JP2010155105A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which makes the state of balls flowing through a ball path and the actions of ball putout members visually recognizable, easily without being blocked with an electric actuator, from behind a ball putout device seeing through component bodies located somewhere in the backward area. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine, a ball storage part of a ball tank 165, a rail path of a tank rail 171 and the ball path 212 of the ball putout device 210 are so arranged as to be in continuity through to its rear side part. A body 211 of the ball putout device 210 is at least provided with a front component body 211a on its front side and a rear component body 211c on its rear side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that uses a ball (pachinko ball) to play a game.

Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine), the ball storage portion of the ball tank, the rail passage of the tank rail, and the ball passage of the ball dispensing device are arranged in communication with the rear side portion of the gaming machine. It is common.
Further, in the ball dispensing device (ball dispensing unit), the device main body (unit main body) is constituted by a plurality of front and rear components that form and define the ball passage, and the ball of the ball passage is paid in a predetermined direction inside the component. There is known a structure in which a payout member to be assembled is assembled into a unit shape.
In addition, in order to facilitate maintenance and inspection of the ball dispensing device, there is a configuration in which a plurality of structural bodies before and after the device body are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the flow of the ball in the ball passage can be visually recognized. .
In addition, in various units constituting each part of the gaming machine, a plurality of components constituting the unit body are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the sphere flowing in the ball passage in the unit can be visually recognized from the outside. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-327741 A

By the way, in a ball dispensing apparatus (ball dispensing unit), an electric actuator (for example, a dispensing motor) that forms a plurality of front and rear structural bodies of the apparatus main body with a transparent synthetic resin material and then drives a dispensing member to the rear side of the structural body. When the is installed, the electric actuator conceals the ball and the payout member in the ball passage, and there is a problem that the flow of the ball and the movement of the payout member in the portion cannot be visually recognized.
Therefore, it is conceivable to mount an electric actuator that drives the dispensing member on the front side of the front structural body among the plurality of front and rear structural bodies of the apparatus main body.
However, when the electric actuator is mounted on the front side of the front structural body, the electric actuator or a metal mounting plate (bracket) for mounting the electric actuator is visually observed through the front structural body.
For this reason, when the flow state of the sphere in the ball passage is visually confirmed, the electric actuator and the metal mounting plate are visually observed together with the sphere in the ball passage, thereby making it difficult to visually recognize the flow state of the sphere in the ball passage. The problem that occurs.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to easily visually recognize the situation of the sphere flowing through the ball passage through the constituent body and the movement of the payout member from behind the ball payout device without being obstructed by the electric actuator. It is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

In order to achieve the object, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1
"A gaming machine in which the ball storage part of the ball tank, the rail passage of the tank rail, and the ball passage of the ball dispensing device are arranged in communication with the rear side of the gaming machine,
The apparatus body of the ball dispensing device is configured to include at least a front-side front structure body and a rear-side rear structure body,
A ball passage is formed between the front structure and the rear structure, and a payout member for paying out a ball of the ball path in a predetermined direction is assembled into a unit shape.
The rear component is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the sphere flowing through the sphere passage can be viewed from behind,
The game machine characterized in that the front component is formed of an opaque synthetic resin material, and an electric actuator for driving the payout member is mounted on the front side of the front component. Is the gist.

In the above configuration, the flow state of the sphere in the ball passage and the movement of the payout member can be easily visually recognized from the rear of the ball payout device through the transparent rear structure.
In addition, since the electric actuator corresponding to the payout member is mounted on the front side of the front structural body, the ball and the payout member of the ball passage are not hidden by the electric actuator. Can be easily visually recognized.
In addition, the front structure is formed of an opaque synthetic resin material, and an electric actuator is mounted on the front side thereof, so that the electric actuator is hidden from view behind the ball dispensing device. For this reason, an electric actuator is not visually recognized from the back of a ball paying device, and the flow situation of a sphere in a ball passage can be easily visually recognized through a rear constituent.

A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 2
“A gaming machine according to claim 1,
A gaming machine comprising an intermediate structure formed of a transparent synthetic resin material and partitioning a ball passage into a plurality of front and rear rows between a front structure and a rear structure. Is the gist.
Therefore, each sphere of the sphere passage divided into a plurality of front and rear rows can be easily visually recognized through the rear component and the intermediate component.

A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 3 is:
"A gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
It has an optical detector for ball dispensing,
A gaming machine, wherein a light detection portion of the optical detector is disposed on a front side of a front structure. Is the gist.
Here, the detection by the optical detector relating to the ball payout includes detection of malfunction of the payout member using the electric actuator as a drive source, detection of the number of payout balls corresponding to the operation of the payout member, and presence / absence of a ball in the ball passage Detection.
In the above configuration, light that enters the ball passage through the rear structure from the rear of the apparatus body of the ball dispensing apparatus is shielded by the front structure. For this reason, the malfunction by which an optical detector is malfunctioning with the light from the back of a ball | bowl dispensing apparatus can be prevented.

