JP2003019307A - Ball pay out device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball pay out device by which prize balls and rental balls can separately be ejected by the single ball pay out device. SOLUTION: The device is provided with a forward/backward rotation motor 13; a first game ball path 22 and a second game ball path 23; a first rotator 11 and a second rotator 12; and one-way clutches 14 and 15 inserted between the rotators 11 and 12. The rotation transmitting directions of the respective clutches 14 and 15 are fixed so as to transmit the driving torque of the motor 13 to the first rotator 11 when the motor 13 is rotated and driven in a fixed direction and so as to transmit the driving torque of the motor 13 to the second rotator 12 when the motor 13 is rotated and driven in the other direction. Consequently, the game ball can be paid out by one of the first rotator 11 and the second rotator 12 according to the rotation driving direction of the motor 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball payout device for a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine, especially a recent pachinko machine, is designed to eliminate the inconvenience of getting a ball from a ball lending machine and transferring it to a hitting ball supply plate when a player plays a game. In many cases, the prize payout device for prize balls provided on the pachinko machine is also adapted to pay out the ball. That is,
The ball payout device of such a pachinko machine has a function of paying out a game ball as a prize ball in response to a winning ball detection signal and a function of paying out a game ball as a ball rental corresponding to a ball lending request signal. The prize balls and the ball rental balls are configured to be paid out by one rotating body.

Conventionally, a pachinko game machine automatically shoots a hit ball for a long time at the time of factory shipment or during use, and the number of prize balls paid out from a ball payout device provided in the pachinko machine is determined. The ball counting sensor counts, and the inspection for grasping the characteristics of the pachinko gaming machine is conducted, but when the gaming balls are paid out by one rotating body like the conventional ball payout device described above. However, the game balls counted by the ball counting sensor include not only prize balls but also rental balls, so it is not possible to accurately grasp only the number of prize balls in the count value obtained from the ball counting sensor. There is a problem that it is possible, and eventually, the exact characteristics of the pachinko machine cannot be grasped.

Therefore, as a method of solving the above problems, a ball payout device having a rotating body for paying out prize balls and a ball paying device having a rotating body for paying out ball rentals are separately formed. It is a common practice to attach a to a pachinko machine. However, if the pachinko machine is provided with two ball payout devices, the cost will naturally increase due to an increase in the number of parts. Further, the space for mounting the ball payout device on the back side of the pachinko machine is limited, but if two ball payout devices are provided, it is troublesome to secure the placement of the ball payout device in the limited space. become.

The following is generally used as a means for paying out prize balls and lent balls with one ball payout device and for grasping both the number of prize balls and the number of lent balls.
That is, the passage through which the game balls flow down is branched into two parts in the lower part of the ball payout device, and a switching member is arranged at the branch point. The switching member is used for ball counting sensors. To count the number of prize balls by flowing down to one of the passages (prize ball passage) where the number of balls to be lent is flowed down to the other passage (ball rental passage) to which the ball counting sensor is provided. It is to count. However, in this ball payout device, a so-called ball bite in which the game ball is sandwiched between the switching members may occur, and the original purpose may not be achieved, and the ball biting causes a malfunction in the switching member. There were also problems such as. Furthermore, since a branch passage, a switching member, etc. must be provided below the ball dispensing device separately from the ball dispensing device,
As a result, there was a problem that it took time and cost.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to supply and discharge game balls to and from a ball payout device of a game machine. Along with a plurality of passages, a plurality of rotating bodies for supporting and discharging game balls are provided, and the rotating bodies are alternately rotated by a one-way clutch according to the direction of rotation of the forward / reverse rotation motor, so that prize balls and ball rentals are separately provided. In the inspection of pachinko machines that are carried out at the time of factory shipment, etc., it is possible to count the number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout device very accurately and to grasp the exact characteristics of the game machine. is there. Moreover, since the present invention can realize such an object by a single ball payout device, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed at low cost, and the space for disposing the ball payout device is not bothered. . In addition, the problem of ball catching that occurs when a branch passage, a switching member, etc. are provided separately from the ball dispensing device cannot occur.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a motor that rotates normally and reversely, a first game ball passage and a second game ball passage through which game balls are supplied and discharged, and each of the above. A first rotator and a second rotator, which are provided corresponding to the game sphere passage, support the game sphere in the game sphere passage at the time of stop and discharge it at the time of rotation, and are inserted into the first rotator and the second rotator. A one-way clutch for transmitting the driving torque of the motor to the first rotating body and the second rotating body is provided, and when the motor is rotationally driven in a certain direction, the driving torque of the motor is transmitted to the first rotating body. The rotation transmission direction of each one-way clutch is determined so that the driving torque of the motor is transmitted to the second rotating body when the motor is rotationally driven in the other direction, and the first rotating body or the one-way clutch is rotated according to the rotation driving direction of the motor. Second Either rotary body is characterized in that as rotation gaming balls are paid out.

