JP5078112B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses a game ball as a game medium and pays out the game ball to a ball storage tray disposed on a front frame door.

  In a gaming machine using game balls as game media, when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to a ball storage tray disposed on the front frame door. Is common. In such a gaming machine, a payout device that performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game balls is provided in the main body frame, and the game balls paid out by the payout device flow out to the main body frame. A ball outlet is provided. The front frame door pivotally supported by the main body frame so as to be able to be opened in one side is provided with a ball payout outlet that communicates with the ball outlet in the closed state and flows out the game ball to the ball storage tray.

  In such a gaming machine, when the front frame door is opened, the ball delivery outlet of the main frame and the ball payout outlet of the front frame door are separated. For this reason, if a ball is clogged during a game and the game ball is accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port, the game ball will fall from the ball delivery port when the front frame door is opened. In order to prevent this, for example, a discharge path for guiding the game ball downwards communicates with the position immediately upstream of the ball outlet, and the upper open ball is inserted into the ball outlet when the front frame door is closed. A configuration in which a lead-out receiving unit is provided is known. Here, the ball lead-out receiving portion is formed so as to protrude rearward from the ball payout opening of the front frame door. In this configuration, in the closed state of the front frame door, the ball lead-out receiving part is inserted into the ball delivery outlet to close the discharge path, receives the game balls paid out from the payout device, and removes the game balls to the ball payout To the ball storage dish. When the front frame door is opened, the ball lead-out receiving part is withdrawn from the ball delivery outlet, so that the upper end opening is opened in the discharge path, and the game ball flows down the discharge path. Thereby, even when game balls are accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port when the front frame door is opened, the game balls are prevented from falling down from the ball delivery port. The gaming machine generally has a configuration in which a surplus ball storage tray for storing surplus game balls is disposed at a lower portion thereof, and the discharge path is provided so as to communicate with the surplus ball storage tray. ing.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, there is also a configuration in which the ball outlet is provided with an opening / closing door that is opened when the front frame door is closed and is closed when the front frame door is opened. The opening / closing door is pivotally supported at the lower edge of the ball delivery port so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction, and is urged to a position where the ball delivery port is stood up and closed. In such a configuration, when the front frame door is closed, the ball lead-out receiving portion presses the opening / closing door rearward and is fitted into the ball feed outlet, and when the front frame door is opened, the ball lead-out receiving portion is opened from the ball feed outlet. By retreating, the open / close door becomes a standing position according to the urging force and closes the ball outlet. That is, when the front frame door is opened, the ball outlet is automatically closed, so that it is possible to prevent the game balls stored upstream of the ball outlet from falling from the ball outlet.

Furthermore, as another configuration, a tray member that pivots forward with the opening of the front frame door is pivotally supported below the ball outlet, and when the front frame door is opened, it spills from the ball outlet. A configuration has been proposed in which a game ball is received by a tray member (for example, Patent Document 1). Here, the game ball received by the tray member flows down to the discharge path communicating with the surplus ball storage tray. That is, when the front frame door is opened in a state where the game balls are accumulated to the upstream side from the ball delivery outlet, the game balls spilled from the ball delivery outlet are received by the tray member, and the surplus balls are passed through the discharge path. It flows out to the storage tray.
JP 2004-275207 A

  By the way, in the configuration in which the discharge path for discharging the game ball is provided immediately upstream of the ball delivery outlet as described above, or in the configuration in which the opening / closing door is provided in the ball delivery outlet, the upstream side of the ball delivery outlet. This prevents the game balls that have accumulated up to spilling from the ball delivery outlet. However, the ball lead-out receiving portion disposed on the front frame door side is not sufficiently considered. Even if the ball lead-out receiving part has an area where game balls can be stored, if the game balls have accumulated in the entire storage area, There is a concern that the game ball may spill out due to vibration.

