JP6294275B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a winning device.

  A pachinko machine, which is a typical gaming machine, has a frame-shaped decorative body (a so-called center accessory) arranged at the approximate center of a gaming board with a gaming area defined on the front, and a plurality of symbols can be changed. A liquid crystal-type or drum-type symbol display device that displays a symbol variation effect is arranged on the back side of the game board, and the display portion of the symbol display device faces the opening of the frame-shaped decorative body from the rear. The effect executed on the display unit through the opening is configured to be visible from the front side. In addition, on the game board, there is a start winning device (winning device) that starts fluctuation on the symbol display device by winning a pachinko ball (game ball), and a special winning device (winning device) that opens when a big hit game is awarded Many arrangements have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a pachinko machine, by winning a hit determination that is performed in response to the winning of a pachinko ball to the start winning port (winning port) of the start winning device, a predetermined hit display (for example, the same symbol display) As a result, a big hit game advantageous to the player is given. In such a jackpot game, the opening / closing member of the special prize-winning device that closes the special prize-winning opening (winning prize-opening) is opened and closed in an appropriate opening pattern to give a chance to win a pachinko ball to the special prize-winning game. The player can win a prize ball.

JP2013-208306A

  In the pachinko machine, with the recent increase in the size of the symbol display device, the opening in the frame-shaped decorative body tends to be enlarged to produce a symbol variation effect with impact. For this reason, the area occupied by the frame-shaped decorative body on the front surface of the game board is increased, so that the game area is narrowed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the installation space of various winning devices installed in the game area and improve the space efficiency. Is desired. However, when downsizing the winning device in order to improve the space efficiency, there is a possibility of causing a problem that the pachinko balls won in the winning opening do not flow smoothly and ball clogging occurs.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve these problems inherent in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and suppresses ball clogging in the winning device and improves space efficiency. An object is to provide a gaming machine to obtain.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is
A gaming machine having a gaming board (20) provided with a gaming area (23) through which a gaming ball (P) flows down, and a winning device (29) capable of winning a gaming ball (P) from the gaming area (23) In
The winning device (29)
The game area (23) is provided with a winning opening (38), and a main body (36) defining a ball passage (62) through which the winning game balls (P) flow into the winning opening (38). ,
A game ball (P) formed on the main body (36) so as to project into the ball passage (62) and to extend along the flow-down direction of the game ball (P) in the ball passage (62). A guidance section (73) to guide,
Arranged in the main body (36), the game ball (P) can be won in the winning opening (38), or an open state in which the gaming ball (P) can be easily won, and the game ball (P) cannot be won in the winning hole (38). Or an opening and closing member (59) operable to open and close between a closed state that becomes difficult,
The main body (36) is provided with a connecting portion (72a) that engages with an operating piece (61) provided on the opening / closing member (59), and the connecting portion is operated by operating the connecting portion (72a). (72a) and an operating means (68) for operating the open / close member (59) between the open state and the closed state under the engaging action of the operating piece (61),
On the opposite side of the ball passage (62) with the guide portion (73) in between, the housing portion (75) in which the engaging portion between the operating piece (61) and the connecting portion (72a) is accommodated is the main body. Formed between the inner peripheral wall surface of (36) and the guide portion (73),
The operating piece (61) is located on one side in the left-right direction of the winning opening (38) when the opening / closing member (59) is open, and the operating piece when the opening / closing member (59) is open. An inclined surface (61b) for guiding the abutting game ball (P) toward the rear side is formed at the front portion in (61), and the inclined surface (61b) opens the opening / closing member (59). It is configured to face diagonally upward in the state ,
An inclined surface (73c) for guiding the abutting game ball (P) toward the rear side is formed on the front portion of the guide portion (73),
The main body (36) is formed so as to protrude in the ball passage (62) and extend along the flow-down direction of the game ball (P) in the ball passage (62) to guide the game ball (P). Another guide part (74) is provided to face the guide part (73) across the ball passage (62),
A front end portion of the another guide portion (74) is located behind the inclined surface (73c) in the guide portion (73) and faces the guide portion (73) in the other guide portion (74). An inclined surface (74b) for guiding the abutting game ball (P) toward the rear side is formed at the front part of the side surface to be
The game ball (P) is configured to be guided toward the inclined surface (74b) of another guide portion (74) by the inclined surface (73c) of the guide portion (73) ,
In the open state of the opening / closing member (59), the inclined surface (61b) of the operating piece (61) allows the game ball (P) in contact with the inclined surface (61b) of the operating piece (61) to pass through the ball path ( 62) and the inclined surface (73c) of the guide portion (73) forming the accommodating portion (75) is inclined so as to be guided downward in the width direction center side of the guide portion (73). The game ball (P) in contact with (73c) is inclined so as to be guided along the inner bottom surface of the ball passage (62) toward the inclined surface (74b) of the other guide portion (74). The summary is as follows.

According to the invention of claim 1, together we can suppress spherical clogging working to smooth stream of a game ball by the guide portion, for accommodating the engaging portion between the interlocking portions and the operating piece by utilizing the guide portion By forming the accommodating portion, it is possible to save space and improve space efficiency. Also, the game ball flowing down the ball passage can be prevented by the guide portion coming into contact with the engagement portion between the interlocking portions and the operating piece, the separate member in order to prevent contact between the engaging portion and the game ball The configuration can be simplified as compared with the case of providing. In addition, the game ball won in the winning opening can be smoothly guided toward the rear side of the ball passage by the operating piece and the inclined surface of the guide portion , and the occurrence of clogging in the ball passage can be suppressed.
In addition, the game balls can be smoothly guided to the rear side of the ball passage by the inclined surfaces of both guide portions facing left and right, and the ball clogging in the ball passage can be more suitably suppressed.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
Rear in the open state before Symbol closing member (59), the actuating piece (61) and at least a portion of the front of the guide part (73) is, the inclined surface of the operation piece (61) in (61b) and summarized in that the guide portion to the rear side of the edge is the front edge of the inclined surface (73c) of (73) are configured to overlap in the lateral direction so as to be located.
According to the above configuration , the game ball won in the winning opening can be more smoothly guided toward the rear side of the ball passage by the operating piece and the inclined surface of the guide portion .

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the ball clogging in the winning device and improve the space efficiency.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the game board which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example in the opening-closing member in a closed state. It is a principal part schematic perspective view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example in the open state of the opening-and-closing opening member. It is the schematic perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the start prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the front side. It is the schematic perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the start prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the rear side. It is a vertical side view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example in the opening-closing opening-closing member in a closed state. It is a vertical side view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example in the opening-closing member for a start. It is a vertical front view of the start winning apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example in the opening-closing member for starting. It is a bottom view which shows the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example across in the arrangement | positioning position of a cylindrical member.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. Further, in the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” are states when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. It points at.

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens front and rear, and an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. A middle frame 12 as a main body frame for detachably holding the game board 20 is detachably assembled to the front side of the opening of the game board 20 so that a plurality of types of symbols can be variably displayed on the back side of the game board 20 An apparatus (production means) 17 is detachably disposed. In addition, the front side of the middle frame 12 is configured to cover the window portion 13a opening front and rear with a glass plate for transparently protecting the game board 20 and a transparent protective plate 13b formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. The front frame 13 is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and a lower ball tray 15 for storing the pachinko balls P is assembled below the front frame 13 so as to be openable and closable. In the embodiment, the upper ball tray 14 for storing the pachinko balls P is integrally assembled at the lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 14 is also integrally integrated with the opening and closing of the front frame 13. Configured to open and close. In the embodiment, as the display device 17, a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various symbols is accommodated in a housing case is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a drum-type display device, Various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a dot matrix type display device can be adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame 13 is provided with a lamp device (light emitting means) 18 so as to surround the window portion 13 a and can output sound and sound effects to the upper position of the front frame 13. A speaker (sound output means) 19 is provided. Then, various display effects performed on the display device 17 by turning on / flashing a light emitter (not shown) such as an LED provided in the lamp device 18 or outputting appropriate sound from the speaker 19. It is configured so that an effect by light and an effect by sound can be performed in accordance with (design variation effect). That is, the lamp device 18 and the speaker 19 have a function as rendering means, like the display device 17. Further, the upper ball tray 14 may be formed separately from the front frame 13 and assembled to the middle frame 12 so as to be opened and closed.

  An operation handle 16 is provided at the lower right position of the front frame 13 as a change operation means for operating a hitting ball launching device (not shown) disposed on the middle frame 12. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player rotates the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the hitting ball launching device is operated, Pachinko balls P stored in the upper ball tray 14 are launched toward the game board 20. Here, the hitting force (ball hitting force) of the pachinko ball P by the hitting ball launching device is changed in accordance with the turning amount of the operation lever 16a, and the player operates the turning amount of the operation lever 16a. Thus, the so-called “left-handed” (first launch state) in which the pachinko ball P flows down the first ball flow down area 23a (described later) formed in the game board 20 and the game board 20 are formed. The so-called “right strike (rubber strike)” (second launch state with a stronger launch force than the first launch state) in which the pachinko ball P flows down in the second ball fall region 23b (described later) can be distinguished. It has become.