The present invention also provides the first rotating body and the second rotating body.
One or both of the rotating bodies may be provided in plural. When a plurality of rotating bodies are provided in this manner, the game balls can be efficiently paid out.

Furthermore, the one-way clutch prevents the driving torque of the motor from being transmitted to the first rotating body or the second rotating body on condition that a load of a certain amount or more is applied to the first rotating body or the second rotating body. May be. As a method of applying this load, it is possible to utilize the ball pressure of the game ball continuously waiting in the game ball passage, and the rotation stop assisting means for applying a load to the first rotating body and the second rotating body. It is also possible to provide by configuring.

The rotation stop assisting means includes auxiliary gears provided on the first and second rotating bodies, a sun gear that meshes with the auxiliary gears, and a planetary gear that is connected to and meshes with the sun gear by an arm. The object of the invention of the present application can be reliably achieved by configuring the above.

Further, the rotation stop assisting means is connected by an auxiliary roller provided on the first rotating body and the second rotating body, an abutting roller that is in constant contact with the auxiliary roller, and the abutting roller by an arm. Alternatively, the detent rollers may be meshed with each other, and at least the outer peripheral portion of each roller may be formed of an elastic member such as rubber or urethane.
Even with this configuration, when the rotation preventing roller comes into contact with the accessory roller, the load is applied to the accessory roller.
The one-way clutch makes it possible to prevent the rotating shaft of the motor from idling with respect to the rotating body so that the driving torque of the motor is not transmitted to one rotating body.

As a typical use example of the ball payout device according to the present invention, it is assumed that prize balls and ball rentals are paid out by different rotating bodies. In that case, the structure is as follows. The Rukoto. That is, a motor that rotates in the normal and reverse directions, a prize ball passage through which prize balls are supplied and discharged, a prize ball rotating body that supports and discharges game balls in the prize ball passage at the time of stop, and a ball rental is supplied. , A ball-leasing ball passage to be discharged, a ball-history rotator that supports the game balls in the ball-leasing passage at the time of stopping and discharges the ball when the ball-history is in operation, the prize-ball rotator and the ball-hire rotator are inserted into the motor. A one-way clutch for transmitting the driving torque to the prize ball rotating body and the ball rental roller is provided, and when the motor is rotationally driven in a certain direction, the drive torque of the motor is transmitted to the prize ball rotating body and the motor reverses. Drive direction of each one-way clutch is determined so that the drive torque of the motor is transmitted to the ball-rental ball rotating body when the ball is rotated in the direction. One of Thus configured to gaming balls are paid out.

Although an example in which the ball payout device according to the present invention is used for paying out prize balls and lent balls has been shown, of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following uses are also possible. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, the number of prizes to be paid out may differ depending on the place where the prize has been won.
It is also possible to properly use the first rotating body and the second rotating body according to the number of payouts.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A ball payout device for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine 1 to which the ball payout device according to the present invention is applied. A mechanism plate 2 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 so as to cover the back surface of the game board, and a ball tank 3 for storing game balls is provided above the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 2, and the ball tank is provided. Below 3 is provided a ball guide trough 4 for aligning and flowing down game balls. This ball guide trough 4 is composed of a straight tank rail 5 and a curved curve rail 6 connected to the downstream side thereof, and the ball dispensing device 7 according to the present invention is connected to the downstream end of the curve rail 6. It Then, below the ball payout device 7, there is provided a discharge gutter 8 for guiding the paid game balls to a ball tray (not shown) in front of the machine.

