JP2009240452A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of inhibiting game balls stored in a ball tank from being piled up and clustered in the vertical direction at one position. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of lines of tank rails inclined downward to guide game balls outward in multiple stages and in multiple lines are disposed to communicate with the ball tank on a bottom plate of the ball tank disposed on the back side of a machine frame, and a stepped part for letting game balls fall down from the bottom plate of the ball tank is formed on the upstream side of each tank rail. With this structure, the game balls are inhibited from being clustered by transmitting the vibration of the game balls falling down to the stepped parts to the game balls on the stage above. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine including a ball tank and a tank rail that store a gaming ball replenished from a gaming ball replenishment path disposed above the gaming machine and guide it to a ball payout device. It is.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, gaming balls paid out from the pachinko gaming machine are stored in a ball tank provided at the upper part on the back of the gaming machine. A tank rail is provided in communication with the ball tank, and a ball dispensing device is provided on the tank rail. When a game ball is called out as a prize ball or a rental ball from the ball payout device, the game ball in the tank rail moves as much as it is paid out, and the game ball stored in the ball tank is moved accordingly. It is designed to be sequentially invited to the rail.

  Conventionally, a ball tank and a tank rail are arranged vertically, and a game ball stored in the ball tank has been configured to be dropped onto the tank rail. Recently, a display device provided in a gaming machine or the display device is provided. Due to the increase in the size of the members constituting the gaming machine, such as a frame decoration member that decorates the outer periphery of the ball, space is bulky in the configuration in which the ball tank and the tank rail are arranged vertically, so the tank rail is connected to one end side of the ball tank Configuration is adopted.

  Such a sphere tank has a box shape with an open top surface, and a tank rail connected to one end side of the sphere tank also has a bowl shape with an open top surface. The tank rail is protruding. Normally, a plurality of tank rails such as two are provided on one end side of the ball tank, and each tank rail has a width for aligning the game balls in one row. As a configuration of such a ball tank and a tank rail, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below. FIG. 11A is a top view illustrating a schematic configuration of a ball tank and a tank rail described in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

  As shown in the drawing, two tank rails 303 and 304 are juxtaposed in a portion near the side wall 302b on the back side of the bottom plate surface 302a of the ball tank 302 (a portion near the side wall 302b farther from the machine frame 301 of the gaming machine). ing. On the bottom plate surface 302a of the ball tank 302, game balls 305 replenished from a game ball replenishment route arranged above the gaming machine are stored in a multistage multi-row state. Ball alignment members 306 are provided on the downstream sides of the tank rails 303 and 304, respectively. The ball alignment members 306 align the game balls 305 in the tank rails 303 and 304 in a row, and the tank rails. The game balls 305 are discharged from the ball discharge ports 303a and 304a of 303 and 304, respectively.

JP 2007-215598 A

  However, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, when the number of game balls 305 stored in the ball tank 302 is large, the figure is shown in a multi-stage multi-row state on the bottom plate surface 302a of the ball tank 302. Among the game balls 305 that move in the middle right direction, a route in which the nodule portion 307 in which the game balls 305 as shown in FIG. There is a case where a ball clogging portion 308 is generated at a position upstream of the ball alignment member 306 and the game balls 305 discharged from the tank rails 303 and 304 are interrupted.

  Normally, a ball detection switch for detecting the passage of the game ball 305 is provided in the flow path of the game ball 305 between the ball discharge ports 303a and 304a of the tank rails 303 and 304 and the ball payout device. When the game balls 305 discharged from the tank rails 303 and 304 respectively disappear, an error is notified that the game balls 305 cannot be paid out.

  Therefore, as described above, when the ball clogging portion 308 is generated at the upstream position of the ball alignment member 306 and the game balls 305 discharged from the tank rails 303 and 304 are interrupted, they are still stored in the ball tank 302. Despite the presence of the game ball 305, an error is notified immediately.

  When the number of game balls 305 stored in such a ball tank 302 is large, it is difficult to prevent the game balls 305 from stacking up and down and becoming agglomerated. A bug has occurred.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the occurrence of a nodule portion of game balls in which game balls stored in a ball tank are piled up and down in one place to be agglomerated. That is.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that gaming balls are drawn in the ball drawing direction in a multi-stage multi-row state on the bottom plate surface of a ball tank provided on the back of the machine frame. The gist is that a plurality of tank rails that are inclined downward are provided in communication with each other, and a step portion is formed on the upstream side of each tank rail to drop the game ball from the bottom plate surface of the ball tank. It is.

