JP2006212085A - Ball tray in game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball tray in a game machine which can stably make game balls stream down to a second storage section, facilitate the moving of game balls from the second storage section to a first storage section, and easily increase the storage capacity of game balls in the ball tray without increasing the dimension in the vertical direction of the ball tray. <P>SOLUTION: This ball tray 4 has the first storage section 5 which stores game balls 9 having been put out from a ball putting out port 31 on the front surface side of the ball tray 4, and the second storage section 7 which is formed to be adjacent to the first storage section 5 in the lateral direction W. In a space between the first storage section 5 and the second storage section 7, a partitioning wall 41 which prevents game balls 9 from directly streaming down from the first storage section 5 to the second storage section 7 is arranged. On the rear surface side of the ball tray 4, an overflow passage 18 which connects the ball putting out port 31 with the second storage section 7 is formed. The ball tray 4 is constituted in such a manner that game balls 9 may fill the first storage section 5 to make game balls 9 which stop streaming down to the first storage section stream down to the overflow passage 18, and down to the second storage section 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball tray that receives and stores game balls paid out from a ball payout exit in a gaming machine.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine has a ball tray for storing game balls, a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the ball tray in accordance with a prize, and game balls supplied from the ball tray in the game area of the game board. It has a launching device and the like for launching.
Then, when the game ball launched from the launching device wins a winning opening formed in the game area, the payout device pays out from a ball payout outlet formed with a predetermined number of game balls on the front panel to the ball tray.

  In addition, for example, the ball receiving device of Patent Document 1 is provided with a first storage unit for storing a predetermined amount of game balls paid out from the payout opening, and the first storage unit, which is connected to the first storage unit. And a second storage section for storing the game balls exceeding the predetermined amount when the game balls stored in the storage device exceed a predetermined amount. Further, an overhanging portion having a substantially triangular cross section is formed between the first storage portion and the second storage portion. Then, the game balls that have overflowed over the overhanging portion without being stored in the first storage portion are stored in the second storage portion, and the game balls stored in the second storage portion are stored in the first storage portion as necessary. I'm trying to move it to the department with one hand.

  However, in the ball receiving device of Patent Document 1, the second storage portion is formed at a position lower than the first storage portion, and the game ball in the first storage portion is placed on the front side of the ball receiving device by its own weight. 2 It flows down to the storage part. Therefore, in order to increase the storage capacity of the game balls in the first storage part and the second storage part, it is necessary to increase the height difference between the first storage part and the second storage part, It was necessary to increase the dimensions.

  Further, in the ball receiving device of Patent Document 1, the game ball in the first storage unit is moved over the overhanging unit by using the ball pressure of the game ball that subsequently flows down to the first storage unit. It overflows into the reservoir. Therefore, depending on how the ball pressure is applied, there is a possibility that the game balls cannot be appropriately overflowed to the second reservoir.

JP 2002-248247 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and allows the game ball to flow down stably to the second storage part, and transfers the game ball from the second storage part to the first storage part. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball tray in a gaming machine that can easily increase the storage capacity of game balls in the ball tray without increasing the vertical dimension of the ball tray.

The present invention relates to a ball tray in a gaming machine that receives and stores game balls paid out from a ball payout exit,
The ball tray has a first reservoir that receives and stores game balls paid out from the ball outlet, and a second reservoir formed adjacent to the left and right direction of the first reservoir. And
Between the first storage part and the second storage part, a partition wall for preventing a game ball from flowing down directly from the first storage part to the second storage part is disposed,
On the rear surface side of the ball tray, an overflow passage that connects the ball payout outlet and the second storage portion is formed,
When the first storage section is filled with game balls and the game balls no longer flow down from the ball payout outlet to the first storage section, the game balls flow down to the overflow passage and are guided to the second storage section. It is in the ball tray in the gaming machine characterized by being configured as described above (claim 1).

