Pachinko machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine that can facilitate the assembly work of a plurality of decorative boards. [Solution] The pachinko machine 1 is equipped with decorative boards such as the upper left tray decorative board 273, upper right tray decorative board 278, upper left door frame decorative board 422 and lower left door frame decorative board 423, upper right door frame decorative board 432 and lower right door frame decorative board 433, top center door frame decorative board 455, top left door frame decorative board 456 and top right door frame decorative board 457, which are arranged behind decorative bodies in the door frame 3 that are translucent and have a white front surface with multiple LEDs mounted on the front surface, and an identification part 7 arranged on the rear surface of each decorative board to distinguish it from other boards.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines (commonly referred to as "pachinko machines") and slot machine gaming machines (commonly referred to as "pachislot machines"). [Background technology]

[0002] As a conventional gaming machine, values such as the payout rate (payout ball rate) are calculated from the number of game media (total number) entered into the game area and the number of game media (number of safe balls) paid out when the game media is received at the entrance (winning opening), and the state of the gaming machine is managed (for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] However, in recent years, there has been a demand to improve the accuracy of the values to be calculated compared to the past. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-80047 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides The The objective of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to A game for updating the first counter balls A winning detection means for detecting a winning A game for updating the second counter balls A discharge detection means for detecting the discharge a third counter that is updated by performing a predetermined calculation based on the values of the first counter and the second counter; a display means for displaying a value corresponding to the third counter; launching means capable of launching game balls, Equipped with The state of the gaming machine launching of the game balls Stop not Mild Error -stateWhen it is determined to be in the state, the predetermined calculation is performed and the third counter is updated. However, when the state of the gaming machine is launching of the game balls Stopped to cause Severe error -state When it is determined to be in the state, although the detection by the winning detection means and the discharge detection means is enabled, the third counter is not updated without performing the predetermined calculation. The display means When the state of the gaming machine is the minor error In the state, it can be controlled to a predetermined display mode corresponding to the third counter updated by performing the predetermined calculation. However, when the state of the gaming machine is the major error In the state, it can be controlled to a mode different from the predetermined display mode. It is characterized by this. Also, as another invention different from the present invention, the following means are disclosed for reference. Means 1: In a gaming machine, "A plurality of decorative substrates provided behind a decorative body having a predetermined shape with translucency, at least the front surface being white and a plurality of LEDs being mounted on the front surface, and Provided on the rear surface of each of the plurality of decorative substrates, a distinguishing means for distinguishing from other substrates It is characterized by "comprising".

[0007] Here, as the "decorative body", any one formed in a three-dimensional shape may be used, such as "a thing shaped like a predetermined item", "a thing shaped like a predetermined character", "a thing shaped like a predetermined logo or catchphrase three-dimensionally", "a thing shaped like a predetermined pattern or design", etc. Also, the "decorative body" may be provided inside the gaming area where the game is played in a front view, or may be provided outside the gaming area.

[0008] Also, as the "distinguishing means", "a colored portion with a predetermined color", "a character portion with a predetermined character such as Chinese characters, hiragana, alphabet, symbols, numbers, model numbers, etc." can be mentioned.

[0009] According to the configuration of means 1, the gaming machine is provided with a plurality of decorative substrates that are provided behind a decorative body having a predetermined shape and having translucency, at least the front surface of which is white and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and provided on the rear surface of each of the plurality of decorative substrates, discrimination means for distinguishing from other substrates.

[0010] Thereby, since the discrimination means is provided on the rear surface of each of the plurality of decorative substrates on which a plurality of LEDs for illuminating and decorating the decorative body are mounted, during the assembly work of the gaming machine, just by looking at the discrimination means provided on each decorative substrate, it is possible to determine whether it is the desired decorative substrate, it is possible to easily search for the desired decorative substrate, it is possible to easily notice a mistake in the decorative substrate to be attached by the discrimination means, reduce assembly mistakes, and facilitate the labor required for the assembly work.

[0011] In addition, since the front surface of each decorative substrate is white and the discrimination means is provided on the rear surface, even if the transparency of the decorative body provided in front of the decorative substrate is high, it is possible to make the decorative substrate difficult to notice from the front (the player side), improve the appearance of the decorative body, and at the same time, it is possible to reflect the light from the LED forward by the white front surface of the decorative substrate, make the decorative body emit light more brightly, and entertain the player with a highly effective light emission effect to suppress a decrease in interest.

[0012] Note that the distinguishing means may be provided with a colored portion that extends over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate. As a result, since the rear surface of the decorative substrate has a colored portion that is colored in a predetermined color over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, the front and back of the decorative substrate can be easily distinguished by the colored portion. Therefore, when preparing (setting up) the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during the assembly of the gaming machine, even if there are decorative substrates that are symmetrical left and right or up and down, the front and back are clearly distinguishable by the colored portion, preventing the mistake of preparing only two decorative substrates on one side. Thus, the decorative substrates required for assembly can be reliably prepared. Consequently, the assembly work of the gaming machine can be carried out smoothly, the time required for assembly can be shortened, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

[0013] Further, the distinguishing portion may be provided with a character portion consisting of different characters for each of the plurality of decorative substrates. As a result, since a character portion as a distinguishing means for distinguishing from other substrates is provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, by the operator reading the characters of the character portion, it is possible to easily know which part the decorative substrate is, and the same operational effects as described above can be achieved.

[0014] Also, it is desirable that the distinguishing means have different colors for each of the plurality of decorative substrates. As a result, since the colors of the distinguishing means are different for each decorative substrate, when assembling the gaming machine, even if there are decorative substrates with similar shapes, the decorative substrates can be easily distinguished by the color of the distinguishing means, preventing the mistake of assembling the wrong decorative substrate during the assembly work and improving the workability of the assembly.

[0015] Furthermore, as described above, when the colors of the distinguishing means are made different for each decorative substrate, when preparing the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during assembly, if there is a decorative substrate provided with the distinguishing means of the same color, it can be easily recognized that the same decorative substrate is prepared redundantly. Or, when there is not enough color in the distinguishing means provided on the prepared decorative substrate, it can be easily recognized that there is a decorative substrate that has not been prepared. Therefore, when preparing the decorative substrates required for the assembly of the gaming machine, it can be easily recognized that extra decorative substrates are prepared or the prepared decorative substrates are insufficient, so that it is possible to surely prepare only the necessary amount of decorative substrates, and the gaming machine can be made easy to set up during assembly.

[0016] Also, the functional components provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate may be further provided. As a result, since the functional components are provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, the functional components cannot be seen from the front (the player side), so that it is possible to avoid the appearance being deteriorated due to the functional components being visible through the decorative body, and the appearance of the decorative body (gaming machine) can be improved. Also, in this case, since the functional components are made invisible by providing them on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, there is no need to color the functional components white (or yellow) so as not to be conspicuous, and the functional components can be used as they are, omitting the labor of coloring the functional components and suppressing an increase in the cost of the gaming machine.

[0017] Means 2: In the configuration of Means 1, "The distinguishing means has a colored portion applied over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate" is characterized.

[0018] Here, examples of the "colored portion" include "a portion colored by printing (e.g., silk printing)", "a portion colored by attaching a seal", "a portion colored by applying paint", and the like. Also, the "colored portion" may be colored uniformly (solid coating) throughout, or may be partially colored (spot coating) like a dot pattern.

[0019] Also, the color of the "colored portion" may be any color different from the white on the front surface of the decorative substrate. The colors may be different for each decorative substrate, or may be the same color (e.g., yellow) for all decorative substrates.

[0020] By the way, in the case of a symmetric decorative substrate (symmetric left - right or up - down), when preparing (setting up) the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during the assembly of the gaming machine, since the shapes of the left - right or up - down symmetric decorative substrates are the same, there is a risk of accidentally preparing two decorative substrates on one side. If one notices the mistake during assembly and has to prepare the correct decorative substrate again, the time required for assembly may become longer and the cost may increase.

[0021] According to the configuration of means 2, the distinguishing means is configured to have a colored portion applied over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate.

[0022] As a result, since the rear surface of the decorative substrate has a colored portion colored in a predetermined color over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, the front and back of the decorative substrate can be easily distinguished by the colored portion. Therefore, when preparing (setting up) the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during the assembly of the gaming machine, even if there are left - right or up - down symmetric decorative substrates, the front and back are clearly distinguishable by the colored portion, preventing mistakes such as accidentally preparing only two decorative substrates on one side, and ensuring that the decorative substrates required for assembly can be prepared correctly. Thus, the assembly work of the gaming machine can be carried out smoothly, shortening the time required for assembly and suppressing an increase in cost.

[0023] In addition, since the colored portion is provided over the entire length of the decorative substrate in the longitudinal direction, when the color of the colored portion is made different according to the decorative substrate, even in a state where a plurality of types of decorative substrates overlap during assembly or the like, if a part of the decorative substrate is visible, the colored portion can be seen, so that the desired decorative substrate can be easily found and the labor involved in the assembly work can be simplified.

[0024] Means 3: In the configuration of Means 1 or Means 2, "The distinguishing portion has a character portion consisting of different characters for each of the plurality of the decorative substrates." It is characterized by this.

[0025] Here, examples of the "character portion" include "Chinese characters", "hiragana", "alphabets", "symbols", "numbers", "model numbers", etc. Also, the color of the "character portion" may be any color different from the white on the front surface of the decorative substrate, and may be the same color (for example, yellow) for all decorative substrates, or may have different colors for each decorative substrate.

[0026] According to the configuration of Means 3, the distinguishing portion has a character portion consisting of different characters for each of the plurality of decorative substrates.

[0027] Thereby, since a character portion as a distinguishing means for distinguishing from other substrates is provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, by the operator reading the characters of the character portion, it is possible to easily know which part of the decorative substrate it is, and the same operational effects as described above can be achieved.

[0028] Means 4: In any one of the configurations from Means 1 to Means 3, "The distinguishing means is made to have different colors for each of the plurality of the decorative substrates." It is characterized by this.

[0029] According to the configuration of Means 4, the distinguishing means is made to have different colors for each of the plurality of decorative substrates.

[0030] As a result, since the colors of the distinguishing means are different for each decorative substrate, when assembling the gaming machine, even if there are decorative substrates with similar shapes, the decorative substrates can be easily distinguished by the colors of the distinguishing means, preventing the incorrect assembly of the decorative substrates during the assembly work and improving the workability of the assembly.

[0031] Also, since the colors of the distinguishing means are made different for each decorative substrate, when preparing the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during assembly, if there is a decorative substrate provided with the distinguishing means of the same color, it can be easily recognized that the same decorative substrate is duplicated and prepared. Or, in the case where the color is insufficient in the distinguishing means provided on the prepared decorative substrate, it can be easily recognized that there is a decorative substrate that has not been prepared. Therefore, when preparing the decorative substrates required for the assembly of the gaming machine, it can be easily recognized that there are extra decorative substrates prepared or that the prepared decorative substrates are insufficient, so that it is possible to surely prepare only the necessary amount of decorative substrates and make the gaming machine easy to set up during assembly.

[0032] Means 5: In any one of the configurations from Means 1 to Means 4, "further includes the functional components provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate", which is characterized by this.

[0033] Here, examples of the "functional components" include "connectors for connecting the decorative substrate and other substrates", "LED drivers for controlling a plurality of LEDs mounted on the decorative substrate", "resistors", "capacitors", "transistors", "regulators", etc.

[0034] According to the configuration of Means 5, the gaming machine is further provided with the functional components provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate.

[0035] As a result, since the functional components are provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, the functional components cannot be seen from the front (the player side), so it is possible to avoid the appearance being deteriorated due to the functional components being visible through the decorative body, and the appearance of the decorative body (the gaming machine) can be improved.

[0036] In addition, since the functional components are made invisible by providing them on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, there is no need to color the functional components white (or yellow) so as not to be conspicuous, and the functional components can be used as they are, omitting the labor of coloring the functional components and suppressing an increase in the cost of the gaming machine.

[0037] Means 6: In a gaming machine, “a plurality of decorative substrates provided behind a decorative body having a predetermined shape with translucency, at least the front surface of which is white and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, distinguishing means provided on the rear surface of each of the plurality of decorative substrates, having a colored portion that is applied over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate and is different in color for each of the plurality of decorative substrates, and a character portion consisting of different characters for each of the plurality of decorative substrates, for distinguishing from other substrates, functional components provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate and” is characterized by comprising.

[0038] According to the configuration of Means 6, the gaming machine is provided with a plurality of decorative substrates provided behind a decorative body having a predetermined shape with translucency, at least the front surface of which is white and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and distinguishing means provided on the rear surface of each of the plurality of decorative substrates, having a colored portion that is applied over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate and is different in color for each of the plurality of decorative substrates, and a character portion consisting of different characters for each of the plurality of decorative substrates, for distinguishing from other substrates, and functional components provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate.

[0039] As a result, since a distinguishing means composed of a colored portion and a character portion is provided on the rear surface of each of a plurality of decorative substrates on which a plurality of LEDs for illuminating the decorative body are mounted, during the assembly work of the gaming machine, just by looking at the distinguishing means provided on each decorative substrate, an operator can determine whether it is the desired decorative substrate, can easily find the desired decorative substrate, can be easily aware of mistakes in attaching the decorative substrates due to the distinguishing means, can reduce assembly errors, and can facilitate the labor required for the assembly work.

[0040] Further, since the rear surface of the decorative substrate has a colored portion as a distinguishing means colored in a predetermined color over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, the front and back surfaces of the decorative substrate can be easily distinguished by the colored portion. Therefore, when preparing (setting up) the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during the assembly of the gaming machine, even if there are decorative substrates that are symmetric left and right or up and down, mistakes such as preparing only two decorative substrates on one side can be prevented because the front and back surfaces are clearly distinguishable by the colored portion, and the decorative substrates required for assembly can be surely prepared. Accordingly, the assembly work of the gaming machine can be carried out smoothly, the time required for assembly can be shortened, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

[0041] Also, since the color of the colored portion as the distinguishing means is different for each decorative substrate, when assembling the gaming machine, even if there are decorative substrates with similar shapes, the decorative substrates can be easily distinguished by the color of the colored portion, mistakes such as assembling the wrong decorative substrate during the assembly work can be prevented, and the workability of the assembly can be improved.

[0042] Also, since the colored portion is provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the decorative substrate, even in a state where a plurality of types of decorative substrates overlap during assembly or the like, if a part of the decorative substrate is visible, the colored portion can be seen, so the desired decorative substrate can be easily found, and the labor required for the assembly work can be simplified.

[0043] Furthermore, since the colors of the colored portions as the distinguishing means are made different for each decorative substrate, when preparing the decorative substrates required for one gaming machine during assembly, if there is a decorative substrate with colored portions of the same color, it can be easily recognized that the same decorative substrate is being prepared redundantly. Or, when there is a shortage of color in the colored portions provided on the prepared decorative substrates, it can be easily recognized that there is a decorative substrate that has not been prepared. Therefore, when preparing the decorative substrates required for the assembly of the gaming machine, it can be easily recognized whether extra decorative substrates are being prepared or the prepared decorative substrates are insufficient, so that the exact necessary amount of decorative substrates can be prepared, and the gaming machine can be made easy to set up during assembly.

[0044] Also, since a character portion as a distinguishing means for differentiating from other substrates is provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, by the operator reading the characters of the character portion, it can be easily known which part the decorative substrate belongs to, and the same operational effects as described above can be achieved.

[0045] In addition, since the front surface of each decorative substrate is white and a distinguishing means is provided on the rear surface, even if the transparency of the decorative body provided in front of the decorative substrate is high, the decorative substrate can be made less conspicuous from the front (the player side), the appearance of the decorative body can be improved, and at the same time, the white front surface of the decorative substrate can reflect the light from the LED forward, enabling the decorative body to emit light more brightly and decoratively, and allowing the player to enjoy a high-emission effect light show and suppressing a decrease in interest.

[0046] In addition, since the functional components are provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, the functional components cannot be seen from the front (the player side). Therefore, it is possible to avoid the appearance being spoiled by the functional components being visible through the decorative body, and the appearance of the decorative body (pachinko machine) can be improved. Also, since the functional components are made invisible by being provided on the rear surface of the decorative substrate, there is no need to color the functional components white (or yellow) so as not to stand out, and the functional components can be used as they are, omitting the labor of coloring the functional components and suppressing an increase in the cost of the pachinko machine.

[0047] Means 7: In any one of the configurations from Means 1 to Means 6, the pachinko machine is provided with a game area into which a game medium is inserted by a player's operation, a plurality of inlets arranged in the game area and capable of receiving the game medium, and a payout device that pays out a predetermined number of game media in response to the reception of the game medium into the inlets and is characterized by being a pachinko machine equipped with these.

[0048] Here, as the "entrance", there are "general winning openings that are always open within the game area", "starting winning openings (starting openings) that are always open within the game area and in which a special lottery is conducted to determine whether the player will be in an advantageous gaming state due to the acceptance of game media", "variable winning openings (variable starting openings, accessory winning openings, etc.) in which game media can be accepted within the game area when the game media is accepted at a specific entrance (chucker) within the game area", "variable winning openings (variable starting openings, accessory winning openings, etc.) in which game media can be accepted according to the result of a normal lottery selected when the game media passes through a specific area (gate, through chucker, etc.) within the game area", "variable starting winning openings (variable starting openings) in which game media can be accepted according to the result of a normal lottery selected when the game media passes through a specific area (e.g., gate, chucker, etc.) within the game area, and a special lottery is conducted to determine whether the player will be in an advantageous gaming state due to the acceptance of game media", "V winning openings in which when the game media accepted at the accessory winning opening is distributed and accepted by the distribution means, the player is in an advantageous gaming state", "major winning openings and accessory winning openings that open and close in a predetermined pattern as an advantageous gaming state for the player and in which game media can be accepted", etc.

[0049] In addition, examples of "pachinko machines" include "a machine (so-called digital pachinko machine) equipped with a lottery means for conducting a special lottery to generate an advantageous gaming state in which the player benefits from the acceptance of a gaming medium into the start port, a special lottery result display means for variably displaying a special symbol according to the special lottery result selected by the lottery means and then stopping the display, and displaying the special lottery result by lottery according to the combination of the special symbols stopped and displayed, and an advantageous gaming state generation means for opening and closing a big winning port in a predetermined pattern when a special lottery result that generates an advantageous gaming state is displayed in the special lottery result display means"; "a machine (so-called spring-action machine) equipped with a distribution means for distributing the gaming medium received at the accessory winning port, and an advantageous gaming state generation means for opening and closing the accessory winning port in a predetermined pattern when the gaming medium distributed by the distribution means is received at the V winning port to generate an advantageous gaming state in which the player benefits"; "a machine (so-called composite machine) having a big winning port and an accessory winning port, opening and closing the big winning port or the accessory winning port in a predetermined pattern according to the special lottery result selected by the acceptance of the gaming medium into the start port, and opening and closing the accessory winning port or the big winning port in a predetermined pattern when the gaming medium received at the accessory winning port is distributed to the V winning port to generate an advantageous gaming state in which the player benefits", and the like.

[0050] According to the configuration of means 7, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine provided with a gaming area into which a gaming medium is driven by the operation of the player, a plurality of inlets arranged in the gaming area and capable of receiving the gaming medium, and a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of gaming mediums in response to the acceptance of the gaming medium into the inlets. Thereby, in the pachinko machine, any of the above-described means can exhibit its operational effects.

[0051] Note that, for the lighting effect (lighting performance) of lighting up the decoration by appropriately lighting up a plurality of LEDs respectively mounted on a plurality of decorative substrates, it is desirable to execute it when a game medium thrown into the game area is received at the receiving port. As a result, when the game medium is received at the receiving port, in addition to paying out a predetermined number of game mediums, an effect of lighting up the decoration is executed, so that it is possible to easily continue the throwing in of the game medium aiming at the receiving port by entertaining the player, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the player's interest in the game.

[0052] In addition, when conducting a special lottery for generating an advantageous game state in which the player benefits by receiving a game medium at the starting port and suggesting the result of the lottery to the player, as one of the effects presented to the player, the decoration may be lit up. As a result, by lighting up the decoration, it is possible to give a strong impact to the player and entertain the player by the above-described effects, so that it is possible to make the player think that the result of the special lottery selected is one in which an advantageous game state in which the player benefits occurs (for example, "big win"), and it is possible to increase the sense of expectation for the occurrence of the advantageous game state and suppress a decrease in interest. Further, as described above, since it is possible to show the player a lighting performance with a higher production effect by lighting up the decoration, it can be suitably used for an effect (for example, a reach effect) for suggesting the result of the special lottery selected to the player, and it is possible to entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest.

[0053] Means 8: In any one of the configurations from Means 1 to Means 6, the gaming machine includes a plurality of rotating cylinders each having a plurality of symbols, a start operation unit that rotates each of the plurality of rotating cylinders by being operated by the player after the game medium is inserted, a plurality of stop operation units for stopping each of the plurality of rotating cylinders, and a payout device that pays out a predetermined number of game mediums according to the combination of stop symbols by all the rotating cylinders that have been stopped by the player operating each of the plurality of stop operation units. It is characterized by being a slot machine provided with

[0054] Here, as the "slot machine", there are those in which "the number of valid lines for determining the combination of stop symbols changes according to the number of game media (medals) used in one game", those in which "an internal lottery is executed with the rotation start of a plurality of rotating cylinders, and a privilege advantageous to the player is given according to the combination of stop symbols and the lottery result of the internal lottery", those in which "the valid lines for determining the combination of stop symbols are fixed", and the like. Also, as the "privilege", there are "Big Bonus (BB)", "Regular Bonus (RB)", "Cherry Rush Bonus (CRB)", "Replay", "Long Replay Time (LRT)", "Assist Time (AT)", and the like.

[0055] According to the configuration of means 8, the gaming machine includes a plurality of rotating cylinders each having a plurality of symbols, a start operation unit for rotating each of the plurality of rotating cylinders by the player's operation after the game media is inserted, a plurality of stop operation units for stopping the rotation of each of the plurality of rotating cylinders, and a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game media according to the combination of stop symbols by all the rotating cylinders that have been stopped by the player's operation of each of the plurality of stop operation units. Thus, in the pachislot machine, any of the above-described means can exhibit its operational effect.

