JP2009011654A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which can prevent the return of foul balls on the shooting rail as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine includes a shooting means to shoot game balls to the game area in the game table, a storage tray to store game balls to supply to the shooting means, and a foul ball returning means 45 to return the foul ball which returned without reaching the game area of game balls shot by the shooting means by receiving its in the area between the shooting means and the game table. This foul ball returning means 45 has a first and a second receiving parts 91, 92 arranged on both right and left sides across a shot ball passage route B to guide the foul ball received in the first and the second receiving parts 91, 92 to the storage tray, and a first and a second guiding pass ways 93. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more specifically, includes a foul ball return means for receiving and returning a foul ball returned without reaching the game area among the game balls launched by the launch means. It relates to a ball game machine.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, game balls supplied from an upper plate arranged on the front side of the game machine main body are fired one by one toward a game area on the game board, and the game balls are When winning a winning means in the gaming area, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out to the upper plate as winning balls. Of the game balls launched by the launching means, the foul balls that have returned to the launching means without reaching the game area are returned to the player by the foul ball returning means.

Here, the foul ball returning means includes a ball receiving portion for receiving the foul ball between the launching means and the game board, and a guide passage for guiding the foul ball received by the ball receiving portion to a storage dish or the like. However, in the conventional ball game machine, the ball receiving portion is arranged only on the lower side with respect to the passage path of the shot ball (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2000-271278 A JP 2006-149807 A

  Thus, in the conventional ball game machine, since the ball receiving portion of the foul ball is arranged only on the lower side with respect to the passage path of the launch ball, for example, the foul ball greatly bound at the ball receiving portion is Many of them returned to the firing rail, and there was a problem that the situation that the subsequent launch was frequently prevented occurred.

  In particular, in a one-stage dish ball game machine having only one dish for storing game balls as described in Patent Document 2, a ball receiving portion is provided to return the foul balls to the storage dish. Since it is necessary to arrange at a position higher than the storage tray, the ball receiving portion cannot be made too large due to space restrictions and the like, and a two-stage tray ball game as described in Patent Document 1 Compared to the plane, it is considered more likely that the foul ball will return to the firing rail.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can prevent a foul ball from returning to the launch rail as much as possible.

  The present invention includes a launching means 8 for launching a game ball toward the game area 6 a on the game board 6 side, a storage tray 13 for storing a game ball to be supplied to the launching means 8, and launching by the launching means 8. A ball ball game machine comprising foul ball return means 45 for receiving and returning a foul ball returned without reaching the game area 6a among the played game balls between the launch means 8 and the game board 6 The foul ball return means 45 is received by the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92 disposed on both the left and right sides of the projecting ball passage route B and the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92. Further, the first and second guide passages 93x and 93y for guiding the foul ball to the storage tray 13 are provided.

  According to the present invention, all of the game balls that have returned to the left and right sides of the shot ball passage B due to irregular bounds or the like are returned to the storage tray 13 side, and the return of the foul ball to the shot rail can be prevented as much as possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-17 has illustrated one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. 1 and 2, the gaming machine main body 1 is pivotable so as to be openable / closable and detachable around a longitudinal axis through a rectangular outer frame 2 and a left and right side of the outer frame 2, for example, a left hinge 3. And a worn inner frame 4.

  In the inner frame 4, a game board 6 is arranged in an upper mounting part 5 provided on the upper side, and a launching means 8 and the like are arranged in a lower mounting part 7 provided on the lower side of the upper mounting part 5. On the front side of the inner frame 4, a glass door 9 corresponding to the upper mounting portion 5 and a lower opening / closing door 10 corresponding to the lower mounting portion 7 are openable and detachable by a hinge 11 on the same side as the hinge 3. It is pivotally attached. The glass door 9 is provided with a glass window 12 corresponding to the game area 6a on the game board 6 side, and the lower opening / closing door 10 has a storage tray 13 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 8, a launch A firing handle 14 or the like for actuating the means 8 is provided.

  The upper mounting part 5 is provided with a game board mounting frame 15 for mounting the game board 6 and, for example, a pair of left and right upper speakers 16 are detachably mounted on the upper end side thereof. The game board 6 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 15 from the front side, for example, and is detachably fixed by one or a plurality of fixtures 15a, and a game ball launched by the launching means 8 on the front side thereof. And an inner rail 22 that constitutes at least a part of a peripheral wall that defines the periphery of the gaming area 6a, and the gaming area 6a A center case 23 having an image display means is disposed in the approximate center, a passing gate 24 is disposed on the left side of the center case 23, and an open / close-type winning means 25 and a large winning means 26 are disposed on the lower side. Various game parts such as the means 27 and the windmill 28 are mounted.

