JP2008068148A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which achieves an excellent convenience in the maintenance of a supply path of game balls from a tank while effectively utilizing a space behind a game machine. <P>SOLUTION: A ball path 60 and a put-out device 19 linked to it are installed on the rear side of a window frame 12 of a pachinko/slot machine 10 while a tank 18 is installed on the rear side of its body part. A link path 40 is so arranged that one end of the tank 18 is linked while the other end pierces the body part to be exposed to the front side of the body part. When the window frame 12 is turned almost in close contact with the body part on its rear side to be closed, the link path 40 communicates with the ball path 60 to form a path of game balls to the put-out device 19 from the tank 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

Conventionally, as a gaming machine of this type, a tank for storing gaming balls supplied from an external device, a gaming ball payout device, and a payout passage for guiding the gaming balls from the tank to the paying device are provided on the back of the gaming machine. What is provided on the side is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to pay out only a specified quantity of the game balls stored in the tank by the payout device. The paid-out game balls are guided to the front side and used for games.
JP 2004-073719 A

Recently, there has been proposed a gaming machine configured to provide a part or all of a passage for supplying gaming balls paid out from a payout device to the upper plate on the front side of the gaming machine. According to such a gaming machine, it is possible to secure a wide space on the back side of the gaming machine.

However, even in the gaming machine described above, since the payout passage and the payout device are provided on the back side of the gaming machine, there is a problem that the installation space for each board or the like on the back side of the gaming machine is limited. Further, since the payout passage and the payout device are provided on the back side of the gaming machine, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform a treatment when the payout passage is clogged and to maintain the payout device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can effectively use the space on the back side of the gaming machine and is excellent in convenience when maintaining the supply path of the game balls from the tank. The purpose is to provide gaming machines.

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, a main body portion on which a control board for controlling various operations relating to games is installed, and an external device installed on the back side of the main body portion and provided on the upper portion A supply unit to which game balls are supplied from, a window frame attached to the main body so as to be openable and closable, and a game ball installed on the front side of the window frame and supplied from the payout device to the dish storage unit In a gaming machine comprising a front passage for
The payout device and a ball passage for guiding the game ball to the payout device are provided in the window frame,
When the window frame is closed so that the back side is substantially in close contact with the main body,
It is set as the structure arrange | positioned so that the game ball from the said supply part can be supplied.

In the invention of claim 1 configured as described above, a main body portion on which a control board for controlling various operations relating to a game is provided, and a supply portion to which a game ball is supplied from an external device is provided. It is installed on the back side. The window frame is attached to the main body so as to be opened and closed. Further, a front passage for supplying the game balls paid out from the game ball payout device to the dish storage portion is provided on the front side of the window frame.

In addition, a game ball payout device and a ball passage for guiding the game ball to the payout device are provided in the window frame, and the ball passage rotates the window frame so that the back side is in close contact with the main body. It is arranged so that the game ball from the supply unit can be supplied when it is moved.

That is, the payout device and the ball path for guiding the game ball to the payout device are provided not on the main body portion but on the window frame located on the front side of the main body portion, and on the rear side of the window frame on the main body portion. When these are brought into close contact with each other, a payout passage for guiding the game ball from the supply unit to the payout device is formed. By doing so, since the payout device and the ball passage are not provided on the back side of the main body, it is possible to secure a wide space on the back side, for example, a sub liquid crystal display device, various types of It is also possible to install an accessory.

Further, if the window frame is opened with respect to the main body, the maintenance of the dispensing device and the measures against the clogging of the ball passage can be performed. Therefore, for example, even if the same ball clogging occurs during the game, it can be treated in a short period of time, and the game can be continued smoothly,
No stress for players.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and includes the following means.

Mean 1
The invention according to means 1 is the invention described in claim 1, wherein the dispensing device and the upper ball passage are installed at a position where they cannot be visually recognized through a transparent region in a window frame disposed on the front side of the main body. It is as a configuration.

That is, since the payout device and the ball passage are not visually recognized through the transparent area of the window frame during the game, the aesthetics of the gaming machine is not impaired.

Mean 2
The invention according to means 2 is the invention according to claim 1 or 1, wherein the supply section is provided on the back side of the gaming machine,
One end is connected to the supply unit, and a connection path for a game ball is formed so that the other end is exposed on the front side of the main unit through the front and rear of the main unit.
When the window frame is closed so that the back side is in close contact with the main body, the ball passage and the connection passage communicate with each other so that a game ball can pass therethrough.

