JP2859607B1 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention employs a configuration in which a subsequent game ball paid out from a ball payout means when an upper plate is full is guided to a lower plate via a front side of a front frame, and has a simple, easy, and inexpensive structure. Provided is a ball-and-ball game machine that can be implemented and that can prevent a decrease in strength due to a hole or the like in a front frame. SOLUTION: On the front side of a front frame 2, an upper plate 10 for storing game balls to be supplied to a firing means 16 side and a lower plate 13 for storing surplus balls are provided, and the game balls are paid out to the upper plate. The ball payout means is provided on the back side of the front frame 2, and between the ball payout means and the upper plate on the back side of the front frame 2, the subsequent game from the ball payout means 35 when the game ball on the upper plate 10 is full. Ball guide passages 41 and 58 for guiding the ball to the lower plate 13 are provided, and the ball guide passage 58 for guiding the subsequent game ball from the ball payout means 35 to the lower plate 13 is connected to the front frame 2.
Is provided on the front side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko and other types of ball-and-ball game machines are known in
As described in JP-A-68956, when a game ball wins a large prize means or the like of a game board, the ball payout means is operated, and the ball payout means uses a specified number of game balls as a prize ball by the ball payout path. Discharge to the upper plate via the overflow portion, and when the game balls on the upper plate side are full, the subsequent game balls dispensed by the ball dispensing means overflow from the overflow portion to the overflow ball passage side. The overflowing sphere is guided to a lower plate via a joining chute, and is stored in this lower plate as surplus spheres. That is, in the conventional ball game machine, the overflow portion and the overflow ball passage are provided on the back side of the support plate for supporting the game board from below, and the overflow ball is provided on the back side of the lower portion of the front frame. After receiving the overflow sphere overflowing to the overflow sphere passageway side at the overflow portion with the merger chute, from the merger chute through the opening of the front frame, A configuration that guides to the lower plate is adopted.

[0003]

In a conventional ball-and-ball game machine, overflowing spheres from an overflowing ball passage are once collected in a joining chute behind the front frame, and from this joining chute through an opening in the front frame, a lower plate is opened. Therefore, an opening for communicating the joining chute and the lower plate is indispensable at the lower part of the front frame, and it is necessary to form an opening at the lower part when the front frame is manufactured. Also, in the conventional ball game machine, there is a merging chute projecting backward from the front frame on the back side of the lower part of the front frame, and the overflow ball passage is arranged above the merging chute,
Not only is the structure of the lower part on the back side of the front frame complicated, but also the overflow ball passage, merger chute, etc. protrude from the front frame to the back side, and the space on the back side of this front frame can not be used effectively. is there.

That is, in recent ball game machines, the control means is divided into a plurality of parts for each control function, and an integrated circuit chip for each control function is mounted on a separate circuit board and stored in a storage case. There is a tendency that the circuit board containing the storage case is detachably disposed at an appropriate place on the back side of the front frame. In this case, since the ball payout means and a number of other mechanical parts are intensively arranged and mounted on the back mechanism plate or the like on the back side of the front frame, the back mechanism plate having relatively few mounted parts is mounted. It is very difficult to arrange each circuit board in other places except for the lower side of.

[0005] However, there is a merging chute projecting rearward at a substantially central portion on the back side of the lower portion of the front frame, and the overflow ball passage is arranged above the merging chute. , Although there are relatively few mounting parts,
It is difficult to configure the lower side of the back mechanism plate in a flat shape, and it is difficult to individually mount a plurality of circuit boards containing a storage case on that part, and use the space on the back side of the front frame for mounting circuit boards etc. There is a disadvantage that it cannot be used effectively. In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention adopts a configuration in which a subsequent game ball paid out from the ball payout means when the upper plate is full is guided to the lower plate via the front side of the front frame, and the structure is simple. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine which can be implemented easily and inexpensively, can prevent a decrease in strength due to a hole in the front frame, and can effectively use the back side of the front frame.

