JP4114089B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, a pachinko ball stored on the back side of the machine can be discharged to a player (ball tray) side as a prize ball for winning a game, while a return ball is removed by a ball removing operation. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that can be discharged outside the machine as a (return ball).
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, the game ball sent from the ball tray to the launch position is played by the ball feed launch control operation for each ball that is started based on the game operation. You can hit the board and play the required pachinko game. Then, for the winning conditions during the game (such as the generation of a safe ball or the establishment of a score for the combination of symbols by entering the ball), the balls stored in the ball storage / discharge path part on the back side of the machine are paid out by the winning ball payout device. Each operation is paid out as a predetermined number of prize balls, and is delivered to the upper ball tray and the lower ball tray from a predetermined prize ball path. On the other hand, when it is necessary to remove a considerable amount of stored balls in the ball storage / discharge path portion by handling the gaming machine, an operation rod is generally inserted through an operation hole formed in the front side portion of the front frame. By operating the ball channel switching device, the switching valve provided at the branch connecting portion between the award ball path and the ball path is held in the ball-removed state (ball return position). It can be discharged from the ball passage to the backside outside the machine. The operating rod is a wire-like material with a knob attached to it, and is managed by the hall manager. However, an easily available straight material can be substituted.
[0003]
In such a pachinko gaming machine, in addition to the payout of prize balls, as a form in which all the stored balls can be paid out by a ball removal operation, the prize ball payout device generally has an electric tool (solenoid) for each winning condition. The motor type is used to detect and count the prize balls while controlling the rotation of the ball feeder facing the ball path by the drive control of the ball path. An electric type is used in which the switching valve is switched and held in the ball removal (return) position by driving control of an electromagnetic solenoid based on the detection input of the switch. And as an embodiment of both devices, a prize ball payout device is installed in accordance with the downstream portion of the ball storage / discharge path portion at the side edge of the mechanism set board on the back side provided with a game board check window, and is switched. The device is installed at a branch connecting portion between a prize ball path and a ball removal path communicating with the downstream of the prize ball dispensing apparatus, and based on the detection input of the switch in the ball removal operation, the switching valve switching holding and the prize ball dispensing apparatus It is possible to release all the extracted storage balls under the release conditions.
[0004]
In addition to the operation rod, the switching device can detect the operation of the switch by the fingertip operation on the back side of the front frame opened from the outer frame. In both devices, the detection input of the switch is validated only once as a ball removal control process in the electronic control unit, and after the ball removal operation, the power is turned on again or a reset input related to the electronic control unit is performed as a normal recovery process. Perform the operation. Unless this process is performed, the subsequent detection input of the switch is disabled and the ball cannot be removed. Under this condition, the electric tool and the electromagnetic solenoid are set to automatically return after a predetermined time has elapsed based on a timer setting condition in the electronic control unit for the detection input of the ball removal switch.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the prize ball paying device that accommodates and sets the ball paying portion and the switching device that accommodates and sets the ball switching discharge portion are individually installed independently in spite of being installed adjacent to each other in the installation portion. The device is handled in units of case bodies, and is attached and fixed separately using screws, screws, and the like when assembled to the installation part. In other words, since multiple screws and screws are used for mounting and fixing the prize ball dispensing device, and multiple screws and screws are also used for mounting and fixing the switching device, tightening with required tools such as a screwdriver is possible. It took time and effort, and was an obstacle to rationalization and simplification of assembly work. Further, when it is necessary to remove the device from the installation part when repairing, checking or replacing the prize ball payout device or the switching device, it takes time and labor to remove a plurality of screws and the like by a required tool. Therefore, it has a drawback of low maintainability. Furthermore, when disposing of the pachinko gaming machine, the disassembling work for each part is complicated and time-consuming due to the difficulty of removing each device, which increases the cost of the disposing process and speeds up and rationalizes the recycling. It was a big obstacle.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been newly proposed in order to suitably solve the above-described problems. A ball dispensing unit and a ball switching unit configured and handled in units of cases are provided below the ball storage and discharge unit of the mechanism set panel on the rear side of the machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which the discharge portion can be quickly and easily assembled and removed by one-hand operation without the need for screws or tools.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides:
  Dispense the ball to the case body and switch the ball flow path between the ball storage and discharge part mounted on the mechanism set panel on the back of the machine and the prize ball discharge path and ball discharge path formed below the set board The upper ball payout portion and the lower ball switching discharge portion constituted by incorporating the components according to the above are detachably accommodated and set, so that award ball payout for game winning and ball removal for ball removal operation are performed. In pachinko machines that can be
  A storage chamber is formed below the ball storage and discharge section of the mechanism set board so that the ball discharge section and the ball switching discharge section can be stored in a vertically aligned state, while the ball discharge section and the ball switching discharge section Is formed on the alignment facing surface of each case body in the left and right and front and rear direction, and is formed with an engagement means composed of a vertical insertion form by a recessed hole portion and a projection portion that can be engaged and disengaged in the vertical direction, and at least On one outer side of the case body, when the case body in the housing chamber is accommodated, an engaging portion that can be engaged and disengaged in the vertical direction with respect to the engaging portion provided at a position facing the outer side of the case body is formed, The ball discharge portion can be sequentially accommodated in the storage chamber next to the ball switching discharge portion, and both can be positioned and set in a vertically aligned communication state. On the other hand, the ball switching discharge portion can be sequentially removed after the ball discharge portion. And
  An engagement piece extending upward on the upper surface of the case body of the ball paying portion is disposed above the storage chamber so that a locking member integrally formed with a fan-like engagement board is pivotably disposed. And a curved engagement surface is formed on the engagement piece portion so that the cam edge of the engagement plate slides on the engagement piece, and the engagement plate is connected to the upper end of the storage chamber. In the state of being held in the unlocked position retracted from the part, the ball paying part is accommodated in the upper part of the accommodating chamber that accommodates the ball switching discharge part, and the locking plate of the unlocking position is the engaging plate of the accommodating chamber. By being rotationally displaced to the lock locking position where it is positioned at the upper end and engages with the engagement piece, the engagement action of the engagement means and the engagement action of the engagement disc and the engagement piece are The ball paying section and the ball switching discharge section are fixedly set in the storage chamber.,
  In the engagement piece portion, when the locking member is rotationally displaced to the lock engagement position, an engagement groove into which the protruding piece protruding from the engagement board enters and aligns is provided,
  When the locking member is rotated between the lock locking position and the unlocking position, a protrusion is formed at a position corresponding to the locus of movement of the protruding piece, and when the locking member is rotationally displaced, When the projecting piece contacts the projecting part to control the rotational displacement, and the locking member is displaced to the unlocking position, the projecting piece is positioned at the end of the projecting part and the locking member is brought into the unlocking position. To hold,
A movable restricting member is provided for restricting the pachinko ball from the ball of the ball storing and discharging portion communicating with the ball passage formed in the case body of the ball paying portion, and the movable restricting member is locked by the locking member. In the state where it is held at the release position, the connecting pin provided on the movable restricting member engages with the cam edge, and the restricting valve of the movable restricting member extends to the delivery rod and the pachinko from the delivery rod. When the posture is held in a restricted state that restricts the outflow of the sphere, and the locking member is displaced to the lock locking position, the connecting pin engages with the engagement port formed in the locking member, so that the movable restriction member The restriction valve is retracted from the delivery basket and is held in a regulated release state that allows the pachinko ball to flow out of the delivery basket.It is characterized by that.
