JP2005131175A - Sealed ball type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove a dust sticking to an electrified game ball by a simple mechanism without excessively extending a circulating passage for circulating a sealed game ball in a sealed ball type game machine. <P>SOLUTION: A sealed ball circulating unit 200 circulates the game ball so as to return again to a shooting position by recovering the game ball shot to a game area 1a, and is provided with a sticking object removing means 400 for removing a sticking object of the game ball. The sticking object removing means 400 is arranged in a standby passage 221 for making the game ball sent to the shooting position stand by. The sticking object removing means 400 has a grounded metallic plate 410 at a bottom part of the standby passage 221, and an air blowing fan 420 for subjecting an artificial wind to the game ball on the metallic plate 410. Thus, the sticking object can be removed by subjecting the artificial wind to the game ball removed from static electricity by contacting with the metallic plate 410. The sticking object removing means 400 can be installed without extending the circulating passage 220 including the standby passage 221. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an enclosed ball type gaming machine that collects game balls that have been launched into a game area and uses them again for games.

Conventionally, an enclosed ball type gaming machine in which a circulation path is formed inside a gaming machine, a game ball is enclosed in the circulation path, and the enclosed game ball is repeatedly fired into the game area. It has been known.
In such an enclosed ball type gaming machine, dirt is attached to the game ball during circulation, which may cause clogging of the ball in the circulation path or uneven jump of the game ball to be launched.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an enclosed ball type gaming machine in which a ball polishing portion is provided in a circulation path in order to remove dirt on a game ball (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-286658 A (page 8, FIGS. 9 and 10)

  By the way, in the conventional encapsulated ball type gaming machine as shown in Patent Document 1, a circulation path that guides the game ball that has been launched and collected from the launching device to the game area again to the launching device is extended to provide a ball polisher. As a result, the circulation path becomes large and complicated.

  In addition, in order to extend the circulation path of the game ball and arrange the ball polishing part, from the relationship such as the path of the game ball returning from the game area and the position of the launching device, the arrangement of other devices on the back of the game board, A lifting mechanism that once transports the game ball returned from the game area is required. That is, in order to arrange a circulation path that has been lengthened by providing a ball polishing portion in a limited space, a lifting mechanism for lifting the game ball is required.

  However, when a lifting mechanism is provided in the circulation path of the game ball, the mechanism for circulating the game ball becomes complicated, and when the lifting mechanism breaks down, the enclosed ball cannot be circulated. You will not be able to play games. In other words, when a mechanism for mechanically transporting a game ball over a relatively long distance is provided instead of simply causing the game ball to flow down in the circulation path for circulating the enclosed game ball, the game ball is clogged in the circulation path. As the possibility increases, the occurrence rate of malfunctions that cannot be completely prevented when the machine has a complicated mechanism and the game cannot be played is a mechanical game ball transport device in the circulation path It becomes very high compared with the case where no (lifting device) is provided.

Therefore, frequent maintenance is required to prevent ball clogging in the lifting mechanism and failure of the lifting mechanism.
Also, the ball polisher basically polishes the ball with abrasive paper or brush, etc. Polishing the ball will contaminate the abrasive paper and brush, so maintenance such as replacement of abrasive paper and cleaning and replacement of brushes, etc. Is required. Due to the need for maintenance as described above, the management of the enclosed ball type gaming machine becomes complicated. There is also a problem that the game ball itself is damaged by polishing (rubbing) the ball.

  In addition, the launched game ball will come into contact with synthetic resin such as an accessory device or a downflow passage on the way, and it will be charged with static electricity, but if dust etc. adhere to this static charged game ball, It is difficult to remove these dusts with a conventional ball polisher. In addition, there is a possibility that the dust removed from the game ball by the ball polisher will reattach due to static electricity. In addition, depending on the material of the member that polishes the game ball, the game ball may be further charged by polishing the game ball, and when the game ball is charged, the polished game ball is launched into the game area. In this case, trash is immediately attached.

  An object of the present invention is to remove dust attached to a charged game ball by a simple mechanism without excessively extending a circulation path through which the enclosed game ball circulates in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, and a circulation path It is to prevent the occurrence of defects such as a clogged ball that stops the circulation of game balls in the game.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a sealed ball game machine which collects a game ball launched into a game area and uses it again for a game.
Provided with a deposit removing means that is disposed corresponding to the game ball in the flow-down path upstream of the launch position for launching the game ball and removes the deposit adhered to the game ball;
The deposit removing means is
A grounded conductive plate provided in contact with the game ball in the flow path;
Wind forming means for forming artificial wind by blowing or sucking into the flow path;
And the attached matter is removed by applying artificial wind to the game ball from which static electricity has been removed by contact with the conductive plate.

Here, the “enclosed ball game machine” is, for example, a ball game machine such as various pachinko machines using a game ball, an arrange ball game machine, or a sparrow ball game machine, and a game launched into the game area. This is a gaming machine that circulates and uses the gaming balls enclosed in the gaming machine without discharging the balls outside the gaming machine.
In addition, examples of the “conductive plate” include a metal plate and a conductive resin plate.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball flowing down toward the launch position is removed of static electricity by contacting the grounded conductive plate, and artificial wind is applied in a state where the static electricity is removed. Thus, dust is efficiently removed. In addition, by removing static electricity from the game ball, it is possible to prevent dust from being attached until it is charged with static electricity again.
In addition, in the enclosed ball type game machine, since the game ball is enclosed in the game machine, it is less likely to touch a human hand etc. The possibility that oil will adhere is low, and the possibility that dust will strongly adhere to the game ball due to moisture or oil is low. Therefore, it is highly likely that the game balls are attached with dust weakly or due to static electricity, and the dust can be removed by removing static electricity and applying wind. Therefore, the present invention is more effective than the conventional ball polishing for a game ball enclosed in a gaming machine.
In addition, as an adhering substance to a game ball, the thing peeled off from metal plating, such as a nail and an accessory (variable prize apparatus, a variable display apparatus), a piece of synthetic resin, dust, etc. are mentioned.

Further, the structure of the deposit removing means for bringing the game ball into contact with the grounded conductive plate and applying the wind is a circulation path in the circulation path for circulating the game ball collected after being launched into the game area to the launching device. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a lifting mechanism for lifting the game ball to the ball polishing portion as in the prior art in order to lengthen the circulation path. Therefore, the absence of the lifting mechanism prevents the game balls from being circulated and stopped due to a failure, and further reduces the possibility of ball clogging.
Further, the deposit removing means basically has a configuration in which dust is blown off by an artificial wind, so there is no ball polishing member and there is no need to replace the ball polishing member. Therefore, there is no need for maintenance for failure prevention or replacement of members, and management of the enclosed ball type gaming machine can be facilitated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to the first aspect,
The adhering matter removing means is provided so as to be able to remove adhering matter with respect to a game ball in a standby path for waiting for a game ball to be supplied to the launch position.

  Here, the “standby route” is a route on which a plurality of game balls wait before the game ball is launched at the launch position of the launching device that launches the game ball. Note that in the circulation route where the game balls collected from the game area reach the launch position, the length of the circulation route is such that all of the enclosed game balls are within the circulation route in a state where the launch of the game balls is stopped. Is set. In addition, the enclosed ball type gaming machine has a margin so that game balls are sequentially fired one by one and a plurality of game balls are in the game area so that game balls to be launched by the launching device are always secured. The number of game balls to be enclosed is set. Therefore, in the state where the game balls are sequentially fired, there are a plurality of game balls in the game area in the upstream portion of the circulation path, so there is no game ball, and the launch device that is the downstream portion of the circulation path A plurality of game balls are present in a waiting state for the firing immediately before the portion.

In the circulation path (downflow path), a portion where a plurality of game balls are accumulated while waiting for the firing order while moving each time the game balls are fired is a standby path. In addition, in the state where game balls are being fired sequentially, the collected game balls quickly flow down at a high speed in the upstream portion where there are no game balls on the circulation path, but when they reach the standby path, they wait for the firing order. Lined at the end of the row of game balls in the state, each time a game ball is fired, the game ball moves forward by a distance corresponding to one game ball, and the game ball moves upstream of the standby route in the standby route. It will move more slowly than the case.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game balls are aligned on the standby route, and the time for the artificial wind to hit slowly increases when the game balls are supplied one by one to the launch position. Therefore, the period for removing the deposit becomes longer, and the deposit removal efficiency is good.

  In addition, since the deposits on the game ball can be removed immediately before launching, the possibility that the game balls will be deposited between the time the deposit is removed and the launch is extremely low. Since the ball is supplied to the launching device and fired, uneven jumping can be prevented.

The invention according to claim 3 is the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The conductive plate is disposed along the game ball flow bottom of the flow path provided in the left-right direction of the enclosing ball game machine,
Opening vents on both side walls corresponding to the portion where the conductive plate is disposed in the flow path,
A blower fan as the wind forming means is disposed on the front side of the flow-down path, and artificial wind is blown to the rear side through the vents on the both side walls.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the conductive plate is disposed at the bottom of the flow path of the game ball, the game ball flowing down the flow path can be reliably brought into contact with the conductive plate.
In addition, since vents are opened on both side walls corresponding to the part where the conductive plate is disposed, and artificial wind is blown through the vents, the game is made by removing static electricity by contacting the conductive plate. Wind can be reliably applied to the sphere, and deposits can be removed efficiently.
In addition, the blower fan is disposed on the front side of the flow path (in front of the front and rear direction of the gaming machine), more specifically, on the front side of the side wall on the front side of the flow path, and through the vents on the both side walls, Since the attached matter removed by blowing artificial wind to the rear side can be blown to the back side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine (after the front and rear direction of the gaming machine), the attached matter is discharged from the gaming machine. Therefore, the deposit does not return to the gaming machine again, and it is easy to collect the deposit. That is, since the deposits are blown to the rear side of the gaming machine, the deposit collecting device can be arranged in a state hidden behind the gaming machine in the island facility, so that the collecting device can be easily attached.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to the third aspect,
In the lower part on the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine, a display device for displaying game information to the player is arranged,
An opening communicating with the blower fan is formed in the base frame for disposing the display device on the back side of the display device,
The blower fan sucks heat released from the display device.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device for displaying a game information on a player at a lower portion on the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine, wherein the blower fan for generating wind for removing the deposits on the game ball is displayed. By generating wind so as to suck heat (heated air) released from the display device through an opening formed in the base frame for disposing the display device from the back side, In addition to removing deposits, it is possible to prevent heat from being trapped on the back surface of the display device, so that malfunctions and failures of the display device can be prevented.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
On the back surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine, a collection port for collecting the game balls launched in the game area, a flow path for the game balls collected from the collection port to flow down, and a flow path are provided. An encapsulated ball circulation unit that integrally includes a sensor that detects a game ball collected from the collection port and a supply device that supplies the game ball detected by the sensor to the launch position is detachably mounted. ,
The deposit removing means is provided in the enclosed ball circulation unit.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, each component for collecting the game balls launched in the game area and circulating them again to the launching device is an integrated encapsulated ball circulation unit. Easily remove deposits by removing the encapsulated ball circulation unit from the encapsulated ball game machine by installing the attached ball removal unit and detachably attaching the enclosed ball circulation unit to the back of the encapsulated ball game machine Means maintenance can be performed. The deposit removing means can basically be composed of a conductive plate and a blower fan, and does not require maintenance when viewed in the short term and is maintenance-free. When maintenance is required due to dust adhesion or deterioration of the blower fan when used, maintenance can be easily performed as described above.

  According to the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, it is possible to remove dust and the like attached to the gaming ball by a simple mechanism without the need for extending the circulation path of the gaming ball excessively. In addition, since it is a simple mechanism, there is no adverse effect such as ball clogging in the circulation path. Furthermore, dust and the like attached to the game balls charged with static electricity can be removed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The enclosed ball type gaming machine of the present embodiment is an application of the present invention to a pachinko gaming machine. For example, the game content can be the same as that of a conventional pachinko gaming machine, and the outer shape The same size is also possible, and it can be installed in the current island facilities of pachinko amusement stores, but it does not use the ball supply mechanism or ball discharge mechanism of the island facilities. That is, the number of game balls based on data (number of rented balls) or the like input from a storage medium such as a card via a ball rental machine, etc. The game ball can be fired corresponding to the data on the number of possessed balls, and when the game ball is fired, the data on the number of possessed balls is subtracted corresponding to the number of game balls fired. In addition, when a game ball that has been launched wins and a prize ball (game ball) is generated, the number of prize balls is added to the data of the number of possessed balls without paying out the actual game ball. ing. Further, when the data on the number of possessed balls becomes 0, the game ball cannot be launched. In this state, when a numerical value (that is, the number of rented balls or the number of replayed balls) is added to the data of the number of balls based on the data of the amount stored in the storage medium such as a card or the data of the stored balls, again Game balls can be launched.
In addition, the launched game balls are collected in the enclosed ball type game machine so that they can be launched again, and the game balls are circulated in the enclosed ball type game machine.
That is, the encapsulated ball game machine of this embodiment is an encapsulated ball game machine that collects the game balls that have been launched into the game area and uses them again.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape, and one side of the machine frame 110 has the machine frame 110. On the other hand, a front frame 120 having a rectangular frame shape is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. Further, the front frame 120 is pivotally supported on the front frame main body 130 serving as a base for mounting various members and the like provided in the front frame 120, and is pivotable to the front frame side with respect to the front frame main body 130. A glass frame 140 and a firing operation unit 150 attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front surface of the front frame main body 130.

