JP4270568B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine for playing games using game balls for pachinko machines as game media.

  A slot machine using a game ball for a pachinko machine as a game medium (hereinafter referred to as a slot machine for a game ball) has been developed. A general gaming ball slot machine is composed of a rectangular outer frame for fixing to a game island facility and a gaming machine main body fitted inside the outer frame. The main body of the gaming machine mainly includes a front frame that is attached to an outer frame through a hinge member so as to be opened and closed, and various members are attached to the front frame. This gaming ball slot machine is designed so that its outer frame has the same size and shape as that of a pachinko machine. This is because the gaming ball slot machine is installed on a gaming island for pachinko machines, and is intended to share game media supply devices and recovery devices with the pachinko machines.

  In addition, many game ball slot machines share the shape and arrangement of members with pachinko machines. For example, the gaming ball slot machine of Patent Document 1 includes an upper plate member and a lower plate member each having a storage portion for storing a game ball, similar to a pachinko machine. These are substantially the same shape as that of a general pachinko machine and are disposed at the same position. In addition, the lower plate member is directly fixed to the mounting plate portion on the lower front surface of the front frame, and the upper plate member is disposed on the front surface of the upper plate panel that can be attached to the upper side of the mounting plate portion so as to be able to be opened in one side But it has the same configuration as the pachinko machine. In this way, the gaming ball slot machine employs the same shape and arrangement of members as in a pachinko machine, thereby simplifying the design work of the machine body and reducing the manufacturing cost of the members.

  However, in the case of a gaming ball slot machine, instead of providing a game board and a launch lever, a rotary reel unique to the slot machine and a game operation tool for playing a game using the rotary reel are provided. In addition, a delivery device for delivering a required number of game balls from the storage portion for loading the upper plate member to the rear side of the machine body as a price for the game is also provided.

  Various game ball slot machine delivery devices have been proposed. The simple delivery device includes a take-in passage for allowing the game ball to flow down from the charging storage portion, and a send-out mechanism portion for delivering a required number of game balls from a lower portion of the take-in passage to a passage communicating with the rear side of the machine body. Thus, when a predetermined bet number setting operation is performed, a number of game balls corresponding to the set bet number are sent to the rear side of the machine body (see Patent Documents 2 and 3). In addition, the delivery device usually includes a mechanism for delivering the game ball from the lower portion of the intake passage to the surplus storage unit, and the game ball is transferred from the intake passage to the passage communicating with the surplus storage unit by a predetermined operation. Can be sent out.

  In addition, the conventional game ball slot machine delivery device includes a temporary stop for temporarily stopping the game ball and a take-in mechanism for delivering a required number of game balls from the lower part of the take-in passage to the temporary stop. And what is provided with the discharge | emission mechanism part which selectively sends out the game ball of a temporary stop part to the body back side and the surplus storage part is proposed (refer patent document 4). When a betting number setting operation is performed, a required number of game balls are taken into the device by the operation of the take-in mechanism unit and temporarily stopped at the temporary stop unit. . When a predetermined game start operation is performed, the game ball of the temporary stopping unit is sent to the rear side of the machine body, and when a predetermined cancel operation is performed, the game ball of the temporary stopping unit is sent to the surplus storage unit.

JP 2004-344503 A (5th page, FIG. 4) JP 2003-062168 (page 7, FIG. 1-2) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-0665319 (page 27, FIG. 4) JP 2001-299995 A (FIG. 1-3)

  By the way, many of the conventional delivery devices are arranged on the upper plate panel. Due to the nature of the equipment, the delivery device must be serviced, repaired, or replaced relatively frequently. If the delivery device is installed on the upper plate, the delivery device is opened by opening the upper plate. This is because the work can be simplified because it can be pulled forward.

  Here, as described above, the upper tray panel and the like of the gaming ball slot machine adopts a pachinko machine configuration. Specifically, the upper plate panel is made of a horizontally-long rectangular plate piece, and the mounting plate portion of the front frame is also a horizontally long rectangular shape that is substantially the same size as the upper plate panel, and the upper plate panel is in a closed state. The upper plate panel and the lower mounting plate part are adjacent to each other vertically with almost no gap. For this reason, when attaching the whole sending apparatus to an upper plate panel, the vertical dimension of a sending device must be stored in the range of the vertical dimension of an upper plate panel. If the lower part of the delivery device protrudes below the upper plate panel and is positioned up to the height of the mounting plate, the lower part of the delivery device will be caught by the mounting plate and lower plate member, making it impossible to open the upper plate panel. It is.

  However, in a delivery device having a temporary stopping portion, a temporary stopping portion is provided below the intake passage and the intake mechanism portion, and a discharge mechanism portion is further provided below the intake passage portion. Therefore, it becomes larger than the vertical width of the upper plate. Here, the upper part of the delivery device must be placed at the height position of the storage reservoir for receiving the game balls of the storage reservoir, and as a result, the lower part of the delivery device is attached to the mounting plate portion. It must be projected to the height position. In the delivery device disclosed in Patent Document 4, the delivery device is divided into two upper and lower units, and the upper part is attached to the upper plate and the lower part is attached to the mounting plate part. However, in such a configuration, even if the upper plate panel is opened, the lower part of the delivery device cannot be pulled out forward, so that there is a drawback that work such as maintenance becomes complicated.

  Moreover, even if it is in the delivery apparatus of a simple structure which does not comprise a temporary stop part, arrange | positioning the lower part under the existing top plate panel is calculated | required. This is because most of the already proposed delivery devices allow the game ball to flow down from the charging reservoir along the take-in passage, and include a take-in member such as a sprocket at the lower portion of the take-in passage. By controlling the flow of game balls mechanically by the delivery mechanism, only a required number of game balls can be delivered to the rear side of the machine body. In such a delivery device, if the delivery mechanism portion can be disposed further downward, the difference in height of the intake passage connecting the storing reservoir portion and the delivery mechanism portion is increased, and the game ball flows down toward the intake member. This is because the required number of game balls can be sent out in a shorter time by increasing the pressure.

  In this way, in the gaming ball slot machine, the lower part of the delivery device is arranged below the existing upper dish panel, and the entire delivery device is arranged so as not to obstruct the opening and closing of the upper dish panel. It is required to be mounted on. In response to this requirement, it is conceivable to make the vertical width of the upper plate larger than the existing shape. However, if the upper plate panel is expanded below the existing shape, the mounting plate portion adjacent to the lower portion must be reduced accordingly, and sufficient space for installing the surplus storage portion or the like can be secured. Can not. On the other hand, when the upper plate panel is expanded upward from the existing shape, the installation position of the upper plate member becomes higher than that of the conventional configuration, and it becomes difficult to handle the game ball of the storage unit for charging. Above all, when the upper plate or the mounting plate is changed from the conventional shape, the merit of sharing the shape and arrangement of the members with the pachinko machine is lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the present situation, and without changing the conventional shape of the upper plate panel and the mounting plate portion, and without causing any trouble in opening and closing the upper plate panel, It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine that can project a mounted delivery device to a height position of a mounting plate portion.

  The present invention includes an outer frame for fixing to a game island for a pachinko machine, a front frame pivotally supported by the outer frame, a mounting plate portion formed at a lower front portion of the front frame, and a single opening. Pivotally supported on one side edge of the front frame, and in the closed state, the upper plate panel adjacent to the mounting plate portion above and below the mounting plate portion, and disposed on the front surface of the upper plate panel, An upper plate member having an input storage portion for storing game balls, a lower plate member having a surplus storage portion for storing game balls, disposed on the front surface of the mounting plate portion, and a game ball of the input storage portion In a slot machine using a game ball for a pachinko machine as a game medium, the game machine is provided on the back side of the upper plate panel, and at least the lower part thereof is supported. It is held so that it can tilt forward and backward with respect to the upper plate panel via the shaft, and the lower part of the delivery device is suspended. It is converted into a normal state in which it is projected to the height position of the mounting plate part and a retracted state in which the lower part of the delivery device is tilted upward on the back side of the upper plate panel and positioned above the mounting plate part. In the closed state of the upper plate, the delivery device is in the normal state, and the lower part is positioned on the back side of the mounting plate part, and when the upper plate is opened, the delivery device is in the retracted state from the normal state. The slot machine is characterized in that the lower portion thereof is positioned above the mounting plate portion (claim 1).

