JP2006020798A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine that liberates an installation space for a central accessory and reduces the number of balls recovered out of the machine. <P>SOLUTION: This pinball game machine is provided with a ball tank 25 below an out-ball discharge opening 23, a guide route 24 located above the ball tank 25 to guide winning balls and out-balls discharged from a winning opening 18 and an out-ball discharge opening 23 to the ball tank 25, a replenishment means 52 to replenish game balls to ensure that game balls of a prescribed quantity is stored in the ball tank 25 and a discharge means 38 to discharge game balls, and puts out game balls stored in the ball tank 25 to a launching ball supply tray 7 as winning balls or dispensed balls by a ball putting out device 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine that plays a game by driving a game ball into a game board surface.

  A pachinko machine, which is representative of a ball game machine, is provided with a mechanism plate on the back of the game board, and a ball tank for storing game balls replenished from a replenishing bowl is provided at the top of the mechanism board, and a ball on the downstream side. A guide rod is provided to guide and align the game balls in the ball tank with a ball payout device that pays out the game balls as rental balls or prize balls. In addition, a central role such as a variable display device is provided in the approximate center of the game area formed on the front surface of the game board, and a predetermined number of prizes are awarded when game balls driven into the game board surface enter the periphery. There are a winning entrance and a big winning entrance where you can get a ball. An out-ball discharge port is provided at the lowermost end of the game area to collect game balls that have not won the winning opening as out-balls. The game balls that have been driven into the game board surface become winning balls or out balls and are released to the outside of the machine on the back side of the game board and collected in a collection basket. When a predetermined amount of game balls are collected in the collection basket, the polishing machine is driven to guide the collected game balls to the supply basket while polishing them with polishing cloth or pellets, and always stores a predetermined amount of game balls in the supply basket. Then, the pachinko machine is resupplied from the replenishment basket (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Also, recently, as the central actors diversify and increase in size in order to break down the playability of display styles and the like with variable display devices, a space for the enlarged central actors is secured. Thus, a pachinko machine in which a ball guide rod is extended from the main body has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A-8-89654 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-197298

  However, in conventional pachinko machines, game balls that are driven into the game board are always released to the outside as winning balls or out balls, so that even if the game balls are not so dirty, they are collected in the collection basket. Become. In addition, when a predetermined amount of game balls are collected in the collection basket, the storage flow rate of the supply balls is inevitably reduced by paying out the rental balls and the like. Therefore, a predetermined amount of game balls must be stored in the replenishment cage so that the supply of the pachinko machine is not interrupted due to a shortage of balls in the replenishment cage, and as a result, the polishing machine is operated frequently. The game balls were to be supplied to the supply basket, which increased the electricity bill. In addition, by operating the polishing machine, even if the game ball is not so dirty, it is guided to the replenishing basket while being polished, and therefore, it consumes more polishing cloth or pellets than necessary, leading to an increase in unnecessary costs. It was.

  In addition, recent central actors not only increase the size of the variable display section, but also provide a movable body around the variable display section that can be moved by an electric drive source to further enhance game play. The size is also increased above the board. However, as described in Patent Document 2, there is a ball tank for storing game balls above the back of the game board, even if the space for the central role that is enlarged by extending the ball guide rod from the main body is secured, There was a limit to increasing the size of the central work upward.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the winning balls and the out balls are collected in a ball tank so that the number of game balls collected outside the machine is reduced as much as possible and the polishing machine is operated. By reducing the rate, the purpose is to reduce the consumption of polishing cloth or pellets for polishing game balls and at the same time reduce costs such as electricity bills. In addition, a ball tank is provided below the out-ball discharge port to secure a space on the back of the game board that does not limit the size of the central player equipped on the game board. It is intended to provide a ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a game board is provided with a winning opening through which a game ball flows as a winning ball, and a gaming ball flows as an out ball below the winning opening. A ball payout device is provided on the back side of the game board for providing a predetermined number of prize balls acquired by the winning balls or lending balls purchased with valuables to the hitting ball supply tray. In the bullet ball game machine in which a game ball is driven into the game board surface by a launching device, a ball tank is provided below the out ball discharge port, and the winning port and the ball port are positioned above the ball tank. A guiding path for guiding the winning ball and the out ball discharged from the out ball discharge port to the ball tank is provided, and a supply means for supplying the game ball and the game ball so that a predetermined amount of the game ball is stored in the ball tank Discharge to discharge The stage is provided, characterized in that the game ball that is stored in the sphere tank as paid out to the hitting supply tray as prize balls or rental spheres by the ball dispensing device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the guide path is formed by a flexible tubular body, and an attachment portion for fitting the end of the tubular body is provided in the ball tank. It is characterized by that. It is preferable that the attachment portion is detachably attached to the ball tank.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a detection sensor for counting the winning balls and out balls is provided in the guide path.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the ball tank is provided so as to be inclined downward to one side, and flows into the upper open portion of the ball tank. A ball receiving plate for receiving the winning ball and the out ball and guiding the winning ball and the out ball to the upstream side of the ball tank is provided.

