JP2018069083A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which a rail member is simply structured so that game balls from a prize ball tank are caused to flow as rows of game balls in a plurality of layers and to be arranged into rows of game balls in a single layer to flow down into a vertical direction channel member.SOLUTION: An upstream rail part is formed, at its wall part at the rear side, together with an end part at the rear side of a bottom wall part, to gradually approach a wall part at the front side as approaching toward a bending rail part, and thereby causes rows of game balls flowing along a rear side wall of a prize ball tank and coming from a flow arrangement enabling part to flow so that the balls can be arranged into each row of game balls in the upper and lower layers as the wall part at the rear side approaches the wall part at the front side. The bending rail part causes each row of game balls in the upper and lower layers from the upstream rail part to flow toward the downstream side so that the balls can be arranged into each row of game balls in a single layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a revolving type gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine, a gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. The gaming machine includes a prize ball tank, a tank rail member, and a ball path unit.

  Here, the prize ball tank is provided in the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame of the gaming machine so as to store game balls to be paid out as prize balls or rental balls.

  The tank rail member is provided at the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame so that the game balls from the prize ball tank flow downward from the left side to the right side of the main body frame on the lower side of the prize ball tank. Here, the tank rail member has two rows of game balls from the prize ball tank so as to secure a large number of game balls within the tank rail member and facilitate the payout of the game balls. It is designed to flow down.

  Further, the tank rail member includes an order supply device, and the order supply device lowers the game balls that have flowed down in two rows through the two passages of the tank rail member from the downstream end of the tank rail member. In turn, the balls are sequentially supplied to a single passage of the ball passage unit provided in the vertical direction on the right side of the back surface of the main body frame. Here, the said order supply apparatus is comprised with the gear apparatus provided with two gears which rotate while stocking one game ball between each tooth | gear protrudingly provided by the rotary body.

Japanese Patent No. 5810375

  By the way, according to the above-described gaming machine, the order supply passage of the tank rail members plays a role of rectifying the two rows of game balls of the tank rail members into one row of game balls and supplying them to the ball passage unit. However, as described above, the sequential supply passage is configured by a gear device including two gears that rotate while stocking one game ball between the teeth protruding from the rotating body. The problem is that the structure of the sequential supply passage, and thus the structure of the tank rail member, is complicated.

  Therefore, in order to deal with the above-described problems, the present invention is simply configured to flow the game balls from the prize ball tank as upper and lower game ball rows and to rectify them into single-layer game ball rows. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with a rail member.

In solving the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention, according to claim 1,
A body frame (Ba);
A game board (Bb) provided with a game area (12);
A ball payout device (130) for paying out game balls in accordance with the winning of game balls in the game area,
A tray (310) for storing game balls to be paid out by the ball payout device;
A prize ball tank (100) provided on the body frame;
A ball supply passage member (140) for supplying game balls to be dispensed from the ball dispensing device to the dish;
A ball passage member (110, 120) provided on the downstream side of the prize ball tank so as to have one tank rail member (110) and an up-down direction passage member (120) that open upward.
When the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank flow down to the tank rail member, the plurality of game balls can be rectified into upper and lower game ball rows along the rear side wall formed in the prize ball tank. A commutable portion formed at the bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank, and configured to be commutable so that the upper game balls of the upper and lower game ball rows are interrupted between the lower game balls. Rectifying unit (101c, D, 107)
The tank rail member forms an upstream rail portion so as to flow the game ball row from the rectifiable portion, and the game ball row flowing through the upstream rail portion is rectified downstream to a single-layer game ball row. The bent rail portion (110b) is bent so as to flow to the side, and has a lid portion provided so as to close the bent rail portion from the opening side, and the rectifying function of the bent rail portion by the lid portion At the same time, the upper-layer game balls from the upstream rail section are interrupted between the lower-layer game balls so that the single-layer game ball train is reached before reaching the ball dispensing device. Providing a leveling means (110d) for leveling;
In the tank rail member, the upstream rail portion is formed at the rear side wall portion so as to gradually approach the front side wall portion side closer to the bent rail portion together with the rear end portion of the bottom wall portion. The game ball row from the rectifying portion that flows along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank is changed to one game ball row in the upper and lower layers according to the approach of the rear side wall portion to the front side wall portion side. The curved rail portion is configured to flow from the upstream rail portion to the downstream side in such a manner that the single-layered game ball row from the upstream rail portion can be straightened to the single-layer single game ball row,
The vertical passage member is adapted to flow down each game ball from the tank rail member sequentially,
The ball payout device pays out game balls that sequentially flow down from the vertical passage member to the ball supply passage member.

  According to this, when the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank flow down to the tank rail member, the rectifying unit can rectify the upper and lower game ball rows along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank. It is formed at the bottom rear side of the ball tank. Here, the commutable portion is configured to be commutable so that the upper game balls on the upper and lower game ball rows are interrupted between the lower game balls.

Based on this assumption, the commutable portion is positioned at the bottom rear side of the prize ball tank, and when the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank flow down to the tank rail member, the plurality of game balls are Rectifying the upper and lower layers of the game balls along the rear side wall so that the current can be rectified, and the upper and lower layers of the game balls can be rectified so as to be inserted between the lower layers of the game balls. Rectified,
In the tank rail member of the ball passage member, the upstream rail portion moves the upper and lower game ball rows from the straightening portion that flows along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank toward the front side wall portion side of the rear side wall portion. Accordingly, the upper and lower layers of the game ball train are made to flow in a commutable manner so as to form a single game ball row on the upper and lower layers. Before the upper and lower game ball rows reach the ball dispensing device in accordance with the flow straightening function of the bent rail portion, with a lid portion that is provided so that the bent rail portion closes the bent rail portion from the opening side. Equal to a single-layer game ball train.

And the up-and-down direction passage member flows down each game ball from the tank rail member sequentially,
The ball payout device pays out game balls that sequentially flow down from the vertical passage member to the ball supply passage member in accordance with the winning of the game ball in the game area to the winning opening,
The ball supply passage member supplies the game balls paid out by the ball payout device to the dish.

  According to the above, on the premise that the commutable portion is formed at the bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank, the game balls stored in the prize ball tank are configured by configuring the tank rail member as described above. Even a large number of balls can be quickly and smoothly discharged into the dish through the ball supply passage member by the ball discharge device without causing ball biting or clogging.

  According to the present invention, when the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank are allowed to flow down to the tank rail member, the rectifying unit can rectify the upper and lower game ball rows along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank. It is formed at the bottom rear side of the ball tank. Here, the commutable portion is configured to be commutable so that the upper game balls on the upper and lower game ball rows are interrupted between the lower game balls.

  Based on this assumption, the commutable portion is positioned at the bottom rear side of the prize ball tank, and when the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank flow down to the tank rail member, the plurality of game balls are Rectifying the upper and lower layers of the game balls along the rear side wall so that the current can be rectified, and the upper and lower layers of the game balls can be rectified so as to be inserted between the lower layers of the game balls. In the tank rail member, the upstream rail portion moves the upper and lower game ball rows from the rectifiable portion flowing along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank according to the approach to the front side wall side of the rear side wall portion. The upper and lower layers of the game ball flow from the rectifiable portion to the single-layer game ball row to the downstream side. And leveling means are provided to close the bent rail part from the opening side. With at composed lid, in accordance with the rectifying function of the bent rail portion, level the game ball rows of the upper and lower layer game ball row single-layer before reaching the ball dispenser.

