JP2007330547A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of an abnormality in a launching motion by remaining balls generated at a launching position from occurring. <P>SOLUTION: A flow-in port 22 attends to a vicinity on the side of the launching position P, and a remaining ball discharging passage 44 making game balls which have flowed into the flow-in port 22 flow down to a game ball storage tray 11 is arranged. At the same time, in the case when a remaining ball x' is held at the launching position P when game balls x are fed to the launching position P by a ball feeding device 50, the remaining ball x' is pushed out to the flow-in port 22 of the remaining ball discharging passage 44 prior to the feeding of the game balls x, and is discharged to the game ball storage tray 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that supplies game balls one by one to a launch position and launches the supplied game balls to a game area.

  In conventional pachinko machines, a circular game area in which game nails, winning devices, etc. are arranged is formed on the front surface of the game board, and a game ball launched into the game area rolls in the game area. It is designed to flow down.

  In addition, a general pachinko machine has a launch device that launches game balls held at the launch position at the lower end on the launch rail, and game balls supplied from the game ball storage tray one by one at the launch position. And a ball feeding device to be supplied. In such a configuration, when the player operates the launch handle, the ball feeding device and the launch device are actuated to start the launch operation, and the launched game ball is played by the guide path provided outside the game region. It will be guided to the upper part (for example, patent document 1).

  By the way, the launching operation of the pachinko machine is generally a ball feeding operation in which the ball feeding device supplies one game ball to the launch position, and a batting operation in which the launch device strikes the game ball and launches it into the game area. During the launching operation, the game balls are launched in succession by alternately repeating the ball feeding operation and the striking pressure operation. Recent pachinko machines are designed to fire about 100 game balls per minute by electrically controlling the operation of the ball feeding device and the launching device.

  In addition, a general ball feeding device includes a ball feeding member having a receiving recess having a size capable of receiving one game ball, and a receiving position in which the receiving recess receives a game ball supplied from a game ball storage tray, It comprises ball feed driving means for converting and driving the received game ball to the supply position for supplying it toward the launch position. In the ball feed operation, the receiving recess is converted from the accept position to the supply position. Thus, the game ball is accommodated in the receiving recess at the receiving position, and the game ball is released toward the launching position at the supply position.

JP 2006-109975 A

  In the conventional pachinko machine, when the ball feeding device supplies the game ball to the launch position, the previously supplied game ball may be held at the launch position. In this case, the supplied game ball and the already held game ball (hereinafter referred to as the remaining ball) overlap at the launch position, and the game ball cannot be normally launched. Specifically, when the game ball supplied from the ball feeder is stabilized at the launch position, a hitting operation is performed and the game ball is hardly hit, or the launcher is temporarily inoperative. In this case, a remaining ball is generated, for example, when the striking operation is not performed and the firing operation becomes abnormal.

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

  The present invention provides a launching device that launches a game ball held at a launch position at a lower end on a launch rail, and a ball feeding device that feeds game balls supplied from a game ball storage dish one by one to the launch position. And a launch control means for controlling the operation of the launching device and the ball feeding device, and allowing the game ball to be fired continuously, an inflow port faces the side of the launch position, and the flow A remaining ball discharge path for allowing the game ball flowing into the entrance to flow out to the game ball storage tray, and a ball push-out member disposed so as to be able to push the game ball held at the launch position to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path If the game ball is already held at the launch position when the game ball is supplied to the launch position by the ball feeder, the ball is held at the launch position prior to the supply of the game ball. The played game ball is moved by the ball pushing member. Is a pachinko machine, characterized in that a ball pushing means for pushing the inlet of presence ball discharge passage.

  Here, “prior to supply of the game ball” means that the game ball supplied by the ball feeding device is prior to reaching the launch position. That is, the ball push-out means may push out the remaining ball after the game ball is released onto the launch rail by the ball feeding device and before the game ball reaches the launch position.

  In such a configuration, when a remaining ball is generated, the remaining ball is pushed out of the launch position before the next game ball is supplied to the launch position. The game ball does not overlap at the position, and the firing operation can be performed normally.

  The game ball pushed out from the launch position flows into the remaining ball discharge path, flows down to the game ball storage tray, and is returned to the player. Note that the “game ball storage tray” for returning the remaining balls may be the same as the game ball storage tray that supplies the game balls to the ball feeding device, or may be another game ball storage tray.

  The ball push-out means includes a ball push-out member that moves through the firing position to the inlet side of the remaining ball discharge path, a drive means that drives the ball push-out member, and controls the drive means prior to the supply of the game ball. It is proposed that the ball pusher member is constituted by control means for moving the ball pushing member through the firing position. It is also proposed to provide a sensor for detecting the occurrence of a remaining sphere. Here, the drive means can be constituted by a solenoid or the like, and the control means can be constituted by a microcomputer or the like.

  On the other hand, the ball feeding device is pivotally supported in the front-rear direction at the front upper position of the launch position, and includes a ball feeding member having at least one receiving recess around the axis, the size of which can receive one game ball, The receiving recess rotates the ball feeding member in one direction so as to convert it into a receiving position for receiving the game ball supplied from the game ball storage tray and a supply position for supplying the received game ball toward the launch position. A ball feeding drive means for driving, and the ball push-out member protrudes rearward from a position adjacent to the rotation direction side of the receiving recess on the rear surface of the ball feeding member and is adjacent to the opposite side of the rotation direction. When the receiving recess is moved to the supply position by the rotation of the ball feeding member, the game ball is supplied to the launch position across the launch position toward the lower end of the launch rail. Already in the launch position. The game ball is moved so as to drop from the lower end of the firing rail, and the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path is provided below the lower end of the firing rail. Proposed.

  In such a configuration, the ball feeding member includes a rotating body having a receiving recess around the axis, and the ball pushing member disposed on the back surface of the ball feeding member rotates together with the ball feeding member. The ball pusher member is disposed at a position adjacent to the receiving recess from the rotation direction side, and the ball pusher member crosses the firing position as the receiving recess moves from the receiving position to the supply position. To move to. Therefore, according to this configuration, even when a remaining ball is generated at the launch position, the remaining push ball is launched by the ball pushing member before the receiving recess is converted to the supply position and a new game ball is supplied to the launch position. Can be pushed out of position. In this configuration, the ball pushing member is driven by the ball feeding member driving means and moves integrally with the ball feeding member. Therefore, the driving means and the control means for pushing out the remaining sphere are provided. It is not necessary to provide a new one and can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, the ball pushing member is placed at the firing position so that it does not fall from the lower end of the firing rail when the receiving recess adjacent to the opposite side in the rotation direction is located at the supply position. The game ball to be supplied is located at a position where the game ball is locked at the launch position, and the launch control means is released from the accept recess at the supply position after the accept recess has moved to the supply position. A configuration is proposed in which the ball feeding driving means is controlled to stop the rotation of the ball feeding member until a game ball is launched by the launching device.

