JP2017189711A - Ball feeding device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball feeding device for a game machine which enables a smooth and stable ball feeding operation while constraining a string of a game ball with a string and inhibiting entry of the game ball to a ball shooting direction side with minimum stationary components.SOLUTION: In a ball feeding device, a ball feeding port part 125 is provided with a notch part 125e formed by cutting out in a concave shape toward a ball introduction part side at an inner edge part on the side of a ball introduction port part. A metal plate 170 has one plate-like portion cut and formed as a cut-and-raised part and is attached to a casing K so as to close the notch part of the ball feeding port part 125 at the cut-and-raised part. A tilting base part is located on the opposite side of a ball guide passage with a portion receiving a gaming ball by a support pin as a center.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball feeder for a gaming machine employed in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  Conventionally, as a ball feeding device of this type of gaming machine, a ball feeding solenoid, a thread cutting solenoid, a ball feeding lever and a cutter are provided in the ball feeding cassette, and a game ball from the upper plate is placed on the front wall of the ball feeding cassette. When introduced through the provided ball introduction port, the introduced game ball is moved from the ball discharge port provided on the back wall of the ball feed cassette by driving the ball feed solenoid and the movement of the ball feed lever. There is something that was sent out on the launch pad.

JP 2012-228394 A

  By the way, in the above-described ball game machine, the operation of sending the introduction game ball to the ball discharge port has a plurality of configurations including a ball feed solenoid, a thread cutting solenoid, a ball feed lever, and a cutter in addition to the ball feed cassette as described above. Made with members.

  For this reason, there is a possibility that it is difficult to stably send the introduced game ball to the discharge port. Further, even if the introduced game ball can be stably sent to the discharge port, there is a problem that the above-described complicated constituent member is essential.

  Further, in the above ball feeding device, when the game ball is a game ball with a thread, the game ball with the thread is introduced from the ball introduction port into the ball feed cassette while attaching the yarn, and the ball discharge port. Move towards

  At this time, the cutter moves down under the driving of the thread cutting solenoid and cuts a portion of the thread between the game ball with the thread and the ball inlet, so that an illegal act by the game ball with the thread, so-called It is designed to prevent thread thread.

  However, in the above-described ball feeding device, the above-described thread cutting operation requires a plurality of structural members such as a ball feeding solenoid, a thread cutting solenoid, a ball feeding lever, and a cutter in addition to the ball feeding cassette, This is done for the first time by operating the components in association with each other.

  In this case, not only there are too many components as a ball feeding device, but also a thread cutting solenoid for driving the cutter is essential, which complicates the configuration of the ball feeding device. This causes a problem that the feed operation is difficult to be performed smoothly and stably.

  Therefore, in order to deal with the above-described problems, the present invention restrains the thread of a game ball with a thread and prevents the entry into the ball launch direction side with a minimum necessary static component member, and smoothly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball feeding device for a gaming machine that enables a stable ball feeding operation.

In solving the above-mentioned problems, a ball feeder for gaming machines according to the present invention, according to the description of claim 1,
A game ball from the ball tray side of the gaming machine is disposed between the ball tray and the launch rail so as to be sent toward the launch rail side of the ball launcher.

In the ball feeder,
A casing, a ball feeding member housed in the casing, and a metal member,
The casing is
A ball introduction section for introducing game balls from a ball tray;
A ball guide passage for guiding a game ball introduced from the ball introduction section;
A ball outlet that sends out the game ball guided by the ball guide passage onto the launch rail;
Protrusions that are supported until the game ball exits the ball feed port through the ball guide passage so that the game ball introduced into the casing can be contacted from the side or lower side of the game ball. And
The ball feed member
A tilt base supported to be tiltable in the vertical direction within the casing;
Comprising first and second ball receivers,
The first and second ball receiving portions are configured to move the game ball from the first ball receiving portion to the second ball receiving portion while being in contact with any of the ball guide passage, the tilting base portion, and the protrusion, As the tilting base portion tilts in one of the vertical directions, the game ball is stopped to be received at the first tilting end, and as the tilting base portion tilts in the other direction, the game ball is moved to the first direction. The game ball is moved so as to be received from the second tilting end after being moved from the first tilting end, and the game ball is moved toward the ball feeding port as the tilting base tilts in the one direction. And
The ball feeding port portion is provided with a notch formed by forming a notch in a concave shape on the ball introducing portion side at the inner edge portion on the ball introducing port side,
The metal member is formed by cutting and raising the one plate-shaped part as a cut and raised part,
The metal member is attached to the casing so as to close the notch portion of the ball feeding port portion at the cut and raised portion,
The shaft supporting the tilting base is characterized in that it is positioned on the opposite side of the ball guiding path with the portion of the tilting base receiving the game ball as the center.

  According to this, as described above, the first and second ball receiving portions move from the first ball receiving portion to the second ball receiving portion while bringing the game ball into contact with any of the ball guide passage, the tilting base portion, and the protrusion. The tilting base is stopped so as to receive the game ball at the first tilting end as the tilting base is tilted in one of the vertical directions, and the game is played as the tilting base is tilted in the other direction. The ball is moved from the first tilting end and stopped so as to be received at the second tilting end, and the game ball is moved toward the ball feeding port as the tilting base is tilted in one direction.

  In other words, for each game ball introduced into the casing, the game ball moves toward the ball feed port portion while moving and stopping in the casing as the tilt base portion tilts in the vertical direction.

  In addition, as described above, until the game ball comes out from the ball feeding port portion through the ball guide passage so that the projection can come into contact with the game ball introduced into the casing from the side or the lower side. Supported in between. As described above, since the protrusions can come into contact with the side or the lower side of the game ball, the stability of the game ball until it stops as described above can be increased.

  Therefore, the game ball introduced into the casing can be smoothly moved to the ball feed port portion, and the game ball can be stably moved under the above-mentioned stop. It can be moved toward and can be sent to the launcher as a stable game ball.

  In addition, in order to perform an illegal act, a player prepared a game ball with a thread in which a thread is fixed to a game ball at its base end, and grasped the tip of the thread extending from the game ball In this state, the game ball with a thread is stored in a ball tray.

  In such a state, when the game ball with a thread is guided by the ball guide passage and moves toward the ball feed port through the first ball receiver and the second ball receiver as described above, In the game ball, the yarn is pulled by the game ball through the ball introduction port and the ball guide passage toward the ball feed port through the first ball receiving unit and the second ball receiving unit. Along with this, the game ball with a thread is sent out from the ball feed port onto the launch rail by the game ball. For this reason, the thread is pulled out to the firing rail side along with the game ball through the ball feed port.

  In this state, when a game ball with a thread is fired along the launch rail by the ball launcher, the thread passes along the launch rail along the launch rail along with the game ball thus launched. Pulled out. At this time, the yarn of the game ball with the thread is in a state of being tightly pinched through the ball feed port between the player and the game ball moving in the firing direction.

Here, as described above, the ball feeding port portion is provided with a notch formed by forming a notch in a concave shape toward the ball introducing portion side at the inner edge portion on the ball introducing port side,
The metal member is formed by cutting and raising the one plate-shaped part as a cut and raised part,
The metal member is attached to the casing so as to close the notch portion of the ball feed port portion at the cut and raised portion.

  Therefore, as described above, when a thread of a game ball with a thread is taut between the player and the game ball moving in the firing direction via the ball feed port, the thread is transferred to the ball feed port. It fits in the notch part of this, and it engages with the inside of the notch part of a ball | bowl feeding opening part to the one plate-shaped part of a metal member.

  For this reason, as described above, the thread of the game ball with a thread is fitted into the notch portion of the ball feeding port portion and is engaged with the one plate-shaped portion of the metal member inside the notch portion of the ball feeding port portion. In this case, the thread is engaged between the cut and raised portion of the metal member and the inner edge portion of the notch portion of the ball feeding port portion. At this time, since the thread is pulled by the game ball moving in the firing direction while being gripped by the player's hand at the tip, the thread metal member cut and raised Engagement between the ball feed port portion and the notch portion is made strong. Accordingly, the movement of the game ball with a thread in the firing direction can be well suppressed.

  Thereafter, when the game ball with a thread passes through the guide rail provided on the game board of the gaming machine and is guided to the game area formed on the board surface of the game board, the thread is attached to the game ball. To reach the gaming area. At this time, the game ball is maintained by the thread so as to hang from the base end of the thread by its own weight.

  In such a state, the game area where the player pulls the thread with his / her hand or uses the weight of the game ball with the intention to win the starting prize opening device provided on the surface of the game board. When an illegal act of moving the game ball up and down or left and right with a thread by pushing it in, the thread is between the player's hand and the game ball as described above. In the tensioned state, as described above, the metal member is pulled or pushed in under strong engagement between the cut-and-raised portion of the metal member and the cut-out portion of the ball feeding port portion.

  For this reason, the thread is formed between the cut-and-raised part of the metal member and the cut-out part of the ball feed port part under strong engagement between the cut-and-raised part of the metal member and the cut-out part of the ball feed port part. It will slide with strong friction in between.

  Therefore, the yarn can be difficult to put in and out due to the above-mentioned frictional contact, or can be cut by being worn down. As a result, the cheating can be prevented well.

  Further, as described above, the shaft that supports the tilting base is positioned on the opposite side of the ball guide passage centering on the portion of the tilting base that receives the game ball. Thus, the tilting direction of the tilting base portion becomes a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the game ball moving from the ball guide passage. Accordingly, the game ball enters the receiving portion of the tilting base in a straight direction, not from the lateral direction.

  As a result, vibration due to the movement of the game ball is received by the receiving portion of the tilting base, and as a result, the game ball can be quickly stopped by increasing the stability until the stop. This means that the stability of the above-described game ball feeding is further improved.

  According to the present invention, as described above, the first and second ball receiving portions are moved from the first ball receiving portion to the second ball receiving portion while bringing the game ball into contact with any of the ball guide passage, the tilting base portion, and the protrusion. As the tilt base is tilted in one of the up and down directions, the game ball is stopped to be received at the first tilt end, and as the tilt base is tilted in the other direction. The game ball is moved from the first tilting end and stopped so as to be received at the second tilting end, and the game ball is moved toward the ball feed port as the tilting base portion tilts in one direction.

  In other words, for each game ball introduced into the casing, the game ball moves toward the ball feed port portion while moving and stopping in the casing as the tilt base portion tilts in the vertical direction.

  In addition, as described above, until the game ball comes out from the ball feeding port portion through the ball guide passage so that the projection can come into contact with the game ball introduced into the casing from the side or the lower side. Supported in between. As described above, since the protrusions can come into contact with the side or the lower side of the game ball, the stability of the game ball until it stops as described above can be increased.

  Therefore, the game ball introduced into the casing can be smoothly moved to the ball feeding port without depending on an extra mechanical component, and the game ball can be stopped as described above. Therefore, the ball can be stably moved toward the ball feeding port and can be fed to the launching device as a stable game ball.

  In addition, when a game ball with a thread prepared by a player for cheating is guided from the ball introduction port to the ball feed port within the ball feeding device, the yarn of the game ball with a thread is as described above. Friction between the cut-and-raised part of the metal member and the cut-out part of the ball-feeding part is strongly caused by strong engagement between the cut-and-raised part of the metal member and the cut-out part of the ball-feeding part. It will slide while in contact. Therefore, the yarn can be difficult to put in and out due to the above-mentioned frictional contact, or can be cut by being worn down. As a result, the cheating can be prevented well.

