JP4372226B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine comprising a game board, a ball hitting device for launching a game ball on the game board, and a ball tray for supplying the game ball to the ball hitting device.

  There is a pachinko machine as a representative example of the above-mentioned ball game machine. In pachinko machines, generally, two upper and lower ball trays are provided at the lower front of the front frame on which the game board is mounted, and a ball hitting device is attached to the lower area of the front frame located behind the upper ball tray. It has been. When the player performs a launch operation, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray are supplied to the hitting ball launching device one by one based on this operation, and are launched into the game board to start the game. On the back side of the front frame, a ball payout device for paying out game balls (referred to as prize balls) according to the winning state on the game board is provided, and the prize balls paid out from the ball payout device are always preferential. It is guided to the upper ball tray and is configured to be discharged to the lower ball tray after the upper ball tray is full.

  Each of the upper and lower ball dishes is provided with a ball removing mechanism for discharging the stored game balls. Among these, the upper ball removing mechanism provided in the upper ball tray is generally openable and closable at the downstream end of the guide passage that aligns the game balls stored in the upper ball tray and guides them to the ball hitting device. The valve member provided on the ball, the ball passage that is connected between the guide passage and the lower ball tray, and is always closed by the valve member, and the valve member is opened according to the player's ball removal operation. An opening / closing mechanism is provided for passing through the extraction passage, so that the game ball on the upper ball tray side flows down to the lower ball tray through the ball extraction passage. In addition, the lower ball removing mechanism provided in the lower ball tray has a ball outlet formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball tray, a valve member provided so that the ball outlet can be opened and closed, and a player's ball removing operation. An opening / closing mechanism that opens the valve member, and is configured so that the game ball on the lower ball tray side can be discharged into a ball box prepared below.

  However, in such a ball removal mechanism, the upper ball removal mechanism is provided with the open / close valve of the upper ball removal mechanism in the downstream portion of the guide passage for aligning the game balls in one row and guiding them to the ball striking device. It takes time to let the side game ball flow down to the lower ball tray, especially when the game ends with a large amount of game balls stored in the upper ball tray, such as when the ball is stopped, There was a problem that it was not possible to leave the gaming machine for a long time just to remove it.

  For this reason, in recent years, a pachinko machine has also been proposed in which two ball removal mechanisms are provided in the upper ball tray to speed up the ball removal operation. In this case, in order to shorten the ball removal time at the end of the game and to enable the ball removal operation to remove the stored ball in the upper ball tray while continuing the game at the time of the big hit during the game, the ball outlet is guided. It is reasonable to provide the downstream part of the passage and the upstream part of the opposite side of the ball dish, and it is common to provide a ball removal mechanism at these two places. On the other hand, if two ball removal mechanisms are operated at the same time, the ball removal time from the upper ball tray to the lower ball tray will be shortened. However, since the ball must be discharged from the lower ball tray to the ball box, There arises a problem that it is complicated to repeatedly operate the mechanism. In view of this, a ball removal mechanism has been devised that can open and close the ball removal mechanisms at two locations on the upper bowl, respectively, and that can also be opened and closed collectively by interlocking the two mechanisms (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). reference).

  Further, in the pachinko machine, as described above, the game balls stored in the ball tray are supplied to the ball hitting device one by one in response to the player's shooting operation of the ball hitting device, and the game balls are launched into the game board and played. It is supposed to be started. And, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, a foul ball collection port for collecting game balls that have returned from the game balls that have been launched from the ball striking device without reaching the game area of the game board, And a foul ball discharge passage connecting the foul ball collection port and the lower ball tray is provided, and a game ball (referred to as a foul ball) collected at the foul ball collection port passes through the foul ball discharge passage to the lower ball. It is configured to be discharged into a dish.

Japanese Patent No. 2551888 (5th page, 6th page, FIGS. 2, 3, 5, 6) Japanese Patent No. 2577286 (page 6, page 7, 2, 3, 5, 6)

  By the way, as a hitting ball launching device, a hitting ball launching has a launching rail extending upward and launches a gaming ball upward from the launching port at the upper end of the launching rail toward the entrance to the game area of the game board. The device is used. According to such a hitting ball launching device, the game ball is shot upward, so that the game ball that returns without being able to reach the game area of the game board, that is, the foul game ball, moves downward and moves downward. Therefore, it is necessary to properly collect the foul balls.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine having a configuration capable of efficiently performing a foul ball collection process.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to the present invention includes a game board in which a game area including a winning device capable of winning a game ball is formed, and an accommodation frame portion that detachably accommodates and holds the game board. And an upper end of the firing rail having a firing rail provided in a lower region of the frame member located on the lower side of the housing frame portion and extending upward in the lower region. A ball striking device for launching a game ball upward from the launch port toward the entrance to the game area located at the top of the game board, and a rear surface side of the frame member, and fired from the ball striking device And a ball payout device for paying out a game ball as a prize ball in response to a game ball entering the game area through the entrance portion winning the prize device, and protrudes to the front side of the frame member. A ball tray that is attached and stores game balls A ball payout passage provided on the frame member for guiding a game ball paid out from the ball payout device to the side of the base, and provided in a lower region of the frame member located behind the base. And a storage case having an internal space extending from a prize ball introduction port connected to the outlet portion of the ball payout passage to a ball supply port connected to the ball tray. In the ball game machine, the game ball provided on the upper side of the launch rail and launched upward from the launch port by the hitting ball launcher cannot reach the game area from the entrance. A foul ball collecting member for collecting the falling foul gaming ball; the foul ball collecting member is formed integrally with the upper portion of the firing rail, and opens upward on both the left and right sides of the launching port. Left and right foul ball collection portions having foul ball collection ports to be formed, and foul ball collection passages that are positioned side by side in the front-rear direction with respect to the firing rail and the foul ball collection portion are formed, The bottom surfaces of the left and right foul ball collection sections extend obliquely downward toward the foul ball collection passage and are connected to the foul ball collection passage. Projecting upward from the bottom surface of the ball collection unit, the launch port is located above the bottom surface of the left and right foul ball collection units, and is launched upward from the hitting ball launching device and cannot reach the game area from the entrance unit The foul game balls that fall and return to the foul ball collection port are collected in the foul ball collection unit, moved obliquely downward along the bottom surface thereof, and collected in the foul ball collection passage. The foul ball collection member is provided adjacent to the storage case, and a foul ball storage space having a foul ball reception port connected to the foul ball collection passage is formed in the storage case, A standing wall surface that forms the foul ball collection passage so as to face the foul ball collection unit in the front-rear direction is collected from the foul ball collection port into the foul ball collection unit, The foul game balls collected in the foul ball collection passage are moved obliquely downward along the direction of the foul ball so as to guide the foul game balls toward the foul ball reception port. The foul game balls collected at the same time are discharged from the foul ball receiving port through the foul ball housing space.

  In the ball game machine configured as described above, among the game balls launched from the hitting ball launcher, the game balls (foul balls) that have returned without reaching the game area are the foul balls from the foul ball collection port. Although it is received in the collection unit, the bottom of the foul ball collection unit is formed so as to extend obliquely downward toward the foul ball collection passage and connect to the foul ball collection passage. It is collected from the mouth into the foul ball collection part, moves obliquely downward along its bottom surface, and is efficiently collected into the foul ball collection passage. Further, since the standing wall surface that forms the foul ball collection passage extends obliquely so as to guide the foul game ball collected in the foul ball collection passage toward the foul ball receiving port, the foul ball collection The foul game balls collected in the passage can be efficiently guided to the foul ball receiving port, and can be efficiently discharged from the foul ball receiving port through the foul ball receiving space.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine shown as an example of the ball game machine concerning the present invention. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of the pachinko machine in a state where the glass door and the ball tray are opened and the game board is removed. It is a front view of each part in the decomposition state which removed the glass door, the ball tray, the game board, the back set board, etc. from the front frame. It is a rear view of each part in the disassembly state which removed the glass door, the ball tray, the game board, the back set board, etc. from the front frame. It is the plane sectional view of the pachinko machine PM seen in the arrow VI-VI direction in FIG. It is a front view of the game auxiliary | assistance board shown in the state which removed the ball tray. It is the rear view which looked at the game auxiliary board from the back side of the front frame. It is a front view of a ball tray. It is a rear view of a ball tray. It is a rear view which briefly shows the internal structure of a ball tray. It is a front view which expands and shows the vicinity area | region of the launcher in a game assistance board. It is the sectional side view seen in the arrow XIII-XIII direction in FIG. It is a rear view of the back set board which mainly shows a ball passage below from a ball dispensing device. It is the sectional side view seen in the arrow XV-XV direction in FIG. It is the plane sectional view seen in the arrow XVI-direction in FIG. It is the plane sectional view which looked at the right side part of the storage case at substantially the same height as FIG. It is a sectional side view mainly showing the cooperation relation between the frame side shutter and the dish side shutter in a state where the ball tray is held closed. It is a front view of the frame side shutter in a state where the ball tray is closed and held. It is a front view of the frame side shutter in the state which opened the ball tray. FIG. 4 is an exploded front view (A) and a right side view (B) of a frame side shutter unit constituting the frame side shutter. It is the rear view which looked at the dish side shutter from the back side of the ball tray in the state where the ball tray was opened. They are the front view (A) of the dish side shutter unit which comprises a dish side shutter, and an exploded back view (B). It is a sectional side view explaining the effect | action of the dish side shutter when opening and closing a ball tray. It is a top view which mainly shows the decomposition | disassembly state of a ball removal unit. It is a top view when the ball removal unit is attached to the bottom surface of the dish member and the first and second ball removal mechanisms are both opened. It is a bottom view of the ball removal unit attached to the bottom surface of the dish member. It is a front view of the ball removal unit attached to the bottom surface of the dish member. It is a rear view of the ball removal unit attached to the bottom face of a plate member. It is a rear view of the vicinity of the 2nd ball release valve in the assembly state of a ball tray. It is side sectional drawing which mainly shows the ball removal state by a 1st ball removal mechanism. It is a block diagram of a full notification system provided alongside the ball removal mechanism.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred examples. In the embodiment, a case will be mainly described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine in which a game board is accommodated and held in the front back part of the front frame.

  First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine PM, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine PM, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine PM in a state where the glass door 5 and the ball tray 6 are opened and the game board 10 is removed. 4, 4 and 5 are a front view and a rear view of each part in a disassembled state in which the glass door 5, the ball tray 6, the game board 10, the back set board 30 and the like are removed from the front frame 2.

  The pachinko machine PM is configured in an outer rectangular frame size and is formed in the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame, and the front frame 2 for opening and closing is configured in a rectangular frame size corresponding to this. The hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b disposed on the left and upper sides are attached so as to be able to be opened and closed laterally and attached and detached, and always engage with the outer frame 1 using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided on the right side of the front. Kept in a combined closed state.

On the front side of the front frame 2, a rectangular glass door 5 and a ball tray 6 matched to the front area of the front frame 2 are opened and closed horizontally using hinge mechanisms 7 a, 7 b, 7 c provided on the left side of the front. It is assembled in a detachable manner, and is held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2 by the locking device 4 and the ball tray locking device 9 on the right side of the front. An operation handle 8 for performing a game ball launching operation is attached to the lower right side of the ball tray 6. A rectangular frame-shaped storage frame 2a is formed integrally with the front frame 2 at the upper part of the front frame 2, and the game board 10 is utilized using a plurality of levers L ₁ , L ₁ ... Provided on the storage frame 2a. Is held detachably.

  The game board 10 includes a decorative board (also referred to as veneer) 11 having a cell attached to the surface by cutting and routering a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness. On the front side of the decorative board 11, a strip-shaped guide rail 12 and an upper and lower divided rail decoration 13 are fixed, and a substantially circular game area PA is defined on the inner side. A large number of games are provided in the game area PA. A windmill, various winning devices 14, a symbol display device 15 for displaying predetermined symbols according to the progress of the game, and the like are provided along with the nails.

  At the entrance of the game area PA, a ball return restricting piece 16 is attached to restrict the game ball launched into the game area PA from returning to the launching device 21 again. An out port 17 is provided for discharging game balls that have been dropped without winning a prize to the back side of the game board 10. On the back surface side of the decorative board 11, operation control of a winning ball detector that detects a game ball (referred to as a safe ball) that has won each winning tool 14, a ball gathering cover 18 that collects safe balls, and a symbol display device 15 is performed. An image control board 95 and the like are attached.

  An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board is formed in a lower region of the front frame 2 located below the housing frame 2a. A game ball is directed toward the game board 10 in each part of the game auxiliary board 20. , A storage case 25 having a storage space of a predetermined volume and temporarily storing game balls that cannot be discharged into the ball tray 6, a frame-side shutter 28 provided at the outlet of the storage case 25, An acoustic device 40 that generates sound effects according to the deployed state is provided.

