JP2003205148A - Ball removing device for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball removing device for a pachinko game machine allowing ball removing work to be rapidly and easily performed with simple operation from the front side of the pachinko game machine in spite of simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: A guide valve element 52 swingingly displaceable from a first guide position for guiding a game ball (a) toward a ball put-out device 42, into a second guide position for guiding the game ball to the outside of a ball guide passage 51, by the weight of the game balls (a) retained in the ball guide passage 51 is formed to constitute a part of a passage wall 51f constituting the ball guide passage 51, and a regulating member 55 swinging between a holding position for holding the guide valve element 52 into the first guide position and a swing allowing position for allowing a swing into the second position, is arranged adjacently to the guide valve element 52. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a ball removing device of a ball game machine for branching and guiding a game ball staying inside the ball game machine to the outside of a ball guide path.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a ball-removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine of this type, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-239036. FIG. 22 is a schematic rear view of a conventional ball game machine, and FIG. 23 is an enlarged detailed view showing the main part thereof.

The ball-removing device P of the conventional ball-and-ball game machine is
Ball supply tank 1 for temporarily storing a large number of game balls a ...
And a ball guiding path 3a connecting the ball paying-out device 2 arranged on the lower side of one side of the ball guiding path 3a, the game balls a retained in the ball guiding path 3a and the ball replenishing tank 1 are exposed to the outside. The ball is removed by branching and discharged, and is arranged on the back side of the main body frame 9.

The ball removing device P uses the game ball a as a ball guide path 3a.
To the lock position (a) to guide the game ball a ball removal path 3
A switch valve 5 swingable between an unlock position (b) for guiding to b and a lever member 6 for moving the switch valve 5 between the lock position (a) and the unlock position (b). Is.

The lever member 6 is formed by integrally forming a lock portion 6a for locking the switching valve 5 and an elastic piece portion (not shown). When the game ball a is guided to the ball guide path 3a, it is elastic. The switching valve 5 is locked in the lock position (a) by utilizing the elastic force of one part.

When the game ball a is branched and discharged to the ball removing passage 3b, the lever member 6 is rotated against the elastic force of the elastic piece to release the lock and the switching valve 5
Is switched to the unlock position (B).

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ball removing device, the lever member 6 is operated from the side of the main body frame 9, so that the ball removing operation is performed every time the ball removing operation is performed. , The body frame 9 must be opened and closed.

Further, since it is necessary to operate the lever member 6 both when the ball removal is started and when the ball removal is completed, the ball removal work is complicated.

Further, when the switching valve 5 is moved from the unlock position (b) to the locking position (a), the switching valve 5
Since the movement from the locked position (a) to the unlocked position (b) is linked to the lever member 6, there is a drawback that the structure cannot be simplified.

Therefore, the present invention provides a ball-removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine in which the ball-removing work can be performed quickly and easily by a simple operation from the front side of the ball-and-ball game machine while having a simple structure. It is intended to be provided.

[0011]

To achieve the above object, the present invention has the following constitution. The ball-removing device for a ball game machine according to claim 1 is for removing a ball from a ball guide path that guides a game ball downward toward a ball payout device, by branching the ball guide path outside the ball guide path. Due to the weight of the game ball staying on the ball guide path, it swings from the first guide position for guiding the game ball toward the ball payout device to the second guide position for guiding the ball outside the ball guide path. The guide valve body that can be dynamically displaced is formed so as to form a part of the road wall that forms the ball guide path, and the guide valve body is moved to the first guide position in accordance with the operation from the front side of the ball game machine. Holding position to hold,
It is characterized in that a regulating member that swings between a swingable position that allows swinging to the second guide position is arranged adjacent to the guide valve body.

A ball-removing device for a ball game machine according to a second aspect has a ball replenishing tank for temporarily storing a game ball fed from the outside, and a ball guide path is provided for the ball replenishing tank. The game balls to be supplied from are arranged in two rows so as to flow down.

In the ball removing device for a ball game machine according to a third aspect of the present invention, an operating bar for moving the regulating member between the holding position and the swing allowance position is slidable on the main frame of the ball game machine. It is arranged in.