That is, by forming a connecting passage that penetrates the main body part back and forth, a game ball can be guided from the supply unit provided on the back side of the gaming machine to the ball passage. A game ball tank or the like can be applied as the supply unit provided on the back side of the gaming machine.
Since the game ball tank temporarily stores a large amount of game balls, the game ball may be stolen if it is disposed at a position where the player can reach. Therefore, it is desirable to arrange the game ball tank on the back side of the game machine.

Mean 3
The invention relating to the means 3 is the invention described in the means 2, wherein when the window frame is closed so that the back side is in close contact with the main body portion, the passing surface of the game ball in the connection passage is in the ball passage. It is set as the structure located above the passing surface of a game ball.

That is, when the connection passage and the ball passage are in communication with each other, the game ball passage surface in the connection passage and the game ball passage surface in the connection passage are located above the game ball passage surface in the connection passage. As a step. By doing in this way, a game ball is not caught in the connection part of the said connection channel | path and the said ball channel | path, and it becomes possible to let a game ball pass smoothly in the same connection part.

Mean 4
The invention according to means 4 is the invention described in either means 2 or 3, wherein the connecting passage and the ball passage are closed when the window frame is closed so that the back side is substantially in close contact with the main body. Each has a fitting structure that fits each other.

That is, by adopting a fitting structure in the connection passage and the ball passage, the connection passage and the ball passage are connected when the window frame is closed so that the back side is in close contact with the main body. Thus, alignment can be performed reliably.

Mean 5
The invention relating to the means 5 is the invention described in any one of the means 2 to the means 4, wherein the connecting passage includes an end of the connecting passage on the side of the spherical passage when the connecting passage is separated from the spherical passage. The shutter is configured to prevent the game ball from being discharged from the unit.

When the connecting frame and the ball path are separated from each other by opening the window frame with respect to the main body on the back side, the supply of the game balls from the connecting path to the ball path is cut off, and the game balls are spilled from the connecting path. Although the situation of falling will occur, since the game ball can be prevented from being discharged from the end of the connecting passage on the side of the ball passage by the shutter, the game can be played from the connecting passage. It is possible to prevent the sphere from falling down.

Mean 6
The invention according to means 6 is the invention described in claim 1 or any one of means 1 to means 5, wherein the gaming machine is a patty lot in which the drum is rotated in the game area of the main body.

In other words, the present invention can also be applied to patch lots. Note that the pachinko is a gaming machine that performs picture matching using a certain number of pachinko balls instead of medals, and has the characteristics of both a pachinko machine and a slot machine. Such pachilots are also applicable to the present invention because the game balls are paid out and fired.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the space on the back side of the main body can be secured widely, and the convenience when performing the maintenance of the dispensing device and the measures against the clogging of the ball is also provided. It is possible to provide an excellent gaming machine.

  According to the invention concerning means 1, the aesthetics of the gaming machine is not impaired.

According to the invention relating to the means 2, it is possible to install the supply unit at a position out of the reach of the player and to prevent the game ball from being stolen.

According to the invention relating to the means 3, the game ball is smoothed at the connecting portion between the connecting passage and the ball passage.
It is possible to move it.

According to the invention relating to the means 4, it is possible to reliably align the connecting passage and the ball passage.

According to the invention relating to the means 5, when the back side of the window frame is separated from the main body, it is possible to prevent the game ball from falling down from the connecting passage.

According to the invention relating to the means 6, it is possible to secure a wide space on the back side of the main body portion in the pachilot, and it is excellent in convenience when performing the maintenance of the dispensing device and the measures against the ball clogging. .

Here, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
(1) First embodiment:
(2) Second embodiment:
(3) Third embodiment:
(4) Fourth embodiment:
(5) Various modifications:
(6) Summary:
(1) First embodiment:
FIG. 1 shows the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from an oblique direction.
In the present embodiment, a case where a pachilot having a drum rotating in a game area is applied to the present invention will be described, but the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to this. In the figure, a pachilot 10 has an outer frame 11 made of wood and formed in a rectangular frame shape, and is installed in an upright state by fixing the outer frame 11 to a hole or the like. A rectangular frame-shaped main body frame 24 (not shown) formed of synthetic resin or the like is fitted inside the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11, the main body frame 24, and a mechanism plate 17 described later constitute the main body. A window frame 12 is pivotally supported on the front side of the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body. In addition, this main-body part is located in the back side in the state which the back side of the window frame 12 contact | adhered. A glass frame 13 is pivotally supported on the front side of the window frame 12 as a transparent plate holding frame that can rotate with the window frame 12. The glass frame 13 has a window hole 13d at the center, and is held so that the glass 13a as a transparent plate is exposed from the opening.

