JP3984581B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine including a storage tray device that stores game balls in a lower position on the front side.

  Pachinko machines are generally equipped with a launch plate device and a storage tray device in the lower part of the front, and game balls stored in the launch plate device are automatically moved to the launch position at the start of the launch rail one by one by a ball feed mechanism. When the game ball at the launch position is hit with a launcher by rotating the launch handle, the game balls are sequentially launched onto the game board surface. When a game ball wins a winning opening on the game board surface, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out from the payout device. The game ball is normally discharged from the upper payout opening to the launching tray device, but when the firing tray device is full, it is automatically discharged from the lower payout opening to the storage tray device. This storage tray device includes a storage tray member in which a storage space opened upward is formed, and a game ball paid out in the storage space stops.

  And the conventional storage tray apparatus is provided with the ball | bowl hole which is formed in the bottom face part of the storage plate member, and communicates in the downward direction, and the opening-and-closing member in which the shielding board part which obstruct | occludes this ball | bowl hole is formed. The opening / closing member is slidably held in the horizontal direction (mainly in the left-right direction) on the bottom surface of the storage plate member, and the shielding plate portion is configured to block the ball extraction hole in a transverse manner. It is possible to convert to a ball extraction position where the ball extraction hole is opened. The opening / closing member is normally biased to the steady position side by a spring or the like to close the ball extraction hole and allow the game ball to be stored in the storage space. The opening / closing member can be displaced to the ball extraction position by manual operation of the operation unit (for example, Patent Document 1). By the operation of the ball pulling part (hereinafter referred to as ball pulling operation) for moving the opening / closing member to the ball pulling position, the game ball stored in the storage space is discharged downward through the open ball pulling hole and stored. It is transferred to a ball box placed below the dish device.

  By the way, as described above, when the firing tray device is full, the game balls paid out from the payout device are discharged and stored in the storage tray device. When the storage tray device becomes full and game balls are likely to overflow from the storage tray device, general pachinko gaming machines stop the game ball launching operation of the launching device until the full state is improved, and a new prize is awarded. This prevents a further game ball from being discharged to the storage tray device. That is, when the storage tray device is full, the player cannot launch the game ball. Here, it is usually during a big hit game in which a large amount of game balls are paid out, but the big hit game allows the game balls to be awarded at the big winning opening within a predetermined time. Most of them are earned, and in some cases, if a predetermined number of winnings are not made in a specific area of the big winning opening within a predetermined time, the big hit game is terminated halfway. Therefore, if the storage tray device becomes full during the big hit game and the game ball cannot be fired, the player cannot store the full profit of the jackpot game. The game balls on the pan must be transferred to the ball box.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-265527

  However, during a big hit game, the player tends to be in an excited state, so do not notice until the storage tray device is full, and hurry up after the launcher is stopped to discharge the game ball There are many. However, even if the ball removal operation is performed in a full state, the game ball may not be discharged from the opened ball extraction hole, and the suspension of the launch may be prolonged, resulting in an increase in the player's loss. This is because, as shown in FIG. 13, the so-called “bridge arrangement” (P portion in FIG. 13) in which the game balls X stored in the storage space 9e are balanced in a dome shape is located above the ball hole 24e. This is because the formed game ball X above the ball hole 24e resists gravity. In such a case, if the player stirs the game balls X in the storage space 9e by hand, the arrangement of the game balls X collapses, the bridge arrangement P is eliminated, and the game balls X are discharged from the ball extraction holes 24e. However, a time loss during the big hit game is inevitable, and a loss is given to the player in a place irrelevant to the game performance, thereby impairing the fun of the game.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of eliminating the bridge arrangement of the game balls at the same time as the opening of the ball holes is attempted.

The present invention provides a pachinko gaming machine having a storage tray device at a lower position on the front side, wherein the storage tray device has a storage tray member that internally forms a storage space for storing game balls, and a bottom surface portion of the storage tray member. A formed ball extraction hole, and an opening / closing member that is slidably held in a horizontal direction on the bottom surface of the storage dish member and is converted into a steady position that closes the ball extraction hole and a ball extraction position that opens the ball extraction hole. A hole is formed in the dish surface portion of the storage tray member forming the storage space, and the opening / closing member penetrates the hole and protrudes into the storage space so that the opening / closing member slides. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a ball breaking projection that moves in the storage space is formed .

