JP3988867B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIG. 9, a conventionally known gaming machine can be opened to the front side through a frame-shaped outer frame 101 and a pair of upper and lower shaft support means 102a and 102b on the outer frame 101. A main body frame 103 supported on the game board 104, a game board 104 pushed into an opening (not shown) provided near the upper part of the main body frame 103, and the game board 104 for driving the game ball 108 into the game board 104. The launching means installed in the lower right corner of the main body frame 103 (only the operation means 105 of the launching means is shown in FIG. 9), and the main body frame 103 below the game board 104 is opened to the front side. The tray member 106 is supported, and the game ball supply tray 107 is attached to the tray member 106 to supply the game ball 108 to the launching means.
[0003]
In this gaming machine, the game ball 108 supplied from the game ball supply tray 107 to the launching means is fixed to the main body frame 103 so as to be tilted leftward upward on the back side of the tray member 106. After running over and jumping to the rule groove 111 between the inner rail 109 and the outer rail 110 planted in an arc shape on the game board 104, it rises while being mainly regulated by the shape of the outer rail 110. The game area A is driven.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this type of gaming machine, when a player hits the game ball 108 from the tip of the rail groove 111 into the game area A, the game ball 108 is driven into a predetermined aim as much as possible, that is, the game board 104. The game is played while adjusting the operation means 105 so that the falling trajectory B drawn on the game board 104 becomes substantially the same when the game ball 108 is driven upward. However, in reality, it is difficult to stabilize the fall trajectory B, and as a result, such a gaming machine is disliked by the player because the so-called “ball jump” is bad. Therefore, the manufacturer of the gaming machine checks the ball flying quality for each gaming machine before shipping the gaming machine, and for the gaming machine with poor ball flying, the tip position and outer rail when the launching ball hits the gaming ball. The curve state is corrected, and other factors affecting the ball jump are removed, but this is not only skillful but also has a limit in eliminating the factor.
[0005]
The present inventor has further studied the factors that influence the ball jumping. As a result, in the gaming machine according to the known technology, the fired game ball 108 returns as a foul without jumping into the game area A. In order to recover the sphere, a foul ball recovery port 113 is provided between the outer rail 110 and the guide passage 112, but it has been found that the presence of the recovery port 113 cannot be ignored. That is, the recovery port 113 is provided as a gap for removing the game ball 108 guided by the outer rail 110 from the rail groove 111 and recovering it at the back of the gaming machine. There is a problem that the front end of the guide passage 112 facing and the base end of the outer rail 110 must be positioned so as not to affect the running of the game ball.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 has a frame-shaped outer frame, and a main body frame supported by the outer frame via a pivotal support means so as to be able to open one side toward the front side. A game board locked to the upper side of the main body frame, and a launch for launching a game ball to a game area installed on the main body frame below the game board and formed on the front side of the game board Means, a dish member that is supported on the main body frame via a pivot support means so as to be able to open one side toward the front side thereof, and is provided on the front side of the dish member to supply game balls to the launching means A game ball supply tray; and an operation means attached to the front surface of the dish member for operating the firing means. The firing means is disposed on the left side of the center of the main body frame, and the operation means is wherein disposed on the right side of the center of the body frame, wherein said firing means, said operating hand And repetitive exercise within a predetermined angle of rotation by operating a has a firing hammer to launch to beat Yu technique balls from below, above the mallet destination of the firing hammer, supplied from game ball supply tray A launch ball standby unit for waiting for a game ball to be played, the launch ball standby unit being a launch rail inclined outward and a launch ball holding member provided at a predetermined distance from the launch rail The launching ball holding member has a portion whose distance from the launching rail is smaller than the diameter of the game ball and larger than the tip of the launcher, and is supplied from the game ball supply tray at that site. An outer guide rail that guides the game ball fired by the launching means to the game area on the game board. Base end of It is planted substantially vertically toward the longitudinal direction, and the game ball launched by the launching means becomes a foul between the launch ball standby part and the base end part without being driven into the game area. A collection port for the collected foul balls is installed, and on the back side of the dish member, a prize ball tray for storing game balls to be paid out by the dispensing device is arranged, and the game balls stored in the prize ball tray are In the gaming machine configured to be discharged to the game ball supply tray and to be discharged to the game ball supply tray through the prize ball tray, the foul balls collected at the collection port ,
The prize ball tray includes an upper storage portion that receives game balls to be paid out by the payout device, and a game ball that descends through a through hole provided in a bottom portion of the upper storage portion, below the bottom portion of the upper storage portion. And the lower storage part that is stored in the upper and lower layers and integrated, the game ball stored in the prize ball tray is discharged to the game ball supply tray through the lower storage part, The foul balls collected at the collection port are received by the upper storage part and then discharged to the game ball supply tray through the lower storage part .
