JP2009095556A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine with a compact body case which can remove static electricity from game balls when the game balls are rolling within a ball path. <P>SOLUTION: A partition member 95 makes a mutual division between a left ball supply path 80 and a right ball supply path and a part of the partition member 95 is formed of an electrically conductive ground partition plate 93 and the rest of the partition member 95 is made up a resin partition plate 91 with a thickness dimension the same as those of the ground partition plate 93. In this arrangement, when rolling separately within the left ball supply path 80 and the right supply path, the game balls discharge static electricity through the ground partition plate 93. Moreover, the partition member 95 is made flat with fixed thickness dimensions to make the game balls roll smoothly through the left ball supply path 80 and the right ball supply path separately. This also eliminates the need for increasing the width dimensions of the left ball supply path 80 and the right ball supply path respectively thereby substantially restricting increase in the width dimensions of a body case 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine configured to pay out a game ball as a prize to a player based on the winning of a game ball at a winning opening.

Some of the pachinko gaming machines have a configuration in which an attachment frame is attached to a game board and a ball tank is attached to the attachment frame. This ball tank stores game balls to be paid out as prizes to the player, and a main body case is attached to the mounting frame at a position lower than the ball tank. A vertical synthetic resin partition plate is accommodated in the main body case, and a first ball passage and a second ball passage arranged in the left-right direction are formed in the partition plate. The first spherical passage has a U-shaped cross-section with an open left side, and the left side of the first spherical passage is closed by the left side plate of the main body case. The second spherical passage has a U-shaped cross-section with an open right side, and the right side of the second spherical passage is closed by the right side plate of the main body case. Each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage uses a common partition plate as a partition, and when the game ball wins a winning opening, the game ball in the ball tank is the first ball of the main body case. A prize is paid out in the upper plate or the lower plate through each of the passage and the second ball passage.
JP 2002-29049 A JP 2002-18054 A

  In the case of the pachinko gaming machine described above, the game ball is polished and replenished to the ball tank in order to wipe off dirt such as oil from the game ball. Therefore, when the game ball is polished, the game ball may be charged with static electricity. For this reason, since the game balls are stored in a charged state in the ball tank, the game balls are discharged from the ball tank through the main body case and charged in the upper plate or the lower plate. Patent Document 2 describes that a conductive member is affixed to the bottom surface of a ball tank and the static electricity of the game ball is discharged from the conductive member through wiring. In the case of this configuration, the game ball is charged again when rolling in the main body case, so it is preferable to remove static electricity from the game ball in the main body case. However, when a conductive member is applied to each of the wall surface of the first spherical passage and the wall surface of the second spherical passage, a step is formed at the boundary between the affixed part and the non-adhered part of the conductive member. There is a problem that a game ball is caught by a step when rolling in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage. In addition, a space in which the game ball can roll is secured based on expanding the width dimension of the first ball path and the width dimension of the second ball path by an amount corresponding to the thickness dimension of the conductive member. Since it is necessary, there is a problem that the width dimension of the main body case becomes large.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a pachinko gaming machine having a compact main body case capable of removing static electricity from a game ball in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage. Is intended to provide.

1. Description of pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 is characterized by 1) a ball tank to 5) a partition member.
1) The ball tank stores game balls to be paid out as prizes to the player. Reference numeral 27 in FIG. 2 is an example of a ball tank.
2) The main body case is provided at a lower position than the ball tank, and is constituted by joining the first case and the second case that are lined up in the left-right direction or the front-rear direction as viewed from the player. ing. Reference numeral 40 in FIG. 3 is an example of the main body case. The main body case 40 is constituted by joining a left case 41 and a right case 42 that are aligned in the left-right direction as viewed from the player. The left case 41 corresponds to a first case, and Case 42 corresponds to a second case.
3) The first ball passage is provided inside the main body case. The first ball passage is supplied with a game ball from a ball tank, and one surface of the second case side is open. The left sphere supply path 80 in FIG. 12 corresponds to the first sphere passage, and the right side surface, which is one surface on the right case 42 side, is open.
4) The second ball passage is provided inside the main body case. The second ball passage is supplied with a game ball from a ball tank, and one surface of the first case side is open. The right sphere supply path 83 in FIG. 12 corresponds to a second sphere passage, and the left side, which is one side of the left case 41, is open.
5) The partition member is interposed between the first case and the second case, and commonly closes one surface of the first ball passage and one surface of the second ball passage. This partition member has a resin partition plate made of non-conductive resin and a metal partition plate made of conductive metal. Each of the resin partition plate and the metal partition plate has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension, and the thickness dimension is set to be the same. Reference numeral 95 in FIG. 9 is an example of a partition member, and the right side surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply path 83 are closed in common. The partition member 95 includes a resin partition plate 91 and a ground partition plate 93. The ground partition plate 93 corresponds to a metal partition plate. The upper partition member 137 in FIG. 16 is an example of a partition member, and each of the right side surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply path 83 is closed in common. The partition member 137 includes a resin partition plate 131 and a ground partition plate 136, and the ground partition plate 136 corresponds to a metal partition plate.
2. Description of pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that it has 11) an upper passage portion to 17) a second inclined surface.
11) The upper passage portion is set in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage, and the upper parallel passage portion 139 in FIG. 17 is an example of the upper passage portion.
12) The lower passage portion is set in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage, and is arranged downstream of the flow of the game ball from the upper passage portion. A lower parallel passage portion 141 in FIG. 17 is an example of a lower passage portion.
13) The middle passage portion is set in each of the first spherical passage and the second spherical passage, and the upper passage portion and the lower passage portion are connected to each other via the middle passage portion. The middle passage portion is curved with respect to each of the upper passage portion and the lower passage portion, and the metal partition plate shares one surface of the first spherical passage and one surface of the second spherical passage in the middle passage portion. Blocked. The middle parallel passage portion 140 in FIG. 17 is an example of the middle passage portion, and the ground partition plate 136 has the right side surface of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply passage 83 in common with the middle parallel passage portion 140. It is blocking.
14) The upper partition portion is set as a resin partition plate, and each of the one surface of the first spherical passage and the one surface of the second spherical passage is closed in common by the upper passage portion. A reference numeral 133 in FIG. 16 is an example of the upper partition portion, and the right side surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply path 83 are respectively closed by the upper parallel passage portion 139.
15) The lower partition portion is set as a resin partition plate, and each of the one surface of the first spherical passage and the one surface of the second spherical passage is closed in common by the lower passage portion. Reference numeral 132 in FIG. 16 is an example of a lower partition portion, and the right side surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply path 83 are respectively closed by the lower parallel passage portion 141.
16) The first inclined surface is provided in the lower partition portion of the resin partition plate and guides the game ball in the first ball passage in a direction away from the lower partition portion. The inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151 in FIG. 17 corresponds to the first inclined surface, and guides the game ball in the left sphere supply path 80 to the left away from the lower partition part 132.
17) The second inclined surface is provided in the lower partition portion of the resin partition plate, and guides the game ball in the second ball passage in a direction away from the lower partition portion. The inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152 in FIG. 17 corresponds to the second inclined surface, and guides the game ball in the right sphere supply path 83 to the right away from the lower partition portion 132.

1. Description of the effect of the pachinko machine according to claim 1 When the game ball rolls in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage, the game ball comes into contact with the metal partition plate to play the game in the first ball passage. Static electricity is discharged from each of the balls and the game balls in the second ball passage through a common metal partition plate. In addition, since the remaining part of the partition member is formed of a resin partition plate having the same thickness as the metal partition plate, the partition member has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness. For this reason, no step is formed on each of the wall surface of the first ball passage and the wall surface of the second ball passage, so that the game balls are respectively placed in the first ball passage and the second ball passage. Smooth rolling without being caught by a step. At the same time, it is not necessary to expand the width dimension of the first sphere passage and the width dimension of the second sphere passage by an amount corresponding to the thickness dimension of the conductive member, so that the width dimension of the main body case may increase. It can be suppressed.
2. Description of the effect of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 Since a curved middle passage portion is set in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage, the game ball is placed in the first ball passage and in the first ball passage. When each of the two ball passages rolls, the rolling speed is slowed down in the middle passage portion. A conductive metal partition plate is used as a partition between these two middle passage portions. For this reason, the time required for each of the game balls in the first ball passage and the game balls in the second ball passage to pass through the metal partition plate is increased, and the game balls in the first ball passage and Since the contact time for each of the game balls in the second ball passage to contact the metal partition plate is increased, the game is played when the game ball rolls in each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage. Static electricity is reliably discharged from the sphere through the metal partition plate.