  In such a configuration, when the ball pulling operation is performed, the ball breaking protrusion moves in the storage space and presses the game balls in the storage space, so that the game balls roll, and the arrangement relationship thereof To change. For this reason, even if the bridge arrangement is formed above the ball extraction hole, the bridge arrangement is canceled by the ball breaking projection during the ball extraction operation, and the game ball is surely discharged from the ball extraction hole. In addition, since the ball breaker protrusion of the present invention is formed integrally with the opening / closing member, the opening of the ball breaker hole and the movement of the ball breaker protrusion can be performed only by a ball pulling operation such as manually operating the conventional operation part. It will be performed at the same time, and no additional operation is required to move the ball breaking protrusion.

A groove-shaped one is proposed as one of the optimum configurations of the hole that allows the spherical break-through projection to pass through. That is, an operation groove hole along the sliding direction of the opening and closing member is formed on the dish surface portion of the storage dish member forming the storage space, and the spherical break-off protrusion is projected through the operation groove hole into the storage space. It is the structure which moves in the storage space along an operation | movement groove hole with the sliding of an opening-and-closing member . Or In this configuration, the size of the sphere breaking projections, by forming the dish surface actuation groove holes corresponding to the displacement width can be as much as possible the holes to form a dish surface small. In addition, although it is possible to form not only one but also a plurality of ball break-up projections, in such a case, it is only necessary to form a number of actuating grooves on the dish surface according to the number of ball break-up projections. .

Here, the working groove hole is formed in the bottom surface portion of the storage dish member, and the ball breaking projection is projected upward to penetrate the working groove hole and project from the bottom surface portion of the storage dish member to the storage space. Such a configuration is proposed . In the or a constitution, at the time sphere disconnect operation, spheres collapsing protrusion presses the game ball that is stored at the bottom of the storage space. The lower the game balls that are stored, the harder they move due to the weight of the game balls, and even if the game balls in the upper part of the storage space are pressed and rolled, the bridge arrangement formed in the lower part is changed. Although it is difficult, the bridge arrangement can be preferably eliminated by directly pressing and changing the game ball in the lower part of the storage space as in this configuration.

When the operation groove hole is formed in the bottom surface portion of the storage dish member, the operation groove hole is formed so as to partially overlap with the ball extraction hole, and the sphere collapsed protrusion passes above the ball extraction hole during the ball extraction operation. It is good to do. If it does so, even if the bridge arrangement | sequence is formed above the ball | bowl extraction hole, it becomes possible to break down the arrangement | sequence structure by pressing the game ball which comprises a bridge arrangement | sequence, and directly pressing with a protrusion. In particular, balls collapsing protrusion has an upper surface on突成to lever shield plate for closing a ball vent hole in the normal position of the closing member, without complicating the configuration of the open closure site material, easily form a ball breaking projections It becomes possible.

Moreover, an operation | movement groove hole can also be formed in addition to the bottom face part of a storage tray member. For example, the operation groove hole is formed in the front surface portion of the storage dish member, the ball breaking protrusion is formed rearward, the operation groove hole is penetrated, and protrudes from the front surface portion of the storage dish member to the storage space. configuration even think we are. In either a configuration, the balls collapsing protrusion presses the game ball that is stored in front of the storage space. Generally, since the operation unit for sliding the opening and closing member is provided on the front side of the storage tray device, if the ball breaking projection protrudes from the front of the storage space as in this configuration, the game The distance between the operation unit that is manually operated by the person and the ball breaking projection that presses the game ball is shortened, and the force for operating the operation unit can be efficiently broken and transmitted to the projection.