  The front frame main body 130 is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to fit within the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape, and accommodates the game board 1 described later in a portion extending from the center to the upper end portion. For this purpose, a rectangular opening is formed. And the front surface of the game board 1 accommodated in the front frame main body 130 faces the front side from the opening part 121 (illustrated in FIG. 5) of the front frame main body 130. Further, the glass frame 140 is arranged so as to cover the opening 121 in which the game board 1 of the front frame body 130 is fitted, that is, a portion extending from a slightly lower side to the upper end portion from the center of the front frame body 130. A game where a game ball is launched and flows down between the front surface of the board 1 and the glass plates 141 and 141 fitted in the glass frame 140 and surrounded by the guide rails 2 provided on the front surface of the game board 1 Region 1a.

Also, one side (left side) of the glass frame 140 is pivotally supported by one side of the front frame main body 130 so as to be able to open and close like a door, and the glass frame 140 is opened. The front side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 can be opened.
The glass frame 140 is provided with a space to be a game area 1a in which a game ball can flow down between the glass frame 140 and the game board 1 fitted in the opening 121 so as to substantially close the opening 121 of the front frame body 130. Double glass plates 141 and 141 are fixed. In the glass frame 140, at least a portion of the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 can be visually recognized from the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 through the glass plates 141 and 141.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, external appeal decoration lamps 11,..., Side lamps 12 and 12, speakers 13 and 13, etc. are provided on the front side of the glass frame 140 at positions that do not hinder the viewing of the game area 1 a. It has been. The external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are used to notify the surroundings when the number of acquired game balls mainly becomes large in the upper part of the glass frame 140. For example, the number of difference balls (the number of difference balls) that is the difference between the number of balls entered (the number of balls the player has struck into the gaming machine) and the number of balls played (the number of prize balls that the game ball has entered through the winning slot etc.) The number obtained by adding the number of balls lent to the player by the game store is the number of balls possessed by the player, and the number of balls possessed here is a game ball that enables the above-mentioned game balls to be launched. Based on the numerical data), the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are turned on when the number of difference balls increases. As described above, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 does not pay out the prize balls as described above, and the number of exit balls, the number of balls entered, the number of difference balls, the number of balls held (the number of game balls), etc. This is not the actual number of game balls, but a numerical value on the data. In other words, there are only a limited number (for example, 25) of game balls that are actually used in circulation, and the number of possessed balls is, for example, detected by counting the game balls that are launched into the game area. Number of fired balls, number of foul balls counted by detecting game balls that have been launched but returned, number of recovered balls counted by detecting game balls that have been launched and collected in the game area, prizes for winning From the numerical values such as the number of balls, the number of balls rented from a game store, etc., the above-mentioned number of incoming balls, the number of outgoing balls, the number of difference balls, the number of balls possessed.

  As long as there is no trouble such as opening the glass frame 140 and the game balls coming out, the number of fired balls = the number of foul balls + the number of collected balls (when the number of foul balls is not included). And the number of entered balls = the number of collected balls = the number of launched balls-the number of foul balls, the number of issued balls = the number of winning balls (integrated value) = the number of entered balls-the number of rented balls (the number of replayed balls) + the number of held balls, Number of balls held = number of balls rented (or replayed balls) + number of balls played-number of balls entered, number of balls pitched-number of balls entered = number of balls difference, number of balls held = number of balls lent (or number of replayed balls) + It becomes the difference ball number. As described above, the game with the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is completely performed as a numerical value on the data, and an error due to spilling the game ball or leaving the game ball on the lower plate or the upper plate occurs. It is possible to reliably manage in integer units. However, it is difficult to obtain satisfaction and superiority that can be obtained by a player by obtaining a large number of game balls and storing them in a game ball box by increasing the number of balls held. Therefore, the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are used so that the player can obtain satisfaction and superiority.

  More specifically, the operation of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,..., For example, when the number of balls held or the number of difference balls reaches 1000 or more, one of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,. For example, when the number of balls held or the number of difference balls reaches 2000 or more, two of the external appeal decoration lamps 11... Are turned on and the emission color is changed. Each time the number of balls increases by a predetermined number, the number of lighting of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Is increased and the light emission color is changed to notify the player in the game store of the number of balls with a large difference in number. It is now appealing that players who play in the game have acquired a large number of game balls.

In addition, a firing operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front side of the front frame body 130. The firing operation unit 150 holds a touch panel display unit 151, a handle touch detection unit 152, a firing slide volume 153, a show ball decoration unit 154, a speaker 155, and these members, and a pocket for operating the launching device 61 described later. A firing operation space forming frame 159 that forms the upper recess 158 (space) is provided.
The touch panel display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display as a display device. As basic functions, the touch panel display unit 151 has information on the number of balls, amount information (remaining amount stored in a storage medium such as a card), and storage information (prize). The game information such as the number of game balls stored in the game store without exchanging them, etc.) is displayed so that the player can check the number of balls at any time without paying out the actual game balls. Various information including the occurrence of an error can be displayed to a store clerk or the like. The touch panel display unit 151 is a touch panel that enables display switching and other input operations corresponding to display contents. The touch panel display unit 151 can be rotated around a rotation axis set in the left-right direction of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 to adjust the inclination, and the player can adjust the player's physique according to the physique of the player. It can be changed to an easy-to-see angle.

In addition, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention, the handle touch detection units 152 and 152 are replaced with a rotary operation type operating handle for operating the launching of the gaming ball provided in the conventional pachinko gaming machine. And a firing slide volume 153.
The handle touch detection units 152 and 152 have touch sensors provided on a conventional operation handle, and when a player's hand is brought into contact with each other, a signal is output to the launch control device. Under this control, a launching device is operated to launch a game ball.

  In addition, the handle touch detection units 152 and 152 form pocket-shaped recesses 158 in the bulged portions on the left and right sides of the firing operation space forming frame 159 in a state of bulging forward on the lower side of the glass frame 140. Of the inner surface of the recess 158, handle touch detection units 152, 152 are formed by forming a touch sensor mainly on the front side of the gaming machine and facing backward. In addition, the bottom portion of the pocket-shaped recess 158 extends outward from the recess so that the player's hand can be placed, and the hand can be easily touched with the hand touching the touch sensor. It is like the bottom of the recess. That is, the bottom surface of the recess functions as an armrest 158a (handrest). Further, since the handle touch detection units 152 and 152 are provided on the left and right of the launch operation unit 150 at the lower part of the enclosing ball game machine 100, the game ball can be fired with either the right hand or the left hand. .

  Conventionally, the adjustment of the firing force has been performed by rotating the operation handle, but in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of this example, the firing slide volume 153 provided with the operation lever 156 that can slide up and down. The firing force can be adjusted by moving the operation lever 156 of the firing slide volume 153 that can be moved up and down to increase the firing force, and vice versa. ing. The operation lever 156 can be stopped at an arbitrary position, and even if the hand is released, it does not return to the position where the firing force is minimized by a spring or the like. Then, the player can release the game ball by simply releasing the operation lever 156 and touching the handle touch detection units 152 and 152.

The show ball decoration unit 154 virtually represents a flow or the like due to a decrease or increase in game balls accumulated on an upper plate in a pachinko gaming machine that pays out game balls.
That is, when the game balls are sequentially fired or when the game balls are won, only the increase or decrease of the number of balls displayed on the touch panel display unit 151 is reduced by the release of the game balls accumulated on the upper plate of the pachinko gaming machine. In addition, since it is difficult to actually realize the increase due to the payout of the prize balls, the movement of the game balls is virtually reproduced by the display ball decoration unit 154 so that the player can easily feel the increase or decrease of the game balls. To do.

  Note that the show ball decoration unit 154 represents, for example, the increase or decrease of the game balls by movement of the game balls, and may be displayed by circulating and moving the actual game balls, or the game balls may be displayed as images as a display. The movement of the game ball may be displayed, or the movement of the game ball may be expressed by a blinking lamp or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the speaker 155 has a portion that becomes the enclosure 157 extending to the left (from the front to the right) from the rear as shown in FIG. 3, and the enclosure 157 has the right handle touch detection unit. 152 overlaps with the front and rear. As a result, the vibration generated by the speaker 155 is transmitted to the player's hand touching the right handle touch detection unit 152 so that the player can experience vibration based on sound with his / her hand. It has become.

In the enclosed ball type gaming machine as described above, a game is played in the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 fitted into the opening of the front frame body 130.
In other words, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is for playing a game by firing a game ball (hit ball; game medium) into the game area 1a surrounded by the guide rails 2 of the game board 1, and in the game area 1a. As shown in FIG. 1, the normal map start gates 6 and 6 and the unprocessed number of times that the game ball passes through the general map start gates 6 and 6 and the normal map display game is unprocessed are displayed. A normal figure start memory display (not shown), a normal figure change display (not shown) for displaying a normal symbol (normal figure) variable display game, a normal variable winning device 9, and a game ball is placed in the normal variable winning device 9. Special figure start memory display (not shown) that lights up and displays the number of unprocessed times that the special figure fluctuation display game has not been processed after winning a prize, display of the variable display game of special symbols (special figure, identification information), etc. Fluctuating display device 4 to be performed, special variable winning device 5, general winning port 8,. Bareru ball striking direction changing member (not shown), and a large number of nails (not shown) is provided.

  In the game board 1 of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention, the game balls that have not won a prize even when flowing down the game area 1a to the lower end of the game area 1a are arranged on the back side of the game board 1 at the lower end of the game area 1a. The guide rail 2 surrounding the game area 1a on the front surface of the game board 1 is not provided at the lower end of the game area 1a, that is, the game of the guide rail 2 A notch portion is provided in a portion surrounding the lower side of the area 1a, and a game ball that has not won a prize is a game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 at the center of the lower end of the game board 1. It is the structure which flows down to the outer side (lower side) of the game area | region 1a as it is. That is, the out ball moves from the game area 1a to the back side of the game board 1 so as not to be discharged from the game area 1a, but flows down to the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 as it is. As a result, the game area 1a is discharged.

The normal variation winning device 9 is provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing members, and the opening / closing members always keep a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) at an interval that allows one game ball to flow in. However, when the result of the normal map change display game of the normal map change display becomes a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “7”), it is opened in a reverse “C” shape and the normal variable winning device 9 is changed to a state in which game balls can easily flow (a state advantageous to the player).
The normal variation winning device 9 also serves as a special winning start opening. In other words, the start condition is established based on the detection of the game ball by a special figure start sensor (not shown) provided in the inside of the normal variation winning device 9 (winning area), and the special figure variable display game is started. It is like that.

Further, in the general-purpose start gates 6 and 6, a general-purpose start sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general-purpose start gates 6 and 6 is provided.
Then, when the game ball driven into the game area 1a passes through the normal start gates 6 and 6, a normal variable display game is played on the normal variable display.
Here, the common figure change indicator is composed of, for example, LEDs, etc., and a change display game of normal symbols (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) displays the lighting state of the common figure change indicator for a predetermined time. This is done by stopping the display.
If, as a result of the usual fluctuation display game, the stop display on the ordinary fluctuation display becomes a special result mode, the opening / closing member of the normal fluctuation prize-winning device 9 is set for a predetermined time (for example, 0). .5 seconds) released as described above. Thereby, it becomes easy to win a game ball in the normal variation winning device 9, and it becomes easy to start a special display variation display game.

The special figure variable display device 4 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display 41 shown in FIG. 6 and the like, and has a display screen 42 that can change display contents. The display content on the display screen 42 is controlled by an effect control board 50 (sub board, board effect board) serving as an effect control device having a function as display control means.
Then, based on the fact that the game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a enters the normal variation winning device 9 that also serves as the start port of the special figure and the start condition is satisfied, a plurality of types of identification information (for example, on the display screen 42) , Numbers, symbols, character designs, and the like). It should be noted that the special figure variable display game is performed by displaying a plurality of types of identification information in a variable manner on the display screen 42 for a predetermined time.
As a result of the special display variable display game, if the display mode of the display screen 42 is a special result mode (for example, any one of the numbers “7, 7, 7”, etc.), the jackpot It becomes a special gaming state (so-called jackpot state).

Here, the special variable winning device 5 includes a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side, and during the special gaming state The cycle game that facilitates the inflow of game balls into the big prize opening by converting the big prize opening from the closed state to the open state is performed a predetermined number of times (the number of predetermined rounds).
In addition, a count sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the grand prize opening and a continuous prize area (V prize area) among the game balls that have entered the big prize opening are located inside the big prize opening (winning area). A continuation sensor is provided for detecting a game ball that has flowed into the box.
In each of the general winning ports 8,... (Winning area), a winning port sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning ports 8,.