  In addition, even in the above-described configuration in which the tray member for receiving the game ball that spills below the ball delivery outlet is provided, if the front frame door is opened vigorously, it will spill from the back side of the ball payout exit. I can not catch the game balls that I had.

  As described above, if the game ball paid out from the payout device falls when the front frame door is opened due to a ball clogging or the like, the game ball is the player's possession ball. Troubles may occur between the players and the player will be uncomfortable. For this reason, there is a need for a configuration that can reliably prevent the game ball from falling down when the front frame door is opened even if the game ball is accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port.

  The present invention proposes a gaming machine that can prevent a game ball paid out from a payout device from falling down when a front frame door is opened.

  The present invention includes a payout device for paying out game balls, a main body frame including a ball delivery outlet for flowing out the game balls paid out by the payout device, and a ball storage dish on the front surface. A front frame door pivotally supported on the front side of the frame so as to be able to be opened in one side, and projecting rearward from the ball storage tray through the front frame door, and in a closed state of the front frame door, A game machine including a ball lead-out receiving portion that is inserted and receives a game ball paid out by the payout device and leads to the ball storage tray, wherein the ball lead-out receiving portion is provided from a rear surface of the front frame door. A ball receiving base including at least a wall portion of the wall portion and the bottom portion defining the storage area of the game ball formed to protrude, and including at least the bottom portion of the wall portion and the bottom portion defining the storage area; While defining the storage area in cooperation with the ball receiving substrate, the ball receiving substrate, A ball receiving position that is disposed so as to be displaceable in the direction in which the storage area is expanded and is inserted into the ball outlet and receives a game ball, and an extended position that is displaced in a direction in which the storage area is expanded from the ball receiving position. The storage area conversion member to be converted is formed at the mouth edge of the ball delivery outlet, and guides the storage area conversion member from the ball receiving position to the extended position when the front frame door is opened. A gaming machine comprising a conversion guide.

  Here, the front and rear surfaces of the front frame door refer to the front and rear surfaces in a state where the front frame door is closed by the main body frame. The same applies to the front-rear direction.

  Such a configuration has a configuration including a ball lead-out receiving portion that fits into the ball delivery port in a closed state of the front frame door, and a storage area in which the game ball can be stored in the ball lead-out receiving portion, As the front frame door is opened, the storage area conversion member is displaced from the ball receiving position to the extended position, so that the front frame door is expanded (increased) when the front frame door is opened compared to the closed state of the front frame door. It is a thing. Thereby, the game balls stored in the closed state of the front frame door can be held with a margin by opening the front frame door. That is, when the game balls are accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port, even if the front frame door is opened, the game balls accumulated in the full storage area of the ball lead-out receiving part can be stored with a margin in the expanded storage area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from spilling due to vibration due to opening. Even if the front frame door is opened vigorously, it is possible to prevent the game ball from falling from the ball lead-out receiving portion due to the vibration. Therefore, the configuration of the present invention has a higher effect of preventing the game ball from falling down when the front frame door is opened, as compared with the conventional configuration including the tray member described above.

  Here, the above-described ball lead-out receiving unit has a storage area in which game balls can be stored, and the storage area is defined by the wall portion and the bottom portion. The ball receiving base includes at least a wall that defines the storage area, and the storage area conversion member includes at least a bottom that defines the storage area. The ball receiving base, the storage area conversion member, However, in cooperation, the storage area for game balls is determined. And the structure which the storage area | region of a game ball expands can be used suitably by displacing a storage area | region conversion member from the ball receiving position upwards or below, for example.

  Further, in this configuration, the storage region conversion member operates directly or indirectly in association with the conversion guide portion as the front frame door opens and closes, so that the ball receiving position and the extended position are moved. A displacement configuration can be suitably used.