  When the game ball in the first ball passage is guided along the first inclined surface in the direction away from the lower partition, and the game ball in the second ball passage is lowered along the second inclined surface. An external force is applied from the game ball to the lower partition in each case where the game ball is guided away from the partition. Since this lower partition is integrally formed with the upper partition, the external force acting on the lower partition from the game ball is dispersed throughout the lower partition and the upper partition. For this reason, since the lower partition is prevented from shaking greatly, the game ball in the first ball passage is stably guided along the first inclined surface in the direction away from the lower partition. The game ball in the ball passage is stably guided in the direction away from the lower partition along the second inclined surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 1 is constituted by joining a plurality of pieces of wood to each other in the shape of a square tube whose front and rear surfaces are open. As shown in FIG. 2, an inner frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 1. The inner frame 2 is configured to be rotatable about the shaft 3 between a closed state that covers the front surface of the outer frame 1 and an open state that opens the front surface of the outer frame 1. A vertical base plate 4 is formed. A speaker 5 is fixed to the lower right portion of the base plate 4, and game sounds such as music are output from the speaker 5 to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 2 is mounted with a front frame 6 positioned in front of the inner frame 2, and the front frame 6 is in a closed state in which the front surface of the inner frame 2 is closed and the inner frame 2. Between the open states in which the front surfaces are opened, the inner frame 2 and the common shaft 3 can be rotated. An upper plate 7 is fixed to the front frame 6. The upper plate 7 has a container shape with an open upper surface. As shown in FIG. 2, a passage member 8 is fixed to the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2 at the rear of the upper plate 7. Yes. The passage member 8 is formed with a square tube-shaped upper payout opening 9 having an opening on each of the front and rear surfaces, and the upper payout opening 9 can roll two game balls side by side simultaneously in the left-right direction. The size is set as possible. The upper payout opening 9 pays out game balls into the upper plate 7, and the game balls discharged from the upper payout port 9 into the upper plate 7 are stored in the upper plate 7.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a horizontally long rectangular lower plate 10 is fixed to the inner frame 2 below the front frame 6, and a lower plate 11 is fixed to the lower plate 10. Yes. The lower plate 11 stores game balls and has a container shape with an upper surface opened. A handle base 12 is fixed to the lower plate 10 on the right side of the lower plate 11, and a firing handle 13 is attached to the handle base 12. The firing handle 13 is pivotable about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. When the firing handle 13 is pivoted clockwise from a predetermined initial position, a driving power is supplied to the firing solenoid. Is given. A hitting ball is connected to the output shaft of the launch solenoid. Each of the firing solenoid and the hitting ball is mounted on the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2, and the launching solenoid reciprocates the hitting ball between the standby position and the hitting position based on the application of the drive power. Move operation. In this hitting ball, game balls are transferred from the upper plate 7 in units of one, and the game ball transferred from the upper plate 7 to the hitting ball moves from the standby position to the hitting position. Based on the hit by the hitting ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 2 is mounted with a vertical plate-like game board 14 positioned above the base plate 4, and an inner rail 15 and an outer rail 16 are mounted on the front surface of the game board 14. Each of the ball stoppers 17 is fixed. The inner rail 15 has an arc shape whose upper surface is open, the outer rail 16 has an arc shape arranged on the outer periphery of the inner rail 15, and the ball stopper member 17 has a right end portion of the inner rail 15 and A gap between the right end portions of the outer rail 16 is closed. A firing passage 18 is formed between the inner rail 15 and the outer rail 16 on the left side. The launching passage 18 has an arc shape in which each of the lower end portion and the upper end portion is opened, and the game ball hit by the hitting ball enters the launching passage 18 from the lower end portion, and arcs along the launching passage 18. After ascending while drawing the trajectory, it is discharged from the upper end of the launch passage 18.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a circular through hole 19 is formed in the front frame 6. A transparent window 20 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 19, and the window 20 covers the game area 21 of the game board 14 in a visually recognizable manner from the front with the front frame 6 closed. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 21 refers to a circular portion excluding the firing path 18 in the area surrounded by the inner rail 15, the outer rail 16, and the ball stopper member 17. This corresponds to the maximum range in which the game balls released from the upper end of the can roll. A plurality of obstacle nails are fixed in the game area 21, and the game balls released into the game area 21 from the upper end of the launch passage 18 roll in the game area 21 while hitting the obstacle nails.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of winning holes 22 are fixed to the game board 14 in the game area 21. Each of the plurality of winning holes 22 has a pocket shape whose upper surface is open, and a game ball that rolls in the gaming area 21 can be awarded to each of the plurality of winning holes 22 from the upper surface. A winning opening sensor 23 is attached to each of the plurality of winning openings 22. Each of the plurality of prize opening sensors 23 includes a proximity switch that detects that a game ball has won a prize inside the prize opening 22 and outputs a prize signal, and each of the plurality of prize opening sensors 23 has a common prize. Connected to the sphere control circuit. This prize ball control circuit is composed mainly of a microcomputer, and determines that a game ball has won in the prize opening 22 based on detecting a prize signal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main set 24 is mounted on the inner frame 2 so as to be located behind the inner frame 2. The main set 24 has a frame shape having an opening 25, and a substrate box 26 is fixed to the main set 24 below the opening 25. A printed wiring board is accommodated in the board box 26, and the winning ball control circuit is mounted on the printed wiring board in the board box 26.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a ball tank 27 is fixed to the main set 24 at the rear of the main set 24. The ball tank 27 is disposed at the upper end of the main set 24 and has a container shape with an open top surface. This ball tank 27 is supplied with game balls from the ball supply device in Taishima, and the game balls supplied from the ball supply device into the ball tank 27 are stored in the ball tank 27 as prizes to be paid out to the player. Is done. The ball tank 27 has an inclined bottom plate 28 that descends from right to left, and the game balls replenished from the ball supply device into the ball tank 27 follow the inclination of the bottom plate 28 of the ball tank 27. Roll from right to left.

  A ball guide 29 is fixed to the bottom plate 28 of the ball tank 27 as shown in FIG. The ball guide 29 protrudes upward from the bottom plate 28 of the ball tank 27 and has a straight portion 30 and a curved portion 31 as shown in FIG. The straight portion 30 refers to a vertical plane when the top view linearly extends in the left-right direction, and a rail that linearly extends in the left-right direction between the straight portion 30 of the ball guide 29 and the rear plate of the ball tank 27. A portion 32 is formed. The curved portion 31 guides a game ball rolling from right to left along the bottom plate 28 of the ball tank 27 into the rail portion 32, and refers to a vertical surface that is curved with respect to the straight portion 30 when viewed from above. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, a vertical partition plate 33 located in the rail portion 32 is fixed to the bottom plate 28 of the ball tank 27. The partition plate 33 is made of a conductive metal, and divides the inside of the rail portion 32 into a front sphere passage 34 and a rear sphere passage 35. Each of the front sphere passage 34 and the rear sphere passage 35 extends linearly in the left-right direction, and is arranged in parallel to each other in the front-rear direction. The width dimension in the front-rear direction of the front ball passage 34 and the width dimension in the front-rear direction of the rear ball passage 35 are set to a size that allows one game ball to roll. While being in contact with the partition plate 33, it can roll in two lines in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main body case 40 is mounted on the main set 24 at a position lower than the ball tank 27. The body case 40 has a vertically long width dimension that is smaller than the width dimension in the front-rear direction, and is detachably screwed to the left end of the main set 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the main body case 40 is configured by combining a left case 41 and a right case 42 with each other, and each of the left case 41 and the right case 42 is made of a transparent synthetic resin. Is formed. The left case 41 has an opening on the right side, the right case 42 has an opening on the left side, the right side of the left case 41 is closed by the right case 42 from the right, and the left side of the right case 42 Is closed by the left case 41 from the left.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the left case 41 has a left side plate, a front plate, and a rear plate, and a plurality of screw storage portions 43 are formed on the left side plate of the left case 41. As shown in FIG. 11, each of the plurality of screw storage portions 43 is disposed inside the left case 41 and has a cylindrical shape having a bottom plate at the right end portion. A through hole 44 is formed in each bottom plate of the plurality of screw storage portions 43. A screw is inserted into each of the plurality of through holes 44 from the left, and the heads of the plurality of screws are stored in the screw storage portion 43.

  The right case 42 includes a right side plate, a front plate, and a rear plate. The right side plate of the right case 42 includes a plurality of cylindrical bosses positioned inside the right case 42 as shown in FIG. A portion 45 is formed. Screws in the screw storage portion 43 are screwed into the inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of boss portions 45 from the left, and the left case 41 and the right case 42 are mutually connected by a fastening force of the plurality of screws. Joined and disassembled from each other based on removing each of the plurality of screws from the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 45.

  A gear chamber 46 is formed in the left side plate of the left case 41 as shown in FIG. The gear chamber 46 has a concave shape with an opening on the left side, and is disposed at the center of the left case 41 in the vertical direction. A motor chamber 47 is formed on the right side plate of the right case 42. The motor chamber 47 has a concave shape with an opening on the right side, and is disposed at the center of the right case 42 in the vertical direction. The motor chamber 47 and the gear chamber 46 are opposed to each other in the left-right direction, and a gap-like sprocket chamber is formed between the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47 and the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right case 42 is formed with a spacer 48 located on the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The spacer 48 has a cylindrical shape in which each of the left end surface and the right end surface is open, and a circular right shaft insertion hole is formed in the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47 so as to be positioned inside the spacer 48. A prize ball motor 49 is screwed to the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47 via a spacer 48. The prize ball motor 49 is a stepping motor, and the spacer 48 secures a gap between the prize ball motor 49 and the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The prize ball motor 49 has a rotary shaft extending horizontally in the left direction, and the main gear 50 is fixed to the left end of the rotary axis of the prize ball motor 49 so as not to rotate. The diameter of the main driving gear 50 is set to be smaller than the inner diameter of the spacer 48 and the inner diameter of the right shaft insertion hole. And inserted into each of the right shaft insertion holes and stored in the gear chamber 46 of the left case 41 through the circular left shaft insertion hole 51 so as not to protrude from the left side surface of the left case 41. The left shaft insertion hole 51 is formed in the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46, and the inner diameter dimension of the left shaft insertion hole 51 is set larger than the diameter dimension of the main driving gear 50.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the left case 41 is formed with a circular gear shaft insertion hole 52 located on the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46. The gear shaft insertion hole 52 is disposed below the left shaft insertion hole 51, and a gear shaft 53 is inserted into the gear shaft insertion hole 52 from the left side. The gear shaft 53 has a cylindrical shape with a smaller diameter than the gear shaft insertion hole 52, and a reduction gear 54 is fixed to the left end of the gear shaft 53 so as not to rotate. The reduction gear 54 has a diameter dimension larger than that of the gear shaft insertion hole 52, and is housed in the gear chamber 46 so as not to protrude from the left side surface of the left case 41 as shown in FIG. Yes. As shown in FIG. 7, the reduction gear 54 meshes with the main drive gear 50 of the prize ball motor 49 in the gear chamber 46. The reduction gear 54 has a larger diameter than the main driving gear 50 and rotates at a lower speed than the main driving gear 50 in the opposite direction to the main driving gear 50 based on the rotation of the rotating shaft of the prize ball motor 49. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right case 42 is formed with a gear bearing portion 55 located on the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The gear bearing portion 55 has a cylindrical shape in which each of the left end surface and the right end surface is open, and is disposed to face the gear shaft insertion hole 52 of the left case 41 from the right side. A gear shaft 53 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the gear bearing portion 55 from the left, and the right end portion of the gear shaft 53 is rotatably supported by the gear bearing portion 55.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the left case 41 is formed with a circular right sprocket insertion hole 56 located on the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46. The right sprocket insertion hole 56 is disposed below the gear shaft insertion hole 52, and a right sprocket shaft 57 is inserted into the right sprocket insertion hole 56 from the left. The right sprocket shaft 57 has a cylindrical shape with a smaller diameter than the right sprocket insertion hole 56, and a right driven gear 58 is fixed to the left end of the right sprocket shaft 57 so as not to rotate. The right driven gear 58 has a larger diameter than the right sprocket insertion hole 56 and is housed in the gear chamber 46 so as not to protrude from the left side surface of the left case 41 as shown in FIG. ing. The right driven gear 58 is meshed with the reduction gear 54 in the gear chamber 46 as shown in FIG. The right driven gear 58 has the same diameter and the same number of teeth as the speed reduction gear 54, and the speed reduction gear 54 in the opposite direction to the speed reduction gear 54 based on the rotation of the rotating shaft of the prize ball motor 49. And rotate at the same speed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right case 42 is formed with a right sprocket bearing portion 59 located on the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The right sprocket bearing portion 59 has a bottomed cylindrical shape whose right end surface is closed, and is opposed to the right sprocket insertion hole 56 of the left case 41 from the right side. A right end portion of the right sprocket shaft 57 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the right sprocket bearing portion 59 from the left side, and the right end portion of the right sprocket shaft 57 is rotatably supported by the right sprocket bearing portion 59. ing.