  Further, the shaft supporting the tilting base is located on the opposite side of the ball guiding path with the portion of the tilting base receiving the game ball as a center. The tilting direction is a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the game ball moving from the ball guide path. Accordingly, the game ball enters the receiving portion of the tilting base in a straight direction, not from the lateral direction.

  As a result, vibration due to the movement of the game ball is received by the receiving portion of the tilting base, and as a result, the game ball can be quickly stopped by increasing the stability until the stop. This means that the stability of the above-described game ball feeding is further improved.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 in the state which opened the front door from the game machine main body. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a component part surrounded by a symbol Rc in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an enlarged exploded perspective view showing the ball feeding device in a state separated from the gaming machine main body in the component shown in FIG. 3. It is the expansion perspective view which looked at the ball feeder of FIG. 4 from the front side. It is the expansion perspective view which looked at the ball feeder of FIG. 4 from the front side. It is a front view which shows the ball | bowl feeder of FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of a component part surrounded by a circle Rd in FIG. 7. It is the perspective view which looked at the ball feeder of FIG. 4 from the rear side. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a constituent part surrounded by a circle Re in FIG. 9. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the ball | bowl feeder shown in FIG. 5 in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is a front view which shows the ball | bowl feeder shown in FIG. 5 in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is a front view which shows the ball | bowl feeder shown in FIG. 5 in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is the perspective view which looked at the ball feeding member of Drawing 13 or Drawing 14 from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the ball feeding member of Drawing 13 or Drawing 14 from the back side. It is the other perspective view which looked at the ball feeding member of Drawing 13 or Drawing 14 from the back side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the ball feeder of FIG. 9 in the state which isolate | separated the metal plate and the pressing member from the rear side casing member. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the metal plate of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the pressing member of FIG. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged rear view showing a part of a component part surrounded by a circle Re in FIG. 9 as viewed from the rear side. It is the rear view which looked at the metal plate shown in FIG. 19 from the rear side. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the cross section which follows the AA line in FIG. 22, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the cross section which follows the BB line in FIG. FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of a component part surrounded by a circle Rf in FIG. 22. It is a front view which shows the operation state of the ball feeder in the said embodiment in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is a front view which shows the other operation state of the ball feeder in the said embodiment in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is a front view which shows the other operation state of the ball feeder in the said embodiment in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. It is a front view which shows the other operation state of the ball feeder in the said embodiment in the state which abbreviate | omitted the front casing member. In the said embodiment, it is a front view which shows a ball | bowl feeder in the state by which a game ball is introduce | transduced into a ball | bowl introduction port part. It is a top view which shows the movement state of the game ball introduced from a ball | bowl introduction port part in the state which abbreviate | omitted the upper wall of the casing in FIG. In the said embodiment, it is a front view which shows a game board with a ball feeder in the guidance state in alignment with the board surface of the game board of the game ball with a thread | yarn used in order for a player to perform a fraud. FIG. 32 is an enlarged front view showing a component part surrounded by a circle Rg in FIG. 31.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine is erected on an island (not shown) in a pachinko hall (not shown). The pachinko gaming machine can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the machine frame Fw. The game machine body Bd and the front door Df are supported.

  In FIG. 1, the diagonal left rear direction and the diagonal right front direction shown in the figure correspond to the left direction and the right direction of the pachinko gaming machine, respectively, and the upward direction and the downward direction shown in the figure respectively indicate the upward direction of the pachinko gaming machine. The diagonal left front direction and the diagonal right rear direction shown in the figure correspond to the front direction and the rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body Bd includes a main body frame 10, a game board 20, a guide rail 30, a starting winning port device 40a, an electric tulip device 40b, each ordinary winning port device 50, and a big winning port device. 60 and other various board parts and a ball launcher 70 are provided.

  The main body frame 10 is supported at the left edge portion thereof so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction on the left edge portion of the machine frame Fw, and the game board 20 is assembled in the hollow portion of the main body frame 10. .

  The guide rail 30 has an inner rail portion 31 and an outer rail portion 32, and the inner rail portion 31 and the outer rail portion 32 are assembled along the outer peripheral portion of the board surface 21 of the game board 20. The guide rail 30 forms a game area 21 a on the board surface 21 of the game board 20 on the inner peripheral side thereof. The inner rail portion 31 is located on the inner peripheral side of the outer rail portion 32.

  Thus, the guide rail 30 forms a game ball that is launched along a relay rail (not shown) from a launch rail 70 b (described later) of the ball launcher 70 between the inner rail portion 31 and the outer rail portion 32. The guide passage 33 is guided into the game area 21 a of the board surface 21 of the game board 20.

  The start winning opening device 40a is provided at the lower center of the board surface 21 of the game board 20 in the left-right direction. As a result, when a game ball that is guided by the guide rail 30 and rolls downward in the game area 21a along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 wins the start winning port portion of the start winning port device 40a, the start winning port The device 40a gives a chance to win a jackpot.

  The electric tulip device 40b is provided on the board surface 21 of the game board 20 immediately below the start winning opening device 40a. As a result, when the game ball that rolls downward in the game area 21a along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 as described above wins the winning opening of the electric tulip device 40b, the electric tulip device 40b Give an opportunity.

  Each normal prize opening device 50 is provided on the board surface 21 of the game board 20 on the left side of the start prize opening device 40a. As a result, when a game ball that rolls downward in the game area 21a along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 as described above wins a prize in any one of the normal prize opening units, either The normal prize opening device 50 provides a chance to win a lottery.

  The big prize opening device 60 is provided on the board surface 21 of the game board 20 on the right side of the starting prize opening device 40a. The big prize opening device 60 is a game to the starting prize opening device 40a or the electric tulip device 40b. As a result of the jackpot lottery accompanying the winning of the ball, the big prize opening device 60 opens and closes the big prize opening portion based on a predetermined opening / closing pattern.

  As a result, a number of game balls are paid out each time a game ball that rolls downward in the game area 21a along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 as described above wins the big prize opening portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball launcher 70 includes a handle Hd, a launch mechanism 70a, and a launch rail 70b. In the present embodiment, the handle Hd is provided on the front door Df as described later.

  The launch mechanism 70a is provided on the lower side wall portion 11 of the main body frame 10 directly below the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the game board 20 together with the launch rail 70b.

  The firing mechanism 70a rotates a scissor member (not shown) from the retracted position to the striking position based on one-way rotation of a rotary solenoid (not shown), and the scissor member based on the other-direction rotation of the rotary solenoid. From the striking position to the retracted position. According to the launch mechanism 70a, a game ball located on a launch base end (described later) of the launch rail 70b is hit at the hit position by the saddle member.

  The launch rail 70b is inclined between the relay rail and the striking position of the saddle member in the launch mechanism 70a so that a game ball can be launched through the relay rail toward the guide passage 33 of the guide rail 30. The main frame 10 is provided on the lower side wall 11. Thus, the launch rail 70b waits for a game ball sent from a ball feeder U (described later) on the launch base end. The launch rail 70b is positioned below the ball feed port 125 (described later) so as to incline downward in the opposite direction from the launch direction of the game ball along the rear wall 120b (described later) of the ball feeder U. Located at.

  In the present embodiment, the launch mechanism 70a is controlled by a launch control board (not shown) provided from the rear side of the game board 20 based on a predetermined flowchart according to the launch program. That is, the firing mechanism 70a controls the rotary solenoid so as to rotate the saddle member from the retracted position to the striking position or from the striking position to the retracted position.

  In this control, for each game ball sent from the ball feeder U onto the firing rail 70b as will be described later, the hitting member hits the hitting position from the retracted position and hits the firing rail 70b. Fired along. However, at the end of the game by the pachinko gaming machine, a new game ball after the game ball sent on the launch rail 70b is hit by the saddle member and fired is sent on the launch rail 70b. The game is finished while remaining on the firing rail 70b.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the front door Df includes a front frame 80a, a window glass 80b, and a ball tray 90. The front frame 80a has a gaming machine main body Bd at the left edge thereof. Is supported by the left edge portion of the machine frame Fw so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction.

  Window glass 80b is assembled to the hollow portion of front frame 80a from the back surface side. For this reason, the player can visually recognize the gaming board 20 of the gaming machine main body Bd through the window glass 80b from the front side of the front door Df.

  The ball tray 90 is formed so as to protrude forward from the lower portion of the front frame 80a, and a concave reservoir 91 is provided in the ball tray 90 so as to open upward.

  Thus, the ball tray 90 is sequentially supplied with game balls from a ball tank (not shown) provided in the upper part of the main body frame 10 of the gaming machine main body Bd through a ball passage (not shown) in the main body frame 10. And stored in the concave storage portion 91.

  Further, the ball receiving tray 90 passes each game ball stored in the concave storage portion 91 through the ball supply passage 92 (see FIG. 30) through the ball supply port portion (not shown). 2)). The ball supply passage 92 is connected between the ball supply port portion and the ball introduction port portion 115 so as to extend from the ball supply port portion of the ball tray 90 toward the ball introduction port portion 115. Yes.

  The front door Df is provided with a handle Hd and a ball feeding device U as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, and the handle Hd is located at the lower right corner of the front frame 80a as shown in FIG. It is supported so that it can be rotated from the front side.

  Thereby, the handle Hd gives a striking force according to the rotation angle to the collar member via the rotary solenoid of the firing mechanism 70a. This means that the launch mechanism 70a hits a game ball waiting on the launch base end portion of the launch rail 70b with the striking force corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle Hd by the hook member.

  As can be seen from any of FIGS. 2 to 4, the ball feeder U is assembled to the lower intermediate portion of the front frame 80 a from the back side, and the ball feeder U includes the feeder main body 100 and the presser foot. The member 200 is comprised.

  The feeder main body 100 includes a casing K, and the casing K is configured with front and rear casing members 110 and 120 as shown in any of FIGS.

  Of the front and rear side casing members 110 and 120, the front casing member 110 is cut into an L shape at the upper right corner as illustrated in FIG. 110a.

  On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the rear casing member 120 is also cut out in an L shape so as to correspond to the upper right corner cutout portion 110a at the upper right corner, It is formed as a corner cutout 120a. The upper right corner cutout portion 110a and the upper right corner cutout portion 120a constitute an upper right corner cutout portion of the casing K.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the front casing member 110 includes a front wall 110b and a peripheral wall 110c, and the peripheral wall 110c is formed in an L shape rearward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the front wall 110b. It is extended to bend.

    On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the rear casing member 120 includes a rear wall 120b and a peripheral wall 120c, and the peripheral wall 120c is bent in an L shape forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall 120b. It extends to.

  Thus, the front and rear side casing members 110 and 120 are engaged with each other at the extended end portions of the peripheral walls 110c and 120c to constitute the casing K. The casing K has three cylindrical boss portions Bs (see FIG. 7) on the peripheral wall 120c of the rear casing member 120 such that the front wall 110b of the front casing member 110 is opposed to the lower intermediate portion of the front frame 80a. ), The screw is fastened to the lower intermediate portion of the front frame 80a with screws (not shown), thereby being assembled to the lower intermediate portion of the front frame 80a.

