JP3898003B2

JP3898003B2 - Bullet ball machine

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Publication number: JP3898003B2
Application number: JP2001209635A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 貴史真田; 八郎表側; 雅己諏訪; 友明丹羽; 智也平野; 肇宇佐美; 隆弘名和
Original assignee: 株式会社藤商事
Priority date: 2001-07-10
Filing date: 2001-07-10
Publication date: 2007-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 2021-07-10
Also published as: JP2003019308A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ機、アレンジボール機、雀球遊技機等の弾球遊技機、取り分けその球払い出し手段に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ機等の弾球遊技機では、遊技機本体の裏側に、遊技島の球補給系から補給される遊技球を貯留する球貯留手段と、この球貯留手段からの遊技球を払い出し要求に応じて払い出す球払い出し手段とを備え、賞球の払い出し要求、貸し球の払い出し要求等があれば、球払い出し手段により球貯留手段内の遊技球を上皿へと払い出すようにしている。
【０００３】
この種の球払い出し手段には、従来、払い出しケース内に、外周に繰り出し凹部が形成されたスプロッケット状の回転体を設け、この回転体をモータ等の電気的駆動手段により払い出し方向に回転させて、球貯留手段から供給される遊技球を順次繰り出し凹部内に受け入れながら、払い出し要求に応じた数の遊技球を回転体の回転により払い出すようにしたものがある。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来の球払い出し手段は、球貯留手段側から落下する遊技球を、回転体の外周の繰り出し凹部内で受けて繰り出す構造であるため、空の状態の球払い出し手段に球貯留手段側から遊技球を供給した場合に、遊技球の落下時の大きな衝撃が回転体に直接加わることになる。このような衝撃が遊技球の補給の都度回転体に加われば、その回転体を介して電気的駆動手段に加わる衝撃によって、電気的駆動手段が損傷する惧れがある。
【０００５】
本発明は、かかる従来の課題に鑑み、遊技球の落下時の衝撃による電気的駆動手段の損傷を防止できる球払い出し手段を備えた弾球遊技機を提供することを目的とする。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、遊技機本体５の裏側に、払い出し用の遊技球を貯留する球貯留手段２４と、該球貯留手段２４からの遊技球を払い出し要求に応じて払い出す球払い出し手段２６とを備えた弾球遊技機において、前記球払い出し手段２６は、外周面で遊技球を受ける球受け手段３９と、該球受け手段３９とは別に設けられ且つ該球受け手段３９の外周面で受けられた遊技球を払い出し方向に移送する球移送手段４０と、該球移送手段４０を払い出し方向に駆動する電気的駆動手段４１とを備え、前記球受け手段３９及び前記球移送手段４０は共に回転式であり、前記電気的駆動手段４１の駆動力を前記球移送手段４０を介して前記球受け手段３９へと伝達するようにしたものである。
【０００７】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて詳述する。図１〜図５は本発明の第１の実施形態を例示し、図４及び図５において、１はパチンコ機、２は自動球貸し機で、これらは遊技島に左右方向に交互に配置されている。
【０００８】
パチンコ機１は、矩形状の外枠３と、この外枠３に開閉自在に枢着された前枠４とを含む遊技機本体５を備え、その前枠４に遊技盤６が着脱自在に装着され、また遊技盤６の前側にガラス扉７と前面板８とが開閉自在に配置されている。前面板８には発射用の遊技球を貯留するための上皿９が装着され、この上皿９の前縁部に、カード残金表示部１０と球貸しスイッチ１１と返却スイッチ１２とが設けられている。
【０００９】
前枠４の下部には余剰球を貯留するための下皿１３と、発射手段１４の発射ハンドル１５とが設けられている。発射手段１４は、発射ハンドル１５を操作したときに、上皿９から発射部へと１個づつ供給される遊技球を打撃槌で打撃して、その遊技球を遊技盤６へと発射させるようになっている。
【００１０】
遊技盤６には、ガイドレール１６が環状に装着されると共に、そのガイドレール１６の内側の遊技領域に液晶表示手段１７、可変入賞手段１８等の複数個の遊技部品が装着されている。
【００１１】
自動球貸し機２はカード挿入口１９と表示ランプ２０とを有し、カード挿入口１９にカードを挿入すれば、表示ランプ２０が点灯すると共に、上皿９の前縁部のカード残金表示部１０に残金が表示され、またカードの挿入後に球貸しスイッチ１１を押せば、上皿９に所定数の貸球が払い出され、更に遊技終了後に返却スイッチ１２を押せば、残金を記録済みのカードがカード挿入口１９から返却されるようになっている。
【００１２】
前枠４の裏側には、遊技盤６を裏側から押さえる裏機構板２１が開閉自在に装着されている。裏機構板２１には、遊技盤６の裏側の裏カバー２２が嵌合する開口部２３が形成され、その上側に球貯留手段２４及び球供給手段２５が、左右方向の一側に球払い出し手段２６が、下側に通路ユニット２７が夫々設けられている。球貯留手段２４は、外部の遊技球補給系から補給された遊技球を貯留するためのもので、貯留タンク等により構成され、球供給手段２５を経て球払い出し手段２６側へと遊技球を供給するようになっている。
【００１３】
裏カバー２２は、遊技盤６に装着された液晶表示手段１７等の各遊技部品等を裏側から覆うように、遊技盤６の裏側に着脱自在に固定されている。裏カバー２２には、主制御基板２８を収納する主制御基板ケース２９と、ランプ制御基板３０を収納するランプ制御基板ケース３１と、音声制御基板３２を収納する音声制御基板ケース３３とが着脱自在に装着されている。通路ユニット２７の裏側には、制御基板ケース３４が着脱自在に装着され、この制御基板ケース３４内に電源基板３５と払い出し制御基板３６とが左右に収納されている。
【００１４】
