JP2719774B2 - Ball receiving member of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball receiving member of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a ball receiving member capable of collecting a foul ball (also called a return ball) generated during a pachinko game. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a conventionally implemented pachinko machine, a game ball in an upper ball tray is moved one ball at a time to a firing portion of a firing rail in the machine by cooperation of a ball feeder and a hit ball firing device. The game can be played by sending the ball to the game area in the guide rail of the game board from the same area, and the prize ball for the winning ball (safe ball) generated in the game area during the game is After the ball is preferentially discharged to the ball plate side and the plate side becomes full, surplus prize balls can be discharged to the lower ball plate side and stored.

[0003] In such a pachinko game, a non-gaming ball, which is more or less generally called a foul ball or a return ball, that is, is launched one by one from a launch site, but has a striking force (launching force) ) Due to lack, etc., non-game balls that fall along the guide rails and try to return to the firing rail side without being able to properly reach the game area occur, although irregularly, always occur ing. For this reason, in any pachinko machine, between the upper end of the firing rail and the lower end of the guide rail, the return port for the foul ball described above (also referred to as a foul port) is formed with an appropriate separation opening width, All the foul balls are received in this return port, and return to the firing site side, so that interference with the game ball to be fired next can be avoided.

[0004]

In the meantime, with respect to the above-mentioned conventional technique for processing foul balls in a pachinko machine, as an example of a general practice, a game board is provided separately from the above-mentioned return port for foul balls. A game auxiliary board in a holding frame to be set (a board on which the launch rail is installed)
A recovery gutter communicating with a return path for foul balls and a discharge path for surplus prize balls on the back side are formed or installed in the vertical direction on the front side of the front side, and all foul balls received in the return path are formed,
Eventually, it is discharged to the lower ball dish side for recovery processing. For this reason, the front surface of the game auxiliary panel, and further, the space between the auxiliary panel and the front opening / closing plate on which the upper ball plate is attached and set cannot be effectively used, for example, a speaker, a switch,
It is difficult to install accessories such as electromagnetic solenoids.

[0005] Further, since all the foul balls are returned to the lower ball plate as described above, it is often troublesome. That is, every time the foul ball generated during the game is discharged to the lower ball plate with the occurrence of a falling sound, it is unexpectedly felt for the player playing the game, and when the foul ball is used as a game ball Must be picked up and thrown into the upper bowl, which is bothersome. In particular, if a foul ball is generated immediately after launching all game balls in the upper ball dish or at the end of the game,
It is often troublesome to pick up and reuse, and it is often sullen and shot out. On the other hand, if the player of the gaming machine leaves with the foul ball left in the lower ball tray, another player who saw this ball will be deemed to have "this gaming machine is still in continuous use". As a result, this causes a disadvantage that the gaming machine is left vacant forever.
Also, if another player who does not know the situation plays the game with the game machine without noticing the remaining ball, there is a problem that a trouble occurs over the occupation of the game machine with the player who returns later. there were.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems suitably, and is intended to provide a prize ball paid out during a pachinko game and all foul balls generated during the game. Provided is an easy-to-handle ball receiving member which can be directly collected in an upper bowl for a game ball on the front of a pachinko machine and reused as a game ball as it is, and can eliminate troublesomeness etc. related to a foul ball. Aim.

[0007]

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the desired object, a ball receiving member of a pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises an upper frame plate and a front ball plate mounted on a front frame mounted on an outer frame. While equipped with a lower ball tray, a ball launcher, a mechanism set board, etc., a game board guide rail set inside the housing frame inside the front frame, and a launch installed on the front of the game auxiliary board inside the front frame In a pachinko machine in which a return hole for a foul ball is formed between the rail and the rail, the upper ball plate is provided so as to be able to open horizontally with respect to the front frame side, and is provided on the upstream side of the inner plate portion. Discharge cylinders for the prize balls communicating with each other, and ball collection gutters for foul balls communicating with the required portion of the plate portion are provided face-down, and the discharge cylinders in the normal closed set state of the upper ball plate with respect to the front frame side. Is connected to the ball exit for prize balls on the housing frame side, while the ball collection gutter is connected to the return port. Through Muberen, characterized by being adapted to be used in a game and a foul ball entering the payout has been winning balls and the return port from the mechanism set platen side out through in the pan.