  In the front casing member 110, the peripheral wall 110c is integrally configured with an upper side wall 111, a left side wall 112, a lower side wall 113, and a right side wall 114 as shown in any of FIGS. The upper side wall 111, the left side wall 112, the lower side wall 113, and the right side wall 114 are L-shaped backward from the upper edge, left edge, lower edge, and right edge of the front wall 110b. It bends and extends.

  Here, as illustrated in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the upper side wall portion 111 includes a wide portion 111 a and a narrow portion 111 b, and the wide portion 111 a is the left end of the upper edge portion of the front wall 110 b. It extends so as to be bent in an L shape rearward from the side portion (see FIG. 6). The narrow portion 111b has a narrower width than the wide portion 111a and extends from the portion other than the left end side portion of the upper edge portion of the front wall 110b so as to be bent backward in an L shape.

  The left side wall part 112 and the lower side wall part 113 have the same width as the wide part 111a and extend from the left and lower edge parts of the front wall 110b so as to be bent backward in an L shape. Further, the right side wall 114 extends from the right edge of the front wall 110b so as to be bent in an L shape backward, and the right side wall 114 is cut from the right end of the lower side wall 113 to the upper right corner. It extends so as to be bent upward in an L shape toward the right end portion of the lower wall portion of the notch portion 110a.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the front casing member 110 has a sphere introduction port portion 115, and this sphere introduction port portion 115 is formed in a horizontally elongated rectangle on the left side of the upper portion of the front wall 110 b. It is formed in a penetrating shape.

  Here, the sphere introduction port 115 is formed in the sphere supply passage 92 so as to face the extended opening end portion 92a (see FIG. 30). The game ball guided by 92 is introduced into the casing K through the extended end opening 92a.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ball introduction port portion 115 has a tongue piece portion 115 a, and this tongue piece portion 115 a is an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the right inner edge portion 115 b of the ball introduction port portion 115. It protrudes in a trapezoidal shape that becomes narrower sequentially from left to left.

  Here, as illustrated in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, the tongue piece portion 115 a is integrally formed at the extended base end portion A with the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the right inner edge portion 115 b of the ball introduction port portion 115. The tongue piece 115a is formed so as to extend to the left from the extended base end A to the extended front end B. Accordingly, the inclined upper edge portion C and the inclined lower edge portion D of the tongue piece 115a are inclined so as to approach each other from the extending base end portion A to the extending distal end portion B.

  In the tongue piece portion 115a, the interval between the inclined lower edge portion D and the lower inner edge portion 115c of the ball introduction port portion 115 (hereinafter also referred to as the lower interval) is the inclined upper edge portion C. Is narrower than the distance (hereinafter also referred to as the upper distance) between the sphere introduction opening 115 and the upper inner edge 115d.

  On the other hand, in the rear casing 120, the peripheral wall 120c includes an upper side wall part 121, a left side wall part 122, a lower side wall part 123, and a right side as shown in any of FIGS. 5, 6, 9, and 12-14. The upper wall portion 121, the left side wall portion 122, the lower side wall portion 123, and the right side wall portion 124 are integrally formed with the wall portion 124, and the upper edge portion, the left edge portion, and the lower edge portion of the rear wall 120b. And it bends and extends in an L shape forward from the right edge.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5 or FIG. 9, the upper side wall 121 includes a left narrow portion 121a, a middle wide portion 121b, a right narrow portion 121c, a crank-shaped wall portion 121d, and an L-shaped wall portion 121e. It will be.

  The left narrow portion 121a extends leftward from the rear left end portion of the middle wide portion 121b, while the right narrow portion 121c extends rightward from the front right end portion of the middle wide portion 121b.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the crank-shaped wall portion 121 d is formed in a crank shape downward from the right end portion of the right narrow portion 121 c with the falling wall portion E, the connecting wall portion F, and the falling wall portion G. ing. Here, the falling wall portion E and the connecting wall portion F constitute the upper right corner cutout portion 120a described above.

  As illustrated in FIG. 18, the L-shaped wall 121 e is formed in an L shape with the falling wall H and the lateral wall I. The falling wall portion H extends so as to be bent downward in an L shape from the rear end portion on the right end of the middle wide portion 121b on the rear side of the right narrow portion 121c. The lateral wall portion I extends from the extending end portion of the falling wall portion H so as to be bent in an L shape to the right at the rear side of the right narrow portion 121c. The extended end portion of the right side wall portion 124 is formed integrally with the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 124.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the left side wall portion 122 has both cylindrical boss portions Bs, and both the cylindrical boss portions Bs protrude leftward from both vertical end portions of the left side wall portion 122. It is formed as follows.

  The right side wall portion 124 has a cylindrical boss portion Bs, and the cylindrical boss portion Bs is formed so as to protrude rightward from the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 124 as illustrated in FIG. ing.

  Further, the rear casing member 120 has a ball feeding port portion 125, a guide wall portion 126, and a guide wall portion 127 as shown in any of FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIG. The ball feed port portion 125 is introduced into the casing K from the ball introduction port portion 115 and is guided by the guide wall portions 126 and 127 through the ball guide passage member 130 and the ball feed member 140 as described later. Is sent to the firing rail 70b side.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 11, the ball feeding port portion 125 has an upper edge portion 125a, a left edge portion 125b, a lower edge portion 125c, and a right edge portion 125d, and a rear wall 120b of the rear casing member 120. Is formed in a rectangular shape in a penetrating manner at the upper right side (located directly below the upper right corner cutout portion 120a).

  In the present embodiment, the ball outlet 125 is formed on the rear wall 120b so as to be positioned above the launch rail 70b of the ball launcher 70 when the front door Df is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body Bd. Yes.

  Further, the guide wall 126 extends in the width direction so as to extend to the left from the corresponding portion of the right side wall 124 of the rear casing member 120 with respect to the lower edge 125c of the ball feeding port 125. In the longitudinal direction, it is formed on the lower edge 125c so as to extend from the front edge of the right wall 124 to the rear edge of the right wall 124 through the ball feed port 125.

  Accordingly, the guide wall portion 126 also serves as a substantial lower edge portion of the ball feeding port portion 125 together with the lower edge portion 125c. The guide wall portion 126 is formed on the right wall portion 124 so as to be positioned below the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q.

  Further, as can be seen from FIG. 11 and FIG. 30, the guide wall portion 127 is formed in a substantially right triangle shape in cross section, and the guide wall portion 127 is more than the ball introduction port portion 125 in the guide wall portion 126. It is formed so as to protrude to the left side from the right side wall portion 124 along the front side portion. Here, the guide wall portion 127 is formed so as to protrude from the front edge of the right wall portion 124 to the left side along the front end portion of the guide wall portion 126 at the front surface 127a. Is formed integrally with the right side wall 124 on the right side.

  Accordingly, the guide wall 127 is formed so as to face both the ball feed port 125 and the right end of the ball feed member 140 at the inclined guide surface 127b.

  Here, the inclined guide surface portion 127b of the guide wall portion 127 is provided on the front surface so that the game ball from the ball feed member 140 can be smoothly guided to the ball feed port portion 125 along the front portion of the guide wall portion 126. From the protruding end portion of 127a to the rear end portion of the right surface of the guide wall portion 127, it is formed in a gentle concave shape. The inclined guide surface portion 127b is formed to be concave when viewed from the side of the ball feed port portion 125 and the ball feed member 140.

  Further, the ball feeding device U includes a ball guide passage member 130 and a ball feeding member 140 as shown in any of FIGS.

  The spherical guide passage member 130 has a hollow block shape (see FIG. 13), and is provided on the upper left side of the rear wall 120b in the rear casing member 120 as shown in FIG. 12 or FIG.

  The ball guide passage member 130 is formed as a ball guide passage 131 on the upper wall thereof, and the ball guide passage 131 can smoothly guide the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port 115. The rear casing member 120 is gradually and gradually inclined downward from the left wall 122 to the right wall 124 of the peripheral wall 120c. In this embodiment, the total length of the ball guide passage 131 is about 2.5 times the outer diameter of the game ball.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 30, the ball guide passage member 130 has a rising wall portion 132, and the rising wall portion 132 is L-shaped upward from the right front edge portion of the ball guide passage 131. It is formed to stand up in a shape.

  Here, the rising wall portion 132 is formed along the left side portion of the lower inner edge portion 115c of the ball introduction port portion 115 on the inner side of the front wall 110b, and the rising wall portion 132 has its rising end portion. At 132a, it is located above the lower inner edge 115c of the sphere inlet 115 and is formed so as to be gently inclined upward from the left to the right.

  Thereby, the rising end portion 132a of the rising wall portion 132 is V-shaped with respect to the inclined lower edge portion D of the tongue piece portion 115a of the ball introduction port portion 115 as viewed from the front side of the front wall 110b. To form a lower V-shaped intersection (see FIG. 8).

  Thus, the rising end portion 132a of the rising wall portion 132 intersects the inclined lower edge portion D of the tongue piece portion 115a in a V shape, so that the game ball supplied from the ball supply passage 92 is a game with a thread. When the ball is a ball, the game ball with a thread passes through the ball introduction port 115 and is supplied onto the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130 and guided along the ball guide passage 131.

  Accordingly, when the thread of the above-mentioned game ball with thread enters between the lower inner edge 115c of the ball introduction port 115 and the inclined lower edge D of the tongue piece 115a, the thread is inclined downward. It is sandwiched at the intersection of the edge D and the rising end 132a of the rising wall 132. For this reason, the entry of the game ball with a thread into the casing K is braked.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the rising wall portion 132 faces the falling wall portion 128 that falls downward from the front edge intermediate portion of the upper wall portion 121 of the rear casing member 120. Here, the falling wall portion 128 is formed at its extended end portion 128a so as to be gently inclined downward from the left side to the right side as can be seen from FIG. 7 or FIG.

  Thereby, the falling wall portion 128 is seen from the front side of the front wall 110b between the extended end portion 128a and the inclined upper edge portion C of the tongue piece portion 115a of the ball introduction port portion 115. The upper V-shaped intersections are formed by crossing each other in a V-shape.

  As described above, the extended end portion 128a of the falling wall portion 128 intersects the inclined upper edge portion C of the tongue piece portion 115a in a V shape, so that the above-described game ball with a thread becomes the falling wall portion 128. When the thread enters between the extended end portion 128a and the inclined upper edge portion C of the tongue piece portion 115a, the thread is sandwiched between the extended end portion 128a and the inclined upper edge portion C. For this reason, the entry of the game ball with a thread into the casing K is braked.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom of the recess 129 (see FIG. 30) formed in the rear wall 120b of the rear casing member 120 so as to guide the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port portion 115 onto the ball guide passage 131. The wall is formed as a guide wall 129a at the left side portion thereof so as to be inclined rearward from the left wall portion 122 of the peripheral wall 120c to the right side. Here, the recess 129 is formed such that the guide wall 129a faces both the ball introduction port 115 side and the inclined end side of the ball guide passage 131.

  Thereby, the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port 115 is guided by the guide wall 129a and further guided along the ball guide passage 131 between the front wall 110b and the rear wall 120b.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 13 and 14, the ball feeding member 140 is assembled in the casing K so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction around the pin P. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the pin P faces forward from a lower part of the rear wall 120 b of the rear casing member 120 below the ball feeding port 125 (a right-side vertical intermediate part of the rear wall 120 b). Is extended.

