JP4580406B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more specifically, includes a foul ball return means for receiving and returning a foul ball returned without reaching the game area among the game balls launched by the launch means. It relates to a ball game machine.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, game balls supplied from an upper plate arranged on the front side of the game machine main body are fired one by one toward the game area by the launching means, and the game balls are placed in the game area. When winning the winning means, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate as prize balls. Of the game balls launched by the launching means, the foul balls that have returned to the launching means without reaching the game area are returned to the player by the foul ball returning means.

Here, in conventional ball game machines, it is common to place a lower plate below the upper plate so that when the upper plate is full, excess balls flow into the lower plate. In the type of ball game machine, the foul ball is discharged to the lower plate (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Recently, due to the expansion of the game area, it has become difficult to place the upper and lower plates in two stages, so it is difficult to place a single ball for storing game balls. There is also a dish-type bullet ball game machine that is adapted to pay out the ball and return the foul ball (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2000-271278 A JP 2006-149807 A

  In a two-stage dish ball game machine such as the invention described in Patent Document 1, the foul ball only needs to be discharged to the lower plate, so the foul ball receiving portion that receives the foul ball is more than the launch path of the game ball. For example, even when a plurality of foul balls stay on the foul ball receiving portion, it is difficult for a subsequent launch ball to collide with the foul ball.

  On the other hand, in the tray one-stage bullet ball game machine as in the invention described in Patent Document 2, in order to return the foul ball to the storage tray, the foul ball receiving portion for receiving the foul ball is provided as a storage tray. The foul ball receiving part cannot be provided at a position sufficiently lower than the launch path of the game ball, for example, when a plurality of foul balls stay on the foul ball receiving part. In this case, there is a possibility that a situation in which normal firing is hindered due to collision of a subsequent firing ball with the foul ball frequently occurs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to return a foul ball to a storage tray that supplies game balls to the launching means, and the foul ball is a subsequent launch ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that can prevent as much as possible from becoming an obstacle.

The present invention includes a launching means 8 for launching a game ball toward the game area 6 a on the game board 6 side, a storage tray 13 for storing a game ball to be supplied to the launching means 8, and launching by the launching means 8. A ball ball game machine comprising foul ball return means 45 for receiving and returning a foul ball returned without reaching the game area 6a among the played game balls between the launch means 8 and the game board 6 The foul ball return means 45 is provided at a position higher than the storage tray 13 and receives the foul ball at a position lower than the first receiving portion 91 and the first receiving portion. A second receiving portion 92 that receives a foul ball that was not received at 91, a first guide passage 93 that guides the foul ball received at the first receiving portion 91 to the storage tray 13, and the second receiving portion 92. Receive the foul ball received A second guide passage 94 for guiding the outlet 53, and a focusing sphere guide means 54 for guiding the game ball to the predetermined outlet 53, the said population sphere guide means 54, and the second guide passage 94 The ball removal passage portions 63 and 65 are connected to allow the game balls in the storage tray 13 to flow down when the ball removal operation portions 70a and 70b are operated .

  According to the present invention, even if foul balls are continuous, they do not stay on the first receiving portion 91, and the first receiving portion 91 is to return the foul balls to the storage tray 13 that supplies game balls to the launching means 8. Can be prevented as much as possible from causing the foul sphere on the first receiving portion 91 to become an obstacle to the subsequent launch sphere.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-16 has illustrated one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. 1 and 2, the gaming machine main body 1 is pivotable so as to be openable / closable and detachable around a longitudinal axis through a rectangular outer frame 2 and a left and right side of the outer frame 2, for example, a left hinge 3. And a worn inner frame 4.

  In the inner frame 4, a game board 6 is arranged in an upper mounting part 5 provided on the upper side, and a launching means 8 and the like are arranged in a lower mounting part 7 provided on the lower side of the upper mounting part 5. On the front side of the inner frame 4, a glass door 9 corresponding to the upper mounting portion 5 and a lower opening / closing door 10 corresponding to the lower mounting portion 7 are openable and detachable by a hinge 11 on the same side as the hinge 3. It is pivotally attached. The glass door 9 is provided with a glass window 12 corresponding to the game area 6a on the game board 6 side, and the lower opening / closing door 10 has a storage tray 13 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 8, a launch A firing handle 14 or the like for actuating the means 8 is provided.

