JP2007050151A - Ball putout device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate maintenance work detaching a helical putout body from a ball incorporation part. <P>SOLUTION: When the helical putout body 7 connected to an output shaft 43 is detached from a tank structure body 2, in a state where the rotation of the helical putout body 7 by a step motor 6 is stopped, a person pulls out a regulation member 39 upward and moves the helical putout body 7 from the upper side of the tank structure body 2 from the left side to the right side, a shaft joint 35, the step motor 6, a detecting substrate 32, and a mechanism board 31 are moved to the right side by being guided by a guide post 28, a motor case 40 bends an elastic body 71 to the right side, and an putout shaft 46 is taken out from a bearing hole 24 to the right side. After that, when the person lifts the left end of the helical putout body 7 upward, tilts the helical putout body 7 and pulls it upward from the ball incorporation part 11, in keeping with this movement, the mechanism board 31 pushed to the left side by the elastic body 71 is received by a pedestal 27, a connecting part 47 of the helical putout body 7 is released from a putout body connecting part 60 and the helical putout body 7 is taken out upward from the tank structure body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball payout device for a gaming machine that facilitates maintenance work for removing a spiral payout body from a ball take-in portion.

The following structure is known as a ball payout device for a gaming machine. It is provided with a ball take-in part at the bottom of the tank structure, accommodates a spiral payout body in the ball take-in part, attaches a step motor to the outside of the tank structure, and attaches an output shaft such as the motor shaft of the step motor When the stepping motor rotates in one direction in a state where the ball is supplied to the tank structure while connected to the spiral discharging body accommodated in the ball take-in portion, the spiral discharging body takes in the sphere in the tank structure while separating it. Then, the inside of the ball take-in portion is moved from the left side to the right side, and divided into two front and rear rows from the ball outlet of the ball take-in portion and paid out downward. However, in the case of maintenance work where ball clogging or foreign matter is mixed in the ball take-in part and the spiral discharger is removed from the ball take-in part to eliminate clogging or remove foreign matter, the step motor is removed from the tank structure. If not removed, there is a drawback that the spiral dispenser cannot be removed from the ball take-in part.
JP-A-8-10415

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the maintenance work for removing the spiral dispenser from the ball take-in portion is troublesome.

  A ball payout device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with a ball take-in portion at the bottom of a tank structure, a spiral payout body is accommodated in the ball take-in portion, and a step motor is attached to the outside of the tank structure. When the step motor rotates in one direction when the ball is supplied to the tank structure, the spiral payout body becomes a ball in the tank structure. In a ball dispenser of a gaming machine that dispenses downward from the ball outlet of the ball take-in part while separating the step motor, the step motor is assembled so as to be movable laterally with respect to the side wall outside the tank structure and spiraled with an elastic body The main feature is that it is pushed to the side of the dispenser or the spiral dispenser is assembled so as to be movable in the lateral direction inside the ball take-in part and pushed to the step motor side by an elastic body. . A restricting member is provided to restrict the step motor pushed to the side of the spiral dispenser by the elastic body so as not to return to the side away from the spiral dispenser, or the step motor is arranged laterally to the side wall outside the tank structure. A mechanism base for assembling so as to be movable in the direction may be provided.

  The ball payout device of the gaming machine according to the present invention is a maintenance work in which a ball clogging or foreign matter is mixed in the ball take-in portion, and the spiral payout body is removed from the ball take-in portion to eliminate the ball clogging or remove the foreign matter In this case, a person can easily remove the spiral discharger from the ball take-in part to the upper side of the tank structure and perform maintenance work.After the maintenance work is completed, the person can remove the spiral discharger from the tank structure. There is an advantage that it can be easily attached to the step motor and the ball take-in portion from above. If a restricting member is provided that restricts the step motor pushed to the side of the spiral dispenser by the elastic body so as not to return to the side away from the spiral dispenser, the spiral dispenser is rotated in one direction by the step motor, thereby Even when an external force that moves the spiral dispenser toward the stepping motor is applied to the stepping motor in the process of dispensing to the ball outlet, the regulating member receives the step motor so that it does not move, and the output shaft and the spiral dispenser. There is an advantage that the connection with the body is secured and the ball is properly paid out. If a mechanism base for assembling the step motor so as to be movable laterally with respect to the side wall outside the tank structure is provided, there is an advantage that a commercially available step motor can be used without making the step motor into a special shape. is there.

