JP2001178928A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine that ball clogging is hardly caused at the tunnel entrance of a ball send-out port even in the case of symmetrically forming the shape of the entire upper tray. SOLUTION: A storage part provided with a bottom surface 50 inclined downwards from one end of left and right to the other end is formed on an upper surface and a ball supply tray for supplying game balls stored inside the storage part from the ball send-out port 37 opened at the other end to a ball supplier side is arranged. The ball supply tray is symmetrical and a projection part 70 for ball clogging prevention is provided on an erected wall 79 at the upper part of the tunnel entrance 78 of the ball send-out port 37 of the ball supply tray.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for guiding a game ball stored in a ball supply tray to a ball launching section inside the game machine and firing the ball toward a game area to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional technique will be described by taking a pachinko game machine as a typical game machine as an example. In this pachinko gaming machine, game balls are temporarily stored in an upper plate functioning as a ball supply tray, and the stored game balls are fired into a game area to play a game. That is, after temporarily storing game balls supplied as lending balls or discharged as prize balls in the upper plate, the stored game balls are supplied to the launching device by the ball supply device, and the launching device transfers the game balls to the game area. Fire one at. And
When the launched game ball wins a prize tool in the game area, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged to the upper plate.

As shown in FIG. 7, the upper plate 1 has a concave storage portion 2 for storing game balls on an upper surface 3 thereof.
The bottom surface 4 of the storage unit 2 is at one end on the left and right sides (usually the left side).
From the bottom to the other end (the same right side), the ball discharge port 5 is opened on the upstream side (one end side) of the bottom surface 4 and the ball is fed to the downstream end (the other end). The tunnel entrance (ball intake) 8 of the exit 6 is opened. And the ball outlet 5
Balls (game balls) discharged into the storage unit 2 from the bottom 4
Is guided toward the ball outlet 6 by the downward inclination, and is sent out from the ball outlet 6 toward the ball supply device.

[0004] The front side (player side) of the storage section 2
The wall portion 2a is gradually curved toward the rear (corresponding to the upper portion in FIG. 7) on the pachinko gaming machine side from the left and right substantially from the center to the other end, so as to reduce the passage width of the game ball. It gradually narrows down toward the other end. And before the tunnel entrance 8 of the ball exit 6,
In order to prevent the game balls from stopping, the wall portion 2a functions as the aligning portion 7 to reduce the passage width of the game balls to a width that allows a row of game balls to pass. Therefore, the game balls are aligned in a line at the alignment portion 7 of the ball outlet 6 before the tunnel entrance 8.

[0005]

However, as in the prior art, if only the pachinko game machine has a shape in which the entire upper plate is inclined downward to the right, differentiation cannot be achieved, and the design becomes monotonous. In other words, from the point of view of the player, the image is not fresh. In order to solve this problem, it has been proposed to form the entire upper plate symmetrically as viewed from the front of the gaming machine, that is, to form the upper edge of the upper plate in a horizontal state.