  A right sprocket 60 is fixed to the right driven gear 58 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the right sprocket 60 has three ball receiving portions 61 centered on the right sprocket shaft 57, and the pitch between the ball receiving portions 61 adjacent in the circumferential direction is constant. Is set to 120 degrees. Each of these three ball receiving portions 61 receives one game ball and has a concave shape with an open outer peripheral surface. The right sprocket 60 has a diameter smaller than that of the right sprocket insertion hole 56, and enters the sprocket chamber between the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46 and the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47 through the right sprocket insertion hole 56 from the left. Has been inserted. The right sprocket 60 is concentric with the right driven gear 58 and rotates integrally with the right driven gear 58 based on the rotation of the rotating shaft of the prize ball motor 49.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the left case 41 is formed with a circular left sprocket insertion hole 62 located on the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46. The left sprocket insertion hole 62 is disposed below the right sprocket insertion hole 56, and the left sprocket shaft 63 is inserted into the left sprocket insertion hole 62 from the left. The left sprocket shaft 63 has a cylindrical shape with a smaller diameter than the left sprocket insertion hole 62, and a left driven gear 64 is fixed to the left end of the left sprocket shaft 63 so as not to rotate. The left driven gear 64 has a diameter dimension larger than that of the left sprocket insertion hole 62, and is housed in the gear chamber 46 so as not to protrude from the left side surface of the left case 41 as shown in FIG. ing. The left driven gear 64 is meshed with the right driven gear 58 in the gear chamber 46 as shown in FIG. The left driven gear 64 has the same diameter and the same number of teeth as the right driven gear 58, and the right driven gear 58 is rotated in the opposite direction to the right driven gear 58 based on the rotation of the rotating shaft of the prize ball motor 49. It rotates at the same speed as the driven gear 58.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right case 42 is formed with a left sprocket bearing portion 65 located on the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The left sprocket bearing portion 65 has a bottomed cylindrical shape whose right end surface is closed, and is opposed to the left sprocket insertion hole 62 of the left case 41 from the right side. A right end portion of the left sprocket shaft 63 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the left sprocket bearing portion 65 from the left, and the right end portion of the left sprocket shaft 63 is rotatably supported by the left sprocket bearing portion 65. ing.

  A left sprocket 66 is fixed to the left driven gear 64 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the left sprocket 66 has three ball receiving portions 67 centering on the left sprocket shaft 63, and the pitch between the ball receiving portions 67 adjacent in the circumferential direction is constant. Is set to 120 degrees. Each of these three ball receiving portions 67 receives one game ball and has a concave shape whose outer peripheral surface is open. The left sprocket 66 has a diameter smaller than that of the left sprocket insertion hole 62, and enters the sprocket chamber between the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46 and the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47 through the left sprocket insertion hole 62 from the left. Has been inserted. The left sprocket 66 is concentric with the left driven gear 64 and rotates integrally with the left driven gear 64 based on the rotation of the rotating shaft of the prize ball motor 49.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a straight right mark 68 is formed on the left side surface of the right driven gear 58, and a straight left mark 69 that is shorter than the right mark 68 on the left side surface of the left driven gear 64. Is formed. The right mark 68 specifies the angle of the right sprocket 60 with respect to the right driven gear 54, and the left mark 69 specifies the angle of the left sprocket 66 with respect to the left driven gear 64, and the right sprocket shaft of the right driven gear 54. 57 is inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the right sprocket bearing 59 so that the right mark 68 and the lower mark 69 are aligned with each other, and the right mark 68 and the left mark 69 of the left sprocket shaft 63 of the left driven gear 64 are mutually connected. Are inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the left sprocket bearing portion 65 so as to be straight. When the right driven gear 58 and the left driven gear 64 are aligned with each other, the mechanical phase angle of the right sprocket 60 and the mechanical phase angle of the left sprocket 66 are circular as shown in FIG. Each of the plurality of tooth portions of the right sprocket 60 is disposed at the center portion in the circumferential direction of the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66 with a shift of 60 ° in the circumferential direction. Each of the plurality of tooth portions refers to a partition portion between the ball receiving portions 61.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the left case 41 is formed with a plurality of boss portions 70 located on the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46. Each of the plurality of boss portions 70 has a cylindrical shape with an open left end surface, and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical holder portion 71 is fitted to each outer peripheral surface of the plurality of boss portions 70. Yes. Each of the plurality of holder parts 71 is formed on a gear cover 72 as shown in FIG. 9, and the gear cover 72 is based on the fact that each of the plurality of holder parts 71 engages with the boss part 70. The target position in the gear chamber 46 is positioned. As shown in FIG. 5, screws are screwed onto the inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of boss portions 70 from the left through the left cover 73 from the left side. The left cover 73 has a plate shape covering the left side surface of the gear chamber 46. The left cover 73 is detachably attached to the left case 41 with a plurality of screw fastening forces, and the gear cover 72 is left-to-left. The gear chamber 46 is fixed based on being pressed by the cover 72.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the gear cover 72 covers the main driving gear 50, the reduction gear 54, the right driven gear 58, and the left driven gear 64 from the left side, and the left side of the left case 41 in the gear chamber 46. It is mounted so as not to protrude from the surface. The gear cover 72 is formed with a reduction gear bearing 74, a right driven gear bearing 75, and a left driven gear bearing 76, respectively. Each of the reduction gear bearing portion 74, the right driven gear bearing portion 75, and the left driven gear bearing portion 76 has a cylindrical shape with an open right end surface, and the left end portion of the gear shaft 53 is an inner portion of the reduction gear bearing portion 74. The left sprocket shaft 57 is rotatably inserted into the peripheral surface, the left end of the right sprocket shaft 57 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the right driven gear bearing 75, and the left end of the left sprocket shaft 63 is within the left driven gear bearing 76. It is rotatably inserted in the peripheral surface.

  The gear cover 72 is removed from the left case 41 together with the left cover 73 based on the removal of each of the plurality of screws from the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 70. When the gear cover 72 is removed, the reduction gear 54 is removed. The gear shaft 53 can be attached to and detached from the gear bearing portion 55 from the left through the gear shaft insertion hole 52, and the right sprocket shaft 57 of the right driven gear 58 is inserted from the left through the right sprocket shaft insertion hole 56 to the right sprocket bearing portion 59. The left sprocket shaft 63 of the left driven gear 64 can be attached to and detached from the left sprocket bearing portion 65 from the left through the left sprocket shaft insertion hole 62.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the right case 42 is formed with a plurality of boss portions 77 located in the motor chamber 47. Each of the plurality of boss portions 77 has a cylindrical shape whose right end surface is open. As shown in FIG. 5, each of the plurality of boss portions 77 is passed through the right cover 78 from the right side. Screws are screwed together. The right cover 78 is removed from the right case 42 based on the removal of each of the plurality of screws from the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 77, and is detachably attached to the right case 42. The right cover 78 has a plate shape that covers the right side surface of the motor chamber 47, and the right cover 78 has a circular hole-shaped heat radiation window 79. The heat radiating window 79 radiates heat generated by the prize ball motor 49 to the outside of the motor chamber 47, and is opposed to the prize ball motor 49 from the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a left sphere supply path 80 is formed inside the main body case 40. The left sphere supply path 80 has a U-shaped cross section having a front wall, a rear wall, and a left side wall, and is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll. An inlet 81 at the upper end of the left sphere supply path 80 is connected to an outlet of the rear sphere passage 35 of the sphere tank 27, and game balls are lined up in the left sphere supply path 80 through the front sphere path 34 of the sphere tank 27. Is filled. The left sphere supply path 80 is used to drop the game ball filled in the rear sphere path 35 of the sphere tank 27 into the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66, and an outlet 82 at the lower end of the left sphere supply path 80. Is opened toward the left sprocket 66 in the sprocket chamber so that the game ball falls from the outlet 82 of the left sphere supply path 80 into the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a right sphere supply path 83 is formed inside the main body case 40. The right sphere supply path 83 has a U-shaped passage shape having a front wall, a rear wall, and a right wall, and is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll. An inlet 84 at the upper end of the right sphere supply path 83 is connected to an outlet of the front sphere passage 34 of the sphere tank 27, and game balls are lined up in the right sphere supply path 83 through the front sphere passage 34 of the sphere tank 27. Is filled. The right sphere supply path 83 allows the game sphere filled in the front sphere passage 34 of the sphere tank 27 to drop to the sphere receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60. The outlet 85 at the lower end of the right sphere supply path 83 is The game ball is opened toward the right sprocket 60 in the sprocket chamber so that the game ball falls from the outlet 85 of the right ball supply path 83 into the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60.

  Each of the right mark 68 of the right driven gear 58 and the left mark 69 of the left driven gear 64 is an initial position where the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66 faces the outlet 82 of the left sphere supply path 80 as shown in FIG. The left driven gear 64 is aligned with the right driven gear 58 at an initial position where the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60 does not face the outlet 85 of the right sphere supply path 83. In the operation stop state, each of the right driven gear 58 and the left driven gear 64 is held at the initial position by the magnetic self-holding force of the prize ball motor 49.

  At the initial position of the right driven gear 58, the game ball does not fall into the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60 from the outlet 85 of the right sphere supply path 83, and the right sprocket 60 has a unit angle Δθ ° (60 °) from the initial position. Based on the rotation, the game ball falls into the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60 from the outlet 85 of the right ball supply path 83. This game ball falls from the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60 based on the right sprocket 60 rotating by 3Δθ ° from the initial position, and when the game ball falls from the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60, the right sprocket 60 The game ball is newly dropped from the outlet 85 of the right sphere supply path 83 into the next ball receiver 61 of the right sprocket 60 based on the fact that the next ball receiver 61 faces the outlet 85 of the right sphere supply path 83. To do.

