JP2004216127A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine equipped with a mechanism capable of discharging a liquid foreign material such as juice or oil for lighters to the outside even when the liquid foreign material flows into an upper tray or a lower tray provided in the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine, a liquid foreign material first discharge mechanism 18 and a liquid foreign material second discharge mechanism 16 for discharging a liquid foreign material L such as juice or oil for lighters are formed in an upper tray 7 for receiving game balls of the game machine or in a lower tray 13 for storing game balls. The liquid foreign material first discharge mechanism 18 is composed of an inner cavity 7d and a lower through-hole 18a on a lower surface 7c of the upper tray 7, for example. The liquid-state foreign material second discharge mechanism 16 is composed of a slit-like hole 16a wherein a ball does not fall from a front side to a rear side on an opening/closing door 15 provided in the deepest portion of an excessive game ball storage part 13a comprising the lower tray 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a game machine such as a pachinko machine having a saucer for storing game balls and supplying the game balls to a hit ball launching device. In this specification, the liquid foreign matter is a generic term for all liquids such as drinks such as juices and alcoholic beverages and lighter oils.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has an upper tray for storing game balls and supplying it to a hit ball launching device, and a lower tray for storing game balls, which are vertically arranged at a vertical center position of a front plate. (For example, see Patent Document 1). The upper tray and the lower tray are generally made of resin.
JP-A-2002-301246

The upper receiving tray has a hitting ball storage section for storing game balls, and a receiving surface portion formed of a hitting ball alignment gutter for aligning and guiding game balls to a hitting ball launching device provided in the gaming machine.
Therefore, on the downstream side of the hit ball alignment gutter, mechanical components such as a hitting rod, a hitting / launching device including a hitting / launching motor, a hitting / launching solenoid, and the like, which are connected to an operation handle, and electric components are arranged.

  In recent years, some of those who play with such a gaming machine play a mischief with the gaming machine due to harassment of the store side or healing of the stomach which could not be played as desired. That is, a malicious mischief has occurred in which a liquid foreign substance such as a drink such as juice or liquor or a lighter oil is intentionally flown back to the upper tray or the lower tray of the gaming machine.

In such a gaming machine, for example, when liquid foreign matter is flowed into the upper tray, the liquid foreign matter flows to the machine component side of the above-described hitting ball launching device or the like via the hit ball aligning gutter, and the mechanical component or the electric component Etc. may be adversely affected.
In addition, since the upper tray is formed separately from the front plate and is fixed integrally with the front plate by screws or the like, a small gap is formed between the contact end surface of the tray surface and the front plate surface. May exist.
Therefore, when the liquid foreign matter flows into the upper receiving tray, the liquid foreign matter may flow into the cavity of the upper receiving tray from the gap and accumulate inside the hollow.

When such mischief is performed, the mischievous gaming machine stand cannot be used until the liquid foreign matter that has accumulated is removed and is cleaned, which not only narrows the room for other players to select the gaming machine stand, It took time to remove the liquid foreign matter and clean it, and the store was forced to useless labor.
It should be noted that the same problem as described above also occurs when liquid foreign matter is flown into the lower tray.
Furthermore, when lighter oil or the like is poured into the upper and lower trays, it does not stop at the harassment of simply dirtying the upper and lower trays. There is also a risk that the game console may be burned by arson, which is very dangerous for a gaming machine formed of a resin material.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has a mechanism capable of discharging a liquid foreign substance to the outside of the tray even if the liquid foreign substance is caused to flow into a tray of the game ball. It is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine.

Technical means achieved by the present invention in order to achieve the above-mentioned object is to provide an upper tray 7 of a game ball having a tray surface portion 7 'for storing the game ball and supplying the game ball to a hit ball launching device. In the ball game machine 1 provided with the tray 70), a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 (180) for discharging liquid foreign matter below the upper tray 7 is formed in the upper tray 7 of the game ball. In that the ball and ball game machine 1 is used.
By forming such a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 in the upper tray 7 of the gaming machine 1, even if a liquid foreign matter L such as a drink or lighter oil is intentionally poured into the upper tray 7, other than a ball, for example. The liquid foreign matter L is discharged from the upper tray 7 via the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18.
The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 may be formed in, for example, a ball extracting portion 140 that is provided to be openable and closable.

In addition, the ball game machine 1 includes at least the upper tray 7 having a tray surface portion 7 'that stores game balls and supplies the ball to the hit ball launching device, and the lower tray 13 that stores game balls. Often, the upper tray 7 is a ball game machine 1 in which a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 for discharging the liquid foreign matter L below the upper tray 7 is formed.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L in the upper tray 7 can be positively discharged below the upper tray 7.
For example, when the upper tray 7 has the internal cavity 7d, the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 is formed on the lower surface 7c of the upper tray 7 in communication with the internal cavity 7d of the upper tray 7. The lower surface through hole 18a can be used.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper receiving tray 7 is positively discharged from the lower surface through hole 18a to below the upper receiving tray 7 through the internal cavity 7d.

When a plurality of internal cavities are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction (first cavity 7e to fourth cavity 7h), the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 is provided between the internal cavities provided in the internal cavities 7e to 7h. And a lower surface through hole 18a formed in the lower surface 7c of the upper tray 7 can be formed.
According to this, since all the internal cavities communicate with each other, the liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper receiving tray 7 passes through the internal cavities (the first cavities 7e to the fourth cavities 7h) from the lower surface through-holes 18a. It is discharged below the tray 7.
In addition, there is no possibility that liquid foreign matter accumulates in each internal cavity.

In addition, the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 is provided with a surface discharge hole 18b communicating with the internal cavity of the upper tray 7 on the surface 7 'of the tray, and the surface discharge hole 18b is supplied to the surface 7' of the tray. The sphere is formed in a shape that does not fall into the internal cavity of the upper receiving tray 7.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper tray 7 flows into the internal cavity from the surface discharge hole 18b provided in the tray surface portion 7 ', and is discharged below the upper tray 7 from the lower surface through hole 18a. At this time, only the liquid foreign matter L is discharged from the surface discharge hole 18b because the game ball supplied to the tray surface 7 'is formed so as not to fall into the internal cavity of the upper tray 7.
That is, the liquid foreign matter poured into the receiving tray may flow along the hit ball alignment gutter and flow into the mechanical and electrical components ahead of it. However, since the surface discharge hole is provided on the surface of the receiving tray, the liquid foreign matter L Can be positively discharged before flowing into the arrangement position of the mechanical parts and the electric parts, and the liquid foreign matter can be prevented from adversely affecting the mechanical parts and the electric parts.

The lower tray 13 is provided with a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 for discharging the liquid foreign matter L discharged from the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 of the upper tray 7 to a position below the lower tray 13. The foreign object second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in a shape such that the game balls supplied to the lower tray 13 do not fall.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed into the upper tray 7 flows down to the lower tray 13 via the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18, and the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down to the lower tray 13 is discharged second. Since the liquid foreign matter L is discharged below the lower tray 13 via the mechanism 16, the liquid foreign matter L can be positively discharged outside the gaming machine.

The second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 is provided, for example, at the deepest part of the lower tray 13. If the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is provided at the deepest part of the lower tray 13 as described above, the liquid foreign matter L flowing down to the lower tray 13 flows down and gathers at the deepest part of the lower tray 13, The liquid foreign matter L is discharged from the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 without remaining.
The liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in a hole shape from which the ball does not fall, penetrating from the front surface to the rear surface of the lower tray 13.
The second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 is provided, for example, in a ball extracting portion 14 provided at the deepest portion of the lower tray 13. If provided in the ball extraction unit 14 as described above, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 can be molded simultaneously with the ball extraction unit 14, so that the cost can be reduced in terms of the molding process and molding time.