  According to such a configuration, in the normal state, the lower portion of the delivery device protrudes to the back side of the mounting plate portion, but when the upper plate panel is opened, the delivery device is converted into the retracted state. The upper plate can be opened and the delivery device can be pulled out forward of the attachment plate portion without hooking the lower portion of the delivery device to the attachment plate portion or the lower plate member. Here, in the present invention, since the lower part of the delivery device is tiltably held back and forth, the lower part of the delivery device is fixed to the front when the upper plate panel is rotated to open. By being pressed against a member such as a plate portion, the plate is naturally tilted rearward on the back side of the upper plate panel. Therefore, according to the present invention, with the opening operation of the upper plate, the sending device semi-automatically changes from the normal position to the retracted state and gets over the mounting plate portion, etc., and the sending device is put into the retracted state. The upper plate can be easily opened without requiring an operation for conversion. On the other hand, since the delivery device is pulled forward in the open state of the upper plate panel, when closing the upper plate panel, if an operator or the like converts the delivery device into a retracted state by his / her own hand and holds it, The upper plate panel can be closed without hitting the delivery device against the mounting plate portion or the lower plate member. As described above, according to the present invention, the sending plate mounted on the upper plate panel without changing the upper plate panel and the mounting plate part from the existing configuration and without causing any trouble in opening and closing the upper plate panel. The device can be projected to the height position of the mounting plate portion.

  In the said structure, the structure provided with the retracted state maintenance means which hold | maintains a sending apparatus in a retracted state while the top plate panel is open | released is proposed (Claim 2). In this configuration, the upper plate panel is closed by holding the delivery device converted to the retracted state when the upper plate panel is opened by holding it in the retracted state by the retracted state maintaining means while the panel is opened. When this is done, the upper plate panel can be closed without converting the delivery device into the retracted state.

  Specifically, the retracted state maintaining means is a bearing member interposed on the support shaft, and the bearing member restricts the lower portion of the delivery device from drooping only by gravity due to frictional force with the support shaft. (Claim 3). Here, when the lower part of the sending device hangs down only by gravity, the lower part of the sending device is not applied with force from the other by the weight of the pivotally supported part or the weight of the game ball accommodated in the sending device, It means to droop naturally. That is, in such a configuration, by restricting the free rotation of the support shaft by the bearing member, it is possible to prevent the lower portion of the delivery device from being tilted only by gravity, and only when a predetermined amount or more of external force is applied, The lower part can be tilted. Therefore, in this configuration, the delivery device converted to the retracted state when the upper plate panel is opened can be kept in the retracted state unless a force other than gravity is applied separately. In such a configuration, since the delivery device does not return to the normal state only by gravity, it is desirable to provide return means for returning the delivery device to the normal state when the upper plate panel is closed, as will be described later. . Further, the retracted state maintaining means is a moderation means that is interposed on the support shaft to restrict the lower part of the delivery device from being suspended only by gravity, and a lower part of the delivery device that is provided on the support shaft is attached to the upper plate panel. It can also be realized by a biasing means that biases the back side upward.

  In addition, the retracted state maintaining means supports the lower part of the delivery device that protrudes from the lower part of the upper dish panel to the rear side of the upper dish panel and tilts upward on the rear side of the upper dish panel from below when the upper dish panel is opened. It is also proposed to be constituted by a movable support body (claim 4). In such a configuration, when the upper plate panel is opened, the lower part of the delivery device is directly supported from below. Specifically, the movable support is realized by a plate piece or the like that is movably held at the lower part of the upper plate panel or the upper plate member and moves to the lower side of the lower part of the delivery device when the upper plate panel is opened. obtain. The movable support body can be disposed on the mounting plate portion side or can be installed between the upper plate panel and the mounting plate portion, but is preferably disposed on the upper plate panel side. When it is arranged on the side of the mounting plate, when the upper plate is largely opened, the movable support must be protruded greatly toward the delivery device, and between the upper plate and the mounting plate. This is because it is necessary to consider that the opening angle of the upper plate is not limited by the movable support when it is erected.

  On the other hand, when the upper plate panel is closed, a return guide member that contacts the lower part of the sending device and guides the lower part of the sending device to tilt downward is arranged on the back side of the mounting plate part. Is proposed (claim 5). In such a configuration, when closing the upper plate, the delivery device that is in the retracted state and climbs over the mounting plate part and the lower plate member smoothly contacts the return guide member so that the lower part thereof is smooth. It will be tilted downward to return to the normal state. Therefore, in this configuration, even when the lower part of the delivery device does not hang down only by gravity as described above, the delivery device can be returned to the normal state when the upper plate panel is closed. Become. When the lower part of the delivery device can be naturally suspended, the delivery device can be returned to the normal state without the return guide member. If the lower part of the delivery device is guided downward, the delivery device can be reliably and smoothly returned to the normal state.

  The delivery device according to the present invention may be a simple device including an intake passage and a delivery mechanism unit, or may be a complicated device including a temporary stopping unit and the like. Moreover, it is not necessary to arrange all of the delivery devices on the back side of the upper plate panel. For example, a part of the intake passage may be disposed on the front side of the panel. In addition, since the lower part of the delivery device is pivotally supported, each member constituting the lower part of the delivery device is unitized by being housed in a case or fixed to a plate member, and an integral part It is preferable to support the shaft so as to tilt. The delivery device may be configured such that the entire device can be tilted with respect to the upper plate panel. Also, it is composed of a fixed portion that is fixed to the upper plate panel and constitutes the upper portion of the delivery device, and a tilting portion that is pivotally supported to be tiltable forward and backward relative to the upper plate panel and constitutes the lower portion of the delivery device. May be. This tilting portion may be pivotally supported on the fixed portion of the delivery device, or may be directly pivotally supported on the upper plate panel.

  The delivery device is a simple one composed of a take-in passage and a send-out mechanism section that sends out game balls from the take-in passage to the rear side of the machine body. In order to shorten the delivery time of the sphere, the lower part of the intake passage is necessarily located at the lower part of the delivery device, so it must be pivotally supported so as to tilt forward and backward. Therefore, the delivery device is provided with an upper intake passage for allowing the game ball to flow down from the charging storage portion, and the game ball further flows down from the upper intake passage, and a fixing portion that is fixedly disposed with respect to the upper plate panel. A lower intake passage and a delivery mechanism portion for delivering game balls from the lower intake passage to the rear side of the machine body, and are pivotally supported so as to be able to tilt forward and backward with respect to the upper plate panel below the fixed portion. It is proposed to constitute a tilting part. In such a configuration, in the normal state of the delivery device, the outlet of the upper intake passage and the inlet of the lower intake passage are connected to function as a continuous intake passage. On the other hand, in the retracted state of the delivery device, the tilting portion tilts upward on the back side of the upper plate panel, so that the outlet of the upper intake passage and the inlet of the lower intake passage are separated. Here, since the game ball normally flows into the intake passage from the input reservoir and stops, in this configuration, the outlet of the upper intake passage and the lower intake passage separated in the retracted state of the delivery device. There is a concern that the game ball in the take-in passage spills from the entrance. Therefore, in the above-described configuration, the tilting portion connects the inlet of the lower intake passage to the outlet of the upper intake passage in the normal state of the delivery device, and the lower intake passage in the retracted state of the delivery device. The entrance is separated from the outlet of the upper intake passage, and the tilting portion has a game ball so that the game ball does not flow out of the outlet in the retracted state of the delivery device in the vicinity of the outlet of the upper intake passage. And a ball receiving portion for supporting the game ball so that the game ball does not fall from the entrance near the entrance of the lower intake passage. . As a specific configuration of the ball stopper and the ball receiver, the tilting portion is disposed in the vicinity of the inlet of the lower intake passage, and the outlet of the upper intake passage and the lower portion of the tilting portion are tilted. Examples include a movable member that moves to open and close the entrance of the intake passage. In addition, this delivery device also includes a device provided with a mechanism for delivering the game ball from the lower part of the intake passage to the surplus storage unit.