On the back side of the front frame 2, there is a plurality of back set panels 30 provided on the back side of the front frame 2 that have a window that communicates with the front and rear in the center and is formed in a rectangular frame shape that is slightly smaller than the front frame 2. The levers L ₂ , L ₂ ... Are detachably set and held. Each part of the back set board 30 includes a ball storage tank 31 for storing game balls, a tank rail 32 for aligning the game balls supplied from the ball storage tank 31 in two rows in the process of flowing down, and a predetermined number of game balls. A standby passage 33 for waiting in an aligned state, a ball payout device 34 for paying out game balls based on a winning state in the game board 10, and a ball payout passage 35 for guiding game balls paid out from the ball payout device 34 to the storage case 25. Are equipped with various circuit boards such as a power supply board 91 and a main board 92, electronic parts, and the like, and an image control board 95 attached to the back of each of these devices and the game board 10 is provided. They are connected by a wire harness (not shown).

  The pachinko machine PM is used in a game in which the front frame 2, the glass door 5, and the ball tray 6 are all closed and locked, and a game ball is stored in the ball tray 6 and the operation handle 8 is rotated. A game is started. When the operation handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the ball tray 6 are launched one by one into the game area PA of the game board 10 by the hitting ball launching device 21, and the pachinko game is developed thereafter.

  In the pachinko machine PM schematically configured as described above, the configurations of the game assisting board 20 and the ball tray 6 will be described in a little more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 11. Here, FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the pachinko machine PM as seen in the direction of arrows VI-VI in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a front view of the gaming auxiliary board 20 with the ball tray 6 removed, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view of the ball tray 6, FIG. 10 is a rear view of the ball tray 6, and FIG. 11 is a ball tray 6 with a post plate 61 to be described later removed. It is a rear view which shows the internal structure of this.

  A ball hitting device 21 is disposed at the lower left portion of the game assisting board 20. The hitting ball launching device 21 is mainly composed of a launching device unit 210 whose main mechanism is unitized, and this unit 210 is configured to be attached to the launching device mounting portion 21a of the game auxiliary board 20 (expanding the peripheral area of the launching device 21). (See also FIG. 12).

  The launcher unit 210 has a base plate 211 formed in accordance with the accommodation form on the back side of the launcher mounting portion 21a as a substrate, a rotary solenoid 212 and its control circuit on the back side, a hammer 213 on the front side, and cushion rubber. Mechanical members such as 214 and 215 and a launch ball holder 216 are attached. On the other hand, the launching device mounting portion 21a is formed with a mounting opening 21b through which the launching mechanism portion on the front side of the launching device unit 210 is inserted (see FIG. 5), and its opening edge is projected and molded forward. A rib-shaped partition wall 21 c is formed and partitions the drive region of the launching device 21.

  The launcher unit 210 is mounted on the launcher mounting portion 21a from the back side of the front frame 2, and is fixedly held by screws 218, 218,. A launcher cover 21d that covers the front surface of the drive region surrounded by the partition wall 21c is attached to the launcher attachment portion 21a so as to be able to be opened and closed sideways. Work safety is ensured.

  Above the hitting ball launching device 21, a launching rail 21 h extending obliquely leftward from the launching ball holder 216 and having a concave shape in a plan view is provided. The upper part of the firing rail 21h is formed in a foul ball collecting member 22 attached to the upper left part of the game assisting board 20, and a launching port 22h is opened at the upper end thereof. A guide rib 72h is formed on the rear surface of the ball tray 6 so as to align with the firing rail 21h and extend obliquely upward. When the ball tray 6 is closed, the firing rail 21h and the guide rib 72h form a cylindrical shape. A launch ball passage is formed, and the game balls launched from the hit ball launching device 21 are guided toward the guide rails 12 of the game board 10. The foul ball collection member 22 is formed with foul ball collection ports 22f and 22f which are located on the left and right sides of the launch port 22h and open upward.

  In the upper part of the game assisting board 20, the board surface is greatly extended rearward to form a storage case housing part 24 having a concave shape in cross section, and the storage case 25 is housed and held in the storage case housing part 24. The storage case 25 is a horizontally long box-like body having a bottom inclined shape with a thin front left side and a thick right side as a whole, and a storage space capable of storing a predetermined number of game balls is formed.

  The structure of the ball passage including the storage case 25 and the flow of the game ball will be described in detail later. Here, when briefly described in advance, a foul ball introduction port is formed on the left side surface of the storage case 25. The game balls (foul balls) collected at the foul ball collection port 22f can flow into the case from the foul ball introduction port and flow down. In addition, a prize ball introduction port is formed in the upper left part of the storage case 25, and game balls (prize balls) paid out from the ball dispensing device 34 can flow into the case from the prize ball introduction port and flow down. It has become. A case outlet 25d is provided in front of the right end of the storage case 25 and is connected to a ball tray outlet 61d of the ball tray 6 that is always in a closed state. A game ball that has flowed down the case is discharged from the case outlet 25d. It is discharged to the ball tray 6. The storage case 25 is latched and held in a state of being accommodated and set in the storage case accommodating portion 24 by an engaging member 27 that is slidably attached to the shutter attaching portion 26 of the game auxiliary board 20.

  A frame-side shutter 28 is provided in alignment with the case outlet 25d of the storage case. The frame-side shutter 28 is unitized, and a frame-side shutter unit 280 having a frame-side shutter blade 285 that moves up and down in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the ball tray 6 is detachably attached to the shutter attachment portion 26. A shutter stopper 29 for preventing an erroneous operation is attached to the lower portion of the shutter attachment portion 26 so as to be slidable in the left and right directions. The frame side shutter 28 will also be described in detail later.

  The central portion of the game assisting board 20 is bulged rearward, and is formed on the left front launcher mounting portion 21a, the upper cassette housing portion 24, the right shutter mounting portion 26, and the lower front frame lower edge. A recessed speaker housing portion is formed so as to be surrounded by the periphery. And the acoustic structure by the side of the game auxiliary | assistance board in the audio equipment 40 is provided using the back side of the shutter attachment part 26 from this speaker accommodating part.

  The acoustic structure on the game auxiliary board side includes a speaker 41, a speaker base 42 that mounts the speaker 41 and forms the speaker housing chamber 51, an enclosure cover 43 that is attached adjacent to the speaker housing chamber 51 and forms the rear sound chamber 53, It is composed of a duct 44 that exhibits the bass reflex effect.

  The speaker base 42 has a baffle plate portion in which a circular opening that exposes the cone of the speaker 41 is provided on the front surface and a screw boss that screws the speaker frame to the periphery of the opening is formed, and a baffle plate portion that matches the shape of the speaker housing portion. And a side cover part that extends rearward and forms a partition wall on the left side of the speaker 41. The speaker 41 is fixed to the speaker base 42 by screws and attached to the speaker housing portion of the game assisting board. The cone is exposed through a circular opening, and the periphery of the baffle plate is surrounded by a wall surface so that the main body portion of the speaker 41 is attached. A speaker housing chamber 51 for housing is formed.

  An enclosure cover 43 is attached to the rear side of the shutter mounting portion 26 adjacent to the speaker housing chamber 51 to form a rear sound chamber 53. The enclosure cover 43 is formed of a lid-like body that lacks a side wall on the side in contact with the speaker housing chamber 51 and extends to the left and right, and can be attached to and detached from the side wall surface of the speaker housing portion and the shutter mounting portion 26 by a locking projection not shown in detail. It is locked and fixed by a mounting screw 48.

  On the side wall surface that partitions between the speaker housing chamber 51 and the rear sound chamber 53, an opening 52 that communicates both the chambers 51 and 53 is formed (see FIG. 18). The rear sound chamber 53 is integrated to form a large-capacity enclosure (speaker box) that combines the internal volumes of both chambers. A cylindrical duct 44 that protrudes rearward from the shutter mounting portion 26 is provided inside the rear sound chamber 53, and a front end thereof opens to the front surface of the shutter mounting portion 26 to form a port 44p.

  As described above, the rear sound chamber 53 having substantially the same depth as the speaker accommodating chamber 51 and extending to the left and right is formed on the back side of the game assisting board 20, so that a full-scale enclosure equipped with an enclosure having a sufficient volume as necessary is provided. Thus, a bass reflex type speaker can be constructed, thereby reproducing a low-frequency range that could not be obtained by simply expanding the speaker aperture, and reproducing a sound effect with a wide band and a sense of reality.

  On the other hand, the ball tray 6 that always covers and holds the front surface of the game assisting board 20 is closed and formed as a base plate 61 serving as a substrate for the structure, a tray member 62 for storing game balls, and a front plate. 61 and outer cover bodies 63 and 64 covering the front of the dish member 62, a passage member 65 provided inside the spherical dish between the cover plate and the outer cover body, and the like as basic structural members, and a ball removal device for each part It is equipped with various mechanism devices.

  On the back surface of the cover plate 61 arranged to face the game assisting board 20, a mechanism device corresponding to each mechanism on the game assisting board 20 side described above is equipped. That is, a storage case see-through window 75 is provided corresponding to the storage case 25, a dish-side shutter 78 is provided corresponding to the frame-side shutter 28, and a ball feeding cassette 71 is provided corresponding to the ball striking device 21.

  The storage case see-through window 75 is integrally molded using a transparent resin material, and is screwed to the back side of the counter plate 61 located immediately before the storage case 25 in the closed position of the ball tray 6. Thereby, the state inside the storage case 25 that is always behind the ball tray 6 that is held closed and is accommodated and held in the game auxiliary board 20 can be confirmed from the front of the pachinko machine PM through the storage case see-through window 75. It is like that.

  A ball tray outlet 61d that is aligned with the case outlet 25d of the storage case in the closed position of the ball tray 6 is formed in the counter plate 61, and the game ball that has flowed down the storage case 25 is passed through the case outlet 25d and the ball tray passage. It is discharged to the dish member 62 through the outlet 61d. A tray-side shutter 78 that opens and closes the opening is provided at the ball tray outlet 61d. The dish-side shutter 78 is unitized, and a dish-side shutter unit 780 having a dish-side shutter blade 785 that moves up and down in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the ball dish 6 is attached to open / close the ball dish outlet 61d. To do. The dish-side shutter 78 is provided opposite to the frame-side shutter 28, and the configuration and operation of these shutter mechanisms will be described in detail later.

  The plate member 62 attached to the front of the contact plate 61 has a plate shape with an open top surface as a whole, and can store a large number of game balls. The dish portion of the dish member 62 is gently tilted downward in the right direction in the rear view and gathers the game balls toward the inclined downstream to flow down, and smoothly connected to the guide dish portion 62a in the rear view. It consists of a storage tray portion 62b that is gently inclined upward in the right direction, and is stored in the storage tray portion 62b from the guide tray portion 62a in accordance with an increase in the stored game balls. The guide plate part 62a is connected to the guide passage 72 at the inclined downstream part thereof, so that the game balls arranged in the guide plate part 62a can flow down in a line.

  A relatively large-diameter ball outlet 62c having a diameter of about 3 cm is formed at the center of the bottom surface of the guide tray 62a, and a first ball outlet path 73 is provided, and the first ball is always held in the closed position. It is closed by the valve plate 815b of the extraction mechanism 81. The guide passage 72 is a ball passage for guiding the game ball to the ball feed cassette 71 described below, and is folded back in a V shape below the cassette port 72b for supplying the game ball to the ball feed cassette 71. 74 is formed. The guide passage 72 and the second ball removal passage 74 are blocked by the valve plate 825b of the second ball removal mechanism 82 that is always held in the closed position.

  A passage member 65 is provided below the dish member 62. The passage member 65 is connected to the first ball extraction path 73 by a receiving port provided in the upper part, and is connected to the second ball extraction path 74 by a junction port 74b provided in the right side portion in the rear view. A lower lead-out path 57 is formed that guides the game balls discharged to the extraction paths 73 and 74 to an outlet opening 59 formed at the center of the lower surface of the ball tray 6.

  The receiving plate 61 is formed with passage openings penetrating back and forth in accordance with the passage positions and shapes of the lower outlet passage 57 and the guide passage 72, and the outlet passage cover 66 and the guide passage cover 67 covering the respective passage openings. Is attached so as to be able to swing open / close and hold closed. This facilitates cleaning, maintenance and inspection of the lower lead-out path 57 and the guide path 72, or ball removal processing when a game ball is clogged in these ball paths.

  The ball feeding cassette 71 is disposed in front of the ball hitting device 21 in the closed posture of the ball tray 6 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 showing a front view of the game auxiliary board 20. As described above, the tray member 62 is formed with the guide passage 72 that aligns the stored game balls in a line and guides them to the ball feeding cassette 71. It is guided into the ball feeding cassette 71 from a cassette port 72b that opens above the valve plate 825b of the second ball removing mechanism 82 that is always held closed.