A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 4 is:
“A gaming machine according to claim 3,
The payout member pays out the sphere of the ball path in a predetermined direction by being rotated around a rotation shaft having an electric actuator as a drive source,
The optical detector is configured to be able to detect a detected object provided on the axis of the rotation shaft in a light detection portion. Is the gist.
Accordingly, light that enters the ball passage through the rear structure from the rear of the apparatus body of the ball dispensing apparatus is shielded by the front structure. For this reason, the malfunction by which an optical detector is malfunctioning with the light from the back of a ball | bowl dispensing apparatus can be prevented. As a result, the rotation state of the detected object provided on the rotation axis of the payout member (for example, defective rotation of the payout member, or the payout number of balls corresponding to the rotation angle and rotation speed of the payout member) can be accurately determined. Can be detected.

A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 5 is:
"A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A gaming machine characterized in that at least a rear wall portion of the ball tank and the tank rail is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the ball storage portion of the ball tank and the ball of the rail passage of the tank rail can be seen from behind. . Is the gist.
Therefore, the situation of the spheres that continuously or intermittently flow through the sphere storage section of the sphere tank, the rail passage of the tank rail, and the sphere passage of the ball dispensing device is determined by the rear wall of each of the sphere tank and the tank rail, or after the ball dispensing device. Each can be seen through the structure. For this reason, it is possible to easily find defects such as ball catching, ball clogging, and the like that occur in the ball storage section, the rail passage, and the ball passage, and the work for solving the trouble becomes easy.

According to the present invention, the front structure of the apparatus body of the ball dispensing apparatus is formed of an opaque synthetic resin material, and the electric actuator is mounted on the front side thereof, so that the electric actuator cannot be visually observed from the rear of the ball dispensing apparatus. Can be concealed.
As a result, the flow state of the sphere in the sphere passage can be easily visually recognized through the rear component from the rear of the sphere dispensing device without being obstructed by the electric actuator.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of the game machine which concerns on the Example of this invention, and the glass door was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which similarly shows the whole front side of a gaming machine. It is a rear view which similarly shows the whole rear side of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which similarly shows the whole gaming machine from diagonally upper right rear. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various apparatuses and members were similarly mounted in the main body frame of the gaming machine from the lower left rear. It is the perspective view which isolate | separated the main body frame and game board of a gaming machine similarly, and shows diagonally from the upper right front. It is the partial rear view which expands and shows the rear upper part similarly of a game machine. It is a sectional side view similarly based on the VIII-VIII line of FIG. It is a sectional side view based on the IX-IX line of FIG. 7 similarly. It is a perspective view which similarly shows a main body frame from diagonally upper right rear. It is a perspective view which shows the state where various members were similarly assembled | attached to the main body frame of the game machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which similarly shows a ball dispensing apparatus. It is a rear view which similarly shows a ball dispensing apparatus from back. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ball dispensing apparatus based on XIV-XIV of FIG. 13 similarly. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the ball dispensing device based on XV-XV in FIG. 13. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the main control board box similarly mounted in the game board rear side, and a rear cover member. Similarly, it is sectional drawing based on the XVII-XVII line of FIG. It is a perspective view which similarly shows the sphere derivative for lower dishes from back. It is a perspective view which similarly shows the ball derivative for lower dishes from the front. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the action body similarly arrange | positioned by the ball derivative for lower dishes, and an optical detector. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the operating body was similarly act | operated by the ball | bowl of the guidance path of the ball derivative for lower dishes.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

[Example]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of the gaming machine and a glass door is opened on one side of the main body frame. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the gaming machine. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the gaming machine. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire gaming machine from the diagonally upper right rear. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the state in which various devices and members are mounted on the main body frame of the gaming machine from the lower left rear. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the main body frame and the game board of the gaming machine separated from the upper right front. FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial rear view showing the rear upper part of the gaming machine. 8 is a side sectional view based on the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9 is a side sectional view based on the line IX-IX in FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the main body frame alone from the diagonally upper right rear. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame of the gaming machine from the diagonally upper right rear. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a ball dispensing device. FIG. 13 is a rear view showing the ball dispensing device from the rear. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ball dispensing device based on XIV-XIV in FIG. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the ball dispensing device based on XV-XV in FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the main control board box mounted on the rear side of the game board and the rear cover member. 17 is a cross-sectional view based on the XVII-XVII line of FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the lower dish ball derivative from the rear. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the lower dish ball derivative from the front. FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the working body arranged in the lower dish sphere derivative and the optical detector. FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the operating body is actuated by the ball of the guide path of the lower plate ball derivative. For convenience of explanation, in the gaming machine, the player side will be described as the front and the opposite side as the back.

[About the outline of gaming machines]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a pachinko machine as a gaming machine includes an outer frame 10, a main body frame 30, a glass door 80, a game board 120, and the like.
The outer frame 10 is formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left and right frame members, and has a lower receiving plate 15 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 30 at the lower front side of the outer frame 10.
A main body frame 30 is attached to one side of the front surface of the outer frame 10 by a main body frame opening / closing hinge mechanism 20 so as to be opened and closed forward.