  As described above, the present configuration is also suitable for a configuration in which a discharge path is provided immediately upstream of the ball delivery outlet, and a configuration in which an opening / closing door that is opened and closed by a ball lead-out receiving portion is provided in the ball delivery outlet. Can be used. As described above, these configurations have the effect of preventing the game ball from spilling from the ball delivery port when the front frame door is opened when the game ball is accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port. have. Therefore, as a gaming machine, in addition to the above-described effects of the present invention, even if the front frame door is opened in a state where the game balls are accumulated upstream from the ball delivery port, It is possible to prevent spilling from the frame side.

  In the gaming machine described above, the conversion guide portion is constituted by a guide protrusion protruding upward from the lower edge of the ball delivery outlet, and the bottom surface of the ball receiving base is in a closed state of the front frame door, A movable bottom plate that forms an entrance opening that faces the guide protrusion, and that supports the storage area conversion member so that the front edge of the storage area conversion member is pivotally supported by the bottom surface of the ball receiving base in the vertical direction. The front frame door is held in an extended position that is substantially horizontal when the front frame door is open, and is in contact with the guide protrusion that has entered from the entrance opening of the ball receiving base when the front frame door is closed. A configuration is proposed in which it is held at the ball receiving position displaced upward.

  In such a configuration, a part or all of the bottom part that defines the storage region of the ball lead-out receiving unit is configured by a movable bottom plate (storage region conversion member), and the movable bottom plate is inclined upward to the rear. The storage area is expanded by rotating from the position to the substantially horizontal expansion position. Here, the movable bottom plate comes into contact with the guide protrusion provided on the lower edge of the ball delivery outlet when the ball lead-out receiving portion enters and exits the ball delivery outlet, and rotates in the vertical direction to expand the ball receiving position. The position is stably displaced. That is, the movable bottom plate is in the ball receiving position when the front frame door is closed, and by opening the front frame door, the movable bottom plate is tilted downward from the ball receiving position to the extended position, thereby expanding the storage region. Thus, even when the front frame door is opened when the game ball is accumulated in the storage area at the ball receiving position, the game ball can be stored with a margin by expanding the storage area. The ball can be prevented from falling down. In this configuration, the above-described operational effects of the present invention can be appropriately and stably exhibited.

  Here, as the movable bottom plate, one that covers at least the rear side portion of the bottom surface of the ball receiving substrate can be suitably used. In this case, when the front frame door is closed, the movable bottom plate tilted downward (tilted upward) receives the game ball paid out from the payout device and smoothly leads it to the ball storage area. It becomes easy.

  Here, the movable bottom plate is rotatably supported by the ball receiving base, and is configured to be supported to rotate downward by its own weight or the weight of the game ball riding thereon, a leaf spring, It is preferable to use a configuration in which the biasing means such as a coil spring is biased downward. With any one of these configurations, the movable bottom plate can be displaced to the extended position more stably.

  Furthermore, in this configuration, the movable bottom plate tilts in the ball receiving base as the front frame door opens and closes, so the outer dimensions of the ball lead-out receiving portion do not change. In addition, it has an excellent advantage that it can be performed stably.

  The entrance opening described above may be, for example, a long hole whose width in the left-right direction is set so that the guide protrusion can be inserted, or the bottom surface of the ball receiving base is opened almost entirely. Also good.

  In the gaming machine described above, the conversion guide portion is configured by a guide protrusion that protrudes forward from the lower edge of the ball outlet, and the storage region conversion member has a rear edge on the bottom surface of the ball receiving base. The movable bottom plate is supported so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and forms the bottom of the storage area, and is held in a predetermined ball receiving position in contact with the guide protrusion in the closed state of the front frame door. And a tilt restriction means provided below the movable bottom plate and holding the storage area conversion member in an extended position displaced downward from the ball receiving position when the front frame door is open. Proposed.

