JP2001137502A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the structure of a ball passage in the back set mechanism board of a game board, to secure the installation space of a device such as a control board, and to suppress an increase of the size in the depth direction on the back face of a game machine. SOLUTION: An upper tray 6 is openably fitted to an inner frame 3 hinge- connected to an outer frame 1, and a lower tray 8 is provided below it. A support plate 31 supporting the game board is fitted to the back of the inner frame 3, and a ball passage guiding the delivered game balls to the upper tray 6 is provided on the back set mechanism board 9 on the back face of the inner frame 3 in this game machine. An upper tray connecting trough 51 guiding the game balls to an upper tray body from the ball passage of the back set mechanism plate 9 is provided on the support plate 31, for example, an excess ball outflow port 53 discharging the game balls overflowing from the upper tray body toward a lower tray body 8a and a full gutter 54 guiding the discharged game balls to the lower tray body 8a are provided on the support plate 31, for example, thus the excess ball outflow port 53 and the full gutter 54 are arranged in the front of the front face of the back set mechanism board 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine, in which an upper plate body is filled with surplus game balls from a surplus ball outlet after being filled with game balls paid out as prize balls. The present invention relates to an installation structure of the surplus sphere outflow port and a full gutter in a gaming machine configured to flow out to a gutter and to be guided to a lower plate main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game ball paid out as a prize ball upon detection of a winning ball is stored in an upper plate main body at a lower portion of the front of the machine frame, supplied to a launching device, and paid out. Conventionally, there has been known a configuration in which surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is filled with the filled game balls are caused to flow out from the surplus ball outlet and stored in the lower plate main body. .

A pachinko machine (game machine) shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is an example of the above-mentioned conventional game machine having an upper plate main body and a lower plate main body. The inner frame 3 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1 by a hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable. And inner frame 3
On the front of the frame decoration 4 attached to the top of the inner frame 3
A glass frame 5 is attached below the glass frame 5 by the hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable with the inner frame 3 together with the inner frame 3. An upper tray 6 having a main body is attached. A lower tray 8 having a lower plate main body and a firing lever 7 is mounted below the upper tray 6 on the front surface of the inner frame 3. Behind the inner frame 3, a glass frame 5
The game board is detachably mounted at a predetermined distance from the glass plate held by the game board. A back set mechanism plate 9 is attached to the back of the inner frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.

A box-shaped cover member 10 for covering the rear surface of the game board is provided at the center on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, and game balls supplied from outside are stored above the cover member 10. The ball tank 11 to be put is fixed, and a replenishing ball out switch 12 is provided at a position facing the outlet below the outlet provided at the tip of the ball tank 11, which is inclined downward toward the right side when viewed from the front, in the inclined direction, , Below the ball tank 11, the ball tank
An inclined tank rail 13 is provided so that the game ball flowing out of the outlet of 11 can be rolled to the left in a front view.
A ball holding plate 14 is arranged near the terminal end of 13.

On the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, a case rail 15 is provided on the left side of the cover member 10 when viewed from the front, and extends downward by being connected to the left end of the tank rail 13. A prize ball payout device 16 is connected to the lower end of the rail 15 and includes a screw 16a and a motor 16b as a drive source.
A prize ball payout gutter 17 connected to the outlet of is provided,
A ball drain gutter 18 extends from the case rail 15 to the outermost peripheral portion of the back set mechanism plate 9 in parallel with the case rail 15.
A ball-pulling lever 19 that is operated from the outside so as to guide game balls to the ball-pulling gutter 18 is provided at a portion that branches to 18.

Downward of the winning ball payout gutter 17 on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the paid out game balls are caused to flow down, and approximately 90 ° toward the upper tray 6 by the flow path conversion unit 20 on the way. A ball passage 21 is provided to convert the flow path and extend to a position corresponding to the entrance of a gutter penetrating through the rear surface of the upper tray 6, and to guide the paid game balls to the upper plate main body. Conversion unit 20
An extra ball outlet 22 that branches off from the ball passage 21 upstream of the upper ball main body and is filled with surplus game balls by the paid out game balls toward the lower plate main body, A game which communicates with the surplus ball outlet 22 and extends from the rear side wall of the lower plate body at the lower part of the gaming machine to a position corresponding to the entrance of a gutter penetrating the rear surface of the lower tray 8, so that the game does not fit into the upper plate body. A full gutter 23 that guides the ball down to the lower plate main body is provided. Further, the lower part of the ball drain gutter 18 is formed by the flow path conversion part 20 of the ball passage 21.
Of the full gutter 23 is extended substantially vertically to the lowermost part of the back setting mechanism plate so as to be connected to the inclined portion. A payout control board 24 for controlling the launch and payout of game balls is provided at the lower rightmost position of the back setting mechanism plate 9 for the right gutter 23 when viewed from the front of the full gutter 23, and the rear surface of the game board immediately above it. On the rear surface of the box-shaped cover member 10 that covers the game board, a main board 25 that controls game contents and the like on the game board surface is provided.

