JP4627054B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball feed member capable of supplying game balls one by one to a ball launch position, a ball feed channel capable of flowing a game ball toward the ball feed member, and a game in the ball feed channel The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball removing mechanism capable of extracting a ball.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a prize ball discharged from a ball discharge device or a game ball as a rental ball is stored in a storage tray, and the game ball in the storage tray is stored in a ball launch position of the launching device. Are supplied one by one, and based on the operation of the launch operation handle, the game ball at the ball launch position is shot with a hitting ball launcher and fired toward the game area. In addition, between the storage tray and the ball launch position, a ball feed flow path (alignment rod) for flowing down the game balls in a line and a game ball flowing down the ball feed flow path one by one And a ball feeding member (ball feeding device) that can be supplied to the firing position. The pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 is configured to open the bottom surface of the ball feed flow path and exclude a smaller-diameter ball smaller than the regular game ball from the opening.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-034476

  By the way, a general pachinko gaming machine is provided with a ball removal mechanism (discharge mechanism) that can be operated by a player, and by using the ball removal mechanism, a game ball in a storage dish and a game ball in a ball feed channel are externally (for example, It is configured so that it can be pulled out (below the storage tray). And, if the ball feed mechanism in the above-mentioned patent document is provided with a ball pulling mechanism, the opening formed on the bottom surface of the ball feed flow path is configured to be widened, and only the small diameter sphere is widened with the opening width widened. Instead, it is conceivable that a regular game ball can be dropped from the ball feed channel. However, if the configuration is such that the opening width can be simply widened, the opening width tends to naturally expand due to the weight of the game ball supported by the opening, and the game ball does not fit into the opening or the ball is not removed. Nevertheless, there is a possibility that the game ball may be extracted from the ball feed flow path. As a result, a problem that the game ball cannot be stably supplied to the ball feeding member, and a problem that the player cannot stably fire the game ball is likely to occur, and the interest of the game may be reduced. .

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object thereof is to provide a ball pulling mechanism that can sufficiently maintain a state in which a game ball is not pulled out, to a ball feeding member and a ball launch position. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can stably supply gaming balls.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball feed member capable of supplying game balls one by one to a ball launch position, and toward the ball feed member side. In a gaming machine comprising a ball feed channel that can flow down in a state where the game balls are aligned, and a ball removal mechanism that can extract the game ball in the ball feed channel,
The ball feed flow path is formed in a width that allows one game ball to pass through, and has a ball support ridge on both sides in a state of being inclined downward , and both sides of the ball support ridge are provided with side portions of the game ball. The lower part of the game ball is sunk between the ball support ridges in a state where it can roll, and the game ball is rotated down by rolling the side part of the game ball in this sunk state. Configured as
Wherein both spherical support ridges may have mounting portion for mounting the sides of the game ball is formed by the inclined surfaces, one of the ball support ridges and moving protrusions and the other a fixed ridge ,
The ball pulling mechanism includes a moving mechanism capable of moving the moving ridge portion in the vertical direction, a first restricting portion for restricting the downward movement of the moving ridge portion, and the moving ridge portion from the fixed ridge portion. A second restricting portion for restricting the movement away from the side, and a moving space portion formed by denting the upper side of the fixed protrusion to a side that allows the side of the game ball to enter the side of the ball feed channel And a ball-extracted state in which the distance between the moving protrusion and the fixed protrusion is larger than the diameter of the game ball by moving the moving protrusion upward by the moving mechanism and moved by the first restricting portion. By restricting the movement of the ridge, it is possible to convert it into a ball pull-out prevention state in which the distance between the moving ridge and the fixed ridge is narrower than the diameter of the game ball
When the moving space portion converts the ball pulling mechanism from the ball pulling-inhibited state to the ball pulling-out state, the game balls supported by the both ball supporting ribs are moved upward. Allowing the side of the game ball to enter as if climbing the mounting portion of the fixed ridge, and allowing it to rise while moving to the fixed ridge,
When the ball pulling mechanism is converted to a ball pulling state, the game ball in the ball feed flow path can flow down below the ball support protrusion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the moving ridge portion is formed, and includes a flow path wall portion serving as one side wall of the ball feed flow path.
The flow path wall portion is formed in an inverted L-shaped cross-section by integrally projecting an upper wall defining an upper surface portion of the ball feed flow path in a vertically oriented portion serving as the side wall,
The said moving mechanism is comprised so that the said moving protrusion part and the said upper wall may be moved to an up-down direction by moving the said flow-path wall part to an up-down direction, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. It is a gaming machine.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
That is, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the downward force of the game ball can be reduced compared to the case of rolling down and flowing down on the bottom surface of the ball feed passage. Therefore, the load applied to the ball feeding member by the game ball flowing down the ball feeding flow path can be reduced, and even when the driving force of the ball feeding member is weak, the ball feeding operation by the ball feeding member is smoothly performed. easy.

Also, inadvertently without spreading interval sphere support ridges by the weight of the Yu Technical sphere, state not drawn game balls (the ball disconnect blocking state) can be sufficiently maintained. And compared with the case where a mounting part is formed in the corner | angular part, damage, such as abrasion of a mounting part, can be suppressed and it can make a game ball in a ball feed flow path roll more smoothly. it can. Therefore, the game ball can be stably supplied to the ball feed member, and thus the ball launch position, and the reduction in the interest of the game can be suppressed.
Further, when the ball removal mechanism is converted to the ball removal state, it is possible to suppress a problem that the game ball is caught in the ball feed flow path. Therefore, the game ball in the ball feed channel can be extracted smoothly.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine in a state where a transparent member holding frame and a storage tray unit are opened.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame (inner frame) 3 pivotally attached to an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so that the front frame 3 can be opened and closed. A game board 5 having a shape can be stored, and a partition member (side case) 7 is disposed on the surface of the game board 5 to form a substantially circular game area 8, and a display device, An accessory (not shown) such as a prize opening is provided. Further, on the front side of the front frame 3, a transparent member holding frame 9 having one side (right side in FIG. 1) attached thereto is provided so as to be openable and closable (rotatable), and the transparent member holding frame 9 can be seen through. When the transparent member 10 is accommodated and a vertical launch guide path 12 for guiding the game ball into the game area 8 is formed on the back side of the transparent member holding frame 9, and the transparent member holding frame 9 is closed, The board 5 is covered with the transparent member holding frame 9, and the transparent member 10 is arranged in front of the game area 8 so that the game area 8 can be seen from the front through the transparent member 10. Further, below the transparent member holding frame 9, a horizontally long storage tray unit 14 having one side (on the right side in FIG. 1) is pivotably mounted. On the right side in FIG. 1, a firing operation unit (launching operation handle) 18 for operating a launching device 17 described later is provided.