  In such a configuration, a part or all of the bottom part that defines the storage region of the ball lead-out receiving unit is configured by a movable bottom plate (storage region conversion member), and the movable bottom plate is moved from a predetermined ball receiving position. The storage area is expanded by rotating to an expansion position inclined downward to the front. The ball receiving position is a position that is substantially horizontal or inclined at a predetermined angle along the bottom surface of the ball receiving base. Then, the movable bottom plate is tilted forward from this ball receiving position and displaced to the extended position held by the tilting restricting means, so that the storage area is as much as the area generated between the ball receiving position and the extended position. Expands.

  Here, in this configuration, since the movable bottom plate is supported on the bottom surface of the ball receiving base so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, the movable bottom plate is inclined downward from the bottom surface of the ball receiving base at the extended position. It becomes. For this reason, the movable bottom plate comes into contact with the guide protruding piece protruding forward from the lower edge of the ball delivery outlet and is displaced to the ball receiving position as the front frame door is closed. Thus, the movable bottom plate is stably displaced with the opening and closing of the front frame door. As this movable bottom plate,

  With this structure, even when the front frame door is opened when the game ball is accumulated in the full storage area at the ball receiving position, the game ball can be stored with a margin by expanding the storage area. A game ball can be prevented from falling down. In this configuration, the above-described operational effects of the present invention can be appropriately and stably exhibited.

  Further, in this configuration, the tilt limiting means may be configured to be provided below the movable bottom plate so as to be in contact with the downwardly inclined movable bottom plate. The movable bottom plate may be a line having a predetermined length. It is good also as what connects to a ball receiving base | substrate with a stripe | line and the position which inclines below according to the length of this filament is defined. As a structure provided with the above-mentioned contact part, for example, it can be a projecting part projecting at a predetermined position, or a wall part constituting an area formed immediately below the movable bottom plate. Moreover, as a filament mentioned later, a string-like thing, a coil spring, etc. can be used.

  The movable bottom plate is rotatably supported by the ball receiving base, and is configured to be supported to rotate downward by its own weight or the weight of the game ball riding on it, or a plate spring or a coil spring. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the urging means is urged downward. By setting it as such a structure, a movable baseplate can be displaced to an extended position more stably.

  In the present invention, as described above, a ball lead-out receiving portion that protrudes rearward through the front frame door is placed on a ball receiving base that includes at least a wall portion that defines a storage region for game balls. A storage area conversion member including a bottom that defines the storage area is provided so that the storage area conversion member can be displaced to an expansion position for expanding the area. Because the conversion guide part formed on the edge of the exit converts the ball receiving position to the extended position, the front frame door is opened when a lot of game balls are accumulated in the storage area of the ball lead-out receiving part. However, the storage area can be expanded and the game ball can be held with a margin. For this reason, even if the front frame door is opened with great force, an excellent operational effect is exhibited that it is possible to prevent the game ball from falling down from the ball lead-out receiving portion due to vibration at the time of opening.

  Further, the storage area conversion member is configured by a movable bottom plate that is supported by the bottom surface of the ball receiving base so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and forms a bottom portion that defines the storage area, and the front frame door is opened. Since the movable bottom plate is in an extended position that is substantially horizontal, and in the closed state of the front frame door, a ball receiving position that is displaced upward in contact with the guide projection piece that constitutes the conversion guide portion is provided. As the front frame door is opened and closed, it tilts in contact with the guide protrusion, so that the ball receiving position and the extended position are smoothly displaced. For this reason, the operation effect of the present invention described above can be appropriately and stably exhibited.

  Further, the storage region conversion member is configured by a movable bottom plate that is supported by the bottom edge of the ball receiving base so as to be vertically rotatable on the bottom surface of the ball receiving base and forms a bottom portion that defines the storage region, and in a closed state of the front frame door, Abutment with the guide protrusions constituting the conversion guide portion is set to the ball receiving position, and when the front frame door is opened, the ball is displaced downward from the ball receiving position to contact the tilt limiting protrusion provided below the movable bottom plate. Since the extended position is in contact, the movable bottom plate is smoothly displaced between the ball receiving position and the extended position by tilting in contact with the guide protrusion as the front frame door is opened and closed. For this reason, the operation effect of the present invention described above can be appropriately and stably exhibited.

Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a wooden outer frame 2 fixed to the game island facility, and a gaming machine main body 3 attached to an opening portion of the outer frame 2. It is configured. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine according to the present invention.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a plate-shaped main body frame 5, and the main body frame 5 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 4. A front frame door 6 is disposed on the front side of the body frame 5 so as to be openable and closable, and a back mechanism plate 7 is disposed on the back side of the body frame 5 (see FIG. 3).

  A game board 9 is disposed on the main body frame 5, and a guide rail 13 is provided in a curved shape on the front surface of the game board 9. The circular area defined by the guide rail 13 is a game area 12 in which various winning devices (not shown) having a large winning opening, a normal winning opening, and the like, game nails and the like are arranged.

  The main body frame 5 is provided with a launching device 15 immediately below the game board 9. Further, on the front side of the launching device 15, a rectifier 20 having an electric ball feeding mechanism for feeding game balls one by one to the launching position of the launching device 15 is disposed.

  1 and 2, a lower panel 23 is provided at the front lower portion of the main body frame 5, and a surplus ball storage tray 11 for storing surplus game balls is arranged at the front center of the lower panel 23. It is installed. A ball discharge port 24 is opened in the surplus ball storage tray 11, and a game ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 24 into the surplus ball storage tray 11. Further, a ball extraction hole 25 for discharging a game ball is formed at the bottom of the surplus ball storage tray 11, and the ball extraction hole 25 is opened by moving the ball extraction slider 26 provided at the bottom of the surplus ball storage tray 11. The game balls in the surplus ball storage tray 11 can be discharged downward.

  On the right side of the surplus sphere storage tray 11, a firing handle 28 is projected. A launch lever 29 that can be rotated is provided on the outer periphery of the launch handle 28, and a launch intensity electronic volume (not shown) that detects the pivot angle of the launch lever 29 is arranged inside the launch handle 28. Established. The launch intensity electronic volume is connected to a launch control board (not shown) that controls the operation of the launch device 15 and the rectifier 20 described above. That is, according to the operation of the launch lever 29, a signal is input from the launch intensity electronic volume to the launch control board, and the launch control board operates the ball feed mechanism of the rectifier 20 and drives and controls the launch device 15 accordingly. The game ball sent from 20 to the launch position is launched.

  Moreover, the above-mentioned back mechanism board 7 is attached to the back side of the main body frame 5 as shown in FIG. The back mechanism plate 7 is provided with a ball tank 30 for storing game balls supplied from a game island facility (not shown) at the upper part thereof, and the game balls in the ball tank 30 are directly below the ball tank 30. A tank rail 45 is provided to flow down. A vertical ball passage 46 is provided in communication with the lower end of the tank rail 45 to guide the game ball to the lower payout device 31. Further, a ball flow passage 32 that communicates with a ball outlet 34 described later and a bypass passage 36 that flows down to the ball discharge port 24 of the surplus ball storage dish 11 are branched and connected to the payout device 31. . Here, the branching shape is formed so that the game balls paid out from the payout device 31 flow down to the normal ball flow passage 32. Then, when the game balls are accumulated in the ball flow passage 32 or when a relatively large amount of game balls are paid out in a short time, the game balls discharged later flow down to the bypass path 36. It is discharged to the surplus sphere storage tray 11.

  In order to avoid interference with a control device mounted in a state of protruding to the back side of the game board 9 and a protective cover of the control device (both not shown), the back mechanism plate 7 has a rectangular shape at a substantially central portion thereof. A shaped opening 47 is formed. That is, various substrates such as a main control board for controlling the entire game, a payout control board for controlling the payout apparatus 31, and a launch control board for controlling the launching apparatus 15 are disposed in the opening 47. (Not shown). Further, an information terminal board 48 for outputting a required information signal such as a gaming state is arranged next to the ball tank 30 at an upper position of the back mechanism plate 7.