[0056] Incidentally, as an effect (lighting effect) of causing a decorative body to emit light by appropriately lighting a plurality of LEDs respectively mounted on a plurality of decorative substrates, when a combination of symbols that are stopped and rotating except for one on the effective line satisfies the combination of winning symbols (so-called "reach"), it may be made to emit light and decorate the decorative body as one of the effects presented to the player. By doing so, the decorative body emits light and decorates, which can strongly attract the player's attention and allow the player to enjoy operating the stop operation unit to become a winning combination. Also, when the lottery result of the internal lottery is a winning combination, the decorative body may be made to emit light and decorate. By doing so, the decorative body emits light and decorates, which can give a strong impact to the player. Therefore, it can be made to seem that when stopping at a specific combination of symbols, a favorable gaming state (for example, "BB") occurs where the player is at an advantage, and the anticipation for the occurrence of the favorable gaming state can be increased to suppress the decline in interest. Also, as described above, by causing the decorative body to emit light and decorate, a lighting effect with a higher effect can be shown to the player, so it can be suitably used for an effect for suggesting the lottery of the internal lottery selected to the player, and the player can be made to enjoy and suppress the decline in interest.

[0057] Means 9: In any one of the configurations from Means 1 to Means 6, The gaming machine is Characterized in that it is a combined machine that combines a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine.

[0058] Here, the "combined machine" that combines a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine is a machine that, after inserting a plurality of game media, variably displays a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols in response to an operation of a start operation unit (for example, an operation lever), and then stops the variation of the symbol sequence in response to an operation of a stop operation unit (for example, a stop button), and pays out game media or gives an advantage (for example, a favorable gaming state) to the player according to the combination of the stopped symbols. Incidentally, when the stop operation unit is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the variation display of the symbol sequence may be stopped in response to the elapse of the predetermined time.

[0059] According to the configuration of means 9, the gaming machine is a combined machine that combines a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine. As a result, in the combined machine that combines a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine, any of the above-described means can exhibit its operational effects.

[0060] Note that an effect (light emission effect) of illuminating the decorative body by appropriately lighting a plurality of LEDs respectively mounted on a plurality of decorative substrates may be presented to the player as one of the effects when the combination of symbols that has stopped rotating, excluding one on the active line, matches the combination of winning symbols (so-called "reach" state), or the decorative body may be illuminated when the result of the internal lottery is a winning combination, and the same operational effects as described above can be achieved.

Effects of the Invention

[0061] According to the present invention, the accuracy of the value to be calculated can be further improved.

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[0063] [1. Overall Structure of 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 of the present 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 seen from the right front, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the left front, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the rear. FIG. 8 is a front view of the pachinko machine when the pressing operation portion of the effect operation unit is in the raised position, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the right front when the pressing operation portion of the effect operation unit is in the raised position. Further, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 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 the pachinko machine disassembled into the door frame, the game board, the main body frame, and the outer frame and seen from the front, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine disassembled into the door frame, the game board, the main body frame, and the outer frame and seen from the rear.

[0064] The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped outer frame 2 installed in an island facility (not shown) in a game hall, a door frame 3 that closes the front surface of the outer frame 2 in an openable and closable manner, a main body frame 4 that supports the door frame 3 in an openable and closable manner and is detachably attached to the outer frame 2 in an openable and closable manner, and a game board 5 that is detachably attached to the main body frame 4 from the front side and is visible from the player side through the door frame 3 and has a game area 5a into which a game ball B (see FIG. 90) is driven by the player.

[0065] The outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that extends vertically 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 horizontally 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 part of the 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.

[0066] The outer frame 2 is attached to the island equipment in the game hall where the pachinko machine 1 is installed. By means of the upper outer frame hinge assembly 50 and the lower outer frame hinge member 60, the upper hinge member 510 of the main body frame 4 and the lower hinge assembly 520 of the main body frame are supported to be rotatable coaxially, and the main body frame 4 is attached so as to be openable and closable forward with the left side in the front view as the center.

[0067] In addition, when the main body frame 4 is closed, the lower outer frame assembly 40 of the door frame 3 cooperates with the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 in the main body frame 4 to form a part of the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622, and the sound output to the rear of the main body frame speaker 622 is phase-inverted and radiated forward, so that a player can hear a more bassy sound.

[0068] The door frame 3 closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game balls B are driven so that it can be visually recognized from the front side, stores the game balls B for driving into the game area 5a, and is provided with a handle 182 that a player operates to drive the stored game balls B into the game area 5a. In addition, the door frame 3 decorates the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

[0069] In addition, the door frame 3 is provided with an effect operation unit 301 that can be operated by the player separately from the handle 182. When a player participation type effect is executed, the player can participate in the effect by operating the effect operation unit 301. In addition to the game using the game ball B, the player can be entertained by operating the effect operation unit 301 as well.

[0070] The main body frame 4 includes a frame-shaped main body frame base unit 500 whose rear part can be inserted into the frame of 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 detachably attaching the main body frame 4 to the outer frame 2 and for detachably attaching the door frame 3, a main body frame reinforcement frame 530 for reinforcing the main body frame base unit 500, a ball launching device 540 for driving the game ball B into the game area 5a in the game board 5, a payout base unit 550 for receiving the game ball B supplied from the island equipment in the game hall, a payout unit 560 for paying out the game ball B received by the payout base unit 550 to the player side, a board unit 620 having a payout control board 633 in addition to a power supply board 630 provided with a power switch 630a capable of turning on the power of the pachinko machine 1, a back cover 640 attached to the rear side of the game board 5 attached to the main body frame base 501, and a locking unit 650 for locking between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 and between the door frame 3 and the main body frame 4.

[0071] The main body frame 4 holds the game board 5 having a game area 5a where the game is played by driving the game ball B, and is for paying out the game ball B to the player side or discharging the game ball B used in the game to the rear of the pachinko machine 1 (the side of the island equipment in 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 accommodated inside from the front. In addition, the main body frame 4 is detachably attached to a frame-shaped outer frame 2 attached to the island equipment in the game hall at the upper and lower parts of the front left side of the front, and the door frame 3 is detachably attached so that the open front side is closed.

[0072] The game board 5 includes a game area 5a where game balls B are played by the operation of the player, a front component member 1000 that demarcates the outer periphery of the game area 5a and has a substantially rectangular shape in a front view, a plate-shaped game panel 1100 that is attached to the rear side of the front component member 1000 and demarcates the rear end of the game area 5a, a board holder 1200 that is attached to the lower rear side of the game panel 1100, a main control unit 1300 that is attached to the rear surface of the board holder 1200 and has a main control board 1310 and a setting change board 1311, a function display unit 1400 that displays the game situation based on a control signal from the main control board 1310, a peripheral control unit 1500 (see FIG. 12) that is arranged on the rear side of the game panel 1100, an effect display device 1600 that is arranged at the center of the game area 5a in a front view and can display a predetermined effect image, a front unit 2000 that is attached to the front surface of the game panel 1100, and a back unit 3000 that is attached to the rear surface of the game panel 1100. The back unit 3000 is provided with various effect units capable of performing movable effects and light emission effects according to the game state.

[0073] In the game area 5a of the game board 5, there are a plurality of obstacle pins that are in contact with the game ball B and implanted in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a general winning opening 2001, a first starting opening 2002, a normal winning opening 2003, a second starting opening 2004, and a big winning opening 2005 that give a predetermined privilege (for example, payout of a predetermined number of game balls B) to the player when the game ball B is received or passed through. The obstacle pins N are implanted on the front surface of the game panel 1100. The general winning opening 2001, the first starting opening 2002, the normal winning opening 2003, the second starting opening 2004, and the big winning opening 2005 are provided in the front unit 2000.

[0074] In the game area 5a of the game board 5, the player can drive the game ball B by operating the handle 182 of the handle unit 180. Thereby, the player can enjoy the driving operation of the handle 182 so that the game ball B is received or passed through the general winning opening 2001, the first starting opening 2002, the normal winning opening 2003, the second starting opening 2004, the big winning opening 2005, etc. in the game area 5a.

[0075] In addition, the game board 5 can entertain the player by causing the effect display device 1600 to display a predetermined effect image or causing the light guide plate effect unit 3100, the back effect unit 3200, etc. to perform a light emission effect according to the game state that changes by hitting the game ball B into the game area 5a.

[0076] [2. Overall Structure 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. Further, 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 by each main member and seen from the front. The outer frame 2 is attached to an island facility (not shown) where the pachinko machine 1 such as a game hall is installed. The outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that extends vertically when viewed from the front.

[0077] As shown in the figure, the outer frame 2 includes an outer frame left assembly 10 and an outer frame right assembly 20 that are spaced apart left and right and extend vertically, an outer frame upper member 30 that connects the upper ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20, an outer frame lower assembly 40 that connects the lower ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20, an outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 attached to the left end of the upper surface of the outer frame upper member 30, and an outer frame lower hinge member 60 attached to the lower part of the right side surface of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the left end of the upper surface of the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0078] When the main body frame 4 is closed, the outer frame lower assembly 40 cooperates with the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 in the main body frame 4 to form a part of the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622, and can radiate the sound output to the rear of the main body frame speaker 622 forward after phase inversion.

[0079] The outer frame 2 allows the upper hinge assembly 50 on the outer frame to detachably support the upper hinge member 510 of the main body frame 4. The outer frame 2, together with the upper hinge assembly 50 on the outer frame and the lower hinge member 60 on the outer frame, can coaxially and rotatably support the upper hinge member 510 of the main body frame 4 and the lower hinge assembly 520 of the main body frame 4, and the main body frame 4 can be attached so as to be openable and closable forward with the left side in the front view as the center.

[0080] [2-1. Left and right outer frame assemblies] 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 and right outer frame assemblies of the outer frame, respectively, as seen from the front after decomposition. 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 left and right. The left outer frame assembly 10 and the right outer frame assembly 20 are for coaxially and rotatably supporting the upper hinge member 510 of the main body frame 4 and the lower hinge assembly 520 of the main body frame 4, and for attachably and detachably mounting the main body frame 4 to the outer frame 2.

[0081] First, the left outer frame assembly 10 includes a left outer frame member 11 that extends vertically with a constant width (depth) in the front-rear 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.

[0082] The left outer frame member 11 extends vertically with a constant cross-sectional shape and is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy profile. The left outer frame member 11 has a concave portion 11a that is flat and recessed to the right at the rear portion of the left side surface that trisects the front-rear direction, a bulging portion 11b that bulges to the right from the portion on the right side surface opposite to the concave portion 11a, and a hollow portion 11c that penetrates the bulging portion 11b vertically. The left outer frame member 11 has enhanced strength and rigidity due to the concave portion 11a and the bulging portion 11b, and has a reduced weight due to the hollow portion 11c.

[0083] In addition, on both the left and right side surfaces of the outer frame left member 11, a plurality of grooves extending vertically are formed. The plurality of grooves on the left side surface are formed in a V shape, and the plurality of grooves on the right side surface are formed in a semi-circular shape. The outer frame left member 11 is formed in a shape symmetrical to the outer frame right member 21 of the outer frame right assembly 20 described later.

[0084] 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 horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 12a, a flat plate-shaped upper horizontal fixing portion 12b extending upward from the middle in the front-rear direction on the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 12a, and a pair of flat plate-shaped lower horizontal fixing portions 12c extending downward from both the front and rear sides of the upper horizontal 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 plate-shaped metal plate.

[0085] The upper left connecting member 12 is attached to the outer frame left member 11 by inserting the rear lower horizontal fixing portion 12c into the cavity portion 11c of the outer frame left member 11, abutting the horizontal fixing portion 12a against the upper end of the outer frame left member 11, and further screwing a screw into the lower horizontal fixing portion 12c from the outside of the left side surface of the outer frame left member 11 while the front and rear lower horizontal fixing portions 12c are in contact with the right side surface of the outer frame left member 11. Also, the upper left connecting member 12 is attached to the outer frame upper member 30 by abutting the horizontal fixing portion 12a against the lower surface on the left end side of the outer frame upper member 30, inserting the upper horizontal fixing portion 12b into the notch portion 30a on the left side surface of the outer frame upper member 30, and screwing a screw through the horizontal fixing portion 12a and the upper horizontal fixing portion 12b into the outer frame upper member 30.

[0086] The lower left 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 lower left connecting member 13 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat plate-shaped upper horizontal fixing portion 13b that extends upward from the left side of the horizontal fixing portion 13a and extends rearward from the horizontal fixing portion 13a, a flat plate-shaped lower horizontal fixing portion 13c that extends downward from a portion on the rear side of the horizontal fixing portion at the lower side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b, and a flat plate-shaped abutting portion 13d that extends short to the right from the rear side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b. The lower left connecting member 13 is formed by bending a flat plate-shaped metal plate.

[0087] The lower left connecting member 13 is attached to the outer frame left member 11 by abutting the rear surface of the abutting portion 13d against the front surface of the bulging portion 11b of the outer frame left member 11, abutting the left side surface of the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b against the right side surface of the outer frame left member 11, and screwing a screw into the upper horizontal fixing portion 13b from the outside of the left side surface of the outer frame left member 11 with the lower surface of the horizontal fixing portion 13a aligned with the lower end of the outer frame left member 11. Further, the lower left connecting member 13 is attached to the outer frame lower member 41 by abutting the horizontal fixing portion 13a against the upper surface of the left end side of the outer frame lower member 41, inserting the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c into the notch 41a on the left side surface of the outer frame lower member 41, and screwing a screw into the outer frame lower member through the horizontal fixing portion 13a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 13c.

[0088] Next, the outer frame right assembly 20 includes an outer frame right member 21 that extends vertically with a constant width (depth) in the front-rear direction, an upper right connecting member 22 attached to the upper end of the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, a lower right connecting member 23 attached to the lower end of the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, an upper hook member 24 attached to the upper part of the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, and a lower hook member 25 attached to the lower part of the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21.

[0089] The right outer frame member 21 extends vertically with a constant cross-sectional shape and is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy profile. The right outer frame member 21 has a concave portion 21a that is flat and recessed leftward at a rear portion that trisects the front-rear direction on the right side surface, a bulging portion 21b that bulges leftward from a portion on the left side surface opposite to the concave portion 21a, and a hollow portion 21c that penetrates the bulging portion 21b vertically. The right outer frame member 21 has enhanced strength and rigidity due to the concave portion 21a and the bulging portion 21b, and its weight is reduced due to the hollow portion 21c.

[0090] Also, a plurality of grooves extending vertically are formed on both the left and right side surfaces of the right outer frame member 21. The plurality of grooves on the right side surface are formed in a V shape, and the plurality of grooves on the left side surface are formed in a semicircular shape. The right outer frame member 21 is formed in a shape symmetrical to the left outer frame member 11 of the left outer frame assembly 10.

[0091] The upper right connecting member 22 is for connecting the upper end of the right outer frame member 21 and the right end of the upper outer frame member 30. The upper right connecting member 22 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 22a, a flat plate-shaped upper horizontal fixing portion 22b that extends upward from the middle in the front-rear direction on the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 22a, and a pair of flat plate-shaped lower horizontal fixing portions 22c that extend downward from both the front and rear sides of the upper horizontal 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 plate-shaped metal plate.

[0092] The upper right connecting member 22 has its rear lower horizontal fixing portion 22c inserted into the cavity 21c of the outer frame right member 21, and its horizontal fixing portion 22a abutted against the upper end of the outer frame right member 21. Further, with the front and rear lower horizontal fixing portions 22c abutted against the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, screws are screwed into the lower horizontal fixing portion 22c from the outside of the right side surface of the outer frame right member 21, whereby it is attached to the outer frame right member 21. Also, the upper right connecting member 22 has its horizontal fixing portion 22a abutted against the lower surface of the right end side of the outer frame upper member 30, and its upper horizontal fixing portion 22b inserted into the notch 30a on the right side surface of the outer frame upper member 30. Then, screws are screwed into the outer frame upper member 30 through the horizontal fixing portion 22a and the upper horizontal fixing portion 22b, whereby it is attached to the outer frame upper member 30.

[0093] The lower right 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 lower right connecting member 23 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal fixing portion 23a, a flat plate-shaped upper horizontal fixing portion 23b that extends upward from the right side of the horizontal fixing portion 23a and also extends rearward from the horizontal fixing portion 23a, a flat plate-shaped lower horizontal fixing portion 23c that extends downward from a portion on the rear side of the horizontal fixing portion at the lower side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b, and a flat plate-shaped abutting portion 23d that extends short leftward from the rear side of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b. The lower right connecting member 23 is formed by bending a flat plate-shaped metal plate.

[0094] The lower right connecting member 23 has the rear surface of the abutting portion 23d abutted against the front surface of the bulging portion 21b of the outer frame right member 21, the right side surface of the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b abutted against the left side surface of the outer frame right member 21, and the lower surface of the horizontal fixing portion 23a aligned with the lower end of the outer frame right member 21. Then, screws are screwed into the upper horizontal fixing portion 23b from the outside of the right side surface of the outer frame right member 21, whereby it is attached to the outer frame right member 21. Also, the lower right connecting member 23 has its horizontal fixing portion 23a abutted against the upper surface of the right end side of the outer frame lower member 41, and its lower horizontal fixing portion 23c inserted into the notch 41a on the right side surface of the outer frame lower member 41. Then, screws are screwed into the outer frame lower member through the horizontal fixing portion 23a and the lower horizontal fixing portion 23c, whereby it is attached to the outer frame lower member 41.

[0095] The upper hook member 24 and the lower hook member 25 are for the outer frame hook 653 of the locking unit 650 in the main body frame 4 described later to be hooked. The upper hook member 24 has 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.

[0096] The lower hook member 25 has a flat mounting portion 25a 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, a flat hook piece portion 25b that 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 port 25c that penetrates the hook piece portion 25b in the front-rear direction and through which the lower outer frame hook 653 can be inserted.

[0097] [2-2. Upper member of outer frame] The outer frame upper member 30 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 18. The outer frame upper member 30 is for connecting the upper ends of the outer frame left assembly 10 and the outer frame right assembly 20 that are spaced apart left and right. The outer frame upper member 30 has a width in the front-rear direction that is substantially the same as the front-rear direction of the outer frame left member 11 and the outer frame right member 21, a constant thickness in the vertical direction, and extends in the left-right direction, and is formed of wood. The outer frame upper member 30 is formed to have the same length in the left-right direction as the length in the left-right direction of the outer frame lower member 41 of the outer frame lower assembly 40 described later.

[0098] The outer frame upper member 30 is provided with cutout portions 30a that are recessed toward the center in the left-right direction in a state of penetrating vertically at the center in the front-rear direction on both the left and right side surfaces. The upper horizontal fixing portions 12b of the upper left connecting member 12 and the upper horizontal fixing portions 22b of the upper right connecting member 22 are respectively attached to the cutout portions 30a at both the left and right ends in a state of being inserted.

[0099] Further, the outer frame upper member 30 is provided with a mounting step portion 30b at the left end portion where the upper surface and the front surface are recessed more than the general surface. The outer frame upper hinge assembly 50 described later is attached to this mounting step portion 30b.

[0100] Lower Outer Frame Assembly The lower outer frame 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 outer frame assembly of the outer frame as seen from the front. The lower outer frame assembly 40 connects the lower ends of the left and right outer frame assemblies 10 and 20 that are spaced apart from each other, and is for closing and decorating the lower side of the door frame 3 in the pachinko machine 1.

[0101] The lower outer frame assembly 40 includes an outer frame lower member 41 that connects the lower ends of the left and right outer frame assemblies 10 and 20 that are spaced apart from each other and extends left and right, a box-shaped front curtain member 42 that is arranged in front of the outer frame lower member 41, extends left and right along the outer frame lower member 41, and has an open rear, and a box-shaped rear curtain member 43 that is attached to the rear side of the front curtain member 42, is attached to the upper surface of the outer frame lower member 41, extends left and right with an open front, and a ball biting prevention mechanism 44 formed at the left end on the upper surface of the rear curtain member 43.

[0102] The outer frame lower member 41 has a width in the front-rear direction that is substantially the same as the front-rear direction of the left and right outer frame members 11 and 21, a constant thickness in the vertical direction, extends in the left-right direction, and is formed of wood. The outer frame lower member 41 is formed to have the same length in the left-right direction as the left-right length of the outer frame upper member 30.

[0103] The outer frame lower member 41 is provided with cutouts 41a that penetrate vertically and are recessed toward the center in the left-right direction at the center in the front-rear direction on both the left and right side surfaces. The lower horizontal fixing portions 13c of the left lower connecting member 13 and the lower horizontal fixing portions 23c of the right lower connecting member 23 are respectively attached to the cutouts 41a at both the left and right ends in a state of being inserted. Thereby, the lower ends of the left and right outer frame members 11 and 21 can be connected.

[0104] Further, the lower outer frame member 41 is recessed from the upper surface and is provided with a recess 41b into which the lower part of the curtain plate rear member 43 is inserted. The recess 41b extends horizontally and opens from a position near the rear in the center in the front-rear direction toward the front end side. This recess 41b maximally expands the volume of the curtain plate internal space 40a formed by the curtain plate front member 42 and the curtain plate rear member 43.

[0105] The curtain plate front member 42 extends in the left-right direction to the same length as the lower outer frame member 41, is formed in a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped box shape with a short depth in the front-rear direction relative to the height, and the entire rear side is open. The curtain plate front member 42 closes the open rear side with the curtain plate rear member 43, and cooperates with the curtain plate rear member 43 to form a curtain plate internal space 40a that is part of the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622. The curtain plate front member 42 is provided with an elongated hole-shaped opening 42a that penetrates in the front-rear direction and extends in the left-right direction on the front surface near the right end.

