JP2007007095A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which prevents jamming of balls at a part by reducing the load of game balls even if the game balls are stacked high in a plurality of layers within a tank rail. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine, a ball tank 8 and a tank rail 9 for supplying the game balls stored in it to a ball put-out device 13 on the downstream side are disposed on the rear side of the body P1 of the game machine and a ball leveling member 22 for leveling the game balls flowing down through the tank rail 9 is shakably pivoted above the tank rail 9. A ball outlet space part 34 recessed forward while the bottom surface 34a is declined to the side of the tank rail 9 is provided on the rear side of the body P1 of the game machine and located above the tank rail 9 being positioned on the upstream side of the ball leveling member 22 so that some of the game balls rising up within the tank rail 9 are allowed to escape to the ball outlet space part 34. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a ball tank and a tank rail are arranged on the back side of a gaming machine main body, and a gaming ball in the ball tank is supplied to a downstream ball dispensing device via the tank rail. is there.

Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has a mechanism plate mounted on the back side so as to cover the gaming board. A ball tank that stores game balls and a tank rail that is positioned below and supplies the game balls stored in the ball tank to the downstream ball dispensing device are arranged on the upper back side of the mechanism plate. ing. Further, a ball leveling member for leveling a game ball flowing down in the tank rail is pivotally attached to the upper side of the tank rail (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-126389 A (page 3-4, FIGS. 1 and 5)

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the game balls discharged from the ball tank to the tank rail side are supplied to the ball dispensing device while being squeezed by the downstream ball leveling member and rectified in a row. However, normally, the game balls are stacked and raised in multiple stages on the upstream side of the ball leveling member. As described above, the rising game ball portion in the tank rail has a problem in that ball clogging often occurs at the portion because the ball load from the upper portion is repeatedly applied to the lower portion. In particular, when the tank rail has two strips, the phenomenon is more remarkable on the side in contact with the mechanism plate.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and even if the game balls are stacked in multiple stages so that the game balls rise in the tank rail, some of the game balls on the upper side are released to reduce the ball load, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that prevents ball clogging at a portion thereof so that a large ball pressure is not applied to the ball.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention supplies a ball tank on the back side of the gaming machine main body and a game ball located below and stored in the ball tank to a ball dispensing device on the downstream side. A tank rail, and a ball leveling member for leveling a game ball flowing down the tank rail is pivotally mounted on the tank rail. Located on the back side of the machine main body and above the tank rail, upstream of the ball leveling member, is provided with a ball exit space that is recessed forward and the bottom surface is inclined downward toward the tank rail. A part of the game ball that swells to the ball escape space.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is located on the back side of the gaming machine main body, above the tank rail, upstream of the ball leveling member, recessed forward, and with a bottom surface inclined downward toward the tank rail. Since the portion is provided, a part of the game balls that rise upward in the tank rail and that are located above the bottom surface can escape to the ball exit space. As a result, the ball load of the rising game ball can be reduced, and a large ball pressure is not applied to the lower portion. Therefore, there is an effect that the ball of the game ball can be prevented from being blocked at that portion.

  Embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Of the gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball gaming machine, in the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back of the mechanism plate, FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the front of the mechanism plate, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the mechanism plate.

  The pachinko gaming machine P has a gaming machine main body P1 including a vertically rectangular outer frame 1, an inner frame 2 attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1, and a gaming board 3 disposed on the inner frame 2. Although not shown, before the gaming machine main body P1 is mounted with a transparent plate holding frame that covers the front surface of the game board 3, and an upper ball tray for storing game balls supplied to the hitting ball launching unit. A face plate, a lower ball tray for storing game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray, and an operation handle are mounted.

  On the other hand, a winning ball collecting cover 4 made of synthetic resin is mounted on the back surface of the game board 3 so as to cover the back surface. At the center, a cover member 5 is attached that covers a protrusion at the rear of a display device (not shown) mounted on the surface of the game board 3. A ball gathering basket 6 is provided below the winning ball collecting cover 4 so that the winning balls gathered by the winning ball collecting cover 4 are discharged from below to the outside.

  Further, a mechanism plate 7 is mounted on the back side of the gaming machine main body P1, that is, the inner frame 2 so as to cover the upper part and one side part thereof. The mechanism plate 7 is made of synthetic resin and is formed into a reverse L-shaped frame shape by a horizontal plate portion 7a and a vertical plate portion 7b as shown in FIG. 2, and one side of the vertical plate portion 7b is formed as an inner frame. It is attached to 2 so that it can be opened and closed. On one side of the back surface of the horizontal plate portion 7a, a ball tank 8 for storing game balls replenished from a game ball replenishment route (not shown) disposed above the pachinko gaming machine P is disposed. On the other side of the horizontal plate portion 7a, a tank rail 9 is mounted so as to partially overlap the lower portion of the ball tank 8.

  A curve rail 11 is continuously provided at the lower end of the tank rail 9, and a supply passage 12 is provided below the tank rail 9 along the vertical plate portion 7b. At the lower end of the supply passage 12, for example, a ball payout device 13 for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls when a winning ball is generated is mounted. Below the ball payout device 13, a ball discharge passage 14 for discharging a game ball as a prize ball paid out from the ball payout device 13 to the upper ball tray is mounted.

