JP2018057752A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which is hard to do a fraudulent act.SOLUTION: A ball passage of a game ball includes a foul ball passage 53 leading to a ball feeding unit and a lower ball tray. A game ball not reaching a game area will be returned to the lower ball tray via the foul ball passage 53. A second thread cutting member 91 is provided to face a foul ball passage 53. Assuming that a thread-like body IT is connected to a game ball, a tip portion of a ramp part is configured to guide the thread-like body IT connected to the game ball to the second thread cutting member 91, when the game ball advances within the foul ball passage 53. A separation distance between a tip portion of a first cutting edge 914a and a tip portion of a second cutting edge 914b in the second thread cutting member 91 is made gradually smaller from an upstream side edge part 911 toward a downstream side edge part 912.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in the field of pachinko gaming machines, which are a type of gaming machine, a goto action that operates a game ball in a game area using a filamentous body after launching a game ball connected to the filamentous body to the game area (so-called thread) Suspended goto) is known. In order to prevent such an action, for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

  Patent Document 1 is configured so that a cutting blade is provided in the launching portion of the game ball, and the filament connected to the game ball can be cut using the momentum when the game ball is launched toward the game area. A gaming machine is disclosed.

JP 2012-161601 A

In recent years, the goto action has become more sophisticated, and it is expected to cut the filamentous body with a configuration different from the conventional one.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that does not easily perform a goto action.

  A gaming machine that solves the above problems includes a storage unit for game balls, a launch unit that launches game balls, a supply unit that supplies a predetermined number of game balls to the launch unit, and a cutting unit that can cut the filament. A guide section that guides the filamentous body, and a ball passage through which a game ball passes, wherein the ball passage includes a specific ball passage connected to the supply section and the storage section, and a game area The game ball that has not reached the point is returned to the storage unit by the specific ball passage, and the cutting unit is provided to face the specific ball passage, A gap extending from the edge toward the other edge, a first cutting blade provided at one edge of the gap, and a second cutting blade provided at the other edge of the gap The separation distance between the tip portions of the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade is the one When it is assumed that the filament is connected to the game ball, the guide portion is reduced from the edge toward the other edge side. The gist is that the filament connected to the game ball can be guided to the cutting portion.

  In the gaming machine, the cutting portion is formed by bending one of the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade along a direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the other cutting blade. Good.

  In the gaming machine, the cutting portion may be formed by overlapping a metal plate having the first cutting blade and a metal plate having the second cutting blade.

  According to the present invention, it is difficult to perform the goto action.

The front perspective view which shows a pachinko game machine typically. (A) is the front perspective view which shows typically the pachinko game machine of the state which opened the front frame, (b) is a front perspective view which expands and shows a part of (a). The front perspective view which shows typically the inner frame body of the state which removed the ball | bowl feeding unit. The front perspective view which shows a launch unit typically. The front perspective view which shows a ball | bowl feeding unit typically. (A) is a rear perspective view schematically showing a ball feeding unit, (b) is a partially enlarged view of (a), and (c) is a side view when viewed from the direction indicated by arrow Y3 in (b). Figure. The front perspective view which shows typically the disassembled ball | bowl feeding unit. The front perspective view which shows a ball path unit typically. The rear perspective view which shows a ball path unit typically. The right view which shows a ball path unit typically. The front perspective view which shows a 1st channel | path member typically. The rear perspective view which shows a 1st channel | path member typically. The front perspective view which shows a 2nd channel | path member typically. The rear perspective view showing the 2nd passage member typically. Sectional drawing when it assumes that it cut | disconnected by the plane shown by a 15-15 line in FIG. Sectional drawing when it assumes that it cut | disconnected in the plane shown by a 16-16 line in FIG. (A) is a front perspective view schematically showing the disassembled second thread trimmer, and (b) is a rear perspective view schematically showing the disassembled second thread trimmer. The top view which shows a 2nd thread trim part typically. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the movement aspect of a filament.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine will be described.
In the present specification, upper, lower, left, right, front (front), and rear (back) indicate directions when viewed from the player.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine includes a game frame 11. The game frame body 11 includes an outer frame body 20, an intermediate frame body 30, and a front frame body 40.
The outer frame body 20 will be described.

  The outer frame 20 is a fixing frame that is fixed to an island facility such as a game store. The outer frame body 20 includes a top plate 21, a bottom plate 22, a left side plate 23, and a right side plate 24, and has a vertically long rectangular frame shape having an opening 20a when viewed from the front. In the present embodiment, the outer frame body 20 forms an outline of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the top plate 21 and the bottom plate 22 of the outer frame body 20 are made of wood that can be nailed like a veneer plate, and the left side plate 23 and the right side plate 24 may be made of metal such as aluminum.

The middle frame 30 will be described.
The middle frame 30 is a frame for mounting other members. In the following description, a member mounted on the game frame 11 is referred to as a mounting member. The middle frame 30 has a vertically long rectangular frame shape when viewed from the front. The middle frame 30 is pivotally supported on the left side plate 23 of the outer frame 20 so that it can be opened and closed relative to the outer frame 20 on the front side of the opening 20a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3, the middle frame 30 includes a metal middle base plate member 31. For example, the middle base plate member 31 is formed by pressing a steel plate. The middle base plate member 31 may be formed integrally or may be formed by combining a plurality of components. A plurality of mounting members are assembled and fixed to the middle base plate member 31 of the middle frame 30. Here, an outline of the mounting member of the middle frame 30 will be described, and a specific configuration mainly relating to the distribution of game balls will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the middle frame 30 includes a game board 60 assembled as a mounting member at a central portion on the front side of the middle base plate member 31. The game board 60 includes a game area 61 on the front side where a game ball as a game medium flows down. The middle frame 30 includes a launching device 32 that is assembled to the lower part of the front surface side of the middle base plate member 31 as one of the mounting members. The launching device 32 corresponds to a launching unit that launches a game ball. The middle frame 30 is provided with an in-frame payout port 33 through which a game ball paid out from a payout device (not shown) is sent out. The middle frame 30 includes an in-frame overflow ball port 34 for paying out game balls overflowing from a passage downstream of the in-frame payout outlet 33 (hereinafter referred to as an overflow ball). The in-frame payout outlet 33 and the in-frame overflow ball opening 34 are open to the front side of the middle frame 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the middle frame 30 includes a ball feeding unit 70 as a supply unit that supplies a predetermined number of game balls to the launching device 32 as one of the mounting members.

The front frame 40 will be described.
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the front frame 40 is a frame for mounting another member. The front frame body 40 has a vertically long rectangular frame shape having an opening 40a in a front view. The front frame body 40 is pivotally supported on the left side plate 23 of the outer frame body 20 so that it can be opened and closed relative to the outer frame body 20 and the middle frame body 30 on the front side of the middle frame body 30. Has been. In the present embodiment, the frame bodies 30 and 40 can be opened and closed relative to the outer frame body 20, and the front frame body 40 can be opened and closed relative to the middle frame body 30. Is possible. The frame bodies 30 and 40 may be pivotally supported on the right side plate 24 of the outer frame body 20.

  The front frame body 40 includes a front base plate member 41. The front base plate member 41 has a vertically long rectangular frame shape having an opening 41a. In the present embodiment, the base plate member 41 is made of metal. For example, the front base plate member 41 is formed by pressing a steel plate. In addition, the front base board member 41 may be integrally formed, and may be formed combining several components. A plurality of mounting members are assembled and fixed to the front base plate member 41 of the front frame body 40. Here, an outline of the mounting member of the front frame body 40 will be described, and a specific configuration mainly relating to the distribution of the game balls will be described later.

  The front frame body 40 includes an upper panel unit 42 that is assembled to the upper part of the front surface of the front base plate member 41 as one of the mounting members. The front frame body 40 includes a lower panel unit 43 that is assembled to the lower part of the front surface of the front base plate member 41 as one of the mounting members. For example, the panel units 42 and 43 incorporate a light emitter (not shown) such as a light bulb or LED. As one of the effects, the panel units 42 and 43 perform a predetermined effect (hereinafter referred to as a light emission effect) by turning on, blinking, and turning off the built-in light emitter.

  The lower panel unit 43 has a shape protruding below the opening 40a of the front frame body 40 so as to swell forward. The lower panel unit 43 includes an effect button 431a on the upper surface side. The lower panel unit 43 includes a ball removal button 431b on the upper surface side. The lower panel unit 43 includes an upper ball tray 432 that stores game balls. The upper ball tray 432 forms a storage space 432a in which game balls are stored. The lower panel unit 43 includes an upper payout outlet 432 b that opens to the storage space 432 a of the upper ball tray 432. The upper ball tray 432 corresponds to a storage portion for game balls.

  The lower panel unit 43 includes a guide passage 433 that guides the game balls in the upper ball tray 432 to the rear side of the front frame body 40. The guide passage 433 penetrates from the surface side of the front frame body 40 to the rear surface. The lower panel unit 43 includes a delivery port 433a which is an opening of the guide passage 433 on the rear surface side of the front frame body 40 (shown in FIG. 2).

  The lower panel unit 43 includes a lower ball tray 435 that stores game balls. The lower ball tray 435 forms a storage space 435a in which game balls are stored. The lower panel unit 43 includes a first lower payout outlet 435b that opens into the storage space 435a of the lower ball tray 435. The lower panel unit 43 includes a second lower payout outlet 435c that opens into the storage space 435a of the lower ball tray 435. The lower panel unit 43 includes a discharged port 436 that is open on the rear surface side of the front frame body 40. The lower panel unit 43 includes a ball passage (not shown) that guides the game ball received from the discharged port 436 to the lower ball tray 435 (second lower payout outlet 435c). The lower panel unit 43 includes a mechanism hole 437 that is open on the rear surface side of the front frame body 40.

