JP4865029B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a discharge mechanism for paying out a prize ball and lending a ball.

  Various inventions have been filed and implemented for the discharge mechanism for paying out and lending balls. Even if roughly divided, what is paid out at once, what is paid out one at a time, one that drives the payout mechanism by a solenoid, one that is driven by a motor, and ball feed by multiple ball channels There are things, etc.

JP 11-347211 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-300000 JP-A-5-57052

  However, in many styles, the distinction between winning balls and rental balls is unclear, and it is desirable to inform the player of the reasons for whether the discharged balls are winning balls or rental balls, and information on the accumulated number of winning balls. There was a problem in the case of intention, and there was a problem in counting the total number of payout balls required for managing the starting of the hall.

Regarding these, there are a method of counting and managing in software from a signal issued at the time of control of the payout mechanism, and a mechanical method of detecting and distinguishing the payout flow path of prize balls and rental balls, but the latter is as far as certainty is concerned. For example, as in the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-347211, a falling ball from one ball flow path is used for award and ball rental paths by one ball feeding mechanism. What is distributed to is disclosed. However, in this structure, if the ball is reversed when the ball enters the ball feeding portion, it is possible that the ball is caught between the passage wall of the branching portion and the ball feeding portion. The mechanism may be damaged.
On the other hand, a mechanism is also disclosed in which a spherical flow path is divided at the end of the tank rail and the two flow paths are respectively fed into a ball. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-300000, the spherical flow path is divided into two, The latching piece is latched and stored, and is discharged by driving the solenoid. However, in this embodiment, it is necessary to provide a mechanism for limiting the number of payouts upstream of the flow path, and also pay attention to the bridge between the mechanism and the sphere at that portion. Inevitably, there is a problem that the enlargement cannot be avoided. As an improvement of this point, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-57052 discloses a gear-type payout mechanism in which two ball flow paths are allocated to award ball payout and ball lending, respectively. Since the mechanism is provided with two motors corresponding to each of the mechanisms, the apparatus becomes larger as a result, resulting in a problem of high cost at the same time.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention described in claim 1 is a gaming machine provided with a discharging mechanism for paying out a prize ball and lending a ball.
The discharge mechanism is
A ball discharge motor as a single drive source;
A pair of ball feeding members that are driven by the ball discharge motor and send the game balls in the downstream direction in order to pay out and rent a ball;
A transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving force to the pair of ball feeding members;
A ball discharge sensor device for detecting a game ball discharged by the pair of ball feeding members;
The ball discharge motor, a pair of ball feed members, a transmission mechanism, and a ball discharge sensor device are accommodated, and a two-row game ball passage is formed integrally in which a game ball for flowing out a prize ball and lending a ball flows down. And the case
Is formed as one unit including
The drive source is a rotational drive source, and generates a drive force in two directions, a forward drive force and a reverse drive force,
The pair of ball feeding members are a prize ball feeding member and a ball rental feeding member,
The transmission mechanism is a forward transmission mechanism that transmits a forward driving force to the prize ball feeding member, and a reverse transmission mechanism that transmits a backward driving force to the rental ball feeding member. It is configured as a gaming machine.

  In this way, both the winning ball and the lending ball can be discharged with a single drive source, so that the size of the entire discharging mechanism and the cost increase due to the increase in parts can be avoided, and the award and lending ball can be removed. Reliable counting management can be realized. Further, the discharge mechanism contains a ball discharge motor, a pair of ball feed members, a transmission mechanism, a ball discharge sensor device, and these ball discharge motors, a pair of ball feed members, a transmission mechanism, and a ball discharge sensor device. It is formed as a single unit that includes a case in which two game ball passages for the game balls to flow out and rent ball balls are formed integrally. And maintenance can be facilitated. Further, since the driving source is a rotational driving source that generates a driving force in two directions, ie, a driving force in the forward direction and a driving force in the reverse direction, it is possible to suitably use existing members and configurations.