  Here, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a flows into any of the prize winning openings such as the general prize winning opening 8, the normal variable winning prize apparatus 9, and the special winning prize winning apparatus 5, a prize is generated. The winning game balls are detected by the sensors of the respective winning mouths, and based on the detection, the predetermined number of winning balls set corresponding to each winning mouth is the data of the above-mentioned number of gaming balls (the number of possessed balls). Is added to

Therefore, by performing the above-described cycle game during the special game state, the player has an opportunity to acquire a high number of game balls (specific game value).
That is, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is a pachinko gaming machine, and when a special figure variation display game results in a predetermined special result mode (when it is a big hit), a specific game value is given to the player. It is configured to be able to generate a special gaming state that can be given.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the effect control board 50 is disposed on the back side of the game board 1 in the state of being housed in the box 51 on the rear side of the liquid crystal display 41, and the lower side thereof. A game control board 20 serving as a game control device that controls the game in a state of being housed in the box 21 is disposed. When the game control device detects the winning of the game ball with a sensor, the game control device outputs a signal indicating the winning (number of winning balls) to the frame control device described later, and the game ball passes through the normal start gates 6 and 6. When the sensor detects this, the control of the usual variable display game is controlled, and the determination of the hit / decision of the normal variable display game is performed. Then, the game control device performs control to activate the normal variation winning device 9 when the usual variation display game is won. Also, the game control device controls the special display variable display game via the effect control device when a game ball wins the normal variation winning device 9. That is, the game control device causes the effect control device to perform display control of the variable display device 4 and also controls the determination of big hit and miss.
The game board 1 is provided with sensors, solenoids, display devices, etc. related to the game, and is provided with a game control device and an effect control device for controlling these, so that the game board 1 can be enclosed by changing the game board 1 The game content of the ball game machine 100 can be changed.

  In addition, the lower part of the front frame body 130, which is below the opening to which the game board 1 of the front frame body 130 is attached, is mounted with the firing operation unit 150 having the above-described firing operation space forming frame 159 on the front side. 4, 6, and 7, a mounting board 131 is provided on which a launch unit 61 including a launch device 61 and a launch rail 62 for launching a game ball is mounted on the back side thereof. The front frame main body 130 including the mounting board 131 is integrally formed of resin and has various members mounting members, ribs, and the like formed thereon.

On the back side of the mounting plate 131 below the front frame body 130, the above-mentioned launch unit 60 is provided, and a launch control board 63 (arranged in the box 63a) serving as a launch control device for controlling the launch device 61, the launch device. The enclosed ball circulation unit 200 (encapsulated ball circulation device) that collects the game balls launched into the game area 1a by 61 and supplies them to the launching device 61 again, and a power source that supplies power to each device in the enclosed ball game machine 100 Board 71 (arranged in box 71a), first frame control board 81 (arranged in box 81a) and second frame control board 82 (box 82a) for controlling devices provided in front frame 120 other than game board 1 Is placed inside). The first frame control board 81 and the second frame control board 82 function as a frame control device, excluding the device attached to the game board 1, for example, the external appeal decoration lamp 11,. 151, a sphere decoration unit 154, an enclosed sphere circulation unit 200, and a frame control device for controlling a data communication device with the outside. The first frame control board 81 controls the second frame control board 82 and the launch control board 63 based on the control from the game control board 20 and the effect control board 50.
The front frame body 130 having the mounting board 131 is provided with a structure for attaching each member to the attachment position of each member. For example, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the attached member. Or a boss or the like for attaching a member with a screw or the like.

The firing unit 60 hits a game ball on the launch rail 62 by firing a game ball on the launch plate 62 attached to the mounting plate 131, a launch rail 62 attached to the attachment plate 64 via the rail attachment base 65, and the game ball. And a launching device 61 having a launcher 66 and the like.
The launch rail 62 is formed in a V-shaped cross section so as to guide the game ball along the launch rail 62, and is positioned below the game board 1 and directly below the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1. The guide rail 2 is hit at the lower end of the portion where the guide rail 2 is doubly arranged on the outside and inside so as to guide the game ball launched on the left side of the lower part of the game area 1a, for example, The left and right sides of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 extend left and right along the left and right direction so as to guide the game ball, and the left end is higher than the right end when viewed from the front of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. Is arranged. Further, the firing rail 62 is placed on a rib-like rail mounting base 65 formed on the mounting plate 64 so that the left end portion is higher than the right end portion when viewed from the front along the arrangement of the firing rail 62 described above. And fixed to the mounting plate 64 with screws or the like.

  The launch unit 60 is basically made of a metal as a whole, and the metal launch rail 62 has a ground wiring for grounding a metal plate 410 as a conductive plate described later on the back side thereof. A screw hole (not shown) is formed as a connection portion for connecting the end of 430, and a screw 622 as a connection terminal for connecting the ground wiring 430 is screwed into the screw hole. The mounting plate 64 is also made of metal and is in contact with the firing rail 62.

As shown in FIG. 4, the launching device 61 is placed on the front side of the mounting plate 64 so as to be stored in a storage space formed between the mounting plate 131 and the mounting plate 64 attached to the mounting plate 131. A motor (stepping motor) (not shown) that is attached, and a launcher 66 that strikes and launches the game ball by being connected to this motor and is driven to rotate, and the rotation angle of the launcher 66 are regulated. A stopper member 67 and a ball positioning member for stopping a game ball supplied from the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 on the firing rail 62 at a predetermined position where it can be hit by a launcher 66 on the lower end of the launch rail 62 as will be described later. 68.
The launcher 66 is pivotally supported on the back side of the mounting plate 64, and is connected to a motor disposed on the front side of the mounting plate 64. An arm portion 662 extending in a slightly curved state in the radial direction, a round bar-like flange portion 664 extending from the distal end of the arm portion 662 in a substantially rotating direction (a direction substantially perpendicular to the radial direction), and the flange portion 664 Is provided with a coil spring that is attached to the collar portion 664 and becomes a collar tip 666, and a stopper engaging member 665 that extends from the rotating shaft portion 661 in the opposite direction to the arm portion 662.

  The stopper member 67 is fixed to the mounting plate 64 and comes into contact with the stopper engaging member 665 of the launcher 66 that rotates in the hitting direction after hitting the game ball. A first stopper 671 made of a low resilience material that is elastically deformable in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that restricts the rotation of the ball, and a launch rod 66 that rotates backward (reverse to the batting direction) so as to return to the origin angle after the game ball is struck And a second stopper 672 made of a low resilience material that is elastic and can be deformed in a disk shape that comes into contact with the arm portion 662 and stops the launcher 66 at the origin angle when the angle is reached, and the first stopper 671 and A stopper fixing portion 673 for fixing the second stopper 672 to the mounting plate 64 is provided.

Accordingly, the stopper member 67 rotates the firing rod 66 in the striking direction and the return direction from the state in which the arm portion 662 is in contact with the second stopper 672 to the state in which the stopper engaging member 665 is in contact with the first stopper 671. It is supposed to be free. The launcher 66 is controlled to rotate by a predetermined angle by a stepping motor as a motor (not shown), but is surely stopped by a stopper member 67. Further, since the launcher 66 rotates at high speed in the striking direction, the first stopper 671 that restricts rotation in the striking direction has a flat contact surface with the stopper engaging member 665 so that they can come into surface contact with each other. It has become a shape.
On the other hand, the second stopper 672 has a disk shape and has an outer surface that is a circumferential surface. Therefore, if the second stopper 672 is not elastically deformed, the second stopper 672 comes into line contact with the arm portion 662, and the narrow range of the second stopper 672 is Will be in contact. However, the second stopper 672 is attached to the stopper fixing portion 673 so as to be rotatable about the center of the disk-shaped circle. The second stopper 672 is rotated by contact with the arm portion 662 or the like, so that the contact position with the arm portion 662 changes, and the same portion of the outer peripheral surface of the second stopper 672 is changed every time. Contact with 662 prevents deterioration in a short period of time.

  The ball positioning member 68 is disposed on the rear side (upstream side of the launch rail 62) of the later-described ball supply port 247 of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 formed so as to face the rear end portion of the launch rail 62. The game ball supplied onto the launch rail 62 from the mouth 247 is restricted from rolling to the rear side in the tilt direction of the launch rail 62, and the game ball is retained at the rear end of the launch rail 62 until the launch. It is like that. Further, the ball positioning member 68 is disposed on the rear end portion of the launch rail 62 at a distance slightly shorter than the diameter of the game ball from the launch rail 62, and the front side of the launch rail 62 (the launch rail 62). With the game ball held on the downstream side, the hook 664 and the tip 666 of the launcher 66 pass through the space between the ball positioning member 68 and the launch rail 62 to hit the game ball. . The position at which the game ball is held by the ball positioning member 68 on the rear end portion (inclined lower end portion) of the launch rail 62 is the launch position at which the game ball is launched.

  In the firing unit 60, the launching device 61 and the front side of the firing rail 62 are closed by the mounting plate 64, and the firing rail 62 is formed by ribs formed around the mounting plate 64 of the mounting plate 131 to which the mounting plate 64 is mounted. The top, bottom, left and right except for the path of the launch ball (game ball) launched through are substantially closed, but the back side (rear side) of the launch unit 60 is open. However, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the back surface side of the launch unit 60 of the mounting board 131 so as to overlap the front and rear of the launch unit 60 as will be described later, and the launch unit 60 is launched by the front surface of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200. The rear side of the portion of the rail 62 and the launching device 61 is almost covered and closed.

  In the game area 1a, a launch ball introduction port is provided at a lower end portion of a portion serving as a guide path for the launch ball composed of the two guide rails 2 and 2 on the outer side and the inner side. There is a launching ball introducing portion that becomes a return port when returning as a foul ball without flowing down the region 1a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the portion of the front frame main body 130 to which the game board 1 is attached is the lower frame, that is, the upper edge of the mounting frame 131 of the front frame main body 130 is behind the glass frame 140. A bottom wall portion 134 that closes a lower portion of the game area 1 a between the rear surface of the side glass plate 141 and the front surface of the game board 1 is formed. A launch ball passage port 135 is provided in a portion of the bottom wall portion 134 of the front frame body 130 that faces the launch ball introduction portion of the above-described game area 1a.

  And, under the launching ball passage port 135 of the mounting plate 131, a space is opened from the launching ball passage port 135 downward, almost directly below the left side edge when viewed from the back side of the launching ball passage port 135, A vertical front end surface of the rail mounting base 65 located slightly ahead of the front end of the firing rail 62 (right side when viewed from the back surface) is disposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it is formed to be integrally joined to the bottom wall portion 134 at the right side edge of the launching ball passage port 135 almost directly below the right side edge when viewed from the back side of the launching ball passage port 135. A guide wall 136 is provided. The guide wall 136 is inclined at substantially the same inclination angle as that of the firing rail 62, and a partition wall 137 formed perpendicularly to the front end surface of the rail mounting base 65 is provided at the lower end portion of the guide wall 136. It is formed continuously.

  A foul ball collection unit 257 (to be described later) of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 does not cause the foul ball to return to the firing rail 62 side between the firing rail 62 and the rail mounting base 65, and the guide wall 136 and the partition wall 137. It becomes the sphere inlet 138 introduced into the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 via the. The upper part of the ball inlet 138 is the launch ball passage port 135, communicates with the launch ball introduction part between the outer side and the inner guide rail 2 of the game area 1a, and the rear side is the enclosed ball circulation unit. 200 communicates with a foul ball collection port 251 described later.

  Further, the guide wall 136 described above is disposed at a position lower than the extension line of the upper surface of the firing rail 62, and guides the foul sphere to a position lower than the upper surface of the firing rail 62 when the returning foul sphere comes into contact. Thus, the foul ball is prevented from being placed on the firing rail 62. Basically, the foul sphere falls to the front side of the firing rail 62 because the tip of the firing rail 62 is positioned so as not to overlap the launching ball passage opening 135.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6 to 12, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 collects the recovery member 210 having the recovery port 211 for recovering the game ball launched into the game area 1 a, and recovers from the recovery port 211. A collection ball sensor 212 for detecting the game ball that has been played, an introduction path 280 having an introduction inclined portion 213 for flowing the game ball from the collection port 211 to the collection ball sensor 212, and a launching device for the game ball that has passed through the collection ball sensor 212 61, and a standby path 221 that is a part of the downstream side of the circulation path 220 and in which the game balls are accumulated in a state where the game balls are normally being fired sequentially.

  In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is the foul ball collection means 250 again, although it is fired between the inner guide rail 2 and the outer guide rail 2 by the launch device 61, the launch device 61 side again. The foul ball collection port 251 for collecting the foul ball that has returned to the direction, the foul ball sensor 253 for detecting the collected foul ball, and the foul ball (game ball) collected from the foul ball collection port 251 are circulated. And a foul ball passage 252 that flows down to the path 220.

  In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 includes an adhering substance removing unit 400 that removes adhering substances of the game ball that moves in the standby path 221 for each launch of the game ball, a ball removing device 230 that extracts the ball in the circulation path 220, The ball supply port 247 facing the lower end of the firing rail 62 of the launching device 61 is provided with a ball feeding device 240 that sequentially sends the balls according to the timing of launching the game balls. The ball feeding device 240 and a supply flow path 245 described later serve as a supply device that supplies the game ball to the launch position of the game ball of the launch device 61.

In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 stores game balls for replenishment in addition to the game balls normally used for circulation in the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and replenishes the balls when the number of game balls circulating during the game decreases. Attach the device 260 and a ball exchange cassette (not shown) containing a predetermined number of game balls for replacement of game balls (for example, 30 balls including the above-mentioned game balls for replenishment), and in the ball exchange cassette And a ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 for supplying the game balls into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200.
Further, as shown in FIG. 11 and the like, the main part of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is a schematic box made up of a front wall member 310 constituting the front side of the main part and a rear wall member 320 constituting the back side of the main part. The introduction path 280, the circulation path 220 (including the standby path 221), and the foul ball path 252 are formed inside the main part. Basically, members constituting the path of the above-mentioned game ball are formed on the front wall member 310 side, and members for attaching sensors, solenoids, and the like are formed, and each member is attached to the rear wall member 320. An auxiliary member and an outer peripheral wall 326 surrounding the outer periphery of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 are provided. Further, the front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 are each integrally formed of a transparent resin, and a game ball in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, a game ball on the front side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, a launch unit 60, and the like. Can be seen from the back side of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100, and it is possible to confirm the clogging of the game balls. The front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 are detachably joined.

The enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is detachably and rotatably connected to left and right attachment portions 132, 132 (shown in FIG. 3) provided on the attachment plate 131 of the front frame body 130 at the lower end thereof. The connecting members 201 and 201 are provided, and are rotatable around a rotation axis set in the left-right direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. The encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 falls from the vertical state (use state) along the back surface of the encapsulated ball game machine 100 (the back surface of the mounting board 131) to the rear side with the connection member 201, 201 as the center. Thus, it can be rotated to a substantially horizontal state (maintenance state). In addition, the connection members 201 and 201 of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 have a cylindrical shape into which protrusions serving as axes of the mounting portions 132 and 132 of the mounting board 131 are rotatably inserted. By forming slits and allowing the shafts to enter and exit from the slits 201a and 201a (shown in FIG. 9), the connecting members 201 and 201 can be detached from the mounting portions 132 and 132, and the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is moved to the front surface. The frame main body 130 is detachable (detachable) from the mounting board 131.
At both left and right end portions of the rear wall member 320, there are provided mounting members 203, 203 for detachably attaching the rear wall member 320 to the mounting plate 131 with the front wall member 310 attached to the front side of the rear wall member 320. Yes. By removing the mounting members 203, 203 from the mounting plate 131, the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 can be rotated so as to be tilted rearward.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the back side of the front frame body 130 that is the back side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. The mounting board 131 which is the lower part of the front frame body 130 is configured such that a substantially vertical flat plate portion which is a main part thereof is in front of the game board 1 fixed to the front frame body 130. A firing unit 60 having the above-described launching device 61 and the like attached to the back surface of the board 131 is arranged substantially directly below the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1.
The encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is disposed on the rear side of the launch unit 60 and attached to the attachment plate 131 so as to overlap the launch unit 60 attached to the attachment plate 131 in the front-rear direction. The enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is arranged at a position below the game board 1 attached to the front frame body 130 in a state of being attached to the attachment board 131 (in this example, a direction directly below). ing.

The recovery member 210 is formed at an upper end portion that is the uppermost portion of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200. The recovery member 210 has a front portion below the game board 1 so that it can collect out balls, which are game balls that have flowed down without winning from below the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1. To the lower side of the above-mentioned notch portion of the guide rail 2 on the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1. In addition, the recovery member 210 can recover the safe ball, which is a winning game ball that flows downstream on the back side of the game board 1 and is discharged to the lower side of the game board 1. From the bottom of the game board 1 to the bottom of the safe ball discharge path (not shown).
That is, the recovery member 210 has a front-rear width that is at least twice the diameter of the game ball as compared to the thickness of the game board 1, and the recovery member 210 has a glass plate 141 on the rear side of the glass frame 140 in front of the game board 1. The rear surface of the game board 1 is arranged in the range from the rear end of the game board 1 to the rear end of the winning safe ball discharge path. Further, the horizontal width of the recovery member 210 is the width of the notch portion of the guide rail 2 on the lower side of the game board 1, and the recovery member 210 is arranged in the range from the right end to the left end of the notch portion of the guide rail 2. Is done. In addition, the exit of the discharge path | route (not shown) of the safe ball | bowl on the back surface side of the game board 1 is arrange | positioned in the left-right range of the notch part of the guide rail 2. As shown in FIG.

  The front-rear width of the main body portion below the collection member 210 of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, but is narrower than the thickness (front-rear width) of the game board 1. The recovery member 210 extends from the front and rear of the main body of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 below the game board 1. In addition, the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is disposed behind the launch unit 60 on the back side of the mounting board 131, but the collection member 210 on the lower side of the game board 1 of the mounting board 131 is disposed on the portion of the mounting board 131. A gap portion 133 corresponding to the shape of the member 210 is formed, and when the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 that is rotatable around the lower end portion is mounted on the mounting plate 131 in a standing state as described above, the encapsulated ball circulation is performed. The front part of the recovery member 210 of the unit 200 is inserted into the gap 133 so that the front part of the recovery member 210 extends ahead of the game board 1.

In addition, the recovery member 210 has a rectangular shape that is long along the left-right direction of the encapsulated ball game machine 100 in plan view, and a surrounding wall 214 forms a substantially vertical periphery. The central part of the collection member 210 (inside the enclosure wall 214) is extended to the left and right except for the right end, and the game balls collected in the collection member 210 are collected in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. The introduction path 280 has an introduction inclined portion 213 that leads to the ball sensor 212 (inside the enclosed ball circulation unit 200). The introduction inclined portion 213 is a member that becomes the bottom portion of the introduction path 280 that guides the game balls collected by the collection member 210 to the collection ball sensor 212.
A portion that is surrounded by the surrounding wall 214 of the recovery member 210 and opened upward is a recovery port 211 that recovers the out ball and the safe ball. Further, the front part below the front side of the game board 1 of the collection port 211 is an out ball collection port 215 for collecting out balls, and the rear part under the back side of the game board 1 is a safe ball for collecting safe balls. It is a recovery port 216.

The bottom portion of the front part of the recovery member 210 below the out ball collection port 215 guides the out ball collected by flowing down to the out ball collection port 215 to the introduction inclined portion 213 that is the front and rear central portions of the collection member 210. Thus, it is set as the back inclination part 217 which inclines downward toward back. In addition, the bottom part of the rear part of the recovery member 210 below the safe ball recovery port 216 is moved to the introduction inclined part 213 that is the central part before and after the recovery member 210 by flowing the recovered safe ball down to the safe ball recovery port 216. It is set as the front inclination part 218 which inclines down toward the front so that it may guide | induced.
It should be noted that the right end portion of the recovery member 210 from the rear side does not incline in the front-rear direction, but inclines so as to decrease from the right (end) to the left (center side) from the rear, and will be described later. In such a manner, a game ball of the collection ball sensor 212 arranged at the tip of the lower inclined end portion of the introduction inclined portion 213 is arranged so as to cover the hole 212a through which the game ball passes, and a game is placed in the hole 212a of the collection ball sensor 212. The game ball is prevented from flowing in directly from the board 1 side (without flowing down the introduction inclined portion 213). If there is a game ball that flows directly into the hole 212a of the recovery ball sensor 212, depending on the relationship (collision, contact, etc.) with other game balls that flow down the introduction inclined portion 213 and then flow into the hole 212a, Since ball clogging is likely to occur, the game ball is guided onto the introduction inclined portion 213 upstream of the collected ball sensor 212. Further, the upper end portion of the firing unit 60 that is formed to rise to the right from the rear and the right end portion is increased by increasing the right end portion from the rear of the bottom portion of the recovery member 210 by the configuration as described above. And the right end of the bottom of the recovery member 210 do not interfere with each other.

  In the recovery member 210, an introduction inclined portion 213 is formed between the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218. The introduction inclined portion 213 is one step lower than the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218, and is disposed in the main body portion of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 below the collection member 210. Accordingly, an opening is formed between the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218 of the recovery member 210, and this open portion joins (aggregates) the out sphere and the safe sphere recovered by the recovery member 210. The game ball introduction port 219 flows down into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 (inside the main body). Note that the game ball introduction port 219 is located on the introduction inclined portion 213 and is formed in the central portion of the recovery member 210 in the front-rear direction.

  The collection ball sensor 212 is, for example, a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch, and includes a hole 212a through which a game ball passes, and outputs a HIGH or LOW signal when the pachinko ball passes through the hole 212a. . Further, in the front wall member 310, a rear portion is fixed to a sensor mounting portion 330 formed at an interval at which a game ball can flow downward from a downstream end of the introduction inclined portion 213, and the hole 212a is formed. The front portion extends from the sensor mounting portion 330 to the end of the introduction inclined portion 213 described above.

  The recovery ball sensor 212 has a hole 212a at a position where the game ball flows down from the lower end of the introduction inclined portion 213, and is an upstream end of the circulation path 220. A game ball flowing down from the lower end portion of the introduction inclined portion 213 is detected on a merging portion 254 described later, which is a downstream end portion of the foul ball inclined portion 255 serving as the bottom portion of the flow path 252. Yes. Further, the sensor mounting portion 330 is configured to block the end side of the introduction path 280, and the hole 212 a of the recovery ball sensor 212 serves as an introduction port for game balls from the introduction path 280 to the circulation path 220.

  The circulation path 220 has, as its bottom part, the following members extending in a wall shape (plate shape) from the front wall member 310 to the rear side in three upper and lower stages. That is, the circulation path 220 is a downstream end portion of the above-described foul sphere flow path 252 as a member serving as a bottom portion thereof, and the circulation path 220 is replenished to the circulation path 220 from the foul sphere and ball replenishing device 260 flowing down the foul sphere flow path 252. A replenishment ball that is a game ball, a confluence portion 254 where three kinds of game balls, the recovery ball flowing down from the introduction path 280 through the recovery ball sensor 212 as described above, and the back surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 Below the merging portion 254 (foul sphere channel 252) inclined downward from the right to the left when viewed from the side, below the downward inclined portion 222 inclined downward from the left to the right when viewed from the back side, And a standby inclined portion 223 that descends from right to left as viewed from the back side and reaches the ball feeding device 240.

It should be noted that during the game of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (the game balls are sequentially fired to play the game area 1a) on the lower part of the circulation path 220 from the center part of the downflow slope part 222 and on the standby slope part 223. Game balls are collected every time the game balls are fired, regardless of whether or not several game balls are flowing down) and non-games (the game balls are not being fired). Are moved downward by a distance corresponding to the diameter of the game ball sequentially, and the downstream side portion, which is the portion where the game ball is always waiting during the game of the circulation path 220, becomes the standby path 221. .
The circulation path 220 including the standby path 221 is formed over a plurality of upper and lower stages, and in each stage, the circulation path 220 extends along the left-right direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, and the game balls are moved in the left-right direction. The game ball is led out to the lower stage while flowing down along.

  In addition, the operation of the ball replenishing device 260 is performed above the downstream portion of the falling slope portion 222 that is the upstream end of the standby path 221, that is, below the upstream portion of the foul ball slope portion 255 of the front wall member 310. A proximity sensor mounting portion 319 for mounting a ball shortage detection sensor 264 used for control is provided, and the ball shortage detection sensor 264 is attached thereto. The ball shortage detection sensor 264 is a known proximity sensor switch, and outputs a signal indicating that a game ball is present in the state where a metal game ball is in proximity. That is, if a normal game ball stays in the standby path 221, the ball shortage detection sensor 264 is present in a portion where the game ball is directly below the ball shortage detection sensor 264 of the standby path 221, resulting in a shortage of balls. A HIGH or LOW signal indicating that it is not present is output.

Further, the foul sphere inclined portion 255 and the falling inclined portion 222 having the merging portion 254 are arranged to overlap each other in a state where they are substantially the same length and slightly shifted to the left and right. It is longer than the sphere inclined part 255 and the downflow inclined part 222, for example, about twice as long as these. Then, the upstream half (part) of the standby inclined part 223 is vertically overlapped with the foul sphere inclined part 255 and the downflow inclined part 222, and the downstream half (part) of the standby inclined part 223 is the foul sphere inclined. The circulation path 220 does not exist above the downstream portion of the standby inclined portion 223 without overlapping with the portion 255 and the downflow inclined portion 222 in the vertical direction. A ball replenishing solenoid 263 to be described later of the ball replenishing device 260 and a ball feeding solenoid 244 to be described later of the ball feeding device 240 are disposed on the downstream side portion of the standby inclined portion 223.
With such an arrangement of the circulation path 220, the space efficiency of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 is enhanced, and the enclosure sphere circulation unit 200 is reduced in size.

  The length of the circulation path 220 is, for example, a length that can store all of the game balls that circulate in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 without including the replenishment balls stored in the ball replenishment device 260. In a state where the game ball is stopped from being fired, the game ball used for circulation in the circulation path 220 is just stored. In addition, the number of game balls that are used in circulation is the number (for example, 25) in which when the game balls are fired sequentially, the game balls cannot be collected in time and the game cannot be launched. ing. Therefore, the length of the circulation path 220 is set to a necessary and sufficient length. In addition, when a game ball is insufficient due to a ball jam or the like in the game area 1a, the game ball is replenished by the ball replenishment device 260.

  Further, the introduction path 280, the circulation path 220, the standby path 221 and the foul bulb flow path 252 are in a state where the front side is closed by the front wall member 310 and the rear side is closed by the rear wall member 320. The front and rear width is slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball, so that the game balls can be stored in a line, and the game balls are allowed to flow down without overlapping the front and rear. The introduction slope 213 of the introduction path 280 is open as the game ball introduction port 219, but the upstream of the foul ball is introduced on the foul ball inclination part 255 of the foul ball passage 252. The sensor mounting part 330 is arranged on the upper part of the slope excluding the end part with a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, and in the confluence part 254 which is the lower part of the fall of the foul ball flow path 252, A ball that can change the inclination direction (inclination angle) of the ball replenishing device 260 on the portion below the portion where the game balls for replenishment and the collection balls meet with a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game balls. A storage plate 261 is disposed. It should be noted that, even if the inclination angle of the sphere storage plate 261 is changed within a predetermined angle range in which the inclination angle can be changed, the sphere storage plate 261 is positioned between the sphere storage plate 261 and the lower junction 254. An interval at which the game balls can flow is maintained.

