JP4289678B2 - Pachinko machine hitting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hitting ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine for supplying game balls stored in a hitting ball supply tray on the front surface of a pachinko gaming machine one by one to a launch position of a launch rail.

Conventionally, this type of hitting ball supply apparatus is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. The hitting ball supply device includes a vertical ball passage into which a game ball in a hitting ball supply tray flows, a rotary solenoid disposed on a side of the ball passage, and a rotary shaft rotatably connected to a tip of a rotating shaft of the solenoid. A ball supply member having a convex ball stop portion and a concave ball receiving portion provided on the surface, a base frame for attaching the hitting ball supply device to the front frame, and the like are provided. Then, by the excitation and demagnetization of the rotary solenoid, the ball supply member connected to the rotation shaft reciprocates in the same plane as the rotation direction of the rotation shaft, and is received by the ball receiver from the lower end of the vertical ball path. The game balls are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-121301

  However, in such a hitting ball supply device, the game ball received by the ball stopper on the outer peripheral surface is accommodated in the ball receiver by reciprocating rotation of the outer peripheral surface of the ball supply member formed in a semi-disc shape. Since it is structured to discharge one by one (supplied to the launch rail), when removing the game balls in the hit ball supply tray by opening the ball release holes, a plurality of balls in the vertical ball path connected to the hit ball supply tray Of these game balls, the lowermost game ball may enter the ball receiving portion of the ball supply member. In such a case, even if the ball removal hole is opened, only one game ball in the ball supply member remains without being removed. For example, all the game balls in the gaming machine are reliably collected at the end of the game ( It becomes difficult to remove the ball.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to receive only one game ball in the hitting ball supply device, and to reliably collect all game balls at the end of the game. An object of the present invention is to provide a hitting ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine.

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention supplies the game balls flowing down from the hitting ball supply tray via the ball passage rail one by one to the firing rail from the downstream end of the ball passage rail. A hitting ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine, wherein the hitting ball supply device has an inflow port provided on a side surface thereof communicating with a downstream end portion of the ball passage rail and communicating with a lower firing rail substantially horizontally. And a driving means disposed in the vicinity of the ball passage portion and electrically driven, a ball stopper for preventing an inflow of a game ball on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail when the driving means is not operated, and And a fan-shaped member provided on the outer peripheral side surface for receiving only one game ball on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail when the driving means is operated, and the fan-shaped member is pivoted by the operation of the driving means. Reciprocally rotate in a vertical plane around Before Symbol ball receiving unit supplies to the most downstream side game balls passed down a spherical passage through the inlet of one receiving the ball passage of the firing rail spheres passage rail, the game balls The driving means is deactivated simultaneously with the passage of the ball passage portion, thereby preventing the game ball on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail from entering the ball passage portion with a radius more than the radius by the projection of the ball stop portion. It is characterized by that.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the drive means is constituted by a solenoid, the tip of the operating plate is engaged with the rotating shaft side of the fan-shaped member, and the fan-shaped member is substantially the same as the operating direction of the operating plate. The solenoid and the fan-shaped member are housed in a case and unitized while being reciprocally rotated in the same plane.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball stop portion that prevents the most downstream game ball from flowing into the ball passage portion of the game balls flowing down from the hitting ball supply tray when the drive means is not operated. And a fan-shaped member provided on the outer circumferential side with a ball receiving portion that accepts only one of the most downstream game balls at the time of operation of the driving means is reciprocated in the vertical plane by the operation of the driving means, Since the game balls are received one by one in the ball receiving portion and supplied to the launch rail, one game ball can always be received in the ball supply device, and when the ball release hole is opened, No game balls remain, and all of the game balls can be reliably collected at the end of the game.