  As one of the mounting members, the front frame body 40 includes a left speaker unit 45 assembled to the upper left portion on the front side of the front base plate member 41 and a right assembled to the upper right portion on the front side of the front base plate member 41. And a speaker unit 46. As one of the effects, the speaker units 45 and 46 execute effects (hereinafter referred to as audio effects) for outputting sounds such as voices of humans and animals, sound effects, and music.

  The front frame body 40 includes a firing handle unit 48 that is assembled to the lower right portion on the front side of the front base plate member 41 as one of the mounting members. The firing handle unit 48 includes a firing handle 481. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, a game ball is launched from the launch device 32 toward the game area 61 with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount (rotation amount) of the launch handle 481.

  The front frame body 40 includes a protective glass unit 49 assembled on the rear surface side of the front base plate member 41 as one of the mounting members (shown in FIG. 1). The protective glass unit 49 includes a glass plate 49 a that covers the opening 40 a of the front frame body 40. The glass plate 49 a protects the game area 61 of the game board 60 mounted on the middle frame 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the front frame body 40 includes a ball passage unit 50 assembled to the lower left portion of the rear surface of the front base plate member 41 as one of the mounting members. As will be described in detail later, the ball passage unit 50 includes a plurality of ball passages therein.

Next, the game board 60 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the game board 60 includes a game area 61 that is substantially circular in front view on the front side. The game area 61 is formed by dividing the front side of the game board 60 by an outer rail 611 and an inner rail 612. The game board 60 includes a guide passage 62 that guides a game ball launched from the launch device 32 toward the game area 61. The guide passage 62 is formed between the rails 611 and 612. The inner rail 612 is provided with a backflow prevention valve 612a at the front end thereof for preventing the game ball from flowing back from the game area 61 to the guide passage 62.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a special symbol display unit 63. For example, the special symbol display unit 63 may be provided at a position where the player can visually recognize the game board 60. The special symbol display unit 63 displays a special symbol variation game in which a predetermined symbol is variably displayed and finally the special symbol is confirmed and stopped. The special symbol is a symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot lottery performed internally in the pachinko gaming machine 10. In the case of winning the big hit lottery, the big hit symbol is derived in the special symbol variation game, and then the big hit game is given. On the other hand, when the big hit lottery is not won, a lost symbol is derived in the special symbol variation game. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a plurality of special symbol display units 63 and may be able to display a special symbol variation game for each.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a center frame 64 with various decorations at the approximate center of the game area 61. The center frame 64 includes an opening 64a. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an effect display display 65. For example, the effect display 65 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, or may be a display device including a projector and a screen. The effect display 65 includes a display area 65r where an image is displayed. The effect display 65 is assembled to the game board 60 through the opening 64a of the center frame 64 so that the player can visually recognize the display area 65r. The effect display display 65 executes an effect (hereinafter referred to as a display effect) of displaying an image (picture) imitating a predetermined character or character as one of the effects.

  In the present embodiment, display effects that can be executed by the effect display display 65 include an effect symbol variation game in which effect symbols are variably displayed in a plurality of columns and finally a combination of effect symbols is derived. The effect design is a design (decoration design) with decoration such as a character or a pattern, and is used for diversifying the display effect.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes two start winning ports 66 that are open to the game area 61. In the present embodiment, when a game ball that has entered one of the two start winning ports 66 is detected by a sensor (not shown), the start condition of the special symbol variation game can be satisfied, and the payout condition of the prize ball is To establish. Note that there may be one start winning opening 66. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include an opening / closing member that opens and closes some of the start winning ports 66. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a big prize opening 67 that opens to the gaming area 61. In the present embodiment, when a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 67 is detected by a sensor (not shown), a winning ball payout condition is satisfied. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a variable member 67 a that opens and closes a special prize opening 67 in the gaming area 61.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an out port 68. For example, the out port 68 is open to the game area 61 at the lower end of the game area 61. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a plurality of out ports. The pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a winning opening different from the winning openings 66 and 67 described above. In this specification, “winning” means that a game ball enters a winning opening. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a member for changing the behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area 61, such as a nail or a windmill.

Hereinafter, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with respect to a specific structure related to the distribution of game balls.
Next, the launching device 32 of the middle frame 30 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the launching device 32 includes a rectangular plate-like base portion 321 extending along the left-right direction. The projecting device 32 protrudes forward from the front surface of the base portion 321 and extends from the substantially central portion of the base portion 321 toward the upper left so as to be parallel to each other. 322 and a lower guide wall 323 are provided. The lower guide wall 323 includes a fixed wall portion 323a that is fixed to the base portion 321 so that the position cannot be changed, and an adjustment wall portion 323b that is supported by the base portion 321 so that the position can be changed. It has. The position of the adjustment wall portion 323b can be changed between a direction approaching the upper guide wall 322 and a direction away from the upper guide wall 322.

  In the present embodiment, a portion sandwiched between the two guide walls 322 and 323 becomes a firing passage 324 extending from the substantially central portion of the base portion 321 toward the upper left on the front side of the base portion 321. In the single launching device 32, the firing passage 324 is a passage opened forward. The separation distance between the guide walls 322 and 323 facing each other with the firing passage 324 interposed therebetween is preferably more than 1 time and less than 2 times the diameter of the game ball, more preferably more than the diameter of the game ball Slightly larger length.

  The upper guide wall 322 includes a ball stopper piece 322a that protrudes downward from the upper guide wall 322 at the base end (lower right end). The ball stopper piece 322a and the base end portion (lower right lower end portion) of the lower guide wall 323 are separated from each other, and the separation distance is less than one time the diameter of the game ball. Accordingly, in the launch passage 324, the downward movement of the game ball is restricted by the ball stopper piece 322a. A space on the base end side where the ball stopper piece 322a is located in the launch passage 324 becomes a ball hitting portion 324a where a game ball is hit. In the present embodiment, the front portion of the base end portion (ball striking portion 324 a) where the ball stop piece 322 a is located in the launch passage 324 is a supply port 325 to which a game ball is supplied from the ball feeding unit 70.

  The launcher 32 includes a hammer member 326 that hits a game ball. The hammer member 326 is a rod-like member extending in the vertical direction, and includes a hitting portion 326a that hits a game ball at one end (in this embodiment, the lower end). The hammer member 326 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable around the shaft portion 326b in a plane along the front surface of the base portion 321. The hammer member 326 is fired from the gap between the ball striking piece 322a and the lower guide wall 323 in the striking position P2a in which the hitting portion 326a projects into the firing passage 324 from the gap between the ball stopper piece 322a and the lower guide wall 323. Operation (rotation) is possible in the initial posture P2b that does not protrude into the passage 324. The firing device 32 includes an urging means (not shown) such as a spring, and the hammer member 326 is maintained in the initial posture P2b by the urging force of the urging means when no external force is applied.

  The launching device 32 includes a motor 327 as an actuator. The output shaft of the motor 327 is connected to the shaft portion 326 b of the hammer member 326. For example, the motor 327 may be a rotary solenoid, a plunger type solenoid, or a stepping motor. The motor 327 rotates (operates) the hammer member 326 between the striking posture P2a and the initial posture P2b.

  In the launching device 32, the game ball received from the supply port 325 into the launching passage 324 is held by the ball hitting unit 324a by gravity. Then, as shown by an arrow Y1 in the drawing, the game ball in the ball hitting portion 324a is moved by the hitting portion 326a protruding into the ball hitting portion 324a as the hammer member 326 is moved to the hitting posture P2a. It is hit and driven toward the guide passage 62 (game area 61). The launch passage 324 guides the game ball launched by the launch device 32 to the game area 61.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the upper end portion of the lower guide wall 323 of the launcher 32 and the lower end portion of the outer rail 611 are separated from each other. Accordingly, a game ball that has been launched by the launching device 32 but has failed to pass through the backflow prevention valve 612a due to insufficient launching strength is indicated by the upper end of the lower guide wall 323, as indicated by the arrow Y2 in the figure. And the lower part of the outer rail 611 flow downward (drop). In the following description, the gap between the upper end portion of the lower guide wall 323 and the lower end portion of the outer rail 611 is indicated as a fall region 63a. In the following description, a game ball that has been launched by the launching device 32 but has not reached the game area 61 may be referred to as a foul ball.

Next, the ball feeding unit 70 of the middle frame 30 will be described.
The ball feeding unit 70 is assembled to the front side of the launching device 32 so as to be detachable using a predetermined fixing means. For example, a screw, a hook, a one-touch rivet or the like can be adopted as the predetermined fixing means. Further, in addition to or instead of being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the front side of the launching device 32, the ball feeding unit 70 is assembled to be openable and closable with respect to the front side of the launching device 32. May be.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the ball feeding unit 70 has a square box shape extending along the left-right direction as a whole. The ball feed unit 70 includes a ball feed base member 71 and a cover member 85 that covers the front side of the ball feed base member 71. The cover member 85 is assembled to the ball feed base member 71 so as to be detachable using a predetermined fixing means. For example, as the predetermined fixing means, a screw or a hook can be employed. The cover member 85 and the ball feed base member 71 may be assembled so that they cannot be separated from each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 6, the ball feed base member 71 includes a ball feed base portion 72 that is a rectangular plate extending in the left-right direction. The ball feed base member 71 includes a supply port 82 that penetrates the ball feed base portion 72 in the front-rear direction and opens to the rear of the ball feed base member 71. The supply port 82 is an opening for supplying the game ball to the supply port 325 of the launching device 32. The supply port 82 has an upper edge portion 82a, a lower edge portion 82b, a right edge portion 82c, and a left edge portion 82d, and is substantially rectangular in a front view. The direction in which the upper edge portion 82a extends and the direction in which the left edge portion 82d extend intersect at the base intersection portion 82e (shown in FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball feed base member 71 is opened forward by a wall protruding forward from the front surface of the ball feed base portion 72, and the game balls circulate in a line. A ball passage is formed. The ball feed base member 71 includes a first supply passage 73 that is gently inclined downwardly from the upper right portion of the ball feed base portion 72 toward the lower left. The ball feed base member 71 includes a second supply passage 74 that extends further leftward from the branch portion 76 and is connected to the supply port 82. The ball feed base member 71 includes a discharge passage 75 extending further downward from the branch portion 76. The passages 73 and 74 are formed in a state of being opened forward by the ball feed base portion 72 and the walls facing each other across the passages. The distance between the walls facing each other across the passages 73 and 74 is preferably more than 1 time and less than 2 times the diameter of the game ball, and more preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball.