  According to this configuration, the game ball supplied to the launch position is held at the launch position by the ball pushing member until it is launched by the launch device. That is, in this configuration, when the receiving recess is converted to the supply position, the game ball is held at the firing position by using the ball pushing member that is located in the vicinity of the firing position. Therefore, in this configuration, the mechanism for holding the game ball at the launch position can be simplified. In addition, the ball pushing member that locks the game ball at the launch position moves to a position where the game ball at the launch position is not latched as the receiving recess retracts from the supply position, and the receiving recess receives The game ball is not locked at the firing position when moving from the position to the supply position. According to this configuration, when the ball pushing member pushes out the remaining sphere, the remaining sphere is not locked at the firing position, so that the remaining sphere can be quickly pushed out from the firing position.

  The ball feeding device is pivotally supported in front of the launch position, and includes a ball feeding member having a receiving recess having a size capable of receiving one game ball around the shaft, and the receiving recess includes a game ball storage unit. A ball feeding drive means for reciprocally tilting the ball feeding member so as to convert the receiving ball into a receiving position for receiving the game ball supplied from the dish and a supply position for supplying the received game ball toward the firing position. The ball pushing member is connected to the ball feeding member, and is positioned at a retreat position where the receiving recess is in the receiving position and retracts immediately before the firing position, and the receiving recess is the supply position. As it moves to the launch position from the retracted position to push out the game ball already held at the launch position to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path, the launch control means Move to the supply position After the game ball is released from the receiving recess onto the firing rail, the ball transport driving means is controlled so that the receiving recess returns to the receiving position, and the released game ball reaches the launch position. A configuration is also proposed in which the ball pushing member is converted into the retracted position before.

  In such a configuration, the ball feeding member reciprocally tilts, and the ball pushing member is linked to the ball feeding member, and advances to the firing position as the receiving recess is converted to the supply position. Therefore, according to this configuration, even when a remaining ball is generated at the launch position, the remaining push ball is launched by the ball pushing member before the receiving recess is converted to the supply position and a new game ball is supplied to the launch position. Can be pushed out of position. Further, since the ball pushing member that has advanced to the launch position retreats from the launch position before the game ball released from the receiving recess reaches the launch position, it does not interfere with the newly supplied game ball.

  As described above, in the present invention, the inflow port faces the side of the launch position, the remaining ball discharge path through which the game ball flowing into the inflow port flows out to the game ball storage dish, and the launch position by the ball feeding member. If the game ball is already held at the launch position when the game ball is supplied to the ball, the ball that pushes the game ball held at the launch position to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path prior to the supply of the game ball Since it is a pachinko machine characterized by including an extruding means, even if a remaining ball is generated, the remaining ball can be discharged before the next game ball is supplied to the launch position. For this reason, in such a pachinko machine, an abnormality is unlikely to occur in the launch operation, and the player can enjoy the game without being bothered by the malfunction of the launch operation.

  Further, in this configuration, when the ball pushing member is connected to the ball feeding member and the ball pushing member is moved in synchronization with the ball feeding member, a driving means and a control means are newly provided. The remaining sphere can be eliminated with a simple configuration.

  In addition, when the game ball supplied to the launch position is locked to the launch position by the ball pushing member, the mechanism for holding the game ball at the launch position can be simplified and the remaining balls can be pushed out smoothly. Can be performed.

Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.
The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a wooden outer frame 2 fixed to the game island facility and a gaming machine main body 3 attached to an opening portion of the outer frame 2 as shown in FIGS. Has been.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a plate-shaped main body frame 5, and the main body frame 5 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 4. A front frame door 6 is disposed on the front side of the main body frame 5 so as to be openable and closable, and a back mechanism plate 7 is disposed on the rear side of the main body frame 5.

  A plywood game board 8 is attached to the main body frame 5 from the upper part to the center part. A guide rail 13 is attached to the front surface of the game board 8, and the guide rail 13 divides a substantially circular game area 12 and a guide passage 20 for guiding the launched game ball to the game area 12. In the game area 12, game parts such as game nails, winning devices, and liquid crystal devices are arranged.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower panel 23 made of a resin material is provided at the lower front portion of the main body frame 5, and a lower portion for storing excess game balls in the lower front center of the lower panel 23. A game ball storage tray 11 is provided. In the lower panel 23, a ball discharge port 24 is opened at a position facing the inside of the lower game ball storage tray 11, and a game ball is discharged into the lower game ball storage plate 11 from the ball discharge port 24. Further, a ball hole 25 for discharging a game ball is formed at the bottom of the lower game ball storage tray 11, and when the ball removal slider 26 provided at the bottom of the lower game ball storage tray 11 is moved, the ball hole 25 is formed. It opens and it becomes possible to discharge | release the game ball of the lower game ball storage tray 11 below.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a firing mechanism plate 16 made of a metal plate is disposed on the front surface of the lower panel 23 and above the lower game ball storage tray 11. The launch mechanism plate 16 is provided with a metal launch rail 18 and a launch device 15 that launches a game ball.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the firing rail 18 is made of a metal plate formed in an M-shaped cross section, and is fixed to the front surface of the firing mechanism plate 16 so as to rise to the left at a predetermined angle. The entrance direction of the guide passage 20 is faced. The launch position P for launching the game ball x is defined at the lower right end of the launch rail 18, and the launched game ball x is guided to the upper left along the groove on the upper surface of the launch rail 18. . Further, a ball stop member 48 made of a metal plate is fixed to the right end portion of the firing rail 18. The ball stop member 48 protrudes upward from the groove on the upper surface of the launch rail 18 and is locked so that the game ball x at the launch position P does not roll down to the lower right.

  The launcher 15 includes a launcher 17 that strikes a game ball and a launcher solenoid 19 that drives the launcher 17. The firing solenoid 19 is a rotary solenoid, and is fixed to the back surface of the firing mechanism plate 16. A rotating shaft rod of the firing 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 rod 17 is installed so that the hitting portion at the tip faces the launch position P from the right. The firing solenoid 19 is connected to a firing control board 80 (see FIG. 10) disposed on the back mechanism plate 7 described later, and the striking portion of the launching rod 17 is in accordance with a signal input from the firing control board 80. The launch rod 17 is reciprocated between a position retracted to the right of the launch position P (see FIG. 4A) and a position where the hitting portion strikes the game ball x at the launch position P (see FIG. 4B). To drive.

  According to such a configuration, a game ball sent out to the firing position P by the ball feeding device 50 described later is held at the firing position P by the ball stop member 48 and is fired to the upper left by the operation of the launching device 15. Through the guide passage 20, the game area 12 is discharged to the upper part.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a foul port 21 for discharging a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 12 faces upward at a position below the gap between the entrance of the guide passage 20 and the launch rail 18. It is open. The game balls that have flowed into the foul port 21 are discharged from the ball discharge port 24 to the lower game ball storage tray 11 through a ball passage (not shown).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discharge ball communication port 27 is opened upward in the lower panel 23 provided at the lower portion of the main body frame 5. The discharge ball communication port 27 communicates directly upstream of the ball discharge port 24 and faces the ball discharge port 60 of the ball feeding device 50 described later in a closed state of the front frame door 6. The game balls discharged from the outlet 60 are discharged to the lower game ball storage tray 11 through the discharge ball communication port 27. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the lower panel 23 is provided with a remaining ball discharge path 44 through which the game ball pushed out from the launch position P flows down to the lower game ball storage dish 11. The inlet 22 of the remaining ball discharge path 44 opens below the lower right end of the firing rail 18, and the game ball that has dropped from the lower right end of the firing rail 18 flows into the remaining ball discharge path 44 from the inlet 22. It is supposed to be. On the other hand, the downstream side of the remaining ball discharge path 44 communicates with the immediately upstream portion of the ball discharge port 24, and the game balls flowing in from the inflow port 22 are discharged to the lower game ball storage dish 11 through the ball discharge port 24. Will be.

