JP2015208419A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take appropriate measure against noise with respect to a board disposed in a case body and to facilitate assembly work of a ball put-out device.SOLUTION: A ball passage member 42 where a ball passage 45 is defined includes: a first board housing part 101 which can house a first board 135 where detection means 44 and a first wiring connection terminal 138 are provided respectively at a position on both sides of the ball passage 45; and a second board housing part 102 which can house a second board 145 where the detection means 44 and a second wiring connection terminal 148 are provided respectively. In the first board housing part 101, a first upper detection port 113 and a first lower detection port 114 that have the detection means 44 face the ball passage 45 and a first exposure port 118 that has the first wiring connection terminal 138 face outside are formed; in the second board housing part 102, a second upper detection port 123 and a second lower detection port 124 that have the detection means 44 face the ball passage 45 and a second exposure port 128 that has the second wiring connection terminal 148 face outside are formed.

Description

  The present invention provides a game provided with a ball dispensing device that dispenses a pachinko ball while allowing rotation of the ball feeder by a rocking member that is rocked and displaced by an electromagnetic solenoid that is controlled to be excited and demagnetized based on a ball dispensing signal. Related to the machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art An electromagnetic operation unit including an electromagnetic solenoid that is controlled to be excited and demagnetized based on a control signal is employed in various apparatuses and devices. For example, in a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, the upper ball on the front side as a predetermined number of prize balls or rental balls is stored in a ball tank disposed on the upper back side of the gaming machine. A ball dispensing device for dispensing to a dish or a lower ball dish is provided (Patent Document 1). In this ball dispensing device, a pinwheel-shaped ball feeder in which a large number of ball receiving portions are formed and arranged at an equal pitch on the outer periphery inside a case body having a ball passage (communication path) vertically passed through, The ball receiving portion is rotatably arranged with the ball passage facing the ball passage. In addition, inside the case body, an electromagnetic solenoid that is excited and demagnetized based on a ball payout signal (award ball payout signal or a loan payout signal) and a support member to which the electromagnetic solenoid is fixed can swing. An electromagnetic operation unit is housed that includes a rocking member (stopper), which is a metal plate-like member, and a biasing member that biases the rocking member in a direction away from the excitation portion of the electromagnetic solenoid. The oscillating member is engaged and disengaged from the ball feeder by excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid, and the rotation of the ball feeder is restricted and allowed. That is, in a non-energized state (demagnetized state) of the electromagnetic solenoid, the swinging member is engaged with the ball feeder by the biasing of the biasing member, the rotation of the ball feeder is restricted, and the electromagnetic solenoid is energized by the ball payout signal In the state (excited state), the swing member is swung and displaced from the ball feeder so as to be attracted by the excitation unit, and the rotation of the ball feeder is allowed. Accordingly, the ball feeder is rotated over a predetermined angle while receiving the pachinko balls in the ball passages at the respective ball receiving portions, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out as prize balls or rental balls. Yes. In addition, a substrate equipped with a detection means (detection sensor) capable of detecting pachinko balls passing through the ball passage is disposed at a position adjacent to the ball passage, and the number of pachinko balls paid out by the rotation of the ball feeder is counted. It is supposed to be.

JP 2003-93681 A

  In the ball dispensing apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, a substrate having detection means is attached to the outside of the case body, and the detection means faces the ball passage through an opening formed in the outer wall of the case body. That is, since the substrate is exposed to the outside of the case body, the substrate may be damaged when the ball dispensing device is handled or installed in the gaming machine. In addition, in the installed state of the ball payout device for the gaming machine, the substrate is exposed to the outside of the case body, so that dust is likely to adhere to the substrate, and foreign matter is brought into contact with the substrate to make the detection means misdetect. Unable to prevent cheating.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems inherent in the prior art described above, and has been proposed to suitably solve this problem. The present invention protects a substrate on which detection means is disposed and An object is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing fraud.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
Spheres through which pachinko balls pass in alignment with the ball inlet (41a) and ball outlet (41b), respectively, inside the case body (41) in which the ball inlet (41a) and ball outlet (41b) of the pachinko ball are formed. A ball passage member (42) defining a passage (45) and a plurality of ball receiving portions (71) formed on the outer periphery are arranged facing the ball passage (45), and one pachinko ball is rotated by rotation. A ball feeder (65) that discharges from the ball passage (45) one by one, an electromagnetic solenoid (66) that is controlled to be excited / demagnetized based on a ball payout signal, and a swing according to the excitation / demagnetization control of the electromagnetic solenoid (66). A swinging member (67) that restricts or permits rotation of the ball feeder (65) by being engaged with and disengaged from the ball feeder (65), and a pachinko ball that passes through the ball passage (45). In a gaming machine equipped with a ball dispensing device (40) having a detecting means (44) for detecting,
The ball passage member (42) of the ball dispensing device (40)
Substrate accommodating portions (101, 102) capable of accommodating substrates (135, 145) formed adjacent to the spherical passage (45) and provided with the detection means (44) and the wiring connection portions (138, 148), respectively.
A first opening (107) formed in the wall of the ball passage (45) and facing the ball feeder (65) into the ball passage (45);
A second opening (113, 123) that is opened between the ball passage (45) and the substrate housing portion (101, 102) and that faces the detection means (44) to the ball passage (45);
A third opening (118, 128) is provided in a wall defining the substrate housing (101, 102), and the wiring connection portion (138, 148) faces the outside of the substrate housing (101, 102);
The gist passage member (42) is configured to be attached to the case body (41) in a state where the substrate (135, 145) is accommodated in the substrate accommodating portion (101, 102).

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the substrate provided with the detecting means and the wiring connecting portion to which the wiring is connected is provided in the substrate accommodating portion formed in the spherical passage member that defines the spherical passage. Since it was comprised so that it might accommodate in the case body in the case where it accommodated, a board | substrate is protected appropriately. Thereby, it can prevent that a board | substrate is damaged at the time of the handling operation of a ball payout apparatus, or the installation work to a game machine. In addition, since the substrate is not exposed to the outside of the case body, it is difficult for dust to adhere to the substrate, and illegal acts on the substrate can be prevented. Furthermore, by setting the spherical passage member that accommodates the substrate in the substrate accommodating portion in the case body, the spherical feeding body can face the spherical passage through the first opening.

In the invention according to claim 2,
As the substrate accommodating portion (101, 102), a first substrate accommodating portion (101) provided on one side of the spherical passage (45) and accommodating the first substrate (135), and the spherical passage (45 ) And a second substrate housing portion (102) that is provided on the other side facing the first substrate housing portion (101) and that accommodates the second substrate (145),
The second opening (113) corresponding to the first substrate housing portion (101) and the second opening (123) corresponding to the second substrate housing portion (102) are spherical passages (45). Facing each other,
The detection means (44) of the first substrate (135) and the detection means (44) of the second substrate (145) and the second opening (113, 123) pass through the sphere passage (45). The gist is that two sets are provided apart from each other in the direction.
Therefore, according to the invention according to claim 2, the first substrate accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion and the second substrate accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion are opposed to each other with the spherical passage of the spherical passage member interposed therebetween. The pachinko balls passing through the ball passage can be appropriately detected by the detecting means provided on the first substrate and the detecting means provided on the second substrate. Further, since each of the detection means and the second opening of each of the first and second substrates is provided in two sets apart from each other in the ball passage direction of the ball passage, before and after the ball feeder is dispensed The pachinko sphere after being done can be detected.

In invention of Claim 3,
The gist of the wiring connection part (138, 148) is that it fits into the third opening part (118, 128) and faces the outside of the spherical passage member (42).
Therefore, according to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the connection of the wiring with respect to a wiring connection part is easy. Moreover, it can prevent that a foreign material enters into a board | substrate accommodating part via a 3rd opening part.

In the invention according to claim 4,
A bearing member (85, 85) disposed on either the support member (68) on which the electromagnetic solenoid (66) is disposed or the swing member (67);
Provided on the other side of the support member (68) or the swing member (67), and provided with a support shaft portion (95) inserted and supported in the bearing portion (85, 85),
The pivotal member (67) is supported by the bearing member (85, 85) so that the swinging member (67) is swingably supported by the support member (68). And
Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the bearing portion provided on either the support member or the swing member provided with the electromagnetic solenoid is provided on the other of the support member or the swing member. By inserting and supporting the support shaft portion, the swing member is supported without rattling with respect to the support member. As a result, even if the swinging displacement of the swinging member is repeated with the excitation / demagnetization control of the electromagnetic solenoid, the support member and the swinging member are not rubbed. Is maintained for a long time. In addition, since the support member and the swing member are not rubbed, iron powder is not generated, and the electromagnetic solenoid is prevented from malfunctioning or malfunctioning due to the iron powder adhering to the excitation part or coil part of the electromagnetic solenoid. Can do.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to protect the board on which the detection means is disposed and to prevent an illegal act on the board.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of an example. It is a rear view which shows the pachinko machine of an Example in the state which removed the game board. (a) is a perspective view of the ball dispensing device viewed from obliquely upward on the lid member side, and (b) is a perspective view of the ball dispensing device viewed obliquely from above on the main body member side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ball dispensing device viewed from obliquely above on the lid member side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ball dispensing device viewed from obliquely above on the main body member side. (a) is a perspective view of the ball paying-out operation unit seen from the diagonally upper front of the right front, and (b) is a perspective view of the ball paying-out operating unit seen from the diagonally upper left rear. (a) is a front view of the ball dispensing operation unit, (b) is a left side view of the ball dispensing operation unit, (c) is a plan view of the ball dispensing operation unit, and (d) is a diagram of the ball dispensing operation unit. It is a bottom view. (a) is an exploded perspective view of the ball dispensing operation unit as viewed from the upper left obliquely upward, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the ball dispensing operation unit as viewed from the upper right obliquely upward. (a) is a front view of a spherical passage member, (b) is a rear view of the spherical passage member, and (c) is a plan view of the spherical passage member. (a) is a rear view of a spherical passage member, and (b) is a right side view of the spherical passage member. (a) is the exploded perspective view which looked at the ball passage member which separated the 1st substrate and the 2nd substrate from the right front diagonally upward, and (b) the left rear of the ball passage member which separated the 1st substrate and the 2nd substrate It is the disassembled perspective view seen from diagonally upward. It is sectional drawing which fractures | ruptures by the X1-X1 line | wire of Fig.3 (a) in the state which the ball | bowl delivery operation | movement unit restricted rotation of the ball | bowl feed body. It is sectional drawing which fractures | ruptures by the X2-X2 line | wire of FIG.3 (b) about the state which the ball | bowl delivery operation | movement unit restricted rotation of the ball | bowl feed body. It is explanatory sectional drawing which shows the state from which the advance pachinko ball is paid out by rotation of a ball feeder, when a ball discharge operation unit will be in the state which permitted rotation of the ball feeder. It is explanatory sectional drawing which shows that the pachinko ball of the next line is hold | maintained by a ball | bowl feed body, when the ball | bowl paying-out action | operation unit will be in the state which controlled the rotation of the ball | bowl feeder by completion of discharge | payout of the preceding pachinko ball.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. As a gaming machine, a general pachinko machine 10 will be described as an example.