  Inside the ball feed cassette 71, a ball feed cam 71c for receiving and sending game balls one by one is provided so as to be swingable up and down, and an electromagnet 71e for swinging the ball feed cam 71c is mounted. The ball feed operation of the ball feed cassette 71, that is, the ON / OFF control of the electromagnet that swings the ball feed cam 71c is synchronously controlled with the operation of the rotary solenoid 212 that drives the hammer 213 in the ball striking device 21. Each time a game ball is launched from the hitting ball launching device 21 based on the pivoting operation of No. 8, the game balls are received one by one from the cassette opening 72b and delivered to the firing ball holder 216 (see FIG. 13). reference).

  The counter plate 61 is provided with an acoustic structure on the side of the ball tray in the acoustic device 40. The acoustic structure on the side of the ball pan is formed by projecting backward from the cover plate 61 to form the front sound chamber 55, and forming the front lead-out path 56 by projecting rearward from the outer cover body 63. The lead member 46 is configured mainly by a passage member 65 that also serves as a discharge route for the ball removal mechanisms 81 and 82 to form the lower lead passage 57.

  The front sound chamber wall 45 is formed of a rib-like wall surface that protrudes rearward from the cover plate 61 and is integrally formed. The front sound chamber wall 45 surrounds the outer periphery of the opening area of the port 44p from the circular opening area of the baffle plate portion and contacts the game auxiliary board 20. The front sound chamber 55 is formed between the plate 61 and the sound effect emitted forward from the cone of the speaker 41 and the sound effect emitted forward from the port 44p of the duct 44 are diffused vertically or horizontally. To prevent. In front of the port 44p, a front outlet opening penetrating forward and backward through the cover plate 61 is provided, and is connected to a front outlet path 56 surrounded by the front outlet wall 46.

  The front derivation wall 46 is composed of rib-shaped wall surfaces that protrude rearward from the outer cover body 63 and are integrally molded. The front derivation path guides sound effects to the front of the ball tray 6 by these wall surfaces and the side wall surfaces of the passage member 65. 56 is formed. For this reason, among the sound effects emitted from the front sound chamber 55, the low-frequency sound effects mainly emitted from the port 44 p are efficiently guided forward through the front lead-out path 56, and the front surface of the outer cover body 63. It is emitted from the louver-shaped acoustic grill 58 formed in the front of the pachinko machine.

  On the other hand, in the front of the speaker 41, the merging / lowering portion in the lower derivation path 57 described above is located, and in the front of the speaker 41, the merging cover portion of the derivation path cover 66 covering the merging / lowering portion is located. The merging cover portion is provided with a large number of small-diameter through holes 66h that penetrate the cover surface, and has a structure that allows sound effects to pass through the front lower lead-out path 57 across the cover surface. Further, the baffle plate portion of the speaker base 42 is set to face downward by a predetermined angle in the mounting posture, and the speaker 41 attached via the speaker base 42 is disposed in a downward posture inclined forward by a predetermined angle. .

  For this reason, among the sound effects emitted from the front sound chamber 55, the sound effects in the middle and high range mainly emitted obliquely downward from the speaker 41 are emitted to the lower lead-out path 57 through the many through holes 66h. It is efficiently guided downward by the lead-out path and emitted downward from an outlet opening 59 formed in the lower surface of the ball tray 6.

  Accordingly, the full-fledged bass reflex speaker configuration (the acoustic structure on the game assisting board side) provided on the game assisting board 20 can reproduce realistic sound effects over a wide frequency band, and the acoustic structure on the ball tray side. The sound effect mainly in the low sound range is guided to the front lead-out path 56 and emitted to the front of the pachinko machine PM from the acoustic grill 58 in front of the ball dish, and the sound effect mainly in the middle and high sound range is guided to the bottom lead-out path 57 It is discharged downward from an outlet opening 59 on the bottom surface of the dish. For this reason, it is possible to form a three-dimensional sound field space that spreads up and down with complex sound effects that are full of realism and have different directivities depending on the reproduction sound range.

  In the pachinko machine PM configured as described above, the game balls (launch balls) launched toward the game board 10 by the hitting ball launching device 21 are classified into the following three types depending on the falling form on the game board 10 thereafter. It is called a classification name. That is, a “foul ball” that returns to the hitting ball launching device 21 side without reaching the game area PA without exceeding the ball return regulation piece 16, and a winning form winning device 14 in the process of dropping the game area PA. The “safe ball” is an “out ball” that has fallen on the game area PA and collected in the out port 17 at the lower end without winning the winning device 14.

  In addition, the safe ball that has won the winning device 14 is detected by a winning ball detector provided in each winning device, and a number of game balls according to the winning state are paid out from the ball paying device 34. A game ball as a reward paid out in accordance with the winning state in this way is referred to as a “prize ball”.

  The pachinko machine PM is provided with a ball processing structure corresponding to these various game balls, and will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view showing a region in the vicinity of the launching device 21 in the game assisting board 20, FIG. 13 is a side sectional view seen in the direction of arrows XIII-XIII in FIG. 12, and FIG. Fig. 15 is a rear view of the back set board 30 mainly showing the ball passage below 34, and Fig. 15 is a side sectional view seen in the direction of arrow XV-XV in Fig. 14 (direction of arrow XV-XV in Fig. 16). 12 is a cross-sectional plan view seen in the direction of arrow XVI in FIG. 12, and FIG. 17 is a plan cross-sectional view of the right side portion of the storage case 25 at the same height as FIG.

  First, prior to describing the individual ball processing structure, the configuration of the storage case 25 serving as a central flow path component in the flow of foul game balls and prize balls will be described in detail below.

  As already outlined, the storage case 25 is a horizontally long box-like body having a bottom inclined shape with a thin front left side and a thick right side as a whole, and a storage space capable of storing a predetermined number of game balls is formed. A foul ball introduction port 25f is provided on the left side of the storage case 25, a prize ball introduction port 25s is provided on the upper left side of the storage case, and a case outlet 25d is provided on the right end front surface of the storage case. 6 is connected to the ball tray outlet 61d.

In the illustrated storage case 25, a case body 251 that has a bottom surface that gently slopes and a surrounding wall that surrounds the bottom surface and is molded into a bowl shape that is open to the top surface, and a case body that is pivotally connected to the case body 251 so as to be swingable. A lid member 252 that covers the upper portion of the main body 251 and a see-through member 253 that is detachably connected to the front surface side of the lid member 252, and a predetermined number of about 400 to 450 balls in a case surrounded by these members. A storage space (hereinafter referred to as “main storage space”) S ₁ capable of storing a quantity of game balls is formed.

  Each member of the case main body 251, the lid member 252, and the see-through member 253 constituting the storage case 25 is molded by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin, and among these, at least the see-through member 253 includes A transparent material is used for molding, and each member is engaged and connected for assembly.

  The case main body 251 is mainly composed of a bottom surface that is gently inclined from the front left side toward the right front side and a surrounding wall that stands up and surrounds the bottom surface, and is molded into a bowl shape having an open top surface. Among the front, rear, left and right surrounding walls, a foul ball receiving port 25f is formed in the left front wall of the front and is located at the front and back in the middle, and the game ball can be received in the case from the foul ball receiving port 25f. ing.

  A rib 251 a extending forward and backward with an appropriate interval is formed on the bottom surface of the case main body 251 and supported by the support surface of the storage case housing portion 24. A positioning flange 251b having a circular engagement hole communicating in the front-rear direction and projecting downward is molded at the rear portion of the case body 251. The positioning projection 24b projected forward from the storage case accommodating portion 24 and the front and rear The storage case 25 is positioned in the vertical and horizontal directions. Further, a locking side 251c extending in the left-right direction is integrally formed in front of the bottom surface of the case body 251, and the storage case 25 is positioned in the front-rear direction by contacting the front end surface below the support surface in the storage case housing portion 24. It is locked by the locking member 27 described above (see FIG. 7).

  Shaft-like hinge protrusions 251d projecting inward from each other are formed on the upper rear portions of the left and right surrounding walls, and the front and rear are separated from the surrounding walls in a slit shape so as to be elastically displaceable to the left and right. On the other hand, the lid member 252 is formed with circular hinge holes 252d that are detachable from the hinge protrusions 251d at the left and right ends that are aligned with the left and right hinge protrusions 251d, and the left and right hinge protrusions 251d have bearing holes. By fitting and connecting 252d, the lid member 252 is pivotably pivoted up and down.

The lid member 252 is formed with a substantially rectangular prize ball receiving port 25s that opens through the top surface on the left side, and in the region where the prize ball inside the opening falls, is directed obliquely forward. It is provided with a main housing space overhanging shaped cushioning guide portion 252s protruding S ₁ Te, and prevent scattering by collision between the game ball with receiving once the prize balls falling down smoothly main housing space S ₁ is allowed to flow into the inside.

  In addition, a guide rail 252c is formed by two rib-shaped protrusions that protrude upward and extend forward and backward, adjacent to the left edge of the winning ball receiving opening 25s, and downward to the alignment position of the storage case accommodating portion 24. It is adapted to engage with the protruding projection 24c. For this reason, the storage case 25 is supported by the storage case accommodating portion 24 so as to be slidable and detachable only in the front-rear direction by the engagement of the guide rail 252c and the guide protrusion 24c. In addition to the lock claw described later, the opening of the lid member 252 is physically restricted, so that an illegal act using a cell, a piano wire or the like can be effectively prevented.

The see-through member 253 is detachably connected to the front of the lid member 252 and is integrally attached to the case body 251 so as to be swingable and openable. A lock claw 253e that can be engaged with and disengaged from the bottom surface of the case body 251 is formed on the left side of the front surface of the see-through member 253. The lock member 252 is locked and held in a closed state. In the state where the lid member 251 and the see-through member 253 is closed maintained, transparent through member 253 can be seen through the interior of the state of the storage case 25, the main housing space S storing state of stored game balls ₁ In addition, it is possible to visually recognize the flow-down state of the game ball rolling down in the case from the front side of the storage case 25 (further, from the front side of the pachinko machine through the previously described fluoroscopic window 75).

  On the other hand, at the right end of the storage case 25, a case outlet 25 d is formed that is cut forward from the front wall of the case body 251 and the front edge of the lid member 252 and opens forward. In the vicinity of the case outlet 25d, the upper surface height of the lid member 252 is molded low in accordance with the opening height of the ball tray outlet 61d when the ball tray 6 is closed, and a ball leveling portion 252f is provided. (See FIG. 7 and FIG. 18 showing the side cross sections of the frame-side shutter 28 and the dish-side shutter 78), the stored game balls are leveled and flowed down to the dish member 62 without clogging the balls. Yes.

Here, as described above, the upper surface of the lid member 252 is molded low to provide the sphere leveling portion 252f, so that the sphere leveling portion 252f is located above the sphere leveling portion 252f and the ceiling surface of the storage case housing portion 24. A space corresponding to the volume of the skirt portion 252f is formed. Therefore, in the pachinko machine PM, the opening 252g of the vertical through the game ball by utilizing the space on the downstream side of the sphere smoothing section 252f together enclose storage capable wall provided, through the main housing space S ₁ and the communication the game ball to form a storable auxiliary housing space S _2.

  The case main body 251 and the lid member 252 can be made of an opaque resin material, and may be molded using, for example, an ABS resin imparted with conductivity. On the other hand, all members including the lid member 252 and the see-through member 253 or the case main body 251 can be molded with a transparent resin material. In this case, the range that can be seen through from the front of the storage case 25 is expanded. It is also possible to form a similar storage case with upper and lower parts by integrally molding the shape of the see-through member 253 to the lid member 252.

Now, when the storage case 25 as described above is set and held in the storage case accommodating portion 24 and the operation handle 8 is rotated in a state where the glass door 5 and the ball tray 6 are closed and locked, the dish of the ball tray 6 is obtained. The game balls stored in the member 62 and waiting in alignment in a line in the guide passage 72 are guided into the ball feed cassette 71 from the cassette opening 72b opened above the valve plate 825b of the second ball release valve 825, and hit the ball. The game balls are sent one by one to the shot ball holder 216 by the ball feed cam 71 c controlled in synchronization with the rotary solenoid 212 of the launcher, and are launched into the game board 10 by the hammer 213. The launched game ball (launch ball) B _H is guided by the launch rail 21h and the guide rib 72h on the ball tray side, and is directed from the top launch port 22h toward the game board 10 as indicated by an arrow H in FIG. And is launched diagonally upward.

When the launched ball B _H is raised to a certain degree, it smoothly contacts the guide rail 12 of the game board 10 and moves toward the game area PA along the rail surface of the guide rail 12 that curves upward. Usually, the thin spring-like ball return regulating piece 16 is elastically deformed to widen the gap with the guide rail 12 and reach the game area PA so as to get over the regulating piece 16.

However, when the hitting strength by the hitting ball launching device 21 is weak, the shot ball cannot get over the ball return regulating piece 16 and reach the game area PA, and is pushed back to the ball return regulating piece 16 (or the ball return regulation). Without touching the piece 16, it becomes a foul ball, falls between the inner and outer guide rails, and returns to the game assisting board side. Therefore, the pachinko machine PM is provided with a foul ball circulation structure that collects the foul ball _BF returned in this way and recirculates it to the ball tray 6.