The glass 13a can be seen through, and the inside of the glass 13a can be visually recognized. And by seeing through the glass 13a from the front side, it is possible to visually recognize the state of the drum 50 held on the inside. Glass 13a and body frame 24
The area that is visible between the two and the glass 13a is a gaming area. Three drums 50 that rotate in the same manner as in the slot machine are provided at a substantially central portion of the game area so that a part of the drums 50 protrudes forward. Numbers and patterns are formed on the peripheral surface of the drum 50. The pachi-lot 10 plays a game using game balls instead of medals in a slot machine. For example, it is possible to enjoy a game assuming that five game balls correspond to one medal.
Below the glass frame 13, an upper plate 14 protrudes toward the front surface, and further below the lower plate 15 protrudes toward the front surface. The upper plate 14 and the lower plate 15 constitute the above-described dish storage unit. Since the upper dish 14 and the lower dish 15 are formed in a dish shape having a predetermined depth, it is possible to store game balls. 3 in the center of the front side of the upper plate 14
Two stop buttons 51 are provided. The stop button 51 is for stopping the rotation of the corresponding drum 50. Further, on the left side of the stop button 51, the drum 50 being stopped is displayed.
A starter lever 52 is provided as an opportunity to start the rotation. This patch 1
In 0, after the three drums 50 are rotated by hitting the above-described star lever 52, the stop buttons 51 are sequentially pressed by the player to stop each of the drums 50, and the three drums 50 are stopped. Sometimes, when a predetermined number or combination of pictures is displayed on the active line, a predetermined profit is given to the player, such as a game ball as a game medium being paid out. Note that the gaming machine of the present invention does not have to include both the upper plate and the lower plate as in this embodiment, and may include only the upper plate, for example.

At the left end of the glass frame 13, a front passage 30 is provided for supplying game balls paid out from a payout device 19 (not shown), which will be described later, to the upper plate 14. The front passage 30 is made of a transparent member and can visually recognize a game ball passing through the inside. By doing in this way, while having the decoration effect by the game ball which passes the inside of the front channel | path 30, it becomes possible to enjoy the feeling of achievement with respect to having paid out the game ball strongly. In addition, by providing a path of the game ball paid out from the payout device 19 on the front side, it is possible to secure a wide space on the back side of the main body, and to effectively use the space. it can.

In this embodiment, although the case where this front channel | path 30 was formed in the glass frame 13 was demonstrated, as an installation place of this front channel | path 30, if it is the front side of the window frame 12, it will not specifically limit. . This is because if it is installed on the front side of the window frame 12, it is possible to enjoy the effect of ensuring a wide space on the back side of the main body. The front passage 30 is formed so as to supply the game ball from the payout device 19 to the upper plate 14.
In the present invention, the front passage 30 may be formed so as to supply game balls to the lower plate 15, or may be formed so as to supply game balls to both the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 15. .

FIG. 2 shows the pachilot 10 viewed from the back side. In FIG.
A substantially plate-like mechanism plate 17 is pivotally supported on the back side of the main body frame 2 held by the outer frame 11.
4 is covered from the back side by the mechanism plate 17. A protective cover 22 is attached to the mechanism plate 17, and a drum unit 21 and a control box 23 are disposed on the protective cover 22 so as to be covered from the back side. The drum unit 21 is a device for controlling the rotation of the drum 50 (see FIG. 1) attached to the approximate center of the game area. Control box 2
3 is a board box that houses a control board that controls the main operations of the pachilot 10.
The internal control board is firmly sealed.

A tank 18 capable of storing game balls is provided on the upper left side of the mechanism plate 17. The tank 18 is formed in a dish shape that is long in the width direction, and opens upward. This tank corresponds to the supply section referred to in the present invention, and the tank 18 is a game ball supply device (
A game ball is supplied from (not shown). By installing the tank 18 in the upper part of the pachilot 10, the game ball can flow down due to its own weight. That is,
A device or the like for supplying game balls from the tank 18 to a payout device 19 to be described later becomes unnecessary.
Further, since the tank 18 is installed on the back side (the front side in FIG. 2) of the mechanism plate 17, the tank 18 cannot be operated in a state where the patch 10 is installed on the hole. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game balls stored in the tank 18 from being stolen.

The tank 18 described above is connected to the connecting passage 40, and the game balls stored in the tank 18 are supplied to the connecting passage 40. The connecting passage 40 is connected to the tank 18 at one end, and is disposed so as to penetrate the main body part back and forth and to expose the other end on the front side (back side in FIG. 2) of the main body part. In other words, the connecting passage 40 can guide the game ball on the back side of the main body to the front side. The connecting passage 40 may be provided separately from the tank 18 and may be integrally formed with the tank 18, but is preferably integrally formed with the tank 18. This is because the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state when the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side of the window frame 12 is separated from the main body. As shown in the figure, the tank 18 is installed at the upper part on the back side of the main body frame 24 fitted into the outer frame 11. And the connection channel | path 40 by which one end was connected with the tank 18 penetrates a main body part back and forth, and another end will be exposed to the front side of a main body part. The other end is the game ball outlet 41 in the connecting passage 40. As a result, pachilot 1
It becomes possible to guide the game balls stored in the tank 18 on the back side of 0 to the front side of the main body portion 17.

