JP4384479B2 - Rectification mechanism for ball game machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rectifying mechanism provided in a ball passage through which a game ball flows down, and more specifically, for a bullet ball game machine having a plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies that rotate by the pressure of a game ball flowing down the ball passage. It relates to a rectifying mechanism.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that uses a game ball as a game medium, a ball passage through which the game ball flows down is formed in each part of the game machine. These ball passages are provided with a rectifying mechanism for adjusting the flow state of the game balls, for example, smoothing the game balls stacked up and down, or adjusting the alignment state with variation in density to flow at a constant interval. Yes. As one of such rectifying mechanisms, a so-called rotating pinwheel type rectifying mechanism is known. The rotating pinwheel type rectifying mechanism is configured such that a ball receiving rotating body (claw wheel) having claws formed on the outer periphery at a predetermined angular pitch is rotatably disposed facing the ball passage, and the flow of the game ball flowing down the ball passage By rotating the ball receiving rotator using this, the game balls are received by the rotating claw and sequentially sent to the downstream side one by one (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Here, the ball path in the ball game machine is formed by, for example, a base body serving as a base board of the ball path, such as a base frame body of a back set board, and a ball path formed to be attached to the base body, such as a tank rail or an S-shaped rail. It is formed by a member and a cover body provided so as to cover the spherical passage forming member such as a rear wall surface of the tank rail and a lid member of the S-shaped rail. The rotating pinwheel type rectifying mechanism includes a rotating shaft sandwiched between the base body and the cover body, and a ball receiving rotating body loosely passed through the rotating shaft.
JP-A-5-245257

  However, in the conventional rotating pinwheel type rectifying mechanism as described above, each component member of the spherical passage formed individually as described above and each component member of the rectifying mechanism are sequentially attached to the base body and assembled. It was in a form of going. For this reason, the work of attaching the rotating shaft and the ball receiver rotating body, which are fine members, is laborious work, and the ball receiver rotating body and the rotating shaft fall off when the cover body is removed for maintenance or the like. In spite of this, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform the inspection work even though it is an extremely important device for smoothly flowing down the game balls.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a rectifying mechanism for a ball game machine that can easily perform assembly work and maintenance work.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a base body (for example, the base frame body 31 in the embodiment) serving as a substrate for a spherical passage, and a cover body (for example, the lid member 58 in the embodiment) provided to cover the base body. And a ball passage forming member (for example, the S-shaped rail in the embodiment) provided between the base body and the cover body and defining a plurality of rows of ball paths from which the game balls flow down. 52, tank rails 42, etc.) and a plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies provided facing a plurality of rows of ball passages and rotatably provided by the pressure of game balls flowing down the respective ball passages The present invention relates to a rectifying mechanism for a machine. In addition, a support shaft portion (for example, a pivot shaft 223 in the embodiment) that is formed on the ball passage forming member and forms the rotation axis of each ball receiving rotor on the outer peripheral surface, and a support shaft portion on the inner peripheral side of the support shaft portion. A locking shaft insertion hole through which a cover body locking shaft formed through the base body is inserted, a boss portion formed in each ball receiving rotating body so as to be detachable from the support shaft portion, and a boss portion Temporary fixing structure that supports each ball bearing rotating body so as to be rotatable around the axis of the supporting shaft portion when it is fitted to the supporting shaft portion, and restricts the movement of each ball receiving rotating body in the drop-off direction perpendicular to the axis ( For example, the ball passage forming member in a state in which the ball receiving rotating body is temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing structure, and the locking shaft insertion hole is engaged with the cover body locking shaft. By attaching them together, the ball passage forming member and the plurality of ball receiving rotors are integrated with each other. Constituting a rectifying mechanism to be assembled to the over scan body.

  In this rectifying mechanism for a ball game machine, a support shaft portion that forms the rotation axis of the ball receiver rotating body is formed on the ball passage forming member, and the boss portion of the ball receiver rotating body is fitted to the support shaft portion. Each ball receiver rotator is supported so as to be rotatable about its axis, and movement in the drop-off direction perpendicular to the axis is restricted by the temporary fixing structure. Then, by attaching the ball passage forming member temporarily fixed to the plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies in this manner to the base body, the ball passage forming member and the plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies are integrally assembled to the base body. For this reason, the ball receiver rotator can be disposed with high positional accuracy with respect to each ball passage, and a stable rectifying function can be secured, and a plurality of ball receiver rotators can be attached very easily. As a result, the assembly work can be facilitated and made more efficient. In addition, even when the cover body is removed for maintenance or the like, the ball receiving rotating body does not fall off by the temporary fixing mechanism, and a rectifying mechanism with improved maintenance workability can be provided.

  Furthermore, in the rectifying mechanism of the present invention, a locking shaft insertion hole for inserting the cover body locking shaft is formed on the inner peripheral side of the support shaft portion, and the locking shaft insertion hole is engaged with the cover body locking shaft. As a result, the ball passage forming member, to which the plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies are temporarily fixed, is integrally positioned and attached to the base body. Therefore, since the workability is good and the ball passage and the ball receiving rotating body are arranged with high relative positional accuracy with respect to the base body and the cover body, it is possible to provide a rectifying mechanism that ensures a more stable rectifying function. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As an example of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a front view and a rear view of the pachinko machine, and first, a brief description of the overall configuration of the pachinko machine PM will be given with reference to these drawings. To do.

  In the pachinko machine PM, the front frame 2 for opening and closing mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 1 that is configured to have a rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame is arranged on the front surface of the opening and closing mounted to each other. A hinge mechanism 3 arranged on the upper left and right sides of the front side is attached to the front so as to be openable and detachable and detachable, and is always engaged and connected to the outer frame 1 using a locking device 4 provided on the right side of the front side. Kept in a state.

  On the front side (front side) upper part of the front frame 2, a glass door 5 is attached to the front so that it can be opened / closed and detached detachably, and the front side of the front frame 2 is always fixed using a locking device 4 provided on the right side of the front. The cover is kept closed. An upper part of the front frame located behind the glass door 5 is provided with an accommodation frame for detachably accommodating the game board 20, and the game board 20 latched and held in this accommodation frame in a standing posture is provided on the glass door. 5 is visible.

  The game board 20 has a decorative board 21 in which cells are pasted on the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness and a router processing as a substrate, and inner and outer guide rails 22 are fixed on the front side in a circular arc shape so as to have a substantially circular game area. PA is partitioned. In the game area PA, there are a large number of game nails and game components such as a windmill, various prize-winning devices 23, 24, 25, a symbol display device 27 for displaying symbols according to the game development status, and left and right side lamps. It is attached and an out port 28 is formed at the lower end of the game area PA. A symbol display control device 87 for controlling the operation of the symbol display device 27 is attached to the center of the back side of the decorative plate 21, and a winning tool is dropped around the guide plate control device 87 and guided to the back side of the decorative plate 21. The safe balls and the out balls (collectively referred to as “played balls”) guided to the back side of the decorative plate 21 through the out port 28 are connected to the back set board 30 along the back surface of the decorative plate 21. A ball gathering cover 29 that leads to the game-completed ball discharge passage is attached.

  An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board is provided at the front side intermediate portion of the front frame 2, and an upper ball tray 6 is attached to the front side of the front frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed laterally and attached detachably. It is always kept in a closed state that covers the front surface of the game assisting board by using the ball tray locking device. A lower ball tray 7 is attached to the lower side of the upper ball tray 6 so as to protrude forward, and a launching handle 8 for performing a game ball launching operation is attached to the right side thereof. A game ball launching device 9 is attached to the lower part of the rear surface of the front frame 2, and a game rail that guides the game ball hit by the hammer of the game ball launching device 9 and launches it toward the outer rail on the game assisting board. In addition, a speaker for generating sound effects according to the game development status is provided.

  On the other hand, on the back side (rear side) of the front frame 2, a back set board 30 is attached to the back of the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed laterally and detachable, and is always kept in a closed state covering the back side of the game board 20. Yes. The back set board 30 has a window 32 for receiving the game board symbol display control device 87 at the center, and is formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the inner size of the outer frame 1. Based on

  The base frame 31 has a front and rear two-layer structure in which a game-completed ball discharge passage, a ball passage of a ball payout control mechanism, a ball removal passage, and the like are three-dimensionally formed on the front and back sides, and the base frame body 31 is divided into front and rear. A game-recovered collection path and a ball removal path that collects game-completed balls discharged mainly on the back side of the game board 20 on the front side of the support surface and guides them to the collection device on the game island are mainly game balls on the back side of the support surface. A ball payout control mechanism for paying out the ball is formed.

  In addition, on each rear part of the base frame 31, a main control device 81 that comprehensively controls the operation of the pachinko machine PM, a ball payout control device 82 that controls the payout operation of the game ball, and operation control of effect lighting and sound effects Various control devices such as a lamp / voice control device 83, a power supply unit 84 for supplying power to each control device and electronic components, a terminal board 85 for inputting / outputting signals and power to / from the game facility side, a ball payout Electronic parts such as the device 53 are attached, and these are connected by a connector cable (not shown) so that the pachinko machine PM can be operated.

  The pachinko machine PM is provided to the game with the upper ball tray 6 and the glass door 5 closed and locked, and the game is started by storing the game ball in the upper ball tray 6 and rotating the launch handle 8. The When the firing handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6 are sent one by one to the launch rail by the ball feeding device mounted on the back of the upper ball tray, and the game ball launching device 9 It is launched by a hammer and fired into the game area PA, and then a pachinko game is developed.

