JP2005118387A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine where a player can view a foul ball even by using one ball tray, and the player easily views a state where the foul ball is discharged to a ball reservation part. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a main body frame 2 and the ball tray 3. The main body frame 2 is provided with: a putting out device 5 for putting out a game ball 8; a ball putting out path 51 for guiding the game ball 8 put out from the putting out device 5 to the ball reservation part 31; a shooting apparatus 4 for shooting the game ball 8 toward a game area 210; and a foul ball collecting path 7 for guiding the foul ball 8 which has not reached the game area 210 among the game balls 8 shot from the shooting apparatus 4 to the ball reservation part 31. At the ball reservation part 31, a ball putting out port 511 formed at the tip of the ball putting out path 51 and a foul ball returning port 721 formed at the tip of the foul ball collecting path 7 are opened independently. The foul ball returning port 721 is opened facing a front surface of the pachinko machine 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, or a ball ball gaming machine, and more particularly to a structure for collecting a foul ball that has been launched from a launching device and has not reached a gaming area in a ball tray.

For example, in a pachinko gaming machine, a pachinko game is performed by firing a game ball from a launching device into a game area formed on a game board in accordance with a player's handle operation. When a game ball enters a game object provided in the game area, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls to a ball storage section of a ball tray provided in front of the pachinko gaming machine.
By the way, most of the game balls launched from the launching device are guided to the game area along the guide rail provided on the game board, while some of the game balls launched from the launching device are caused by the launching device. A lack of momentum (launch strength) may result in a foul ball without reaching the gaming area.

The foul ball is paid out from a ball payout opening that opens to the ball storage portion in order to pay out the game ball by the prize ball to the ball storage portion of the ball tray. An example of such a pachinko gaming machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
However, if the foul ball is returned to the ball storage unit from the same ball payout exit as the game ball by the prize ball, for example, if the foul ball is returned when a prize ball is made, The person cannot see if the foul ball is really returned.

In addition, for example, in the pachinko gaming machines in Patent Documents 2 and 3, the ball tray is composed of two upper plates and a lower plate, and the game balls by the prize balls are paid out to the upper plate, while the foul The ball is returned to the lower plate. In this case, the player can visually recognize that the foul ball is returned separately from the game ball by the prize ball.
However, in this case, it becomes necessary to always configure the above-mentioned ball tray with two upper and lower dishes. In this case, when the foul ball is fired again from the launcher, the foul ball returned to the lower plate needs to be returned to the upper plate.

JP-A-11-009779 JP 2000-33176 A JP 2001-334051 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and the player can visually recognize the foul ball even by using one ball tray, and the player can have the foul ball in the ball storage unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can easily recognize the state of being discharged.

The present invention has a main body frame on which a game board is disposed, and a ball tray disposed on the front surface of the main body frame, and the main body frame pays game balls to a ball storage portion formed on the ball dish. A payout device to be discharged, a ball payout passage for guiding a game ball paid out from the payout device to the ball storage portion, a launch device for firing a game ball toward a game area formed in the game board, and A foul ball collection passage that guides a foul ball that has not reached the game area among the game balls launched from the launching device to the ball storage unit, and the ball plate is stored in the ball storage unit. In a gaming machine configured to supply a game ball to the launching device,
In the ball storage section, a ball discharge outlet formed at the tip of the ball discharge passage and a foul ball return port formed at the tip of the foul ball collection passage are independently opened, and the foul The ball return opening is in the gaming machine characterized by opening toward the front of the gaming machine (claim 1).

In the gaming machine of the present invention, when a pachinko game is performed, the game balls stored in the ball storage unit are supplied to the launch device, and are fired one by one from the launch device toward the game area. Then, when a game ball enters a variety of objects in the game area, the payout device pays out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls to the ball payout passage. Then, the game balls paid out by the ball payout passage are discharged from the ball payout outlet formed at the tip of the ball payout passage to the ball storage portion.
On the other hand, the foul balls that have been launched from the launching device and have not reached the game area fall down and then are collected into the foul ball collection passage. Then, the game balls collected into the foul ball collection passage are returned (discharged) from the foul ball return port formed at the tip of the foul ball collection passage to the ball storage section.