Here, if the ball extraction hole has a long shape in the sliding direction of the opening / closing member, it is also possible to move the ball collapse protrusion in the storage space without forming an operation groove hole in the storage plate member. That is, the ball breaking protrusion is projected on the upper surface of the shielding plate portion that closes the ball extraction hole at the steady position of the opening and closing member, penetrates the ball extraction hole, protrudes from the bottom surface portion of the storage dish member to the storage space, and As the shape of the hole is allowed to move with the sliding movement of the opening / closing member of the ball breaking protrusion, the ball breaking protrusion is moved in the storage space through the ball opening with the sliding of the opening / closing member. It should be so. Or In the this configuration, spherical vent hole is, which ball breaking member constitutes the whole of the hole penetrating, since the operation slot holes dish surface portion of the reservoir tray member is not formed, the structure of the reservoir tray member It will be easy.

Further, in the configuration in which the opening / closing member is held from below so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction by the sliding holding member fixed to the lower bottom of the bottom portion of the storage plate member, Proposed is a configuration in which convex portions that contact each other are formed on the top surface and the bottom surface of the opening and closing member, and the convex portions on both surfaces collide with the sliding of the opening and closing member to vibrate the opening and closing member vertically. . In the or a configuration, the vertical vibration of the opening and closing member is transmitted to the game balls in the storage space through the ball break projections to vibrate the game ball. Further, since the vibration of the opening / closing member is also transmitted to the storage tray member, the game ball in the storage space is vibrated through the storage tray member. As described above, when the game balls are vibrated at the time of the ball removal operation, the close contact between the game balls is loosened, and a gap is formed between the game balls, and the arrangement structure of the game balls is easily broken. Here, it is desirable that the opening and closing member be repeatedly vibrated, and a plurality of convex portions are formed on at least one of the upper surface of the sliding holding member and the bottom surface of the opening and closing member, and the plurality of convex portions are formed as the opening and closing member slides. It is preferable that the part sequentially collides with the convex part on the other side.

According to the present invention, a hole is formed in a dish surface portion of a storage dish member that forms a storage space, and the opening / closing member projects through the hole to the storage space, and moves in the storage space as the opening / closing member slides. balls collapsing because it is pachinko machine formed with projections to, in the sphere抜操operation, by pressing the balls collapsing protrusion, since the game ball sequence changes dynamically, the bridge sequence above the sphere vent hole is formed However, the arrangement is canceled simultaneously with the ball removal operation. Therefore, even if the storage tray device becomes full during the big hit game and the launching device stops, if the ball removal operation is performed, the game balls of the storage tray device are reliably discharged, and the stop of the release is released without delay. For this reason, the player can minimize the damage due to the stop of the launch, and does not feel uncomfortable due to unnecessary damage. In addition, since the ball breaker protrusion is formed on the opening / closing member and moves incidentally by the same ball removal operation as in the prior art, the player is not forced to perform additional operations, and the ball breaker member There is no need to pay attention to movement.

Here, an operation groove hole along the sliding direction of the opening / closing member is formed in the dish surface portion of the storage tray member, and the spherical break-off protrusion protrudes into the storage space through the operation groove hole. When moving in the storage space along the operation groove hole along with the movement, the hole formed in the dish surface portion can be made small, so that the stored game balls are not easily caught in the hole portion, There is no hindrance to the flow. In addition, it is known that the opening / closing member slides in various directions such as left / right and front / rear direction with respect to the bottom surface of the reservoir plate member. If it forms according to the formation position of a protrusion, this invention is applicable to the storage tray apparatus of various shapes.

And while forming an operation groove hole in the bottom face part of a storage plate member, projecting a spherical break-up protrusion and penetrating the operation groove hole so as to protrude from the bottom surface part of the storage plate member into the storage space in the case of the motion difficult game ball of savings distillation space bottom, in order to roll along in directly pressed to the ball break protrusion, it is possible to suitably eliminate bridge sequence.

Especially In the configuration described above, when the balls collapsing protrusion was突成the upper surface of the shielding plate portion, with the balls collapsing projection can be easily formed, a ball vent hole above the game ball directly sphere breaking projections By pressing, the bridge arrangement can be reliably eliminated.

In addition, an operation groove hole is formed on the front surface portion of the storage dish member, a ball breaking protrusion is formed rearward, the operation groove hole is penetrated, and protrudes from the front surface portion of the storage plate member into the storage space. when is efficiently becomes possible to transmit to the sphere breaking protrusion force to operate the operation portion can be by operating the operation unit, pushing strongly game balls.

