JP4825602B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides an opening / closing door frame on which a ball tray is mounted on the front surface of a gaming machine body so that it can be freely opened and closed, and a ball removing device provided on the opening / closing door frame is operated to be provided at a predetermined position on the opening / closing door frame side. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that opens and closes a ball outlet and removes game balls stored in a ball tray.

  Conventionally, the present applicant has devised a pachinko machine having the following configuration as a kind of pachinko machine of this type. That is, in the pachinko machine, a transparent plate holding frame that covers the game board is pivotally mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine body on which the game board is disposed, and a front board is pivotally mounted below the front board in the same manner. The A ball tray for storing game balls to be supplied to the hitting ball launching unit is mounted on the front surface of the front plate. A hole for supplying game balls to the hitting ball launching unit is provided in the front plate located at the lower end of the ball tray portion of the ball tray.

  Further, a hitting ball supply device is mounted on the back surface of the front plate, and a ball removing device is provided on the ball receiving tray at a position corresponding to the hitting ball supply device. The hitting ball supply device has a supply rod that communicates with the opening, and a ball feeding member that supplies game balls one by one to the hitting ball launching unit is disposed at the lower end of the hitting ball supply device. A ball outlet is provided so as to communicate with the supply basket. The ball removal device includes an operation member, a lever member that freely reciprocates by operation of the operation member, and a movable member that is disposed in the hitting ball supply device and opens and closes the ball removal opening in conjunction with the lever member. Have.

  Therefore, in a state where the transparent plate holding frame and the front plate are closed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, the opening is opened, and the game balls stored in the ball tray are supplied into the hitting ball supply device through the opening. The state-of-the-art game ball is waiting at the ball feed member position. Then, by operating the hitting force adjusting handle, the ball feeding member reciprocates and supplies the first game balls in the supply basket one by one to the hitting ball launching portion of the launch rail. The game ball supplied to the hitting ball launching unit is hit by the hitting ball launching device and is driven into the game board surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-9-239097 (page 3-4, FIG. 1-9)

  By the way, in the pachinko machine of the above-mentioned patent document 1, for example, when a trouble occurs in the hitting ball launching portion of the launch rail as described above and the front plate is opened to eliminate the trouble, The ball outlet is blocked by the ball release plate by the urging so that the game ball in the ball tray does not fall unnecessarily from the ball outlet. However, if the operating member is pushed by mistake, the movable member operates and the ball release plate moves, and the ball release port is unnecessarily opened. As described above, when the ball outlet is unnecessarily opened, there is a problem that the game balls stored in the ball tray are spilled from the ball outlet, fall to the floor surface, and must be picked up.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when the opening / closing door frame is opened, the operation control member is moved to a locked position where the operation of the movable member is impossible, and the opening / closing door frame is opened. To provide a gaming machine in which the operation member cannot be operated even if the operation member is accidentally touched, and the game ball of the ball tray is prevented from unnecessarily spilling through the ball outlet. It is the purpose.

  To achieve this object, the gaming machine of the present invention is equipped with a gaming machine main body and a ball tray that is pivotally mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine main body so as to be openable and closable and stores a gaming ball supplied to the hitting ball launching unit. An opening / closing door frame, a ball removing device provided on the opening / closing door frame for removing a game ball of the ball receiving tray, and a passage provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body provided from the ball receiving tray to the opening / closing door frame. A ball supply device for supplying game balls supplied through the mouth one by one to the hit ball launching unit, and opening a ball outlet for extracting the game balls of the ball tray at a predetermined position on the door frame side. The ball removal device includes an operation member and a movable member that can reciprocate by the operation of the operation member, and the movable member is provided with a ball removal plate that opens and closes the ball removal opening by the operation of the operation member. The opening / closing door frame by means of elastic means. An operation control member that is biased toward the lock position where the operation of the movable member becomes impossible is disposed, and the operation control member or the operation control member or the game machine main body is closed when the operation control member or the gaming machine main body is closed. Protrusions projecting from one of the gaming machine main bodies to move the operation control member to a release position where the movable member can be operated are projected, and the projecting section is opened when the opening / closing door frame is opened. The contact is released, and the operation control member is moved to the lock position by its urging so that the movable member cannot be operated.