In the pachinko machine having the above configuration,
After the ball is fired by the launching device, the game ball that has returned to the outer rail without reaching the game area and recovers the ball as a foul ball, and the game ball stored in the upper plate body by the operation of the player is lowered. A lower plate connecting gutter communicating with the upper plate ball drain gutter to be flowed down to the plate body is provided on the rear surface of the lower tray 8, and the foul ball collection port and the lower plate connecting gutter penetrate the rear surface of the lower plate 8. It is configured to join the gutter from above.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, a surplus sphere outlet for allowing surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is full to flow toward the lower plate main body.
Since the back set mechanism plate 9 is provided with a full gutter 23 for guiding the game balls flowing out from the surplus ball outlet 22 to the lower plate body, the ball 22 and the ball passage 21 are provided on the back surface of the back set mechanism plate 9. A space for arranging the surplus sphere outlet 22 and the full gutter 23 is required, and the ball passage 21 extends to the position corresponding to the gutter provided on the upper tray 6 through the back set mechanism plate. In addition, it is necessary to extend the full gutter 23 from a position communicating with the surplus ball outlet 22 to a position corresponding to a gutter provided on the lower tray 8 at the lower part of the gaming machine through the back setting mechanism plate 9. This causes the back-setting mechanism plate 9 to be large, and also complicates the structure of the ball passage.

In addition, in today's gaming machines, since the content (game board, etc.) for controlling the game content has become larger or more numerous with the complexity of the game content, the ball path has become more complicated, and the For example, like the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the main board 25 for controlling the game contents and the like on the gaming board surface is provided on the rear surface of the box-shaped cover member 10 covering the gaming machine rear surface. Therefore, the size in the depth direction tends to be large on the rear surface of the gaming machine.

Therefore, the structure of the ball passage in the back-setting mechanism plate of the gaming machine is simplified, and a space for installing a device such as a board for control is secured, so that the size of the rear surface of the gaming machine in the depth direction is increased. The challenge is to be able to avoid it. An object of the present invention is to solve this problem.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a surplus ball outlet for discharging surplus game balls after the upper plate body is filled with paid out game balls, and a surplus ball outlet. A full gutter for guiding the game balls flowing out to the lower plate main body is provided forward of the front of the back set mechanism plate, thereby simplifying the ball passage of the back set mechanism plate and miniaturizing the ball passage. Therefore, the empty space can be effectively used for installation of a device such as a substrate.

That is, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an upper plate main body for storing game balls paid out as prize balls and supplying the game balls to a launching device at a lower portion of a front surface of a machine frame to which a game board is attached. A lower plate main body for storing surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is filled with the paid out game balls is provided, and a prize ball is provided on a back set mechanism plate provided on the back of the machine frame. A ball passage for letting out the game balls paid out is provided, and the paid game balls are guided from the ball passage to the upper plate main body via the upper plate connection gutter, and the surplus game balls are removed. In a gaming machine configured to flow out from a surplus ball outlet to a full gutter and guide it to the lower plate main body, the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter are provided forward of a front surface of the back set mechanism plate. It is characterized by.

In this case, the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter for letting out the surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is full are both provided in front of the front of the back setting mechanism plate, so that the back setting can be performed. The ball passage provided in the mechanism plate can have a simple structure that does not connect the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter, and the full gutter does not need to have a structure that penetrates the back set mechanism plate, The size of the back setting mechanism plate can be reduced, and an installation space for a substrate or the like can be secured on the back surface of the back setting mechanism plate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine comprising an outer frame having an open front and rear surface, an inner frame openably and closably mounted on the front of the outer frame, and an outer rail and an inner rail on the front. An area is defined and a game board detachably mounted on the inner frame, a launching device for firing game balls toward the game area on the front of the game board, and a game ball is supplied and paid out to the launching device. An upper tray that has an upper plate body for storing game balls and is attached to the front of the inner frame so as to be openable and closable, and has become surplus after the upper plate body is full with paid out game balls. A lower tray having a lower tray body for storing game balls, disposed below the upper tray, a back set mechanism plate provided on the back of the inner frame, and a payout provided on the back set mechanism plate; Ball passage and an upper plate connecting the ball passage to the upper plate body A connecting gutter, a surplus ball outlet for allowing the surplus game balls to flow toward the lower plate main body, a full gutter communicating with the surplus ball outlet, and connecting the full gutter and the lower plate main body. In a gaming machine equipped with a lower plate connecting gutter,
The surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are provided on an upper portion of the lower plate connection gutter or on the upper tray.