  In the invention according to claim 5, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the discharging means opens an overflow outlet through which excess spheres flow out to the sphere tank, and removes excess spheres from the overflow outlet. It is characterized by a discharge tub that leads outside the machine. The overflow outlet is preferably provided on the upstream side of the ball tank.

  It is preferable that the outlet of the guide path is provided on the upstream side of the ball tank.

  The lateral width of the ball tank is preferably formed to be substantially the same as the lateral width of the game board. In this way, by forming the width of the ball tank substantially the same as the width of the game board, even if the winning ball and the out ball flow down directly from the back of the game board, they will surely flow into the ball tank. Can be made.

  It is preferable to provide a ball guide rod for guiding the game ball to the ball tank for each of the winning port and the out ball discharge port as the guide path.

  It is preferable that the attachment portion is formed in an annular shape with one side opened to give elasticity, and the annular inner diameter is set smaller than the diameter of the tube body so as to elastically hold the tube body. Further, the attachment part has a substantially horizontal attachment plate, and it is preferable to open a support hole into which the end of the tubular body is inserted into the attachment plate. It is preferable to make it flow in a predetermined position (for example, upstream side) in the longitudinal direction of the ball tank so as to open in the direction.

  The ball dispensing device is preferably provided directly on the downstream side of the ball tank. By directly providing the ball dispensing device in the ball tank, the mechanism plate can be made compact, and the outlet to the hit ball supply tray can be brought close to the height position of the out ball discharge port.

  It is preferable that the out-ball discharge port is provided shifted to the upstream side of the sphere tank. By shifting the out-ball discharge port to the upstream side, the game area can be widened, and the out-ball can flow into the upstream side of the ball tank without providing a guide path.

  According to the present invention, the ball tank is provided below the out-ball discharge port, and the game balls driven into the game board surface are directly collected in the ball tank. Since it becomes extremely small, the operating rate of the polishing machine or the like is reduced, and the cost of electricity, polishing cloth, pellets, etc. can be reduced. Further, by providing the ball tank below the out-ball discharge port, the space above the back of the game board can be used freely.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko machine as a ball game machine is provided with a front frame 2 on a front surface of a machine frame 1 formed in a rectangular frame shape so as to be openable and closable. A game board 5 is detachably attached via a game board mounting frame 4. The game board 5 is provided so as to be visually recognized through a transparent plate door frame 6 that is provided on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, below the transparent plate door frame 6, a ball supply tray 7 as a ball tray having a function of supplying game balls in alignment with a launching device 13 to be described later via the liquid crystal display unit 9, and the ball supply tray A surplus ball receiving tray 8 having a function of storing 7 surplus balls is provided. The liquid crystal display unit 9 displays messages such as CMs and game descriptions. An operation handle 10 for adjusting the hitting force of the game ball is provided on the side of the surplus ball tray 8. In addition, you may make it provide one ball receiving tray provided with each function, without providing the hit ball supply tray 7 and the surplus ball receiving tray 8 separately.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board mounting frame 4 is opened back and forth, and a lower side frame 4a that supports the lower end of the game board 5, an upper side frame 4b that supports the upper and side sides of the game board 5, and left and right sides. An installation area 11 to which the game board 5 is attached is formed by the side frames 4c and 4d. A belt-like support piece 12 that supports the rear surface of the game board 5 is provided at the periphery of the game board installation area 11 of the game board mounting frame 4. In addition, on the front surface of the lower side frame 4a, a launch rail 14 for launching a hit ball by the hit ball of the launcher 13 is provided, and a foul rod 15 is provided through a foul ball collection port.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a predetermined thickness, and a game area 5a is formed in a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 16 for guiding a game ball on the front surface. A variable display device 17 serving as a central accessory is provided substantially at the center of the region 5a. In addition, the general winning opening 18 and the tulip type start winning opening 19 for changing the design of the variable display device 17 as the winning opening, and the display of the variable display device 17 are stopped in a predetermined combination of symbols. A prize winning opening 20 or the like that is opened by the above is provided, and an obstacle nail 21 and a windmill 22 that change the flow direction of the game ball are disposed at appropriate places. In addition, at the lowermost end of the game area 5a, an out ball discharge port 23 for collecting all game balls that have not won the winning port as out balls is provided. The general winning port 18, the start winning port 19, and the big winning port 20 are provided with detection sensors 18a, 19a, and 20a for detecting the winning balls, and the detecting sensors 18a, 19a, and 20a detect the winning balls. Then, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from a ball payout device 28 described later.