  In a gaming machine such as a parrot machine, a gaming machine main body, an opening / closing door frame that is pivotally mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and is mounted with a ball tray for storing gaming balls, A ball removal device for removing a game ball from the ball receiving tray provided on the opening / closing door frame, and a ball opening provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body through a through hole provided in the opening / closing door frame. A ball counting and discharging device for taking in game balls, and opening a ball outlet for extracting the game balls of the ball tray at a predetermined position on the open / close door frame side. A game machine comprising a movable member capable of reciprocating by operation, wherein the movable member is provided with a ball release plate for opening and closing the ball release port by the operation of the operation member, Lock position where operation of the movable member is always impossible by When an operation control member that is biased to is disposed and the opening / closing door frame is closed to either the operation control member or the gaming machine body, the operation control member is slidably brought into contact with either the operation control member or the gaming machine body. A protrusion is provided to move the control member to a release position at which the movable member can be operated. When the door frame is opened, the contact of the protrusion is released and the operation control member is biased. Therefore, a configuration is adopted in which the movable member cannot move by moving to the lock position.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention includes an operation control member that is urged toward the lock position where the operation of the movable member is always impossible by the elastic means when the door frame is opened in the door frame. When closing the open / close door frame to either the control member or the gaming machine main body, the projection is slid in contact with either the operation control member or the gaming machine main body to move the operation control member to a release position where the movable member can be operated. A protruding part is formed. Therefore, for example, even if a trouble occurs on the gaming machine body side and the operation member is accidentally touched after opening the open / close door frame to solve the trouble, the operation control member is moved to the lock position by the bias and is movable. Since the member is locked so that it cannot operate, the movable member does not operate, and the ball outlet remains blocked by the ball release plate, so that the game ball spills from there. There is an effect that it can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention can be applied to gaming machines such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, and a parrot (registered trademark) machine. Among these, the present invention will be described for cases where it is applied to a pachinko machine and a parrot machine. To do. Therefore, a pachinko machine is shown as the first embodiment, and a parrot machine is shown as the second embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine with the transparent plate holding frame opened. The pachinko machine P has an outer frame 1 having a vertically long rectangular frame shape, and a main body frame 2 is attached to the front side of the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. The main body frame 2 is formed in a frame shape with a window 3 in the center, and a game board 4 is detachably disposed so as to face the window 3. A transparent plate holding frame 5 as an open / close door frame that covers the front surface of the game board 4 is pivotally mounted on one side of the front surface of the main body frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The transparent plate holding frame 5 has an opening 6 facing the front surface of the game board 4, and a transparent plate unit 7 made of a pair of transparent plates made of glass or synthetic resin is attached to the opening 6. Further, an upper ball receiving tray 8 for storing a game ball supplied to a hitting ball launching unit 47 to be described later is mounted on the lower front surface of the transparent plate holding frame 5. The outer frame 1 and the main body frame 2 on which the gaming board 4 is arranged are collectively referred to as a gaming machine main body P1.

  A lower ball tray 9 that stores game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray 8 is mounted on the lower front surface of the main body frame 2. Further, the ashtray 10 is provided on one side thereof, and the hitting force adjusting handle 11 for adjusting the hitting force of the game ball launched from the hitting ball launching unit 47 is attached to the other side.

  An inner guide rail 12a and an outer guide rail 12b are spirally laid on the front surface of the game board 4, and a game portion 4a is formed by being surrounded by the inner and outer guide rails 12a and 12b. For example, the game unit 4a is equipped with a variable display device 13 having a display unit 13a that displays various information in the center of the game unit 4a. A start winning opening 14 for changing the information on the display unit 13a is attached. Further, when the display on the display unit 13a is aligned with specific information (for example, “7, 7, 7”) below, the open / close door 15a is opened, and a lot of prize balls are obtained at a time under certain conditions. A large winning device 15 is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transparent plate holding frame 5 has a metal plate 16 superposed on its back surface, and the holding plate is placed between the metal plate 16 and the holding frame main body 5a and behind the holding frame main body 5a as shown in FIG. A transparent cover plate 18 is fixed at a predetermined interval from the frame body 5a. A ball removing device 19 is provided between the holding frame main body 5 a and the cover plate 18.

  The ball punching device 19 includes an operating member 21 projecting upward from a lateral hole 20 formed on the upper surface of one side of the upper ball tray 8, and a first reciprocatingly rotating along the holding frame body 5 a by the operating member 21. It consists of a second movable member 22b that reciprocally slides linearly and substantially horizontally with the movable member 22a.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the operation member 21 is supported by a horizontal shaft 23 on one side, and is rotated up and down around the horizontal shaft 23. In addition, an action piece 24 projects from the lower surface of the operation member 21. A first movable member 22a is disposed below the operation member 21, and a second movable member 22b is disposed below the first movable member 22a. The first movable member 22a is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 25 at one upper side corner portion, and protrudes forward to the other side of the upper portion, and a support pin 26 is provided to project and support the operation piece 24 of the operation member 21 from above. The Also, a tension coil spring 27 as a resilient means having one end attached to the cover plate 18 is attached to one side of the intermediate portion of the first movable member 22a, and is always attached to one side (left side in FIG. 4). It is energized.

