JP4549331B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that discharges game value media such as game balls and game coins as prizes, and in particular, an improved lower tray that stores game value media discharged as prizes.

  The lower pan of a conventional pachinko machine that uses pachinko balls as a game value medium is mounted in a fixed state in front of the ball outlet, and a ball hole is opened at the bottom. A shutter operated by a person is provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Then, when the “big hit” occurs and the award balls are discharged one after another, for example, when the upper plate is full, the ball overflowed from the upper plate is discharged to the lower plate. Further, when the ball removing operation unit of the upper plate is operated after the game is finished, the ball in the upper plate flows down and is discharged to the lower plate.

  When extracting the balls in the lower pan into the ball box, the shutter is moved by operating the ball pulling operation part of the lower plate to open the ball punching hole, and then flows down from this ball punching hole into the lower ball box. Or holding the ball in the lower plate by hand or scraping it out into the ball box.

In addition, when a game is performed using coins as game value media and a prize mode is formed, even in a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine where coins are discharged as a prize, a lower plate is placed in front of the coin discharge port. In order to take out the coins that are attached in a fixed state and stored in the lower plate, the coins are generally held by hand and transferred to a coin box.
JP-A-6-142286

  When a “big hit” occurs, a large number of prize balls and prize coins are discharged within a short time. Each one must be taken out into a box.

  However, since the hole in the conventional lower plate has a small hole diameter, it takes time to pull out a full ball from here, which gives the player an irritated feeling.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including a lower plate capable of immediately removing gaming value media in a lump in order to eliminate the above disadvantages.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the one according to claim 1 has a game value medium discharge port through which a game value medium can be discharged as an award on the front side of the gaming machine, In a gaming machine equipped with a lower plate that can receive and store gaming value medium discharged from the gaming value medium outlet,
The lower plate is provided with a plate body for storing game value media, and the plate main body receives and stores the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port, and the game value medium discharge port side is lowered. Supporting the plate body in a state in which the game value medium stored in the plate body can be converted into a second state in which the game value medium flows down below the lower plate.
The plate body includes a game medium abutting portion provided in front of the game value medium discharge port in a standing state in a state of being spaced apart from the game value medium discharge port,
The game medium abutting portion has an upright surface facing the game value medium discharge port side, and causes the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port to abut on the upright surface in the second state. This gaming machine is characterized in that the abutted gaming value medium is allowed to flow downward along the standing surface.

The pump of Claim 2, the pan body, the gaming machine according to either as or a second state in the first state to claim 1, characterized in that a state identification unit for visual display It is.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower plate is provided with a plate main body for storing the game value medium, and the plate main body receives and stores the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port. It is possible to convert between the first state and the second state in which the game value medium stored in the plate body flows down below the lower plate by rotating and raising the plate body in the direction in which the game value medium discharge port side is lowered. Since the dish main body is supported in such a state, the game value media stored inside the dish main body can be flowed together. Therefore, the game value medium can be quickly extracted as compared with the conventional lower plate that flows down from the ball hole formed at the bottom, and there is almost no waiting time until the game value medium is completely flown down. Therefore, the player is not frustrated even when the full game value medium is transferred to a box placed below.