  The upper mounting part 5 is provided with a game board mounting frame 15 for mounting the game board 6 and, for example, a pair of left and right upper speakers 16 are detachably mounted on the upper end side thereof. The game board 6 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 15 from the front side, for example, and is detachably fixed by one or a plurality of fixtures 15a, and a game ball launched by the launching means 8 on the front side thereof. And an inner rail 22 that constitutes at least a part of a peripheral wall that defines the periphery of the gaming area 6a, and the gaming area 6a A center case 23 having an image display means is disposed in the approximate center, a passing gate 24 is disposed on the left side of the center case 23, and an open / close-type winning means 25 and a large winning means 26 are disposed on the lower side. Various game parts such as the means 27 and the windmill 28 are mounted.

  The outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 are made of, for example, a metal plate, and the outer rail 21 is positioned at the left end side and the upper end of the game board 6 from a substantially central position in the left-right direction on the lower side of the game board 6 or a position slightly to the left. The inner rail 22 is disposed inside the game board 6 so as to be parallel to the outer rail 21 from the upper left of the game board 6 to the substantially horizontal center on the lower side. The game board 6 extends in a substantially arc shape to the vicinity of the right edge of the game board 6.

  As described above, the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21 are disposed on the left and right sides of the game board 6 at a predetermined distance from each other inside and outside, and the portion sandwiched between the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21. However, this is a launch guide passage 29 for guiding the game ball launched by the launch means 8 to the game area 6a. Further, in the vicinity of the exit from the launch guide passage 29 to the game area 6a, ball return prevention means 29a for preventing the return of the game ball from the game area 6a side to the launch guide path 29 side is disposed.

  The lower mounting portion 7 is provided with a launching means 8 on the front side, for example, approximately at the center in the left-right direction. On the left side of the launching means 8, a game ball paid out from a payout means (not shown) is placed on the lower opening / closing door 10 side. Discharge port 31 and the like for discharging to the storage tray 13 and a lower speaker 32 and the like are arranged on the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the launching means 8 includes a sheet metal support plate 33, a launch rail 34 mounted on the front surface of the support plate 33, and a launch game ball mounted on the front surface of the support plate 33. On the back side of the support plate 33, a ball holding portion 35 that is held at the launch standby position A on the launch rail 34, a striking rod 37 that is swingably supported on the front surface of the support plate 33 around the drive shaft 36 in the front-rear direction. A firing drive means 38 such as a rotary solenoid that is mounted and drives the striking rod 37 in the striking direction via the drive shaft 36 is provided.

  The launch rail 34 is provided with a launch standby position A in the vicinity of the launch direction front end portion 34a, and the launch direction rear end portion 34b is disposed at a higher slope than the launch direction front end portion 34a. A rail missing portion 39 having a predetermined distance is formed between the end portion 34b and the front end portion 21a of the outer rail 21 in the firing direction.

  The firing means 8 intermittently drives the striking rod 37 in the striking direction (clockwise) by the firing driving means 38 when the firing handle 14 on the lower opening / closing door 10 side is operated. A game ball supplied from the storage tray 13 on the 10 side to the launch standby position A on the launch rail 34 is hit and fired along the launch rail 34. When the launched game ball has sufficient momentum, it jumps over the rail missing portion 39 and enters the launch guide passage 29 on the game board 6 side, passes through the ball return prevention means 29a and enters the game area 6a. To do. On the other hand, a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a foul ball) that has not reached the game area 6a due to insufficient momentum at the time of launch, for example, runs backward in the launch guide passage 29 and falls to the rail missing portion 39.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the lower opening / closing door 10 includes a base plate 41 disposed substantially parallel to the front side of the lower mounting portion 7, and a storage tray unit 42 disposed on the upper front side of the base plate 41. , A collection guide 54 disposed on the front side of the base plate 41 and below the storage tray unit 42, and a decorative cover 43 that covers substantially the entire base plate 41 from the front side of the storage tray unit 42 and the collection guide means 54. And a launching handle 14 protruding from the front side of the decorative cover 43, and a ball feeding means 44 and a foul ball returning means 45 that are detachably attached to the back side of the base plate 41.

  The base plate 41 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape that substantially covers the lower mounting portion 7 with, for example, a synthetic resin, and is a payout discharge port 46 (FIG. 5), a ball feed discharge port 47, a first foul ball discharge port 48, a second A foul ball discharge port 49 and the like are formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction, and sound emitting holes 50 a and 50 b corresponding to the front side of the lower speaker 32 are provided.