  Further, the rear surface of the variable display device 17 protrudes from the back surface of the game board 5, and through holes corresponding to the general winning port 18, the starting winning port 19, and the big winning port 20 are opened. A guide cage member 24 as a flat box frame-shaped guide path in which a guide passage 24 a is formed is provided so as to cover the back surface of the game board 5. A collecting rod 24b is formed below the guide passage 24a, and an outlet 24c is provided at the downstream end thereof.

  A mechanism plate 26 is detachably attached to the lower side of the back side of the game board 5. The mechanism plate 26 is provided with a ball tank 25 which is positioned below the out-ball discharge port 23 and stores a game ball so that the downstream end of the guide rod member 24 faces upward. The game balls collected in the collective basket 24b flow out to the ball tank 25 from the outlet 24c. At this time, it is preferable to provide the outlet 24 c so as to be positioned on the upstream side of the ball tank 25. Further, a supply rod 27 is provided below the ball tank 25 to allow the game balls in the ball tank 25 to flow in an aligned manner. Further, a ball payout device 28 for paying out a rented or winning ball is connected to the downstream end thereof. A ball dispensing rod 29 that guides the lending or prize balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device 28 to the hitting ball supply tray 7 is connected downstream of the ball dispensing device 28. For this reason, the ball tank 25 is located slightly above the hitting ball supply tray 7. Also, below the supply rod 27, a board box 30 is provided in which a game control board for controlling the gaming operation of the entire pachinko machine is housed. The mechanism plate 26 may be provided so as to be freely attachable and detachable by pivotally supporting one side inside the machine frame 1 and locking the other side with a locking tool. By providing the mechanism plate 26 on the machine frame 1 in this manner, no load is applied to the game ball when the front frame 2 is opened, so that the hinge is not loaded and the opening / closing operation of the front frame 2 is smooth.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the ball tank 25 is open at the top by the bottom 31 and the front, rear, left and right side walls 32 to 35, has a predetermined depth, and has a plane that is substantially the same as the lateral width of the game board 5. It is formed in a rectangular box shape, and the bottom portion 31 is gently inclined downward toward one side (the left side wall 34 in the figure), and is located at the downstream side of the mechanism plate 26 side. A ball outlet 36 having a width of two (about 24 mm to 30 mm) and a length that allows a plurality of game balls to flow out simultaneously is established. In addition, a rib wall 37 having a height of about one game ball is provided on the bottom 31 of the upstream side as discharge means for discharging the surplus balls whose stored ball amount in the ball tank 25 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount to the outside of the machine. An enclosed overflow outlet 38 is opened, and a discharge basket 39 for discharging the excess balls overflowing below the overflow outlet 38 to the outside of the apparatus is connected. When the amount of stored balls in the ball tank 25 becomes a predetermined amount or more, the stored balls flow out of the overflow outlet 38 through the rib wall 37 and are discharged to the outside through the discharge rod 39, and through a recovery tank (not shown). It is guided to the polishing machine by the recovery rod. The overflow outlet 38 is provided at a predetermined interval from the rear side wall 33 (more than the thickness of the guide rod member 24 in the embodiment), and winning balls and out balls flowing in from the guide rod member 24 do not flow out of the overflow outlet 38 directly. I am doing so. A game ball is supplied to the ball tank 25 from a supply path (not shown) through a bellows-like supply pipe 52 as supply means. In the embodiment, the lateral width of the ball tank 25 is set to be substantially the same as the lateral width of the game board 5, but by doing so, the winning balls and the out balls flowing out from the back surface of the game board 5 are allowed to flow down directly. Also, it is possible to reliably flow into the ball tank 25. The ball tank 25 stores 600 to 900 game balls, but the size of the ball tank 25 can be arbitrarily changed.