  Now, in the pachinko machine PM generally configured as described above, regarding the payout process of the game ball when the game ball launched into the game area PA falls into each winning tool, the configuration of each related part is a little more detailed explain. There are various types of prizes provided on the game board, including the appearance design and actions at the time of winning, and any type of prizes may be used depending on the gauge setting. For example, the gaming board 20 illustrated in FIG. 1 shows an example in which three types of prizes are provided: a general prize 23, a start prize 24, and an attacker device 25.

  The general winning tool 23 is a fixed winning tool having a winning opening into which a game ball can drop, and a winning detection sensor 23s for detecting the gaming ball is attached to the inside of the winning hole. A safe ball guiding path for guiding the dropped safe ball to the back side of the decorative board 21 is provided at the rear portion of the general winning device 23, and the safe ball that has dropped into the general winning device 23 is detected by the winning detection sensor 23s. Then, it passes through the safe ball guide path and the ball approaching cover 29 and is received by the game-completed ball discharge passage on the front side of the base frame 31, and flows down the ball discharge passage and is discharged to the collection device on the game island.

  The starting prize-winning tool 24 is a so-called electric tulip-type movable prize-winning tool, and can open and close the left and right tulip blades to enlarge / reduce the winning opening. A safe ball guiding path for guiding the winning safe ball to the back side of the decorative board 21 is provided at the rear of the start winning tool 24, and a winning detection sensor 24s for detecting a game ball flowing down the guiding path is attached. Then, the safe ball won in the start winning tool 24 is detected by the winning ball detection sensor 24s, and flows down the safe ball guide path, the ball gathering cover 29, and the game-completed ball discharge passage and is discharged to the collection device of the game island.

  The attacker device 25 is a so-called attacker-type movable winning tool, and an open / close door that covers a horizontal rectangular large winning opening is attached to be openable and closable. The open / close door is normally closed, and when a special game state is established under predetermined winning conditions during the game, the upper part of the open / close door is tilted forward approximately 90 degrees to open the large winning opening. The left and right area openings are provided inside the big winning opening, and winning detection sensors 25 s and 25 t are provided respectively, and on the rear side of the attacker device 25, the two opening areas are connected to penetrate the decorative plate 21. Two safe ball guide paths are provided, and the safe balls that have fallen into the big prize opening are detected by the winning detection sensors 25s and 25t through one of the area openings, It flows down the game-completed ball discharge passage and is discharged to the collection device on the game island.

  Detection signals from the winning detection sensors 23s, 24s, 25s, and 25t are output to the main control device 81, and the main control device 81 controls the operation of the pachinko machine PM based on the input detection signals. For example, when a game ball falls into the start winning opening 24 and a winning detection signal is output from the winning detection sensor 24s, the main controller 81 determines that the gaming ball has dropped into the winning tool from the input signal. It is detected that the winning tool is the start winning opening 24, and a game program corresponding to the winning conditions is called and executed. Specifically, the symbol combination lottery is performed in the main control device, the lottery result is output to the symbol display control device 87, and the symbols displayed on the symbol display device 27 are controlled to fluctuate and stop. For example, a blinking display of a side lamp or generation of a sound effect by a speaker is performed via the lamp / voice control device 83. Further, the ball payout control device 82 outputs a payout command signal corresponding to the winning condition, and operates the ball payout device 53 to perform the game ball payout operation.

  On the other hand, a ball payout control mechanism that performs a payout operation of game balls is provided on the back set board 30 that is always located behind the game board 20 and held closed. FIG. 3 shows a rear view of the right frame rod (the frame rib portion on the right side of the window in the base frame body 31) 33 of the back set board including the ball payout control mechanism. The main mechanism related to the payout of the game ball is provided on the back side of the base frame 31 having a front and rear two-layer structure, and will be described with reference mainly to the rear view. The left and right directions in the rear view shown will be referred to as the left or right, and the other side (pachinko machine front side) in the direction orthogonal to the paper surface will be referred to as the front, and the front side (the back side) will be referred to as the rear. The basic configuration and operation of the guide passage and the like for guiding the game ball to the ball payout device 53 are substantially the same as the configuration and operation shown in FIG. 19 referred to in the background art section. explain.

  The ball payout control mechanism is attached to the upper left part of the base frame 31 to store a game ball, and is attached to the lower part of the right frame rod 33 in the base frame 31 to pay out the game ball. Below the ball payout device 53, a guide passage that is connected between the device 53, the ball storage tank 41 and the ball payout device 53, aligns the game balls stored in the ball storage tank 41 and leads to the ball payout device 53. A ball payout for controlling the operation of the ball payout device 53 attached to the lower part of the rear surface of the base frame 31 and the ball payout passage 60 for guiding the game balls provided and discharged from the ball payout device to the upper and lower ball dishes 6 and 7. A control device 82, a pressure receiving control unit 100 that is provided in the guide passage and rectifies the game ball flowing down the ball passage and reduces the pressure of the game ball acting on the ball payout device 53 when the payout operation is started, and the like. Is done.

  The ball storage tank 41 is a box-shaped body with an open top surface, and can store about 500 to 800 game balls inside the tank. The bottom surface of the sphere storage tank 41 is gently inclined leftward and forwardly, and an opening communicating with the upper and lower sides is formed in the front left and connected to the lower guide passage. The guide passage includes an alignment passage that aligns the game balls supplied from the ball storage tank 41 in the process of flowing down, and a standby passage that receives the game balls aligned in the alignment passage and guides them to the lower ball dispensing device 53. The passage is formed in a tank rail 42 attached immediately below the ball storage tank, and the standby passage is formed before and after the S-shaped rail 52 attached to the right frame rod 33.

  The tank rail 42 has a hook-like body surrounded by front and rear wall surfaces in the mounting posture screwed to the base frame body 31 above the window 32, and has a rib-like shape whose height increases toward the right on the bottom surface. A partition wall is erected to form two rows of alignment passages 42a and 42b in the front and rear. The tank rail 42 is attached at an inclination angle of about 4 degrees from the upper left ball storage tank 41 side toward the lower right standby passage side, and the game balls stacked in the vertical direction are leveled in the middle of the passage. The ball leveling tool 44 is vertically arranged, and the game balls supplied from the ball storage tank 41 are aligned in the process of flowing down toward the downstream side of the slope. It flows down to the standby passage side in a state of being aligned with 42b. The inclined end portion of the tank rail 42, that is, the end portions of the alignment passages 42 a and 42 b are smoothly bent downward and connected to the standby passage at the deflection outlet opening at the lower end.

  The right frame rod 33 receives the game balls sent from the deflection outlet and waits in an aligned state in the standby passages 52a and 52b, and is attached to the lower side of the S-shaped rail 52 and is attached to the standby passage. The ball payout device 53 for paying out the waiting game ball based on a predetermined payout condition and the rear of the S-shaped rail 52 supported by the right frame rod 33 are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the S-shaped rail 52. A lid member 58 or the like for forming a standby passage of the row is attached. Further, between the deflection outlet and the S-shaped rail 52, there is a ball detection sensor 51 for detecting whether or not sufficient game balls capable of paying out the game balls are held in the standby passages 52a and 52b. Ball counting sensors 54 and 54 are attached between the ball dispensing device 53 and the ball dispensing passage 60 so as to be detachably mounted and detect the game balls that have been paid out and count the actual numbers. It is provided as possible.

  The S-shaped rail 52 has a partition wall 52w formed in the middle, and a passage wall 52L erected in parallel on the left and right sides with a space slightly larger than the ball diameter of the game ball on the front and rear surfaces sandwiching the partition wall. A concave passage groove surrounded by passage walls 52L and 52R is formed on the front and rear sides of the partition wall 52w. The front and rear passage grooves are bent as shown in FIG. 3, and the ball pressure due to the weight of the game ball located on the upstream side is applied on the downstream side so that it does not become excessive pressure. The S-shaped rail 52 is configured separately from the base frame 31 for easy cleaning of the passage groove, etc., and is inserted into and supported by a support boss 35 erected on the right frame rod 33, and a lid member from the rear. By fixing 58 with screws, the right frame rod 33 is fixed.

  When the S-shaped rail 52 is fixed to the right frame rod 33, the opening portions of the front and rear passage grooves are covered with the support surface of the front right frame rod 33 and the rear lid member 58, and the front and rear two rows of standby passages 52a. , 52b are formed. A part of the upper passage wall in the S-shaped rail 52 is notched, and is always closed by a flow path switching member 55 in which a passage wall 55a corresponding to the notch is formed. The lower end portion of the S-shaped rail 52 is formed in alignment with the receiving port of the ball dispensing device 53, and guides the game balls introduced from the deflection outlet to the ball dispensing device 53 in a front-to-back two-row alignment state. When the game stops, the game balls are made to wait in alignment in the standby passages 52a and 52b.

The ball payout device 53 is formed with receiving ports 53a and 53b for receiving game balls by communicating with standby passages 52a and 52b in front and rear of the upper center, and payout ports 53c and 53d for paying out game balls on the left and right sides of the lower part. Inside the case, there are provided a ball feed rotating body 53r having two front and rear impellers, and a ball payout motor 53m for rotating the ball feed rotating body 53r (see FIG. 19). The front row side impeller 53r ₁ and the back row side impeller 53r ₂ of the ball feed rotating body 53r are each provided with three U-groove shaped receiving portions for receiving game balls at intervals of 120 degrees, and the front and rear impellers are respectively The angular position of the receiving part is offset by 60 degrees. For this reason, the game balls supplied from the receiving ports 53a and 53b are alternately received by the receiving portions of the front and rear impellers 53r ₁ and 53r ₂ with the rotation of the ball feed rotating body 53r. One by one is moved to the right or left passage in the cassette and is paid out to the ball payout passage 60 from either the left or right payout outlets 53c, 53d.