[0008]

[Function] In a pachinko machine that is used for a game while holding the upper ball tray in a normal closed set state, it is sent from the upper ball tray side to the firing position and is launched with an appropriate hitting force of the hitting ball firing device. The game ball jumps from the launch rail over the return hole for the foul ball, is driven into the game area along the guide rail of the game board, and the required game is developed. Under this condition, while the prize ball paid out from the mechanism set board side can pass through the discharge tube into the dish portion, the foul ball which has fallen to the return opening due to insufficient hitting force of the hitting ball launching device or the like. Can be collected in the dish portion via a ball collection gutter and reused as a game ball.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball receiving member of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. In this embodiment,
In the most generalized pachinko machine of the game board attachment / detachable exchange type, a foul ball processing format that allows communication between the foul ball return port on the game board side and the plate portion of the upper ball plate set on the front side of the machine The ball receiving member is exemplified.

Therefore, a pachinko machine whose overall structure is schematically shown in FIG. 1 will be briefly described. That is, on the front surface of the opening of the outer frame 1 for the outer holding frame, a front frame 2 for mounting a tower, such as various game components to be described later, is removably mounted and opened and closed. The front frame 2 is, for example, a case where the whole is formed of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame 2 has an outer size suitable for the front surface of the opening of the outer frame 1 and has a window 4 inside. An opened frame 3, an accommodation frame 5 located inside the front of the frame 3 and opening a set port 6 for a game board,
A game auxiliary board 7 positioned below the set port 6 and aligned with the game board is integrally formed in a continuous frame shape. A set hole 8 for a lower ball tray, a set hole 9 for a hit ball launching device, and the like are formed in a support plate 3A below the frame 3, and a ball for a prize ball is formed in each part of the game auxiliary plate 7. An outlet 10, a ball return port 11 for a spilled ball, a set port 12 for a hit ball, and a discharge path 13 for an out ball are formed respectively.

A ball return surface 4A is formed in the lower bottom inner surface of the window 4 so as to be appropriately inclined toward the ball return port 11. A positioning portion 14 for the game board, a retaining portion 15 and the like are formed around the inside of the set opening 6. The detailed description of the structure is omitted and only the illustration is omitted. Incidentally, there is also a type in which the housing frame 5 is formed independently and assembled on the back side of the front frame 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the main components of the game installed in each part of the front frame 2 are attached around the opening of the window 4 in the frame 3. As shown in FIG. A glass door 17 and a front opening / closing plate 18 are mounted on the window frame 16 so as to be able to open sideways. An upper ball plate 19 for a game ball and a ball feeder 21 are set on the front side and inside of the front opening / closing plate 18, respectively. In addition, a lower ball tray 27 and a hit ball launching device 29 are respectively installed on the support plate 3A of the frame 3 using the auxiliary plate 22. A discharge tube 23, which can communicate with the ball outlet 10, protrudes from the inside of the left side of the front opening / closing plate 18. It is facing. The auxiliary board 25 is mounted on the front face of the support board 3A with the lower ball tray 27 and the operation unit 30 of the hit ball launching device 29 set in advance, and a ball discharge port 26 opened at the center thereof. Is set in the set port 8 and communicates with the dish portion 28 of the lower ball dish 27.

In the upper bowl 19, the front opening / closing plate 18 is provided.
6 as a single game component as shown in FIG. 6, which is removably assembled to the window frame 16 side. (Including a sphere), by utilizing the flow gradient of the entire dish portion 20 and the streamlined curved surface portion for alignment, one step in the alignment path 20a.
While being arranged in a row, the leading spheres can be fed into the sphere feeding device 21 in the order of the leading spheres. Then, the balls overflowing from the alignment path 20a can be temporarily stored and held in the upstream portion facing the discharge tube 23, and can be inserted into the alignment path 20a every time a game ball is sent from the ball feeder 21 side. It has become. On the other hand, in the lower ball tray 27, excess prize balls that have overflowed without being accommodated in the upper ball tray 19 can be stored in the tray portion 28. For each of the plates 19 and 27, the ball removing means 3
3, 34 are attached. In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, by operating the ball removing means 33 of the upper ball tray 19, the game balls of the upper ball tray 19 are discharged to the lower ball tray 27 through the passage 70 formed on the front surface of the auxiliary board 25. However, a configuration in which the game balls of the upper ball tray 19 are discharged from the back side of the auxiliary board 25 to the lower ball tray 27 may be appropriately adopted.