  Further, when the delivery device includes a take-in mechanism unit, a temporary stop unit, a discharge mechanism unit, and the like, the temporary stop unit and the discharge mechanism unit are disposed at a relatively lower portion of the delivery device in terms of their functions. Therefore, it is required to make these temporary stops and the discharge mechanism portion tiltable. Therefore, the delivery device includes a take-in passage for allowing the game ball to flow down from the charging storage portion, and a take-in mechanism portion for delivering the game ball from the lower portion of the take-up passage, and is fixed to the upper plate panel. The fixed part to be disposed, the temporary stopping part for temporarily stopping the game ball sent out by the take-in mechanism part, and the game ball stopped at the temporary stopping part selectively to the rear side of the body and the surplus storage part A configuration is proposed that includes a discharge mechanism portion that feeds out, and a tilting portion that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel below the fixed portion. Item 7). In such a configuration, in the normal state of the delivery device, the outlet of the intake passage and the entrance of the temporary stop are connected so that the game ball can be sent from the intake passage to the temporary stop. On the other hand, in the retracted state of the delivery device, the tilting portion tilts upward on the back side of the upper plate panel, so that the intake passage and the temporary stop portion are separated. Here, in this configuration, since the outflow of game balls from the take-in passage can be regulated by the take-in mechanism portion, the retraction state of the take-in passage can be provided without providing the ball stop portion as described above. There is no concern that game balls will spill from the exit.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the delivery device is mounted on the back side of the upper plate panel, and at least the lower part thereof is held so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel via the support shaft. The normal state in which the lower part of the delivery device is suspended and protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate part, and the retracted state in which the lower part of the delivery device is tilted upward on the back side of the upper plate panel and located above the attachment plate part In the closed state of the upper plate panel, the delivery device is in a normal state, the lower part is located on the back side of the mounting plate part, and when opening the upper plate panel, Since the slot machine is characterized in that the delivery device is converted from the normal state to the retracted state and the lower part thereof is positioned above the mounting plate part (Claim 1), the conventional shape of the upper plate panel and the mounting plate part Without changing the top plate panel Without causing any trouble to the closed, it is possible to suitably protrude delivery device attached to the upper tray panel to a height position of the mounting plate portion. Therefore, the slot machine of the present invention has the advantage that the shape and arrangement of the upper plate and the mounting plate can be shared with the pachinko machine, and the advantage that the maintenance and the like can be easily performed by making it rotatable with the upper plate. It is possible to appropriately satisfy the requirement of extending the vertical width of the delivery device below the upper plate panel without detracting from the condition. In particular, in the configuration of the present invention, the sending device can be converted into the retracted state semi-automatically in accordance with the opening operation of the upper plate panel, so that it is not necessary to convert the sending device. The dish panel can be opened.

  Further, when the upper plate panel is opened, when provided with a retracted state maintaining means for holding the delivery device in the retracted state (Claim 2), the operator or the like without directly holding the delivery device in the retracted state, The upper plate can be easily closed.

  Here, the retracted state maintaining means is a bearing member interposed on the support shaft, and the bearing member regulates that the lower part of the delivery device is suspended only by gravity due to frictional force with the support shaft. (Claim 3), the retracted state maintaining means can be realized by a simple and compact mechanism.

  In addition, the retracted state maintaining means supports the lower part of the delivery device that protrudes from the lower part of the upper dish panel to the rear side of the upper dish panel and tilts upward on the rear side of the upper dish panel from below when the upper dish panel is opened. In the case where the movable support is configured (claim 4), the delivery device can be reliably held in the retracted state by directly supporting the lower portion of the delivery device from below. In addition, the lower part of the delivery device can be tilted with a small force compared to a structure in which the retracted state maintaining means is composed of a bearing member, and when the upper plate panel is closed, the delivery device uses the dead weight of the delivery device. There is an advantage that can be restored from the retracted state to the normal state.

  Further, when the upper plate panel is closed, a return guide member that is in contact with the lower portion of the delivery device and guides the lower portion of the delivery device to tilt downward is disposed on the back side of the mounting plate portion. In case (Claim 5). When the upper plate panel is closed, the delivery device can be reliably returned to the normal state.

  The delivery device also includes an upper intake passage, a fixed portion that is fixedly disposed with respect to the upper plate panel, a lower intake passage, and a delivery mechanism portion, and the upper plate panel below the fixed portion. And a tilting portion that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper intake passage. The inlet of the lower intake passage is separated from the outlet of the upper intake passage when the delivery device is in the retracted state. A ball stop portion for locking the game ball so that the game ball does not flow out of the exit of the entrance passage, and a game ball so that the game ball does not fall from the entrance in the vicinity of the entrance of the lower intake passage In the retracted state of the delivery device. Game ball to stop the capture passage can be prevented from falling spill from between the fixed portion tilt part. For this reason, even when the game ball is stopped in the take-in passage, the upper tray panel can be opened and the delivery device can be pulled forward without spilling the game ball from the take-in passage.

  The delivery device includes a take-in passage and a take-in mechanism portion, and includes a fixed portion that is fixedly arranged with respect to the upper plate panel, a temporary stop portion, and a discharge mechanism portion, and is provided below the fixed portion. And a tilting portion that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel (Claim 7), the delivery device inevitably increases the vertical width. Even if the configuration is unavoidable, such a feeding device can be easily mounted on the upper plate panel.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the following examples.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The slot machine 1 plays a game using a game ball for a pachinko machine as a game medium, and is normally attached to a game island for a pachinko machine in the same manner as the pachinko machine. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 having the same shape as a pachinko machine fixed to a game island, and rotating reels 11 a to 11 c, and the outer frame is interposed via a hinge member 12. 2 and a gaming machine main body 3 pivotably attached to the door.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine main body 3 has a front frame 4 that pivots directly to the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 12, and a front frame 4 that is attached to the upper half of the front frame 4 so that it can be opened and closed. The door 6 is provided with an upper plate member 31 provided on the front surface, the upper plate panel 30 attached to the lower side of the front door 6 so as to be opened and closed, and the back mechanism plate 5 attached to the back side of the front frame 4 so as to be opened and closed. Is done.

  Three rotary reels 11 a to 11 c are provided on the upper rear surface of the front frame 4. These rotary reels 11a to 11c constitute a reel unit 10 integrated with a reel motor that individually drives these reels and a support member that supports the motor.

  A mounting plate portion 20 extending in the width direction of the front frame 4 is formed in the lower portion of the front surface of the front frame 4, and a lower plate member 21 is disposed on the front surface of the mounting plate portion 20. The lower plate member 21 has a surplus storage 22 for storing game balls therein. A ball discharge port 24 is opened at a position of the mounting plate portion 20 facing the surplus storage portion 22, and a game ball flows into the surplus storage portion 22 from the ball discharge port 24. As shown in FIG. 4, a lower part of the lower plate member 21 is provided with a ball removal slider 19 that opens and closes a ball removal hole 23 formed on the bottom surface of the surplus storage part 22. By moving the extraction slider 19, the ball extraction hole 23 is opened, and the game balls in the surplus storage section 22 are discharged downward.