The foul ball circulation structure connects the foul ball collection member 22 having the foul ball collection port 22f for collecting the foul ball _BF , the storage case 25, and the foul ball collection port 22f and the storage case 25. The main part is a foul ball collection passage 23 provided.

  The foul ball collecting member 22 is formed with an upper structure of a firing rail 21h continuously connected to the firing rail 21 formed on the game auxiliary board 20, and an upper end portion thereof is opened to form a launching port 22h. On the left and right of the launch port 22h, basket-shaped foul ball collection ports 22f and 22f are provided that project forward and open upward so as to sandwich the launch port 22h from the left and right.

The inner wall surface of the foul ball collection port 22f is inclined at an angle of 45 ° or more so that the foul ball _BF dropped into the collection port 22f bounces back and reliably reflects back without leading out of the collection port. In addition, the wall surface of the foul ball receiving port on the left side of the front side where the majority of the foul balls falling from the game board 10 are dropped is improved in impact resistance strength, and the collision sound when colliding with the wall surface In order to reduce this, uneven ribs are formed.

Normally, the majority of the foul balls _BF that are returned fall in the direction of arrow F along the guide rails 12 near the lower end of the game board 10, so that the foul game balls enter the foul ball collection port on the right side of the front. Is rarely lost. However, for example, there are cases where the launch ball launched from the launching device 21 collides with the foul ball that has been fired earlier and returns, and both balls return as foul balls. Depending on the collision position of the sphere, the fall path may be deviated to the right. For this reason, this pachinko machine PM is provided with foul ports 22f on the left and right sides of the launch port 22h so that the foul game balls returning from the game board 10 can be reliably collected. The foul ball collection member 22 is integrally formed by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin, and is attached to the upper portion of the firing device 21 by a fixing means such as a screw.

A foul ball collection passage 23 is provided in the upper part of the game auxiliary board 20 located behind the foul ball collection member 22. The foul ball collection passage 23 is formed on the left side of the storage case housing portion 24 by connecting the foul ball collection ports 22f and 22f and the foul ball reception port 25f of the storage case 25 to the foul ball collection port 22f. The fallen foul sphere _BF is configured to flow into the storage case 25 through the foul ball collection passage 23.

The passage surface of the foul ball collection passage 23 is formed to be gently inclined toward the foul ball receiving port 25f, and the standing wall surface facing the left foul ball collection port into which the majority of foul game balls fall is The foul sphere _BF , which is formed at an angle of 45 degrees toward the foul sphere receiving port and is reflected by the wall surface of the foul sphere receiving port 22f and jumps in, is also guided to the foul sphere receiving port in the standing wall surface. Thus, it is possible to efficiently flow into the foul ball receiving port 25f.

Accordingly, foul ball B _F was落入the foul ball collection port 22f passes through the foul ball collection passage 23 flows from the foul ball receiving orifice 25f in the main housing space S ₁ of the storage case, rolling in the reservoir casing It flows down and flows out from the case outlet 25d to the plate member 62, and is again guided through the guide passage 72 to the ball hitting device 21. For this reason, in the pachinko machine PM having such a foul ball circulation structure, the foul game balls that have returned without being able to reach the game area PA are automatically circulated and guided to the ball hitting device 21. However, it is not necessary to handle foul game balls by hand. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game without worrying about the troublesome feeling caused by the foul ball processing operation and without worrying about dirt on the hands.

Next, among the launch balls _BH launched by the hit ball launching device 21, the game balls that have reached the game area PA by overcoming the ball return regulating piece 16 are repelled by a large number of game nails in the game area PA. , And the game area PA is dropped without winning the winning device 14 and collected into the out-port 17 at the lower end and the safe ball dropped into the winning device 14 during the fall.

  Among these, the out ball goes out to the back side of the decorative board 11 through the out port 17 that opens through the front and back of the decorative board 11 in the game board 10. A collective discharge passage formed by integral molding on the back set board 30 through the out ball discharge passage 37a provided in the upper portion of the game auxiliary board 20 in alignment with the out port 17a. It passes through 37c and is discharged from the collective discharge port at the lower end.

  On the other hand, the safe ball that has fallen into the winning device 14 goes out to the back side of the decorative plate 11 through a communication path provided through the decorative plate 11 on the back side of each winning device. A safe ball formed by integral molding on the back set board 30 after falling along the board surface by the ball cover 18 attached to the back surface of the decorative board 11 and rolling down the upper edge of the game auxiliary board 20. It discharges | emits from the safe ball | bowl discharge port of a lower end through the discharge passage 38 (refer FIG. 4).

  The winning device 14 is provided with a winning ball detecting device that detects a safe ball corresponding to each winning device, and detects the passage of the safe ball and outputs a winning detection signal to the main board 92. When a winning detection signal is input to the main board 92, a payout command signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the type of each winning device and the game development status is output to the payout control board. Controls the operation of the ball payout device 34 based on the command signal to cause the prize ball to be paid out.

Specifically, the payout command signal that is output based on the winning detection signal is sent to the ball feed impeller built in the ball payout device 34 by a predetermined rotation angle counterclockwise (for example, the number of payout balls). The payout control board outputs a control signal corresponding to the command signal to the motor of the ball payout device 34 and turns the ball feed impeller counterclockwise. the predetermined rotation angle partial rotates, thereby paid the prize balls B _S quantity defined from the left side of the dispensing opening of the ball dispensing apparatus 34 in rear view.

In this pachinko machine PM, when the game balls stored in the plate member 62 are full, and the prize balls paid out from the ball payout device 34 cannot be discharged to the ball tray 6, and further prize balls are paid out. , the prize balls reservoir structure that stores paid out prize balls B _S are provided. The winning ball storage structure is configured mainly by the above-described storage case 25 and a ball payout passage 35 provided between the ball payout device 34 and the storage case 25.

The ball payout passage 35 includes a passage wall standing on the back side of the back set board 30 and a passage cover covering the back thereof, and a payout port on the left side of the back surface of the ball payout device 34 and a prize ball receiving port 25s of the storage case 25. It is formed by connecting the two. The passage surface of the ball payout passage 35 is formed in an R shape with a passage surface immediately below the ball payout exit, and is formed with a gentle slope toward the storage case 25, and the prize ball B paid out from the ball payout device 34 _S can smoothly flow down the ball discharge passage 35.

In the downstream portion of the ball payout passage 35, a prize ball outlet 35 s that is located above the prize ball receiving port 25 s in the storage case 25 and penetrates the board surface of the back set board 30 is opened. In the vicinity of the prize ball outlet 35s, the rear passage wall is formed to be inclined obliquely forward toward the downstream, and the passage wall surface at the downstream end is smoothly connected to the rear passage wall and extends obliquely forward. Ribs 35r are provided. Storage case Therefore, the prize balls B _S that has flowed down the ball disbursement passage 35 is guided to the passage wall and the guide rib 35r is directed to smoothly prize balls outlet 35s, opening from the prize balls outlet 35s downward Into the prize ball receiving port 25s.

As described above, the inside of the prize balls receiving port 25s is provided with a buffer guide 252s extending eaves forward, prize balls B _S that落入from winning balls outlet 35s once to the buffer guide 252s receiving is to flow into the main housing space S ₁ and rolls on the buffer guide 252S. Thus, winning balls coming dropped from winning balls outlet 35s is, without such that scattered around already collided main housing space directly with a game ball that is stored in the S _1, paid out prize balls B _S is adapted to smoothly flow into the main housing space S _1.

In this way, the prize ball B _S flowing into the main storage space S ₁ of the storage case 25 flows down the bottom surface of the case body 251 in the storage case at normal times when the game balls are not filled on the dish member 62, and the right end of the storage case From the case outlet 25d formed in the above, it flows down to the dish member 62 through the ball dish outlet 61d.

On the other hand, when a so-called jackpot is generated in the game development and the tray member 62 is filled with a large amount of awarded balls, the prize ball cannot be discharged from the case outlet 25d to the tray member 62 thereafter. In the prize ball storage structure of the pachinko machine PM, when a prize ball is further paid out from the ball payout device 34 in such a ball tray full state, the paid out prize ball is stored in the main housing space S of the storage case 25. ₁ is stored.

That is, in the pachinko machine PM, when further prize balls from ball dispensing device 34 is paid out in Tamasara fill status, paid out prize balls B _S is stored from the case outlet 25s side is inclined downstream, As the number of stored balls increases, the storage area gradually expands to the upstream side of the slope. The bottom surface of the case body 251 is inclined toward the casing outlet 25s, the main housing space S prize balls stored in ₁ Yuku is pressed against the upstream side of the prize balls meet the upsurge storage case 25. And further prize balls paid out continues the winning balls until the upper edge of the prize balls receiving port 25s is stored main housing space S ₁ is filled with prize balls. At this time, the game ball number is stored in the main housing space _{S 1} is about 400 to 450 balls.

On the other hand, in the region near the case outlet 25d, a top surface of the lid member 252 is molded to be low in accordance with the opening height of the ball tray outlet 61d, and a sphere leveling portion 252f is provided, and an opening 252g is passed thereabove. and auxiliary housing space S ₂ which communicates with the main housing space S ₁ is formed. Therefore, upsurge in the number of the stored sphere main housing space S ₁ is coming increased prize balls located in this area is pressed against the upstream side of the winning balls, it overflows to the auxiliary housing space S ₂ through the opening 252g . The main housing space with the reservoir cell count increased S ₁ to the auxiliary housing space S ₂ is housed winning balls, winning balls are stored in conjunction with the main housing space. Game balls number which is stored in the auxiliary housing space _{S 1} is about 100 to 150 balls.

Therefore, according to such a prize ball storage structure, even after the tray member 62 is filled with the game balls and the prize balls cannot be discharged, the prize money of about 500 to 600 balls is still accommodated in the storage case 25. It can be stored in the spaces S ₁ and S ₂ . For example, when the bonus game is finished and the number of stored balls in the tray member 62 is reduced, the prize balls stored in the storage case 25 are automatically flowed down and supplied to the tray member 62. For this reason, the configuration of the ball tray and the ball passage can be simplified compared to the upper and lower two-tiered ball trays, and the player can return to the dish member one by one while paying attention to the number of remaining balls on the plate member. Complicated work can be reduced and the game can be enjoyed without worrying about hand dirt.

The prize ball receiving port 25s of the storage case is formed at a predetermined interval on the inclined downstream side of the foul ball receiving port 25f, and the foul ball collection passage 23 is located at a relatively high position of the ball storage case. 25f (see FIG. 15). For this reason, the foul sphere _BF can always flow into the storage case until the storage spaces S ₁ and S _{2 of} the storage case are completely filled, the flow of the foul sphere is prevented and the foul sphere recovery port 22f There is no overflow.

Further, the left side of the winning ball receiving port 25s is partitioned by the engagement of the guide protrusion 24c and the guide rail 252c, and the right side of the winning ball receiving port 25s is partitioned by a rib-shaped partition wall standing on the lid member. ing. For this reason, even if the prize balls are paid out after the storage spaces S ₁ and S _{2 of} the storage case are completely filled, the paid-out prize balls are transferred from the storage case 25 to the front side of the game auxiliary board 20. It is designed not to overflow. In this case, the paid-out prize balls are stored in the passage space of the ball payout passage 35 so as to go back to the passage space.

  The pachinko machine PM is also provided with a ball pulling structure using a ball payout device 34, which will be briefly described below with reference to FIGS. This ball removal structure is mainly composed of a ball removal switch (not shown in detail), a ball dispensing device 34, and a ball removal path 37b connecting the ball dispensing device 34 and the collective discharge passage 37c.

The ball removal passage 37b is formed between a discharge outlet on the right side of the back surface of the ball dispensing device 34 and the collective discharge passage 37c by a passage wall standing on the front and back of the back set board 30 and a passage cover covering the back of the back set board. It is formed by tying. Ball vent passage 37b is obliquely avoiding the lever L ₂ together is guided to the front side of the back set plate just below the right payout opening, after falling alongside sides with ball disbursement passage 35, again back set Release , And merges with the above-described out-ball discharge passage 37a to form a collective discharge passage 37c that is connected to the collective discharge port at the lower end.

  When the ball removal switch is operated, an operation signal is input to the main board 92. The main board 92 outputs a ball removal command signal to the payout control board based on the operation signal, and the payout control board receives the command signal. Based on this, the operation of the ball dispensing device 34 is controlled to cause the game ball to be removed.

  The ball removal command signal is, for example, a signal for instructing to rotate the ball feed impeller built in the ball dispensing device 34 clockwise for a predetermined time in the rear view, and the dispensing control board controls the control signal according to this command signal. Is output to the motor of the ball payout device 34, the ball feed impeller is rotated clockwise for the predetermined time, and the game ball located in the ball passage on the upstream side of the ball payout device 34 is returned to the ball payout device 34 in the rear view. Drain from the right outlet. The game balls discharged in this manner flow down the ball extraction passage 37b, flow into the collective discharge passage 37c, and are discharged from the collective discharge port at the lower end through the collective discharge passage 37c.

