JP2001170308A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine capable of paying out not jammed dispensing balls or winning balls even though pachinko balls are jammed during the paying-out of the winning balls or the dispensing balls, whereby a player enjoys a game without worrying about the generation of failure. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine 1 stores pachinko balls supplied from a pachinko ball supplying device 36 in a tank 35. A ball paying-out device pays out the pachinko balls through an exclusive path 37A for paying out the winning balls or the like, of a tank rail 37 mounted on a back side of the pachinko machine 1 during the paying-out operation of the winning balls. The dispensing ball paying-out device pays out the pachinko balls stored in the tank 35 through an exclusive path 37B for paying-out the dispensing balls of the tank rail 37 during the paying-out operation of the dispensing balls.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out loaned balls for paying out rental balls in addition to paying out prize balls. Even if the pachinko ball is clogged during the dispensing of the ball or the lending ball, the pachinko ball can be dispensed as either a lent ball or a prize ball that is not clogged, and the player is less likely to have a breakdown. It is about the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in many pachinko halls,
A prepaid card system that handles prepaid cards for renting pachinko balls has been introduced. In this system, a card issued by a card company is purchased at a card vending machine or the like, and the card is inserted into a ball-lending machine at a pachinko hall and operated. It is configured so that pachinko balls are lent out from the ball payout port. In particular,
When such an operation is performed on the ball lending machine, the control device of the ball lending machine outputs a lending ball command signal to the prize ball control board on the back side of the pachinko machine via the interface board. The prize ball control board that has received the signal instructs the prize ball payout device to pay out the pachinko ball, and pays out the pachinko ball to the prize ball payout port as a lending ball, as in the case of paying out the prize ball.

[0003]

However, in the case of paying out a prize ball, the prize ball tank arranged in the upper stage of the pachinko machine receives the pachinko ball falling from the pachinko ball replenishing device, temporarily stores the ball, and temporarily stores the ball. Since it is configured to pay out prize balls from the prize ball payout port through the pachinko ball flow path formed on the back side, the pachinko ball flow path from the inside of the prize ball tank to the prize ball discharge port is long, Pachinko balls may be blocked in the pachinko ball channels. When the pachinko ball channel is clogged with the pachinko ball channel, it becomes impossible to pay out both the prize ball and the lending ball, and the player who is currently playing the game may be worried about the occurrence of a failure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and even if a pachinko ball is clogged while paying out a prize ball or a rental ball, any of the unfinished rental ball or the prize ball is not filled. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of paying out.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine for storing pachinko balls in a tank and paying out prize balls or lending balls. In a pachinko machine that pays out pachinko balls by a payout device through a pachinko ball passage formed on the back side of a pachinko machine, a dedicated path for paying out prize balls and exclusive use for paying out loaned balls up to the payout device in the pachinko ball passage. A passage is provided.

In the pachinko machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the payout device performs the payout operation of the prize ball, the payout device pays out the pachinko ball through the prize ball payout exclusive passage or the payout operation of the loaned ball. At that time, the pachinko balls are paid out through the dedicated passage for renting out balls.
As a result, even if the pachinko ball is clogged while paying out a prize ball or paying out a lending ball, it is possible to pay out either a lending ball or a prize ball that is not clogged. Further, even if the shortage of the pachinko balls occurs during the payout of the prize balls or the payout of the lending balls, the payout of the lending balls or the prize balls without the shortage of the balls can be continued.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine according to the first aspect, wherein a tank rail is provided below a tank for storing pachinko balls, and the tank rail is used for paying out award balls. It is provided with a dedicated passage and a dedicated passage for paying out a rental ball. In the pachinko machine according to claim 2 having such a feature, a tank rail is provided below a tank for storing pachinko balls, and this tank rail is provided with a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls. Is provided, a prize ball or a loaned ball can be paid out through a prize ball payout dedicated passage and a loaned ball payout dedicated passage in the tank rail located on the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path.

If a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls are provided on the downstream side of the pachinko ball flow path, the pachinko balls reach the exclusive use passages for paying out prize balls and exclusive use passages for paying out rental balls. By this time, the interference between the pachinko balls increases, and the pachinko balls are likely to be clogged, so that there is a high possibility that the pachinko balls cannot be paid out in either the dedicated path for paying out the loaned balls or the dedicated path for paying out the prize balls. On the other hand, when the tank rail disposed below the tank has a dedicated path for paying out prize balls and a dedicated path for paying out lent balls, there is little interference between the prize balls and the rented balls in the tank rail, so that the pachinko ball is used. The prize ball and the rental ball are hardly clogged from the upstream side of the flow path, and the pachinko ball can be smoothly paid out through the dedicated path for paying out the rental ball and the dedicated path for paying out the prize ball.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine according to the second aspect, a ball level is provided on the tank rail, and a ball level is provided from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball level. , The dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and the dedicated passage for paying out rental balls are separated. In the pachinko machine according to claim 3 having such a feature, the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and the dedicated passage for dispensing loaned balls are separated from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling. The interference between the prize ball and the loaned ball from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling is small, and the prize ball and the loaned ball are hardly clogged. The pachinko ball can be dispensed smoothly.

According to the pachinko machine according to claim 4, in the pachinko machine according to claim 2 or 3, a prize ball payout guide portion is disposed downstream of the tank rail. The prize ball payout guide section includes a prize ball payout dedicated passage connected to the prize ball payout dedicated passage of the tank rail. In the pachinko machine according to claim 4 having such features,
Since the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls of the tank rail and the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls of the guide unit for paying out prize balls are connected, through the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls of the tank rail and the guide unit for paying out prize balls. , Prize balls are paid out. In such a dedicated award ball payout passage, the award ball is not interfered by the rental ball, so that the award ball is less likely to be clogged and can be paid out smoothly.

According to a pachinko machine according to a fifth aspect, in the pachinko machine according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the pachinko machine according to any one of the second to fourth aspects further comprises: A rental ball payout guide section is provided, and the rental ball payout guide section is provided with a rental ball payout dedicated passage connected to the leased ball payout dedicated passage of the tank rail. In the pachinko machine according to claim 5 having such a feature, since the dedicated path for paying out the lent ball of the tank rail and the dedicated path for paying out the lent ball of the rental ball payout guide section are connected, the tank rail and The rental ball is paid out through the dedicated path for paying out the ball in the guide section for paying out the ball.
With such a dedicated passage for loaned ball payout, the loaned ball does not interfere with the prize ball, so that the loaned ball is less likely to be clogged and can be smoothly paid out.

Further, according to the pachinko machine according to claim 6, in the pachinko machine according to claim 5, the rental ball payout guide section is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section. It is characterized by being. In the pachinko machine according to claim 6 having such a feature, the rental ball payout guide section is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section. When set not to be used, the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball can be removed to secure the space on the back side of the pachinko machine. Further, the cost can be reduced by not using the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball.

Further, according to the pachinko machine according to claim 7, in the pachinko machine according to any one of claims 2 to 6, the exclusive passage for paying out the prize ball of the tank rail and the payout ball for paying out the rental ball are provided. The exclusive passage is characterized by being formed integrally. In the pachinko machine according to claim 7, having such a feature, by manufacturing such a tank rail, a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out loaned balls can be integrally formed, and exclusive for paying out prize balls. It becomes easy to manufacture the passage and the passage dedicated to the rental ball payout.

According to the pachinko machine according to the eighth aspect, in the pachinko machine according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the tank rail is provided for paying out a rental ball from a dedicated passage for paying out a prize ball. The exclusive passage is formed so as to be separable. In the pachinko machine according to claim 8 having such a feature, when the pachinko machine is set not to use the ball lending machine, the dedicated passage for paying out the ball is removed, and the space on the back side of the pachinko machine is removed. Can be secured, and the cost can be reduced by not using the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball.

According to a pachinko machine according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine according to any one of the second to eighth aspects, the pachinko ball having a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls is provided below the tank. It is characterized by comprising detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the dedicated passage for paying out a ball. In the pachinko machine according to claim 9 having such a feature, the detecting means detects the absence of pachinko balls in the dedicated passage for prize ball payout, or detects the absence of pachinko balls in the dedicated passage for loaned ball payout. If it is detected, it will be notified to the manager of the game store, or it can be displayed, for example, with the display lamp of the game board, etc., so the shortage of pachinko balls either during the payout of prize balls or the payout of loaned balls. Even if this occurs, it can be dealt with.

