290 with a finger, allowing a variety of game balls B to be driven. Therefore, depending on the game state and player's state, the game ball B can be driven into the game area 5a in a way that is easy for the player to operate, making it difficult for the player to get bored of, and it is possible to make the player enjoy driving the game ball B, and it is possible to suppress the decline in the interest of the game.

[0248] Furthermore, by holding a finger on the outer circumferential ring portion 195c and the notch opening portion 295b of the handle 195 to hold the finger on the outer circumferential ring portion 195c and the notch opening portion 295b, or by straddle the outer circumferential ring portion 195c and picking the inside and outside of the handle cover unit 290 with a finger, it is possible to fix the operating position of the handle 195. Therefore, in addition to the same handle operation as the handle of a conventional pachinko machine, it is possible to perform handle operations that cannot be achieved with a conventional pachinko machine, so a variety of handle operations can be provided to the player, making it possible to enjoy the handle operation and make the player bored.

[0249] Furthermore, since the diameter of the front end of the handle cover unit 290 is the same as the diameter of the outer circumferential ring portion 195c in the handle 195, the handle cover unit 290 extends rearward from the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, and the exterior of the handle cover unit 290 can be integral with the handle 195, making it a pachinko machine 1 that can look good and attract the attention of players.

[0250] Furthermore, since the diameter of the front end of the handle cover unit 290 is the same as the outer circumferential ring portion 195c, it is possible to prevent the vertical dimension of the handle cover unit 290 from becoming larger than necessary, and by suppressing the upward pressure of the game area 5a (door window 101a) by the handle cover unit 290, the narrowing of the game area 5a can be avoided, and the game area 5a can be made relatively larger, and the game area 5a can be made noticeable by the large game area 5a, making this pachinko machine 1 highly appealing pachinko machine 1 that can strongly attract the attention of the players.

[0251] Furthermore, by properly emitting the LED 293a of the handle cover decorative board 293, the handle cover unit 290 (inside the front tube portion 291a of the handle cover base 291 and the handle cover 295) and the outer ring portion 195c of the handle 195 can be made to be light-emitting and decorated, so even if the player is operating the handle 195, the light-emitting decoration of the handle cover 295 and the outer ring portion 195c is not blocked by the player's hands, and the handle cover 295 and the outer ring portion 195c can be made to stand out, and the handle cover 295 and the outer ring portion 195c can be provided with a highly appealing pachinko machine 1 that can strongly attract the player's interest.

[0252] Furthermore, since the handle 195 is provided in the lower right corner of the door frame 3 on the opposite side from the hinge side, and the cut-off opening 295b is provided in the portion facing the right side of the outer peripheral surface of the handle cover 295 of the handle cover unit 290, the cut-off opening 295b can be used as a handle when opening and closing the door frame 3. Therefore, there is no need to provide handles that make the door frame 3 look undesirable, and the door frame 3 look better.

[0253] Furthermore, the handle cover unit 290 (handle cover base 291) has a flange portion 291e (handle guiding 196) of the handle 195 so as to be rotatably supported in the circumferential direction, and a flange portion 291e and guide piece 291g that restrict movement in the front-rear direction. Even if the outer circumferential ring portion 195c of the handle 195 is pulled forward, the guide piece 291g and the like can be restricted from moving forward, so that the outer circumferential ring portion 195c and the spoke portion 195b connecting the outer circumferential ring portion 195c with the central hub portion 195a are not deformed, and the handle 195 can be prevented from being damaged.

[0254] Furthermore, since the handle touch sensor 192 detects that the player is touching the handle 195, the player receives the operation of the handle 195 and drives the game ball B, the game ball B can be driven even if the handle 195 is operated while only the spoke portion 195b and the outer ring portion 195c is touched, the game ball B can be driven, making it a pachinko machine 1 capable of various driving operations (handle operation) as described above, and it is possible to prevent the player from hitting the game ball B when the player is not touching the handle 195, preventing the handle operation using tools and reducing the burden on the game hole side.

[0255] [3-5. Overall composition of dish unit] The dish unit 200 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail with reference to mainly FIG. 48 and FIG. FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the dish unit in the door frame, and FIG. 49 is a perspective view of the dish unit seen from behind. The dish unit 200 is attached to the part on the front of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100 below the door window 101a. The plate unit 200 includes an upper plate 201 for storing game balls B for driving into the game area 5a, and a lower plate 202 disposed below the upper plate 201 and capable of storing game balls B supplied from the upper plate 201 and foul cover unit 150.

[0256] The dish unit 200 includes a plate base unit 210 having an upper plate 201 and mounted on the front of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, a plate decoration unit 250 having an upper plate 210 and mounted on the front of the dish base unit 210 and mounted on the front of the dish base unit 210 and mounted on the front of the dish decoration unit 250 and plate base unit 210 and a performance operation unit 300 that can be operated by a player.

[0257] The dish base unit 210 includes a flat plate-shaped dish unit base 211 extending left and right, an upper plate main body 212 that is mounted on the upper front surface of the dish unit base 211 and has an upper plate 201, a mounting base mounted on the right side of the top plate main body 212 and protruding forward (not shown), a dish unit relay board mounted on the right side of the mounting base (not shown), a ball rental operation unit 220 that is mounted on the top surface of the mounting base, a top plate ball before removal unit (not shown), and a top plate ball after removal unit 240 that is mounted on the rear of the top plate ball before removal unit.

[0258] The dish decoration unit 250 includes a lower plate main body 251 attached to the lower front of the dish unit base 211 and having a lower plate 202, a dish unit main body 252 attached to the front of the dish unit base 211 so as to cover the outer periphery of the bottom plate main body 251, a lower plate ball removal unit 260 attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate main body 251, and a dish left decorative unit 270 and a dish right decorative unit 275 attached to the upper front surface of the dish unit main body 252, respectively.

[0259] The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit 301 that the player can operate, including a contact operation unit 302 that the player can contact and a pressure operation unit 303 that the player can press. The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit cover unit 310 with a spherical outer surface, an operation unit base 315 accommodated in the performance operation unit cover unit 310 and attached to the front of the dish decoration unit 250, an annular shape of a performance operation unit outer peripheral decorative board 320 attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 315, an outer peripheral decorative board cover 325 covering the upper part of the performance operation unit outer peripheral decorative board 320, and an operation unit relay board unit 330 attached to the rear of the operation unit base 315.

[0260] The performance operation unit 300 is provided with a performance operation unit 350 that is capable of protruding upward from the performance operation unit cover unit 310 and has a performance operation unit 301 installed, a performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 that is attached to the operation unit base 315 and supports the performance operation unit 350 so as to be raised and lowered, and a performance output adjustment mechanism 380 that adjusts the upwardly protruding output of the performance operation unit 350 by the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360.

[0261] The entire plate unit 200 is bulged forward, and the performance operation unit 300 is arranged so that the top surface of the performance operation unit 301 faces diagonally upward and forward in the center in the left and right direction. The upper plate 201 is arranged on the left side of the performance operation unit 300 on the top surface, and the ball rental operation unit 220 is arranged on the right side of the performance operation unit 300, and the lower plate 202 is arranged on the left side of the performance operation unit 300 on the bottom side of the upper plate 201.