[0006]

According to the present invention, an upper plate 10 for storing game balls to be supplied to the firing means 16 and a lower plate 13 for storing surplus balls are provided on the front side of the front frame 2. A ball payout means 35 for paying out game balls to the upper plate 10 is provided on the back side of the front frame 2, and a game ball on the upper plate 10 side is provided between the ball payout means 35 and the upper plate 10 on the back side of the front frame 2. Ball payout means when full
Ball guide path that guides subsequent game balls from 35 to the lower plate 13 side
Ball payout means for ballistic game machines with 41,50,58
Ball guide passage 58 that guides subsequent game balls from 35 to lower plate 13
Is provided on the front side of the front frame 2.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, 1 is an outer frame, 2 is a front frame, and can be opened and closed via a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the front side of the outer frame 1. Is pivoted to. 4 is a glass door, 5 is a front panel, these are arranged vertically corresponding to the window hole 6 of the front frame 2, and are pivotally supported by a hinge (not shown) so as to be freely opened and closed. 7
Is a game board, and the front frame 2 corresponds to the window hole 6 of the front frame 2.
A support plate that is detachably attached to the game board mounting frame 8 on the back side of the front frame 2 at the lower side of the window hole 6 and behind the front frame 2.
9 supported from below. Reference numeral 10 denotes an upper plate for storing game balls for firing, which is mounted on the front side of the front plate 5 and is covered by an upper plate cover 11. A lower plate unit 12 includes a lower plate 13, an ashtray 14, and a lower decorative cover 15, and is attached to a lower side of the front frame 2 below the front plate 5.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a firing means, a firing handle 17 mounted on the right side of the lower decorative cover 15 and in front of the front frame 2 and a support plate 9.
A firing rail 18 mounted on the front side of the front frame, a firing motor 19 and a hammer 20 disposed on the back side of the front frame 2 and the like, and when the firing handle 17 is operated, the hammer 20 is operated by the firing motor 19, The game balls supplied one by one onto the firing rail 18 by a ball feeding means (not shown) mounted on the back side of the front plate 5 are fired toward the guide rail 21 side of the game board 7. As shown in FIG. 3, a guide rail 21 for guiding a game ball fired by the firing means 16 is mounted on the game board 7 in a ring shape. Each game component such as liquid crystal display means 23, winning means 24, 25, opening and closing winning means 26, large winning means 27, etc. are arranged,
Further, an out ball opening 28 is formed at the lower center of the special winning means 27.

The liquid crystal display means 23 also serves as a variable symbol display means provided with a plurality of, for example, three symbol display sections, and displays each symbol display section when a game ball wins the opening / closing prize winning section 26. When the symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time and the stopped symbol after the fluctuation becomes a predetermined jackpot symbol, a large profit winning means 27 opens and closes a predetermined number of times, thereby generating an advantageous profit state for the player. I have. The game board mounting frame 8 has a gate shape and is fixed to the back side of the front frame 2 along the window hole 6 of the front frame 2 and corresponds to the back side of the front plate 5 between the lower end portions of the game board mounting frame 8. The support plate 9 is fixed to the back side of the front frame 2 so as to perform the operation. A back mechanism plate 29 is pivotally attached to the game board mounting frame 8 by a pair of upper and lower hinges 30 so that the game board 7 can be pressed and fixed from the back side by a pair of upper and lower hinges 30. The back mechanism plate 29 has four fastening levers. It is fastened to the game board mounting frame 8 by 31.