  The second movable member 22b is formed in a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape on the front surface, and a connection pin 29 that is loosely fitted in a connection hole 28 formed in the lower end portion of the first movable member 22a is provided on the front surface. The second movable member 22b slides linearly and substantially in the horizontal direction by the reciprocating rotation of the first movable member 22a. On the opposite side of the second movable member 22b from the position of the connecting pin 29, an upper corner is provided with a stopper 30 that comes into contact with the tip of a closing member 34 described later. The inner edge of the stopper 30 in the sliding direction of the second movable member 22b is inclined downward. In addition, an operation piece 31 that protrudes substantially horizontally in the sliding direction is provided at the lower corner of the second movable member 22b opposite to the position of the connecting pin 29, and its tip is bent in an inverted L shape. In addition, a substantially horizontal ball removal plate 32 is integrally provided at the upper end. The ball release port 17 described later is opened and closed by the ball release plate 32.

  Open and close so that the game ball can or cannot pass through the through-hole 33 established in the holding frame main body 5a so as to be near the first and second movable members 22a and 22b and on the same plane. A closing member 34 is disposed as an operation control member. Specifically, the operation control member is also used as the opening / closing member 34. That is, the closing member 34 is opposed to the second movable member 22b along the sliding direction. The through-hole 33 is located at the lower end of the rectifying passage 8b in the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball tray 8 and is opened in the holding frame main body 5a. A game ball stored in the ball tray portion 8a will be described later. This is for supplying to the hitting ball supply device 41 through the opening 33. In addition, a ball outlet 17 is formed at the bottom end of the flow straightening passage 8b and at the bottom of the front side of the passage 33.

  The closing member 34 is disposed substantially horizontally along the holding frame main body 5a, and a base end portion which is opposite to the first and second movable members 22a and 22b is axially attached by a horizontal shaft 35. It can be reciprocated up and down around 35. Further, when closing the downward receiving piece 36 facing the stopper 30 of the second movable member 22b and the transparent plate holding frame 5 at the front end of the closing member 34, it projects forward from the hitting ball supply device 41. A laterally extending pull-up piece 37 slidably in contact with a later-described protrusion 62 as a protruding portion is provided substantially orthogonally. In addition, a stop piece 38 is provided at the lower central edge of the closing member 34 so as to face above the passage 33.

  Further, the closing member 34 is attached with a tension coil spring 39 as a resilient means having one end attached to the cover plate 18 at the front end side, and is always urged downward. When the transparent plate holding frame 5 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 62 slides on the pull-up piece 37 to push up the closing member 34 from below and upwardly resists the bias of the coil spring 39. Rotate to open the through hole 33 so that the game ball can pass through. On the other hand, when the transparent plate holding frame 5 is opened, as shown in FIG. 6, the projection 62 is detached from the pull-up piece 37 and the closing member 34 is rotated downward by the biasing force of the pulling coil spring 39 to It abuts on the edge frame 33a around 33, and stops substantially while maintaining a substantially horizontal state at the lower position. At this time, the stopper 30 of the second movable member 22b and the receiving piece 36 at the tip of the closing member 34 face each other, and the stop piece 38 can pass the game ball into the through-hole 33. Intervene not to. Thereby, when the transparent plate holding frame 5 is opened, the game balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 8 are prevented from spilling unnecessarily from the opening 33. Although not described in detail, openings are formed in the metal plate 16 and the cover plate 18 at necessary positions such as the through-hole 33.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the launch rail unit 40 is attached to the lower front surface of the main body frame 2 constituting the gaming machine main body P1, and the game balls supplied from the upper ball receiving tray 8 are connected to the front side of the game balls through the opening 33. A hitting ball supply device 41 is provided for sending the ball to the firing rail unit 40 one by one. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the firing rail unit 40 has a metal support plate 42 screwed to a predetermined position on the front surface of the main body frame 2, and a shaft attachment portion 43 is provided on the upper edge of the front surface. Further, a shaft pin 44 is provided on the rear upper edge of the hit ball supply device 41, and the hit ball supply device 41 is centered on the shaft pin 44 by inserting and attaching the shaft pin 44 to the shaft mounting portion 43. Is attached to the front surface of the firing rail unit 40 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  A firing rail 45 is fixed to one side of the front surface of the support plate 42. A ball stop member 46 is disposed above the base end portion of the firing rail 45 at a predetermined distance, and a hitting ball launching portion 47 is provided on the base end portion of the firing rail 45. In addition, a first contact rubber 48a and a second contact rubber 48b are disposed on the upper part of the other side of the front surface of the support plate 42 with a predetermined distance left and right. A ball hitting ball for hitting a game ball which is positioned between the ball stopper member 46 and the first and second contact rubbers 48a and 48b and which is stopped by the ball stopper member 46 and located in the hit ball launching portion 47. 49 is arranged. The hitting ball 49 is pivotally attached to the support plate 42 upside down, and its support shaft 49a is connected to the drive shaft of the stepping motor 50 disposed on the rear surface of the support plate 42. The hitting ball 49 reciprocates between the first hit rubber 48a and the second hit rubber 48b to hit the game ball.