[0262] [3-5a. Top plate] The upper plate 201 of the dish unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. 49, etc. The upper plate 201 is formed by the dish unit base 211 and the upper plate main body 212, and is formed into a container-like container that is widened forward from the center on the left and right sides when viewed from the front. The upper plate 201 (upper plate body 212) has a portion of about 1 / 3 from the left edge to the right of the width of the door frame 3 in the left direction, and is bulging out the farthest forward. The upper plate 201 has its front end receding rearward as it moves from the most bulging portion towards the right of the front view, and has a guide passage portion 201a (see FIG. 73) with a depth in the front and back direction slightly larger than the outer diameter of the game ball B. The upper plate 201 has the entire bottom surface including the guidance passage portion 201a inclined so that its right end is lowered, and the right end side of the guidance passage portion 201a, as seen from the front, creeps down below the ball lending unit 220.

[0263] When the upper plate 201 is assembled into the dish unit 200, the bottom surface of the upper plate 201 is inclined from a position below the upper plate ball supply port 211a of the dish unit base 211 towards a position slightly below the outer diameter of the game ball B relative to the upper plate ball supply port (not shown). This allows the game ball B to be discharged forward from the upper plate ball supply port 211a to be received and stored in the upper plate 201, and the received game ball B can be fed from the right end side of the guidance passage section 201a through the upper plate ball feed port to the ball feed unit 140.

[0264] The guidance passage section 201a is equipped with a metal grounding metal fitting that is electrically grounded in the pachinko machine 1, and the game ball B contacts (rolls) to remove static electricity charged to the game ball B.

[0265] [3-5b. Bottom plate] The bottom plate 202 of the dish unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. 50 and the like. FIG. 50(a) is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the door frame horizontally cut at the portion of the lower plate ball supply port, and (b) is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the conventional door frame by cutting at the same portion as (a) of the door frame. The lower plate 202 is located below the upper plate 201 and is located on the left side of the plate unit 200 (door frame 3) in the left and right directions when viewed front. The lower plate 202 is formed of the lower plate main body 251 and the plate unit base 211 . The lower plate 202 is formed in a container-like shape that allows the game ball B to be stored, and has a lower plate ball removal hole 202a, which penetrates up and downwards, allowing the game ball B to be discharged. The bottom plate ball extraction hole 202a of the bottom plate 202 is closed so as to be opened and closed by the bottom plate ball extraction unit 260.

[0266] The lower plate 202 is formed in a generally rectangular shape with a shape extending left and right as seen in plan, and the front end on the left side from the center in the left and right direction protrudes forward from the right side. The lower plate 202 has a lower plate ball extraction hole 202a which penetrates up and down, disposed near the front end near the right end. The bottom surface of the lower plate 202 is inclined so that the bottom surface is lowered towards the bottom plate ball removal hole 202a. The bottom plate ball extraction hole 202a of the bottom plate 202 is assembled into the dish unit 200 and is located below the performance operation unit 300, leftward relative to the front of the bottom plate ball supply port 211c.

[0267] With the lower plate 202 closed, the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a can store the game ball B released forward from the lower plate ball supply port 211c, and by opening the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a, the stored game ball B can be discharged below the plate unit 200 (for example, a dollar box). Furthermore, when the lower plate ball removal hole 202a of the lower plate 202 is open, the lower plate ball removal hole 202a is located in front of the lower plate ball supply port 211c, so that the game ball B released forward from the lower plate ball supply port 211c can be quickly discharged downward from the lower plate ball removal hole 202a by moving for the shortest distance.

[0268] Here, in a conventional pachinko machine, as shown in FIG. 50(b), a lower plate ball extraction hole 202b of the lower plate 202 is provided in front of the lower plate ball supply port 211j of the dish base unit 210 in communication with the ball discharge port 150d of the foul cover unit 150, on the central axis. The game ball B released forward from the ball discharge port 150d is in a cylindrical shape with the lower plate ball supply port 211j extending straight ahead towards the lower plate ball extraction hole 202b. This allows the game ball B released forward from the lower plate ball supply port 211j to be quickly discharged downward from the lower plate ball removal hole 202b with the shortest distance.

[0269] Incidentally, if the lower plate ball supply port 211j is directed straight towards the lower plate ball extraction hole 202b, if the lower plate ball extraction hole 202b is closed by the lower plate ball extraction lid 265, the lower plate ball extraction hole 202b and the lower plate ball supply port 211j are provided near the right end of the lower plate 202, and there is a risk that the game ball B will be concentrated in the area on the right side of the center of the lower plate 202. If the game ball B concentrated in the right-hand area in the lower plate 202 blocks the front of the lower plate ball supply port 211j, the game ball B is not released from within the storage passage 150e of the foul cover unit 150 to the lower plate 202 side, and the full tank detection sensor 154 is activated, and there is a risk that the lower plate 202 may be determined to be full even though there is still room in the left-hand area in the lower plate 202.

[0270] In contrast, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50(a), the left side wall of the lower plate ball supply port 211c is inclined so as to extend diagonally to the left forward. In detail, the left side wall of the lower plate ball supply port 211c is tilted diagonally to the left front so that at the portion directly behind the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a, the distance between the front surface of the dish unit base 211 and the distance that can be flown at least one game ball B.

[0271] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50, the lower plate ball removal hole 202a is moved to the left of the central axis (line indicated by a dashed line) of the rear end of the lower plate ball supply port 211c (ball discharge port 150d).

[0272] By moving the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a to the left, the lowest portion of the lower plate 202 (the portion of the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a) is moved to the left, and the game ball B is concentrated and stored on the right side of the lower plate 202 with the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a closed. Furthermore, even if a plurality of game balls B are stored in the lower plate 202 from the portion of the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a and reach the rear end of the lower plate 202 (front surface of the dish unit base 211), the left side wall of the lower plate ball supply port 211c extends diagonally to form a gap in which the game ball B can flow between the lower plate ball supply port 211c, so that the game ball B is released from the foul cover unit 150 (ball discharge port 150d) and the upper plate ball extraction unit 240 (ball extraction taxiway 241c) towards the lower plate ball supply port 211c side can be guided along the diagonally extending left side wall to the left side of the lower plate 202, allowing the game ball B to be properly stored all over the lower plate 202.

[0273] Therefore, even though there is sufficient area in the lower plate 202 where the game ball B can be stored, the full tank detection sensor 154 can be prevented from being activated and the full tank is notified.

[0274] [3-5c. Dish Base Unit] The dish base unit 210 in the dish unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to mainly FIG. 48 and FIG. The dish base unit 210 includes a flat plate-shaped dish unit base 211 attached to the lower front of the door frame base unit 100 and extending left and right, an upper plate main body 212 attached to the upper front surface of the dish unit base 211 and having an upper plate 201, and a dish unit relay board 214 attached to the rear surface of the dish unit base 211 near the lower right corner.

[0275] The dish base unit 210 also includes a ball lending operation unit 220 mounted on the top of the front surface of the dish unit base 211, a top plate ball pre-extraction unit (not shown) mounted on the front surface of the dish unit base 211 below the ball pre-extraction unit 220, and a top plate ball pre-extraction unit 240 mounted on the rear side of the dish unit base 211 at the rear of the top plate ball pre-extraction unit.