(Pachinko machine)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens in front and rear, and is installed in a vertically installed posture on a game shop installation frame base (not shown). On the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 as a frame, a middle frame 12 as a main body frame for detachably holding the game board 14 is assembled so as to be openable and detachable. On the rear side of the game board 14, a symbol display device 30 that variably displays a symbol for effect when a predetermined condition is established is provided in a detachable manner. A front frame 13 as a decorative frame that protects the game board 14 so as to be seen through can be opened and closed on the front side of the middle frame 12, and a lower ball tray that stores pachinko balls below the front frame 13. 16 is assembled to the middle frame 12. Further, an upper ball tray 15 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 15 is also configured to be opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame 13. . Further, an operation handle 17 for operating a ball striking device (not shown) disposed in the middle frame 12 is provided at a lower right position of the middle frame 12. By operating the device, the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are fired toward the game board 14 one by one at a predetermined interval. The symbol display device 30 is a liquid crystal symbol display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various symbols is accommodated in a housing case, or a drum symbol display device in which a drum having a plurality of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface is accommodated in a housing case. In addition, various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and displaying various symbols, such as a symbol display device having a dot matrix type display unit, can also be employed.

(About the middle frame)
As shown in FIG. 2, the middle frame 12 includes an upper frame body 12 a that forms an upper edge, a lower frame body 12 b that forms a lower edge and functions as an installation unit for installing various game parts such as a ball hitting device, It is formed in a substantially rectangular shape from a left frame 12c that forms an edge and a right frame 12d that forms a right edge. The middle frame 12 is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be able to be opened and closed laterally and attached and detached by hinge mechanisms 18 and 18 disposed on the upper and lower portions on the left side of the front side. It is held in a closed state engaged with the outer frame 11 using a general locking device provided on the outer frame 11. The middle frame 12 defines a game board holding portion 12e that is opened forward and backward by four frames 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d, and the game board 14 is set and held in the game board holding portion 12e in a detachable manner from the front. Is done. The middle frame 12 may be formed by integrally forming the upper and lower and left and right frame bodies 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 10 is located on the rear side of the upper frame body 12a in the middle frame 12 (upper side of the game board holding portion 12e) and is provided with an external ball supply facility (such as an installation frame base). A ball tank 19 for storing pachinko balls supplied from (not shown) is provided so as to extend in the left-right direction. A ball outlet guide portion 20 communicating with the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16 is provided on the upper left side of the lower frame body 12b of the middle frame 12 (lower left side of the game board holding portion 12e). In addition, a ball delivery path portion 21a that connects the left portion of the ball tank 19 and the upper portion of the ball outlet guide portion 20 is provided on the rear side of the left frame body 12c of the middle frame 12 (the rear left side of the game board holding portion 12e). A spherical passage unit 21 is provided. Further, a ball payout device 40 to be described later is disposed in the installation portion 21b provided in the lower portion of the ball passage unit 21, and the operation of the ball payout device 40 causes the ball of the ball passage unit 21 from the ball tank 19 to operate. The pachinko ball supplied to the delivery path portion 21 a is configured to be fed to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. The ball delivery path portion of the ball passage unit 21 is formed in a meandering shape curved in the front-rear direction, and can store temporarily in a state where a considerable amount (for example, about 2 to 300) of pachinko balls are aligned as storage balls. It is like that.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the lower frame 12 b in the middle frame 12, there are a power supply board 22 that controls the power supply of the pachinko machine 10, a payout control board 23 that controls the ball payout device 40, and the middle frame 12. A launch control board 24 for driving and controlling the installed ball launcher, an interface board 25 connected to an external terminal, and the like are disposed. The power supply board 22, the payout control board 23, the launch control board 24, and the interface board 25 are connected to a main control board (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 14, and control signals from the main control board are provided. Based on the above, predetermined control is executed. The power supply board 22, the payout control board 23, and the launch control board 24 are all unitized while being accommodated in the board case, and the board case is attached to a predetermined position on the back side of the lower frame 12b.

(Ball dispenser)
The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the “ball rental payout” at the start of the game and the “prize ball payout” during the game are performed by one ball payout device 40, and one ball is placed in the installation unit 21 b. A payout device 40 is provided. The ball payout device 40 includes a ball payout operation unit (electromagnetic operation unit) 43 inside the case body 41, and a ball payout signal (a lending payout signal and a prize ball payout signal) from the payout control board 23 described above. The operation is controlled by. In the following description regarding the ball paying device 40, the front, rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the ball paying device 40 are the states shown in FIG. 2 in which the ball paying device 40 is disposed in the installation portion 21b, that is, the pachinko machine 10 It shall be designated by the relationship seen from the rear side. Accordingly, the front surface of the ball dispensing device 40 disposed in the installation portion 21 b faces the back of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and FIG. 12, the ball dispensing device 40 is provided inside the case body 41 in which the ball inlet 41a and the ball outlet 41b of the pachinko ball B are formed, respectively in the ball inlet 41a and the ball outlet 41b. The ball passage member 42 that defines the matching ball passage 45 and the pachinko ball B supplied from the ball delivery passage portion to the ball passage 45 via the ball inlet 41a as a rental ball or a prize ball, one ball at a time to the ball outlet 41b A ball dispensing operation unit (electromagnetic operation unit) 43 for dispensing and a detection means 44 for detecting the pachinko ball B passing through the ball passage 45 are provided. The ball payout operation unit 43 is controlled by a ball payout signal from the payout control board 23, and is configured to allow or restrict the payout of the pachinko ball B supplied from the ball inlet 41a to the ball passage 45.

(Case body)
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the case body 41 is formed in a shape having a bottomed box shape having a substantially rectangular shape and opening rearward, and a shape capable of closing the opening of the main body member 50. The lid member 51 is attached to the main body member 50. The main body member 50 and the lid member 51 are assembled so as to be separable by fastening one fixing screw 52, and are configured in a substantially rectangular box shape in which a housing space is defined. The main body member 50 has a bottom wall 50a that faces the front of the pachinko machine 10 when the ball dispensing device 40 is attached to the installation portion 21b, and a frame shape that is erected from the outer edge of the bottom wall 50a to the lid member 51 side. The bottom wall 50a and the side wall 50b are integrally formed. The lid member 51 is erected from the top wall 51a facing the back of the pachinko machine 10 when the ball dispensing device 40 is attached to the installation portion 21b, and from the outer edge of the top wall 51a to the main body member 50 side, and is frame-shaped. The top wall 51a and the side wall 51b are integrally formed. And the fitting recessed part 53 is formed along the opening end formed by the side wall 50b of the main body member 50, and the fitting convex part 54 is formed in the opening end formed by the side wall 51b of the cover member 51, and the main body The member 50 and the lid member 51 are configured to be assembled by a so-called stamping structure by fitting the fitting convex portion 54 and the fitting concave portion 53. Further, holding ribs 55 and 55 for holding the support member 68 of the ball dispensing operation unit 43 project from the inside of the bottom wall 50a of the main body member 50 and the inside of the top wall 51a of the lid member 51 (FIG. 4). , See FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a fixing column 56 protrudes toward the opening at a substantially central portion of the bottom wall 50 a inside the main body member 50, and at the tip of the fixing column 56, A small-diameter boss 56a in which a screw hole 56b is formed protrudes. A through hole 57 is formed through the top wall 51a at a position corresponding to the screw hole 56b at a substantially central portion of the top wall 51a inside the lid member 51. The main body member 50 and the lid member 51 are fixed by screwing the fixing screw 52 inserted from the front side into the screw hole 56b.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the positioning column 58 protrudes toward the front opening at the lower right portion of the bottom wall 50 a inside the main body member 50, that is, at a position spaced to the lower right from the fixing column 56. Has been. Further, a positioning recess 59 in which the tip of the positioning support 58 is aligned is formed inside the lid member 51, and a boss 58 a protruding from the top of the positioning support 58 is fitted into the positioning recess 59. The main body member 50 and the lid member 51 are positioned.

(Locking part)
A swinging member 67 constituting a later-described ball payout operation unit 43 is configured to be detachably locked to the positioning column 58 described above (see FIG. 14). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the positioning column 58 extending horizontally forward from the bottom wall 50a has a cross-sectional shape broken in the vertical direction orthogonal to the extending direction, and has a lateral width larger than the vertical width, and an upper surface. In addition, the lower surface is flat and the left surface and the right surface have a curved shape that protrudes outward, and is particularly difficult to be deformed by an external force from the left-right direction. Then, in the extending direction of the positioning column 58, a locking piece (first locking portion) described later provided on the swinging member 67 is provided on the side adjacent to the bottom wall 50a and the side adjacent to the top wall 51a. Locking portions (second locking portions) 60 and 60 that are detachably locked to 92 and 92 are formed. These latching | locking parts 60 and 60 are provided with the flat latching surface which faces left (FIG. 12). Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, the positioning support column 58 has the lower left side of the positioning support column 58 connected to the side wall 50b via the partition wall 61, so that bending deformation and bending deformation appear. It is difficult to configure.