The ball tray in the gaming machine of the present invention is formed by forming the first storage portion and the second storage portion adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and the game can no longer be stored in the first storage portion. The sphere is configured to be guided to the second reservoir through the overflow passage.
That is, when a player plays a game, the game balls paid out from the ball payout opening are received and stored in the first storage part of the ball tray. Next, when the first storage portion is filled with game balls and the storage state of the game balls in the first storage portion becomes full, the game balls flowing down from above the ball tray flow down from the ball payout outlet to the first storage portion. Can not do.

At this time, the game ball that flows down from above the ball tray flows down to the overflow passage and is guided to the second storage section. Thereby, when the 1st storage part becomes a full tank state, a player can guide a game ball to the 2nd storage part, without performing any operation.
In this way, the ball tray of the present invention does not need to overflow game balls from the first reservoir to the second reservoir on the front side. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the height difference between the first reservoir and the second reservoir. Thereby, the storage capacity of the game ball in at least one of the first storage part or the second storage part can be increased without increasing the vertical dimension of the ball tray.

Further, by using the overflow passage, the game ball can flow down to the second storage part without using the ball pressure due to the weight of the game ball. Therefore, the game ball that has stopped flowing down to the first storage part can be stably flowed down to the second storage part.
Further, when the number of game balls stored in the first storage unit decreases, the player can scrape the game balls stored in the second storage unit toward the first storage unit. Therefore, the player can easily move the game ball from the second storage unit to the first storage unit.

  Therefore, according to the ball tray of the present invention, it is possible to stably flow down the game ball to the second reservoir, and it is easy to transfer the game ball from the second reservoir to the first reservoir, The storage capacity of the game balls in the ball tray can be easily increased without increasing the vertical dimension of the ball tray.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention described above will be described.
In the present invention, examples of the gaming machine include a pachinko gaming machine, an arrange ball gaming machine, and a slot machine that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium.
The said partition wall can be formed over the full length of the boundary part of the said 1st storage part and the said 2nd storage part.

Moreover, it is preferable that the lowest end position on the bottom surface of the second reservoir is higher than the lowest position on the bottom surface of the first reservoir.
In this case, when the player scrapes the game ball from the second storage unit to the first storage unit, the height at which the game ball is lifted up can be reduced. Therefore, the player can transfer the game ball from the second storage unit to the first storage unit more easily.

  In addition, the first storage part is connected to the first passage part for flowing a game ball from the first storage part toward one of the left and right directions of the gaming machine, and the left and right direction. A second passage portion that causes the game balls to flow down toward the other side of the first passage portion, and the first passage portion includes a rectifying portion that rectifies the game balls flowing down in a plurality of rows into one row, It is preferable that the second passage portion is configured to allow the game balls to flow down while maintaining the rectified state in the one row.

  In this case, the game ball in the first storage part is turned down by the first passage part and the second passage part. Further, the flow of game balls is made to be in a single row state in the first passage portion, and the game balls are made to flow down while maintaining the one row state in the second passage portion. Therefore, even when the game ball is turned down in the ball tray, each passage portion can be formed compactly. Thereby, it can prevent reducing the storage capacity of the game ball in a 1st storage part and a 2nd storage part by formation of each channel | path part.

In addition, the rectification of the game ball by the rectification unit is performed by changing the width of the first passage part from more than twice the diameter of the game ball to more than the diameter of the game ball and less than twice this diameter. Can be realized.
Further, the first passage portion and the second passage portion can be formed in the left-right direction of the gaming machine and inclined in the up-down direction of the gaming machine. In addition, the first passage portion and the second passage portion can be formed in the left-right direction of the gaming machine while being slightly inclined in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. Further, the first passage portion and the second passage portion may be formed in the left-right direction of the gaming machine and may be formed to be inclined in at least one of the vertical direction and the front-rear direction in the middle of each passage portion.

  Further, the second passage portion can be configured to allow game balls to flow down one by one in a stacked state. Further, the second passage portion can be configured to change the flow of game balls flowing down in a two-tiered state to the flow of game balls flowing down in a one-tiered state.

