JP4711145B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine comprising a gaming ball guide member, in particular, the game ball for ball entrance from the inlet relates to a gaming machine comprising a game ball guide member to induce an outlet provided below the same inlet.

  Conventionally, as shown in the rear view of FIG. 22, this type of game ball guide member 1, 1 is arranged on the left and right of the opening 2 of the display device cover attached to the center of the game board of the game machine. Then, the game ball that has entered the upper passage opening 3 formed above the opening 2 enters the entrance provided at the upper end of the game ball guiding members 1, 1 and is guided to the exit provided at the lower end. When the game ball is released from the outlet, it is guided to the slope 4 provided below the opening 2 and flows down to the lower passage opening provided on the rear side of the slope 4.

  At this time, if the speed of the game ball guided to the slope 4 is high, the game ball may not flow immediately to the lower passage and the game may not proceed smoothly. Thus, for example, as in the game ball guidance device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2784731, the game ball guidance members arranged on the left and right sides of the display device are hollow passages, and the moving speed of the game ball moving inside the hollow passages There is also known a device provided with a drop speed suppressing member that decelerates the speed of the vehicle. According to this game ball guidance device, the speed at the time of entering the ball can be reduced by the fall speed suppressing member provided in the hollow passage and the game ball can be guided to the outlet, so that the game ball can be released in a state of being decelerated from the outlet. It is said.

  The conventional techniques described above have the following problems. That is, since it is necessary to provide a drop speed suppressing member in the hollow passage and allow the game ball to pass therethrough, a large space for providing the game ball guiding member is required. Moreover, the process which forms the hollow channel | path which provided the fall speed suppression member was not easy, and the efficiency which produces a game ball guidance member was not good.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with a game ball guiding member capable of reducing the space for installation and improving the production efficiency.

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising a game ball guiding member for guiding a game ball entering from an entrance to an outlet provided below the entrance, wherein The game ball guiding member includes a pair of wall materials facing each other at an interval smaller than the diameter of the game ball from the entrance to the exit, and each wall material is formed side by side from the entrance to the exit. A plurality of opening portions having a diameter through which the sphere cannot pass, and the plurality of opening portions have an upper end portion and a lower end portion alternately opposed to each other, and a central portion formed wider than the upper side and the lower side. It is as composition to have .

According to the present invention, when a game ball is guided from above to below, the game ball can be lowered at a falling speed by causing the game ball to collide with an opening portion formed in an opposing wall material at an interval at which the game ball cannot pass. In addition, the wall materials are arranged opposite to each other at intervals at which the game balls cannot pass through, and the upper and lower ends of the wall materials are alternately overlapped with the wall surfaces of the wall materials. By forming an opening portion through which the game ball cannot pass, it is possible to reduce the space for installing the game ball guiding member, and further, since the game ball guiding member can be formed with a simple configuration, the production efficiency is improved. A gaming machine that can be provided can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a gaming machine to which a gaming ball guiding member according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached as viewed from the front.

In the figure, a front frame 11 formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape is attached to the front of the gaming machine 100, and a metal frame 12 formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape is provided inside the front frame 11. ing. A flat glass door 13 is attached to the upper side of the metal frame 12, and a flat front plate 14 is attached to the lower side. A game board 15 is arranged behind the glass door 13 and is visible through the glass door 13. The game section 17 surrounded by the guide rails 16 on the front surface of the game board 15 wins a plurality of windmills 17a, a normal winning opening 17b, a variable winning opening 17c in which the size of an entrance where a game ball wins changes, and a gaming ball. A large winning opening 17d and the like for opening and closing the entrance are provided.
In addition, an opening is provided in a substantially central portion of the gaming unit 17 and a display device 21 that displays a state such as a big hit state is attached.

  Here, an upper plate 14a is attached to the front surface of the front plate 14, and a game ball to be hit is received. Also, below the metal frame 12, a handle 18 for changing the strength of hitting a game ball supplied from the upper plate 14a and a lower plate 19 for storing surplus balls are attached. A prize ball tank (not shown) and various pachinko ball processing mechanisms are attached to the rear side of the front frame 11.

