JP3873200B2 - Pachinko machines equipped with a ball channel switching device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  This inventionballChannel switching devicePlaceIn more detail, the pachinko balls stored on the back side of the machine can be discharged to the player (ball tray) side as a prize ball for winning the game, while the return ball (return) In a gaming machine that can be discharged to the outside as a ball), a ball channel switching device that can switch the channel between the winning ball and the return ballPlaceThe present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, the game ball sent from the ball tray to the launch position is played by the ball feed launch control operation for each ball that is started based on the game operation. You can hit the board and play the required pachinko game. Then, for the winning conditions during the game (such as the generation of a safe ball or the establishment of a score for the combination of symbols by entering the ball), the balls stored in the ball storage / discharge path part on the back side of the machine are paid out by the winning ball payout device. Each operation is paid out as a predetermined number of prize balls, and is delivered to the upper ball tray and the lower ball tray from a predetermined prize ball path. On the other hand, when it is necessary to remove a considerable amount of stored balls in the ball storage / discharge path portion by handling the gaming machine, an operation rod is generally inserted through an operation hole formed in the front side portion of the front frame. By operating the ball flow path switching device, the switching valve provided at the branch connecting portion between the award ball path and the ball path is held in a ball-removed state (ball return position). It can be discharged from the airway to the backside outside the machine. The operating rod is a wire-like material with a knob attached to it, and is managed by the hall manager. However, an easily available straight material can be substituted.
[0003]
In such a pachinko gaming machine, in addition to the payout of prize balls, as a form in which all the stored balls can be paid out by a ball removal operation, the prize ball payout device generally has an electric tool (solenoid) for each winning condition. Or motor) is used to control the rotation of the ball feeder facing the ball path, and the electric type is used to detect and count the award balls, and the ball flow switching device is operated with the aforementioned operating rod. An electric type is used in which the switching valve is switched and held at the ball removal (return) position by driving control of the electromagnetic solenoid based on the detection input of the switch. As an embodiment of both devices, a prize ball payout device is installed at the downstream side of the ball storage / discharge path portion at the side edge of the mechanism set board on the back side provided with a game board check window. A flow path switching device is installed at a branch connection portion between the award ball path and the ball removal path communicating with the downstream of the prize ball payout device, and based on the detection input of the switch in the ball removal operation, the switching valve is held and Under the release condition of the ball dispensing device, all of the extracted storage balls can be released.
[0004]
In addition to the operation rod, the spherical channel switching device can detect a switch operation by fingertip operation on the back side of the front frame opened from the outer frame. In both devices, the detection input of the switch is validated only once as a ball removal control process in the electronic control unit, and after the ball removal operation, the power is turned on again or a reset input related to the electronic control unit is performed as a normal recovery process. Perform the operation. Unless this process is performed, the subsequent detection input of the switch is disabled and the ball cannot be removed. Under this condition, the electric tool and the electromagnetic solenoid are set to automatically return after a predetermined time has elapsed based on a timer setting condition in the electronic control unit for the detection input of the ball removal switch.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional spherical flow path switching device described above, a linear type electromagnetic solenoid having a rectangular outer body or a rotary type having a circular outer body is used as an operating means for rotationally displacing the switching valve between a ball discharge position and a ball removal position. An electromagnetic solenoid was being implemented. However, in the linear type electromagnetic solenoid, since the rod linearly reciprocates, a connecting member that converts the linear displacement of the rod into the rotational displacement of the switching valve is required. However, there is a disadvantage that the operation becomes complicated and failure such as malfunction is likely to occur, and the whole apparatus becomes large. On the other hand, in the rotary type electromagnetic solenoid, the switching valve can be directly connected to the rod. Therefore, even if there is an advantage that the operation system for the switching valve is simplified and malfunctions can be prevented, a circular outer body is provided. Due to the large size, the installation area increases, and as a result, the entire apparatus cannot be reduced in size. Therefore, in the mechanism set panel, it is necessary to secure a large installation site on the premise of the outer size of the ball flow path switching device. be pointed out.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention has been newly proposed in order to suitably solve the above-described problems. In the downstream portion of the ball payout section connected to the ball storage / discharge path section on the rear side of the machine, the flow path of the winning ball and the flow path of the return ball Small and easy to handleSphereChannel switching devicePlaceAn object is to provide a pachinko gaming machine provided.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the present inventionThe machineThe pachinko balls stored in the prize ball storage and discharge part of the mechanism set board installed on the back side can be paid out from the ball payout part, and discharged from the prize ball discharge path to the player side as a prize ball for winning a game. On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine that can be discharged from the ball exit path as a return ball by the ball removal operation,
  A case in which a suspended ball path is formed which is detachably attached to the recessed chamber formed in the mechanism set board by assembling the ball payout section and can communicate with the ball delivery path of the prize ball storage and discharge section. Body,
  Another case body that is removably assembled to the recessed chamber portion at a position below the case body;
  A hanging ball discharge path formed in the other case body so as to be able to communicate with the ball path of the ball discharge section, and capable of communicating with the prize ball discharge path side;
  A slanted ball return path that is formed on the other case body so as to be branched from the ball payout path and located on the front side of the ball payout path, and communicated with the ball discharge path side;
  The exciting force generator is installed sideways in the other case body, and is incorporated in another case body, and supports a rotating shaft that can be inserted into the exciting force generator and turn. A rotary electromagnetic solenoid having a part of the rotating shaft as a fulcrum shaft portion and extending outside the outer body,
  It is connected to the fulcrum shaft part of the rotating shaft of the electromagnetic solenoid, and is located at a branching portion between the ball payout path and the ball return path of the other case body so as to switch the ball flow path in the other case body. A switching valve capable of
  An engagement board part that is attached to the mechanism set board above the recessed chamber part and that can be operated by fingertip operation or tool operation to detachably engage a part of the case body; By locking operation to displace the plywood part to one side, the engaging board part protrudes into the concave chamber part, and a part of the case body is fixed and set, and it is engaged by unlocking operation to displace the engaging board part to the other side. A locking member that allows the case portion to be removed by retracting the board portion from the recessed chamber portion;
  A regulating valve that is attached to the mechanism set panel above the concave chamber and is connected to the locking member, and can be displaced and displaced with respect to the ball delivery path to restrict the outflow of the ball in the path and allow the outflow. A movable restricting member having a portion,
  The switching valve uses the biasing force applied to the switching valve and the exciting force generated by the electromagnetic solenoid, and the switching valve opens the ball discharge path with the rotating shaft as a fulcrum and communicates with the ball path. And a second state in which the ball return path is opened to communicate with the ball path,
  At the time of assembling and setting the ball paying portion, the restricting valve portion of the movable restricting member is connected to the ball in relation to the engaging plate portion being locked and held by a part of the case body by the locking operation of the locking member. Allow the ball to flow out of the delivery path,
  When removing the ball payout portion, the restriction valve portion of the movable restriction member protrudes into the ball delivery path in association with releasing the engagement plate portion from a part of the case body by the unlocking operation of the locking member. It is characterized in that it is configured to disable the outflow of the ball.