However, when the shape of the entire upper plate is made symmetrical, there are the following problems. That is, if the upper edge of the upper plate is symmetrical or horizontal, the distance between the bottom surface of the inclined end of the ball storage portion and the upper surface of the upper plate is increased, and the depth of the straightening groove of the alignment portion is increased. Two or more balls often become stacked at the inlet of the ball outlet to the supply device side, that is, at the tunnel entrance. On the other hand, at the tunnel entrance, the balls stacked in the vertical direction must be reduced to one. As a result, the ball tends to be clogged at the tunnel entrance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem and to provide a configuration in which ball clogging at a tunnel entrance of a ball delivery port is unlikely to occur even when the shape of the upper edge of the upper plate is formed symmetrically. It is intended to provide a gaming machine that has been completed.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 is provided at the front of a front mechanism panel so as to protrude forward, and A concave storage portion having a bottom surface inclined downward from one end to the other end is formed on the upper surface, and the game balls stored in this storage portion are supplied to the ball supply device side from a ball sending port opened at the end of the storage portion. In a gaming machine provided with a ball supply tray, a ball clogging prevention protrusion is provided on the upright wall above the tunnel entrance of the ball delivery port.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the upper opening of the storage portion is formed to be wider left and right by making the front and rear opening dimensions substantially the same in the left and right portions, and the right half and the left half of the upper surface of the upper plate are formed. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball can be thrown in from either side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the ball supply tray is symmetrical.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the ball clogging preventing projection has a tip located above the center of the second ball in a state in which three balls are stacked from the bottom of the storage portion. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine protrudes below a center of a third ball on top.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the ball clogging preventing projection has an upper surface inclined downward toward the front end.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the ball clogging preventing projection has a tip formed in an arc shape.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the ball supply tray is provided in a storage portion, and the bottom surface is inclined downward toward the ball outlet, so that the game balls are gradually aligned and before the ball outlet. In the aligning part to be aligned in a row, and provided adjacent to the front of the aligning part, the guide surface on the upper surface is inclined downward in the direction opposite to the direction of inclination of the bottom of the aligning part, and at the lower end of the inclined part is continuous with the bottom of the storage part And, at the upper end of the inclination, at least an auxiliary storage portion in which a step where the guide surface becomes higher between the alignment portion bottom surface and the auxiliary storage portion is formed, and the game ball on the auxiliary storage portion is inclined downward by the guide surface,
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game ball is guided in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the gaming ball in the alignment section.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine, which is a typical gaming machine, includes a pachinko machine main body 11 and a card-type inter-ball game machine 12, and these pachinko machine main body 11 and a card-type inter-ball game machine. The rental machine 12 is installed in pairs with each other.

The pachinko machine body 11 is surrounded by a machine frame 13, and a frame-shaped front frame 14 is provided on the front of the machine frame 13. The game board 15 is attached to the front frame 14 so as to face the window from behind. A partition member 16 such as a guide rail is provided on the surface of the game board 15.
A game area 17 is formed, which is divided by obstacles, various nails and various prize-winning tools (accessories) 1 in the game area 17.
8, a variable display device 19, a lamp / LED (light emitting diode) 20, and the like are arranged. In front of the front frame 14, a frame-shaped transparent member holding frame 22 holding a front glass (a kind of transparent member) 21 in a window thereof is attached to the front frame 14 so as to be openable and closable. Then, the above-described game area 17 can be visually recognized by the player through the front glass 21. In addition, below the transparent member holding frame 22, a concave storage portion 23 is provided on the upper surface, and in this storage portion 23, an upper plate unit 24 for temporarily storing game balls as lending balls or prize balls is provided. .

The upper plate unit 24 functions as the ball supply plate of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 2, a panel portion 24A as a front mechanism panel and a front side on the player side from the panel portion 24A. A left end of the panel portion 24A is attached to the front frame 14 via a mounting bracket 25 provided at the left end so as to be openable and closable. Locked in a closed state by a lock fitting provided at the other end (the left and right in this specification mean left and right as viewed from the player side, unless otherwise specified).

A lower plate 26 for receiving a game ball overflowing from the upper plate side is provided below the upper plate unit 24.
Is provided. On the right side of the lower plate 26, a firing operation handle 27 for performing a shooting operation of a game ball is provided, and on the left side, an ashtray 28 is provided. Launch operation handle 27
Is in electrical communication with the firing device, and the firing device recognizes the amount of rotation of the firing operation handle 27 based on the electric signal. Then, the firing device fires the game ball on the firing rail toward the game area 17 with a firing force corresponding to the amount of rotation of the firing operation handle 27. In conjunction with this launching operation, the ball supply device (not shown) sends one game ball sent from the upper plate unit 24 (a ball outlet 37 to be described later, see FIG. 2) onto the launch rail. Send to

The card-type ball-to-ball rental machine 12 has a
A card insertion slot 29 for inserting a game card (for example, a prepaid card) storing a game value or the like is provided. The frequency (value information) of the game card inserted from the card insertion slot 29 is read by a card reader / writer (not shown) in the card-type inter-ball game machine 12, and the game ball is inserted. The frequency is reduced and rewritten according to the loan. A number of game balls corresponding to the frequency thus subtracted are discharged from the ball discharge mechanism in the pachinko machine main body 11 into the upper plate unit 24 as rental balls.