  The outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 are made of, for example, a metal plate, and the outer rail 21 is positioned at the left end side and the upper end of the game board 6 from a substantially central position in the left-right direction on the lower side of the game board 6 or a position slightly to the left. The inner rail 22 is disposed inside the game board 6 so as to be parallel to the outer rail 21 from the upper left of the game board 6 to the substantially horizontal center on the lower side. The game board 6 extends in a substantially arc shape to the vicinity of the right edge of the game board 6.

  As described above, the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21 are disposed on the left and right sides of the game board 6 at a predetermined distance from each other inside and outside, and the portion sandwiched between the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21. However, this is a launch guide passage 29 for guiding the game ball launched by the launch means 8 to the game area 6a. Further, in the vicinity of the exit from the launch guide passage 29 to the game area 6a, ball return prevention means 29a for preventing the return of the game ball from the game area 6a side to the launch guide path 29 side is disposed.

  The lower mounting portion 7 is provided with a launching means 8 on the front side, for example, approximately at the center in the left-right direction. On the left side of the launching means 8, a game ball paid out from a payout means (not shown) is placed on the lower opening / closing door 10 side. Discharge port 31 and the like for discharging to the storage tray 13 and a lower speaker 32 and the like are arranged on the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the launching means 8 includes a sheet metal support plate 33, a launch rail 34 mounted on the front surface of the support plate 33, and a launch game ball mounted on the front surface of the support plate 33. On the back side of the support plate 33, a ball holding portion 35 that is held at the launch standby position A on the launch rail 34, a striking rod 37 that is swingably supported on the front surface of the support plate 33 around the drive shaft 36 in the front-rear direction. A firing drive means 38 such as a rotary solenoid that is mounted and drives the striking rod 37 in the striking direction via the drive shaft 36 is provided.

  The launch rail 34 is provided with a launch standby position A in the vicinity of the launch direction front end portion 34a, and the launch direction rear end portion 34b is disposed at a higher slope than the launch direction front end portion 34a. A rail missing portion 39 having a predetermined distance is formed between the end portion 34b and the front end portion 21a of the outer rail 21 in the firing direction.

  The firing means 8 intermittently drives the striking rod 37 in the striking direction (clockwise) by the firing driving means 38 when the firing handle 14 on the lower opening / closing door 10 side is operated. A game ball supplied from the storage tray 13 on the 10 side to the launch standby position A on the launch rail 34 is hit and fired along the launch rail 34. When the launched game ball has sufficient momentum, it jumps over the rail missing portion 39 and enters the launch guide passage 29 on the game board 6 side, passes through the ball return prevention means 29a and enters the game area 6a. To do. On the other hand, a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a foul ball) that has not reached the game area 6a due to insufficient momentum at the time of launch, for example, runs backward in the launch guide passage 29 and falls to the rail missing portion 39.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the lower opening / closing door 10 includes a base plate 41 disposed substantially parallel to the front side of the lower mounting portion 7, and a storage tray unit 42 disposed on the upper front side of the base plate 41. , A collection guide 54 disposed on the front side of the base plate 41 and below the storage tray unit 42, and a decorative cover 43 that covers substantially the entire base plate 41 from the front side of the storage tray unit 42 and the collection guide means 54. And a launching handle 14 protruding from the front side of the decorative cover 43, and a ball feeding means 44 and a foul ball returning means 45 that are detachably attached to the back side of the base plate 41.

  The base plate 41 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape that substantially covers the lower mounting portion 7 with, for example, a synthetic resin, and a discharge discharge port 46 (FIG. 5), a ball feed discharge port 47, a foul ball discharge port 48, and the like penetrate through the front and rear. The sound emitting holes 50a and 50b corresponding to the front side of the lower speaker 32 are provided.

  The payout outlet 46 is provided on the upper left side of the base plate 41, and on the rear side thereof, a payout guide rod 51 is provided correspondingly to the payout opening 31 on the lower mounting portion 7 side, and payout means (not shown). From the payout port 31 through the payout guide 51, and is paid out from the payout discharge port 46 to the storage tray 13 on the front side.

  On the back side of the base plate 41, a sheet metal cover plate is provided so as to cover substantially the entire area excluding the discharge discharge port 46, the discharge guide rod 51, the ball feed discharge port 47, the foul ball discharge port 48, the sound emission holes 50a, 50b, and the like. 52 is detachably mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the storage tray unit 42 stores the storage balls 13 that store the game balls paid out from the discharge outlet 46 to the front side, and the game balls in the storage tray 13 on the base plate 41 side. A ball feed passage 62 that flows down in a row toward the feed discharge port 47, a first ball discharge passage portion 63 that branches downward from the vicinity of the downstream end of the ball feed passage 62, and a first ball from the ball feed passage 62. From the first ball opening / closing means 64 for opening and closing the inlet 63a to the extraction passage portion 63, the second ball extraction passage portion 65 formed downward at a predetermined position on the bottom wall 13a of the storage tray 13, and the storage tray 13 A second ball opening / closing means 66 that opens and closes the inlet 65a to the second ball discharging passage portion 65 is detachably mounted on the front side of the base plate 41.