Next, the configuration of the ball payout device 7 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball dispensing device, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ball dispensing device, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. The ball payout device 7 is a box-shaped case body 10, and a first rotating body 11 and a second rotating body 12 for supporting and discharging game balls.
A forward / reverse rotation motor 13 (hereinafter, referred to as "motor") that drives the first rotating body 11 and the second rotating body 12;
One-way clutches 14 and 15 mounted on the inner peripheral portions of the rotating body 11 and the second rotating body 12, respectively, and rotation stop assisting means 16 and 17 for applying a constant load to the first rotating body 11 and the second rotating body 12. , Detection sensors 18 and 19 for electrically detecting the number of game balls to be discharged. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the first rotating body will be described as a prize ball rotating body, and the second rotating body will be described as a ball rental rotating body. Of course, this is just an example, and the first rotating body may be a rental ball rotating body and the second rotating body may be a prize ball rotating body, and the first rotating body and the second rotating body may be freely used. Can also be used to pay out different numbers of game balls.

The case body 10 is formed by being divided into a front frame body 10a and a rear frame body 10b, and an intermediate case body 20 formed by a thin front partition frame 20a and a rear partition frame 20b at the center thereof. Are provided, and screws are fastened to the four corners of the rear frame 10b to be integrated.

On the inner side of each of the front frame body 10a and the rear frame body 10b, game ball passages 22 and 23 are formed which communicate with the above-mentioned curve rail 6 to supply, transfer and discharge game balls. The game ball passages 22 and 23 are located on the upper insides of the front frame body 10a and the rear frame body 10b and supply the game balls into the ball payout device 7, and the ball supply portions 22a and 22a. , 23a provided on the downstream side of the ball transfer section 22b, 23b, and a ball discharge section 22 provided on the downstream side of the ball transfer section 22b, 23b for discharging the game ball to the discharge gutter 8.
c and 23c. In addition, the ball transfer unit 22b,
Substantially semicircular rotary member storage portions 24 and 25 are formed on the side of 23b together with the ball transfer portions 22b and 23b.
On the other hand, the front partition frame 20a that constitutes the intermediate case body 20
In the center of the rear partition frame 20b, the rotary member storage section 24,
Circular openings 26 and 27, which communicate with 25, are formed.

On the front surface of the front frame 10a, the motor 1
3 is attached, and the rotary shaft 30 of the motor 13 has a rotary body storage portion 2 for each of the front frame body 10a and the rear frame body 10b.
The prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball renting rotating body 12, which are provided so as to penetrate through the rotary shafts 4 and 25 and have the one-way clutches 14 and 15 respectively inserted on the inner circumference thereof, are axially attached to the rotary shaft 30.
In addition, the detection sensors 18 and 19 are arranged between the ball transfer portions 22b and 23b and the ball discharge portions 22c and 23c of the game ball passages 22 and 23 formed in the front frame body 10a and the rear frame body 10b. Has been done. The detection sensors 18 and 19 each have a planar U-shape, and are provided with a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion on the surfaces of the pair of arm pieces opposite to each other at their tips, and detect a game ball paid out by the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. In addition, 31 and 32 are the ball transfer parts 22.
b, 23b is a metal plate that is attached to b and 23b to improve the sliding of the game ball.

The prize ball rotator 11 and the ball lending rotator 12 are of the same shape, and each of the ball feeders 33 and 34 having two symmetrical blades and one of the rotation stop assist means described later. And auxiliary gears 35 and 36 that form parts thereof. The ball feeding bodies 33 and 34 are mounted in the rotating body housing portions 24 and 25, and the auxiliary gears 35 and 36 are mounted in the intermediate case body 20, respectively. ing. In addition, the ball feeders 33, 34
The upper surface of each blade is formed as an arc surface 33a, 34a for supporting a game ball standing by in the ball supply portion 22a, 23a,
The lower surface has arcuate recesses 33b and 34b that are approximately the same in diameter as the game balls.
Is formed as. Further, when the leading edge of each of the blades of the ball feeding bodies 33 and 34 is received in the arcuate recessed portions 33b and 34b of the ball feeding portions 22a and 23a, the leading edge of the ball and the next It is set to face between the game balls.