  The ball payout control device 82 receives a payout command signal corresponding to the winning conditions in the game board 20 from the main control device 81, and the ball payout control device 82 responds to the payout command signal input from the main control device 81. The motor driving signal is output to the ball paying device 53. The ball paying device 53 operates the ball paying motor 53m on the basis of the input motor driving signal, and the ball feed rotating body 53r is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise as required. The amount of game balls corresponding to the motor drive signal is paid out to the ball payout passage 60 from the right or left payout ports 53d and 53c.

  In the so-called CR machine to which the prepaid card unit 90 is connected, a CR operation panel 92 having a ball lending request button is provided on the front side of the upper ball tray 6, and an output signal thereof is input to the ball payout control device 82. The ball payout control device 82 outputs a motor drive signal corresponding to the ball lending request signal input from the CR operation panel 92 to the ball payout device 53, and the ball payout device 53 is based on the input motor drive signal. The ball payout motor 53m is actuated to rotate the ball feed rotating body 53r counterclockwise or clockwise by a required rotation angle, and the number of game balls corresponding to the motor drive signal are left or right payout outlets 53c, 53d. To the ball payout passage 60.

  The game balls paid out from the ball payout outlets 53c and 53d are detected by the ball counting sensors 54 and 54, and the ball payout control device 82 receives the game balls paid out from the detection signal input from the ball counting sensor. The quantity is counted and compared with the target quantity related to the motor drive signal, and the operation of the ball dispensing device 53 is controlled. As a result, a number of game balls corresponding to the payout command signal input from the main controller 81 or the ball lending request signal input from the CR operation panel 92 are paid out to the ball payout passage 60, and the ball payout passage 60 is switched. It moves down and is paid out to the upper ball tray 6 or the lower ball tray 7.

  In addition, the ball presence detection sensor 51 provided in the upper part of the waiting passages 52a and 52b detects whether or not the game balls are waiting for alignment up to the upper position where the ball presence detection sensor is provided. This is a sensor for determining whether or not a quantity of game balls (for example, about 35 balls) that can be dispensed without any shortage is held, and a detection signal thereof is output to the ball dispensing control device 82. The ball payout control device 82 restricts the operation of the ball payout device 53 and generates a predetermined alarm when the detection signal input from the ball presence detection sensor 51 is in the absence of a ball.

  Further, an upper ball stop mechanism is provided in the downstream portion of the alignment passages 42a and 42b, and an upper ball removal mechanism is provided in the upstream portion of the standby passages 52a and 52b. The upper ball stop mechanism includes a ball stop member 45 that is positioned above the deflection outlet and pivotally supported in a plane parallel to the support surface of the base frame 31. The ball stopper member 45 is formed with a hook-shaped hook portion in accordance with the arrangement positions of the front and rear alignment passages 42a and 42b. The ball stopper member 45 is swung counterclockwise to remove the front and rear hook portions. By projecting into the alignment passages 42a and 42b, the game balls are blocked, and the flow of the game balls located on the upstream side of the hook portion can be regulated.

  The upper ball removing mechanism includes a flow path switching member 55 pivotally supported on the back side of the right frame rod 33 in a plane parallel to the support surface of the right frame rod, and a right side on the front side of the right frame rod 33. The operation member 56 is mounted so as to be swingable in a direction orthogonal to the support surface of the frame cage, and a ball removal passage 57 that guides a game ball that overflows when the standby passage is opened to a collection device on the game island.

  A passage wall 55a having a wall shape corresponding to a notch portion of the S-shaped rail 52 is formed in the lower portion of the flow path switching member 55, and a support boss of the right frame rod 33 is formed by a support shaft hole formed in an intermediate portion. It is pivotably supported. The ball passage 57 is located on the right side of the S-shaped rail 52 and is formed on the back side of the right frame rod 33, and passes through the support surface of the right frame rod 33 below the preliminary passage 57a. The communication opening 57b is formed, and a lower passage 57c formed downward from the communication opening 57b on the front side of the right frame rod 33. The front of the descending passage 57c is covered with a front cover 57d attached to the front side of the base frame body 31 (see FIG. 5 and the like), and is connected to the above-mentioned game ball discharge passage below the right frame rod 33. Yes.

  The flow path switching member 55 is always held at a closed position where the notch portion of the S-shaped rail is closed by the engagement with the engagement protrusion of the operation member 56, and the game balls supplied from the upstream side are arranged in two rows Are guided to the ball dispensing device 53 in an aligned state by the standby passages 52a and 52b. On the other hand, when the operation lever portion of the operation member 56 is swung backward, the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the flow path switching member is released, and the flow path switching member 55 is swung counterclockwise to be released. The game ball overflowing from the cutout portion into the preliminary passage 57a flows down from the communication opening 57b to the game island recovery device via the descending passage 57c and the game-completed ball discharge passage.

  For this reason, the game ball stored in the ball storage tank 41 or the tank rail 42 is removed by restricting the flow of the game ball using the upper ball stop mechanism and performing the ball removal operation using the upper ball removal mechanism. Without removing all the balls, only the game balls located in the vicinity of the detection sensor 51 with a sphere are extracted, and the maintenance inspection and replacement work of the detection sensor 51 with a sphere can be performed.

  The front frame 2 and the glass door 5 are subjected to maintenance work called a heart key at a position facing the front of the operation lever portion of the operation member 56 in a state where the back set board 30 is closed and held on the front frame 2. A ball removal hole 5h is formed through which an operation pin (see heart key 155 appended to FIGS. 4 and 6) is inserted, and the heart key 155 is inserted into the ball removal operation hole 5h from the front side of the pachinko machine PM. By inserting and pressing the operation lever portion, the ball removal operation and the return operation after the ball removal can be performed from the outside of the pachinko machine.

  Now, a pressure receiving control unit is provided in an intermediate portion of the standby passages 52a and 52b in the payout mechanism configured as described above, thereby constituting a ball payout control mechanism. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the pressure receiving control unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 12 together. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the pressure receiving control unit 100 as viewed from the right rear side, FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3, and FIGS. FIG. 8 is a block diagram mainly showing a control form of the ball payout control mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing drive timings of a solenoid and a ball payout motor in the ball payout control mechanism. FIGS. 10 and 11 are rear views showing a state where the game ball is locked in the pressure receiving state, and FIG. 12 is a rear view of the pressure receiving control unit 100 when the ball is held by the heart key 155.

  The pressure receiving control unit 100 is roughly attached to the S-shaped rail 52 so as to be rotatable, and the front and rear balls provided respectively rotatable by the pressure of the game balls flowing down the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b. The rectifying mechanism 120 mainly composed of the receiving rotors 122 and 122, the rotation restricting member 130 that can engage with the ball receiving rotor 122 and restrict the rotation of the ball receiving rotor, and the rotation restricting member 130 The engaging member engaged with the rotating body 122 and the restricting member drive mechanism 140 for shifting to the releasing position for releasing the engagement between the rotation restricting member 130 and the ball receiver rotating body 122 and the rotation restricting member 130 are artificially engaged. A ball stop structure 150 that locks the rectifying mechanism 120 in a ball stop state by locking at the mating position is formed.

  The rectifying mechanism 120 is supported by a pivot shaft 123 and a pivot shaft 123 which are formed on the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 and the S-shaped rail 52 and form a rotation axis of the ball bearing rotating bodies 122 and 122. Rotating body locking shafts 125 and E for supporting the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 so as to be rotatable about the pivot shaft and for locking the ball receiving rotating bodies 120 from moving in the direction perpendicular to the axis. It is composed of a ring 126 and the like.

  The ball receiving rotor 122 is a game in which an arc-shaped ball receiving groove 122u having a receiving radius somewhat larger than the ball radius is connected to the outer peripheral portion of a rotating disk having a thickness about half the diameter of the game ball. A plurality of formed at a predetermined angular pitch according to the pitch of the balls, and formed into a claw wheel shape in which a mountain-shaped pressure receiving claw 122t protruding in the outer peripheral direction is formed between adjacent ball receiving grooves 122u and 122u. . Two front and rear ball receiving rotors having basically the same shape are used corresponding to the standby passages 52a and 52b in the two front and rear rows. A boss portion is formed at the center of the ball receiving rotor 122, and a shaft hole having an inner diameter slightly larger than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft 123 on the S-shaped rail side is formed through the front and rear thereof. Yes. The ball receiving rotor 122 is integrally formed by a molding means such as injection molding using a low friction coefficient resin material such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene or polyacetal resin.

  A pivot shaft 123 is formed at the bent portion of the S-shaped rail 52 so as to protrude forward and backward from the partition wall 52w. The front and rear pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t are placed on the standby passage 52a on the right passage wall 52R surrounding the pivot shaft 123. , 52b, pressure receiving claw insertion portions 124a, 124b are formed.

  The pivot shaft 123 has a hollow cylindrical shape that is removably engaged with and supported by a shaft hole formed in the boss portion of the ball receiving rotator 122, and the protruding height in the front and rear thereof is the height of the ball receiving rotator. While formed to be somewhat larger than the thickness of the boss portion, a locking shaft insertion hole is formed in the shaft center for pivotally supporting the rotating body locking shaft 125 therethrough. The pressure receiving claw insertion portions 124a and 124b are formed on the basis of the thickness and rotation trajectory of the pressure receiving claw 122t of the ball receiving rotating body, and the front and rear ball receiving rotating bodies 122 and 122 are supported by the pivot shaft 123. The pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t are formed so as to protrude into the standby passages 52a and 52b. The front right passage wall of the front row pressure receiving claw insertion portion 124a is formed on the support surface of the right frame rod 33, and the rear right passage wall of the rear row pressure receiving claw insertion portion 124b is formed on the front side of the lid member 58. Each pressure receiving claw insertion portion 124a, 124b has a notch shape that opens back and forth.