  The front frame body 4 is a synthetic resin frame body having a rectangular opening portion opened upward, and includes a frame-like game board storage portion 23 at the periphery of the opening portion, and the game board in the game board storage portion 23. 5 is configured to be stored in a detachable state. Also, a board portion 24 is provided below the game board storage portion 23, a game board placement portion (not shown) is provided at the upper end of the board portion 24, and the lower end of the game board 5 is placed on the game board placement portion. By being placed, the position of the game board 5 in the vertical direction can be regulated. Further, the upper part of the board portion 24 on the front side near the left side (left side in FIG. 1) is used as a prize ball or a rental ball supplied from a ball discharge device (not shown) on the back side of the front frame body 4. A ball outlet 29 for discharging the game ball to the storage tray unit 14 is provided. Then, at the position near the other side of the board portion 24 (rightward in FIG. 1), that is, near the firing operation unit 18, a lock engagement receiving portion 30 capable of engaging the free end portion of the storage tray unit 14 is provided, The free end portion of the storage tray unit 14 is locked to the lock engagement receiving portion 30 so that the storage tray unit 14 can be kept closed with respect to the front frame body 4.

  The storage tray unit 14 is a unit for storing game balls, ejecting the stored game balls, and firing them to the game area 8 of the game board 5. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage tray unit 14 includes a horizontally long base panel (opening / closing member) 31, and the base panel 31 is attached to one end portion (right end portion in FIG. 1) of the base panel 31. 4 is provided with a shaft attachment portion (hinge portion) 31a that is attached in an openable and closable state with respect to 4, and a lock that can be engaged with the lock engagement receiving portion 30 on the other side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1). The locking part 31b is arranged. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, on the front side of the base panel 31, a tray member (storage tray) 33 capable of storing game balls, a front side portion of the tray member 33, and the front side of the base panel 31. A cover member 34 covering the whole is disposed. Further, on the rear surface side of the base panel 31, a game ball (prize ball or rental ball) discharged from the ball discharge port 29, or a launch guide 17 that is launched from the launch device 17 but does not reach the game area 8. A horizontally long ball-down rod 35 is arranged to flow down a game ball (foul ball) that has flowed backward. Then, the portion of the base panel 31 that is closer to the shaft mounting portion 31a (leftward in FIG. 4) is recessed substantially forward in a substantially rectangular shape to form a launching storage portion 37, and the launching device 17 is placed in the launching storage portion 37 from the rear. Stored. Further, a storage through-hole 38 penetrating in the front-rear direction is opened in an upper portion of the launch storage section 37, and a part of the front side of the launching device 17 can be projected forward from the storage through-hole 38. ing. Further, on the lock locking portion 31b side (right side in FIG. 3) of the base panel 31, a part of the heel side ball removing mechanism 41 is disposed across both the front and rear sides of the base panel 31, and the heel side ball removal is performed. The mechanism 41 is connected to the downstream end (right end in FIG. 3) of the ball lowering basket 35 so that the game balls flowing down the ball lowering basket 35 can be extracted below the storage dish unit 14.

  The ball lowering rod 35 has an upstream portion (right side in FIG. 1) disposed above the launching device 17, and the upstream and downstream widths of the upstream portion are set wider than the longitudinal width of the downstream portion. The ball receiving portion 42 is formed, and a ball receiving opening 42a is opened at the rear portion of the ball receiving portion 42 so that the ball receiving opening 42a and the ball discharge port 29 communicate with each other. Are configured to communicate with each other. Further, the upper part of the ball receiving part 42 is opened to communicate with the lower end of the firing guide path 12, and the foul ball that has flowed back through the firing guide path 12 is received by the ball receiving part 42. Furthermore, a launch connection path 43 that communicates (connects) the launch device 17 and the launch guide path 12 is disposed at the bottom of the ball receiving portion 42 so as to penetrate vertically.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the heel-side ball removal mechanism 41 includes a heel-side ball removal opening (not shown) provided in the side wall at the downstream end of the ball flow lowering heel 35 and an opening / closing member (not shown). Open / close unit 45, a ball extraction channel 46 (rear side ball extraction channel 47 and front side ball extraction channel 48) for flowing down the game ball that has passed through the heel side ball extraction opening, and the cover member 34. And a heel side ball pulling operation mechanism 49 (see FIG. 10A) for operating the opening and closing member, and an operation link mechanism 50 capable of transmitting power generated by the operation of the heel side ball pulling operation mechanism 49. It is prepared for. Then, when the heel side ball removal operation portion (the heel side ball removal button) 51 of the heel side ball removal operation mechanism 49 provided in the center portion of the cover member 34 is pushed in, the opening / closing member is opened and the heel side ball removal opening is opened. The ball flow path 46 is communicated with each other, and the game ball in the ball flow lowering bowl 35 is converted into an extraction state that allows the game ball to be extracted from the storage tray unit 14. Further, when the heel side ball removal operation unit 51 is pushed again in the extracted state, the opening / closing member is closed, the heel side ball removal opening and the ball removal passage 46 are shut off, and the game ball is extracted from the storage tray unit 14. It changes into the extraction regulation state to regulate. In the withdrawn state, the game ball flows downward from the ball discharge outlet 53 (see FIG. 10A) provided at the lower portion of the cover member 34 and is extracted to the outside of the storage tray unit 14. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, a flow opening 31 c penetrating in the front-rear direction is opened in a portion closer to the lock locking portion 31 b (rightward in FIG. 3) on the upper side of the base panel 31, The base panel 31 is set in a state of being inclined downward toward the free end side, in other words, in a state of being inclined downward from the front of the ball discharge port 29 toward the flow-down opening 31c. The upper part on the inner side of the dish member 33 and the downstream end of the ball flow lower bar 35 communicate with each other. Further, the bottom surface of the dish member 33 is set to be inclined downward from the flow opening 31c toward the storage through-hole 38 of the launch storage unit 37, and the portion of the launching device 17 facing forward from the storage through-hole 38; The inside of the dish member 33 (specifically, the lower part inside the dish member 33) communicates with the inside. Accordingly, the storage tray unit 14 is configured to supply the game ball (prize ball or rental ball) discharged from the ball discharge port 29 to the launching device 17 through the ball flow lowering basket 35, the flow opening 31c, and the plate member 33. ing.

Next, the launcher 17 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the launching device 17 ejects the game ball supplied to the launching device 17 to the launching base 56 serving as the base of the launching device 17 by a turning operation (swinging operation). A hitting ball launcher (ejecting member) 57, a rotation drive source (swinging drive source) such as a rotary solenoid 58 that drives the hitting ball launcher 57, and a rotation restricting unit that regulates the rotation range of the hitting ball launcher 57. 59 and a link mechanism 60 connected to the hitting ball launcher 57, and is arranged in a state of facing the board portion 24 of the rear front frame body 4.

