JP4775810B2 - Game machine equipped with a ball delivery device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a ball delivery device.
Specifically, the present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a sphere delivery device that allows a player to visually recognize the operating status of a built-in sphere delivery device.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a sphere delivery device that allows a player to visually recognize the operating status of a sphere delivery device having a rotating disk for delivering individual spheres one by one at a high speed.
A typical example of a sphere is a pachinko ball.

Various proposals have been made to increase the excitement of the player in the winning state or to prevent the player from feeling bored during the game.
For example, in a slot machine, a presentation medium display unit that can visually recognize the inside of the housing is provided on the front surface of the housing of the slot machine so that a medal is dropped on the display unit, and if the medal is won, Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, the present applicant has proposed a spherical body feeding device that feeds pachinko balls at a high speed by a rotating disk having a plurality of through holes arranged below a cylindrical head (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
This ball delivery device is used for counting the betting of a popular name parrot, which is a gaming machine, and for paying out and counting a predetermined number of pachinko balls at the time of winning a prize, and is installed inside the gaming machine and viewed from the outside. I can't.
However, since the rotating disk is rotated at a high speed and the pachinko balls inside the head are rotated by the rotating disk and aligned in multiple circles, it has aesthetics.

JP-A-2004-41564 (FIGS. 1-8, pages 2-13) JP 2005-58475 (FIGS. 1-7, pages 1-17)

In the first prior art, since a medal to be paid out by winning is shown to the player, if the player does not win, the player cannot see the payout of medal.
Therefore, although it has an effect of increasing excitement at the time of winning a prize, in other cases, there is a problem that it does not have an effect of relieving the player's feeling of boredom.

Since the second prior art is normally invisible in a gaming machine housing, there is a problem that it is not used at all even though it has aesthetics.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that does not give a feeling of boredom.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that does not give a feeling of boredom by using an apparatus used in the gaming machine.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that does not give a sense of boredom by using a device that is used in a gaming machine other than at the time of winning a prize.

In order to achieve this object, a gaming machine provided with a ball delivery device according to the present invention is configured as follows.
That is, a cylindrical head that holds a plurality of spheres in a stacked state , a rotation axis is arranged coaxially with the head at the bottom of the head , and one sphere is movable from the upper surface side to the lower surface side A rotating disk having a plurality of through holes, a base that is positioned below the rotating disk and that guides a sphere retained in the through holes, an outlet that is disposed close to the rotating disk, and passes through the outlet. In a gaming machine having a betting ball delivery device having a detection device for detecting the sphere inside a housing made up of a box-shaped frame and a front door, and an upper plate is arranged on the front door , the betting ball sending device is The rotation axis is inclined toward the front door side and is disposed relative to a viewing window located on the lower side of the upper plate in the front door, and is further attached to and detached from the head. Are visibly configuration of a transparent lid by closing to the head is the gaming machine outside upper end opening of the head, the guide pipe while connected by guiding pipe and a hole formed in said lid and said upper dish By detecting a shutter that opens and closes and a sphere detector that detects the sphere passing through the guide pipe, and controlling the opening and closing of the shutter based on the number of detection by the sphere detector and the number of payouts from the detection device A gaming machine provided with a sphere feeding device characterized in that a predetermined number or more of spheres are not held in the head .

In this configuration, the inside of the cylindrical head can be visually recognized from the outside of the gaming machine through the upper end opening of the cylindrical head.
Many spheres are retained above the rotating disk in the head in a stacked state.
When the rotating disk rotates at a high speed, the sphere on the rotating disk is rotated by the rotating disk and rotates in a concentric multiple circle shape by centrifugal force.
The state of rotation of the sphere is visible from the outside of the gaming machine as described above.

Therefore, when this sphere delivery device is used as a sphere delivery device for betting balls, the rotating disk rotates at high speed each time a bet for starting a game is delivered, and the spheres in bulk are rotated in concentric multiple circles. The player can see.
Therefore, the player can visually recognize the sphere rotating in a concentric multiple circle shape for each betting ball, so that there is an advantage that the feeling of boredom can be eliminated or alleviated.
Since the plurality of through holes of the rotating disk are located below the head, the sphere in the head falls into the through hole, is supported by the base, and is retained in the through hole.
Thereafter, when the sphere faces the outlet by the rotation of the rotating disk, the sphere is paid out from the outlet by its free fall or centrifugal force.