Further, according to the pachinko machine according to the tenth aspect, in the pachinko machine according to the ninth aspect, the detecting means is provided in the exclusive passage for paying out the prize ball and the exclusive passage for paying out the loaned ball of the tank rail. A prize ball payout plate and a rental ball payout plate that are movable by the weight of the pachinko ball and correspond to the prize ball payout plate and the loan ball payout plate, respectively. And a prize ball payout arm and a loan ball payout arm that are movable by the movement of the rental ball payout plate portion, and a pachinko ball detection switch that is operated by movement of any of the prize ball payout arm and the loan ball payout arm. It is characterized by having. In the pachinko machine according to claim 10 having such a feature, the prize ball payout plate moves due to its own weight of the pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate, and the prize ball payout plate moves. As a result, the prize ball payout arm is moved, and the pachinko ball detection switch is operated by the movement of the prize ball payout arm. On the other hand, due to the weight of the pachinko ball on the lending ball payout plate, the lending ball payout plate moves, and the lending ball payout arm moves due to the movement of the lending ball payout plate. The movement of the arm activates the pachinko ball detection switch. Therefore, even if there is a pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate, there is no pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate, or even if there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate, If there is no pachinko ball on the ball payout plate, it is detected as the absence of pachinko ball, and that effect is notified to the manager of the game store, or for example, it can be displayed on the display lamp of the game board, etc. Even if a shortage of pachinko balls or the like occurs while paying out prize balls or paying out rental balls, it is possible to appropriately cope with the shortage.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. First, an overall configuration of a card-type pachinko machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment. The card-type pachinko machine refers to a pachinko machine that can lend a ball with a prepaid card or the like.
The card-type pachinko machine is called a so-called CR machine.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine is configured by a pachinko machine 1 and a card-type ball lending machine 21. The pachinko machine 1 and the card-type ball lending machine 21 are installed side by side. In this case,
The card-type ball lending machine 21 is located between the two pachinko machines 1 (the left pachinko machine is not shown) and is located on the left side of the right pachinko machine 1.

The pachinko machine 1 is a so-called first-class pachinko machine that pays out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls as prize balls. In the pachinko machine 1, various structures such as a winning opening, a symbol display device, an electric accessory, and a gate, which will be described later,
It is arranged on the game board 2. On the lower side of the game board 2, an upper receiving tray 3 for receiving a prize ball is arranged, and on the lower side of the upper receiving tray 3, a plate 4 containing a speaker 3a is provided.
Are arranged. Also, on the lower side of the plate 4,
A large lower tray 5 for receiving a prize ball is provided. A firing device connected to the handle 6 is provided on the right side of the lower receiving tray 5 so that the game balls in the upper receiving tray 3 are sent to the firing device (not shown). I have.

On the front side of the game board 2, an error display lamp 8 for displaying an error during the game and the like, and a hit display lamp 7 for displaying "hit" are provided. I have. The front side of the game board 2 is covered with a glass door 9 having a metal frame made of stainless steel or the like, and the glass door 9 can be freely opened and closed via a hinge member provided on the side (left side). Supported. Then, the manager of the game shop inserts the key into the keyhole 9b provided on the opposite side (right side) of the hinge member or the like, rotates the key, releases the lock, and thereby puts the glass door 9 on the front side. Can be opened to In order to detect that the glass door 9 has been opened to the front, a detection switch 9a is provided on the side of the game board 2 where the glass door 9 is opened, so that the glass door 9 is opened to the front. In this case, the detection switch 9a outputs a detection signal to the main board (not shown), and the error display lamp 8 is turned on. Also, above the outside of the glass door 9 of the game board 2,
Left and right prize balls and ball out display lamps 10 and 10 are provided.

Here, the card-type ball lending machine 21 will be described. A card insertion slot 22 is provided at substantially the center of the card-type ball lending machine 21 in the vertical direction. Above the card insertion slot 22, a card availability display lamp 23, a connection board direction display 25, and a card insertion display lamp 26 are arranged in this order in a downward direction. Then, when the card availability display lamp 23 is lit, the player can insert a card into the card insertion slot 22. The link stand direction display 25 indicates which of the left and right pachinko machines 1 indicates which of the left and right pachinko machines 1 can perform the ball lending process. Furthermore,
The card insertion indicator lamp 26 is lit while the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22.

In the vicinity of the center of the upper tray 3 of the pachinko machine 1, a ball lending operation unit 11 is provided. The ball lending operation unit 11 has a frequency display 12, a lending switch 1 and a ball lending switch.
3, a lending switch LED 14 and a return switch 15 are provided. Frequency display 12 of the ball lending operation unit 11
Is displaying the card balance. Lending switch L
When the ED 14 is turned on, the lending switch 13 can be operated, and the operation of the lending switch 13 allows the lending of the game ball. Will be paid out.
Then, when the player stops the pachinko game of the pachinko machine 1, the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22 is discharged by operating the return switch 15.

Here, the configuration of the game area on the game board 2 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described. This game area,
Each structure, such as a winning opening, is arranged on the game board 2 made of a plate material having a predetermined thickness, and an annular rail 18 is erected on the game board 2 so as to surround each structure. This rail 18
Constitutes a guide path for guiding the fired pachinko ball into the game area, and a stepped portion 16 for limiting the progress of the pachinko ball driven along the rail 18 is provided on the upper side of the game board 2. Is provided. And the step 16
Is provided with a return rubber (not shown) that is pivotally supported.

At the substantially center of the game area, an LCD display 19 constituting a symbol display device is mounted from the back side to the front side of the game board 2. This LCD display 19
Is a liquid crystal panel that displays three rows of variable symbols on the left, center, and right sides to display variable symbols. And LC
When the symbols displayed on the left, center, and right sides of the D display 19 fluctuate and stop in order, and when all of the symbols stop, the entire symbol constitutes a predetermined symbol (eg, “777”). This is a so-called "big hit" which is an advantageous gaming state for the player. Winning openings 20a, 20b are provided above or on the left and right of the LCD display 19. The winning openings 20a, 20b communicate with a prize ball gutter provided on the back surface of the game board 2. I have. A winning opening switch (not shown) for detecting the pachinko balls entering the winning openings 20a and 20b is provided on the back side of the gaming board 2, and the winning opening switches that the winning openings 20a and 20b are won. (Not shown), a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged to the upper receiving tray 3. Further, in the upper part of the LCD display 19, a variable symbol start storage display 27 for notifying the player of the number of times the variable symbol has been started is provided.

In addition, below the LCD display 19, the first
A seed starting port 28 is provided.
Is connected to a prize ball gutter provided on the back surface of the game board 2. A starting port switch (not shown) for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the first type starting port 28 is provided on the back side of the game board 2. When the switch detects the winning, the LCD
The roulette, which is a variable symbol of the display 19, is rotated so that a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged to the upper tray 3. On the left and right sides of the LCD display 19, respective windmills 29 with illumination are provided, and these windmills 29 with illumination flicker when the fluctuating symbols on the LCD display 19 fluctuate.

On the lower left and right sides of the first type starting port 28,
Each gate 30 is provided. In this gate 30,
Detection switch (not shown) that detects the passage of pachinko balls
The detection switch detects the passage of a pachinko ball, so that an LCD display 19 and a winning opening 20a are provided.
Is arranged to display a predetermined number or the like after the change. Ordinary symbol display 20
When the stopped state constitutes a predetermined symbol (for example, “7”), “normal hit”, which is an advantageous gaming state for the player, is achieved. In addition, on the lower left and right sides of each of the gates 30, there are provided lower winning ports 20c provided with illumination lamps, and these lower winning ports 20c have prize ball troughs provided on the back surface of the game board 2. Is communicated. Then, a lower winning opening switch (not shown) for detecting a winning in each lower winning opening 20c is provided on the back side of the game board 2, and when the lower winning opening switch detects that the lower winning opening 20c has been won, A predetermined number of prize balls are discharged to the upper receiving tray 3.

Below the first-type starting port 28, a special electric accessory 30b having a special winning opening 30a is provided, and the special winning opening 30a has a long width.
It has an opening and closing door. Then, after the symbols displayed on the left, center, and right sides of the screen of the LCD display 19 change, when the predetermined state is achieved (for example, when they are aligned like 777), the opening / closing door is opened. It is configured as follows.

A prize ball gutter provided on the back surface of the game board 2 is communicated with the opening and closing door.
A large winning opening count switch (not shown) for counting the number of winning pachinko balls when the door is opened is provided. The winning balls corresponding to the number of pachinko balls counted by the special winning opening count switch are discharged to the upper receiving tray 3. In this case, the opening and closing door of the special winning opening 30a has passed for 25 seconds or 10
Until the pachinko balls are won, they are released until detected by the special winning opening count switch. In addition, large winning a prize mouth 3
A so-called "V zone" for continuously opening the special winning opening 30a is formed in the inside of 0a, and a V switch for detecting a winning in the V zone is provided.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the entire pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment. Pachinko machine 1
As shown in FIG. 2, a wooden inner frame 32 is attached to a wooden outer frame 31 via a hinge member or the like so as to be freely opened and closed. In addition, a game board 2 is provided substantially at the center of the inner frame 32.
A mechanism panel (not shown) for detachably supporting the device is attached. A main set board 34 made of synthetic resin is attached to this mechanism board.

At the upper corner of the main set board 34,
A relay board K1 is provided, and the relay board K1 is
The pachinko machine 1 is connected to a hall computer (not shown) to perform a function of transmitting a control signal such as a ball breaking signal. At the uppermost stage on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, an upwardly opened tank 35 is fixed on a main set board 34. Immediately above the tank 35, a pachinko ball replenishing device 36 is disposed.
The pachinko balls to be replenished can be stored in the tank 35 via the discharge portion 36A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a prize ball tank switch Q1 is provided at one end outside the bottom surface (outside the right end of the bottom surface) of the tank 35 on the uppermost side of the main set board 34 in a manner described later. I have. The prize ball tank switch Q1 detects the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the tank 35, and outputs a detection signal to the main board, so that the prize ball and ball out indication lamp 10 (see FIG. 1) on the left side is turned on. I do. Below the tank 35, there is provided a tank rail 37 extending in the left-right direction on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 for sending pachinko balls, and a communication hole (see FIG. The pachinko ball is dropped onto the tank rail 37 via a not shown).