As an example of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16, for example, one or a plurality of penetrating slit holes 16 a provided at a desired position on the inner surface of the lower receiving tray 7, or one or a plurality of narrow holes 16 c are provided. Can be formed.
In this case, the penetrating slit hole 16 a is provided in the ball extracting portion 14 provided at the deepest portion of the lower tray 13. Further, the penetrating slit hole 16 a can be formed in the opening / closing door 15 of the ball extracting portion 14. Further, the penetrating slit hole 16a may be formed by a gap 16b provided between the opening / closing door 15 of the ball extracting portion 14 and the extraction opening edge portion 14a.
Furthermore, when the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by the small hole 16c, the small hole 16c is provided in the opening / closing door 15 of the ball extracting unit 14.
The liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 may be formed by an arbitrary combination of one or a plurality of penetrating slit holes 16a and one or a plurality of narrow holes 16c provided at desired locations on the inner surface of the lower tray 13. It is possible.

Further, an upper tray 7 having a tray surface 7 'for storing at least game balls and supplying the game balls to the hitting ball launching device, a panel member 6 to which the upper tray 7 is attached and which is attached to the game machine frame 3, Is a ball game machine 1 provided with a lower tray 13 for storing liquid foreign matter, wherein a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 for discharging liquid foreign matter L below the upper tray 7 is formed in the upper tray 7, Below the first discharge mechanism 18, a ball and ball game machine having a liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 for guiding the liquid foreign matter L discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 to the lower tray 13 may be used.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper tray 7 flows down to the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 via the liquid foreign matter first discharging mechanism 18 and is guided by the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 to the lower receiving tray 13. It is possible to reliably discharge.

The upper tray 7 includes at least a tray main body 700 having a tray surface portion 7 ′ for storing and aligning game balls, and a front cover member 23 covering a front surface of the tray main body 700. At the same time, the internal cavity 7d is formed by attaching the front cover member 23 to the panel member 6, and the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 moves from the pan surface 7 'of the upper pan 7 to the lower pan 13 in the internal cavity 7d. The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is provided below the lower surface through hole 18 in the internal cavity 7d of the upper receiving tray 7 in the lower surface through hole 18 formed in the ball extraction gutter 25 for extracting the game ball.
According to this, there is no danger of the liquid foreign matter L entering the gaming machine 1, and the liquid foreign matter L in the internal cavity 7 d can be reliably guided and discharged to the lower tray 13.

  The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is formed on at least one of the tray main body 700 forming the internal cavity 7 d of the upper tray 7, the front cover member 23, and the panel member 6.

  The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 guides and guides the liquid foreign matter from the lower surface through hole 18 serving as the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism to a lead hole 27 formed on the lower surface of the front cover member 23 located above the lower tray 13. It is provided in a downward slope in the hole direction. According to this, the liquid foreign matter L flows down on the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 by its own weight, and is surely guided toward the lower tray 13.

The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is, for example, a guiding gutter protruding in a rib shape into the internal cavity 7d of the upper receiving tray 7.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L can be guided to the lower tray 13 after the liquid foreign matter L is once blocked by the rib-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 and the flow rate can be reduced, so that the liquid foreign matter L can be more reliably guided to the lower tray 13. it can.

The guide gutter 20 protruding in the rib shape may be formed integrally with the panel member 6.
According to this, since there is no need to separately provide a liquid foreign matter guiding portion, the product cost is reduced.

A lower tray 13 is attached to the front surface of the panel member 6 together with the upper tray 7, and a ball extraction passage 26 communicating with the ball extraction gutter 25 and guiding game balls to the lower tray 13 is provided on the back surface of the panel member 6. May be used.
The liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper tray 7 is usually guided to the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18, the liquid foreign matter guiding section 20, and the lower tray 13 and flows down. However, when a large amount of the liquid foreign matter L is poured, In other words, it is impossible to guide all the liquid foreign matter L to the liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 only by the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18. Therefore, according to the present invention, the liquid foreign matter L that has not been able to be guided by the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 is guided toward the lower tray 13 via the ball extraction passage 26 communicating with the ball extraction gutter 25 and flows. It is possible to drop. Therefore, there is no possibility that the liquid foreign matter L enters the gaming machine 1. Further, since the ball extracting passage 26 is provided in the panel member 6, maintenance is easy.

The lower receiving tray 13 is provided with a liquid foreign matter second discharging mechanism 16 for discharging the liquid foreign matter L discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharging mechanism 18 of the upper receiving tray 7 via the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 to below the lower receiving tray 13. The liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in such a shape that the game balls supplied to the lower tray 13 do not fall.
The second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 may be provided at the deepest part of the lower tray 13.
Further, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 may be formed so as to penetrate from the front surface to the back surface of the lower tray 13 in a hole shape in which the ball does not fall.
According to this, the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed into the upper tray 7 flows down to the lower tray 13 via the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18, and the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down to the lower tray 13 is discharged second. Since the liquid foreign matter L is discharged below the lower tray 13 via the mechanism 16, the liquid foreign matter L can be positively discharged out of the gaming machine.
Further, as described above, if the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is provided at the deepest part of the lower tray 13, the liquid foreign matter L flowing down to the lower tray 13 flows down and gathers at the deepest part of the lower tray 13. Therefore, the liquid foreign matter L is discharged from the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 without remaining.

  According to the present invention, the harm caused by the outflow of the liquid foreign matter to the pan can be minimized, and even if the flammable liquid foreign matter such as, for example, lighter oil flows into the pan, it does not accumulate in the pan, Dangers such as fires can be prevented beforehand, greatly improving safety and minimizing damage.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The game machine of the present invention stores a game ball, and a game machine equipped with a saucer for a game ball having a saucer surface portion to be supplied to a hit ball launching device, for example, stores a game ball and hits the game ball. A pachinko machine (ball game machine) provided with a tray for game balls to be supplied to the launch device.
In the following description, as an example, a case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine having the form shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 13 or FIG. 14 will be described.
1 to 4 show Embodiment 1, FIG. 5 shows Embodiment 2, FIG. 6 shows Embodiment 3, FIG. 7 shows Embodiment 4, FIG. 8 shows Embodiment 5, FIG. 9 shows Embodiment 6, and FIG. 7, 11 and 12 show Embodiment 8, FIG. 13 shows Embodiment 9, FIGS. 14 to 20 show Embodiment 10, FIG. 21 shows Embodiment 11, FIG. 22 shows Embodiment 12, and FIG. FIG. 24 shows the fourteenth embodiment. Note that these embodiments are exemplifications for describing the best mode of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the invention in any way, and design changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire pachinko machine. The pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 2, an outer frame 3, and a glass surface 4, and a game board 5 is provided on the rear side of the glass surface 4. . A front plate 6 is attached below the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.
At an upper central position of the front plate 6, an upper receiving tray (also referred to as a hitting supply tray) 7 is attached. The upper receiving tray 7 includes a hitting ball storage portion 7a and a hitting ball (pachinko) supplied to the hitting ball storage portion 7a. A ball receiving surface 7 'comprising a hit ball alignment gutter 7b for supplying the balls in a line is provided. The receiving surface 7' comprises a hitting rod, a hitting launch motor, a hitting launch solenoid, or the like (not shown). It is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the hitting ball firing device.
Further, a game ball payout port 8 is formed in the front plate 6 corresponding to the hit ball storing portion 7a of the upper receiving tray 7, and a game ball communication flow path for communicating the game ball payout port 8 with the surplus game ball payout port 12. (Not shown) is formed at the rear.
The upper tray 7 is provided with a ball lending operation button 9a and a ball lending information display 9b.
A lower tray (also referred to as a surplus ball tray) 13 is provided at the lower center position of the front plate 6, and when the game ball payout port 8 side in front of the game ball communication port is full of game balls, the surplus game balls are provided. A surplus game ball is guided from the payout port 12 to the lower tray 13. An operation handle 10 is provided on the lower right side of the front frame 2, and a striking rod (not shown) is repeatedly driven by rotating the operation handle 10. Note that lamp devices 11a and 11b are provided above the front frame 2. The operation of the lamp devices 11a and 11b is drive-controlled by a control board.
Further, in the present embodiment, devices provided for the game board 5, such as a display device for displaying a desired image and a design, a winning ball device, a hit ball guiding rail, and the like, are omitted.
It should be noted that the illustrated form of the pachinko machine 1 is merely one form of the pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and is not to be construed as being particularly limited, and is applicable to all pachinko machines having other forms. .
In the present embodiment, the upper tray 7 and the lower tray 13 constituting the gaming machine 1 such as a pachinko machine have characteristic configurations, respectively. Next, the upper tray 7 and the lower tray 13 are combined. I will explain mainly.