  At the initial position of the left driven gear 64, the game ball has dropped from the outlet 82 of the left sphere supply path 80 into the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66, and when the left sprocket 66 rotates by Δθ ° from the initial position, the left sprocket The game ball does not fall from within the ball receiving portion 67 of 66, and the game ball does not fall into the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66 from the outlet 82 of the left ball supply path 80. When the left sprocket 66 is rotated by 2Δθ ° from the initial position, the game ball falls from the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66, and the next ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66 reaches the outlet 82 of the left ball supply path 80. Based on the facing, the game ball newly falls from the outlet 82 of the left ball supply path 80 into the next ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66. That is, the right sprocket 60 emits one game ball at each of specific phase angles Δθ °, 3Δθ °, and 5Δθ °, and the left sprocket 66 has a specific phase angle of 0 ° different from that of the right sprocket 60. One game ball is emitted at each of 2Δθ ° and 4Δθ °. The left sprocket 66, the right sprocket 60, and the prize ball motor 49 constitute a payout mechanism that discharges a game ball from each of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83.

  In each of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, a parallel path portion 86 is set as shown in FIG. The parallel passage portion 86 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the parallel passage portion 86 of the right sphere supply passage 83 are set to have the same shape and are arranged to face each other in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the parallel passage portion 86 of the left sphere supply path 80 is partitioned and formed in the left case 41 at a position higher than the bottom plate of the gear chamber 46. The parallel passage portion 86 is formed in the right case 42 so as to be positioned higher than the bottom plate of the motor chamber 47. The parallel passage portion 86 of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83 are parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 12, each of the passage portions 86 includes a first parallel portion 87, a second parallel portion 88, a third parallel portion 89, and a fourth parallel portion 90. Each of the first parallel portions 87 and the third parallel portions 89 refers to a linear portion extending in the vertical direction, and each of the second parallel portions 88 is a lower end of the first parallel portion 87. And the fourth parallel part 90 is an inclined part extending rearward from the lower end of the third parallel part 89. Is called.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, a resin partition plate 91 is accommodated in the main body case 40. The resin partition plate 91 is made of non-conductive synthetic resin and has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension in the left-right direction. This resin partition plate 91 is sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42, and the first parallel portion 87, the second parallel portion 88, and the first parallel portion 86 of the parallel passage portion 86 of the left sphere supply path 80 are arranged. The right side surface of each of the three parallel portions 89 is blocked by the resin partition plate 91, and the first parallel portion 87, the second parallel portion 88, and the third parallel portion of the parallel passage portions 86 of the right sphere supply path 83. Each left side surface of the portion 89 is closed by a resin partition plate 91. As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of positioning holes 92 are formed in the resin partition plate 91, and screws are inserted into the positioning holes 92 through the screw storage portions 43 of the left case 41. Yes. Each of the plurality of screws is screwed into the boss portion 45 of the right case 42, and the resin partition plate 91 is based on the penetration of the screws that join the left case 41 and the right case 42 to each other. The target position 41 is positioned at each of the target positions of the right case 42.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a ground partition plate 93 is housed inside the main body case 40. The earth partition plate 93 is made of a conductive metal and is disposed below the resin partition plate 91. The earth partition plate 93 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension in the left-right direction, and the thickness dimension in the left-right direction of the earth partition plate 93 and the thickness dimension in the left-right direction of the resin partition plate 91 are the same. Is set to The ground partition plate 93 is sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42, and is in contact with the positioning plate 94 from above as shown in FIG. The positioning plate 94 is formed on the left side plate of the left case 41, and the ground partition plate 93 is positioned at the target position of the left case 41 based on contacting the positioning plate 94 from above.

  The ground dividers 93 are respectively provided on the right side surface of the fourth parallel portion 90 in the parallel passage portion 86 of the left sphere supply path 80 and on the left side surface of the fourth parallel portion 90 in the parallel passage portion 86 of the right sphere supply path 83. Is to block. The earth partition plate 93 is grounded via wiring, and when the game ball passes through each of the fourth parallel part 90 of the left sphere supply path 80 and the fourth parallel part 90 of the right sphere supply path 83. In contact with a common earth partition plate 93. The ground partition plate 93 constitutes an upper partition member 95 (see FIG. 9) together with the resin partition plate 91, and the upper partition member 95 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a lower partition plate 96 made of a non-conductive synthetic resin is accommodated in the main body case 40. The lower partition plate 96 is disposed at a lower position than each of the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60, and is sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42. A plurality of positioning holes 97 are formed in the lower partition plate 96, and screws are inserted into the positioning holes 97 through the screw storage portions 43 of the left case 41. Each of the plurality of screws is screwed into the boss portion 45 of the right case 42, and the lower partition plate 96 is based on the penetration of the screws that join the left case 41 and the right case 42 to each other. The target position 41 is positioned at each of the target positions of the right case 42.

As shown in FIG. 9, a left sphere discharge path 98 is formed inside the left case 41. The left sphere discharge path 98 has a U-shaped passage shape having a left side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall. The right side surface of the left sphere discharge path 98 is closed by a lower partition plate 96. The left sphere discharge path 98 is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll, and the entrance at the upper end of the left sphere discharge path 98 falls from within the ball receiving portion 67 of the left sprocket 66. It opens toward the left sprocket 66 so that a game ball enters. As shown in FIG. 12, a right sphere discharge path 99 is formed inside the right case 42. The right sphere discharge path 99 has a U-shaped passage shape having a right side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, and the left side surface of the right sphere discharge path 99 is closed by a lower partition plate 96. The right sphere discharge path 99 is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll, and the inlet of the upper end portion of the right sphere discharge path 99 falls from the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60. As shown in FIG. 9, a left sphere storage chamber 100 is formed in the left case 41 that is open toward the right sprocket 60 so that a game ball enters, and is located below the left sphere discharge path 98. Has been. The left sphere storage chamber 100 has a space shape with an open right side, and the right side surface of the left sphere storage chamber 100 is closed by a lower partition plate 96. In this left sphere storage chamber 100, a plurality of game balls can be arranged at the same time in the front-rear direction, and the outlet at the lower end of the left sphere discharge path 98 is connected to the left sphere storage chamber 100. In the right case 42, as shown in FIG. 12, a right sphere storage chamber 101 is formed below the right sphere discharge path 99, and an outlet at the lower end of the right sphere discharge path 99 is the right sphere. It is connected to the storage chamber 101. The right sphere storage chamber 101 has a space shape with an open left side, and the left side of the right sphere storage chamber 101 is closed by a lower partition plate 96. The right sphere storage chamber 101 is set to have the same shape as the left sphere storage chamber 100, and the right sphere storage chamber 101 and the left sphere storage chamber 100 are opposed to each other in the left-right direction via the lower partition plate 96. Has been placed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a left partition member 102 is formed on the left side plate of the left case 41 so as to be positioned inside the left sphere storage chamber 100. The left partition member 102 forms a left upper dish guide path 103 and a lower left dish guide path 104 inside the left sphere storage chamber 100, and the upper end portion of the left partition member 102 is a front-rear direction from bottom to top. An inclined left guiding portion 105 is formed to reduce the width dimension of the left guiding portion 105. Each of the upper left tray guide path 103 and the lower left tray guide path 104 has a path shape with an open right side, and the right side surface of the upper left dish guide path 103 and the right side surface of the lower left dish guide path 104 It is blocked by a plate 96.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the entrance at the upper end of the upper left dish guide path 103 is arranged vertically below the exit of the left sphere discharge path 98, and the game ball released from the exit of the left sphere discharge path 98 is left. It passes through the ball storage chamber 100 and enters the upper left dish guide path 103. The exit at the lower end of the upper left dish guide path 103 opens forward at the lower end of the left case 41, and the game ball that has entered the entrance of the upper left dish guide path 103 moves forward from the exit of the upper left dish guide path 103. It is discharged toward The outlet of the upper left dish guide path 103 is connected to the upper payout outlet 9 of the upper dish 7, and the game ball discharged from the outlet of the upper left dish guide path 103 is paid out into the upper dish 7 through the upper payout outlet 9. . The width dimension of the upper left tray guide path 103 is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll, and the game balls are paid out in a row from the outlet of the upper left tray guide path 103 into the upper plate 7. The

  As shown in FIG. 9, the entrance of the upper end portion of the lower left tray guide path 104 is disposed at a portion different from the vertically lower side of the left sphere discharge path 98, and the game balls are placed in the upper tray 7 and the upper left tray guide path 103. In the clogged state where the entrance of the upper left dish guide path 103 is closed based on being fully stored in each of the game balls, the game balls released from the exit of the left sphere discharge path 98 are entered into the entrance of the lower left dish guide path 104. enter in. The exit of the lower left dish guide path 104 opens forward at the lower end of the left case 41, and the game ball that has entered the entrance of the lower left dish guide path 104 faces forward from the exit of the lower left dish guide path 104. Discharged. The vertical width of the left lower plate guide path 104 is set to a size that allows two game balls to be rolled side by side at the same time. The game balls are arranged in two rows in the vertical direction from the exit of the left lower plate guide path 104. Can be discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a right partition member 106 is formed inside the right sphere storage chamber 101 inside the right case 42. The right partition member 106 has the same shape as the left partition member 102, and the right partition member 106 and the left partition member 102 are arranged to face each other in the left-right direction with the lower partition plate 96 interposed therebetween. . The right partition member 106 forms an upper right dish guide path 107 and a lower right dish guide path 108 inside the right sphere storage chamber 101, and the upper end portion of the right partition member 106 is front to back from the bottom to the top. An inclined right guiding portion 109 having a smaller width dimension in the direction is formed. Each of the upper right dish guide path 107 and the lower right dish guide path 108 forms a passage having an opening on the left side, and the left side surface of the upper right dish guide path 107 and the left side surface of the lower right dish guide path 108 respectively. The lower partition plate 96 is closed. The upper right dish guiding path 107 has the same shape as the upper left dish guiding path 103, and a lower partition plate 96 is sandwiched between the upper right dish guiding path 107 and the upper left dish guiding path 103 as shown in FIG. Are arranged opposite to each other in the left-right direction. The lower right dish guide path 108 has the same shape as the lower left dish guide path 104, and the lower right dish guide path 108 and the lower left dish guide path 104 are opposed to each other in the left-right direction across the lower partition plate 96. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the entrance at the upper end of the upper right dish guiding path 107 is arranged vertically below the exit of the right sphere discharge path 99, and the game ball released from the exit of the right sphere discharge path 99 is It passes through the ball storage chamber 101 and enters the entrance of the upper right dish guide path 107. The exit at the lower end of the upper right dish guiding path 107 opens forward at the lower end of the right case 42, and the game ball that has entered the entrance of the upper right dish guiding path 107 is forward from the exit of the upper right dish guiding path 107. It is discharged toward The outlet of the upper right tray guide path 107 is connected to the upper payout outlet 9 of the upper tray 7 adjacent to the right side of the upper left tray guide path 103, and the game ball discharged from the outlet of the upper right tray guide path 107 is It is paid out into the upper plate 7 through the outlet 9. The width dimension of the upper right tray guide path 107 is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll, and the game balls are paid out in a row from the outlet of the upper right tray guide path 107 into the upper plate 7. The