At the center of the main set board 34 below the tank rail 37, a center cover K3 that covers the back of the game board 2 is mounted. In the center cover K3, a sound board provided with a circuit for generating a sound effect, a lamp board provided with a lamp lighting circuit, and a display board provided with a symbol variation display circuit are fixed. Further, a main board covered by the lower cover K4 is fixed to the lower side of the center cover K3. The main board is provided with a control circuit for controlling the main operation of the pachinko machine 1. The audio board, the lamp board, the display board in the center cover K3 and the main board in the lower cover K4 constitute a board mechanism.
Due to differences in the structures on the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1, the layout, type, size, etc. of the lamps and CRTs for the structures differ for each model of the pachinko machine 1, and it is difficult to share these parts. It is. On the other hand, auxiliary parts, electric parts, etc. attached to the inner frame 32 etc.
In general, the frame mechanism provided with attached parts and the like performs the same operation for paying out prize balls even if the type of the pachinko machine 1 is changed. Therefore, components for the same are easily shared and cost reduction by mass production is achieved. be able to.

A prize ball board K5 is attached to the lower side of the lower cover K4 so as to be close to the back side of the main set board 34. It overlaps with a part of the main substrate located away from the back surface. The prize ball substrate K5 is provided with a control circuit for driving and controlling a prize ball control unit 39 and a rental ball control unit 40, which will be described later. In addition, a power supply board K6 is provided below the side (right side) of the prize ball board K5. In addition to providing a power supply for DC, 12V (volt) DC that transforms and rectifies 24V (volt) AC (alternating current)
And a DC 5V (volt) power supply for transforming and rectifying 24V AC (AC).

On the lower left side of the prize ball substrate K5, there is provided a launch substrate K9 provided with a launch device for launching pachinko balls. On the upper side of the power supply board K6, an interface board K7 is attached. The connector of the interface board K7 and the connector on the back of the card-type ball lending machine 21 are mutually connected by a connection cord K8 for signal transmission. Connected to. Then, the control device of the card-type ball lending machine 21 is connected to the connection cord K8 and the interface board K.
Since the rental ball command signal is output to the prize ball substrate K5 via 7, the prize ball substrate K5 which has received the signal instructs the payout of the pachinko ball as in the case of the prize ball payout.

Next, the pachinko ball channel on the downstream side of the tank 35 will be described. FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of the main part of the pachinko ball flow path related to the payout of the prize ball of the pachinko machine 1, and shows the flow of the pachinko ball in the dedicated passage for prize ball payout. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a main portion of the pachinko ball flow path according to the payout of the rental ball of the pachinko machine 1, and shows a flow of the pachinko ball in the dedicated passage for the rental ball payout. FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view showing the upper portion of the pachinko ball flow path on the back of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a main part of the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1. . FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view showing a prize ball payout guide section 38A and a rental ball payout guide section 38B.
(B) is a perspective view showing a state where the rental ball payout guide section 38B is assembled to the prize ball payout guide section 38A. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing a main part of an upper pachinko ball channel.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the tank rail 37 for receiving pachinko balls from the tank 35 has a dedicated passage 37A for paying out prize balls shown in FIG. 3 and a dedicated passage 37B for paying out rental balls shown in FIG. Have. in this case,
The tank rail 37 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material, and integrally forms an award ball payout exclusive passage 37A and a loaned ball payout exclusive passage 37B. When such a tank rail 37 is manufactured, the exclusive passage 3 for paying out prize balls is used.
7A and the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the ball can be integrally formed, and the manufacture of the dedicated passage 37A for paying out the prize ball and the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the loaned ball are facilitated.

Then, a dedicated passage 37A for paying out prize balls.
As shown in FIGS. 6, 8 and 17, two passages 37A1 and 37A2 are provided, whereas the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a loaned ball is provided with one passage. As described above, the tank rail 37 is provided with the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A.
In the case where the ball rails 1 and 37A2 and the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a ball are provided, interference between the prize ball and the loaned ball in the tank rail 37 is reduced, and the pachinko ball is hardly clogged. In this case, the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A is provided in the vicinity of the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B is located far from the back side, that is, the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A. It is provided on the back side in the direction from the player of the machine 1 to the game board 2. This is because when the pachinko machine 1 is used as a pachinko machine that does not pay out the rental ball, a closing member 90 (see FIG. 23) for preventing the passage of the pachinko ball is attached to the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the rental ball. This is because the work of not using the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B is easier than the case where the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B is located close to the back side of the pachinko machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom surface of the tank rail 37 has a gentle downward slope toward the downstream side. As shown in FIG. 3, a prize ball payout guide portion 38A is provided downstream of the tank rail 37 to guide the pachinko balls gently toward the downstream side from a state in which the pachinko balls flow smoothly toward the downstream side. Have been. As shown in FIG. 8, the prize ball payout guide section 38A includes two prize ball payout exclusive passages 37A1 and 37A of the tank rail 37.
In order to connect with A2, there are provided two exclusive paths 38A1 and 38A2 for paying out prize balls. At the upper left end of the prize ball payout guide section 38A, the prize ball payout exclusive passage 38A1 and the prize ball payout passage 37A1 in the tank rail 37, and further, the prize ball payout exclusive passage 38A2 and the tank rail 37 Prize ball payout passage 37
A2 is detachably connected. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, a rental ball payout guide portion 38B2 is disposed on the downstream side of the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B of the tank rail 37, and the rental ball payout guide portion 3 is provided.
8B2 is provided with a dedicated passage for loaned ball payout for connecting to a dedicated passage for loaned ball payout 37B of the tank rail 37. At the lower end of the prize ball payout guide section 38A, a prize ball control section 39 as a payout device is connected to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls.

In the prize ball control section 39, prize ball payout exclusive passages 38A1, 3A of the prize ball payout guide section 38A are provided.
The prize ball paths 39A1 and 39A2 for pachinko ball transport are formed so as to be connected to 8A2 respectively (see FIG. 18), and the prize ball paths 39A1 and 39A2 send the pachinko balls further downstream. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, a lower prize ball passage 41 for guiding a pachinko ball to the upper tray 3 is provided downstream of the prize ball control unit 39. The ball passage 41 guides the pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball control unit 39 to the ball receiving unit 43 of the upper receiving tray 3. The rental ball payout guide portion 38B on the downstream side of the tank rail 37 is detachably attached to the main set board 34 by screws X2 (see FIG. 5). Further, the rental ball payout guide section 38B is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section 38A from a position remote from the back side of the pachinko machine 1 with a screw X1 (see FIG. 5). This rental ball payout guide section 38
Inside B, there is formed a dedicated passage for paying out a ball for securing a predetermined flow path while meandering. Through this dedicated passage for paying out a ball, pachinko balls are further arranged in a row further downstream. Send by

As described above, the rental ball payout guide section 38B
Is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section 38A because, when the pachinko machine 1 is set so as not to use the card type ball rental machine 21, the rental ball payout guide section 38B is removed and the pachinko machine is removed. This is to secure a space on the back side of No. 1 and reduce costs by not using the rental ball payout guide portion 38B. Then, when the rental ball payout guide section 38B is removed and the space on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 is secured, another component or the like may be arranged as necessary.

Below the rental ball payout guide section 38B2, a rental control section 40 as a payout device is provided to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls. The internal configuration of the lending control unit 40 will be described later in detail, but as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, a pachinko ball is guided to the upper receiving tray 3 downstream of the lending control unit 40. A lower lending ball passage 42 is provided, and the lower lending ball passage 42 merges with the lower prize ball passage 41 on the downstream side, and the pachinko ball discharged from the lending control unit 40 is provided on the upper receiving tray 3 side. It is guided to the ball receiving section 43. In the case of the above configuration, the exclusive passage 37A for paying out the prize ball of the tank rail 37, the exclusive passage for paying out the prize ball in the prize ball payout guide section 38A, and the lower side prize ball passage 41 constitute the exclusive passage for prize ball payout. Constitute. The prize ball payout device includes a prize ball payout exclusive passage 37A, a prize ball payout guide section 38A and a lower prize ball passage 41, and a prize ball control section 39.

On the other hand, the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the lent ball of the tank rail 37, the dedicated passage for renting out the lent ball in the rental ball payout guide section 38B, and the lower lent ball passage 42 are
Construct a special passage for payout of prize balls. Then, the rental ball dispensing device includes the rental ball dispensing exclusive passage 37B,
Rental ball payout guide section 38B and lower rental ball passage 42
It comprises a special award ball payout passage and a lending control unit 40. As described above, since the prize ball payout device and the rental ball payout device are separately provided, the loan ball payout operation and the prize ball payout operation can be separated from each other. Even if the ball is clogged in, for example, the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B or the like, the loaned ball can be paid out.