  The front door 6 has a rectangular shape with decoration on the front surface, and is attached to the front frame 4 through a hinge member (not shown) provided on the left edge thereof so as to be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 1, display windows 8 a to 8 c are formed at the center position of the front door 6 so that the rotary reels 11 a to 11 c provided on the front frame 4 can be viewed from the front. Various displays 7 are provided below the display windows 8a to 8c to notify the player of the gaming state. In addition, a card operation unit 9 is provided on the lower front surface of the front door 6 for making a request for renting a ball or a request for returning a prepaid card to a card unit (not shown) outside the apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper plate panel 30 made of a rectangular metal plate is attached to the lower portion of the front frame 4 via a hinge member 29 so as to be able to be opened in one direction, and is closed adjacent to the attachment plate portion 20 in the vertical direction. The rear surface can be exposed by opening forward from the state (see FIG. 5). As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, a resin upper plate member 31 is fixed to the front surface of the upper plate panel 30, and a game ball for input is stored above the upper plate member 31. An input storage section 32 is provided. The throwing storage section 32 allows a player to replenish a throwing game ball directly through an upper open portion, and a game such as a prize ball from a ball supply port 34 opened to the left rear portion thereof. A sphere comes in. A rectifying path 39 that aligns the game balls in a left and right line is formed in the right rear of the charging storage section 32. As shown in FIG. 6, the game balls stored in the input storage portion 32 sequentially flow into the rectifying path 39 and are aligned by the guiding action of the bottom surface thereof, and are taken in at the right back of the rectifying path 39. Each one flows out from the mouth 35. The intake port 35 penetrates the upper plate panel 30 and leads to the back side of the panel, and the game ball that has flowed out of the intake port 35 is supplied to the delivery device 40 mounted on the back side of the upper plate panel 30. Will be. In addition, the upper plate panel 30 and the mounting plate portion 20 of the present embodiment have substantially the same external shape as the upper plate panel and the mounting plate portion of the existing pachinko machine, and are disposed at substantially the same position. This makes it possible to simplify the design work of the machine body and reduce the manufacturing cost of the members.

  The upper plate member 31 includes a cover portion 33 that covers all of the front surface, the bottom surface, and both side surfaces of the charging storage portion 32 in addition to the upper charging storage portion 32. As shown in FIG. 1, a start switch 56, stop switches 58 a to 58 c, and a cancel switch 59 are provided on the front surface of the cover portion 33, and a MAXBET switch is located on the right side of the charging storage portion 32. 57a and 1BET switch 57b are provided. The game of the slot machine 1 is performed by operating these lever type and button type switches. The MAXBET switch 57a and the 1BET switch 57b are used for setting the betting amount, and a required number of game balls are sent out from the throwing storage unit 32 to the rear side of the machine body by these pressing operations. In such a state, when the start switch 56 is pressed down, each of the rotating reels 11a to 11c rotates to start the game. The stop switches 58a to 58c are used for the stop operation of the rotary reels 11a to 11c. When these switches are pressed while the rotary reels 11a to 11c are rotating, the stop switches 58a to 58c are turned on based on the operation timing. The corresponding rotating reels 11a to 11c are stopped. The cancel switch 59 is used to perform a cancel operation for canceling the set bet amount. When the cancel switch 59 is pressed with the bet number set, the cancel switch 59 is sent to the rear side of the aircraft according to the bet number setting. The same number of game balls as the played game balls are paid out to the input storage unit 32.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the back mechanism board 5 by which the one side edge was pivoted is attached to the back side of the front frame 4 so that opening and closing is possible. A substrate unit 13 is mounted on the back surface of the back mechanism plate 5. The substrate unit 13 includes a plurality of substrates (not shown) in which electronic circuits are incorporated. These boards are electrically connected to each other and are connected to various sensors, switches, motors, lamps and the like included in the slot machine 1, and the game control means of the slot machine 1 is constituted by these boards. Is done. A ball tank 14 that receives supply of game balls from a game island ball supply device (not shown) is provided on the upper side of the back mechanism plate 5. The sphere tank 14 faces the sphere supply port 34 facing the charging storage portion 32 of the upper plate member 31 and the surplus storage portion 22 via the sphere supply passage 17 formed on the side portion of the back mechanism plate 5. When the dispensing device 15 provided in the middle of the ball supply passage 17 is in communication with the ball discharge port 24, a predetermined number of game balls located on the ball tank 14 side are stored in the input storage unit 32 or surplus. It is paid out to the storage unit 22 for use. The game ball sent out from the payout device 15 is normally discharged from the ball supply port 34 to the charging storage unit 32. When the charging storage unit 32 is full, the game ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 24. It is discharged to the surplus storage unit 22.

Next, the configuration of the sending device 40 will be described.
The delivery device 40 according to the present embodiment delivers the game ball that has flowed out from the intake port 35 of the input reservoir 32 to the rear side of the machine body, and as shown in FIGS. It is arrange | positioned at the right side part, the lower part protrudes below the upper plate panel 30, and is arrange | positioned in the height position of the mounting plate part 20. As shown in FIG. A take-in ball discharge port 46 for sending the taken game ball to the back side of the machine body is opened at the lower back of the send-out device 40. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an intake ball discharge path 47 connected to the intake ball discharge port 46 is fixed to the front frame 4, and the game balls discharged from the intake ball discharge port 46 are Then, it is sent to the rear side of the machine body through the take-in ball discharge path 47 and discharged outside the machine. As shown in FIG. 10, in the delivery device 40, as shown in FIG. 10, a take-in passage 41 that causes the game ball x to flow down from the take-in port 35 of the storage portion 32 for input, and a game from the lower portion of the take-in passage 41 to the rear side of the machine body. There is provided a delivery mechanism section 42 for delivering the ball x, and the game balls that have flowed into the delivery apparatus 40 from the intake port 35 are delivered one by one to the back side of the machine body by the operation of the delivery mechanism section 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the intake passage 41 is a long channel that allows the game ball x to flow downward from the intake port 35 of the input reservoir 32. On the downstream side of the intake passage 41, a delivery path 43 that leads to the intake ball discharge port 46 is formed. Here, the tooth portion of the sprocket 64 protrudes below the intake passage 41. The sprocket 64 constitutes a take-in member, and the flow of the game ball x from the take-in passage 41 to the delivery path 43 is restricted by the sprocket 64.

  The delivery mechanism section 42 includes the sprocket 64, a stopper 63 that restricts the rotation of the sprocket 64, and a take-in solenoid 62 that tilts the stopper 63. In the normal state in which the intake solenoid 62 stops, the sprocket 64 is restricted from rotating by the stopper 63, and the game ball that has flowed into the intake passage 41 from the input reservoir 32 as shown in FIG. x is locked to the sprocket 64 at the lower portion of the intake passage 41. In this normal state, when the BET switches 57a and 57b are operated, the take-in solenoid 62 is driven to reciprocate a required number of times. Each time the stopper 63 tilts in accordance with this reciprocating drive, the sprocket 64 rotates by a predetermined angle, and game balls are sent to the delivery path 43 one by one (see FIGS. 11 (B) and 11 (C)). The sent game ball x flows down the delivery path 43 and is detected by the take-in ball detection switch 65 disposed in the delivery path 43, and then is taken in from the take-in ball outlet 46. It will be discharged to the discharge path 47.

  Next, the structure which concerns on the principal part of this invention is demonstrated. The delivery device 40 includes a fixed portion 50 that is fixedly disposed with respect to the upper plate panel 30 and a tilting portion that is pivotally supported below the fixed portion 50 and is tiltable forward and backward. 51. That is, in the present invention, the lower portion of the delivery device 40 is constituted by the tilting portion 51.

  The fixing portion 50 is a resin-made bowl-shaped member, and constitutes an upper intake passage 41 a corresponding to an upper portion of the intake passage 41. As shown in FIGS. 9, 12, and 13, the fixing portion 50 is fixed to the back surface of the upper plate panel 30 so as to connect the inlet of the upper intake passage 41 a with the inlet 35.