  The supply basket 27 has a supply passage 27a having a passage width of about one game ball and an auxiliary passage 27b that merges on the downstream side of the supply passage 27a, and is stacked in multiple stages on the downstream side of the supply passage 27a. A sphere leveling device 40 is provided for rectifying the sphere.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball payout device 28 has a ball path 42 communicating with a supply path 27a in a box-frame-like case body 41, and controls and supports the earliest game ball facing the ball path 42. A payout rotating body 43 that rotates by a load, a control means 44 that controls the rotation of the payout rotating body 43, and a ball removal means 45 are provided. A sensor 46 that detects a game ball that has been paid out is provided downstream of the payout rotating body 43. The ball removal means 45 includes a ball removal valve that supports the earliest game ball, and a ball removal basket 45a is connected to the lower side of the ball removal valve. As shown in FIG. 4, the end points of the ball removal basket 45a and the discharge basket 39 are adjacent to each other, and the game balls with the ball removed are discharged outside the machine through a collection tank (not shown) and guided to the polishing machine by the collection bowl.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the payout rotating body 43 is a sprocket type in which a plurality of concave and convex teeth 47 and 48 (five in this embodiment) are provided on the outer periphery, and a game ball is received in the concave teeth 47 in the ball passage 42. The game ball is pivotally supported so that the weight of the game ball exerts a rotational torque on the payout rotating body 43, and the game ball is supported by the concave and convex teeth 47 and 48, and the game ball is caused to flow down by its own weight. I am doing so. The payout rotator 43 has a saddle shape in which the distance from the rotation center of the payout rotator 43 gradually decreases from the apex to the back of the convex teeth 48 so that the game balls supported by the convex teeth 48 are quickly received by the concave teeth 47. I have to. For this reason, it can respond to the payout by high speed rotation.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control means 44 is positioned on the side of the dispensing rotator 43 in the axial direction, and stands upright wall 49 as a control protrusion provided to protrude radially at the same pitch as the concave and convex teeth 47 and 48. And an operating body 51 that moves forward and backward between the standing walls 49 and 49 to control the rotation of the payout rotating body 43 by the operation of the solenoid 50 as an electric drive source.

  In the ball payout device 28 having the above-described configuration, when the solenoid 50 is excited to move the operating body 51 and release the engagement with the standing wall 49 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 7, the payout rotating body 43 flows down the ball passage 42. The ball is rotated by the load of the game ball, and the game ball held in the concave teeth 47 is paid out to the discharge path. When a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the sensor 46, the solenoid 50 is demagnetized. Then, with the demagnetization of the solenoid 50, the operating body 51 enters between the standing walls 49, 49 and is locked to the standing wall 49 to reliably prevent the dispensing rotating body 43 from rotating.