[0008]
[Action]
  A protrusion or concave hole as an engaging means is formed at the lower part of the case body of the ball paying part, and a concave hole or protrusion as an engaging means is formed at the upper part of the case body of the ball switching discharge part, Both case bodies are engaged with each other in a state where they are positioned in the left-right and front-rear directions under the vertical insertion and engagement of these concave hole portions and protrusions. On the premise that the case body of the ball paying part and the case body of the ball switching discharge part are engaged, on the outside of at least one case bodyEngagement partAnd formingContainment roomAt a predetermined position facingEngagement partCan be engaged from aboveEngagement partBy forming theseEngagement partBoth cases under comrade engagementbodyButContainment roomTo be attached. For example, on the outside of the case body of the ball dispensing partEngagement partForm theContainment roomTheEngagement partEngageEngagement partIn the case of formingContainment roomIn the state appropriately positioned in theEngagement partBy engaging comrades, the ball payout partContainment roomAt the same time, the concave hole portion and the protrusion engage with each other, so that the ball switching discharge portion is interposed through the ball discharge portion.Containment roomIt is suitably fixed to. On the other hand, outside the case body of the ball switching discharge partEngagement partForm theContainment roomTheEngagement partEngageEngagement partIn the case of formingEngagement partSphere by engaging comradesCut offReplacement discharge unitContainment roomThen, the ball payout part is connected to the ball switching discharge part by engaging the concave hole part and the protrusion part.Containment roomIt is suitably fixed to.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, each type of game ball is launched into the game board one by one and the game ball winning game (out ball and safe ball) is developed. A case of a pachinko machine that can be separately discharged into a winning ball for establishment (occurrence of a safe ball) and a rental ball for gaming using a ball lending system and supplied to the ball tray side is mainly exemplified.
[0010]
First, the pachinko machine shown schematically in FIG. 1 and the ball processing unit shown schematically in FIG. 2 will be described briefly. A mechanism set board having respective ball processing units on the back side of the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A. C is detachably set. In this set board C, a discharge path 2 for out balls and a processing path 3 for safe balls are defined around the window 1 for game board inspection, while a ball storage / discharge path section for prize balls ( As the prize ball storage / discharge section 4, an uppermost ball tank 4 a, a rectifying basin 4 b for alignment, and a delivery basin 4 c for decompression are connected in order so that a considerable number of pachinko balls can be stored and delivered. It has become. Also, a prize ball payout device F and a ball flow path switching unit device G, which will be described later, are detachably set at the downstream end of the delivery bowl 4c. 1) and 2nd prize ball paths (prize ball discharge paths) 5 and 7 are formed, and the ball exit path 9 branched from the upstream portion of the first prize ball path 5 is formed at the lower outer side. And communicated with the discharge path 2 and the processing path 3. The first prize ball path 5 is connected to the upstream portion of the upper ball tray through the supply port 6, and the second prize ball path 7 is branched from the side of the supply port 6 to be below the front frame B. It communicates with the lower ball tray via a container 8 attached to the back side (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
[0011]
As the remaining structure of the mechanism set board C described above, as schematically shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the ball feed alignment for single winning balls is arranged at the orthogonal connection portion of the flow straightening rod 4b and the delivery rod 4c. The unit 10 is equipped, a switch 11 for detecting a stored ball is installed at a predetermined position of the rectifying rod 4 b, and a prize ball full detection mechanism 12 is incorporated in the middle of the second prize ball path 7. On the other hand, a lever 13 and a switch 14 as a ball removal operation means are assembled in the vicinity of the delivery rod 4c, and a safe ball detection processing device D is detachably set in the processing path 3. In this apparatus D, a safe ball is detected and stopped one by one and released after the winning ball is paid out. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, a passage 16 communicating with the processing path 3 is formed. The main body 15 is formed with a switch 17 capable of detecting passage of safe balls in the passage 16 one by one and stopper portions 18a and 18b positioned above and below the switch 17 so that the processing operation is performed once. A lever-shaped restriction processing member 18 that restricts entry / exit by restraining and releasing the safe ball and an electromagnetic solenoid 19 that switches the member 18 to each restricted state alternately are assembled, and the whole is constituted by a main body unit.・ It can be handled. In FIG. 1, 20 is a terminal board connected to a power supply unit (AC24V), 21 is a first electronic control unit for controlling game contents, 22 is a safe ball detection process and prize ball discharge (payout and ball removal). Each of the second electronic control devices is shown.
[0012]
Such a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is installed together with the ball lending system in each partition frame of an installation frame base (commonly called “island”) in the game hall and is used for games in a vertical orientation. In this state, although not shown, a considerable amount of pachinko balls supplied from the ball distribution unit in the replenishment equipment for the installation frame base for each row are received in the ball tank 4a of the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 Each basket 4b, 4c accommodates a predetermined number of prize balls for the safe balls generated during the pachinko game. On the other hand, the ball lending system performs lending control of a set number of balls for a certain amount unit within the effective amount of the card to be used in the detection condition of the ball of the switch 11, and the card reader 23, the card insertion slot, etc. The card unit E is mounted on the outer side of the outer frame A (see FIG. 1), and a relay control unit (also referred to as an interface board) 24 installed at the lower back side of the front frame B is connected to the card reader 23 and the upper ball tray side. A ball lending operation unit and the second electronic control unit 22 are connected to each other. Then, in response to the ball lending interpretation control processing conditions of the card reader 23, a later-described prize ball dispensing device F is operated, so that the lending balls that have been paid out are supplied to the upper ball tray.
[0013]
The above-mentioned prize ball payout device F implemented in the pachinko machine is controlled and operated by the second electronic control unit 22, and separates the prize balls for the safe balls and the rental balls for games, and stores the stored balls. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic control operation form for controlling the extraction is set in the installation portion of the mechanism set panel C so as to be detachable. In this prize ball dispensing device F, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, as a basic configuration, a ball path is defined in a case body 26 made of synthetic resin unitized in a vertical rectangular box shape. Each of the case bodies can be handled by assembling an electric ball paying portion 30 at a portion facing the ball passage. And it is formed between the accommodation installation part 29 of the mechanism set board C, that is, the lower end of the delivery basket 4c of the ball storage / discharge path part 4, and the upper ends of the first and second prize ball paths 5, 7 and the ball removal path 9. The housing body 25 is housed in units of the case body 26, and is fixedly set by using engaging portions 82 and 83, which will be described later, in a state where the ball passage is aligned and communicated with the delivery rod 4c and the respective passages 5, 7, and 9. It has become so. In the case body 26, a rectangular cover 26B is assembled to a single base plate 26A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the storage chamber 25, and one side portion of the case body 26 (right side in FIG. 4). ), A collar 27 in which one row of ball passages 28 is formed in a hanging shape is assembled and screwed to the base plate 26A and the cover 26B.