In the ball removing device for a ball game machine according to a fourth aspect, the guide valve body is formed so as to be positioned at the first guide position by its own weight.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the ball removing device for a ball game machine, the glass door attached to the main body frame is openable and closable.
An operation hole is formed at a position facing the operation bar to loosely insert the ball-removing rod that presses the operation bar.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ball removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine, the operation bar has an operation section having an area larger than that of the bar body at the front end of the bar body. is there.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ball removing device for a ball game machine, the regulating member has an abutting portion which abuts on the guide valve body, and an elastic portion for keeping the abutting portion in the holding position at all times. And is supported by a fixing member arranged on the back side of the body frame so as to be swingable in a direction orthogonal to the back side of the body frame.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a ball game machine equipped with the ball-removing device of the present invention according to an embodiment.
Is a front view of the ball game machine, FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball game machine with a glass door and an ornament cover removed, and FIG. 4 is a side view of a portion indicated by an encircling line I in FIG. It is the fragmentary sectional view seen from.

The pachinko machine A, which is a ball game machine, has a glass door 10 and an ornament cover 11 which cover the game board 8 and are placed on the front of a main body frame 9 on which a game board 8 whose details will be described later are arranged. It has an exterior structure that can be opened and closed.

The main body frame 9 is a vertical rectangular shape in a front view, in which horizontal frame members 9b and 9b are horizontally installed between upper and lower end portions of the vertical frame members 9a and 9a which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. A bar guide portion 13 that slidably supports an operation bar 12 described below is formed on the upper half side of one of the vertical frame members 9a, 9a. In the present embodiment, the main body frame 9 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the main body frame 9 is horizontally rotatably supported with respect to the wooden outer frame 4.

The bar guide portion 13 is, as shown in FIG.
The operation bar 1 is provided on the bottom wall 13b of the shallow bottom recess 13a having a vertically rectangular shape in front view, which is formed by recessing the front side wall of the vertical frame member 9a.
A cylindrical guide tube 14 that slidably inserts and guides 2 is fixed. The guide cylinder 14 is fixed to the vertical frame member 9a by a rib or the like (not shown).

The operating bar 12 is for operating a ball removing device B, which will be described in detail later, and is provided with an operating portion 12b at an end on the front side of an elongated cylindrical portion 12a which is loosely inserted into the guide cylinder 14.
Is formed, and has the same overall length as the thickness of the vertical frame member 9a.

The operation portion 12b surrounds a side wall 12d around a front wall 12c having a vertical rectangular shape in front view and having the same contour as the shallow recess 13a, and a shallow bottom is formed at the upper and lower edges of the side wall 12d. Locking portions 12e, 12e for locking the peripheral wall edge of the recess 13a are formed.

The side wall 12d is formed to have substantially the same height as the depth of the shallow recess 13a, so that when the operating bar 12 is moved to the most front side, the locking portion 1 is formed.
2e and 12e are engaged with the side wall edge of the shallow recess 13a. This prevents the operation bar 12 from being pulled out to the front side of the vertical frame member 9a.

At the lower part of the game board 8 in front of the main body frame 9, as shown in FIG. 3, the game ball ejecting device H is located on the slightly left side, and the game ball storing part 15 is located on the substantially central part. It is arranged.

The game ball ejection device H is for ejecting a game ball, which is supplied from the tray 16 described below, through the ball ejection groove Ha upward, and on both sides of the ball ejection groove Ha. , Recovery ports 17a, 1 for recovering game balls (foul balls) that have fallen without reaching the game area 8a described later.
7b is formed.

The ball ejection groove Ha has an inclined posture in which the ejection end portion (upper end portion) is closer to the guide rail (described later) 18 than the ejection start end portion (lower end portion), in other words, from the ejection start end portion. The guide rail 18 is formed so as to be tilted toward the guide end portion 18 from the vertical direction toward the injection terminal end portion by a required angle.

The game ball storage section 15 has the recovery port 17a,
It is formed in the middle of the communication passage that connects 17b and the saucer 16, and the volume for temporarily storing the game balls from those collection ports 17a and 17b toward the saucer 16 (for example, sphere 100
The number is about 0). In addition, 15a is an outlet of the game ball.

The glass door 10 is, as shown in FIGS.
In a vertically long rectangular frame 19 having a substantially oval window hole 19a,
A glass plate 20 into which a game board 8 whose details will be described later can be seen is fitted, and a frame lamp 21 is provided in the upper center of the rectangular frame 19, and speakers 22, 2 are provided on the left and right sides of the frame lamp 21.
2 are provided.