  The launch base 56 is formed in a substantially box shape whose rear and upper sides are open, and accommodates a hitting ball launcher 57, a rotation restricting portion 59 and a link mechanism 60 therein. Further, the engaging protrusions 61 protrude from the four corners of the launch base 56 toward the rear front frame body 4, and the engaging protrusions 61 are provided on the board portion 24 (see FIG. 1). The launching device 17 can be positioned in front of the front frame body 4 by engaging with. Further, a rectangular base base 63 is provided on the front side of the firing base 56, spacers 65 are projected forward from the four corners of the base base 63, and a flat solenoid base 66 is formed at the tip of the spacer 65. It arrange | positions in the state spaced apart from the base 63. FIG. A rotary solenoid 58 is disposed on the front side of the solenoid base 66, and the output shaft (firing rotation shaft) 69 of the rotary solenoid 58 passes through a position above the center portion of the base base 63 and moves backward. A hitting ball launching rod 57, which will be described later, is attached to the tip (rear end) of the firing rotation shaft 69. A ball feed flow path (alignment path) 70 that can flow down in a state where the game balls are aligned in one row is disposed on one side of the rear surface side of the base base 63 above the protruding portion of the firing rotation shaft 69 (on one side). It is arranged in a posture inclined downward to the right side in FIG. The upstream end (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the ball feed flow path 70 is provided with a through flow path 71 penetrating the base base 63 in the front-rear direction so as to communicate with the ball feed flow path 70. The front end portion of the path 71 protrudes forward from the storage through-hole 38 and is connected to the inclined lower end of the dish member 33 (see FIG. 3), and the game ball is fed from the dish member 33 through the through-flow path 71 to the ball feed flow path 70. It is configured so that it can be introduced into.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 8, the downstream portion (right side portion in FIG. 7) of the ball feed passage 70 is bent downward, and the ball feed member 73 can be freely rotated at the bent portion. It arrange | positions in a state and it is comprised so that the game ball in the ball feed flow path 70 may flow down toward the ball feed member 73 side. Further, on the side of the downstream end of the ball feed flow path 70 (right side in FIG. 8), a bullet ball holding portion 74 capable of holding one game ball supplied from the ball feed flow path 70 is provided. An arrangement space portion of a game ball (that is, a game ball bulleted by the hitting ball launcher 57) held by the bullet ball holding unit 74 is a ball launch position 75. Then, the lower part of the bullet ball holding part 74 is opened so that a part of the hitting ball launching rod 57 described later can enter the ball launch position 75 from below, and above the bullet ball holding part 74 and the ball launch position 75. Includes a launch communication path 76 that allows the lower end of the launch connection path 43 and the ball launch position 75 to communicate with each other in a vertical direction, and a game ball is held from the launch position 75 through the launch communication path 76 and the launch connection path 43 and holds a transparent member. It is configured to be able to fly to the launch guide path 12 of the frame 9.

As shown in FIG. 7, the ball feed flow path 70 is provided in the base base 63 and has a bowl-shaped flow path base 79 having a U-shaped cross section that is open toward the rear, and the flow path base 79. A flow path lid portion 80 that closes the open portion from the rear is overlapped in the front-rear direction. In addition, on both the front and rear sides of the ball feed flow path 70, the straight ball support protrusions 82 are inclined along the inclination direction of the ball feed flow path 70, that is, descending to the downstream side of the ball feed flow path 70. Prepared in the state. Specifically, the base portion 63 side (that is, the front side) and the upper portion of the flow passage base portion 79 located on the upstream side of the ball feeding member 73 are separate members on which the moving protrusions 82a are formed . The channel wall 84 has an inverted L-shaped cross section that is movable in the vertical direction, and the moving ridge as the one of the ball support ridges 82 from the vertical portion of the channel wall 84 on the base base 63 side. 82a protrudes toward the inside (that is, the rear) of the ball feed channel 70 (see FIG. 7A). In other words, the flow path wall 84 is integrally protruded toward the ball feed flow path 70 side in the vertical portion where the upper wall defining the upper surface of the ball feed flow path 70 becomes the side wall. As a result, the cross section is formed in an inverted L shape. And it is comprised so that the said movement protrusion 82a and the said upper wall may be moved to an up-down direction by the said moving mechanism moving this flow-path wall part 84 to an up-down direction.
The base base 63 is formed with a wall housing portion 85 formed by recessing the portion facing the flow passage wall portion 84 forward by one step, and the flow passage wall portion 84 can be moved in the vertical direction within the wall housing portion 85. It is configured as follows. A mechanism for moving the moving ridge 82a up and down will be described later in detail.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, a fixed ridge portion 82b as the other sphere support ridge portion 82 from the portion located on the upstream side of the ball feed member 73 in the front surface side of the flow path lid portion 80. Projecting toward the inside (that is, the front side) of the ball feed channel 70. In addition, in the channel lid portion 80, the upper portion of the fixed ridge portion 82b is slightly recessed to the side of the ball feed channel 70 so that the moving space 86 of the game ball is horizontally long along the fixed ridge portion 82b. The game ball is configured such that the side of the game ball enters the moving space 86 and the game ball can move to the fixed protrusion 82b side (that is, the rear side). And while setting the moving ridge part 82a and the fixed ridge part 82b to the attitude | position which inclined down to one side (FIG. 7 (a), right side) of the base base 63 at the same inclination angle as the ball feed flow path 70, The distance between the moving ridge portion 82a and the fixed ridge portion 82b is set to be slightly narrower than the diameter of a game ball (specifically, a regular game ball that is not an unauthorized member). Therefore, the ball feed flow path 70 supports the front side portion of the game ball on the moving projection portion 82a and supports the rear side portion on the fixed projection portion 82b, and in this support state, in other words, the lower portion of the game ball. By rolling the side of the game ball onto the ball support ridge 82 in a state where it is submerged between the ball support ridges 82, the game ball is caused to flow down toward the ball feed member 73 while rotating (see FIG. 11 (a) and FIG. 12). In addition, the ball support protrusion 82 forms a mounting portion (contact portion) 82c with which a side portion of the game ball abuts with an inclined surface extending in the tangential direction of the game ball (see FIG. 11C). ), The game ball is configured not to be caught on the corner portion of the ball support protrusion 82. Then, the flow-down state (behavior) of the game ball in the ball feed channel 70 will be described in detail later.