  As shown in FIG. 12, the entrance at the upper end of the lower right dish guide path 108 is arranged at a portion different from the vertically lower part of the right sphere discharge path 99, and the game balls are placed in the upper dish 7 and the upper right dish guide path. In the clogged state where the entrance of the upper right dish guide path 107 is closed based on being fully stored in each of the insides 107, the game balls released from the outlet of the right ball discharge path 99 are in the lower right dish guide path 108. Enter the entrance. The exit of the lower right tray guide path 108 opens forward at the lower end of the right case 42, and the game ball that has entered the entrance of the lower right dish guide path 108 moves forward from the exit of the lower right dish guide path 108. It is discharged toward The width of the lower right tray guide path 108 in the vertical direction is set so that two game balls can be rolled side by side at the same time. It is possible to discharge in two rows.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of the outlet of the lower left dish guide path 104 of the left case 41 and the outlet of the lower right dish guide path 108 of the right case 42 is connected to the inlet of the passage member 8. The game balls discharged from each of the outlet 104 and the outlet of the lower right tray guide path 108 enter the entrance of the passage member 8. The passage member 8 is formed with a bottom discharge outlet 36. The subsidue outlet 36 corresponds to the outlet of the passage member 8 and has a cylindrical shape in which each of the front surface and the rear surface is opened. The lower payout outlet 36 is connected to the lower tray 11, and the game ball that has entered the entrance of the passage member 8 rolls through the passage member 8 and is then paid out from the lower payout outlet 36 into the lower tray 11.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a ball extraction path 110 is formed inside the main body case 40. This ball extraction path 110 is for extracting a game ball from the inside of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83 to the outside of the main body case 40. Opening downward to the outside of the main body case 40 below the outlet of the dish guide path 104 and the outlet of the lower right dish guide path 108, the inlet of the upper end portion of the ball removal path 110 is the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply. Opposed to the respective ball outlets 111 of the path 83 from the rear. The ball outlet 111 of the left sphere supply path 80 is set at the end of the fourth parallel portion 90 of the left sphere supply path 80, and the ball outlet 111 of the right sphere supply path 83 is the right sphere supply path 83. As shown in FIG. 9, a ball outlet 111 of the left sphere supply path 80 and a sphere of the right sphere supply path 83 are provided on the ground partition plate 93. A circular arc-shaped stopper portion 112 is formed between the outlets 111.

  A straight upper slit 113 is formed in each of the left side plate of the left case 41 and the right side plate of the right case 42 as shown in FIG. Each of these upper slits 113 linearly extends in the vertical direction, and is disposed opposite to each other in the left-right direction. A linear lower slit 114 is formed in each of the left side plate of the left case 41 and the right side plate of the right case 42. Each of these lower slits 114 linearly extends in the vertical direction, and is arranged to face each other in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upper guide 116 of the ball removal lever 115 is inserted into the upper slit 113 of the left case 41 and the upper slit 113 of the right case 42, respectively. A lower guide 117 for the ball removal lever 115 is inserted into each of the lower slits 114 of the right case 42. The ball release lever 115 has a plate shape extending in the vertical direction. Each of the upper guides 116 is guided by the inner surface of the upper slit 113, and each of the lower guides 117 is guided by the inner surface of the lower slit 114. Based on this, it is possible to slide linearly in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball removal lever 115 is lowered by its own weight in a normal state where no operating force is applied to the ball removal lever 115. The ball release lever 115 has a lower limit position based on the fact that each of the upper guides 116 contacts the inner surface of the upper slit 113 at the lower end and each of the lower guides 117 contacts the inner surface of the lower slit 114 at the lower end. In the closed position of the ball removal lever 115, the lower end portion of the ball removal lever 115 closes the entrance of the upper end portion of the ball removal passage 110 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 12. . The ball removal lever 115 is operated upward from the closed position. The raising operation of the ball release lever 115 is stopped at an open position where both the upper guides 116 are in contact with the inner surface of the upper slit 113 at the upper end and each of the lower guides 117 are in contact with the inner surface of the lower slit 114 at the upper end. In the open position of the ball removal lever 115, the lower end of the ball removal lever 115 opens the entrance of the ball removal passage 110 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a shutter 118 is formed on the ball removal lever 115. The shutter 118 refers to a portion protruding forward from the ball removal lever 115. When the ball removal lever 115 is closed, the shutter 118 contacts the stopper 112 of the earth partition plate 93 as shown in FIG. 12, each of the ball outlet 111 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the ball outlet 111 of the right sphere supply passage 83 is closed by a common shutter 118, and the inlet of the ball outlet 110 is connected to the ball release lever. The game ball is prevented from entering through the ball outlet 111 from the left ball supply path 80 and the right ball supply path 83 to the entrance of the ball extraction path 110 due to being closed by 115.

  The shutter 118 opens the ball outlet 111 of the left sphere supply path 80 and the ball outlet 111 of the right sphere supply path 83 in common based on the operation of the ball release lever 115 to the open position. In a state where the ball removal lever 115 is operated to the open position, a game ball in the left sphere supply passage 80 enters the entrance of the ball removal passage 110 from the ball removal port 111 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and enters the right ball supply passage 83. Game balls enter from the ball outlet 111 of the right ball supply path 83 to the entrance of the ball extraction path 110. The game balls that have entered the entrance of the ball extraction path 110 roll along the ball extraction path 110 and are discharged from the exit of the ball extraction path 110 to the outside of the main body case 40.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a manipulator 119 is formed on the ball removal lever 115. The operation element 119 has a horizontal plate shape that protrudes backward from the ball removal lever 115, and the main body case 40 is formed with a vertically long rectangular operation window 120 that is positioned behind the operation element 119. Yes. The operation window 120 is used for gripping the operation element 119 from the rear side of the main body case 40 with a finger and moving the ball removal lever 115 from the closed position to the open position. It is formed so as to straddle both.

  As shown in FIG. 7, each of the left sphere detection switch 121 and the right sphere detection switch 122 is fixed to the right case 42. Each of the left sphere detection switch 121 and the right sphere detection switch 122 is housed in the motor chamber 47 so as not to protrude from the right side surface of the right case 42, and is covered with a right cover 78. Each of the left sphere detection switch 121 and the right sphere detection switch 122 includes a reflection type photosensor, and includes a light emitting diode and a phototransistor.

  The light emitting diode of the left sphere detection switch 121 projects infrared rays inside the left sphere discharge path 98, and when a game ball falls from the inside of the ball receiver 67 of the left sprocket 66, The game ball is irradiated with infrared light from the light emitting diode of the ball detection switch 121. This infrared ray is incident on the phototransistor of the left sphere detection switch 121 based on being reflected by the game ball, and the left sphere detection switch 121 outputs a left sphere detection signal based on the incident infrared ray on its own phototransistor. To do. The light emitting diode of the right sphere detection switch 122 projects infrared rays inside the right sphere discharge path 99, and when a game ball falls from inside the ball receiving portion 61 of the right sprocket 60, The game ball is irradiated with infrared rays from the light emitting diode of the ball detection switch 122. This infrared ray is incident on the phototransistor of the right sphere detection switch 122 based on being reflected by the game ball, and the right sphere detection switch 122 outputs a right sphere detection signal based on the incident infrared ray on its own phototransistor. To do.

  Each of the left case 41 and the right case 42 is formed with a switch storage portion 123 as shown in FIG. Each of these switch storage parts 123 has both a front surface and a rear surface that are open, and are arranged to face each other in the left-right direction. An opening 124 is formed in the resin partition plate 91. The opening 124 has a rear opening, and the switch housing 123 of the left case 41 and the switch housing 123 of the right case 42 are connected to each other through the opening 124 of the resin partition plate 91. A common ball switch 125 is inserted from the rear into the switch housing 123 of the left case 41, the opening 124 of the resin partition plate 91, and the switch housing 123 of the right case 42. The ball break switch 125 is a high-frequency proximity switch, and is engaged with a claw portion 126 as shown in FIG. This claw portion 126 is formed on each of the left side plate of the left case 41 and the right side plate of the right case 42, and the ball break switch 125 falls off backward based on engagement with both of the claw portions 126. Is prevented.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the ball break switch 125 includes a left detection head 127 and a right detection head 128. Each of the left detection head 127 and the right detection head 128 has a cylindrical shape through which one game ball can pass, and the left detection head 127 is inserted into the first parallel portion 87 of the left ball supply path 80. The right detection head 128 is inserted into the first parallel portion 87 of the right sphere supply path 83. Each of the left detection head 127 and the right detection head 128 includes an annular detection coil. Each of these two detection coils normally oscillate when there is no game ball in the inner periphery, and stops oscillating when there is a game ball in the inner periphery. That is, the ball break switch 125 detects the presence / absence of a game ball in the left sphere supply path 87 and the presence / absence of a game ball in the right sphere supply path 83 in the first parallel portion 87, and supplies the left sphere supply. A left-ball-out signal is output based on detecting that there is no game ball in the road 80, and a right-ball-out signal is output based on detecting that there is no game ball in the right ball supply path 83. Output.