The glass door 10 is located at a position facing the bar guide portion 13 formed on the body frame 9 as shown in FIG.
A ball-opening operation hole 19b having a circular cross-section is formed for loosely inserting the ball-opening rod 23 having a circular cross-section shown in FIG. The ball-removing operation hole 19b has a diameter of, for example, about 1 mm so that it is difficult for the player to notice.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ornament cover 11 is horizontally long, and a receiving tray 16 for storing paid-out prize balls is formed on the upper half of the ornament cover 11 and the lower half thereof. On the part side, an operation handle Hb for ejecting a game ball one by one and an ashtray 11a are arranged below both sides sandwiching the tray 16. Note that 24 and 24 are game ball payout buttons, and 25 is a lending ball button.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 8 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and includes guide rails 18 and 2.
By arranging 6 and the decorative members 27 and 28 so as to surround a gauge (not shown), the game area 8a is defined.

The guide rail 18 is a metal strip having a constant width, and the guide starting end 18a side thereof, that is, the lower half portion, extends linearly upward from the lower left end portion of the game board 8 substantially vertically. At the same time, the guide end portion 18b side, that is, the upper half portion, is curvedly formed with a required curvature from the left upper end portion to the right upper end portion of the game board 8.

The guide rail 26 is a metal strip having a constant width like the guide rail 18, and one end portion 26a thereof is
The guide end end 18b of the guide rail 18 is positioned at the lower right portion of the game board 8 so as to be opposed to the guide end end 18b with a required gap, and the other end 26b is spaced from the middle part of the guide rail 18 by a required gap. Is held and positioned, and is formed in a semi-circular shape having substantially the same curvature as the upper half of the guide rail 18. In other words, the guide rails 18 and 26 partition the game area 8a into a substantially circular shape.

By the way, in the above-mentioned game area 8a, for example, a display unit 29 composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a start winning opening 30, and four reserved ball lamps 31
..., the panel lamps 32, 32, the electric accessory 33, the normal winning openings 34, 34, the special winning opening 35 and the windmills 36, 37, the through chuckers 38, 38, the out opening 39, etc. are appropriately arranged. The gauge is not shown.

The display unit 29 is a special symbol display device capable of variably displaying the special symbols, and is arranged in the substantially central portion of the game board 8. Here, the special symbol refers to a symbol that suggests a transition to a special gaming state such as a jackpot, and examples thereof include "777".

The starting winning opening 30 is arranged in the lower part of the display section 29, and when a game ball wins the starting winning opening 30,
The display of the display unit 29 is changed.

The reserved ball lamps 31 ... Are for displaying the number of reserved balls, that is, the number of times of variable storage obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of special symbol working memories. Here, the variable storage number indicates the number of variable storages for which the variation is suspended, and the special symbol working storage number is a value obtained by adding 1 to the variable storage number if the variation is in progress, or 0 if the customer is waiting. Indicates.

Next, the structure of the back side of the ball game machine A will be described. 5 is a rear view of the ball game machine A, and FIG. 6 is
Block diagram showing the control circuit of the ball game machine A, FIG.
8 is an enlarged detailed view of the ball replenishing tank, the ball aligning tank and the ball removing device, FIG. 8 is an enlarged rear view of the ball removing device shown in FIG. 7 with the cover removed, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line I, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line II-II shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the main body frame 9, specifically, on the back side of the game board 8, a ball replenishing tank 40, a ball aligning tank 41, a ball removing device B, a ball dispensing device 42, a main ball Control device 43, power supply device 44, symbol control device 45, lamp control device 46, voice control device 47, payout control device 4
8, a firing control device 49, etc. are appropriately arranged, and their details are as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the ball supply tank 40
Is arranged at the uppermost portion of the back surface of the game board 8 so as to temporarily store a large number of game balls fed from the outside, which is the rear surface of the game board 8 and the peripheral wall of a U-shape in plan view. Four
By surrounding the bottom wall 40b from four sides with 0a,
It is formed in a horizontally long box shape with an open top surface.

