JP2012011053A - Ball dispenser for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball dispenser for a Pachinko game machine that smoothly dispenses game balls even when the game balls are dispensed in a short time by rotating a ball feeding member at a high speed, while reducing the size of the device.SOLUTION: The ball dispenser includes: a housing member 51 with a guide passage 55 for guiding downward the game ball flowing from a receiving port 52 at the upper end, to a dispensing port 53 at the lower end; the ball feeding member 60 rotatably provided in an intermediate position of the guide passage 55 in the housing member 51 and delivering the game ball flowing from the receiving port 52 by the rotation toward the dispensing port 53; and a ball dispensing motor for rotationally driving the ball feeding member 60. The guide passage 55 is formed obliquely to a vertical direction so that the direction of supplying the balls to the ball feeding member 60 in the intermediate position is along the rotating tangential direction of the ball feeding member 60.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball dispensing device for a ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine.

  As an example of such a ball payout device, there is a ball payout device used in a pachinko machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The pachinko machine has a game board in which various prizes are arranged with a predetermined gauge setting together with a large number of game nails and windmills, and the ball payout device is output based on the winning state on the game board, etc. In response to the command signal, a number of game balls corresponding to the command signal are paid out.

  Such a ball payout device is generally provided with a receiving port for receiving a game ball on the upper surface of the device and a payout port for paying out the game ball on the lower surface, and a ball payout motor and a vertical movement by the ball payout motor inside the device. A ball feeding member that is rotationally driven in the plane, and receives a game ball guided from the receiving port through the receiving passage to the ball feeding member in a ball receiving portion formed on the outer periphery of the ball feeding member, When the member is rotated, the game ball is moved in the rotation direction, and then flows down to a payout passage formed in the movement direction so as to be paid out from the payout outlet at the lower end of the payout passage.

  The operation of the ball payout device is controlled by a control device such as a ball payout control board, for example, and a rotation angle command signal based on a winning condition is input to the ball payout device, and a rotation angle splitting ball payout motor according to this command signal. The game ball is paid out by rotating. The rotation stop angle position of the ball payout motor is set so that the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding member stops in a state where the ball receiving portion receives the game ball in the ball receiving portion while facing the receiving passage.

JP 2005-124694 A

  By the way, in the conventional ball dispensing device, the game ball stored in the ball storage tank flows down to the ball dispensing device by its own weight, and is introduced from the receiving port through the receiving passage to the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding member from substantially right above. It is comprised so that. For this reason, pressure based on the weight of a large number of game balls stored on the upstream side is acting on each part of the ball payout device in contact with the game ball, and the ball feed member, the bearing portion that supports the ball feed member, A motor or the like that rotationally drives the feed member is required to have strength and rotational torque corresponding to the magnitude of the acting pressure. In particular, a large starting torque is required at the time of rotation starting to rotate the ball feeding member from a stopped state where the storage balls are closely connected, and a high torque motor that satisfies this is required. There has been a problem that the entire ball dispenser becomes large and expensive.

  In addition, since the game ball is configured to be introduced almost directly into the ball receiving portion of the ball feed member, if the ball feed member is rotated at a high speed to try to pay out the game ball in a short time, the ball feed member However, the introduction of the game ball into the ball receiving portion of the ball cannot catch up with the high speed rotation of the ball feeding member, and it is difficult to pay out the game ball smoothly.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and while reducing the size of the apparatus, the game balls can be smoothly paid out even when the game balls are paid out in a short time by high-speed rotation of the ball feeding member. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball dispensing device that can be dispensed.

  In order to achieve such an object, the ball payout device according to the present invention includes a housing member in which a guide passage is formed to guide and flow down the game ball flowing in from the upper end receiving port to the lower end payout port, and the housing A ball feed member that is rotatably provided at an intermediate position of the guide passage in the member, and that feeds the game ball flowing in from the receiving port to the payout port side by the rotation; a ball payout motor that rotationally drives the ball feed member; The guide passage is formed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction so that the introduction direction of the game ball to the ball feeding member is along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feeding member at the intermediate position. And

  In the ball dispensing device having the above-described configuration, a notch for providing the ball feeding member (for example, the notch 57a in the embodiment) is formed in the passage wall of the guide passage, and the notch It is preferable that a guide rib having a wall surface shape corresponding to a part of the part is provided so as to block a part of the notch without preventing the rotation of the ball feeding member.

