JP2007275494A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko machine provided with a means for easily removing game balls remaining inside a flow straightener without being discharged by a ball discharge mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: The flow straightener 15 is pivoted at the front of a shooting device 14, and the flow straightener 15 is made turnable to the front from a normal position q. Also, together with that, a remaining ball discharge port 28 capable of discharging the game balls x is formed on the immediate back surface side of a remaining ball staying part 27 where the game balls x remain, and a discharge port opening/closing piece 30 for closing the remaining ball discharge port 28 at the normal position q of the flow straightener 15 is disposed to the shooting device 14 further. By such constitution, when the flow straightener 15 is turned to the front from the normal position q, the discharge port opening/closing piece 30 and the remaining ball discharge port 28 are separated to open the remaining ball discharge port 28, and the remaining ball x1 is discharged to the outside of a case body 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine including a rectifier that sequentially sends out game balls from a launch ball storage tray to a launch device.

  A typical pachinko machine includes a wooden outer frame fixed to the game island facility and a front frame attached to the outer frame through a hinge member so as to be opened and closed. This front frame is mainly an inner frame to which a game board is attached. On the front side of the inner frame, a front frame having a launch ball storage tray for storing a game ball for launch on the front is attached so as to be able to open one side.

  In such a pachinko machine, a launching device provided with a launching rod for hitting and firing a game ball at the front lower part of the inner frame is arranged, and further, a game ball is placed from the launching ball storage dish to the launching device in front of the launching device. The structure which arrange | positions the rectifier which sends out sequentially is proposed (for example, patent document 1). In such a pachinko machine, the launching device and the rectifier are normally covered from the front by the front door, and when performing the maintenance of the launching device and the rectifier, the front door is opened to expose the launching device and the rectifier. Further, in this configuration, the rectifier is disposed so as to be able to rotate forward from the normal position located in front of the launching device, and the rectifier is rotated forward during the maintenance of the launching device to expose the front surface of the launching device. By doing so, the work can be easily performed.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-152247 (8th and 9th pages, paragraph numbers 0063 to 0068, FIG. 8)

  By the way, in a general pachinko machine, the rectifier has a configuration in which a ball feeding member for playing a game ball is arranged in a case body having a ball inlet and a ball outlet, and the case body has a structure before delivery. Game balls are stored to some extent. In addition, such a pachinko machine is provided with a ball removal mechanism for discharging a game ball for launch, and when the ball removal mechanism is operated by operating a ball removal operation member provided on the front of the machine body, The game balls stored in the storage tray or the case body are discharged to a surplus ball storage tray below.

  However, in many of such pachinko machines, even when the ball removing mechanism is operated, the game ball inside the case body is not completely discharged, and the game ball remains around the ball feeding member. As described above, the game balls remaining inside the case body have been desired to be removed because they interfere with work during maintenance of the rectifier. However, conventional pachinko machines have a means for easily discharging such game balls. In addition, the worker had to work while feeling annoying.

  Further, even in a configuration in which the rectifier is disposed so as to be able to rotate forward from the normal position as in Patent Document 1, the game ball before delivery is stored to some extent inside the case body, that is, the ball removal mechanism. If the game ball remaining inside the case body is discharged without forgetting the operation, the game ball to be discharged by the ball removing mechanism will be discharged outside the case body, and an unexpectedly surprised worker will be more than expected. There was a risk that the game balls that were discharged on the ground would be distracted and an accident would occur, or that the discharged game balls could not be processed and could be scattered on the floor.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can solve such a problem.

  The present invention includes an inner frame to which a game board is attached, a front ball storage tray on the front, a front door pivotally supported on the front side of the inner frame so as to be able to be opened in one side, and a launcher for hitting and firing a game ball. A pachinko machine comprising: a launching device disposed at a lower front portion of the inner frame; and a rectifier disposed in front of the launching device and sequentially sending game balls from the launching ball storage dish to the launching device. A ball feeding member for sending game balls one by one to the ball feeding outlet is provided in a case body having a ball intake port for taking game balls from a ball storage dish and a ball delivery port for delivering game balls to a launching device. It is pivotally supported from one side of the case body, and can be rotated forward from a normal position where the ball outlet is located at the striking pressure firing position of the launching device by being supported in front of the launching device, In the case body, the game ball can be discharged to the back side of the remaining ball retaining part where the game ball remains. A residual ball discharge port is formed, and the launching device is provided with a discharge port opening / closing piece that closes the remaining ball discharge port at the normal position of the rectifier, and the residual rectifier is rotated forward from the normal position. The pachinko machine is characterized in that the ball discharge port and the discharge port opening / closing piece are spaced apart to open the remaining ball discharge port.

  Here, the “front door” according to the present invention refers to one that is pivotally supported on the front side of the inner frame and that has at least a launch ball storage dish disposed on the front side. The “upper part” and “rear face” of the rectifier refer to the “upper part” and “rear face” of the rectifier in the normal position. The “remaining game ball (hereinafter abbreviated as a residual ball)” refers to a game ball that remains inside the case body without being discharged even when the ball removal mechanism is activated. Indicates a portion where the remaining ball remains inside the case body. For example, in the embodiment, the position immediately above the ball feeding member corresponds to the remaining ball retaining portion.

  In such a configuration, when the rectifier is in the normal position, the remaining ball discharge port is blocked by the discharge port opening / closing piece, and when the rectifier is operated, the game ball in the case body is transferred from the ball delivery port to the launching device. Sent out. On the other hand, in a state where the rectifier is rotated forward from the normal position, the discharge port opening / closing piece and the remaining ball discharge port are separated by the separation of the rectifier from the launching device, and the remaining ball discharge port is opened. Therefore, in the present invention, when the operator rotates the rectifier forward from the normal position during maintenance, the remaining ball discharge port is opened and the remaining ball is discharged from the case body.

  Here, in the above configuration, it is disposed at the front part of the discharge port opening / closing piece, and is inserted into the case body from the remaining ball discharge port at the normal position of the rectifier, and the front end thereof is in front of the remaining ball retaining part. A configuration is proposed that includes a bowl-shaped discharge piece that is positioned and scrapes out the game ball of the remaining ball staying portion from the remaining ball discharge port as the rectifier moves forward from the normal position. In such a configuration, when the rectifier is rotated forward from the normal position, the bowl-shaped discharge piece relatively moves so as to scoop out the remaining ball from the remaining ball discharge port. It will be discharged from.