  The ball feeding unit 70 includes a ball cutting mechanism 77. The ball cutting mechanism 77 is a mechanism for cutting out a predetermined number of gaming balls from a row of gaming balls arranged in a line in the first supply passage 73 and sending them out from the supply port 82. The ball cutting mechanism 77 is provided on the front side of the ball feed base member 71.

  The ball cutting mechanism 77 includes a ball cutting member 78. The ball cutting member 78 is an inverted U-shaped member that is reversed left and right as a whole in a front view. In the ball cutting member 78, the length (thickness) along the front-rear direction is more than 1 time and less than 2 times the diameter of the game ball. The ball cutting member 78 includes a ball cutting housing portion 781 formed so as to cut out the ball cutting member 78 in a square shape from the right end portion toward the left end portion. The ball cut accommodating portion 781 forms a ball cut accommodating space 781a that can accommodate one game ball. The bottom surface 781b of the ball-cutting accommodation space 781a is inclined backward and downward.

  The ball cutting member 78 includes a metal piece 783 that is a magnetic body at the upper end. The ball cutting member 78 includes a ball cutting shaft portion 782 extending along the front-rear direction. The ball cutting member 78 is assembled to the ball feed base portion 72 so as to be rotatable along the vertical direction around the ball cutting shaft portion 782.

  The ball cutting member 78 can operate in a supply posture P3a and a stop posture P3b. The supply posture P3a is a state in which the ball cutting member 78 is rotated downward, and the ball cutting accommodation space 781a and the supply port 82 are aligned and matched in front view. Therefore, the game balls accommodated in the ball cut accommodating space 781a are delivered from the supply port 82 when the ball cut member 78 is in the supply posture P3a. At this time, the upper end portion of the ball-cut housing portion 781 faces the branch portion 76, and restricts the game ball from flowing into the second supply passage 74 from the first supply passage 73.

  On the other hand, the stop posture P3b is a state in which the ball cutting member 78 is rotated upward, and the ball cutting housing space 781a and the supply port 82 are not aligned and matched in front view. Therefore, in the stop posture P3b, the game balls accommodated in the ball cut accommodating space 781a are not delivered from the supply port 82. At this time, the ball cutting accommodation space 781a communicates with the branching portion 76 on the right side. For this reason, when the game ball is not accommodated in the ball cut accommodating portion 781, the game ball in the first supply passage 73 flows into the ball cut accommodating space 781a. As described above, the ball cutting member 78 controls the circulation of the game ball in the second supply passage 74.

  The ball cutting mechanism 77 includes an electromagnet 79 as an actuator for operating the ball cutting member 78 between the supply posture P3a and the stop posture P3b. The electromagnet 79 may be changed to a solenoid or a motor. The electromagnet 79 generates a magnetic force when energized, pulls up the metal piece 783 by the magnetic force, and moves the ball cutting member 78 to the stop posture P3b accordingly. The electromagnet 79 loses the magnetic force by being in a non-energized state, and moves the ball cutting member 78 to the supply posture P3a by the weight of the ball cutting member 78 and the game ball.

  The ball feeding unit 70 includes a ball removing member 81. The ball removing member 81 includes a substantially square box-shaped main body portion 811 extending along the left-right direction, and a rod-shaped operation portion 812 extending forward from the front surface of the main body portion 811. The ball removing member 81 is connected to the right end portion of the main body portion 811 and extends to the right, and a plate-like restricting portion extending leftward from the left end portion of the main body portion 811. 814.

  The ball feed base member 71 includes a housing portion 80 that houses the ball punching member 81 and that is slidably supported along the left-right direction. The accommodating portion 80 and the branching portion 76 communicate with each other, and the restricting portion 814 of the ball removing member 81 can be projected and retracted with respect to the branching portion 76 in the communicating portion.

  The ball removing member 81 can operate at a ball feeding position P4a and a ball removing position P4b. In the ball feed position P4a, the restricting portion 814 protrudes to the branching portion 76, and the game ball that has flowed into the branching portion 76 from the first supply passage 73 is guided to flow into the second supply passage 74, and the discharge passage 75 is in a state where it is regulated not to flow into 75. The ball removing member 81 is maintained at the ball feeding position P4a by the biasing force of the spring 813 when no external force is applied. The ball removal position P4b is such that the regulation portion 814 does not protrude into the branch portion 76, and the game ball that has flowed into the branch portion 76 from the first supply passage 73 is guided to flow into the discharge passage 75, while the second It is in a state where it does not flow into the supply passage 74.

  The cover member 85 is a square box-shaped member that opens rearward. The cover member 85 includes a receiving opening 851 that opens forward and receives a game ball from the sending / outlet 433a on the front frame body 40 side in the upper right portion. The cover member 85 includes a discharge port 852 that is open to the front and discharges the game ball in the ball feeding unit 70 (first supply passage 73, branching portion 76) in the lower part. The cover member 85 includes an insertion hole 856 that penetrates in the front-rear direction and extends along the left-right direction to the right of the discharge port 852.

  In a state where the ball feed base member 71 and the cover member 85 are assembled, the receiving port 851 of the cover member 85 and the upper right end portion of the first supply passage 73 are aligned and matched in front view. In a state where the ball feed base member 71 and the cover member 85 are assembled, the discharge port 852 of the cover member 85 and the lower end portion of the discharge passage 75 are aligned and matched in front view.

  The front of the first supply passage 73, the second supply passage 74, the discharge passage 75, and the branching portion 76 of the ball feed base member 71 is closed by the cover member 85. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first supply passage 73, the second supply passage 74, the discharge passage 75, and the branching portion 76 are formed with the ball feed base portion 72 as the rear wall and the cover member 85 as the front wall. It can be said that. In a state where the ball feed base member 71 and the cover member 85 are assembled, the operation portion 812 of the ball removal member 81 protrudes forward from the insertion hole 856 of the cover member 85. The operation portion 812 of the ball removing member 81 can move in the left-right direction along the insertion hole 856.

  In a state where the ball feeding unit 70 is attached to the front side of the launching device 32, the supply port 325 of the launching device 32 and the supply port 82 of the ball feeding unit 70 are aligned with each other in front view. . That is, in this embodiment, in a state where the ball feeding unit 70 is attached to the middle frame body 30 side, the supply port 82 and the supplied port 325 are arranged so that game balls can pass through. . Further, in the rear surface of the ball feed unit 70 (ball feed base portion 72), the upper left region 71b of the supply port 82 blocks the front of the launch passage 324 extending along the direction indicated by the arrow Y1 in the drawing. It is also used as a wall (shown in FIG. 6).

  In a state in which the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the delivery port 433 a on the front frame body 40 side and the reception port 851 of the ball feed unit 70 are aligned and matched in front view. . That is, in the present embodiment, in a state where the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the receiving port 851 and the delivery port 433a are arranged so that a game ball can pass therethrough.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball received in the guide passage 433 from the storage space 432a is guided to the rear surface side of the front frame body 40 by the guide passage 433 and is sent out from the delivery port 433a. The game balls delivered from the delivery port 433a are received by the receiving port 851 of the ball feeding unit 70 and aligned in a row in the first supply passage 73 of the ball feeding unit 70. In the ball feeding unit 70, the game balls arranged in a row in the first supply passage 73 are cut out one by one as a predetermined number by the operation of the ball cutting mechanism 77, so that the supply port of the ball feeding unit 70 82 (supplied). The game ball supplied from the supply port 82 of the ball feeding unit 70 is received by the supply port 325 of the launching device 32 and reaches the ball hitting unit 324a. Thereafter, in the ball hitting portion 324 a of the launching device 32, the game ball is hit by the hammer member 326 and shot toward the game area 61.

  In a state where the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the operation portion 812 of the ball removing member 81 is inserted into the mechanism hole 437 on the front frame body 40 side. In this state, the operation portion 812 of the ball removal member 81 is in contact with a mechanism member (not shown) connected to the ball removal button 431b. And in the state where the ball removal button 431b is not pushed in, the ball removal member 81 is located at the ball feed position P4a. When the ball removal button 431b is pushed, the ball removal member 81 moves to the ball removal position P4b by the operation unit 812 being moved to the right by the mechanism member.

  In a state in which the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the discharge port 852 of the ball feeding unit 70 and the discharge port 436 on the front frame body 40 side are aligned with each other in front view. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the ball removal member 81 is moved from the ball feed position P4a to the ball removal position P4b in accordance with the operation of the ball removal button 431b, the game in the first supply passage 73 and the branching portion 76 is performed. The sphere is discharged from the discharge port 852. The game ball discharged from the discharge port 852 is received by the discharged port 436, passes through a ball passage (not shown), and is returned to the lower ball tray 435 from the second lower payout outlet 435c.