  FIGS. 1 to 4 show the best mode for carrying out the invention, taking as an example the case where the dispensing mechanism 3 is provided on the right side of the tank structure 2. FIG. 1 shows a process of connecting the spiral dispenser 7 to a shaft coupling 35 provided on the output shaft 43 (see FIG. 3) of the step motor 6 mounted on the tank structure 2. FIG. 2 shows a process of removing the spiral dispenser 7 connected to the shaft coupling 35 from the tank structure 2. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the dispensing mechanism 3 provided in the tank structure 2. FIG. 4 shows the back surface provided with the ball dispensing device 1 of the gaming machine. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” are as shown in FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed from the back side of the page, or the direction specified when viewed from the front side indicated by arrow A with the tank structure 2 and the dispensing mechanism 3 placed in the state of FIG. “Back” and “back” are in the same direction.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the structure of the ball dispensing device 1 of the gaming machine will be described. The ball dispensing device 1 includes a tank structure 2, a dispensing mechanism 3, and a control device 4. The tank structure 2, the payout mechanism 3, and the control device 4 are provided on the back side of the gaming machine frame 5. The tank structure 2 is a container opened upward for receiving and storing a ball supplied from a ball supply machine of the gaming machine installation structure. The payout mechanism 3 is provided at the bottom of the tank structure 2 and includes a step motor 6, a spiral payout body 7, and a ball detector 8. The step motor 6 is a dispensing drive source and is provided on the right outer side of the tank structure 2. The spiral dispensing body 7 is arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the round bar 9 and radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the round bar 9 at intervals that separate the spheres 10 one by one in a direction parallel to the axial center of the round bar 9. Projects in a spiral. The spiral dispenser 7 is disposed in the ball take-in part 11. The ball take-in portion 11 is located on the right inner side of the tank structure 2 and is formed as a semicircular recess downward from the upper surface of the bottom of the tank structure 2. The ball outlet 12 is formed as a through hole in the vertical direction at the bottom of the ball take-in portion 11.

  In the state where the control device 4 is electrically activated and the tank structure 2 stores the balls supplied from the ball replenisher, the control device 4 activates the step motor 6 with the start of paying out a winning ball or a rental ball. To drive. As a result, the step motor 6 rotates in one direction, and the spiral dispenser 7 takes in the sphere while separating it into the gap of the spiral body 10 and moves the inside of the sphere take-in portion 11 from the left side to the right side to move back and forth from the ball outlet 12. Divide into two rows and pay down. The sphere separated on the front side of the spiral dispenser 7 and the sphere separated on the rear side of the spiral dispenser 7 are not simultaneously discharged from the ball outlet 12, and the spiral dispenser 7 is rotated halfway from the ball outlet 12. It is discharged by staggering only. Along with this, the sphere detector 8 detects spheres paid out from the spiral dispenser 7 one by one and outputs a signal to the control device 4. The number of sphere detectors 8 may be singular or plural. In the case of a singular number, the ball detector 8 is provided in a passage in which balls discharged from the ball outlet 12 in two front and rear rows are collected in one row. In a plurality of cases, the sphere detector 8 is provided in a passage for each row of spheres that are divided into two front and rear rows. The sphere detected by the sphere detector 8 is discharged from the payout mechanism 3 to the tray 13. The saucer portion 13 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine frame 5. The control device 4 calculates the number of payouts by counting up or counting down the input signal from the ball detector 8 and stops the step motor 6 when the calculated payout number reaches a value to be paid out or reaches zero. Thereby, the payout of the balls from the payout mechanism 3 is stopped. On the back side of the gaming machine frame 5, an opening 14 for projecting parts is provided. When a game board (not shown) is mounted on the gaming machine frame 5, components provided on the back surface of the game board are projected to the back side through the opening 14. A ball launching operation mechanism 15 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine frame 5.