In addition, since the ball stop portion of the fan-shaped member includes a protrusion portion that prevents the most downstream game ball from entering the ball passage portion by a radius or more, the protrusion portion causes the most downstream game ball to enter the ball passage portion. The inflow can be prevented, and the game balls can be reliably received one by one in the hit ball supply device.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 , the operating plate tip of the solenoid as the driving means is engaged with the rotating shaft side of the fan-shaped member, and the fan-shaped member Since the solenoid and the fan-shaped member are accommodated in the case and unitized in a plane substantially the same as the operating direction of the operating plate, the case can be made thin and the hitting ball supply device itself can be made compact. For example, it can be easily integrated into the launching device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 13 show an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine that employs a hitting ball supply apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the front frame is opened, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a tray portion of the front frame, FIGS. 4 to 7 are views showing a hitting ball supply device, and FIGS. 8 to 13 are views showing a ball removing device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 in which a frame is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape and a waist plate portion 3 is stretched at a lower portion of the front surface thereof, and an upper end of the outer frame 2 at one end portion on the front surface side. The inner frame 5 is detachably mounted by the hinge 4 and the front frame 6 is detachably mounted by the hinge 4 at one end in the width direction on the front side of the inner frame 5.

  The front frame 6 has a front frame base 7, a decorative cover unit 8 attached to the front surface of the front frame base 7 and having a visible window 9, and the like. There is provided a tray 10 (hit ball supply tray) for storing game balls such as game balls, prize balls, or foul balls thrown through. Further, on the right side of the saucer 10, a launch handle 12 for launching the game balls of the saucer 10 one by one on a game board (not shown), and the game balls of the saucer 10 are placed below the front frame 6. In a prize ball box (not shown) arranged, a ball removal button 13 and the like for collection are provided as will be described later.

  The firing handle 12 is rotated while being held by the player, so that a launching device (not shown) composed of an internal launching solenoid, a control board, etc. is driven, and its launching rail 14 (see FIG. 5). The touch sensor 15 (see FIG. 13) detects whether or not the player's hand is touching the inside of the launch handle 12 while being configured to continuously fire the game balls on the game board. ) Is arranged.

  The tray 10 is formed on the surface of the front frame 6 so as to bulge toward the player side, and the bottom of the tray 10 is operated by the operation of the ball removal button 13. A ball punching device 16 (see FIG. 8), which will be described later, is provided to open the ball punching hole 19 of the passage rail 18, and a guide port 20 connected to the tray guide rod 11 is provided on the inner rear surface of the tray 10. Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a hitting ball supply device 22 is disposed at the downstream end of the ball passage rail 18.

  This hitting ball supply device 22 is for supplying the game balls flowing down from the tray 10 via the ball passage rail 18 one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 14, and is integrated on the rear surface side of the launch device and the like. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), it is disposed on the lower back surface of the front frame 6. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hitting ball supply device 22 has a ball feed solenoid 23 as a driving means and a predetermined centering on the rotating shaft 25 by energizing or deenergizing the ball feed solenoid 23. A fan-shaped fan-like member 24 and the like are provided in a side view that reciprocates within an angular range.

  Further, the ball feeding solenoid 23 and the fan-shaped member 24 of the hitting ball supply device 22 are made of plastic or the like and are a thin and flat case having a side surface 26a in the thickness direction, a front surface 26b, and an upper surface, a lower surface, a rear surface, etc. 26. At this time, the ball feeding solenoid 23 is disposed in an upwardly inclined state on the upper left portion of the case 26, whereby the base end portion of the operating plate 27 is connected to the operating shaft of the ball feeding solenoid 23 so that the operating plate 27 is Inclined to the right, the tip of the operating plate 27 is engaged with an engaging recess 24 c provided on the rotating shaft side of the fan-shaped member 24. As a result, the driving direction (a) and (b) of the actuating plate 27 (described later) and the reciprocating rotation direction (c) of the fan-shaped member 24 are performed in the same plane consisting of vertical surfaces. In addition, this case 26 is divided into two in the thickness direction and is configured so that a substantially sealed space is formed inside by joining its opening.