As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the ball feeding unit 70 includes a first thread cutting portion C1 that can cut the filamentous body. Hereinafter, the structure of the first thread cutting portion C1 will be described in detail.
The ball feeding unit 70 includes a first thread cutting member 86. The first thread trimming member 86 is formed by pressing a single metal plate. The first thread trimming member 86 includes an upstream edge 861 and an opposite downstream edge 862. The upstream edge 861 is an upstream edge in the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324 as indicated by an arrow Y1 in the drawing, and the downstream edge 862 is in the launch passage 324. It is an edge part of the downstream in the advancing direction of a game ball. The upstream edge portion 861 includes a first edge portion 861a extending along the left-right direction and a second edge portion 861b extending along the up-down direction. In the front view, the direction in which the first edge 861a extends and the direction in which the second edge 861b extends intersect at an intersection 861c. Further, the edge portions 861a and 861b are inclined along the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324 so as to be substantially V-shaped in a front view.

  The first thread trimming member 86 includes a linear cut 863 extending from the upstream edge 861 toward the downstream edge 862. Therefore, the cut 863 extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324. Preferably, the notch 863 extends from a portion of the upstream edge 861 that includes the intersection 861c.

  As shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, the first thread cutting member 86 includes cutting blades 864 provided on both sides of the notch 863. The cutting blade 864 includes a first cutting blade 864 a provided at one edge portion of the cut 863 and a second cutting blade 864 b provided at the other edge portion of the cut 863. The second cutting blade 864b is on the opposite side of the first cutting blade 864a with the notch 863 interposed therebetween. The cutting blades 864a and 864b extend along the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324. Further, the separation distance between the tip portions (blade edges) of the cutting blades 864a and 864b decreases from the edge portion 861 toward the edge portion 862 side. The cutting blades 864a and 864b are connected to each other at the end portion of the notch 863 from the downstream edge portion 862. Therefore, the cutting blade 864 is a tapered V shape in which the tip portions (blade edges) of the cutting blades 864a and 864b approach each other from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the firing passage 324.

  The 2nd cutting blade 864b is provided with the bending part 865 bent toward back. The bent portion 865 extends along the second edge portion 861b. Therefore, the 1st thread cutting member 86 bends the 2nd cutting blade 864b which is one among the 1st cutting blade 864a and the 2nd cutting blade 864b along the direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the other cutting blade. Is formed. The first thread cutting member 86 may be formed by bending the first cutting blade 864a, or may be formed by bending both of the cutting blades 864a and 864b.

  The ball feed base 72 includes a slit 72a formed so as to be cut out from the edge of the supply port 82 toward the upper left. Therefore, the slit 72a extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324. Preferably, slit 72a extends from a corner portion including base crossing portion 82e among edge portions 82a to 82d. In the present embodiment, the edge portions 82a and 82d are inclined along the traveling direction of the game ball in the launch passage 324 so as to be substantially V-shaped when viewed from the front.

  The direction in which the cut 863 extends and the direction in which the slit 72a extends are parallel or substantially parallel to each other. In front view, the length along the width direction of the slit 72a is longer than the distance between the tips (cutting edges) of the cutting blades 864a and 864b in front view. In front view, the length of the slit 72 a is longer than the length of the notch 863. Therefore, the notch 863 overlaps the slit 72a in a front view.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first thread cutting portion C1 is configured by the first thread cutting member 86, the edge portions 82a and 82d of the supply port 82 of the ball feed base portion 72, and the slit 72a. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the game ball YK to which the filament IT is connected is launched by the launching device 32, it is pulled by the game ball YK as shown by an arrow Y1 in the drawing. As a result, the filamentous material enters between the cutting blades 864a and 864b. When the game ball is fired with sufficient firing strength, the filament is cut by the cutting blades 864a and 864b. On the other hand, if the game ball is not fired with sufficient launch strength, the filamentous body may not be cut by the cutting blades 864a and 864b.

Next, the ball path unit 50 of the front frame 40 will be described.
First, an outline of the ball passage unit 50 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the ball passage unit 50 includes a first passage member 55 and a second passage member 56. The first passage member 55 and the second passage member 56 are assembled so as to be detachable from each other using a predetermined fixing means. For example, as the predetermined fixing means, a screw or a hook can be employed. The first passage member 55 and the second passage member 56 may be assembled so that they cannot be separated from each other. In the present embodiment, the second passage member 56 is disposed behind the first passage member 55.

  The ball passage unit 50 includes a payout ball receiving port 51 a as a receiving port for receiving a game ball paid out from a payout device (not shown) from the in-frame payout port 33. The payout ball receiving port 51a is opened rearward. In a state in which the front frame 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame 30, the payout ball receiving port 51a and the in-frame payout port 33 are aligned and matched so that a game ball can pass in front view. Yes.

  The ball passage unit 50 includes an overflow ball receiving port 52a as a receiving port for receiving the overflow ball from the overflow ball port 34 in the frame. The overflow ball receiving port 52a is opened rearward. When the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the overflow ball receiving port 52a and the overflow ball port 34 in the frame are aligned and matched so that the game ball can pass through in front view. ing.

  The ball passage unit 50 includes a foul ball receiving port 53a as a receiving port for receiving a foul ball. The foul ball receiving port 53a is open upward. In a state where the front frame body 40 is closed with respect to the middle frame body 30, the foul ball receiving port 53a is located immediately below the falling region 63a, and in a plan view, the foul ball receiving port 53a and the falling region 63a. And match so that game balls can pass. That is, the game ball dropped from the fall area 63a is received by the foul ball receiving port 53a.

  The ball passage unit 50 includes an upper ball delivery port 51b for delivering game balls to the upper payout port 432b. The upper ball delivery port 51b opens forward. In a state in which the ball passage unit 50 is assembled to the front frame body 40, the upper ball delivery port 51b and the upper payout port 432b are aligned and matched so that a game ball can pass through in front view.

  The ball passage unit 50 includes a lower ball delivery port 52b for delivering game balls to the first lower payment port 435b. The lower ball delivery port 52b opens forward. In a state where the ball passage unit 50 is assembled to the front frame body 40, the lower ball delivery port 52b and the first lower payout port 435b are aligned and matched so that a game ball can pass through in front view. .

  The ball passage unit 50 is provided with a payout ball passage 51, an overflow ball passage 52, and a foul ball passage 53 by combining the first passage member 55 and the second passage member 56. The payout ball passage 51 is a passage connecting the payout ball receiving port 51a and the upper ball sending / receiving port 51b. In the ball passage unit 50, the game ball received by the payout ball receiving port 51a passes through the payout ball passage 51 and reaches the upper ball tray 432 (upper payout port 432b) from the upper ball delivery port 51b.

  The overflow ball passage 52 is a passage connecting the overflow ball reception port 52a and the lower ball delivery port 52b. In the ball passage unit 50, the game ball received by the overflow ball receiving port 52a passes through the overflow ball passage 52 and reaches the lower ball tray 435 (the lower payout port 435b) from the lower ball delivery port 52b.

  The foul ball passage 53 is a passage connected to the foul ball reception port 53a and the lower ball delivery port 52b. That is, in the present embodiment, the foul ball passage 53 is connected to the launch passage 324 and the lower ball tray 435, and is used to return the game ball that has not reached the game area 61 to the lower ball tray 435 as a foul ball. It is a passage. That is, the foul ball path 53 of this embodiment corresponds to a specific ball path connected to the ball feeding unit 70 and the lower ball tray 435. In the ball passage unit 50, the game ball received by the foul ball receiving port 53a passes through the foul ball passage 53 and reaches the lower ball tray 435 (the lower payout port 435b) from the lower ball delivery port 52b. In the present embodiment, the overflow ball passage 52 and the foul ball passage 53 are shared on the downstream side up to the lower ball delivery port 52b.

Hereinafter, the ball passage unit 50 will be described in detail.
First, the structure related to the overflow ball passage 52 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the first passage member 55 includes a substantially square plate-like rear wall 551 extending along the left-right direction. The first passage member 55 includes a lower wall 552 that protrudes forward from the front surface of the rear wall 551. The lower wall 552 as a whole extends from the upper left edge portion of the rear wall 551 toward the lower right edge portion so as to fall gently downward. The first passage member 55 includes an upper wall 553 that protrudes forward from the front surface of the rear wall 551 above the lower wall 552. The upper wall 553 as a whole extends from the upper left edge portion of the rear wall 551 toward the lower right edge portion so as to fall gently downward. The upper wall 553 and the lower wall 552 are parallel or substantially parallel to each other. The rear wall 551 is provided with a curved portion 551a that is curved toward the front on the right end side of the upper wall 553 and the lower wall 552.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second passage member 56 includes a plate-shaped front wall 561 extending along the left-right direction. The second passage member 56 includes a lower ball delivery port 52b that penetrates the front wall 561 in the front-rear direction and opens toward the front at the lower right portion of the front wall 561.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 14, the overflow ball passage 52 includes the rear wall 551 of the first passage member 55, the lower wall 552 of the first passage member 55, the upper wall 553 of the first passage member 55, and the second passage. The space surrounded by the front wall 561 of the member 56 is formed as a passage that extends from the upper left end portion of the spherical passage unit 50 to the lower right end portion, and is gently inclined with a lower right side. As shown by arrows Y4a to Y4c in FIG. 11, the game ball received from the overflow ball receiving port 52a flows down to the lower right, and the advancing direction is changed to the forward direction by the bending portion 551a. . Then, the game ball is sent out from the lower ball outlet 52b as shown by an arrow Y4d in FIG.