  In the pachinko machine having the above-described configuration, a rented ball is purchased by putting valuables such as cash and a prepaid card into a not-shown platform sand, and the rented ball is paid out from the ball dispensing device 28 to the hitting ball supply tray 7. Then, when a game ball is launched from the launch rail 14 onto the game board 5 surface by the launching device 13, the game ball flows down the game area 5a and wins the general winning port 18 or the start winning port 19 to win the game board 5 as a winning ball. Or flows down the game area 5a as it is and flows out from the out ball discharge port 23 to the back surface of the game board 5 as an out ball. The game balls won in the general winning opening 18 or the starting winning opening 19 are detected as winning balls by the sensors 18a and 19a provided respectively, and a predetermined number of winning balls from the ball payout device 28 is received in the hitting ball supply tray 7 by the detection signal. Paid out. The winning ball that has flowed out to the back surface of the game board 5 is guided to the upstream side of the ball tank 25 by the guide rod member 24. When the game ball wins the start winning opening 19 and the design of the variable display unit of the variable display device 17 stops at a predetermined design, the big winning opening 20 is opened and a large number of winning balls are generated. All winning balls at this time are also collected upstream of the ball tank 25 via the guide rod member 24. In addition, the game balls that have not won any winning holes flow out to the back side of the game board 5 as out balls from the out ball discharge port 23, flow down downward, and are collected in the ball tank 25. That is, all the game balls that have been driven into the game area 5a are collected in the ball tank 25 as winning balls or out balls. At this time, it is preferable to provide the guide rod member 24 with a counting sensor 23a for detecting the out ball flowing out from the out ball discharge port 23, and it is counted as the number of balls shot into the game board 5 together with the winning ball won in the winning port. It is possible to find out whether the winning ball has been paid out by calculating the profit margin of the pachinko machine or by fraud. Note that the out ball may flow into the upstream side of the ball tank 25 via the guide rod member 24 in the same manner as the winning ball. Further, the detection sensors 18a, 19a, and 20a for detecting the winning ball may be provided on the guide rod member 24 provided corresponding to each winning opening without providing each winning opening. Then, when a state where almost no winning ball continues and no out ball is generated, no winning ball is paid out, so that the gaming balls of the ball tank 25 are not reduced, and the inflowing out balls cause the ball tank 25 to It will be in the state where the amount of stored balls increases. In such a case, extra game balls are discharged from the overflow outlet 38 through the discharge rod 39 so that the amount of stored balls in the ball tank 25 does not exceed a predetermined amount. There is no overflow of game balls over the left and right side walls 34, 35. A winning sensor and an out ball are collected in the collecting rod 24b of the guide rod member 24, and a counting sensor for counting the winning ball and the out ball is disposed in the vicinity of the terminal outlet 24c. You may make it count all the hit | hit balls hit | damaged to.

  In this way, the ball tank 25 is positioned below the out-ball discharge port 23, and the game balls that have been driven into the game area 5a are collected as out-balls or winning balls in the ball tank 25 via the guide rod member 24. Because of this, there is almost no game ball discharged outside the machine during the game. For this reason, the polishing apparatus (not shown) is not frequently operated and sent to the replenishing bowl, and the consumption of electricity for operating the polishing apparatus and the consumption of polishing cloth or pellets for polishing the game ball are reduced, greatly reducing the cost. Can contribute. In addition, the amount of game balls held on the entire island can be reduced, resulting in cost reduction. Furthermore, since there is nothing that obstructs the back surface of the game board 5, it is possible to cope with any size of the central character. Therefore, the mechanism plate 26 and the molds such as the ball tank 25 can be used semi-permanently without changing the mechanism plate 26 in consideration of the size of the central accessory for each new model.

  In the embodiment, the winning ball and the out ball are caused to flow directly into the ball tank 25 using the guiding path as the guide rod member 24. However, as shown in FIG. A ball receiving plate 53 that receives the ball and guides it to the upstream side of the ball tank 25 may be provided. In this embodiment, the ball receiving plate 53 is detachably provided on the ball tank 25 by a downward U-shaped attachment portion 53a fitted on the peripheral side wall of the ball tank 25, and receives a winning ball and an out ball. The receiving plate portion 53 b is provided so as to be located in the sphere storage portion of the sphere tank 25. As described above, the ball receiving plate 53 is provided in the ball tank 25, and the winning ball and the out ball may be caused to flow directly downward, thereby simplifying the guiding path. At this time, a shock absorbing member such as a rubber plate is attached to the surface of the ball receiving plate 53 so that the winning ball and the out ball falling from the guide path will not jump out of the ball tank 25. Preferably, the game ball is surely guided to the upstream side of the ball tank 25.

