JP2561090B2 - Enclosed ball type ball game machine - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial field of application> The present invention encloses a game ball inside and encloses a game ball by using the game ball in the environment to perform an elastic ball game. The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and particularly relates to removing the enclosed gaming ball.

<Prior Art> As a conventional enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine, a so-called arrange ball type pachinko machine is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-18925 proposed by the present applicant. Is a ball storage part that can store 16 game balls underneath the glass frame. Provided, for example, when a player inserts a game medium such as a coin, it becomes possible to shoot one game ball in the ball storage unit, and the shot game ball flows down in the game unit and is held in one of the ball holding units. , A game that ends one game when all 16 game balls are fired.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, the ball supply mechanism and the ball launching mechanism in the enclosed ball type ball game machine as described above are structures of a pachinko machine that performs a ball game using balls supplied from the outside. However, since the ball feeding mechanism and the ball launching mechanism are separable from each other, there is a problem that the ball feeding from the ball feeding mechanism to the ball launching mechanism cannot be performed stably and uniformly.

That is, in a general pachinko machine, the balls borrowed by the player are stored in the ball supply tray, and the remaining balls are collected by the player at the end of the game. In some cases, ball clogging may occur in the storage part of the game, etc., so that a game store staff member can easily touch the internal mechanism related to ball firing in order to speed up repairs when problems occur and to improve efficiency during maintenance. Because I have to do it.

Therefore, in the conventional enclosed ball-type bullet-ball game machine that directly adopted the ball supply mechanism and the ball launch mechanism of the conventional pachinko machine, the ball supply mechanism changes as the subtle positional relationship between the ball supply mechanism and the ball launch mechanism changes. It is undeniable that the ball supply from the mechanism to the launch position will change, and the launch force and launch timing of the hit ball will change before and after maintenance work related to launch. Moreover,
The positional relationship between the ball supply mechanism and the ball launch mechanism may change due to the impact applied to the gaming machine during the game, and if the flight distance changes significantly during the game, the player can make fine adjustments with the operation handle at any time. Since it must be done, the burden on the player is large and the reliability of the game machine may be impaired.

In addition, the conventional enclosed ball type ball game machine with the ball storage part, the ball supply mechanism, etc. provided on the back side of the opening / closing panel and the front side of the launch board, is the out board and the safe ball discharged to the back side of the game board. It must also penetrate through the launch board and lead to the back of the opening and closing panel or to the front of the launch board. For this reason, the structure of the ball collection path becomes complicated, and it is difficult to clean the dirt attached when the balls roll along the ball collection path.

In addition, the arrangement ball type pachinko machine as a conventional enclosed ball type ball game machine collects the game balls held in each ball holding section in the ball storage section when inserting a coin etc. and starting the game. The game is divided so that it ends when a predetermined number of game balls are shot.

However, in the enclosed ball type ball game machine that performs general pachinko games, the enclosed game balls are continuously used in the environment based on the number of balls possessed by the player, etc. It is high, and dirt such as dust easily adheres. If the game ball becomes dirty, even if the launching device fires with the same elastic force, the flight distance will be different, so-called uneven jumping will occur, and when the game board flows down, the game board and prizes will be dirty, so this dirt Even if you try to pull out the game ball and clean it (so-called ball polishing), in the conventional enclosed ball type ball game machine, it was not possible to easily remove the game ball from the ball storage part, so you should clean it frequently. It was virtually impossible.

Further, in a game store, for example, hundreds of game machines are arranged, and it is very laborious for an attendant to collect the dirty balls that have undergone ball removal, so automation is required, but With the configuration in which the ball storage part is provided on the back side of the opening / closing panel or the front surface of the launch board, it is difficult to configure a recovery path for extracting and collecting dirty balls from the ball storage part, so it is also difficult to respond to automatic ball removal. is there.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and a game board (8) having at least a prize device (81) and an outlet (52) in a game (50) portion is provided upward. A launch rail (19) is provided on the front surface of the launch board (5) thus arranged, and a launch position (22) is formed at the lower end of the launch rail to collect at least the out ball and safe ball after the game. In the enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine (for example, the pachinko machine 1) in which a ball storage section (27) for storing is provided, and the balls in the ball storage section are circulated and used to perform a ballistic game. The ball storage section is arranged on the back side of the board, and a ball is connected to a lower end of the ball storage section (for example, a ball outlet 27 ') at a predetermined position of the launch board substantially obliquely above the launch position. A ball passage hole (for example, 62) that can pass individually is provided, and the launch rail and the launch rail are attached to the launch board. The position, the ball storage portion, and the ball passage hole are integrally provided, and the ball supply member (45) of the ball supply mechanism faces the ball storage portion side of the ball passage hole, and the ball storage mechanism operates to store the ball. Part of the sphere is sent from the back side of the launch board to the launch rail on the front side through the sphere passage hole so that one ball can be supplied to the launch position, and the sphere supply member is connected to the upstream side including the sphere supply mechanism. Then, the ball outlet is opened, and the ball outlet is provided with a ball removing mechanism (for example, a rotating bottom plate 37, a ball game lever 39) having an openable / closable ball removing member (for example, a rotating bottom plate 37),
The enclosed ball can be flown out of the machine by the operation of the ball removing mechanism.