[0014]
And the said ball paying-out part 30 built in the above-mentioned case body 26 detects the entrance / exit of the ball | bowl from the ball | bowl storage discharge path | route part 4 one by one. As illustrated in FIG.4 and FIG.5, A rotating sprocket-shaped ball feeder 32 supported by a support portion 31 of the base plate 26A, an electromagnetic solenoid 34 which is a switching operation source of a regulating piece 36 which regulates rotation / stop of the ball feeder 32, first, Second detectors 38 and 39 are provided. The ball feeder 32 can receive the balls one by one with the receiving portions 33 (six in the figure) formed on the outer periphery facing the inside of the ball passage 28 and release them by rotation. Further, in the illustrated example of the flapper, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is generated when a magnetic force generating portion (also called a bobbin) 34A in which a coil is wound around a metal support frame 25 fixed to the base plate 26A is attached and energized. The exciting force can be concentratedly applied to the magnetized part 34a. On the other hand, the restricting piece 36 is supported at one end of the support frame 35 so as to be tiltable and is urged by a spring 37, and the magnetized part 34a and the spring 37. Is used to stop the engagement of the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32 and release the separation. On the other hand, the first and second detectors 38 and 39 are arranged at a detection interval of one sphere, face the ball passage 28, and are configured to individually detect the incoming ball and the outgoing ball.
[0015]
  In such a ball paying portion 30, in the operating state when the power is turned on, a suspended restriction piece 36 released from the magnetized portion 34 a by demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 restrains the ball feeder 32. The state is biased (see FIG. 4). Accordingly, the ball feeder 32 is inserted into the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 and sent out.樋The first detection tool 38 directly detects the presence of the sphere when the forefront (bottom end) of the sphere entering the sphere passage 28 from 4c is stopped in a state where the sphere is received in the receiving portion 33. On the other hand, when the regulating piece 36 attracted to the magnetized part 34a is tilted and changed by the excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32, the ball feeder 32 rotates with the weight of one ball received. When the same sphere is released, the second detection tool 39 directly detects the emission sphere, and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized and returned. The first and second detectors 38 and 39 are light emitting diodes arranged on a control board (not shown) connected to the second control circuit device 22 side in an example in which an optical sensor type is used. And a light receiving diode disposed on a circuit board (not shown). In addition, with respect to ball clogging (determination) in the ball dispensing unit 30, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249973 discloses control for eliminating ball clogging by generating vibration by operating the electromagnetic solenoid 34 for dispensing. The disclosed technology can be employed. Regarding the control of the determination process of the payout ball detection failure (failure) of the second detector 39, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249975 can be adopted. Furthermore, regarding control for changing the ball payout speed between the high speed mode and the low speed mode in accordance with the quantity (detection interval time) of prize balls (reserved balls), for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-6789 and The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-285821 can be employed.
[0016]
The ball flow path switching unit device G is configured to switch and discharge award balls, lending balls, and storage balls under the control of the second electronic control unit 22, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As schematically shown, the mechanism set board C is detachably set below the prize ball payout device F in the accommodation setting portion 29. In this switching unit device G, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 13 and 14, as a basic configuration, a spherical passage is formed in a case body 41 made of synthetic resin unitized in a small rectangular box shape. The electric ball switching / discharging portion 47 is assembled to the portion facing the ball passage so that it can be handled for each case body. And in the accommodation chamber 25 of the accommodation installation part 29 of the mechanism set board C, the case ball unit is accommodated between the prize ball payout device F and the first prize ball path 5 and the ball removal path 9, and the ball In a state where the passage is aligned and connected to the ball passage 28 and the first prize ball passage 5 and the ball removal passage 9, the passage is fixedly set using engagement portions 82 and 83 described later. The case body 41 has a U-shaped cover 41B assembled to a base body 41A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the housing chamber 25, and a ball on one side (right side in FIG. 4) of the case body 41. A passage is defined.
[0017]
In the switching unit device G of the present embodiment, the ball entry path 40 that is aligned and communicated with the ball path 28 of the prize ball payout device F by the partition wall 42 formed on the right portion of the case body 41 and the cover 41B. And a ball payout path 43 that extends downward from the lower part of the ball entry path 40 and communicates with the first prize ball path 5 is formed. A ball return path 44 is formed which is branched to extend in an inclined manner and communicates with the ball extraction path 9. The support plate 46 and the cover extend up and down substantially at the center of the base body 41 </ b> A. The paths 40, 43, and 44 are covered with the right side wall portion of 41B. In addition, each part of the base body 41A is provided with an assembly boss, a pedestal, and the like, and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are substantially reverse V shapes as illustrated in FIG. A relief recess 45 for a switching valve 49, which will be described later, is formed at one end of the branch communication port portion.
[0018]
Further, the ball switching discharge portion 47 incorporated in the case body 41 is an electromagnetic wave installed on the left side of the partition plate 46 of the base body 41A as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 13 and FIG. A solenoid 48 and a lever-like switching valve 49 that is rotatably supported on the right side of the partition plate 46 are configured. The electromagnetic solenoid 48 is a rotary type having a small and rectangular outer body 52, and rotatably supports a rotating shaft 54 inserted through an exciting force generator 53 incorporated in the outer body 52. One end portion is configured as a fulcrum shaft portion 54 a so as to extend out of the outer body 52. The small rotary electromagnetic solenoid 48 accommodates the outer body 52 in an installation portion 51 defined by a support piece 50 integrally formed with the base body 41A, and the fulcrum shaft portion 54a is discharged from the ball. It is set in a state where it is extended to a branch portion between the path 43 and the ball return path 44. That is, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 is set sideways, and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are positioned on the side of the solenoid 48. In particular, the front and rear size of the case body 41 is reduced, and the switching unit device G is lightweight. And it is small. The support plate 46 is formed with a groove 46a that allows the rotation shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 to pass therethrough. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the switching valve 49 is directly connected and fixed to the fulcrum shaft portion 54 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 and is located in the connecting portion between the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44. The rotary shaft 54 is switched and held under the rotational displacement. The fulcrum shaft portion 54 a is provided with a torsion spring 55 that locks each end to the switching valve 49 and the supporting plate 46 and applies an urging force to the switching valve 49.
[0019]
In the spherical flow path switching unit device G configured as described above, when the rotating shaft 54 is in a free state due to the demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 in the pre-operation state when the power is turned on, the torsion spring 55 is used. The switching valve 49 is held at the upright payout position with the rotation shaft 54 as a fulcrum under the urging force of the ball, and the ball entry path 40 and the ball payout path 43 are communicated to be paid out from the prize ball payout device F. The guided ball is guided to the ball payout path 43 side (see FIG. 15A). On the other hand, when the rotational shaft 54 is rotationally displaced in a predetermined direction by excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, the switching valve 49 is held at the tilt return position with the rotational shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the ball entry path. 40 and the ball return path 44 are communicated to guide the balls paid out from the prize ball payout device F toward the ball return path 44 (see FIG. 15B). Note that the operation means related to the ball switching discharge portion 47 of the switching unit device G is determined by operating the lever 13 in the example in which the lever 13 and the switch 14 are arranged and used in the mechanism set panel C schematically shown in FIG. In response to the detection (ON) of the switch 14, the switching electromagnetic solenoid 48 and the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 are excited for a set time. Incidentally, the lever 13 is operated by pushing a wire-like operating tool (both not shown) inserted in an operation hole formed in the front frame B, and by an operation with a fingertip on the back side of the front frame B released from the outer frame A. Both of these are possible.