Next, the upper plate unit 24 will be described in detail. First, the overall configuration will be described. The upper plate unit 24 in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The mounting board 31, which is a main member of the panel portion 24A, the dish main body 32, which is a main member of the dish-like portion 24B,
3, the cover member 34, and the like, and the left and right heights are symmetrical with the same height as a whole, and the upper edge is configured to slightly incline downward (toward the player). ing.

A ball discharge port 36 is opened near the upper left end of the mounting board 31, and a ball outlet 37 is opened approximately at the center of the right end on the upper and lower sides. On the back surface of the mounting board 31, a metal panel member having a metal rising section 38 whose upper end portion is bent at a substantially right angle toward the front at an upper portion is provided. The metal rising section 38 projects upward from the upper edge of the mounting board 31. It is attached from the back to do. The metal standing portion 38 functions as a security member, and prevents illegal acts performed by inserting wires or the like from the outside.

The dish main body 32 is provided on the front surface of the mounting board 31 so as to protrude forward on the player side, and has a storage section 23 formed therein. The storage section 23 and the mounting board 31 of the dish main body 32 will be described later in detail.

The operation panel section 33 is disposed from the front of the storage section 23 to the right side of the storage section 23 in the dish main body 32, and includes an operation section for performing various operations and a display section for displaying various information such as the remaining card count. A ball lending button 39 which is operated when receiving a game ball to be lent, a card return button 40 which is operated when returning a game card inserted into the card-type inter-ball ball lending machine 12, a remaining number of game cards Is displayed, and a ball release operation lever 42 that is operated when discharging the game balls stored in the storage unit 23 to the lower plate 26 is provided.

The cover member 34 covers the integrated mounting board 31, the dish main body 32, and the operation panel section 33 from the front, protects the internal mechanism of the upper dish unit 24, and improves the appearance. It is. The cover member 34
The left and right ends of the flat plate portion together with the mounting board 31 constitute a panel portion 24A.
2. The dish-shaped portion 24B is configured together with the operation panel portion 33.
As shown in FIG. 3, which is a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 2, the upper plate unit 24 in which these members are integrated has a front surface of the mounting board 31 and a plate main body 32 that are stored in the plate-shaped portion 24B. The part 23 is constituted. Further, with respect to the bulging portion of the cover member 34, a concave portion 43 which is concave in an upwardly curved state is formed on the inclined lower surface which overhangs forward.
The depression 43 forms an operation space 44 through which the player's hand can easily pass. The operation space 44 allows the player's hand to easily reach the lower plate 26 without hitting the bulging portion when the player transfers the game balls stored in the lower plate 26 to the upper plate, so that the game balls can be taken out. It will be easier. Reference numeral 35 denotes a spilled ball collection gutter.

Next, the storage section 23 in the above-mentioned upper plate unit 24 will be described in detail. The dish body 32
Left end of bottom of storage unit 12 (corresponding to the left side in FIG. 2)
From the right side (corresponding to the same right side). The periphery of the bottom surface 50 is defined by a wall portion 51 erected upward and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31, and the bottom surface 50, the wall portion 51, and the front surface of the mounting substrate 31 constitute the storage portion 23. I do. A ball discharge port 36 opened to the mounting board 31 faces the left end side (that is, the upstream side) of the storage section 23. The ball discharge port 36 communicates with a ball discharge mechanism (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine main body 11 through a connection pipe 52 (see FIG. 2) projecting rearward from the back surface of the mounting board 31. The game ball discharged from the ball discharge mechanism as a lending ball or a prize ball flows into the storage section 23 through the ball discharge port 36. A ball outlet 37 opened to the mounting board 31 faces the right end (that is, the downstream end) of the storage section 23. The ball outlet 37 is an outlet for the game balls once stored in the storage unit 23, and the game balls discharged from the ball outlet 37 are supplied to the ball supply device in a state of being arranged in a line. As described above, this ball supply device sends one supplied game ball to the launch rail in conjunction with the launch operation of the launch device.

