JP2008000187A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can prevent falling of the balls from the game ball leading-out gutter part at the time of the opening of the front frame door. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine has a seesaw member 53 pivoted on a game ball leading-out gutter part 40 formed together with a retreat area 47 tilted downward sidewards of a communicating area 46 when the front frame door 6 is opened, and an energizing means for energizing the seesaw member 53 to turn to open the upper stream area of retreat area 47 and position it in a position for shutting off the lower stream area, a return action member 58 for causing the seesaw member 53 to turn and return against the energizing force of the energizing means to open the lower stream area of retreat area 47 and position it in the position for shutting off the upper stream area when the front frame door 6 is closed. By this structure, a game ball in the communicating area 46 flows in to retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is opened, and the game ball flowing in to retreat area 47 is discharged when front frame door 6 is closed, and the balls can be surely prevented from dropping out of the game ball leading-out gutter part 40 when the front frame door 6 is opened. <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. 9A, 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. 9A, gaming balls that cannot be fully led out from the ball outlet port d to the upper receiving tray f When the front frame door c is opened while staying on the part e, there is a problem that the game balls on the ball outlet collar part e spill out of the machine as shown in FIG. 9B. 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 And a lower receiving tray that is disposed at a position below the upper receiving tray and accommodates a game ball overflowing from the ball outlet, wherein the ball lead-out hook portion includes the ball outlet and the ball guide. A communication area that communicates with the outlet, and the inflow of game balls from the communication area is possible and is directed toward the lower tray. A retreat area in which a retraction ball discharge port for discharging the game ball is formed, and at least a part of the game balls in the communication area flows into the retraction area when the front frame door is opened, and the front frame door A gaming machine comprising: a game ball guiding means for discharging the game ball flowing into the retraction area when closed to the lower tray from the retraction ball discharge port.

  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. The gaming machine to which the present invention is applied includes a foul ball flow path that is opened at the lower end of a guide rail that guides the game ball from the ball launch position to the game area and leads the foul ball to the lower tray. Is preferred. Thereby, when the front frame door is closed, it is possible to allow the game balls released from the retreat area to flow into the foul ball flow path and to be discharged to the lower tray. The foul ball is a game ball that flows back through the guide rail without being launched into the game area due to a failure in launch.

  In the gaming machine, the evacuation area is coupled to the side of the communication area in a downwardly inclined state, and the evacuation ball discharge port is formed at the downstream end of the evacuation area. , Pivotally supported by the ball lead-out flange, blocking the flow of the game ball from the communication area in the upstream area of the retreat area, and flowing of the game ball in the downstream area of the retreat area The upstream region blocking position for discharging the ball from the retraction ball discharge port to the lower receiving tray, the flow of the game ball is blocked in the downstream region of the retraction region, and the flow of the game ball in the upstream region of the retraction region A seesaw member selectively positioned at a permissible downstream area blocking position, and an urging means for urging the seesaw member to rotate to be positioned at the downstream area blocking position when the front frame door is opened. When the front frame door is closed, the front frame resists the biasing force of the biasing means. Structure comprising a return actuating member for determining a position on said basin blocking position by returning rotating the seesaw member is proposed.

  Here, when the front frame door is closed, the ball lead-out hook portion communicates the ball outlet and the ball lead-out port with a communication area, and the retraction ball discharge port is in a state where the game ball can be discharged into the lower tray. It can be fixed to the back of the front frame door. Further, as the urging means, a configuration in which a base spring is held on the back surface of the front frame door and a distal end is linked to the seesaw member can be applied. In addition, as the return operation member, a plate-like shape is provided with an engagement guide surface inclined toward the rear side at the tip, protruding from the main body frame side, and returning the seesaw member when the front frame door is closed. The structure used as a member may 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, A game ball that causes at least a part of the game balls in the communication area to flow into the retreat area when the front frame door is opened, and that discharges the game balls flowing into the retreat area when the front frame door is closed and discharges it to the lower tray. Since it is a gaming machine equipped with a guiding means, in the closed state of the front frame door, the ball delivery outlet of the main body frame and the ball outlet port of the front frame door are communicated with each other by the communication area of the ball lead-out collar, The game ball is led to the upper tray. Then, if the front sphere door is opened in a state where the game balls that are led out to the upper tray are full and the game balls that cannot be drawn out are staying on the communication area, the game ball guidance Since the game balls in the communication area flow into the evacuation 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 can be discharged to the lower tray by the guidance of the game ball guiding means when the front frame door is closed. This makes it possible to moderately reduce the amount of game balls stored in the upper tray that was full before the front frame door was opened, by simply opening and closing the front frame door without any other special work. It is possible to avoid troubles such as ball clogging. 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.