[0020]
The prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching unit device G configured as described above have a screw, a screw, a tool, etc. with respect to the storage chamber 25 of the storage installation portion 29 formed in the mechanism set panel C. Without any use, quick and easy assembly and disassembly by one-hand operation can be achieved. For example, FIGS. 4, 6, and 9 illustrate attachment / detachment forms according to the first embodiment of the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G. In the first embodiment, first, in the switching unit device G, a locking piece (鉤鉤) extending outwardly from the left and right as the engaging portion 83 is provided at the upper and lower portions of the left and right end portions 41a of the cover 41B in the case body 41. 65, 65 are integrally formed, and on both sides facing the lower part of the storage chamber 25, the engaging pieces 65, 65 can be engaged with each other while being slid from above. The slide grooves 66-66 are formed. Accordingly, the spherical flow path switching unit device G unitized by the unit of the case body 41 slides the locking pieces 65 and 65 downward in a state of being aligned and positioned above the slide grooves 66 and 66. Then, each locking piece 65 is fitted into the slide groove 66 and fixedly set in the storage chamber 25. At this time, the outlet part of the ball payout path 43 is aligned with the inlet part of the first prize ball path 5, and the outlet part of the ball return path 44 is aligned with the inlet part of the ball removal path 9 (see FIG. 5).
[0021]
Further, in the prize ball payout device F, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 9, a locking piece extending downward as an engaging means 61 at the lower end portion of the base plate 26A in the case body 26 (see FIG. (Protrusions) 67, 67 are integrally formed, and an engaging piece 68 extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the upper surface of the cover 26B. These locking pieces 67, 67 are adapted to be aligned with locking recesses (recessed hole portions) 69, 69 as engaging means 61 that are recessed in the upper surface of the base body 41A of the switching unit device G. When the prize ball payout device F is set from above, the respective locking pieces 67 are fitted into the respective locking recesses 69 so that the lower part is fixedly held by the switching unit device G fixedly set in the storage chamber 25. It has become. In other words, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G are in contact with each other on the upper and lower opposing surfaces of the case bodies 26 and 41 and inserted into the left and right sides by the upper and lower insertion forms of the locking pieces 67 and the locking recesses 69. And positioned in the front-rear direction. Further, the engaging piece portion 68 is engaged with a locking member 70 that is rotatably disposed above the storage chamber 25.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the locking member 70 is rotatably disposed on a fulcrum boss 72 extending horizontally from the outer surface of the cover member 71 screwed to the upper side of the storage chamber 25. A knob 73 formed with an engagement hole 74 into which the fulcrum boss 72 is inserted, and a fan-shaped engagement board 75 extending laterally from the lower end of the knob 73 are integrally formed. ing. When the locking member 70 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the fulcrum boss 72, the engagement plate 75 is displaced to the unlocked position retracted from the upper end of the storage chamber 25 (see FIG. 9). On the other hand, when it is rotated to the right, the engagement board 75 is displaced to the lock engagement position located at the upper end of the storage chamber 25 (see FIG. 4). That is, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position, the prize ball paying device F is positioned above the storage chamber 25 in which the ball flow path switching unit device G is fixedly set. When the member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock engagement position, the engagement board 75 comes into engagement with the engagement piece portion 68, and the engagement action between the engagement piece 67 and the engagement recess 69 and Under the action of engagement between the engagement plate 75 and the engagement piece 68, the prize ball payout device F is fixedly set in the storage chamber 25.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement piece portion 68 is formed with a curved engagement surface 68 a slidably contacting the cam edge 75 a of the engagement plate 75 of the locking member 70, and the engagement plate 75. An engaging groove 77 into which the projecting piece 76 projecting from the rear end of the rear surface is aligned and recessed is provided. Therefore, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position, the projecting piece 76 enters the engagement groove 77, and the member 70 is locked and held at the lock locking position. Easy rotation displacement to the release position side is prevented. In addition, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G set in the storage chamber 25 have the cam edge 75a and the engagement surface 68a in a state where the locking member 70 is held in the lock engagement position. Is suitably abutted so that movement in the vertical direction is suitably restricted. In addition, the locking member 70 of the embodiment holds the knob 73 and rotates and displaces the tool (hexagon wrench, etc.) corresponding to the hexagon hole 78 formed in the knob 73. It is also possible to make a rotational displacement.
[0024]
In addition, a ball circulation regulating device 85 that is operated in conjunction with the rotational displacement of the locking member 70 is disposed at the outlet portion of the delivery basket 4c in the bulb storage and discharge path section 4, and from the delivery basket 4c. It is now possible to regulate pachinko ball traffic. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 to 12, the ball flow restricting device 85 is pivotally supported by a fulcrum pin 86 disposed on the side of the outlet of the delivery rod 4c so as to be swingable. The movable restricting member 87 is controlled in posture while being engaged with 70. One end side of the movable restricting member 87 is pivotally supported by the fulcrum pin 86, and a connecting pin 88 extending forward is integrally formed on the swing end side. As shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88 engages with the engagement port 80 formed in the engagement plate 75 of the locking member 70 and the cam edge 75a, and the locking member 70 is locked. At the time of rotational displacement between the locking position and the unlocking position, the attitude of the movable restricting member 87 is controlled under the engaging action of the connecting pin 88, the engaging port 80 and the cam edge 75a. Yes.
[0025]
For example, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocking position, as shown in FIG. 11, the connecting pin 88 is engaged with the cam edge 75a, and the movable restricting member 87 is swung. The posture is maintained in the tilting restricted state where the end side extends to the delivery rod 4c. As a result, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c abut against the regulating valve 89 of the movable regulating member 87 held in the tilt regulated state, and the outflow from the delivery rod 4c is regulated. That is, when the locking member 70 is held in the unlocked position and the prize ball dispensing device F is removed from the storage chamber 25, the outflow of pachinko balls from the delivery basket 4c is suitably restricted. . On the other hand, when the locking member 70 is displaced to the lock engagement position, as shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88 engages with the engagement port 80, and the movable restricting member 87 swings. The end side is held in the restriction release state retracted from the delivery rod 4c. As a result, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c flow out from the outlet portion of the delivery rod 4c without being regulated by the movable regulating member 87. That is, when the prize ball payout device F set in the storage chamber 25 is locked and held by the locking member 70 displaced to the lock locking position, the pachinko balls flowing down the delivery rod 4c are moved to the prize ball payout device. F flows into the ball path 28 of F.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cover member 71 corresponds to a locus along which the protruding piece 76 moves when the locking member 70 rotates between the lock engagement position and the lock release position. An arcuate protrusion 79 is formed at the position. Thereby, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced, the projecting piece 76 comes into contact with the upper surface of the projecting portion 79, and the easy rotational displacement of the locking member 70 is controlled. Yes. When the locking member 70 is displaced to the unlocking position, as shown in FIG. 12, the contact between the projecting piece 76 and the projecting portion 79 is released, and the end of the projecting portion 79 is The projecting piece 76 comes to be positioned, and the locking member 70 is held in the unlocked position by the engagement of both 76 and 79, whereby the movable restricting member 87 is held in the tilt restricting state.
