JP2010279595A

JP2010279595A - Game machine

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Publication number: JP2010279595A
Application number: JP2009136047A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Masami Suwa; 雅己諏訪
Original assignee: Fuji Shoji Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fuji Shoji Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-06-05
Filing date: 2009-06-05
Publication date: 2010-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-05
Also published as: JP4910015B2

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can attach conductive plates and connect them to a ground wire easily, and can surely discharge a game ball. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a game ball tank 51 temporarily storing a game ball supplied from outside; and a tank rail 52 which is connected to a downstream side of the game ball tank 51, and guides the game ball in the game ball tank 51 to a discharge device 43 side. The game machine also includes: a pair of conductive plates 57a and 57b arranged along inner surfaces of both sidewalls 67 and 68 of the tank rail 52; and a conduction member 58 conducting the conductive plates 57a and 57b over the upper side of the tank rail 52. A ground wire 99 is connected to at least one of the conductive plates 57a and 57b, and the conduction member 58. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

本発明は、外部から供給される遊技球を一時的に貯留する遊技球タンクと、この遊技球タンクの下流側に接続され且つ遊技球タンク内の遊技球を払い出し装置側に誘導するタンクレールとを備えた遊技機に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a game ball tank that temporarily stores game balls supplied from the outside, and a tank rail that is connected to the downstream side of the game ball tank and guides the game balls in the game ball tank to the payout device side. It is related with the game machine provided with.

遊技媒体として遊技球を用いる遊技機としては、遊技球を発射用にも用いる弾球遊技機、例えばパチンコ機が代表的であるが、その他にもメダルの代わりにパチンコ用の遊技球を用いるスロットマシン等も存在する。 A typical game machine that uses a game ball as a game medium is a ball game machine that uses a game ball for launching, for example, a pachinko machine, but other slots that use a game ball for pachinko instead of a medal. There are machines.

この種の遊技機には、遊技島側の遊技球供給部から自動的に供給される遊技球を一時的に貯留するための例えば深皿状の遊技球タンクが設けられており、この遊技球タンクに供給された遊技球が、その下流側のタンクレール等を経て払い出し装置側に誘導されるようになっている。 This type of gaming machine is provided with, for example, a deep dish-shaped gaming ball tank for temporarily storing gaming balls automatically supplied from the gaming ball supply unit on the gaming island side. The game balls supplied to the tank are guided to the payout device side through the tank rail on the downstream side.

ところで、遊技島には遊技球の研磨揚送装置が設置されており、その遊技島に設置された各遊技機から回収された遊技球は、その研磨揚送装置により研磨、揚送された後、配給樋を経て各遊技機に供給されるようになっている。従って、各遊技機の遊技球タンクに供給された遊技球は、研磨揚送装置によって研磨、搬送される間に摩擦によって発生した静電気に帯電している場合がある。 By the way, a game ball polishing / lifting device is installed on the game island, and the game balls collected from each gaming machine installed on the game island are polished and lifted by the polishing / lifting device. It is supplied to each gaming machine through a distribution basket. Therefore, the game balls supplied to the game ball tank of each gaming machine may be charged with static electricity generated by friction while being polished and transported by the polishing and lifting device.

そこで、例えば特許文献１に記載された弾球遊技機では、アース線に接続された金属製の導電板をタンクレール上の底部、或いはタンクレール内を複数条の整列通路に区分する区分壁に沿って配置し、タンクレール上で遊技球をこの導電板に接触させて除電することで制御基板等へのノイズによる悪影響を防止している。 Therefore, for example, in the ball game machine described in Patent Document 1, a metal conductive plate connected to the ground wire is used as a bottom wall on the tank rail or a partition wall that divides the tank rail into a plurality of alignment passages. The game ball is placed on the tank rail and brought into contact with the conductive plate to remove electricity, thereby preventing adverse effects due to noise on the control board and the like.

特開２００２−１８０５４号公報JP 2002-18054 A

特許文献１に記載された弾球遊技機では、除電用の導電板をタンクレールの底部、或いは区分壁に沿って配置しているが、導電板をタンクレールの底部に配置する場合には、組み立て時の装着作業が難しく、また特にタンクレールの底部に溝等が設けられている場合などは、例えば導電板の縁部が溝等の側に突出していると導電板のゆがみ等の原因となり、逆に導電板の縁部が溝等の縁部よりも内側に入っていると遊技球と導電板との接触が不確実となるため、導電板の装着に対して高い正確性が要求されるという問題があった。 In the ball and ball game machine described in Patent Literature 1, the conductive plate for static elimination is arranged along the bottom of the tank rail or along the partition wall, but when the conductive plate is arranged at the bottom of the tank rail, Installation work during assembly is difficult, and especially when a groove or the like is provided at the bottom of the tank rail, for example, if the edge of the conductive plate protrudes to the side of the groove, it may cause distortion of the conductive plate. On the contrary, if the edge of the conductive plate is inside the edge of the groove or the like, the contact between the game ball and the conductive plate becomes uncertain, so high accuracy is required for mounting the conductive plate. There was a problem that.

また、導電板を区分壁に配置する場合には、両側を通路に挟まれているためにアース線への接続は例えばタンクレールの底裏等において行うことが求められ、組み立て時の作業が煩雑になる等の問題があった。 Further, when the conductive plate is arranged on the partition wall, since both sides are sandwiched between the passages, it is required to connect to the ground wire, for example, at the bottom of the tank rail, etc., and the work at the time of assembly is complicated. There were problems such as becoming.

本発明は上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、導電板の装着及びアース線への接続が容易で、遊技球を確実に除電することが可能な遊技機を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a conductive plate can be easily attached and connected to a ground wire, and a game ball can be reliably discharged.

本発明は、外部から供給される遊技球を一時的に貯留する遊技球タンク５１と、この遊技球タンク５１の下流側に接続され且つ前記遊技球タンク５１内の遊技球を払い出し装置４３側に誘導するタンクレール５２とを備えた遊技機において、前記タンクレール５２の両側壁６７，６８の内面に沿って配置された一組の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと、それら導電板５７ａ，５７ｂを前記タンクレール５２の上側を跨いで導通させる導通部材５８とを備え、前記導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと前記導通部材５８との少なくとも１つにアース線９９を接続したものである。 The present invention includes a game ball tank 51 that temporarily stores game balls supplied from the outside, and a game ball that is connected to the downstream side of the game ball tank 51 and that dispenses the game balls in the game ball tank 51 to the payout device 43 side. In a gaming machine having a tank rail 52 for guiding, a pair of conductive plates 57a and 57b arranged along the inner surfaces of both side walls 67 and 68 of the tank rail 52, and the conductive plates 57a and 57b are connected to the tank. A conductive member 58 that conducts across the upper side of the rail 52, and a ground wire 99 is connected to at least one of the conductive plates 57 a and 57 b and the conductive member 58.