  The rectifying mechanism 120 supports the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 by fitting a shaft hole to the pivot shaft 123 from the front and rear of the partition wall 52w, respectively, and inserting the locking shaft 123 into the locking shaft. The rotating body locking shaft 125 is inserted into and supported by the hole, and the E-ring 126 is fitted into the front and rear ring grooves of the rotating body locking shaft 125 protruding forward and backward so that the S-shaped rail 52 is integrated. The pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t protrude to the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b, respectively, and are independently rotatably arranged.

  A pivot flange is formed on the diagonally upper right side of the pivot shaft 123 so as to project downward from the right passage wall 52R, and a central pivot portion 133 is formed so as to project forward and backward from the pivot flange. The central support shaft portion 133 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and a swing shaft insertion hole that supports the shaft by inserting the swing shaft 135 through the shaft center is formed.

  The rotation restricting member 130 is mainly composed of a swinging body 131 serving as a base of the restricting member, and a rotation restricting tool 132 that is attached to the lower portion of the swinging body 131 and engages with and disengages from the ball receiving rotating body 122. Is swingably attached to the center support shaft 133 of the S-shaped rail.

  The oscillating body 131 is a plate-like main body plate portion 131a, a bearing portion 131j formed on the upper end portion of the main body plate portion 131a, and a rib portion standing on the right side of the main body plate portion 131a from the top to the center. Cam plate portion 131b, a rotation restrictor mounting portion formed in accordance with the shape and size of the rotation restrictor 132 on the lower left side of the main body plate portion, and a tongue-like shape projectingly molded at the lower end of the main body plate portion 131a It consists of key engagement piece 131k, shaft-shaped operation knob 131m that protrudes rearward from main body plate portion 131a, and is reinforced by adding glass fiber or carbon fiber, ABS resin, nylon resin, polyacetal resin, etc. These resin materials are integrally molded by molding means such as injection molding.

  The rotation restrictor mounting portion formed on the lower left surface of the main body plate portion 131a has an upper surface support wall that supports the upper surface of the rotation restrictor 132 and a lower surface support wall that supports the lower surface of the rotation restrictor 132 described below. Then, the rotation restricting tool 132 is fitted between the upper and lower support walls and fixed by a fixing means (not shown) such as an adhesive or a screw, so that the rotation restricting tool 132 is integrally held.

  The rotation restricting tool 132 has a wider width in the front-rear direction than the arrangement range of the pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t of the front and rear ball receiving rotors, and regardless of the rotation angle position of the ball receiving rotors 122 and 122, the pressure receiving claws 122t, It is formed in a trapezoidal block shape having a height in the vertical direction that can be engaged with 122t and slightly tilted rearward on the left surface side in accordance with a ball receiving rotating body that is positioned somewhat in the upper left and confronts. On the left surface of the rotation restricting tool 132, a plurality of rows of trapezoidal groove-like claw receiving grooves 132t, 132t,... Extending in the front-rear direction and narrowing toward the groove bottom are formed vertically. The tip ridge is received in one of the grooves according to the height position of the nail, and can be engaged by being sandwiched between upper and lower tapered groove surfaces.

  The rotation restricting device 132 is formed by clamping and vulcanizing a polymer material having wear resistance and impact resilience, such as polyurethane or isoprene rubber, and a screw bush for fixing screws is used as necessary. It is formed by embedding. The rotation restrictor 132 is fitted between the upper and lower support walls of the rotation restrictor mounting portion described above, and is integrally attached to the lower portion of the rocking body 131 by fixing means such as adhesive fixing.

  The cam plate portion 131b erected on the right surface side of the main body plate portion 131a has a rib shape extending vertically from the upper portion to the central portion of the main body plate portion 131a, and the upper portion gradually increases in height downward. An engaging slope is formed. The bearing 131j formed by dividing the upper end of the main body plate portion 131a in the front-rear direction is formed in a cylindrical shape that is smoothly connected to the main body plate portion 131a. Also, a bearing hole having a slightly larger inner diameter and communicating in the front-rear direction is formed. A notch for receiving the central support shaft 133 formed on the S-shaped rail 52 is formed between the front and rear bearings.

  The rotation restricting member 130 is coaxially positioned so that the central support shaft portion 133 of the S-shaped rail 52 is sandwiched between the front and rear bearing portions 131j, and the swing shaft 135 is inserted from the front or rear of the bearing portion 131j. By fitting E-rings 136 into the front and rear ring grooves of the swing shaft 135 protruding forward and backward, the E-ring 136 is integrally attached to the S-shaped rail 52 and is swingably mounted via the swing shaft 135.

  The support surface of the right frame rod 33 to which the S-shaped rail is attached is provided with a support boss 35 that protrudes rearward and supports the flow path switching member 55 and the S-shaped rail 52 so as to be detachable. A frame-side bearing hole 127a is formed that is aligned with the front of the stop shaft 125 and receives the front end of the rotating body locking shaft 125. The front end of the swing shaft 135 is aligned with the front of the swing shaft 135. A receiving frame side bearing boss 137a is formed.

  On the other hand, the lid member 58 attached to cover the back of the S-shaped rail 52 is aligned with the position where the rotating body locking shaft 125 is disposed on the front side facing the S-shaped rail 52. A lid-side bearing hole 127b for receiving the rear end portion is formed, and a lid-side bearing boss 137b for receiving the rear end portion of the swing shaft 135 is formed in alignment with the position where the swing shaft 135 is disposed.

  Further, a solenoid support portion 145 that supports the solenoid 141 in the regulating member drive mechanism 140 is formed on the rear surface side of the lid member 58, and a pin insertion hole 146 through which the engagement pin 142b of the drive transmission tool 142 is inserted, Further, a knob insertion hole 147 through which the operation knob 131m of the swinging body is inserted is formed. The solenoid support portion 145 is formed in a parallel wall shape that is positioned and supported so as to be sandwiched from the right and left by engaging with the case lower end corner portion of the solenoid 141, and among these, the left support wall receives the fixing screw 148 from the rear end side. Screw receiving slits 145s and 145s are formed. The pin insertion hole 146 is formed in a long hole shape having an opening width larger than the shaft diameter of the engagement pin 142b and an opening length larger than the drive stroke of the solenoid 141, and the knob insertion hole 147 is an operation knob 131m. It is formed in an arc shape that matches the swing trajectory.

  The restricting member drive mechanism 140 is a drive source of the drive mechanism, and includes a solenoid 141 that projects the push rod when the solenoid drive signal is turned ON, a drive transmission tool 142 fitted to the lower end of the push rod, and the like. Composed.

  The solenoid 141 includes a metal case 141a, a drive coil 141b housed in the case, a plunger 141c supported by the air core portion of the drive coil so as to be slidable up and down, and a return mounted on the outer periphery of the plunger 141c. The spring 141d is composed of a push rod 141e which is fixed to the lower end of the plunger in the air core and protrudes downward from the case 141a and is supported so as to be slidable up and down. When the solenoid drive signal is applied to the drive coil 141b, the plunger 141c is attracted and the push rod 141e is protruded downward. When the solenoid drive signal is turned OFF, the plunger 141c is pulled up by the spring force of the return spring 141d and the push rod 141e returns to the reference position. Movement It is an electromagnetic solenoid. The signal line of the drive coil 141 b is connected to the ball payout control device 82, and the operation of the solenoid 141 is controlled by the ball payout control device 82. A disc-shaped shaft end flange 141f is fixed to the front end portion of the push rod 141e, and screw holes for attaching the solenoid 141 are formed in two upper and lower portions on the side surface of the case 141a.

  The drive transmission tool 142 includes a shaft end block 142a and an engagement pin 142b. The shaft end block 142a is formed with a locking slit 142f that receives and locks the shaft end flange 141f at the tip of the push rod. . The engaging pin 142b is a smooth cylindrical pin and is provided extending in a direction orthogonal to the operating axis of the push rod. The drive transmission tool 142 is integrally formed by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polyacetal resin or ABS resin, or a shaft end block 142a formed by a similar molding method. The engagement pin 142b is driven in and fixed by press-fitting, or a metal engagement pin 142b is insert-molded on the resin shaft end block 142a.

  The drive transmission tool 142 is fixed to the lower end portion of the push rod 141e by engaging and fixing the shaft end flange 141f to the locking slit 142f of the shaft end block, and the drive transmission tool 142 and the solenoid 141 are integrated. Is done. Then, the fixing screws 148 and 148 are loosely screwed into the screw holes on the case side surface of the solenoid 141 to engage with the screw receiving slits 145s and 145s of the solenoid support portion 145, and the solenoid 141 is slid forward to be between the left and right support walls. Loosely insert into Then, the fixing screws 148 and 148 slide forward in the grooves of the screw receiving slits 145s and 145s, and the engaging pin 142b of the drive transmission tool 142 protrudes from the front side of the lid member 58 through the pin insertion hole 146. Is done. The regulating member drive mechanism 140 is attached to the lid member 58 by tightening the upper and lower fixing screws 148 in a state where the case front end surface of the solenoid 141 is positioned by being engaged with the rear surface of the lid member.

  As described above, the S-shaped rail 52 provided with the rectifying mechanism 120 and the rotation restricting member 130 is attached to the support surface of the right frame rod 33, and the lid member 58 to which the restricting member driving mechanism 140 is attached is screwed from behind. By fixing, the pressure receiving control unit 100 is formed.

  In the S-shaped rail 52 provided with the rectifying mechanism 120 and the rotation restricting member 130, the cylindrical boss receiving portions formed on the upper and lower sides of the S-shaped rail are fitted to the support boss 35 formed on the support surface of the right frame rod 33. The front end portions of the rotating body locking shaft 125 and the swing shaft 135 protruding forward from the S-shaped rail side are loosely inserted into the frame-side bearing hole 127a and the frame-side bearing boss 137a on the support surface side, respectively. Thus, it is integrally mounted on the support surface of the right frame rod 33, and these members are supported while being positioned at predetermined positions of the right frame rod 33.