  As a result, even if there are a large number of game balls stored in the prize ball tank, the ball dispensing device can quickly and smoothly pay the ball through the ball supply passage member without causing ball chewing or ball clogging. Can be issued.

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

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko game machine which is one Embodiment of this invention from the front side. It is the partially broken front view which looked at the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 from the front side. It is the rear view which looked at the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 from the rear side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 from the back side in the state which decomposed | disassembled the prize ball tank and the tank rail member. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a prize ball tank and a tank rail member of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a prize ball tank and a tank rail member of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 3. It is a top view which shows the prize ball tank and tank rail member of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the 8-8 line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the 9-9 line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the 10-10 line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the 11-11 line of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic semi-longitudinal sectional view showing the prize ball tank and the tank rail member of FIG. 6 in a state showing the flow direction of the game ball. FIG. 12 is a partial half sectional view of the tank rail member of FIG. 11. It is a partial expanded half sectional view of the tank rail member of FIG. It is a partial expanded half sectional view of the tank rail member of FIG.

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

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine is erected on an island facility in the pachinko hall. The pachinko gaming machine is a machine frame F and a gaming machine main body B supported to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction with respect to the machine frame F. And the front door FD. In FIG. 2, the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side in the figure correspond to the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side of the pachinko gaming machine when the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the front side. The front side) and the rear side (the back side of the paper) correspond to the front side and the rear side of the pachinko gaming machine when the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the front side. The pachinko gaming machine is a so-called digipachi type pachinko gaming machine.

  The gaming machine main body B has a main body frame Ba as shown in any of FIGS. 1 to 3, and the main body frame Ba has a left side edge in the machine frame F at the left side edge. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the gaming machine main body B is assembled in the machine frame F so as to be opened and closed in the front-rear direction.

  The gaming machine main body B includes a gaming board Bb as shown in FIG. 2, and the gaming board Bb is fitted into the main frame Ba of the gaming machine main body B. The game board Bb includes a game board 10, a guide rail 20, an annular center structure (not shown), and a plurality of game nails (not shown). The guide rail 20 is disposed along the front surface 11 of the game board 10 (hereinafter also referred to as the board surface 11 of the game board Bb), and the guide rail 20 is constituted by an inner rail part 21 and an outer rail part 22. ing. The annular center structure is assembled to the game board 10 along the upper outer peripheral portion of the central opening 13 of the game board 10.

  Here, the inner rail portion 21 is disposed along the outer peripheral portion of the board surface 11 of the game board Bb together with the outer rail portion 22 so as to be located on the inner peripheral side of the outer rail portion 22. 20 has a game area 12 formed on the board surface 11 of the game board 10 on the inner peripheral side thereof.

  Thus, the guide rail 20 is configured to play a game ball launched from a ball launcher (not shown) built in the ball launch control panel 150d (see FIG. 3) by turning the handle H (see FIG. 2). The space between the inner rail portion 21 and the outer rail portion 22 is guided to roll into the game area 12. The handle H is disposed at the lower right portion of the gaming machine main body B as shown in FIG. In addition, an out port (not shown) is formed in the board surface 11 of the game board Bb immediately above the lower end of the guide rail 20, and this out port goes down along the board surface 11 of the game board Bb without winning a prize. This is a discharge port for discharging the game ball rolling to the back side of the game board Bb.

  The plurality of game nails are distributed and driven into the game board Bb from the board surface 11 side from the left side to the lower side of the center structure inside the guide rail 20. Thus, according to the plurality of game nails, the game ball rolling from the guide rail 20 into the game area 12 rolls downward along the board surface 11 of the game board Bb through collision with each game nail. To do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board Bb includes a first start prize opening device 30, a second start prize opening device 40, a through gate 50, a windmill (not shown), a plurality of ordinary prize opening devices 60, a large A winning opening device 70 and an effect display device 80 are provided. The first starting winning port device 30, the second starting winning port device 40, the through gate 50, the windmill, each ordinary winning port device 60, the big winning port device 70, and the like. The effect display device 80 is assembled in the game area 12 to the board surface 11 of the game board Bb at each position shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first start winning a prize opening device 30 is located immediately below the center of the lower edge of the effect display device 80. The first start prize opening device 30 includes a start prize opening (hereinafter also referred to as a first start prize opening), and the first start prize opening device 30 receives game balls to the first start prize opening. As a winning is detected by a first start winning mouth sensor (not shown), an opportunity for a big win lottery (a lottery for determining whether or not a big win is given) is provided, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out.

  The second start prize opening device 40 is located immediately below the first start prize opening device 30, and the second start prize opening device 40 is configured by an electric tulip member. The second start prize opening device 40 includes a start prize opening (hereinafter also referred to as a second start prize opening). The second start prize opening device 40 is configured to play game balls to the second start prize opening. As the winning is detected by a second start winning opening sensor (not shown), the electric tulip member is opened and closed by an electric Chu actuator (not shown) provided on the game board 10 from the back side thereof. .

  Thus, the second start prize opening device 40 receives a prize to the second start prize opening of the game ball rolling downward from the periphery of the first start prize opening device 30 in the closed state of both the blade members. Based on the award, the game ball that regulates and facilitates the winning of the game ball that rolls downward from the periphery of the first start winning opening device 30 in the open state of both blade members A chance to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls is provided, and an opportunity for lottery lottery is provided in the same manner as the first starting prize opening device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the through gate 50 is located on the left side of the effect display device 80, and this through gate 50 is against the game ball rolling downward along the board surface 11 of the game board Bb from directly above. Give the opportunity to pass. Thereby, the through gate 50 starts the normal symbol lottery with the detection of the gate sensor (not shown) for the passage of the game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of normal prize opening devices 60 are located on both the left and right sides of the big prize opening device 70, and the left both normal prize opening devices 60 each have a game ball to the normal prize opening. Give you a chance to win. Further, both the normal winning opening devices 60 on the right side each give an opportunity for winning a game ball to the normal winning opening. Accordingly, each normal winning slot device 60 pays out a predetermined number of winning balls in accordance with detection of each normal winning slot sensor (not shown) for winning of the game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the big prize opening device 70 is located immediately below the second start prize opening device 40, and the big prize opening device 70 is opened by opening the big prize opening by the big prize opening door. The game ball that rolls along the board surface 11 of the game board Bb to the vicinity of the first starting prize opening device 30 is given a chance to win the big prize opening. In addition, the big prize opening device 70 regulates the winning of the game ball to the big prize opening by closing the big prize opening with the big prize opening door. In the present embodiment, the special prize opening device 70 is provided on the game board Bb from the back side at the special prize opening door in accordance with the detection of the big prize opening sensor (not shown) for the winning of the game ball to the special prize opening. It is opened and closed by a special prize opening actuator (not shown).

  The game board Bb includes a normal symbol display (not shown), first and second special symbol indicators (not shown), a normal symbol hold indicator (not shown), and first and second special symbols. A symbol hold indicator (not shown) is provided. These normal symbol indicators, the first and second special symbol indicators, together with the normal symbol hold indicator and the first and second special symbol hold indicators, It is disposed at the lower right corner of the board surface 11 of the board Bb.

  The normal symbol display device displays a winning symbol or a missing symbol based on the result of symbol lottery for the game ball passing through the through gate 50.

  The first special symbol display unit displays the first special symbol for a predetermined time in accordance with the jackpot lottery made based on the detection of the first start winning port sensor for the winning of the game ball to the first starting winning port device 30. After the time variation display, the first special symbol corresponding to the result of the big hit lottery is stopped and displayed. For example, if the result of the big win lottery is a win, the first special symbol display stops and displays the first special symbol corresponding to the win, and the big prize opening device 70 triggers the opening of the big prize opening. provide.