  Also, below the rotating shaft 25 of the fan-shaped member 24 of the case 26, a spherical passage portion that passes through the case 26 from an inlet 28a provided on one side surface 26a and communicates with the firing rail 14 below the lower surface of the case 26. 28 is provided. The height of the bottom surface of the inlet 28a of the ball passage portion 28 is equal to or slightly flush with the surface of a closing portion 34b of an actuating member 34 to be described later that closes the ball removal hole 19 provided on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail 18. It is set high. Further, the side surface 26a of the case 26 is provided with a guide recess 29 (see FIG. 4) that protrudes outward toward the front surface 26b in a state of being continuous with the inflow port 28a of the ball passage portion 28. 26b is formed by two upper and lower vertical surfaces and an inclined surface 26c provided between the vertical surfaces. The inclined surface 26c of the front surface 26b of the case 26 functions as a stopper for restricting the rotation of the fan-shaped member 24 more than necessary.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the fan-shaped member 24 is formed in a fan-shaped disk shape (crank shape in a side view) with a predetermined plate thickness, and a main part of the fan is fixed to the rotating shaft 25. The engaging recess 24c is formed on the rotating shaft 25 side. Further, a ball receiving portion 24a that is opened (notched) in a substantially semicircular arc shape in the plate thickness direction is formed on one end side (the ball feed solenoid 23 side) of the outer peripheral side surface of the fan-shaped member 24. A protrusion 24b as a ball stopper protruding outward by a predetermined dimension is integrally formed on the outer peripheral side surface in a state of being connected to the portion 24a.

  Note that the protrusion dimension of the protrusion 24b is such that a game ball (hereinafter referred to as the most downstream side) located at the forefront of the ball passage rail 18 when the protrusion 24b is located in the ball passage 28 of the case 26. The game ball B) is set to a size that does not enter the inflow port 28a of the ball passage portion 28 more than the radius (that is, more than half), so that the ball passage portion 28 of the case 26 enters the ball passage portion 28 as described later. Only one game ball B on the most downstream side is always accepted. The fan-like member 24 is shown in FIG. 6 (a) from the position shown in FIG. 5 (a) by energizing or de-energizing the ball feed solenoid 23 to actuate the operating plate 27 (attraction by an electromagnet). It is designed to reciprocate in a vertical plane within a range of positions.

  Next, an example of operation | movement of the hit ball supply apparatus 22 comprised in this way is demonstrated based on FIGS. First, when a player puts a game ball into the tray 10, the game ball flows down the ball passage rail 18 and the game ball at the tip is located on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail 18. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the ball feeding solenoid 23 of the hitting ball supply device 22 has a fan-shaped member 24 positioned on the rear side (ball feeding solenoid 23 side) and a projection as a ball stopper. The portion 24b is located in the inlet 28a of the ball passage portion 28 of the case 26, and the ball passage portion 28 is closed by the protrusion 24b, so that the game ball B on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail 18 is moved to the protrusion 24b. In contact with the side surface side, the inflow into the ball passage portion 28 is prevented. In addition, the game ball B is set so that the projection size of the protrusion 24b of the fan-shaped member 24 is set to the above-described size, so that the game ball B does not enter the ball passage portion 28 of the case 26 more than the radius. More than half of B is in a state where the ball passage hole 18 of the ball passage rail 18 is located.

  When the player grasps and rotates the firing handle 12 in this state, the launching device is actuated and the ball feed solenoid 23 of the hit ball supply device 22 is energized to actuate the ball feed solenoid 23, and FIG. ) As shown in (b), the outer peripheral side of the fan-like member 24 with which the tip of the operating plate 27 is engaged is rotated by the operation (tilting operation) of the operating plate 27 of the ball feeding solenoid 23 in the direction of arrow B. It rotates in the direction of the arrow C in the vertical plane around the shaft 25. By the rotation of the fan-shaped member 24, the protrusion 24b is also rotated in the same direction, and the inlet 28a of the ball passage portion 28 of the case 26 closed by the protrusion 24b is opened, and the ball passage portion 28 and the ball The position of the receiving portion 24a coincides with the thickness direction of the case 26, and one of the most downstream game balls B is in the ball receiving portion 24a (in the ball passage portion 28) as shown by an arrow H in FIG. 6 (b). Inflow. In addition, when the fan-shaped member 24 is rotated, the protrusion 24 b protruding from the outer peripheral side surface of the fan-shaped member 24 moves within the guide recess 29 provided on the side surface 26 a of the case 26 by a predetermined angle.