In particular, when paying out pachinko balls as prize balls or loan balls through the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A or the like and the loan ball payout exclusive passage 37B or the like, the prize balls or the rental balls interfere with each other. Therefore, even if the pachinko ball is clogged during the paying out of the prize ball or the paying out of the lending ball, if the pachinko ball is clogged, the prize ball paying exclusive passage 37A or the like or the lending ball paying exclusive passage 37B is not clogged.
Through this or the like, it becomes possible to pay out either a prize ball or a rental ball. In this case, the lower lending ball passage 42 joins with the lower prize ball passage 41 at a position in front of the upper receiving tray 3 that receives the prize ball. Even if it is clogged in the ball-exporting dedicated passage 37A or the like, if it is not clogged in the loaned ball-discharging exclusive passage 37B or the like, the loaned ball can be paid out. In addition, the rental control unit 40 relates to the pachinko ball channel,
Since it is arranged below the winning ball control unit 39, the lending control unit 4 such as the lending ball payout exclusive passage 37B is provided.
The pachinko ball channel up to 0 can be set long, and a large amount of pachinko balls can be stored in the pachinko ball channel. Thus, when the lending control unit 40 operates, a large number of pachinko balls stored in the lending ball payout dedicated passage 37B and the like can be smoothly supplied to the pachinko player without shortage.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a lower plate discharge path 44 communicating with the lower tray 5 of the pachinko ball is formed below the ball receiving portion 43. The path 44 guides the pachinko balls overflowing from the ball receiving portion 43 to the lower receiving tray 5. In addition, the lower plate discharge path 44 incorporates a lower plate overflow switch (not shown) for detecting an overflow of the winning ball in the lower tray 5. A prize ball discharge passage 45 for discharging a prize ball is provided on a side of the lower plate discharge path 44, and the prize ball discharge passage 45 is combined with an out ball guided from an out port. , Guide to the pachinko ball receiver in the pachinko hall (game store).

Next, the configuration of the tank rail 37 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view showing the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 cut along the line AA in FIG. 6, and a ball leveling 50 is entered to clearly show the positional relationship. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 taken along a line BB in FIG. FIG. 12 shows the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 9. FIG. 13 shows the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view cut along a line DD of FIG. Each passage 37A1, 37A2, 37B of the tank rail 37
FIG. 6 shows that pachinko balls are aligned in one row and flow out.
12 are formed, and these guide grooves L1 can guide the pachinko ball smoothly to flow.

The two passages 37A1 and 37A as exclusive passages 37A for paying out the prize balls of the tank rail 37.
A2 and the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the rental ball are shown in FIG.
The special passage 37A for paying out prize balls and the special passage 3 for paying out rental balls are provided in parallel as clearly shown in FIG.
The wall portion H1 for completely separating from the ball 7B is erected from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling 50, including the opening P1 shown in FIGS. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the wall portion H2 is separated from the opening P1 to separate the passages 37A1 and 37A2 of the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A.
, Except that the ball is leveled from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling 50. In this case, the wall portion H2 forms a gentle upward slope partway toward the downstream side, and thereafter forms a gentle downward slope toward the downstream side. Further, each of these passages 37
In the middle of A1, 37A2, and 37B, swingable ball levelers 50 are provided to prevent the pachinko balls from overlapping and flowing down and to align the pachinko balls in one row. As described above, from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling 50, the passages 37A1 of the exclusive passage 37 for paying out prize balls,
Since 37A2 and the dedicated passage 37B for dispensing the loaned ball are separated, there is no interference between the prize ball and the loaned ball from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling 50, and the prize ball and the loaned ball are less likely to be clogged. .

An opening P1 is provided on the upstream side of the tank rail 37 for accommodating the pachinko ball detecting plate 51 shown in FIGS. 5 and 14, as shown in FIG. The opening P1 is opened so as to straddle the passages 37A1, 37A2, and 37B, and faces a communication hole provided on the bottom surface of the tank 35, and the communication hole has a certain size.
The outer wall H3 of the tank rail 37 on the side of the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B is provided with an outer wall H3 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, a wide ball receiving portion 52 bulging outward is formed from the upstream side to the downstream side of the tank rail 37. In addition, since the bottom surface 52a of the ball receiving portion 52 has a downward slope from the upstream side to the downstream side and further toward the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B side, the pachinko balls dropped on the ball receiving portion 52 are: It is led to the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a rental ball.

In the opening P1 of the tank rail 37,
From the upper side, as shown in FIG.
1, a detection arm 53, and a storage device Q2 (see FIG. 15) for a pachinko ball detection switch Q1 are sequentially arranged,
The detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the pachinko ball is constituted. Then, the pachinko ball detecting means detects that a large number of pachinko balls falling through the communication hole of the tank 35 push down the pachinko ball detection plate 51 by its own weight, and the pushed down pachinko ball detection plate 51 further pushes down the detection arm 53. Further, the detection arm 53 further depressed is configured to operate the pachinko ball detection switch Q1. The detecting means detects the absence of the pachinko ball when there is no pachinko ball in one of the prize ball payout exclusive passage 37A and the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B of the tank rail 37. Passage-only passage 37B
Dedicated passage 3 for paying out prize balls even if there is a pachinko ball on top
If there is no pachinko ball on 7A, or if there is no pachinko ball on the dedicated passage 37B for rented ball payout even if there is a pachinko ball on the dedicated passage 37A for prize ball payout, it is detected as no pachinko ball. .

Specifically, a pachinko ball detection switch Q1 (see FIG. 15) is mounted on the lower outer wall H4 of the tank rail 37 on the side of the passage 37A1, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9 to 13, FIG. , A projection H5 facing the opening P1 side is provided. A pair of bosses H5a is provided on the left and right sides of the projection H5, and a housing Q2 for a pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is attached to the bosses H5a. A boss H6 is provided above the projection H5 of the lower outer wall H4 for swingably attaching the detection arm 53. The boss H6 is a shaft member J1 penetrating the detection arm 53. (See FIGS. 5 and 14). At the side of the projection H5 of the lower outer wall H4 (downstream of the pachinko ball flow path), a mounting hole H7 for supporting the pachinko ball detection plate 51 (see FIG. 6).
In addition, a mounting portion H8 is provided on the outer wall H3 of the tank rail 37 on the side of the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a rental ball, facing the mounting hole H7. As shown in FIG. 14, the shaft member J0 (see FIG. 5) extending between the mounting hole H7 and the mounting portion H8 is
By penetrating a through hole formed at one end of the pachinko ball detection plate 51, the end of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 located on the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path is swung about the shaft member J0 as a rotation center. Install as possible. Further, a mounting hole H9 for accommodating the positioning projection 34a of the main set board 34 and fixing the tank rail 37 is provided below the lower outer wall H4 (see FIG. 5).

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing the pachinko ball detecting switch Q1 and the storage device Q2 attached to the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 in an exploded manner.
FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view showing a pachinko ball detection switch Q1 attached to the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG.
FIG. 16B shows a state in which the operating piece Q1 of the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is not pressed.

As shown in FIG. 15, the storage tool Q2 includes a one-side storage part Q2a and a counterpart storage part Q2b. By assembling the one-side storage part Q2a and the counterpart storage part Q2b, the one-side storage part Q2b is assembled. Q2a and the other party storage section Q2
A pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is stored between the switch b and the switch b. At the time of such storage, in the center of the one-side storage portion Q2a,
A pair of positioning projections Q2a1 are provided. The positioning projections Q2a1 are inserted into positioning holes (not shown) provided in the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 to connect the other party storage section Q2b and the pachinko ball detection switch Q1. Position. Also, the left and right arm portions Q2a2 of the one-side storage portion Q2a.
Is inserted into the left and right positioning holes Q2b1 of the other party storage part Q2b to position the one-side storage part Q2a and the other party storage part Q2b, so that the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 and the whole storage tool Q2 can be reliably positioned. And

The left and right screw members J2 shown in FIG.
The pachinko ball detection switch Q1 and the storage tool Q2 can be attached to the lower outer wall H4 of the tank rail 37 by penetrating the left and right positioning holes Q2b3 of the counterpart storage section Q2b and screwing the boss H5a. it can.
Further, the shaft member J1 (see FIG. 5) is passed over the upper positioning boss Q2b2 (see FIG. 15) and the detection arm 53 (see FIG. 14) of the counterpart storage portion Q2b so as to penetrate the boss H6. Since it can be screwed, the detection arm 53 can be swingably mounted below the pachinko ball detection plate 51 with the shaft member J1 as the center of rotation.

Then, the pachinko ball detection plate 51 housed in the opening P1 is provided with two exclusive passages 37A1 and 37A2 for paying out prize balls on the tank rail 37 and a wall H2 (FIG. 6,
17) and a wall portion W1 standing upright at the center of the flat portion W2 (see FIG. 14).
Ball payout plate portion 51a provided with a tank rail 3
7 and a rental ball payout plate portion 51b corresponding to the rental ball payout dedicated passage 37B. Therefore, the pachinko balls placed on the flat plate portion W2 of the prize ball dispensing plate portion 51a are separated by their own weights into the wall portion W1 while lowering the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the prize ball dispensing plate portion 51a downward. While being guided along the wall W1 to the award ball payout exclusive passages 37A1 and 37A2.