[0106] The curtain plate rear member 43 extends in the left-right direction slightly shorter than the lower outer frame member 41 and is formed in a box shape with an open front. The curtain plate rear member 43 attaches the curtain plate front member 42 to the front surface, and cooperates with the curtain plate front member 42 to form a curtain plate internal space 40a that is part of the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622. The curtain plate rear member 43 has a cylindrical connection tube portion 43a that extends in the left-right direction, protrudes upward, and communicates with the curtain plate internal space 40a at the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface. The upper end of the connection tube portion 43a is inclined so that it is positioned upward more toward the rear from the front end side that coincides with the general upper surface of the curtain plate rear member 43. In this embodiment, the upper end of the connection tube portion 43a is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees.

[0107] This connecting cylinder part 43a is formed such that its length in the left - right direction is about 1 / 3 of the length of the entire rear curtain member 43, and its depth in the front - rear direction is formed slightly shorter than the depth of the entire rear curtain member 43. Inside the connecting cylinder part 43a, a plurality of ribs 43b connecting the front - end side and the rear - end side are provided. At the upper end of this connecting cylinder part 43a, when the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the connecting part 621c of the speaker cover 621 in the speaker unit 620a of the substrate unit 620 in the main body frame 4 is connected, and it is in a state of communicating with the internal space of the speaker unit 620a, forming the enclosure 624.

[0108] The ball - biting prevention mechanism 44 is for preventing the game ball B from being pinched between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 when the game ball B stays at the part of the lower hinge member 60 of the outer frame at the left end on the upper surface of the rear curtain member 43.

[0109] The ball - biting prevention mechanism 44 is formed at the left end on the upper surface of the rear curtain member 43, and includes a placement part 44a formed flat so that the lower hinge member 60 of the outer frame described later is placed thereon, a first discharge port 44b opening upward at the left end of the placement part 44a, a second discharge port 44c opening upward and to the right of the first discharge port 44b in the placement part 44a, a standing wall part 44d extending upward from the rear side and the right side of the placement part 44a, and an upper - end protruding part 44e protruding forward from the upper end of the standing wall part 44d and having an inclined upper surface such that it is positioned upward as it goes rearward.

[0110] The first discharge port 44b is formed at a position that coincides with the discharge hole 60d of the lower hinge member 60 of the outer frame described later. The first discharge port 44b and the second discharge port 44c are formed to have a size through which the game ball B can pass. The first discharge port 44b and the second discharge port 44c are not in communication with the internal space 40a of the curtain, but open to the rear surface of the rear curtain member 43. Therefore, the game ball B that has entered the first discharge port 44b and the second discharge port 44c can be discharged to the rear of the rear curtain member 43.

[0111] This ball jamming prevention mechanism 44 can prevent an unauthorized tool such as a piano wire from being inserted through the gap between the outer frame lower hinge member 60 and the main body frame lower hinge assembly 520 described later. When an unauthorized tool is inserted, the standing wall portion 44d rising from the rear end of the placement portion 44a can block the intrusion of the unauthorized tool. Even if the tip of the unauthorized tool contacts the standing wall portion 44d and bends upward, it will contact the upper end protruding portion 44e protruding forward provided at the upper end of the standing wall portion 44d, thereby preventing further intrusion. Therefore, unauthorized acts can be prevented through the part of the outer frame lower hinge member 60.

[0112] By the way, when the standing wall portion 44d is provided at the rear end of the placement portion 44a, when the main body frame 4 is opened with respect to the outer frame 2, the game ball B that has fallen onto the placement portion 44a for some reason is blocked from moving backward by the outer frame 2 by the standing wall portion 44d, so the game ball B is likely to stay on the placement portion 44a. And when the game ball B stays on the placement portion 44a, when the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the game ball B will be sandwiched between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4, resulting in the problem that the main body frame 4 cannot be closed.

[0113] On the contrary, 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 the placement portion 44a can be discharged to the rear of the curtain plate rear member 43 (behind the outer frame 2) through the discharge hole 60d of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 and the first discharge port 44b, or through the second discharge port 44c, thereby preventing the game ball B from being sandwiched between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4.

[0114] The outer frame lower assembly 40 includes a pair of guide members 45 arranged at intervals left and right on the upper surfaces of the curtain plate front member 42 and the curtain plate rear member 43, a flat grill member 46 that closes the opening 42a of the curtain plate front member 42 from the rear side, a port member 47 that is attached inside the curtain plate front member 42 so as to close the opening 42a with the grill member 46 sandwiched therebetween and has two cylinders extending in the front-rear direction, and a frame-shaped seal member 48 arranged at the upper end of the connection cylinder portion 43a of the curtain plate rear member 43.

[0115] When the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the lower end of the door frame 3 abuts against the pair of guide members 45. The guide members 45 are formed of a low-friction material with low frictional resistance, facilitating the sliding of the lower end of the main body frame 4 and making the opening and closing easier.

[0116] The grill member 46 is formed of perforated metal having innumerable small holes. The port member 47 connects the internal space 40a of the curtain plate (enclosure 624) and the front of the outer frame 2 through the grill member 46 by two cylinders. The two cylinders of the port member 47 are formed with a predetermined inner diameter and a predetermined length, resonating and amplifying the bass sound emitted from the main body frame speaker 622 to the rear (inside the enclosure 624) based on the Helmholtz resonance principle, and radiating rich bass to the front of the outer frame 2 (towards the player). That is, in this embodiment, the enclosure 624 of the main body frame speaker 622 is of the bass-reflex type, enabling the player to hear heavy bass.

[0117] When the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the seal member 48 is sandwiched and compressed between the upper end of the connection cylinder portion 43a and the lower end of the connection portion 621c of the speaker cover 621 in the main body frame 4, preventing the sound inside the speaker enclosure from leaking between the connection cylinder portion 43a and the connection portion 621c.

[0118] [2-4. Outer Frame Upper Hinge Assembly] The upper frame 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 upper frame hinge assembly of the outer frame 2 as seen from the front upper side after disassembly, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of (a) as seen from the front lower side. The upper frame hinge assembly 50 is attached to the upper end of the left outer frame assembly 10 and the left end of the upper frame member 30, and is for pivotally attaching the main body frame 4 to the outer frame 2. The upper frame hinge assembly 50 includes an upper frame hinge member 51 attached to the upper end of the recess 11a of the left outer frame member 11 and the mounting step portion 30b of the upper frame member 30, a lock member 52 attached to the upper frame hinge member 51, and a mounting screw 53 attaching the lock member 52 to the upper frame hinge member 51.

[0119] The upper frame hinge member 51 has a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped upper fixing portion 51a attached to the upper surface of the mounting step portion 30b of the upper frame member 30, a flat plate-shaped front extending portion 51b extending forward from the front side of the upper fixing portion 51a, a bearing groove 51c extending from the middle of the right side of the front extending portion 51b toward the left and right center of the front extending portion 51b and penetrating vertically, a flat plate-shaped lateral fixing portion 51d extending downward from the left side of the upper fixing portion 51a, and a flat plate-shaped edge wall portion 51e extending downward from the edge from the left side of the front extending portion 51b around the front side to the part where the bearing groove 51c opens and continuous with the lateral fixing portion 51d. The upper frame hinge member 51 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate by press molding. The upper frame hinge member 51 can rotatably support a main body frame upper hinge pin 512, which will be described later, of the main body frame upper hinge member 510 in the bearing groove 51c.

[0120] The locking member 52 includes a strip-shaped locking body 52a extending longitudinally, 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 obliquely forward to the left, and a mounting hole 52d penetrating vertically near the rear end of the locking body 52a. The locking member 52 is formed of synthetic resin. The locking member 52 is pivotally mounted by a mounting screw 53 on the lower surface of the front extending portion 51b of the outer frame upper hinge member 51 at a position behind the bearing groove 51c.

[0121] When the locking member 52 is mounted on the outer frame upper hinge member 51, the locking body 52a can block the bearing groove 51c in plan view, and the right side surface near the front end extends forward so as to be able to contact a portion extending to the opening of the bearing groove 51c in the edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51. Also, the tip of the elastic portion 52c extending leftward from the rear end of the locking body 52a is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the edge wall portion 51e of the outer frame upper hinge member 51. This locking member 52 is biased in a direction in which the front end rotates leftward about the mounting hole 52d by the biasing force of the elastic portion 52c. Therefore, in the normal state, the right side surface near the front end of the locking body 52a of the locking member 52 is in contact with the edge wall portion 51e. In this state, a space capable of accommodating the main body frame upper hinge pin 512 of the main body frame upper hinge member 510 is formed in the portion of the bearing groove 51c in front of the locking body 52a.

[0122] By operating the operating piece 52b, this locking member 52 can rotate the locking body 52a against the biasing force of the elastic portion 52c. Then, by operating the operating piece 52b to rotate the locking body 52a in a direction in which its front end moves leftward, the locking body 52a can be retracted from the bearing groove 51c in plan view, and the bearing groove 51c can be made to be completely open. Thereby, the main body frame upper hinge pin 512 can be inserted into the bearing groove 51c or removed from the bearing groove 51c.

[0123] [2-5. Outer Frame Lower Hinge Member] The outer frame lower hinge member 60 of the outer frame 2 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 18. The outer frame lower hinge member 60 includes a horizontally extending flat plate-shaped horizontal portion 60a, a flat plate-shaped upright portion 60b that rises upward from a portion on the left side of the horizontal portion 60a that is posterior to the center in the front-rear direction, an outer frame lower hinge pin 60c that protrudes upward near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a, and a discharge hole 60d that penetrates the horizontal portion 60a vertically and has a size that allows only one game ball B to pass through. This outer frame lower hinge member 60 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate by press molding.

[0124] The horizontal portion 60a of the outer frame lower hinge member 60 is formed in a trapezoid shape with the left side as the base in plan view. The outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is columnar, and the upper part above the center in the vertical direction is formed in a frustum of a cone shape with a narrowed upper end. This outer frame lower hinge pin 60c is attached at a position near the front end of the horizontal portion 60a and to the left. The discharge hole 60d is formed in the horizontal portion 60a so as to be in contact with the central portion in the front-rear direction of the upright portion 60b and to extend in an inverted U shape from the left side to the right side of the horizontal portion 60a. This discharge hole 60d is formed to be approximately the same size as the first discharge port 44b of the ball biting prevention mechanism 44 in the outer frame lower assembly 40.

[0125] In the state where the outer frame lower hinge member 60 is assembled to the outer frame 2, the rear part of the horizontal portion 60a is placed on the placement portion 44a of the curtain plate rear member 43 in the outer frame lower assembly 40 and fixed to the curtain plate rear member 43 by screws (not shown). Also, the upright portion 60b is attached by screws (not shown) to a portion in front of the bulging portion 11b on the right side surface of the outer frame left member 11. This outer frame lower hinge member 60 can be attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be openable and closable in cooperation with the outer frame upper hinge member 51 by inserting the outer frame lower hinge pin 60c into the outer frame lower hinge hole 521a in the main body frame lower hinge assembly 520 of the main body frame 4.

[0126] In addition, when the outer frame 2 is assembled, the discharge hole 60d coincides with the first discharge port 44b of the ball engagement prevention mechanism 44 in the lower outer frame assembly 40. As a result, the game ball B on the horizontal portion 60a can be dropped (discharged) backward of the outer frame 2 through the discharge hole 60d and the first discharge port 44b. More specifically, when the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the game ball B that has fallen between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 gradually narrows the space between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 as the main body frame 4 is closed. Therefore, it will roll toward the rear side where the interval is wide and can be discharged from the discharge hole 60d. At this time, since the discharge hole 60d is formed at a position substantially the same as the rear end of the main body frame 4 when the main body frame 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2 in the state of being assembled to the pachinko machine 1, it is possible to easily prevent the game ball B that has fallen between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4 from rolling to the rear side by discharging it from the discharge hole 60d, and it is possible to make it difficult for the game ball B to stay at the portion of the lower outer hinge member 60 of the outer frame.

[0127] [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 right front, FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the door frame seen from the left front, 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 by main members and seen from the front, and FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame disassembled by main members and seen from the rear.

[0128] The door frame 3 is formed in a quadrangular shape that is substantially the same size as the inside of the frame of the outer frame 2 and extends vertically in a front view, and is attached to the inside of the frame of the outer frame 2 through the main body frame 4 so as to be openable and closable from the front side. The door frame 3 closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 into which the game ball B is driven so that it can be visually recognized from the front side, stores the game ball B for driving into the game area 5a, and includes a handle 182 that is operated by the player to drive the stored game ball B into the game area 5a. In addition, the door frame 3 decorates the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

[0129] The door frame 3 includes a frame-shaped door frame base unit 100 with a rectangular outer shape extending vertically in a front view, a glass unit 160 that is detachably attached to the door frame base unit 100 and closes the game area 5a of the game board 5 attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be visible from the front, a security cover 170 attached to the door frame base unit 100 so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear side, a handle unit 180 attached to the lower right corner of the front surface of the door frame base unit 100, a dish unit 200 attached to the lower part of the front surface of the door frame base unit 100, a left side door frame unit 400 attached to the left part of the front surface of the door frame base unit 100 above the dish unit 200, a right side door frame unit 410 attached to the right part of the front surface of the door frame base unit 100 above the dish unit, and a top door frame unit 450 attached to the upper part of the front surface of the door frame base unit 100 above the left side door frame unit 400 and the right side door frame unit 410.

[0130] The door frame base unit 100 is formed in a rectangular (elongated rectangular) shape with an outer shape extending vertically in a front view and has a door window 101a penetrating through in the front-rear direction. It also includes a handle attachment member 102 attached to the lower right of the front surface of the door frame base 101, a speaker duct 103 attached to the lower right corner in a rear view on the rear side of the door frame base 101, a main door frame relay board 104 attached near the right end in a rear view at the lower part on the rear side of the door frame base 101, a sub door frame relay board 105 attached to the left of the main door frame relay board 104 in a rear view, a handle rear relay board 106 attached to the left of the sub door frame relay board 105 in a rear view, a door frame relay board cover 107 covering a part of the main door frame relay board 104 and the sub door frame relay board 105 from the rear side, a handle rear relay board cover 108 covering the handle rear relay board 106 from the rear side, and a cable cover 109 covering the wiring cable.

[0131] Further, 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, a door frame upper hinge assembly 120 and a door frame lower hinge member 125 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, an opening / closing cylinder lock 130 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 fairing cover unit 150 attached to the right side in a rear view at the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101.

[0132] 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 impart rigidity. The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 and the door frame lower hinge member 125 are for attachably opening and closing the door frame 3 with respect to the main body frame 4. The cylinder lock 130 is used in cooperation with the locking unit 650 of the main body frame 4 for opening and closing the door frame 3 and the main body frame 4, and for locking and unlocking the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4.

[0133] Further, the ball feeding unit 140 is for feeding the game balls B in the upper tray 201 one by one to the ball launching device 540 of the main body frame 4. The fairing cover unit 150 is for guiding the game balls B (fairing 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.

[0134] The glass unit 160 has a transparent glass plate 162 and closes the door window 101a of the door frame base 101. The security cover 170 is attached to the door frame base 101 so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear. The handle unit 180 includes a handle 182 that can be rotated by a player, and by operating the handle 182, a game is performed in which the game balls B in the upper tray 201 are driven into the game area 5a of the game board 5 by the ball launching device 540.

[0135] [3-1. Overall Configuration of Door Frame Base Unit] Regarding the door frame base unit 100 of the door frame 3, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. FIG. 31(a) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit of the door frame seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door frame base unit seen from the rear. FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit disassembled by main members and seen from the front, and FIG. 33 is an exploded perspective view of the door frame base unit disassembled by main members and seen from the rear.

[0136] The door frame base unit 100 is attached to the left side of the front view so as to be hinge-rotatable with respect to the main body frame 4, closes the front surface of the main body frame 4 in an openable and closable manner, and enables the game area of the game board attached to the main body frame 4 to be visually recognized from the front. The door frame base unit 100 includes a door frame base 101 having a rectangular and flat plate shape with an outer shape extending vertically, a handle attachment member 102 attached to the lower right of the front surface of the door frame base 101 for attaching the handle unit 180, and a speaker duct 103 attached to the lower right corner of the rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from the rear.

[0137] In addition, the door frame base unit 100 includes a main door frame relay board 104 attached near the right end of the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101 when viewed from the rear, a sub door frame relay board 105 attached to the left of the main door frame relay board 104 when viewed from the rear at the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101, a handle rear relay board 106 attached to the left of the sub door frame relay board 105 when viewed from the rear at the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101, a door frame relay board cover 107 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covering a part of the main door frame relay board 104 and the sub door frame relay board 105 from the rear, a handle rear relay board cover 108 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 and covering the handle rear 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.

[0138] 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, a door frame upper hinge assembly 120 and a door frame lower hinge member 125 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, an opening and closing cylinder lock 130 attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110, a ball feeding unit 140 attached above the handle rear relay substrate 106 on the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a fairing cover unit 150 attached to the right side in a rear view at the lower part of the rear side of the door frame base 101.

[0139] On this door frame base unit 100, a handle unit 180 is attached to the lower front corner, a dish unit 200 is attached to the lower front side of the door window 101a, a door frame left side unit 400 is attached to the left outer front side of the door window 101a, a door frame right side unit 410 is attached to the right outer front side of the door window 101a, and a door frame top unit 450 is attached to the upper outer front side of the door window 101a, respectively.

[0140] Also, 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 security cover 170 is attached so as to cover the lower part of the glass unit 160 from the rear.

[0141] [3-1a. Door Frame Base] Regarding the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100 in the door frame 3, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The door frame base 101 is formed in a quadrangle (rectangle) whose outer shape in a front view extends vertically. The door frame base 101 has a through-hole in the front and rear, and includes a door window 101a whose inner peripheral shape in a front view is formed in a substantially quadrangle extending vertically. In the door window 101a, the upper side and the left and right sides forming the inner periphery are respectively close to the outer peripheral sides of the door frame base 101, and the lower side forming the inner periphery is located at about 1 / 3 of the height in the vertical direction from the lower end of the door frame base 101. In this way, the door frame base 101 is entirely formed in a frame shape by the door window 101a that penetrates in the front and rear. This door frame base 101 is integrally molded from a synthetic resin.

[0142] The door frame base 101 includes a handle mounting seat surface 101b formed at the lower right corner in the front view on the front surface and inclined such that the left end side protrudes slightly forward from the right end side, an insertion recess 101c that is recessed from the rear surface forward near the right end in the front view between the handle mounting seat surface 101b and the door window 101a, and into which the cylinder mounting frame 115 of the door frame reinforcement unit 110 is inserted, a cylinder insertion hole 101d that penetrates through the insertion recess 101c in the front-rear direction and through which the cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted, and a ball feeding opening 101e that penetrates through the front-rear direction on the left side in the front view of the cylinder insertion hole 101d and the handle mounting seat surface 101b and faces the inlet 141a and the ball discharge port 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 forward.

[0143] Further, the door frame base 101 includes a lower dish ball passage opening 101f that penetrates through the front-rear direction to the left of the center in the left-right direction and at approximately the same height as the handle mounting seat surface 101b and faces the ball discharge port 150d of the flange cover unit 150 forward, an upper dish ball passage opening 101g that penetrates through the front-rear direction adjacent to the lower side of the door window 101a near the left end in the front view and faces the through-ball passage 150a of the flange cover unit 150 forward, and a glass unit mounting portion 101h that is recessed from the rear surface forward along the inner circumference of the door window 101a and into which the glass frame 161 of the glass unit 160 is inserted.

[0144] Further, the door frame base 101 includes a plurality of vertically long slits 101i that are formed at the lower left corner in the front view (below the upper dish ball passage opening 101g) and penetrate through the front-rear direction. A speaker duct 103 is attached to the rear side of the plurality of slits 101i. Also, in the state where the pachinko machine 1 is assembled, the speaker opening 211b of the dish unit base 211 in the dish unit 200 is located forward of the plurality of slits 101i, and the main body frame speaker 622 in the speaker unit 620a of the main body frame 4 is located rearward of the plurality of slits 101i, and the sound from the main body frame speaker 622 can be radiated forward.

[0145] Furthermore, the door frame base 101 is provided with a through hole 101j that penetrates 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) that connects the door frame base unit 100 side and the dish unit 200 side, and is formed to coincide with the through portion 114b of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 in the door frame reinforcement unit 110 described later.

[0146] [3-1b. Handle mounting member] The handle mounting member 102 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The handle mounting member 102 is for mounting a handle unit on the front surface of the door frame base 101, and is mounted on the handle mounting seat surface 101b on the front surface of the door frame base 101.

[0147] The handle mounting member 102 includes a cylindrical tube portion 102a extending in the front-rear direction, an annular flange portion 102b extending outward at a right angle to the axis of the tube portion 102a from the rear end of the tube portion 102a, a plurality (three in this example) of protrusions 102c protruding into the tube portion 102a and extending over the entire axial length of the tube portion 102a and arranged at unequal intervals in the circumferential direction of the tube portion 102a, and a plurality of 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 the circumferential direction of the tube portion 102a.

[0148] The handle mounting member 102 is mounted on the handle mounting seat surface 101b with screws in a state where the rear surface of the flange portion 102b is in contact with the front surface of the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101.

[0149] The cylindrical portion 102a is formed with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the base portion 181a of the handle base 181 in the handle unit 180. One of the three ridges 102c is provided at the upper part of the cylindrical portion 102a, and the remaining two are provided at the lower part of the cylindrical portion 102a. These three ridges 102c are formed at positions corresponding to the three groove portions 181c in the handle base 181. Therefore, the handle attachment member 102 can insert the base portion 181a of the handle base 181 into the cylindrical portion 102a only when the three ridges 102c are aligned with the three groove portions 181c of the handle base 181, and the rotational position of the handle base 181 (handle unit 180) with respect to the door frame base 101 can be restricted.

[0150] Note that since the axis of the cylindrical portion 102a extends vertically with respect to the rear surface of the flange portion 102b, the handle attachment member 102 can be attached to the inclined handle attachment seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101, so that the axis of the cylindrical portion 102a is inclined so as to extend right forward, and the handle unit 180 can be attached to the door frame base 101 in a similarly inclined state.

[0151] [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. This 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. In the state where 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. Thereby, the sound (sound) radiated (output) from the main body frame speaker 622 of the main body frame 4 can be guided forward without being diffused, and can be favorably guided to the front (player side) of the pachinko machine 1 through the plurality of slits 101i of the door frame base 101 and the speaker opening 211b in the tray unit base 211 of the tray unit 200.