  Then, the game ball B flowing into the ball receiving portion 24a of the fan-shaped member 24 passes through the inflow port 28a and flows down in the ball passage portion 28 as shown by an arrow, as shown in FIGS. , Supplied to the firing position of the firing rail 14. Simultaneously with the passage of the game ball B through the ball passage portion 28, the ball feed solenoid 23 is de-energized, and the operating plate 27 returns to the initial position as indicated by the arrow B by the biasing force of the spring 30, and follows this, a fan-shaped member 23 also rotates in the vertical plane as indicated by the arrow D and returns to the initial position shown in FIG. By repeating this reciprocating rotation operation of the ball feed solenoid 23 according to the launch interval of the game balls by the launcher, for example, 99.8 game balls are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 14 per minute. It will be.

  It should be noted that the operation timing of the hitting ball supply device 22 is determined even if the player releases his hand from the launching handle 12 while the hitting ball supply device 22 is supplying the game ball to the launching rail 14. By controlling the control board of the device, for example, invalidating the non-detection signal regarding the grasping of the player by the touch sensor 15, the supplying operation by the hitting ball supply device 22 is performed to the end, and the ball is hit when the hand is released. One game ball in the supply device 22 is supplied to the launch position of the launch rail 14, and the game ball is set to be reliably fired on the game board by the launch device.

  That is, the hitting ball supply device 22 is provided with a protrusion 24 b as a ball stopper on the outer peripheral side surface of the crank-shaped fan-shaped member 23, and this protrusion 24 b is connected to the inlet 28 a of the ball passage portion 28 of the case 26. The ball passage portion 28 is closed by facing the thickness direction to prevent the most downstream game ball B from flowing into the ball passage portion 28, and the fan-like member 23 rotates in the vertical plane. When the ball receiving portion 24a on the outer peripheral side surface thereof coincides with the ball passage portion 28 in the thickness direction of the case 26, the most downstream game ball B is moved from the side surface (side) of the fan-shaped member 24 to the ball receiving portion 24a. Then, it flows into the ball passage portion 28 via the, and is supplied to the firing rail 14.

  Since the protrusion 24b of the fan-shaped member 23 protrudes to the side of the outer peripheral side surface by a predetermined dimension, while the inflow port 28a of the ball passage portion 28 is closed by the protrusion 24b, the most downstream game More than half of the ball B does not enter the inflow port 28a, and when the ball removal button 13 is pressed and the ball removal hole 19 of the ball passage rail 18 is opened as will be described later, the most downstream game ball B rolls in the direction of the ball removal hole 19 and is discharged downward, and the last game ball B flows into the ball receiving portion 24a (ball passage portion 28) of the fan-like member 23, and the hitting ball supply device 22 It will not remain inside. In addition, one game ball received by the ball receiving portion 24a of the fan-shaped member 24 is always used by the launch device regardless of whether or not the player's hand is gripped by the touch sensor 15 provided on the launch handle 12. Will be fired.