  The structure of the payout mechanism 3 will be described with reference to FIG. On the right side wall 21 of the tank structure 2, a rod escape hole 22 is located at a portion that closes the right side of the ball take-in portion 11 and is provided as a through hole in the left-right direction. The right side wall 21 constitutes a side wall for attaching the step motor 6 in the tank structure 2. The rod escape hole 22 is a portion for rotatably inserting the right end portion of the round bar 9 of the spiral discharger 7. A bearing hole 24 is provided as a through hole in the left-right direction in the left wall 23 that closes the left side of the ball take-in portion 11. The left side wall 23 constitutes a side wall for rotatably supporting the discharging shaft 46 of the spiral discharging body 7 in the tank structure 2. The rod escape hole 22 and the bearing hole 24 are coaxially opposed to each other. A guide member 25 and a cover attachment portion 26 are provided on the right side wall 21. The guide member 25 is a pair that is opposed to the rod escape hole 22 in the radial direction outside the rod escape hole 22, and includes a pedestal 27 and a guide column 28. The pedestal 27 is provided on the right side wall 21 so as to protrude rightward from the right side wall 21. The guide column 28 is provided on the pedestal 27 so as to protrude rightward from the pedestal 27. The cover attachment portion 26 is located in front of and behind the guide member 25 and is provided in the right side wall 21 as a through hole in the left-right direction.

  In addition to the stepping motor 6 and the spiral dispensing body 7, the dispensing mechanism 3 includes a mechanism base 31, a detection substrate 32, a position detector 33, a connector 34, a shaft coupling 35, a detected body 36, a cover 37, a lid 38, a regulation A member 39 is provided. A motor case 40 incorporating motor elements such as a rotor and a stator (not shown) in the step motor 6 is provided with mounting feet 41. A mounting hole 42 is provided in the mounting foot 41 as a through hole in the left-right direction. An output shaft 43 such as a motor shaft in the step motor 6 protrudes from the center of the motor case 40 to the left so as to be rotatable. The output shaft 43 is provided with a coupling portion 44 as a flat surface from which a part of the peripheral edge of the output shaft 43 is removed. At the left end portion of the round bar 9 in the spiral dispensing body 7, a dispensing shaft 46 projects coaxially. The payout shaft 46 is thinner than the round bar 9. A coupling portion 47 is provided at the right end of the round bar 9. The coupling portion 47 is a deformed hole that is recessed inward from the right end surface of the round bar 9 and has a semicircular shape in side view.

  The mechanism base 31 is a member for assembling the step motor 6 on the right side of the right side wall 21 so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21, and is provided with a shaft escape hole 49, a motor mounting part 50, and a guide receiving part 51. It is done. The shaft escape hole 49 is a portion for rotatably inserting the output shaft 43 and the shaft coupling 35, and is located at the center of the mechanism base 31 and is provided as a through hole in the left-right direction. The motor mounting portion 50 is provided as a screw coupling hole that is opposed to the shaft escape hole 49 in the radial direction with respect to the shaft escape hole 49 and penetrates in the left-right direction. The guide receiving portion 51 is configured as a guide hole that passes through the shaft escape hole 49 in a radial direction and is inserted in the left-right direction so as to fit the guide pillar 28. The guide receiving portion 51 is surrounded by a cylindrical body 52 that protrudes to the right from the mechanism base 31.

  The detection board 32 is a circuit board made of a printed board, and is provided with a shaft escape hole 54 and a mounting portion 55. The shaft escape hole 54 is a portion for inserting the output shaft 43 and the shaft coupling 35 in a rotatable manner, and is located in the center of the detection substrate 32 and provided as a through hole in the left-right direction. The attachment portion 55 is a portion for attaching the detection substrate 32 to the mechanism base 31 and corresponds to the motor attachment portion 50 and is provided as a screw insertion hole penetrating in the left-right direction. The position detector 33 detects the origin position of the step motor 6 and is attached to the left surface of the detection board 32. The electrical terminals of the position detector 33 are soldered to the foil wires on the detection board 32. The connector 34 is for connecting the position detector 33 to the control device 4 of FIG. 4, and is located at a position different from the position detector 33 and at a position that does not interfere with the detection target 36. It is attached to the left side of