(About game board 20)
The gaming board 20 of the embodiment is a flat transparent plate (game area forming member) formed from a light-transmitting synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate into a substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined plate thickness. The display device 17 is detachably attached to the back side of the panel 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 23 in which a pachinko ball P can flow (movable) is defined on the front side of the game board 20 by a substantially circular guide rail 21 disposed on the front surface (board surface). A game is played when the pachinko ball P launched from the hitting ball launching device is launched into the game area 23. In addition, the game board 20 is provided with an installation member (not shown) that defines an accommodation space between the game board 20 and a light emitting effect device that produces an effect by light emission, Various devices such as a movable production device that produces an effect by the operation of the movable body are installed. The light emitting effect device and the movable effect device are configured to perform a light emitting effect and an operation effect of the movable body in accordance with various display effects (design variation effects) performed on the display device 17. Similarly to the display device 17, the device and the movable effect device have functions as effect means. The display device 17 is attached to the back side of the installation member, and as described later, the game board is provided through an opening (visible portion) provided in the installation member and an opening 24a of the frame-shaped decorative body 24 (described later). 20 is configured to be visible from the front side. The game board 20 may be one in which a decorative seal or the like is attached to the surface of a non-light-transmitting plate member such as a veneer material or a synthetic resin material.

  A plurality of mounting openings (not shown) penetrating front and rear are provided in the game area 23 in the game board 20, and various game board installation parts (specifically, a frame to be described later) are provided for each mounting opening. A decorative body 24, a start winning device 29, a special winning device 30, a gate portion 31 and the like are attached from the front side, and a pachinko ball P launched into the game region 23 is discharged at the lowest position of the game region 23 An out port 28 is opened, and the pachinko ball P that is launched into the game area 23 and enters the out port 28 is discharged out of the machine. The game board 20 is provided with a large number of game nails 32 in the game area 23, and flows down the game area 23 (first ball flow area 23a) to the left side of a frame-shaped decorative body 24 to be described later. The rotation guide member 33 that rotates in accordance with the contact of the pachinko ball P to be rotated is rotatably supported, and the flow direction of the pachinko ball P changes irregularly by the contact with the game nail 32 or the rotation guide member 33. Has been. The rotation guide member 33 is a member that is also called a “windmill”, and is a member that releases the pachinko ball P in the left-right direction as the rotation guide member 33 rotates. It should be noted that the number of the mounting openings is appropriately determined according to need depending on the number of various game components attached to the game board 20 and the arrangement positions.

  In the gaming board 20 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening 24 a that opens to the front and rear is formed in a mounting opening in which a large portion of the approximate center of the gaming area 23 surrounded by the guide rail 21 opens. A frame-shaped decorative body 24 is attached, and the display unit 17a of the display device 17 faces the front side of the game board 20 through the opening 24a of the frame-shaped decorative body 24. The installation member opens forward from a substantially rectangular back plate formed in a shape slightly smaller than the outer shape of the game board 20 and an image wall portion protruding forward from the outer peripheral edge of the back plate. The game board 20 and the installation member are fixed with screws in a state of being formed in a box shape and having the opening front end of the drawing wall part in contact with the back surface of the game board 20. In addition, the rear plate of the installation member is opened so that a substantially rectangular opening is opened in the front-rear direction at a position aligned with the opening 24 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 24 in the front-rear direction. The display device 17 is detachably attached to the back side, and the display unit 17a of the display device 17 faces the front side of the game board 20 through the opening.

(About the frame-shaped decorative body 24)
As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped decorative body 24 disposed on the game board 20 has a frame-shaped base portion formed in an annular shape extending along the inside of the mounting opening provided in the game board 20. (Not shown) and provided on the frame-like base portion so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the game board 20 and delimit the game area 23 and the display portion 17a of the display device 17 to define the inner periphery of the game area 23. And a thin plate-like base plate portion 24c extending outward from the rear edge of the flange-like portion 24b. Then, by inserting the frame-like base portion into the mounting opening and fixing the base plate portion 24c to the game board 20 with fixing means such as screws in a state where the base plate portion 24c is in contact with the front surface of the game board 20. The frame-shaped decorative body 24 is attached to the game board 20. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the hook-shaped portion 24b extends continuously from the substantially middle position of the left edge of the frame-shaped decorative body 24 (frame-shaped base portion) to the upper edge and the lower right edge. The pachinko ball P is restricted from flowing down (falling) across the opening 24a side, that is, the front side of the display unit 17a in the display device 17.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped decorative body 24 is provided with a stage 26 on the lower side of the opening 24a, and on the left side of the opening 24a, a game area 23 (first ball flow-down area 23a). A ball introduction part 27 that opens and takes the pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 and guides it to the stage 26 is provided, and the pachinko ball P passed through the stage 26 from the ball introduction part 27 is placed on the stage 26. Is then discharged to a game area 23 in which a start winning device 29 described later is disposed. A transparent wall 25 rising at a predetermined height is provided on the rear end edge of the stage 26 over the entire length in the left-right direction, and a pachinko ball P rolling on the stage 26 is displayed on the display device 17. The transparent wall 25 prevents movement toward the portion 17a.

  The game area 23 defined on the game board 20 includes a first ball flow-down area 23a in which a pachinko ball P flows down the left side of the bowl-shaped portion 24b in the frame-shaped decorative body 24, and a frame-shaped decorative body 24. From the upper side of the bowl-shaped part 24b, the right side is divided into a second sphere falling area 23b where the pachinko sphere P flows down. Thereby, the pachinko ball P launched into the game area 23 flows down the first ball flow area 23a by turning the operation lever 16a of the operation handle 16 to adjust the hitting force (left-handed game) In addition, the player can arbitrarily select one of the game forms (right-handed) in which the pachinko ball P flows down the second ball flow-down region 23b.

  Pachinko balls P flowing down the game area 23 (first ball flow area 23a, second ball flow area 23b) can be won in the game board 20 through the mounting opening formed below the frame-shaped decorative body 24. A start winning device (winning device) 29 having start winning ports 37 and 38 is attached. In addition, a special prize having a special prize opening (award opening) 30a in which a pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 (second ball falling area 23b) can win a prize is installed in the mounting opening established on the right side of the start winning apparatus 29. A device (winning device) 30 is attached. A gate 31 through which the pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 (the second ball flow-down area 23b) can be passed is attached to the mounting opening opened to the right of the frame-shaped decorative body 24. A normal winning portion 34 having a normal winning port 34a through which a pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 (first ball flowing area 23a) can win is attached to the mounting openings opened on the left and right sides of the winning device 29. In the embodiment, three normal winning portions 34 are attached to the left of the start winning device 29 and one normal winning portion 34 is attached to the right of the starting winning device 29. As shown in FIG. 2, in the board surface configuration in which the start winning device 29, the special winning device 30, and the gate portion 31 are arranged, when the pachinko ball P flows down (left-handed) in the first ball falling region 23a, the pachinko ball P is first The pachinko ball P is configured to have a higher possibility of entering (winning) the pachinko ball P into the start winning ports 37 and 38 of the start winning device 29 than when flowing down the ball flowing down region 23b, and the second ball flowing down region When the pachinko ball P flows down 23b (right-handed), the pachinko ball enters the gate portion 31 and the special winning opening 30a of the special winning device 30 as compared with the case where the pachinko ball P flows down the first ball flowing region 23a. P is more likely to enter (win).

(About the start winning device 29)
The start winning device 29 attached to the lower position of the frame-shaped decorative body 24 is located at the junction where the first sphere flowing down region 23a and the second sphere flowing down region 23b join, and the starting winning device 29 Pachinko balls P flowing down both the ball flow-down areas 23a and 23b are configured to be able to win a prize at the start winning ports 37 and 38 provided in the. A specific configuration of the start winning device 29 will be described later. Here, a schematic configuration related to game control of the start winning device 29 will be described.

  The start winning device 29 is provided with a start winning detection sensor 67 as a winning detection means for detecting a pachinko ball P won in the start winning ports 37 and 38. The start winning detection sensor 67 is connected to a control means (not shown) disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine. Then, the control means determines the payout of the winning ball on the condition that the detection signal from the start winning detection sensor 67 is inputted to the control means. Further, the control means uses the detection of the pachinko ball P by the start winning detection sensor 67 (that is, the winning of the pachinko ball P to the start winning opening 37, 38) as a game start condition (game start condition). (Game information such as a random number for determination) is acquired, and a jackpot lottery (a jackpot determination) is performed based on the acquired winning information. The symbol variation effect is executed on the display device 17 based on the result of the big hit lottery. In addition, as a result of the symbol variation effect on the display device 17, the symbols are fixed and stopped in a combination (for example, a set of three identical decorative drawings) that is a predetermined jackpot display (predetermined specific display) on the display device 17. By being displayed, a big hit game (win game) advantageous to the player is given, and a big hit game is performed in which the special prize opening 30a of the special prize winning device 30 is opened under a predetermined release condition with the occurrence of the big hit game. Thus, the player is given an opportunity to win a prize ball.

(About special prize device 30)
The special winning device (winning device) 30 includes a special opening / closing member (opening / closing member) 30b that opens and closes a special winning port (winning port) 30a that opens in the game area 23 (second ball falling area 23b). The special opening / closing member 30b is displaced to a closed position and a closed open position in accordance with driving of a special prize solenoid (not shown) as driving means. The special prize device 30 is provided with a special prize detection sensor (not shown) as special prize detection means for detecting the pachinko ball P that has won the special prize opening 30a. The special winning detection sensor is wired to the control means, and the control means determines the payout of the winning ball on the condition that the detection signal from the special winning detection sensor is input to the control means. It is supposed to be. Here, the special winning solenoid is given a jackpot game that opens and closes the special winning opening 30a triggered by the winning of the pachinko ball P at the start winning openings 37 and 38 (when the result of the big hit determination is affirmative). In addition, the driving is controlled by the control means after the symbol variation effect by the display device 17 is completed.

