JP4643216B2 - Gaming machine frame - Google Patents

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  The present invention divides the path between a return ball returned to the player as a foul ball from the gaming machine frame and a payout ball paid out to the player as a prize ball or a rental ball from the gaming machine frame. The present invention relates to a gaming machine frame of a gaming machine capable of appropriately confirming a return.

A gaming machine frame of a gaming machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium includes a return ball that is returned to the player as a foul ball from the gaming machine frame and a payout ball that is paid out to the player as a prize ball or a rental ball from the gaming machine frame. . A foul ball as a return ball is a ball that has been launched from the ball launch mechanism of the gaming machine frame toward the game area of the game board and has returned to the direction of the ball launch mechanism without reaching the game area. The foul ball is caught by the return ball inlet without being returned to the ball launching mechanism and returned to the player. The award ball as the payout ball is paid out to the player from the ball payout device in the gaming machine frame as an award as a result of the game by the player. The rented ball as the payout ball is paid out to the player from the ball payout device in the gaming machine frame as a lent to the player. As a structure for dividing the path between the return ball and the payout ball inside the gaming machine frame, both the return ball discharged from the return ball inlet portion and the payout ball discharged from the ball payout device are separated by the player. Inside the recumbent guide that leads to the ball tray structure received as a sphere, with a partition, a discharge ball passage that guides the discharge ball discharged from the ball discharge device to the ball tray structure, and the return ball discharged from the return ball inlet There is known one in which a sphere is separated from a return ball passage for guiding the sphere to a ball tray structure. However, since the payout ball passage and the return ball passage are structures that merge at the ball exit to the ball bowl structure on the side, if the return ball and the payout ball are discharged to the ball tray structure at the same time, There is a disadvantage that the ball and the payout ball are mixed and discharged to the ball tray structure, and the player cannot recognize the return ball and cannot confirm the return of the return ball. In addition, a gaming machine frame of a gaming machine that uses a ball as a game medium is provided with an upper ball receiving portion and a lower ball receiving portion in a ball tray structure, and the upper ball receiving portion is filled with a return ball or a payout ball. Along with this, there is also known one that guides and discharges the return ball or the payout ball to the lower ball tray. However, since the return ball and the payout ball are discharged to the upper ball tray, and when the upper ball tray is full of the return ball and the payout ball, the return ball and the payout ball are discharged to the lower ball tray. When the return ball and the payout ball are discharged to the ball tray structure at the same time, similarly to the above, there is a drawback that the player cannot visually confirm the return ball by looking at the return ball.
JP 2004-65834 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that if the return ball and the payout ball are discharged from the back side of the gaming machine frame to the ball tray structure on the front side of the gaming machine frame at the same time, the player can see the return ball visually. It is a point that the return of the return ball cannot be confirmed.

In the gaming machine frame of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a game board is attached to the movable frame of the gaming machine frame, a ball payout device is provided on the back surface of the movable frame, and a ball tray structure is provided on the front surface of the movable frame. A ball launch that is provided so as to be openable in the lateral direction on the front side with respect to the movable frame and launches a ball toward the game area of the upper game board between the closed ball tray structure and the movable frame. Mechanism, a return ball intake section that takes in a return ball that has been launched from the ball launch mechanism and returned to the lower side without reaching the game area, and a return ball and a ball discharged from the return ball intake section to the back side of the movable frame A recumbent guide for guiding a payout ball paid out from the payout device to the back side of the movable frame is arranged below the game board, and on the front surface of the ball tray structure, an upper ball receiving portion for putting a ball used for the game, An upper ball intake for discharging the payout ball to the upper ball tray from the back side of the movable frame, and a lower side for inserting the return ball and the payout ball A saucer unit, a lower ball intake for discharging the return ball from the back side of the movable frame to the lower ball saucer unit, and a ball supply port for supplying the ball launching mechanism as a ball to launch the ball of the upper ball saucer unit are provided In the recumbent side, a return ball passage that guides the return ball discharged from the return ball intake port to the back side of the movable frame, and a payout ball that guides the payout ball discharged from the ball dispensing device to the back side of the movable frame The partition is formed as a step so that the passage is divided by a partition, and the surface of the return ball passage that causes the return ball to flow down is positioned below the surface of the discharge ball passage that causes the discharge ball to flow down. lower ball saucer overflowing payout ball from payout ball passage after Modotama or payout spheres are discharged to the back surface of the structure from Modotama path Yokodoi becomes full until dispensing ball passage Yokodoi from above ball pan portion A tray ball receiving tray for discharging to the lower ball intake for discharging to the section is provided. It is a box shape having a return ball inlet connected to the return ball outlet of the ball passage and an opening covering the lower ball intake, and the most important is to receive the return ball and the discharged ball discharged to the lower ball receiving part. Features. Or provided full detection mechanism for detecting that Modotama or payout ball from the lower ball pan portion to pan ball受樋becomes full dish sphere 受樋, payout the horizontal trough is discharged from the sphere dispensing apparatus A horizontal ball pedestal for guiding the ball toward the paying ball passage may be detachably attached.

  In the gaming machine frame of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the return ball passes through the recumbent return ball passage and is discharged to the lower ball receiving portion, and the payout ball passes through the recumbent discharge ball passage and is discharged to the upper ball receiving portion. Therefore, even when the return ball and the payout ball are discharged to the ball tray structure at the same time, the player can visually observe the return ball discharged to the lower ball receiving part and properly return the return ball. There is an advantage that it can be confirmed. If the full ball detection mechanism that detects that the return ball or payout ball is full from the lower ball receiving part to the dish ball receiving part is provided in the dish ball receiving part, the dish from the lower ball receiving part to the dish There is an advantage that the player can appropriately confirm the return of the return ball by visually observing the return ball discharged to the lower ball receiving tray until the return ball or the payout ball is full until the ball reception. . The side wall is divided into a return ball passage and a discharge ball passage by a partition wall, and the partition wall is stepped so that the surface of the return ball passage where the return ball flows down is below the surface of the discharge ball passage where the discharge ball flows down. If the formed balls are formed as the following, the payout ball smoothly flows from the payout ball passage to the return ball passage and is discharged to the lower ball saucer portion as the payout ball fills from the upper ball receiving portion to the side payout ball passage. is there. If a horizontal ball pedestal that guides the paying ball discharged from the ball paying device toward the paying ball passage is detachably attached to the horizontal beam, the horizontal ball receiving table having a smaller shape than the horizontal beam may be replaced. There is an advantage that it is economically advantageous compared to the case where the reed is replaced.