  In addition, the guiding path is formed by a flexible tube 54 corresponding to the through holes opened in the game board 5 of the general winning port 18, the starting winning port 19, the large winning port 20, and the out ball discharging port 23. One end of the tube body 54 may be connected, the other end of the tube body 54 may be introduced into the ball tank 25, and the game ball may be collected in the ball tank 25. At this time, it is preferable to provide a connection tool for connecting the tube body corresponding to the through hole, and it is preferable to provide a locking portion in which one end of the tube body is detachably locked. Since the guide path is formed of the flexible tube 54, the variable display device 17 and the like protruding to the back side of the game board 5 can be freely avoided, and it depends on the position of the board surface components. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a model change by exchanging the game board 5, which can contribute to cost reduction. The tube body 54 may be a bellows tube, or may be a metal or synthetic resin wire formed in a spiral shape like a spring coil. Further, it is preferable that an attachment member 55 as an attachment portion for fixing the end of the pipe body 54 is provided in the ball tank 25 so that the out ball or the winning ball is stably guided to the ball tank 25. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the attachment member 55 holds the fixing portion 56 and the tube body 54 that straddle the upper end of the rear side wall 33 of the ball tank 25 so as to be detachably movable on one side wall of the ball tank 25. It has a plate-like part 58 in which the holding part 57 is formed. The holding portion 57 is formed in an annular shape with one end opened to give elasticity, and the annular inner diameter is set smaller than the diameter of the tube body 54 so as to elastically hold the end of the tube body 54. The attachment member 55 is movable within the range of the rear side wall 33 of the ball tank 25, and can change the inflow positions of the winning ball and the out ball. At this time, even if the attachment member 55 is moved, the guide path is formed by the flexible tube body 54, whereby the tube body 54 is deformed and the attachment member 55 can be moved. The cross-sectional shape of the tubular body 54 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be a rectangular shape or a polygonal shape as long as the tubular shape has a diameter through which a game ball can pass.

  Further, FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the attachment member. The attachment member 55A of this embodiment has a fixing portion 59 and a horizontal plate portion 60 that straddle one side wall of the ball tank 25, and opens a holding hole 61 into which the end of the tubular body is inserted into the horizontal plate portion 60. It may be. The holding holes 61 may be arranged in parallel in the short direction without opening in the longitudinal direction of the ball tank 25, and the winning balls and the out balls guided by the tube body 54 may be guided to the upstream portion of the ball tank 25.

  FIG. 11 shows an embodiment in which the storage amount of the ball tank is increased. In this embodiment, a ball tank 25 is provided so as to protrude through the lower side frame 4 a of the game board mounting frame 4. The front end reaches the front end surface of the guide rail 16. The upper surface of the sphere tank 25 located below the guide rail 16 is closed by a closing plate 33a so that the foul sphere does not flow into the sphere tank 25 by mistake. Further, the out ball is notched with the game board 5 as a guide path without passing through the guide rod member 24, and the out ball flowing in from the out ball discharge port 23 flows out directly under the game board 5 and flows into the ball tank 25. I try to let them. Thus, by increasing the storage amount of the ball tank 25 by projecting the ball tank 25 to the front side of the game board 5, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls flowing out of the machine from the overflow outlet 38, and the polishing machine This can contribute to a reduction in expenses without operating the system unnecessarily. The projecting portion of the ball tank 25 may be a part, and by using a type in which the launching device 13 is launched almost directly above, the launch position can be moved to the left when viewed from the front. The substantially entire width in the longitudinal direction can protrude forward. Furthermore, the mounting plate 7a of the hitting ball supply tray 7 can be bulged forward so that the ball tank 25 faces the upper side of the hitting ball supply tray 7. At this time, the mounting plate 7a may be formed of a translucent resin so that the inside of the ball tank 25 can be visually recognized, and the player's interest can be improved with an unprecedented novel design. In this way, the ball tank 25 can be visually recognized because the ball tank 25 is provided below the out-ball discharge port 23, and the position above the back surface of the game board 5 as in the prior art. This is not possible with a configuration in which a ball tank is provided.