  Here, in the present embodiment, FIG. 13 shows that the ball feeding member 140 is located at its lower tilting end, and FIG. 14 shows that the ball feeding member 140 is located at its upper tilting end. .

  Thus, when the ball feeding member 140 is positioned at the upper tilting end, the game ball guided along the ball guide passage 131 by the ball guide passage member 130 is maintained on the ball guide passage 131. In addition, the ball feeding member 140 receives a game ball maintained on the ball guide passage 131 in the process of tilting from the upper tilt end toward the lower tilt end, and guide wall portion 126 as described later. To the ball feed port 125 via

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the ball feeding member 140 will be described in detail. As shown in any of FIGS. 12 to 17, the ball feeding member 140 includes a tilting wall member M and a curved wall member N.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 12 and 15 to 17, the tilting wall member M includes a tilting base portion 150a, an intermediate portion 150b, an arm portion 150c, and a retracting rod portion 150d.

  Here, the tilt wall member M extends in an L shape from the upper end of the tilt base 150a to the left at the intermediate portion 150b, and from the extended end of the intermediate portion 150b at the arm 150c. By extending upward in a substantially L shape, it is formed in a substantially crank shape. Further, the retracting rod portion 150d extends from the central portion of the extending end portion of the arm portion 150c toward the rear wall 120b.

  The tilting base 150a has a cylinder 151, and the cylinder 151 is rearward from the lower center part of the tilting base 150a so as to be rotatably inserted into a pin P extending from the rear wall 120b. Protruding to

  Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the tilting wall member M can be tilted up and down by the pin P at the tilting base portion 150a to the rear wall 120b of the rear casing member 120 below the ball feed port portion 125. It is supported by. Accordingly, the intermediate portion 150b and the arm portion 150c are located closer to the ball guide passage member 130 than the tilting base portion 150a, and the retracting rod portion 150d faces the rear wall 120b at its extended end.

  In the present embodiment, when the game ball maintained on the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130 when the ball feed member 140 is positioned at the upper tilting end is a game ball with a thread, the ball feed member 140 is In the process of tilting toward the lower tilt end, the threaded game ball moves from the ball guide path 131 to the ball feed member 140 side as described below.

  At this time, if the draw-in rod portion 150d is positioned above the game ball with thread, the upward tilting of the ball feed member 140 in the process of moving the game ball with thread from the ball guide passage 131 to the ball feed member 140 side. A pull-in rod portion 150d that tilts downward with the tilting from the end to the lower tilting end suppresses the intermediate portion of the thread of the game ball with the thread downward between the ball guide passage member 130 and the ball feed member 140. To play a role to pull. This means that the draw-in rod portion 150d brakes the movement of the game ball with a thread toward the ball feed port portion 125.

  As shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 17, the curved wall member N includes an upper curved wall 160a, a lower curved wall 160b, a left curved wall 160c (located on the right side in FIG. 16), and a right flat wall 160d (FIG. 16). 16 or 17), the curved wall member N is formed on the spherical guide passage member 130 by the left curved wall 160c. The ball guide passage 131 is opposed to the inclined end portion side of the ball guide passage 131 with a predetermined narrow gap (a gap of about several mm) (see FIGS. 12 to 14). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game ball from falling from between the ball guide passage member 130 and the ball feeding member 140.

  In the curved wall member N, the upper curved wall 160a includes a front sphere receiving portion 161 (also referred to as a left sphere receiving portion 161), a concave wall portion 162, a rear sphere receiving portion 163 (also referred to as a right sphere receiving portion 163), and an L. A character-shaped wall portion 164 is provided.

  The front ball receiving portion 161 includes a wall portion 161a and a wall portion 161b. The wall portion 161a extends obliquely downward and right from the upper end portion so as to form a small acute angle with respect to the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c. Yes. Moreover, the wall part 161b is extended from the extension end part of the said wall part 161a to the right side so that a large obtuse angle may be extended with respect to the wall part 161a. Note that the height of the wall portion 161a from the extended base end portion of the wall portion 161b is about 1 (mm).

  Accordingly, the front ball receiving portion 161 is inclined at the wall portion 161a with a steep slope from the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c obliquely downward to the right and the wall portion 161b extends the wall portion 161a. It inclines with a gentle gradient from the end toward diagonally lower right.

  Thereby, the front ball receiving portion 161 moves the game ball guided along the ball guide passage 131 by the ball guide passage member 130 in the tilting process from the upper tilt end to the lower tilt end of the ball feeding member 140. Then, it is guided diagonally to the lower right along the wall 161a and received on the wall 161b. At this time, the game ball is maintained on the wall 161b between the wall 161a and the projection Q (see FIG. 13). The extension length of the wall portion 161b is a length corresponding to about half of the outer diameter of the game ball.

  Note that when the ball feeding member 140 is positioned at the upper tilting end, the distance between the front end portion of the wall portion 161a (the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c) and the upper side wall portion 121 of the rear casing member 120 is a game. It is set to be about one third of the outer diameter of the sphere. Therefore, when the ball feed member 140 is positioned at the upper tilt end, the game balls maintained on the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130 are the front end portion of the wall portion 161a and the upper side wall of the rear casing member 120. It does not move from between the part 121 and the ball outlet part 125 side.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 12 to 14, the protrusion Q described above can be accommodated in the concave wall portion 162 of the upper curved wall 160 a and the lower portion of the ball feeding port portion 125 and the ball guide passage member 130. It protrudes from the rear wall 120b of the rear casing member 120 toward the front wall 110b of the front casing member 110 between approximately the center in the vertical direction.

  The protrusion Q is formed in the shape of a hollow column, and the protrusion Q is formed on the left side surface Qa thereof in the concave wall 162 of the ball feed member 140 when the ball feed member 140 is at the upper tilting end. As shown in FIG. 14, the left arm portion 162 c (which will be described later) is formed so as to be inclined from the lower side toward the diagonally upper right direction, as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the ball feeding member 140 is at the upper tilting end, the projection Q is located on the upper left side so that the upper side Qb is positioned in the same inclined surface as the wall 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161. It is formed in a slanting shape diagonally downward to the right.

  The protrusion Q is inclined on the right side surface Qc from the upper side to the lower left side. The right side surface Qc of the protrusion Q has the ball feeding member 140 at the lower tilt end. When located, it is located along the outer surface of the rear ball receiving portion 163.

  Thus, when the ball feeding member 140 is at the lower tilt end, the projection Q moves the game ball onto the wall portion 161b between the projection portion Q and the wall portion 161a of the front ball receiving portion 161 by the left side surface Qa. maintain. When the ball feeding member 140 is tilted from the lower tilt end toward the upper tilt end, the game ball maintained on the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 is moved by the front ball receiving portion 161 to the wall portion 161a. Is sent onto the upper surface Qb of the projection Q.

  The concave wall portion 162 is formed in a U shape with the left arm portion 162a, the connecting portion 162b, and the right arm portion 162c so that the protrusion Q can be accommodated from above. Here, in the tilting process of the ball feeding member 140 from the lower tilting end to the upper tilting end, the concave wall 162 is aligned with the left side surface Qa of the projection Q at the right arm 162c from above. The protrusion Q is accommodated (see FIG. 14).

  The rear ball receiving portion 163 is formed so as to extend obliquely upward and obliquely upward from the upper end portion of the right arm portion 162c of the concave wall portion 162, and the rear ball receiving portion 163 is formed obliquely upward on the left side. It is formed in a gently protruding curved shape.

  Here, when the ball feeding member 140 is positioned at the lower tilt end, the rear ball receiving portion 163 is positioned along the right side surface Qc of the protrusion Q. Further, when the ball feeding member 140 is positioned at the upper tilting end, the rear ball receiving portion 163 moves obliquely upward to the right from the right side surface Qc of the projection Q at the upper tilting end portion 163a. It reaches the position immediately before the intersection of the left edge 125b and the lower edge 125c of the portion 125.

  Thereby, when the ball feeding member 140 is tilted from the lower tilt end to the upper tilt end, the game ball that has moved on the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q as described above moves to the rear ball receiving portion 163 side. Then, it also contacts the outer surface of the rear ball receiving portion 163. Therefore, when the ball feeding member 140 is tilted from the lower tilt end to the upper tilt end, the game ball is maintained between the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q and the upper surface of the rear ball receiving portion 163.

  In such a state, in the process in which the ball feeding member 140 is tilted from the upper tilting end toward the lower tilting end, the rear ball receiving portion 163 has a right side surface Qc of the projection Q at the upper tilting end portion 163a. , The game ball moves from the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q to the side of the ball feed port 125 via the rear ball receiving portion 163 under its own weight.

  In the present embodiment, the upper inclined end portion 163a of the rear ball receiving portion 163 extends upward at a front portion 163b from a portion other than the front portion 163b (hereinafter also referred to as the rear portion). I'm out. Here, the upper inclined end portion 163a is opposed to the protrusion Q at the rear portion thereof, and is positioned on the front side of the extending end portion of the protrusion Q at the front portion 163b.

  Thereby, the game ball pushed out to the ball feeding port portion 125 side by the protrusion Q as described above is pushed out to the ball feeding port portion 125 side beyond the rear portion of the rear ball receiving portion 163.

  At this time, since the front part 163b is located in front of the extending end of the protrusion Q and protrudes upward from the rear part, the game ball does not move from the rear part to the front side. Is regulated by the front portion 163b. Therefore, the game ball pushed out to the ball feed port portion 125 side by the protrusion Q is surely pushed out to the ball feed port portion 125 side through the rear side portion of the rear ball receiving portion 163.

  The L-shaped wall portion 164 extends downwardly from a wall portion 164a extending from the extended upper end portion of the rear ball receiving portion 163, and is bent in an L-shape to the right from the extended end portion of the wall portion 164a. It is comprised by the wall part 164b to come out.

  The lower curved wall 160b is integrated with a base end portion extending downward from the wall portion 161a of the front ball receiving portion 161 in the upper curved wall 160a via the left curved wall 160c at the left end portion thereof. Is formed. Further, the lower curved wall 160b is formed so as to be integrated with the extended end portion of the wall portion 164b of the L-shaped wall portion 164 in the upper curved wall 160a via the right flat wall 160d at the right end portion thereof. Has been.

  The left curved wall 160c has a convex curved wall portion 165 and a lateral U-shaped curved wall portion 166. The convex curved wall portion 165 is formed in a curved shape convex toward the concave direction of the concave right side surface 133 along the concave right side surface 133 of the spherical guide passage member 130, and the convex curved wall The portion 165 is formed integrally with the base end portion extending downward from the wall portion 161a of the front ball receiving portion 161 at the upper end portion.

  The horizontal U-shaped curved wall portion 166 is formed in a horizontal U shape so as to open toward the left side between the lower end portion of the convex curved wall portion 165 and the left end portion of the lower curved wall 160b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18, FIG. 31 or FIG. 32, the ball feeding device U has a metal plate 170, and the metal plate 170 is made of a blade forming material, for example, a steel thin plate material, and is rectangular. It is formed in a shape.

  As shown in FIG. 18 or FIG. 19, the metal plate 170 is formed with an attachment hole 171 and a positioning hole 172, and the metal plate 170 is included in the rear wall 120 b of the rear casing member 120. It is assembled | attached from the rear side to the left wall part J (refer FIG. 18) of both the falling wall part E of the upper right side corner notch part 120a, and the ball | bowl feeding opening part 125. FIG.