  A launching handle 28 protrudes to the right of the lower game ball storage tray 11. A firing lever 29 that can be rotated is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the firing handle 28, and a turning amount detection sensor 81 that detects a turning angle of the firing lever 29 is disposed inside the firing handle 28. . The rotation amount detection sensor 81 is connected to a firing control board 80 (see FIG. 10) that controls the operation of the firing solenoid 19 and the like. When the firing lever 29 is turned, the rotation amount detection sensor 81 is turned on. A signal is output to the launch control board 80, and the launch control board 80 drives and controls the launch solenoid 19 based on this signal to launch the game ball at the launch position P.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the above-described back mechanism plate 7 is attached to the back side of the main body frame 5, and a ball tank for storing game balls supplied from the game island equipment is provided on the upper side thereof. 30 is provided. Further, a payout device and a ball passage for paying out the game balls in the ball tank 30 are disposed below the ball tank 30 (not shown). Further, the back mechanism board 7 is provided with various substrates such as a main control board 79 (see FIG. 10) for controlling the entire game and a launch control board 80 (see FIG. 10) for controlling the launching operation.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame door 6 described above is pivotally attached to the main body frame 5 by a hinge member 32 at the left edge. Here, the front frame door 6 is provided so as to almost entirely cover the region above the lower game ball storage tray 11 from the front, and in the closed state, the game board 8 and the launch mechanism plate 16 described above. Etc. are covered from the front.

  In the center of the front frame door 6, a substantially circular game area opening 34 that holds the transparent plate 33 is formed. With the front frame door 6 closed, the game area opening 34, The game area 12 of the game board 8 described above can be viewed from the front.

  Further, an upper game ball storage tray 10 is disposed on the lower front surface of the front frame door 6, and the game balls are supplied to the upper game ball storage tray 10 at a left side position in the upper game ball storage tray 10. For this purpose, a ball outlet 36 is opened. An alignment portion 38 for aligning game balls is formed inside the right side of the upper game ball storage tray 10, and a ball flow that causes the game balls to flow out to the back side of the front frame door 6 is formed at the right end of the alignment portion 38. An outlet (not shown) is open. The inner bottom surface of the upper game ball storage tray 10 is inclined downward in the right direction so that the game balls flow down the alignment portion 38 and flow out of the ball outlet. In addition, a ball removal button 42 for discharging a game ball from a ball feeding device 50 described later is disposed on the upper right edge of the upper game ball storage tray 10 so as to be pressed.

  On the back side of the front frame door 6, a reinforcing back panel plate 40 is fixed to a lower part of the game area opening 34. And on the back surface of the back panel board 40, a ball feeding device 50 for feeding the game balls flowing out from the above-mentioned ball outlets one by one to the launch position P is disposed.

  The above-described ball feeding device 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the ball feeding device 50 is a metal mounting plate 51 attached to the back surface of the back panel plate 40 and a game that is fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate 51 and flows out of the upper game ball storage tray 10. A rectifying unit 52 that causes the balls to flow in a line and flow down, and a ball feeding mechanism unit 53 that sends out the game balls one by one from the rectifying unit 52 to the launch position P are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rectifying unit 52 mainly includes a resin housing 55. An intake inflow port 57 that communicates with the above-described ball outlet of the upper game ball storage tray 10 is formed in the upper front portion of the housing 55, and the game ball x flowing out of the upper game ball storage tray 10 is It flows into the housing 55 from the intake inlet 57. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a ball delivery port 59 is opened on the right side wall of the housing 55, and a ball guide that communicates the intake inlet 57 and the ball delivery port 59 in the housing 55. A path 58 is formed. According to such a configuration, the game balls x flowing in from the intake inflow port 57 flow down the ball guide path 58 in a line to the lower right and flow out of the housing 55 from the ball delivery port 59.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a ball outlet 62 for discharging the game ball x flowing in from the intake inlet 57 to the lower game ball storage dish 11 is opened on the bottom surface of the ball guide path 58. In the housing 55, a ball extraction passage 61 that communicates from the ball extraction port 62 to the ball discharge port 60 that opens to the bottom wall portion of the housing 55 is provided. In addition, a ball opening / closing piece 56 is provided in the housing 55 so as to be slidable from side to side and open and close the ball opening 62. The ball extraction opening / closing piece 56 is biased to a position where the ball extraction port 62 is closed by a spring (not shown), and is mechanically connected to the above-described ball extraction button 42, and when the ball extraction button 42 is pushed down. Then, it moves to a position where the ball outlet 62 is opened against the urging force. That is, the ball outlet 62 is in a closed state unless the ball outlet button 42 is operated, and the game ball x flowing from the intake inlet 57 is guided to the ball outlet 59. When the ball extraction button 42 is operated, the ball extraction port 62 is opened, and the game ball x flowing in from the intake inlet 57 flows out of the ball extraction port 62, and from the ball discharge port 60 to the housing 55. Discharged outside. Then, the discharged game ball flows into the discharge ball communication port 27 described above and is discharged to the lower game ball storage tray 11.

  The ball feeding mechanism 53 includes a ball feeding member 65 that sends out the game balls x one by one from the ball guide path 58 to the launch position P, and a ball feeding motor 66 that rotationally drives the ball feeding member 65.

  The ball feeding motor 66 is a stepping motor, and is fixed to the right side of the front surface of the mounting plate 51 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating shaft rod 74 of the ball feeding motor 66 passes through the mounting plate 51 and protrudes to the back side of the mounting plate 51, and the ball feeding member 65 is formed at the tip of the rotating shaft rod. Is fixed. The ball feeding motor 66 is connected to a launch control board 80 (see FIG. 10), which will be described later, and rotates the rotary shaft 74 in one direction in accordance with a pulse signal transmitted from the launch control board 80 to send the ball feed. The member 65 is rotated. The ball feeding drive means in the present invention is constituted by this ball feeding motor 66.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the ball feeding member 65 is a thick disk-shaped resin piece having a circular shape when viewed from the back, and a shaft hole 73 that fits with the rotary shaft rod 74 of the ball feeding motor 66 at the center. Is penetrated back and forth. A cut-out receiving recess 71 is formed on the outer periphery of the ball feeding member 65. The receiving recess 71 is sized to accommodate one game ball, and can receive the game ball from the front, back and outer peripheral openings. In addition, a guide surface 72 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the receiving recess 71 to guide the game ball received inside. Further, the outer peripheral portion of the ball feeding member 65 where the receiving recess 71 is not formed constitutes a flow-down prevention portion 70 that supports the game ball from flowing out from the ball feeding outlet 59. Further, on the back surface of the ball feeding member 65, a ball pushing member 68 is projected rearward. The ball pushing member 68 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the ball feeding member 65 is fitted on the rear surface of the mounting plate 51 around the shaft hole 73 by fitting the shaft hole 73 to the rotary shaft 74 of the ball feeding motor 66. And is held rotatably. According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball feeding member 65 is adjacent to the ball feeding outlet 59 of the rectifying unit 52 from the lower left in the figure, and the ball feeding member 65 is rotated to receive the receiving recess 71. Is made to face the ball outlet 59, the game ball x in the ball guide path 58 can be received in the receiving recess 71. That is, the position α1 at which the receiving recess 71 is opposed to the ball outlet 59 is the receiving position of the receiving recess in the present invention.