The bottom wall 40b is provided on the left side portion of the bottom wall 40b in rear view.
A sphere discharge port 40c having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view is formed, and the sphere discharge port 40c is formed so as to be gradually inclined from the sphere discharge port 40c to the right side in rear view. All the materials can be discharged downward through the discharge port 40c.

On the right side of the bottom wall 40b, as shown in FIG. 7, a ball break lever 50 for detecting that the game balls stored in the ball supply tank 40 are gone.
Is attached. Further, below the right side portion of the bottom wall 40b, a ball breakage detection switch S1 for detecting the ball breakage by the displacement of the ball break lever 50 is arranged.

The ball aligning tank 41 is the ball replenishing tank 4 described above.
Ball receiving end portion 41a located below the 0 ball discharge port 40c
From the rear side, the ball discharge port 40c is formed in an inclined posture that gradually decreases toward the discharge end 41b on the right side in rear view.
The game balls discharged from are arranged in two rows and flowed down.

The ball removing device B is for removing the ball by branching the game ball a out of the ball guiding path 51 for guiding the game ball a downward toward the ball paying-out device 42. In addition to the ball guide path 51, the guide valve body 52 and the valve body restricting assembly C are provided.

The ball guiding path 51 is formed integrally with a base plate 53 of a substantially vertical rectangle fixed to the back side of the main body frame 9, specifically, the back surface of the game board 8, which is the base plate 5.
The opening 5 is formed in the upper and lower side edge portions 53a and 53b in the substantially central portion of 3.
1a and 51b are formed, and two curved portions 51c and 51d are provided toward the left and right side portions, respectively, and are formed in a reverse S-shape in a rear view.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the ball guide path 51 is formed by road walls 51e and 51f which are erected at required intervals so that the game balls a ... Can be guided downward.
The inside of this is divided into two passages by the dividing wall 51g, that is, the game balls a are divided into two rows and flow down. In addition, the game balls arranged in two rows in the ball alignment tank 41 are supplied to each passage in an orderly manner.

In the road wall 51f of the ball guiding path 51, a ball-removing opening 51h is formed in a vertical rectangle in a side view in a predetermined length range including the upper curved portion 51c. A guide valve body 52 is swingably supported around a shaft 54 protruding from the base plate 53 so as to close the opening 51h. 11 is an enlarged rear view of the guide valve body, and FIG. 12 is a side view thereof.

The guide valve body 52 has a first guide position (c) for guiding the game ball a flowing down the ball guide path 51 toward the ball payout device 42 and the game ball a ... 51
It is swingable between a second guide position (2) for guiding the outside.

Specifically, the ball guiding path 51 is formed so as to form a part of the road wall 51f, in other words, to close the ball removing opening 51h, and to have the same shape as the road wall 51f in rear view. Guide pieces 52a, 52a formed corresponding to each passage
And an abutting portion 52b that comes into contact with a regulating member 55 of a valve body regulating assembly C described later, and the shaft 54 is provided between the abutting portion 52b and the guide pieces 52a, 52a.
A bearing portion 52c for loosely inserting is formed. In summary, the guide valve body 52 includes the road wall 51 forming the ball guiding path 51.
It is formed so as to form a part of f.

The valve body restricting assembly C is disposed in the upper right portion of the base plate 53 when viewed from the rear, and comprises a restricting member 55 and a fixing member 56. 13 is a rear view of the valve body restricting assembly, FIG. 14 is a side view thereof, and FIG.
16 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 16 is a plan view showing an operating state of the valve body regulating assembly, and FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a state in which the regulating member is moving to the holding position. FIG. 17 is an operating state of the valve body regulating assembly. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which the regulating member is moved to the holding position.

The fixing member 56 has a rectangular support 5 at the upper and lower ends.
6a and 56a are projectingly provided and have a vertically long U-shape in a side view, and the upper surface of the upper support portion 56a and the lower support portion 56a.
Elastic engaging claws 56b, 56b for detachably engaging the base plate 53 are formed on the lower surface of the.

Upper support 56a and lower support 56a
Supporting holes (not shown) for swingably supporting the regulating member 55 are formed in the mutually opposing surfaces 56c, 56c.