  Next, the cover member 58 to which the restricting member driving mechanism 140 is attached is covered from the rear, and the operation knob 131m of the swinging body is led out through the insertion hole 147, and the rotating body protrudes rearward from the S-shaped rail side. By loosely inserting the rear end portions of the locking shaft 125 and the swing shaft 135 into the lid-side bearing hole 127b and the lid-side bearing boss 137b on the front side of the lid member, the lid member 58 is supported in a positioned state. The

  Then, the S-shaped rail 52, the rectifying mechanism 120, the rotation restricting member 130, and the restricting member driving mechanism 140 are positioned relative to each other by screwing and fastening the screws to the respective supporting bosses from the rear of the lid member 58. Is attached to the right frame rod 33, and the pressure receiving control unit 100 is formed. The operation of the pressure receiving control unit 100 is controlled by the ball payout control device 82 by connecting the signal line of the solenoid 141 to the ball payout control device 82.

  When the pressure receiving control unit 100 is attached, that is, when the solenoid drive signal is OFF, the push rod 141e is housed in the case by the spring force of the return spring 141d attached to the outer peripheral portion of the plunger, and the shaft end block of the drive transmission tool 142a is disposed at a reference position in contact with the lower surface of the solenoid case 141a. Further, the rotation restricting member 130 hangs down in a substantially vertical posture by its own weight, the cam plate portion 131b comes into light contact with the engagement pin 142b of the drive transmission tool located obliquely upward to the right, and the rotation restricting tool 132 receives the ball receiver. The rotating body 122 is disposed away from the rotating body 122. For this reason, the front and rear ball receiving rotators 122, 122 are in a released state in which they can freely rotate without receiving the restricting force from the rotation restricting tool 132, and the game balls flowing down the standby passages 52a, 52b The rotating bodies 122 and 122 flow downward toward the ball dispensing device 53 while rotating counterclockwise.

Therefore, in the released state P _f shown in Figures 3 and 5-7, the pressure acting from accumulated game balls to the upstream side is transmitted to the game ball to stop the downstream side, and flows down the waiting path 52a, and 52b The game balls are rectified by the rotation of the ball receiving rotators without being restricted by the ball receiving rotators 122 and 122 and flow down the standby passage. The ball dispensing control mechanism, in before the payout of game balls is started is set to the released state P _f which allows the rotation of the ball receiving rotator.

  On the other hand, in the ball payout control mechanism, when the game ball payout is started, the restricting member drive mechanism 140 is operated prior to the rotation start of the ball payout motor 53m, and the rotation restricting tool 132 is engaged with the ball receiving rotor 122. By changing to the mating engagement position, the rotation of the ball bearing rotating bodies 122 and 122 is restricted. Hereinafter, the operation of the ball payout control mechanism will be mainly described with reference to the block diagram of the control configuration in the ball payout control mechanism shown in FIG. 8 and the timing chart of the solenoid 141 and the ball payout motor 53m shown in FIG. . In addition, each figure of (a), (b), and (c) in FIG. 9 exemplifies the control timing when the payout conditions are different, such as winning conditions on the game board 20 or ball lending by the ball lending request button on the CR operation panel 92. Is.

The main control device 81 receives detection signals from the winning detection sensors 23s, 24s, 25s, and 25t of the winning devices, and the main control device 81 receives the winning detection signals from the winning detection sensors. The winning condition is determined from the winning detection signal, and a payout command signal based on the winning condition is output to the ball payout control device 82. For example, when the winning detection signal is input from the winning detection sensor 23 s of the general winning tool 23 or the winning detection sensor 24 s of the start winning tool 24, the main controller 81 pays out when winning the winning tools 23, 24. It is determined from the table stored in the internal memory that the quantity corresponds to a small number (for example, 4 or 8), and a payout command signal C ₁ corresponding to the small number is output to the ball payout control device 82. Similarly, when a winning detection signal is input from the winning detection sensors 25s and 25t of the attacker device 25, the main control device 81 corresponds to a large number (for example, 15) of payout quantities when winning a big winning opening. It determines, and outputs a payout command signal C ₂ corresponding to the large number to the ball dispensing control device 82.

In addition to the payout command signals C ₁ and C ₂ input from the main controller 81, a ball lending request signal C ₃ is input from the CR operation panel 92 to the ball payout control device 82. Ball lending is generally performed in units of 25, and the ball lending request signal is a signal for requesting the 25 payouts.

  When these signals are input to the ball payout control device 82, the ball payout control device 82 first refers to the detection signal of the ball presence detection sensor 51, and a sufficient number of game balls for paying out are placed in the standby passage. It is determined whether or not the storage is waited up to the top. When the detection signal is in a no-ball state (for example, when the contact point of the ball detection sensor 51 is open), a ball-out signal is output to the main controller 81, and the main controller 81 displays a ball-out indication on the front surface of the pachinko machine. The lamp is turned on, and an alarm such as outputting a ball-out signal to the management device on the game facility side via the terminal board 85 is generated.

  On the other hand, when the detection signal of the ball presence detection sensor 51 is in a ball presence state (similarly, when the contact point of the ball presence detection sensor 51 is closed), drive signals are output to the pressure receiving control unit 100 and the ball discharge device 53, respectively. Then, the game balls are paid out.

By the way, the payout command signals C ₁ and C ₂ and the ball lending request signal C ₃ input to the ball payout control device 82 are signals for requesting different numbers of payouts. Therefore, the ball payout control device 82 generates motor drive signals M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ corresponding to the quantity to be paid out (payout conditions) from the input payout command signals C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ , It outputs to the ball payout motor 53m of the ball payout device 53. The ball payout control device 82 generates solenoid drive signals S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ for driving the solenoid 141 of the pressure receiving control unit 100 and outputs the solenoid drive signals S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ to the solenoid 141.

9 (1), (2), and (3), when the ball payout quantity is a small number (1), a large number (2), and a ball lending (3), and each of them is continuously operated multiple times (a plurality of payout commands). As shown in the timing chart, the solenoid drive is performed so that the relationship between the motor drive signals M ₁ , M ₂ , and M ₃ and the solenoid drive signals S ₁ , S ₂ , and S ₃ is The signal S (S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ ) is synchronized with the motor drive signal M (M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ ) immediately before the motor drive signal M is output (in other words, the ball payout motor 53m). This is a pulse-like drive signal that is turned on before rotation is started and turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed after the motor drive signal M is output (after rotation of the ball payout motor 53m is started).

  That is, when the solenoid drive signal S is turned on, the ball payout motor 53m has not yet rotated, and the game balls are aligned in two rows in the front and rear in the alignment passages 42a and 42b and the standby passages 52a and 52b. The ball storage tank 41 is stopped in a state of being closely connected from the ball storage device 53 downstream.

  When the solenoid drive signal S is turned ON, the plunger 141c of the solenoid 141 is pulled into the case against the spring force of the return spring 141d, and the push rod 141e is pushed downward to move the drive transmission tool 142 downward. The mating pin 142b engages with the engaging slope of the cam plate portion 131b and presses the cam plate portion 131b to the left. Therefore, in the rotation restricting member 130, the swinging member 131 is swung clockwise about the swinging shaft 135, and the lower rotation restricting tool 132 is pressed against the outer peripheral portions of the ball receiving rotating members 122, 122 to be engaged. It is shifted to the engagement position.

  Here, the rotation restricting tool 132 is formed so that the width in the front-rear direction is wider than the arrangement range of the pressure receiving claws 122 t of the front and rear ball receiving rotating bodies, and regardless of the rotation angle position of the ball receiving rotating body 122. It is formed to have a height in the vertical direction that can be engaged with any of the pressure receiving claws 122t. A trapezoidal groove-like claw receiving groove 132t having a groove width that narrows toward the bottom is formed in a plurality of rows on the left surface side of the rotation restricting device 132. The taper-shaped groove surface engages smoothly and is sandwiched between the upper and lower groove surfaces so that it can be securely locked.

  For this reason, when the rotation restricting tool 132 is pressed against the outer peripheral portion of the ball receiving rotating body 122 by the ON operation of the solenoid 141, the tip ridge portions of the pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t in the front and rear rows correspond to the rotation angle positions. The nail receiving grooves 132t and 132t at the height position are smoothly guided and engaged, and are sandwiched and locked between the upper and lower tapered groove surfaces. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the front and rear ball receiving rotators 122 and 122 are locked at different timings. Engage with the nail receiving grooves 132t and 132t at any height according to the rotational angle position of 122t, and are sandwiched and locked between the groove surfaces of the nail receiving grooves.

  Therefore, due to the impeller configuration of the ball feed rotating body 53r in the ball dispensing device 53, even if the positions of the game balls are shifted and aligned in the standby passage 52a on the front row side and the standby passage 52b on the rear row side, or stopped in the passage Even if the position of the game ball is changed due to the difference in the alignment state of the game balls, the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 can be reliably locked together.

When the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 are thus restricted in rotation at the rotation angle position, the game balls received at that time in the ball receiving grooves 122u and 122u are located downstream of the ball receiving grooves. Flow is restricted by the pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t, and the pressure acting from the game balls stored on the upstream side is locked in a state where the pressure is received by the ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 in each row. Thus, the pressure acting from the stored game balls to the upstream side of the state where the rotation body 122 is received receiving balls that pressure state P _r.

  At this time, a moment acts on the solenoid 141 in the direction in which the case 141a is rotated counterclockwise as a reaction force. However, since the solenoid support portion 145 supports the left and right sides of the case, the solenoid itself rotates. There is no such thing as being moved. Further, the actual stroke of the direct acting solenoid is defined by an equilibrium point where the generated thrust and the reaction force at the plunger moving position are balanced, and the generated thrust of the solenoid 141 and the reaction force from the oscillator 131 are balanced. Retained. Furthermore, since the rotation restricting tool 132 is formed of a polymer material having rebound resilience, the pressure receiving claw 122t is captured in the claw receiving groove 132t and the rotation of the ball receiving rotating body 122 is reliably restricted, and the pressing force is controlled. Accordingly, it can be elastically deformed.