  In addition to the above-described configuration including the bowl-shaped discharge piece, various means for causing the remaining ball to flow out from the remaining ball retaining portion through the remaining ball discharge port when the remaining ball discharge port is opened are proposed. For example, a guide surface for guiding the remaining sphere to the remaining sphere discharge port may be formed on the bottom surface of the remaining sphere retention portion. In addition, it is proposed that the rectifier can be rotated forward and upward from the normal position so that when the rectifier is rotated forward and upward, the remaining sphere flows down to the remaining sphere outlet on the back side by the inclination of the rectifier.

  Further, in the configuration provided with the bowl-shaped discharge piece as described above, an erroneous opening prevention end extending upstream of the remaining ball staying section is formed at the tip of the bowl-shaped discharge piece, and the case body On the back surface of the, a locking opening is formed on the upstream side of the remaining ball retaining portion so that the gaming ball cannot pass and the erroneous opening prevention end can pass through. When the game ball is located at the upstream side adjacent portion of the remaining ball retaining portion and inserted in the case body through the locking opening at the normal position and located upstream of the remaining ball retaining portion, A configuration is proposed in which the rectifier cannot be rotated forward when the game ball is sandwiched between the erroneous opening prevention end and the locking opening.

  Here, the “upstream adjacent portion of the remaining ball staying portion” is a portion adjacent to the remaining ball staying portion, and a portion where the game ball can flow from the ball intake port side to the remaining ball staying portion. This upstream side adjacent portion is not a remaining ball retaining portion, and the game balls in the upstream side adjacent portion can be discharged by a ball removing mechanism.

  In such a configuration, if there is a game ball on the upstream side from the remaining ball retention portion, when the rectifier is to be rotated forward, the game ball in the upstream side adjacent portion may be The rectifier is locked in the normal position by being sandwiched between the front and rear. Therefore, in such a configuration, the remaining ball discharge port cannot be opened in a state where game balls other than the remaining ball exist in the case body, and game balls other than the remaining ball are not discharged from the remaining ball discharge port. . For this reason, according to this configuration, an operator is upset by trying to process game balls that are discharged more than expected, and an accident occurs, or a plurality of game balls are scattered on the floor without appropriate measures being taken. It is possible to avoid the problem of getting stuck.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the remaining ball discharge port that can discharge the game ball is provided on the back side of the remaining ball retaining portion of the case body, and the remaining ball discharge port is provided at the normal position of the rectifier. A pachinko machine that is equipped with an outlet opening / closing piece that closes, and that the outlet opening / closing piece and the remaining bulb outlet are spaced apart and the remaining bulb outlet is opened while the rectifier is rotated forward from the normal position. Therefore, when performing maintenance of the rectifier, the operator can easily remove the remaining ball in the case body by merely rotating the rectifier slightly forward. That is, prior to maintenance, no special work for removing the remaining ball is required, and the worker can start the maintenance quickly only by rotating the rectifier. For this reason, the worker can work without being bothered by the remaining balls in the case body.

  Further, as described above, a rectifier that can be rotated forward from a normal position is known, and the present invention uses a forward rotation of the rectifier to provide a discharge port fixedly provided in the launching device. The remaining ball discharge port can be opened and closed by the opening and closing piece. For this reason, according to this invention, there exists an advantage that a remaining ball can be discharged | emitted by a simple structure, without arrange | positioning a movable member separately.

  Further, in the above configuration, the rectifier is inserted into the case body from the remaining ball discharge port at the normal position of the rectifier at the front portion of the discharge port opening and closing piece and the front end portion thereof is positioned in front of the remaining ball retention portion. If a bowl-shaped discharge piece that scrapes out the game ball of the remaining ball staying portion from the remaining ball discharge port with the forward rotation from the normal position is disposed, the remaining ball is removed when the remaining ball discharge port is opened. It can be discharged reliably and promptly.

  In addition, in the case where the erroneous opening prevention end is extended to the tip of the bowl-shaped discharge piece, the locking opening is extended to the back of the case body, and there is a game ball in the upstream adjacent portion of the remaining ball retaining portion When the rectifier is made unrotatable forward by sandwiching the game ball between the erroneous opening prevention end and the locking opening, the game ball other than the remaining ball remains in the case body. Since the ball outlet cannot be opened, game balls other than the remaining ball can be prevented from being discharged from the remaining ball outlet by an operator's careless operation. It is possible to prevent a situation where the ball is surprised to cause an accident or the game ball is not processed and scattered on the floor.

  Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.

  1-3 are a perspective view and a front view of a pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention. The pachinko machine 1 includes a wooden outer frame 2 fixed to the game island facility, and a front frame 4 attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 3 so as to be opened and closed.

  The front frame 4 has a rectangular inner frame 5 to which the game board 9 is fixed and is pivotally supported directly on the outer frame 2 via the hinge member 3, and a launch ball storage tray 10 that stores a game ball for launch on the front. And a front door 6 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the inner frame 5 and a back mechanism plate 7 that can be opened and closed on the back side of the inner frame 5.

  The inner frame 5 is made of an aluminum die-cast frame. A rectangular opening is formed in the inner frame 5 from the upper part to the central part, and a game board 9 made of plywood is attached to the opening. As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the front side of the game board 9 is covered with the front door 6, and only the center part can be visually recognized from the front. A resin guide rail 13 is attached to the front surface of the game board 9, and an elliptical game area 12 and a guide passage 20 for guiding the launched game ball to the game area 12 are defined by the guide rail 13. ing. In the game area 12, game parts such as game nails, winning devices, and liquid crystal devices are arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a launching device 14 is provided at a position below the game board 9 on the front surface of the inner frame 5. The launching device 14 includes a launching mechanism 17 for striking and firing a game ball, a launching solenoid 19 for driving the launching kit 17 and the like on a metal launching mechanism plate 16 (FIG. 8). reference). Further, on the front side of the launching device 14, a rectifier 15 that sequentially sends out game balls flowing from the launching ball storage tray 10 to the launching device 14 is disposed (see FIG. 8). As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the launching device 14 and the rectifier 15 are usually covered from the front by the front door 6, and can be exposed by opening the front door 6. The configurations of the launching device 14 and the rectifier 15 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a resin-made surplus sphere storage tray panel 23 extending in the width direction of the inner frame 5 is provided on the front side of the inner frame 5 below the rectifier 15. A surplus ball storage tray 11 that stores surplus game balls is disposed in the center of the front surface of the tray panel 23. A ball discharge port 24 is opened at a position of the surplus ball storage tray panel 23 facing the surplus ball storage tray 11, and a game ball flows into the surplus ball storage tray 11 from the ball discharge port 24. Further, a ball extraction hole 25 for discharging a game ball is formed at the bottom of the surplus ball storage tray 11, and the ball extraction hole 25 is opened by moving the ball extraction slider 26 provided at the bottom of the surplus ball storage tray 11. The game balls in the surplus ball storage tray 11 can be discharged downward.