  Further, in the ball dispensing device having the above-described configuration, a notch portion for ball removal (for example, the notch portion 56c in the embodiment) formed on the passage wall upstream of the ball feeding member of the guide passage, the housing member A ball-extracting member (for example, a passage wall member 71 in the embodiment) provided so as to be swingable and closing the ball-extracting notch. And an operation member for moving the ball removal member to an open position for opening the ball removal notch, and the ball removal notch and the ball outlet at the lower end of the housing member are connected to each other. A ball removal mechanism having a ball removal passage formed in the housing member, wherein the housing member is mounted on the rear surface of the ball game machine, and the guide passage and the payout port are on the front side. Together is made, the ball vent passage and the ball vent opening is preferably formed on the rear side.

  According to the ball dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, the guide passage is vertical so that the introduction direction of the game ball to the ball feed member is along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feed member at the portion where the game ball is introduced to the ball feed member. Since it is formed obliquely with respect to the direction, the pressure based on the weight of the game ball acting on the ball feeding member or the like is reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the starting torque at the time of starting the rotation that requires the largest rotational torque, and thus it is possible to use a motor that is smaller than the conventional one and to reduce the size of the apparatus.

  In addition, the guide passage is formed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction so that the introduction direction of the game ball to the ball feed member is along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feed member in the portion where the game ball is introduced to the ball feed member. Therefore, the game ball can be smoothly introduced into the ball feeding member, as compared with the conventional configuration in which the game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member from directly above. Therefore, even when the game ball is paid out in a short time by rotating the ball feed member at a high speed, the game ball can be introduced into the ball feed member in response to the high-speed rotation of the ball feed member. The game balls can be paid out smoothly.

  In the above-described ball dispensing device, a guide rib having a wall shape corresponding to a part of the notch is provided in the notch for providing a ball feeding member formed on the passage wall of the guide passage. It is preferable to be provided so as to block a part of the notch without hindering the rotation of the member. By this guide rib, it is possible to prevent the game ball sent out by the ball feeding member from bouncing back at the passage wall of the guide passage and rampaging in the passage, thereby allowing the game ball to flow down smoothly.

  In the above ball dispensing device, the housing member has a guide passage and a dispensing outlet formed on the front side in a state where the housing member is mounted on the rear surface of the ball game machine, and the ball removal passage and the ball outlet are located on the rear side. It is preferable to be formed. As a result, even if an illegal operation is applied to the state in which the ball removal mechanism or the ball dispensing device is attached to the ball game machine, the game ball discharged from the ball discharge passage and the ball discharge port is not attached to the rear of the ball game machine. The ball is not discharged to the ball tray of the ball tray unit on the front surface of the gaming machine, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being illegally acquired by such an unauthorized operation.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine provided with the ball dispensing device according to the present invention. It is a rear view of the back set board which comprises the said pachinko machine. It is a top view of the back set board which comprises the said pachinko machine. It is a back perspective view of a pachinko machine (however, excluding a front frame) provided with a ball dispensing device concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the ball dispensing device according to the present invention. It is a top view, a left side view, and a bottom view of a ball dispensing device according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the said ball delivery apparatus along the arrow VII-VII of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the said ball dispensing apparatus along the arrow VIII-VIII of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the said back set board along the arrow IX-IX of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the said back set board along the arrow XX of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the said ball dispensing apparatus along the arrow VII-VII of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. First, a pachinko machine PM, which is an example of a ball game machine equipped with a ball payout device according to the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the pachinko machine PM, a front frame 2 that is configured to have a rectangular frame size and forms an open / close mounting frame is formed on the front surface of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertical fixed holding frame that is configured to have an outer rectangular frame size. The upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b disposed on the front left edge of the front side are attached so as to be able to be opened and closed laterally and attached and detached, and using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided on the front right edge. It is always kept in a closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1.

  At the front upper part of the front frame 2, a rectangular glass door 5 that matches the upper front area of the front frame 2 can be opened and closed laterally and opened and removed using hinge mechanisms 7 a and 7 b provided on the left side of the front. It is assembled and is always kept closed using the locking device 4 so as to cover the front surface of the front frame 2. An accommodation frame (not shown) for detachably accommodating the game board 10 is provided on the upper part of the front frame located behind the glass door 5, and the game board 10 is detachably set and held in this accommodation frame. The game area in front of the game board 10 is exposed through the glass door 5 that is always held closed.