  The step motor 6 and the detection substrate 32 are attached to the mechanism base 31 as follows. The output shaft 43 is inserted into the shaft escape hole 49 from the right side of the mechanism base 31, the mounting foot 41 is superimposed on the left surface of the mechanism base 31, the mounting hole 42 and the motor mounting portion 50 are aligned with each other, and the position detector 33. And the connector 34 is directed to the right side wall 21, the detection board 32 is superimposed on the left surface of the mechanism base 31, the mounting portion 55 and the motor mounting portion 50 are aligned with each other, and a set screw 57 such as a tapping screw is provided. The detection board 32 is fastened to the attachment hole 42 via the attachment portion 55 and the motor attachment portion 50 sequentially from the left side. As a result, the step motor 6 and the detection substrate 32 are attached to the mechanism base 31.

  The shaft coupling 35 connects the output shaft 43 of the step motor 6 and the spiral paying body 7 so as to rotate together, and the output shaft coupling portion 59 is connected to the right end portion of the rod body linearly extending in the left-right direction. And a dispenser coupling portion 60 at the left end of the rod. The output shaft coupling portion 59 is a deformed hole that is recessed inward from the right end surface of the rod body and is semicircular in side view. The dispenser coupling portion 60 is provided as a flat surface from which a part of the peripheral edge portion of the rod body is removed. The to-be-detected body 36 has a shape in which a peripheral wall protrudes to the left from the peripheral edge of the disk protruding outward from the peripheral edge of the rod in the shaft coupling 35. The peripheral wall of the detection object 36 is located on one circumference centering on the center of the shaft coupling 35. A detection groove 61 is formed in the peripheral wall of the detection target 36 so as to penetrate the peripheral wall in the radial direction.

  The output shaft 43 and the spiral paying body 7 are connected to the shaft coupling 35 as follows. The step motor 6 and the detection board 32 are attached to the mechanism base 31, and the output shaft coupling portion 59 of the shaft coupling 35 is coupled to the step motor 6 from the left side of the detection board 32 through the shaft escape hole 54 and the shaft escape hole 49 in order. By fitting into the portion 44, the shaft coupling 35 and the output shaft 43 are coupled so as to rotate together, and the peripheral wall of the detected body 36 is taken into the recess 63 of the position detector 33 in a non-contact manner. The right end portion of the round bar 9 of the spiral dispenser 7 is inserted into the rod escape hole 22 from the left side of the right side wall 21, the spiral dispenser 7 is inserted into the ball take-in portion 11 from above, and the dispensing shaft 46 of the spiral dispenser 7. Is inserted into the bearing hole 24 from the right side to the left side. When the connecting portion 47 of the spiral discharging body 7 protruding to the right side of the right side wall 21 via the rod escape hole 22 is fitted into the discharging body connecting portion 60, the spiral discharging body 7 and the shaft coupling 35 rotate together. To be connected.

  The step motor 6 and the detection board 32 are attached to the mechanism base 31, the shaft coupling 35 and the output shaft 43 are connected so as to rotate together, and the peripheral wall of the detected body 36 is not in contact with the recess 63 of the position detector 33. In the state of being taken in by the position detector 33, the detection light is supplied from the light emitting part arranged on one side of the concave part 63 to the light receiving part arranged on the other side of the concave part 63 by the electric power supplied from the detection substrate 32. When the detection object 36 rotates in one direction together with the output shaft 43 as the output shaft 43 rotates in one direction as the step motor 6 is driven by the control from the control device 4 in FIG. When the detection groove 61 encounters detection light emitted from the light emitting portion of the position detector 33 toward the light receiving portion only once per rotation of the detection target 36, the position detector 33 generates an origin position detection signal. Control device of FIG. And outputs it to. Further, the step motor 6 and the detection board 32 are attached to the mechanism base 31, the shaft coupling 35 and the output shaft 43 are connected so as to rotate together, and the peripheral wall of the detected object 36 is in the recess 63 of the position detector 33. When the guide receiving part 51 is fitted into the guide column 28 from the right side of the right side wall 21 in the state of being taken in non-contact, the step motor 6 and the mechanism are operated by the guide function by the fitting of the guide column 28 and the guide receiving part 51. The base 31 and the detection substrate 32 are integrally assembled to the right side of the right side wall 21 so as to be movable in the left and right direction.