  A firing handle 21 is provided on the right side of the surplus sphere storage tray 11. A launch lever 22 that can be turned is provided on the outer periphery of the launch handle 21, and a turn angle detection sensor (not shown) that detects the turn angle of the launch lever 22 is provided inside the launch handle 21. Arranged. The rotation angle detection sensor is connected to a launch control board (not shown) that controls the operation of the launch device 14 and the rectifier 15.

  The back mechanism plate 7 is a resin frame attached to the back side of the inner frame 5, and as shown in FIG. 1, a ball tank 35 for storing game balls supplied from the game island equipment is disposed on the upper side. A payout device and a ball passage for paying out the game balls in the ball tank 35 to the launch ball storage tray 10 are disposed below the ball tank 35 (not shown). Also, on the back side of the back mechanism plate 7, a main control board for controlling the entire game and a board such as the launch control board are attached (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front door 6 is made of a rectangular resin frame, and is pivotable so that it can be opened to the front side of the inner frame 5 by a hinge member 40 fixed to the left edge thereof. Worn. An elliptical visual recognition opening 34 that holds a resin transparent plate 33 is formed at the center of the front door 6, and the game area 12 of the game board 9 is moved forward through the visual recognition opening 34. Is visible.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a resin-made firing ball storage tray 10 is integrally disposed on the lower front side of the front door 6. On the left side of the front door 6 facing the inside of the firing ball storage tray 10, a ball supply port 36 for supplying game balls to the firing ball storage tray 10 is opened. The inside of the firing ball storage tray 10 includes a left storage portion 37 having a wide front and rear width and a right alignment portion 38 having a narrow front and rear width, and the inner bottom surface of the firing ball storage tray 10 is played from the storage portion 37 to the alignment portion 38. Inclined to let the sphere flow down. In addition, a short ball outflow passage 39 that penetrates in the thickness direction of the front door 6 and allows game balls to flow out from the alignment portion 38 to the back side of the front door 6 is formed at the right end of the alignment portion 38 (FIG. 2). 6). In addition, a ball removal operation member 42 for operating the ball removal mechanism is disposed at the upper right edge of the firing ball storage dish 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a reinforcing metal panel 41 is fixed to a lower portion of the visual recognition opening 34 on the back side of the front door 6. The ball outflow passage 39 is also provided through the panel plate 41. As shown in FIG. 7, the ball outflow passage 39 is located in front of the rectifier 15 with the front door 6 closed, and the game ball flowing out from the launch ball storage tray 10 through the ball outflow passage 39 is rectifier. 15 will flow into. Further, on the front side of the panel plate 41, a ball removal operation piece 43 constituting a ball removal mechanism, a movable ball stop member 44 for opening and closing the ball outflow passage 39, and the like are disposed. The ball removal mechanism will be described later.

Next, the launching device 14 will be described.
As described above, the launching device 14 is a unit obtained by assembling various members for launching game balls onto the launching mechanism plate 16 made of a metal plate piece. As shown in FIGS. 2, 7, and 8, the firing mechanism plate 16 is screwed to the front surface of the inner frame 5 below the game board 9 and above the surplus ball storage tray 11. As shown in FIG. 8, a firing solenoid 19 composed of a rotary solenoid is fixed to the right side rear surface of the firing mechanism plate 16. A rotating shaft rod of the launching solenoid 19 penetrates the firing mechanism plate 16 and protrudes to the front side, and a firing rod 17 is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft rod. The launch solenoid 19 is electrically connected to the launch control board. The launch control board reciprocates the launcher 17 by switching the energization state of the launch solenoid 19, and a game is played by the tip of the launcher 17. The ball is shot and fired. Above the striking pressure firing position p, a rubber ball holding member 48 that holds the game ball x at the striking pressure firing position p is provided. A stopper 47 is provided to restrict the movement. Further, a remaining ball discharge member 29 according to the present invention is disposed on the left side of the ball holding member 48. The remaining ball discharge member 29 will be described later. Furthermore, a hinge member 49 for pivotally supporting the rectifier 15 is screwed to the front left edge portion of the firing mechanism plate 16. An engagement hole 71 for engaging the engagement member 66 of the rectifier 15 is formed on the right side of the firing mechanism plate 16.

Next, the rectifier 15 will be described.
The rectifier 15 is mainly composed of a box-shaped case body 51 made of a transparent resin. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, in the center of the front surface of the case body 51, a rectangular ball inlet 54 for taking the game ball x from the firing ball storage dish 10 is formed. A ball outlet 55 for sending the game ball x to the launching device 14 is formed. Further, the case body 51 is provided with an electric ball feeding mechanism for feeding game balls one by one, and a ball feeding member 58 (described later) is driven by the operation of the ball feeding mechanism to cause a ball inlet 54. The game balls that have flowed into the case body 51 from the ball delivery outlet 55 are discharged from the case body 51 one by one.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the left side of the case body 51 is provided with a hinge member 52 connected via a central shaft 50 to a hinge member 49 on the front surface of the firing mechanism plate 16, thereby providing a rectifier. 15 can be rotated leftward and forward from a position covering the front surface of the launching device 14. Here, the rectifier 15 is set so that the rotation position covering the front surface of the launching device 14 is the normal position q. That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10 (a), at the normal position q, the ball delivery outlet 55 is discharged from the ball delivery outlet 55 by facing the striking pressure firing position p of the launching device 14 from the front. The game ball x is sent to the striking pressure firing position p. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, at the normal position q, the ball intake port 54 is connected to the ball outflow path 39, so that the game ball x flowing out from the launch ball storage dish 10 flows into the ball intake port 54. Will be.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 (b), a metal firing rail 18 is fixed to the left side at a predetermined angle on the back side of the case body 51. The firing rail 18 abuts against the front surface of the firing mechanism plate 16 at the normal position q of the rectifier 15 so that the position directly above the right end thereof is the striking pressure firing position p, and the guide passage is located at the upper left of the guide path. The game ball x, which has been shot and fired, is guided on the upper surface of the firing rail 18 and jumps into the guide passage 20.