The window frame 12 includes a pair of upper and lower hinge portions 12a and 12b, respectively, and can be rotated by a vertical rotation shaft passing through the hinge portions 12a and 12b. That is, it is possible to move the back side of the window frame 12 away from the main body part or to bring the back side of the window frame 12 into close contact with the main body part by rotating on the same rotation shaft. . A locking mechanism 24c is formed at the central portion on the right end side of the main body frame 24, and the rotation free end of the window frame 12 can be fixed by the locking mechanism 24c. Therefore, when the window frame 12 is rotated and the back side of the window frame 12 is brought into close contact with the main body portion, the rotation free end of the window frame 12 can be fixed by the locking mechanism 24c. It is possible to prevent an unauthorized operation from being performed on the back side or the main body. Normally, the key for unlocking the locking mechanism 24c is possessed by the store clerk of the game hall, and a general player cannot open the window frame 12.

On the back side of the window frame 12 and above the game area, a ball passage 60 and a payout device 19 that communicates with the ball passage 60 are provided. A concave portion 62 with a part cut away is formed on the side of the spherical passage 60 on the back side. As will be described in detail later, when the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side of the window frame 12 is substantially in close contact with the main body, and the window frame 12 is closed, the concave portion 62 of the spherical passage 60 is provided.
In addition, the connecting passage 40 is fitted. By doing so, the ball passage 60 is aligned with the connection passage 40, and the connection passage 40 and the ball passage 60 can be reliably connected. When the connection between the connecting passage 40 and the ball passage 60 is made, the connecting passage 4
The game ball discharged from the exit 41 at 0 is guided to the ball passage 60. That is, when the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side is substantially in close contact with the main body, and the window frame 12 is closed, the game balls stored in the tank 18 provided on the back side of the main body are Side window frame 1
A passage for guiding to the dispensing device 19 provided in 2 is formed.

4 shows the tank 18 and the connecting passage 40 when the back side of the window frame 12 is substantially in close contact with the main body.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a ball passage 60 and a payout device 19. The game ball passage surface 18a in the tank 18 is inclined downward toward the right side, and the game ball in the tank 18 flows down to the right by its own weight and is supplied to the connecting passage 40 connected to the tank 18. The On the other hand, the game ball passage surface 42 in the connection passage 40 is inclined downward toward the front side, and the game ball supplied from the tank 18 to the connection passage 40 flows down toward the front side by its own weight and exits. 4
1 is discharged.

The end of the connecting passage 40 on the outlet 41 side is a recess 6 formed on the right side of the ball passage 60.
2 is fitted. In this state, the game ball passage surface 42 in the connecting passage 40 is connected to the ball passage 6.
It is formed above the passing surface 61 of the game ball at 0, and thus the connecting passage 40
The game ball discharged from the outlet 41 is smoothly placed on the passing surface 61 of the ball passage 60. Therefore, it is possible to realize a smooth flow of the game ball at the connection portion between the connection passage 40 and the ball passage 60.

The game ball passage surface 61 in the ball passage 60 is inclined downward toward the left side, and the game ball supplied from the connection passage 40 flows down the passage surface 61 to the left by its own weight.
Is guided to the dispensing device 19 connected to the left end portion. As will be described later in detail, the payout device 19 can pay out a predetermined number of game balls from the payout opening 19a. For example,
When three drums 50 are stopped, when a predetermined number or combination of pictures is displayed on the active line and five prize balls are obtained, the payout device 19 pays out five game balls from the payout opening 19a. Driven by. The dispensing outlet 19a of the dispensing device 19 has a front passage 30 shown in FIG.
The game balls that have been paid out are supplied to the front passage 30.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a game ball payout mechanism in the payout device 19 shown in FIG.

The payout device 19 has a pair of guide cylinders 72 and 73 arranged in parallel to each other, and a game ball can be passed inside the guide cylinders 72 and 73. Below the guide tubes 72 and 73,
The pawl cams 76 and 77 are connected to a rotating shaft 78 in a state where the phases are different from each other by 180 °. The rotating shaft 78 is connected to the rotating shaft 80 of the payout motor 79. The cams 76 and 77 with pawls are rotatable about the rotation shaft 78 when the payout motor 79 is driven. In addition, arc-shaped claws 76a and 77a are formed at the tip portions of the cams 76 and 77 with claws, respectively, and the arc portions of the claws 76a and 77a have substantially the same shape as the circumferential portion of the game ball P. One game ball P can be fitted into the same part.