  Specifically, the metal plate 170 is fitted into a cylindrical mounting rod J1 that protrudes rearward from the left side wall portion J at the mounting hole portion 171, and at the positioning hole portion 172, A positioning pin J2 that projects rearward from the left side wall portion J immediately above is fitted.

  Thereby, the metal plate 170 is positioned by the positioning pin J2 around the mounting rod J1. In addition, the left side wall part J forms the space | gap J3 between the right side narrow part 121c of the upper side wall part 121 of the rear wall 120b in the upper part.

    The metal plate 170 has a blade 173 as shown in any of FIGS. 11, 18, 19, 23, and 24, and the blade 173 is a ball feeding port portion of the metal plate 170. It is formed by raising a corresponding plate portion with respect to the inner region of the hollow portion of 125 rectangular concave cutout portions 125e (described later) in a narrow shape rearward (to the firing rail 70b side).

  This means that the blade 173 moves the inner region of the hollow portion of the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e of the ball feeding port portion 125 together with the recess portion 174a of the right edge portion 174 of the metal plate 170 formed after the cutting and raising. This means that the cutout portion 125e is cut and raised with a shape smaller than the shape of the hollow portion.

  Here, the blade 173 is formed to extend from the bottom of the recess 174a toward the rear side from the recess 174a of the metal plate 170, and the blade 173 has an extended end portion thereof. At 173d, it is located in the hollow part of the notch part together with the edge part on the opening end side of the notch part 125e.

  In the present embodiment, the inclination angle of the blade 173 with respect to the recess 174a is lower or upper than the upper edge portion 173b or lower edge portion 173c of the blade 173 and the corresponding inner edge portion of the recess 174a. A predetermined small acute angle is set so that the thread can be firmly engaged in the wedge-shaped engagement groove.

  As shown in FIG. 11 in an enlarged manner, the rectangular concave notch 125e described above is formed in the vertical direction of the right side edge (corresponding to the left side edge 125b of the ball feed port 125) on the left side wall J of the rear wall 120b. A rectangular recess is cut out from the inside of the ball feed port portion 125 to the left side at the intermediate portion.

  Under the formation of the notch of the rectangular concave notch 125e, the metal plate 170 is formed on the left side of the rear wall 120b so that the blade 173 corresponds to the inner region of the hollow part of the rectangular concave notch 125e. It is attached to the wall J.

  Along with this, the blade 173 has its raised base end portion 173a positioned on the right side of the bottom portion R in the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e. The blade 173 has an upper edge 173b and a lower edge 173c positioned in the rectangular concave notch 125e, and the upper edge 173b is higher than the upper edge Sa of the rectangular concave notch 125e. And the lower edge portion 173c is located above the lower edge portion Sb of the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e. The bottom R corresponds to an inner edge located on the notch direction end side of the rectangular concave notch 125e.

  This means that the blade 173 is smaller in the surface direction outer shape than the thickness direction opening surface shape (hollow portion shape) of the rectangular concave notch 125e, in other words, the right edge portion of the metal plate 170. It means that the thickness direction opening surface shape of the right edge portion 174 of the recess 174a of 174 is smaller than the thickness direction opening surface shape of the rectangular concave notch 125e.

  Further, the right edge 174 of the metal plate 170 is notched so as to be located on the same inclination line as shown in FIG. 24 from the lower part 174b to the upper part 174c of the opening end in the surface direction of the recess 174a. Yes.

  Accordingly, the blade 173 is formed in an inclined shape so that the tip 173d is located on the same inclination line together with the lower part 174b and the upper part 174c of the opening end in the surface direction of the recess 174a. .

  The angle formed between the tip 173d of the blade 173 and the normal direction with respect to the lower edge 173c of the blade 173 is a predetermined small acute angle that can ensure strong engagement with the blade 173 of the yarn. .

  As shown in any of FIGS. 12 to 14, the drive mechanism 180 is disposed in the rear casing member 120, and the drive mechanism 180 includes a mechanism main body 180a and a tilt lever 180b. .

  The mechanism main body 180a is erected on the left intermediate portion of the lower wall portion 123 in the rear casing member 120. The mechanism main body 180a is composed of an iron core 181 and a solenoid 182 wound around the iron core 181. In the housing 183. Therefore, in the mechanism main body 180a, the iron core 181 generates a magnetic force by excitation of the solenoid 182. On the other hand, the iron core 181 extinguishes the magnetic force when the excitation of the solenoid 182 is stopped.

  The tilt lever 180b is supported at the base end 184 at the upper left corner of the housing 183 of the mechanism main body 180a so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction, and the longitudinal intermediate portion 185 of the tilt lever 180b is It faces the upper end 181a of the iron core 181. Further, the tilting lever 180b is interposed in the lateral U-shaped curved wall portion 166 of the curved wall member N of the ball feeding member 140 at the tip end portion 186 thereof.

  Therefore, in the drive mechanism 180, the tilt lever 180b is biased upward at the base end 184 by a coil spring (not shown) under the demagnetization of the iron core 181 so that its base end The state of tilting upward with respect to the portion 184 is maintained. This means that the ball feeding member 140 is pushed upward by the distal end portion 186 of the tilting lever 180b at the lateral U-shaped curved wall portion 166 and tilted to be maintained at the upper tilting end. To do.

  Further, the tilt lever 180b is attracted against the urging force of the coil spring as the iron core 181 is excited, so that the tilt lever 180b is tilted downward with respect to the base end portion 184 as a reference. This means that the ball feeding member 140 is pulled downward by the distal end portion 186 of the tilt lever 180b at the lateral U-shaped curved wall portion 166 and tilted to be maintained at the lower tilt end. To do.

  In the present embodiment, the drive mechanism 180 is controlled based on a predetermined flowchart according to a ball feed control program by a control board (not shown) arranged on the game board 20 from the rear side. That is, the drive mechanism 180 is controlled by the solenoid of the mechanism main body 180a to tilt the ball feeding member 140 from the lower tilt end to the upper tilt end or from the upper tilt end to the lower tilt end.

  In the control, the ball feeding device U tilts the ball feeding member 140 from the lower tilting end to the upper tilting end or from the upper tilting end to the lower tilting end, thereby causing the game ball to move at a predetermined time interval. The driving mechanism 180 causes the tilting lever 180b to be attracted to or dissociated from the upper end 181a of the iron core 181 by exciting or demagnetizing the solenoid so as to be sent onto the firing rail 70b.

  Further, in the control, when the game by the pachinko gaming machine is finished, a new game after the game ball sent on the launch rail 70b is hit and fired by the gutter member of the launch mechanism 70a. The driving mechanism 180 is controlled so as to end the game without the ball being sent from the ball feeding device U onto the firing rail 70b.

  Unlike this, at the end of the game by the pachinko gaming machine, a new game ball is launched after the game ball sent on the launch rail 70b is hit by the spear member and launched. You may make it control the drive mechanism 180 so that the said game may be complete | finished, sent from the ball feeder U on the rail 70b and remaining.

  As can be seen from FIG. 18, the pressing member 200 is assembled from the rear side to the left side wall portion J of the rear wall 120 b of the rear casing member 120 via the metal plate 170.

  As shown in FIG. 18 or 20, the pressing member 200 includes a cylinder 201, three rectangular frames 202 to 204, and a bottom plate member 205.

  The cylinder 201 is formed integrally with a central portion of a bottom plate main body 205a (described later) of the bottom plate member 205 at the base end portion, and the cylinder 201 extends from the base end portion to the bottom plate main body of the bottom plate member 205. It extends at a right angle to 205a.

  Thus, the holding member 200 is coaxially fitted to the cylindrical mounting rod J1 of the left wall J through the bottom plate member 205 and the metal plate 170 in the cylinder 201, and the screw 201a is attached to the cylindrical mounting rod J1. The metal plate 170 and the left wall J of the rear wall 120b are assembled from the rear side by being fastened to the female screw portion formed at the front end portion.

  Each of the rectangular frames 202 to 204 is formed so as to extend rearward from the bottom plate body 205a of the bottom plate member 205 along the axis of the cylinder 201 in a rectangular shape.

  Here, the rectangular frame 202 is formed so as to be positioned on the opposite side of the cylinder 201 from the two rectangular frames 203 and 204, and the rectangular frame 202 is more than the rectangular frame 204. It has a large rectangular shape. The rectangular frame body 203 has a smaller rectangular shape than the rectangular frame body 204, and the rectangular frame body 203 is formed to be positioned on the left side of the rectangular frame body 204. Here, the rectangular frame 203 is formed in a flat rectangular shape on the left side of the cylinder 201 so as to form a space 206 between the rectangular frame 203 and the rectangular frame 202.

  The bottom plate member 205 has a bottom plate main body 205a and a presser plate 205b, and the bottom plate main body 205a is located at the right edge of the cut and raised base end portion 173a of the metal plate 170 and its extension line. In this way, it is assembled to the left side wall portion J of the rear wall 120b via the metal plate 170.

  The holding plate 205b extends rightward so as to have the same width as the blade 173 from the right edge of the bottom plate main body 205a so as to face the space 206 between the two rectangular frames 202 and 203 described above. ing.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 20 or FIG. 21, the presser plate 205a is inclined on the back surface (front side surface) from the extending base end portion to the right edge portion of the bottom plate main body 205a toward the space portion 206 side. The presser plate 205b is formed on the back surface 205c (front side surface) along the surface (rear side surface) of the blade 173 of the metal plate 170, and the blade 173 is connected to the left side wall portion J of the rear wall 120b. It abuts against the rectangular concave notch 125e so as to be pressed. In other words, the presser plate 205b maintains the blade 173 at an appropriate inclination angle by overlapping the blade 173 from the rear side.

  In the present embodiment, the pressing and raising inclination angle with respect to the rectangular concave notch 125e of the blade 173 of the metal plate 170 is such that the holding plate 205b can maintain the blade 173 at an appropriate inclination angle on the back surface thereof. The inclination angle of the back surface of the plate 205a with respect to the back surface of the bottom plate body 205a is set somewhat larger. However, the blade 173 protrudes to the left from the extended end of the presser plate 205a at the tip 173d.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, the pachinko gaming machine is assumed to be in a gaming state with the front door Df being closed to the gaming machine main body Bd. In the ball feeding device U, the tilting lever 180b of the drive mechanism 180 is biased by the coil spring under the demagnetization of the solenoid 182, disengages from the iron core 181 and tilts upward, and the ball feeding member 140 is tilted upward. It is located at the upper tilting end (see FIG. 14). At this time, the protrusion Q is accommodated in the concave wall portion 162 of the ball feeding member 140. At this stage, it is assumed that the game ball is not introduced into the ball feeder U as shown in FIG.

  In such a stage, when a plurality of game balls are stored in the concave storage portion 91 of the ball tray 90 through the ball passage in the main body frame 10 from the ball tank, these game balls are shown in FIG. 29 or FIG. As shown, the ball introduction port portion of the ball feeder U (see FIG. 2) is sequentially transferred from the concave storage portion 91 of the ball tray 90 through the ball supply port portion of the ball tray 90 through the ball supply passage 92 (see FIG. 30). 115 is supplied to 115.