[0152] Further, the speaker duct 103 is provided with a cable holder 103a for holding the connection cable 503 on the rear surface below the cylindrical portion. The cable holder 103a is arranged to the left in the front view relative to the door frame relay board cover 107, 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 toward the left end side of the door frame 3.

[0153] [3-1d. Door Frame Main Relay Board, Door Frame Sub-Relay Board, and Rear Handle Relay Board] The door frame main relay board 104, the door frame sub-relay board 105, and the rear handle relay board 106 of the door frame base unit 100 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33 and the like. The door frame main relay board 104 is formed in a rectangular shape with an outer shape extending vertically, and is attached to the lower right corner in the rear view at the lower part on the rear side of the door frame base 101. The door frame main relay board 104 is for relaying the connection between the rear handle relay board 106 and the interface board 635 in the board unit 620 of the main body frame 4, and a part of the connection cable 503 (see FIGS. 83 and 84) extending from the main body frame 4 is connected thereto.

[0154] The door frame sub-relay board 105 is formed in an inverted L shape in which a rectangle extending horizontally is combined with the upper part of a rectangle extending vertically on the right side in the front view, and is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 so as to extend vertically and be adjacent to the left side in the rear view of the door frame main relay board 104. The door frame sub-relay board 105 is for relaying the connection between the handle decorative board 184 of the handle unit 180, the tray unit relay board 214 of the tray unit 200, the door frame left side decorative board 402 of the door frame left side unit 400, the side window interior decorative board 413 and the door frame right side decorative 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 the interface board 635 of the main body frame 4, and the rest of the connection cable 503 extending from the main body frame 4 is connected thereto.

[0155] The door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub-relay board 105 are attached to the door frame base 101 such that the connection terminals protrude rearward. In the state where the door frame base unit 100 is assembled, the portions of the door frame main relay board 104 and the door frame sub-relay board 105 that extend vertically are covered at the rear by the door frame relay board cover 107, and the remaining portion of the door frame sub-relay board 105 is covered at the rear by the flange cover unit 150.

[0156] The handle rear relay board 106 is formed in a rectangular shape with an outer shape extending left and right, and is attached to the rear side of the handle mounting seat surface 101b below the ball feeding opening 101e on the rear side of the door frame base 101. The handle rear relay board 106 relays the connection between the door frame main relay board 104 and the handle rotation detection sensor 189, the handle touch sensor 192, the single-shot button operation sensor 194 of the handle unit 180, and the ball feeding solenoid 145 of the ball feeding unit 140. In the state where 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.

[0157] [3-1e. Door Frame Relay Board Cover · Handle Rear Relay Board Cover · Cable Cover] Regarding 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, they will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The door frame relay board cover 107 covers the rear sides of the door frame main relay board 104 and a part of the door frame sub-relay board (the vertically extending inverted L-shaped part) by being attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101. The door frame relay board cover 107 is formed in a box shape with the front and the left side when viewed from the front being open. In the state 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 that are covered at the rear 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.

[0158] 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 reinforcement frame 114 in the door frame reinforcement unit 110 and is for covering a wiring cable (not shown) that connects the door frame main relay board 104 and the ball lending operation unit 220 of the dish unit 200. The cable cover 109 is formed in a box shape extending left and right, and openings for passing the wiring cable are formed near the left end of the front surface and at the center in the left - right direction of the lower surface.

[0159] [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 FIGS. 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 impart rigidity to the door frame base unit 100. The door frame reinforcement unit 110 includes vertically extending left and right reinforcement frames 111 and 112 that are spaced apart left and right, a horizontally extending upper reinforcement frame 113 that connects the upper ends of the left and right reinforcement frames 111 and 112, an intermediate reinforcement frame 114 with its left end attached at a position above the lower end of the left reinforcement frame 111 and extending rightward to near the right reinforcement frame 112, a cylinder attachment frame 115 that connects the right end of the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 and the right reinforcement frame 112, and a plurality of hook - hanging members 116 that are attached vertically spaced apart on the rear side of the right reinforcement frame 112 and on which the door frame hook 652 of the locking unit 650 of the main body frame 4 is hooked.

[0160] The left reinforcement frame 111 and the right reinforcement frame 112 have a constant width in the left - right direction and extend vertically with a length substantially the same as the vertical height of the door frame base 101. A plurality of insertion holes that are vertically spaced apart and penetrate in the front - rear direction are formed in the right reinforcement frame 112. When the door frame 3 is closed with respect to the main body frame 4, the tips of the door frame hooks 652 of the locking unit 650 are inserted through these insertion holes. The upper reinforcement frame 113 has a constant width in the vertical direction and extends horizontally with a length substantially the same as the left - right width of the door frame base 101.

[0161] The intermediate reinforcing frame 114 extends horizontally with a width in the vertical direction wider than the upper and lower widths of the upper reinforcing frame 113. The intermediate reinforcing frame 114 has a notch 114a that is square-cut downward from the upper end near the left end, and a through-hole 114b that penetrates front to back near the right end. The notch 114a is formed at a position that coincides with the ball passage hole 101g for the upper plate of the door frame base 101, and the through-hole 114b is formed at a position that coincides with the through-hole 101j of the door frame base 101, respectively.

[0162] The cylinder mounting frame 115 includes a pair of rear piece parts that are spaced apart horizontally and formed in a rectangular flat plate shape extending vertically in a front view, a pair of side piece parts that extend flatly forward from the respective opposite sides of the pair of rear piece parts, and a flat front piece part that connects the front edges of the pair of front extending parts. The cylinder mounting frame 115 is formed in a convex shape protruding forward in a plan view. The left rear piece part of the cylinder mounting frame 115 is attached to the right end of the intermediate reinforcing frame 114, and the right rear piece part is attached to the right reinforcing frame 112. The cylinder lock 130 is attached to the front piece part of the cylinder mounting frame 115.

[0163] The hook member 116 is attached to a portion of the insertion hole that penetrates front to back on the rear side of the right reinforcing frame 112. The door frame hooks 652 of the locking unit 650 are hooked on these hook members 116.

[0164] The left reinforcing frame 111, the right reinforcing frame 112, the upper reinforcing frame 113, the intermediate reinforcing frame 114, the cylinder mounting frame 115, and the hook member 116 that constitute the door frame reinforcing unit 110 are formed by punching and bending a metal plate by press forming. These are assembled with rivets.

[0165] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is assembled such that the left reinforcement frame 111, the right reinforcement frame 112, and the upper reinforcement frame 113 are along the left side, the right side, and the upper side of the door frame base 101, and the intermediate reinforcement frame 114 is assembled to be located below the door window 101a of the door frame base 101.

[0166] The door frame reinforcement unit 110 is attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 by a plurality of screws (not shown). In the state where the 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 in a state of being aligned with the upper dish ball passage hole 101g and the through-hole 101j of the door frame base 101, and the cylinder attachment frame 115 is in a state of being inserted into the insertion recess 101c of the door frame base 101.

[0167] [3-1g. Upper Door Frame Hinge Assembly] Regarding the upper door frame hinge assembly 120 of the door frame base unit 100, it will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The upper door frame hinge assembly 120 is attached to the upper left corner in the front view of the door frame reinforcement unit 110. The upper door frame hinge assembly 120 is for attaching the door frame 3 to the main body frame 4 so as to be hinge-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 movably attached to the hinge bracket 121 in the vertical 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.

[0168] The hinge bracket 121 includes a flat mounting piece 121a having a rectangular shape in the front view and flat protruding pieces 121b extending forward from the upper side and the lower side of the mounting piece 121a. The hinge bracket 121 has the mounting piece 121a attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110. The hinge bracket 121 is formed by bending a metal plate.

[0169] The hinge pin 122 on the door frame is a cylindrical metal rod bent in an L shape. In the state where the hinge pin 122 on the door frame is assembled to the hinge assembly 120 on the door frame, the portion extending vertically penetrates from below near the front ends of the pair of protruding pieces 121b in the hinge bracket 121, and the upper end extends above the upper protruding piece 121b, and the portion extending horizontally abuts against the lower surface of the lower protruding piece 121b. The upper end of the hinge pin 122 on the door frame is rotatably inserted into the hinge hole 511a for the door frame of the upper hinge body 511 in the hinge member 510 on the main body frame of the main body frame 4.

[0170] The collar member 123 is an E-ring and is attached to the portion between the pair of protruding pieces 121b of the hinge pin 122 on the door frame. The lock spring 124 is formed in a coil shape and is placed around the portion of the hinge pin 122 on the door frame that extends vertically between the collar member 123 and the lower protruding piece 121b of the hinge bracket 121. By this lock spring 124, the hinge pin 122 on the door frame is biased upward via the collar member 123.

[0171] The hinge assembly 120 on the door frame is in a state where the hinge pin 122 on the door frame is biased upward by the lock spring 124. The horizontal portion at the lower end of the hinge pin 122 on the door frame abuts against the lower surface of the lower protruding piece 121b, thereby restricting further upward movement. In this state, the upper end of the hinge pin 122 on the door frame protrudes upward by a predetermined amount from the upper surface of the upper protruding piece 121b.

[0172] The door frame upper hinge assembly 120 can move the horizontally extending part at the lower end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 downward against the biasing force of the lock spring 124, and thereby move the entire door frame upper hinge pin 122 downward, and the upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 can be submerged below the upper surface of the upper protruding piece 121b. Therefore, the door frame upper hinge assembly 120 can insert or pull out the upper end of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 into or from the door frame upper hinge hole 511a of the main body frame upper hinge member 510 from below. Thereby, 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 in the front view can be supported by the main body frame 4 so as to be hinge-rotatable.

[0173] Also, in the door frame upper hinge assembly 120, the vertically extending part of the door frame upper hinge pin 122 is coaxially positioned with the door frame lower hinge pin 126 of the door frame lower hinge member 125 described later. Thereby, the door frame 3 can be hinge-rotated with respect to the main body frame 4 in a good state by the door frame upper hinge pin 122 and the door frame lower hinge pin 126.

[0174] [3-1h. Door Frame Lower Hinge Member] The door frame lower hinge member 125 of the door frame base unit 100 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. The door frame lower hinge member 125 is attached to the lower left corner in the front view of the door frame reinforcement unit 110. The door frame lower hinge member 125 is for attaching the door frame 3 to the main body frame 4 so as to be hinge-rotatable in cooperation with the door frame upper hinge assembly 120.

[0175] The door frame lower hinge member 125 includes a mounting piece 125a that is attached to the door frame reinforcement unit 110 and is rectangular and flat in the front view, a flat protruding piece 125b that extends forward from the lower side of the mounting piece 125a, and a door frame lower hinge pin 126 (see FIG. 22 etc.) that protrudes downward from the lower surface near the front end of the protruding piece 125b.

[0176] The mounting piece 125a and the protruding piece 125b of the lower hinge member 125 of the door frame are formed by bending a metal plate. The lower hinge pin 126 of the door frame is a cylindrical metal rod, and a tapered chamfer is provided on the outer periphery of the lower end portion. This lower hinge pin 126 of the door frame is attached to a portion that is coaxial with a portion extending above and below the upper hinge pin 122 of the upper hinge assembly 120 of the door frame on the protruding piece 125b in a state where it is assembled to the door frame base unit 100.

[0177] By inserting the lower hinge pin 126 of the door frame into the hinge hole for the door frame of the lower hinge member on the main body frame side, the door frame 3 can be supported so as to be hinge-rotatable with respect to the main body frame 4.

[0178] [3-1i. Cylinder Lock] The cylinder lock 130 of the door frame base unit 100 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 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 in cooperation with a locking unit 650 described later for opening and closing the door frame 3 and the main body frame 4, and for locking and unlocking the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 4. The cylinder lock 130 includes a cylindrical cylinder body 131 extending in the front-rear direction, a keyhole 132 formed on the front end face of the cylinder body 131, and a rotation transmission member 133 attached to the rear side of the cylinder body 131 and rotating together when a regular key inserted into the keyhole 132 is rotated.

[0179] The cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 penetrates the front part of the cylinder mounting frame 115 from the rear, and its rear end is attached to the front part. The rotation transmission member 133 is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open rear (specifically, a conical cylindrical shape with a diameter increasing towards the rear), and has a pair of notches cut out from the rear end towards the front at positions facing each other across the central axis. The rotation transmission member 133 is formed such that the transmission cylinder 654 of the locking unit 650 in the main body frame 4 is inserted from the rear. When a pair of protrusions of the transmission cylinder 654 are inserted into the pair of notches, the rotation of the rotation transmission member 133 (the key inserted into the keyhole 132) can be transmitted to the transmission cylinder 654 to cause it to rotate.

[0180] With the cylinder lock 130 assembled to the door frame 3, the front end of the cylinder body 131 is substantially aligned with the front end of the cylinder insertion port 252h of the tray unit body 252 in the tray unit 200 (see Fig. 22 etc.).

[0181] [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 Figs. 34 and 35. Fig. 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 rear. Fig. 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 with the rear case and the anti-tampering member removed, seen from the rear. The ball feeding unit 140 can supply the game balls B supplied from the upper tray 201 of the tray unit 200 to the ball launching device 540 of the main body frame 4 one by one, and can also remove the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray 202 by operating the upper tray ball extraction button 222.

[0182] The ball feeding unit 140 has a front cover 141 which is box-shaped with an open rear, having a ball inlet 141a through which the game ball B is supplied from the upper plate 201 of the dish unit 200 and penetrates in the front-rear direction, and a ball outlet 141b opening below the ball inlet 141a; a rear cover 142 which is box-shaped, closes the rear end of the front cover 141 and has an open front, and has a hitting ball supply port 142a for supplying the game ball B that has entered from the ball inlet 141a of the front cover 141, which penetrates in the front-rear direction, to the ball launching device 540; a ball discharging member 143 which is pivotally supported around an axis extending in the front-rear direction between the rear cover 142 and the front cover 141 and has a partition portion 143a that partitions between the ball inlet 141a and the ball outlet 141b on the rear side of the front cover 141; a ball feeding member 144 which is supported so as to be rotatable around an axis extending in the vertical direction between the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 and feeds the game balls B on the partition portion 143a of the ball discharging member 143 one by one to the hitting ball supply port 142a of the rear cover 142; and a ball feeding solenoid 145 for rotating the ball feeding member 144.

[0183] As shown in the figure, in the front view of this ball feeding unit 140, the ball feeding member 144 is arranged on the right side of the ball inlet 141a, the ball discharging member 143 is arranged on the left side of the ball feeding member 144, and the ball feeding solenoid 145 is arranged on the right side of the ball feeding member 144, respectively.

[0184] The front cover 141 of the ball feeding unit 140 is provided with an arc-shaped slit 141c formed concentrically with respect to the rotation center of the ball discharging member 143 on the left side of the ball outlet 141b in the front view, and the operating rod 143c of the ball discharging member 143 described later extends forward from this slit 141c. Further, the upper edge of the front cover 141 extends upward from the upper edge of the ball inlet 141a, and when the door frame 3 is assembled, it is formed so as to close, from the rear side, the part of the ball feeding guide path 241b and the ball discharging guide path 241c of the rear base 241 in the upper plate ball discharging rear unit 240 that is open to the rear at the upstream end side.

[0185] The ball discharging member 143 includes a partitioning portion 143a that partitions between the inlet 141a and the ball discharging port 141b below the inlet 141a and has a partitioning upper surface that slopes downward toward the ball feeding member 144; a rotating paddle portion 143b that extends downward from an end of the partitioning portion 143a on the side opposite to the ball feeding member 144, bends in a U shape from near the middle in the vertical direction toward the lower center of the ball discharging port 141b, and has a lower end extending in the front-rear direction and is rotatably supported around an axis; a rod-shaped operating paddle 143c that protrudes forward from the upper end of the rotating paddle portion 143b; and a weight portion 143d that protrudes from the side surface of the rotating paddle portion 143b below the operating paddle 143c to the side opposite to the partitioning portion 143a. The operating paddle 143c of the ball discharging member 143 is formed to protrude forward through an arcuate slit 141c formed in the front cover 141 (see Fig. 34(a)). The operating paddle 143c abuts against the upper end (upper surface) of an operating transmission portion 242b of an upper plate ball discharging slider 242 that moves downward by pressing an upper plate ball discharging button 222 of the dish unit 200 through a ball feeding opening 101e of the door frame base 101.

[0186] The ball feeding member 144 includes a blocking portion 144a that faces the inlet 141a and the partitioning portion 143a of the ball discharging member 143, extends in the vertical direction, and has a fan-shaped plan view centered on a rotation axis; a ball holding portion 144b that is recessed in an arc shape from the rear end of the blocking portion 144a toward the rotation axis side; and a rod-shaped paddle portion 144c that extends downward from the rear end of the ball holding portion 144b. The blocking portion 144a and the ball holding portion 144b in the ball feeding member 144 are formed adjacent to each other within an angular range of approximately 180° centered on the rotation axis. Also, the ball holding portion 144b of the ball feeding member 144 is sized to hold one game ball B. The ball feeding member 144 rotates around the rotation axis by moving the paddle portion 144c, which is arranged at a position eccentric from the rotation axis, in the left-right direction by driving a ball feeding solenoid 145.

[0187] This ball feeding member 144 is configured to rotate between a supply position where the blocking portion 144a faces the partition portion 143a and at the same time the ball holding portion 144b faces the direction communicating with the hitting ball supply port 142a, and a holding position where the ball holding portion 144b faces the partition portion 143a. When the ball feeding member 144 is in the supply position, the game ball B held in the ball holding portion 144b is supplied from the hitting ball supply port 142a to the ball launching device 540, and the game ball B that has entered onto the partition portion 143a from the entrance 141a is blocked from moving to the ball holding portion 144b (hitting ball supply port 142a) side 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 on the paddle portion 144c side of the ball holding portion 144b closes the hitting ball supply port 142a, and only one game ball B on the partition portion 143a is held inside the ball holding portion 144b.

[0188] In addition, the ball feeding unit 140 includes a ball feeding operating rod 146 whose tip swings in the vertical direction by driving (energizing) the ball feeding solenoid 145, and a ball feeding crank 147 that rotates around an axis extending in the front-rear direction by the movement of the tip of the ball feeding operating rod 146 that swings in the vertical direction and rotates the ball feeding member 144 around an axis extending in the vertical direction.

[0189] The ball feeding actuating lever 146 is provided with an iron plate 146a at a position below the ball feeding solenoid 145. The ball feeding actuating lever 146 extends horizontally, and the end portion (right end portion) on the side opposite to the ball feeding crank 147 is rotatably attached to the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142 around an axis extending in the front-rear direction. When the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the iron plate 146a is attracted upward toward the ball feeding solenoid 145 by the generated magnetic force, and the ball feeding actuating lever 146 rotates so that the left end portion side close to the ball feeding crank 147 moves upward with the right end portion as the center. Then, when the drive of the ball feeding solenoid 145 is released, the magnetic force disappears, and the weight of the iron plate 146a acts, causing the ball feeding actuating lever 146 to rotate so that the left end portion side close to the ball feeding crank 147 moves downward and returns to the initial state. As a result, the ball feeding actuating lever 146 causes the left end portion (tip) close to the ball feeding crank 147 to swing in the vertical direction by the ball feeding solenoid 145.

[0190] The ball feeding crank 147 includes an engaging portion 147a that can engage with the tip of the ball feeding actuating rod 146 that moves up and down and extends in the left-right direction, and a shaft portion 147b that is disposed on the side opposite to the side where the engaging portion 147a engages with the ball feeding actuating rod 146 and is pivotally supported around an axis extending in the front-rear direction between the front cover 141 and the rear cover 142, and a transmitting portion 147c that extends upward from the shaft portion 147b and engages with a rod-shaped lever portion 144c (see FIG. 35(b)) that protrudes downward from a position eccentric with respect to the rotation center of the ball feeding member 144.

[0191] By driving the ball feeding solenoid 145 to move the tip (left end) of the ball feeding actuating lever 146 upward, this ball feeding unit 140 can rotate the ball feeding crank 147 around an axis extending in the front-rear direction via the ball feeding actuating lever 146.

[0192] When the ball feeding unit 140 is not driven by the ball feeding solenoid 145 (in the normal state), the ball feeding operating rod 146 is separated from the lower end of the ball feeding solenoid 145 and the tip is positioned downward. In this state, the ball feeding member 144 is in the supply position. Also, when the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven, the ball feeding operating 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. That is, when the ball feeding solenoid 145 is driven (ON state), the ball feeding member 144 receives one game ball B, and when the drive of the ball feeding solenoid 145 is released (OFF state), the game ball B received by the ball feeding member 144 can be sent (supplied) to the ball launching device 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 launching solenoid 542 by the launching control unit 633b (see FIG. 137) of the payout control board 633.

[0193] Further, the ball feeding unit 140 has a moment applied to it by the ball removal member 143 pivotally supported rotatably or by the weight portion 143d so as to rotate counterclockwise in the front view. However, since the operating lever 143c protruding forward of the ball removal member 143 abuts on the upper end of the operation transmission portion 242b of the upper plate ball removal slider 242 that operates by pressing the upper plate ball removal button 222 of the plate unit 200, its rotation is restricted. Therefore, in the normal state, the partition portion 143a of the ball removal member 143 is positioned between the inlet 141a and the ball removal port 141b to partition, and the game ball B does not enter the ball removal port 141b side.

[0194] When the player presses the upper plate ball extraction button of the dish unit downward, the upper plate ball extraction slider slides downward together with the operation transmission part, and as the operation transmission part moves downward, the operation lever 143c also moves relatively downward. When the operation lever 143c moves downward together with the operation transmission part, the ball extraction member 143 rotates counterclockwise in the front view, and the partition part 143a moves from between the entrance 141a and the ball extraction port 141b, and the partition is released. As a result, the game ball B that has entered from the entrance 141a falls toward the ball extraction port 141b side, is discharged from the ball extraction port 141b to the ball extraction guide path 241c of the upper plate ball extraction rear unit 240 in the dish unit 200, and can be discharged (supplied) to the lower plate 202 through the lower plate ball supply port 211c.