  7 and 8, when the front frame door 6 is closed, the ball feeding device 50 is located in front of the firing rail 18, and the ball feeding member 65 is in the front-rear direction at the upper front position of the firing position P. It will be supported by In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, when the ball feeding member 65 is rotated and the receiving recess 71 is positioned to the lower right of the shaft hole 73 in the drawing, the back side opening of the receiving recess 71 is at the firing position P. The game ball x in the receiving recess 71 can be released to the launch position P by the guide action of the guide surface 72. That is, the position β1 at which the receiving recess 71 is positioned immediately before the firing position P is the supply position of the receiving recess in the present invention.

  The ball feeding motor 66 rotates the ball feeding member 65 in a clockwise direction when viewed from the back side (in the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 6 and 7), and the ball is moved from the state where the receiving recess 71 is at the receiving position α1. When the feeding member 65 is rotated 90 °, the receiving recess 71 is converted to the supply position β1, and when the ball feeding member 65 is rotated 270 ° from the state where the receiving recess 71 is at the supply position β1, the receiving recess 71 is moved to the receiving position α1. Will be converted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a sphere support wall portion 75 that is curved along the outer peripheral surface of the ball feeding member 65 is extended to the lower right side at the right outer side portion of the housing 55. The ball support wall 75 closes the outer peripheral opening of the receiving recess 71 in a state where the receiving recess 71 is at the supply position β1, so that the game ball in the receiving recess 71 is discharged from the rear opening side. To do. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the receiving concave portion 71 at the receiving position α <b> 1 is closed from the back side at the right side edge of the back surface of the housing 55, and the stored game ball is not released from the back side opening portion. A cover member 67 is provided for supporting. The cover member 67 closes the opening on the back side of the receiving recess 71 so as to bypass the right edge of the housing 55 to the rear so as not to hinder the rotation of the spherical pusher member 68. The front opening of the receiving recess 71 is always closed by the mounting plate 51.

  According to this configuration, when the ball feeding member 65 rotates and the receiving recess 71 is positioned at the receiving position α1, one game ball flows from the rectifying unit 52 into the receiving recess 71 through the outer peripheral opening, and the ball feeding member 65 Is further rotated and the receiving recess 71 is positioned at the supply position β1, the game ball x accommodated in the receiving recess 71 is released onto the firing rail 18 from the back side opening and held at the firing position P. Become.

Next, the spherical push-out member 68 according to the main part of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the ball pusher member 68 is a hook-like member that protrudes rightward from the outer peripheral edge of the back surface of the ball feed member 65 and is formed integrally with the ball feed member 65. Further, the ball pushing member 68 protrudes from the back side opening of the receiving recess 71 at a position adjacent to the rotation direction side.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ball pushing member 68 protrudes to the upper region of the firing rail 18 with the front frame door 6 closed, and the ball pushing member 65 moves above the firing rail 18 as the ball feeding member 65 rotates. A circular motion is performed around the shaft hole 73. Here, as described above, since the ball pushing member 68 protrudes from the receiving concave portion 71 at a position adjacent to the receiving concave portion 71 from the rotational direction side, as shown in FIGS. With the movement to the supply position β1, the ball pushing member 68 moves across the firing position P in the direction of the lower end of the firing rail 18. According to such a configuration, if the game ball x is held at the launch position P when the ball pusher member 68 crosses the launch position P, the game ball x is pressed downward and right by the ball pusher member 68. It will fall over the stop member 48 and fall from the downstream end of the firing rail 18.

  FIG. 10 shows a control circuit relating to the launch control of the game ball.

  The launch control board 80 constituting the microcomputer is provided with a board circuit for controlling the launch operation of the pachinko machine 1 and the like. The launch control board 80 performs overall control of the launch operation, and the launch control means according to the present invention is mainly realized by the launch control board 80. On this board circuit, a central control unit CPU for launch control is arranged. In this central control CPU for launch control, a storage device ROM for storing an operation program used for arithmetic processing and a storage device RAM capable of reading and writing necessary data as needed are unilaterally provided with information for specifying an address for reading and writing data. Are connected via an address bus (not shown) for transmitting data to and from a data bus (not shown) for exchanging data, and constitute a board circuit of the launch control board 80.

  Further, the board circuit of the launch control board 80 is provided with a clock device (not shown) for outputting a predetermined clock pulse, and is connected to the launch control central control unit CPU. Then, the central control unit CPU for launch control performs arithmetic processing in time series by clock pulses at regular intervals, and sequentially executes a series of processing operations. A timer TM is also connected for counting time by counting clock pulses output from the clock device.

  The board circuit of the launch control board 80 is provided with an input port (not shown) and an output port (not shown) through which the launch control central control unit CPU performs data communication with peripheral devices. A firing solenoid 19 and a ball feeding motor 66 are connected to the output port. The launch control board 80 outputs an electrical signal to the launch solenoid 19 through this output port, and rotates the launch rod 17 by switching the energized state. Further, the firing control board 80 outputs a pulse signal to the ball feeding motor 66 through the output port, and rotates the ball feeding member 65 by rotating the ball feeding member 65 by a required angle. On the other hand, a main control board 79 for comprehensively controlling the game and the above-described rotation amount detection sensor 81 are connected to the input port. The firing control board 80 checks the detection signal from the rotation amount detection sensor 81 and the control signal from the main control board 79 every predetermined time, and controls the firing solenoid 19 and the like based on these signals.

  Below, the operation | movement aspect of the launching device 15 and the ball feeding apparatus 50 accompanying the launching operation | movement of a game ball is demonstrated using FIG.

  FIG. 11A shows a state after the game ball x is supplied to the launch position P by the ball feeder 50. In this state, the supplied game ball x is held at the launch position P by the ball stop member 48, and the launch rod 17 is retracted to the right of the launch position P. The receiving recess 71 has already returned to the receiving position α1, and a new game ball x is received from the rectifying unit 52 in the receiving recess 71.

  The launch control board 80 rotates the launcher 17 by converting the launch solenoid 19 from the above state to the energized state, and launches the game ball x at the launch position P by the hitting portion at the tip of the launcher 17 (FIG. 11). (See (b)). The launched game ball x is guided obliquely upward on the launch rail 18, jumps into the guide passage 20 from the upper end portion of the launch rail 18, and is discharged to the game area 12 through the guide passage 20. Become.

  When the game ball x is fired, the firing control board 80 converts the firing solenoid 19 into a non-energized state, and retracts the striking portion of the launcher 17 from the firing position P (see FIG. 11C).