  According to the gaming machine having such a configuration, since the step portion for dropping the game ball from the bottom plate surface of the ball tank is formed on the upstream side of the tank rail, the game ball when the game ball falls on the step portion. The game balls stored in the ball tank are transmitted to the nodule portion of the game balls that are piled up and down in one place and can be broken down. Thereby, since generation | occurrence | production of such a nodule part of a game ball is suppressed, the ball clogging of the game ball mentioned above can be prevented.

  In this case, if the depth of the stepped portion of the tank rail is larger than that of one game ball, the vibration of the game ball falling on the stepped portion can be sufficiently generated.

  In addition, the tank rail is provided in parallel with two strips in parallel with a portion of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank that is closer to the side wall than the machine frame, and a step portion of the tank rail on the near side is formed on the bottom plate surface of the ball tank. If it is extended to the downstream side and the step portion of the rear tank rail is extended to the upstream side of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank, the step portion of the rear tank rail can be formed long. Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of game balls dropped on the stepped portion, and as a result, a lot of vibration of the game ball falling on the stepped portion can be generated, and Can be broken down effectively.

  Furthermore, the ball pulling width of each tank rail is configured to have a width dimension that aligns the game balls in approximately one row in the ball pulling direction, or in the middle part of each tank rail, If a configuration is provided in which a ball alignment member that allows the game balls drawn to each tank rail to pass in a state where they are aligned in one row and one row is provided, the game balls stored in the ball tanks can be smoothly transferred to each tank rail. Can be aligned.

  According to the gaming machine having the above configuration, a step portion for dropping the game ball from the bottom plate surface of the ball tank is formed on the upstream side of the tank rail provided in communication with the ball tank in which the game ball is stored. Therefore, vibration can be generated in the game ball when falling on the stepped portion. The vibration of the game ball when it falls to the stepped portion is transmitted to the nodule portion of the game ball that is accumulated in one place up and down in one place, and the nodule portion The game ball can be prevented from being generated in the ball tank. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from becoming clogged in the tank rail.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine viewed from the back side.

  As shown in the figure, a gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 attached to the front side of a frame-shaped machine frame 2 having a predetermined depth so that the left edge is pivotally attached and can be opened and closed on the front side. Similarly, the left edge is pivotally attached to 3 and a glass frame 4 is attached to the front side so as to be openable.

  A glass plate 5 is provided in the central opening of the glass frame 4, and the game board 6 can be viewed from the front side through the glass plate 5. In addition, an upper plate unit 7 is provided at the lower part of the glass frame 4 for storing the paid-out game balls until they are sent to the launching device 49 shown in FIG. The upper plate unit 7 is provided with an upper plate switch 8 for causing the stored game balls to flow down to the lower plate unit 11, a ball lending switch 9 for paying out lending balls that can be lent. A speaker 10 is provided on the upper part of the glass frame 4.

  At the bottom of the front frame 3, there is a lower plate unit 11 that can store game balls when the paid-out game balls cannot enter the upper plate unit 7, and a touch switch for launching the game balls. The firing handle 12 provided is provided. Further, on the left side of the lower plate unit 11, a game switch 13 that is operated by the player corresponding to various symbols displayed on the display device 17 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 6 is formed of a substantially square plywood and is detachably attached to the front frame 3. In this game board 6, a strip-shaped guide rail 15 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device 49 is erected in a substantially arc shape. A part of the outer shell is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the game area 16 of the game board 6, a display device 17, a start winning port 18, a big winning port 19, and an out port 20 are provided in that order from the top. Further, in the game areas on the right side and the left side of the display device 17, the normal symbol variation start entrances 14 and 14 are provided. Furthermore, various winning openings are also provided on the right and left sides of the big winning opening 19. The display device 17 is composed of a TFT-LCD module, and special symbols, ordinary symbols, and the like are displayed on the display screen.

  In addition, a plurality of game nails (not shown) are provided in the game area 16 of the game board 6 as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flowing-down game balls collide. The game balls flowing down the game area 16 are flowed down in various ways depending on the conditions when they collide with the game nails.