In other words, the sphere is retained in the through hole by free fall, but since the plurality of through holes are opposed to the head, a plurality of spheres can be simultaneously dropped into the through hole.
For this reason, since the payout of the sphere is not substantially limited by gravity, there is an advantage that the number of payout of the sphere per unit time can be increased.
In addition, the payout of the sphere held in the through hole uses free fall or centrifugal force.
In other words, since the sphere does not collide with the stopper or the like, there is an advantage that the durability of the apparatus can be improved.

In the present invention, it is visible within the head by inclining the axis of the head and the rotating disk to the gaming machine front side.
In this configuration, the axes of the head and the rotating disk are inclined toward the front side of the gaming machine.
In other words, since the axis line and the player's line of sight substantially coincide with each other, the player can easily see the rotation state of the sphere in the head through the upper end opening of the head.
Therefore, the player has the advantage that the feeling of boredom can be further eliminated or alleviated.

In this invention, it is preferable to provide the light-emitting device which illuminates the inside of the said head.
In this configuration, the inside of the head and the rotating disk are illuminated by a light emitting device.
Therefore, since the inside of the head and the rotating disk are illuminated by light projection, there is an advantage that the player can easily see the inside of the head through the upper end opening of the head, and further, the feeling of boredom can be wiped out or alleviated.

In the present invention, the upper end opening of the head is closed, and a lid made of a transparent material that is detachable from the head is provided.
In this configuration, when the sphere is bounced up by the rotation of the rotating disk, the sphere is prevented from jumping out of the head by the lid, so that the sphere does not fly out of the head.

A gaming machine equipped with a sphere delivery device according to the present invention has a cylindrical head that holds a plurality of spheres in a stacked state, and is positioned below the head, and one sphere moves from the upper surface side to the lower surface side. A bet comprising: a rotating disk having a plurality of possible through holes; a base that is positioned below the rotating disk and that guides a sphere retained in the through holes; and an outlet that is disposed close to the rotating disk. In a gaming machine provided with a ball ball feeding device, an upper end opening of the head is closed by a lid that is detachable from the head and is made of a transparent material, and the axis of the head and the rotating disk Is a gaming machine equipped with a sphere feeding device characterized in that the inside of the head is visible through the transparent lid.

Figure 1 is a front view of a gaming machine having a spherical delivery device embodiment.
Figure 2 is a left side view of a gaming machine having a spherical delivery device embodiment.
Figure 3 is a perspective view from the upper left of the sphere delivery device attached to the gaming machine in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which the head of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment is removed.
FIG. 5 is a plan view with the lid of the ball delivery device attached to the gaming machine of the embodiment removed.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment .
FIG. 7 is a plan view in which the lid, head, and base of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment are removed.
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment .
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the braking device of the ball delivery device attached to the gaming machine of the embodiment .

The present embodiment is an example adopted in a gaming machine (so-called parrot machine) 10 using a pachinko ball PB as a gaming medium.
1 and 2, the housing of the gaming machine 10 includes a box-shaped underframe 12 and a front door 14.
In the underframe 12, an upper sphere holding device 16, a reel device 18, a winning sphere sending device 20, a betting ball sending device 100, a lower sphere holding device 22, and a control device 24 are roughly incorporated.
The front door 14 includes a reel display unit 30, a display unit 32 such as an inserted ball number display unit, a credit display unit and a payout number display unit, a stop button 34 of a reel device 18 arranged in a horizontal row, a start button 36, a bet A button 38, an upper plate 40, a lower plate 42, and a viewing window 44 of the betting ball sending-out device 100 are arranged.

The upper plate 40 is inclined to the lower right in FIG. 1, and the winning ball from the winning ball delivery device 20 is paid out through the guide pipe 48 from the winning ball payout outlet 46 at the left end portion, and the guide pipe 50 from the right end portion. Is supplied to the betting ball sending-out device 100.
The sphere PB sent out from the betting ball sending-out device 100 is held in the lower sphere holding device 22 and transferred to the upper sphere holding device 16 and the like by the automatic transfer device.
The upper plate 40 is provided with an overflow passage 52 for feeding the sphere PB to the lower plate 42 using a drop. By sliding the overflow button 54 to the left in FIG. 1, the sphere PB held on the upper plate 40 is It falls on the lower plate 42.