  Now, in the pachinko machine PM that includes the storage case 25 and stores and stores prize balls that cannot be completely discharged to the dish member 62 as described above, for example, the ball hitting device 21 or the ball feeding cassette 71 is abnormal during the game. Or a ball clogging occurs in the guide passage 72, there is a situation in which the ball tray 6 must be opened in a state where the game balls are stored in both the tray member 62 and the storage case 25. obtain. In such a case, if the ball tray 6 cannot be opened unless all the game balls stored in the tray member 62 and the storage case 25 are discharged, the work is complicated and the maintenance and inspection work cannot be performed smoothly. This is a great inconvenience for a player who interrupts the game.

  Therefore, the pachinko machine PM is provided with a shutter mechanism on the front frame side and the ball tray side so that the ball tray 6 can be opened even when the game balls are stored in the tray member 62 and the storage case 25 together. ing.

  The shutter mechanism includes a frame-side shutter 28 provided at the case outlet 25d of the storage case, and a plate-side shutter 78 provided at the ball tray outlet 61d of the ball tray so as to face the frame-side shutter 28. Are operated in conjunction with opening and closing of the ball tray 6 to open and close the respective outlets.

  Hereinafter, the shutter mechanism will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 to 24 already referred to. Here, FIG. 18 is a side sectional view mainly showing the cooperative relationship between the shutters 28 and 78 in a state where the ball tray 6 is held closed, and FIG. 19 is a front view of the frame side shutter 28 in a state where the ball tray 6 is held closed. 20 is a front view of the frame side shutter 28 in a state where the ball tray 6 is opened. FIG. 21 is an exploded front view (A) and a right side view (B) of the frame side shutter unit 280 constituting the frame side shutter 28. 22 is a rear view of the dish-side shutter 78 viewed from the back side of the ball dish 6 with the ball dish 6 opened. FIG. 23 is a front view of the dish-side shutter unit 780 constituting the dish-side shutter 78. FIG. 24 is an exploded rear view (B), and FIG. 24 is a side sectional view for explaining the action of the dish-side shutter 78 when the ball tray 6 is opened and closed.

  The frame-side shutter 28 includes a frame-side shutter unit 280 that is unitized with a frame-side shutter blade 285 that can be displaced up and down, and the frame-side shutter unit 280 is detachably attached to the shutter mounting portion 26. Is done.

  The frame-side shutter unit 280 includes a shutter base 281 serving as a substrate of the unit, a first link arm 282 and a second link arm 283 pivotally supported by the shutter base 281, a first link arm 282 and a first link arm 282. A frame-side shutter blade 285 pivotally supported on the tip end side of the H.283, a tension spring 284 stretched between the second link arm 283 and the shutter base 281, and a shutter case 286 attached to the front side of the shutter base 281. The lock arm 287 is attached to the arm support portion 281b of the shutter base 281 so as to tilt forward and backward, and the coil spring 288 disposed between the upper end portion of the arm support portion 281b and the lock arm 287. Each member except the springs 284 and 288 is molded into a shape shown in the figure by molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin.

  The shutter base 281 includes a base portion 281a having a generally rectangular and thin frame shape, an arm support portion 281b formed to extend upward on the right side of the base portion 281a, and an interference protrusion 281f formed to protrude to the left on the left side of the base portion. Etc. Two cylindrical shafts 281s are provided on the right side of the central portion of the base portion 281a so as to protrude forward, so that the first and second link arms 282 and 283 can be pivotally supported. The arm support portion 281b is integrally formed with a support pin 281c protruding left and right and a spring column 281d protruding forward.

  Guide ribs 281r are formed on the left and right side edges of the base portion 281a so as to protrude outward in the left and right directions and extend vertically. The left and right sides are formed in a rail shape so as to sandwich the guide rib 281r in the shutter mounting portion 26 of the game assisting board 20. The guide rail 26r can be engaged and disengaged. A lock claw 281j is formed in the lower center of the base portion 281a so that the upper side and the left and right sides are separated and elastically deformable in the front and rear directions. A lock release lever 281k is formed extending forward from the lock claw 281j. Yes. The lock claw 281j engages with a lock claw engagement hole formed in alignment with the shutter mounting portion 26, and can lock and hold the shutter unit 280 supported by the left and right guide rails 26r.

  The first link arm 282 and the second link arm 283 are configured by providing cylindrical boss-shaped bearing fulcrums in the front-rear direction on arm portions extending in the left-right direction. The first link arm 282 is provided with bearings at three locations. The swing link 282 s is fitted and supported on the upper support shaft 281 s formed on the shutter base 281, and the rear surface of the shutter blade 285 is projected and molded. There are three fulcrums: a link fulcrum 282t that fits and supports the upper link protrusion 285t, and a pressing fulcrum 282u that is formed at the end of the arm opposite to the link fulcrum 282t and in which a metal pin protruding forward is driven.

  The second link arm 283 is provided with two bearing fulcrums at both ends of the arm, a swing fulcrum 283s fitted and supported on a lower support shaft 281s molded on the shutter base 281 and a frame side shutter blade 285. These are two fulcrums of a link fulcrum 283t that fits and supports the lower link protrusion 285t that is projected and formed on the back surface side of the lens.

  The first link arm 282 is formed with a block-shaped locking portion 282e protruding upward from the arm portion on the back side of the arm portion adjacent to the swing fulcrum 282s, and inclined obliquely forward at the upper end thereof. An inclined locking surface is formed.

  The frame-side shutter blade 285 generally has a crank-like shape in which the upper and lower flat plates are offset back and forth, and a flat plate portion 285a for blocking the flow of the game ball upward is provided below the frame side. A lifting mechanism portion 285b for lifting and lowering the shutter blade 285 is provided, and a receiving opening for receiving a support fork 286f, which will be described later, is formed on a wall surface extending between the plate portion 285a and the lifting mechanism portion 285b, A locking projection is molded on the opening edge. Shaft-like link protrusions 285t are formed on the back side of the elevating mechanism portion 285b so as to protrude rearward and be aligned vertically with the link fulcrums 282t and 283t of the first and second link arms.

  The shutter case 286 is formed in a case shape having side walls on the left and right and below and covering the front of the shutter base 281, and is fitted to the shutter base 281 by locking pieces in the form of lock claws provided on the lower left and right of the shutter base 281. It is worn and fixed and held. A guide surface is formed at the center of the front surface of the shutter case 286 so as to protrude forward, and is integrally formed with a triangular-shaped guide protrusion 286g set to a depression angle of about 45 degrees.

  Two tongue-like support forks 286f projecting upward are formed at the upper part of the front surface of the shutter case 286. When the frame-side shutter blade 285 is lifted, the rear surface of the support fork 286f has a lifting mechanism 285b. The front side can be supported. In addition, an opening for inserting a lock release lever 281k extending rearward from the shutter base 281 is formed in the center of the front surface of the shutter case 286, and the lock release lever 281k can be operated from the front surface of the shutter case. ing.

  The lock arm 287 has a flange portion that protrudes forward at the middle portion of the arm that extends vertically, and a pin engagement hole 287c that receives and fits the left and right support pins 281c at the center thereof, and a spring column 281d. A spring strut insertion hole 287d is formed through which the spring strut 281d is inserted in front and back at the alignment position. An inclined locking side portion 287e extending obliquely forward is formed at the lower end portion of the lock arm 287, and a connecting convex portion 287f protruding forward is formed at the upper end portion of the lock arm 287.

  In the frame-side shutter unit 280, the upper and lower support shafts 281s and 281s of the shutter base 281 are pivotally supported by the swing support point 282s of the first link arm 282 and the swing support point 283s of the second link arm 283, respectively. The link projections 285t and 285t of the frame-side shutter blade 285 are fitted to and pivotally supported on the link fulcrums 282t and 283t on the distal end side, thereby forming a parallel link by these four members, and the pressing fulcrum of the first link arm 282 An elevating mechanism is configured to move up and down so that the shutter blade 285 swings when the 282u is moved up and down.

  Then, the tension spring 284 is stretched between the second link arm 283 and the locking hook of the shutter base 281, whereby the second link arm 283 is biased counterclockwise around the support shaft 281s, and the link mechanism As a result, the shutter blade 285 is urged and supported so that the shutter blade 285 is always drawn downward.

  After the first and second link arms 282 and 283, the tension spring 284 and the shutter blade 285 are assembled to the shutter base 281, the shutter case 286 is fitted on the front side of the base plate 281 so as to cover the front thereof. The above members are accommodated and held between the front surface of the shutter and the back surface of the shutter case 286. The lock arm 287 is pivotally connected to the arm support portion 281b by fitting and connecting a pin engagement hole 287c to the support pin 281c from the front in a state where the coil spring 288 is supported by the spring support 281d. The connecting convex portion 287f at the upper end of the arm is urged forward by the spring force of the coil spring 288, and the locking side portion 287e at the lower end of the arm is urged backward.

  Now, the frame-side shutter unit 280 assembled in this way is attached to the shutter attachment portion 26 of the game auxiliary board. The frame-side shutter unit 280 is mounted by sliding the shutter stopper 29 to the left and retracting it, and then engaging the upper ends of the left and right guide ribs 281r with the lower ends of the guide rails 26r of the shutter mounting portion. The frame-side shutter unit 280 is slid upward until the upper end surface of 281r contacts the upper end of the guide rail 26r. At this time, the lock claw 281j on the rear surface of the shutter base protrudes and engages with the lock claw engaging hole of the shutter mounting portion 26, and the frame-side shutter unit 280 is positioned and locked at a predetermined mounting position. After the shutter unit is attached, the shutter stopper 29 is set and held at the normal position at the right end indicated by the solid line in FIGS.

  In the gaming state where the frame side shutter unit 280 is thus attached to the frame side shutter 28 attached to the shutter mounting portion 26 and the ball tray 6 is closed, the connecting convex portion 287f at the upper end of the lock arm is the upper edge of the ball tray 6 The support piece portion 287e at the lower end of the lock arm is positioned in front of the locking portion 282e in the first link arm 282, as shown in the two-dot chain line in FIG. To do. Therefore, the frame-side shutter blade 285 is drawn downward by the action of the parallel link described above and the spring force of the tension spring 284 stretched between the second link arm 283 and the shutter base 281, and the frame-side shutter blade The latching protrusions 285 are held in the open position where they are in contact with and supported by the upper edge of the shutter case 286.

  In the open position, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the upper end portion of the plate portion 285a of the frame-side shutter blade 285 is disposed below the passage surface of the case outlet 25d in the storage case 25, so that the game The sphere can freely pass through the case outlet 25d.

  The ball tray locking device 9 for closing and holding the ball tray 6 is provided in the lower region of the game auxiliary board 20 adjacent to the frame-side shutter 28, and can be operated when the glass door 5 is opened. Is pushed downward, the lifting rod 9b supported so as to be movable up and down on the back side of the game assisting board 20 is moved downward. The locking hook 9f is moved downward so that the locking of the ball tray 9 is released. The lifting rod 9b is always biased upward by a biasing spring not shown in detail, and a pressing piece 9u that can be engaged with the pressing fulcrum 282u of the first link arm 282 is formed between the upper and lower locking hooks 9f. Has been.

  Therefore, when the operation lever 9a is pressed downward to open the ball tray 6, the elevating rod 9b moves down, the upper and lower locking hooks 9f move down, and the pressing piece 9u moves down to move the first. The pressing fulcrum 282u of the link arm 282 is pressed downward, and the pressing fulcrum 282u is moved downward.

  When the pressing fulcrum 282u is moved downward, the first link arm 282 is rotated clockwise around the swinging fulcrum 282s, and the frame-side shutter blade 285 is raised by the action of the parallel link. Therefore, the plate portion 285a of the frame-side shutter blade 285 rises in front of the case outlet 25d, and as shown in FIG. 20, the support piece portion 287e of the first link arm and the locking portion 287e of the lock arm have the same height. As a result, the plate portion 285a of the shutter blade rises to the closed position that closes the case outlet 25d.

  When the elevating rod 9b is further moved downward, the lock of the ball tray 6 by the upper and lower locking hooks 9f is released. At this time, the frame-side shutter blade 285 is positioned above the closing position shown in FIG. 20, and the locking portion 282e of the first link arm 282 is positioned below the support piece portion 287e of the lock arm 287. It has become. Therefore, when the operator opens the ball tray 6 in the opening direction (or when the ball tray 6 is swung in the opening direction by the spring force of the coil spring 288), the lock that is pressed against the upper edge of the ball tray 6 is locked. The pressing force of the connecting convex portion 287f of the arm 287 is released, the lock arm 287 swings and displaces in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 21B, and the support piece portion 287e is positioned above the locking portion 282e. It becomes a state.