  The second special symbol display unit displays the second special symbol for a predetermined time in accordance with a jackpot lottery made based on the detection of the second start winning port sensor for winning a game ball to the second start winning port device 40. After the time variation display, the second special symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot lottery is stopped and displayed.

  The normal symbol holding indicator is in accordance with the number of detections of the gate sensor (the number of game balls passed) with respect to the game ball passing through the through gate 50 while the normal symbol is changing or the second starting prize opening device 40 is operating. A plurality of normal symbol holding lamps are sequentially turned on.

  The first special symbol hold display device is configured to display the game ball in the first start winning opening device 30 during the special symbol change display by one of the first and second special symbol displays. Each time the 1st winning prize sensor is detected, a special symbol change display is suspended.

  The second special symbol hold display unit is configured to display the game ball in the second start winning opening device 40 during the special symbol change display by one of the first and second special symbol displays. (2) The special symbol variation display is suspended each time the start winning award sensor is detected.

  The effect display device 80 includes a display panel 80a as shown in FIG. The display panel 80a is a liquid crystal panel, and the display panel 80a is assembled to the central opening 13 of the game board 10 from the back side.

  Thus, as the game progresses, the display device 80 displays, for example, the result of the jackpot lottery with a plurality of decorative symbols with numbers such as 1 to 9 on the display panel 80a, Various effect images for effects such as displaying a notice effect by appearance or appearance of an item, or displaying various moving images as reach effects, are displayed.

  The gaming machine main body B includes a prize ball tank 100, a tank rail member 110, a ball path member 120, a ball payout device 130, and a ball supply path member 140 as shown in any of FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the prize ball tank 100 is inserted into the upper right corner (the upper left corner shown in FIG. 3) of the main body frame Ba (or both the main body frame Ba and the game board 10) from the rear side. As shown in any of FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, this prize ball tank 100 has a rectangular bottom wall 101, front and rear side walls 102 and 103, and left and right side walls 104 and 105. , Integrally formed in a substantially box shape.

  The bottom wall 101 is disposed so as to extend rearward from the upper right corner of the game board 10, and the bottom wall 101 extends in the longitudinal direction from the longitudinal right end portion 101a (the right and left lateral end portion 101a). It is gently inclined downward toward the left end 101b (left and right end 101b) (see FIG. 5). Thereby, each game ball in the prize ball tank 100 is likely to flow toward the left side wall 104 along the inner surface of the bottom wall 101 under its own weight.

  As shown in either FIG. 5 or FIG. 7, the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 are erected so as to be parallel to each other from the width direction both ends (front and rear direction both ends) of the bottom wall 101. Both side walls 102 and 103 extend further leftward than the left end 101b in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 101 (see FIG. 5).

  Here, as shown in any of FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the front side wall 102 has a dent wall portion D, and the dent wall portion D includes the rising wall portion 102 a and the bent wall portion 102 b. It is configured with it.

  In the present embodiment, the dent wall portion D rectifies many game balls in the prize ball tank 100 together with the inclined wall portion 101 c (described later) of the bottom wall 101 toward the rear side wall 103 on the bottom wall 101. It plays the role of a rectifying unit. This means that the commutable portion is formed at the bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank 100.

  As described above, among the many game balls in the prize ball tank 100, each game ball flowing on the front wall 102 side on the bottom wall 101 by the rectifying unit located at the bottom rear side of the prize ball tank 100. , Mainly by the dent portion D and the inclined wall portion 101c, collected on the rear side wall 103 side, rectified so as to overlap the upper side of each game ball flowing on the rear side wall 103 side on the bottom wall 101, A lower game line flows from a ball outlet portion 107 (described later) of the prize ball tank 100 into the tank rail member 110.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the rising wall portion 102 a is formed to rise in parallel with the rear side wall 103 from an inclined wall portion 101 c (described later) of the bottom wall 101. Here, the inclined wall portion 101c is arranged so that each game ball in the prize ball tank 100 is easily collected on the rear side wall 103 side, and the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the left end 101b in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 101 and It is formed so as to be gently inclined upward from the bottom wall portion L (see FIG. 7) connecting the intermediate direction portion toward the rising base end portion of the rising wall portion 102a of the front side wall 102.

  This means that the rising wall portion 102a is formed to rise from the inclined end portion of the inclined wall portion 101c. The rising wall portion 102a is bent and inclined toward the front side wall 102 along the bottom wall portion L at the right side portion thereof, as shown in either FIG. 5 or FIG.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the wall portion 104 a is formed so as to be sandwiched between the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 on the left wall 104 side of the bent wall portion 102 b. The wall portion 104a is cut out at the right side portion into a shape (substantially horizontal U shape) as shown in FIG.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the bent wall portion 102b is formed so as to be bent in an L shape from the rising end portion of the rising wall portion 102a to the front side. The part 102b constitutes the dent wall part D together with the rising wall part 102a.

  The rear side wall 103 has a full-width wall portion 103a and a half-width wall portion 103b as shown in either FIG. 5 or FIG. The full width wall portion 103a extends upward from the rear end portion in the width direction of the bottom wall 101, while the half width wall portion 103b extends to the left from the upper half portion of the full width wall portion 103a.

  Of the left and right side walls 104 and 105, the left side wall 104 is connected between the left end portions of the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 so as to form a horizontal U shape together with the front and rear side walls 102 and 103. On the other hand, the right side wall 105 is erected from the right end 101a in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 101 so as to be parallel to the left side wall 104. The right side wall 105 has both front and rear side walls at both ends in the front and rear direction. The front and rear side walls 102 and 103 are connected to the right end portions of the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 so as to form a horizontal U shape together with 102 and 103.

  The prize ball tank 100 includes an opening 106 and a ball outlet 107. The opening 106 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so as to open upward with the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 and the left and right side walls 104 and 105. Thereby, the game ball is stored in the prize ball tank 100 from the opening 106.

  Further, as can be seen from FIG. 5, the ball outlet portion 107 is configured with a space portion formed between the front left and right side walls 102 and 103 and between the left end portion 101 b in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 101 and the left side wall 104. Has been.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the left side wall 104 has a wall part 104 a, and the wall part 104 a extends from the left side wall 104 to the right side wall 105 side between the front and rear side walls 102 and 103. It is formed to come out. The wall portion 104a is formed in the same plane as the bent wall portion 102b so as to come into contact with the left end portion of the bent wall portion 102b at the front portion of the extended end portion. Further, as described above, the wall portion 104a is cut out in a substantially U shape from the right side wall 105 side toward the left side wall 104 side.

  Thereby, in more detail, the ball outlet portion 104 is formed between the longitudinal left end portion 101b of the bottom wall 101 and the wall portion 104a of the left side wall 104 between the front and rear side walls 102 and 103 in the hollow portion. It is configured with a wide space formed in By configuring the ball outlet portion 107 with such a large space portion, a large number of stored game balls in the prize ball tank 100 can be quickly and smoothly paid out through the ball outlet portion 104 at the same timing through the tank rail. The member 110 can flow out to the upstream rail portion 110a side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tank rail member 110 is positioned below the prize ball tank 100 and extends to the left side of the prize ball tank 100 (the right side shown in FIG. 3). The tank rail member 110 is directed from the winning ball tank 100 toward the inside of the ball passage member 120 along the passage direction. It is designed to flow.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 3 to 7, the tank rail member 110 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to open upward as a single tank rail member. 110 is configured by an upstream rail portion 110a, a bent rail portion 110b, and a downstream rail portion 110c.