(About the gate part 31)
The gate part 31 is provided with a gate sensor (not shown) for detecting that the pachinko sphere P has passed through the gate part 31. The gate sensor is connected to the control means by wiring, and the input of the ball detection signal from the gate sensor to the control means, that is, the detection of the pachinko sphere P of the gate sensor (the passage of the pachinko sphere P of the gate part 31). Thus, various passage detection information (game information such as random numbers) is acquired, and a lottery per common figure (determination per common figure) is performed based on the acquired game information. A start winning solenoid 69 (described later) provided in the start winning device 29 is driven and controlled according to the lottery per lottery result, so that the start opening / closing member 59 is opened and closed.

(Regular winning part 34)
The normal winning portion 34 is provided in the game board 20 so that a normal winning opening 34a through which the pachinko ball P can be won is always opened upward, and the pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 has a certain probability. The normal winning opening 34a can be won. The normal winning portion 34 is provided with a normal winning detection sensor (not shown) as a winning detection means for detecting the pachinko ball P that has won the normal winning opening 34a. The normal winning detection sensor is wired to the control means, and the control means pays out the winning ball on the condition that the detection signal from the normal winning detection sensor is input to the control means. It comes to decide.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, three states are set as gaming states in which a game is performed. That is, the normal state normally performed in the pachinko machine 10, the probability variation state in which the probability of winning a big hit is set higher than that in the normal state, and the winning probability to the second start winning opening 38 described later is set to be high, and the normal state Compared to the above, there is set a variable state in which the probability of occurrence of the big hit is equal and the probability of hitting the normal figure in the lottery per common figure is set high. Then, when the pachinko ball P wins a start winning opening 37, 38 provided in the start winning device 29, whether or not to change the gaming state is determined by the control means.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment in which each of the special prize winning device 30 and the gate portion 31 is disposed in the second ball flow down area 23b, the pachinko ball P flows down the first ball flow down area 23a as compared with the case where the pachinko ball P flows down the first ball flow down area 23a. In the case of flowing down the second ball falling area 23b, it is easier to enter the special winning device 30 and the gate portion 31. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment moves the pachinko ball P to the second ball falling area when the big hit game is given, or when the game state is in a probable change state or a short change state (when a specific condition is satisfied). “Right-handed (second launching state)” is performed to 23b, and when the specific condition is not satisfied (that is, when the gaming state is the normal state), the pachinko ball P is launched to the first ball falling area 23a. By performing “left strike (first launch state)”, a predetermined game is played. In this way, by configuring the player to change the launch position of the pachinko ball P by operating the operation handle 16 in accordance with the gaming state (satisfaction / non-satisfaction of the specific condition), an active game for the player Encourage participation and enhance the fun of the game.

(Specific configuration of the start winning device 29)
In the start winning device 29, a main body 36 attached to the game board 20 is provided with start winning ports (winning ports) 37, 38 that open to the game area 23 and allow the pachinko balls P to win from the game area 23. ing. In the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, two start winning ports 37, 38 are provided in the main body 36 in a vertical relationship, and the upper start winning port 37 is connected to the first start winning port (first winning port) 37. The lower start winning opening 38 may be referred to as a second starting winning opening (second winning opening) 38 for distinction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 to 7, etc., the main body 36 includes a front member 39 attached to the game board 20 and a rear member 40 detachably attached to the rear side of the front member 39. The front member 39 includes a plate-like attachment portion 41 and a passage forming portion 42 extending rearward from the back surface of the attachment portion 41, and the rear member 40 is attached to the rear side of the passage formation portion 42. In this state, the rear member 40 and the passage forming portion 42 define later-described ball passages 56 and 62 for flowing down the pachinko balls P that have won the respective start winning ports 37 and 38. Then, with the passage forming part 42 and the rear member 40 of the front member 39 inserted into the mounting opening of the game board 20 from the front side, the attachment part 41 is held in contact with the front surface of the game board 20. The start winning device 29 is attached to the game board 20 by being fixed to the game board 20 with fixing means such as screws. The front member 39 and the rear member 40 are entirely configured to be light transmissive. That is, the main body 36 of the start winning device 29 is configured to be light transmissive as a whole. The front member 39 is configured to have colored light transmission, whereas the rear member 40 is configured to be transparent, and the light transmittance of the rear member 40 is set higher than that of the front member 39. .

  As shown in FIG. 6, the passage forming portion 42 of the front member 39 has an internal space opened rearward by upper, lower, left and right walls (peripheral walls) 43, 44, 45, 46 extending rearward from the attachment portion 41. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear member 40 has upper, lower, left and right walls (peripheral walls) 48, 49, 50, 51 extending forward from a rear wall 47 constituting the rear surface of the main body 36. The rear space 40 is formed on the rear side of the passage forming portion 42 so that the corresponding walls 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 are opposed to each other. By being attached so as to be in contact with each other, a second spherical passage 62 and a wiring space 55, which will be described later, are defined in a state of being partitioned vertically. That is, each of 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 of the front member 39 and the rear member 40 is a peripheral wall that defines a passage 62 and a space 55 inside the main body 36. The upper, lower, left and right walls 43, 44, 45, 46 of the front member 39 are designated as the front upper wall 43, the front bottom wall 44, the front left wall 45, and the front right wall 46, and the upper, lower, left and right walls 48 of the rear member 40. 49, 50, 51 may be referred to as the rear upper wall 48, the rear bottom wall 49, the rear left wall 50, and the rear right wall 51. The rear right side wall 51 (one side wall) of the rear member 40 is bent in the left-right direction in the middle of the vertical direction, and the lower side wall part 51b below the upper side wall part 51a above the bent part has a predetermined length. In addition to being displaced to the left (see FIG. 5), an inner wall 42a is provided on the passage forming portion 42 so as to extend rearward from the attachment portion 41 so as to correspond to the lower wall portion 51b. The right side portion of the second spherical passage 62 is defined by the inner side wall 42a and the lower side wall portion 51b (see FIG. 10).

(Related structure of the first start winning opening 37)
A box-shaped prize opening defining member 52 that opens rearward is disposed on the upper front surface of the attachment portion 41 of the front member 39, and is recessed downward in the center of the upper part of the prize opening defining member 52. A recess 52a is formed so that the pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23 can be received in the recess 52a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the attachment portion 41 is formed with a notch 41a at a position aligned with the rear opening of the recess 52a in the winning opening defining member 52, and the pachinko received in the recess 52a. The sphere P is configured to be able to pass through the notch portion 41a to the back side of the attachment portion 41. That is, in the start winning device 29 according to the embodiment, the first start winning port 37 that opens upward facing the game area 23 is formed by the notch portion 41 a of the attachment portion 41 and the concave portion 52 a of the winning port defining member 52. The pachinko ball P that has won the first start winning opening 37 flows down a first ball passage 56 (described later) formed in the main body 36. The first start winning opening 37 is a normally open type opening opening in the game area 23, and the first start winning opening 37 has a constant pachinko ball P flowing down the game area 23. It is configured to be able to win with probability.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a plurality of through holes 52c penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed in the front wall 52b constituting the winning prize opening defining member 52, and the front wall 52b has a through hole formed in the front wall 52b. A light transmissive decorative part 53 covering the hole 52c is provided. In addition, the first light emitting substrate 54 is accommodated in the winning opening defining member 52, and the front surface of the first light emitting substrate 54 is provided with a first light emitting means at a position corresponding to each through hole 52c. One LED 54a is mounted. That is, the first LED 54a emits light to illuminate the decorative part 53 from the back side, so that the decorative part 53 becomes bright and a light emission effect that makes the first start winning opening 37 stand out can be executed.

  In the attachment portion 41 of the front member 39, a connector through hole 41b is formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction at a position facing the rear opening of the winning opening defining member 52, and the connector through hole 41b is formed through the connector through hole 41b. Thus, the connector 54b provided on the back surface of the first light emitting substrate 54 is configured to protrude to the back side of the attachment portion 41 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a wiring through hole 47a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40 at a rear position corresponding to the connector through hole 41b of the front member 39. Further, the passage forming portion 42 of the front member 39 is formed with a front wiring image wall 42b extending rearward from the lower end edge of the connector through hole 41b, and the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40 is A rear wiring image wall 47b is formed so as to extend toward the front side at a position aligned with the front wiring image wall 42b in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the front wiring image wall 42b and the rear wiring image are formed. The front end of the wall 47b is in contact. That is, a wiring space 55 for routing wiring (not shown) connected to the connector 54 b is defined inside the main body 36, and the wiring connected to the connector 54 b pulls the wiring space 55. After being rotated, the rear wall 47 is configured to be drawn out of the main body from the wiring through hole 47a. The wiring space 55 is partitioned from a first sphere passage 56 and a second sphere passage 62 which will be described later, and the wiring routed through the wiring space 55 protrudes into the sphere passages 56 and 62. Thus, it does not interfere with the flow of the pachinko ball P.

  The main body 36 is formed with a first ball passage (ball passage) 56 through which the pachinko ball P won in the first start winning opening 37 flows down to the rear side. As shown in FIGS. 3, 7 and 8, the first ball passage 56 is a portion formed in a bowl shape with the top opened, and the first ball passage 56 is formed from the rear surface of the attachment portion 41 with a predetermined distance. The first spherical passage 56 is formed so as to open at the left end portion of the main body 36 after linearly extending in the front-rear direction by the length and then bending toward the left side. That is, the pachinko ball P that has won the first start winning opening 37 flows down the first ball passage 56 from the front side to the rear side and is discharged to the left side of the main body 36 at the terminal portion. The pachinko ball P discharged from the first ball passage 56 is detected by a first start winning detection sensor (not shown). In the embodiment, a first half portion of the first spherical passage 56 that extends linearly is formed above the front upper wall 43 of the passage forming portion 42 that extends rearward from the attachment portion 41 of the front member 39. In addition, a rear half portion is formed on the upper side of the rear upper wall 48 of the rear member 40 until it opens to the left side of the first spherical passage 56.