The structure of the regulating member 55 is as follows.
Reference numeral 55a denotes a base portion that is swingable on a horizontal plane centered on a support hole (not shown) of the fixing member 56, and one side (outer side portion) of the base portion 55a is provided with the operation bar 12 arranged on the body frame 9. The bar contact portion 55b is formed so as to face and abut the guide valve element 52 on the other side portion (inner portion).
Locking arm 55c for abuttingly locking the abutting portion 52b of
And the elastic piece 55d are formed on and below each other.

The locking arm 55c is a horizontally long plate-like member, and a cylindrical protrusion 55e is formed so as to project from the tip of the horizontally extending plate-like member, and the base of the cylindrical protrusion 55e. On the side, a substantially trapezoidal locking piece portion 55f is formed in a plan view.

The elastic piece 55d is formed in a slender lateral rectangle longer than the locking arm 55c. When the tip of the elastic piece 55d is in contact with the back surface of the base plate 53, the elastic piece 55d is elastic by the external force applied from the operation bar 12. It is supposed to deform.

The elastic piece 55d and the locking arm 55c
Means that the locking arm 55c has an elastic piece 55 in plan view.
It is formed at a required angle closer to the base plate 53 side than d, and the locking arm 55c and the bar contact portion 55b form a required angle around the above-mentioned support hole (not shown). Has been formed.

That is, the regulating member 55 holds the guide valve body 52 at the first guide position (c) according to the operation from the front side of the ball game machine, and accordingly, according to the external force applied from the operation bar 12. Is held between the holding position (e) and the swing permitting position (to) that allows swinging to the second guide position (2).

At this time, the tip end portion of the elastic piece 55d is in contact with the back surface of the base plate 53 when the locking arm 55c of the regulating member 55 is located at the holding position (e), and the swingable position is not allowed. Immediately after starting to swing toward (e), the elastic force gradually increases. In other words, the elastic force of the elastic piece 55d acts on the regulating member 55 from the swingable position (to) to the holding position (e).

Next, the operation of the ball removing device B having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a partial rear view showing a state in which a game ball flowing down in the ball guide path is being guided toward the ball payout device, and FIG.
FIG. 20 is a partial rear view showing a state where the game ball has begun to be guided out of the ball guide path, and FIG. 20 is a partial rear view showing a state where the game ball on the ball guide path from the ball supply tank to the ball removing device is gone. Two
FIG. 1 is a partial rear view showing a state where the game balls in the ball guide path from the ball supply tank to the ball removing device have been removed.

<The state where the game ball flowing down in the ball guide path is guided toward the ball payout device> As shown in FIG.
The game ball a flowing down in the ball guide path 51 is a ball payout device 42.
The guide valve element 52 is located at the first guide position (C) in the state where the guide valve body 52 is guided toward.

Further, the regulating member 55 is located at the holding position (e), and the cylindrical projection 55e and the locking piece 55f are
The guide valve body 52 is in contact with the upper surface of the contact portion 52b from above. Therefore, in the guide valve body 52,
It is possible to restrict the movement of the guide valve body 52 to the second guide position (2), even though the weight of the game balls a ... Retained in the ball guide path 51 is added.

<The state where the game ball has begun to be guided to the outside of the ball guide path> When the game ball a is guided to the outside of the ball guide path 51, in other words, when the ball is removed, the ball removing rod 23 is used for removing the ball. The operation hole 19 is inserted and the operation bar 12 is pushed in.

As the operating bar 12 slides in accordance with the pushing, the restricting member 55 is moved from the holding position (e) to the swing permitting position (2). During the movement, the restriction of the guide valve body 52 by the restriction member 55 is released, and the guide valve body 52 is moved to the first guide position (C) by the game ball a ... To move to the second guide position (2).

Then, when the guide valve body 52 moves to the second guide position (2), the game ball a in the ball guide path 51 extending from the ball supply tank 40 to the guide valve body 52 is the ball. It begins to flow out of the guide path 51, so that so-called ball removal can be performed.

As shown in FIG. 20, when the ball removal of the game ball a in the ball guide path 51 from the ball supply tank 40 to the guide valve body 52 is completed, the external force applied to the guide valve body 52 is lost,
The guide valve body 52 is in the first guide position (C) due to its own weight.
Move back to.

As shown in FIG. 21, the guide valve body 52 has the first
When it moves to the guide position (C), the restricting member 55 returns to the holding position (E) by the elastic force of the elastic member 55d.