Then, the pair of ball feeding members are a prize ball feeding member and a ball rental feeding member, and the transmission mechanism is reverse to the forward direction transmission mechanism for transmitting a forward driving force to the prize ball feeding member and the ball rental feeding member. Since the reverse transmission mechanism that transmits the directional driving force is used, it is only necessary to add a transmission mechanism for each ball feed member to the existing configuration, and it is possible to avoid an increase in development and manufacturing costs. In addition, the degree of freedom in the positional relationship between the rotational drive source and the ball feeding member is increased, and it is also possible to expect the effect that the shapes corresponding to various back mechanism panels are preferably formed.

As a specific configuration of the above-described driving force transmission mechanism, as claimed in claim 2, when the driving source is driven in the forward direction while transmitting the forward driving force to the prize balls feeding member rental When the driving source is driven in the reverse direction without transmitting the forward driving force to the ball feeding member, the reverse driving force is transmitted to the rental ball feeding member while the driving source is driven in the reverse direction. A transmission mechanism having a one-way meshing structure that does not transmit reverse driving force can be presented. As a result, the prize ball is paid out by the forward driving force and the ball is lent by the backward driving force, so that the prize ball and the rental ball separated into the two flow paths can be discharged only by the reverse driving of the motor. It can be clearly distinguished and executed.

  By the way, in the one-way meshing structure, transmission from the driving side to the driven side is effective in the meshing direction and invalid in the reverse direction, so the driven side tries to rotate in the reverse direction, that is, the meshing direction. On the other hand, the drive side is locked by meshing, but of course, it does not have a strong locking force in the forward direction, that is, the direction where it does not mesh. Therefore, it can be considered that the discharge mechanism is provided with a ball feed braking mechanism. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the ball feed mechanism as the driven member from being pushed around by the dead weight of the sphere stored in the upstream portion of the discharge mechanism.

  Further, in order to clearly grasp the number of prize balls paid out and the number of balls lent, the prize ball sensor unit for detecting the number of balls passing through the prize ball feeding member when the drive source is driven in the forward direction, and the drive source in the reverse direction A configuration including a ball rental sensor unit that detects the number of balls passing through the ball rental feeding member when driven by the motor is also conceivable.

  By doing so, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a discharge mechanism that has an effect of clarifying the grasp of the number of prize balls required for managing the starting of a hall, which is one of the problems.

  In a gaming machine equipped with a discharging mechanism configured as described above, both a winning ball and a rental ball are discharged with a single rotational drive source, avoiding an increase in the size of the entire discharging mechanism and an increase in costs due to an increase in parts. In addition, reliable counting management of prize balls and rental balls can be realized.

It is a front view of the gaming machine of the present invention. It is a back view of a gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the ball flow lower part of a back mechanism board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball discharge device. It is a vertical sectional view of a ball discharge device. It is a front view of a ball feeding member. It is explanatory drawing regarding a ball | bowl feeding operation | movement. It is the figure which demonstrated typically the force which acts on a ball | bowl and a ball | bowl feeding member. It is a schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of a ball feeding member and a count switch. It is the schematic diagram which looked at the positional relationship of a ball discharge motor and a ball feed member from above.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a front frame 2 fitted with a glass plate on the back surface so that it can be opened and closed by an intermediate frame 3 and can be opened and closed by a locking device 5. 3 is pivotally attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. An upper plate 6 and a lower plate 7 are arranged below the middle frame 3. The upper plate 6 and the lower plate 7 are respectively provided with discharge ports 6 a and 7 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the gaming machine 1. The upper plate 6 is provided with a speaker surface 8 having a plurality of long holes, and a speaker (not shown) which is also used as a buzzer for generating sound effects and alarm sounds according to the game state is mounted on the back side. Has been. An operation panel 10 is arranged on the right side of the upper surface of the upper plate 6. The operation panel 10 includes a display unit for displaying a prepaid card balance and an error, and various operation buttons such as a ball lending button 10a for lending a game ball and a card return button. The lower pan 7 is provided with a launch handle 11 for operating a launcher unit 107 (see FIG. 2) for launching a game ball supplied from the upper tray 6. A touch switch 11a for detecting that the player is touching is attached to the firing handle 11, and a firing stop switch 11b for temporarily instructing the firing stop is provided in the vicinity of the firing handle 11.

