JP2008000185A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for preventing balls from falling from a ball guiding gutter part when a front frame door is opened. <P>SOLUTION: The ball guiding gutter part 40 comprises a communicating area 46 and a retreat area 47 provided continuously beside the communicating area 46 so as to incline upward. The ball guiding gutter part 40 is pivoted on a back face of the front frame door 6 so as to tilt vertically. An urging means is provided for urging so that the ball guiding gutter part 40 is tilted so as to incline the retreat area 47 downward when the front frame door 6 is open. A restoring working member 58 is provided for tilting and restoring the ball guiding gutter part 40 so that the retreat area 47 inclines upward against urging force of the urging means and that a ball delivering port 34 communicates with a ball guiding outlet port 33 through the communicating area 46 when the front frame door 6 is closed. Thereby, when the front frame door 6 is open, the game balls in the communicating area 46 flow in the retreat area 47, and when the door 6 is closed, the game balls flowed in the retreat area 47 flow in the communicating area 47. Thus, the balls are securely prevented from falling from the ball guiding gutter part 40 when the door 6 is open. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of preventing ball spillage from a ball lead-out collar when the front frame door is opened.

  In general, in a gaming machine in which a game ball is a game medium and a front frame door provided with an upper receiving tray is disposed on the front surface of the main body frame, the game paid out from the payout device to the upper receiving tray of the front frame door The ball is stored.

  In such a gaming machine, as shown in FIG. 8A, a ball outlet / outlet b through which a game ball paid out from a built-in payout device (not shown) is forwarded is opened in front of the main body frame a. On the other hand, the front frame door c provided with one side edge pivotally connected to the front surface of the main body frame a so as to be openable and closable has a ball outlet port d at a position facing the lower front of the ball outlet b in the closed state. Is open. Further, the ball outlet port d is provided with a ball outlet rod e projecting rearward, and the ball outlet rod e is located directly below the ball outlet b from the front when the front frame door c is closed. The ball delivery port b and the ball outlet port d are communicated with each other so that the game ball can be led out from the ball outlet port d to the upper tray f disposed on the front side of the front frame door c. It is configured.

  By the way, in such a configuration, the upper receiving tray f is filled with gaming balls, and as shown in FIG. 8A, gaming balls that cannot be fully led out from the ball outlet port d to the upper receiving tray f If the front frame door c is opened while staying on the part e, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), there is a problem that the game ball on the ball outlet collar part e spills out of the machine. It was.

Conventionally, in order to prevent such a spilling of the ball when the front frame door c is opened, a tray member that projects forward as the front frame door c is opened is provided below the ball outlet b. When the c is opened, the game balls spilled from the ball delivery outlet b and the ball outlet cage e are received by the saucer member and guided to the lower saucer (for example, see Patent Document 1), or the ball outlet cage An opening / closing frame that can shield the rear end opening of the part e is provided, and the opening / closing frame shields the rear end opening of the ball lead-out collar part e when the front frame door c is opened, and opens when the front frame door c is closed. There have been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 2) or those provided with a shutter that closes in accordance with the opening of the front frame door c in the ball outlet port d (for example, see Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-275207 ([0079] to [0097], FIGS. 12 to 16) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-36784 JP 2002-119718 A ([0047], [0048], FIGS. 4 and 5)

  In the prior art as described above, the configuration of Patent Document 1 receives and collects game balls spilled from the ball delivery outlet b and the ball outlet collar e when the front frame door c is opened. The spill itself could not be prevented. In addition, the configuration of Patent Document 2 is high when the game ball stays up to a position higher than the upper end of the open / close frame that shields the rear end opening of the ball outlet collar e when the front frame door c is opened. Since the game ball in the position spills over the upper end of the open / close frame, the ball spill cannot be reliably prevented. Further, in the configuration of Patent Document 3, since the shutter is provided so as to rotate in the vertical direction within the ball outlet port d, the opening area of the ball outlet port d is narrowed by the shutter and the game ball passes. A sufficient opening area of the ball outlet d could not be secured.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and can reliably prevent spilling of the ball from the ball lead-out flange when the front frame door is opened, and a sufficient opening area of the ball lead-out port. The object is to provide a gaming machine that can be secured.