  On the other hand, the ball removal device 16 is configured as shown in FIGS. That is, the ball removal device 16 includes a ball removal solenoid 32 that opens and closes a ball removal hole 17 provided on the bottom surface of the tray 10 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the most downstream side of the ball passage rail 18 shown in FIGS. The ball removal solenoid 33 that opens and closes the ball removal hole 19 provided on the ball removal hole 13, the ball removal button 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 13) that operates the ball removal solenoids 32 and 33, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the ball removal solenoid 32 is connected to an operating shaft 32 a and an operating member 34 having a closing portion 34 b at the tip thereof, which is swingable about a swinging shaft 34 a. Then, when the actuating member 34 is swung from the closed position to the open position by energizing the ball removal solenoid 32, the closed state by the closed portion 34b is released and the ball release hole 17 is opened as shown in FIG. When the deenergizing solenoid 32 is de-energized (energization is stopped), the operating member 34 in the open position swings to the closed position by the urging force of the spring 35, so that the ball is removed by the closed portion 34b as shown in FIG. The hole 17 is configured to be closed. When the ball removal hole 17 is opened by the operation of the ball removal solenoid 32, the game ball in the tray 10 falls downward.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the ball removing solenoid 33 is connected to an operating member 33, which is swingable about a swing shaft 36a and provided with a closed portion 36b at the tip. Has been. Then, when the actuating member 36 is swung from the closed position to the open position by energizing the ball removal solenoid 33, the closed state by the closed portion 36b is released and the ball removal hole 19 is opened as shown in FIG. When the deenergizing solenoid 33 is de-energized (energization is stopped), the actuating member 36 in the open position is swung to the closed position by the biasing force of the spring 37, so that the debulking part 36b as shown in FIG. The hole 19 is configured to be closed. When the ball removal hole 19 is opened by the operation of the ball removal solenoid 33, the most downstream ball game balls immediately before being sent to the hitting ball supply device 22 are dropped downward one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the ball removal hole 17 and the ball removal hole 19 are connected by a ball removal passage 38 and a connection passage 39, and the ball removal passage 38 is provided with a discharge port 38a opened downward. It has been. Thereby, the game ball dropped from the ball punching hole 17 passes through the ball punching passage 38 via the connecting path 39 and is discharged from the discharge port 38a, and the game ball dropped from the ball punching hole 19 38 is dropped and discharged from the discharge port 38a, and the prize ball box is held below the discharge port 38a, so that the game ball in the ball passage rail 18 as well as the game ball in the tray 10 are also in the prize ball box. It can be dropped and collected. The ball removal passage 28 is formed of a transparent resin and has the swing shaft 40 and the lock 41 shown in FIG. 3 so that it can be visually checked whether or not the ball removal passage 38 is clogged. At the same time, if the lock 41 is released and rocked about the rocking shaft 40, the game ball clogged inside can be easily removed.

  Further, each of the ball removal solenoids 32 and 33 is electrically connected to the ball removal button 13 and the touch sensor 15 as shown in FIG. That is, the output terminal of the AND circuit 43 is connected to the ball removal solenoid 33, and the two output terminals of the timer circuit 44 are connected directly and via the resistor 45 for power adjustment to the ball removal solenoid 32. . Further, the ball input button 13 and the touch sensor 15 provided on the firing handle 12 are connected to the two input terminals of the AND circuit 43, and the ball release button 13 is connected to the input terminal of the timer circuit 44.

  With this circuit configuration, when the touch sensor 15 detects non-contact with the player's firing handle 12 (that is, when the game ball is not fired), and the ball release button 13 is pressed, the ball release solenoid 32 is activated. Will work. Further, until a predetermined time elapses after the ball release button 13 is pressed and the timer circuit 44 starts measuring time, a high power operation signal is output from one output terminal of the timer circuit 44 and the ball release solenoid. When the timer 32 is driven with relatively large power and a predetermined time set in advance by the timer circuit 44 is measured, a small power operation signal is output from the other output terminal of the timer circuit 44, and the ball removal solenoid 32 is compared. It is designed to be driven with small electric power.

  According to the configuration of the ball removing device 16, when the player presses the ball removing button 13 to perform the ball removing operation after the game is over, the game ball is being launched on the game board (the touch sensor 15 is turned on). In the state in which the player grasps the firing handle 12), the condition of the AND circuit 43 does not match, so the operation signal to the ball removal solenoid 33 is not output, and the operation signal is output only to the ball removal solenoid 32. Thus, the operation member 34 of the ball removal solenoid 32 is operated to open the ball removal hole 17. On the other hand, in a non-launching state where the game ball is not fired onto the game board (a non-detecting state where the touch sensor 15 does not detect the player's grip on the firing handle 12), the condition of the AND circuit 43 matches and the ball removal solenoid 32 An operation signal is output to both the ball removal solenoid 33 and both operation members 34 and 36 are operated to open the ball removal hole 17 and the ball removal hole 19 substantially simultaneously, for example.