  The payout outlet 46 is provided on the upper left side of the base plate 41, and on the rear side thereof, a payout guide rod 51 is provided correspondingly to the payout opening 31 on the lower mounting portion 7 side, and payout means (not shown). From the payout port 31 through the payout guide 51, and is paid out from the payout discharge port 46 to the storage tray 13 on the front side.

  On the back side of the base plate 41, an abbreviated portion excluding the payout discharge port 46 and the payout guide rod 51, the ball feed discharge port 47, the first foul ball discharge port 48, the second foul ball discharge port 49, the sound emission holes 50a, 50b, etc. A cover plate 52 made of sheet metal is detachably mounted so as to cover the whole.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the storage tray unit 42 stores the storage balls 13 that store the game balls paid out from the discharge outlet 46 to the front side, and the game balls in the storage tray 13 on the base plate 41 side. A ball feed passage 62 that flows down in a row toward the feed discharge port 47, a first ball discharge passage portion 63 that branches downward from the vicinity of the downstream end of the ball feed passage 62, and a first ball from the ball feed passage 62. From the first ball opening / closing means 64 for opening and closing the inlet 63a to the extraction passage portion 63, the second ball extraction passage portion 65 formed downward at a predetermined position on the bottom wall 13a of the storage tray 13, and the storage tray 13 A second ball opening / closing means 66 that opens and closes the inlet 65a to the second ball discharging passage portion 65 is detachably mounted on the front side of the base plate 41.

  The storage tray 13 is provided in an inclined shape that gently falls from one end side in the left-right direction where the payout outlet 46 is provided, for example, from the left end side to the other end side, for example, the right end side. It is connected to the feed passage 62. On the bottom wall 13 a of the storage tray 13, a groove-shaped alignment portion 67 that guides the game balls in the storage tray 13 to the ball feed passage 62 is formed.

  The alignment portion 67 is formed so that the width gradually decreases from the upstream side toward the downstream side and the depth gradually increases, and communicates with the upstream side of the ball feed passage 62 in a gentle curve. ing. In addition, the inflow port 65a of the 2nd ball extraction passage part 65 is arrange | positioned in the upstream end side vicinity of the alignment part 67, for example.

  The ball feed passage 62 is arranged along the front surface side of the base plate 41 in the downstream end side of the storage tray 13, for example, in the direction opposite to the flow direction of the storage tray 13 from the right end side, for example, leftward. The side communicates with the ball feed outlet 47 on the base plate 41 side. The ball feed passage 62 is lowered to the left by a base plate 41, a front wall 62a arranged in parallel at an interval of approximately one game ball on the front side of the base plate 41, and a bottom wall 62b connecting them in the front-rear direction. An upper wall 68 that substantially closes the upper side is provided in a predetermined range on the downstream end side thereof, and an opening portion 69 that is opened upward on the upstream side of the upper wall 68 is formed. ing.

  The upper wall 68 is arranged at a height corresponding to the second-layer game ball from the bottom of the game balls stacked on the bottom wall 62b. Only the game balls are allowed to flow downstream.

  The first ball removal passage portion 63 is disposed, for example, in the vertical direction so as to connect the inflow port 63a formed in the vicinity of the downstream end of the bottom wall 62b of the ball feed passage 62 and the inflow port 54a of the ball collection guide means 54. Has been. The first ball removal opening / closing means 64 is configured to open and close the inlet 63a in conjunction with the operation of the first ball removal operation portion 70a provided on the decorative cover 43 side, for example. 63a is closed to guide the game ball in the ball feed passage 62 to the ball feed discharge port 47 side, and when the first ball removal operation part 70a is operated, the inflow port 63a is opened and the upstream side of that is opened. The game ball is allowed to flow down to the first ball removal passage portion 63 side. The game ball that has flowed down to the first ball removal passage portion 63 side is discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 (an example of a predetermined discharge port) through the ball collection guide means 54.

  The 2nd ball extraction passage part 65 is arranged in the up-and-down direction, for example so that the inflow port 65a provided in the bottom wall 13a of the storage tray 13 and the inflow port 54b of the ball collection guide means 54 may be connected. The second ball opening / closing means 66 is configured to open and close the inflow port 65a in conjunction with, for example, an operation of the second ball removal operation unit 70b provided on the decorative cover 43 side. 65a is closed, the game balls in the storage tray 13 are guided to the aligning portion 67 side, and when the second ball removal operation portion 70b is operated, the inflow port 65a is opened and the game balls on the upstream side thereof are removed. It is made to flow down to the 2nd ball extraction passage part 65 side. The game balls that have flowed down to the second ball removal passage portion 65 side are discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 through the ball collection guide means 54.