  The spherical tank 8 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed into a bottomed box frame shape having an upper surface opened, specifically, a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape. In order to discharge the game balls stored on one side of the bottom wall 15e, that is, the side close to the ball dispensing device 13 and formed at the rear corner formed by the rear side wall 15b and the right side wall 15c when viewed from the rear. The outlet 16 is opened. The outlet 16 has a planar rectangular shape that is long to the left and right, similar to the planar rectangular shape of the ball tank 8.

  In addition, the ball outlet 8 is positioned above the outlet 16 in the ball tank 8 and at a height that allows a single stage of the game ball to pass through, toward the outer periphery where the entire outlet 16 is covered and the game ball falls. A synthetic resin ball receiving member 18 whose upper surface is inclined downward is disposed. The ball receiving member 18 receives a part of the game ball flowing into the outlet port 16, reduces the ball pressure in the vertical direction of the game ball flowing into the outlet port 16, and prevents clogging of the ball at the outlet port 16 site. It is what I did.

  Since the outlet 16 of the ball tank 8 is open on the rear edge on the side close to the ball dispensing device 13, an overhanging portion 19 that protrudes rearward on the back surface of the mechanism plate 7 corresponding to the tank rail 9. The tank rail 9 is mounted on the substantially vertical rear surface. The tank rail 9 is open at the top and includes two front and rear ball passages 10 and 10, which are inclined downward toward the curve rail 11. The central partition wall 20 that partitions the two ball passages 10 and 10 is integrally provided with a protruding portion 21 that protrudes upward on the upstream side. The upper end edge 21a on the upstream side of the protrusion 21 and the upper end edge 21b on the downstream side are both formed in a concave arc shape.

  Above the tank rail 9 and on the rear surface of the overhanging portion 19, a ball leveling member 22 is disposed above the center thereof, and a ball rectifying member 23 is disposed at the upper edge of the lower end of the tank rail 9. . The ball leveling member 22 is pivotally attached to the upper end of the support piece 24 by a screw 25 so that it can freely swing along the tank rail 9 around the screw 25.

  Below the support piece 24, there is provided a pressing piece 26 which is formed in an arc shape swelled on the upstream side of the tank rail 9 and pushes the game balls flowing down in both the ball passages 10, 10 to smooth the balls. Further, the distribution plate is provided in the center so as to protrude upstream and downstream of the tank rail 9, and the lower end is close to the upper end edge 21 b on the downstream side of the protrusion 21 and is located substantially flush with the partition wall 20. 27 is protrudingly provided. The distribution plate 27 projecting downstream is provided with an engagement recess 28 in which a horizontal flange 32 described later of the ball straightening member 23 is detachably engaged in a state where the ball leveling member 22 is suspended. .

  The sphere straightening member 23 is formed by bending a metal rod coated with a resin on the surface, and is positioned along substantially the center line of each of the ball passages 10 and 10 and gently curved downward. It has sphere rectification parts 29 and 29. Each base end portion is provided with a shaft insertion portion 31 through which the support shaft 30 inserted between the front side wall and the rear side wall of the tank rail 9 is inserted. Connected to The horizontal flange 32 engages with the engaging recess 28 of the ball smoothing member 22 and functions to firmly fix the ball straightening member 23 together with the ball smoothing member 22 so as not to move up and down unnecessarily.

  Further, a ball stop plate 33 for stopping the supply of the game balls flowing down in the tank rail 9 to the ball paying device 13 when the ball paying device 13 breaks down is pivotally attached to the support shaft 30. The ball stop plate 33 has two claw-shaped ball stop pieces 33a that can enter into the ball passages 10 and 10, and the ball stop pieces 33a are turned to one side so that the both ball stop pieces 33a are moved to the both ball passages 10 and 10. , 10 and the ball stop pieces 33a, 33a are pulled out of the ball passages 10, 10 by turning to the other. Normally, the ball stop plate 33 is rotated to the other side, and each ball stop piece 33 a is removed from each ball passage 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the present invention is located on the back side of the gaming machine main body P1 and above the tank rail 9 and upstream of the ball leveling member 22, and is recessed forward and has a bottom surface 34a. Is provided with a ball projecting space portion 34 that is inclined downward toward the tank rail 9 and the rear edge 34 b faces the upper surface of the tank rail 9. The ball projecting space 34 is a game ball that rises upward in the tank rail 9 and escapes a part of the game balls located above the bottom surface 34a. Thereby, the ball load of the rising game ball portion is reduced, and the ball of the game ball at that portion is prevented from being blocked.

  The game balls stored in the ball tank 8 are discharged into the tank rail 9 through the outlet 16 and flow down along the two ball paths 10 and 10. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, even if there is a part in the ball passages 10 and 10 on the upstream side of the ball leveling member 22 and where the game balls swell upward and are stacked in multiple stages, a part of the upper part thereof is As shown in FIG. 6, the ball is discharged into the ball exit space 34. As a result, the ball load at the part is reduced, and a large ball pressure is not applied to the lower part, so that the ball is not clogged at that part, and the game ball flows downstream.