In the middle of the guide pipe 50, a detector 56 and a shutter 58 of the sphere PB are arranged so that a predetermined number or more of the spheres PB are not sent into the holding head 102 of the betting ball delivery device 100.
A light emitting device 60 is disposed in the underframe 12 to illuminate the betting ball sending-out device 100, highlight the betting ball sending-out device 100, or project colored light to enhance the decoration.

The control device 24 is, for example, a microprocessor, receives signals from the bet button 38, the start button 36, the stop button 34, and the sphere detector 56, performs predetermined internal processing, and performs the reel device 18, the winning ball delivery device 20, Each display of the display unit 32, the betting ball sending-out device 100, the shutter 58, and the light emitting device 60 are controlled based on a predetermined program.

The betting ball sending-out device 100 is preferably arranged in a partitioned room in the underframe 12.
In addition, it is preferable to enhance the decoration by drawing a color or a character on the partition wall of the room in which the betting ball delivery device 100 is arranged.
Furthermore, it is preferable that a plurality of different color LEDs are employed in the light emitting device 60, and that each color LED is caused to emit light based on a predetermined program, thereby imparting higher decorativeness.

Furthermore, by causing the light emitting device 60 to emit light in conjunction with the operation of the betting ball sending-out device 100, and further enhancing the playability, the feeling of boredom can be distracted.
The viewing window 44 is preferably made of a transparent acrylic plate so that the player cannot touch the betting ball delivery device 100.
However, the head 102 and the lid 104 of the sphere delivery device 100 can be integrated to expose the head 102 to the outside so that unauthorized access to the inside of the head is not possible.

Next, details of the betting ball sending-out device 100 will be described.
The betting ball sending-out device 100 has a function of sending a predetermined number of ball PBs within a predetermined time when the bet button 38 is pressed.
The betting ball sending device 100 includes a head 102 for holding the ball PB and its lid 104, a rotating disk 114 for sending the ball PB, a braking device 116, a base 118, an outlet 120, a sending device 122, a driving device 124, and a detecting device 126. Is included.

First, the head 102 will be described.
The head 102 has a function of holding the sphere PB in a stacked state.
The head 102 is a cylindrical body having a circular cross section, and is integrally formed of resin.
This resin is preferably grounded by using a conductive resin in order to prevent electrostatic charge.

Next, the lid 104 will be described.
The lid 104 has a function of preventing the sphere PB jumped up by the rotating disk 114 from jumping out of the head 102.
Therefore, when the height of the head 102 is increased or the upper surface shape of the rotating disk 114 is devised to prevent the spherical PB from jumping up, the lid 104 may not be required.
The lid 104 has an inverted pan shape, and is formed of a transparent resin such as ABS resin or polycarbonate resin, and projections 130 and 132 for latching are formed on the peripheral surface.
Arc-shaped and cantilever latch levers 134 and 136 are formed at the upper end of the head 102.

The lid 104 is slid along the upper end surface of the head 102, and is relative to the upper end opening 138 of the head 102 in a state where the lid 104 is held by cantilevered arc-shaped latch levers 134 and 136 formed integrally with the upper end portion of the head 102. Then, the protrusions 130 and 132 are latched by the tip portions of the latch levers 134 and 136, and the movement of the head 102 in the extending direction and the lateral movement with respect to the axis are restricted.
In this state, a stop lever 140 protruding from the lid 104 is hooked on a recess (not shown) of the head 102 to prevent rotation about the axis, and the lid 104 is fixed to the head 102.
The lower end of the guide pipe 50 is inserted into the circular hole 144 formed at the eccentric position of the lid 104, and the betting ball PB is supplied from the upper plate 40.

Next, the rotating disk 114 will be described.
The rotating disk 114 has a function of sending the spheres PB held in a loose state in the head 102 one by one to a long hole 180 described later.
The rotating disk 114 is composed of an upper conical disk 150 and a lower driven gear 152.