Further, the plate body includes a game medium abutting portion provided in front of the game value medium discharge port in a standing state in a state of being spaced apart from the game value medium discharge port, The game medium abutting portion has an upright surface facing the game value medium discharge port side, and causes the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port to abut on the upright surface in the second state. Since the abutted game value medium is made to flow downward along the standing surface , the game value medium discharged from the game value medium outlet is surely dropped below the game medium abutting portion. be able to. Therefore, it can be securely stored in a box placed below, and the game value medium can be prevented from being scattered around the box or the floor surface.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the state identification display unit that visually displays whether the dish body is in the first state or the second state is provided on the dish body, the player or the store clerk is in the state of the dish body. Can be easily grasped. Therefore, a player who is going to play a game by selecting a gaming machine can grasp the state very easily just by pointing his gaze at the lower plate, and pulling it by hand when in the second state. It can be brought back to the horizontal first state and contributes to less misplacement of boxes and the like. In addition, the store clerk monitors the lower plate of the gaming machine with no player, and when left in the second state, returns to the first state and is discharged from the gaming value medium outlet of the lower plate. It is possible to prevent the game value medium from being scattered.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 that is a typical gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1.
This pachinko machine 1 is mounted on the front surface of an outer frame (machine frame) 2 so that it can be opened and closed by hinges 4 and 4 with a frame-shaped front frame (inner frame) 3 having a large opening as a front member. When the glass frame 5 and the open / close panel 6 are pivotally attached to the opening of the frame 3 so that they can be opened and closed, and the game board 7 is mounted in the game board storage frame provided on the back side of the front frame 3, The formed game portion 8 is arranged so that it can be seen from the player side through the glass of the glass frame 5. An upper plate 9 into which a pachinko ball as a game value medium is inserted is provided on the surface of the open / close panel 6. The front part on the left side of the lower plate 10 is set as an optional part fastening area, and optional parts such as an ashtray, a card storage box, and a beverage container storage area can be attached to the optional part fastening area. .
The front frame 3 as the front member may be made of wood or made of plastic.

  A pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a card-type pachinko machine, and a card reader / writer 12 is installed on one side (left side in FIG. 1), and a ball discharge device (not shown) of the card reader / writer 12 and the pachinko machine 1 is shown. And are electrically connected.

  Therefore, when a prepaid card purchased in advance is inserted into the card insertion slot 13, the amount stored in the prepaid card (or the number of balls corresponding to the amount) is displayed on the display 14 of the upper plate 9, and the upper plate 9 When the ball lending operation button 15 provided on the button is operated in accordance with a desired amount (number of balls), the ball discharge device of the pachinko machine 1 is activated, and a pachinko ball of a quantity corresponding to the desired amount is placed on the upper plate 9. To be discharged. When the hitting ball launching handle 11 is operated, the hitting ball launching device is actuated to eject the pachinko balls introduced from the upper plate 9 one by one into the game unit 8, and the hit ball that flows down in the game unit 8 is the winning hole 16. When winning a prize (forming a prize mode), a quantity of pachinko balls corresponding to the prize value is discharged as a prize privilege (prize ball) from the ball outlet 17 opened in the opening / closing panel 6 to the upper plate 9, The hit ball that has not won any winning opening is collected from the out opening 18 established at the bottom of the gaming section 8.

  When the upper plate 9 is filled with pachinko balls, it opens in the middle of a ball discharge path (not shown) extended from the ball discharge device (a portion slightly upstream of the ball discharge port 17 opened in the opening / closing panel 6). It flows down in the overflow channel from the overflow port, and is discharged to the lower plate 10 from a ball discharge port 19 serving as a game value medium discharge port opened in the lower center of the front frame 3. Further, in the middle of the overflow channel, an upper plate ball discharge channel (not shown) for extracting the balls in the upper plate 9 to the lower plate 10 is joined. Therefore, when the ball removal operation portion provided on the upper plate 9 is operated, the pachinko balls in the upper plate 9 flow down the overflow flow channel from the upper plate ball discharge flow channel and are discharged from the ball discharge port 19 to be in the first state. It is stored in the lower plate 10.

Next, the lower plate 10 will be described.
The embodiment of the lower plate 10 shown in the drawings includes an attachment base member 21 attached to the lower surface of the front frame 3, a plate support member 22 projecting forward from the left and right of the attachment base member 21, and both plate support members 22. , 22, and the like. The dish body 23 is configured so as to be pivotably mounted between the first and second plates 22 and receives the first pachinko ball discharged from the ball discharge port 19 for storage. It is supported so that it can be converted into a state and a second state in which it turns (tilts) and flows down the internal pachinko ball.