  The cover 37 includes all components arranged on the right side of the right side wall 21 such as the step motor 6, the guide member 25, the mechanism base 31, the detection board 32, the position detector 33, the connector 34, the shaft coupling 35, and the detected body 36. It is a box shape that covers it. Openings 64; 65 are formed in the left and upper surfaces of the cover 37. Attachment portions 66 for attaching the cover 37 to the right side wall 21 are provided at the front edge portion and the rear edge portion of the opening 64. A screw insertion hole 67 is provided in the attachment portion 66 as a through hole in the left-right direction. An attachment portion 68 for attaching the lid 38 to the cover 37 is provided at the front edge portion and the rear edge portion of the opening 65. The attachment portion 68 is provided with a screw coupling hole 69 as a through hole in the vertical direction. An elastic body 71 for elastically pushing the step motor 6 to the right side is provided on the right side wall 70 of the cover 37. The elastic body 71 has a structure like a cantilever projecting to the left from the right side wall 70 and elastically pushes the step motor 6 toward the spiral discharger 7. The lid 38 is a plate having a size that covers the opening 65. A screw insertion hole 72 is provided in the lid 38 as a through hole in the vertical direction. The restricting member 39 restricts the step motor 6 pushed by the elastic body 71 to the spiral paying body 7 side from returning to the right side wall 70 side.

  The guide receiving portion 51 and the guide pillar 28 are fitted together, and the step motor 6, the mechanism base 31, and the detection substrate 32 are integrally assembled so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21 on the right side of the right side wall 21. , The opening 64 of the cover 37 is directed to the left side, the opening 65 of the cover 37 is directed upward, and the cover 37 is moved from the right side of the right side wall 21 to the step motor 6, the guide member 25, the mechanism base 31, the detection substrate 32, and the position. Covering the detector 33, the connector 34, the shaft coupling 35, and the detected object 36, the mounting portion 66 is superimposed on the right surface of the right side wall 21, and the screw insertion hole 67 is aligned with the cover mounting portion 26, so that the tapping screw When such a set screw 73 is fastened to the cover mounting portion 26 via the screw insertion hole 67 from the right side of the cover 37, the elastic body 71 is moved to the motor case 40. Deflected from the right by pressing the side of to the left helical dispensing body 7 elastically. Therefore, the mechanism base 31 integrated with the step motor 6 and the detection substrate 32 is received by the pedestal 27 by the pressing force of the elastic body 71, and the paying-out member coupling portion 60 of the shaft coupling 35 coupled to the output shaft 43 is escaped from the rod. Although inserted into the hole 22 from the right side, the disk of the detected body 36 is received by the right surface of the right side wall 21 and the coupling between the output shaft 43 and the shaft coupling 35 is maintained (see FIG. 1a).

  With reference to FIG. 1, the case where the spiral discharger 7 is connected to the output shaft 43 of the step motor 6 mounted on the tank structure 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 a, the right end portion of the round bar 9 of the spiral dispenser 7 is inserted into the bar escape hole 22 from the left side of the right side wall 21. Next, as shown in FIG. 1 b, while the spiral dispenser 7 is inserted into the ball take-in portion 11 from above, the coupling portion 47 of the spiral dispenser 7 is coupled to the dispenser via the rod escape hole 22. It is inserted into the part 60. Thereafter, when the spiral discharger 7 is pushed by the person against the spring force of the elastic body from the left side to the right side to the step motor 6 side, the shaft coupling 35 moves to the right side and pushes the output shaft 43 to the right side. Accordingly, the mechanism base 31 integrated with the step motor 6 and the detection substrate 32 moves to the right side wall 70 side of the cover 37 while being guided by the guide pillar 28, and the motor case 40 bends the elastic body 71 to the right side. .