For the set port 6 of the housing frame 5, a game board 35 having a game area 37 including various game parts 38 and an out port 39 in a circular guide rail 36.
Are set so as to be detachable and replaceable, and are aligned with the upper surface of the game auxiliary board 7. On the back side of the housing frame 5, a mechanism set board 41 provided with various ball processing units related to an out ball, a safe ball, and a prize ball is set so as to be detachable or openable. In this set board 41, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a discharge section 42 communicating with the discharge path 13 for the out ball,
A collective discharge path 43 and the like for a safe ball are formed and defined, and a main discharge path 44 communicating with the ball outlet 10 on the upper ball plate 19 side below a prize ball discharge device (not shown), and a branch connection therefrom. A sub-discharge passage 45 communicating with the ball discharge port 26 of the lower ball tray 27 is defined. The sub-discharge passage 45 and the ball return port 11 are collectively connected by one ball container 46 attached to the back side of the set port 8 of the frame 3.

On the other hand, on the front right side of the game auxiliary board 7, a firing rail 4 which is in flight communication with a guide rail 36 of the game board 35 is provided.
8 is installed at an appropriate inclination so that game balls sent one by one by the ball feeder 21 can be seated on the firing site P at the lower end base thereof, and the hitting ball operating section 31 of the hitting ball firing device 29 Of the ball 32. Looking at both rails, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end of the firing rail 48 and the lower end of the guide rail 36 are located at a lower position and an upper position close to the upper surface of the game assistance panel 7, and the height difference and They face each other with a separation space size, and the opening area of the separation space size is configured as a return port 49 for a foul ball. The firing rail 48
Is set on a base 47 attached to the front of the game auxiliary board 7. By the way, the lower end of the guide rail 36 is located at the lower level with reference to the trajectory along the firing rail 48, and the upper and lower ends of the two rails 36, 48 are set at a height difference of approximately one ball.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 7 and 8,
At the upper end of the front face of the game auxiliary board 7, a ball receiving / discharging tool 61 is provided just below the return port 49 for foul balls,
It is detachably mounted with screws and the like. The discharging tool 61 is formed as a front concave frame having an open top and front surface based on synthetic resin molding processing.
And the bottom inner surface is appropriately formed to be inclined downward toward the front of the opening, and the guide blocking portions 62, 62 for making contact with the foul ball and guiding the fall and preventing the jumping upward are provided on the left and right side upper portions. It is formed and aligned with the respective distal end positions of the respective rails 36 and 48. The discharge tool 61 has a size capable of accommodating a plurality of foul balls, and the upper portion of the opening is narrowed by the right and left guide blocking portions 62, 62 so that the bounce of the foul ball can be suitably prevented. Has become.

A set member 50 for a speaker is detachably provided using the front left front surface of the game auxiliary board 7. This set member 50 is capable of accommodating a speaker and receiving a spilled ball.
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 7, a case-shaped main body 51 fixed and fixed on the front surface of the auxiliary
Usually, a speaker 53 and a volume controller 54 are built in each of the accommodation rooms defined between the two 51 and 52 to form a unitized member.
The ball receiving / discharging port 55 formed over the area 1, 52 is set so as to face below the ball exit 10 for the prize ball. The opening / closing lid 52 has a slit opening 56 for sound transmission.
And an operation port 57 for adjusting the sound volume, and the spilled ball received in the ball receiving and discharging port 55 can be discharged to the ball returning port 11.