(Contact part)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 12, a large-diameter mounting boss 72 projects from the center lower portion of the bottom wall 50 a inside the main body member 50, that is, at a position below the fixing column 56. A ball feeder 65 (to be described later) constituting the dispensing operation unit 43 is disposed on the mounting boss 72. A shaft support hole 72a is formed at the center of the mounting boss 72. The shaft support hole 72a can fix the support shaft 73 that rotatably supports the ball feeder 65. In addition, a flat contact portion 63 that extends linearly in the vertical direction is formed on the right portion of the mounting boss 72 so that the swinging member 67 can contact from the right side. The abutting portion 63 defines a locking posture (see FIG. 12) of the swinging member 67, which will be described later, and the state in contact with the contacting portion 63 becomes the locking posture of the swinging member 67. The ball feeder 65 is made non-rotatable by the moving member 67. Note that interference with the locking pieces 92, 92 provided on the swinging member 67 is avoided below the contact portion 63. A notch 64 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 12, the main body member 50 is arranged on the basis of the arrangement of the fixing column 56, the positioning column 58, and the partition wall 61 described above. The arrangement position of the ball passage member 42 is determined. That is, in the body member 50, the support member 68, the electromagnetic solenoid 66, and the swinging member 67 constituting the ball dispensing operation unit 43 are arranged on the right side of the fixing column 56 and above the positioning column 58. The ball feeder 65 constituting the ball paying operation unit 43 is disposed below the fixing column 56, and the ball passage member 42 is disposed to the left of the fixing column 56. ing.

(Ball dispensing operation unit)
The ball payout operation unit 43 is an electromagnetic as an operation means that is excited and demagnetized based on a ball feeder 65 that pays out the pachinko balls B in the ball passage 45 one by one, and a ball payout signal from the payout control board 23. A solenoid 66, a swinging member 67 that swings and displaces in accordance with the excitation / demagnetization control of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, and restricts or allows the rotation of the ball feeding body 65 by engagement / disengagement with the ball feeding body 65; A support member 68 on which the swing member 67 is disposed, and a tension coil spring 69 as a biasing means for biasing the swing member 67 to a locking posture in which the swing member 67 is locked to the ball feeder 65 are provided. When the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is not energized, the ball dispensing operation unit 43 holds the swinging member 67 in the locking posture (see FIGS. 12 and 14) by the urging force of the tension coil spring 69 and engages with the ball feeder 65. By stopping, the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted and the payout of the pachinko ball B is restricted. Further, during the excitation control of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, the ball dispensing operation unit 43 swings the swinging member 67 in the unlocking posture (see FIG. 14) by the magnetic force generated by the excitation of the excitation unit 66b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. By moving and releasing the locking between the swinging member 67 and the ball feeder 65, the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is allowed and the pachinko ball B is allowed to be dispensed.

(Ball feeder)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 12, and 14, the ball feeder 65 has a plurality of (six in the embodiment) partitioning claw portions 70 formed on the outer periphery, and a plurality of ( In the embodiment, six ball receiving portions 71 are provided. Each ball receiving portion 71 has an arc shape recessed toward the center of the ball feeder 65 between the partitioning claw portions 70 and 70 adjacent in the circumferential direction, and one pachinko ball B can be aligned. The body 65 has a sprocket shape. The ball feeder 65 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 73 that is erected and fixed to a large-diameter mounting boss 72 provided on the bottom wall 50a of the main body member 50, so that each ball receiving portion 71 is connected to a ball passage member. It is arranged so as to face the ball passage 45 from the ball feeder opening (first opening) 107 formed in 42. Thereby, the ball feeder 65 rotates while receiving the pachinko balls B flowing down in the ball passage 45 one by one by the ball receiving portions 71, thereby enabling the pachinko balls B to be paid out (see FIG. 14). ). Further, in a state where the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted by the swinging member 67, the pachinko ball B is caught by the partition pawl portion 70 extending into the ball passage 45, whereby the pachinko ball from the ball passage 45 is captured. The payout of B is regulated (see FIG. 12). The ball feeder 65 is made of a synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal) that is relatively hard and excellent in wear resistance.

(Electromagnetic solenoid)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is formed by winding a lead wire 76 around a core portion of a main body 75 having flange portions 75a and 75b at both ends of a core portion (not shown) a predetermined number of times. The coil portion (also referred to as a bobbin) 66a and one end face (one flange portion 75a) of the coil portion 66a are provided, and the exciting force generated in the coil portion 66a when the conductive wire 76 is energized acts intensively. And an exciting part 66b for exciting. The electromagnetic solenoid 66 is electrically connected to the payout control team 23 via a wiring 78 connected to the conducting wire 76 of the coil portion 66a. When the electromagnetic solenoid 66 energizes the conducting wire 76 of the coil portion 66a based on the ball payout signal from the payout control board 23, a magnetic force is generated in the excitation portion 66b excited by the excitation of the coil portion 66a. Further, if the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is not energized to the conducting wire 76 of the coil portion 66a, the coil portion 66a is not excited, so that no magnetic force is generated in the exciting portion 66b. In such an electromagnetic solenoid 66, the other end face (the other flange portion 75b of the main body 75) of the coil portion 66a is opposed to the fixing portion 80 of the support member 68, and the boss protruding from the flange portion 75b is fixed to the fixing portion 80. The fixing portion 80 is fixed by caulking to 80.

(Cover material)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a cover member 77 is disposed on the outer periphery of the coil portion 66 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. The cover member 77 is formed from a transparent or translucent film material. Here, when the electromagnetic solenoid 66 vibrates when the swinging member 67 swings in accordance with the excitation / demagnetization control, the conducting wire 76 forming the coil portion 66a may be disconnected at an appropriate position. Therefore, in the electromagnetic solenoid 66 of the embodiment, since the cover member 77 is transparent or semi-transparent, the conducting wire 76 forming the coil portion 66a can be visually recognized with the cover member 77 disposed. The presence or absence of disconnection of the conducting wire 76 can be easily confirmed in a timely manner without removing the lid member 51. 6-8, the conducting wire 76 seen through the cover member 77 is not shown.

(Support member)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the support member 68 is a plate-like member bent in an L shape when viewed from the front, and includes a fixing portion 80 that fixes the electromagnetic solenoid 66 and an edge of the fixing portion 80. And a support portion 81 that rises. The support member 68 is installed on the main body member 50 of the case body 41 in a posture in which the fixing portion 80 extends in the vertical direction and the support portion 81 extends leftward from above the fixing portion 80, as described above. It is positioned and held by the holding rib 55. The fixed portion 80 has a substantially square flat plate shape, and the width in the front-rear direction and the width in the vertical direction are substantially the same as the diameter of the coil portion 66 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. A locking hole 82 for fixing the electromagnetic solenoid 66 to the fixing portion 80 is formed in the approximate center of the fixing portion 80 by inserting and crimping a boss provided on the electromagnetic solenoid 66. The bent portion between the fixed portion 80 and the support portion 81 is connected to the fixed portion 80 and extends to the opposite side (upward) of the fixed portion 80 with the support portion 81 interposed therebetween. A stop 83 is formed. A first hook portion 98 that is one end of the tension coil spring 69 serving as the urging means described above is hooked to the first hook portion 83. The support member 68 of the embodiment is formed by bending a metal plate-like member, and the fixing portion 80, the support portion 81, and the first hooking portion 83 are integrally formed.

  The support part 81 has substantially the same width in the front-rear direction as the fixed part 80, and the rising length from the fixed part 80 (width in the left-right direction) is the distance between the flange parts 75a and 75b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 (electromagnetic solenoid). 66 height dimension).

(Bearing part)
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the support portion 81 of the support member 68 is provided with bearing portions 85 and 85 that support the swing member 67 so as to be swingable. The respective bearing portions 85, 85 are provided on both sides of the support portion 81 (in the embodiment, the front and back sides of the support portion 81), and are positioned on the front side and the rear side of the swing member 67. The bearing portions 85, 85 are connected to the front end and the rear end of the support portion 81, bent toward the electromagnetic solenoid 66, face each other in the front-rear direction with the support portion 81 interposed therebetween, and the front end (left end) of the support portion 81. ) Is formed in a shape extending to the left side. And the part extended to the left from the support part 81 in each bearing part 85 and 85 is formed in the substantially circular shape which protruded upwards, In this extension part in each bearing part 85 and 85, Support holes 86, 86 penetrating in the front-rear direction are arranged in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, each of the bearing portions 85, 85 is formed with a slit 87, and the support hole 86 opens leftward through the slit 87. That is, the left part of each bearing part 85 and 85 is formed in reverse C shape in front view. Here, the opening width of each of the slits 87 and 87 is set to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the swing support shaft (support shaft portion) 95 provided in the swing member 67 and smaller than the diameter of the support hole 86. . As a result, the swing support shaft 95 is inserted into the slits 87, 87 from the left side of the bearing portions 85, 85 in the radial direction, so that both end portions of the swing support shaft 95 are supported by the support holes 86, 86. It can be inserted into the inside (see FIG. 8).

(Bearing member)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, bearing members (bearing mounting portions) 88 and 88 are fitted in the support holes 86 and 86, respectively. Each of the bearing members 88 and 88 is a cylindrical member whose inner diameter matches the outer diameter of the swing support shaft 95 and whose outer diameter matches the inner diameter of the support hole 86 of the bearing portion 85. Is provided with a flange 88a extending outward in the radial direction. The outer diameter of the flange 88 a is larger than the inner diameter of the support hole 86 of the bearing portion 85. Such a bearing member 88 is fitted into the support hole 86 and fixed to the bearing portion 85 from a direction different from the insertion direction of the swing support shaft 95 with respect to the bearing portion 85. That is, a bearing member 88 is fitted and fixed to the support hole 86 of the bearing portion 85 provided on the front side of the support portion 81 from the front, and the bearing member with respect to the support hole 86 is fixed. At the time of fitting 88, the front end portion of the swing support shaft 95 is inserted into the bearing member 88. Further, a bearing member 88 is fitted and fixed to the support hole 86 of the bearing part 85 provided on the rear side of the support part 81 from the rear, and the bearing with respect to the support hole 86 is fixed. When the member 88 is fitted, the rear end portion of the swing support shaft 95 is inserted into the bearing member 88. Then, since the outer diameter of the bearing member 88 fixed to the support hole 86 of each bearing portion 85 is larger than the opening width of the slit 87, the swing support in which the front and rear end portions are supported by the respective bearing members 88, 88 is provided. The shaft 95 cannot be removed leftward through the slit 87.