The one-way clutches 14 and 15 inserted into the prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball rental rotating body 12 transmit the driving torque of the motor when rotating in one direction, but drive torque of the motor when rotating in the opposite direction. It has a structure that does not transmit. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the outer ring 37 forming the one-way clutches 14 and 15 tries to rotate in the clockwise direction as shown by the arrow, the spring action of the spring 38 causes the roller 39 to rotate. Is the outer ring cam surface 40
The driving torque is transmitted to the rotary shaft 30 by the wedge action between the outer ring cam surface 40 and the rotary shaft 30 of the motor 13. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the rotating shaft 30 moves the outer ring 37
Therefore, the roller 39 rotates in the clockwise direction relatively, and the roller 39 separates from the outer ring cam surface 40 and the rotation shaft 30 idles. This will be described in the light of the ball payout device 7 shown in the present embodiment. When the motor 13 rotates forward (clockwise), the one-way clutch 14 causes
The driving torque is transmitted to the prize ball rotating body 11
Rotates in the normal direction, but when the motor 13 rotates in the reverse direction, the rotating shaft 30 idles and the driving torque of the motor 13 is not transmitted to the prize ball rotating body 11. On the other hand, when the motor 13 rotates in the reverse direction (counterclockwise), the one-way clutch 15 transmits the driving torque to the ball rental rotating body 12, and the ball rental rotating body 11 rotates in the reverse direction. Therefore, the rotating shaft 30 idles, and the drive torque of the motor 13 is not transmitted to the ball rental body 11. The one-way clutches 14 and 15 used here are the prize ball rotating body 1.
1 or a predetermined load (30 gf · cm) on the ball rental rotor 12
When the above) is applied, the rotation shaft 30 spins idle, and the driving torque of the motor 13 is not transmitted to the prize ball rotating body 11 or the ball rental roller 12.

As described above, the one-way clutches 14 and 15 used in the ball payout device 7 according to the present embodiment are
When a predetermined load is applied to one of the rotating bodies, the driving torque of the motor is not transmitted to the rotating body.
Therefore, in the ball payout device 7 according to the present embodiment, the prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball rental rotating body 1 are provided in the intermediate case body 20.
Rotation stop auxiliary means 16 and 17 for applying a load to 2 are provided. The rotation stop assisting means 16 and 17 are accessory gears 35 and 3 of the prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball rental rotating body 12, respectively.
6, sun gears 43, 44 that are axially supported by shaft rods 41, 42 projecting into the intermediate case body 20, and are constantly meshed with auxiliary gears 35, 36, the sun gears 43, 44, and the arm 45,
A planetary gear 47, which is connected and meshed by 46,
It consists of 48. From such a configuration, the motor 13
When the rotating shaft 30 rotates in one direction by driving, the planetary gear 47 (48) revolves around the sun gear 43 (44) and meshes with the auxiliary gear 35 (36). And the planet gear 47
Since a predetermined load is applied to the auxiliary gear 35 (36) by (48), the rotating shaft 30 idles, and the driving torque of the motor is not transmitted to the rotating body 11 (12). At the same time, the planetary gear 47 (48) and the accessory gear 35 (36) mesh with each other, so that the rotating body 11 (12) completely stops its rotation. Note that FIG. 8 shows the rotation stop assisting means 1
In the example in which the shapes of the arms 45 and 46 of Nos. 6 and 17 are changed, the center of gravity of the arms 45 and 46 is set to be closer to that of the rotating bodies 11 and 12, and the planetary gears 47 and 48 are the auxiliary gears 35 of the rotating bodies 11 and 12. , 36 for easy engagement.

