JP4921412B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a ball storage tray for storing game balls, and the ball storage tray is formed with a discharge port for discharging the stored game balls downward, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port are stored in the ball storage tray. It is related with the game machine which enabled it to move to the ball box of the upper surface opening shape set | placed below.

  Conventionally, in an island facility where a plurality of gaming machines are installed, a front shelf is formed below the gaming machine, and a ball box is placed on the front shelf to play a game. This ball box has an opening on the top surface, and if placed under the ball storage tray of the gaming machine, the discharge port of the ball storage tray is positioned substantially above the center, and the ball removal operation section of the ball storage tray is operated. When the discharge port is opened, the game balls stored in the ball storage tray can be efficiently transferred to the ball box.

  When a game is played on a gaming machine, a prize for a special game or the like occurs, the ball storage tray of the gaming machine fills up in a short time, and the ball is frequently discharged into the ball box. However, it often happens that the game ball fills up in a short time and the game ball overflows from the ball box. If you notice before the ball overflows from the ball box, you can replace it with a new ball box, but the rear side of the ball box is hidden behind the ball storage tray and is not visible to the player. It is hard to understand even if game balls have accumulated beyond the reserve amount, and it may be noticed that the ball box was finally full because the ball overflowing from the ball box was scattered on the front shelf. For this reason, there has also been proposed a gaming machine provided with a left / right restraining body that prevents a game ball overflowing from the back of the ball box from being scattered around (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-177367 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the game ball overflowing from the ball box from being scattered to the adjacent game machine, but it is not possible to suppress the overflow from the ball box.

  In addition, if the rear edge of the ball box is pressed against the curtain on the front side of the gaming machine, the game balls that have accumulated beyond the appropriate storage amount on the rear side in the ball box will not overflow from the box, May be stored in the corner formed by the ball box and the curtain. Since the game ball stored in this corner is located below the ball storage tray of the gaming machine, it does not appear as a blind spot from the player, even if there is a margin on the front side of the ball box, A relatively large amount of game balls will be stored in the corner formed by the ball box and the curtain. Without noticing this situation (a lot of game balls are dammed up on the curtain behind the ball box), when a player leaves the ball box to replace a full box, The game balls stored in the corners formed by the ball box and the curtain are overflowing and scattered on the front shelf, and the suppressor provided in the invention described in the prior art document 1 has a sufficient scattering suppression effect. Can't get.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention is such that game balls are unstablely accumulated and overflowed on the rear side (the rear edge part and the rear part of the left and right side edges) of the ball box hidden behind the ball storage tray and invisible to the player. It aims at providing the game machine which can suppress this effectively.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 includes a ball storage dish for storing game balls, and the ball storage dish forms a discharge port for discharging the stored game balls downward, In a gaming machine that allows a game ball discharged from the discharge port to be transferred to a ball box having an upper surface opening disposed below the ball storage tray, the game ball is positioned below the ball storage tray and behind the ball discharge port. A guide recess is formed on the front side of the curtain plate located, and a ball storage stabilization protrusion protruding forward is provided to be vertically movable between an upper limit position and a lower limit position of the guide recess, and the ball box is When placed in front of the curtain plate, the game balls stored so as to rise beyond the opening surface of the ball box can be stably stored inside the opening by the front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion. Forming, on the upper surface of the ball storage stabilizing projection, from the rear to the front A spherical guide surface which is inclined provided Ri, the guide recess, in a normal state, characterized in that a downward urging means for urging the ball reservoir stabilizing projections to limit position.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion has a center stabilization portion corresponding to the opening rear edge of the ball box, and the center The present invention is characterized in that it has a lateral stabilization portion that is connected to both side ends of the stabilization portion and protrudes forward so that a game ball can be stably stored even at the opening side edge of the ball box.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect , a vibration generating device that generates vibration is provided, and the vibration generated by the vibration generating device is transmitted to the ball storage stabilization protrusion. The ball box is vibrated by causing the ball storage stabilization protrusion to vibrate against the ball box.

The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 3 , further comprising vibration control means for operating the vibration generating device based on a predetermined operating condition .

