JP2009213743A - Game machine bank stand - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine bank stand capable of easily adjusting a forcible discharge amount when forcibly discharging game balls from a replenishing gutter. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine bank stand 1 includes in the side end part of the replenishing gutter 7: a plurality of distribution ports 6 which are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing gutter 7, so as to distribute the game balls flowing down on a rolling surface 16 to game machines 3 or ball dispensers 4; and a plurality of game ball discharge devices 10. The game ball discharge devices 10 include, at the prescribed downstream positions lower than the distribution ports arranged at the lowest positions: take-in ports for taking-in the game balls rolling and flowing down to the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing gutter 7; ball removal passages 21 for discharging the game balls taken-in from the take-in ports; and ball stoppers for opening/closing the take-in ports to vary the number of the game balls to pass the ball removal passages 21 in unit time. Consequently, the forcible discharge amount of the game balls is easily adjusted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine island facility in which gaming machines and the like are installed.

  The game balls used in the gaming machine are formed with openings at predetermined intervals on the side of the supply cage while flowing in the longitudinal direction on the rolling surface of the supply cage installed on the upper part of the gaming machine island facility. It is distributed and supplied to gaming machines and ball lending machines through shoots.

  A game ball supplied to a gaming machine via a ball lending machine or a game ball sent to a gaming machine from a chute and stored as a prize ball is used without being given to the player. The ball is discharged from the ball to the ball collecting bowl (groove bowl).

  The out ball collection basket is provided at a lower position in the inside along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island facility, and has an inflow surface that is inclined downward to allow the gaming ball to flow down. A lower tank for collecting game balls is provided at the downstream end of the out ball collection basket in the longitudinal direction. The game balls collected in the lower tank are sent to the lifting and polishing apparatus, and are lifted to an upper tank provided on the upper part of the gaming machine island facility while being polished and cleaned by the lifting and polishing apparatus. The upper tank is provided with an opening that opens toward the upstream upstream end of the replenishment bowl, and the game ball is supplied from the opening of the upper tank toward the replenishment bowl with a predetermined amount of flow, and is replenished again. Roll down the kite.

  As described above, the game balls circulate between the gaming machine and the ball lending machine and the gaming machine island facility, and this circulation realizes efficient use of the game balls.

  However, the staying time of the game ball on the rolling surface is not always constant, and the game ball may not circulate efficiently. For example, if the game machine that receives the supply of game balls from the game machine island facility has not been hit for a long time, or if there are very few game machines in use by players, etc. As a result, the consumption speed of the game ball is slow, and the residence time of the game ball on the rolling surface of the supply basket becomes longer.

  Thus, when the residence time of the game ball on the rolling surface becomes longer, dust and dirt gradually adhere to the game ball, and the game ball becomes more dirty. If the game balls are contaminated, not only will the player be uncomfortable, but the game machines and ball lending machines will be contaminated with dirt that has been brought into the game machines and ball lending machines. And may cause malfunction.

  So far, as game machine island equipment, a game media polishing and lifting device that lifts a game medium that is a game ball such as a pachinko ball while polishing and a game medium that is lifted by the game media polishing and lifting device are accepted. A gaming machine island facility equipped with an upper tank, a replenishing bowl for replenishing gaming machines received in the upper tank to the gaming machine, and a ball stopper device for removing a game ball from the replenishing bowl at the downstream end of the replenishing bowl. Has been proposed. In this gaming machine island facility, a ball stopper device is provided with a ball stopper device, and when the stopper is opened, game balls are discharged from the replenishment basket through the ball passage (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, as a gaming machine island facility, a metal panel is provided in a pachinko equipment unit that incorporates a pachinko ball circulation supply device consisting of a lower ball tank, a ball lift, and an upper ball tank to form a closed section space portion extending in the vertical direction. And a shutter means capable of forming a ball return path by communicating the upper and lower parts of the closed section space with the lowermost part of the upper ball tank and the uppermost part of the lower ball tank, respectively, and further closing the ball return path. What is provided has been proposed (Patent Document 2).

JP 2006-000351 A JP-A-9-173608

  Although the gaming machine island facilities described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 both allow forcible discharge of game balls, it is only possible to change whether or not the game balls are forcibly discharged, It is difficult to adjust the number of game balls to be forcibly discharged. Especially when you want to discharge a very small number of game balls, or when you want to discharge a very small number of game balls and a situation where you want to discharge a large number of game balls at short time intervals, Therefore, it is difficult to deal with such cases in the gaming machine island facilities described in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine island facility that can easily adjust a forced discharge amount when a game ball is forcibly discharged from a supply basket.

The present invention is (1) installed side by side alternately on the side of a rolling surface that tilts downward in the longitudinal direction and causes the game balls to roll down (a) a plurality of units in which a game is played using the game balls (B) Supply balls for distributing and distributing game balls flowing down the rolling surface to a plurality of ball lending machines that supply game balls to the gaming machine adjacent to the upstream side in the longitudinal direction. In the amusement machine island facilities provided,
In the supply pot,
A plurality of distribution ports for distributing and distributing game balls flowing down on the rolling surface toward a gaming machine or a ball lending machine are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket at the side end of the supply basket. ,and,
A take-in port for taking in game balls that have tumbled down to the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket at a predetermined position downstream from the distribution port located at the most downstream, and for discharging the game balls taken in from the take-in port There are provided a plurality of game ball discharge devices that have a ball removal passage and a ball stopper that can open or close the intake port and that have different numbers of game balls that can pass through the ball removal passage per unit time. , A gaming machine island facility, characterized by
(2) The game ball discharge device is provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located on the most downstream side, and at the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket,
The game ball discharging device provided at the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket is more unit time than the game ball discharging device provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located on the most downstream side. The gaming machine island facility according to (1) above, wherein the number of game balls that can pass through the ball passage is large,
(3) The game ball discharging device has a predetermined position at the side end downstream of the most downstream distribution port, at a position downstream of the most downstream distribution port and at both left and right end portions in the width direction of the supply basket. The gaming machine island facility according to the above (1) or (2), which is provided at each position,
(4) A game ball discharge device provided at the position of the downstream end of the supply basket in the longitudinal direction includes a discharge passage having a discharge surface for rolling the game ball taken in from the intake port, and a ball removal passage. Is formed by opening the starting end of the ball passageway upward,
The discharge path has an opening formed by opening a part of the discharge surface, and has at least a part of an inclined path formed by an inclined surface inclined downward toward the opening,
The gaming machine island facility according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the opening portion communicates with a starting end of the ball passage.
(5) A game ball discharge device provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the most downstream distribution port includes a discharge path for rolling the game ball taken in from the intake port, The passage is formed by opening the start end of the ball removal passage upward,
The discharge path includes an inclined path having an inclined surface formed in a downward inclination, a folded path formed in a folded shape, and a guide path for guiding a game ball taken in from the intake port. The one end side communicates with the upstream end of the ramp and the other end side of the return path communicates with the guide path to form a flow path for the game ball and opens downward at the downstream end of the ramp. Formed
The gist of the gaming machine island facility according to any one of the above (1) to (4), wherein the opening communicates with a starting end of the ball passage.

