JP4373425B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball game machine, and particularly to a ball payout means thereof.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a ball storage means for storing a game ball replenished from a ball supply system on a game island on the back side of the main body of the game machine, and a game ball from the ball storage means are responded to a request for payout If there is a prize ball payout request, a lending ball payout request, etc., the game balls in the ball storage means are paid out to the upper plate.

  Conventionally, this type of ball payout means has been provided with a sprocket-like rotating body having a feeding recess formed on the outer periphery in the payout case, and this rotating body is rotated in the payout direction by an electric drive means such as a motor. Some game balls supplied from the ball storage means are sequentially received in the payout recess, and the number of game balls corresponding to the payout request is paid out by the rotation of the rotating body.

  Since the conventional ball payout means has a structure in which a game ball falling from the ball storage means side is received and delivered in a payout recess on the outer periphery of the rotating body, the game ball from the ball storage means side to the empty ball payout means. When a game ball is supplied, a large impact when the game ball is dropped is directly applied to the rotating body. If such an impact is applied to the rotating body every time the game ball is replenished, the electric driving means may be damaged by the impact applied to the electric driving means via the rotating body.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine provided with a ball payout means that can prevent damage to an electric drive means due to an impact when a game ball is dropped.

  The present invention includes a ball storage means 24 for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means 26 for paying out game balls from the ball storage means 24 in response to a payout request on the back side of the gaming machine body 5. In the ball game machine, the ball payout means 26 is provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 for receiving the game ball on the outer peripheral surface and received by the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39. A ball transfer means 40 for transferring the game ball in the payout direction and an electric drive means 41 for driving the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction are provided. Both the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 are rotary. The ball receiving means 39 is provided so as to be freely rotatable.

  In the present invention, provided on the back side of the gaming machine body 5 are a ball storage means 24 for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means 26 for paying out game balls from the ball storage means 24 in response to a payout request. In the bullet ball game machine, the ball payout means 26 is a ball receiving means 39 for receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral surface, and a game provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 and received on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39. A sphere transfer means 40 for transferring the sphere in the payout direction and an electric drive means 41 for driving the sphere transfer means 40 in the payout direction are provided. Both the sphere receiving means 39 and the sphere transfer means 40 are rotary, Since the receiving means 39 is provided so as to be freely rotatable, even when the game balls are replenished to the ball paying means 26, damage to the electric drive means 41 due to an impact when the game balls are dropped can be prevented.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 4 and 5, 1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is an automatic ball lending machine, and these are alternately arranged on the game island in the left-right direction. ing.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a gaming machine body 5 including a rectangular outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so that the game board 6 can be attached to and detached from the front frame 4. A glass door 7 and a front plate 8 are disposed on the front side of the game board 6 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front plate 8 is provided with an upper plate 9 for storing a game ball for launch, and a card balance display unit 10, a ball lending switch 11 and a return switch 12 are provided on the front edge of the upper plate 9. ing.

  A lower plate 13 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 15 of the launching means 14 are provided at the lower part of the front frame 4. When the launching handle 15 is operated, the launching means 14 hits the game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate 9 to the launching unit with a striker, and causes the game balls 6 to be fired onto the game board 6. It has become.

  A guide rail 16 is attached to the game board 6 in a ring shape, and a plurality of game parts such as a liquid crystal display means 17 and a variable winning means 18 are attached to a game area inside the guide rail 16.

  The automatic ball lending machine 2 has a card insertion slot 19 and a display lamp 20. When a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 19, the display lamp 20 is turned on, and the card remaining amount display section at the front edge of the upper plate 9. 10 is displayed, and if the ball lending switch 11 is pushed after inserting the card, a predetermined number of balls are paid out to the upper plate 9, and if the return switch 12 is pushed after the game is finished, the balance is recorded. The card is returned from the card insertion slot 19.

  On the back side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 21 that presses the game board 6 from the back side is mounted so as to be openable and closable. The back mechanism plate 21 is formed with an opening 23 into which the back cover 22 on the back side of the game board 6 is fitted. A ball storage means 24 and a ball supply means 25 are provided on the upper side, and a ball payout means is provided on one side in the left-right direction. 26 and passage units 27 are respectively provided on the lower side. The ball storage means 24 is for storing game balls replenished from an external game ball supply system. The ball storage means 24 includes a storage tank and the like, and supplies the game balls to the ball payout means 26 side via the ball supply means 25. It is supposed to be.