  The bearing member 88 fixed to the support hole 86 of the bearing portion 85 provided on the rear side of the support portion 81 has a flange 88a that contacts the inside of the bottom wall 50a of the main body member 50 and a support portion. The bearing member 88 fixed to the support hole 86 of the bearing portion 85 provided on the front side of 81 is configured such that the flange 88 a of the bearing member 88 contacts the inside of the top wall 51 a of the lid member 51. As a result, the support member 68 has the main body member 50 and the lid member 51 via the bearing members 88 and 88 fixed to the respective bearing portions 85 and 85 in a state where the ball dispensing operation unit 43 is accommodated in the case body 41. Is sandwiched from the front and back. Therefore, even if the swinging member 67 is swung and displaced during the operation of the ball dispensing operation unit 43, the support member 68 can be prevented from rattling in the case body 41.

(Oscillating member)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the swinging member 67 is a plate-like member having magnetism, and in a state facing the exciting portion 66 b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, the supporting portion 81 of the supporting member 68. Is supported so as to be swingable. The swing member 67 of the embodiment is formed from a metal plate-like member, and swings by being attracted to the excitation unit 66b when the excitation unit 66b is excited to generate a magnetic force. The swing member 67 extends from the side where the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is disposed to the opposite side to the side where the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is disposed, with the support portion 81 of the support member 68 interposed therebetween. This length is longer than the length of the fixing portion 80 of the support member 68 in the vertical direction. That is, the swinging member 67 extends from a position facing the electromagnetic solenoid 66 to a position facing the above-described first latching portion 83 on the left and right sides through the two bearing portions 85 and 85. More specifically, the width in the front-rear direction of the swinging member 67 is set to be slightly smaller than the distance in the front-rear direction of the two bearing portions 85, 85 and larger than the width in the front-rear direction of the ball feeder 65 described above. .

(Abutting edge)
The lower edge, which is the swing end of the swing member 67, is a contact edge (contact portion) 67a that is detachably locked to the ball feeder 65. The contact edge 67a can be locked by contacting the partitioning claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65 when the swinging member 67 is locked (see FIGS. 12 and 15), and excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. In the unlocking posture of the swinging member 67 by the above, the locking can be released away from the partition claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65 (see FIG. 14). When the ball feeder 65 is held in the locking posture and the abutting edge 67a is locked to the partition claw portion 70, the pressing force by the pachinko ball B supplied to the ball passage 45 is applied to the ball feeder 65. Even if it acts, the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted. Further, when the ball feeder 65 is displaced and held in the unlocking posture and the abutting edge 67a is separated from the partitioning claw portion 70, the ball feeder 65 is allowed to freely rotate, and the pressing force by the pachinko ball B is reduced. The ball feeder 65 can be rotated.

(Shaft fixing part)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the swing member 67 is a support projecting to the opposite side (left side in the embodiment) from the support member 68 at a position facing the bearing portions 85, 85 on the front and rear edges. Shaft support portions 90, 90 are formed. The respective support shafts 90 and 90 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, and shaft support holes 91 and 91 through which the swing support shaft 95 can be inserted and fixed are arranged in the front-rear direction. Each of the support shaft supports 90 and 90 has a swing support shaft 95 inserted through the shaft support holes 91 and 91 extending forward from the front support shaft support 90 and a back support shaft. The length extending backward from the portion 90 is fixed to the swinging member 67 in the same state. That is, the swing support shaft 95 is fixed so that it cannot rotate around the swing support shaft 95 with its front end portion and rear end portion protruding from the swing member 67 in the front-rear direction. Yes.

(Oscillating spindle)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the swing support shaft 95 has a separation distance between both bearing portions 85, 85 (a distance in the front-rear direction from the front surface of the front bearing portion 85 to the rear surface of the rear bearing portion 85). This is a round bar-like member having substantially the same length and the same outer diameter as the inner diameter of the shaft support holes 91, 91 of the support shaft support portions 90, 90. The outer diameter of the swing support shaft 95 is set to be the same as the inner diameter of the bearing member 88 described above. Accordingly, the swinging support shaft 95 installed and fixed on the respective support shaft support portions 90 and 90 of the swinging member 67 is positioned in the support holes 86 and 86 through the slits 87 and 87 of the bearing portions 85 and 85. In this state, the above-described bearing members 88 and 88 are fitted into the support holes 86 and 86 of the respective bearing portions 85 and 85, thereby being supported between the bearing portions 85 and 85. The swing support shaft 95 swingably supports the swing member 67 in a state where the swing support shaft 95 is in contact with the respective bearing members 88 and 88 fitted to the both bearing portions 85 and 85.

  The swing member 67 supported by the swing support shaft 95 so as to be swingable between the respective bearing portions 85 and 85 of the support member 68 includes the support member 68 to which the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is fixed. Before being attached to the member 50, the rocking displacement is possible within the following range. That is, the swinging member 67 swings in a direction away from the electromagnetic solenoid 66 and contacts the tip of the support portion 81 of the support member 68, and swings in a direction close to the electromagnetic solenoid 66. The solenoid 66 can swing between the position in contact with the excitation portion 66b of the solenoid 66. However, in the state where the support member 68 is attached to the main body member 50 of the case body 41, the swinging member 67 has a locking posture (see FIG. 12) that is in contact with the contact portion 63 described above and a lock described later. The piece 92 can swing between the unlocking postures (see FIG. 14) in which the pieces 92 are in contact with the locking portions 60. That is, the swing member 67 is configured to swing and displace within a range that does not contact the tip of the support portion 81 and the excitation portion 66b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66.

(Locking piece)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the swing member 67 is provided with a locking piece (first locking portion) 92 adjacent to the contact edge 67a at the lower end forming the contact edge 67a. This locking piece 92 is described before the swinging member 67 comes into contact with the excitation unit 66b when the swinging member 67 swings toward the excitation unit 66b excited by the excitation control of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. It is formed so as to be locked to the locking portion 60. As shown in FIG. 14, when the swinging member 67 stops at the position where the locking piece 92 and the locking portion 60 are locked during the excitation control of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, the contact edge of the swinging member 67. 67a and the ball feeder 65 are unlocked, and the ball feeder 65 is allowed to rotate. The locking portion 60 of the embodiment is provided to extend downward from the contact edge 67 a at the lower end of the swing member 67. Further, in the embodiment, the locking pieces 92 and 92 are provided on both sides of the contact edge 67a, respectively, and the locking pieces 92 and 92 are respectively locked on the positioning column 58 described above. It is provided corresponding to the parts 60, 60.

  Each of the locking pieces 92 and 92 is electromagnetically coupled from the lower end of the swinging member 67 due to the positional relationship with the locking portions 60 and 60 provided on the positioning column 58, as shown in FIGS. It is formed so as to extend obliquely to the opposite side of the solenoid 66, and the lower edge portion of the locking piece 92 is bent so as to be in the same direction as the swinging member 67. Thereby, when the respective locking pieces 92, 92 are locked to the corresponding locking portions 60, 60 by the excitation of the exciting portion 66b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, as shown in FIG. Is inclined so as to be inclined toward the exciting portion 66b to be in the unlocking posture immediately before contact with the exciting portion 66b, whereby the locking between the contact edge 67a and the ball feeder 65 is released. Has been.

(Second hook)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the swing member 67 includes a second hooking portion 93 extending upward from the upper edge. The second hook 93 is provided at a position facing the first hook 83 provided on the support member 68 in the left-right direction. A second hook portion 99 provided at the other end of the tension coil spring 69 is hooked to the second hook portion 93.

(Tension coil spring)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and 12, the tension coil spring 69 is formed at a winding portion 97 formed of a spring steel material having a required diameter with a required winding diameter and the number of turns, and at one end of the winding portion 97. The first hook portion 98 and the second hook portion 99 formed at the other end of the winding portion 97 are provided. The tension coil spring 69 hangs the first hook portion 98 on the first hook portion 83 of the support member 68 and the second hook portion 99 on the second hook portion 93 of the swinging member 67. On the opposite side of the support portion 81 of the main body member 50 from the side where the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is provided, the support member 81 is disposed along the support portion 81 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is directed in the left-right direction. It should be noted that the tension coil spring 69 installed on the first hook 83 and the second hook 93 has the winding portion 97 elastically stretched even when the swinging member 67 is in the above-described locking posture. A natural length that deforms is used. Thus, the swinging member 67 is elastically held in the locked posture by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 69 when the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is not excited. Further, the swinging member 67 is positioned toward the unlocking posture against the urging force of the tension coil spring 69 by the magnetic force generated in the excited exciting portion 66b during the excitation control of the exciting portion 66b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. It is designed to be displaced.

(Ball passage member)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 9 to 13, the ball passage member 42 is aligned with each of the ball inlet 41 a and the ball outlet 41 b formed in the case body 41 and allows the pachinko ball B to pass therethrough. A flange portion 100 in which a passage 45 is defined, a first substrate housing portion (first substrate housing portion) 101 which is a substrate housing portion for housing and holding the first substrate 135, and a second substrate 145. And a second substrate accommodating portion (second substrate accommodating portion) 102 which is a substrate accommodating portion that accommodates and holds the substrate. The ball passage member 42 includes a first holding unit 103 that engages with the fixing column 56 and a second holding unit 104 that contacts the positioning column 58. In the ball passage member 42 of the embodiment, the flange portion 100, the first holding portion 103, and the second holding portion 104 are integrally formed, and a part of the first substrate housing portion 101 (the first frame wall 110) and the first holding portion 104 are formed. A part (second frame wall 120) of the two substrate housing portion 102 is formed integrally with the flange portion 100. Further, the first substrate housing portion 101 and the second substrate housing portion 102 are respectively provided on both side portions of the flange portion 100 facing each other with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween. The ball passage member 42 is made of a conductive resin mixed with carbon black, for example. As a result, the ball passage member 42 comes into contact with the earth circuit provided in the ball passage unit 21 so that even when the pachinko ball B charged with static electricity comes into contact with the first passage, The first substrate 135 accommodated in the part 101 and the second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating part 102 can be prevented from being affected by static electricity.