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the guide recess is formed on the front side of the curtain plate portion located below the ball storage tray and rearward of the ball discharge port, and the ball storage stability protruding forward. The conversion protrusion is provided so as to be vertically movable between the upper limit position and the lower limit position of the guide recess, and when the ball box is placed in front of the curtain plate, it rises beyond the opening surface of the ball box. Are formed so that they can be stably stored inside the opening by the front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion, and the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion descends from the rear to the front. a spherical guide surface which is inclined provided, the guide recess, in a normal state, since there is provided a downwardly urging means for urging the ball reservoir stabilizing projection to the lower limit position direction, the upper surface of the sphere reservoir stabilizing projection The bounced game balls are stored as they are on the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization projection Mau and prevents good if tighten the retention state of the game ball at the rear side of the sphere box, the rear side of the sphere box invisible from the player hiding the ball reservoir pan (trailing edge and right side edge rear) It is possible to effectively prevent the game balls from being accumulated in an unstable manner and overflowing from the ball box. In addition, the ball storage stabilization protrusion can be reliably attached from above the ball box, and the function of stabilizing and storing the game ball by the front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion can be surely exhibited.

Further, according to the gaming machine according to claim 2 , the front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion is connected to the center stabilization portion corresponding to the opening rear edge of the ball box and both side ends of the center stabilization portion. Since the side stabilization part protrudes forward and the game ball can be stably stored even at the opening side edge of the ball box, not only the rear edge of the opening of the ball box but also the ball storage at the left and right side edges A state can also be stabilized and it can prevent effectively that a game ball overflows from the side of a ball box.

In addition, according to the gaming machine according to claim 3 , a vibration generating device that generates vibration is provided, and the vibration generated by the vibration generating device is transmitted to the ball storage stabilization protrusion to vibrate, and the vibration is generated. Since the ball box is vibrated by bringing the ball storage stabilization protrusion into contact with the ball box, the game balls are highly stacked in a part of the ball box due to the vibration generated by the vibration generator. The storage state can be destroyed, and the game balls can be stored evenly in the ball box. In addition, in a normal state, the ball storage stabilization protrusion is urged toward the lower limit position of the guide recess by the downward urging means, so that vibration from the vibration generator is transmitted to the ball box via the ball storage stabilization protrusion. Can be transmitted efficiently.

Further, according to the gaming machine according to claim 4 , since the vibration control means for operating the vibration generating device based on a predetermined operating condition is provided, the ball box is automatically vibrated at a timing according to the operating condition. It becomes possible. If various game states generated in the gaming machine are set as the operating conditions, the vibration of the ball box can be used as an effect in each gaming state, and the gaming machine is highly interesting .

Next, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine 1 that can perform a ball game using a game ball as a game medium. The gaming machine 1 shown as the present embodiment has various functions for performing a ball game, and on one side thereof is a prepaid card (a card for a ball game that is sold in advance at a predetermined amount, A game that has a card rental function (not shown) with a card control function and a ball loan control function that enable use of valuable data equivalent to currency) A game can be played on the gaming machine 1 using a ball. Note that all or part of the functions of the ball lending unit may be added to the gaming machine 1 so that the gaming ball can be lent out.

  The gaming machine 1 is provided with a front frame 3 provided with various game function units on the front side of a frame-shaped machine frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a transparent member holding frame 4 and an upper plate unit on the front side of the front frame 3. 5 is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the lower plate unit 6 is fixed to the lowermost part of the front frame 3. A curtain plate portion 21 having an appropriate height is provided at a lower portion of the machine casing 2, and the front frame 3 is accommodated in an empty space above the curtain plate portion 21. The transparent member holding frame 4 holds a transparent member 4a made of transparent glass, hard synthetic resin, or the like, and a player can visually recognize a game area of a game board (described later in detail) from the transparent member 4a. . The upper plate unit 5 includes an upper plate storage unit 51 that can store game balls, and sequentially supplies the game balls to the launching device as the game is played.

  The lower tray unit 6 is extracted from the upper tray storage section 51 when the game ball overflowed when the upper tray storage section 51 is full or the player operates the ball extraction operation section 52 provided in the upper tray unit 5. The lower tray storage unit 61 into which the played game ball is introduced, the operation handle 62 operated by the player, and the like are provided. Further, the lower tray storage section 61 that functions as a ball storage tray for storing game balls is formed with a discharge port 61a (see FIG. 2) for discharging the stored game balls downward, and the lower tray storage section When the player operates the ball removal operation part 63 provided on the front side of 61, the normally closed outlet 61a is opened, and the game balls stored in the lower tray storage part 61 are lower than the outlet 61a. It will fall freely to.