[0027]
As another configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening / closing lid 62 that covers the storage chamber 25 so as to be openable is pivotally attached to the mechanism set board C. That is, the opening / closing lid 62 is integrally formed with pivot shafts 63 and 63 pivotally supported by the mechanism set panel C at the lower end portion, and an engaging piece 62a is integrally formed at the upper end portion. . A lock member 64 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engagement piece 62a is rotatably disposed above the storage chamber 25. Therefore, since the inside of the storage chamber 25 is almost completely covered by the closed opening / closing lid 62, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G fixedly set in the storage chamber 25 are used by the pachinko machine for the game. When this is done, it is isolated and protected from dust, cigarette smoke, etc., and a reliable and stable operation can be maintained over a long period of time.
[0028]
Here, if an input / output control system related to the electrical components arranged in each part of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment and the electrical components of the prize ball payout device F is added, as schematically shown in FIG. A switch or the like disposed on a game board (not shown) is connected to the first electronic control device 21 to perform control processing related to the game and prize ball discharge. On the other hand, the second electronic control unit 22 includes a card reader 23 of the card unit E, an interface board 24, a switch 59 for ball lending operation, a switch 11 for lending ball, and a switch of the safe ball detection processing device D. 17, the electromagnetic solenoid 19, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the first and second detection tools 38 and 39 of the ball dispensing unit 30, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 of the ball switching discharge unit 47 and the ball removal switch 14 are connected to each other. Thus, the divided payout of the rental balls and the winning balls, the safe ball detection processing, and the control processing for ball removal are performed. In the second electronic control unit 22, a single detection signal of the ball removal switch 14 is effectively input, and the switching electromagnetic solenoid 48 and the payout electromagnetic solenoid 34 are turned on each time according to the ball removal command. Excitation is performed for (for example, 50 seconds and 45 seconds), and the next deballing detection signal is set to be validly input under the input condition of the reset switch 60.
[0029]
[Effect of the embodiment]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment described above, the storage chamber 25 of the storage installation section 29 formed on the mechanism set panel C is provided with the ball flow path switching unit device G and the prize ball payout device F at the time of assembly and manufacture of the pachinko machine. It can be fixed and set with one hand operation, and extremely simple and easy assembly is possible. That is, first, the switching unit device G is positioned so that the respective locking pieces 65, 65 are aligned above the respective slide grooves 66, 66, and the respective locking pieces 65 are simply slid downward in this state. 66, and fixedly set in the storage chamber 25. In addition, the prize ball payout device F allows the locking piece 67 to be fitted into the locking recess 69 of the switching unit device G and the locking member 70 to be locked when the switching unit device G is fixedly set in the storage chamber 25. It is fixedly set in the storage chamber 25 only by being pivotally displaced to the stop position. As a result, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G are positioned in the left and right and front and rear directions by the engagement of the locking pieces 67 and the locking recesses 69 and are continuously provided in the vertical direction. Fixed to set. That is, the switching unit device G is attached to the storage chamber 25 by the engagement of the locking piece 65 as the engaging portion 83 and the slide groove 66 as the engaging portion 82, and Due to the engagement between the locking piece 67 and the locking recess 69 and the engagement between the engagement piece 68 and the locking member 70, the prize ball payout device F is attached to the storage chamber 25, and screws, screws and It can be assembled quickly and easily by one-handed operation without using any tools. Since the movable restricting member 87 is held in the unregulated state by the displacement of the locking member 70 to the lock engaging position, the pachinko balls flowing down along the delivery rod 4c It flows into the ball passage 28 of the apparatus F and reaches the ball feeder 32 in the ball dispensing unit 30.
[0030]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, it can be installed together with the card unit E on the installation frame base in the game hall and used for the game. Then, by inserting a card into the card unit E and a ball lending operation on the front side of the machine, the lending balls paid out from the prize ball paying device F of the mechanism set board C can be fed to the upper ball tray side and stored. By performing a game operation (hit ball launching operation) under this condition, it is possible to launch the game balls that are sent one by one to the launch position in the machine into the game board and develop a required game. Then, the out balls generated during the game are discharged from the discharge path 2 of the mechanism set board C to the outside of the machine, and the safe balls are introduced from the processing path 3 to the safe ball detection processing device D to detect one ball at a time. The processed balls are discharged to the outside of the machine, while a set number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device F for the safe ball detection process and fed to the upper ball tray or the lower ball tray. Then, the stored balls in the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 can be extracted in the released state of the winning ball dispensing device F and discharged out of the machine from the ball extraction path 9 by an operation when it is necessary to remove the balls.
[0031]
Accordingly, the ball discharge operation state in the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching unit device G implemented in such a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with respect to the lending of the lending ball, the lending ball 30 is operated on the basis of the card being inserted and the lending switch 59 being operated in accordance with the detection input condition of the lending ball switch 11. The That is, the ball paying unit 30 of the prize ball paying device F is operated based on the control processing and the ball lending command among the card reader 23, the interface board 24 and the second electronic control device 22 in response to the operation input of the switch 59. By controlling the electromagnetic solenoid 34 (excitation and demagnetization), switching the restricting piece 36, detecting the presence of a ball of the first and second detectors 38 and 39, and rotating the pitch of the ball feeder 32, a predetermined number of balls ( For example, 25 balls lent out for a lending amount of 100 yen) are paid out one by one, discharged from the ball payout path 43 in the switching unit device G to the first prize ball path 5, and supplied from the supply port 6 to the upper ball tray Is issued. 5 and FIG. 15A, when all the rental balls are released from the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32, the second detector 39 counts the rental balls. Then, the ball enters the ball entry path 40, and is discharged to the ball payout path 43 along the switching valve 49 held at the standing payout position, and then discharged to the first prize ball path 5.
[0032]
As for the payout of the winning ball to the safe ball, the ball paying unit 30 of the winning ball paying device F is operated every time the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection processing device D shown in FIGS. That is, under the condition that the switch 17 detects a safe ball that has entered the passage 16 from the processing path 3 and is stopped at the detection position by the stopper 18b of the restricting processing member 18, the first and second detections corresponding to the detection input are performed. Based on the processing of the safe ball signal and the prize ball signal between the electronic control devices 21 and 22 and the payout command, the ball payout unit 30 is operated in the same manner as described above (FIGS. 5 and 15A). Reference), a predetermined number of balls (for example, 5 to 15 prize balls) are paid out one by one by the pitch rotation of the ball feeder 32 according to the control operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the switching of the regulating piece 36, and the ball is inserted. The first prize ball path 5 is fed from the path 40 and the ball payout path 43, and is fed from the supply port 6 to the upper ball dish or from the second prize ball path 7 to the lower ball dish. Then, based on the time when the second detection tool 39 counts and detects the last award ball of the predetermined number that has been paid out, the payout operation is terminated and the ball is fed according to the demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the return of the regulating piece 36. The body 32 is stopped and held. In addition, in the safe ball detection processing device D after the payout is completed, the electromagnetic solenoid 19 is actuated once (excitation and demagnetization) based on the safe ball release command from the second electronic control device 22, thereby restricting the processing member. According to 18 switching, the safe ball at the detection position is released and discharged outside the machine, and the next safe ball enters the detection position and stops (see FIG. 3).
