Gaming Machines

Abstract

To suppress decline of a game interest.SOLUTION: A game machine including a game board on which a game using a game ball is performed includes first light emitting means that receives a predetermined control signal and emits light in a light emission mode on the basis of the received control signal and second light emitting means capable of representing information having a higher degree of importance than that of the first light emitting means. The control signal can suppress display of information different from the original information on both the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means when a problem occurs, since the control signals are output at a different cycle between the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 314

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Conventionally, there have been proposed gaming machines equipped with a substrate on which a part number or the like is indicated by silk screen printing (for example, Patent Document 1). Some substrates are coated with a resist liquid of a specific color to enhance their decorativeness and make them highly reflective. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-141683 A (paragraphs

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[0048] , and FIG. 3) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, if a malfunction occurs in the light emitting means of a gaming machine, important information may not be properly communicated, which may reduce interest in the game.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can take measures against fraud. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] Effective solutions for achieving the above-mentioned object are shown below. The operation and other details are explained as necessary. For ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations and other details are also shown in the embodiments of the invention as appropriate, but are not intended to be limiting.

[0007] The present invention relates to A gaming machine capable of conducting a predetermined lottery and awarding a gaming profit based on the result of the lottery, a light-emitting body capable of emitting light based on a result of the lottery; a light emitting substrate on which the light emitter is mounted on a front mounting surface; A cover body provided on a front mounting surface side of the light emitting substrate; Equipped with the light emitting substrate is fixed to the cover body by an irreversible fixing means such that the light emitting substrate cannot be removed unless at least a part of the cover body is destroyed; The cover body has a cylindrical through-hole corresponding to the light-emitting body, Further, the light emitting substrate has a connector portion that enables wiring to the light emitting substrate only on the rear mounting surface on which the light emitting body is not mounted. And, Furthermore, a light-colored coating film is provided on at least the inner region of the through-hole on the front mounting surface of the light-emitting substrate, and a dark-colored coating film is provided around the light-colored coating film. It is characterized by: Effect of the Invention

[0008] In the gaming machine of the present invention, It is possible to prevent a decline in interest in gaming . [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine. [Diagram 5] This is an oblique view of the pachinko machine seen from the front right. [Figure 6] This is an oblique view of the pachinko machine seen from the front left. [Figure 7] This is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from behind. [Figure 8] This is a front view of a pachinko machine when the pressing operation part of the performance operation unit is in the raised position. [Figure 9] This is an oblique view of the pachinko machine from the front right when the pressure operation part of the performance operation unit is in the raised position. [Figure 10] This is an oblique view of a pachinko machine viewed from the front with the door frame open from the main frame and the main frame open from the outer frame. [Figure 11]This is an exploded oblique view of a pachinko machine viewed from the front, disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main frame, and an outer frame. [Figure 12] This is an exploded oblique view of a pachinko machine disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main body frame, and an outer frame, viewed from the rear. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a front view of the outer frame of the pachinko machine. [Figure 14] FIG. [Figure 15] FIG. [Figure 16] This is an oblique view of the outer frame from the front. [Figure 17] This is a perspective view of the outer frame from the rear. [Figure 18] This is an exploded oblique view of the outer frame disassembled into its main components as viewed from the front. [Figure 19] This is an exploded oblique view of the left and right outer frame assemblies of the outer frame, viewed from the front. [Figure 20] This is an exploded oblique view of the lower outer frame assembly of the outer frame, viewed from the front. [Figure 21] 1A is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame upper hinge assembly of the outer frame, seen from the upper front, and FIG. 1B is an exploded perspective view of (a), seen from the lower front. [Figure 22] FIG. 2 is a front view of a door frame in a pachinko machine. [Diagram 23] FIG. [Figure 24] FIG. [Diagram 25] FIG. [Figure 26] This is an oblique view of the door frame from the front right. [Figure 27] This is an oblique view of the door frame from the front left. [Figure 28] This is a perspective view of the door frame from the rear. [Figure 29] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame disassembled into its main components as viewed from the front. [Diagram 30] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame disassembled into its main components from the rear. [Diagram 31]1A is a perspective view of a door frame base unit of a door frame as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the door frame base unit as viewed from the rear. [Diagram 32] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame base unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Diagram 33] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame base unit disassembled into its main components from the rear. [Diagram 34] 1A is a front perspective view of the ball feeding unit of the door frame base unit, and FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the ball feeding unit. [Diagram 35] (a) is an exploded oblique view of the ball feeding unit seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded oblique view of the ball feeding unit seen from the rear with the rear case and anti-tamper member removed. [Diagram 36] 1A is a perspective view of the fall cover unit of the door frame base unit as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the fall cover unit as viewed from the rear. [Figure 37] FIG. 2 is a front view of the fall cover unit with the lid member removed. [Figure 38] 1A is an exploded perspective view of a handle unit in a door frame as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit as viewed from the rear. [Figure 39] This is an oblique view of the tray unit of the door frame. [Diagram 40] This is an oblique view of the plate unit from behind. [Diagram 41] This is an exploded oblique view of the plate unit disassembled into its main components, viewed from the front. [Diagram 42] This is an exploded oblique view of the plate unit disassembled into its main components from the rear. [Diagram 43] This is an oblique view of the plate base unit in the plate unit as seen from the front. [Diagram 44] This is an oblique view of the plate base unit in the plate unit from behind. [Diagram 45] This is an exploded oblique view of the dish base unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Figure 46]This is an exploded oblique view of the dish base unit disassembled into its main components from the rear. [Figure 47] This is an oblique view of the plate decoration unit in the plate unit from the front. [Figure 48] This is an oblique view of the plate decoration unit from behind. [Figure 49] This is an exploded oblique view of the plate decoration unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Figure 50] This is an exploded oblique view of the plate decoration unit disassembled into its main components from the rear. [Figure 51] This is a plan view of the performance operation unit in the plate unit, viewed from the direction in which the performance operation section button unit moves forward and backward. [Figure 52] 1A is a perspective view of the production operation unit seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the production operation unit seen from the back. [Figure 53] This is an exploded oblique view of the performance operation unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Figure 54] This is an exploded oblique view of the performance operation unit disassembled into its main components and viewed from behind. [Figure 55] 1A is an oblique view of the performance operation ring of the performance operation unit seen from the top front, and FIG. 1B is an oblique view of the performance operation ring seen from the bottom front. [Figure 56] 1A is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring seen from the top front, and FIG. 1B is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring seen from the bottom front. [Figure 57] 1A is a perspective view of the rotational drive unit of the performance operation unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the rotational drive unit as seen from the back. [Figure 58] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rotary drive unit as viewed from the right front. [Figure 59] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rotary drive unit as viewed from the front left. [Figure 60] This is an exploded oblique view of the performance operation button unit of the performance operation unit, viewed from the front. [Figure 61]This is an exploded oblique view of the performance operation button unit from below and front. [Figure 62] 1A is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation button unit when the pressing operation portion is in the lowered position, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the performance operation button unit when the pressing operation portion is in the raised position. [Figure 63] 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the performance operation ring and the rotation drive unit in a left side view of the performance operation unit. FIG. [Figure 64] This is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the performance operation ring and the performance operation ring decorative board in a plan view of the performance operation unit viewed from the pressing direction of the pressing operation part. [Figure 65] (a) is a front view of the plate unit shown in its normal state, (b) is a front view of the plate unit when the pressing operation part is in the raised position, and (c) is a front view of the plate unit when the central pressing operation part of the pressing operation part is pressed. [Figure 66] 1A is a perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the left side unit of the door frame as viewed from the rear. [Figure 67] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame left side unit as seen from the front. [Figure 68] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame left side unit seen from behind. [Figure 69] 1A is a perspective view of the right side unit of the door frame as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the right side unit of the door frame as viewed from the rear. [Figure 70] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame right side unit as seen from the front. [Figure 71] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame right side unit seen from behind. [Figure 72] (a) is an oblique view of the door frame top unit in the door frame seen from the front, (b) is an oblique view of the door frame top unit seen from the back, and (c) is a bottom view of the door frame top unit with the top cover removed. [Figure 73] This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame top unit viewed from above and front. [Figure 74]This is an exploded oblique view of the door frame top unit from the bottom front. [Figure 75] A front view of the door frame shown with each decorative board. [Figure 76] FIG. 2 is a front view of the main body frame of the pachinko machine. [Figure 77] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the main body frame of the pachinko machine. [Figure 78] This is an oblique view of the main body frame from the front right. [Figure 79] This is an oblique view of the main body frame from the front left. [Figure 80] This is an oblique view of the main body frame from the rear. [Figure 81] This is an exploded oblique view of the main body frame disassembled into its main components as viewed from the front. [Figure 82] This is an exploded oblique view of the main body frame disassembled into its main components and viewed from the rear. [Figure 83] 1A is an enlarged oblique view showing the lower left corner of the front of the main body frame, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged oblique view showing the lower left corner of the front of the main body frame when the door frame is opened relative to the main body frame. [Figure 84] 6(a) to 6(c) are explanatory diagrams showing the operation of a connection cable guide member of the main body frame when the door frame is opened or closed relative to the main body frame. [Figure 85] 1A is a perspective view of the ball launcher in the main body frame as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the ball launcher as viewed from the rear. [Figure 86] 1A is a perspective view of the dispensing base unit of the main frame seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the dispensing base unit seen from the rear. [Figure 87] 1A is a perspective view of the dispensing unit in the main body frame seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the dispensing unit seen from the rear. [Figure 88] 1A is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing unit disassembled into its main components as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing unit disassembled into its main components as viewed from the rear. [Figure 89] This is a rear cross-sectional view of the dispensing device of the dispensing unit, cut at the center of the dispensing blade in the front-to-rear direction. [Figure 90] (a) is a rear cross-sectional view of the dispensing device cut at the center of the dispensing blade in the fore-and-aft direction when the ball-removing movable piece is in the open state, and (b) is a cross-sectional view cut along line AA in (a). [Figure 91] An explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the door frame foul cover unit and the lower full ball path unit. [Figure 92] An explanatory diagram showing the flow of game balls in the main body frame. [Figure 93] 1A is a perspective view of a board unit of a main body frame as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the board unit as seen from the rear. [Figure 94] 1 is a perspective view of the board unit as viewed from below and rear. [Figure 95] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit as viewed from the front, disassembled into its main components. [Figure 96] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the board unit disassembled into its main components and viewed from the rear. [Figure 97] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view showing the lower part of the pachinko machine cut in the center in the left-right direction. [Figure 98] 1A is a perspective view of the locking unit of the main body frame as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the locking unit as seen from the rear. [Figure 99] 1A is a plan view of the main body frame, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. [Figure 100] This is an enlarged view showing the upper part of the main body frame in a perspective view seen from behind. [Figure 101] 1A is a perspective view of the spherical tank with tank rails etc. assembled, seen from above the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of FIG. 1A seen from below the front. [Figure 102] 101(a) is exploded and viewed from the front in an exploded perspective view. [Figure 103] An explanatory diagram showing the area through which game balls that overflow from the ball tank at the top of the main body frame circulate. [Figure 104] An explanatory diagram showing the flow of game balls that have overflowed from the ball tank at the top of the main body frame. [Figure 105]An explanatory diagram showing the flow of game balls into the bypass passage at the top of the main frame. [Fig. 106] 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main body frame from the rear of the hinge side, showing the tank rail and its surroundings. FIG. [Figure 107] This is a front view of a game board in a pachinko machine in which the front components, game panel, and front unit are made opaque. [Figure 108] This is an oblique view of the game board in Figure 107 as seen from the front right. [Fig. 109] This is an oblique view of the game board in Figure 107 as seen from the front left. [Figure 110] This is an oblique view of the game board from behind. [Figure 111] This is a front view of the game board with the front components, game panel, and front unit etc. made transparent. [Figure 112] This is an exploded oblique view of the game board disassembled into its main components as seen from the front. [Figure 113] This is an exploded perspective view of the game board disassembled into its main components and viewed from behind. [Fig. 114] 108 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 107. [Figure 115] This is a front view of the game board with the front unit cut parallel to the surface of the game panel to reveal the game area where game balls circulate and the obstacle pins. [Fig. 116] FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the front components and game panel of the game board as viewed from the front, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the front components and game panel as viewed from the back. [Figure 117] FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a front unit of a game board, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the front unit of the game board from behind. [Fig. 118] 1A is a perspective view of the starting port unit and side unit in the front unit as viewed from the front, (b) is a perspective view of the starting port unit and side unit in the front unit as viewed from the back, (c) is a left side view of the starting port unit, and (d) is a left side view of the side unit. [Figure 119]This is an explanatory diagram comparing the inclination of the front surface of the general winning opening with the inclination of the door member of the variable winning opening when in the open state. [Figure 120] An enlarged front view showing the starting hole unit and side unit of the game board. [Figure 121] 1A is a perspective view of the first attacca unit in the front unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the first attacca unit in the front unit as seen from the rear. [Figure 122] This is an exploded oblique view of the first attacker unit as seen from the front. [Figure 123] This is an exploded oblique view of the first attacker unit as seen from behind. [Figure 124] An explanatory diagram showing the movement of the first large prize opening door in the first attacca unit from the left side. [Fig. 125] An explanatory diagram showing a cross section of the passage of game balls in the first attacker unit. [Fig. 126] 1A is a perspective view of the center accessory of the front unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the center accessory of the front unit as seen from the back. [Figure 127] This is a front view of the center part. [Figure 128] 1A is an oblique view of the second attacca unit, side right middle unit, and gate member in the front unit, seen from the front, and FIG. 1B is an oblique view of the second attacca unit, side right middle unit, and gate member in the front unit, seen from the back. [Figure 129] An explanatory diagram showing in cross section the passage of game balls in the second attacker unit and the side right center unit. [Fig. 130] This is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged right part of the play area in Figure 115. [Fig. 131] This is an oblique view of the back unit of the game board as seen from the front. [Fig. 132] This is an oblique view of the rear unit of the game board from behind. [Fig. 133] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rear unit as viewed from the front, disassembled into its main components. FIG. [Fig. 134] This is an exploded perspective view of the rear unit disassembled into its main components and viewed from behind. [Fig. 135] This is a front view of a pachinko machine showing an enlarged view of the upper left corner of the game board with the door frame made transparent. [Fig. 136] 1A is a perspective view of the rear guiding unit in the rear unit as viewed from the front, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the rear guiding unit in the rear unit as viewed from the back. [Fig. 137] (a) is an oblique view of the back rear performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the back rear performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Figure 138] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear performance unit from the front. [Figure 139] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear performance unit from behind. [Fig. 140] An explanatory diagram showing the movable configuration of the rear performance unit from the front. [Fig. 141] An explanatory diagram showing the movement of the back-stage performance unit. [Fig. 142] A front view showing the rear movable decorative body together with the rear decorative base plate. [Fig. 143] 142. (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 142, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. [Fig. 144] 1A is an oblique view of the movable decorative body from the front, and FIG. 1B is an oblique view of the movable decorative body from the back. [Fig. 145] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear movable decorative body viewed from the front. [Fig. 146] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear movable decorative body seen from behind. [Fig. 147] This is a front view showing an enlarged portion of the rear movable decorative body. [Fig. 148] 148 is an explanatory diagram showing the light guide radiation plate and the rear decorative substrate in dashed lines in the front view of FIG. 147. [Figure 149](a) is a front view showing a part of the decorative body in the rear-rear movable decorative body, (b) is a front view showing a part of the decorative sheet in the same position as the decorative body in (a), and (c) is a front view showing a light-guiding radiation plate and a part of the rear-rear decorative substrate in the same position as the decorative body in (a). [Fig. 150] FIG. 143(b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an upper part of FIG. 143(a) in an enlarged manner. [Fig. 151] FIG. 151 is an exploded view showing the cross-sectional view of FIG. [Fig. 152] This is an explanatory diagram that enlarges a portion of the front of the rear-rear movable decorative body to show the relationship between the decoration provided by the decorative body and decorative sheet and the light-guiding radiation plate and the rear-rear decorative substrate. [Fig. 153] (a) is an explanatory diagram showing in cross section the relationship between the light-guiding radiation plate and the rear decorative substrate at the location of the first LED, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing from the front the function of the light-guiding radiation plate at the location where the second LED is located on the optical axis of the first LED, and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing from the front an example of the arrangement of the LED accommodating portion of the light-guiding radiation plate and the first LED on the rear decorative substrate relative to the second decorative portion in the decorative body and decorative sheet. [Fig. 154] This is a front view showing an enlarged portion of the rear decorative substrate together with the copper foil of the circuit pattern. [Fig. 155] 1A is a front view of the rear decorative board, and FIG. 1B is a rear view of the rear decorative board. [Fig. 156] (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion of a decorative body in a rear-rear movable decorative body, (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion of a decorative body having a metal decorative part of a different shape than that in (a), and (c) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion of a decorative body having a metal decorative part of an even different shape than that in (a) and (b). [Fig. 157] (a) is an explanatory diagram showing in cross section the configuration of a rear-rear movable decorative body of a second embodiment, which is different from the rear-rear movable decorative body of Figure 142, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing in cross section the configuration of a rear-rear movable decorative body of a third embodiment, and (c) is an explanatory diagram showing in cross section the configuration of a rear-rear movable decorative body of a fourth embodiment. [Fig. 158](a) is an oblique view of the lower left and lower right performance units in the back unit viewed from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the lower left and lower right performance units in the back unit viewed from the back. [Fig. 159] This is an exploded oblique view of the lower left and lower right performance units viewed from the front. [Fig. 160] This is an exploded oblique view of the lower left and lower right performance units viewed from behind. [Fig. 161] This is an explanatory diagram showing the movable configuration of the lower left performance unit and the lower right performance unit from the front. [Fig. 162] (a) is an oblique view of the back lower middle performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the back lower middle performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Fig. 163] This is an exploded oblique view of the back-lower-middle lifting mechanism of the back-lower-middle performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 164] This is an exploded oblique view of the back-lower-middle lifting mechanism of the back-lower-middle performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 165] This is an exploded oblique view of the back-lower middle decorative unit of the back-lower middle performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 166] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear-lower middle decorative unit of the rear-lower middle performance unit, viewed from behind. [Fig. 167] An explanatory diagram showing the raising and lowering of the back-lower middle decorative body unit by the back-lower middle lifting mechanism in the back-lower middle performance unit. [Fig. 168] (a) is an explanatory diagram showing from the front the configuration for the rotation of the back-lower middle rotating decorative body of the back-lower middle decorative body unit in the back-lower middle performance unit, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing in a table the relationship between the stopping position of the back-lower middle rotating decorative body and each detection sensor. [Fig. 169] This is an explanatory diagram showing the LED arrangement of the back-lower middle decorative body unit in the back-lower middle performance unit from the front. [Fig. 170](a) is an oblique view of the back upper performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the back upper performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Fig. 171] This is an exploded oblique view of the backstage performance unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Fig. 172] This is an exploded oblique view of the backstage performance unit, broken down into its main components and viewed from behind. [Fig. 173] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear rising and falling decoration unit in the rear upper performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 174] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear rising and falling decorative unit in the rear unit. [Fig. 175] An explanatory diagram showing the rotation mechanism of the back-up front rotating decorative body in the back-up performance unit from the front. [Fig. 176] (a) is an explanatory diagram showing the lifting mechanism of the back-up rising and falling decorative body unit in the back-up performance unit from the front, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the lifting mechanism of the back-up rising and falling decorative body unit and the rotation mechanism of the back-up rear rotating decorative body from the front when the back-up rising and falling decorative body unit has been moved to the appearance position. [Fig. 177] This is an explanatory diagram showing the decorative board from the front with the back-upper performance unit having the back-rising-descending decorative body unit moved to its appearance position. [Fig. 178] (a) is an oblique view of the rear left performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the rear left performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Fig. 179] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear left performance unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Fig. 180] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear left performance unit, broken down into its main components and viewed from behind. [Fig. 181] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear left decorative unit of the rear left performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 182] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear left decorative unit of the rear left performance unit, viewed from behind. [Fig. 183]An explanatory diagram showing the movable mechanism of the rear left performance unit from the front. [Fig. 184] An explanatory diagram showing the movement of the rear left decorative body unit in the rear left performance unit. [Fig. 185] (a) is an oblique view of the rear right performance unit in the back unit viewed from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the rear right performance unit in the back unit viewed from the back. [Fig. 186] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear right performance unit, broken down into its main components, viewed from the front. [Fig. 187] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear right performance unit, disassembled into its main components and viewed from behind. [Fig. 188] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear right decorative unit of the rear right performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 189] This is an exploded oblique view of the rear right decorative unit of the rear right performance unit, viewed from behind. [Fig. 190] An explanatory diagram showing the movable mechanism of the rear right performance unit from the front. [Fig. 191] An explanatory diagram showing the movement of the rear right decorative body unit in the rear right performance unit. [Fig. 192] (a) is an oblique view of the back front left performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the back front left performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Fig. 193] This is an exploded oblique view of one of the back front left decorative units in the back front left performance unit, viewed from the front. [Fig. 194] This is an exploded oblique view of one of the back front left decorative units in the back front left performance unit, viewed from behind. [Fig. 195] (a) is a front view showing the shutter group in the back front left performance unit in a closed state, and (b) is a front view showing the shutter group in the back front left performance unit in an open state. [Fig. 196] (a) is an oblique view of the back front right performance unit in the back unit seen from the front, and (b) is an oblique view of the back front right performance unit in the back unit seen from the back. [Figure 197] This is an exploded oblique view of one of the rear front right decorative units in the rear front right performance unit, viewed from the front. [Figure 198] This is an exploded oblique view of one of the rear front right decorative units in the rear front right performance unit, viewed from behind. [Figure 199] (a) is a front view showing the shutter group in the closed state of the rear front right performance unit, and (b) is a front view showing the shutter group in the open state of the rear front right performance unit. [Figure 200] This is a front view of the game board showing the rear-rear movable decoration of the rear-rear performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the appearing position. [Figure 201] This is a front view of the game board showing the back-lower-middle rotating decoration of the back-lower-middle performance unit being moved from the lowered position to the raised position. [Fig. 202] This is a front view of the game board showing the back-upper rear rotating decoration of the back-upper rear performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the appearance position, the back-left rotating decoration of the back-left rear performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the first appearance position, and the back-right rotating decoration of the back-right rear performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the first appearance position. [Fig. 203] This is a front view of the game board showing the left-rear-left rotating decoration of the left-rear-left performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the second appearance position, and the right-rear-right rotating decoration of the right-rear-right performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the second appearance position. [Fig. 204] This is a front view of the game board showing the shutter unit of the back front left performance unit and the shutter unit of the back front right performance unit changing from a closed state to an open state. [Fig. 205] This is a front view of the game board showing the rear-rear movable decoration of the rear-rear performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the appearance position, the rear-top rotating decoration of the rear-top performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the appearance position, the rear-left rotating decoration of the rear-left performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the first appearance position, the rear-right rotating decoration of the rear-right performance unit being moved from the retracted position to the first appearance position, and the rear-bottom-middle rotating decoration of the rear-bottom-middle performance unit being moved from the descending position to the ascending position. [Fig. 206]1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the control configuration of a pachinko machine. [Fig. 207] This is a right side view of the pachinko machine shown together with the self-supporting support member. [Fig. 208] 1A is a front perspective view of a drawer connector mounted on a relay board provided on a main body frame, and FIG. [Fig. 209] 1A to 1C are diagrams showing how to prevent solder bridging on each terminal of the main frame side drawer connector (concave type), and 1D to 1F are diagrams showing how to prevent solder bridging on each terminal of a small DIP type connector that is electrically connected to the main frame side drawer connector (concave type). [Fig. 210] FIG. 209(a) shows a modified example of FIG. 209(c), and FIG. 209(b) shows a modified example of FIG. 209(f). [Fig. 211] 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a modified example in which the terminals in the final stage and the solder relief pattern are formed at a predetermined distance apart. [Fig. 212] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an over resist applied to each terminal of a main body frame side drawer connector (concave type), and FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a cross section taken along line XX in FIG. [Fig. 213] 1A is a schematic diagram of the copper foil surface on the surface (mounting surface) side of a board on which a surface mount type connector is mounted, and FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of the surface (mounting surface) of the board. [Fig. 214] This is a continuation of Figure 213, an enlarged view of part A in Figure 213(b), and is a schematic diagram (c) of an over resist applied to the housing fixing land of a surface mount type connector, and a schematic diagram (d) of a cross section taken along line YY in (c). [Fig. 215] 1A is a schematic diagram of a copper foil surface on the front surface (mounting surface) side of a substrate on which a surface mount type connector in a modified example is mounted, and FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of the front surface (mounting surface) of the substrate. [Fig. 216] This is a continuation of Figure 215, an enlarged view of part B in Figure 215(b), and is a schematic diagram (c) of an over resist applied to the housing fixing land of a surface mount type connector, and a schematic diagram (d) of a cross section of line ZZ in (c). [Fig. 217]FIG. 2 is a front exploded perspective view of the peripheral control unit. [Fig. 218] FIG. 2 is an exploded rear perspective view of the peripheral control unit. [Fig. 219] FIG. [Fig. 220] This figure shows the shape of the solid ground at the portion where the front of the anti-breakage rib portion formed on the base body abuts the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board, and is a schematic diagram (a) of the copper foil surface on the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board, and a schematic diagram (b) of the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board. [Fig. 221] 13 is a diagram showing the shape of the resist relative to the lands when the peripheral control board is put into a solder bath. FIG. [Fig. 222] FIG. 11 is an exploded front perspective view of a peripheral control unit according to a second embodiment. [Fig. 223] FIG. 11 is an exploded rear perspective view of the peripheral control unit according to the second embodiment. [Fig. 224] FIG. 11 is a front view of a peripheral control unit according to a second embodiment. [Fig. 225] 225 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 224 according to the second embodiment. [Fig. 226] 225 is a view taken along the arrow A in FIG. 224 according to the second embodiment. [Fig. 227] FIG. 11 is an exploded front perspective view of a peripheral control unit according to a third embodiment. [Fig. 228] FIG. 11 is an exploded rear perspective view of the peripheral control unit according to the third embodiment. [Fig. 229] 225 is a view taken along the arrow A in FIG. 224 according to the third embodiment. [Fig. 230]FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a method of extracting the ground (GND) on the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board in the third embodiment, which ensures good contact between the ground (GND) on the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board and the conductive elastic member; and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the copper foil surface on the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board (exposed example (a)), a schematic diagram of the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board (exposed example (b)), a schematic diagram of the copper foil surface on the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board (example of multiple through holes with lands arranged (c)), and a schematic diagram of the back surface (solder side) of the peripheral control board (example of multiple through holes with lands arranged (d)). [Fig. 231] FIG. 13 is an exploded front perspective view of a peripheral control unit according to a fourth embodiment. [Fig. 232] FIG. 13 is an exploded rear perspective view of the peripheral control unit according to the fourth embodiment. [Fig. 233] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing a procedure for mounting a peripheral control board and the like in the fourth embodiment. [Fig. 234] 13A shows lands formed around through-holes on the front surface (mounting surface) of a peripheral control board or the like according to a fourth embodiment, and FIG. 13B shows a foil punching area. [Fig. 235] FIG. 13A shows the lands formed around the through holes on the back surface (solder surface) of a peripheral control board etc. in the fourth embodiment, FIG. 13B shows the lands and screw fastening designation symbols, and FIG. 13C shows the foil punching area. [Fig. 236] FIG. 13 is an exploded front perspective view of a peripheral control unit according to a fifth embodiment. [Fig. 237] FIG. 13 is an exploded rear perspective view of the peripheral control unit according to the fifth embodiment. [Fig. 238] FIG. 13A shows a portion of a rear oblique view of a peripheral control unit according to a fifth embodiment, and FIG. 13B shows a portion of a rear oblique view of the peripheral control unit in which a portion of the base body constituting the peripheral control unit has been cut along line CL in FIG. 13A so that the state in which the conductive elastic member is inserted can be seen. [Fig. 239]This is a continuation of Figure 238 and shows a portion of a rear oblique view of the peripheral control unit with a part of the peripheral control unit cut away so that the state in which the conductive elastic member is pressed against the metal back cover of the performance display device 1600 and deformed can be seen. [Fig. 240] 13 is an enlarged front view of a cover body constituting a peripheral control unit having an opening into which the tip of a contact probe according to a fifth embodiment can be inserted for contact. FIG. [Fig. 241] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a method of extracting the ground (GND) on the back surface (solder side) of a specific substrate in accordance with a fifth embodiment, which improves contact between the ground (GND) on the back surface (solder side) of the specific substrate and a conductive elastic member; and FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of the copper foil surface on the back surface (solder side) of a specific substrate (exposed example (a)), a schematic diagram of the back surface (solder side) of a specific substrate (exposed example (b)), a schematic diagram of the copper foil surface on the back surface (solder side) of a specific substrate (example of multiple through holes with lands arranged (c)), and a schematic diagram of the back surface (solder side) of a specific substrate (example of multiple through holes with lands arranged (d)). [Fig. 242] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the flexible flat cable. [Fig. 243] FIG. 1(a) shows the flexible flat cable electrically connected to the connector on the back side of the performance display device, FIG. 1(b) shows the flexible flat cable electrically connected to the connector on the liquid crystal output board, and FIG. 1(c) is an enlarged partial view of part B shown in (a) and part C shown in (b), showing the flexible flat cable electrically connected to each connector through the cutout portion. [Fig. 244] FIG. 1(a) shows a state in which the flexible flat cable is not properly electrically connected to the connector on the back side of the performance display device, and FIG. 1(b) shows a state in which the flexible flat cable is not properly electrically connected to the connector on the liquid crystal output board. [Fig. 245]FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the arrangement of the connectors on the relay board, FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a state in which the connectors of the wiring and harness are normally connected to the connectors on the relay board, and FIG. 1C is a diagram showing a state in which the connectors of the wiring and harness are not normally connected to the connectors on the relay board. [Fig. 246] This is a modified example of Figure 245, and is a diagram (a) showing the arrangement of the connectors on the relay board and the component arrangement lines, a diagram (b) showing a state in which the connectors of the wiring and harness are normally connected to the connectors of the relay board, and a diagram (c) showing a state in which the connectors of the wiring and harness are not normally connected to the connectors of the relay board. [Fig. 247] FIG. 1A is a partial perspective view of the game board from behind, illustrating the area where the wiring grooves are to be attached, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the state in which the wiring grooves of the first embodiment are attached to the back side of the game board. [Fig. 248] This is a continuation of Figure 247, and is a diagram (c) showing the state in which the wiring groove according to the second embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board. [Fig. 249] 1 is a perspective view showing the state of various wiring when the wiring groove of the first embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board and the game board is viewed from behind. FIG. [Fig. 250] 1 is a perspective view showing the state of various wiring when the wiring groove of the first embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board and the game board is viewed from the front. FIG. [Fig. 251] 8 is an oblique view showing the state of various wiring when the wiring groove according to the second embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board and the game board is viewed from behind. FIG. [Fig. 252] 13 is an oblique view showing the state of various wiring when the wiring groove according to the second embodiment is attached to the back side of the game board and the game board is viewed from the front. FIG. [Fig. 253] This is an oblique view of the light-emitting performance unit from the front. [Fig. 254] This is an oblique view of the light-emitting performance unit from behind. [Figure 255] This is an exploded oblique view of the light-emitting performance unit from the front. [Fig. 256]This is an exploded oblique view of the light-emitting performance unit from behind. [Fig. 257] 2 is a front view showing the positional relationship between the LED bare chips and the light guide plate. FIG. [Fig. 258] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a diffusion sheet disposed on the surface of a light guide plate. [Fig. 259] FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the state in which the flexible flat cable is electrically connected to the connector of the LED board; FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of portion Z shown in (a) showing the state in which the flexible flat cable is properly inserted into the connector of the LED board; and FIG. 1C is an enlarged view of portion Z shown in (a) showing the state in which the flexible flat cable is not properly inserted into the connector of the LED board. [Fig. 260] A block diagram explaining the electrical connections of each decorative substrate attached to the door frame. [Fig. 261] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a decorative substrate equipped with one LED constant current drive circuit. [Fig. 262] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a decorative substrate having two LED constant current drive circuits. [Fig. 263] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a layout method for an LED constant current drive circuit. [Fig. 264] This is an enlarged view of part D in Figure 263, seen from the non-LED mounted surface. [Fig. 265] 13 shows a configuration for dealing with a decrease in reflectance etc. according to the second embodiment. [Fig. 266] 13 shows a configuration for dealing with a decrease in reflectance etc. according to the third embodiment. [Fig. 267] 265, part D'' of FIG. 266, or part D'' of FIG. 270, as viewed from the non-LED-mounted surface. [Fig. 268] 13 shows a configuration for dealing with a decrease in reflectance etc. according to the fourth embodiment. [Fig. 269] This is an enlarged view of part D''' in Figure 268 as seen from the non-LED mounted surface. [Fig. 270] 13 shows a configuration for dealing with a decrease in reflectance etc. according to the fifth embodiment. [Fig. 271]These are schematic diagrams showing a method of arranging a surface display unit that can identify the multiple LEDs mounted on the front (surface) of a decorative board and their corresponding LEDs, in the case of a concentrated arrangement (part 1) (a), a distributed arrangement (part 1) (b), a concentrated arrangement (part 2) (c), and a distributed arrangement (part 2) (d). [Fig. 272] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the magnetic sensor as seen from the front. [Fig. 273] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the magnetic sensor as seen from the rear. [Fig. 274] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a process performed when the main control side is powered on; [Fig. 275] This is a flowchart showing the continuation of the main control side power-on processing in Figure 274. [Fig. 276] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a main control side timer interrupt processing. [Fig. 277] 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a setting change process. [Fig. 278] 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an error display process. [Fig. 279] 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a setting value confirmation display process. [Fig. 280] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed when the dispensing control unit is powered on. [Fig. 281] This is a flowchart showing the continuation of the power-on processing of the dispensing control unit in Figure 280. [Fig. 282] This is a flowchart following Figure 281, showing the continuation of the processing when the dispensing control unit is powered on. [Fig. 283] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a dispensing control unit timer interrupt process. [Fig. 284] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a peripheral control unit power-on process; [Fig. 285] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a peripheral control unit V blank interrupt process. [Fig. 286] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a peripheral control unit 1 ms timer interrupt process. [Fig. 287]10 is a flowchart showing an example of a peripheral control unit command reception interrupt process. [Fig. 288] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a peripheral control unit power outage warning signal interrupt process. [Fig. 289] 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure for the special symbol and special electric gimmick control processing executed by the main control MPU of this embodiment. [Fig. 290] This is a flowchart showing the procedure for the first starting port passing processing executed by the main control MPU in this embodiment. [Fig. 291] 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a pre-determination process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 292] This is a flowchart showing the steps of the second starting port passing processing executed by the main control MPU in the same embodiment. [Fig. 293] 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a first special symbol process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 294] 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure for the first special pattern normal processing executed by the main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 295] 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a hit determination process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 296] (A) is a win determination table used in the lottery process for big wins, (B) is a big win pattern determination table used in the lottery process for the type of big win, and (C) is a small win pattern determination table used in the lottery process for the type of small win. [Fig. 297] 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure for a first special symbol stopping symbol setting process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 298] 13 is a flowchart showing the steps of a first variation pattern setting process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Figure 299]13 is a flowchart showing the steps of the first special pattern change processing executed by the main control MPU in the same embodiment. [Figure 300] 13 is a flowchart showing the steps of a first special pattern stopping process executed by a main control MPU in the embodiment. [Fig. 301] This is a flowchart showing the procedure for the jackpot control processing executed by the main control MPU in this embodiment. [Fig. 302] (A) is a time chart showing the control state when the movable decorative body is driven, and (B) is a time chart showing the control state when the movable decorative body is driven in the modified example. [Fig. 303] This is a time chart showing the control state when the movable decorative object is operated. [Fig. 304] An explanatory diagram showing an example of a performance in which a movable decorative object is displayed in front of the performance display device. [Fig. 305] 11 is a time chart showing the control state during a player participation type presentation. [Fig. 306] This is a side view showing the light from the illuminating decorative body in the standby position as viewed from the side of the pachinko machine. [Fig. 307] This is a side view showing the light from the illuminating decorative object located at the appearance position when looking at the pachinko machine from the side. [Fig. 308] A diagram showing a rear decorative substrate having a plurality of holes. [Fig. 309] A front view showing the light-emitting area on the back side of the pachinko machine. [Fig. 310] This is an oblique view showing the light-emitting area on the side of the game board when viewed from the front left. [Fig. 311] 1 is an oblique view showing the light-emitting area on the side of the game board when viewed from the left rear. [Fig. 312] A diagram showing an opening provided on the back side of the performance display device. [Fig. 313] 99(a) is an enlarged schematic diagram showing a part of a cross section taken along line CC in FIG. 99(a). [Fig. 314]FIG. 13 is a front view of a game board in a modified example. [Fig. 315] FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of a dot matrix display, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1A, and FIGS. [Fig. 316] 4 is a time chart showing a control state of the dot matrix display device. [Fig. 317] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the display content of a dot matrix display; [Fig. 318] 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the acoustic decorative substrate, the left and right through holes, and the reflective sheet. FIG. [Fig. 319] This is a schematic diagram to explain the positions at which light emitted from a pachinko machine installed on an amusement island can be seen. [Fig. 320] A detailed diagram of the main control unit in the game board. [Fig. 321] 10 is a diagram for explaining a signal path during detection by the steering wheel touch sensor; FIG. [Fig. 322] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a command-related process when launch is permitted, which is executed in the peripheral control unit's regular processing. [Figure 323] 11 is a time chart showing the behavior of a pachinko machine during a change of a setting value. [Fig. 324] 11 is a time chart showing modified behavior of a pachinko machine during a change in the setting value. [Fig. 325] A flowchart showing an example of ball counting processing performed by the main control side timer interrupt processing. [Fig. 326] A flowchart showing an example of setting suggestion presentation related processing executed in the peripheral control unit regular processing. [Fig. 327] This is a specific example of a setting suggestion effect when a normal execution pattern is selected. [Fig. 328] This is a specific example of a setting suggestion effect when restriction execution patterns A and B are selected. [Fig. 329] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a slot machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] [1. Overall structure of a pachinko machine] A pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 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. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the right front, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the left front, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the rear. Fig. 8 is a front view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation unit of the performance operation unit is in the raised position, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation unit of the performance operation unit is in the raised position, seen from the right front. Also, Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine as seen from the front with the door frame opened from the main body frame and the main body frame opened from the outer frame. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main frame, and an outer frame, as viewed from the front, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine disassembled into a door frame, a game board, a main frame, and an outer frame, as viewed from the rear.