The pachinko balls placed on the rental ball payout plate 51b are lent by their own weight.
Since the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of 1b is lowered to the lower side, the pachinko ball is separated by the wall portion H1 located between the winning ball payout plate portion 51a and the rental ball payout plate portion 51b shown in FIG. It is smoothly guided to the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the rental ball. The detection arm 53 pressed by the pachinko ball detection plate 51 corresponds to the prize ball payout arm 53a corresponding to the prize ball payout plate portion 51a of the pachinko ball detection plate 51, and corresponds to the rental ball payout plate portion 51b. A rental ball payout arm 53b is provided (see FIG. 14). For this reason, the pachinko ball placed on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a, due to its own weight, the prize ball payout plate portion 5a.
1a itself pushes the downstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the prize ball payout arm 53a, and the rental ball payout plate 51
The pachinko ball mounted on the ball b is provided with the lent ball payout arm 53 by the lent ball payout plate portion 51b itself due to its own weight.
Press the downstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of b.

The pachinko ball detection switch Q1 located below the detection arm 53 has a pair of operation pieces Q1a on the upper side as shown in FIG. Is pressed (see FIG. 16A), the pachinko ball detection switch Q1
Turns on to detect the absence of pachinko balls on the pachinko ball detection plate 51. On the other hand, the detection arm 5
3 when the operating piece Q1a is not pressed (FIG. 1)
6 (b)), the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is turned off, and detects the presence of the pachinko ball on the pachinko ball detection plate 51. In this case, a mounting hole 51c drilled on the downstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the pachinko ball detection plate 51
A projection 53 projecting from one end of the detection arm 53;
Since c is fitted (see FIG. 14), the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 swings around the shaft member J0 as shown in FIG. Downstream of the pachinko ball flow path swings about the shaft member J1 as the center of rotation. A weight 53d is provided on the opposite side of the projection 53c of the detection arm 53, and the weight of the weight 53d causes the projection 5
3c, the downstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the detection arm 53 swings around the shaft member J1, and the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 has a shaft member. It swings around J0 as the center of rotation.

The plate portion 51 of the pachinko ball detection plate 51
If there is no pachinko ball on any of a and 51b, the prize ball payout arm 53a and the loan ball payout arm 5
As a result, both of the pair of operating pieces Q1a of the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 are depressed, and the absence of the pachinko ball is eliminated. Is detected. On the other hand, when there are pachinko balls on both the plate portions 51a and 51b of the pachinko ball detection plate 51, the pachinko ball detection plate 51 is formed by the weight of the pachinko balls on the pachinko ball detection plate 51 against the weight of the weight 53d. When the upstream sides of both of the plate portions 51a and 51b are lowered, the projection 53c of the detection arm 53 is lowered and the weights 53d of both are raised. Working piece Q
1a, the wide detecting section 53e straddling both sides rises,
The pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is turned off without pressing both of the pair of operating pieces Q1a of the pachinko ball detection switch Q1, and the presence of the pachinko ball is detected.

The operation of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 and the detection arm 53 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 (a) to 14 (d).
This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIGS. 14A to 14D are enlarged perspective views of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 and the detection arm 53 attached to the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 14A shows a case where only a lending ball (not shown) exists on the pachinko ball detection plate 51, and FIG. 14B shows a lending ball and a prize ball (not shown).
Is present on the pachinko ball detection plate 51, FIG.
(C) shows a case where the lending ball and the prize ball do not exist on the pachinko ball detection plate 51, and (d) shows a case where only the prize ball (not shown) exists on the pachinko ball detection plate 51. FIG. 14 (e)
FIG. 14 (f) shows the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1.
14 (a) is an enlarged perspective view of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 and the detection arm 53 attached to the opening P1 of FIG. 14 (b) when viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 14 (e) corresponds to FIG. In this case, FIG. 14F corresponds to FIG. 14B, and if there is a lending ball and a prize ball, FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a case where there is no lending ball and award ball corresponding to (c)
4 (h) corresponds to FIG. 14 (d) and shows a case where only a prize ball exists. FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko ball detection plate 51, the detection arm 53, the pachinko ball detection switch Q1, and the like of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment are attached to the tank rail 37. FIG. 17A shows a state in which a pachinko ball (not shown) is present only in the winning ball payout plate portion 51a, and FIG. 17B shows a state in which a pachinko ball (not shown) is a rental ball payout plate portion 51b. FIG. 17C shows a state in which a pachinko ball (not shown) has a prize ball payout plate portion 51a and a loaned ball payout plate portion 51.
b shows the state located on the upper side.

FIGS. 17 (b), 14 (a) and 14
As shown in (e), when a large number of pachinko balls are located only on the rental ball payout plate portion 51b of the pachinko ball detection plate 51, only the upstream side of the rental ball payout plate portion 51b is lowered and the detection is performed. The projection 53c of only the arm 53b for paying out the loaned ball of the arm 53 is lowered, but the projection 53c of the arm 53a for awarding the ball is raised. Thereby, the prize ball payout arm 53a
, Both of the pair of operation pieces Q1a are pressed down, and the absence of the pachinko ball is detected. When the pachinko ball is detected as non-existent in this way, it can be notified to the manager of the game store or displayed on the display lamp of the game board 2, for example. Even if a shortage or the like occurs, it can be appropriately dealt with. This is because if there is no pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a even if there is a pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate portion 51b, the absence of the pachinko ball is detected and error processing is performed. This is because it is desirable for stores and players.

As shown in FIGS. 17 (c), 14 (b) and 14 (f), a large number of pachinko balls are used as a prize ball payout plate portion 51a of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 and a lending ball payout ball. When located on the plate portion 51b, the upstream sides of both the prize ball payout plate portion 51a and the loan ball payout plate portion 51b are lowered, and the prize ball payout arm 53a and the loan ball payout arm of the detection arm 53 are lowered. Both projections 53c of 53b go down. As a result, the detection section 53e of the detection arm 53 detects that the pachinko ball is present without pressing both of the pair of operation pieces Q1a.

As shown in FIGS. 14 (c) and 14 (g), when the pachinko ball is not located on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a and the loaned ball payout plate portion 51b of the pachinko ball detection plate 51. The upstream side of the prize ball payout plate portion 51a and the rental ball payout plate portion 51b does not fall downward, and the protrusion 53c of the prize ball payout arm 53a and the loan ball payout arm 53b of the detection arm 53 rises. State. Thereby, the detection unit 53 of the detection arm 53
e pushes both of the pair of operating pieces Q1a, and the absence of the pachinko ball is detected. As shown in FIGS. 17 (a), 14 (d) and 14 (h), a large number of pachinko balls are used as the prize ball payout plate portion 5 of the pachinko ball detection plate 51.
1a, the prize ball payout plate portion 51a
Is lowered downward, and the protrusion 53c of the winning ball payout arm 53a of the detection arm 53 is lowered, but the protrusion 53c of the lending ball payout arm 53b is raised. As a result, a pair of operating pieces Q1 is detected by the detecting portion 53e of the rental ball payout arm 53b.
Both a are pressed, and the absence of the pachinko ball is detected.

This is because if there is no pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate 51b even if there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate 51a, the absence of the pachinko ball is detected and error processing is performed. This is because it is desirable for a game store and a player. As described above, the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is connected to the prize ball payout arm 53 of the detection arm 53.
a and the rental ball payout arm 53b are activated by the respective prize ball payout plate portions 51a.
The presence or absence of a pachinko ball on a or the rental ball payout plate portion 51b can be detected immediately. Also,
On the upstream side of the tank rail 37 below the tank 35, in order to detect the presence / absence of pachinko balls in the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A and the loaned ball payout exclusive passage 37B, respectively.
Pachinko ball detection switch Q1, pachinko ball detection plate 51
And the detection arm 53, it is possible to immediately detect the absence of pachinko balls in the exclusive passage 37A for paying out prize balls or the exclusive passage 37B for paying out loaned balls, and to notify the manager of the game store of the fact. it can.

Next, the prize ball payout guide section 38 shown in FIG.
The configuration of the winning ball control unit 39 located between A and the lower winning ball passage 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the winning ball control unit 39 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 18, the prize ball control unit 39 receives the prize ball case main body 59A, the prize ball case cover 59B, the prize ball case bearing 59C, the stepping motor 60, the screw 61, the ball detection sensor 62, and the like. It is configured. The prize ball case main body 59A, the prize ball case cover 59B, the prize ball case bearing 59C, and the screw 61 are made of synthetic resin.

The prize ball case body 59A is substantially L-shaped,
In the upper part (the upper right part in FIG. 18), two rows of ball passages 39A are provided.
1, 39A2 are open, and the prize ball payout guide section 38
A special passage 38A for paying out each prize ball formed in A
1, 38A2. The prize ball case body 5
A winning ball case bearing portion 59C is screwed to the lower surface of 9A with a screw M1. In the winning ball case bearing portion 59C, each of the ribs M2 having a curved surface on the upper surface is formed with each of the ball passages 39A1, 3A.
9A2 is formed so as to face the lower end, and a through hole M3 into which a screw 61 is rotatably inserted is provided substantially in the center.
Are formed. Also, each rib M2 of this through-hole M3
Is formed in a portion corresponding to the shape of each ball passage 3
9A1, 39A2, each rib M2, each square groove M4, and the screw 61 form two rows of winning ball passages 39A1, 39A2 communicating from the upper end surface to the lower end surface of the winning ball control unit 39. Then, the screw 61 inserted into the through hole M3
The pachinko ball is sent through the angular groove M4 by the rotation of and is paid out as a prize ball. The prize ball case bearing 59
A ball detection sensor 62 formed in a substantially U-shape is attached to the outside of each of the square groove portions M4 of C by fitting a claw portion formed inside thereof. When this ball detection sensor 62 detects the presence of a pachinko ball in each of the opposed square groove portions M4,
It is a sensor that outputs a detection signal.