  On the left and right sides of the display device 21, game ball guiding members 30, 30 are arranged. As shown in the rear view of FIG. 2, the game ball guide members 30 and 30 are attached to a resin cover 20 that covers the display device 21. In addition, FIG. 2 has shown the resin cover 20 with which the game ball guidance members 30 and 30 concerning 1st embodiment of this invention were attached from the back.

  In the figure, game ball guiding members 30 and 30 are attached to the left and right of an opening 22 formed in accordance with the display device 21. In addition, an upper passage opening 23 is formed above the opening 22, and the game ball that has entered the upper passage opening 23 is guided to the game ball guiding members 30 and 30 through the guide paths 26 and 26, thereby playing the game ball guiding member. The balls are entered into the entrances 50 and 50 provided at the upper ends of 30 and 30. The game balls entering from the entrances 50 and 50 are guided to the exits 51 and 51 provided at the lower ends of the game ball guide members 30 and 30 by the game ball guide members 30 and 30. Then, the game ball guided to the outlets 51 and 51 is discharged from the outlets 51 and 51, led to the slope 24 provided below the opening 22, and passed through the lower side provided on the rear side of the slope 24. It will flow down to the mouth 25.

  FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the game ball guiding member 30 attached to the left and right of the opening 22 described above.

  In the drawing, a game ball guiding member 30 is configured by forming a hollow passage 35 with a first wall member 31, a second wall member 32, a third wall member 33, and a fourth wall member 34. Here, the first wall member 31 and the second wall member 32 are erected opposite to each other at an interval L smaller than the diameter D of the game ball 35. On the other hand, the third wall member 33 and the fourth wall member 34 are erected opposite to each other at an interval larger than the diameter D of the game ball 35. The first wall member 31 is formed with an opening part 36a, an opening part 36b, an opening part 36c, an opening part 36d, and an opening part 36e, and the second wall member 32 has an opening part 37a and an opening part 37b. , An opening portion 37c and an opening portion 37d are formed.

  FIG. 4 shows the first wall member 31 and the second wall member 32 in the region of the opening portions 36a to 36e and the opening portions 37a to 37d. Sectional drawing at the time of cut | disconnecting substantially perpendicularly is shown.

  In the same figure, it turns out that the 1st wall material 31 and the 2nd wall material 32 are standingly arranged by the space | interval L as mentioned above. Moreover, the opening parts 36a-36e and the opening parts 37a-37d are alternately formed so that each upper end part and lower end part may overlap with each other. In this way, the configured gaming ball guiding member 30 has the gaming ball 35 entered from the entrance 50 which is the upper opening, guided toward the outlet 51, dropped, and released to the outside of the gaming ball guiding member 30. Will be.

  The solid line shown in FIG. 4 indicates the trajectory of the center of the game ball 35 when the game ball entered from the entrance 50 is guided and dropped toward the exit 51, and this trajectory indicates the passage path of the game ball 35. It will be. As described above, the game ball 35 is erected at an interval at which the first wall material 31 and the second wall material 32 cannot pass the game ball 35, so that after opening from the entrance 50, the opening portion 36 a. → opening part 37a → opening part 36b → opening part 37b → opening part 36c → opening part 37c → opening part 36d → opening part 37d → opening part of the first wall member 31 and the second wall member 32 upward Are alternately guided from below and fall down, and are discharged to the outside through the opening portion 36e. At this time, since the game ball 35 falls while colliding its outer peripheral surface with each of the opening portions 36a to 36e and each of the opening portions 37a to 37d, the falling energy of the game ball 35 is consumed by this collision, The falling speed of the game ball 35 can be reduced.