  1 to 14 show the best mode for carrying out the invention taking a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 schematically shows a return ball path X1 and a payout ball path X2 of a gaming machine frame 1 in a pachinko machine. FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the gaming machine frame 1 from the front side. FIG. 3 shows an external appearance of the gaming machine frame 1, the reed 56 and the game board 150 from the front side. FIG. 4 shows an appearance from the back side in which the movable frame 3 and the reed 56 are disassembled. FIG. 5 a shows the external appearance of the recumbent cage 56 from the front side. FIG. 5b is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the horizontal bar 56 shown in FIG. 5a, and shows a mounting structure of the horizontal ball pedestal 68. FIG. FIG. 6A shows a cross section showing a configuration in which the full tank detection mechanism 70 does not detect a full tank state. FIG. 6b shows a state in which the full tank detection mechanism 70 detects a full tank state. FIG. 7 shows the external appearance of the change rod 85 from the front side. FIG. 8 shows an appearance from the front side of the positional relationship between the ball tray structure 6 and the reed 56. FIG. 9 shows a plane of the arrangement relationship among the ball tray structure 6, the return ball inlet 47, the horizontal bar 56 and the change bar 85. FIG. 10 shows a cross section corresponding to the cross section cut along the line BB shown in FIG. FIG. 11 shows a cross section corresponding to the cross section cut along the line CC shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion constituting the game end ball path X3 of the gaming machine frame 1. FIG. 13a shows an external appearance of the fixture 66 disassembled. FIG. 13 b shows a cross section in which the fixture 66 is attached to the fixture attachment portion 64. FIG. 14A shows a cross section in which the fixture 66 is inserted into the recumbent attachment 52. 14 shows a cross section in which the fixing tool 66 is attached to the recumbent attachment part 52. FIG. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” indicate the state of the gaming machine frame 1 and the reed 56 in the state of FIG. This is the direction specified when the board 150 is placed and viewed from the front side. “Back” and “back” are in the same direction.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a return ball path X1 of a return ball P1 returned to the player as a foul ball from the movable frame 3 of the gaming machine frame 1 and a payout ball P2 paid out to the player as a prize ball or a rental ball from the gaming machine frame. The payout ball route X2 will be described. The foul ball as the return ball P1 is a ball fired from the ball launch mechanism 45 of the gaming machine frame 1 through the ball launch rail 46 and the ball launch passage 164 toward the game area 153 of the game board 150. A ball that has fallen from the ball launching passage 164 without returning to the game area 153 from 164 and returned in the direction of the ball launching mechanism 45, and is returned to the player in the lower ball tray 11 so as to be returned to the player through the return ball path X 1. Discharged. That is, the return ball P1 that has fallen through the ball launch passage 164 is taken into the return ball intake 47 from the ball launch passage 164, and the back side of the movable frame 3 from the return ball intake 47 through the return ball communication port 48. Is taken into the return ball relay passage 97, and is taken into the front return ball passage 57 in the horizontal cage 56 from the return ball relay passage 97, and from the return ball passage 57 to the return ball outlet 62 and the back side dish ball receiver in the ball tray structure 6. It is discharged to the lower ball tray 11 via the basket 55 and the lower ball inlet 16 of the lower ball tray 11.

  A prize ball to be paid out as a prize as a result of a game to a player and a payout ball P2 to be paid out as a ball to be lent to a player are balls to be paid out to the player from the ball payout device 81 on the back side of the movable frame 3. Thus, the ball is discharged to the upper ball tray 10 so as to be paid out to the player through the return ball path X1. That is, the balls stored in the tank structure 82 of the ball paying device 81 are paid out to the vertical rod 84 of the ball paying device 81 as the paying ball P2 by the paying operation of the ball paying mechanism 83 of the ball paying device 81. The payout ball P2 paid out to the vertical rod 84 is taken into the payout ball relay passage 96 from the vertical rod 84, and taken into the horizontal ball receiving base 68 of the horizontal rod 56 from the payout ball relay passage 96. Is taken into the discharge ball passage 58 on the rear side of the horizontal basket 56 and discharged from the discharge ball path 58 to the upper ball tray 10 via the discharge ball outlet 63 of the horizontal basket 56 and the upper ball intake 13 of the upper ball tray 10. Is done.

  In this way, the return ball P1 passes through the return ball path X1 and is discharged to the lower ball receiving part 11, and the payout ball P2 passes through the payout ball path X2 and is discharged to the upper ball receiving part 10; Even if P1 and the payout ball P2 are discharged to the horizontal basket 56 at the same time, the player can appropriately confirm the return of the return ball P1 by visually observing the return ball P1 discharged to the lower ball tray 11. There is an advantage. As the payout ball P2 accumulates from the upper ball receiving tray 10 to the payout ball passage 58 via the upper ball intake port 13, the payout ball outlet 63, and the horizontal ball receiving base 68 of the horizontal bar 56, the payout ball passage 58 Is discharged to the lower ball tray 11 through the return ball passage 57, the return ball outlet 62, the dish ball receiver 55 and the lower ball inlet 16. Even in that state, the return ball P1 passes through the return ball path X1 and is discharged to the lower ball tray 11. Thereafter, as the return ball P1 and the payout ball P2 are accumulated from the lower ball tray 11 to the dish ball receiver 55 via the lower ball inlet 16, the accumulated balls are detected when the dish ball receiver 55 is full. The mechanism 70 is operated, the full tank detection mechanism 70 outputs an electrical full tank detection signal to the control device, the control device stops the payout operation of the ball payout mechanism 83, and the payout operation by the ball payout mechanism 83 stops. . Therefore, until the return ball P1 and the payout ball P2 are fully filled in the dish ball receiving bowl 55, the player looks at the return ball P1 discharged to the lower ball tray part 11 and appropriately returns the return ball P1. There is an advantage that it can be confirmed.

  The return ball passage 57 guides the return ball discharged from the return ball intake portion 47 to the lower ball intake 16 of the ball tray structure 6 through the return ball path X1 as a ball discharged from the back side of the movable frame 3. In addition, the passage is provided in the reed 56. The payout ball passage 58 guides the payout ball discharged from the ball payout device 81 as a ball discharged from the back side of the movable frame 3 to the upper ball inlet 13 of the ball tray structure 6 through the payout ball path X2. This is a passage provided in the reed 56. A return ball passage 57 and a payout ball passage 58 are separated by a partition wall 59 in the horizontal cage 56, and the surface of the return ball passage 57 that causes the return ball P1 to flow down is more than the surface of the discharge ball passage 58 that causes the discharge ball P2 to flow down. Since the partition wall 59 is formed as a step so as to be located below, the return ball P2 is returned from the payout ball passage 58 as the payout ball P2 is filled up from the upper ball tray 10 to the payout ball passage 58 of the horizontal basket 56. There is an advantage that it flows smoothly into the passage 57 and is discharged to the lower ball receiving portion 11 through the return ball outlet 62, the dish ball receiving bowl 55 and the lower ball receiving port 16. Since the horizontal ball 56 is detachably attached to the horizontal bar 56 to guide the paying ball P2 discharged from the ball paying device 81 toward the paying ball passage 58, the horizontal ball receiving table 68 is the paying ball P2. When it is damaged or damaged, it is only necessary to replace the horizontal ball pedestal 68 having a shape smaller than that of the horizontal bar 56. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is economically advantageous as compared with the case where the horizontal bar 56 is replaced.