  Also, on the flow down slope portion 222 of the circulation path 220, there is a flow down ceiling portion 224 in which the upper end portion is integrally joined with the merge portion 254 of the foul sphere slope portion 255 and the lower end portion is joined integrally with the standby slope portion 223. Is formed. The flow-down ceiling 224 is formed to have the same inclination as the flow-down inclined portion 222 with a space slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball between the flow-down inclined portion 222. It is to be noted that the lower part of the descending ceiling part 224 (the end part on the lower side of the slope) becomes a curved portion corresponding to the flow path of the game ball at the part where the game ball flows almost directly down from the downward slope part 222 to the standby slope part 223. The portion is in a state of being joined integrally with the standby inclined portion 223 at that portion.

In addition, a standby ceiling portion 225 whose upper end is integrally joined to the flow-down inclined portion 222 is formed on the standby inclined portion 223 of the circulation path 220. The standby ceiling part 225 is formed to have the same inclination as the standby inclination part 223 with a space slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball between the standby ceiling part 225.
From the above, in the foul ball flow path 252 and the circulation path 220, the gap is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball in the left and right and up and down with respect to the flow direction of the game ball in many parts. The game balls do not pass vertically or vertically, and the game balls flow down one by one or in a line.

In the foul ball collection means 250, the foul ball collection port 251 is provided on the upper end portion of the foul ball flow channel 252, and the lower end of the foul ball collection port 251 and the upper end portion of the foul ball flow channel 252 are provided. A foul ball sensor 253 is arranged on the upper side.
The foul ball collection port 251 is an opening formed at the upper right end portion when viewed from the back side of the front wall member 310 that constitutes the front surface of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200, and collects the collected foul sphere from the outside of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200. It is designed to be introduced inside. Further, a foul ball collection portion 257 extending forward from the front surface of the front wall member 310 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower edge of the foul ball collection port 251 on the front side of the front wall member 310. The foul ball collection part 257 is formed in a plate shape whose upper surface is inclined downward toward the rear foul ball collection port 251, and protrudes upward surrounding the periphery excluding the rear side edge connected to the foul ball collection port 251. This is provided with a protrusion 258, and is inserted into the lower part of the ball inlet 138 of the mounting plate 131 when the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is mounted in a state substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate 131. The foul ball collection unit 257 in the ball inlet 138 is arranged next to the upper end portion (the end portion in the launch direction) of the launch rail 62 and directly below the launch ball passage port 135 and passes through the launch ball passage port 135. It is designed to receive a foul ball that flows down.

Accordingly, in the foul ball collecting means 250, the foul ball collecting unit 257 receives the foul ball that has flowed from the front side of the game board 1 through the launching ball passage port 135 to the lower side of the game board 1. Then, the foul sphere reaching the upper surface of the foul sphere collecting unit 257 enters the foul sphere flow path 252 in the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 from the rear foul sphere collecting port 251 along the inclination of the upper surface, and enters the foul sphere collecting port 251. It passes through the lower foul sphere sensor 253 and reaches the foul sphere inclined portion 255 which is the bottom of the foul sphere flow path 252. Then, the game ball on the foul ball inclined portion 255 reaches the merging portion 254 along the inclination, merges with the recovered ball, reaches the above-described circulation path 220, and flows down the circulation path 220.
The foul ball sensor 253 is a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch similar to the collection ball sensor 212, and is attached to the lower side of the collection ball sensor 212 of the sensor mounting portion 330 in the opposite direction to the collection ball sensor 212. A hole 253 a through which a game ball of the foul ball sensor 253 passes is arranged at the upper end portion of the foul ball channel 252. Then, similar to the collection ball sensor 212, a foul ball is detected and a signal is output.

  The ball removing device 230 is provided at the downstream end of the standby path 221 that is the downstream portion of the circulation path 220, that is, before the ball feeding device 240. The downstream end portion of the standby inclined portion 223 serving as the bottom portion of the standby path 221 is disposed in a state of being spaced apart from the ball feeder 240 by a distance wider than the diameter of the game ball. That is, a ball removal opening 231 is provided between the ball removal device 230 and the standby inclined portion 223 as an interval at which a game ball can flow down.

  The ball removing device 230 is configured to open and close the opening and closing member 232 while being connected to the opening and closing member 232 and the plate-like opening and closing member 232 for opening and closing the ball removing opening 231. A rectangular cylindrical guide portion 235 that slidably holds the slider 234 along the plate-shaped standby inclined portion 223 below the downstream end of the standby inclined portion 223. And a coil spring 236 that is disposed between the slider 234 and the bottom of the cylindrical guide portion 235 and urges the slider 234 toward the ball removal device 230, and is formed downward on the lower side of the ball removal opening 231. And a ball passage 237 that is open at the bottom.

  The opening / closing member 232 normally extends to the ball removal device 230 to close the ball removal opening 231. In the closed state, the opening / closing member 232 is inclined in the same manner as the standby inclined portion 223 with the upper surface of the end portion on the standby inclined portion 223 side in contact with the lower surface of the standby inclined portion 223. In this state, the opening / closing member 232 functions as the bottom of the lower end portion of the standby path 221 of the circulation path 220 at the position of the ball opening 231, and the game ball flowing down on the standby inclined part 223 is one level below the opening / closing member 232. The game ball passes over the opening / closing member 232 and reaches the ball feeder 240.

Further, when the opening / closing member 232 is moved along the standby inclined portion 223 to the upper side of the inclination of the standby inclined portion 223, the ball opening portion 231 is opened, and the end of the opening / closing member 232 on the lower side of the inclination is removed. A space wider than the diameter of the game ball is provided between the device 230 and the device 230 so that the game ball can flow down from the ball opening 231.
As shown in FIG. 10, the guide portion 235 is formed on the back surface side (inner surface side) of the front wall member 310, and extends at the lower end of the plate-shaped standby inclined portion 223 and the standby inclined portion. The slider 234 is sandwiched between the standby inclined portion 223 and the guide lower wall 235a formed in parallel with the standby inclined portion 223, and the standby inclined portion 223 below the lower end of the 223. A portion of the front wall member 310 between the lower end portion and the guide lower wall 235a, and a portion between the lower end portion of the standby inclined portion 223 of the rear wall member 320 connected to the front wall member 310 and the guide lower wall 235a. From the portion, the inside has a rectangular cylindrical shape that is a rectangular parallelepiped space with the longitudinal direction along the standby inclined portion 223. Further, the guide portion 235 is the bottom of the cylindrical guide portion 235 at the upper end of the guide lower wall 235a parallel to the standby inclined portion 223 and perpendicular to the guide lower wall 235a and the standby inclined portion 223. A bottom wall 235b extends rearward from the front wall member 310.

  In addition, on the inclined lower side of the guide portion 235, left and right ball-extracted side walls 237a and 237b that extend rearward from the front wall member 310 so as to constitute a ball-extract flow path 237 and are substantially vertical are provided. They are formed with an interval equal to or larger than the diameter of the game balls, and the right side ball-exited side wall 237b is closed from the rear side of the cylindrical guide portion 235. The upper end of one ball-exited side wall 237b is integrally connected to the inclined lower end of the standby inclined portion 223, but a slit for inserting the opening / closing member 232 is formed at the upper end of the ball-extracted side wall 237b. The opening / closing member 232 is movable along the standby inclined portion 223 while passing through the slit.

  An operation lever 233 extends rearward of the slider 234 and protrudes rearward of the rear wall member 320 from a slit 326 a formed in the rear wall member 320. A coil spring 236 is disposed between the slider 234 and the bottom wall 235b, and one end of the coil spring 236 engages with the slider 234, and the other end is the bottom wall of the guide portion 235. 235b is engaged.

  The ball removing device 230 as described above is for taking out the game ball enclosed in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 by an external operation of an attendant or the like. Maintenance of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, replacement of the game ball, etc. Therefore, it is used to take out a game ball from the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. By moving the operating lever 233 to the upper side of the inclination of the standby inclined portion 223 against the biasing force of the coil spring 236, the opening / closing member 232 is moved in the opening direction to open the ball removal opening 231, and the enclosed ball circulation A game ball in the unit 200 is taken out from the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (encapsulated ball circulation unit 200) through a ball extraction channel 237 communicating with the ball extraction opening 231.

  The ball feeding device 240 is provided on the downstream side of the standby path 221 and regulates the downward movement of the game ball due to the load of the game balls waiting in line on the standby path 221 due to the inclination of the standby path 221. A restriction wall 241 is provided, and a ball receiving part 242 for receiving only one gaming ball at the lowest inclination side of the game balls arranged as described above, and a height of the game ball held by the ball receiving part 242 over the restriction wall 241 A ball feeding member 243 that moves up, a ball feeding solenoid 244 that drives the ball feeding member 243 to move up and down, and a ball that is formed on the opposite side of the ball receiving portion 242 of the regulating wall 241 and that passes over the regulating wall 241 are launched by the launching device 61 ( A supply flow path 245 for leading to the firing rail 62), a supply ball sensor 246 for detecting a game ball passing through the supply flow path 245, and a supply flow path 245 (encapsulated ball circulation unit 2) The outlet of the firing device 61 of game balls of 0) and a ball feed port 247.

  The restriction wall 241 can move to the supply flow path 245 that stops the game ball on the lowest inclination side of the game balls arranged on the inclined standby path 221 and causes only the game balls that have passed the restriction wall 241 to flow down to the launching device 61. For example, it is formed in a plate shape having a height lower than the diameter of the game ball (the height from the upper surface of a later-described ball holding portion 243a of the ball feeding member 243 positioned at the bottom). The ball receiving portion 242 includes a holding portion bottom wall 248 that is joined to the restriction wall 241 at a right angle, and the restriction wall 241 and the holding portion bottom wall 248 are L-shaped.

  The ball feeding member 243 is disposed on the holding portion bottom wall 248 of the ball receiving portion 242 and includes a ball holding portion 243a for holding a game ball that has flowed into the ball receiving portion 242, and the left and right and front sides are open. It is formed in a letter shape (channel shape) so that a game ball can be passed from right to left. The ball holding portion 243a is a portion that becomes the bottom of the U-shaped ball feeding member 243. The ball feed member 243 has a plunger of a ball feed solenoid 244 connected to the upper end portion thereof. Then, the ball feed solenoid 244 causes the upper surface of the ball holding portion 243a to be placed below the upper surface of the opening / closing member 232, which is the bottom of the lower end of the circulation path 220, and the upper surface of the ball holding portion 243a. It is possible to move up and down between a position above the upper end of the restriction wall 241.

  Further, the upper surface of the ball holding portion 243a is inclined so as to descend from right to left from the back surface side, and the ball holding member 243 disposed on the ball receiving portion 242 from above the standby inclined portion 223 of the standby path 221 holds the ball. The game ball that has flowed onto the portion 243a is brought into contact with the regulating wall 241 on the side of the regulating wall 241 due to its inclination on the ball holding portion 243a. Then, when the ball feeding member 243 is raised by the ball feeding solenoid 244 and the upper surface of the ball holding portion 243a becomes higher than the upper end of the regulating wall 241, the game ball on the ball holding portion 243a is inclined by the ball holding portion 243a. Therefore, it flows down to the supply flow path 245 side over the regulation wall 241. In addition, when the lower end of the ball feeding member 243 is raised, the lower end of the ball feeding member 243 is arranged on the opening / closing member 232 so that the next game ball to be sent to the ball feeding member 243 on the opening / closing member 232 does not enter the ball feeding member 243. It does not rise higher than the diameter of the game ball waiting in the (the lowest part of the waiting path 221).

  In addition, an opening is formed in the ball feed cover portion 326b of the rear wall member 320 which is in a state of covering the rear side of the ball feed member 243, and the game ball on the ball holding portion 243a is externally attached. It is made to flow out to the supply flow path 245 side. This is to prevent the game ball from remaining on the ball feed member 243 when the game ball is discharged from the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 using the ball removing device 230. Since the ball holding portion 243a is inclined downward toward the opposite side of the ball removing device 230, the ball holding portion 243a cannot be discharged to the outside simply by opening the opening / closing member 232 of the ball removing device 230.

  The ball feed solenoid 244 is attached to a ball feed solenoid mounting portion 311 provided on the front wall member 310 with the plunger directed substantially vertically downward, and the ball feed member 243 is connected to the tip of the plunger. In this state, the plunger is driven up and down. The ball feed solenoid 244 is controlled by the launch control board 63 in synchronization with the launcher 61, and immediately after the launcher 61 launches the game ball, it moves up and down to send the game ball to the launcher 61. ing.

  The supply flow path 245 is formed on the side of the restriction wall 241 opposite to the ball feeding member 243, and after the game ball has flowed almost directly along the restriction wall 241, it is guided forward to provide a front ball supply port 247. The game ball is led out to the launching device 61 side on the front side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. The supply channel 245 is formed by a supply channel wall portion 245a that extends rearward from the front wall member 310. In addition, a channel rib 245b that is vertically erected along the front-rear direction of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 is formed at a position that becomes the bottom of the supply channel 245, and the channel rib 245b is placed from the rear to the front. The game ball that has flowed down on the flow channel rib 245b rolls forward on the flow channel rib 245b from the rear to the front and is led out from the ball supply port 247. Yes.