Next, the structure regarding the payout ball passage 51 will be described.
As shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12, the upper wall 553 of the 1st channel | path member 55 is provided with the front inclination part 553a in the left upper end part. The upper surface of the front inclined portion 553a is a front inclined surface 553b that extends so as to fall gently in the front-down direction. The upper wall 553 includes an inner wall 553c extending upward at the right end portion of the front inclined surface 553b.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second passage member 56 includes an upper ball delivery port 51 b that penetrates the front wall 561 in the front-rear direction at the upper left end portion of the front wall 561. The second passage member 56 includes a top wall 562 extending rearward from the front wall 561 above the upper ball delivery port 51b. The second passage member 56 includes a right wall 563 extending rearward from the front wall 561 on the right side of the upper ball delivery port 51b. In a state where the first passage member 55 and the second passage member 56 are assembled, the right wall 563 is disposed on the right side (outside) of the inner wall 553c. The second passage member 56 is provided with a partition wall 564 that is substantially in the center of the top wall 562 in the left-right direction and extends downward from the lower surface of the top wall 562 (shown in FIG. 14).

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 14, the payout ball passage 51 includes a front inclined portion 553 a of the first passage member 55, an inner wall 553 c of the first passage member 55, a top wall 562 of the second passage member 56, and a second passage. The space surrounded by the partition wall 564 of the member 56 is formed as a passage that extends along the front-rear direction and is gently inclined at the front lowering. The payout ball receiving port 51a is surrounded by the forward inclined portion 553a of the first passage member 55, the inner wall 553c of the first passage member 55, the top wall 562 of the second passage member 56, and the partition wall 564 of the second passage member 56. It is formed in this way. As shown by arrows Y5a and Y5b in FIGS. 8 to 10, the game balls received from the payout ball receiving port 51a flow forward and are sent out from the upper ball sending port 51b.

Next, the structure regarding the foul ball passage 53 will be described.
Here, an outline of the foul ball passage 53 will be described.
As shown in FIG.11 and FIG.14, in this embodiment, the foul ball | bowl channel | path 53 is formed so that it may straddle the 1st channel | path member 55 and the 2nd channel | path member 56, and as a whole, descending below, It is a passage extending in a spiral shape in a clockwise direction. The foul ball passage 53 is a portion formed on the first passage member 55 side, and includes a first passage portion 531 that first receives a game ball from the foul ball receiving port 53a. The first passage portion 531 is a passage that extends along the left-right direction, and has a bottom surface 531a that is gently inclined with a lower right side and a lower front side. The first passage portion 531 guides the received game ball toward the lower right.

  The foul ball passage 53 is a portion formed on the second passage member 56 side, and includes a second passage portion 532 configured to allow game balls to flow from the first passage portion 531. The second passage portion 532 is a passage that extends along the left-right direction in front of the first passage portion 531 and has a bottom surface 532a that is gently slanted to the left. The second passage portion 532 guides the game ball received from the first passage portion 531 toward the lower left.

  The foul ball passage 53 is a portion formed on the second passage member 56 side, and includes a third passage portion 533 configured to allow game balls to flow from the second passage portion 532. The third passage portion 533 is a passage that is bent rearward and has a bottom surface 533b that is gently inclined at the rear end. The third passage portion 533 guides the game ball received from the second passage portion 532 rearward.

  The third passage portion 533 opens to the overflow ball passage 52 at the rear end portion of the third passage portion 533. The opening part of the 3rd channel | path part 533 in the overflow ball channel | path 52 is shown as the connection port 533a. In the ball passage unit 50 of the present embodiment, the game ball that has passed through the third passage portion 533 flows into the overflow ball passage 52.

  Therefore, the portion of the overflow ball passage 52 downstream from the connection port 533a is a portion formed on the first passage member 55 side, and is configured to allow game balls to flow from the third passage portion 533. It is also used as the passage portion 534. The fourth passage portion 534 is a passage that extends from the connection port 533a in the right direction and has a bottom surface 534a that is gently inclined with a lower right side. The fourth passage portion 534 guides the game ball received from the third passage portion 533 toward the right.

  The overflow ball passage 52 is a portion formed on the first passage member 55 side on the downstream side of the connection port 533a, and is configured to allow a game ball to flow from the fourth passage portion 534. It is also used as the passage portion 535. The fifth passage portion 535 is a passage that is bent toward the front and has a bottom surface 535a that is gently inclined with a front lowering. The fifth passage portion 535 guides the game ball received from the fourth passage portion 534 forward. The fifth passage portion 535 opens at the front end portion of the fifth passage portion 535 as a lower ball delivery port 52b on the front side of the ball passage unit 50 (second passage member 56).

Next, the structure regarding the foul ball passage 53 will be described.
A structure related to the first passage portion 531 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, the upper wall 553 of the first passage member 55 includes a curved portion 553d that extends along the left-right direction and is curved downward. The upper surface of the curved portion 553d is a curved surface that curves downward. The upper wall 553 of the first passage member 55 is a portion connected to the right end portion of the curved portion 553d, and includes a flat plate-like inclined portion 553e that is inclined downwardly to the right. The upper surface of the inclined portion 553e is an inclined surface that is inclined downward to the right. The inclined portion 553e includes a concave portion 553f formed so as to be cut out rearward from the front end portion. The spherical passage unit 50 includes a right wall 553g extending upward from the right end portion of the upper wall 553. The rear end portion of the right wall 553g and the rear wall 551 are connected.

  In the present embodiment, the first passage portion 531 extends in the left-right direction as a space surrounded by the rear wall 551, the curved portion 553d of the upper wall 553, the inclined portion 553e of the upper wall 553, and the right wall 553g. And is formed as a portion that is gently inclined with the right front downward. That is, the bottom surface 531a of the first passage portion 531 is formed by the upper surface of the curved portion 553d and the upper surface of the inclined portion 553e. The first passage portion 531 is bent forward at the right end portion of the first passage portion 531 by the right wall 553g. Further, the first passage portion 531 does not have a portion serving as a wall in the front, and is open toward the front.

The structure regarding the 2nd channel | path part 532 and the 3rd channel | path part 533 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 14, the second passage member 56 includes a bulging portion 565 that protrudes from the front wall 561 so as to bulge forward at the upper portion of the lower ball delivery port 52 b. The bulging portion 565 includes a front wall 565a, an upper wall 565b, a lower wall 565c, a right wall 565d, and a left wall 565e, and is a square box-like portion that extends along the left-right direction as a whole. The upper surface of the lower wall 565c as a whole is gently inclined with a left-lowering, and the left end connected to the left wall 565e is gently inclined with a rearward-lowering.

  The second passage portion 532 is formed as a space surrounded by the bulging portion 565, extending in the left-right direction, and gently sloping with a left-down direction. That is, the bottom surface 532a of the second passage portion 532 is formed by the upper surface of the lower wall 565c. Moreover, the 2nd channel | path part 532 does not have the part used as a wall behind, but is opened toward back. That is, the front end of the first passage portion 531 and the rear end of the second passage portion 532 communicate with each other in the front-rear direction over substantially the entire left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, in the vertical direction, the right end portion of the upper surface of the lower wall 565c is at the same or substantially the same height as the right end portion of the upper surface of the inclined portion 553e. On the other hand, the upper surface of the lower wall 565c and the upper surface of the inclined portion 553e are inclined to the left as the lower wall 565c is inclined leftward and the inclined portion 553e is inclined leftward. The steps are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, the front end portion (surface) of the inclined portion 553e can be grasped as a guide portion that guides the game ball that has flowed into the second passage portion 532 so as not to flow backward to the first passage portion 531.

  In front view (rear view), the upper surface of the lower wall 565c in the bulging portion 565 on the second passage member 56 side and the lower surface of the inclined portion 553e on the upper wall 553 on the first passage member 55 side are the left end portions. In FIG. 4, the most spaced apart in the vertical direction, the closer to the right. That is, in the present embodiment, a gap 57 that opens toward the left and extends toward the right is formed between the lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565 and the inclined portion 553e. .

  As shown by arrows Y4b and Y7e in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, in the fourth passage portion 534 (overflow ball passage 52), the game ball flows down to the right. It can be said that it extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the portion 534. And the clearance gap 57 is a taper V-shape which becomes narrow, so that it goes downstream from the upstream.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the third passage portion 533 is formed as a space surrounded by the bulging portion 565 as a portion that is bent rearward and that is gently inclined at the rear end. Has been. That is, the bottom surface 533b of the third passage portion 533 is formed by the left end portion of the upper surface of the lower wall 565c. The left end of the second passage portion 532 and the right end of the third passage portion 533 communicate with each other in the left-right direction. Further, the third passage portion 533 has no wall portion at the rear, and opens to the overflow ball passage 52 as a connection port 533a. The connection port 533a is provided at a position spaced upward from the bottom surface 534a of the fourth passage portion 534 (overflow ball passage 52).

A structure related to the fourth passage portion 534 will be described.
The fourth passage portion 534 includes a rear wall 551 of the first passage member 55, an inclined portion 553e in the upper wall 553 on the first passage member 55 side, a lower wall 552 on the first passage member 55 side, and the second passage member 56. The space surrounded by the front wall 561 is formed as a portion that extends along the left-right direction and that is gently inclined with a downward slope. That is, the bottom surface 534a of the fourth passage portion 534 is formed by the upper surface of the lower wall 552 on the first passage member 55 side. The front end of the upper left end portion of the fourth passage portion 534 and the rear end (connection port 533a) of the third passage portion 533 communicate with each other in the front-rear direction.

A structure related to the fifth passage portion 535 will be described.
The fifth passage portion 535 is surrounded by a curved portion 551a on the rear wall 551 on the first passage member 55 side, an inclined portion 553e on the upper wall 553 on the first passage member 55 side, and a lower wall 552 on the first passage member 55 side. The space is formed as a portion that is bent forward and is gently inclined at the front end. That is, the bottom surface 535a of the fifth passage portion 535 is formed by the upper surface of the lower wall 552 on the first passage member 55 side. The left end of the fifth passage portion 535 and the right end of the fourth passage portion 534 communicate with each other in the left-right direction.