球払い出し手段２６は、図１〜図３に示すように賞球払い出し手段及び貸し球払い出し手段を兼用するもので、払い出しケース３７の払い出し室３８内に、外周面で遊技球を受ける球受け手段３９と、この球受け手段３９の外周面で受けられた遊技球を払い出し方向に移送する球移送手段４０と、この球移送手段４０を駆動する電気的駆動手段４１とを備え、賞球の払い出し要求、貸し球の払い出し要求があったときに電気的駆動手段４１が球移送手段４０を払い出し方向に駆動して、球移送手段４０の回転により所定数の遊技球を払い出すようになっている。
【００１５】
払い出しケース３７内には、その上下方向の中間に払い出し室３８が設けられ、この払い出し室３８の上側に左右二列の案内通路４２が上下方向にＳ字状等の湾曲状に形成され、また払い出し室３８の下側に左右二列の払い出し通路４３が形成され、更に案内通路４２の下側で払い出し通路４３の背後に排出通路４４が形成されている。案内通路４２、払い出し通路４３は、払い出しケース３７内に配置された隔壁４５の左右両側に二列設けられている。
【００１６】
案内通路４２の下部は、前後方向の一側で払い出し室３８側にＪ字状に湾曲しており、その下端の連通部４６を介して払い出し室３８の上下方向の中間に連通されている。また案内通路４２の下端部には、その連通部４６に対して払い出し室３８と反対側に、案内通路４２から上側の遊技球を排出通路４４側へと抜き取るための抜き取り口４７と、この抜き取り口４７を開閉自在に閉塞する開閉蓋４８とが設けられている。開閉蓋４８は、その上端側の枢軸４９により回動自在に枢支され、図外の操作手段を操作したときに閉状態でのロックが解除され、遊技球の荷重によって枢軸４９廻りに開放するようになっている。
【００１７】
払い出し通路４３は、上部側が案内通路４２と反対側で払い出し室３８に連通されている。払い出し通路４３の下部側は、賞球通路５０と貸し球通路５１とに区画され、また払い出された遊技球を賞球通路５０と貸し球通路５１とに切り換えるための切り替え手段５２が設けられている。切り替え手段５２は枢軸５３により回動自在に枢支され、賞球の払い出し時に賞球通路５０側に、貸し球の払い出し時に貸し球通路５１側に夫々遊技球を案内するように、図外のソレノイド等の駆動手段により払い出し要求に応じて切り替え駆動されるようになっている。なお、賞球通路５０、貸し球通路５１には、遊技球の払い出しを確認する確認スイッチ５４，５５が設けられている。
【００１８】
球受け手段３９は外周面で遊技球を受けるように円筒状に構成され、左右二列の案内通路４２及び払い出し通路４３に跨がるように払い出し室３８内に左右方向に配置されている。この球受け手段３９は固定式で、左右方向の一端側のフランジ状の一方の支持部材５６に一体に形成され、その支持部材５６を介して払い出しケース３７の一方の側壁５７に着脱自在に固定されている。また球受け手段３９の内周側には固定軸５８が同心状に設けられ、この固定軸５８はその軸心方向の一端側で支持部材５６に一体に形成され、他端側が払い出しケース３７の他方の側壁５９に着脱自在に固定された他方の支持部材６０により支持されている。
【００１９】
球移送手段４０は、球受け手段３９の外周側に球受け手段３９とは別に設けられている。この球移送手段４０には、左右二列の案内通路４２及び払い出し通路４３に対応するように、周方向に略等間隔をおいて複数個の移送部６１が設けられている。即ち、球移送手段４０には、左右方向に３個の環状部６２と、隣り合う一対の環状部６２を連結するように配置された周方向に複数個の移送部６１とを一体に備え、その環状部６２と移送部６１との間に径方向に開口する開口部６３が形成され、その開口部６３に球受け手段３９の外周面の遊技球が嵌脱自在に嵌合するようになっている。各移送部６１は、案内通路４２からの遊技球を掬い上げるようになっている。
【００２０】
球移送手段４０の一端側には、段部６４を介して環状部６２と一体にフランジ部６５が設けられ、その段部６４の外周にギヤー６７が、フランジ部６５に筒状部６６が夫々球受け手段３９と同心状に一体に形成されている。筒状部６６は固定軸５８に回転自在に套嵌され、この筒状部６６、固定軸５８を介して球移送手段４０が球受け手段３９の内周側で回転及び着脱自在に支持されている。
【００２１】
ギヤー６７にはピニオンギヤー６８が噛合され、またピニオンギヤー６８は電気的駆動手段４１の駆動軸６９に固定されている。電気的駆動手段４１はステッピングモータ等により構成され、支持部材６０の外側に着脱自在に固定されている。ギヤー６７、ピニオンギヤー６８は、支持部材６０により外側から覆われている。
【００２２】
球受け手段３９及び球移送手段４０は、遊技球の接触等による摩耗を防止するように、ナイロン、ジュラコン等の耐摩耗性を有する合成樹脂材料等により形成されている。なお、耐摩耗性材料であれば、合成樹脂材料以外の金属材料を使用しても良い。また固定軸５８と筒状部６６との間に滑り性の良いブッシュ等を介在しても良い。
【００２３】
払い出し制御基板３６は、主制御基板２８側からの賞球の払い出し要求、自動球貸し機２側からの貸し球の払い出し要求があった場合に、その払い出し要求に応じて所定数の遊技球を払い出すように電気的駆動手段４１を制御すると共に、停止時に球移送手段４０の開口部６３が案内通路４２の連通部４６に対応して、その周方向の両側の一対の移送部６１が連通部４６の周方向の両側に対応する位置で停止するように電気的駆動手段４１を制御する。
【００２４】
なお、球移送手段４０の左右二列の移送部６１は、停止状態のときに各列の開口部６３が連通部４６に対応して、空の状態で遊技球を供給する際に案内通路４２からの遊技球が移送部６１に衝突しないように略同一直線状に形成されている。従って、左右の払い出し通路４３に対して交互に遊技球を払い出す場合には、払い出し室３８の案内周壁７０の払い出し端７１を、二列の遊技球が交互に球移送手段４０から放出されるように周方向に位置をずらせておけば良い。
【００２５】
次に上記構成における動作を説明する。通常、球払い出し手段２６の球移送手段４０は、その開口部６３が案内通路４２の連通部４６に対応し、移送部６１が連通部４６の周方向の両側に外れた状態にある。このため球払い出し手段２６の案内通路４２内に遊技球が充満した状態では、１個の遊技球が開口部６３内に入った状態で球受け手段３９により受け止められ、後続の遊技球が案内通路４２内に一列状に並んでいる。
【００２６】
自動球貸し機２から貸し球の払い出し要求があり、電気的駆動手段４１が作動して球移送手段４０を払い出し方向へと起動すると、ピニオンギヤー６８、ギヤー６７を介して球移送手段４０へと回転力が伝達され、筒状部６６を介して固定軸５８により支持された球移送手段４０がａ矢示方向へと払い出し方向に回転して、案内通路４２内の遊技球を順次払い出して行く。
【００２７】
この払い出しに際して、球移送手段４０がａ矢示方向に回転すると、その開口部６３が連通部４６に対応する毎に、案内通路４２内の下側の遊技球が後続の遊技球の荷重で押されて順次開口部６３内に入り、その開口部６３内で内周側の球受け手段３９により受け止められる。そして、開口部６３に入った遊技球は、球受け手段３９の外周に沿って球移送手段４０の回転により、移送部６１によって払い出し方向へと送られた後、払い出し室３８の案内周壁７０の払い出し端７１から払い出し通路４３へと移動する。
