JP2005185762A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine, smoothly letting pachinko balls flow down without jamming of balls in spite of excessive ball pressure. <P>SOLUTION: This pachinko game machine includes: a ball passage 81 in which the pachinko balls flow down in non-alignment state; a rectification plate 84 provided facing at least one side wall 98a to 98d of the ball passage 81; and an electric driving source 85 for moving the rectification plate 84, wherein the inner surface of the rectification plate 84 comes into contact with the pachinko balls is formed as a substantially flat surface moved within the surfaces of the side walls 98a to 98d by the drive of the electric driving source 85. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball passage for supplying a pachinko ball to a ball dispensing device for dispensing a predetermined number of pachinko balls.

  Conventionally, pachinko machines are provided with a rectifying plate pivotally supported on the upper surface of the ball passage so as to be swingable, and the ball passages are stacked in multiple stages by the load of the rectifying plate to hold down and flow down the pachinko balls that flow down. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In addition, a ball leveler with a weight provided at one end on the horizontal axis that protrudes from the mechanism plate is suspended from the ball path so that it can swing, and the pachinko ball that flows down the ball path is received by the side surface of the ball leveler. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-226183 JP-A-8-84836

  However, since the current plate and the ball leveler of the pachinko machine described in the prior art are pivotally supported, the current plate is increased when the ball pressure of the pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage increases. There is a problem that the pachinko sphere cannot be rectified in the state where it is lifted and the ball is clogged and the pachinko sphere cannot flow down.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which pachinko balls flow smoothly without clogging even when excessive ball pressure is applied. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a ball path in which pachinko balls flow down in an unaligned state, a current plate provided to face at least one side wall of the ball path, and the current plate And an inner surface of the rectifying plate that is in contact with the pachinko ball is formed into a substantially flat surface that is movable within the side wall surface by driving the electric driving source. Here, “facing to one side wall” means to be provided so as to be a part of one side wall, and the rectifying plate is provided by opening an opening on one side wall, or by forming a concave portion and providing it in the concave portion. Thus, the pachinko balls flowing down the ball passage can come into contact with the inner surface of the current plate.

  The invention according to claim 2 is such that the pachinko sphere has a width that allows the pachinko sphere to flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and has a height at which the pachinko spheres are stacked and flow down, and faces at least one side wall of the ball passage. And an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate, and the rectifying plate is provided in a portion where the height or width of the ball passage decreases and the inner surface of the rectifying plate is in contact with the pachinko ball. Is formed on a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate is moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving the electric drive source. The current plate is movable within the side wall surface, and a plate surface portion formed on a flat surface is in contact with a pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a ball passage partitioned into a plurality of strips by a partition wall so that the pachinko balls have a width that can flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and a current plate provided so as to face the partition wall And an electric drive source that moves the rectifying plate, and an inner surface of the rectifying plate that contacts the pachinko sphere is formed in a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate is moved to the flat surface by driving the electric drive source. It is characterized in that it can be moved almost in parallel. The rectifying plate is movable within the partition wall surface, and a plate surface portion formed on a flat surface is in contact with a pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage.

  The invention according to claim 4 has a width that allows pachinko balls to flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and a ball passage in which pachinko balls flow down in multiple stages, and located downstream of the ball passage. An auxiliary passage that merges with the ball passage on the side, a rectifying plate that is provided so as to cover an upper part of the joining portion of the spherical passage and the auxiliary passage, and an electric drive source that moves the rectifying plate, An inner surface of the rectifying plate that is in contact is formed on a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate is moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving of the electric drive source.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball tank having a ball outlet opening, a ball passage for guiding a pachinko ball flowing out of the ball outlet opening to a ball dispensing device, and a ball passage located below the ball outlet opening. A rectifying plate provided so as to face the side wall and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate are formed, and an inner surface of the rectifying plate that is in contact with the pachinko ball is formed in a substantially flat surface, and driving of the electric drive source Thus, the rectifying plate is movable substantially parallel to the flat surface. The rectifying plate is movable within the lower wall surface, and a plate surface portion formed on a flat surface is in contact with a pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage.

  The invention described in claim 6 is a ball tank having a ball outlet opening at a downstream end, a ball passage for guiding a pachinko ball flowing out from the ball outlet to a ball dispensing device, and an opening end portion of the ball outlet. A rectifying plate provided so as to face the downstream side wall of the sphere tank; and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate; and forming an inner surface of the rectifying plate in contact with the pachinko sphere on a substantially flat surface, The rectifying plate may be moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving an electric drive source. The current plate is movable within the side wall surface, and a plate surface portion formed on a flat surface is brought into contact with a pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electrical drive source is a motor, and the rectifying plate is rotated by driving the motor. Yes.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electrical drive source is a solenoid, and the rectifying plate is reciprocated by the drive of the solenoid. Yes.

  It is preferable that the current plate is provided at a portion where the height or width of the ball passage decreases.

  Further, it is preferable that the current plate is detachably or movably provided so that the installation position of the current plate can be adjusted. For example, attachment portions may be provided at a plurality of locations, or may be attached through a long hole so as to be movable within the range of the long hole.

  The rectifying plate may be provided on a ball guide rod that guides the pachinko balls of the ball tank to the ball payout device, or may be provided on a winning ball collecting portion that collects and discharges winning balls. Moreover, you may make it provide the said baffle plate in the rectification | straightening part which rectifies | straightens the pachinko ball stored in a ball tray.

  According to the present invention, a rectifying plate having an inner surface that is in contact with the pachinko sphere is formed into a substantially flat surface on at least one side wall of a ball passage in which pachinko spheres are stacked and flow down, and the rectifying plate is placed on the side by an electric drive source. By making it move within the wall, even if the pachinko ball is likely to be clogged, the flat surface of the current plate faces the part of the side wall so that it can move, preventing the clogging of the pachinko ball and hindering the flow of the pachinko ball. It can flow smoothly without coming.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, 1 is a machine frame of a pachinko gaming machine formed in a rectangular frame shape, 2 is a front frame that is mounted on the front surface of the machine frame 1 by a hinge mechanism 3 so as to be opened and closed, and the back side of the front frame 2 A game board 5 is detachably attached from the front side to a game board mounting frame 4 provided on the board. A glass door frame 6 is provided on the front surface of the front frame 2 so that the game board 5 can be visually recognized. The glass supply frame 7 and the ball supply tray 7 are provided below the glass door frame 6. A surplus ball receiving tray 8 for storing the surplus balls is provided, and the hitting ball supply tray 7 and the surplus ball receiving tray 8 together with the glass door frame 6 are integrally opened and closed. Reference numeral 9 denotes an operation handle that is located on the side of the surplus ball receiving tray 8 and is attached to the front frame 2. A mechanism plate 10 is provided on the back surface of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge tool 43, and a free end of the mechanism plate 10 together with the front frame 2 and the glass door frame 6 is provided on the back surface of the front frame 2. Locked by the locking device 27.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the machine frame 1 is formed into a rectangular frame by upper, lower, left and right frame plates, and a reinforcing waist plate 1a is provided on the lower front surface of the machine frame 1, and the waist plate 1a is closed with the front frame 2 closed. The upper end surface of the front frame and the lower end surface of the front frame 2 are superposed. A pair of upper and lower metal fittings 12 and 12 are attached to the upper and lower positions of the inner side surface of the right frame plate 1b of the machine frame 1 as locking portions for locking the front frame 2 in the closed state. The lower receiving metal 12 is provided with a pressing piece 12a for pressing the rear side end of the mechanism plate 10 so that when the front frame 2 is closed, the holding plate 12a presses the rear peripheral edge of the mechanism plate 10. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a game area 5a is formed in a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 13 for guiding a game ball on the front surface. A tulip-type start winning port 16 for changing the design of the variable display device 15, a large winning port 17 opened by a combination of preset symbols of the variable display device 15, and the like are provided. A locking member 19 for fixing the game board 5 to the game board mounting frame 4 is provided at an appropriate position on the periphery of the game board 5 so as to be detachable and rotatable. As shown in FIG. 4, the locking member 19 is provided with an operating portion 19 a at one end of the shaft portion, and a locking piece 19 b that locks to the rear surface of the game board mounting frame 4 at the other end is substantially the same as that of the game board 5. It is provided with a thickness.