  In the embodiment of the game ball guiding member 30 described above, a configuration is adopted in which the opening portions 36a to 36e and the opening portions 37a to 37d formed in the first wall member 31 and the second wall member 32 are formed in a square shape. From the viewpoint of forming these opening portions in a substantially square shape, the shape is not limited to a square shape, and may be a square shape including an arc portion. FIG. 5 shows such a case. FIG. 5 is an external view of the game ball guiding member 301 showing the appearance of the wall material in which the opening part is formed, and the first wall material 311 includes an opening part including a semicircular arc at the upper end part and the lower end part. 36 a 1, 36 b 1, 36 c 1, 36 d 1, 36 e 1 are formed, and opening portions 37 a 1, 37 b 1, 37 c 1, 37 d 1 including semicircular arcs at the upper end and the lower end are formed in the second wall member 321.

  And also about these opening site | parts 36a1-36e1 and 37a1-37d1, it forms alternately so that the upper end part and lower end part may overlap. Therefore, even if the opening parts 36a1 to 36e1 and the opening parts 37a1 to 37d1 shown in FIG. 5 are formed, the game ball 35 collides with the opening parts 36a1 to 36e1 and the opening parts 37a1 to 37d1, and the solid line in FIG. Since it falls while being guided from the top to the bottom while passing through the passage route indicated by, the fall speed can be reduced.

  In this manner, the first wall material and the second wall material are erected at intervals at which the game balls 35 cannot pass, and an opening is formed in the first wall material and the second wall material, and enters the ball from the entrance 50. When the game ball 35 is guided downward and dropped, it can be seen that the falling speed of the game ball 35 can be reduced by passing the game ball 35 while colliding with the opening. From the viewpoint of reducing the falling speed, the falling energy may be consumed by colliding with the opening portion, or the passage route may be lengthened.

  FIG. 6 is an external view showing the external appearance of the one wall material and the second wall material of the game ball guiding member that can lengthen the passage path of the game ball 35.

  In the figure, the game ball guiding member 302 is formed with opening portions 36a2, 36b2, 36c2, 36d2, 36e2 in the first wall member 312 and opening portions 37a2, 37b2, 37c2, 37d2 in the second wall member 322. Form. In this embodiment, the opening portions 36a2 to 36e2 and the opening portions 37a2 to 37d2 are arranged so that one side of the upper end portion thereof is substantially closer to the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35 of the first wall material 312 or the second wall material 322. At the same time, one side of the lower end portion is formed by a parallelogram formed substantially closer to the other side than the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35. Of course, the respective parallelograms are alternately formed so that the upper end and the lower end thereof overlap one another.

  FIG. 7 is an external view of the appearance of a passage route mode showing each passage route through which the game ball 35 passes in the game ball guide member 30 shown in FIG. 3 and the game ball guide member 302 shown in FIG. . In the drawing, an external view when the game ball guiding member 30 is viewed from the front of the first wall member 31 is shown on the left side of the drawing, and the game ball guiding member 302 is front of the first wall member 312 on the right side. The external view when it sees from is shown. A solid line indicates a passage route when the game ball 35 is guided downward and then dropped.

  That is, in the game ball guiding member 30, the game ball 35 is guided to the opening portions 36a to 36e or the opening portions 37a to 37d and passes through the passage route A formed in a substantially linear locus. On the other hand, in the game ball guiding member 302, the game ball 35 is guided to the opening portions 36a2 to 36e2 or the opening portions 37a2 to 37d2 and passes through a passage route B formed so as to draw a substantially straight locus accompanied by a substantially lateral movement. It will be. As described above, the game ball guiding member 302 can have a longer passage route than the game ball guiding member 30, and can have a more excellent effect in terms of reducing the falling speed of the game ball 35. I understand.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the opening portion is formed such that one side of the upper end portion thereof is substantially closer to the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35 of the first wall member or the second wall member, and at the lower end portion. As an example in which one side is formed nearer to the other side than the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35, an aspect of forming a substantially parallelogram is employed. Of course, when forming an opening part from such a viewpoint, it is not limited to a substantially parallelogram, The shape can be selected suitably.