[0276] [3-5c-1.Dish Unit Base] The dish unit base 211 of the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. The dish unit base 211 is mounted below the door window 101a on the front of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, and is formed into a flat plate-like shape (a shallow box-like shape with the rear open) that extends left and right along the entire width of the door frame base 101.

[0277] The dish unit base 211 includes an upper plate ball supply port 211a that penetrates back and forth near the upper left corner of the front and extends in a cylindrical shape back and forth, a speaker port 211b that penetrates back and forth below the upper plate ball supply port 211a and has punched metal attached to the front, a lower plate ball supply port 211c that penetrates back and forth at the lower part facing left to the center of the left and right sides, and extends in a cylindrical shape back and forth, a notch 211d that is notched in the right side wall of the portion extending cylindrical shape back and forth, allowing the game ball B to pass through, and a top portion (not shown) that penetrates back and forth on the upper right side of the lower plate ball supply port 211c as it is front and back and forth, and extends up and down, with the upper portion located at the right end of the upper plate main body 212.

[0278] The upper plate ball supply port 211a of the dish unit base 211 is assembled into the door frame 3, and the front end opens to the rear wall of the upper plate 201, and the cylindrical rear end penetrates the upper plate ball passage 101g from the front to connect to the front end of the through ball passage 150a of the foul cover unit 150. As a result, the game ball B, which has been fed out from the dispensing device 580 of the dispensing unit 560, is fed (pastesed) into the upper plate 201 through the upper plate ball supply port 211a.

[0279] The lower plate ball supply port 211c is assembled into the door frame 3, and its front end opens to the rear wall of the lower plate 202, and the cylindrical rear end penetrates the lower plate ball passage port 101f from the front to connect it to the front end of the ball discharge port 150d of the foul cover unit 150. As a result, the game ball B flowing through the storage passage 150e of the foul cover unit 150 is fed into the lower plate 202 through the lower plate ball supply port 211c. Furthermore, the downstream end of the ball extraction taxiway 241c of the rear base 241 of the upper plate ball extraction unit 240 is connected to the cutout portion 211d formed in the tubularly extending portion of the lower plate ball supply port 211c. As a result, the game ball B stored in the upper plate 201 is discharged from the lower plate ball supply port 211c into the lower plate 202 via the upper plate ball feed port, the entrance port 141a and the ball extraction port 141b of the ball feed unit 140, the ball feeding taxiway 241b and the ball extraction channel 241c of the upper plate ball after extraction unit 240, and the notch 211d.

[0280] The upper plate ball feed port is assembled into the plate base unit 210 and is located in front of the ball receiving port of the rear base 241 of the upper plate ball after removal unit 240 (not shown), and the game ball B in the upper plate 201 is supplied from the ball receiving port of the upper plate ball after removal unit 240 to the ball feeding taxiway 241b.

[0281] [3-5c-2. Top plate body] The upper plate main body 212 of the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. 49, etc. The upper plate body 212 is mounted on the front of the plate unit base 211 and cooperates with the plate unit base 211 to form the upper plate 201. The upper plate body 212 is formed into a container-like (plate-like) with open upper and rearward. The upper plate body 212 extends left and right, and the left side bulges out forward more forward than the center on the left and right sides as seen in the front. The upper plate main body 212 has its front end receding backwards as it moves from the most protruding part towards the right as it is seen in the front, and is formed to have a width that is slightly larger in the forward and backward direction than the outer diameter of the game ball B. The bottom surface of the upper plate body 212 is inclined so that the right end is the lowest. The upper plate body 212 is closed at the upper part near the right end.

[0282] The upper plate main body 212 is assembled into the plate unit 200, and is attached so that the portion closes at the upper part near the right end is closed so as to penetrate below the ball lending operation unit 220. Furthermore, the upper plate main body 212 has a performance operation unit mounting portion 212a formed in the middle part in the left and right direction at the top of the upper plate body 212a, and a part of the performance operation unit 300 is attached to the performance operation unit mounting portion 212a.

[0283] [3-5c-3. Dish Unit Relay Board] The dish unit relay board 214 of the dish base unit 210 is for relaying the connection between the door frame sub-relay board 105 of the door frame base unit 100, the dish left decorative board 273, the dish right decorative board 278, and the operation unit relay board 332. The dish unit relay board 214 is mounted near the lower right corner on the rear surface of the dish unit base 211 . When the dish unit relay board 214 is attached to the dish unit base 211, the rear surface faces the rear side of the dish unit base 211.

[0284] [3-5c-4. Ball Rental Operation Unit] The ball rental operation unit 220 of the dish base unit 210 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 51 is a plan view showing an enlarged view of the portion of the ball rental operation unit in the dish unit of the door frame. The ball lending operation unit 220 is for ejecting game balls B stored in the upper plate 201 to the lower plate 202, for inserting cash or prepaid cards into a ball lender (not shown) located adjacent to the pachinko machine 1, and for lending a certain number of game balls B into the upper plate 201 of the plate unit 200, displaying the remaining amount of cash and prepaid cards placed in the ball lender, for subtracting cash and prepaid cards placed in the ball lender and returning cash and prepaid cards placed in the ball lender, for adjusting the volume and light amount.

[0285] The ball lending unit 220 includes a base portion 221 attached to the upper surface of the dish unit base 211, an upper plate ball removal button 222 located near the left end of the top surface of the base portion 221, a disc-shaped ball lending operation base 223 located to the right of the upper plate ball removal button 222 on the top surface of the base portion 221 and has light-transmitting properties, a ball lending button 224 located on the left side of the front portion of the ball lending operation base 223, a return button 225 located on the right side of the front portion of the ball lending operation base 223, a ball lending display portion 226 located below the rear of the ball lending operation base 223, a volume adjustment button 227 located outside the base portion 221, a light amount adjustment button 228 located on the left side of the volume adjustment button 227.

[0286] The upper plate ball removal button 222 protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape from the top surface of the base portion 221, and can be moved downward by a player pressing the button. The ball lending button 224 is formed in a circular shape, and the letter "ball" is applied to the top surface. The return button 225 is formed into a triangular shape. The ball loan display unit 226 is made up of three seven-segment LEDs and one shell-shaped LED, and can be viewed well by the player through the transparent ball loan operation base 223 while emitting light.

[0287] The ball rental operation unit 220 can press and operate the upper plate ball removal button 222 to discharge the game ball B stored in the upper plate 201 to the lower plate. Furthermore, by inserting a prepaid card with cash or remaining money into the ball lender and pressing the ball lending button 224, a certain number of game balls B are supplied to the upper plate 201. When the return button 225 is pressed, the cash or prepaid card placed in the ball lender is deducted from the amount of the game ball B that was loaned to return it. The ball lending display unit 226 displays the remaining amount of cash and prepaid cards that have been put into the ball lending machine. In addition, an error code is displayed on the ball lending display unit 226 when the ball lending machine breaks down.