Thus, in the gaming machine of the present invention, although both the game ball by the prize ball and the foul ball are discharged to the one ball tray (hit ball supply tray), these game balls are different from each other. Discharged from position. Therefore, it is possible for a player who performs a pachinko game to visually recognize that the foul ball is returned separately from the game ball by the prize ball.
Further, the foul ball return port is opened in front of the gaming machine, and the player can easily visually recognize the state in which the foul ball is discharged to the ball storage unit.

  Therefore, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to cause the player to visually recognize the foul ball even by using one ball tray, and to allow the player to discharge the foul ball to the ball storage unit. It can be easily recognized.

A preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention described above will be described.
In the present invention, the front surface in the above gaming machine refers to the front surface in the gaming machine, and refers to the surface facing the player who performs the pachinko game. The foul ball return opening is opened to face a player who performs a pachinko game.

Preferably, the foul ball collection passage is formed with an entry preventing portion that prevents foreign matter inserted from the foul ball return opening from entering the foul ball collection passage toward the back of the foul ball collection passage. Item 2).
In this case, even if a player who performs a pachinko game inserts a foreign object into the foul ball return port due to mischief or the like, the foreign object is placed behind the foul ball collection passage by the entry prevention unit. It is possible to prevent the vehicle from entering. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the player from illegally operating various kinds of accessories and the like disposed in the game area through the foul ball return port.

Moreover, it is preferable that the foul ball return port is opened at a position higher than the height of one game ball from a position directly below the foul ball return port on the bottom surface of the ball storage unit ( Claim 3).
In this case, the formation position of the foul ball return port in the ball storage unit is formed as high as possible, and it is easier for the player to discharge the foul ball from the foul ball return port to the ball storage unit. Can be visually recognized.

In addition, the launch device is disposed on the left side of a center position in the left-right direction of the gaming machine when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, and the ball storage unit is a launch position of the game ball in the launching device. Further, it is preferable to extend to a position on the left side (Claim 4).
In the gaming machine according to the present invention, as described above, the foul ball return port is open to the front of the gaming machine. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to form a foul ball return port by using a part of the ball dish. Therefore, as in this case, the size of the sphere storage portion in the left-right direction can be further expanded to a position on the left side of the launch position of the launch device.
Further, in this case, the foul ball return port can be formed at a portion where the ball storage unit is enlarged, so that the selection range of the formation position of the foul ball return port can be widened in the design stage. .

  Furthermore, in this case, no matter where the foul ball return port is opened to the front of the pachinko gaming machine, the game ball is placed in the ball storage unit by expanding the ball storage unit. It becomes easy to supply. That is, in this case, it becomes easy to place and supply the game balls to the ball storage unit from the ball lending device disposed around the game machine, and the player can use the left hand to carry the transport balls. It is also easy to place and supply game balls from a box or the like to the ball storage unit.

Below, the Example concerning the game machine of this invention is described using FIGS.
The gaming machine of this example is a pachinko gaming machine 1, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a main body frame 2 provided with a game board 21 and a base plate provided on the front surface of the main body frame 2 as shown in FIG. 3.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main body frame 2 has a payout device 5 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls 8, and a game ball 8 paid out from the payout device 5 is formed on the ball tray 3. A ball payout passage 51 that leads to the ball storage unit 31, a launcher 4 that launches the game ball 8 toward the game area 210 formed on the front surface of the game board 21, and a game ball that is launched from the launcher 4 8 includes a foul ball collection passage 7 for guiding a foul ball 81 that has not reached the game area 210 to the ball storage unit 31. The ball tray 3 is configured to supply the game ball 8 stored in the ball storage unit 31 to the launching device 4.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ball storage portion 31 includes a ball payout outlet 511 formed at the downstream end of the flow of the game ball 8 in the ball payout passage 51, and the foul ball collection passage 7. The foul ball return port 721 formed at the downstream end of the flow of the foul ball 8 is opened independently. Further, the foul ball return port 721 is open toward the front surface (front surface) of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
This will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example is disposed on the outer frame 10, the main body frame 2 disposed to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame 10, and the front surface of the main body frame 2, It has a glass door 20 that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame 2.
An operation handle 24 for adjusting the firing intensity of the launching device 4 is disposed on the front surface of the main body frame 2.