  Around the display device 17, a frame-shaped decorative member 21 that decorates the display device 17 is provided. The decorative member 21 is provided with a plurality of decorative lamps 22 along its frame shape.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the gaming machine 1, the frame external terminal board 40, display control board 41, main control board 42, voice control board 43, lamp control board 44, payout control board 45, launch Various game machine components such as a control board 46 and a power supply board 47, and a card interface connection unit 48 and a launching device 49 are provided. Further, a ball tank 50, tank rails 51 and 52, bent rods 71 and 72, ball breakage detection switches 73 and 74, a ball dispensing device 75, and a ball discharge rod 76 are provided from the upper side to the right side of the back side of the gaming machine 1. ing.

  In such a gaming machine 1, by operating the launch handle 12, a game ball is launched from the launch device 49 to the game area 16, and flows down the game area 16, such as the start winning opening 18 and the big winning opening 19. When a ball is entered into the winning opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by the ball payout device 75.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mechanism plate 30 is provided so as to cover the back surface of the game board 6 mounted on the front frame 3. The mechanism plate 30 is provided with an opening 31a that is open in a square shape so that the display device 17 and the like of the game board 6 are exposed at the center of a base plate 31 made of a synthetic resin material having conductivity.

  A ball tank 50 and tank rails 51 and 52 are attached above the opening 31a. In the ball tank 50, game balls replenished from an island of a game hall (not shown) are temporarily stored. Two tank rails 51 and 52 communicating with the ball tank 50 are connected to the right side of the ball tank 50.

  Two bent rods 71 and 72 communicate with the right end portions of the tank rails 51 and 52, respectively. Ball breakage detection switches 73 and 74 for detecting the presence or absence of game balls passing through the bending rods 71 and 72 are provided in the middle portions of the bending rods 71 and 72, respectively. Further, below the bending rods 71 and 72, a ball dispensing device 75 communicating with the bending rods 71 and 72 is provided. A ball discharge basket 76 for discharging the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 75 to the upper plate unit 7 is provided below the ball payout device 75.

  When the game balls do not pass through the bending rods 71 and 72, that is, when there is no game ball discharged from each of the tank rails 51 and 52, the ball break detection switches 73 and 74 detect that the ball is broken. An error is notified by a signal. In this case, even if either one of the ball detection switches 73 and 74 outputs a ball break detection signal, an error is notified.

  Next, the ball tank 50 and the tank rails 51 and 52 provided in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is an external perspective view of the sphere tank 50 and the tank rails 51 and 52, FIG. 6 is a top view of the sphere tank 50 and the tank rails 51 and 52, and FIG. 7A is a sphere at the position of the first tank rail 51 in FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the tank 50 and the first tank rail 51. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the ball tank 50 and the second tank rail 52 at the position of the second tank rail 52 in FIG.

  As shown in the drawing, the spherical tank 50 has a box shape with an upper surface opened, and the bottom plate surface 50a inside thereof is gently inclined downward in one end direction (right side direction in the figure). As shown in FIG. 6, the spherical tank 50 has a bottom plate surface 50a having a side wall 50b that is parallel to the machine frame 2 and closer to the machine frame 2, and a side wall 50c that is also parallel to the machine frame 2 and far from the machine frame 2. It is erected upward from both sides. A rear wall 50d is erected on the left side (upstream side) of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50, and a front wall 50e is erected upward on the right side (downstream side).

  An inclined surface 50f formed in a triangular region surrounded by the downstream side of the side wall 50b and the front wall 50e is gently connected to the bottom plate surface 50a, and is stored on the inclined surface 50f. The game balls are drawn toward the tank rails 51 and 52 side.

  Further, a metal shield plate 50g that is electrically connected to a grounding portion (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is laid on almost the entire surface of the bottom plate surface 50a, and the game balls stored on the shield plate 50g are stored. It is possible to prevent charging.

  As shown in the drawing, at the downstream end of the bottom plate surface 50a inclined downward from the left side (upstream side) to the right side (downstream side) in the drawing, the game balls are placed in the right direction in a multistage multi-row state. A first tank rail 51 and a second tank rail 52 are provided in communication with each other so as to be drawn out toward the exit direction.

  In this case, as shown in the drawing, the two first tank rails 51 and the second tank rails 52 are connected so as to protrude rightward from the front wall 50e of the ball tank 50. The spherical tank 50 and the tank rails 51 and 52 are integrally formed from a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material.