[0195] Note that the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 in which the operation transmission part 242b with which the operation lever 143c of the ball extraction member 143 abuts is formed is biased upward by a spring 243. Therefore, even if the game ball B is vigorously supplied onto the partition part 143a, the impact can be absorbed by the spring 243 via the operation lever 143c, the ball extraction member 143 and the like can be prevented from being damaged, and the game ball B can be prevented from rebounding at the partition part 143a.

[0196] In addition, the ball feeding unit 140 is formed with a rectangular mounting recess 142b (see FIG. 35(b) etc.) that is recessed forward and upward in the rear view of the hitting ball supply port 142a in the rear cover 142, and an anti-tampering member 148 is mounted in the mounting recess 142b. The anti-tampering member 148 of the ball feeding unit 140 is formed of a hard metal plate such as tool steel or stainless steel, and is detachably mounted from the rear side in the mounting recess 142b of the rear cover 142.

[0197] The anti-tampering member 148 is formed in a rectangular shape with an outer shape extending horizontally in a front view, and has an upper piece portion 148a and a lower piece portion 148b that are vertically separated at approximately the center in the vertical direction within a predetermined distance from the right side to the left side, and inclined portions 148c that are each formed in a chamfered C shape on the tip sides (right end sides in a front view) of the sides of the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b that face each other. The upper piece portion 148a of the anti-tampering member 148 is bent so that the right end in a front view protrudes rearward with respect to the general surface of the anti-tampering member 148. The lower piece portion 148b extends on the same surface as the general surface of the anti-tampering member 148. As a result, in a plan view, the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b form a V-shaped groove that widens toward the right.

[0198] The anti-tampering member 148 is attached to the attachment recess 142b of the rear cover 142, so that the V-shaped groove formed by the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b communicates with the inside of the ball supply port 142a.

[0199] According to this anti-tampering member 148, when an illegal game ball B with a string attached is driven into the game area 5a from the upper tray through the ball feeding unit 140 by the ball launching device 540, and an illegal act is performed such that the string attached to the illegal game ball B is manipulated to move the illegal game ball B in and out of the first start port or the like, the string attached to the illegal game ball B is inserted between the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b by the momentum of the illegal game ball B launched (struck) by the ball launching device 540, and can be cut by the narrowed portion of the V shape formed by the upper piece portion 148a and the lower piece portion 148b, thereby preventing an illegal act using the illegal game ball B with a string attached.

[0200] [3-1k. Fair Cover Unit] The fur 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 fur cover unit of the door frame base unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the fur cover unit seen from the back. Further, FIG. 37 is a front view of the fur cover unit with the lid member removed. The fur cover unit 150 is attached to the right side when viewed from the back at the lower part on the rear side of the door frame base 101. The fur cover unit 150 guides the game ball B (fur ball) that has not reached the game area 5a of the game board 5 by the ball launching device 540 to the lower dish 202, and also guides the game ball B paid out from the payout device 580 to the upper dish 201 or the lower dish 202. As shown in the figure, the fur cover unit 150 includes a shallow box-shaped unit body 151 attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 with the front side open, and a flat lid member 152 attached to the front surface of the unit body 151.

[0201] The fur cover unit 150 has a through ball passage 150a that penetrates in the front-rear direction at the upper left corner when viewed from the front, connecting the normal guiding path of the lower full ball path unit of the main body frame 4 and the upper dish ball supply port of the dish unit, and a full ball receiving port 150b that opens rearward on the lower right side when viewed from the front of the through ball passage 150a and can communicate with the full ball guiding path of the lower full ball path unit of the main body frame 4.

[0202] In addition, the fur cover unit 150 has a fur ball receiving port 150c that opens upward on the right side when viewed from the front of the full ball receiving port 150b and receives the game ball B (fur ball) that has not reached the game area 5a despite being launched by the ball launching device of the main body frame 4, and a ball discharge port 150d that opens forward near the lower right corner when viewed from the front, discharges the game ball B received by the full ball receiving port 150b and the fur ball receiving port 150c forward, and communicates with the lower dish ball supply port of the dish unit.

[0203] Furthermore, the fur cover unit 150 includes a storage passage 150e formed between the full ball receiving port 150b, the fur ball receiving port 150c, and the ball discharge port 150d by the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152, and having a size capable of storing a predetermined amount of game balls B.

[0204] The through ball passage 150a is formed across both the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152. The full ball receiving port 150b and the fur ball receiving port 150c are formed in the unit main body 151. The ball discharge port 150d is formed in the lid member 152. The storage passage 150e is formed by the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152.

[0205] In addition, the fur cover unit 150 includes a flat movable piece 153 that forms a part of the inner wall of the storage passage 150e and is rotatably attached to the unit main body 151 and the lid member 152 at its lower end, a full detection sensor 154 that detects the rotation of the movable piece 153 in a direction away from the storage passage 150e, and a spring 155 that biases the movable piece 153 toward the storage passage 150e.

[0206] When the lower dish 202 of the dish 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 dish 202 side, the fur 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 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 due to the weight of the game balls B, and the movable piece 153 rotates. This rotation is detected by the full detection sensor 154. As a result, it can be determined that the lower dish 202 is full of game balls B. Therefore, when the full detection sensor 154 detects fullness, the payout of further game balls B can be stopped, and the fact can be notified to the player, the staff of the game hall, etc., to prompt the elimination of the fullness of the lower dish 202.

[0207] Further, the fur cover unit 150 is attached below the through ball passage 150a on the rear side of the unit main body 151, and is provided with a door opening / closing contact portion 150f that can contact the operating protrusion 613a of the discharge passage opening / closing door 613 of the lower full ball path unit 610 in the discharge unit 560 (to be described later) of the main body frame 4 (see FIG. 91). The door opening / closing contact portion 150f is inclined so that the rear surface moves forward as it goes downward. When the operating protrusion 613a of the discharge passage opening / closing door 613 contacts the door opening / closing contact portion 150f, the discharge passage opening / closing door 613 can be rotated to open the downstream ends (front side openings) of the lower normal discharge passage 610a and the lower full ball discharge passage 610b.

[0208] [3-2. Glass Unit] The glass unit 160 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30. The glass unit 160 is detachably attached by being inserted into the glass unit attachment portion 101h from the rear 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 with respect to the main body frame 4, the glass unit 160 allows the game area 5a of the game board 5 attached to the main body frame 4 to be visible from the player side (front), and closes the front of the game area 5a.

[0209] The glass unit 160 includes 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 attachment portion 101h, two transparent glass plates 162 that close the inside of the glass frame 161 and have an outer periphery attached to the glass frame 161, and a pair of glass unit attachment members 163 that are rotatably attached to the rear side of the door frame base 101 in the door frame base unit 100 and attach the glass frame 161 to the door frame base 101.

[0210] The glass frame 161 has a pair of mounting pieces 161a that extend outward in a flat plate shape from positions below the upper corners on the left and right when viewed from the front, and a strip-shaped locking piece 161b that protrudes downward from the lower end and extends along the lower side. The mounting piece 161a of the glass frame 161 is capable of abutting against the protruding portion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163. The locking piece 161b is insertable 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 respectively attached to the front end side and the rear end side of the glass frame 161, and are spaced apart front and back so that a space is formed between them (see Fig. 97).

[0211] The glass unit mounting member 163 has a disk-shaped base 163a that is rotatably mounted around an axis extending front and back on the rear side of the door frame base 101, and a protruding portion 163b that protrudes in a rod shape in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation from the base 163a. The glass unit mounting member 163 is rotatably mounted on the outside of the upper two corners among the four corners of the door window 101a on the rear surface of the door frame base 101, respectively.

[0212] To attach the glass unit 160 to the door frame base 101, first, the glass unit mounting member 163 attached to the door frame base 101 is rotated so that the protruding portion 163b is positioned above the base 163a. Then, from the rear side of the door frame base 101, the locking piece 161b of the glass frame 161 of the glass unit 160 is inserted upward into the gap between the door frame base 101 and the intermediate reinforcing frame 114 of the door frame reinforcing unit 110, and then the front end of the glass frame 161 is abutted against the rear surface of the glass unit mounting portion 101h of the door frame base 101. After that, the glass unit mounting member 163 is rotated so that the protruding portion 163b is positioned below the base 163a, and the protruding portion 163b is abutted against the rear surface of the mounting piece 161a of the glass frame 161. Thereby, the glass unit 160 is attached to the door frame base 101.

[0213] When removing the glass unit 160 from the door frame base 101, it can be removed by the reverse procedure of the above. Thus, the glass unit 160 is detachable from the door frame base 101 (door frame base unit 100).

[0214] In the glass unit 160, when the protruding portion 163b of the glass unit mounting member 163 is in the rotational position where it is located below the base portion 163a, the protruding portion 163b restricts the backward movement of the glass frame 161. Therefore, even if vibration or the like acts on the glass unit mounting member 163, the protruding portion 163b does not rotate to a position where it is above the base portion 163a. Accordingly, the restriction on the backward movement of the glass frame 161 is not naturally released, and the glass unit 160 does not naturally come off from the door frame base 101.

[0215] [3-3. Anti-theft cover] The anti-theft cover 170 on the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30 and the like. The anti-theft 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 formed of a transparent synthetic resin. The anti-theft cover 170 includes a flat main body portion 171 whose outer periphery is formed in a predetermined shape, a flat rear protruding piece 172 that protrudes rearward along the outer peripheral edge of the main body portion 171, and a pair of locking pieces 173 that are spaced apart left and right and protrude forward from the main body portion 171 and can be locked to the rear side of the door frame base 101.

[0216] The main body portion 171 of the anti-theft cover 170 is formed such that its lower end protrudes downward from the lower end of the glass unit 160 when attached to the door frame base unit 100. Further, the upper end of the main body portion 171 is formed in a shape along the lower end of the game area 5a in the game board 5 when assembled to the pachinko machine 1. More specifically, the upper end of the main body portion 171 is formed in a shape along a part of the inner rail 1002 of the front component 1000 described later, the out guide portion 1003, a part of the lower right rail 1004, and the right rail 1005, and is formed so as not to protrude into the game area 5a when assembled to the pachinko machine 1.

[0217] The rear projection 172 is formed along substantially the entire outer peripheral edge of the main body portion 171. Accordingly, the security cover 170 is formed in a shallow box shape that is open to the rear by the main body portion 171 and the rear projection 172, and has high strength and rigidity. Further, the rear projection 172 also projects rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body portion 171 that is different from the outer peripheral edge of the main body portion 171. The rear projection 172 that projects rearward from a part of the rear surface of the main body portion 171 is formed so as to be along a part of the outer rail 1001 in the front constituent member 1000 of the game board 5 in a state of being assembled to the pachinko machine 1.

[0218] Note that the rear projection 172 is not formed at a part that is located between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 in the game board 5 in a state of being assembled to the pachinko machine 1. Thereby, the game ball B (the game ball B launched by the ball launching device 540) passing between the outer rail 1001 and the inner rail 1002 does not contact the rear projection 172 of the security cover 170, and does not hinder the entry of the game ball B into the game area 5a.

[0219] 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). Thereby, the security cover 170 can be easily attached to and detached from the door frame base unit 100.

[0220] When the anti-theft cover 170 is assembled to the pachinko machine 1, the front surface of the main body 171 abuts against the rear surface (the rear end of the glass frame 161) of the glass unit 160, and the rear protrusion 172, excluding the part protruding rearward from the lower side of the main body 171, is inserted into the anti-theft recess 1009 of the front component 1000. Further, the anti-theft cover 170 is in a state where the rear protrusion 172 protruding rearward from the lower side of the main body 171 protrudes rearward from the front surface of the front component 1000 so as to contact the lower surface of the front component 1000. As a result, the space between the anti-theft cover 170 and the game board 5 (front component 1000) is in a complex bent state due to the rear protrusion 172 of the anti-theft cover 170 and the anti-theft recess 1009 of the front component 1000. Therefore, even if an illegal tool such as a piano wire tries to enter the game area 5a through the space between the anti-theft cover 170 and the front component 1000 from below the front surface of the game board 5, it will be blocked by the rear protrusion 172 and the anti-theft recess 1009, and the entry of illegal tools into the game area 5a can be prevented.

[0221] [3-4. Handle Unit] The handle unit 180 in the door frame 3 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 38 and the like. FIG. 38(a) is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit in the door frame as seen from the front after being disassembled, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the handle unit as seen from the rear after being disassembled. The handle unit 180 is attached to the handle mounting member 102 of the door frame base unit 100, and by being operated by the player, the game ball B in the upper tray 201 can be driven into the game area 5a of the game board 5.

[0222] The handle unit 180 includes a handle base 181 attached to the cylindrical portion 102a of the handle attachment 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 decorative substrate 184 attached to the front side of the cover base 183 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface thereof, and a handle front lens 185 attached to the cover base 183 so as to cover the front side of the handle decorative substrate 184.

[0223] Further, the handle unit 180 includes an inner base 186 attached to the front surface of the handle base 181 on the rear side of the handle 182, a shaft member 187 having a drive gear portion 187a on the outer periphery thereof, with the handle 182 attached to the front end and rotatably attached by the inner base 186 and the handle base 181, a transmission gear 188 meshing with the drive gear portion 187a of the shaft member 187, and a handle rotation detection sensor 189 having a detection shaft 189a that rotates integrally with the transmission gear 188 and is sandwiched between the handle base 181 and the inner base 186.

[0224] Furthermore, the handle unit 180 includes a handle return spring 190 with one end attached to the handle base 181 and the other end attached to the handle 182, biasing the handle 182 to return to the initial rotation position (the rotation end in the counterclockwise direction in a front view), and an auxiliary spring 191 with one end attached to the inner base 186 and the other end attached to the transmission gear 188, biasing the detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 in the clockwise direction in a front view via the transmission gear 188.

[0225] Further, the handle unit 180 includes a handle touch sensor 192 attached to the handle base 181 behind the inner base 186, a single-shot button 193 whose tip protrudes outward from the left side in the front view of the outer peripheral surface of the front end of the handle base 181 and whose base end is rotatably attached to the handle base 181 around an axis extending back and forth behind the inner base 186, and a single-shot button operation sensor 194 that detects a pressing operation of the single-shot button 193 and is attached to the handle base 181.

[0226] The handle base 181 of the handle unit 180 includes a cylindrical base portion 181a extending back and forth, a disk-shaped front end portion 181b protruding radially from the front end of the base portion 181a, and groove portions 181c that are recessed from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical base portion 181a, extend in the axial direction, and are formed in three at unequal intervals in the circumferential direction. The outer diameter of the base portion 181a of the handle base 181 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 102a of the handle attachment member 102. Also, the three groove portions 181c are formed at positions corresponding to the three ridges 102c of the cylindrical portion 102a in the handle attachment member 102. Therefore, with the three groove portions 181c aligned with the three ridges 102c, the base portion 181a can be inserted into the cylindrical portion 102a of the handle attachment member 102, and when the ridges 102c are respectively inserted into the three groove portions 181c, the handle base 181 becomes non-rotatable relative to the handle attachment member 102.

[0227] The handle 182 includes four first protrusions 182a, second protrusions 182b, third protrusions 182c, and fourth protrusions 182d that protrude outward away from the outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction, two slits 182e that extend in an arc shape around the rotation axis (shaft member 187) and penetrate in the front-rear direction, and a locking protrusion 182f that protrudes rearward from a position inside the rotation center relative to the slits 182e and to which the other end side of the handle return spring 190 is locked.

[0228] The four first protrusions 182a, second protrusions 182b, third protrusions 182c, and fourth protrusions 182d are provided in order in the clockwise direction in a front view. Specifically, in the front view, the side surface of the first protrusion 182a in the clockwise direction of the portion that protrudes the most from the general outer peripheral surface of the handle 182 bulges outward, and the side surface in the counterclockwise direction, which is the opposite side, is recessed (curved inward). The second protrusion 182b is separated from the most protruding portion of the first protrusion 182a by a rotation angle of approximately 85 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes slightly lower than the first protrusion 182a. In this second protrusion 182b, the side surface in the clockwise direction of the most protruding portion bulges outward, and the side surface in the counterclockwise direction, which is the opposite side, is recessed so as to curve inward, and is formed in a shape similar to that of the first protrusion 182a.

[0229] The third protrusion 182c is separated from the most protruding portion of the second protrusion 182b by a rotation angle of approximately 70 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes at approximately half the height of the first protrusion 182a. In this third protrusion 182c, the side surfaces on both sides are inclined in a substantially straight line, and the side surface in the clockwise direction is inclined more gently than the side surface in the counterclockwise direction, which is the opposite side. The fourth protrusion 182d is separated from the most protruding portion of the third protrusion 182c by a rotation angle of approximately 55 degrees in the clockwise direction, and protrudes slightly higher than the first protrusion 182a. In this fourth protrusion 182d, the side surfaces on both sides are inclined in a substantially straight line, and are formed in a substantially isosceles triangle.

[0230] The cover base 183 is formed in a disc shape and has three mounting bosses 183a that protrude rearward from the rear surface. The three mounting bosses 183a penetrate the slit 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 cover base 183 penetrate the slit 182e of the handle 182, the mounting bosses 183a come into contact with the circumferential end portions of the slit 182e, restricting the rotation angle of the handle 182. In this example, the handle 182 can be rotated within a range of a rotation angle of approximately 120 degrees.

[0231] The handle front lens 185 has a front surface that bulges roundly forward and has translucency. Inside the handle front lens 185, there is provided a lens member that is three-dimensionally formed of a transparent member. This handle front lens 185 can be decoratively illuminated by appropriately illuminating the LEDs on the front surface of the handle decorative substrate 184.

[0232] This handle unit 180 is attached to the handle mounting seat surface 101b of the door frame base 101 via a handle mounting member 102. The handle mounting seat surface 101b of this door frame base 101 is inclined such that the right end side is located rearward of the left end side in a plan view and faces the outside (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, it is inclined such that its tip portion faces the outside of the pachinko machine 1 with respect to the line orthogonal to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1.) and is attached and fixed to the door frame 3. Thereby, it is easy for the player to grip the handle 182 of the handle unit 180, and a rotation operation can be performed without a sense of discomfort.

[0233] The handle rotation detection sensor 189 of the handle unit 180 is a variable resistor. When the handle 182 is rotated, the detection shaft 189a of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 rotates via the shaft member 187 and the transmission gear 188. According to the rotation angle of this detection shaft 189a, the internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 changes, and according to the internal resistance of the handle rotation detection sensor 189, the driving force of the firing solenoid 542 in the ball firing device 540 described later changes, and the game ball B is driven into the game area 5a with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 182.

[0234] The handle touch sensor 192 detects static electricity acting on the handle unit 180. When a player touches the handle 182 or the like, it detects the static electricity acting from the player and detects the player's contact with the handle 182 or the like. Then, when the handle touch sensor 192 detects the player's contact and the handle 182 is rotated, the detection of the handle rotation detection sensor 189 is accepted, and the driving of the firing solenoid 542 is controlled with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 182, and the game ball B can be driven in. That is, even if the player tries to rotate the handle 182 by some method without touching the handle 182 and drive the game ball B into the game area 5a, since the handle touch sensor 192 does not detect the player's contact, the firing solenoid 542 is not driven and the game ball B cannot be driven in. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game from being played by rotating the handle 182 in a way different from the original, and it is possible to reduce the load (burden) on the game hall where the pachinko machine 1 is installed.

[0235] Further, 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. As a result, even without returning the rotation operation of the handle 182, the launch of the game ball B can be temporarily stopped, and by releasing the pressing operation of the single-shot button 193, the game ball B can be re-launched into the game area 5a with the same driving strength as before the operation of the single-shot button 193.

[0236] Furthermore, the handle unit 180 includes four first protrusions 182a, second protrusions 182b, third protrusions 182c, and fourth protrusions 182d on the handle 182. When the handle 182 is rotated most in the clockwise direction in a front view to drive the game ball B most strongly into the game area 5a (so-called "right-handed shot"), the fourth protrusion 182d is in substantially the same position as the position of the first protrusion 182a when the handle 182 is not rotated. Therefore, by replacing the handle 182 with the fourth protrusion 182d as the first protrusion 182a, the player can maintain the handle 182 in a comfortable state at the "right-handed shot" position, reducing the player's fatigue and suppressing a decrease in interest in the game.

[0237] [3-5. Overall Structure of the Dish Unit] Regarding the dish unit 200 in the door frame 3, it 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, FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the dish unit seen from the rear, FIG. 41 is an exploded perspective view of the dish unit disassembled by main members and seen from the front, and FIG. 42 is an exploded perspective view of the dish unit disassembled by main members and seen from the rear. 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 the game balls B to be driven into the game area 5a, and a lower dish 202 disposed below the upper dish 201 and capable of storing the game balls B supplied from the upper dish 201 and the far cover unit 150.

[0238] The dish unit 200 includes a dish base unit 210 having an upper dish 201 and attached to the front surface of the door frame base 101 of the door frame base unit 100, a dish decoration unit 250 having a lower dish 202 and attached to the front surface of the dish base unit 210, and an effect operation unit 300 attached to the front surfaces of the dish decoration unit 250 and the dish base unit 210 and operable by a player.

[0239] The dish base unit 210 includes a flat plate-shaped dish unit base 211 extending horizontally, an upper dish body 212 attached to the upper front portion of the dish unit base 211 and having the upper dish 201, an attachment base 213 attached to the right side of the upper dish body 212 and protruding forward, a dish unit relay circuit board 214 attached to the right side of the attachment base 213, a ball lending operation unit 220 attached to the upper surface of the attachment base 213, an upper dish ball extraction front unit 230 attached below the attachment base 213, and an upper dish ball extraction rear unit 240 attached behind the upper dish ball extraction front unit 230.

[0240] The dish decoration unit 250 includes a lower dish body 251 attached to the lower front portion of the dish unit base 211 and having the lower dish 202, a dish unit main body 252 attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 so as to cover the outer periphery of the lower dish body 251, a lower dish ball extraction unit 260 attached to the lower surface of the lower dish body 251, a dish upper left decoration unit 270 and a dish upper right decoration unit 275 attached to the upper front portion of the dish unit main body 252 at intervals left and right, and a dish lower left decoration unit 280 and a dish lower right decoration unit 285 attached below the dish upper left decoration unit 270 and the dish upper right decoration unit 275, respectively.