The upper surface 154 of the conical disk 150 is formed in a conical shape having the rotation axis 156 as a vertex, and a plurality of first through holes 158 are formed at equal intervals on a circle centering on the rotation axis 156 at the peripheral edge. Has been.
A second through hole 160 is also formed in the driven gear 152 so as to be opposed to the first through hole 158.
The driven gear 152 is rotatably attached to a shaft 162 that is fixed so that its axis is orthogonal to the base 118 via a bearing 164.

The conical disk 150 is fixed concentrically to the driven gear 152 by a screw 166 and integrated.
Therefore, the first through-hole 158 and the second through-hole 160 constitute an elliptical through-hole 168 that overlaps vertically and extends in the up-down direction.
The height of the through hole 168 is slightly larger than the diameter of the sphere PB, and the sphere PB dropped into the through hole 168 has a thickness that does not protrude from the upper surface 154.
In other words, the rotating disk 114 is thicker than the diameter of the sphere PB.

With this configuration, the sphere PB is prevented from being pushed out of the through hole 168.
On the upper surface 154 of the conical disk 150, ribs 170 are formed radially equidistantly from the rotation axis 156 to stir the sphere PB in the head 102 and guide the sphere PB rolling down along the upper surface 154. It is supposed to fall smoothly to 168.
The upper surface 154 of the rotating disk 114 can be changed to a plane, and the thickness of the rotating disk 114 can be set to 2 to 3 times the diameter of the sphere PB.
This is because a plurality of spheres PB can be retained in the through hole 168, and the sphere PB is always retained in the through hole 168.

The rotating disk 114 is disposed at the bottom of the head 102, and the inner peripheral surface 172 of the head 102 is located above the outer edge of the through hole 168 as shown in FIG.
The rotation axis 156 of the rotary disk 114 and the axis of the head 102 are coaxial, and the axis 156 is inclined toward the front door 14 on the front side of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG.
In other words, when the player turns diagonally downward, the direction of the line of sight is inclined so that the axis 156 is substantially parallel.

Thereby, the player can visually recognize the rotating disk 114 of the betting ball sending-out device 100 through the viewing window 44 and the lid 104.
In other words, it is possible to visually recognize the sphere PB being swung by the rotary disk 114 in the head 102.
Even when the rotating disk 114 is inclined, the spherical PB on the upper surface 154 receives a centrifugal force due to the high-speed rotation of the rotating disk 114, so that it moves to the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 114 and falls into the through hole 168. can do.

Further, since the sphere PB above the upper surface 154 of the rotating disk 114 is rotated by the rotating disk 114 and guided by the inner peripheral surface 172 of the head 102, it appears to be aligned in multiple circles.
The conical disc 150 and the driven gear 152 are preferably made of resin.
This is because it can be manufactured at low cost by integrally molding a complicated shape.
In this case, the conical disc 150 is preferably made of a nylon resin having excellent durability, and the driven gear 152 is preferably made of resin having excellent mechanical strength.

However, the conical disc 150 and the driven gear 152 can be integrally formed of resin or the like.
In this case, the manufacturing process is shortened, and a complicated shape can be manufactured accurately and inexpensively.
The width of the through hole 168 (in the radial direction of the rotating disk 114 in FIG. 5) is set slightly larger than the diameter of the sphere PB.

Further, the length of the through hole 168 (circumferential direction of the rotating disk 114) is formed as a long hole in a range not more than twice the sphere diameter.
By making such a long hole, even when the rotary disk 114 rotates at a high speed, it can be reliably dropped by extending the time during which it can fall into the through hole 168 of the sphere PB.
When the length is made twice or less, a plurality of spheres PB may overlap each other in the through hole 168. However, since two spheres PB do not simultaneously face the long holes 180 described later, two of them are not paid out simultaneously.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating disk 114 is positioned immediately below the head 102, and almost the entire upper surface 154 faces the lower end opening 174 of the head 102.
More specifically, the plurality of through holes 168 are opposed to the lower end opening 174 of the head 102.
Accordingly, the sphere PB in the head 102 can fall into the plurality of through holes 168 at the same time.
The rotating disk 114, and thus the lower surface of the driven gear 152, is disposed close to a base 118 made of a metal plate via a spacer (not shown).