  Further, support pieces 20 for supporting the rear surface of the game board 5 are provided at the four corners of the game board installation area of the game board mounting frame 4, and the support pieces 20 are provided with locking holes for locking the locking members 19. As shown in FIG. 5, a guide rib 22 is provided on the rear surface to guide the tip of the locking piece 19b at a predetermined interval. In order to mount the game board 5 on the game board mounting frame 4, the game board 5 is held by holding the operation part 19 a on the upper side or the diagonal line while the locking piece 19 b of the locking member 19 is housed in the game board 5. 5 is lifted so that it faces the installation area of the game board mounting frame 4 from the front side, the rear surface of the game board 5 is brought into contact with the support piece 20, and the locking member 19 is locked as shown by the chain line in FIG. The piece 19 b is inserted through the locking hole 21. In this state, when the operating portion 19a is rotated, the locking piece 19b is locked to the rear surface of the support piece 20 while being guided by the guide rib 22, and the game board 5 is firmly attached to the game board mounting frame 4. The game board 5 can be attached by, for example, providing a part of the foul cage 23 provided on the front surface of the game board mounting frame 4 so that the part of the foul cage 23 can be moved. The game board 5 may be fixed to the game board mounting frame 4 so as to be locked to the lower end of the game board 5, and the foul cage 23 may be in a usable state. Thus, the number of the locking members 19 can be reduced by locking the game board 5 by a part of the foul cage 23 provided on the front surface of the game board mounting frame 4. Similarly, the launch rail 18 provided on the front surface of the game board mounting frame 4 may be movably provided, and the launch board 18 may be moved when the game board 5 is attached to attach the game board 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an elastic locking piece 24 that engages with the peripheral edge of the mechanism plate 10 is provided at a substantially central position on the upper rear surface of the front frame 2. Provided. The elastic locking piece 24 is made of synthetic resin and has a hook-like engagement portion 24a that engages with a predetermined engagement amount at the tip. The hook-shaped engaging portion 24a is formed as a tapered surface toward the tip, and the mechanism plate 10 contacts the tapered surface so that the elastic locking piece 24 acts in the unlocking direction. The elastic locking piece 24 closes the front frame 2 with respect to the machine frame 1, and the machine frame of the elastic locking piece 24 when the mechanism plate 10 is accommodated in the machine frame 1. The gap S1 between the end surface on the one side and the inner surface of the machine frame 1 is attached so as to be set smaller than the engagement amount S2 between the hook-shaped engagement portion 24a and the mechanism plate 10. The “engagement amount” here means a distance in a locking direction of a portion where the hook-shaped engagement portion 24a and the mechanism plate 10 overlap each other, and the larger the engagement amount, the more reliable locking is ensured. Further, in the embodiment, a strip-shaped interval restricting portion 26 for setting the gap S1 is provided on the back surface portion of the elastic locking piece 24, and a tapered surface with the outer surface of the end of the interval restricting portion 26 facing the tip is provided. Thus, even when the front end of the elastic locking piece 24 hits the front wall of the machine frame 1 when the front frame 2 is closed to the machine frame 1, the elastic locking piece 24 is held by the taper surface. It is possible to smoothly sneak into the inner surface.

  The locking device 27 provided on the back surface of the free end of the front frame 2 includes an L-shaped substrate 28 fixed to the front frame 2 and a longitudinal direction of the substrate 28 as shown in FIGS. A long plate-like locking rod 29 for opening and closing the front frame 2, the glass door frame 6, and the mechanism plate 10, a cylinder lock 30 attached to the substrate 28, and a lock of the cylinder lock 30 The cam plate 31 is fixed to the shaft and transmits the operating force in the sliding direction of the locking rod 29 to slide. The locking rod 29 is engaged with a pair of upper and lower downward flanges 32 and 32 that are engaged with the bracket 12 of the machine frame 1 and an engagement hole 33 that is provided in the back surface of the glass door frame 6. A pair of upper and lower upper flange members 34, 34 and a hook-shaped piece 36 which is engaged with and disengaged from an engagement hole 35 provided in the mechanism plate 10 are always formed by springs 38a to 38c through elongated holes 37a to 37c. 32, the flange member 34, and the hook-like piece 36 are biased in the locking direction. The collar piece 32 for locking the front frame 2 is provided at one end of a long hole 37a formed in the locking collar 29 so as to be slidable by a shaft pin 39a, and the shaft pin 39a abuts on the lower end of the long hole 37a by a spring 38a. It is energized as follows. The length of the long hole 37a is selected such that the engagement of the flange member 34 is released. Next, the eaves member 34 that locks the glass door frame 6 is provided with one end slidable by a shaft pin 39b in a long hole 37b formed substantially at the center of the upper end of the lock eave 29, and the long hole 37b is formed by a spring 38b. The shaft pin 39b is urged so as to contact the upper end. At this time, the length of the long hole 37b is selected by adding the unlocking range length of the flange 32 and the unlocking range length of the flange 36. In addition, the hook-like piece 36 that locks the free end of the mechanism plate 10 is independent of the long hole 37c formed in the locking hook 29 at one end and the guide long hole 83 formed in the substrate 28 via the shaft pin 37c. The shaft pin 39c is urged by the spring 38c so as to abut the lower end of the guide long hole 83 formed in the substrate 28. At this time, the long hole 37c formed in the locking rod 29 is a length that is a length plus the length at which the engagement between the hook member 34 and the hook piece 32 is released, and the shaft pin 39c is always the guide long hole 83. It is located at the lower end and substantially at the center of the long hole 37c. Reference numeral 40 denotes an operation unit for operating the lock rod 29 by hand. Further, the locking rod 29 is formed with a recessed notch locking portion 29a that the cam plate 31 engages when the glass door frame 6 is unlocked and a locking step portion 29b that engages when the front frame 2 is unlocked. ing. Then, the operating force of the cam plate 31 is transmitted to the locking rod 29 by the operation of the key, and the rod piece 32 or the rod member 34 is slid in the unlocking direction to unlock the front frame 2 and the glass door frame 6. I have to. The mechanism plate 10 is unlocked by opening the front frame 2 and operating the operating portion 40 to move the locking rod 29 upward, releasing the engagement between the hook-like piece 36 and the engaging hole 35. The mechanism plate 10 is opened. Reference numeral 41 denotes a guide piece provided on the substrate 28, and the tip of the guide plate tilts downward toward the mechanism plate 10, and when the mechanism plate 10 is closed, the free end is tilted downward by a load to a predetermined position. The shape piece 36 is opposed to the engagement hole 35 to facilitate engagement. Further, the board 28 extending along the side frame of the game board mounting frame 4 is extended and bent, and the leaf spring 42a contacting the back surface of the game board 5 is fixed to the bent piece 42 by screwing, welding, riveting or the like. Thus, it is preferable that the game board 5 is firmly held by the game board mounting frame 4. The bent piece 42 may be a positioning piece that directly supports the back surface of the game board 5 in place of the support piece 20. At this time, it is preferable that the bent piece 42 is screwed to a boss or the like provided on the front frame 2 so that the board 28 is not bent by the contact of the game board 5. The leaf spring 42a may be provided on the substrate 28 via a separately provided attachment member. Preferably, the attachment member and the leaf spring 42a are fastened together with the substrate 28 to attach the leaf spring 42a. Should be simplified. As a matter of course, the bending pieces 42 may be provided at a plurality of locations. Further, in the embodiment, an attaching portion for attaching the fixture 19 provided on the game board 5 may be provided by bending the substrate 28 so that the fixture 19 is attached to the substrate 28 in advance. At this time, if the installation position of the attachment portion is changed, it can be handled even when the game board 5 is mounted from the front side or the rear side, and is not limited to the installation position. The locking device 27 may be attached from the front side of the front frame 2. At this time, as a matter of course, a cut and an opening are formed in the front frame 2 so that the collar piece 32, the bowl-shaped piece 36, etc. face the back side.

  The mechanism plate 10 is provided with an opening window 43 facing the rear surface of the game board 5, and a cover member 44 having a predetermined height is formed integrally with the mechanism plate 10 so as to close the opening window 43. . Back mechanism parts such as a ball tank 45, a ball guide rod 46, and a ball payout device 47 are provided along the cover member 44, and the ball payout device 47 pays out the predetermined number of pachinko balls downstream thereof. A discharge rod 48 for guiding the pachinko balls to be supplied to the hitting ball supply tray 7 and a surplus ball discharge rod 49 for guiding the surplus balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 8, and a ball discharge rod for extracting the pachinko balls of the ball tank 45 and the ball guide rod 46 50 is provided. Below the opening window 43 is formed a winning ball collecting basket 51 in which all the winning balls won are collected, and the winning ball collecting basket 51, the discharge basket 48, the surplus ball discharging basket 49, the ball removal basket. A plate-like member 53 provided with a control board such as a payout control board 59 for controlling the payout of pachinko balls and a game control board 52 for controlling game contents so as to cover the upper surface of 50 is pivotally supported on the mechanism board 10 at one end. It can be opened and closed independently.

