JP2005102772A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (4)

A game board mounting frame for supporting the game board;
A game area formed on the front surface of the game board;
A launch mechanism for launching a game ball into the game area;
A front door having a ball storage portion that is supported so as to be openable and closable on the front side of the game board mounting frame and can store game balls;
A gaming machine provided with a ball outlet that allows a game ball to be led out from the ball reservoir to the launch mechanism in the rear portion of the front door,
Opening and closing means capable of opening and closing the ball outlet in the rear portion of the front door,
The opening / closing means includes a case member disposed on a back surface portion of the front door,
A pivot shaft that is substantially parallel to the rear surface of the front door is pivotally supported by the case member so as to be pivotable, and extends from the pivot shaft toward the front door side in the case member. And a movable member having a contact portion that extends from the rotation shaft and is exposed outside the case member so as to be able to come into contact with a predetermined portion on the game board mounting frame side,
The elastic tongue piece is elastic and has one end fixed at the distal end portion of the action portion and the other end being a free end, and at least a portion thereof slidably abutting on the rear portion of the front door. ,
In the open state of the front door, the movable member is positioned at the first rotation position, and the free end of the elastic tongue piece is at the first sliding position where the game ball cannot pass through the ball outlet. Is configured to be located
In the closed state of the front door, the contact portion is pressed by the predetermined portion, so that the movable member is positioned at a second rotational position that is rotationally displaced from the first rotational position. The free end of the elastic tongue piece is positioned at a second sliding position where the game ball can pass through the ball outlet port by sliding the back portion of the front door while the elastic tongue piece is elastically deformed. A gaming machine characterized by being configured as described above.   When the front door is changed from the closed state to the open state, the contact portion moves away from the predetermined portion and the restoring force of the elastic tongue piece causes the movable member to move from the second rotation position. The elastic tongue piece slides on the back surface of the front door, and the free end of the elastic piece is positioned at the first sliding position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the case member includes a pressing portion that presses the elastic tongue piece toward the back surface of the front door when the front door is open. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening / closing means is an opening / closing unit in which the movable member and the elastic tongue piece are assembled and integrated with the case member.