  The supply ball sensor 246 is a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch, similar to the recovery ball sensor 212, and is attached to a supply sensor provided at the position of the front wall member 310 on the opposite side of the supply channel 245 to the ball feeding device 240. The rear end portion is attached to the portion 312, the front end portion is disposed in contact with or close to the restriction wall 241, and a hole 246 a is formed through which the game ball that passes over the restriction wall 241 and flows down the supply channel 245 passes. Then, the game ball flowing down the supply flow path 245 and passing through the hole 246a is detected. The supply ball sensor 246 also detects a game ball and outputs a signal in the same manner as the collection ball sensor 212. Since the game ball detected by the supply ball sensor 246 is supplied to the launching device 61 and fired immediately after the detection, the supply ball sensor 246 is a front side of the launching device 61, but detects the launch of the game ball. It also serves as a ball sensor.

  The ball feeding device 240 is configured to supply the game balls one by one to the launching device 61 by slightly raising the game balls so as to get over the regulation wall 241. The game balls flowed down along the inclination. Compared to the case where the discharge is performed one by one on the lower side in the state, many parts of the ball feeder 240 are not arranged below the standby path 221, and the ball feeder 240 is not connected to the circulation path. By being below the standby path 221 which is the lower part of 220, it is possible to prevent the vertical length of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 from being increased and to reduce the size of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200. In particular, the vertical width of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 can be shortened.

  Further, the ball feeding device 240 raises the game ball by a length about the radius in order to get over the regulation wall 241, and does not lift the game ball over a long distance. The circulation path 220 of the circulation unit 200 and the foul bulb flow path 252 can be sufficiently accommodated within the minimum vertical range required, and the vertical width of the enclosed bulb circulation unit 200 can be reliably shortened. . Further, the ball feeding device 240 has a simple structure in which the ball feeding member 243 is directly attached to the plunger of the ball feeding solenoid 244, and the possibility of occurrence of trouble is extremely low.

  The sphere replenishing device 260 is provided on the upper side of the circulation path 220 and has a replenishing sphere storage unit 262 that includes a sphere storage plate 261 that is elongated to the left and right and is rotatable to change the inclination angle. The sphere replenishment solenoid 263 that switches the refilling ball storage unit 262 between a state in which the refilling ball storage unit 262 stores the game ball and a state in which the refilling game ball is replenished, and the left side when viewed from the back side of the ball storage plate 261 (foul) The ball restraining member 265 is provided on the opposite side of the ball passage 252 and restricts the falling of the game ball on the ball storage plate 261 and guides the game ball flowing in from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 onto the ball storage plate 261. With.

  The ball storage plate 261 is pivotally supported by a rotation pin 313 provided on the front wall member 310 at a position in front of the central portion thereof and supported by the rear wall member 320, and the front wall member 310 is front and rear. And the rear wall member 320. The sphere storage plate 261 is normally in a state of storing the sphere, and slightly so that the rear end of the sphere holding member 265 side, which is one end of the sphere storage plate 261, is down. A plurality of (for example, five) game balls are placed in a row on the ball storage plate 261 in an inclined state. At this time, the game ball placed on the most end side of the game balls on the ball storage plate 261 is held by the ball holding member 265, and the game ball moves along the inclination of the ball storage plate 261. It does not flow down.

  In addition, the front end portion, which is the other end portion of the sphere storage plate 261, is located on the merging portion 254 on the lower side of the inclination of the foul sphere inclined portion 255 (foul sphere channel 252). When the other end on the side of the ball flow path 252 is inclined downward, the game ball on the ball storage plate 261 is caused to flow down on the merge portion 254. In other words, in a state where the game ball that is a supplement ball is replenished, the ball storage plate 261 is inclined so that the other end portion on the foul ball flow path 252 side faces downward.

  Also, at one end of the ball storage plate 261, a locking portion 261a is provided below the ball replenishing solenoid 263 so as to be engaged with a retaining plate 263a connected to the plunger of the ball replenishing solenoid 263. The angle of inclination of the sphere storage plate 261 can be changed by the vertical movement of the plunger. When the plunger is lowered, the sphere storage state is such that one end of the sphere storage plate 261 is inclined downward. In the state where the plunger is raised, the sphere replenishment state is established by inclining so that the other end of the sphere storage plate 261 is at the bottom.

  Further, an engaging member 261 b extending from the locking portion 261 a along the extension line of the ball storage plate 261 to the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 is formed at one end of the ball storage plate 261. The engaging member 261b is engaged with an operation link member 273, which will be described later, of the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, and is lifted upward when the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270. The sphere storage plate 261 is placed in a sphere replenishment state by inclining so that the end of the sphere is higher than the other end.

The ball replenishing solenoid 263 is attached to a ball replenishing solenoid mounting portion 314 formed on the front wall member 310 with the plunger facing upward, and the circulation path 220 is controlled by the ball shortage detection sensor 264 under the control of the first frame control board 81. When it is detected that there is no game ball staying at the position of the ball shortage detection sensor 264, the plunger is controlled to be raised. Thereby, when the number of game balls in the circulation path 220 is insufficient, the inclination angle is changed by the ball replenishment solenoid 263 so that the ball storage plate 261 enters the ball replenishment state, and the game balls on the ball storage plate 261 are recirculated through the circulation path. 220 is supplied to a junction 254 which is an upstream end of 220.
Note that the shortage of balls is caused by, for example, clogging of game balls in the game area 1a, and game balls collected in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 when there are more game balls than usual in the game area 1a. This occurs when the number of the game balls decreases, or when the game balls flow out to the outside when the glass frame 140 is opened.

  The ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 includes a cassette insertion portion 271 formed on the rear wall member 320, a cassette receiving portion 272 formed on the front wall member 310, and a ball exchange cassette inserted in the ball exchange cassette attachment portion 270. A cassette latching portion 279 that latches, an operation link member 273 that changes the inclination angle of the above-described ball storage plate 261 when the ball exchange cassette is attached, and a cassette lid opening locking member 274 are provided.

  The cassette insertion portion 271 is formed in the rear wall member 320 and is provided so as to extend rearward around the insertion opening 276 for inserting the ball exchange cassette and the insertion opening 276 of the rear wall member 320. And a cassette guide member 277 for guiding the inserted ball exchange cassette and supporting the inserted ball exchange cassette. In the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, when the ball exchange cassette is set, one end on the side where the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette is located (the ball replenishing device 260 side) is lower than the other end. When the ball is set on the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the game balls in the ball exchange cassette flow down toward the ball outlet due to the inclination of the ball exchange cassette.

  The cassette receiving portion 272 formed on the front wall member 310 is a concave portion having a shape corresponding to the front end portion in the insertion direction of the ball exchange cassette, and the cassette receiving portion in which the front end portion of the inserted ball exchange cassette is a concave portion. By being inserted into 272, the front end portion of the ball exchange cassette is supported in a positioned state. Further, the movement of the operation link member 273 that rotates and moves at one of the left and right ends (the right end as viewed from the back) of the cassette receiving portion 272 on the side of the ball replenishing device 260 is not hindered. An operating link member opening (not shown) is formed.

  The cassette hooking portion 279 is formed on the front wall member 310 and extends rearward from the front wall member 310 and is arranged along the cassette guide member 277 from the lower portion of the peripheral edge portion of the insertion opening 276 of the rear wall member 320. And has an engaging projection 278 on the upper surface at the rear end. The engaging protrusion 278 protrudes into the passage path of the ball exchange cassette when the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270. When the engaging projection 278 comes into contact, the cassette latching portion 279 is elastically deformed, and the engaging projection 278 comes out of the passage path of the ball exchange cassette, so that the ball exchange cassette can be inserted into the insertion opening 276.

  The engaging protrusion 278 of the cassette latching portion 279 has a triangular cross section with a tapered surface facing the insertion direction of the ball exchange cassette. Further, the engaging projection 278 of the cassette latching portion 279 is disposed so as to be positioned immediately after the rear end portion of the cassette latching portion 279 when the ball exchange cassette is completely inserted into the insertion opening 276. In the state where the ball exchange cassette is completely inserted, the cassette hooking portion 279 returns from the elastically deformed state to the original state, and the engagement protrusion 278 engages with the rear end portion of the ball exchange cassette. It is like that. Further, when the ball exchange cassette is operated to be pulled out from the insertion opening 276, the cassette hooking portion 279 is elastically deformed, and the engagement protrusion 278 is again in a state in which the passage path of the ball exchange cassette comes out. The ball exchange cassette can be removed from the mounting portion 270.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cassette lid opening locking member 274 is formed to extend rearward in the vicinity of the cassette insertion portion 271 of the rear wall member 320 and on the side of the ball replenishing device 260. And a lid engaging protrusion 274a protruding toward the cassette insertion portion 271. The lid engaging projection 274a covers a ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette when the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, and slides in the front-rear direction to freely open and close the ball outlet. When engaging and moving the ball exchange cassette forward and inserting it into the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the cassette lid is fixed to the ball exchange cassette moving forward, and the cassette lid is fixed to the ball exchange cassette main body. The cassette lid is in a state of opening the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette.
Thus, by setting the ball exchange cassette in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette is in an open state, and when the ball exchange cassette is set, the game ball is released from the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette. The flow starts to the circulation path 220 side through the replenishing device 260.

The operation link member 273 is disposed at the end of the ball replacement cassette mounting portion 270 of the front wall member 310 on the side of the ball replenishing device 260. In addition, the space between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260 serves as an introduction path for game balls from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 to the ball replenishing device 260 at the time of ball exchange, and the operation link member 273. Functions as an opening and closing member for opening and closing the introduction path of the game ball. In addition, when a game ball is replenished from outside such as when a game ball is exchanged, the game ball passes through the ball refill device 260 when the game ball is sent from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 to the circulation path 220. . The operation link member 273 is configured to convert the ball storage plate 261 of the ball replenishing device 260 from the above-described inclination angle in the storage state to the inclination angle in the replenishment state when the game ball is supplied from the outside.
The operation link member 273 has an opening / closing door portion 273a that opens and closes the introduction path, and has a front-rear width and a vertical width that block the introduction path so that a game ball cannot pass. It has a thickness (horizontal width) that can be reliably pressed when pressed against a ball exchange cassette that is set as will be described later. Further, the operating link member 273 has a plate-like link piece 273b extending rearward from the front part of the lower end part at the lower end part below the opening / closing door part 273a as the main part. Moreover, the link piece 273b is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the lower side of the engaging member 261b of the ball | bowl storage board 261 extended to the above-mentioned ball | bowl exchange cassette attaching part 270 side (it may contact).
Further, the operating link member 273 is rotatably supported by a shaft (not shown) formed on a link member support portion 317 formed on the front wall member 310 at a joint portion between the opening / closing door portion 273a and the link piece 273b. ing.

  The operation link member 273 is in a state in which the open / close door portion 273a closes the above-described game ball introduction path during normal times when no external force is applied. In this case, when the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the opening / closing door portion 273a, the ball exchange cassette 260 is inserted into one of the left and right end portions of the portion serving as the passage path of the ball exchange cassette. When the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the insertion opening 276 of the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the opening / closing door portion 273a is pushed backward, so that the opening / closing door portion 273a moves rearward and the introduction path is The operating link member 273 rotates and moves so that the link piece 273b moves obliquely upward and forward while being in the open state.

  Further, the link piece 273b is disposed in the vicinity of the lower side of the engaging member 261b of the ball storage plate 261 as described above. By inserting the ball exchange cassette as described above, the link piece 273b is inclined upward. Is pushed up, the ball storage plate 261 is inclined downward toward the foul ball collection means 250 from the state where the ball storage plate 261 is inclined downward toward the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and stores the game ball. Thus, the game ball is caused to flow down to the junction 254 and the game ball is replenished. Then, the game ball that has flowed down from the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette to the ball replenishing device 260 side flows down on the ball storage plate 261 and flows into the circulation path 220. Since the link piece 273b is disposed below the engagement member 261b of the ball storage plate 261, the ball replenishment solenoid 263 raises the end of the ball storage plate 261 on the engagement member 261b side, The link piece 273b does not move even when the replenishing ball is replenished, and the open / close door portion 273a maintains a state where the space between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260 is closed. .

  When the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 as described above, the opening / closing door portion 273a of the operation link member 273 provides an introduction path for the game ball between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260. By opening, the game ball that has flowed out of the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette as described above passes over the ball restraining member 265 formed at the end on the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 side of the ball replenishing device 260. The ball storage plate 261 flows down onto the ball storage plate 261. At this time, the ball storage plate 261 is replenished by the operating link member 273 and is replenished because it is inclined downward toward the foul ball collection means 250 side. The game ball flows down on the ball storage plate 261 toward the foul ball collection means 250, falls from the end of the ball storage plate 261, and flows down on the junction 254 serving as the upstream end of the circulation path 220. Te, will flow into the circulation path 220.

Next, the deposit removing means 400 according to the present invention will be described.
As described above, the adhering matter removing means 400 has a collection port 211 for collecting game balls launched into the game area 1a, a circulation path 220, and a collection ball sensor for detecting game balls collected from the collection port 211. In order to supply the game ball detected by the recovery ball sensor 212 to the launch position, a ball feeding device 240 and a supply device having a supply flow path 245 are integrally provided, and the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 It is provided in the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 that is detachably attached to the back surface of the mounting plate 131 that is the back surface side of the.
Further, the deposit removing means 400 is provided corresponding to the game ball in the circulation path 220 that is in the flow-down path on the upstream side of the launch position of the game ball of the launch device 61 that launches the game ball. Further, the deposit removing means 400 can remove deposits from the game balls in the standby path 221 that waits for the game balls to be supplied to the launching device 61 that is the launch position of the circulation path 220 as described above. Is provided.