[0008]
[Action]
Below the ball passage communicating with the ball dispensing section, a rotary electromagnetic solenoid is installed at a predetermined portion that branches into a ball dispensing path communicating with the prize ball discharge path and a ball return path communicating with the ball removal path. A switching valve is connected to the rotating shaft of the electromagnetic solenoid. In the non-excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid, the urging force applied to the switching valve keeps the switching valve in the first state, that is, in a state where the ball discharge path is opened and communicated with the ball path. Is done. As a result, the pachinko balls paid out from the ball payout unit are passed from the ball path to the ball payout path and discharged to the player side as prize balls through the prize ball discharge path. Further, in the excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid by a required ball removal operation, the switching valve is opened in the second state, that is, the ball return path is opened by the rotational displacement of the rotation shaft of the solenoid. The posture is maintained in a communicated state. As a result, the pachinko balls paid out from the ball paying-out portion are passed from the ball passage to the ball return path side, and discharged to the outside as a return ball through the ball removal path.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Next, the present invention relates toSphereChannel switching devicePlaceThe pachinko gaming machine provided will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, each type of game ball is launched into the game board one by one and the game ball winning game (out ball and safe ball) is developed. A case of a pachinko machine that can be separately discharged into a winning ball for establishment (occurrence of a safe ball) and a rental ball for gaming using a ball lending system and supplied to the ball tray side is mainly exemplified.
[0010]
First, the pachinko machine shown schematically in FIG. 1 and the ball processing unit shown schematically in FIG. 2 will be described briefly. A mechanism set board having respective ball processing units on the back side of the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A. C is detachably set. In this set board C, a discharge path 2 for out balls and a processing path 3 for safe balls are defined around the window 1 for game board inspection, while a ball storage / discharge path section for prize balls ( As the prize ball storage / discharge section 4, an uppermost ball tank 4 a, a rectifying basin 4 b for alignment, and a delivery basin 4 c for decompression are connected in order so that a considerable number of pachinko balls can be stored and delivered. It has become. Also, a prize ball payout device F, which will be described later, and a ball channel switching device G of this embodiment are detachably set at the downstream end of the delivery rod 4c. First and second prize ball paths (prize ball discharge paths) 5 and 7 connected to a ball tray (not shown) side are formed, and a ball exit path branched from an upstream portion of the first prize ball path 5 9 is formed on the outer side of the lower portion and communicates with the discharge path 2 and the processing path 3. The first prize ball path 5 is connected to the upstream portion of the upper ball tray through the supply port 6, and the second prize ball path 7 is branched from the side of the supply port 6 to be below the front frame B. It communicates with the lower ball tray via a container 8 attached to the back side (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
[0011]
As the remaining structure of the mechanism set board C described above, as schematically shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the ball feed alignment for single winning balls is arranged at the orthogonal connection portion of the flow straightening rod 4b and the delivery rod 4c. The unit 10 is equipped, a switch 11 for detecting a stored ball is installed at a predetermined position of the rectifying rod 4 b, and a prize ball full detection mechanism 12 is incorporated in the middle of the second prize ball path 7. On the other hand, a lever 13 and a switch 14 as a ball removal operation means are assembled in the vicinity of the delivery rod 4c, and a safe ball detection processing device D is detachably set in the processing path 3. In this apparatus D, a safe ball is detected and stopped one by one and released after the winning ball is paid out. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, a passage 16 communicating with the processing path 3 is formed. The main body 15 is formed with a switch 17 capable of detecting passage of safe balls in the passage 16 one by one and stopper portions 18a and 18b positioned above and below the switch 17 so that the processing operation is performed once. A lever-shaped restriction processing member 18 that restricts entry / exit by restraining and releasing the safe ball and an electromagnetic solenoid 19 that switches the member 18 to each restricted state alternately are assembled, and the whole is constituted by a main body unit.・ It can be handled. In FIG. 1, 20 is a terminal board connected to a power supply unit (AC24V), 21 is a first electronic control unit for controlling game contents, 22 is a safe ball detection process and prize ball discharge (payout and ball removal). Each of the second electronic control devices is shown.
[0012]
Such a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is installed together with the ball lending system in each partition frame of an installation frame base (commonly called “island”) in the game hall and is used for games in a vertical orientation. In this state, although not shown, a considerable amount of pachinko balls supplied from the ball distribution unit in the replenishment equipment for the installation frame base for each row are received in the ball tank 4a of the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 Each basket 4b, 4c accommodates a predetermined number of prize balls for the safe balls generated during the pachinko game. On the other hand, the ball lending system performs lending control of a set number of balls for a certain amount unit within the effective amount of the card to be used in the detection condition of the ball of the switch 11, and the card reader 23, the card insertion slot, etc. The card unit E is mounted on the outer side of the outer frame A (see FIG. 1), and a relay control unit (also referred to as an interface board) 24 installed at the lower back side of the front frame B is connected to the card reader 23 and the upper ball tray side. A ball lending operation unit and the second electronic control unit 22 are connected to each other. Then, in response to the ball lending interpretation control processing conditions of the card reader 23, a later-described prize ball dispensing device F is operated, so that the lending balls that have been paid out are supplied to the upper ball tray.