  Therefore, in any state of FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the game ball receives the pressure without exerting an excessive load on the solenoid 141, the drive transmission tool 142, the swinging body 131, the rotation restricting tool 132, the ball receiving rotating body 122, and the like. It is elastically locked and held while being received by the claws 122t and 122t. Further, since the upper surface support wall for supporting the upper surface of the rotation restricting tool 132 is formed in the rotation restricting tool mounting portion of the rocking body 131, the rotation restricting tool falls off by receiving the force acting upward from the pressure receiving claw 122t. It does not deform.

In the rotation regulating member 130 is pressure-receiving state P _r in the engaged position, than the ball receiving rotator 122, 122 is reduced pressure is greatly exerted on the game ball located downstream, the ball disbursement motor 53m, the In a state where the pressure is reduced as described above, more specifically, in a state where the weight is reduced to about 15 balls located between the pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t and the ball feed rotating body 53r, the motor is controlled from the ball dispensing control device 82. A drive signal M (M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ ) is output.

The motor drive signals M ₁ , M ₂ , and M ₃ are signals that rotate the ball feed rotator 53r clockwise or counterclockwise by a rotation angle corresponding to the amount to be dispensed. For example, a small number of dispense command signals C 240 ° ball disbursement motor when ₁ is four, 480 degrees in the case of eight, to rotate the ball feeding rotary body 53r outputs a motor drive signal M ₁ to be rotated clockwise, right Pays out to the ball payout passage 60 from the payout exit 53d. The same applies to the case of a large number of payout signal, 15 a ball disbursement motor 900 degrees with respect to the payout command signal C ₂ (2.5 rotations) by outputting a motor drive signal M ₂ to be rotated clockwise The ball feed rotator 53r is rotated and paid out to the ball payout passage 60 from the right payout port 53d. Further, in the case of the ball lending request signal C ₃ (25), a motor drive signal M ₃ for rotating the ball payout motor counterclockwise by 1500 degrees (4 rotations and 60 degrees) is output and the ball feed rotating body 53r. Is rotated to pay out to the ball payout passage 60 from the left payout port 53c.

  When the motor drive signal M is output and a predetermined time (for example, a time of about 50 to 200 ms) elapses, the ball payout controller 82 turns off the solenoid drive signal S. When the solenoid drive signal is turned OFF, the push rod 141e is pulled by the spring force of the return spring 141d, the drive transmission tool 142 returns to the reference position, and is engaged by the tapered groove structure as the engagement pin 142b moves upward. The swinging body 131 that receives a force in the disengagement direction swings counterclockwise, and the rotation restricting tool 132 and the ball receiving rotating body 122, 122 are engaged (engagement between each claw receiving groove 132t and the pressure receiving claw 122t). Canceled.

Thus, before and after the ball receiving rotator 122 and 122 may be released rotation regulation back to the initial release state _{P f,} it until the pressure receiving pawl 122t, the game ball is a sphere that has been held back on the 122t receiving rotator 122, While rotating 122, the standby passages 52a and 52b flow down. As the ball feed rotating body 53r starts to rotate, the waiting ball 52a, 52b catches up with the game ball moving down first and is smoothly paid out. The ball receiving rotor 122 is disposed at a position downstream of the ball receiving rotor 122 for a quantity paid out according to winning conditions (in this embodiment, about 15 balls corresponding to a lot of payout quantities). It is configured so that it can be dispensed smoothly without interruption.

  The game balls paid out from the ball payout outlets 53c and 53d are detected by the left and right ball counting sensors 54 and 54, and the ball payout control device 82 is paid out from the detection signal input from the ball counting sensor 54. The actual number of the game balls is counted and compared with the target quantity related to the motor drive signal M to control the operation of the ball payout motor 53m. As a result, a number of game balls according to the winning conditions on the game board 20 and the payout conditions such as the ball lending request input from the CR operation panel 92 are paid out to the ball payout passage 60 and flow down the ball payout passage 60. Then, it is paid out to the upper ball tray 6 or the lower ball tray 7.

Payout operation of the game ball, when paying command signal C is more accumulated, for example, even if the payout command signal C ₂ is n pieces accumulate, n times one operation corresponding to each payout command signal C ₂ repeatedly performed, a solenoid drive signal S ₂ to each output of the motor drive signal M _2, is output before the rise of the motor drive signal M _2.

  For this reason, when the ball payout motor 53m, which requires the largest rotational torque for the ball payout device 53, starts rotating, the ball receiving rotors 122, 122 receive the pressure of the upstream game ball and load on the ball payout motor 53m. Thus, even with a ball dispenser using a small motor, an appropriate dispensing operation can be ensured. Further, since the load on not only the ball payout motor 53m but also the ball feed rotator 53r, the receiving ports 53a and 53b, etc. can be reduced, even a small ball payout device can be operated stably for a long period of time.

In addition, a rectifying mechanism 120 composed of ball receiver rotators 122 and 122 that are rotated by the pressure of a game ball is provided in the front and rear standby passages. because of the configuration to be displaced to the released state P _f and pressure state P _r, sphere clogging due caught or biting or the like of the game ball is less likely to occur in the released state, and smooth the rectifying function of the ball receiving rotator 122, 122 A ball payout control mechanism that secures the flow can be provided.

  Further, since the rotary shafts (pivot shafts) 123 of the ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 are formed on the S-shaped rail 52, which is the main body of the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b, high positional accuracy with respect to the standby passages. The ball receiving rotors 122 and 122 can be disposed at the same position to ensure a stable rectifying function, and the rectifying mechanism 120 and the rotation restricting member 130 are integrated with the right frame rod 33 with the S-shaped rail 52 provided. Therefore, the assembly work of fine parts can be assembled after separately assembling without directly assembling to a large back set board, and the assembly work can be facilitated and made efficient.

It should be noted that a light-emitting element 105 such as an LED is visible at a position visible on the back side of the back set panel 30, for example, on the side of the ball dispensing device 53 or the right frame collar near the solenoid. It is also preferable that a light emission control signal for blinking the light emitting element 105 is output simultaneously with the solenoid drive signal S from the ball payout control device 82 and the light emitting element is turned on when the solenoid 141 is driven. According to such a configuration, the light emitting element 105 is turned on when the solenoid 141 is driven, that is, when the pressure receiving state _Pr is reached, and the operating state of the pressure receiving control unit 100 can be easily visually confirmed from the back side of the back set panel 30. can do.

In the above, regardless of whether the payout command signal C or the like input to the ball payout control device 82 is a small number or a large number of ball payout command signals C ₁ , C ₂ or a ball lending request signal C ₃ , Although the control mode for controlling the operation of the pressure receiving control unit for all the operations of the ball dispensing device 53 is illustrated, the operation state is changed according to the type of the input signal, or the number of game balls to be dispensed and the continuous dispensing depending on the situation, etc., be configured by changing the operating state appropriate (e.g., in the case that a small number of payout command signal C ₁ is more accumulation operation the pressure control unit only when the first payout operation Etc.) is also possible.

  The ball payout control mechanism is provided with a ball stop function for artificially stopping the flow of the game ball in addition to the pressure control function for reducing the load when the rotation of the ball payout motor 53m is started as described above. This function is realized by the ball stop structure 150. For example, it is not necessary to remove all the game balls stored in the ball storage tank 41 as in the inspection work or replacement work of the ball payout device 53, and the upper ball. This is used when a game ball in a waiting passage that cannot be removed by the removal mechanism is removed.

  The ball stopper structure 150 is mainly composed of an operation knob 131m formed on the rocking body 131. When the pressure receiving unit 100 is held in a ball-locking state, the key engaging piece 131k formed on the rocking body 131, the right frame hook The frame side key support hole 157a formed in the support surface 33, the lid side key support hole 157b formed in the cover member 58, and the heart key 155 are used. The heart key 155 is a metal pin having a wire diameter of 1.5 to 2 mm and a length of about 80 to 100 mm, and is always carried by an attendant of the game facility together with the key of the locking device 4 in order to perform the above-described ball removal operation. This is an operation pin.

  As described above, the rocker 131 is formed with the operation knob 131m projecting rearward from the main body plate portion 131a, while the lid member 58 has an arcuate knob insertion hole 147 that matches the rocking locus of the operation knob 131m. Is formed, and the operation knob 131m is arranged in a state of protruding to the rear surface side of the lid member 58.

For this reason, by placing a finger on the operation knob 131m and pressing it to the left, the rotation restricting member 130 is swung clockwise, and the nail receiving groove 132t of the rotation restricting tool is moved into the pressure receiving nail 122t of the ball receiving rotating body. , can be engaged to 122t, it is possible to artificially create spherical stop state P _s for regulating the stream of game ball to regulate the front and rear ball receiving rotation of the rotating body 122, 122. As a result, the game ball stopped upstream of the ball receiving rotating body is blocked by the pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t of the ball receiving rotating body whose rotation is restricted, and the flow down to the downstream side is restricted.

  The frame-side key support hole 157a and the lid-side key support hole 157b are formed at an upper right position of the ball receiving rotary body 122 so that the heart key 155 can be inserted. When the rotation restricting member 130 is swung clockwise to be in a ball-stopped state, the rotation restricting member 130 is positioned on the right side of the key engaging piece 131k of the rocking body so as to be aligned on the same axis.

