JP4646212B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and is a technique that is particularly effective when applied to payout of a game ball used as a game medium.

  In a pachinko gaming machine (game machine), a game ball sent to a game area of a game board by a player's handle operation flows down the board surface while being hit by an obstacle nail. Then, when a prize is entered in the middle of flowing down the board surface, the number of game balls set according to the type of each prize opening is paid out from the payout opening to the storage tray. In addition, game balls that have not finally won any of the winning openings are collected from the out opening.

  Here, in general, the storage trays are provided at two locations, upper and lower. Then, the upper plate stores the game balls and guides the stored game balls to the launch position. The lower plate stores game balls overflowing from the upper plate.

  The game balls are paid out to the storage tray by the payout device, but when the upper plate is full so that the payout to the upper plate is given priority over the payout to the lower plate, the game from the payout device An extra sphere passage (second sphere passage) for guiding the sphere to the lower plate is provided.

  However, in the surplus ball passage, the game ball may move irregularly and advance in an unpredictable direction such as the horizontal direction, so the game ball stored in the upper plate is not full. In some cases, a game ball is guided to a surplus ball passage and is paid out to a lower tray.

  Then, the number of game balls stored in the upper plate is reduced earlier than originally intended, and the player holds the handle with one hand and executes the game, while the other hand raises the game ball from the lower plate. The work to move to the plate must be done frequently.

  In this case, there is a problem that the player is troublesome to move the game ball, cannot concentrate on the game, and the comfortable game environment is hindered.

  In order to solve such problems, JP-A-5-57054 discloses a prize ball discharge passage (first ball passage) which is a ball passage for guiding a game ball from a payout device to an upper plate. A technique is disclosed in which an overflow port for surplus spheres overflowing and introduced into a surplus sphere passage is arranged in a direction facing the prize ball discharge path.

In this technique, the prize ball discharge paths are formed in a plurality of rows, and the plurality of prize ball discharge paths merge at the lower ball passage, and an overflow port of excess spheres opens at the junction. And the width | variety of a ball passage is formed about the diameter of two game balls.
JP-A-5-57054

  However, even in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the game balls hit the passage wall surface and the balls collide with each other at the junction point, the game balls also proceed in an unpredictable direction and enter the surplus ball passage from the overflow mouth. There are cases where it is led and paid out to the lower tray.

  Therefore, even though the game balls stored in the upper plate are not full, the problem that the game balls are guided to the surplus ball passage and paid out to the lower plate cannot be reliably solved.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which when a game ball stored in an upper plate is not full, the game ball does not take an unexpected behavior and is guided to the second ball passage. And

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with an upper plate for storing a game ball and guiding the stored game ball to a launch position, and below the upper plate. A lower plate for storing game balls, a first ball passage formed by opening an upstream side upward, guiding the game balls to the upper plate in a row, and the first ball passage and a partition partitioned by walls, wherein arranged so as to be aligned with said first ball passage communicates with the said first sphere passage at the upper end of the partition wall, to guide the lower dish aligned game balls in a row a second ball passage, is disposed above the first ball passage, is arranged between the dispensing device for performing a payout of game balls, and the first ball passage located in the vertical direction the dispensing device has a passage for dropping toward the game balls flowing down from the dispensing device to the first ball passage, the And it is characterized in and.

  As a result, the first ball passage aligns the game balls in a row, so the game balls do not travel in the lateral direction, the upper plate is full and the game balls overflow from the first ball passage. Sometimes the first ball spills from the partition wall for the first time and is guided to the second ball passage and is then dispensed to the lower plate, so that the game ball takes unexpected behavior even though the upper plate is not full. Will not be paid out to the lower tray.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention has a base door to which a predetermined part is attached, and at least a part of the first spherical passage and the second spherical passage are It is formed integrally with the base door.