  In the upper part of the front frame 2, frame decoration lamps 12, 13, 14, and 15 are provided, and a frame decoration lamp substrate 16 is installed correspondingly. The prize ball display LED 17 and the prize ball display LED board 18 are located above the left side, and the stop display LED 19 and the stop display LED board 20 are located above the right side, and these are mounted on the middle frame 3. A volume switch board (not shown) is provided on the left rear side of the speaker surface 8, and a lower plate full tank switch (not shown) is provided inside the discharge port 7 a of the lower plate 7. Detects that the amount of game balls in the lower plate 7 has increased excessively.

  A game board 24 is detachably fixed to the middle frame 3 from the back side. In the game board, a game area 25 is defined by an outer rail 53, an inner rail 54, a foul ball prevention member 52, and a return rubber 56. The game area 25 includes a center symbol, a normal symbol operating gate, a special symbol display device 28 including a liquid crystal display panel, a large winning device that operates as a condition device and is also called an attacker, and a first type start port (ordinary electric role) ), Various winning ports 29 such as a normal winning port, an out port 50, and the like are provided.

  Next, the back side structure of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The middle frame 3 is supported on the body frame 4 by a hinge 60 so as to be freely opened and closed. A mechanism panel 62 is detachably fixed to the middle frame 3 by a hinge 61. The mechanism panel 62 includes a square-shaped opening in which a special symbol display device 33 is stored in the center, and a back cover 102 that covers the special symbol display device 33. A main control unit 140 is provided below the back cover 102. The main control unit 140 is unitized and is externally attached to a lower part of the mechanism panel 62. On the left side of the main control unit 140, a launcher control unit 103 and a launch control collective relay board 106 are provided. The launcher control unit 103 is provided with a touch sensitivity adjustment knob 104 and a ball jump strength adjustment knob 105. A launcher unit 107 is provided on the lower left side of the mechanism panel 62.

  On the upper left side of the mechanism board 62, there is provided a prize ball tank 64 having a tank ball breakage detection switch 63 for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball based on the presence or absence of a load of the game ball. A tank rail 65 is mounted below the prize ball tank 64. The right end of the tank rail 65 communicates with the ball removal passage 120 (see FIG. 3), and a ball removal lever 66 for opening and closing it is provided. . The opening 85 at the right end of the tank rail 65 includes a ball flow lower portion 70 that includes a ball discharge device 99 and the like and reaches the upper plate introduction port 68 and the lower plate introduction port 69. (See Figure 3)

  A frame control unit 150 including a frame status indicator 108 is provided on the right side of the mechanism panel 62. The frame status indicator 108 displays a supply ball clogging, a full tray tray, a main power supply voltage abnormality, a firing stop, a main board communication abnormality, a ball discharge motor abnormality, and the like using a 7-segment LED display. The frame control unit 150 is located at the lower right of the main control unit 140.

  In the upper right corner of the mechanism panel 62, an external information terminal unit 111, a power terminal board 160, a power cable 116, and the like are provided. A connection cable 110 extends upward from the frame control unit 150 and is connected to a prepaid card unit 22 including a power cable 115. A lower plate ball passage member 118 is provided below the mechanism panel 62.

  2, a push-type reset switch 119 provided in the frame control unit 150 is exposed at the lower end side of the right side surface of the mechanism panel 62. The reset switch 119 is a general automatic return type manual operation. A switch is adopted. Since general configurations other than those described above are also employed, their illustration and detailed description are omitted here.

  Next, the configuration of the spherical flow lower portion 70 will be described with reference to FIG. In the ball flow lower portion 70, a prize ball passage 73 and a ball rental passage 74 are formed, and a ball discharge device 99 is mounted. The prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 are composed of two ridges partitioned in the front-rear direction of the mechanism panel 62. The upper portion is formed in a substantially straight shape in the upper and lower directions and extends substantially parallel to each other. Is connected to the opening 85 at the lower right end of the tank rail 65. Further, in the middle of the flow path in the vicinity of the upper ends of the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74, a photosensor-type supply ball run-out detection switch unit 86 that is detachably fitted from the mechanism panel is disposed. The supply ball run-out detection switch unit 86 is supported by a pressing member 86a. It should be noted that a contact-type supply ball breakage detection switch that is turned ON / OFF by swinging the ball breakage switch lever may be employed as the supply ball breakage detection switch. In the present embodiment, the optical sensor of the supply ball run-out detection switch unit 86 is provided separately for each of the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74, and the game balls in the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 are provided. The ball break is detected individually.