【００２８】
この場合には、切り替え手段５２が貸し球通路５１側に切り替わっているので、払い出し通路４３の遊技球は、切り替え手段５２により貸し球通路５１へと案内され、その貸し球通路５１を経て貸し球として払い出され、その貸し球を確認スイッチ５５が検出する。
【００２９】
なお、賞球の払い出し要求の場合には、切り替え手段５２が賞球通路５０側に切り替わるので、払い出し通路４３の遊技球は、切り替え手段５２、賞球通路５０を経て賞球として払い出され、その遊技球を確認スイッチ５４が検出する。
【００３０】
球貯留手段２４内の遊技球を抜き取る際には、操作手段を操作して開閉蓋４８のロックを解除すると、案内通路４２内の遊技球の荷重によって開閉蓋４８が枢軸４９廻りに回動して抜き取り口４７を開放する。これによって払い出し室３８から上流側の全ての遊技球が抜き取り口４７から排出通路４４へと流下し、遊技球を抜き取ることができる。
【００３１】
球貯留手段２４内に遊技球がない場合等には、遊技島側の遊技球補給系から遊技球を補給する。この場合に、球払い出し手段２６内の遊技球が空の状態において、球貯留手段２４に遊技球を補給すると、その遊技球は球貯留手段２４から球供給手段２５を経て球払い出し手段２６側へと送られる。
【００３２】
球払い出し手段２６では、球供給手段２５からの遊技球が案内通路４２内を経て払い出し室３８側へと流下し、最初の遊技球が球移送手段４０の開口部６３に入って球受け手段３９の外周に当接する。そして、最初の遊技球が球受け手段３９に当接すると、後続の遊技球は案内通路４２内に下側から順次一列状に溜まり、その後、球貯留手段２４から球払い出し手段２６の案内通路４２の全体に充満して行く。
【００３３】
案内通路４２内の遊技球が空の場合、遊技球が球貯留手段２４、球供給手段２５、案内通路４２等を経て転がりながら下方側へと流動するため、最初の遊技球は後続の遊技球の慣性力等を受けながら球受け手段３９に衝撃的に衝突することがある。しかし、球受け手段３９とその外周側の球移送手段４０とを別部材により構成し、球受け手段３９を払い出しケース３７側に固定し、球移送手段４０をギヤー６７、ピニオンギヤー６８を介して電気的駆動手段４１により駆動するようにしているので、球補給系の遊技球の衝撃を球受け手段３９側で受けることができ、遊技球の補給時の衝撃による電気的駆動手段４１の損傷を未然に防止できる。
【００３４】
また球移送手段４０の停止状態ではその開口部６３が案内通路４２の連通部４６に対応し、この開口部６３の両側の移送部６１がその連通部４６の周方向の両側に外れた状態になっているため、球受け手段３９で受けられた遊技球を、球受け手段３９の外周側の球移送手段４０により払い出し方向に移送するようにしているにも拘らず、補給時の遊技球が衝撃的に球移送手段４０、取り分けその移送部６１に衝突するようなこともなく、遊技球の衝撃による球移送手段４０の損傷も防止できる。
【００３５】
また球受け手段３９は固定式であり、その外周の球移送手段４０を回転式としているので、球受け手段３９が回転式の場合に比較してガタツキが少なく、遊技球の払い出しを円滑に行うことができる。しかも、球移送手段４０は、球受け手段３９の内周側で固定軸５８により筒状部６６を介して回転自在に支持されているので、簡単な構造で固定軸５８により球移送手段４０を確実に支持できる。固定軸５８は、一対の支持部材５６，６０で両持ち状に支持しているため、球移送手段４０の回転時の軸振れ等も防止できる。
【００３６】
図６及び図７は本発明の第２の実施形態を例示している。この実施形態では、球受け手段３９、球移送手段４０が共に回転式であり、電気的駆動手段４１の駆動力を球移送手段４０を介して球受け手段３９へと伝達するようにしている。
【００３７】
球受け手段３９は外周が円筒状であって、一方の支持部材５６とは分離して設けられ、両端側が一方の支持部材５６の環状の受け部７２と球移送手段４０の段部６４の内周側の受け部７３とによって回転自在に支持されている。また球受け手段３９の内周と、球移送手段４０の筒状部６６の外周には、その一方に係合突部７４が、他方に係合凹部７５が夫々軸心方向に形成され、その係合突部７４と係合凹部７５とが軸心方向に係脱自在に係合されている。
【００３８】
なお、球受け手段３９は、球移送手段４０の筒状部６６の外周で支持しても良い。また係合凹部７５、係合突部７４に代えてスプライン等を採用しても良い。他の構成は、第１の実施形態と同じである。
【００３９】
遊技球を払い出す際には、電気的駆動手段４１の駆動力により球移送手段４０が固定軸５８上で払い出し方向に回転し、球受け手段３９が係合突部７４と係合凹部７５との係合構造を介して球移送手段４０と一体に回転する。この場合にも、球受け手段３９の外周で遊技球が振動又は摺動することがないので、球受け手段３９の外周面側の損傷を防止できる。
【００４０】
また球受け手段３９は、これとは別体の球移送手段４０を介して電気的駆動手段４１により駆動するようになっているので、球受け手段３９を電気的駆動手段４１で直接駆動する場合に比較して、遊技球の補給時の衝撃による電気的駆動手段４１の損傷を防止できる。
【００４１】
図８は本発明の第３の実施形態を例示している。この実施形態では、球受け手段３９、球移送手段４０が共に回転式であり、球受け手段３９が遊転自在に設けられ、電気的駆動手段４１により球移送手段４０のみを払い出し方向に駆動するようになっている。
【００４２】
球受け手段３９は内周及び外周が円筒状であって、一方の支持部材５６とは分離して設けられ、球移送手段４０の筒状部６６の外周に遊転自在に套嵌されている。他の構造は第１の実施形態と同様である。なお、第２の実施形態と同様に、球受け手段３９の両端側を一方の支持部材５６の受け部７２と球移送手段４０の段部６４の内周側の受け部７３とによって回転自在に支持するようにしても良い。
【００４３】
遊技球を払い出す際には、電気的駆動手段４１により球移送手段４０を固定軸５８上で払い出し方向に回転駆動する。しかし、球受け手段３９は固定しておらず、軸心廻りに遊転自在であるため、球移送手段４０の回転時に遊技球等の摩擦力を介して払い出し方向に連れ廻りすることがあり、球受け手段３９が固定状態の場合に比較して、球受け手段３９の外周面側の損傷を防止できる。
【００４４】
図９は本発明の第４の実施形態を例示している。この実施形態では、球受け手段３９を支持する支持部材５６に一体に筒状の固定軸５８が設けられ、この固定軸５８に球移送手段４０側の軸部７６が回転自在に内嵌されている。電気的駆動手段４１はギヤー６７、ピニオンギヤー６８を覆うカバー７７に装着されている。このようにして球受け手段３９の内周側で球移送手段４０を回転自在に支持するように構成することも可能である。なお、球受け手段３９は、他の実施形態と同様に支持部材から分離して回転又は遊転自在にしても良い。