  The outline of the gaming machine frame 1 in the pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. The gaming machine frame 1 is mounted on the front side of the fixed frame 2 so that the movable frame 3 is detachable (replaceable) in the front lateral direction by a hinge 4 positioned on the left side. This is a structure in which the frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are attached to be detachable (replaceable) in the lateral direction of the front side by a hinge 7 located on the left side. The fixed frame 2 is called an outer frame for attaching to an unillustrated gaming machine installation structure called an island of a game store, and has a frame shape surrounding a vertically long rectangular space opened in the front-rear direction. The movable frame 3 is called a front frame or a middle frame, and is attached with a game board 150 as a game main body. The panel frame 5 has a frame shape surrounding the window 8 penetrating in the front-rear direction. A front panel 9 made of colorless glass or synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light is attached to the back surface of the panel frame 5 so as to block the window 8. On the front surface of the ball tray structure 6, an upper ball tray portion 10, a lower ball tray portion 11, and a ball launch operation mechanism 12 are provided. The upper ball tray 10 is positioned above the lower ball tray 11.

  The upper ball receiving part 10 guides the discharged ball discharged from the upper ball intake port 13 positioned on the right side to flow to the ball supply port 14 positioned on the left side as a ball used for a game, and is opened upward. Parts. The upper ball intake 13 is located above the ball supply port 14. A supply port shutter mechanism (not shown) is provided at the ball supply port 14 of the upper ball tray 10. Then, when a person pushes the upper ball discharge operation unit 15 provided on the front surface of the upper ball tray unit 10, the supply port shutter mechanism connects the upper ball tray unit 10 and the lower ball tray unit 11 to each other and an internal passage outside the figure. Is opened, and the balls of the upper ball tray 10 are discharged from the upper ball tray 10 to the lower ball tray 11. When the operation of pushing the upper ball discharge operation portion 15 by the person is released, the supply port shutter mechanism does not discharge the ball of the upper ball tray portion 10 to the lower ball tray portion 11 by the spring force of the spring in the supply port shutter mechanism. Close the internal passage. Thereby, the sphere of the upper sphere tray 10 flows into the sphere supply port 14.

  The lower ball receiving portion 11 constitutes a storage portion opened upward for storing the return ball discharged from the lower ball intake 16 as a ball used for a game. A ball discharge port 17 is provided at the bottom of the lower ball tray 11. The ball discharge port 17 is a portion that discharges the sphere of the lower ball tray 11 from the lower ball tray 11 downward. The ball outlet 17 is closed with a lid 18. The lid 18 is connected to a lower ball discharge operation unit 19 provided on the front surface of the lower ball tray 11 by a link mechanism (not shown). Therefore, when a person pushes the ball discharge operation unit 19, the lid 18 moves so as to open the ball discharge port 17, and the ball of the lower ball tray 11 is placed below the ball discharge port 17. It is discharged into a ball box called. When the operation of pushing the lower ball discharge operation unit 19 by the person is released, the lid 18 moves so as to close the ball discharge port 17 by the spring force of the spring in the link mechanism.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the movable frame 3 for describing the internal structure on the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 includes a movable frame main body 26 and a game main body storage structure 27. The movable frame body 26 has a frame shape surrounding a vertically long rectangular space opened in the front-rear direction. The game main body storage structure 27 is extended from the movable frame body 26 to the inside. On the right side of the movable frame main body 26, a locking device 29 and lock mechanisms 30; 31; 32 are provided. When the movable frame 3 is closed, it is supported on the fixed frame 2 by the lock mechanism 30 so that it cannot be opened and closed. When the panel frame 5 is closed, it is supported by the movable frame body 26 by the lock mechanism 31 so that it cannot be opened and closed. When the ball tray structure 6 is closed, it is supported on the movable frame body 26 by the lock mechanism 32 so that it cannot be opened and closed. In a state where the movable frame 3, the panel frame 5, and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and supported by the movable mechanism 3 so that they cannot be opened and closed by the lock mechanisms 30 to 32, the store clerk of the game store If the key is inserted into the key hole 33 of the locking device 29 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 and the key plate is rotated 90 degrees to the right, for example, the support form by the locking mechanism 30 between the fixed frame 2 and the movable frame 3 is released. Is done. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the movable frame 3 forward, whereby the movable frame 3 is opened to the front side with the hinge 4 as the center.

  When the key plate inserted into the key hole 33 of the locking device 29 is rotated 90 degrees to the left by a person, for example, the support form by the lock mechanism 31 between the movable frame 3 and the panel frame 5 is released. After the release of the support form, the store clerk pulls the panel frame 5 to the front side, whereby the panel frame 5 is opened to the front side around the hinge 7. As described above, when the store clerk operates the unlocking operation body 34 on the front surface of the movable frame 3 in a state where the panel frame 5 is opened to the front side, the lock mechanism 32 between the movable frame 3 and the ball tray structure 6 is used. The support form is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the ball tray structure 6 forward, whereby the ball tray structure 6 is opened to the front about the hinge 7.

  The game main body storage structure 27 includes a game main body storage chamber 36 and a central opening 37. The game main body storage chamber 36 has a shape opened to the front side of the game main body storage structure 27. The central opening 37 penetrates in the front-rear direction formed in the rear wall of the game main body storage chamber 36. A game main body pressing portion 38 and a game main body receiving portion 39 are provided on the left side of the game main body storage chamber 36. The game main body pressing portion 38 is configured by a leaf spring that presses the game board 150 from the back side to the front side. The game main body receiving portion 39 is configured by a protrusion that receives from the front side the game board 150 that has been pushed forward by the game main body pressing portion 38. A game main body lock member 40 is provided on the right side of the game main body storage chamber 36. The game main body lock member 40 includes a lock operation portion 41 that is rotatable at the center of a pedestal that protrudes forward from the game main body storage structure 27. The lock operation part 41 is a horizontally long form fixed to the end of the operation shaft that protrudes forward from the pedestal.

  The lower edge part of the game main body storage chamber 36 constitutes a game main body shelf 42 as a horizontal and flat surface in the left-right direction on which the lower part of the game board 150 is mounted. On the back surface of the game main shelf 42, an outboard ball drain 43 is provided. The ball outside discharge basket 43 is a game main body in which a ball discharged downward from the ball guide body 168 of the game board 150 is discharged from the movable frame 3 toward the ball collecting mechanism in the game machine installation structure (not shown). It is formed on the back side of the shelf 42. On the front surface of the front wall 44 extending downward from the front edge of the game main shelf 42, a ball launching mechanism 45, a ball launching rail 46, a return ball inlet 47, a return ball communication port 48, a recumbent compartment 49, A shutter 50, a shutter release mechanism 51, a recumbent attachment part 52, and a recumbent positioning part 53 are provided.