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described first with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the bullet ball game machine according to this embodiment includes a frame-shaped wooden outer frame 1, and a front plate 21 that is hit against the lower front surface of the outer frame 1. Through a pair of upper and lower shaft support means 22a and 22b attached to the outer frame 1 and the front plate 21, respectively, a substantially frame-shaped main body frame 2 and the like that are pivotally supported on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be able to open one side. It has a skeleton structure consisting of main components. The thickness direction front side portion of the main body frame 2 is exposed to the front side so as to cover the front surface of the outer frame 1. Similarly, the thickness direction rear side portion is slightly wider than the front side portion. It has a shape that is narrowed and fitted inside the outer frame 1.
[0016]
Further, a glass door 23 is attached to the main body frame 2 through a shaft support means 24 so as to be able to open one side on the front side near the upper portion of the main body frame 2, and a double glass is attached to the glass frame 25 attached to the inside thereof. G is inserted. A dish member 8 is attached to the main body frame 2 below the glass door 25 so as to be able to be opened by a shaft support means (not shown), and a game ball is supplied to the launch means (described later) on the front side thereof. While the boat-shaped game supply tray 9 is fixed, a prize ball receiving tray 15 communicating with the game ball supply tray 9 is fixed on the back side.
[0017]
A ball lending switch 71a is provided on the left side of the front surface of the game ball supply tray 9, and after a predetermined coin is put into a ball lending unit 72 installed adjacent to the gaming machine, the ball lending switch 71a is turned on. When pushed, the game balls are supplied from the supply basket 73 to the game ball supply tray 9. Also, a return switch 71b is provided below the ball lending switch 71a, and even after the coin has been inserted into the ball lending unit 72, if the switch 71b is pressed before the ball lending is performed, the ball lending unit. The coins thrown in 72 can be returned and received.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface of the game ball supply tray 9 is a flow-down hook portion 26 from which the game ball 5 supplied from the supply rod 73 of the ball rental unit 72 flows down, and the game that has flowed down from the flow-down hook portion 26. A storage part 27 for temporarily storing and changing the direction of the balls 5 is formed, and an alignment hook part 28 for finally arranging the game balls 5 rolling down from the storage part 27 in one row and supplying them to the launching means is formed. In addition, an inclined surface 29 having a lower end protruding toward the latter is provided between the flow-down collar 26 and the alignment collar 28. The inclined surface portion 29 constantly acts to cause the gaming balls 5 to flow down to the alignment saddle portion 28 when many gaming balls 5 are placed in the gaming ball supply tray 9. In addition, a shutter 30 is provided on the bottom surface of the substantially central portion of the game ball supply tray 9 so that the game balls 5 in the game ball supply tray 9 can be discharged out of the machine. Since the game balls 5 in the alignment saddle portion 28 located downstream of it cannot be discharged, another shutter (not shown) is also provided at the most downstream portion of the alignment flange portion 28 in preparation for the discharge of the game balls 5. Is provided. These shutters can be opened and closed by operating shutter knobs 31 and 32 exposed at the lower front side of the game ball supply tray 9 (see FIG. 1).