  The ball feed member 73 is a member for supplying the game balls flowing down the ball feed passage 70 one by one to the ball launch position 75. As shown in FIG. A ball holding portion (notch portion) 89 that is pivotally attached to the front base base portion 63 and the rear flow path lid portion 80 via the ball feed shaft 88 and can hold one game ball above the ball feed shaft 88. Forming. Then, when the ball holding part 89 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the rear centering on the ball feed shaft 88 and opened to the upstream side of the bent part (see FIG. 8A), the ball holding part In a state where one game ball is held at 89, the ball feed flow path 70 is shut off, and the supply to the ball launch position 75 is stopped (ball supply stop state). On the other hand, when the ball holding portion 89 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the rear and opened to the downstream side of the bent portion, only the game balls held by the ball holding portion 89 are moved to the downstream end of the ball feed channel 70. Although it flows down and is supplied to the ball launch position 75, it is converted into a state (ball supply state) in which the flow of the game ball arranged upstream of the bent portion is blocked by the tip portion of the ball feeding member 73.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the hitting ball launching rod 57 has a longitudinally long collar portion 92 from the axially attached portion fixed to the firing rotation shaft 69 of the rotary solenoid 58 on the ball launching position 75 side (in FIG. It is extended in a slightly bent state to the right side), and at the front end of the flange portion 92, a projecting portion 93 for projecting a game ball is projected to the ball launching position 75 side (right side). Then, a first operation for moving (turning) the bullet portion 93 toward the ball launch position 75 and a second operation for moving away from the ball launch position 75 with the launch turning shaft 69 as the swing center is performed. It is configured to swing. More specifically, when the rotary solenoid 58 is driven (excited) and the firing rotation shaft 69 is rotated in the rotation direction A shown in FIG. Is made to enter the inside of the bullet ball holding unit 74 from below, and the game ball held on the ball ball holding unit 74 is converted into a bullet state in which the ball is bulleted upward. On the other hand, when the driving of the rotary solenoid 58 is stopped (that is, demagnetized) and the firing rotation shaft 69 is rotated in the rotation direction B shown in FIG. It moves below the launch position 75 and the bullet ball holding part 74 to change the collar 92 into a vertical posture, and converts it into a bullet ready state for bulleting the next game ball. Further, a launch stopper 94 capable of colliding with a rotation restricting portion 59 described later is extended on the opposite side of the hook 92 from the hitting ball launcher 57 with the pivoting portion (launching rotation shaft 69) interposed therebetween. Projecting in a direction different from the installation direction (the direction bent from the extending direction of the flange 92 in a “h” shape) and engaging the firing stopper 94 and the flange 92 with the rotation restricting portion 59 The rotation range of the hitting ball launcher 57 is restricted. The restricted state of the rotation range of the hit ball launcher 57 will be described in detail later.

  The rotation restricting portion 59 is a thick cylindrical member that collides with the hitting ball launcher 57 and restricts the turning operation of the hitting ball launcher 57, and is a material that easily absorbs an impact, such as a rubber material. It is formed with the elastic body. Further, a portion of the rear surface side of the base base 63 located between the rotation range of the collar 92 and the rotation range of the firing stopper 94, specifically, a shaft mounting portion (launching rotation) of the hitting ball launching rod 57. It is arranged in a state of being held by the holder portion 96 below the shaft 69) and on the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5) from the ball launch position 75 with the collar portion 92 interposed therebetween. Then, the distance between the central axis of the rotation restricting portion 59 and the firing rotation shaft 69 is set to be shorter than the extending length of the flange portion 92 and the extending length of the firing stopper 94, so that the flange portion 92 and the firing stopper 94 are It is configured so that it can be engaged (contacted) with the outer peripheral portion of the rotation restricting portion 59. The rotation restricting portion 59 is set so that the hitting ball launcher 57 can be brought into contact with the left and right side portions thereof. Specifically, a surface portion of one side portion (left side portion in FIG. 5) of the rotation restricting portion 59 is defined as a first eyelet restricting portion 59a so that the launch stopper 94 can collide with the first eyelet restricting portion 59a. It is configured. Further, the other side portion of the rotation restricting portion 59 (the right side portion in FIG. 5), in other words, the surface portion on the opposite side of the first restricting portion 59a across the rotation restricting portion 59 is the second eyelid restricting portion 59b. And the collar portion 92 can collide with the second rod restriction portion 59b.

  The link mechanism 60 is a mechanism for interlocking the hitting ball launching rod 57 and the ball feeding member 73, and includes a kite side link member 100 provided on the hitting ball launching rod 57, a kite side link member 100, and a ball feeding member 73. And a ball feed link unit 101 for connecting the two. Further, the ball feed link portion 101 includes a vertically long substantially arc-shaped cam groove portion 102 provided on the side of the ball feed member 73 of the heel side link member 100 (right side in FIG. 5), and a ball feed shaft of the ball feed member 73. The cam follower 103 is provided on the opposite side of the ball holding portion 89 with the 88 interposed therebetween. Further, the cam follower 103 is formed of a cylindrical rotating roller extending rearward, and rolls in a state where the cam follower 103 is fitted in the cam groove portion 102, whereby the hitting ball launching rod 57 and the ball feeding member 73 are formed. It is configured to work together.

  Then, the storage tray unit 14 has a flow path side ball removing mechanism 110 (corresponding to the ball removing mechanism in the present invention) that can move the flow path wall portion 84 in the vertical direction and extract the game balls in the ball feed flow path 70. I have. More specifically, the flow path side ball removing mechanism 110 includes a moving mechanism 111 capable of moving the moving protrusion 82a in the vertical direction together with the flow path wall 84, and the movement of the flow path wall 84 and the moving protrusion 82a. The first restricting portion 112 and the second restricting portion 113 for restricting the flow, the flow-path-side ball extraction opening 114 for extracting the game ball to the outside of the launching device 17, the flow-path-side ball discharge opening 114, and the ball discharge flow path 46. A ball removal passage 115 communicating with the flow passage, a flow passage side ball removal operation mechanism 116 disposed in the cover member 34, and a flow passage side ball removal connection for connecting the flow passage side ball removal operation mechanism 116 and the flow passage wall 84. Part 117.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the moving mechanism 111 includes a columnar moving rod 111 a projecting forward from the front surface side of the side wall of the flow path wall portion 84, and the front surface side of the wall housing portion 85 of the base base portion 63. And a moving guide portion 111b having a vertically long hole shape. Then, the moving rod 111a is inserted into the moving guide portion 111b from the rear in a state in which the moving rod 111a can be slid in the vertical direction, the flow path wall portion 84 and the moving projection portion are arranged in a state of overlapping the base base portion 63, and the base base portion. It is comprised so that it can move to the up-down direction along 63 wall accommodating parts 85. FIG. Moreover, the front-end | tip part of the movement rod 111a protrudes ahead rather than the movement guide part 111b, and the below-mentioned flow path side ball extraction connection part 117 is fixed to this protrusion end.