<Action> After the game, the out ball and the safe ball are collected in the ball storage section on the back side of the launch board, and the ball supply member of the ball supply mechanism supplies one ball to the launch position from the back side of the launch board. By doing so, the ball is circulated and the ball is played. At this time, since the launch rail, the launch position, the sphere storage portion, and the sphere passage opening are integrally provided on the launch board, the positional relationship between these sphere supply-related members does not change, and the sphere is placed at the launch position. The moving distance of the sphere during the supply can be made uniform with high accuracy. Furthermore, since a ball-draining mechanism is provided that includes an openable ball-draining member, which is opened on the upstream side including the ball supply mechanism, and which can be opened and closed, the enclosed ball is ejected from the ball-draining port on the back side of the launch board. It can be leaked.

<Examples> Examples of the drawings in which the enclosed ball-type ball game machine according to the present invention is used for a card-type pachinko machine will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 3 and an opening / closing panel 4 which are openably and closably attached to an opening of a frame-shaped front frame 2, and a firing board 5 and a frame are provided on the back side of the front frame 2. The board 6 is attached, and the game board 8 is mounted in the frame board 6 while the lower end of the game board 8 is supported by the game board placing portion 7 formed on the upper surface of the launch board 5.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the launch board 5 forms a game board mounting portion 7 extending rearward from the upper end edge of the front surface portion 9 positioned substantially vertically, and the left and right sides of the front surface portion 9 and Forming fastening pieces 11 having a fastening hole 10 at the tip extending forward from the lower part, and game board positioning protrusions on the left and right of the game board placing portion 7.
12, 12 are projected upward, and a wall-shaped frame support portion 14 having a groove portion 13 whose opening faces upward is formed at the rear end edge and left and right end portions of the game board mounting portion 7, and the front surface portion As shown in FIG. 6, reinforcing ribs 15 are provided on the back side of 9, that is, inside the firing board 5.
And a sealed-ball circulating mechanism storage space 16 described later are formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the ball entrance 18 of the foul ball collecting path 17 is provided substantially at the upper center of the front part 9.
Of the firing rail 19 having an M-shaped cross section with the inclined upper end facing the ball entrance 18 of the foul ball recovery path 17
Is obliquely fastened by fastening members 20, 20, and a firing position 22 is constituted by the ball locking piece 21 fastened to the front face portion 9 and the inclined lower end of the firing rail 19, and below the firing position 22. A substantially inverted L-shaped interlocking member 25, which comprises a pressing receiving portion 23 and a pushing-up portion 24 and constitutes a part of a sphere supply mechanism, is rotatably mounted on a shaft 26.

As shown in FIG. 8, a sphere storage part 27 as a sphere storage trough provided in the enclosed sphere circulation mechanism storage space 16 has a sphere storage space 28 having a vertical width several times larger than the sphere diameter and a sloping bottom end as shown in FIG. A roughly gutter-shaped member having a sphere alignment space 29 whose upper and lower width is slightly larger than the sphere diameter, and which has a fal sphere inlet 30 at the upper surface of the inclined upper end and a fal sphere inlet 30 inside.
Forming a meandering flow lower part 31 that causes the foul spheres that have entered from the meandering direction to flow down to reduce the downflow force of the foul spheres and rectify them in a single row. The foul ball detector 32, which is a detection means, faces the foul ball recovery path 17, and an out ball and three safe game ball entrances are provided on the side surface above the lower end of the meandering flow lower part 31. , In a ball storage space 28 located downstream of the game ball inlet 33, a ball rectifying member 35 having a curved local portion 34 at the tip is arranged to direct the curved local portion 34 of the spherical rectifying member 35 to the upstream side. The base end is pivotally mounted on a shaft 36 so that it can swing.