In addition, at the right end side (that is, the downstream side which is the ball outlet 37 side) in the storage section 23, an alignment section 5 is provided.
3 is provided. The alignment portion 53 includes a stepped wall surface 54 between the bottom surface 50 and an auxiliary storage portion 61 described later,
1 front surface. Specifically, the step wall 54 is positioned on the right end side (that is, on the downstream side which is the ball outlet 37 side).
, Gradually approaching the mounting substrate 31 side (that is, the rear side which is the front mechanism plate side), that is, gradually narrowing the width of the flow path in the flowing direction of the sphere, and the stepped wall surface near the sphere outlet 37 54 are provided substantially in parallel with the front surface of the mounting board 31 at intervals slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball.
Accordingly, the number of rows of the game balls flowing down toward the ball discharge port 37 is gradually reduced by the alignment section 53, and the game balls are aligned in a line before the ball discharge port 37.

Further, at the downstream end of the aligning portion 53, a tunnel-like ball leveling portion 55 for leveling a plurality of stacked game balls in a state of being aligned in a row is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball leveling portion 55 has a ceiling surface 55A inclined downward from a height approximately twice the ball diameter toward the downstream end of the alignment portion 53 (corresponding to the forward direction of the game ball). The abutting portion is constituted by a substantially arcuate curved surface smoothly continuing to the abutting surface.

The upper-side game balls in the plurality of stacked game balls, more specifically, on the substantially V-shaped concave portion in side view formed by lower-stage game balls adjacent to each other before and after in the downflow direction. When the game ball that overlaps with the game ball advances downstream along with the flow of the game ball, the front diagonally upper portion thereof abuts on the ceiling surface 55A. It is guided along the surface 55A and is urged downward. As a result, the forward (downstream) game balls are promoted to advance, and the rear (upstream) game balls are suppressed from advancing, with respect to the lower game balls in contact. Then, as the game ball row advances, it breaks into the gap formed between the front game ball and the rear game ball and joins the lower stage. As described above, the upper game balls that have progressed to the downstream end while being superposed on the row of game balls are surely joined to the lower stage by the ball leveling portion 55.

At the lower end of the slope of the ball leveling portion 55,
By the substantially triangular guide members 56 provided at the corners, the advancing direction of the game balls advancing in a line in the alignment portion 53 is substantially 90 degrees.
By converting the degrees, the game balls are guided to the ball outlet 37 side opened in the mounting board 31.

Further, on the bottom surface of the flow passage facing the ceiling surface 55A of the ball leveling portion 55, a step is provided in which the downstream side is lowered by one step. When the foremost game ball in the advancing direction in the alignment section 53 passes through this step, the ball down pressure of the group of game balls contacting from the rear in the advancing direction relaxes for a moment, and at this moment, the game ball passing through the step becomes a guide member 56 And moves slightly toward the ball outlet 37 (ie, toward the rear). As a result, the contact point between the foremost game ball and the next game ball (the game ball immediately after in the traveling direction) is shifted to the opposite side (that is, toward the front) from the ball outlet 37 side. Then, when the downward pressure of the ball from the next game ball is applied to the contact point, the foremost game ball is urged toward the ball outlet 37 side. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, when a game ball is placed on a game ball passing through a step and a subsequent game ball, the gap between the game ball passing through the step and the subsequent game ball is small. Increase,
Also, due to the impact (vibration) when passing through the step, the game ball on top can easily enter between the previous game ball and the subsequent game ball, and the smoothness of the ball leveling can be ensured. it can.

A ball-aligned subgrade member 58 made of a band-shaped metal plate is laid on the bottom surface 50 on the side of the alignment portion 53 along the flowing direction, so that the rolling resistance of the game ball is reduced. And the cleaning work is facilitated.