When paying out a game ball, the payout motor 79 is driven to drive the cams 76 and 77 with pawls.
Rotate. When the game ball P is fitted into either the claw 76a of the claw cam 76 or the claw 77a of the claw cam 77, the guide cylinder 72 or the guide cylinder 73 is moved downward with the rotation of the claw cam in the fitted state. Discharged. And the game ball discharged | emitted below falls with dead weight, FIG.
It is paid out from the payout opening 19a shown in FIG. As described above, the cam 76 with the pawl and the cam 77 with the pawl are connected to the rotary shaft 78 in a state where the phases are different from each other by 180 °. Therefore, when the rotary shaft 78 of the payout motor 79 rotates once, One game ball is guided downward by the cam 76 with the pawl and the cam 77 with the pawl. That is, when the rotating shaft 78 makes one rotation, two game balls are paid out.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the water surface when the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side of the window frame 12 is separated from the main body frame 24. In the figure, a connecting passage 40 connected to a tank 18 (not shown).
However, it is provided so as to penetrate the main body frame 24 forward and backward. On the other hand, on the back side of the window frame 12,
A ball passage 60 is provided, and a left end portion of the ball passage 60 is connected to the dispensing device 19.
Further, a concave portion 62 is formed on the right side portion of the spherical passage 60 by notching a part of the same side portion. When closing the window frame 12, the window frame 12 is rotated in the direction indicated by the white arrow in the figure, and the back side of the window frame 12 is brought into close contact with the main body frame 24.

FIG. 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view when the back side of the window frame 12 is substantially in close contact with the main body frame 24. In a state where the rear side of the window frame 12 is substantially in close contact with the main body frame 24 and the window frame 12 is closed, the front end portion on the front side of the connecting passage 40 is fitted over the concave portion 62 formed in the spherical passage 60. Yes. The concave portion 62 of the spherical passage 60 is wider than the width of the connecting passage 40 (the width in the horizontal direction in the figure), and a gap of a predetermined interval is left and right with the connecting passage 40 fitted. By setting the width of the recess 62 so as to leave such a gap, even if the window frame 12 is closed while being slightly shifted from the left and right with respect to the main body frame 24, the connecting passage 40 is surely inserted into the recess 62. Can be fitted. The gap is desirably set to have a width smaller than the diameter of the game ball so that the game ball supplied to the ball passage 60 does not fall from the gap.

When the state shown in FIG. 7 is established and the connection passage 40 and the ball passage 60 are in communication with each other, the game balls discharged from the outlet 41 of the connection passage 40 are transferred to the ball passage 60 as indicated by arrows in the figure. Then, it flows down on the passage surface 61 in the left direction and is supplied to the dispensing device 19.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when the window frame 12 is open, the ball passage 60 and the dispensing device 19 installed on the back side of the window frame 12 can be touched, Ball clogging in the ball passage 60, maintenance of the dispensing device 19 and the like can be performed. That is,
When a ball clogging occurs in the ball passage 60 or a malfunction occurs in the payout device 19 and the game ball is not paid out, the store clerk at the game store uses the key or the like possessed by the locking mechanism 2.
By rotating the window frame 12 after unlocking 4c, it is possible to perform a predetermined treatment on the ball passage 60 and the dispensing device 19. In particular, if only the ball clogging in the ball passage 60 is eliminated, the time required for the treatment is very short, and the player is required even if the player performs the same treatment while sitting in front of the pacilot 10. It doesn't make you wait any longer, and it doesn't frustrate players.

(2) Second embodiment:
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the ball passage and the dispensing device provided in the gaming machine (pachilot) according to the second embodiment as seen from above. In addition, the pachilot according to the second embodiment in FIG.
Constituent members other than those shown in FIG. 10 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In the drawing, a payout device 119 is connected to the left end portion of the ball passage 160, and a payout port 119a is formed in the payout device 119. On the right side of the ball passage 160,
A recess 162 is formed, and a connection passage 140 (not shown) described later is fitted into the recess 162. The game balls supplied from the connection passage 140 to the ball passage 160 are transferred to the ball passage 16.
The game ball flows down to the left on the passing surface 161 of the game ball at 0 and is supplied to the payout port 119.