(Related structure of the 2nd starting prize opening 38)
The second start winning port 38 is formed at a position below the winning port defining member 52 in the attachment portion 41 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction at the center in the width direction of the attachment portion 41. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, guide portions 57 are provided on the front surface of the attachment portion 41 so as to protrude forward in the left and right positions sandwiching the second start winning prize opening 38. Both guide portions 57, 57 are connected by a plate-like connecting portion 58 at the front end. Each guide portion 57 is a light-transmitting member formed in a rectangular tube shape that opens to the rear, and is brightened by light from a third LED 76b, which will be described later, around the second start winning opening 38 by a light emitting effect. It is configured to stand out. Further, the inner surface of the guide portion 57 is subjected to a light diffusion process so that the entire guide portion 57 can be brightened by the light from the third LED 76b. In the starting prize-winning device 29 of the embodiment, the opening dimension in the left-right direction of the second starting prize-winning port 38 is set to be twice or more the diameter of the pachinko ball P, and the game is performed in the open state of the starting opening / closing member 59 described later. The pachinko ball P can be seen so that it can easily enter the second start winning opening 38.

  The pair of guide portions 57, 57 are formed in a symmetrical shape with the second start winning prize port 38 interposed therebetween. The upper surface of each guide portion 57 is formed so as to incline downward toward the second start winning prize opening 38 side, and the game area 23 (first ball falling area 23a, second ball flowing area 23b) on the upper surface of each guide section 57. The pachinko ball P flowing down can be guided toward the second start winning opening 38. To describe the shape of the upper surface of the guide portion 57 in more detail, the upper surface is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the other guide portion 57 and to be inclined downward from the front side to the rear side. That is, the pachinko ball P riding on the upper surface of the left guide portion 57 is guided toward the second start winning opening 38 by moving to the rear side while moving to the right side, and on the upper surface of the right guide portion 57. The pachinko ball P that is on board is guided toward the second start winning opening 38 by moving to the left side while moving to the left side.

  The spacing between the upper surface of each guide portion 57 and the lower surface of the winning opening defining member 52 is set to a dimension through which the pachinko ball P can pass, but is smaller than twice the diameter of the pachinko ball P. Is set to In other words, the pachinko ball P can be passed between the guide portion 57 and the winning opening defining member 52 without difficulty, and two or more pachinko balls P cannot be passed in a state where they overlap each other. Pachinko balls P are clogged with the mouth defining member 52, or a plurality of pachinko balls P are guided to the second start winning port 38 at a time, thereby clogging the balls at the second starting winning port 38. It can be prevented from occurring. Further, the spacing between the rear surface of the connecting portion 58 that connects the pair of guide portions 57 and 57 and the front surface of the attachment portion 41 is set to a dimension that allows the pachinko ball P to pass through. The pachinko ball P guided by the guide portions 57 and 57 in the closed state of the opening / closing member 59 (FIGS. 3 and 7) is configured to pass between the guide portions 57 and 57.

(About the opening / closing member 59 for starting)
The main body 36 (specifically, the front member 39) is provided with a start opening / closing member (opening / closing member) 59 for closing the second start winning opening 38 so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 3, the start opening / closing member 59 is formed in a rectangular shape substantially matching the opening shape of the second start winning prize opening 38, and is provided with support shafts 60, 60 (see FIG. 5 (see FIG. 6), it is tiltably supported by the front member 39 of the main body 36. Note that the start opening / closing member 59 refers to the vertical direction and the front / rear direction based on the closed state (closed posture) in which the second start winning prize opening 38 is closed unless otherwise specified. The support shafts 60, 60 are provided at the lower end portion of the start opening / closing member 59, and the start opening / closing member 59 is tilted in the front-rear direction with the support shafts 60, 60 as fulcrums. The start opening / closing member 59 is in an open state (see FIGS. 4 and 8) in which the pachinko ball P can be won or easily awarded to the second start winning port 38, and the pachinko ball to the second starting winning port 38. It is configured to be opened and closed by an operating means 68 described later between a closed state (see FIGS. 3 and 7) in which the P winning is impossible or difficult. Specifically, the start opening / closing member 59 is in a substantially vertical position (FIG. 7) that is aligned with the second start winning opening 38 in the opened state and closes the second starting winning opening 38 (FIG. 7). A forward leaning posture (FIG. 8) is established in which the upper end portion is spaced forward from the start winning opening 38 and the second starting winning opening 38 is opened. That is, the second start winning opening 38 is an open / close type winning opening that is opened / closed by the start opening / closing member 59 in accordance with an opening condition and a closing condition according to the result of the lottery per lottery (judgment per universal figure). Yes.

  In the closed state (substantially vertical posture), the start opening / closing member 59 has a stepped portion 41c that is recessed on the front surface of the attachment portion 41 that defines the upper opening edge of the second start winning opening 38. Abutting in the accommodated state (see FIG. 7), the closed state of the second start winning opening 38 is maintained. The front surface of the opening / closing member 59 is set to be positioned substantially flush with or slightly behind the front surface of the attachment portion 41 in the closed state (substantially vertical posture). The pachinko ball P guided by the guide portion 57 is configured not to collide with the side surface of the start opening / closing member 59 in the completed state. In addition, the start opening / closing member 59 is configured to be light-transmitting, is brightened by light from a second LED 76a described later, and is in front of the second start winning opening 38 in the closed state (inside the opening of the second starting winning opening 38). ) Can be made conspicuous by the lighting effect.

  Guide portions 59a projecting rearward are formed at the left and right ends of the lower end portion of the back surface of the opening / closing member 59 for starting. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, the guide portion 59 a protrudes upward when the start opening / closing member 59 is open, and moves the upper surface (back surface) of the start opening / closing member 59 toward the rear side. The pachinko ball P is brought close to the center in the width direction of the second ball passage 62 described later by the guide portion 59a. In addition, an operating piece 61 that protrudes toward the rear side is provided on one side in the left-right direction of the opening / closing member 59 for starting, and an engagement extending outward is provided at the protruding end of the operating piece 61. A portion 61a is provided (see FIG. 6). In the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, an operating piece 61 is provided on the left side of the start opening / closing member 59. The operating piece 61 is positioned on the inner side (one side in the left-right direction) of the second start winning opening 38 in the open state of the start opening / closing member 59 and wins the second starting winning opening 38. The pachinko sphere P is configured to be contactable. That is, with respect to the second start winning opening 38 whose opening dimension in the left-right direction is set to be twice or more the diameter of the pachinko ball P, the operating piece 61 is moved to the left in the second starting winning opening 38 in the open state of the opening / closing member 59. Positioning the inner side of the opening edge restricts the winning of the second start winning opening 38 in a state where the two pachinko balls P are arranged side by side. Further, the actuating piece 61 is formed with an inclined surface 61b for guiding the abutting pachinko ball P toward the rear side at the front portion of the start opening / closing member 59 in the opened state. Specifically, the inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61 is formed so as to be displaced in the right direction from the front side toward the rear side in the open state of the start opening / closing member 59, and is a pachinko ball that is in contact with the inclined surface 61b. P can be guided diagonally right rearward (center side in the width direction of the second spherical passage 62).

(About the second ball passage 62)
The main body 36 is provided with a second ball passage (ball passage) 62 through which the pachinko balls P that have won the second start winning opening 38 flow down toward the rear side so as to extend in the front-rear direction. . The second spherical passage 62 is formed across the passage forming portion 42 in the front member 39 and the rear member 40. The passage forming portion 42 of the front member 39 is provided with a front partition wall 42c extending downward from the front wiring drawing wall 42b toward the rear side, and on the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40. The rear partition wall 47c is formed to extend toward the front side at a position aligned with the front partition wall 42c in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the front partition wall 42c and the front end of the rear partition wall 47c are in contact with each other. (See FIGS. 7 and 8). And on the lower side of both partition walls 42c and 47c, the front left wall 45 of the front member 39, the inner side wall 42a, the front bottom wall 44 and the rear left side wall 50 of the rear member 40, the lower side wall 51b of the rear right side wall 51, In a winning space 63 defined by the rear bottom wall 49 and the rear wall 47, a second ball passage 62 is defined by a guide rib 73 described later (see FIG. 9). That is, the partition walls 42 c and 47 c define the upper surface of the second spherical passage 62.

  The front bottom wall (bottom wall of the main body 36) 44 that defines the second spherical passage 62 in the passage forming portion 42 is provided with lower ribs 64 and 64 whose upper surfaces are inclined downward from the front side toward the rear side. Thus, the lower ribs 64, 64 are configured so that the pachinko ball P flows down rapidly toward the rear side (rear side of the passage). In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the two lower ribs 64 and 64 are formed in parallel at a distance smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere P, and the two lower ribs 64 and 64 make the pachinko sphere P 2 The pachinko sphere P can flow down stably in a state where it is supported at a point.