As described above, the upper plate unit 24 in the present embodiment is formed symmetrically, and the base end of the plate-shaped portion 24B is horizontal in the left-right direction. Is inclined downward forward from the base end. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, the interval between the inclined end bottom surface 50 of the ball storage unit 2 and the upper plate upper surface 73 increases, and the alignment unit 5
Since the depth of the flow straightening groove of No. 3 is increased and the possibility of balls being stacked is increased, two or more balls are stacked at the portion where the ball entrance is taken into the firing portion, that is, at the tunnel entrance 78. The state is balanced and the ball tends to clog at the tunnel entrance 78. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the upright wall 79 above the tunnel entrance 78 of the ball delivery port 37 in the ball supply dish is used.
Is provided with a rib-shaped protrusion 70 for preventing ball clogging.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the ball clogging prevention protrusion 70 has a top end 71 viewed from the storage unit bottom surface 50 in a state where three balls are stacked. It is provided so as to protrude above the center of the second ball and below the center of the third ball at the top.
In the case of this embodiment, the protrusion length of the ball clogging prevention protrusion 70 is approximately half or less than half the length of the ball, and the width of the ball clogging prevention protrusion 70, that is, the alignment portion 53.
Is approximately one sphere or less when viewed in the downward flow direction of the sphere. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an inclined surface 72 is formed on the upper surface of the ball clogging prevention protrusion 50 so as to be inclined downward in a direction opposite to the ball flow-down direction, and the ball clogging prevention protrusion is provided. Is rounded in an arc shape having a radius of about 0.3 mm, that is, rounded.

Here, the difference of the operation and effect from the case where there is no prevention projection will be described. If there is no prevention projection,
As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the stacked spheres are likely to stop in a well-balanced manner on the bottom surface 50 of the alignment portion 53, which is the ball rectifying path, and the surface of the upright wall 79 above the sphere outlet 37. The reason is that the standing wall 79 above the tunnel entrance 78 of the ball outlet 37.
Over the entire vertical surface of the upright wall 79,
This is probably because there are many points where the spheres come into contact and balance. Further, in order to release the state, FIG.
As shown in (b), a force was required to lift the ball on top in the vertical direction. Conversely, when a ball that has fallen from the vertical direction collides with a ball that has flowed down the alignment section 53 near the outlet, ball clogging is likely to occur.

On the other hand, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), a protruding portion 70 is provided on an upright wall 79 above the tunnel entrance 78 of the ball discharge port 37, and the protruding portion tip 71
Protrudes from the storage section bottom surface 50 to a position below the center of the third sphere. Therefore, the preventing projection 7
When three or more balls are stacked, the upright wall 79 above the bottom surface 50 of the alignment unit 53 and the ball outlet 37 is compared with the case where there is no zero.
And the number of points at which the laminated sphere balances is reduced, and clogging of the sphere is eliminated.

Further, even when three or more balls are stacked at the tunnel entrance 78, the third ball from the bottom surface 50 of the storage portion is pushed by the second or third force to flow down. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the inclined surface 72 formed on the upper surface of the protruding portion 70 is raised. For this reason, when the force necessary to break the balance, that is, the force required to lift the third ball, is lifted vertically along the upright wall 79 (the prevention projection 70 has an inclined surface 7).
2), and ball clogging hardly occurs. In addition, the ball that has fallen from the upper part of the upper plate in the vertical direction comes into contact with the inclined surface 72 of the preventing protrusion 70 and flows down to the rear of the outlet, so that clogging of the ball near the outlet is prevented. You. The inclination angle α of the inclined surface 72 is suitably about 20 °, and the length of the projection 70 for preventing ball clogging is shorter than the radius of the sphere (diameter 11 mm), for example, about 4 mm. Is preferred.

In addition to the above, in the present embodiment, an auxiliary storage section 61 and a guide shelf section 62 are provided in the storage section 23. The auxiliary storage section 61 and the guide shelf section 62 are provided on the near side of the alignment section 53, that is, on the front right side of the upper surface of the dish-shaped section 24B, and the player has been stored in the lower dish 26 or the cardboard box. When throwing a game ball into the storage unit 23, the player easily throws the game ball.