  The deposit removing means 400 includes a grounded metal plate 410 provided in contact with the game ball in the standby path 221 of the circulation path 220 serving as the flow-down path, and a standby path of the circulation path 220 serving as the flow-down path. A blower fan 420 serving as a wind forming means for forming artificial wind by blowing or sucking into the inside of the 221 is provided.

  The metal plate 410 constitutes the bottom of the standby path 221 (the bottom of the game ball flow) and is attached to a plate-like standby inclined portion 223 that extends rearward from the back surface of the front wall member 310. The metal plate 410 is disposed on the upper surface, which is the bottom surface of the standby path 221 of the standby inclined portion 223, over almost the entire width of the standby inclined portion 223 (the width in the direction orthogonal to the flow direction of the game ball). A rectangular plate-like upper surface plate 411, a lower surface plate 412 disposed on the lower surface of the standby inclined portion 223 with the standby inclined portion 223 sandwiched between the upper surface plate 411, and the rear end portion side of the standby inclined portion 223 A connecting portion 413 disposed so as to connect the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412, and a ground attachment portion 414 formed to extend downward from a front edge portion of the lower surface plate 412 to which the ground wiring 430 is connected; Have

The metal plate 410 is formed in a U-shaped cross section from the upper surface plate 411, the lower surface plate 412, and the connection portion 413, and the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412 on the opposite side to the side edge portion where the connection portion 413 is formed. The standby inclined portion 223 is sandwiched between the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412 from the open end side where the gap is opened, so that the standby inclined portion 223 is fixed.
Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the standby inclined portion 223 is thinner than other portions in the plate mounting portion 223 a to which the metal plate 410 is attached, and can be easily positioned, and the standby inclined portion 223 is made of metal. When the plate 410 is attached, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 where the metal plate 410 is not attached and the upper surface of the metal plate 410 are arranged in substantially the same plane. It is designed to prevent the movement of game balls.

  Note that the upper surface plate 411 needs to contact a game ball flowing down on the standby inclined portion 223, and needs to cover at least the front and rear central portions of the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 serving as the bottom of the standby path 221. . Further, the length of the upper surface plate 411 along the flow direction of the game ball, that is, the longitudinal direction of the standby inclined portion 223 is equal to or longer than the entire circumference of the game ball (π × diameter of the game ball). When the game ball rolls on the top, it is preferable that the game ball can roll on the upper surface plate 411 at least for one round of the game ball. As a result, when the game ball rolls on the upper surface plate 411, it is possible to contact the upper surface plate 411 over the entire circumference of the game ball, and the static electricity of the game ball can be more reliably removed. When the game ball flows down, wind is applied to the entire surface of the game ball, so that it is possible to secure a sufficient time for removing the deposits.

  In addition, the ground attachment portion 414 of the metal plate 410 has a screw hole that serves as a ground wiring attachment terminal and a screw 415 that is screwed into the screw hole, and the terminal 431 of the ground wiring 430 is fixed by a screw. . Note that the ground wire 430 passes through the ground wire hole 316 provided in the vicinity of the metal plate 410 below the standby inclined portion 223 of the front wall member 310 and is placed in front of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 as shown in FIG. It is fixed to a ground terminal 612 provided on the firing rail 62 of the arranged firing unit 60 with a screw 622 and is grounded with respect to the firing unit 60 including the metal firing rail 62. Note that the grounding of the metal plate 410 is not limited to the connection to the launch unit 60, but the metal plate 410 is grounded to the launch unit 60 and other metal parts of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 or to the island facility. The grounding effect 410 may be enhanced.

  The blower fan 420 is a well-known blower fan for exhaust heat (cooling) of a power source, a substrate, etc. of an electric product, and includes, for example, a fan in a substantially square casing when viewed from the front and a motor that rotates the fan. It is provided and is attached to the blower fan attachment part 310a provided in front of the position where the metal plate 410 of the standby path 221 is attached on the front surface side of the front wall member 310. Moreover, the blowing direction of the blower fan 420 is from the front to the back of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 in this example.

  Further, vents 318,... Are formed at the upper and lower positions where the blower 420 is attached to the front wall member 310 and where the metal plate 410 is disposed on the standby path 221. That is, along the standby inclined portion 223 and along the flow-down direction of the game ball of the metal plate 410 at a position immediately above the standby inclined portion 223 (near the upper side) at the position where the standby inclined portion 223 of the front wall member 310 is formed. The slit-shaped two vents 318 and 318 are formed in a line over the arrangement range, and the standby ceiling portion 225 that is the ceiling of the standby path 221 is formed above the standby inclined portion 223. Two slit-shaped two portions along the standby ceiling portion 225 (standby inclined portion 223) and over the arrangement range of the metal plate 410 (range in the flow-down direction) are located immediately below the standby ceiling portion 225 (near the lower side). Ventilation holes 318 and 318 are formed in a line.

  In addition, a filter attachment portion 321 for attaching a filter 500 (shown in FIG. 12) is provided at a portion corresponding to the attachment position of the blower fan 420 on the back surface of the rear wall member 320. The filter attachment portion 321 is formed with a filter opening portion 322 that allows the dust blown by the blower fan 420 to pass through, and dust that includes deposits on the game ball blown off by the blown air, and the filter opening portion 322 is an outer peripheral frame of the filter 500. In order to position and attach 501, ribs 323 project rearward from the rear surface of the rear wall member 320. Further, the portion of the filter opening 322 of the rear wall member 320 that is below the standby inclined portion 223 is closed by the closing plate 324 at the back of the filter opening 322.

Further, the upper edge of the filter opening 322 is disposed slightly above the standby inclined portion 223 and is disposed obliquely along the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223, that is, the upper surface of the metal plate 410. On the rear side of 221, a vent 328 on the slit is formed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 (metal plate 410) along the upper surface.
Further, a screw hole 325 for screwing the filter 500 is formed in the right edge portion of the filter mounting portion 321.
Note that the front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 serve as both side walls before and after the circulation path 220 and the standby path 221 that flow down the game apparatus 61 to flow the game balls. Is established on both side walls corresponding to the part where the metal plate 410 of the standby path 221 of the circulation path is disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the filter 500 includes an outer peripheral frame 501 having the same shape as the periphery of the filter opening 322, a filter main body 502 disposed in the outer peripheral frame 501, and screw insertion formed in the outer peripheral frame 501. Hole 503. The outer peripheral frame 501 supports the filter main body 502 and is positioned by being engaged with the outside of the rib 323 of the filter attachment portion 321 of the rear wall member 320 and is screwed through the screw insertion hole 503. By screwing 504 into the screw insertion hole 503 of the filter attachment portion 321, the rear wall member 320 is fixed.

The filter main body 502 serves as a waste collection unit that collects so-called dust such as the above-mentioned dust blown off by the blower of the blower fan 420, and the dust blown off by the blower is, for example, of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. It prevents it from being discharged into the island facility behind. Note that the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 has a configuration in which a game ball enclosed inside circulates, and normally a game ball or the like is not inserted from the outside. Therefore, although it is not hermetically sealed, there is less intrusion of dust and the like into the interior compared to conventional gaming machines, and the filter body 502 is not clogged in a short period of time, Long-term use is possible without replacing or cleaning the filter 500. Since the filter 500 is arranged on the back side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, it is not seen by the player and is exposed on the back side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, so that it can be replaced. Maintenance is easy.
The filter 500 may be used with the filter 500 removed. In this case, the dust blown off is dropped and collected at a predetermined location in the island facility corresponding to the wind force of the blower fan 420 and the like. That is, a means for collecting garbage or the like may be provided outside the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 without providing the filter 500 in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a fan opening communicating with the blower fan is provided at a position overlapping with the blower fan 420 of the mounting plate 131 of the front frame body 130 serving as a base frame body to which the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is attached. 139 is formed. Further, a launch operation unit 150 including a touch panel display unit 151 is provided on the front side of the mounting plate 131 of the front frame body 130 serving as a base frame body.
The touch panel display unit 151 functions as a display device that displays various game information to the player as described above, and is disposed in the lower part on the front side of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100.

And the fan opening part 139 of the mounting board 131 used as a part of base frame body is connected to the space which becomes the back surface side of the touch panel display unit 151 inside the firing operation unit 150, and the touch panel display unit 151 as a display device. The blower fan 420 sucks the heat released into the launch operation unit 150 from the backlight (driver circuit board and other components that generate heat).
The enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the rear side of the launch unit 60 on the back surface side of the mounting board 131, but the blower fan 420 attached to the front side of the front wall member 310 of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is Arranged below the raised portion of the launch unit 60 that is disposed obliquely, the blower fan 420 and the launch unit 60 overlap not vertically but vertically so that space efficiency is enhanced.

  In addition, since the blower fan 420 is disposed between the main body of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 and the mounting board 131 and the launch unit 60 is disposed thereon, there is a possibility that maintenance is difficult. However, as described above, since the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is rotatably attached to the mounting plate 131 so as to fall backward, by rotating and moving the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 backward, The blower fan 420 appears on the upper surface side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 in a collapsed state, and can be easily maintained. Furthermore, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is detachable from the mounting board 131, and the attached ball removal unit 400 including the blower fan 420 can be maintained by removing the enclosed ball circulation unit 200.

With the configuration described above, the blower fan 420 is formed on the mounting plate 131 of the front frame main body 130 that is the base frame for disposing the touch panel display unit 151 on the back side of the touch panel display unit 151 as a display device. Then, air is blown from the front side in the front-rear direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 to the rear side so as to suck in heat released from the touch panel display unit 151 from the fan opening 139 communicating with the blower fan 420.
The blower fan 420 is configured to allow the air sucked from the back surface side of the touch panel display unit 151 to become one side wall of the side walls corresponding to the portion where the metal plate 410 is disposed in the rear standby path 221. Artificial wind is blown to the rear side through the vent holes 318 and 318 formed in the wall member 310 and the vent hole 328 of the rear wall member 320 serving as the other side wall.

In the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, the game balls are circulated and used as described below, and the deposits attached to the game balls that are circulated by the deposit removing means 400 are removed. .
The game ball supplied to the launch device 61 of the launch unit 60 passes from the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 between the two guide rails 2 to the game area 1a. Fired. Then, the game balls launched in the game area 1a flow down in the game area 1a, and a part of the launched game balls is a prize winning port such as the normal variable prize winning device 9, the special variable prize winning device 5, and the general prize winning mouth. The game ball 1 flows into the game and wins, is led to the back side of the game board 1 to become a safe ball, and flows down to the lower side of the game board 1 through the discharge path of the safe ball on the back side of the game board 1.

On the other hand, a game ball that reaches the lower end of the game area 1a without flowing in even if it flows down in the game area 1a is not provided with a guide rail 2 at the lower end on the front side of the game board 1 as an out ball. It flows down from the center part to the lower side of the game board 1. That is, the out ball flows down from the front side of the game board 1 to the lower side of the game board 1.
The out ball and the safe ball flowing down to the lower side of the game board 1 are the out ball collection port 215 at the front of the collection port 211 of the collection member 210 of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 and the safe ball at the rear of the collection port 211, respectively. It flows into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 from the recovery port 216. Then, the out ball and the game ball as a safe ball collected by the collection member 210 reach the collection ball sensor 212 through the introduction path 280 from the game ball introduction port 219 and pass through the collection ball sensor 212 to collect the collection ball. It is detected by the sensor 212.

The game ball that has passed through the collection ball sensor 212 flows down onto the junction 254 that becomes the lower end of the foul ball passage 252 and the upper end of the circulation path 220.
On the other hand, a game ball as a foul ball that has been launched by the launching device 61 and returned without flowing down the game area 1a is collected by the foul ball collection unit 257 of the foul ball collection means 250 and is collected. After passing through the recovery port 251, it passes through the foul ball sensor 253, is detected by the foul ball sensor 253, and reaches the foul ball flow path 252. Then, the game sphere as a foul sphere flowing down the foul ball flow path 252 flows down to the merging portion 254 serving as the lower end portion of the foul sphere flow path 252 and merges with the game sphere as the above-described recovery sphere.

  Then, the game ball that has flowed down the merging portion 254 reaches the circulation path 220, flows down the circulation path 220, and further flows down the standby path 221 that is a downstream portion of the circulation path 220. In the standby path 221, game balls are sequentially fired by the launching device 61, and even when several or more game balls flow down the game area 1 a, the game balls stay in the state, and each time the game balls are launched, It flows down a distance substantially equal to the diameter of the game ball, and the flow speed of the game ball is slower than the upstream portion of the circulation path 220.

  Next, the game ball flowing down on the standby path 221 reaches the grounded metal plate 410 of the deposit removing means 400 provided in the standby path 221. At this time, since the metal plate 410 constitutes the floor surface of the standby path 221, the game balls passing through the standby path 221 always come into contact with the metal plate 410 and the static electricity is removed. Further, the front wall member 310 and the rear wall, which are overlapped with the metal plate 410 in the front and rear directions, and artificial winds directed from the front to the rear from the blower fan 420 disposed on the front side of the metal plate 410 serve as the front and rear side walls of the metal plate 410. The game ball in a state where static electricity is removed on the metal plate 410 is blown through the vent 318 and the vent 328 formed in the member 320.

  Therefore, when the artificial wind blows on the game balls in which the adhesion of garbage, particularly dry garbage, is reduced by removing static electricity, the deposits attached to the game balls are efficiently removed. The dust blown back from the game ball is captured by the filter 500 on the rear side of the metal plate 410. The blower fan 420 sucks heat discharged from the touch panel display unit 151 disposed on the front side and discharges the heat to the rear side.