Next, the operation of the ball payout device 7 having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the state where the ball payout device 7 is not operating, the game balls continuously flowing down from the curve rail 6 flow into the ball payout device 7 from the ball supply parts 22a and 23a, and the game ball at the head thereof is the prize ball rotating body. 11 and the ball feeding bodies 33 and 34 of the ball-sending roller 12 are supported by the arc surfaces 33a and 34a. In this state, when the player inserts a card or cash into a ball lending machine (not shown) and operates a payout button, a ball lending payout signal is issued to the ball payout device 7. Then, the motor 13 is driven in response to the ball rental payout signal, and the driving torque is transmitted to the ball rental rotating body 12 via the one-way clutch 15 as shown in FIG. Playing game balls by means of a ball feeder 34, a ball transfer section 23b, a ball discharge section 23c
Transfer to. At that time, the ball transfer unit 23b and the ball discharge unit 23
The game balls are counted by the detection sensor 19 provided at the boundary of c. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the sensor 19
When counted by, the driving of the motor is stopped, and the game ball located at the head of the ball supply unit 23a returns to the state of being supported by the arc surface 34a of the ball feeding body 34 of the ball rental rotating body 12. In this way, when the ball rental rotating body 12 is rotating, the sun gear 44 meshing with the accessory gear 36 of the ball rental rotating body 12 is
It rotates as the accessory gear 36 rotates. The planetary gear 48 swings in the direction of the arrow (outward) in FIG. 7B and does not mesh with the accessory gear 36. Therefore, the rotation of the ball rental rotor 12 is restricted by the rotation stop assisting means 17. Rotate without. On the other hand, in the state in which the motor 13 is driven in response to the ball payout signal, the one-way clutch 14 and the rotation stop auxiliary means 16 completely regulate the rotation of the prize ball rotating body 11. That is, when the motor 13 rotates, the prize ball rotating body 11 slightly rotates, and the sun gear 43 meshed with the accessory gear 35 of the prize ball rotating body 11 rotates with this rotation. Then, the planetary gear 47 swings in the direction (inward) shown by the arrow in FIG. 6A and meshes with the auxiliary gear 35. Since the planetary gear 47 and the auxiliary gear 35 mesh with each other, a load is applied to the prize ball rotating body 11, so that the rotating shaft 30 of the motor 13 idles by the one-way clutch 14. Further, the two gears of the sun gear 43 and the planetary gear 47 mesh with the accessory gear 35, so that the prize ball rotating body 1
The rotation of 1 will be completely restricted. Therefore, the leading game ball of the ball supply unit 22a is the ball feeder 3 of the prize ball rotating body 11.
The state of being supported by the circular arc surface 33a of 3 is maintained, and the game ball is not discharged.

On the other hand, when the prize ball detector detects a prize ball, a prize ball payout signal is issued to the ball payout device 7, and the motor 13 is driven in response to the prize ball payout signal, as shown in FIG. 6 (b). As shown, the driving torque is transmitted to the prize ball rotating body 11 via the one-way clutch 14, and the game ball is paid out. Then, when the predetermined number of game balls are counted by the detection sensor 18, the driving of the motor 13 is stopped, and the ball supply unit 22 is restarted.
The game ball located at the head of a is a ball feeder 3 of the prize ball rotating body 11.
It returns to the state of being supported by the circular arc surface 33a of No. 3. Further, when the prize ball rotating body 11 is rotating, the rotation of the ball rental rotating body 12 is completely restricted by the one-way clutch 15 and the rotation stop assisting means 17, as shown in FIG. 7A.

Next, a second embodiment of the ball payout device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Unlike the above-described embodiment, the ball payout device 50 of the second embodiment is configured so that a game ball as a prize ball and a game ball as a ball rental can be paid out separately without providing a rotation stop assisting means. . To explain this in detail,
As described above, the one-way clutch is set so that the rotating shaft 30 of the motor is idled and the driving torque of the motor is not transmitted to one of the rotating bodies on condition that a certain load is applied. Therefore, in order not to transmit the drive torque of the motor to one of the two rotating bodies, it is necessary to apply a predetermined load to the rotating body. Therefore, the ball payout device of the second embodiment is configured as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the ball supply unit 2 of the game ball passages 22 and 23 of the ball payout device 50.
2a and 23a are provided inside the front frame body 10a and the rear frame body 10b so as to be located substantially directly above the rotation shaft 30 of the motor 13. With such a configuration, the ball pressure of the game balls continuous from the curve rail 6 to the ball supply units 22a, 23a of the ball payout device 50 is the prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball rental rotating body 1.
Since it is applied to the substantially central position of 2, the one-way clutches 14 and 15 do not transmit the driving torque in one direction of the motor 13 under the load of the ball pressure. Further, in this case, as shown in FIG.
Ball receiving groove 51 for receiving a game ball in 1 and ball rental rotating body 52
The provision of a and 52a makes it possible to more reliably achieve the object. That is, when the ball receiving grooves 51a and 52a are provided in the prize ball rotating body 51 and the ball rental rotating body 52, the load is surely received substantially right above the rotating shaft 30.