  The storage tray 13 is provided in an inclined shape that gently falls from one end side in the left-right direction where the payout outlet 46 is provided, for example, from the left end side to the other end side, for example, the right end side. It is connected to the feed passage 62. On the bottom wall 13 a of the storage tray 13, a groove-shaped alignment portion 67 that guides the game balls in the storage tray 13 to the ball feed passage 62 is formed.

  The alignment portion 67 is formed so that the width gradually decreases from the upstream side toward the downstream side and the depth gradually increases, and communicates with the upstream side of the ball feed passage 62 in a gentle curve. ing. In addition, the inflow port 65a of the 2nd ball extraction channel | path part 65 is arrange | positioned in the upstream end side vicinity of the alignment part 67, for example.

  The ball feed passage 62 is arranged along the front surface side of the base plate 41 in the downstream end side of the storage tray 13, for example, in the direction opposite to the flow direction of the storage tray 13 from the right end side, for example, leftward. The side communicates with the ball feed outlet 47 on the base plate 41 side. The ball feed passage 62 is lowered to the left by a base plate 41, a front wall 62a arranged in parallel at an interval of approximately one game ball on the front side of the base plate 41, and a bottom wall 62b connecting them in the front-rear direction. An upper wall 68 that substantially closes the upper side is provided in a predetermined range on the downstream end side thereof, and an opening portion 69 that is opened upward on the upstream side of the upper wall 68 is formed. ing.

  The upper wall 68 is arranged at a height corresponding to the second-layer game ball from the bottom of the game balls stacked on the bottom wall 62b. Only the game balls are allowed to flow downstream.

  The first ball removal passage portion 63 is disposed, for example, in the vertical direction so as to connect the inflow port 63a formed in the vicinity of the downstream end of the bottom wall 62b of the ball feed passage 62 and the inflow port 54a of the ball collection guide means 54. Has been. The first ball removal opening / closing means 64 is configured to open and close the inlet 63a in conjunction with the operation of the first ball removal operation portion 70a provided on the decorative cover 43 side, for example. 63a is closed to guide the game ball in the ball feed passage 62 to the ball feed discharge port 47 side, and when the first ball removal operation part 70a is operated, the inflow port 63a is opened and the upstream side of that is opened. The game ball is allowed to flow down to the first ball removal passage portion 63 side. The game ball that has flowed down to the first ball removal passage portion 63 side is discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 via the ball collection guide means 54.

  The 2nd ball extraction passage part 65 is arranged in the up-and-down direction, for example so that the inflow port 65a provided in the bottom wall 13a of the storage tray 13 and the inflow port 54b of the ball collection guide means 54 may be connected. The second ball opening / closing means 66 is configured to open and close the inflow port 65a in conjunction with, for example, an operation of the second ball removal operation unit 70b provided on the decorative cover 43 side. 65a is closed, the game balls in the storage tray 13 are guided to the aligning portion 67 side, and when the second ball removal operation portion 70b is operated, the inflow port 65a is opened and the game balls on the upstream side thereof are removed. It is made to flow down to the 2nd ball extraction passage part 65 side. The game balls that have flowed down to the second ball removal passage portion 65 side are discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 through the ball collection guide means 54.

  The ball collection guide means 54 guides the game balls from the first ball extraction passage portion 63 and the second ball extraction passage portion 65 to the lower discharge port 53, and the first ball extraction passage portion 63 and the second ball extraction passage. Two inflow ports 54 a and 54 b to which the portion 65 is connected, and one outflow port 54 c to be connected to the lower discharge port 53, are detachably mounted on the front side of the base plate 41.

  The decorative cover 43 is formed integrally with the storage tray cover portion 71 that covers the front side of the storage tray 13, the front cover portion 72 that covers the front side of portions other than the storage tray 13, and the front cover portion 72, for example. And a lower cover portion 73 covering the lower side. The storage tray cover unit 71 is provided with a lending ball operation unit 74, a first ball removal operation unit 70a, an effect operation unit 75, and the like.

  For example, the front cover portion 72 is provided with a mounting hole 76 for mounting a launching handle and sound emitting holes 77a and 77b on the right side of the storage tray cover portion 71, and a second ball removal operation portion 70b and an ashtray 77 on the left side. ing. Further, a lower discharge port 53 is formed in the lower cover portion 73.

  The firing handle 14 is for performing operations such as ON / OFF switching of the firing operation and adjustment of the firing speed by the launching means 8, and is mounted through a mounting hole 76 so as to protrude forward from the front cover portion 72. The plate 41 is detachably fixed.