In this case, a surplus ball outlet and a full gutter for letting out surplus game balls after the upper plate main body becomes full are connected to a lower plate connection gutter located forward of the front of the back set mechanism plate. By providing the upper set, or the upper set tray also located in front of the front of the back set mechanism plate, the ball passage provided in the back set mechanism plate has a simple structure that does not connect the excess sphere outlet or full gutter. In addition, the full gutter does not need to have a structure that penetrates the back set mechanism plate, so that the back set mechanism plate can be reduced in size, and a substrate or the like can be provided on the back surface of the back set mechanism plate. Installation space can be secured.

A gaming machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the second aspect, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter.

In order to provide the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter on the upper part of the lower plate connecting gutter or on the upper tray, for example, it is preferable to provide the surplus sphere outlet on the upper plate connecting gutter.

The gaming machine of the invention according to claim 4 is:
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the inner frame is provided with a support plate for supporting a lower portion of the game board mounted on the inner frame, and the support plate includes the upper plate connecting gutter and the support plate. A full gutter is provided.

When the surplus ball outlet is provided in the upper connection gutter, the upper connection gutter and the full gutter can be provided on the support plate supporting the game board.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game board according to the third aspect, the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter are provided on a rear surface of the upper tray. Features.

When the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter, both the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter can be provided on the rear surface of the upper receiving tray.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game board according to the third aspect, the inner frame has a support plate for supporting the game board mounted on the inner frame from below. Is provided, the upper plate connecting gutter is provided on a rear surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter is provided on the support plate.

When the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter, the upper plate connecting gutter can be provided on the rear surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter can be provided on the support plate supporting the gaming machine.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, the upper plate main body and the upper plate connection gutter are filled with game balls.
When the upper tray is opened with respect to the inner frame, a spilled ball collection port for collecting game balls spilled through the support plate is provided in the full gutter. .

By providing such a spill ball recovery port in the full gutter, when the upper tray body is opened with respect to the inner frame when the upper plate body and the upper plate connection gutter are full of game balls, a payout for payout is provided. Gaming balls remaining in the ball passage and spilling through the support plate can be collected in the lower plate main body.

The gaming machine according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh aspect of the present invention, wherein the game machine does not reach the gaming area after being fired by the firing device. A foul ball collection port for collecting the game balls having returned from the outer rail as foul balls is provided on the upper surface of the full gutter.

By providing the foul ball collection port on the upper surface of the full gutter in this way, the path of surplus ball outflow and the path of foul ball collection can be simplified to simplify the path configuration.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the surplus sphere outlet is provided on a surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter is connected to the upper tray. It is characterized by being provided in.

With respect to providing the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter on the upper part of the lower tray connecting gutter or on the upper tray, the surplus sphere outlet may be provided on the surface of the upper tray and the full gutter may be provided on the upper tray. it can.

A game machine according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the ninth aspect, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate main body.

As for the provision of the surplus sphere outlet on the surface of the upper tray, for example, it is preferable to provide the outlet in the upper plate body as described above.

[0032] The gaming machine of the invention according to claim 11 is
In the gaming machine having the configuration according to claim 10, the surplus sphere outflow port is provided in a bottom left portion of the bottom of the upper plate main body in a front view opposite to a supply side to the launching device. Features.

Regarding the provision of the surplus sphere outlet in the upper plate main body, it is preferable to provide the bottom portion of the upper plate main body at the left corner in a front view opposite to the supply side to the launching apparatus.

A game machine according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention
In the gaming machine according to the eleventh aspect, the full gutter is provided substantially vertically.

In the case where the surplus sphere outlet is provided at the bottom of the upper plate main body at the left corner in front view opposite to the supply side to the firing device,
A full gutter can thus be provided substantially vertically.

A gaming machine according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides:
In the gaming machine according to the twelfth aspect, an outlet of the game ball flowing down the full gutter to the lower dish main body is provided on the left side wall of the lower dish main body in the front view. And

A surplus bead outlet is provided at the bottom of the upper plate main body at the left corner in front view opposite to the supply side to the launching device, a full gutter is provided substantially vertically, and the lower plate main body is provided. Is provided on the left side wall of the lower plate main body as viewed from the front as described above, so that all of the portion relating to the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are compactly arranged on one side of the front of the gaming machine.