  That is, in the case of the ball removal device 16, in the launch state in which the game is continuing, even if the ball removal button 13 is pressed, the ball removal hole 19 is not opened, and the ball removal is performed only from the ball removal hole 17. Incorrectly removing the ball from the ball passage rail 18 is surely avoided, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintentionally fired. On the other hand, in the non-firing state, the ball removal is performed from both the ball removal hole 17 and the ball removal hole 19 simply by pressing the ball removal button 13, and compared with a gaming machine equipped with separate operation means. Thus, the ball removal operation of the tray 10 and the ball passage rail 18 can be performed easily and satisfactorily.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above embodiment, the hitting ball supply device 22 has a fan-like shape in which the protrusion 24a as a ball stopper and the ball receiving portion 24a for receiving only one game ball are provided on the outer peripheral side surface. Since the fan-shaped member 24 is reciprocally rotated in the vertical plane by the operation of the ball feed solenoid 23 to receive the game balls one by one from the outer peripheral side and supply them to the launch rail 14, Unlike the hitting ball supply device, the weight of the ball does not always act in the direction of the ball receiving portion 24a provided on the outer peripheral surface, and one game ball is always received in the hitting ball supply device 22 from the outer peripheral side of the fan-shaped member 24. Thus, even when the ball removal button 13 is pressed to open the ball removal hole 19, the game ball does not remain in the hitting ball supply device 22.

  In particular, the ball stop portion of the fan-shaped member 24 has a protrusion 24b that prevents the most downstream game ball from entering the ball passage portion 28 by a radius or more. The game balls can be reliably prevented from flowing into the ball passage portion 28, and the game balls can be reliably received one by one in the hit ball supply device 22. At the same time, a ball removal hole 19 is provided on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail 18 serving as an entrance to the hitting ball supply device 22, and the ball removal hole 19 is opened by pressing the ball removal button 13. Even when the ball removal button 13 is pressed in a state where the downstream game ball is in contact with the protrusion 24b of the fan-shaped member 24, the most downstream game ball that does not enter the ball passage portion 28 more than half. It can be automatically returned to the side of the ball passage rail 18 where more than half is located by the pressing force due to the return of the fan-like member 24 and / or the weight balance of the game ball, and discharged downward from the open ball release hole 19. .

  Further, even if the player releases his hand from the firing handle 12 while the operation timing of the hitting ball supply device 22 is performing the supply operation of the game ball to the launch rail 14, the supply operation is performed to the end. Since the game ball is set to be supplied to the launch position of the launch rail 14, the game ball received in the hit ball supply device 22 can be reliably fired by the launch device. As a result, the ball can be removed from the hitting ball supply device 22 more reliably, or the game balls on the tray 10 and the ball passage rail 18 can be reliably collected by the ball removal device 16, for example, at the end of the game. All game balls remaining in 1 can be collected.

  Further, since the ball feeding solenoid 23 and the fan-shaped member 24 of the hitting ball supply device 22 are arranged in a united state in the case 26, the hitting ball supply device 22 itself can be formed compactly. The launching device can be integrated with the outer shape of the launching device in a small size, and the mounting operation of the launching device to the front frame 6 can be easily performed. In particular, a solenoid is used as the driving means, and the tip of the operating plate 27 is engaged with the rotating shaft 25 side of the fan-shaped member 24. The rotational directions C and D can be easily set within substantially the same plane (vertical plane). Thereby, compared with the case where the ball supply member is rotatably provided in the direction orthogonal to the tip of the rotation shaft like a conventional rotary solenoid, the thickness of the case 26 is reduced and the hitting ball supply device 22 can be formed more compactly. At that time, if a flat type is used as the ball feed solenoid 23, the hitting ball supply device 22 can be made more compact.

  Further, since the inclined surface 26c of the case 26 of the hitting ball supply device 22 also functions as a stopper of the fan-shaped member 24, it is not necessary to separately provide a dedicated stopper for restricting the rotation of the fan-shaped member 24 more than necessary. 22 can be formed more compactly, and a guide recess 29 is provided on the side surface 26a of the case 26 of the hitting ball supply device 22 so as to protrude outward corresponding to the rotating portion of the protrusion 24b. With the guide recess 29, the fan member 24 can smoothly rotate within the reciprocating rotation range, and the game ball supply operation can be performed stably over a long period of time. At this time, if the aforementioned stopper function of the fan-like member 24 is added to the guide recess 29, the degree of freedom of the shape of the front face 26b of the case 26 can be increased.