  Although illustration of the game board 10 is omitted in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area is defined on the front surface of the game board 10 by being surrounded by upper and lower rail decorations, and a windmill and a lot of game nails are formed in this game area. Game components such as various prize-winning equipment and image display devices that display a predetermined image according to the progress of the game are attached, and a game ball that has fallen without winning the prize-winning equipment at the lower end of the game area An out port is provided on the back side of 10 for discharging.

  At the lower part on the front side of the front frame 2, a square bowl unit 6 that fits the lower front area of the front frame 2 can be opened and closed laterally by using hinge mechanisms 7 b and 7 c provided on the left side of the front side. And is always held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2 using the locking device 4. An operation handle 8 for performing a game ball launching operation is provided at the lower right side of the front surface of the ball tray unit 6. An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board (not shown) is formed in a lower area of the front frame 2 whose front side is covered with the ball tray unit 6, and a game board 10 is provided in each part of the game auxiliary board. A hitting ball launching device (not shown) for launching a game ball, a foul ball collection passage, and the like are provided in the game area.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, a back set board 20 having a window that communicates with the front and rear in the center and formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the front frame 2 is detachably set and held. Each part of the back set board 20 has a ball storage tank 21 for storing game balls, a tank rail 22 extending from the ball storage tank 21 with a gentle downward slope to the right, and a right end portion of the tank rail 22 and connected downward. An extended alignment standby passage 23, a ball payout device 50 connected to the lower end of the alignment standby passage 23, and a game ball provided below the ball payout device 50 and discharged from the ball payout device 50 A prize ball mechanism such as a ball payout passage 25 (see FIG. 4) leading to the ball tray is provided, and various control boards such as a power supply board assembly (not shown) and a main board assembly (not shown) are provided on each back surface. Assembly is installed.

  The pachinko machine PM is used in a game in which the front frame 2, the glass door 5, and the ball tray unit 6 are closed and locked, and the game ball is stored in the ball tray unit 6 and the operation handle 8 is rotated. This will start the game. When the operation handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the ball tray unit 6 are launched one by one into the game area of the game board 10 by the hitting ball launcher, and the pachinko game is developed thereafter.

  In the pachinko machine PM schematically configured as described above, a ball payout device 50 according to the present invention is connected to the lower end portion of the alignment waiting passage 23 at the right side edge of the back surface of the back set panel 20. It is detachably set using two levers L, L provided on the back surface of 20 (see FIG. 4). Hereinafter, the ball dispensing device 50 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the ball payout device 50 includes a vertical rectangular box-shaped housing member 51, a ball feed member 60, and a ball payout motor 65 for rotationally driving the ball feed member 60. A ball feeding member 60 and a ball dispensing motor 65 are provided inside the housing member 51.

  The housing member 51 is connected to the lower end portion of the alignment waiting passage 23 on the upper surface to form a receiving port 52 for receiving a game ball in the alignment waiting passage 23, and connected to the upper end portion of the ball dispensing passage 25 on the lower surface. A payout opening 53 for paying out game balls to the passage 25 is formed, and a guide passage 55 that connects the receiving opening 52 and the payout opening 53 is formed inside. In addition, the housing member 51 has a rotation axis of the ball feeding member 60 so that the ball feeding member 60 can rotate in a direction along the guide passage 55 in a state where the peripheral portion of the ball feeding member 60 protrudes into the guide passage 55. Support.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide passage 55 includes a receiving passage 56 on the upstream side (receiving port 52 side) of the ball feeding member 60 and a discharging passage 57 on the downstream side (dispensing port 53 side) of the ball feeding member 60. It is comprised by. The receiving passage 56 has an upper bent portion 56a and a lower bent portion 56b, and is formed in a substantially S shape. After passing the game ball received from the receiving port 52 through the upper bent portion 56a, the lower bent portion 56b. It is configured to be introduced (supplied) to the ball feeding member 60 through the passage. Here, the receiving passage 56 is configured so that the game ball introduced into the ball feeding member 60 through the lower bent portion 56b is introduced from the diagonally upper side with respect to the ball feeding member 60, not from right above (vertically above). That is, the direction in which the game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member 60 is set (formed) obliquely with respect to the vertical direction so as to be along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feeding member 60.