  The game balls that have flowed down the standby path 221 reach the ball feeding device 240 one by one and are sent to the supply flow path 245 by the ball feeding device 240. Then, the game ball flowing down the supply flow path 245 passes through the supply ball sensor 246 and is detected by the supply ball sensor 246, and then the game ball of the launch unit 60 that is outside the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 through the ball supply port 247. It is derived to the game ball launch position of the launcher 61. Then, the game balls that have flowed down the game area 1a and collected by the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 are again fired from the launching device 61 to the game area 1a for circulation. In addition, the game ball is statically removed in the standby path 221 immediately before being fired by the launching device 61 to remove the adhering matter. Therefore, the occurrence of uneven jump due to launching with attached matter is reliably prevented.

  The encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 as described above collects the game balls that have been launched into the game area and supplies them to the game again. The downflow path (circulation path 220) on the upstream side of the launch position at which the game balls are launched. ) Is provided corresponding to the game ball in the inside, and is provided with a deposit removal means 400 for removing the deposit attached to the game ball. The deposit removal means 400 can come into contact with the game ball in the circulation path 220. A conductive plate (metal plate 410) that is provided and grounded, and a wind forming means (blower fan 420) that forms artificial wind by blowing or sucking into the circulation path 220, and is in contact with the metal plate 410. The attached matter is removed by applying artificial wind to the game ball from which static electricity has been removed.

Accordingly, the game ball that flows down toward the launching device 61 is removed of static electricity by contacting the grounded metal plate 410, and the artificial wind is applied in a state where the static electricity is removed, so that garbage can be efficiently collected. Removed. In addition, by removing static electricity from the game ball, it is possible to prevent dust from being attached until it is charged with static electricity again.
In addition, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, since the gaming ball is enclosed in the gaming machine, it does not touch a person's hand and the like, so there is no adhesion of dirt and the like, and moisture on the surface of the gaming ball. There is a low possibility that dust and oil will adhere, and there is a low possibility that dust will strongly adhere to the game ball due to moisture and oil. Therefore, it is highly likely that the game balls are attached with dust weakly or due to static electricity, and the dust can be removed by removing static electricity and applying wind. Therefore, the present invention is more effective than the conventional ball polishing for a game ball enclosed in a gaming machine.

In addition, the structure of the deposit removing means 400 for bringing the game ball into contact with the grounded metal plate 410 and applying the wind to the game area 1a circulates the game ball collected after being launched into the game area 1a to the launching device 61. Since the circulation path 220 can be easily provided without extending the circulation path 220, it is necessary to provide a lifting mechanism for lifting the game ball to the ball polishing portion without increasing the circulation path 220 as in the prior art. Absent. Therefore, the absence of the lifting mechanism prevents the game balls from being circulated and stopped due to a failure, and further reduces the possibility of ball clogging.
Further, the deposit removing means 400 basically has a configuration in which dust is blown off by an artificial wind, so there is no ball polishing member, and there is no need to replace the ball polishing member. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform maintenance for preventing a failure or exchanging members, and the management of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 can be facilitated.

  Further, the deposit removal means 400 is provided so as to remove deposits from the game ball in the standby path 221 that waits for the game ball to be supplied to the launch position.

  Accordingly, the game balls are aligned on the standby path and slowly flow down at the timing when the game balls are supplied one by one to the launch position, so that the period for removing the deposits becomes long and the deposit removal efficiency is good.

  In addition, since the deposit on the game ball can be removed immediately before launch in the standby path, the possibility that the deposit on the game ball will be very low between the removal of the deposit and the launching, and no deposit is attached. Since the game ball is supplied to the launching device and fired in a state, uneven jumping can be prevented.

  In addition, the metal plate 410 (conductive plate) is disposed along the game ball flow bottom of the flow path (circulation path 220) provided in the left-right direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine. Ventilation holes 318 and 328 are opened in both side walls (front wall member 310 and rear wall member 320) corresponding to the portion where the metal plate 410 is disposed, and the blower fan 420 as the wind forming means is connected to the flow path. It is arranged on the front side, and artificial wind is blown to the rear side through the vent holes 318 and 328 on the both side walls.

Therefore, since the metal plate 410 is disposed at the bottom of the flow path of the game ball, the game ball flowing down the flow path can be reliably brought into contact with the metal plate 410.
In addition, ventilation holes 318 and 328 are opened on both side walls corresponding to the portion where the metal plate 410 is disposed, and artificial wind is blown through the ventilation holes 318 and 328, so that the metal plate 410 is contacted. Thus, the game ball from which static electricity has been removed can be reliably blown, and the deposits can be removed efficiently.
Further, the blower fan 420 is disposed on the front side of the flow-down path (front side before and after the gaming machine), and is removed by blowing artificial wind to the rear side through the vent holes 318 and 328 on the both side walls. Since the attached matter can be blown to the back side of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 (the rear side before and after the gaming machine), the attached matter will be discharged from the gaming machine, and the attached matter will again enter the gaming machine. It does not return and it is easy to collect the deposits. That is, since the deposits are blown to the rear side of the gaming machine, the collecting device can be arranged in a state hidden behind the gaming machine in the island facility, so that the collecting device (for example, the filter 500) can be easily attached.

  In addition, a display device (touch panel display unit 151) for displaying game information to the player is disposed at the lower part on the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, and the display device is arranged on the back side of the display device. An opening (fan opening 139) that communicates with the blower fan 420 is formed in the base frame body (front frame main body 130) for installation, and heat blown from the display device is sucked by the blower fan 420. Yes.

  Accordingly, the rear surface of the display device (touch panel display unit 151) in which the blower fan 420 for generating wind for removing the deposits on the game ball displays game information to the player at the lower part on the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. Heat (heated air) released from the display device is sucked through an opening (fan opening 139) formed in a base frame (front frame body 130) for disposing the display device from the side. By generating wind in this way, in addition to removing the deposits by the wind, it is possible to prevent heat from being trapped on the back surface of the display device, so that malfunction or failure of the display device can be prevented.

  In addition, on the back surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, a collection port 211 for collecting the game balls launched in the game area 1a and a sensor for detecting the game balls collected from the collection port 211 (collection ball sensor 212) A flow path (circulation path 220) through which the game balls collected from the collection port flow down, and a supply device (ball feed) that is provided in the flow path and supplies the game balls detected by the sensor to the launch position The encapsulated sphere circulation unit 200 integrally provided with the apparatus 240 and the supply flow path 245) is detachably mounted, and the deposit removing means 400 is provided in the encapsulated sphere circulation unit 200.

  Accordingly, the constituent elements for collecting the game balls launched in the game area 1a and circulating them again to the launching device 61 are the integrated encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 has the deposit removing means 400. And the attached ball circulation unit 200 is detachably attached to the back surface of the enclosed ball game machine 100, and the attached ball circulation unit 200 is removed from the enclosed ball game machine 100, thereby removing the deposits easily. Maintenance of the means 400 can be performed. The deposit removing means 400 can basically be composed of the metal plate 410 and the blower fan 420, and does not require maintenance when viewed in the short term and is maintenance-free, but the blower fan 420 is defective. In the case where maintenance is required due to dust adhesion or deterioration of the blower fan 420 when used for a long time, the maintenance can be easily performed as described above.

The blower fan 420 is always operated when the power is turned on. However, the blower fan 420 is periodically controlled by a fan control unit (for example, a launch control device or a frame control device) that controls the rotation of the blower fan 420. You may make it operate | move for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) objectively (for example, 30 minute period).
Further, the operation state of the launching device 61 is detected by the fan control means, and the blower fan 420 may be actuated by the fan control means when the launching device 61 is operating. This is because, when the launching device 61 is not in operation, the game ball is stagnant in the circulation path 220 (standby path 221), so that the same game ball continues to be blown and the efficiency is low. When the device 61 is not in operation, that is, when no game is being performed, the operating state (operation level) of the touch panel display unit 151 (including a display control device such as a driver circuit) as a display device is reduced, This is because the heat is not generated so much and the heat dissipation efficiency is low, and the blower fan 420 can be operated efficiently by the control as described above.

Further, in a predetermined part of the firing operation space forming frame 159 that forms a pocket-shaped recess (space) into which a hand is inserted during the firing operation of the firing operation unit 150 on the front side (for example, a part on the back side of the part serving as a pocket). An opening communicating with the blower fan 420 is formed, and an artificial wind is formed with respect to the above according to the gaming state, so that an effect by the wind (an effect by applying the wind to the player's hand) is performed. Also good. In the above example, the blower fan 420 blows air from the inside of the firing operation unit 150 having the touch panel display unit 151. However, the blowing operation is performed by reversing the blowing direction of the blower fan 420. It is good also as what blows to the unit 150 side.
For example, the operation of the blower fan may be controlled by the fan control means, and the blower fan may be activated when the gaming state reaches the reach state.
Alternatively, the opening is provided with a movable lid member, and the blower fan is always operated, and when the gaming state becomes a reach state, the lid member is changed from a closed state to an open state, thereby launching A wind may be formed in the operation recess of the operation unit 150.

Further, by providing a filter on the front side of the blower fan 420 and blowing the wind sucked through the filter onto the game ball, it is possible to prevent the wind containing dust such as dust from hitting the game ball. good.
In addition, the blower fan 420 is disposed on the back surface side of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and artificial wind is generated so as to suck the air in the standby path 221, and dust and the like are discharged to the back surface side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100. You may do it.
In the above example, the ground of the metal plate 410 is used as the launch rail 62 (and a constituent member of the launch unit 60 made of metal such as the attachment plate 64 and the like). The constituent members of the launch unit 60 such as the above may be grounded to the island facility, so that the voltage level of the metal plate 410 can be reliably set to 0 and the static electricity removal capability can be enhanced.
Moreover, since the dimension of the left-right direction of the metal plate 410 (part which a wind strikes) is set larger than the distance (circumference length) where a game ball rolls 1 round, the period which a wind strikes can be lengthened, The dust attached to the game ball can be removed evenly.
Further, instead of attaching the metal plate 410 to the standby inclined portion 223, all or part of the standby inclined portion 223 may be formed of a conductive resin, and the portion formed of the conductive resin may be grounded. In this case, the standby inclined portion 223 itself becomes a conductive plate.

Further, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above-described embodiment as a gaming machine. For example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrows, etc. The present invention is applicable to all gaming machines that use game balls such as ball game machines.
Furthermore, it should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a perspective view which shows the enclosure ball-type game machine of the state which open | released the glass frame illustrated as an enclosure ball-type game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the enclosure ball type game machine of the state which closed the glass frame. It is a rear view which shows the back side of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the back surface lower part of an enclosure ball-type game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the upper surface of the mounting board of the front frame of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the lower part of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the lower part of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit of an enclosure bulb | ball game machine. It is a rear view in the state where the inside which shows an enclosure ball circulation unit was seen through. It is a rear view which shows the back surface of the front wall member used as the inside of an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the filter attaching part and filter of an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit.

Explanation of symbols

100 Enclosed ball game 130 Front frame body (base frame)
139 Fan opening 151 Touch panel display unit (display device)
1a Game area 200 Enclosed ball circulation unit 211 Collection port 212 Collection ball sensor 220 Circulation path (downflow path)
221 standby path 223 standby inclined part (bottom bottom of game ball flow)
240 Ball feeder (feeder)
245 Supply channel (supply device)
310 Front wall member (side wall)
318 Vent 328 Vent 320 Rear wall member (side wall)
400 Deposit removing means 410 Metal plate (conductive plate)
420 Blower fan (wind formation means)

Claims (5)

In the enclosed ball type gaming machine that collects the game balls launched into the game area and uses them again for the game,
Provided with a deposit removing means that is disposed corresponding to the game ball in the flow-down path upstream of the launch position for launching the game ball and removes the deposit adhered to the game ball;
The deposit removing means is
A grounded conductive plate provided in contact with the game ball in the flow path;
Wind forming means for forming artificial wind by blowing or sucking into the flow path;
An encapsulated ball type gaming machine comprising: removing attached matter by applying artificial wind to a game ball from which static electricity has been removed by contact with the conductive plate. 2. The encapsulated ball according to claim 1, wherein the adhering substance removing unit is provided so as to be able to remove the adhering substance with respect to a game ball in a standby path for waiting for a game ball to be supplied to the launch position. Type game machine. The conductive plate is disposed along the game ball flow bottom of the flow path provided in the left-right direction of the enclosing ball game machine,
Opening vents on both side walls corresponding to the portion where the conductive plate is disposed in the flow path,
The air blower as the wind forming means is disposed on the front side of the flow-down path, and artificial wind is blown to the rear side through the vents on the both side walls. An enclosed ball type gaming machine according to claim 2. In the lower part on the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine, a display device for displaying game information to the player is arranged,
An opening communicating with the blower fan is formed in the base frame for disposing the display device on the back side of the display device,
The encapsulated ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein heat blown from the display device is sucked by the blower fan. On the back surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine, a collection port for collecting the game balls launched in the game area, a flow path for the game balls collected from the collection port to flow down, and a flow path are provided. An encapsulated ball circulation unit that integrally includes a sensor that detects a game ball collected from the collection port and a supply device that supplies the game ball detected by the sensor to the launch position is detachably mounted. ,
The encapsulated ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the deposit removing means is provided in the encapsulated ball circulation unit.

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