  The back cover 22 is detachably fixed to the back side of the game board 6 so as to cover each game component such as the liquid crystal display means 17 mounted on the game board 6 from the back side. A main control board case 29 for housing the main control board 28, a lamp control board case 31 for housing the lamp control board 30, and a voice control board case 33 for housing the voice control board 32 are detachable from the back cover 22. It is attached to. A control board case 34 is detachably mounted on the back side of the passage unit 27, and a power supply board 35 and a payout control board 36 are accommodated in the control board case 34 on the left and right.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ball payout means 26 serves both as a prize ball payout means and a lending ball payout means, and in the payout chamber 38 of the payout case 37, a ball receiving means for receiving a game ball on the outer peripheral surface. 39, a ball transfer means 40 for transferring the game balls received on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39 in the payout direction, and an electric drive means 41 for driving the ball transfer means 40, When there is a request or a lending ball payout request, the electric drive means 41 drives the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction, and the ball transfer means 40 rotates to pay out a predetermined number of game balls. .

  A dispensing chamber 38 is provided in the middle of the dispensing case 37 in the vertical direction, and two rows of left and right guide passages 42 are formed in a curved shape such as an S shape in the vertical direction above the dispensing chamber 38. Two rows of left and right payout passages 43 are formed below the payout chamber 38, and a discharge passage 44 is formed behind the payout passage 43 below the guide passage 42. The guide passage 42 and the payout passage 43 are provided in two rows on the left and right sides of the partition wall 45 disposed in the payout case 37.

  The lower portion of the guide passage 42 is curved in a J-shape toward the payout chamber 38 on one side in the front-rear direction, and communicates with the middle in the vertical direction of the payout chamber 38 via the communication portion 46 at the lower end. Further, at the lower end portion of the guide passage 42, an extraction port 47 for extracting the upper game ball from the guide passage 42 to the discharge passage 44 side, on the opposite side of the communication portion 46 from the payout chamber 38, and this extraction An opening / closing lid 48 for closing the opening 47 so as to be freely opened and closed is provided. The opening / closing lid 48 is pivotally supported by a pivot 49 on its upper end side, and is unlocked when the operation means (not shown) is operated, and is opened around the pivot 49 by the load of the game ball. It is like that.

  The payout passage 43 communicates with the payout chamber 38 on the opposite side of the guide passage 42 on the upper side. The lower side of the payout passage 43 is divided into a prize ball passage 50 and a rental ball passage 51, and switching means 52 for switching the paid game balls to the prize ball passage 50 and the rental ball passage 51 is provided. ing. The switching means 52 is pivotally supported by a pivot 53, and guides the game ball to the prize ball passage 50 side when the prize ball is paid out and to the rental ball path 51 side when the loan ball is paid out. Switching is driven in response to a payout request by a driving means such as a solenoid. The prize ball passage 50 and the rental ball passage 51 are provided with confirmation switches 54 and 55 for confirming the payout of the game ball.

  The ball receiving means 39 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to receive a game ball on its outer peripheral surface, and is arranged in the left and right direction in the payout chamber 38 so as to straddle the two right and left guide passages 42 and the payout passage 43. The ball receiving means 39 is fixed and is formed integrally with one flange-like support member 56 on one end side in the left-right direction, and is detachably fixed to one side wall 57 of the dispensing case 37 via the support member 56. Has been. Further, a fixed shaft 58 is concentrically provided on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, and this fixed shaft 58 is formed integrally with the support member 56 at one end side in the axial direction, and the other end side of the dispensing case 37. It is supported by the other support member 60 that is detachably fixed to the other side wall 59.

  The ball transfer means 40 is provided separately from the ball receiving means 39 on the outer peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39. The ball transfer means 40 is provided with a plurality of transfer portions 61 at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction so as to correspond to the left and right guide passages 42 and the payout passage 43. That is, the ball transfer means 40 is integrally provided with three annular portions 62 in the left-right direction and a plurality of transfer portions 61 arranged in a circumferential direction so as to connect a pair of adjacent annular portions 62. An opening 63 that opens in the radial direction is formed between the annular portion 62 and the transfer portion 61, and a game ball on the outer peripheral surface of the ball receiving means 39 is fitted into the opening 63 so as to be detachable. ing. Each transfer portion 61 scoops up a game ball from the guide passage 42.

  On one end side of the ball transfer means 40, a flange portion 65 is provided integrally with the annular portion 62 via a step portion 64, a gear 67 is provided on the outer periphery of the step portion 64, and a cylindrical portion 66 is provided on the flange portion 65. The ball receiving means 39 is formed concentrically and integrally. The cylindrical portion 66 is rotatably fitted to the fixed shaft 58, and the ball transfer means 40 is supported rotatably and detachably on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39 via the cylindrical portion 66 and the fixed shaft 58. Yes.