Further, it is preferable that the second passage portion is configured to guide the game ball to the launching device in the gaming machine (claim 4).
In this case, the game balls rectified in one row by the second passage portion can be supplied to the launching device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a ball tray in the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
The gaming machine of this example is a pachinko gaming machine 1, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the ball tray 4 in this pachinko gaming machine 1 is a gaming ball paid out from a ball payout outlet 31 formed on the front panel 3. 9 to receive and store.
The ball tray 4 receives and stores the game balls 9 paid out from the ball discharge outlet 31 on the front side of the ball tray 4 (front side of the front panel 3), and the first storage unit 5 And a second storage portion 7 formed adjacent to the right and left direction W. In addition, a partition wall 41 that prevents the game ball 9 from flowing directly from the first storage unit 5 to the second storage unit 7 is disposed between the first storage unit 5 and the second storage unit 7. Yes.

Further, an overflow passage 18 that connects the ball outlet 31 and the second storage portion 7 is formed on the rear surface side of the ball tray 4 (rear surface side of the front panel 3).
In the ball tray 4, when the first storage portion 5 is filled with the game ball 9 and the game ball 9 does not flow down from the ball payout port 31 to the first storage portion 5, the game ball 9 passes through the overflow passage 18. It is comprised so that it may flow down to the 2nd storage part 7.
In addition, FIG. 1 is a figure which shows the ball tray unit 2 mentioned later by a continuous line, and FIG. 2 is a figure which shows the member 40 which comprises the 1st storage part 5, the ball path 6, and the 2nd storage part 7 by a continuous line. is there.

The ball tray 4 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball tray 4 of this example is formed integrally with the front panel 3 disposed on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and constitutes the ball tray unit 2 together with the front panel 3. is doing. Moreover, the 1st storage part 5 and the 2nd storage part 7 are by the part of the front panel 3, and the spherical storage bottom surfaces 511 and 711 and the spherical storage walls 512 and 712 which protruded and formed toward the front from the front panel 3. It is formed as an enclosed area.

  As shown in the figure, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a main body frame 11 provided with a game board 13 and a glass door 12 provided in the main body frame 11 so as to be openable and closable in front of the game board 13. is doing. The ball tray 4 is disposed in front of the main body frame 11 and below the glass door 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the main body frame 11 has a payout device 14 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls 9 to the ball tray 4 in accordance with a prize, and the game balls 9 supplied from the ball tray 4 in the game board 13. A launching device 15 and the like for launching toward the game area are provided.

Further, the ball tray unit 2 (the ball tray 4 and the front panel 3) of this example is fixed to the main body frame 11. In this case, the ball tray unit 2 can be formed integrally with the main body frame 11 or as a separate member.
On the other hand, the ball tray unit 2 can be arranged to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 11. In this case, the ball tray unit 2 can be configured as a separate member with respect to the main body frame 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, on the front surface of the front panel 3, there are an operation handle 21 for adjusting the firing strength of the game ball 9 in the launching device 15, an ashtray 22 for receiving cigarette butts, and the like. It is arranged.
As shown in FIG. 4, the payout device 14 and the ball payout outlet 31 on the front panel 3 are connected by a ball flow down passage 17 through which the game ball 9 paid out by the payout device 14 flows down.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the ball flow lower passage 17 of the present example can store the game balls 9 in a one-tiered state at the downstream end located behind the ball discharge outlet 31. A downstream side passage portion 171 that can be formed is formed. The overflow passage 18 is open to the side wall of the downstream passage portion 171, and the position of the bottom surface of the upstream end portion of the overflow passage 18 is greater than the position of the game ball 9 than the position of the bottom surface of the downstream passage portion 171. The position is higher than the height of the radius of the game ball 9 and lower than the height of the diameter of the game ball 9.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the first storage unit 5 of this example has a function as a rented area for receiving the game balls 9 lent in response to payment from the player, and pays from the ball payout exit 31. It has a function as a prize ball area for receiving the played game balls 9. That is, the 1st storage part 5 of this example does not have a ball rental area and a prize ball area separately, and a prize ball area has a function of a ball rental area.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ball tray 4 of this example forms the launching device 15 and the prize ball area in the left area in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the U-turn passage portion 63 is formed. The flow path of the game ball 9 is U-turned by the provided ball passage 6.