The step N1 of the prize ball case main body 59A
, A stepping motor 60 is placed, and a screw N3 inserted through a through hole N2 formed in the winning ball case main body 59A.
As a result, it is screwed and fixed to the screw hole M5 of the winning ball case bearing portion 59C. Further, the shaft 60A of the stepping motor 60 is bonded after being inserted into a mounting hole 61A formed at the upper end of the screw 61. Thus, the screw 61 is driven to rotate by the stepping motor 60.

The claws N4 are formed on the upper edge and the rear edge of the prize ball case main body 59A. The prize ball case cover 59B is provided with the upper edge and the upper edge of the prize ball case main body 59A. To correspond to each claw portion N4 on the rear side edge,
Since the mounting holes N5 are formed on the upper surface and the side surfaces, the stepping motor 60 mounted on the stepped portion N1 of the prize ball case main body 59A is fitted and fixed from the left side surface of the prize ball case main body 59A. The lower end of the rear surface of the spherical case body 59A is covered. Next, the downflow of the pachinko ball by the prize ball control unit 39 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the prize ball control unit 39 according to the embodiment as viewed from the mounting surface side of the ball detection sensor 62.

The screw 61 is used to prevent a large number of pachinko balls from flowing down at one time and to cause the pachinko balls to flow down one by one. As shown in FIG. 19, the prize ball path 39A1 is used. , 39A2. Since the spiral protrusion 61B in the counterclockwise direction is formed on the peripheral surface of the screw 61 on the outlet side, a large number of pachinko machines sent from the prize ball payout dedicated passages 38A1 and 38A2 of the prize ball payout guide portion 38A. Stop the flow of the ball. This spiral projection 61B has a diameter of about 1.5 when the diameter of the pachinko ball is approximately one pitch.
Since the pitch is formed, the pachinko balls are sequentially fed along the spiral projection 61B. The space between the spiral protrusions 61B and each of the angular groove portions M4 form a ball storage portion in which one pachinko ball is stored, and a predetermined angle of the stepping motor 60 (about 180 in the embodiment).
The counterclockwise rotation of (degrees) causes each ball storage section to communicate with the prize ball path in the lower side prize ball path 41. One by one from the lower end face is sequentially paid out to the lower award ball passage 41.

The sphere detection sensor 62 sets the position near the entrance of the helical projection 61B of the screw 61 as the upper limit (indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 19) and sets the position near the exit of the helical projection 61B of the screw 61 as the upper limit. The lower limit of the position near
The middle and lower dashed lines) are attached between them, so that pachinko balls can be reliably detected. Thereby, the prize ball control unit 39 drives the stepping motor 60 while counting the pachinko balls one by one under the drive by the control signal, and as a result, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are moved to the lower side prize ball passage 41. You can pay out one by one. However,
The configuration of the prize ball control unit 39 is not necessarily limited to the above, and other modes may be adopted.

Next, the lending control unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is a front view showing the inside of the lending control unit 40 of the embodiment,
FIG. 20A shows a state in which the flow of pachinko balls is stopped, and FIG.
0 (b) is a state where the flow of pachinko balls has started to flow, FIG.
(C) shows a state in which the flow of pachinko balls is continued. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the lending control unit 40 of the embodiment. FIGS. 21A to 21C show a case in which a predetermined number of pachinko balls are dispensed and the flow of pachinko balls is stopped. Shows the elapsed state of. The lending control unit 40
As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, a dispensing solenoid 71 having a plunger 71a that unlocks when turned on, and an operating piece 72 that engages with the plunger 71a.
A stop wheel 73 that is locked by the first arm portion 72a of the operation piece 72 or releases the lock, a ratchet wheel 74 that rotates integrally with the stop wheel 73,
And a first gear 75 that rotates integrally with the ratchet 74, a second gear 76 that meshes with the first gear 75, and a second gear 76.
And a cam member 77 that rotates integrally.
In this case, the ratchet wheel 74 has ten ball stopping claws 74a on its outer periphery, and one ball stopping claw 74a protrudes into the lending ball passage 78 in the lending control unit 40. When the pawl 74 makes one rotation from the state in which the pawls 74 a support the flow of pachinko balls in the lending ball passage 78, ten pachinko balls are discharged to the lower lending ball passage 42.

The operating piece 72 is provided in the recess 7 of the stop wheel 73.
The first arm 72a which locks with 3a, the second arm 72b which locks with the concave portion 77a of the cam member 77, and the third arm 72c which locks with the reverse rotation preventing convex portion 77b of the cam member 77. It is rotatable around the shaft 72d as a center of rotation. When the dispensing solenoid 71 is off, FIG.
As shown in (a), while the stop wheel 73 is in a rotation stopped state due to the engagement between the concave portion 73a and the first arm portion 72a, when the dispensing solenoid 71 is on, FIG.
As shown in (b), the plunger 71a is lowered toward the dispensing solenoid 71 to release the engagement between the concave portion 73a of the stop wheel 73 and the first arm portion 72a, and the stop wheel 73, the ratchet wheel 74 and the first The gear 75 is integrally rotatable. When the dispensing solenoid 71 is turned on, the second arm 72 of the operating piece 72 is turned on.
20b is separated from the concave portion 77a of the cam member 77,
As shown in (c), the state where the second arm portion 72b of the operation piece 72 is separated from the concave portion 77a of the cam member 77 is maintained, and the engagement between the concave portion 73a of the stop wheel 73 and the first arm portion 72a is released. Maintain state.

When the first gear 75 is engaged with the second gear 76 and the second gear 76 makes one rotation, the first gear 7
Since the gear ratio is set so that 5 rotates 2.5 times,
When the second gear 76 and the cam member 77 make one rotation, the operating piece 7
When the second arm 72b returns to the concave portion 77a of the cam member 77, the operating piece 72 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 72d as shown in FIG. 21A. Then, the stop wheel 73 further rotates (see FIG. 21B), and the concave portion 73a of the stop wheel 73 and the first arm portion 72a are locked, and as shown in FIG. The wheel 73, the ratchet 74, and the first gear 75 enter a rotation stop state. As a result, the ball stop pawl 74a of the pawl 74 supports the downflow of the pachinko ball in the lending ball passage 78, and the first gear 75, the stop wheel 73
And when the ratchet 74 rotates 2.5 times, the dispensing stops.
When the payout solenoid 71 is turned on once, 25 pachinko balls are paid out to the lower lending ball passage 42. Accordingly, the lending control unit 40 can sequentially pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the lower lending ball passage 42 under the driving of the payout solenoid 71 by the control signal. However, the configuration of the lending control unit 40 is not necessarily limited to the above, and another mode may be adopted.

Next, the closing member 90 for setting the rental ball payout plate 51b of the tank rail 37 to an unusable state will be described. FIG. 22 shows a tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment, and the tank rail 37.
It is a perspective view which expands and shows the closing member 90 attached to. FIG. 23 is an enlarged front view showing a state where the closing member 90 is attached to the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 24 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state where the closing member 90 is attached to the tank rail 37 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 22 to 24, the closing member 90 is detachably attached to the rental ball payout plate 37B to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing into the rental ball payout plate 37B. It is a member of.

The closing member 90 has an upper flat plate portion 91 which forms a downwardly inclined surface for guiding the pachinko ball to the prize ball payout plate portion 37A. The upper flat plate portion 91 lends the closing member 90 to pay out the ball. When the pachinko ball is mounted on the closing plate 90, the pachinko ball on the closing member 90 is guided to the prize ball payout exclusive passage 37A of the tank rail 37.
The closing member 90 is erected from the flat plate portion 91 on the upper surface, and the plate portion 51b for paying out prize balls from the plate portion 51b for paying out rental balls.
Since it is provided with the standing wall guide portion 92 extending toward “a”, when it is used as the pachinko machine 1 that does not pay out the rental ball,
When the closing member 90 is attached to the dedicated passage for paying out ball 37B, the pachinko balls are guided to the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls 37A along the standing wall guide portion 92. Also, the closing member 9
0 is provided with a lower hook portion 93 extending downward from the upper flat plate portion 91, so that the lower hook portion 93 is locked with the locking portion L2 provided in the leased ball payout exclusive passage 37B. The closing member 90 is fixed to the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a ball.

More specifically, the lower hook portion 93 is for locking with a locking portion L2 provided in the guide groove L1 of the dedicated passage for renting out balls 37B. The hook of the hook portion 93 can be hooked on the locking portion L2 as a holding portion in a state where the hook of the hook portion 93 is penetrated through the guide groove L1 of the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a lent ball. In this manner, the lower hook portion 93 and the locking portion L2 are locked, and the closing member 9 is locked.
When 0 is attached to the dedicated lending ball payout passage 37B, the upper flat plate portion 91 is located on the ball receiving portion 52, and the pachinko ball falling through the communication hole of the tank 35 enters the dedicated lending ball payout passage 37B. And the upper flat plate portion 9
The down slope 1 and the upright wall guide portion 92 can guide the pachinko ball of the upper flat plate portion 91 to the prize ball payout plate portion 51a. The reason that the pachinko balls are prevented from entering the leased ball payout dedicated passage 37B as described above is that when the pachinko machine 1 is set so as not to use the card type ball rental machine 21, the pachinko balls are dedicated to the loaned ball payout. Passage 37
This is to prevent malfunction due to entering B.