[0019]
On the other hand, as a result of the fact that the prize ball tray 15 can save space in the lower part of the main body frame 2 because the launching means is unevenly distributed in a specific part of the gaming machine as will be described later, This is significantly different from the conventional technique in which two upper and lower trays are provided on the front side of the plate member 8. As shown in FIG. 6, the prize ball tray 15 includes an upper storage part 16 for receiving a game ball 5 such as a foul ball or a prize ball 5a obtained by a game from the main body frame 2 as will be described later, and an upper storage part 16 thereof. It consists of the lower storage part 17 which stores the game ball 5 which entered it below.
[0020]
Therefore, most of the game balls 5 received in the upper storage portion 16 are temporarily stored in the bottom portion 33 and then descend to the lower storage portion 17 through the through holes 34 provided in the bottom portion 33. In the case where the through hole 34 is provided immediately below a discharge port (not shown) through which the ball 5a is discharged from the main body frame 2, the prize ball 5a jumps directly into the through hole 34 without being stored in the bottom 33 and It is stored in the storage unit 17. In the lower storage part 17, a discharge port 35 is formed on the side surface of the dish member 8, and the game ball 5 stored in the lower storage part 17 is discharged from the discharge port 35 into the game ball supply tray 9. Further, the upper storage part 16 is provided with an overflow ball detector 18 for detecting the presence of the game ball 5, and in the process of discharging the game ball 5 from the lower storage part 17 into the game ball supply tray 9. When the game ball 5 in the game ball supply tray 9 gets in the way and eventually the game ball 5 becomes full in the lower storage part 17 and the upper storage part 16, the overflow ball detector 18 is activated and fired. Means are temporarily disabled.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 3 having a substantially rectangular cross section is provided on the upper side of the main body frame 1, and a stepped locking portion 3 a provided around the front side of the opening 3. Hook members 20 are planted at a plurality of locations, preferably at four corners. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 4 having a substantially square shape is pushed into the lock part 3 a and locked therein. The game board 4 has a portion corresponding to the mounting position of the hook member 20. A half-ellipse-shaped notch 19 is formed (in FIG. 3, this notch 19 is drawn only in the upper right corner of the game board 4). Further, a pad plate 37 having an insertion hole 36 through which the head portion 20a of the locking portion 20 can be inserted is attached to the four corners of the game board 4 so as to close the notches 19. (In FIG. 3, the abutting plate piece 37 is drawn only on the lower right and upper left of the game board 4). When the game board 4 is locked to the locking portion 3a of the main body frame 2, the game board 4 is pressed against the main body frame 2 in a state where the game board 4 is substantially vertical from the front side to the back side of the main body frame 2. The head 20 a of the hook member 20 is inserted into the insertion hole 36 of the plate 37. Next, if the head 20a is rotated 90 degrees, the game board 4 is locked and held by the main body frame 2 (in FIG. 3, the upper left corner of the game board 4 is locked by the main body frame 2). Drawn in).
[0022]
Next, the structure of the game board 4 will be described. The game board 4 is made of a decorative plywood having a substantially square shape, and an inverted J-shaped outer guide rail 14 extending from the lower left corner portion to the upper portion thereof has a base end portion 14a. It is mounted with the vertical direction. A collision member 38 for changing the direction of the game ball 5 and dropping it inward of the game board 4 is connected to the tip of the outer guide rail 14, and from the collision member 38 to the inner guide rail 39. Is curved in a circular arc shape and spirally and extends to the vicinity of the base end portion 14a, and a guide groove 40 through which the game ball 5 passes is formed between the outer rail 14 and the distal end portion of the inner rail 39. And the game area | region A which consists of the space between the said inner and outer side guide rails 39 and 14, the game board 4, and the glass G of the said glass frame 23 is formed. In addition, a trapezoidal rail ornament 41 having a recessed upper central portion is attached to the outside of the inner guide rail 39 below the game board 4 to decorate the game board 4 and its outer side surface is The wall surface of the guide passage mentioned later is formed. A foul ball stop member 42 is attached to the tip of the inner guide rail 39.