  Thus, when the game ball X (see FIG. 29) of the plurality of game balls supplied in this way is introduced into the casing K of the ball feeder U from the ball introduction port 115, the game ball X is The guide wall 129a guides the ball guide passage 131 on the ball guide passage 131.

  Accordingly, the game ball X is guided toward the ball feeding member 140 along the ball guide path 131. Here, since the ball guide passage 131 is gradually inclined downward from the left wall portion 122 of the peripheral wall 120c of the rear casing member 120 toward the right wall portion 124, the game ball X is a ball guide passage. It can be smoothly guided toward the ball feed member 140 along 131.

  Here, as described above, the ball feeding member 140 is located at the upper tilting end (see FIG. 14). Therefore, the gaming ball X guided as described above is tilted at the end of the ball guiding passage 131. When reaching the above, the game ball X comes into contact with the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 as shown in FIG.

  Accordingly, the game ball X is maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 by the left curved wall 160c with the upper end portion thereof. At this time, the distance between the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c and the upper side wall portion 121 of the rear casing member 120 when the ball feeding member 140 is positioned at the upper tilting end is as described above. Since it is set to be about one third of the diameter, the game ball X passes between the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c and the upper side wall portion 121 of the rear casing member 120, and the ball feeding port portion 125 side. Never move to.

  When a game ball X1 (see FIG. 29) following the game ball X is introduced into the casing K from the ball introduction port 115, the game ball X1 is guided by the guide wall 129a in the same manner as the game ball X. Guided on the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130. Accordingly, the game ball X1 is guided along the ball guide passage 131 toward the ball feeding member 140 in the same manner as the game ball X.

  At this time, as described above, the game ball X1 is maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 by the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 at the upper end portion thereof. It abuts on the ball X and is maintained together with the game ball X on the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130 (see FIG. 25).

  Here, even if the game ball X2 (see FIG. 29) following the game ball X1 reaches the ball introduction port 115, the total length of the ball guide passage 131 is only about 2.5 times the outer diameter of the game ball. Therefore, the game ball X2 is maintained in the ball introduction port 115 without coming into contact with the game ball X1 and reaching the ball guide passage 131.

  Thereafter, in the drive mechanism 180, when the tilting lever 180b is attracted against the urging force of the coil spring as the iron core 181 is excited and tilted downward, the ball feeding member 140 becomes its horizontal U-shape. At the curved curved wall 166, it is pulled downward by the tip 186 of the tilting lever 180b and tilted to tilt toward the lower tilting end.

  Accordingly, the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 moves downward, so that the game ball X maintained on the ball guide passage 131 as described above comes into contact with the upper end of the left curved wall 160c. Released from. Then, as described above, since the ball guide passage 131 is gradually inclined downward from the left wall portion 122 to the right wall portion 124 of the peripheral wall 120c of the rear casing member 120, the game ball X is Under its own weight, it rolls on the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 and is received.

  Specifically, the game ball X rolls along the wall portion 161a of the front ball receiving portion 161 and is received on the wall portion 161b. At this time, the projection Q escapes upward from the concave wall portion 162 of the ball feeding member 140 as the ball feeding member 140 is tilted to the lower tilting end, and the game ball X is The game ball X moves between the wall 161a of the front ball receiver 161 and the protrusion Q between the front ball receiver 161 and the front ball receiver 161 because it moves downward along with the tilt to the lower tilt end. It is maintained on the wall part 161b of the receiving part 161 (refer FIG. 26).

  In addition, the game ball X1 moves along the ball guide passage 131 toward the inclined end side of the game ball X as it rolls to the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 as described above. At this time, since the game ball X is maintained on the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 as described above, the game ball X1 is inclined with respect to the ball guide passage 131 while being in contact with the game ball X. Maintained on the edge (see FIG. 26).

  As described above, as the game ball X1 moves on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131, the game ball X2 maintained in the ball introduction port 115 as described above becomes the game ball X1. Similarly, it is introduced into the casing K, guided by the ball guide passage 131, and guided toward the game ball X1 (see FIG. 26). At this time, since the game ball X1 is maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 as described above, the game ball X2 is a ball together with the game ball X1 while being in contact with the game ball X1. It is maintained on the guide passage 131.

  Thereafter, in the drive mechanism 180, when the tilting lever 180b is detached from the iron core 181 and tilted upward under the biasing force of the coil spring as the iron core 181 is demagnetized, the ball feeding member 140 is The horizontal U-shaped curved wall 166 is pushed upward by the tip 186 of the tilt lever 180b and tilts toward the upper tilt end.

  For this reason, the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 moves upward and enters the upper end portion so as to interrupt between the game balls X and X1. Accordingly, the game ball X1 is maintained on the tilting end portion of the ball guide passage 131 with the upper end portion thereof by the left curved wall 160c (see FIG. 27). At this time, the game ball X2 is maintained on the ball guide passage 131 adjacent to the game ball X1.

  Further, as described above, as the ball feeding member 140 is tilted toward the upper tilting end, the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 moves upward, so that the projection Q is a concave wall of the ball feeding member 140. Housed in the part 162. At this time, the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 is positioned in the same inclined surface as the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q on the upper surface thereof.

  Accordingly, the game ball X (see FIG. 26) maintained on the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 is moved under the weight of the wall portion 161b as shown in FIG. 27 or FIG. It rolls from the upper surface toward the upper surface Qb of the protrusion Q and comes into contact with the rear ball receiving portion 163 of the ball feeding member 140 from its left side. At this time, the rear ball receiving portion 163 faces the upper side surface Qb of the projection Q on the inclined surface, so that the game ball X is positioned at the right end of the upper side surface Qb of the projection Q as shown in FIG. And the inclined surface of the rear ball receiving portion 163.

  In such a state, when the tilting lever 180b of the drive mechanism 180 is again attracted against the urging force of the coil spring as the iron core 181 is excited, the ball feeding member 140 becomes its horizontal U-shape. The curved wall 166 is pulled downward by the tip end 186 of the tilt lever 180b and tilts to tilt toward the lower tilt end.

  Accordingly, the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 moves downward, so that the game ball X1 maintained on the ball guiding passage 131 as described above comes into contact with the upper end portion of the left curved wall 160c. Released from. Then, the game ball X1 rolls along the wall portion 161a of the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 under its own weight, similarly to the game ball X, under its own weight. It is received on the part 161b.

  At this time, the projection Q escapes upward from the concave wall portion 162 of the ball feeding member 140 as the ball feeding member 140 is tilted to the lower tilting end, and the game ball X is The game ball X1 moves between the wall 161a of the front ball receiver 161 and the protrusion Q between the front ball receiver 161 and the front ball receiver 161 as it moves downward along with the tilt to the lower tilt end. It is maintained on the wall portion 161b of the receiving portion 161.

  The game ball X2 moves along the ball guide path 131 toward the inclined end side of the game ball X1 as it rolls to the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 as described above. At this time, since the game ball X1 is maintained on the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 as described above, the game ball X2 is inclined with respect to the ball guide passage 131 in a state of being in contact with the game ball X1. Maintained on the edge.

  Further, as described above, as the ball feeding member 140 tilts toward the lower movable end, the rear ball receiving portion 163 moves downward along the right side surface Qc of the protrusion Q. For this reason, the game ball X maintained between the upper side surface Qb of the projection Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 as described above is moved below the rear ball receiving portion 163 described above under its own weight. Is moved from the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q onto the upper surface of the guide wall portion 126 via the upper inclined end portion 163a of the rear ball receiving portion 163. At this time, as described above, the upper inclined end portion 163a of the rear ball receiving portion 163 extends upward from the rear portion at the front portion 163b. It moves onto the upper surface of the guide wall 126 so as to approach the mouth 125 side.

  The game ball X thus moved to the upper surface of the guide wall portion 126 is guided by the guide wall portion 127 along the inclined guide surface portion 127b into the ball feeding port portion 125. Here, as described above, the inclined guide surface portion 127b is formed on the front surface 127a so that the game ball from the ball feed member 140 can be smoothly guided to the ball feed port portion 125 along the front portion of the guide wall portion 126. Since it is formed in a gentle concave shape from the protruding end portion to the rear end portion of the right surface of the guide wall portion 127, the game ball X can be smoothly guided into the ball feed port portion 125.

  Thereafter, the game ball X guided in this way is sent out from the ball feed port 125 onto the launch rail 70b. Thereby, the game ball X is maintained on the launch base end portion of the launch rail 70b.

  In this state, if the handle Hd is rotated, in the ball launching device 70, the launching mechanism 70a is located at the retracted position from the striking position based on the other direction rotation of the rotary solenoid. Is turned to the hitting position based on the one-way turning of the rotary solenoid, thereby hitting the game ball X maintained on the launch base end of the launch rail 70b.

  Accordingly, the game ball X hit in this way is launched along the launch rail 70b, passes through the guide passage 33 of the guide rail 30, and is guided along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 into the game area 21a. Is done. The game ball X thus guided rolls downward along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 toward the starting winning port device 40a, the electric tulip device 40b, the normal winning port device 50, and the big winning port device 60. Go.

  Therefore, if the game ball X wins, for example, the start prize opening device 40a or the electric tulip device 40b, an opportunity to win a lottery occurs. As a result of the lottery, for example, if a big hit is made, the big prize opening device 60 is driven to open and close, and a large number of game balls can be paid out.

As described above, in this embodiment, the ball feeding device U performs a ball feeding operation from the ball introduction port portion 115 to the ball feeding port portion 125 through the following steps.
(1) Initial stage When the ball feeding member 140 is maintained at the upper tilted end by the drive mechanism 180 and the game ball is not yet introduced into the casing K as shown in FIG. When X is introduced from the ball supply passage 92 through the ball inlet 115 into the casing K, the game ball X is guided by the guide wall 129a and the ball guide passage 131 of the ball guide passage member 130 as described above. Then, the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 is maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 at the upper end portion thereof (see FIG. 25). At this time, similarly to the game ball X, the game ball X1 following the game ball X is also introduced from the ball supply passage 92 through the ball introduction port 115 into the casing K, and together with the game ball X, onto the ball guide passage 131. Maintained (see FIG. 25).
(2) First stage When the ball feeding member 140 positioned at the upper tilting end in the initial stage is tilted toward the lower tilting end by the drive mechanism 180, the initial stage is set as described above. As described above, the game ball X maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 is moved from the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 as the ball feeding member 140 is tilted to the lower tilting end. It is released and moved onto the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 and is received and maintained by the wall portion 161a and the projection Q (see FIG. 26).
(3) Second Stage When the ball feeding member 140 tilted to the lower tilt end in the first stage is tilted again toward the upper tilt end by the drive mechanism 180, the first stage is used. The game ball X maintained by the wall portion 161a and the projection Q on the wall portion 161b (see FIG. 16) of the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feeding member 140 is accommodated in the concave wall portion 162 of the projection Q. Accordingly, the projection moves from the wall 161b along the upper surface Qb of the projection Q to the rear ball receiving portion 163 side of the projection Q and the ball feeding member 140 and moves between the projection Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163. (See FIG. 27).