The ball passage unit 50 includes a second thread cutting portion C2 that can cut the filamentous body.
In the present embodiment, the second thread trimming portion C2 includes a second thread trimming member 91 as a cutting section capable of cutting the thread-like body, a thread trimming accommodating portion 92 that accommodates the second thread trimming member 91, And a fixing member 93 that fixes the thread trimming member 91 in the thread trimming accommodating portion 92.

The second thread trimming member 91 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the second thread trimming member 91 is formed by pressing one metal plate. The second thread trimming member 91 has a square plate shape extending along the left-right direction as a whole. The second thread trimming member 91 includes an upstream edge 911 and an opposite downstream edge 912. As shown by arrows Y4d and Y7f in the drawing, the upstream edge 911 is an upstream edge in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535, and the downstream edge 912 is a fifth edge. This is the downstream edge portion in the traveling direction of the game ball in the passage portion 535. The upstream edge 911 corresponds to one edge, and the downstream edge 912 corresponds to the other edge.

  The second thread trimming member 91 includes a linear cut 913 that extends from the upstream edge 911 toward the downstream edge 912. Therefore, the cut 913 extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535, as indicated by arrows Y4d and Y7f in the drawing. In the present embodiment, the cut 913 corresponds to a gap extending from one edge toward the other edge.

  The second thread cutting member 91 includes cutting blades 914 provided on both sides of the cut 913. The cutting blade 914 includes a first cutting blade 914 a provided at one edge of the cut 913 and a second cutting blade 914 b provided at the other edge of the cut 913. The second cutting blade 914b is on the opposite side of the first cutting blade 914a with the notch 913 interposed therebetween. The cutting blades 914 a and 914 b extend along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. In the present embodiment, the advancing direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535 indicated by arrows Y4d and Y7f corresponds to a predetermined direction.

  The distance between the tips (blade edges) of the cutting blades 914a and 914b is less than one time the diameter of the game ball and is larger than the diameter (thickness) of the predetermined filamentous body. Moreover, the separation distance between the tip portions (blade edges) of the cutting blades 914a and 914b decreases from the upstream edge portion 911 toward the downstream edge portion 912. The cutting blades 914a and 914b are connected to each other at the end of the cut 913 from the downstream edge 912. Therefore, the cutting blade 914 is a tapered V-shape in which the tip portions (blade edges) of the cutting blades 914a and 914b approach each other from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. is there.

  The second cutting blade 914b includes a bent portion 915 that bends upward. The bent portion 915 extends along the edge portions 911 and 912. Therefore, the 2nd thread cutting member 91 bends the 2nd cutting blade 914b which is one among the 1st cutting blade 914a and the 2nd cutting blade 914b along the direction orthogonal to the plate | board surface of the other cutting blade. Is formed. Note that the second thread cutting member 91 may be formed by bending the first cutting blade 914a, or may be formed by bending both of the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the second thread cutting member 91 cuts off the corner portion on the notch 913 side of the upstream edge portion 911 of the first cutting blade 914 a obliquely with respect to the upstream edge portion 911 and the notch 913. The left guide part 911a formed in this way is provided. The second thread cutting member 91 is formed by cutting off the corner on the notch 913 side of the upstream edge 911 of the second cutting blade 914b obliquely with respect to the upstream edge 911 and the notch 913. A guide unit 911b is provided.

  In a plan view, the direction in which the left guide portion 911a extends and the direction in which the right guide portion 911b extends intersect at an intersecting portion 911c. When viewed from the front, the guide portions 911a and 911b are arranged in a tapered V-shape that approaches each other toward the downstream side from the upstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. It can be said that the above-described cut 913 extends from a portion including the intersecting portion 911c in the upstream side edge portion 911.

The thread trimming container 92 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the thread trimming accommodation portion 92 of this embodiment is formed integrally with the lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565. The lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565 opens to the front end portion (front end surface) 565c1 of the lower wall 565c, and the inside of the lower wall 565c faces from the front end portion 565c1 to the rear end portion 565c2 side of the lower wall 565c. A substantially square box-shaped storage portion 921 formed so as to be cut out is provided. The accommodating portion 921 forms an accommodating space 921 a for accommodating the second thread trimming member 91.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565 is cut away from the rear end portion 565c2 as one edge portion toward the front end portion (front end surface) 565c1 side as the other edge portion. The slit 922 is formed. The slit 922 penetrates a portion of the lower wall 565c where the accommodating portion 921 is formed in the thickness direction. Here, the rear end portion 565c2 of the lower wall 565c is an upstream end portion in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535, as indicated by arrows Y4d and Y7f in the drawing, and the lower wall 565c. The front end portion 565c1 is an end portion on the downstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. Therefore, the slit 922 extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535.

  The separation distance (width of the slit 922) of the edges 565c3 and 565c3 of the lower wall 565c facing each other across the slit 922 is less than one time the diameter of the game ball, and the diameter (thickness) of the predetermined filamentous body Longer than. Further, the edge portions 565c3 and 565c3 of the lower wall 565c facing each other across the slit 922 are tapered V-shapes that approach each other toward the downstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. Placed in the mold. Therefore, the slit 922 of the present embodiment corresponds to an opening extending from one edge to the other edge in the traveling direction (predetermined direction) of the game ball in the fifth passage 535. .

  The lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565 includes a square plate-like projecting piece 565c4 projecting rearward at the right portion of the slit 922 in the rear end portion 565c2. The left side surface of the protruding piece 565c4 and the left inner surface (the front end surface of the right edge 565c3) of the slit 922 form a continuous plane. Further, the lower wall 565c of the bulging portion 565 includes a guide surface 565c5 formed on the left side portion of the slit 922 in the rear end portion 565c2 so as to be cut off obliquely. The guide surface 565c5 is inclined backward and downward, and is inclined from the rear to the front as it goes to the right.

  The housing portion 921 includes a support base portion 921b that supports the second cutting blade 914b of the second thread cutting member 91 on the right side of the slit 922 in the bottom surface of the housing portion 921. The support base 921b is a wall-shaped portion extending along the front-rear direction and protrudes into the accommodation space 921a. The upper surface of the support base portion 921b is a support surface in contact with the lower surface of the second cutting blade 914b, and the support surface is inclined forward and downward.

  In the present embodiment, the accommodating portion 921 opens to the fourth passage portion 534 and the fifth passage portion 535 by the slit 922 passing through the lower wall 565c. For this reason, in a state where the second thread cutting member 91 is accommodated in the accommodation space 921a, the cutting blades 914a and 914b are the end portions on the downstream side of the fourth passage portion 534 and the fifth passage portion 535. Are exposed to the passage portions 534 and 535 through the slit 922. Further, in a state where the second thread trimming member 91 is accommodated in the accommodation space 921a, the guide portions 911a and 911b are exposed to the passage portions 534 and 535 from the slit 922. Further, in a state where the first passage member 55 and the second passage member 56 are assembled, the protruding piece 565c4 on the second passage member 56 side is fitted into the concave portion 553f of the inclined portion 553e on the first passage member 55 side. ing.

The fixing member 93 will be described.
The fixing member 93 is a member for fixing the second thread trimming member 91 between the bottom surface of the accommodation space 921a and the fixing member 93 in a state of being inserted into the thread trimming accommodation portion 92 (accommodating space 921a). The fixing member 93 is a plate-like member that is substantially square in plan view. The fixing member 93 includes an upstream edge 931 and an opposite downstream edge 932. As shown by arrows Y4d and Y7f in the figure, the upstream edge 931 is an upstream edge in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535, and the downstream edge 932 is a fifth edge. This is the downstream edge portion in the traveling direction of the game ball in the passage portion 535.

  The fixing member 93 includes a slit 933 extending from the upstream edge 931 toward the downstream edge 932 and penetrating through the fixing member 93 in the vertical direction (thickness direction). Therefore, the slit 933 extends along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. Edge portions 933a and 933a facing each other across the slit 933 are arranged in a tapered V-shape that is closer to each other toward the downstream side in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. . The fixing member 93 includes an inclined surface 934 that is inclined forward and downward, on the right side of the slit 933 on the lower surface.

  In a state in which the fixing member 93 is inserted into the thread cutting accommodating portion 92, the first cutting blade 914a includes the left side portion of the slit 933 on the lower surface of the fixing member 93, and the bottom surface of the accommodating space 921a in the thread cutting accommodating portion 92. It is sandwiched between. In a state in which the fixing member 93 is inserted into the thread cutting accommodating portion 92, the second cutting blade 914b includes the inclined surface 934 of the fixing member 93 and the upper surface (supporting surface) of the support base portion 921b in the thread cutting accommodating portion 92. It is sandwiched between. Thereby, the second thread trimming member 91 of the present embodiment is held in the thread trimming accommodating portion 92 while maintaining the bent state at the bent portion 915.

  In a state where the fixing member 93 is inserted into the thread trimming accommodation portion 92, the slit 922 of the thread trimming accommodation portion 92 and the slit 933 of the fixing member 93 are aligned and matched in plan view. For this reason, the cutting blades 914a and 914b of the second thread trimming member 91 are in the foul ball path 53 in a state where the second thread trimming member 91 is accommodated in the accommodation space 921a and is fixed by the fixing member 93. Are exposed to the passage portions 534 and 535. Further, the guide portions 911 a and 911 b of the second thread trimming member 91 are exposed to the passage portions 534 and 535 of the foul ball passage 53 in the state of being fixed by the fixing member 93. In addition, the length of the slit 922 along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535 is the same as the notch 913 (cutting blades 914a and 914b) along the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535. Longer than the length of. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the entire portion capable of cutting the filamentous body is exposed to the passage portions 534 and 535 of the foul ball passage 53. Further, the thread trim accommodating portion 92 (lower wall 565c) corresponds to a covering portion that covers a part of the second thread trimming member 91.