The closing member 90 has a lower wall portion 94 extending downward so as to deactivate the pachinko ball detecting switch Q1. The closing member 90 is attached to the ball rental payout exclusive passage 37B. In the state, the lower wall 9
4 can position the detection part 53e located on the rental ball payout plate part 51b side of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 on the upper side. The reason why the pachinko ball detecting switch Q1 is deactivated in this manner is that when the pachinko machine 1 is set so as not to use the card type ball lending machine 21, the pachinko ball enters the leased ball payout exclusive passage 37B. hand,
This is to prevent malfunction due to detection by the pachinko ball detection switch Q1.

Specifically, when the closing member 90 is attached to the dedicated passage 37B for paying out a rental ball, the plate portion 51b1 for paying out a rental ball of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 is provided with a lower wall portion 94.
The detection arm 53
The projection 53c of the lent ball payout detection arm 53b maintains a state of being lowered, so that the detection portion 53e of the lent ball payout detection arm 53b goes up, and a pair of operating pieces of the pachinko ball detection switch Q1. Both of Q1a are not pressed. As a result, the dedicated passage 3 for paying out prize balls
When there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a of the pachinko ball detection plate 51 continuous to 7A, the detection portion 53e of the prize ball payout detection arm 53a rises upward, and a pair of operation of the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is performed. Since neither of the pieces Q1a is pressed, the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is turned off, and the presence of the pachinko ball is detected.

On the other hand, when there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a of the pachinko ball detection plate 51, the detection section 53e of the prize ball payout detection arm 53a is lowered, and the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 is turned off. A pair of operating pieces Q
1a is pressed down, and the pachinko ball detection switch Q
1 is turned on, and the absence of pachinko balls is detected. In this way, when the closing member 90 is attached to the leased ball payout exclusive passage 37B, the leased ball payout exclusive passage 37B is provided at a position away from the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the leased ball payout exclusive passage is provided. 37A is closer to the back side of the pachinko machine 1 than its closing member 9 is.
0 becomes easier.

As described in detail above, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment, the pachinko balls supplied from the pachinko ball supply device 36 are stored in the tank 35, and the pachinko balls supplied from the tank 35 are removed. An award ball payout device for paying out the ball and a lending ball payout device for paying out the pachinko ball supplied from the tank 35 are separately provided. Then, the prize ball payout device drives the prize ball control unit 39 at the time of the prize ball payout operation, and the prize ball payout exclusive passage 37 of the tank rail 37 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1.
A, while paying out pachinko balls through the award ball payout passage and the lower side award ball passage 41 of the award ball payout guide section 38A, the rental ball payout device performs a loan ball payout operation. Then, the rental control unit 40 is driven,
Exclusive passage 37B for paying out the rental ball of the tank rail 37,
The pachinko balls stored in the tank 35 are dispensed through the dedicated ball dispensing passage of the loaned ball dispensing guide section 38B and the lower loaned ball passage 42 and the like. Even if the pachinko ball is clogged in any of them, either the lent ball or the prize ball that is not clogged can be paid out, and the player is less likely to feel anxious about the occurrence of a breakdown.

If the rental ball payout operation is not performed, the closing member 90 is attached to the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B so that the pachinko ball can be used for the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B.
Since it is prevented from flowing into B, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of malfunction due to the flowing of the pachinko ball into the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the rental ball, thereby facilitating the maintenance management. The detecting means for detecting the pachinko ball on the tank rail 37 includes:
Exclusive passage 37A for paying out prize balls of the tank rail 37
And a prize ball payout plate portion 5 corresponding to the rental ball payout exclusive passage 37B and movable by its own weight of the pachinko ball.
1a and the ball portion 51b for paying out the ball, and the plate portion 51a for paying out the prize ball and the plate portion 51b for paying out the loan ball, respectively, and by moving the plate portion 51a for paying out the ball and the plate portion 51a for paying out the ball. Movable winning ball payout arm 53a and rental ball payout arm 53b
And the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 which is activated by the movement of one of the prize ball payout arm 53a and the lending ball payout arm 53b. The ball portion 51a for paying out a ball moves, the arm 53a for paying out a prize ball moves by the movement of the plate portion 51a for paying out a prize ball, and the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 operates by the movement of the arm 53a for awarding ball payout.

On the other hand, due to the weight of the pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate portion 51b, the rental ball payout plate portion 51b is provided.
Move, and the lending ball payout arm 53b moves by the movement of the lending ball payout plate portion 51b, and the pachinko ball detection switch Q1 operates by the movement of the lending ball payout arm 53b. Thereby, even if there is a pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate portion 51b, if there is no pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a, or if there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate portion 51a, Also, if there is no pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate portion 51b,
It can be detected as the absence of a pachinko ball, and that effect can be notified to the manager of the game store, or can be displayed by, for example, a display lamp of a game board.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Good. For example, the tank rail 37 is moved from the award ball payout exclusive passage 37A to the lending ball payout exclusive passage 37A.
B is formed to be separable, and as shown in FIG.
The dedicated passage 37B for paying out a rental ball may be configured to be detachable. In this case, a dedicated ball payout passage 37B is attached to the award ball payout dedicated passage 37A by a screw member (not shown) or the like. When the ball lending machine 21 is not used in the pachinko machine 1 and the dedicated passage 37B for paying out the ball is not attached, the space on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 is secured and the cost is reduced. be able to. Further, the pachinko machine is not limited to the above-described first-type pachinko machine, and may be applied to, for example, a second-type pachinko machine and a third-type pachinko machine. Further, the present invention may be implemented in a normal pachinko machine other than the card type pachinko machine. A dedicated path for paying out prize balls and a dedicated path for paying out loaned balls may be provided inside the tank 35 located above the tank rail 37. Further, walls H1 and H separating a dedicated passage 37A for paying out prize balls of the tank rail 37 and a dedicated passage 37B for paying out lent balls.
2 may be provided from the downstream side of the ball leveling 50 as needed. Alternatively, two or more rows of dedicated passages for rented ball payout 37B may be provided, and the structure of the lent ball control unit 40 may be configured to pay out two or more rows.

[0080]

As described above, according to the pachinko machine according to the first aspect, the pachinko balls are stored in the tank, and the pachinko balls are formed on the back side of the pachinko machine at the time of paying out the prize balls or paying out the lending balls. In a pachinko machine that pays out pachinko balls by a payout device through a pachinko ball passage, a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls are provided up to the payout device in the pachinko ball passage. The pachinko ball is paid out through a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls at the time of the ball payout operation, or the pachinko ball is paid out through the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball at the time of paying out the rental ball. As a result, even if the pachinko ball is clogged while paying out a prize ball or paying out a lending ball, it is possible to pay out either a lending ball or a prize ball that is not clogged. Further, even if the shortage of the pachinko balls occurs during the payout of the prize balls or the payout of the lending balls, the payout of the lending balls or the prize balls without the shortage of the balls can be continued.

According to the pachinko machine of the second aspect, a tank rail is provided below the tank for storing pachinko balls, and the tank rail has a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out loaned balls. With this arrangement, it is possible to pay out a prize ball or a rental ball through a prize ball payout exclusive passage and a rental ball payout exclusive passage in the tank rail located on the upstream side of the pachinko ball flow path. In such a case, since there is little interference between the prize ball and the rental ball in the tank rail, the prize ball and the rental ball are hardly clogged, and both in the dedicated passage for loaned ball payout and the dedicated passage for prize ball payout,
Pachinko balls can be dispensed smoothly.

According to the pachinko machine of the third aspect, a ball level is provided on the tank rail, and a dedicated path for paying out prize balls is provided from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball level. Since the dedicated passage for loaned ball payout is separated, there is little interference between the prize ball and the loaned ball from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball leveling, and the prize ball and the loaned ball are hardly clogged. The pachinko ball can be smoothly dispensed through both the dedicated passage for payout and the dedicated passage for prize ball payout.

In the pachinko machine according to the fourth aspect, a prize ball payout guide section is provided downstream of the tank rail, and the prize ball payout guide section is provided with a prize ball payout of the tank rail. There is a prize ball payout exclusive passage connected to the prize ball payout passage, so that prize balls are paid out via the prize ball payout exclusive passage of the tank rail and the prize ball payout guide section. When such a dedicated award ball payout passage is used, since the award ball does not receive interference from the rental ball, the award ball is less likely to be clogged and can be paid out smoothly.

According to the pachinko machine of the fifth aspect, a rental ball payout guide section is disposed downstream of the dedicated rental ball payout passage of the tank rail, and the rental ball payout guide section is provided with a rental ball payout guide section. Since there is a dedicated path for paying out a lent ball connected to a dedicated path for paying out a lent ball of the tank rail, the lent ball is paid out via the dedicated path for paying out a lent ball of the tank rail and the guide section for lent ball payout. When such a dedicated passage for loaned ball payout is used, since the loaned ball is not interfered by the prize ball, the loaned ball is hardly clogged and can be smoothly paid out.