  On the other hand, the left edge of the front frame door 6 is pivotally attached to the main body frame 5 by a hinge member 17. Here, the front frame door 6 is provided so as to almost entirely cover the area above the lower panel 23 from the front surface, and in the state where the front frame door 6 is closed to the main body frame 5, The launch device 15 and the rectifier 20 are covered from the front.

  In the center of the front frame door 6, a substantially circular game area opening 19 that holds the transparent plate 18 is formed. With the front frame door 6 closed, The game area 12 of the game board 9 described above can be viewed from the front.

  A launch ball storage tray 10 is disposed on the lower front surface of the front frame door 6. This launching ball storage dish 10 has an alignment portion 38 for aligning game balls formed inside the right side thereof, and a ball intake port 39 for receiving game balls is formed at the right end of the alignment portion 38 ( (See FIG. 2). Further, the inner bottom surface of the launch ball storage tray 10 is inclined downward in the right direction so that the game balls flow down the alignment portion 38 and flow into the ball intake port 39. And the game ball which flowed in from the ball | bowl intake port 39 flows into the rectifier 20 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. FIG. That is, the launch ball storage tray 10 is for storing game balls to be sent to the launch device 15. In addition, the ball storage tray according to the present invention is configured by the launch ball storage tray 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front frame door 6 is provided with a ball payout outlet 33 opened at the left side position of the firing ball storage tray 10, and this ball payout outlet 33 is arranged in the thickness direction of the front frame door 6. It is provided to penetrate. The main body frame 5 is provided with a ball delivery outlet 34 at a position facing the ball payout outlet 33 when the front frame door 6 is closed. The ball delivery port 34 communicates with the above-described ball flow passage 32, and allows the game ball paid out by the payout device 31 to flow out to the shot ball storage tray 10 through the ball payout port 33. (See FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a discharge path 35 having a lower end communicating with the ball discharge port 24 communicates with the above-described ball flow passage 32 at a position immediately upstream of the ball delivery port 34. Thereby, when the game ball that has flowed down the ball flow passage 32 flows into the discharge path 35 without flowing out from the ball outlet 34, it is discharged to the surplus ball storage dish 11 through the ball discharge port 24. Note that the lower end of the discharge path 35 joins the bypass path 36 and communicates with the ball discharge port 24.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an opening / closing door 40 is pivotally supported on the inner side of the lower edge of the ball outlet 34 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. This open / close door 40 shields the ball outlet from the rear at the standing position (see FIG. 4A), and opens the ball outlet 34 by rotating backward (see FIG. 4C). Further, the open / close door 40 is biased by a biasing spring (not shown) so as to be held in the standing position in a normal state.

  Next, the main part of the present invention will be described according to the following examples.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame door 6 is provided with a ball lead-out receiving portion 50 whose rear portion is opened upward so as to protrude rearward from the ball discharge outlet 33. As shown in FIG. 4C, the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is inserted from the ball delivery port 34 and shields the upper end portion of the discharge path 35 in a state where the front frame door 6 is closed. In this state, the game ball that has flowed down the ball flow passage 32 is received, and the game ball flows out from the ball delivery outlet 34 and is guided to the ball payout outlet 33. Thereby, the game ball paid out by the payout device 31 described above flows out from the ball payout outlet 33 to the launching ball storage tray 10.