  The ball collection guide means 54 guides the game balls from the first ball removal passage portion 63, the second ball removal passage portion 65, and the second foul ball discharge port 49 to the lower discharge port 53. Three inflow ports 54 a to 54 c to which the passage portion 63, the second ball extraction passage portion 65, and the second foul ball discharge port 49 are connected, respectively, and one outflow port 54 d connected to the lower discharge port 53 are provided. The base plate 41 is detachably mounted on the front side.

  The decorative cover 43 is formed integrally with the storage tray cover portion 71 that covers the front side of the storage tray 13, the front cover portion 72 that covers the front side of portions other than the storage tray 13, and the front cover portion 72, for example. And a lower cover portion 73 covering the lower side. The storage tray cover unit 71 is provided with a lending ball operation unit 74, a first ball removal operation unit 70a, an effect operation unit 75, and the like.

  For example, the front cover portion 72 is provided with a mounting hole 76 for mounting a launching handle and sound emitting holes 77a and 77b on the right side of the storage tray cover portion 71, and a second ball removal operation portion 70b and an ashtray 77 on the left side. ing. Further, a lower discharge port 53 is formed in the lower cover portion 73.

  The firing handle 14 is for performing operations such as ON / OFF switching of the firing operation and adjustment of the firing speed by the launching means 8, and is mounted through a mounting hole 76 so as to protrude forward from the front cover portion 72. The plate 41 is detachably fixed.

  The ball feeding means 44 is for supplying the game balls guided from the ball feeding passage 62 through the ball feeding discharge port 47 one by one on the firing rail 34 in synchronization with the firing operation of the launching means 8. The ball feed discharge port 47 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the base plate 41. As shown in FIGS. 7, 11, 12, etc., the ball feed case 81 and the ball feed case 81 are attached. A ball feed member 82 is provided so as to be swingable therein, and a ball feed driving means 83 for swinging the ball feed member 82 is provided.

  The ball feeding case 81 is formed in a flat box shape that is thin in the front-rear direction, and the inlet 81a corresponding to the ball feeding outlet 47 is provided on the front side thereof at a position lower than the inlet 81a. Corresponding supply ports 81b are arranged on the firing rail 34, respectively. The ball feed member 82 is supported in a ball feed case 81 so as to be swingable around a pivot 82a in the front-rear direction. By driving the ball feed drive means 83, one game ball is sent from the inlet 81a to the ball feed case. It is possible to switch between an accepting position for receiving in 81 and an outflow position for allowing the previously received game ball to flow out to the front side from the supply port 81b while preventing the inflow of subsequent game balls from the inflow port 81a. Yes.

  The ball feed driving means 83 is constituted by, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid, and is controlled so as to reciprocate the ball feed member 82 once between the outflow position and the receiving position with respect to one firing operation by the firing means 8. . As a result, the game balls on the storage tray 13 side are supplied one by one on the firing rail 34 for each firing of the launching means 8.

  The foul ball returning means 45 is for returning the foul ball to either the storage tray 13 side or the lower discharge port 53 side, and receives the foul ball as shown in FIGS. Two first receiving portions 91 and second receiving portions 92, a first guide passage 93 for guiding the foul balls received by the first receiving portion 91 to the storage tray 13 side, and a foul balls received by the second receiving portion 92. And a second guide passage 94 for guiding the first guide passage 93 and the second guide passage 94 in the passage case 95, and the first receiving portion 91 and the second receiving portion 92 in the passage. Each unit is arranged on the rear side of the case 95 and formed into one unit.

  The passage case 95 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and is formed in a flat box shape having a thin front and rear width between a rear body portion 96 and a front lid portion 97, as shown in FIGS. The upper case portion 95a that is elongated in the left-right direction and the lower case portion 95b that is disposed below the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the upper case portion 95a are formed in a substantially T-shape when viewed from the front.

  The main body portion 96 includes a rear wall 96a parallel to the base plate 41, a peripheral wall 96b erected forward along the outer edge of the rear wall 96a with a width of about one game ball, and in the vicinity of the peripheral wall 96b. A plurality of, for example, hole-shaped engaging portions 96c and a plurality of fixed base portions 96d are integrally provided. The lid portion 97 includes a plurality of engagement members projecting backward corresponding to the front wall 97a formed in substantially the same shape as the rear wall 96a on the main body portion 96 side and the engaging portion 96c on the main body portion 96 side. A fitting claw 97b is integrally provided, and the engaging claw 97b is detachably engaged with the engaging part 96c on the main body part 96 side so that the front side of the main body part 96 is substantially closed. The passage case 95 is detachably attached to the base plate 41 by screwing the fixed base 96d of the main body portion 96 to the base plate 41 side with the lid portion 97 along the back side of the base plate 41. ing.