  The hitting ball supply device 41 includes a case body 51 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, an introduction port 52 communicating with the through-hole 33 is opened at the front center of the case body 51. A supply rod 53 communicating with the introduction port 52 is formed in 51. A ball feeding member 55 is provided at the lower end of the supply rod 53 and is pivotally supported by support shafts 54, 54 protruding to both sides and can freely reciprocate in the front-rear direction. On the rear surface of the ball feeding member 55, as shown in FIG. 10, a ball receiving surface 55a that is recessed leaving the upper end is formed. On the rear surface of the case body 51 corresponding to the ball feeding member 55, a supply port 56 for sending the game ball to the hitting ball launching unit 47 by the ball feeding member 55 is opened. In addition, an electromagnetic solenoid 57 for operating the ball feeding member 55 is disposed on one side of the ball feeding member 55. The electromagnetic solenoid 57 is arranged in the vertical direction, and a metal operating plate 58 pivoted on one side to the lower end of the outer side of the surrounding frame 57a of the electromagnetic solenoid 57 is arranged below the electromagnetic solenoid 57. The other side of the actuating plate 58 can move up and down around the pivoting portion, and a vertically long linking member 59 is attached to the other side. An action pin 60 protruding from one side of the ball feeding member 55 is fixed to the lower end portion of the linkage member 59.

  A tension coil spring 61 as a resilient means attached to the outside of the surrounding frame 57a is attached to the outside of the pivoting portion of the actuation plate 58, and the actuation plate 58 is moved when the electromagnetic solenoid 57 is demagnetized. The other side is always biased to tilt downward. Further, at this time, the ball feeding member 55 stands up straight, and the game ball is supported on the upper end surface to be on standby. On the other hand, when the electromagnetic solenoid 57 is energized, the operating plate 58 is attracted by the electromagnetic solenoid 57 and the other side is raised, and accordingly, the linkage member 59 is moved upward to tilt the ball feeding member 55 forward. Thereby, the game ball on the upper end surface of the ball feeding member 55 falls to the rear ball receiving surface 55a and is supplied to the hitting ball launching portion 47 of the firing rail 45. In this way, when the electromagnetic solenoid 57 repeats excitation and demagnetization, the game balls in the hit ball supply device 41 are sent to the hit ball launching unit 47 one by one.

  A protrusion 62 is provided on the upper front surface of the case body 51 as a protrusion that protrudes forward and has a front end edge inclined downward in a wedge shape. When the transparent plate holding frame 5 is closed, the protrusion 62 pushes up and pushes the pulling piece 37 of the closing member 34 from the lower side to rotate the pulling piece 37, that is, the closing member 34 upward. Is to allow game balls to pass through.

  The pachinko machine P according to the first embodiment has the above configuration, and the operation will be described next. In the state where the transparent plate holding frame 5 is closed as shown in FIG. 10, the closing member 34 is rotated upward against the bias by the projection 62 as shown in FIG. Yes. That is, the closing member 34, which is an operation control member, is in a release position that enables the operation of the second movable member 22b. Then, the game balls stored in the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball receiving tray 8 are rectified, inside the supply basket 53 in the hit ball supply device 41 through the through-hole 33 and the introduction port 52 as shown in FIG. The state-of-the-art game ball rides on the upper end surface of the ball feeding member 55 and waits.

  Therefore, when the hitting force adjusting handle 11 is rotated, the stepping motor 50 is driven and the electromagnetic solenoid 57 repeats excitation and demagnetization in synchronization with the stepping motor 50. Thereby, the ball feeding member 55 performs a reciprocating tilting operation in the front-rear direction, and the game balls that ride on the upper end surface of the ball feeding member 55 are supplied to the hitting ball launching unit 47 one by one. The game ball supplied to the hitting ball launching unit 47 is hit by the hitting ball 49 and driven into the gaming unit 4a.

  When the game ball stored in the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball tray 8 is removed, the operation member 21 is pushed down as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4, and the first movable member 22a is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. And the second movable member 22b is slid. Similarly, the ball removal plate 32 at the tip of the operation piece 31 in the second movable member 22b is moved in the same direction. As a result, the ball outlet 17 is opened as shown in FIG. 5, and the game balls stored in the ball tray portion 8 a fall through the ball outlet 17 into the ball outlet passage 63 below. And it guide | induces to the ball path 65 by the side of the game machine main body P1 from the outflow port 64 of the lower end, and is stored in the ball receiving tray 9 of the lower part.

  Incidentally, for example, when a trouble such as a ball clogging occurs in the hitting ball launching portion 47 during the game, and the transparent plate holding frame 5 is opened as shown in FIG. 11 to solve the trouble, the protrusion 62 and the projection 62 as shown in FIG. The contact with the pull-up piece 37 is released, the closing member 34 is rotated downward by the biasing force, and the stop piece 38 intervenes in the through-hole 33 to prevent the game ball from passing. Thereby, it is prevented that the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 8 is unnecessarily spilled from the opening 33.