  In the present invention, (6) the game ball discharge device provided at the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing rod is arranged to remove the game ball between the rolling surface of the replenishment rod and the discharge surface of the discharge path. (7) The gaming machine island equipment according to (4) above, wherein the equipment is provided so as to form a downward step in the insertion direction, (7) a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located most downstream In the game ball discharge device provided in the game ball, the width of the discharge path in the left and right direction toward the flow direction of the game ball is longer than one game ball diameter and less than two game balls. (8) The gaming ball discharge device provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located most downstream is the rolling surface of the supply rod. Between the guideway of the discharge path and the discharge path, so as to form a descending step in the direction of taking in the game ball, (5) the gaming machine island facility, wherein, that may be constructed gaming machine island equipment as shown in any one of (6) (8).

  According to the present invention, the game ball discharging device is provided with a different number of game balls passing through the ball removal passage, so that the forced discharge when the game ball is forcibly discharged from the replenishment basket is provided. It becomes easy to provide a gaming machine island facility that can easily adjust the amount.

  According to the present invention, the game ball discharge device is provided at the predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located on the most downstream side and the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the replenishment basket. The game ball can be forcibly discharged not only from the direction end but also from the side end of the supply basket. In this case, the discharge direction of the game ball when discharging the game ball outside the supply basket is not limited to one direction in the longitudinal direction, and not only can the game ball be discharged from a plurality of directions, The stress state applied to the game ball can be diversified, and it becomes easy to suppress and eliminate the occurrence of the ball clogging associated with the game ball bridge according to the stress state of the game ball.

  According to the present invention, the game ball discharge device is provided at a position downstream of the distribution port located at the most downstream side and at each of the left and right end portions in the width direction of the supply rod. The game ball can be discharged appropriately. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that a situation in which the game balls in the supply basket stay for a long time due to the difference in the left and right positions of the supply basket.

  For example, if game machines and ball lending machines are provided on both the left and right sides of the supply cage on the island where the game machine is installed, the right side of the supply cage should be In many cases, a game ball or the like on the left side of the supply basket is supplied with game balls from the left end of the supply basket. At that time, depending on the operating state of the gaming machine, the gaming balls supplied to either the left side or the right side gaming machine may be less than the gaming balls consumed by the other gaming machine, etc. The game ball that flows down the smaller of the supply amount of the game ball to the game machine or the like in the width direction of the supply rod will have a long residence time. In such a case, if the game ball discharging device is provided at a position downstream of the most downstream distribution port and at each of the left and right end portions in the width direction of the supply basket, the longer residence time is provided. The game ball can be discharged from the game ball discharge device provided at the side end of the ball, and it becomes easy to balance the residence time of the game ball in the width direction of the supply basket.

  In the present invention, the game ball discharge device provided at the position of the longitudinal downstream end of the replenishing bowl includes a discharge path having a discharge surface for rolling the game ball taken in from the intake port, The passage is formed by opening the starting end of the ball passageway upward, and the discharge path is formed by opening a part of the discharge surface to form an opening, and toward the opening. It is also possible to use at least a part of an inclined path formed by an inclined surface that is inclined downward, and that the opening is configured to communicate with the starting end of the ball passage. . And by using such a game ball discharge device, according to the present invention, the flow of the game balls discharged from the game ball discharge device can be made larger and smooth without any clogging. . Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine island facility that allows easy adjustment to increase the forced discharge amount when the game ball is forcibly discharged from the supply basket.

  In the present invention, as a game ball discharge device provided at a predetermined position on the side end portion downstream of the most downstream distribution port, provided with a discharge path for rolling the game ball taken from the intake port, The ball passage is formed by opening the start end of the ball passage toward the upper side, and the discharge passage is an inclined passage having an inclined surface formed in a downward slope, and a folding passage formed in a folded shape. And a guide path for guiding the game ball taken in from the intake port, and communicates with the upstream end of the ramp at one end of the return path and communicates with the guide path at the other end of the return path. In addition to forming a flow path for the sphere, an opening is formed by opening downward at the downstream end of the ramp, and the opening communicates with the start end of the ball passage. What is being used may be used. Since such a game ball discharge device can moderately control the flow-down speed of the game ball discharged from the game ball discharge device, such a game ball discharge device is used in the present invention. The flow rate of the game ball discharged from the game ball discharge device can be controlled more finely. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is easy to provide a gaming machine island facility that allows various adjustments of the forced discharge amount when the game ball is forcibly discharged from the supply basket.

<Configuration of the gaming machine island facility 1>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine island facility 1 of the present invention rolls a gaming ball 2 down in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine 3 or a ball lending machine 4 (a gaming machine 3 or a ball lending machine 4). A game that circulates in the gaming machine island facility 1 a supply basket 7 having a distribution port 6 for distributing the game balls 2 to the gaming machine 5 and a game ball 2 that rolls down the supply basket 7. And a ball circulation structure 8, and a supply ball 7 is provided with a game ball discharge device 10 for discharging the game ball 2 from the supply ball 7.

  The game ball circulation structure 8 is located at the upper part of the gaming machine island facility 1, stores a large number of game balls, and has a ball tank 9 with a ball outlet through which the stored game balls can be discharged to a supply basket 7, A distribution chute 11 that distributes and supplies the game balls 2 flowing down the basket 7 to the game equipment 5, and game balls discharged through the flow path of the game balls formed inside the game equipment 5 to the outside of the game equipment 5. The discharge basket 12 having the discharge rolling surface 13 for receiving and rolling down, the lower tank 14 for storing the game balls rolling down in the discharge basket 12, and the game balls stored in the lower tank 14 are polished. In addition, a lifting and polishing device 15 for lifting the game ball toward the ball tank 9 is provided.

  In the present specification, the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island facility 1 is defined as the upstream and downstream direction (the direction of arrow B-F in FIG. 3) with respect to the top, bottom, left and right, upstream and downstream directions of the gaming machine island facility 1. Further, a direction approaching the installation surface of the gaming machine island facility 1 is defined as a downward direction (arrow D direction in FIG. 1), and a direction away from the installation surface is defined as an upward direction (arrow U direction in FIG. 1). Further, when the gaming machine island facility 1 is viewed from the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island facility 1 to the upstream side, the lateral direction of the gaming machine island facility 1 is the direction of the gaming machine island facility 1 (in the direction of arrows XY in FIG. 3). ).