Therefore, when the foul ball received at the ball entrance 18 of the launch board 5 enters the foul ball recovery path 17 from the foul ball entrance 30, this foul ball meanders down by the guide of the meandering flow lower part 31 and accumulates the balls. It is collected in a state of being aligned in one row of the space 28.

In addition, the ball entering the ball storage space 28 from the game ball inlet 33,
The foul spheres are collected by the foul sphere collection path 17 so as to be placed on the foul spheres and merged into the sphere storage space 28. Then, when the balls are stacked vertically in the ball storage space 28,
As the spheres in the sphere alignment space 29 flow down, these spheres flow down, and at this time, the sphere rectifying member 35 sequentially equalizes these stacked spheres. Therefore, even if a large number of balls are collected and piled up in the ball storage unit 27, there is no risk of the balls being clogged.

In this embodiment, the meandering flow lower part is formed only in the foul ball collecting path 17, but a game ball collecting path 51 to be described later.
Alternatively, it may be formed in the out-ball collecting path 53 or the safe-ball collecting path 55 which constitutes the game collecting path.

Further, a rotating bottom plate 37 as a ball removing member is rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the ball storing portion 27 in the vicinity of the ball outlet 27 'by a shaft 38, and a ball removing lever 39 is provided below the ball aligning space 29. Is provided slidably along the length direction, and the supporting portion 40 formed at the downstream end of the ball pulling lever 39 is applied from below to the action portion 41 formed at the base end portion of the rotating bottom plate 37. Contact.

Since the ball-pulling lever 39 is urged toward the downstream side by the urging means 42 such as a spring, the supporting portion 40 is always located on the downstream side and supports the operating portion 41. Therefore, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8, the rotating bottom plate 37 always supports the ball standing by the free end side on the downstream side and rising near the ball outlet 27 '. Then, when the ball pulling lever 39 is manually slid to the upstream side, the supporting portion 40 retracts, so that the pivoting bottom plate 37 moves to the eighth position.
It rotates by its own weight as shown by the dotted line.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the sphere in the sphere storage portion 27 flows down to the vicinity of the sphere outlet 27 ′ and then flows out (outside the machine). The sphere reservoir 27 having the above-mentioned configuration is
Ball storage space 28 even if there is a small difference in height between the ball entrance side and exit side, that is, foul ball entrance 30 or game ball entrance 33 and ball exit 27 '.
Since spheres can be stacked and stored inside, it is possible to obtain a larger capacity than the conventional sphere storage part, for example, 25
It is possible to store individual balls with a margin. Further, since the ball rectifying member 35 is provided in the ball storage space 28 for stacking and storing the balls, trouble such as ball clogging does not occur.

Further, a sphere delivery hole 44 is formed in the base plate 43 extending from the inclined lower end portion of the sphere storage section 27, and a sphere supply member 45 forming a part of the sphere supply mechanism is swingably movable by a shaft 46. It is pivotally attached to the base plate 43 and is configured integrally with the ball storage portion 27. Therefore, the ball outlet 27 'of the ball storage unit 27 and the ball supply member
The positional relationship with 45 is always kept constant. Ball supply member 45
Is a spherical weight inside the biasing chamber 47 formed on the base end side of the shaft.
A ball storage room that can be loaded with 48 and can store only one ball at the tip
49 is formed, and the ball storage chamber 49 is axially mounted so as to face the ball outlet 27 ′ of the ball storage portion 27.

In addition, the ball storage section 27 is provided with a game ball collection path 51 that collects the game balls flowing down the game section 50 formed on the surface of the game board 8 and guides them to the ball storage section 27.

The embodiment of the game ball collection path 51 shown in FIG. 5 is an out ball collection path 53 for collecting out balls discharged from the out port 52 of the game board 8 and a winning ball set provided on the back surface of the game board 8. Gutter
Safe ball collection path 55 for collecting safe balls discharged from 54
And the ball are formed integrally with each other, and the out-ball collecting path 53 and the safe-ball collecting path 55 are joined together from the middle. A photosensor type out-sphere detector 56 on the downstream side in which the safe spheres are aligned in a row, and a photosensor on the downstream side in which the safe spheres are aligned in a row by a sphere rectifying unit in the safe-sphere collection path 55. A safe sphere detector 57, which is a type of safe sphere detecting means, faces each other.