  In addition, at this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the receiving piece 36 at the tip of the closing member 34 faces and closes to the stopper 30 provided on the upper side of the second movable member 22b. . Thus, for example, even when the operation member 21 of the ball removing device 19 is accidentally touched with the transparent plate holding frame 5 opened, the stopper 30 collides with the receiving piece 36 of the closing member 34 and secondly. The movable member 22b cannot operate. That is, the closing member 34 has been moved to the locked position that makes the operation of the second movable member 22b impossible. In other words, the ball outlet 17 remains blocked by the ball release plate 32. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from spilling from the ball outlet 17.

  Further, the operation control member may be separately molded without being combined with the closing member 34 and attached to the holding frame main body 5a, but if the operation control member is combined with the closing member 34 in this way, A single member is sufficient, and the construction is simple and the manufacturing is simple and economical.

  In the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, the operation control member is the same, but the closing member 34 is not configured to rotate as described above, but may be configured to reciprocate linearly. Further, although the protrusion 62 is provided as a protrusion on the front surface of the hit ball supply device 41, for example, a protrusion protruding rearward may be provided on the closing member 34, for example. In this case, when the transparent plate holding frame 5 is closed on the front surface of the hitting ball supply device 41 which is the gaming machine main body P1, a step portion with which the projection slides is provided so as to protrude forward.

  Further, the transparent plate holding frame 5 having a size covering the front surface of the launch rail 45 on the front surface of the main body frame 2 as the opening / closing door frame has been described. However, for example, the transparent plate holding frame and the front surface of the launch rail 45 positioned below the transparent plate holding frame are provided. The invention according to the first embodiment can also be applied to the front plate when the front plate on which the upper ball receiving tray 8 is mounted is separated. In addition, it goes without saying that the invention according to the first embodiment can be applied to a large transparent plate holding frame in which the hitting force adjusting handle 11 is also provided integrally.

  Further, a pachinko machine P provided with a ball outlet 17 and a ball release plate 32 on the transparent plate holding frame 5 side which is an open / close door frame and provided with a hitting ball supply device 41 having a ball feeding member 55 on the gaming machine main body P1 side. As described above, the pachinko machine provided with the hitting ball supply device 41 having the ball release port 17, the ball release plate 32, and the ball feed member 55 on the transparent plate holding frame 5 side which is an opening / closing door frame also relates to the first embodiment. The invention is equally applicable.

  Next, a parrot machine according to the second embodiment will be described. The configuration of the parrot machine R has many parts in common with the pachinko machine P according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as the pachinko machine P according to the first embodiment are given the same numbers. Thus, detailed description of the configuration and operation will be omitted. In this parrot machine, a ball counting and discharging device that communicates with the ball tray portion of the ball tray is provided on the front surface of the main body frame that constitutes the gaming machine main body, and a predetermined number of game balls supplied from the ball tray is a unit. The game can be started by the ball being taken into the ball counting and discharging device and counted.

  The parrot machine R according to the second embodiment will be described in detail below. FIG. 12 is a front view of a parrot machine according to the second embodiment. This parrot machine R has an outer frame 1 having a vertically long rectangular frame shape, and a main body frame 2 is mounted on the front side of the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 4 is attached to the main body frame 2. It is detachably arranged. In addition, a transparent plate holding frame 5 that covers the front surface of the game board 4 is pivotably mounted on one side of the front surface of the main body frame 2, and a front plate 70 as an open / close door frame is similarly pivotably mounted on the lower side thereof. ing. Then, the upper ball tray 8 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 70. A lower ball tray 9 for storing game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray 8 is mounted on the lower front surface of the main body frame 2. These upper and lower ball trays 8 and 9 are formed into a continuous and unity design. In this case, the outer frame 1 and the main body frame 2 on which the gaming board 4 is disposed are collectively referred to as a gaming machine main body R1.

  The game board 4 is provided with a large variable display device 71 that varies depending on a predetermined condition, and a bet indicator 72 that displays the bet number (effective line) by lighting the LED 72a is provided on one side thereof. The number of bets is arbitrarily set by a collection ball described later. Further, decorative members such as a side lamp 73 and a corner lens 74 are provided in the vicinity thereof, and the corner lens 74 is provided with display portions 75a and 75b. Among these, the number of game balls to be paid out as prize balls to be paid out from a ball payout device (not shown) is displayed on one display portion 75a, and the remaining number of games is displayed on the other display portion 75b. Further, explanatory diagrams such as reach eyes and winning symbols are drawn above and below the variable display device 71.