As shown in FIG. 9, the upper plate 10 has a ball hole 72 near the ball feeding means at the right end thereof and a ball hole 72.
An opening / closing plate 73 for opening and closing the opening and a ball emptying passage 74 communicating from below with the ball emptying hole 72 when the opening / closing plate 73 is opened. The opening / closing plate 73 is provided so as to be slidable left and right, and the right end side thereof is operatively connected to a ball-pulling operation means 76 via a swing arm 75. Opening / closing plate 73 and swing arm 75 are mounting plates for upper plate 10
It is located behind the front panel 5 behind the
Reference numeral 75 is pivotally supported by a mounting plate 77 via a support shaft 78 so as to be able to swing left and right, and is urged by a spring 79 so as to close the opening / closing plate 73 in a normally closed state. The ball removing operation means 76 is slidably disposed on the right end side of the upper plate cover 11 in the left-right direction.
The opening / closing plate 73 is slid left and right by operating 80 in the left-right direction. The ball removing passage 74 is bent toward the center in the upper plate cover 11, and its open end 74a is arranged so as to oppose a side surface of a bent passage portion described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 32 is formed in the center of the back of the back mechanism plate 29, and a prize ball tank 33 and a tank rail 34 are provided above the opening 32. The means 35 is provided with a ball payout passage 36 on the lower side, and when a game ball wins the big winning means 27 etc., the game ball in the prize ball tank 33 passes through the tank rail 34 and the ball payout means.
The ball is paid out as a prize ball by 35, and the prize ball is guided to the upper plate 10 or the like via a ball payout passage. On the back side of the game board 7, a back cover 37 for covering game parts such as the liquid crystal display means 23 and the special winning means 27 from the back side, and a special winning means 27.
A ball collecting tank 38 for storing game balls passing behind the game board 7 after winning a prize, etc. is mounted, and these are arranged vertically so as to fit into the opening 32 when the back mechanism plate 29 is closed. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the support plate 9 is integrally formed with a projecting portion 39 and an overflow ball outlet 40 on the left side, and extends from the front left side to the center portion side. The one-ball guide passage 41 is mounted on the center, the second ball guide passage 42 is mounted on the center portion, and the firing rail 18 is mounted on the right side. The protruding portion 39 protrudes upward from the front side of the support plate 9. The protruding portion 39 has a rail receiving portion 43 for receiving the starting end side of the guide rail 21 and a prize ball outlet passage 44.
And are provided integrally. The winning ball lead-out passage 44 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, a prize ball outlet 45 is provided on the front end side, and when the front plate 5 is closed, the prize ball outlet 45 is connected to the front plate 5.
The prize ball dispensed from the ball dispensing means 35 is fitted to and communicates with the prize ball introduction port 47 on the rear end side of the prize ball introduction passage 46 on the side of the upper plate.
It is derived to the 10 side. The overflow ball outlet 40 is formed on the support plate 9 below the prize ball outlet passage 44 of the protrusion 39, and serves to overflow the ball guided from the overflow portion 48 via the overflow ball passage 50. It is guided to the front side of the support plate 9.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the back mechanism plate 29 has a prize ball falling passage 49 and an overflow ball passage 50 corresponding to the prize ball outlet passage 44 and the overflow ball outlet 40, respectively. It is provided up and down.
The prize ball fall passage 49 and the overflow ball passage 50 are formed by the overflow plate 51 of the overflow portion 48.
The upper side of the overflow plate 51 is a winning ball falling passage 49, and the lower side from the rear side of the overflow plate 51 is an overflow ball passage.
It is 50. The prize ball drop passage 49 has a ball drop plate 52 disposed above and behind the overflow plate 51, so that game balls from the ball payout passage 36 fall onto the overflow plate 51. As shown in FIG. 5, the overflow portion 48 extends from the upper plate 10 to the award ball introduction passage.
When the game balls 46 and the prize ball outlet passage 44 side are full, the game balls falling from the ball drop plate 52 are configured to overflow from the rear end side of the overflow plate 51 to the overflow ball passage 50 side. ing. The ball payout passage 36 is constituted by a back mechanism plate 29 and a passage plate 53 mounted on the back side thereof.
The overflow ball passage 50 is closed by a passage plate 53 from the back side.