本発明によれば、何れの導電板５７ａ，５７ｂについてもその一側はタンクレール５２の外側であることからタンクレール５２の上側から導通部材５８及びアース線９９と容易に接続することができ、しかも導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの装着に対してそれほど高い正確性が要求されることなく、遊技球を導電板５７ａ，５７ｂに確実に接触させて除電することが可能である。 According to the present invention, since any one of the conductive plates 57a and 57b is outside the tank rail 52, the conductive member 58 and the ground wire 99 can be easily connected from the upper side of the tank rail 52. In addition, the game ball can be reliably brought into contact with the conductive plates 57a and 57b to eliminate static electricity without requiring so high accuracy for the mounting of the conductive plates 57a and 57b.

本発明の一実施形態を示すパチンコ機の全体正面図である。1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. 同じくガラス扉及び下部開閉扉を外した状態の正面図である。It is a front view of the state which similarly removed the glass door and the lower opening-and-closing door. 同じく全体背面図である。It is the whole rear view similarly. 同じく遊技球タンクユニットの背面図である。It is a rear view of a game ball tank unit. 同じく遊技球タンクユニットの平面図である。It is a top view of a game ball tank unit similarly. 同じく遊技球タンクユニットの斜視図である。It is a perspective view of a game ball tank unit similarly. 同じく遊技球タンクユニットの分解斜視図である。It is a disassembled perspective view of a game ball tank unit. 同じく図５におけるＡ−Ａ断面図である。It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 5 similarly. 同じく図５におけるＢ−Ｂ断面図である。It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 5 similarly. 同じく遊技球タンクユニットの要部斜視図である。It is a principal part perspective view of a game ball tank unit similarly.

以下、本発明の実施形態を図面に基づいて詳述する。図１〜図１０は本発明をパチンコ機に採用した一実施形態を例示している。図１〜図３において、遊技機本体１は、矩形状の外枠２と、この外枠２の左右一側、例えば左側のヒンジ３を介して縦軸心廻りに開閉自在及び着脱自在に枢着された内枠４とを備えている。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-10 has illustrated one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. 1 to 3, a gaming machine main body 1 is pivotable so as to be openable / closable and detachable about a longitudinal axis through a rectangular outer frame 2 and a left and right side of the outer frame 2, for example, a left hinge 3. And a worn inner frame 4.

内枠４には、その上部側に設けられた上部装着部５に遊技盤６が、その上部装着部５の下側に設けられた下部装着部７に発射手段８等が夫々配置されており、その内枠４の前側には、上部装着部５に対応するガラス扉９と、下部装着部７に対応する下部開閉扉１０とがヒンジ３と同じ側のヒンジ１１により開閉自在及び着脱自在に枢着されている。 In the inner frame 4, a game board 6 is arranged in an upper mounting part 5 provided on the upper side, and a launching means 8 and the like are arranged in a lower mounting part 7 provided on the lower side of the upper mounting part 5. On the front side of the inner frame 4, a glass door 9 corresponding to the upper mounting portion 5 and a lower opening / closing door 10 corresponding to the lower mounting portion 7 are openable and detachable by a hinge 11 on the same side as the hinge 3. It is pivotally attached.

ガラス扉９には、遊技盤６側の遊技領域６ａに対応するガラス窓１２が設けられ、また下部開閉扉１０には、払い出された遊技球を貯留すると共にその遊技球を発射手段８側に案内する上皿１３、この上皿１３が満杯となったときにその余剰球を受けて貯留する下皿１４、発射手段８を作動させるための発射ハンドル１５等が設けられている。 The glass door 9 is provided with a glass window 12 corresponding to the game area 6a on the game board 6 side, and the lower opening / closing door 10 stores the paid game balls and releases the game balls on the launching unit 8 side. An upper plate 13 for guiding the upper plate 13, a lower plate 14 for receiving and storing surplus balls when the upper plate 13 is full, a firing handle 15 for operating the firing means 8, and the like are provided.

上部装着部５には、遊技盤６を装着するための遊技盤装着枠１６が設けられており、遊技盤６はこの遊技盤装着枠１６に対して例えば前側から装着され、１又は複数の固定具１６ａにより着脱自在に固定されている。遊技盤６の前面側には、発射手段８により発射された遊技球を遊技領域６ａの上部側に案内する外レール２１と、遊技領域６ａの周囲を規定する周壁の少なくとも一部を構成する内レール２２とが立設されると共に、遊技領域６ａ内には、その略中央に画像表示手段を備えたセンターケース２３が配置され、更にそのセンターケース２３の左側に通過ゲート２４が、下側に開閉式入賞手段２５及び大入賞手段２６が配置される他、普通入賞手段２７、風車２８等の各種遊技部品が装着されている。 The upper mounting portion 5 is provided with a game board mounting frame 16 for mounting the game board 6, and the game board 6 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 16 from the front side, for example, and one or a plurality of fixed boards. It is detachably fixed by the tool 16a. On the front side of the game board 6, an outer rail 21 that guides the game ball launched by the launch means 8 to the upper side of the game area 6a and an inner wall that defines at least a part of the peripheral wall that defines the periphery of the game area 6a are formed. A rail 22 is erected, and a center case 23 having an image display means is disposed in the center of the game area 6a, and a passage gate 24 is provided on the left side of the center case 23. In addition to the openable winning means 25 and the large winning means 26, various game parts such as a normal winning means 27 and a windmill 28 are mounted.

また遊技盤６の裏面側には、図３に示すように、センターケース２３等の遊技部品を後側から覆う裏ケース３０ａと、その裏ケース３０ａの下側に配置される集球ケース３０ｂとが装着され、例えばその集球ケース３０ｂの背面側に主制御基板３１ａが格納された主基板ケース３１が、裏ケース３０ａの背面側に演出制御基板３２ａが格納された演出基板ケース３２、液晶制御基板３３ａが格納された液晶基板ケース３３等が着脱自在に装着されており、これらが内枠４に設けられた開口部（図示省略）に前側から嵌合している。 Also, on the back side of the game board 6, as shown in FIG. 3, there are a back case 30a for covering game parts such as the center case 23 from the rear side, and a ball collecting case 30b arranged below the back case 30a. For example, a main board case 31 in which a main control board 31a is stored on the back side of the ball collecting case 30b, an effect board case 32 in which an effect control board 32a is stored on the back side of the back case 30a, and a liquid crystal control A liquid crystal substrate case 33 in which the substrate 33a is stored is detachably mounted, and these are fitted from the front side into an opening (not shown) provided in the inner frame 4.