Further, the ball tray 3 of this example is configured as a unit having the ball storage unit 31, various passages through which the game ball 8 flows down, a decorative cover, and the like. Further, the front panel 25 in the main body frame 2 of this example constitutes a part of the sphere storage unit 31.
The ball payout outlet 511 and the foul ball return opening 721 in this example are formed on the front panel 25 in the main body frame 2. In this way, the ball payout outlet 511 and the foul ball return opening 721 are opened so as to face the player who performs the pachinko game, and are opened at a position that is easily visible to the player. The foul ball return port 721 may be formed other than the front panel 25 as long as the foul ball 81 is structured to be returned to the ball storage unit 31.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ball tray 3 has a ball storage unit 31 for storing the game ball 8, and supplies a shot ball for guiding the game ball 8 from the ball storage unit 31 to the launching device 4. A passage 32 is provided.
In addition, the ball tray 3 includes a ball extraction passage 35 for extracting the game ball 8 stored in the ball storage unit 31 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, to a transport ball box), and the firing ball. There is a launch ball extraction passage 33 for extracting the game ball 8 left in the supply passage 32 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, to a ball box for transportation).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a ball flow lower port 36 is provided on the bottom surface of the ball storage unit 31 for allowing the game balls 8 stored in the ball storage unit 31 to flow down into the ball removal passage 35. A first ball removal shutter 361 is movably disposed at the ball flow lower port 36. Then, by moving the first ball removal shutter 361 and opening the ball flow lower port 36, the game ball 8 in the ball storage portion 31 flows down in the ball removal passage 35, and the game ball in the ball removal passage 35 8 can be extracted from a ball outlet 351 formed at the downstream end of the flow.

  The firing ball supply passage 32 opens to a lower portion in the ball storage portion 31, and the communication portion 34 where the firing ball supply passage 32 and the firing ball extraction passage 33 communicate with each other has a second bulb. An extraction shutter 341 is movably disposed. Then, by moving the second ball removal shutter 341 and opening the communication portion 34, the game balls 8 in the ball storage portion 31 and the shot ball supply passage 32 are caused to flow down in the shot ball extraction passage 33. It can be extracted from the ball outlet 351.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the main body frame 2, the game balls 8 are supplied to the launching device 4 one by one from the launching ball supply passage 32 between the launching ball supply passage 32 and the launching device 4. A rectifier 43 is provided.
The launching device 4 includes a hitting hammer 41 that hits the game ball 8 and launches it toward the game area 210, and a rotary solenoid (not shown) that drives the hitting hammer 41. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an outer rail 211 for guiding the game ball 8 launched from the launching device 4 to the game area 210 is provided on the front surface of the game board 21 disposed in the main body frame 2. An inner rail 212 that is opposed to the inner side of the outer rail 211 and that defines a part of the gaming area 210 is disposed. In addition, on the front surface of the game board 21, various kinds of bonuses (winning award) 231 and a display panel 232 are disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the main body frame 2, the ball tank 61 for storing the game ball 8 and the game ball 8 flowing down from the ball tank 61 are aligned above the payout device 5. A tank rail 62 for sending to the device 5 is provided. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the pachinko gaming machine 1 as seen from the rear.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the foul ball collection passage 7 falls into the drop receiving portion 71 that receives the fall of the foul ball 81 that has not reached the game area 210, and the fall receiving portion 71. A return passage 72 that guides the game ball 8 to the foul ball return port 721 and a launch guide portion 73 that guides the flying direction of the game ball 8 launched from the launch device 4 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drop receiving portion 71 is formed below the outer rail 211 and the inner rail 212. The foul ball 81 is a game ball 8 that could not reach the game area 210 beyond the launch gap 22 formed between the outer rail 211 and the tip of the inner rail 212. I mean.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the drop receiving portions 71 of the present example are formed on both sides of the firing guide portion 73 in the left-right direction W.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the return passage 72 is formed in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is inclined downward toward the foul ball return port 721.
As shown in FIG. 6, the return passage 72 is formed with an entry preventing portion 74 that prevents foreign matter inserted from the foul ball return port 721 from entering the interior of the return passage 72. The intrusion prevention unit 74 of the present example includes a foreign substance collection pocket 741 for collecting foreign substances inserted from the foul ball return port 721 on the side wall 722 forming the return passage 72 and foreign substances for guiding foreign substances to the foreign substance collection pocket 741. A recovery port 742 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the return passage 72 is formed by bending a plurality of times toward the front-rear direction D of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The foreign matter collection port 742 opens toward the formation direction of the foul ball return port 721 in the left-right direction W on the side wall 722 of the bent portion 720 where the return passage 72 is bent in the front-rear direction D.
Due to the formation of the entry preventing portion 74, even if a player who is playing a pachinko game inserts a foreign object into the foul ball return port 721 due to mischief or the like, the foreign object enters the back of the return passage 72. Can be prevented. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from operating the various actors 231 and the like disposed in the game area 210 through the foul ball return port 721.