  The first restricting portion 112 is composed of protrusions projecting rearward from the left and right ends of the lower edge portion of the wall accommodating portion 85, and comes into contact with the lower edge portion of the flow path wall portion 84 and the flow path wall portion 84 and The downward movement of the moving protrusion 82a, specifically, the movement of the moving protrusion 82a to a position lower than the fixed protrusion 82b is restricted. Further, the second restricting portion 113 is constituted by a front plane portion in which the movement guide portion 111b is opened in the wall accommodating portion 85, and the flow passage wall portion is brought into contact with the flow passage wall portion 84 in a state of overlapping in the front-rear direction. 84 and the moving protrusion 82a always restrict the movement away from the fixed protrusion 82b to the side (moving back and forth). In addition, vertically long contact protrusions 84a are provided on both the left and right sides of the front surface of the flow path wall portion 84 (see FIG. 7C), and only the corresponding contact protrusions 84a are in contact with the second restricting portion 113. Thus, the sliding friction between the second restricting portion 113 (wall housing portion 85) and the flow path wall portion 84 is suppressed to a low level.

  The flow passage side ball opening 114 is a horizontally long rectangular opening that is formed through the base base 63 between the guide portion 120 of the flow passage base 79 and the wall housing portion 85 in the front-rear direction. Is set so that it can pass through. In addition, at the lower edge portion of the flow passage side ball extraction opening 114, the guiding portion 120 is arranged in a state of being inclined downward toward the flow passage side ball extraction opening 114, and the game flowing down from the upper ball feed flow passage 70 The sphere can be guided to the flow path side sphere extraction opening 114.

  Further, a first communication passage 121 that is an upstream portion of the ball removal communication passage 115 is defined between the base base portion 63 and the solenoid base 66 in a crank state in which the first communication passage 121 is inclined downward toward one side (right side in FIG. 9). The upstream side of the first communication passage 121 and the flow passage side ball opening 114 are communicated in the front-rear direction, and the downstream side is opened to the side of the launching device 17 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 9, the first communication path 121 includes a bowl-shaped communication path base 121a that is provided on the front side of the base base 63 and has a U-shaped cross section that is open toward the front. A front opening portion of the communication path base 121a is closed from the front by a solenoid base 66 to form a compartment.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, between the front side of the base panel 31 and between the launch storage portion 37 and the ball extraction channel 46 (specifically, the front ball extraction channel 48), downstream of the ball extraction passage 115. The second communication passage 122, which is a part, is partitioned and formed in a state where it is inclined downward toward the front-side ball extraction channel 48 side (right side in FIG. 4), specifically, in a state of substantially L-shape in front view. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, a ball drop-off preventing portion 123 having an inverted L-shaped cross section extends from the back side of the cover member 34 toward the front of the second communication path 122, and the second communication path 122 is formed. This prevents the game ball that flows down from moving out of the second communication path 122 and dropping forward. An upstream communication port 124 is opened on the side of the launch storage unit 37, and the upstream portion of the second communication passage 122 is communicated with the downstream end of the first communication passage 121 via the upstream communication port 124. . In addition, a downstream communication port 125 is opened at the side of the front sphere extraction channel 48, and the downstream side of the second communication channel 122 is connected to the front sphere extraction channel 48 via the downstream communication port 125. . Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the flow path side ball opening 114 reaches the ball flow path 46 through the first communication path 121, the upstream communication port 124, the second communication path 122, and the downstream communication port 125, and Flows down the ball extraction channel 46, passes through the ball extraction outlet 53, and is extracted to the outside of the storage dish unit 14.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the flow path side ball removing operation mechanism 116 is arranged on the back side of the cover member 34 side by side with the heel side ball removing operation mechanism 49. More specifically, the flow passage side ball pulling operation mechanism 116 includes a rectangular operation opening 128 penetrating toward the launching device 17 in the left-right direction of the cover member 34 (rightward in FIG. 10A), and the operation opening. A box-shaped operation base portion 129 that extends rearward from the edge of 128 and that is open at the front and rear; an operation portion 130 that is supported by the operation base portion 129 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction; and an operation base portion 129, and an operation cover 131 that holds the operation unit 130 therebetween. In addition, a flat operation lever 133 is provided on the front side of the operation unit 130, and a connection receiving unit 134 is provided on the rear side for loosely fitting a part of the flow passage side ball disconnection connection unit 117. An operation turning shaft 135 for pivotally supporting the operation base portion 129 is provided so as to project the operation turning shaft 135 and the connection receiving portion 134 among the side portions of the operation portion 130 (the right side portion in FIG. 10B). A column-shaped urging and locking portion 136 is extended outwardly from between the two. Then, the operation portion 130 is inserted into the operation base portion 129 from behind and the operation lever 133 is faced forward from the operation opening 128. In this state, the operation rotation shaft 135 is formed at the rear end of the operation base portion 129. It is supported by a bearing portion 138. Further, in this supported state, the operation cover 131 is fixed to the operation base portion 129 in a state where the operation cover 131 is covered from the rear of the operation portion 130, and is attached to one front edge portion (left front edge portion in FIG. 10) of the operation cover 131. The formed recess 139 is fitted to the rear side of the operation rotation shaft 135 on one side to prevent the operation unit 130 from dropping from the operation base unit 129.