The firing rail 18 is mounted on the front right side of the support plate 9, and a second ball guide passage 42 is vertically arranged between the shooting rail 18 and the rail receiving portion 43. The second ball guide passage 42 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 8 to FIG.
Foul ball receptacle 54 for receiving foul balls from the 21 side
At its upper end, and its foul ball socket 54 is
It is provided at a position slightly lower than the extension of. The first ball guide passage 41 is provided on the support plate 9 as shown in FIGS.
A ball receiving port 55 is provided at the left end side of the front side of the vehicle so as to be inclined upward to the left and open upward at the left end side. Ball socket 55
Is the prize ball discharge port of the prize ball discharge passage 44 when the front plate 5 is opened.
45 and the prize ball outlet 45 of the prize ball outlet passage 44 so as to receive the spilled ball spilling out of the prize ball inlet 47 of the prize ball inlet passage 46 and the overflowing ball coming out of the overflow ball outlet 40. Overflow ball outlet 40
And is located below.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the first ball guide passage 41 has a bent passage portion 56 which is bent forward at the center portion side. The lower end of the second ball guide passage 42 communicates with the back side thereof so that the spilling ball and overflow ball on the side and the foul ball on the side of the second ball guide passage 42 merge. The bent passage portion 56 has a horizontally long shape that is long in the left-right direction, protrudes to the front side of the front frame 2 and the front plate 5 through a cutout portion 57 at the lower portion of the front plate 5, and a third ball guide passage on the front side of the front frame 2. It is connected to 58. A communication port 56a communicating with the opening end 74a of the ball emptying passage 74 is formed in the bent passage portion 56 on the side opposite to the first ball guide passage 41, and game balls from the ball emptying passage 74 bend from the communication hole 56a. It is designed to enter the passage 56. The first ball guide passage 41 is composed of a passage main body 60 fixed to the front side of the support plate 9 and a passage cover 61 attached to the front side of the passage main body 60, and these are supported by screws or the like. 9 is detachably fixed. The second ball guide passage 42 includes a support plate 9 and a passage case 59 fixed to the front side thereof. When the front plate 5 is closed, the first ball guide passage 41 and the second ball guide passage 42 are located on the front side by the front plate 5 and the upper plate cover 11 except for the lower side of the bent passage portion 56 of the first ball guide passage 41. Covered from.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the lower plate unit 12 includes a skeleton 62 as a strength member, and a horizontally-long rectangular lower decorative cover 15 covering the skeleton 62. A contact plate 63 is interposed between the front frame 2 and the front frame 2. The skeletal body 62 is integrally formed with a lower plate 13 for storing excess spheres and a U-shaped ashtray support (not shown).
Are pivotally supported to be rotatable back and forth. Lower cosmetic cover 15
Is a lower plate cover 64 surrounding the lower plate 13 and the lower plate cover
The lower plate cover 64 has an opening 71 corresponding to the opening of the lower plate 13. A lower plate is provided between the lower decorative cover 15 and the patch plate 63.
A third ball guide passage 58 is formed in the vertical direction at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction corresponding to the range of 13 so that the spilling ball, overflow ball and foul ball from the bent passage portion 56 can be formed in the third ball guide passage. It is configured to be guided into the lower plate 13 via 58.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the third ball guide passage 58 is formed integrally with the concave portion 65 formed on the backing plate 63 and the lower decorative cover 15, and fits into the concave portion 65 from the front side. A passage cover 66 is provided. Passage cover 66
Is slightly protruded from the lower decorative cover 15 to the front side, the lower end side protrudes downward along the front frame 2, and at the lower end thereof, a bending guide portion 67 for guiding a spilling ball or the like backward toward the backing plate 63 side is provided. Is provided. A third ball guide passage is provided on the backing plate 63
A ball receiving recess 68 is formed to receive a falling ball or the like falling from 58 and guide it forward to the lower plate 13. In addition, the ball receiving recess
Reference numeral 68 denotes a shape that is widened before the lower plate 13 is widened.
In the above-configured ball game machine, when the firing handle 17 of the firing means 16 is operated in a state where the game ball is put in the upper plate 10, the firing motor 19 is operated to sequentially play the game balls on the firing rail 18 in the game board 7. And the ball feeding means operates in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 16 to supply the game balls of the upper plate 10 onto the firing rail 18.

The game ball fired by the firing means 16 is guided from the firing rail 18 to the upper side of the game board 7 via the guide rail 21, and then falls downward along the game board 7 while colliding with a game nail or the like. I do. Then, the game balls enter the big prize winning means 27 and the like while falling along the game board 7, and the non-winning game balls are guided to the back side of the game board 7 from the out ball opening 28 and collected. When a firing error such as insufficient hitting of a game ball by the firing means 16 occurs, the foul ball falls from the firing rail 18 or the guide rail 21 into the foul ball receiving port 54, and from the foul ball receiving port 54 to the second ball guide passage 42. Through the third ball guide passage 58, falls down along the third ball guide passage 58, and falls from the ball receiving recess 68 to the lower plate 13.
It is guided inside and stored in the lower plate 13.