  As described above, the second thread cutting member 91 having the cutting blade 914 (cutting blades 914a and 914b) is provided so as to face the foul ball passage 53 (passage portions 534 and 535). In other words, the second thread trimming member 91 is supplied until the game ball supplied from the ball feeding unit 70 and launched from the launching device 32 is returned to the upper ball tray 432 as a foul ball without reaching the game area 61. It can be said that it is provided to face the ball passage.

  The fixing member 93 of the present embodiment is configured to be insertable / removable with respect to the thread cutting accommodating portion 92. Therefore, for example, the second thread trimming member 91 can be replaced or maintenance can be easily performed. Note that the fixing member 93 may be fixed so that it cannot be inserted into and removed from the thread cutting accommodating portion 92. For example, the fixing member 93 may be fixed to the thread trimming container 92 with screws, an adhesive, or the like.

Next, the flow-down mode of the game ball YK in the foul ball passage 53 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11 and FIGS. 14 to 16, the game ball YK as a foul ball flows into the foul ball receiving port 53a from the drop area 63a (shown by an arrow Y2). The game ball that has flowed in from the foul ball receiving port 53a is received by the first passage portion 531 in the foul ball passage 53 and flows downward to the right (indicated by an arrow Y7a). The game ball that has reached the lower right end portion of the first passage portion 531 is guided forward by the right wall 553g and flows into the upper right end portion of the second passage portion 532 (shown by an arrow Y7b). The game ball that has flowed into the upper right end portion of the second passage portion 532 flows down in the second passage portion 532 to the lower left and flows into the third passage portion 533 (indicated by an arrow Y7c). The game ball that has flowed into the third passage portion 533 is guided backward by the third passage portion 533 and flows into the upper left end portion of the fourth passage portion 534 (indicated by an arrow Y7d). The game ball that has flowed from the connection port 533a of the third passage portion 533 into the fourth passage portion 534 flows down in the fourth passage portion 534 to the lower right and flows into the fifth passage portion 535 (indicated by an arrow Y7e). ). The game ball that has flowed into the fifth passage portion 535 is guided forward by the fifth passage portion 535 and reaches the lower ball delivery port 52b (indicated by an arrow Y7f). Thus, the game balls YK that have not reached the game area 61 are returned to the lower ball tray 435 by the foul ball passage 53.

  As described above, the foul ball passage 53 of the present embodiment is a spiral passage extending downward while turning around the spiral axis RC as a predetermined axis. In the foul ball passage 53, the game ball flows downward while turning around the spiral axis RC. In this embodiment, the 4th channel | path part 534 and the 5th channel | path part 535 are corresponded to the change part which changes the advancing direction of a game ball from the right direction to the front direction. That is, in the present embodiment, the right direction corresponds to the first direction, and the front direction corresponds to the second direction. And the 2nd thread cutting part C2 of this embodiment is provided on the spiral axis RC or the vicinity of the spiral axis RC. That is, it can be said that the cutting blades 914a and 914b are open on the spiral axis RC or in the vicinity of the spiral axis RC.

  Next, the movement mode of the filament IT when the filament IT is connected to the game ball YK and the game ball YK to which the filament IT is connected flows down the foul ball passage 53 will be described. To do. For example, the filamentous body may be a single yarn or twisted yarn made of natural fiber or synthetic fiber, or may be a metal wire such as a piano wire.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the game ball YK falling to the foul ball receiving port 53a flows down spirally in the foul ball passage 53 in the order of positions P7a → P7b → P7c → P7d → P7e → P7f. The position P7f is in front of the position P7e. As indicated by the arrow Y8a in the figure, the filament IT moves from the position P7b to the position P7c to the left in front of the inclined portion 553e as the game ball YK flows down the second passage portion 532. Towed and moved. As indicated by an arrow Y8b in the figure, the filament IT is such that the game ball YK flows downward from the position P7c to P7d in the third passage portion 533 and further flows into the fourth passage portion 534. Accordingly, it is pulled downward and enters the gap 57 between the inclined portion 553e and the lower wall 565c.

  As indicated by an arrow Y8c in the figure, the filament IT moves toward the right as the game ball YK flows down from the position P7d to the position P7e toward the right in the fourth passage portion 534. And is moved to the vicinity of the portion where the cutting blade 914 is exposed in the second thread cutting portion C2. At this time, the filamentous body IT is located along the front end of the inclined portion 553e extending in the left-right direction because the game ball YK is located behind the front end of the inclined portion 553e in plan view. Move to the right. In other words, when it is assumed that the filament IT is connected to the game ball YK, the inclined portion 553e (front end portion) of the present embodiment moves to the game ball YK when the game ball travels through the foul ball passage 53. It can be said that the connected thread body IT can be guided to the second thread cutting portion C2. Therefore, the inclined portion 553e (front end portion) corresponds to a guide portion that guides the filamentous body IT. And since the inclination part 553e is a part of wall part of the foul ball passage 53, it is equivalent to the 1st guide part among guide parts. It can be said that the tip of the inclined portion 553e functioning as a guide portion guides the filamentous body toward the spiral axis RC side.

  18 and 19, as shown by the arrow Y8d, the filament IT moves forward as the game ball YK flows down from the position P7e to the position P7f in the fifth passage portion 535 toward the front. And is pulled between the first cutting blade 914a and the second cutting blade 914b.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the filament IT first enters the slits 922 and 933. At this time, the filament IT is smoothly guided to the slits 922 and 933 by the guide surface 565c5 on the left side of the slit 922. Further, as indicated by an arrow Y8c in the figure, the filament IT passes past the slits 922 and 933 in the left direction by the protruding piece 565c4 in the forward direction of the filament IT along the inclined portion 553e. Is regulated.

  The filament IT entering the slits 922 and 933 is separated from the first cutting blade 914a by the left guide portion 911a provided on the first cutting blade 914a and the right guide portion 911b provided on the second cutting blade 914b. It is guided to the gap (cut 913) of the second cutting blade 914b. That is, when it is assumed that the filament IT is connected to the game ball YK, the guide portions 911a and 911b have the filament IT connected to the game ball YK when the game ball travels through the foul ball passage 53. Can be said to be configured to be guided to the cutting blades 914a and 914b in the second thread cutting portion C2. Therefore, the guide portions 911a and 911b correspond to guide portions that guide the filament IT. And since guide part 911a, 911b is a part of 2nd thread cutting member 91, it is corresponded to the 2nd guide part among guide parts.

  Then, as the game ball advances in the direction indicated by arrows Y4d and Y7f in the drawing, the filament IT enters deeply between the cutting blades 914a and 914b arranged in a tapered V shape, and finally Are cut by the cutting blades 914a and 914b. Even if the filament IT is not cut only by towing the filament IT with the game ball YK, the filament IT is cut when an unauthorized player pulls the filament forward. It is like that.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a main control board (not shown) on the rear side of the game board 60. The main control board includes an arithmetic unit and a memory. The arithmetic unit of the main control board performs various processes by executing programs stored in the memory, and outputs commands (control information) corresponding to the results of the processes from the main control board.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a sub control board on the rear side of the game board 60. The sub control board includes an arithmetic unit and a memory. The arithmetic unit of the sub-control board executes a program stored in the memory, thereby performing control to execute a predetermined effect based on a command input from the main control board. For example, the arithmetic unit of the sub control board executes a light emission effect by the panel units 42 and 43, a sound effect by the speaker units 45 and 46, and a display effect by the effect display display 65.

  In the present embodiment, the panel units 42 and 43 can be grasped as light emitting effect means, the speaker units 45 and 46 can be grasped as sound effect means, and the effect display display 65 can be grasped as display effect means. In other words, in the present embodiment, the panel units 42 and 43, the speaker units 45 and 46, and the effect display display 65 can be grasped as effect execution means composed of one or more effect means.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a launch control board 69 on the rear side of the game board 60. The launch control board 69 is connected to the launch handle 481. The launch control board 69 is configured to be able to input an operation signal output by the launch handle 481 according to the operation amount.

  The launch control board 69 is connected to the electromagnet 79 of the ball feeding unit 70. The launch control board 69 is configured to be able to control the energization state of the electromagnet 79. The launch control board 69 is connected to the motor 327 of the launch device 32. The firing control board 69 outputs a predetermined signal to the motor 327, thereby driving the motor 327 and operating the hammer member 326 to the striking posture P2a and the initial posture P2b.

  When an operation signal is input from the firing handle 481, the firing control board 69 controls the motor 327 and strikes the hammer member 326 in a striking posture so that the number of firings per unit time is a predetermined number (for example, 100 balls / minute). P2a and initial posture P2b are alternately and repeatedly operated. In addition, the launch control board 69 controls the motor 327 so that the game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount that can be specified from the input operation signal. In addition, when an operation signal is input from the launch handle 481, the launch control board 69 controls the electromagnet 79 to be switched between an energized state and a non-energized state so as to be interlocked with the hitting operation by the hammer member 326, thereby One ball is supplied from the ball feeding unit 70 to the launching device 32. When the firing control board 69 stops receiving an operation signal from the launch handle 481, the launch control board 69 controls the motor 327 to stop the launch of the game ball. When the firing control board 69 stops receiving an operation signal from the firing handle 481, the firing control board 69 controls the electromagnet 79 to stop the supply of the game ball.

Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) According to the present embodiment, the second thread trimming member 91 capable of cutting the filamentous body faces the foul ball passage 53, and the tip of the inclined portion 553e is connected to the filamentous body. When the game ball travels in the foul ball passage 53, the thread body can be guided to the second thread cutting member 91. Therefore, even if the goto action which steps on a specific procedure is performed, a filament can be cut | disconnected.