  In the upper case portion 95 a of the passage case 95, the first inflow port 101 is on the left end side rear wall 96 a, and the first inflow port 101 is on the right end side front wall 97 a and slightly lower than the first inflow port 101. Each of the outlets 102 is formed in an opening shape that allows one game ball to pass therethrough, and the first guide passage 93 is lowered to the right so that the first inlet 101 and the first outlet 102 are connected to each other. It is arranged in a gentle slope.

  Here, the first outlet 102 coincides with the first foul ball outlet 48 on the base plate 41 side in the front-rear direction. Further, the first foul ball discharge port 48 is disposed corresponding to, for example, the opening 69 of the ball feed passage 62, and the height position thereof is from the bottom wall 62b of the ball feed passage 62 as shown in FIG. It is set to one game ball or more.

  At the downstream end portion of the first guide passage 93, an inclined guide portion 103 is formed on the bottom wall side of the first guide passage 93 so that a game ball flowing down in the first guide passage 93 is inclined to the inclined guide portion 103. To the storage tray 13 through the first outlet 102 and the first foul ball outlet 48.

  Further, in the first guide passage 93, for example, an ingress prevention valve 104 is provided in the vicinity of the upstream end side thereof. The entry prevention valve 104 allows the game ball to flow from the first inflow port 101 side to the first outflow port 102 side and blocks only the reverse entry, and the first guide passage 93 is substantially closed. A rectangular plate-like opening / closing plate 104a and a pair of front and rear bearings 105 disposed in the front-rear direction along the upper end side of the opening / closing plate 104a and provided above the first guide passage 93 are rotatably supported. And a pivot position 104b. The closing position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 12) where the opening / closing plate 104a hangs down substantially under the bearing portion 105 by its own weight to close the first guide passage 93, and the opening / closing plate 104a The first guide passage 93 is swingable between an open position (shown in phantom lines in FIG. 12) that is retracted above the downstream side of the first guide passage 93 and opens the first guide passage 93.

  Further, the entry prevention valve 104 is disposed in a missing portion 107 provided in the upper wall 106 of the first guide passage 93, and the entry prevention valve 104 is swung by the upstream end side and the downstream end side of the missing portion 107. The range is now regulated. The upper wall 106 of the first guide passage 93 is constituted by the peripheral wall 96b of the main body 96 on the downstream side of the missing portion 107, and the inner wall 96b, that is, on the lower side of the peripheral wall 96b on the upstream side of the missing portion 107. It is provided separately.

  In addition, a metal cover 108 that covers the downstream end side of the first guide passage 93 is attached to the upper case portion 95a. The metal cover 108 includes a rear cover portion 108a disposed along the rear wall 96a, a lateral cover portion 108b disposed along the peripheral wall 96b of the downstream end side abutting portion of the first guide passage 93, and a first guide passage. 93 is integrally provided with a lower cover portion 108c disposed along the peripheral wall 96b on the lower side of the downstream end portion, and is detachably attached to the outside of the main body portion 96.

  In the lower case portion 95 b of the passage case 95, the second inlet 111 on the lower left end side rear wall 96 a is second on the right end side front wall 97 a and slightly lower than the second inlet 111. The outlet 112 is formed as an opening having a size corresponding to one game ball, and the second guide passage 94 is gradually lowered to the right so as to connect the second inlet 111 and the second outlet 112. It is arranged in an inclined shape.

  The second inlet 111 is disposed slightly to the right of the first inlet 101 on the first guide passage 93 side. The second outlet 112 coincides with the second foul ball outlet 49 on the base plate 41 side in the front-rear direction.

  At the downstream end portion of the second guide passage 94, an inclined guide portion 113 is formed on the bottom wall side so as to be lowered downward. The game balls flowing down in the second guide passage 94 are inclined guide portions 113. Then, the air flows into the ball collecting guide 54 through the second outlet 112 and the second foul ball outlet 49, and is discharged downward from the lower outlet 53.

  The first receiving portion 91 receives a foul ball on the downstream side in the firing direction of the rail missing portion 39, that is, on the outer rail 21 side, and corresponds to the upstream end side of the first guide passage 93 on the rear side of the upper case portion 95 a. A ball receiving member 121 that receives the foul ball, and a downstream guide portion 122 that guides the game ball that has dropped to the downstream side in the firing direction from the ball receiving member 121 to the ball receiving member 121 side. Yes.