  When the front frame door 6 is opened, the ball outlet 34 is closed by the open / close door 40 as shown in FIG. When the front frame door 6 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 4B to 4C, the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is fitted into the ball delivery port 34 while pressing the open / close door 40 backward. In addition, when the front frame door 6 is opened, the opening / closing door 40 is moved to the sphere by pulling the sphere lead-out receiving portion 50 from the sphere outlet 34 in the order of FIGS. 4 (C) to (B), (A). The delivery port 34 is closed. That is, in a state where the front frame door 6 is opened, the game balls that have flowed down the ball flow passage 32 flow down to the discharge path 35 and are discharged to the surplus ball storage tray 11 without flowing out of the ball outlet 34. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sphere lead-out receiving unit 50 includes a sphere receiving base 51 and a movable bottom plate 52 supported in the sphere receiving base 51, and the sphere receiving base 51, the movable bottom plate 52, and the like. It has the storage area | region 53 which can store the game ball | bowl prescribed | regulated by.

  Here, the ball receiving base 51 includes a tunnel-shaped annular base portion 55 that is fitted to the front frame door 6 to form the ball payout outlet 33, and a fitting base portion 56 that projects rearward from the annular base portion 55. It is composed of The insertion base portion 56 includes side wall portions 56a and 56a protruding rearward from the rear ends of the side wall portions 55a and 55a of the annular base portion 55, and a rear wall portion 56b connecting the rear end upper portions of the side wall portions 56a and 56a. And is formed from. As a result, the ball receiving base 51 is formed with an entrance opening 58 that opens entirely below the fitting base portion 56. That is, it can be said that the entry opening 58 is formed in the entire portion that becomes the bottom surface of the insertion base portion 56. In addition, since the lower end of the rear wall portion 56b is located above the lower ends of the side wall portions 56a and 56a, the entry opening 58 is formed so that the lower side of the rear wall portion 56b is also opened rearward. Has been. Further, a holding convex portion 56c protruding forward is provided on the lower edge of the rear wall portion 56b.

  The front end of the movable bottom plate 52 is pivotally supported on the annular base portion 55 of the ball receiving base 51 at a position directly above the bottom surface, and the movable entrance plate 58 covers the entire entrance opening 58. Yes. Here, the movable bottom plate 52 includes a flat main plate portion 52a that substantially covers the entry opening 58 of the ball receiving base 51, a guide curved portion 52b that is curved upward from the rear end of the main plate portion 52a, and the guide curved portion. And a supported portion 52c extending rearward from the rear end of the portion 52b. The movable bottom plate 52 is normally held in a substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 4A when the supported portion 52c is mounted on the holding convex portion 56c of the ball receiving base 51 described above. This held state is the extended position of the movable bottom plate 52.

  Here, in the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 of the present embodiment, the insertion base portion 56 of the ball receiving base 51 is inserted into the above-described ball delivery outlet 34 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. That is, in this embodiment, that the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is fitted into the ball delivery port 34 indicates that the fitting base portion 56 is fitted.

  The ball receiving base 51 and the movable bottom plate 52 constitute a wall portion and a bottom portion that define the storage region 53 described above. That is, the storage region 53 according to the present invention is defined by the both side walls 55a and 55a of the annular base portion 55 of the ball receiving base 51 and the side wall portions 56a and 56a and the rear side wall portion 56b of the fitting base portion 56. A wall portion is formed. And the bottom part which prescribes | regulates the storage area | region 53 concerning this invention is comprised by the bottom part 55b of the cyclic | annular base | substrate part 55 of the ball receiving base | substrate 51, and the movable baseplate 52. As shown in FIG. Here, the storage area 53 is formed so as to open upward the rear portion that is fitted into the above-described ball outlet 34 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. In the first embodiment, the movable bottom plate 52 forms the rear portion of the bottom portion that defines the storage region 53, and the bottom portion 55 b of the annular base portion 55 is in front of the bottom portion that defines the storage region 53. It is part.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a guide projection piece 59 protruding upward from the lower edge is provided at the ball outlet / outlet 34 into which the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 (insertion base portion 56) is inserted. The guide protrusion 59 is provided at the central portion in the width direction of the lower edge of the ball outlet 34. Then, when the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 enters / exits the ball delivery port 34 as the front frame door 6 is opened / closed, the guide protrusion 59 is caused to enter or leave the entry opening 58 of the ball receiving base 51 from the rear portion thereof. is there. Here, in the state in which the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is fitted into the ball outlet 34 (the front frame door 6 is in the closed state), as shown in FIG. In contact with the movable bottom plate 52, the movable bottom plate 52 is inclined upward. This inclined state is the ball receiving position of the movable bottom plate 52. Since the movable bottom plate 52 is inclined at the ball receiving position, the storage area 53 for the game ball is reduced as compared with the case where the movable bottom plate 52 is in the extended position (see FIG. 4A). ing.