On the left side of the concave portion 162 formed in the spherical passage 160, a convex portion 163 for alignment is formed so as to protrude to the back side (the upper side in FIG. 8). The convex portion 163 has a window frame 12.
When the back side is closed so as to be in close contact with the main body frame 24, the connection passage 140 and the ball passage 160 are aligned by being fitted into a recess 145 a formed in the connection passage 140 described later. Is for. In FIG. 8, the ball passage 160 and the dispensing device 119 are shown.
Since the position where the is installed is the same as the position where the ball passage 60 and the dispensing device 19 shown in FIG. 3 are installed, the illustration is omitted.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a tank included in the pachilot according to the second embodiment and a connection passage connected to the tank. The tank 118 is installed on the back side of a main body (not shown), and a game ball passing surface 118a in the tank 118 is inclined downward toward the right side. In addition, the game ball passing surface 142 in the connecting passage 140 formed integrally with the tank 118 is inclined downward toward the front side, and the game ball flowing down the passing surface 142 toward the front side is It will be discharged from the outlet 141. A plate-shaped contact plate 145 is formed integrally with the connecting passage 140 on the left side wall portion slightly on the front side of the outlet 141, and the convex portion 163 shown in FIG. A recessed portion 145a to be joined is formed. Further, in a state where the convex portion 163 of the spherical passage 160 is fitted in the concave portion 145 a, the contact plate 145 contacts the side wall portion of the spherical passage 160. Note that the tank 118 is also shown in FIG.
Since the position where the connecting passage 140 is installed is the same as the position where the tank 18 and the connecting passage 40 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are installed, the illustration is omitted.

FIG. 10 shows the tank 118 and the connecting passage 14 when the back side of the window frame is in close contact with the main body.
0 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between 0, the ball passage 160 and the payout device 119. FIG. When the back side of the window frame of the pachilot according to the second embodiment is substantially in close contact with the main body, and the window frame is closed,
By fitting the convex portion 163 formed in the spherical passage 160 into the concave portion 145a formed in the coupling passage 140, the coupling passage 140 and the spherical passage 160 are aligned in the vertical and horizontal directions. It becomes. In this state, the tip of the connecting passage 40 on the outlet 141 side is
It is located above the concave portion 162 formed in the spherical passage 160, and the connecting passage 140 is fitted in the concave portion 162, and a gap is left and right at the same interval. That is, the connecting passage 140 is located at the central portion of the recess 162.

As described above, according to the pachilot according to the second embodiment, a fitting structure is formed by the concave portion 143a of the connecting passage 140 and the convex portion 163 of the ball passage 160. It is possible to accurately perform alignment with the ball passage 160. In addition, in 2nd embodiment, although the case where the one fitting structure formed from the recessed part 143a and the convex part 163 was formed was demonstrated, two or more fitting structures were formed, You may be comprised so that the position of a connection channel | path and a ball channel | path may be fixed more reliably.

(3) Third embodiment:
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a connection passage and a ball passage included in the pachilot according to the third embodiment. The constituent members other than those shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 in the pachilot according to the third embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. In the figure, a tank (not shown) is provided on the side wall of the end of the connecting passage 240 on the outlet 241 side.
A shutter 243 for blocking the game ball flowing down from the vehicle is attached. The shutter 243 has a pair of shaft protrusions 244 attached to a substantially central portion of the side wall portion of the connecting passage 240.
244 is rotatably attached. That is, the shutter 243 can be rotated about a rotation axis connecting the shaft protrusions 244 and 244.

A spring 245 is attached to one of the shaft protrusions 244 and 244. The spring 245 is a coiled torsion spring, and a shaft protrusion 245 is inserted inside the coil portion. One end of the spring 245 is fixed to the shutter 243, and the other end is fixed to the inner wall surface of the connection passage 240. As shown in FIG. 11, when the shutter 243 is closed so as to close the connecting passage 240, the spring 245 is not biased. Therefore, when the shutter 243 rotates about the rotation axis from the state shown in FIG. 11 and the angle at which both ends of the spring 245 intersect is widened or narrowed, the spring 245 is biased. .

On the other hand, the side wall portion on the front side in the ball passage 260 is formed to be higher than the other side wall portions, and a rectangular opening 262 is formed in this portion. When the window frame is closed so that the back side of the window frame is in close contact with the main body, the outlet 24 of the connecting passage 240 is connected to the opening 262.
The end on the 1 side is fitted. A plate-like pressing portion 264 is formed on the upper side of the opening 262 so as to protrude to the back side. When the window frame is closed so that the back side is substantially in close contact with the main body, the pressing portion 264 pushes the upper side of the rotating shaft of the shutter 243 attached to the connecting passage 240, so that the shutter 243 is Rotate.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a state when the pressing unit 264 illustrated in FIG. 11 presses the upper portion of the shutter 243. In the drawing, a pressing portion 264 formed in the ball passage 260 pushes a portion of the shutter 243 above the shaft protrusions 244 and 244 to the back side. As a result, the angle at which both ends of the spring 245 intersect is expanded and urged, and the lower portion of the shutter 243 is rotated so as to be lifted to the near side. When the shutter 243 rotates, the game ball is released from being blocked and the game ball is discharged from the outlet 241. On the other hand, the window frame rotates so that the back side is separated from the main body, and the pressing portion 264
When the shutter 243 is separated from the shutter 243, the shutter 243 is rotated upright by the urging force of the spring 245. That is, the state shown in FIG. 11 is reached, and the game ball is blocked.