The upper receiving tray 7 has an arbitrary external shape, and as described above, a hitting ball storage gutter 7b for supplying the hitting ball storage portion 7a and the game balls (slingshot balls) supplied to the hitting ball storage portion 7a in a line. Is formed in a desired shape (depth / width / depth). The liquid foreign matter L flowing on the tray surface 7 'is transferred to the upper tray. And a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 that can discharge the liquid foreign matter 7 below. In addition, the upper receiving tray 7 of the present embodiment is formed in an internal cavity 7d having an opening on the side that comes into contact with the front plate 6.

Since the upper tray 7 is formed separately from the front plate 6 and is fixed to the front plate 6 by screws or the like, the upper tray 7 is provided between the contact-side end surface of the tray surface portion 7 ′ and the front plate surface. Indicates a minute gap (not shown).
In this embodiment, the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 is provided on the lower surface 7c of the outer wall of the upper tray 7.
The upper tray 7 can adopt a general form, except that the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 is formed on the lower surface 7c of the outer wall in this way, and its external shape, internal cavity shape, and the like are not particularly limited. The design can be appropriately changed to another form within the scope of the present invention.

  A specific example of the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 will be described. For example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. An embodiment in which two lower surface through holes 18a communicating with the internal cavity 7d of the upper tray 7 are provided at desired locations on the lower surface of the upper tray 7 is shown.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower through-holes 18a are formed so as to be located within the range of the surplus game ball storage portion 13b of the lower tray 13, which will be described later. The hole shape and the number of holes are not particularly limited, and a hole shape and size which do not affect the strength of the upper tray 7 are appropriately selected within the scope of the present invention.
That is, in the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L dropped and discharged from the lower surface through hole 18a is received by the surplus game ball storage portion 13b of the lower tray 13, and the liquid foreign matter L formed in the surplus game ball storage portion 13b is formed. Since the lower tray 13 is discharged below the lower tray 13 via the two discharging mechanism 16, the lower tray 13 is located within the surplus game ball storage portion 13b.
Therefore, when the liquid foreign matter is flown to the tray surface 7 ′ of the upper tray 7, the liquid foreign matter is removed from the internal cavity of the upper tray 7 through the minute gap existing between the upper tray 7 and the front plate 6. 7d, and is discharged outward from the lower surface through hole 18a. The liquid foreign matter thus discharged falls as it is into the surplus game ball storage portion 13b of the lower tray 13 located immediately below the lower surface through hole 18a.

Since it is preferable that the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the internal cavity 7d of the upper receiving tray 7 naturally flows down into the lower through-hole 18a, the inner wall of the upper receiving tray that is connected to each lower through-hole 18a has Although not particularly shown, the taper surface is inclined downward.
The entire lower surface of the upper receiving tray 7 or a part thereof may be configured as a mesh having a desired hole diameter to form the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18, and the design may be changed as appropriate within the scope of the present invention. .

Next, a specific embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 will be described in detail together with the description of the lower tray 13.
The lower tray 13 has an arbitrary appearance shape, and has a surplus game ball storage portion 13a of a desired shape (depth / width / depth). The surplus game ball storage portion 13a is provided with a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16. Provided. The lower tray 13 can be applied to a general form except for the point that the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in the surplus game ball storage section 13a in this way, and appropriately changed to another form within the scope of the present invention. The design can be changed.

A specific example of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 will be described. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a ball extraction provided at the deepest portion of the surplus game ball storage portion 13 a of the lower tray 13 is provided. The liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in the opening / closing door 15 of the portion 14 by a desired slit-shaped hole 16a penetrating from the front surface to the back surface.
The slit-shaped hole 16a is formed in such a size that the balls accumulated in the surplus game ball storage portion 13a do not fall below the lower tray 13, that is, the width is smaller than the ball diameter. Further, in the present embodiment, the opening / closing door 15 is configured to be slidably opened and closed in the left and right direction by sliding the operation knob 17 in the left and right direction. Can be appropriately selected and applied.

In the present embodiment, the slit-shaped hole 16a is a single long slit formed in a direction orthogonal to the door opening / closing direction, but other arbitrary shapes, for example, slits are intermittently formed. It may be formed, or a plurality of pieces having the same length or different lengths may be formed, and a desired design or the like may be expressed by the slit-shaped holes. Further, it is also possible to form in the same direction as the door opening and closing direction.
In other words, the surplus game ball storage section 13a is generally configured to have a tapered surface 13b inclined downward toward the opening / closing door 15 of the ball extraction section 14 provided at the deepest portion. Therefore, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the surplus game ball storage portion 13a flows to the opening and closing door 15 along the tapered surface 13b, and is collected in the slit-shaped hole 16a of the opening and closing door 15. Then, the water flows down the lower tray 13 through the hole 16a.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by a gap 16b provided between the end face 15a of the opening / closing door 15 of the ball extraction section 14 and the extraction opening edge 14a. The other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.
That is, according to the present embodiment, when the door 15 is closed, the end face 15a of the door 15 forms a gap 16b having a desired width (a width that does not allow a ball to fall) between the end face 15a and the extraction opening edge 14a. The opening and closing door 15 is configured to be opened and closed so as to be formed. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a gap 16b having a desired width is always formed between the end surface 15a of the opening / closing door 15 and the extraction opening edge 14a. Then, it flows down from below the lower tray 13 through the gap 16b.