In the ball receiving member of the foul ball processing type implemented in the pachinko machine of the above-described embodiment, the firing rail 4 is used.
The figure is based on the premise that the dish portion 20 of the upper ball dish 19 is appropriately positioned lower (lower) with respect to the return hole 49 for the foul ball formed between the guide ball 36 and the guide rail 36. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the ball receiving / discharging tool 61 provided below the return port 49 is provided with a collecting ball collecting gutter 63 provided on the back side of the front opening / closing plate 18 of the upper ball tray 19. All the foul balls that have entered the return port 49 are connected to the
In addition to returning directly to, the game ball can be used as it is.

As a specific configuration, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the ball collection gutter 63 protruding from the left back surface of the front opening / closing plate 18 toward the ball receiver / discharge tool 61 is formed by synthetic resin molding. An example of the discharge cylinder 23 is formed integrally with the discharge cylinder 23 for the prize ball in a left-right parallel state, and is formed to protrude rearward from a right wall portion 23a of the discharge cylinder 23 as shown in FIG. The outlet 64b of the opened recovery path 64 is opened at the base of the right side wall 23a to open the dish 20 of the upper bowl 19.
It faces the upstream side of. Then, with the upper ball tray 19 held together with the front opening / closing plate 18 in the original closed set position, as shown in FIGS. 64a is the ball receiving and discharging tool 61
Are communicated in a bent step state (including a flow step of a ball) deviated in the left-right and up-down directions with respect to the front surface of the opening. The ball collection gutter 63 and the discharge tube 23 are one discharge member, and are set on the upper front surface of the front opening / closing plate 18 in accordance with the upper and lower portions of the upper ball plate 19 so as to be fitted and set. (FIGS. 8 and 9).

However, in an example in which the right side wall 23a of the discharge tube 23 is inclined so as to expand in the prize ball discharging direction, the outlet 64b of the ball collection gutter 63 is opened at the base of the right side wall 23a. A ball stopping portion 65 is provided on the left opening edge so as to protrude forward. As a result, the foul sphere from the recovery path 64 is quickly transferred to the dish portion 20 without being affected by the prize ball temporarily existing in the discharge path 24 of the discharge cylinder 23 or the prize ball discharged to the upper ball plate 19. This allows the prize balls in the discharge path 24 to be suitably prevented from entering the recovery path 64 from the exit 64b. The recovery path 64 has a size capable of accommodating a plurality of foul balls, a bottom inner surface thereof is inclined forward like the discharge path 24, and a foul ball guide piece 66 is formed on the right side.

In the closed set state of the upper ball tray 19, as can be understood from FIGS. 3, 4 and 8, the ball receiving and discharging device 61 and the ball collecting gutter 63 are held in communication with each other. It is desired to prevent fraud by invading foreign matter into the game board 35 whose state is abused. Thus, as an example of this countermeasure, basically, both 61 and 63 are appropriately displaced in the front left and right directions as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, while they are displaced in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. It is communicated in a bent state. Under this condition, a cover piece 67 for preventing foreign matter from entering is provided on the alignment connecting portion between the two, that is, on the right side of the front surface of the opening of the ball receiving and discharging tool 61 in the drawing, and the foreign matter is warped up at the upper end of the ball receiving and discharging tool 61. A stopping guide 69 for guiding the game ball fired while preventing intrusion is formed, and the discharging tool 6 is formed.
It is located within 1. A guide piece 68 for a foul ball is formed inside the cover piece 67. According to such an example of countermeasures for preventing fraud, it is difficult for foreign matters such as wire or band-like material to enter the ball receiving / ejecting tool 61 from the outlet 64b of the ball collection gutter 63 in an illegal operation from the front side of the upper ball tray 19. In addition, the tip of the foreign matter may be bent upward while being bent, so as to finally enter the game area 37 from between the inner glass 17A of the glass door 17 and the guide rail 36. It is possible to suitably prevent such misconduct.