[0013]
The above-mentioned prize ball payout device F implemented in the pachinko machine is controlled and operated by the second electronic control unit 22, and separates the prize balls for the safe balls and the rental balls for games, and stores the stored balls. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic control operation form for controlling the extraction is set in the installation portion of the mechanism set panel C so as to be detachable. In this prize ball dispensing device F, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, as a basic configuration, a ball path is defined in a case body 26 made of synthetic resin unitized in a vertical rectangular box shape. Each of the case bodies can be handled by assembling an electric ball paying portion 30 at a portion facing the ball passage. And it was formed between the installation part of the mechanism set board C, that is, the lower end of the delivery basket 4c of the ball storage / discharge path part 4, and the upper ends of the first and second prize ball paths 5, 7 and the ball removal path 9. The case body 26 is accommodated in the recessed chamber portion 25, and the ball passageOutlet 4c and each path 5 , 7 , 9Are fixedly set by required locking means to be described later. In the case body 26, a rectangular cover 26B is assembled to a single base plate 26A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the concave chamber portion 25, and one side portion of the case body 26 (the right side in FIG. 4). ), A collar 27 in which one row of ball passages 28 is formed in a hanging shape is assembled and screwed to the base plate 26A and the cover 26B.
[0014]
And the said ball paying-out part 30 built in the above-mentioned case body 26 detects the entrance / exit of the ball | bowl from the ball | bowl storage discharge path | route part 4 one by one. As illustrated in FIG.4 and FIG.5, A rotating sprocket-shaped ball feeder 32 supported by a support portion 31 of the base plate 26A, an electromagnetic solenoid 34 which is a switching operation source of a regulating piece 36 which regulates rotation / stop of the ball feeder 32, first, Second detectors 38 and 39 are provided. The ball feeder 32 can receive the balls one by one with the receiving portions 33 (six in the figure) formed on the outer periphery facing the inside of the ball passage 28 and release them by rotation. Further, in the illustrated example of the flapper, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is generated when a magnetic force generating portion (also called a bobbin) 34A in which a coil is wound around a metal support frame 25 fixed to the base plate 26A is attached and energized. The exciting force can be concentratedly applied to the magnetized part 34a. On the other hand, the restricting piece 36 is supported by one end of the support frame 35 so as to be tiltable and is urged by a spring 37. Using the ball feedbodyThe 32 receiving portions 33 are disengaged and released. On the other hand, the first and second detectors 38 and 39 are arranged at a detection interval of one sphere, face the ball passage 28, and are configured to individually detect the incoming ball and the outgoing ball.
[0015]
In such a ball paying portion 30, in the operating state when the power is turned on, a suspended restriction piece 36 released from the magnetized portion 34 a by demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 restrains the ball feeder 32. The state is biased (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the ball feeder 32 is stopped in a state where the most advanced (bottom end) of the ball that has been inserted into the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 and has entered the ball passage 28 from the delivery path 4 c is received in the receiving portion 33. In this case, the first detector 38 directly detects this sphere. On the other hand, when the regulating piece 36 attracted to the magnetized part 34a is tilted and changed by the excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32, the ball feeder 32 rotates with the weight of one ball received. The second sphere 39 directly detects the emitted sphere,electromagneticThe solenoid 34 is reset to demagnetization. The first and second detectors 38 and 39 are light emitting diodes arranged on a control board (not shown) connected to the second control circuit device 22 side in an example in which an optical sensor type is used. And a light receiving diode disposed on a circuit board (not shown). In addition, with respect to ball clogging (determination) in the ball dispensing unit 30, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249973 discloses control for eliminating ball clogging by generating vibration by operating the electromagnetic solenoid 34 for dispensing. The disclosed technology can be employed. Regarding the control of the determination process of the payout ball detection failure (failure) of the second detector 39, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249975 can be adopted. Furthermore, regarding control for changing the ball payout speed between the high speed mode and the low speed mode in accordance with the quantity (detection interval time) of prize balls (reserved balls), for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-6789 and The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-285821 can be employed.
[0016]
The ball flow path switching device G of the present embodiment switches and discharges the award balls, the lending balls, and the stored balls under the control operation of the second electronic control device 22, and is shown in FIGS. As schematically shown, the mechanism set board C is detachably set below the prize ball payout device F in the installation portion of the mechanism set board C. In this spherical flow path switching device G, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 13 and 14 as a basic configuration, a synthetic resin case body 41 unitized in a small rectangular box shape is provided. A ball passage is defined, and an electric switching / discharging portion 47 is assembled to a portion facing the ball passage so that it can be handled for each case body. In the installation portion of the mechanism set board C, that is, in the concave chamber portion 25, a case body unit is accommodated between the prize ball payout device F and the first prize ball path 5 and the ball removal path 9, Are fixedly set by required locking means to be described later in a state in which the ball path 28 and the first prize ball path 5 and the ball removal path 9 are connected in alignment. In the case body 41, a U-shaped cover 41B is assembled to a base body 41A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the concave chamber 25, and one side portion (right side in FIG. 4) of the case body 41 is attached. A ball passage is defined.
[0017]
  In the ball channel switching device G of the present embodiment, the ball passage 28 of the prize ball payout device F and the first prize ball are constituted by the partition wall 42 formed on the right part of the case body 41 and the cover 41B. A hanging ball discharge path 43 communicated with the path 5 is formed, and an oblique ball return path 44 communicated with the ball removal path 9 is formed by branching from the central portion of the ball discharge path 43. The base body 41 </ b> A extends vertically at the approximate center.FinishingBoth the paths 43 and 44 are covered by the cut plate 46 and the right side wall portion of the cover 41B. In addition, each part of the base body 41A is provided with an assembly boss, a pedestal, and the like, and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are substantially reverse V shapes as illustrated in FIG. A relief recess 45 for a switching valve 49, which will be described later, is formed at one end of the branch communication port portion.