  In FIG. 8, the opening portion is formed such that one side of the upper end portion thereof is substantially closer to the center line in the guiding direction of the game wall 35 of the first wall material or the second wall material, and one side of the lower end portion is the game ball 35. It is the external view which showed the external appearance of the 1st wall material and the 2nd wall material of the game ball guidance member which showed another example formed from a viewpoint that it forms in the other side from the center line of the induction | guidance | derivation direction. In the figure, the game ball guiding member 303 is formed with opening portions 36a3, 36b3, 36c3, 36d3, 36e3 in the first wall member 313 and opening portions 37a3, 37b3, 37c3, 37d3 in the second wall member 323. Form. In this embodiment, the opening portions 36a3 to 36e3 and the opening portions 37a3 to 37d3 are arranged so that one side of the upper end portion thereof is substantially closer to the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35 of the first wall material 312 or the second wall material 322. At the same time, when forming a parallelogram in which one side of the lower end is formed on the other side of the center line in the guiding direction of the game ball 35, an upper end opening part and a lower end opening part are formed.

  Here, as an example, the upper end opening part C and the lower end opening part D of the opening part 36b3 are used, and the upper end opening part E and the lower end opening part F of the opening part 37b3 are used. In this way, by forming the upper end opening portions C and E and the lower end opening portions D and F, when the game ball 35 enters the opening portion 36b3 from the upper end opening portion C, the game ball 35 changes to the lower end opening portion D. Move diagonally. And then, it enters the opening part 37b3 from the upper end opening part E and moves obliquely to the lower end opening part F. Accordingly, in the game ball guiding member 303, the game ball 35 is guided to the opening portions 36a3 to 36e3 or the opening portions 37a3 to 37d3 and passes through a passage route formed in a substantially straight locus accompanied by a substantially lateral movement. become.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the game ball guiding member when the falling speed of the game ball 35 can be further suppressed with respect to the opening portion formed in a substantially square shape.

  In the same figure, the game ball guiding member 304 has opening portions 36a4, 36ab4, 36c4, 36d4, 36e4 formed in the first wall member 314, and opening portions 37a4, 37b4, 37c4, 37d4 in the second wall member 324. It is formed. In this embodiment, the inclined surfaces 36d41 to 36e41 and 37a41 to 37d41 are formed on the upper sides of the openings 36a4 to 36e4 and 37a4 to 37d4, and the inclined surfaces 36a42 to 36d42 and 37a42 to 37d42 are formed on the lower sides. FIG. 10 shows a view of the opening portion of this mode as viewed from the inside and the outside of the first and second wall members 314 and 324.

  FIG. 11 shows the trajectory when the game ball collides with the opening part when the inclined surfaces are formed on the upper side and the lower side of the opening part as described above. In the figure, the game ball 35 collides with an inclined surface formed on the upper side when entering any one of the opening portions. And when falling down an opening part and moving to the next opening part from the said opening part, it collides with the inclined surface formed in the lower side. In this way, by forming the inclined surfaces on the upper side and the lower side of the inclined surface, the upper surface and the lower side of the inclined surface collide with each other when passing through the opening portion. Drop energy is consumed by this collision, and it is possible to further suppress the falling speed.

  As described above, when the game ball is caused to drop while guiding the game ball from above to below with the game ball guiding member, as a method for suppressing the fall speed of the game ball, the passage path of the game ball can be lengthened, When passing through, it is effective to make it collide with an inclined surface. FIG. 12 shows an example of a technique that can reduce the falling speed of the game ball as described above. In the same figure, the case where the game ball guiding member is formed by the first wall material 315 and the second wall material 325 is shown. And the rubber 40 is arrange | positioned on the opening outer peripheral surface of opening part 36a5-36e5 and opening part 37a5-37d5 formed in this 1st wall material 315, the 2nd wall material 325. FIG. Thus, the game ball 35 collides with the rubber 40 when passing through the opening portions 36a5 to 36e5 and the opening portions 37a5 to 37d5. And since it becomes possible to absorb a larger drop energy by this collision with the rubber 40, it becomes possible to further reduce the drop speed more effectively.