Further, when the ball feeding member 140 tilted to the lower tilt end as described above is tilted again toward the upper tilt end by the drive mechanism 180, it is maintained on the guide passage wall 31 as described above. The game ball X1 is maintained on the inclined end portion of the guide passage wall 31 at the upper end portion thereof by the left curved wall 160c of the ball feeding member 140 (see FIG. 27). The maintenance of the game ball X1 on the inclined end portion of the guide passage wall 31 is performed from the wall portion 161a of the game ball X to the space between the protrusion Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 of the ball feeding member 140. It is made according to the movement.
(4) Third stage When the ball feeding member 140 tilted to the upper tilting end in the second stage is tilted again toward the lower tilting end under the drive by the drive mechanism 180, As described above, the game ball X maintained between the projection Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 in the second stage is moved to the lower tilting end of the ball feeding member 140 again under its own weight. In accordance with the downward movement of the rear ball receiving portion 163 accompanying the tilting, as described above, from the upper side surface Qb of the protrusion Q to the ball feeding port portion 125 side via the upper inclined end portion 163a of the rear ball receiving portion 163. It moves to the upper surface of the guide wall part 126 so that it may approach, and it guides in the ball | bowl feeding opening part 125 along the inclined guide surface part 127b by the guide wall part 127 (refer FIG. 28).

  Further, as described above, when the ball feeding member 140 is tilted again toward the lower tilt end, it is maintained on the tilt end of the ball guide passage 131 in the second stage as described above. As described above, the game ball X1 is released from the left curved wall 160c of the ball feed member 140 as the ball feed member 140 is tilted to the lower tilt end, and the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feed member 140 is released. It is moved onto the wall 161b and is maintained by the wall 161a and the protrusion Q (see FIG. 28). Such maintenance by the wall 161a and the projection Q of the game ball X1 is performed in accordance with the guidance from the gap between the projection Q of the game ball X and the rear ball receiving portion 163 to the ball feeding port 125. .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the ball feeding device U configured as described above, the ball feeding member 140 is maintained at the inclined end portion of the ball guiding passage 131 at the initial stage as described above. The game ball X that is present is transferred from the initial stage to the first stage of the ball feed member 140, from the first stage to the second stage, and from the second stage to the third stage. Under the transition of the stage, both the guide wall portions 126 and 127 are smoothly stabilized in the ball feeding port portion 125 through the front ball receiving portion 161, the protrusion Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 of the ball feeding member 140. Can be guided.

  In addition, the ball feeding member 140 is arranged so that the game ball on the ball guide passage 131 and the front side when the tilting base portion 150a tilts upward at the upper end portion of the wall portion 161a (left curved wall portion 160c) of the front ball receiving portion 161. In order to separate the receiving game ball of the ball receiving portion 161 from each other, it is formed so as to protrude upward in a wedge shape.

  Therefore, even if a game ball following the received game ball of the front ball receiving portion 161 is present on the ball guide passage 131, the subsequent game ball is moved to the front side when the tilting base portion 150a is tilted upward. The ball receiving portion 161 is separated from the receiving game ball of the front ball receiving portion 161 by the upper end portion of the wall portion 161a. For this reason, in the ball feeding of the ball feeding member 140, a plurality of game balls can be made one by one without being continuously performed.

  The casing K is a game ball that moves to the rear ball receiving portion 163 of the ball feeding member 140 by providing the guide wall portions 126 and 127 with the above-described configuration with respect to the right side wall portion 124 of the rear casing member 120. Can be smoothly guided along the upper surface of the guide wall 126 by the guide wall 127 with the inclined guide surface 127b.

  Further, as described above, when the game ball X maintained at the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 is guided into the ball feed opening 125, the ball feed member 140 is moved from the first stage to the third stage. The transition to is made through the second stage. In other words, since the transition from the first stage to the third stage of the ball feeding member 140 is performed through the one cushion in the second stage, the ball guide passage 131 and the ball feeding port portion 125 are separated from each other. In the meantime, the phenomenon of ball clogging does not occur.

  Further, as described above, the curved wall member N of the ball feeding member 140 has the front ball receiving portion 161, the concave wall portion 162, and the rear ball receiving portion 163, and the protrusion Q can be accommodated in the concave wall portion 162. The distance traveled from the front ball receiving portion 161 to the rear ball receiving portion 163 of the game ball X can be shortened. This means that the overall length in the left-right direction of the ball feeding member 140, in other words, the overall length in the left-right direction of the ball feeding device U can be shortened, and the ball feeding device U can be configured more compactly.

  By the way, it is assumed that the game ball accompanied by the thread t is stored in the concave storage portion 91 of the ball tray 90 as a game ball Y with a thread (see FIG. 31). It is assumed that the thread t is fixed to the surface of the game ball Y at the base end portion and extends from the concave storage portion 91 to the front side of the pachinko gaming machine. Further, it is assumed that the extended end of the thread t is gripped by the player's hand.

  Thus, when the game ball Y with a thread is introduced from the ball introduction port 115 into the casing K of the ball feeder U while attaching the thread t, the thread t is attached to the game ball Y and the casing. It is introduced into K from the ball introduction port 115. Accordingly, the game ball Y is guided and moved toward the inclined end portion along the ball guide passage 131 under its own weight. At this time, the thread t is pulled into the casing K by the game ball Y as the game ball Y moves along the ball guide path 131.

  Here, the supply direction of the game ball Y to the ball introduction port portion 115 by the ball supply passage 92 and the movement direction of the game ball Y along the ball guide passage 131 are excluding the vicinity of the ball introduction port portion 115, As can be seen from FIG. 30, they are parallel to each other. In addition, since the thread t is gripped by the player's hand at the extended end, the thread t moves along the ball guide path 131 of the game ball Y as described above, The game ball Y and the player's hand are in a state of being tensioned.

  For this reason, the thread t slides along the inclined upper edge C or the inclined lower edge D of the tongue piece 115a of the ball introduction port portion 115 at the intermediate portion thereof, and the upper V-shaped intersection. Part or the lower V-shaped intersection. Accordingly, the thread t is pulled into the casing K in accordance with the movement of the game ball Y along the ball guide path 131 while strongly contacting the right inner edge 115b at the intermediate portion in a tensioned state. It will follow. As a result, it is difficult for the player to perform the operation of inserting and removing the thread t due to the strong frictional contact of the thread t with the upper V-shaped intersection or the lower V-shaped intersection.

  As described above, when the game ball Y with thread is guided and moved along the ball guide path 131 toward the inclined end portion, if the ball feeding member 140 is in the initial stage, the game ball Y is The left curved wall 160c of the feed member 140 is maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 at the upper end portion thereof. At this time, the thread t is maintained in a tensioned state between the game ball Y and the player's hand through the upper V-shaped intersection or the lower V-shaped intersection in the ball introduction port 115. The

  Thereafter, when the ball feeding member 140 shifts from the initial stage to the first stage as described above, the game maintained on the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 at the initial stage as described above. As described above, the ball Y is released from the left curved wall 160c of the ball feed member 140 as the ball feed member 140 is tilted to the lower tilt end, and the wall of the front ball receiving portion 161 of the ball feed member 140 is released. It moves on the part 161b, is received, and is maintained by the wall part 161a and the protrusion Q.

  At this time, since the ball feed member 140 is in the process of shifting from the initial stage to the first stage, the retracting rod portion 150d of the tilting wall member M is positioned on the front side of the ball guide passage 131 and the ball feed member 140 in the thread t. If the thread t is in a state of moving downward while being positioned above the intermediate portion between the ball receiving portion 161 and the ball receiving portion 161, the thread t is moved from the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 of the game ball Y to the front ball at the intermediate portion. As the receiving portion 161 moves onto the wall portion 161b, it is pulled down by the game ball Y while being pressed downward by the pull-in rod portion 150d that moves further downward.

  In such a state where the thread t is pulled, the degree of pressing and the pressing strength of the pulling rod portion 150d with respect to the intermediate portion of the thread t increase as the pulling rod portion 150d moves downward. Even if the game ball Y attempts to move from the inclined end portion of the ball guide passage 131 onto the wall portion 161b of the front ball receiving portion 161, the movement is suppressed due to the pressing rod portion 150d being pressed against the thread t. It will be.

  This is due to the frictional contact caused by the strong engagement of the thread t with the right inner edge 115b of the ball introduction port 115 by the transition from the initial stage to the first stage of the ball feeding member 140. This means that the movement of the game ball Y toward the ball outlet portion 125 can be suppressed by the retracting rod portion 150d.

  Next, when the ball feeding member 140 shifts from the first stage to the second stage as described above, the game ball Y is accommodated in the concave wall portion 162 of the projection Q as in the case of the game ball X. As a result, the projection moves from the wall 161a along the upper side surface Qb of the projection Q to the rear ball receiving portion 163 side of the projection Q and the ball feeding member 140, and the projection Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 are moved. Maintained between. At this time, as the ball feeding member 140 shifts from the first stage to the second stage, the retracting rod portion 150d moves upward, so that the thread t is released from being restrained by the retracting rod portion 150d.

  Thereafter, when the ball feeding member 140 shifts from the second stage to the third stage as described above, the game maintained between the projection Q and the rear ball receiving portion 163 in the second stage. As with the game ball X, the ball Y moves upward on the projection Q as described above according to the downward movement of the rear ball receiving portion 163 accompanying the tilting of the ball feeding member 140 to the lower tilting end. It moves from the side surface Qb to the upper surface of the guide wall portion 126 so as to approach the ball feeding port portion 125 side via the upper inclined end portion 163a of the rear ball receiving portion 163, and the inclined guide surface portion 127b is moved by the guide wall portion 127. It is guided in the along ball sending port 125.

  At this time, as the ball feeding member 140 shifts from the second stage to the third stage, the thread t is again restrained from above by the pull-in rod portion 150d in the same manner as described above. Under the frictional contact due to the strong engagement with the right inner edge 115b of the introduction port 115, the guide of the game ball Y into the ball feed port 125 can be suppressed by the retracting rod 150d.

  As described above, in the process in which the game ball Y with a thread is guided from the ball introduction port portion 115 into the ball feed port portion 125, the thread t is connected to the right inner edge portion 115b of the ball introduction port portion 115 as described above. The guide of the game ball Y from the ball introduction port portion 115 into the ball feed port portion 125 can be greatly suppressed by the frictional contact due to the strong engagement between the two and the push-in rod portion 150d from above. This means that it leads to suppression of the fraudulent act using the game ball Y with a thread | yarn by a player.

  Here, the game ball Y guided to the ball outlet portion 125 as described above is sent from the ball outlet portion 125 onto the launch rail 70b and is hit by the launch mechanism 70a, along the launch rail 70b. Shall be fired. At this time, the game ball Y is launched while accompanying the thread t under frictional contact due to strong engagement with at least the right inner edge portion 115b of the ball introduction port portion 115 described above.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the ball feed is such that the launch rail 70b is inclined downward from the launch direction of the game ball to the opposite direction along the rear wall 120b (described later) of the ball feed device U as described above. It is located below the mouth part 125 (described later). Therefore, the angle between the direction in which the thread t is pulled toward the ball feeding port 125 along with the game ball Y and the launch direction of the game ball Y along the launch rail 70b is very small.

  Therefore, when the game ball Y is fired along the launch rail 70b as described above, the thread t is maintained in a tensioned state between the game ball Y and the player's hand, Engage with the lower part of the left edge 125b.