  The upstream rail portion 110a is connected to the base end opening in the longitudinal direction so as to open into the ball outlet portion 107 of the prize ball tank 100 as shown in either FIG. 5 or FIG. The upstream rail portion 110a extends to the left from the longitudinal base end opening.

  The upstream rail portion 110 a is formed so as to open upward with front and rear side wall portions 111 and 112 and a bottom wall portion 113. The front side wall portion 111 of the upstream rail portion 110a is connected to the left end portion (the right end portion shown in FIG. 7) of the inclined wall portion 101c of the prize ball tank 100 at its longitudinal base end portion. The side wall 111 extends to the left from the longitudinal base end.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 9 and 12 to 14, the front side wall portion 111 has a rising wall portion 111 a, a triangular wall portion 111 b and an inclined wall portion 111 c, and the rising wall portion 111 a As shown by 9, it is formed so as to rise upward from the front end of the bottom wall 113.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the triangular wall portion 111 b is formed to be bent and extend in an L shape from the rising end portion of the rising wall portion 111 a to the front side. Accordingly, the triangular wall portion 111 b is positioned above the inner surface of the bottom wall portion 113 by the rising length of the rising wall portion 111 a relative to the bottom wall portion 113.

  Here, the triangular wall portion 111b is formed so as to protrude toward the rear side wall portion 112 in an isosceles triangular shape with an inclined base end portion of the inclined wall portion 111c (described later) as a base portion. The triangular wall portion 111b is parallel to the rear side wall portion 112 at one isosceles portion b1 (corresponding to the rising end portion of the rising wall portion 111a) of the two isosceles portions.

  Further, the inclined wall portion 111c has a curved cross-sectional shape that is gently convex downward and obliquely downward on the front side, and is directed from the bottom side of the triangular wall portion 111b toward the lower surface of the wall portion 104a of the left side wall 104 of the prize ball tank 100. It is formed so as to extend obliquely upward. Here, the inclined wall portion 111c is formed so as to be positioned in substantially the same plane as the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 101c of the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 100 (see FIG. 7). This is so that the game balls located on the inclined wall portion 101c among the stored game balls in the prize ball tank 100 can smoothly flow on the inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 of the upper rail portion 111. It is to do.

  The rear side wall portion 112 of the upstream rail portion 110a is located at the base end portion in the longitudinal direction at the left end portion of the full width wall portion 103a of the rear side wall 103 immediately below the half width wall portion 103b of the rear side wall 103 of the prize ball tank 100. The rear side wall 112 extends in parallel to the front side wall 111 along the rear end of the bottom wall 113 from the longitudinal base end to the left side. I'm out.

  Further, the bottom wall portion 113 of the upstream rail portion 110a is, at its longitudinal base end, a longitudinal left end portion 101b of the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 100 (except for a portion corresponding to the inclined wall portion 101c). The bottom wall 113 extends from the longitudinal base end to the left side along the inclination direction of the bottom wall 101. This facilitates the flow of the game ball flowing out from the ball outlet portion 107 of the prize ball tank 100 toward the bent rail portion 110b.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as can be seen by enlarging the rear side wall portion 112 in FIG. It is formed so as to gradually approach the portion 111 side. This is to make the upper and lower game ball rows that flow out from the ball outlet portion 107 of the prize ball tank 100 into the upstream rail portion 110a closer to the upper and lower game ball rows.

  Here, one isosceles portion b1 of the triangular wall portion 111b, that is, the interval between the rising end portion of the rising wall portion 111a and the rear side wall portion 112 corresponds to the width of the bottom wall portion 113 (see FIG. 9). In the upstream rail portion 110a, the bent rail portion 110b side portion is about 1.3 times the outer diameter of the game ball. This is because each game ball flowing along the bottom wall portion 113 in the upstream rail portion 110a from the prize ball tank 100 is placed between the isosceles portion b1 and the rear wall portion 113, in other words, the rising wall portion 111a. This is because the flow to the bent rail portion 110b side between the rear side wall portion 113 and the rear side wall portion 113 facilitates rectification into one game row.

  According to the configuration of the upstream rail portion 110a as described above, among the game balls flowing from the prize ball tank 100 through the ball outlet portion 107 into the upstream rail portion 110a, on the inclined wall portion 101c of the bottom wall 101. Each flowing game ball flows on the inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 of the upstream rail portion 110a as shown by the branch arrow R1 in FIG. 12, or as shown by the arrow R2 in FIG. The bottom wall 101 flows along the bottom wall portion excluding the inclined wall portion 101c and reaches the bottom wall portion 113 of the upstream rail portion 110a. In addition, as shown by the branch arrow R3 in FIG. 12, each game ball that flows onto the inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 flows along the inclined wall portion 111c toward the bent rail portion 110b, or has a triangular shape. It flows on the bottom wall 113 between the isosceles part b1 of the wall part 111b and the rear side wall part 112.

  Here, there are usually a large number of game balls stored in the prize ball tank 100, but one game ball row is formed in the tank rail member 110 so that the large number of game balls can be discharged smoothly as will be described later. The upstream rail portion 110a has a triangular wall portion 111b and an inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 configured as described above for a number of game balls from the prize ball tank 100. It is configured so that it can be straightened along the rear side wall portion 112 in a row.

  This means that the upstream rail portion 110a mainly serves as a leveling wall portion for the game ball in the inclined wall portion 111c formed as described above. Note that the leveling wall portion rectifies the game ball in the width direction of the bottom wall portion 113 from the front side wall portion 111 side to the rear side wall portion 112 side, and thus can be said to be a width direction leveling wall portion.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 5 and 7, the bent rail portion 110b is formed so as to bend and extend from the extending end portion of the upstream rail portion 110a to both the left diagonally downward and the left diagonally forward. In the present embodiment, the downward bending angle and the backward bending angle of the bent rail portion 110b with respect to the upstream rail portion 110a are about 40 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 5 to 7, 10, and 12, the bent rail portion 110 b includes a front side wall portion 114, a rear side wall portion 115, and a bottom wall portion 116.

  The front side wall part 114 is formed by bending and extending from the front side wall part 111 of the upstream rail part 110a to both the diagonally lower left side and the diagonally left front side. As shown in FIG. It has a rising wall portion 114a and an inclined wall portion 114b.

  The rising wall portion 114a is formed so as to rise upward from the front end portion of the bottom wall portion 116, and the interval between the rising wall portion 114a and the rear wall portion 115, that is, the width of the bottom wall portion 116 is determined by the game. It is about 1.3 times the outer diameter of the sphere.

  The inclined wall portion 114b has a curved shape that is gently convex downward and obliquely downward on the front side, and is inclined upward and obliquely upward from the rising end portion of the rising wall portion 114a toward the lower surface of the leveling wall member 110d (described later). It is formed to extend.

  Here, the inclined wall portion 114b is formed integrally with the inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 of the upstream rail portion 110a so as to extend from the inclined wall portion 111c to the downstream rail portion 110c side. . This allows the game ball flowing along the inclined wall portion 111c of the upstream rail portion 110a from the prize ball tank 100 side to smoothly flow onto the inclined wall portion 114b of the front side wall portion 114 of the bent wall portion 110b. Because.