  On the other hand, the lower part of the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 is connected to a ball discharge device 99. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball discharge device 99 includes a ball discharge motor 80, a ball feed member 76, a motor rotation angle detection gear 81, a motor rotation angle detection sensor 82, and a prize ball count switch in a rectangular parallelepiped case 77. 78, a ball rental count switch 79 (see FIG. 5) and a ball discharge device sensor board 96 are accommodated. The ball feeding member 76 includes a prize ball feeding member 76a attached to the prize ball passage 73 and a ball rental feeding member 76b attached to the ball rental passage. The ball discharge motor 80 is a stepping motor that can rotate forward and backward, and operates based on the commands of the main control unit 140 and the frame control unit 150 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 5, two game ball passages 75 are formed in the case 77. The game ball passage 75 communicates with the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 at the upper end portion and the lower end portion. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the game ball passage 75 passes through the bent portion 75a in the middle, and then returns to the direction close to the extension of the upstream passage, leading to the outlet award ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 downstream. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a prize ball count switch 78 and a ball rental count switch are positioned in the position near the downstream passage of the prize ball feeding member 76a and the ball rental member 76b so as to catch and detect the discharged balls. 79 is mounted, and each ball discharge number is counted by the ball discharge device sensor substrate 96. The prize ball count switch 78 and the ball rental count switch 79 are formed in a substantially U-shape, and an optical sensor having a pair of light projectors provided at the convex portions at both ends and a light receiver provided at the central concave portion is used. .

  A ball passage 120 is formed on the right side of the ball flow lower portion 70, and this ball passage 120 is branched from the downstream end of the tank rail 65. Further, in the downstream region of the lower part 70 of the ball flow, a lower plate introduction port 69 leading to the lower plate 7 is formed, and an upper plate introduction port 68 leading to the upper plate 6 is opened in the middle. The falling ball is discharged in preference to the upper plate 6, and when the upper plate 6 is full, the lower plate prize ball overflows into the lower plate 7 and the prize ball is distributed.

  The game balls are supplied to the ball flow lower portion 70 via the prize ball tank 64 and the tank rail 65. In the ball lower portion 70, the game ball flows down the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 through the internal passage of the ball break detection switch unit 86. Thereafter, the game balls that have passed through the bent portions of the prize ball passage 73 and the ball rental passage 74 reach the ball discharge device 99, flow into the game ball passage 75, and contact the ball feeding member 76. Subsequent game balls are placed on the preceding game balls, and are sequentially deposited on the preceding game balls. The lengths of the winning ball passage 73 and the rental ball passage 74 are set so that the number of game balls between the winning ball feeding member 76a and the rental ball feeding member 76b and the ball break switch lever 90 is 25 or more. Yes. This number corresponds to the number of unit spheres (a value obtained by dividing the unit sphere lending amount (here, 100 yen) by the sphere unit price (here, 4 yen)).

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the ball feeding member 76. The ball feed member 76 is a molded product of synthetic resin and includes a boss 76c and a ball feed blade 76d. On the other hand, the one-way drive transmission unit 80e that transmits the output of the ball discharge motor 80 accommodates the transmission sphere 80b and the transmission sphere 80b having different sizes from the shaft center 80a and the intermediate transmission unit 80c, and narrows one end and the other end. The transmission ball storage portion 80d is provided with an elastic member at the wide end.