<Composition of replenishing bowl 7>
The replenishment rod 7 has a bottom surface member 17 whose upper surface is a rolling surface 16 for rolling the game ball 2 down, and both side end portions (both sides) in the left-right direction (width direction) in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface member 17. A side wall member 18 is provided on the end portions (the right end portion and the left end portion) along the both side end portions and standing upward.

  The bottom surface member 17 of the replenishing rod 7 has a predetermined downward slope along the longitudinal direction so that the game ball 2 can flow down on the rolling surface 16 formed on the inner surface of the bottom surface member 17 (see FIG. 1 is provided on the gaming machine installation island 1 with a gradient θ). The gradient θ of the replenishing rod 7 is normally set to a value of about 3 degrees to 5 degrees. The gradient θ with respect to the longitudinal direction of the replenishing rod 7 is formed to be the same at different locations in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing rod 7. However, this means that the gradient θ of the replenishing rod 7 is formed so as to increase as the position is closer to the ball tank 9, and the gradient θ is formed so as to be downstream of the replenishing rod 7. This is not excluded. When the replenishing basket 7 is configured with different upstream and downstream gradients, the fluidity of the game ball 2 flowing down the replenishing bowl 7 can be further improved.

  The bottom surface member 17 of the replenishing rod 7 may form an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the position inside the side end portion toward the side end portion in the width direction. In this case, the bottom surface member 17 is configured such that a portion of the cross section in the width direction corresponding to the rolling surface 16 is convex upward.

  The side wall member 18 of the replenishing basket 7 is intermittently opened along the longitudinal direction thereof to form a distribution port 6 for distributing the game balls 2 rolling down the replenishing bowl 7. A distribution chute 11 for guiding the game ball 2 to the gaming machine 3 or the ball lending machine 4 is attached to the distribution port 6.

  In the replenishing basket 7, the game ball 2 is placed at a predetermined position in a portion further downstream than the distribution port 6 formed on the most downstream side (the part specified by the range R in the replenishing bowl 7 in FIG. 3). A discharge port 19 that can be discharged is formed. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the discharge port 19 is, in the portion specified by the range R, the downstream end portion in the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7 and the side end portions in the left and right direction of the supply rod 7 (that is, the side wall member 18). Are specifically provided at three locations. However, this is specified in the range R that the discharge ports 19 are provided at two locations, that is, the downstream end portion in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing rod 7 and the side end portion in either of the left and right directions of the replenishing rod 7. It is not excluded that four or more portions are provided.

  A game ball discharge device 10 is attached to the replenishment basket 7 at the position of the discharge port 19.

<Configuration of game ball discharge device 10>
The game ball discharge device 10 is a take-in port 20 for taking in the game ball 2 rolling down toward the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the replenishment basket 7 and a ball for discharging the game ball 2 taken from the take-in port 20. It has an extraction passage 21 and a ball stopper 22 that can open or close the intake port 20.

  The intake port 20 may be formed with a position and a size that allow one or more game balls passing through the discharge port 19 to be taken in a state in which the game ball discharge device 10 is provided in the replenishing bowl 7. In consideration of taking in all the game balls passing through 19, in the example of the game ball discharge device of FIG. 3, the intake port 20 is formed in the same shape as the discharge port 19.

  The game ball discharge device 10 is mounted on the supply basket 7 by being arranged with the intake port 20 facing the discharge port 19 of the supply basket 7 and being fixed to the supply basket 7. At this time, the gaming ball discharge device 10 has the lower end edge of the intake port 20 formed at a portion further downstream than the distribution port 6 formed at the most downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7. It arrange | positions so that it may correspond with an up-down direction with respect to an edge. It should be noted that the contour shape of the lower end edge of the intake 20 of the game ball discharge device 10 and the discharge port 19 formed in a portion further downstream than the distribution port 6 formed on the most downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7. When the contour shape of the lower end edge does not match, the lower end edge of the intake port 20 of the game ball discharge device 10 is arranged below the lower end edge of the discharge port 19 in the vertical direction, so that the game ball discharge device 10 is arranged in the replenishment basket 7.

  The ball removal passage 21 is formed by a ball removal passage forming member 23. The ball extraction passage forming member 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape having both ends in the longitudinal direction opened. That is, a space portion is formed by penetrating the ball extraction passage forming member 23 along the longitudinal direction and communicating both ends of the ball extraction passage formation member 23. The ball extraction passage forming member 23 may have a structure that can bend and stretch, such as a bellows structure. In this case, the space portion has a variable shape of the space portion in accordance with the deformation due to the bending and stretching of the ball extraction passage forming member 23. The space portion of the ball removal passage forming member 23 has a size capable of rolling down the game ball and forms a ball removal passage 21. The flow of the game ball in the ball removal passage 21 is that the game ball flows from the opening portion at one end of the space portion of the ball removal passage forming member 23, passes through the space portion, and flows out from the opening portion at the other end of the space portion. This is realized.

  The ball extraction passage forming member 23 has an opening portion on one end side of the space portion directed toward the supply rod 7 and an opening portion on the other end side of the space portion directed toward the discharge rolling surface 13 of the discharge rod 12. Arranged. As a result, the ball removal passage forming member 23 allows the game balls taken from the supply basket 7 through the intake 20 to be taken into the game ball discharge device 10 without passing through the inside of the game equipment 5. A game ball is arranged and formed so as to be able to flow down toward the discharge rolling surface 13. At this time, the start end of the ball removal passage 21 corresponds to an end portion that opens upward toward the replenishment rod 7 in both longitudinal ends of the ball removal passage forming member 23. Of the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the ball removal passage forming member 23, it corresponds to the end of the discharge rod 12 facing the discharge rolling surface 13.