  The rear side wall portion 115 is bent and extended from the rear side wall portion 112 of the upstream rail portion 110a to both the diagonally lower left side and the diagonally left front side so as to be parallel to the front side wall portion 114. The portion 115 is formed so as to rise from the rear end portion of the bottom wall portion 116 toward the leveling wall member 110d (see FIG. 10). Further, the bottom wall portion 116 extends from the bottom wall portion 113 of the upstream rail portion 110a so as to extend between the front and rear side walls 114 and 115.

  As a result, the game ball flowing toward the bent wall portion 110b along the inclined wall portion 111c of the upstream rail portion 110a flows along the inclined wall portion 114b while the bottom wall extends from between the rising wall portion 114a and the rear wall portion 115. It flows on the part 116. In other words, in the bent rail portion 110b, the inclined wall portion 114b is a width-direction leveling wall portion that equalizes and rectifies the game ball from the inclined wall portion 111c toward the rear side wall portion 115 in the width direction of the bottom wall portion 116. As a role.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 5 to 7 and 10, the leveling wall member 110 d described above extends over the downstream portion of the upstream rail portion 110 a, the bent rail portion 110 b, and the upstream portion of the downstream rail portion 110 c. It is provided on the upstream part of the downstream part of the upstream rail part 110a, the bent rail part 110b and the downstream rail part 110c.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the leveling wall member 110d is formed in a cross-sectional crank wall shape with the one side wall portion a, the bent wall portion b, and the other side wall portion c. 110d is a downstream portion of the upstream rail portion 110a, a bent rail so as to block the downstream portion of the upstream rail portion 110a, the upstream portion of the bent rail portion 110b, and the upstream portion of the downstream rail portion 110c from its opening side. It is provided on the upstream part of the part 110b and the downstream rail part 110c.

  Thus, the leveling wall member 110d plays the following role with the one side wall portion a.

  In the pachinko gaming machine, a large number of game balls are usually placed in the prize ball tank 100 so that the game balls can be quickly and smoothly paid out without being bitten or clogged with the player's game. Stored. Therefore, a large number of game balls stored in the prize ball tank 100 flow out from the ball outlet portion 107 toward the tank rail member 110 at the same time. At this time, each game ball flows toward the tank rail member as an upper and lower layer overlapping in the vertical direction and a game ball row adjacent in a row in the front-rear direction.

  As described above, the payout for the many game balls flowing out from the prize ball tank 100 as upper and lower game ball rows is performed one by one as described above. It is necessary to rectify each game ball so that it is easy to pay out and to flow to the ball payout device 130 side.

  For this reason, as described above, in the upstream rail portion 110a and the bent wall portion 110b, the inclined wall portions 111c and 114b serve as the uniform walls in the width direction so that the game balls of the upper and lower game ball rows are moved from the front side to the rear side. Although rectification is performed evenly in the vertical direction, it is necessary to rectify the upper and lower game balls to the lower layer side so as to become a single layer.

  For this reason, the leveling wall member 110d has a single side wall portion a, and upper and lower game balls are connected to upper and lower game balls that flow through the tank rail member 110 from the upstream rail portion 110a to the downstream rail portion 110c. It is made to play a role of rectifying into a single-layered game ball row so that it is interrupted between the game balls on the lower layer side. The leveling wall member 110d is connected to the left side wall 104 of the prize ball tank 100 at the other side wall portion c.

  Further, as described above, the bent rail portion 110b is bent and extended from the extending end portion of the upstream rail portion 110a to both the lower left side and the left front side.

  This is based on the following grounds. If the game balls flow in the upper and lower two game rows before reaching the ball payout device 130 from the ball outlet 107 of the prize ball tank 100, the number of game balls is very large. Here, the payout of the game balls by the ball payout device 130 is one by one, but is smoothly performed without delay.

  On the other hand, if it is assumed that the game ball flows in one game ball row in a single layer before reaching the ball payout device 130 from the ball outlet 107 of the prize ball tank 100, the ball is compared with the velocity of the flow. There is a possibility that the payout speed of the game ball by the payout device 130 becomes higher. In such a case, the payout of the game ball by the ball payout device 130 cannot be performed smoothly based on the shortage of game balls.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the bent rail portion 110b is provided on the tank rail member 110 with the above-described configuration on the upstream side of the payout device 130 so that it is easy to pay out the game balls one by one in a single layer. . Specifically, the bent rail portion 110b is bent and extended as described above with respect to the upstream rail portion 110a. Here, the downward bending angle and the backward bending angle of the bent rail portion 110b with respect to the upstream rail portion 110a are about 40 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively, as described above.

  Here, each of the game balls flowing out from the ball exit portion 107 along the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 110 with the upstream rail portion 110a is placed in the bottom wall 101 with the upper and lower layers of game balls. And flow at a relatively high speed in the upstream rail portion 110a.

  However, by providing the bent rail portion 110b on the tank rail member 110 as described above, the speed of each game ball flowing from the upstream rail portion 110a to the bent rail portion 110b can be increased on the upstream rail portion 110a side of the bent rail portion 110b. By relaxing well at the open end, the upper and lower game ball rows are brought closer to the upper and lower game ball rows in combination with the leveling function of the leveling wall member 110d in the vertical direction.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 4 to 7, the downstream rail portion 110 c is formed to extend from the bent rail portion 110 b in the inclination direction of the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 100. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the downstream rail portion 110 c includes a front side wall portion 117 a, a rear side wall portion 117 b, and a bottom wall portion 118, and the front and rear side wall portions 1117 a and 117 b are in the width direction of the bottom wall portion 118. It bends and extends in an L shape upward from both front and rear ends.

  Of the front and rear side walls 117a, 117b and the bottom wall 118, the bottom wall 118 extends from the bottom wall 116 of the bent wall 110b in the inclination direction of the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 100. The front and rear side walls 117a and 117b extend in the same direction as the bottom wall 118 from the front and rear side walls 114 and 115 of the bent wall 110b along the widthwise front and rear ends of the bottom wall 118. Here, the interval between the front and rear side walls 117a, 117b, in other words, the width of the bottom wall 118 is set to about 1.3 times the outer diameter of the game ball (see FIG. 11).

  Moreover, the downstream rail part 110c has the outflow cylinder part 119 in the downstream end part as shown in either of FIGS. 5-7 and FIG. 12, and the said outflow cylinder part 119 is the downstream rail. The portion 110c extends from the portion excluding the downstream end portion so as to be bent downward in an L shape at the downstream end portion. The outflow cylinder 119 is formed to have a hole shape that allows the game balls to flow downward one by one. As a result, each game ball that flows in a row in the downstream rail portion 110c is sequentially flowed down into the ball passage member 120 one by one.

  As shown in either FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the ball passage member 120 is attached in the vertical direction from the rear side along the upper left side of the game board 10, and the ball passage member 120 is disposed at the upper end opening thereof. Thus, the lower end opening portion of the outflow cylinder portion 119 of the downstream rail portion 110c is opposed from directly below.

  Here, the cross-sectional shape of the passage in the ball passage member 120 is a shape necessary for smoothly flowing a single game ball. This means that the ball passage member 120 plays a role of smoothly flowing each game ball, which sequentially falls from the outflow cylinder portion 119 of the downstream rail portion 110c, to the payout device 130 side.

  The ball payout device 130 is assembled vertically from the rear side along the left edge (the right edge shown in FIG. 3) of the game board 10 immediately below the ball passage member 120. The ball payout device 130 includes a ball introduction passage portion, a ball payout mechanism, and a ball payout passage portion (all of which are not shown). The ball payout device 130 includes a ball passage member at the ball introduction passage portion. Each of the game balls is sequentially introduced from the ball passage member 120 through the lower end opening of the ball passage member 120.