[0038]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the gaming machine, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine, FIG. 4 is a front view of a single game board, and FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the gaming machine. 6 is a single rear view of the back setting mechanism plate. FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the first embodiment is according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, and according to claim 8, wherein the front and rear surfaces are opened as a machine frame. It has an outer frame 1 and on the front surface of the outer frame 1, while maintaining a substantially vertical posture,
Further, a frame-shaped inner frame 3 is rotatably attached by a hinge 2 and can be opened and closed. A frame decoration 4 is attached to the uppermost part of the inner frame 3, and a glass frame is provided below the frame decoration 4 on the front surface of the inner frame 3 so as to be able to be opened and closed with the inner frame 3 by the hinge 2. 5, and an upper tray 6 is attached below the glass frame 5 so as to be openable and closable together. A lower tray 8 having a firing lever 7 is mounted below the upper tray 6 on the front surface of the inner frame 3. And behind the inner frame 3,
A game board 30 (FIG. 4) is detachably mounted at a predetermined distance from the glass plate 5a held by the glass frame 5. A support plate 31 is provided below the inner frame 3, and the support plate 31 supports a lower portion of the game board 30.

An upper plate body 6a for temporarily storing a large number of game balls is provided on the surface of the upper plate 6, and the upper plate body 6a is filled with game balls on the surface of the lower plate 8. A lower plate main body 8a for storing the surplus game balls later is provided. Further, on the rear surface of the upper tray 6, there is provided an upper tray ball drain gutter 32 for allowing game balls stored in the upper tray main body 6a to flow down toward the lower tray main body when operated by the player. On the rear surface, a lower plate connection gutter 33 communicating with the upper plate ball drain gutter 32 when the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, and game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate main body 6a. A firing device 34 for shooting is provided.

The support plate 31 is provided with a firing rail 35 for guiding the game balls shot by the shooting device 34 toward the board of the game board 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 has a game area 38 formed on a board surface thereof by a partition member such as an outer rail 36 and an inner rail 37. Is guided further by the outer rail 36 to the upper portion of the game board 30, and reaches the game area 38 by passing over the upper end of the inner rail 37.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, on the back surface of the inner frame 3, there is provided a back setting mechanism plate 9 on which various mechanisms are set in an overlapping manner. This back setting mechanism plate 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable, and has a box-shaped cover member 10 for covering the rear surface of the game board in the center as shown in FIG.
A ball tank 11 for storing game balls supplied from the outside is fixed above the cover member 10 in a sitting state so as to withstand a large amount of game balls. The ball tank 11 is linked to the tilting operation of a tiltable tread plate lever (not shown) provided at a position facing below the outlet at the front end of the bottom of the ball tank 11 inclined downward to the right in front view. , A supply ball out switch 12 is provided.
This is to detect the presence or absence of a game ball in the ball tank 11 and to issue a ball-out signal when the ball is exhausted, thereby prompting replenishment of the game ball. In addition, below the ball tank 11, two tank rails 13 are provided which are inclined so as to roll game balls flowing out of the outlet of the ball tank 11 leftward when viewed from the front, near the left end of the tank rail 13. In order to prevent the game balls in the tank rail 13 from overlapping with the second and third steps due to subtle changes in the contact pressure of each other, and to prevent the ball clogging phenomenon, the ball can be tilted freely by supporting one end. The ball holding plate 14 is arranged.

On the back side of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the left side of the cover member 10 when viewed from the front is connected to the left end of the tank rail 13, and then bends immediately downward, and then extends substantially vertically downward. A strip case rail 15 is provided, and a prize ball payout device 16 composed of a screw 16a and a motor 16b as a driving source is provided below the case rail 15.
Is connected to the inlet of the prize ball dispensing device 16. A prize ball payout gutter 17 is connected to the lower outlet of the prize ball payout device 16.

The case rail 15 is bent many times so that as many game balls as possible can be stored therein and the prize ball payout device 16 is not overloaded. In addition, a ball extraction gutter 18 is provided in the outermost peripheral portion of the back setting mechanism plate 9 in a state of being buried in parallel with the case rail 15. The ball drain gutter 18 has an upper end connected to a passage portion branched from the bent portion on the upper side of the case rail 15, and an entrance of the branched passage portion is provided from outside so as to guide game balls to the ball drain gutter 18. An operable ball release lever 19 is provided.

Downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17 on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the paid out game balls are caused to flow down, and the flow path conversion unit 20 moves the game balls toward the upper tray 6 by about 90 degrees.球 A ball passage 21 is provided which converts the flow path and extends toward the rear surface of the upper tray 6 and guides the paid out game balls to the upper plate main body.

The lower part of the ball drain gutter 18 extends obliquely below the flow path conversion part 20 of the ball passage 21 toward the center, and is connected to the inclined part, and is set substantially vertically to the back setting mechanism. It extends to the lowermost part of the plate 9 and is configured to withdraw a game ball outside the machine.

A payout control board 24 for controlling the launching and payout of game balls is provided below the portion inclined downward toward the center of the lower part of the ball drop gutter 18. In addition, a main board 25 for controlling the game contents and the like on the game board surface, on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24, with the substantially vertical ball drop gutter 18 connected to the inclined portion being interposed therebetween. Is provided.