  The ball launching mechanism 45 alternately receives and interrupts the supply of electric power, so that one ball supplied from the ball supply port 14 of the ball tray structure 6 to the ball launching rail 46 is played in the game area 153 of the game board 150. Fire towards. The ball launch rail 46 receives one ball supplied from the ball supply port 14 of the ball tray structure 6, and when the received ball is launched by the ball launch mechanism 45, the launched ball is used as a game. Guide to the entrance of the ball launch passage 164 in the board 150. The return ball inlet 47 receives the return ball as a foul ball that has dropped from the ball launch passage 164 of the game board 150 and discharges the returned return ball to the return ball connection port 48. The return ball connection port 48 is formed so as to penetrate the front wall 44 in the front-rear direction, and discharges the return ball taken in from the return ball inlet 47 to the back side of the front wall 44. The recumbent storage chamber 49 is a portion for mounting the recumbent cage 56 from the front side of the movable frame 3, and is located directly under the game main shelf 42 and recessed from the front side to the back side of the front wall 44, on the front side and the left side. It is an open depression.

  In the shutter 50, when the horizontal bar 56 is mounted in the horizontal bar storage chamber 49 and the ball tray structure 6 is opened to the front side as shown in FIG. 3, the ball of the horizontal bar 56 falls to the front side from the payout ball outlet 63 of the horizontal bar 56. This is a member for preventing the movement, and is mounted on the front wall 44 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by a guide mechanism (not shown), and is flipped upward by a spring (not shown) to close the payout ball outlet 63 of the reed 56. The structure of the reed 56 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The shutter release mechanism 51 moves the shutter 50 downward against the spring force of the spring when the opened ball tray structure 6 is closed in the direction of the movable frame 3 and is pressed by the ball tray structure 6. To do. The shutter 50 moved downward by the shutter release mechanism 51 opens the payout ball outlet 63 of the reed 56. The recumbent attachment portion 52 has a cylindrical shape protruding from the front wall 44 to the front side. The recumbent positioning portion 53 is a protrusion protruding forward from the front wall 44.

  On the back surface of the ball tray structure 6, an upper ball intake port 13, a ball supply port 14, a lower ball intake port 16, a shutter 54, and a plate ball receiving bowl 55 are provided. The shutter 54 is a member that prevents the ball of the upper ball receiving portion 10 from falling from the upper ball intake port 13 to the back side when the ball tray structure 6 is opened to the front side as shown in FIG. The ball tray structure 6 is mounted on the back surface of the ball tray structure 6 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by a guide mechanism (not shown), and is flipped upward by a spring (not shown) to close the upper ball intake 13. Then, when the opened ball tray structure 6 is closed in the direction of the movable frame 3, it moves downward by a projection (not shown) provided on the front wall 44 side. The shutter 54 moved downward opens the upper ball intake 13. The dish ball receiving bowl 55 is a member that guides the return ball from the back side of the movable frame 3 to the lower ball tray part 11 of the ball dish structure 6 on the front side of the movable frame 3. When it is closed in this direction, it is arranged in front of the return ball outlet 62 of the recumbent cage 56.

  The dish ball receiving bowl 55 is a box-shaped housing that opens to the front side. The countersunk bowl 55 is set with a set screw on the back of the countersunk structure 6 so that the opening on the front side of the countersunk bowl 55 is directed forward and covers the lower ball inlet 16 of the countersunk structure 6. It is attached from the back side of the receiving bowl 55. A return ball inlet 55 a is formed on the back wall of the dish ball receiving bowl 55. When the ball tray structure 6 is closed in the direction of the movable frame 3, the return ball inlet 55 a is connected to the return ball outlet 62 of the horizontal basket 56. Therefore, in a state where the ball tray structure 6 is closed and supported by the movable frame 3 so as not to be opened and closed, the return ball discharged from the return ball outlet 62 of the horizontal basket 56 is internally supplied from the return ball inlet 55a of the dish ball receiving bowl 55. And then discharged to the lower ball intake 16. The dish ball receiving bowl 55 may be provided on the front wall 44 of the movable frame 3, but if the dish bowl receiving bowl 55 is provided on the back surface of the ball dish structure 6 as in the best mode, the dish bowl receiving bowl 55 is provided. When 55 is opened to the front side as shown in FIG. 3, the return ball or payout ball in the lower ball receiving part 11 is received by the dish ball receiving bar 55 so that it does not fall from the lower ball intake 16 to the back side. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a shutter mechanism for preventing the return ball or the payout ball contained in the lower ball receiving portion 11 from falling from the lower ball intake port 16 to the back side, and the structure is simple. There is an advantage of becoming.

  The game board 150 has a chucker 154, a general winning component 155, a starting winning component 156, and a variable winning component 157 in an inner game area 153 surrounded by the inner guide rail 151 and the outer guide rail 152 on the front surface of a square plate shape. And front parts such as a center ornament 158, a windmill 159, a game nail 160, a ball return prevention valve 161, a ball repulsion body 162, and an out port 163. A gap between the left side portion of the inner guide rail 151 and the left side portion of the outer guide rail 152 is a ball launching passage 164 that guides the ball launched from the ball launching mechanism 45 to the game area 153. In the non-game area outside the inner guide rail 151 and the outer guide rail 152 in the game board 150, a mounting portion 165 for fixing the game board 150 to the game main body storage chamber 36 of the movable frame 3 is provided on the right side of the game board 150. Provided above and below the section. The attachment portion 165 includes a lock insertion hole 166 that engages with the game main body lock member 40 of the game main body storage chamber 36.

  A certificate stand 167 is provided at the lower part on the right side of the non-game area so as to be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. When the certificate stand 167 is opened forward about a hinge (not shown) that is a connecting portion with the game board 150, the lower mounting portion 165 is visible from the front side of the non-game area. Then, when the certificate stand 167 is closed rearward around the hinge and received by the certificate stand receiving portion 169, the attachment portion 165 is covered with the certificate stand 167 and cannot be seen from the front side of the non-game area. On the front face of the closed certificate stand 167, a certificate stamp (not shown) is attached to indicate that the game board 150 has passed the inspection and has been approved for sale. On the back surface of the game board 150, a ball guide body 168 called a collective bowl is provided. The ball guide body 168 takes the balls that are taken from the game area 153 of the game board 150 into the general prize-winning parts 155, the start-up prize-winning parts 156, and the variable prize-winning parts 157 and discharged to the back of the game board 150. It is a member for discharging to 43.