  Since the mounting base member 21 also functions as a decorative member, in the present embodiment, the shape matched to the shape of the right decorative member 24 and the shape of the left decorative member (optional part mounting base) 25 from the design, In other words, it is a plastic member formed in a substantially semicircular shape with the lower half cut off, and a ball discharge opening 26 is opened at the center lower part, and the lower edge of the ball discharge opening 26 and inclined surfaces (pachinko on the left and right). A hook-shaped guide member 27 having a surface inclined downward from the machine 1 side to the player side) is projected, and the base end of the arm-shaped dish support member 22 elongated in the front-rear direction is provided on the left and right sides of the guide member 27. It fixes with fixing means, such as volt | bolt 29, and the base end of the volt | bolt 30 which protrudes back as a fixing means to the front frame 3 is attached to the back surface. The guide member 27 may be molded separately from the mounting base member 21 and then mounted later. However, it is desirable that the guiding member 27 be molded integrally with the mounting base member 21.

  In addition, the dish support member 22 is formed so that its outer surface is formed into a substantially arc-shaped curved surface and its inner surface is vertical in order to make a shape that merges with the shape of surrounding parts including the mounting base member 21 in design. It is molded into a flat surface and the tip is rounded. In addition, the shaft hole 31 for supporting the tray main body 23 so that rotation is possible is established in the inner surface of the right and left dish support members 22, and the inner surface of one (right side in the drawing) of the dish support member 22 is provided. Are formed with lock recesses 32a and 32b constituting a part of a lock mechanism described later. In addition, when attaching the base end of the dish support member 22, a recess 33 is formed on the front surface of the mounting base member 21, and the base end of the dish support member 22 is fitted into the recess 33 and bolted. Further, since the weight of the pachinko sphere can be received not only by the bolt 29 but also by the recess 33, the support strength can be increased. The dish support member 22 may be integrally formed with the mounting base member 21.

  The dish body 23 is a dish-like member having an open upper surface and one side surface (on the side of the ball discharge port 19) in the horizontal state, and has a substantially semicircular bottom surface portion 34, an arc-shaped side edge and a front edge of the bottom surface portion 34. And a plate-like discharge force mitigating portion 36 projecting substantially parallel to the bottom surface portion 34 in a state of being lowered one step from the string-like side edge (side edge on the sphere discharge port 19 side) of the bottom surface portion 34. (Corresponding to a game medium abutting portion in the present invention), a support shaft 37 protruding from the left and right of the side wall portion 35, a lock mechanism 40, and the like. In the side wall portion 35, the left and right pachinko machine sides protrude from the pachinko machine side leading edge of the bottom surface portion 34, and a support shaft 37 is provided at the protruding portion. The support shaft 37 is arranged closer to the pachinko machine 1 side (ball discharge port 19 side) than half of the front and rear dimensions (center) of the plate body 23 in the horizontal state, and the standing height above the support shaft 37 is set. The length (in particular, the dimension from the support shaft 37 to the upper end of the side wall portion 35) is longer than the length from the shaft hole 31 into which the support shaft 37 is fitted to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 (the front surface of the mounting base member 21 in this embodiment). Set smaller. In addition, the discharge force reducing portion 36 is set to a length that further protrudes from the left and right protruding portions of the side wall portion 35, and is set to a width that has a large margin on the left and right than the entire width of the ball discharge port 19, and The front and rear length in the horizontal state is such that the sphere that flows forward from the ball discharge port 19 while standing in front of the ball discharge port 19 and below the ball discharge port 19 in a state where the plate body 23 is converted to the second state. Set the length to ensure that it hits.

  The lock mechanism 40 locks the dish body 23 in a first state in which the dish body 23 is positioned substantially in the horizontal direction and receives the pachinko balls discharged from the ball outlet 19, or the dish body 23 stands up and the pachinko inside The dish main body 23 is locked in the second state where the ball flows down. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a main part of the lock mechanism 40 provided in the lower half part by removing the upper half part integrally formed with the side wall part 35 and the bottom surface of the dish body 23. As shown in FIG. 6, the lock mechanism 40 is provided with a slider 42 that is guided by a slide guide rod 41 as a guide member and is movable in the left-right direction inside the bottom surface portion 34, and the operation member 43 is moved from the slider 42. The front end of the operating portion 44 protrudes forward from the through long hole 45 and the front end of the lock pin 46 protruding from the slider 42 protrudes from the through hole 47 on the side surface. A coil spring 48 is wound around the slide guide rod 41 as a biasing member that biases in the protruding direction, and a case 49 of the slider 42 is fastened to the boss 50 with a screw. In this embodiment, the position from which the lock pin 46 protrudes is set on the player side with respect to the support shaft 37.