[0288] The volume adjustment button 227 is for adjusting the volume of the sound for the production of music, audio, sound effects, and the like output from the top center speaker and topside speaker of the door frame 3 and the bass frame speaker 622 of the main frame 4. The volume adjustment button 227 is formed into a double round gourd shape, which is like a combination of two circles. The volume adjustment button 227 has a letter "+" applied to the center of one (upper side) circle, and a letter "-" applied to the center of the other (lower side) circle, and a pattern is applied to the part between the two circles, such as a sound coming from the speaker. The volume adjustment button 227 has a diameter of the circle on the "+" side greater than the diameter of the circle on the "-" side. Pressing the "+" side increases the volume of this volume adjustment button 227, and pressing the "-" side reduces the volume.

[0289] The light amount adjustment button 228 is used to adjust the light amount (luminance) of the LEDs of the various decorative boards provided in the door frame 3 and the game board 5. The light amount adjustment button 228 is formed into a double round gourd shape, which is like a combination of two circles. The light amount adjustment button 228 has a letter "+" applied to the center of one (upper side) circle, and a letter "-" applied to the center of the other (lower side) circle, and a light bulb design is applied to the portion between the two circles. The light amount adjustment button 228 has a diameter of the circle on the "+" side greater than the diameter of the circle on the "-" side. This light amount adjustment button 228 becomes brighter when pressed on the "+" side, and darker when pressed on the "-" side. In addition to the LEDs of the various decorative boards provided in the door frame 3 and the game board 5, the brightness of the display screen of the performance display device 1600 may also be adjusted.

[0290] The volume adjustment button 227 and the light adjustment button 228 are different colors (for example, the volume adjustment button 227 is white and the light adjustment button 228 is black), making it difficult for the player to make a mistake.

[0291] Incidentally, when the volume and light amount are adjusted using the contact operation unit 302 or the press operation unit 303 of the performance operation unit 301, when a player-participatory performance requiring operation unit 301 is not being performed, when the player-participatory performance requiring operation unit 301 is not being performed, the performance display device 1600 displays a setting menu for adjusting the volume and light amount, etc. on the performance display device 1600, and the items to be adjusted are selected, and the contact operation unit 302 are operated to change the volume and brightness of the amount of light, which will take time (time) to adjust the volume and light amount. In contrast, according to this embodiment, by operating the volume adjustment button 227 and the light amount adjustment button 228, the volume and light amount adjustment button 228 can be provided, allowing the pachinko machine 1 to be adjusted directly (directly), simplifying the effort required to adjust the volume and light amount and being able to be adjusted in a short time.

[0292] [3-5c-5. Unit after removing the upper plate ball] The upper plate ball pre-extraction unit and the upper plate ball post-extraction unit 240 in the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 49. The upper plate ball after removal unit 240 is used to cooperate with the ball feeding unit 140 to discharge the game ball B stored in the upper plate 201 to the lower plate 202 when the upper plate ball removal button 222 is pressed.

[0293] The upper plate ball removal unit 240 includes a rear base 241 attached to the rear surface of the dish unit base 211 so as to close the upper plate ball delivery port from behind, a top plate ball removal slider 242 that is slidable up and downwardly to the front surface of the rear base 241, a spring that urges the upper plate ball removal slider 242 upward (not shown), and a rear cover 244 that is attached to the rear side of the rear base 241.

[0294] The rear base 241 has a ball feeding channel 241 that protrudes upward from the portion where the upper plate ball pulling slider 242 is slidably attached, and is open forward and allows the game ball B to pass through (not shown), a ball feeding channel 241b that guides the game ball B that has been received by the ball receiving channel downward at the rear surface of the rear base 241, and a ball feeding channel 241c that guides the game ball B downward at the rear surface of the rear base 241 from a position below the ball feeding channel 241b, and then guides the game ball B downward at the rear surface of the rear base 241, and then guides the game ball B downward at the rear surface of the rear base 241, and then leads the game ball B downward at the right side of the rear surface.

[0295] The ball receiving port is formed in the dish base unit 210 at the downstream end of the guidance passage portion 201a (right edge as seen in the front) of the upper plate 201, and is opened forwardly through the upper plate ball feed port of the dish unit base 211. The ball feeding taxiway 241b is formed so that the entrance 141a of the ball feeding unit 140 is located at the rear of the lower portion, as assembled with the door frame 3. As a result, the game ball B supplied to the upper plate 201 passes through the ball receiving port and the ball feeding taxiway 241b and enters the entrance 141a of the ball feeding unit 140.

[0296] The portions extending left and right of the ball extraction taxiway 241c protrude to the right of the portion where the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 is slidably attached, and are inclined so as to be lower on the right end side of the ball extraction taxiway 241c as seen from the rear, and are open to the right side of the ball extraction slider 242 as seen from the rear. The portions extending left and right of the ball extraction taxiway 241c are closed at the rear side by the rear cover 244. The ball extraction taxiway 241c is assembled with the door frame 3, and the upper portion of the portion extending up and downwardly below the ball feeding taxiway 241b is located in front of the ball extraction slot 141b of the ball feeding unit 140, and the right end of the portion extending left and right is formed so as to be connected to the notch 211d of the lower plate ball supply port 211c in the dish unit base 211. As a result, the game ball B discharged from the ball extraction port 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 is discharged from the lower plate ball supply port 211c into the lower plate 202 via the ball extraction taxiway 241c and the notch 211d.

[0297] The upper plate ball removal slider 242 is formed in a square shape when viewed from the front, and includes an actuation receiver (not shown) that protrudes forward from the upper left corner, and an actuation transmitting unit 242b that protrudes rearward from the rear surface that is the rear side of the actuation receiver. The upper surface of the actuation receiver is formed to be flat. Furthermore, the operation transmission section 242b is inclined so that the upper surface is positioned downward as it moves backward, and the lower surface extends horizontally so as to be connected to the rear end of the upper surface.

[0298] The upper plate ball removal slider 242 is assembled with the door frame 3, and the operating receiver penetrates the dish unit base 211 from the rear and projects forward, and the lower end of the upper plate ball removal button 222 abuts against the upper surface of the actuation receiver. Furthermore, when the upper plate ball removal slider 242 is assembled with the door frame 3, the actuation transmission section 242b protrudes backward of the rear base 241, and the actuation shaft 143c of the ball removal member 143 of the ball delivery unit 140 abuts on the top surface.

[0299] The spring has its upper end attached to the rear base 241 and its lower end attached to the upper plate ball removal slider 242, which biases the upper plate ball removal slider 242 upward. Therefore, the upper plate ball removal slider 242 is located at the upwardly moving end due to the biasing force of the spring, and can be moved downward by resisting the biasing force of the spring.

[0300] The upper plate ball removal unit 240 is positioned at the upwardly moving end due to the force of the spring, and the upper plate ball removal button 222 is positioned at the upwardly moving end via the actuation receiving portion of the upper plate ball removal slider 242. Furthermore, because the upper plate ball removal slider 242 is positioned at the upwardly moving end due to the force of the spring, it prevents the movement of the operating shaft 143c that is in contact with the upper surface of the actuation transmission portion 242b, and the partition 143a of the ball removal member 143 is positioned between the entrance 141a and the ball removal port 141b, thereby separating the two.