  The ball feeding means 44 is for supplying the game balls guided from the ball feeding passage 62 through the ball feeding discharge port 47 one by one on the firing rail 34 in synchronization with the firing operation of the launching means 8. The ball feed discharge port 47 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the base plate 41. As shown in FIGS. 7, 12, 13, etc., the ball feed case 81 and the ball feed case 81 are attached. A ball feed member 82 is provided so as to be swingable therein, and a ball feed driving means 83 for swinging the ball feed member 82 is provided.

  The ball feeding case 81 is formed in a flat box shape that is thin in the front-rear direction, and the inlet 81a corresponding to the ball feeding outlet 47 is provided on the front side thereof at a position lower than the inlet 81a. Corresponding supply ports 81b are arranged on the firing rail 34, respectively. The ball feed member 82 is supported in a ball feed case 81 so as to be swingable around a pivot 82a in the front-rear direction. By driving the ball feed drive means 83, one game ball is sent from the inlet 81a to the ball feed case. It is possible to switch between an accepting position for receiving in 81 and an outflow position for allowing the previously received game ball to flow out to the front side from the supply port 81b while preventing the inflow of subsequent game balls from the inflow port 81a. Yes.

  The ball feed driving means 83 is constituted by, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid, and is controlled so as to reciprocate the ball feed member 82 once between the outflow position and the receiving position with respect to one firing operation by the firing means 8. . As a result, the game balls on the storage tray 13 side are supplied one by one on the firing rail 34 for each firing of the launching means 8.

  The foul ball returning means 45 is for returning the foul ball to the storage tray 13 side. As shown in FIGS. 7, 9 to 17, etc., two first receivers for receiving the foul ball at the rail missing portion 39 are provided. Part 91 and second receiving part 92, guide passage 93 for guiding the foul balls received by first receiving part 91 and second receiving part 92 to storage tray 13 side, and before the front side of firing ball passage path B is regulated And a cover portion 94. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the foul ball returning means 45 includes a main body portion 95 formed in a substantially box shape whose front side is open, and a substantially flat lid portion 96 that covers the front side of the main body portion 95. For example, the engagement claw 96a on the lid portion 96 side is detachably engaged with the engagement portion 95a on the main body portion 95 side, and the front surface of the lid portion 96 is joined. The fixing base portion 95b on the main body 95 side is screwed to the base plate 41 side in a state where the side is along the back surface side of the base plate 41, and is detachably fixed to the lower opening / closing door 10.

  The guide passage 93 is arranged in a gently sloping shape that is lowered to the right along the back side of the base plate 41, and includes a bottom wall 93a, an upper wall 93b and a rear wall 93c provided on the main body 95 side, and a lid 96 side. A rectangular passage corresponding to one game ball is formed with the front wall 93d provided on the front wall 93d, and the upstream end side and the downstream end side thereof are, for example, an upstream end wall 93e provided on the main body 95 side and The downstream end wall 93f is substantially closed.

  At the downstream end of the guide passage 93, that is, the right end, an outlet 97 is provided on the front wall 93d side, and a front-down inclined guide portion 98 is provided on the bottom wall 93a side. At the side end, that is, the left end, an upper opening 99 having an upward opening is provided on the upper wall 93b side, and a first inflow port 100 having a rear opening is provided on the rear wall 93c. A second inflow port 101 having a rearward opening shape is provided on the rear wall 93c side in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction.

  Here, the outflow port 97 coincides with the foul ball discharge port 48 on the base plate 41 side in the front-rear direction, and flows in from the first inflow port 100 or the second inflow port 101 to the downstream end side in the guide passage 93. The game ball that has flowed down is guided by the inclined guide portion 98 and discharged to the storage tray 13 side through the outlet 97 and the foul ball discharge port 48.

  As described above, the guide passage 93 guides the game ball flowing in from the first inflow port 100 to the storage tray 13 and the game ball flowing in from the second inflow port 101 to the storage tray 13. The second guide passage 93y is configured as a single passage, and a portion of the first guide passage 93x on the downstream side, that is, a portion on the downstream side of the second inlet 101 is the second guide passage 93y. .

  The foul ball discharge port 48 is disposed corresponding to, for example, the opening 69 of the ball feed passage 62, and the height position thereof is from the bottom wall 62b of the ball feed passage 62 as shown in FIG. It is set to one or more.

  In the guide passage 93, an entry prevention valve 104 is provided at least downstream of the second inflow port 101, that is, at a common part of the first guide passage 93x and the second guide passage 93y. The entry prevention valve 104 allows the game ball to flow down from the upstream side to the downstream side and prevents entry only in the opposite direction, and the rectangular plate-like opening / closing plate 104a that can substantially close the inside of the guide passage 93. And a pivot 104b disposed in the front-rear direction along the upper end side of the opening / closing plate 104a and rotatably supported by a pair of front and rear bearings 105 provided on the upper side of the guide passage 93. A closed position (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 13) in which the plate 104a hangs down substantially below the bearing portion 105 due to its own weight and closes the guide passage 93, and the open / close plate 104a is retracted above the downstream side of the guide passage 93 to guide the passage. It can be swung between an open position for opening 93 (shown in phantom in FIG. 13).