  The entry preventing unit 74 is disposed in the return passage 72 so as to be openable and closable, for example, and foreign matter flows backward from the downstream side of the flow of the game ball 8 in the return passage 72 toward the upstream side. It can also be constituted by a backflow prevention lid (not shown) for preventing the above.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball storage portion 31 of the ball tray 3 includes a launch ball supply region 311 connected to the launch ball supply passage 32 and a ball rental apparatus (external to the pachinko gaming machine 1). (Not shown) or a placement supply area 312 on which a game ball 8 is placed and supplied by a player. Further, a partition wall 37 is formed between the firing ball supply region 311 and the placement supply region 312, and the placement supply region 312 is formed at a position higher than the firing ball supply region 311.
In addition, the ball payout outlet 511 and the foul ball return opening 721 are open in the launch ball supply area 311 of the ball reservoir 31.

  The ball tray 3 of this example has a one-plate structure in which only one is disposed with respect to the main body frame 2. In addition to this, although not shown, the ball tray 3 may have a two-plate structure including an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion formed below the upper plate portion. In this case, a launch ball supply passage 32 for guiding the game ball 8 to the launch device 4 can be formed in the ball storage portion 31 formed in the upper plate portion, and the ball payout outlet 511 can be formed. And the said foul ball | bowl return port 721 can be opened with respect to the said upper plate part.

Further, in the ball tray having the two-plate structure, the foul ball 81 is not discharged (returned) to the lower plate portion. Therefore, when the foul ball 81 is fired again from the launcher 4, the upper plate is moved from the lower plate portion. There is no need to return the foul ball to the pan.
Each of the upper plate portions of the ball tray 3 having the one-plate structure and the ball plate having the two-plate structure forms a launch ball supply passage 32 for guiding the game ball 8 to the launch device 4.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the foul ball return port 721 is connected to the game ball 1 from a portion Q directly below the foul ball return port 721 on the bottom surface of the launch ball supply region 311 of the ball storage unit 31. The opening is made at a position higher than the height of each piece and lower than the height of two game balls. That is, assuming that the height from the lower end of the foul ball return port 721 to the portion Q immediately below is h and the diameter of the game ball 8 is d, the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 satisfies the relationship d <h <2d. Has been determined. In addition, the bottom surface of the launch ball supply area 311 of the ball storage unit 31 of this example is inclined, and the height h is expressed as the shortest height from the lower end of the foul ball return port 721 to the site Q immediately below.

Note that the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 may be a position higher than the height of one game ball and lower than the height of three game balls from the portion Q immediately below.
By the way, the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 that opens to the launch ball supply area 311 of the ball storage unit 31 is set as high as possible in the sense that the player can easily see the return state of the foul ball 81. preferable. On the other hand, when the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 is increased, the inclination angle in the left-right direction W of the return passage 72 of the foul ball collection passage 7 cannot be increased too much.

Therefore, the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 that opens to the launch ball supply region 311 of the ball storage unit 31 is higher than the height of one game ball from the immediately lower portion Q, and is higher than the height of three game balls. It is considered preferable to set the position lower than the above.
However, if the structure of the foul ball collection passage 7 is devised so that an inclination angle in the left-right direction W of the return passage 72 can be secured as much as necessary, the opening position of the foul ball return port 721 is from the portion Q directly below. The position can be higher than the height of three game balls.