  These two tank rails 51 and 52 are juxtaposed at a portion near the side wall 50c far from the machine casing 2 of the ball tank 50. In this case, the side wall 51 a of the first tank rail 51 is integrally connected to the front wall 50 e of the ball tank 50. Further, the side wall 52 a of the second tank rail 52 is integrally connected to the side wall 50 c of the ball tank 50. As described above, the first tank rail 51 and the second tank rail 52 are provided in a portion closer to the side wall 50 c far from the machine casing 2 of the ball tank 50.

  These tank rails 51, 52 have a bowl shape recessed from the bottom plate surface 50 a of the ball tank 50 at a depth of about one game ball. In addition, the ball pulling width of each tank rail 51, 52 is set to a width dimension that aligns the game balls in almost one row in the ball pulling direction (rightward direction). A first ball extraction path 51b for extracting the game ball in the right direction is formed, and a second ball extraction path 52b for similarly extracting the game ball in the right direction in the second tank rail 52 is formed. A first sphere outlet 51c and a second sphere outlet 52c are formed at the downstream ends of the tank rails 51, 52, that is, at the ends of the first sphere extraction path 51b and the second sphere extraction path 52b, respectively. The game balls discharged from the ball discharge ports 51c and 52c flow down in the bending rods 71 and 72, respectively, and the passage of the ball is detected by the ball break detection switches 73 and 74.

  A partition plate 53 is formed between the first tank rail 51 and the second tank rail 52. In this case, the first tank rail 51 is formed with a first step portion 51d having a depth larger than that of one game ball at the upstream end portion thereof, that is, the portion communicating with the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50. Yes.

  The second tank rail 52 extends from the upstream end portion of the first tank rail 51, that is, the portion communicating with the bottom plate surface 50 a of the ball tank 50 to the upstream end position of the bottom plate surface 50 a of the ball tank 50. A second step portion 52d having a depth larger than that of one game ball is formed. The second stepped portion 52d of the second tank rail 52 is formed with a curved portion 52e that is curved in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the game ball is drawn, and the second stepped portion 52d is formed by the curved portion 52e. Is formed longer.

  Thus, the game balls stored on the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 fall on the first step portion 51d formed on the first tank rail 51 and the second step portion 52d formed on the second tank rail 52. Thus, the vibration of the game ball at the time of the fall is transmitted to the upper game ball overlying the dropped game ball.

  Note that a plurality of openings 51 e that are opened in a long hole shape are provided on the bottom surface of the first tank rail 51 in a zigzag manner along the first ball guide path 51 b of the first tank rail 51. This is for the purpose of causing the garbage in the first tank rail 51 to flow down, so that the game balls in the first tank rail 51 can be smoothly drawn out along the first ball drawing path 51b. It has become.

  Similarly, on the bottom surface of the second tank rail 52, there are a plurality of openings 52f opened in a long hole shape in a zigzag pattern along the second ball guiding path 52b of the second tank rail 52 including the second stepped portion 52d. Is provided. As a result, the garbage in the second tank rail 52 is allowed to flow down, so that the game ball in the second tank rail 52 can be smoothly drawn out along the second ball drawing path 52b.

  In addition, the game balls drawn toward the ball discharge ports 51c and 52c by the tank rails 51 and 52 are arranged in a single row in one row at the downstream part of the tank rails 51 and 52 described above. A ball alignment member 54 that is passed in a state is provided. In this case, the ball aligning member 54 includes a first spherical breaker member 55 for the first tank rail 51, a second spherical breaker member 56 for the second tank rail 52, and a spherical average member common to the tank rails 51 and 52. An arch member 57 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the first spherical breaker member 55 disposed on the upper surface of the first ball extraction path 51b on the downstream side of the first tank rail 51 has three weights 58, 58, 58. Is provided with a first ball breaker 55a that is internally arranged so as to be at the apex position of the inverted triangle. The first ball breaker 55a is tiltable about a cylindrical portion 55b above the first ball breaker 55a. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the second ball breaking member 56 disposed on the upper surface of the second ball guiding channel 52b on the downstream side of the second tank rail 52 has three weights 58, A second ball breaker 56a is provided so that 58 and 58 are located at the apex positions of the inverted triangle. The second ball breaker 56a is tiltable about a cylindrical portion 56b above the second ball breaker 56a.

  In this case, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cylindrical portion 55 b of the first spherical breaking member 55 and the cylindrical portion 56 b of the second spherical breaking member 56 are provided above the side wall 51 a of the first tank rail 51. The shaft fixing portion 51f and the shaft fixing portion 52g provided above the side wall 52a of the second tank rail 52 are both pivotally supported, and the first ball breaking portion 55a and the second ball breaking portion 56a are Each can be tilted independently.