【００４５】
図１０は本発明の第５の実施形態を例示している。この実施形態では、球移送手段４０の両端外周が払い出しケース３７の側壁５７，５９により回転自在に支持され、また球移送手段４０の段部６４側の受け部７３に球受け手段３９の端部が回転自在に嵌合されている。このように球移送手段４０をその外周側で払い出しケース３７により支持するようにしても良い。この場合には、球受け手段３９の内周側の構造を簡単にできる。なお、球受け手段３９を球移送手段４０で回転自在に支持することにより、球受け手段３９を回転又は遊転自在に設けることも可能である。
【００４６】
図１１は本発明の第６の実施形態を例示している。この実施形態では、払い出しケース３７内に案内通路４２が上下方向に形成され、この案内通路４２の直下の払い出し室３８内に球受け手段３９、球移送手段４０が設けられている。この場合にも、他の構造は第１〜５の実施形態と同様に実施できる。
【００４７】
以上、本発明の実施形態について詳述したが、本発明はこの実施形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々の変更が可能である。例えば実施形態では、二列払い出し式の球払い出し手段２６について例示しているが単列式、複列式の何れでも良い。また実施形態の球払い出し手段２６は賞球用と貸し球用とに兼用しているが、賞球用又は貸し球用の専用式でも良いし、複列式の場合には、その一方を賞球用とし、他方を貸し球用としても良い。
【００４８】
球受け手段３９を払い出しケース３７に固定する場合に、支持部材５６に球受け手段３９を一体に形成する他、両者を別体構造とし、支持部材５６を介して払い出しケース３７に固定しても良い。球移送手段４０は球受け手段３９を介して払い出しケース３７に対して回転自在に設けても良いし、払い出しケース３７により直接回転自在に支持しても良い。また球受け手段３９、球移送手段４０の支持構造は、実施形態に例示する以外のものでも良い。
【００４９】
球受け手段３９の外周には、耐摩耗材をコーティングしても良い。また球受け手段３９の外周に周方向に周溝を形成し、その周溝で遊技球を受けるようにしても良い。勿論、その周溝に耐摩耗材をコーティングしても良い。
【００５０】
電気的駆動手段４１は、点検等の点では払い出しケース３７の側部に設けることが望ましいが、球受け手段３９、球移送手段４０の支持構造が図１０に示すような場合には、仮想線で示すように、球受け手段３９の内部において、固定側の支持部材に電気的駆動手段４１を取り付け、この電気的駆動手段４１の駆動軸６９に球移送手段４０側のフランジ部６５等の軸部７８を連結するようにしても良い。また球払い出し手段２６は、実施形態では裏機構板２１に装着しているが、遊技機本体５の裏側であれば、裏機構板２１以外のものに装着しても良い。本発明はパチンコ機１の他、アレンジボール機、雀球遊技機等の各種の弾球遊技機においても同様に実施可能である。
【００５１】
【発明の効果】
本発明では、遊技機本体５の裏側に、払い出し用の遊技球を貯留する球貯留手段２４と、該球貯留手段２４からの遊技球を払い出し要求に応じて払い出す球払い出し手段２６とを備えた弾球遊技機において、球払い出し手段２６は、外周面で遊技球を受ける球受け手段３９と、該球受け手段３９とは別に設けられ且つ該球受け手段３９の外周面で受けられた遊技球を払い出し方向に移送する球移送手段４０と、該球移送手段４０を払い出し方向に駆動する電気的駆動手段４１とを備え、球受け手段３９及び球移送手段４０は共に回転式であり、電気的駆動手段４１の駆動力を球移送手段４０を介して球受け手段３９へと伝達するようにしているので、球払い出し手段２６への遊技球の補給等に際しても、遊技球の落下時の衝撃による電気的駆動手段４１の損傷を防止できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の側面断面図である。
【図２】本発明の第１の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の背面断面図である。
【図３】本発明の第１の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の球受け手段、球移送手段の斜視図である。
【図４】本発明の第１の実施形態を示すパチンコ機の正面図である。
【図５】本発明の第１の実施形態を示すパチンコ機の背面図である。
【図６】本発明の第２の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の背面断面図である。
【図７】本発明の第２の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の側面断面図である。
【図８】本発明の第３の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の背面断面図である。
【図９】本発明の第４の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の背面断面図である。
【図１０】本発明の第５の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の背面断面図である。
【図１１】本発明の第６の実施形態を示す球払い出し手段の側面断面図である。
【符号の説明】
５遊技機本体
２４球貯留手段
２６球払い出し手段
３９球受け手段
４０球移送手段
４１電気的駆動手段[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball game machine, and particularly to a ball payout means thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a ball storage means for storing a game ball replenished from a ball supply system on a game island on the back side of the main body of the game machine, and a game ball from the ball storage means are responded to a request for payout If there is a prize ball payout request, a lending ball payout request, etc., the game balls in the ball storage means are paid out to the upper plate.