  The structure on the back side of the movable frame 3 will be described with reference to FIG. A ball payout device 81 is provided on the back of the movable frame 3, specifically on the back surface of the game main body storage structure 27. The ball dispensing device 81 includes a tank structure 82, a ball dispensing mechanism 83, a vertical rod 84, and a change rod 85. The tank structure 82 and the ball payout mechanism 83 are arranged side by side at a position above the central opening 37 in the game main body storage structure 27 and are attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 27. The tank structure 82 has a ball storage chamber 86 opened upward for storing the balls supplied from the ball supply mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure, and a ball dispensing operation of the ball dispensing mechanism 83 for the balls stored in the ball storage chamber 86. Accordingly, a dispensing ball passage portion 87 for guiding from the ball storage chamber 86 to the ball inlet of the ball dispensing mechanism 83 is provided. The ball payout mechanism 83 includes a payout body 88 such as a sprocket and a payout ball detector 89 inside the housing of the ball payout mechanism 83, and is like a step motor that rotationally drives the payout body 88 outside the housing. In the state in which a motor (not shown) is provided as a payout drive source and a ball is supplied from the tank structure 82 to the ball payout mechanism 83, when the payout body 88 is driven to rotate in one direction by the motor, the payout body 88 is A payout ball as a winning ball or a rental ball is paid out while being separated one by one, and a payout ball detector 89 electrically detects a payout ball discharged from the payout body 88 to control a payout ball detection signal outside the figure. Output to the device.

  The vertical rod 84 forms therein a passage 90 through which the ball discharged from the ball dispensing mechanism 83 through the dispensing ball detector 89 to the lower portion is discharged to the change rod 85, and a central opening in the game main body storage structure 27. It is arranged vertically along the left edge of the central opening 37 at a position on the left side of 37 and is attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 27. The structure of the change rod 85 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The change rod 85 is attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 27 at a position directly below the vertical rod 84. The ball outlet 99 of the payout ball relay passage 96 in the changing rod 85 is disposed in a notch 92 formed in the upper wall 91 at the left end portion of the horizontal rod storage chamber 49, and the horizontal ball receiver of the horizontal rod 56 attached to the movable frame 3. Located directly above the platform 68. Therefore, the payout ball paid out from the ball payout device 81 passes from the payout ball relay passage 96 of the change rod 85 through the horizontal ball receiving base 68 and the payout ball passage 58 of the horizontal rod 56 and is shown in FIG. 6 is dispensed to the upper ball intake 13 in the upper ball receiving portion 10. The ball outlet 101 of the return ball relay passage 97 in the modified bowl 85 is opposed to the opening 93 formed at the left end portion of the horizontal basket storage chamber 49, and receives the tray ball of the ball tray structure 6 that is closed with respect to the movable frame 3. It arrange | positions so that it may connect with the left side of the collar 55. FIG. Therefore, the return ball discharged from the return ball inlet 47 shown in FIG. 1 passes through the return ball relay passage 97 of the change rod 85 and the return ball passage 57 of the horizontal rod 56 to the lower ball tray of the ball tray structure 6. It is discharged to the lower ball intake 16 in the section 11. A positioning portion 95 is provided on the rear wall 94 of the recumbent storage chamber 49 so as to protrude from the rear wall 94 to the back side in a cylindrical shape having a hole penetrating the rear wall 94 in the front-rear direction. In the hole of the positioning portion 95, a positioning portion 67 formed as a protrusion protruding on the back side of the horizontal bar 56 is fitted.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the structure of the reed 56 will be described. In FIG. 5 a, the horizontal basket 56 is provided with a return ball passage 57 constituting the return ball route X <b> 1 and a payout ball passage 58 constituting the payout ball route X <b> 2 divided by a partition wall 59. The recumbent ridge 56 has a concave shape with an upward opening projecting from the front edge, rear edge, and right edge of the bottom plate-shaped bottom wall 60 that is long in the left-right direction, and is open to the peripheral wall 61 located on the front side. The return ball outlet 62 and the payout ball outlet 63 are formed. The partition wall 59 is positioned so that the surface of the return ball passage 57 that causes the return ball P1 to flow down from the left side to the right side is located below the surface of the discharge ball passage 58 that causes the discharge ball P2 to flow down from the left side to the right side. The bottom wall 60 is formed as a step. From the lower surface of the bottom wall 60, the fixture mounting portion 64 and the positioning portion 65 protrude downward. A fixture 66 is provided in the fixture attachment portion 64. A positioning hole 65a passes through the positioning portion 65 in the front-rear direction. Positioning portions 67 are located on the left and right sides of the peripheral wall 61 located on the back side, and protrude from the back surface of the peripheral wall 61 to the back side. A horizontal ball support 68 is provided at the left end of the surface of the payout ball passage 58 that allows the payout ball P2 to flow down from the left to the right. On the upper surface of the horizontal ball receiving base 68, a horizontal ball receiving groove 63a opened upward is provided. The ball receiving groove 68 a is a portion that causes the paying ball P <b> 2 that has dropped vertically from above the horizontal ball receiving base 68 to flow downward toward the right ball path 58. Accordingly, when the return ball P1 flows into the left side of the horizontal ball support 68 in the return ball passage 57, the return ball P1 collides with the horizontal ball support 68, and the flow direction of the return ball P1 is greater than that of the horizontal ball support 68. The return ball P1, which has been changed to flow to the front side and whose flow direction has been changed, linearly flows down the return ball passage 57 from the left side to the right side. The returned ball P1 that has flowed down collides with the front-rear direction portion 59a in a direction intersecting the linear flow direction to the right side of the partition wall 59, and the flow direction of the return ball P1 is the front side along the front-rear direction portion 59a. The return ball P <b> 1 that is changed to flow in the direction of the flow and flows in the flow direction from the rear side to the front side through the return ball passage 57 reaches the return ball outlet 62. A positioning hole 65a passes through the positioning portion 65 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 5 b, the horizontal ball support 68 is formed separately from the horizontal cage 56, and is attached to the horizontal cage 56 with a set screw 69 from below the horizontal cage 56.

  The structure of the full tank detection mechanism 70 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6 a, the full tank detection mechanism 70 includes an operation plate 71 and a switch box 72. The actuating plate 71 is a square plate having a size that can be inserted into a square through-hole 73 formed in the back wall of the dish-ball receiving bowl 55. The operation plate 71 is inserted into the through hole 73, and the upper end portion of the operation plate 71 and the back wall of the dish ball receiving bowl 55 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction by the shaft 74. Is spanned by a spring 75. The actuating plate 71 is pushed rearwardly about the shaft 74 by the spring force of the spring 75, and the lower end portion of the actuating actuating plate 71 projects forward from the front surface 55 b of the back wall of the dish ball receiving bowl 55. . The gap between the rear edge of the lower end of the pushed-out working plate 71 and the front wall 55b of the back wall of the dish-ball receiving bowl 55 prevents the ball P from dropping from the gap to the back side through the through hole 73. And it is smaller than the diameter of one sphere P so that it may not be pinched | interposed into the said clearance gap. A protrusion 76 is provided on the back surface of the operating plate 71. The switch box 72 has a switch button 78 of the full tank detector 77 facing forward, the full tank detector 77 is fixed inside, and the through hole 73 is closed on the back surface of the back wall of the bowl receiving plate 55. It is attached with a set screw 79 from the back side of the plate ball receiving bowl 55.