As described above, according to the pachilot according to the third embodiment, when the back side of the window frame is closed in close contact with the main body, the shutter 243 is opened, while the back side of the window frame is separated from the main body. Since the shutter 243 is closed to block the game ball at the time, the window frame is opened and the window frame and the main body are separated from each other, so that the ball passage and the main body installed in the window frame are separated. It is possible to prevent the game balls from the connection passage from falling off due to separation from the connection passage installed in the.

(4) Fourth embodiment:
FIG. 13 shows the pachilot according to the fourth embodiment as viewed obliquely. The constituent members other than those shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 15 in the pachilot according to the fourth embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, a front passage 330 for supplying a game ball paid out from a payout device 319 (not shown), which will be described later, to the upper plate 314 is installed at the left end of the glass frame 313. Front passage 30 shown in FIG.
And the end on the payout device 319 side is located on the lower side. The front passage 330 is also made of a transparent member, like the front passage 30 shown in FIG. 1, and it is possible to obtain a decoration effect by a game ball passing through the inside.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state when the window frame 312 is rotated so that the back side of the window frame 312 in the pachilot 310 is separated from the main body frame 324. As shown in the figure, the tank 318 is installed in the upper part on the back side of the main body frame 324 fitted in the outer frame 311.
The connection passage 340 having one end connected to the tank 318 passes through the main body frame 324 in the front-rear direction, and the other end is exposed on the front side of the main body frame 324, thereby forming an outlet 341. On the other hand, a ball passage 360 is installed on the back side of the window frame 312 and above the game area. The ball passage 360 is connected to a lateral passage 364 that guides the game ball supplied from the connection passage 340 from the left side to the right side in FIG. 14 and the right end of the lateral passage 364.
It is comprised from the cylindrical longitudinal direction channel | path 365 which guides a game ball below. The lower end portion of the vertical passage 365 is connected to the dispensing device 319.

15 shows a tank 318 when the back side of the window frame 312 is substantially in close contact with the main body frame 324.
It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the connection channel | path 340, the ball channel | path 360, and the payout apparatus 319. FIG. Since the game ball passage surface 318 a in the tank 318 is inclined downward toward the right side, the game ball in the tank 18 flows down to the right due to its own weight and is supplied to the connecting passage 340. On the other hand, the passing surface 342 of the game ball in the connection passage is inclined downward toward the near side, and the game ball flows down toward the near side and is discharged from the outlet 341. The connecting passage 3
The game balls discharged from the 40 outlets 341 are supplied to the right end of the lateral passage 364 of the ball passage 360 and flow downward in the left direction. The left end of the horizontal passage 364 is connected to the vertical passage 365, and the game ball falls in the vertical passage 365 and is supplied to the payout device 31.

As described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15, according to the pachilot 310 according to the fourth embodiment, the vertical extension extending downward from the lateral passage 314 in the spherical passage 361 installed on the upper back side of the window frame 312. A direction passage 315 is formed, and a dispensing device 319 is connected to a lower end portion of the vertical passage 315. That is, the payout device 319 is installed below the payout device 19 shown in the first embodiment. For this reason, the length of the front passage 330 connected to the payout device 319 and the upper plate 314 is shortened, that is, the passage path of the game ball from the payout device 319 to the upper plate 314 is shortened. For this reason, the time until the game ball paid out from the payout device 319 is supplied to the upper plate 314 is shortened. Also, the dispensing device 3
Until the game ball paid out from 19 is supplied to the upper plate 314, the game ball is placed in the front passage 330.
Since the distance to drop inside becomes short, the impact sound at the time of dropping can be reduced. further,
Since the distance of falling in the front passage 330 is shortened, the speed of the game ball when the game ball is discharged from the exit of the front passage 330 is reduced, so that the game ball discharged vigorously is placed in the upper plate 3.
14 can be prevented from jumping out.