When this game collection path 51 is attached to the ball storage section 27, the lower end portion of the game ball collection path 51 is stored in a ball state with the ball outlet of the game ball collection path 51 communicating with the game ball inlet 33 of the ball storage section 27. Part 27
Fixed to the side of. In the above embodiment, the out-ball collecting path 53 and the safe-ball collecting path 55 are merged to form the sphere storing section.
Although it is communicated with the game ball inlet 33 of 27, each ball inlet may be configured to communicate with the ball storage unit 27 for each collection path, and may be configured to join in the ball storage unit. In addition, although an example in which the winning ball collecting gutter 54 is provided on the back surface of the game board 8 has been given, the present invention is not limited to this, and a ball exit is formed at a certain portion on the back surface of the game board 8 to win a prize. You may arrange | position and arrange | position what has the function which collects the said safe sphere.

In order to attach the ball storage section 27 and the game ball collection path 51 having the above-mentioned configuration to the launch board 5, as shown in FIG. 7, at the tip of the arm section 58 extending from the upper inclined side of the ball storage section 27. The bearing portion 60 in which the formed rotation support shaft 59 is formed on the launch board 5 side.
Rotatably fitted to the launch board 5 side with the lower end of the sphere storing portion 27 in contact with the inner wall surface of the enclosed ball circulation mechanism storage space 16 of the launch board 5. Locking device 61
The free end side of this is locked to the base plate 43 of the ball storage portion 27. The means for locking the free end side of the ball storage portion 27 is not limited to the locking tool 61 described above, and may have any configuration as long as it can be engaged and disengaged. A plastic locking piece having a claw piece may be used.

When the ball storage portion 27 is attached to the launch board 5 in this manner, the upper half portions of the out ball collection path 53 and the safe ball collection path 55 extend upward from the back side of the launch board 5 and the out ball collection path 53 is formed. Of the out ball entrance 53 'that opens to the upper side of the safe ball and the safe ball entrance 55' that opens to the upper side of the safe ball recovery path 55 project from the game board mounting portion 7 of the launch board 5, and also the ball delivery hole of the base plate 43. The 44 communicates with the ball passage hole 62 of the launch board 5. When the launch board 5 is composed of a thin plate member or a thick plate member, the ball storage portion 27 is arranged on the back surface side thereof, and a recess is formed on the back surface side of the launch board 6 as in the present embodiment. If formed, it may be arranged in the recess.

Next, in order to attach the firing board 5 to the front frame 2, while inserting the fastening pieces 11 of the firing board 5 into contact with the back surface of the front frame 2, insert a screw or the like into each fastening hole 10. Screw the front frame 2
Secure it in place by tightening. When the launch board 5 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 2 in this manner, the pressure receiving portion 23 of the interlocking member 25 axially mounted below the launch rail 19 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 2 of the launch device 63. It faces the substantially L-shaped lever 65 of the launch rod 64.

Then, in order to mount the frame board 6 on the back surface of the front frame 2, the left and right side edges and the upper edge of the frame board 6 with the lower end of the frame board 6 fitted in the groove portion 13 of the frame support portion 14 of the launch board 5 are attached. The fixing pieces 66 formed on the front frame 2 are brought into contact with the rear surface of the front frame 2, and fastening members such as screws inserted into the fixing holes 67 of the fixing piece 66 are fastened to the front frame 2. When the frame board 6 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 2 in this way,
Since the groove portion 13 of the launch board 5 functions as a positioning member, the frame board 6 can be easily fixed at a predetermined position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the frame board 6 is a frame body whose front and bottom surfaces are open, and a game board 8 is provided on the back surface.
The opening 68 for receiving the prize ball collecting gutter 54 attached to the back surface of the game ball is opened, and the notch 69 for receiving the upper part of the game ball collecting path 51 projecting upward from the launch board 5 is formed. Locking tools 70, 70 for locking the game board 8 are attached. Therefore, when the lower end of the frame board 6 is fixed in the groove 13 of the launch board 5 and fixed to the back surface of the front frame 2, the upper part of the game ball recovery path 51 attached to the launch board 5 side is the frame board 6 Located in the notch 69.

Next, in order to attach the game board 8, with the glass frame 3 and the opening / closing panel 4 opened, the game board 8 is positioned in the frame board 6 through the opening of the front frame 2, and the lower end of the game board 8 is fired. The left and right positions are determined by the game board positioning protrusions 12 and 12 placed on the game board placement portion 7 of the board 5, and in this state the back surface of the game board 8 is brought into contact with the back surface portion of the frame board 6, The right and left side portions of the game board 8 are locked and fixed by the locking tool 70 on the side surface portion of 6.