  Thereby, the number of parts can be reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a game is formed by communicating the upper plate and the first ball passage and led to the first ball passage. A first ball outlet for discharging the ball to the upper plate, a lower plate and the second ball passage are formed so as to communicate with each other, and are arranged so as to be arranged below the first payout port; And a second payout port for paying out the game ball guided to the lower plate.

  Thereby, since it is not necessary to provide the 2nd ball passage in the back of an upper plate, it becomes possible to attain space-saving on the back of a base door.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, a ball extraction passage for guiding a game ball to the outside of the gaming machine, and a payout device And a switching device that switches the payout direction of the game ball between the first ball passage side and the ball removal passage side.

  Thereby, it is possible to easily remove the ball simply by switching the switching device, and the extracted game ball can be guided to the outside of the gaming machine.

  According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, according to the present invention, the game balls paid out from the payout device are preferentially paid out from the first ball passage to the upper plate. And since the first ball passage aligns the game balls in one row, the game balls do not travel in the lateral direction, and are divided for the first time when the upper plate is full and overflows from the first ball passage. It is guided to the second ball passage so as to spill from the wall, and is paid out to the lower plate. Therefore, even though the upper plate is not full, the game ball takes an unexpected behavior and is guided to the second ball passage and is not paid out to the lower plate.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. Here, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same members, and duplicate descriptions are omitted. In addition, since description here is the best form by which this invention is implemented, this invention is not limited to the said form.

  1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a base door in the gaming machine of FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the dispensing device is mounted on the base door of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cover portion mounted on the base door of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a dispensing device on the base door of FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a dispensing device attached to the base door, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the dispensing device and switching device attached to the base door, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the sprocket attached to the payout device, FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the flow of game balls paid out from the payout device when the upper plate is not full, and FIG. 11 is when the upper plate is full. The flow of game balls paid out from the payout device To illustration, FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of a game ball in the case of inducing the game balls to the exterior of the gaming machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 1 includes a main body 2 on which a game board 10 is mounted, and a liquid crystal as a display device provided behind the game board 10 in the main body 2. A display device (LCD) (not shown) and a glass door 3, an upper plate portion 4, a lower plate portion 5, a cover 6 and a handle 7 attached to the main body portion 2 are provided.

  The glass door 3 and the upper plate part 4 are integrally formed, and one end of the integrated opening / closing door (opening / closing body) is pivotally supported by the main body part 2 and the other end is the main body part. 2 is engaged. The glass door 3 covers the game board 10 provided movably so as to be visible.

  The upper dish portion 4 is located below the glass door 3 and has an upper dish 4a in which the game balls that are paid out and the game balls that are driven into the game area are stored. A shutter lever 8 is provided at a predetermined position of the upper plate part 4 to be operated when a game ball stored in the upper plate 4a is moved to a lower plate 5a (to be described later) and taken out at the end of the game.

  The lower tray part 5 located on the lower side of the upper dish part 4 is fixed to the main body part 2 and has a lower dish 5a in which game balls overflowed from the upper dish 4a due to payout are stored.

  A handle 7 provided on the right side of the lower plate part 5 is rotated when a game ball is driven into the game area 10 a of the game board 10 via the rail 11. That is, a launching device (not shown) is operated by rotating the handle 7, whereby the game ball sent from the upper plate 4 a to the launching device is ejected resiliently toward the game area 10 a. The launched game ball is guided by the gently curved rail 11 and ascends the driving path 10b so as to draw an arc, and is sent into the game area 10a.

  The launching device swings the kite at a predetermined speed under the control of the payout / launch control circuit, and hits the game ball at the launch position (the end of the ball passage leading from the upper plate 4a to the launching device) with the tip of the kite. The game area 10a is launched. In the vicinity of the handle 7, a stop button (not shown) for stopping the launch of the game ball is provided.

  The cover 6 located on the upper side of the glass door 3 is fixed to the main body 2, and the left part 6 a and the right part 6 b of the cover 6 are respectively connected to left and right speakers (not shown) provided in the main body part 2. Corresponding, it is structured to be able to hear the sound from the speaker.