  Subsequently, the firing control board 80 transmits a pulse signal to the ball feeding motor 66, and as shown in FIG. 11 (d), the ball feeding member 65 is rotated by 90 ° in the direction of the arrow in the drawing, The ball feeding motor 66 is stopped for a time (here, 0.2 seconds). As a result, the receiving recess 71 moves from the receiving position α1 to the supply position β1, and the game ball x accommodated in the receiving recess 71 is discharged onto the firing rail 18.

  When the ball feeding motor 66 is stopped for a predetermined time, the firing control board 80 transmits a pulse signal to the ball feeding motor 66 as shown in FIG. The member 65 is rotated 270 °. As a result, the receiving recess 71 moves from the supply position β1 to the receiving position α1, and a new game ball x flows from the rectifying unit 52 into the receiving recess 71. In addition, the game ball x released from the receiving recess 71 onto the launch rail 18 reaches the launch position P and is held by the ball stop member 48.

  In this way, the launch control board 80 operates the launch solenoid 19 and the ball feeding motor 66 and repeats the steps shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D to continuously launch the game balls x. To do. Such a firing operation is repeated about 100 times per minute when the firing handle 28 is operated.

  Next, the pushing operation of the remaining sphere by the sphere pushing member 68 will be described. As described above, the ball pushing member 68 rotates together with the receiving recess 71 with the rotation of the ball feeding member 65, and when the receiving recess 71 moves from the receiving position α1 to the supply position β1, the launch position P is set to the launch rail. 18 so as to cross the lower right end direction (see FIGS. 11C and 11D). Further, when the receiving recess 71 moves from the supply position β1 to the receiving position α1, the ball pushing member 68 does not cross the firing position P and is displaced to the upper left of the firing position P via the upper right of the shaft hole 73. (See FIGS. 11 (d) and 11 (a)).

  According to such a configuration, the launch control board 80 malfunctions during the launch operation, and the game ball x ′ supplied to the launch position P is not fired to the launch position P as shown in FIG. When remaining, as shown in FIG. 12B, prior to the receiving recess 71 being converted from the receiving position α1 to the supplying position β1 and the next game ball x being supplied to the firing position P, the ball pushing member 68 pushes the remaining sphere x ′ to the lower right end of the firing rail 18 and drops it to the inlet 22 of the remaining sphere discharge path 44. The remaining balls flowing into the remaining ball discharge path 44 flow down to the lower game ball storage tray 11 as described above and are returned to the player (see FIGS. 2 and 4). Therefore, in this configuration, the game ball x released from the receiving recess 71 onto the launch rail 18 is normally held at the launch position P without interfering with the remaining ball x ′, and is played by the launch device 15. It will be fired normally to area 12.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the remaining sphere is pushed out of the firing position prior to supplying the next gaming ball to the firing position. There is an advantage that there is no duplication at the launch position and it is difficult for the launch operation to have a problem.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment pushes out the remaining sphere x ′ by the sphere pushing member 68 that rotates integrally with the ball feeding member 65, so that the driving means for pushing out the remaining sphere is a ball feeding motor. 66, and the remaining ball can be pushed out prior to the supply of the game ball without complicated control. Thus, according to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that the remaining sphere can be appropriately eliminated with a simple configuration without separately providing a driving means and a control means for the ball pushing member.

<Second Example>
The present embodiment is characterized in that the game ball is held at the firing position by the ball pushing member. The configuration of the remaining ball discharge path and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the ball feeding device 50a of the present embodiment aligns the metal mounting plate 51 and the game balls fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate 51 and flowing out from the upper game ball storage tray 10 in a line. The rectifying unit 52 is allowed to flow down, and the ball feeding mechanism unit 53a that sends out one game ball from the rectifying unit 52 to the launch position P one by one. The mounting plate 51 and the rectifying unit 52 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The ball feeding mechanism unit 53a includes a ball feeding member 65a that sends the game balls x one by one from the rectifying unit 52 to the launch position P, and a ball feeding motor 66 that rotationally drives the ball feeding member 65a. The ball feeding motor 66 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the ball feeding member 65a is a thick disk-shaped resin piece having a circular shape in rear view having the same size as the ball feeding member 65 of the first embodiment. A shaft hole 73 that fits with the rotating shaft rod 74 of the motor 66 is provided in the front-rear direction. Four receiving recesses 71 are formed at equal intervals along the outer periphery of the outer periphery of the ball feeding member 65a. Each receiving recess 71 has the same shape as that of the first embodiment, and can receive a game ball inside from the front, back and outer side openings. Further, the portion of the outer peripheral portion of the ball feeding member 65 where the receiving recess 71 is not formed constitutes a flow-inhibiting portion 70 a that supports the game ball from flowing out from the ball feeding outlet 59. Further, a ball push-out member 68a, which will be described later, protrudes rearward from the back surface of the ball feeding member 65a.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the ball feeding member 65 a is pivotally supported on the rotary shaft rod 74 of the ball feeding motor 66 like the ball feeding member 65 of the first embodiment, and the front frame door 6 is closed. In the state, it rotates at the front upper position of the launch position P. According to such a configuration, when the ball feeding member 65a rotates, each receiving recess 71 faces the ball feeding outlet 59 and can receive the game ball x from the ball guiding path 58 and the launch position P. The game ball x received by being positioned immediately before is converted into the supply position β2 that can be released to the launch position P. The receiving recesses 71 are formed at intervals of 90 ° around the axis of the ball feeding member 65, and in the state where one receiving recess 71 is positioned at the receiving position α2, the other receiving recesses 71 are positioned at the supply position β2. It is supposed to be.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, a spherical support wall 75 that closes the outer peripheral opening of the receiving recess 71 at the supply position β <b> 2 extends to the lower right on the right outer side of the housing 55. . Also,
A cover portion 67 a that closes the back-side opening of the receiving recess 71 at the receiving position α <b> 2 extends rightward on the right edge of the back surface of the housing 55.

  According to this configuration, the ball feeding member 65a is clockwise when viewed from the back side (in the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 14 and 15) with the receiving recess 71 positioned at the receiving position α2 and the supply position β2, respectively. When rotated 90 °, the receiving recess 71 at the receiving position α2 is converted to the supply position β2, and the game ball x stored in the receiving recess 71 is discharged to the launch position P. At the same time, another receiving recess 71 moves to the receiving position α2, and a new game ball is accommodated in the receiving recess 71. That is, the ball feeding device 50 according to the present embodiment performs the ball feeding operation by rotating the ball feeding member 65a by 90 °.

  The ball extruding member 68a has the same bowl shape as the ball extruding member 68 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, four ball extruding members 68a project from the back of the ball feeding member 65a to the rear. Yes. Each ball pushing member 68a is disposed at a position sandwiched between the back-side openings of the respective receiving recesses 71, and the receiving recesses 71 are adjacent to the rotation direction side and the opposite direction side thereof. In addition, each ball push-out member 68 a protrudes at an intermediate position between the outer peripheral edge of the back surface of the ball feed member 65 a and the shaft hole 73.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, each ball pushing member 68a protrudes above the firing rail 18a when the front frame door 6 is closed, and the firing rail 18 is rotated with the rotation of the ball feeding member 65a. Are circularly moved on the same orbit around the shaft hole 73.