Then, the ball hole is formed in a shape that allows the movement of the opening and closing member of the ball breaker projecting through the ball hole, and the ball breaker is moved by sliding the opening and closing member through the ball hole. Te, when the move in the storage space, it is not necessary to form a hole for passing the ball break protrusion such work Domizo holes can simplify the structure of the reservoir tray member.

Furthermore, a convex portion that abuts the upper surface of the sliding holding member and the bottom surface of the opening / closing member is formed, and the opening / closing member is caused to vibrate up and down by causing the convex portions on both sides to collide with the sliding of the opening / closing member. In this case , it is possible to easily and greatly change the game ball arrangement during the ball removal operation, and the bridge arrangement can be easily eliminated. Further, since the gaming ball arrangement can be broken even if the pressing force by the ball breaking projection is small, the force for moving the operation portion can be reduced.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a front frame 3 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of an outer frame 2. The front frame 3 has a glass door 4 that covers the surface of the game board, and a launch. The dish device 5 is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. In addition, a storage tray device 6a is disposed at a lower portion of the front frame 3 so as to be positioned below the discharge tray device 5, and a discharge handle 7 is disposed on the right side of the storage tray device 6a. The launching tray device 5 and the storage tray device 6a are each provided with storage spaces 8 and 9a for storing game balls, and the storage spaces 8 and 9a have an upper payout port 10 and a lower payout port 11 formed in the front frame 3, respectively. And a payout device (not shown) disposed on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The game balls stored in the firing tray device 5 are sequentially sent to a launching device (not shown) provided on the back surface of the front frame 3 and sequentially launched onto the game board surface by the turning operation of the launching handle 7. When a prize is entered in a winning opening (not shown), a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out from the payout device as prize balls. The paid-out game balls are discharged from the upper payout opening 10 into the storage space 8 of the launching tray device 5, but a large number of game balls are paid out during the big hit game, and the storage space 8 of the launching tray device 5 is full. Then, the game ball flows down through a sorting passage (not shown) disposed on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is discharged from the lower payout port 11 to the storage space 9a of the storage tray device 6a. Here, a full detection switch (not shown) is provided inside the lower payout port 11, and when the storage space 9 a is full of game balls and the game ball stays in the lower payout port 11, The full detection switch is turned ON, and the launching device stops accordingly. This stop of the launching device is continued until the full state is eliminated and the fullness detection switch is turned OFF.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the storage dish device 6 a includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage space 9 a that opens upward and rearward, and is fixed to the front frame 3 with the rear side of the storage space 9 a facing the lower outlet 11. The dish cover 19 is fixed to the front side. And the ball | bowl hole 24a connected below is formed in the bottom face of the storage space 9a. Although this ball hole 24a is normally closed, it is opened when the operation portion 32a protruding to the front of the storage tray device 6a is operated to the left, and the game ball in the storage space 9a passes through the ball hole 24a. It is discharged outside. A resin ball box (not shown) can be placed below the storage tray device 6a, and the game balls discharged from the storage tray device 6a are transferred to the ball box. .

Below, the structure of the storage tray apparatus 6a of a present Example is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the storage tray device 6a of the present embodiment includes a storage tray member 20a that forms a storage space 9a therein, a sliding holding member 26a that is fixed to the storage tray member 20a from below, and a storage tray. An opening / closing member 30a attached to a sliding gap 50a formed between the member 20a and the sliding holding member 26a and held so as to be slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the bottom surface portion 21a of the storage dish member 20a. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage dish member 20a includes a bottom surface portion 21a that forms the bottom surface of the storage space 9a, a front surface portion 22a that rises from the bottom surface portion 21a, and left and right side surface portions 23a, 23a. A storage space 9a is formed inside a dish surface portion including 21a, a front surface portion 22a, and side surface portions 23a and 23a. A circular ball hole 24a is formed at the center of the bottom surface portion 21a, and two working groove holes 25a and 25a extending leftward are formed on the left edge of the ball hole 24a. In addition, a downward slope toward the ball extraction hole 24a is formed on the bottom surface portion 21a, and the game ball in the storage space 9a is guided to the ball extraction hole 24a.