The gap 16b is not particularly limited to the illustrated embodiment as long as the gap 16b is formed to have a width (a width in the door opening and closing direction and a width orthogonal to the door opening and closing direction) that does not allow the ball to fall when the opening and closing door 13 is closed. However, a desired gap shape can be selected within the scope of the present invention. Further, it is also possible to provide a slit-shaped hole 16a forming the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 in the first embodiment together with the opening and closing door 13 of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by a single hole or a plurality of small holes 16c at a desired position of the opening / closing door 15 of the surplus game ball storage section 13a. The other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, and thus description thereof will be omitted.
In the illustrated embodiment, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by forming a plurality of small holes 16c having a desired opening diameter penetrating from the front surface to the back surface in the entire area of the opening / closing door 15.
Of course, the small hole 16c has a diameter such that the ball does not fall. Note that the total number of holes is determined by sufficiently considering the extent to which the required strength of the lower tray 13 is not reduced.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the lower receiving tray 13 may be any one or all of the plurality of small holes 16 c formed in the entire area of the opening and closing door 15. Flows down from below the lower tray 13 via the
The small holes 16c can be appropriately selected from one or a plurality of ranges. In this embodiment, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by a group of small holes having the same hole diameter. Thus, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 may be formed. In the case of the embodiment in which the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 includes one small hole 16c, the small hole 16c is preferably formed at the deepest part of the door 15.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which another embodiment of the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 is shown.
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 including a plurality of small holes 16c is formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage section 13a. Note that the other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first and third embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted.
In the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of small holes 16c having a desired opening diameter penetrating from the front surface to the back surface are formed in the entire area of the opening / closing door 15 and the entire area of the surplus game ball storage portion 13a other than the opening / closing door 15. The two discharge mechanism 16 is constituted.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the lower tray 13 is any one or all of the small holes 16c formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage portion 13a. And flows down from below the lower tray 13 through the small hole of. That is, according to the present embodiment, since the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 composed of the small holes 16c is formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage part 13a, the liquid foreign matter flowing into the surplus game ball storage part 13a Can be quickly dropped below the lower receiving tray 13. The number of the small holes 16c formed in the opening and closing door 15 may be one, and in this case, it is preferable to form the narrow hole 16c at the deepest part.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, a plurality of desired slit-shaped holes 16a penetrating from the front surface to the back surface are replaced with the small holes 16c formed in the surplus game ball storing portion 13a other than the opening and closing door 15 in the above-described fourth embodiment. An example is shown in which the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by forming the surplus game ball storage portion 13a other than the fifteen. The other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first and fourth embodiments, so that the description thereof will be omitted.
Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of small holes 16c are formed in the opening and closing door 15, but only one small hole may be formed. In this embodiment, surplus game balls other than the opening and closing door 15 are stored. Although the plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a formed in the portion 13a are formed by a plurality of hole groups having different shapes and regularly arranged, even if these holes 16a have the same shape, They may be provided arbitrarily and may be provided irregularly.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the lower tray 13 is either of the plurality of small holes 16c formed in the surplus game ball storage portion 13a or the plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a. It flows down from below the lower tray 13 via all or all. That is, according to the present embodiment, since the second foreign liquid discharging mechanism 16 including the plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a and the plurality of small holes 16c is formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage section 13a, The liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the game ball storage section 13a can be quickly dropped below the lower tray 13.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, instead of the small hole 16c formed in the opening and closing door 15 in the above-described fourth embodiment, a desired slit-shaped hole 16a penetrating from the front surface to the back surface is formed in the opening and closing door 15 so that the second liquid foreign matter can be obtained. 1 shows an example in which a discharge mechanism 16 is formed. The other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first and fourth embodiments, so that the description thereof will be omitted.
Further, in the present embodiment, one slit-shaped hole 16a is formed in the opening / closing door 15, but a plurality of slit-shaped holes may be formed. The plurality of small holes 16c formed in the game ball storage section 13a are formed by a group of holes having the same hole diameter, but these holes 16c may have different hole diameters and are arbitrary.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the lower receiving tray 13 is one or all of the plurality of small holes 16c formed in the surplus game ball storage portion 13a and the slit-shaped holes 16a. Flows down from below the lower tray 13 via the That is, according to the present embodiment, the second foreign liquid discharging mechanism 16 including a plurality of small holes 16c and one slit-shaped hole 16a is formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage section 13a. The liquid foreign matter flowing into the ball storage portion 13a can be quickly dropped below the lower tray 13.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed by forming a slit-shaped hole 16a in the opening / closing door 15 instead of the plurality of small holes 16c formed in the opening / closing door 15 in Embodiment 5 described above. An example is shown. Note that the other configuration and operation and effect are the same as those of the above-described first and fifth embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted.
Further, in the present embodiment, one slit-shaped hole 16a is formed in the opening / closing door 15, but a plurality of slit-shaped holes may be formed. The plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a formed in the game ball storage section 13a are formed of a plurality of hole groups having different shapes and regularly arranged, but these holes have the same shape. May be provided arbitrarily and may be provided arbitrarily.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the lower receiving tray 13 passes through any or all of the plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a formed in the surplus game ball storing portion 13a. 13 Runs down from below. That is, according to the present embodiment, since the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 including the plurality of slit-shaped holes 16a is formed in the entire area of the surplus game ball storage section 13a, the flow to the surplus game ball storage section 13a is performed. The liquid foreign matter thus dropped can be quickly dropped below the lower tray 13.

11 and 12 show another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter first discharging mechanism 18 formed on the upper tray 7 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
The upper receiving tray 7 in the present embodiment has a plurality of cavities arranged in the longitudinal direction in the inside thereof. In this embodiment, these cavities are a first cavity 7e, a second cavity 7f, a third cavity 7g, and a fourth cavity 7h from the upper side. These first to fourth cavities 7e to 7h are not particularly limited to the illustrated form, and can be designed and changed within the scope of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, a surface discharge hole 18b formed in the tray surface portion 7 'in communication with the first cavity 7e, a cavity through hole 18c communicating between the respective cavities 7e to 7h, The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 is formed by the lower surface through hole 18a formed on the lower surface of the four cavities 7h. Since the lower surface through-hole 18a is the same as the lower surface through-hole described in the first embodiment, a description thereof will be omitted.
In addition, as for the other configurations and operational effects, the above-described first to seventh embodiments are appropriately adopted, and thus description thereof is omitted.

In this embodiment, the front surface discharge hole 18b is formed so as to penetrate from the front surface to the back surface at a desired position of the hit ball alignment gutter 7b. The shape and size of the hole are not particularly limited as long as the diameter of the hole is such that a hit ball aligned with and passing through the gutter 7b does not fall into the first cavity 7e.
Further, the surface discharge hole 18b discharges all the liquid foreign matter that has flowed to the tray surface portion 7 'in front of a position where mechanical parts such as a hitting ball launching device located on the downstream side of the hitting ball alignment gutter 7b are arranged. It is formed to positively discharge the liquid foreign matter into the lower surface through hole 18a so as not to adversely affect the mechanical parts and the electric parts. Therefore, according to the structure of the target gaming machine 1, it is possible to appropriately change the design of the arrangement position, the arrangement shape, the arrangement number, and the like to the optimum specifications. That is, for example, the hitting alignment gutter 7b is formed in a long through slit shape with a desired length in the hitting ball alignment direction, the hitting ball alignment gutter 7b is formed in a total penetrating mesh shape, or the entire surface of the saucer surface 7 'is a full mesh. It is also conceivable to configure the shape.

  In this embodiment, the cavity through-hole 18c has a desired shape (a desired shape, a desired hole diameter, and the like), and is positioned at the same position in the vertical direction as the above-described surface discharge hole 18b from the lower surface of the first cavity 7e to the lower surface of the third cavity 7g. Is formed so as to penetrate through. There are no restrictions on the conditions such as the hole shape and size, but the hole is formed at least at the same position or downstream as the surface discharge hole 18b. Preferably, the diameter is large. Each cavity through-hole 18c is formed to have a larger diameter than the surface discharge hole 18b, and the liquid foreign matter that has fallen from the surface discharge hole 18b is reliably discharged from the lower surface through-hole 18a through each cavity through-hole 18c. It is preferable to adopt a configuration that can be obtained.