  A pinion gear 68 is engaged with the gear 67, and the pinion gear 68 is fixed to a drive shaft 69 of the electric drive means 41. The electric drive means 41 is composed of a stepping motor or the like, and is detachably fixed to the outside of the support member 60. The gear 67 and the pinion gear 68 are covered from the outside by the support member 60.

  The ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 are formed of a synthetic resin material having wear resistance such as nylon or Duracon so as to prevent wear due to contact of the game ball or the like. In addition, as long as it is an abrasion resistant material, you may use metal materials other than a synthetic resin material. Further, a bush or the like having good slipperiness may be interposed between the fixed shaft 58 and the cylindrical portion 66.

  The payout control board 36, when there is a prize ball payout request from the main control board 28 side and a loan ball payout request from the automatic ball lending machine 2 side, receives a predetermined number of game balls according to the payout request. The electric drive means 41 is controlled so as to be paid out, and at the time of stop, the opening 63 of the ball transfer means 40 corresponds to the communication portion 46 of the guide passage 42 and the pair of transfer portions 61 on both sides in the circumferential direction communicate with each other. The electric drive means 41 is controlled so as to stop at positions corresponding to both sides in the circumferential direction of the portion 46.

  It should be noted that the two left and right transfer portions 61 of the ball transfer means 40 are arranged so that the opening 63 in each row corresponds to the communication portion 46 when stopped and the guide passage 42 is supplied when the game balls are supplied in an empty state. Are formed in substantially the same straight line so as not to collide with the transfer part 61. Accordingly, when the game balls are paid out alternately to the left and right payout passages 43, two rows of game balls are alternately discharged from the ball transfer means 40 through the payout end 71 of the guide peripheral wall 70 of the payout chamber 38. The position may be shifted in the circumferential direction.

  Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described. Normally, the ball transfer means 40 of the ball paying means 26 has an opening 63 corresponding to the communication part 46 of the guide passage 42 and the transfer part 61 being disengaged on both sides in the circumferential direction of the communication part 46. Therefore, in a state where the game ball is filled in the guide passage 42 of the ball payout means 26, one game ball is received by the ball receiving means 39 in a state where the game ball enters the opening 63, and the subsequent game ball is received by the guide passage. 42 are arranged in a line.

  When there is a lending ball payout request from the automatic ball lending machine 2 and the electric drive means 41 is actuated to start the ball transfer means 40 in the payout direction, the ball transfer means 40 is passed through the pinion gear 68 and the gear 67. When the rotational force is transmitted, the ball transfer means 40 supported by the fixed shaft 58 via the cylindrical portion 66 rotates in the payout direction in the direction indicated by arrow a, and the game balls in the guide passage 42 are sequentially paid out. .

  When the ball transfer means 40 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a during this payout, the lower game ball in the guide passage 42 is pushed by the load of the subsequent game ball every time the opening 63 corresponds to the communication portion 46. Then, it sequentially enters the opening 63 and is received by the ball receiving means 39 on the inner peripheral side within the opening 63. Then, the game ball that has entered the opening 63 is sent in the payout direction by the transfer portion 61 by the rotation of the ball transfer means 40 along the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, and then the guide ball 70 of the payout chamber 38. It moves from the payout end 71 to the payout passage 43.

  In this case, since the switching means 52 is switched to the lending ball passage 51 side, the game balls in the payout passage 43 are guided to the lending ball passage 51 by the switching means 52, and the lending balls are passed through the lending ball passage 51. The confirmation switch 55 detects the lending ball.

  In the case of a prize ball payout request, the switching means 52 is switched to the prize ball path 50 side, so that the game balls in the payout path 43 are paid out as prize balls through the switching means 52 and the prize ball path 50. The confirmation switch 54 detects the game ball.

  When the game ball in the ball storage means 24 is extracted, if the operation means is operated to unlock the opening / closing lid 48, the opening / closing lid 48 rotates around the pivot 49 by the load of the game ball in the guide passage 42. Then, the extraction port 47 is opened. As a result, all the game balls on the upstream side from the payout chamber 38 flow down to the discharge passage 44 from the extraction port 47, and the game balls can be extracted.

  When there is no game ball in the ball storage means 24, the game ball is supplied from the game ball supply system on the game island side. In this case, when the game balls in the ball payout means 26 are empty and the game balls are supplied to the ball storage means 24, the game balls are passed from the ball storage means 24 through the ball supply means 25 to the ball payout means 26 side. Sent.