  Engagement pieces 55c and 56c project from the downstream portions of the ball breakers 55a and 56a of the ball breakers 55 and 56, respectively. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the locking pieces 55c and 56c of the ball breaking portions 55a and 56a press the upstream end portion 57d of the ball leveling member 57 from above. Is engaged.

  The ball leveling member 57 common to the tank rails 51 and 52 is a plate-like member whose lower surface 57a is curved downward in an arc shape, and pins 57c on both sides of the downstream end 57b are provided between the side walls 51a and 52a. It is pivotally supported so that it can tilt. Further, the pins 57e on both sides of the upstream side end 57d of the sphere leveling member 57 are loosely inserted into guide holes 59 having a long hole shape formed in the both side plates 51a and 52a. Therefore, the lower surface 57 a of the sphere leveling member 57 can move up and down along the guide hole 59 with the upstream end 57 d centering on the downstream end 57 b.

  As described above, since both of the locking pieces 55c and 56c of the ball breaker members 55 and 56 are engaged so as to press the upstream end 57d of the ball leveling member 57 from above, the ball breaker member 55 and 56 and the sphere leveling member 57 are operated in conjunction with each other.

  Therefore, for example, a game ball that has reached the lower side of the first ball breaking member 55 for the first tank rail 51 is pressed from above by the lower surface of the first ball breaking member 55a of the first ball breaking member 55. It is broken from the state of the row and is arranged in the state of 3 rows and 1 row or 2 rows and 1 row. After that, the game ball that has reached the lower side of the ball leveling member 57 moves downward, ie, the ball leveling, of the upstream end 57d of the ball leveling member 57 engaged with the locking piece 55c of the ball breaking member 55. Since the bottom member 57 is pressed from above by the downward movement of the lower surface 57a, the first member 57 is aligned in a single row until reaching the first ball discharge port 51c of the first tank rail 51. The operation by the interlocking of the second spherical breaker member 56 for the second tank rail 52 and the spherical member 57 is the same.

  A common ball stop member 60 is provided on the upper surface of the above-described ball leveling member 57 for the tank rails 51 and 52. When the ball stop member 60 needs to be repaired due to a failure in the ball payout device 75 or the like, the ball stop members 60a and 60b of the ball stop member 60 are inserted into the ball guide paths 51b and 52b. Used to prevent the attraction of game balls.

  As shown in the drawing, the ball stop member 60 is integrally provided with a first ball stop piece 60 a and a second ball stop piece 60 b that have a claw shape on both sides of the tip and protrude downward. Further, a cylindrical portion 60 c is formed at the rear end of the ball stopper member 60. In this case, the cylindrical portion 60 c of the ball stop member 60 is pivotally supported by a fixed plate 57 f erected from one side end of the ball leveling member 57, and on the side opposite to the fixed plate 57 f by the coil spring 61. It is urged toward. The fixing plate 57f is provided with a rotation prevention pin 57g for preventing the ball stop member 60 from rotating carelessly. The above-described second ball stop piece 60b of the ball stop member 60 is integrally provided with a knob 60d for turning operation.

  By inserting the ball stop pieces 60a and 60b of the ball stop member 60 into the insertion holes 57h and 57h formed in the ball leveling member 57, the ball guide paths 51b and 52b of the tank rails 51 and 52 are inserted. Ball stop pieces 60a and 60b are inserted into the inside.

  In this case, by operating the knob 60d of the ball stop member 60, the ball stop member 60 is moved to the fixing plate 57f side against the bias of the coil spring 61, and above the insertion holes 57h and 57h of the ball leveling member 57. The ball stop pieces 60a and 60b of the ball stop member 60 are disposed on the base plate. Thereafter, the ball stop member 60d is operated to rotate the ball stop member 60 downward about the cylindrical portion 60c so that the ball stop pieces 60a and 60b are inserted into the insertion holes 57h and 57h. Ball stop pieces 60a and 60b are inserted into the ball from above to stop the game balls.