More specifically, the first reservoir 5 is formed in the left region of the ball tray 4, and the second reservoir 7 is formed in the remaining right region of the ball tray 4.
The left area refers to an area on the left side of the center position in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first storage unit 5 includes a slightly right area including the center position. It may be formed. Further, in this example, the left side or the left direction refers to the left side or the left direction when viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
The launching device 15 can also be formed in the right region or the central region in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Moreover, the 1st storage part 5 can be formed in the area | region on the right side, and the 2nd storage part 7 can also be formed in the area | region on the left side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ball tray 4 of the present example has a game ball 9 from the first reservoir 5 to the second reservoir 7 on the front side of the ball tray 4 (front side of the front panel 3). Is not intended to overflow, and the second reservoir 7 is not intentionally formed lower than the first reservoir 5. That is, the ball tray 4 of this example forms the second storage part 7 at a position higher than the first storage part 5, and more specifically, the lowest end of the ball storage bottom surface 711 of the second storage part 7. The position 715 is set higher than the lowest end position 515 in the ball storage bottom surface 511 of the first storage unit 5. In FIG. 5, the height difference between the lowermost position 715 and the lowermost position 515 is indicated by H.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition wall 41 of this example is formed over the entire length of the boundary portion between the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7.
Further, the ball passage 6 of this example is a portion on the right side of the first storage portion 5 and is formed on the front side of the ball tray 4, and the second storage portion 7 is formed on the front portion of the ball passage 6 and on the right side. It is formed in the part. And the said partition wall 41 is formed in the shape which reduces the distance between the front panels 3 as it goes from the left side of the ball tray 4 to the right side. This makes it easy for the player to scrape the game ball 9 from the second storage unit 7 to the first storage unit 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the height of the partition wall 41 is 1.5 times or more and less than 3 times the diameter of the game ball 9. The downstream passage portion 171 is configured such that when the game balls 9 are loaded on the first storage portion 5 in a two-stage or three-stage state, the game balls 9 are loaded in a one-stage state. ing.

Moreover, the partition wall 41 of this example is fixed to the ball tray 4, and is formed by a convex shape protruding upward at the boundary portion between the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7.
On the other hand, the partition wall 41 may be formed by a step shape in which the second reservoir 7 is made higher than the first reservoir 5 at the boundary portion between the first reservoir 5 and the second reservoir 7. it can. This step shape can be formed on a vertical step surface, or can be formed on a steep step surface. In addition, the partition wall 41 can have various shapes that prevent the game ball 9 from flowing down from the first reservoir 5 to the second reservoir 7. Further, when the step shape is formed, when the number of stored game balls 9 in the first storage unit 5 decreases, the game balls 9 flow down from the second storage unit 7 to the first storage unit 5 due to their own weight. be able to.

Moreover, the partition wall 41 can also be arrange | positioned with respect to the ball tray 4 so that a movement or attachment / detachment is possible. In this case, the game ball 9 can be easily moved from the second reservoir 7 to the first reservoir 5 by moving or attaching / detaching the partition wall 41.
Further, the storage capacity of the game balls 9 in the first storage section 5 and the first passage section 61 is larger than the storage capacity of the game balls 9 in the second storage section 7. Thereby, the storage capacity of the game balls 9 in the first storage unit 5 is increased, and the pachinko game can be performed using only the first storage unit 5 without using the second storage unit 7 as much as possible.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the ball storage bottom surface 511 of the first storage unit 5 is constituted by a maintenance door 513 that can be opened and closed with respect to the ball tray 4. Then, by opening the maintenance door 513, a part of the second passage part 62 hidden by the first storage part 5 is opened in a state where the ball tray unit 2 is fixed to the main body frame 11. Can do. Thereby, the cleaning, maintenance, etc. of the hidden part of the 2nd channel | path part 62 can be performed easily.
As shown in FIG. 2, game balls 9 (foul balls) that have been launched from the launching device 15 and have not reached the game area on the game board 13 are returned to the first storage unit 5. A foul ball passage 42 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball tray 4 of the present example has a ball passage 6 that allows the game ball 9 stored in the first storage unit 5 to flow down in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1. . The ball passage 6 is connected to the first passage portion 61 for allowing the game ball 9 to flow down from the first storage portion 5 toward one side in the left-right direction W, and is connected to the first passage portion 61 and directed toward the other side in the left-right direction W. And a second passage portion 62 for allowing the game ball 9 to flow down.
The first passage portion 61 has a rectifying portion 611 that rectifies the game balls 9 flowing down in a plurality of rows into one row, and the second passage portion 62 maintains the state rectified in the one row. The game ball 9 is configured to flow down. Further, the second passage portion 62 of this example has a U-turn passage portion 63 that makes a U-turn the flow of the game ball 9 flowing down the first passage portion 61, and the first passage portion is formed by the U-turn passage portion 63. 61 and the 2nd channel | path part 62 are connected.