[0011] The pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment comprises a frame-shaped outer frame 2 installed in an island facility (not shown) of a gaming hall, a door frame 3 which closes the front of the outer frame 2 in an openable and closable manner, a main frame 4 which supports the door frame 3 in an openable and closable manner and is attached to the outer frame 2 in an openable and closable manner, and a game board 5 which has a game area 5a which is detachably attached to the main frame 4 from the front and is visible from the player side through the door frame 3, and into which the player hits a game ball B (see Figure 90).

[0012] The outer frame 2 is formed into a vertically extending rectangular frame when viewed from the front. The outer frame 2 includes a left outer frame assembly 10 and a right outer frame assembly 20 that are spaced apart from each other and extend vertically, an upper outer frame member 30 that connects the upper ends of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, a lower outer frame assembly 40 that connects the lower ends of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, an upper outer frame hinge assembly 50 attached to the left end of the upper surface of the upper outer frame member 30, and a lower outer frame hinge member 60 attached to the lower right side surface of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the left end of the upper surface of the lower outer frame assembly 40.

[0013] The outer frame 2 is attached to the island equipment of the gaming hall in which the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and the outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 and the outer frame lower hinge member 60 support the main frame upper hinge member 510 and the main frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4 so that they can rotate coaxially, thereby mounting the main frame 4 so that it can be opened and closed forward around the left side when viewed from the front.

[0014] In addition, when the main body frame 4 is closed, the door frame 3 has the lower outer frame assembly 40 working in cooperation with the speaker unit 620a of the board unit 620 in the main body frame 4 to form part of the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622, and by inverting the phase of the sound output to the rear of the main body frame speaker 622 and radiating it forward, the player can hear a deeper bass sound.

[0015] The door frame 3 closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game balls B are shot so as to be visible from the front, stores the game balls B to be shot into the game area 5a, and is provided with a handle 182 that the player operates to shoot the stored game balls B into the game area 5a. The door frame 3 also decorates the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

[0016] In addition, the door frame 3 is equipped with a performance operation unit 301 that can be operated by the player separately from the handle 182, and when a player-participation performance is executed, the player can participate in the performance by operating the performance operation unit 301, so that in addition to playing with the game ball B, the player can also be entertained by operating the performance operation unit 301.

[0017] The main body frame 4 includes a frame-shaped main body frame base unit 500 whose rear portion can be inserted into the outer frame 2 and can support the outer periphery of the game board 5, a main body frame upper hinge member 510 and a main body frame lower hinge assembly 520 for mounting the main body frame 4 to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable and for mounting the door frame 3 to be openable and closable, a main body frame reinforcing frame 530 which reinforces the main body frame base unit 500, and a ball launching device 540 for shooting a game ball B into the game area 5a of the game board 5. The gaming machine is equipped with a payout base unit 550 that receives game balls B supplied from the island equipment of the gaming hall, a payout unit 560 for paying out the game balls B received by the payout base unit 550 to the player, a board unit 620 having a power supply board 630 and a payout control board 633, a back cover 640 that covers the rear side of the game board 5 attached to the main frame base 501, and a locking unit 650 that locks the outer frame 2 and main frame 4, and the door frame 3 and main frame 4.

[0018] The main body frame 4 holds the game board 5 having a game area 5a where a game is played by hitting the game ball B, and also pays out the game ball B to the player and ejects the game ball B used in the game to the rear of the pachinko machine 1 (towards the island equipment of the game hall). The main body frame 4 is formed in a box shape with an open front, and the game board 5 is detachably housed inside from the front. The main body frame 4 is attached to a frame-shaped outer frame 2 attached to the island equipment of the game hall at the top and bottom of the front end on the left side of the front side so as to be able to open and close, and a door frame 3 is attached so as to be able to open and close so as to close the open front side.

[0019] The game board 5 includes a game area 5a where a game ball B is thrown by a player, a front component 1000 that defines the outer periphery of the game area 5a and has a generally rectangular shape when viewed from the front, a plate-like game panel 1100 that is attached to the rear side of the front component 1000 and defines the rear end of the game area 5a, a board holder 1200 that is attached to the rear lower part of the game panel 1100, and a main control unit 1300 that is attached to the rear surface of the board holder 1200 and has a main control board 1310. The game console 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) that is disposed on the rear side of the game panel 1100, a performance display device 1600 that is disposed in the center of the game area 5a when viewed from the front and is capable of displaying a predetermined performance image, a front unit 2000 that is attached to the front of the game panel 1100, and a back unit 3000 that is attached to the rear of the game panel 1100. The back unit 3000 includes various performance units that can perform movable performances and light-emitting performances according to the game status.

[0020] In the game area 5a of the game board 5, there are provided a plurality of gold-colored obstacle nails N (made of brass in this embodiment) that come into contact with the game ball B and are planted in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a general winning opening 2001, a first starting opening 2002, a gate portion 2003, a second starting opening 2004, a first large winning opening 2005, and a second large winning opening 2006 that provide a player with a predetermined privilege (for example, the payment of a predetermined number of game balls B) by receiving or passing the game ball B. The gold-colored obstacle nails N are planted on the front surface of the game panel 1100. The general winning opening 2001, the first starting opening 2002, the gate portion 2003, the second starting opening 2004, the first large winning opening 2005, and the second large winning opening 2006 are provided in the front unit 2000.

[0021] A player can insert a game ball B into the game area 5a of the game board 5 by operating the handle 182 of the handle unit 180. This allows the player to enjoy operating the handle 182 so that the game ball B is received by or passes through the general winning opening 2001, the first starting opening 2002, the gate section 2003, the second starting opening 2004, the first large winning opening 2005, and the second large winning opening 2006, etc., in the game area 5a.

[0022] In addition, the game board 5 can entertain the player by displaying a predetermined performance image on the performance display device 1600 in accordance with the game state, which changes when a game ball B is hit into the game area 5a, and by providing light-emitting performances, moving performances, etc. using the back rear performance unit 3100, back bottom left performance unit 3200, back bottom right performance unit 3250, back bottom middle performance unit 3300, back top performance unit 3400, back rear left performance unit 3500, back rear right performance unit 3600, back front left performance unit 3700, back front right performance unit 3800, etc.

[0023] [2. Overall composition of the outer frame] The outer frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to Figs. 13 to 18. Fig. 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. 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 disassembled into its main components and seen from the front. The outer frame 2 is attached to an island facility (not shown) in an amusement hall or the like on which the pachinko machine 1 is installed. The outer frame 2 is formed into a rectangular frame that extends vertically when viewed from the front.

[0024] As shown in the figure, the outer frame 2 comprises a left outer frame assembly 10 and a right outer frame assembly 20 which are spaced apart from each other laterally and extend vertically, an upper outer frame member 30 which connects the upper ends of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, a lower outer frame assembly 40 which connects the lower ends of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, an upper outer frame hinge assembly 50 which is attached to the left end of the upper surface of the upper outer frame member 30, and a lower outer frame hinge member 60 which is attached to the lower right side of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the left end of the upper surface of the lower outer frame assembly 40.

[0025] When the main frame 4 is closed, the outer frame lower assembly 40 cooperates with the speaker unit 620a of the board unit 620 in the main frame 4 to form part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622, and can radiate sound output to the rear of the main frame speaker 622 forward with phase inversion.

[0026] The outer frame 2 can detachably support the main body frame upper hinge assembly 50 of the main body frame 4. The outer frame 2 can coaxially support the main body frame upper hinge member 510 and the main body frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main body frame 4 by the outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 and the outer frame lower hinge member 60, and can attach the main body frame 4 so as to be openable and closable forward about the left side when viewed from the front.

[0027] [2-1. Left outer frame assembly and right outer frame assembly] The left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Fig. 19. Fig. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the left outer frame assembly and the right outer frame assembly of the outer frame, respectively, disassembled and viewed from the front. The left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20 of the outer frame 2 each extend vertically and are arranged spaced apart from each other on the left and right. The left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20 support the upper main frame hinge member 510 and the lower main frame hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4 so that they can rotate coaxially, and are used to attach the main frame 4 to the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed.

[0028] First, the left outer frame assembly 10 comprises a left outer frame member 11 which extends vertically with a constant width (depth) in the front-to-back direction, an upper left connecting member 12 attached to the upper end of the right side surface of the left outer frame member 11, and a lower left connecting member 13 attached to the lower end of the right side surface of the left outer frame member 11.

[0029] The left outer frame member 11 extends vertically with a constant cross-sectional shape, and is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy material. The left outer frame member 11 has a recess 11a that is recessed flat to the right at the rear portion of the left side surface, one of three equal portions of the left side surface divided in the front-rear direction, a bulge 11b that bulges to the right from a portion of the right side surface opposite the recess 11a, and a hollow portion 11c that penetrates the bulge 11b vertically. The strength and rigidity of the left outer frame member 11 are increased by the recess 11a and the bulge 11b, and the weight is reduced by the hollow portion 11c.

[0030] Furthermore, multiple grooves extending vertically are formed on both the left and right side surfaces of the left outer frame member 11. The multiple grooves on the left side surface are V-shaped, and the multiple grooves on the right side surface are semicircular. 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.

[0031] The upper left connecting member 12 is for connecting the upper end of the outer frame left member 11 and the left end of the outer frame upper member 30. The upper left connecting member 12 includes a flat horizontal fixing portion 12a extending horizontally, a flat upper lateral fixing portion 12b extending upward from the center in the front-to-rear direction on the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 12a, and a pair of flat lower lateral fixing portions 12c extending downward from both the front and rear sides of the upper lateral fixing portion 12b on the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 12a. The upper left connecting member 12 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0032] The upper left connecting member 12 is attached to the left outer frame member 11 by inserting the rear lower horizontal fixing part 12c into the hollow part 11c of the left outer frame member 11, abutting the horizontal fixing part 12a against the upper end of the left outer frame member 11, and further abutting the front and rear lower horizontal fixing parts 12c against the right side surface of the left outer frame member 11, and then screwing a screw into the lower horizontal fixing part 12c from the outside of the left side surface of the left outer frame member 11. The upper left connecting member 12 is also attached to the upper outer frame member 30 by abutting the horizontal fixing part 12a against the underside of the left end side of the upper outer frame member 30, and inserting the upper horizontal fixing part 12b into the notch part 30a on the left side surface of the upper outer frame member 30, and then screwing a screw into the upper outer frame member 30 through the horizontal fixing part 12a and the upper horizontal fixing part 12b.

[0033] The left lower connecting member 13 is for connecting the lower end of the outer frame left member 11 and the left end of the outer frame lower assembly 40 (outer frame lower member 41). The left lower connecting member 13 includes a horizontally extending flat horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat upper horizontal fixing portion 13b extending upward from the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 13a and extending rearward from the horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat lower horizontal fixing portion 13c extending downward from a portion rearward from the horizontal fixing portion at the lower side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b, and a flat abutting portion 13d extending short to the right from the rear side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b. The left lower connecting member 13 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0034] The left lower connecting member 13 is attached to the left outer frame member 11 by screwing a screw into the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b from the outside of the left side surface of the left outer frame member 11 with the rear surface of the abutment portion 13d abutting against the front surface of the bulging portion 11b of the left outer frame member 11, the left side surface of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b abutting against the right side surface of the left outer frame member 11, and the lower surface of the horizontal fixing portion 13a coinciding with the lower end of the left outer frame member 11. The left lower connecting member 13 is attached to the lower outer frame member 41 by screwing a screw into the lower outer frame member through the horizontal fixing portion 13a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c with the horizontal fixing portion 13a abutting against the upper surface of the left end side of the lower outer frame member 41 and the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c inserted into the notch 41a on the left side surface of the lower outer frame member 41.

[0035] Next, the right outer frame assembly 20 comprises a right outer frame member 21 which extends up and down with a constant width (depth) in the front-to-back direction, an upper right connecting member 22 attached to the upper end of the left side of the right outer frame member 21, a lower right connecting member 23 attached to the lower end of the left side of the right outer frame member 21, an upper hook member 24 attached to the upper part of the left side of the right outer frame member 21, and a lower hook member 25 attached to the lower part of the left side of the right outer frame member 21.

[0036] The right outer frame member 21 extends vertically with a constant cross-sectional shape, and is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy material. The right outer frame member 21 has a recess 21a that is recessed flat toward the left in a rear portion of the right side surface of the member when the right side surface is divided into three equal portions in the front-to-rear direction, a bulge 21b that bulges leftward from a portion of the left side surface opposite the recess 21a, and a hollow portion 21c that penetrates the bulge 21b vertically. The strength and rigidity of the right outer frame member 21 are increased by the recess 21a and the bulge 21b, and the weight is reduced by the hollow portion 21c.