  When the ball discharge motor 80 is driven clockwise, the one-way drive transmission unit 80e rotates the shaft center 80a together with the intermediate transmission unit 80c, and presses the transmission ball 80a aligned in order of size against the narrow end, thereby The ball feed member 76 is rotated by friction with the portion 76c. On the contrary, when the ball discharge motor 80 is driven counterclockwise, the transmission ball is rolled to the wider side and is loosely moved by the elastic member provided at the end portion, so that the driving force is not transmitted to the boss portion 76c and the ball is fed. Member 76 remains stationary. In contrast, the so-called one-way gear configured as described above allows the rental ball feed member 76b to drive the ball discharge motor 80 in the reverse direction so that only the forward driving force of the prize ball feed member 76a and the ball discharge motor 80 is transmitted. It is meshed with the output shaft of the ball discharge motor 80 so that only the force is transmitted.

  Further, since the winning ball passage 73 and the rental ball passage 74 are bent just before the ball discharging device 99, the weight of the game balls accumulated in the winning ball passage 73 and the rental ball passage 74 is distributed in multiple directions, and the ball feeding member An excessive load is prevented from acting on 76. Further, since the game ball passage 75 in the ball discharge device 99 has a lateral passage shape immediately before contacting the ball feeding member 76, the ball is shown in FIG. Such force is received from the following ball, the passage wall and the ball feeding member 76. FIG. 8 (b) schematically shows the sum of these forces. Since the ball placed on the ball feeding member in this way is configured as a passage shape that urges the ball feeding member in the reverse direction of the payout rotation direction by the resultant force of the force received from the following ball and the passage wall, Pushing and turning the ball feed member 76 due to the load of the ball weight is prevented. In addition, regarding the prevention of pushing of the ball feeding member, a method of constantly applying a frictional force to the ball feeding member 76 is also possible, and these can be used alone or in combination with the passage shape of the present embodiment. It is also possible to use it. In addition, when a one-way meshing structure that can prevent the driven part from rotating regardless of driving is employed, the structure that prevents the ball feeding member 76 from being pushed around by a ball is omitted. You can also.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the ball discharge motor 80, the winning ball, and the ball feeding member 76 attached to the rental channel, as viewed from above the channel. In this embodiment, the configuration is as shown in (a). However, a mechanism for transmitting a driving force via a circumscribed gear mechanism as shown in (b), or a single ball feed gear as shown in (c). A mechanism for selectively driving the two discharging devices by rotating in the forward and reverse directions, and further, as shown in FIG. Various examples are conceivable, such as a configuration in which the drive shaft of the book is one-way meshed and driven in accordance with the forward and reverse rotations of the ball discharge motor 80, but these are appropriately determined according to the mechanism panel to be mounted. It is possible to design and manufacture correspondingly.

  Next, the payout operation will be described. When the winning ball is discharged, the ball discharging motor 80 of the ball discharging device 99 is driven in the forward direction by the frame control unit 150, and the winning ball feeding member 76a is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. Rotate to. With the rotation of the prize ball feeding member 76a, the game balls in the prize ball passage 73 are discharged to the prize ball passage 73 downstream of the payout mechanism. The released game balls pass through the prize ball count switch 78 immediately after that and are individually detected. Then, these game balls flow out of the ball flow lower portion 70 and are discharged from the upper plate introduction port 68 to the upper plate 6.

  By the way, during the above-described payout operation, control is performed as follows. First, when the main control unit 140 detects a winning ball in each of the winning holes 29, it transmits information on the number of winning balls to the frame control unit 150 and requests discharge of a predetermined number of winning balls. At this time, the number of prize balls to be paid out in the order of 6 and 15 is confirmed by the command acquired from the main control unit 140, and it corresponds to any number of prize balls of 6, 15, or 10 "1" is added to the selected memory. The frame control unit 150 drives the ball discharge motor 80 in the forward direction according to the number of prize balls requested from the main control unit 140. The discharged prize ball is detected by the prize ball count switch 78 and the detection result is sent to the main control unit 140. Based on the count value of the prize ball count switch 78, the main control unit 140 confirms whether or not the required number of prize balls has been discharged, and ends the process. The frame control unit 150 also confirms the number of discharges. If the number of discharges is insufficient with respect to the number of requests from the main control unit 140, the frame control unit 150 sets the ball discharge motor 80 according to the discharge number management information. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the retry operation is performed in the forward direction, and only the prize ball feeding member 76a is driven to discharge the insufficient prize balls, and the process is terminated. Specifically, the discharge number management determines whether or not the prize ball switch information is ON. If it is ON, “1” is subtracted from the total discharge number memory, and the discharge counter has become “0”. If it is determined whether or not it is “0”, it means that the number of discharges is sufficient with respect to the number of requests from the main control unit 140, the prize ball discharging flag is cleared, and the process is terminated. . Further, the rotation of the motor rotation angle detection gear 81 detected by the motor rotation angle detection sensor is detected and collated with the result.