[0018]
  Further, the switching discharge portion 47 incorporated in the case body 41 is an electromagnetic solenoid installed on the left side of the partition plate 46 of the base body 41A, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 13 and FIG. 48 and a lever-like switching valve 49 that is rotatably supported on the right side of the partition plate 46. The electromagnetic solenoid 48 is a rotary type having a small and rectangular outer body 52, and rotatably supports a rotating shaft 54 inserted through an exciting force generator 53 incorporated in the outer body 52. One end portion is configured as a fulcrum shaft portion 54 a so as to extend out of the outer body 52. The small rotary electromagnetic solenoid 48 accommodates the outer body 52 in an installation portion 51 defined by a support piece 50 integrally formed with the base body 41A, and the fulcrum shaft portion 54a is discharged from the ball. It is set in a state where it is extended to a branch portion between the path 43 and the ball return path 44. That is, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 is set sideways, and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are positioned to the side of the solenoid 48. Is configured to be lightweight and compact. The aboveFinishingThe cut plate 46 is formed with a groove 46 a that allows the rotation shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 to be inserted. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the switching valve 49 is directly connected and fixed to the fulcrum shaft portion 54 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 and is located in the connecting portion between the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44. The rotary shaft 54 is switched and held under the rotational displacement. Further, the fulcrum shaft portion 54a is connected to the switching valve 49 at each end.FinishingA torsion spring 55 that is engaged with the cut plate 46 and applies a biasing force to the switching valve 49 is disposed.
[0019]
In the spherical channel switching device G configured as described above, when the rotating shaft 54 is in a free state due to demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 in a state before operation when the power is turned on, it is attached by the torsion spring 55. Under the influence of force, the switching valve 49 is held at the upright payout position with the rotation shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the ball payout path 43 is opened to release the ball discharged from the prize ball payout device F. Guide to the side (see FIG. 15A). On the other hand, when the rotational shaft 54 is rotationally displaced in a predetermined direction by excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, the switching valve 49 is held at the tilt return position with the rotational shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the prize ball Dispensing deviceFThe balls paid out from the ball are guided to the ball return path 44 side (see FIG. 15B). As for the operation means related to the switching discharge portion 47 of the spherical channel switching device G, the lever 13 and the switch 14 are operated in the example in which the lever 13 and the switch 14 are arranged and used in the mechanism set panel C schematically shown in FIG. Accordingly, in response to the detection (ON) of the switch 14, the switching solenoid 48 and the dispensing solenoid 34 are excited for a set time. Incidentally, the lever 13 is operated by pushing a wire-like operating tool (both not shown) inserted in an operation hole formed in the front frame B, and by an operation with a fingertip on the back side of the front frame B released from the outer frame A. Both of these are possible.
[0020]
The prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G configured as described above can be appropriately connected to the concave chamber portion 25 of the mechanism set panel C without using any screws or bolts. It can be easily and easily attached by a one-touch operation using a stopper or a locking member. That is, with respect to the spherical channel switching device G, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 9, the locking piece 65 extending outward in the left and right directions at the upper and lower portions of the left and right ends of the cover 41B in the case body 41. , 65 are integrally formed, and slide grooves 66, 66 are formed in the lower portion of the concave chamber 25 so that the locking pieces 65, 65 can be locked from above. Therefore, the spherical channel switching device G unitized in the unit of the case body 41 aligns and positions the locking pieces 65 and 65 above the slide grooves 66 and 66, and slides them downward in this state. Thus, each locking piece 65 is fitted into the slide groove 66, and the switching device G is fixedly set in the concave chamber portion 25. At this time, the outlet part of the ball payout path 43 is aligned with the inlet part of the first prize ball path 5, and the outlet part of the ball return path 44 is aligned with the inlet part of the ball removal path 9 (see FIG. 5).
[0021]
As for the prize ball payout device F, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 9, locking pieces 67, 67 extending downward are integrally formed at the lower end portion of the base plate 26A of the case body 26. An engaging piece 68 extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the upper surface of the cover 26B. These locking pieces 67, 67 are adapted to be aligned with locking recesses 69, 69 provided in the upper surface of the base body 41A of the ball flow path switching device G.FIs set from above, each locking piece 67 is fitted into each locking recess 69, and the lower part is fixedly held by the spherical channel switching device G fixedly set in the concave chamber 25. Yes. Further, the engaging piece portion 68 is engaged with a locking member 70 that is rotatably disposed above the concave chamber portion 25.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the locking member 70 is rotatably disposed on a fulcrum boss 72 extending horizontally from the outer surface of the cover member 71 screwed to the upper side of the recessed chamber portion 25. A knob 73 having an engagement hole 74 into which the fulcrum boss 72 is inserted and a fan-shaped engagement board 75 extending laterally from the lower end of the knob 73 are integrally formed. Has been. When the locking member 70 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the fulcrum boss 72, the engagement plate 75 is displaced to the unlocking position retracted from the upper end portion of the recessed chamber portion 25 (see FIG. 9). When it is rotated to the right, the engagement plate 75 is displaced to the lock engagement position located at the upper end of the concave chamber 25 (see FIG. 4). That is, in a state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position, the prize ball payout device F is positioned above the concave chamber portion 25 in which the ball flow path switching device G is fixedly set, and in this state, the locking member When 70 is pivotally displaced to the lock engagement position, the engagement plate 75 comes into engagement with the engagement piece portion 68, and the engagement action between the engagement piece 67 and the engagement recess 69 and the Under the engaging action of the engaging plate 75 and the engaging piece portion 68, the prize ball payout device F is fixedly set in the concave chamber portion 25.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement piece portion 68 is formed with a curved engagement surface 68 a slidably contacting the cam edge 75 a of the engagement plate 75 of the locking member 70, and the engagement plate 75. An engaging groove 77 into which the projecting piece 76 projecting from the rear end of the rear surface is aligned and recessed is provided. Therefore, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position, the projecting piece 76 enters the engagement groove 77, and the member 70 is locked and held at the lock locking position. Easy rotation displacement to the release position side is prevented. Further, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G set in the concave chamber portion 25 engage with the cam edge 75a in a state where the locking member 70 is held at the lock locking position. surface6The movement in the up-down direction is preferably regulated by suitably contacting with 8a. In addition, the locking member 70 of the embodiment holds the knob 73 and rotates and displaces the tool (hexagon wrench, etc.) corresponding to the hexagon hole 78 formed in the knob 73. It is also possible to make a rotational displacement.