[0033]
On the other hand, with respect to the ball removal of the stored ball, the ball switching discharge unit 47 of the ball channel switching unit device G and the ball dispensing unit 30 of the prize ball dispensing device F are sequentially operated based on the ball removal operation. That is, when the switch 14 for ball removal is operated, the ball switching discharge unit 47 is switched based on the control processing in the second electronic control unit 22 and the ball removal command for this detection input, and the electromagnetic The switching valve 49 is switched and held at the tilt return position as the rotating shaft 54 is rotated by the excitation of the solenoid 48 (see FIGS. 5 and 15B). Following this (for example, after 1.5 seconds), the ball dispensing unit 30 is opened, and the regulating piece 36 is magnetically displaced by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32. As a result, the stored ball in the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 discharged one by one is changed by the switching valve 49 while the ball feeder 32 continuously rotates while receiving the ball in the ball passage 28. While being guided, the ball passes through the ball return path 44 and is extracted from the ball removal path 9 to the outside of the machine. Then, at the end of the ball removal command after the set time has elapsed, the ball dispensing unit 30 is restored to its original shape, and the demagnetization of the solenoid 34 causes the restriction piece 36 to return to the displacement and stop and hold the ball feeder 32. Subsequently (for example, after 3.5 seconds), the ball switching discharge portion 47 is restored to its original state, the rotating shaft 54 becomes free due to the demagnetization of the solenoid 48, and the switching valve 49 is raised to the original position under the biasing force of the torsion spring 55. It is held at the position (position shown in FIG. 15A).
[0034]
In the above-described ball extraction operation, even if a slight delay in the flow of the ball occurs in the ball storage / discharge path 4, the entire ball can be accurately extracted by setting the excitation time of both solenoids 34 and 48. After the ball is removed, a new equivalent amount of balls are thrown into the ball tank 4a by operating the replenishment facility, so that a predetermined position in the ball passage 28 of the ball dispensing unit 30 (receiving of the ball feeder 32) is received. The ball lending and winning balls can be paid out through (accommodating) from the position) to the entire inside of the ball storage / discharge path portion 4. Incidentally, as another setting example in the second electronic control unit 22 related to the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching unit device G, the ball lending operation signal can be input after the completion of the prize ball payout command, Also, after the ball removal operation signal is input, the input is disabled (invalid). The winning ball payout signal can be input after the end of the ball lending command, and cannot be input (invalid) after the input of the ball removal operation signal. In addition, the ball removal operation signal can be effectively input only once after the end of the rental ball and prize ball payout command.
[0035]
In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path can be used at the time of maintenance work that is performed in a timely manner when the game machine is installed on the installation frame base in the game hall as described above. The switching unit device G can be easily and easily removed from the storage chamber 25 by one-handed operation. That is, if the award ball dispensing device F is pulled out to the front and upward in a state where the locking member 70 is rotated to the unlocking position to release the engagement between the engagement plate 75 and the engagement piece 68, the locking piece The engagement between the 67 and the locking recess 69 is released and the prize ball payout device F can be easily removed. Further, when the switching unit device G is pulled upward in a state where the prize ball paying device F is removed from the storage chamber 25, the engagement between the locking pieces 65 and the slide grooves 66 is released and the switching is performed. The unit device G can also be easily removed. As described above, in the attachment / detachment form of both the devices F and G according to the first embodiment, it is possible to detach easily and easily by one-hand operation because no loosening operation of screws, screws and the like with a tool is required. In the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position, the movable restricting member 87 in the ball circulation restricting device 85 is held in the tilt restricting state. Even if the pachinko sphere remains, the pachinko sphere does not flow out from the delivery rod 4c.
[0036]
FIG. 17 illustrates an attachment / detachment mode according to the second embodiment of the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G. That is, in the switching unit device G, the engagement piece 100 extending downward is integrally formed at the lower end 41b of the cover 41B in the case body 41, and the lower end of the storage chamber 25 is An engagement hole 101 into which the engagement piece 100 can be fitted from above is formed. Accordingly, the switching unit device G unitized in the case body 41 unit is configured such that the lower side of the case body 41 is fixed by fitting the engagement piece 100 into the engagement hole 101 from above. It is installed in the storage room 25. In the state where only the switching unit device G is installed in the storage chamber 25, the upper side of the case body 41 is not engaged with the storage chamber 25, so that the device G is in a temporarily set state.
[0037]
Further, in the prize ball payout device F, the left and right end portions 26a of the case body 26 are integrally formed with engaging pieces (saddle-shaped portions) 102, 102 extending outwardly as left and right as engaging portions 83. On both sides facing the upper portion of the storage chamber 25, slide grooves (saddle-shaped portions) 103, 103 are formed as engaging portions 82 that can be locked while sliding the locking pieces 102, 102 from above. Yes. Similarly to the first embodiment, locking recesses (recessed hole portions) 69, 69 are formed in the lower end portion of the base plate 26A of the case body 26 so as to be recessed on the upper surface of the base body 41A of the switching unit device G. Locking pieces (protrusions) 67 and 67 that are aligned with each other are formed integrally, and the upper and lower insertion forms by the locking pieces 67 and the locking recesses 69 as the engaging means 61 are combined with the prize ball payout device F. The switching unit device G is positioned in the left / right and front / rear direction. Further, an engaging piece 68 extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the upper surface of the case body 26 so as to engage with a locking member 70 rotatably disposed above the housing chamber 25. It has become.
[0038]
In the pachinko machine adopting the attachment / detachment configuration according to the second embodiment described above, the ball flow path switching unit device G and the prize ball payout device F are placed in the storage chamber 25 of the storage installation portion 29 formed in the mechanism set board C. On the other hand, very simple and easy assembly by one-hand operation is possible. That is, when assembling both devices F and G to the storage chamber 25, the switching unit device G is temporarily set in the storage chamber 25 by first fitting the engagement piece 100 into the engagement hole 101. Next, after engaging the respective locking pieces 65 and 65 with the slide grooves 103 and 103 from above, the locking member 70 is pivotally displaced to the lock locking position, whereby the prize ball dispensing device F is accommodated in the storage chamber 25. Set to fixed. At this time, since the locking piece 67 is fitted into the locking recess 69, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G are fixedly set in the storage chamber 25 in a state where they are connected in the vertical direction, and screws, screws, tools, Can be assembled quickly and easily by one-handed operation without using any.