  The tilting part 51 is obtained by housing the main part of the delivery device 40 in the case body 52 and integrating them. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the case body 52 is provided with a lower intake passage 41 b corresponding to the lower portion of the intake passage 41, a delivery mechanism section 42, a delivery path 43, and the like. A take-in ball discharge port 46 opens at the lower back. As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, a bowl-shaped support shaft 53 that extends in the left-right direction is formed on the upper portion of the case body 52. The tilting portion 51 can be tilted back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel 30 below the fixed portion 50 by fitting the support shaft 53 into a support 54 disposed on the back surface of the upper plate panel 30. Retained.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, a cylindrical rubber bearing member 55 is interposed between the support shaft 53 and the support body 54. The bearing member 55 restricts the tilting portion 51 from being tilted only by gravity by generating a frictional force with the support shaft 53. That is,
The bearing member 55 prevents the tilting portion 51 from drooping naturally by the tilting portion 51 and the weight of the game ball x accommodated in the tilting portion 51 by restricting free rotation of the support shaft 53. The retracted state maintaining means according to the present invention is constituted by the bearing member 55.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 14, a collision portion 66 that protrudes toward the back side is provided at the lower back of the case body 52. The collision portion 66 comes into contact with the return guide member 25 fixed to the back side of the mounting plate portion 20 when the upper plate panel 30 is closed. The return guide member 25 is fixed to the front frame 4, and a smooth curved surface is formed on the front side in contact with the collision portion 66. As will be described later, when the upper plate panel 30 is closed, the return guide member 25 abuts against the collision portion 66 to guide the tilting portion 51 downward to return the delivery device 40 to the normal state. Work.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 14, the delivery device 40 has a normal state in which the tilting portion 51 hangs down and the lower half of the tilting portion 51 protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate portion 20. In such a normal state, the outlet at the lower end of the upper intake passage 41a and the inlet at the upper end of the lower intake passage 41b are connected to form a continuous intake passage 41.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15, the delivery device 40 tilts the tilting portion 51 upward on the back side of the upper plate panel 30 and sets the state where the tilting portion 51 is positioned above the mounting plate portion 20 as the retracted state. In such a state, when the lower intake passage 41b is inclined, the outlet of the upper intake passage 41a and the inlet of the lower intake passage 41b are separated, and the intake passage 41 is divided in the middle.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 15, the rear side of the cylindrical portion that forms the inlet portion of the lower intake passage 41 b of the tilting portion 51 is in the retracted state of the delivery device 40, from the outlet of the upper intake passage 41 a. A ball stop 48 that locks the game ball x so as not to flow out is formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the ball stop portion 48 forms the intake passage 41 without hindering the flow of the game ball x in the normal state of the delivery device 40, but the delivery device 40 is in the retracted state. When converted, as shown in FIG. 15, as the tilting portion 51 tilts, the ball stopper 48 advances below the outlet of the upper intake passage 41a, and the game ball x is released from the outlet of the upper intake passage 41a. Lock it so that it does not flow out. In addition, in order to smoothly advance the ball stop portion 48 below the exit of the passage against the game ball x in the upper intake passage 41a, in the portion of the ball stop portion 48 that locks the game ball, It is desirable to form a curved surface or a taper.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the front side of the cylindrical portion forming the inlet portion of the lower intake passage 41 b of the tilting portion 51 is in the retracted state of the delivery device 40, and the game is started from the inlet of the lower intake passage 41 b. A ball receiver 49 is configured to support the ball x so that it does not flow out. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the ball receiving portion 49 forms the intake passage 41 in the normal state of the delivery device 40 without hindering the flow of the game ball x, but the delivery device 40 is in the retracted state. When converted, as shown in FIG. 15, it protrudes forward and upward from the entrance of the lower intake passage 41b and functions to support the game ball x from falling from the entrance.

Next, the conversion aspect of the delivery apparatus 40 accompanying opening and closing of the upper plate panel 30 will be described.
First, when the upper plate panel 30 is closed, the delivery device 40 is in a normal state in which the tilting portion 51 is suspended as shown in FIGS. 5, 9, and 14, and a substantially lower half of the tilting portion 51 is attached. It is located on the back side of the plate part 20. In such a state, the take-in passage 41 of the delivery device 40 is continuous, and the game ball x can flow down in the passage, and the take-in ball discharge port 46 is connected to the take-in ball discharge path 47. Then, the game balls discharged from the take-in ball discharge port 46 can be sent out to the rear side of the machine body, and the delivery device 40 can send out a required number of game balls from the input storage section 32 to the back side of the machine body.

  When the upper plate panel 30 is rotated forward to open the upper plate panel 30 from the closed state, the lower portion of the tilting portion 51 is attached to the mounting plate as shown in FIGS. By being pressed against the back surface of the portion 20, the tilting portion 51 tilts upward on the back side of the upper plate panel 30. Then, the tilting part 51 tilts according to the opening operation of the upper plate panel 30 and tilts to the upper side of the mounting plate part 20, whereby the sending device 40 is converted into the retracted state (FIG. 17 (C)). Further, when the tilting portion 51 tilts to such a position, the pressing action with respect to the mounting plate portion 20 disappears and the tilting stops. Then, when the upper plate panel 30 is continuously rotated forward, the delivery device 40 is in a retracted state, so that the delivery device 40 is not caught by the attachment plate portion 20 and the entire device is placed in front of the attachment plate portion 20. It will be pulled out (FIG. 17D).

  Thus, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the delivery device 40 protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate portion 20, but the delivery device 40 as a whole can be pulled forward by opening the upper plate panel 30, Operations such as inspection of the delivery device 40 can be performed in front of the mounting plate portion 20. Here, as described above, the tilting portion 51 cannot be tilted only by gravity by the bearing member 55 interposed in the support shaft 53. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 17 (d), the delivery device 40 converted to the retracted state by the opening operation of the upper plate panel 30 is in the retracted state while the upper plate panel 30 is being opened as long as no other force is applied. Will be held. Further, as described above, in the retracted state of the delivery device 40, the intake passage 41 is divided up and down, but by the ball stop portion 48 and the ball receiving portion 49 provided at the inlet portion of the lower intake passage 41b, The game ball x in the intake passage 41 is prevented from falling down from the divided portion.

  On the other hand, when closing the opened upper dish panel 30, first, the delivery apparatus 40 is retracted as shown in FIG. 18 (a) so that the delivery apparatus 40 does not collide with the lower dish member 21 or the mounting plate portion 20. Convert to state. As described above, since the delivery device 40 is held in the retracted state by the action of the bearing member 55, it is not usually necessary to convert the delivery device 40. When the upper plate panel 30 is rotated backward to close it, the delivery device 40 is rotated to the back side of the mounting plate portion 20, and the collision portion 66 of the delivery device 40 comes into contact with the return guide member 25 ( FIG. 18 (b)). When the upper plate panel 30 is subsequently closed, the delivery device 40 is pressed against the return guide member 25, and the tilting portion 51 tilts downward by the front guide action of the return guide member 25 (FIG. 19). (C)). Then, when the upper plate panel 30 is rotated until it is completely closed, the tilting portion 51 is completely hung down, the delivery device 40 is converted into a normal state, and the state before the upper plate panel 30 is opened is restored. (FIG. 19D).