  The liquid crystal display device (LCD) includes a display area that can display effect images (for example, animation corresponding to a gaming state or other notification information).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 10 is surrounded by a rail 11 and has a game area 10a in which game balls can flow down. In the game area 10a, there are a large number of obstacles (not shown) such as game nails and windmills, a general winning port 12, a passing gate 13, a large winning port 15, which is a variable winning device, an out port 16, and a starting prize. Game members such as the mouths 14 and 17 are arranged. In addition, at the general winning opening 12, the starting winning openings 14, 17 and the big winning opening 15, when a game ball is won, the number of game balls set according to the type of each winning opening 12, 14, 15, 17 is paid out. It is. In addition, game balls that have flown out of the game area 10a and have not finally won any winning holes 12, 14, 15, 17 flow into the out port 16 and are collected.

  In the present embodiment where the game board 10 is transparent, the display area of the liquid crystal display device is disposed so as to be visible through the game board 10. Further, instead of the liquid crystal display device, for example, display means such as a plasma display can be used.

  The main body 2 is composed of a base frame 2a fixed to the island facility, and a base door 2b (FIGS. 3 and 4) supported by the base frame 2a so that the one end can be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 3, when viewed from the back side, the base door 2b is a side on which the right side is rotatably supported by the base frame 2a, and the left side is an open / close end side. When the inside of the gaming machine is opened, it is opened from the open / close end side.

  3 and 4, various electronic components for realizing the operation of the gaming machine 1 and components such as a substrate on which electronic components are mounted are mounted on the back surface of the base door 2 b.

  For example, the main control board case that holds the main control board is located in the center of the back, the frame relay board case that carries the frame relay board is located slightly above and to the right of the back center, and the power A power supply board case for holding a board, a payout board case for holding a payout control board on the right side slightly below the center of the back surface, and a sub control board case for holding a subcontrol board above the main control board case, respectively Installed. A storage tank in which game balls are stored is disposed on the upper back surface (none of which is shown).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a payout device 20 for paying out the game balls stored in the storage tank is arranged on the right side of the back surface of the base door 2b, a switching device 60 is provided below, and a switching device 60 is further provided therebelow. The switching ball passages 30 are sequentially arranged. 3 and 4, on the back surface of the base door 2b, a first ball that guides the game balls to the upper plate 4a in a line so as to be positioned below the switching ball passage 30. A passage 40a, a second ball passage 40b that similarly aligns the game balls in a row and guides them to the lower plate 5a, and a ball removal passage 50 that guides the game balls to the outside of the gaming machine (here, below the gaming machines). However, both of them communicate with the switching ball passage 30 and are formed so that the upstream side opens upward (that is, opens to the switching ball passage 30) with respect to the flow direction of the game ball.

  The first ball passage 40a, the second ball passage 40b, and the ball removal passage 50 are configured so that the cover portion 45 shown in FIG. 5 covers a portion of the base door 2b shown in FIG. The separation of the game ball from 40b, 50 to the outside is prevented. FIG. 6 shows a state where the cover 45 shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the base door 2b.

  The upper plate 4a and the first ball passage 40a communicate with each other via the first payout port 40a-1, and the game ball guided to the first ball passage 40a passes through the first payout port 40a-1. It is paid out to the upper plate 4a. Further, the lower plate 5a and the second ball passage 40b communicate with each other via a second discharge port 40b-1, and further, a foul is provided between the second discharge port 40b-1 and the lower plate 5a. A ball passage is formed. Therefore, the game ball guided to the second ball passage 40b is paid out from the second payout port 40b-1 to the lower plate 5a through the foul ball passage.