[0301] Therefore, when the upper plate ball removal button 222 is not pressed, the ball feed unit 140 is separated from the entrance 141a and the ball extraction port 141b, and the game ball B sent from the upper plate 201 to the ball receiving port can be sent from the ball hit port 142a through the entrance 141a and the ball feeding member 144 to the ball launcher 540 side.

[0302] On the other hand, when the upper plate ball removal button 222 is pressed downward against the biasing force of the spring, the upper plate ball removal slider 242 moves downward, and the operating shaft 143c of the ball removal member 143 that is in contact with the upper surface of the actuation transmission section 242b of the upper plate ball removal slider 242 can move downward, and the ball removal member 143 rotates due to the load of the weight portion 143d of the ball removal member 143, causing the partition 143a to retract from between the entrance 141a and the ball removal port 141b. As a result, the game ball B that has entered the entrance 141a from the upper plate 201 through the ball receiving port and the ball feeding taxiway 241b is ejected forward from the ball outlet 141b which opens below the entrance 141a. The game ball B discharged forward from the ball extraction port 141b is guided through the ball extraction taxiway 241c and into the lower plate ball supply port 211c, and is then discharged from the lower plate ball supply port 211c into the lower plate 202, and the game ball B in the upper plate 201 is discharged into the lower plate 202.

[0303] When the downward pressing of the upper plate ball removal button 222 is released, the upper plate ball removal slider 242 moves upward due to the urging force of the spring, and the upper plate ball removal button 222 rises, and the ball removal member 143 is rotated by the operating shaft 143c that is in contact with the actuation transmission unit 242b, causing the partition 143a to be positioned between the entrance 141a and the ball removal port 141b, and the original state is returned.

[0304] In this way, the game ball B in the upper plate 201 can be fed to the ball launcher 540 side or ejected to the lower plate 202 side by the upper plate 240 through the ball feeding unit 140.

[0305] [3-5d. Plate Decoration Unit] The dish decoration unit 250 in the dish unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 22 to FIG. 48, etc. The dish decoration unit 250 has a lower plate 202 and is mounted on the front surface of the dish base unit 210, and a performance operation unit 300 is mounted from the front in the center in the left and right direction. The dish decoration unit 250 decorates the entirety of the dish unit 200.

[0306] The dish decoration unit 250 includes a lower plate main body 251 mounted on the lower front of the dish unit base 211 and that cooperates with the dish unit base 211 to form the lower plate 202, a dish unit main body 252 mounted on the front of the dish unit base 211 so as to cover the outer periphery of the bottom plate main body 251, a lower plate ball removal unit 260 mounted on the lower surface of the bottom plate main body 251, and a dish left decorative unit 270 and a dish right decorative unit 275 mounted on the upper front surface of the dish unit main body 252, respectively.

[0307] [3-5d-1. Bottom plate body] The lower plate main body 251 of the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. 50, etc. The lower plate main body 251 cooperates with the plate unit base 211 of the plate base unit 210 to form the lower plate 202. The lower plate main body 251 extends left and right, and is formed into a container-like (plate-like) with open upper and rearward. The lower plate main body 251 is attached to the portion on the lower front surface of the dish unit base 211 on the left side of the left side of the center in the left direction so that the rear of the open rear is closed.

[0308] The lower plate main body 251 is formed in a generally rectangular shape with a shape extending left and right as seen in plan, and the front end on the left side from the center in the left and right direction protrudes forward from the right side. The lower plate main body 251 has a lower plate ball removal hole 202a penetrating up and downward, near the front end of the right end in plan view. The bottom surface of the lower plate main body 251 is inclined so that its bottom surface is lowered towards the lower plate ball removal hole 202a. The lower plate ball removal hole 202a is closed by the lower plate ball removal 265 of the lower plate ball removal unit 260 so as to be openable and closed.

[0309] The lower plate main body 251 is assembled into the dish decoration unit 250, and the outer periphery and part of the lower surface are covered by the dish unit main body 252. Furthermore, when the lower plate main body is assembled into the dish unit 200, the bottom surface is located below the lower plate ball supply port 211c of the dish unit base 211, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is located in front of the lower plate ball supply port 211c. This allows the game ball B to be stored forward from the lower plate ball supply port 211c.

[0310] [3-5d-2.Dish Unit Body] The dish unit main body 252 of the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 48 and FIG. 49, etc. The dish unit body 252 is mounted on the front surface of the dish unit base 211 of the dish base unit 210 and decorates the front surface of the dish unit 200. The dish unit main body 252 is bulging so that the center in the left and right direction protrudes forward on the upper side, while the left side in the left and right direction protrudes forward on the lower side. Furthermore, the top surface of the dish unit main body 252 is curved so that the center in the left and right direction is the lowest. The dish unit main body 252 is formed in a box shape that is opened to the rear.

[0311] The dish unit main body 252 has an upper side bulge 252a that protrudes forward from both the left and right ends towards the center in the left and right direction at the top, and extends downwardly, and is spaced apart from the left and right sides, and a lower front decorative portion 252b that protrudes forward so as to cover the outer periphery of the lower plate main body 251 at the bottom.

[0312] The left and right side bulges 252a on the left and right upper side bulges 252a are attached to the front surfaces of the dish left and right decorative units 270 and 275 on the respective front surfaces.

[0313] The dish unit main body 252 has a lower plate opening 252d that penetrates back and forth between the upper side bulging portion 252a on the left and the lower front decorative portion 252b. The lower plate opening 252d is large enough to allow the player's fingers to be inserted, and is formed so that the up and downwards become wider as they move towards the left. The lower plate opening 252d is formed into a cylindrical shape extending back and forth by the lower plate main body 251 and the lower surface of the upper side bulging portion 252a on the left side.

[0314] Furthermore, although not shown, the dish unit main body 252 is formed between a pair of upper side bulging portions 252a, which are centered in the left and right direction, and includes a performance operation unit mounting portion on which the performance operation unit 300 can be mounted. The performance operation unit mounting portion is formed to be approximately one-third of the width of the dish unit main body 252 in the left and right direction.

[0315] The dish unit main body 252 is assembled into the dish unit 200 and is formed to cover the entire front surface of the dish base unit 210, and the speaker opening 211b faces forward through the bottom dish opening 252d.

[0316] [3-5d-3. Lower plate ball removal unit] The lower plate ball removal unit 260 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 27 and FIG. 50 and the like. The lower plate ball removal unit 260 is attached to the lower surface of the lower plate main body 251, and is used to open and close the lower plate ball removal hole 202a, thereby storing the game ball B in the lower plate 202 and for ejecting the game ball B from the lower plate 202.

[0317] The lower plate ball removal unit 260 includes a lower plate ball removal button 263 and a lower plate ball removal lid 265 that opens and closes the through hole by operating the lower plate ball removal button 263.

[0318] The lower plate ball removal unit 260 is assembled into the dish decoration unit 250, and the lower plate ball removal button 263 coincides with the front of the lower front decorative portion 252b of the dish unit main body 252, and the lower plate ball removal lid 265 closes the lower plate ball removal hole 202a. In this normal state, the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is closed by the lower plate ball extraction 265, allowing the lower plate 202 to store the game ball B.