Further, the case rail 15 is provided with
Immediately downstream of the branch part, a push plate lever 41 projecting into the flow path is provided at each row of the two (two rows) of case rails 15 so as to be tiltable. Have been. Then, in conjunction with the tilting operation of the push plate lever 41, a flow abnormality of the game ball due to the clogging of the ball in the tank rail 13 and the case rail 15 or the mixing of dust or the like is monitored, and a command signal is output to the control device. , Emptying prevention switch 42
Is provided. The emptying prevention switch 42 outputs a regular detection signal when the push plate lever 41 is pressed by the flowing game ball when the game ball is flowing normally, but the tank rail 13 and the case rail 15 When an abnormality such as clogging of a ball or mixing of foreign matter occurs in the
Even during the payout of the prize ball, the detection signal does not change or changes irregularly, whereby it is possible to detect an abnormal flowing phenomenon of the game ball.

The screw 16a and a motor as a driving source
The electric prize ball dispensing device 16 composed of 16b is provided with a predetermined number of prizes as a prize to the player with the inflow (prize) of the game payout shot into the game area 38 on the front of the game board 30 into the winning opening. A device for paying out game balls (prize balls), which is miniaturized so that it can be disposed on the back side of the back setting mechanism plate 9 on the left side of the cover member 10 in a front view as described above, and the lowermost end of its screw 16a. A prize ball payout sensor 43 is provided at the position. A winning ball detection switch that detects a game ball (winning ball) that has flowed into each winning port is provided on the collective plate on the back of the game board 30. Then, based on the detection signal of each winning ball detection switch, the accumulated value of the number of winning balls predetermined for each winning port is stored in a RAM (random access memory) provided on the payout control board 24. The stored value of the number of winning balls is subtracted one by one by the signal of the winning ball payout sensor 43 until the stored value of the number of winning balls in the RAM becomes 0 (zero).
A control device is configured to drive the prize ball payout device 16 and pay out prize balls alternately one by one in two rows. Therefore, when a new prize ball detection signal is generated during the prize ball payout, the prize ball payout device 16 does not stop the payout operation, and continues the new prize ball payout associated with the previous prize ball detection signal. The prize ball accompanying the winning detection signal is paid out.

Further, as described above, when an idle flow prevention switch 42 interlocking with the tilting operation of the push plate lever 41 detects an abnormal flow of game balls in the case rail 15, the control device
At that time, the payout of the prize balls by the prize ball payout device 16 is stopped, and an alarm lamp such as a ball out lamp is turned on so that the cause of the function stop can be immediately recognized, and a quick action can be taken. As a result, shortage of the prize ball due to an abnormal payout operation and ball biting of the screw 16a due to a shift in payout timing are reliably prevented.

Also, the ball passage 21 below the prize ball payout gutter 17 has a bell so that the discharged game ball collides with a vertical passage portion in front of the flow path conversion unit 20 to generate a refreshing sound. 44 are provided. Then, the spherical passage 21 converts the approximately 90 ° flow path by the flow path conversion unit 20, penetrates the back setting mechanism plate 9, and connects the upper plate connecting gutter 51 provided on the support plate 31 below the inner frame 3. Is linked to

The upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is inclined slightly forward. And
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided on the right side wall in a front view so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. The support plate 31 has a full gutter connected to the surplus sphere outlet 53 leaving the regulating wall 52 and inclined downward toward the center in the machine frame width direction to communicate with the lower plate connection gutter 33 on the rear surface of the lower tray 8. 54 are provided. And on the upper surface of this full gutter 54, a foul ball collection port 55 is provided for collecting a game ball, which has been fired by the firing device 34 and has returned to the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38, as a foul ball. I have.
Also, at the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54,
A ball vent communication port 56 to which the 32 outlets communicate is provided.

The lower plate connecting gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from a position where the outlet of the full gutter 54 communicates, and then moves forward approximately 90 degrees.
変 換 Convert the flow path and communicate with the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 33 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a through a passage penetrating the rear surface of the upper tray 6, but when the upper plate main body 6a is full of game balls, the game ball is connected to the upper plate connection gutter 51. Overflows, and then the dispensed game balls climb over the control wall 52 and flow out of the surplus ball outlet 53 to the full gutter 54, and the lower plate connection gutter
It flows into the lower plate main body 8a via 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