  The sliding holding member 26a has substantially the same size as the bottom surface portion 21a of the storage tray member 20a, and is screwed to the storage tray member 20a so as to cover the bottom surface portion 21a from below, and between the bottom surface portion 21a. In addition, a sliding gap 50a for holding the opening / closing member 30a is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the sliding holding member 26a has a communication hole 29a formed at a position facing the ball extraction hole 24a in the vertical direction, and allows the ball extraction hole 24a to communicate with the lower side of the storage dish device 6a. Further, a convex portion 27 for vibrating the opening / closing member 30a is formed on the upper surface of the sliding holding member 26a as described later (see FIG. 5).

  The opening / closing member 30a that is slidably held in the sliding gap 50a includes a shielding plate portion 31a that shields the ball extraction hole 24a, and the right stationary position where the shielding plate portion 31a shields the ball extraction hole 24a in a transverse manner. It is possible to move between I (see FIG. 4A) and the left ball extraction position II (see FIG. 4B) where the shielding plate portion 31a retracts to the left of the ball extraction hole 24a and completely opens the ball extraction hole 24a. It has become.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, a coil spring 28a is provided on the left side of the sliding gap 50a, and the opening / closing member 30a is urged to the steady position I by the elastic force of the coil spring 28a. In addition, an operation portion 32a is formed at the front portion of the opening / closing member 30a so as to protrude from the front surface of the storage tray device 6a via the connecting portion 36a, and the player manually operates the operation portion 32a to the left. Thus, the opening / closing member 30a is displaced to the ball extraction position II, and the ball extraction hole 24a is opened.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the ball break-up protrusions 33a and 33a according to the present embodiment have a thin shape in the front and rear, and are formed on the upper surface of the shielding plate 31a. It is installed side by side. At the normal position I of the opening / closing member 30a, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 5 (a), the shielding plate portion 31a closes the ball extraction hole 24a, and the ball collapse projection 33a has the ball extraction hole 24a closed. It penetrates and protrudes from the bottom surface portion 21a of the storage dish member 20a to the storage space 9a. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 5B, when the operating portion 32a is operated leftward to slide the opening / closing member 30a and displace it to the ball extraction position II, the shielding plate portion 31a. With the leftward movement, the ball breaking protrusion 33a moves to the left in the storage space 9a along the working groove hole 25a. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the game balls X stored in the storage space 9a form a bridge array P, the game balls X are pressed and rolled by the ball breaking projection 33a. The bridge arrangement P is eliminated, and the game ball X is smoothly discharged downward through the ball extraction hole 24a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing member 30a includes support legs 34a, 34a provided below the front and rear edges of the shielding plate portion 31a, and as shown in FIG. The support leg 34a slides in the slide gap 50a so that the bottom surface of the support leg 34a is in contact with the top surface of the slide holding member 26a. Here, a plurality of convex portions 35, 35 are formed on the bottom surface of the support leg portion 34a of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, when the opening / closing member 30a slides, the convex portions 35, 35 are formed. However, it collides with the convex part 27 formed in the upper surface of the sliding holding member 26a. That is, when the opening / closing member 30a is displaced to the ball extraction position II, as shown in FIG. 6, the two protruding portions 27 and 35 collide with each other, and the opening / closing member 30a moves over the protruding portion 27 up and down. Move to ball removal position II while vibrating. This vertical vibration is transmitted to the game balls X in the storage space 9a via the ball breaking projection 33a and the storage tray member 20a, and creates a gap between the closely arranged game balls X. The game ball arrangement is easily collapsed.