  The payout passage 57 is formed so as to bend and extend downward from the lower end portion of the receiving passage 56 (lower bent portion 56b), and a ball detection sensor 75 for detecting a game ball flowing down the payout passage 57 at an intermediate portion. Is provided. A ball feeding member 60 is provided on the wall of the guide passage 55 on the side of the ball feeding member 60 (on the right side in FIG. 7) in order to place the peripheral portion of the ball feeding member 60 in a state of protruding into the guide passage 55. A notch portion 57a is formed at the position, and a guide rib 58 having a wall surface shape corresponding to a part of the notch portion 57a (substantially half on the downstream side) extends from the upper end portion of the passage wall on the payout passage 57 side. It extends so as to block (cover) a part of the notch 57a. In addition, the wall surface height of the guide rib 58 is lower than the wall surface height of the passage wall of the guide passage 55 so as not to prevent the rotation of the ball feeding member 60 (see also FIG. 8).

  A ball removal mechanism 70 is provided at an intermediate portion of the receiving passage 56. The ball removing mechanism 70 has a wall surface shape corresponding to a notch 56c formed in the upper part of the passage wall on the side of the ball receiving member 60 (right side in FIG. 7) in the lower bent portion 56b of the receiving passage 56, and is a housing member. A passage wall member 71 that is swingably supported by 51 and can open and close the notch portion 56 c, an operation member 72 that is slidably supported by the housing member 51 in the vertical direction, and a lower surface of the housing member 51. Further, a ball extraction passage 59 is formed in the housing member 51 so as to connect the ball extraction port 54 and the notch 56c.

  The operation member 72 can be slid up and down by an operation from the outside through an opening formed in the housing member 51. When the operation member 72 is slid to the lower position, the lower part of the operation member 72 is Is engaged with the passage wall member 71 to hold the passage wall member 71 in a closed position where the passage wall member 71 closes the notch 56c. On the other hand, when the operation member 72 is slid to the upper position, the engagement between the operation member 72 and the passage wall member 71 is released, and the passage wall member 71 is swung by the pressure of the game ball in the receiving passage 56. The passage wall member 71 is moved to an open position where the notch 56c is opened.

  The ball removal passage 59 and the ball removal opening 54 formed in the housing member 51 are positioned more forward than the guide passage 55 and the discharge outlet 53 in a state where the ball dispensing device 50 is set and held on the back set panel 20. Is formed. That is, in the ball dispensing device 50, the guide passage 55 and the discharge outlet 53 are provided on the front side, and the ball removal passage 59 and the ball removal port 54 are provided on the rear side in the state of being set and held on the back set board 20. Yes.

  The ball feeding member 60 includes a rotating shaft 61 that is rotatably supported by the housing member 51 in a direction along the guide passage 55, and four rotating shafts provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 61 so as to extend in the axial direction at intervals of 90 degrees. In the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 61, four receiving portions 63 that can receive game balls are formed by the respective receiving walls 62. The peripheral portion of the ball feeding member 60 protruding into the guide passage 55 is the receiving portion 63. When the ball feeding member 60 is rotated around the rotation shaft 61, the four receiving portions 63 are sequentially arranged. It passes through the guide passage 55.

  The ball payout motor 65 is an electric motor (for example, a stepping motor) for rotationally driving the ball feed member 60, and the rotational driving force of the ball payout motor 65 is transmitted to the ball feed member 60 by the gear mechanism 80. As shown in FIG. 6, the gear mechanism 80 includes a first gear 81 provided on the output shaft of the ball dispensing motor 65 and a second gear provided on the rotation shaft 61 of the ball feeding member 60 and meshed with the first gear 81. The gear 82 is configured to transmit the rotational driving force of the ball dispensing motor 65 to the ball feeding member 60 via the first gear 81 and the second gear 82.