  Further, for example, on the upper wall 93 b side, when the ingress prevention valve 104 comes to the closed position, a close side regulating portion 106 that abuts on the upstream side of the ingress prevention valve 104 and regulates further rotation, and the ingress prevention valve 104. An open side restricting portion 107 that abuts on the downstream side of the ingress prevention valve 104 and restricts further rotation when it comes to the open position is integrally provided, for example.

  Further, in the guide passage 93, a passage restricting portion 108 is provided, for example, on the downstream side of the entry preventing valve 104 in the common part of the first guide passage 93x and the second guide passage 93y. The passage restricting portion 108 restricts the cross section of the guide passage 93 to a minimum circular cross section through which a game ball can pass, and is provided in a range of a predetermined width in the longitudinal direction of the guide passage 93. For example, it is provided in the guide passage 93 so as to bulge inward so as to substantially fill the gaps at the four corners existing between it and the circular cross section of the game ball passing therethrough.

  As shown in FIG. 16 and the like, the passage restricting portion 108 is divided into, for example, front and rear (left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the guide passage 93), and the rear first restricting portion 108a is the rear wall 93c on the main body 95 side. The second diaphragm 108b on the front side protrudes rearward from the back side of the front wall 93d on the lid 96 side so as to straddle the upper wall 93b and the bottom wall 93a.

  A groove portion 109 is provided on the front edge side of the upper wall 93b and the bottom wall 93a on the main body portion 95 side, and when the lid portion 96 is coupled to the main body portion 95, the second throttle portion 108b on the lid portion 96 side. The upper and lower projecting portions 110 are fitted into the groove portion 109 from the front side, and the inner surface on the second throttle portion 108b side is smoothly connected to the inner surfaces of the upper wall 93b and the bottom wall 93a.

  Further, a metal cover 111 that covers the downstream end side of the guide passage 93 is attached to the main body 95 side. The metal cover 111 includes a rear cover portion 111a disposed along the rear wall 93c, a horizontal cover portion 111b disposed along the downstream end wall 93f, and a lower cover portion disposed along the bottom wall 93a. 111c is integrally provided, and is detachably mounted on the outer surface side of the main body portion 95.

  The front cover portion 94 regulates the front side of the projecting ball passage path B together with the guide passage 93, and is provided integrally below the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the guide passage 93, and the rear wall 93c on the guide passage 93 side. A rear wall 112 extending downward from the rear wall 112, a peripheral wall 113 provided along the outer edge of the rear wall 112, ribs 114 disposed vertically and horizontally along the front side of the rear wall 112, and a guide passage 93. And a front wall 115 extending downward from the side front wall 93d.

  When the lower opening / closing door 10 is closed, the rear wall 112 of the front cover portion 94 covers the launch ball passage route B between the launch rail 34 and the outer rail 21 from the front side together with the rear wall 93c on the guide passage 93 side. ing.

  The first receiving portion 91 and the second receiving portion 92 are, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, on the left and right sides of the projecting ball passage route B arranged in an upwardly inclined manner and on the rear side of the guide passage 93. Is arranged. The first receiving portion 91 is disposed on the left side (lower side) of the projecting ball passage path B and on the rear side of the first inflow port 100, and includes a ball receiving member 121 that receives a foul ball, and the ball receiving member 121. And a downstream guide portion 122 that guides the game ball dropped to the downstream side in the firing direction to the ball receiving member 121 side.

  The ball receiving member 121 is formed of, for example, an elastic member such as silicon rubber, and is disposed on the lower rear side of the first inflow port 100. The upper side of the ball receiving member 121 corresponds to the rear side of the first inflow port 100. A front guide portion 123 that is formed in a downward shape and guides the game ball to the front side, and a lateral guide portion 124 that is disposed downstream of the front guide portion 123 in the firing direction and guides the game ball to the front guide portion 123 side. A lateral restricting portion 125 that is provided so as to project upward along the upstream side in the firing direction of the front guide portion 123 and prevents the game ball on the front guide portion 123 from falling to the launch ball passage path B side, and the front guide And an oblique guide 126 that is disposed at a corner on the rear side downstream in the firing direction with respect to the portion 123 and guides the game ball obliquely forward.

  The lateral guide part 124 is formed in a stepped shape higher than the front guide part 123, and the upper surface side thereof is an inclined surface that is inclined toward the front guide part 123 side. The lateral restricting portion 125 is formed in a substantially triangular shape in front view including a substantially vertical restricting surface 125a on the front guide portion 123 side and an upwardly inclined surface 125b along the projecting ball passage route B on the firing ball passage route B side. Thus, while the game ball on the front guide portion 123 side is regulated on the upstream side in the launch direction, the game ball that has fallen on the upstream side in the launch direction relative to the front guide portion 123 is guided to the launch ball passage path B side. ing.