As shown in FIG. 4, the launching device 15 is disposed in the left side region behind the ball tray 4 in the main body frame 11. This launching device 15 is of a vertical launching type that launches the game ball 9 in a substantially vertical direction. The launching device 15 may be of a type that is launched obliquely upward from one region on the right or left side where the firing device 15 is disposed toward the other region.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the first passage portion 61 and the second passage portion 62 of this example are formed adjacent to the front-rear direction D of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and both are located in front of the front panel 3. Is formed. Further, the second passage portion 62 is formed behind the first passage portion 61.

And the 1st channel | path part 61 is formed so that the game ball 9 may flow down from the 1st storage part 5 toward the right direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the 2nd channel | path part 62 is the pachinko gaming machine 1's. The game ball 9 is formed to flow downward toward the left. The U-turn passage portion 63 has a shape that causes the flow of the game ball 9 flowing down in the right direction to make a U-turn in the left direction.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the second passage portion 62 is connected to the rectifier 16 for supplying the game balls 9 to the launching device 15 one by one.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a passage partition wall 64 is formed between the first passage portion 61 and the second passage portion 62 so as to partition them. In addition, a flow-down prevention guide 65 that prevents the game ball 9 from flowing down directly from the first storage portion 5 to the second passage portion 62 is formed between the first storage portion 5 and the second passage portion 62. Has been.

  Further, the first passage portion 61 of this example is formed between the passage partition wall 64 and the partition wall 41. The rectifying portion 611 is formed by reducing the width between the passage partition wall 64 and the partition wall 41 toward the U-turn passage portion 63. Further, the rectifying unit 611 of this example is configured so that the flow of the game balls 9 is made to flow in one row by bringing the position of the partition wall 41 relative to the passage partition wall 64 closer to the U-turn passage unit 63. Yes. That is, the partition wall 41 of this example is formed in a shape that also has the rectifying shape of the rectifying unit 611.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the ball storage bottom surface 511 of the first storage portion 5 and the bottom surface of the first passage portion 61 form an inclined surface that goes down in the right direction in the pachinko gaming machine 1, The ball storage bottom surface 711 of the second storage unit 7 and the bottom surface of the second passage unit 62 form an inclined surface that goes down in the left direction in the pachinko gaming machine 1.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the entire upper part of the first passage part 61 and the upper part of the second passage part 62 are open, and the game balls 9 flowing down these passage parts are taken into a pachinko gaming machine. 1 is visible from the front.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a ball discharge port 72 for discharging the game ball 9 in the first storage portion 7 is formed on the ball storage bottom surface 711 of the second storage portion 7. The ball discharge port 72 is connected to a ball discharge passage 73 for discharging the game ball 9 to a ball box or the like. The second passage portion 62 is connected to a launch ball discharge passage 613 for discharging the game ball 9 flowing down the second passage portion 62 to the rectifier 16 without discharging it to the sphere discharge passage 73. .
In addition, opening and closing shutters 74 and 614 that are opened and closed by an operation switch 45 provided in the ball tray 4 are disposed at the entrance of the ball discharge port 72 and the launch ball discharge passage 613.