  The present invention includes a main body frame in which a ball outlet is opened on the front surface, and a game ball paid out from a built-in payout device is forwarded from the ball outlet, and one side edge is pivotally connected to the front surface of the main body frame. A front frame door having a ball outlet opening at a position facing the lower front of the ball outlet in the closed state; and a front frame door disposed on the front side of the front frame door. An upper receiving tray for storing the game ball derived from the outlet, and a ball outlet hook portion for connecting the ball outlet and the ball outlet in a closed state of the front frame door to lead the game ball to the upper tray In the gaming machine comprising: the ball lead-out flange portion includes a communication area for communicating the ball outlet and the ball outlet, and a retreat area into which the game ball can flow, The game balls in the communication area are allowed to flow into the retraction area when opened, and the retraction is performed when the front frame door is closed. A game machine characterized by comprising a game ball retracting means for deriving on said receiving tray and a game ball that is flowing into the region drained into the communication area.

  Here, when the front frame door is closed, the communication area of the ball lead-out collar portion is such that the ball delivery port of the main body frame and the ball lead-out port of the front frame door communicate with each other, and the game ball is transferred from the ball lead-out port to the upper tray. It produces the action to derive.

  In the gaming machine, the retraction area is coupled to the side of the communication area in an upwardly inclined state, and the ball lead-out flange portion is pivotally supported on the back surface of the front frame door so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the game ball retracting means, when the front frame door is opened, biases the ball lead-out collar part to bias the retracted area downward, and closing the front frame door Sometimes, the ball outlet collar is returned and tilted so that the retraction area is inclined upward against the urging force of the urging means, and the ball outlet and the ball outlet are communicated by the communication area. A configuration comprising a return actuating member is proposed.

  Here, the urging means has a configuration in which one end is connected to the communication area side of the ball lead-out hook part and the other end is a tension spring connected to the back surface of the front frame door at a position above the ball lead-out hook part. Can be applied. Further, the return actuating member has an engagement guide surface inclined toward the lower rear side on the lower surface of the front end, and protrudes from the main body frame side to engage with the upper edge of the communication area when the front frame door is closed. Thus, a configuration in which a plate-like member that pushes down the communication region is used can be applied.

  As described above, the present invention, as described above, the ball lead-out collar portion is composed of a communication area where the ball outlet of the main body frame communicates with the ball lead-out port of the front frame door, and a retreat area into which the game ball can flow, Retract the game ball that flows into the retraction area when the front frame door is opened and flows out into the retraction area when the front frame door is closed and flows out to the upper tray. In the closed state of the front frame door, the ball delivery outlet of the main body frame and the ball outlet of the front frame door communicate with each other in the closed state of the front frame door. The sphere is led to the upper tray. When the front ball is opened in such a state that the upper ball is filled with the game balls drawn out to the upper plate and the game balls that cannot be drawn out stay in the communication area, the game ball is retracted. Since the game balls in the communication area flow into the retreat area by the guidance of the means, it is possible to reliably prevent the game balls staying on the communication area from falling out of the machine when the front frame door is opened. . In addition, the game ball that has flowed into the retreat area flows out from the retreat area to the communication area by the guidance of the game ball retraction means when the front frame door is closed. Can be derived automatically. Thereby, before and after opening and closing the front frame door, the number of game balls in the communication area is not reduced, and further, it is not necessary to manually move the game balls flowing into the retreat area to the upper tray. In addition, since the ball lead-out collar portion provided with a communication area that communicates the ball delivery outlet of the main body frame and the ball lead-out port of the front frame door is provided with a retreat area where game balls can flow in when the front frame door is opened, The opening area of the sphere outlet is not narrowed by the retreat area, so that a sufficient opening area of the sphere outlet can be secured.

  In addition, the retreat area is coupled to the side of the communication area in an upwardly inclined state, and the ball lead-out flange is pivotally supported on the back surface of the front frame door so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction. When the front frame door is opened, the urging means that urges the ball outlet collar to tilt downward so that the retreat area tilts downward, and retracts against the urging force of the urging means when the front frame door is closed. In the configuration including the return operation member that causes the ball outlet collar to return and tilt to return the region to the upwardly inclined state and communicates the ball outlet and the ball outlet through the communication region, for example, a solenoid or the like Without using an electric drive source separately, a state in which the ball lead-out collar tilts with the opening operation of the front frame door and the retreat area tilts downward is obtained, and the game balls in the communication area flow into the retreat area On the other hand, as the front frame door is closed, Save area to obtain a state where the upward slope, can be discharged to the upper pan and drained game balls that are flowing into the save area to the communication area.