[0023]
In the game board 4, a distribution body 43 of the game ball 5 is attached to the center upper part, and a part of the game balls 5 driven into the game area A through the guide groove 40 is attached to the distribution body 43. The left and right game balls 5 fall to the left and right sides without colliding with the allocating body 43. Further, a variable display device 44 having a relatively large lateral width is provided on the game board 4 immediately below the distribution body 43, and the game ball 5 has entered the start opening 45 provided immediately therebelow. At this time, the variable display is stopped for a predetermined time.
[0024]
Similarly, a pair of lamp wind turbines 46a and 46a are disposed on the outer side of the variable display device 44 diagonally above, and a pair of wind turbines 47a and 47a are disposed on the outer side of the diagonal lower side. It is impossible to predict the path of the game ball 5 to go. A pair of symbol operating gates 48a and 48a are disposed below the wind turbines 47a and 47b and near the start opening 45, and are provided at the upper center of the variable display device 44 when the game ball 5 passes through them. The symbols of the normal symbol display device 49, for example, symbols such as “−1, 3, 5, 7” are variably displayed for a specific time.
[0025]
A pair of upper winning holes 50a, 50b are attached to the outside below the symbol operating gates 48a, 48a. When the game ball 5 wins, it is detected by a detecting means (not shown) and will be described later. According to the control command of the game control board, a specific number of game balls become prize balls 5a and are discharged to the prize ball tray 15.
[0026]
A movable prize-winning device 51 having a relatively large width is provided below the start opening 45, and when the special symbol of the movable display device 44 stops in a specific combination and becomes "winning". The chance that the game ball 5 enters the device 51 by opening the shutter 52 of the movable winning device 51 for a predetermined time is increased. Further, a specific area is provided behind the shutter 52 in the movable winning device 51, and when the game ball 5 passes through the specific area, the shutter 52 is opened again for a predetermined time after the shutter 52 is closed. Benefits are generated. A pair of lower winning ports 53a53b are provided on both sides of the movable winning device 51, and they function in the same manner as the upper winning ports 50a and 50a.
[0027]
A large number of obstacle nails 54 are planted between various parts in the game board 4, and the game ball 5 that sews and falls between the obstacle nails 54 is provided in the gate, prize opening, or the like. When no winning is made, the ball is discharged from the out ball discharge port 55 provided at the lower center of the game board 4 to the rear of the gaming machine as an out ball. In the game area A, a pair of side lamps 56a and 56b are provided on both sides of the central portion of the game board 4.
[0028]
In the lower left corner C of the game board 4, the outer surface 57 of the rail decoration 41 is an inclined surface that inclines toward the outside of the game board 4 as it goes upward, and as it goes upward together with the outer base end part 14a. A part of the guide groove 40 which becomes gradually narrow is formed. Further, the lower left corner of the game board 4 is rounded, and a collection port 13 for the foul ball 5b is formed to rise from the main body frame 2 in the rounded area.
[0029]
In the lower part of the portion of the main body frame 2 where the game board 4 is attached, there is no opening part 3 for attaching the game board 4 and opening the back side outward as in the upper part. It is a non-opening portion 6 which has been processed with unevenness in design. A speaker 58 is attached to the right side of the non-opening portion 6 and a launching means 7 is provided on the left side. On the right side and on the front surface of the dish member 8, the launching means 7 is provided. An operation means 12 for operating the means 7 is provided, and when the launching means 7 and the operation means 12 are viewed from the front side of the gaming machine, they appear to be in a position where they are relatively left and right.