  Then, when the game ball of the raised portion decreases and the portion falls below the rear edge 34b of the bottom surface 34a, the game ball placed on the bottom surface 34a returns to the ball passages 10 and 10 again. Then, it is divided into one of the spherical passages 10 and 10 by the projection 21 of the partition wall 20, and further squeezed downward by the spherical smoothing member 22 and rectified in a row by the spherical rectifying member 23 and sent to the curve rail 11 side. It is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a ball outlet 35 is opened on the bottom wall of the curve rail 11, and a ball release member 36 that opens and closes the ball outlet 35 is disposed on one side of the ball outlet 35. Is done. The ball removal member 36 has a shaft tube portion 38 that fits on a support shaft 37 that protrudes outside the curve rail 11, and a lid member that opens and closes the ball removal opening 35 on one side of the shaft tube portion 38. 39 is provided integrally. Further, grip pieces 40 are provided so as to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft tube portion 38. Although not shown, the inner surface of the upper handle piece 40 and the outer surface of the curve rail 11 opposed to the upper handle piece 40 are engaged with each other in a detachable manner, and the ball outlet 35 is closed by a lid member 39. The convex part and recessed part which can be hold | maintained are provided.

  In a normal state, the convex portion engages with the concave portion, and the ball outlet 35 is closed by the lid member 39 as shown by a solid line in FIG. Thereby, the game balls flowing down the tank rail 9 are supplied to the ball dispensing device 13 through the supply passage 12. For example, when a winning ball is generated, a predetermined amount of game balls are discharged from the ball payout device 13 into the ball discharge passage 14. By the way, the discharged game balls are stored in the upper ball tray on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine P.

  An inlet 41 is opened below the ball outlet 35, and a ball outlet passage 42 is provided so as to communicate with the inlet 41. The ball removal passage 42 is provided along the vertical plate portion 7 b of the mechanism plate 7, and corresponds to a position approximately from the middle of the supply passage 12 to a lower position of the ball dispensing device 13 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The corresponding portion 42 a is located on the front side of the supply passage 12 and the ball dispensing device 13. That is, the corresponding portion 42a of the ball removal passage 42 overlaps the supply passage 12 and the ball dispensing device 13 in the front-rear direction. On the other hand, below the ball dispensing device 13, the ball removal passage 42 is juxtaposed with the ball discharge passage 14. An outlet 43 is opened at the lower end.

  Therefore, in the pachinko hall, after the game is finished, the ball stop plate 33 is rotated for each pachinko machine P to open the ball outlet 35, and all the game balls in the ball tank 8 are pulled out. At this time, the game ball that has flowed into the ball outlet 35 enters the ball outlet passage 42 from the inlet 41 and is discharged to the outside through the outlet 43 at the lower end.

  In this way, the ball removal passage 42 corresponding to the part from the supply passage 12 to the ball dispensing device 13 is located on the front side of the supply passage 12 and the ball dispensing device 13 so that they overlap in the front-rear direction. Therefore, in the vertical plate portion 7b on the one side of the mechanism plate 7, the lateral width W of the supply passage 12 and the ball payout device 13 can be set narrow, and the installation space on the back surface of the game board 3 can be increased accordingly. . Thereby, for example, not only can the display device and the control board arranged at the center of the game board 3 be sufficiently enlarged, but also the nearby objects can be installed without any trouble.

  In the present invention, since the outlet 16 is provided in the rear corner of the ball tank 8 on the side close to the ball dispensing device 13, the mounting position of the tank rail 9 is more improved than in the prior art. This also increases the installation space on the back of the game board 3 below. Therefore, for example, it is possible to sufficiently cope with an increase in the size of the display device and the control board disposed at the center of the game board 3 and further the installation of a nearby accessory. Further, in this case, the length of the tank rail 9 is shortened, so that not only the assembly is facilitated, but also the die cost is reduced and the production cost can be reduced.

The back view of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the present invention. The perspective view seen from the back of the mechanism board. The perspective view seen from the table | surface of a mechanism board. The back view which shows a part of mechanism board in cross section. The top view of a mechanism board. AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. The enlarged back view of a part of vertical part of a mechanism board. Side surface sectional drawing of the vertical part of a mechanism board.

Explanation of symbols

8 Ball tank 9 Tank rail 13 Ball payout device 22 Ball leveling member 34 Ball exit space 34a Bottom surface P Game machine (Pachinko machine)
P1 gaming machine body

Claims (1)

A ball tank and a tank rail that is positioned below the tank to supply game balls stored in the ball tank to the downstream ball dispensing device are disposed on the back side of the gaming machine main body, and above the tank rail. Is a gaming machine in which a ball leveling member for leveling a game ball flowing down is pivotally mounted on the ball,
A ball outlet space portion that is located on the rear side of the gaming machine main body and above the tank rail and upstream of the ball leveling member and is recessed forward and the bottom surface is inclined downward toward the tank rail; A gaming machine characterized in that a part of a game ball that swells upward in a rail is allowed to escape to the ball space.

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