  Therefore, in the lock mechanism 40 having the above-described configuration, when the operation unit 44 is operated by hand, the slider 42 is moved to the left side in the figure against the bias of the coil spring 48, and the protruding length of the lock pin 46 is increased. When the hand is released from the operation unit 44, the slider 42 returns by the urging force of the coil spring 48 and moves back to the right side in the drawing to return the protruding length of the lock pin 46. It should be noted that any one of the slider 42 and the operation portion 44 or the lock pin 46 is in contact with the end of the long hole 51 of the case 49 or the case 49 itself, so that the natural state of the lock pin 46 (the coil spring 48 The protruding length at one end (the right end in FIG. 6) is restricted to the maximum dimension by the urging.

  In order to attach the plate body 23 having the above-described configuration between the left and right plate support members 22, 22, the shaft hole 31 is formed with a support shaft 37 protruding left and right on the inner surface of the plate support member 22. Each fits inside. When the dish body 23 is attached in this manner, the dish body 23 can be rotated (tilted) in the front-rear direction around the support shaft 37. The lock recesses 32a and 32b formed on the inner surface of one (right side in this embodiment) of the dish support member 22 have the first recess 32a and the second recess 32b in accordance with the locus drawn by the tip of the lock pin 46. The first concave portion 32a is aligned with the tip of the lock pin 46 in a state where the plate main body 23 is positioned almost horizontally, and the second concave portion 32b is a lock in a state where the plate main body 23 stands up substantially vertically. The pin 46 is arranged in accordance with the tip.

  When the dish main body 23 is set to the substantially horizontal first state, the tip of the lock pin 46 is fitted into the first recess 32 a of the dish support member 22, and the lock pin 46 can be locked in the first state by fitting. it can. Further, in this first state, as shown in FIG. 7A, the discharge force reducing portion 36 on the plate body 23 side is located below the guide member 27 on the mounting base member 21 side, The lower end of the inclined surface is located at the same height as or slightly above the bottom surface of the dish body 23, and there is no gap between which the pachinko balls can fall between the bottom surface of the dish body 23 and the ball outlet 19.

  Therefore, when the pachinko balls are discharged from the ball discharge port 19 (the ball discharge opening 26), the pachinko balls pass over the guide member 27 and flow into the dish body 23, and are stored in the dish body 23. Is done. And, when pachinko balls are successively discharged from the ball discharge port 19, the pachinko balls in the plate body 23 gradually increase as in the conventional lower plate. When a certain amount of pachinko balls are stored in the dish body 23, the support shaft 37 is arranged near the ball outlet 19 rather than the center of the front and rear dimensions of the dish body 23. The weight of the sphere attempts to turn the pan body 23 in the direction of lowering the front side (the player side opposite to the ball discharge port 19), but the lock pin 46 is fitted into the first recess 32a and the pan. Since the main body 23 is locked, it is possible to reliably prevent the dish main body 23 from rotating carelessly. In the present embodiment, the discharge force reducing portion 36 on the plate body 23 side contacts the guide member 27 on the ball discharge port 19 side from below, so the guide member 27 also functions as a stopper. Effective rotation can be effectively prevented.

  When the pachinko balls stored in the plate main body 23 are pulled out to the ball box 55 placed on the shelf below the lower plate 10, the operation unit 44 is operated by hand so that the tip of the lock pin 46 is the first recess. The plate body 23 is pulled out from 32a so as to be freely rotatable. Then, the front side (player side) of the plate main body 23 is lifted, and the plate main body 23 is rotated in a direction in which the edge of the bottom surface portion 34 on the ball discharge port 19 side is lowered to change the state. In the present embodiment, the dish body 23 rotates with the support shaft 37 as the rotation center.