  Note that the lateral restriction portion 125 has a front end side and a corner portion on the front guide portion 123 side that is cut out in a triangular shape in plan view, and the front edge side of the cutout portion 125c is the right end side of the first inflow port 100. Is almost the same. Due to the cutout portion 125c, the front guide portion 123 has a front-expanding shape, so that more game balls can be received and guided to the first inflow port 100 side.

The oblique guide portion 126 is, for example, a triangular shape in plan view, and is formed in a step shape that is higher than the lateral guide portion 124, and the upper surface 126a thereof is formed in a gently inclined shape that is obliquely forward toward the step surface 126b side. At the same time, the step surface 126b is also erected so as to be slightly inclined with respect to the front guide portion 123 and the lateral guide portion 124 from the vertical direction. Thereby, it is possible to bounce game balls that have fallen downstream in the firing direction from the front guide portion 123 obliquely forward, and to guide the foul balls to the guide passage 93 side with higher probability. Then, since the upper opening 99 having an upward opening is provided on the upstream end side of the guide passage 93 as well as the first inlet 100 having a rear opening, the upper guide 99 is formed on the oblique guide 126, the front guide 123, and the like. It is possible to cause a foul ball that has greatly bounded to flow into the guide passage 93 with a high probability.

  Further, the ball receiving member 121 includes a plurality of mounting holes 127 in the front-rear direction. By inserting the mounting holes 127 from the rear side into the protrusions 128 protruding rearward from the rear wall 93c of the guide passage 93. The main body 95 is detachably mounted. A ball receiving support plate 129 along the lower surface side of the ball receiving member 121 and a ball receiving support along the lower side of the launch ball passing path B from the rear wall 93c of the guide passage 93 to the rear wall 112 of the front cover portion 94. A lower guide plate 130 that extends from the upstream end portion in the firing direction of the plate 129 toward the firing rail 34 is integrally provided.

  The downstream guide part 122 extends from the upper end side of the regulation wall part 122a to the downstream side along the firing direction, and the regulation wall part 122a is disposed substantially upward from the downstream end side in the firing direction of the ball receiving member 121. And an inclined wall portion 122b that smoothly communicates with the front end portion 21a of the outer rail 21 in the firing direction, and is integrally formed on the rear side of the rear wall 93c of the guide passage 93. A game ball dropped to the upstream side is guided to the ball receiving member 121 side.

  The second receiving portion 92 is disposed on the right side (upper side) of the launch ball passage path B and on the rear side of the second inflow port 101, and includes a ball receiving rail portion 131 that receives a foul ball, and the ball receiving rail portion 131. And a ball receiving guide part 132 for guiding the foul ball received at the second inflow port 101 side.

  The ball receiving rail portion 131 is disposed from the lower rear side of the second inlet 101 toward the launching ball passage route B side, that is, the left side along the rear wall 93c of the guide passage 93, and the second inlet 101 side is low and gentle. The projecting ball passage path B side end is gently connected to the upper guide plate 133 that is arranged in a right-down slant along the upper side of the projecting ball passage path B. . Note that the upper guide plate 133 has an upper end portion 133a positioned in the vicinity of the front side of the upper opening 99 of the guide passage 93. For example, the upper guide plate 133 is largely moved toward the firing ball passage route B by the ball receiving member 121 or the downstream guide portion 122. A bouncing foul ball is received and guided to the ball receiving rail portion 131 side.

  On the downstream end side of the ball receiving rail portion 131, an end wall 134 standing upward along the downstream edge of the second inflow port 101, and the ball receiving rail from the rear end side of the end wall 134. The side wall 135 extending along the rear edge side of the portion 131 and the upper wall 136 extending rearward along the upper edge portion of the second inlet 101 are provided. The rear side is covered with the end wall 134, the side wall 135, and the upper wall 136, and only the upstream side of the ball receiving rail portion 131 is opened.

  The ball receiving guide part 132 guides the game ball flowing down on the ball receiving rail part 131 to the rear side of the second inlet 101 toward the first outlet 102 side by pushing it obliquely forward. It is composed of triangular ribs arranged substantially horizontally across the wall 134 and the side wall 135. Note that a part of the front end side of the end wall 134 is bent at the same angle as the ball receiving guide portion 132.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, the game balls paid out from the payout means (not shown) as rental balls or prize balls pass from the payout port 31 to the front storage tray 13 through the payout discharge port 46 through the payout guide hole 51. Discharged. Then, the game balls in the storage tray 13 are guided to the right by the aligning portion 67 and flow down in the ball feed passage 62 in a state of being aligned in a line, and the earliest game ball is sent to the ball feed discharge port 47 at the ball feed means. It is regulated in a state where it is in contact with the 44 ball feed members 82.