  Further, on the free end side of the mechanism plate 10, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a locking plate 55 that reinforces the opening end of the upper and lower engagement holes 35 and can adjust the engagement with the hook-like piece 36. It is formed integrally with a reinforcing plate 56 provided along the side edge of the mechanism plate 10. A part of the reinforcing plate 56 has an L-shaped cross section, and a restricting piece 57 is provided at substantially the center to contact the guide piece 41 and guide the mechanism plate 10 to a predetermined position. The reinforcing plate 56 has a downward bag-like insertion hole 58 formed on the side edge of the mechanism plate 10 with attachment tongue pieces 55a, 57a of about 5 mm to 10 mm provided at the upper ends of the locking plate 55 and the regulating piece 57. And is attached by screwing a screw in the vicinity of the restricting piece 57.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the plate-like member 53 is formed by bending a metal plate to form a hinge portion 53a and a locking portion 53b. It is preferable that the plate-like member 53 is temporarily fixed to the mechanism plate 10 by an elastic locking piece or the like so that the plate-like member 53 is not in a free state. When the mechanism plate 10 is closed, the engaging portion 53b of the plate-like member 53 comes into contact with the hook-like piece 36, and the momentary engagement with the mechanism plate 10 is released. A through hole 54 that overlaps and communicates with the engagement hole 35 of the mechanism plate 10 is formed so that the hook-shaped piece 36 first contacts the locking plate 55 when the mechanism plate 10 is closed. The lengths of the open ends are different so as to engage with the through holes 54 of the member 53.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the hinge member 43 that pivotally supports the mechanism plate 10 includes a vertically fixed hinge member 62 attached to the front frame 2 side and a vertically movable hinge member 63 attached to the mechanism plate 10 side. It is comprised by. The upper and lower fixed hinge member 62 is integrally formed on the upper and lower portions of a connecting member 68 made of metal such as steel or stainless steel, and the upper and lower movable hinge member 63 is made of a metal reinforcing frame 64 such as steel or stainless steel. The upper part and the lower part are integrally formed. In this embodiment, a shaft hole 65 is formed in the fixed hinge member 62, and a shaft pin 66 that is inserted into the shaft hole 65 is suspended from the movable hinge member 63. The hinge member 43 is not limited to this embodiment, and the fixed hinge member 62 may be provided with an upward shaft pin 66 and the movable hinge member 63 may be provided with the shaft hole 65. The guide member 67 is positioned so that the movable hinge member 63 contacts the connecting member 68 and the axis of the shaft pin 66 is positioned in the shaft hole 65. Positioning is performed by bringing the movable hinge member 63 into contact with an L-shaped corner formed by the guide portion 67 and the connecting member 68, which are provided apart (less than the length of the shaft pin 66). The lower guide portion 67 is provided with a band-like rib 67a as a fulcrum for supporting the movable hinge member 63 so as to be orthogonal to the length direction of the connecting member. ing. In addition, the connecting member 68 is provided with a locking piece 122 that is bent outward so as to be locked to a rear surface of the machine frame 1 or an engagement portion formed on the machine frame 1. This is intended to prevent fraudulent acts performed by bending the shaft support side of the front frame 2 and inserting a fraudulent tool such as a wire through the gap. The front frame 2 is closed with respect to the machine frame 1. At this time, the locking piece 122 is locked to the rear surface of the machine frame 1 so that there is no gap between the machine frame 1 and the front frame 2. The locking piece 122 may be provided integrally with the guide portion 67. Further, the locking piece 122 may be formed separately from the connecting member 68 and attached to the connecting member 68 by spot welding, riveting or screwing. Further, it is preferable that the connecting member 68 is attached together with the front frame 2 by a screw for attaching the locking piece 122 to the connecting member 68. Further, a glass door frame hinge device provided on the front surface of the front frame may be provided integrally with the connecting member. In this case, a through hole through which the hinge device penetrates is formed in the front frame, and the through hole is formed. The hinge tool may be faced and fixed. The connecting member 68 may be provided with a bent piece 42 and a leaf spring 42a for positioning or supporting the game board 5 as provided on the board 28 of the locking device 27, or as a single body. In addition, an attachment portion for attaching the fixture 19 provided on the game board 5 may be provided on the connecting member 68 so that the fixture 19 is attached to the connecting member 68 in advance. At this time, if the installation position of the attachment portion is changed, it is possible to cope with the case where the game board 5 is mounted from the front side or the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the reinforcing frame 64 has a U-shaped wiring housing portion 69 with one side open, and a synthetic resin lid member 70 is provided in the wiring housing opening so as to be freely opened and closed. Thus, by forming the wiring storage portion 69 with the metal reinforcing frame 64 which is a conductive member and storing the wiring, there is an excellent effect of blocking noise and preventing malfunction of the game. Further, the reinforcing frame 64 is extended to provide a support piece 76 that supports the side walls of the ball guide rod 46 and the ball dispensing device 47 to guard the side surfaces of the ball guide rod 46 and the ball dispensing device 47. It functions to support the side surfaces of the bending rod 46b and the ball dispensing device 47 and prevent the side wall from falling down. The reinforcing frame 64 is provided with an upward hinge shaft 71 that pivotally supports a hinge portion 53a having a shaft hole formed on one side of the plate-like member 53, and the lower hinge shaft 71 is a movable hinge. The member 63 projects substantially coaxially with the shaft pin 66 of the member 63. In this way, the plate-like member 53 is directly supported by the front frame 2 by connecting the plate-like member 53 to the hinge shaft 71 protruding coaxially with the shaft pin 66 of the movable hinge member 63. The plate-like member 53 is pivotally supported in the same manner as described above, and is difficult to bend.

  Next, mounting of the mechanism plate 10 having the above configuration will be described. First, the end portion of the movable hinge member 63 positioned below the mechanism plate 10 is brought into contact with and supported by the belt-like rib 67a of the guide portion 67, and the upper movable hinge member 63 is guided by the guide portion 67 using the belt-like rib 67a as a fulcrum. The axial line and the tip tapered surface of the shaft pin 66 are positioned in the shaft hole 65 of the fixed hinge member 62. When the mechanism plate 10 is slid downward in this state, the lower movable hinge member 63 is strip-shaped. The mechanism plate 10 can be easily attached to the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable by removing the support of the rib 67a and inserting the vertical shaft pin 66 through the shaft hole 65. When the free end side of the mechanism plate 10 is closed so as to be pressed against the game board 5, the restriction piece 57 of the reinforcing plate 56 contacts the guide piece 41 of the locking device 27 to guide the mechanism plate 10 to a predetermined height position. At the same time, the hook-shaped piece 36 faces the engaging hole 35, and the hook-shaped piece 36 contacts the locking plate 55 and once rotates downward. Then, the hook-shaped piece 36 is returned and rotated by the urging of the spring 38 c and engaged with the engagement hole 35, so that the mechanism plate 10 is fixed to the game board 5 in close contact. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the lower hook-like piece 36 is locked in the through hole 54 and fixes the plate-like member 53 together. Further, when the mechanism plate 10 is closed, the tip of the elastic locking piece 24 comes into contact with the upper end of the peripheral edge of the mechanism plate 10 and the elastic locking piece 24 is bent upward due to elasticity, and simultaneously with the closing of the mechanism plate 10. The hook-shaped locking portion 24 a engages with the peripheral back surface of the mechanism plate 10. At this time, since the tip of the elastic locking piece 24 has a tapered surface, the operator bends and locks the elastic locking piece 24 to the mechanism plate 10 without operating the elastic locking piece 24 directly. Can do. Then, when the front frame 2 fitted with the mechanism plate 10 is closed with respect to the machine frame 1 in this way, the flange 32 of the locking device 27 at the free end of the front frame 2 is locked to the receiving bracket 12 and locked. . At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the gap S1 between the upper end of the elastic locking piece 24 and the lower surface of the upper frame of the machine frame 1 is determined by the engagement amount S2 between the hook-shaped locking portion 24a and the mechanism plate 10. Since it is set to be small, an action force to expand rearward is applied to the mechanism plate 10 due to the weight of the pachinko ball accommodated in the ball tank 45, so that the elastic locking piece 24 is released. Even if it is warped and bent, the upper end surface of the space restricting portion 26 of the elastic locking piece 24 comes into contact with the inner surface of the machine frame 1 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Therefore, the hook-like engagement portion 24a is not detached from the mechanism plate 10, and the fixed state of the mechanism plate 10 can be reliably maintained. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the open end side of the mechanism plate 10 presses the rear surface of the mechanism plate 10 by a presser piece 12 a extending to the metal fitting 12, and the state of close contact with the back surface of the game board 5 is maintained. Constantly maintained, warping and distortion are suppressed. Although the belt-like rib 67a is attached as a fulcrum when the mechanism plate 10 is attached, the belt-like rib 67a may be formed in the opposite direction to use the concave side as a fulcrum, and the vertically movable hinge member 63 is directly attached to the guide part 67. Needless to say, they may be brought into contact with each other.