[0319] In the normal state, when the lower plate ball removal button 263 is pressed backward, the lower plate ball extraction lid 265 moves, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is opened, allowing the game ball B in the lower plate 202 to be discharged below the dish unit 200 through the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a.

[0320] When the lower plate ball extraction button 263 is pressed to move the lower plate ball extraction lid 265, the lower plate ball extraction lid 265 remains in the state of being moved, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is kept open, allowing the game ball B in the lower plate 202 to be continuously ejected downward.

[0321] To close the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a from this state, pressing the lower plate ball extraction button 263, which is retracted from the front of the lower front decorative portion 252b, backwards and then releasing the pressing, the lower plate ball extraction lid 265 returns to the normal position, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is closed. This allows the game ball B to be stored in the lower plate 202.

[0322] [3-5d-4.Decorative unit left dish and right dish decoration unit] The dish left decoration unit 270 and the dish right decoration unit 275 of the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 48 and the like. The dish left decorative unit 270 and the dish right decorative unit 275 are mounted on the top of the front surface of the upper side bulge 252a of the dish unit body 252. The dish left decoration unit 270 and the dish right decoration unit 275 decorate both the left and right sides of the performance control unit 300 at the top of the dish unit 200.

[0323] The left dish decorative unit 270 has a semi-cylindrical shape, extending left and right, and is transparent, a left dish decorative lens 271 having light transmissiveness that penetrates the left dish decorative lens 272, and a left dish decorative board 273, which is provided on the rear side of the left dish decorative lens 272 and is mounted on the front surface of the left dish decorative lens 272.

[0324] The dish left decorative body 271 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it moves from the left end to the right end, and is attached to the top of the left upper side bulge 252a. The dish left decorative body 271 has a semicircular arc that bulges forward, with its central axis extending diagonally to the upper left at the left end, and at the right end, the central axis extending left and right at the right end, and is formed to have a shape that makes the semicircular cylinder twist. The dish left decorative body 271 is formed in a milky white color.

[0325] The dish left decorative lens 272 extends longitudinally in a state that coincides with the front surface of the dish left decorative lens 271 . The plurality of LEDs mounted on the left decorative board 273 of the dish are full-color LEDs, and by making the dish light emitted, the left decorative body 271 can be luminously decorated.

[0326] The dish left decorative unit 270 is assembled into the door frame 3, and the left end is continuous with the lower end of the door frame left side unit 420. Since the dish left decorative unit 270 does not have ribs in the longitudinal direction of the dish left decorative unit 271, when a plurality of LEDs of the dish left decorative board 273 are emitted, the entire front surface of the dish left decorative unit 271 can be illuminated in a substantially uniform manner, making it possible to make the plate left decorative unit 271 appear to be embedded in the fluorescent light.

[0327] The dish right decorative unit 275 has a semi-cylindrical shape, extending left and right, and is transparent, a dish right decorative lens 276 that is transparent, and penetrates the dish right decorative lens 277 that passes through the dish right decorative lens 276, and a dish right decorative board 278 that is provided on the rear side of the dish right decorative lens 277 and is mounted on the front surface of the dish right decorative lens 277.

[0328] The dish right decorative body 276 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it moves from the right end to the left end, and is attached to the top of the upper side bulge 252a on the right side. The dish right decorative body 276 has a semicircular arc that bulges forward, with its central axis extending diagonally to the upper right at the right end, and at the left end, the central axis extending left and right at the left, and is formed to have a shape that makes the semicircular cylinder twist. The dish right decorative body 276 is formed in a milky white color.

[0329] The dish right decorative lens 277 extends longitudinally in a state that coincides with the front surface of the dish right decorative body 276 . The plurality of LEDs mounted on the dish right decorative board 278 are full-color LEDs, and by making the dish light emitted, the dish right decorative body 276 can be luminously decorated.

[0330] The dish right decorative unit 275 is assembled into the door frame 3, and the right end is continuous with the lower end of the door frame right side unit 430. Since the dish right decorative unit 275 does not have ribs in the longitudinal direction of the dish right decorative unit 276 in the longitudinal direction, when a plurality of LEDs of the dish right decorative board 278 are emitted, the entire front surface of the dish right decorative unit 276 can be illuminated in a substantially uniform manner, making it possible to make the plate right decorative unit 276 appear to be embedded in the fluorescent light.

[0331] When the dish left decorative unit 270 and the dish right decorative unit 275 are assembled into the door frame 3, partially protrude upward from the front end of the upper side bulging portion 252a of the dish unit main body 252 of the dish decoration unit 250, and a step in which the dish left decorative unit 270 and the dish right decorative unit 275 side can be formed between the dish left decorative unit 270 and the dish right decorative unit 275 side. This allows the player to hook his fingers by taking advantage of the difference in the steps between the left and right decorative unit 270 and the right decorative unit 275 and the upper side bulging section 252a, and can even up the game ball B in the upper plate 201, and use the fingers to operate and operate the performance operation section 301 described later. Furthermore, the difference in the step between the left dish decoration unit 270 and the right dish decoration unit 275 and the upper side bulge portion 252a makes it possible to prevent the game ball B on the upper side bulge portion 252a from flowing forward.

[0332] [3-5e. Overall structure of the performance control unit] The overall structure of the performance operation unit 300 in the dish unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 52 to FIG. 56, etc. FIG. 52(a) is a perspective view of the performance operation unit seen from the front with the performance operation button facing upward, and (b) is a perspective view of the performance operation unit seen from the back. FIG. 53 is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation unit disassembled into each main member, seen from above the front, and FIG. 54 is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation unit disassembled into each main member, seen from below the front. FIG. 55(a) is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is at its lowered position and the lifting spring-lower holding member is at its moving end, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is moved from the state in (a) to the rising position. FIG. 56 is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation unit in which the performance operation unit is at the lowered position and the lifting spring under holding member is at the moving end.

[0333] The performance operation unit 300 is provided in the center of the dish unit 200 in the left and right direction, and is decorated with the dish unit 200, and allows the player to operate the performance when the player-participating performance is performed. The performance operation unit 300 is attached to the dish base unit 210 and the dish decoration unit 250.

[0334] The performance operation unit 300 is equipped with a performance operation unit 301 that the player can operate. The performance operation unit 301 is composed of a contact operation unit 302 that allows the player to contact and a pressure operation unit 303 that allows the player to press. It is capable of accepting the player's operations and moving (vibrating) the performance operation unit 301, allowing the player to participate not only in driving the game ball B, but also in performances during the game. The performance operation unit 301 has a contact operation unit 302 provided at the top of the press operation unit 303 . The performance operation unit 301 has a contact operation unit 302 and a pressure operation unit 303 formed in a circular shape with a diameter of approximately 5 / 8 of the outer diameter of the performance operation unit 300 .

[0335] The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit cover unit 310 provided on the front surface of the dish unit 200 in the left and right direction and has a spherical outer shape, an operation unit base 315 attached to the outside and is attached to the front surface of the dish decoration unit 250, a performance operation unit outer peripheral decorative board 320 provided on the top surface of the operation unit base 315 and is mounted with a plurality of LEDs 320a for light-decorative decoration of the top of the performance operation unit cover unit 310 (unit upper cover 312) of the performance operation unit outer peripheral decorative board 320, an operation unit relay board unit 330 attached to the rear surface of the operation unit base 315.