  As shown in FIG. 1 c, the position of the payout shaft 46 and the bearing hole 24 is adjusted while releasing the force that the person pushes to the right against the spring force of the elastic body 71 from the spiral payout body 7. As the person releases the force pushing the right side from the spiral delivery body 7, the elastic body 71 pushes the spiral delivery body 7 from the right side to the left side, and the delivery shaft 46 is fitted into the bearing hole 24. Is received by the pedestal 27. As a result, the spiral discharger 7 is rotatably supported on both sides in the left-right direction by the shaft coupling 35 and the bearing hole 24 connected to the output shaft 43. That is, since the mechanism base 31 pushed to the left side by the elastic body 71 is received by the pedestal 27, the elastic body 71 does not push the spiral discharging body 7 to the left side, so that the round bar 9 is located on the left side wall around the bearing hole 24. There is an advantage that the spiral dispenser 7 is appropriately rotated without being pressed against the motor 23 and receiving the load on the step motor 6. After the spiral discharger 7 is attached to the tank structure 2, the regulating member 39 is fitted between the right side wall 70 and the motor case 40 via the opening 65 from the upper side of the cover 37. Since the regulating member 39 is mounted in this way, the spiral paying body 7 is moved from the left side to the right side in the process in which the spiral paying body 7 is rotated in one direction by the stepping motor 6 to pay the ball to the ball outlet 12. Even when such an external force is applied to the spiral dispensing body 7, the restricting member 39 receives the motor case 40 so as not to move to the right side, and the shaft coupling 35 and the bearing hole 24 can support the spiral dispensing body 7 to be rotatable. The advantage is that the ball is secured and the ball is properly paid out.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the case where the spiral delivery body 7 connected to the output shaft 43 is removed from the tank structure 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2a, in a state where the rotation of the spiral discharger 7 by the step motor 6 is stopped, a person pulls the regulating member 39 upward from between the right side wall 70 and the motor case 40, and the tank The spiral dispenser 7 is moved from the upper side of the structure 2 to the step motor 6 side. Then, as shown in FIG. 2b, as the shaft coupling 35 moves to the right side and pushes the output shaft 43 to the right side, the mechanism base 31 integrated with the step motor 6 and the detection board 32 becomes the guide column. The motor case 40 bends the elastic body 71 to the right side while being guided by 28, and the payout shaft 46 is removed from the bearing hole 24 to the right side. After that, as shown in FIG. 2c, the person lifts the left end portion of the spiral dispenser 7 upward, and the spiral dispenser 7 is pulled out upward from the ball take-in portion 11 in an oblique direction. The mechanism base 31 pushed to the left side by the body 71 is received by the pedestal 27, the coupling portion 47 of the spiral dispensing body 7 is released from the dispensing body coupling portion 60, and the spiral dispensing body 7 is removed upward from the tank structure 2. .

  According to the best mode, the step motor 6 is assembled on the right side of the right side wall 21 so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21, and the elastic body 71 pushes the step motor 6 toward the right side wall 21. 1 is received by the pedestal 27, so that the tank structure is configured so that the spiral dispenser 7 can dispense the ball by the power of the step motor 6, as shown in FIG. 2 in the state where the ball take-in part 11 is mounted, for example, the ball take-in part 11 is clogged or mixed with foreign matter, and the spiral discharger 7 is removed from the ball take-in part 11 to eliminate the ball clogging. In the case of maintenance work for removing foreign matter, the person easily pulls the regulating member 39 upward from between the right side wall 70 and the motor case 40 in the process of FIG. So you can remove it Maintenance of the structure 3 has the advantage that it is simple. After the maintenance of the payout mechanism 3 is completed, there is an advantage that a person can easily attach the spiral payout body 7 to the step motor 6 and the ball take-in portion 11 in the process of FIG.