When the game board 8 is attached in this way, as shown in FIG. 3, the prize ball collecting gutter 54 attached to the back surface of the game board 8 is fitted into the opening of the frame board 6 and the prize ball collecting. The ball exit 54 'of the gutter 54 matches the safe ball entrance 55' of the safe ball collection path 55, and the out port 52 matches the out ball entrance 53 'of the out ball collection path 53. The winning ball collecting trough 54 and the safe ball collection The passage 55 communicates with the out port 52 and the out ball collection passage 53.

In this embodiment, the lower end of the game board 8 is the launch board 5
The game balls are mounted so as to be mounted on the game board mounting portion 7, but the invention is not limited to this, and when the game board 8 is mounted, the ball outlet 54 'of the winning ball collecting trough 54 and the game balls are attached. It may be attached so that the opening of the recovery path (for example, the safe ball inlet 55 ') communicates in the vertical direction.

In addition, when replacing the game board 8, the frame board 6
When the game board 8 is taken out by removing the locking tool 70, the ball outlet 54 'of the winning ball collecting gutter 54 is separated from the safe ball inlet 55', and the out opening 52 is separated from the out ball inlet 53 '. Exchange work can be performed easily. Then, the new game board 8 has an outlet 52 and a winning ball gathering gutter at a predetermined position.
Since the ball outlet 54 'of 54 is open, it can be easily mounted in the frame board 6 in the same manner as described above.

Further, in this embodiment, a foul ball detector is provided on the launch board side.
Since 32, a launch ball detector 79 and a safe ball detector 57 which will be described later are collectively arranged, these various detectors and wiring work extending from the various detectors are not required to be attached and detached. The detachment and separation of the game board has been simplified.

In order to play a game with the pachinko machine 1 having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, a card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 71 provided above the pachinko machine 1. When a card is inserted into the card slot 71, the card reader 72 reads the player's unique number recorded on the card and sends the unique number to the central processing unit in the control room via the transmission line 73. To be

When the central processing unit receives this unique number, the amount of money stored corresponding to the unique number is transferred to the transmission line 73.
And is visually displayed on the amount display 74 provided above the pachinko machine 1. After the amount of money is displayed on the amount of money display 74, the player purchases the switch on the front of the pachinko machine 1.
When 75 is operated by the desired amount, the remaining amount after subtracting this amount is visually displayed on the amount display 74, and the number of balls corresponding to the above amount is displayed on the number-of-balls display 76 provided above the pachinko machine 1. Is displayed visually and the game can be started.

When the player operates the firing operation section 77 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 in the state where the game can be started, the firing device 63
Is started and the launch rod 64 begins to reciprocate. When the launch rod 64 rotates in a direction away from the rail 19, the lever 65 of the launch rod 64 pushes the pressure receiving portion 23 of the interlocking member 25 to interlock the interlocking member 25.
Rotate. By the rotation of the interlocking member 25, the pushing-up portion 24
Pushes up the lower part of the ball supply member 45. Therefore, the ball supply member 45 swings around the shaft 46, and the ball storage chamber 49 at the tip end is swung.
To rise.

A predetermined number of, for example, 25 game balls are stored in the ball storage unit 27, and the first ball of the balls aligned in a row by the ball alignment space 29 is the ball storage chamber 49 of the ball supply member 45 described above. There is one in. Therefore, when the ball storage chamber 49 of the ball supply member 45 rises, the balls in the ball storage chamber 49 are transferred to the ball delivery hole 44 and the ball passage hole.
It is supplied to the firing rail 19 through 62 prior to the below-described elastic movement.

Then, when the launch rod 64 is sufficiently retracted, the drive cam of the launching device 63 is disengaged from the receiving portion of the launch rod 64, so that the launch rod 64 is vigorously returned and rotated toward the launch rail 19 by the bias of the launch spring. . When the launch rod 64 returns and rotates, the lever
Since 65 is separated from the pressure receiving portion 23, the interlocking member 25 is returned and rotated by the weight or its own weight, and the pushing-up portion 24 of the interlocking member 25 is moved.
The pushing up of the ball supply member 45 due to is released, whereby the ball storage chamber 49 at the tip end is returned and rotated in the descending direction. Then, the ball storage chamber 49 descends sufficiently to move the ball outlet 2 of the ball storage unit 27.
When communicating with 7 ', the next ball enters the ball storage chamber 49 and stands by.