  Further, on the front side of the curtain plate portion 21 located below the lower dish storage portion 61, a thick plate-like sphere storage stabilization projection portion 7 protruding forward is provided. As shown in FIG. When the ball box 9 is placed below the lower plate storage portion 61 of the gaming machine 1 installed on the shelf 8, the rear side of the collar portion 92 that protrudes outward from the upper side edge of the side wall portion 91 of the ball box 9. The ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 is positioned above the side (for example, the rear edge of the rear edge portion 92a and the left and right side edge portions 92b and 92c), and the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 is the ball box 9 It functions as a vertical wall along the rear side opening edge in the upper surface opening.

  Then, the game balls discharged from the discharge port 61a of the lower dish storage portion 61 opened substantially at the upper center of the upper surface opening in the ball box 9 are entirely surrounded with a substantially equal probability from the center of the bottom of the ball box 9 (in FIG. 3). , In the direction indicated by the alternate long and short dash line), and is stored in the ball box 9 so that the portion directly below the discharge port 61a is most prominent, and the rear side of the left and right side edges 92b, 92c of the flange 92 of the ball box 9 In the vicinity of the center of the edge portion 92a and the front edge portion 92d, the game ball is stored so as to rise early beyond the opening surface of the ball box 9, but above the rear edge portion 92a, the ball storage stabilizing projection 7 is located at the rear edge of the ball box 9 (on the rear edge portion 92a of the flange 92 and the front surface of the curtain plate portion 21 of the machine frame 2). The game ball is stably stored inside the opening in the ball box 9 It is.

  If the ball box 9 is placed so that the discharge port 61a of the lower dish storage unit 61 is opened approximately at the center upper part of the ball box 9, the game balls are accumulated in the same way on the rear side and the front side. However, the front side of the ball box 9 that is located in front of the lower dish storage unit 61 and is well visible to the player is in a good storage state by the player evenly with her hand. Since the ball leveling is not performed to the rear side of the ball box 9, the storage state is unbalanced on the rear side of the ball box 9, and is behind the opening rear edge of the ball box 9 (on the rear edge 92 a of the flange 92 and on the machine frame 2 There is a possibility that a bias occurs in which game balls are accumulated on the front surface of the curtain plate portion 21 in FIG. When a game ball is transferred from the gaming machine not provided with the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 to the ball box 9, as shown in FIG. 4 (b1), the rear edge portion and the curtain plate portion 21 of the ball box 9 are provided. There is a possibility that a large number of game balls may be stored between the front of the player and the player cannot see the rear side of the ball box 9, so that such a storage state imbalance is noticed. However, if the ball box 9 is pulled out and taken out, a large amount of game balls are spilled from the ball box 9 at an instant and scattered on the front shelf 8 (see FIG. 4B2).

  Since the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7, the ball storage stabilization protrusion is provided on the rear side of the ball box 9 as shown in FIG. 4 (a1). The presence of the portion 7 does not cause a situation in which the game ball between the rear edge portion of the ball box 9 and the front surface of the curtain plate portion 21 is stored. Moreover, the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 restricts the game ball from going outside the opening of the ball box 9, so that the game ball can be stably stored inside the upper surface opening of the ball box 9. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (a1), even when the game balls are stored in a biased manner on the rear side of the ball box 9, the game balls are stably stored inside the opening of the ball box 9. Therefore, even if the ball box 9 is pulled out and taken out, it is possible to prevent game balls from spilling out from the ball box 9 and being scattered on the front shelf 8 (see FIG. 4 (a2)).

  That is, when the ball box 9 is placed in front of the curtain plate portion 21 with respect to the gaming machine 1 having the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7, the opening of the ball box 9 is caused by the function of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7. Since the game balls stored so as to rise beyond the plane can be stably stored inside the opening, the rear side (rear edge part and rear left and right edge rear parts) of the ball box 9 hidden behind the lower dish storage part 61 and invisible to the player ) Can effectively suppress the situation where game balls accumulate in an unstable manner and overflow from the ball box.