[0003]
Conventionally, this type of ball payout means has been provided with a sprocket-like rotating body having a feeding recess formed on the outer periphery in the payout case, and this rotating body is rotated in the payout direction by an electric drive means such as a motor. Some game balls supplied from the ball storage means are sequentially received in the payout recess, and the number of game balls corresponding to the payout request is paid out by the rotation of the rotating body.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the conventional ball payout means has a structure in which a game ball falling from the ball storage means side is received and delivered in a payout recess on the outer periphery of the rotating body, the game ball from the ball storage means side to the empty ball payout means. When a game ball is supplied, a large impact when the game ball is dropped is directly applied to the rotating body. If such an impact is applied to the rotating body every time the game ball is replenished, the electric driving means may be damaged by the impact applied to the electric driving means via the rotating body.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine provided with a ball payout means that can prevent damage to an electric drive means due to an impact when a game ball is dropped.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a ball storage means 24 for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means 26 for paying out game balls from the ball storage means 24 in response to a payout request on the back side of the gaming machine body 5. In the ball game machine, the ball payout means 26 is provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 for receiving the game ball on the outer peripheral surface and received by the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39. A ball transfer means 40 for transferring the game ball in the payout direction and an electric drive means 41 for driving the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction are provided . Both the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 are rotary. And the driving force of the electric driving means 41 is transmitted to the ball receiving means 39 via the ball transferring means 40 .
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 4 and 5, 1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is an automatic ball lending machine, and these are alternately arranged on the game island in the left-right direction. ing.
[0008]
The pachinko machine 1 includes a gaming machine body 5 including a rectangular outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so that the game board 6 can be attached to and detached from the front frame 4. A glass door 7 and a front plate 8 are disposed on the front side of the game board 6 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front plate 8 is provided with an upper plate 9 for storing a game ball for launch, and a card balance display unit 10, a ball lending switch 11 and a return switch 12 are provided on the front edge of the upper plate 9. ing.
[0009]
A lower plate 13 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 15 of the launching means 14 are provided at the lower part of the front frame 4. When the launching handle 15 is operated, the launching means 14 hits the game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate 9 to the launching unit with a striker, and causes the game balls 6 to be fired onto the game board 6. It has become.
[0010]
A guide rail 16 is attached to the game board 6 in a ring shape, and a plurality of game parts such as a liquid crystal display means 17 and a variable winning means 18 are attached to a game area inside the guide rail 16.
[0011]
The automatic ball lending machine 2 has a card insertion slot 19 and a display lamp 20. When a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 19, the display lamp 20 is turned on, and the card remaining amount display section at the front edge of the upper plate 9. 10 is displayed, and if the ball lending switch 11 is pushed after inserting the card, a predetermined number of balls are paid out to the upper plate 9, and if the return switch 12 is pushed after the game is finished, the balance is recorded. The card is returned from the card insertion slot 19.
[0012]
On the back side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 21 that holds the game board 6 from the back side is mounted so as to be openable and closable. The back mechanism plate 21 is formed with an opening 23 into which the back cover 22 on the back side of the game board 6 is fitted. A ball storage means 24 and a ball supply means 25 are provided on the upper side, and a ball payout means is provided on one side in the left-right direction. 26 and passage units 27 are respectively provided on the lower side. The ball storage means 24 is for storing game balls replenished from an external game ball supply system. The ball storage means 24 includes a storage tank and the like, and supplies the game balls to the ball payout means 26 side via the ball supply means 25. It is supposed to be.
[0013]
The back cover 22 is detachably fixed to the back side of the game board 6 so as to cover each game component such as the liquid crystal display means 17 mounted on the game board 6 from the back side. A main control board case 29 for housing the main control board 28, a lamp control board case 31 for housing the lamp control board 30, and a voice control board case 33 for housing the voice control board 32 are detachable from the back cover 22. It is attached to. A control board case 34 is detachably mounted on the back side of the passage unit 27, and a power supply board 35 and a payout control board 36 are accommodated in the control board case 34 on the left and right.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ball payout means 26 serves both as a prize ball payout means and a lending ball payout means. 39, a ball transfer means 40 for transferring the game balls received on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39 in the payout direction, and an electric drive means 41 for driving the ball transfer means 40, When there is a request or a lending ball payout request, the electric drive means 41 drives the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction, and the ball transfer means 40 rotates to pay out a predetermined number of game balls. .