  In the ball payout means 26, the game ball from the ball supply means 25 flows down to the payout chamber 38 side through the guide passage 42, and the first game ball enters the opening 63 of the ball transfer means 40 and enters the ball receiving means 39. Abuts on the outer periphery. Then, when the first game ball comes into contact with the ball receiving means 39, the subsequent game balls are sequentially accumulated in a line from the lower side in the guide passage 42, and then the guide passage 42 of the ball payout means 26 from the ball storage means 24. The whole of go full.

  When the game ball in the guide passage 42 is empty, the game ball flows downward while rolling through the ball storage means 24, the ball supply means 25, the guide passage 42, etc., so the first game ball is the subsequent game ball. The ball receiving means 39 may collide with impact while receiving the inertial force or the like. However, the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 on the outer peripheral side thereof are configured as separate members, the ball receiving means 39 is fixed to the payout case 37 side, and the ball transfer means 40 is connected via a gear 67 and a pinion gear 68. Since it is driven by the electric drive means 41, the impact of the ball supply system game ball can be received on the ball receiving means 39 side, and damage to the electrical drive means 41 due to the impact at the time of supply of the game ball is possible. It can be prevented beforehand.

  When the ball transfer means 40 is stopped, the opening 63 corresponds to the communication portion 46 of the guide passage 42, and the transfer portions 61 on both sides of the opening 63 are disengaged on both sides in the circumferential direction of the communication portion 46. Therefore, although the game ball received by the ball receiving means 39 is transferred in the payout direction by the ball transfer means 40 on the outer peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, the game ball at the time of replenishment is It is possible to prevent the ball transfer means 40 from damaging the ball transfer means 40 due to the impact of the game ball without impacting the ball transfer means 40 and, in particular, the transfer portion 61 thereof.

  Further, since the ball receiving means 39 is a fixed type and the ball transfer means 40 on the outer periphery thereof is a rotary type, there is less backlash compared to the case where the ball receiving means 39 is a rotary type, and the game ball is paid out smoothly. be able to. In addition, since the ball transfer means 40 is rotatably supported by the fixed shaft 58 via the cylindrical portion 66 on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39, the ball transfer means 40 is supported by the fixed shaft 58 with a simple structure. Can support reliably. Since the fixed shaft 58 is supported by the pair of support members 56 and 60 in a both-sided manner, shaft runout or the like during rotation of the ball transfer means 40 can be prevented.

  6 and 7 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, both the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transferring means 40 are rotary, and the driving force of the electric driving means 41 is transmitted to the ball receiving means 39 via the ball transferring means 40.

  The ball receiving means 39 has a cylindrical outer periphery and is provided separately from the one support member 56, and both end sides are located within the annular receiving portion 72 of the one support member 56 and the stepped portion 64 of the ball transfer means 40. It is rotatably supported by a circumferential receiving portion 73. Further, on the inner periphery of the ball receiving means 39 and the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40, an engagement protrusion 74 is formed on one side, and an engagement recess 75 is formed on the other in the axial direction. The engagement protrusion 74 and the engagement recess 75 are engaged with each other so as to be freely disengageable in the axial direction.

  Note that the ball receiving means 39 may be supported on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40. A spline or the like may be employed instead of the engaging recess 75 and the engaging protrusion 74. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  When paying out the game ball, the ball transfer means 40 rotates in the payout direction on the fixed shaft 58 by the driving force of the electric drive means 41, and the ball receiving means 39 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 74, the engagement recess 75, and the like. It rotates integrally with the ball transfer means 40 through the engagement structure. Also in this case, since the game ball does not vibrate or slide on the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, damage on the outer peripheral surface side of the ball receiving means 39 can be prevented.

  Further, since the ball receiving means 39 is driven by the electric driving means 41 via a separate ball transfer means 40, the ball receiving means 39 is directly driven by the electric driving means 41. Compared to the above, it is possible to prevent the electric drive means 41 from being damaged due to an impact when the game ball is replenished.

  FIG. 8 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transferring means 40 are both rotary, and the ball receiving means 39 is provided so as to be freely rotatable, and the electric driving means 41 drives only the ball transferring means 40 in the payout direction. It is like that.

  The ball receiving means 39 has a cylindrical inner periphery and an outer periphery, is provided separately from one support member 56, and is loosely fitted on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 66 of the ball transfer means 40. . Other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment. As in the second embodiment, both end sides of the ball receiving means 39 can be freely rotated by a receiving portion 72 of one support member 56 and a receiving portion 73 on the inner peripheral side of the stepped portion 64 of the ball transferring means 40. You may make it support.