  When the dish body 23 is rotated in this manner, the leading edge of the bottom surface portion 34 of the dish body 23 is gradually separated from the guide member 27 and the ball outlet 19, so that the leading edge of the bottom part of the dish body 23 and the guiding member 27 are separated. A gap is formed between the front end and the gap gradually expands as the pan body 23 rotates. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the dish body 23 is sufficiently rotated until it rises substantially vertically, the tip of the lock pin 46 is fitted into the second recess 32b, so that the dish body 23 is At this time, a gap that is much wider than the diameter of the pachinko ball is formed between the leading edge of the plate body 23 and the guide member 27. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko balls stored in the dish main body 23 flow down collectively from the gap and are accommodated in the ball box 55. In this way, when the pan body 23 itself is rotated so as to fall down and the internal pachinko balls are caused to flow down, the internal pachinko balls are compared with the conventional lower pan that flows down from the hole formed in the bottom. Can be dropped together, so that the same number of balls can be moved into the ball box 55 in a much shorter time than before.

  In the present embodiment, since the guide member 27 protrudes from the lower opening edge of the ball discharge port 19 (the ball discharge opening 26) over the entire width of the side opening of the plate main body 23, the pachinko in the plate main body 23 is provided. When the ball flows down, the guide member 27 guides the flow down direction. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the pachinko balls from being biased to the end of the ball box 55 on the pachinko machine 1 side, and to allow the pachinko balls to flow down near the center of the ball box 55. For this reason, the pachinko ball according to the capacity of the ball box 55 can be stored without spilling.

  After the pachinko ball in the dish body 23 is pulled out into the ball box 55, when the dish body 23 is returned and rotated by hand, the second recess 32b has a gently inclined surface as shown in FIG. 9B. Therefore, when receiving a force that pushes down the front side of the plate body 23, the tip of the lock pin 46 is pressed against the inclined surface to reduce the protruding length, thereby causing the lock pin 46 to move away from the second recess 32b. The lock is released. Therefore, even if it does not operate the operation part 44 by hand, it can cancel | release the lock | rock of a 2nd state only by rotating the plate main body 23 directly, and can rotate the plate main body 23 further in a horizontal direction. When the pan body 23 is sufficiently rotated until it is substantially horizontal, the lock pin 46 is urged by the coil spring 48 and the tip slides on the inner surface of the dish support member 22 according to the rotation of the dish body 23. Since it moves to reach the first recess 32a, the lock pin 46 is fitted into the first recess 32a when the tip of the lock pin 46 coincides with the first recess 32a, and is thereby locked in the first state. Note that the pan body 23 may be returned and rotated after the lock pin 46 is removed from the second recess 32b by operating the operation unit 44 to release the lock.

  In games such as “hit”, the hit balls are won one after another, so the award balls are also discharged one after another. Therefore, when the “hit” game is started, the upper plate 9 becomes full immediately, The prize balls overflow and are discharged to the lower plate 10 one after another, and the lower plate 10 soon becomes full. Therefore, in such a case, it is desirable that the pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19 of the lower plate 10 flow down to the ball box 55 without being stored in the lower plate 10.

  When pachinko balls are successively discharged from the ball discharge port 19 of the lower plate 10 in this way, the plate body 23 is converted to the second state, and the “big hit” is maintained while maintaining the second state. Play games.

  When the dish main body 23 is converted to the second state, as described above, a gap that is much wider than the diameter of the pachinko sphere is generated between the leading edge of the bottom of the dish main body 23 and the guide member 27, as shown in FIG. As described above, the pachinko ball discharged from the ball discharge port 19 falls from the gap, flows down into the ball box 55, and is directly stored in the ball box 55 without being stored in the lower dish 10. Therefore, even if pachinko balls are discharged one after another from the ball discharge port 19, the lower plate 10 does not become full, and the launch of the game ball is forced based on the signal from the ball full detection mechanism in the overflow channel. It will never stop. For this reason, the player can concentrate on the game without worrying about the forced stop of the launch and without having to press the ball removal operation unit 44 by hand.