FIG. 11 shows a modification of the rotation stop assisting means of the ball payout device according to the present invention. In addition, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. Further, since the rotation stop assisting means described here has the same configuration for both the prize ball rotating body 11 and the ball rental rotating body 12, the one on the prize ball rotating body 11 side will be described, and the ball rental ball will be described. The description of the rotor 12 side is omitted. Figure 11
The rotation stop assisting means 60 shown in (1) is formed by substituting rollers for the respective gears forming the rotation stop assisting means described in the first embodiment. That is, it is composed of an accessory roller 61 of the prize ball rotating body 11, an abutment roller 62 which is always in contact with the accessory roller 61, and a rotation stopping roller 64 which is connected and meshed with the contact roller 62 by an arm 63. An elastic member such as rubber or urethane is attached to the outer peripheral portion of each roller. Even with this configuration, if the rotation preventing roller 64 comes into contact with the accessory roller 61, a load is applied to the accessory roller 57.
The one-way clutch 14 makes it possible to prevent the rotation shaft 30 of the motor 13 from idling with respect to the prize ball rotating body 11 so that the drive torque of the motor 13 is not transmitted to the prize ball rotating body 11.

[0026]

As described above, according to the ball payout device of the present invention, a plurality of game ball passages for supplying and discharging game balls are provided, and a plurality of rotating bodies for supporting and discharging the game balls are provided. Since the rotating body is rotated alternately by the one-way clutch according to the direction of rotation of the forward / reverse rotation motor so that prize balls and ball rentals can be discharged separately, it is possible to perform inspections of pachinko machines at the time of factory shipment. The number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout device can be counted extremely accurately and the exact characteristics of the gaming machine can be grasped.

Moreover, according to the present invention, since the prize balls and the rental balls can be paid out by a single ball payout device, the number of parts can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and the ball payout device can be made inexpensive. There is no need to worry about the installation space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ball payout device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a ball dispensing device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are enlarged cross-sectional views of a main part of a one-way clutch used in a ball payout device.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are explanatory views of the operation of the ball payout device.

7 (a) and 7 (b) are explanatory views of the operation of the ball payout device.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example in which the shape of the arm of the rotation stop assisting means of the ball dispensing device is changed.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of a ball payout device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a ball payout device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a ball payout device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 ball dispensing device 11 1st rotating body (award ball rotating body) 12 2nd rotating body (ball rental rotating body) 13 motor 14 one-way clutch 15 one-way clutch 16 Rotation stop auxiliary means 17 Rotation stop auxiliary means 22 First game ball passage 23 Second game ball passage

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroshi Enomoto             3-20-8 Ogashirabashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture             Kyoraku Sangyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Setsuo Okawa             1-507 Mirio, Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi             N Denki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoji Miura             1771 Nakamaruko, Maruko-cho, Ogo-gun, Nagano Sanyo             Precision Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C088 BA13 BA17 BA32 BA56 BA67                       BA88 EA10

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A motor that rotates forward and backward, and a game ball are supplied,
A first game ball passage and a second game ball passage that are discharged, and a first rotating body that is provided corresponding to each of the game ball passages and that supports a game ball in the game ball passage at the time of stop and discharges at the time of rotation, and Two rotating bodies, and the driving torque of the motor inserted between the first rotating body and the second rotating body is set to the first rotating body and the second rotating body.
A one-way clutch that transmits to a rotating body is provided, and when the motor is rotationally driven in a certain direction, the first
The rotation transmission direction of each one-way clutch is determined so that the driving torque of the motor is transmitted to the rotating body and the driving torque of the motor is transmitted to the second rotating body when the motor is rotationally driven in the other direction. A ball payout device for a gaming machine, characterized in that either the first rotary body or the second rotary body is rotated according to the rotational driving direction of the game ball so that the game balls are paid out. 2. The one or both of the first rotating body and the second rotating body are provided in plural.
A ball dispensing device for the gaming machine described. 3. A drive torque of a motor is prevented from being transmitted to the first rotating body or the second rotating body by the one-way clutch on condition that a load of a certain amount or more is applied to the first rotating body or the second rotating body. The ball payout device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. 4. A ball payout device for a gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a rotation stop auxiliary means for applying a load to the first rotary body and the second rotary body. 5. The rotation stop assisting means is connected to and meshes with an accessory gear provided on the first rotating body and the second rotating body, a sun gear meshing with the accessory gear, and the sun gear with an arm. The ball payout device for a gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the ball payout device comprises a planetary gear.