  Next, back mechanism components such as the ball tank 45 provided on the back surface of the mechanism plate 10 will be described. As shown in FIG.12 and FIG.13, it comprises the tank main body 45a formed in the planar substantially rectangular box shape which an upper surface opens, and the plate-shaped member 45b. Then, the plate-like member 45b is mounted in the sphere tank main body 45a, and a sphere reservoir 72 for storing pachinko spheres and a sphere rectifier 73 as a sphere passage for aligning and flowing down the pachinko spheres are partitioned. Yes. The upper surface of the plate-like member 45b is a substantially flat surface, is formed in a frame plate shape having a slight thickness, and a ball outlet port 74 through which the pachinko balls of the ball storage portion 72 flows out to the ball rectifying portion 73 is opened on the downstream side. At the same time, a spherical break-up portion 75 is formed on the opening edges of the front and rear sides of the ball outlet port 74 so as to protrude from the stepped portion of a hemisphere of a pachinko ball. The sphere outlet 74 is opened upstream from 4 to 5 pachinko balls from the downstream side, and its downstream bottom 72a is inclined downwardly toward the sphere outlet 74 with an inclination of about 7 °. Yes. The opening width of the ball outlet 74 is about 51 × 35 mm in length and width, and the upstream and downstream opening ends are opened with a height difference of about 10 mm. In addition, the space | interval of the said downstream bottom part 72a and the ball | bowl rectification | straightening part 73 is made into the space | interval which can almost flow down one pachinko ball. The sphere rectifying unit 73 is inclined downward at an inclination of about 5.5 ° toward the sphere outlet 76 a established on the right side wall 76, and is formed in an enlarged shape so as to be positioned below the sphere outlet 74. A ball receiving portion 77, a concave rectifying path 78 that is connected to the downstream side of the ball receiving section 77 and flows down pachinko balls in one or half rows, and a side position of the rectifying path 78 are arranged in parallel. The auxiliary passage 79 is provided in a step shape so as to join the rectifying passage 78 on the downstream side. In the embodiment, the rectifying path 78 has a passage width of about 18 mm so that the pachinko balls can flow down in a non-aligned state at random by shifting the sphere. In addition, the auxiliary passage 79 has a stepped-down spherical portion 79 a formed at the end so as to be detachably movable in a predetermined frame C, and a large amount of pachinko balls flow into the spherical rectifying portion 73 from the spherical outlet 74. Even so, the ball breaker 79a can join the rectifying path 78 while reducing the ball pressure. Reference numeral 80 denotes a metal plate laid on the ball receiving portion 77 and the rectifying path 78, which prevents wear due to the flow of the pachinko sphere and static electricity stays in the pachinko sphere stored in the sphere storage portion 72 and the sphere rectifying portion 73. Use as ground for Then, when the pachinko sphere is supplied to the sphere reservoir 72 from a supply path (not shown), the pachinko sphere flows out from the sphere outlet 74 to the sphere rectifier 73 and flows down the rectifier 78. At this time, the space K where the pachinko sphere can move is formed below the downstream bottom portion 72a so as to be inclined in the same direction as the rectifying path 78, so that excessive ball pressure is applied to the ball outlet port 74 and clogging occurs. Even if it is likely to occur, a pachinko ball enters the space K to release the ball pressure and break the balance, so that reliable supply is always possible.

  The ball breaker 79a is changed in accordance with the supply of pachinko balls in the hall or the operating force of the ball dispensing device 47, and a block B having a size in which the ball breaker 79a is moved downstream of the ball breaker 79a. By fitting in the frame C having a predetermined size, the pachinko ball can be moved without hindrance. At this time, vibration means such as a vibration motor may be arbitrarily mounted in the block B so as to eliminate ball clogging. Further, a screw shaft such as a thumbscrew is provided in a nut fixed to the side wall of the frame C so as to be able to advance and retreat. A spherical break 79a is connected to one end of the screw shaft, and the frame C is rotated by rotation of the screw shaft. By providing the inside so as to be able to move in the downward direction of the pachinko sphere, it is possible to finely adjust the ball breaking portion 79a, and the pachinko sphere can flow down in an optimum state. And the ball amount to the downstream side of the rectification path 78 can be adjusted by moving the ball breaker 79a in the downward direction of the pachinko ball. For example, if the ball breaker 79a is moved downstream, The amount of balls sent out to the downstream side of the path 78 can be increased, and 1200 or more high-speed payouts can be handled per minute. In this way, by making the ball breaker 79a, that is, the merging portion to the rectifying path 78 movable, the supply of the pachinko balls may not be in time due to the supply of the pachinko balls in the conventional hall or the operating force of the ball dispensing device 47. It is possible to arbitrarily adjust the ball clogging, and it is possible to always supply pachinko balls in an optimum state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball guide rod 46 includes an inclined rod 46 a positioned above the opening window 43 and a bent rod 46 b positioned on the side of the opening window 43, and is formed in an inverted L shape. Yes. As shown in FIG. 15, the inclined rod 46 narrows the supply passage 81 as a spherical passage communicating with the rectifying passage 78 from a passage width of 18 mm to a width of about one pachinko ball (about 12 mm). And as shown in FIG. 14, the ball breaker 82 is provided in the vicinity position where the four side walls 98a-98d are enclosed and the height direction becomes low gradually and two pachinko balls which are easy to cause clogging of balls are stacked. The ball breaker 82 includes a disc-shaped rectifying plate 84 as a plate-like member and a motor 85 as an electric drive source that rotationally drives the rectifying plate 84. The rectifying plate 84 has a substantially flat plate surface portion 84a. In this embodiment, the rectifying plate 84 is formed of duracon (POM, polyacetal) which is slippery and hard to wear and is forced to move by hooking a pachinko ball. There is nothing. Then, the rotating shaft 85a of the motor 85 is fixed to the shaft portion of the rectifying plate 84, the rectifying plate 84 faces the rectifying plate 84 from the recess opening of the upper side wall 98a of the supply passage 81, and the motor 85 is raised. By screwing to the side wall 98a through the long hole 121, the pachinko ball is provided so as to be movable in the flow-down direction, and the rectifying plate 84 is rotated in the plane of the upper side wall 98a substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving the motor 85. I have to. In this embodiment, the rectifying plate 84 is provided with a downward inclination of about 5 to 15 ° with respect to the inclined flange 46a so that the height of the supply passage 81 gradually decreases, and the motor shaft 85a is located outside the supply passage 81. In the supply passage 81, the rectifying plate 84 is rotated toward the downstream side. The upstream portion of the rectifying plate 84 is provided through a step with the upper side wall 98a on the upstream side, so that the pachinko balls flowing down from the upstream also contact the peripheral edge of the rectifying plate 84. Note that the rotation shaft 85a of the rectifying plate 84 may be positioned in the supply passage 81 so as to promote the pachinko ball contacting the plate surface portion 84a to the side or upstream. Thus, by providing the flow straightening plate 84 at a portion where the height or width of the supply passage 81 is reduced, the flow straightening plate 84 forms a part of the side wall of the supply passage 81. However, it is possible to break the ball so as not to cause clogging.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the bending rod 46b has a supply passage 81 as a spherical passage formed in a meandering shape, and is gradually squeezed in the downstream portion to have a passage width corresponding to one pachinko ball. The bent rod 46b and the ball payout device 47 are supported by the standing wall 44a of the cover member 44, and the side surfaces are guarded by the support pieces 76 of the reinforcing frame 64, to the side of the bent rod 46b and the ball payout device 47. Is preventing the fall. Thus, even the bending rod 46b provided vertically with respect to the mechanism plate 10 can be attached in a stable state.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the ball dispensing device 47 controls a ball path 87 that communicates with a supply path 81 of the bent rod 46b in a box-shaped case body 86, and controls the earliest pachinko ball that faces the ball path 87. A payout rotator 88 that is supported and rotated by the load of the pachinko ball, a control means 89 that controls the rotation of the payout rotator 88, and a blind motion prevention device 99 as a blind motion prevention means that prevents blind motion of the payout rotator 88. And a ball removal device 90. The blind motion prevention device 99 is provided to prevent the payout rotator 88 that pays out the pachinko ball from being gradually accelerated by the ball load and it becomes difficult to control the rotation of the payout rotator 88. . Reference numeral 91 denotes a sensor that detects the paid-out pachinko balls.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the payout rotating body 88 is a sprocket type in which a plurality of concave and convex teeth 92 and 93 (five in this embodiment) are provided on the outer periphery, and a pachinko ball is received by the concave teeth 92 in the ball passage 87. The pachinko balls are pivoted 94 so that the weight of the pachinko balls exerts a rotational torque on the dispensing rotary body 88, the pachinko balls are supported by the concave and convex teeth 92 and 93, and the pachinko balls are caused to flow down by their own weight in the forward direction. The driven rotation is made. The payout rotator 88 is formed as a saddle shape in which the distance from the rotation center 94 of the payout rotator 88 gradually decreases from the apex to the back of the convex teeth 93. The pachinko balls supported by the convex teeth 93 are concave teeth 92. To accept quickly. For this reason, it can respond to the payout by high speed rotation.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the control means 89 is located on the axial direction side of the payout rotating body 88, and stands upright wall 95 as a control protrusion provided to protrude radially at the same pitch as the concave and convex teeth 92 and 93. And an actuating body 97 that moves forward and backward between the standing walls 95 and 95 to control the rotation of the dispensing rotator 88 by actuating a solenoid 96 as an electric drive source. The actuating body 97 is formed with a band-shaped restricting portion 97a that contacts the rear surface of the standing wall 95 and restricts the payout rotating body 88 at a fixed position.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the blind motion prevention device 99 includes a cylindrical case body 101, a plate-shaped rotating disk 100 that is housed in the cylindrical case body 101 and is formed of a magnetic material such as stainless steel, And an electromagnet 102 provided to be opposed to the rotating disk 100. The rotating disk 100 is rotatably provided on the same axis 94 of the payout rotating body 88. The rotating disk 100 is provided with the same number of detection holes 103 corresponding to the concave teeth 92 of the payout rotating body 88 and the detection. A pair of position detection sensors 104 that detect when light passes through the holes 103 are provided. When the rotary disk 100 rotates with the rotation of the payout rotator 88 and the payout rotator 88 is gradually accelerated as a large number of pachinko balls are paid out, the electromagnet 102 is excited to rotate. The disk 100 is adsorbed to brake the rotation of the payout rotator 88 so that the payout rotator 88 has a controllable rotation speed. Although the entire rotating disk 100 is a magnetic body, only the portion facing the electromagnet 102 may be a magnetic body. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the same number of magnetic attracting portions 100a as the number of teeth of the payout rotating body 88 are provided on the rotating disk 100 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the magnetic attracting portions 100a are continuously connected by the magnetic band 100b. Thus, it is preferable that the rotary disk 100 is attracted at a predetermined position and the payout rotating body 88 is also stopped at the predetermined position, which also serves as a substitute for the position detection sensor. The shape of the rotating disk 100 is not limited to the plate shape in the figure, and may be a cylindrical shape with one end open, and the electromagnet 102 and the position detection sensor 104 are provided corresponding to the side wall of the cylindrical rotating disk 100. You may do it. The position detection sensor 104 may be integrally formed in a U shape.