As described above, in addition to the method of mechanically performing the enclosed sphere supply operation, the enclosed sphere supply operation can be performed by electrically controlling using an electric drive source such as a solenoid in addition to the electric drive source that performs the repulsion. It may be related to the ball firing operation.

The ball supplied on the launch rail 19 is the launch rail.
It rolls due to the downward inclination of 19 and stops at the firing position 22 at the lower end of the inclination. Then, the ball stopped at the launch position 22 becomes the launch rod 64.
By the return rotation of the firing rod 64, it is repelled by the repulsion portion at the tip of the firing rod 64, and from the firing rail 19 to the guide rail 78 on the surface of the game board 8.
Enter the game section 50 on the surface of the game board 8 via.

Therefore, the ball is supplied to the launch position 22 and the ball is delivered to the launch position 22 by one reciprocating rotation of the launch rod 64 of the launch device 63, which is started by the operation of the launch operation unit 77 by the player. To be done.

As shown in FIG. 9, a launch ball detector 79, which is a launch ball detecting means, is provided above the launch rail 19. Therefore, when the launch rod 64 launches a ball, the launch ball detector 79 detects a hit ball and sends a signal to the control device 80, and the number of balls displayed on the ball number display 76 is based on this signal. "1" is subtracted and displayed.

The launch ball detector 79 is composed of two sensors 79a and 79b. By detecting the movement of the ball from the sensor 79a to the sensor 79b, it is determined as a launch ball and the number of balls is subtracted by "1". Configured. Also, from sensor 79b to sensor 79a
When the movement of the sphere to is detected, it is determined to be a returning sphere and the number of spheres is incremented by "1". In this way, since the two sensors 79a and 79b select the traveling direction of the sphere, even if a return sphere is generated on the launch rail 19, no disadvantage is given to the player.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 80 for performing the arithmetic processing such as subtraction of the number of balls of the number-of-balls indicator 76 based on the signal from the launch ball detector 79, and addition of prize balls described later is provided on the launch board. It is provided in the space between 5 and the opening / closing panel 4. In the present invention, since the circulation mechanism of the enclosed ball is provided inside the launch board 5, there is a space between the launch board 5 and the opening / closing panel 4, and the control device 80 is provided in this space, or a speaker or the like. Can be provided.

The ball hit by the launch rod 64 does not reach the game unit 50, or once it enters the game unit 50, it is flipped back and goes backward on the guide rail 78, and becomes a foul ball. It is collected from the lower end of the slope of 78 into the foul ball recovery path 17 through the foul ball recovery path 17. Then, this foul ball is detected by the foul ball detector 32 while flowing down the foul ball recovery path 17, and then returned to the ball storage section 27.

The foul ball detector 32 detects the foul ball and controls it.
When a signal is sent to 80, the sphere number indicator 76 based on this signal
The number of spheres of "1" is added and displayed. Therefore, even if a foul ball is generated, no disadvantage is given to the player.

The hit ball that has entered the game unit 50 hits an obstacle nail and flows down while changing the flow direction, and if one of the prize tools 81 is won during the flow, the hit ball is discharged to the back side of the game board 8 and is a safe ball. Then, the hit ball that has not entered any of the prize tools 81 enters the out port 52 opening at the lower end of the game section 50 and becomes an out ball.

The safe balls are collected by a prize ball collecting gutter 54 attached to the back surface of the game board 8. Then, these safe spheres are detected by the safe sphere detector on the way down the safe sphere collection path 55.
One is detected by 57, and then returned to the ball storage unit 27. When the safe sphere detector 57 detects one safe sphere and sends a signal to the control device 80, the control device 80 displays the number of spheres corresponding to the prize value of one safe sphere, for example, "13", as a sphere number indicator. Displayed in addition to 76.

On the other hand, the ball that entered the out port 52 and became an out ball enters the out ball collection path 53 when discharged to the back side of the game board 8,
One piece is detected by the out-ball detector 56 in the middle of flowing, and then collected in the ball storage unit 27.

In this way, when the player continues to operate the firing operation unit 77, the firing rod repeatedly reciprocally rotates to sequentially eject one ball supplied from the ball storage unit 27, and the number of foul balls is foul. The hit ball that has become a safe ball by the ball collection path 17 is immediately collected in the ball storage section 27 by the safe ball collection path 55 and the ball that has become an out ball is immediately collected by the out ball collection path 53.