  As shown in FIG. 6b, the recumbent cage 56 is fitted in the recumbent housing chamber 49 of FIG. 3 and attached to the movable frame 3, and the balls from the lower ball receiving plate 11 to the plate receiving plate 55 and the full tank detecting mechanism 70 are balls. P becomes full, the ball P pushes the front surface of the operating plate 71 against the spring force of the spring 75, the operating plate 71 rotates rearward about the shaft 74, and the protrusion 76 presses the switch button 78. Push in the direction of the switch body of the full detector 77. As a result, the movable contact provided inside the switch body of the full tank detector 77 is brought into contact with the fixed contact by the switch button 78, and the full tank detector 77 is turned on to send an electrical full detection signal to the switch box 72. The control device that has output the full detection signal through the unillustrated wiring drawn from the inside to the outside stops the driving of the motor of the ball payout mechanism 83, and the payout operation by the ball payout mechanism 83 stops. . The ball P corresponds to the return ball P1 or the payout ball P2 in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the structure of the change rod 85 will be described. The change rod 85 includes a payout ball relay passage 96 and a return ball relay passage 97 therein. The payout ball relay passage 96 is a meandering passage that bends downward from the upper part to the right, and directs the payout ball P2 discharged downward from the vertical rod 84 in the direction of the horizontal basket 56 along the payout ball path X2. The direction in which the payout ball P2 flows is changed from the vertical direction to the right direction so as to be discharged. The ball entrance 98 of the payout ball relay passage 96 is provided on the upper surface of the change rod 85. The ball outlet 99 of the payout ball relay passage 96 is provided on the lower surface forming the upper surface of the payout ball relay passage 96 in the changing rod 85, and is positioned directly above the ball receiving groove 68 a of the horizontal ball receiving base 68 in the horizontal rod 56. Therefore, the payout ball P2 discharged downward from the ball outlet 99 of the payout ball relay passage 96 falls on the ball receiving groove 68a in the payout ball path X2, and the payout ball passage of the horizontal cage 56 from the ball receiving groove 68a. It flows to 58. The return ball relay passage 97 is a groove-like passage that opens on the front side and the right side and is closed on the back side, the left side, the upper side, and the lower side, and extends from the return ball intake port 47 shown in FIG. The return ball P1 discharged to the rear side is guided to the return ball passage 57 of the horizontal cage 56 as a ball discharged from the back side of the movable frame 3. The ball entrance 100 of the return ball relay passage 97 is provided in front of the change rod 85. The ball outlet 101 of the return ball relay passage 97 is provided on the left side below the upper surface of the change ball 85 where the ball outlet 99 of the payout ball relay passage 96 is formed.

  With reference to FIG. 3, a method of attaching the reed 56 to the movable frame 3 will be described. In a state where the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are opened, the return ball passage 57 and the payout ball passage 58 of the horizontal basket 56 are directed upward, and the positioning portion 67 of the horizontal basket 56 is directed toward the movable frame 3. As the horizontal bar 56 is inserted into the horizontal bar storage chamber 49 from the front side of the movable frame 3, the positioning hole 65 a is fitted into the positioning part 53, and the positioning part 65 contacts the front wall 44. At this time, the positioning portion 67 is also fitted into the positioning portion 95 shown in FIG. Then, when a person pushes the fixing tool 66 of the recumbent cage 56 from the front side to the rear side, the fixing tool 66 is fitted and coupled to the recumbent attachment part 52, and the fixing tool attachment part 64 contacts the front wall 44. Thus, the recumbent cage 56 is disposed in the recumbent housing chamber 49 and attached to the movable frame 3. Thereafter, the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and supported by the movable frame 3.

  With reference to FIGS. 8 to 11, in the state where the horizontal bar 56 is attached to the movable frame 3 and the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and supported by the movable frame 3, the back side of the gaming machine frame 1 is moved to the front side. The flow of the spheres discharged will be described. In FIG. 8, the ball tray structure 6 is closed and supported by the movable frame 3, so that the upper ball inlet 13 of the ball tray structure 6 faces the payout ball outlet 63 of the horizontal basket 56 in the front-rear direction. Although not shown in FIG. 8, the tray ball receiving rod 55 of the ball tray structure 6 is connected to the return ball outlet 62 of the horizontal cage 56, and between the upper ball intake port 13 and the dispensing ball outlet 63, A gap is formed in which the shutter 50; 54 shown in FIG. 3 can be moved up and down, and the upper surface of the lowered shutter 50; 54 flows from the payout ball outlet 63 to the upper ball intake 13 so that the upper ball intake port 13 and the payout ball pass. It is arranged between the outlet 63.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the return ball inlet 47 and the return ball connection port 48 are connected to the return ball relay passage 97 of the changing rod 85 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the return ball discharged from the return ball intake 47 is returned to the return ball path X1 from the return ball passage 57 of the horizontal cage 56 via the return ball outlet 62 and the dish ball receiving port 55 through the lower ball intake 16. It flows out to the ball tray 11. The ball outlet 99 of the dispensing ball relay passage 96 of the change rod 85 is disposed directly above the plate ball receiving rod 55 of the ball tray structure 6. Therefore, the ball that has flowed from the ball paying mechanism 83 of FIG. 4 into the changing rod 85 via the vertical rod 84 is discharged from the ball outlet path 58 of the horizontal rod 56 through the ball exit path X2 from the ball outlet 99 of the changing rod 85. It flows out to the upper ball receiving tray 10 through the outlet 63 upper ball intake 13.

  Returning to FIG. 3, how to attach the game board 150 to the movable frame 3 will be described. In a state where the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are opened, the game area 153 of the game board 150 is directed to the front side, the back surface of the game board 150 is directed to the movable frame 3, and the game board 150 is a game machine. It is inserted into the game main body storage chamber 36 from the front side of the frame 1, the lower part of the game board 150 is placed on the game main body shelf 42, and the left side of the game board 150 is the game main body pressing part 38 and the game main body receiving part 39. After being inserted between them and sandwiched in the front-rear direction, the right side portion of the game board 150 is pushed rearward by the operator, and the lock operation portion 41 of the game main body lock member 40 is moved to the lock insertion hole 166 of the attachment portion 165. When the operator rotates the lock operation portion 41, for example, 90 degrees clockwise, inserted from the side and protruding forward, the lock operation portion 41 engages with the attachment portion 165 around the lock insertion hole 166, Technical panel 150 is attached to the movable frame 3. Further, after the horizontal bar 56 is attached to the horizontal bar storage portion 49 of the movable frame 3, the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and supported by the movable frame 3.

  The form of the game will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 3, after the game board 150 and the reed 56 are attached to the movable frame 3, and the panel frame 5 and the ball tray structure 6 are closed and supported by the movable frame 3, the employees of the game shop receive the power supply shown in FIG. 12. When the power switch of the device 170 is turned on, the AC power supply supplied by the power supply device 170 is converted into a DC power supply, and the converted DC power supply is converted into the launch / dispensing control device 171 shown in FIG. Supplied to a control device such as a composite control device and an unillustrated symbol control device.