[About the body frame]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, the main body frame 30 is configured by integrally molding a front frame body 35, a game board mounting frame 100, and a mechanism mounting body 160 with a synthetic resin material.
As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame body 35 of the main body frame 30 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 15 on the front side of the outer frame 10. A main body frame side hinge tool 22 corresponding to the outer frame side hinge tool 21 on the outer frame 10 side is fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side of the front frame body 35. A hinge pin and a hinge hole are attached to the outer frame side hinge 21 fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side of the outer frame so as to be openable and closable. That is, the body frame opening / closing hinge mechanism 20 is constituted by the outer frame side hinge device 21, the body frame side hinge device 22, the hinge pin, and the hinge hole.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the speaker box unit 50 is integrally formed on the front side of the front frame body 35 on one side of the front lower region of the front frame body 35 located below the game board mounting frame 100. A speaker mounting plate 107 is mounted on the front opening of the speaker box section 50 formed so as to close the opening. A speaker 109 is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 107.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the launch rail 100 is attached to the upper half part in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 35 in an inclined manner.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower front plate 44 is attached to the lower half of the lower area of the front surface of the front frame 35. A lower plate 45 is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 44, and an operation handle 46 is provided closer to one side.

[About glass doors]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a glass door 80 is provided on one side of the front surface of the front frame body 35 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 35 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 44. The hinge mechanism 70 is mounted so as to be opened and closed forward. On the rear side of the free end side of the glass door 80 opposite to the hinge mechanism 70, a closing device that removably engages with a door locking hook 96 of a locking device 90 described later to lock the glass door 80 in a closed state. 89 is provided.
In addition, a substantially circular opening window 81 through which a game area 124 of a game board 120 described later can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the glass door 80. Further, a window frame 82 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 81 is provided on the rear side of the glass door 80, and a transparent plate 83 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is mounted on the window frame 82. .
Further, substantially the entire front surface of the glass door 80 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided, and an upper plate 86 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the glass door 80 (see FIG. 2).

[About locking device]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, on the rear side of the free end side opposite to the hinge mechanism of the front frame body 35, a function of locking the main body frame 30 to the outer frame 10, and the main body frame 30 On the other hand, a locking device 90 having a function of locking the glass door 80 is mounted.
That is, in this embodiment, the locking device 90 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 93 that are detachably engaged with the closure 17 provided on the outer frame 10 to lock the body frame 30 in a closed state, A plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 96 that detachably engage with a closing tool 89 provided on the rear side of the free end of the glass door 80 to lock the glass door 80 in a closed state, and a key from the front of the gaming machine. And a cylinder lock 98 that is exposed through the front frame body 35 and the lower front plate 44 so as to be unlocked.
Then, the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 98 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 93 and the closing tool 17 of the outer frame 10 is released and the main body frame 30 is unlocked. By rotating in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 96 and the closing tool 89 of the glass door 80 is released, and the glass door 80 is unlocked.

[About the game board mounting frame and game board of the main body frame]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 100 of the main body frame 30 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 35 and the game board 120 is mounted so as to be detachable and replaceable from the front. .
The game board 120 is formed in a substantially square plate shape having a size to be fitted from the front of the game board mounting frame 100. A guide rail 121 having an outer rail 122 and an inner rail 123 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 120, and a game area 124 is defined inside the guide rail 121.
In the game board 120, in the game area 124, a game-related device, for example, a game device 140 called a center game, a symbol display device 145, a game device such as a winning device, a windmill, a guide nail, Various equipment such as lamp decoration members are arranged. Of these various types of equipment, the rear part of the predetermined equipment, in this embodiment, the rear part of the accessory body 141 of the accessory device 140 is disposed so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 120.
Further, a front structural member 120 a made of synthetic resin is mounted on the front surface of the game board 120 in the outer region of the guide rail 121.

In this embodiment, the accessory body 140 of the accessory device 140 is formed with an opening window at a substantially central portion, and the symbol display device (for example, a liquid crystal display, an EL display, a plasma display, a CRT, etc.) 145 is provided. The display surface is mounted on the rear side of the accessory body 141 so as to face the opening window.
The accessory main body 141 is inserted into an assembly hole penetrating in the center of the game board 120, and a symbol control board box having a rear part of the accessory main body 141 and a symbol control board 146 of the symbol display device 145. 146 is arranged to protrude to the rear side of the game board 120 (see FIG. 8).

The lower part on the back side of the game board 120 has a function as a collective bag and a function as a box mounting part for receiving a ball flowing into various winning devices and guiding the ball to a predetermined position in a part extending from the central part to the lower part. A box mounting base 150 is provided. A sub-control board box 155 in which a sub-control board 156 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed is mounted on the box mounting base 150, and is superposed on the rear side of the sub-control board box 155. A main control board box 151 in which the main control board 152 is housed is mounted.
Further, in a state where the box mounting base 150, the sub control board box 155 and the main control board box 151 are respectively mounted on the rear side of the game board 120, the game board 120 is moved from the front of the game board mounting frame 100 of the main body frame 30. The box mounting base 150, the sub control board box 155, and the main control board box 151 are arranged so as not to protrude outward from the outline of the game board 120 so as to be fitted and mounted.