  The ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 may be molded integrally with the curtain plate portion 21 with synthetic resin or the like, or may be attached to the curtain plate portion 21 as a separate member. In addition, the vertical width (thickness) of the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 is not particularly limited as long as it can exhibit a function of stably storing the game ball inside the opening of the ball box 9. For example, if the height is set to be approximately equal to the diameter of the game ball, it is sufficient to stabilize and store the game ball. In addition, by adjusting the position of the height at which the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 protrudes, it is possible to cause a state where the game ball is stably stored at a position above the opening surface of the ball box 9. .

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the ball guide surface 72 that is inclined downward from the rear to the front is provided on the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7, the discharge port 61a of the lower dish storage unit 61 is provided. Even if the game ball discharged from the ball rebounds and rests on the ball guide surface 72, the game ball does not stay between the front surface of the curtain plate portion 21 and the base portion of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7, It is promptly guided along the guide surface 72 to the inside of the opening of the ball box 9. That is, by making the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 as the ball guide surface 72, the game balls that have jumped up to the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 are stored on the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 as they are. It is possible to prevent the ball from overflowing and to effectively prevent the overflow of the ball by making the storage state of the game ball in the rear side of the ball box 9 good.

  In addition, the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 has a central stabilization portion 71a having a protruding amount substantially coincident with the inner opening edge of the rear edge portion 92a of the flange portion 92 of the ball box 9, and this central stabilization. The left side stabilization part 71b and the right side stabilization part 71c are connected to the left and right ends of the part 71a and protrude forward, and the left and right side stabilization parts 71b and 71c are provided in the flange 92 of the ball box 9. It is set so as to protrude forward along the inner opening edge of the left and right edge portions 92b and 92c. By configuring in this way, not only the rear opening edge of the ball box 9 but also the storage state of the game ball at the opening side edge of the ball box 9 can be stabilized, and the game ball overflows from the side behind the ball box 9. Can be effectively prevented.

  In addition, if the front side protrusion amount of the left and right side stabilization parts 71b and 71c is increased, the amount of front side protrusion of the ball storage stabilization protrusion part 7 can be stabilized while the storage of the game ball in the rear side part of the ball box 9 can be stabilized. If it is too large, the risk of breakage increases, and there is a concern that the front end surface 71 may hang downward due to its own weight, making it difficult to insert the ball box 9, so the front side of the left and right side stabilization parts 71b and 71c. It is desirable to keep the protruding amount small to some extent. For example, even when the left and right side stabilization parts 71b and 71c are formed with a protruding amount that is about the ball diameter of a game ball, the game ball that hits the center stabilization part 71a rolls left and right along the center stabilization part 71a. A sufficient effect can be expected because it can be prevented from spilling from the ball box 9 by moving and mounting on the left and right side edge portions 92b, 92c of the flange portion 92.

  Further, the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 does not necessarily have a shape along the opening edge of the ball box 9, and is inside the opening edge of the ball box 9 (the front side and the left side edge with respect to the rear edge). However, it is also possible to have a shape with an increased protrusion so as to project to the right side and the left side with respect to the right edge. For example, if the central stabilizing portion 71a is appropriately extended from the rear edge portion 92a of the collar portion of the ball box 9 to the front side as shown by a front end face 71 'shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, a stable storage state can be generated with a margin in front of the rear opening edge of 9 as appropriate. Similarly, if the left and right side stabilization parts 71b 'and 71c protrude appropriately forward inward from the side opening edge of the ball box 9, like the front end surface 71' of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7. Further, a stable storage state can be generated with a margin on the inner side of the side opening edge of the ball box 9 as appropriate. Further, if the central stabilizing portion 71b and the left and right side stabilizing portions 71b and 71c are protruded inward with some margin from the opening edge of the ball box 9 as in the front end surface 71 ′, When the rear edge portion 92a of the box 9 is not pushed in until it touches the front surface of the curtain plate portion 21, or when the lateral arrangement position of the ball box 9 is shifted to the left or right (the discharge port of the lower plate storage portion 61) Even when 61a is shifted to the left and right with respect to the center of the opening of the ball box 9), there is an advantage that the ball storage stabilization function by the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 is hardly impaired.