  The variable display device 71 has three rotating drums 76a to 76c on which a plurality of kinds of symbols such as “7” and “BAR” are drawn on the peripheral surface, and an electric drive source for driving and stopping the rotating drums 76a to 76c. A stepping motor 77 and a window frame member 78 facing a predetermined number (three in the figure) of the symbols of the rotary drums 76a to 76c are provided. In addition, it may replace with the said rotating drums 76a-76c, and it may be a belt type, and the protrusion amount to the back can be made small by using a belt type. The variable display device 71 is configured such that each of the drums 76a to 76c changes in rotation. However, the variable display device 71 may be a variable display device that changes the design by liquid crystal display or digital display.

  The front plate 70 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, and as shown in FIG. 13, there is a connecting rod 79 for guiding a game ball as a prize ball paid out from the ball payout device to the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball tray 8. Provided on the side of the shaft attachment. Further, a locking mechanism 80 that can lock the front plate 70 on the front surface of the main body frame 2 in a closed state is provided on the opening and closing side. On the other hand, the upper ball receiving tray 8 includes a ball payout operation unit 81, and a ball collection mechanism that collects a predetermined number of game balls as unit bets as a function unit such as an operation unit and a display necessary for the parrot machine R. A start operation unit 83 for changing the symbol display of the variable display device 71 and a stop operation unit 84 for stopping the variable symbol of the variable display device 71 are provided on condition that the balls have been collected. The ball collection mechanism includes a bet number setting operation unit 85 for setting a unit bet number (active line), and a ball described later as a control device for discharging a predetermined number of game balls set by the bet number setting operation unit 85. And a counting discharge device 93.

  The ball payout operation unit 81 includes a ball payout switch 87, a card return switch 88 and a remaining number display 89. Further, a start switch 83 as the start operation unit on the front surface of the ball tray 8 and a plurality of stop switches 84a to 84c as stop operation units 84 for arbitrarily stopping the changing symbols varying in units of columns of the variable display device 71. And are provided. On the upper surface side, a maximum bet switch 85a for setting the maximum bet number (3 units) as the bet number setting operation unit 85 and a bet switch 85b for setting the bet number by one unit are provided. Furthermore, a credit switch 90 as a storage operation unit for setting whether or not to store a game ball as a bet number, a storage display 91 for displaying the stored bet number as a ball number, and a stored ball number at the bottom A payoff switch 92 is provided as a payout operation portion for paying back to the ball tray 9. In addition, arrangement | positioning of each said operation part is not limited, It can change arbitrarily, For example, you may make it provide the start switch 83a and stop switch 84a-84c in the upper surface side of the ball receiving tray 8. FIG.

  When the maximum bet switch 85a is operated, the bet amount setting operation unit 85 sets five active lines of three horizontal rows and two diagonal rows, and each time the bet switch 85b is operated, a maximum of three units and a bet amount are combined. The active line is set to be increased to 1, 3 and 5, and is displayed on the betting indicator 72. Although the number of bets and the number of active lines are set for explanation, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it goes without saying that the upper limit of the number of bets and the number of active lines may be increased.

  The metal plate 16a is polymerized on the back surface of the front plate 70, and as shown in FIG. 14, the front plate main body 70a is located between the metal plate 16a and the front plate main body 70a and on the rear side of the front plate main body 70a. A transparent cover plate 18 is fixed at a predetermined interval from the front plate body, and a ball removal device 19 is provided between the front plate body 70a and the cover plate 18. Further, the game ball can pass or cannot pass through the through-hole 33 established in the front plate body 70a so as to be located near the first and second movable members 22a and 22b and on the same plane. A closing member 34 is disposed as an operation control member that opens and closes.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the through-hole 33 is formed in the holding frame main body 5 a so as to be located in the vicinity of the first and second movable members 22 a and 22 b and on substantially the same plane. A closing member 34 is disposed as an operation control member that opens and closes so that a game ball can or cannot pass through. Specifically, the operation control member is also used as the opening / closing member 34. That is, the closing member 34 is opposed to the second movable member 22b along the sliding direction. The through-hole 33 is located at the lower end of the rectifying passage 8b in the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball tray 8 and is opened in the holding frame main body 5a. A game ball stored in the ball tray portion 8a will be described later. This is for supplying to the hitting ball supply device 41 through the opening 33. In addition, a ball outlet 17 that is opened and closed by the ball release plate 32 is opened at the bottom end of the flow straightening passage 8b and on the bottom surface in front of the passage 33.

  A ball counting and discharging device 93 is attached to the lower front surface of the main body frame 2 constituting the gaming machine main body R1 at a position corresponding to the through hole 33 formed in the front plate main body 70a by screwing. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the ball counting / discharging device 93 includes a synthetic resin box frame 94 and a metal mounting plate 95 to which the box frame 94 is integrally fixed. An introduction port 52 that communicates with the through-hole 33 is opened at the substantially center of the front surface of 94, and a supply rod 53 that communicates with the introduction port 52 is formed in the box frame 94. A sprocket storage chamber 96 is formed at the lower end of the supply rod 53 so as to communicate with the supply rod 53 and allow the sprocket 97 to freely rotate in a vertical plane.