Next, the flow of the game ball 9 in the ball tray 4 and the action and effect of the ball tray 4 will be described.
When a player plays a pachinko game, when a card or the like is inserted into a CR unit or the like as a ball rental device and a ball operation switch (not shown) is operated, the number of game balls 9 corresponding to the payment price is increased. The payout device 14 pays out and is supplied to the first storage unit 5. Then, the game ball 9 supplied to the first storage part 5 flows down to the first passage part 61, and flows down from the first passage part 61 to the second passage part 62 through the U-turn passage part 63.

  In addition, the game balls 9 flowing down the first passage portion 61 are rectified into a single row flow by the rectifying portion 611 and flow down the second passage portion 62 in the state of the one row flow. Next, the game balls 9 flowing down the second passage portion 62 are supplied to the launching device 15 by the rectifier 16 one by one. Then, according to the operation of the operation handle 21 by the player, the launching device 15 launches the game ball 9 toward the game area on the game board 13.

  Next, when the game ball 9 launched toward the game area wins a winning opening or the like in the game area, the payout device 14 pays out a predetermined number of game balls 9 to the ball flow path 17. Then, the game ball 9 flowing down in the ball flow-down passage 17 flows down from the ball payout opening 31 formed in the front panel 3 to the first storage unit 5. Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the game ball 9 in the first reservoir 5 flows down the first passage portion 61 and the second passage portion 62 and is supplied to the launching device 15.

  By the way, in a ball tray having a two-plate structure in which the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are formed side by side in the vertical direction H, the game ball 9 in the lower plate portion can be scraped out by the player's hand. It is necessary to form a working space having a predetermined height (for example, a height of about 80 mm) above the dish portion. On the other hand, in the ball tray 4 of this example, the ball tray 4 having a two-plate structure in which the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction W can be formed.

  Therefore, the upper part of the second storage unit 7 can be easily opened without intentionally forming the work space. Thereby, also when forming the ball tray 4 having a two-plate structure, the size of the ball tray 4 in the vertical direction H can be reduced, and the area occupied by the ball tray 4 on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be reduced. can do.

  Further, the payout device 14 pays out the game balls 9, the game balls 9 are filled in the first storage portion 5, and the game balls 9 are stacked in one stage up to the downstream passage portion 171 in the ball flow down passage 17. When filled, the game ball 9 does not flow down from the ball payout exit 31 to the first reservoir 5. At this time, the game balls 9 flowing down the ball flow down passage 17 roll on the game balls 9 in the one-stage stacked state and flow down to the overflow passage 18. Thus, when the first storage unit 5 becomes full, the game ball 9 flowing down the ball flow down passage 17 can flow down to the second storage unit 7 without any operation by the player.

As described above, the ball tray 4 of this example does not need to overflow the game ball 9 from the first storage unit 5 to the second storage unit 7 on the front side. Therefore, it is not necessary to form the second storage part 7 at a position lower than the first storage part 5. Thereby, the storage capacity of the game ball 9 in the first storage unit 5 and the second storage unit 7 can be increased without increasing the size of the ball tray 4 in the vertical direction H.
In addition, the ball tray 4 of this example uses the overflow passage 18 to allow the game ball 9 to flow down to the second reservoir 7 without using the ball pressure due to the weight of the game ball 9. Therefore, the game ball 9 that has stopped flowing down to the first storage unit 5 can be stably flowed down to the second storage unit 7.

  Further, when the number of game balls 9 stored in the first storage unit 5 decreases, the player can scrape the game balls 9 stored in the second storage unit 7 toward the first storage unit 5. it can. At this time, the lowest end position 715 in the ball storage bottom surface 711 of the second storage unit 7 is higher than the lowest end position 515 in the ball storage bottom surface 511 of the first storage unit 5. The height at which the game ball 9 is lifted up can be reduced. Therefore, the player can move the game ball 9 from the second storage unit 7 to the first storage unit 5 more easily.

  Therefore, according to the ball tray 4 of the present example, it is easy to transfer the game ball 9 from the second storage portion 7 to the first storage portion 5 without increasing the size of the ball tray 4 in the vertical direction H. The storage capacity of the game ball 9 in the ball tray 4 can be easily increased.