  When using the rubber 40 to reduce the falling speed, the rubber 40 may be disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the opening portion as described above, or the first wall member 316 and the second wall member as shown in FIG. 326 may be formed of rubber 41. As a result, the first wall members 316 and 326 can be integrally formed, the number of members can be reduced, and the configuration can be simplified.

  Thus, it goes without saying that it is effective to arrange the rubber 40 on the outer peripheral surface of the opening where the game ball 35 collides at the opening portion as a technique for reducing the falling speed of the game ball 35. Of course, the method of reducing the drop speed is not particularly limited, and a drop speed suppressing shape may be formed in the opening portion.

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which a drop speed suppression shape is formed in the opening part.

  In the same figure, the case where the game ball guiding member is formed by the first wall member 317 and the second wall member 327 is shown. And the substantially saw-tooth shape 42 is formed in the opening outer peripheral surface of opening part 36a7-36e7 and opening part 37a7-37d7 formed in this 1st wall material 317 and the 2nd wall material 327. FIG. As a result, the game ball 35 collides with the substantially serrated shape 42 when passing through the opening portions 36a7 to 36e7 and the opening portions 37a7 to 37d7. Further, the collision with the substantially serrated shape 42 can absorb a larger drop energy, so that the drop speed can be further effectively reduced.

  When the opening part is formed in a substantially square shape, the game ball that has entered from the upper end part of the opening part falls substantially vertically toward the lower end part of the opening part. At this time, even if the game ball may fall while being in contact with the left and right sides of the opening portion, the game ball falls in a substantially free fall manner. Therefore, the fall speed cannot be reduced in the range where the opening part falls. In such a case, the above-mentioned free fall can be prevented if the shape of the opening portion is not substantially rectangular, and the opening width is adjusted so that the game ball can be guided from one wall material to the other wall material. It becomes possible, and it becomes possible to lengthen a passage route.

  FIG. 15 shows the first wall material and the first wall material of the game ball guiding member formed by adjusting the opening width so that the game ball can be guided from one wall material to the other wall material as described above. It is the external view which showed the external appearance of the two-wall material.

  In the same figure, the game ball guiding member 308 is formed with opening portions 36a8, 36b8, 36c8, 36d8, 36e8 in the first wall member 318 and opening portions 37a8, 37b8, 37c8, 37d8 in the second wall member 328. Form. In this embodiment, the opening portions 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening portions 37a8 to 37d8 are formed in a substantially rhombus shape in which acute angle portions are arranged at the upper end portion and the lower end portion.

  FIG. 16 shows the game ball 35 when the game ball 35 when the opening parts 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening parts 37a8 to 37d8 are formed in a substantially rhombus shape as shown in FIG. The locus of the center of the game ball 35 is indicated, and this locus indicates the passage route of the game ball 35. In this embodiment, since the opening part is formed in a substantially rhombus shape, the game ball 35 enters the opening part 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening part 37a8 to 37d8, and then the opening part 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening part 37a8 to It moves to the next opening part 36a8-36e8 and the opening part 37a8-37d8 without falling in 37d8.

  Because the opening portions 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening portions 37a8 to 37d8 have a substantially rhombus shape with a narrow upper end, a wide central portion, and a narrow lower end, for example, the locus of the arrow G in FIG. When the game ball 35 enters the narrow upper end, the game ball 35 is thereafter accommodated in the wide central portion H. Then, it moves to the next opening site by the locus of the arrow I while passing through the narrow bottom end. Of course, it goes without saying that the trajectory of the graphic arrow G, the accommodation in the central portion H, and the trajectory of the graphic arrow I described above are realized by a continuous operation. As described above, it is possible to prevent the game ball 35 from freely falling at the opening portions 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening portions 37a8 to 37d8, so that the falling speed can be further reduced.