(First board)
Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 13, the first substrate 135 accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape in the vertical direction, and a sphere is formed on the surface 135 a. A plurality (two in the embodiment) of first detection means 136 and 137 in the detection means 44 for detecting the pachinko sphere B passing through the passage 45 are electrically connected to the first substrate 135 and the dispensing control substrate 23. And a first wiring connection terminal (wiring connection portion) 138 to which wiring (not shown) is connected. The detection means 44 of the embodiment is a small electronic component that combines a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light receiving element detects that the light from the light emitting element has been changed (presence / absence, intensity) by the pachinko sphere B that is a detection object. The photo sensor is a non-contact sensor that outputs an electrical signal. The first detection means 136 and 137 are LEDs as light emitting elements mounted on the first substrate 135 in a posture rising from the surface 135a of the first substrate 135, and the first substrate 135 is a first substrate housing portion. In the state of being accommodated and held in 101, the pachinko balls B are spaced apart in the ball passing direction (vertical direction) at substantially the same interval as the diameter of the pachinko ball B. In the following description, the first detection means 136 disposed above is referred to as “first upper detection means”, and the first detection means 137 disposed below the first upper detection means 136 is referred to as “first detection means”. It may be referred to as “lower detection means”. Further, the first wiring connection terminal 138 is mounted in a posture facing the direction along the surface 135a of the first substrate 135, and the connection terminal of the wiring (not shown) can be connected from the direction along the surface 135a. .

(Second board)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 13, the second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102 is formed in a rectangular shape that is elongated in the vertical direction. Second wiring connection terminals (not shown) for connecting a plurality (two in the embodiment) of second detection means 146 and 147 and wiring (not shown) for electrically connecting the second substrate 145 and the dispensing control substrate 23. Wiring connection portion) 148. The second detection means 146 and 147 of the embodiment are transistors as light receiving elements that receive light from the first detection means 136 and 137, and the second substrate 145 is accommodated and held in the second substrate accommodation portion 102. In this state, the first detection means 136 and 137 described above are disposed at positions facing the front and rear with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween. In the following description, the second detection means 146 disposed on the upper side and paired with the first upper detection means 136 is referred to as “second upper detection means”, and the lower detection means 137 is disposed on the lower side with the first lower detection means 137. The pair of second detection means 147 may be referred to as “second lower detection means”. The second wiring connection terminal 148 is mounted in a posture facing the direction along the surface 145a of the second substrate 145, and a connection terminal of a wiring (not shown) can be connected from the direction along the surface 145a. .

  In the detection means 44 of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a pair of first upper detection means 136 and second upper detection means 146 are directly held by the ball feeder 65 in the ball passage 45. The pachinko ball B is disposed opposite the pachinko ball B so as to be positioned in the front-rear direction with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween. Therefore, when there is no pachinko ball B directly held by the ball feeder 65, the light emitted from the first upper detection means 136 which is a light emitting element is received by the first upper detection means 136 which is a light receiving element. When there is a pachinko sphere B held directly by the ball feeder 65, the light emitted from the first upper detection means 136 is blocked by the pachinko sphere B and is not received by the first upper detection means 136. become. That is, the first upper detection means 136 and the second upper detection means 146 detect the presence of the pachinko sphere B before being dispensed supplied into the ball passage 45. On the other hand, a pair of first lower detection means 137 and second lower detection means 147 are positioned below the pachinko ball B directly held by the ball feeder 65 in the ball passage 45 (the rotation center of the ball feeder 65). Are disposed opposite to each other so as to be positioned forward and backward with the ball passage 45 in between. Therefore, when there is no pachinko ball B paid out by the rotation of the ball feeder 65 (when the pachinko ball B is held by the ball feeder 65), the light is emitted from the first lower detection means 137. When the light is received by the second lower detection means 147 which is a light receiving element and the ball feeder 65 rotates and the pachinko ball B is paid out (see FIG. 14), the light is emitted from the first lower detection means 137. The light is blocked by the pachinko sphere B and is not received by the second lower detection means 147. That is, the first lower detection means 137 and the second lower detection means 147 detect the pachinko sphere B paid out by the rotation of the ball feeder 65.

(Isobe)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the flange portion 100 is provided with the ball passage member 42 in the case body 41 by providing the ball inlet 41 a and the ball outlet 41 b aligned in the vertical direction. The case body 41 is formed so as to extend vertically and linearly in the vertical direction. The collar portion 100 has a rectangular tube shape in which the outer shape in the short direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction along the vertical direction forms a rectangle, and the inner shape in the short direction forms a substantially hexagonal shape. The flange portion 100 is formed with an upper engaging protrusion 105a protruding upward at the upper edge of the upper opening 105 so as to be aligned with the ball inlet 41a, and aligned with the ball outlet 41b at the lower edge of the lower opening 106. A lower engaging projecting edge 106a projecting downward is formed, and the upper engaging projecting edge 105a is fitted to the ball inlet 41a so that the ball inlet 41a and the upper opening 105 are aligned vertically, and By aligning the mating protrusion edge 106a with the ball outlet 41b, the ball outlet 41b and the lower opening 106 are aligned vertically.

(Sphere feed port)
As shown in FIG. 9B, FIG. 10B, FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the ball feeder 65 is caused to face the ball passage 45 on the wall portion facing the ball feeder 65 in the collar portion 100. A ball feeder arrangement port 107 is opened. The ball feeder arrangement port 107 is formed in a circular arc shape that is concave from the right wall 100 a of the collar portion 100 to the center of the ball passage 45 in accordance with the rotation region of the rotating ball feeder 65. That is, the ball feeder arrangement opening 107 is formed so as to define a slight gap with the partition claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65. Here, with respect to the ball passage 45, the ball feeder 65 protrudes to the vicinity of the center of the ball passage 45 with respect to the ball passage 45. A bottom portion (a position recessed most toward the center side in the radial direction of the ball feeder 65) is disposed in a positional relationship that substantially coincides with the right inner wall surface of the ball passage 45. As a result, in a state where the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted by the swing member 67 (see FIG. 12), the partition pawl portion 70 of the ball feeder 65 protrudes into the ball passage 45, and the partition pawl portion 70 Since the space between the left inner wall surface of the ball passage 45 is narrower than the diameter of the pachinko ball B, the payout of the pachinko ball B is regulated. Further, in a state where the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is allowed (see FIG. 14), a gap larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball B is defined between the ball receiving portion 71 and the left inner wall surface of the ball passage 45. Thus, the pachinko ball B can be paid out.

(First board housing part)
As shown in FIGS. 5, 9, 10, 11 (b), and 13, the first substrate housing portion 101 is provided on the rear wall 100 c of the flange portion 100 along the flange portion 100. . The size of the first substrate accommodating portion 101 is set in the vertical and horizontal directions and the front and rear according to the size of the first substrate 135 accommodated. The first substrate housing portion 101 is in a frame shape from the rear wall 100c of the collar portion 100, and abuts against the protruding end of the first frame wall 110 and is parallel to the rear wall 100c. The first substrate 135 is configured to be accommodated in an internal space 112 defined by the rear wall 100c, the first frame wall 110, and the first outer wall 111. The first frame wall 110 and the first outer wall 111 are made of synthetic resin mixed with carbon black. As a result, the first substrate 135 accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 is not exposed to the case body 41 and thus is less susceptible to the magnetic force due to the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. Incorrect detection of 136 and the first lower detection means 137 can be prevented. Here, in the embodiment, the first frame wall 110 is formed integrally with the flange portion 100, the first outer wall 111 is configured separately from the first frame wall 110, and the first outer wall 111 is the first It is configured to be fixed to the first frame wall 110 so as to close the opening formed by the frame wall 110. Accordingly, the first substrate 135 accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 is fixed to the spherical passage member 42 so that it cannot be removed from the first substrate accommodating portion 101. The first outer wall 111 is recessed on the inner space 112 side, and the first substrate 135 is fitted into the recessed portion (see FIGS. 9C and 10).

(First detection port)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the rear wall 100 c of the collar portion 100 has a first position in the ball passage 45 and a position opposite to the first upper detection means 136 and a position opposite to the first lower detection means 137. A first detection port (second opening) 113 penetrating through the substrate housing portion 101 is opened. That is, in the state where the first substrate 135 is accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101, the first upper detection port 113a (113) is opened at a position facing the light output portion (tip) of the first upper detection means 136. A first lower detection port 113b (113) is opened at a position facing the light receiving portion (tip) of the first lower detection means 137. The first upper detection port 113a and the first lower detection port 113b are formed to have a diameter smaller than the diameters of the shell-shaped first upper detection unit 136 and the first lower detection unit 137, and the first upper detection unit 136b The light passes only in the opening area of the first upper detection port, and the light from the first lower detection means 137 passes only in the opening area of the first lower detection port 113b.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 13, a cylindrical first upper shield that protrudes into the first substrate housing portion 101 so as to surround the first upper detection port 113 a is provided on the rear wall 100 c of the flange portion 100. And a cylindrical first lower shielding portion 116 that protrudes into the first substrate housing portion 101 so as to surround the first upper detection port 113a. The first upper shielding portion 115 and the first lower shielding portion 116 are configured such that their protruding ends are in contact with the surface 135a of the first substrate 135, so that the light from the first upper detection means 136 and the first lower detection portion 136 are detected. Light from the means 137 is prevented from leaking into the internal space 112 of the first substrate housing portion 101. Further, the first upper shielding portion 115 and the first lower shielding portion 116 function as a holding table for holding the first substrate 135 in the first substrate housing portion 101. Further, the first positioning hole 139 formed in the first substrate 135 is fitted between the first upper shielding portion 115 and the first lower shielding portion 116 and the wall surface of the first outer wall 111 facing the inner space 112. First positioning bosses 117 and 117 are respectively provided so as to be positioned and held by fitting the first positioning bosses 117 and 117 and the first positioning holes 139. Has been.