  Here, as described above, since the spherical push-out member 68a protrudes at a position adjacent to each receiving recess 71 from the rotational direction side, as shown in FIGS. , The ball pushing member 68a moves across the firing position P in the direction of the lower right end of the firing rail 18a before the receiving recess 71 reaches the feeding position β2. That is, when the ball pushing member 68a crosses the firing position P, if there is a game ball x at the firing position P, the game ball x is pressed to the lower right by the ball pushing member 68a and falls from the downstream end of the firing rail 18a. It will be.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, each spherical push-out member 68a is located on the upper right side of the firing position P in a state where the receiving recess 71 adjacent to the opposite side in the rotation direction is located at the supply position β2, and the firing position P The game balls x can be locked so as not to fall from the launch position P. Further, in this state where the ball pushing member 68a locks the game ball x at the firing position P, the launching rod 17 can hit the game ball x from between the ball pushing member 68a and the firing rail 18a. Yes. Here, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the launch rail 18 a of this embodiment is not provided with a ball stop member at the lower right end, and a ball pusher member 68 a is located on the upper right side of the launch position P. If not, the game ball x will flow down to the lower right end of the firing rail 18a without being locked at the firing position P.

  Hereinafter, operation modes of the launching device 15 and the ball feeding device 50a accompanying the launching operation of the game ball will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 18A shows a state after the game ball x is supplied to the launch position P by the ball feeder 50a. In such a state, the receiving recess 71 that has received the game ball x at the launch position P remains at the supply position β2, and the receiving recess 71 at the receiving position α2 receives the game ball x from the rectifying unit 52. Further, the launch rod 17 is retracted to the right of the launch position P, and the sent game ball x is locked at the launch position P by a ball pusher member 68a located on the upper right side of the launch position P. .

  The launch control board 80 rotates the launcher 17 by converting the launch solenoid 19 from the above state to the energized state, and launches the game ball x at the launch position P by the hitting portion at the tip of the launcher 17 (FIG. 18). (See (b)).

  When the game ball x is fired, the firing control board 80 converts the firing solenoid 19 into a non-energized state, and retracts the striking portion of the launcher 17 from the firing position P (see FIG. 18C).

  Subsequently, the launch control board 80 transmits a pulse signal to the ball feeding motor 66 and rotates the ball feeding member 65a by 90 ° as shown in FIG. As a result, the receiving recess 71 located at the receiving position α2 moves to the supply position β2, and the game ball x accommodated in the receiving recess 71 is discharged onto the launch rail 18a and supplied to the launch position P. . In addition, the receiving recess 71 located at the supply position β2 moves to the lower right, and further, the receiving recess 71 located at the upper right moves to the receiving position α2, and a new game ball x is accommodated in the receiving recess 71. The

  As described above, in this embodiment, the launch control board 80 operates the launch solenoid 19 and the ball feed motor 66, and repeats the steps of FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c) to play the game ball x. Are fired continuously.

  Next, the remaining ball pushing operation by the ball pushing member 68a will be described. As described above, each ball pushing member 68a rotates together with the receiving recess 71 as the ball feeding member 65a rotates. Each spherical pusher member 68a moves so as to cross the firing position P in the direction of the lower right end of the firing rail 18a when the receiving recess 71 adjacent from the direction opposite to the rotational direction moves from the receiving position α2 to the supply position β2. (See FIGS. 18 (c) and 18 (a)). In addition, the receiving recess 71 is located at the upper right side of the firing position P in the state where the receiving recess 71 is located, and the game ball x released from the receiving recess 71 is locked at the launch position P (FIG. 18 (a )reference). Further, when the receiving recess 71 rotates from the supply position β2, the ball pushing member 68a retreats to the upper right position where the game ball x is not locked at the firing position P (see FIG. 18A).

  According to such a configuration, when the launch control board 80 malfunctions during the launch operation, and the game ball x ′ supplied to the launch position P is not launched and remains at the launch position P, FIG. As shown, prior to the receiving recess 71 at the receiving position α2 being converted to the supply position β2 and the new game ball x being supplied to the firing position P, the ball extruding adjacent to the receiving recess 71 from the rotational direction side. The member 68a pushes the remaining sphere x ′ downward and drops it from the lower right end of the firing rail 18a. The game ball x dropped from the launch rail 18a flows into the inlet 22 of the remaining ball discharge path 44 and is discharged to the lower game ball storage tray 11 as in the first embodiment (see FIGS. 2 and 4). ).

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18 (d), when the remaining sphere x 'is pushed out, another sphere pushing member 68a that has locked the remaining sphere x' at the firing position P is provided. The ball is retreated to the upper right of the firing position P, and the remaining sphere x ′ is released from the locked state by the sphere pushing member 68a. For this reason, this configuration has an advantage that the remaining sphere x 'can be smoothly pushed out from the firing position P.

<Third embodiment>
The present embodiment includes a ball feeding member that tilts back and forth, and a ball push-out member that moves so as to push the game ball at the launch position backward as the ball feeding member tilts. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the ball feeding device 50b of the present embodiment aligns the metal mounting plate 51b and the game balls fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate 51b and flowing out from the upper game ball storage tray 10 in a line. A rectifying unit 52b that is caused to flow down, and a ball feeding mechanism unit 53b that sends out the game balls one by one from the rectifying unit 52b to the launch position P.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 22, the mounting plate 51b is attached to the back surface of the back panel plate 40 in the same manner as the mounting plate 51 of the first embodiment, and its shape matches the shape of the ball feeding mechanism portion 53b. Sheet metal processing.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the rectifying unit 52 b is the same as the rectifying unit 52 of the first embodiment, and the game ball x that has flowed out of the upper game ball storage dish 10 passes through the intake inlet 57 into the housing 55 b. , Flows down in a line along the ball guide path 58, and flows out of the housing 55b through the ball outlet 59. Note that the ball outlet 59 is opened downwardly in accordance with the configuration of the ball feeding mechanism 53b.

  The ball feeding mechanism portion 53b includes a ball feeding member 65b that sends out the game balls x one by one from the ball guide path 58 to the launch position P, and a ball feeding solenoid 66b that tilts and drives the ball feeding member 65b.