  As described above, in the storage dish device 6a of the present embodiment, the ball breaking projection 33a breaks the game ball arrangement in the storage space 9a with the sliding of the opening / closing member 30a by the ball pulling operation. Even if the bridge array P is formed above 24a, it is canceled simultaneously with the ball removal operation, and the stored game balls are discharged from the ball removal hole 24a. For this reason, even when the storage tray device 6a becomes full during the big hit game and the launching device is stopped, the game ball can be discharged without delay, so that the time loss of the game can be minimized. In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the game balls X constituting the bridge array P are directly pressed by the ball collapse protrusions 33a, so that the bridge array P can be reliably broken. In addition, during the ball removal operation, the game balls X are vibrated so that the game ball arrangement can be easily broken, so that the game ball arrangement can be greatly changed by pressing the ball breaking projection 33a and with a small pressing force. Since the game ball arrangement changes, the opening / closing member 30a can be slid only by lightly operating the operation portion 32a.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the ball breaking protrusions 33b and 33b are not the shielding plate portion 31b, but support leg portions 34b and 34b extending rightward from the front and rear edges of the shielding plate portion 31b. Projected upward from the right end. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the bottom plate portion 21b of the storage dish member 20b has two working groove holes 25b, 25b on the right side from the front and rear edges of the central ball extraction hole 24b in accordance with the spherical breakout projection 33b. Is formed. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in a state where the opening / closing member 30b is slidably held on the bottom surface portion 21b of the storage dish member 20b, the both ball breaking projections 33b penetrate the working groove hole 25b, When projecting into the storage space 9b and sliding the opening / closing member 30b, it moves in the storage space 9b, presses the stored game balls, and changes its arrangement. In the present embodiment and the embodiments described later, the basic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine and the other configurations of the storage tray device can use the same configurations as in the first embodiment, and the description of the overlapping portions is omitted. To do.

  10 and 11 show the storage tray device 6c of the third embodiment. In such a configuration, the operation groove hole 25c is formed in the left-right direction on the front surface portion 22c, not on the bottom surface portion 21c of the reservoir plate member 20c. On the other hand, the ball breaking projection 33c is projected rearward from the upper end of the connecting rod 37 standing upward from the base of the operation portion 32c of the opening / closing member 30c, and the opening / closing member 30c is formed on the bottom surface portion 21c of the storage dish member 20c. In a state of being slidably held to the left and right, it penetrates the working groove hole 25c and protrudes into the storage space 9c. Then, at the steady position I of the opening / closing member 30c, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the ball breaking projection 33c is positioned on the upper right side of the ball extraction hole 24c, and the operation portion 32c is operated to the left to Is moved to the ball extraction position II, as shown in FIG. 10B, the opening / closing member 30c slides to the left, and the ball extraction hole 24c is opened. When the opening / closing member 30c slides, the ball breaking projection 33c moves to the left in the storage space 9c so as to cross over the ball extraction hole 24c, and when the game ball is stored in the storage space 9c. The game balls are pushed leftward and rolled to change the arrangement structure. In such a configuration, since the operation portion 32c and the ball collapse projection 33c are close to each other, the force for moving the operation portion 32c to the left is efficiently transmitted to the ball collapse projection 33c. The game ball can be strongly pressed by 33c.