  Further, the rear portion of the operation cover 131 is opened rearward, and the connection receiving portion 134 of the operation portion 130 is exposed rearward from the opening 131a. Furthermore, the other side of the operation cover 131, specifically, the front side of the side opposite to the recess 139 (right side in FIG. 10) is greatly cut out, and the biasing force of the operation unit 130 from the notch 131b. The stop part 136 protrudes outward. Then, one end (upper end) of the operation urging member 140 such as a coil spring is engaged with the tip of the urging engagement portion 136, and the other end (lower end) of the operation urging member 140 is connected to the operation rotating shaft 135. The urging force of the operation urging member 140 is locked to the lower position, specifically, the tip of the urging support rod 141 extending from the back side of the cover member 34 toward the lower side of the operation rotation shaft 135. Thus, the connection receiving portion 134 of the operation unit 130 is constantly urged downward, and the operation lever 133 is always urged upward. Therefore, when the operation lever 133 is operated with a finger or the like and pressed downward, the operation unit 130 rotates against the operation biasing member 140 and the connection receiving unit 134 moves upward (open operation state). Become. In addition, when the pressing state of the operation lever 133 is released, for example, when a finger or the like that has pressed the operation lever 133 is released from the operation lever 133, the operation unit 130 is rotated by the urging force of the operation urging member 140, so The part 134 moves downward and the operation lever 133 moves upward and returns to its original state (closed operation state). A thick locking portion 142 is formed at the lower edge portion of the notch 131b of the operation cover 131, and the biasing locking portion 136 in the closed operation state is locked to the locking portion 142 to operate the operation cover 131. It is configured to prevent the problem that the lever 133 moves upward from the position in the closed operation state, and further the problem that the connection receiving part 134 moves downward from the position in the closed operation state. In addition, an arcuate contact guide 143 with the operation rotation shaft 135 as the center of curvature is projected outwardly from the side of the operation unit 130 at the base of the biasing locking unit 136 and its periphery. The outer peripheral surface (rear side surface) of the contact guide 143 contacts the inner edge (rear edge portion) of the notch 131b in a slidable state, and the contact guide 143 contacts the notch 131b. Accordingly, the front and rear positions of the operation unit 130 are maintained, and the operation unit 130 can be smoothly rotated with respect to the operation base unit 129. Note that the contact guide 143 is set to have a protruding width that does not buffer the locking portion 142 of the operation cover 131.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 11, the flow passage side ball disconnection connection portion 117 is formed in a box shape that covers the rotary solenoid 58 from above, and the storage through-hole 38 of the launch storage portion 37 is formed. Via the rotary solenoid 58 (see FIG. 3). Further, an upper portion of the flow passage side ball disconnection connection portion 117 is provided with a fastening portion 145 for fastening the front end of the moving rod 111a of the flow passage wall portion 84. Long sliding contact portions 146 are provided at both ends so as to protrude rearward, and the slide contact portions 146 are part of the solenoid base 66, specifically, the left and right of the rotary solenoid 58 in the solenoid base 66. It is in contact with the front part located on both sides in a slidable state. Further, a connection protrusion 147 that is loosely fitted to the connection receiving part 134 of the operation unit 130 is provided on the front side of the flow path side ball disconnection connection part 117 so as to protrude forward. Then, an urging support arm portion 148 is extended to the side portion of the fastening portion 145, and a connection urging member 149 such as a coil spring is provided at the tip of the urging support arm portion 148 (corresponding to the urging member in the present invention). The other end (lower end) of the connection biasing member 149 is extended to a position below the fixing portion 145, specifically, from the upper part of the solenoid base 66 to the rear. The flow passage side ball-out connection portion 117 is always urged downward by the urging force of the connection urging member 149 by being engaged with the urging engagement claw 150 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the flow path wall portion 84 and the moving ridge portion 82a are constantly urged toward the first regulating portion 112 below by the urging force of the connection urging member 149.

  When the flow path side ball removal mechanism 110 having such a configuration is provided and the operation lever 133 is operated to convert the flow path side ball removal operation mechanism 116 to the open operation state, the connection projection 147 loosely fitted to the connection receiving portion 134 and the flow path side The ball removal connecting portion 117 is pushed upward against the urging force of the connection urging member 149. Then, the flow path wall 84 and the moving protrusion 82a are moved upward by the moving mechanism 111. As a result, the flow path side ball removing mechanism 110 converts the distance between the moving protrusion 82a and the fixed protrusion 82b into a ball extraction state in which the distance between the game balls is larger than the diameter of the game ball (see FIG. 11B). In the ball-extracted state, the moving rod 111a of the moving mechanism 111 abuts against the upper edge portion of the moving guide portion 111b to restrict the flow path wall portion 84 and the moving ridge portion 82a from moving further upward. Yes.

  On the other hand, when the flow passage side ball pulling operation mechanism 116 is returned to the normal closed operation state, the connection projection 147 and the flow passage side ball pulling connection portion 117 loosely fitted to the connection receiving portion 134 are moved downward by the biasing force of the connection biasing member 149. To return to the original position. Then, the flow path wall portion 84 and the moving ridge portion 82a are moved downward by the moving mechanism 111, and the lower edge portion of the flow path wall portion 84 comes into contact with the first restriction portion 112 from above. As a result, the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 restricts the moving protrusion 82a from moving downward by the first restricting section 112, and sets the interval between the moving protrusion 82a and the fixed protrusion 82b of the game ball. It changes into the ball extraction prevention state narrower than the diameter (see FIG. 11A).

Next, the operation of the launching device 17 will be described. It is assumed that game balls are arranged in advance in the ball launch position 75 and the ball feed channel 70. Further, the flow path side ball pulling operation mechanism 116 is maintained in the closed operation state by the biasing force of the operation biasing member 140, and the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is maintained in the ball pulling prevention state by the biasing force of the connection biasing member 149. It is assumed that
First, in a normal state in which the driving of the rotary solenoid 58 is stopped, the launching device 17 sets the hitting ball launching rod 57 to a bullet ready state, and makes the collar portion 92 abut on the second rod restriction portion 59b of the rotation restriction portion 59. . Further, the ball feed member 73 is maintained in a ball supply state (a state in which the ball holding portion 89 faces the ball launch position 75 side), and the rotation of the ball feed member 73 is prevented.

  When the rotary solenoid 58 is driven from this state and the hitting ball launching rod 57 performs the first operation (that is, the operation of moving the bullet portion 93 toward the ball launching position 75), the link mechanism 60 causes the first hitting ball launching rod 57 to move to the first position. The rotational force generated by one operation is transmitted to the ball feed member 73, and the ball feed member 73 is rotated by this transmission force to stop the ball supply from the ball supply state (the ball holding portion 89 is located upstream of the ball feed flow path 70). To the side). Then, the ball feed member 73 holds one game ball that has flowed down from the ball feed channel 70 in the ball holding unit 89, and in this holding state, the game balls in the ball feed channel 70 and the ball holding unit 89 launch a ball. Blocking to position 75 is prevented. In this holding state, the ball feed member 73 does not move after that even if the hitting ball launcher 57 further rotates.

  When the ball feeding member 73 holds the game ball in the ball holding portion 89, the game ball in the ball feeding flow path 70 flows down by one game ball toward the downstream ball feeding member 73 side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11A and FIG. 12, the game ball flowing down the ball feed passage 70 is supported at its side by the moving protrusion 82a and the fixed protrusion 82b. Flow down while rotating. Specifically, the upper part of the game ball moves to the ball feed member 73 side (downstream side of the ball feed flow path 70) and the lower part moves to the through flow path 71 side (upstream side of the ball feed flow path 70). Rotate in state. In the upstream portion of the ball feed flow path 70, the game ball that has been rolled on the flow path floor surface and supported at one point at the lower end is moved by the right and left ball support ridges 82 of the game ball. The side parts roll while being supported. Therefore, when the game ball flows down from the upstream side of the ball support protrusion 82 to the ball support protrusion 82, the distance between the place where the game ball is supported and the rotation center of the game ball, that is, The rolling radius R is reduced. Furthermore, since the game ball is supported at two points by the both ball support protrusions 82, the frictional force received by the game ball is larger than when it is supported at the lower one point. For this reason, the rolling speed (flowing speed) of the game ball is slowed down, and the rotation speed of the game ball, specifically, the rotation speed of the game ball that rotates while flowing down the unit distance increases. From this, it is possible to suppress the downflow force of the game ball as compared with the case of rolling down and flowing down on the bottom surface of the ball feed channel 70. Therefore, the load applied to the ball feeding member 73 by the game ball flowing down the ball feeding channel 70 can be reduced, and even when the driving force of the ball feeding member 73 is weak, the ball feeding operation by the ball feeding member 73 is performed. It is easy to perform smoothly.