  The ball feeding solenoid 66b is a rotary solenoid, and is fixed to the right side of the back surface of the mounting plate 51, as shown in FIG. The rotation shaft rod 74b of the ball feeding solenoid 66b protrudes to the left. A transmission portion 85 that transmits a driving force to the ball feeding member 65b and the ball pushing member 68b is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft rod 74b. As shown in FIG. 23, the transmission portion 85 is obtained by superimposing a large-diameter gear that transmits a driving force to the ball pushing member 68b and a small-diameter gear that transmits the driving force to the ball feeding member 65b in the axial direction. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the ball feeding member 65 b includes a substantially U-shaped receiving portion 88 that forms a receiving recess 71 b and a gear portion 86 that is integrally coupled to the side surface of the receiving portion 88. It is a resin piece. The receiving recess 71b is a U-shaped recess that is large enough to accommodate one game ball. On the bottom surface of the receiving recess 71b, a smooth guide surface 72b is formed so that a game ball is discharged rearward from the receiving recess 71b at a supply position β3 described later. Further, at the front upper edge portion of the receiving recess 71b, a flow-inhibiting portion 70b that supports the game ball from flowing out of the ball delivery port 59 in a state where the receiving recess 71b is located at the supply position β3 is disposed. In addition, a tilting shaft 73b that is pivotally supported by the housing 55b protrudes to the right at the center of the gear portion 86.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a plate-like attachment portion 84 extends downward at the lower right portion of the housing 55 b. The ball feeding member 65 b is tiltable below the ball feeding outlet 59 by pivotally supporting the tilting shaft 73 b on the mounting portion 84. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 23 (a), when the ball feeding member 65b is tilted and moved to a position where the receiving concave portion 71b faces upward, the receiving concave portion 71b faces the ball feeding outlet 59, and the ball The game ball x in the guide path 58 can be received in the receiving recess 71b. That is, the position where the receiving recess 71b faces upward is the receiving position α3 of the receiving recess in the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, when the front frame door 6 is closed, the ball feeding member 65b is pivotally supported at the front upper left position of the firing position P, as shown in FIG. 23 (b). When the ball feeding member 65 is tilted and moved to a position where the receiving recess 71b faces rearward, the game ball x received in the receiving recess 71b is released onto the firing rail 18 by the guiding action of the guide surface 72b, The game ball can be sent to the firing position P by a gradient on the firing rail 18. That is, the position where the receiving recess 71 faces rearward in this way is the receiving recess supply position β3 in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the ball feeding solenoid 66b meshes the transmission portion 85 with the gear portion 86 of the ball feeding member 65b. When the ball feeding solenoid 66b is not energized, the ball feeding member 65b The recess 71b is held in a state where it is located at the receiving position α3. When the ball feeding solenoid 66b is energized, the ball feeding member 65b is converted to a state where the receiving recess 71b is located at the supply position β3. The ball feeding solenoid 66b is connected to the firing control board 80 similarly to the ball feeding motor 66 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 10), and the firing control board 80 switches the energized state of the ball feeding solenoid 66b. By tilting the ball feeding member 65b, the position of the receiving recess 71b can be changed.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the spherical push-out member 68b is made of a bowl-shaped resin piece that is long in the front-rear direction. A thin plate-like sliding protrusion 89 is provided on the right side surface of the spherical push-out member 68b. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 21, the ball pushing member 68 b is fitted immediately before the firing position P by fitting a sliding protrusion 89 into a holding groove 90 formed in the front-rear direction at the lower end of the mounting portion 84. It is held so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 24, the ball pushing member 68b moves to a retracted position γ that is retracted immediately before the firing position P and an extruded position δ that causes the rear end portion to advance to the firing position P. be able to.

  Further, a toothed portion 87 that meshes with the transmitting portion 85 of the ball feeding solenoid 66b is formed on the front side portion of the upper surface of the ball pushing member 68b. When the ball feeding solenoid 66b is in a non-energized state, the ball pushing member 68b. Is held at the retracted position γ, and the ball pushing member 68b is held at the pushing position δ when the ball feeding solenoid 66b is energized. That is, the ball push-out member 68b of this embodiment is connected to the ball feed member 65b via the transmission portion 85 of the ball feed solenoid 66b, and the ball feed member 65b is held at the receiving position α3 in the retracted position. Positioned at γ, the ball feeding member 65b is positioned at the extrusion position δ while being held at the supply position β3.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the inflow port 22b of the remaining sphere discharge path 44b passes through the firing mechanism plate 16 and opens at a position immediately after the firing position P. The game ball pushed backward from the launch position P by 68b flows into the remaining ball discharge path 44b from the inflow port 22b. The downstream side of the remaining ball discharge path 44b communicates with the lower game ball storage tray 11 as in the first embodiment, and the game balls flowing in from the inlet 22b are discharged to the lower game ball storage tray 11. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, operation modes of the launching device 15 and the ball feeding device 50b accompanying the launching operation of the game ball will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 24A shows a state after the game ball x is sent out to the launch position P by the ball feeder 50b. In such a state, the delivered game ball x is held at the launch position P by the ball stop member 48, and the launch rod 17 is retracted from the launch position P toward the front in the figure. The receiving recess 71b has already returned to the receiving position α3, and a new game ball x is accommodated in the receiving recess 71b.

  The launch control board 80 rotates the launcher 17 by converting the launch solenoid 19 from the above state to the energized state, and launches the game ball x at the launch position P by the hitting portion at the tip of the launcher 17 (FIG. 24). (See (b)).

  When the game ball x is fired, the firing control board 80 converts the firing solenoid 19 into a non-energized state, and retracts the striking portion of the launcher 17 from the firing position P toward the front in the drawing (FIG. 24C). reference).

  Subsequently, the firing control board 80 converts the ball feeding solenoid 66b into an energized state, and as shown in FIG. 24 (d), the ball feeding member 65b is tilted 45 ° rearward, and further, for a predetermined time (0). .1 second) Hold the ball feeding solenoid 66b in the energized state. As a result, the receiving recess 71b moves from the receiving position α3 to the supply position β3, and the game ball x stored in the receiving recess 71b is released onto the firing rail 18.

  When holding the ball feeding solenoid 66b in the energized state for 0.1 second, the firing control board 80 converts the ball feeding solenoid 66b to the non-energized state as shown in FIG. Tilt forward 45 °. As a result, the receiving recess 71b moves from the supply position β3 to the receiving position α3, and a new game ball x flows from the rectifying unit 52b into the receiving recess 71b. The game ball x released from the receiving recess 71 b onto the launch rail 18 flows down on the launch rail 18 to reach the launch position P and is held by the ball stop member 48. As shown in FIG. 24 (d), while the ball feeding solenoid 66b is energized, the ball pushing member 68b advances to the firing position P, but the game ball x released from the receiving recess 71b is Since the firing position P is not reached during the energization period (0.1 second) of the ball feeding solenoid 66b, the game ball x is blocked by the ball pushing member 68b after the ball pushing member 68b is retracted from the firing position P. It reaches the launch position P without being held, and is held.

  Next, the remaining ball pushing operation by the ball pushing member 68b will be described. As described above, the ball pushing member 68b moves forward and backward with respect to the firing position P as the ball feeding member 65b tilts, and the receiving recess 71b of the ball feeding member 65b is moved from the receiving position α3 to the supply position β3. Is moved to the firing position P as it is converted to, and retracted from the firing position P as the receiving recess 71b is converted from the supply position β3 to the receiving position α3.

  According to such a configuration, when the launch control board 80 malfunctions during the launch operation and the game ball x ′ supplied to the launch position P is not launched and remains at the launch position P, as shown in FIG. As the receiving recess 71b changes from the receiving position α3 to the supply position β3, the ball pushing member 68b moves to the pushing position δ and pushes the remaining sphere x ′ to the rear of the firing position P. Then, the pushed-out remaining ball x 'flows into the inflow port 22b of the remaining ball discharge path 44b, is discharged to the lower game ball storage tray 11 as described above, and is returned to the player. Further, as described above, the ball push-out member 68b returns to the retracted position γ before the next game ball x reaches the firing position P after pushing out the remaining ball x ′, and is released from the receiving recess 71b. The played game ball x is held at the launch position P after removal of the remaining ball x ′ without hitting the ball pusher 68b.