Then, the foul spheres collected in the sphere storage part 27 by the foul sphere collection path 17 flow in from the inclined upper end portion of the sphere storage space 28, so that the foul spheres smoothly flow in without stopping.
In addition, since the safe balls and out balls join the game ball collection path and enter the inclined upper end portion of the ball storage space 28 from the game ball inlet 33 opened on the side surface of the ball storage portion 27, the balls do not stop and smoothly. Inflow.

Furthermore, the spheres that have entered the sphere storage space 28 flow down while being rectified by the sphere rectifying member 35, so that they flow smoothly without competing in the shape of a stone wall. Therefore, the pachinko game can be continued by circulating and using a predetermined number of balls stored in the ball storage unit 27.

Since the vertical width of the sphere storage space 28 is formed large in this embodiment, it is possible to store a large number of spheres even if there is little difference in height between the inclined upper end portion and the inclined lower end portion of the sphere storage portion 27. it can. For example, a game board 8 provided with a winning assistance device having a mechanism for receiving hit balls flowing down in the game section 50, temporarily storing the hit balls, and simultaneously flowing down when a predetermined condition is satisfied is provided in the frame board 6. Even if you play a game in which it takes a long time for the ball to be mounted and collected again in the ball storage unit 27 after it has been shot, you can store an appropriate amount of balls in the ball storage unit 27 and quickly collect them from each collection path. Since the balls are collected in the ball storage section 27, there is no inconvenience that the ball supplied to the launch position 22 is insufficient and the game is temporarily interrupted, and the balls are stored more than necessary to the ball supply member 45. It is possible to deal with diversified game contents without increasing the flow-down pressure of the ball that affects the ball supply operation and without increasing the size of the ball storage unit 27.

If the number of balls displayed on the number-of-balls display 76 becomes zero after repeating the above-mentioned game and the balance is displayed on the amount-of-money display 74, the purchase switch 75 is operated, and the amount of money operated in the same manner as above. The number of spheres corresponding to is displayed visually on the sphere number display 76. Therefore, the player can restart the game by operating the firing operation section 77 as described above. Then, when the number of balls displayed on the number-of-balls display 76 becomes zero and the balance of the amount display 74 also becomes zero, the operation of the launching device 63 is stopped and the game ends.

Further, when the game is to be ended while the number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls indicator 76, the settlement switch 82 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 is operated. When the settlement switch 82 is operated, the number of balls displayed on the ball number display 76 and the balance displayed on the amount display 74 are sent to the central processing unit via the transmission line 73 together with the unique number of the card. If the player brings the card ejected from the card insertion / ejection slot 71 to the prize exchange (card settlement machine), he / she can receive the amount of money displayed on the amount display 74 and the number of balls display. You can receive prizes equivalent to the number of balls displayed on 76.

Since the ball enclosed in the card type pachinko machine 1 as the enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine according to the present invention is frequently circulated and used, it is soiled when used for a long period of time, so it is properly cleaned. To remove from the pachinko machine 1 to clean the enclosed ball,
After the front frame 2 is opened, the locking tool 61 on the launch board 5 side is rotated to release the locking, and the free end side of the ball storage portion 27 is manually rotated to the front side.

Then, when the ball pulling lever 39 is manually slid to the upstream side, the supporting portion 40 is retracted, so that the rotating bottom plate 37 is rotated as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
The bottom of the upstream part of 7'is opened. Therefore, the sphere in the sphere storing portion 27 flows down to the vicinity of the sphere outlet 27 ', and then flows out through the open bottom portion.

That is, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention, the launch rail 20, the launch position 23, and the ball storage portion 28 with respect to the launch board 6.
Since the ball passage opening 61 and the ball passage opening 61 are integrally provided, the positional relationship of these sphere supply-related members can be kept unchanged. Therefore, the movement distance of the sphere when the sphere is supplied to the firing position 2 is Since the sphere is highly accurately fixed, it is possible to stably supply the sphere to the firing position at the same timing. Therefore,
The firing timing is also uniform and the flight distance of the ball can be stabilized.