  In the ball dispensing device 47 configured as described above, when the solenoid 96 is energized to move the operating body 97, the dispensing rotating body 88 is rotated by the load of the pachinko ball to dispense the pachinko ball, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are detected by the sensor. When detected by 91, the solenoid 96 is demagnetized. Then, as the solenoid 96 is demagnetized, the operating body 97 enters between the standing walls 95 and blocks the rotation of the dispensing rotary body 88. At this time, when a predetermined number (for example, 125 pieces for 500 yen) is paid out continuously by paying out a rental ball or the like, the rotation of the payout rotating body 88 is accelerated and the supply of the pachinko balls cannot catch up. 102 is energized to brake the rotation of the dispensing rotator 88 to ensure the supply of pachinko balls, and after a predetermined number is detected by the sensor 91, the actuator 97 is surely operated without excessive cutting. The rotation of the dispensing rotator 88 can be controlled, and the control means 89 can be prevented from being damaged. The excitation may be performed until the dispensing rotator 88 is controlled by the operating body 97 or may be excited at a predetermined interval for a predetermined time so as to have a certain rotational speed.

  Next, the operation of the ball breaker 82 will be described. When the motor 85 is driven to rotate the rectifying plate 84 based on the payout of the pachinko balls, the upper pachinko spheres stacked in a stepped manner and flowing down as shown in FIG. 84 is in contact with the plate surface portion 84a located on the inner surface of 84, the upper pachinko ball is guided to be urged downstream as shown by the arrow in FIG. It breaks down to prevent clogging. At this time, the plate surface portion 84a that comes into contact with the pachinko sphere is formed in a substantially flat surface, so that the pachinko sphere is not forcibly fed and the rectifying plate 84 does not bit the sphere. Although the ball breaking device 82 is operated when the ball dispensing device 47 is operated, a ball breakage detection switch is provided between the ball dispensing device 47 and the ball breaking device 82 even if it is always operated. The ball breaking device 82 may be operated when detecting this. Further, it is preferable that the rotation speed of the rectifying plate 84 can be arbitrarily changed by the control of the control board, and the rectifying plate 84 is changed from the low-speed rotation to the high-speed rotation according to the flow-down state of the pachinko sphere or the pachinko sphere dispensing speed. Alternatively, the flow state of the pachinko sphere should be adjusted to the optimum state by adjusting from high speed rotation to low speed rotation.

  Further, the motor 85 may be rotated forward and backward so that the rectifying plate 84 rotates forward and backward. Even in this case, since the plate surface portion 84a is substantially flat, the pachinko ball is not forced to flow backward. It does not cause clogging by giving subtle changes to pachinko balls. In addition, it is possible to reduce the load applied to the ball dispensing device 47 by reversing the flow straightening plate 84, but preferably the passage width of the ball passage is set as a width that allows the pachinko balls to flow down randomly. It is preferable that pachinko balls can be supplied in a state where no gap is generated. Further, since the plate surface portion 84a is a substantially flat surface, the rectifying plate 84 may be always rotated, or the rectifying plate 84 may be rotated at a high speed in the same manner as the payout rotating body 88. The pachinko balls flowing down the supply passage 81 can be polished by rotating the plate 84. At this time, in order to remove dirt adhering to the rectifying plate 84, rubber, brushes, etc. are provided so as to come into contact with the plate surface portion 84a at positions outside the side walls 98b, 98c of the supply passage 81. It is good to drop. Also, rubber, sponge, cloth, or the like may be attached to the plate surface portion 84a to enhance the polishing effect of the pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls may be guided in the rotational direction with a slight resistance. Further, the plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 faces the supply passage 81, and the shaft portion of the rectifying plate 84 faces the side surface so that the pachinko balls of the supply passage 81 can contact the shaft portion. You may make it the two surfaces of the surface part 84a and the axial part side surface contact a pachinko ball. In addition, for example, only one side of the motor 85 is fixed with one screw so that the ball breaker 82 is slightly swung within the rotation surface of the current plate 84 so that the current plate 84 can perform complicated movement. You may make it improve the effect of ball breaking. Although the plate surface portion 84a is formed as a substantially flat surface, the plate surface portion 84a may be conical, and preferably has an obtuse angle of 160 to 170 °. In addition, a curved surface or slight unevenness that does not cause the operation of forcibly carrying the pachinko sphere by the rotational movement of the rectifying plate 84 may be provided, and the pachinko sphere is slightly changed to make it difficult to clog the sphere. Can do.

  Further, a plurality of supply passages 81 as spherical passages may be provided. At this time, the rotation shaft 85a of the rectifying plate 84 is positioned substantially at the center of the supply passage 81, so that the rectifying plate 84 of each supply passage 81 is provided. The rotation direction is different, and in one supply passage 81, the rectifying plate 84 rotates toward the downstream side, but in the other supply passage 81, the rotation direction is reversed toward the upstream side. However, since the plate surface portion 84a is a flat surface, the pachinko sphere in contact with the plate surface portion 84a is slightly resistant to the downstream flow, but is not forced to be fed back. There will be no hindrance to the flow. Furthermore, if the motor 85 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions, the movement of the pachinko sphere will change moderately and the clogging phenomenon will not occur. This is because the pachinko ball is not forced to move because the plate surface portion 84a is a flat surface. Needless to say, the rectifying plates 84 may be provided in each of the plurality of supply passages 81. Preferably, the plurality of rectifying plates 84 are preferably driven to rotate by one motor 85 via a gear. . Naturally, the current plate 84 has a large diameter, but the rotation shaft 85a of the current plate 84 is positioned at the end of the supply passage 81 so that the pachinko balls contacting the current plate 84 are moved in the same direction. Good. In this way, the pachinko balls stacked in multiple stages are brought into contact with the plate surface portion 84a of the current plate 84, so that the pachinko balls stacked in multiple stages come into contact with each other as compared with the conventional current plate or roller-shaped ball averager. The contact distance increases and it becomes difficult to clog the ball over a wide area by interference with the pachinko ball. Further, the portion where the rectifying plate 84 is provided is not limited to the upper portion 98a of the supply passage 81, and may be provided so as to face the side walls 98c, 98d or the bottom wall 98b of the supply passage 81. The rectifying plate 84 may be slid by a solenoid without necessarily being driven to rotate by the motor 85. Further, the pachinko ball that is likely to be clogged in a balanced manner is rectified by rotating or sliding the rectifying plate 84 by the flow of the pachinko sphere flowing down the supply passage 81 without driving the electric drive source. The plate 84 may be broken by moving the plate 84 and may flow down without clogging the ball. At this time, the rectifying plate 84 may be moved in the direction of the rotation shaft 85a so as to absorb the ball pressure. Further, in order to facilitate rotation of the current plate 84 by contact with the pachinko sphere, it is preferable that the plate surface portion 84a of the current plate 84 is provided with wrinkles, fine irregularities, etc., or formed on a rough surface. By using the acting force of the sphere to flow down, the motor 85 can be set to a small torque, and the cost can be reduced. Further, it is preferable that the side surface of the rectifying plate 84 faces a cover that covers the rectifying plate 84 so that the rectifying plate 84 can be rotated with a finger when the rectifying plate 84 is bitten and cannot be released by the movement of the rectifying plate 84. Further, the rotational speed of the current plate 84 may be changed according to the payout speed.