  When the pressing force of the operating lever 9a is released in this state, the lifting / lowering rod 9b moves upward to raise the pressing piece, and the first and second link arms are rotated counterclockwise by the spring force of the tension spring 284. The frame side shutter blade 285 is slightly lowered. However, this time, the swinging support piece 287e is positioned above the locking portion 282e of the first link arm 282, and the locking side portion 282e of the first link arm is in contact with the support piece 287e. When contacted and supported (see the partially enlarged view in FIG. 21 (B)), the first and second link arms 282 and 283 are not rotated thereafter, and the plate portion 285a of the shutter blade is moved to the case outlet 25d. It is latched and held in a closed position that closes the door.

  As a result, when the ball tray 6 is opened, the frame-side shutter blade 285 is raised so that the plate portion 285a is locked and held at the closed position that closes the case outlet 25d, and when the game ball is stored in the storage case 25, the flow is reduced. Is regulated. At this time, a pressing force acts on the plate portion 285a forward from the stored game ball, but the left and right support forks 286f support the front side of the lifting mechanism portion 285b, and the shutter blade 285 is excessively bent. No unreasonable stress is applied to the first and second link arms 282, 283, etc.

  When the ball tray 6 is closed while the frame-side shutter blade 285 is locked and held at the closed position as described above, the connecting convex portion 287f at the upper end of the lock arm is pressed against the upper edge of the ball tray 6. It is pushed and displaced in the direction of the arrow in 21 (B). As a result, the engagement between the support piece 287e at the lower end of the lock arm and the engagement portion 282e of the first link arm is released, and the frame-side shutter blade 285 is lowered by the spring force of the tension spring 284 to the above-described open position. Self-return.

  Therefore, according to such a frame-side shutter 28, the frame-side shutter blade 285 is moved up and down in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the ball tray 6, and the case outlet 25d of the storage case is automatically closed and opened. For this reason, even if the prize balls are stored in the storage case 25, the ball tray 6 can be opened and closed at any time without performing complicated processing operations such as ball removal processing and case exit closing processing. it can.

  The shutter mounting portion 26 is provided with a shutter stopper 29 located below the frame-side shutter unit 280. The shutter stopper 29 has a support projection 29b on the right side of the rectangular block-shaped main body and an operation knob portion 29c on the upper side. The shutter mounting portion is slidable to the left and right as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 26, and the ball tray 6 can be closed only at the normal position indicated by the solid line. On the other hand, in the shutter unit 280, the engagement between the guide rib 281r and the guide rail 26r is not completely released unless the shutter stopper 29 is moved to the retracted position and the support protrusion 29b is retracted. .

  For this reason, even if the lock release lever 281k is accidentally pushed to release the lock when the ball tray is opened, and the frame side shutter unit 280 is moved downward, the support protrusions 29b are provided with the frame side shutter unit. The bottom surface of 280 is supported to prevent disengagement, and the frame-side shutter unit 280 is not dropped and damaged.

  Further, an interference protrusion 281f that is formed to protrude to the left on the upper portion of the shutter base 281 covers and engages the front surface of the locking member 27 that locks and holds the storage case 25 in the storage case storage portion 24 in the storage set state. It is located on the lower side of the interference member 27f that is formed to project backward from the upper part of the stop member. For this reason, for example, the storage case 25 cannot be removed while the game ball is stored in the storage case 25 and the flow of the game ball is stopped at the closed position where the frame-side shutter blade 285 is raised. It is like that.

  On the other hand, the dish-side shutter 78 mainly includes a dish-side shutter unit 780 that is provided with a dish-side shutter blade 785 that can be displaced up and down. The dish-side shutter unit 780 is screwed to the back side of the ball dish 6. Configured. The dish-side shutter 78 is attached to the back side of the ball tray 6, and the front-rear direction will be described based on the state where the ball tray 6 is closed by the front frame 2.

  The dish-side shutter unit 780 includes a base plate 781 serving as a substrate of the unit, a dish-side shutter blade 785 supported on the base plate 781 via a guide shaft 783 and a coil spring 784 so as to be movable up and down. The base plate 781 and the dish-side shutter blade 785 are molded into a shape shown in the figure by molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin.

  The base plate 781 has a generally rectangular and flat base portion 781a as a whole, a box-shaped mechanism housing portion 781b that is projected forward at the center of the base portion 781a and opened rearward, and communicates with the left and right sides of the base portion 781a in the front-rear direction. A vertical slit-shaped guide slit 781c, a fixed flange 781f protruding from the base portion 781a to the left and right, and the like are formed. Support shaft holes through which the shaft portion of the guide shaft 783 is inserted are formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the mechanism housing portion 781b, so that the guide shaft 783 can be supported.

  The dish-side shutter blade 785 includes a flat plate portion 785a, a slider portion 785b projecting forward from the lower center portion of the plate portion 785a, a slide projection 785g having a triangular shape in side view extending rearward from the slider portion 785b, and a plate portion. Guide protrusions 785c that are projected forward on the left and right side portions of 785 and engage with the left and right guide slits 781c of the base plate 781, and support forks 785f that are formed by extending the left and right side portions of the plate portion 785a downward are formed. Has been. The slider portion 785b is formed with a bearing hole that communicates in the vertical direction and can receive the guide shaft 783, and the slide projection 785g has a slider surface set at an elevation angle of about 45 degrees.

  The dish-side shutter blade 785 has a coil spring 784 hooked on the lower side of the slider portion 785b, and is inserted into the mechanism housing portion 781b from the back side of the base plate 781 (the side shown in FIG. 23B). At the same time, the left and right guide protrusions 785c are engaged with the guide slits 781c, the guide shaft 783 is inserted from the support shaft hole on the upper surface side of the mechanism housing portion 781b, and the support shaft hole on the lower surface side is inserted through the bearing hole of the slider portion 785b. The E-ring 786 is fitted into and supported by the ring groove at the shaft end protruding downward.

  Thus, the dish-side shutter blade 785 is supported by the guide shaft 783 so as to be movable up and down, and is always urged upward by the spring force of the coil spring 784. When the unit is a single unit, the upper end of the slider portion 785b is the mechanism housing portion 781b. The dish-side shutter unit 780 is configured to be urged and supported at the upper end position (closed position) in contact with the ceiling surface.

  The dish-side shutter unit 780 assembled in this way is attached to the back side of the ball dish 6. The bottom plate surface of the ball tray outlet 61d is opened in accordance with the outer shape of the base portion 781a of the base plate 781, and the lower edge of the base plate 61 of the ball tray 6 supports the lower peripheral edge of the base portion. Ribs 61r are molded, and screw bosses for fixing the left and right fixing flanges 781f are molded.

  The dish-side shutter unit 780 engages the lower peripheral edge of the base part 781a with the support boss 61r from the back side of the ball dish 6, and is bulged forward and molded in accordance with the shape of the ball dish 62 on the upper part of the base part 781a. The tray engaging portion 781g is hooked on the ball tray 62, and the screw is fastened from the back surface side of the flange portion 781f to be attached to the back surface side of the ball tray 6. When the dish-side shutter unit 780 is attached in this way, the plate portion 785a of the dish-side shutter blade 785 that is biased and supported upward by the spring force of the coil spring 784 is disposed at the closed position where the plate-side outlet 61d is closed. Is done.

  Here, the arrangement position of the slide protrusion 785g on the dish-side shutter blade 785 is in an alignment position facing the guide protrusion 286g of the frame-side shutter 28 facing the dish-side shutter 78 with the ball tray 6 closed. The mutual positional relationship is set so that the slide surface of the slide projection 785g and the guide surface of the guide projection 286g are arranged to overlap each other when the ball tray 6 is closed and locked (see FIGS. 17 and 18).

  For this reason, when the ball tray 6 is swung in the closing direction from the open state of the ball tray 6, first, the tip end portion of the slide projection 785g comes into contact with the upper portion of the guide surface of the guide projection 286g and is pressed downward. When 6 is swung in the closing direction, the slide surface of the slide projection 785g sinks so as to slide on the guide surface of the guide projection 286g, and the coil spring 784 is lowered while being compressed and deformed. When the ball tray 6 is swung until it is closed and locked by the ball tray locking device 9, the tip of the slide projection 785g descends to the vicinity of the proximal end of the guide projection 286g, and the ball tray locking device 9 This state is maintained together with the closing lock.

  In the closed holding state of the ball tray 6, as shown in FIG. 18, the upper edge of the plate portion 785a of the plate-side shutter blade 785 is at the same height as or below the lower edge of the ball tray outlet 61d. The shutter blade 285 of the frame-side shutter 28 is also housed and locked below the case outlet 25d as described above. Therefore, the game ball flowing down in the storage case 25 is not obstructed by any of the frame-side shutter blade 285 and the dish-side shutter blade 785, and passes through the case outlet 25d and the ball dish outlet 61d and is on the dish member 62. Can flow down.

  On the other hand, when the ball tray 6 is unlocked as described above from the closed holding state of the ball tray 6 and the ball tray 6 is swung in the opening direction, the slide surface of the slide protrusion 785g on the plate-side shutter is The frame side shutter moves in a direction away from the guide surface of the guide projection 286g. Then, this time, the plate-side shutter blade 785 is moved upward by the spring force of the coil spring 784, the slide surface of the slide projection 785g rises so as to slide on the guide surface of the guide projection 286g, and the plate-side shutter blade 785 rises. When the tip of the slide protrusion 785 rises to the upper part of the guide protrusion 286g, the upper end of the slider part 785b comes into contact with the ceiling surface of the mechanism housing part 781b, and the dish-side shutter blade 785 is biased and held at the closed position.

  Accordingly, when the ball tray 6 is opened, the plate portion 785a of the plate-side shutter blade 785 is locked and held at the closed position that closes the ball tray outlet 61d, and when the game ball is stored in the plate member 62, the stored game is stored. The sphere is prevented from flowing back through the basin tray outlet 61d and spilling on the back side of the basin plate. At this time, a pressing force acts on the plate portion 785a from the stored game ball toward the back surface of the ball tray 6, but the left and right support forks 785f share and support the pressing force, and the slider portion 785b. In addition, an excessive force is not applied to the guide shaft 783. Further, the engagement between the left and right guide slits 781c and the guide protrusions 785c prevents an excessive stress from being applied to the slider portion 785b and the guide shaft 783, and allows the dish-side shutter blade 785 to smoothly move vertically.

  Therefore, according to the frame-side shutter 28 and the dish-side shutter 78 as described above, the shutter blades 285 and 785 are moved up and down in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the ball tray 6, and the case outlet 25d of the storage case and the ball dish passage Both outlets 61d are automatically closed and opened. For this reason, even if game balls are stored in the ball tray 6 or the storage case 25, the ball spills from the ball tray without performing complicated processing operations such as ball removal processing and closing processing of both outlets. Without worrying about, the ball tray 6 can be opened and closed as needed.

  Now, a ball removing mechanism 80 for discharging the game balls stored in the dish member 62 is provided inside the ball dish 6. The ball removal mechanism 80 includes a first ball removal mechanism 81 that discharges the game balls stored in the dish member 62 through the first ball removal passage 73 in a short time, and a guide passage 72 mainly after ball removal by the first ball removal mechanism 81. And a second ball removal mechanism 82 for discharging the game balls remaining on the second ball removal path 74. In this pachinko machine PM, the mechanism parts of these ball removal mechanisms are integrated to form a ball removal unit 800. After this ball removal unit 800 is partially assembled in a separate process from the assembly of the ball tray 6, the unit Each plate is attached to the bottom surface of the plate member 62.

  Hereinafter, the ball removal mechanism of the pachinko machine will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 25 to 32. Here, FIG. 25 is a plan view mainly showing an exploded state of the ball removal unit 800, and FIG. 26 is a view when the ball removal unit 800 is attached to the bottom surface of the dish member and both the first and second ball removal mechanisms are opened. FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the ball removal unit 800 attached to the bottom surface of the dish member 62, and FIGS. 28 and 29 are a front view and a rear view of the ball removal unit 800 attached to the bottom surface of the dish member 62. 30 is a rear view of the vicinity of the second ball removal valve in the assembled state of the ball dish 6, FIG. 31 is a side sectional view mainly showing a ball removal state by the first ball removal mechanism 81, and FIG. It is a block diagram of a full notification system.

  The ball removal unit 800 has a base frame 801 fixed to the bottom surface of the dish member 62 as a base, and the base frame 801 includes a mechanism structure of the first ball removal mechanism 81 and a mechanism structure of the second ball removal mechanism 82. Installed and configured.

  Among these, the first ball removing mechanism 81 slides in the front-rear direction on the first operation button 811 for performing a pressing operation when the ball is removed, the lamp substrate 812 on which a light emitting body such as a light emitting diode (full notification lamp) is mounted, and the base frame 801. A first button base 813 that is movably attached, a biasing spring 814 that is disposed between the base frame 801 and the first button base 813 and constantly biases the first button base 813 forward, is attached to the base frame 801. The first ball release valve 815 is pivotally supported in a horizontal plane, and the first ball release valve 815 is always configured to be biased in the closing direction.