  Next, using FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the game balls are attracted by the tank rails 51 and 52 while preventing the game balls stored in the ball tank 50 described above from being stacked up and down in one place and agglomerating. The operation when it is issued will be described. 8 is a top view of the ball tank 50 and the tank rails 51 and 52 in a state where game balls are stored, and FIG. 9A is a ball tank 50 and the first tank at the position of the first tank rail 51 in FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of the ball tank 50 and the second tank rail 52 at the position of the second tank rail 52 in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game balls 200 are arranged in a multi-stage multi-row state from the upstream side to the downstream side of the bottom plate surface 50 a of the ball tank 50 and the upstream side of the tank rails 51, 52 in the right direction in the figure. Has been attracted to. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9A, the game ball 200 in the first tank rail 51 is equivalent to the amount of the game ball 200 discharged from the first ball discharge port 51 c of the first tank rail 51. Moves sequentially along the first ball guiding path 51b in the right direction. At that time, the game ball 200 falls from the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 to a place where the game ball 200 in the first step portion 51d of the first tank rail 51 is vacant. The vibration of the game ball 200 dropped on the first step portion 51d of the first tank rail 51 is transmitted to the upper game ball 200 overlapping the game ball 200, and the game ball as shown in FIG. Even if the baby boom portion 307 that has become a baby boom has occurred in the upper layer of the game ball 200 that has dropped onto the first stepped portion 51d, such baby boom portion 307 can be broken.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9B, the game balls 200 in the second tank rail 51 are the same as the game balls 200 discharged from the second discharge port 52c of the second tank rail 52. It moves sequentially in the right direction along the two-ball guidance path 52b. At that time, the game ball 200 falls from the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 to a place where the game ball 200 is empty in the second step portion 52d of the second tank rail. The vibration of the game ball 200 dropped on the second stepped portion 52d of the second tank rail 52 is transmitted to the upper game ball 200 overlapping the game ball 200, and the game ball as shown in FIG. The baby boom portion 307 can be broken even if the baby boom portion 307 is formed in the upper layer of the game ball 200 dropped on the second stepped portion 52d.

  In this case, in particular, the second step portion 52d formed in communication with the second tank rail 52 is configured to extend to the upstream end of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50, so the second step portion The vibration caused by the game ball 200 falling to 52d is transmitted from the upstream side to the downstream side of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 to the upper game ball 200. That is, since the second stepped portion 52d is provided from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank 50, the game balls 200 stored in a multistage and multi-row state on the bottom plate surface 50a are placed in the right direction. When moving, the vibration of the game ball falling on the second stepped portion 52d is always conducted. Therefore, while the game balls stored on the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 reach the downstream side from the upstream side, the game balls 200 may be piled up and down in one place to be agglomerated. It is suppressed.

  As described with reference to FIG. 12, among the game balls 305 that move in the right direction in the figure in a multistage and multi-row state on the bottom plate surface 302a of the ball tank 302, the game balls 305 are stacked in one place up and down to be agglomerated. The baby boom portion 307 does not collapse in the path moving to the upstream side of each of the tank rails 303 and 304, and a ball clogging portion 308 is generated at the upstream position of the ball alignment member 306, and is discharged from the tank rails 303 and 304. However, the occurrence of such a problem is prevented by providing the ball tank 50 and the tank rails 51, 52 with the step portions 51d, 52d as described above.

  Therefore, although the game ball 200 is stored in the ball tank 50, a ball clogging portion 308 as shown in FIG. 12 is generated in the tank rails 51 and 52, for example, at a position upstream of the ball alignment member 54. As a result, the game ball 200 is not discharged from the ball discharge ports 51c and 52c of the tank rails 51 and 52, and the ball break detection switches 73 and 74 provided on the bending rods 71 and 72 described above are used as the ball break detection signal. , And as a result, it is prevented that an error is notified immediately.

  In this way, the first tank rail 51 and the second tank rail 52 are provided with the first step portion 51 d and the second step portion 52 d from which the game ball 200 falls from the bottom plate surface 50 a of the ball tank 50, so that the ball tank 50 is stored. When the played game balls 200 move in a multi-stage multi-row state, the vibrations of the game balls 200 falling to the first stepped portion 51d and the second stepped portion 52d are transmitted to the game balls 200 in the upper layers thereof, It is prevented that the game balls are stacked up and down in one place up and down and become agglomerated.

  Next, electric control of the gaming machine 1 described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the main control board 42 includes a microcomputer 42 having a CPU 42a, ROM 42b, RAM 42c and a plurality of counters, and input / output circuits 42d and 42e connected to the microcomputer 84. The display device 17, the lamp control board 44, and the voice control board 43 are connected to the input / output circuit 42d, and the payout control board 45, the photo distribution board 85, and the relay board 86 are connected to the input / output circuit 42e. The main control board 42 controls these boards related to the game.