  The main body 36 is formed with a discharge passage 65 that opens at the rear end of the second ball passage 62 and discharges pachinko balls P flowing down the second ball passage 62 to the outside of the main body. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a drop port 65 a serving as the inlet of the discharge passage 65 is formed in the rear bottom wall (the bottom wall of the main body 36) 49 that defines the second spherical passage 62 in the rear member 40. The pachinko ball P flowing down the second ball passage 62 is configured to pass through the discharge port 65 from the drop port 65a and be discharged to the outside (lower part) of the main body. Also, an upper rib (for drop guide) located above the drop port 65a is formed on the inner surface of the rear partition wall 47c and the rear wall 47 (surface on the second ball path 62 side) that defines the second ball path 62. Guide ribs) 66 are provided. The inner surface of the upper rib 66 is formed in an arc shape that is displaced downward from the front side toward the rear side, so that the pachinko sphere P that contacts the inner surface of the upper rib 66 can be guided toward the drop port 65a. Composed. That is, the upper rib 66 protrudes from the rear wall 47 defining the second ball passage 62 to the second ball passage 62 and extends in the up-down direction so that the flow direction of the pachinko balls P flowing down from the front side is reduced. By changing downward, it is guided toward the drop opening 65a. In the embodiment, the upper rib 66 is formed integrally with the rear member 40, and the upper rib 66 is also transparent (light transmissive). Further, the upper rib 66 faces a corresponding position between the pair of lower ribs 64, 64 (see FIG. 9), and is substantially the center in the left-right direction of the pachinko ball P guided by the lower ribs 64, 64. Can be guided by the upper rib 66 toward the drop port 65a. The main body 36 is provided with a second start winning detection sensor (detection means) 67 below the site where the second ball passage 62 is formed, with the detection port 67a aligned with the drop port 65a. When the pachinko ball P falling through the drop port 65a passes through the detection port 67a, the second start winning detection sensor 67 outputs a detection signal to the control means.

(About actuating means 68)
The actuating means 68 for opening and closing the start opening / closing member 59 includes a start winning solenoid (driving means) 69 and a connecting means 70 for connecting the start winning solenoid 69 and the starting opening / closing member 59 (FIG. 5). FIG. 6). The start winning solenoid 69 is supported by the main body 69a so as to extend forward from the main body 69a and can move forward and backward, and a coil spring that constantly biases the plunger 69b forward. (Not shown). In the start winning solenoid 69, the plunger 69b is displaced rearward against the bias of the coil spring in the energized energized state, and in the non-excited state in which the plunger 69b is energized, the plunger 69b is displaced by the bias of the coil spring. Displaced to the front side. The distal end portion of the plunger 69 b is formed so as to protrude outward in a disk shape, and this distal end portion is linked to the linkage means 70. A pair of support plates 47d and 47d extending rearward at a position biased to the right are provided at the rear portion of the rear member 40 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and the start-up is performed between the support plates 47d and 47d. The main body 69a of the winning solenoid 69 is positioned and fixed. That is, the start winning solenoid 69 is disposed at a position biased to one side in the left-right direction with respect to the main body 36.

  The linking means 70 is supported by the rear member (main body 36) 40 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the plunger 69b, and the rear member (main body 36) 40 is rotated around the axis in the left-right direction. And an operating shaft 72 connected to the operating member 71, and the operating member 71 moves back and forth as the plunger 69b moves forward and backward, so that the operating shaft 72 moves in a predetermined angular range in the forward and reverse directions. It is configured to rotate at. The operating shaft 72 is rotatably supported between the left and right side walls 50, 51 (specifically, the rear left side wall 50 and the upper side wall portion 51a) of the rear member (main body 36) 40 above the second spherical passage 62. The engaging shaft 61 engages with the engaging portion 61a of the start opening / closing member 59 at an end portion (one end portion) opposite to the connection portion (the other end portion) of the operating shaft 72 with the operating member 71. A connecting portion 72a is provided (see FIG. 9). That is, by moving the plunger 69b forward / backward by energizing / cutting off the start winning solenoid 69, the connecting portion 72a is operated via the operating member 71 and the operating shaft 72, whereby the engaging portion 61a is connected to the connecting portion 72a. The engaging start opening / closing member 59 is configured to open / close between the closed state and the open state. The operating shaft 72 is disposed so as to extend in the left-right direction above the partition walls 42 c and 47 c defining the second sphere passage 62, and the pachinko sphere P flowing down the second sphere passage 62. Is configured not to contact the operating shaft 72.

(About guide ribs 73 and 74)
The main body 36 is provided with guide ribs 73 and 74 extending in the front-rear direction (along the flow-down direction of the pachinko sphere P in the second sphere passage 62) inside the second sphere passage 62. The pachinko ball P flowing down the passage 62 can be guided to the rear side (back side) by the guide ribs 73 and 74. The guide ribs 73 and 74 of the embodiment are composed of a first guide rib 73 and a second guide rib 74 that are separated in the left-right direction, and a pachinko ball P flows down between the guide ribs 73 and 74. The first guide rib 73 positioned on the left side of the second ball passage 62 is provided so as to extend from the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40 to the front side. Further, the second guide rib 74 positioned on the right side of the second ball passage 62 is provided so as to protrude inward from the lower side wall portion 51b of the rear right side wall 51 of the rear member 40 (main body 36). That is, the first guide rib 73 and the second guide rib 74 provided on the main body 36 protrude into the second ball passage 62 and the left and right of the pachinko sphere P flowing down the second ball passage 62 by the guide ribs 73 and 74. It is configured to be able to guide toward the rear side while restricting the displacement in the direction (see FIG. 9). In the embodiment, both guide ribs 73 and 74 are formed integrally with the rear member 40, and the guide ribs 73 and 74 are also transparent (light transmissive).

  The guide ribs 73 and 74 will be described in detail. The first guide rib (one guide rib) 73 is an extended wall 73a extending forward from the rear wall 47, as shown in FIGS. And a pair of first ridges 73b, 73b that protrude inwardly apart from each other on the inner surface of the extending wall 73a facing the center of the second spherical passage 62, and the pair of first ridges 73b. , 73b to guide the pachinko ball P. The inner surface of each first protrusion 73b is inclined so as to be displaced toward the center side of the second ball passage 62 from the front side toward the rear side, and the pachinko ball P in contact with the inner surface is moved to the center side of the second ball passage 62. It is configured so that it can be guided toward. In addition, the opposing surfaces of the first protrusions 73b and 73b are inclined so as to be separated from each other as they go from the front side to the rear side, and the inner surface facing the first protrusions 73b and 73b on the extension wall 73a. Is inclined so as to be displaced toward the center of the second spherical passage 62 from the front side toward the rear side. Then, light incident from a second LED 76a, which will be described later, is internally reflected by the first protrusion 73b, the inner surface (inclined surface) of the extending wall 73a, and the opposing surface (inclined surface) of both first protrusions 73b, 73b. By guiding to the front end of the rib, it is configured to collect light at the front end and emit strong light. In addition, an inclined surface 73 c that guides the pachinko ball P that is in contact toward the rear side is formed at the front portion of the first guide rib 73. Specifically, the inclined surface 73c of the first guide rib 73 is formed so as to be displaced toward the second guide rib 74 side from the front side toward the rear side, and the pachinko sphere P in contact with the inclined surface 73c is The inclined surface 73c is guided obliquely rearward to the right.

  Further, the first guide rib 73 has inner surfaces (main bodies 36) of left and right left walls (one side walls) 45, 50 before and after the left end (one end) of the operating shaft 72 of the main body 36 is supported by the rear wall 47. A position spaced from the inner peripheral wall surface of the second spherical passage 62 toward the center side is configured to extend forward. An accommodating portion 75 is defined between the first guide rib 73 and the left side walls 45, 50. The accommodating portion 75 is provided on the engaging portion 61 a of the start opening / closing member 59 and the operating shaft 72. The connected portion 72a is accommodated. That is, the winning space 63 defined in the main body 36 is partitioned into the second ball passage 62 and the accommodating portion 75 by the first guide rib 73 as shown in FIG. The pachinko ball P flowing down the second ball passage 62 is brought into contact with the engaging portion between the engaging portion 61a and the connecting portion 72a so as to be regulated by the first guide rib 73 that guides the pachinko ball P. Has been. In other words, the accommodating portion 75 that accommodates the engaging portion of the engaging portion 61a and the connecting portion 72a is located on the opposite side of the second ball passage 62 with the first guide rib 73 interposed therebetween, on the left side wall 45, 50 is formed between the inner surface (inner circumferential wall surface) of the first guide rib 73 and the first guide rib 73, and the first guide rib 73 restricts the movement of the pachinko balls P flowing down the second ball passage 62 to the accommodating portion 75. It is supposed to be. In addition, the housing portion 75 provided in the start winning device 29 is located on the first ball flow down region 23a side.

  The first guide rib 73 faces the right side (center side of the second ball passage 62) from the moving path of the operating piece 61 when the start opening / closing member 59 is displaced between the closed state and the open state. It is out. Further, the front end of the first guide rib 73 is set so as to extend to a position where the operation piece 61 in a state where the start opening / closing member 59 is in an open state partially overlaps with the operation piece 61 (FIG. 4, (See FIGS. 8 and 10). Specifically, the front end edge of the inclined surface 73c of the first guide rib 73 is positioned on the rear side of the rear end edge of the inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61 in a state where the start opening / closing member 59 is in the open state. Thus, it is configured to overlap in the left-right direction. Further, the front end of the first guide rib 73 is located behind the second start winning opening 38, and the operating piece 61 in a state where the start opening / closing member 59 is in the open state is connected to the second start winning opening 38 and the second start winning opening 38. The inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61 and the inclined surface 73c of the first guide rib 73 are positioned substantially continuously in the front-rear direction. That is, the pachinko ball P that wins the second start winning opening 38 can be guided diagonally right rearward by the inclined surfaces 61 b and 73 c of the operating piece 61 and the first guide rib 73.