  FIG. 5 is a side view of the waist of a gaming machine 1 ′ according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the same components as those of the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ′ provided in the gaming machine 1 ′ is formed separately from at least the curtain plate portion 21 ′, and vibrations from the vibration generator 10 that generates vibrations are transmitted to at least the upper and lower parts. It vibrates in the direction.

  That is, when the vibration generated by the vibration generator 10 is transmitted to the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ′ and vibrated, the vibrating ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ′ contacts the flange 92 of the ball box 9. By doing so, the ball box 9 can be vibrated, and the game balls are evenly stored in the ball box 9 by breaking the unbalanced storage state in which the game balls are highly stacked in a part of the ball box 9. It is possible to go.

  In addition, the structure of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ′ has a front end surface 71 and a ball guide surface 72 as in the case of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 of the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above. The vibration generated by the vibration generator 10 may be used as an auxiliary to eliminate the unbalanced storage state in the ball box 9, and the structure having the front end surface 71 and the ball guide surface 72 is not adopted, and vibration is generated. You may make it use the vibration by the apparatus 10 exclusively for cancellation of the imbalance of the ball | bowl storage state in the ball box 9. FIG.

  Further, when the vibration generated by the vibration generator 10 is transmitted to the ball box 9 via the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ', the vibration is the vibration of the gaming machine 1' itself and the game ball in the ball game is played. Since this will affect the flow-down state, the structure may be such that the vibration generator 10 can be switched ON / OFF by the player's selection operation when the launching device is stopped, or the game machine 1 'generates vibration. Vibration control means for operating the device 10 (for example, a game control device that performs overall game progress or a display control device that performs display control of a variable display device according to instructions from the game control device) is provided. In addition, during the execution of the variable display game performed by the vibration control means using a variable display device provided in a predetermined operating condition (for example, the game area of the gaming machine 1 ′), During the execution of a special game that occurs when a big win that causes a predetermined prize is generated, a plurality of symbols already stopped in the variable display game are arranged, and the reach state that becomes a big hit when the last symbol is gathered, various winning areas ON / OFF of the vibration generating device 10 may be controlled based on a predetermined number of times of winning ball discharge based on the winning of a ball to the ball.

  As described above, when the vibration control unit included in the gaming machine 1 ′ is configured to be able to control the ON / OFF of the vibration generator 10, the ball condition in the ball box 9 can be set by appropriately setting the operation conditions. Can be automatically executed at an appropriate timing, and if the operating conditions are set in accordance with various game states generated in the gaming machine 1 ′, the vibration is used as a game effect. There is also an advantage of being able to do it.

  For example, as a conventional gaming machine, there is one in which a vibration generating device is provided on the operation handle 62, and this vibration generating device is operated according to a game state (for example, occurrence of reach or occurrence of jackpot in a variable display game). In some cases, the operation handle 62 vibrates the player to perform various effects. However, since the launching device is provided at the base of the operation handle 62, it is necessary to provide a space for installing the vibration generating device. In other words, there is a problem that the use of a relatively expensive small vibration generator increases the cost, and the vibration generator cannot be efficiently disposed to provide effective vibration to the operation handle 62. there were.

  According to the gaming machine 1 ′ according to the present embodiment, such a game effect due to the occurrence of vibration can be performed instead of the vibration of the ball box 9 from the operation handle 62. In other words, if the vibration generating device 10 can transmit the vibration of the ball box 9 to the player as the vibration of the ball box 9, any game state (for example, during the execution of a variable display game, during the execution of a special game, Reach occurrence timing, jackpot occurrence timing, reach advance notice to predict the occurrence of reach before reach occurrence, jackpot notice that is likely to cause a big hit with a relatively high probability) By doing so, it is possible to further enhance the game effect. In addition, since there is a relatively large space on the rear side of the curtain plate portion 21 ', the vibration generator 10 can be arranged so as to obtain a high vibration transmission effect to the ball storage stabilization projection 7'. In addition, the degree of freedom in design is high and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In principle, the operation handle 62 is touched throughout the game. However, there are some players who fix the operation handle 62 by inserting coins or the like. However, there are cases where the player cannot be entertained. On the other hand, the ball box 9 has a flange 92 formed outward from the upper edge of the side wall 91, and the player can easily place his / her hand on the ball box 9, so that the player contacts the ball box 9. In particular, since the recent ball box 9 has a relatively thick collar 92, put a hand on the collar 92 and put a fingertip inside to find out how the balls are stored. The operation handle 62 may be operated, and if the vibration from the vibration generating device 10 is transmitted to the ball box 9, the player can be more effectively entertained with the effect of vibration. In addition, when the ball box 9 is vibrated through the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ′, a collision between game balls in the ball box 9, a collision between the game ball and the inner surface of the ball box 9, Since a sound is generated by the collision with the front shelf 8, the generation of this sound can also be used as a game effect.