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the simple delivery device 40 including the intake passage 41 and the delivery mechanism portion 42 has its lower portion protruding to the height position of the mounting plate portion 20. Thus, the delivery mechanism 41 is disposed below the conventional configuration, and the height difference of the intake passage 41 is larger than that of the conventional configuration. For this reason, the pressure of the game ball flowing down toward the sprocket 64 of the delivery mechanism 41 is stronger than before, and when the sprocket 64 is rotated, the game ball is delivered to the delivery path 43 quickly and smoothly. It has become so. In the present embodiment, the delivery device 40 does not become an obstacle to opening and closing the upper plate panel 30 even though the delivery device 40 protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate portion 20. The entire delivery device 40 can be pulled out to the front of the mounting plate portion 20 by opening the upper plate panel 30 and the delivery device 40 can be easily inspected. Furthermore, the upper plate panel 30, the mounting plate portion 20, and the lower plate member 21 according to the present embodiment adopt a shape and arrangement in a conventional general pachinko machine, thereby simplifying the design work of the machine body, The manufacturing cost of the member can also be reduced.

  Further, in this embodiment, the bearing member 55 interposed on the support shaft 53 restricts the tilting portion 51 from drooping only by gravity due to the frictional force generated between the support shaft 53 and the upper plate panel. While the opening 30 is open, the delivery device 40 is held in the retracted state. For this reason, the operator can easily close the upper plate panel 30 without manually converting and holding the delivery device 40 in the retracted state.

  Further, a return guide member 25 is disposed on the back side of the mounting plate portion 20, and the return guide member 25 abuts on the tilting portion 51 when closing the upper plate panel 30, and the tilting portion 51. Is guided to tilt downward. Thereby, even if the tilting part 51 cannot be tilted only by gravity, the sending device 40 can be reliably returned to the normal state with the closing operation of the upper plate panel 30.

  Further, the tilting portion 51 includes a ball stop portion 48 that is locked so that the game ball does not flow out from the outlet of the upper intake passage 41a in the retracted state of the delivery device 40, and a game ball from the inlet of the lower intake passage 41b. And a ball receiving portion 49 that supports the ball so as not to fall off. Thereby, even if the taking-in passage 41 is separated vertically in the retracted state, the game balls in the taking-in passage 41 can be held so as not to fall from the separated portion.

  In the first embodiment, the tilting portion 51 is covered with the resin case body 52. However, since the case body 52 is pressed against the mounting plate portion 20 when the upper plate panel 30 is opened, the case body 52 is worn. There is a fear. Therefore, it is preferable to attach a reinforcing plate for preventing damage and wear to the portion of the case body 52 that comes into contact with the mounting plate portion 20.

  In the first embodiment, while the upper plate 30 is opened, the delivery device 40 is held in the retracted state. However, the delivery device 40 is slightly tilted downward due to vibration, slight contact, or the like. Is also possible. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when guide portions 69 a and 69 b are formed on the upper front side of the mounting plate portion 20 and the tilting portion 51 of the delivery device 40 collides with the mounting plate portion 20 from the front, It is proposed that the guide part 69a, 69b guide the tilting part 51 so as to tilt upward of the mounting plate part 20. Further, when the guide portions 69a and 69b are provided, the guide surface that exerts a guide action by contact with the guide portions 69a and 69b at a position where the tilt portion 51 can contact the guide portions 69a and 69b. It is desirable to form 70.

  Next, a second embodiment in which the retracted state maintaining means is changed from the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration other than the retracted state maintaining unit is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are used in the drawing and the description thereof is omitted. In this embodiment, a bearing member is not interposed on the support shaft of the tilting portion 51, and the retracted state maintaining means is configured by the hook-shaped movable support body 72 that tilts as the upper plate panel 30 opens and closes. The The movable support 72 is pivotally supported on the bottom surface of the upper plate member 31 by a shaft hole 74 formed in the holding end 75 on one side, and rotates the tilting end 76 on the other side in the horizontal direction. . As shown in FIG. 22, a coil spring 73 is connected to the holding end 75 of the movable support 72, and the tilting end 76 is on the back side of the upper plate panel 30 and in a direction orthogonal to the panel. It is urged to protrude.

  The movable support 72 is formed at the same height position as the upper edge of the mounting plate portion 20, and as shown in FIGS. 23 (a) and 24 (a), the movable support 72 is movable in the closed state. The body 72 is pressed by the mounting plate portion 20 so that the tilting end 76 is directed leftward on the front side of the upper plate panel 30. The delivery device 40 is in a normal state as in the first embodiment, and the lower half of the tilting portion 51 is positioned on the back side of the mounting plate portion 20.

  When the upper plate panel 30 is opened from the closed state, the tilting portion 51 is pressed against the mounting plate portion 20 as shown in FIGS. As the upper plate panel 30 rotates forward, the movable support body 72 pressed against the mounting plate portion 20 rotates its tilting end 76 toward the back side of the upper plate panel 30. Go. Then, when the tilting part 51 tilts to the upper side of the mounting plate part 20 and the delivery device 40 is converted into the retracted state, the movable support 72 causes the tilting end 76 to project in a direction orthogonal to the upper plate panel 30. And stop at a position below the tilting portion 51. As a result, when the tilting part 51 is pulled out in front of the mounting plate part 20, it is supported from below by the movable support 72, and the delivery device 40 is held in the retracted state while the upper plate panel 30 is opened. (FIGS. 23 (C) and 24 (C)).

  When the opened upper plate panel 30 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 (C) to (A), the movable support 72 and the tilting portion 51 are opposite to the opening operation. The upper plate panel 30 and the delivery device 40 are restored to the original state. That is, the tilting end 76 of the movable support 72 abuts against the mounting plate portion 20 and rotates leftward, and the tilting portion 51 is not supported by the movable support 72 and the back side of the mounting plate portion 20 Will tilt downward. When the upper plate panel 30 is completely closed, the delivery device 40 returns to the normal state, and the movable support 72 returns to the state where the tilting end 76 is directed leftward.

  Thus, in the second embodiment, the movable support 72 pivotally supported on the bottom of the upper plate member 31 protrudes from the lower part of the upper plate panel 30 to the panel back side when the upper plate panel 30 is opened, and the feeding device The tilting portion 51 of 40 is supported from below and the delivery device 40 is held in the retracted state. Therefore, even with the configuration of the second embodiment, when the upper plate panel 30 is closed, the upper plate panel 30 can be easily closed without converting and holding the delivery device 40 into the retracted state without hand. In this embodiment, the movable support 72 is pivotally supported on the bottom portion of the upper plate member 31 to tilt the movable support 72 at the height position of the mounting plate portion 20, and the tilt end thereof. 76 can be pressed against the mounting plate portion 20. According to such a configuration, the position of the movable support 72 can be appropriately changed according to the opening / closing operation of the upper plate panel 30 by the pressing action with the mounting plate portion 20.

  The movable support 72 of the second embodiment is retracted to the front side of the panel so that the sending device 40 can be converted to the normal state when the upper plate panel 30 is closed, but with other members. As long as it does not interfere, it may be retracted to a place other than the front side of the upper plate panel 30. In the second embodiment, the movable support is constituted by the hook-shaped member. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a take-up type cable, a rubber string or the like is installed between the upper plate panel 30 and the mounting plate portion 20. It is also possible to configure it. In such a configuration, if the connecting part on the upper panel side of the cable or rubber strap is made detachable, the cable or rubber strap must be removed so as not to interfere with the work when checking the delivery device. I can leave.

  Next, a third embodiment in which the structure of the sending device is changed from the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration other than the sending device is almost the same as that of the above embodiment, the same reference numerals are used in the drawing and the description is omitted.