  The second guide rib (the other guide rib, another guide rib) 74 is vertically separated on the inner surface of the lower side wall portion (the other side wall) 51b in the rear right side wall 51, as shown in FIGS. The pair of second protrusions 74a and 74a projecting inward, and the pachinko ball P can be guided by the pair of second protrusions 74a and 74a. The rear end of the second guide rib 74 is connected to the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40. A side surface (inner surface) of the second guide rib 74 (each second protrusion 74a) facing the first guide rib 73 is inclined so as to be displaced toward the center of the second spherical passage 62 from the front side toward the rear side. The pachinko sphere P in contact with the inner surface can be guided toward the center of the second ball passage 62. Moreover, the opposing surface of both 2nd protrusion 74a, 74a inclines so that it may mutually space apart as it goes to a rear side from the front side. Then, light incident from a second LED 76a, which will be described later, is internally reflected by the inner surface (inclined surface) of each second ridge 74a and the opposing surface (inclined surface) of both the second ridges 74a, 74a to the rib front end portion. By guiding, it is configured to collect light at the front end and emit strong light. In addition, a slant that guides the pachinko ball P in contact with the front side of the side surface (inner side) of the second guide rib 74 (each second protrusion 74a) facing the first guide rib 73 toward the rear side. A surface 74b is formed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the inclined surface 74b of the second guide rib 74 is formed so as to be displaced toward the first guide rib 73 from the front side toward the rear side. The pachinko ball P in contact therewith is guided diagonally left rearward by the inclined surface 74b.

  The front portion of the second guide rib 74 extends forward from the front end of the lower wall portion 51b of the rear member 40 by a predetermined length, and when the front member 39 and the rear member 40 are assembled back and forth, The extending portion of the second guide rib 74 is configured to be in contact with the inside of the inner wall 42a of the front member 39 (see FIG. 10). The front end portion of the second guide rib 74 is positioned on the rear side of the inclined surface 73 c of the first guide rib 73, and the inclined surface 74 b of the second guide rib 74 is the inclined surface of the first guide rib 73. Located behind 73c. And the inclined surface 74b of the 2nd guide rib 74 is comprised so that the pachinko ball P induced | guided | derived with the inclined surface 73c of the 1st guide rib 73 may contact | abut. That is, the pachinko sphere P guided diagonally right rearward by the inclined surface 73c of the first guide rib 73 is guided diagonally left rearward by the inclined surface 74b of the second guide rib 74, and the pachinko sphere P is It falls from the drop port 65a.

  Here, the front ends (specifically, the inclined surfaces 73 c and 74 b) of the first guide rib 73 and the second guide rib 74 are formed on the second start winning opening 38 that opens to the attachment portion 41 of the front member 39. Light that is guided by the guide ribs 73 and 74 and is emitted from the inclined surfaces 73c and 74b is opposed to the back surface of the start opening / closing member 59 whose front end is in the closed state. The member 59 can be irradiated.

(About the second LED 76a)
As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10, a second light emitting substrate (light emitting substrate) 76 is disposed on the rear side (outside) of the main body 36. Specifically, a second light emitting substrate 76 is disposed on the rear side of the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40 constituting the main body 36 with the front surface being separated from the rear wall 47. A second LED 76a as a light emitting means is mounted on the front surface of the second light emitting substrate 76 at a position corresponding to the second spherical passage 62. By emitting light from the second LED 76a, a transparent rear wall 47 is formed. The second ball passage 62 can be illuminated from behind. In the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, three second LEDs 76a, 76a, and 76a are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction. Specifically, one second LED 76 a is located behind (directly behind) the upper rib 66, one second LED 76 a is located behind the first guide rib 73, and one second LED 76 a is located behind the second guide rib 74. Two LEDs 76a are located, and light from these three second LEDs 76a, 76a, 76a is irradiated toward the upper rib 66 and the left and right guide ribs 73, 74. That is, the upper rib 66 and the guide ribs 73 and 74 can be brightened by the light of the second LEDs 76a, 76a, and 76a. Each of the second LEDs 76a located behind the first guide rib 73 and the second guide rib 74 is positioned so that a part of the second LED 76a faces directly behind the corresponding guide ribs 73 and 74, and other parts. Is opposed to the rear wall 47 between the guide ribs 73 and 74 and the upper rib 66, and the light from the second LEDs 76 a and 76 a on both the left and right sides is partially directed to the guide ribs 73 and 74. While being incident from the rear end, a part is irradiated into the second spherical passage 62 and the wall surfaces (inner surfaces) of the ribs 66, 73 and 74 through the rear wall 47.

(About the 3rd LED 76b)
As shown in FIG. 11, the front member 39 is integrally provided with a cylindrical portion 77 in which an optical passage 77 a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed corresponding to the position of the guide portions 57. . Further, a through hole 47 e is formed in the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40 at a position corresponding to each cylindrical portion 77. An opaque cylindrical member 78 is inserted between the cylindrical portion 77 of the front member 39 and the rear wall 47 of the rear member 40, so that the through hole 47 e of the rear wall 47 and the optical path of the cylindrical portion 77 are inserted. 77a communicates with the cylindrical member 78 in the front-rear direction. In addition, on the front surface of the second light emitting substrate 76, third LEDs 76b as light emitting means are mounted at positions corresponding to the respective through holes 47e of the rear wall 47, and the light of the third LED 76b is transmitted through the through holes 47e, the tube. The inside of the guide member 57 and the rear end are irradiated through the inside of the shaped member 78 and the light passage 77a.

  Here, the cylindrical portion 77 integrally formed with the front member 39 is colored but has a color and a low light transmittance, and the cylindrical portion 77 having a low light transmittance and an opaque cylindrical shape are formed. Since the light from the third LED 76b is guided to the front side by the member 78, the light from the third LED 76b disposed at the position away from the rear side from the guide portion 57 is not greatly attenuated to the guide portion 57. It can be irradiated.

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

  When the player rotates the operation lever 16 a of the operation handle 16 provided on the front side of the front frame 13, the pachinko ball P launched from the hitting ball launching device is launched into the game area 23. When the gaming state is a normal state, the left-handed “left strike” is performed by adjusting the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a, so that the pachinko ball P launched into the gaming area 23 flows down the first ball falling area 23a. . When the pachinko ball P flowing down the first ball flow down area 23a wins the first start winning port 37 of the start winning device 29, the control means is triggered by the ball detection by the first start winning detection sensor. Various information (various random number information) is acquired, and the jackpot determination is performed based on the acquired winning information.

  Further, when the ball detection by the first start winning detection sensor is triggered, the display device 17 starts a symbol variation effect, and when the big hit determination is a win determination result, the display unit 17a of the display device 17 displays a win display. It is displayed and the big hit game is started. In this jackpot game, the special opening / closing member 30b of the special winning device 30 is opened to allow the pachinko ball P to be awarded to the special winning opening 30a. Therefore, when the player changes the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a and performs “right-handed”, the pachinko ball P launched into the game area 23 flows down the second ball flow-down area 23b and is opened. A lot of prize balls can be acquired by winning the pachinko ball P in the prize opening 30a.

  When the control means decides to give a probable change state or a short change state after the big hit game, the game that is advantageous to the player is performed by “right-handed”. Therefore, in the state where the probability variation state or the variation state is given, the player adjusts the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a in the same way as in the case where the big hit game is given (big hit state), "I do. Then, the result of the normal hit determination executed by the control means triggered by the passage of the pachinko sphere P flowing down the second sphere falling area 23b through the gate portion 31 (specifically, the sphere detection by the gate sensor) is the hit. In this case, the start winning solenoid 69 of the actuating means 68 is actuated (excited) under the control of the control means, the start opening / closing member 59 is opened, and the pachinko ball P is awarded to the second start winning opening 38. Permissible.

  In the start winning device 29 of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, when the second LED 76 a mounted on the second light emitting substrate 76 is caused to emit light, the light guides the pachinko ball P in the second ball passage 62. 2 The guide ribs 73 and 74 are irradiated to illuminate the guide ribs 73 and 74, and the inside of the second spherical passage 62 is illuminated. That is, in the state in which the start opening / closing member 59 is opened, the visibility of the flow-down state of the pachinko ball P in the second ball passage 62 illuminated by the brightening of the guide ribs 73 and 74 is improved and the effect of the production is improved. can do. Moreover, since the 1st guide rib 73 and the 2nd guide rib 74 are located in the right-and-left both sides of the 2nd spherical channel | path 62, as shown to FIG. 9, FIG. 10, the illumination effect by both the guide ribs 73 and 74 is heightened. At the same time, it is possible to improve the interest by the light emitting effect when the pachinko ball P flows down between the pair of guide ribs 73 and 74 that shine (emits light).

  The light from the second LED 76a is also applied to the upper rib 66, and the interior of the second spherical passage 62 is illuminated by the brightness of the upper rib 66. The upper rib 66 is located on the far side in the center in the width direction of the second start winning opening 38 in the open state of the start opening / closing member 59 and is located between the first guide rib 73 and the second guide rib 74. A part of the pachinko ball P flowing down is hidden. When the pachinko ball P flows down the second ball passage 62 and falls from the dropping port 65a, the portion hidden by the pachinko ball P in the upper rib 66 is exposed. That is, the appearance of the bright upper rib 66 is changed before and after the fall of the pachinko ball P won in the second start winning opening 38, and the interest can be improved.