  The CPU 42a of the main control board 42 includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and also generates a big hit random number and the like, and can output a control command to each board Has been. The RAM 42c has a storage area such as the number of held balls detected by the start winning a prize opening sensor 101, a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 42a, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a CPU 42a A work area and the like are provided. The ROM 42b stores game control programs and control data, as well as jackpot values.

  The display control board 41 includes a microcomputer 87 having a CPU 41a, ROM 41b, and RAM 41c, an input circuit 41d connected to the microcomputer 87, an output circuit 41e connecting the microcomputer 87 to the special symbol display device 88, and the normal symbol display device 89. Consists of The display control board 41 performs variable control of the display units of the special symbol display device 88 and the normal symbol display device 89 based on a control signal output from the main control board 42.

  The CPU 41a of the display control board 41 includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and performs calculation control. The RAM 41c of the display control board 41 has a storage area for various data, a work area for the CPU 41a, and the like. The ROM 41b of the display control board 41 stores invariant information for display control, that is, various programs, image data, constants, and the like.

  The lamp control board 44 controls light emission of the decoration lamp 22 and the like of the gaming machine 1. Further, other solenoids 90 are connected to the input / output circuit 42d of the main control board 42, and the operation of the other solenoids 90 is controlled based on a control signal output from the input / output circuit 42a.

  The audio control board 43 is connected to the input / output circuit 42d of the main control board 42, and controls the sound emitted from the speaker 10 based on the control signal output from the input / output circuit 42d.

  The payout control board 45 is connected to the input / output circuit 42e of the main control board 42, receives a control command output from the input / output circuit 42e, and receives a ball rental payout apparatus 93 including a ball rental motor 91 and a ball rental sensor 92. , A card unit 94, a shooting control board 46 connected to a shooting device 49 including a shooting motor 95 and a touch switch 96, a prize ball payout device 100 including a prize ball motor 97, a prize ball sensor 98 and a prize ball sensor 99. . The lending device 93 and the prize ball dispensing device 100 correspond to the above-described ball dispensing device 75.

  The relay board 86 receives the detection signals received from the above-described ball breakage detection switches 73 and 74, the start winning port sensor 101, other sensors, switches 102, the big winning port sensor 103, and the big winning port opening / closing door solenoid 104. And relaying when receiving the control signal of the big prize opening opening / closing door solenoid 104 from the main control board 42. Accordingly, the ball breakage is detected by the ball breakage detection switches 73 and 74 that are provided in the middle portions of the bending rods 71 and 72 and detect the passage of the respective game balls in the bending rods 71 and 72. If detected, the detection signal is received by the main control board 42 via the relay board 86. Then, the speaker 10 is operated by the main control board 42 through, for example, the voice control board 43, and an error is notified by voice.

  In the present invention, in a gaming machine comprising a ball tank capable of storing game balls supplied to the gaming machine, and a tank rail connected to the ball tank and flowing down the game balls in the ball tank, The tank rails are provided on the bottom plate surface of the ball tank provided on the back side of the machine frame so that the game balls are drawn in the multi-row and multi-row state and drawn in the ball pull-out direction and communicated with a plurality of strips. In addition, a stepped portion for dropping the game ball from the bottom plate surface of the ball tank may be formed on the upstream side of the tank rail.

  In this case, in such a gaming machine, the ball tank is formed in a box shape having an open top surface, the tank rail is connected to one end of a side portion, and the bottom plate surface of the ball tank is a connection portion with the tank rail. The tank rail is composed of an inclined surface that is gently inclined from the other end of the ball tank toward the one end, and the tank rail has two strips on the side of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank closer to the side wall than the machine frame. The tank rails are arranged side by side, and the step portion of the tank rail on the near side of the tank frame is extended to the one end side of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank. A step portion of the tank rail on the back side with respect to the machine frame extends to the other end of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank, and a step portion of the tank rail on the back side of the tank rail on the near side Than the step It formed long in serial sphere tank may be configured as a game machine according to claim.