  The main control board 152 controls the progress of the game, and the sub control board 156 controls the peripheral devices. In other words, the sub-control board 156 that has received a signal relating to the game from the main control board 152 performs display on the symbol display device 145 via the symbol control board 146. Further, the symbol control board 146 converts the game signal into a display signal and transmits it to the symbol display device 145. The symbol display device 145 can display a lottery winning symbol in a variable manner.

[About the body frame mechanism mounting body, ball tank and tank rail]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the mechanism mounting body 160 of the main body frame 30 is formed with a tank mounting portion 161, a rail mounting portion 170, a dispensing device mounting portion 200, etc., and the tank mounting portion 161 has a spherical tank. 165 is attached.
The sphere tank 165 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed in a box shape opening upward so that a large number of spheres supplied from the island facility can be stored. And the storage state of the sphere of the sphere tank 165 is visible through the rear side wall of the sphere tank 165.
In addition, a discharge port 168 that discharges a sphere is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 167 of the ball tank 165, and the bottom plate portion 167 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 168.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the mechanism mounting body 160 of the main body frame 30 is integrally formed with a rail mounting portion 170 that approaches the tank mounting portion 161 in a downward direction, and the rail mounting portion 170 has a rail configuration. By mounting the member 176, the tank rail 171 is configured.
That is, in this embodiment, the rail mounting portion 170 is formed in a state in which the upper lateral direction portion of the main body frame 30 is recessed by a predetermined depth, and the rear side wall of the recess is used as the front wall portion 172 of the tank rail 171. An inclined rail shelf 174 is formed along the lower edge of the concave portion so as to incline downward from one end (left end toward FIG. 10) to the other end (right end toward FIG. 10). An upward surface extending in the lateral direction of the rail shelf 174 is used as a rail receiving portion 173.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rail constituting member 176 that is mounted on the rail mounting portion 170 and constitutes the tank rail 171 has a rear wall that forms a rail passage between the rail mounting portion 170 and the front wall portion 172. A portion 177, an inclined lower plate portion 178, and a central portion of the lower plate portion 178 that protrudes along the center in the front-rear direction and divides the rail passage into a plurality of front and rear rows (two rows in the front and rear in this embodiment). The partition wall 179 is integrally provided. The rail constituting member 176 is attached to the rail attaching portion 170 by an appropriate attachment means, whereby a tank rail 171 having a plurality of front and rear rail passages is configured.
Then, after the balls discharged from the discharge port 168 of the ball tank 165 (dropped by its own weight) are respectively received at one end portions of the rail passages in the front and rear rows of the tank rail 171, the balls roll along the rail passage by their own weight. By moving, it flows toward the other end of the rail passage.
Further, in this embodiment, the rail constituent member 176 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, whereby the flow state of the sphere in the rail passage can be visually recognized through the rear wall portion 177 of the rail constituent member 176. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 8, the front wall 172 of the tank rail 171 (rail mounting portion 170) is an equipment projecting to the rear side of the game board 120, for example, the upper end of the rear part of the accessory main body 141 of the accessory device 140. The first space portion S1 is provided in a state of being separated from each other to avoid interference with the portion.
In this embodiment, the rear end of the rail shelf 174 that forms the rear end of the main body frame 30 and the rear wall 177 of the tank rail 171 are substantially flush with the rear side wall of the ball tank 165.
In other words, the tank rail 171 is arranged behind the rear surface of the game board 120 to a position where the rear wall portion 177 of the tank rail 171 is substantially flush with the rear wall portion 169 of the ball tank 165. As a result, a first space portion S1 is provided between the rear side of the game board 120 and the front wall portion 172 of the tank rail 171 to avoid interference with the rear portion of the accessory body 141 of the accessory device 140. It has become.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a rectifying body 190 for aligning the spheres flowing in the rail passage without overlapping vertically is mounted above the tank rail 171 so as to be swingable around a shaft 191. . The rectifying body 190 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.

[About the dispensing device mounting part and ball dispensing device]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the vertical direction of one side (right side in FIG. 10) of the mechanism mounting body 160 of the main body frame 30 corresponds to a ball payout device (ball payout unit) 210 described below. A vertically long dispensing device mounting portion 200 is formed. The dispensing device mounting portion 200 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, an opening 205 through which the payout motor 220 of the ball payout device 210 can project is provided at a predetermined position of the back wall portion (front wall portion) 204 having a step shape of the payout device mounting portion 200. Is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, in a state where the ball payout device 210 is mounted in the recess of the payout device mounting portion 200 in the device main body 211, the space between the device main body 211 and the game board 120 (the back wall portion 204 and A second space portion S2 is provided between the first space portion S1 and the front and rear direction at substantially the same level between the game board 120 and the rear side. Thus, the rail passage and the ball passage are arranged at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction.
Further, the rear end of the main body frame 30, that is, the rear end of the peripheral wall portion of the dispensing device mounting portion 200, the rear end of the rail shelf 174, the ball tank 165, the tank rail 171 and the rear surface of the device main body 211 of the ball dispensing device 210 are substantially the same. They are on the same plane (see FIG. 11).