  The plurality of game ball discharge devices 10 provided in the replenishing basket 7 differ in the number (V) of game balls that can pass through the ball removal passage 21 per unit time. Different game balls that can pass through the ball passage 21 in the plurality of game ball discharge devices 10 can have different diameters of the ball passage 21 or different sizes of the intake ports 20. This can be specifically realized. In the gaming machine island facility 1, the values of V for all the game ball discharge devices 10 may be different from each other, or only for some of the game ball discharge devices 10, the value of V is different. It may be different from the value of V in the game ball discharge device 10. In the example of the game ball discharge device 10 (10 a, 10 b) shown in FIG. 3, the value V is the longitudinal direction of the supply ball 7 in the game ball discharge device 10 a provided at the downstream end of the supply rod 7 in the longitudinal direction. Is larger than the game ball discharge devices 10b and 10b provided at both side end portions in the left-right direction toward the left side, and is provided at both side end portions in the left-right direction toward the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7. The distance between the ball discharge devices 10b and 10b is the same. This is because the game ball discharge device 10a provided at the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7 is more than the game ball discharge device 10b provided at both side ends in the left-right direction toward the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7. Both the size of the intake port 20 and the diameter of the ball removal passage 21 are formed to be large, and the game ball discharge device is provided at each of both side end portions in the left-right direction toward the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7. 10b and 10b are realized by using the game ball discharge device 10 in which both the size of the intake port 20 and the diameter of the ball passage 21 are the same.

  The ball stopper 22 of the game ball discharge device 10 is a member that blocks the intake of the game ball passing through the discharge port 19 from the intake port 20, and the intake port 20 is provided so as to be openable and closable. The facing of 20 and the discharge port 19 is blocked, and the mutual communication between the intake port 20 and the discharge port 19 is blocked. At this time, the discharge port 19 and the intake port 20 do not have to be completely blocked as long as the flow of the game ball can be stopped. As shown in FIG. 2, the opening and closing of the intake port 20 by the ball stopper 22 is pivotally supported so that the game ball discharge device 10 can turn the ball stopper 22 around the support shaft 36 by a hinge 25. It can implement by rotation of the ball | bowl stopper 22 by having provided the structure. In addition, the opening and closing of the intake port 20 can also be performed by detaching the ball stopper 22 by providing the ball stopper 22 itself so that the game ball discharge device 10 is detachable.

<Example of game ball discharge device 10 (1)>
In the example shown in FIG. 3, the configuration shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), and 5 (a) is specifically shown as the game ball discharge device 10 (10a) provided at the downstream end of the supply basket 7 in the longitudinal direction. Is attached to the replenishing rod 7.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 5 (a), the game ball discharge device 10 provided at the position of the downstream end of the supply basket 7 in the longitudinal direction is a discharge that constitutes the outflow path of the game balls. A discharge surface forming member 27 that forms the surface 26, and an outer wall forming member 28 that is erected along the side edge of the discharge surface forming member 27 along the side edge and is erected upward. A main body 29 formed in a box shape as a whole, a ball passage forming member 23 projecting downward from the main body 29, and a ball stopper 22 connected to the main body 29 via a hinge 25 With.

  The discharge surface forming member 27 forms a discharge surface 26 with a rectangular outer edge shape in plan view, and a part of the discharge surface forming member 27 is opened to form an opening 30. In the discharge surface forming member 27 shown in FIG. 4, the discharge surface 26 is formed by a rectangular flat surface 33 and an inclined surface 31 inclined downward in the longitudinal direction of the discharge surface 26 toward the flat surface 33. A circular opening 30 is formed in the region of the flat surface 33. That is, the discharge surface forming member 27 forms the opening 30, and at least a part of the portion excluding the opening 30 is an inclined surface 31 that is inclined downward toward the opening 30.

  Here, in this game ball discharge device 10 a, a discharge path as an outflow path for game balls is formed on the discharge surface 26. The discharge surface 26 has an opening 30 in part and an inclined surface 31 that forms an inclined path. Accordingly, the discharge path has an opening 30 by opening a part of the discharge surface 26, and at least a part of the inclined path formed by the inclined surface 31 inclined downward toward the opening 30. It will have.

  The outer wall forming member 28 has two sets of plates facing each other with a plate-like member 34 standing upward at each side position of the four sides forming the outer edge of the discharge surface forming member 27 having a rectangular outer edge contour shape. Four wall surfaces made of the member 34 are formed on the main body 29. In the outer wall forming member 28, the pair of facing plate-like members 34 (34a, 34b) has a lower upper end position than the plate-like members 34 (34c, 34d) constituting the other set of facing wall surfaces. Placed in position. The outer wall forming member 28 includes a pair of plate-like members 34 (34c, 34d) having an upper end position as a high position and a single plate-like member 34a having an upper end position as a low position. The intake port 20 is formed as a part where a part is opened (FIG. 4A). Further, in the outer wall forming member 28, the plate-like member 34b facing the plate-like member 34a that forms the lower end edge of the intake port 20 is hinged to a region extending downward from the upper end position on the outer surface side of the plate-like member 34b. 25 are joined (FIG. 4B).

  A ball stopper 22 is connected to the outer wall forming member 28 of the main body 29 via a hinge 25 provided on the outer wall forming member 28.

  The ball stopper 22 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and one side edge of the U-shape of the ball stopper 22 is recessed relative to the protruding peak and the peak. The insertion piece 35 is formed in a jagged shape formed by alternately forming the valleys. The ball stopper 22 is fixed to the hinge 25 at a portion (support portion 24) facing the insertion piece 35 in the ball stopper 22, and the outer wall forming member 28 is rotatable about the support shaft 36. Connected to. In the ball stopper 22, the insertion piece 35 is inserted into the intake port 20 by being rotated around the support shaft 36 of the hinge 25 in a direction to reduce the distance between the insertion piece 35 and the intake port 20. The insertion piece 35 is extracted from the intake port 20 by being rotated in a direction that increases the distance between the insertion piece 35 and the intake port 20.

  In the gaming ball discharge device 10, a ball removal passage forming member 23 that forms a space portion penetrating in the longitudinal direction is connected to the outer surface of the discharge surface forming member 27 of the main body 29. At this time, the space of the ball passage passage forming member 23 communicates with the opening 30 of the discharge surface forming member 27 of the main body 29 so that the ball passage passage forming member 23 protrudes downward in the main body 29. Is arranged. Therefore, in this gaming ball discharge device 10, the ball removal passage 21 formed by the ball removal passage forming member 23 is formed with its start end opened upward, and the ball discharge passage 21 has a start end, The opening 30 of the discharge surface forming member 27 communicates.

  The game ball discharge device 10 is attached to the supply basket 7 by being fixed to the supply basket 7 with the intake port 20 facing the discharge port 19 at the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7. . Fixing to the replenishing rod 7 is performed as shown in FIG.

  First, as the supply basket 7 to which the game ball discharge device 10 can be attached, as shown in FIG. 5B, a bottom member 17 and side wall members 18 erected on both sides along the side end in the width direction. Can be used that can be separated from each other. The bottom surface member 17 forms a rolling surface 16 bulging toward the center in the width direction, and mounting grooves 37 for fitting and mounting the side wall members 18 are provided at both ends in the width direction.

