JP2007111404A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (5)

A ball tray that extends in the left-right direction on the front side of the gaming machine and stores game balls;
A take-in device for taking in game balls flowing out from a ball outlet provided on one end side in the left-right direction of the ball receiving tray,
The take-in device includes a take-in passage through which the game balls that have flowed down from the ball tray flow down due to their own weight, a ball stop member for take-in that prevents or allows the game balls to pass through the take-in passage, and the take-in device A ball detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the take-in passage on the downstream side of the ball stop member, and a branch from the take-in passage on the upstream side of the take-in ball stop member. A discharge passage for discharging the game ball, which is prevented from passing to the outside of the take-in device, and a discharge ball stop member for blocking or allowing passage of the game ball in the discharge passage;
Based on a predetermined trigger signal, the take-in ball stop member is operated by the take-in control means so as to allow the game ball to pass through the take-in passage, and a predetermined number of games are played by the ball detecting means. Allow the game to start if a ball is detected,
On the other hand, when the discharge operation member provided on the front side of the gaming machine is manually operated by a player, the discharge ball stop member operates so that the game ball can pass through the discharge passage, and the In a gaming machine that discharges the game ball that is blocked from passing through to the front side of the gaming machine,
The intake device is arranged side by side with respect to the ball tray so that the inside of the upstream passage upstream of the ball stopper member in the intake passage is visible from the front side of the gaming machine. A gaming machine component located above the flow passage is formed of a transparent material,
Further, the discharge operation member is disposed closer to the center of the gaming machine than the discharge ball stop member, and the operation of the discharge operation member is performed between the discharge operation member and the discharge ball stop member. A gaming machine comprising a link mechanism for transmitting to a member. As the link mechanism, a first link member that receives the operation of the discharge operation member, and a second link member that transmits the operation of the discharge operation member to the discharge ball stopper member are provided.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the link members extends in the left-right direction. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the take-in device is detachable, and the link mechanism is provided in a non-connected state with respect to the discharging ball stopper member. The ball detecting means, comprising: a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern; a start operation member for starting variable display of the pattern in the pattern display device; and a stop operation member for stopping variable display of the pattern. A game machine that starts variable display of the picture by operating the start operation member after a predetermined number of game balls are detected by the player, and pays out the game ball according to the picture after the stop. And
The front part of the ball tray in the front part of the gaming machine has its center side bulged forward of the gaming machine,
The operation area where the start operation member and the stop operation member are arranged in the bulging portion is set, and the discharge operation member is arranged in the operation area. The gaming machine described in 1. The take-in device includes a housing that accommodates the take-in ball stop member, the discharge ball stop member, and the ball detection unit, and the intake passage and the discharge passage are formed.
Further, the upstream passage is formed so that the game ball rolls down on the bottom surface inclined downward toward the take-in ball stopper, and the bottom surface of the upstream passage is exposed to the outside of the housing. So that the upper part of the housing is opened upward,
5. The game machine component according to claim 1, wherein the game machine component is a cover member that covers an upper surface open side of the upstream passage so as to prevent game balls from being stacked in the upstream passage. The gaming machine described in 1.