下部装着部７には、図２に示すようにその前側の例えば左右方向略中央に発射手段８が配置され、下部開閉扉１０側の上皿１３からこの発射手段８に発射用の遊技球が供給されるようになっている。発射手段８は、板金製の支持板３４と、この支持板３４の前面に装着された発射レール３５と、支持板３４の前面で前後方向の駆動軸廻りに揺動自在に支持された打撃槌３６と、支持板３４の裏側に装着され且つ打撃槌３６を打撃方向に駆動するロータリソレノイド等の発射駆動手段３７等を備え、発射ハンドル１５が操作されたときに発射駆動手段３７により打撃槌３６を打撃方向（時計廻り）に間欠的に駆動することにより、上皿１３から発射レール３５上に供給された遊技球を発射レール３５に沿って打撃して遊技盤６側に発射させるようになっている。 As shown in FIG. 2, the lower mounting portion 7 is provided with a launching means 8 on the front side, for example, approximately in the center in the left-right direction. A game ball for launching is placed on the launching means 8 from the upper plate 13 on the lower opening / closing door 10 side. It comes to be supplied. The firing means 8 is a sheet metal support plate 34, a firing rail 35 mounted on the front surface of the support plate 34, and a striking rod supported on the front surface of the support plate 34 so as to be swingable around a driving shaft in the front-rear direction. 36, and a firing driving means 37 such as a rotary solenoid that is mounted on the back side of the support plate 34 and drives the striking rod 36 in the striking direction. Is intermittently driven in the striking direction (clockwise), so that the game ball supplied from the upper plate 13 onto the firing rail 35 is struck along the firing rail 35 and fired toward the game board 6 side. ing.

また、発射手段８の左側には、後述する払い出し装置４３から払い出された遊技球を下部開閉扉１０側の上皿１３に排出すると共に上皿１３が満杯となったときにその余剰球を下皿１４側に案内する分岐通路ユニット３８等が、右側には下部スピーカ３９が夫々配置されている。 Also, on the left side of the launching means 8, game balls paid out from a payout device 43, which will be described later, are discharged to the upper plate 13 on the lower opening / closing door 10 side, and when the upper plate 13 is full, the extra balls are displayed. A branch passage unit 38 and the like for guiding to the lower plate 14 side, and a lower speaker 39 are arranged on the right side.

内枠４の後側には、開口部の後側を略覆う裏カバー４０が開閉自在に装着されると共に、その裏カバー４０で覆われた開口部の上側に遊技球タンクユニット４１が、左右一側、例えばヒンジ３側に払い出し供給通路ユニット４２、払い出し装置４３、払い出し排出通路ユニット４４等が配置されており、遊技球が大入賞手段２６等の入賞口に入賞したとき、又は図外の自動球貸し機から球貸し指令があったときに、遊技球タンクユニット４１内の遊技球を払い出し供給通路ユニット４２内の払い出し供給通路４５を経て払い出し装置４３により払い出し、その遊技球を払い出し排出通路ユニット４４の払い出し排出通路４６、分岐通路ユニット３８を経て上皿１３に案内するようになっている。 On the rear side of the inner frame 4, a back cover 40 that substantially covers the rear side of the opening is mounted so as to be openable and closable, and the game ball tank unit 41 is located on the upper side of the opening covered with the back cover 40. A payout supply passage unit 42, a payout device 43, a payout discharge passage unit 44, etc. are arranged on one side, for example, the hinge 3 side, and when a game ball wins a winning opening of the big winning means 26 or the like, or not shown When there is a ball lending instruction from the automatic ball lending machine, the game balls in the game ball tank unit 41 are paid out by the payout device 43 through the payout supply passage 45 in the payout supply passage unit 42, and the game balls are discharged. The unit 44 is guided to the upper plate 13 through the discharge / discharge passage 46 and the branch passage unit 38 of the unit 44.

また、下部装着部７の背面側には、基板装着台４７が着脱自在に装着されており、この基板装着台４７の背面側に、例えば電源基板４８ａが格納された電源基板ケース４８と、払い出し制御基板４９ａが格納された払い出し基板ケース４９とが着脱自在に装着されている。 Further, a substrate mounting table 47 is detachably mounted on the back surface side of the lower mounting portion 7, and a power substrate case 48 in which, for example, a power substrate 48 a is stored on the back surface side of the substrate mounting table 47, and a payout. A payout board case 49 in which the control board 49a is stored is detachably mounted.

続いて、図４〜図１０に基づいて遊技球タンクユニット４１の構成について詳述する。遊技球タンクユニット４１は、遊技球タンク５１とタンクレール５２とを一体に備えたユニット本体５３、このユニット本体５３に装着される高さ制限部材５４、球均し手段５５、整列案内手段５６、一組の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂ、導通部材５８等を備えており、内枠４の裏側上部に着脱自在に装着されている。 Next, the configuration of the game ball tank unit 41 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The game ball tank unit 41 includes a unit main body 53 integrally including a game ball tank 51 and a tank rail 52, a height limiting member 54 attached to the unit main body 53, a ball leveling means 55, an alignment guide means 56, A pair of conductive plates 57a and 57b, a conductive member 58, and the like are provided, and are detachably mounted on the upper back side of the inner frame 4.

ユニット本体５３は、内枠４の上縁側に沿って左右方向に配置されており、例えばその右部分が遊技球タンク５１、左部分がタンクレール５２となっている。遊技球タンク５１は、遊技島側の遊技球供給部５９（図３）から自動的に供給される遊技球を受けて一時的に貯留するもので、上側が開放された深皿状に形成され、左端部に左向きに形成された流下口６１に向けて遊技球を自然に流下させるようになっている。 The unit main body 53 is arranged in the left-right direction along the upper edge side of the inner frame 4. For example, the right part is a game ball tank 51 and the left part is a tank rail 52. The game ball tank 51 receives and temporarily stores the game balls automatically supplied from the game ball supply unit 59 (FIG. 3) on the game island side, and is formed in a deep dish shape with the upper side opened. The game ball is allowed to flow down naturally toward the flow-down port 61 formed leftward at the left end.

なお、流下口６１は、遊技球タンク５１の後縁側に立設されるタンク後壁（側壁）６２に沿うように、遊技球タンク５１に対して後寄りの位置に設けられており、タンク底壁６３は例えばその前部側が後下がりの傾斜状に、後部側が流下口６１側に向けて左下がりの傾斜状に夫々形成されて遊技球をタンク後壁６２に沿って流下口６１側に緩やかに案内するようになっている。 The flow-down port 61 is provided at a position rearward of the game ball tank 51 along a tank rear wall (side wall) 62 standing on the rear edge side of the game ball tank 51. For example, the wall 63 is formed so that the front side thereof is inclined downward and the rear side is inclined downwardly toward the flow outlet 61, so that the game ball is gently moved along the tank rear wall 62 toward the flow outlet 61. To guide you.