  The bottom surface member 17 is formed in a concave shape on the bottom surface side, and the range from the center in the width direction of the bottom surface member 17 to the predetermined position in the outward direction is a thin-walled thin portion 38, and outward in the width direction from the thin-walled portion 38. A range up to the attachment groove 37 is a thick portion 39 that is thicker than a thin portion, and the thin portion 38 is provided with a guide 40 for mounting a heater for heating the rolling surface 16. The thick portion 39 is provided with an insertion groove 41 for passing the bolt 43 extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom member 17. The insertion groove 41 of the bottom member 17 is configured such that the groove width of the groove outlet 42 is smaller than the width inside the groove. Bolts 43 are arranged in the insertion grooves 41 with the heads of the bolts 43 facing the inside of the grooves and the body portions of the bolts 43 facing the groove outlets 42.

  On the other hand, in the game ball discharge device 10, a stop piece 45 is provided on the plate-like member 34 that forms the intake port 20 with its front end directed horizontally and outward, and the front end of the stop piece 45. At the edge, a notch 44 cut out in a U-shape in plan view from the front end toward the plate-like member 34 is formed at a position on the inner side in the width direction (XY direction in FIG. 4) of the stopper piece 45. Yes. The position at which the notch 44 is formed is selected so as to face the position at which the insertion groove 41 of the supply basket 7 is formed when the game ball discharge device 10 is placed on the supply basket 7.

  In the game ball discharge device 10, when the intake port 20 faces the discharge port 19 at the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the replenishing rod 7, the notch 44 of the stopper piece 45 faces the insertion groove 41 of the replenishing rod 7. At the same time, the front end of the body of the bolt 43 disposed in the insertion groove 41 penetrates the notch 44 of the fastening piece 45 in the vertical direction. Then, the fastening piece 45 of the game ball discharge device 10 and the replenishing rod 7 are fastened from below the fastening piece 45 by a nut 49 screwed to the bolt 43. In this way, the game ball discharge device 10 is fixed to the supply basket 7.

  When the game ball discharge device 10 is mounted on the replenishing bowl 7, the game ball discharge apparatus 10 is inserted between the rolling surface 16 of the supply bowl 7 and the discharge surface 26 of the discharge path. It may be provided in the replenishing rod 7 so as to form a descending step. This is because the game ball discharge device 10 is positioned at the upstream portion of the intersection between the plate-like member 34 a forming the intake port 20 and the discharge surface forming member 27, and the game ball discharge device 10 is used as the replenishment rod 7. This can also be realized by positioning the supply port 7 below the boundary position between the discharge port 19 and the rolling surface 16 of the replenishing rod 7 when the device is mounted. When the game ball discharge device 10 is mounted on the supply basket 7, the lower end edge of the intake port 20 is arranged so as to coincide with the lower end edge of the discharge port 19 at the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply bowl 7, so that FIG. In (b), the height difference indicated by the range of the arrow H1 forms a downward step.

<Example of game ball discharge device 10 (2)>
Next, the game ball discharge device 10 (10b) provided at a predetermined position at a side end portion in the left-right direction toward the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7 in a position downstream of the supply port 6 positioned most downstream in the supply rod 7. As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), a specific configuration is mounted.

  The game ball discharge device 10b provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port 6 located on the most downstream side includes a discharge surface forming member 27 that forms a discharge surface 26 that constitutes the outflow path of the game balls, A main body 29 formed by an outer wall forming member 28 erected upward along the side edge of the surface forming member 27 and a position protruding from the main body 29 downward. A ball removal passage forming member 23 and a ball stopper 22 detachably attached to the main body 29 are provided.

  The game ball discharge device 10 is formed with a discharge path 60 that constitutes a flow path of game balls, and the discharge path 60 includes an inclined path 61 (see FIG. b), a hatched portion indicated by reference numeral 61), a folding path 62 formed in a folded shape (a hatched portion indicated by reference numeral 62 in FIG. 6B), and a game ball taken in from the intake port 20. A passage having a structure of a bent portion in a zigzag fold passage, which is configured to include a guide passage 63 (indicated by reference numeral 63 in FIG. 6B) for guiding toward the downstream end portion of the discharge passage 60. Is forming. In the discharge path 60, the game ball passes from the guide path 63 through the return path 62 and further flows down to the inclined path 61. In the game ball discharge device 10, the upstream to downstream direction of the discharge path 60 is defined as a direction along the flow direction of the game ball from the guide path 63 toward the inclined path 61.

  The discharge path 60 is formed by the discharge surface 26, and the discharge surface 26 is configured by a discharge surface forming member 27. The discharge surface forming member 27 is a front view of the discharge surface forming member 27 (a direction in which the gaming machine island facility 1 is placed in the left-right direction in the longitudinal direction with the game ball discharge device 10 installed in the replenishing bowl 7 (FIG. 3). When viewed from the middle XY direction (FIG. 6A)), the discharge surface 26 is formed in a V-shaped shape. The discharge surface 26 is formed with a bent portion region bent in a V shape as a folded surface, and is formed by the folded surface and two surface portions connected to the folded surface. In addition, the discharge surface 26 is formed such that, of the two surfaces connected to the folded surface, the surface located on the upper side in the vertical direction is a guide surface, and the surface located on the lower side is an inclined surface. A discharge path 60 serving as a game ball discharge path is configured. That is, the inclined surface, the folded surface, and the guide surface of the discharge surface 26 form an inclined path 61, a folded path 62, and a guide path 63, respectively, of the discharge path.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the discharge surface forming member 27 is opened downwardly at the downstream end portion of the inclined surface of the discharge surface 26 to form the opening 30. In the discharge path 60, a circular opening 30 is formed by opening downward at the downstream end of the inclined path 61.

  In the dimension of the discharge surface 26, the discharge surface forming member 27 has a dimension in the left-right direction (width dimension) in the direction along the flow-down direction of the game ball, which is larger than one game ball diameter and less than two. . Also, the diameter of the opening 30 is set to be less than two exceeding the diameter of one game ball. Thereby, the game ball discharge device 10 can easily roll the game balls on the discharge surface 26 by arranging the game balls in a line.

  The outer wall forming member 28 is erected upward along the outline of the discharge surface forming member 27 so as to surround the periphery of the discharge surface 26, and in plan view (refilling the game ball discharge device 10) 7 when the gaming machine island facility 1 is viewed in the downward direction (D direction in FIG. 1), the outer wall 64 surrounding the outer side edge of the game ball discharge device 10, and the outer wall 64 And the inner wall portion 65 located on the inner side. The inner wall portion 65 can function as a protective wall that prevents the game ball from dropping directly from the guide path 63 of the discharge path 60 to the inclined path 61. The outer wall forming member 28 is erected in a portion of the outer wall portion 64 that is formed at a position higher than the position of the guide path 63, and parallel to the flow direction of the game ball flowing down the guide path 63 in plan view. In the portion (indicated by a range K in FIG. 6B), an opening is formed by cutting downward from the upper end of the outer wall forming member 28, and the opening is The intake 20 is provided.