Below, one Example at the time of applying this invention to a pachinko game machine is described based on FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 fixed to a game island facility (not shown), and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2. Consists of.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a plate-shaped main body frame 5 (see FIG. 2), 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 (see FIG. 3) is disposed on the rear side of the main body frame 5.

  A game board 9 is disposed on the main body frame 5, and a guide rail 13 is provided on the front surface of the game board 9 in a curved shape. The circular area defined by the guide rails 13 is a game area 12 in which various winning devices including a large winning opening, a normal winning opening, etc., game nails and the like are arranged.

  The main body frame 5 is provided with a launching device 15 provided with a launching rail 16 and a launching rod 60 (see FIG. 7) that are inclined toward the upper left immediately below the game board 9. Further, on the front side of the launching device 15, a rectifier 20 having an electric ball feeding mechanism for feeding game balls one by one to the ball launching position at the lower end of the firing rail 16 is disposed. The game ball sent out from the rectifier 20 is supplied to the ball launch position of the launch rail 16 and is launched into the game area 12 through the guide rail 13 by the striking pressure of the launch rod 60. Here, the upper end of the launch rail 16 and the lower end of the guide rail 13 are connected in a discontinuous manner through the opening 27, and a foul that flows back through the guide rail 13 without being launched into the game area 12 due to the failure of launch. A sphere is discharged downward from the opening 27.

  1 and 2, a lower panel 23 is disposed at the lower front portion of the main body frame 5, and the lower tray 11 that stores excess game balls in the front center of the lower panel 23 projects forward. It is made. A ball discharge port 24 is opened in the lower receiving tray 11, and a game ball overflowing from a ball delivery port 34 described later is released into the lower receiving tray 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 tray 11, and the ball hole 25 is opened by moving the ball slider 26 provided at the bottom of the lower tray 11, The game balls in the lower tray 11 are discharged downward.

  On the lower panel 23, a firing handle 28 projects from the right side of the lower tray 11. A launch lever 29 that can be turned is provided on the outer periphery of the launch handle 28, and a turn angle detection sensor (not shown) that detects the turn angle of the launch lever 29 is provided inside the launch handle 28. Is omitted). The rotation angle detection sensor is connected to a launch control board (not shown) that controls the operation of the launching device 15 and the rectifier 20 described above. When a signal is input to the launch control board, the launch control board operates the ball feeding mechanism of the rectifier 20 according to the signal, and controls the launch device 15 to drive the game ball sent from the rectifier 20 to the ball launch position. Will be fired.

  The back mechanism plate 7 is attached to the back side of the main body frame 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the back mechanism plate 7 is provided with a ball tank 17 at the upper portion thereof, and a game ball supplied from a supply tank of a game island facility (not shown) through a flexible pipe It can be received in the ball tank 17. Further, the back mechanism plate 7 includes a tank rail 19 inclined downwardly with a gentle slope for accepting and flowing down a game ball released from a ball outlet 18 opened in the bottom wall of the ball tank 17, and a lower end of the tank rail 19. There is provided a ball path 21 in the vertical direction that communicates with the portion and guides the game ball to the payout device 31 below. In addition, the back mechanism plate 7 is provided with bifurcated dispensing channels 22a and 22b for guiding the game balls dispensed from the dispensing device 31 further downward, and one of the dispensing channels 22a is a main body. The ball discharge port 34, which will be described later, opened in the frame 5 communicates with the other discharge channel 22 b and communicates with the ball discharge port 24 of the lower tray 11. Thereby, the game balls paid out from the payout device 31 are normally sent to the ball delivery port 34 via the payout flow path 22a. However, when a large number of game balls are paid out, the ball delivery port 34 is used. The game balls overflowing from the game are sent to the ball discharge port 24 of the lower tray 11 through the payout flow path 22b. Further, the back mechanism plate 7 includes various control boards (such as a main control board that controls the overall operation of the game, a payout control board that controls the operation of the payout apparatus 31, and a launch control board that controls the operation of the launching apparatus 15). (Both not shown) are provided.

  Further, the main body frame 5 has a ball outlet 34 (see FIG. 4) opened at a position where it can communicate with a ball outlet 33 of the upper tray 10 described later. The ball delivery port 34 communicates with the payout flow path 22a, and the game balls paid out from the payout device 31 are sent forward through the payout flow path 22a.