  The retreat area is coupled to the side of the communication area in a downwardly inclined state, and a retraction ball discharge port is formed at the downstream end of the retraction area, while the game ball guiding means is pivotally supported by the ball lead-out hook portion. An upstream area that is provided so as to be pivotable, blocks the flow of the game ball in the upstream area of the retreat area, and allows the game ball to flow in the downstream area of the retreat area and discharges it from the retraction ball discharge port to the lower tray A seesaw member that is selectively positioned at a blocking position and a downstream blocking position that blocks the flow of the game ball in the downstream area of the retreat area and allows the flow of the game ball in the upstream area of the retreat area, and a front frame An urging means for urging the seesaw member to rotate to be positioned at the downstream area blocking position when the door is opened, and a seesaw against the urging force of the urging means when the front frame door is closed. A return actuating member that rotates the member back and positions it at the upstream region blocking position. In the configuration described above, for example, a state in which the seesaw member is rotated and positioned at the downstream area blocking position in accordance with the opening operation of the front frame door without using an electric drive source such as a solenoid is obtained. The game ball in the communication area can be caused to flow into the retreat area, while the seesaw member is returned and rotated in accordance with the closing operation of the front frame door to be positioned at the upstream area blocking position. The game ball flowing into the area can be discharged from the retracting ball discharge port at the downstream end and discharged to the lower tray.

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. Further, the lower region between the opening / closing plate 43 and the ball delivery / outlet port 34 communicates with the lower part of the foul ball flow down path 44 (see FIGS. 2 and 8) adjacent 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. 7 (A), a retreat area 47 is formed on the right side of the communication area 46 so as to be inclined downward with respect to the communication area 46. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the ball lead-out flange 40 includes a side plate 49a having a bottom plate portion 48a of the communication region 46 and a bottom plate portion 48b of a retreat region 47 that is slightly inclined with respect to the bottom plate portion 48a. It is formed in the shape of a horizontally long rectangular box surrounded by. The side peripheral wall 49 is formed with an opening 50 having a gate-shaped frame portion 51 on the front side of the communication region 46 corresponding to the ball outlet port 33, and a retraction ball discharge port 52 at the downstream end of the retraction region 47. In addition, the bottom plate portion 48a of the communication area 46 has an appropriate slope that is inclined downwardly forward and rightward (see FIG. 7) so that the game ball can roll toward the opening 50 and the retreat area 47. Is provided.

  In the ball outlet collar 40, the opening 50 of the communication area 46 coincides with the ball outlet 33 of the front frame door 6, and the retracted ball outlet 52 of the retract area 47 communicates with the foul ball flow path 44. It is fixed to the back surface of the front frame door 6 at a position facing the upper side of the ball inlet 45. Thereby, when the front frame door 6 is closed, 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, while the game released from the retraction ball discharge port 52. A sphere flows into the foul sphere flow path 44 from the sphere inlet 45 and is discharged to the lower tray 11.

  In addition, a seesaw member 53 is disposed in the retraction area 47 of the ball lead-out collar 40. As shown in FIG. 5, the seesaw member 53 includes a rotation support rod 54 having a predetermined length and a ball stopper plate 55 having an arcuate cross section coupled to the upper end of the rotation support rod 54. A front and rear bearing hole 56 is formed in the dynamic support rod 54 at a height position that bisects its length. A support shaft 57 (see FIG. 4) protruding forward from the front surface side of the side peripheral wall 49 corresponding to the retreat area 47 is inserted into the bearing hole 56, and the seesaw member is formed by the support shaft 57. 53 is pivotally supported by the ball outlet collar 40 so as to be rotatable. As the seesaw member 53 rotates, the front end portion 64 a of the ball stopper plate 55 abuts against the bottom plate portion 48 b in the upstream region of the retreat area 47 to block the flow of the game ball, and below the retreat area 47. In the basin, the rear end portion 64b of the ball stop plate 55 is separated from the bottom plate portion 48b to allow the game ball to flow down (see FIG. 7A), and the ball stop plate in the downstream region of the retreat area 47. 55 is in contact with the bottom plate portion 48b to block the flow of the game ball, and the front end portion 64a of the ball stopper plate 55 is separated from the bottom plate portion 48b in the upstream region of the retreat area 47. It is selectively positioned at a downstream area blocking position (see FIG. 7B) that allows the flow down.