First, the auxiliary storage section 61 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the auxiliary storage 61
The upper surface of the auxiliary storage portion 61 functions as a guide surface 61A for guiding a game ball by downward inclination.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the guide surface 61A is provided between the guide surface 6A and the bottom surface 50 on the alignment portion 53 side.
1A is formed in a state where a step is formed. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide surface 61 </ b> A is more spherical than the bottom surface 50 of the alignment portion 53 on the side of the tunnel entrance 78 (start point of the ball leveling portion 55) of the ball outlet 37. An inclined upper end is provided about two diameters upward. The inclined upper end is gently inclined downward from the inclined upper end toward the ball discharge port 36 (that is, in a direction opposite to the downward inclination direction of the alignment portion 53). I have. Therefore, the step provided between the guide surface 61A and the bottom surface 50 of the alignment portion 53 gradually decreases from the upper end portion of the guide surface 61A toward the lower end portion thereof. And, at the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 61A, the guide surface 61A smoothly continues to the bottom surface 50 of the storage portion 23. Therefore,
Due to the downward inclination of the guide surface 61A, the game balls on the auxiliary storage part 61 are guided in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the game balls in the alignment part 53, and reach the bottom surface 50 of the storage part 23 at the lower end of the inclination. The guide surface 61 </ b> A may have a slightly higher step between the bottom surface 50 and the inclined lower end of the guide surface 61 </ b> A. In the present embodiment, the edge of the guide surface 61A on the side of the step wall 54 is chamfered, but a streaky projection protruding upward is provided at the edge to tilt the game ball. You may make it easy to go to a lower end part side.

The step wall 54 constitutes a main part of the alignment section 53 as described above, and gradually aligns the game balls in a line. That is, the step wall 54 is formed so as to gradually approach the mounting board 31 side as it goes to the ball outlet 37 side, and in front of the tunnel entrance 78 of the ball outlet 37, the step wall 54 is larger than the diameter of the game ball. They are provided at a relatively wide interval substantially in parallel with the surface of the mounting board 31.

Then, regarding the height of the step wall 54,
It is preferable that the portion where the game balls are arranged in a line is higher than the diameter of the game balls. In other words, the alignment unit 5
Auxiliary storage unit that allows another game ball to be placed on the row of game balls aligned in a row in step 3, and has a step to prevent other game balls from abutting from the horizontal and diagonal directions. 61
Is preferably provided. This prevents the other game balls rolling on the guide surface 61A of the auxiliary storage portion 61 from contacting the side surfaces or the oblique upper portion of the game balls arranged in a line, and the line of the game balls arranged in a line. This is for placing another game ball on the top with a minimum displacement of the row in the width direction. Then, when another game ball is placed on the row of game balls arranged in a line, usually, the other game ball,
Due to its own weight or ball leveling unit 55, it smoothly merges into the lower row of game balls.

Next, the guide shelf 62 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide shelf 62 includes an auxiliary storage 61.
Is provided adjacent to the front side. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface functions as a guide surface 62A, and the inclined lower end portion smoothly continues to the upstream portion of the guide surface 61A of the auxiliary storage portion 61, and extends leftward from the inclined lower end portion. It is gently uphill. That is, the guide surface 62 </ b> A of the guide shelf 62 is connected to the guide surface 6 of the auxiliary storage 61.
It is inclined downward in the opposite direction to 1A. The guide surface 62A is provided with a step between itself and the guide surface 61A.

As described above, the auxiliary storage section 6 is stored in the storage section 23.
1 and the guide shelf 62, the storage unit 23
The upper opening (the area including the auxiliary storage 61 and the guide shelf 62) of the upper plate is formed to be wider left and right by making the front and rear opening dimensions substantially the same in the left and right portions, so that the right half and the left half of the upper surface of the upper plate are formed. The ball can be thrown in from either side.
Note that the guide shelf 62 may be omitted and only the auxiliary storage 61 may be used. In this case, the upper opening of the storage 23 means a region including the auxiliary storage 61. Become.