[0241] The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit 301 that can be operated by a player, a rotation operation unit 302 that can be rotated by the player, and a pressing operation unit 303 that can be pressed by the player. The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit cover unit 310 attached to the front surface of the plate decoration unit 250, an operation unit base 320 housed inside the performance operation unit cover unit 310, an annular performance operation ring 330 attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 320 and having 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 attachment member 351 that rotatably attaches the operation ring transmission gear 350.

[0242] In addition, the performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation ring decoration substrate 352 that decorates the performance operation ring 330 with light, a decoration substrate cover 353 that covers the upper side of the performance operation ring decoration substrate 352, a vibration speaker 354 attached to the lower surface 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 ring of the performance operation ring 330, and an operation unit relay substrate unit 390 attached to the rear surface of the operation unit base 320.

[0243] The plate unit 200 bulges forward as a whole, and the performance operation unit 300 is arranged such that the upper surface of the performance operation unit 301 faces obliquely upward and forward at the center in the left-right direction. An upper plate 201 is arranged on the left side of the performance operation unit 300 on the upper surface, a ball lending operation unit 220 is arranged on the right side of the performance operation unit 300, and a lower plate 202 is arranged on the left side of the performance operation unit 300 below the upper plate 201.

[0244] [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.

[0245] 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.

[0246] 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.

[0247] [3-5b. Lower plate] The lower dish 202 of the dish unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 39 to 42 and the like. The lower dish 202 is located below the upper dish 201 and is arranged on the left side of the center in the left - right direction of the dish unit 200 (door frame 3) when viewed from the front. The lower dish 202 is formed by a lower - dish main body 251 and a dish - unit base 211. The lower dish 202 is formed in a container shape capable of storing the game balls B, and is provided with a lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a that penetrates vertically through the bottom wall and allows the game balls B to be discharged. The lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a of the lower dish 202 is closably closed by a lower - dish ball - discharging unit 260.

[0248] The lower dish 202 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that extends left - and - right in plan view, and the front end on the left side of the center in the left - right direction protrudes forward more than the right side. The lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a that penetrates vertically through the lower dish 202 is arranged near the front end near the right end. The bottom surface of this lower dish 202 is inclined so as to be lower toward the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a. The lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a of the lower dish 202 is located below the effect operation unit 300 in front of the lower - dish ball - supply port 211c in the state assembled to the dish unit 200.

[0249] The lower dish 202 can store the game balls B discharged forward from the lower - dish ball - supply port 211c while closing the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a, and can discharge the stored game balls B to below the dish unit 200 (for example, the dollar box) by opening the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a. Also, when the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a of the lower dish 202 is open, since the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a is arranged in front of the lower - dish ball - supply port 211c, the game balls B discharged forward from the lower - dish ball - supply port 211c can be quickly discharged downward from the lower - dish ball - discharging hole 202a with the shortest - distance movement.

[0250] [3 - 5c. Dish base unit] Regarding the dish base unit 210 in the dish unit 200, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 43 to 46. FIG. 43 is a perspective view of the dish base unit in the dish unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 44 is a perspective view of the dish base unit in the dish unit as seen from the rear. Further, FIG. 45 is an exploded perspective view of the dish base unit with the main members disassembled as seen from the front, and FIG. 46 is an exploded perspective view of the dish base unit with the main members disassembled as seen from the rear. 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 effect operation unit 300 are attached to the front surface thereof.

[0251] The dish base unit 210 includes a flat plate-shaped dish unit base 211 that is attached to the lower front part of the door frame base unit 100 and extends horizontally, an upper dish body 212 that has an upper dish 201 and is attached to the upper front part of the dish unit base 211, a mounting base 213 that is attached to the right side of the upper dish body 212 at the upper front part of the dish unit base 211 and protrudes forward, and a dish unit relay substrate 214 that is attached to the right side of the mounting base 213 on the front surface of the dish unit base 211.

[0252] Further, the dish base unit 210 includes a ball lending operation unit 220 that is attached to the upper surface of the mounting base 213, an upper dish ball removal front unit 230 that is attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 below the mounting base 213, and an upper dish ball removal rear unit 240 that is attached to the rear side of the dish unit base 211 behind the upper dish ball removal front unit 230.

[0253] [3-5c-1. Dish Unit Base] Regarding the dish unit base 211 of the dish base unit 210, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 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) that extends horizontally across the entire width of the door frame base 101.

[0254] The dish unit base 211 has an upper dish ball supply port 211a that penetrates front and back near the upper left corner when viewed from the front and extends cylindrically rearward, a speaker port 211b that penetrates front and back below the upper dish ball supply port 211a and has a punching metal attached to the front side, a lower dish ball supply port 211c that penetrates front and back in the lower part to the left of the center when viewed from the front and extends cylindrically rearward, a notch 211d that is notched to a size through which the game ball B can pass on the right side wall of the part that extends cylindrically rearward from the lower dish ball supply port 211c, and an upper dish ball feeding port 211e that penetrates front and back above the upper right side when viewed from the front and extends vertically, with the upper part located at the right end of the upper dish body 212.

[0255] In addition, the dish unit base 211 has a mounting protrusion 211f that protrudes forward to the right of the upper dish ball feeding port 211e and on which the mounting base is placed, a slider insertion port 211g that penetrates front and back to the left of the upper dish ball feeding port 211e and below the upper dish body, through which the operation transmission part 242b of the upper dish ball extraction slider 242 in the upper dish ball extraction unit 240 is inserted, a handle insertion port 211h that penetrates front and back at the lower right corner when viewed from the front and through which the cylindrical part 102a of the handle attachment member 102 of the door frame base unit 100 is inserted, and a cylinder insertion port 211i that penetrates front and back near the right corner when viewed from the front and through which the cylinder body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted.

[0256] The upper dish ball supply port 211a of the dish unit base 211, in a state assembled to the door frame 3, has its front end opening to the rear wall of the upper dish 201, and the cylindrical rear end penetrating the upper dish ball passage port 101g of the door frame base 101 from the front side and connecting to the front end of the through ball passage 150a of the far cover unit 150. Thereby, the game ball B discharged from the discharging device 580 of the payout unit 560 is supplied (paid out) into the upper dish 201 through the upper dish ball supply port 211a.

[0257] The lower tray ball supply port 211c, in a state assembled to the door frame 3, has its front end opening to the rear wall of the lower tray 202, and the cylindrical rear end penetrating through the lower tray ball passage port 101f of the door frame base 101 from the front side and connecting to the front end of the ball discharge port 150d of the far cover unit 150. Thereby, the game balls B flowing through the storage passage 150e of the far cover unit 150 are supplied into the lower tray 202 through the lower tray ball supply port 211c. Further, the downstream end of the ball extraction guide path 241c in the rear base 241 of the upper tray ball extraction rear unit 240 is connected to the notch 211d formed in the portion of the lower tray ball supply port 211c extending in a cylindrical shape. Thereby, the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201, by the operation of the upper tray ball extraction button 222, pass through the upper tray ball supply port 211e, the inlet 141a and the ball extraction port 141b of the ball supply unit 140, the ball supply guide path 241b and the ball extraction guide path 241c of the upper tray ball extraction rear unit 240, and the notch 211d, and are discharged into the lower tray 202 from the lower tray ball supply port 211c.

[0258] The upper tray ball supply port 211e, in a state assembled to the tray base unit 210, is located in front of the ball receiving port 241a of the rear base 241 in the upper tray ball extraction rear unit 240, and the game balls B in the upper tray 201 are supplied from the ball receiving port 241a of the upper tray ball extraction rear unit 240 to the ball supply guide path 241b.

[0259] [3-5c-2. Upper tray main body] Regarding the upper tray main body 212 of the tray base unit 210, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46 and the like. The upper tray main body 212 is attached to the front surface of the tray unit base 211 and forms the upper tray 201 in cooperation with the tray unit base 211. The upper tray main body 212 is formed in a container shape (tray shape) with the upper and rear sides open. The upper tray main body 212 extends left and right, and when viewed from the front, the left side from the center of the left and right is larger and bulges forward. The upper tray main body 212 has its front end retreating rearward as it goes rightward when viewed from the front from the most forward bulging part, and the depth in the front-rear direction is formed to have a width slightly larger than the outer diameter of the game ball B. The bottom surface of the upper tray main body 212 is inclined so that the right end is the lowest. The upper part near the right end of the upper tray main body 212 is closed.

[0260] In the state where the upper dish body 212 is assembled to the dish unit 200, the portion where the upper part near the right end is closed is attached so as to be submerged below the ball lending operation unit 220. Further, the upper dish body 212 is formed with an effect operation unit attachment portion 212a at the intermediate portion in the left - right direction in the upper part, and a part of the effect operation unit 300 is attached to the effect operation unit attachment portion 212a.

[0261] [3 - 5c - 3. Mounting base] Regarding the mounting base 213 of the dish base unit 210, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46. The mounting base 213 is attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 in a state of 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 thereof. The mounting base 213 is formed in a shallow box shape with an open upper side. The mounting base 213 is provided with an insertion port 213a penetrating vertically near the left end and a through - hole 213b penetrating vertically at the right - hand corner of the rear end.

[0262] The insertion port 213a of the mounting base 213 is for inserting the front slider 232 of the upper dish ball removal pre - unit 230. Further, the through - hole 213b is for inserting the wiring cable for connecting the ball lending operation unit 220 and the door frame main relay board 104.

[0263] [3 - 5c - 4. Dish unit relay board] The dish unit relay board 214 of the dish base unit 210 is for relaying the connection between the door frame sub - relay board 105 in the door frame base unit 100 and the dish upper - left decorative board 273, the dish upper - right decorative board 278, the dish lower - left decorative board 283, the dish lower - right decorative board 288, and the operation unit relay board 392. The dish unit relay board 214 is attached to the right side of the mounting protrusion 211f on the front surface of the dish unit base 211. In the state where the dish unit relay board 214 is attached to the dish unit base 211, the rear surface faces the rear side of the dish unit base 211.

[0264] [3-5c-5. Pachinko Ball Lending Operation Unit] The pachinko ball lending operation unit 220 of the dish base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 39 to 46 and the like. The pachinko ball lending operation unit 220 is attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 via the attachment base 213. This pachinko ball lending operation unit 220 discharges the pachinko balls B stored in the upper dish 201 to the lower dish 202, or after inserting cash or a prepaid card into a ball lending machine (not shown) provided adjacent to the pachinko machine 1, it lends a predetermined number of pachinko balls B into the upper dish 201 of the dish unit 200, displays the remaining amount of cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine, and returns the cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine after deducting the amount corresponding to the lent pachinko balls B.

[0265] The pachinko ball lending operation unit 220 includes a base portion 221 attached to the upper side of the attachment base 213, an upper dish ball extraction button 222 disposed near the left end of the upper surface of the base portion 221, a disk-shaped pachinko ball lending operation base 223 disposed to the right of the upper dish ball extraction button 222 on the upper surface of the base portion 221 and having translucency, a pachinko ball lending button 224 disposed on the left front side of the pachinko ball lending operation base 223, a return button 225 disposed on the right front side of the pachinko ball lending operation base 223, and a pachinko ball lending display portion (not shown) disposed below the rear portion of the pachinko ball lending operation base 223.

[0266] The upper dish ball extraction button 222 protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape from the upper surface of the base portion 221 and can move downward when pressed by the player. The pachinko ball lending button 224 is formed in a circular shape. The return button 225 is formed in a triangular shape. The pachinko ball lending display portion is composed of three 7-segment LEDs and can be visually recognized through the transparent pachinko ball lending operation base 223 in a lit state.

[0267] The ball lending operation unit 220 can discharge the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray by pressing the upper tray ball extraction button 222. Also, when a prepaid card with cash or 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 cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine is returned after deducting the lent game balls B. The remaining amount of cash or prepaid card inserted into the ball lending machine is displayed on the ball lending display unit. Also, an error code is displayed on the ball lending display unit when the ball lending machine malfunctions.

[0268] [3-5c-6. Upper tray ball extraction pre-unit and upper tray ball extraction post-unit] The upper tray ball extraction pre-unit 230 and the upper tray ball extraction post-unit 240 in the tray base unit 210 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 45 and 46. The upper tray ball extraction pre-unit 230 and the upper tray ball extraction post-unit 240 are for discharging the game balls B stored in the upper tray 201 to the lower tray 202 in cooperation with the ball feeding unit 140 when the upper tray ball extraction button 222 of the ball lending operation unit 220 is pressed.

[0269] The upper tray ball extraction pre-unit 230 is attached below the ball lending operation unit 220 to the left of the mounting protrusion 211f on the front surface of the tray unit base 211. The upper tray ball extraction post-unit 240 is attached to a position behind the upper tray ball extraction pre-unit 230 on the rear surface of the tray unit base 211.

[0270] The upper plate ball removal front unit 230 is attached to the front surface of the plate unit base 211 and includes a vertically extending cylindrical front base 231 and a front slider 232 that is inserted into the cylinder of the front base 231 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The front base 231 is attached near the front of the upper plate ball feeding port 211e and the slider insertion port 211g on the front surface of the plate unit base 211. The front slider 232 extends vertically, with its upper end in contact with the lower end of the upper plate ball removal button 222 and its lower end in contact with the upper surface of the operation receiving portion 242a of the upper plate ball removal slider 242 of the upper plate ball removal rear unit 240.

[0271] The upper plate ball removal rear unit 240 includes a rear base 241 attached to the rear surface of the plate unit base 211 so as to close the upper plate ball feeding port 211e and the slider insertion port 211g from the rear, an upper plate ball removal slider 242 slidably attached to the front surface of the rear base 241 in the vertical direction, a spring 243 that biases the upper plate ball removal slider 242 upward, and a rear cover 244 attached to the rear side of the rear base 241.

[0272] The rear base 241 protrudes upward from the portion where the upper plate ball removal slider 242 is slidably attached and opens forward, and has a ball receiving port 241a through which the game ball B can pass. The rear base 241 also has a ball feeding guide path 241b that guides the game ball B received in the ball receiving port 241a downward on the rear surface of the rear base 241 and then guides it rearward, and a ball removal guide path 241c that guides the game ball B downward from a position below the ball feeding guide path 241b on the rear surface of the rear base 241 and then guides it rightward in a rear view.

[0273] The ball receiving port 241a is formed at a position that opens forward through the upper plate ball feeding port 211e of the plate unit base 211 at the downstream end (right end in the front view) of the guiding passage portion 201a of the upper plate 201 in a state assembled to the dish base unit 210. The ball feeding guiding path 241b is formed such that the inlet 141a of the ball feeding unit 140 is positioned at the lower rear in a state assembled to the door frame 3. Thereby, the game ball B supplied to the upper plate 201 enters the inlet 141a of the ball feeding unit 140 through the ball receiving port 241a and the ball feeding guiding path 241b.

[0274] The portions of the ball discharging guiding path 241c extending left and right protrude to the right in the rear view from the portion where the upper plate ball discharging slider 242 is slidably attached, and are inclined so that the right end side in the rear view is lowered, and open to the right side surface in the rear view. The portions of the ball discharging guiding path 241c extending left and right are closed at the rear side by the rear cover 244. The ball discharging guiding path 241c is formed such that the upper part of the portion extending vertically below the ball feeding guiding path 241b is positioned in front of the ball discharging port 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 and the right end in the rear view of the portion extending left and right is connected to the notch portion 211d of the lower plate ball supply port 211c in the plate unit base 211 in a state assembled to the door frame 3. Thereby, the game ball B discharged from the ball discharging port 141b of the ball feeding unit 140 is discharged into the lower plate 202 from the lower plate ball supply port 211c through the ball discharging guiding path 241c and the notch portion 211d.

[0275] The upper plate ball discharging slider 242 has a quadrangular shape in the front view, and includes an operation receiving portion 242a protruding forward from the upper left corner and an operation transmission portion 242b protruding rearward from the rear surface on the rear side of the operation receiving portion 242a. The upper surface of the operation receiving portion 242a is formed flat. Further, the upper surface of the operation transmission portion 242b is inclined so as to be positioned downward as it goes rearward, and the lower surface extends horizontally so as to be connected to the rear end of the upper surface.

[0276] In the state where the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 is assembled to the door frame 3, the operation receiving part 242a penetrates through the slider insertion port 211g of the plate unit base 211 from the rear side and protrudes forward, and the lower end of the front slider 232 of the upper plate ball extraction front unit 230 abuts on the upper surface of the operation receiving part 242a. Further, in the state where the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 is assembled to the door frame 3, the operation transmission part 242b protrudes rearward of the rear base 241, and the operation lever 143c of the ball extraction member 143 in the ball feeding unit 140 abuts on the upper surface.

[0277] The spring 243 has its upper end attached to the rear base 241 and its lower end attached to the upper plate ball extraction slider 242, and biases the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 upward. Therefore, the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 is positioned at the upward movement end by the biasing force of the spring 243, and can move downward by resisting the biasing force of the spring 243.

[0278] Due to the biasing force of the spring 243, the upper plate ball extraction front unit 230 and the upper plate ball extraction rear unit 240 position the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 at the upward movement end, and position the upper plate ball extraction button 222 at the upward movement end via the front slider 232 that abuts on the upper surface of the operation receiving part 242a of the upper plate ball extraction slider 242. Further, since the upper plate ball extraction slider 242 is positioned at the upward movement end by the biasing force of the spring 243, it prevents the downward movement of the operation lever 143c that abuts on the upper surface of the operation transmission part 242b, and positions the partition part 143a of the ball extraction member 143 between the inlet 141a and the ball extraction port 141b, partitioning between the two.

[0279] Therefore, in the state where the upper plate ball extraction button 222 is not pressed, the space between the inlet 141a and the ball extraction port 141b in the ball feeding unit 140 is partitioned, and the game ball B sent from the upper plate 201 to the ball receiving port 241a can be sent from the hitting ball supply port 142a to the ball launching device 540 side via the inlet 141a and the ball feeding member 144.

[0280] When one presses the upper plate ball discharging button 222 downward against the biasing force of the spring 243, the upper plate ball discharging slider 242 moves downward via the front slider 232, enabling the operating lever 143c of the ball discharging member 143 that is in contact with the upper surface of the operation transmission portion 242b of the upper plate ball discharging slider 242 to move downward. Due to the load of the weight portion 143d of the ball discharging member 143, the ball discharging member 143 rotates and the partition portion 143a retreats from between the inlet 141a and the ball discharging port 141b. As a result, the game ball B that has entered the inlet 141a from the upper plate 201 through the ball receiving port 241a and the ball feeding guide path 241b is discharged forward from the ball discharging port 141b that is open below the inlet 141a. Then, the game ball B discharged forward from the ball discharging port 141b is guided into the lower plate ball supply port 211c from the notch portion 211d through the ball discharging guide path 241c, and then released from the lower plate ball supply port 211c into the lower plate 202, causing the game ball B in the upper plate 201 to be discharged into the lower plate 202.

[0281] When the downward pressing of the upper plate ball discharging button 222 is released, the upper plate ball discharging slider 242 moves upward due to the biasing force of the spring 243. The upper plate ball discharging button 222 rises via the front slider 232 that is in contact with the operation receiving portion 242a, and at the same time, the ball discharging member 143 rotates by the operating lever 143c that is in contact with the operation transmission portion 242b, and the partition portion 143a is positioned between the inlet 141a and the ball discharging port 141b and returns to the original state.

[0282] In this way, the upper plate ball discharging front unit 230 and the upper plate ball discharging rear unit 240 can feed the game ball B in the upper plate 201 to the ball launching device 540 side via the ball feeding unit 140 or discharge it to the lower plate 202 side.

[0283] [3 - 5d. Dish decoration unit] The dish decoration unit 250 in the dish unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the dish decoration unit in the dish unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the dish decoration unit as seen from the rear. Further, FIG. 49 is an exploded perspective view of the dish decoration unit disassembled by main members as seen from the front, and FIG. 50 is an exploded perspective view of the dish decoration unit disassembled by main members as seen from the rear. The dish decoration unit 250 has a lower dish 202 and is attached to the front surface of the dish base unit 210, and the production operation unit 300 is attached to the center in the left - right direction from the front. The dish decoration unit 250 decorates substantially the entire dish unit 200.

[0284] The dish decoration unit 250 includes a lower - dish main body 251 that is attached to the lower - front part of the front surface of the dish - unit base 211 and cooperates with the dish - unit base 211 to form the lower dish 202, a dish - unit main body 252 that is attached to the front surface of the dish - unit base 211 so as to cover the outer periphery of the lower - dish main body 251, a lower - dish ball - removal unit 260 that is attached to the lower surface of the lower - dish main body 251, a dish upper - left decoration unit 270 and a dish upper - right decoration unit 275 that are respectively attached to the upper - front part of the front surface of the dish - unit main body 252 while being spaced apart left and right, and a dish lower - left decoration unit 280 and a dish lower - right decoration unit 285 that are respectively attached below the dish upper - left decoration unit 270 and the dish upper - right decoration unit 275 over the entire front surface of the dish - unit main body 252.

[0285] [3 - 5d - 1. Lower - dish main body] The lower - dish main body 251 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. The lower - dish main body 251 cooperates with the dish - unit base 211 of the dish base unit 210 to form the lower dish 202. The lower - dish main body 251 extends left and right and is formed in a container shape (dish - shape) with the upper and rear sides open. This lower - dish main body 251 is attached to a part on the left side of the center in the left - right direction at the lower - front part of the front surface of the dish - unit base 211 so that the open rear side is closed.

[0286] The lower dish body 251 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that extends horizontally in plan view, and the front end on the left side of the center in the left-right direction protrudes forward more than the right side. In the lower dish body 251, in plan view, a lower dish ball removal hole 202a that penetrates vertically is formed near the front end of the right end. The bottom surface of the lower dish body 251 is inclined so as to become lower toward the lower dish ball removal hole 202a. The lower dish ball removal hole 202a is closable in an openable manner by a lower dish ball removal lid 265 of the lower dish ball removal unit 260.