  Then, when the player puts a ball into the upper ball receiving portion 10 of the ball tray structure 6 in FIG. 3 and operates the firing operation mechanism 12, the firing / dispensing control device 171 outputs the ball firing mechanism 45 from the firing operation mechanism 12. The ball launching mechanism 45 is driven at a predetermined number of intervals, for example, from 1 to less than 100 shots per minute with a firing force corresponding to the manipulated amount, and the ball fed to the ball launching rail 46 by the ball launching mechanism 45 is 1 Fire one by one toward the ball launching passage 164 of the game board 150. In the process in which the ball launched into the ball launch passage 164 pushes the ball return prevention valve 161 from the ball launch passage 164 to reach the game area 153 and then flows down the game area 153, the chucker 154, the general winning component 155, A winning component such as a start winning component 156 or a variable winning component 157 is won, and a ball as a winning ball corresponding to each winning is paid out from the ball paying mechanism 83 to the upper ball receiving portion 10.

  The balls won in the general winning component 155, the starting winning component 156, and the variable winning component 157 are discharged to the back side of the game board 150. The ball discharged to the back side of the game board 150 is discharged to the lower ball machine discharge basket 43 by the ball guide 168 shown in FIG. A ball that has flowed to the bottom of the game area 153 without winning a prize component such as the general prize component 155, the start prize component 156, or the variable prize component 157 is taken into the out port 163 and discharged to the back side of the game board 150. . The game end ball P3 shown in FIG. 12 as the game-completed ball discharged to the back side of the game board 150 is discharged from the ball guide body 168 to the lower ball machine discharge rod 43 along the game end ball path X3. .

  In FIG. 12, when the dish-ball receiving bowl 55 is attached to the movable frame 3, the peripheral wall 61 positioned on the front side of the horizontal basket 56 projects forward from the game main shelf 42 in the movable frame 3, and the peripheral wall 61 positioned on the front side A gap 172 is formed in an elongated shape in the left-right direction between the game main shelf 42. The dimension of the gap 172 in the front-rear direction is larger than the diameter of one sphere. Therefore, when a ball is present in the game area 153 of the game board 150 and the front panel 9 is opened to the front side indicated by the arrow X4, the ball dropped from the game area 153 with the opening of the panel frame 5 to the front side is It can be taken into the bowl receiving bowl 55 from 172. Specifically, a store clerk of the game store visually checks from the front side of the front panel 9 whether or not a ball is present in the game area 153 in a state where the panel frame 5 is closed. And when a ball exists in the game area 153, when the store clerk of the game store opens the panel frame 5 to the front side, the front panel 9 is stopped at a point where the front panel 9 reaches just above the peripheral wall 61 located on the front side of the reed 56. As a result, a ball spilled from the game area 153 due to an impact when the panel frame 5 is opened is guided downward by the front panel 9 and taken into the dish ball receiving bowl 55 from the gap 172. Therefore, when the panel frame 5 is opened, the disadvantage that the balls are scattered from the game area 153 into the store can be solved.

  The structure of the fixture 66 will be described with reference to FIG. The fixing tool 66 includes an engagement tool 111 and an operation tool 112. The engaging tool 111 and the operating tool 112 are formed separately from each other. The engaging tool 111 includes a receiving portion 115 at one end portion of a cylindrical main body 114 having a central hole 113 penetrating in the front-rear direction, and a latching portion 116 at the other end portion of the cylindrical main body 114. The receiving portion 115 has a dish shape that opens from one end portion of the cylindrical main body 114 to one outer side in the axial direction. The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical main body 114 between the receiving portion 115 and the hooking portion 116 is formed as a constricted portion 117 that is narrower than both the outer diameter of the receiving portion 115 and the outer diameter of the hooking portion 116. The latching portion 116 is formed as an elastic piece such as a plurality of cantilever beams independent in the circumferential direction by the split groove 118. The split groove 118 is notched in the axial direction and the diameter direction between the other end portion of the latching portion 116 and the constricted portion 117. A protrusion 119 protrudes in the axial direction on the inner surface surrounding the center hole 113 of each elastic piece constituting the latching portion 116.

  The operation tool 112 includes a rod 121, a constricted portion 122, and a knob 123 at one end of the rod main body 120, and an engagement groove 124 at the other end of the rod main body 120. The rod body 120 is inserted into the center hole 113 from the direction of the receiving portion 115, and when inserted into the center hole 113, the rod body 120 pushes the protrusion 119 outward in the radial direction of the center hole 113 to widen the latching portion 116. That's it. The flange 121 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the rod body 120 and is sized to be taken into the inside of the receiving portion 115 surrounded by the peripheral wall. The constricted portion 122 protrudes coaxially from the collar 121 and is thinner than both the collar 121 and the knob 123. The knob 123 protrudes coaxially from the knob 123 and has a disk shape that is thicker than both the constricted portion 122 and the hook 121.

  A structure in which the fixture 66 is attached to the fixture attachment portion 64 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. An attachment hole 126 is formed in the fixture attachment portion 64. Then, the constricted portion 117 of the engaging tool 111 is fitted into the mounting hole 126 from the front side of the fixing device mounting portion 64, so that the receiving portion 115 and the latching portion 116 are fixed to the fixing device mounting portion around the mounting hole 126. 64, the engagement tool 111 is attached to the fixture attachment portion 64, and the latching portion 116 protrudes from the front surface 127 of the fixture attachment portion 64. Then, the rod main body 120 of the operation tool 112 is inserted into the center hole 113 from the direction of the receiving portion 115 of the engagement tool 111, so that the engagement groove 124 is fitted into the protrusion 119, and the operation tool 112. Is attached to the engagement tool 111. As a result, the fixture 66 is attached to the fixture attachment portion 64.

  A structure in which the fixture 66 attached to the fixture attachment portion 64 is attached to the recumbent attachment portion 52 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The recumbent attachment part 52 is formed with a cylindrical attachment hole 130 opened in the front surface 129 of the recumbent attachment part 52. And the latching | locking part 116 in the engaging tool 111 as a front-end | tip part protruded from the fixing tool attaching part 64 of the fixing tool 66 attached to the fixing tool attaching part 64 from the front side of the recumbent attachment part 52 to the attachment hole 130. And the back surface 128 of the fixture attachment portion 64 around the engagement tool 111 is brought into contact with the front surface 129 of the recumbent attachment portion 52 around the attachment hole 130.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14b, when the person pushes the knob 123 of the operation tool 112 to the rear side indicated by the arrow X5, the fitting between the protrusion 119 and the engagement groove 124 is released. The rod body 120 enters the inside of the center hole 113 to the back. Along with this, the outer peripheral surface of the rod main body 120 pushes the protrusion 119 outward in the radial direction of the center hole 113, and spreads the hooking portion 116. The latching portion 116 that is spread outward in the radial direction of the center hole 113 contacts the mounting hole 130 so as to stretch the mounting hole 130 outward in the radial direction. As a result, the fixture 66 is pushed into the attachment hole 130, and the fixture attachment portion 64 is attached to the recumbent attachment portion 52 with the fixture 66.