In the first embodiment, the upper plate connecting gutter 51 and the full gutter 54 are provided on the support plate 31, but the upper plate connecting gutter 51 and the full gutter 54 are combined with the lower plate connecting gutter 33. It is also possible to change the configuration so as to be provided on the lower tray 8.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the second embodiment.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the second embodiment is according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 5, and according to claim 8, wherein the pachinko machine includes a pachinko machine from the outer frame 1 and the inner frame 3. Machine frame structure, glass frame 5, upper tray 6, lower tray 8, game board 3
The basic structure of the upper plate main body 6a, the lower plate main body 8a, the upper plate ball drain gutter 32, the lower plate connection gutter 33, the firing device 34, the firing rail 35, and the like are the same as those of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. It is. Also, a back setting mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back of the inner frame 3, and a cover member 10, a ball tank 11, a supply ball out switch 12, a tank rail 13, and a ball holding member are also provided on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9. Board 14, case rail 15, prize ball payout device 1
6, a prize ball payout gutter 17, a ball drain gutter 18, a ball drain lever 19 and the like are provided. Further, a ball passage 21 including a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17,
The lower part of 18 inclines below the flow path conversion part 20 of the ball passage 21 toward the center, is connected to the inclined part, and extends substantially vertically to the lowermost part of the back setting mechanism plate 9. Ball drain gutter 18
Dispensing control board on the lower side of the lower part inclined toward the center
The main board 25 is provided on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24. The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the push plate lever 41, the emptying prevention switch 42, the prize ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. And, the upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is slightly inclined forward, and on the right side wall in front view,
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. In addition, the above regulation wall
A full gutter 54 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 and is connected to the surplus sphere outlet 53 leaving the 52 and inclined downward toward the center in the machine frame width direction. And on the upper surface of this full gutter 54, a foul ball collection port 55 is provided for collecting a game ball, which has been fired by the firing device 34 and has returned to the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38, as a foul ball. I have. Further, a communication port 56 is provided at the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54, and the outlet of the upper tray drainage gutter 32 is connected to the communication port 56.

Further, on the rear surface of the lower tray 8, the upper tray 6
The lower plate connecting gutter is located at a position below the full gutter 54 so as to communicate with the lower outlet of the full gutter 54 in a state of closing the inner frame 3.
33 are provided. This lower plate connection gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from a position communicating with the outlet of the full gutter 54, and thereafter,
The channel is turned forward by approximately 90 ° and opened to the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. The lower plate main body 8a becomes full, and the game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33,
When reaching the fullness detection switch 57, the control device receives the fullness detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine of the second embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a from the upper plate connection gutter 51. However, when the upper plate main body 6a is full of game balls, the game balls overflow at the upper plate connection gutter 51 and the subsequent payment is performed. The released game ball passes over the regulation wall 52, flows out of the surplus ball outlet 53 to the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the third embodiment.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the third embodiment relates to claims 1, 2, 6, and 7, and according to claim 8, comprises an outer frame 1 and an inner frame 3. Machine frame structure, glass frame 5, upper tray 6, lower tray 8, game board 30,
The basic structure of the upper plate main body 6a, the lower plate main body 8a, the upper plate ball pulling gutter 32, the lower plate connecting gutter 33, the firing device 34, the firing rail 35, and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. . Also, a back setting mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back of the inner frame 3, and a cover member 10, a ball tank 11, a supply ball out switch 12, a tank rail 13, and a ball holding member are also provided on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9. A plate 14, a case rail 15, a prize ball payout device 16, a prize ball payout gutter 17, a ball pullout gutter 18, a ball pullout lever 19, and the like are provided. Also, a ball passage 21 including a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17, and a lower portion of the ball drain gutter 18 is
The lower part of the flow path conversion part 20 of the spherical passage 21 is inclined toward the center,
A payout control board 24 is provided on the lower side of the lower part of the ball drainage gutter 18 that is inclined toward the center of the lower part of the back setting mechanism plate 9 to extend substantially vertically to the lower part of the back setting mechanism plate 9 in connection with the inclined part. The main board 25 is located on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24.
Is provided. The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the push plate lever 41, the emptying prevention switch 42, the prize ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. And, the upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is slightly inclined forward, and on the right side wall in front view,
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. Further, the support plate 31 is provided with a full gutter 54 communicating with the surplus sphere outlet 53 in a state where the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3. The full gutter 54 is inclined downward from the position protruding to the lower front part of the opening of the support plate 31 toward the center in the machine frame width direction, and communicates with the lower plate connecting gutter 33 on the rear surface of the lower tray 8. In a portion of the support plate 31 that protrudes to the lower front part of the opening, a falling ball collecting port 58 is provided. When the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the falling ball collecting port 58 is closed relative to the lower surface of the bottom of the upper tray connecting gutter 51. When the support plate 31 is opened, the upper plate 6 is opened at the lower front portion of the opening of the support plate 31. When the upper plate main body 6a and the upper plate connection gutter 51 are full of game balls, the upper tray 6 is removed. When released to the inner frame 3, the support plate 31 which remains in the payout ball passage 21
The game balls spilling out of the above opening are collected. Further, on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, there is provided a foul ball collection port 55 for collecting game balls that have been returned by the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38 after being fired by the firing device 34, as foul balls. . At the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54, there is provided a ball-through communication port 56 to which the outlet of the above-mentioned upper bowl drainage gutter 32 communicates.