Each cavity through hole 18c may be formed at the same position as the surface discharge hole 18b, and one or a plurality of additional holes may be formed further downstream from the surface discharge hole 18b. Any configuration capable of discharging liquid foreign matter is employed.
Further, if the problem of strength is solved, the lower surface of each of the first cavity 7e to the third cavity 7g (or the fourth cavity 7h) is formed as a total mesh with a large number of holes for discharging liquid foreign matter. Is preferred.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, funnel-shaped discharge guides 19 are vertically provided from the lower end edges of the surface discharge holes 18b and the hollow through holes 18c. By providing such a discharge guide portion 19, the liquid foreign matter L falling from the front surface discharge hole 18b always falls downward from the discharge guide portion 19, so that the liquid foreign matter L goes around the back side of the hit ball alignment gutter 7b, and There is no danger of flowing along the back surface in the direction in which the mechanical components such as the ball hitting device and the electric components are disposed on the downstream side.
Although not shown, a continuous discharge pipe may be used to connect the lower end of the front surface discharge hole 18b to the lower surface through hole 18a with a continuous discharge pipe so as to reliably discharge the liquid foreign matter.

The cavity through-holes 18c formed on the lower surface of the first cavity 7e, the lower surface of the second cavity 7f, and the lower surface of the third cavity 7g are formed, for example, in the receiving surface portion 7 'as in the first embodiment. The present invention is also applied to the embodiment having no 18b, and it is preferable to positively discharge the liquid foreign matter. Further, in the embodiment in which the surface discharge hole 18b is not provided in the pan surface portion 7 'and a plurality of cavities 7e are arranged in parallel as in this embodiment, the upper pan 7 Liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the inside may flow into each of the cavities 7e. In this case, if the hollow through holes 18c are not formed, there is a possibility that the liquid foreign matter may accumulate in each of the cavities 7e. Therefore, if the cavity through-holes 18c are formed as described above, the liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the respective cavities 7e flows downward sequentially through the respective cavity through-holes 18c, and finally from the lower surface through-hole 18a to the outside. And can be discharged.

FIG. 13 shows a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment has a front frame 2, an outer frame 3, and a glass surface 4, and a game board 5 is disposed on the back side of the glass surface 4. A front plate 6 is attached below the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.
The front plate 6 is provided with a tray 70 for game balls, and the tray 70 is provided with a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism. In other configurations, the description of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above is omitted here by referring to the description, and the description will be limited to the tray 70 as a characteristic portion.

The receiving tray 70 has a substantially T-shape in front view including a large portion bulging forward from the front plate 6 in an R shape and a vertically extending portion extending downward from a substantially center position of the bulging portion. The outer case 71 is provided with a tray surface portion 70 'which is recessed on the surface side of the swelling portion of the outer case 71.
The saucer surface portion 70 'includes a hit ball storing portion 70a, and a hit ball aligning gutter 70b for aligning the game balls (pachinko balls) supplied to the hit ball storing portion 70a in a line and supplying the balls to a hit ball firing device. The tray surface portion 70 'is formed to be inclined downward toward the direction of a hitting / launching device including a hitting rod, a hitting / launching motor or a hitting / launching solenoid (not shown).
A liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 for discharging liquid foreign matter below the tray 70 is formed at the desired location.
A game ball payout port 80 is formed in the front plate 6 corresponding to the hit ball storing section 70a of the upper receiving tray 7.

The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 is formed in, for example, a ball extracting portion 140 that can be opened and closed on the tray surface portion 70 ′. The ball extraction portion 140 communicates with a sphere discharge channel (not shown) formed in a hollow shape in the outer case 71, and the end of the sphere discharge channel is discharged at the lower end of the outer case 71. It is opened as an outlet 190. That is, the game ball on the tray surface portion 70 'is discharged from the ball discharge port 190 via the ball discharge section 140. In this embodiment, the ball discharge section 140 → the ball discharge flow path → the ball discharge port. The liquid foreign matter that has flowed into the tray surface portion 70 ′ via the ball discharge route 190 is discharged below (outward) the tray 70.

In the present embodiment, as the embodiment of the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180, the same configuration as the configuration of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 of each embodiment described above is employed. More specifically, a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 is formed in the opening / closing door 150 of the ball extracting unit 140 by a desired slit-shaped hole 180a penetrating from the front surface to the back surface.

The slit-shaped hole 180a is formed in such a size that the balls collected in the hit ball storing portion 70a do not fall inwardly of the saucer surface portion 70 ', that is, formed narrower than the ball diameter. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing door 150 is configured to slide open and close in the left and right directions by sliding the operation knob 170 in the left and right directions. Can be appropriately selected and applied.
In the present embodiment, the slit-like hole 180a is a single long slit formed in a direction orthogonal to the door opening / closing direction, but other arbitrary shapes, for example, slits are intermittently formed. It may be formed, or a plurality of pieces having the same length or different lengths may be formed, and a desired design or the like may be expressed by the slit-shaped holes. Further, it is also possible to form in the same direction as the door opening and closing direction.

Further, the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 may be provided on the dish surface portion 70 ′ as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10 described as an example of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16, within the scope of the present invention. The description will be referred to as appropriate. That is, for example, a gap is provided between the end surface 150a of the opening / closing door 150 of the ball extraction unit 140 and the extraction edge 140a, and the gap forms the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 180 (FIG. 5 and the embodiment). 2), a plurality of penetrating narrow holes are provided on the entire surface of the opening / closing door 150, and the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 is formed by the narrow holes (see FIG. 6 and the description of the third embodiment). In addition, a plurality of through-holes may be provided in the tray surface portion 70 'together with the opening / closing door 150, and the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 may be formed by the group of the through-holes (see FIG. 7 and the description of the fourth embodiment). ), A plurality of through-holes are provided in the opening / closing door 150, and slit-like holes are provided in the tray surface portion 70 ', and the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 may be formed by this group of holes (FIG. 8 and FIG. 8). Description of Embodiment 5 ), The opening / closing door 150 is provided with a slit-shaped hole 180a as in the present embodiment, and a plurality of small holes are provided in the tray surface portion 70 ', and the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 180 is formed by this group of holes. (Refer to FIG. 9 and the description of the sixth embodiment), slit-shaped holes are provided in both the opening / closing door 150 and the tray surface 70 ′, and the group of holes forms the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 180 (FIG. 9). 10 and the description of the seventh embodiment), and the design can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.
The entire surface or a part of the receiving tray surface 70 ′ of the upper receiving tray 70 may be configured as a mesh having a desired hole diameter to constitute the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 180, and may be appropriately designed within the scope of the present invention. Can be changed.

Therefore, when the liquid foreign matter flows to the tray surface portion 70 ′ of the tray 70, the liquid foreign matter flows to the opening / closing door 150, and the liquid foreign matter flows out of the tray 70 through the slit-shaped hole 180 a serving as the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism. It flows down into the ball discharge channel provided in the case 71, and then drops from the ball discharge port 190 at the lower end of the outer case 71 of the tray 70 and is discharged to the outside.