  Further, since the start opening / closing member 59 is light transmissive, the ribs 66, 73, 74 are bright and the interior of the second spherical passage 62 is maintained even when the start opening / closing member 59 is closed. If it is illuminated, the light emission effect in the second ball passage 62 can be recognized via the start opening / closing member 59, and the interest can be improved. Moreover, since the front ends of the guide ribs 73 and 74 are opposed to the back surface of the start opening / closing member 59, when the second LED 76a emits light, it enters from the rear end and is guided by the transparent guide ribs 73 and 74. Thus, the start opening / closing member 59 can be brightened by the light emitted from the front end, and the interest by the light emission effect of the start winning device 29 can be further improved. That is, since the guide ribs 73 and 74 for guiding the pachinko balls P flowing down the second ball passage 62 function as light guide members for guiding light, the start opening / closing member 59 and the second LED 76a in the closed state Even if the separation distance is long, the start opening / closing member 59 can be illuminated with strong light, and the light emission effect can be improved. Moreover, the inner surface of each 1st protrusion 73b in the 1st guide rib 73, the inner surface which faces between both 1st protrusion 73b, 73b in the extension wall 73a, and the opposing surface of both 1st protrusion 73b, 73b are each inclined. Therefore, the light incident on the rear end from the second LED 76a is internally reflected by each inclined surface and guided to the front end portion of the first guide rib 73, and strong light can be emitted from the front end portion. Moreover, since the inner surface of each 2nd protrusion 74a and the opposing surface of both 2nd protrusions 74a and 74a in the 2nd guide rib 74 are each inclined, the light incident on the rear end from 2nd LED76a is each inclined surface. Thus, the light is internally reflected and guided to the front end portion of the second guide rib 74, and strong light can be emitted from the front end portion. That is, since the light from the second LEDs 76a and 76a located rearward from the start opening / closing member 59 can be condensed and emitted by both guide ribs 73 and 74, the start opening / closing member 59 is illuminated with stronger light. be able to. Furthermore, light is emitted from the inclined surfaces 73c and 74b provided at the front end portions of the guide ribs 73 and 74 toward the center in the width direction of the second start winning opening 38, so that the width of the start opening / closing member 59 is increased. The central part of the direction is brighter and more prominent.

  Here, in the start winning device 29 according to the embodiment, the second LED 76a is arranged on the first guide rib 73 after the extending wall 73a and the first protrusion 73b on the first guide rib 73 as shown in FIG. It is arranged so as to face the end and to face the space surrounded by the extending wall 73a and both first protrusions 73b and 73b, and the portion irradiated with light from the second LED 76a is different. The brightness of the 1 guide rib 73 can be different and the interest can be improved. Similarly, the second LED 76a is opposed to the rear end of each second ridge 74a in the second guide rib 74, and the second ridges 74a, 74a and the lower side wall 51b are opposed to the second guide rib 74. It arrange | positions so that it may oppose the enclosed space part, and the brightness | luminance aspect of the 2nd guide rib 74 differs because the site | part irradiated with light from this 2nd LED76a differs, and an interest can be improved. Further, the inner surface of the first guide rib 73 that faces between the first protrusions 73b and 73b of the extending wall 73a and the lower side wall 51b that faces between the second protrusions 74a and 74a of the second guide rib 74 are also shown. The inner surface is illuminated by the light emitted from each of the second LEDs 76a so as to extend along the extending direction of the ribs 73 and 74 (the extending direction of the second spherical passage 62), so that the entire second spherical passage 62 can be illuminated.

  In the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, the connecting portion in the operating means 68 that opens and closes the start opening / closing member 59 using the first guide rib 73 that guides the pachinko ball P flowing down the second ball passage 62. 72a and the second ball passage 62 are configured so as to partition the housing portion 75 that houses the engagement portion between the engagement portion 61a of the start opening / closing member 59 and the pachinko ball P flowing down the second ball passage 62. The configuration can be simplified as compared with the case where another member is provided to prevent contact with the engaging portion. That is, the first guide rib 73 allows the pachinko ball P to flow smoothly and suppresses the clogging of the balls in the second ball passage 62. The first guide rib 73 allows the connecting portion 72a and the engaging portion to be blocked. The pachinko sphere P can be prevented from coming into contact with the engaging portion with 61a. In addition, space can be saved and space efficiency can be improved as compared with a case where a wall for partitioning the accommodating portion 75 and the second spherical passage 62 is separately provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the first guide rib 73 is formed so as to extend from the rear wall 47 defining the rear surface of the second ball passage 62 to the front side. The pachinko ball P can be smoothly guided and discharged to the discharge path 65 (falling port 65a) formed at the rear end portion of 62, and the clogging of the ball can be further suppressed.

  In the start winning device 29 according to the embodiment, the main body includes a housing portion 75 that houses an engaging portion between the connecting portion 72a and the engaging portion 61a of the starting opening / closing member 59 in the operating means 68 for opening / closing the starting opening / closing member 59. 36, and a start winning solenoid 69 that is a driving means of the operating means 68 is provided to be biased to the right side. That is, since the accommodating portion 75 and the start winning solenoid 69 are distributed to the left and right, the accommodating portion 75 and the starting winning solenoid 69 can be provided with respect to the main body 36 in a space efficient manner.

  In the open state of the start opening / closing member 59, the operating piece 61 for engaging with the operating means 68 for opening / closing the start opening / closing member 59 is positioned inside the opening edge of the second start winning opening 38, and Since the operating piece 61 is formed with an inclined surface 61b for guiding the pachinko sphere P to the rear side (back side) of the second sphere passage 62, the pachinko sphere P is moved into the second sphere passage 62 using the operating piece 61. It can be smoothly guided toward the rear side, and the occurrence of clogging in the second ball passage 62 can be suppressed. In the open state of the start opening / closing member 59, the operating piece 61 and the first guide rib 73 are partially overlapped in the left-right direction, and the first guide rib 73 is provided on the rear side of the inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61. By positioning the inclined surface 73c, the pachinko ball P that has won the second start winning port 38 can be more smoothly guided toward the rear side of the second ball passage 62 by the both inclined surfaces 61b and 73c. . Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the inclined surface 74 b of the second guide rib 74 is positioned away from the inclined surface 73 c of the first guide rib 73 on the rear side (back side) of the second ball passage 62. The pachinko ball P guided rearward by the inclined surface 73 c of the first guide rib 73 is configured to be able to contact the inclined surface 74 b of the second guide rib 74. That is, the pachinko balls P can be smoothly guided to the rear side of the second ball passage 62 by the inclined surfaces 73c and 74b of the both guide ribs 73 and 74 facing left and right, and the balls are blocked in the second ball passage 62. Can be more suitably suppressed.

  Here, in the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, the opening dimension in the left-right direction of the second start winning opening 38 is set to be twice or more the diameter of the pachinko ball P, and the game is performed in the open state of the start opening / closing member 59. It is configured so that the front opening of the second start winning opening 38 can be shown to a person. However, as described above, the operating piece 61 is positioned on the left end edge side of the second start winning opening 38 in the open state of the start opening / closing member 59, so that the second pachinko ball P is aligned in the left and right directions. The start winning opening 38 is configured not to win a prize. In other words, while making the player seem to be able to win many pachinko balls P at a time, improving the interest, while preventing a plurality of pachinko balls P from winning at the same time to prevent clogging of balls. To get.

  In addition, the pachinko sphere P flowing down the second sphere falling area 23b by “right-handed” is stronger than the pachinko sphere P flowing down the first sphere falling area 23a by the “left-handed”, and the start winning device 29 On the other hand, the momentum when the pachinko ball P flowing from the right side (second ball falling area 23b) wins the second start winning opening 38 is strong. For this reason, the movement direction of the pachinko ball P in contact with the left opening edge of the second start winning opening 38 is disturbed, and ball clogging easily occurs due to contact with the pachinko ball P that flows next. However, in the start winning device 29 of the embodiment, since the inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61 is positioned at the left opening edge of the second start winning opening 38 in the opened state of the start opening / closing member 59, the second ball falling region The pachinko sphere P flowing from 23b can be smoothly guided to the rear side of the second ball passage 62 by the inclined surface 61b of the operating piece 61, and the clogging occurs due to contact with the next flowing pachinko sphere P. Can be suppressed.

  Here, on the left opening edge side of the second start winning port 38 where the pachinko ball P arriving at the second starting winning port 38 vigorously from the second ball flow down region 23b hits the connecting portion 72a and the engaging portion 61a. An accommodating portion 75 that accommodates the engaging portion is defined. Since the first guide rib 73 that defines the accommodating portion 75 is not connected to the wall that defines the second spherical passage 62 at the upper and lower end portions and the front end portion, the accommodating portion 75 has the second spherical portion. It is in a state of being largely open to the passage 62 side (see FIG. 9). Therefore, it is possible to suppress the impact sound when the pachinko ball P arriving from the second ball flow down area 23b hits the left opening edge side of the second start winning prize port 38 from being greatly echoed.

  In the start winning device 29 according to the embodiment, the first LED 54a is installed inside the winning opening defining member 52 that forms the first starting winning opening 37 (see FIGS. 7 and 8), and the first LED 54a receives the light. By brightening the mouth defining member 52, it is possible to make the first start winning opening 37 of high interest of the player conspicuous and improve the interest. In addition, since the wiring connected to the first light emitting substrate 54 on which the first LED 54a is mounted is configured to be drawn out from the rear side of the main body 36 by drawing the wiring space 55 defined in the main body 36, The wiring protrudes into the first ball passage 56 where the pachinko ball P won in the first start winning port 37 flows down and the second ball passage 62 where the pachinko ball P won in the second start winning port 38 flows down. The flow of the sphere P is not hindered.