Insert Therefore, a pawl receiving groove 132t of the pressure receiving pawl 122t of the ball receiving rotating member rotation restricting mechanism in engaged thereby sphere stopped state P _s supporting the operation knob 131m, a heart key 155 on the cover side key support hole 157b Then, when the tip portion is loosely inserted and supported in the frame side key support hole 157a, the heart key 155 is disposed on the right side of the key engagement piece 131k. Therefore, when the support of the operation knob 131m is loosened, the swinging body 131 swings slightly due to the elasticity of the rotation restricting tool 132, the right side surface of the key engaging piece 131k engages with the heart key 155, and the rotation restricting member 130 is moved. It is held in the ball retaining state _{P s} (see Figure 12).

In the sphere fixed state P _s, the reaction force by the elastic engagement between the pressure receiving pawl 122t and the claw receiving groove 132t is acting in a direction to swing the swinging member 131 counterclockwise. For this reason, the heart key 155 is supported by the front and rear key support grooves 157a and 157b in a state in which the engagement portion with the key engagement piece 131k is pressed rightward. or is even or varies the pressure acting from accumulated game balls to the upstream side, the rotation regulating member 130 Heart key 155 is disengaged there is no possibility that would go back to the released state P _f.

  Therefore, the attendant at the game facility drops the game ball into the general prize device 23 or the start prize device 24, or opens the opening / closing door of the attacker device 25 to insert the game ball into the big prize opening, or the CR operation panel. By operating the ball payout device 53 by pushing the ball lending request button 92 or the like to pay out the game ball, the game ball stopped between the pressure receiving claw 122t and the ball feed rotating body 53r can be quickly recovered. Thus, all the balls can be removed, and in a state in which the game balls in the ball payout device 53 are completely discharged, inspection work and replacement work of the ball payout device 53 can be easily performed.

After completing the inspection work and the like of the ball payout device 53, to release the ball stop state P _s is, by removing the heart key 155 in backward lightly supporting the operation knob 131m, slowly the operation knob 131m which has been supported let go That's fine. Then the rotation regulating member 130 is released engagement counterclockwise swung around the pressure-receiving protrusion 122t and pawl receiving groove 132t, the rotation restriction of the ball receiving rotator 122 and 122 is released early in the released state P _f Return.

  Therefore, according to the ball payout control mechanism as described above, it is possible to ensure an appropriate payout operation even with a ball payout device using a small motor, so that the device can be reduced in size and cost, and the load can be reduced. It is possible to provide a payout control mechanism that can be stably operated for a long period of time by reducing. In addition, it is possible to provide a payout control mechanism with good maintenance workability with a simple device configuration in which the rocking body is displaced and locked at the rocking angle position in the pressure receiving state.

  In the above description, the push restricting solenoid 141 is provided on the rear surface side of the lid member 58 as a drive source for the rotation restricting member 130, and the rotation restricting member 130 is connected via the drive transmission member 142 fitted and fixed to the tip of the push rod 141e. The configuration example is shown in which the rotation restrictor 132 is engaged with the ball receiver rotator 122 to restrict the rotation of the ball receiver rotator 122, but the drive source is a suction type direct acting solenoid or rotary solenoid. Alternatively, the rotation restricting tool may be directly or indirectly slid or swinged to restrict the rotation of the ball receiving rotating body. The drive source may be provided not only on the rear surface side of the lid member 58 but also on the support surface of the right frame rod 33 or on the front surface side thereof.

  FIG. 13 is a side view (side view corresponding to FIG. 6) showing another configuration of the rectifying mechanism 120 in the pressure receiving control unit 100 described above. The ball receiver rotating body 122 ′ of the rectifying mechanism 120 ′ has arc-shaped ball receiving grooves 122u and chevron-shaped pressure receiving claws 122t alternately formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating disk, similarly to the ball receiver rotating body 122 described above. In this manner, ball bearing rotating bodies 122 'and 122' having the same shape in the front and rear are used corresponding to the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b. On the other hand, a shaft hole is formed in the boss portion of the ball receiving rotating body 122 ′ with an inner diameter slightly larger than the rotating body locking shaft 125 and penetrating in the front-rear direction. In addition, the S-rail partition wall 52w is formed with holding arm portions 128, 128 that can be elastically displaced in the vertical direction instead of the pivot shaft 123, so that the rotating body locking shaft 125 can be attached and detached in the direction perpendicular to the axis. And it is configured to be pivotally supported in the mounted state.

  For this reason, the front and rear ball bearing rotators 122 'and 122' are inserted into the rotating body locking shaft 125, and the E-ring 126 is fitted into the front and rear ring grooves, whereby the two ball bearing rotators are pivotally supported. The center of the rotating body locking shaft 125 is engaged with the upper and lower holding arm portions 128 and 128 and pressed in the direction orthogonal to the axis, so that the rotating body locking shaft 125 is elastically applied to the holding arm portions 128 and 128. Temporarily fixed and supported, the front and rear ball receiving rotors 122 'and 122' are pivotally attached to the S-shaped rail 52 so as to be rotatable, thereby forming a rectifying mechanism 120 '. According to such a configuration, in addition to obtaining the same effect as the above-described ball payout control mechanism, it is possible to constitute a ball payout device in which the ball receiving rotating bodies 122 ′ and 122 ′ can be easily attached and detached. In addition, the member configuration of the S-shaped rail and the rectifying mechanism can be simplified.

  Next, still another configuration form of the rectifying mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. The rectifying mechanism 220 relates to a ball payout control mechanism in which the assembly of the front and rear ball receiving rotors in the rectifying mechanism and the assembly workability of the pressure receiving control unit including the rectifying mechanism are further improved. 14 is a rear view of the rectifying mechanism 220, FIG. 15 is a rear view of each part showing the rectifying mechanism 220 in an exploded state, FIG. 16 is a side view in the direction of arrow XVI in FIG. 14, and FIG. XVII-XVII side sectional view, FIG. 18 is a sectional side view (side sectional view at the same position as FIG. 17) for explaining the assembly state of the ball receiver rotating body. Since the other components of the ball payout control mechanism such as the rotation restricting member 130 and the restricting member driving mechanism 140 can be configured in the same manner as described above, the description thereof is omitted here, and the same reference numerals are also used for the same parts for the S-shaped rail. The duplicate explanation is omitted.

  The rectifying mechanism 220 is broadly divided into configurations, and is formed on the front and rear ball receiving rotors 222 and 222 provided corresponding to the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b, and the S-shaped rail 52 to rotate these ball receivers. The pivot support shaft 223 that forms the rotation axis of the bodies 222, 222 is mainly configured, and when the boss portion of the ball receiver rotation body 222 is fitted to the pivot support shaft 223, the ball receiver rotation body 222 is connected to the pivot support shaft 223. The shaft is rotatably supported around the shaft, and is temporarily fixed so as not to fall off by moving in the direction perpendicular to the shaft.

  In the same manner as the above-described ball receiving rotating body 122, the ball receiving rotating body 222 is formed with a plurality of arc-shaped ball receiving grooves 122u at a predetermined angular pitch on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating disk, and between the adjacent ball receiving grooves 122u, 122u. It has a claw wheel shape in which a mountain-shaped pressure receiving claw 122t protruding in the outer peripheral direction is formed. In principle, two ball receiving rotors having the same shape are used corresponding to the standby passages 52a and 52b in the front and rear rows. It is done. A cylindrical boss portion 222b protruding forward and backward from the rotating disk is formed at the center portion of the ball receiving rotating body 222, and has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the pivot shaft 223 at the center. A shaft hole 222c is formed through the front and rear. The ball receiver rotator 222 is integrally formed by the same molding means using the same resin material as the ball receiver rotator 122 described above.

  On the other hand, a pivot shaft 223 is formed on the S-shaped rail 52 so as to project forward and backward from the partition wall 52w, and the front and rear pressure receiving claws 122t and 122t are placed on the standby passage 52a and the right passage wall 52R surrounding the pivot shaft 223. Pressure receiving claw insertion portions 124a and 124b are formed to face 52b.

  The pivot shaft 223 has a hollow cylindrical shape that is engaged with and supported by a shaft hole 222c formed in the boss portion of the ball receiving rotor 222 at the outer peripheral surface, and projects forward and rearward from the partition wall 52w. The protruding height is formed to have substantially the same dimension as the thickness of the boss portion 222b of the ball receiving rotor. On the inner peripheral side of the pivot shaft 223, a locking shaft insertion hole 223c through which a lid member locking shaft 225 formed on the support surface of the right frame rod 33 is inserted in the front-rear direction in alignment with the position where the pivot shaft is formed. Is formed. The inner diameter of the locking shaft insertion hole 223 c is formed somewhat larger than the outer diameter of the lid member locking shaft 225.

  Locking claws 223 s and 223 s are formed on the upper and lower portions of the pivot shaft 223 to restrict the movement in the drop-off direction orthogonal to the axis while rotatably supporting the ball receiver rotating body 222. The locking claw 223s has a lever shape in which the cylindrical portion of the pivot shaft 223 is separated left and right and extends forward and backward, and a claw portion protruding outward with a tapered taper is formed at the tip thereof, and the inner periphery of the lever portion The wall thickness on the side is formed to be thinner than that of the cylindrical portion, and can be easily elastically deformed in the vertical direction.

  On the other hand, at the periphery of the end of the shaft hole 222c of the ball receiving rotating body, a receiving guide surface that engages and guides a tapered surface on the front end side of the claw portion of the locking claw 223s is chamfered on one end side. In addition, a claw receiving groove 222s that receives the claw portion of the locking claw 223c and engages with the vertical surface on the claw base end side is formed in an annular shape in accordance with the claw shape on the other end side.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b), the mounting state of the ball receiver rotator 220 is engaged with the shaft hole 222c of the ball receiver rotator at the tip of the pivot shaft 223. ((A) FIG.) When pressed in the direction of the partition wall 52w, the lever portion of the locking claw 223s is moved in the inner circumferential direction by the engagement guide action of the tapered surface on the tip side of the claw portion and the receiving guide surface of the shaft hole end portion. When the vertical surface of the claw part reaches the claw receiving groove 222s, the engaging claw 223s is expanded and displaced by the elastic force stored in the lever part. Then, the nail portion engages with the nail receiving groove 222s protruding (see FIGS. 14 and 17).