  When the step motor 6 is assembled on the right side of the right side wall 21 so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21, the step motor 6 is supported by a guide function by fitting the guide pillar 28 and the guide receiving portion 51. Therefore, the power of the step motor 6 can be appropriately transmitted from the shaft coupling 35 to the spiral discharger 7 without rattling the step motor 6, and the spiral discharger 7 can appropriately discharge the ball by the power of the step motor 6. There is an advantage that you can. Since the elastic body 71 is integrally provided on the cover 37 like a cantilever, the elastic body 71 is fitted between the right side wall 70 of the cover 37 formed separately from the cover 37 and the motor case 40. There is an advantage that the assembling work can be easily performed as compared with the structure to be mounted. In order to assemble the step motor 6 on the right side of the right side wall 21 so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21, a mechanism base 31 is provided, and the mechanism base 31 to which the step motor 6 is fixed is provided with the guide pillar 28 and the guide receiving portion 51. Since it is assembled and supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21 by the guide function by fitting with the step motor 6, there is an advantage that a commercially available product can be used without making the step motor 6 into a special shape. . Since the lid 38 for closing the upper opening 65 of the cover 37 is provided, there is an advantage that the dispensing mechanism 3 can be easily maintained from the upper opening 65 by opening the lid 38.

  FIG. 5 shows a different first embodiment, in which the guide member 75 is provided on the right side wall 70 of the cover 37 without providing the guide member 25 on the right side wall 21 of the tank structure 2, and the mechanism base 31 is provided on the guide member 75. By inserting the guide receiving portion 51, the step motor 6 is assembled so as to be movable in the left-right direction with respect to the right side wall 21 on the right side of the right side wall 21. In this case, an elastic body 76 such as a coil spring may be attached to the guide member 75 without providing the elastic body 71 on the right side wall 70 of the cover 37.

  FIG. 6 shows a different second embodiment, and is a structure in which the spiral dispenser 7 is moved to the left side wall 23 side and attached and detached. That is, the bearing portion 77 formed of a peripheral portion including the bearing hole 24 is provided in a shape that is separated from the left side wall 23. Then, the dispensing shaft 46 of the spiral dispensing body 7 is inserted into the bearing hole 24 from the right side of the bearing portion 77. Further, the guide member 78 is inserted into the bearing hole 24 from the left side of the bearing portion 77. An elastic body 79 such as a coil spring is attached to the guide member 78. The elastic body 79 comes into contact with the support cover 80 provided with the guide member 78 and the bearing portion 77, and elastically pushes the bearing portion 77 from the left side to the right side. The support cover 80 covers the bearing 77, the guide member 78, and the elastic body 79 and overlaps the bottom of the tank structure 2, and a set screw 81 such as a tapping screw penetrates the support cover 80 from the lower side of the support cover 80. The support cover 80 is attached to the tank structure 2 by being fastened to the bottom of the tank structure 2. In this case, the elastic body 79 elastically pushes the bearing portion 77 from the left side to the right side toward the step motor 6, so that the bearing portion 77 moves the step motor 6 to the left side via the round bar 9 and the shaft coupling 35. The motor case 40 is pressed against the left surface of the right side wall 70 of the cover 37, but the step motor 6 may be fixedly attached to the cover 37 or the tank structure 2.

  FIG. 7 shows a different third embodiment, and is a structure in which the spiral dispenser 7 is extended and retracted in the left-right direction. In FIG. 7 a, the receiving portion 46 is not provided in the round bar 9, and the accommodating portion 82 is provided at the left end portion of the round bar 9 as a recess from the left end surface of the round bar 9 to the inside. A protrusion 83 is provided on the right surface located in the back of the accommodating portion 82. An elastic body 84 such as a coil spring is inserted into the accommodating portion 82 from the left side of the round bar 9, and the right end portion of the elastic body 84 is anchored to the protrusion 83. A shaft member 85 is inserted into the housing portion 82 from the left side of the round bar 9 in the housing portion 82, and a protrusion 86 provided at the right end portion of the shaft member 85 is anchored at the left end portion of the elastic body 84. A payout shaft 46 is provided at the left end portion of the shaft member 85. In the state where the shaft member 85 is stored in the accommodating portion 82, the elastic body 84 is in a fully extended state, and the payout shaft 46 is protruded to the left side of the round bar 9. Accordingly, in FIG. 7a, the shaft member 85 is moved from the left end surface of the dispensing shaft 46 in the spiral dispensing body 7 by moving the shaft member 85 toward the back of the accommodating portion 82 while pressing and contracting the elastic body 84 by a person. The length in the left-right direction up to the right end surface 9 is shrunk, and the payout shaft 46 is removed from the bearing hole 24. When the external force that pushes and contracts the elastic body 84 by the person is released from the shaft member 85, the shaft member 85 is moved from the back of the housing portion 82 to the left side by the spring force of the elastic body 84, and the length of the spiral discharging body 7 is increased. The payout shaft 46 is fitted into the bearing hole 24.