  Further, as described above, even when the opening portions 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening portions 37a8 to 37d8 are formed in a substantially rhombus shape, the inclined surface 43 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the opening as shown in FIG. When the opening portion is formed in a substantially rhombus shape, if the inclined surface 43 is formed, the game ball 35 always passes through the inclined surface 43 when the game ball 35 passes through the opening portions 36a8 to 36e8 and the opening portions 37a8 to 37d8. It will slide substantially in contact with. As a result, the falling speed of the game ball 35 can be more effectively suppressed.

  Next, FIG. 18 shows another embodiment of the game ball guiding member formed by adjusting the opening width so that the game ball can be guided from one wall material to the other wall material.

  In the same figure, the external appearance perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the game ball guide member 30 attached to the right and left of the opening 22 mentioned above is shown.

  In the figure, a game ball guiding member 309 is configured by a hollow wall 359 formed by a first wall member 319, a second wall member 329, a third wall member 339, and a fourth wall member 349. The first wall member 319 and the second wall member 329 are erected opposite to each other at an interval L smaller than the diameter D of the game ball 35 as described above. On the other hand, the third wall member 33 and the fourth wall member 34 are erected opposite to each other at an interval larger than the diameter D of the game ball 35. The first wall member 319 has an opening portion 46 that is formed into an integral shape by connecting a substantially bowl shape including a substantially circular portion 44 and a constricted opening portion 45 at the substantially circular portion 44 and the constricted portion 45, respectively. Is formed.

  Here, FIG. 19 is an external view showing the external appearance of the first wall member 319 and the second wall member 329 of the game ball guiding member 309 configured by forming the opening portion 46 described above. In the figure, the game ball guiding member 309 is formed with the opening portion 46 in the first wall member 319 as described above, and similarly, the second wall member 323 includes a substantially circular portion 44a and a constricted portion 45a. The substantially saddle shape forms an opening part 46a formed in an integral shape connected by a substantially circular part 44a and a constricted part 45a.

  Thus, by forming the opening part 46 in the first wall member 319 and forming the opening part 46a in the second wall member 329, the game ball 35 is constricted with the substantially circular part 44 of the opening part 46 and the opening part 46a. By passing through the part 45a at the same time and passing through the substantially circular part 44a and the constricted part 45 at the same time, the outer periphery of the opening parts 46, 46a is always opened without falling within the opening part 46 and the opening part 46a. Falling downward while sliding on the surface. At this time, the passage route shows the same mode as shown in FIG. 16, and thus the fall speed can be similarly reduced.

  In the embodiment described above, the first to fourth wall materials are fixed, and the interval through which the game balls 35 formed by the first wall material and the second wall material cannot pass is fixed at the interval L. . If the distance L can be changed as appropriate, it is preferable that the drop speed can be freely changed. Therefore, FIG. 20 shows an external perspective view of the configuration of the game ball guiding member that can freely change the interval L as described above. In the same figure, the game ball guiding member 400 is composed of a first wall material 401, a second wall material 402, a third wall material 403, and a fourth wall material 404. The guide convex grooves 406 are formed on the side surfaces, and a number of guide concave grooves 405 are formed inside the second wall member 403 and the fourth wall member 404.

  In this configuration, the guide groove 406 of the first wall member 401 is inserted into the guide groove 405 that can form a desired interval as appropriate. Thereby, it is possible to form a desired interval between the first wall member 401 and the second wall member 402 inserted into the guide groove 405. As another mode in which the interval between the first wall member and the second wall member can be appropriately changed, as shown in FIG. 21, the first wall member 411 and the second wall member of the game ball guiding member 400 are used. 412, the third wall member 413, and the fourth wall member 414 are fixed, and a spacer insertion groove 415 is formed inside the third wall member 413 and the fourth wall member 414. Then, a plurality of spacers 416 prepared as separate members are sequentially inserted into the spacer insertion groove 415 until a desired interval is formed, whereby the first wall member 411 and the second wall member that are increased in thickness by the spacer 416. 412 makes it possible to form a desired interval.