  As shown in the drawing, in the present embodiment, the second payout port 40b-1 is arranged below the first payout port 40a-1. In this way, it is not necessary to provide the second ball passage 40b on the back surface of the upper plate 4a, so that the space on the back surface of the base door 2b can be saved.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the dispensing device 20 and the switching device 60 are integrally formed with each other, and include a base portion 21 and a cover portion 22 that covers the base portion 21. The payout device 20 and the switching device 60 have a width corresponding to about two game balls in the front-rear direction, and the inside is partitioned forward and backward by a partition plate 23 extending vertically.

  The switching ball passage 30 formed separately from the payout device 20 and the switching device 60 also includes a base portion 31 and a cover portion 32 covering the base portion 31, and has a width corresponding to about two game balls in the front-rear direction. And the interior is partitioned forward and backward. Then, the partition is interrupted at the lower part of the switching ball passage 30 and gradually converges to the width of one game ball diameter. The switching ball passage 30 is formed with two flow paths 30a and 30b corresponding to two payout directions of game balls by the switching device 60 described later.

  Accordingly, the game balls paid out from the storage tank flow down through the flow path at either the front or rear in the payout device 20 and the switching device 60, and pass through the flow paths 30a and 30b corresponding to the payout direction in the switching ball passage 30. The first sphere passage 40a, the second sphere passage 40b, or the ball removal passage 50 described above is guided. In addition, the game ball that has flowed down the front flow path and the game ball that has flowed down the rear flow path merge when passing through the switching ball passage 30.

  In the present embodiment, portions of the first ball passage 40a, the second ball passage 40b, and the ball passage 50 that are erected on the base door 2b are integrally formed with the base door 2b. It may be formed. Moreover, you may integrally mold the whole including the said part and the cover part which covers this. In addition, it is desirable that a part or the whole be integrally formed with the base door 2b in this way because the number of parts can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the switching device and the payout device 20 are integrally formed. However, as long as the switch device 60 is disposed below the payout device 20, the two may be separate.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the payout device 20 is formed with a flow path 24 through which game balls flow from the storage tank. In the middle of the flow path 24, the sprocket 25 is on the upstream side and the counter 26 is on the downstream side. Is provided.

  The flow path 24 is composed of an inclined path 24a that goes downward while being zigzag to the left and right, followed by a drop path 24b that extends substantially in the vertical direction, and the sprocket 25 and the counter 26 described above are arranged in the drop path 24b. . In addition, such a flow path 24 is formed in two places front and rear via the partition plate 23. Further, in FIG. 8, the portion where the side wall of the flow path 24 is not represented is formed on the partition plate 23 side. Accordingly, the base portion 21 and the partition plate 23 are combined to form the rear flow path 24, and the cover portion 22 and the partition plate 23 are combined to form the front flow path 24.

  The sprocket 25 is rotatably arranged so that the wing portion 25a faces the falling path 24b. As shown in detail in FIG. 9, the wing portion 25 a has a first wing portion 25 a-1 that rotates while sending game balls flowing down the front flow path 24 one by one, and a game that flows down the rear flow path 24. It consists of a second wing portion 25a-2 that rotates while feeding spheres one by one. And the 1st wing | blade part 25a-1 and the 2nd wing | blade part 25a-2 are provided alternately at equal intervals.

  In the vicinity of the sprocket 25, a metal stopper 27 that stops the rotation of the sprocket 25 by being normally locked to the wing portion 25a by a spring force is provided. The stopper 27 is structured to be attracted to the excited solenoid 28, and when it is attracted to the solenoid 28, it is displaced outside the rotation region of the sprocket 25 against the spring force.

  Therefore, if the energization of the solenoid 28 is stopped and the stopper 27 is locked to the wing portion 25a, the sprocket 25 cannot be rotated, and the flow of the game ball trying to face the flow path 24 downward is obstructed. The payout of game balls is stopped. Further, if the solenoid 28 is energized to attract the stopper 27, the stopper 27 is displaced outside the rotation region of the sprocket 25, so that the sprocket 25 can be rotated. Thereby, the game ball in the flow path 24 rotates the sprocket 25 so as to push down the wing part 25a, and one game ball introduced into the front flow path 24 by the first wing part 25a-1 One game ball introduced into the rear channel 24 by the second wing portion 25a-2 is one game ball introduced into the front channel 24 by the next first wing portion 25a-1. However, one game ball introduced into the rear flow path 24 by the next second wing part 25a-2 flows down and discharged in sequence.