The game balls which have won the special winning means 27 and the like pass through the back side of the game board 7 and are temporarily stored in a ball collecting tank 38, and thereafter are collected one by one from the lower side of the ball collecting tank 38. Go. Then, the ball payout means 35 operates in conjunction with the collection of the game balls from the ball collection tank 38, and the prize ball tank 33
The game balls supplied from the player via the tank rail 34 are paid out by a specified number as prize balls. The prize ball paid out by the ball payout means 35 falls from the ball drop plate 52 through the ball discharge passage 36 and the prize ball fall passage 49 onto the overflow plate 51 of the overflow portion 48,
It is guided to the upper plate 10 via the prize ball derivation passage 44 and the prize ball introduction passage 46. A game ball is filled in the upper plate 10 and the prize ball introduction passage
When the ball reaches a full state from 46 to the prize ball derivation passage 44 side, the game ball that has fallen from the ball drop plate 52 onto the overflow plate 51 of the overflow section 48 overflows downward from the rear end side of the overflow plate 51. . The overflowing sphere overflowing from the overflowing plate 51 is moved from the overflowing ball passage 50 to the support plate 9.
Is guided to the ball receiving port 55 side through the overflowing ball discharging port 40 of the first ball guiding path 41 and the third ball guiding path 58 from the ball receiving port 55.
Is guided to the lower plate 13.

When inspecting the ball feeding means, the front plate 5
To the front side around the hinge. In this case, if the game balls in the upper plate 10 are full from the prize ball introduction passage 46 to the prize ball derivation passage 44 side, the front plate 5 is opened when the front plate 5 is opened.
The rear end of the prize ball introduction passage 46 on the 5th side is disengaged from the front end of the prize ball discharge passage 44 on the support plate 9 side, and the prize ball introduction port 47 at the rear end of the prize ball introduction passage 46 and the front end of the prize ball discharge passage 44 The prize ball spills out of the gap with the prize ball outlet 45 as a spill ball. Then, the spilled ball falls into the ball receiving port 55, and from the ball receiving port 55,
The ball is guided to the lower plate 13 via the ball guide passage 41 and the third ball guide passage 58, and is collected in the lower plate 13. To remove the game ball from the upper plate 10, when the knob 80 is operated rightward against the spring 79, the swing arm 75 rotates clockwise to open and close the open / close plate 73.
Opens the ball hole 72. For this reason, the game balls in the upper plate 10 enter the bent passage portion 56 through the ball removal hole 72 through the ball removal hole 72 and the communication port 56a, and from the bent passage portion 56 through the third ball guide passage 58 to the lower plate. You will be guided to 13.

In this embodiment, the front frame includes a game ball extracted from the upper plate 10, a spilled ball when the front plate 5 is opened, an overflowed ball overflowed from the overflow section 48, and a foul ball caused by a mistake in firing.
2 can be guided to the lower plate 13 through the third ball guide passage 58 on the front side, so that a converging chute on the back side of the conventional front frame 2 is provided, and the convergent chute is guided to the lower plate 13 through the opening of the front frame 2. It is not necessary to form an opening in the lower part of the front frame 2 as compared with the
2 The strength of the lower side can be easily secured. Further, as in the conventional case, the spilling ball and the foul ball are temporarily moved from the front side of the support plate 9 to the front frame 2.
It is not necessary to return to the lower side of the support plate 9 and guide the lower plate 13 through the opening of the front frame 2 thereafter.
1. Since the second ball guide passage 42 is guided directly from the second ball guide passage 42 to the lower plate 13 via the third ball guide passage 58 on the front side of the front frame 2, the structure of each mechanism member on the lower rear side of the front frame 2 is simplified. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced in combination with the reduction in the number of parts.