  The outer wall forming member 28 of the main body 29 is provided with a ball stopper 22 detachably with respect to the intake port 20 provided in the outer wall forming member 28.

  The ball stopper 22 is formed in accordance with the contour shape of the intake port 20, and as shown in FIG. 6A, has a shape in which one side of a rectangular plate-shaped piece is cut obliquely. Is formed. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7, the ball stopper 22 is detachably mounted at the position of the intake port 20 of the game ball discharge device 10. That is, in the game ball discharge device 10, the ball stopper 22 itself is inserted into the intake port 20 or the ball stopper 22 itself is extracted from the intake port 20 as necessary.

  In the gaming ball discharge device 10, a ball removal passage forming member 23 that forms a space portion penetrating in the longitudinal direction is connected to the outer surface of the discharge surface forming member 27 of the main body 29. At this time, the space of the ball passage passage forming member 23 communicates with the opening 30 of the discharge surface forming member 27 of the main body 29 so that the ball passage passage forming member 23 protrudes downward in the main body 29. Is arranged. Therefore, in this gaming ball discharge device 10, the ball removal passage 21 formed by the ball removal passage forming member 23 is formed with its start end opened upward, and the ball discharge passage 21 has a start end, The opening 30 of the discharge surface forming member 27 is in communication.

  The game ball discharge device 10 is replenished by fixing the intake port 20 to the supply rod 7 while facing the discharge port 19 at the side end in the left-right direction toward the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7. Mounted on the heel 7. At this time, the game ball discharge device 10 directs the upstream side of the discharge surface 26 to the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the replenishment rod 7 and directs the return path 62 to the upstream side of the replenishment rod 7 relative to the guide path 63 and the inclined path 61. And placed in the replenishment basket 7.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the game ball discharge device 10 is fixed to the supply basket 7 by providing a locking piece 53 from the outer wall forming member 28 toward the outside in the inner and outer directions. The game ball discharge device 10 is fixed to the supply rod 7 by meshing with the mounting groove 37 at the edge of the supply rod 7 from above and below.

  When the game ball discharge device 10 is mounted on the replenishing rod 7, the game ball discharge device 10 is placed between the rolling surface 16 of the replenishment rod 7 and the guide path of the discharge passage in the direction of taking in the game ball. It may be provided in the replenishing rod 7 so as to form a descending step (a level difference indicated by the range of the arrow H2 in FIG. 7).

<Other examples of game ball discharge device 10b>
As the game ball discharge device 10b, in the above, a ball stopper 22 provided so as to be able to block the facing of the intake port 20 and the discharge port 19 from the intake port 20 to the ball removal passage 21 of the game ball Although described in detail as an example that is configured such that the rolling flow is controlled, in the game ball discharge device 10b, a configuration for controlling the rolling flow of the game ball from the intake port 20 to the ball extraction passage 21 Is not limited to this.

  For example, in the case where the game ball discharging device 10b is configured so that the game ball rolls down from the intake port 20 through the discharge path 60 to the ball removal passage 21, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b). As shown, a discharge blocker 70 that blocks the rolling flow of the game ball at a predetermined position in the discharge path 60 may be provided. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing an example of the game ball discharge device 10 b provided with the discharge blocker 70.

  In the game ball discharge device 10b shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a discharge blocker 70 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface side of the discharge surface forming member 27 of the main body 29.

  The discharge blocker 70 includes a blocking piece 71 and a blocking piece locking member 72 that locks the blocking piece 71 and positions the blocking piece 71 on the outer surface of the discharge surface forming member 27.

  The blocking piece 71 is formed in an elongated shape in the up and down direction, and is formed in a hollow by forming an elongated space penetrating in the left and right direction (the front and back direction in FIG. 8). Two raised portions are formed in the outward direction opposite to each other across the space in the blocking piece 71 at the position between the bulged portions 74, 74 in the vertical direction. 75 and 75 are raised.

  The blocking piece locking member 72 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape by the side surface forming material 78 and forms a space (inside space) communicating with the outside on the inside thereof. The locking claw 73 is formed so as to protrude inward. Therefore, the inner space of the blocking piece locking member 72 is formed narrowed at the position of the locking claw 73.

  The inner space of the blocking piece locking member 72 can be relatively determined in relation to the size of the blocking piece 71. Here, the size of the internal space is smaller than the bulging portion 74 of the blocking piece 71 at the position where the locking claw 73 is formed, and is located between the upper and lower bulging portions 74, 74, and the raised portion 75. The non-protruding part except for is formed in a size allowing insertion and withdrawal.

  The discharge blocker 70 is attached to the game ball discharge device 10b as follows.

The game ball discharge device 10b has a position overlapping in plan view with respect to a position on the outer surface side of the discharge surface forming member 27 and a predetermined position of the discharge path 60 from the intake port 20 to the opening 30. In addition,
The discharge blocker 70 is disposed by fixing the blocking piece locking member 72 with the locking claw 73 facing downward. In the example of FIG. 8B, the discharge blocking tool 70 is provided in the inclined path 61 of the discharge path 60. On the other hand, the gaming machine discharge device 10b is provided with an insertion port 76 with the discharge surface forming the discharge path 60 opened in the vertical direction, and the insertion port 76 and the blocking piece 71 face each other (see FIG. 8 (b)). Thus, a state in which the discharge blocking device 70 is attached to the game ball discharge device 10b is formed.

  The blocking piece 71 blocks the rolling flow of the game ball in the game ball discharge device 10b as follows.

  In the game ball discharge device 10 b, the blocking piece 71 is inserted into the inner space of the blocking piece locking member 72. The blocking piece 71 is first caught at the tip of the locking claw 73 of the blocking piece locking member 72 by the bulging portion 74 on the upper side in the vertical direction, and does not fall downward with respect to the blocking piece locking member 72. It has been stopped. In this state, in the game ball discharge device 10b, the rolling flow of the game ball in the discharge path 60 is performed without being obstructed by the discharge blocker 70.