タンクレール５２は、遊技球タンク５１内の遊技球を整列させつつ下流側の払い出し供給通路ユニット４２側に案内するもので、その上流端側は遊技球タンク５１の流下口６１に左側から一体に連結され、下流端側は例えば左向きに開放するタンクレール流出口６４となっており、そのタンクレール流出口６４が、払い出し供給通路ユニット４２の上端側に設けられた右向き開口状の流入口６５に接続されている。 The tank rail 52 guides the game balls in the game ball tank 51 to the payout supply passage unit 42 on the downstream side while aligning the game balls. The upstream end of the tank rail 52 is integrated with the flow down port 61 of the game ball tank 51 from the left side. The tank rail outflow port 64 is connected to the downstream end side, for example, to open to the left, and the tank rail outflow port 64 is connected to an inflow port 65 having a right-side opening provided on the upper end side of the dispensing supply passage unit 42. It is connected.

タンクレール５２は、遊技球タンク５１側から払い出し供給通路ユニット４２側に向けて左下がりの緩やかな傾斜状に形成されたレール底壁６６と、このレール底壁６６の前縁側及び後縁側から上向きに立設された一対のレール前側壁６７及びレール後側壁６８と、それらレール前側壁６７とレール後側壁６８との中間に立設され且つタンクレール５２上を互いに隣接する前後二条の整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂに区分する区分壁７０とを一体に備えた上向き開放状に形成されている。 The tank rail 52 has a rail bottom wall 66 formed in a gently sloping shape that is inclined downward to the left from the game ball tank 51 side toward the payout supply passage unit 42 side, and upward from the front edge side and the rear edge side of the rail bottom wall 66 A pair of rail front side walls 67 and rail rear side walls 68 erected on the rails, and two front and rear alignment passages 69a that are erected between the rail front side wall 67 and the rail rear side wall 68 and adjacent to each other on the tank rail 52. , 69b and a partition wall 70 that is integrally formed, and is formed in an open upward shape.

レール前側壁６７とレール後側壁６８とは略同一の形状を有し、またそれらと区分壁７０の高さは下流側ほど低くなっており、下流端側の一定区間については遊技球略一個分の高さに形成されている。なお、レール後側壁６８は、遊技球タンク５１のタンク後壁６２と同一平面をなすように連結されている。 The rail front side wall 67 and the rail rear side wall 68 have substantially the same shape, and the height of the wall 70 and the partition wall 70 are lower toward the downstream side, and a certain section on the downstream end side is substantially equivalent to one game ball. It is formed to the height of. The rail rear side wall 68 is connected so as to be flush with the tank rear wall 62 of the game ball tank 51.

整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂは、遊技球略一個分の幅に形成されており、夫々遊技球を一列状に整列させつつ下流側に案内するようになっている。なお、レール底壁６６には、整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂの幅方向中央に対応して夫々スリット７１が形成されている。 The alignment passages 69a and 69b are formed to have a width corresponding to approximately one game ball, and guide the game balls downstream while aligning the game balls in a line. The rail bottom wall 66 is formed with a slit 71 corresponding to the center in the width direction of the alignment passages 69a and 69b.

高さ制限部材５４は、遊技球タンク５１からタンクレール５２へと流下する遊技球の積層高さを制限すると共にユニット本体５３を補強するもので、遊技球タンク５１からタンクレール５２への流下口６１に対応して配置されており、タンクレール５２を横断するようにレール前側壁６７側とレール後側壁６８側とをその上端側で接続する接続部５４ａと、この接続部５４ａの例えば上流側の縁部から下向きに延設された制限部５４ｂ（図８等）とを一体に備え、接続部５４ａのレール幅方向両端側がレール前側壁６７側とレール後側壁６８側とに夫々ねじ止め等により着脱自在に固定されている。 The height restricting member 54 restricts the stacked height of the game balls flowing down from the game ball tank 51 to the tank rail 52 and reinforces the unit main body 53, and the flow-down entrance from the game ball tank 51 to the tank rail 52 61, a connection portion 54 a that connects the rail front side wall 67 side and the rail rear side wall 68 side at the upper end side so as to cross the tank rail 52, and, for example, the upstream side of the connection portion 54 a And a restricting portion 54b (FIG. 8 and the like) extending downward from the edge of the rail, and both ends of the connecting portion 54a in the rail width direction are screwed to the rail front side wall 67 side and the rail rear side wall 68 side, respectively. It is detachably fixed by.

これにより、遊技球タンク５１からタンクレール５２への流下口６１はその高さが制限部５４ｂにより制限され、これ以上高く積み重なったままで遊技球がタンクレール５２側に流下することはない。 Thereby, the height of the flow-down port 61 from the game ball tank 51 to the tank rail 52 is limited by the restriction portion 54b, and the game ball does not flow down to the tank rail 52 side while being stacked higher than this.

球均し手段５５は、上下に重なった状態でタンクレール５２内に流入してきた遊技球を均すためのもので、例えば高さ制限部材５４の下流側近傍に整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂに対応して夫々配置されており、１又は複数個の錘７３ａ（図８）が収容された球均し部７３と、この球均し部７３をレール前側壁６７とレール後側壁６８との間に架設されたレール幅方向（ここでは前後方向）の吊り下げ軸７２廻りに揺動自在に支持するアーム部７４とを例えば一体に備えている。 The ball leveling means 55 is for leveling the game balls that have flowed into the tank rail 52 in a state where they are overlapped vertically. For example, the ball leveling means 55 corresponds to the alignment passages 69a and 69b in the vicinity of the downstream side of the height limiting member 54. The ball leveling portion 73 in which one or a plurality of weights 73a (FIG. 8) is accommodated, and the ball leveling portion 73 is installed between the rail front side wall 67 and the rail rear side wall 68. For example, an arm portion 74 that is swingably supported around a suspension shaft 72 in the rail width direction (the front-rear direction in this case) is integrally provided.

球均し手段５５は、図８に示すように球均し部７３が下向きとなって吊り下げ軸７２の下側に吊り下げられた状態となり、そのときの球均し部７３の下端側とレール底壁６６との間には遊技球一個分程度の隙間が形成されるようになっており、遊技球が積み重なった状態で整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂ内を流下する際に、球均し部７３がその二層目より上側の遊技球の通過を自重による一定の力で制限することで遊技球の重なりを崩すようになっている。 As shown in FIG. 8, the sphere leveling means 55 is in a state in which the sphere leveling portion 73 faces downward and is suspended below the suspension shaft 72, and the lower end side of the sphere leveling portion 73 at that time A gap of about one game ball is formed between the rail bottom wall 66 and the ball leveling portion 73 when the game balls flow down the alignment passages 69a and 69b in a stacked state. However, by restricting the passage of the game balls above the second layer with a constant force due to their own weight, the overlap of the game balls is broken.