[0037] The right outer frame member 21 has a plurality of grooves extending vertically formed on both the left and right side surfaces. The grooves on the right side surface are V-shaped, and the grooves on the left side surface are semicircular. The right outer frame member 21 is formed in a symmetrical shape to the left outer frame member 11 of the left outer frame assembly 10.

[0038] The upper right connecting member 22 is for connecting the upper end of the outer frame right member 21 and the right end of the outer frame upper member 30. The upper right connecting member 22 includes a flat horizontal fixing portion 22a extending horizontally, a flat upper lateral fixing portion 22b extending upward from the middle in the front-to-rear direction on the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 22a, and a pair of flat lower lateral fixing portions 22c extending downward from both the front and rear sides of the upper lateral fixing portion 22b on the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 22a. The upper right connecting member 22 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0039] The upper right connecting member 22 is attached to the right outer frame member 21 by inserting the rear lower horizontal fixing portion 22c into the hollow portion 21c of the right outer frame member 21, abutting the horizontal fixing portion 22a against the upper end of the right outer frame member 21, and further abutting the front and rear lower horizontal fixing portions 22c against the left side surface of the right outer frame member 21, and then screwing a screw into the lower horizontal fixing portion 22c from the outside of the right side surface of the right outer frame member 21. The upper right connecting member 22 is attached to the upper outer frame member 30 by abutting the horizontal fixing portion 22a against the lower surface of the right end side of the upper outer frame member 30, and inserting the upper horizontal fixing portion 22b into the notch portion 30a on the right side surface of the upper outer frame member 30, and then screwing a screw into the upper outer frame member 30 through the horizontal fixing portion 22a and the upper horizontal fixing portion 22b.

[0040] The right lower connecting member 23 is for connecting the lower end of the outer frame right member 21 and the right end of the outer frame lower assembly 40 (outer frame lower member 41). The right lower connecting member 23 includes a flat horizontal fixing portion 23a extending horizontally, a flat upper horizontal fixing portion 23b extending upward from the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 23a and extending rearward from the horizontal fixing portion 23a, a flat lower horizontal fixing portion 23c extending downward from a portion rearward from the horizontal fixing portion on the lower side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b, and a flat abutting portion 23d extending short to the left from the rear side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b. The right lower connecting member 23 is formed by bending a flat metal plate.

[0041] The right-lower connecting member 23 is attached to the right outer frame member 21 by screwing a screw into the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b from the outside of the right side surface of the outer frame right member 21 with the rear surface of the abutment portion 23d abutting against the front surface of the bulging portion 21b of the right outer frame member 21, the right surface of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b abutting against the left side surface of the right outer frame member 21, and the lower surface of the horizontal fixing portion 23a coinciding with the lower end of the right outer frame member 21. The right-lower connecting member 23 is attached to the lower outer frame member 41 by screwing a screw into the lower outer frame member through the horizontal fixing portion 23a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 23c with the horizontal fixing portion 23a abutting against the upper surface of the right end side of the lower outer frame member 41 and the lower horizontal fixing portion 23c being inserted into the notch 41a on the right side surface of the lower outer frame member 41.

[0042] An outer frame hook 653 of a locking unit 650 in the main frame 4, which will be described later, is hooked to the upper hook member 24 and the lower hook member 25. The upper hook member 24 includes a flat mounting portion 24a that extends vertically with a constant width in the front-rear direction and is attached to the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, and a flat hook piece portion 24b that extends leftward from the front edge of the mounting portion 24a and to which the upper outer frame hook 653 is hooked.

[0043] The lower hook member 25 includes a flat mounting portion 25a which extends vertically with a constant width in the front-to-rear direction and is attached to the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, a flat hanging piece portion 25b which extends leftward from the front edge of the mounting portion 25a and to which the lower outer frame hook 653 is hooked, and an insertion opening 25c which penetrates the hanging piece portion 25b in the front-to-rear direction and through which the lower outer frame hook 653 can be inserted.

[0044] [2-2. Upper outer frame components] The upper outer frame member 30 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Fig. 18. The upper outer frame member 30 is for connecting the upper ends of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20, which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides. The upper outer frame member 30 has a width in the front-to-rear direction substantially the same as that of the left outer frame member 11 and the right outer frame member 21 in the front-to-rear direction, a constant thickness in the up-down direction, extends in the left-to-right direction, and is made of wood. The upper outer frame member 30 is formed so that its length in the left-to-right direction is the same as that of the lower outer frame member 41 of the lower outer frame assembly 40, which will be described later.

[0045] The upper outer frame member 30 has cutouts 30a at the center in the front-rear direction on both the left and right side surfaces, which are recessed toward the center in the left-right direction while penetrating vertically. The upper horizontal fixing part 12b of the upper left connecting member 12 and the upper horizontal fixing part 22b of the upper right connecting member 22 are inserted into the cutouts 30a at both left and right ends.

[0046] The upper frame member 30 also has a mounting step 30b at its left end, the top and front surfaces of which are recessed from the general surface. The upper frame hinge assembly 50, which will be described later, is attached to this mounting step 30b.

[0047] [2-3. Lower outer frame assembly] The lower assembly 40 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Fig. 20. Fig. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the lower assembly of the outer frame as viewed from the front. The lower assembly 40 connects the lower ends of the left and right outer frame assemblies 10 and 20, which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right, and serves to close off and decorate the area below the door frame 3 in the pachinko machine 1.

[0048] The lower outer frame assembly 40 comprises a lower outer frame member 41 which extends left and right and connects the lower ends of the left and right outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20 which are spaced apart left and right, a box-shaped front panel member 42 which is arranged in front of the lower outer frame member 41 and extends left and right along the lower outer frame member 41 and is open at the rear, a box-shaped rear panel member 43 which is attached to the rear side of the front panel member 42 and is attached to the upper surface of the lower outer frame member 41, extending left and right and is open at the front, and an anti-ball jamming mechanism 44 formed at the left end of the upper surface of the rear panel member 43.

[0049] The lower outer frame member 41 has a width in the front-to-rear direction substantially the same as that of the left outer frame member 11 and the right outer frame member 21 in the front-to-rear direction, a constant thickness in the up-down direction, extends in the left-to-right direction, and is made of wood. The lower outer frame member 41 is formed to have a length in the left-to-right direction the same as that of the upper outer frame member 30 in the left-to-right direction.

[0050] The outer frame lower member 41 has cutouts 41a at the center in the front-rear direction on both left and right side surfaces, which penetrate vertically and are recessed toward the center in the left-right direction. The lower lateral fixing portion 13c of the lower left connecting member 13 and the lower lateral fixing portion 23c of the lower right connecting member 23 are inserted and attached into the cutouts 41a at both left and right ends. This allows the lower ends of the left outer frame member 11 and the right outer frame member 21 to be connected to each other.

[0051] The outer frame lower member 41 is recessed from the top surface and has a recess 41b into which the lower part of the back panel member 43 is inserted. The recess 41b extends left and right and extends from a rearward position in the center of the front-rear direction to the front end side. This recess 41b makes the volume of the back panel internal space 40a formed by the front panel front member 42 and the back panel rear member 43 as large as possible.

[0052] The front panel front member 42 has the same left-right length as the outer frame lower member 41, is formed in a horizontally long rectangular box shape with a short depth in the front-to-back direction relative to its height, and is open on the entire rear side. The front panel front member 42 closes the open rear side with the rear panel member 43, thereby forming the front panel internal space 40a which becomes part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622 in cooperation with the rear panel member 43. The front panel front member 42 has an elongated hole-shaped opening 42a on the front surface near the right end, which penetrates from front to back and extends from left to right.

[0053] The length of the back panel 43 in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than that of the outer frame lower member 41, and the front is formed in a box shape with an open front. The back panel 43 cooperates with the front panel 42 to form the back panel internal space 40a, which is a part of the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622, by attaching the front panel 42 to the front surface. The back panel 43 has a cylindrical connecting tube portion 43a in the left-right center of the upper surface, which extends left and right, protrudes upward, and communicates with the back panel internal space 40a. The connecting tube portion 43a is inclined so that the upper end is located higher from the front end side, which coincides with the general upper surface of the back panel 43, toward the rear. In this embodiment, the upper end of the connecting tube portion 43a is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees.

[0054] The connecting tube portion 43a has a length in the left-right direction that is approximately 1 / 3 of the length of the entire back panel member 43, and a depth in the front-rear direction that is slightly shorter than the depth of the entire back panel member 43. A plurality of ribs 43b that connect the front end side and the rear end side are provided inside the connecting tube portion 43a. When the main body frame 4 is closed to the outer frame 2, the upper end of the connecting tube portion 43a is connected to a connecting portion 621c of a speaker cover 621 of a speaker unit 620a of a board unit 620 in the main body frame 4, and is in communication with the internal space of the speaker unit 620a, forming an enclosure 624.

[0055] The ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 is intended to prevent the game ball B from being pinched between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 by causing the game ball B to remain at the left end of the upper surface of the rear panel member 43, at the portion of the outer frame lower hinge member 60.

[0056] The ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 is formed at the left end of the upper surface of the rear panel member 43 and comprises a mounting portion 44a formed flat to accommodate the outer frame lower hinge member 60 described later, a first discharge outlet 44b opening upward at the left end of the mounting portion 44a, a second discharge outlet 44c opening upward to the right of the first discharge outlet 44b in the mounting portion 44a, a vertical wall portion 44d extending upward from the rear and right sides of the mounting portion 44a, and an upper end protrusion 44e protruding forward from the upper end of the vertical wall portion 44d and inclined so that the upper surface is positioned upward as it extends toward the rear.

[0057] The first discharge opening 44b is formed at a position that coincides with a discharge hole 60d of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 described later. The first discharge opening 44b and the second discharge opening 44c are formed to a size that allows the game ball B to pass through. The first discharge opening 44b and the second discharge opening 44c do not communicate with the front panel internal space 40a, and open to the rear surface of the front panel rear member 43. Therefore, the game ball B that enters the first discharge opening 44b and the second discharge opening 44c can be discharged to the rear of the front panel rear member 43.

[0058] 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 described later, the ball-biting prevention mechanism 44 can prevent the illegal tool from entering by the standing wall portion 44d rising from the rear end of the mounting portion 44a. Even if the tip of the illegal tool abuts against the standing wall portion 44d and bends upward, it abuts against the upper end protrusion portion 44e that protrudes forward and is provided at the upper end of the standing wall portion 44d, and further intrusion can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal acts from being performed through the outer frame lower hinge member 60.

[0059] Incidentally, when the rear end of the placement portion 44a is provided with the standing wall portion 44d, if a game ball B falls onto the placement portion 44a for some reason when the main frame 4 is opened relative to the outer frame 2, the game ball B is likely to remain on the placement portion 44a because the standing wall portion 44d prevents the game ball B from moving rearward from the outer frame 2. If the game ball B remains on the placement portion 44a, the game ball B will be caught between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 when the main frame 4 is closed relative to the outer frame 2, causing a problem that the main frame 4 cannot be closed.

[0060] In contrast, in the ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 of this embodiment, the game ball B that has fallen onto the outer frame lower hinge member 60 or onto the mounting portion 44a can be discharged to the rear of the curtain board rear member 43 (rear of the outer frame 2) through the discharge hole 60d of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 and the first discharge outlet 44b, or through the second discharge outlet 44c, thereby preventing the game ball B from getting caught between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4.

[0061] The lower outer frame assembly 40 comprises a pair of guide members 45 arranged at a distance from each other on the upper surfaces of the front panel member 42 and the rear panel member 43, a flat grill member 46 which closes the opening 42a of the front panel member 42 from the rear, a port member 47 having two cylinders extending forward and backward and which is attached inside the front panel member 42 so as to close the opening 42a by sandwiching the grill member 46, and a frame-shaped sealing member 48 which is arranged at the upper end of the connecting tube portion 43a of the rear panel member 43.

[0062] The pair of guide members 45 are contacted by the lower end of the door frame 3 when the main body frame 4 is closed against the outer frame 2. The guide members 45 are made of a low-friction material with low friction resistance, making the lower end of the main body frame 4 easier to slide, facilitating opening and closing.

[0063] The grill member 46 is made of punched metal with numerous small holes. The port member 47 is made of two cylinders that communicate the front panel internal space 40a (enclosure 624) with the front of the outer frame 2 via the grill member 46. The port member 47 is made of two cylinders with a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length, and can resonate and amplify the low-pitched sounds emitted backward (inside the enclosure 624) from the main frame speaker 622 by the principle of Helmholtz resonance, and radiate rich low-pitched sounds to the front of the outer frame 2 (toward the player). In other words, in this embodiment, the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622 is a bass reflex type, and can make the player hear deep low-pitched sounds.

[0064] When the main frame 4 is closed against the outer frame 2, the sealing member 48 is sandwiched and compressed between the upper end of the connecting tube portion 43a and the lower end of the connecting portion 621c of the speaker cover 621 on the main frame 4, and prevents sound from within the enclosure 624 of the main frame speaker 622 from leaking between the connecting tube portion 43a and the connecting portion 621c.

[0065] [2-4. Outer frame upper 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 when disassembled and viewed from above the front, and Fig. 21(b) is an exploded perspective view of (a) when viewed from below the front. 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 body frame 4 to the outer frame 2 so as to be hinged and rotatable. 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 portion 30b of the outer frame upper member 30, a locking member 52 attached to the outer frame upper hinge member 51, and a mounting screw 53 that attaches the locking member 52 to the outer frame upper hinge member 51.

[0066] The outer frame upper hinge member 51 includes an upper fixing portion 51a in the form of a horizontally extending flat plate attached to the upper surface of the mounting step portion 30b of the outer frame upper member 30, a flat forward extending portion 51b extending forward from the front edge of the upper fixing portion 51a, a bearing groove 51c extending forward from the middle of the right edge of the forward extending portion 51b to the left-right center of the forward extending portion 51b and penetrating vertically, a flat horizontal fixing portion 51d extending downward from the left edge of the upper fixing portion 51a, and a flat edge wall portion 51e extending downward from the edge from the left edge of the forward extending portion 51b around the front edge to the portion where the bearing groove 51c opens and continuing to the horizontal fixing portion 51d. The outer frame upper hinge member 51 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate by press molding. The outer frame upper hinge member 51 can rotatably support a main body frame upper hinge pin 512 (described later) of the main body frame upper hinge member 510 within the bearing groove 51c.

[0067] The locking member 52 includes a band-shaped locking body 52a extending forward and backward, an operating piece 52b protruding rightward from the rear end of the locking body 52a, an elastically deformable rod-shaped elastic portion 52c extending leftward from the rear end of the locking body 52a and then extending diagonally left forward, and a mounting hole 52d penetrating vertically near the rear end of the locking body 52a. The locking member 52 is made of synthetic resin. The locking member 52 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the forward extending portion 51b of the outer frame upper hinge member 51 at a position rearward of the bearing groove 51c by a mounting screw 53.

[0068] When the locking member 52 is attached to the outer frame upper hinge member 51, the locking body 52a can block the bearing groove 51c in a plan view, and the right side surface near the front end extends forward so that it can abut against a portion of the edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51 that extends to the opening of the bearing groove 51c. In addition, the tip of the elastic portion 52c extending leftward from the rear end of the locking body 52a abuts against the inner circumferential surface of the edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51. The locking 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 a normal state, the right side surface near the front end of the locking body 52a of the locking member 52 abuts against the edge wall portion 51e. In this state, a space capable of accommodating main body frame upper hinge pin 512 of main body frame upper hinge member 510 is formed in a portion of bearing groove 51c forward of lock body 52a.

[0069] By operating the operation piece 52b, the lock member 52 can rotate the lock body 52a against the biasing force of the elastic portion 52c. By operating the operation piece 52b, the lock body 52a can be rotated in a direction in which its front end moves leftward, so that the lock body 52a can be retracted from the bearing groove 51c in a plan view, and the bearing groove 51c can be fully opened. This allows the main body frame upper hinge pin 512 to be inserted into the bearing groove 51c or removed from the bearing groove 51c.

[0070] [2-5. Hinge parts under outer frame] The lower outer frame hinge member 60 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Fig. 18. The lower outer frame hinge member 60 comprises a flat horizontal portion 60a extending horizontally, a flat rising portion 60b rising upward from a portion on the left side of the horizontal portion 60a rearward of the center in the front-rear direction, a lower outer frame hinge pin 60c protruding upward from near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a, and a discharge hole 60d penetrating the horizontal portion 60a from top to bottom and large enough to allow only one game ball B to pass through. The lower outer frame hinge member 60 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate by press molding.

[0071] The horizontal portion 60a of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 is formed in a trapezoidal shape with the left side as the base in a plan view. The outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is cylindrical, and is formed in a truncated cone shape with a narrowed upper end above the vertical center. This outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is attached to a position near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a, which is leftward. The discharge hole 60d is formed in the horizontal portion 60a so as to contact the central portion of the rising portion 60b in the front-rear direction and extend rightward from the left side of the horizontal portion 60a in an inverted U-shape. This discharge hole 60d is formed to be approximately the same size as the first discharge port 44b of the ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 in the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0072] When assembled to the outer frame 2, the rear of the horizontal portion 60a of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 is placed on the placement portion 44a of the rear panel member 43 of the outer frame lower assembly 40, and is fixed to the rear panel member 43 with screws (not shown). The rising portion 60b is attached with screws (not shown) to a portion forward of the bulging portion 11b on the right side surface of the outer frame left member 11. The outer frame lower hinge member 60 cooperates with the outer frame upper hinge member 51 to attach the main frame 4 so as to be able to open and close by inserting the outer frame lower hinge pin 60c into the outer frame lower hinge hole 521a in the main frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main frame 4.

[0073] Moreover, in the assembled state of the outer frame 2, the discharge hole 60d coincides with the first discharge opening 44b of the ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 in the outer frame lower assembly 40. This allows the game ball B on the horizontal portion 60a to drop (discharge) to the rear of the outer frame 2 through the discharge hole 60d and the first discharge opening 44b. In more detail, when the main frame 4 is closed to the outer frame 2, the game ball B that has fallen between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 rolls to the rear side where the gap is wider, and can be discharged from the discharge hole 60d, since the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4 gradually narrows as the main frame 4 is closed. In this case, the discharge hole 60d is formed at a position that is approximately the same as the rear end of the main body frame 4 when the main body frame 4 is closed against the outer frame 2 when assembled to the pachinko machine 1. Therefore, by discharging the game ball B that falls between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 through the discharge hole 60d, it is possible to easily prevent the game ball B from rolling rearward beyond the main body frame 4, and it is possible to make it difficult for the game ball B to become trapped in the area of ​​the outer frame lower hinge member 60.

[0074] [3. Overall structure of the door frame] The door frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 22 to 30. Fig. 22 is a front view of the door frame in the 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 rear. Fig. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame disassembled into its main components and seen from the front, and Fig. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame disassembled into its main components and seen from the rear.

[0075] The door frame 3 is formed in a rectangular shape extending vertically in a front view with approximately the same size as the inside of the outer frame 2, and is attached to the inside of the outer frame 2 via the main frame 4 so that it can be opened and closed from the front side. The door frame 3 closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game balls B are dropped so that it can be seen from the front side, stores the game balls B to be dropped into the game area 5a, and is equipped with a handle 182 that the player operates to drop the stored game balls B into the game area 5a. The door frame 3 also decorates the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

[0076] The door frame 3 includes a door frame base unit 100 having a rectangular frame-like shape with an outer shape extending vertically when viewed from the front, a glass unit 160 that is removably attached to the door frame base unit 100 and closes a play area 5a of a play board 5 attached to the main frame 4 so as to be visible 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 right corner of the door frame base unit 100, and a door frame base. The door frame base unit 100 is provided with a tray unit 200 attached to the lower front part of the door frame base unit 100, a left side unit 400 attached to the left front part of the door frame base unit 100 above the tray unit 200, a right side unit 410 attached to the right front part of the door frame base unit 100 above the tray unit, and a top unit 450 attached to the upper front part of the door frame base unit 100 above the left side unit 400 and the right side unit 410.

[0077] The door frame base unit 100 comprises a door frame base 101 having an outer shape formed in a vertically extending quadrangle (rectangle) when viewed from the front and having a door window 101a that penetrates from front to back, a handle mounting member 102 attached to the lower right front part of the door frame base 101, a speaker duct 103 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 in the lower right corner when viewed from behind, a door frame main relay board 104 attached to the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101 near the right end when viewed from behind, a door frame sub-relay board 105 attached to the left side of the door frame main relay board 104 when viewed from behind, a rear-handle relay board 106 attached to the left side of the door frame sub-relay board 105 when viewed from behind, a door frame relay board cover 107 that covers the rear side of the door frame main relay board 104 and part of the door frame sub-relay board 105, a rear-handle relay board cover 108 that covers the rear-handle relay board 106, and a cable cover 109 that covers the wiring cable.

[0078] The door frame base unit 100 also includes a frame-shaped door frame reinforcement unit 110 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101, an upper door frame hinge assembly 120 and a lower door frame hinge member 125 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a cylinder lock 130 for opening and closing attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a ball feeding unit 140 attached above the handle rear relay board 106 on the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a foul cover unit 150 attached to the right side of the lower rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from behind.

[0079] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 to reinforce the door frame base 101 and provide rigidity. The upper door frame hinge assembly 120 and the lower door frame hinge member 125 are for attaching the door frame 3 to the main frame 4 so that it can be opened and closed. The cylinder lock 130 cooperates with the locking unit 650 of the main frame 4 to be used for opening and closing the door frame 3 and the main frame 4, and for opening and closing / locking the outer frame 2 and the main frame 4. Note that hereinafter, the frame body composed of the door frame 3 and the main frame 4 may be referred to as the "front frame".

[0080] The ball feeding unit 140 is for supplying the game balls B in the upper tray 201 one by one to the ball launching device 540 of the main frame 4. The foul cover unit 150 is for guiding the game balls B (foul balls) that have been launched by the ball launching device 540 and have not reached the game area 5a of the game board 5 to the lower tray 202, and for guiding the game balls B paid out from the payout device 580 to the upper tray 201 or the lower tray 202.

[0081] 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 behind. The handle unit 180 has a handle 182 that can be rotated by the player, and is used to play a game in which the game ball B in the upper tray 201 is shot into the game area 5a of the game board 5 by the ball launcher 540 by operating the handle 182.

[0082] [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 mainly with reference to Figures 31 to 33. Figure 31(a) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit of the door frame as seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit as seen from the rear. Figure 32 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the front, and Figure 33 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the rear.

[0083] The door frame base unit 100 has a left side as viewed from the front attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be hinged and rotatable, closing the front of the main body frame 4 so as to be able to open and close, while allowing the playing area of ​​the playing board attached to the main body frame 4 to be viewed from the front. The door frame base unit 100 comprises a door frame base 101 having a rectangular, flat shape with an outer shape extending vertically, a handle attachment member 102 attached to the lower right of the front of the door frame base 101 for attaching a handle unit 180, and a speaker duct 103 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 at the lower right corner as viewed from behind.

[0084] The door frame base unit 100 also includes a door frame main relay board 104 attached to the lower rear side of the door frame base 101 near the right end when viewed from behind, a door frame sub-relay board 105 attached to the left of the door frame main relay board 104 when viewed from behind, at the lower rear side of the door frame base 101, a rear-handle relay board 106 attached to the left of the door frame sub-relay board 105 at the lower rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from behind, a door frame relay board cover 107 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covering the door frame main relay board 104 and part of the door frame sub-relay board 105 from the rear, a rear-handle relay board cover 108 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covering the rear-handle relay board 106 from the rear, and a cable cover 109 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covering the wiring cable.

[0085] Furthermore, the door frame base unit 100 includes a frame-shaped door frame reinforcement unit 110 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101, an upper door frame hinge assembly 120 and a lower door frame hinge member 125 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a cylinder lock 130 for opening and closing attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a ball feeding unit 140 attached above the handle rear relay board 106 on the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a foul cover unit 150 attached to the right side of the lower rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from behind.

[0086] This door frame base unit 100 has a handle unit 180 attached to the lower front corner, a tray unit 200 attached to the lower front surface of the door window 101a, a left side unit 400 attached to the left outer front surface of the door window 101a, a right side unit 410 attached to the right outer front surface of the door window 101a, and a door frame top unit 450 attached to the upper outer front surface of the door window 101a.

[0087] Further, a glass unit 160 is attached to the door frame base unit 100 so as to close the door window 101a from the rear, and a transparent anti-theft cover 170 is attached to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear.

[0088] [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 mainly with reference to Figs. 31 to 33. The door frame base 101 is formed in a quadrangle (rectangle) with an outer shape extending vertically in front view. The door frame base 101 is provided with a door window 101a that penetrates from front to back and has an inner periphery shape extending vertically in front view. The upper side and both left and right sides that form the inner periphery of the door window 101a are close to the outer periphery of the door frame base 101, respectively, and the lower side that forms the inner periphery is located at about 1 / 3 height in the vertical direction from the lower end of the door frame base 101. In this way, the door frame base 101 is formed in a frame shape as a whole by the door window 101a that penetrates from front to back. This door frame base 101 is integrally molded from synthetic resin.

[0089] The door frame base 101 is equipped with a handle mounting surface 101b formed in the lower right corner of the front surface when viewed from the front, and inclined so that the left end side protrudes slightly forward more than the right end side, an insertion recess 101c recessed from the rear surface toward the front near the right end when viewed from the front between the handle mounting surface 101b and the door window 101a, into which the cylinder mounting frame 115 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 is inserted, a cylinder insertion hole 101d that penetrates from front to back in the insertion recess 101c and into which the cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted, and a ball feeding opening 101e that penetrates from front to back on the left side of the cylinder insertion hole 101d and the handle mounting surface 101b when viewed from the front, allowing the entrance 141a and ball removal opening 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 to be exposed forward.