  In FIG. 7 b, a column 87 is provided at the left end of the round bar 9 without providing the payout shaft 46 on the round bar 9. A protrusion 83 is provided on the left surface of the column 87. The right end portion of the elastic body 84 is anchored to the protrusion 83. The elastic body 84 and the support column 87 are covered with a receiving portion 89 provided at the right end portion of the shaft member 88 as a recess from the right end surface of the shaft member 88 to the inside. A protrusion 86 is provided on the left surface located behind the housing portion 89. A left end portion of the protrusion 86 is anchored to the elastic body 84. A payout shaft 46 is provided at the left end portion of the shaft member 85. In the state where the shaft member 88 is covered with the elastic body 84 and the support column 87, the elastic body 84 is fully extended, and the shaft member 88 is movable in the left-right direction with respect to the support column 87. Accordingly, in FIG. 7 b, the shaft member 88 is moved to the right side by a person while pressing and contracting the elastic body 84, so that the left end surface of the dispensing shaft 46 in the spiral dispensing body 7 to the right end surface of the round bar 9. The length in the left-right direction is contracted, and the payout shaft 46 is removed from the bearing hole 24. When the external force that pushes and contracts the elastic body 84 by the person is released from the shaft member 88, the shaft member 88 moves to the left side by the spring force of the elastic body 84, and the length of the spiral payout body 7 is extended. Is fitted into the bearing hole 24.

  In FIG. 3, the cover 38 may be provided on the cover 37 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. In FIG. 3, the elastic body 71 may be formed separately from the cover 37 and fitted between the right side wall 70 of the cover 37 and the motor case 40. In this case, a coil spring may be used as the elastic body 71. In FIG. 3, after the coupling portion 47 and the paying body coupling portion 60 are fitted to each other and the shaft coupling 35 and the output shaft 43 are coaxially connected to each other, a set screw such as a set screw is provided in the radial direction of the round bar 9. The shaft coupling 35 and the output shaft 43 may be coupled to each other with a set screw by reaching the output shaft 43 via the inside from the outside.

The top view process drawing (best form) which connects a spiral discharger with the output shaft of a step motor. The side view-like process figure (best form) which removes a helical discharger from the output shaft of a step motor. The disassembled perspective view of the dispensing mechanism provided in a tank structure (best form). The back view (best form) of the gaming machine provided with the ball payout device. FIG. 6 is a plan cross-sectional view (a different first embodiment) of a dispensing mechanism provided in the tank structure. The longitudinal cross-sectional view (different 2nd form) of the discharge mechanism provided in a tank structure. Sectional drawing around the delivery axis | shaft of a helical delivery body (different 3rd form).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sphere delivery apparatus 2 Tank structure 6 Step motor 7 Spiral delivery body 11 Sphere taking-in part 12 Sphere exit 71 Elastic body

Claims (3)

  A ball take-in part is provided at the bottom of the tank structure, the spiral take-out body is accommodated in the ball take-in part, a step motor is attached to the outside of the tank structure, and the output shaft of the step motor is accommodated in the ball take-in part. When the step motor rotates in one direction in a state where the sphere is supplied to the tank structure and connected to the spiral dispenser, the spiral dispenser separates the sphere in the tank structure from the sphere outlet of the sphere take-in portion. In a ball dispenser of a gaming machine that dispenses downward, a step motor is assembled so as to be movable laterally with respect to the side wall outside the tank structure, and is pushed toward the spiral dispenser by an elastic body or spiral A ball payout device for a gaming machine, wherein the payout body is assembled inside a ball take-in portion so as to be movable in the lateral direction and is pushed toward the step motor by an elastic body.   2. A ball payout device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting member for restricting the step motor, which is pushed toward the spiral paying body by an elastic body, from returning to the side away from the spiral paying body. .   2. A ball dispenser for a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism base for assembling the step motor so as to be movable laterally with respect to the side wall outside the tank structure.