  6 is a waist side view of a gaming machine 1 ″ according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 6, the same components as those of the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. The guide receiving portion 73 is provided at the rear base of the ball storage stabilizing projection 7 ″ provided in the gaming machine 1 ″. For example, the guide recess 22 provided in the curtain plate portion 21 ″. Inside, the guide receiving portion 73 is held so as to be movable up and down.

  In addition, the guide recess 22 has a position that is appropriately lower than the upper edge of the standard ball box 9 as the lower limit position of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″, and a position that is appropriately higher than the upper edge of the standard ball box 9. The upper and lower opening ranges are set so as to be the upper limit position of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″. For example, the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″ is normally operated by the downward biasing means 23 such as a coil spring. Is biased toward the lower limit position.

  When the ball box 9 is arranged with respect to the gaming machine 1 ″ thus configured, the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″ is pressed against the upper surface of the collar portion 92 of the ball box 9 with an appropriate pressing force by the urging force of the lower urging means 23. Therefore, the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″ can be reliably attached from above the ball box 9, and the stable storage function of the game ball by the front end surface 71 of the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″ is ensured. Can demonstrate. In addition, in the case of a structure including the vibration generator 10 similar to the gaming machine 1 ′ according to the second embodiment described above, the vibration of the vibration generator 10 is transmitted to the ball box via the ball storage stabilization protrusion 7 ″. There is also an advantage that it can be transmitted to 9 efficiently.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on a plurality of embodiments, it should be considered that all of the embodiments disclosed in this specification are illustrative and are not limited to the disclosed technology. . That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed in accordance with the description of the scope of claims, and the description of the scope of claims. All modifications within the scope of the claims and the equivalent technology are included.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. It is a waist part side view of a game machine which has arranged a ball box. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the III-III line in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the ball overflow suppression principle of a ball box by a ball storage stabilization protrusion. It is a waist part side view of the game machine concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the game machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Machine frame 21 Screen board part 6 Lower plate unit 61 Lower plate storage part 61a Outlet 7 Ball storage stabilization protrusion 9 Ball box

Claims (4)

A ball storage tray for storing game balls is provided. The ball storage tray is formed with a discharge port for discharging the stored game balls downward, and the game ball discharged from the discharge port is placed below the ball storage plate. In a gaming machine that can be moved to a ball box with an open top surface,
A guide recess is formed on the front side of the curtain plate located below the ball storage tray and behind the ball discharge port, and the ball storage stabilization protrusion protruding forward is defined as the upper limit position of the guide recess. Provided to move up and down between the lower limit position ,
When the ball box is placed in front of the curtain plate portion, the game balls stored so as to rise beyond the opening surface of the ball box are stabilized inside the opening by the front end surface of the ball storage stabilizing projection. And can be stored ,
Provided on the upper surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion is a ball guide surface that slopes downward from the rear toward the front,
In the normal state, the guide recess is provided with downward urging means for urging the ball storage stabilizing protrusion toward the lower limit position . The front end surface of the ball storage stabilization protrusion has a central stabilization portion corresponding to the opening rear edge of the ball box, and a side stabilization portion that protrudes forward connected to both side ends of the central stabilization portion. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a gaming ball can be stably stored even at an opening side edge of the ball box . A vibration generating device for generating vibration is provided, the vibration generated by the vibration generating device is transmitted to the ball storage stabilization projection and vibrated, and the vibrating ball storage stabilization projection is brought into contact with the ball box. the gaming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the so that by vibrating ball box by. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising vibration control means for operating the vibration generating device based on a predetermined operating condition .

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