[0090] The door frame base 101 also has a lower tray ball passing port 101f which penetrates front to back at a position to the left of the center in the left-right direction and at approximately the same height as the handle mounting seat surface 101b, allowing the ball discharge port 150d of the fall cover unit 150 to face forward, an upper tray ball passing port 101g which penetrates front to back adjacent to the lower edge of the door window 101a near the left end when viewed from the front, allowing the through ball passage 150a of the fall cover unit 150 to face forward, and a glass unit mounting portion 101h which is recessed from the rear surface toward the front along the inner circumference of the door window 101a, and into which the glass frame 161 of the glass unit 160 is inserted.

[0091] The door frame base 101 also has a plurality of vertically elongated slits 101i formed in the lower left corner (below the upper tray ball passage opening 101g) when viewed from the front and penetrating from front to back. The speaker duct 103 is attached to the rear side of the plurality of slits 101i. In addition, when the pachinko machine 1 is assembled, the plurality of slits 101i are located in front of the speaker opening 211b of the tray unit base 211 in the tray unit 200, and are located behind the main body frame speaker 622 in the speaker unit 620a of the main body frame 4, so that sound from the main body frame speaker 622 can be emitted forward.

[0092] Furthermore, the door frame base 101 is provided with a through hole 101j penetrating from front to back below the door window 101a and above the handle mounting seat surface 101b. This through hole 101j is for inserting a wiring cable (not shown) connecting the door frame base unit 100 side and the tray unit 200 side, and is formed to match a through part 114b of an intermediate reinforcing frame 114 in the door frame reinforcing unit 110 described later.

[0093] [3-1b.Handle mounting parts] The handle mounting member 102 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 31 to 33. The handle mounting member 102 is for mounting a handle unit to the front surface of the door frame base 101, and is attached to a handle mounting seat surface 101b on the front surface of the door frame base 101.

[0094] The handle mounting member 102 comprises a cylindrical tube portion 102a extending in the front-to-rear direction, an annular flange portion 102b extending outward from the rear end of the tube portion 102a in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the tube portion 102a, a plurality of (three in this embodiment) protrusions 102c protruding into the tube portion 102a and extending over the entire axial length of the tube portion 102a and arranged at uneven intervals in the circumferential direction of the tube portion 102a, and reinforcing ribs 102d connecting the outer peripheral surface of the tube portion 102a and the front surface of the flange portion 102b and arranged in a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the tube portion 102a.

[0095] The handle mounting member 102 is attached to the handle mounting seat 101b by screws with the rear surface of the flange portion 102b abutting against the front surface of the handle mounting seat 101b of the door frame base 101.

[0096] The cylindrical portion 102a is formed so that its inner diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the base 181a of the handle base 181 in the handle unit 180. Of the three protrusions 102c, one is provided on the upper part of the cylindrical portion 102a, and the remaining two are provided on the lower part of the cylindrical portion 102a. These three protrusions 102c are formed at positions corresponding to the three grooves 181c in the handle base 181. Therefore, the handle attachment member 102 can insert the base 181a of the handle base 181 into the cylindrical portion 102a only when the three protrusions 102c are aligned with the three grooves 181c of the handle base 181, and the rotational position of the handle base 181 (handle unit 180) relative to the door frame base 101 can be restricted.

[0097] Furthermore, since the axis of the tubular portion 102a of the handle mounting member 102 extends perpendicular to the rear surface of the flange portion 102b, when the handle mounting member 102 is mounted on the inclined handle mounting surface 101b of the door frame base 101, the axis of the tubular portion 102a is tilted so that it extends forward to the right, and the handle unit 180 can be mounted to the door frame base 101 in a similarly inclined state.

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

[0099] Furthermore, the speaker duct 103 is provided with a cable holder 103a on the rear surface below the cylindrical portion, which holds the connection cable 503. The cable holder 103a is disposed to the left of the door frame relay board cover 107 when viewed from 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 to the left end side of the door frame 3.

[0100] [3-1d. Door frame main relay board, door frame sub 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 Figures 32 and 33. The door frame main relay board 104 has an outer shape formed in a vertically extending rectangle, and is attached to the lower right corner of the rear lower part of the door frame base 101 when viewed from behind. The door frame main relay board 104 serves to relay the connection between the handle rear 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 Figures 83 and 84) extending from the main body frame 4 is connected to it.

[0101] The door frame sub-relay board 105 has an outer shape formed in an inverted L-shape with a rectangle extending vertically joined to the right side of the upper part of the rectangle when viewed from the front, and is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 so that it extends vertically but is adjacent to the left side of the door frame main relay board 104 when viewed from the rear. The door frame sub-relay board 105 is for relaying the connections between the handle decoration board 184 of the handle unit 180, the dish unit relay board 214 of the dish unit 200, the door frame left side decoration board 402 of the door frame left side unit 400, the side window interior decoration board 413 and the door frame right side decoration board 418 of the door frame right side unit 410, the door frame top relay board 467 of the door frame top unit 450, etc., and various boards of the main frame 4, and the remaining part of the connection cable 503 extending from the main frame 4 is connected to it.

[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 rearward. When the door frame base unit 100 is assembled, the door frame main relay board 104 and the parts extending vertically of the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub-relay board 105 are covered at the rear by the door frame relay board cover 107, and the remaining parts of the door frame sub-relay board 105 are covered at the rear by the fall cover unit 150.

[0103] The handle rear relay board 106 has an outer shape formed in a rectangle extending left and right, and is attached to the rear side of the handle mounting seat surface 101b below the ball feed opening 101e on the rear side of the door frame base 101. The handle rear relay board 106 is for relaying the connection between the door frame main relay board 104 and the handle rotation detection sensor 189, handle touch sensor 192, single button operation sensor 194 of the handle unit 180, and the ball feed solenoid 145 of the ball feed unit 140. When the door frame base unit 100 is assembled, the rear side of the handle rear relay board 106 is covered by the handle rear relay board cover 108.

[0104] [3-1e. 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 mainly with reference to Figs. 31 to 33. The door frame relay board cover 107 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 to cover the rear side of the door frame main relay board 104 and part of the door frame sub-relay board (parts extending up and down in an inverted L-shape). The door frame relay board cover 107 is formed in a box shape with an open front and left side when viewed from the front. When assembled to 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 inside from the open left side and connected to those terminals.

[0105] The handle rear relay board cover 108 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 so as to cover the rear side of the handle rear relay board 106. The cable cover 109 is attached to the rear side of the intermediate reinforcing frame 114 in the door frame reinforcing unit 110, and is intended to cover the wiring cable (not shown) that connects the door frame main relay board 104 and the ball dispensing operation unit 220 of the dish unit 200. The cable cover 109 is formed in a box shape that extends left and right, and has openings formed near the left end of the front surface and in the center of the left and right direction on the bottom surface for passing the wiring cable through.

[0106] [3-1f. Door frame reinforcement unit] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 31 to 33. The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 to reinforce the flat door frame base 101 and provide rigidity to the door frame base unit 100. The door frame reinforcement unit 110 comprises a left reinforcement frame 111 and a right reinforcement frame 112 which extend vertically and are arranged at a distance from each other on the left and right sides, an upper reinforcement frame 113 which extends horizontally and connects the upper ends of the left reinforcement frame 111 and the right reinforcement frame 112, an intermediate reinforcement frame 114 whose left end is attached at a position upward from the lower end of the left reinforcement frame 111 and extends to the right near the right reinforcement frame 112, a cylinder mounting frame 115 which connects the right end of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 to the right reinforcement frame 112, and hook hook members 116 which are attached to the rear side of the right reinforcement frame 112 at a distance from each other on the left and right sides and to which door frame hooks 652 of the locking unit 650 of the main frame 4 are hooked.

[0107] The left reinforcing frame 111 and the right reinforcing frame 112 have a constant width in the left-right direction and extend vertically for a length approximately equal to the vertical height of the door frame base 101. The right reinforcing frame 112 has a plurality of insertion holes that are spaced apart in the vertical direction and penetrate in the front-to-rear direction. When the door frame 3 is closed against the main frame 4, the tips of the door frame hooks 652 of the locking unit 650 are inserted into these insertion holes. The upper reinforcing frame 113 has a constant width in the up-down direction and extends horizontally for a length approximately equal to the left-to-right width of the door frame base 101.

[0108] The middle reinforcement frame 114 extends left and right with a width in the up-down direction that is wider than the up-down width of the upper reinforcement frame 113. The middle reinforcement frame 114 has a rectangular cutout portion 114a cut downward from the upper end near the left end, and a through-hole portion 114b that penetrates from front to back near the right end. The cutout portion 114a is formed at a position that coincides with the upper tray ball passage port 101g of the door frame base 101, and the through-hole portion 114b is formed at a position that coincides with the through hole 101j of the door frame base 101.

[0109] The cylinder mounting frame 115 includes a pair of rear pieces arranged at a distance from the left and right and formed as rectangular flat plates extending vertically in a front view, a pair of side pieces extending forward in a flat plate shape from the respective opposing sides of the pair of rear pieces, and a flat front piece connecting the front end sides of the pair of forward extending parts. The cylinder mounting frame 115 is formed in a convex shape protruding forward in a plan view. The left rear piece of the cylinder mounting frame 115 is attached to the right end of the intermediate reinforcing frame 114, and the right rear piece is attached to the right reinforcing frame 112. The cylinder mounting frame 115 has a cylinder lock 130 attached to the front piece.

[0110] The hook members 116 are attached to the rear side of the right reinforcing frame 112 at the locations of insertion holes penetrating from front to rear. Door frame hooks 652 of a locking unit 650 are hooked to the hook members 116.

[0111] The left reinforcing frame 111, right reinforcing frame 112, upper reinforcing frame 113, middle reinforcing frame 114, cylinder mounting frame 115, and hook member 116 that make up the door frame reinforcement unit 110 are formed by punching and bending metal plates using press molding, and are assembled with rivets.

[0112] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is assembled so that a left reinforcement frame 111, a right reinforcement frame 112, and an upper reinforcement frame 113 are aligned along the left, right, and upper edges of the door frame base 101, and the middle reinforcement frame 114 is assembled so as to be positioned 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 with a number of screws (not shown). When this door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the door frame base 101, the notch 114a and the through-hole 114b of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 are aligned with the upper tray ball passage opening 101g and the through-hole 101j of the door frame base 101, and the cylinder mounting frame 115 is inserted into the insertion recess 101c of the door frame base 101.

[0114] [3-1g. Door frame upper hinge assembly] The upper door-frame hinge assembly 120 of the door-frame base unit 100 will be described mainly with reference to Figs. 31 to 33. The upper door-frame hinge assembly 120 is attached to the upper left corner of the door-frame reinforcement unit 110 when viewed from the front. The upper door-frame hinge assembly 120 is for attaching the door frame 3 to the main body frame 4 so as to be hinged and rotatable in cooperation with the lower door-frame hinge member 125. The upper door-frame hinge assembly 120 includes a hinge bracket 121 attached to the door-frame reinforcement unit 110, an upper door-frame hinge pin 122 attached to the hinge bracket 121 so as to be movable in the up-down direction, a flange member 123 attached to the upper door-frame hinge pin 122, and a lock spring 124 that biases the upper door-frame hinge pin 122 to move upward.

[0115] The hinge bracket 121 includes a flat mounting piece 121a that is rectangular when viewed from the front, and flat protruding pieces 121b that extend 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 door-frame upper hinge pin 122 is a cylindrical metal rod bent into an L-shape. When assembled to the door-frame upper hinge assembly 120, the portion of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 that extends vertically penetrates from below near the front ends of the pair of protruding pieces 121b in the hinge bracket 121, the upper end extends upward beyond the upper protruding piece 121b, and the portion that extends horizontally abuts against the lower surface of the lower protruding piece 121b. The upper end of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 is rotatably inserted into the door-frame upper hinge hole 511a of the upper hinge main body 511 in the main body frame upper hinge member 510 of the main body 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 upper hinge pin 122. The lock spring 124 is formed in a coil shape, and is placed around a portion of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 that extends vertically between the flange member 123 and the lower protruding piece 121b of the hinge bracket 121. The lock spring 124 urges the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 upward via the flange member 123.

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

[0119] When the horizontally extending portion of the lower end of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 of the door-frame upper hinge assembly 120 is moved downward against the biasing force of the lock spring 124, the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 can be moved downward as a whole, and the upper end of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 can be retracted below the upper surface of the upper protruding piece 121b. Therefore, the door-frame upper hinge assembly 120 can insert the upper end of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 into the door-frame upper hinge hole 511a of the main body frame upper hinge member 510 from below, and can pull it out downward. As a result, by inserting the upper end of the door-frame upper hinge pin 122 into the door-frame upper hinge hole 511a of the main body frame upper hinge member 510, the upper left end of the door frame 3 as viewed from the front can be supported so as to be hinge-rotatable relative to the main body frame 4.

[0120] Furthermore, in the upper door-frame hinge assembly 120, the portion of the upper door-frame hinge pin 122 that extends vertically is positioned coaxially with a lower door-frame hinge pin 126 of a lower door-frame hinge member 125 described below. This allows the upper door-frame hinge pin 122 and the lower door-frame hinge pin 126 to hinge rotate the door frame 3 relative to the main body frame 4 in a favorable state.

[0121] [3-1h. Door frame bottom hinge parts] The door-frame bottom hinge member 125 of the door-frame base unit 100 will be described mainly with reference to Figures 31 to 33. The door-frame bottom hinge member 125 is attached to the lower left corner of the door-frame reinforcement unit 110 when viewed from the front. The door-frame bottom hinge member 125 cooperates with the door-frame upper hinge assembly 120 to attach the door frame 3 to the main body frame 4 so that it can rotate about a hinge.

[0122] The lower door frame hinge member 125 comprises a flat mounting piece 125a which is attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110 and is rectangular when viewed from the front, a flat protruding piece 125b which extends forward from the lower edge of the mounting piece 125a, and a lower door frame hinge pin 126 (see Figure 22, etc.) which protrudes downward from the underside near the front end of the protruding piece 125b.

[0123] The mounting piece 125a and the protruding piece 125b of the lower door-frame hinge member 125 are formed by bending a metal plate. The lower door-frame hinge pin 126 is a cylindrical metal bar with a tapered chamfer on the outer periphery of the lower end. When assembled to the door-frame base unit 100, the lower door-frame hinge pin 126 is attached to a portion of the protruding piece 125b that is coaxial with the portion of the upper door-frame hinge pin 122 of the upper door-frame hinge assembly 120 that extends vertically.

[0124] This door-frame lower hinge member 125 can support the door frame 3 relative to the main body frame 4 so as to be hinged and rotatable by inserting the door-frame lower hinge pin 126 into the door-frame hinge hole of the main body frame side lower hinge member.

[0125] [3-1i. Cylinder lock] The cylinder lock 130 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 31 to 33. The cylinder lock 130 is attached to the cylinder mounting frame 115 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110, and is used 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 in cooperation with a locking unit 650 described later. The cylinder lock 130 includes a cylindrical cylinder body 131 extending forward and backward, a keyhole 132 formed in the front end surface of the cylinder body 131, and a rotation transmission member 133 attached to the rear side of the cylinder body 131, which is inserted into the keyhole 132 and rotates together with the rotation of a regular key.

[0126] The cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 penetrates the front piece of the cylinder mounting frame 115 from the rear, and the rear end is attached to the front piece. The rotation transmission member 133 is formed in a cylindrical shape (more specifically, a conical cylinder shape whose diameter increases toward the rear) with an open rear, and has a pair of notches cut from the rear end toward the front at positions opposite each other across the central axis. The rotation 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 rotation of the rotation transmission member 133 (the key inserted in the keyhole 132) can be transmitted to the transmission cylinder 654 to rotate it by inserting a pair of protrusions of the transmission cylinder 654 into the pair of notches.

[0127] When the cylinder lock 130 is assembled to the door frame 3, the front end of the cylinder body 131 approximately coincides with the front end of the cylinder insertion opening 252h of the dish unit body 252 in the dish unit 200 (see FIG. 22, etc.).

[0128] [3-1j. Ball feeding unit] The ball feeding unit 140 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 34 and 35. Figure 34(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 back. Figure 35(a) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the ball feeding unit seen from the back with the rear case and anti-tampering member removed. The ball feeding unit 140 can supply the game balls B supplied from the upper tray 201 of the tray unit 200 one by one to the ball launching device 540 of the main frame 4, and can extract the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray 202 by operating the upper tray ball extraction button 222.

[0129] The ball feeding unit 140 includes a box-shaped front cover 141 having an entrance 141a penetrating in the front-rear direction through which the game balls B are supplied from the upper tray 201 of the tray unit 200 and a ball ejection port 141b opening below the entrance 141a, and a rear cover 142 that is box-shaped and has an open front end, a rear cover 142 that closes the rear end of the front cover 141 and has a ball supply port 142a for supplying the game balls B that enter from the entrance 141a of the front cover 141 penetrating in the front-rear direction to the ball launching device 540, and a rear cover 142 and The ball removal member 143 is rotatably supported around an axis extending in the front-to-back direction between the front cover 141 and the front cover 141, and has a partition portion 143a that separates the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b at the rear of the front cover 141, a ball feeding member 144 that is rotatably supported around an axis extending in the up-down direction between the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 and sends the game balls B on the partition portion 143a of the ball removal member 143 one by one to the ball supply opening 142a of the rear cover 142, and a ball feeding solenoid 145 that rotates the ball feeding member 144.

[0130] As shown in the figure, when viewed from the front, this ball feeding unit 140 has a ball feeding member 144 arranged to the right of the entrance 141a, a ball removal member 143 arranged to the left of the ball feeding member 144, and a ball feeding solenoid 145 arranged to the right of the ball feeding member 144.

[0131] The front cover 141 of the ball feeding unit 140 has an arc-shaped slit 141c formed concentrically with the center of rotation of the ball extracting member 143 to the left of the ball extracting opening 141b when viewed from the front, and the operating rod 143c of the ball extracting member 143 described later extends forward from this slit 141c. In addition, the upper side of the front cover 141 extends upward from the upper edge of the entrance 141a, and is formed so as to close from the rear the portion of the ball feeding guide path 241b and the ball extracting guide path 241c of the rear base 241 in the upper tray ball extracting unit 240 that is open to the rear at the upstream end side when the door frame 3 is assembled.

[0132] The ball removal member 143 comprises a partition portion 143a which acts as a partition between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b below the entrance 141a and has its upper surface lowering toward the ball feeding member 144, a pivoting rod portion 143b which extends downward from the end of the partition portion 143a opposite the ball feeding member 144 and is bent in an L-shape from near the middle in the vertical direction toward the lower center of the ball removal opening 141b, with its lower end supported for rotation around an axis extending in the front-to-rear direction, a rod-shaped operating rod 143c which protrudes forward from the upper end of the rotating rod portion 143b, and a weight portion 143d which protrudes from the side of the rotating rod portion 143b below the operating rod 143c on the opposite side from the partition portion 143a. The operating rod 143c of the ball removal member 143 is formed so as to protrude forward through an arc-shaped slit 141c formed in the front cover 141 (see FIG. 34(a)). The operating rod 143c abuts against the upper end (upper surface) of the operating transmission part 242b of the upper tray ball removal slider 242, which moves downward by pressing the upper tray ball removal button 222 of the tray unit 200, through the ball feed opening 101e of the door frame base 101.

[0133] The ball feeding member 144 has a cutoff portion 144a that is fan-shaped in plan view and is centered on the rotation axis extending vertically toward the entrance 141a and the partition portion 143a of the ball extracting member 143, a ball holding portion 144b that is recessed in an arc shape from the rear end of the cutoff portion 144a toward the rotation axis, and a rod-shaped shaft portion 144c that extends downward from the rear end of the ball holding portion 144b. The cutoff portion 144a and the ball holding portion 144b in the ball feeding member 144 are formed adjacent to each other within an angle range of about 180° centered on the rotation axis. The ball holding portion 144b of the ball feeding member 144 is sized to be able to hold one game ball B. The ball feeding member 144 rotates around the rotation axis by moving the shaft portion 144c, which is arranged at an eccentric position with respect to the rotation axis, in the left-right direction by the drive of the ball feeding solenoid 145.

[0134] The ball feeding member 144 is adapted to rotate between a supply position where the blocking portion 144a faces the direction of the partition portion 143a and the ball holding portion 144b faces the direction communicating with the ball supply port 142a, and a holding position where the ball holding portion 144b faces the direction of the partition portion 143a. When the ball feeding member 144 is in the supply position, the game ball B held by the ball holding portion 144b is supplied from the ball supply port 142a to the ball launching device 540, and the game ball B that has entered the partition portion 143a from the entrance 141a is prevented from moving toward the ball holding portion 144b (ball supply port 142a) by the blocking portion 144a, and remains on the partition portion 143a. On the other hand, when the ball feeding member 144 rotates to the holding position, the ball holding portion 144b faces the partition portion 143a, and the end portion of the ball holding portion 144b on the rod portion 144c side closes the ball supply port 142a, and only one game ball B on the partition portion 143a is held in the ball holding portion 144b.

[0135] The ball feeding unit 140 also includes a ball feeding operating rod 146 whose tip swings up and down when driven (energized) by the ball feeding solenoid 145, and a ball feeding crank 147 which rotates around an axis extending in the front-to-back direction due to the movement of the tip of the ball feeding operating rod 146 swinging up and down, and which rotates the ball feeding member 144 around an axis extending in the vertical direction.

[0136] The ball feeding operating rod 146 is provided with an iron plate 146a at a position below the ball feeding solenoid 145. The ball feeding operating rod 146 extends left and right, and the end (right end) opposite the ball feeding crank 147 is attached to the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 so as to be rotatable around an axis extending forward and backward. When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the iron plate 146a of the ball feeding operating rod 146 is pulled toward the ball feeding solenoid 145 (upward) by the generated magnetic force, and the left end side close to the ball feeding crank 147 rotates upward around the right end. After that, when the driving of the ball feeding solenoid 145 is released, the magnetic force disappears and the weight of the iron plate 146a acts, rotating the left end side close to the ball feeding crank 147 downward around the right end, returning to the initial state. As a result, the ball feeding operating rod 146 has its left end (tip) near the ball feeding crank 147 swung up and down by the ball feeding solenoid 145.

[0137] The ball delivery crank 147 comprises an engagement portion 147a extending in the left-right direction and capable of engaging with the up-and-down moving tip of the ball delivery operating rod 146, an axle portion 147b arranged on the opposite side of the engagement portion 147a engaging with the ball delivery operating rod 146 and supported rotatably around an axis extending in the front-to-rear direction between the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142, and a transmission portion 147c extending upward from the axle portion 147b and engaging with a rod-shaped rod portion 144c (see Figure 35 (b)) which protrudes downward from a position eccentric to the rotation center of the ball delivery member 144.

[0138] This ball feeding unit 140 can rotate a ball feeding crank 147 around an axis extending forward and backward via the ball feeding operating rod 146 by moving the tip (left end) of the ball feeding operating rod 146 upward by driving the ball feeding solenoid 145.

[0139] When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is not driven (normally), the ball feeding operation rod 146 is separated from the lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 145 and the tip is positioned downward, and in this state, the ball feeding member 144 is positioned in the feeding position. When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the ball feeding operation rod 146 is attracted to the lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 145 and the tip (left end) is positioned upward, and the ball feeding member 144 rotates to the holding position. In other words, when the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven (ON state), the ball feeding member 144 receives one game ball B, and when the ball feeding solenoid 145 is deactivated (OFF state), the game ball B received by the ball feeding member 144 can be sent (supplied) to the ball launcher 540 side. The drive of the ball feeding solenoid 145 in this ball feeding unit 140 is controlled in synchronization with the drive control of the firing solenoid 542 by the launch control unit 633b (see Figure 206) of the payout control board 633.

[0140] In addition, the ball feeding unit 140 is configured to receive a moment of rotation in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from the front by the ball removal member 143, which is rotatably supported by the pivot, or the weight portion 143d. However, the rotation of the ball removal member 143 is restricted by the actuation rod 143c protruding forward from the ball removal member 143 coming into contact with the upper end of the actuation transmission portion 242b of the upper tray ball removal slider 242, which is operated by pressing the upper tray ball removal button 222 of the tray unit 200. Therefore, in the normal state, the partition portion 143a of the ball removal member 143 is located between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b to separate them, and the game ball B does not enter the ball removal opening 141b side.

[0141] When the player presses the upper tray ball removal button 222 of the tray unit 200 downward, the upper tray ball removal slider 242 slides downward together with the actuation transmission part 242b, and the actuation rod 143c also moves downward relatively with the downward movement of the actuation transmission part 242b. When the actuation rod 143c moves downward together with the actuation transmission part 242b, the ball removal member 143 rotates in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front, and the partition part 143a moves from between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b to release the partition. As a result, the game ball B that entered from the entrance 141a falls to the ball removal opening 141b side, and is discharged from the ball removal opening 141b to the ball removal guide path 241c of the upper tray ball removal unit 240 in the tray unit 200, and can be discharged (supplied) to the lower tray 202 through the lower tray ball supply opening 211c.

[0142] Furthermore, the upper tray ball removal slider 242, which has the operating transmission part 242b formed thereon with which the operating rod 143c of the ball removal member 143 abuts, is biased upward by the spring 243. Therefore, even if a game ball B is supplied forcefully onto the partition part 143a, the impact can be absorbed by the spring 243 via the operating rod 143c, thereby preventing damage to the ball removal member 143 etc. and preventing the game ball B from bouncing off the partition part 143a.

[0143] Additionally, ball feeding unit 140 is formed with a rectangular mounting recess 142b (see FIG. 35(b), etc.) recessed forward at the upper right when viewed from behind of ball supply port 142a in rear cover 142, and anti-tampering member 148 is attached within mounting recess 142b. Anti-tampering member 148 of ball feeding unit 140 is formed from a hard metal plate such as tool steel or stainless steel, and is detachably attached from the rear side within mounting recess 142b of rear cover 142.