[0024]
  In addition, a ball circulation regulating device 85 that is operated in conjunction with the rotational displacement of the locking member 70 is disposed at the outlet portion of the delivery basket 4c in the bulb storage and discharge path section 4, and from the delivery basket 4c. It is now possible to regulate pachinko ball traffic. This sphereDistributionAs shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 to 12, the regulating device 85 is pivotally supported by a fulcrum pin 86 disposed on the side of the outlet portion of the delivery rod 4 c so as to be swingable and is engaged with the locking member 70. The movable restricting member 87 is posture controlled. One end side of the movable restricting member 87 is pivotally supported by the fulcrum pin 86, and a connecting pin 88 extending forward is integrally formed on the swing end side. As shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88 engages with the engagement port 80 formed in the engagement plate 75 of the locking member 70 and the cam edge 75a, and the locking member 70 is locked. At the time of rotational displacement between the locking position and the unlocking position, the attitude of the movable restricting member 87 is controlled under the engaging action of the connecting pin 88, the engaging port 80 and the cam edge 75a. Yes.
[0025]
For example, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocking position, as shown in FIG. 11, the connecting pin 88 is engaged with the cam edge 75a, and the movable restricting member 87 is swung. The posture is maintained in the tilting restricted state where the end side extends to the delivery rod 4c. As a result, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c abut against the regulating valve 89 of the movable regulating member 87 held in the tilt regulated state, and the outflow from the delivery rod 4c is regulated. That is, when the prize-ball dispensing device F is removed from the recessed chamber portion 25 while the locking member 70 is held in the unlocked position, the outflow of pachinko balls from the delivery basket 4c is suitably restricted. Yes. On the other hand, when the locking member 70 is displaced to the lock engagement position, as shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88 engages with the engagement port 80, and the movable restricting member 87 swings. The end side is held in the restriction release state retracted from the delivery rod 4c. As a result, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c flow out from the outlet portion of the delivery rod 4c without being regulated by the movable regulating member 87. That is, when the prize ball dispensing device F set in the concave chamber portion 25 is locked and held by the locking member 70 displaced to the lock latching position, the pachinko ball flowing down the delivery rod 4c is paid out to the prize ball. It flows into the ball passage 28 of the device F.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cover member 71 corresponds to a locus along which the protruding piece 76 moves when the locking member 70 rotates between the lock engagement position and the lock release position. An arcuate protrusion 79 is formed at the position. Thereby, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced, the protruding piece 76 comes into contact with the upper surface of the protruding portion 79, so that the easy rotational displacement of the locking member 70 is controlled.InIt has become. When the locking member 70 is displaced to the unlocking position, as shown in FIG. 12, the contact between the projecting piece 76 and the projecting portion 79 is released, and the end of the projecting portion 79 is The projecting piece 76 comes to be positioned, and the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position by the engagement of both 76 and 79, whereby the movable restricting member 87 is held in the tilt restricting state.
[0027]
As another configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening / closing lid 62 that covers the recessed chamber portion 25 so as to be openable is pivotally attached to the mechanism set board C. That is, the opening / closing lid62The pivot shafts 63, 63 pivotally supported by the mechanism set board C are integrally formed at the lower end portion, and the engaging piece 62a is integrally formed at the upper end portion. A lock member 64 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging piece 62a is rotatably disposed above the concave chamber portion 25. Accordingly, since the inside of the recessed chamber portion 25 is almost completely covered by the closed opening / closing lid 62, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G fixedly set in the recessed chamber portion 25 are provided with the pachinko machine. Can be isolated and protected from dust, cigarette smoke and the like when being used in games, and a reliable and stable operation can be maintained for a long period of time.
[0028]
Here, the electric parts and the prize balls arranged in each part of the pachinko machine of this embodimentPayWhen the input / output control system related to the electrical components of the output device F is added, as shown schematically in FIG. 16, the first electronic control device 21 has a switch disposed on a game board (not shown).Etc.Are connected, and control processing relating to game and prize ball discharge is performed. On the other hand, the second electronic control unit 22 includes a card reader 23 of the card unit E, an interface board 24, a switch 59 for ball lending operation, a switch 11 for lending ball, and a switch of the safe ball detection processing device D. 17 and the electromagnetic solenoid 19, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the first and second detectors 38 and 39 of the ball dispensing unit 30, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 of the switching discharge unit 47 and the ball removal switch 14 are connected to each other. Then, the divided payout of the rental balls and the winning balls, the safe ball detection processing, and the control processing for ball removal are performed. In the second electronic control unit 22, a single detection signal from the ball removal switch 14 is effectively input, and a switching solenoid 48 and then a payout solenoid 3 in response to the ball removal command.4Is excited for each time (for example, 50 seconds and 45 seconds), and the input signal of the reset switch 60 is set to enable effective input of the next ball removal detection signal.
[0029]
[Effect of the embodiment]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, the ball flow path switching device G and the prize ball payout device F are provided in the concave chamber portion 25 formed in the mechanism set board C when the pachinko machine is assembled and manufactured. It can be fixed and set by one-touch operation, and extremely simple and easy assembly is possible. That is, the spherical channel switching device G only needs to align and position the respective locking pieces 65, 65 above the respective slide grooves 66, 66 and to slide downward in this state. 65 is inserted into the slide groove 66, and the switching device G is fixedly set in the recessed chamber portion 25. In addition, the prize ball dispensing device F allows the locking piece 67 to be fitted into the locking recess 69 of the switching device G and the locking member 70 in the state in which the ball flow channel switching device G is fixedly set in the concave chamber 25. It is fixedly set in the recessed chamber portion 25 only by being rotationally displaced to the lock engaging position. As a result, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G are fixedly set in the recessed chamber portion 25 in a state of being continuously provided in the vertical direction. Since the movable restricting member 87 is held in the unregulated state by the displacement of the locking member 70 to the lock engaging position, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c It flows into the ball passage 28 of the apparatus F and reaches the ball feeder 32 in the ball dispensing unit 30.