  As shown in FIG. 8, an engagement member 66 having a reverse ridge formed at the tip is provided on the back side of the case body 51, and the engagement member 66 is engaged with the firing mechanism plate 16. By engaging with the joint hole 71, the rectifier 15 is locked at the normal position q. The engagement between the engagement member 66 and the engagement hole 71 can be released by pressing the front end of the engagement member 66 to the left with the front door 6 opened. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rectifier 15 can be rotated to the left front, and the front surface of the launching device 14 can be exposed by retracting the rectifier 15 to the left front of the launching device 14.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a short connecting rod 64 in the front-rear direction is fixed to the outer edge of the ball inlet 54 on the front surface of the case body 51. As shown in FIG. 7, the communication rod 64 communicates with the ball outflow passage 39 in the closed state of the front door 6, and guides the game ball x flowing out from the launch ball storage tray 10 to the ball intake 54. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a projecting passage opening 65 having a laterally long groove shape is formed on the front surface side of the case body 51 at a position below the ball intake 54, and the spherical body incorporated in the case body 51 is removed. A pressure receiving projection 74 of the mouth opening / closing piece 70 penetrates the projection passage opening 65 and projects forward. In addition, a triangular plate-shaped pressing holding member 67 that pushes up the movable ball stopping member 44 (see FIG. 6) is disposed on the right side of the ball inlet 54, and on the left side of the communication rod 64 is a contact. A conical positioning projection 68 used for positioning the rod 64 and the ball outflow passage 39 is provided. Furthermore, a guide groove 76 that is formed in the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is fitted directly below the positioning protrusion 68 so that the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 can be moved left and right. 53 is penetrated (refer FIG. 14). Further, at the lower right side of the ball intake 54, an inverted L-shaped opening that accommodates the front wall portion of the remaining ball discharge member 29 at the upper portion thereof and allows the later-described ball feeding member 58 to tilt at the lower portion. A portion 92 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a ball supply passage 56 for communicating the ball intake port 54 and the ball delivery port 55 is formed inside the case body 51, and a game ball that has flowed in from the ball intake port 54 is formed. x is guided to the ball outlet 55. Here, a ball feeding member 58 is disposed immediately before the ball feeding outlet 55 of the ball feeding passage 56 so as to close the ball feeding passage 56, and the game ball x in the ball feeding passage 56 is stored in the ball feeding passage 56. Outflow to the ball outlet 55 is regulated by the feeding member 58.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the electric ball feeding mechanism disposed in the case body 51 includes the ball feeding member 58 that can be tilted, a ball feeding solenoid 59 that drives the ball feeding member 58, and a ball feeding mechanism. It is comprised by the link member 57 which connects the movable part 75 of the solenoid 59 for a ball, and the ball feeding member 58. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the ball feeding member 58 has a housing recess 60 that can accommodate one game ball, and is pivotally supported by the lower portion of the case body 51 so that the housing recess 60 faces the ball delivery outlet 55 side. The first position (see FIGS. 12 (a) and 13 (a)) to be directed and the second position (see FIGS. 12 (b) and 13 (b)) to direct the housing recess 60 toward the upstream side of the ball supply passage 56. It can be tilted and is held at any position according to the energized state of the ball feeding solenoid 59. The ball feeding solenoid 59 is electrically connected to the firing control board. When the firing control board switches the energized state of the ball feeding solenoid 59 and tilts the ball feeding member 58, the game ball x is thrown into the ball delivery outlet. 55.

  Specifically, the ball feeding member 58 is held at the first position when the ball feeding solenoid 59 is not energized, and the game ball x in the ball supply passage 56 is moved to the ball feeding outlet by the upper end of the ball feeding member 58. It is prevented from flowing out to 55 (see FIGS. 12 (a) and 13 (a)). On the other hand, when the ball feeding solenoid 59 is energized and the ball feeding member 58 is converted to the second position, one game ball x in the ball supply passage 56 is accommodated in the accommodation recess 60 (FIGS. 12B and 13). (See (b)). When the ball feeding solenoid 59 is switched to the non-energized state, the ball feeding member 58 returns to the first position, and the game ball x accommodated in the accommodation recess 60 is discharged from the ball delivery outlet 55 to the striking pressure firing position p. The remaining game balls x in the ball supply passage 56 are prevented from flowing out by the upper end portion of the ball feeding member 58 (see FIG. 13C). When the launch lever 22 is rotated, the launch control board operates the ball feeding solenoid 59 and the launch solenoid 19 in a coordinated manner based on the rotation angle information of the launch lever 22 to strike the game ball x. The game ball x is supplied to the striking pressure firing position p in accordance with the pressure firing.

Next, a ball removal mechanism for discharging the game balls for launch to the surplus ball storage tray will be described.
The ball removal mechanism according to the present embodiment includes a passage through which the game ball flows down from the inside of the case body 51 to the surplus ball storage tray 11 and an entrance to the passage according to the operation of the ball removal operation member 42 (ball removal port 61). And an opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the ball supply passage 56 inside the case body 51 advances straight from the ball intake 54, then bends to the right, and further bends directly below to communicate with the ball delivery outlet 55. ing. The ball outlet 61 for discharging the game ball opens at the bottom of the portion that is bent to the right of the ball supply passage 56. Inside the case body 51, a ball extraction passage 62 is formed through which the game ball x flows from the ball extraction opening 61 to the ball extraction communication port 63 formed at the rear left corner of the case body 51. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the inner frame 5 is provided with a discharge ball guiding path 45 through which the game ball x flows down from the ball discharge communication port 63 to the surplus ball storage dish 11. With this configuration, the game ball x flowing into the ball outlet 61 is discharged to the surplus ball storage tray 11.