[0030]
The firing means 7 has a known structure, and as shown in FIG. 7, for example, comprises a torque motor (illustrated) and a launcher 59 attached to a rotating shaft 75 of the motor. By performing a dynamic operation, the launcher 59 is configured to repeatedly rotate within a range of a predetermined rotation angle as indicated by an arrow E. When the launching bar 59 of the launching means 7 is rotated to the maximum clockwise as indicated by the chain line in order to hit the game ball 5, the tip 61 that is the hitting point is the game ball supply tray 9. The game balls 5 supplied from the supply end 62 are faced to the base end of the launch ball standby unit 63 for waiting one by one, and the game balls 5 are hit there. The rotation operation signal of the operation means 12 is processed by a launch control board installed on the back surface by a signal line wired from the back surface of the plate member 8 to the back surface of the main body frame 2. (See FIG. 3). The launch ball standby unit 63 includes a launch rail 77 fixed so as to incline outward on the side surface of the housing 76 that houses the motor, and a predetermined distance from the rail 77 on the side surface. And a projecting ball holding member 79 having a recess 78 recessed downward on the inclined lower surface. In the firing ball holding member 79, the distance between the downstream lower surface 80 of the recess 78 and the launch rail 77 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball 5 and larger than the outer diameter of the tip 61, and upstream of the recess 78. The distance between the side lower surface 81 and the launch rail 77 is adjusted to such an extent that the smooth launch of the game ball 5 hit with the launcher 59 is not hindered.
[0031]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the non-opening 6 near the lower left C of the game board 4 has a bowl-like shape that tilts outward slightly from the vertical direction as a whole. A guide passage 10 is provided, and the game ball 5 hit by the firing ball standby unit 63 is launched toward the guide groove 40. The guide passage 10 includes a vertical wall 64 of the non-opening 6, a wall surface of a pair of opposing ribs 65 and 66 formed on the non-opening 6, and a covering member that covers the ribs 65 and 66. It is formed in a rectangular tube shape whose cross section expands toward the tip with (not shown).
[0032]
In the present invention, in addition to the above-described aspect, the guide passage 10 and the launch ball standby portion 63 are connected at an arbitrary height position, or a height at which the tip 61 rotates the base end portion of the guide passage 10 to the maximum. It may be configured such that the tip 61 of the launching rod 59 faces the base end portion of the guide passage 10 by extending the base ball to the position and waiting the game ball 5 at the base end portion. In short, the guide passage 10 may be configured so that the game ball 5 hit with the launcher 59 becomes a launch ball and is launched substantially vertically. The opening 10a of the guide passage 10 formed in this way is connected to the extension passage 11 formed by the outer surface 57 of the rail decoration 41 and the outer surface of the recovery port 13 in the game board 4, and the guide passage 10 extends. It has a structured.
[0033]
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a storage tank 67 for storing game balls 5 supplied from the outside of the machine frame, and the game balls 5 from the storage tank 67 in order on the back surface of the gaming machine according to the present invention. The tank rails to be arranged and lowered, the upper flow rod 68a such as a curved rod that lowers the game ball 5 that has passed through the tank rail and lowered, and the game ball 5 is awarded according to the game content from the upper flow rod 68a. A payout path member such as a payout device for paying out while counting as a ball is sequentially connected and formed. The prize ball 5a flowing down from the upper payout path descends the lower flow path 68b connected to the payout device and is discharged to the prize ball receiving tray 15. Similarly to the known art, the main body frame 2 is provided with a variable display control board 69, a game control board 70, and other control boards so that the game can be controlled.
[0034]
The operation and effect of the gaming machine configured as described above will be described. Coins are inserted into the ball lending unit 72 and a predetermined number of game balls 5 are supplied from the supply basket 73 to the game ball supply tray 9. The game ball 5 flows down the flow trap 26, changes direction in the storage 27, flows down while being aligned with the alignment rod 28, and is supplied from the supply end 62 to the shot ball standby unit 63. If it will be in this state, a player will rotate the operation means 12 with a right hand and will start the emission means 7. FIG.