  Thus, even in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the remaining ball x 'can be discharged prior to the supply of the game ball to the launch position P. In particular, the present embodiment has an advantage that the remaining sphere can be reliably discharged because the inlet 22b of the remaining sphere discharge path 44b is directly connected to the launch position P. Further, since the driving source of the ball feeding member 65b and the ball pushing member 68b is constituted by a solenoid, it can be manufactured at a relatively low cost as compared with the above embodiment.

  It should be noted that the pachinko machine of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the ball pushing member is mechanically connected to the ball feeding member, and the remaining ball is pushed out at an appropriate timing using the driving force of the ball feeding member. A driving device for driving and a control device for controlling the driving device may be provided separately from the ball feeding device.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1 according to a first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 in the state where the front frame door 6 is opened. 3 is a perspective view of a firing mechanism plate 16. FIG. It is the front view which expands and shows the firing mechanism board 16 part, (a) shows the state before the launcher 17 hits the game ball x, (b) shows the launcher 17 hit the game ball x. The state immediately after is shown. It is a perspective view from the back side of ball feeder 50 which shows cover member 67 separately. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the ball feeding device 50 with the housing 55 cut away. 3 is a rear view of the ball feeding device 50. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical side view illustrating a positional relationship between the launch position P and the ball feeding device 50 by vertically cutting the lower panel 23 and the like at the launch position P. It is a perspective view from the back side of the ball feeding member 65 and the ball pushing member 68. It is a block diagram which shows the control circuit which concerns on launch control. It is explanatory drawing which shows the action | operation of the launching apparatus 15 and the ball feeding apparatus 50 accompanying a launching operation. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the pushing operation of the remaining sphere x ′ by the ball pushing member 68. It is a perspective view from the back side of ball feeder 50a of a 2nd example. It is a rear view of the ball feeding apparatus 50a which shows the housing | casing 55 longitudinally. It is a rear view of the ball feeder 50a. It is an expanded vertical side view which cuts down the lower panel 23 grade | etc., At the launch position P part, and shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between the launch position P and the ball feeder 50a. It is a perspective view from the back side of ball feeding member 65a and ball pushing member 68a. It is explanatory drawing which shows the action | operation of the launching apparatus 15 and the ball feeding apparatus 50a accompanying a launching operation. It is a perspective view from the back side of ball feeder 50b of the 3rd example. It is a rear view of the ball feeding apparatus 50b which shows the housing | casing 55b longitudinally. It is a rear view of the ball feeder 50b. It is an expanded vertical side view which cuts down the lower panel 23b etc. in the launch position P part, and shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between the launch position P and the ball feeder 50b. It is a perspective view from the back side of ball feeding member 65b and ball pushing member 68b, (a) shows the state where receiving recess 71b is in receiving position α3, and (b) shows the state where receiving recess 71b is in supplying position β3 Indicates. It is explanatory drawing which shows the action | operation of the launching apparatus 15 and the ball feeding apparatus 50b accompanying a launching operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the extrusion operation | movement of the residual ball | bowl x 'by the ball | bowl pushing member 68b.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 6 Front frame door 10 Upper game ball storage tray 11 Lower game ball storage tray 12 Game area 15 Launching device 18, 18a Launch rail 19 Launch solenoid 20 Guide passage 22, 22b Inlet 34 Game area opening 44, 44b Residual sphere discharge path 50, 50a, 50b Ball feeding device 51, 51b Mounting plate 52, 52b Rectifier 65, 65a, 65b Ball feeding member 66 Ball feeding motor (ball feeding drive means)
68, 68a, 68b Ball extruding member 71, 71b Receiving recess 80 Firing control board (firing control means)
P Launch position x Game ball α1, α2, α3 Acceptance position β1, β2, β3 Supply position γ Retraction position δ Push position

Claims (4)

A launcher that launches a game ball held at the launch position at the lower end on the launch rail; and
A ball feeding device for supplying the game balls supplied from the game ball storage dish one by one to the launch position;
In a pachinko machine comprising a launch control means for controlling the operation of the launch device and the ball feeding device, and allowing a game ball to be continuously fired,
An inflow port faces the side of the launch position, and a remaining ball discharge path that causes game balls that have flowed into the inflow port to flow out to the game ball storage dish,
It comprises a ball pusher member arranged so as to be able to push out the game ball held at the firing position to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path, and the game ball is supplied to the launch position by the ball feeding device. When the game ball is already held at the launch position, the game ball held at the launch position is pushed out to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path by the ball pushing member prior to supply of the game ball. A pachinko machine comprising a ball pushing means. The ball feeder is
A ball feeding member that is pivotally supported in the front-rear direction at the front upper position of the launch position and has at least one receiving recess around the axis that is large enough to receive one game ball;
The ball receiving member is unidirectionally converted so that the receiving recess converts the receiving position for receiving the game ball supplied from the game ball storage tray and the supply position for supplying the received game ball toward the launch position. A ball feeding drive means for rotationally driving,
The ball extruding member is
Projecting rearward from a position adjacent to the rotational direction side of the receiving recess on the rear surface of the ball feeding member;
As the receiving recess adjacent to the ball pushing member from the opposite side of the rotation direction moves to the supply position by the rotation of the ball feeding member, the firing position crosses the lower end direction of the firing rail. The game ball already held at the launch position is moved so as to drop from the lower end of the launch rail,
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein an inlet of the remaining ball discharge path is provided below a lower end of the firing rail. The ball pushing member is supplied to the firing position so that it does not fall from the lower end of the firing rail when the receiving recess adjacent to the ball pushing member from the opposite side in the rotational direction is located at the feeding position. It is located at a position to lock the game ball at the launch position,
The firing control means stops the rotation of the ball feeding member until the game ball released from the receiving recess at the supply position is launched by the launching device after the receiving recess moves to the supply position. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the ball feeding driving means is controlled as described above. The ball feeder is
A ball feeding member that is pivotally supported in front of the launch position and has one receiving recess around the axis that is large enough to receive one game ball;
The receiving recess reciprocally tilts the ball feeding member so as to convert the receiving position to receive the game ball supplied from the game ball storage tray and the supply position to supply the received game ball toward the launch position. A ball feeding drive means,
The ball pushing member is connected to the ball feeding member, and is positioned at a retreat position where the receiving recess is retracted immediately before the firing position in a state where the receiving recess is at the receiving position, and the receiving recess moves to the supply position. Advancing from the retracted position to the launch position along with the pushing out the game ball already held in the launch position to the inlet of the remaining ball discharge path,
The firing control means controls the ball feeding drive means so that the receiving recess is returned to the receiving position after the game ball is released onto the firing rail from the receiving recess moved to the supply position, The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball pushing member is converted to the retracted position before the released game ball reaches the launch position.

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