  An opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the ball outlet 61 is disposed inside the case body 51 so as to be movable between a closed position α that closes the ball outlet 61 and a ball extraction position β that opens the ball outlet 61. A ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 to be urged (see FIG. 15) and a ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 that is movably disposed on the front door 6 and presses the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 in conjunction with the operation of the ball extraction operation member 42. The ball extraction opening / closing piece 70 is used as a ball extraction position β, and the ball extraction operation piece 43 is connected to the ball extraction operation member 42 and the ball extraction operation piece 43 (see FIG. 16).

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 14, and 15, the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is a resin piece including a plate-shaped shielding portion 73 that shields the ball outlet 61, and a pressure receiving projection 74 that projects forward and a guide. The projection 76 is fitted into the projection passage opening 65 and the guide groove 53 on the front surface of the case body 51, thereby closing the ball outlet 61 inside the case body 51, and opening the ball opening. The position β is held movably. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is normally urged and held at the closing position α on the right side by a coil spring 69 attached to a coil spring mounting portion 88 projecting leftward. Accordingly, the pressure receiving projection 74 is pressed to the left against the urging force of the coil spring 69 to be displaced to the ball extraction position β.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the ball pulling operation piece 43 is made of a resin plate piece, and includes a sliding plate portion 77 that is slidably held in the left and right directions within the front door 6, and the pressure receiving portion. A pressing recess 83 for pressing the protrusion 74 is provided at the left end, and the pressing arm 78 protrudes to the left of the sliding plate 77. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 16, the ball pulling operation piece 43 holds the sliding plate portion 77 so as to be slidable on the front surface side of the panel plate 41, and presses the arm portion from the opening 90 of the panel plate 41. 78 is exposed. As a result, the ball pulling operation piece 43 has a pressing recess 83 that presses the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 to make the ball pulling position β as the sliding plate portion 77 slides, and a pressing position ζ. The concave portion 83 is movable to a steady position ε where the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is not pressed (see FIG. 16). As shown in FIG. 14, a connecting shaft 79 for connecting to the connecting member 80 is formed on the front surface side of the sliding plate portion 77.

  16 and 17 show the arrangement and connection mode of the ball removal operation piece 43 and the ball removal operation member 42 disposed on the front door 6 from the back side. As shown in FIG. 16, the ball pulling operation member 42 is a button-shaped resin piece, and is supported by the lower right portion in the drawing, and when the upper end portion exposed to the upper right of the firing ball storage dish 10 is pressed. It tilts downward. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, an attachment mechanism plate 46 made of a metal plate is disposed on the front side of the panel plate 41 (see FIG. 6) of the front door 6. A connecting member 80, a movable ball stop member 44, and the like are attached to the plate surface of the attachment mechanism plate 46. As shown in FIG. 16, the connecting member 80 is made of a long triangular resin plate piece, and in the position directly below the ball removing operation member 42, the short side faces upward, and the upper right corner in the figure. Are supported so that the lower end portion thereof is tilted left and right along the attachment mechanism plate 46. One end of a coil spring 82 is connected to the left side of the connecting member 80 in the figure. The connecting member 80 is urged to the left in the drawing by the coil spring 82, and the short piece is brought into contact with the lower bottom surface of the ball removing operation member 42. According to such a configuration, when the ball pulling operation member 42 is pushed down against the urging force of the coil spring 82, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the lower end portion of the linking member 80 tilts to the right in the drawing, When the depression of the ball pulling operation member 42 is released, the lower end portion of the linking member 80 returns to the left in the drawing according to the urging force of the coil spring 82, and the pushed ball pulling operation member 42 is moved by the linking member 80. It will be pushed up.

  A connecting hole portion 81 in the front-rear direction is formed at the lower end portion of the connecting member 80, and the connecting member 80 is externally fitted to the connecting shaft 79 of the ball removing operation piece 43 by fitting the connecting hole portion 81 to the connecting shaft 79. It is connected to the operating piece 43. As shown in FIG. 16A, the ball removal operation piece 43 is located at the steady position ε when the ball removal operation member 42 is not operated. As shown in FIG. When 42 is pushed down, it will be displaced to the operating position ζ following the tilting of the connecting member 80.

  The movable ball stop member 44 is composed of a horizontally long resin piece. As shown in FIG. 17, the right end portion in the figure is pivotally supported by the mounting mechanism plate 46 above the ball outflow passage 39, and the left end in the horizontal direction. A ball stop position γ that closes the ball outflow passage 39 from the rear by a ball stop tongue portion 84 formed at the center lower portion thereof, and a ball stop tongue portion 84 that is positioned above the ball outflow passage 39 with the left end in the figure facing upward. It can be displaced to the open position δ to be retracted. As shown in FIG. 17, the movable ball stop member 44 is biased to the open position δ by a coil spring 85 attached to the left side. In addition, a pressure receiving portion 86 that abuts against the pressing holding member 67 of the rectifier 15 protrudes leftward in the drawing at the left end portion of the movable ball stop member 44 in the drawing. As shown in FIG. 17A, when the front door 6 is closed, the movable ball stopping member 44 is held at the open position δ by pushing up the pressure receiving portion 86 by the pressing holding member 67. In addition, a stopper portion 87 that restricts the ball pulling operation piece 43 protrudes downward from the lower right end of the movable ball stop member 44. As shown in FIG. 17B, the movable ball stop member 44 has a stopper 87 on the right side of the ball pulling operation piece 43 at the steady position ε at the ball stop position γ when the front door 6 is opened. By locating, it works to prevent movement of the ball pulling operation piece 43 in the operation position ζ direction (rightward in the figure).

Next, a game ball discharge mode by the ball pulling mechanism will be specifically described.
In the closed state of the front door 6, as shown in FIG. 18A, the pressing concave portion 83 of the ball outlet operating piece 43 is positioned on the right side of the pressure receiving projection 74 of the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70. As described above, when the ball pulling operation member 42 is not operated, the ball pulling operation piece 43 is held at the steady position ε. As shown in FIG. Energized and held in the closed position α. For this reason, when the launch lever 22 is rotated in such a state, the game balls are sent one by one to the strike pressure firing position p by the ball feed mechanism of the rectifier 15 and are launched into the game area 12 by pressure.