  The left side edge of the front frame door 6 is pivotally connected to the main body frame 5 by a hinge member 30 (see FIG. 2) so as to be opened and closed. Here, the front frame door 6 is formed so that the main body frame 5 above the lower panel 23 can be substantially entirely covered from the front surface, and in the closed state, the game board 9, the launching device 15, the rectifier. 20 is covered from the front.

  In the center of the front frame door 6, a substantially circular game window portion 37 that holds the transparent plate 36 is formed. With the front frame door 6 closed, the game window portion 37 is used to play the game. The game area 12 of the board 9 is visible from the front.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an upper tray 10 is disposed on the lower front surface of the front frame door 6. The upper tray 10 is formed with an alignment portion 38 for aligning game balls along the left-right direction, and a ball intake port 39 for receiving game balls is formed at the right end of the alignment portion 38. Further, the inner bottom surface of the upper tray 10 is inclined downward in the right direction so that game balls flow down the alignment portion 38 and flow into the ball intake port 39. And the game ball which flowed in from the ball | bowl intake port 39 flows into the said rectifier 20 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. FIG. That is, the upper tray 10 is for storing game balls to be sent to the launching device 15.

  Further, the front frame door 6 is provided with a ball outlet port 33 penetrating in the thickness direction of the front frame door 6 at the left side position in the upper tray 10. The ball outlet port 33 is opened at a position facing the lower front side of the ball outlet 34 of the main body frame 5 in a closed state of the front frame door 6 so that the game ball led out from the ball outlet port 33 It is stored in the tray 10.

  In addition, a ball lead-out collar part that leads the game ball to the upper tray 10 by communicating the ball outlet 34 and the ball outlet port 33 with the front frame door 6 in a closed state on the back surface of the front frame door 6. 40 is disposed. The ball lead-out hook 40 is a main part of the present invention and will be described in detail later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, on the front side of the ball outlet 34, a casing member 42 provided with an opening 41 through which the ball outlet rod 40 can be inserted is disposed on the front surface. An opening / closing plate 43 pivotally supported at the lower edge is provided in the opening 41 so as to be able to rise and fall. The opening / closing plate 43 is held in an upright state by a biasing spring (not shown) when the front frame door 6 is opened, shields the front of the ball delivery port 34, and plays the game ball delivered from the ball delivery port 34. This prevents the jumping out of the machine, and when the front frame door 6 is closed, it is pressed by the ball lead-out collar 40 inserted from the front and is rotated rearward. In addition, a lower region between the opening / closing plate 43 and the ball outlet / outlet 34 is communicated with a lower portion of an adjacent foul ball flow down path 44 (see FIGS. 2 and 7) in the casing member 42, and the rear surface of the opening / closing plate 43. The game ball that collides and falls is discharged to the lower tray 11 through the foul ball flow path 44.

  The casing member 42 is provided with a ball inlet 45 (see FIG. 2) communicating with the foul ball flow path 44 at a position facing the opening 27 at the lower end of the guide rail 13 from below. The foul sphere that has flowed in from the inlet 45 is discharged to the lower tray 11 via the foul sphere flow down path 44.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
The ball outlet collar 40 includes a communication area 46 that allows the ball outlet 34 of the main body frame 5 and the ball outlet 33 of the front frame door 6 to communicate with each other, and a retreat area 47 into which game balls can flow. As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the retreat area 47 is coupled to the right side of the communication area 46 in an upward inclined state. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the ball lead-out collar portion 40 includes a bottom plate portion 48 a of the communication region 46 and a bottom plate portion 48 b of a retreat region 47 that is inclined slightly upward with respect to the bottom plate portion 48 a. It is formed in the shape of a horizontally long rectangular box surrounded by. The side peripheral wall 49 is provided with an opening 50 provided with a gate-shaped frame portion 51 on the front side of the communication region 46 corresponding to the ball outlet 33, and the bottom plate portion 48 a of the communication region 46 has the above-mentioned Appropriate gradients are provided to incline downward toward the front side so that the game balls can roll toward the opening 50.

  A front-rear bearing portion 52 is formed at a position corresponding to a boundary portion between the communication region 46 and the retreat region 47 on the lower bottom surface of the ball lead-out collar portion 40. A support shaft 53 protruding rearward from the front frame door 6 is inserted into the bearing portion 52, and the support shaft 53 allows the opening 50 to be aligned with the ball outlet port 33. The ball outlet collar 40 is pivotally supported on the back surface of the front frame door 6 so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction.