  The game ball payout operation by the ball payout device 50 configured as described above is performed based on a command signal output from a ball payout control board (not shown) under a predetermined condition. In the following, this payout operation will be described. First, the game balls supplied from the alignment waiting passage 23 into the ball payout device 50 through the receiving port 52 reach the ball feeding member 60 through the receiving passage 56 of the guide passage 55 as shown in FIG. When the ball feeding member 60 is received in the receiving portion 63, the ball feeding member 60 is in a standby state in which the ball feeding member 60 is restricted from flowing down to the payout passage 57. At this time, the pressure caused by the weight of the game ball located on the upstream side is weighted on the downstream side by the upper bent portion 56a of the receiving passage 56 so that the pressure acting on the ball feeding member 60 does not become excessive pressure. It is reduced. Further, the direction of introduction of the game ball into the ball feeding member 60 is set obliquely with respect to the vertical direction so as to be along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feeding member 60 by the lower bent portion 56b.

  As described above, the alignment standby passage 23 is provided so as to extend vertically at the right side edge of the back surface of the back set board 20 and is formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right passage walls of the alignment standby passage 23 as shown in FIG. A plurality of convex projections 23a are formed at a predetermined interval, and the arrangement of the projections 23a is offset by about half of the predetermined interval on the left and right passage walls. The plurality of protrusions 23a are also provided to reduce the pressure so that the pressure due to the weight of the game ball located on the upstream side is not excessively increased due to the pressure on the downstream side.

  As described above, in a standby state in which the game ball introduced into the ball feeding member 60 through the receiving passage 56 is received in the receiving portion 63, the game ball wins a winning tool (not shown) of the game board 10. Then, the ball payout control board (not shown) outputs a command signal for rotating the ball payout motor 65 by a rotation angle corresponding to the winning condition (a rotation angle corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out). 7 rotates the ball payout motor 65 based on the command signal to rotate the ball feed member 60 counterclockwise in FIG.

  When the ball feeding member 60 rotates, the game ball received in the receiving portion 63 is pushed downstream by the receiving wall 62 and sent out to the payout passage 57 and is introduced into the next receiving portion 63 from the receiving passage 56. A game ball is received. The game balls sent out to the payout passage 57 flow down the payout passage 57 and are paid out from the payout outlet 53 to the ball payout passage 25, flow down the ball payout passage 25, and the upper or lower ball of the ball tray unit 6 It is paid out to the dish (see FIG. 10).

  At this time, the game ball sent out to the payout passage 57 with the rotation of the ball feed member 60 is sent out to the payout passage 57 at a speed corresponding to the rotation speed of the ball feed member 60. Therefore, when the rotation speed of the ball feeding member 60 is high, the delivered game ball is a passage wall (for example, A shown in FIG. 7) on the opposite side (the side shown in FIG. 7) of the payout passage 57 from the ball feeding member 60. However, in the ball dispensing device 50, such a game ball can be obtained by providing the guide rib 58. This prevents the ball from bouncing off (game ball rampage) and allows the game ball to flow smoothly.

  Thereafter, similarly, the game balls held on standby in the receiving passage 56 are received one by one in the receiving portion 63 of the ball feeding member 60 as the ball feeding member 60 rotates, and as the receiving portion 63 rotates, Are sent out to the payout passage 57, flow down the payout passage 57, and are discharged from the payout outlet 57 to the ball tray of the ball tray unit 6 through the ball payout passage 25. Then, the ball feeding member 60 is rotated by a rotation angle corresponding to a command signal to the ball payout motor 65, whereby a number of game balls according to winning conditions are paid out to the ball tray of the ball tray unit 6 as prize balls. .

  In addition, when a ball lending operation is performed in a so-called CR machine and the operation signal is input to the pachinko machine PM, the ball payout is performed in the same manner as when the game ball is won in the winning device of the game board 10 described above. A game ball payout operation is performed by the device 50.

  The rotation angle of the ball payout motor 65 included in the command signal is a rotation angle corresponding to the number of game balls to be paid out, and when the rotation operation of the ball payout motor 65 is stopped, any of the receiving parts 63. Is set so as to receive the game ball introduced from the receiving passage 56 and restrict the flow of the game ball.

  The game balls flowing down the payout passage 57 are detected by a ball detection sensor 75, and the detection signal of the ball detection sensor 75 is output to a ball payout control board (not shown), and the ball payout control is performed. The board counts the actual number of game balls paid out from the detection signal, and feedback-controls the operation of the ball payout device 50 based on the counted value. Thereby, an accurate quantity of game balls are paid out as prize balls or rental balls, and a fair game can be provided.