  When the ball removal operation member 42 is pushed down while the front door 6 is closed, the ball removal operation piece 43 moves to the left operation position ζ, as shown in FIGS. 15 (b) and 17 (b). As a result, the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is pressed to the ball outlet position β, and the ball outlet 61 is opened. Thereby, the game ball x in the case body 51 flows out from the ball outlet 61 to the ball outlet passage 62 and is discharged from the ball outlet 24 to the surplus ball storage tray 11 as shown in FIG. Further, in this state, the ball outflow path 39 is open, so that the game balls x of the launch ball storage tray 10 sequentially flow into the rectifier 15 and are discharged to the surplus ball storage tray 11. Here, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), the gaming ball x 1 in the position directly above the ball feeding member 58 in the ball supply passage 56 does not flow into the ball outlet 61 even if the ball outlet 61 is opened. Instead, it stays on the ball feeding member 58. That is, the game ball x1 that is not discharged from the case body 51 even when the ball removal mechanism is operated in this way is the remaining ball, and in this embodiment, the ball feeding member in which the remaining ball x1 stays in the ball supply passage 56. The position directly above 58 corresponds to the remaining ball retaining portion 27 according to the present invention.

  When the operation of the ball pulling operation member 42 is stopped, the ball pulling operation piece 43 is returned to the steady position ε by the biasing force of the coil spring 82 coupled to the connecting member 80, and the ball discharge opening / closing piece 70 is returned to the closing position α. The ball outlet 61 is closed.

Next, the operation | movement accompanying opening and closing of the front door 6 is demonstrated.
When the closed front door 6 is opened, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 18C, the front surface of the rectifier 15 is exposed and the rectifier 15 can be rotated forward and upward. In addition, the ball extraction operation piece 43 and the ball extraction opening / closing piece 70 are separated from each other, and the ball extraction opening / closing piece 70 is biased and held at the closed position α unless the pressure receiving projection 74 is directly operated. As shown in FIG. 17, the movable ball stop member 44 that has been pushed up to the open position δ by the press holding member 67 is tilted to the ball stop position γ with the separation of the press holding member 67, and the ball outflow passage 39 is moved. Block. Thereby, the outflow of the game ball from the firing ball storage tray 10 is prevented in the opened state of the front door 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 17B, the movable ball stop member 44 prevents the ball removal operation piece 43 from being displaced to the operation position ζ. For this reason, in the open state of the front door 6, even if the ball removal operation member 42 is pushed down, the ball removal operation piece 43 is held down at the steady position ε.

  When the front door 6 in the opened state is closed, as shown in FIG. 18A, the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 and the ball outlet operating piece 43 approach each other, and the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is moved by the ball outlet operating piece 43. Can be pressed. As described above, since the ball pulling operation piece 43 is held at the steady position ε when the front door 6 is open, the pressure receiving projection 74 and the pressing recess 83 collide when the front door 6 is closed. Absent. Further, the movable ball stop member 44 is pushed up to the open position δ by the press holding member 67, and the ball outflow passage 39 is opened.

Below, the mechanism for discharging | emitting the remaining ball x1 of the case body 51 based on the principal part of this invention is demonstrated.
The mechanism for discharging the remaining ball includes a remaining ball discharge port 28 for discharging the remaining ball x1 to the outside of the case body 51, and opens and closes the remaining ball discharge port 28 according to the rotation of the rectifier 15. The remaining ball discharge member 29 is configured to scrape the ball x1 to the remaining ball discharge port 28.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, the remaining ball discharge port 28 is formed on the back surface of the case body 51 at a position above the ball discharge port 55 so as to be continuous with the ball discharge port 55. Further, from the upper right portion of the remaining ball discharge port 28 in the drawing, a horizontally elongated locking opening 89 extends from the remaining ball retaining portion 27 to the upstream side of the ball supply passage 56, that is, to the right in the drawing. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the remaining ball discharge port 28 is positioned on the back side of the remaining ball staying portion 27, and allows the remaining ball x 1 to pass from the remaining ball staying portion 27 to the back side of the case body 51. It has a rectangular shape that you get. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the locking opening 89 is located on the right back side of the upstream adjacent portion 91 of the remaining ball staying portion 27, that is, the game ball x 2 adjacent to the remaining ball x 1 from the ball intake port 54 side. There is an opening on the back side of the part. The locking opening 89 has a vertical width through which the game ball x2 in the upstream adjacent portion 91 cannot pass and through which an erroneous opening preventing end 32 described later can pass.