Now, returning to FIG. 6, the control circuit will be described. The main control device 43 is a CPU having a function of controlling the entire ball game machine A in accordance with a game control program.
(Central Processing Unit) 57, ROM storing the game control program (including a random number table) and the like
It comprises a (Read Only Memoly) 58 and a RAM (Randam Access Memory) 60 which functions as a work memory (including a state data table and a random number memory) of the CPU 57.

On the input side of the main control unit 43, in addition to the power supply unit 44, a random number generation circuit 61 for periodically sending a reset pulse to the CPU 57, a ball lending signal control circuit 62, a central management unit 63, an input interface. Through 64, a start winning ball detection sensor 65 that detects the game ball that has won the start winning opening 30, a game ball launch detection sensor 66 that detects the game ball emitted from the game ball ejecting device H,
A big winning ball detection sensor 67, a continuous winning ball detection sensor 68, a small winning ball detection sensor 69, a prize ball payout detection sensor 70, etc. are connected.

On the output side of the main controller 43, through the output interface 71, the symbol controller 45,
The lamp control device 46, the voice control device 47, the payout control device 48, and the firing control device 49 are connected, and their details are as follows.

The symbol control device 45 includes a CPU 45A, a ROM 45B and a RAM 45 connected to the CPU 45A.
C is mounted on the output side of the image display processor (VDP: Video Display Processo).
The display unit 29 is connected via r) 72, and a normal symbol display device 73 such as an LCD is connected without passing through the image display processor 72.

That is, the symbol control device 45 controls the display of the display unit 29 via the image display processor 72 based on the control signal transmitted from the main control device 43, and the display control of the ordinary symbol display device 73. To do. Here, the normal symbol means a symbol that suggests that the state in which the player can win more easily is opened by opening the electric accessory 27 provided in the starting winning opening 24.

The lamp control device 46 includes a CPU 46A, a ROM 46B and a RAM 4 connected to the CPU 46A.
6C is mounted, and based on the control signal transmitted from the main control device 43, the hold ball lamp 31
... has a function of controlling blinking of the panel lamps 32, 32 and the frame lamp 21.

The voice control device 47 includes a CPU 47A, a ROM 47B and a RAM 47 connected to the CPU 47A.
It is equipped with C and has a function of controlling the speakers 22, 22 based on a control signal transmitted from the main control device 43.

The payout control device 48 includes a CPU 48A, a ROM 48B and a RAM 48 connected to the CPU 48A.
It is equipped with C and has a function of controlling the ball payout device 42 and the CR (Card Reader) unit 74 based on a control signal transmitted from the main control device 43.

The firing controller 49 is the main controller 49 described above.
It has a function of controlling the game ball ejection device H based on a control signal transmitted from the device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but the following modifications can be made. In the above description, a pachinko machine is described as an example of a ball game machine, but it is considered that it can be applied to, for example, a pinball machine, a smart ball machine, or the like.

[0078]

According to the invention described in claims 1 to 7, the first guide position for guiding the game ball flowing down the ball guide path toward the ball payout device and the game ball outside the ball guide path. A guide valve body swingable between a second guiding position for guiding is formed so as to be a part of a road wall forming the ball guiding path, and a front side of a main frame of a ball game machine. In accordance with the operation from, the guide valve element swings to the second guide position due to the holding position for holding the guide valve element at the first guide position and the weight of the game ball staying in the ball guide path. Since the restricting member that is rockingly displaced between the rocking allowance position allowing the movement is arranged adjacent to the guide valve body, it has a simple structure, but from the front side of the ball game machine. With the simple operation of, the ball removing work can be performed quickly and easily.