In the flow-down direction of the pachinko sphere discharged from the ball discharge port 19, since the ball discharge port 19 opens forward, it flows out forward immediately after discharge. For this reason, there is a possibility that the pachinko ball discharged from the ball discharge port 19 jumps over the ball box 55 and spills outside the ball box 55 when there is nothing ahead. Is provided with a discharge force reducing portion 36 in the dish main body 23, and the discharge force reducing portion 36 faces the front lower side of the ball discharge port 19 with a space in the second state where the plate main body 23 stands up.
The discharge force relaxation part 36 is a part that stands up in front of the ball discharge port 19 and abuts the pachinko ball discharged from the ball discharge port 19, and is limited to a part protruding from the bottom surface of the dish body 23. It includes a part of the bottom surface portion of the plate main body 23 with which the pachinko ball abuts instead of the portion that has been cut.

  Accordingly, the pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19 are brought into contact with the discharge force reducing portion 36 including the bottom surface portion of the dish body 23 to reduce the discharge force, and the dead weight is applied to the rising surface of the discharge force reducing portion 36 by its own weight. Natural fall along. Since the ball box 55 is placed below the discharge force reducing part 36, the pachinko balls hitting the discharge force reducing part 36 surely flow down into the ball box 55. In addition, when a cushioning material such as rubber is attached to the ball contact surface of the discharge force reducing portion 36 that functions as a ball contact portion or a spill prevention portion, not only can the impact at the time of ball contact be reduced, Impact noise can be reduced, which contributes to noise reduction.

  In this way, when a game is played with the plate body 23 held in the second state, the pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19 of the lower plate 10 are allowed to flow as they are without being stored in the lower plate 10. It is convenient when playing a “hit” game, but if you forget to be in the second state and forget to place the ball box 55, the pachinko balls discharged from the ball outlet 19 will be Scattered on shelves and floors. For this reason, the plate body 23 is provided with a state identification display unit 57 that visually displays whether the state is the first state or the second state, so that the player or the store clerk can easily identify the state of the plate body 23 visually. It is desirable to keep it.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a large arrow 57 ′ is marked on the lower surface of the lower plate 10 in the second state so that the player 57 cannot see the arrow 57 ′ when the plate body 23 is in the first state. Thus, when the tray main body 23 is converted to the second state in which the tray main body 23 stands up, the bottom surface of the tray main body 23 faces the player side, and an arrow 57 'pointing downward is directly recognized. Therefore, a player who selects the pachinko machine 1 and wants to play a game can grasp the state very easily just by directing his gaze at the lower plate 10, and in the second state, Can be pulled down to return to the horizontal first state. Further, the store clerk monitors the lower plate 10 of the pachinko machine 1 where there is no player, and when left in the second state, returns it to the first state and discharges it from the ball outlet 19 of the lower plate 10. It is desirable to prevent scattered pachinko spheres from being scattered in advance. This is because the player does not always start the game after placing the ball box 55 under the lower plate 10.

  Note that the state identification display unit 57 is not limited to the arrow 57 ′ on the lower surface as long as it visually displays whether the state is the first state or the second state. For example, on a portion that is visible in the first state but not visible in the second state, for example, on the top surface or the bottom surface portion 34 of the dish body 23, characters such as “storage” indicating the first state are written, or a green colored portion May be provided. Moreover, while providing the state identification display part 57 which shows that it is a 1st state, you may provide the state identification display part 57 which shows a 2nd state separately.