(First exposure port)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the first substrate accommodating portion 101 has a first exposure port (third opening) 118 that is aligned with the first wiring connection terminal 138 of the first substrate 135 accommodated therein. Has been. In the embodiment, a first exposure port 118 is formed in the upper part of the right side surface of the first frame wall 110, and the first wiring connection terminal 138 is connected to the outside of the first substrate housing portion 101 (via the first exposure port 118 ( The case body 41) can be exposed. The first exposure opening 118 has an opening size that is the same as or slightly larger than the outer size of the first wiring connection terminal 138, and there is no gap between the opening edge of the first exposure opening 118 and the first wiring connection terminal 138. The gap is hardly formed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering the first substrate housing portion 101 from between the opening edge of the first exposure opening 118 and the first wiring connection terminal 138.

(Second board housing part)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 9 to 11 (a), the second substrate housing portion 102 is disposed on the front wall 100 b that faces the rear wall 100 c of the flange portion 100 with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween. It is provided along the part 100. The size of the top, bottom, left, and right of the second substrate housing portion 102 is set in accordance with the size of the second substrate 145 to be housed. The second substrate housing portion 102 is in contact with the second frame wall 120 erected in a frame shape from the front wall 100b of the flange portion 100 and the protruding end of the second frame wall 120 and is parallel to the rear wall 100c. The second substrate 145 can be accommodated in an internal space 122 defined by the front wall 100b, the second frame wall 120, and the second outer wall 121. The second frame wall 120 and the second outer wall 121 are made of synthetic resin mixed with carbon black. As a result, the second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102 is not exposed in the case body 41 and thus is not easily affected by the magnetic force due to the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, and the second upper detection is performed. The erroneous detection of the means 146 and the second lower detection means 147 can be prevented. Here, in the embodiment, the second frame wall 120 is formed integrally with the collar portion 100, the second outer wall 121 is configured separately from the second frame wall 120, and the second outer wall 121 is the second It is configured to be fixed to the second frame wall 120 so as to close the opening formed by the frame wall 120. Therefore, the second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102 is fixed to the spherical passage member 42 so as not to be taken out from the second substrate accommodating portion 102. The second outer wall 121 is recessed on the inner space 122 side, and the second substrate 145 is fitted into the recessed portion (see FIGS. 9C and 10).

(Second detection port)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the front wall 100 b of the collar unit 100 has a second position in the ball passage 45 and a second position at a position facing the second upper detection means 146 and a position facing the second lower detection means 147. A second detection port (second opening) 123 that penetrates through the substrate housing portion 102 is opened. That is, in a state where the second substrate 145 is accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102, the second upper detection port 123a (123) is opened at a position facing the light receiving portion (tip) of the second upper detection means 146. The second lower detection port 123b (123) is provided at a position facing the light receiving portion (tip) of the second lower detection means 147. The second upper detection port 123a is opened at a position aligned with the first upper detection port 113a in the front-rear direction, and the second lower detection port 123b is aligned with the first lower detection port 113b in the front-rear direction. Will be opened. Further, the second upper detection port 123a and the second lower detection port 123b are formed to have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the bullet-shaped second upper detection unit 146 and the second lower detection unit 147, and the corresponding first upper detection port 113a. And it is formed in the same opening size as the opening size of the 1st lower detection opening 113b. As a result, the light from the first upper detection port 113a passes through the second upper detection port 123a and can be received by the second upper detection means 146, and the light from the first lower detection port 113b is detected to the second lower detection port 113b. The second lower detection means 147 can receive light through the opening 123b.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 13, a cylindrical second upper shield projecting into the second substrate housing portion 102 so as to surround the second upper detection port 123 a is formed on the front wall 100 b of the flange portion 100. A portion 125 and a cylindrical second lower shielding portion 126 projecting into the second substrate housing portion 102 are formed so as to surround the second upper detection port 123a. The second upper shielding portion 125 and the second lower shielding portion 126 are configured such that their protruding ends are in contact with the surface 145a of the second substrate 145, so that the light reaching the second upper detection means 146 and the second lower shielding portion 146 The light reaching the detection means 147 is prevented from leaking into the internal space 122 of the second substrate housing portion 102. Further, the second upper shielding part 125 and the second lower shielding part 126 function as a holding table for holding the second substrate 145 in the second substrate housing part 102. Further, a second positioning hole formed in the second substrate 145 between the second upper shielding part 125 and the second lower shielding part 126, between the second upper shielding part 125 and the second lower wall part 126, and the like. The second positioning boss 127 that is fitted to the 149 protrudes from each other, and the second positioning boss 127, 127 and the second positioning hole 149 are fitted to each other to position and hold the second substrate 145. It is configured to be

(Second exposure port)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the second substrate accommodating portion 102 has a second exposure port (third opening) 128 that aligns with the second wiring connection terminal 148 of the second substrate 145 accommodated therein. Has been. In the embodiment, the second exposure opening 128 is formed on the right side surface of the second frame wall 120, and the second wiring connection terminal 148 is connected to the outside (case) of the second substrate housing portion 102 through the second exposure opening 128. It can be exposed to the body 41). The second exposure port 128 has an opening size that is the same as or slightly larger than the outer size of the second wiring connection terminal 148, and is between the opening edge of the second exposure port 128 and the second wiring connection terminal 148. The gap is hardly formed. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering the second substrate housing portion 102 from between the opening edge of the second exposure port 128 and the second wiring connection terminal 148.

(First holding part)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 to 11, the first holding portion 103 is formed integrally with the wall portion of the flange portion 100. The first holding portion 103 includes a base portion 130 that extends rightward from an upper portion of the outer surface of the right wall 100a of the flange portion 100 and is positioned above a fixing column 56 formed on the main body member 50, and a front edge of the base portion 130. And a locking portion 131 that extends downward from the fixing post 56 and is positioned in front of the fixing column 56. And the latching | locking part 131 has the latching hole 132 penetrated to the front and back. The locking hole 132 is formed in an opening shape into which the boss 56 a formed at the front end of the fixing column 56 is fitted. Therefore, the ball passage member 42 is positioned and fixedly held with respect to the main body member 50 by fitting the locking hole 132 and the boss 56a.

(Second holding part)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 9, and 10, the second holding portion 104 is formed integrally with the wall portion of the flange portion 100. The second holding portion 104 extends rightward from the lower outer surface of the right wall 100a of the collar portion 100, is positioned in front of the ball feeder 65 disposed in the main body member 50, and the right end that is the extending end is The length is in contact with the left outer surface of the positioning column 58. Accordingly, the second holding portion 104 is in contact with the positioning column 58, so that it is possible to prevent the ball path member 42 from shifting to the ball feeder 65 side. It functions to avoid contact with the member 42.

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment including the ball dispensing device 40 configured as described above will be described.

(Assembly of ball dispensing unit)
First, the components excluding the ball feeder 65 of the ball dispensing operation unit 43 are assembled in advance. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is fixed to the fixing portion 80 of the support member 68 in advance, and the swing support shaft 95 is fixed to the support shaft support portions 90 and 90 of the swing member 67 in advance. Then, both end portions of the swing support shaft 95 fixed to the swing member 67 are set to the support holes 86, 86 of the respective bearing portions 85, 85 via the slits 97, 87, so that the respective bearings. The members 88, 88 are fitted and fixed in the support holes 86, 86. Here, the front end portion of the swing support shaft 95 is inserted into the bearing member 88 by fitting the bearing member 88 into the support hole 86 of the front bearing portion 85 from the front side. Supported. Further, the rear end portion of the swing support shaft 95 is inserted into the bearing member 88 by fitting the bearing member 88 into the support hole 86 of the rear bearing portion 85 from the rear side. Supported by Accordingly, the swing member 67 is swingably attached to the support portion 81 of the support member 68 via the swing support shaft 95. Then, the first hook portion 98 is hooked on the first hook portion 83 of the support member 68 and the second hook portion 99 is hooked on the second hook portion 93 of the swinging member 67, whereby the tension coil spring. 69 is installed between the support member 68 and the swinging member 67.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the first upper detection means 136, the first lower detection means 137, and the first wiring connection terminal 138 are mounted in the first substrate housing portion 101 of the separately formed ball passage member 42. The first substrate 135 is accommodated, and the second substrate 145 on which the second upper detection means 146, the second lower detection means 147 and the second wiring connection terminal 148 are mounted is accommodated in the second substrate accommodation portion 102. As a result, the first upper detection means 136 of the first substrate 135 is accommodated in the first upper shielding portion 115 and faces the first upper detection port 113a, and the first lower detection means 137 is the first lower shield. It is accommodated in the part 116 and faces the first lower detection port 113b. The second upper detection means 146 of the second substrate 145 is accommodated in the second upper shielding part 125 and faces the second upper detection port 123a, and the second lower detection means 147 is provided with the second lower shielding part. 126 and the second detection port 123b. Then, the first upper detection means 136 of the first substrate 135 and the second upper detection means 146 of the second substrate 145 are opposed to each other with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween through the first upper detection port 113a and the second upper detection port 123a. In addition, the first lower detection means 137 of the first substrate 135 and the second lower detection means 147 of the second substrate 145 are arranged to face each other with the ball passage 45 interposed therebetween through the first lower detection port 113b and the second lower detection port 123b. Is done. Accordingly, the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 are fixed to the spherical passage member 42 so that they cannot be taken out from the first substrate accommodating portion 101 and the second substrate accommodating portion 102 respectively. 135 and the second substrate 145 can be handled as one unit member, and component management becomes easy.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support member 68 to which the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is fixed and the swing member 67 and the tension coil spring 69 are attached is set to the main body member 50 by the holding rib 55. Further, by inserting the support shaft 73 inserted into the ball feeder 65 into the shaft support hole 72 a of the mounting boss 72, the ball feeder 65 supported by the support shaft 73 is rotatably arranged on the main body member 50. Further, the ball passage member 42 that accommodates the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 is set on the main body member 50. Then, the lid member 51 is fixed to the main body member 50 with the fixing screw 52, whereby the assembly of the ball dispensing device 40 is completed.