[0022]

In the above-described pachinko machine of the present embodiment, as in the case of other conventional pachinko machines, the pachinko machine 19 is used for a game with the upper bowl 19 held in a normal closed set state.
Then, as an original pachinko game, the operation unit 30 of the hitting ball launching device 29 is operated under the condition that the gaming pachinko balls inserted (accommodated) in the upper ball tray 19 pass through the ball feeding device 21 in the order of precedence. By operating the ball, the ball is operated by the ball operating unit 31 of the device 29 and the ball is fed by the ball feeder 21 in synchronization with the ball, so that the game balls are sequentially moved one by one on the firing rail 48. After being sent to the firing site P and being seated, the ball is hit by the hitting rod 32, jumps over the return port 49 from the firing rail 48 and guides the guide rail 36 of the game board 35.
And is driven into the game area 37. In the game area 37, the game balls that enter the winning opening while moving / falling in each direction are the safe balls and the out opening 39.
What entered is divided into out spheres, and each path 4
Finally, they are discharged to the back side of the machine from 3, 13, and 42 and are transferred to the collection section.

On the other hand, each safe ball is a processing device (not shown)
Prize ball discharge device
The prize balls paid out in a set number of units by the operation of (not shown) are preferentially discharged from the main discharge path 44 to the upper ball tray 19 via the ball outlet 10 and, after filling, from the sub discharge path 45. The ball is discharged to the lower ball tray 27 via the ball container 46 and the ball outlet 26. Looking at the state of the prize balls being discharged to the upper ball plate 19, the prize balls discharged from the discharge tube 23 are vigorously discharged to the plate portion 20 in a dispersed state throughout the discharge path 24, and in particular, the right side wall portion. About the prize ball discharged along 23a,
While being guided by the ball stopping portion 65, the ball is discharged to the plate portion 20 in a forward direction, so that the ball collecting gutter 63 is prevented from entering the outlet 64b backward. Many of the prize balls that have been ejected are
In the case where the upstream portion of the cylinder 0 and the discharge channel 24 are filled,
Plate portion 20, discharge path 24, outlet 64b of ball collection gutter 63
Exit 64b due to the step with the ball stop guide 65
The entry into the inside is stopped.
It is stored in such a state that it surrounds the front periphery with b open (see FIGS. 3 and 8).

In such a pachinko game, a game ball originally properly launched one by one from the launch site P follows a trajectory extending to the launch rail 48 with its hitting force (firing force). From the upper end, it jumps over the return hole 49 for foul ball, reaches the lower part of the guide rail 36, and is normally driven into the game area 37 while flying upward along the rail 36. However, a game ball fired from the firing site P, but could not reach the game area 37 due to insufficient hitting force or the like, is generated as a foul ball (return ball) and falls to the return port 49. , And unexpectedly many occasionally occur during the game. When viewed from the state of occurrence of this foul ball, when it flies upward along the guide rail 36, it falls from the middle and falls from the lower end, and reaches the lower part of the guide rail 36 and falls from the lower end. And guide rail 3
6 may fall from the upper end of the firing rail 48 without being able to reach 6.

Therefore, in the pachinko machine and the ball receiving member of the present embodiment, the foul balls generated as described above can be suitably collected and processed as follows. That is, as a mode for receiving the foul ball that has fallen into the return port 49 into the ball receiving / ejecting tool 61, the foul ball from the lower end of the guide rail 36 is mainly once temporarily applied to the right guide blocking portion 62, and the upper end of the firing rail 48. Guide ball 62 on the left side
Can be quietly received in the discharge tool 61, respectively, in a state in which it is mainly applied once. In this discharge tool 61, the foul balls can be suitably prevented from jumping out of the discharge tool 61 by the guide blocking portions 62, 62 on both sides. The foul sphere received in the ball receiving and discharging device 61 as described above includes the ball guided by the guide piece 68 of the cover piece 67 and the collection path of the ball collection gutter 63 facing the back side of the front opening / closing plate 18 from the front of the opening. After entering the inlet 64a of the outlet 64 and being discharged from the outlet 64b along the guide piece 66 toward the front surface of the opening of the discharge path 24 of the discharge tube 23, it is collected in the upstream portion of the plate portion 20 of the upper ball plate 19. (See FIGS. 3 and 8).