The lower plate connecting gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from the position where the outlet of the full gutter 54 communicates, and then moves forward approximately 90 degrees.
゜ Convert the flow path and open the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 33 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine according to the third embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a through the upper plate connection gutter 51, but when the upper plate main body 6a becomes full of game balls, the game balls overflow at the portion of the upper plate connection gutter 51, Subsequent paid game balls climb over the control wall 52 and surplus ball outlets
It flows out from 53 into a full gutter 54 and flows into the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

When the upper tray 6 is opened with respect to the inner frame 3, the game balls that have spilled out of the opening of the support plate 31 are:
It is collected by the spilling ball collection port 58 and also joins the full gutter 54 to reach the lower plate main body 8a.

In the third embodiment, the full gutter 54 is provided on the support plate 31, but the full gutter 54 is connected to the lower plate connecting gutter.
It is also possible to change the configuration so as to be provided on the lower tray 8 together with 33.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 10 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of an upper tray unit of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is the top view (a) and front view (b) of a saucer single body. The above FIG.
FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the fourth embodiment.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the fourth embodiment is described in claims 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 1.
3, a machine frame structure including an outer frame 1 and an inner frame 3, a glass frame 5, an upper tray 6, a lower tray 8, a game board 30,
The basic structure of the upper plate main body 6a, the lower plate main body 8a, the upper plate ball pulling gutter 32, the lower plate connecting gutter 33, the firing device 34, the firing rail 35, and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. . Also, a back setting mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back of the inner frame 3, and a cover member 10, a ball tank 11, a supply ball out switch 12, a tank rail 13, and a ball holding member are also provided on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9. A plate 14, a case rail 15, a prize ball payout device 16, a prize ball payout gutter 17, a ball pullout gutter 18, a ball pullout lever 19, and the like are provided. Also, a ball passage 21 including a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17, and a lower portion of the ball drain gutter 18 is
The lower part of the flow path conversion part 20 of the spherical passage 21 is inclined toward the center,
A payout control board 24 is provided on the lower side of the lower part of the ball drainage gutter 18 that is inclined toward the center of the lower part of the back setting mechanism plate 9 to extend substantially vertically to the lower part of the back setting mechanism plate 9 in connection with the inclined part. The main board 25 is located on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24.
Is provided. The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the push plate lever 41, the emptying prevention switch 42, the winning ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. Then, at the bottom of the upper plate main body 6a provided on the upper tray 6 at the left corner in a front view opposite to the supply side to the launching device 34, the side wall is formed along the side wall shape of the upper plate main body 6a. An extra sphere outlet 63 is provided, which is surrounded by a regulating wall 62 whose opposing side is slightly smaller than the diameter of the game sphere. In the upper tray 6, a full gutter 64 is provided below the surplus sphere outlet 63 and connected to the surplus sphere outlet 63 and extends substantially vertically to the outlet on the lower surface of the upper tray 6. Also, as shown in FIG.
The lower tray 8 is provided with a lower plate connecting gutter 65 so as to communicate with the outlet of the full gutter 64 when the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3. Lower plate connecting gutter 65 is full gutter 64
The flow path extends substantially vertically downward from the position communicating with the outlet of the
After that, the flow path is changed to approximately 90 ° rightward when viewed from the front, and communicates with the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 65. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 65 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine of the fourth embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls flow into the upper plate main body 6a through the upper plate connecting gutter 51. Normally, the outflow to the surplus sphere outlet 63 is restricted without climbing over the regulation wall 62, but when the game balls are accumulated in the upper plate main body 6a and become full, the game balls climb over the regulation wall 62, It flows out of the surplus sphere outlet 63 to the full gutter 64 and flows into the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 65.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When the game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 65, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Although the illustrated embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be appropriately changed unless the structure described in the claims is changed. Can be implemented.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
A surplus ball outlet that allows the upper plate main body to be full and surplus game balls to flow toward the lower plate main body, and a full gutter communicating with the surplus ball outlet, the front of the front of the back set mechanism plate, For example, since it is provided on the upper portion of the lower plate connecting gutter or on the upper tray, the structure of the ball passage in the back set mechanism plate can be simplified, and the full gutter has a structure penetrating the back set mechanism plate. There is no need, and the back-set mechanism board can be downsized, and a space for installing boards and the like can be secured on the back of the back-set mechanism board, and control of the boards and the like accompanying the complexity of game contents in today's gaming machines. Therefore, it is possible to cope with an increase in the size or the number of devices for the game, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the dimension in the depth direction on the rear surface of the gaming machine.