  When the fixture attachment portion 64 is attached to the recumbent attachment portion 52 with the fixture 66 in this manner, the person pulls the knob 123 of the operation tool 112 to the front side indicated by the arrow X6, thereby the rod main body 120. Retracts from the back of the center hole 113 to the front. Along with this, the pushing force of the central hole 113 radially outward of the protrusion 119 by the outer peripheral surface of the rod main body 120 becomes weak, the latching portion 116 returns to the radially inner side by its own elasticity, and the protrusion 119 is engaged. 14 is fitted into the mating groove 124, the latching portion 116 is separated from the mounting hole 130, and the state shown in FIG. As a result, the engagement between the fixture 66 and the attachment hole 130 is released, and when the person moves in a direction away from the recumbent attachment portion 52 while supporting the fixture attachment portion 64, the fixture 66 is attached. The remaining fixture attachment part 64 is removed from the recumbent attachment part 52.

  In short, a fixing tool 66 for fixing to the movable frame 3 by operating the horizontal plane 56 in FIG. 3 in the front-rear direction is provided on the horizontal plane 56, and the horizontal plane 56 can be removed from the front side of the movable frame 3. Therefore, there is an advantage that the horizontal rail 56 can be easily attached to and detached from the movable frame 3.

  FIG. 15 shows another form of the recumbent cage 56. In FIG. 15, it is impossible to replace the horizontal ball support 68, but the horizontal ball support 68 is provided integrally with the horizontal bar 56. In this case, the horizontal ball holder 68 and the horizontal bar 56 are formed as separate bodies, and the horizontal ball holder 68 is combined and integrated with the horizontal bar 56 by a technique such as bonding using an adhesive or ultrasonic vibration, or What is necessary is just to integrate the horizontal ball | bowl receiving stand 68 by inject | pouring the material which shape | molds the horizontal rod 56 into a shaping | molding die.

  FIG. 16 shows another form of the recumbent cage 56. In FIG. 16, a partition wall 131 that partitions the return ball path 57 and the payout ball path 58 is provided on the horizontal bar 56 in place of the horizontal ball support 68. The partition wall 131 protrudes upward from the bottom wall 60 along the partition wall 59 of the horizontal bar 56, but does not exist in the front-rear direction portion 59a. The partition wall 131 may be integrally provided on the horizontal bar 56 so as not to be replaceable, or may be attached so as to be replaceable.

  Instead of providing the full tank detection mechanism 70 in the dish ball receiving rod 55, the full tank detection mechanism 70 may be provided in the payout ball passage 58 of the horizontal basket 56 so as to be positioned near the return ball outlet 62. In this case, the through hole 73 is not formed in the dish ball receiving bowl 55 but is formed in the horizontal bowl 56. Rather than providing the full tank detection mechanism 70 so as to be located near the return ball outlet 62, the lower ball tray portion is provided with the full tank detection mechanism 70 in the dish ball receiving bowl 55 as in the best mode. There is an advantage that the player can visually check the return ball well until the return ball or the payout ball becomes full from the full to the full tank detection mechanism 70.

The schematic diagram (best form) which shows the return ball path | route and ball payout path | route of a gaming machine frame. The perspective view which shows a gaming machine frame (best form). The disassembled perspective view (best form) which shows a gaming machine frame, a recumbent board, and a game board. The disassembled perspective view which shows a movable frame and a recumbent (best form). The perspective view which shows a recumbent (best form). FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5 (best mode). The perspective view which shows a change rod (best form). The perspective view which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between a ball-plate structure and a recumbent (best form). The top view (best form) which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between a ball tray structure, a return ball intake part, a horizontal bar, and a change bar. Sectional drawing (best form) equivalent to the BB sectional drawing of FIG. Sectional drawing (best form) equivalent to CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the game end ball path | route of a gaming machine frame (best form). a figure is an exploded perspective view which shows a fixture, and b figure is a sectional view (best form) which shows the attachment structure to a member to which a fixture is attached. a figure is sectional drawing which shows the form which inserted the fixing tool in the other party member, b figure is sectional drawing which shows the form which attached the fixing tool to the other party member (best form). The perspective view which shows a recumbent (another form). The perspective view which shows a recumbent (another form).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine frame 3 Movable frame 6 Ball tray structure 10 Upper ball tray part 11 Lower ball tray part 13 Upper ball inlet 14 Ball supply port 16 Lower ball inlet 45 Ball launch mechanism 47 Return ball inlet part 55樋 56 Recumbent foot 57 Return ball passage 58 Discharge ball passage 59 Bulkhead 62 Return ball outlet 63 Discharge ball exit 81 Ball dispensation device 84 Vertical fence 150 Game board 153 Game area 164 Ball launch passage

Claims (3)

A game board is attached to the movable frame of the gaming machine frame, a ball payout device is provided on the back surface of the movable frame, and a ball tray structure is placed on the front surface of the movable frame in a lateral direction in front of the movable frame. A ball launching mechanism that launches the ball toward the game area of the upper game board, and a game area that is fired from the ball launch mechanism between the ball tray structure and the movable frame that are provided and can be opened. The return ball intake portion that takes in the return ball that has returned to the lower side without reaching the ball, and the return ball discharged from the return ball intake portion to the back side of the movable frame and the ball discharge device were discharged to the back side of the movable frame A recumbent guide that guides the payout ball below the game board is arranged, and on the front of the ball tray structure, there is an upper ball receiving portion for holding the ball used for the game, and an upper ball receiving portion for the payout ball from the back side of the movable frame. The upper ball intake to be discharged to the lower ball, the lower ball receiving part for returning the return ball and the payout ball, and the return ball from the back side of the movable frame A lower sphere intake for discharging to the lower sphere saucer and a sphere supply port for supplying the sphere launching mechanism as a sphere for launching the sphere of the upper sphere saucer are provided. The return ball passage for guiding the return ball discharged to the back side of the movable frame and the payout ball passage for guiding the payout ball discharged from the ball dispensing device to the back side of the movable frame are divided by a partition wall, as the surface to flow down the Modotama is positioned below the surface to flow down the payout ball dispensing ball passage, the partition wall is provided is formed as a step, from Modotama passage Yokodoi the back surface of the Tamasara structure After the return ball or payout ball to be discharged is full from the upper ball receiving part to the paying ball passage on the side, the discharged ball overflowing from the paying ball passage is discharged to the lower ball intake for discharging to the lower ball receiving part. A countersink ball receiving device is provided, and the countersunk ball receiver is connected to the return ball outlet of the return ball passage. When, a box shape with an opening to cover the inlet the lower sphere, the gaming machine frame of the gaming machine, characterized in that to receive the Modotama and payout spheres discharged to the lower ball pan section. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a full tank detection mechanism is provided for detecting whether the return ball or the payout ball is full from the lower ball receiving part to the dish ball receiving part. Gaming machine frame . Claim 1 gaming machine gaming machine frame according to the horizontal ball cradle, characterized in that the removably attached to the lateral trough to induce toward the dispensing balls discharged from the sphere payout device the payout ball passage.

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