  Further, the disposition position of the ball breaker 82 is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the pachinko balls have a width that can flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and the pachinko balls overlap in multiple stages. A ball guide rod 46 is formed by a rectifying path 78 as a spherical passage that flows down and an auxiliary passage 79 that merges with the rectifying path 78 on the downstream side, and in the vicinity of the upper portion of the junction between the rectifying path 78 and the auxiliary passage 79. You may make it provide facing the virtual ceiling surface located. In this case, the vicinity of the merging portion means a range of about one or two pachinko balls from the merging portion toward the upstream portion and the downstream portion, and the position where the end of the rectifying plate 84 slightly interferes with the merging portion. However, it is possible to avoid clogging of the balls at the junction and to encourage the pachinko balls to merge. In the embodiment, the ball breaking device 82 is provided with a motor 85 movably provided in a long groove 121 formed in a mounting frame T provided so as to straddle the rectifying path 78 and the auxiliary path 79 so that the position can be adjusted. The rectifying plate 84 is formed so as to form a plate surface portion 84a in contact with the pachinko sphere as a flat surface substantially parallel to the bottom surface 98b of the rectifying passage 78, and to cover the upper part of the merging portion of the rectifying passage 78 and the auxiliary passage 79, The rectifying channel 78 is rotated in a virtual ceiling surface substantially parallel to the bottom surface 98b. In particular, when the pachinko balls in the stepped auxiliary passage 79 join the pachinko balls flowing down the rectifying passage 78, the pachinko balls come into contact with the plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 rotated by driving the motor 85. Then, the action of encouraging the joining of the pachinko balls in the auxiliary passage 79 and breaking the state of being balanced will work. At this time, the plate surface portion 84a in contact with the pachinko ball is formed in a substantially flat surface and always rotates in the same plane, so that the pachinko ball is forcibly moved even if the pachinko ball contacts the plate surface portion 84a. Since there is no, balance can be naturally broken. As described above, since the ball breaker 82 is provided above the merging portion of the rectifying path 78 and the auxiliary passage 79 so as not to cause clogging of the ball, the conventional ball tank is provided with a ball guide rod. In comparison, the ball guide rod can be moved upward by about 10 mm, the space between the ball tank and the ball guide rod can be narrowed, and the opening window 43 can be widened. The size can be increased. Here, although the ceiling surface is assumed to be virtual, an upper side wall 98a may be provided so as to actually cover the upper surfaces of the rectification path 78 and the auxiliary passage 79, and the rectification plate 84 faces the upper side wall 98a. And can be moved within the upper wall surface. At this time, the motor 85 may be provided on the upper side wall 98a. Moreover, depending on the flow-down state of the pachinko sphere, the screw attached to the motor 85 can be loosened and moved within the range of the long hole 121 to be adjusted to an optimum state. The rectifying plate 84 may be moved and adjusted in an arc shape by using one of the mounting screws of the motor 85 as a fulcrum and allowing the other to move in the arc-shaped elongated hole 121. Further, the attachment portion of the motor 85 may be provided at a plurality of locations without moving through the long hole 121 and moved. Even if the rectifying plate 84 is provided so as to face the lower side wall 98b or the front and rear side walls 98c and 98d in the vicinity of the junction of the rectifying path 78 and the auxiliary passage 79, the same effect can be obtained.

  FIG. 20 shows an embodiment in which a ball breaker device 82 is provided on a ball guide rod 46 having a plurality of supply passages 81, and the same components as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. The ball guide rod 46 is formed of three side walls 98b to 98d whose upper surfaces are open, and has a width (36 mm in the figure) that allows the pachinko balls to flow randomly in a double row on the upstream side and is partitioned into a plurality of strips by the partition wall 105 Thus, the width of the pachinko sphere flows down in a single row or a half-double row. Then, a part of the partition wall 105 is cut away so that the current plate 84 faces the opening of the lower side wall 98b, and the motor 85 is driven so that the current plate 84 can move within the wall surface of the partition wall 105, Both surfaces of the plate surface portion 84 a formed on the substantially flat surface are in contact with the pachinko balls in the supply passage 81. Further, it is preferable that the current plate 84 has a sharp edge and distributes pachinko balls flowing down the supply passage 81 at the sharpened portion to one of the supply passages 81a and 81b. Thus, by causing the rectifying plate 84 to face the partition wall 105 and moving it, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of clogging due to the partition wall 105 in advance. In the embodiment, the current plate 84 faces the starting end of the partition wall 105. However, the current plate 84 may face the middle of the partition wall 105. Preferably, the height or width of the supply passage 81 is It is good to provide in the part which becomes gradually narrow. Further, although the rectifying plate 84 is faced from the opening of the lower side wall 98b in the drawing, the upper side wall 98a may be provided in the supply passage 81 so that the rectifying plate 84 faces the partition wall 105 from the upper side wall 98a. .

  The position at which the ball breaker 82 is provided is not limited, and is preferably provided at a portion where the height or width of the ball passage where ball clogging is likely to occur is reduced, and the position of the ball breaker 82 is adjusted. It is preferable to be detachably or movably provided. At this time, it is preferable that attachment points of the ball breaker device 82 are provided in advance at a plurality of locations, or a long hole is formed in the attachment portion so that the attachment screw of the ball breaker device 82 can be loosened and moved. . Needless to say, a plurality of ball breaking devices 82 may be provided at different positions, and may be provided on the side walls 98c and 98d and the lower side wall 98b without being limited to the upper side wall 98a of the ball passage. . For example, when the ball leveling device 82 is provided on the surface of the lower side wall 98b, as shown in FIG. 21, below the supply passage 81 of the ball guide rod 46 located below and in the vicinity of the ball outlet port 74 of the ball tank 45. The plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 may face the substantially same surface as the lower wall 98b through the opening 106 formed in the side wall 98b, and may be rotated by a motor 85 as an electric drive source. At this time, the supply passage 81 located below the ball outlet 74 is in a state in which the pachinko balls fall in a random state and flow down in an unaligned state. At this time, when the ball guide rod 46 is viewed from the front, the plate surface portion 84a may be disposed through the current plate 84 so as to provide a step which decreases stepwise toward the downstream. It will be easy to break down. Further, the rectifying plate 84 may be formed in a columnar shape or a dome shape, and the rectifying plate 84 may be inserted into the supply passage 81 from the lower side wall 98b. At this time, the side surface of the rectifying plate 84 and the front and rear of the supply passage 81 may be used. By providing a gap of one or more pachinko spheres between the side walls 98c and 98d, the pachinko spheres can be rotated on the spot or rotated around the rectifying plate 84 to be broken. Preferably, the corner portion of the supply passage 81 is formed in a curved shape so that pachinko balls do not accumulate. Further, in the drawing, the entire rectifying plate 84 is provided so as to be almost directly below the sphere outlet 74, but the rectifying plate 84 is shifted in the upstream and downstream directions so that a part of the plate surface portion 84 a of the rectifying plate 84 is part of the sphere outlet 74. What is necessary is just to be able to contact directly the pachinko ball falling from.

  Further, the rectifying plate 84 faces the supply passage 81 in an umbrella shape from the lower side wall 98b so as to correspond to the downstream bottom portion 72a of the ball tank 45 shown in FIGS. The pachinko sphere may be allowed to flow in, and the pachinko sphere may be in contact with the upper and lower plate surface portions 84 a of the rectifying plate 84. In addition, as a bobbin type in which the rectifying plate 84 is provided vertically, one rectifying plate 84 is positioned so as to also serve as the downstream bottom portion 72a, and the other rectifying plate 84 is substantially flush with the lower side wall 98b. Alternatively, the upper and lower rectifying plates 84 may interfere with the pachinko sphere in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 74 to prevent clogging at the sphere outlet 74. At this time, the plate surface portion 84a in contact with the pachinko sphere is formed in a substantially flat surface, and the pachinko sphere is not forcibly moved. In addition, you may make it rotate the rotation direction of the baffle plate 84 provided in the said upper and lower sides mutually reversely with a gear.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 21, the space part K where the pachinko ball can freely move is provided in the upstream part of the ball guide rod 46 so as to be upstream from the upstream end of the ball outlet 74, and the pachinko ball is excessively large. It is preferable to let the ball pressure escape to the space K when a ball pressure is applied to the space K. Furthermore, it is preferable that the upstream end wall of the supply passage 81 is movably provided so that the region of the space K can be arbitrarily changed. At this time, for example, the front and rear side walls 98c and 98d and the lower side wall 98b are previously formed longer in the upstream than the end of the ball outlet port 74 of the ball tank 45, and long holes are formed in the front and rear side walls 98c and 98d. An attaching piece provided with a wall so as to straddle the front and rear side walls 98c, 98d may be movably attached to the long hole, and the upstream end wall may be moved in accordance with the ball pressure.