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the ball dispensing device 210 has a device main body 211 having a vertically long box shape that is substantially the same size as the recess of the dispensing device mounting portion 200, and various parts relating to the dispensing to the device main body 211. Is unitized by mounting. That is, the ball payout device 210 is fitted into the device main body 211 from the rear opening of the concave portion of the payout device mounting portion 200, and appropriate attachment means (for example, attachment means such as an elastic clip, a locking claw, and a screw). It comes to be mounted by.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the device main body (unit main body) 211 of the ball dispensing device 210 includes a front component 211a, an intermediate component 211b, and a rear component 211c. Thus, the ball passages 212 having the inlets communicating with the outlets in the rail passages before and after the tank rail 171 are divided into a plurality of front and rear rows (in this embodiment, two rows in the front and rear directions).
Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the apparatus main body 211 has a plurality of front and rear rows of award and rent ball passages in which a downstream portion of the front and rear rows of ball passages 212 is bifurcated. 213 and a ball passage 214 for ball removal are formed. Then, the ball is distributed to the branching portion between the prize ball / ball rental ball passage 213 and the ball removal ball passage 214 by distributing the ball to either the prize ball / ball rental ball passage 213 or the ball removal ball passage 214. A payout member 215 made of a rotating body for taking out is disposed so as to be rotatable forward and backward.
In addition, at least the rear component 211c (in this embodiment, the intermediate component 211b and the rear component 211c) of the device main body 211 of the ball dispensing device 210 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. The flow state of the sphere in the sphere passage 212 is visible through the rear component 211c and the intermediate component 211b.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, in the vicinity of the branching portion of the front and rear rows of the ball passages 212, there are left and right pairs for guiding the balls flowing through the ball passages 212 directly below the payout member 215. A guide body 218 is disposed so as to be rotatable about a shaft 218a. The rear end portions 218b of both shafts 218a of the pair of guide bodies 218 protrude from the rear surface of the rear structure 211c by a predetermined length. A spring 219 is stretched across the rear end 218b of both shafts 219. Thereby, the pair of guide bodies 218 are held in a predetermined ball guiding posture.
As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the rear lower portion 211 c is stretched across the rear end portions 218 b of the shafts 219 of the pair of guide bodies 218 and the rear end portions of the shafts 219. A cover body 216 for covering and protecting the spring 219 is detachably mounted.
Then, by opening or removing the cover body 216, a malfunction of the pair of guide bodies 218, for example, a latching operation or replacement operation of both ends of the spring 219 is easily performed.
In this embodiment, the cover body 216 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material so that it does not become an obstruction when the flow of the sphere in the sphere passage 212 of the apparatus main body 211 is visually recognized through the rear component 211c. Is formed.

[Relay circuit board and dispensing motor arranged on the front side of the front structure of the ball dispensing apparatus]
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, a relay circuit board 217 that transmits a payout signal transmitted from a payout control board 69 described later to the payout motor 220 is provided on the front side of the front component 211 a of the apparatus main body 211. Is arranged.
A motor mounting plate (bracket) 221 is mounted on the front side of the front component 211a of the apparatus main body 211 with a space for accommodating the relay circuit board 217 therebetween.

As shown in FIG. 14, a payout motor 220 is mounted on the mounting plate 221 as an electric actuator for rotating the payout member 215 in the forward and reverse directions on the rotation shaft 224 at the center thereof. The payout motor 220 protrudes into the second space S2 through the opening 205 of the back wall portion 204 of the payout device mounting portion 200 (see FIG. 9).
When the rotating shaft 224 is rotated forward by the operation of the payout motor 220, the ball is paid out to the winning ball and the lending ball passage 213 by the payout member 215 rotating forward based on the rotation shaft 224.
Further, by operating a ball pulling switch (not shown) disposed on the payout control board 69 stored in the payout control board box 68, the rotary shaft 224 is reversely rotated by the payout motor 220 and reversely rotated based on this. The ball is discharged into the ball removal ball passage 214 by the payout member 215.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, side wall portions 223 are formed along the both sides of the payout motor 220 on both left and right sides of the mounting plate 221 of the payout motor 220. The payout motor 220 is protected by the both side walls 223, and the heat of the payout motor 220 is conducted to the side walls 223 of the mounting plate 221 to be dissipated, thereby causing overheating of the payout motor 220. It is designed to prevent damage.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, on the axis of the rotation shaft 224 of the payout motor 220, the rotation is located on the front side of the front component 211a and the rotation state is detected by the optical detector (photosensor) 226. A detected object 225 made of a panel is provided integrally with the rotary shaft 224. A detected portion such as a plurality of slits and cutout portions is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the detected body 225.
The optical detector 226 is disposed at a predetermined position of the relay circuit board 217, and includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element facing each other across a groove through which the outer periphery of the detection target body 225 is inserted. Yes.