Further, unlike the related art, there is no need to provide a joining chute or the like on the back side of the front frame 2 and the structure of each mechanism member on the back side of the front frame 2 is simplified. For example, the structure of the support plate 9, the back mechanism plate 29, and the like can be simplified. For this reason, the control means is divided into a plurality of circuit boards for each control function, and each of the circuit boards is stored in the storage case, and the support plate 9 and the back mechanism plate 29 are provided in the vicinity of the lower portion on the back side of the front frame 2.
Also, in the case of mounting on the like, the mounting position can be freely selected according to the control function of each circuit board, and the space behind the front frame 2 can be used effectively. A prize ball outlet 45 and an overflow ball outlet 40 are provided on the support plate 9 above and below, and a ball receiving port 55 of the first ball guide passage 41 is provided below the prize ball outlet 45 and the overflow ball outlet 40. Is provided, the first ball guide passage 41 can be used for both the spilling ball and the overflowing ball, and the structure can be simplified as compared with the case where separate passages are provided. Further, since the first ball guide passage 41 and the second ball guide passage 42 are provided in front of the support plate 9, the support plate 9 and the front plate
5 and the space between the front panel 5
Thereby, the first ball guide passage 41 and the second ball guide passage 42 can be covered from the front side, and they are not exposed to the front side.

Further, a first ball guide passage 41 is provided at the front side of the support plate 9 in an inclined manner, and a second ball guide passage 41 is provided below the first ball guide passage 41.
Because the ball guide passage 42 and the ball empty passage 74 communicate with each other,
All game balls such as a falling ball, an overflowing ball and a foul ball can be joined and guided to the third ball guide passage 58, and the third ball guide passage 58
Need not be provided separately. A bent passage portion 56 is provided below the first ball guide passage 41, and the bent passage portion 56 projects forward from the cutout portion 57 of the front plate 5 to communicate with the upper end side of the third ball guide passage 58. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform large processing on the front plate 5 and most of the bent passage portion 56 can be easily covered with the upper plate cover 11.

The third ball guide passage 58 is formed between the lower decorative cover 15 and the backing plate 63 and has a rectangular tubular cross-section that is longer in the left-right direction than in the front-rear direction. A simple passage cross-sectional area can be easily secured, and the amount of protrusion to the front side can be reduced. Moreover, the third ball guide passage 58 is provided on the lower plate 13
Are arranged vertically in the central portion within the width in the left-right direction, so that the structure of the third ball guide passage 58 itself can be simplified, and the spilling ball, overflow ball, etc. from the bent passage portion 56 can be quickly removed. Guide to the lower plate 13. In addition, the third ball guide passage 58 has a front guide frame for the game ball falling from above at the bending guide portion 67 at the lower end thereof.
Since the ball is bent to the second side and guided to the ball receiving recess 68 side, and is received by the ball receiving recess 68 and then guided to the lower plate 13 side, the game ball falling from the third ball guide passage 58 is When jumping in the player 13 or when the player grasps the game ball in the lower plate 13 by hand, the player does not directly hit the player's hand with the game ball falling from the third ball guide passage 58.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the embodiment, the first ball guide passage 41 is used for both the spilling ball and the overflowing ball. However, separate passages may be provided for the spilling ball and the overflowing ball. Further, another path may be provided on the left side of the lower plate 13 for guiding the spilling ball and the overflowing ball, and guided into the lower plate 13 via the passage. The game balls extracted from the upper plate 10 may be guided to the lower plate 13 from the right side thereof. In the embodiment, when the upper plate 10 is full, the overflow portion 48
Overflows the subsequent game ball and overflows the overflowing ball passage
The guide is guided to the first ball guide passage 41 side through 50, but instead of the overflow portion 48 and the overflow ball passage 50, a passage switching means and a ball guide passage are provided, and the upper plate 10 is full. At this time, the ball may be guided from the ball guide passage to the first ball guide passage 41 by switching the passage switching means.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the launch means is provided on the front side of the front frame 2.
An upper plate 10 for storing game balls to be supplied to the 16 side and a lower plate 13 for storing surplus balls are provided, and ball dispensing means 35 for discharging game balls to the upper plate 10 is provided on the back side of the front frame 2. On the back side of the front frame 2, between the ball payout means 35 and the upper plate 10, when the game balls on the upper plate 10 side are full, the subsequent game balls from the ball payout means 35 are guided to the lower plate 13 side. In the ball game machine provided with the ball guide passages 41, 50, 58, since the ball guide passage 58 for guiding the subsequent game ball from the ball payout means 35 to the lower plate 13 is provided on the front side of the front frame 2, The subsequent game balls can be guided to the lower plate 13 via the front side of the front frame 2, and the structure is simpler and easier and less expensive than in the past, and the strength of the front frame 2 is prevented from being reduced by drilling holes. Yes, and the back side of the front frame 2 can be used effectively.