In such a foul ball collection process, a large number of game balls (including prize balls) are stored while the prize balls are being discharged toward the upper ball plate 19 or in the plate portion 20. Even when the ball is collected, the ejected prize ball and the stored ball are collected by the ball collection gutter 6 by the ball stopping portion 65 and the guide piece 66 as described above.
The foul ball can be quickly returned from the outlet 64b to the dish 20 by being prevented from entering the third outlet 64b in the reverse direction and opening the front of the outlet 64b. Then, all the foul balls collected in the plate portion 20 are mixed with other game balls existing in the plate portion 20 and are similarly aligned while sequentially entering and moving toward the alignment path 20a. Can be sent out into the ball feeder 21 and used.

As an example of a state during the pachinko game, a game ball located upstream of the plate portion 20 temporarily remains for some reason without being able to quickly move to the alignment path 20a side. On the other hand, even if many of the game balls that are sent from the ball feeder 21 one by one to the shooting site P and fired are turned into foul balls, these foul balls are collected by the collection path of the ball collection gutter 63 during this time. A considerable number is temporarily accommodated in the inside of the ball receiving and ejecting tool 61. Then, the player who notices the poor ball flow on the upper ball dish 19 side, temporarily retains the ball in the dish portion 20 again to the alignment path 20a.
In a state where it is possible to normally enter and transfer to the foul ball, the foul ball quickly passes through the outlet 64b and is returned into the dish portion 20. As a result, it is possible to prevent the foul ball from overflowing above the return port 49 beforehand, and the normally launched game ball (launched ball) interferes with the foul ball remaining in the ball receiving and discharging device 61. This can also be suitably solved.

As described above, according to the foul ball processing technique shown in the present embodiment, the ball receiving and discharging tool 6 on the front side of the game assisting panel 7 is used.
1 and the ball collecting gutter 63 on the back side of the upper ball tray 19, so that the structure is simple, and the ball collecting gutter 63 is formed integrally with the discharge cylinder 23 for the prize ball. By doing so, both 63, 23 can be easily formed and implemented as one outlet member. In the communication state between the ball receiving / discharging tool 61 and the ball collecting gutter 63, and the stopping guide 69 is located in the discharging tool 61 as described above, the game area of the game board 35 from the front side of the exit 64b. 3
It is possible to prevent improper operation due to an operation of entering a foreign substance into the inside 7.
According to such a foul ball processing technology, the left front surface (the front surface on the opposite side of the installation of the firing rail 48) of the game auxiliary board 7 can be widely opened (see FIG. 2). Set member 50 for the speaker shown
In addition, although not shown, necessary accessories such as a switch and an electromagnetic solenoid can be attached without difficulty, and a suitable and effective use of the left space can be achieved.

[0029]

[Modification] The foul ball processing technique is not limited to the illustrated embodiment described above, and other examples other than the above are also preferably recommended. For example, the ball receiving and discharging tool 61 may be formed integrally with the base 47 of the firing rail 48, or may be formed integrally with the main body 51 of the set member 50 for the speaker. According to this, it is possible to configure and implement each of them as a foul ball receiving type firing rail device and a set member. Of course, it is also possible to integrally mold the discharge tool 61 on the front surface of the game auxiliary board 7. On the other hand, upper plate 19
The ball collection gutter 63 on the side may be a single member separated from the discharge cylinder 23 for prize balls. Further, in consideration of the premise that the front opening / closing plate 18 can be opened and closed at the rotation fulcrum at the left end in the figure, the ball collection gutter 63 and the ball receiving and discharging tool 61 facing the return port 49 are configured as one ball receiving and collecting member. It may be attached and set to the back side of the front opening / closing plate 18, and the opening front face may face a required return portion of the dish portion 20 of the upper ball dish 19. Incidentally, the return portion may be an upper stage on the upstream side of the alignment path 20a.