  22 and 23 show an embodiment in which a ball breaker 82 is provided in the ball tank 45. The ball tank 45 of this embodiment is different from the ball tank of the above embodiment and is simply a ball tank having a storage section. Yes, the ball outlet 74 is located on the right side when viewed from the back of the pachinko gaming machine, and the ball tank 74 itself is also located on the right corner of the mechanism plate 10. The ball outlet port 74 has such a size that a plurality of pachinko balls can fall. In the embodiment, the ball outlet port 74 is set to a size of about 20 × 30 mm where two pachinko balls can fall simultaneously. A ball breaker 82 is provided at the opening end of the ball outlet 74, and a disk-shaped rectifying plate 84 that is rotated by a motor 85 is provided so as to face the recessed opening of the downstream side wall 45 c of the ball tank 45. . At the lower end of the sphere outlet 74, a sphere guide rod 46 curved in such a way that its upstream portion follows the circumferential surface of the rectifying plate 84 is communicated in a straight shape. In the embodiment, the rectifying plate 84 is provided with a cylindrical projection 107 having a smaller diameter than the rectifying plate 84 at the opening end of the sphere outlet 74 on the shaft support portion, so that the pachinko sphere flowing out from the sphere outlet 74 is provided. The plate surface portion 84 a of the rectifying plate 84 and the peripheral surface of the projecting portion 107 are brought into contact with each other, and the ball clogging at the ball outlet port 74 is prevented. At this time, since the plate surface portion 84a is a flat surface and the peripheral surface of the projecting portion 107 is smooth without any irregularities, the pachinko balls are not forcibly carried and the rectifying plate 84 is idled. There is no problem even if 84 is rotated forward or reverse by the control board or at high speed. For this reason, it is not necessary to decelerate by a reduction gear or the like, and an inexpensive motor 85 having a simple motor structure can be used. Therefore, it is possible to always rotate the rectifying plate 84 as well as when the ball dispensing device 47 is dispensed. The size of the ball outlet port 74 is not limited to the size of the embodiment. For example, the size of the ball outlet port 74 communicated with the ball outlet port 74 is set to about 24 × 36 mm so that six balls can be dropped simultaneously. 84 may be gradually narrowed within the range of the current plate 84. Therefore, the size of the ball outlet 74 may be arbitrarily changed according to the size of the current plate 84. In addition, it is preferable to provide a ball pressure regulating plate so as to face the upper surface of the ball outlet port 74 so that the ball pressure is not applied to the ball outlet port 74 at a stretch. Further, it is preferable that the height position of the opening end of the ball outlet port 74 is shifted by varying the inclination of the bottom wall of the ball tank 45 so that the ball pressure is not applied to the ball outlet port 74 at a stretch. The height difference is preferably about one to one hemisphere of a pachinko sphere. The protruding portion 107 is not necessarily provided, and only the plate surface portion 84a formed on a substantially flat surface may face the ball tank 45. Further, the plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 may be a gently convex or concave curved shape, or about one or two grooves that are shallow enough not to force the pachinko ball to flow down on the plate surface portion 84a. Good. Further, by providing the ball breaker 82 at the opening end of the ball outlet 74, it is possible to rectify and flow out the pachinko balls from the ball outlet 74, and the ball payout device 47 at the lower end of the ball outlet 74. Can also be provided directly.

  In the above-described embodiment, the motor 85 as an electrical drive source is directly connected to the rectifying plate 84. However, the rectifying plate 84 and the motor 85 are connected by a gear or a belt depending on the installation location or the rotational speed. Also good. Further, it is possible to turn the rectifying plate 84 on the side wall adjacent to the ball passage through a gear such as a bevel gear, and to move the rectifying plate 84 simultaneously with two or four surfaces of the ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to make ball clogging less likely to occur. Further, the rectifying plate 84 may be connected to a screw shaft fixed to the forward / reverse motor 85 and the rectifying plate 84 may be slid.

  FIG. 24 shows an embodiment in which the rectifying plate 84 is moved by a solenoid as an electric drive source. The same components as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, the baffle plate 84 is provided facing the opening of the upper side wall 98a of the ball guide rod 46 as a ball passage, and one end is connected to the plunger 111 of the solenoid 110 and the surface of the upper side wall 98a is driven by the solenoid 110. The pachinko ball reciprocates in the flow direction. The supply passage 81 has a width that allows the pachinko balls to flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and has a height at which the pachinko balls are stacked and flow down. The rectifying plate 84 is about 10 ° with respect to the supply passage 81. It is provided with a downward slope. At this time, the rectifying plate 84 reciprocates in a state where the sliding direction is restricted by the guide frame 112. When the solenoid 110 is excited, the rectifying plate 84 is pulled upstream along the guide frame 112 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 24, and when the magnet is demagnetized, the rectifying plate 84 is returned to the downstream side by the bias of the spring 113. At this time, even if the pachinko balls flowing down the supply passage 81 are balanced and the ball is likely to be clogged, the plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 in contact with the pachinko spheres is formed in a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate 84 Can move within the same plane substantially parallel to the flat surface, so that the pachinko balls are not forcibly shifted and the pachinko balls are not engaged with each other, and the balance of the pachinko balls is not lost and clogging of the balls does not occur. The timing for exciting the solenoid 110 may be at the time of operation of the ball dispensing device 45 or at regular intervals every predetermined time, and the number of operations is not limited and may be set arbitrarily. Further, the movable direction of the rectifying plate 84 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the rectifying plate 84 may be pachinko balls even if the rectifying plate 84 is pivotally supported on one end of the rectifying plate 84 and rotated in the plane of the upper side wall 98a. You may make it provide so that it may move in the direction orthogonal to the flow-down direction. In the figure, the rectifying plate 84 is provided facing the opening of the upper side wall 98a. However, the rectifying plate 84 may be supported by the front and rear side walls 98c and 98d of the ball guide rod 46 without providing the upper side wall 98a. The solenoid 110 may be provided on the front and rear side walls 98c and 98d of the ball guide rod 46.

  Further, the rectifying plate 84 provided rotatably and the rectifying plate 84 provided slidably may be combined. For example, an elliptical or eccentric rectifying plate 84 is provided rotatably by a motor 85, and the rotary rectifying plate is provided. The other rectifying plate 84 is slidably provided so as to be able to come into contact with and slide on the peripheral edge of the 84, and the other rectifying plate 84 can be slid by rotating the rotating rectifying plate 84. Preferably, an urging member such as a spring that urges the slide rectifying plate 84 toward the rotational rectifying plate 84 is interposed so that the slide rectifying plate 84 and the peripheral edge of the rotational rectifying plate 84 can be reliably in contact with each other. Good.

  As described above, since the plate surface portion 84a formed on the substantially flat surface of the rectifying plate 84 is brought into contact with the pachinko ball, even if the plate surface portion 84a comes into contact with the pachinko ball, the plate surface portion 84a rotates or slides without difficulty. Unlike a sprocket that uses a motor, the pachinko ball does not stir, so the pachinko ball is bounced and dropped, or the sprocket is forced to feed and the motor is overloaded and the sprocket or The motor will not be damaged.

  Further, the blind motion prevention device 99 of the ball dispensing device 47 is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, a motor (stepping motor) may be used as the blind motion prevention device. At this time, the motor pays out the residual torque (maximum torque generated when each lead terminal is opened with the motor de-energized and torque is applied to the output shaft from the outside to give angular displacement) with several pachinko balls. The rotating body 88 has a size capable of rotating by its own weight (for example, 22 g · cm or less), and the rotational torque can rotate the dispensing rotating body 88 in a state where several pachinko balls are supported by the dispensing rotating body 88 (for example, 24.5 g · cm or more). When the dispensing rotator 88 is rotated by a motor having a strong torque (for example, a torque of 200 g · cm), the pachinko ball is forced to be ejected by the dispensing rotator 88 during driving. Although the waveform at the time is disturbed and it is easy to be mistaken for noise, by using the motor having a low residual torque, the payout rotating body 88 can be rotated by the ball load of the pachinko ball without rotating the motor. Further, the motor may be used so as to give a trigger for the first rotation of the dispensing rotary body 88. By providing such a motor, even if the dispensing rotator 88 is gradually accelerated, a brake is applied due to the resistance caused by the residual torque of the motor, and blind movement of the dispensing rotator 88 can be prevented. Further, it may be used as a brake by energizing a motor to energize some coils. Specifically, a short time of 20 to 100 ms immediately before a predetermined number (for example, 25) is delivered. It is preferable to apply excitation to brake the rotation of the dispensing rotator 88. Furthermore, excitation may be performed at arbitrary intervals to gradually slow down the rotation, and the excitation time may be arbitrarily changed at this time. If the motor has a low residual torque, it may be excited until a predetermined number of payouts are completed. Also, for example, when continuously paying out a lending ball for 500 yen (125 pachinko balls) by a ball paying device that pays off by its own weight rotation, conventionally, the solenoid is demagnetized every predetermined number (25). The rotating body 88 was stopped and continuously paid out. However, by exciting the motor for every predetermined number and applying a brake to reduce the rotational speed of the paying rotating body 88, the pachinko ball of the ball guide rod 46 is reduced. Supply can also be caught up, and problems caused by the space between the balls can be prevented. Further, when the motor uses a permanent magnet, a braking action can be generated only by short-circuiting the terminals. Preferably, the degree of braking action can be arbitrarily adjusted by interposing a variable resistor.