In any case, the upper plate is provided with an upper opening in the right half in which a ball can be inserted in the right half like the left half in a continuous manner on the left and right sides. A ball can be thrown into the storage unit 23 from either the left or right side of the upper plate through the upper opening.
That is, when a ball is placed on the right side of the upper plate, the ball conventionally rolls on the upper plate and falls to the near side (the player side). The ball is guided to the auxiliary storage unit 61 as long as it is within the area where
Alternatively, it is guided from the guide shelf 62 to the auxiliary storage unit 61 and finally guided to the alignment unit 53 side of the storage unit 23.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is downwardly inclined forward (toward the player), and the upper plate upper surface 7
Even if a ball is on 3, the player rolls down to the player side. This is because, unlike the conventional case, the upper plate is formed symmetrically, that is, the base edge of the plate-shaped portion 24B is formed to be horizontal.
In some cases, the player may not move while maintaining the stationary state, and in order to avoid this, the player is dropped in front of the player.

When a large amount of balls are discharged during a big hit or the like, the balls come into contact with each other in the vicinity of the outlet of the upper bowl, which may cause clogging of the balls. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a ball escape space 63 is formed in the storage section 23 on the upstream side of the ball discharge port 36, that is, on the left side of the ball discharge port 36. This prevents ball clogging near the ball discharge port 36 when a large amount of balls are discharged.

As described above, on the premise that the upper plate is provided horizontally, on the one hand, the auxiliary storage section 61 and the guide shelf section 62 are provided to increase the area of the opening of the upper plate in the left-right direction. The configuration is such that the ball can be thrown in from either the left or the right, and on the other hand, the upper opening of the storage unit 23 is moved in the left-right direction by the fact that the groove of the alignment unit 53 is deepened and Even if a large amount of balls are stacked at the tunnel entrance 8 of the ball outlet 37, the clogging prevention protrusion 70
Is provided, the ball can be balanced at the tunnel entrance 8 of the ball outlet 37 to prevent the ball from being clogged.

In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention relates to a game ball stored in a ball supply tray such as an arrangement ball or a sparrow ball gaming machine. Can be applied to a gaming machine for playing a game by firing toward the game area 17.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0050]

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the ball clogging prevention protrusion is provided on the upright wall above the tunnel entrance of the ball outlet, the stacked balls prevent the ball from being stacked. The state of balancing at the exit tunnel entrance is broken, so that the ball flowing down the upper bowl storage section is prevented from clogging. Therefore, it is possible for the ball to flow down without stagnation, and the player can concentrate on the game without worrying about clogging of the ball.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the upper opening of the storage portion is formed to be wider left and right by making the front and rear opening dimensions substantially the same in the left and right portions, so that the right half and the left half of the upper surface of the upper plate are formed. Since the ball can be thrown in from either side, it is easy to throw the ball into the storage part.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the upper plate is symmetrical, that is, the base end of the upper plate is horizontal, the upper plate is different from the conventional upper plate which is inclined to one side. A game machine with fresh taste can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the tip of the projection of the projection for preventing clogging of the ball is positioned from the center of the second ball when three balls are stacked from the bottom of the storage portion. Since it is projected above and below the center of the top third ball, the number of points that are stacked and balanced at the tunnel entrance of the ball outlet is reduced, and ball clogging hardly occurs. can do.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the upper surface of the ball clogging prevention protrusion is inclined downward, the balance is lost as compared with a case where the prevention protrusion has no inclined surface. The force required for this is reduced, and ball clogging hardly occurs. Further, the sphere that has fallen from the upper part of the upper plate in the vertical direction comes into contact with the inclined surface of the preventing protrusion and flows down to the rear of the outlet, so that clogging of the ball near the outlet is prevented.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the tip of the ball clogging preventing projection is formed in an arc shape, ball clogging can be more reliably prevented.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary storage section is provided with a step in front of the alignment section (on the player side) to form the upper opening of the storage section wide left and right while expanding. Even if a player puts a ball on the near side from the upper opening and the ball is piled up, the aligning unit is arranged to pull the game ball on the auxiliary storage unit back to the upstream side of the flow path due to the downward inclination of the guide surface. In this case, even if the ball supply tray is symmetrical and the opening is wide, it is compared with the case where the ball is directly taken in from the auxiliary storage part. And ball clogging hardly occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the upper plate unit.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the upper plate unit.