  By the way, the blocking piece 71 has a space portion between the two raised portions 75, 75. And the interruption | blocking piece 71 has flexibility as the whole formation part of the protruding parts 75 and 75, ie, the interruption | blocking piece by force being applied toward inner side from the outer side with respect to the protruding parts 75 and 75. It is possible to change the width of the gap between the raised portions 75 and 75 by bending the 71. Here, for the rectangular cylindrical space of the blocking piece locking member 72, the size of the position of the locking claw 73 of the blocking piece locking member 72 is the distance between the protruding tips of the two protruding portions 75 and 75. Is larger than the size when the height is narrowed, and smaller than the size when the distance between the protruding tips of the two raised portions 75 and 75 is not narrowed. In this case, it is possible to insert the blocking piece 71 upward in the inner space of the blocking piece locking member 72 by narrowing the interval between the raised portions 75 and 75. When the blocking piece 71 is thus inserted upward, the blocking piece 71 protrudes upward from the insertion port 76 formed in the discharge surface 60 from the tip of the bulging portion 74 at the upper end to a predetermined portion, and is discharged. Facing the road 60. And the part which faces in the discharge path 60 among the interruption | blocking pieces 71 interrupts | blocks the rolling flow of the discharge path 60 of a game ball. It is to be noted that the blocking piece 71 is inserted upward into the raised portions 75, 75 with respect to the inner space of the fragment locking member 72, and the force applied to the raised portions 75, 75 from the outer side toward the inner side. When removed, the interval between the raised portions 75 and 75 returns to the original size, and the blocking piece 71 is caught by the protruding portions 75 and 75 on the tip end portion of the locking claw 73 of the blocking piece locking member 72. , 75 to the blocking piece locking member 72.

  The game ball discharge device 10b includes both the ball stopper 22 and the discharge blocker 70 as a configuration for controlling the rolling flow of the game ball from the intake port 20 to the ball discharge passage 21. Also good.

<Arrangement relationship between gaming machine island facility 1 and gaming machine 5>
In the gaming machine island facility 1, gaming machines 5 are arranged side by side at positions in the lateral direction (width direction) side in the longitudinal direction. When the gaming machine 5 is composed of a ball lending machine 4 and a gaming machine 3, normally, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball lending machine 4 is positioned on the left side and the gaming machine 3 is positioned on the right side toward the gaming board surface of the gaming machine 3. The gaming machines 3 and ball lending machines 4 are alternately placed side by side. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 5 is installed with the gaming board surface of the gaming machine 3 facing the right side in the width direction of the gaming machine island facility 1 (the direction toward the front side of the paper on which FIG. 1 is posted) The gaming machine 5 may be installed with the gaming board surface of the gaming machine 3 facing the left side of the gaming machine island facility 1 in the width direction, and the gaming machine 5 is installed with the gaming board surface of the gaming machine 3 facing the left and right sides. May be. Further, a part or all of the gaming machines 5 arranged side by side may be constituted by only the gaming machines 3.

  The distribution port 6 of the supply basket 7 is provided in accordance with the arrangement of the gaming machines 5 such as the gaming machine 3 and the ball lending machine 4 installed at the side position of the supply basket 7. A distribution chute 11 is mounted at a position where the supply port 6 of the supply basket 7 is formed. The distribution chute 11 aligns the inlet 46 through which the game ball can flow in and the game ball flowing in from the inlet 46. And a rectifying path 47 that flows down, and communicates at one end of the supply pipe 48 with a supply pipe 48 that guides the game ball to the gaming machine 5 at the downstream end of the rectification path 47. The other end of the supply pipe 48 communicates with the gaming machine 5. In this way, the gaming machine island facility 1 connects the gaming equipment 5 so that gaming balls can flow into the distribution chute 11 attached to the supply basket 7.

  Among the gaming machines 5, the ball lending machine 4 is provided with a delivery path for sending a predetermined number of gaming balls toward the gaming machine 3 inside the ball lending machine. In addition, for the gaming machine 3, a flow-down path for guiding and flowing down the game ball according to the gaming state of the game machine 3 is formed inside the game machine 3, and the player is provided as a winning ball for the game. A game ball discharge port for discharging game balls which are not given to the game machine 3 is provided on the back side of the game machine 3.

  Here, the gaming machine installation island 1 usually prevents the supply basket 7 from being contaminated and illegal access from the outside to the rolling game ball by a curtain (not shown). In order to protect the game ball circulation structure 8, the game ball circulation structure 8 is arranged on the outside of the box-type cabinet including the base plate 51 and the waist plate 50 and the curtain as described above. It is constituted by covering from. Then, the gaming machine 5 is placed on a gutter 52 that is supported by a box-shaped cabinet including a base plate 51 and a waist plate 50.

<Game ball flow and circulation mechanism (via game machine 5)>
In the gaming machine island facility 1, the game balls flow down and circulate via the gaming machine 5 as shown below.

  The game balls stored in the ball tank 9 of the gaming machine island facility 1 are discharged from the ball tank 9 and flow into the upstream of the supply rod 7, and in the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7 according to the inclination of the supply rod 7. Flow down.

  Some game balls bend in the width direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the supply basket 7 and flow down. Here, since the bottom member 17 of the replenishing basket 7 is almost formed in a convex shape upward, the game ball is bent in the width direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the replenishing bowl 7. As a main factor for the flow down, the convex shape of the bottom surface member 17 of the replenishing rod 7 can be cited.

  Among the game balls that flow down the supply basket 7 in this way, there is a game ball that goes to the distribution port 6. When the game ball passes through the distribution port 6, it flows down the rectifying path in the distribution chute 11 and flows into the game machine 5 through the supply pipe. The game ball that has flowed into the gaming machine 5 flows down and proceeds along the flow path of the gaming machine according to the game and is used for the game, and is then discharged from the gaming ball discharge port on the back of the gaming machine. The game balls discharged from the game ball discharge port flow down on the discharge rolling surface 13 of the discharge rod 12 and are collected in the lower tank 14. The game balls stored in the lower tank 14 are polished or cleaned as necessary, transported to the upper ball tank 9 by the lifting and polishing device 15, and supplied to the replenishment basket 7 again.

<Game ball flow and circulation mechanism (via game ball discharge device 10)>
In the gaming machine island facility 1, as shown below, the game balls flow down and circulate via the game ball discharge device 10.