14 to 20 show a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L poured into the upper tray 7 is guided and discharged from the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 18 provided in the upper tray 7 to the lower tray 13 so as not to enter the ball game machine 1. An example of a ball game machine having a characteristic configuration in which a liquid foreign matter guiding portion is provided will be described using the ball game machine shown in FIG. 14 as an example.
Note that, as described above, the characteristic components will be mainly described, and the other components will be simply described. In other words, since there is no particular interpretation other than the characteristic components, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated ball game machine, and other ball game machines can be adopted within the scope of the present invention. It is.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire ball game machine (also referred to as a pachinko machine) 1 of the present embodiment. The pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 2 having a glass surface 4 and a panel member (also referred to as a front plate). 6, a game board 5 is disposed on the back side of the glass surface 4, and an upper tray (also referred to as a hit ball supply tray) 7 and a lower tray (also referred to as a surplus ball tray) on the front surface of the panel member 6. 13) are arranged side by side in the up-down direction, and the front frame 2 and the panel member 6 are separately attached to the outer frame (also referred to as a gaming machine frame) 3 so as to be openable and closable.
Reference numeral 21b in the figure denotes an operation knob for opening and closing the ball extraction hole 22 by sliding the ball extraction member 21 to communicate with the ball extraction gutter 25.
Further, in this embodiment, the upper tray 7 and the lower tray 13 are attached to the single panel member 6, but the upper tray 7 and the lower tray 13 are attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, respectively. It may be attached to another panel member.
In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the above-described pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment is used.

The upper tray 7 has a tray body 700 having a tray surface portion 7 ′ composed of a hitting ball storage portion 7 a and a hit ball alignment gutter 7 b for supplying game balls (pachinko balls) supplied to the hitting ball storage portion 7 a in a line. And at least a front cover member 23 having an arbitrary external shape, having an opening on the side in contact with the panel member 6, and covering the front surface of the tray main body 700.
The tray surface portion 7 'is formed in a desired shape (depth / width / depth) and its design can be changed as appropriate.
Further, the upper receiving tray 7 of this embodiment forms an internal cavity 7d by integrally attaching the front cover member 23 to the panel member 6 together with the receiving tray main body 700 by screwing or the like.
Then, a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 capable of discharging the liquid foreign matter L flowing to the tray surface portion 7 'below the upper tray 7 is provided in the internal cavity 7d.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, on the back surface of the panel member 6, an overflowing ball passage 24 for guiding the game balls, which cannot be stored in the upper tray 7, to the lower tray 13, and is stored in the upper tray 7. A ball removal passage 26 for removing the game ball from the ball to the lower tray 13 through the ball removal gutter 25 is integrally provided.
The overflow ball passage 24 and the ball extraction passage 26 are provided in a cylindrical shape on the back surface side of the panel member 6, and are arranged in a shielded manner from the outside.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the downstream end 26 a of the ball extraction passage 26 joins at an intermediate portion of the overflow ball passage 24, and the game ball is transferred to the lower tray 13 via the overflow ball passage 24. The rolling configuration is adopted. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and it is possible to adopt a configuration in which each of the passages is separately communicated with the lower tray 13, for example, and can be changed within the scope of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the overflow ball passage 24 and the ball extraction passage 26 are provided integrally on the back surface side of the panel member 6. A configuration may be provided.

The ball extraction gutter 25 is disposed in the internal cavity 7d immediately below the hit ball alignment gutter 7b, and rises in the direction of the ball extraction hole 22 that opens to the downstream side of the ball alignment gutter 7b. It is formed in a substantially L-shape by a downwardly inclined ball rolling wall 25c that continues with a gentle curve from the end of the wall 25a, and slides the ball extracting member 21 to open the ball extracting hole 22. It is a gutter for pulling out the game balls stored in the upper tray 7 to the lower tray 13.
The ball extraction gutter 25 is provided so as to protrude from the front surface of the panel member 6, and the rising wall 25a abuts the ball extraction member tip 21a at the ball extraction hole 22 downstream of the hit ball alignment gutter 7b, and the ball rolls. The wall 25c faces the opening 26b of the ball extraction passage 26 on the downstream side.
The ball extraction gutter 25 may be formed integrally with the panel member 6 or may be a member formed separately and attached and fixed.
The ball extraction gutter 25 is not limited to the illustrated shape, and the inclined state of the rising wall 25a and the ball rolling wall 25c is not limited, and it is preferable that the ball extraction gutter 25 can contribute to the smooth rolling of the extracted ball.

In the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 has a lower surface through hole formed in the ball extraction gutter 25 as shown in FIGS. 17 to 19. Hereinafter, this liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism may be described as a lower surface through hole 18.
The lower surface through hole 18 is formed in a curved portion 25 b of the ball extraction gutter 25. It is preferable that the lower surface through-hole 18 is formed in a position where the rolling of the game ball is not hindered as much as possible, so that the game ball does not drop. The shape, location, and number of lower through-holes 18 are arbitrary.

A liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 for guiding the liquid foreign matter L discharged from the lower surface through hole 18 to the lower tray 13 is provided below the lower surface through hole 18 serving as the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism.
The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is provided below the lower surface through hole 18 in the internal cavity 7 d of the upper tray 7.

  The liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 guides the liquid foreign matter from the lower surface through hole 18 as the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism to an outlet hole 27 formed with an arbitrary hole diameter on the lower surface of the front cover member 23 located above the lower tray 13. For guiding, it is provided in a downwardly inclined shape in the direction of the outlet hole.

The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is, for example, a guiding gutter protruding in a rib shape into the internal cavity 7d of the upper receiving tray 7.
In this embodiment, the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 which is a guiding gutter protruding in the rib shape is integrally formed with the panel member 6.
In the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is integrally formed with the panel member 6, but at least one of the tray main body 700 that forms the internal cavity 7 d of the upper tray 7, the front cover member 23, and the panel member 6. What is necessary is just to be formed in one. According to this, the liquid foreign matter L can be guided to the lower tray 13 after the liquid foreign matter L is once blocked by the rib-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 and the flow rate can be reduced, so that the liquid foreign matter L can be more reliably guided to the lower tray 13. it can.

Here, an example of the liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 20A shows a rising portion 20a provided on the upstream side for receiving the liquid foreign matter L falling from the lower surface through hole 18, a flat guiding path 20b continuously connected to the rising portion 20a in a downwardly inclined shape, This is a guide gutter constituted by a discharge portion 20c vertically provided at the downstream end of the guide path 20b.
FIG. 20 (b) shows a guide gutter in which guide walls 20d are formed on both sides of the guide gutter 20 of FIG. 20 (a). According to the present embodiment, there is no possibility that the liquid foreign matter L flowing in the guideway 20b will slip from the guideway side edge to the internal cavity 7d.
FIG. 20 (c) is a guide gutter in which the flat guideway in the guide gutter 20 of FIG. 20 (a) is replaced with a curved concave guideway 20b. Even in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the slippage from the guideway 20b to the internal cavity 7d.

According to this embodiment, when the liquid foreign matter L is poured into the hitting ball storage portion 7a and the hitting ball alignment gutter 7b of the upper receiving tray 7, the liquid foreign matter L flows downstream through the hitting ball alignment gutter 7b, and the ball extracting member 21 The liquid foreign matter L is transmitted along the rising wall 25a and flows down from the gap between the contact point between the tip 21a of the ball and the rising wall 25a of the ball extraction gutter 25. Then, the liquid foreign matter L transmitted to the rising wall 25a and flowing down reaches the lower surface through hole 18 and flows down from the lower surface through hole 18 to the lower guiding gutter 20.
Next, the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down to the guide gutter 20 is guided along the guide path 20b to the discharge section 20c on the downstream side.
Then, the liquid foreign matter L guided to the discharge portion 20c flows down from the discharge portion 20c into the outlet hole 27 provided on the lower surface of the front cover member 23.
The liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down into the outlet hole 27 in this manner is discharged into the lower tray 13.