  The counter 26 counts the number of game balls to be paid out. For example, when paying out 15 game balls, the counter 26 counts the number of game balls to be paid out as described above. Then, when the fifteenth game ball passes through the counter 26, a control unit (not shown) that recognizes this releases the energization of the solenoid 28. As a result, the stopper 27 is displaced and locked to the wing portion 25a, so that the sprocket 25 cannot be rotated, and further payout is stopped.

  In FIG. 8, the switching device 60 switches the payout direction of the game ball between the first ball passage 40 a side and the ball removal passage 50 side according to the position of the guide plate 61. Further, as described above, the switching device 60 has two flow paths (corresponding to the first ball passage 40a side) corresponding to the two payout directions, as described above. A flow path 30a and a flow path 30b) corresponding to the ball passage 50 side are formed.

  Therefore, when the guide plate 61 whose upper part is swingable from side to side with respect to the fulcrum 61a is at the position shown in the figure (first position), the game ball flowing down from the payout device 20 is the first ball. It is guided to the side of the passage 40a and falls toward the first ball passage 40a through the flow path 30a (see FIGS. 10 and 11). When the guide plate 61 is displaced from the first position to a position (second position) that swings leftward in the drawing, the game ball flowing down from the payout device 20 is guided to the ball removal passage 50 side, It falls toward the ball removal passage 50 through the passage 30b (see FIG. 12).

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the payout device 20 pays out by dropping the game ball toward the first ball passage 40a via the switching device 60 and the switching ball passage 30. When the switching device 60 and the switching ball passage 30 are not provided, the payout device 20 drops the game ball directly toward the first ball passage 40a. When the switching device 60 is provided but the switching ball passage 30 is not provided, the payout device 20 causes the gaming ball to drop toward the first ball passage 40a via the switching device 60. Become.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the first spherical passage 40 a and the second spherical passage 40 b are partitioned by a partition wall 41 and arranged so as to be aligned with each other. The first ball passage 40 a and the second ball passage 40 b communicate with each other at the upper end portion of the partition wall 41.

  The flow of game balls from the payout device 20 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the above structure will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the guide plate 61 is in the first position and the upper plate 4a is not full, the game ball in the first ball passage 40a is in a state where it can flow down. The game balls dropped from 20 through the switching device 60 and the switching ball passage 30 toward the first ball passage 40a flow into the first ball passage 40a as they are, and are aligned in a line to form the first payout. It is paid out to the upper plate 4a through the outlet 40a-1.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11, when the guide plate 61 is in the first position and the upper plate 4a is full, the game ball dropped toward the first ball passage 40a is Since it is not paid out to 4a, it gradually stays in the first ball passage 40a, and eventually fills the first ball passage 40a and reaches the height of the partition wall 41. The game ball dropped toward the first ball passage 40a after the first ball passage 40a is filled with the game balls up to the partition wall 41 is a game located at the upstream end of the first ball passage 40a. The ball is spilled from the partition wall 41 so as to be bounced by the ball, flows into the second ball passage 40b, is aligned in a row, passes through the second discharge port 40b-1, and passes from the unillustrated foul ball passage to the lower plate 5a. To be paid out.

  Thus, the game balls paid out from the payout device 20 are paid out preferentially from the first ball passage 40a to the upper plate 4a. Since the first ball passage 40a aligns the game balls in one row, the game balls do not travel in the horizontal direction, and the upper plate 4a is full and overflows from the first ball passage 40a. For the first time, it is guided to the second ball passage 40b so as to be spilled from the partition wall 41, and discharged to the lower plate 5a. Therefore, the game ball behaves unexpectedly even though the upper plate 4a is not full, and is guided to the second ball passage 40b and is not paid out to the lower plate 5a.