  In addition, the guide portions 57 and 57 positioned on the left and right sides of the second start winning opening 38 at the front portion of the main body 36 are brightened by the light of the third LED 76b disposed on the rear side of the main body 36, thereby It is possible to make the second start winning opening 38 of high interest of the person conspicuous and improve the interest. Further, since the third LED 76b is mounted on the second light emitting substrate 76 on which the second LED 76a is mounted, it is not necessary to separately provide a dedicated light emitting substrate for the third LED 76b, and the number of components can be reduced and the structure can be reduced. It can be simplified. In addition, since the light from the third LED 76b is guided to the rear part of the guide part 57 by the opaque cylindrical member 78 and the cylindrical part 77 having low light transmittance (see FIG. 11), the guide part 57 is made strong. The effect of light emission can be improved by brightening with light. In other words, the third LED 76b is mounted on the second light-emitting substrate 76 on which the second LED 76a that illuminates the second ball passage 62 from the rear is mounted, and the parts are made common so that the guide portion 57 that illuminates with the third LED 76b can be obtained. Even if the distance is increased, the light from the third LED 76b can be efficiently guided to the guide portion 57 to effectively brighten the light. Further, since the opaque cylindrical member 78 that guides the light of the third LED 76b is configured separately from the front member 39 and the rear member 40, the portion that guides the light of the third LED 76b in the front member 39 and the rear member 40 Need not be different from the other parts and can facilitate the manufacture of the part.

[Example of change]
The present application is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations can be appropriately employed.
(1) In the embodiment, the case where two start winning ports are provided in the start winning device has been described. However, there may be one start winning port. That is, the winning device may be provided with only a winning opening that can be opened and closed by the opening and closing member.
(2) In the embodiment, as the winning device, the starting winning device provided with the starting winning opening that triggers the win of the pachinko ball (hit determination) is mentioned, but the winning device generates only the winning ball. It may be a winning device (ordinary winning device) or a special winning device provided with a winning opening (ordinary winning port).
(3) In the embodiment, the guide ribs provided on the left and right sides of the second ball passage (ball passage) are brightened by the light from the first LED (light emitting means) arranged outside the main body. A configuration in which the side (lower rib of the embodiment) is brightened by the light emitting means may be employed. That is, the guide ribs brightened by the light emitting means arranged outside the main body may be provided at any of the upper, lower, left and right positions of the ball passage.
(4) In the embodiment, the first LED (light emitting means) that brightens the guide rib is described in the case where it is arranged in the main body of the start winning device (winning device). However, the main body in the state where the winning device is arranged in the game board. As long as light can be emitted from the outside toward the guide rib, a configuration in which the light emitting means is provided on the installation member, the game board, or the like can be adopted.

(5) In the embodiment, the entire main body that internally defines the second ball passage (ball passage) in the start winning device (winning device) is configured to be light transmissive, but the light from the light emitting means is irradiated to the guide rib. Only possible regions may be light transmissive, and other portions may be non-light transmissive. In other words, the main body only needs to be light transmissive at least partly capable of irradiating the guide rib with light from the external light emitting means.
(6) In the embodiment, the pachinko ball that has flowed down the second ball passage is configured to be discharged downward, but a configuration in which it is discharged to either the left or right side may be employed.
(7) In the embodiment, the main body of the start winning device (winning device) is composed of a front member in which the front half of the ball passage is defined and a rear member in which the latter half is defined. The main body can also be configured from a ball passage defining member in which the ball passage is defined and a rear wall member that closes a rear opening of the ball passage in the ball passage defining member.
(8) In the embodiment, the guide rib is configured to have two protrusions for guiding the pachinko ball. However, the guide rib may be configured to support and guide the pachinko ball at one point.
(9) Although the embodiment has been described in the case where the front end positions of the first guide rib and the second guide rib are shifted in the front-rear direction, the front end positions of the both guide ribs are positioned at the same position in the front-rear direction. A configuration may be employed. For example, by extending the front end of the second guide rib to the same position as the front end position of the first guide rib, the pachinko ball that has arrived from the first ball flow down region and won the second start winning opening is received by the second guide rib. The pachinko ball that has arrived from the second ball falling area and won the second start winning opening can be smoothly guided to the rear side by the first guide rib. .

(10) In the embodiment, the second LEDs (light emitting means) are arranged at the rear positions of the upper rib and the left and right guide ribs, but the two second LEDs are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction with the upper rib interposed therebetween. It may be. Specifically, one second LED is arranged between the first guide rib and the upper rib, and one second LED is arranged between the second guide rib and the upper rib, and these two second LEDs are arranged. It is only necessary that the light from the head is irradiated toward the upper rib and the left and right guide ribs. Also in this case, a part of the light from the second LED is incident on each rib from the rear end, and a part of the light is irradiated to the wall surface of each rib, so that the second rib is bright. The inside of the ball passage can be illuminated, and the start opening / closing member can be illuminated from the rear side by the light guided by the rib.
(11) In the embodiment, the second LED (light emitting means) for brightening the guide rib is arranged on the rear side of the main body. However, the light emitting means can illuminate the guide rib by irradiating light toward the guide rib. If it is a position, it may be the side, top or bottom of the body.
(12) In the embodiment, the case where an LED is employed as the light emitting means has been described. However, the light emitting means may be other light emitting means such as a lamp.
(13) In the embodiment, the inner surface of the first guide rib (the inner surface of the first protrusion, the inner surface of the extending wall), the opposing surface of both first protrusions, the inner surface of each second protrusion in the second guide rib, and Although the opposing surfaces of both the second ridges are respectively inclined, a configuration in which each surface is not inclined may be employed.

(14) In the embodiment, the actuating piece when the start opening / closing member is open and the front end portion of the first guide rib overlap in the left-right direction, but the rear end of the actuating piece and the first guide rib The front end may be separated in the front-rear direction as long as the pachinko ball can regulate the movement of the pachinko ball to the housing portion. That is, the operation piece and the first guide rib do not necessarily overlap in the left-right direction.
(15) In the embodiment, the start winning solenoid (drive means) for opening and closing the start opening / closing member is disposed on the right side of the main body, and the engagement portion between the operation piece of the start opening / closing member and the connecting portion of the operation means is provided. Although the accommodating portion to be accommodated is provided on the left side of the main body, the arrangement of the accommodating portion and the driving means may be reversed.
(16) In the embodiment, the start winning device (winning device) is arranged at the junction of the first sphere falling region and the second sphere falling region, but the winning device is arranged at the first sphere falling region or the first sphere falling region. It may be a two-ball down area, and may be arranged at a position corresponding to the function of the winning device.
(17) Although the embodiment has been described in the case of adopting the form of tilting in the front-rear direction as the start opening / closing member (opening / closing member) that opens and closes the second start winning opening, it slides in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction Various other forms such as a form for opening and closing the winning opening and a form for displacing the pair of blade members into a closed state close to each other and an open state spaced apart from each other can be adopted.
(18) In the embodiment, the pachinko balls won at the first start winning opening and the second starting winning opening are detected by separate start winning detection sensors, but the first and second start winning openings are won. A start winning detection sensor (detection means) for detecting a pachinko ball may be shared.
(19) The gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be various other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine using a pachinko ball (game ball) as a game medium, and the like.

20 game board 23 game area 29 start winning device (winning device)
36 Main body 38 2nd starting prize opening (winning place)
59 Opening / closing member for starting (opening / closing member)
61 Actuating piece 61b Inclined surface 62 Second ball passage (ball passage)
68 Actuating means 72a Connecting portion 73 First guide rib (guide portion )
73c Inclined surface 74 2nd guide rib (guide part , another guide part )
74b Inclined surface 75 Housing part P Pachinko ball (game ball)

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine having a gaming board provided with a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down, and a winning device capable of winning a gaming ball from the gaming area,
The winning device is
A main body defining a ball passage through which a winning ball opening to the gaming area is provided and a gaming ball winning in the winning port flows down;
A guide portion that is provided on the main body and protrudes from the ball passage and is formed so as to extend along a flow-down direction of the game ball in the ball passage;
It is disposed on the main body and can be opened and closed between an open state in which a game ball can be won or easy to enter the winning port and a closed state in which it is impossible or difficult to win the game ball into the winning port. An opening and closing member;
A connecting portion that is disposed in the main body and engages with an operating piece provided on the opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is moved under the engaging action of the connecting portion and the operating piece by operating the connecting portion; An operating means for operating between an open state and a closed state;
On the side opposite to the ball passage with the guide portion interposed therebetween, an accommodating portion for accommodating an engaging portion between the operating piece and the connecting portion is formed between the inner peripheral wall surface of the main body and the guide portion,
The operating piece is positioned on one side in the left-right direction of the winning opening when the opening / closing member is open, and the game ball that is in contact with the front part of the operating piece when the opening / closing member is open is An inclined surface that is guided toward the side is formed, and the inclined surface is configured to face obliquely upward in an opened state of the opening and closing member ,
An inclined surface for guiding the abutting game ball toward the rear side is formed at the front portion of the guide portion,
In the main body, another guide part that is formed so as to protrude along the flow-down direction of the game ball in the ball path and that guides the game ball is provided with the guide part sandwiching the ball path. Is provided opposite to
A front end portion of the another guide portion is located on the rear side of the inclined surface of the guide portion, and the game ball that is in contact with the front portion of the side surface facing the guide portion of the another guide portion is placed on the rear side. An inclined surface that leads toward the
The game ball is configured to be guided toward an inclined surface of another guide portion by the inclined surface of the guide portion ,
In the open state of the opening / closing member, the inclined surface of the operating piece is inclined so as to guide the game ball in contact with the inclined surface of the operating piece downward toward the center in the width direction of the ball passage, and the accommodating portion The inclined surface of the guide portion that forms the angle is inclined so as to guide the game ball that is in contact with the inclined surface of the guide portion along the inner bottom surface of the ball passage toward the inclined surface of the other guide portion. A gaming machine that is configured as described above .

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