  Further, as a saddle shape having a low reduction rate from the convex teeth 93 to the concave teeth 92 of the dispensing rotary body 88, the rotational speed at which the self-rotation can be performed may be slowed and the rotation of the motor may be added. At this time, since the payout rotator 88 can be rotated by the ball pressure by making the payout rotator 88 a slight bowl shape, the rotational torque at the start of the motor is not so much required. Energization of about 5 to 9 V (preferably about 7 V), which is low, provides a sufficient rotational torque at the time of starting, and the pachinko ball can be discharged by rotating the discharge rotating body 88. Even when the rotation of the dispensing rotator 88 is stopped, the dispensing rotator 88 can be reliably stopped and held, for example, by energizing the motor with 7V and performing one-phase excitation. Does not generate heat only around 45 degrees, and overheating does not cause the synthetic resin to melt or cause a fire. Even if two-phase excitation is performed at 7V, the motor overheats about 55 degrees. In addition, it is preferable that the rotation of the dispensing rotator 88 is a low-speed rotation of about 260 pps and a high-speed rotation that gradually exceeds 300 pps. This is because, if the dispensing rotator 88 is to be rotated at a high speed at once, the pachinko ball will be forcibly picked up and dispensed. This is because there is a possibility that detection judgment cannot be made. In this way, by rotating the dispensing rotating body that can be dispensed by its own weight by the motor, it is possible to compensate for the acceleration failure due to its own weight rotation and the forced dispensing failure due to the motor rotation, and to dispense in an optimal state. .

  The ball payout device is not limited to the embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, instead of the payout rotating body 88 of the ball payout device 47, the ball payout device can be freely advanced and retracted into the ball passage 87. The discharge control body 115 on the tip arc surface for controlling and supporting the pachinko ball is advanced and retracted into the ball passage 87 by the excitation of the solenoid 116, and is positioned above the payout control body 115 so as to be rotated by a ball load in the vertical plane. A body 117 is rotatably provided to control the flow velocity of the pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage 87 and to guide it to the dispensing control body 115 at a predetermined interval. The blind motion prevention device 99 is provided coaxially with the rotation restricting body 117. The ball passages 87 may be formed in a double row, and at this time, the payout control body 115 may have a bifurcated shape facing the respective ball passages 87, and the rotation restricting body 117 may be provided with a half-pitch shift. Preferably, in order to increase the distance between the opposing ball passages 87 and the pachinko balls, it is preferable to have four uneven portions in the figure. Then, the earliest pachinko ball is supported by the convex portion on the payout control body 115 facing one of the ball passages 87, and the earliest pachinko ball of the other ball passage 87 is the concave portion of the rotation restricting body 117. Is in a state of being praised. When the solenoid 116 is excited, the earliest pachinko ball is removed from the support of the payout control body 115 and the rotation restricting body 117 is rotated by the ball load, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are detected by the sensor. It is paid out until. At this time, although the rotation restricting body 117 is gradually accelerated, the brake is appropriately applied by the blind motion prevention device 99, so that reliable payout can be performed without breaking the ball. Of course, it is possible to deal with one payout.

  Further, a predetermined number of ball stop control bodies that act similarly to the payout control body 115 are provided above the payout control body 115 at positions where a predetermined number (for example, 75) of pachinko balls are stored in the ball passage 87. The above ball load may not be applied to the lower payout control body 115. As described above, when the ball passages 87 are double-rowed and the predetermined number is, for example, 75, the number of pachinko balls stored in the respective ball passages 87 is different from 37 and 38. The ball path 87 on the side is bent to absorb one shift, and the upper end position and the lower end position of the payout control body 115 and the ball stop control body provided in each ball path 87 are made to coincide with each other. Is good. The operation of the ball payout device 47 is to operate the payout control body 115 if the payout is within a predetermined number (for example, 75), and after the payout is finished, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are used as the payout control body 115. And until it is stored between the ball stop control body. Further, when paying out a predetermined number or more, the ball stop control body may be operated simultaneously with the payout control body 115. In addition, when a ball stop control body is provided at the upper portion and receives a ball pressure, the supply passage 81 of the ball guide rod 46 may be made substantially linear without meandering as shown in FIG.

  In the embodiment, the ball breaker 82 is provided in the ball tank 45 or the ball guide rod 46 that guides the pachinko balls of the ball tank 45 to the ball payout device 47. However, the ball breaker 82 is added to the winning ball collecting rod 51. The winning balls may be arranged and discharged as provided. Alternatively, the ball breaker 82 may be provided in the rectifying unit that rectifies the pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray 7 so that the plate surface portion 84a of the rectifying plate 84 faces the one side of the rectifying unit.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a back view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine of the state where the front frame was opened from the machine frame. It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine in a state where the front frame is opened and the game board is removed. It is a principal part back surface perspective view of a front frame. It is a principal part back surface perspective view of the locking device side of a front frame. It is principal part side sectional drawing which shows attachment of a mechanism board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a locking device. It is a principal part plane sectional view of a locking device part. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the latching state of a mechanism board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a hinge tool. It is a top view of a ball tank. It is front sectional drawing of a ball tank. It is principal part sectional drawing of a ball guide rod. (A) is a plan view of FIG. 14, and (B) is a plan sectional view. It is a sectional side view of a bending rod and a ball dispensing apparatus. It is a sectional side view of a blind movement prevention device. It is a plane sectional view of other examples of a blind movement prevention device. (A), (b) It is the top view and plane sectional view of other Examples of a ball breaker. It is a top view of further another example of a ball breaking device. It is front sectional drawing of the other Example of a ball breaker. It is a principal part top view of the further another Example of a ball breaker. It is a sectional side view of FIG. (A) is principal part front sectional drawing of the further another Example of a ball breaker, (b) is a top view of (a). It is a sectional side view of other examples of a ball dispensing device.

Explanation of symbols

45 ball tank 45c downstream side wall 46 ball guide rod 47 ball payout device 51 winning ball assembly ball (ball passage)
74 Ball outlet 78 Rectifier (Ball passage)
79 Auxiliary passage 81 Supply passage (ball passage)
82 Ball Rectifier 84 Rectifier Plate 84a Plate Surface 85 Motor (Electric Drive Source)
98a to 98d Side wall 105 Partition wall 110 Solenoid (electric drive source)

Claims (8)

  A ball passage in which pachinko balls flow down in an unaligned state; a rectifying plate provided to face at least one side wall of the sphere passage; and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate; A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that an inner surface of a current plate is formed into a substantially flat surface movable within the side wall surface by driving of the electrical drive source.   A ball path having a width that allows the pachinko balls to flow down in a single row or a half-double row, and a height at which the pachinko balls pile up and flow down, a rectifying plate provided so as to face at least one side wall of the ball passage, An electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate, and providing the rectifying plate at a portion where the height or width of the ball passage decreases, and forming the inner surface of the rectifying plate in contact with the pachinko ball on a substantially flat surface, A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the rectifying plate is moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving the electric drive source.   A ball passage partitioned into a plurality of strips by a partition wall so that the pachinko balls have a width that can flow down in a single row or a half-double row, a rectifying plate provided so as to face the partition wall, and the rectifying plate are movable An inner surface of the rectifying plate that is in contact with the pachinko sphere is formed in a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate is moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving the electric driving source. A pachinko machine characterized by that.   The pachinko sphere has a width that can flow down in a single row or a half-double row and the pachinko spheres flow down in multiple stages, and are located on the side of the ball passage and merge with the ball passage downstream. An inner surface of the rectifying plate in contact with the pachinko sphere, comprising an auxiliary passage, a rectifying plate provided so as to cover an upper portion of a junction between the spherical passage and the auxiliary passage, and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate. A pachinko game machine characterized in that it is formed on a substantially flat surface and the rectifying plate is moved substantially parallel to the flat surface by driving the electric drive source.   A sphere tank provided with a ball outlet, a ball passage for guiding a pachinko ball flowing out of the ball outlet to a ball dispensing device, and a rectifier provided so as to face a lower wall of the ball passage located below the ball outlet A plate and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate, the inner surface of the rectifying plate contacting the pachinko sphere is formed in a substantially flat surface, and the rectifying plate is moved to the lower side by driving the electric drive source A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that it is movable in parallel with the flat surface within a wall surface.   A ball tank having a ball outlet opening at the downstream end, a ball passage for guiding a pachinko ball flowing out from the ball outlet port to a ball dispensing device, an opening end of the ball outlet and a downstream side wall of the ball tank A rectifying plate provided so as to face and an electric drive source for moving the rectifying plate, and forming an inner surface of the rectifying plate in contact with the pachinko ball on a substantially flat surface, and driving the electric drive source A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a current plate is movable in the side wall surface substantially parallel to the flat surface.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electrical drive source is a motor, and the rectifying plate is rotated by driving the motor.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electrical drive source is a solenoid, and the rectifying plate is reciprocated by driving the solenoid.

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