[0015]
A dispensing chamber 38 is provided in the middle of the dispensing case 37 in the vertical direction, and two rows of left and right guide passages 42 are formed in a curved shape such as an S shape in the vertical direction above the dispensing chamber 38. Two rows of left and right payout passages 43 are formed below the payout chamber 38, and a discharge passage 44 is formed behind the payout passage 43 below the guide passage 42. The guide passage 42 and the payout passage 43 are provided in two rows on the left and right sides of the partition wall 45 disposed in the payout case 37.
[0016]
The lower portion of the guide passage 42 is curved in a J-shape toward the payout chamber 38 on one side in the front-rear direction, and communicates with the middle in the vertical direction of the payout chamber 38 via the communication portion 46 at the lower end. Further, at the lower end portion of the guide passage 42, an extraction port 47 for extracting the upper game ball from the guide passage 42 to the discharge passage 44 side, on the opposite side of the communication portion 46 from the payout chamber 38, and this extraction An opening / closing lid 48 for closing the opening 47 so as to be freely opened and closed is provided. The opening / closing lid 48 is pivotally supported by a pivot 49 on its upper end side, and is unlocked when the operation means (not shown) is operated, and is opened around the pivot 49 by the load of the game ball. It is like that.
[0017]
The payout passage 43 communicates with the payout chamber 38 on the opposite side of the guide passage 42 on the upper side. The lower side of the payout passage 43 is divided into a prize ball passage 50 and a rental ball passage 51, and switching means 52 for switching the paid game balls to the prize ball passage 50 and the rental ball passage 51 is provided. ing. The switching means 52 is pivotally supported by a pivot 53, and guides the game ball to the prize ball passage 50 when the prize ball is paid out and to the rental ball path 51 when the loan ball is paid out. Switching is driven in response to a payout request by a driving means such as a solenoid. The prize ball passage 50 and the rental ball passage 51 are provided with confirmation switches 54 and 55 for confirming the payout of the game ball.
[0018]
The ball receiving means 39 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to receive a game ball on its outer peripheral surface, and is arranged in the left and right direction in the payout chamber 38 so as to straddle the two right and left guide passages 42 and the payout passage 43. The ball receiving means 39 is fixed and is formed integrally with one flange-like support member 56 on one end side in the left-right direction, and is detachably fixed to one side wall 57 of the dispensing case 37 via the support member 56. Has been. Further, a fixed shaft 58 is concentrically provided on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, and this fixed shaft 58 is formed integrally with the support member 56 at one end side in the axial direction, and the other end side of the dispensing case 37. It is supported by the other support member 60 that is detachably fixed to the other side wall 59.
[0019]
The ball transfer means 40 is provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 on the outer peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39. The ball transfer means 40 is provided with a plurality of transfer portions 61 at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction so as to correspond to the left and right guide passages 42 and the payout passage 43. That is, the ball transfer means 40 is integrally provided with three annular portions 62 in the left-right direction and a plurality of transfer portions 61 arranged in a circumferential direction so as to connect a pair of adjacent annular portions 62. An opening 63 that opens in the radial direction is formed between the annular portion 62 and the transfer portion 61, and a game ball on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39 is fitted into the opening 63 so as to be detachable. ing. Each transfer portion 61 scoops up a game ball from the guide passage 42.
[0020]
On one end side of the ball transfer means 40, a flange portion 65 is provided integrally with the annular portion 62 via a step portion 64, a gear 67 is provided on the outer periphery of the step portion 64, and a cylindrical portion 66 is provided on the flange portion 65. The ball receiving means 39 is formed concentrically and integrally. The cylindrical portion 66 is rotatably fitted to the fixed shaft 58, and the ball transfer means 40 is supported rotatably and detachably on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39 via the cylindrical portion 66 and the fixed shaft 58. Yes.
[0021]
A pinion gear 68 is engaged with the gear 67, and the pinion gear 68 is fixed to a drive shaft 69 of the electric drive means 41. The electric drive means 41 is composed of a stepping motor or the like, and is detachably fixed to the outside of the support member 60. The gear 67 and the pinion gear 68 are covered from the outside by the support member 60.
[0022]
The ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 are formed of a synthetic resin material having wear resistance such as nylon or Duracon so as to prevent wear due to contact of the game ball or the like. In addition, as long as it is an abrasion resistant material, you may use metal materials other than a synthetic resin material. Further, a bush or the like having good slipperiness may be interposed between the fixed shaft 58 and the cylindrical portion 66.
[0023]
The payout control board 36, when there is a prize ball payout request from the main control board 28 side and a loan ball payout request from the automatic ball lending machine 2 side, receives a predetermined number of game balls according to the payout request. The electric drive means 41 is controlled so as to be paid out, and at the time of stop, the opening 63 of the ball transfer means 40 corresponds to the communication portion 46 of the guide passage 42 and the pair of transfer portions 61 on both sides in the circumferential direction communicate with each other. The electric drive means 41 is controlled so as to stop at positions corresponding to both sides in the circumferential direction of the portion 46.
[0024]
It should be noted that the two left and right transfer portions 61 of the ball transfer means 40 are arranged so that the opening 63 in each row corresponds to the communication portion 46 when stopped and the guide passage 42 is supplied when the game balls are supplied in an empty state. Are formed in substantially the same straight line so as not to collide with the transfer part 61. Accordingly, when the game balls are paid out alternately to the left and right payout passages 43, two rows of game balls are alternately discharged from the ball transfer means 40 through the payout end 71 of the guide peripheral wall 70 of the payout chamber 38. The position may be shifted in the circumferential direction.
[0025]
Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described. Normally, the ball transfer means 40 of the ball paying means 26 has an opening 63 corresponding to the communication part 46 of the guide passage 42 and the transfer part 61 being disengaged on both sides in the circumferential direction of the communication part 46. Therefore, in a state where the game ball is filled in the guide passage 42 of the ball payout means 26, one game ball is received by the ball receiving means 39 in a state where the game ball enters the opening 63, and the subsequent game ball is received by the guide passage. 42 are arranged in a line.