  A leaf spring 61 having a proximal end held by a holding member 62 is disposed on the back surface of the front frame door 6, and the tip of the leaf spring 61 is linked to the rotation support rod 54 of the seesaw member 53. Yes. That is, the seesaw member 53 is always urged in a direction in which the rear end portion 64b of the ball stopper plate 55 contacts the bottom plate portion 48b by the plate spring 61 that contacts the lower end portion of the rotation support rod 54 from the side surface. The leaf spring 61 serves as a biasing means that biases the seesaw member 53 so as to be positioned at the downstream area blocking position (see FIG. 7B) when the front frame door 6 is opened. .

  The main body frame 5 is provided with a return operation member 58 for returning and rotating the seesaw member 53 against the bias of the leaf spring 61 when the front frame door 6 is closed. 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 rear side at the tip thereof. It has. Here, when the front frame door 6 is closed, the return actuating member 58 contacts the side surface 63 (see FIG. 7) opposite to the side surface of the lower end portion of the rotation support rod 54 with which the leaf spring 61 contacts. Thus, the seesaw member 53 is disposed at a position where the seesaw member 53 is rotated to the upstream area blocking position (see FIG. 7A). 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 side surface 63 of the rotation support rod 54, and then the rear side portion of the return operation member 58 is rotated and supported. By being engaged with the side surface 63 of the flange 54, the seesaw member 53 is provided so as to return and rotate to the upstream region blocking position (see FIG. 7A).

  The seesaw member 53, the urging means including the leaf spring 61, and the return actuating member 58 cause at least a part of the game balls in the communication area 46 to flow into the retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is opened. In addition, a game ball guiding means for discharging the game ball flowing into the retreat area 47 and discharging it to the lower tray 11 when the front frame door 6 is closed is configured.

Further, in the closed state of the front frame door 6, the retraction area 47 of the ball lead-out collar portion 40 fixed to the back surface of the front frame door 6 has a sphere of the above-described foul ball flow down path 44 as shown in FIG. 8. The upper part of the inflow port 45 is disposed in a positional relationship that shields approximately half in the left-right direction. As a result, a part of the foul sphere is received by the retreat area 47, but the received foul sphere flows from the retraction sphere discharge port 52 into the foul sphere flow down path 44 through the ball inlet 45 and is discharged to the lower tray 11. It has come to be. FIG. 8 also shows the game ball P ₁ launched 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 in the closed state, as shown in FIG. 7A, the return operation member 58 is engaged with the side surface 63 of the rotation support rod 54, so that the seesaw member. 53 is held at the upstream blocking position where the flow of the game ball is blocked by the front end portion 64a of the ball stopper plate 55. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7A, the flow of the game ball from the upstream area to the downstream area of the retreat area 47 is prevented. In this state, the game ball can be led out to the upper tray 10 by the communication area 46 that connects the ball outlet 34 of the main body frame 5 and the ball outlet 33 of the front frame door 6.

  When the front frame door 6 is opened from the closed state as described above, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the return operation member 58 moves relatively rearward, so that the return operation member 58 rotates. As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the seesaw member 53 rotates about the support shaft 57 by the urging force of the plate spring 61, and the engagement with the side surface 63 of the support rod 54 is disengaged. The rear end portion 64b stops at a position where it abuts against the bottom plate portion 48b. Thereby, the seesaw member 53 allows the game ball to flow in the upstream area of the retreat area 47, and in the downstream area of the retreat area 47, the downstream area where the rear end portion 64 b of the ball stop plate 55 blocks the flow of the game ball. The state where the ball is positioned at the blocking position and the game ball that has been blocked by the front end portion 64 a of the ball stopper plate 55 flows into the downstream area of the retreat area 47. Thereby, the number of game balls on the communication area 46 decreases. Therefore, even if the front frame door 6 is opened while the game balls are staying on the communication area 46, the game balls are not spilled out of the machine, and the ball spills when the front frame door 6 is opened. Can be prevented.