[0030]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, it can be installed together with the card unit E on the installation frame base in the game hall and used for the game. A prize ball of the mechanism set board C is obtained by inserting a card into the card unit E and lending the ball on the front side of the machine.PayThe rental balls paid out from the dispensing device F can be dispensed to the upper ball tray side and stored. By performing a game operation (hit ball launching operation) under this condition, it is possible to launch the game balls that are sent one by one to the launch position in the machine into the game board and develop a required game. Then, the out balls generated during the game are discharged from the discharge path 2 of the mechanism set board C to the outside of the machine, and the safe balls are introduced from the processing path 3 to the safe ball detection processing device D to detect one ball at a time. The processed balls are discharged to the outside of the machine, while a set number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball discharge device F and supplied to the upper ball tray or the lower ball tray for the safe ball detection process. Then, the stored ball in the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 can be extracted in the released state of the prize ball discharge device F and discharged from the ball extraction path 9 to the outside by the operation when the ball is required to be removed.
[0031]
Therefore, the ball discharge operation state in the prize ball discharge device F and the ball flow path switching device G of the present embodiment implemented in such a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with regard to the lending of the lending ball, the ball lending unit 3 is operated based on the fact that the lending ball switch 11 has a ball presence detection input condition and the card lending switch 59 is operated.0Is activated. That is, based on the control processing and the ball lending command among the card reader 23, the interface board 24 and the second electronic control unit 22 in response to the operation input of the switch 59, the prize ballPayThe ball dispensing unit 30 of the dispensing device F is actuated to control the electromagnetic solenoid 34 (excitation and demagnetization), to switch the regulating piece 36, to detect the presence of a ball in the first and second detectors 38 and 39, and to the ball feeder 32. , A predetermined number of balls (for example, 25 lent balls for a lent amount of 100 yen) are paid out one by one, and the first prize ball path 5 from the ball payout path 43 in the ball flow path switching device G is paid out. Is discharged from the supply port 6 to the upper ball tray. 5 and FIG. 15A, when all the rental balls are released from the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32, the second detector 39 counts the rental balls. Then, the ball passes through the ball payout path 43, passes through the switching valve 49 held at the standing payout position, and is discharged to the first prize ball path 5.
[0032]
As for the payout of the winning ball to the safe ball, the ball paying unit 30 of the winning ball paying device F is operated every time the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection processing device D shown in FIGS. That is, under the condition that the switch 17 detects the safe ball stopped at the detection position by the stopper 18b of the restriction processing member 18 after entering the passage 16 from the processing path 3, the second and second in response to the detection input. On the basis of the processing of the safe ball signal and the winning ball signal between the electronic control devices 21 and 22 and the payout command, the ball payout unit 30 is operated in the same manner as described above (FIG. 5 and FIG. )), A predetermined number of balls (for example, 5 to 15 prize balls) are paid out one by one by the pitch rotation of the ball feeder 32 according to the control operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the switching of the regulating piece 36, The first award ball path 5 is passed from the payout path 43 and is fed from the supply port 6 to the upper ball dish or from the second prize ball path 7 to the lower ball dish. Then, based on the time when the second detection tool 39 counts and detects the last award ball of the predetermined number that has been paid out, the payout operation is terminated and the ball is fed according to the demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the return of the regulating piece 36. The body 32 is stopped and held. In addition, in the safe ball detection processing device D after the payout is completed, the electromagnetic solenoid 19 is actuated once (excitation and demagnetization) based on the safe ball release command from the second electronic control device 22, thereby restricting the processing member. According to 18 switching, the safe ball at the detection position is released and discharged outside the machine, and the next safe ball enters the detection position and stops (see FIG. 3).
[0033]
On the other hand, with respect to the ball removal of the stored ball, the switching discharge unit 47 of the ball flow path switching device G and the ball dispensing unit 30 of the prize ball dispensing device F are sequentially operated based on the ball removal operation. That is, when the ball removal switch 14 is operated, the switching discharge unit 47 is switched based on the control processing in the second electronic control unit 22 and the ball removal command for this detection input, and the electromagnetic solenoid The switching valve 49 is switched and held at the tilt return position as the rotating shaft 54 is rotated by the excitation of 48 (see FIGS. 5 and 15B). Following this (for example, after 1.5 seconds), the ball dispensing unit 30 is opened, and the regulating piece 36 is magnetically displaced by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32. As a result, the stored ball in the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 discharged one by one is changed by the switching valve 49 while the ball feeder 32 continuously rotates while receiving the ball in the ball passage 28. While being guided, the ball passes through the ball return path 44 and is extracted from the ball removal path 9 to the outside of the machine. Then, at the end of the ball removal command after the set time has elapsed, the ball dispensing unit 30 is restored to its original shape, and the demagnetization of the solenoid 34 causes the restriction piece 36 to return to the displacement and stop and hold the ball feeder 32. Next (for example, after 3.5 seconds), the switching discharge portion 47 is restored to its original state, the rotating shaft 54 becomes free due to the demagnetization of the solenoid 48, and the switching valve 49 is moved to the original upright discharge position under the biasing force of the torsion spring 55. (Position of FIG. 15A).