  When the player operates the firing handle 14, the ball feed driving means 83 of the ball feed means 44 is activated, and the ball feed member 82 starts swinging in the order of outflow position → acceptance position → outflow position. One game ball in the ball feed passage 62 is supplied to the firing standby position A on the firing rail 34 one by one. In synchronism with this, the firing drive means 38 of the firing means 8 is activated, and the striking rod 37 starts swinging in the firing direction with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the firing handle 14, and on the firing standby position A. The game balls are sequentially hit and fired along the launch rail 34.

  When the launched game ball has sufficient momentum, it passes through the launch ball passage route B and enters the launch guide passage 29 on the game board 6 side, and enters the game area 6a through the ball return prevention means 29a. To do. On the other hand, the foul ball that has not reached the game area 6a due to insufficient momentum at the time of launching travels backward in the launch guide passage 29 and falls onto the first receiving part 91 or the second receiving part 92 of the rail missing part 39. To do.

  The foul ball dropped on the first receiving portion 91 is guided by the ball receiving member 121 and flows into the guide passage 93 (first guide passage 93x) from the first inlet 100 or the upper opening 99, and then the inertial force. As a result, the intrusion prevention valve 104 passes while being pushed up from the closed position to the open position (FIG. 13), and further passes through the passage restricting portion 108 and reaches the most downstream side of the guide passage 93. And it guides forward by the inclination guide part 98, passes the outflow port 97, and is discharged | emitted from the foul ball discharge port 48 on the ball | bowl feed channel | path 62 by the side of the storage tray 13. FIG.

  Further, for example, the foul sphere that has greatly bounced on the first receiving portion 91 side and exceeds the upper end portion 133a of the upper guide plate 133 is guided by the ball receiving rail portion 131 and the ball receiving guide portion 132 to be supplied to the second inflow port. 101 flows into the guide passage 93 (second guide passage 93y). And after that, it follows the same path as the foul ball that has flowed into the guide passage 93 from the first receiving portion 91 side and is discharged onto the ball feed passage 62 on the storage tray 13 side.

  For example, when a piano wire or the like is inserted into the guide passage 93 from the foul bulb discharge port 48 for the purpose of fraud, the piano wire or the like is bent when entering the foul bulb discharge port 48, and in many cases, the tip of the piano wire or the like is bent. The side of the guide passage 93 is considered to advance along a corner, but the guide passage 93 is provided with a passage restricting portion 108 that restricts the rectangular passage section to a minimum circular section through which a game ball can pass. Therefore, the front end of a piano wire or the like is caught by the passage restricting portion 108 and cannot easily enter the upstream side.

  Even if a piano wire or the like can pass through the passage restricting portion 108, the upstream side of the passage restricting portion 108 is closed by the entry preventing valve 104, and the entry preventing valve 104 swings only downstream. The tip of the piano wire or the like cannot pass through the entry prevention valve 104. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent a go-to action such as a nail bending performed by causing a piano wire or the like to enter the game area 6a.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the foul ball return means 45 includes the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92 disposed on both the left and right sides of the firing ball passage route B, and the first The first and second guide passages 93x and 93y for guiding the foul balls received by the second receiving portions 91 and 92 to the storage tray 13 are provided. All the game balls that have returned to both sides are returned to the storage tray 13 side, and the return of the foul ball onto the firing rail 34 can be prevented as much as possible.

  Since a part of the downstream side of the first guide passage 93x is the second guide passage 93y, there is no waste in the passage configuration, and a limited space can be used effectively.

  In the guide passage 93, for example, at the common portion of the first and second guide passages 93x and 93y, a passage restricting portion 108 that restricts the cross section of the passage to a minimum circular cross section through which a game ball can pass is provided. It is possible to effectively prevent the entry of a piano wire or the like inserted from

  In addition, since the entrance prevention valve 104 that closes the guide passage 93 and allows only the passing of the game ball in the downstream direction is provided on the upstream side of the passage restricting portion 108, a piano wire or the like inserted from the downstream side is provided. However, even if it can pass through the passage restrictor 108, it is possible to reliably prevent entry on the upstream side. Further, since the passage restricting portion 108 is provided on the downstream side of the entry preventing valve 104, for example, it is more difficult to open the entry preventing valve 104 from the downstream side.

  The guide passage 93 (first and second guide passages 93x and 93y) is disposed on the front side of the launch ball passage route B and the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92, and the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92 are The received game ball is configured to guide the first and second guide passages 93x and 93y on the front side, and the first receiving portion 91 is provided below the launch ball passing path B arranged in an inclined manner. Since the first inflow port 100 having a rearward opening shape communicating with the first receiving portion 91 and the upper opening portion 99 having an upward opening shape are provided on the upstream end side of the first guide passage 93x. For example, a game ball that has greatly bounced to the front side, that is, the guide passage 93 side on the first receiving portion 91 can be reliably captured by the upper opening 99 and guided to the storage tray 13 side.