  The remaining ball discharge member 29 is formed of a single bent metal plate piece, and has an attachment portion 72 that has two screw holes and is screwed to the firing mechanism plate 16 as shown in FIG. A discharge port opening / closing piece 30 that extends forward from the mounting portion 72 and opens / closes the remaining ball discharge port 28 as the rectifier 15 rotates, and extends forward from the front portion of the discharge port opening / closing piece 30. Thus, it is constituted by a bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 that scrapes off the remaining ball x1 as the rectifier 15 rotates forward, and an erroneous opening prevention end 32 that extends to the tip of the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the discharge port opening / closing piece 30 includes a horizontal wall portion extending forward from the lower right edge portion of the mounting portion 72 and a rectangular front wall extending downward from the front end of the horizontal wall portion. It is an L-shaped piece which consists of a part. When the rectifier 15 is in the normal position q, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 20 (a), the front wall portion of the discharge port opening / closing piece 30 is fitted into the remaining ball discharge port 28 so that the remaining ball discharge port 28 is blocked. Is done. On the other hand, when the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q, as shown in FIGS. 20 (b), 21 (c), and 23 (c), the front wall portion of the outlet opening / closing piece 30 and the remaining ball outlet The remaining ball discharge port 28 is opened by the separation of 28.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 extends forward from the right edge of the front wall portion of the discharge opening / closing piece 30, and extends leftward from the front edge of the sidewall portion, It is an L-shaped piece composed of a rectangular front wall portion arranged in parallel with the front wall portion of the discharge port opening / closing piece 30. When the rectifier 15 is in the normal position q, the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 is inserted into the case body 51 from the remaining ball discharge port 28 as shown in FIGS. 20 (a), 21 (a), and 23 (a). The side wall portion is positioned to the right of the remaining ball retaining portion 27, and the front wall portion is accommodated in the upper portion of the inverted L-shaped opening 92 on the front surface of the case body 51, thereby remaining ball retaining portion. It is located in front of 27. On the other hand, when the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q, as shown in FIGS. 20B, 21C, and 23C, the front wall portion of the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 causes the remaining ball staying portion 27 to move. Relative movement is made so as to cross rearward, and the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 is extracted from the remaining ball discharge port 28.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the erroneous opening prevention end 32 is a horizontally long plate extending from the upper left end of the front wall portion of the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 to the left, that is, toward the upstream side of the remaining ball retaining portion 27. It is a piece. The erroneous opening prevention end 32 has a narrower vertical width than the game ball x 2 and is set to have a shape that can pass through the locking opening 89. In the state where the rectifier 15 is at the normal position q, as shown in FIGS. 21 (a) and 23 (a), the erroneous opening prevention end 32 is inserted into the case body 51 through the locking opening 89, and the case body 51 is accommodated in the upper left portion of the inverted L-shaped opening 92 on the front surface, and is located immediately before the upstream adjacent portion 91 of the remaining ball retaining portion 27. On the other hand, when the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q, as shown in FIGS. 21 (c) and 23 (c), the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 is relatively moved so as to cross the upstream adjacent portion 91 rearward. Then, it is extracted from the locking opening 89.

Next, how the remaining ball x1 is discharged will be described.
At the normal position q of the rectifier 15, as shown in FIGS. 20 (a), 21 (a), and 23 (a), the remaining ball discharge port 28 is closed by the discharge port opening / closing piece 30, and the remaining ball stays. The front of the portion 27 is closed by a bowl-shaped discharge piece 31. For this reason, in this state, if the ball feeding mechanism is operated, the game ball in the case body 51 is sent to the ball delivery outlet 55, and if the ball removal mechanism is operated, the game ball in the case body 51 is discharged from the ball outlet 61. Discharged.

  When discharging the remaining ball x1 from the case body 51, the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q. Here, the rectifier 15 of the present embodiment cannot be rotated forward from the normal position q in a state where the game ball is present on the upstream side of the remaining ball staying portion 27. That is, in this state, as shown in FIGS. 21 (a) and 23 (a), there is a game ball x2 in the upstream adjacent portion 91 between the erroneous opening prevention end 32 and the locking opening 89, and in this state, the rectifier When 15 is to be rotated forward, the game ball x2 of the upstream adjacent portion 91 is sandwiched between the erroneous opening prevention end 32 and the locking opening 89, thereby locking the rectifier 15 so that it cannot rotate forward. It is. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game balls other than the remaining ball x1 must be discharged out of the case body 51 as shown in FIGS. 21 (b) and 23 (b) by the operation of the ball removal mechanism or the like. The remaining ball x1 cannot be discharged from the case body 51.

  As described above, when only the remaining ball x1 exists in the case body 51 and the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q in this state, the remaining ball x1 is discharged from the case body 51. That is, when the rectifier 15 is rotated forward from the normal position q, the outlet opening / closing piece 30 is relatively moved to the rear of the remaining ball outlet 28 as shown in FIGS. 20 (b) and 23 (c). Then, the remaining ball discharge port 28 is opened, and at the same time, the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31 relatively moves so as to scrape the remaining ball x1 backward from the remaining ball retaining portion 27, whereby the remaining ball x1 is discharged to the remaining ball. It will be discharged out of the case body 51 from the outlet 28. As shown in FIG. 20B, the remaining ball x1 discharged from the remaining ball discharge port 28 is dropped onto the firing rail 18 and then discharged to the surplus ball storage dish 11 through a ball passage (not shown). It has become so. The firing rail 18 of the present embodiment is disposed on the back surface of the case body 51 of the rectifier 15, and a sphere holding member that retains the discharged remaining ball x 1 on the firing rail 18 as the rectifier 15 rotates. Retreat from 48. For this reason, the operator does not need a new operation when discharging to the surplus sphere storage tray 11.

  Thus, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the rectifier 15 is maintained, the remaining spheres can be discharged from the remaining sphere discharge port 28 simply by rotating the rectifier 15 forward. Therefore, the operator can discharge the remaining sphere by such a turning operation, and can perform the maintenance work without being bothered by the remaining sphere. In particular, in the present embodiment, the remaining sphere x1 is discharged from the case body 51 only by rotating the rectifier 15 forward by a small angle (less than 10 °), so that the remaining sphere x1 can be discharged very easily and quickly. .

  In the present embodiment, the remaining ball discharge port 28 is opened by the forward rotation of the rectifier 15 and at the same time the remaining ball is scraped out by the bowl-shaped discharge piece 31. At the same time, the remaining ball x1 can be reliably discharged.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a game ball that can be discharged by the ball pulling mechanism is present inside the case body 51, the game ball x 2 of the upstream adjacent portion 91 is connected to the erroneous opening prevention end 32 and the locking opening 89. By sandwiching them, the rectifier 15 is locked so as not to be able to rotate forward, and the opening of the remaining ball discharge port 28 is prevented. For this reason, if game balls other than the remaining balls are discharged from the remaining ball discharge port 28, a large number of game balls may be scattered on the floor surface or the like. Since the remaining ball discharge port 28 can be opened only after the game ball is discharged, such a situation can be prevented.

  Further, the remaining ball discharge mechanism according to the present embodiment has a remaining ball discharge port 28 formed on the back surface of the case body with respect to a known rectifier capable of rotating forward, and a metal plate piece on the firing mechanism plate 16. This can be realized simply by attaching the remaining ball discharge member 29 made of Therefore, there is an advantage that the discharge mechanism of the remaining sphere of the present embodiment can be realized at a low cost with a simple configuration.