  On the other hand, when the front frame door 6 is closed from the opened state as described above, the engagement guide surface 59 of the return operation member 58 is first brought into contact with the side surface 63 of the rotation support rod 54 with the closing movement of the front frame door 6. Then, the rear side portion of the return operation member 58 is engaged with the side surface 63 of the rotation support rod 54. At this time, the engagement can be smoothly performed by the engagement guide surface 59 (see FIG. 4) formed at the tip of the return operation member 58. In this way, when the rear side portion of the return operation member 58 is engaged with the side surface 63 of the rotation support rod 54, the seesaw member 53 resists the urging force of the leaf spring 61 with the engagement. The ball stopper plate 55 returns to a position where the front end portion 64a of the ball stop plate 55 contacts the bottom plate portion 48b. 6C and 7C, the seesaw member 53 allows the game ball to flow down in the downstream area of the retreat area 47 and the ball stopper plate in the upstream area of the retreat area 47. The front end portion 64a of the ball 55 is positioned at the upstream blocking position where the flow of the game ball is blocked, and the game ball blocked by the rear end portion 64b of the ball stop plate 55 is released from the retraction ball discharge port 52. The game ball can be discharged from the ball inlet 45 to the lower tray 11 via the foul ball flow path 44.

  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 guiding 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 is discharged to the lower tray 11, it is possible to reliably prevent ball spillage when the front frame door 6 is opened. In addition, the game ball that has flowed into the evacuation area 47 is discharged to the tray 11 by the guidance of the game ball guiding means when the front frame door 6 is closed, so that other special work can be performed simply by opening and closing the front frame door 6. Even if not, the amount of game balls stored in the upper tray 10 that has been full before the front frame door 6 is opened can be reduced appropriately, and troubles such as ball clogging can be avoided. 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 game ball that has flowed into the retreat area 47 when the front frame door 6 is opened is discharged to the lower tray 11 via the foul ball flow path 44 when the front frame door 6 is closed. The discharge route to the lower tray 11 is not limited to the foul ball flow down path 44, and a discharge route leading to the lower tray 11 can be provided separately. In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine has been described. However, even a gaming machine other than a pachinko gaming machine has a gaming ball 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. FIG. 4A is a rear perspective view of the seesaw member 53, and FIG. 4B is a front perspective view of the seesaw member 53. (A) is the closed state of the front frame door 6, (B) is the open state of the front frame door 6, (C) is a schematic plan view which shows the discharge | release state of the game ball at the time of the front frame door 6 closing, respectively. (A) is a front view of the front frame door 6 closed, (B) is an open state of the front frame door 6, and (C) is a schematic front view showing a game ball released state when the front frame door 6 is closed. 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.

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1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
5 Body frame 6 Front frame door 10 Upper tray 11 Lower tray 31 Dispensing device 33 Sphere outlet 34 Ball outlet 40 Sphere outlet 46 Communication area 47 Retraction area 52 Retraction ball discharge port 53 Seesaw member 58 Return actuating member 61 Leaf spring (Biasing means)

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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;
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 a gaming machine comprising a lower receiving tray that is disposed at a lower position of the upper receiving tray and accommodates a game ball overflowing from the ball delivery outlet,
The ball lead-out hook portion allows communication between the ball delivery port and the ball lead-out port, allows a game ball to flow from the communication region, and discharges the game ball toward the lower tray. While it consists of a retreat area where a retraction ball discharge port is formed,
When the front frame door is opened, at least a part of the game balls in the communication area are allowed to flow into the retraction area, and when the front frame door is closed, the game balls flowing into the retraction area are referred to as the retraction ball discharge port. A game machine, comprising: a game ball guiding means for discharging the game to the lower tray. The retraction area is coupled to the side of the communication area in a downward inclined state, and the retraction ball discharge port is formed at the downstream end of the retraction area,
The game ball guiding means is
It is pivotally supported by the ball lead-out collar part, and the flow of the game ball is blocked in the upstream area of the retreat area and the retreat of the game ball is allowed in the downstream area of the retreat area. An upstream area blocking position for discharging from the ball discharge port to the lower tray, and a downstream area blocking position for blocking the flow of the game ball in the downstream area of the retreat area and allowing the game ball to flow in the upstream area of the retreat area A seesaw member selectively positioned on
Urging means for urging the seesaw member to rotate and position it at the downstream area blocking position when the front frame door is opened;
2. A return actuating member for positioning the seesaw member at the upstream blockage position by returning and rotating the seesaw member against the biasing force of the biasing means when the front frame door is closed. The gaming machine described.

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