[0034]
In the above-described ball extraction operation, even if a slight delay in the flow of the ball occurs in the ball storage / discharge path 4, the entire ball can be accurately extracted by setting the excitation time of both solenoids 34 and 48. After the ball is removed, a new equivalent amount of balls are thrown into the ball tank 4a by operating the replenishment facility, so that a predetermined position in the ball passage 28 of the ball dispensing unit 30 (receiving of the ball feeder 32) is received. The ball lending and winning balls can be paid out through (accommodating) from the position) to the entire inside of the ball storage / discharge path portion 4. Incidentally, as another example of setting in the second electronic control unit 22 related to the winning ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G of the present embodiment, the ball lending operation signal can be input after the winning ball payout command ends. In addition, after the ball removal operation signal is input, the input is disabled (invalid). The winning ball payout signal can be input after the end of the ball lending command, and cannot be input (invalid) after the input of the ball removal operation signal. In addition, the ball removal operation signal can be effectively input only once after the end of the rental ball and prize ball payout command.
[0035]
Further, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G are installed in the concave chamber at an appropriate time when the pachinko machine is installed on the installation frame base in the game hall and used for the game as described above. It can be easily and easily removed from the portion 25 by a one-touch operation. That is, when the locking member 70 is rotated to the unlocking position and the engagement plate 75 and the engagement piece 68 are disengaged, the prize ball paying device F is pulled out toward the upper side. The dispensing device F can be easily removed. Further, when the ball flow switching device G is pulled upward in a state where the prize ball paying device F is removed from the concave chamber 25, the switching device G can be easily removed. In addition, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position, the movable restricting member 87 in the ball circulation restricting device 85 is held in the tilt restricting state, so that, for example, in the ball storing and discharging path portion 4 Even if the pachinko sphere remains, the pachinko sphere does not flow out from the delivery rod 4c.
[0036]
Furthermore, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, as described above, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G can be removed very easily and easily. For example, when the pachinko machine is disposed of, It is possible to speed up and rationalize the disassembly work.
[0037]
[Example of change]
FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a modified example of the ball flow path switching device in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 18 is a longitudinal side view showing the operation mode of the switching valve in the ball flow path switching device. is there. Ball channel switching device G according to this modified example₁Then, with respect to the spherical flow path switching device G shown in the above-described embodiment, a maintenance is provided with a retractable switch button 91 oriented in the case body 41 on an installation portion 93 formed on the front surface of the cover 41B in the case body 41. A switch 90 is provided, and a pressing piece 92 for pressing the switch button 91 is integrally formed on the side of the switching valve 49. The maintenance switch 90 is held in the OFF state when the switch button 91 is not pressed, and the switching valve 49 is rotationally displaced to the tilt return position while the pressing piece 92 presses the switch button 91.IsIt is of the “a contact” type that is turned on, and is connected to the second electronic control unit 22 (see FIG. 16). In this way, by installing the maintenance switch 90 that detects that the switching valve 49 is located at the tilt return position, for example, the illegal use of the stored ball using an illegal material such as a wire inserted from the front side of the pachinko machine. Sampling can be suitably prevented. An arc-shaped elongated through hole 94 is formed on the side surface of the cover 41B, and an operation rod inserted through the through hole 94 is engaged with the operation hole 95 formed on the side surface of the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 can be manually rotated.
[0038]
For example, before the ball discharge operation of the prize ball payout device F, the switching valve 49 is held in the standing payout position and the switch button 91 is operated.OrThe maintenance switch 90 is turned off and the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22 (see FIG. 18A). Accordingly, the ball payout unit 30 is controlled to be in a state in which the payout release operation is disabled according to the non-detection condition of the maintenance switch 90, and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 for payout is stopped. Further, when the ball removal switch 14 is operated by the operation rod inserted from the front frame B, the switching electromagnetic solenoid 48 in the switching discharge portion 47 is excited, and the switching valve 49 is moved by the rotational displacement of the rotating shaft 54. It is switched and held at the tilt return position. At this time, the switching valve 49PushWhen the pressure piece 92 presses the switch button 91 of the maintenance switch 90, the maintenance switch 90 is turned on.
[0039]
Then, in the state in which the stored ball is withdrawn, when the unauthorized object enters the ball dispensing path 43 side through the supply port 6 and the first prize ball path 5, the tip of the unauthorized object comes into contact with the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 rotates to the upright delivery position side, and the pressing of the switch button 91 by the pressing piece 92 is released. That is, since the maintenance switch 90 is turned off and the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22, the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized and the storage ball dispensing is stopped. Is done. Therefore, even if the switching valve 49 can be forcibly rotated and displaced to the upright payout position by an improper object, the payout electromagnetic solenoid is used.3Since 4 is demagnetized, the dispensing of the stored balls thereafter is restricted, and only one or two balls located upstream of the ball dispensing path 43 can be extracted.
[0040]
FIG. 19 exemplifies a modified example in which the ball discharge path 43 and the ball return path 44 in the spherical flow path switching device G are formed in an inverted Y shape, and are arranged on the rotating shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48. A switching valve 49 is disposed so as to be tiltable to the left and right. When paying out the lent balls and paying out the winning balls, the switching valve 49 is held at the ball payout position tilted to the right to guide the pachinko balls to the ball payout path 43. Further, when removing the storage ball, the switching valve 49 is held at the ball return position tilted to the left while the rotary shaft 54 is rotated by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, and the storage ball is returned to the ball return path. Guide to the 44 side.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, the present invention relates toSphereChannel switching devicePlaceAccording to the provided pachinko gaming machine, the switching valve disposed at the branch portion between the ball payout path communicating with the prize ball discharge path and the ball return path communicating with the ball removal path is provided on the rotary shaft of the rotary electromagnetic solenoid. Since the switching valve is directly connected, the operation system of the switching valve is simplified, and there is an advantage that the operation of the switching valve whose posture is displaced between the first state and the second state is extremely smoothly performed. In addition, since the exciting force generating portion and the rectangular outer body of the electromagnetic solenoid are configured in a small size, the spherical flow path switching device itself can be reduced in size and weight and easy to handle. Furthermore, with the reduction in size and weight of the ball channel switching device, it is possible to make the installation part on the mechanism set panel side smaller and narrower, increasing the degree of freedom in designing the entire award ball discharge path and making it easier to install other equipment. There are beneficial effects such as.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine provided with a card unit.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of a ball processing unit disposed on a mechanism set panel on the back side of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the safe sphere detection processing device in an operation change state.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the prize ball dispensing device and the ball flow path switching device of the present embodiment in a partially broken state of the case.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section showing the prize ball discharging device and the ball channel switching device of the present embodiment in a partially sectional state.~ sideFIG.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a concave chamber portion of a mechanism set board, a prize ball payout device, a ball flow path switching device, a locking member, and a ball distribution restriction device.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a locking member and a ball distribution regulating device.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view showing an assembled state of the locking member and the ball distribution regulating device.