[0035]
Then, the hitting ball basket 59 strikes the game ball 5 in the launch ball standby unit 63, so that the game ball 5 is guided from the launch ball standby unit 63 through the guide passage 10 in the extension path 11, and eventually becomes inner as it goes upward. It is guided to the guide groove 40 gently curved in the direction and is driven into the game area A. In the process of continuing the game in this manner, depending on the amount of rotation of the operating means 12, the game ball 5 cannot move the stop member 42 and becomes the foul ball 5b and descends in the guide groove 40.
[0036]
However, the base end portion 14a of the outer guide rail 14 is implanted on the game board 4 substantially vertically, and the outer surface 57 of the rail ornament 41 attached to the lower side of the inner guide rail 39 goes downward. Accordingly, the foul ball 5b naturally falls in the vertical direction with almost no interference with the outer guide rail 14 and the outer surface 57 of the rail decoration 41. Since the collection port 13 is opened directly below the guide groove 40 below the base end portion 14a, the foul ball 5a is received by the collection port 13 and flows down in the main body frame 2 to receive a prize ball tray 15. The upper storage part 16 is entered. If the game balls 5 are not full in the upper storage portion 16, the prize balls 5a that have become game balls enter the game ball supply tray 9 from the discharge port 35 from the lower storage portion 17 and are used for the game.
[0037]
Further, since the launching means 7 and the recovery port 13 are close to each other and are unevenly distributed near the lower left corner C of the game board 4, unlike the prior art, the guide frame 10 crosses the main body frame 2. Not only that, the recovery port 13 need not be provided to block the guide passage. As a result, the length of the guide passage 10 along which the game ball 5 travels can be shortened, and the effect of reducing the factors affecting the quality of the ball flight can be reduced. Moreover, the space occupied by the guide passage 10 crossing in the main body frame 2 in the prior art can be used effectively. In the present invention, a prize ball receiving tray 15 is provided on the back side of the tray member 8 so that it can be stored using the space, so that the tray member 8 and the main body frame 2 are moved up and down on the front side of the gaming machine as in the prior art. There is no need to install two large trays, and only one is needed, which also contributes to resource saving.
[0038]
Further, since the guide passage 10 is inclined slightly outward from the vertical direction so as not to prevent the vertical fall of the foul ball 5b, the traveling of the game ball 5 passing through the guide passage 10 is performed. The distance can be significantly shorter than the curved traveling distance of the prior art, and as a result, the present invention exerts the effect that the launched game ball 5 can be hardly affected by the outer guide rail 14. This effect, combined with the effect of unevenly disposing the launching means 7 and the collection port 13 of the foul sphere 5b in the non-opening portion 6, makes it possible to further suppress the ball flying disturbance.
[0039]
Since the opening 13a of the recovery port 13 is positioned above the opening 10a of the guide passage 10, the processing of the foul ball 5a can be performed more quickly than when the opening 10a is provided at a lower position, As a result, the collision frequency with the launched game ball 5 can be reduced.
[0040]
A specific notch 19 and a hook member that can be inserted into the notch 19 so that the game board 4 can be pressed and locked to the main body frame 2 unilaterally from the front side to the back side of the main body frame 2. 20 and the recovery port 13 of the foul ball 5b is formed in the main body frame 2, so even in a gaming machine in which various parts and devices are attached to the back side of the main body frame 2, those parts and the like As it is, only the game board 4 can be easily replaced.
[0041]
The present invention can be implemented as follows, for example, by changing a part of the above-described embodiment within the limit that does not significantly impair the effects of the invention following the fundamental technical idea.
(1) The recovery port 13 of the foul ball 5b and the launching means 7 can be provided in the lower right corner D2 of the main body frame 2, and the launching means 7 and its operating means 12 can be provided in the same lower corner.
(2) The extension path 11 formed between the outer wall surface of the recovery port 13 and the outer wall surface 57 of the rail decoration 41 at the lower corner C of the game board 4 may be configured integrally with the guide path 10, The collection port 13, the guide passage 10, and the extension path 11 may be configured integrally.