  When the ball receiver rotator 222 is fitted to the pivot shaft 223 as described above, the ball receiver rotator 222 is supported rotatably about the axis of the pivot shaft 223 and the vertical surface of the locking claw 223s. And the vertical surface of the locking groove 222s are temporarily fixed so that the ball receiving rotating body 222 moves in the direction perpendicular to the axis and does not fall off.

  Therefore, the S-shaped rail 52 in which the front and rear ball receiving rotating bodies 222 and 222 are temporarily fixed to the pivot shaft 223 (and the above-described rotation restricting member 130 is assembled) is attached to the support surface of the right frame 33. The S-shaped rail 52 is attached by loosely inserting the locking shaft insertion hole 223c into the lid member locking shaft 225 that is projected and formed on the support surface of the right frame rod 33, and the boss receiving portion of the S-shaped rail 52 is moved to the right. By loosely inserting into the support boss of the frame rod, it is integrally attached to the support surface of the right frame rod 33, and each member is supported in a state positioned at a predetermined position of the right frame rod 33.

  Then, the lid member 58 to which the restricting member driving mechanism 140 is attached is covered from the rear, and the screw 228 is screwed and fastened to the lid member locking shaft 225 and each support boss from the rear of the lid member 58, thereby tightening S. The character rail 52, the rectifying mechanism 220, the rotation restricting member 130, and the restricting member driving mechanism 140 are attached to the right frame rod 33 in a state where they are positioned with respect to each other.

  Therefore, according to the rectifying mechanism 220 described above, the rotation shafts (pivot shafts) 223 of the ball receiving rotors 222 and 222 are formed on the S-shaped rail 52 which is the main body of the front and rear standby passages 52a and 52b. Therefore, it is possible to dispose the ball receiving rotors 222, 222 with high positional accuracy with respect to the standby passage, and to ensure a stable rectification function, and it is possible to attach the front and rear ball receiving rotating members very easily. Work can be facilitated and efficient. Even when the lid member 58 is removed for maintenance or the like, the ball receiving rotating body 222 temporarily fixed by the upper and lower locking claws 223s and 223s is not dropped off, and the maintenance workability is improved. A straightening mechanism can be provided.

  Further, in the rectifying mechanism 220 of this configuration, a locking shaft insertion hole 223c through which the lid member locking shaft 225 is inserted is formed on the inner peripheral side of the pivot shaft 223, and the locking shaft insertion hole 223c is connected to the lid member. By engaging with the stop shaft 225 and attaching, the S-shaped rail 52 to which the ball receiving rotating body is temporarily fixed is positioned and attached to the right frame rod 33. Accordingly, the workability is good and the right frame rod 33 and the lid member 58 (and the rotation restricting member 130 and the restricting member driving mechanism 140), which are based on the standby passage and the ball receiving rotor, are arranged with high relative positional accuracy. Therefore, it is possible to provide a rectifying mechanism and a ball payout control mechanism that ensure a more stable ball flow.

  In the configuration example described above, the example in which the rectifying mechanisms 120, 120 ′, and 220 are provided in the standby passages 52a and 52b in the back set panel 30 is shown. However, the arrangement position of the rectifying mechanism is not limited to the standby passage. Alternatively, for example, other ball paths such as alignment paths 42a and 42b for waiting for alignment of stored balls and winning ball alignment paths for waiting for alignment of winning balls may be used.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine shown as an example of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the right frame collar part of a back set board containing the ball paying-out control mechanism in the said pachinko machine. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the pressure receiving control unit in the said ball paying-out control mechanism from diagonally right backward. FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view in the direction of arrows VV in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view in the direction of arrow VI in FIG. 3. It is a sectional side view of the VII-arrow direction in FIG. It is a block diagram which mainly shows the control form of a ball payout control mechanism. It is a timing chart which shows the drive timing of the solenoid and ball payout motor in a ball payout control mechanism. It is a rear view which shows the latching condition of the game ball in a pressure receiving state. It is a rear view which shows the other locking condition of the game ball in a pressure receiving state. It is a rear view of the said pressure receiving control unit when a ball receiving rotary body is made into a ball stop state. It is a side view of the straightening mechanism of the 2nd composition form. It is a rear view of the rectification mechanism of the 3rd composition form. It is a rear view of each part which shows the straightening mechanism of the 3rd composition form in an exploded state. It is a side view of the XVI arrow direction in FIG. It is a sectional side view of the XVII-XVII arrow direction in FIG. It is a sectional side view explaining the assembly | attachment condition of a ball receiver rotary body. It is a rear view which shows the general | schematic structure of the ball dispensing apparatus in the conventional ball dispensing control mechanism, and the effect | action of dispensing.

Explanation of symbols

PA game area PM Pachinko machine P _f release state P _r pressure receiving state P _s ball stop state C ₁ , C ₂ payout command signal C ₃ ball lending request signal M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ motor drive signal S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ Solenoid drive signal 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 3 Hinge mechanism 4 Locking device 5 Glass door (5h ball removal operation hole)
6 Upper ball dish 7 Lower ball dish 8 Launch handle 9 Game ball launcher 20 Game board 21 Dressing plate 22 Guide rail 23 General prize (23s prize detection sensor)
24 start prize tool (24s prize detection sensor)
25 Attacker device (25s, 25t winning detection sensor)
27 Symbol display device 28 Out port 29 Ball gathering cover 30 Back set panel 31 Base frame body 32 Window 33 Right frame rod 35 Support boss 41 Ball storage tank 42 Tank rail (42a front row side alignment passage, 42b rear row side alignment passage)
44 Sphere equalizing tool 45 Sphere stop member 51 Sphere detection sensor 52 S-rail (52a Front row side standby passage, 52b Rear row side standby passage, 52w Partition wall,
52R Right side wall, 52L Left side wall)
53 ball dispensing device (53a front row side receiving port, 53b back row side receiving port, 53c left side dispensing port,
53d Right side outlet, 53m ball delivery motor, 53r ball feed rotor,
53r ₁ front row side impeller, 53r ₂ back row side impeller)
54 ball counting sensor 55 flow path switching member (55a passage wall)
56 operation member 57 ball passage (57a preliminary passage, 57b communication opening, 57c descending passage, 57d front cover)
58 Lid member 60 Ball dispensing passage 81 Main controller 82 Ball dispensing controller 83 Lamp / voice controller 84 Power unit 85 Terminal board 87 Symbol display controller 90 Prepaid card unit 92 CR operation panel 100 Pressure receiving control unit 105 Light emitting element 120 Rectification Mechanism (first configuration)
120 'rectification mechanism (second configuration)
122 Ball bearing rotating body (first configuration)
122 'Sphere receiving rotating body (second configuration)
(122t pressure receiving claw, 122u ball receiving groove)
123 Pivot shaft 124a Pressure receiving claw insertion portion 124b on the front row side Pressure receiving claw insertion portion 125 on the rear row side Rotating body locking shaft 126 E-ring 127a Frame side screw receiving portion 127b Cover side screw receiving portion 128 Clamping arm portion 130 Rotation restricting member 131 Oscillator (131a body plate part, 131b cam plate part, 131j bearing part,
131k key engagement piece, 131m operation knob)
132 Rotation restriction tool (132t nail receiving groove)
133 Central support shaft part 135 Oscillating shaft 136 E ring 137a Frame side support shaft part 137b Cover side support shaft part 140 Restriction member drive mechanism 141 Solenoid (141a case, 141b drive coil, 141c plunger,
141d Return spring, 141e Push rod, 141f Shaft end flange)
142 Drive transmission tool (142a shaft end block, 142b engagement pin, 142f engagement slit)
145 Solenoid support (145s screw receiving slit)
146 Pin insertion hole 147 Knob insertion hole 148 Fixing screw 150 Ball stop structure 155 Heart key 157a Frame side key support hole 157b Cover side key support hole 220 Rectification mechanism (third configuration)
222 Ball bearing rotating body (222b boss, 222c shaft hole, 222s nail receiving groove)
223 pivot shaft (223c locking shaft insertion hole, 223s locking claw)
225 Lid member locking shaft 228 Screw

Claims (1)

A base body that serves as a base for the ball passage, a cover body that covers the base body, and a plurality of rows of ball passages that are provided between the base body and the cover body to allow game balls to flow down are formed. A ball game machine comprising: a ball path forming member that is configured to rotate, and a plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies that are disposed so as to face the plurality of rows of ball paths and that are rotatable by the pressure of game balls that flow down the ball paths In the rectifying mechanism for
A support shaft portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ball passage forming member and forming a rotation axis of each ball receiving rotating body;
A locking shaft insertion hole for inserting a cover body locking shaft formed in the base body and penetrating the support shaft portion on the inner peripheral side of the support shaft portion;
A boss portion formed on each of the ball receiving rotating bodies so as to be detachable from the support shaft portion;
When the boss part is fitted to the support shaft part, the ball bearing rotating bodies are supported so as to be rotatable around the axis of the support shaft part, and the ball support rotating bodies are arranged in a drop direction perpendicular to the axis. A temporary fixing structure that restricts movement;
The ball path forming member is attached by engaging the locking shaft insertion hole with the cover body locking shaft, with the ball path forming member temporarily fixed to the ball receiving rotating body by the temporary fixing structure. A rectifying mechanism for a ball game machine, wherein the ball receiving rotating body and the plurality of ball receiving rotating bodies are integrally assembled to the base body.

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