[0144] The anti-tampering member 148 has an outer shape formed in a rectangular shape extending from left to right when viewed from the front, and includes an upper piece portion 148a and a lower piece portion 148b that are separated vertically at approximately the center in the vertical direction within a predetermined distance to the left from the right side, and an inclined portion 148c that is formed in a C-chamfered shape at the tip side (right end side when viewed from the front) of the opposing sides of the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b. The upper piece portion 148a of the anti-tampering member 148 is bent so that the right end when viewed from the front protrudes backward with respect to the general surface of the anti-tampering member 148. The lower piece portion 148b extends on the same plane as the general surface of the anti-tampering member 148. As a result, the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b form a V-shaped groove that widens toward the right when viewed from the top.

[0145] When the tamper-proof member 148 is attached to the mounting recess 142b of the rear cover 142, the V-shaped groove formed by the upper piece 148a and the lower piece 148b communicates with the inside of the ball supply port 142a.

[0146] According to this fraud prevention member 148, when a fraudulent game ball B with a string attached is shot from the upper tray into the game area 5a by the ball launching device 540 via the ball feeding unit 140, and the string attached to the fraudulent game ball B is manipulated to move the fraudulent game ball B into or out of the first starting hole 2002 or the like, the momentum of the fraudulent game ball B shot (shot) by the ball launching device 540 causes the string attached to the fraudulent game ball B to be inserted between the upper piece 148a and the lower piece 148b, and the string can then be cut by the narrow V-shaped portion formed by the upper piece 148a and the lower piece 148b, thereby preventing fraudulent activities using the fraudulent game ball B with a string attached.

[0147] [3-1k. Foul Cover Unit] The foul cover unit 150 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 36 and 37. Fig. 36(a) is a perspective view of the foul cover unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and Fig. 36(b) is a perspective view of the foul cover unit seen from the back. Fig. 37 is a front view of the foul cover unit with the cover member removed. The foul cover unit 150 is attached to the right side of the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from the rear. The foul cover unit 150 guides the game ball B (foul ball) that has been launched by the ball launching device 540 and has not reached the game area 5a of the game board 5 to the lower tray 202, and also guides the game ball B that has been paid out from the payout device 580 to the upper tray 201 or the lower tray 202. As shown in the figure, the fall cover unit 150 comprises a shallow box-shaped unit body 151 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and open at the front, and a flat cover member 152 attached to the front of the unit body 151.

[0148] The foul cover unit 150 is equipped with a through ball passage 150a that penetrates from front to back at the upper left corner when viewed from the front, connecting the lower normal payout passage 610a of the lower full ball path unit 610 of the main body frame 4 and the upper tray ball supply port 211a of the tray unit 200, and a full ball receiving port 150b that opens toward the rear on the lower right side when viewed from the front, and is capable of communicating with the lower full payout passage 610b of the lower full ball path unit 610 of the main body frame 4.

[0149] The foul cover unit 150 also has a foul ball receiving port 150c that opens upward on the right side of the full ball receiving port 150b when viewed from the front, and receives game balls B (foul balls) that have been launched by the ball launching device 540 of the main frame 4 but have not reached the game area 5a, and a ball discharge port 150d that opens forward near the lower right corner when viewed from the front, and discharges game balls B received in the full ball receiving port 150b and the foul ball receiving port 150c forward, and is connected to the lower tray ball supply port 211c of the tray unit 200.

[0150] Furthermore, the foul cover unit 150 is provided with a storage passage 150e formed by the unit body 151 and the cover member 152 between the full ball receiving port 150b, the foul ball receiving port 150c, and the ball discharge port 150d, and having a width sufficient to store a predetermined amount of game balls B.

[0151] The through ball passage 150a is formed across both the unit body 151 and the cover member 152. The full ball receiving port 150b and the foul ball receiving port 150c are formed in the unit body 151. The ball discharge port 150d is formed in the cover member 152. The storage passage 150e is formed by the unit body 151 and the cover member 152.

[0152] The fall cover unit 150 also includes a flat movable piece 153 which forms part of the inner wall of the storage passage 150e and whose lower end is rotatably attached to the unit body 151 and the cover member 152, a full tank detection sensor 154 which detects the rotation of the movable piece 153 in a direction away from the storage passage 150e, and a spring 155 which biases the movable piece 153 toward the storage passage 150e.

[0153] When the lower tray 202 of the tray unit 200 is filled with game balls B and the game balls B are no longer discharged from the ball discharge port 150d to the lower tray 202 side, the foul cover unit 150 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 weight of the game balls B causes the movable piece 153 to rotate so that the upper end of the movable piece 153 moves in a direction away from the storage passage 150e against the biasing force of the spring 155, and the rotation is detected by the full tank detection sensor 154. As a result, it can be determined that the lower tray 202 is full of game balls B, so when the full tank detection sensor 154 detects the full tank, the payout of any more game balls B is stopped and the fact is notified to the player or the attendant of the game hall, and the player can be prompted to clear the full tank of the lower tray 202.

[0154] In addition, the ball cover unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the through ball passage 150a at the rear side of the unit body 151, and is provided with a door opening / closing abutment 150f that can be abutted by the operating protrusion 613a of the dispensing passage opening / closing door 613 of the lower full ball path unit 610 in the dispensing unit 560 of the main body frame 4 described later (see FIG. 91). The door opening / closing abutment 150f is inclined so that it moves forward as the rear surface faces downward. When the operating protrusion 613a of the dispensing passage opening / closing door 613 abuts against this door opening / closing abutment 150f, the dispensing passage opening / closing door 613 can be rotated to open the downstream ends (front openings) of the lower normal dispensing passage 610a and the lower full dispensing passage 610b.

[0155] [3-2. Glass unit] The glass unit 160 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 29 and 30. The glass unit 160 is inserted from the rear into the glass unit attachment portion 101h and detachably attached so as to close the door window 101a of the door frame base 101 in the door frame base unit 100. When the door frame 3 is closed relative to the main body frame 4, this glass unit 160 makes the playing area 5a of the playing board 5 attached to the main body frame 4 visible from the player side (front) and closes the front of the playing area 5a.

[0156] The glass unit 160 comprises a frame-shaped glass frame 161 that is larger than the inner peripheral shape of the door window 101a of the door frame base 101 and can be attached to the glass unit mounting portion 101h, two transparent glass plates 162 that close the inside of the glass frame 161 and have their outer peripheries attached to the glass frame 161, and a pair of glass unit mounting members 163 that are rotatably attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 in the door frame base unit 100 for mounting the glass frame 161 to the door frame base 101.

[0157] The glass frame 161 has a pair of mounting pieces 161a extending outward in a flat plate shape from positions lower than the upper left and right corners in a front view, and a band-shaped locking piece 161b protruding downward from the lower end and extending along the lower side. The mounting pieces 161a of the glass frame 161 can abut against the protruding portion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163. The locking piece 161b can be 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. 97). The two glass plates 162 are attached to the front end side and the rear end side of the glass frame 161, respectively, and are spaced apart from each other in the front and rear directions so that a space is formed between them (see FIG. 97).

[0158] The glass unit mounting member 163 has a disk-shaped base 163a that is rotatably attached around an axis extending forward and backward on the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a rod-shaped protrusion 163b that protrudes from the base 163a in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The glass unit mounting member 163 is rotatably attached to the outside of the two upper corners of the four corners of the door window 101a on the rear surface of the door frame base 101.

[0159] To attach the glass unit 160 to the door frame base 101, first, the glass unit attachment member 163 attached to the door frame base 101 is rotated so that the protruding portion 163b is positioned above the base portion 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 reinforcing frame 114 of the door frame reinforcing unit 110, and the front end of the glass frame 161 is abutted against the rear surface of the glass unit attachment portion 101h of the door frame base 101. After that, the glass unit attachment member 163 is rotated so that the protruding portion 163b is positioned below the base portion 163a, and the protruding portion 163b is abutted against the rear surface of the attachment piece 161a of the glass frame 161. In this way, the glass unit 160 is attached to the door frame base 101.

[0160] When removing the glass unit 160 from the door frame base 101, the above-mentioned procedure can be reversed to remove the glass unit 160. In this way, the glass unit 160 is detachable from the door frame base 101 (door frame base unit 100).

[0161] In the glass unit 160, when the protrusion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163 is in a rotation position located below the base 163a, the protrusion 163b restricts the rearward movement of the glass frame 161, so that even if vibration or the like acts on the glass unit mounting member 163, the protrusion 163b will not rotate to a position where it is above the base 163a. ​​Therefore, the restriction on the rearward movement of the glass frame 161 will not be released naturally, and the glass unit 160 will not come off the door frame base 101 naturally.

[0162] [3-3. Security cover] The security cover 170 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 29 and 30. 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 a transparent synthetic resin. The security cover 170 includes a flat body portion 171 having an outer periphery formed into a predetermined shape, a flat rear projection 172 that protrudes rearward along the outer periphery of the body portion 171, and a pair of locking pieces 173 that are spaced apart on the left and right, protrude forward beyond the body portion 171, and are capable of being locked to the rear side of the door frame base 101.

[0163] The main body 171 of the security cover 170 is formed so that the lower end thereof protrudes downward from the lower end of the glass unit 160 when attached to the door frame base unit 100. The upper end of the main body 171 is formed in a shape that conforms to the lower end of the play area 5a of the play board 5 when assembled to the pachinko machine 1. In more detail, the upper end of the main body 171 is formed in a shape that conforms to a part of the inner rail 1002, the out guide part 1003, a part of the lower right rail 1004, and the right rail 1005 of the component member 1000 described later, and is formed so as not to protrude into the play area 5a when assembled to the pachinko machine 1.

[0164] The rear protrusion 172 is formed around substantially the entire circumference of the outer periphery of the main body 171. Therefore, the security cover 170 is formed by the main body 171 and the rear protrusion 172 into a shallow box shape that is open to the rear, and has high strength and rigidity. The rear protrusion 172 also protrudes rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body 171 that is different from the outer periphery of the main body 171. The rear protrusion 172 protruding rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body 171 is formed so as to fit along a part of the outer rail 1001 in the front component 1000 of the game board 5 when assembled into the pachinko machine 1.

[0165] In addition, the rear protrusion 172 is not formed in a portion of the game board 5 located between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 when assembled in the pachinko machine 1. As a result, the game ball B (the game ball B launched by the ball launcher 540) passing between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 does not come into contact with the rear protrusion 172 of the security cover 170, and does not hinder the game ball B from being shot into the game area 5a.

[0166] The pair of locking pieces 173 are elastically locked to the rear side of the door frame base unit 100 (the speaker duct 103 and the cable cover 109). This allows the security cover 170 to be easily attached to and detached from the door frame base unit 100.

[0167] When the security cover 170 is assembled to the pachinko machine 1, the front surface of the main body 171 abuts against the rear surface of the glass unit 160 (the rear end of the glass frame 161), and the rear projection 172 excluding the portion projecting rearward from the bottom edge of the main body 171 is inserted into the security recess 1009 of the front component 1000. Also, the security cover 170 is in a state in which the rear projection 172 projecting rearward from the bottom edge of the main body 171 projects rearward beyond the front surface of the front component 1000 so as to contact the bottom surface of the front component 1000. As a result, the area between the security cover 170 and the game board 5 (front component 1000) is complexly bent by the rear protrusion 172 of the security cover 170 and the security recess 1009 of the front component 1000, so that even if an attempt is made to insert an illegal tool such as a piano wire into the game area 5a between the security cover 170 and the front component 1000 from below the front of the game board 5, the attempt will be blocked by the rear protrusion 172 and the security recess 1009, preventing the illegal tool from entering the game area 5a.

[0168] [3-4.Handle unit] The handle unit 180 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Fig. 38 etc. Fig. 38(a) is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit in the door frame as seen from the front, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit as seen from the back. The handle unit 180 is attached to the handle attachment member 102 of the door frame base unit 100, and can be operated by a player to drive the game ball B in the upper tray 201 into the game area 5a of the game board 5.

[0169] The handle unit 180 comprises a handle base 181 attached to the tubular portion 102a of the handle mounting member 102 in the door frame base unit 100, a handle 182 rotatably attached to the front end of the handle base 181, a disk-shaped cover base 183 attached to the handle base 181 so as to cover the front end side of the handle 182, a handle decoration board 184 attached to the front side of the cover base 183 and having multiple LEDs mounted on its front surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)"), and a transparent handle cover 185 attached to the cover base 183 so as to cover the front side of the handle decoration board 184. The multiple LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the handle decoration board 184 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors.

[0170] The handle unit 180 also includes an inner base 186 that is attached to the front of the handle base 181 behind the handle 182, an axis member 187 having the handle 182 attached to its front end and rotatably attached by the inner base 186 and the handle base 181, and having a drive gear portion 187a on its outer periphery, a transmission gear 188 that meshes with the drive gear portion 187a of the axis member 187, and a handle rotation detection sensor 189 that has a detection shaft 189a that rotates integrally with the transmission gear 188 and is sandwiched between the handle base 181 and the inner base 186.

[0171] Furthermore, the handle unit 180 is equipped with a handle return spring 190 having one end attached to the handle base 181 and the other end attached to the handle 182, which urges the handle 182 to return it to its initial rotation position (the end of rotation in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front), and an auxiliary spring 191 having one end attached to the inner base 186 and the other end attached to the transmission gear 188, which urges the detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front via the transmission gear 188.

[0172] The handle unit 180 also includes a handle touch sensor 192 attached to the handle base 181 behind the inner base 186, a single button 193 whose tip side protrudes outward from the left side of the front end outer circumferential surface of the handle base 181 when viewed from the front and whose base end side is attached to the handle base 181 behind the inner base 186 so as to be rotatable around an axis extending forward and backward, and a single button operation sensor 194 attached to the handle base 181 and detects the pressing operation of the single button 193.

[0173] 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 three grooves 181c recessed from the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical base 181a and extending axially, and formed at unequal intervals in the circumferential direction. The base 181a of the handle base 181 is formed to have an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tube portion 102a of the handle attachment member 102. The three grooves 181c are formed at positions corresponding to the three protrusions 102c of the tube portion 102a of the handle attachment member 102. Therefore, with the three groove portions 181c aligned with the three protrusions 102c, the base portion 181a can be inserted into the tubular portion 102a of the handle mounting member 102, and by inserting the protrusions 102c into the three groove portions 181c, the handle base 181 is rendered unable to rotate relative to the handle mounting member 102.

[0174] The handle 182 has four protrusions, a first protrusion 182a, a second protrusion 182b, a third protrusion 182c, and a fourth protrusion 182d, which protrude outwardly from the outer circumferential surface in the circumferential direction, two slits 182e which extend in an arc shape centered on the rotation axis (shaft member 187) and penetrate in the front-to-rear direction, and a locking protrusion 182f which protrudes rearward from a position more inward than the slits 182e with respect to the center of rotation and to which the other end of the handle return spring 190 is engaged.

[0175] The four protrusions, the first protrusion 182a, the second protrusion 182b, the third protrusion 182c, and the fourth protrusion 182d, are provided in order in a clockwise direction in a front view. In detail, the first protrusion 182a has a side surface in a clockwise direction in a front view of a portion protruding most from the general outer peripheral surface of the handle 182 that bulges outward, and the side surface in a counterclockwise direction on the opposite side is recessed (carved out) so as to curve inward. The second protrusion 182b has a portion protruding most from the general outer peripheral surface of the handle 182 that is separated from the most protruding portion of the first protrusion 182a by a rotation angle of about 85 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes slightly lower than the first protrusion 182a. This second protrusion 182b is formed in a similar shape to the first protrusion 182a, with the side surface facing the clockwise direction when viewed from the front at the most protruding part bulging outward and the side surface facing the counterclockwise direction on the opposite side being concave and curved inward.

[0176] The third protrusion 182c has a portion that protrudes most from the general outer circumferential surface of the handle 182, which is separated from the portion that protrudes most from the second protrusion 182b by a rotation angle of about 70 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes at about half the height of the first protrusion 182a. The third protrusion 182c has both side surfaces that are inclined in a substantially linear manner, and the side surface in the clockwise direction is inclined more gently than the opposite side surface in the counterclockwise direction. The fourth protrusion 182d has a portion that protrudes most from the general outer circumferential surface of the handle 182, which is separated from the portion that protrudes most from the third protrusion 182c by a rotation angle of about 55 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes slightly higher than the first protrusion 182a. The fourth protrusion 182d has both side surfaces that are inclined in a substantially linear manner, and is formed into a substantially isosceles triangle.

[0177] The cover base 183 is formed in a disk shape and has three mounting bosses 183a protruding rearward from the rear surface. The three mounting bosses 183a penetrate the slits 182e of the handle 182 from the front and are attached to the front surface of the handle base 181. Since the mounting bosses 183a of the handle cover 185 penetrate the slits 182e of the handle 182, the mounting bosses 183a come into contact with the circumferential ends of the slits 182e, thereby restricting the rotation angle of the handle 182. In this embodiment, the handle 182 can be rotated within a rotation angle range of approximately 120 degrees.

[0178] The front surface of the handle cover 185 is rounded and bulges forward, and is formed transparent. An inner lens 185a formed three-dimensionally from a transparent material is attached to the back surface of the handle cover 185, which is inside the handle cover 185. The surface of the inner lens 185a is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) so that it can refract light in a staggered manner, and the multiple LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the handle decoration board 184 arranged behind the inner lens 185a are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. The back surface of the inner lens 185a may be lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) together with the front surface, or the back surface of the inner lens 185a may be lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) instead of the front surface. The handle cover 185 is illuminated and decorated by appropriately illuminating the LEDs on the front surface of the handle decoration board 184. In addition, the surface of handle cover 185 may be subjected to lens cuts (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface as well as the surface of handle cover 185 may be subjected to lens cuts (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of handle cover 185 may be subjected to lens cuts (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0179] This handle unit 180 is attached to the handle mounting seat 101b of the door frame base 101 via a handle mounting member 102. The handle mounting seat 101b of the door frame base 101 is inclined so that the right end side is located further back than the left end side in a plan view, and faces outward (toward the open side). Therefore, the handle unit 180 attached via the handle mounting member 102 is also inclined outward in a plan view (in other words, its tip is inclined toward the outside of the pachinko machine 1 with respect to a line perpendicular to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1). This makes it easy for the player to grip the handle 182 of the handle unit 180, and allows the player to perform a rotation operation without any discomfort.

[0180] The handle rotation detection sensor 189 of the handle unit 180 is a variable resistor, and when the handle 182 is rotated, a detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 rotates via a shaft member 187 and a transmission gear 188. The internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 changes according to the rotation angle of this detection shaft 189a, and the driving force of a launch solenoid 542 in a ball launcher 540 (described later) changes according to the internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189, and the game ball B is shot into the game area 5a with a strength according to the rotation angle of the handle 182.

[0181] The handle touch sensor 192 detects static electricity acting on the handle unit 180, and detects the static electricity acting from the player when the player touches the handle 182, etc., and detects the player's contact with the handle 182, etc. Then, when the handle touch sensor 192 detects the player's contact, if the handle 182 is rotated, the detection of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 is accepted, and the drive of the launch solenoid 542 is controlled with a strength according to the rotation angle of the handle 182, so that the game ball B can be shot in. In other words, even if the player tries to shoot the game ball B into the game area 5a by rotating the handle 182 in some way without touching the handle 182, the handle touch sensor 192 does not detect the player's contact, so the launch solenoid 542 is not driven and the game ball B cannot be shot in. This makes it possible to prevent a player from rotating the handle 182 in a way that is different from the intended way to play the game, thereby reducing the burden (stress) placed on the game hall in which the pachinko machine 1 is installed.

[0182] In addition, when the player presses the single shot button 193 while rotating the handle 182, the single shot button operation sensor 194 detects the operation of the single shot button 193, and the drive of the launch solenoid 542 is stopped by the launch control unit 633b of the payout control board 633. This makes it possible to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball B without returning the rotation of the handle 182, and by releasing the pressing of the single shot button 193, the game ball B can be shot into the game area 5a again with the same hitting strength before the single shot button 193 was operated.

[0183] Furthermore, the handle unit 180 has four protrusions on the handle 182, namely, a first protrusion 182a, a second protrusion 182b, a third protrusion 182c, and a fourth protrusion 182d. When the handle 182 is rotated the most in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front so as to strike the game ball B most forcefully into the game area 5a (so-called "right hit"), the fourth protrusion 182d is in substantially the same position as the first protrusion 182a is in when the handle 182 is not rotated. Therefore, by holding the handle 182 with the fourth protrusion 182d as the first protrusion 182a, the player can maintain the handle 182 in a "right hit" position in a comfortable position, thereby reducing the player's sense of fatigue and preventing a decrease in interest in the game.

[0184] [3-5. Overall configuration of the plate unit] The dish unit 200 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 39 to 42. Fig. 39 is a perspective view of the dish unit of the door frame, and Fig. 40 is a perspective view of the dish unit from the back. Fig. 41 is an exploded perspective view of the dish unit disassembled into main components and viewed from the front, and Fig. 42 is an exploded perspective view of the dish unit disassembled into main components and viewed from the back. The dish unit 200 is attached to a portion below the door window 101a on the front surface of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100. The dish unit 200 includes an upper dish 201 for storing game balls B to be shot into the game area 5a, and a lower dish 202 arranged below the upper dish 201 and capable of storing game balls B supplied from the upper dish 201 and the foul cover unit 150.

[0185] The plate unit 200 comprises a plate base unit 210 having an upper plate 201 and attached to the front surface of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, a plate decoration unit 250 having a lower plate 202 attached to the front surface of the plate base unit 210, and a performance operation unit 300 attached to the front surfaces of the plate decoration unit 250 and the plate base unit 210 and operable by a player.

[0186] The dish base unit 210 comprises a flat dish unit base 211 extending left and right, an upper dish main body 212 attached to the upper front part of the dish unit base 211 and having an upper dish 201, a mounting base 213 attached to the right of the upper dish main body 212 and protruding forward, a dish unit relay board 214 attached to the right of the mounting base 213, a ball lending operation unit 220 attached to the upper surface of the mounting base 213, an upper dish pre-ball removal unit 230 attached below the mounting base 213, and an upper dish post-ball removal unit 240 attached to the rear of the upper dish pre-ball removal unit 230.

[0187] The dish decoration unit 250 comprises a lower dish main body 251 which is attached to the lower front part of the dish unit base 211 and has a lower dish 202, a dish unit main body 252 which is attached to the front part of the dish unit base 211 so as to cover the outer circumference of the lower dish main body 251, a lower dish ball removal unit 260 which is attached to the underside of the lower dish main body 251, an upper left dish decoration unit 270 and an upper right dish decoration unit 275 which are attached to the upper front part of the dish unit main body 252, spaced apart to the left and right, respectively, and a lower left dish decoration unit 280 and a lower right dish decoration unit 285 which are attached below the upper left dish decoration unit 270 and the upper right dish decoration unit 275, respectively.

[0188] The performance operation unit 300 includes a transparent rotation operation unit 302 that can be rotated by the player and a transparent pressing operation unit 303 that can be pressed by the player as a performance operation unit 301 that can be operated by the player. The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit cover unit 310 attached to the front of the plate decoration unit 250, an operation unit base 320 housed in the performance operation unit cover unit 310, a circular performance operation ring 330 that is attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 320 and has the rotation operation unit 302, a rotation drive unit 340 that rotates the rotation operation unit 302, an operation ring transmission gear 350 that transmits the rotation of the rotation drive unit 340 to the rotation operation unit 302, and a gear mounting member 351 to which the operation ring transmission gear 350 is rotatably attached.

[0189] The performance operation unit 300 also includes a performance operation ring decorative board 352 that illuminates and decorates the performance operation ring 330, a decorative board cover 353 that covers the upper side of the performance operation ring decorative board 352, a vibration speaker 354 attached to the underside of the operation unit base 320, a performance operation button unit 360 attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to face the inside of the performance operation ring 330, and an operation unit relay board unit 390 attached to the rear surface of the operation unit base 320.

[0190] The tray unit 200 bulges forward as a whole, with the performance operation unit 300 positioned in the left-right center so that the top surface of the performance operation unit 301 faces diagonally upward and forward, with the upper tray 201 positioned to the left of the performance operation unit 300 on the top surface and the ball lending operation unit 220 positioned to the right of the performance operation unit 300, and the lower tray 202 positioned below the upper tray 201 and to the left of the performance operation unit 300.

[0191] [3-5a. Upper plate] The upper tray 201 of the tray unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 39 to 42. The upper tray 201 is formed by a tray unit base 211 and an upper tray body 212, and is formed in a container shape that is open upward and bulges forward more on the left side than the center when viewed from the front. The upper tray 201 (upper tray body 212) bulges forward most at about 1 / 3 of the left end to the right side relative to the left-right width of the door frame 3. The upper tray 201 has a guide passage portion 201a (see Figure 46) whose front end recedes backward as it moves from the most bulging portion to the right when viewed from the front, and whose depth in the front-to-back direction is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the game ball B. The entire bottom surface of the upper tray 201, including the guide passage portion 201a, is inclined so that the right end side is lower, and the right end side of the guide passage portion 201a when viewed from the front is recessed below the ball lending operation unit 220.

[0192] When assembled to the tray unit 200, the upper tray 201 has a bottom surface that is inclined downward from a position lower than the upper tray ball supply port 211a of the tray unit base 211 toward a position slightly lower than the outer diameter of the game ball B relative to the upper end of the upper tray ball delivery port 211e. This allows the game ball B released forward from the upper tray ball supply port 211a to be received and stored in the upper tray 201, and the received game ball B can be supplied from the right end side of the guide passage portion 201a through the upper tray ball delivery port 211e to the ball delivery unit 140 side.

[0193] In addition, the guide passage section 201a is equipped with a metal earth fitting 201b that is electrically grounded (earthed) in the pachinko machine 1, and when the game ball B comes into contact with (rolls around) this, the static electricity charged to the game ball B can be removed.