(3) Supply of the game balls 5 to the game ball supply tray 9 is started by inserting coins into the ball lending unit 72 and starting by inserting a card into the card unit 81 as shown in FIG. It may be. In this aspect, the control means instructs the payout means to pay out the number of game balls 5 corresponding to the value of the card at that time from the payout means. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball 5 is first received by the prize ball tray 15 and supplied to the game ball supply tray 9 from the discharge port 35.
(4) The outer surface 57 of the rail decoration 41 may be formed as a separate member like the inner guide rail 39 without being part of the extension path 11 or the guide groove 40.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present invention shown with the glass door opened partially and the gaming board removed.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the gaming machine according to the present invention shown in a state where a glass frame and a dish member are opened in one piece.
FIG. 4 is a partially broken side view of the gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view showing a main part of the gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a prize ball tray according to the present invention partially cut away.
FIG. 7 is a layout view showing a state of arrangement of the launching means and the shot ball standby section according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a gaming machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view of a gaming machine according to the prior art.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Main body frame 4 Game board 5 Game ball 5a Prize ball 5b Foul ball 7 Launching means 8 Dish member 9 Game ball supply tray 10 Guide passage 10a Opening 13 Recovery port 14 Outer guide rail 14a Base end 15 Prize ball tray 16 Upper storage part 17 Lower storage part 18 Overflow ball detector 19 Notch 20 Hook member A Game area C Lower corner part D1 Right corner part D2 Left corner part.

Claims (1)

A frame-shaped outer frame,
A main body frame supported on the outer frame via a pivotal support so as to be able to open one side toward the front side;
A game board locked to the upper side of the main body frame;
A launching means for launching a game ball to a game area installed on the main body frame below the game board and formed on the front side of the game board;
A dish member supported on the main body frame via a pivotal support so as to be able to open one side toward the front side;
A game ball supply tray that is provided on the front side of the plate member and supplies a game ball to the launching means;
An operating means attached to the front surface of the dish member for operating the firing means,
Wherein said firing means is disposed leftward from the center of the body frame, wherein the operating means is disposed on the right side of the center of the body frame,
The firing means has a firing hammer to launch the Yu technique balls and repetitive exercise within a predetermined angle of rotation by operating the operating means to strike from below,
Above the tip of the launcher, a launch ball standby unit for waiting for the game ball supplied from the game ball supply tray is provided,
The firing ball standby unit is composed of a launch rail that is inclined outwardly upward, and a launch ball holding member that is provided at a predetermined distance from the launch rail,
The firing ball holding member has a portion whose distance from the firing rail is smaller than the diameter of the game ball and larger than the tip of the launcher, and waits for the game ball supplied from the game ball supply tray at that portion. And allowing the game ball to be hit from below by the tip of the launcher,
On the game board, a base end portion of an outer guide rail that guides the game ball fired by the launching means to the game area is implanted substantially vertically in the longitudinal direction,
Between the firing ball standby portion and the base end portion, a foul ball collection port is provided in which the game balls launched by the launching means are collected in a foul without being driven into the game area ,
On the back side of the dish member, a prize ball tray that stores game balls to be paid out by the dispensing device is disposed, and the game balls stored in the prize ball tray are discharged to the game ball supply tray, In the gaming machine configured such that the foul balls collected at the collection port are discharged to the gaming ball supply tray through the prize ball tray ,
The prize ball tray includes an upper storage portion that receives game balls to be paid out by the payout device, and a game ball that descends through a through hole provided in a bottom portion of the upper storage portion, below the bottom portion of the upper storage portion. And the lower storage part stored in the upper and lower are integrated and integrated,
The game balls stored in the prize ball receiving tray are discharged to the game ball supply tray through the lower storage portion, and the foul balls recovered at the recovery port are received in the upper storage portion. A gaming machine, which is later discharged to the game ball supply tray through the lower reservoir .

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