A front plate 5 pivotally attached to the front side of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable and provided with an upper plate 10, and a game board 7 fixed to the front frame 2 on the back side of the front plate 5 and the game board 7 from below. A ball guide passage for guiding the subsequent game ball from the ball dispensing means 35 to the front ball guide passage 58 side of the front frame 2 when the game ball on the upper plate 10 is full between the support plate 9 and the supporting plate 9 to be supported. Since the space 41 is provided, the space between the support plate 9 and the front plate 5 can be effectively used, and the game balls can be smoothly guided to the ball guide passage 58 on the front side of the front frame 2. In addition, on the back side of the support plate 9, when the game balls on the upper plate 10 side are full, the overflow portion 48 that overflows the subsequent game ball from the ball dispensing means 35, and overflows from this overflow portion 48 Since the overflow ball passage 50 for guiding the game ball to the ball guide passage 41 on the front side of the support plate 9 is provided, the overflow of the game ball can be performed on the back side of the support plate 9 and the structure can be simplified.

Further, the decorative cover 15 which covers the lower part of the front frame 2 from the front is provided with the ball guide passage 58 for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 13, so that the decorative cover 15 and the ball guide passage 58 are designed to be designed. Can be harmonized. The support plate 9 also has a ball outlet 45 for guiding game balls from the ball payout means 35 to the upper plate 10,
An overflow ball outlet 40 communicating with the overflow ball passage 50 is provided on the upper and lower sides, and a ball receiver 55 of the ball guide passage 41 is provided below these outlets 40 and 45, so that both outlets 40 and 45 are provided. Can be guided to the lower plate 13 via the ball guide passage 41.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, with a front plate removed.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of a lower side of the ball game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a partially broken plan view of a lower side of the ball game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a ball guide passage showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view of the lower side of the ball game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 2 Front frame 5 Front plate 9 Support plate 10 Upper plate 13 Lower plate 15 Makeup cover 16 Launching means 35 Ball discharging means 41,50,58 Ball guide passage 40 Overflow ball outlet 45 Ball outlet 48 Overflow section 55 Ball receptacle

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] An upper plate (10) for storing game balls to be supplied to the firing means (16) side and a lower plate (13) for storing surplus balls are provided on the front side of the front frame (2). A ball payout means (35) for paying out game balls to the upper plate (10) is provided behind the front frame (2), and the front frame (2) is provided.
Between the ball dispensing means (35) and the upper plate (10)
When the game ball on the (10) side is full, the ball guide path (4) guiding the subsequent game ball from the ball payout means (35) to the lower plate (13) side
1) In the ball game machine provided with (50) and (58), the ball guide path (58) for guiding the subsequent game ball from the ball payout means (35) to the lower plate (13) is provided with the front frame (2). A ball game machine provided on the front side of a ball game machine. 2. A front plate (5) pivotally attached to the front side of a front frame (2) so as to be openable and closable and provided with an upper plate (10);
When the game balls on the upper plate (10) are full, between the support plate (9) fixed to the front frame (2) on the back side and supporting the game board (7) from below, the ball payout means The ball according to claim 1, characterized in that a ball guide path (41) is provided for guiding the subsequent game ball from (35) to the front ball guide path (58) side of the front frame (2). Gaming machine. 3. An overflow section (48) on the back side of the support plate (9) for overflowing a subsequent game ball from the ball payout means (35) when the game ball on the upper plate (10) is full. An overflow ball passage (50) for guiding game balls overflowing from the overflow portion (48) to a ball guide passage (41) on the front side of the support plate (9) is provided. 3. The ball and ball game machine according to 2. 4. A ball guide passageway (58) for guiding game balls to a lower plate (13) in a decorative cover (15) covering the lower part of the front frame (2) from the front.
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, further comprising: 5. A support plate (9), a ball outlet (45) for guiding game balls from a ball payout means (35) to an upper plate (10), and an overflow communicating with an overflow ball passage (50). The flow ball outlet (40) is provided up and down,
The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein a ball receiving port (55) of the ball guide passage (41) is provided below the outlets (40), (45).