In this example, a full tank detection structure for detecting that the storage state of the game balls 9 in the first storage unit 5 is full is disposed at appropriate locations such as the ball flow down passage 17 or the overflow passage 18. Can be set. And the payout stop control of the said payout apparatus 14 can be performed using the detection signal of the full tank state by this full tank detection structure.
Moreover, in order to be able to maintain each functional component inside the ball tray 4 such as the launching device 15 or the rectifier 16 from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, it is also possible to configure the ball tray cover to be openable and closable at appropriate positions. .

  Although not shown in the drawings, the ball tray 4 may have a structure in which the game ball 9 branches and flows down to the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7 at the ball payout exit 31. That is, an overflow passage 18 having a short dimension in the left-right direction W is formed behind the ball payout outlet 31, and the entrance portion of the game ball 9 in the first reservoir 5 and the second reservoir 7 ( (The payout portion) is formed respectively (the ball payout port 31 is also used as the inlet portion of the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7), and both the first storage portion 5 and the second storage portion 7 are used. The game ball 9 can flow down from one side in the left-right direction W of the pachinko gaming machine 1 toward the other side.

And the lowest end position 715 in the ball | bowl storage bottom face 711 of the 2nd storage part 7 is made higher than the lowest end position 515 in the ball | bowl storage bottom face 511 of the 1st storage part 5, and it plays from the ball | bowl payout exit 31 to the 1st storage part 5. When the ball 9 stops flowing down, the game ball 9 can be guided from the ball payout port 31 to the second storage unit 7.
Thus, both the 1st storage part 5 and the 2nd storage part 7 can also be provided in the same side of the left-right direction W in the ball tray 4. FIG.

The perspective view which shows the ball tray in the game machine in an Example. The perspective view which shows the member which comprises the 1st storage part, a spherical passage, and a 2nd storage part in an Example. The top view which shows in the state which looked at the ball tray in the game machine in an Example from upper direction. It is a figure which shows the ball tray in the game machine in an Example, and is AA arrow directional cross-sectional explanatory drawing in FIG. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing which expands and shows the 1st storage part and the 2nd storage part in an Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 17 Ball flow passage 171 Downstream passage 18 Overflow passage 2 Ball tray unit 3 Front panel 31 Ball outlet 4 Ball tray 41 Partition wall 5 First reservoir 6 Ball passage 61 First passage 611 Rectifier 62 2nd passage part 7 2nd storage part 9 Game ball D The front-back direction W The left-right direction H The up-down direction

Claims (4)

In a ball tray in a gaming machine that receives and stores gaming balls paid out from a ball outlet,
The ball tray has a first reservoir that receives and stores game balls paid out from the ball outlet, and a second reservoir formed adjacent to the left and right direction of the first reservoir. And
Between the first storage part and the second storage part, a partition wall for preventing a game ball from flowing down directly from the first storage part to the second storage part is disposed,
On the rear surface side of the ball tray, an overflow passage that connects the ball payout outlet and the second storage portion is formed,
When the first storage section is filled with game balls and the game balls no longer flow down from the ball payout outlet to the first storage section, the game balls flow down to the overflow passage and are guided to the second storage section. A ball tray in a gaming machine characterized by being configured as described above.   2. The ball tray in a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a lowermost position on a bottom surface of the second storage portion is higher than a lowermost position on a bottom surface of the first storage portion. 3. The first passage portion according to claim 1, wherein the first storage portion is connected to the first passage portion and a first passage portion for allowing a game ball to flow down from the first storage portion toward one of the left and right directions of the gaming machine. And is connected to the second passage portion for allowing the game ball to flow down toward the other in the left-right direction,
The first passage portion includes a rectifying unit that rectifies the game balls flowing down in a plurality of rows into one row, and the second passage portion maintains the state rectified in the one row and flows down the game balls. A ball tray in a gaming machine, characterized by being configured to cause   4. The ball tray in the gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the second passage portion is configured to guide the gaming ball to a launching device in the gaming machine.

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