  The ball receiving member 121 is formed in a partly hollow plate shape by an elastic member such as silicon rubber, for example, and is disposed substantially horizontally on the lower rear side of the first inflow port 101. A front inclined portion 123 formed in a front-lowering manner corresponding to the rear side of the inflow port 101, and a side that is disposed on the downstream side in the firing direction with respect to the front inclined portion 123 and is inclined toward the front inclined portion 123 side An inclined portion 124 and a lateral regulating portion 125 provided so as to protrude upward along the upstream side in the firing direction of the front inclined portion 123 are provided, and the inside of the first inflow port 101 receives a game ball falling on the upper side. It is supposed to flow into. In addition, the inclined surface 126 along the launch direction is provided at the upstream end of the ball receiving member 121 in the launch direction, and the game ball that has dropped to the upper side is guided toward the upstream in the launch direction. Yes.

  Further, the ball receiving member 121 includes a plurality of mounting holes 127 in the front-rear direction. By inserting the mounting holes 127 from the rear side into the protrusions 128 projecting rearward from the rear wall 96a of the main body 96. The passage case 95 is detachably mounted. Note that a ball receiving support plate 129 is integrally provided on the rear wall 96 a of the main body 96 along the lower surface side of the ball receiving member 121.

  The downstream guide part 122 extends from the upper end side of the regulation wall part 122a to the downstream side along the firing direction, and the regulation wall part 122a is disposed substantially upward from the downstream end side in the firing direction of the ball receiving member 121. And an inclined wall portion 122b that smoothly communicates with the front end portion 21a in the firing direction of the outer rail 21, and is integrally formed on the rear side of the rear wall 96a of the main body portion 96. A game ball dropped to the upstream side is guided to the ball receiving member 121 side.

  The second receiving portion 92 receives a foul ball on the upstream side in the firing direction of the rail missing portion 39, that is, on the firing rail 34 side, and corresponds to the upstream end side of the second guide passage 94 and on the rear side of the lower case portion 95b. And a bottom wall portion 92a that is disposed in a downwardly inclined manner along the lower edge side of the second inflow port 111, and a substantially vertical direction along the downstream side in the firing direction of the second inflow port 111. A downstream side wall portion 92b, and an upstream side wall portion 92c disposed substantially vertically along the upstream side in the firing direction of the second inlet 111, and are integrally formed on the rear side of the rear wall 96a of the main body portion 96. The game ball that has fallen to the upper side is received and allowed to flow into the second inflow port 111.

  The upper edge side of the downstream side wall portion 92b extends to the vicinity of the upstream end portion in the firing direction of the ball receiving member 121 and is connected to the end portion of the ball receiving support plate 129. Further, the upper edge side of the upstream side wall portion 92 c extends to the vicinity of the downstream end portion of the firing rail 34.

  Further, the rear wall 96a of the lower case portion 95b is formed with a rearward bulging portion 131 corresponding to the upper side of the second inflow port 111 so that the game ball falling into the second receiving portion 92 is directed rearward. It is designed to guide you.

  Further, on the rear side of the passage case 95, an upper cover wall 132 that covers the upper side of the game ball launch path is disposed, for example, corresponding to the upper side of the second receiving portion 92.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, the game balls paid out from the payout means (not shown) as rental balls or prize balls pass from the payout port 31 to the front storage tray 13 through the payout discharge port 46 through the payout guide hole 51. Discharged. Then, the game balls in the storage tray 13 are guided to the right by the aligning portion 67 and flow down in the ball feed passage 62 in a state of being aligned in a line, and the earliest game balls are sent to the ball feed discharge port 47 at the ball feed means. It is regulated in a state where it is in contact with the 44 ball feed members 82.

  When the player operates the firing handle 14, the ball feed driving means 83 of the ball feed means 44 is activated, and the ball feed member 82 starts swinging in the order of outflow position → acceptance position → outflow position. One game ball in the ball feed passage 62 is supplied to the firing standby position A on the firing rail 34 one by one. In synchronism with this, the firing drive means 38 of the firing means 8 is activated, and the striking rod 37 starts swinging in the firing direction with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the firing handle 14, and on the firing standby position A. The game balls are sequentially hit and fired along the launch rail 34.