In addition to the common effects obtained by the inventions described in claims 1 to 7, according to the invention described in each claim, the following effects can be obtained. According to the invention described in claim 2, since the ball guide path is partitioned so that the game balls fed from the ball replenishment tank fall in two rows, the game balls are provided to the ball payout device. It is possible to replenish quickly and prevent a flowing down game ball from being blocked in the ball guide path.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the guide valve body is positioned at the first guide position by its own weight, and the second guide valve body is positioned by the weight of the game ball retained in the ball guide path. Since it is formed to move to the guide position, there is no need to provide a mechanism for moving the guide valve body to the second guide position, and the configuration can be simplified.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the glass door attached to the body frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a ball pulling bar for pressing the operation bar at a position facing the operation bar. Since the operation hole for loose insertion is formed, the ball removing operation can be easily performed without opening and closing the glass door.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the operation bar has the operation portion having a larger area than that of the bar body at the front end of the bar body, the operation bar contacts the ball removing rod. As a result of being able to increase the contact area, it is possible to perform a reliable operation, and it is easy to avoid an inoperable state due to clogging of dust and the like.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the restricting member has the contact portion for contacting the guide valve body and the elastic portion for keeping the contact portion at the holding position at all times. Cage,
Since the fixing member arranged on the back side of the body frame is swingably supported in the direction orthogonal to the back side of the body frame, the number of parts can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a ball game machine equipped with a ball extracting device of the present invention according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the above ball-and-ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same ball-and-ball game machine with the glass door and the ornament cover removed.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by an encircling line I in FIG. 3 as seen from a side surface.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the ball game board.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the above ball game machine.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged detailed view of a ball supply tank, a ball alignment tank, and a ball removing device.

8 is an enlarged rear view of the ball removing device shown in FIG. 7 with a cover removed.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II shown in FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged rear view of the guide valve body.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged side view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the valve body restricting assembly.

FIG. 14 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing an operating state of the valve body regulating assembly and showing a state in which the regulating member is moving to the holding position.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing an operating state of the valve body restricting assembly and showing a state in which the restricting member is moving to the holding position.

FIG. 18 is a partial rear view showing a state in which a game ball flowing down in the ball guide path is being guided toward the ball payout device.

FIG. 19 is a partial rear view showing a state in which the game ball has begun to be guided outside the ball guide path.

FIG. 20 is a partial rear view showing a state where the game ball on the ball guide path from the ball supply tank to the ball removing device is gone.

FIG. 21 is a partial rear view showing a state where the game balls in the ball guide path from the ball supply tank to the ball removing device have been removed.

FIG. 22 is a schematic rear view of a conventional ball game machine.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged detailed view showing the main part thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

8 game board 9 body frame 10 glass doors 12 Operation bar 12a bar body 12b Operation part 13 Bar support 19b Operation hole 40 ball supply tank 42 ball dispensing device 51 ball taxiway 51f road wall 52 Guide valve body 52b contact part 55 Control member 55d elastic part 56 Fixed member (C) First guidance position (2) Second guide position (E) Holding position (To) Allowable swing position a game ball

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A ball-removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine, in which a ball is removed from a ball-guide path for guiding a game ball downward toward a ball-discharging device by branching out of the ball-guide path. Due to the weight of the game ball staying at, it is possible to swing-displace from the first guide position for guiding the game ball toward the ball payout device to the second guide position for guiding it outside the ball guide path. The guide valve body is formed so as to form a part of the road wall forming the ball guide path, and the guide valve body is set to the first position according to the operation from the front side of the ball-ball game machine.
A regulating member that pivots between a holding position for holding the guide valve at the guide position and a swing permitting position for allowing the swing to the second guide position is arranged adjacent to the guide valve body. A ball-removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine. 2. A ball supply tank for temporarily storing game balls supplied from the outside, and the game balls supplied from the ball supply tank in two rows flow down the ball guide path. The ball-removing device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball-removing device is defined as follows. 3. An operating bar for moving the restricting member between the holding position and the swing allowance position is slidably arranged on the main frame of the ball game machine. 2. A ball removing device for a ball game machine according to 2. 4. The ball removing device for a ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide valve body is formed so as to be positioned at the first guide position by its own weight. . 5. An operation hole for loosely inserting a ball pulling rod for pressing the operation bar at a position facing the operation bar of the glass door which is attached to the body frame so as to be openable and closable. 5. The structure according to claim 3 or 4, wherein
Ball-removing device for the described ball game machine. 6. The ball for a ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the operation bar has an operation portion having an area larger than that of the bar main body at the front end of the bar main body. Removal device. 7. The regulating member has an abutting portion that abuts the guide valve body, and an elastic portion that keeps the abutting portion in the holding position at all times. The fixed member arranged is swingably supported in a direction orthogonal to the back surface of the body frame.
A ball-removing device for a ball game machine according to 3, 4, 5 or 6.