  The storage tray 13 is provided on the front side of the lower opening / closing door 10 that is detachably mounted on the front side of the gaming machine body 1, and the lower opening / closing door 10 is provided with a foul ball discharge port 48 that opens on the storage tray 13 side, The first and second guide passages 93x and 93y are disposed along the back side of the lower opening / closing door 10 so as to connect the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92 and the foul ball discharge port 48. Therefore, the distance between the foul ball discharge port 48 and the first and second receiving portions 91 and 92 can be made sufficiently long in a direction different from the discharge direction of the foul ball discharge port 48. It is possible to make the goto action performed by inserting a piano wire or the like more difficult.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a single-stage dish type pachinko machine, but the present invention is also applicable to a two-stage dish type pachinko machine.

  The first guide passage 93x and the second guide passage 93y may be provided separately from the inflow port to the outflow port, or only a part of each downstream side may be common.

  The passage restrictor 108 and the entry prevention valve 104 may be provided only in one of the first guide passage 93x and the second guide passage 93y, or may be provided in both, but there is a common part as in the embodiment. Sometimes it is desirable to provide the common part.

  The passage restrictor 108 may be provided on the upstream side of the ingress prevention valve 104. In addition, only one of the entry prevention valve 104 and the passage restrictor 108 may be provided. Further, if at least one of the entry prevention valve 104 and the passage restricting portion 108 is arranged in plural, it is possible to make the goto action performed by inserting a piano wire or the like through the foul ball discharge port 48 more difficult. The reverse passage restricting portion 108 of the intrusion prevention valve 104 may not be restricted to a complete circular cross section in the passage, but may be, for example, a polygonal cross section close to a circular cross section, an elliptic cross section, or the like.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been shown, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the state which removed the glass door and the lower opening-and-closing door with the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a rear view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a disassembled perspective view of a foul ball return means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a foul ball return means. It is principal part plane sectional drawing of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is DD sectional drawing in FIG. It is EE sectional drawing in FIG. It is FF sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

6 Game board 6a Game area 8 Launching means 10 Lower door (open / close door)
13 Storage tray 45 Foul ball return means 48 Foul ball discharge port 91 First receiving portion 92 Second receiving portion 93x First guide passage 93y Second guide passage 99 Upper opening portion 100 First inflow port 104 Ingress prevention valve 108 Passage restrictor B Launch ball passage

Claims (7)

A launching means (8) for launching a game ball toward the game area (6a) on the game board (6) side; a storage tray (13) for storing a game ball to be supplied to the launching means (8); A foul ball returned without reaching the game area (6a) among the game balls launched by the launch means (8) is received and returned between the launch means (8) and the game board (6). In the bullet ball game machine provided with the foul ball return means (45), the foul ball return means (45) is arranged on the left and right sides of the firing ball passage route (B). A receiving portion (91, 92), and first and second guide passages (93x, 93y) for guiding the foul balls received by the first and second receiving portions (91, 92) to the storage tray (13). A ball game machine characterized by comprising: The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the first guide passage (93x) and the second guide passage (93y) are common to the downstream side. At least one of the first and second guide passages (93x, 93y) is provided with a passage restricting portion (108) that restricts the passage section to a minimum substantially circular section through which a game ball can pass. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2. An entrance prevention valve (104) that closes the first and second guide passages (93x, 93y) and allows only game balls to pass in the flow-down direction is provided upstream of the passage restricting portion (108). The bullet ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein: The first and second guide passages (93x, 93y) are disposed on the front side of the projecting ball passage route (B) and the first and second receiving portions (91, 92). 2. The receiving part (91, 92) is configured to guide the received game ball to the first and second guide passages (93 x, 93 y) on the front side. A ball game machine according to any one of the above. The first receiving portion (91) is disposed below the projecting ball passage route (B) disposed in an inclined manner, and the first receiving portion (91x) is disposed on the upstream end side of the first guide passage (93x). The ball game according to claim 5, wherein a first inflow port (100) having a rearward opening communicating with the portion (91) and an upper opening (99) having an upward opening are provided. Machine. The said storage tray (13) is provided in the front side of the opening-and-closing door (10) attached to the front side of a game machine main body (1) so that opening and closing is possible, and it opens to this storage tray (13) side in this opening-and-closing door (10). A foul ball discharge port (48) is provided, and the first and second guide passages (93x, 93y) are connected to the first and second receiving portions (91, 92) and the foul ball discharge port (48). The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ball game machine is disposed in an inclined manner along the back side of the open / close door (10) so as to connect the two.

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