  In the embodiment, the out ball discharge port 23 is opened at the lowermost center of the game board 5. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the out ball discharge port 23 is shifted to the right side when viewed from the front. You may make it expand the game area | region 5a to the right side. Thus, by shifting the out ball discharge port 23 to one side, the out ball discharge port 23 can be positioned on the upstream side of the ball tank 25 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiment, the ball tank 25 is formed with the left side in the drawing as the upstream side so that the out-ball discharge port 23 is on the upstream side of the ball tank 25, and downstream of the ball tank 25. The ball dispensing device 28 is provided at the end without the supply rod 27 interposed. As shown in FIG. 14, the ball payout device 28 uses a payout body 62 having a shape in which sprockets whose phases are shifted to each other are overlapped as a motor 63 as a drive source, and a payout body 62 in an opening 64 provided at the downstream end of the ball tank 25. The game balls that have been paid out are released to the ball payout bowl 29 and guided to the hitting ball supply tray 7. In addition, it is preferable to provide a hook part above the dispensing body 62 so that the ball pressure of the stored balls in the ball tank 25 does not concentrate on the dispensing body 62. Further, in this embodiment, the discharge means may be provided with an overflow outlet 38 in the ball tank 25 and a discharge rod 39 for guiding excess spheres flowing out from the overflow outlet 38 to the outside as in the previous embodiment. However, the ball tank 25 is provided with a detection switch 65 for detecting a predetermined amount of stored balls via a detection plate 66 and the ball discharge rod 29 is branched, and a discharge rod 39 is connected to the branch portion via a switching valve 67. When the detection switch 65 detects a predetermined amount of stored balls, the switching valve 67 is switched by an electric drive source such as a solenoid, and the ball dispensing device 28 is driven until the detection switch 65 no longer detects the amount of balls. The balls may be collected outside the machine. At this time, ball removal is also performed through the discharge rod 39, and the switching valve is switched by remote operation from the hall computer, and the ball dispensing device 28 is operated to remove the stored ball in the ball tank 25. The detection switch 65 for detecting the predetermined storage ball amount may directly detect the ball amount by a photoelectric switch or the like.

  In the embodiment, the upper end of the sphere tank 25 is positioned below the out sphere discharge port 23. However, an opening is formed on the rear side wall 33 of the sphere tank 25 so that the out sphere discharge port 23 faces, and the sphere tank 25 exits from the opening. The sphere may flow into the sphere tank 25. By doing so, the game area 5a can be widened downward without lowering the ball tank 25 downward. Further, the out ball discharge port 23 may be opened in the game board mounting frame 4 without being opened in the game board 5.

  In the embodiment, the ball ball game machine has been described as a pachinko machine, but the ball ball game machine is a game machine that is played by driving a game ball into a board surface. There are machines.