Further, in the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18 of the upper tray 7 through the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 to the lower tray 13 is discharged to the lower side of the lower tray 13. A second discharge mechanism 16 is provided, and the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is formed in such a shape that the game balls supplied to the lower tray 13 do not fall. The liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 is provided at the deepest part of the lower tray 13.
Since the configurations of the lower tray 13 and the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism 16 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, in the present embodiment, the description of the first embodiment is used, and the description is omitted here. I do.
Further, in the description of the first embodiment, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 for discharging the liquid foreign matter L is provided separately on the opening / closing door 15 of the ball removing part 14. Since the foreign matter L can be removed, the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16 may not be provided, which is within the scope of the present invention.

  Also in the present embodiment, a minute gap (not shown) may exist between the end surface on the contact side of the tray surface portion 7 ′ and the front surface of the panel member 6. Therefore, the liquid foreign matter L may flow down into the internal cavity 7d from the minute gap. Therefore, as described in the first embodiment, by adopting a configuration in which two lower surface through holes 18a communicating with the internal cavity 7d of the upper tray 7 are provided at desired locations on the lower surface of the upper tray 7, The liquid foreign matter that has flowed down into the internal cavity may be discharged to the lower tray.

FIG. 21 shows an eleventh embodiment of the present invention, which is another example of the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 described in the tenth embodiment.
In this embodiment, a tubular (pipe-shaped) pipe is formed so as to communicate with the lower surface through hole 18, which is the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism provided on the ball extraction gutter 25, and the outlet hole 27 provided on the lower surface of the front cover member 23. This is an example of an embodiment in which a member is used as the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20.
The shape (pipe bent shape, pipe diameter, etc.), material (resin, metal, etc.) of the tubular member is not particularly limited, and the design can be changed within the scope of the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down to the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 via the lower surface through hole 18 is guided and guided to the outlet hole 27 by the tubular liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20, and from the drawing hole 27. It flows down to the lower tray 13. With the configuration of the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L that has flowed down from the lower surface through hole 18 to the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 does not jump from the inside of the tubular liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 into the internal cavity 7d, and does not spill. The discharge is reliably guided toward the lower receiving tray 13.
Other functions, effects, and configurations are the same as those in the tenth embodiment and the first to ninth embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 22 shows a twelfth embodiment of the present invention, which is another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 described in the tenth embodiment.
In this embodiment, the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 is a gutter-shaped member attached to the back surface of the ball extraction gutter 25 and having a U-shaped or V-shaped cross-sectional view open only on the downstream side (discharge port side). It is an example of implementation.
The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 made of the gutter-shaped member has the guiding path 20 b facing directly below the lower surface through-hole 18 provided in the ball extraction gutter 25, and has other parts on the outlet hole 27 provided on the lower surface of the front cover member 23. It faces the discharge port 20e that is open and provided on the end side (downstream side). In this embodiment, the outlet 20e faces the outlet hole 27 in a non-contact state, but the end of the outlet 20e contacts the upper edge of the outlet hole 27 (both fixed and non-fixed). Or the insertion of the outlet end 20e into the outlet hole 27.
In the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 of the present embodiment is provided on the panel member 6 and is not fixed to the back surface of the ball extraction gutter 25, although it is configured to be integrally attached to the back surface of the ball extraction gutter 25. You may just hit it.
Further, the shape of the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 composed of the gutter-shaped member is not limited to the illustrated shape, but may be in the range of the present invention such as the overall shape, the depth of the guiding path 20b, or the inclined state of the discharge port 20e. The design can be changed.
According to this embodiment, as in the case of the eleventh embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L can be reliably guided and discharged toward the lower tray 13.
Other functions, effects, and configurations are the same as those in the tenth embodiment and the first to ninth embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 23 shows a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, which shows another embodiment of the ball extraction gutter in the tenth embodiment.
This embodiment is an example in which one or a plurality of liquid foreign matter discharge holes 20f having a smaller diameter than the lower surface through hole 18 are provided in the ball extraction gutter 25 downstream of the lower surface through hole 18.
The discharge hole 20f having a diameter smaller than that of the lower surface through-hole 18 does not hinder the rolling of the game ball passing through the ball extraction gutter 25, and consideration is given so that the game ball does not drop from the discharge hole 20f. That's why.
According to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter L that has not been completely discharged through the lower surface through-hole 18 is guided and discharged to the liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 as much as possible while the liquid foreign matter L flows through the ball extraction gutter 25. , So that it does not flow into the ball extraction passage 26. This alleviates the trouble of cleaning the ball extraction passage 26 and the like.
In addition, as long as the discharge hole 20f satisfies conditions such as a rolling obstacle of the game ball, the game ball does not drop, and a problem of strength, an arbitrary hole diameter and the number of holes can be selected. If the above conditions are satisfied, it is preferable that the desired area of the ball extraction gutter 25 is formed in a total mesh shape and a large number of discharge holes are formed.
Further, even if the discharge hole structure of this embodiment is employed for the ball extraction gutter 25 in the above-described twelfth embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of this embodiment can be obtained, so that it can be appropriately applied within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 24 shows another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 described in the tenth embodiment according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, instead of the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 protruding into the internal cavity 7d as in each of the above-described embodiments, the front surface of the panel member 6 is recessed in the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 and has an open front groove shape. This is an example of the implementation.
The liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 of this embodiment has one end (upstream side) 20g of the groove facing the lower surface through hole 18 and the other end (downstream side not shown) provided on the lower surface of the front cover member 23. It is provided facing the outlet hole 27. Although not specifically shown, a liquid foreign matter guiding guide piece is protruded from a lower surface through hole 18 facing one end (upstream side) 20g of the groove, and the liquid foreign matter guide piece is directed toward the inside of one end of the groove. The foreign matter guiding guide piece may be inserted, and with this configuration, the liquid foreign matter L can be reliably sent from the lower surface through hole 18 to the inner wall surface of the groove.
Further, if the groove has a trapezoidal shape in cross section in which the inner bottom surface 20h is wider than the front open portion 20j, that is, the groove is formed in a tapered shape in a direction in which the inner wall 20i of the groove narrows toward the front open portion 20j. The liquid foreign matter flowing in the groove is guided to the outlet hole 27 without coming out of the groove.
The groove-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 of the present embodiment is not limited to the illustrated shape and can be arbitrarily changed in design within the scope of the present invention. That is, the groove shape and groove depth are arbitrary.
According to the present embodiment, the liquid foreign matter discharged from the lower surface through hole 18 flows down along the inner side wall 20i or the inner bottom wall 20h of the groove-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20, and is provided on the lower surface of the front cover member 23. It is discharged from the outlet hole 27 to the lower tray 13.
In particular, this embodiment is very effective when there is no space or a small space for the liquid foreign matter guiding portion 20 in the internal cavity 7d.
In the present embodiment, the configuration of the above-described thirteenth embodiment can also be adopted. This makes it possible to guide the liquid foreign matter that could not be guided to the groove-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 to the rib-shaped liquid foreign matter guiding section 20 and discharge it.