  The pachinko machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the rectifier is pivotally supported on the firing mechanism plate, but the rectifier may be directly pivotally supported on the inner frame. In the embodiment, when the remaining balls are discharged, the remaining balls are scraped out by the hook-shaped discharge pieces. Instead of arranging the hook-shaped discharge pieces, the remaining ball staying portion is moved to the remaining ball discharge port. You may provide the guide surface (for example, inclined surface) which guides a remaining ball. Further, the rectifier is not limited to the configuration that rotates to the left front, but may be configured to rotate to the front upper side or the front lower side. In particular, in the configuration in which the rectifier is rotated forward and upward, there is an advantage that the remaining sphere can be guided to the remaining sphere discharge port using the change in inclination when the rectifier is rotated forward and upward. In the embodiment, only one remaining ball is generated inside the case body, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a configuration in which two or more remaining balls are generated. Moreover, although the visual recognition opening part is provided in the front door in the Example, the visual recognition opening part may be comprised with a member different from the front door provided with the firing ball storage tray. In the embodiment, the firing rail is disposed on the back surface of the case body. However, the firing rail may be disposed on the front surface of the firing mechanism plate. Even in such a configuration, the discharged remaining sphere falls in front of the firing rail. For this reason, the discharged remaining ball stays at the striking pressure firing position p on the firing rail and does not require a new operation for discharging it to the surplus ball storage dish.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 in the closed state of the front door 6. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 in the opened state of the front door 6. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a front view of a front door 6. FIG. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is a rear view of the lower part of the front door 6. FIG. It is a right view which cuts down the lower part of the pachinko machine 1, and shows an internal structure simply. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows the launcher 14 and the rectifier 15. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the launch device 14 and the rectifier 15. It is a right view of launching device 14 and rectifier 15, (a) shows the state where rectifier 15 exists in normal position q, and (b) shows the state where rectifier 15 rotated ahead from normal position q. It is a perspective view of the rectifier 15 and the ball extraction operation piece 43. It is a front view which cuts the case body 51 vertically and shows the inside of the rectifier 15, (a) shows the state in which the ball feeding member 58 is in the first position, and (b) shows the ball feeding member 58 in the second position. Indicates the state. 3 is a right side sectional view schematically showing the operation of the rectifier 15. FIG. It is a perspective view of the ball extraction operation piece 43 and the ball extraction opening / closing piece 70. It is a front view which cuts the case body 51 vertically and shows the inside of the rectifier 15, (a) shows the state where the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 is in the closed position α, and (b) shows the ball outlet opening / closing piece 70 as a ball. The state in the unplug position β is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the connection aspect of the ball extraction operation member 42 and the ball extraction operation piece 43. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the action | operation of the movable ball stop member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship of the ball extraction operation piece 43 and the ball extraction opening / closing piece 70 from upper direction seeing through the outer frame 2, the front door 6, etc. FIG. It is a right view which shows the operation | movement of a ball removal mechanism simply by carrying out the lower part of the pachinko machine 1 vertically. It is right side sectional drawing which shows the discharge aspect of the remaining ball x1 simply. It is a front view which cuts the case body 51 vertically and shows the inside of the rectifier 15, (a), (b) shows the state where the rectifier 15 is in the normal position q, and (c) is the front of the rectifier 15 from the normal position q. Shows the rotated state. 4 is a perspective view of a remaining ball discharge member 29. FIG. It is a top view which shows the rectifier 15 and the launcher 14 simply, (a), (b) shows the state in which the rectifier 15 is in the normal position q, and (c) shows the rectifier 15 rotating forward from the normal position q. Indicates the state of movement.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 5 Inner frame 6 Front door 9 Game board 10 Launched ball storage tray 14 Launching device 15 Rectifier 17 Launcher 27 Residual ball retention part 28 Residual ball discharge port 29 Residual ball discharge member 30 Drain port opening / closing piece 31 Spike-shaped discharge piece 32 Accidental opening prevention end 51 Case body 54 Ball inlet 55 Ball outlet 58 Ball feed member 89 Locking opening 91 Upstream adjacent portion p Impact pressure firing position q Normal position x Game ball

Claims (3)

An inner frame to which a game board can be attached;
A front door equipped with a launching ball storage tray on the front, and pivotally supported so as to be able to open on the front side of the inner frame;
A launching device that is provided with a launcher for firing and hitting a game ball, and disposed at the lower front of the inner frame;
In a pachinko machine comprising a rectifier arranged in front of the launching device and sequentially sending game balls from the launching ball storage dish to the launching device,
The rectifier is a ball feeding member that sends game balls one by one to the ball feeding outlet in a case body that includes a ball intake port for taking game balls from the launch ball storage tray and a ball delivery port that delivers game balls to the launching device. It is pivotally supported by one side of the case body, and can be rotated forward from a normal position where it is located in front of the launching device and faces the ball discharge outlet at the striking pressure firing position of the launching device. Is,
In the case body, a remaining ball discharge port that can discharge the game ball is formed on the right back side of the remaining ball retaining portion where the game ball remains,
The launching device is provided with a discharge opening / closing piece for closing the remaining ball discharge opening at the normal position of the rectifier,
A pachinko machine characterized in that the remaining ball discharge port and the discharge port opening / closing piece are separated from each other and the remaining ball discharge port is opened while the rectifier is rotated forward from the normal position.   Disposed at the front of the discharge port opening and closing piece, inserted into the case body from the remaining ball discharge port at the normal position of the rectifier, and positioned at the tip of the front of the remaining ball staying portion from the normal position of the rectifier. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a bowl-shaped discharge piece that scrapes out the game ball of the remaining ball staying portion from the remaining ball discharge port in accordance with the forward rotation. At the tip of the bowl-shaped discharge piece, an erroneous opening preventing end extending upstream of the remaining ball retaining portion is formed,
On the back surface of the case body, a locking opening is formed on the upstream side of the remaining ball retaining portion so that the game ball cannot pass and the erroneous opening prevention end can pass through,
The erroneous opening prevention end is inserted in the case body from the locking opening at the normal position of the rectifier and is positioned in front of the upstream adjacent portion of the remaining ball retaining portion, and is played in the upstream adjacent portion of the remaining ball retaining portion. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein when there is a ball, the rectifier cannot be rotated forward by the game ball being sandwiched between the erroneous opening prevention end and the locking opening.

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