  Now, the ball removal passage 50 is used, for example, when collecting the game balls stored in the pachinko gaming machine 1 when the pachinko hall is closed for the day.

  In this case, the solenoid 28 is energized to attract the stopper 27, the sprocket 25 can be rotated, and the guide plate 61 provided in the switching device 60 is set to the second position as shown in FIG. . As a result, the game ball from the payout device 20 is switched to the payout direction by the switching device 60, guided to the flow path 30 b side, and guided to the ball removal passage 50.

  Thus, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present application, it is possible to easily remove the ball simply by switching the switching device 60, and the removed gaming ball can be guided to the outside of the gaming machine 1.

  In the above description, the case where a pachinko gaming machine is applied to the present invention is described. However, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine. For example, a gaming ball is used as a gaming medium such as a smart ball or a sparrow ball. It is possible to apply to various game machines used.

It is a perspective view which shows the game machine which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the base door in the gaming machine of FIG. 1 from the back side. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore with the dispensing device to the base door of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the cover part with which the base door of FIG. 3 is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the dispensing apparatus and the cover part to the base door of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the dispensing device with which a base door is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the dispensing apparatus with which a base door is mounted | worn, and a switching device. It is a perspective view which shows the sprocket attached to the payout apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball paid out from the payout apparatus in the state where the upper plate is not full. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball paid out from the payout apparatus in the state where the upper plate became full. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball in the case of guiding a game ball to the exterior of a game machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
2 Body portion 2a Base frame 2b Base door 3 Glass door 4 Upper plate portion 4a Upper plate 4a-1 Ball passage 5 Lower plate portion 5a Lower plate 6 Cover 6a Left portion 6b Right portion 7 Handle 8 Shutter lever 10 Game board 10a Game area 10b Driving path 11 Rail 12 General winning port 13 Passing gate 14 Starting winning port 15 Large winning port 16 Out port 17 Starting winning port 20 Dispensing device 21 Base unit 22 Cover unit 23 Partition plate 24 Flow path 24a Inclined path 24b Falling Path 25 Sprocket 25a Blade 25a-1 First blade 25a-2 Second blade 26 Counter 27 Stopper 28 Solenoid 30 Switching ball passage 30a, 30b Flow passage 31 Base portion 32 Cover portion 40a First ball passage 40a -1 1st discharge port 40b 2nd ball passage 40b-1 2nd discharge port 41 Partition wall 42 Wall surface 45 Cover portion 50 Ball passage 60 Switching device 61 Guide plate 61a Support point

Claims (4)

An upper plate for storing the game balls and guiding the stored game balls to the launch position;
A lower plate provided below the upper plate and storing game balls;
A first ball passage formed with the upstream side opened upward and guiding the game balls to the upper plate aligned in a row;
Wherein the first sphere passages partitioned by partition walls, wherein arranged so as to be aligned with said first ball passage communicates with the said first sphere passage at the upper end of the partition wall, align the game balls in a row A second ball passage for guiding to the lower plate,
A payout device disposed above the first ball passage for paying out game balls;
A flow path that is disposed between the first ball passage positioned in the vertical direction and the payout device, and that causes a game ball that has flowed down from the payout device to fall toward the first ball passage;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: A base door to which predetermined parts are attached;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the first ball passage and the second ball passage is formed integrally with the base door. A first payout port that is formed by communicating the upper plate and the first ball passage, and that pays out the game ball guided to the first ball passage to the upper plate;
The lower plate and the second ball passage are formed so as to communicate with each other, and are arranged to line up below the first payout port, and the game balls guided to the second ball passage are placed in the lower plate. A second payout exit that pays out to
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: A ball passage for guiding the game ball to the outside of the gaming machine;
A switching device that is disposed below the payout device and switches the payout direction of the game ball between the first ball passage side and the ball removal passage side;
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

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