  When the launched game ball has sufficient momentum, it jumps over the rail missing portion 39 and enters the launch guide passage 29 on the game board 6 side, passes through the ball return prevention means 29a and enters the game area 6a. To do. On the other hand, the foul ball that has not reached the game area 6a due to insufficient momentum at the time of launching travels backward in the launch guide passage 29 and the first receiving part 91 or the second receiving part 92 below the rail missing part 39. Fall on top.

  The foul ball that has fallen on the first receiving portion 91 is guided by the ball receiving member 121 and flows into the first guide passage 93 from the first inflow port 101, or gets over the lateral regulating portion 125 and enters the second receiving portion. It falls to the 92 side. The foul ball that has flowed into the first guide passage 93 passes through the ingress prevention valve 104 while being pushed up from the closed position to the open position by inertial force (FIG. 12), and reaches the most downstream side of the first guide passage 93. And it guides forward by the inclination guide part 103, passes the 1st outflow port 102, and is discharged | emitted on the ball | bowl feed channel | path 62 by the side of the storage tray 13 from the 1st foul ball discharge port 48. FIG.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the first foul ball discharge port 48 is arranged at least one game ball above the bottom wall 62 b of the ball feed passage 62, and is thus guided by the first guide passage 93. The foul balls are discharged to the upper side of the game balls arranged in a line in the ball feed passage 62, and can be returned to the storage tray 13 without clogging the balls.

  On the other hand, the foul sphere overflowing from the first receiving portion 91 side and falling to the second receiving portion 92 side, or the foul sphere directly falling onto the second receiving portion 92 is guided to the bottom wall portion 92a to be supplied to the second inflow port. From 111, it flows into the second guide passage 94 and flows down through the second guide passage 94. Here, when the foul ball falls on the second receiving portion 92, it is guided to the rear side by the bulging portion 131 as shown in FIG. 14, so that, for example, the preceding foul ball is placed on the bottom wall portion 92a. Ball clogging when present can be suppressed.

  Then, the foul sphere that has reached the most downstream side of the second guide passage 94 is guided by the inclined guide portion 113 and flows into the collection guide 54 through the second outlet 112 and the second foul sphere outlet 49, It is discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53.

  Thus, the first receiving portion 91 that receives the foul ball at a position higher than the storage tray 13, and the foul ball that is provided at a position lower than the first receiving portion 91 and cannot be received by the first receiving portion 91. A second receiving portion 92 is provided, the foul balls received by the first receiving portion 91 are guided to the storage tray 13 side by the first guide passage 93, and the game balls received by the second receiving portion 92 are supplied to the second guide passage. 94 is configured to guide the lower discharge port 53 by 94, so that the foul ball does not stay on the first receiving portion 91 even if the foul ball is continuous, and the first foul ball is returned to the storage tray 13. It is possible to prevent the foul sphere on the first receiving portion 91 from obstructing the succeeding launching ball as much as possible even though the receiving portion 91 must be provided at a height position close to the passage path of the launching ball.

  When the game balls in the storage tray 13 are almost full, the inlet 65a is opened by the second ball removal opening / closing means 66 by operating the second ball removal operation unit 70b. Also, the upstream game ball is discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 through the second ball extraction passage portion 65 and the ball collection guide means 54.

  Further, for example, to stop the game with this pachinko machine, if the first ball removal operation portion 70a is operated, the inlet 63a in the ball feed passage 62 is opened by the first ball removal opening / closing means 64, and the ball feed All the game balls in the passage 62 and the storage tray 13 on the upstream side thereof are discharged downward from the lower discharge port 53 through the first ball extraction passage portion 63 and the ball collection guide means 54.

  For example, even if a piano wire or the like is inserted into the first guide passage 93 from the first foul ball discharge port 48 for the purpose of fraud, the first guide passage 93 is closed by the ingress prevention valve 104, and Since the ingress prevention valve 104 swings only downstream, the tip of the piano wire or the like cannot pass through the ingress prevention valve 104. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent a go-to action such as a nail bending performed by causing a piano wire or the like to enter the game area 6a.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the foul ball return means 45 has the first receiving portion 91 that receives the foul ball at a position higher than the storage tray 13 and a position that is lower than the first receiving portion 91. A second receiving portion 92 that receives the foul ball that is not received by the first receiving portion 91, a first guide passage 93 that guides the foul ball received by the first receiving portion 91 to the storage tray 13, and 2 Since the second guide passage 94 for guiding the foul ball received by the receiving portion 92 to the lower discharge port 53 is provided, the foul ball can be returned to the storage tray 13 for supplying the game means to the launching means 8. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the foul sphere on the first receiving portion 91 from obstructing the subsequent launch ball as much as possible.