整列案内手段５６は、整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂ内の遊技球の重なりを完全に解消して一列状に整列させるためのもので、図７，図８等に示すように、タンクレール５２の下流端側に設けられ且つ夫々遊技球が一個通過可能な高さを確保して整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂの上側を略閉鎖する閉鎖板７５と、この閉鎖板７５の上流側に設けられ且つ整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂの高さを徐々に絞って遊技球を一列状に整列させる収束案内部材７６と、閉鎖板７５の上流側で遊技球の流下を解除可能に阻止する流下阻止部材７７とを備えている。 The alignment guide means 56 is for completely eliminating the overlap of the game balls in the alignment passages 69a and 69b and aligning them in a line. As shown in FIGS. A closing plate 75 which is provided on the side and secures a height that allows one game ball to pass therethrough and substantially closes the upper side of the alignment passages 69a and 69b; and an upstream side of the closing plate 75 and the alignment passage 69a, A convergence guide member 76 for gradually reducing the height of 69b to align the game balls in a line, and a flow-down preventing member 77 for releasably blocking the flow of the game balls upstream of the closing plate 75 are provided.

閉鎖板７５は、タンクレール５２の下流側端部から上流側所定範囲に対応して設けられており、例えばその下流側端部にタンクレール５２の幅方向外側に向けて一対の固定フランジ７８が突設されており、この固定フランジ７８を、図６，図７に示すようにレール前側壁６７及びレール後側壁６８の外面側に一体に設けられた固定基部７９に対して固定ねじ８０によりねじ止めすることによりタンクレール５２に対して着脱自在に固定されている。 The closing plate 75 is provided so as to correspond to a predetermined upstream range from the downstream end of the tank rail 52. For example, a pair of fixing flanges 78 are provided at the downstream end of the tank plate 52 toward the outer side in the width direction of the tank rail 52. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fixing flange 78 is screwed with a fixing screw 80 to a fixing base 79 integrally provided on the outer surface side of the rail front side wall 67 and the rail rear side wall 68 as shown in FIGS. By being stopped, the tank rail 52 is detachably fixed.

閉鎖板７５の上面側には、レール幅方向（ここでは前後方向）の支持軸８１を支持する一対の軸支持部８２が一体に設けられており、この支持軸８１に収束案内部材７６及び流下阻止部材７７が装着されている。 On the upper surface side of the closing plate 75, a pair of shaft support portions 82 that support a support shaft 81 in the rail width direction (the front-rear direction in this case) are integrally provided. A blocking member 77 is attached.

収束案内部材７６は、閉鎖板７５の上面側に沿って配置されており、その下流端側の軸着部７６ａにおいて支持軸８１により揺動自在に支持され、上流端側は閉鎖板７５よりも上流側で緩やかに上向きに屈曲すると共にその先端部に錘８３が装着されている。また、収束案内部材７６には、閉鎖板７５よりも上流側の位置に、整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂに夫々対応する一対の挿通孔８４ａ，８４ｂが上下方向貫通状に形成されている。 The convergence guide member 76 is disposed along the upper surface side of the closing plate 75, and is supported by a support shaft 81 at a shaft attachment portion 76 a on the downstream end side thereof so as to be swingable, and the upstream end side is more than the closing plate 75. A weight 83 is attached to the distal end portion of the upstream portion while gently bending upward. The convergence guide member 76 is formed with a pair of insertion holes 84a and 84b corresponding to the alignment passages 69a and 69b in a vertically penetrating manner at positions upstream of the closing plate 75, respectively.

なお、例えば閉鎖板７５には、その上流側端部近傍に、収束案内部材７６の長手方向中間位置に上側から係合してその上向きの揺動を所定範囲に規制する揺動規制部８５が例えば一体に設けられている。 For example, the closing plate 75 has, in the vicinity of its upstream end, a swing restricting portion 85 that engages with the middle position in the longitudinal direction of the convergence guide member 76 from above and restricts the upward swing within a predetermined range. For example, they are provided integrally.

流下阻止部材７７は、収束案内部材７６の上側に配置されており、その上流端側には整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂに沿って夫々配置される一対の流下阻止部８６ａ，８６ｂが設けられ、下流端側の軸着部８７において支持軸８１により揺動自在に支持されている。流下阻止部８６ａ，８６ｂは、例えば支持軸８１の半径方向に沿って上流側に伸びるアーム部８８と、そのアーム部８８の先端側から下向きに屈曲する規制爪部８９とを弾性変形可能に一体に備えている。 The flow prevention member 77 is disposed on the upper side of the convergence guide member 76, and a pair of flow prevention portions 86 a and 86 b disposed along the alignment passages 69 a and 69 b are provided on the upstream end side thereof, and the downstream end It is supported by the support shaft 81 at the side shaft mounting portion 87 so as to be swingable. The flow-inhibiting portions 86a and 86b are, for example, an arm portion 88 that extends upstream along the radial direction of the support shaft 81 and a regulating claw portion 89 that is bent downward from the tip side of the arm portion 88 so as to be elastically deformable. In preparation.

流下阻止部材７７は、通常時は図８に実線で示すように流下阻止部８６ａ，８６ｂの規制爪部８９が挿通孔８４ａ，８４ｂの上流側近傍で収束案内部材７６上に載った待避状態で保持されており、規制爪部８９が下流側に向けて弾性変形され、図８に二点鎖線で示すように挿通孔８４ａ，８４ｂ内に挿入されて整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂ内に突出する流下阻止状態となったとき、その規制爪部８９によってそれよりも上流側の遊技球の流下が阻止されるようになっている。 Normally, the flow-inhibiting member 77 is in a retracted state in which the restricting claw portions 89 of the flow-inhibiting portions 86a and 86b are placed on the convergence guide member 76 in the vicinity of the upstream side of the insertion holes 84a and 84b as shown by the solid line in FIG. The restricting claw portion 89 is elastically deformed toward the downstream side, and is inserted into the insertion holes 84a and 84b and protrudes into the alignment passages 69a and 69b as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. When the state is reached, the restricting claw portion 89 prevents the game ball from flowing upstream.

導電板５７ａ，５７ｂは例えばステンレス等の金属製で、一方の前導電板５７ａはレール前側壁６７の内面側に、他方の後導電板５７ｂはレール後側壁６８から例えばその上流側のタンク後壁６２にかけての内面側に夫々配置されている。 The conductive plates 57a, 57b are made of metal such as stainless steel, for example, one front conductive plate 57a is on the inner surface side of the rail front side wall 67, and the other rear conductive plate 57b is from the rail rear side wall 68, for example, on the upstream side of the tank rear wall. 62 are respectively arranged on the inner surface side.