  More specifically, the sprocket 97 is disposed in the sprocket storage chamber 96 and below the supply rod 53 so as to rotate in the vertical plane around the horizontal axis 98. In other words, the horizontal axis 98 is disposed directly below the flow lower end surface facing the lower side of the supply rod 53. A plurality of (six in this case) semi-arc-shaped ball receiving recesses 99 that are large enough to allow game balls to enter are arranged at equal intervals on the outer peripheral edge of the sprocket 97. A ball discharge port 100 is opened at one side lower part of the sprocket storage chamber 96. A number of game balls (for example, five) that are exactly one unit of the number of bets are arranged in the supply basket 53. Two sets of ball detection sensors 101a and 101b that respectively detect a game ball and a fifth game ball are provided, and the maximum bet is provided on the condition that both of these ball detection sensors 101a and 101b detect a game ball. The switch 85a and the bet switch 85b are activated. A stepping motor 102 is attached to the back surface of the mounting plate 95, and a horizontal shaft 98 of the sprocket 97 and a drive shaft 103 of the stepping motor 102 are connected.

  The parrot machine R according to the second embodiment has the above configuration, and the operation will be described next. In the state where the front plate 70 is closed together with the transparent plate holding frame 5 as shown in FIG. 19, the closing member 34 is rotated upward against the bias by the projection 62 as shown in FIG. Is open. That is, the closing member 34, which is an operation control member, has moved to a release position that enables the operation of the second movable member 22b. Then, the game balls stored in the ball tray portion 8a of the upper ball tray 8 are rectified, and the supply basket 53 in the ball counting / discharging device 93 is passed through the inlet 33 and the inlet 52 as shown in FIG. The state-of-the-art game ball rides on the outer peripheral edge of the sprocket 97 in the sprocket storage chamber 96 and stands by.

  Accordingly, when the max bet switch 85a or the bet switch 85b is pressed according to the bet number, the sprocket 97 is operated according to the bet number, and the game balls according to the bet number are collected from the ball tray part 8a of the ball tray 8. The bet number is displayed on the bet indicator 72. When the maximum bet switch 85a or the bet switch 85b is pressed according to the bet number, the number of balls corresponding to the bet number is subtracted from the storage display 91 according to the bet number and the LED 72a of the bet display 72 is displayed. Illuminates to indicate an active line and a game is possible.

  Next, when the start switch 83 is operated on condition that the game balls of the unit bet number are confirmed by the both ball detection sensors 101a and 101b and the predetermined number is collected, the drums 76a to 76c of the variable display device 71 are operated. Rotates to change the symbol, and the player arbitrarily presses the stop switches 84a to 84c to stop the drums 76a to 76c. When the stop symbol of the active line corresponding to the number of bets at this time is a predetermined combination symbol, a game ball as a predetermined prize ball is paid out from the ball payout device and the number of payouts is displayed on the display unit 75a. Further, in the case of a specific combination symbol such as “7, 7, 7”, etc., it becomes a big hit that a predetermined number of games are paid out continuously, and the number of remaining games is displayed on the display portion 75b. When a large amount of prize balls are paid out in the pressed state of the credit switch 90, a maximum of 250 pieces (for 50 bets) are automatically collected, stored in the storage unit and displayed on the storage display 91, The remaining prize balls are stored in the upper ball tray 8 and the lower ball tray 9. Thereafter, the game is continued with the same operation.

  By the way, for example, when a trouble such as ball clogging occurs in the ball counting / discharging device 93 and the front plate 70 is opened as shown in FIG. 20 in order to solve the trouble, the protrusion 62 and the pulling piece as in FIG. The contact with 37 is released, the closing member 34 is rotated downward by the biasing force, and the stop piece 38 intervenes in the through-hole 33 to prevent the game ball from passing. Thereby, it is prevented that the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 8 is unnecessarily spilled from the opening 33.

  In addition, at this time, similarly to FIG. 5, the receiving piece 36 at the tip of the closing member 34 approaches and closes to the stopper portion 30 provided on the one side edge of the second movable member 22b. Thereby, for example, even when the operation member 21 of the ball removing device 19 is accidentally touched with the front plate 70 opened, the stopper 30 collides with the receiving piece 36 and the second movable member 22b is activated. It is not possible. That is, the closing member 34 has been moved to the locked position that makes the operation of the second movable member 22b impossible. In other words, the ball outlet 17 remains blocked by the ball release plate 32, thereby preventing the game ball from spilling from the ball outlet 17.

  Further, the operation control member may be separately molded without being combined with the closing member 34 and attached to the front plate main body 70a, but if the operation control member is combined with the closing member 34 in this way, A single member is sufficient, and the construction is simple and the manufacturing is simple and economical.