  Further, the ball payout mechanism has a ball payout motor (not shown), and the ball payout device receives game balls that are sequentially introduced into the ball introduction passage by the ball payout motor one by one. The ball supply passage member 140 is discharged through the ball discharge passage portion. The ball payout mechanism pays out a predetermined number of game balls based on a ball payout command output in accordance with the player's game from the control system (described later) of the pachinko gaming machine. The ball payout passage portion extends downward from the ball payout opening of the ball payout mechanism.

  The ball supply passage member 140 is then attached to the game board 10 so as to bend and extend in an L shape from the extended lower end opening of the ball discharge passage portion of the ball discharge device 130 to the right side (the left side in FIG. 3). The ball supply passage member 140 sequentially supplies the game balls discharged from the ball discharge device 130 through the ball discharge passage portion into the plate 310 of the plate member 300.

  The gaming machine main body B includes a back unit 150 as shown in FIGS. The back unit 150 includes a power panel 150a, a main control panel 150b, a sub control panel 150c, and a ball launch control panel 150d. The main control panel 150b and the sub control panel 150c constitute the control system.

  The power board 150a is attached to the lower right part of the game board 10 from the rear side. The main control panel 150b is attached to the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the game board 10 from the rear side. The sub control panel 150 c is attached to the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the game board 10 from the rear side at a position corresponding to the effect display device 80. The ball launch control board 150d is attached to the lower left side portion of the game board 10 from the rear side, and the ball launch control board 150d has a built-in ball launcher.

  Next, the configuration of the front door FD will be described in detail. The front door FD has a front frame 200a as shown in any of FIGS. 1 to 4, and the front frame 200a is arranged at the left edge of the machine frame F in the front-rear direction. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the front door FD includes a transparent plate 200b, and the transparent plate 200b is fitted in the hollow portion of the front frame 200a. Therefore, the player can visually recognize at least the game area 12 of the board surface 11 of the game board Bb through the transparent plate 200b.

  Moreover, the front door FD includes a dish member 300 and the ball launching device as shown in any of FIGS. The dish member 300 is formed in a lower frame portion of the front frame 200a so as to bulge forward. The dish member 300 includes a dish 310 and an effect button device 320.

  The dish 310 is formed so as to bulge forward in the lower frame part of the front frame 200a, and the dish 310 is formed in a concave shape so as to open upward at the opening 301 ( (See FIG. 1). Accordingly, the tray 310 stores game balls lent out from a ball lending unit (not shown) and game balls paid out from the ball payout device 130 through the ball supply passage member 140.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the effect button device 320 is provided in the central portion of the plate 310 in the left-right direction (near the right side portion of the opening 301 of the plate 310). The effect button device 320 includes an effect button 321 (see FIG. 1). The effect button 321 is pushed by the player in accordance with a push instruction display by the effect display device 80.

  The ball launcher includes a handle H as its component, and when the front door FD is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body B, the ball launcher is operated to rotate the handle H by the player. Thus, the game balls sequentially sent from the ball feeding device (not shown) are placed along the launch rail (not shown) with the hitting force corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle H, along the inner rail portion 21 and the outer side of the guide rail 20. It is designed to sequentially launch at predetermined time intervals toward the board surface 11 of the game board Bb through the rail part 22. The ball feeding device is sequentially supplied with the stored game balls in the tray 310 of the tray member 300 and sends them on the firing rail.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, it is assumed that the pachinko gaming machine is in an operational state in which a game can be performed by feeding power from the power supply panel 150a under the above-described configuration. At this time, if a large number of game balls are stored in the prize ball tank 100, each game ball has the ball outlet portion 107 and the tank rail member 110 from the inside of the prize ball tank 100 under its own weight. The ball reaches the ball introduction passage portion of the pass ball dispensing device 130.

  In such a state, when the player receives the rental of the game ball from the ball rental unit, the rental game ball is lent out and stored in the tray 310 of the tray member 300.

  Thereafter, if the player turns the handle H of the pachinko gaming machine, the game balls in the tray 310 are sequentially sent onto the launch rail of the ball launcher via the ball feeder. Fired and guided through the guide rail 20 into the game area 12.

  When the game balls sequentially guided into the game area 12 in this manner win, for example, the first start winning port of the first start winning port device 50 or the second start winning port of the second start winning port device 40, the jackpot The lottery is made. If the lottery result is a big win, the big prize opening device 70 repeats opening / closing of the big prize opening by the big prize opening door based on a predetermined condition under the control of the control system. Accordingly, when each game ball guided into the game area 12 as described above wins in the big winning opening of the big winning opening device 70, the winning of each gaming ball in the big winning opening is sequentially performed in the above-mentioned big winning opening. It is detected by a sensor. Then, the control system issues a payout command to the ball payout device 130 every time the special winning opening sensor is detected.

  Accordingly, the ball payout mechanism of the ball payout device 130 operates the payout motor based on a payout command from the control system. Thereby, each game ball over the ball introduction passage portion of the prize ball tank 100, the tank rail member 110, the ball passage member 120, and the ball discharge device 130 is sequentially transferred from the game balls in the ball introduction passage portion by the ball discharge motor. One by one is sequentially dispensed into the ball dispensing passage portion of the ball dispensing device 130.

  Here, the process of paying out such a game ball will be described in detail. In the prize ball tank 100, the bottom wall 101 is gently inclined downward from the right side wall 105 side to the left side wall 104 side as described above. For this reason, each game ball stored in the prize ball tank 100 easily flows in the inclination direction along the bottom wall 101 while gradually increasing the flow speed under its own weight.

  Further, the bottom wall portion 101 has the inclined wall portion 101c configured as described above. For this reason, the inclined wall portion 101c flows in the inclination direction along the inclined surface of the bottom wall 101 as described above by functioning as the commutable portion as described above in combination with the dent portion D and the wall portion 104a. Of each game ball, each game ball located on the front wall 102 side flows toward the ball outlet 107 side along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 101c based on the flow velocity (see FIGS. 8 and 12). . At this time, among the game balls that flow in the inclination direction along the bottom wall 101 as described above, the game balls located on the rear wall 103 side are inclined on the inclined surface ( It flows to the sphere outlet 107 side (excluding the inclined surface of the inclined wall 101c) (see arrow R2 in FIGS. 8 and 12).

  As described above, each game ball that flows toward the ball outlet portion 107 flows out of the ball outlet portion 107 and flows toward the upstream rail portion 110 a of the tank rail member 110.

  Here, since the ball outlet portion 107 is configured to have a wide space portion as described above at the hollow portion thereof, a large number of stored game balls pass through the ball outlet portion 107 to the upstream rail portion 110a side. Can be spilled.

  Further, the upstream rail portion 110a is formed by the front side wall portion 111, the rear side wall portion 112, and the bottom wall portion 113 having the above-described configurations. Here, since the upstream rail portion 110a is connected to the ball outlet portion 107 of the prize ball tank 100 at its longitudinal base end opening, the longitudinal base end opening of the upstream rail portion 110a is It is wide like the hollow part of the bulb outlet part 107. Accordingly, a large number of stored game balls in the prize ball tank 100 flow out at the same timing through the ball outlet portion 107 and into the longitudinal base end opening of the upstream rail portion 110a.

  Thus, among the game balls that flow out of the ball outlet portion 107 as described above, each game ball that flows out of the ball outlet portion 107 along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 101c of the prize ball tank 100 has its flow velocity. Originally, it flows along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 111c of the front side wall portion 111 of the upstream rail portion 110a (see the branching arrow R1 in FIGS. 9 and 12).