前導電板５７ａは、レール前側壁６７の内面に沿ってその長手方向の略全体にわたって配置される接触板９１と、この接触板９１の長手方向複数箇所に上向き突出状に設けられ且つその先端側がレール前側壁６７の上縁に沿って外向き略Ｊ字型に折り曲げられた上係合部９２と、レール前側壁６７に沿ってレール底壁６６に設けられた貫通孔９３ａに対応して接触板９１の長手方向複数箇所に下向き突出状に設けられた下係合部９４と、接触板９１の下流端側に設けられた接続端９５とを一体に備えており、下係合部９４を貫通孔９３ａに上側から挿通させ、上係合部９２をレール前側壁６７の上縁に係合させた状態で下係合部９４をレール底壁６６の下側で折り曲げることによりユニット本体５３に固定されるようになっている。 The front conductive plate 57a is provided on the inner surface of the rail front side wall 67 over substantially the entire longitudinal direction thereof, and is provided in an upward projecting manner at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the contact plate 91. An upper engagement portion 92 bent in an approximately J-shape outward along the upper edge of the rail front side wall 67 and a through hole 93a provided in the rail bottom wall 66 along the rail front side wall 67 in contact with each other. A lower engaging portion 94 provided in a downward projecting manner at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the plate 91 and a connection end 95 provided on the downstream end side of the contact plate 91 are integrally provided, and the lower engaging portion 94 is provided. The unit body 53 is inserted into the unit main body 53 by bending the lower engagement portion 94 below the rail bottom wall 66 with the upper engagement portion 92 being engaged with the upper edge of the rail front side wall 67 through the through hole 93a. It is supposed to be fixed.

また、後導電板５７ｂについても前導電板５７ａと略同じで、レール後側壁６８からタンク後壁６２にかけての内面に沿ってその長手方向の略全体にわたって配置される接触板９１と、この接触板９１の長手方向複数箇所に上向き突出状に設けられ且つその先端側がレール後側壁６８及びタンク後壁６２の上縁に沿って外向き略Ｊ字型に折り曲げられた上係合部９２と、レール後側壁６８及びタンク後壁６２に沿ってレール底壁６６及びタンク底壁６３に設けられた貫通孔９３ｂに対応して接触板９１の長手方向複数箇所に下向き突出状に設けられた下係合部９４と、接触板９１の下流端側に設けられた接続端９５とを一体に備えており、下係合部９４を貫通孔９３ｂに上側から挿通させ、上係合部９２をレール後側壁６８及びタンク後壁６２の上縁に係合させた状態で下係合部９４をレール底壁６６の下側で折り曲げることによりユニット本体５３に固定されるようになっている。 Further, the rear conductive plate 57b is substantially the same as the front conductive plate 57a, and a contact plate 91 disposed over the entire inner surface from the rail rear side wall 68 to the tank rear wall 62 in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the contact plate 91, an upper engagement portion 92 provided in a plurality of longitudinally projecting portions in the longitudinal direction of 91 and having its front end bent in a substantially J-shape outwardly along the upper edges of the rail rear side wall 68 and the tank rear wall 62; A lower engagement provided in a downward projecting manner at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction of the contact plate 91 corresponding to the through holes 93b provided in the rail bottom wall 66 and the tank bottom wall 63 along the rear side wall 68 and the tank rear wall 62. Part 94 and a connection end 95 provided on the downstream end side of the contact plate 91 are integrally provided, the lower engagement part 94 is inserted through the through hole 93b from above, and the upper engagement part 92 is connected to the rear side wall of the rail. 68 and tank rear wall 6 It is adapted to be fixed to the unit body 53 by bending the lower engagement portion 94 below the rail bottom wall 66 while remaining engaged in the upper edge of.

接触板９１は、その下端側がレール底壁６６、タンク底壁６３に略沿うように配置され、またその上下幅は装着されるレール前側壁６７、レール後側壁６８、タンク後壁６２の高さに対応して例えば下流側よりも上流側の方が大きくなっており、更に球均し手段５５、収束案内部材７６等の可動部材の可動範囲を避けた形状に形成されている。 The contact plate 91 is arranged such that the lower end side thereof is substantially along the rail bottom wall 66 and the tank bottom wall 63, and the vertical width thereof is the height of the rail front side wall 67, the rail rear side wall 68 and the tank rear wall 62 to be mounted. For example, the upstream side is larger than the downstream side, and is formed in a shape that avoids the movable range of the movable members such as the sphere leveling means 55 and the convergence guide member 76.

接続端９５は、閉鎖板７５の固定フランジ７８の上面側に沿うように配置され、その中央にねじ挿通孔９５ａが形成されており、接続端支持部９６により接触板９１の上縁側に連結されている。接続端支持部９６は、例えば最も下流端側の上係合部９２の上流側に設けられており、図９及び図１０に示すように、接触板９１の上縁側からレール前側壁６７、レール後側壁６８の上縁側に沿ってレール幅方向外向きに延設される横支持部９６ａと、この横支持部９６ａの例えば上流側縁部から固定フランジ７８の下流側に沿って上向きに延設される縦支持部９６ｂとを備え、この縦支持部９６ｂの上端側に接続端９５の下流端側が連結されている。なお、横支持部９６ａを下側から支持する支持片７８ａが、例えば固定フランジ７８に対してその下流側に一体に設けられている。 The connection end 95 is arranged along the upper surface side of the fixing flange 78 of the closing plate 75, a screw insertion hole 95 a is formed at the center thereof, and is connected to the upper edge side of the contact plate 91 by the connection end support portion 96. ing. The connection end support portion 96 is provided, for example, on the upstream side of the upper engagement portion 92 on the most downstream end side. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rail front side wall 67 and the rail are formed from the upper edge side of the contact plate 91. A lateral support portion 96a extending outward in the rail width direction along the upper edge side of the rear side wall 68, and extending upward along the downstream side of the fixing flange 78 from, for example, an upstream edge portion of the lateral support portion 96a. And the downstream end side of the connection end 95 is connected to the upper end side of the vertical support portion 96b. A support piece 78a that supports the lateral support portion 96a from the lower side is integrally provided on the downstream side of the fixed flange 78, for example.

整列案内手段５６は、固定フランジ７８が導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの接続端９５の下面側に、閉鎖板７５が導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの最下流側の上係合部９２の上面側に夫々沿うように予め導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと組み合わせた状態で、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと共にユニット本体５３に装着される（図１０（ａ））。これにより、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの最下流側の上係合部９２は、閉鎖板７５とレール前側壁６７又はレール後側壁６８とで上下両側から挟持された状態となる。 In the alignment guide means 56, the fixing flange 78 is along the lower surface side of the connection end 95 of the conductive plates 57a and 57b, and the closing plate 75 is along the upper surface side of the upper engagement portion 92 on the most downstream side of the conductive plates 57a and 57b. Are mounted on the unit main body 53 together with the conductive plates 57a and 57b in a state of being combined with the conductive plates 57a and 57b in advance (FIG. 10A). As a result, the uppermost engaging portion 92 on the most downstream side of the conductive plates 57 a and 57 b is sandwiched between the closing plate 75 and the rail front side wall 67 or the rail rear side wall 68 from both the upper and lower sides.