  Furthermore, since the mounting portions 82c of the both-ball supporting protrusions 82 are formed with inclined surfaces, damage such as wear of the mounting portions 82c is suppressed as compared with the case where the mounting portions 82c are formed with corner portions. can do. Therefore, it is easy to roll the game ball in the ball feed flow path 70 more smoothly, and it is difficult to adversely affect the supply of the game ball to the ball launch position 75.

  When the striking ball launcher 57 continues to perform the first action to cause the bullet portion 93 to enter the ball launch position 75, the bullet portion 93 collides with the game ball placed at the ball launch position 75. The game ball collided (bounced) by the projecting unit 93 moves up the launch communication path 76 and the launch connection path 43 and flies vigorously toward the launch guide path 12 of the transparent member holding frame 9. In this way, the launching device 17 launches a game ball. Further, when the hitting ball launcher 57 continues the first operation, the launch stopper 94 collides (engages) with the first kite restricting portion 59a of the rotation restricting portion 59, and the first action and the rotation range of the hitting ball launching rod 57 are increased. Be regulated.

  When the first operation of the hitting ball launcher 57 is restricted, the rotary solenoid 58 is demagnetized to cause the hitting ball launcher 57 to perform the second operation away from the ball launching position 75 by its own weight. When the hitting ball launching rod 57 performs the second operation, the link mechanism 60 transmits the rotational force generated by the second operation of the hitting ball launching rod 57 to the ball feeding member 73, and the ball feeding member 73 is rotated by this transmission force. Return from the ball supply stop state to the ball supply state. Then, the ball feed member 73 flows down to the downstream side of the ball feed flow path 70 and supplies the game ball held in the ball supply stop state to the ball launch position 75. Thereby, the game ball to be fired next time is arranged at the ball launch position 75 to prepare for launch. Further, the bent portion of the ball feed channel 70 is blocked by a part of the ball feed member 73 (side portion of the ball holding portion 89), and the game ball upstream of the ball feed channel 70 flows down to the ball launch position 75. Stop that. Further, when the hitting ball launching rod 57 continues the second operation, as shown in FIG. 3, the hitching portion 92 collides (engages) with the second kite regulating portion 59b of the rotation regulating portion 59, and the second operation of the hitting ball launching rod 57 is performed. Is regulated.

  Then, after the game ball is fired, if the game ball remains in the ball feed flow path 70 or the dish member 33, the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is operated to send the game ball to the ball feed flow. The storage plate unit 14 can be extracted from the path 70 and the plate member 33 to the outside. Specifically, the operation lever 133 is pressed downward in a state where the game ball is stored (stopped) in the ball feeding flow path 70 or the dish member 33. Then, the moving protrusion 82a is separated upward from the fixed protrusion 82b, and the side of the game ball (right side in FIG. 11C) supported by the moving protrusion 82a is the flow path wall 84. And it rises with the moving protrusion 82a. Thereby, the game ball rolls so as to climb the mounting portion 82c of the fixed protrusion 82b, and the side of the game ball on the fixed protrusion 82b side (left side in FIG. 11C) is moved. The moving space 86 is entered. Therefore, when the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is converted to the ball pulling state, it is possible to suppress a problem that the game ball is caught in the ball feed flow path 70. Thereby, it is possible to smoothly extract the game ball in the ball feed channel 70.

  When the operation lever 133 is continuously pressed downward to bring the moving rod 111a and the upper edge of the moving guide portion 111b into contact with each other and the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is converted to a ball pulling state, the moving protrusion 82a is fixed. The distance from the protrusion 82b is set wider than the diameter of the game ball. Then, the side part which engaged with the moving protrusion part 82a among the game balls in the ball | bowl feed flow path 70 remove | deviates from the moving protrusion part 82a. As a result, the game ball flows down below the ball support protrusion 82 so as to descend the mounting portion 82c of the fixed protrusion 82b, and falls onto the guiding portion 120 of the flow path base 79. Then, it passes through the flow path side ball extraction opening 114, the ball extraction communication path 115, the front side ball extraction flow path 48, and the ball extraction outlet 53 and falls below the storage dish unit 14 (that is, outside the pachinko gaming machine 1). For example, the player is withdrawn into a game ball storage box (not shown) that has been previously placed below the ball removal outlet 53. Further, when the game ball in the ball feed channel 70 flows down to the lower side of the ball support protrusion 82 and is extracted, the game ball stored in the dish member 33 flows into the ball feed channel 70. Come. At this time, if the flow path side ball removal mechanism 110 is maintained in the ball removal state, the game balls that have flowed into the ball feed flow path 70 from the dish member 33 are also flown side ball removal openings 114 and ball removal passages 115. Then, it passes through the front side ball outlet channel 48 and the ball outlet port 53, falls below the storage tray unit 14, and is extracted into the game ball storage box.

  When the game balls in the ball feed flow path 70 and the dish member 33 have been extracted, the pressing state of the operation lever 133 is released and the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is converted to a ball pulling prevention state. Then, the flow path wall portion 84 descends and comes into contact with the first restricting portion 112, the moving protrusion 82a is disposed at the same height as the fixed protrusion 82b, and the moving protrusion 82a and the fixed protrusion 82b. Is set to be narrower than the diameter of the game ball. If the game ball is stored again in the dish member 33 in this state, the game ball flows down into the ball feed channel 70 and is supported by the both ball support protrusions 82 and can be supplied to the ball launch position 75, that is, A game ball can be launched from the device 17.

  In this way, the moving protrusion 82a is moved upward to draw out the game ball in the ball feed channel 70 below the ball support protrusion 82, so that the ball support protrusion is inadvertently caused by the weight of the game ball. The space | interval of 82 does not spread, and the state (ball | bowl extraction prevention state) which does not extract a game ball can fully be maintained. Therefore, a game ball can be stably supplied to the ball feed member 73 and, consequently, the ball launch position 75, and a reduction in the interest of the game can be suppressed. Also, since the connection biasing member 149 always biases the flow path wall 84 and the moving protrusion 82a to the lower first regulating portion 112 side, after the operation of extracting the game ball from the ball feed flow path 70, The flow path side ball removal mechanism 110 can be reliably converted to the ball removal prevention state. Therefore, it is possible to supply the game ball to the ball feed member 73, and thus to the ball launch position 75 more stably.