  When paying out the game ball, the electric driving means 41 rotates the ball transfer means 40 on the fixed shaft 58 in the payout direction. However, since the ball receiving means 39 is not fixed and is freely rotatable around the axis, it may be rotated in the payout direction via the frictional force of the game ball or the like when the ball transfer means 40 is rotated. Compared to the case where the ball receiving means 39 is fixed, damage on the outer peripheral surface side of the ball receiving means 39 can be prevented.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a cylindrical fixed shaft 58 is integrally provided on the support member 56 that supports the ball receiving means 39, and a shaft portion 76 on the ball transfer means 40 side is rotatably fitted in the fixed shaft 58. Yes. The electric drive means 41 is attached to a cover 77 that covers the gear 67 and the pinion gear 68. In this way, it is also possible to configure the ball transporting means 40 to be rotatably supported on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39. In addition, the ball receiving means 39 may be separated from the support member and rotatable or freely rotatable as in the other embodiments.

  FIG. 10 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the outer circumferences of both ends of the ball transfer means 40 are rotatably supported by the side walls 57 and 59 of the dispensing case 37, and the end portions of the ball reception means 39 are supported by the receiving portions 73 on the stepped portion 64 side of the ball transfer means 40. Are rotatably fitted. In this way, the ball transfer means 40 may be supported by the dispensing case 37 on the outer peripheral side thereof. In this case, the structure on the inner peripheral side of the ball receiving means 39 can be simplified. It is also possible to provide the ball receiving means 39 so as to be rotatable or freely rotatable by supporting the ball receiving means 39 by the ball transfer means 40.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a guide passage 42 is formed vertically in the payout case 37, and a ball receiving means 39 and a ball transfer means 40 are provided in a payout chamber 38 immediately below the guide passage 42. Also in this case, other structures can be implemented similarly to the first to fifth embodiments.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the two-row payout type ball payout means 26 is illustrated, but either a single-row type or a double-row type may be used. In addition, the ball payout means 26 of the embodiment is used for both the winning ball and the lending ball. However, a dedicated type for the winning ball or the lending ball may be used. A ball may be used, and the other may be used for a rental ball.

  When the ball receiving means 39 is fixed to the dispensing case 37, the ball receiving means 39 is formed integrally with the support member 56, or both are separated and fixed to the dispensing case 37 via the support member 56. good. The ball transfer means 40 may be provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the payout case 37 via the ball receiving means 39, or may be directly supported by the payout case 37 so as to be freely rotatable. Further, the support structure for the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 may be other than that exemplified in the embodiment.

  The outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39 may be coated with an abrasion resistant material. Further, a circumferential groove may be formed in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the ball receiving means 39, and the game ball may be received by the circumferential groove. Of course, the circumferential groove may be coated with an abrasion resistant material.

  The electric drive means 41 is preferably provided on the side portion of the payout case 37 for inspection and the like. However, when the support structure of the ball receiving means 39 and the ball transfer means 40 is as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an electric drive means 41 is attached to a support member on the fixed side inside the ball receiving means 39, and a shaft such as a flange portion 65 on the ball transfer means 40 side is attached to a drive shaft 69 of the electric drive means 41. The parts 78 may be connected. The ball payout means 26 is attached to the back mechanism plate 21 in the embodiment, but may be attached to anything other than the back mechanism plate 21 as long as it is on the back side of the gaming machine main body 5. In addition to the pachinko machine 1, the present invention can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

It is side surface sectional drawing of the ball paying-out means which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a back sectional view of the ball discharge means which shows the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the ball receiving means and the ball transfer means of the ball paying means showing the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine which shows the 1st Embodiment of the present invention. It is a back sectional view of the ball discharge means which shows a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the ball paying-out means which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a back surface sectional view of the ball paying-out means which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a back sectional view of the ball discharge means which shows the 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a back surface sectional view of the ball paying-out means which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the ball paying-out means which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

5 gaming machine body 24 ball storage means 26 ball payout means 39 ball receiving means 40 ball transfer means 41 electric drive means

Claims (1)

On the back side of the gaming machine main body (5), a ball storage means (24) for storing game balls for payout, and a ball payout means (26) for paying out game balls from the ball storage means (24) in response to a payout request The ball payout means (26) is provided separately from the ball receiving means (39) for receiving the game ball on the outer peripheral surface and the ball receiving means (39). A ball transfer means (40) for transferring a game ball received on the outer peripheral surface of the receiving means (39) in the payout direction, and an electric drive means (41) for driving the ball transfer means (40) in the payout direction. And the ball receiving means (39) and the ball transporting means (40) are both rotatable, and the ball receiving means (39) is provided so as to be freely rotatable.

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