Each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting the invention in any way, and the design can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.
For example, a drain (not shown) for guiding and discharging the liquid foreign matter discharged from the liquid discharging mechanism 16 is provided below the liquid foreign matter second discharging mechanism 16 (16a, 16b, 16c), that is, on the lower surface of the lower tray 13. May be intensively discharged. In this case, the drain end may be directly exposed above the leg of the player, or may be collected in a separately provided collection unit. Such a collecting section is preferably installed at a position such as the backside of the gaming machine that cannot be seen directly by the player.
In addition, the drain or a liquid sensor is provided downstream of the drain to inform an employee or a store management center of the fact that the liquid has flowed to the lower tray 13, and to adopt an arbitrary configuration that contributes to early detection of mischief. It is also possible to add or change various configurations within the scope of the present invention. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the drain configuration is provided below the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18, that is, on the lower surface of the upper tray 7. In this case, it is also possible to adopt a technical means for notifying the detection of the outflow of the liquid by light via one or both of the ramp devices 11a and 11b provided in the gaming machine. In addition, the notification by sound can be performed together or alone.

1 is an overall schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of a gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view showing an upper tray and a lower tray part enlarged and partially cut away. The bottom view of an upper saucer. FIG. 2A is a schematic plan view, FIG. 2B is a schematic front view showing a cross section, and FIG. The schematic side view shown in cross section. Embodiment 2 of the gaming machine of the present invention, showing another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism formed in the lower tray, (a) is a schematic plan view, (b) is a cross-sectional schematic front view, (C) is a schematic side view showing a cross section. In the third embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism formed in the lower tray is shown, (a) is a schematic plan view, and (b) is a schematic front view showing a cross section. FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the second liquid foreign matter discharging mechanism formed in the lower tray in the fourth embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the second liquid foreign matter discharging mechanism formed in the lower tray in the fifth embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism formed in the lower tray in the sixth embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the liquid foreign matter discharging mechanism formed in the lower tray in the seventh embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. Example 8 of the gaming machine of the present invention, a longitudinal sectional side view showing another example of the upper tray. FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing another embodiment of the upper tray provided with the discharge guide portion in the embodiment of FIG. 11. FIG. 19 is an overall schematic perspective view showing Embodiment 9 of the gaming machine of the present invention. The overall schematic perspective view showing Example 10 of the game machine of the present invention. The enlarged perspective view in the state where the upper tray and the lower tray were attached to the panel member. FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view showing the back side of FIG. 15. The front view of the state where the front cover member was removed. The schematic perspective view of the principal part. FIG. The schematic perspective view which shows the Example of a liquid foreign material guide part. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of a gaming machine according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of a twelfth embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of a thirteenth embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. 14 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view showing a main part of a gaming machine according to Embodiment 14 of the present invention.

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1: Game machine (Pachinko machine)
7: Upper tray 12: Surplus game ball payout port 13: Lower tray 13a: Surplus game ball storage unit 14: Ball extraction unit 15: Open / close door 16: Liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism 16a: Slit-shaped hole 16b: Gap 16c: Fine hole 18: Liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism 18a: Lower surface through hole 18b: Surface discharge hole 18c: Cavity through hole 20: Liquid foreign matter guiding portion 23: Front cover member 24: Overflow ball passage 25: Ball extraction gutter 26: Ball extraction Passage 27: Outlet hole 700: Pan body

Claims (19)

A ball game machine having a saucer for a game ball having a saucer surface portion for storing a game ball and supplying the ball to a hit ball launching device,
A ball game machine, wherein a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism for discharging a liquid foreign matter below the tray is formed in a tray of the game ball.   The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism is formed in a ball extracting portion provided so as to be openable and closable. At least a game ball that stores a ball, and an upper saucer having a saucer surface portion to be supplied to the hit ball launching device, and a ball game machine having both a lower saucer that stores game balls,
A ball game machine characterized in that a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism for discharging liquid foreign matter below the upper tray is formed in the upper tray. An upper saucer having an internal cavity,
The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism is a lower surface through hole formed in a lower surface of the upper tray in communication with an internal cavity of the upper tray. An upper tray in which a plurality of internal cavities are vertically arranged in parallel,
The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism has a hollow through-hole communicating between the internal cavities provided in these internal cavities,
The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the ball game machine is formed by a lower surface through hole formed in a lower surface of the upper tray. The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism is provided with a surface discharge hole communicating with the internal cavity of the upper tray on the surface of the tray,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the surface discharge hole is formed so that a game ball supplied to a surface portion of the tray does not drop into the inner cavity of the upper tray. . The lower tray is provided with a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism for discharging the liquid foreign matter that has been discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism of the upper tray and dropped below the lower tray,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism is formed in a shape such that game balls supplied to a lower tray do not fall.   The ball game machine according to claim 7, wherein the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism is provided at a deepest part of the lower tray.   9. The ball game machine according to claim 7, wherein the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism is formed in a hole shape from which the ball does not fall, and penetrates from the front surface to the back surface of the lower tray. . At least a game ball is stored, and an upper tray having a tray surface portion to be supplied to the hitting ball launching device, a panel member attached to the game machine frame by attaching the upper tray, and a lower tray for storing game balls are provided. Ball game machine,
In the upper tray, a liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism for discharging the liquid foreign matter below the upper tray is formed,
A ball game machine further comprising a liquid foreign matter guiding portion for guiding the liquid foreign matter discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharging mechanism to a lower tray below the liquid foreign matter first discharging mechanism. The upper tray stores at least a game ball, and is at least composed of a tray body having a tray surface portion to be aligned, and a front cover member covering a front surface of the tray body, and the front cover member is formed into a panel member together with the tray body. Form an internal cavity by attaching,
The liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism is a bottom through hole formed in a ball extraction gutter for extracting a game ball from the surface of the upper tray to the lower tray in the internal cavity.
The ball game machine according to claim 10, wherein the liquid foreign matter guiding portion is provided below the lower surface through hole in the internal cavity of the upper tray.   The ball game according to claim 11, wherein the liquid foreign matter guiding portion is formed on at least one of a tray body forming an internal cavity of the upper tray, a front cover member, and a panel member. Machine.   The liquid foreign matter guiding portion is inclined downward in the direction of the discharge hole for guiding and guiding the liquid foreign matter from the lower surface through hole, which is the first liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism, to a discharge hole formed on the lower surface of the front cover member located above the lower tray. The ball game machine according to claim 12, wherein the ball game machine is provided.   14. The ball game machine according to claim 13, wherein the liquid foreign matter guiding portion is a guiding gutter protruding in a rib shape into the inner space of the upper tray.   The ball game machine according to claim 14, wherein the guide gutter protruding in a rib shape is integrally formed with the panel member. The lower tray is attached to the front of the panel member together with the upper tray,
The ball game according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein a ball extraction passage communicating with a ball extraction gutter and guiding game balls to a lower tray is provided on a back surface of the panel member. Machine. The lower tray is provided with a liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism that discharges the liquid foreign matter discharged from the liquid foreign matter first discharge mechanism of the upper tray via the liquid foreign matter guiding portion below the lower tray,
17. The ball game machine according to claim 10, wherein the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism is formed in a shape such that game balls supplied to a lower tray do not fall.   18. The ball game machine according to claim 17, wherein the second liquid foreign matter discharge mechanism is provided at a deepest portion of the lower tray. 19. The ball game machine according to claim 17, wherein the liquid foreign matter second discharge mechanism is formed in a hole shape from which the ball does not fall, and penetrates from the front surface to the back surface of the lower tray. .

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