Further, by providing a full ball gutter with a foul ball collecting port for collecting as a foul ball a game ball which has been returned by the outer rail without reaching the game area after being fired by the firing device, a surplus ball outflow path is provided. And the collection path of the foul sphere can be collectively simplified.

Further, a surplus sphere outlet is provided at the corner of the upper plate body, for example, at one corner on the bottom, and a full gutter connected thereto is provided substantially vertically in the upper plate main body, and is connected to the outlet at the lower end of the full gutter. In the case where the lower plate main body is provided with the lower plate connecting gutter so that the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are all provided on the front side, further empty space is provided on the rear side of the gaming machine. Can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the gaming machine according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a single game board of the gaming machine according to the first, second and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the gaming machine according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a single rear view of a back setting mechanism plate of the gaming machine according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a glass frame and an upper tray are opened with respect to an inner frame;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in a state where a glass frame and an upper tray are opened with respect to an inner frame.

FIG. 10 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of an upper tray unit of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of a lower tray unit of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 12 is a right side view of a conventional gaming machine,

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of a single unit of a back setting mechanism plate of a conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 3 Inner frame 6 Upper tray 6a Upper tray main body 8 Lower tray 8a Lower tray main body 9 Back set mechanism plate 10 Cover member 16 Prize ball payout device 18 Ball drain gutter 20 Flow path conversion unit 21 Ball passage 24 Payment control board 25 Main board 31 Support plate 33, 65 Lower plate connection gutter 34 Launcher 35 Launch rail 36 Outer rail 37 Inner rail 38 Game area 51 Upper plate connection gutter 52, 62 Restriction wall 53, 63 Excess ball outlet 54, 64 Full gutter 55 Foul ball recovery port 58 Spilled ball recovery port

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An upper plate main body for storing game balls paid out as prize balls and supplying them to a launching device at a lower portion of a front surface of a machine frame to which a game board is attached; A lower plate main body that stores surplus game balls after the main body is full is provided, and balls that allow game balls paid out as prize balls to flow down to the back set mechanism plate provided on the back of the machine frame A passage is provided, and the paid out game balls are guided from the ball passage to the upper plate main body via the upper plate connection gutter, and the surplus game balls are discharged from the surplus ball outlet to the full gutter, A gaming machine configured to be guided to the lower plate main body, wherein the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter are provided forward of a front surface of the back set mechanism plate. 2. An outer frame having an open front and rear surface, an inner frame attached to the front surface of the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and a game area defined by an outer rail and an inner rail on the front surface to be detachably attached to the inner frame. It has a mounted game board, a firing device for firing game balls toward the game area in front of the game board, and an upper plate main body for supplying the game balls to the firing device and storing the paid game balls. An upper tray that is openably and closably attached to the front of the inner frame, and a lower tray body that stores surplus game balls after the upper plate body is filled with paid-out game balls. A lower tray disposed below the upper tray; a back set mechanism plate provided on the back of the inner frame; a payout ball passage provided on the back set mechanism plate; An upper plate connecting gutter connected to the plate body, and the surplus game described above A gaming machine having a surplus sphere outlet for allowing a ball to flow toward the lower plate main body, a full gutter communicating with the surplus sphere outlet, and a lower plate connection gutter connecting the full gutter and the lower plate main body. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are provided above the lower plate connection gutter or on the upper tray. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter. 4. The inner frame is provided with a support plate for supporting a lower portion of the game board mounted on the inner frame, and the support plate is provided with the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein 5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter are provided on a rear surface of the upper tray. 6. The inner frame is provided with a support plate that supports the game board mounted on the inner frame from below, the upper plate connecting gutter is provided on a rear surface of the upper tray, and the full tray is provided. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a gutter is provided on the support plate. 7. When the upper tray is opened with respect to the inner frame in a state where the upper plate body and the upper plate connecting gutter are full of game balls, the upper plate passes through the support plate and spills. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein a spilled ball collecting port for collecting the outgoing game balls is provided in the full gutter. 8. A foul ball recovery port for recovering a game ball that has been returned by the outer rail without reaching the game area after being fired by the firing device as a foul ball,
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine is provided on an upper surface of the full gutter. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided on a surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter is provided in the upper tray. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein said extra sphere outlet is provided in said upper plate main body. 11. The surplus sphere outlet is provided at a left corner of the bottom of the upper plate main body as viewed from the front opposite to a supply side to the launching device. Gaming machine. 12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein said full gutter is provided substantially vertically. 13. The lower plate main body according to claim 12, wherein an outlet of the game ball having flowed down the full gutter to the lower plate main body is provided on the left side wall of the lower plate main body as viewed from the front. Gaming machine.