According to the pachinko machine according to the sixth aspect, the rental ball payout guide section is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section. If you choose not to use it,
By removing the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball, the space on the back side of the pachinko machine can be secured. Further, the cost can be reduced by not using the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball.

According to the pachinko machine according to the seventh aspect, the exclusive passage for paying out the prize ball and the exclusive passage for paying out the rental ball of the tank rail are integrally formed, so that the tank rail can be manufactured. If this is the case, it is possible to form a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls, thereby facilitating the production of a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls.

According to the pachinko machine according to the eighth aspect, since the tank rail is formed so that the dedicated passage for loaned ball payout can be separated from the dedicated passage for prize ball payout, the pachinko machine can use the ball rental machine. When set not to be used, the dedicated passage for paying out the rental ball can be removed to secure the space on the back side of the pachinko machine. Further, the cost can be reduced by not using the dedicated passage for paying out the ball.

Further, according to the pachinko machine according to the ninth aspect, detection means are provided below the tank for detecting the presence or absence of the pachinko balls in the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and the presence or absence of pachinko balls in the dedicated passage for loaning ball. Therefore, if the detecting means detects the absence of pachinko balls in the dedicated passage for paying out prize balls or the dedicated passage for paying out lent balls, it notifies the manager of the game store to that effect, or, for example, displays a game board. It can be displayed with a lamp or the like. Thereby, even if a shortage of pachinko balls or the like occurs during the payout of the prize balls or the payout of the loaned balls, it is possible to cope with the shortage.

In the pachinko machine according to the tenth aspect, the detecting means corresponds to the award ball payout dedicated passage of the tank rail and the loaned ball payout dedicated passage, and the award moves by its own weight of the pachinko ball. Moves by moving the prize ball payout plate and the loan ball payout plate corresponding to the ball payout plate and loan ball payout plate, and the prize ball payout plate and loan ball payout plate respectively. The arm for paying out the prize ball and the arm for paying out the ball, and the pachinko ball detection switch which is operated by the movement of one of the arm for paying out the ball and the arm for paying out the loan ball. The prize ball dispensing plate moves due to the weight of the pachinko ball, and the prize ball dispensing arm moves when the prize ball dispensing plate moves. The pachinko ball detection switch is actuated by the movement of the prize ball payout arm, while the lending ball payout plate portion is moved by the weight of the pachinko ball on the lending ball payout plate, and the lending ball payout plate portion is moved. The arm for paying out the ball is moved by the movement of the ball, and the pachinko ball detection switch is operated by the movement of the arm for paying out the ball. Therefore, even if there is a pachinko ball on the rental ball payout plate, there is no pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate, or even if there is a pachinko ball on the prize ball payout plate, If there is no pachinko ball on the ball payout plate, it is detected as the absence of pachinko ball, and that effect is notified to the manager of the game store, or for example, it can be displayed on the display lamp of the game board, etc. Even if a shortage of pachinko balls or the like occurs while paying out prize balls or paying out rental balls, it is possible to appropriately cope with the shortage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire card type pachinko machine according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a main part of a pachinko ball flow path related to payout of a prize ball of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a main part of a pachinko ball flow path related to paying out a rental ball of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view showing a main part of a pachinko ball channel on the back of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a main part of a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view showing a winning ball payout guide portion or a rental ball payout guide portion on the downstream side of the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 7B shows an assembled state thereof. It is a perspective view.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view showing a main part of a pachinko ball channel on an upper side of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment, taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment, taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment cut along line CC in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a side view showing the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment cut along line DD in FIG. 9;

FIGS. 14A to 14D are enlarged perspective views of a pachinko ball detection plate and a detection arm attached to a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. When only the ball is present on the pachinko ball detection plate, (b) when the rental ball and the prize ball are present on the pachinko ball detection plate, (c) when the rental ball and the prize ball are present on the pachinko ball detection plate Otherwise, (d) shows the case where only the prize ball exists on the pachinko ball detection plate. (E) to (h)
Is an enlarged perspective view of the pachinko ball detection plate and the detection arm attached to the tank rail viewed obliquely from below,
(E) is the case where only the lending ball exists on the pachinko ball detection plate, (f) is the case where the lending ball and the prize ball are present on the pachinko ball detection plate, and (g) is the lending ball and the prize ball are the pachinko ball detection plate. (H) shows the case where only the prize ball exists on the pachinko ball detection plate when it does not exist on the detection plate.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded switch member attached to the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view showing a pachinko ball detection switch attached to the tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment, wherein (a) shows a state where the pachinko ball detection switch is pressed, and (b) shows This shows a state in which the pachinko ball detection switch is not pressed.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a pachinko ball detection switch or the like of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment is attached to a tank rail, and FIG. (B) shows a state where the pachinko ball is present only in the rental ball payout plate,
(C) shows a state in which the pachinko ball is located on the winning ball payout plate portion and the rental ball payout plate portion of the pachinko ball detection plate.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a winning ball case of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the winning ball case according to the embodiment, as viewed from the mounting surface side of the ball detection sensor.

20A and 20B are front views showing the inside of the lending control unit according to the embodiment, wherein FIG. 20A shows a state in which the flow of pachinko balls is stopped, FIG. 20B shows a state in which the flow of pachinko balls is started, and FIG.
Indicates a state in which the flow of pachinko balls is continued.

FIGS. 21A to 21C are schematic diagrams of the lending control unit according to the embodiment, in which (a) to (c) show a lapsed state until a pachinko ball is stopped flowing down while paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls. .

FIG. 22 is an enlarged perspective view showing a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment and a closing member attached to the tank rail.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged front view showing a state where a closing member is attached to a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state where a closing member is attached to a tank rail of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is an enlarged plan view showing a state in which a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls has been removed from a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls of a tank rail of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Game board 3a ... Speaker 3 ... Upper plate 5 ... Lower plate 35 ... Tank 37 ... Tank rail 37A ... Exclusive passage for award ball payout 37B: dedicated passage for loaned ball payout 38A: prize ball payout guide unit 38B: loaned ball payout guide unit 39: prize ball control unit 39A1, 39A2: prize ball passage 40 ... Lending control unit 41 ... Lower side prize ball passage 52 ... Ball receiving unit 50 ... Ball leveling 51 ... Pachinko ball detection plate 51a ... Prize ball payout plate unit 51b ... Lending Ball dispensing plate part 53 ... Detection arm 53a ... Award ball dispensing arm 53b ... Lending ball dispensing arm 53e ... Detection unit 90 ... Closer member 91 ... Top plate part 92. ..Standing wall guide 93 93 Switch click portion 94 ... lower wall portion Q1 ... pachinko ball detection L1 ... guide groove L2 ... locking portion

Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A pachinko ball is stored in a tank and paid out by a payout device through a pachinko ball passage formed on the back side of a pachinko machine at the time of a prize ball payout operation or a loaned ball payout operation. A pachinko machine for dispensing, wherein a dedicated path for paying out prize balls and a dedicated path for paying out rental balls are provided up to the payout device in the pachinko ball path. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a tank rail is provided below a tank for storing pachinko balls, and the tank rail has a dedicated passage for paying out prize balls and a dedicated passage for paying out loaned balls. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein a ball level is provided on the tank rail, and a dedicated path for paying out prize balls is provided from an upstream side to a downstream side of the ball level. A pachinko machine wherein a dedicated passage for paying out rental balls is separated. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein a prize ball payout guide section is disposed downstream of the tank rail, and the prize ball payout guide section is provided with a tank rail. A pachinko machine comprising a prize ball payout exclusive passage connected to the prize ball payout exclusive passage. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein a rental ball payout guide section is provided downstream of the tank rail, and the rental ball payout guide section is provided. Is a pachinko machine characterized by having a dedicated passage for rental ball payout connected to a dedicated passage for rental ball payout of a tank rail. 6. The pachinko machine according to claim 5, wherein the rental ball payout guide section is detachably attached to the prize ball payout guide section. 7. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the dedicated passage for paying out the prize ball and the dedicated passage for paying out the loaned ball of the tank rail are formed integrally. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 8. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the tank rail is formed so that a dedicated passage for paying out a loan ball can be separated from a dedicated passage for paying out a prize ball. A pachinko machine. 9. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein there is a pachinko ball in a dedicated path for paying out prize balls and a pachinko ball in a dedicated path for paying out loaned balls below the tank. A pachinko machine comprising a detecting means for detecting each of the following. 10. The pachinko machine according to claim 9, wherein said detecting means corresponds to a prize ball payout dedicated passage and said rental ball payout dedicated passage of said tank rail, and is movable by its own weight of the pachinko ball. Moves by moving the prize ball payout plate and the loan ball payout plate corresponding to the ball payout plate and loan ball payout plate, and the prize ball payout plate and loan ball payout plate respectively. A pachinko machine comprising: a prize ball payout arm and a rental ball payout arm, and a pachinko ball detection switch that is operated by the movement of one of the prize ball payout arm and the loan ball payout arm.