  In addition, each game ball flowing along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 111c in this way is a part of the game ball, without being decelerated, as shown by the branch arrow R1 in FIG. It flows toward 110b or flows downward toward the upper surface of the triangular wall 111b as shown by an arrow R3 in FIGS. 9 and 12 while decelerating with the remaining game balls. Each game ball that flows downward toward the upper surface of the triangular wall portion 111b in this manner flows on the upper surface of the triangular wall portion 111b and reaches between the one isosceles portion b1 and the rear side wall portion 112 ( (See FIG. 9).

  Further, among the game balls that flow out of the ball outlet portion 107 as described above, the game balls that flow through the portion other than the inclined wall portion 101c of the bottom wall 101 of the prize ball tank 100 and flow out of the ball outlet portion 107 are upstream. After flowing along the bottom wall 113 between the other isosceles part of the two isosceles parts of the triangular wall part 111b and the rear side wall part 112 through the longitudinal base end opening of the rail part 110a, It flows between the isosceles part b1 (rise wall part 111a) and the rear side wall part 112 (refer FIG. 14).

  In such a stage, among the large number of game balls, each game ball located between the rising wall portion 111a and the rear wall portion 112 flows in an upper and lower layer state on the inner surface of the bottom wall portion 113. Or gathered from the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 111c to the rear side wall portion 112 via the upper surface of the triangular wall portion 111b. This means that the upstream rail portion 110a raises each game ball from the front wall portion 111 side to the rear wall portion 112 side with the role of the inclined wall portion 111c as a leveling wall portion with respect to the game ball. It means that the current can be rectified to the lower game ball train.

  Here, as described above, the rear side wall part 112 is formed so as to gradually approach the front side wall part 111 side together with the rear side end part of the bottom wall part 113 from the longitudinal base end part to the left side. Thereby, each game ball that flows along the bottom wall portion 113 in the upstream rail portion 110a from the prize ball tank 100 flows toward the bent rail portion 110b between the rising wall portion 111a and the rear wall portion 113. The ball can be smoothly rectified without causing stagnation or clogging of the balls so as to form a single game ball train (see FIG. 15).

  Thus, each game ball flows in the bent rail portion 110b after flowing in the upstream rail portion 110a as described above. Here, the bent rail part 110b is formed with the front side wall part 114, the rear side wall part 115, and the bottom wall part 116 which have each structure mentioned above.

  Therefore, as described above, each game ball that flows along the bottom wall portion 113 between the rising wall portion 111a and the rear wall portion 112 of the upstream rail portion 110a is caused by the rising weight of the bent rail portion 110b under its own weight. It flows along the bottom wall 116 between the wall 114a and the rear side wall 115.

  Further, as described above, each game ball that flows along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 111c of the upstream rail portion 110a as shown by the branch arrow R1 in FIG. 12 is formed on the front side wall portion 114 of the bent rail portion 110b. After flowing downward along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 114b, it flows between the rising wall portion 114a and the rear side wall portion 115.

  Accordingly, each game ball flowing downward along the inclined surface of the inclined wall portion 114b as described above flows along the bottom wall portion 116 between the rising wall portion 114a and the rear wall portion 115. Join the sphere (see FIG. 10). This means that the inclined wall portion 114b rectifies the upper and lower game ball rows in a row direction from the front side to the rear side together with the inclined wall portion 111c of the upstream rail portion 110a.

  Here, as described above, the distance between the rising wall portion 114a and the rear wall portion 115 is about 1.3 of the outer diameter of the game, similar to the distance between the rising wall portion 111a and the rear wall portion 112 of the upstream rail portion 110a. Is double. Therefore, the upper and lower game ball rows become a single-layer game ball row on the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 116 between the rising wall portion 114 a and the rear wall portion 115.

  Further, the leveling wall member 110d is configured as described above, and the tank rail member 110 is separated from the upstream rail portion 110a by one side wall portion a in combination with the width-direction leveling function of both the inclined wall portions 111c and 114b. The upper and lower layers of game balls that flow to the downstream rail portion 110c are smoothly leveled so that the game balls are interrupted from the upper layer side to the lower layer side and become a single-layer game ball row without any stagnation or clogging of the balls. To play a role in rectification.

  Further, as described above, the bent rail portion 110b is bent and extended from the extending end portion of the upstream rail portion 110a to both the lower left side and the left front side. Thereby, the velocity of each game ball flowing from the upstream rail portion 110a to the bent rail portion 110b is satisfactorily reduced at the opening end portion on the upstream rail portion 110a side of the bent rail portion 110b, and each game ball in the upper and lower layers. In combination with the leveling function of the leveling wall member 110d in the vertical direction, it can be approximated to a single-layer game ball row.

  Therefore, in the tank rail member 120, each game ball that flows inside the bent rail portion 110b can be smoothly and smoothly connected to the upper and lower layers of the game balls without any ball biting or clogging inside the bent rail portion 110b. 11) and flows into the downstream rail portion 11c.

  Here, the downstream rail portion 110c has a front side wall portion 117a, a rear side wall portion 117b, a bottom wall portion 118, and an outflow cylinder portion 119, which are configured as described above. Thereby, each game ball of the single-layer single game ball row from the bent rail portion 110b has the bottom wall portion 118 between the front side wall portion 117a and the rear side wall portion 117b of the downstream rail portion 110c under its own weight. After that, each game ball flowing in this way sequentially passes through the outflow tube portion 119 and flows down into the ball passage member 120 one by one.

  At this time, as described above, each game ball from the bent rail portion 110b is rectified into a single-layer game ball row and flows into the downstream rail portion 110c. It can flow smoothly along the bottom wall portion 118 without causing clogging. In addition, as described above, the outflow tube portion 119 is configured so as to allow only a single game ball to pass through sequentially, so that each of the game balls smoothly moves the outflow tube portion 119 without any biting or clogging. Through the ball passage member 120.

  In this way, each game ball that flows down into the ball passage member 120 flows through the inside of the ball passage member 120 toward the ball dispensing device 130.

  Along with this, the ball payout device 130 sequentially plays game balls one by one from the ball payout passage portion in accordance with predetermined payout conditions under the operation of the payout motor based on the payout command from the control system. Pay out. Then, each game ball paid out in this way is stored in the tray 310 of the tray member 300 through the ball supply passage member 140.

  As described above, in this embodiment, as described above, the rectifiable portion is formed at the bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank 100, and the tank rail member 110 includes the upstream rail portion 110a and the downstream rail portion 110c. A bent rail portion 110b formed between them is formed so as to bend and extend from the extending end portion of the upstream rail portion 110a to both the lower left side and the left front side.

  Therefore, as described above, a large number of game balls in the prize ball tank 100 are rectified into the upper and lower game ball rows by the rectifying unit, and flow to the bent rail part 110b through the upstream rail part 110a of the tank rail member 110. Then, the flow speed of each game ball in the upper and lower layers of the game balls is well relaxed at the opening end portion on the upstream rail portion 110a side by the bent rail portion 110b. In accordance with this, the upper and lower game ball rows can be rectified so as to approach the single-layer game ball row by the leveling wall member 110d under the leveling function in the vertical direction. Here, since the bending angle of the bent rail portion 110b and the bending angle of the backward direction with respect to the upstream rail portion 110a are about 40 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively, the upper and lower layers of the game balls are separated into a single layer. The game ball train can be made even better.