導通部材５８は例えばステンレス等の金属製で、前後の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの各接続端９５に対応する一対の接続端９７と、これら一対の接続端９７を閉鎖板７５の上面側に沿って連結する連結板９８とを一体に備えている。この導通部材５８は、図１０に示すように、ユニット本体５３に導電板５７ａ，５７ｂ及び整列案内手段５６が装着された後、接続端９７を導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの各接続端９５に重ねるように閉鎖板７５の上面側に装着される。 The conductive member 58 is made of metal such as stainless steel, for example, and a pair of connection ends 97 corresponding to the connection ends 95 of the front and rear conductive plates 57a and 57b, and the pair of connection ends 97 along the upper surface side of the closing plate 75. A connecting plate 98 to be connected is integrally provided. As shown in FIG. 10, the conductive member 58 is configured so that the connection ends 97 overlap the connection ends 95 of the conductive plates 57a and 57b after the conductive plates 57a and 57b and the alignment guide means 56 are mounted on the unit main body 53. Is attached to the upper surface side of the closing plate 75.

導通部材５８が装着された後、導通部材５８の接続端９７、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの接続端９５及び閉鎖板７５の固定フランジ７８がユニット本体５３側の固定基部７９に対して固定ねじ８０により共締めにより固定されるが、その際に、前後何れか一方の接続端９７、接続端９５に更にアース線９９の接続端９９ａが重ねられて共締めされる。これにより、整列案内手段５６がユニット本体５３に固定されると同時に、前後の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂが導通部材５８、アース線９９を介して接地される。 After the conducting member 58 is mounted, the connecting end 97 of the conducting member 58, the connecting end 95 of the conducting plates 57a and 57b, and the fixing flange 78 of the closing plate 75 are fixed to the fixing base 79 on the unit body 53 side by a fixing screw 80. In this case, the connection end 99a of the ground wire 99 is further overlapped with the connection end 97 or the connection end 95 of either one of the front and rear, and the connection end 99a is tightened together. As a result, the alignment guide means 56 is fixed to the unit main body 53, and at the same time, the front and rear conductive plates 57a and 57b are grounded via the conductive member 58 and the ground wire 99.

以上説明したように、本実施形態のパチンコ機では、タンクレール５２の両側壁６７，６８の内面に沿って配置された一組の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと、それら導電板５７ａ，５７ｂをタンクレール５２の上側を跨いで導通させる導通部材５８とを備え、それらにアース線９９を接続しているため、何れの導電板５７ａ，５７ｂについてもその一側はタンクレール５２の外側であることからタンクレール５２の上側から導通部材５８及びアース線９９と容易に接続することができ、しかも導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの装着に対してそれほど高い正確性が要求されることなく、遊技球を導電板５７ａ，５７ｂに確実に接触させて除電することが可能である。 As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the pair of conductive plates 57a and 57b arranged along the inner surfaces of the side walls 67 and 68 of the tank rail 52, and the conductive plates 57a and 57b are connected to the tank rail. 52 and a conductive member 58 that conducts across the upper side of 52, and a ground wire 99 is connected to the conductive member 58, so that one of the conductive plates 57a and 57b is outside the tank rail 52, so that the tank It is possible to easily connect the conductive member 58 and the ground wire 99 from the upper side of the rail 52, and the game ball is inserted into the conductive plate 57a, 57 without requiring so high accuracy for the mounting of the conductive plates 57a, 57b. It is possible to remove the charge by reliably contacting 57b.

また、タンクレール５２内は、その幅方向中央に配置された区分壁７０により二条の整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂに区分されているにも拘わらず、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂによってそれら二条の整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂ内の遊技球を確実に除電できる。 Although the tank rail 52 is divided into two alignment passages 69a and 69b by a partition wall 70 disposed at the center in the width direction, the two alignment passages 69a and 69b are formed by the conductive plates 57a and 57b. The game balls in 69b can be reliably discharged.

また、導電板５７ｂを遊技球タンク５１のタンク後壁６２まで延設しているため、タンクレール５２内だけでなくその上流側の遊技球タンク５１内においても遊技球を導電板に接触させることができ、遊技球をより確実に且つなるべく早い段階で除電することができる。 Further, since the conductive plate 57b extends to the tank rear wall 62 of the game ball tank 51, the game ball is brought into contact with the conductive plate not only in the tank rail 52 but also in the game ball tank 51 on the upstream side thereof. The game ball can be discharged more reliably and at the earliest possible stage.

また、タンクレール５２上に、整列通路６９ａ，６９ｂ内の遊技球の重なりを解消して一列状に整列させる整列案内手段５６を設け、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと導通部材５８との接続端９５，９７同士を重ねて整列案内手段５６と共にタンクレール５２に対して共締めにより固定しているため、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと導通部材５８との接続、及びタンクレール５２に対する整列案内手段５６の固定を同時に行うことができる。 Further, on the tank rail 52, there is provided alignment guide means 56 for eliminating the overlapping of the game balls in the alignment passages 69a and 69b and aligning them in a line, and connecting ends 95 of the conductive plates 57a and 57b and the conductive member 58, Since 97 are overlapped and fixed together with the alignment guide means 56 to the tank rail 52 by fastening, the connection between the conductive plates 57a and 57b and the conducting member 58 and the alignment guide means 56 to the tank rail 52 are fixed. Can be done simultaneously.

更に、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと導通部材５８との接続端９５，９７にアース線９９の接続端９９ａを重ねて整列案内手段５６と共にタンクレール５２に対して共締めにより固定しているため、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂと導通部材５８との接続だけでなく、それらとアース線９９との接続についても、タンクレール５２に対する整列案内手段５６の固定と同時に行うことができる。 Furthermore, since the connection end 99a of the ground wire 99 is overlapped on the connection ends 95 and 97 of the conductive plates 57a and 57b and the conductive member 58 and fixed to the tank rail 52 together with the alignment guide means 56, the conductive ends are fixed. Not only the connection between the plates 57a and 57b and the conducting member 58 but also the connection between the plates 57a and 57b and the ground wire 99 can be performed simultaneously with the fixing of the alignment guide means 56 to the tank rail 52.