Next, the base 118 will be described.
The base 118 has a function of guiding the sphere PB that has fallen into the through hole 168 of the rotating disk 114 so as to drop at a predetermined position.
When the base 118 is a metal such as stainless steel, it is possible to prevent abrasion due to the metal sphere PB, but the base 118 can be made of other materials having wear resistance.

As shown in FIG. 6, the base 118 is formed with a C-shaped hole 176 centered on the rotation axis 156.
The width of the drop elongated hole 180 near the outlet 120 of the C-shaped hole 176 is formed slightly larger than the diameter of the sphere PB so that the sphere PB can fall.
In other words, since the width of the C-shaped hole 176 other than the drop long hole 180 is smaller than the diameter of the sphere PB, it cannot fall through the C-shaped hole 176.

Next, the delivery device 122 will be described.
The delivery device 122 has a function of forcibly delivering the spheres PB separated one by one by the rotating disk 114.
The delivery device 122 is disposed below the base 118.
As shown in FIG. 6, the delivery device 122 has the same shape as the base 118, and is disposed in the circular hole 184 of the guide base 182 formed thick.
As shown in FIG. 9, a ring-shaped driven disk 190 is rotatably attached to a bearing 186 extending upward at a central portion of the circular hole 184 via a bearing 188.

In other words, the ring-shaped driven disk 190 rotates in a plane having a predetermined angle with respect to the rotating disk 114.
Specifically, the driven disk 190 is set so as to be farthest from the rotating disk 114 in the vicinity of the outlet 120 and closest to the rotating disk 114 on the opposite side of the outlet 120.

A plurality of columnar extruded bodies 192 projecting upward are arranged on the driven disk 190 at a predetermined interval.
The extruded body 192 can be formed separately and fixed to the driven disk 190, or can be formed integrally with the driven disk 190.

The number of the extruded bodies 192 is the same as the number of the through holes 168, and in the vicinity of the rotating disk 114, the tip of the extruded body 192 passes through the C-shaped hole 176 and is formed in the receiving hole 194 formed on the lower surface of the driven gear 152. Located in.
Further, in the vicinity of the outlet 120, the upper end of the extruded body 192 is located below the base 118.

The circular hole 184 is surrounded by a guide wall 196.
The spherical body PB is pushed by the extruded body 192 and rotated while being guided by the guide wall 196 by the centrifugal force.
As a result, the sphere PB is pushed out to the outlet passage 198 at the opened outlet 120 and is discharged from the outlet 200.
A sorting plate 202 is disposed in the vicinity of the guide wall 196 just before the outlet 120.

The sorting plate 202 is pivotally attached to a support shaft 204 protruding from the upper surface of the guide base 182, and the tip of the sorting plate 202 is slightly above the circular hole 184 by a plate spring 206 fixed to the side surface of the guide base 182. Is held at a position protruding.
The upper and lower surfaces of the end of the plate 202 on the circular hole 184 side are chamfered 208 in a blade shape.
If the sphere PB does not fall into the circular hole 184 through the drop slot 180, the sphere PB is guided to the chamfer 208 and forcedly guided above or below the base 118.
In other words, the sphere PB is forcibly guided to the circular hole 184 or the through hole 168.

Next, the driving device 124 for the rotating disk 114 will be described.
The driving device 124 has a function of rotating the rotating disk 114 and the feeding device 122 at a predetermined speed.
Therefore, the driving device 124 can be changed to another device having a similar function.
The driven gear 152 meshes with a drive gear 214 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 212 that is fixed substantially perpendicularly to a gear hole 210 disposed adjacent to the circular hole 184.

This drive gear 214 is guided by a spiral bevel gear 218 that is rotatably attached to a guide base 182 via an integrally formed spiral bevel gear 216 and an intermediate gear 220 that is coaxially and integrally attached to the spiral bevel gear 218. It meshes with a gear 224 fixed to an output shaft (not shown) of an electric motor 222 fixed to the side of 182.
With this configuration, the rotating disk 114 is rotated at a predetermined speed by the electric motor 222.
Also, as shown in FIG. 3, when the sphere delivery device 100 is viewed from the viewing window 44, the cylindrical head 102 and base 118 can be seen in a plan view, and the drive device 124 such as a gear is almost hidden. Good looking from.