  Further, in such a gaming machine, the stepped portion is characterized in that the bottom surface of the stepped portion is formed at a position vertically lower than the bottom plate surface of the ball tank by more than one gaming ball. It may be configured as a gaming machine. According to such a configuration, it is possible to drop the game ball on the stepped portion with a drop, and the effect of breaking the baby boom portion described above can be increased.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the step portions 51d and 52d for dropping the game ball 200 from the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 are formed on the upstream side of the tank rails 51 and 52. When the game ball 200 falls on the stepped portions 51d and 52d, the vibration of the game ball 200 piles up and down in one place or the like among the game balls 200 stored in the ball tank 50, and the game ball 200 is agglomerated. It is transmitted to the baby boom and can break down the baby boom. Thereby, since generation | occurrence | production of such a baby boom part of the game ball | bowl 200 is suppressed, it can prevent that the game ball | bowl 200 is blocked in the tank rails 51 and 52 mentioned above.

  In this case, if the stepped portions 51d and 52d of the tank rails 51 and 52 have a depth larger than that of one game ball, the game ball 200 falling on the stepped portions 51d and 52d can sufficiently generate vibration. it can. Further, as described above, in the configuration in which the tank rails 51 and 52 are provided in two continuous communication with the portion closer to the side wall 50c of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50 than the machine frame 2, the first tank rail 51 on the near side is provided. Of the second tank rail 52 on the back side is extended to the upstream side of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50, and the step portion 52d of the second tank rail 52 on the back side is extended to the upstream side of the bottom plate surface 50a of the ball tank 50. As a result, the second step portion 52d of the second tank rail 52 on the back side can be formed long, so that it is possible to increase the number of game balls 200 that can be dropped onto the second step portion 52d. By forming the second stepped portion long in this manner, a lot of vibration of the game ball 200 falling on the second stepped portion 52d can be generated. The baby boom part of the sphere 200 can be broken down effectively.

  Although the embodiments of the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the configuration in which the two tank rails 51 and 52 are connected to the ball tank 50 has been described. However, the tank rail may have three or four configurations, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Further, the lengths and shapes of the step portions 51d and 52d in the tank rails 51 and 52 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various lengths and shapes can be used.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the gaming machine of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the gaming machine of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the mechanism board of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of a ball tank and a tank rail. FIG. 6 is a top view of the ball tank and tank rail of FIG. 5. (A) is sectional drawing in the 1st tank rail position of FIG. 6, (b) is sectional drawing in the 2nd tank rail position of FIG. It is a top view of a ball tank and a tank rail in a state where game balls are stored. (A) is sectional drawing in the 1st tank rail position of FIG. 8, (b) is sectional drawing in the 2nd tank rail position of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electric control of the gaming machine of FIG. (A) is a top view of a conventionally used ball tank and tank rail, and (b) is a sectional view of (a). 11A is a top view of a ball tank and a tank rail in a state in which game balls are agglomerated in the ball tank of FIG. 11 and a ball clogged in the tank rail, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Machine frame 6 Game board 30 Mechanism board 50 Ball tank 50a Bottom plate surface 50b Front side wall 50c Back side wall 51 First tank rail 51b First ball extraction path 51c First ball discharge port 51d Step part 52 Second tank Rail 52b Second ball guide path 52c Second ball discharge port 52d Step portion 52e Curved portion 53 Partition plate 54 Ball alignment member 55 First ball breaker member 56 Second ball breaker member 57 Leveling member 71, 72 Bending rod 73, 74 Ball breakage detection switch 75 Ball dispensing device 76 Ball discharge rod

Claims (5)

  A plurality of tank rails are provided in communication with the bottom plate surface of the ball tank provided on the rear surface of the machine frame so that the game balls are tilted in a multi-stage and multi-row state so as to be drawn in the ball drawing direction. The game machine is characterized in that a step portion for dropping the game ball from the bottom plate surface of the ball tank is formed on the upstream side of each tank rail.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the step portion of the tank rail is larger than that of one gaming ball.   The tank rails are arranged in parallel and connected in parallel to two portions of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank closer to the side wall than the machine frame, and the step portion of the tank rail on the front side is downstream of the bottom plate surface of the ball tank. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a step portion of the rear tank rail is extended to an upstream side of a bottom plate surface of the ball tank.   4. The ball pulling width of each of the tank rails is formed to have a width dimension that aligns the game balls in approximately one row in the ball pulling direction. 5. Gaming machine.   The ball alignment member that allows the game balls drawn to each tank rail to pass in a state of being aligned in one row and one row is provided at an intermediate portion of each tank rail. 4. The gaming machine according to any one of 4.

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