  The prize ball motor 49 is connected to a prize ball control circuit, and the prize ball control circuit is driven to the prize ball motor 49 when it is detected that a prize signal is output from a specific predetermined prize opening sensor 23. When the signal P1 is output and it is detected that a winning signal is output from the remaining winning hole sensors 23 other than the specific winning hole sensor 23, a driving signal P2 is output to the winning ball motor 49. The drive signal P1 rotates the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 by 15θ ° (900 °). When the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 rotate by 15θ °, the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 are rotated. In total, 15 game balls are released, and 15 game balls are paid out into the upper plate 7 or the lower plate 11. The drive signal P2 rotates the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 by θ ° (60 °). When the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 rotate by θ °, the left sprocket 66 and the right sprocket 60 are rotated. In total, one game ball is released, and one game ball is paid out into the upper plate 7 or the lower plate 11.

According to the said Example 1, there exists the following effect.
When each of the right sprocket 60 and the left sprocket 66 is damaged, as shown in the following (1) to (7), each of the right sprocket 60 and the left sprocket 66 is simply left with the normal prize ball motor 49 left. Since it can be replaced, there is no need to replace the normal prize ball motor 49.
(1) Remove the screw from each of the plurality of boss portions 70 of the left case 41, and remove the left cover 73 from the left case 41. When the left cover 73 is removed, there is no member for pressing the gear cover 72, so each of the plurality of holder portions 71 of the gear cover 72 is removed from the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 70, and the gear cover 72 is removed from the left case 41. When the gear cover 72 is removed, the main driving gear 50, the reduction gear 54, the right driven gear 58, and the left driven gear 64 are exposed, and the reduction gear 54, the right driven gear 58, and the left driven gear 64 are respectively connected to the main body case 40. It becomes possible to grip from the outside.
(2) The right driven gear 58 is gripped outside the main body case 40, and the right driven gear 58 is operated to the left so as to be separated from the left side plate of the left case 41, whereby the right sprocket shaft 57 of the right sprocket 60 is moved to the right. The case 42 is extracted from the right sprocket bearing portion 59, and the right sprocket 60 is extracted from the inside of the main body case 40 together with the right sprocket shaft 57 to the outside of the main body case 40 through the right sprocket insertion hole 56 of the left case 41.
(3) The left driven gear 64 is gripped outside the main body case 40, and the left driven gear 64 is operated to the left so as to be separated from the left side plate of the left case 41, whereby the left sprocket shaft 63 of the left sprocket 66 is moved to the right. The case 42 is extracted from the left sprocket bearing portion 65 of the case 42, and the left sprocket 66 is extracted from the inside of the main body case 40 together with the left sprocket shaft 63 to the outside of the main body case 40 through the left sprocket insertion hole 62 of the left case 41.
(4) Grasp the right driven gear 58 of the new right sprocket 60 and insert the new right sprocket 60 into the main body case 40 together with the right sprocket shaft 57 from the right sprocket insertion hole 56 of the left case 41. The shaft 57 is inserted into the right sprocket bearing portion 59 of the right case 42, and a new right sprocket 60 is accommodated in the main body case 40 together with the right sprocket shaft 57.
(5) The left driven gear 64 of the new left sprocket 66 is gripped, and the new left sprocket 66 is inserted into the main body case 40 together with the left sprocket shaft 63 from the left sprocket insertion hole 62 of the left case 41, thereby The shaft 63 is inserted into the left sprocket bearing portion 65 of the right case 42, and a new left sprocket 66 is housed in the main body case 40 together with the left sprocket shaft 63.
(6) The holder portion 71 of the gear cover 72 is fitted to each outer peripheral surface of the plurality of boss portions 70 of the left case 41, and the left end portion of the right sprocket shaft 57 is placed in the right driven gear bearing portion 75 of the gear cover 72. By inserting, the left end portion of the right sprocket shaft 57 is rotatably supported by the gear cover 72, and the left end portion of the left sprocket shaft 63 is inserted into the left driven gear bearing portion 76 of the gear cover 72. The left end of the gear is rotatably supported by the gear cover 72.
(7) A screw is screwed into each of the plurality of boss portions 70 of the left case 41 through the left cover 73 and the gear cover 72 is pressed by the left cover 73 by attaching the left cover 73 to the left case 41.

When the prize ball motor 49 fails, as shown in the following (11) to (14), the prize ball motor 49 is simply replaced except for the normal left sprocket 66 and the normal right sprocket 60. Therefore, there is no need to replace each of the normal left sprocket 66 and the normal right sprocket 60.
(11) Remove the screw from each of the plurality of boss portions 77 of the right case 42 and remove the right cover 78 from the right case 42.
(12) Remove the screw from the prize ball motor 49 and grip the prize ball motor 49 outside the main body case 40. By operating the prize ball motor 49 so as to be pulled away from the right side plate of the right case 42 to the right, the main gear 50 of the prize ball motor 49 together with the rotation axis of the left shaft insertion hole 51 of the left case 41 and the right case 42 The right shaft insertion hole and the spacer 48 of the right case 42 are sequentially passed through and removed from the main body case 40.
(13) The main driving gear 50 of the new prize ball motor 49 is inserted into the main body case 40 through the spacer 48 of the right case 42 and the right shaft insertion hole of the right case 42 together with the rotation shaft, and the left case 41 is inserted. Projecting to the outside of the main body case 40 through the left shaft insertion hole 51.
(14) The right ball 78 is attached to the right case 42 by screwing the prize ball motor 49 to the right case 42 and screwing the screws through the right cover 78 into the bosses 77 of the right case 42. .

  The main driving gear 50, the reduction gear 54, the right driven gear 58, and the left driven gear 64 are housed in the gear chamber 46 of the left case 41 so as not to protrude from the left side surface of the left case 41, and the prize ball motor 49 is stored in the right case. The motor chamber 47 is housed in the motor chamber 47 so as not to protrude from the right side surface of the right case 42. It is suppressed that the width dimension of the left-right direction of the main body case 40 becomes large by the influence arrange | positioned outside.

  A part of the partition member 95 which is a partition wall between the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83 is constituted by a conductive earth partition plate 93. For this reason, when the game ball rolls in each of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, it comes into contact with the ground partition plate 93, and static electricity is discharged from the game sphere through the ground partition plate 93. . Moreover, since the remaining part of the partition member 95 is composed of the resin partition plate 91 having the same thickness as the ground partition plate 93, the partition member 95 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness. For this reason, no step is formed on each of the wall surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the wall surface of the right sphere supply path 83, so that the game balls are respectively placed in the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83. Smooth rolling without being caught by a step. At the same time, it is not necessary to increase the width dimension of the left sphere supply path 80 and the width dimension of the right sphere supply path 83, so that an increase in the width dimension of the main body case 40 can be suppressed.

  The game balls are supplied from the front ball passage 34 of the ball tank 27 to the left sphere supply path 80 of the main body case 40 in a line, and the game balls are discharged from the left sphere supply path 80 into the left sphere storage chamber 100 in a line. Game balls were paid out in a row from the storage chamber 100 into the upper plate 7 through the upper left plate guide path 103 or into the lower plate 11 through the lower left plate guide path 104. At the same time, the game balls are supplied from the rear ball passage 35 of the ball tank 27 to the right ball supply path 83 of the main body case 40 in a line, and the game balls are discharged from the right ball supply path 83 into the right ball storage chamber 101 in a line. The game balls were paid out from the right ball storage chamber 101 into the lower plate 11 through the upper plate 7 through the upper right plate guide path 107 or into the lower plate 11 through the lower right plate guide path 108. For this reason, since the game balls roll from the ball tank 27 through the main body case 40 to the upper plate 7 and the lower plate 11 without joining, the game balls are blocked during the rolling. Without any problems, and is dispensed smoothly into the upper plate 7 and the lower plate 11.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the gear cover 72 is formed with a reduction gear bearing 74, a right driven gear bearing 75, and a left driven gear bearing 76. Each of the reduction gear bearing portion 74 to the left driven gear bearing portion 76 has a cylindrical shape in which both the left end surface and the right end surface are open, and the left end portion of the gear shaft 53 is the inner peripheral surface of the reduction gear bearing portion 74. And protrudes from the gear cover 72. A ring 129 is attached to the left end portion of the gear shaft 53, and the ring 129 prevents the gear shaft 53 from dropping from the inner peripheral surface of the reduction gear bearing portion 74 based on contact with the gear cover 72. ing.

  The left end portion of the right sprocket shaft 57 passes through the inner peripheral surface of the right driven gear bearing portion 75 and protrudes from the gear cover 72, and the left end portion of the left sprocket shaft 63 passes through the inner peripheral surface of the left driven gear bearing portion 76. Projecting from the gear cover 72. A ring 129 is attached to the left end of each of the right sprocket shaft 57 and the left sprocket shaft 63, and the right sprocket shaft 57 is driven to the right based on the ring 129 of the right sprocket shaft 57 coming into contact with the gear cover 72. It is prevented from falling off from the inner peripheral surface of the gear bearing portion 75, and the left sprocket shaft 63 is removed from the inner peripheral surface of the left driven gear bearing portion 76 based on the ring 129 of the left sprocket shaft 63 coming into contact with the gear cover 72. Prevents falling off.

  Each of the right driven gear 58 and the left driven gear 64 is pre-aligned so that the right mark 68 and the left mark 69 are aligned with each other. When the surface is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 70 of the gear chamber 46, the gear shaft 53 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the gear bearing portion 55 through the gear insertion hole 52 of the gear chamber 46, and the right sprocket shaft 57 is The left sprocket shaft 63 is rotatably inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the right sprocket bearing portion 59 through the right sprocket insertion hole 56 of the gear chamber 46, and the inner peripheral surface of the left sprocket bearing portion 65 through the left sprocket insertion hole 62 of the gear chamber 46. Is inserted in a rotatable manner. At the same time, the right sprocket 60 is stored in the main body case 40 through the right sprocket insertion hole 56 of the gear chamber 46, and the left sprocket 66 is stored in the main body case 40 through the left sprocket insertion hole 62 of the gear chamber 46.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a resin partition plate 131 is sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42 instead of the resin partition plate 91. The resin partition plate 131 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin and has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension in the left-right direction. The resin partition plate 131 has a lower partition part 132 and an upper partition part 133 protruding upward from the lower partition part 132. Each of the lower partition portion 132 and the upper partition portion 133 is integrally formed based on pouring molten resin into a common mold, and a plurality of positioning holes 134 are formed in the lower partition portion 132. A screw is inserted into each of the plurality of positioning holes 134 through the screw storage portion 43 of the left case 41. Each of the plurality of screws is screwed into the boss portion 45 of the right case 42, and the resin partition plate 131 is based on the penetration of the screws that join the left case 41 and the right case 42 to each other. The target position 41 is positioned at each of the target positions of the right case 42.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the resin partition plate 131 is formed with a notched sheet metal storage portion 135 located in the lower partition portion 132. A ground partition plate 136 is stored in the sheet metal storage portion 135, and the ground partition plate 136 is brought into contact with the upper surface, the lower surface, and the rear surface of the sheet metal storage portion 135 to reach the target position of the resin partition plate 131. It is positioned. The earth partition plate 136 is made of a conductive metal plate having a constant thickness dimension in the left-right direction. The thickness dimension in the left-right direction of the earth partition plate 136 and the thickness dimension in the left-right direction of the resin partition plate 131 are as follows. They are set the same as each other. The ground partition plate 136 is fixed based on being sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42, and is grounded via wiring. The ground partition plate 136 is housed in the main body case 40 in place of the ground partition plate 93, and an upper partition member 137 is constituted by both the ground partition plate 136 and the resin partition plate 131. The upper partition member 137 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness dimension in the left-right direction, and each of the right side surface of the left sphere supply path 80 and the left side surface of the right sphere supply path 83 is blocked by the upper partition member 137. It is.