FIG. 9 is a front view showing how the prize ball payout device and the ball flow path switching device are attached to the concave chamber portion of the mechanism set board.
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view partially broken to show a state in which the ball circulation regulating device is displaced in a regulated release state in conjunction with a locking member that is rotationally displaced to a lock latching position.
FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a partially broken state in which the ball flow restricting device is displaced in the flow restricted state in conjunction with the locking member that is rotationally displaced to the unlocking position.
12 is an explanatory view showing, in an enlarged manner, an engagement state between the engagement plate of the locking member and the connecting pin of the movable restricting member in FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the spherical channel switching device of the present embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional plan view of a spherical channel switching device attached to a concave chamber.
FIG. 15 is a vertical side view of the spherical flow path switching device shown by a standing discharge position and a tilt return position of the switching valve.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control system.
FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a spherical channel switching device equipped with a switch capable of detecting the displacement of the switching valve to the ball return position.
FIG. 18 is a longitudinal side view showing the spherical flow path switching device shown in FIG. 17 in a standing discharge position and a tilt return position of the switching valve.
FIG. 19 is a side view showing a configuration change example of a ball payout path and a ball return path.
[Explanation of symbols]
  4 ball storage and discharge route part (prize ball storage and discharge part)
4c Ball delivery path
  5 1st prize ball path (prize ball discharge path)
  7 Second prize ball path (prize ball discharge path)
  9 Ball passage
25 Recessed chamber
26 Case body
  28 ball passage
  30 ball payout department
41 Case body ( Another case body )
  43 Ball delivery path
  44 Ball return path
  48 Electromagnetic solenoid
  49 Switching valve
  52 outer body
  53 Excitation force generator
  54 Rotating shaft
  54a fulcrum shaft
70 Locking member
75 Engagement panel
87 Movable regulating member
89 Regulatory valve
  C mechanism set board

Claims (1)

Awarded as a prize ball for winning a game, with the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball storage and discharge section (4) of the mechanism set board (C) installed on the back side of the machine being able to pay out from the ball payout section (30) In a pachinko gaming machine that can be discharged from the ball discharge path (5, 7) to the player side, and can be discharged from the ball discharge path (9) as a return ball by the ball removal operation.
The ball payout portion (30) is assembled and detachable from the concave chamber portion (25) formed in the mechanism set board (C), and the ball delivery path (4) of the prize ball storage and discharge portion (4) ( A case body (26) formed with a suspended ball passage (28) that can communicate with 4c);
Another case body (41) removably assembled to the recessed chamber portion (25) at a position below the case body (26),
A suspended sphere formed in the other case body (41) so as to be able to communicate with the ball passage (28) of the ball paying portion (30) and capable of communicating with the prize ball discharge path (5, 7). Discharge path (43),
An oblique shape that is formed on the other case body (41) so as to diverge from the ball payout path (43) and to be positioned on the front side of the ball payout path (43) and communicate with the ball discharge path (9) side. Ball return path (44),
The exciting force generator (53) is installed in the rectangular outer body (52) installed sideways in the other case body (41) and incorporated in the other case body (41), and the exciting force generator The rotating shaft (54) that can be rotated by being inserted through (53) is supported, and a part of the rotating shaft (54) is extended outside the outer body (52) as a fulcrum shaft portion (54a). Rotary electromagnetic solenoid (48),
Connected to the fulcrum shaft part (54a) of the rotating shaft (54) of the electromagnetic solenoid (48), the branch of the ball discharge path (43) and the ball return path (44) of the other case body (41) A switching valve (49), which is located at a portion so as to be movable, and can switch a spherical flow path in another case body (41);
A mechanism that is attached to the mechanism set panel (C) above the concave chamber portion (25) and that can be operated by fingertip operation or tool operation to detachably lock a part of the case body (26). The locking plate portion (75) has a plywood portion (75) .By the locking operation to displace the engaging plate portion (75) to one side, the engaging plate portion (75) protrudes into the concave chamber portion (25) and the case body (26) The locking plate part (75) is retracted from the recessed chamber part (25) and the case body (26) is removed by the unlocking operation of fixing and setting a part and displacing the engaging board part (75) to the other side. A locking member (70) to enable;
The mechanism set board (C) is attached to the upper part of the concave chamber portion (25) and connected to the locking member (70). And a movable restricting member (87) having a restricting valve part (89) capable of restricting the outflow of the ball and allowing the outflow of
Using the urging force applied to the switching valve (49) and the exciting force generated by the electromagnetic solenoid (48), the switching valve (49) uses the rotating shaft (54) as a fulcrum to eject the ball. It is possible to switch between a first state in which the path (43) is opened and communicated with the ball path (28), and a second state in which the ball return path (44) is opened and communicated with the ball path (28). And
When assembling and setting the ball paying portion (30), it is related to locking and holding the engaging plate portion (75) to a part of the case body (26) by the locking operation of the locking member (70). Then, the regulating valve portion (89) of the movable regulating member (87) is made to retreat from the ball delivery path (4c) to allow the ball to flow out,
When removing the ball payout portion (30), the movement restriction is related to releasing the engagement plate portion (75) from a part of the case body (26) by the unlocking operation of the locking member (70). A pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball flow path switching device, characterized in that the regulating valve portion (89) of the member (87) protrudes into the ball delivery path (4c) to make it impossible for the ball to flow out.

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