[0194] [3-5b. Lower plate] The lower tray 202 of the tray unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 39 to 42. The lower tray 202 is located below the upper tray 201, to the left of the left-right center of the tray unit 200 (door frame 3) when viewed from the front. The lower tray 202 is formed of a lower tray main body 251 and a tray unit base 211. The lower tray 202 is formed in the shape of a container capable of storing game balls B, and is provided with a lower tray ball removal hole 202a that penetrates the bottom wall vertically and allows game balls B to be discharged. The lower tray ball removal hole 202a of the lower tray 202 is closed by the lower tray ball removal unit 260 so as to be able to open and close.

[0195] The lower tray 202 is formed in a generally rectangular shape extending left and right when viewed from above, with the front end on the left side protruding further forward than the right side from the center in the left-right direction. The lower tray 202 has a lower tray ball removal hole 202a that penetrates vertically, located near the front end near the right end. The lower tray 202 is inclined so that the bottom surface is lower toward the lower tray ball removal hole 202a. When assembled to the tray unit 200, the lower tray ball removal hole 202a of the lower tray 202 is located in front of the lower tray ball supply port 211c and below the performance operation unit 300.

[0196] When the lower tray ball ejection hole 202a is closed, the lower tray 202 can store the game ball B released forward from the lower tray ball supply port 211c, and by opening the lower tray ball ejection hole 202a, the stored game ball B can be discharged below the tray unit 200 (e.g., a cash box). Also, when the lower tray ball ejection hole 202a of the lower tray 202 is open, since the lower tray ball ejection hole 202a is disposed in front of the lower tray ball supply port 211c, the game ball B released forward from the lower tray ball supply port 211c can be quickly discharged downward from the lower tray ball ejection hole 202a by moving the shortest distance.

[0197] [3-5c. Dish base unit] The dish base unit 210 in the dish unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 43 to 46. Figure 43 is a perspective view of the dish base unit in the dish unit as seen from the front, and Figure 44 is a perspective view of the dish base unit in the dish unit as seen from the back. Also, Figure 45 is an exploded perspective view of the dish base unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the front, and Figure 46 is an exploded perspective view of the dish base unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the back. The dish base unit 210 is attached below the door window 101a on the front surface of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, and the dish decoration unit 250 and the performance operation unit 300 are attached to the front surface.

[0198] The dish base unit 210 comprises a flat dish unit base 211 attached to the lower front side of the door frame base unit 100 and extending left and right, an upper dish main body 212 attached to the upper front side of the dish unit base 211 and holding an upper dish 201, a mounting base 213 attached to the right of the upper dish main body 212 at the upper front side of the dish unit base 211 and protruding forward, and a dish unit relay board 214 attached to the right of the mounting base 213 on the front side of the dish unit base 211.

[0199] The dish base unit 210 also includes a ball lending operation unit 220 attached to the upper surface of the mounting base 213, an upper dish pre-ball removal unit 230 attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 below the mounting base 213, and an upper dish post-ball removal unit 240 attached to the rear side of the dish unit base 211 behind the upper dish pre-ball removal unit 230.

[0200] [3-5c-1. Dish unit base] The dish unit base 211 of the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 45 and 46. The dish unit base 211 is attached below the door window 101a on the front surface of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, and is formed in a flat plate shape (a shallow box shape with an open rear) extending left and right across the entire width of the door frame base 101.

[0201] The tray unit base 211 is equipped with an upper tray ball supply port 211a that penetrates from front to back near the upper left corner when viewed from the front and extends cylindrically to the rear, a speaker port 211b that penetrates from front to back below the upper tray ball supply port 211a and has a punched metal attached to the front side, a lower tray ball supply port 211c that penetrates from front to back at the lower part toward the left of the center when viewed from the front and extends cylindrically to the rear, a notch 211d that is cut out in the right side wall of the part that extends cylindrically to the rear of the lower tray ball supply port 211c to a size that allows a game ball B to pass through, and an upper tray ball delivery port 211e that penetrates from front to front on the upper right side of the lower tray ball supply port 211c when viewed from the front and extends vertically, with its upper portion located at the right end of the upper tray main body 212.

[0202] In addition, the dish unit base 211 is equipped with a mounting protrusion 211f that protrudes forward to the right of the upper dish ball supply port 211e and on which the mounting base is placed, a slider insertion port 211g that penetrates front to back below the upper dish body to the left of the upper dish ball supply port 211e and through which the operating transmission part 242b of the upper dish ball removal slider 242 in the upper dish ball removal unit 240 is inserted, a handle insertion port 211h that penetrates front to back at the lower right corner when viewed from the front and through which the tubular part 102a of the handle mounting member 102 of the door frame base unit 100 is inserted, and a cylinder insertion port 211i that penetrates front to back near the right corner when viewed from the front and through which the cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted.

[0203] When assembled to the door frame 3, the upper tray ball supply port 211a of the tray unit base 211 has a front end that opens into the rear wall of the upper tray 201, and a cylindrical rear end that passes through the upper tray ball passage port 101g of the door frame base 101 from the front side and connects to the front end of the through ball passage 150a of the foul cover unit 150. This allows the game ball B paid out from the payout device 580 of the payout unit 560 to be supplied (paid out) into the upper tray 201 through the upper tray ball supply port 211a.

[0204] When assembled to the door frame 3, the lower tray ball supply port 211c has a front end that opens into the rear wall of the lower tray 202, and a cylindrical rear end that penetrates the lower tray ball passage port 101f of the door frame base 101 from the front side and connects to the front end of the ball discharge port 150d of the foul cover unit 150. As a result, the game ball B circulating in the storage passage 150e of the foul cover unit 150 is supplied into the lower tray 202 through the lower tray ball supply port 211c. In addition, the downstream end of the ball removal guide path 241c in the rear base 241 of the upper tray ball removal unit 240 is connected to the cutout portion 211d formed in the cylindrically extending portion of the lower tray ball supply port 211c. As a result, by operating the upper tray ball removal button 222, the game ball B stored in the upper tray 201 is discharged from the lower tray ball supply port 211c into the lower tray 202 through the upper tray ball supply port 211e, the entrance 141a and ball removal port 141b of the ball supply unit 140, the ball supply guide path 241b and ball removal guide path 241c of the upper tray post-ball removal unit 240, and the cutout portion 211d.

[0205] When assembled to the tray base unit 210, the upper tray ball supply port 211e is located in front of the ball receiving port 241a of the rear base 241 in the upper tray ball removal unit 240, and the game ball B in the upper tray 201 is supplied from the ball receiving port 241a of the upper tray ball removal unit 240 to the ball supply guide path 241b.

[0206] [3-5c-2. Upper plate body] The upper tray body 212 of the tray base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 45 and 46. The upper tray body 212 is attached to the front of the tray unit base 211 and cooperates with the tray unit base 211 to form the upper tray 201. The upper tray body 212 is formed in a container shape (dish shape) with an open top and rear. The upper tray body 212 extends left and right, and the left side bulges forward more than the center left and right when viewed from the front. The front end of the upper tray body 212 retreats backward from the most forward bulging part toward the right when viewed from the front, and the depth in the front-to-rear direction is formed to a width slightly larger than the outer diameter of the game ball B. The bottom surface of the upper tray body 212 is inclined so that the right end is the lowest. The upper part of the upper tray body 212 near the right end is closed.

[0207] When the upper tray body 212 is assembled to the tray unit 200, the portion that is closed at the top near the right end is attached so that it fits under the ball lending operation unit 220. In addition, the upper tray body 212 has a performance operation unit attachment portion 212a formed in the middle of the upper part in the left-right direction, and a part of the performance operation unit 300 is attached to this performance operation unit attachment portion 212a.

[0208] [3-5c-3. Mounting base] The mounting base 213 of the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 45 and 46. The mounting base 213 is mounted on the front surface of the dish unit base 211 while being placed on the upper surface of the mounting protrusion 211f of the dish unit base 211, and the ball lending operation unit 220 is attached to the upper side. The mounting base 213 is formed in a shallow box shape with an open top. The mounting base 213 has an insertion hole 213a that penetrates vertically near the left end, and a through hole 213b that penetrates vertically at the rear right corner.

[0209] The insertion hole 213a of the mounting base 213 is for inserting the front slider 232 of the upper tray ball removal unit 230. The through hole 213b is for inserting a wiring cable for connecting the ball dispensing operation unit 220 and the door frame main relay board 104.

[0210] [3-5c-4. Dish unit relay board] The dish unit relay board 214 of the dish base unit 210 is intended to relay the connection between the door frame sub-relay board 105 in the door frame base unit 100 and the dish upper left decorative board 273, dish upper right decorative board 278, dish lower left decorative board 283, dish lower right decorative board 288, and operation unit relay board 392. The dish unit relay board 214 is attached to the right of the mounting protrusion 211f on the front surface of the dish unit base 211. When attached to the dish unit base 211, the rear surface of this dish unit relay board 214 faces the rear side of the dish unit base 211.

[0211] [3-5c-5. Ball lending operation unit] The ball lending operation unit 220 of the tray base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 39 to 46. The ball lending operation unit 220 is attached to the front of the tray unit base 211 via the mounting base 213. This ball lending operation unit 220 is for discharging game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray 202, lending a predetermined number of game balls B to the upper tray 201 of the tray unit 200 after inserting cash or a prepaid card into a ball lending machine (e.g., a CR unit) (not shown) provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1, displaying the remaining amount of cash or a prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine, returning the cash or a prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine by subtracting the amount of the lent game balls B, and adjusting the volume of the performance to a high or low level.

[0212] The ball lending operation unit 220 comprises a base portion 221 attached to the upper side of the mounting base 213, an upper tray ball removal button 222 arranged near the left end of the top surface of the base portion 221, a translucent, disk-shaped ball lending operation base 223 arranged to the right of the upper tray ball removal button 222 on the top surface of the base portion 221, a volume up button 226 arranged to the lower right of the upper tray ball removal button 222 on the top surface of the base portion 221 and to the lower left of the ball lending operation base 223, a volume down button 227 arranged below the volume up button 226 on the top surface of the base portion 221, a ball lending button 224 arranged on the front left side of the ball lending operation base 223, a return button 225 arranged on the front right side of the ball lending operation base 223, and a ball lending display unit (not shown) arranged at the lower rear of the ball lending operation base 223.

[0213] The upper tray ball removal button 222 protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape from the upper surface of the base portion 221, and can be moved downward by the player pressing it. The ball lending button 224 is formed in a circular shape, and when the player presses it, it moves slightly downward (smaller than the distance the upper tray ball removal button 222 moves downward by the player pressing it), and the pressing operation part of the ball lending button tactile switch 224a (lead type) is pushed slightly downward, and the ball lending button tactile switch 224a can be turned ON, while when the player releases the pressing operation, the ball lending button 224 moves upward to its original position, and the pressing operation part of the ball lending button tactile switch 224a returns upward, and the ball lending button tactile switch 224a can be turned OFF. The return button 225 is formed in a triangular shape, and when the player presses it, it moves slightly downward (smaller than the distance the upper tray ball removal button 222 moves downward when the player presses it), and the pressing operation part of the return button tactile switch 225a (lead type) is pushed slightly downward, turning on the return button tactile switch 225a, while when the player releases the pressing operation, the return button 225 moves upward to its original position, and the pressing operation part of the return button tactile switch 225a returns upward, turning off the return button tactile switch 225a. The ball lending display part is composed of three 7-segment LEDs (lead type), and can be seen through the transparent ball lending operation base 223 when illuminated.

[0214] The ball lending operation unit 220 can discharge game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray by pressing the upper tray ball removal button 222. Furthermore, when cash or a prepaid card with a remaining balance is inserted into the ball lending machine and the ball lending button 224 is pressed, a predetermined number of game balls B are supplied to the upper tray 201. When the return button 225 is pressed, the amount of the lent game balls B is deducted from the cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine and returned. The ball lending display unit displays the remaining amount of cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine. Furthermore, the ball lending display unit displays an error code when the ball lending machine breaks down.

[0215] The volume up button 226 is formed in a triangular shape and is positioned so that one of the three vertices faces upwards. When the player presses it, it moves slightly downward (which is smaller than the distance that the upper tray ball removal button 222 moves downward when the player presses it), and the pressing portion of the volume up button tactile switch 226a (surface mount type) is pushed slightly downward, turning the volume up button tactile switch 226a ON. When the player releases the pressing operation, the volume up button 226 moves upward to its original position, and the pressing portion of the volume up button tactile switch 226a returns upward, turning the volume up button tactile switch 226a OFF. The volume down button 227 is formed in a triangular shape and is positioned so that one of the three vertices faces downward. When the player presses it, it moves slightly downward (which is smaller than the distance that the upper tray ball removal button 222 moves downward when the player presses it), and the pressing portion of the volume down button tactile switch 227a (surface mount type) is pushed slightly downward, turning the volume down button tactile switch 227a ON. When the player releases the pressing operation, the volume down button 227 moves upward to its original position and the pressing portion of the volume down button tactile switch 227a returns upward, turning the volume down button tactile switch 227a OFF.

[0216] The tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs are mounted on the upper surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220, and are electrically connected to a ball lending machine (e.g., a CR unit) provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 via the door frame main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side and the interface board 635 on the main body frame 4 side, while the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are mounted on the upper surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220. The volume control board 229 is mounted on the upper surface (front or surface) of the volume control board 229, and is electrically connected to the peripheral control unit 1500 (peripheral control board 1510 described later, which can control the progress of the performance) on the game board 5 side through the drive board unit 1700 on the main frame 4 side (the performance drive board 1720 described later, which drives the decorative boards, drive motors, drive solenoids, etc. provided on the front unit 2000 and the back unit 3000 in response to commands from the peripheral control board 1510 described later) without going through the door frame sub-relay board 105 on the door frame 3 side or the interface board 635 on the main frame 4 side. The ball lending board 228 and the volume control board 229 are housed in the ball lending operation unit 220 in a state where they are adjacent to each other.

[0217] In this way, the door frame main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side, which is electrically connected to the ball lending board 228 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220 in which the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and three 7-segment LEDs are implemented, and the door frame sub-relay board 105 on the door frame 3 side, which is electrically connected to the volume adjustment board 229 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220 in which the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button, and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are implemented, are completely different relay boards, and in the various relay boards on the door frame 3 side, the signal transmission paths for the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs and the signal transmission paths for the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button, and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are not mixed on the same relay board. This is because the signal transmission paths for the tactile switch 224a for the ball loan button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs are paths along which so-called main signals are transmitted, and therefore are configured to pass through the door frame main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side, whereas the signal transmission paths for the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button, and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are not paths along which so-called main signals are transmitted, and therefore are configured to pass through the door frame sub-relay board 105 on the door frame 3 side.

[0218] On the upper surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228, except for the pads, through holes, lands, etc. to which the ball lending button tactile switch 224a, the return button tactile switch 225a, and the three 7-segment LEDs are soldered, a green resist layer is formed by applying a green resist liquid to form a green coating film (hereinafter, simply referred to as "solid green resist"). On the lower surface (rear or back surface) of the ball lending board 228, except for the pads, through holes, lands, etc. to which the area where a connector (lead type) (not shown) is mounted is soldered, a green resist layer is formed by applying a solid green resist. Furthermore, on the top surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228, although not shown in the figure, near the mounted surface-side electronic components such as the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and three 7-segment LEDs, there is a surface-side notation portion indicating the attributes of the surface-side electronic components such as the component number of the surface-side electronic component, an area indicating the position where the surface-side electronic component is to be placed (which may further include the shape of the surface-side electronic component, the size of the surface-side electronic component, the mounting orientation (mounting direction) of the surface-side electronic component, and the model of the surface-side electronic component), which is printed by silk screen printing on a solid green resist with white paint that stands out easily against green. Although not shown, on the underside (rear or back) of the ball supply board 228, near the back side electronic components such as connectors (surface mount type), there is a back side notation portion indicating the attributes of the back side electronic components such as the component number of the back side electronic component, an area indicating the position where the back side electronic component is to be placed (which may further include the shape of the back side electronic component, the size of the back side electronic component, the mounting orientation (mounting direction) of the back side electronic component, and the type of the back side electronic component), which is printed by silk printing on a solid green resist with white paint that stands out easily against green.

[0219] In contrast, on the upper surface (front or obverse surface) of volume control board 229, a white resist layer is formed of a white coating film (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "solid white resist") formed by applying a white resist liquid over the entire area except for pads, through-holes, lands, etc. to which volume up button tactile switch 226a and volume down button tactile switch 227a are soldered. On the lower surface (rear or reverse surface) of volume control board 229, a white resist layer is formed of solid white resist over the entire area except for pads, through-holes, lands, etc. to which an area where a connector (not shown) is mounted is soldered. Furthermore, on the top surface (front or surface) of the volume control board 229, near the mounted surface-side electronic components such as the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button, although not shown in the figure, a surface-side indicia indicating the attributes of the surface-side electronic components, such as the component number of the surface-side electronic component and an area indicating the position at which the surface-side electronic component is to be placed (which may further include the shape of the surface-side electronic component, the size of the surface-side electronic component, the mounting orientation (mounting direction) of the surface-side electronic component, and the model of the surface-side electronic component) is silk-screened on a solid-colored white resist with yellow paint, which is a light color that is not easily noticeable against white. Although not shown, on the lower surface (rear surface or back surface) of the volume control board 229, near the back surface electronic components such as connectors, there is a back surface marking portion indicating the attributes of the back surface electronic components, such as the component number of the back surface electronic component, an area indicating the position to place the back surface electronic component, etc. (which may further include the shape of the back surface electronic component, the size of the back surface electronic component, the mounting orientation (mounting direction) of the back surface electronic component, and the model of the back surface electronic component.) This is printed by silk printing on a solid white resist with yellow paint, which is a light color that is not easily noticeable against white.

[0220] In this way, the colors of the resist liquid applied to the ball lending board 228 and the volume adjustment board 229 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220 while adjacent to each other within the ball lending operation unit 220 are different. To explain this, as described above, the signal transmission path for the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs is the path through which so-called main side signals are transmitted, so the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, the tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs are mounted on the upper surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228 housed in the ball lending operation unit 220, and are electrically connected to the ball lending machine (e.g., CR unit) provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 via the door frame main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side and the interface board 635 on the main body frame 4 side, whereas the signal transmission path for the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button, and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button As described above, the transmission path is not a path through which so-called main side signals are transmitted, so the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are mounted on the upper surface (front or surface) of the volume adjustment board 229 housed in the ball dispensing operation unit 220, and are electrically connected to the peripheral control unit 1500 (the peripheral control board 1510 described later, which can control the progress of the presentation) on the game board 5 side via the drive board unit 1700 on the main body frame 4 side (the performance drive board 1720 described later, which drives the decorative boards, drive motors, drive solenoids, etc. provided on the front unit 2000 and rear unit 3000 in response to commands from the peripheral control board 1510 described later).

[0221] That is, in this embodiment, the volume control board 229 electrically connected to the peripheral control unit 1500 (the peripheral control board 1510 described later that can control the progress of the performance) on the game board 5 side, which is a control device in the pachinko machine 1, and the ball lending board 228 electrically connected to the ball lending machine (for example, a CR unit), which is a control device outside the pachinko machine 1, are arranged adjacent to each other in the ball lending operation unit 220 of the pachinko machine 1, but the volume control board 229 is coated with a white resist liquid to form a white coating, while the ball lending board 228 is coated with a green resist liquid different from the white color to form a green coating, so that the worker who connects the wiring can use the color of the coating formed in this way (i.e., the color of the resist) as a guide to prevent erroneous connection between the wiring electrically connected to the volume control board 229 and the wiring electrically connected to the ball lending board 228. Therefore, it can contribute to preventing erroneous connection of the wiring.

[0222] The volume adjustment board 229 is also provided with a tactile switch 226a for the volume up button, which allows the player to increase the volume of the performance, and a tactile switch 227a for the volume down button, which allows the player to decrease the volume of the performance. The detection results (ON signal when ON, OFF signal when OFF) of the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button are transmitted to a peripheral control unit 1500 (a peripheral control board 1510 described later that can control the progress of the performance) on the game board 5 side, which is a control device within the pachinko machine 1, and are then transmitted to the ball lending board 228. The pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, which allows the player to request the payout of game balls B by ball lending, a tactile switch 225a for the return button, which allows the player to request the return of cash or a prepaid card from the ball lending machine (e.g., a CR unit), and three 7-segment LEDs that can display the remaining amount of cash or a prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine, and the detection results (ON signal when ON, OFF signal when OFF) of the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button and the tactile switch 225a for the return button are transmitted to the ball lending machine (e.g., a CR unit), which is a control device outside the pachinko machine 1. Furthermore, when a drive signal from the ball lending machine (e.g., a CR unit) is transmitted to the ball lending board 228, the remaining amount of cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine is displayed on the ball lending display unit consisting of three 7-segment LEDs mounted on the ball lending board 228, but no drive signal is output from the peripheral control unit 1500 on the game board 5 (the peripheral control board 1510 described later which can control the progress of the presentation) to the volume adjustment board 229, and no electronic components are mounted on the volume adjustment board 229 which constitute a display unit that is displayed based on a drive signal from the peripheral control unit 1500 on the game board 5 (the peripheral control board 1510 described later which can control the progress of the presentation).In this way, there is a path for the position of the player's operation to be transmitted to the peripheral control unit 1500 (peripheral control board 1510 described later, which can control the progress of the performance) on the game board 5 side, which is a control device inside the pachinko machine 1, and a path for the position to be transmitted to the ball lending machine (for example, CR unit) adjacent to the pachinko machine 1, which is a control device outside the pachinko machine 1, so that if the wiring electrically connected to the volume control board 229 and the wiring electrically connected to the ball lending board 228 are erroneously connected, an unintended disadvantage may occur to the player. Therefore, in this embodiment, a white resist liquid is applied to the ball lending board 228 to form a white coating film, and a green resist liquid different from the white color is applied to the ball lending board 228 to form a green coating film, thereby preventing erroneous connection.

[0223] In addition, surface-mount type electronic components are used for the tactile switch 226a for the volume up button and the tactile switch 227a for the volume down button mounted on the volume adjustment board 229, while lead-type electronic components are used for the tactile switch 224a for the ball lending button, tactile switch 225a for the return button, and the three 7-segment LEDs mounted on the ball lending board 228.Therefore, based on the type of electronic components mounted on the board (either lead type or surface mount type), it is possible to distinguish the wiring electrically connected to the volume adjustment board 229 and the wiring electrically connected to the ball lending board 228, which helps prevent incorrect connection of wiring.

[0224] Incidentally, the light reflectance is highest for white and lowest for dark colors, but as described above, the volume control board 229, which does not have a display unit, is coated with a white resist liquid to form a white coating, whereas the ball lending board 228, which has a ball lending display unit, is coated with a dark green resist liquid to form a green coating. This reduces the efficiency with which the light emitted by the ball lending display unit is reflected on the upper surface (front or surface) of the ball lending board 228, so that it does not interfere with the performance of the performance device other than the ball lending display unit. In this embodiment, green is used as the dark color, but purple or black may be used instead of green.

[0225] In this embodiment, the ball lending board 228 is electrically connected to a ball lending machine (for example, a CR unit) provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 via the door frame main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side and the interface board 635 on the main frame 4 side, whereas the volume control board 229 is electrically connected to the peripheral control unit 1500 (the peripheral control board 1510 described later that can control the progress of the performance) on the game board 5 side via the interface board 635 on the main frame 4 side, via the drive board unit 1700 on the main frame 4 side (the performance drive board 1720 described later that drives the decorative boards, drive motors, drive solenoids, etc. provided on the front unit 2000 and the back unit 3000 in response to commands from the peripheral control board 1510 described later), without going through the door frame sub-relay board 105 on the door frame 3 side and the interface board 635 on the main frame 4 side. In other words, the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub-relay board 105 are present on the door frame 3 side. Therefore, it is preferable to adopt the same color of resist liquid applied to the ball supply board 228 for the front surface (surface) of the main relay board 104 on the door frame 3 side, and to apply a green resist liquid to form a green coating film, and to adopt the same color of resist liquid applied to the volume control board 229 for the front surface (surface) of the sub relay board 105 on the door frame 3 side, and to apply a white resist liquid to form a white coating film. Note that the white coating film formed by applying the white resist liquid is more fragile than the green coating film formed by applying the green resist liquid, and may crack or split when multiple boards are arranged and cut out from one copper-clad laminate (base material) of a fixed length for manufacturing.

[0226] By the way, when manufacturing a board, as described above, multiple boards are arranged and cut out from one fixed-length copper-clad laminate (substrate), so the color of the silk paint and the color of the resist liquid are the same, and multiple boards with the same color are manufactured. For this reason, for example, by examining a board with a white color, it may be possible to determine whether it was manufactured from the same fixed-length copper-clad laminate (substrate), and when a defect is found in a board with a white color, when checking for other defects, it is only necessary to first trace (find) and examine other boards with a white color one by one, which has the advantage of contributing to early detection of defects.

[0227] In addition, the volume adjustment operation of increasing the volume related to the effects based on the volume up button 226 or decreasing the volume related to the effects based on the volume down button 227 may be executable by the peripheral control MPU (or peripheral control IC) at all times except for a certain period (for example, one or both of the certain period from when the power is turned on to the pachinko machine 1 until the peripheral control MPU (hereinafter, for those that also have the functions of the peripheral control MPU, it may be referred to as the "peripheral control IC" instead of the peripheral control MPU) is started, or the certain period before and after the variably displayed special pattern stops), or may be executable by the peripheral control MPU (or peripheral control IC) only when a certain condition is met, such as the period when the machine is waiting for customers and the peripheral control MPU (or peripheral control IC) is performing a demonstration using the effect display device 1600. Furthermore, the peripheral control MPU (or peripheral control IC) may immediately reflect the volume adjustment result based on a volume adjustment operation to increase the volume related to the performance based on the volume up button 226 or decrease the volume related to the performance based on the volume down button 227, or the peripheral control MPU (or peripheral control IC) may reflect the result at a timing delayed from the timing of the volume adjustment operation depending on the situation (whether or not a changing display is in progress, the progress of the performance, etc.).