  In each of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, a parallel passage portion 138 is set in place of the parallel passage portion 86 as shown in FIG. The parallel passage portion 138 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the parallel passage portion 138 of the right sphere supply passage 83 are set to have the same shape, and the upper parallel passage portion 139, the middle parallel passage portion 140, and the lower parallel passage Part 141. Each of the lower parallel passage portion 141 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the lower parallel passage portion 141 of the right sphere supply passage 83 refers to a linear portion extending in the vertical direction. Are arranged opposite to each other in the left-right direction.

  Each of the middle parallel passage portion 140 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the middle parallel passage portion 140 of the right sphere supply passage 83 has a curved portion that is curved above the lower parallel passage portion 141 as shown in FIG. They are arranged opposite to each other in the left-right direction via the ground partition plate 136. Each of the upper parallel passage portion 139 of the left sphere supply passage 80 and the upper parallel passage portion 139 of the right sphere supply passage 83 refers to a portion above the middle parallel passage portion 140. The upper parallel passage portion 139 of the left sphere supply path 80 and the upper parallel passage portion 139 of the right sphere supply passage 83 are opposed to each other in the left-right direction via both the lower partition portion 132 and the upper partition portion 133 of the resin partition plate 131. It is arranged and includes both a linear part and a non-linear part.

  In the upper parallel passage portion 139 of the left sphere supply path 80, as shown in FIG. 16, the left detection head 127 of the ball break switch 125 is inserted at the straight portion, and the upper part of the right sphere supply path 83 is The right detection head 128 of the ball break switch 125 is inserted into the parallel passage portion 139 at a straight portion, and whether the ball break switch 125 is filled with a game ball in the left ball supply path 80 or not. Is detected by a linear portion in the upper parallel passage portion 139 of the left sphere supply path 80, and whether or not the right sphere supply passage 83 is filled with a game ball is determined by the upper parallel passage portion of the right sphere supply passage 83. Detection is performed at a linear portion in 139.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a prize ball case 142 is accommodated inside the main body case 40. The prize ball case 142 is fixed to the inside of the main body case 40 based on being sandwiched between the left case 41 and the right case 42, and has an outlet of the left sphere supply path 80 and a right sphere supply path 83. Located below each of the exits. As shown in FIG. 18, the prize ball case 142 is configured by joining a left divided case 143 and a right divided case 144 to each other, and a passage member 145 is fixed to the left divided case 143. Yes. A cylindrical boss portion 146 is formed on the passage member 145, and the boss portion 146 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical holder portion 147. The holder portion 147 is formed in the right split case 144, and a screw is screwed into the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 146 through the inner peripheral surface of the holder portion 147 between the left split case 143 and the right split case 144. Based on that, it is fixed in the positioning state.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a vertical partition plate 148 is fixed in the passage member 145 of the left split case 143, and the internal spaces of the passage member 145 face each other in the left-right direction via the partition plate 148. It is divided into a left relay passage 149 and a right relay passage 150. As shown in FIG. 17, each of the left relay passage 149 and the right relay passage 150 has an inlet opening upward and an outlet opening downward. The entrance of the left relay passage 149 is connected to the left sphere supply passage 80 at the exit of the lower parallel passage portion 141, and the entrance of the right relay passage 150 is connected to the right sphere supply passage 83 at the exit of the lower parallel passage portion 141. The left relay passage 149 is filled with game balls from the rear ball passage 35 of the ball tank 27 through the left ball supply passage 80, and the right relay passage 150 is filled with the right ball supply passage 83 from the front ball passage 34 of the ball tank 27. Game balls are filled through. Each of the left relay passage 149 and the right relay passage 150 has such a size that one game ball can roll, and there is a row of game balls in each of the left relay passage 149 and the right relay passage 150. Filled.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the resin rib 131 is formed with a left rib 151 and a right rib 152 that are located in the lower partition 132. The left rib 151 protrudes to the left from the left side surface of the lower partition part 132, and is disposed in the lower parallel passage part 141 of the left sphere supply path 80. The right rib 152 protrudes rightward from the right side surface of the lower partition part 132, and is disposed in the lower parallel passage part 141 of the right sphere supply path 83. Each of the left rib 151 and the right rib 152 has an inclined surface 153 and a vertical surface 154, as shown in FIG. Each of the inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151 and the inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152 is inclined so as to be separated from the lower partition portion 132 of the resin partition plate 131 from the top to the bottom. The game balls roll along the inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151 so as to move away from the lower partition portion 132 of the resin partition plate 131, and the game balls in the right ball supply path 83 follow the inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152. And roll away from the lower partition portion 132 of the resin partition plate 131. Each of the vertical surface 154 of the left rib 151 and the vertical surface 154 of the right rib 152 extends straight in the vertical direction, and is separated from the lower partition portion 132 of the resin partition plate 131 along the inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151. The game balls rolled in this manner roll straight down along the vertical surface 154 of the left rib 151 and away from the lower partition portion 132 of the resin partition plate 131 along the inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152. The game ball that has rolled to the right rolls vertically downward along the vertical surface 154 of the right rib 152.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a prize ball motor 155 composed of a stepping motor is fixed to the prize ball case 142. The prize ball motor 155 has a rotary shaft extending in the vertical direction, and a helical screw 156 is fixed to the rotary axis of the prize ball motor 155 so as not to rotate. An opening 157 is formed in the path member 145 of the prize ball case 142 between the left relay path 149 and the right relay path 150, and the screw 156 of the prize ball motor 155 passes through the opening 157 to the left relay path. 149 and the right relay passage 150 are inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the screw 156 is formed with a single ball discharge portion 158. The ball discharge portion 158 refers to a non-formed portion of the spiral in which the spiral is partially absent, and the left relay passage 149 is opened based on the ball discharge portion 158 of the screw 156 entering the left relay passage 149. When the left relay passage 149 is opened, the game balls in the left relay passage 149 are discharged from the outlet of the left relay passage 149. In the open state of the left relay passage 149, the right relay passage 150 is closed based on the ball discharge portion 158 of the screw 156 retracting from the right relay passage 150, and the game balls in the right relay passage 150 are relayed to the right. It is not discharged from the exit of the passage 150. The right relay passage 150 is opened when the ball discharge portion 158 of the screw 156 enters the right relay passage 150. When the right relay passage 150 is open, the game balls in the right relay passage 150 are moved to the right. It is discharged from the outlet of the relay passage 150. In the open state of the right relay passage 150, the left relay passage 149 is closed based on the ball discharge portion 158 of the screw 156 retracting from the left relay passage 149, and the game balls in the left relay passage 149 are left relayed. It is not discharged from the exit of the passage 149. That is, the left relay passage 149 and the right relay passage 150 are alternately opened based on one rotation of the screw 156, and the prize ball motor 155 is connected to the outlet of the left relay passage 149 and the outlet of the right relay passage 150. The screw 156 is rotated at a speed at which one game ball is discharged from each of the outlet of the left relay passage 149 and the outlet of the right relay passage 150 each time it is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the sensor frame 159 is fixed to the passage member 145, and the left sphere detection switch 121 and the right sphere detection switch 122 are fixed to the sensor frame 159. The left sphere detection switch 121 is disposed at a lower position than the exit of the left relay passage 149. When a game ball is released from the exit of the left relay passage 149, the left sphere detection switch 121 detects the game ball and A sphere detection signal is output. The right ball detection switch 122 is disposed at a lower position than the outlet of the right relay passage 150. When a game ball is released from the outlet of the right relay passage 150, the right ball detection switch 122 detects the game ball and A sphere detection signal is output.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the outlet of the left relay passage 149 is connected to the inlet of the left sphere discharge path 98 of the left case 41 below the left sphere detection switch 121 and discharged from the outlet of the left relay passage 149. The game ball enters the entrance of the left ball discharge path 98. The game ball passes from the exit of the left sphere discharge path 98 through the left sphere storage chamber 100 of the left case 41 and enters the entrance of the upper left dish guide path 103 or the entrance of the lower left dish guide path 104. Discharge from the exit into the upper plate 7 or from the exit of the lower left plate guide path 104 into the lower plate 11. The outlet of the right relay passage 150 is connected to the inlet of the right sphere discharge path 99 of the right case 42, and the game ball released from the outlet of the right relay passage 150 enters the entrance of the right sphere discharge path 99. The game ball passes from the exit of the right sphere discharge path 99 through the right sphere storage chamber 101 of the right case 42 and enters the entrance of the upper right dish guide path 107 or the entrance of the lower right dish guide path 108, and the upper right dish guide path 107. Is discharged into the upper plate 7 or from the outlet of the lower right plate guide path 108 into the lower plate 11.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the left partition plate 96 is formed with two left ribs 160 positioned in the left sphere discharge path 90, and two right ribs 161 positioned in the right sphere discharge path 99. Is formed. Each of the left ribs 160 and the right ribs 161 has a vertical surface extending straight in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 16, and a game ball released from the left relay passage 149 of the prize ball case 142 Rolls downward vertically based on being guided by the respective vertical surfaces of both left ribs 160, and the game balls released from the right relay passage 150 of the prize ball case 142 are each of the vertical surfaces of both right ribs 161. Rolls vertically downward based on being guided by.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a horizontal ball receiving pin 162 extending in the left-right direction is fixed between the left divided case 143 and the right divided case 144, and the ball receiver 163 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving pin 162. Has been inserted. The ball receiver 163 is rotatable about the ball receiver pin 162 between the closed state and the open state. When the ball receiver 163 is closed, as shown by a broken line in FIG. Each of the mouths 164 is closed by the ball receiver 163. When the ball receiver 163 is opened, each of the two ball outlets 164 is opened by the ball receiver 163 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The ball outlet 164 is formed in each of the left relay passage 149 and the right relay passage 150. When the ball receiver 163 is opened, the game balls in the ball tank 27 are left in the left ball supply passage 80 and the left relay passage 149. , In turn, enters the ball outlet 164 of the left relay passage 149, and the game balls in the ball tank 27 pass through the right ball supply passage 83 and the right relay passage 150 in order, respectively. It enters into the outlet 164. Each of these ball outlets 164 is connected to a common ball outlet 110, and the game balls that have entered each of the ball outlets 164 are discharged out of the main body case 40 through the common ball outlet 110. Is done.