  A spring locking portion 54 is formed on the upper surface of the portal frame 51, and the lower end of the tension spring 55 is locked to the spring locking portion 54. The upper end of the tension spring 55 is locked to a spring locking shaft 56 protruding from the front frame door 6. Thereby, the ball | bowl lead-out collar part 40 is always urged | biased in the direction in which the evacuation area | region 47 inclines below. The tension spring 55 serves as a biasing means that biases the retracting region 47 so as to tilt downward by tilting the ball outlet collar 40 when the front frame door 6 is opened. The front frame door 6 is provided with a stopper member 57 projecting at a predetermined height position capable of contacting the lower bottom surface of the retreat area 47. As shown in FIG. By bringing the lower bottom surface of the retreat area 47 into contact, an excessive tilting of the ball outlet collar 40 when the front frame door 6 is opened is restricted.

  Further, the main body frame 5 has a return actuating member 58 that, when the front frame door 6 is closed, makes the communication region 46 horizontal in the left-right direction and causes the ball outlet collar 40 to return and tilt so that the retracting region 47 is inclined upward. It is arranged. As shown in FIG. 4, the return actuating member 58 is formed of a horizontal plate-like member projecting forward from the main body frame 5, and an engagement guide surface 59 that is inclined or curved toward the lower rear at the lower surface of the tip. It has. Here, when the front frame door 6 is closed, the return actuating member 58 is in contact with at least the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49 located on the rear side of the communication area 46 to hold the communication area 46 horizontally in the left-right direction. It is arranged. That is, when the front frame door 6 is closed, first, the engagement guide surface 59 of the return operation member 58 is engaged with the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49 located on the rear side of the communication region 46, and then the lower surface of the return operation member 58 is By engaging with the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49, the communication region 46 is pushed down against the urging force of the urging means, and the ball outlet collar part reaches a position where the opening 50 coincides with the ball outlet port 33. 40 is provided so as to tilt back. The ball outlet collar 40 is thus tilted back so that the ball outlet 34 and the ball outlet 33 communicate with each other through the communication region 46.

  The urging means including the tension spring 55 and the return actuating member 58 allow the game balls in the communication area 46 to flow into the retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is opened, and when the front frame door 6 is closed. A game ball evacuation unit is configured to flow the game ball flowing into the retreat area 47 out to the communication area 46 and lead it out to the upper tray 10.

Further, in the closed state of the front frame door 6, the retraction area 47 of the ball lead-out collar portion 40 pivotally supported on the back surface of the front frame door 6 has a retraction area 47 as shown in FIG. The upper part of the spherical inflow port 45 is disposed in a positional relationship that shields approximately half in the left-right direction. Thereby, a part of the foul ball can be received by the retreat area 47, and the received foul ball is led out from the communication area 46 to the upper tray 10 through the ball outlet port 33. FIG. 7 also shows the game ball P ₁ fired from the launching device 15 and its trajectory, and the game ball P ₂ flowing down the guide rail 13 as a foul ball and its trajectory. Thus, the ball lead-out collar 40 is disposed in a position and shape that does not become an obstacle to the launched game ball P ₁ .

  In such a configuration, when the front frame door 6 is closed, the return operation member 58 is engaged with the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49 located on the rear side of the communication region 46 as shown in FIG. 6A, the communication region 46 is held horizontally in the left-right direction against the biasing force of the tension spring 55. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the ball delivery port 34 of the main body frame 5 and the ball outlet port 33 of the front frame door 6 are communicated with each other by the communication region 46, and the game ball can be led to the upper tray 10.

  FIG. 5B shows a state where the front frame door 6 is slightly opened from the closed state as described above. Even in this state, the return operation member 58 is engaged with a partial region r (region indicated by hatching) on the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49 located on the rear side of the communication region 46, so that the ball lead-out collar portion 40 is The state shown in FIG. 6A is maintained. As shown in FIG. 5C, when the front frame door 6 is further opened and the return operation member 58 is disengaged, the ball is moved by the urging force of the tension spring 55 as shown in FIG. The lead rod 40 rotates about the support shaft 53 and stops at a position where the lower bottom surface of the retreat area 47 contacts the stopper member 57. As a result, the retreat area 47 is inclined downward, and the game balls in the communication area 46 flow into the retreat area 47. Thereby, even if the front frame door 6 is opened in a state where the game ball stays on the communication area 46, the game ball does not spill out of the machine, and the ball spills when the front frame door 6 is opened. It can be surely prevented.