  As a result, the tank rail member 110 rectifies and flows the upper and lower game ball rows from the upstream rail portion 110a to the downstream side by the bent rail portion 110b so as to be close to the single-layer game ball row. It becomes. As a result, even if there are a large number of game balls stored in the prize ball tank 100 under the simple configuration in which the bent rail portion 110b is provided on the tank rail member 110 as described above, The ball dispenser 130 can quickly and smoothly be dispensed into the tray 310 through the ball supply passage member 140 without causing clogging.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, in the upstream rail portion 110a of the tank rail member 110, the rear side wall portion 112, together with the rear side end portion of the bottom wall portion 113, moves to the left side from the longitudinal base end portion. It is formed so as to gradually approach the portion 111 side. Thus, the upper and lower game ball rows flowing out from the ball outlet portion 107 of the prize ball tank 100 into the upstream rail portion 110a can be brought close to one single game ball row, and the game balls are played by the ball payout device 130. It can be made to flow downstream so that it can easily follow the ball dispensing speed.

  Here, as described above, the rear side wall portion 112 may be formed so as to gradually approach the front side wall portion 111 side together with the rear side end portion of the bottom wall portion 113 from the longitudinal base end portion to the left side. A large number of game balls can be made to flow downstream while simplifying the configuration of the upstream rail portion 110a of the tank rail member 110.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, in the tank rail member 110, the leveling wall member 110d has, on the one side wall portion a, the downstream portion of the upstream rail portion 110a, the bent rail portion 110b, and the downstream rail portion 110c. The upstream portion is provided on the downstream portion of the upstream rail portion 110a, the bent rail portion 110b, and the upstream portion of the downstream rail portion 110c so as to close the upstream portion from the opening side.

  Thereby, with the one side wall portion a, each game ball that flows from the upstream rail portion 110a to the downstream rail portion 110c through the tank rail member 110 is inserted between the upper game balls and the lower game balls. It can be rectified into a single-layer game ball array.

  As a result, the bent rail portion 110b can bring the upper and lower game ball rows from the upstream rail portion 110a closer to the single-layer game ball row even better.

In carrying out the present invention, the following various modifications are possible without being limited to the above embodiment.
(1) In carrying out the present invention, the commutable portion described in the above embodiment may be formed integrally with the prize ball tank 100 at the bottom rear side of the prize ball tank 100, or separately. It may be formed. In this case, the ball outlet 107 may be opened downward from the bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank 100, or may be opened leftward from the bottom rear portion.
(2) In the implementation of the present invention, in the upstream rail portion 110a of the tank rail member 110, the rising wall portion 111a of the front side wall portion 111 is replaced with the rear side wall portion 112 instead of the rear side wall portion 112, unlike the above embodiment. May be formed so as to gradually approach each other, or both the rising wall portion 111a and the rear wall portion 112 may be formed so as to approach each other.
(3) In carrying out the present invention, the bent rail portion 110b of the tank rail member 110 is bent from the extending end portion of the upstream rail portion 110a to either the left diagonally downward or the left diagonally forward unlike the above embodiment. And may be formed to extend.
(4) In carrying out the present invention, the downward bending angle or the backward bending angle of the bent rail portion 110b of the tank rail member 110 with respect to the upstream rail portion 110a is about 40 degrees or 35 degrees as described in the above embodiment. The angle of the game ball flowing from the upstream rail portion 110a to the bent rail portion 110b may be an angle that can be satisfactorily eased at the opening end portion of the bent rail portion 110b on the upstream rail portion 110a side.
(5) In carrying out the present invention, the leveling wall member 110d of the tank rail member 110 may be provided at least on the bent rail portion 110b, unlike the above embodiment.
(6) In carrying out the present invention, the rectifiable portion described in the above embodiment may be formed on the front side wall 102 side portion of the prize ball tank 100 among the bottom side rear part of the prize ball tank 100. . In this case, the inclined wall portion 101c and the dent wall portion D of the bottom wall 101 described in the above embodiment are different from the above embodiment in the horizontal direction shown in FIG. 8 (in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine). And the rear side wall 103 side portion of the prize ball tank 100 so as to have a symmetric shape with respect to the center.

  Specifically, the inclined wall portion 101c is arranged so that each game ball in the prize ball tank 100 is easily collected on the front side wall 102 side, and the middle portion in the front-rear direction and the rear side wall 103 of the left end 101b in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 101. From the bottom wall portion connecting the intermediate portion in the left-right direction to the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the rear side wall 103 (corresponding to the rising base end portion of the rising wall portion 102a of the front side wall 102 in FIG. 8). To form.

In addition, the dent wall portion D is formed in a symmetrical shape as described above at a corresponding portion of the rear side wall 103 with respect to a portion where the front side wall 102 is formed.
(7) In implementing the present invention, the prize ball tank 100 is not limited to the upper right corner of the main body frame Ba (or the main body frame Ba and the game board Bb) unlike the above embodiment, but the main body frame Ba (or The main body frame Ba and the game board Bb) may be disposed from the rear left corner of the main body frame Ba and the game board Bb). Generally, the upper part of the main body frame Ba (or the main body frame Ba and the game board Bb) is provided from the rear side. It may be arranged.

Ba ... main body frame, Bb ... game board, D ... dent part, 12 ... game area,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Prize ball tank, 101 ... Bottom wall, 101c ... Inclined wall part, 103 ... Rear side wall,
107 ... ball outlet part, 110 ... tank rail member, 110b ... bent rail part,
120 ... a ball passage member, 130 ... a ball dispensing device, 140 ... a ball supply passage member,
310 ... a dish.

Claims (1)

Body frame,
A game board having a game area;
A ball payout device for paying out game balls when winning a game ball in the game area.
A tray for storing game balls to be paid out by the ball payout device;
A prize ball tank provided in the body frame;
A ball supply passage member for supplying a game ball paid out from the ball payout device to the dish;
A ball passage member provided on the downstream side of the prize ball tank so as to have one tank rail member and an up-down direction passage member that open toward the upper side;
When the plurality of game balls in the prize ball tank flow down to the tank rail member, the plurality of game balls can be rectified into upper and lower game ball rows along the rear side wall formed in the prize ball tank. A commutable portion formed at a bottom rear portion of the prize ball tank, and configured to be commutable so that an upper game ball of the upper and lower game ball rows is interrupted between lower game balls And a commutable portion formed by
The tank rail member forms an upstream rail portion so as to flow the game ball row from the rectifiable portion, and the game ball row flowing through the upstream rail portion can be rectified into a single-layer game ball row. The bent rail portion is bent so as to flow downstream, and the lid portion is provided so as to close the bent rail portion from the opening side. In addition, a single-layer game ball row before reaching the ball payout device is configured such that the upper game balls from the upstream rail portion are interrupted between lower game balls. There is a leveling means to level
In the tank rail member, the upstream rail portion is formed at the rear side wall portion so as to gradually approach the front side wall portion side closer to the bent rail portion together with the rear side end portion of the bottom wall portion. The upper and lower layers of the game ball row from the rectifying portion that flows along the rear side wall of the prize ball tank are moved according to the approach of the rear side wall portion to the front side wall portion side. The bendable rail portion is configured to flow to the game ball row in a commutable manner so that the upper and lower layer one game ball row from the upstream rail portion flows into the single layer one game ball row in a commutable manner downstream. And
The vertical passage member is adapted to flow down each game ball from the tank rail member sequentially,
The ball payout device is a game machine that pays out game balls that sequentially flow down from the vertical passage member to the ball supply passage member.

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