  In the parrot machine according to the second embodiment, the operation control member is also the same, but the closing member 34 is not rotated but may be configured to reciprocate linearly. Further, although the protrusion 62 is provided as a protrusion on the front surface of the hit ball supply device 41, for example, a protrusion protruding rearward may be provided on the closing member 34, for example. In this case, when the transparent plate holding frame 5 is closed on the front surface of the hitting ball supply device 41 which is the gaming machine main body P1, a step portion with which the projection slides is provided so as to protrude forward.

  Furthermore, although the front plate 70 has been described as an open / close door frame, the invention according to the second embodiment can be applied to, for example, a transparent plate holding frame in which the front plate 70 is integrally formed. The invention according to the second embodiment can also be applied to a large transparent plate holding frame in which a tray is also provided integrally. Further, the configuration in which the ball tray 8 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 70 has been described, but the configuration in which the ball tray 8 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 70 so as to cover the entire front surface is also in the second embodiment. Of course, such an invention can be applied.

The front view of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. The perspective view of the pachinko machine which opened the transparent plate holding frame. The perspective view seen from the back of the ball removal apparatus part. The back view which shows the effect | action. The back view which shows the effect | action. The back view which shows the effect | action. The perspective view of the hit ball supply apparatus attached to the firing rail unit. The exploded perspective view. FIG. A side sectional view of a part of a pachinko machine with a transparent plate holding frame closed. A side sectional view of a part of a pachinko machine in a state where a transparent plate holding frame is opened. The front view of the slot machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view seen from the back of the front board. The back view which shows the effect | action of a ball removal apparatus site | part. The back view which shows the effect | action of a ball removal apparatus site | part. The perspective view of a ball count discharge device. The exploded perspective view. FIG. The side sectional drawing of a part of parrot machine of the state which closed the transparent board holding frame and the front board. The side surface sectional drawing of a part of parrot machine of the state which opened the transparent board holding frame and the front board.

Explanation of symbols

5 Opening / closing door frame (transparent plate holding frame)
8 Upper ball tray 17 Sphere opening 19 Sphere removal device 21 Operation member 22a First movable member 22b Second movable member 32 Sphere extraction plate 33 Through hole 34 Operation control member (closing member)
39 Bounce means (Tension coil spring)
41 Hitting Ball Supply Device 47 Hitting Ball Launching Unit 62 Projection (Protrusion)
70 Opening and closing door frame (front plate)
93 ball counting and discharging device P game machine (pachinko machine)
P1 gaming machine body R gaming machine (parrot machine)
R1 gaming machine body

Claims (2)

Provided on the open / close door frame, a game machine main body, an open / close door frame that is pivotally attached to the front surface of the game machine main body and that stores a ball tray that stores a game ball supplied to the hitting ball launching unit. A ball removing device for removing a game ball from the ball receiving tray, and a ball hitting game ball supplied from the ball receiving tray through the opening provided in the opening / closing door frame provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body. A ball supply device for supplying the ball to the unit one by one, and opening a ball extraction port for extracting the game ball of the ball tray at a predetermined position on the opening / closing door frame side. A movable member that can reciprocate by operation, wherein the movable member is provided with a ball release plate that opens and closes the ball release port by the operation of the operation member,
An operation control member that is urged toward the lock position where the operation of the movable member is always impossible by the elastic means is disposed on the opening / closing door frame, and the opening / closing is performed on either the operation control member or the gaming machine main body. When the door frame is closed, a projecting portion is slidably brought into contact with either the operation control member or the gaming machine main body to move the operation control member to a release position where the movable member can be operated, and the opening and closing is performed. A gaming machine characterized in that when the door frame is opened, the contact of the projecting portion is released and the operation control member is moved to the lock position by its biasing so that the movable member cannot operate. A gaming machine main body, an opening / closing door frame that is pivotally mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and that is mounted with a ball tray that stores gaming balls, and a game ball of the ball tray that is provided on the opening / closing door frame. A ball removing device for removing a ball, and a ball counting / discharging device for taking in game balls supplied from the ball receiving tray through the opening provided in the opening / closing door frame, provided on the front surface of the gaming machine body, A ball outlet for extracting the game ball of the ball tray is opened at a predetermined position on the opening / closing door frame side, and the ball removing device includes an operation member and a movable member that can reciprocate by the operation of the operation member. The member is a gaming machine provided with a ball release plate that opens and closes the ball release port by the operation of the operation member,
An operation control member that is urged toward the lock position where the operation of the movable member is always impossible by the elastic means is disposed on the opening / closing door frame, and the opening / closing is performed on either the operation control member or the gaming machine main body. When the door frame is closed, a projecting portion is slidably brought into contact with either the operation control member or the gaming machine main body to move the operation control member to a release position where the movable member can be operated, and the opening and closing is performed. A gaming machine characterized in that when the door frame is opened, the contact of the projecting portion is released and the operation control member is moved to the lock position by its biasing so that the movable member cannot operate.

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