FIG. 4 is a view of a part of the upper plate unit in a state where a mounting board is omitted, as viewed in a direction B;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a balanced state (a) and a collapsed state (b) of balls stacked on a tunnel entrance of a ball outlet when a ball clogging prevention protrusion is provided.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which balls are stacked and balanced at a tunnel entrance of a ball discharge port when there is no protrusion for preventing ball clogging (a).
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state (b) collapsed.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional upper plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko gaming machine 11 Pachinko machine main body 12 Card-type table ball lending machine 13 Machine frame 14 Front frame 15 Game board 16 Partition member 17 Game area 18 Winning tool 19 Variable display device 20 Lamp / LED 21 Front glass 22 Transparent member holding frame 23 Storage Unit 24 Upper Plate Unit (Sphere Supply Plate) 24A Panel 24B Dish 25 Mounting Bracket 26 Lower Plate 27 Launching Operation Handle 28 Ashtray 29 Card Insertion Port 31 Mounting Board 32 Dish Main Body 32A Base 32B Dish 33 Operation Panel 34 cover member 35 spilled ball collection gutter 36 ball discharge port 37 ball outlet 38 metal standing part 39 ball lending button 40 card return button 41 remaining number indicator 42 ball removal operation lever 43 depression 44 operation space 50 (Bottom surface) 51 Wall part 52 Connection pipe 53 Alignment part 54 Step wall surface 55 Ball leveling part 55A Ceiling surface 56 Guide member 58 Ball-aligned roadbed member 61 Auxiliary storage unit 61A Guide surface 62 Guide shelf 62A Guide surface 63 Space for ball escape 70 Ball clogging prevention protrusion 71 Projection tip 72 Slope 73 Upper plate upper surface 78 Tunnel entrance 79 Standing wall

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A concave storage portion having a bottom surface projecting forward from the front of a front mechanism panel and having a bottom surface inclined downward from one end on the right and left sides to the other end is formed on an upper surface, and is stored in the storage portion. A game machine provided with a ball supply tray for supplying the game balls to the ball supply device side from a ball supply opening opened at the end of the storage section, wherein the ball supply plate has an upright wall above the tunnel entrance of the ball supply outlet. A game machine characterized by further comprising a projection for preventing ball clogging. 2. The upper opening of the storage portion is formed to be wider left and right by making the front and rear opening dimensions substantially the same in the left and right portions, and a ball is thrown in from either the right half or the left half of the upper surface of the upper plate. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be capable of being operated. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball supply tray is symmetrical. 4. The ball clogging prevention protrusion has a tip,
In a state where three spheres are stacked from the bottom of the storage part, the sphere protrudes above the center of the second sphere and below the center of the third sphere on top. Claim 1
Or the gaming machine according to 2. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein an upper surface of the ball clogging prevention projection is inclined downward toward the front end. 6. The ball clogging prevention protrusion has a tip formed in an arc shape.
The gaming machine described. 7. An alignment unit provided in the storage unit, wherein the bottom surface is inclined downward toward the ball outlet, and the ball supply tray is configured to gradually align the game balls and align them in line before the ball outlet. The guide surface on the top surface is provided adjacent to the front of the alignment portion, and the guide surface on the top surface is inclined downward in a direction opposite to the direction of inclination of the bottom surface of the alignment portion, and is continuous with the bottom surface of the storage portion at the lower end of the inclination, and aligned at the upper end of the inclination. At least an auxiliary storage portion in which a step in which the guide surface is raised between the bottom surface of the game device and the game ball on the auxiliary storage portion, by the downward inclination of the guide surface, the traveling direction of the game ball in the alignment portion 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is guided in a reverse direction.