  The second ball removal mechanism 82 includes a second operation button 821 for performing a pressing operation when removing the ball, a second button base 823 attached to the base frame 801 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, the base frame 801 and the second button. A biasing spring 824 that is disposed between the base 823 and constantly biases the second button base 823 forward, a second ball release valve 825 pivotally supported by the base frame 801 in a horizontal plane, It is composed of a tension spring 826 that urges the two-ball release valve 825 in the closing direction at all times.

  The base frame 801 is formed in a stepped shape having left and right side walls and a rear wall in the center so as to accommodate the first button base 813 and the second button base 823 adjacent to each other so as to be slidable only in the front-rear direction. In addition, slit-shaped first button base support slits 801a and 801a and second button base support slits 801b and 801b extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the bottom surface of each housing portion.

  The above members other than the lamp substrate 812 and the springs 814, 816, 824, and 826 are integrally molded into a shape shown in each drawing by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin. The first operation button 811 is molded using a transparent resin material including colored and transparent.

  The base frame 801 is formed to extend from the central button base accommodating portion to the left and right, and supports a first support shaft 801s pivotally supporting the first ball release valve on the right side and a second ball release valve on the left side. The second support shafts 801t protrude upward and are integrally molded. In addition, a duct-shaped ball passage 801e is formed at the rear portion of the base frame 801 extending rightward so as to be aligned with a ball outlet 62c formed in the dish member 62, and a passage member 65 positioned below is formed. Are connected to each other to form a first ball extraction path 73 that connects the ball extraction port 62c and the lower lead-out path 57. Each part of the base frame 801 is provided with fitting connection parts 801f, 801f,... Which are aligned with fitting bosses 62f, 62f,.

  As shown in each drawing, the first ball release valve 815 includes a valve plate 815b having a horizontally oblong closing surface slightly inclined in accordance with the inclination of the bottom surface of the dish member 62, and closing the ball release port 62c, and the valve plate 815b. A base portion extending in a crank shape from the main body is formed by integral molding, and a cylindrical bearing portion 815s and a shaft-shaped pressing action shaft 815c are both integrally protruded downward from the base portion. Also, an arc-shaped rib 815e that engages with the upper end surface of the ball passage 801e is molded on the lower surface of the valve plate 815b, and the upper end surface of the guide rib 801r formed on the base frame 801 is formed at the tip of the valve plate 815b. A tongue-like support projecting side 815r to be engaged is molded, and both have a structure that combines smooth opening / closing and reinforcement of the valve plate 815b.

  In the state where the torsion spring 816 is engaged with the outer periphery of the bearing portion 815 s, the first ball release valve 815 pivots the bearing portion 815 s on the first support shaft 801 s of the base frame, and both ends of the torsion spring 816 are moved. The first support shaft 801s is engaged with the first support shaft 801s in the horizontal plane by being hooked on the side wall of the base frame located on the left and right of the first support shaft 801s and screwing the screw into the first support shaft 801s from above the bearing portion 815s. The valve plate 815b is held at a closed angle position where the valve plate 815b closes the ball passage 801e by the urging force of the torsion spring 816.

  The first operation button 811, the lamp substrate 812, and the first button base 813 hold the lamp substrate 812 on the first button base 813 and press-fit or bond the first operation button 811 to the first button base 813 from the front. It is integrated by fixing and functions as an integrated operation button. Lock claw-like slide protrusions 813a and 813a that are elastically deformable to the left and right are formed on the left and right sides of the lower end of the first button base 813 so as to protrude downward, and the inner periphery of the biasing spring 814 is formed on the back side of the first button base. A support protrusion 813d to be supported is molded.

  The first button base 813 having the first operation button 811 and the lamp board 812 assembled on the front side and the urging spring 814 hooked on the rear side is inserted into the first button base accommodating portion from above the base frame 801. By engaging the left and right slide protrusions 813a, 813a with the first button base support slits 801a, 801a, the base frame 801 is supported so as to be slidable only in the front-rear direction, and is always supported by the spring force of the biasing spring 814. The first button base 813 is biased forward and the front lower end portion of the first button base 813 is held at the front end position engaged with the locking rib formed at the front end of the base frame 801.

  A pressing wall 813c that can be engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the pressing action shaft 815c of the first ball release valve 815 is formed at the upper right portion of the first button base 813. As described above, the first button base 813 is based on the first button base 813. When assembled to the frame 801, the pressing wall 813c is positioned in front of the pressing action shaft 815c, and when the first operation button 811 is pushed backward, the pressing force can be transmitted to the pressing action shaft 815c. Yes.

  Therefore, when the first operation button 811 is pushed backward against the spring force of the urging spring 814, the integrated first operation button 811, lamp board 812, and first button base 813 slide and move backward. The pressing action shaft 815c is pressed by the pressing wall 813c that moves with this, and the first ball removal valve 815 swings clockwise in plan view with the first support shaft 801s as the swinging shaft, and the valve plate 815b opens to the right. Move diagonally forward. When the first button base 813 is pushed in until the rear end of the first button base 813 comes into contact with the rear wall surface of the base frame 801, the valve plate 815b is disposed at an open angle position where the valve plate 815b is retracted from above the ball passage opening 801e. Yes.

  On the other hand, the second ball release valve 825 has a base portion formed in a box shape with a rib extending vertically and a plate-shaped valve plate 825b elongated from the base portion, and is formed by integral molding. Is formed with a cylindrical bearing portion 825t extending downward and a shaft-shaped pressing action shaft 825c which is formed by protruding upward from the upper surface. The front end of the valve plate 825b is formed in a slanted shape that becomes thinner toward the rear, making the valve plate 825b easy to open and close, and the valve plate 825b between the guide passage 72 and the second ball removal passage. In the closed position for partitioning the game balls, the game balls can be guided in the direction of the cassette port 72b (rearward) and smoothly sent out to the ball feeding cassette 71. Further, a spring hook 825u for hooking the tension spring 826 is formed on the upper surface of the base portion, and a similar spring hook 801u is also formed on the left end of the base frame 801.

  The second ball removal valve 825 pivotally supports the bearing portion 825t on the second support shaft 801t of the base frame, and screws the second support shaft 801t from above the bearing portion 825t to screw the second support shaft 801t. Further, the tension spring 826 is pivotally supported in a horizontal plane, and the tension spring 826 is hooked on the spring hook 825u of the second ball release valve and the spring hook 801u of the base frame and stretched. The valve plate 825b is held at a closed angle position that partitions between the guide passage 72 and the second ball removal passage 74.

  The second operation button 821 and the second button base 823 are generally molded in the same manner as the first operation button 811 and the button base 813 described above, and the second operation button 821 is press-fitted in front of the second button base 823. Alternatively, they are bonded and fixed to function as an integrated operation button. Lock claw-like slide protrusions 823b and 823b that are elastically deformable to the left and right are formed on the left and right sides of the lower part of the second button base 823 so as to protrude downward. A support protrusion 823d is formed to support the.

  The second button base 823 to which the second operation button 821 is joined has a biasing spring 824 hooked on the back side, and is inserted from above the base frame 801 into the housing portion of the second button base, and left and right slide protrusions. By engaging 823b and 823b with the second button base support slits 801b and 801b, the base frame 801 is supported so as to be slidable only in the front-rear direction, and is always urged forward by the spring force of the urging spring 824. Thus, the lower end portion of the front surface of the second button base 823 is held at the front end position engaged with the locking rib formed at the front end of the base frame 801.

  At the upper left part of the second button base 823, there is formed a pressing rib 823c that protrudes rearward and can be engaged with the pressing action shaft 825c of the second ball release valve 825. As described above, the second button base 823 is attached to the second button base 823. When assembled to the base frame 801, the pressing rib 823c is positioned in front of the pressing action shaft 825c, and when the second operation button 821 is pushed backward, the pressing force can be transmitted to the pressing action shaft 825c. ing.

  For this reason, when the second operation button 821 is pushed backward against the spring force of the urging spring 824, the integrated second operation button 821 and second button base 823 slide and move together with this. The pressing action shaft 825c is pressed by the moving pressing rib 823c, and the second ball removal valve 825 swings counterclockwise in plan view with the second support shaft 801t as the swinging shaft, and the valve plate 825b moves forward. To do. When the second button base 823 is pushed in until the rear end of the second button base 823 comes into contact with the rear wall surface of the base frame 801, the valve plate 825b is disposed at an open position where it is retracted from between the guide passage 72 and the second ball removal passage 74. It has come to be.

  The ball punching unit 800 partially assembled in this way has a plurality of mounting bosses 62f, 62f... Projecting from the bottom surface of the dish member 62, and fitting connection portions 801f, 801f... Are fitted, and screws 806 are screwed and fastened from the lower surface side to be attached to the lower side of the bottom surface of the plate member 62. Then, the ball tray 6 is assembled by assembling the upper and lower outer cover bodies 63 and 64 in front of the dish member 62 and the address plate 61 having the passage member 65 attached to the rear of the dish member.

  When the ball tray 6 is assembled in this way, the first operation button 811 and the second operation button 821 are exposed on the front surface of the ball tray 6 and are arranged so as to be pressed. Further, inside the ball tray 6, the valve plate 815 b of the first ball removal valve is located between the ball removal port 62 of the dish member and the first ball removal passage 73, and is always urged by the torsion spring 816. Arranged at a closed angle position for closing the ball outlet 62c, the game ball stored in the dish member 62 is stored and held in the dish member, and rolls on the upper surface of the valve plate 815b and flows down to the guide passage 72. To do.

  Further, at the downstream end of the guide passage 72, the valve plate 825b of the second ball release valve is located between the guide passage 72 and the second ball release passage 74, and these are always applied by the biasing force of the tension spring 826. The game ball in the guide passage 72 is guided to the ball feeding cassette 71 from the cassette port 72b.

  When the first operation button 811 is pressed and pushed backward against the urging force of the urging spring 814, the first operation button 811, the lamp substrate 812, and the first button base 813 slide and move backward, and the pressing wall 813c presses the pressing shaft 815c of the first ball removal valve 815 to swing the first ball removal valve 815 in the clockwise direction in plan view, and the valve plate 815b moves in the opening direction to move the first ball removal valve 62c and the first ball removal port 62c. The ball removal path 73 is communicated. When the first button base 813 is pushed in until the rear end of the first button base 813 comes into contact with the rear wall surface of the base frame 801, the valve plate 815b is retracted from the lower side of the ball outlet 62c to an open angle position where the entire opening is opened. Arranged.

  Therefore, the game balls stored in the dish member 62 flow down the lower outlet path 57 surrounded by the passage member 65 through the ball outlet 62c and the first ball outlet path 73, and the outlet opening at the lower end of the ball dish. 59 is discharged. Therefore, the player places the ball storage box on the table installed on the game island and presses the first ball release button 811 to discharge the game balls stored in the dish member 62 to the ball storage box. Can be made. In the discharge path by the first ball removal mechanism 81, a ball discharge port 62c having a relatively large diameter of about 3 cm is provided at the center of the guide plate 62a, and almost the entire ball discharge port 62a. Since the ball is opened, the ball removing operation for quickly and rapidly discharging the game balls stored in the dish member 62 (for example, the ball removing operation performed while continuing the game when the big hit occurs or the ball removing operation performed after the game ends) It has a suitable configuration.

  On the other hand, when the second operation button 821 is pressed and pushed backward against the biasing force of the biasing spring 824, the second button base 823 integrated with the second operation button 821 slides backward, The pressing rib 823c presses the pressing shaft 825c of the second ball release valve 825 to swing the second ball release valve 825 counterclockwise in plan view, and the valve plate 825b moves forward. Then, when the second button base 823 is pushed in until the rear end of the second button base 823 comes into contact with the rear wall surface of the base frame 801, the valve plate 825b is brought into an open position where it is completely retracted from between the guide passage 72 and the second ball removal passage 74. Arranged.

  Therefore, the game ball located in the guide passage 72 flows out from the junction 74b at the downstream end to the lower outlet passage 57 through the second ball outlet passage 74, and flows down the lower outlet passage 57 to the ball tray. It is discharged from the outlet opening 59 at the lower end. Therefore, for example, after the ball removal process by the first ball removal mechanism 81 is performed, all the game balls remaining in the guide passage 72 can be discharged into the ball storage box using the second ball removal mechanism 82. .

  In the second punching mechanism 82, the game balls located in the guide passage 72 are discharged in an aligned state. Therefore, the second ball punching mechanism 82 alone and the first ball punching mechanism 81 are used in large quantities and quickly. The ball cannot be removed. However, if the ball removal process is performed by simultaneously opening the first ball removal mechanism 81 and the second ball removal mechanism 82, the ball removal process can be performed more quickly.

  In the ball removal mechanism 80 equipped in the pachinko machine PM, the operation button 811 of the first ball removal mechanism 81 and the operation button 821 of the second ball removal mechanism 82 are disposed adjacent to the front surface of the ball tray 6. The operation mode of both buttons is a pressing operation in the same direction. For this reason, the player can select and operate the first ball removal mechanism 81 and the second ball removal mechanism 82 independently, and the first operation button 811 and the second operation button 821 can be operated with one hand and in the same direction. The opening operation can be simultaneously performed by a simple pressing operation, and the first ball removing mechanism 81 and the second ball removing mechanism 82 can be simultaneously opened to perform a quick ball removing process.