The outlet passage 198 is a groove having a rectangular cross section, and extends in the radial direction with respect to the circular hole 184 as shown in FIG.
The bottom surface 226 of the outlet passage 198 is inclined downward from the outlet 120 toward the payout outlet 200 in order so that the sphere PB rolls toward the payout outlet 200 by gravity.

The guide base 182 can be manufactured at low cost by being integrally formed of resin.
Further, the guide base 182 uses a conductive resin and is grounded to the underframe 12 to prevent problems due to charging of the resin.
The driven disk 190 can be rotated in synchronism with the rotating disk 114 by another driving means, and can be rotated from the rotating disk 114 via a bevel gear or the like.

Next, the braking device 116 will be described.
The braking device 116 has a function of rapidly stopping the rotating disk 114 after a predetermined number of spheres PB are paid out so that the extra spheres PB are not paid out.
Therefore, the braking device 116 can be changed to another device having a similar function.
The braking device 116 is an electric brake.
As shown in FIG. 11, the braking device 116 can use an electric brake unit 232 that applies a braking force to the electric motor 222 by short-circuiting the power supply circuit 230 of the electric motor 222.

The electric brake unit 232 includes a switching unit 234 connected in parallel with the motor 222 in the power supply circuit 230 of the electric motor 222.
The switching unit 234 is the switch 236 in this embodiment, but can be changed to other switching means having the same function.

The power supply circuit 230 is connected in series with a switch 238 that is opened and closed by a command from a control device (not shown) of the game machine.
When the switch 238 is closed, the power feeding circuit 230 becomes a closed circuit, and the motor 222 is rotated in a predetermined direction.
At this time, since the switch 236 is opened, the electric brake unit 232 does not function.
When the switch 238 is opened and the switch 236 is closed, the electric brake unit 232 becomes a closed circuit.

In this state, the motor 222 functions as a generator due to the inertia rotation, and a current flows through the electric brake unit 232.
Since the electric motor 222 is short-circuited by the closed electric brake unit 232, the load of the electric motor 222 as a generator is maximized, and the braking force is applied to the rotating disk 114 via the gear train.
As a result, the rotating disk 114 stops with a small amount of inertial rotation.

Next, the sphere PB detection device 126 will be described with reference to FIG.
The detection device 126 has a function of detecting the sphere PB that passes through the outlet 120.
Therefore, it can be changed to another device having the same function.
The detection device 126 is a mechanical sensor, and includes a passive body 240 that protrudes into the circular hole 184 by about a radius at the outlet 120, a lever 242 to which the passive body 240 is attached and a proximity sensor 244 as shown in FIG. Yes.

The passive body 240 is preferably a roller in consideration of durability.
The lever 242 is located on the back side of the guide base 182 and is rotatable about the shaft 246 and is urged clockwise in FIG.
In other words, the passive body 240 is biased to move into the circular hole 184.
However, the passive body 240 is locked to the end of the penetrating arc hole 250 and locked at the predetermined position.

The other end of the lever 242 is arranged to move to the detection region of the sensor 244 when rotated counterclockwise from the position of FIG.
In other words, when the passive body 240 is moved outside the circular hole 184, the sensor 244 outputs a detection signal.
This detection signal is used to count the paid out sphere PB.
The sensor 244 is preferably a proximity sensor that is not affected by dust, but other sensors such as a photoelectric sensor can be used.
The winning ball delivery device 20 has the same structure as the betting ball delivery device 100, and a rotating disk is disposed horizontally.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.
The sphere PB in the upper plate 40 rolls down to the right in FIG. 1 due to the inclination of the bottom, and falls into the head 102 via the guide pipe 50.
The sphere PB is detected by the sphere detector 56 in the course of dropping the guide pipe 50, and more than a predetermined number of spheres are applied to the head 102 based on the number of payouts detected by the sphere detector 126 of the betting sphere delivery device 100. The shutter 58 is opened and closed so that PB is not supplied.
For example, the sphere PB is not held 100 or more in the head 102, and the sphere PB supplied to the head 102 is filled between the lid 104 and the rotating disk 114 so that the rotating disk 114 is not locked by the sphere PB. In addition, the spherical body PB is prevented from jumping up and jumping out of the head 102.