[0336] The performance operation unit 300 also includes a performance operation unit 350 having a performance operation unit 301, a performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 for raising and lowering the performance operation unit 350, and a performance output adjustment mechanism 380 for adjusting the performance operation unit 350. The performance operation unit 350 is provided by the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 so as to be able to move upwards and retreat from the top surface of the performance operation unit cover unit 310.

[0337] [3-5e-1. Performance control unit cover unit] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 53 to 56, etc. The performance operation unit cover unit 310 is attached to the performance operation unit mounting part of the dish unit main body 252 of the dish decoration unit 250 via the operation unit base 315 . The performance operation unit cover unit 310 decorates the outer periphery of the performance operation unit 300 (circumference of the performance operation unit 350) in the left and right center of the dish unit 200 .

[0338] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 includes a hemispherical lower unit cover 311 that is open upward and backward, and an annular upper unit cover 312 provided above the unit lower cover 311 and having an insertion opening 312a through which the performance operation unit 301 is inserted. The lower unit cover 311 is formed in a hemispherical shape so as to cover the front and bottom of the operating unit base 315 . The upper unit cover 312 is formed to be continuous with the outer surface of the lower unit cover 311 . That is, the outer surface of the performance operation unit cover unit 310 is formed to have a substantially spherical shape. Incidentally, the performance operation unit cover unit 310 of this embodiment is spherical in shape with a diameter of 216 mm.

[0339] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 is mounted in an inclined state such that the axis of the annular unit upper cover 312 is positioned forward as it moves upward. In this embodiment, the angle is inclined at an angle of approximately 18 degrees (18.65 degrees) relative to the vertical line.

[0340] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 is assembled into the door frame 3, and the front end of the door frame 3 is the front end of the door frame 3, and the distance from the front surface of the door frame base 101 to the front end of the unit lower cover 311 is approximately 1 / 2 of the total width of the door frame base 101 in the left and right directions.

[0341] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 has at least the upper unit cover 312 being transparent, and can be illuminated by the light emitted by a plurality of LEDs of the performance operation unit outer circumferential decorative board 320, which will be described later.

[0342] The performance control unit cover unit 310 is assembled into the dish unit 200, and its front end protrudes farther forward than the upper plate 201 and the lower plate 202. Furthermore, the performance operation unit cover unit 310 is connected so that the left and right decorative bodies 271 and the right decorative bodies 276 extend outwardly from both the left and right sides of the lower unit cover 311. This makes the performance control unit 300 stand out and the integrated decoration makes it look great.

[0343] [3-5e-2. Operation unit base] The operation unit base 315 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 53 to 56, etc. The rear side of the operation unit base 315 is attached to the performance operation unit mounting section 212a of the upper plate main body 212 of the dish base unit 210. The operating unit base 315 is covered with the front and lower portions of the unit lower cover 311, and the upper portion is covered with the unit upper cover 312 and the performance operation unit 301. The operating unit base 315 is formed in a container shape with an open upper portion.

[0344] The operating unit base 315 includes a substantially cubic box-shaped main body 315a with an upper open position, and a flange portion 315b extending outwardly from the upper end of the main body and having a circular outer periphery. The main body 315a houses the performance operation unit 350 inside. Furthermore, the main body 315a has a pair of guide shafts 362 and a lower end of the central shaft 366 of the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 of the performance operation unit 350 described later attached to the bottom wall. Furthermore, the main body portion 315a rotatably supports the lower end of the adjustment screw 384 of the protruding output adjustment mechanism 380 on the top surface of the bottom wall. Furthermore, the board base 331 of the operation unit relay board unit 330 is attached to the rear surface of the rear wall of the main body 315a.

[0345] The flange portion 315b has an outer peripheral decorative board 320 placed on the top surface of the presentation operation portion. Furthermore, an annular outer circumferential board cover 325 is attached to the flange portion 315b so as to sandwich the outer circumferential decorative board 320 of the performance operation portion. The upper unit cover 312 is attached to the outer peripheral board cover 325 .

[0346] When the operation unit base 315 is assembled with the performance operation unit 300, the upper surface of the flange portion 315b is positioned approximately on the same surface as the upper surface of the unit lower cover 311.

[0347] [3-5e-3. Operation unit relay board unit] The operation unit relay board unit 330 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 53 to FIG. 56, etc. The operating unit relay board unit 330 is attached to the rear surface of the operating unit base 315 . The operation unit relay board unit 330 includes a substrate base 331 attached to the rear surface of the main body 315a of the operation unit base 315, an operation unit relay board 332 attached to the rear surface of the substrate base 331, and a substrate cover 333 attached to the substrate base 331 so as to cover the operation unit relay board 332 from the rear.

[0348] The operation unit relay board 332 relays connections between the performance operation unit outer peripheral decorative board 320 (front decorative board 321 and rear decorative board 322), the button decorative board 355, a vibration motor 356, a contact detection sensor main body 358, a button decorative board 364, an operation button elevation drive motor 367, a press detection sensor 373, an up / down detection sensor 374, a hit output detection sensor 375, and a hit output adjustment drive motor 381, and a dish unit relay board 214 of the dish base unit 210.

[0349] [3-5e-4.Direction Control Unit] The performance operation unit 350 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 53 to FIG. 56, etc. The performance operation unit 350 is provided so as to face outwardly from the insertion opening 312a of the unit upper cover 312 in the performance operation unit cover unit 310, and can function as a contact operation unit 302 and a press operation unit 303.

[0350] The performance operation unit 350 includes a bottom cylindrical button body 351 that is closed at the upper end side, a disk-shaped contact detection body 352 that is attached to the upper part of the button body 351, a cylindrical button sleeve 353 that is inserted into the button body 351 from below, a disk-shaped button base 354 that is attached to the lower end of the button sleeve 353 and supported by the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 so as to be raised and lowered, and an annular button outer decorative board 355 that is disposed above the button base 354 and is mounted on the top surface of a plurality of LEDs 355a.

[0351] The performance operation unit 350 also includes a vibration motor 356 disposed between the button body 351 and the button sleeve 353, a motor cover 357 that attaches the vibration motor 356 to the button sleeve 353, and a contact detection sensor body 358 that is connected to the contact detection body 352 and is attached to the outer periphery of the button sleeve 353.

[0352] The entire button body 351 is formed transparently. The button body 351 has a disc-shaped upper surface portion 351a that is curved upwardly so as to bulge upward, a cylindrical tubular portion 351b that extends downwardly from the outer periphery of the upper surface portion 351a, and a locking portion 351c that protrudes downwardly from the lower end of the cylindrical section 351b. The top surface portion 351a is formed to form a part of a spherical surface having the same diameter as the spherical surface of the performance operation unit cover unit 310. The upper surface portion 351a is decorated with a circular decoration formed to be approximately 1 / 2 of its outer diameter. The outer diameter (diameter) of the top surface portion 351a (cylindrical portion 351b) is approximately 5 / 8 of the diameter of the performance operation unit cover unit 310. The length (height) of the tubular portion 351b is approximately 5 / 8 of the diameter of the top surface portion 351a. Four locking portions 351c are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 351b. The locking portion 351c is locked to the button base 354. Incidentally, the button body 351 of this embodiment has a diameter of approximately 127 mm.