  The delivery device 40a of the present embodiment takes in a game ball from the intake port 35 of the input storage section 32 and sends it to the rear side of the machine body or the surplus storage section 22, as shown in FIG. It is disposed on the right side of the back surface of the dish panel 30 (left side in the figure), and its lower part protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate part 20. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 28, in the center of the bottom of the delivery device 40a, a take-in ball discharge port 46a for sending the taken game ball to the rear side of the machine body is opened. The front frame 4 is fixed with a take-in ball discharge path 47a that is connected to the take-in ball discharge port 46a and allows the game ball to flow down to the rear side of the machine body. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, on the left side (right side in the figure) of the delivery device 40a, a return ball discharge port 45 for delivering the taken game ball to the surplus storage unit 22 side opens. The game balls discharged from the return ball discharge port 45 are sent from the ball discharge port 24 to the surplus storage unit 22 through the return ball guide unit 26 provided on the back side of the mounting plate unit 20. As shown in FIG. 29, in the delivery device 40, a take-in passage 79 for allowing the game ball to flow down from the take-in port 35 of the charging storage portion 32 and a temporary stop portion 81 for temporarily stopping the game ball x are provided. And a take-in mechanism 80 that sends out the game ball x from the lower part of the take-in passage 79 to the temporary stop 81, and a game ball that stops in the temporary stop 81 is selectively used for the rear side of the body and the surplus storage 22 A discharge mechanism portion 82 and the like are provided. The game ball x that has flowed into the delivery device 40a from the intake port 35 is taken into the temporary stopping unit 81 by the intake mechanism unit 80 and temporarily stopped, and then the discharge mechanism unit 82 releases the return ball from the intake ball discharge port 46a. It is sent to one of the outlets 45.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the intake passage 79 is a short flow path that allows the game ball to flow from the intake port 35 of the input storage portion 32 to the temporary stopping portion 81 below. The tooth portion of the sprocket 86 protrudes below the intake passage 79, and the sprocket 86 restricts the flow of the game ball x from the intake passage 79 to the temporary stop portion 81. In addition, a take-in ball detection switch 87 for counting the game balls x flowing into the temporary stopping portion 81 is disposed at the exit of the take-in passage 79. The take-in mechanism 80 includes the sprocket 86, a stopper 85 that restricts the rotation of the sprocket 86, and a take-in solenoid 84 that tilts the stopper 85.

  The temporary stopping portion 81 has a bent long passage shape, and can stop at a maximum of 15 game balls arranged in a row. The 15 game balls that can be stopped are the number of game balls corresponding to the maximum number of bets that can be set in one game. The downstream side of the temporary stop 81 communicates with the return ball discharge path 44 that leads to the return ball discharge port 45. The connecting portion between the temporary stop 81 and the return ball discharge path 44 is opened and closed by a stopper 89 connected to a return solenoid 88. As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the downstream side of the temporary stop 81 is also in communication with a delivery path 43a that leads to the intake ball discharge port 46a. The connection between the temporary stop 81 and the delivery path 43 is opened and closed by a stopper 91 connected to the intake ball discharge solenoid 90. The discharge mechanism 82 of the delivery device 40a of this embodiment includes these stoppers 89 and 91 and solenoids 88 and 90.

  The operation of the delivery device 40 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. First, in the stop state before the BET switches 57a and 57b are operated, the game ball x flowing in from the charging storage portion 32 is transferred to the sprocket 86 below the intake passage 79 as shown in FIG. It is locked. Further, in such a stopped state, the game ball is not stopped in the temporary stop portion 81. In this stopped state, when the BET switches 57a and 57b are operated, the take-in solenoid 84 is reciprocated as many times as necessary, and the sprocket 86 rotates by a predetermined angle each time the reciprocating drive is performed. One by one is sent to the temporary stop 81 (see FIGS. 30B and 30C). Here, in such a state, the lower portion of the temporary stopping portion 81 is closed by the stoppers 89 and 90. Accordingly, the game ball x that has flowed into the temporary stopping portion 81 by this operation is retained by the temporary stopping portion 81 as shown in FIG. In this state, when the start switch 56 is operated, as shown in FIG. 31 (b), the take-in ball discharge solenoid 90 retracts the stopper 91, thereby opening the connection portion with the delivery path 43a. Then, the game ball x in the temporary stopping portion 81 is sent out to the rear side of the machine body (see FIG. 28). On the other hand, when the cancel switch 59 is operated, as shown in FIG. 31 (c), the return solenoid 88 retracts the stopper 89, thereby opening the connection portion with the return ball discharge path 44 and temporarily. The game ball x in the stopping part 81 is sent to the surplus storage part 22.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the delivery device 40a of the present embodiment includes a fixed portion 50a fixed to the upper plate panel 30, and is held by the fixed portion 50a so as to be tiltable via a support shaft. It comprises a tilting portion 51a that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable back and forth below 50a. That is, the lower part of the delivery device is constituted by the tilting part 51a.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the fixing portion 50a is unitized by the upper case body 92, and the intake passage 79 and the intake mechanism portion 80 are accommodated therein. The fixing portion 50 a is fixed to the back side of the panel so that the inlet of the intake passage 79 is connected to the intake port 35 that opens to the upper plate panel 30.

  On the other hand, the tilting part 51a is unitized by the lower case body 93, and the temporary stop part 81 and the discharge mechanism part 82 are accommodated therein. A support shaft 95 extending in the left-right direction is provided on the upper portion of the lower case body 93. By inserting the support shaft 95 into a cylindrical support portion 94 provided on the back surface of the upper case body 92, The tilting part 51a is held so as to be tiltable back and forth.

  In the delivery device 40a, the state in which the tilting part 51a hangs down and the lower half of the tilting part 51a protrudes to the height position of the mounting plate part 20 is a normal state (FIGS. 33 (A) and 34 (A)). Further, the state in which the tilting portion 51a is tilted upward on the back side of the upper plate panel 30 and positioned above the mounting plate portion 20 is referred to as a retracted state (FIGS. 33 (B) and 34 (B)).

As shown in FIG. 34 (a), when the upper plate panel 30 is closed, the delivery device 40a is held in a normal state. In this state, as shown in FIG. 27, the outlet of the intake passage 79 and the inlet of the temporary stop 81 are connected, and the game ball can be sent from the intake passage 79 to the temporary stop 81. ,
The return ball discharge port 45 is connected to the return ball guide unit 26 and the intake ball discharge port 46a is connected to the intake ball discharge path 47a, respectively. A required number of game balls can be sent out to 22.

  Then, when the upper plate panel 30 is opened from such a closed state, the tilting portion 51 a comes into contact with the mounting plate portion 20 from the back side, and the tilting portion 51 a is pressed against the mounting plate portion 20 by the pressing action. The delivery device 40a is converted into a retracted state by tilting upward. Thereby, it becomes possible to draw out the whole sending apparatus 40a ahead of the attachment board part 20 (refer FIG. 34 (B)). Here, in the mounting plate portion 20 of the present embodiment, a curved guide portion 96 is formed on the back side of the upper end that comes into contact with the tilting portion 51a, and the sending device 40a is smoothly converted into a retracted state when the panel is opened. To be.

  In this retracted state, the take-in passage 79 and the temporary stop 81 are separated, but the outflow of game balls from the take-in passage 79 can be restricted by the take-in mechanism 80. As a result, there is no concern that the game ball spills from the separated part. Further, the upper plate member 31 of this embodiment is provided with the same movable support 72 as in the second embodiment, and the sending device 40a converted to the retracted state is movable while the upper plate panel 30 is opened. The body 72 is held in the retracted state.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, the sending device has a complicated configuration including a temporary stop and the like, and its vertical width is inevitably increased. By making the lower part of the apparatus tiltable, the delivery apparatus can be mounted on the upper dish panel without changing the conventional shape and arrangement of the upper dish panel 30 and the mounting plate 20.

  The slot machine of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configuration of the delivery mechanism unit, the take-in mechanism unit, and the like in the delivery device of the embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately replaced with an existing configuration. In addition, the delivery device may be provided with a part of the configuration such as the intake passage on the front side of the upper plate panel.