Any type of foul ball processing technology including the above-described embodiment and other examples can be applied to an arrangement ball machine which is a kind of pachinko machine. That is, in the arrangement ball machine, in each symbol combination game, on the premise of the pachinko machine in the upper bowl, a set number (16) of restricted use game balls are shot toward the game area one by one. When a foul ball is generated in the process, the foul ball is detected and counted one by one by a switch below the return port and returned to the player side, and a new game ball is launched by the number of foul ball detection counts. Thus, the game of this time can be continuously ended. As a foul ball processing technique in a gaming machine having such a game setting condition, as a ball receiving / discharging tool below the return port and a ball collecting gutter inside the upper ball tray, alignment contact or a return port by one ball receiving / collecting member is used. In communication with the ball tray, the foul ball detected by the switch can be returned to the upper ball bowl and used as it is as a game ball. The switch may be provided at an upper portion or the like in the ball receiving and discharging device.

[0031]

As described above, according to the ball receiving member of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the ball is paid out from the mechanism set board side while the required game is developed while the normal closed set state is maintained. The prize ball that has fallen to the return port due to insufficient hitting force of the hit ball launching device or the like can be collected into the plate portion through the ball collection gutter while the winning ball can be discharged into the dish portion through the discharge cylinder. The ball can be reused as a game ball, and can be handled as one ball plate having a prize ball processing function and a foul ball collection processing function. That is, in order to use the foul ball as a game ball, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of picking up the foul ball from the lower ball plate and putting it into the upper ball plate. Further, even if a foul ball is generated immediately after all the game balls in the upper ball plate are launched or at the end of the game, the foul ball can be returned to the plate portion of the upper ball plate and used as a game ball.

In the closed setting state of the ball receiving member, the ball receiving and discharging device on the front side of the game auxiliary board and the ball collecting gutter on the rear side of the front opening and closing plate for the upper ball plate are in communication with each other. The route can be configured simply and the front of the game auxiliary board can be widely opened. That is, necessary auxiliary components such as speakers, switches, and electromagnetic solenoids can be easily attached to the front surface of the game auxiliary panel, and there is an advantage that the space can be effectively used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a front frame.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view based on the line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view mainly showing a peripheral portion of the game assistance panel inside the front frame.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an upper ball plate partially broken away.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating a main part of a foul ball processing.

FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view showing a main part of a foul ball processing.

FIG. 9 is a rear view mainly showing a discharge cylinder and a ball collection gutter on the upper ball tray side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 5 Housing frame 7 Game auxiliary board 10 Ball exit 18 Front opening / closing plate 19 Upper ball tray 20 Plate portion 23 Discharge cylinder 24 Discharge path 27 Lower ball tray 29 Hitting ball launcher 35 Game board 36 Guide rail 41 Mechanism Set board 48 Launch rail 49 Return port 63 Ball collection gutter 64 Collection path

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An upper plate is attached to a front frame (2) attached to an outer frame (1).
(19) and a lower bowl (27), a ball launcher (29), and a mechanism set board (41), etc., while being set in the housing frame (5) inside the front frame (2). Game board (35) guide rail (36)
A pachinko machine in which a return port (49) for a foul ball is formed between a game rail (48) installed on the front of the game auxiliary panel (7) inside the front frame (2). The ball plate (19) is provided so as to be able to open sideways with respect to the front frame (2) side, and a discharge tube (23) for a prize ball communicating with the upstream side of the internal plate portion (20); A ball collection gutter (63) for foul balls communicating with the required part of the part (20) is provided facing down, and the front frame
In the normal closed set state of the upper bowl (19) with respect to the (2) side, the discharge cylinder (23) communicates with the ball outlet (10) for the winning ball on the side of the housing frame (5), and the ball is collected. Gutter (63) and return port (49)
The prize ball paid out from the mechanism set board (41) side and the foul ball entered in the return port (49) are passed through the dish portion (20) so as to be used for a game. A ball receiving member for a pachinko machine. 2. The upper bowl (19) is mounted and set on the front side of a front opening / closing plate (18) which is assembled to be openable to the front frame (2) side. 23) and ball collection gutter
(63) is formed into a single discharge member and is projected rearward of the front opening / closing plate (18), and a discharge path (10) that can communicate with the ball exit (10) for the prize ball on the front left and right of the discharge member. 2. A ball receiving member for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said ball receiving member has a collecting passage which can be communicated with a return port for foul balls.