[Equipment on the lower rear of the main frame]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, on the rear side of the front frame body 35 of the main body frame 30, one side of the rear lower region of the front frame body 35 located below the game board mounting frame 100 (toward FIG. 5). On the left side), a launch hammer 63 for firing a ball sent to the launch position of the lower inclined end of the launch rail 42, a launch motor 62 that operates the launch hammer 63, and the like are assembled to the mounting substrate 61 and unit. The converted launcher unit 60 is mounted.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, a power board box 66 having a power board 67 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear lower region of the front frame body 35, and is superimposed on the rear side of the power board box 66. In this state, a payout control board box 68 having a payout control board 69 is mounted. The payout control board 69 includes a RAM for storing the number of balls (game media) to be paid out, and transmits a control signal for paying out balls according to the payout signal transmitted from the main control board 152 to the relay circuit board 217. The operation of the payout motor 220 is controlled.

[About rear cover]
The rear end portions of the symbol control board box 146 and the main control board box 151 arranged on the rear surface of the game board 120 protrude toward the window opening portion opened in the center portion of the mechanism mounting body 160.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, there is an opaque space between the side wall portion constituting one side wall of the window opening portion of the mechanism mounting body 160 and the one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 200 constituting the other side wall. A rear cover body 250 formed of a synthetic resin material in a box shape in a substantially direction is mounted by a cover hinge mechanism 245 so as to be opened and closed and detachable.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the rear cover body 250 includes a substantially rectangular rear wall portion 251, and a peripheral wall portion 252 that protrudes forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion 251. Yes. Of the peripheral wall portion 252 of the rear cover body 250, the wall portion 252 a on one side is attached / detached from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 246 formed at a total of three locations above and below the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 160. A hinge body 247 having a hinge pin 247a that can be fitted downward is integrally formed.
Further, of the peripheral wall portion 252 of the rear cover body 250, the other wall portion 252b has a locking claw that can be elastically engaged with a locking hole formed in one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 200. The elastic closing body 253 is integrally formed.

That is, in the rear cover body 250, the hinge pins 247a of the upper and lower and intermediate hinge bodies 247 are respectively fitted from above the hinge holes of the hinge bodies 246 on the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 160. In this state, while the rear cover body 250 is rotated around the hinge pin 247a toward the other side of the mechanism mounting body 160, the elastic closing body 253 is inserted into the locking hole on one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 200 to be elastic. Thus, the rear cover body 250 is held in a closed state on the rear side of the mechanism mounting body 160.
The rear cover body 250 covers the entire symbol control board box 146 on the rear surface of the game board 120 and the main control board box 151 from the substantially middle portion to the upper end thereof. As a result, the board connector (mainly the board connector for connecting to the symbol control board 146) of the main control board 152 exposed at the upper part of the main control board box 151 is concealed from behind.

  Further, a portion from the substantially middle portion to the lower end of the main control board box 151 is exposed without being covered by the rear cover body 250. The inspection connector 152a disposed on the main control board 152 is exposed below the main control board box 151, and the inspection connector on the main control board 152 is closed with the rear cover body 250 closed. A board inspection device (not shown) can be connected to the connector 152a for inspection.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 16, the rear cover body 250 has a large number of heat radiation holes 255, 256, 257, and 258 penetrating therethrough. To be released.
In this embodiment, the rear cover body 250 is provided with a number of slit-like heat radiation holes 255 extending from the peripheral wall portion 252 to the rear wall portion 251, and from the substantially middle height position of the rear wall portion 251 to the upper portion. A large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 256 are provided, and a plurality of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 257 and a predetermined number (two on the left and right in FIG. 16) are horizontally long at the bottom of the rear wall 251. A quadrangular heat radiating hole 258 is provided.

Further, the horizontally elongated rectangular heat radiation holes 258 correspond to the size and arrangement position of the plurality of parallel seal portions 153 sealed by the seal screws (sealing members) 154 of the main control board box 151. And penetrated in the position. As a result, even when the opaque rear cover body 250 is closed, the plurality of parallel sealing portions 153 of the main control board box 151 are exposed so as to be visible at the heat radiation holes 258. For this reason, even when the rear cover body 250 is closed, the sealing state of the sealing portion 153 of the main control board box 151 can be easily visually confirmed.
Further, since the opaque synthetic resin material can be easily used as a synthetic resin material that is recycled as compared with the transparent synthetic resin material, the rear cover body 250 can be manufactured at low cost.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the power cord 259 is appropriately folded at a predetermined position (two places on the left and right in this embodiment) of the upper wall portion 252 c of the peripheral wall portion 252 of the rear cover body 250. A substantially C-shaped and elastically deformable cord holder 258 is extended toward the rear wall surface of the upper tank rail 171 (the rear wall surface of the rail component 176).
A knob for removing the power cord 259 by elastically deforming the cord holder 258 is formed at the distal end of the cord holder 258.

One end 259a of the power cord 259 is detachably connected to the board connector 236a of the distribution board 236, and the power plug 259b at the other end is inserted into a power outlet.
As described above, by forming the cord holder 258 integrally with the rear cover body 250 and holding the power cord 259, the power cord 259 may hang around when transporting or storing the gaming machine, It is possible to prevent problems that are caught on the surface.
The distribution board 236 is housed in the board case 237 and mounted near the upper corner of the mechanism mounting body 160 of the main body frame 30 (see FIG. 9).
The distribution board 236 distributes and supplies power to the power supply board 67 and an interface board 280 described later.