  On the other hand, when ball lending is performed, when the ball lending button 10a of the operation panel 10 is pressed, the frame control unit 150 receives a ball lending request. The frame control unit 150 drives the ball discharge motor 80 in the reverse direction so that 25 balls are discharged. The discharged ball rental is detected by the ball rental count switch 79, and the frame control unit 150 confirms whether or not the requested number of balls has been discharged based on the count value of the ball rental count switch 78. When the detected number of rented balls is less than 25, the frame control unit 150 rotates the ball discharge motor 80 in the direction opposite to the prize ball payout as shown in FIG. Similarly to the case, when the number of discharges is insufficient with respect to the number of requests from the main control unit 140, the frame control unit 150 performs the retry operation of the ball discharge motor 80 according to the discharge number management information, and the rental ball feeding member 76b. Only the person discharges the rented balls, discharges the insufficient amount of rented balls, and finishes the processing. For example, when a ball lending for 500 yen is performed, the above-described operation is repeated five times. When the detected number of rented balls is 25 or more, the process is terminated. In the case of ball rental, the rotation amount of the ball discharge motor 80 is determined according to the number of unit balls (25 in this case). Furthermore, when a ball lending exceeding 100 yen is performed, a plurality of ball lending is performed with 25 ball lending as one unit.

  As described above, the control of the prize ball discharge and the ball rental is performed by the main control unit 140, and the ball rental process is performed with priority over the prize ball discharge process. That is, for example, when a plurality of winning balls are stored and a ball lending is required during the discharging of the winning balls corresponding to the stored winning balls, the unit being discharged at that time Ball lending is executed after the number of winning balls has been discharged, and after completion of ball lending, discharging of the winning balls corresponding to the remaining winning balls is resumed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 10 Operation panel 10a Ball lending button 70 Ball flow lower part 73 Prize ball passage 74 Ball rental passage 76 Ball feed member 76a Prize ball feed member 76b Ball rental feed member 78 Prize ball count switch 79 Ball rental count switch 80 Ball discharge motor 80e One-way drive transmission unit 99 Ball discharge device 140 Main control unit 150 Frame control unit

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine equipped with a discharge mechanism for paying out a prize ball and lending a ball,
The discharge mechanism is
A ball discharge motor as a single drive source;
A pair of ball feeding members that are driven by the ball discharge motor and send the game balls in the downstream direction in order to pay out and rent a ball;
A transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving force to the pair of ball feeding members;
A ball discharge sensor device for detecting a game ball discharged by the pair of ball feeding members;
The ball discharge motor, a pair of ball feed members, a transmission mechanism, and a ball discharge sensor device are accommodated, and a two-row game ball passage is formed integrally in which a game ball for flowing out a prize ball and lending a ball flows down. And the case
Is formed as one unit including
The drive source is a rotational drive source, and generates a drive force in two directions, a forward drive force and a reverse drive force,
The pair of ball feeding members are a prize ball feeding member and a ball rental feeding member,
The transmission mechanism includes a forward transmission mechanism that transmits a forward driving force to the prize ball feeding member;
A gaming machine comprising a reverse direction transmission mechanism that transmits a reverse direction driving force to the rental ball feeding member. The transmission mechanism has a one-way meshing structure, and the one-way meshing structure transmits a forward driving force to the prize ball feeding member when the drive source is driven in the forward direction, while the rental ball feeding member. When the driving source is driven in the reverse direction without transmitting the forward driving force, the reverse driving force is transmitted to the rental ball feeding member while 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is one that does not transmit a reverse driving force, award ball payout is performed by the forward driving force, and a ball is lent by the reverse driving force.

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