また、整列案内手段５６は、上向きに開放したタンクレール５２の上側を遊技球が一個通過可能な高さを確保して略閉鎖する閉鎖板７５と、この閉鎖板７５の上流側に設けられ且つタンクレール５２内の高さを徐々に絞って遊技球を一列状に整列させる収束案内部材７６とを備え、導通部材５８を閉鎖板７５の上面側に沿って配置しているため、導通部材５８を容易に装着することができ、しかもその導通部材５８がタンクレール５２内の遊技球の流れを阻害することもない。 In addition, the alignment guide means 56 is provided on the upstream side of the closing plate 75, and a closing plate 75 that closes the upper side of the tank rail 52 that is opened upward to ensure a height that allows one game ball to pass therethrough. And a converging guide member 76 for aligning the game balls in a line by gradually reducing the height in the tank rail 52, and the conducting member 58 is disposed along the upper surface side of the closing plate 75. The conductive member 58 does not hinder the flow of the game ball in the tank rail 52.

以上、本発明の実施形態について詳述したが、本発明はこれらの実施形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々の変更が可能である。例えば、実施形態では、一組の導電板５７ａ，５７ｂのうち、レール後側壁６８側に配置される導電板５７ｂのみを遊技球タンク５１側のタンク後壁６２側まで延設しているが、他方の導電板５７ａのみを遊技球タンク５１側まで延設してもよいし、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂを共に遊技球タンク５１側まで延設してもよい。 As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, of the set of conductive plates 57a and 57b, only the conductive plate 57b disposed on the rail rear side wall 68 side is extended to the tank rear wall 62 side on the game ball tank 51 side. Only the other conductive plate 57a may extend to the game ball tank 51 side, or both the conductive plates 57a and 57b may extend to the game ball tank 51 side.

但し、上記実施形態の場合には遊技球タンク５１内の遊技球は後側のタンク後壁６２側に誘導されるため、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂの一方のみを遊技球タンク５１側まで延設するのであれば上記実施形態のようにタンク後壁６２側の導電板５７ｂを延設するほうがより効果的であると考えられる。もちろん、導電板５７ａ，５７ｂを遊技球タンク５１側まで延設することなくタンクレール５２内にのみ配置してもよい。 However, in the case of the above embodiment, since the game balls in the game ball tank 51 are guided to the rear tank rear wall 62 side, only one of the conductive plates 57a and 57b is extended to the game ball tank 51 side. In this case, it is considered more effective to extend the conductive plate 57b on the tank rear wall 62 side as in the above embodiment. Of course, the conductive plates 57a and 57b may be disposed only in the tank rail 52 without extending to the game ball tank 51 side.

実施形態ではタンクレール５２を遊技球タンク５１の後寄りの位置に接続したが、前寄りの位置、或いは前後方向略中央に接続してもよい。また、タンクレール５２の上側、或いは前後一側に遊技球タンク５１を配置してもよい。 In the embodiment, the tank rail 52 is connected to the rear position of the game ball tank 51. However, the tank rail 52 may be connected to the front position or substantially in the front-rear direction. Further, the game ball tank 51 may be arranged on the upper side of the tank rail 52 or on one side of the front and rear.

導電板５７ａ，５７ｂ、導通部材５８及びアース線９９は、整列案内手段５６以外の部材、例えば高さ制限部材５４と共にタンクレール５２に固定してもよい。またタンクレール５２は必ずしも区分壁７０により二条に区分されている必要はない。 The conductive plates 57a and 57b, the conductive member 58, and the ground wire 99 may be fixed to the tank rail 52 together with a member other than the alignment guide means 56, for example, the height limiting member 54. Further, the tank rail 52 is not necessarily divided into two sections by the dividing wall 70.

更に、実施形態では本発明をパチンコ機に適用した例を示したが、アレンジボール機等のその他の弾球遊技機はもちろん、メダルの代わりにパチンコ球を用いたスロットマシン等、遊技媒体として遊技球を用いる遊技機において同様に実施可能であることは言うまでもない。 Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been shown. However, other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine, as well as a slot machine using a pachinko ball instead of a medal, can be used as a game medium. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to a gaming machine using a ball.

４３払い出し装置
５１遊技球タンク
５２タンクレール
５６整列案内手段
５７ａ前導電板（導電板）
５７ｂ後導電板（導電板）
５８導通部材
６２タンク後壁（遊技球タンク側壁）
６７レール前側壁（タンクレール側壁）
６８レール後側壁（タンクレール側壁）
６９ａ整列通路
６９ｂ整列通路
７０区分壁
７５閉鎖板
７６収束案内部材
９５接続端
９７接続端
９９アース線
９９ａ接続端 43 Dispensing device 51 Game ball tank 52 Tank rail 56 Alignment guide means 57a Front conductive plate (conductive plate)
57b Rear conductive plate (conductive plate)
58 Conducting member 62 Tank rear wall (game ball tank side wall)
67 Rail front side wall (tank rail side wall)
68 Rail rear side wall (tank rail side wall)
69a Alignment passage 69b Alignment passage 70 Partition wall 75 Closing plate 76 Convergence guide member 95 Connection end 97 Connection end 99 Ground wire 99a Connection end

Claims

A game ball tank (51) for temporarily storing game balls supplied from the outside, and a game ball dispensing device () connected to the downstream side of the game ball tank (51) and in the game ball tank (51) ( 43) In a gaming machine having a tank rail (52) for guiding to the side, a pair of conductive plates (57a, 57b) arranged along the inner surfaces of both side walls (67, 68) of the tank rail (52). ) And a conductive member (58) for conducting the conductive plates (57a, 57b) across the upper side of the tank rail (52), and the conductive plates (57a, 57b) and the conductive member (58) A gaming machine comprising a ground wire (99) connected to at least one of the above.

The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the tank rail (52) is divided into two alignment passages (69a, 69b) by a dividing wall (70) arranged in the center in the width direction thereof. .

The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the conductive plates (57a, 57b) extends to a side wall (62) of the gaming ball tank (51).

On the tank rail (52), there is provided alignment guide means (56) that eliminates the overlapping of the game balls in the tank rail (52) and aligns them in a line, and is connected to the conductive plates (57a, 57b). The connection end (95, 97) with the member (58) is overlapped and fixed to the tank rail (52) together with the alignment guide means (56) by co-tightening. A gaming machine according to any one of the above.

The tank and the alignment guide (56) together with the connection end (99a) of the ground wire (99) overlapped with the connection end (95, 97) of the conductive plate (57a, 57b) and the conductive member (58). The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the game machine is fixed to the rail (52) by joint fastening.

The alignment guide means (56) includes a closing plate (75) that closes the upper side of the tank rail (52) that is open upward, and that substantially closes with a height that allows one game ball to pass through, and the closing plate ( 75) and a convergence guide member (76) for gradually reducing the height in the tank rail (52) and aligning the game balls in a line, and the conduction member (58) The gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the gaming machine is arranged along the upper surface side of the closing plate (75).