  At this time, it goes without saying that each spacer 416 has the same shape as the opening formed in the first wall member 411.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first to fourth wall members are individually formed and are appropriately fixed to each other to form a hollow passage. In terms of forming, it is not limited to a mode in which the first to fourth wall materials are individually formed and fixed to each other as appropriate, but two or more wall materials are integrally formed, and other The wall material may be fixed to form the hollow passage, or the first to fourth wall materials may be integrally formed to form the hollow passage.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the aspect which comprises a game ball guidance member by the hollow channel | path enclosed by four sides with the predetermined | prescribed wall material is employ | adopted, a game ball is guide | induced toward the downward direction from the upper part. In view of this, the game ball guiding member is not limited to a mode in which the game ball guiding member is configured by a hollow passage surrounded on all four sides by a wall material, and a game ball is used without using either the third wall material or the fourth wall material. The guide member may be configured, or the game ball guide member may be configured by the first wall material and the second wall material in which the opening portion is formed without using both the third wall material and the fourth wall material. May be.

  In this way, the game ball guiding member is formed of the first to fourth wall materials, and the first wall material and the second wall material are erected at intervals at which the game ball 35 cannot pass, and the first wall A game ball 35 that cannot pass the game ball 35 in the material and the second wall material, and has an opening portion having a substantially square shape in which the upper end portion and the lower end portion overlap each other alternately, It is possible to suppress the falling speed of the game ball 35 by sequentially passing through the opening portion and guiding it downward. By forming the game ball guiding member in this way, it is possible to reduce the space for installation and improve the production efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the external view which looked at the game machine to which the game ball guidance member concerning 1st embodiment of this invention was attached from the front. It is a rear view which shows the resin cover to which the game ball guidance member was attached seeing from the back. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a game ball guide member. It is sectional drawing at the time of cut | disconnecting substantially perpendicularly to a 1st wall material and a 2nd wall material. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is the figure which showed the difference in the passage path | route of a game ball about the game ball guide member of a different aspect. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is sectional drawing which showed the cross section of the game ball guidance member at the time of forming an inclined surface in the opening outer peripheral surface of an opening part. It is the figure which looked at the opening part at the time of forming an inclined surface in the opening outer peripheral surface of an opening part from the inner side and the outer side of a wall material. It is the figure which showed the collision path | route of the game ball at the time of forming an inclined surface in the opening outer peripheral surface of an opening part. It is the figure which showed the case where the collision-absorbing material has been arrange | positioned to the opening outer peripheral surface of an opening part. It is the figure which showed the case where a wall material was formed with the impact-absorbing material. It is the figure which showed the case where the fall speed suppression shape was formed in the opening outer peripheral surface of an opening part. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is the figure which showed the passage route of the game ball about the game ball guide member. It is the figure which showed the case where an inclined surface was formed in the opening part. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is the external view which showed the other aspect of the game ball guide member. It is the external view which showed the external appearance of the structure which enables change of the space | interval of a 1st wall material and a 2nd wall material. It is the external view which showed the external appearance of the other structure which enables change of the space | interval of a 1st wall material and a 2nd wall material. It is the figure which showed the structure of the conventional game ball guidance member.

30 ... Game ball guiding member 31 ... First wall member 32 ... Second wall member 33 ... Third wall member 34 ... Fourth wall member 35 ... Game ball 36a ... Open part 36b ... Open part 36c ... Open part 36d ... Open part 36e ... Open part 37a ... Open part 37b ... Open part 37c ... Open part 37d ... Open part
100 ... gaming machine

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a game ball guiding member that guides a game ball entering from an entrance to an exit provided below the entrance,
The game ball guiding member is
A pair of wall materials facing each other at an interval smaller than the diameter of the game ball from the entrance to the exit,
Each wall material is formed side by side from the entrance to the exit, and has a plurality of opening portions with a diameter through which game balls cannot pass,
Opening portions of said plurality of upper end and with a lower end portion is alternately opposed, the gaming machine characterized by having a central portion which is formed wider than the upper and lower.

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