[0228] Incidentally, gaming machines having multiple boards have been proposed in the past (for example, JP 2018-079163 A (paragraph

[0047] and Figure 5)). However, when multiple boards are arranged adjacent to each other, there is a risk that a person performing wiring connection work will erroneously connect the wiring electrically connected to one board with the wiring electrically connected to the other board.

[0229] [3-5c-6. Upper tray ball removal unit and upper tray ball removal unit] The upper tray pre-ball removal unit 230 and the upper tray post-ball removal unit 240 in the tray base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 45 and 46. The upper tray pre-ball removal unit 230 and the upper tray post-ball removal unit 240 cooperate with the ball delivery unit 140 to discharge the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray 202 when the upper tray ball removal button 222 of the ball lending operation unit 220 is pressed.

[0230] The upper tray pre-ball removal unit 230 is attached to the left of the mounting protrusion 211f on the front side of the tray unit base 211, below the ball lending operation unit 220. The upper tray post-ball removal unit 240 is attached to a location behind the upper tray pre-ball removal unit 230 on the rear side of the tray unit base 211.

[0231] The upper tray ball removal front unit 230 comprises a cylindrical front base 231 that is attached to the front of the tray unit base 211 and extends vertically, and a front slider 232 that is inserted into the cylindrical front base 231 so as to be movable vertically. The front base 231 is attached near the front of the upper tray ball supply port 211e and the slider insertion port 211g on the front of the tray unit base 211. The front slider 232 extends vertically, with its upper end abutting the lower end of the upper tray ball removal button 222 and its lower end abutting the upper surface of the operating receiving portion 242a of the upper tray ball removal slider 242 of the upper tray ball removal post unit 240.

[0232] The upper tray ball removal unit 240 comprises a rear base 241 attached to the rear surface of the tray unit base 211 so as to close the upper tray ball supply port 211e and the slider insertion port 211g from the rear, an upper tray ball removal slider 242 attached to the front surface of the rear base 241 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, a spring 243 that biases the upper tray ball removal slider 242 upwardly, and a rear cover 244 attached to the rear side of the rear base 241.

[0233] The rear base 241 is equipped with a ball receiving opening 241a that protrudes upward from the portion where the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is slidably attached and opens toward the front, allowing the game ball B to pass through, a ball feed guide path 241b that guides the game ball B received in the ball receiving opening 241a downward on the rear surface of the rear base 241 and then rearward, and a ball removal guide path 241c that guides the game ball B downward from a position lower than the ball feed guide path 241b on the rear surface of the rear base 241 and then guides it to the right when viewed from behind.

[0234] When assembled to the dish base unit 210, the ball receiving port 241a is formed at the downstream end (right end when viewed from the front) of the guide passage section 201a of the upper dish 201, at a position that opens forward through the upper dish ball supply port 211e of the dish unit base 211. When assembled to the door frame 3, the ball supply guide path 241b is formed so that the entrance 141a of the ball supply unit 140 is located at the rear of the lower part. This allows the game ball B supplied to the upper dish 201 to enter the entrance 141a of the ball supply unit 140 through the ball receiving port 241a and the ball supply guide path 241b.

[0235] The left and right extending portion of the ball removal guideway 241c protrudes to the right when viewed from the rear from the portion where the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is slidably attached, is inclined so that the right end side when viewed from the rear is lower, and opens to the right side when viewed from the rear. The rear side of the left and right extending portion of the ball removal guideway 241c is closed by the rear cover 244. When assembled to the door frame 3, the upper part of the portion extending vertically below the ball supply guideway 241b is located in front of the ball removal opening 141b of the ball supply unit 140, and is formed so that the right end when viewed from the rear of the portion extending left and right is connected to the cutout portion 211d of the lower tray ball supply opening 211c in the tray unit base 211. As a result, the game ball B discharged from the ball removal port 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 is released into the lower tray 202 from the lower tray ball supply port 211c via the ball removal guide path 241c and the cutout portion 211d.

[0236] The upper plate ball removal slider 242 is formed in a square shape when viewed from the front, and includes an actuation receiving part 242a protruding forward from the upper left corner, and an actuation transmitting part 242b protruding rearward from the rear surface of the actuation receiving part 242a. The actuation receiving part 242a has a flat upper surface. The actuation transmitting part 242b has an upper surface that is inclined so that it is positioned downward as it approaches the rear, and a lower surface that extends horizontally so as to connect with the rear end of the upper surface.

[0237] When the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is assembled to the door frame 3, the actuation receiving portion 242a protrudes forward through the slider insertion opening 211g of the tray unit base 211 from the rear side, and the lower end of the front slider 232 of the upper tray ball removal front unit 230 abuts against the upper surface of the actuation receiving portion 242a. Also, when the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is assembled to the door frame 3, the actuation transmission portion 242b protrudes rearward from the rear base 241, and the actuation rod 143c of the ball removal member 143 of the ball feeding unit 140 abuts against the upper surface.

[0238] The spring 243 has an upper end attached to the rear base 241 and a lower end attached to the upper tray ball removal slider 242, and urges the upper tray ball removal slider 242 upward. Therefore, the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is positioned at the upper moving end due to the urging force of the spring 243, and can move downward by resisting the urging force of the spring 243.

[0239] The upper tray ball removal front unit 230 and the upper tray ball removal rear unit 240 position the upper tray ball removal slider 242 at the upper end of its upward movement due to the biasing force of the spring 243, and position the upper tray ball removal button 222 at the upper end of its upward movement via the front slider 232 abutting the upper surface of the actuation receiving portion 242a of the upper tray ball removal slider 242. In addition, since the upper tray ball removal slider 242 is positioned at the upper end of its upward movement due to the biasing force of the spring 243, the actuation rod 143c abutting the upper surface of the actuation transmission portion 242b is prevented from moving downward, and the partition portion 143a of the ball removal member 143 is positioned between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b to separate the two.

[0240] Therefore, when the upper tray ball removal button 222 is not pressed, the entrance 141a and the ball removal port 141b in the ball feeding unit 140 are partitioned, and the game ball B sent from the upper tray 201 to the ball receiving port 241a can be sent from the entrance 141a and the ball feeding member 144 through the ball supply port 142a to the ball launching device 540 side.

[0241] On the other hand, when the upper tray ball removal button 222 is pressed downward against the force of the spring 243, the upper tray ball removal slider 242 moves downward via the front slider 232, and the operating rod 143c of the ball removal member 143 abutting the upper surface of the operating transmission part 242b of the upper tray ball removal slider 242 can move downward, and the ball removal member 143 rotates due to the load of the weight part 143d of the ball removal member 143, and the partition part 143a retreats from between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b. As a result, the game ball B that entered the entrance 141a from the upper tray 201 through the ball receiving opening 241a and the ball delivery guide path 241b is discharged forward from the ball removal opening 141b that opens below the entrance 141a. Then, the game ball B discharged forward from the ball removal opening 141b passes through the ball removal guide path 241c and is guided through the cutout portion 211d into the lower tray ball supply opening 211c, and is then released from the lower tray ball supply opening 211c into the lower tray 202, and the game ball B in the upper tray 201 is discharged into the lower tray 202.

[0242] When the downward pressure on the upper tray ball removal button 222 is released, the upper tray ball removal slider 242 moves upward due to the force of the spring 243, and the upper tray ball removal button 222 rises via the front slider 232 which is in contact with the operating receiving part 242a, and the ball removal member 143 rotates due to the operating rod 143c which is in contact with the operating transmission part 242b, so that the partition part 143a is positioned between the entrance 141a and the ball removal opening 141b, returning to the original state.

[0243] In this way, the upper tray pre-ball removal unit 230 and the upper tray post-ball removal unit 240 can supply the game ball B in the upper tray 201 to the ball launching device 540 side via the ball supply unit 140, or discharge it to the lower tray 202 side.

[0244] [3-5d. Plate decoration unit] The plate decoration unit 250 in the plate unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. Figure 47 is a perspective view of the plate decoration unit in the plate unit as seen from the front, and Figure 48 is a perspective view of the plate decoration unit as seen from the back. Figure 49 is an exploded perspective view of the plate decoration unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the front, and Figure 50 is an exploded perspective view of the plate decoration unit disassembled into its main components as seen from the back. The plate decoration unit 250 has a lower plate 202 and is attached to the front of the plate base unit 210, and a performance operation unit 300 is attached from the front in the center in the left-right direction. The plate decoration unit 250 decorates almost the entire plate unit 200.

[0245] The plate decoration unit 250 comprises a lower plate body 251 attached to the lower front part of the plate unit base 211 and working together with the plate unit base 211 to form the lower plate 202, a plate unit body 252 attached to the front part of the plate unit base 211 so as to cover the outer periphery of the lower plate body 251, a lower plate ball removal unit 260 attached to the underside of the lower plate body 251, an upper left plate decoration unit 270 and an upper right plate decoration unit 275 attached to the upper front part of the plate unit body 252, spaced apart to the left and right, respectively, and a lower left plate decoration unit 280 and a lower right plate decoration unit 285 attached below the upper left plate decoration unit 270 and the upper right plate decoration unit 275 on the entire surface of the plate unit body 252, respectively.

[0246] [3-5d-1. Bottom plate body] The lower plate body 251 in the plate decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. The lower plate body 251 cooperates with the plate unit base 211 of the plate base unit 210 to form the lower plate 202. The lower plate body 251 extends left and right and is formed in a container shape (dish shape) that is open at the top and rear. This lower plate body 251 is attached to the lower front part of the plate unit base 211 at a position to the left of the center in the left and right direction, so that the open rear is closed.

[0247] The lower dish main body 251 is formed in a generally rectangular shape extending left and right in plan view, with the front end on the left side protruding further forward than the right side from the center in the left-right direction. A lower dish ball removal hole 202a that penetrates vertically is formed in the lower dish main body 251 near the front end on the right side in plan view. The bottom surface of the lower dish main body 251 is inclined so that it is lower toward the lower dish ball removal hole 202a. The lower dish ball removal hole 202a is closed by the lower dish ball removal cover 265 of the lower dish ball removal unit 260 so as to be able to be opened and closed.

[0248] When the lower dish body 251 is assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the outer periphery and part of the bottom surface are covered by the dish unit body 252. When the lower dish body 251 is assembled to the dish unit 200, the bottom surface is located below the lower dish ball supply port 211c of the dish unit base 211, and the lower dish ball removal hole 202a is located in front of the lower dish ball supply port 211c. This allows the game balls B released forward from the lower dish ball supply port 211c to be stored.

[0249] [3-5d-2. Dish unit body] The dish unit main body 252 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. The dish unit main body 252 is attached to the front of the dish unit base 211 in the dish base unit 210 and decorates the front of the dish unit 200. The dish unit main body 252 bulges out so that the center in the left-right direction protrudes forward at the upper side, and bulges out so that the left side in the left-right direction protrudes forward at the lower side. The dish unit main body 252 is also curved such that the upper surface is lowest at the center in the left-right direction. The dish unit main body 252 is formed in a box shape that is open to the rear.

[0250] The dish unit main body 252 comprises an upper side bulge portion 252a which bulges forward from both the left and right ends toward the center in the left-right direction at the upper part and extends downward and is spaced apart on the left and right sides, a lower front decorative portion 252b which bulges forward on the left side of the center in the left-right direction at the lower part so as to cover the outer circumference of the lower dish main body 251, and a bottom plate portion 252c which extends flatly from the lower end of the lower front decorative portion 252b to the rear.

[0251] The left and right upper side bulges 252a are formed in a box shape with an open rear, and the upper left dish decorative unit 270, the lower left dish decorative unit 280, the upper right dish decorative unit 275, and the lower right dish decorative unit 285 are attached to their respective front faces. The right end of the lower face of the left upper side bulge 252a is connected to the lower front decorative part 252b. The lower end of the right upper side bulge 252a is connected to the lower front decorative part 252b.

[0252] The plate unit body 252 has a lower plate opening 252d that penetrates from front to back between the upper side bulge 252a on the left side and the lower front decorative part 252b. The lower plate opening 252d is large enough for the player's fingers to be inserted, and is formed so that it becomes wider from top to bottom as it moves to the left. The lower plate opening 252d is formed into a cylindrical shape that extends from front to back by the lower plate body 251 and the underside of the upper side bulge 252a on the left side.

[0253] The dish unit main body 252 also has a front cutout 252e cut upward from the lower end of the front surface of the portion of the lower front decorative portion 252b that covers the outer periphery of the lower dish main body 251, and a bottom cutout 252f cut out at a portion of the bottom plate portion 252c that is below the lower dish main body 251. The lower dish ball removal unit 260 is inserted into the front cutout 252e and the bottom cutout 252f.

[0254] Furthermore, the dish unit body 252 is provided with a handle insertion hole 252g that penetrates the lower front decorative part 252b from front to back at the lower right corner and through which the tubular part 102a of the handle mounting member 102 is inserted, a cylinder insertion hole 252h that penetrates the lower front decorative part 252b from front to back above the handle insertion hole 252g and through which the cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted, and a performance operation unit mounting part 252i that is formed between a pair of upper side bulges 252a at the center in the left-right direction and on which the performance operation unit 300 is mounted. The performance operation unit mounting part 252i is formed to have a width of about 1 / 3 of the left-right width of the dish unit body 252.

[0255] When assembled to the dish unit 200, the dish unit main body 252 is formed to entirely cover the front surface of the dish base unit 210, with the speaker port 211b facing forward through the lower dish opening 252d. When assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the lower dish ball removal button 263 of the lower dish ball removal unit 260 faces forward from the front cutout 252e, and the lower dish ball removal base 261 of the lower dish ball removal unit 260 closes the bottom cutout 252f, so that the lower surfaces are flush with each other.

[0256] [3-5d-3. Bottom tray ball removal unit] The lower tray ball removal unit 260 in the tray decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. The lower tray ball removal unit 260 is attached to the underside of the lower tray body 251, and is for storing game balls B in the lower tray 202 and discharging game balls B from the lower tray 202 by opening and closing the lower tray ball removal hole 202a.

[0257] The lower tray ball remover unit 260 comprises a flat lower tray ball remover base 261 attached to the underside of the lower tray main body 251 and having a through hole that penetrates vertically in the front right corner when viewed in a plan view, a slider 262 attached to the upper side of the lower tray ball remover base 261 so as to be able to slide back and forth, a lower tray ball remover button 263 attached to the front end of the slider 262, a spring 264 that urges the slider 262 forward, a lower tray ball remover lid 265 that opens and closes the through hole by moving the slider 262 back and forth, and a holding mechanism 266 that holds the lower tray ball remover lid 265 in the open state via the slider 262.

[0258] The lower tray ball removal base 261 is formed to a size that closes the bottom cutout portion 252f of the tray unit main body 252, and has a through hole that penetrates vertically at a position that coincides with the lower tray ball removal hole 202a of the lower tray 202 (lower tray main body 251). The through hole of the lower tray ball removal base 261 is formed to be the same size as the lower tray ball removal hole 202a. The slider 262 is formed in a flat plate shape that extends forward and backward, and is attached to a position on the lower tray ball removal base 261 toward the left of the center in the left-right direction so that it can slide forward and backward. The slider 262 is equipped with a protruding pin that protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape.

[0259] The left end of the lower dish ball removal cover 265 is attached to the lower dish ball removal base 261 at a position to the left of the slider 262 so as to be rotatable about an axis extending vertically, and the right end extends to the right beyond the slider 262 so that the right end is formed so as to be able to close the through hole. The lower dish ball removal cover 265 has a slit extending left and right into which the protruding pin of the slider 262 is slidably inserted.

[0260] When the lower dish ball removal unit 260 is assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the lower dish ball removal base 261 closes the bottom cutout 252f of the dish unit main body 252, and the lower surface of the lower dish ball removal base 261 is located on the same plane as the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 252c. Also, the lower dish ball removal button 263 faces forward from the front cutout 252e of the dish unit main body 252. In the normal state of the lower dish ball removal unit 260, the slider 262 is located at the forward moving end due to the biasing force of the spring 264, and the right end side of the lower dish ball removal cover 265 is located directly above the through hole, closing the through hole (lower dish ball removal hole 202a).

[0261] In this normal state, the lower tray ball removal hole 202a is closed by the lower tray ball removal cover 265, and the game balls B can be stored in the lower tray 202. Also, in the normal state, the front surface of the lower tray ball removal button 263 is approximately aligned with the front surface of the periphery of the front cutout portion 252e on the front surface of the lower front decorative portion 252b.

[0262] In a normal state, when the lower tray ball removal button 263 is pressed backward and moved backward against the biasing force of the spring 264, the slider 262 moves backward together with the lower tray ball removal button 263. When the slider 262 moves backward, the protruding pin of the slider 262 presses the lower tray ball removal lid 265 backward through the slit, and the lower tray ball removal lid 265 rotates in a direction in which the right end side moves backward around the left end side. Then, when the right end side of the lower tray ball removal lid 265, which was located directly above the through hole, moves backward from the position of the through hole, the through hole is opened and the lower tray ball removal hole 202a is opened, and the game ball B in the lower tray 202 can be discharged downward of the tray unit 200 through the lower tray ball removal hole 202a.

[0263] When the slider 262 is moved backward by pressing the lower tray ball removal button 263, the rear end of the slider 262 is held by the holding mechanism 266, and even if the pressure on the lower tray ball removal button 263 is released, the slider 262 does not move forward due to the biasing force of the spring 264. As a result, the right end side of the lower tray ball removal cover 265 remains rotated backward, the lower tray ball removal hole 202a is maintained in an open state, and the game balls B in the lower tray 202 can be continuously discharged downward.

[0264] To close the lower tray ball removal hole 202a from this state, the lower tray ball removal button 263, which is set back from the front of the lower front decorative part 252b, is pressed backward, and the slider 262 is released from the holding mechanism 266. Then, when the pressure on the lower tray ball removal button 263 is released, the slider 262 moves forward due to the biasing force of the spring 264, and the front of the lower tray ball removal button 263 returns to a state where it is aligned with the front of the lower front decorative part 252b, and the lower tray ball removal lid 265 rotates so that the right end side is positioned directly above the through hole, and the lower tray ball removal hole 202a is closed by the lower tray ball removal lid 265. This allows the game ball B to be stored in the lower tray 202.

[0265] [3-5d-4. Top left decorative unit and top right decorative unit] The dish upper left decorative unit 270 and dish upper right decorative unit 275 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. The dish upper left decorative unit 270 and dish upper right decorative unit 275 are attached to the upper part of the front surface of the upper side bulge 252a of the dish unit main body 252. The dish upper left decorative unit 270 and dish upper right decorative unit 275 are disposed at the top of the dish unit 200 and decorate both the left and right sides of the performance operation unit 300.

[0266] The upper-left plate decorative unit 270 comprises a transparent upper-left plate decorative body 271 which is semi-cylindrical and extends to the left and right, a transparent upper-left plate inner lens 272 attached to the rear side of the upper-left plate decorative body 271, and an upper-left plate decorative board 273 which is attached to the rear side of the upper-left plate inner lens 272 and has multiple LEDs mounted on its front surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)").

[0267] The upper left decorative body 271 of the plate extends in a curved shape, moving forward and downward as it moves from the left end to the right end, and is attached to the upper part of the upper side bulge 252a on the left side. The upper left decorative body 271 of the plate bulges forward, and the central axis of the semicircular arc extends diagonally to the upper left at the left end, and the central axis extends left and right at the right end, forming a shape like a twisted semicylinder. This upper left decorative body 271 of the plate is formed transparently. The surface of the upper left decorative body 271 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the surface and the back of the upper left decorative body 271 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back of the upper left decorative body 271 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0268] The upper left inner lens 272 is inserted into the upper left decorative body 271 from the rear. The LEDs mounted on the upper left decorative board 273 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors, and can illuminate and decorate the upper left decorative body 271 by emitting light. The upper left inner lens 272 is transparent. The surface of the upper left inner lens 272 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) so that light can be diffusely refracted, and the LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the upper left decorative board 273 located behind the upper left inner lens 272 are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. The upper left inner lens 272 may be lens-cut on the back as well as the front (may be formed into a polyhedron), or the back instead of the front of the upper left inner lens 272 may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0269] When assembled to the door frame 3, the left end of the plate upper left decorative unit 270 is continuous with the lower end of the door frame left side unit 400, and the right end is continuous with the left end of the plate upper center decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312 in the performance operation unit 300. Since the plate upper left decorative unit 270 does not have a rib midway along the longitudinal direction of the plate upper left decorative body 271, when the multiple LEDs of the plate upper left decorative board 273 are illuminated, the entire front of the plate upper left decorative body 271 can be illuminated and decorated in an approximately uniform manner, giving the appearance of embedded fluorescent lights.

[0270] The plate upper right decorative unit 275 comprises a transparent plate upper right decorative body 276 that is semi-cylindrical and extends left and right, a transparent plate upper right inner lens 277 attached to the rear side of the plate upper right decorative body 276, and a plate upper right decorative board 278 that is attached to the rear side of the plate upper right inner lens 277 and has multiple LEDs mounted on its front surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the ``surface (mounting surface)'').

[0271] The upper right decorative body 276 of the plate extends in a curved shape, moving forward and downward as it moves from the right end to the left end, and is attached to the upper part of the upper side bulge 252a on the right side. The upper right decorative body 276 of the plate is a semicircular arc that bulges forward, and at the right end, the central axis extends diagonally to the upper right, and at the left end, the central axis extends left and right, and is formed in a shape like a twisted semicylinder. This upper right decorative body 276 of the plate is formed transparently. The surface of the upper right decorative body 276 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the surface and the back of the upper right decorative body 276 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back of the upper right decorative body 276 of the plate may be lens cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0272] The dish upper right inner lens 277 is inserted from the rear into the dish upper right decoration 276. The LEDs mounted on the dish upper right decoration board 278 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors, and can be illuminated and decorated by emitting light. The dish upper right inner lens 277 is formed transparent. The surface of the dish upper right inner lens 277 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) so that light can be diffusely refracted, and the LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the dish upper right decoration board 278 located behind the dish upper right inner lens 277 are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. In addition to the surface of the dish upper right inner lens 277, the back surface may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), or the back surface of the dish upper right inner lens 277 may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron) instead of the surface.

[0273] When assembled to the door frame 3, the right end of the plate upper right decorative unit 275 is continuous with the lower end of the door frame right side unit 410, and the left end is continuous with the right end of the plate central upper decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312 in the performance operation unit 300. Since the plate upper right decorative unit 275 does not have a rib midway along the longitudinal direction of the plate upper right decorative body 276, when the multiple LEDs of the plate upper right decorative board 278 are illuminated, the entire front of the plate upper right decorative body 276 can be illuminated and decorated in an approximately uniform manner, giving the appearance of embedded fluorescent lights.

[0274] When assembled to the door frame 3, the upper left decorative unit 270 and the upper right decorative unit 275 of the plate protrude upward from the front end of the upper side bulge 252a of the plate unit body 252 of the plate decoration unit 250, and a step can be formed between the upper side bulge 252a and the upper left decorative unit 270 and the upper right decorative unit 275 side, which is higher. This allows the player to hook his fingers using the step between the upper left decorative unit 270 and the upper right decorative unit 275 of the plate and the upper side bulge 252a, and can be used as a finger hook when leveling the game ball B in the upper plate 201 or operating the performance operation unit 301 described later. In addition, the step between the upper left decorative unit 270 and the upper right decorative unit 275 of the plate and the upper side bulge 252a can prevent the game ball B on the upper side bulge 252a from flowing out forward.

[0275] [3-5d-5. Bottom left decorative unit and bottom right decorative unit] The dish bottom left decorative unit 280 and dish bottom right decorative unit 285 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 47 to 50. The dish bottom left decorative unit 280 and dish bottom right decorative unit 285 are attached to the lower part of the front surface of the upper side bulge 252a of the dish unit main body 252 so as to extend along the dish top left decorative unit 270 and dish top right decorative unit 275, respectively. The dish bottom left decorative unit 280 and dish bottom right decorative unit 285 work in cooperation with the dish top left decorative unit 270 and dish top right decorative unit 275 to decorate the front surface of the dish unit 200 and both the left and right sides of the performance operation unit 300.

[0276] The bottom-left decorative unit 280 comprises a transparent bottom-left decorative body 281 which is semi-cylindrical and extends to the left and right, a transparent bottom-left inner lens 282 attached to the rear side of the bottom-left decorative body 281, and a bottom-left decorative board 283 which is attached to the rear side of the bottom-left inner lens 282 and has multiple LEDs mounted on its front surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)").