  At this time, since the launch rail 70b is inclined downward in the opposite direction from the launch direction of the game ball as described above, the game ball Y is launched upwardly along the launch rail 70b. For this reason, the thread t associated with the game ball Y is displaced upward from the lower part of the left edge 125b at the part engaging with the lower part of the left edge 125b of the ball feeding port 125. Is inserted into the rectangular concave notch 125e of the ball feed port 125.

  Here, of the right edge portion 174 of the metal plate 170, the portion located in the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e of the ball feeding port portion 125, together with the tip portion 173d of the blade 173, as described above, the surface direction of the recess 174a. As shown in FIG. 24, a notch is formed from the lower part 174b to the upper part 174c of the opening end so as to be located on the same inclined line. Moreover, as described above, the recess 174a and the blade 173 of the right edge 174 of the metal plate 170 are formed small so as to face the front through the inner region of the hollow portion of the rectangular recess notch 125e of the ball feed port 125. ing.

  Therefore, as the thread t fits into the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e as described above, the thread t is stretched between the player's hand and the game ball Y in the launch direction of the game ball Y. Based on this movement, the right edge portion 174 of the metal plate 170 is reliably engaged with a portion located in the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e of the ball feeding port portion 125.

  Here, as described above, the lower part 174b and the upper part 174c of the open end of the recess 174a are positioned on the same inclined line as shown in FIG. 24 together with the tip 173d of the blade 173.

  Accordingly, when the thread t is engaged with a portion of the right edge portion 174 of the metal plate 170 that is located within the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e of the ball feeding port portion 125, the thread t is fired by the game ball Y. While being pulled in the direction, it moves in the direction of the same inclined line while making frictional contact along the lower portion 174b, the tip 173d of the blade 173 or the upper portion 174c.

  Here, as described above, the angle formed between the tip 173d of the blade 173 and the normal direction with respect to the lower edge 173c of the blade 173 is a predetermined small value that can ensure strong engagement of the yarn with the blade 173. It is an acute angle. Therefore, since the frictional contact with the lower part 174b of the thread t, the tip 173d of the blade 173, or the upper part 174c is made strong, the movement of the thread t accompanying the game ball Y can be well suppressed.

  In the metal plate 170, as described above, the blade 173 is formed so as to protrude in an inclined manner from the bottom of the recess 174a toward the rear side from the recess 174a of the right edge 174 of the metal plate 170. As described above, the inclination angle from the bottom of the recess 174a of the blade 173 to the rear side is formed between the upper edge 173b or the lower edge 173c of the blade 173 and the corresponding inner edge of the recess 174a. A predetermined small acute angle is set so that the thread can be firmly engaged in the lower or upper wedge-shaped engagement groove.

  Therefore, for example, when the thread t is engaged with the lower part 174b among the lower part 174b, the tip 173d of the blade 173, and the upper part 174c, the thread t is pulled by the game ball Y, It moves toward the tip 173d of the blade 173 along the lower part 174b, and fits into and engages in the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove between the lower part 174b and the tip 173d of the blade 173. At this time, since the thread t is pulled along with the game ball Y moving in the firing direction, the thread t can be strongly engaged into the lower engagement portion. As a result, the movement of the thread t accompanying the game ball Y can be strongly suppressed.

  At this time, even if the thread t does not fit in the lower engagement groove portion as described above, the lower portion 174b and the tip portion 173d of the blade 173 are located on the same inclination line as described above. The thread t can move smoothly from the lower portion 174b to the tip 173d of the blade 173.

  Further, when the thread t moves from the lower portion 174b to the tip 173d of the blade 173, or when the thread t is directly engaged with the tip 173d of the blade 173, the thread t is While being pulled by the game ball Y, the blade moves along the tip 173d of the blade 173, and fits into the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove between the tip 173 of the blade 173 and the upper portion 174c. At this time, since the thread t is pulled along with the game ball Y as described above, the thread t can be strongly engaged into the upper engagement portion. As a result, the movement of the thread t accompanying the game ball Y can be strongly suppressed.

  Further, as described above, when the thread t is engaged in the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove portion of the metal plate 170, the blade 173 is located at the lower intermediate portion of the right edge portion 174 of the metal plate 170 as described above. The thread t passes between the recess 174a of the right edge 174 of the metal plate 170 and the blade 173 and passes through the upper side of the metal plate 170. There is a high possibility of fitting in the wedge-shaped engagement groove.

  Thus, when the thread t fits inside each of the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove portion and the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove portion of the metal plate 170, the thread t becomes the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove portion and The upper wedge-shaped engaging groove portions are engaged with each other more strongly. As a result, the movement associated with the game ball Y of the thread t can be more strongly suppressed.

  As described above, the thread t is pulled by the game ball Y moving in the firing direction in a tensioned state between the game ball Y and the player's hand, and as described above, the lower wedge-shaped engagement is performed. Since the thread t is engaged in the groove portion or the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove portion or in the lower and upper wedge-shaped engagement groove portions, the thread t becomes difficult to move in the firing direction along with the game ball Y, and the game ball The movement of Y in the firing direction can be well suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the presser member 200 holds the blade 173 with the presser plate 205b, so that the inclination angle of the blade 173 is properly maintained. As a result, the thread t can be satisfactorily secured inside the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove or the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove.

  However, as shown in FIG. 31 or FIG. 32, the game ball Y with a thread passes through the guide passage 33 of the guide rail 30 and is guided into the game area 21a of the board surface 21 of the game board 20 through the above-described process. In the case where the thread t is pulled by the player's hand, the ball feeding port 125 of the ball feeding device U, the firing rail 70b, the inner rail portion 31 and the outer rail portion 32 of the guide rail 30 are , And enters the game area 21a in association with the game ball Y. At this time, the game ball Y is maintained by the thread t so as to hang from the base end portion of the thread t by its own weight (see FIG. 31).

  In such a state, the game is performed such that the thread t hangs down in the game area 21a along the board surface 21 of the game board 20 through the tip portion illustrated in FIG. 31 of the inner rail part 31 based on the weight of the game ball Y. Maintain sphere Y.

  At such a stage, the player pulls the thread t with his / her hand to the starting ball opening device 40a, the electric tulip device 40b or the normal winning port device 50, or pulls the yarn t on the game ball Y. When an illegal act of moving the game ball Y in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction with the thread t by pushing it into the game area 21a using its own weight, the thread t, as described above, As described above, the upper V-shaped intersection or the lower V-shaped intersection of the ball introduction port 115 of the ball feeder U is held tightly between the player's hand and the game ball Y. And a strong engagement between at least one of the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove and the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove of the metal plate 170 of the ball feeder U. Or being pushed in That.

  For this reason, the thread t has the upper V-shaped intersection or the lower V under the strong engagement between the upper V-shaped intersection or the lower V-shaped intersection at the ball introduction port 115. While sliding with strong frictional contact with the side V-shaped intersection, and under strong engagement between at least one of the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove and the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove of the metal plate 170, It slides while strongly frictionally contacting at least one of the lower wedge-shaped engagement groove and the upper wedge-shaped engagement groove.

  Therefore, the thread t can be cut out by being difficult to put in and out or at the ball introduction port portion 115 and the metal plate 170 due to the frictional contact described above. As a result, the cheating can be prevented well.

In carrying out the present invention, the following various modifications are possible without being limited to the above embodiment.
(1) In carrying out the present invention, unlike the above embodiment, at the end of the game by the pachinko gaming machine, the game ball sent from the ball feeding device U onto the launch rail 70b is hit by the above-mentioned saddle member. A new game ball after being added and fired is not sent from the ball feeder U on the launch rail 70b, and the game is ended without leaving the game ball on the launch rail 70b. Good.
(2) In carrying out the present invention, the tongue piece 115a provided in the ball introduction port 115 of the ball feeder U described in the above embodiment, the upper V-shaped intersection, and the lower V-shaped intersection. May be abolished, and the retracting rod portion 150d of the ball feeding member 140 may be abolished.
(3) In carrying out the present invention, the guide wall 127 is located on the guide wall 126 or extends upward from the right wall 124 of the rear casing member 120 so as to extend upward from the guide wall 126. It may be a guide wall portion that extends toward the ball receiving portion 163 and receives a game ball from the guide wall portion 126 along the upper surface portion thereof.

Here, the guide wall portion 127 is an inclined guide surface portion formed in an inclined shape so as to face both the rear ball receiving portion 163 and the ball feeding port portion 125, and moves from the rear ball receiving portion 163. The game ball to be played may be formed to have an inclined guide surface portion 127b that guides the game ball along the upper surface portion of the rear ball receiving portion 163 into the ball feeding port portion 125.
(4) In carrying out the present invention, the protrusion Q is not limited to the structure protruding from the rear wall 120b of the rear casing member 120 toward the front wall 110b of the front casing member 110 as described in the above embodiment. The projecting rail 70b may project toward the ball tray 90 side.
(5) In carrying out the present invention, a metal member is employed instead of the metal plate 170, and the metal member is a corresponding plate portion with respect to the inner region of the hollow portion of the rectangular concave cutout portion 125e of the ball feeding port portion 125. You may be comprised so that it may have the blade 173 formed by cutting and raising to the launching rail 70b side in a narrow shape.

70 ... Ball launcher, 70b ... Launch rail, 90 ... Ball tray,
115 ... Sphere introduction port part, 124 ... Right side wall part, 125 ... Feed port part,
125e ... notch, 140 ... ball feed member, 131 ... ball guide passage,
150a ... tilting base, 161 ... front side ball receiving part, 163 ... rear side ball receiving part,
170 ... Metal plate, 173 ... Blade, K ... Casing, Q ... Projection.

Claims (1)

In the ball feeding device disposed between the ball tray and the firing rail so as to send the game ball from the ball tray side of the gaming machine toward the firing rail side of the ball launching device,
A casing, a ball feeding member housed in the casing, and a metal member,
The casing is
A ball introduction section for introducing game balls from the ball tray;
A ball guide passage for guiding a game ball introduced from the ball introduction section;
A ball outlet that sends out the game ball guided by the ball guide passage onto the firing rail;
A protrusion that is supported until the game ball exits from the ball feed port through the ball guide passage so that the game ball introduced into the casing can be contacted from the side or the lower side. And comprising
The ball feeding member is
A tilt base supported to be tiltable up and down in the casing;
Comprising first and second ball receivers,
The first and second ball receiving portions move the game ball from the first ball receiving portion to the second ball receiving portion while contacting the game ball with any of the ball guide passage, the tilting base portion, and the protrusion. The tilting base is tilted in one of the up and down directions and stopped so as to receive the game ball at a first tilting end, and the tilting base is tilted in the other direction. Accordingly, the game ball is moved from the first tilting end and stopped so as to be received by the second tilting end, and the game ball is moved to the ball feeding port as the tilting base portion tilts in the one direction. To move towards the department,
The ball feeding port portion is provided with a notch formed by forming a notch in a concave shape on the ball introducing portion side at the inner edge portion on the ball introducing port side,
The metal member is formed by cutting and raising one plate-like portion as a cut and raised portion,
The metal member is attached to the casing so as to close the notch portion of the ball feeding port portion at the cut and raised portion,
For the gaming machine, the shaft supporting the tilting base is located on the opposite side of the ball guide passage with a portion of the tilting base receiving the game ball as a center. Ball feeder.

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