  The game balls stored in the ball tank 9 of the gaming machine island facility 1 are discharged from the ball tank 9 and flow into the upstream of the supply rod 7, and in the longitudinal direction of the supply rod 7 according to the inclination of the supply rod 7. Flow down. Among the game balls that flow down the supply basket 7, there is a game ball that passes through the distribution port 6 formed at the most downstream side of the supply basket 7 and flows down further in the downstream direction. The game ball reaches the discharge port 19. The game ball that has reached the discharge port 19 is taken into the game ball discharge device 10 from the intake port 20 of the game ball discharge device 10, further flows down the ball discharge passage 21, and passes through the opening at the end of the ball discharge passage 21. Then, it is guided to the discharge basket 12. Then, the game balls flow down on the discharge rolling surface 13 of the discharge rod 12 and are collected in the lower tank 14, polished or cleaned as necessary, and the upper ball is transferred from the lower tank 14 by the lift polishing device 15. It is transported to the tank 9 and supplied again to the replenishment basket 7. In this way, in the gaming machine island facility 1, the game balls flow down and circulate via the game ball discharge device 10.

  However, the flow and circulation of the game ball via the game ball discharge device 10 are realized when the intake port 20 of the game ball discharge device 10 is opened. That is, in the game ball discharge device 10, the start and stop of the flow and circulation of the game ball can be changed as appropriate by opening or closing the intake port 20 with the ball stopper 22.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine island facility 1, the speed at which the game ball flows down and circulates is that the inlet 20 of the game ball discharge device 10 is opened and the inlet of the game ball discharge device 10. It adjusts by combining what closed 20 appropriately. For example, when it is desired to flow the game ball down from the supply basket 7 as quickly as possible and circulate it, the amount of game balls discharged from the supply basket 7 may be increased. In the example of the gaming machine island facility 1 shown in FIG. All of the inlets 20 of the game ball discharge device 10 (10a, 10b) may be opened. Further, when it is desired to slightly discharge the game ball from the replenishing bowl 7, for example, in the example of the gaming machine island facility 1 shown in FIG. 3, only the game ball discharge device 10b may be opened.

It is a schematic front view for demonstrating one of the Examples of the gaming machine island equipment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic partial enlarged view of FIG. 1. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the state of the game ball which tumbles down in the supply basket. (A) It is an upper perspective view for demonstrating one of the Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus. (B) It is a lower perspective view for demonstrating one of the Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus. (A) It is a front view which shows one of the Examples of game ball discharge | emission apparatus. (B) It is a schematic sectional drawing of the supply rod when the supply rod which can be used for this invention is cut | disconnected by the plane which crosses the longitudinal direction perpendicularly | vertically. (B) It is a front view for demonstrating the state which mounted | wore with the game ball discharge device to the supply basket. (A) It is a front view for demonstrating one of the other Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus. (B) It is a top view for demonstrating one of the other Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus. It is drawing for demonstrating the state which attached the game machine discharge | emission apparatus to the supply basket. (A) It is a front view for demonstrating one of the other Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus. (B) It is a top view for demonstrating one of the other Examples of the game ball discharge apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine island equipment 2 Game ball 3 Game machine 4 Ball lending machine 5 Game equipment 6 Distribution port 7 Supply bowl 8 Game ball circulation mechanism 9 Ball tank 10 Game ball discharge device 11 Distribution chute 12 Discharge bowl 13 Discharge rolling surface 14 Lower part Tank 15 Lifting polishing device 16 Rolling surface 17 Bottom surface member 18 Side wall member 19 Discharge port 20 Intake port 21 Ball removal passage 22 Ball stopper 23 Ball removal passage formation member 24 Support portion 25 Hinge 26 Discharge surface 27 Discharge surface formation member 28 Outer wall forming member 29 Main body 30 Opening portion 31 Inclined surface 32 Inclined portion 33 Flat surface 34 Plate member 35 Insert piece 36 Support shaft 37 Mounting groove 38 Thin portion 39 Thick portion 40 Guide 41 Inserting groove 42 Groove outlet 43 Bolt 44 Notch 45 Stop piece 46 Inlet 47 Rectifier 48 Supply pipe 49 Nut 50 Waist plate 51 Base plate 52 Gutter plate 53 Locking piece 60 Discharge passage 61 Inclination passage 62 Folding passage 63 Guide passage 4 outer wall 65 inner wall 70 discharge shutoff 71 blocking piece 72 blocking arm locking member 73 locking claw 74 bulging part 75 ridges 76 through opening 78 side formers

Claims (5)

(A) a plurality of gaming machines in which a game is played using the game balls, or (b) installed side by side alternately on the side of the rolling surface that tilts downward in the longitudinal direction and causes the game balls to roll down In a gaming machine island facility equipped with a supply bowl for distributing and distributing gaming balls flowing down the rolling surface to a plurality of ball lending machines that supply gaming balls to the gaming machines adjacent to the upstream side in the longitudinal direction ,
In the supply pot,
A plurality of distribution ports for distributing and distributing game balls flowing down on the rolling surface toward a gaming machine or a ball lending machine are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket at the side end of the supply basket. ,and,
A take-in port for taking in game balls that have tumbled down to the downstream side in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket at a predetermined position downstream from the distribution port located at the most downstream, and for discharging the game balls taken in from the take-in port There are provided a plurality of game ball discharge devices that have a ball removal passage and a ball stopper that can open or close the intake port and that have different numbers of game balls that can pass through the ball removal passage per unit time. , A game machine island facility characterized by that. The game ball discharge device is provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located on the most downstream side, and at the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket,
The game ball discharging device provided at the position of the downstream end in the longitudinal direction of the supply basket is more unit time than the game ball discharging device provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the distribution port located on the most downstream side. 2. The gaming machine island facility according to claim 1, wherein the number of game balls that can pass through the ball passage is large.   The position where the game ball discharge device is located on the downstream side of the distribution port located on the most downstream side, the position on the downstream side of the distribution port located on the most downstream side, and the left and right side ends of the supply basket The gaming machine island facility according to claim 1, wherein the game machine island facility is provided. The game ball discharge device provided at the position of the longitudinal downstream end of the replenishing bowl includes a discharge path having a discharge surface for rolling the game ball taken in from the intake port, It is formed by opening the start end of the ball passageway upward,
The discharge path has an opening formed by opening a part of the discharge surface, and at least a part of an inclined path formed by an inclined surface inclined downward toward the opening,
The gaming machine island facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening communicates with a start end of the ball passage. The game ball discharge device provided at a predetermined position on the side end downstream of the most downstream distribution port includes a discharge path for rolling the game ball taken in from the intake port, It is formed by opening the start end of the ball removal passage upward,
The discharge path includes an inclined path having an inclined surface formed in a downward inclination, a folded path formed in a folded shape, and a guide path for guiding a game ball taken in from the intake port. The one end side communicates with the upstream end of the ramp and the other end side of the return path communicates with the guide path to form a flow path for the game ball and opens downward at the downstream end of the ramp. Formed
The gaming machine island facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening communicates with a starting end of the ball passage.

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