The sphere PB dropped on the head 102 is held on the rotating disk 114 in a stacked state.
As described above, since the reserved amount in the head 102 is limited to, for example, 100 or less, a space is secured between the lid 104 and the held sphere PB.
When the bet button 38 is pressed, a signal is output from the control device 24 to the betting ball sending-out device 100, and the electric motor 222 is rotated.
As a result, the driven gear 152 is rotated through the gear 224, the intermediate gear 220, the spiral bevel gears 218 and 216, and the drive gear 214, and as a result, the rotating disk 114 is rotated.
As the rotating disk 114 rotates, the sphere PB falls into the through hole 168 due to gravity.

As shown in FIG. 9, since the lower end opening 174 of the head 102 is opposed to the plurality of through holes 168, the sphere PB can fall into the plurality of through holes 168 at the same time even though it falls due to gravity.
For this reason, even if the rotating disk 114 rotates at a high speed, since the spherical body PB is always held in the through hole 168, it can be dispensed without missing a tooth.
Accordingly, the number of payouts of the sphere PB is not substantially affected by gravity.

A large number of spheres PB placed on the rotating disk 114 are rotated around the head 102 by the rotating disk 114.
Due to the centrifugal force caused by this rotation, the sphere PB forms a ring shape along the inner peripheral surface 172 of the head 102.
The sphere PB located on the inner side forms a ring shape inside the outer ring.
The sphere PB located inside thereof similarly forms a ring and rotates in a concentric multiple circle.
The rib 170 on the upper surface 154 pushes up the sphere PB and stirs it, but hardly affects the rotation of the sphere PB that looks like the multiple circle.

In association with the rotation of the motor 222, the light emitting device 60 emits light.
As a result, the betting ball sending-out device 100 in the underframe 12 is illuminated, so that the visibility and decoration of the betting ball sending-out device 100 are enhanced through the viewing window 44.
Further, since the rotary disk 114 and the axis 156 of the head 102 are inclined to the front door 14 side of the gaming machine 10, when the player faces down, the rotating disk 114 and the head 102 rotate in the head 102 via the transparent lid 104. The sphere PB and the rotating disk 114 can be visually recognized.
By seeing this, the player can distract from feeling bored.

In addition, the driven disk 190 is rotated in the same direction as the rotating disk 114 through the extruded body 192 having a tip projecting into the receiving hole 154 on the lower surface of the rotating disk 114.
The sphere PB that is pushed and moved by the wall of the through hole 168 by the rotation of the rotating disk 114 falls by gravity in the drop slot 180 of the C-shaped hole 176, and falls on the guide disk 196 of the driven disk 190 and the circular hole 184. It is guided and pushed by the extruded body 192 and rotates with the driven disk 190.

At this time, since the sphere PB is moving at a high speed, the amount of fall may be small due to its inertial force.
Even in such a case, the sphere PB has a sufficiently long drop hole 180, so that it will surely fall on the driven disk 190.
Thereby, the sphere PB moves to the delivery device 122 with certainty.

Since the sphere PB dropped into the circular hole 184 is pushed by the extruded body 192 as shown in FIG. 9, the lower surface thereof is supported by the driven disk 190 and the side surface thereof is guided by the guide wall 196 toward the outlet 120. Moved.
When the sphere PB faces the outlet 120, it is paid out from the outlet 200 through the outlet passage 198 due to the inclination of the driven disk 190 and the centrifugal force.

In this process, the sphere PB pushes the passive body 240 out of the circular hole 184, so that one end of the lever 242 comes close to the sensor 244, and the sensor 244 outputs a count signal.
After the sphere PB has passed, the passive body 240, and thus the lever 242, is returned to its original position by the spring 248 to prepare for the next payout.

When the signal from the sensor 244 reaches a predetermined number, in other words, when a predetermined number of spheres PB are paid out, the power supply to the motor 222 is stopped and the braking device 116 is operated, and the rotating disk 114 is Stops rapidly and does not cause overpayment.
That is, the electric motor 222 is stopped, the electric brake unit 232 is operated, and the rotating disk 114 is rapidly stopped.
Therefore, since the rotating disk 114 is rapidly stopped, the sphere PB is not overpaid.
As the power supply to the electric motor 222 is stopped, the light emission of the light emitting device 60 is stopped.