  In the ball dispensing device 40 that has been assembled, as shown in FIG. 12, the support member 68 is sandwiched from the front and rear by the bottom wall 50 a of the main body member 50 and the top wall 51 a of the lid member 51 in the case body 41, and the bearing member 88. , 88 also contact the bottom wall 50a and the top wall 51a, so that the ball dispensing operation unit 43 is stably held in the case body 41. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper engagement protrusion 105a is fitted to the opening edge of the ball inlet 41a in the case body 41, and the lower engagement protrusion 105b is fitted to the opening edge of the ball outlet 41b in the case body 41. At the same time, the first holding portion 103 is fitted into the boss 56a of the fixing column 56, and the second holding portion 103 is in contact with the positioning column 58, so that the ball path member 42 is stably in the case body 41. Is held in.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the ball paying operation unit 43 of the ball paying device 40 after assembling is not oscillated by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 69 because the exciting portion 66b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is not excited. The moving member 67 abuts against the abutting portion 63 and is held in the locking posture. Thereby, the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted by the partitioning claw portion 70 being locked to the contact edge 67a of the swinging member 67 held in the locking posture.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball dispensing device 40 is assembled to the installation portion 21 b of the ball path unit 21. In the ball dispensing device 40 assembled to the installation portion 21b, the ball inlet 41a is aligned with the lower end of the ball delivery path portion 21a, and the ball outlet 41b is aligned with the upper end of the ball outlet guide portion 20. Further, the electromagnetic solenoid 66, the first substrate 135, and the second substrate 145 of the ball dispensing device 40 are electrically connected to the dispensing control substrate 23 by wiring not shown.

  In the pachinko machine 10, when a ball rental operation is performed prior to the pachinko game, a signal is input to the payout control board 23, and based on this, the ball payout device 40 is operated and controlled by a ball payout signal from the payout control board 23. As a result, the pachinko balls B stored in the ball delivery path portion 21a of the ball tank 19 and the ball passage unit 21 are paid out from the ball outlet guide portion 20 to the upper ball tray 15 side as a rental ball. In addition, during the pachinko game, the pachinko machine 10 wins various winning devices arranged in the game area of the game board 14 when the pachinko ball B launched into the game board 14 by operating the operation handle 17 is won. When the winning ball detection sensor arranged in the winning device detects the pachinko ball B, the ball paying device 40 is controlled based on the ball paying signal from the payout control board 23 to thereby control the ball tank 19 and The pachinko balls B stored in the ball delivery path portion 21a of the ball passage unit 21 are paid out from the ball delivery guide portion 20 to the upper ball tray 15 side as prize balls.

  In the ball dispensing device 40 of the embodiment, when the ball dispensing signal from the dispensing control board 23 is not input, the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is not energized as shown in FIG. do not do. For this reason, since the swinging member 67 is held in the locking posture by the urging force of the tension coil spring 69, the abutting edge 67 a of the swinging member 67 is locked to the partitioning claw portion 70 of the ball feeding body 65. The ball feeder 65 is restricted from rotating. As a result, the pachinko ball B supplied from the ball inlet 41 a into the ball passage 45 is received by the partition claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65 whose rotation is restricted, and is stopped and held in the ball passage 45. When there is a pachinko sphere B stopped and held by the ball feeder 65, the light from the first upper detection means 136 in the detection means 44 is blocked by the pachinko sphere B, and the second upper detection means 146 Since no light is received, a sphere presence detection condition in which the pachinko sphere B is in the sphere passage 45 is satisfied.

  If a ball payout signal is input from the payout control board 23 to the ball payout device 40 under the condition that the ball presence detection condition is satisfied, the lead wire 76 is energized and the coil portion 66a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is excited to be excited. Magnetic force is generated in the portion 66b. When a magnetic force is generated in the excitation unit 66b, the swing member 67 changes from the locked posture to the unlocked posture around the swing support shaft 95 supported by the bearing portions 85 and 85 via the bearing members 88 and 88. Swings toward. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the locking pieces 92, 92 provided on the swinging member 67 come into contact with the locking portions 60, 60 provided on the positioning column 58, so that the swinging member 67 is locked. When the release posture is reached, the engagement between the abutting edge 67a of the swinging member 67 and the partition claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65 is released, and the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is allowed. As a result, the ball feeder 65 rotates while receiving the pachinko ball B supported by the partitioning claw portion 70 in the ball receiving portion 71, and the ball receiving portion 71 faces downward of the ball passage 45, thereby Sphere B is paid out.

  Further, the pachinko ball B paid out by the rotation of the ball feeder 65 blocks the light from the first lower detection means 137 in the detection means 44, so that the second lower detection means 147 is moved from the first lower detection means 137. The ball payout detection condition is established in a state where no light is received. When this ball payout detection condition is satisfied, the energization to the conducting wire 76 is stopped, and no magnetic force is generated in the exciting portion 66b due to demagnetization of the coil portion 66a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66. Therefore, the swinging member 67 changes from the unlocking posture to the locking posture around the swinging support shaft 95 supported by the bearing portions 85 and 85 via the bearing members 88 and 88 by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 69. Swings toward. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the swinging member 67 comes into contact with the contact portion 63 to be in the locking posture, and the contact edge 67 a of the swinging member 67 is locked to the partition claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65. Thus, the rotation of the ball feeder 65 is restricted. As a result, the ball feeder 65 supports the next pachinko ball B at the partition claw portion 70.

  When the above-described operation is repeated and the payout of a predetermined number of pachinko balls B is counted, the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is held in a demagnetized state, and one ball payout operation by the ball payout device 40 is completed.

  According to the ball dispensing device 40 disposed in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, in the ball dispensing operation unit 43, the swing support provided on the swing member 67 is supported on the bearing portions 85 and 85 provided on the support member 68. Since the shaft 95 is inserted and supported, the swing member 67 is supported with respect to the support member 68 without rattling. Thus, even if the swinging displacement of the swinging member 67 is repeated with the excitation / demagnetization control of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, the support member 68 and the swinging member 67 are not rubbed. A stable oscillating displacement can be maintained over a long period of time. Further, since the supporting member 68 and the swinging member 67 are not rubbed, iron powder is not generated, and malfunction of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 due to the iron powder adhering to the excitation part 66b and the coil part 66a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 The occurrence of a failure can also be prevented.

  The bearing members 88 and 88 that are fitted and fixed in the support holes 86 and 86 of the bearing portions 85 and 85 provided in the support member 68 are supported by the support shaft support portions 90 and 90 with respect to the swing member 67. Since the both ends of the swing support shaft 95 are inserted, the swing member 67 can be stably supported by the support portion 81 of the support member 68 and the swing member 67 can be smoothly supported. Rocking displacement is possible.

  Further, the rocking member 67 is provided with locking pieces 92 and 92, and the case body 41 is provided with locking portions 60 and 60 that can be locked with the locking pieces 92 and 92. When the swinging member 67 swings and displaces so as to be close to the excitation unit 66b due to the magnetic force generated in the excitation unit 66b, the respective locking pieces 92, 92 are brought into contact before the swinging member 67 contacts the excitation unit 66b. By adopting the unlocking posture as the state in which each of the locking portions 60, 60 is detachably locked, it is possible to avoid the swinging member 67 from coming into contact with the exciting portion 66b vigorously. Thus, the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is prevented from vibrating due to the collision between the swinging member 67 and the exciting portion 66b, and the conducting wire 76 forming the coil portion 66a of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 can be made difficult to break. Further, it is possible to prevent the generation of abnormal noise due to the collision between the swinging member 67 and the excitation unit 66a.

  Since the locking pieces 82 and 82 of the swing member 67 are provided on both sides of the contact edge 70a that engages with the partitioning claw portion 70 of the ball feeder 65, the respective locking pieces 82 and 82 are provided. Is positioned adjacent to the ball feeder 65, and in the unlocking posture in which the respective locking pieces 82, 82 are engaged with the respective locking portions 60, 60, the contact edge of the swing member 67 The swinging member 67 can be held in a state in which 67a is appropriately separated from the ball feeder 65. Thereby, when each locking piece 82,82 engages with each locking part 60,60 and the rocking | swiveling member 67 will be in a lock release attitude | position, the ball feeder 65 can rotate appropriately. Thus, the pachinko ball B in the ball passage 45 can be smoothly paid out.

  Further, since the coil portion 66 b of the electromagnetic solenoid 66 is covered with a transparent or translucent cover member 77, the coil portion 66 b is protected by the cover member 77. Further, without removing the cover member 77 attached to the coil portion 66a, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the conducting wire 76 of the coil portion 66a is broken, and the maintenance work of the ball dispensing device 40 is easy.

  In the ball dispensing apparatus 40 according to the embodiment, the first upper detection unit 136 and the first lower detection unit 137 constituting the detection unit 44, and the first wiring connection terminal 138 to which the wiring is connected are provided. A spherical path is formed between the substrate 135, the second upper detection unit 146 and the second lower detection unit 147 constituting the detection unit 44, and the second substrate 145 provided with the second wiring connection terminal 148 to which the wiring is connected. 45 is configured to be accommodated in the case body 41 while being accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 and the second substrate accommodating portion 102 provided in the spherical passage member 42 defined. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the first substrate 135 or the second substrate 145 from being damaged when the ball dispensing device 40 is handled or when the ball dispensing device 40 is installed in the installation portion 21b of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, since the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 are not exposed to the outside of the case body 41, dust hardly adheres to the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145, and the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 Unauthorized acts on the substrate 145 can be prevented.