  A ball removal lever 165 is mounted between the left divided case 143 and the right divided case 144 as shown in FIG. The ball release lever 165 protrudes from the prize ball case 142 so as to be operable rearward, and is rotatable about a horizontal shaft 166 extending in the left-right direction between the rotation restricted state and the rotation allowable state. ing. This ball release lever 165 has a triangular locking portion 167, and when the ball release lever 165 is in a rotationally restricted state, the locking portion 167 supports the ball receiver 163 from below and is restricted in a closed state. To do. In the rotation allowance state of the ball release lever 165, the locking portion 167 is retracted from below the ball receiver 163, and the ball receiver 163 rotates from the closed state to the open state by its own weight. Each is released.

According to the said Example 3, there exist the following effects.
Since the curved middle parallel passage portion 140 is formed in each of the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, the game ball rolls in the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, respectively. In addition, the rolling speed is slowed down in the middle parallel passage portion 140. A conductive earth partition plate 136 was used as a partition between these two parallel passage portions 140. For this reason, the time required for each of the game balls in the left sphere supply path 80 and the game balls in the right sphere supply path 83 to pass through the ground partition plate 136 becomes long, and the game balls in the left sphere supply path 80 When the game balls roll in the left sphere supply path 80 and the right sphere supply path 83, the contact time in which each of the game balls in the right sphere supply path 83 and the ground partition plate 136 are in contact with each other becomes longer. Then, static electricity is reliably discharged from the game ball through the ground partition plate 136.

  Since the inclined surface 153 is provided in each of the left rib 151 and the right rib 152 of the lower partition part 132, the game balls in the left sphere supply path 80 are separated from the lower partition part 132 along the inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151. The game ball in the right ball supply path 83 and the game ball in the right ball 152 along the inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152 in a direction away from the lower partition portion 132, respectively. External force acts on the. Since the lower partition part 132 is formed integrally with the upper partition part 133, an external force acting on the lower partition part 132 from the game ball is dispersed throughout the lower partition part 132 and the upper partition part 133. For this reason, since the lower partition part 132 is prevented from shaking greatly, the game ball in the left sphere supply path 80 is stably guided along the inclined surface 153 of the left rib 151 in a direction away from the lower partition part 132. The game ball in the right ball supply path 83 is stably guided along the inclined surface 153 of the right rib 152 in a direction away from the lower partition part 132.

  Since the left rib 151 having the inclined surface 153 and the right rib 152 having the inclined surface 153 are provided in the lower partition portion 132 made of synthetic resin, when the left rib 151 and the right rib 152 are provided on the metal ground divider 136. In comparison, the manufacturing work of the left rib 151 and the right rib 152 is simplified. In addition, since the angle and the size of the inclined surface 153 can be adjusted by changing the shape of the mold, the degree of freedom in designing the inclined surface 153 is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a lower partition member 170 is housed inside the main body case 40 in place of the lower partition plate 96. The lower partition member 170 has a resin partition plate 171 made of non-conductive synthetic resin and a ground partition plate 172 made of conductive metal, and the ground partition plate 172 is grounded via wiring. The earth partition plate 172 is interposed between the outlet of the upper left tray guide path 103 and the outlet of the upper right tray guide path 107 and between the outlet of the lower left tray guide path 104 and the outlet of the lower right dish guide path 108. Each of the game balls released from the left sprocket 66 and the game balls released from the right sprocket 60 comes into contact with the earth partition plate 172 immediately before being discharged to the outside of the main body case 40.

  As shown in FIG. 20, a left guide surface 173 is formed in each of the upper left plate guide path 103 and the lower left plate guide path 104 so as to be located in the entire area of the ground partition plate 172. Each of these left guide surfaces 173 guides the game ball toward the ground partition plate 172, and has an inclined shape descending toward the ground partition plate 172. A right guide surface 174 is formed in each of the upper right plate guide path 107 and the lower right plate guide path 108 so as to be located in the entire area of the ground partition plate 172. Each of these right guiding surfaces 174 guides the game ball toward the ground partition plate 172 and has an inclined shape that descends toward the ground partition plate 172.

According to the said Example 4, there exists the following effect.
An earth partition plate 172 was interposed between the outlet of the upper left tray guide path 103 and the outlet of the upper right tray guide path 107 and between the outlet of the lower left tray guide path 104 and the outlet of the lower right dish guide path 108. For this reason, since the static electricity is removed from the game balls based on the fact that the game balls come into contact with the ground partition plate 172 immediately before being discharged from the inside of the main body case 40 to the outside, the inside of the upper plate 7 and the lower plate 11 Each of the game balls is prevented from being paid out in a charged state.

  A left guide surface 173 was formed at each of the outlet of the upper left dish guide path 103 and the outlet of the lower left dish guide path 104. Therefore, the game ball rolls along the left guide surface 173 toward the ground partition plate 172 in the middle of passing through each of the upper left tray guide path 103 and the lower left tray guide path 104. Will come to do. A right guide surface 174 was formed at each of the exit of the upper right dish guide path 107 and the exit of the lower right dish guide path 108. Therefore, the game ball rolls along the right guide surface 174 toward the ground partition plate 172 in the middle of passing through each of the upper right tray guide path 107 and the lower right tray guide path 108, so that the ground partition plate 172 is surely connected to the ground partition plate 172. Come into contact.

  In each of the first to fourth embodiments, the main body case 40 may be configured by joining the front case and the rear case that are arranged in the front-rear direction.

The figure which shows Example 1 (The figure which shows the external appearance of a pachinko game machine from the front) The perspective view which shows the external appearance of an inner frame from the front The perspective view which shows the appearance of an inner frame from back The figure which shows the appearance of an inner frame from the upper part (A) is a figure which shows the external appearance of a main body case from the front, (b) is an arrow Xb view, (c) is an arrow Xc view. The perspective view which shows the appearance of a main part case from the front (A) is the figure which shows the external appearance of a main body case from the front in the removal state of a left cover and a right cover, (b) is an arrow Xb view, (c) is an arrow Xc view A perspective view showing the appearance of the main body case from the front with the left cover and the right cover removed. The perspective view which shows the appearance of a main part case from the front in an exploded state (A) is the figure which shows the external appearance of a left case from the front, (b) is the arrow Xb view, (c) is the arrow Xc view. Perspective view showing the appearance of the left case from the front Sectional view showing the internal structure of the body case from the right side 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the EE line of FIG. The figure which shows Example 2 (sectional drawing which shows the mounting state with respect to the gear cover of a left sprocket and a right sprocket) FIG. 9 equivalent diagram showing the third embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the external appearance of a main body case from the front, (b) is sectional drawing which follows Xb line, (c) is sectional drawing which follows Xc line The perspective view which shows the appearance of a prize ball case from the front in an exploded state FIG. 9 equivalent diagram showing the fourth embodiment. Diagram showing the left and right guide surfaces from the front

Explanation of symbols

  27 is a ball tank, 40 is a main body case, 41 is a left case (first case), 42 is a right case (second case), 80 is a left sphere supply path (first ball path), and 83 is a right sphere. Supply path (second spherical passage), 91 is a resin partition plate, 93 is a ground partition plate (metal partition plate), 95 is a partition member, 131 is a resin partition plate, 132 is a lower partition portion, 133 is an upper partition portion, 136 is an earth partition plate (metal partition plate), 137 is an upper partition member (partition member), 139 is an upper parallel passage portion (upper passage portion), 140 is an intermediate parallel passage portion (middle passage portion), and 141 is a lower parallel passage. Reference numeral 153 indicates a slope (first slope, second slope).

Claims (2)

A ball tank for storing game balls to be paid out to the player as prizes;
A main body case that is provided at a lower position than the ball tank and that joins the first case and the second case that are arranged in the left-right direction or the front-rear direction as viewed from the player;
A first ball passage provided inside the main body case, to which a game ball is supplied from the ball tank, and one surface of the second case side is open;
A second ball passage which is provided inside the main body case and is supplied with a game ball from the ball tank and is open at one surface of the first case;
A non-conductive resin that is interposed between the first case and the second case, and closes one surface of the first ball passage and one surface of the second ball passage in common. A partition member having a resin partition plate made of a material and a metal partition plate made of a conductive metal,
Each of the resin partition plate and the metal partition plate is a flat plate having a constant thickness dimension, and the thickness dimension is set to be the same as each other. Each of the first ball passage and the second ball passage connects the upper passage portion and the lower passage portion located on the downstream side of the flow of the game ball from the upper passage portion, and the upper passage portion and the lower passage portion. A middle passage portion that is curved with respect to each of the upper passage portion and the lower passage portion;
The resin partition plate covers one surface of the first spherical passage and the upper partition portion that covers the one surface of the first spherical passage with the upper passage portion and the one surface of the second spherical passage with the upper passage portion. A lower partition portion that is closed by the lower passage portion and that covers one surface of the second ball passage by the lower passage portion;
The metal partition plate is configured to block one surface of the first spherical passage with the middle passage portion and block one surface of the second spherical passage with the middle passage portion,
The lower partition portion of the resin partition plate is provided with a first inclined surface that guides a game ball in the first ball passage in a direction away from the lower partition portion and a game ball in the second ball passage. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the second inclined surfaces is provided to be guided in a direction away from the lower partition portion.

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