  When the game is ended and the pachinko balls are exchanged for prizes, or when the game is continued by moving to another pachinko machine 1, the pachinko machines in the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 of the pachinko machine 1 are used. All the balls must be stored in the ball box 55. In this case, if the plate main body 23 is set in the second state, the ball discharge port 19 is not transferred to the ball box 55 after the pachinko balls in the upper plate 9 once flowed down to the lower plate 10 as described above. It is reasonable that the pachinko balls discharged from the ball can flow down directly into the ball box 55.

  In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the plate body 23 is configured to be movable back and forth, and a shaft hole 31 ′ formed on the inner surface of the plate support member 22 is elongated in the front-rear direction. As a long hole. Further, the guide groove 61 formed on the inner surface of the dish support member 22 is formed in an arc shape centering on the player side end portion of the shaft hole 31 ′, and the lower end portion extends from the first state to the length of the shaft hole 31 ′. It is formed in a substantially straight line in the front-rear direction so that it can move back and forth according to the height. A guide protrusion 62 that loosely fits in the guide groove 61 is provided on the side surface of the dish body 23 below the lock pin 46.

  The dish body 23 is in a substantially horizontal first state, as shown in FIG. 12, approaches the sphere outlet 19 side, and there is a gap larger than the sphere diameter between the opening lower edge of the sphere outlet 19 and the bottom surface portion 34. At a position where it does not occur, the tip of the lock pin 46 can be fitted and locked in the first recess 32a. In this first state, pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19 can be stored inside the dish body 23.

  When the pachinko balls stored in the dish body 23 are dropped into the lower ball box 55, when the lock pin 46 is removed from the first recess 32a, the shaft hole 31 'is a long hole. While being guided by the guide protrusion 62, the plate body 23 can be pulled forward (in a direction away from the pachinko machine 1 side and approaching the player side) while maintaining a substantially horizontal posture. In this way, when the dish body 23 is pulled forward, a gap through which the pachinko balls can pass is formed between the dish body 23 and the lower opening edge of the ball outlet 19 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the pachinko ball falls from this gap and begins to flow into the lower ball box 55. Then, when the front portion of the dish body 23 is rotated in the direction of raising, the guide protrusion 62 moves in an arc shape in the guide groove 61 and the dish body 23 rises. Thus, as in the first embodiment, the dish body The pachinko balls inside 23 fall all at once and flow down into the ball box 55.

  In this way, if the pan body 23 is configured to be movable back and forth, the internal pachinko ball can begin to fall simply by pulling the pan body 23 toward the front, so that the amount is enough to be full. Even if the plate body 23 is not overturned, it can be pulled down and immediately dropped. And when it is full or close to full, as shown in FIG. 14, it can be dropped together by tumbling the plate body 23. Therefore, the pachinko ball can be transferred into the ball box 55 within the shortest time by the simplest operation according to the amount of storage, and if converted to the second state, the same as in the first embodiment. In addition, when playing a “hit” game, the pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19 can be dropped without being stored and directly stored in the ball box 55.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although comprised so that the plate main body 23 might be rotated in the front-back direction, you may comprise so that it may rotate in a horizontal direction. Further, the member serving as the center of rotation when the dish body 23 is supported and rotated is not limited to the support shaft 37, for example, the shaft on the dish support member 22 side and the shaft hole 31 on the dish body 23 side. May be provided, or may be supported by a concave portion and a convex portion instead of a shaft so as to be rotatable.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the pachinko machine 1, but has a game value medium discharge port on the front side of the game machine that can discharge a game value medium as an award, and a game discharged from the game value medium discharge port Any gaming machine having any configuration and game content may be used as long as the gaming machine includes the lower tray 10 that can receive and store the value medium.

  For example, the gaming machine shown in FIG. 15 is a pachislot gaming machine 70 that is installed side by side on an island facility. In the upper half of the front member 71, there are numbers, pictures, etc. in three windows 72 formed as gaming parts, respectively. A variable display device 73 for variably displaying is provided, a coin insertion slot 74 for inserting a gaming coin as a gaming value medium is provided on the right side of the step portion below the window portion 72, and a credit button 75 is provided on the left side. Three stop buttons 76... For stopping variable display are arranged at the center of the front surface below the unit, a credit payout button 77 is arranged on the right side, and a game start lever 78 is arranged on the left side. A lower plate 80 is disposed substantially at the center so as to face the coin discharge port 79. Then, when gaming is performed by inserting gaming coins into the coin insertion slot 74 and a prize mode is formed, a number of gaming coins corresponding to the value of the prize mode are discharged from the coin outlet 79 as prizes. Stored inside.