In addition, the foul ball return port 721 can be opened to the placement supply area 312 of the ball storage unit 31. That is, the above-described placement supply area 312 is formed on the upstream side (higher position) than the above-described ball payout outlet 511, and is usually an area where the game ball 8 is not stored. Therefore, in this case, it is easier to visually recognize the return state of the foul ball 81.
In addition, the ball payout outlet 511 of the present example is open to the right side portion of the ball storage portion 31 as viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the shot ball supply region 311. On the other hand, the ball payout outlet 511 can be opened to the left part of the ball storage unit 31 as viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the placement ball supply region 312.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the ball storage unit 31 has a left-right direction W in the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is more than the launch position P of the game ball 8 in the launch device 4, that is, the hit position P of the hit ball hammer 41. It is extended to the outside.
That is, the launching device 4 of the present example is of a substantially vertical launching type that launches the game ball 8 in a substantially vertical direction. This launching device 4 is the front (front) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the main body frame 2. When viewed from the side, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disposed on the left side of the center position in the left-right direction W. The placement supply area 312 of the ball storage section 31 is formed to extend further to the left side of the hitting position P.
Thus, by enlarging the placement supply area 312 of the ball storage unit 31, placement and supply of the game ball 8 from the above-described ball rental apparatus or the player is facilitated.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ball storage portion 31 extends further outward in the left-right direction W in the pachinko gaming machine 1 than the formation position of the drop receiving portion 71 in the foul ball collection passage 7. It can also be formed. In this case, for example, when performing a launch test of the game ball 8 from the launcher 4 with the glass door 20 opened with respect to the main body frame 2, a foul that falls without reaching the game area 210. Even when the ball 81 hits the drop receiving portion 71 in the foul ball collection passage 7 and spills out, the spilled gaming ball 8 can be received by the sphere storage portion 31.
In this case, the placement supply area 312 of the sphere storage unit 31 is further enlarged. Therefore, the placement and supply of the game ball 8 from the ball rental apparatus or the player is further facilitated.

Next, operations and effects of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a player who performs a pachinko game operates the operation handle 24, the game balls 8 stored in the ball storage unit 31 are launched from the launching device 4 one by one toward the game area 210. Is done.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, when the game ball 8 is launched, the game ball 8 stored in the ball storage unit 31 flows down to the rectifier 43 through the shot ball supply passage 32. Then, the game balls 8 are sent one by one to the hitting position P of the hitting hammer 41 in the launching device 4 by the rectifier 43 and are shot by the hitting hammer 41 into the gaming area 210.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball 8 hit by the hitting hammer 41 passes between the outer rail 211 and the inner rail 212 via the launch guide portion 73, and the launch gap 22. Over the game area 210.
Then, when the game ball 8 struck in the game area 210 enters the various accessories 23 and the like, the payout device 5 operates.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the payout device 5 pays out a predetermined number of game balls 8 as prize balls from the tank rail 62 to the ball payout passage 51. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the game ball 8 paid out by the ball payout passage 51 is discharged from the ball payout outlet 511 formed at the tip of the ball payout passage 51 to the ball storage portion 31.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball 8 that has been launched from the launching device 4 and has not reached the game area 210 becomes a foul ball 81, and the foul ball 81 includes the outer rail 211 and the inner rail 212. Falls down between and. As shown in FIG. 2, the foul ball 81 falls on the drop receiving portion 71 in the foul ball collection passage 7 and is then collected into the return passage 72 in the foul ball collection passage 7. As a result, the game balls 8 collected into the return passage 72 are returned (discharged) from the foul ball return port 721 formed at the tip of the return passage 72 to the ball storage unit 31.
The payout device 5 can also pay out a predetermined number of game balls 8 as rental balls to the ball payout passage 51 according to the payment price of the player. In this case, the game ball 8 as the rented ball is discharged from the ball payout outlet 511 to the ball storage unit 31.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, although both the game ball 8 and the foul ball 81 by the prize ball are discharged to the one ball tray 3, the game balls 8 are mutually connected. It is discharged from a different position, that is, from the ball outlet 511 or the foul ball return port 721. Therefore, it is possible to make a player who performs a pachinko game visually recognize that the foul ball 81 is returned separately from the game ball 8 by the winning ball.