  In addition, the delivery device of the above embodiment is composed of a fixed portion fixed to the upper plate panel and a lower tilting portion that tilts with respect to the panel, but the entire device is tilted with respect to the upper plate panel. It doesn't matter. Further, the tilting portions do not need to be integrated, and a plurality of tilting portions can be separately supported. In the embodiment, the tilting portion is held so as to be tiltable back and forth via the bowl-shaped support shaft. However, if the tilting portion can be tilted back and forth, the tilting portion is pivotally supported. The mechanism to perform is not particularly limited, and the form of the support shaft can be freely changed.

  In the slot machine of the above embodiment, the delivery device is maintained in the retracted state with the upper plate panel opened, but the delivery device does not necessarily need to be maintained in the retracted state. For example, when the upper plate is opened, the delivery device gets over the mounting plate and lower plate member, then returns to the normal state, and when the upper plate is closed, the operator directly retracts the delivery device. It may be converted into a state and returned to the back side of the mounting plate portion.

  Further, in the embodiment, the upper plate and the front door above the upper plate are separately pivoted with respect to the front frame 4, but the upper plate according to the present invention is integrated with the upper front door. It may be formed and pivotally supported by the front frame.

2 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a lower part of the slot machine 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view showing a lower part of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper plate member 31 and the upper plate panel 30 which are cut and shown at the AA portion of FIG. It is a rear view of the upper plate panel 30 and the delivery device 40. 3 is a rear perspective view of the upper plate panel 30 and the delivery device 40. FIG. It is a vertical side view which shows the structure of the delivery apparatus 40 by carrying out vertical cutting of the top plate member 31 grade | etc.,. It is a front view of the delivery apparatus 40 which shows the case body 52 etc. longitudinally. It is explanatory drawing (a)-(c) which shows the operation | movement aspect of the sending apparatus. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a delivery device 40 separated from an upper plate panel 30. It is a top view which shows the installation aspect of the sending apparatus 40 across upper plate panels 30 grade | etc.,. It is a vertical side view which shows the normal state of the sending apparatus. It is a vertical side view which shows the retracted state of the sending apparatus. It is explanatory drawing (A), (B) which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 at the time of opening the top plate panel 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (c) and (d) which show the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 when opening the top plate panel 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (A), (B) which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 at the time of closing the top plate panel 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (c) and (d) which show the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 at the time of closing the top plate panel 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification which arrange | positioned the guide part 69a to the attachment board part 20. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification which arrange | positioned the guide part 69b in the attachment board part 20. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (a), (b) which shows the inclination aspect of the movable support body 72. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (a), (b), (c) which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 at the time of opening and closing the upper plate panel 30 in 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing (a), (b), (c) which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40 at the time of opening and closing the upper plate panel 30, (a) is a BB cross section in FIG. ) Shows a CC cross section in FIG. 24, and (C) shows a DD cross section in FIG. It is a rear view which shows arrangement | positioning relations, such as a closed top plate panel 30 and the sending apparatus 40a, in 3rd Example. FIG. 26 is a rear view in which the upper plate panel 30, the tilting portion 51 a of the delivery device 40 a and the mounting plate portion 20 are separated from each other, and the delivery device 40 a is vertically cut. It is EE sectional drawing in FIG. It is FF sectional drawing in FIG. It is a rear view of the delivery device 40a which isolate | separates the fixing | fixed part 50a and the inclination part 51a, and also shows the case bodies 92 and 93 longitudinally. It is explanatory drawing (a), (b), (c) which shows the operation | movement aspect of the taking-in mechanism part 80. FIG. It is explanatory drawing (A), (B), (C) which shows the operation | movement aspect of the discharge mechanism part 82. FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing the delivery device 40a separated from the upper plate panel 30. It is a perspective view which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40a, (A) shows the normal state of the sending apparatus 40a, (B) shows the retracted state of the sending apparatus 40a. It is explanatory drawing (a), (b), (c) which shows the conversion aspect of the sending apparatus 40a when opening the top plate panel 30.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Outer frame 4 Front frame 6 Front door 20 Mounting plate part 21 Lower plate member 22 Surplus storage part 25 Restoring guide member 30 Upper plate panel 31 Upper plate member 32 Input storage part 40, 40a Delivery device 41 Intake passage 41a Upper intake passage 41b Lower intake passage 42 Sending mechanism portion 48 Ball stop portion 49 Ball receiving portion 50, 50a Fixed portion 51, 51a Tilt portion 53 Support shaft 55 Bearing member 72 Movable support 79 Intake passage 80 Insertion mechanism part 81 Temporary stop part 82 Discharge mechanism part 95 Support shaft x Game ball

Claims (7)

An outer frame for fixing to amusement islands for pachinko machines,
A front frame pivotally supported by the outer frame;
A mounting plate formed on the lower front surface of the front frame;
Pivotally supported by one side edge of the front frame so as to be able to open one side, and in its closed state, above the mounting plate portion, the upper plate panel adjacent to the mounting plate portion vertically;
An upper plate member disposed on the front surface of the upper plate panel and having a storage portion for storing game balls;
A lower plate member disposed on the front surface of the mounting plate portion and having a surplus storage section for storing game balls;
In a slot machine using a game ball for a pachinko machine as a game medium, comprising a sending device for sending the game ball of the storage section for charging to the back side of the machine body,
The delivery device is mounted on the back side of the upper plate panel, and at least its lower part is held so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel via a support shaft, and the lower part of the delivery device is suspended and attached. It is converted into a normal state that protrudes to the height position of the plate part, and a retracted state that tilts the lower part of the delivery device upward on the back side of the upper plate panel and is positioned above the mounting plate part,
In the closed state of the upper plate, the delivery device is in a normal state, and its lower part is located on the back side of the mounting plate part,
A slot machine characterized in that when the upper plate is opened, the delivery device converts from a normal state to a retracted state, and a lower portion thereof is positioned above the mounting plate portion.   2. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising retracted state maintaining means for retaining the delivery device in the retracted state while the upper plate panel is opened.   The retracted state maintaining means is a bearing member that is interposed on the support shaft, and the bearing member regulates that the lower part of the delivery device is suspended only by gravity due to frictional force with the support shaft. The slot machine according to claim 2.   When the upper plate panel is opened, the retracted state maintaining means protrudes from the lower portion of the upper plate panel to the rear side of the upper plate panel, and is movable to support the lower portion of the delivery device tilted upward on the rear side of the upper plate panel from below. 3. The slot machine according to claim 2, wherein the slot machine is constituted by a support.   When the upper plate is closed, a return guide member that is in contact with the lower part of the delivery device and guides the lower part of the delivery device to tilt downward is disposed on the back side of the mounting plate part. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The sending device is
A fixed portion provided with an upper intake passage for allowing the game ball to flow down from the storage portion for charging, and fixedly disposed on the upper plate panel;
It has a lower intake passage that allows the game ball to further flow down from the upper intake passage, and a delivery mechanism that sends out the game ball from the lower intake passage to the rear side of the machine body. And a tilting portion that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable.
The tilting portion connects the inlet of the lower intake passage to the outlet of the upper intake passage in the normal state of the delivery device, and connects the inlet of the lower intake passage to the outlet of the upper intake passage in the retracted state of the delivery device. To separate
Further, the tilting portion includes a ball stop portion for locking the game ball from the outlet in the vicinity of the outlet of the upper intake passage in the retracted state of the delivery device, and an inlet of the lower intake passage. 6. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising a ball receiving portion that supports the game ball so that the game ball does not fall from the entrance in the vicinity. The sending device is
A fixed portion that is fixedly disposed with respect to the upper plate panel, and includes a take-in passage for allowing the game ball to flow down from the charging storage portion and a take-in mechanism portion for sending the game ball from the lower portion of the take-up passage When,
A temporary stopping part for temporarily stopping the game ball sent out by the take-in mechanism part, and a discharge mechanism part for selectively sending out the game ball stopped at the temporary holding part to the rear side of the machine body and the surplus storage part 6. A tilting portion that is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable back and forth with respect to the upper plate panel below the fixed portion. The slot machine described in.

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