  If this pachislot machine 70 is provided with a lower plate 80 having the same configuration as the lower plate 10 of the first and second embodiments described above, the game coins stored in the lower plate 80 are placed horizontally on the plate body. By converting from the first state to the second state standing up, it can be transferred into a coin box (not shown) placed below in a very short time.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lower plate. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of a lower plate. It is a perspective view of the lower plate which changed the plate body into the 2nd state. It is the top view which removed the upper half part of the plate body, and made the state visible to the lock mechanism provided in the lower half part. (A) is a side view of the lower plate in the first state, and (B) is a side view of the lower plate in the second state. (A) is sectional drawing of the lower plate in a 1st state, (B) is sectional drawing of the lower plate in a 2nd state. (A) is a side view of the lower plate in the first state, and (B) is a side view of the lower plate in the second state. It is a perspective view of the state where the plate body is converted to the second state and the pachinko balls are flowing down into the ball box. It is a side view which shows the state before the assembly | attachment of 2nd Embodiment of the lower plate comprised so that a plate | plate body could be moved back and forth. It is a side view of 2nd Embodiment of the lower plate made into the 1st state which moves a plate body to the pachinko machine side, and stores a pachinko ball. It is a side view of 2nd Embodiment of the lower plate which moved the plate | board main body to the player side, and made it the state which can flow down a pachinko ball. It is a side view of 2nd Embodiment of the lower plate converted into the 2nd state which stood the plate main body. It is a front view of a pachislot machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Front frame 4 Hinge 5 Glass frame 6 Opening and closing panel 7 Game board 8 Game part 9 Upper plate 10 Lower plate 11 Hitting plate 12 Card reader / writer 13 Card insertion port 14 Indicator 15 Ball lending operation button 16 Prize-winning port 17 Upper plate ball outlet 18 Out port 19 Lower plate ball outlet 21 Mounting base member 22 Plate support member 23 Plate body 24, 25 Decoration member 26 Ball discharge opening 27 Guide member 29 Bolt 30 Bolt 31 Shaft hole 32 Lock recess 33 recess 34 bottom surface 35 side wall 36 discharge force relief portion 37 support shaft 40 lock mechanism 41 slide guide rod 42 slider 43 operation member 44 operation section 45 through slot 46 lock pin 47 through hole 48 coil spring 49 case 50 Boss 51 Long hole 55 Ball box 57 State identification display part 61 Guide groove 62 Guide protrusion 70 Pachis Gaming machine 71 front member 72 window 73 variable display device 74 coin slot 75 credit button 76 stop button 77 credit payout button 78 the starting lever 79 the coin discharge opening 80 lower tray

Claims (2)

A gaming machine having a gaming value medium outlet that can discharge gaming value media as an award on the front of the gaming machine, and a lower plate that can receive and store gaming value medium discharged from the gaming value medium outlet,
The lower plate is provided with a plate body for storing game value media, and the plate main body receives and stores the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port, and the game value medium discharge port side is lowered. Supporting the plate body in a state in which the game value medium stored in the plate body can be converted into a second state in which the game value medium flows down below the lower plate.
The plate body includes a game medium abutting portion provided in front of the game value medium discharge port in a standing state in a state of being spaced apart from the game value medium discharge port,
The game medium abutting portion has an upright surface facing the game value medium discharge port side, and causes the game value medium discharged from the game value medium discharge port to abut on the upright surface in the second state. A gaming machine characterized by causing the abutted gaming value medium to flow downward along the standing surface. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a state identification display unit that visually displays whether the dish body is in the first state or the second state is provided on the plate body .

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