  On the other hand, when the front frame door 6 is closed from the opened state as described above, first, the return peripheral member 58 is located on the rear side of the communication area 46 as the front frame door 6 is closed. Is engaged with a partial region r (see FIG. 5B), and then the lower surface of the return actuating member 58 is engaged with the upper surface of the side peripheral wall 49 (region s shown by hatching) (FIG. 5 ( A)). At this time, the engagement can be smoothly performed by the engagement guide surface 59 (see FIG. 4) formed on the lower surface of the distal end of the return operation member 58. By engaging the return actuating member 58 in this way, the communication region 46 is pushed down against the urging force of the tension spring 55, and the ball lead-out collar part is moved to a position where the opening 50 coincides with the ball lead-out port 33. 40 is tilted back. The retraction area 47 thus tilts upward (see FIG. 6A) when the ball lead-out collar 40 is tilted back in this way (see FIG. 6A). It flows out and can be automatically led out from the communication area 46 to the upper tray 10 through the ball outlet 33.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the game balls in the communication area 46 are caused to flow into the retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is opened by the game ball retraction means that operates when the front frame door 6 is opened and closed. In addition, since the game ball flowing into the retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is closed flows out to the communication area 46, ball spillage when the front frame door 6 is opened can be reliably prevented. In addition, a game ball can flow into the ball lead-out collar 40 having a communication area 46 that communicates the ball outlet 34 of the main body frame 5 and the ball lead-out port 33 of the front frame door 6 when the front frame door 6 is opened. Since the evacuation area 47 is provided, the opening area of the sphere outlet 33 is not narrowed by the evacuation area 47, so that a sufficient opening area of the sphere outlet 33 can be secured.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine has been described. However, even for a gaming machine other than a pachinko gaming machine, a gaming ball is used as a gaming medium, and the gaming ball is arranged on the front frame door. The present invention can be applied to any gaming machine that pays out to an installed upper tray.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the front frame door 6 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 same as the above. 7 is a rear view of the back mechanism plate 7. FIG. It is an expansion perspective view of the principal part. (A) is a state in which the front frame door 6 is closed, (B) is a state in which the front frame door 6 is slightly opened, and (C) is a state of the ball lead-out collar 40 and the game ball in the open state of the front frame door 6. It is a schematic plan view shown respectively. (A) is a schematic front view showing the closed state of the front frame door 6, and (B) is a schematic front view showing the state of the ball lead-out collar 40 and the game ball in the opened state of the front frame door 6, respectively. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 showing the arrangement position of the ball lead-out collar part 40 in the closed state of the front frame door (not shown). (A) is a sectional side view showing a configuration of a conventional ball lead-out flange e, and (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a spilled state of the ball that occurs when the front frame door c is opened.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
5 Body frame 6 Front frame door 10 Upper tray 31 Dispensing device 33 Ball outlet 34 Ball outlet 40 Ball outlet collar 46 Communication area 47 Retraction area 55 Tension spring (biasing means)
58 Return actuating member

Claims (2)

A ball frame outlet is opened on the front surface, and a main body frame that sends out a game ball paid out from a built-in payout device forward from the ball outlet,
A front frame door in which one side edge is pivotally connected to the front surface of the main body frame so as to be opened and closed, and a ball outlet port is opened at a position facing the lower front of the ball outlet in the closed state;
An upper tray for storing game balls disposed on the front side of the front frame door and led out from the ball outlet;
In the gaming machine provided with a ball lead-out hook portion that leads the game ball to the upper tray by communicating the ball outlet and the ball outlet in a closed state of the front frame door,
While the ball outlet collar portion comprises a communication area for communicating the ball outlet and the ball outlet, and a retreat area into which a game ball can flow,
When the front frame door is opened, the game balls in the communication area flow into the retraction area, and when the front frame door is closed, the game balls flowing into the retraction area flow out to the communication area to A gaming machine comprising a game ball retracting means led out to a tray. The retraction area is coupled to the side of the communication area in an upwardly inclined state, and the ball lead-out flange portion is pivotally supported on the back surface of the front frame door so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction,
The game ball retracting means is
A biasing means for tilting the ball lead-out collar when the front frame door is opened to bias the retraction area downward;
When the front frame door is closed, the ball outlet collar is returned and tilted in a state where the retracting region is inclined upward against the urging force of the urging means, and the ball outlet and the sphere are moved by the communication region. The gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising a return operation member that communicates with the outlet.

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