[Regarding the ball derivative for the lower pan of the rear lower part of the main body frame]
As shown in FIGS. 11, 18, and 19, a recessed portion of a rear step portion of the speaker box portion 50 is provided on the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the front frame body 35 of the main body frame 30. , A lower plate ball derivative 260 is attached. The lower dish ball derivative 260 is used when the ball dispensed from the ball dispenser 210 and the ball rental ball path 213 to the upper dish 86 through the upper dish connecting path (not shown) is full. , For guiding the ball of the upper plate connecting path to the lower plate 45.

[About the full tank operating body and full tank detector of the ball derivative for the lower pan]
As shown in FIG. 19 to FIG. 21, the lower plate ball derivative 260 has a passage wall 262 that projects and forms a guide path 261 that communicates the upper plate connecting path and the lower plate 45 on the inner surface of the rear plate. . A notch-shaped opening 263 is formed near the entrance (near the upstream side) near the upper plate communication path of the passage wall 262.
Further, the lower plate ball derivative 260 is provided with an operating body (full tank operating body) 270 so as to close the opening 263 from the outside of the guide path 261, and by the movement of the operating body 270, A detector (full tank detector) for detecting that the sphere from the lower plate 45 to the guide path 261 is full is provided.
In this embodiment, an optical detector 265 is used as a detector, and a light detection element 266 and a light receiving element 267 of the optical detector 265 are inserted through a detected portion 275 of an operating body 270 described in detail below. It arrange | positions in the opposing shape across the groove | channel.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the operating body 270 extends downward from the boss portion 271 and the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 271 so as to close the opening portion 263 and has a lower end portion at the lower end of the opening portion 263. A main body portion 270a having a stopper portion 273 that engages with the edge, a lower outer periphery near the rear end portion of the boss portion 271, and an arc shape of approximately 90 degrees centering on the boss portion 271 in a state of being coupled to the main body portion 270a. An arc portion 276 that is extended, and projects from the outer peripheral portion of the arc portion 276 toward the front side, and can be inserted into a groove between the light emitting element 266 and the light receiving element 267 of the optical detector 265. An arc-shaped detected part (light-shielding part) 275 is integrally provided.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the state where the operating body 270 is mounted on the boss portion 271 so as to be swingable about the shaft 272 with respect to a predetermined position on the inner surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 260, the same operating body is provided. 270 is normally disposed at a non-operating position where the stopper portion 273 engages with the lower end edge of the opening 263 by its own weight. In a non-operating state of the operating body 270, the detected portion (light-shielding portion) 275 of the operating body 270 is inserted into the groove between the light emitting element 266 and the light receiving element 267 of the optical detector 265, thereby the light emitting element 266. The light emitted by is shielded.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when the sphere B accumulated in the guide path 261 from the lower plate becomes full (when a predetermined amount is exceeded), the actuating body 270 is shown by the load of the sphere B in the guide path 261. 21 is rotated (operated) by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction (for example, an angle at which the upper end of the arc portion 276 contacts the upper wall portion of the lower dish ball derivative 260). The detected part (light-shielding part) 275 of the operating body 270 is retracted from the groove between the light-emitting element 266 and the light-receiving element 267 of the optical detector 265, so that light emitted from the light-emitting element 266 is received by the light-receiving element 267. As a result, it is detected that the ball B in the guide path 261 is full.

As described above, the actuating body 270 is actuated by the load of the sphere B in the guide path 261, and the detected portion (light shielding portion) 275 is a groove between the light emitting element 266 and the light receiving element 267 of the optical detector 265. By retreating from, it is possible to accurately detect that the ball B in the guide path 261 is full.
The detection signal of the optical detector 265 is transmitted to the payout control board 69, and the payout motor 220 and the firing motor 62 are stopped by the control signal output from the payout control board 69 based on this signal.
Further, when the detection signal of the optical detector 265 is transmitted to the payout control board 69, a notification means (not shown) installed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine is activated, for example, a lamp is lit or blinked, Or it is alert | reported that the ball | bowl B which accumulates on the guide path 261 from a lower plate | plate is full by operating a speaker.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 18, a board box 281 containing an interface board 280 is mounted on the outer surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 260. The interface board 280 is interposed between the ball lending machine installed adjacent to the gaming machine and the payout control board 69, and can transmit and receive signals related to the ball rental between the ball lending machine and the payout control board 69. It is designed to be connected electrically.

[About the effects of the gaming machine according to this embodiment]
In the gaming machine according to this embodiment configured as described above, at least the rear component 211c of the device main body 211 of the ball dispensing device 210 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material (in this embodiment, the intermediate component 211b). And the cover body 216 are also formed of a transparent synthetic resin material), the relay circuit board 217 and the dispensing motor 220 are respectively disposed on the front side of the front structure 211a (see FIGS. 12 to 14). As a result, the relay circuit board 217 and the payout motor 220 obstruct the view from the rear of the ball payout device 210, or the ball passage 212 and the payout member 215 are hidden by the relay circuit board 217 and the payout motor 220. It will not be. For this reason, the flow state of the sphere in the ball passage 212 and the movement of the payout member 215 can be easily seen through the rear component 211c (and the intermediate component 211b).
Further, in the vicinity of the lower part of the ball dispensing device 210 to which the cover body 216 is mounted, the flow state of the balls in the ball passage 212 and the movement of the dispensing member 215 are shown through the cover body 216, the rear structure body 211c, and the intermediate structure body 211b. Easily visible.