Next, when the start button 36 is pressed, the reel of the reel device 30 rotates.
Next, the stop button 34 is pressed to stop the reel.
When a winning is achieved by the reel stop, the winning ball feeding device 20 is activated, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out to the upper plate 40 via the guide pipe 48.
The upper ball holding device 16 is replenished with the ball PB by an automatic distribution device (not shown).
The spheres PB in the upper sphere storage device 16 are gathered in one place due to the inclination of the bottom surface and supplied to the winning ball delivery device 20 via the pipe 240.

Reference example

FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the upper left of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the reference example .
FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view at the center of the rotating disk of the spherical body feeding device mounted on the gaming machine of the reference example .

Reference Example is different head shapes and embodiments, the structure such as a rotary disk 114 and the delivery device 122 is identical to the embodiment will be described only the head shape.
The lower part 304 of the head 302 has a cylindrical shape and has the same axis as the rotation axis 156 of the rotary disk 114 as in the embodiment .
In other words, since the rotating disk 114 is inclined at a predetermined angle, the lower part 304 is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the front door 14 of the gaming machine 10.
The upper part 306 of the head 302 turns substantially vertically upward from the lower part 304, and the upper end opening 310 is arranged substantially horizontally.
The rotating disk 114 is disposed in the lower part 304 of the head 302 in the same manner as in the embodiment .
The sphere PB from the upper plate 40 is supplied from the upper end opening 310 through the guide pipe 50.
When the head 302 of the second embodiment is used, the sphere PB accumulates below the lower portion 302. Therefore, when the sphere PB is flipped up by the rotation of the rotating disk 114, it hits the inner wall surface of the upper portion 306 that faces the upper end 306. It does not jump out of the opening 310.
Therefore, the reference example has an advantage that the upper end opening 310 need not be covered.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine provided with the ball delivery device of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a left side view of the gaming machine provided with the ball delivery device of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the upper left of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which the head of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment is removed. FIG. 5 is a plan view with the lid of the ball delivery device attached to the gaming machine of the embodiment removed. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view in which the lid, head, and base of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment are removed. FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the embodiment. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the braking device of the ball delivery device attached to the gaming machine of the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the upper left of the ball delivery device to be mounted on the gaming machine of the reference example . FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view at the center of the rotating disk of the spherical body feeding device mounted on the gaming machine of the reference example .

PB sphere
60 Light emitting device
102, 302 head
104 lid
114 rotating disc
118 base
120 Exit
156 axis
168 through hole

Claims (1)

A cylindrical head (102) that holds a plurality of spheres (PB) in a stacked state , a rotation axis (156) is arranged coaxially with the head at the bottom of the head , and one sphere is on the upper surface side A rotating disk (114) having a plurality of through holes (168) movable from the bottom surface to the bottom surface, and a base (118) for guiding a sphere located below the rotating disk and retained in the through holes, A betting ball feeding device (100) having an outlet (120) disposed in proximity to the rotating disk and a detecting device (126) for detecting the sphere (PB) passing through the outlet (120) is formed in a box shape. In the gaming machine in which the upper plate (40) is arranged on the full surface door (14), provided inside the casing consisting of the underframe (12) and the front door (14) ,
The betting ball delivery device (100) has the rotation axis (156) inclined toward the front door (14) side and positioned below the upper plate (40) in the front door (14). A gaming machine is installed in the head (102) by closing the upper end opening of the head (102) by a transparent lid (104) which is arranged relative to the viewing window (44) and is detachable from the head. It is configured to be visible from the outside,
The upper plate (40) and the hole (144) formed in the lid (104) are connected by a guide pipe (50), and the shutter (58) for opening and closing the guide pipe (50) and the guide pipe (50 ) Is provided with a sphere detector (56) for detecting the sphere (PB) passing through,
By controlling the opening and closing of the shutter (58) based on the number of detection by the sphere detector (56) and the number of payout from the detection device (126), more than a predetermined number of spheres (PB) in the head (102) A gaming machine equipped with a ball delivery device characterized in that it is not put on hold .

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