  Further, the foul ball return port 721 is open toward the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as described above, and the foul ball return port 721 is formed on the bottom surface of the launch ball supply area 311 of the ball storage unit 31. An opening is made at a position higher than the height of one game ball from a portion Q immediately below the base. Therefore, the player can easily visually recognize the state in which the foul ball 81 is discharged to the ball storage unit 31.

The foul ball 81 is easily returned immediately after the start of the pachinko game. Immediately after starting the pachinko game, the game ball 8 is placed on the bottom surface of the ball storage unit 31. Further, the lower end of the ball payout outlet 511 is almost formed to the vicinity of the bottom surface of the ball storage portion 31, and immediately after starting the pachinko game, the game ball 8 placed above is a ball. It often faces the payout opening 511.
Therefore, immediately after the pachinko game is started by the configuration in which the foul ball return port 721 is formed independently of the ball payout port 511 and the formation position of the foul ball return port 721, the return state of the foul ball 81 Is easy to see.

Further, by opening the foul ball return port 721 toward the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the foul ball collection passage 7 does not use a part of the side wall or the like in the left-right direction of the ball tray 3. The main body frame 2 can be formed only. Therefore, the formation of the foul ball collection passage 7 is easy.
Further, by opening the foul ball return port 721 toward the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the foul ball return port 721 can be formed using a wide area of the front panel 25 in the main body frame 2. . Therefore, in the design stage of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the selection range of the formation position of the foul ball return port 721 can be widened.

  Therefore, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the player can make the foul ball 81 visible even by using one ball tray 3, and the player can discharge the foul ball 81 to the ball storage unit 31. The state to be done can be easily recognized.

Cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the front. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the top. The perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the pachinko game machine in the state seen from the front in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the pachinko game machine in the state seen from back. The perspective view which shows the foul ball collection | recovery channel | path in an Example. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the pachinko game machine which has the ball tray which extended and formed the ball | bowl storage part in the Example further outward in the left-right direction in the state seen from the front. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the pachinko game machine which has a ball tray which extended and formed the ball | bowl storage part further outward in the left-right direction in the Example in the state seen from upper direction.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Main body frame 21 Game board 210 Game area 3 Ball tray 31 Ball storage part 32 Launch ball supply passage 4 Launcher 5 Discharge device 51 Ball discharge passage 511 Ball payout exit 7 Foul ball collection passage 71 Fall receiving part 72 Return Aisle 721 Foul ball return port 74 Ingress prevention part 8 Game ball 81 Foul ball

Claims (4)

A main body frame in which a game board is disposed; and a ball tray disposed in front of the main body frame, wherein the main body frame is a payout device for paying out game balls to a ball storage portion formed in the ball tray; , A ball payout path that guides the game ball paid out from the payout device to the ball storage unit, a launch device that launches the game ball toward a game area formed in the game board, and a launch from the launch device A foul ball collection passage that guides a foul ball that has not reached the game area to the ball storage unit, and the ball plate stores the game ball stored in the ball storage unit. In a gaming machine configured to be supplied to a launcher,
In the ball storage section, a ball discharge outlet formed at the tip of the ball discharge passage and a foul ball return port formed at the tip of the foul ball collection passage are independently opened, and the foul A game machine characterized in that the ball return opening is open toward the front of the game machine.   The foul ball collection passage according to claim 1, wherein an entry preventing portion is formed in the foul ball collection passage to prevent foreign matter inserted from the foul ball collection port from entering toward the back of the foul ball collection passage. A featured gaming machine.   3. The foul ball return port according to claim 1, wherein the foul ball return port is opened at a position higher than the height of one game ball from a portion directly below the foul ball return port on the bottom surface of the ball storage unit. A gaming machine characterized by   In any one of Claims 1-3, the said launching device is arrange | positioned in the left side rather than the center position in the left-right direction of this game machine seeing from the front of the said game machine, The said ball storage part is The gaming machine is characterized in that it is extended to a position on the left side of the launching position of the game ball in the launching device.

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