Moreover, the front component 211a is formed of an opaque synthetic resin material, and the relay circuit board 217 and the payout motor 220 are mounted on the front side thereof, so that the relay circuit board 217 and the payout motor 220 are connected to the ball payout device 210. It is hidden from view from behind.
That is, the circuit components on the relay circuit board 217 and the payout motor 220 are not viewed from behind the ball payout device 210. For this reason, with the front component 211a as the background, the rear component 211c (and the intermediate component 211b) are passed through the rear component 211c (and the intermediate component 211b) to determine the flow state of the balls in the ball passage 212 and the movement of the payout member 215. ) Can be easily visually recognized. As a result, maintenance / inspection work of the ball dispensing apparatus 210 can be performed efficiently.

Further, in this embodiment, on the axis of the rotating shaft 224 of the payout motor 220, a detected body 225 that is located on the front side of the front component 211a and is made of a rotating disk is provided integrally with the rotating shaft 224. ing. Further, an optical detector (photosensor) 226 that detects the detected portion by the detected body 225 and confirms the rotation state of the payout member 215 is disposed on the front side of the front component 211a.
As described above, by arranging the detected body 225 and the optical detector 226, the rear constituent body 211c (and the intermediate constituent body 211b) are incident on the spherical passage 212 from the rear of the ball dispensing device 210. Light is shielded by the opaque front structure 211a. For this reason, the malfunction by which the optical detector 226 malfunctions with the light from the back of the ball dispensing apparatus 210 can be prevented.
When the optical detector 226 detects a rotation failure of the detected object (that is, the payout motor 220, the rotary shaft 224, and the payout member 215) 225, the detection signal is transmitted to the payout control board 69, Based on the control signal output from the payout control board 69 based on this, the payout motor 220 starts an operation of rotation failure. For example, assuming that rotation failure due to ball biting or the like is assumed, the dispensing motor 220 starts an operation of repeating forward and reverse rotations for a predetermined time, thereby eliminating the rotation failure due to ball biting or the like.
Further, when the detection signal of the optical detector 226 is transmitted to the payout control board 69, a notification means (not shown) installed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine is activated, for example, a lamp is lit or blinked, Alternatively, when the speaker is operated, the rotation failure (operation failure) of the payout motor 220, the rotating shaft 224, and the payout member 215 is notified. It is also possible to output the detection signal (abnormal signal) described above to the hall computer.

In this embodiment, the rail constituent members 176 of the ball tank 165 and the tank rail 171 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material.
Accordingly, the situation of the balls flowing continuously or intermittently through the ball storage portion of the ball tank 165, the rail passage of the tank rail 171 and the ball passage 212 of the ball dispensing device 210, the rear wall portions of the ball tank 165 and the tank rail 171, Alternatively, it can be visually recognized through the rear component 211c of the ball dispensing device 210. For this reason, it is possible to easily find defects such as ball biting and clogging occurring in the ball storage portion of the ball tank 165, the rail passage of the tank rail 171 and the ball passage 212 of the ball dispensing device 210. Elimination work becomes easy.

[Other Embodiments of the Invention]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example.
For example, in the embodiment, the front frame body 33, the game board mounting frame 60, and the mechanism mounting body 80 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. The present invention can be implemented even if the game board mounting frame 60 and the mechanism mounting body 80 are formed separately and these members are assembled to each other.
Further, the present invention can be implemented even if the electric actuator that operates the payout member 215 of the ball payout device 210 is a solenoid (including a rotary solenoid) other than the payout motor 220.
Moreover, in the said Example, although the case where the transparent cover body 216 was arrange | positioned at the rear lower part of the rear structure 211c so that opening and closing was possible was illustrated, the cover body 216 does not necessarily need to be provided.
Further, the rear structure constituting the apparatus main body of the ball dispensing apparatus of the present invention includes the rear structure 211c and the intermediate structure 211b described in the above-described embodiment, and the ball passages are in a single row. In some cases, the structure can be employed. In this case, the intermediate structure 211b described in the above embodiment is not provided.
Further, the front structure of the ball dispensing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the front structure 211a described in the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Outer frame 30 Main body frame 35 Front frame body 100 Game board mounting frame 160 Mechanism mounting body 165 Ball tank 171 Tank rail 200 Dispensing device mounting part 210 Ball dispensing device 211 Device main body 211a Front component 211b Intermediate component 211c Rear component 212 Ball passage 215 Dispensing member 217 Relay circuit board 220 Dispensing motor (electric actuator)
224 Rotating shaft 225 Object to be detected 226 Optical detector

Claims (1)

A gaming machine in which a ball storage portion of a ball tank, a rail passage of a tank rail, and a ball passage of a ball dispensing device are arranged in communication with the rear side of the gaming machine,
An apparatus main body of the ball payout device is configured to include at least a front structure on the front side and a rear structure on the rear side.

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