  Further, the first frame wall 110 and the first outer wall 111 defining the first substrate housing portion 101 and the second frame wall 120 and the second outer wall 121 defining the second substrate housing portion 102 are mixed with carbon black. An electromagnetic solenoid made of synthetic resin and having a first substrate 135 accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 and a second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102 disposed in the case body 41. 66, the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 are less likely to generate noise due to the operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 66, and erroneous detection of the detection means 44 can be prevented. Also, the first substrate 135 accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 and the second substrate 145 accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102 are electronic devices mounted on the pachinko machine 10 (on the outside of the case body 41). Therefore, noise associated with the operation of the electronic device is less likely to occur, and erroneous detection of the detection means 44 can be prevented.

  In addition, since the first passage 135 and the second substrate 145 are accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion 101 and the second substrate accommodating portion 102, respectively, the ball passage member 42 is set in the case body 41. The time and labor for setting 135 and the second substrate 145 to the case body 41 are saved, and the assembling work of the ball dispensing device 40 becomes easy. Further, before the ball passage member 42 is set in the case body 41, the first upper detection means 136 is moved to the ball via the first upper detection port 113 a by accommodating the first substrate 135 in the first substrate accommodating portion 101. The ball feeder is arranged to confirm whether or not it properly faces the passage 45 and whether or not the first lower detection means 137 properly faces the ball passage 45 via the first lower detection port 113b. This can be done through the mouth 107. Similarly, before setting the ball passage member 42 to the case body 41, the second substrate 145 is accommodated in the second substrate accommodating portion 102, so that the second upper detection means 146 is connected via the second upper detection port 123 a. Confirmation of whether or not the ball passage 45 is properly faced, and whether or not the second lower detection means 147 is appropriately facing the ball passage 45 via the second lower detection port 123b, This can be done through the opening 107. That is, before the ball passage member 42 is attached to the case body 41, the arrangement state of the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 can be confirmed, which is caused by an assembly error of the first substrate 135 or the second substrate 145. The occurrence of detection failure of the detection means 44 that has been performed can be prevented. In addition, the ball passage member 42, the first board 135, and the second board 145 are unitized to facilitate component management.

  In addition, before setting the ball passage member 42 to the case body 41, the first wiring connection terminal 138 can be exposed to the outside through the first exposure port 118, and the second wiring is connected through the second exposure port 128. The connection terminal 148 can be exposed to the outside. Since the first wiring connection terminal 138 of the first substrate 135 is exposed to the outside through the first exposure port 118, wiring connection to the first wiring connection terminal 138 is easy, and the second substrate Since the second wiring connection terminal 148 of 145 is exposed to the outside through the second exposure port 128, the connection of the wiring to the second wiring connection terminal 148 is easy. Furthermore, since no gap is formed between the first exposure port 118 and the first wiring connection terminal 138, foreign matter and dust are prevented from entering the first substrate housing portion 101 through the first exposure port 118. In addition, since almost no gap is formed between the second exposure port 128 and the second wiring connection terminal 148, foreign matter and dust can enter the second substrate housing portion 102 through the second exposure port 128. Can prevent.

  Furthermore, since the ball passage member 42 is formed of a conductive resin, the ball passage member 42 is charged with static electricity when the pachinko ball B supplied into the ball passage 45 is discharged by the operation of the ball discharge device 40. This can prevent the first substrate 135 and the second substrate 145 from being affected by static electricity.

  Further, since the ball passage member 42 is provided with the ball feeder arrangement port 107 in the wall portion of the collar portion 100, the ball feeder 65 is arranged in the main body member 50 of the case body 41 and the main body member 50. By disposing the ball passage member 42, the ball feeder 65 can face the ball passage 45 through the ball feeder arrangement port 107.

[Example of change]
The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the embodiments, and various modifications are possible.
(1) The bearing member is disposed on the swing member, and the support member is provided with a support shaft portion that is inserted and supported by the support member. The support member may be configured to be swingably supported.
(2) The support shaft provided on either the swing member or the support member and the support shaft support provided on the other of the swing member or the support member are aligned in a row. The pivot member may be inserted into the bearing portion and the pivot shaft support portion, and the swing member may be swingably disposed on the support member.
(3) The locking pieces provided on the swing member are not limited to those provided on both sides of the ball feeder, but may be provided only on one side of the ball feeder.
(4) The locking piece provided on the swing member is a position away from the ball feeder, that is, an end edge provided with a contact edge that is detachably locked to the ball feeder on the swing member. You may make it provide in a different edge.
(5) When the electromagnetic solenoid is de-energized (demagnetized), the ball dispensing operation unit is held by the urging force of the urging means in the unlocking posture in which the swinging member is close to the exciting portion of the electromagnetic solenoid. It may be configured such that the swinging member swings away from the excitation part and assumes a locking posture during excitation.
(6) The electromagnetic operation unit is not limited to the ball payout device illustrated in the embodiment, but can also be implemented as an operation unit of a winning device or an operation unit of a movable effect device disposed on a game board.
(7) The first substrate housing portion may be configured such that the first frame wall and the first outer wall are integrally formed, and the first substrate housing portion is attached and fixed to the collar portion while housing the first substrate. . Further, the second substrate housing portion may be configured such that the second frame wall and the second outer wall are integrally formed, and the second substrate housing portion is attached and fixed to the collar portion while housing the second substrate.
(8) The first substrate housing portion and the second substrate housing portion may have a frame wall and an outer wall formed integrally with the flange portion. In such a form, the first substrate and the second substrate are set in a molding die for molding the ball passage member, and the first substrate is accommodated in the first substrate accommodating portion by the in-mold molding technique, and the second substrate. It is also possible to mold the spherical passage member in a state where the second substrate is accommodated in the accommodating portion. Therefore, the step of forming the ball passage member and the step of disposing the first substrate and the second substrate can be performed simultaneously, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of manufacturing steps.
(9) The first substrate housing portion and the second substrate housing portion can accommodate the first substrate by disposing a metal plate or performing metal plating on an inner surface or an outer surface of a wall portion defining the substrate housing portion. So as to prevent noise generated by the operation of the electromagnetic solenoid and the operation of the electronic device disposed outside the case body on the first substrate accommodated in the part and the second substrate accommodated in the second substrate accommodating part. It may be.
(10) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine as a gaming machine is shown, but the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine and may be an arrangement ball machine.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
(Appendix 1)
In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The spherical passage member (42) is made of a conductive resin.
According to the invention of Supplementary Note 1, it is possible to prevent static electricity from being charged in the ball passage member and to prevent the first substrate and the second substrate from being affected by the static electricity.

(Appendix 2)
In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or appendix 1,
The substrates (135, 145) are fixed to the spherical passage member (42) so that they cannot be taken out from the substrate accommodating portions (101, 102).
According to the invention according to Supplementary Note 2, the ball passage member and the substrate can be handled as one unit member, and component management becomes easy.

40 ball dispensing device, 41 case body, 41a ball inlet, 41b ball outlet, 42 ball passage member 44 detecting means, 45 ball passage, 65 ball feeder, 66 electromagnetic solenoid, 67 swing member 68 support member, 71 ball receiving portion , 85 Bearing, 95 Swing support shaft (support shaft)
101 1st board | substrate accommodating part (a board | substrate accommodating part, a 1st board | substrate accommodating part)
102 2nd board | substrate accommodating part (a board | substrate accommodating part, a 2nd board | substrate accommodating part)
107 Ball feeder opening (first opening), 113 First detection opening (second opening)
118 1st exposure port (3rd opening part), 123 2nd detection port (2nd opening part)
128 second exposure port (third opening), 135 first substrate (substrate, first substrate)
138 1st wiring connection terminal (wiring connection part), 145 2nd board | substrate (board | substrate, 2nd board | substrate)
148 Second wiring connection terminal (wiring connection part)

Claims (4)

A ball passage member defining a ball passage through which a pachinko ball passes in alignment with the ball inlet and the ball outlet, and a plurality of balls formed on the outer periphery, inside the case body in which the ball inlet and the ball outlet of the pachinko ball are formed. A ball feeding body that is disposed with the ball receiving portion facing the ball passage, and discharges pachinko balls one by one from the ball passage by rotation, and an electromagnetic solenoid that is controlled to be excited and demagnetized based on a ball payout signal; , A swinging member that is swing-displaced according to the excitation / demagnetization control of the electromagnetic solenoid and restricts or allows the rotation of the ball-feeding body by engagement / disengagement with the ball-feeding body, and a pachinko ball that passes through the ball passage In a gaming machine provided with a ball payout device having a detecting means for
The ball passage member of the ball dispensing device is
A substrate housing portion that is formed adjacent to the spherical passage and can accommodate a substrate provided with the detection means and the wiring connection portion;
A first opening formed on a wall of the spherical passage, and facing the spherical feeder into the spherical passage;
A second opening that is opened between the ball passage and the substrate housing portion and faces the detection means to the ball passage;
A third opening that is opened in a wall portion defining the substrate housing portion and faces the wiring connection portion to the outside of the substrate housing portion;
The gaming machine characterized in that the ball passage member is configured to be attached to the case body in a state in which the substrate is accommodated in the substrate accommodating portion. As said board | substrate accommodating part, the 1st board | substrate accommodating part provided in the one side part of the said spherical passage and the 1st board | substrate is accommodated, and the other side which opposes the 1st board | substrate accommodating part on both sides of the said spherical path And a second substrate housing portion that is provided in the portion and accommodates the second substrate,
The second opening corresponding to the first substrate housing portion and the second opening corresponding to the second substrate housing portion are opposed to each other across a spherical passage;
2. The game according to claim 1, wherein two sets of the first board detection means, the second board detection means, and the second opening are provided apart from each other in the ball passage direction of the ball passage. Machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the wiring connection portion is fitted into the third opening and faces the outside of the ball passage member. A bearing member disposed on either the support member on which the electromagnetic solenoid is disposed or the swing member;
Provided on the other of the support member or the swing member, and a support shaft portion inserted and supported in the bearing portion,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the swinging member is supported by the support member so as to be swingable by supporting the support shaft portion on the bearing portion.

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