  In the ball removal mechanism 80, a support structure that supports the first operation button 811 and the second operation button 821 to be slidable within a certain range in the front-rear direction is provided between the base frame 801 and the button bases 813, 823. In addition, the first operation button 811 and the second operation button 821 may be adjacent to each other, and a partition wall that separates them may be provided. According to such a configuration, even when the first operation button 811 and the second operation button 821 are pressed at the same time, the ball removal process is easily performed without the finger touching the partition wall. be able to.

Now, in this pachinko machine PM, a full notification system 900 is added to the above-described ball removal mechanism 80. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 32, the full notification system 900 includes a full notification detection switch 910, a payout control board 920, a lamp control board 930, the main board 92 and the lamp board 812 described above, and the like. When the game ball is filled in the tray member 62 due to the above, and the game balls are filled up to the accommodation spaces S ₁ and S _{2 of the} storage case 25 and the award ball cannot be paid out from the ball payout device 34, The system notifies the full state and prompts the user to operate the first ball removal button 811 to perform ball removal processing.

  As a representative example of this full notification system, a case where a prize ball path full detection switch 911 is provided in a ball payout passage 35 located immediately below the ball payout device 34 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the passage cover of the ball dispensing passage 35 is provided with a full detection lever 36 that is positioned immediately below the ball dispensing device 34 and can swing back and forth. The lower portion of the full detection lever 36 is disposed at a normal position slightly protruding into the ball payout passage 35 by a spring that performs this.

On the other hand, the game balls are filled up to the receiving spaces S ₁ and S _{2 of the} tray member 62 and the storage case 25 due to the occurrence of a continuous jackpot, etc., and the paid-out prize balls are filled up so that they go back up the ball payout passage 35. When the detection lever 36 is stored up to the position where the detection lever 36 is disposed, the full detection lever 36 is pushed backward by the stored prize ball and swings, and the contact point of the prize ball path full detection switch 911 located behind the lever is moved. Invert and full condition is detected.

  The detection signal of the award ball path fullness detection switch 911 is input to the fullness determination unit 921 of the ball payout board 920, and the fullness determination unit 921 receives a full state detection signal from the award ball path fullness detection switch 911. A signal is output to the full command transmission unit 921 and a full command signal is output to the main board 92.

  The main board 92 is provided with a full command receiving section 92a for receiving a full command signal, and a full notification lamp signal transmitting section 92b for transmitting a full notification lamp signal when a full command signal is received. 92, when a full command signal is input to the full command receiving unit, the full notification lamp signal transmitting unit 92b outputs a full notification lamp signal to the lamp control board 930.

  Mounted on the lamp control board 930 are a full notification lamp signal receiving unit 931 that receives a full notification lamp signal and a lamp drive unit 932 that outputs a drive current according to the full notification lamp signal when the full notification lamp signal is received. When a full notification lamp signal is input to the full notification lamp signal receiving unit 931, a drive current corresponding to the signal from the lamp drive unit 932, for example, a pulsed drive current is supplied to the full notification lamp 812h of the lamp substrate 812. And the full notification lamp 812h blinks.

  Here, as described above, the lamp substrate 812 is built in between the first ball removal operation button 811 and the first button base 813 in the ball removal mechanism 80, and the full notification lamp 812 h is mounted on the lamp substrate 812. Has been. The first operation button 811 is integrally formed of a transparent resin material including colored and transparent.

For this reason, consecutive big hits are generated during the game, the game balls are filled in the dish member 62, and the game balls are filled up to the storage spaces S ₁ and S _{2 of the} storage case 25, and the prize balls from the ball payout device 34 are filled. The full notification system 900 causes the full notification lamp 812h in the first operation button 811 to flash and emit light, notifying that the ball payout passage 35 is full and the winning ball cannot be paid out, and playing the game. While continuing, the first ball removal button 811 that can quickly remove the ball is clearly blinked to prompt the user to perform the ball removal processing. The first operation button 811 is integrally molded so that the characters “PUSH” are raised on the front surface, and the meaning of the meaning is intuitively understood by the player in combination with the blinking display.

  Therefore, when the first operation button 811 flashes and emits light, the player can immediately understand that the storage case 25 is already full and the ball removal process is necessary, and the first operation button 811 that flashes and emits light is displayed. By performing the pressing operation, an accurate ball removal process can be performed without hesitation.

  In the above, as an example of the fullness detection switch 910, the example in which the award ball path fullness detection switch 911 is provided in the ball payout passage 35 is shown. However, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. A storage case full detection switch 912 that detects the full state may be provided. Further, a full determination unit 92c is provided on the main board 92 so that a detection signal from the full detection switch 910 is directly input, and a full notification lamp signal is transmitted from the full notification lamp signal transmission unit 92b based on the determination result by the full determination unit 92c. You may comprise so that it may output.

_BF foul ball B _H launch ball B _S prize ball L ₁ lever L ₂ lever S accommodation space (S ₁ main accommodation space, S ₂ auxiliary accommodation space)
PA Game area PM Pachinko machine 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame (2a accommodation frame)
3a, 3b Hinge mechanism 4 Locking device 5 Glass door 6 Ball tray 7a, 7b, 7c Hinge mechanism 8 Operation handle 9 Ball tray locking device (9a operation lever, 9b lifting rod, 9f locking hook, 9u pressing piece)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 11 Dressing board 12 Guide rail 13 Rail decoration 14 Prize-winning device 15 Symbol display apparatus 16 Ball return regulation piece 17 Out port 18 Ball approaching cover 20 Game auxiliary board 21 Hitting ball launcher (21a launcher attachment part, 21b attachment opening, 21c partition wall,
21d launcher cover, 21h launch rail)
22 Foul ball collection member (22f foul ball collection port, 22h launch port)
23 Foul ball collection passage 24 Storage case housing part (24b positioning protrusion, 24c guide protrusion)
25 storage case (25d case exit, 25f foul ball receiving port, 25s prize ball receiving port)
26 Shutter mounting part (26r guide rail)
27 Locking member (27f interference part)
28 Frame side shutter 29 Shutter stopper (29b support protrusion, 29c operation knob)
30 Back set board 31 Ball storage tank 32 Tank rail 33 Standby passage 34 Ball payout device 35 Ball payout passage (35r guide rib, 35s prize ball exit)
36 Award ball path full detection switch 37a Out ball passage 37b Ball removal passage 37c Collecting discharge passage 38 Safe ball passage 40 Sound device 41 Speaker 42 Speaker base 43 Enclosure cover 44 Duct (44p port)
45 front sound chamber wall 46 front outlet wall 48 mounting screw 51 speaker housing chamber 52 opening 53 rear sound chamber 55 front sound chamber 56 front outlet passage 57 lower outlet passage 58 acoustic grill 59 outlet opening 61 pad plate (61d ball tray outlet, 61r support rib)
62 dish member (62a guide dish part, 62b storage dish part, 62c ball outlet,
62f mounting boss)
63 outer cover body 64 outer cover body 65 passage member 66 lead-out path cover (66h through hole)
67 Guide passage cover 71 Ball feed cassette (71c Ball feed cam, 71e electromagnet)
72 Guide passage (72b cassette port, 72h guide rib)
73 First ball passage 74 Second ball passage (74b junction)
75 Storage case see-through window 78 Dish side shutter 80 Sphere removal mechanism 81 First sphere removal mechanism 82 Second sphere removal mechanism 91 Power supply board 92 Main board (92a full command receiver, 92b full notification lamp signal transmitter,
92c fullness judgment part)
95 Image control board 210 Launcher unit 211 Base plate 212 Rotary solenoid 213 Hammer 214 Cushion rubber 215 Cushion rubber 216 Launch ball holder 218 Screw 251 Case body (251a rib, 251b positioning flange, 251c locking side,
251d Hinge protrusion)
252 Lid member (252c guide rail, 252d hinge hole, 252s buffer guide part,
252f Sphere equalizing part, 252g opening)
253 see-through member (253e lock claw)
280 Frame side shutter unit 281 Shutter base (281a base part, 281b arm support part, 281c support pin,
281d Spring support, 281f Interference protrusion, 281r Guide rib,
281j Lock claw, 281k Lock release lever 281s Support shaft)
282 First link arm (282s swing fulcrum, 282t link fulcrum, 282u pressing fulcrum,
282e locking part)
283 Second link arm (283s swing fulcrum, 283t link fulcrum)
284 Tension spring 285 Frame side shutter blade (285a plate part, 285b lifting mechanism part, 285t link projection 286 shutter case (286f support fork, 286g guide projection)
287 lock arm (287c pin engagement hole, 287d spring post insertion hole, 287e support piece,
287f continuous convex part)
288 Coil spring 780 Dish side shutter unit 781 Base plate (781a base portion, 781b mechanism housing portion, 781c guide slit,
781f fixed flange, 781g ball tray engaging part)
783 Guide shaft 784 Coil spring 785 Plate-side shutter blade (785a plate portion, 785b slider portion, 785c guide protrusion,
785f support fork, 785g slide protrusion,)
786 E-ring 800 ball removal unit 801 base frame (801a first button base support slit,
801b Second button base support slit, 801e Sphere opening,
801f fitting connection portion, 801r guide rib, 801s first support shaft,
801t 2nd spindle, 801u spring hook)
806 Screw 811 First operation button 812 Lamp board (812h full notification lamp)
813 1st button base (813a slide projection, 813c pressing wall, 813d support projection)
814 Biasing spring 815 First ball release valve (815b valve plate, 815c pressing action shaft, 815e rib,
815r support protrusion, 815s bearing)
816 Torsion spring 821 Second operation button 823 Second button base (823b slide protrusion, 823c pressing rib, 823d support protrusion)
824 biasing spring 825 second ball release valve (825b valve plate, 825c pressing action shaft, 825t bearing portion,
825u spring hook)
826 Tension spring 900 Full notification system 910 Full detection switch 911 Prize ball path full detection switch 912 Storage case full detection switch 920 Discharge control board 921 Full determination section 922 Full command transmission section 930 Lamp control board (931 Full notification lamp signal reception section, 932 Lamp driver)

Claims (1)

A game board having a game area provided with a winning device capable of winning game balls;
A frame member provided with an accommodation frame portion for detachably accommodating and holding the game board;
The game board is provided in a lower region of the frame member located on the lower side of the housing frame portion, and has a launch rail provided extending upward from the lower region, and the game board is connected to the game board from a launch port at an upper end of the launch rail. A ball striking device for launching a game ball upward toward the entrance to the game area located at the top;
A game ball that is provided on the rear side of the frame member and that is launched from the hitting ball launching device and enters the game area through the entrance portion as a prize ball in response to winning the winning device. A ball dispensing device for dispensing
A base plate that protrudes and is attached to the front side of the frame member and stores a game ball;
A ball payout passage provided in the frame member for guiding a game ball paid out from the ball payout device to the ball tray side;
A storage having an internal space that is located behind the ball tray and is provided in a lower region of the frame member and extends from a prize ball introduction port connected to an outlet portion of the ball payout passage to a ball supply port connected to the ball tray. In a ball game machine with a case,
Among the game balls that are provided above the launch rail and are launched upward from the launch port by the hitting ball launcher, a foul game ball that falls and returns from the entrance without reaching the game area A foul ball collecting member for collecting
The foul ball collection member is formed integrally with the upper part of the firing rail, and the left and right foul ball collection parts having a foul ball collection port that opens upward on both the left and right sides of the launch port, the launch rail, A foul ball collection passage is formed that is positioned side by side in the front-rear direction with respect to the foul ball collection portion and extends to the left and right.
The bottom surfaces of the left and right foul ball collection portions extend obliquely downward toward the foul ball collection passage and are connected to the foul ball collection passage, and the firing rail projects upward from the bottom surfaces of the left and right foul ball collection portions. A foul game ball is located above the bottom surface of the left and right foul ball collection units, is fired upward from the hitting ball launching device and falls back from the entrance unit without reaching the game area, The foul ball collection port is collected in the foul ball collection unit and is moved obliquely downward along the bottom surface thereof and collected in the foul ball collection passage.
The foul ball collection member is provided adjacent to the storage case, and a foul ball storage space having a foul ball reception port connected to the foul ball collection passage is formed in the storage case,
The standing wall surface that forms the foul ball collection passage so as to face the foul ball collection unit in the front-rear direction is collected from the foul ball collection port into the foul ball collection unit and moves obliquely downward along the bottom surface. The foul game balls collected in the foul ball collection passage are formed to extend obliquely so as to guide the foul game balls toward the foul ball receiving port,
A ball game machine characterized in that the foul game balls collected in the foul ball collection passage are discharged from the foul ball receiving port through the foul ball receiving space.

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