[0277] The left-bottom decorative body 281 extends in a curved shape, moving forward and downward as it moves from the left end to the right end, and also extends in an arc shape with a center at the rear in a plan view, and is attached to the lower part of the upper side bulge 252a on the left side. The left-bottom decorative body 281 is a semicircular arc that bulges forward with a smaller radius than the left-top decorative body 271 and the right-top decorative body 276, and at the left end, the central axis extends slightly diagonally to the upper left rear, and at the right end, the central axis extends left and right, forming a shape like a bent semicylinder. The left end of the left-bottom decorative body 281 is formed in a spherical shape. The curvature of the semicircular arc of the left-bottom decorative body 281 changes so that it becomes thinner as it moves toward the left end. This left-bottom decorative body 281 is formed transparent. In addition, the surface of the decorative piece 281 at the bottom left of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron), and both the surface and the back surface of the decorative piece 281 at the bottom left of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of the decorative piece 281 at the bottom left of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0278] The left-bottom inner lens 282 is inserted into the left-bottom decorative body 281 from the rear. The LEDs mounted on the left-bottom decorative board 283 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors, and can be used to illuminate and decorate the left-bottom decorative body 281. The left-bottom inner lens 282 is transparent. The surface of the left-bottom inner lens 282 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) to diffusively refract light, making it difficult for the player to clearly see the LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the left-bottom decorative board 283 located behind the left-bottom inner lens 282. The left-bottom inner lens 282 may be lens-cut on the back as well as the front (may be formed into a polyhedron), or the back instead of the front of the left-bottom inner lens 282 may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0279] When assembled to the door frame 3, the left end of the bottom left decorative unit 280 is located below the left end of the top left decorative unit 270, and the right end is continuous with the left end of the bottom center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 in the performance operation unit 300. The left end of the bottom left decorative body 281 of the bottom left decorative unit 280 is formed in a spherical shape, so the left end appears to be recessed into the door frame 3. The bottom left decorative unit 280 does not have a rib in the middle of the length of the bottom left decorative body 281 of the bottom left decorative unit 280, so when the multiple LEDs of the bottom left decorative board 283 are illuminated, the entire front of the bottom left decorative body 281 of the dish can be illuminated and decorated in an approximately uniform manner, making it look like a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0280] The bottom-right decorative unit 285 comprises a transparent bottom-right decorative body 286 that is semi-cylindrical and extends to the left and right, a transparent bottom-right inner lens 287 attached to the rear side of the bottom-right decorative body 286, and a bottom-right decorative board 288 attached to the rear side of the bottom-right inner lens 287 and has multiple LEDs mounted on its front surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)").

[0281] The right-bottom decorative body 286 extends in a curved shape, moving forward and downward as it moves from the right end to the left end, and also extends in an arc shape with a center at the rear in a plan view, and is attached to the lower part of the upper side bulge 252a on the right side. The right-bottom decorative body 286 is a semicircular arc that bulges forward with a smaller radius than the left-top decorative body 271 and the right-top decorative body 276, and at the right end, the central axis extends slightly diagonally to the upper right and rear, and at the left end, the central axis extends left and right, forming a shape like a bent semicylinder. The right end of the right-bottom decorative body 286 is formed in a spherical shape. The curvature of the semicircular arc of the right-bottom decorative body 286 changes so that it becomes thinner as it moves toward the right end. This right-bottom decorative body 286 is formed transparent. In addition, the surface of the decorative piece 286 at the bottom right of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron), and both the surface and the back surface of the decorative piece 286 at the bottom right of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of the decorative piece 286 at the bottom right of the plate may be subjected to lens cuts (or may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0282] The dish right-bottom inner lens 287 is inserted from the rear into the dish right-bottom decorative body 286. The multiple LEDs mounted on the dish right-bottom decorative board 288 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors, and can be used to illuminate and decorate the dish right-bottom decorative body 286 by emitting light. The dish right-bottom inner lens 287 is formed transparent. The surface of the dish right-bottom inner lens 287 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) to enable the light to be refracted in a diffuse manner, so that the multiple LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the dish right-bottom decorative board 288 located behind the dish right-bottom inner lens 287 are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. The lens cut may be applied (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the lens cut may be applied to the back surface of the dish right-bottom inner lens 287 together with the front surface (may be formed into a polyhedron), or the lens cut may be applied to the back surface instead of the front surface of the dish right-bottom inner lens 287 (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0283] When assembled to the door frame 3, the right end of the dish bottom right decorative unit 285 is located below the right end of the dish top right decorative unit 275, and the left end is continuous with the right end of the dish bottom center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 in the performance operation unit 300. The right end of the dish bottom right decorative body 286 of the dish bottom right decorative unit 285 is formed in a spherical shape, so the right end appears to be recessed into the door frame 3. The dish bottom right decorative unit 285 does not have a rib in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the dish bottom right decorative body 286, so when the multiple LEDs of the dish bottom right decorative board 288 are illuminated, the entire front of the dish bottom right decorative body 286 can be illuminated and decorated in an approximately uniform manner, making it look like a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0284] [3-5e. Overall configuration of the production operation unit] The overall configuration of the performance operation unit 300 in the plate unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 51 to 54. Fig. 51 is a plan view of the performance operation unit in the plate unit seen from the direction of the performance operation button. Fig. 52(a) is a perspective view of the performance operation unit seen from the front, and Fig. 52(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 main components and seen from the front, and Fig. 54 is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation unit disassembled into main components and seen from the back. The performance operation unit 300 is provided in the center of the plate unit 200 in the left-right direction, and decorates the plate unit 200. When a player-participation performance is executed, the player can operate it to participate in the performance. The performance operation unit 300 is attached to the plate base unit 210 and the plate decoration unit 250.

[0285] The production operation unit 300 is equipped with a production operation section 301 that can be operated by a player. The production operation section 301 is composed of a transparent rotation operation section 302 that can be rotated by the player, and a transparent pressing operation section 303 that can be pressed by the player. In the production operation section 301, the rotation operation section 302 is formed in a circular ring shape having an inner diameter that is about 3 / 5 the size of the outer diameter, and the pressing operation section 303 is arranged inside the ring. The pressing operation section 303 is arranged at the center of the rotation operation section 302 and is composed of a transparent central pressing operation section 303a with a diameter slightly larger than half the inner diameter of the rotation operation section 302, and a transparent annular outer peripheral pressing operation section 303b arranged between the outer periphery of the central pressing operation section 303a and the inner periphery of the rotation operation section 302.

[0286] The performance operation unit 300 comprises a performance operation section cover unit 310 attached to the front of the plate decoration unit 250, an operation section base 320 housed within the performance operation section cover unit 310, a circular performance operation ring 330 attached to the upper surface of the operation section base 320 and having a rotation operation section 302, a rotation drive unit 340 that rotates the rotation operation section 302 of the performance operation ring 330, a transmission gear 350 for the operation ring that transmits rotation between the rotation drive unit 340 and the rotation operation section 302 of the performance operation ring 330, and a gear mounting member 351 that mounts the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring to the operation section base 320 so as to be rotatable.

[0287] The performance operation unit 300 also includes a performance operation ring decorative board 352 which is attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 320 below the performance operation ring 330 and has multiple LEDs mounted on its upper surface, a decorative board cover 353 which is attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to cover the upper side of the performance operation ring decorative board 352, a vibration speaker 354 which is attached to the underside of the operation unit base 320, a performance operation button unit 360 which is attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to face the inside of the ring of the performance operation ring 330, and an operation unit relay board unit 390 which is attached to the rear surface of the operation unit base 320.

[0288] [3-5e-1. Production control cover unit] The production operation section cover unit 310 of the production operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 53 and 54. The production operation section cover unit 310 is attached to the production operation unit mounting section 252i of the dish unit main body 252 of the dish decoration unit 250, and decorates the front of the production operation unit 300 at the center in the left-right direction of the dish unit 200. The production operation section cover unit 310 is formed in the shape of a container that is open at the top and back.

[0289] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 comprises a unit lower cover 311 which is hemispherical and recessed downwards, a unit front cover 312 which is attached to the upper front end of the unit lower cover 311 and has a semicircular ring shape which bulges forward, a transparent upper-center inner lens 313 which is attached from the rear within the upper-center decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312, an upper-center decorative board 314 which is attached to the rear side of the upper-center inner lens 313 and is equipped with a plurality of LEDs which can emit light forward, a transparent lower-center inner lens 315 which is attached from the rear within the lower-center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312, and a lower-center decorative board 316 which is attached to the rear side of the lower-center inner lens 315 and is equipped with a plurality of LEDs which can emit light forward.

[0290] The unit under cover 311 is formed in a hemispherical shape with the front side bulging downward from the rear center in the front-rear direction, and the rear side is attached so that it is placed from above on the performance operation unit attachment part 252i of the dish unit main body 252. The unit under cover 311 is attached in an inclined state so that an axis perpendicular to an imaginary plane formed on the upper edge extending in a semicircular arc at the front part is positioned forward as it moves upward. In this embodiment, it is inclined at an angle of about 18 degrees (18.65 degrees) with respect to the vertical line. The unit under cover 311 has multiple drainage holes 311a formed in the part that is lowest when assembled to the dish unit 200.

[0291] The unit front cover 312 is formed in a semicircular arc shape in a plan view that bulges forward to fit along the front end of the unit lower cover 311, and is attached to the front upper end of the unit lower cover 311. The unit front cover 312 is equipped with a transparent upper central decorative body 312a, the semicircular arc bulging forward extending in a semicircular arc shape to fit along the front end of the unit lower cover 311, and a transparent lower central decorative body 312b, the semicircular arc bulging forward below the upper central decorative body 312a and extending in a semicircular arc shape to fit along the front end of the unit lower cover 311. The lower end of the lower central decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 is attached to the unit lower cover 311.

[0292] The upper plate center decorative body 312a and the lower plate center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 are formed by splitting a cylinder of approximately the same thickness (radius) in half and bending the split surface to extend in a semicircular arc toward the center. The lower plate center decorative body 312b extends in a semicircular arc with a large curvature compared to the upper plate center decorative body 312a, and the lower plate center decorative body 312b is formed in a semicylindrical shape with a slightly thinner thickness compared to the upper plate center decorative body 312a. When the unit front cover 312 is assembled to the plate unit 200, the front end of the upper plate center decorative body 312a protrudes forward more than the front end of the lower plate center decorative body 312b. Furthermore, when assembled into the plate unit 200, both left and right ends of the plate center upper decorative body 312a are continuous with the right end of the plate upper left decorative unit 270 and the left end of the plate upper right decorative unit 275, respectively, and both left and right ends of the plate center lower decorative body 312b are continuous with the right end of the plate lower left decorative unit 280 and the left end of the plate lower right decorative unit 285, respectively. The unit front cover 312 is formed to be transparent.

[0293] In addition, when the unit front cover 312 is assembled to the door frame 3, its front end becomes 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 front cover 312 is approximately 1 / 2 the total width of the door frame base 101 in the left-right direction.

[0294] The inner lens 313 is formed in a semicircular arc shape that bulges forward, and is inserted from the rear into the decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. The decorative board 314 is formed in a semicircular arc shape to fit the decorative body 312a, and a plurality of LEDs capable of emitting light forward (outward) are mounted on the upper surface (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)"). The LEDs on the decorative board 314 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs capable of emitting multiple colors, and can illuminate the decorative body 312a by emitting light. The surface of the decorative body 312a may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of the decorative body 312a may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of the decorative body 312a may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0295] The plate-center-top inner lens 313 is formed transparent. The surface of the plate-center-top inner lens 313 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) to diffusively refract light, so that the LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the plate-center-top decorative board 314 located below (or behind) the plate-center-top inner lens 313 are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. The back surface of the plate-center-top inner lens 313 may be lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) together with the front surface, or the back surface of the plate-center-top inner lens 313 may be lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) instead of the front surface.

[0296] The dish center lower inner lens 315 is formed in a semicircular arc shape that bulges forward, and is inserted from the rear into the dish center lower decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 and attached. The dish center lower decorative board 316 is formed in a semicircular arc shape to fit the dish center lower decorative body 312b, and multiple LEDs that can irradiate light forward (outside) are mounted on the upper surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "surface (mounting surface)"). The multiple LEDs on the dish center lower decorative board 316 are surface-mounted full-color LEDs that can emit multicolor light, and can illuminate the dish center lower decorative body 312b by emitting light. The surface of the dish center lower decorative body 312b may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface and the back surface of the dish center lower decorative body 312b may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron), and the back surface of the dish center lower decorative body 312b may be lens-cut (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0297] The plate-center-under inner lens 315 is formed transparent. The surface of the plate-center-under inner lens 315 is lens-cut (formed into a polyhedron) to diffusively refract light, so that the LEDs mounted on the surface (mounting surface) of the plate-center-under decorative board 316 arranged below (or behind) the plate-center-under inner lens 315 are difficult to clearly see from the player's side. The plate-center-under inner lens 315 may have a lens cut on its back surface as well as on its front surface (may be formed into a polyhedron), or the plate-center-under inner lens 315 may have a lens cut on its back surface instead of on its front surface (may be formed into a polyhedron).

[0298] The performance operation unit cover unit 310 does not have any reinforcing ribs along the semicircular arc-shaped extension of the upper plate center decorative body 312a and the lower plate center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312, so when the LEDs on the upper plate center decorative board 314 and the LEDs on the lower plate center decorative board 316 are illuminated, the entirety of each can be illuminated and decorated almost uniformly, making it appear as if fluorescent lights are embedded.

[0299] When assembled to the tray unit 200, the front end of the performance operation unit cover unit 310 protrudes further forward than the upper tray 201 and the lower tray 202. In addition, the performance operation unit cover unit 310 has the upper central tray decorative body 312a connected to the upper left tray decorative body 271 and the upper right tray decorative body 276, and the lower central tray decorative body 312b connected to the lower left tray decorative body 281 and the lower right tray decorative body 286. This makes the performance operation unit 300 stand out and improves its appearance with the integrated decoration.

[0300] [3-5e-2. Operation unit base] The operation unit base 320 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figures 53 and 54. The operation unit base 320 is inserted from above into the performance operation unit cover unit 310, and the lower end is attached to the performance operation unit cover unit 310, while the upper rear end is attached to the performance operation unit attachment portion 212a of the upper tray body 212 in the tray base unit 210. The operation unit base 320 is formed in a container shape with an open top, and is formed to be translucent (for example, milky white).

[0301] The operation unit base 320 comprises a main body 321 having an outer shape formed in a roughly cubic box shape with an open top, a flange portion 322 extending outward from the upper end of the main body 321 and having a circular outer periphery, a plurality of legs 323 (four in this case) protruding downward from the bottom surface of the main body 321, an upper mounting portion 324 formed at the rear end of the flange portion 322 and attached to the dish base unit 210, and a gear bearing portion 325 that penetrates the flange portion 322 on the left outer side of the main body 321, opens upward, and rotatably supports a transmission gear 350 for the operation ring.

[0302] The operation unit base 320 has a main body 321 formed to a size capable of accommodating the performance operation button unit 360 therein. The main body 321 has a vibration speaker 354 attached to the bottom wall from below, and the portion of the bottom surface where the vibration speaker 354 is attached is formed as a flat surface. The bottom wall of the main body 321 is formed to easily resonate with vibrations from the vibration speaker 354, and can amplify the vibrations and can convert the vibrations into sounds such as voice and music and output them.

[0303] Legs 361b of button unit base 361 of performance operation button unit 360 are attached to the upper surface of the bottom wall of main body 321. Further, a through hole is formed on the outer periphery of the bottom wall of main body 321 to drain liquid that has entered main body 321. Rotation drive unit 340 is attached to the outside of the left side wall of main body 321, and operation unit relay board unit 390 is attached to the outside of the rear side wall.

[0304] The flange portion 322 is formed with a diameter such that the outer circumference thereof is approximately the same as the inner circumference of the plate center upper decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. A performance operation ring decorative board 352 and a decorative board cover 353 are attached to the upper surface of the flange portion 322, and a ring mounting base 331 of the performance operation ring 330 is also attached. The lower ends of the multiple legs 323 are attached to the upper surface of the unit lower cover 311 in the performance operation part cover unit 310.

[0305] The gear bearing portion 325 cooperates with the gear mounting member to mount the operation ring transmission gear rotatably about an axis extending to the left and right. When the operation ring transmission gear 350 is mounted on the gear bearing portion 325, the upper portion of the operation ring transmission gear 350 protrudes upward, and the drive side gear portion 350b of the operation ring transmission gear 350 is exposed to the outside below the flange portion 322.

[0306] When the operation unit base 320 is assembled to the performance operation unit 300, the upper surface of the flange portion 322 is located slightly lower than the upper surface of the plate center upper decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. In addition, when assembled to the performance operation unit 300, the vibration speaker 354 is attached to the lower surface of the main body portion 321 in contact with it.

[0307] [3-5e-3. Production Control Ring] The performance operation ring 330 of the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 55 and 56. Fig. 55(a) is a perspective view of the performance operation ring of the performance operation unit seen from the top front, and Fig. 55(b) is a perspective view of the performance operation ring seen from the bottom front. Fig. 56(a) is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring seen from the top front, and Fig. 56(b) is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring seen from the bottom front. The performance operation ring 330 is attached to the top surface of the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320, and has a transparent rotation operation unit 302 that can be rotated by the player. The performance operation ring 330 (rotation operation unit 302) has a diameter (outer diameter) about twice the size of the front-rear dimension of the upper tray 201, and is formed in a circular shape with an inner diameter about 3 / 5 the size of the outer diameter. In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the performance operation ring 330 is about 13 cm.

[0308] The performance operation ring 330 includes an annular ring mounting base 331 attached to the upper surface of the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320, an annular rotating base 332 rotatably placed on the ring mounting base 331, a plurality of bushes 333 that abut against the outer circumferential surface of the rotating base 332 and are rotatably attached to the ring mounting base 331 around an axis extending vertically, and a ring removal prevention member 334 that is attached to the ring mounting base 331 and restricts the upward movement of the rotating base 332. The ring mounting base 331, the rotating base 332, the bushes 333, and the ring removal prevention member 334 are each formed to be transparent.

[0309] Furthermore, the performance operation ring 330 includes a ring outer upper cover 335 which is attached to the upper surface of the rotation base 332 and constitutes part of the rotation operation unit 302, a ring outer lower cover 336 which is attached to the underside of the ring outer upper cover 335 and constitutes part of the rotation operation unit 302, and a ring inner cover 337 which is attached to the upper surface of the rotation base 332 on the inner peripheral side of the ring outer upper cover 335 and constitutes part of the rotation operation unit 302. The ring outer upper cover 335, the ring outer lower cover 336, and the ring inner cover 337 are each formed in a transparent annular shape.

[0310] The ring mounting base 331 has an outer diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320, and an inner diameter that is approximately the same as the inner diameter of the flange portion 322. The ring mounting base 331 has a mounting portion 331a on the upper surface along the inner periphery on which the rotation base 332 is mounted so as to be slidable in the circumferential direction, a boss portion 331b that protrudes cylindrically upward from multiple (four in this case) positions spaced apart in the circumferential direction outside the mounting portion 331a on the upper surface, and a through hole 331c that penetrates vertically at multiple positions spaced apart in the circumferential direction outside the mounting portion 331a on the upper surface. The multiple through holes 331c are formed at positions corresponding to the LEDs of the performance operation ring decoration board 352.

[0311] The rotating base 332 has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the diameter (outer diameter) of the mounting portion 331a of the ring mounting base 331, and an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the ring mounting base 331. The rotating base 332 has a ring gear 332a that protrudes downward from the lower surface and extends in the circumferential direction. The ring gear 332a is formed as a bevel gear so as to protrude downward as it approaches the center side of the rotating base 332. The ring gear 332a is formed with an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the ring mounting base 331, and when assembled to the performance operation ring 330, it faces downward from the inner peripheral side of the ring mounting base 331. This ring gear 332a meshes with the ring side gear portion 350a of the operation ring transmission gear 350 when assembled to the performance operation unit 300.

[0312] The ring outer upper cover 335 includes an outer upper surface portion 335a in which an arc constituting the outer and upper part of the circle extends in an annular shape, a decorative portion 335b formed three-dimensionally on the outer upper surface portion 335a and arranged in a circumferential direction, and an outer upper cover attachment portion 335c extending downward from the inner peripheral end of the outer upper surface portion 335a and then extending toward the center and arranged in a circumferential direction. The outer upper surface portion 335a of the ring outer upper cover 335 is formed in a shape in which an arc of a quarter of a circle extends in an annular shape. The decorative portion 335b has an outer shape formed in a hexagon. The outer upper cover attachment portion 335c extends slightly downward from the lower end of the outer upper surface portion 335a and is attached to the upper surface of the rotating base 332.

[0313] The ring outer lower cover 336 includes an outer lower surface portion 336a in which an arc that forms the outer and lower portion of the circle extends in an annular shape, and a plurality of outer lower cover attachment portions 336b that protrude upward and toward the center from the inside of the outer lower surface portion 336a and are arranged in the circumferential direction. The outer lower surface portion 336a of the ring outer lower cover 336 is formed in a shape in which an arc that is 1 / 8 of a circle extends in an annular shape. The outer lower cover attachment portions 336b are attached to the ring outer upper cover 335.

[0314] The ring inner cover 337 includes an inner surface portion 337a in which an arc that forms the inner and upper part of the circle extends in an annular shape, a cylindrical tube surface portion 337b that extends downward from the inner end of the inner surface portion 337a in parallel to the central axis, and a plurality of inner cover attachment portions 337c that are formed on the outer periphery of the tube surface portion 337b and arranged in the circumferential direction. The inner surface portion 337a of the ring inner cover 337 is formed in a shape in which an arc of a range of 1 / 8 of a circle extends in an annular shape. The cylindrical inner diameter of the tube surface portion 337b is the same as the inner diameter of the rotating base 332. The inner cover attachment portion 337c is attached to the upper surface of the rotating base 332.

[0315] When the ring outer upper cover 335, the ring outer lower cover 336, and the ring inner cover 337 are assembled to the performance operation ring 330, the outer upper surface portion 335a, the outer lower surface portion 336a, and the inner surface portion 337a are formed so as to be continuous, and the outer upper surface portion 335a, the outer lower surface portion 336a, and the inner surface portion 337a form a portion of an area of ​​more than 1 / 2 of a circle, forming a doughnut shape as a whole. The performance operation ring 330 can be decorated with illumination by the performance operation ring decoration board 352.

[0316] [3-5e-4. Rotation drive unit] The rotation drive unit 340 in the performance operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to Figs. 57 to 59. Fig. 57(a) is a perspective view of the rotation drive unit of the performance operation unit as seen from the front, and Fig. 57(b) is a perspective view of the rotation drive unit as seen from the back. Fig. 58 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation drive unit as seen from the right front, and Fig. 59 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation drive unit as seen from the left front. The rotation drive unit 340 is for driving the rotation operation unit 302 of the performance operation ring 330 to rotate and for detecting the rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 302. The rotation drive unit 340 is attached to the outside of the left side surface of the main body 321 of the operation unit base 320.

[0317] The rotation drive unit 340 includes a rotation drive base 341 attached to the main body 321 of the operation section base 320, an operation ring drive motor 342 attached to the rear right side of the rotation drive base 341 so that its rotation shaft protrudes to the left, a drive gear 343 attached to the rotation shaft of the operation ring drive motor 342, a speed change gear 344 rotated by the drive gear 343, a transmission detection gear member 345 rotated by the speed change gear 344 and rotates the operation ring transmission gear 350, and a gear cover 346 that rotatably attaches the speed change gear 344 and the transmission detection gear member 345 in cooperation with the rotation drive base and covers the drive gear 343, the speed change gear 344, and the transmission detection gear member 345 from the left.

[0318] The rotation drive unit 340 also includes a first rotation detection sensor 347 and a second rotation detection sensor 348 which are attached to the gear cover 346 and detect the rotational position of the transmission detection gear member 345, and a sensor cover 349 which is attached to the gear cover 346 so as to cover the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348 from the left.

[0319] The rotary drive base 341 is formed in a shallow box shape that is short in the left-right direction, extends long in the front-rear direction, and is open to the left. The operation ring drive motor 342 is a stepping motor. The drive gear 343 is a spur gear. The speed change gear 344 is composed of a first gear 344a in the form of a spur gear that meshes with the drive gear, and a second gear 344b in the form of a spur gear that rotates integrally with the first gear 344a and is formed with a large diameter. The second gear 344b of the speed change gear 344 meshes with a gear portion 345a of the transmission detection gear member 345.

[0320] The transmission detection gear member 345 includes a gear portion 345a having a larger diameter than the shift gear 344 (twice the diameter of the second gear 344b) and a plurality of detection pieces 345b protruding leftward from the left side surface of the gear portion 345a and arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. The gear portion 345a meshes with the second gear 344b of the shift gear 344 and also meshes with the driving side gear portion 350b of the operation ring transmission gear 350. The circumferential length of the plurality of detection pieces 345b is the same as the interval at which they are spaced apart in the circumferential direction. In this embodiment, eight detection pieces 345b are arranged in the circumferential direction at intervals of a rotation angle of 45 degrees. These detection pieces 345b are detected by a first rotation detection sensor 347 and a second rotation detection sensor 348.

[0321] The first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348 detect the detection piece 345b of the transmission detection gear member 345. The first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction that are different from an integer multiple of the intervals of the detection pieces 345b arranged in a row in the circumferential direction. In this embodiment, the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348 are spaced apart by a rotation angle of 101.25 degrees. As a result, when the transmission detection gear member 345 rotates, the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348 do not detect the detection piece 345b at the same timing, and one of them detects the detection piece 345b first. As a result, the rotation direction and rotation speed of the rotation operation unit 302 in the performance operation ring 330 can be detec...

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[Claim 1] A gaming machine capable of conducting a predetermined lottery and awarding a gaming profit based on the result of the lottery, a light-emitting body capable of emitting light based on a result of the lottery; a light emitting substrate on which the light emitter is mounted on a front mounting surface; A cover body provided on a front mounting surface side of the light emitting substrate; Equipped with the light emitting substrate is fixed to the cover body by an irreversible fixing means such that the light emitting substrate cannot be removed unless at least a part of the cover body is destroyed; The cover body has a cylindrical through-hole corresponding to the light-emitting body, Further, the light emitting substrate has a connector portion that enables wiring to the light emitting substrate only on a rear mounting surface on which the light emitting body is not mounted, Furthermore, a light-colored coating film is provided on the front mounting surface of the light-emitting substrate at least in the region inside the through-hole, and a dark-colored coating film is provided around the light-colored coating film. A gaming machine characterized by:

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