[0039]
Further, in the pachinko machine adopting the attachment / detachment configuration according to the second embodiment described above, the ball flow path switching unit device G and the prize ball payout device F are very simple from the accommodation chamber 25 formed in the mechanism set board C. Moreover, easy assembly / disassembly is possible. That is, when the devices F and G are disassembled, the prize ball payout device F is in a state in which the locking member 70 is rotated to the unlocking position to release the engagement between the engagement plate 75 and the engagement piece 68. Is lifted upward, the engagement between each locking piece 102 and each slide groove 103 is released, and the engagement between the locking piece 67 and the locking recess 69 is also released. Easy to remove. Further, after the prize ball paying device F is removed from the storage chamber 25, if the switching unit device G is pulled upward, the engagement between the engagement piece 100 and the engagement hole 101 is released, and the switching is performed. The unit device G can also be easily removed. Thus, even in the attachment / detachment form of both devices F and G according to the second embodiment, it is possible to quickly and easily assemble and disassemble by one-handed operation because no loosening work of screws, screws or the like with a tool is required.
[0040]
Furthermore, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as described above, the prize ball payout device F and the switching unit device G can be disassembled very easily and easily. For example, when the pachinko machine is disposed of, The disassembly work can be speeded up and streamlined.
[0041]
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the case body 26 is used as the engaging means 61 that can vertically engage and disengage the case body 26 of the winning ball payout device F and the case body 41 of the switching unit device G. 26, the engaging piece 67 protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the H. 26, and the engaging recess 69 opening upward is formed on the upper surface of the case body 41. However, the engagement protruding upward on the upper surface of the case body 41 is illustrated. Even in the form in which the stopper recess is formed and the locking recess 69 opened downward is formed on the lower surface of the case body 26, both the case bodies 26 and 41 can be positioned in the left and right and front and rear directions and can be engaged and disengaged in the up and down direction. .
[0042]
[Example of change]
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing a modified example of the switching unit device in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 19 is a longitudinal side view showing the operation mode of the switching valve in the ball switching discharge section. In the switching unit device G1 according to this modified example, with respect to the switching unit device G shown in the above-described embodiment, a retractable switch button 91 is provided on the installation portion 93 formed on the front surface of the cover 41B of the case body 41. 26, a maintenance switch 90 is provided, and a pressing piece 92 for pressing the switch button 91 is integrally formed on the side of the switching valve 49. The maintenance switch 90 is held in an OFF state when the switch button 91 is not pressed, and is turned ON only while the switching valve 49 is rotationally displaced to the tilt return position and the pressing piece 92 presses the switch button 91. The “a contact” type is connected to the second electronic control unit 22 (see FIG. 16). When the maintenance switch 90 is turned off under the condition that the ball removal switch 14 is operated, the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22, and the ball dispensing unit 30 dispenses. The electromagnetic solenoid 34 for dispensing is controlled to be stopped by being controlled to be in a state in which release is impossible. In other words, by installing a maintenance switch 90 that detects that the switching valve 49 is located at the tilt return position, for example, illegal removal of the stored ball using an illegal object such as a wire inserted from the front side of the pachinko machine is possible. It can be suitably prevented. An arc-shaped elongated through hole 94 is formed on the side surface of the cover 41B, and an operation rod inserted through the through hole 94 is engaged with the operation hole 95 formed on the side surface of the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 can be manually rotated.
[0043]
In the switching unit device G1 configured as described above, when the ball removal switch 14 is operated by the operating rod inserted from the front frame B, the switching electromagnetic solenoid 48 in the ball switching discharge unit 47 is excited to rotate the rotating shaft. The switching valve 49 is switched and held at the tilt return position by the rotational displacement of 54. At this time, when the pressing piece 92 of the switching valve 49 presses the switch button 91 of the maintenance switch 90, the maintenance switch 90 is turned on, and the detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22. At the same time, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 for payout is controlled to discharge the stored ball.
[0044]
Then, in the state in which the stored ball is withdrawn, when the unauthorized object enters the ball dispensing path 43 side through the supply port 6 and the first prize ball path 5, the tip of the unauthorized object comes into contact with the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 rotates to the upright delivery position side, and the pressing of the switch button 91 by the pressing piece 92 is released. That is, since the maintenance switch 90 is turned off and the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22, the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized and the storage ball dispensing is stopped. Is done. Therefore, even if the switching valve 49 can be forcibly rotated and displaced to the upright payout position by an improper object, the payout electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized. Only one or two balls in the upstream portion of the payout path 43 can be extracted.
[0045]
FIG. 20 exemplifies a modified example in which the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 in the ball switching discharge unit 47 are formed in an inverted Y shape, and the switching disposed on the rotating shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48. The valve 49 is disposed so as to be tiltable to the left and right. When paying out the lent balls and paying out the winning balls, the switching valve 49 is held at the ball payout position tilted to the right to guide the pachinko balls to the ball payout path 43 side. When removing the storage ball, the switching valve 49 is held at the ball return position tilted to the left while the rotary shaft 54 is rotated by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, and the storage ball is returned to the ball return path. Guide to go to the 44th side.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
  As explained above,Main departureAccording to Ming's pachinko gaming machine, by forming the engaging means composed of the projecting portion and the recessed hole portion on the matching opposing surfaces of the case body of the ball payout portion and the case body of the ball switching discharge portion, The ball payout portion and the ball switching discharge portion can be engaged in a state where they are positioned in the front-rear and left-right directions. And, on the assumption that both case bodies are engaged, since the engaging portion formed on at least one of the outer sides of the case body can be engaged from above with the engaging portion formed at a predetermined position of the storage chamber, The case body is engaged with the receiving chamber under the engaging action of the engaging portion, and the other case body is also engaged with the receiving chamber by the engagement of the engaging means. That is, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the engagement means is engaged and the engagement portions are engaged without using any screws, screws, tools or the like when assembling the ball paying portion and the ball switching discharge portion to the accommodation chamber. Assembling is possible by one-handed operation using, and there is an advantage that a simple and quick attaching / detaching operation can be performed. Also, since no screws or screws are used, the ball payout part and the ball switching discharge part can be easily and easily detached from the storage room by one-handed operation, and installed on the installation frame base in the game hall. There is also an advantage that the maintenance work of the pachinko machine provided can be made more efficient. Further, when the game machine is disposed of, the ball paying section and the ball switching discharge section can be easily detached from the storage chamber, so that the cost for disposal processing can be reduced by speeding up and rationalizing the disassembly work for each part. There are beneficial effects such as that can be realized. Furthermore, the locking member can be pivotally displaced to the lock locking position and the engaging disc can be engaged with the engaging piece portion, whereby the ball paying portion and the ball switching discharge portion can be fixedly set in the storage chamber, By turning and disengaging the locking member to the unlocking position and releasing the engagement between the engagement plate and the engagement piece portion, the ball payout portion and the ball switching discharge portion can be easily removed from the storage chamber. It should be noted that the ball payout portion and the ball switching discharge portion set in the storage chamber are arranged so that the cam edge and the engagement surface are in abutment with each other when the locking member is held at the lock engagement position. Movement in the direction is preferably regulated.