[0026]
When there is a lending ball payout request from the automatic ball lending machine 2 and the electric drive means 41 is actuated to start the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction, the ball transfer means 40 is passed through the pinion gear 68 and the gear 67. When the rotational force is transmitted, the ball transfer means 40 supported by the fixed shaft 58 via the cylindrical portion 66 rotates in the payout direction in the direction indicated by arrow a, and the game balls in the guide passage 42 are sequentially paid out. .
[0027]
When the ball transfer means 40 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a during this payout, the lower game ball in the guide passage 42 is pushed by the load of the subsequent game ball every time the opening 63 corresponds to the communication portion 46. Then, it sequentially enters the opening 63 and is received by the ball receiving means 39 on the inner peripheral side within the opening 63. Then, the game ball that has entered the opening 63 is sent in the payout direction by the transfer portion 61 by the rotation of the ball transfer means 40 along the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, and then the guide ball 70 of the payout chamber 38. It moves from the payout end 71 to the payout passage 43.
[0028]
In this case, since the switching means 52 is switched to the lending ball passage 51 side, the game balls in the payout passage 43 are guided to the lending ball passage 51 by the switching means 52, and the lending balls are passed through the lending ball passage 51. The confirmation switch 55 detects the lending ball.
[0029]
In the case of a prize ball payout request, the switching means 52 is switched to the prize ball path 50 side, so that the game balls in the payout path 43 are paid out as prize balls through the switching means 52 and the prize ball path 50. The confirmation switch 54 detects the game ball.
[0030]
When the game ball in the ball storage means 24 is extracted, if the operation means is operated to unlock the opening / closing lid 48, the opening / closing lid 48 rotates around the pivot 49 by the load of the game ball in the guide passage 42. Then, the extraction port 47 is opened. As a result, all the game balls on the upstream side from the payout chamber 38 flow down to the discharge passage 44 from the extraction port 47, and the game balls can be extracted.
[0031]
When there is no game ball in the ball storage means 24, the game ball is supplied from the game ball supply system on the game island side. In this case, when the game balls in the ball payout means 26 are empty and the game balls are supplied to the ball storage means 24, the game balls are passed from the ball storage means 24 through the ball supply means 25 to the ball payout means 26 side. Sent.
[0032]
In the ball payout means 26, the game ball from the ball supply means 25 flows down to the payout chamber 38 side through the guide passage 42, and the first game ball enters the opening 63 of the ball transfer means 40 and enters the ball receiving means 39. Abuts on the outer periphery. Then, when the first game ball comes into contact with the ball receiving means 39, the subsequent game balls are sequentially accumulated in a line from the lower side in the guide passage 42, and then the guide passage 42 of the ball payout means 26 from the ball storage means 24. The whole of go full.
[0033]
When the game ball in the guide passage 42 is empty, the game ball flows downward while rolling through the ball storage means 24, the ball supply means 25, the guide passage 42, etc., so the first game ball is the subsequent game ball. The ball receiving means 39 may collide with impact while receiving the inertial force or the like. However, the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 on the outer peripheral side thereof are configured as separate members, the ball receiving means 39 is fixed to the payout case 37 side, and the ball transfer means 40 is connected via a gear 67 and a pinion gear 68. Since it is driven by the electric drive means 41, the impact of the ball supply system game ball can be received on the ball receiving means 39 side, and damage to the electrical drive means 41 due to the impact at the time of supply of the game ball is possible. It can be prevented beforehand.
[0034]
When the ball transfer means 40 is stopped, the opening 63 corresponds to the communication portion 46 of the guide passage 42, and the transfer portions 61 on both sides of the opening 63 are disengaged on both sides in the circumferential direction of the communication portion 46. Therefore, although the game ball received by the ball receiving means 39 is transferred in the payout direction by the ball transfer means 40 on the outer peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, the game ball at the time of replenishment is It is possible to prevent the ball transfer means 40 from damaging the ball transfer means 40 due to the impact of the game ball without impacting the ball transfer means 40 and, in particular, the transfer portion 61 thereof.
[0035]
Further, since the ball receiving means 39 is a fixed type and the ball transfer means 40 on the outer periphery thereof is a rotary type, there is less backlash compared to the case where the ball receiving means 39 is a rotary type, and the game ball is paid out smoothly. be able to. In addition, since the ball transfer means 40 is rotatably supported by the fixed shaft 58 via the cylindrical portion 66 on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, the ball transfer means 40 is supported by the fixed shaft 58 with a simple structure. Can support reliably. Since the fixed shaft 58 is supported by the pair of support members 56 and 60 in a both-sided manner, shaft runout or the like during rotation of the ball transfer means 40 can be prevented.
[0036]
6 and 7 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, both the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transferring means 40 are rotary, and the driving force of the electric driving means 41 is transmitted to the ball receiving means 39 via the ball transferring means 40.
[0037]
The ball receiving means 39 has a cylindrical outer periphery and is provided separately from the one support member 56, and both end sides are located within the annular receiving portion 72 of the one support member 56 and the stepped portion 64 of the ball transfer means 40. It is rotatably supported by a circumferential receiving portion 73. Further, on the inner periphery of the ball receiving means 39 and the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40, an engagement protrusion 74 is formed on one side, and an engagement recess 75 is formed on the other in the axial direction. The engagement protrusion 74 and the engagement recess 75 are engaged with each other so as to be freely disengageable in the axial direction.
[0038]
Note that the ball receiving means 39 may be supported on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40. A spline or the like may be employed instead of the engaging recess 75 and the engaging protrusion 74. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
[0039]
When paying out the game ball, the ball transfer means 40 rotates in the payout direction on the fixed shaft 58 by the driving force of the electric drive means 41, and the ball receiving means 39 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 74, the engagement recess 75, and the like. It rotates integrally with the ball transfer means 40 through the engagement structure. Also in this case, since the game ball does not vibrate or slide on the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, damage on the outer peripheral surface side of the ball receiving means 39 can be prevented.
[0040]
Further, since the ball receiving means 39 is driven by the electric driving means 41 via a separate ball transfer means 40, the ball receiving means 39 is directly driven by the electric driving means 41. Compared to the above, it is possible to prevent the electric drive means 41 from being damaged due to an impact when the game ball is replenished.