  In addition, when the operation member 72 of the ball removing mechanism 70 is operated and slid to the upper position in a state where the game ball is held on standby in the receiving passage 56 as shown in FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. The passage wall member 71 is swung counterclockwise in FIG. 11 by the pressure of the game ball located on the upstream side, and changes to a position where the notch portion 56 c of the receiving passage 56 is opened. Then, the game ball that has passed through the notch 56c flows down the ball passage 59 and is discharged from the ball outlet 54 to the discharge passage 26 provided in the back set board 20, and flows down the discharge passage 26 to play the game island. It is discharged to the recovery device (see FIG. 9).

  Here, in the ball dispensing device 50, the guide passage 55 and the dispensing outlet 53 are provided on the front side while being set and held on the back set panel 20, and the ball removal passage 59 and the ball outlet 54 are provided on the rear side. It has been. Therefore, for example, even if the operation member 72 of the ball removal mechanism 70 is slid to the upper position and an illegal operation is added to the set holding state of the ball dispensing device 50 on the back set board 20, the notch portion 56c is The game balls that pass through and are discharged from the ball discharge passage 59 and the ball discharge port 54 are discharged to the rear of the pachinko machine PM, and are discharged to the ball tray of the ball tray unit 6 through the ball payout passage 25. The game ball can be prevented from being illegally acquired by such an unauthorized operation.

  As described above, according to the ball dispensing device 50 according to the present embodiment, the guide passage 55 is arranged in the lower bent portion 56b of the receiving passage 56 so that the direction in which the game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member 60 is Since it is formed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction along the rotational tangential direction, the pressure based on the weight of the game ball acting on the ball feeding member 60 and the like is reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the starting torque at the time of starting the rotation that requires the largest rotational torque, and thus it is possible to use a motor that is smaller than the conventional one and to reduce the size of the apparatus.

  Further, the guide passage 55 is formed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction in the lower bent portion 56 b of the receiving passage 56 so that the direction in which the game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member 60 is along the rotational tangential direction of the ball feeding member 60. Therefore, the game ball can be smoothly introduced into the ball feeding member 60 as compared with the conventional configuration in which the game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member from directly above. Therefore, even when the ball feeding member 60 is rotated at a high speed and the game ball is paid out in a short time, the game ball can be introduced into the ball feeding member 60 in response to the high-speed rotation of the ball feeding member 60. Thus, the game ball can be paid out smoothly.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine PM has been described as an example of a ball game machine provided with the ball payout device 50, but the invention is not limited to this, for example, a sparrow ball game machine or an arrangement ball machine. The present invention is applicable to any ball game machine equipped with a ball payout device such as the above.

PM Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
50 Ball dispenser 51 Housing member 52 Receptor 53 Discharge outlet 55 Guide passage 58 Guide rib 59 Ball removal passage 60 Ball feed member 65 Ball delivery motor 70 Ball removal mechanism 71 Passage wall member (ball removal member)
72 Operation members

Claims (3)

A housing member formed with a guide passage that guides and flows down the game ball flowing in from the upper end receiving port to the lower end payout opening;
A ball feeding member that is rotatably provided at an intermediate position of the guide passage in the housing member, and that sends out the game ball flowing in from the receiving port to the payout side by the rotation;
A ball dispensing motor that rotationally drives the ball feeding member;
The guide passage is formed obliquely with respect to a vertical direction so that a direction in which a game ball is introduced into the ball feeding member is along a rotational tangential direction of the ball feeding member at the intermediate position. A ball dispensing device for a ball game machine.   A notch for providing the ball feeding member is formed in the passage wall of the guide passage, and a guide rib having a wall surface shape corresponding to a part of the notch rotates the ball feeding member. The ball dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the ball dispensing device is provided so as to block a part of the notch without interfering with the movement. A notch for ball removal formed on a passage wall upstream of the ball feeding member of the guide passage, and a ball remover provided on the housing member so as to be swingable so as to open and close the notch for ball removal. A member, an operation member for moving the ball removal member to a closed position where the ball removal member closes the ball removal notch, and an open position where the ball removal notch is opened, and the ball removal A ball removal mechanism having a ball passage formed in the housing member so as to connect the notch portion for use with the ball outlet at the lower end of the housing member;
When the housing member is mounted on the rear surface of the ball game machine, the guide passage and the payout port are formed on the front side, and the ball extraction passage and the ball extraction port are formed on the rear side. The ball payout device according to claim 1, wherein the ball payout device is a ball payout device.