(5) Various modifications:
In the first to third embodiments described above, the payout device and the ball passage are both provided at the upper part on the back side of the window frame, and in the fourth embodiment, a part of the ball passage is a portion of the window frame. While being provided at the upper part on the back side, the other part of the ball passage and the payout device are installed on the left side of the back side of the window frame. In the present invention, the payout device and the ball passage are installed. As long as it is installed in the window frame, it is not particularly limited. However, since the effect of not impairing the aesthetics of the gaming machine is obtained, it is desirable that the gaming machine is installed at a position where it cannot be visually recognized through the transparent area in the window frame, that is, an area other than the gaming area. For example, the payout device and the ball passage may both be installed on the right side on the back side of the window frame.

In the first to fourth embodiments described above, the case where the gaming machine of the present invention is applied to a pachilot has been described, but the type of gaming machine applied in the present invention is not limited. That is, in addition to the pacilot shown in the embodiment, a first type of pachinko gaming machine (so-called seven machine), a second type of pachinko gaming machine (so-called feathers), and a third type of pachinko gaming machine (so-called rights). The present invention can be applied to various gaming machines such as a thing) and a pachinko gaming machine combining these.

(6) Summary:
As described above, according to the present invention, the ball passage 60 is provided on the back side of the window frame 12 of the patch 10.
And a dispensing device 19 connected to the ball passage 60, and a tank 18 is installed on the back side of the main body, and one of the tank 18 and the other passes through the main body. The connecting passage 40 is installed so as to be exposed on the front side of the main body, and when the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side is in close contact with the main body, the connecting passage 40 and the ball passage 60 communicate with each other. Thus, a path for a game ball from the tank 18 to the payout device 19 is formed. By doing this,
It is possible to secure a wide space on the back side of the main body, and it is possible to add various kinds of accessories and devices. Further, if the window frame 12 is rotated so that the back side is separated from the main body portion, it is possible to perform the maintenance of the payout device 19 and the measures against the clogging of the ball passage 60. Therefore, the payout device 19 and the ball passage Measures can be quickly taken when an abnormality occurs in 60.

It is a perspective view of the pachilot concerning a first embodiment. It is a rear view of the pachilot according to the first embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when the window frame of the pachilot concerning 1st embodiment is opened. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a tank, a connection channel | path, a ball channel | path, and the payout apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the payout mechanism of the payout apparatus. It is a horizontal sectional view when the window frame is moved away from the main body. It is a horizontal sectional view when the window frame is in close contact with the main body. It is a top view of a ball passage and a dispensing device with which a pachilot concerning a second embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view which shows the connection channel | path connected with the tank which the pachilot concerning 2nd embodiment comprises, and the same tank. It is a top view which shows the positional relationship of a tank, a connection channel | path, a ball | bowl channel | path, and a discharge device when a window frame is substantially contact | adhered to the main-body part. It is a perspective view which shows the connection channel | path and ball | bowl channel | path which the pachilot concerning 3rd embodiment comprises. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when the press part shown in FIG. 11 pushed the upper part of the shutter. It is a perspective view of the pachilot according to the fourth embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a mode when the window frame of the patchlot concerning 4th embodiment is opened. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a tank, a connection channel | path, a ball channel | path, and the payout apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

10, 310 ... Pachilot 11, 311 ... Outer frame 12, 312 ... Window frame 13 ... Glass frame 13a ... Glass 14, 314 ... Upper plate 15 ... Lower plate 17 ... Mechanism plates 18, 118, 318 ... Tanks 19, 119, 319 ... Dispensing device 21 ... Drum unit 23 ... Control box 24 ... Main body frame 30, 330 ... Front passages 40, 140, 240, 340 ... Connection passages 41, 141, 241, 341 ... Outlets 42, 142, 342 ... Passing surface 43 ... Overflow Passage 50 ... Drum 51 ... Stop button 52 ... Star trevor
60, 160, 260, 360 ... spherical passages 61, 161, 361 ... passing surfaces 62, 162, 362 ... concave portion 145 ... contact plate 145a ... concave portion 163 ... convex portion 243 ... shutter 244 ... axial projection 245 ... spring 364 ... side Direction passage 365 ... Longitudinal passage

Claims (1)

A main body portion on which a control board for controlling various operations relating to games is installed, a supply portion which is installed on the back side of the main body portion and supplied with game balls from an external device provided on the upper portion, and the main body portion In a gaming machine comprising a window frame that is attached to the window frame so as to be openable and closable, and a front passage that is installed on the front side of the window frame and that supplies a game ball paid out from the payout device to the dish storage unit.
The payout device and a ball passage for guiding the game ball to the payout device are provided in the window frame,
When the window frame is closed so that the back side is substantially in close contact with the main body,
A gaming machine, characterized in that it is arranged so that game balls from the supply unit can be supplied.

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