  Also bookAccording to the invention, when the locking member is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position, the projecting piece comes into the engagement groove, and the locking member is locked and held at the lock locking position. Easy rotation displacement to the side is prevented.
  More booksAccording to the present invention, when the locking member is held at the unlocked position and the ball payout portion is removed from the storage chamber, the outflow of the pachinko ball from the delivery basket can be suitably restricted by the movable restricting member. In addition, when the ball paying portion set in the storage chamber is locked and held by the locking member displaced to the lock locking position, the ball paying portion releases the pachinko ball that flows down the delivery rod by releasing the restriction by the movable restricting member. Can be taken to Furthermore, when the locking member is rotationally displaced, it is possible to control easy rotational displacement of the locking member by the projecting piece coming into contact with the projecting portion. Furthermore, when the locking member is displaced to the unlocking position, the locking member can be held at the unlocking position by engaging the protrusion and the projecting piece, whereby the movable restricting member can be held in the restricting state.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine provided with a card unit.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of a ball processing unit disposed on a mechanism set panel on the back side of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the safe sphere detection processing device in an operation change state.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the prize ball dispensing device and the ball flow path switching unit device in a partially broken state of the case.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal front view showing the prize ball discharging device and the ball flow path switching unit device in a partially sectional state.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an accommodation installation part of a mechanism set board, a prize ball payout device, a switching unit device, a locking member, and a ball distribution restriction device.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a locking member and a ball distribution regulating device.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view showing an assembled state of the locking member and the ball distribution regulating device.
FIG. 9 is a front view showing an attachment / detachment configuration according to the first embodiment of the prize ball payout device and the ball flow path switching unit device with respect to the accommodation installation unit.
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view partially broken to show a state in which the ball circulation regulating device is displaced in a regulated release state in conjunction with a locking member that is rotationally displaced to a lock latching position.
FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a partially broken state in which the ball flow restricting device is displaced in the flow restricted state in conjunction with the locking member that is rotationally displaced to the unlocking position.
12 is an explanatory view showing, in an enlarged manner, an engagement state between the engagement plate of the locking member and the connecting pin of the movable restricting member in FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a spherical channel switching unit device.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional plan view of the spherical channel switching unit device attached to the accommodation installation section.
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal side view of a switching unit device for a spherical flow path, which is shown by an upright delivery position and an inclined return position of the switching valve.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control system.
FIG. 17 is a front view showing an attachment / detachment configuration according to a second embodiment of the prize ball payout device and the ball flow path switching unit device with respect to the accommodation installation unit.
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing a spherical channel switching unit device equipped with a switch capable of detecting the displacement of the switching valve to the ball return position.
FIG. 19 is a longitudinal side view showing the switching unit device for the spherical flow path shown in FIG. 18 in a standing and paying-out position and an inclined return position of the switching valve.
FIG. 20 is a side view showing a configuration change example of a ball payout path and a ball return path.

Claims (1)

The ball storage and discharge section (4) equipped on the mechanism set board (C) on the back side of the machine, and the prize ball discharge path (5, 7) and ball discharge path (9) formed below the set board (C) Between the upper ball paying section (30) and the lower ball switching discharge section (the lower ball switching discharge section (26, 41), which are constructed by incorporating components related to ball discharge and ball flow path switching into the case body (26, 41). 47) is detachably accommodated and set in a pachinko gaming machine capable of paying out a winning ball for winning a game and removing a ball for a ball removing operation.
A storage chamber (25) capable of storing the ball paying portion (30) and the ball switching discharge portion (47) vertically below the ball storage discharge portion (4) of the mechanism set panel (C). On the other hand, the ball paying portion (30) and the ball switching discharge portion (47) are positioned in the left and right and front and rear directions on the alignment facing surface of each case body (26, 41) so as to be vertically oriented. Engaging means (61) having an upper and lower insertion form formed by a recessed hole portion (69) and a projecting portion (67) that can be engaged and disengaged is formed, and at the outside of at least one case body (26, 41), the storage chamber When the case body (26, 41) in (25) is accommodated, it is possible to engage and disengage in the vertical direction with respect to the engaging portion (82) provided at a position facing the outside of the case body (26, 41). Part (83) is formed, and the ball discharge part (30) is sequentially accommodated in the accommodation chamber (25) after the ball switching discharge part (47) so that both (30, 47) are aligned vertically. While positioning and setting can be done The ball switching and discharging unit (47) can be sequentially assembled after the ball dispensing unit (30),
A locking member (70) integrally formed with a fan-shaped engagement board (75) is rotatably disposed above the storage chamber (25), while the case body of the ball paying portion (30) is disposed. An engagement piece (68) extending upward is integrally formed on the upper surface of (26), and the cam of the engagement disc (75) in the locking member (70) is formed on the engagement piece (68). A curved engagement surface (68a) with which the edge (75a) is slidably contacted is formed, and the locking member (70) is moved to the unlocked position where the engagement plate (75) is retracted from the upper end of the storage chamber (25). In the held state, the ball paying portion (30) is accommodated in the upper portion of the accommodating chamber (25) accommodating the ball switching discharge portion (47), and the locking member (70) in the unlocked position is moved to the engagement plate. (75) is located at the upper end of the storage chamber (25) and is pivotally displaced to the lock locking position where it engages with the engagement piece (68), thereby locking the engagement means (61). Under the action and the engagement action of the engagement disc (75) and the engagement piece (68), the ball payout part (3 0) and the ball switching discharge part (47) are configured to be fixedly set in the storage chamber (25) ,
When the locking member (70) is rotationally displaced to the locking position, the protrusion (76) protruding from the engagement plate (75 ) is aligned with the engagement piece (68). The groove (77) is recessed,
A protrusion (79) is formed at a position corresponding to the locus of movement of the protruding piece (76) when the locking member (70) rotates between the lock locking position and the unlocking position, and the locking member When (70) is rotationally displaced, the projecting piece (76) comes into contact with the projecting portion (79) to control the rotational displacement, and when the locking member (70) is displaced to the unlocked position. The protrusion (76) is located at the end of the protrusion (79) so that the locking member (70) is held in the unlocked position,
Movable restriction for restricting the pachinko ball from the discharge rod (4c) of the ball storage and discharge part (4) communicating with the ball passage (28) formed in the case body (26) of the ball paying part (30) member (87) is provided, said movable regulating member (87), said in a state where the locking member (70) is held in the unlocked position, connection pin provided on the movable regulating member (87) (88) There engaged with the cam edge (75a), regulating the flow of pachinko balls from said transmission Detoi (4c) regulating valve movable regulating member (87) (89) is extending into the delivery trough (4c) attitude is held in a restricted state to the time of displacing the locking member (70) to lock the locking position, said connection pin (88) engages the engageable opening formed in the locking member (70) (80) it is, configured to regulating valve movable regulating member (87) (89) is position holding the restriction released state to allow the outflow of pachinko balls from said transmission Detoi (4c) is retracted from the delivery trough (4c) It is characterized in that it was Pachinko game machine.

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