  Furthermore, FIG. 12 shows the storage tray device 6d of the fourth embodiment. In such a configuration, the storage tray member 20d is not formed with the operation grooves 25a to 25c as in the above embodiment, and the bottom surface portion 21d has A long ball extraction hole 24d is formed on the left and right. The opening / closing member 30d has the same shape as the opening / closing member 30a of the first embodiment, and is attached to the storage plate member 20d in the same manner as the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. The ball breaking protrusion 33d formed on the upper surface of the part 31d penetrates the right side of the ball extraction hole 24d at the steady position I of the opening / closing member 30d and protrudes into the storage space 9d. Then, when the operation portion 32d is operated to the left in this state, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the opening / closing member 30d slides to the left ball extraction position II. However, it moves to the left in the storage space 9d through the ball extraction hole 24d. Here, when the ball breaking protrusion 33d comes into contact with the left edge of the ball extraction hole 24d, the opening / closing member 30d cannot slide to the left. Therefore, in the storage tray device 6d of this embodiment, this position is set to the position of the opening / closing member 30d. The ball removal position II. In this ball extraction position II, the shielding plate portion 31 is in a state where the left side portion of the ball extraction hole 24d is partially shielded, but since the ball extraction hole 24d is long to the left and right, even in a partially shielded state, A game ball can be discharged in the same manner as a conventional completely opened ball hole. In this way, in this embodiment, a long ball extraction hole 24d is formed in the left-right direction, and the ball collapse protrusion 33d is moved in the storage space 9d via the ball extraction hole 24d. Is not required to be separately formed, and the configuration of the storage dish member 20d is simplified.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, all of the opening / closing members of this embodiment slide in the left-right direction with respect to the bottom surface portion of the storage dish member. However, the configuration is not limited to the left-right direction, and the opening / closing member slides in the front-rear direction. The present invention is also applicable to a configuration in which the member is pivotally supported by the storage tray member and slides so as to tilt with respect to the bottom surface portion. Further, the operation unit does not need to be provided on the front surface of the storage tray device, and may be configured by a member separate from the opening / closing member. Furthermore, the shape of the storage plate member is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and the present invention can be applied to various forms such as a configuration integrally formed with the front frame.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. It is a perspective view of the lower part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 separately showing the storage tray device 6a of the first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the storage tray device 6a of the first embodiment showing the opening and closing member 30a separately. It is a top view of the storage tray apparatus 6a of 1st Example, (a) shows the state which has the opening-and-closing member 30a in the regular position I, (b) shows the state which the opening-and-closing member 30a has displaced to the ball extraction position II. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storage tray apparatus 6a of a 1st Example, (A) shows the AA cross section in FIG. 4, (B) shows the BB cross section in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged view of the storage tray apparatus 6a of the 1st Example which shows the collision aspect of the convex part 35 of the opening-and-closing member 30a, and the convex part 27 of the sliding holding member 26a. It is a perspective view of the opening-and-closing member 30b of 2nd Example. It is a top view of the storage tray apparatus 6b of a 2nd Example. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is a top view of the storage tray apparatus 6c of 3rd Example, (a) shows the state which has the opening-and-closing member 30c in the steady position I, (b) shows the state which the opening-and-closing member 30c displaced to the ball extraction position II. It is DD sectional drawing in FIG. It is a top view of the storage tray apparatus 6d of 4th Example, (a) shows the state in which the opening-and-closing member 30d exists in the steady position I, (b) shows the state which the opening-and-closing member 30d displaced to the ball extraction position II. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the conventional storage tray apparatus 6e which shows the state by which the bridge | bridging arrangement | sequence P was formed in the storage space 9e.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Front frame 4 Glass door 5 Firing tray apparatus 6a-6e Reservoir apparatus 7 Firing handle 8, 9a-9e Reservation space 10 Upper payout port 11 Lower payout port 19 Dish cover 20a-20e Storage plate member 21a to 21d Bottom surface portion 22a to 22d Front surface portion 23a to 23d Side surface portion 24a to 24e Ball extraction hole 25a to 25c Actuation groove hole 26a to 26c Sliding holding member 27 Protrusion portion 28a to 28d Coil spring 29a to 29c Communication hole 30a to 30e Opening / closing member 31a to 31e Shielding plate portion 32a to 32d Operation portion 33a to 33d Spherical collapse projection portion 34a and 34b Support leg portion 35 Protrusion portion 36a and 36b Connecting portion 37 Connecting rod 50a to 50c Sliding gap P Bridge arrangement X Game ball I Steady position
II Ball removal position

Claims (1)

In a pachinko machine equipped with a storage tray device at the lower position on the front side,
The storage tray device includes a storage tray member that internally forms a storage space for storing game balls,
A ball hole formed in the bottom surface of the storage plate member;
A holding position that is slidably held in the horizontal direction on the bottom surface of the storage plate member, and that is converted into a normal position for closing the ball extraction hole and a ball extraction position for opening the ball extraction hole;
A hole is formed in the dish surface portion of the storage tray member that forms the storage space. The opening / closing member projects through the hole into the storage space and moves in the storage space as the opening / closing member slides. A ball break-out projection is formed,
The opening / closing member is held from below so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction by a sliding holding member fixed to the bottom of the bottom portion of the storage dish member,
The upper surface of the sliding holding member and the bottom surface of the opening / closing member are formed with convex portions that contact each other, and the convex portions on both sides collide with the sliding of the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member vibrates up and down. A pachinko machine characterized by

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