  Moreover, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above-described embodiment, the following operational effects can be achieved by providing the ball removal device 16 described above. In other words, the ball removal of the tray 10 and the ball passage rail 18 can be performed simultaneously by simply pressing the ball removal button 13, so that the ball removal operation can be performed easily and satisfactorily and based on the detection result of the touch sensor 15. Since each of the ball punch holes 17 and 19 is opened, it is possible to prevent the ball from being removed during the game, and to improve the game without being aware of whether the player is in a firing state or a non-launching state. It can be carried out. Also, the ball removal ball removal solenoid 32 is operated with a large electric power until a predetermined time after the ball removal button 13 is pressed, and the ball removal ball removal solenoid 32 is operated with a small electric power after a predetermined time has elapsed. For example, even when the player holds the firing handle 12 and presses the ball removal button 13 for a long time, the occurrence of problems due to overheating of the ball removal solenoid 32 can be suppressed.

  In the above description, a solenoid (electromagnet) is used as a driving means for opening the fan-shaped member 24 and the ball punching holes 17 and 19 of the hitting ball supply device 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other appropriate drive means such as a motor can be employed. Further, the shape of the case 26 of the hitting ball supply device 22 and the shape of the fan-shaped member 24 in the above embodiment are also examples, and can be rotated in a crank shape around a rotating shaft, for example, and a ball receiving portion on the outer peripheral side surface thereof. It is possible to make appropriate changes within a range not departing from the gist of each invention according to the present invention, such as adopting an appropriately shaped fan-shaped member having a ball stopper.

  The present invention only needs to be a pachinko gaming machine that supplies game balls one by one to the launching device from the hitting ball supply device, pachinko gaming machines having different external shapes, pachinko gaming machines having different integrated structures of the hitting ball supply device and the launching device Or even a pachinko gaming machine with other functions added.

The perspective view of the state which open | released the front frame which shows one Embodiment of the pachinko game machine concerning this invention The figure which shows the structure of the saucer part Rear view of the saucer part of the front frame Perspective view of the hit ball supply device Explanatory drawing before operation | movement of the drive means of the hit ball supply apparatus Explanatory drawing during operation of the drive means Explanatory drawing after operation of the drive means Schematic top view showing the ball removal device Schematic top view of the operating state Schematic top view showing other parts of the ball removal device Schematic top view of the operating state Schematic showing the trajectory of the game ball of the ball removal device Block diagram of the ball removal device

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Pachinko machine 10 .... Patch plate (ball supply plate)
12 .... Launching handle 13 .... Ball removal button 15 .... Touch sensor 16 .... Ball removal device 17 .... Ball release hole 18 ······ Ball passage rail 19 ···· Ball release hole 22 ····························································· )
24 ····· Fan-shaped member 24a ··· Ball receiving portion 24b ··· Projection (ball stopper)
24c ············································ 25 ······ Ball passage portion 28a ···························································································· .... Solenoid solenoid

Claims (2)

A hitting ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine that supplies game balls flowing down from a hitting ball supply tray via a ball passage rail one by one from the downstream end of the ball passage rail to the firing rail,
The hitting ball supply device is provided in the vicinity of a ball passage portion having an inflow port provided on a side surface thereof communicating with a downstream end portion of the ball passage rail and communicating with a lower firing rail substantially horizontally. Drive means that is electrically driven, a ball stopper for preventing inflow of a game ball on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail when the drive means is not operated, and a most downstream side of the ball passage rail when the drive means is operated A ball receiving portion for receiving only one game ball and a fan-shaped member provided on the outer peripheral side surface,
The fan-shaped member, the back and forth rotation in a vertical plane about the pivot axis by the operation of the driving means, one of the most downstream side of the game ball sphere passage rail before Symbol ball reception portion receiving the ball passage The ball passage portion is caused to flow down through the inflow port of the game ball and supplied to the firing rail, and at the same time as the game ball passes through the ball passage portion, the driving means is deactivated so that the protrusion of the ball stop portion is provided. A ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine , wherein the ball on the most downstream side of the ball passage rail is prevented from entering the ball passage portion by a radius or more .   The drive means is composed of a solenoid, and the tip of the operating plate is engaged with the rotating shaft side of the fan-shaped member, and the fan-shaped member reciprocates and rotates in substantially the same plane as the operating direction of the operating plate. 2. The hitting ball supply device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the solenoid and the fan-shaped member are accommodated in a case and unitized.

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