  Further, in the present application, a ball tank 25 is provided below the out ball discharge port 23 as a ball game machine, and the hit ball is collected in the ball tank 25. However, in recent years as a betting ball in a predetermined unit without firing a pachinko ball. There is a so-called “parrot” spinning machine that collects and the player arbitrarily stops the design of the rotating drum and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls when stopped at a predetermined design. As shown in FIG. 15, the “parrot” is provided with a front frame 2 that can be freely opened and closed on the front surface of the machine frame 1 so that the symbols of the three rotating drums 69 a to 69 c can be visually recognized from the transparent plate door frame 6. Yes. An operation unit 70 that bulges forward is formed below, and a ball tray 71 for storing game balls collected as betting balls is provided below the operation unit 70. The operation unit 70 is provided with a bet switch 72 for setting the bet number and a maximum bet switch 73 for setting the maximum bet number (3). A rotating drum is provided on the condition that the bet ball is collected on the front surface of the operation unit 70. A start lever 74 for rotating 69a to 69c and stop buttons 75a to 75c for stopping the respective rotating drums 69a to 69c are provided. On the back surface of the front frame 2, a ball tank 25 is provided above the game ball inlet 76 of the ball tray 71 and located on the rear surface of the operation unit 70, and the game ball of the ball tank 25 is a ball as a prize ball. The payout device 28 pays out the ball tray 71 via the supply basket 27. Further, on the back surface of the ball tray 71, a betting ball collection device 77 for collecting the game balls of the ball tray 71 in units of a predetermined number (for example, 5) is provided. By pressing the switch 73, 3 units of betting balls are collected. Then, on the condition that a predetermined number or more of game balls are stored in the ball receiving tray 71, the “parrot” selects the bet number with the bet switch 72 or the max bet switch 73 and operates the betting ball collecting device 77. To collect the betting ball. Then, by operating the start lever 74 to rotate the rotating drums 69a to 69c and pressing the stop buttons 75a to 75c, the rotating drums 69a to 69c are stopped, and the ball dispensing device 28 is driven when a predetermined pattern is aligned. Thus, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the game ball inlet 76 to the ball tray 71. In this way, by providing the ball tank 25 above the game ball inlet 76 of the ball tray 71 and below the rotating drums 69a to 69c, the back mechanism parts can be gathered downward. It is possible to clean the upper side of the back surface without any obstacles. For this reason, it is possible to easily change the design of the rotating drums 69a to 69c and contribute to an increase in size. The ball tank 25 may be provided by extending the front side of the ball tank 25 so as to face the operation portion 70 formed by bulging, and the amount of storage of the ball tank 25 is increased by the amount of the extension. The amount can be increased. For this reason, at the time of “big hit” in which a large number of prize balls are paid out, it can be paid out to the ball receiving tray 71 without causing the ball to run out.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a back view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the state where the glass door frame was opened and the game board was removed. It is a front view of a ball tank part. It is principal part sectional drawing of a spherical tank part. It is a perspective view of a ball tank. It is a front view of a ball dispensing device portion. It is a front sectional view of a ball tank of another embodiment. It is a perspective view of an attachment part. It is a perspective view of the other Example of an attachment part. It is a principal part sectional side view of the ball | bowl tank of another Example. It is a front view of the game board of another Example. It is a front view of the ball | bowl tank part of another Example. It is principal part sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus part of FIG. It is a front view of a rotating type game machine.

Explanation of symbols

5 Game board 5a Game area 7 Drum supply tray 18 General winning entrance (winning entrance)
19 Start prize opening (winning prize)
20 Grand Prize Exit (Winner Exit)
23 Out ball outlet 23a Detection sensor 24 Guide rod member (guide route)
25 Ball tank 28 Ball dispenser 38 Overflow outlet (discharge means)
39 Discharge basin (discharge means)
52 Supply pipe (supply means)
53 Ball receiving plate 54 Tube (guidance path)
55 Attachment member (attachment part)

Claims (5)

The game board is provided with a winning opening through which game balls flow as winning balls, and an out-ball discharge port through which gaming balls flow in as out-balls is provided below the winning opening, and a predetermined number of winning balls acquired by the winning balls Alternatively, a ball dispensing device that dispenses a rented ball purchased as a valuable material to a hitting ball supply tray is provided on the back side of the game board, and the game ball of the hitting ball supply tray is shot into the game board surface by a launching device. In gaming machines,
A ball tank is provided below the out ball discharge port, and a guide for guiding the winning ball and the out ball discharged from the winning port and the out ball discharge port above the ball tank is guided to the ball tank. A path is provided, a supply means for supplying game balls and a discharge means for discharging game balls are provided so that a predetermined amount of game balls are stored in the ball tank, and the game balls stored in the ball tank are discharged. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that it is paid out to the hitting ball supply tray as a prize ball or a rental ball by a device.   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide path is formed by a flexible tubular body, and an attachment portion for fitting a terminal end of the tubular body is provided in the ball tank.   The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a detection sensor for counting the winning ball and the out ball is provided in the guide path.   The ball tank is inclined downward to one side, and a winning ball and an out ball flowing into the ball tank are received in an upper open portion of the ball tank, and the winning ball and the out ball are placed upstream of the ball tank. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a ball receiving plate for guiding.   5. The discharge means according to claim 1, further comprising an overflow outlet through which excess spheres flow out in the ball tank and a discharge tub that guides the excess spheres flowing out from the overflow outlet to the outside of the machine. The ball game machine described in 1.

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