[0353] The contact detection body 352 has a circular outer periphery, and is formed into a dish-like shape with a constant width of the contact detection body 352 bulging upward from the outer periphery. The contact detection body 352 is a part of the upper surface portion 351a of the button body 351, which is a circular decoration, and is bulged diagonally upward and is formed to be flat inside. This makes the contact detection body 352 look like a part of the decoration of the button body 351 . The contact detection body 352 has both left and right ends of the outer peripheral edge and a flat plate-shaped lower extending piece 352a extending downward from the rear end. The contact detection body 352 is attached to the lower surface of the upper surface portion 351a of the button body 351. The contact detection body 352 is made of punched metal. The contact detection body 352 has a plurality of holes in the punching metal, which suppresses the capacitance relative to the overall area, preventing false detection. Furthermore, since the contact detection body 352 is made of punched metal, light from the LED 364a of the button decorative board 364 provided below can be transmitted upward, and the central portion of the upper surface portion 351a of the button body 351 can be illuminated and decorated in a good condition.

[0354] The contact detection body 352 is connected to the external electrode terminal of the connection connector in the contact detection sensor main body 358 . This allows the contact detection body 352 to function as a sensor electrode for detecting the capacitance, and it is possible to detect contact and approach to the upper surface or side surface of the button body 351 (the player's hand). That is, the button body 351 can function as the contact operation unit 302 between the contact detection body 352 and the contact detection sensor body 358.

[0355] The button sleeve 353 has a cylindrical sleeve body 353a extending up and down, and an annular flange portion 353b extending outwardly from the lower end of the sleeve body 353a. The button sleeve 353 is entirely formed transparently. The sleeve body 353a has an outer diameter of approximately 4 / 7 of the inner diameter of the button body 351, and is approximately the same length as the cylindrical portion 351b of the button body 351. The button sleeve 353 can allow light from the multiple LEDs 355a of the button decorative board 355 to pass upward through the flange portion 353b.

[0356] The button base 354 is in the shape of a disc having a diameter approximately the same as the outer diameter of the button body 351, and is attached to the lower end of the button body 351 so as to close the open lower end of the button body 351. The button base 354 includes a pair of guide holes 354a penetrating up and down at a portion symmetrical to the center, a central hole 354b penetrating up and down at the center, and a pair of guide pins 354c protruding from the inner surface of the central hole towards the center. The guide shaft 362 of the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 is respectively inserted into the pair of guide holes 354a so as to be slidable. The central hole 354b is formed to have an inner diameter that is large enough to allow the lifting cam member 371 to pass therethrough. The pair of guide pins 354c are opposed to each other on the same axis, and are rotatably attached about the axis.

[0357] The button base 354 extends downward and further includes a flat plate-like detection piece 354d detected by the pressing detection sensor 373 of the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360. The button base 354 has a locking portion 351c of the button body 351 that is locked to the outer peripheral surface. The button base 354 is guided so that it can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction by inserting a pair of guide shafts 362 through the pair of guide holes 354a. Furthermore, the button base 354 is moved up and down by a pair of guide pins 354c being guided by the cam portion 371a of the lifting cam member 371. The button base 354 has an upper end of a pair of lifting springs 365 of the performance operation unit lifting mechanism 360 abutted on the bottom surface, and is biased upward by a pair of lifting springs 365.

[0358] The button-out decorative board 355 has a plurality of LEDs 355a mounted on the top surface. A plurality of LEDs 355a are arranged on a double concentric circle. In detail, the plurality of LEDs 355a are provided at a portion slightly outside the sleeve body 353a of the button sleeve 353, and at a portion near the center of the width of the flange portion 353b. By properly emitting the LED 355a of the button exterior decorative board 355, the portion on the top surface of the button body 351 that is outside the contact detection body 352 and the side surface (circumferential surface) of the button body 351 can be made to be light-emitting and decorated.

[0359] The vibration motor 356 has a weight eccentric with an rotary shaft attached to it, and vibration can be generated by rotating the weight. The vibration motor 356 is arranged so that the rotation shaft extends in the left and right direction. In other words, the vibration motor 356 is arranged so that the rotational axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction of advancement and retraction of the performance operation unit 301. The vibration motor 356 is also provided at a straight portion passing through a pair of guide shafts 362 that guide the performance operation unit 301 (performance operation unit 350) in the vertical direction. This allows vibrations from the vibration motor 356 to be transmitted to the production operation unit 301 in a good manner. Furthermore, vibrations caused by the vibration motor 356 can reduce the influence on the pair of guide holes 354a (the pair of guide shafts 362).

[0360] The contact detection sensor body 358 is an electrostatic capacitance sensor. Although not shown in detail, the contact detection sensor main body 358 has a sensor IC having a surge protection circuit, a transmitting circuit, a detection smoothing circuit, a comparison circuit, and the like, an output circuit, a constant voltage circuit for supplying power to the sensor IC and the output circuit, a sensor electrode, and a connection connector. The contact detection sensor body 358 is capable of detecting the capacitance of the internal sensor electrodes. ...

Claims

【Claim 1】 A gaming machine that grants a player a benefit based on the result of a lottery, comprising a plurality of light-emitting substrates on which electronic components including a plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted on a mounting surface, wherein the plurality of light-emitting substrates are provided with a unique substrate management number formed by a character string arranged in a straight line and formed by leaving or removing a copper foil, on the front mounting surface of a special light-emitting substrate among the plurality of light-emitting substrates, a single-color light-emitting element that can emit light only in a single color is mounted, the single-color light-emitting element mounted on the special light-emitting substrate is arranged in a direction that is horizontal or vertical with respect to the direction of the substrate management number arranged in a straight line on the front mounting surface of the special light-emitting substrate, on the front mounting surface of a specific light-emitting substrate among the plurality of light-emitting substrates, a multi-color light-emitting element that can emit multi-color light is mounted, the specific light-emitting substrate includes at least a first specific light-emitting substrate and a second specific light-emitting substrate, the multi-color light-emitting element mounted on the first specific light-emitting substrate is a first special multi-color light-emitting element arranged in a direction that is horizontal or vertical with respect to the direction of the substrate management number arranged in a straight line on the front mounting surface of the first specific light-emitting substrate, the multi-color light-emitting element mounted on the second specific light-emitting substrate includes a second special multi-color light-emitting element arranged in a direction that is horizontal or vertical with respect to the direction of the substrate management number arranged in a straight line on the front mounting surface of the second specific light-emitting substrate and a specific multi-color light-emitting element arranged in a direction that is inclined with respect to the direction of the substrate management number arranged in a straight line on the front mounting surface of the second specific light-emitting substrate, furthermore, the substrate management number of the second specific light-emitting substrate is provided not only on the front mounting surface on which the specific multi-color light-emitting element is mounted but also on the back mounting surface, characterized by a gaming machine.

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