[0287] In a state where the lower dish body 251 is assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the outer periphery and a part of the lower surface are covered by the dish unit main body 252. Further, in a state where the lower dish body 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. Thereby, the game ball B discharged forward from the lower dish ball supply port 211c can be stored.

[0288] [3-5d-2. Dish unit main body] The dish unit main body 252 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. The dish unit main body 252 is attached to the front surface of the dish unit base 211 in the dish base unit 210 and decorates the front surface of the dish unit 200. The dish unit main body 252 bulges so that the center in the left-right direction protrudes forward on the upper side, and bulges so that the left side in the left-right direction protrudes forward on the lower side. Further, the upper surface of the dish unit main body 252 is curved so that the center in the left-right direction is the lowest. The dish unit main body 252 is formed in a box shape that is open to the rear.

[0289] The dish unit main body 252 has upper side bulging portions 252a that bulge forward and extend downward while separating left and right as they go from both left and right ends to the center in the left - right direction at the upper part, a lower front decorative portion 252b that bulges forward so that the left side from the center in the left - right direction at the lower part covers the outer periphery of the lower dish main body 251, and a bottom plate portion 252c that extends flatly backward from the lower end of the lower front decorative portion 252b.

[0290] The left and right upper side bulging portions 252a are formed in a box shape with the rear open, and a dish upper - left decorative unit 270, a dish lower - left decorative unit 280, a dish upper - right decorative unit 275, and a dish lower - right decorative unit 285 are attached to the respective fronts. The right end of the lower surface of the left upper side bulging portion 252a is connected to the lower front decorative portion 252b. Also, the lower end of the right upper side bulging portion 252a is connected to the lower front decorative portion 252b.

[0291] A lower - dish opening 252d that penetrates front - to - back between the left upper side bulging portion 252a and the lower front decorative portion 252b is formed in the dish unit main body 252. The lower - dish opening 252d is sized such that a player's finger can be inserted, and is formed so that it widens vertically as it goes leftward. The lower - dish opening 252d is formed in a cylindrical shape extending front - to - back by the lower dish main body 251 and the lower surface of the left upper side bulging portion 252a.

[0292] Also, the dish unit main body 252 has a front notch portion 252e that is notched upward from the lower front end of the portion covering the outer periphery of the lower dish main body 251 in the lower front decorative portion 252b, and a bottom notch portion 252f that is notched in the portion below the lower dish main body 251 in the bottom plate portion 252c. A lower - dish ball - removal unit 260 is inserted into the front notch portion 252e and the bottom notch portion 252f.

[0293] Furthermore, the dish unit main body 252 has a handle insertion port 252g that penetrates through the front and back at the lower right corner of the lower front decorative portion 252b and through which the cylindrical portion 102a of the handle attachment member 102 is inserted, a cylinder insertion port 252h that penetrates through the lower front decorative portion 252b in the front and back above the handle insertion port 252g and through which the cylinder main body 131 of the cylinder lock 130 is inserted, and an effect operation unit attachment portion 252i that is formed between a pair of upper side bulging portions 252a at the center in the left - right direction and to which the effect operation unit 300 is attached. The effect operation unit attachment portion 252i is formed to have a width of about 1 / 3 of the width of the dish unit main body 252 in the left - right direction.

[0294] The dish unit main body 252 is formed so as to entirely cover the front surface of the dish base unit 210 in a state assembled to the dish unit 200, and the speaker opening 211b faces forward through the lower dish opening 252d. Also, in a state assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the lower dish ball extraction button 263 of the lower dish ball extraction unit 260 faces forward from the front notch 252e, and the lower dish ball extraction base 261 of the lower dish ball extraction unit 260 closes the bottom notch 252f so that the lower surfaces are on the same plane.

[0295] [3 - 5d - 3. Lower dish ball extraction unit] The lower dish ball extraction unit 260 in the dish decoration unit 250 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. The lower dish ball extraction unit 260 is attached to the lower surface of the lower dish main body 251 and is for storing the game balls B in the lower dish 202 or discharging the game balls B from the lower dish 202 by opening and closing the lower dish ball extraction hole 202a.

[0296] The lower dish ball removal unit 260 includes a flat lower dish ball removal base 261 attached to the lower surface of the lower dish body 251 and having a through hole penetrating vertically at the upper right front corner in plan view, a slider 262 slidably attached in the front-rear direction on the upper surface side of the lower dish ball removal base 261, a lower dish ball removal button 263 attached to the front end of the slider 262, a spring 264 biasing the slider 262 forward, a lower dish ball removal lid 265 that opens and closes the through hole by the movement of the slider 262 in the front-rear direction, and a holding mechanism 266 that holds the lower dish ball removal lid 265 in the open state via the slider 262.

[0297] The lower dish ball removal base 261 is formed to have a size that closes the bottom notch 252f of the dish unit body 252, and a through hole penetrating vertically is formed at a position corresponding to the lower dish ball removal hole 202a of the lower dish 202 (lower dish body 251). The through hole of the lower dish ball removal base 261 is formed to have the same size as the lower dish ball removal hole 202a. The slider 262 is formed in a flat plate shape extending in the front-rear direction and is slidably attached to a position on the left side from the center in the left-right direction of the lower dish ball removal base 261 in the front-rear direction. The slider 262 is provided with a protruding pin protruding upward in a columnar shape.

[0298] The lower dish ball removal lid 265 is attached to the lower dish ball removal base 261 so as to be rotatable about an axis extending vertically at a position on the left side of the slider 262 at the left end side, and the right end side extends beyond the slider 262 to the right and the right end side is formed to be able to close the through hole. The lower dish ball removal lid 265 is formed with a slit extending left and right into which the protruding pin of the slider 262 is slidably inserted.

[0299] When the lower dish ball extraction unit 260 is assembled to the dish decoration unit 250, the lower dish ball extraction base 261 closes the bottom notch 252f of the dish unit main body 252, and the lower surface of the lower dish ball extraction base 261 is located on the same plane as the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 252c. Also, the lower dish ball extraction button 263 faces forward from the front notch 252e of the dish unit main body 252. In the normal state, the slider 262 is located at the forward moving end by the biasing force of the spring 264, and the right end side of the lower dish ball extraction lid 265 is located directly above the through hole, closing the through hole (lower dish ball extraction hole 202a).

[0300] In this normal state, the lower dish ball extraction hole 202a is closed by the lower dish ball extraction lid 265, and the game balls B can be stored in the lower dish 202. Also, in the normal state, the front surface of the lower dish ball extraction button 263 substantially coincides with the front surface around the front notch 252e on the front surface of the lower front decoration portion 252b.

[0301] In the normal state, when the lower dish ball extraction button 263 is pressed backward and moved backward against the biasing force of the spring 264, the slider 262 moves backward along with the lower dish ball extraction button 263. When the slider 262 moves backward, the protruding pin of the slider 262 presses the lower dish ball extraction lid 265 backward through the slit, and the lower dish ball extraction lid 265 rotates in the direction where the right end side moves backward with the left end side as the center. Then, the right end side of the lower dish ball extraction lid 265, which was located directly above the through hole, moves backward from the position of the through hole, opening the through hole and opening the lower dish ball extraction hole 202a, and the game balls B in the lower dish 202 can be discharged downward from the dish unit 200 through the lower dish ball extraction hole 202a.

[0302] When the slider 262 is moved rearward by pressing the lower plate ball extraction button 263, the rear end of the slider 262 is held by the holding mechanism 266. Even when the pressing of the lower plate ball extraction button 263 is released, the slider 262 does not move forward by the biasing force of the spring 264. As a result, the right end side of the lower plate ball extraction lid 265 remains in a state of being rotated rearward, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a remains open, allowing the game balls B in the lower plate 202 to be continuously discharged downward.

[0303] To close the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a from this state, when the lower plate ball extraction button 263, which is retracted from the front surface of the lower front decorative portion 252b, is pressed rearward, the holding of the slider 262 by the holding mechanism 266 is released. Then, when the pressing of the lower plate ball extraction button 263 is released, the slider 262 moves forward by the biasing force of the spring 264, and the front surface of the lower plate ball extraction button 263 returns to a state where it coincides with the front surface of the lower front decorative portion 252b. At the same time, the lower plate ball extraction lid 265 rotates and the right end side is positioned directly above the through hole, and the lower plate ball extraction hole 202a is closed by the lower plate ball extraction lid 265. As a result, the game balls B can be stored in the lower plate 202.

[0304] [3-5d-4. Upper left plate decoration unit and upper right plate decoration unit] Regarding the upper left plate decoration unit 270 and the upper right plate decoration unit 275 in the plate decoration unit 250, they will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. The upper left plate decoration unit 270 and the upper right plate decoration unit 275 are attached to the upper part of the front surface of the upper side bulging portion 252a of the plate unit main body 252. The upper left plate decoration unit 270 and the upper right plate decoration unit 275 decorate the left and right sides of the effect operation unit 300 at the upper part of the plate unit 200.

[0305] The upper left plate decoration unit 270 includes a semi-cylindrical upper left plate decoration body 271 that extends left and right and has translucency, an upper left reflector 272 attached to the rear side of the upper left plate decoration body 271, and an upper left decoration substrate 273 attached to the rear side of the upper left reflector 272 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface.

[0306] The upper left dish decoration body 271 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it goes from the left end to the right end, and is attached to the upper part of the upper side bulging part 252a on the left side. The upper left dish decoration body 271 is formed in a shape where a semi-circular arc bulging forward has a central axis extending obliquely upward to the left at the left end and a central axis extending horizontally at the right end, as if a semi-cylindrical shape is twisted. This upper left dish decoration body 271 is formed in milky white.

[0307] The upper left dish reflector 272 is inserted into the upper left dish decoration body 271 from the rear, and through holes are formed at positions corresponding to the LEDs on the upper left dish decoration substrate 273. The plurality of LEDs mounted on the upper left dish decoration substrate 273 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the upper left dish decoration body 271 can be decorated with light emission.

[0308] In a state where the upper left dish decoration unit 270 is assembled to the door frame 3, the left end is continuous with the lower end of the left side unit 400 of the door frame, and the right end is continuous with the left end of the upper center dish decoration body 312a of the unit front cover 312 in the production operation unit 300. Since the upper left dish decoration unit 270 does not have ribs in the middle of the longitudinal direction in the upper left dish decoration body 271, when the plurality of LEDs on the upper left dish decoration substrate 273 emit light, the entire front surface of the upper left dish decoration body 271 can be decorated with light emission in a substantially uniform manner, and it can be made to look as if a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0309] The upper right dish decoration unit 275 includes an upper right dish decoration body 276 that is semi-cylindrical and extends horizontally and has translucency, an upper right dish reflector 277 attached to the rear side of the upper right dish decoration body 276, and an upper right dish decoration substrate 278 attached to the rear side of the upper right dish reflector 277 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface.

[0310] The upper right dish decorative body 276 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it goes from the right end to the left end, and is attached to the upper part of the upper side bulging part 252a on the right side. The upper right dish decorative body 276 is formed in a shape where a semi-circular arc bulging forward has a central axis extending obliquely upward to the right at the right end and a central axis extending horizontally at the left end, like a semi-cylindrical shape being twisted. This upper right dish decorative body 276 is formed in milky white.

[0311] The upper right dish reflector 277 is inserted into the upper right dish decorative body 276 from the rear, and through holes are formed in the part corresponding to the LEDs on the upper right dish decorative substrate 278. The plurality of LEDs mounted on the upper right dish decorative substrate 278 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the upper right dish decorative body 276 can be decorated with light emission.

[0312] The upper right dish decorative unit 275, in a state assembled to the door frame 3, has its right end continuous with the lower end of the right side unit 410 of the door frame and its left end continuous with the right end of the upper center dish decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312 in the effect operation unit 300. Since the upper right dish decorative unit 275 does not have ribs in the middle of the longitudinal direction in the upper right dish decorative body 276, when the plurality of LEDs on the upper right dish decorative substrate 278 emit light, the entire front surface of the upper right dish decorative body 276 can be decorated with light emission almost uniformly, making it look as if a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0313] The left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275, when assembled to the door frame 3, partially protrude upward from the front end of the upper side bulging portion 252a of the dish unit main body 252 of the dish decoration unit 250, and a step can be formed where the sides of the left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275 are higher than that of the upper side bulging portion 252a. Thereby, by utilizing the step between the left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275 and the upper side bulging portion 252a, a player can hook a finger, which can serve as a handhold when leveling the game balls B in the upper dish 201 or operating the effect operation unit 301 described later. Also, due to the step between the left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275 and the upper side bulging portion 252a, it is possible to prevent the game balls B on the upper side bulging portion 252a from flowing forward.

[0314] [3-5d-5. Left lower dish decoration unit and right lower dish decoration unit] Regarding the left lower dish decoration unit 280 and the right lower dish decoration unit 285 of the dish decoration unit 250, they will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 47 to 50 and the like. The left lower dish decoration unit 280 and the right lower dish decoration unit 285 are attached to the lower part of the front surface of the upper side bulging portion 252a of the dish unit main body 252 so as to extend along the left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275 respectively. The left lower dish decoration unit 280 and the right lower dish decoration unit 285 cooperate with the left upper dish decoration unit 270 and the right upper dish decoration unit 275 to decorate the front surface of the dish unit 200 and the left and right sides of the effect operation unit 300.

[0315] The left lower dish decoration unit 280 includes a left lower dish decoration body 281 that is semi-cylindrical and extends horizontally and has translucency, a left lower reflector 282 attached to the rear side of the left lower dish decoration body 281, and a left lower decoration substrate 283 attached to the rear side of the left lower reflector 282 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface.

[0316] The lower left dish decorative body 281 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it extends from the left end to the right end, and extends in an arc shape with a center at the rear in plan view, and is attached to the lower part of the upper side bulging part 252a on the left side. The lower left dish decorative body 281 has a semi-circular arc that bulges forward with a smaller radius than the upper left dish decorative body 271 and the upper right dish decorative body 276. At the left end, the central axis extends obliquely upward and backward, and at the right end, the central axis extends left and right, and is formed in a shape like a semi-cylinder being bent. The left end of the lower left dish decorative body 281 is formed in a spherical shape. The curvature of the semi-circular arc of the lower left dish decorative body 281 changes so as to become thinner toward the left end side. This lower left dish decorative body 281 is formed in a milky white color.

[0317] The lower left dish reflector 282 is inserted into the lower left dish decorative body 281 from the rear, and through holes are formed at positions corresponding to the LEDs on the lower left dish decorative substrate 283. The plurality of LEDs mounted on the lower left dish decorative substrate 283 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the lower left dish decorative body 281 can be decorated with light emission.

[0318] In the state where the lower left dish decorative unit 280 is assembled to the door frame 3, the left end is located below the left end of the upper left dish decorative unit 270, and the right end is continuous with the left end of the lower center dish decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 in the effect operation unit 300. Since the left end of the lower left dish decorative body 281 of the lower left dish decorative unit 280 is formed in a spherical shape, the left end seems to sink into the door frame 3. Since the lower left dish decorative unit 280 does not have ribs in the middle of the longitudinal direction in the lower left dish decorative body 281, when the plurality of LEDs on the lower left dish decorative substrate 283 emit light, the entire front surface of the lower left dish decorative body 281 can be decorated with light emission substantially uniformly, and it can be made to look as if a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0319] The lower right dish decoration unit 285 includes a lower right dish decoration body 286 that is semi-cylindrical, extends horizontally, and has translucency, a lower right dish reflector 287 attached to the rear side of the lower right dish decoration body 286, and a lower right dish decoration substrate 288 attached to the rear side of the lower right dish reflector 287 with a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface.

[0320] The lower right dish decoration body 286 extends in a curved shape so as to move forward and downward as it extends from the right end to the left end, and extends in an arc shape with a center at the rear in plan view. It is attached to the lower part of the upper side bulging portion 252a on the right side. The lower right dish decoration body 286 has a semi-circular arc that bulges forward with a smaller radius than the upper left dish decoration body 271 and the upper right dish decoration body 276. At the right end, the central axis extends obliquely upward and rearward, and at the left end, the central axis extends horizontally, and it is formed in a shape like a bent semi-cylinder. The right end of the lower right dish decoration body 286 is formed in a spherical shape. The curvature of the semi-circular arc of the lower right dish decoration body 286 changes so that it becomes thinner toward the right end side. This lower right dish decoration body 286 is formed in a milky white color.

[0321] The lower right dish reflector 287 is inserted into the lower right dish decoration body 286 from the rear, and through holes are formed at positions corresponding to the LEDs of the lower right dish decoration substrate 288. The plurality of LEDs mounted on the lower right dish decoration substrate 288 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the lower right dish decoration body 286 can be decorated with light emission.

[0322] The lower right plate decoration unit 285, when assembled to the door frame 3, has its right end positioned below the right end of the upper right plate decoration unit 275 and its left end continuous with the right end of the lower center plate decoration body 312b of the unit front cover 312 in the effect operation unit 300. Since the right end of the lower right plate decoration body 286 of the lower right plate decoration unit 285 is formed in a spherical shape, it appears as if the right end is recessed into the door frame 3. Since the lower right plate decoration unit 285 does not have ribs in the middle of the longitudinal direction in the lower right plate decoration body 286, when a plurality of LEDs on the lower right plate decoration substrate 288 emit light, the entire front surface of the lower right plate decoration body 286 can be decorated with light emission in a substantially uniform manner, making it appear as if a fluorescent lamp is embedded.

[0323] [3-5e. Overall Structure of the Effect Operation Unit] The overall structure of the effect operation unit 300 in the plate unit 200 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 51 to 54 and the like. FIG. 51 is a plan view of the effect operation unit in the plate unit as seen from the advancing and retracting direction of the effect operation buttons. FIG. 52(a) is a perspective view of the effect operation unit as seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the effect operation unit as seen from the back. FIG. 53 is an exploded perspective view of the effect operation unit disassembled by main members as seen from the front, and FIG. 54 is an exploded perspective view of the effect operation unit disassembled by main members as seen from the back. The effect operation unit 300 is provided at the center in the left-right direction in the plate unit 200, decorates the plate unit 200, and allows the player to participate in the effect by operating it when a player participation type effect is executed. The effect operation unit 300 is attached to the plate base unit 210 and the plate decoration unit 250.

[0324] The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit 301 that can be operated by the player. The performance operation unit 301 is composed of a rotation operation unit 302 that can be rotated by the player and a pressing operation unit 303 that can be pressed by the player, and can receive the player's operation and move the rotation operation unit 302, enabling the player not only to perform the operation of hitting the game ball B but also to participate in the performance during the game. The performance operation unit 301 is formed in an annular shape in which the rotation operation unit 302 has an inner diameter about 3 / 5 of the outer diameter, and the pressing operation unit 303 is arranged inside the ring. The pressing operation unit 303 is arranged at the center of the rotation operation unit 302 and is composed of a central pressing operation unit 303a having a diameter slightly larger than half of the inner diameter of the rotation operation unit 302 and an annular outer peripheral pressing operation unit 303b arranged between the outer periphery of the central pressing operation unit 303a and the inner periphery of the rotation operation unit 302.

[0325] The performance operation unit 300 includes a performance operation unit cover unit 310 attached to the front surface of the plate decoration unit 250, an operation unit base 320 housed inside the performance operation unit cover unit 310, an annular performance operation ring 330 attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 320 and having a rotation operation unit 302, a rotation drive unit 340 that rotates the rotation operation unit 302 of the performance operation ring 330, an operation ring transmission gear 350 that transmits rotation between the rotation drive unit 340 and the rotation operation unit 302 of the performance operation ring 330, and a gear attachment member 351 that rotatably attaches the operation ring transmission gear 350 to the operation unit base 320.

[0326] In addition, the effect operation unit 300 includes an effect operation ring decoration substrate 352 that is attached to the upper surface of the operation unit base 320 below the effect operation ring 330 and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the upper surface thereof, a decoration substrate cover 353 that is attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to cover the upper side of the effect operation ring decoration substrate 352, a vibration speaker 354 that is attached to the lower surface of the operation unit base 320, an effect operation button unit 360 that is attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to face the inside of the ring of the effect operation ring 330, and an operation unit relay substrate unit 390 that is attached to the rear surface of the operation unit base 320.

[0327] [3-5e-1. Effect operation unit cover unit] The effect operation unit cover unit 310 of the effect operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 53 and 54 and the like. The effect operation unit cover unit 310 is attached to the effect operation unit attachment portion 252i of the plate unit main body 252 of the plate decoration unit 250, and decorates the front surface of the effect operation unit 300 at the center in the left-right direction of the plate unit 200. The effect operation unit cover unit 310 is formed in a container shape with the upper and rear sides open.

[0328] The effect operation unit cover unit 310 includes a hemispherical unit lower cover 311 that is recessed downward, a semi-annular unit front cover 312 that is attached to the upper front end of the unit lower cover 311 and bulges forward, a plate center upper reflector 313 that is attached from the rear inside the plate center upper decoration body 312a of the unit front cover 312, a plate center upper decoration substrate 314 that is attached to the plate center upper reflector 313 and has a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon that can irradiate light forward, a plate center lower reflector 315 that is attached from the rear inside the plate center lower decoration body 312b of the unit front cover 312, and a plate center lower decoration substrate 316 that is attached to the plate center lower reflector 315 and has a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon that can irradiate light forward.

[0329] The unit lower cover 311 is formed in a hemispherical shape bulging downward from the center rearward in the front-rear direction, and the rear side thereof is attached to the production operation unit mounting portion 252i of the dish unit body 252 so as to be placed thereon from above. The unit lower cover 311 is attached in an inclined state such that an axis perpendicular to a virtual plane formed at the upper end edge extending in a semi-circular arc shape at the front portion is positioned forward as it goes upward. In this embodiment, it is inclined at an angle of about 18 degrees (18.65 degrees) with respect to the vertical line. When assembled to the dish unit 200, a plurality of drain holes 311a are formed at the lowest part of the unit lower cover 311.