Further, a ball outlet 27 ', which is a ball outlet, is opened on the upstream side including the ball supply mechanism including the ball supply member 45, and the ball outlet 2 is provided.
7'is provided with a ball removing mechanism that allows the rotating bottom plate 37, which is a ball removing member, to open and close, so that the enclosed ball can be flown out of the machine from the ball outlet 27 'on the back side of the launch board 6. Becomes

It should be noted that the ball removing member for extracting the ball in the ball storing portion 27 to the outside is not limited to the one that opens the bottom surface portion near the ball outlet 27 'by rotating like the above-mentioned embodiment, and the enclosed ball can be removed from the machine. Any structure may be used as long as it can be discharged.

Further, by rotating the ball storage part 27 and separating it from the launch board, for example, maintenance and inspection work can be easily performed when foreign particles or the like enter the ball storage part 27 and a ball stops or the like. You can

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to remove the enclosed ball from the pachinko machine 1 in order to clean it, a manual operation is performed, but since the dirty ball is extracted to the back side of the gaming machine, the game is played. It is also possible to support automatic ball removal by constructing a dirty ball recovery path on the back side of the machine and providing an electric drive source to operate the ball removal mechanism.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, the launch rail, the launch position, the ball storage portion, and the ball passage opening are integrally provided on the launch board. It is possible to make the positional relationship of each other invariable, and therefore, the moving distance of the sphere when supplying the sphere to the firing position can be fixed with high accuracy, so that the sphere can be stably supplied to the firing position. Can be done in timing. Therefore, the ejection timing becomes uniform and the flight distance of the ball can be stabilized.

Further, by operating the ball supply mechanism, the ball in the ball storage portion is sent from the back side of the launch board to the launch rail on the front side through the ball passage hole to the launch rail on the front side, and one ball is delivered to the launch position. Since the ball outlet is opened in the ball outlet, and the ball outlet mechanism is provided in the ball outlet so that the ball opening member can be opened and closed freely, the structure of the ball recovery path for collecting the balls after the game is simplified, and the ball recovery furnace Can be easily cleaned.

In addition, if the ball is contaminated by continuously firing and circulating the enclosed ball by performing a general pachinko game, the enclosed ball can be easily operated by operating the ball removing member of the ball storage part. Can be taken out of the machine.

Therefore, it becomes possible to appropriately clean the contaminated enclosed ball by circulating it, and it is possible to suppress unevenness due to the contamination of the ball and adhesion of the stain to the game board, the prize winning device, and the like.

Furthermore, since the ball outlet is provided on the back side of the launch board, the picked-up dirty balls can be collected on the back side of the gaming machine, and therefore automatic ball removal can be easily supported.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine with a glass frame and an opening / closing panel removed, and Fig. 3 is a pachinko machine. Rear view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the launch board and frame board, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the launch board, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the launch board, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of the ball storage section. ,
FIG. 8 is a front view of the ball storage part, FIG. 9 is a front view of the ball storage part showing the relationship between the ball storage part and the launch rail, and FIG. 10 is a front view showing the ball outlet part of the ball storage part. . In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 5 is a launch board, 8 is a game board,
19 is a launch rail, 22 is a launch position, 27 is a ball storage portion, 27 'is a ball outlet, 37 is a rotating bottom plate, 39 is a ball pulling lever, 45 is a ball supply member, 50 is a game section, 52 is an outlet, 62 is a ball passage hole and 81 is a prize tool.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A front surface of a launch board having a game board, which has at least a prize-winning tool and an outlet, in a game section, arranged above the game board.
Providing a launch rail and forming a launch position at the lower end of the launch rail, providing a ball storage part for collecting and storing at least game-out balls and safe balls, and circulatingly using the balls in the ball storage part In the enclosed ball type ball game machine that is adapted to perform a ball-and-ball game, the ball storage section is arranged on the back side of the launch board, and the launch board is located at a predetermined position approximately diagonally above the launch position. A ball passage hole through which a single ball can pass is provided at the lower end of the ball storage portion, and a launch rail, a launch position, a ball storage portion, and a ball passage hole are integrally provided on the launch board. The sphere supply member of the sphere supply mechanism faces the sphere storage part side of, and the sphere of the sphere storage part is sent from the back side of the launch board to the launch rail on the front side through the sphere passage hole by the operation of this sphere supply mechanism. It is configured to be able to supply one to the firing position and includes the sphere supply mechanism A ball outlet is provided on the upstream side in association with the ball supply member, and a ball removing mechanism having an openable / closable ball removing member is provided in the ball outlet, and the enclosed ball is operated by the operation of the ball removing mechanism. An enclosed ball-type bullet and ball game machine characterized by being able to flow out of the machine.