  Further, since the second receiving portion 92 disposed at a low position is provided on the upstream side in the firing direction with respect to the first receiving portion 91, the first receiving portion 91 and the second receiving portion 92 are arranged in accordance with the firing angle. There is an advantage that the first receiving portion 91 can be easily arranged at a higher position while being able to arrange the space efficiently.

  The storage tray 13 is provided on the front side of the lower opening / closing door 10 that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the gaming machine body 1, and the first foul ball discharge port 48 that opens to the storage tray 13 side is provided in the lower opening / closing door 10. Since the first guide passage 93 is inclined along the back side of the lower opening / closing door 10 so as to connect the first receiving portion 91 and the first foul ball discharge port 48, the first foul ball The distance between the discharge port 48 and the first receiving portion 91 can be made sufficiently long in a direction different from the discharge direction of the first foul ball discharge port 48. It is possible to make the goto action to be inserted more difficult.

  The lower discharge port 53 is provided with a ball collection guide means 54 for guiding the game ball, and the ball collection guide means 54 includes a second guide passage 94 and ball removal operation portions 70a and 70b. Since the ball removal passage portions 63 and 65 for allowing the game ball to flow down are connected, the ball removal route can be used as a foul ball guide route from the second guide passage 94, and the game ball guide route can be used. There is an advantage that can be simplified.

  Further, since the lower discharge port 53 is disposed downward on the lower side of the storage tray 13, the foul ball received by the second receiving portion 92 is returned to a so-called dollar box placed on the lower side of the storage tray 13. can do.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the present invention can be applied to a two-stage dish type pachinko machine. In that case, the foul ball received by the second receiving portion 92 may be returned to the lower dish side. Good.

  An opening / closing means may be provided in the lower discharge port 53 so that it is opened only when a predetermined operation means is operated. The arrangement position of the lower discharge port 53 is arbitrary, and for example, it may be formed in a forward opening shape.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been shown, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the state which removed the glass door and the lower opening-and-closing door with the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a rear view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lower opening-and-closing door. It is a disassembled perspective view of a foul ball return means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a foul ball return means. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is DD sectional drawing in FIG. It is EE sectional drawing in FIG. It is FF sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

6 Game board 6a Game area 8 Launching means 10 Lower door (open / close door)
13 Storage tray 45 Foul ball return means 48 First foul ball discharge port 53 Lower discharge port (predetermined discharge port)
54 Ball collection guide means 63 First ball removal passage portion 65 Second ball removal passage portion 70a First ball removal operation portion 70b Second ball removal operation portion 91 First receiving portion 92 Second receiving portion 93 First guide passage 94 First 2 guide passage

Claims (4)

A launching means (8) for launching a game ball toward the game area (6a) on the game board (6) side; a storage tray (13) for storing a game ball to be supplied to the launching means (8); A foul ball returned without reaching the game area (6a) among the game balls launched by the launch means (8) is received and returned between the launch means (8) and the game board (6). In the bullet ball game machine provided with the foul ball return means (45), the foul ball return means (45) is a first receiving portion (91 for receiving the foul ball at a position higher than the storage tray (13). ), A second receiving portion (92) that is provided at a position lower than the first receiving portion (91) and receives a foul ball that was not received by the first receiving portion (91), and the first receiving portion The foul ball received in (91) is guided to the storage tray (13). A first guide path (93), said second receiving portion (92) with received foul ball predetermined outlet second guide path for guiding (53) (94), the predetermined outlet (53) And a ball collection guide means (54) for guiding the game ball to the ball collection guide means (54) , the second guide passage (94) and the ball removal operation portions (70a, 70b) being operated. A ball ball game machine, characterized in that it is connected to a ball removal passage portion (63, 65) for allowing the game ball in the storage tray (13) to flow sometimes. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the second receiving part (92) is provided upstream in the firing direction with respect to the first receiving part (91). The said storage tray (13) is provided in the front side of the opening-and-closing door (10) attached to the front side of a game machine main body (1) so that opening and closing is possible, and it opens to this storage tray (13) side in this opening-and-closing door (10). A first foul ball discharge port (48) is provided, and the first guide passage (93) connects the first receiving part (91) and the first foul ball discharge port (48). The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball game machine is arranged in an inclined shape along the back side of the open / close door (10). The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the predetermined discharge port (53) is disposed downward on the lower side of the storage tray (13).

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