  Here, the following can be considered as a specific procedure. For example, in a state where two game balls are connected by a filamentous body, the first game ball is hit very weakly to intentionally form a foul ball. At this time, even if the filamentous body contacts the cutting blade 864 of the first thread cutting member 86, the thread does not reach cutting and may be sandwiched between the cutting blades 864a and 864b. When the second game ball is launched in this state, even if the second game ball reaches the game area 61, the thread is only detached from the cutting blade 864, and a situation in which it is not cut occurs. Can do. Thereafter, the person who performs the goto action can recover the filament from the first game ball returned as a foul ball and operate the filament.

  In the present embodiment, the thread-like body can be cut by providing the second thread-cutting member 91 facing the foul ball passage 53 and the guide portion capable of guiding the thread-like body to the second thread-cutting member 91. . Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the goto action as described above.

  (2) According to the present embodiment, the tip portion of the inclined portion 553e serving as the guide portion is provided in the fourth passage portion 534 that constitutes the changing portion that changes the traveling direction of the game ball. In the changing portion, the filamentous body can be guided to the second thread trimming member 91.

  (3) According to the present embodiment, the separation distance between the tip ends of the cutting blades 914a and 914b in the second thread cutting member 91 is from the upstream edge 911 to the downstream edge 912 side of the second thread cutting member 91. Since it is becoming small toward the direction, it can make it easy to cut | disconnect the filament which entered between the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

  (4) According to the present embodiment, the second thread cutting member 91 is formed by bending the second cutting blade 914b along the direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the other first cutting blade 914a. Further, it is possible to further easily cut the filament that has entered between the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

  (5) According to the present embodiment, the second thread cutting member 91 is covered by the thread cutting accommodating portion 92 (lower wall 565c), and the cutting blades 914a and 914b are exposed in the slit 922. It can suppress that an operator accidentally touches the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

  (6) According to this embodiment, the thread-like body is guided to the second thread trimming member 91 by the tip of the inclined portion 553e, and further, the thread-like shape is provided by the guide portions 911a and 911b provided on the second thread trimming member 91. The body is guided to the cutting blades 914a and 914b. Therefore, the filamentous body can be easily cut.

  (7) According to the present embodiment, since the length of the slit 922 is longer than the length of the notch 913 (cutting blades 914a and 914b), the filamentous body comes into contact with the thread cutting accommodating portion 92 and is difficult to cut. Can be suppressed.

  (8) According to the present embodiment, the cutting blades 914a and 914b are in the traveling direction of the game ball in the fifth passage portion 535 on the downstream side of the portion provided so that the second thread cutting member 91 faces. Therefore, it is possible to easily cut the filament that has entered between the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

  (9) According to this embodiment, the foul ball passage 53 is a spiral passage. When flowing down the spiral passage, the filaments connected to the game ball easily gather on the spiral axis RC (swivel center). The filamentous body can be easily cut by providing the second thread trimming member 91 on or near the axis of the spiral axis RC serving as the turning center.

(10) According to the present embodiment, the foul ball passage 53 and the overflow ball passage 52 are partially shared. Therefore, it can suppress that a ball path becomes complicated.
(11) According to the present embodiment, in addition to being able to cut the filamentous body when the game ball is launched by the first thread cutting portion C1, the second thread cutting portion C2 is connected to the game ball that has been made a foul ball. The filamentous body can be cut. Therefore, fraudulent acts on the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be effectively suppressed.

  (12) According to this embodiment, the second thread trimming member 91 is provided so as to face the fifth passage portion 535 adjacent to the first lower payout outlet 435b. When the filamentous body is collected from the game ball returned to the lower ball tray 435 and is to be pulled and operated, the filamentous body extends along the direction (front-rear direction) in which the fifth passage portion 535 extends. Move. As described above, the cutting blades 914a and 914b extend along the direction (front-rear direction) in which the fifth passage portion 535 extends. Therefore, even when the filamentous body is pulled, the yarn state can be cut effectively.

  (13) According to this embodiment, the width of the slit 922 is shorter than the diameter of the game ball and longer than the diameter (thickness) of the filamentous body. For this reason, the game ball does not enter the slit 922 and come into contact with the second thread trimming member 91. Therefore, the cutting blades 914a and 914b can be protected.

  (14) According to this embodiment, the openings of the cutting blades 914a and 914b are smaller than the diameter of the game ball and larger than the diameter (thickness) of the filamentous body. For this reason, it can suppress that a filament cannot be cut | disconnected by a game ball having entered between the cutting blades 914a and 914b.

For example, the above embodiment may be changed to another embodiment as follows.
One or both of the thread trimming members 86 and 91 may be formed by combining a plurality of metal plates. In this case, the thread cutting members 86 and 91 may be formed by overlapping a first metal plate having the first cutting blade 914a and a second metal plate having the second cutting blade 914b. According to this example, the 1st thread cutting member 86 and the 2nd thread cutting member 91 can be simply formed by superimposing the metal plate which has a cutting blade.

The shape of the thread trimming members 86 and 91 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the second thread trimming member 91 may have the same shape as the first thread trimming member 86.
The entire second thread trimming member 91 may be exposed to the foul ball passage 53. That is, the second thread trimming member 91 may not be covered with the covering portion. In this case, similarly to the first thread trimming member 86, the second thread trimming member 91 is preferably fixed to the inner wall surface of the foul ball passage 53 and a fixing means such as a screw.

  The notch 913 of the second thread trimming member 91 does not have to be linear, and may have a predetermined width. For example, the distance between the tips of the cutting blades 914a and 914b may be one or more times the diameter of the game ball.

  -One or both of the thread cutting members 86 and 91 may omit one of the first cutting blade 914a and the second cutting blade 914b. Even in this case, the filamentous body can be cut if the cutting blade is sufficiently sharp.

-The pachinko gaming machine 10 may not include the first thread cutting portion C1. Further, the first thread cutting portion C1 may be provided on the firing device 32 side.
The arrangement position of the second thread trimming portion C2 may be changed as appropriate as long as it is within the foul ball passage 53. That is, it is only necessary that the second thread trimming member 91 is provided so as to face the foul ball passage 53.

-In the 2nd thread cutting part C2, you may abbreviate | omit a part or all of guide part 911a, 911b, the protrusion piece 565c4, the guidance surface 565c5, and the support stand part 921b.
-In the 2nd thread cutting part C2, the fixing member 93 may be abbreviate | omitted. In this case, the second thread trimming member 91 may be fixed to the thread trimming accommodating portion 92 with a screw, an adhesive, or the like.

  The foul ball path 53 may not be a spiral path. For example, the foul ball passage 53 includes a foul ball receiving port 53a and a sixth passage portion connecting the left end portion (upstream end portion) of the fourth passage portion 534, and the passage portions 534 and 535 described above. It may be a configured path. In this case, the foul ball path 53 is a substantially L-shaped path as a whole.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a ball passage that connects the drop region 63a and the foul ball receiving port 53a.
The foul ball passage 53 may not be used as another ball passage. That is, the entire foul ball path 53 may be a dedicated path.

The ball path unit 50 may not include one or both of the payout ball path 51 and the overflow ball path 52.
The ball passage unit 50 may include a full sensor for detecting that the number of game balls stored in the lower ball tray 435 exceeds a predetermined amount. For example, the full sensor may be a switch that is pushed in by the dead weight of a game ball staying in the overflow ball passage 52.

The ball passage unit 50 may be attached to the middle frame 30.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 may not include the lower ball tray 435. In this case, the foul ball passage 53 is preferably connected to the upper payout outlet 432b.

The technical idea shown below can be understood from the above embodiment.
(A) The specific ball passage has a changing unit that changes a traveling direction of the game ball from a first direction to a second direction different from the first direction, and the guide unit is connected to the changing unit. Is provided.

  C1 ... 1st thread trimming part, C2 ... 2nd thread trimming part, CR ... Spiral axis, YK ... Game ball, IT ... Filamentous body, 10 ... Pachinko machine, 32 ... Launching device, 43 ... Lower panel unit, 435 ... Lower ball dish, 50 ... ball passage unit, 55 ... first passage member, 553e ... inclined portion, 51 ... dispensing ball passage, 52 ... overflow ball passage, 53 ... foul ball passage, 531 ... first passage portion, 532 ... first 2 passage portion, 533 ... 3rd passage portion, 534 ... 4th passage portion, 535 ... 5th passage portion, 70 ... ball feeding unit, 91 ... second thread trimming member, 911 ... upstream side edge portion, 911a ... left guide 911b ... right guide part, 912 ... downstream edge, 913 ... notch, 914a ... first cutting blade, 914b ... second cutting blade, 92 ... thread cut accommodating part, 922 ... slit.

Claims (3)

A storage area for game balls,
A launcher that fires game balls;
A supply unit for supplying a predetermined number of game balls to the launch unit;
A cutting part capable of cutting the filament,
A guide for guiding the filament,
A ball passage through which game balls pass,
The ball path includes a specific ball path connected to the supply unit and the storage unit, and game balls that have not reached the game area are returned to the storage unit by the specific ball path. And
The cutting portion is provided so as to face the specific ball passage, and is provided at a gap extending from one edge portion toward the other edge side and at one edge portion of the gap. A first cutting blade, and a second cutting blade provided at the other edge of the gap,
The separation distance between the tip portions of the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade is reduced from the one edge portion to the other edge side,
When it is assumed that the filament is connected to the game ball, the guide unit guides the filament connected to the game ball to the cutting unit when the game ball travels in the specific ball passage. A gaming machine characterized by being configured.   The said cutting part is formed by bending one cutting blade among the said 1st cutting blade and the said 2nd cutting blade along the direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the other cutting blade. Game machines.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the cutting portion is formed by overlapping a metal plate having the first cutting blade and a metal plate having the second cutting blade.