[0330] The unit front cover 312 is formed in a semi-circular arc shape bulging forward such that the shape in plan view follows the front end of the unit lower cover 311, and is attached to the upper front end of the unit lower cover 311. The unit front cover 312 includes a dish center upper decorative body 312a extending in a semi-circular arc shape such that the semi-circular arc bulging forward follows the front end of the unit lower cover 311, and a dish center lower decorative body 312b extending in a semi-circular arc shape such that the semi-circular arc bulging forward follows the front end of the unit lower cover 311 below the dish center upper decorative body 312a. The unit front cover 312 has the lower end of the dish center lower decorative body 312b attached to the unit lower cover 311.

[0331] The upper dish center decorative body 312a and the lower dish center decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312 are formed in a shape where a cylinder with a substantially the same thickness (radius) is cut in half and then bent so that the cut surface extends in a semi-circular arc shape toward the center side. The lower dish center decorative body 312b extends in a semi-circular arc shape with a large curvature with respect to the upper dish center decorative body 312a, and the lower dish center decorative body 312b is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape with a slightly smaller thickness with respect to the upper dish center decorative body 312a. In a state where the unit front cover 312 is assembled to the dish unit 200, the front end of the upper dish center decorative body 312a protrudes forward from the front end of the lower dish center decorative body 312b. Also, in a state where it is assembled to the dish unit 200, both the left and right ends of the upper dish center decorative body 312a are continuously connected to the right end of the upper left dish decorative unit 270 and the left end of the upper right dish decorative unit 275, respectively, and both the left and right ends of the lower dish center decorative body 312b are continuously connected to the right end of the lower left dish decorative unit 280 and the left end of the lower right dish decorative unit 285, respectively. The unit front cover 312 has translucency and is formed in a milky white color.

[0332] Also, in a state where the unit front cover 312 is assembled to the door frame 3, its front end is the front end of the door frame 3, and the distance from the front surface of the door frame base 101 to the front end of the unit front cover 312 is about 1 / 2 of the total width of the door frame base 101 in the left-right direction.

[0333] The upper dish center reflector 313 is formed in a semi-circular arc shape that bulges forward, and is inserted and attached from the rear into the upper dish center decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. The upper dish center reflector 313 blocks the light from the LEDs mounted on the upper dish center decorative substrate 314 from leaking backward (inward). The upper dish center decorative substrate 314 is formed in a semi-circular arc shape along the upper dish center decorative body 312a, and a plurality of LEDs capable of irradiating light forward (outward) are mounted on the upper surface. The plurality of LEDs on the upper dish center decorative substrate 314 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the upper dish center decorative body 312a can be decorated with light emission.

[0334] The dish center lower reflector 315 is formed in a semi-circular arc shape bulging forward, and is inserted and attached from the rear into the dish center lower decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312. The dish center lower reflector 315 blocks the light from the LEDs mounted on the dish center lower decorative substrate 316 from leaking rearward (inside). The dish center lower decorative substrate 316 is formed in a semi-circular arc shape along the dish center lower decorative body 312b, and a plurality of LEDs capable of irradiating light forward (outside) are mounted on the upper surface. The plurality of LEDs on the dish center lower decorative substrate 316 are full-color LEDs, and by emitting light, the dish center lower decorative body 312b can be decorated with light emission.

[0335] Since the effect operation unit cover unit 310 does not have reinforcing ribs in the middle of extending in a semi-circular arc shape in the dish center upper decorative body 312a and the dish center lower decorative body 312b of the unit front cover 312, when the LEDs on the dish center upper decorative substrate 314 and the LEDs on the dish center lower decorative substrate 316 emit light, the entire respective parts can be decorated with light emission in a substantially uniform manner, and it can be made to look as if fluorescent lamps are embedded.

[0336] In the state where the effect operation unit cover unit 310 is assembled to the dish unit 200, the front end protrudes significantly forward from the upper dish 201 and the lower dish 202. Also, in the effect operation unit cover unit 310, the dish center upper decorative body 312a is continuous with the dish upper left decorative body 271 and the dish upper right decorative body 276, and the dish center lower decorative body 312b is continuous with the dish lower left decorative body 281 and the dish lower right decorative body 286. Thereby, the effect operation unit 300 is made prominent, and the appearance is improved by an integrated decoration.

[0337] [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 FIGS. 53 and 54. The operation unit base 320 is inserted into the performance operation unit cover unit 310 from above, the lower end is attached to the performance operation unit cover unit 310, and the upper rear end is attached to the performance operation unit attachment portion 212a of the upper plate body 212 in the plate base unit 210. The operation unit base 320 is formed in a container shape with an open upper side.

[0338] The operation unit base 320 includes a main body portion 321 formed in a substantially cubic box shape with an open upper side, a flange portion 322 extending outward from the upper end of the main body portion 321 and having a circular outer periphery, a plurality (here, four) of leg portions 323 protruding downward from the bottom surface of the main body portion 321, an upper attachment portion 324 formed at the rear end of the flange portion 322 and attached to the plate base unit 210, and a gear bearing portion 325 that penetrates the flange portion 322 on the left outer side of the main body portion 321 and opens upward to rotatably support the operation ring transmission gear 350.

[0339] The operation unit base 320 is formed such that the main body portion 321 can accommodate the performance operation button unit 360 inside. The main body portion 321 has a vibration speaker 354 attached to the bottom wall from below, and the portion where the vibration speaker 354 is attached on the lower surface is formed as a flat surface. The bottom wall of the main body portion 321 is formed to be easily resonant with respect to the vibration from the vibration speaker 354, can amplify the vibration, and can convert the vibration into sound such as voice or music and output it.

[0340] On the upper surface of the bottom wall of the main body portion 321, the leg portions 361b of the button unit base 361 in the performance operation button unit 360 are attached. Further, the main body portion 321 has through holes formed at the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall to discharge the liquid that has entered the main body portion 321. The main body portion 321 has a rotation drive unit 340 attached to the outside of the left side wall and an operation unit relay substrate unit 390 attached to the outside of the rear side wall.

[0341] The flange portion 322 is formed to have a diameter such that its outer circumference substantially coincides with the inner circumference of the center upper decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. On the upper surface of the flange portion 322, an effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 and a decorative substrate cover 353 are attached, and a ring mounting base 331 of the effect operation ring 330 is attached. The plurality of leg portions 323 have their lower ends attached to the upper surface of the unit lower cover 311 in the effect operation unit cover unit 310.

[0342] The gear bearing portion 325 can rotatably mount a transmission gear for the operation ring in cooperation with a gear mounting member around an axis extending horizontally. When the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring is attached to the gear bearing portion 325, the upper portion of the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring protrudes upward, and the drive-side gear portion 350b of the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring is exposed to the outside below the flange portion 322.

[0343] In a state where the operation unit base 320 is assembled to the effect operation unit 300, the upper surface of the flange portion 322 is positioned slightly below the upper surface of the center upper decorative body 312a of the unit front cover 312. Also, in a state where it is assembled to the effect operation unit 300, a vibration speaker 354 is attached in contact with the lower surface of the main body portion 321.

[0344] [3-5e-3. Effect Operation Ring] Regarding the performance operation ring 330 of the performance operation unit 300, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 55 and 56 and the like. FIG. 55(a) is a perspective view of the performance operation ring of the performance operation unit as seen from the front above, and (b) is a perspective view of the performance operation ring as seen from the front below. FIG. 56(a) is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring as seen from the front above after being disassembled, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the performance operation ring as seen from the front below after being disassembled. The performance operation ring 330 is attached to the upper surface of the flange portion 322 in the operation unit base 320 and has a rotation operation portion 302 that can be rotated by the player. The performance operation ring 330 (rotation operation portion 302) has a diameter (outer diameter) that is approximately twice the size of the front-rear dimension of the upper plate 201 and is formed in an annular shape with an inner diameter that is approximately 3 / 5 of the outer diameter. In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the performance operation ring 330 is approximately 13 cm.

[0345] 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 rotation base 332 rotatably placed on the ring mounting base 331, a plurality of bushes 333 that are in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotation base 332 and are rotatably attached around an axis extending vertically on the ring mounting base 331, and a ring retaining member 334 attached to the ring mounting base 331 that restricts the upward movement of the rotation base 332.

[0346] Further, the performance operation ring 330 includes a ring outer upper cover 335 attached to the upper surface of the rotation base 332 and constituting a part of the rotation operation portion 302, a ring outer lower cover 336 attached to the lower side of the ring outer upper cover 335 and constituting a part of the rotation operation portion 302, and a ring inner cover 337 attached to the upper surface of the rotation base 332 on the inner peripheral side of the ring outer upper cover 335 and constituting a part of the rotation operation portion 302. The ring outer upper cover 335, the ring outer lower cover 336, and the ring inner cover 337 are each formed in an annular shape with translucency.

[0347] The ring mounting base 331 is formed such that its outer diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320, and its inner diameter is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the flange portion 322. The ring mounting base 331 includes a mounting portion 331a on the upper surface side along the inner peripheral edge on which the rotation base 332 is slidably mounted in the circumferential direction, a boss portion 331b that projects upward in a cylindrical shape from a plurality (here, four) of portions spaced apart in the circumferential direction outside the mounting portion 331a on the upper surface for rotatably mounting the bush 333, and through holes 331c that penetrate vertically at a plurality of portions spaced apart in the circumferential direction outside the mounting portion 331a on the upper surface. The plurality of through holes 331c are formed at positions corresponding to the LEDs of the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352.

[0348] The rotation base 332 is formed such that its outer diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter (outer diameter) of the mounting portion 331a of the ring mounting base 331, and its inner diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the ring mounting base 331. The rotation base 332 includes a ring gear 332a that projects downward from the lower surface and extends in the circumferential direction. The ring gear 332a is formed as a bevel gear so as to project downward as it goes toward the center side of the rotation base 332. The outer diameter of the ring gear 332a is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the ring mounting base 331, and in a state where it is assembled to the effect operation ring 330, it is in a state of facing 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 in a state where it is assembled to the effect operation unit 300.

[0349] The ring outer upper cover 335 includes an outer upper surface portion 335a in which an arc forming the outer and upper part in a circular shape extends in an annular shape, a plurality of decorative portions 335b three-dimensionally formed on the outer upper surface portion 335a and arranged in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of outer upper cover attachment portions 335c extending downward from the inner circumferential end of the outer upper surface portion 335a and then extending toward the center side and arranged in the circumferential direction. The outer upper surface portion 335a of the ring outer upper cover 335 is formed in a shape in which an arc in a range of 1 / 4 of a circle extends in an annular shape. The decorative portion 335b has an outer shape formed in a hexagonal shape. 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 rotation base 332.

[0350] The ring outer lower cover 336 includes an outer lower surface portion 336a in which an arc forming the outer and lower part in a circular shape extends in an annular shape, and a plurality of outer lower cover attachment portions 336b protruding upward and toward the center side from the inside of the outer lower surface portion 336a and 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 in a range of 1 / 8 of a circle extends in an annular shape. The outer lower cover attachment portion 336b is attached to the ring outer upper cover 335.

[0351] The ring inner cover 337 includes an inner surface portion 337a in which an arc forming the inner and upper part in a circular shape extends in an annular shape, a cylindrical tube surface portion 337b extending downward in parallel with the central axis from the inner end portion of the inner surface portion 337a, and a plurality of inner cover attachment portions 337c formed on the outer circumference 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 in a range of 1 / 8 of a circle extends in an annular shape. The tube surface portion 337b has a cylindrical inner diameter that is the same size as the inner diameter of the rotation base 332. The inner cover attachment portion 337c is attached to the upper surface of the rotation base 332.

[0352] The outer upper cover 335, the outer lower cover 336, and the inner cover 337 are formed such that the outer upper surface portion 335a, the outer lower surface portion 336a, and the inner surface portion 337a are continuous when assembled to the effect operation ring 330. The outer upper surface portion 335a, the outer lower surface portion 336a, and the inner surface portion 337a constitute a portion in a range of at least half of a circle, and the whole is in a donut shape. The effect operation ring 330 can be light-emittingly decorated by the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352.

[0353] [3-5e-4.Rotation drive unit] The rotation drive unit 340 in the effect operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 57 to 59 and the like. FIG. 57(a) is a perspective view of the rotation drive unit of the effect operation unit seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the rotation drive unit seen from the back. FIG. 58 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation drive unit seen from the upper right when disassembled, and FIG. 59 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation drive unit seen from the upper left when disassembled. The rotation drive unit 340 is for rotating the rotation operation portion 302 of the effect operation ring 330 or detecting the rotation operation of the rotation operation portion 302. The rotation drive unit 340 is attached to the outside of the left side surface of the main body portion 321 of the operation portion base 320.

[0354] The rotation drive unit 340 includes a rotation drive base 341 attached to the main body portion 321 of the operation portion base 320, an operation ring drive motor 342 attached to the rear portion of the right side surface of the rotation drive base 341 such that the rotation shaft projects leftward, 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 for rotating the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring, and a gear cover 346 that rotatably attaches the speed change gear 344 and the transmission detection gear member 345 to the rotation drive base in cooperation and covers the drive gear 343, the speed change gear 344, and the transmission detection gear member 345 from the left.

[0355] In addition, the rotary drive unit 340 includes a first rotation detection sensor 347 and a second rotation detection sensor 348 that are attached to the gear cover 346 and detect the rotational position of the transmission detection gear member 345, and a sensor cover 349 that 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 side.

[0356] The rotary drive base 341 is formed in a shallow box shape that is short in the left - right direction and 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 transmission gear 344 is composed of a spur - gear - shaped first gear 344a that meshes with the drive gear and a spur - gear - shaped second gear 344b that rotates integrally with the first gear 344a and is formed with a large diameter. The second gear 344b of the transmission gear 344 meshes with the gear part 345a of the transmission detection gear member 345.

[0357] The transmission detection gear member 345 includes a gear part 345a having a larger diameter (twice the diameter of the second gear 344b) than the transmission gear 344, and a plurality of detection pieces 345b that protrude leftward from the left side surface of the gear part 345a and are arranged in a row at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. The gear part 345a meshes with the second gear 344b of the transmission gear 344 and also meshes with the drive - side gear part 350b of the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring. The plurality of detection pieces 345b have a circumferential length that is the same as the interval at which they are separated in the circumferential direction. In this embodiment, the detection pieces 345b are arranged eight in number in the circumferential direction at intervals of a 45 - degree rotation angle. These detection pieces 345b are detected by the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348.

[0358] 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 different from an integral multiple with respect to the intervals of the detection pieces 345b arranged in the circumferential direction, and are spaced apart in the circumferential direction. In the present 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. Thereby, 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. Thereby, the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the rotation operation portion 302 in the effect operation ring 330 can be detected via the transmission detection gear member 345.

[0359] In the assembled state, the upper part of the gear portion 345a of the transmission detection gear member 345 of the rotation drive unit 340 is exposed upward, and the exposed part of the gear portion 345a meshes with the drive side gear portion 350b of the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring. Further, in the state where the rotation drive unit 340 is assembled to the effect operation unit 300, the whole is located within the effect operation unit cover unit 310.

[0360] The rotation drive unit 340 can rotate the rotation operation portion 302 of the effect operation ring 330 in an arbitrary direction via the drive gear 343, the transmission gear 344, the transmission detection gear member 345, and the transmission gear for the operation ring by driving the operation ring drive motor 342. Further, the rotation drive unit 340 can rotate the rotation operation portion 302 back and forth to vibrate it by repeatedly rotating the drive gear 343 forward and backward within a predetermined rotation angle range by the operation ring drive motor 342.

[0361] Further, when the rotation operation unit 302 of the effect operation ring 330 is rotated by the player, the transmission detection gear member 345 rotates via the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring, and the detection piece 345b of the transmission detection gear member 345 is detected by the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348, so that the rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 302 can be detected. Therefore, the content of the player participation type effect can be changed according to the rotation direction of the rotation operation unit 302.

[0362] Also, in the rotation drive unit 340, since the rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 302 can be detected by the first rotation detection sensor 347 and the second rotation detection sensor 348, the operation ring drive motor 342 can be driven in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotation operation unit 302 to assist the player's rotation operation. Alternatively, the operation ring drive motor 342 can be driven in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotation operation unit 302 to apply a load to the player's rotation operation. Therefore, by appropriately combining these, an operation feeling corresponding to the content of the player participation type effect or a click feeling can be imparted to the rotation operation unit 302.

[0363] [3-5e-5. Transmission Gear for Operation Ring] The transmission gear 350 for the operation ring of the effect operation unit 300 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 53 and 54. The transmission gear 350 for the operation ring transmits rotation between the transmission detection gear member 345 of the rotation drive unit 340 and the rotation base 332 of the rotation operation unit 302 of the effect operation ring 330, and is rotatably attached to the gear bearing portion 325 of the operation unit base 320.

[0364] The transmission gear 350 for the operation ring includes a ring-side gear portion 350a in the shape of a bevel gear that meshes with a ring gear 332a on the rotation base 332 of the effect operation ring 330, and a drive-side gear portion 350b in the shape of a spur gear that integrally rotates with the ring-side gear portion 350a and meshes with a gear portion 345a in a transmission detection gear member 345 of the rotation drive unit 340. The ring-side gear portion 350a and the drive-side gear portion 350b are formed with pitch circles having the same diameter. The bevel gear-shaped ring-side gear portion 350a tapers in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotation base 332.

[0365] The transmission gear 350 for the operation ring has a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction and is attached to the operation unit base 320 so as to intersect the rotation axis of the rotation base 332 of the effect operation ring 330. The transmission gear 350 for the operation ring is inserted into the gear bearing portion 325 of the operation unit base 320 from above, and then a gear attachment member 351 is attached to the operation unit base 320, whereby the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring is rotatably attached to the operation unit base 320.

[0366] When the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring is assembled in the effect operation unit 300, the ring-side gear portion 350a meshes with the ring gear 332a on the rotation base 332 in the effect operation ring 330, and the drive-side gear portion 350b meshes with the gear portion 345a in the transmission detection gear member 345 in the rotation drive unit 340. Therefore, the transmission gear 350 for the operation ring can transmit the rotation operation of the rotation operation portion 302 of the effect operation ring 330 to the rotation drive unit 340 side, and can also transmit the rotation drive of the operation ring drive motor 342 of the rotation drive unit 340 to the rotation operation portion 302 of the effect operation ring 330 to cause rotation.

[0367] [3-5e-6. Effect Operation Ring Decoration Substrate] Regarding the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 in the effect operation unit 300, mainly with reference to FIGS. 53 and 54, etc., it will be described. The effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 is attached to the upper surface of the flange portion 322 in the operation unit base 320, and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the upper surface. The effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 is attached below the effect operation ring 330, and by appropriately emitting light from the plurality of LEDs, the effect operation ring 330 (rotation operation unit 302) can be decorated with light emission.

[0368] The effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 is formed in a form that divides the ring into front and rear parts, and is composed of a front decorative substrate 352a on the front side and a rear decorative substrate 352b on the rear side. On the upper surfaces of the front decorative substrate 352a and the rear decorative substrate 352b respectively, a plurality of LEDs are arranged in a row along the outer circumference. The plurality of LEDs of the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 are full-color LEDs.

[0369] The effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 is located below the ring attachment base 331 of the effect operation ring 330 in a state assembled in the effect operation unit 300. The effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 is covered by a decorative substrate cover 353 that is transparent on the upper side. The decorative substrate cover 353 is formed in a form divided into front and rear parts in the same manner as the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352, and includes a front substrate cover 353a that covers the front decorative substrate 352a from above and is attached to the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320, and a rear substrate cover 353b that covers the rear decorative substrate 352b from above and is attached to the flange portion 322 of the operation unit base 320.

[0370] By causing the plurality of LEDs mounted on the upper surface of the effect operation ring decorative substrate 352 to emit light, through the through holes 331c of the decorative substrate cover 353 and the ring attachment base 331, the ring outer upper cover 335, the ring outer lower cover 336, and the ring inner cover 337 that constitute the rotation operation unit 302 can be decorated with light emission from the inside. Therefore, a light emission decoration as if LEDs are provided inside the rotation operation unit 302 can be shown to the player.

[0371] [3-5e-7. Vibration Speaker] Regarding the vibration speaker 354 in the effect operation unit 300, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 53 and 54 and the like. The vibration speaker 354 is attached to the lower surface of the main body portion 321 in the operation unit base 320 with the output direction facing upward, and in addition to sounds such as voices and music, it can output vibrations of various frequencies.

[0372] The vibration speaker 354 can output sounds (tones) such as voices and music by vibrating the bottom wall of the operation unit base 320 as a diaphragm. Also, the vibration speaker 354 can vibrate the entire effect operation unit 300 via the operation unit base 320. This vibration speaker 354 can generate vibrations of various frequencies compared to a vibration device that rotates an eccentric weight with a motor, and can present more diverse effects to the player.

[0373] [3-5e-8. Effect Operation Button Unit] Regarding the effect operation button unit 360 in the effect operation unit 300, it will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 60 to 62 and the like. FIG. 60 is an exploded perspective view of the effect operation button unit of the effect operation unit as seen from the front upper side after being disassembled, and FIG. 61 is an exploded perspective view of the effect operation button unit as seen from the front lower side after being disassembled. FIG. 62(a) is a cross-sectional view of the effect operation button unit when the pressing operation portion is in the lowered position, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the effect operation button unit when the pressing operation portion is in ...

Claims

【Claim 1】 A winning detection means for detecting a game ball for updating a first counter; A discharge detection means for detecting a game ball for updating a second counter; A third counter that is updated by performing a predetermined calculation based on the values of the first counter and the second counter; Display means for performing a display corresponding to the value of the third counter; Launch means capable of launching a game ball; Comprising: When the state of the gaming machine is determined to be a mild error state that does not stop the launch of the game ball, the third counter is updated by performing the predetermined calculation. However, when the state of the gaming machine is determined to be a severe error state that stops the launch of the game ball, although the detection by the winning detection means and the discharge detection means is possible, the third counter is not updated without performing the predetermined calculation. The display means: When the state of the gaming machine is the mild error state, it can be controlled to a predetermined display mode corresponding to the third counter updated by performing the predetermined calculation. However, when the state of the gaming machine is the severe error state, it can be controlled to a mode different from the predetermined display mode. A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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