[0041]
FIG. 8 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transferring means 40 are both rotary, and the ball receiving means 39 is provided so as to be freely rotatable, and the electric driving means 41 drives only the ball transferring means 40 in the payout direction. It is like that.
[0042]
The ball receiving means 39 has a cylindrical inner periphery and an outer periphery, is provided separately from one support member 56, and is loosely fitted on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40. . Other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment. As in the second embodiment, both end sides of the ball receiving means 39 can be freely rotated by a receiving portion 72 of one support member 56 and a receiving portion 73 on the inner peripheral side of the stepped portion 64 of the ball transferring means 40. You may make it support.
[0043]
When paying out the game ball, the electric driving means 41 rotates the ball transfer means 40 on the fixed shaft 58 in the payout direction. However, since the ball receiving means 39 is not fixed and is freely rotatable around the axis, it may be rotated in the payout direction via the frictional force of the game ball or the like when the ball transfer means 40 is rotated. Compared to the case where the ball receiving means 39 is fixed, damage on the outer peripheral surface side of the ball receiving means 39 can be prevented.
[0044]
FIG. 9 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a cylindrical fixed shaft 58 is integrally provided on the support member 56 that supports the ball receiving means 39, and a shaft portion 76 on the ball transfer means 40 side is rotatably fitted in the fixed shaft 58. Yes. The electric drive means 41 is attached to a cover 77 that covers the gear 67 and the pinion gear 68. In this way, it is also possible to configure the ball transporting means 40 to be rotatably supported on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39. In addition, the ball receiving means 39 may be separated from the support member and rotatable or freely rotatable as in the other embodiments.
[0045]
FIG. 10 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the outer circumferences of both ends of the ball transfer means 40 are rotatably supported by the side walls 57 and 59 of the dispensing case 37, and the end portions of the ball reception means 39 are supported by the receiving portions 73 on the stepped portion 64 side of the ball transfer means 40. Are rotatably fitted. In this way, the ball transfer means 40 may be supported by the dispensing case 37 on the outer peripheral side thereof. In this case, the structure on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39 can be simplified. It is also possible to provide the ball receiving means 39 so as to be rotatable or freely rotatable by supporting the ball receiving means 39 by the ball transfer means 40.
[0046]
FIG. 11 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a guide passage 42 is formed vertically in the payout case 37, and a ball receiving means 39 and a ball transfer means 40 are provided in a payout chamber 38 immediately below the guide passage 42. Also in this case, other structures can be implemented similarly to the first to fifth embodiments.
[0047]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the two-row payout type ball payout means 26 is illustrated, but either a single-row type or a double-row type may be used. In addition, the ball payout means 26 of the embodiment is used for both the winning ball and the lending ball. However, a dedicated type for the winning ball or the lending ball may be used. The ball may be used and the other may be used for rental balls.
[0048]
When the ball receiving means 39 is fixed to the dispensing case 37, the ball receiving means 39 is formed integrally with the support member 56, or both are separated and fixed to the dispensing case 37 via the support member 56. good. The ball transfer means 40 may be provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the payout case 37 via the ball receiving means 39, or may be directly supported by the payout case 37 so as to be freely rotatable. Further, the support structure for the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 may be other than that exemplified in the embodiment.
[0049]
The outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39 may be coated with an abrasion resistant material. Further, a circumferential groove may be formed in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, and the game ball may be received by the circumferential groove. Of course, the circumferential groove may be coated with an abrasion resistant material.
[0050]
The electric drive means 41 is preferably provided on the side portion of the payout case 37 for inspection and the like. However, when the support structure of the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 is as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an electric drive means 41 is attached to a support member on the fixed side inside the ball receiving means 39, and a shaft such as a flange portion 65 on the ball transfer means 40 side is attached to a drive shaft 69 of the electric drive means 41. The parts 78 may be connected. The ball payout means 26 is attached to the back mechanism plate 21 in the embodiment, but may be attached to anything other than the back mechanism plate 21 as long as it is on the back side of the gaming machine main body 5. In addition to the pachinko machine 1, the present invention can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, provided on the back side of the gaming machine body 5 are a ball storage means 24 for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means 26 for paying out game balls from the ball storage means 24 in response to a payout request. In the bullet ball game machine, the ball payout means 26 is a ball receiving means 39 for receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral surface, and a game provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 and received on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39. A sphere transfer means 40 for transferring the sphere in the payout direction and an electric drive means 41 for driving the sphere transfer means 40 in the payout direction are provided . Both the ball receiving means 39 and the sphere transfer means 40 are rotary, Since the driving force of the automatic driving means 41 is transmitted to the ball receiving means 39 via the ball transfer means 40, the impact when the game ball falls when the game balls are replenished to the ball paying means 26, etc. Electric drive by It is possible to prevent damage to the means 41.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a ball paying-out means showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear cross-sectional view of a ball payout means showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball receiving unit and a ball transfer unit of a ball dispensing unit showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear cross-sectional view of a ball dispensing means showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of a ball dispensing means showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a rear sectional view of a ball paying-out means showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a rear cross-sectional view of a ball payout means showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a rear sectional view of a ball paying-out means showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a ball paying-out means showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
5 gaming machine body 24 ball storage means 26 ball payout means 39 ball receiving means 40 ball transfer means 41 electric drive means

Claims

On the back side of the gaming machine body (5), a ball storage means (24) for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means (26) for paying out game balls from the ball storage means (24) in response to a payout request The ball payout means (26) is provided separately from the ball receiving means (39) for receiving the game ball on the outer peripheral surface and the ball receiving means (39). A ball transfer means (40) for transferring a game ball received on the outer peripheral surface of the receiving means (39) in the payout direction, and an electric drive means (41) for driving the ball transfer means (40) in the payout direction. The ball receiving means (39) and the ball transporting means (40) are both rotary, and the driving force of the electric drive means (41) is transmitted through the ball transporting means (40) to the ball receiving means. characterized by being adapted to transmit to the (39) Ball game machine.