  Furthermore, since the mounting portions 82c of the both ball supporting ridge portions 82 are formed with inclined surfaces, when the flow path side ball pulling mechanism 110 is converted to the ball pulling state, or the game ball flows downward from the ball feed flow path 70. In doing so, it is possible to suppress a problem that the game ball is caught on the ball support protrusion 82. Therefore, the game ball in the ball feed channel 70 can be extracted more smoothly.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, the ball | bowl support protrusion part 82 provided in the flow-path base 79 side is made into the movement protrusion part 82a, and the ball | bowl support protrusion part 82 provided in the flow-path cover part 80 side is fixed protrusion. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball support protrusion 82 on the flow path base 79 side is a fixed protrusion, and the flow path cover 80 can be moved upward so that the flow path cover can be moved upward. The ball support protrusion 82 on the part 80 side may be a moving protrusion. Moreover, the moving mechanism 111 may be any mechanism as long as it can move up and down the moving protrusion.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the heel side ball | bowl extraction mechanism 41 is provided separately from the flow path side ball | bowl extraction mechanism 110, this invention is not limited to this. For example, without providing the heel side ball removing mechanism 41, the game balls in the ball lowering basket 35 flow down to the ball feeding flow path 70 through the dish member 33, and are moved out of the storage dish unit 14 by the flow path side ball removing mechanism 110. You may make it extract.

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine, which is a typical gaming machine, has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a ball feeding member that can supply gaming balls one by one to a ball launching position; A gaming machine provided with a ball feed flow path that can flow down in a state where game balls are aligned toward the ball feed member side, and a ball pulling mechanism that can draw out the game balls in the ball feed flow path Any game machine may be used. For example, a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball type gaming machine or a sparrow ball type gaming machine may be used.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine which opened the front side of the front frame. It is a perspective view of a storage tray unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a storage tray unit. It is a perspective view of a base panel and a launcher. It is the perspective view seen from the back of a launcher. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back of the launcher. (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a ball | bowl feed flow path, (b) is a perspective view of a flow-path cover part, (c) is a perspective view of a flow-path wall part. It is the perspective view seen from the back of a launch base. It is the perspective view seen from the front of the launch base. (A) is the perspective view seen from the back of a cover member, (b) is a disassembled perspective view of a flow path side ball extraction operation mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of a flow path side ball extraction mechanism, (a) is sectional drawing of a ball extraction prevention state, (b) is sectional drawing of a ball extraction state, (c) is an expanded sectional view of the ball feed flow path in a ball extraction state It is. It is the schematic which shows the behavior of the game ball which flows down the ball | bowl feed flow path.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 14 Reservoir unit 17 Launching device 31 Base panel 33 Dish member 34 Cover member 35 Ball lowering basket 37 Launching storage part 38 Storage through hole 41 Ball side ball removal mechanism 46 Ball removal channel 51 Ball side ball 51 Extraction operation part 56 Launch base 57 Hit ball launcher 58 Rotary solenoid 59 Rotation restriction part 60 Link mechanism 63 Base base 66 Solenoid base 70 Ball feed flow path 71 Through flow path 73 Ball feed member 75 Ball launch position 79 Flow path base 80 Flow Road cover portion 82 Sphere supporting ridge portion 82a Moving ridge portion 82b Fixed ridge portion 82c Placement portion 84 Flow path wall portion 85 Wall accommodating portion 86 Moving space portion 89 Sphere holding portion 92 Gutter portion 93 Rejection portion 94 Launch stopper 110 Flow path side ball removal mechanism 111 Movement mechanism 111a Moving rod 111b Movement guide part 112 First restriction part 113 Second restriction part 114 Flow path Sphere extraction opening 115 Sphere extraction communication passage 116 Channel side ball extraction operation mechanism 117 Channel side ball extraction connection portion 120 Guide portion 128 Operation opening 129 Operation base portion 130 Operation portion 133 Operation lever 134 Connection receiving portion 135 Operation rotation shaft 140 With operation Urging member 147 connecting projection 149 connecting urging member

Claims (2)

A ball feed member capable of supplying game balls one by one to the ball launch position, a ball feed flow channel capable of flowing down in a state where the game balls are aligned toward the ball feed member side, and a game in the ball feed flow channel In a gaming machine equipped with a ball pulling mechanism capable of pulling out a ball,
The ball feed flow path is formed in a width that allows one game ball to pass through, and has a ball support ridge on both sides in a state where it is inclined downward, and both ball support ridges are provided with side portions of the game ball. The lower part of the game ball is sunk between the ball support ridges in a state where it can roll, and the side of the game ball rolls in this sunk state to flow down the game ball while rotating. Configured as
Wherein both spherical support ridges may have mounting portion for mounting the sides of the game ball is formed by the inclined surfaces, one of the ball support ridges and moving protrusions and the other a fixed ridge ,
The ball pulling mechanism includes a moving mechanism capable of moving the moving ridge portion in the vertical direction, a first restricting portion for restricting the downward movement of the moving ridge portion, and the moving ridge portion from the fixed ridge portion. A second restricting portion that restricts the movement away from the side, and a moving space portion formed by denting the upper side of the fixed protrusion to a side that allows the side of the game ball to enter the side of the ball feed channel And a ball-extracted state in which the distance between the moving protrusion and the fixed protrusion is larger than the diameter of the game ball by moving the moving protrusion upward by the moving mechanism and moved by the first restricting portion. By restricting the movement of the ridge, it is possible to convert it into a ball pull-out prevention state in which the distance between the moving ridge and the fixed ridge is narrower than the diameter of the game ball,
When the moving space portion converts the ball pulling mechanism from the ball pulling-inhibited state to the ball pulling-out state, the game balls supported by the both ball supporting ribs are moved upward. Allowing the side of the game ball to enter as if climbing the mounting portion of the fixed ridge, and allowing it to rise while moving to the fixed ridge,
A gaming machine characterized in that when the ball pulling mechanism is converted to a ball pulling state, the game ball in the ball feed channel can flow down below the ball support protrusion. The moving ridge is formed, and includes a flow path wall that becomes one side wall of the ball feed flow path,
The flow path wall portion is formed in an inverted L-shaped cross-section by integrally projecting an upper wall defining an upper surface portion of the ball feed flow path in a vertically oriented portion serving as the side wall,
The said moving mechanism is comprised so that the said moving protrusion part and the said upper wall may be moved to an up-down direction by moving the said flow-path wall part to an up-down direction, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Gaming machine.

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