  At this ball receiving position, since the movable bottom plate 52 is inclined downward in the forward direction, the ball flow passage 32 is in a state in which the fitting base portion 56 of the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is fitted into the ball delivery port 34. The operation of receiving the game ball flowing down and smoothly guiding it to the ball payout outlet 33 is exhibited.

An operation in which the above-described ball lead-out receiving unit 50 increases or decreases the storage area 53 as the front frame door 6 opens and closes will be described again.
When the front frame door 6 is opened from the closed state of the front frame door 6 in which the movable bottom plate 52 is held at the ball receiving position as shown in FIG. 4 (C), a ball lead-out receiving portion as shown in FIG. 4 (B). As the 50 fitting base portions 56 retreat forward from the ball delivery port 34, the guide protrusion 59 moves relatively rearward of the ball receiving base 51, and the movable bottom plate 52 has its own weight (and is mounted). It gradually tilts downward depending on the weight of the playing ball. Then, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is completely withdrawn from the ball delivery port 34, the movable bottom plate 52 is in the extended position. As described above, the movable bottom plate 52 tilts from the ball receiving position to the extended position, so that the storage area 53 in which the game ball can be stored in the ball lead-out receiving section 50 is expanded. The expansion of the storage area 53 is determined by the amount of displacement between the ball receiving position of the movable bottom plate 52 and the expansion position.

  Further, when the front frame door 6 is closed from the opened state, the fitting base portion 56 of the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 is fitted from the ball delivery port 34 as shown in FIGS. Accordingly, the guide protrusion 59 of the ball outlet 34 relatively enters the entrance opening 58, so that the guide protrusion 59 abuts the lower surface of the movable bottom plate 52 and the movable bottom plate 52 is moved upward. Tilt to. As shown in FIG. 4C, when the front frame door 6 is completely closed, the movable bottom plate 52 is in the ball receiving position. Here, since the movable bottom plate 52 is provided with the guide curved portion 52b at the rear end thereof, the movable bottom plate 52 comes into contact with the guide protrusion 59 that has entered the entrance opening 58 relatively smoothly and tilts upward. ing.

  In this way, the ball lead-out receiving unit 50 expands the movable bottom plate 52 in a state where the movable bottom plate 52 is in the ball receiving position when the front frame door 6 is closed and the front frame door 6 is opened and discharged from the ball delivery port 34. It is a position. Thereby, even when the front frame door 6 is opened when a relatively large number of game balls are collected in the storage area 53 of the ball lead-out receiving unit 50 in the closed state of the front frame door 6, the storage area is also increased. Since the volume of 53 expands, the game ball can be stably held with a margin. Even if the front frame door 6 is opened vigorously, the game ball can be prevented from falling from the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 due to the vibration.

  Further, as described above, when the front frame door 6 is opened, the ball outlet 34 is shielded by the open / close door 40. As a result, when the game balls are accumulated in the ball flow passage 32, the game balls flow down to the discharge path 35 without flowing out of the ball delivery outlet 34 even if the front frame door 6 is opened. Then, the excess sphere storage tray 11 is discharged.

  That is, even when a large amount of game balls accumulates in the ball flow passage 32 and a problem such as a ball clogging occurs and the front frame door 6 is opened, among these game balls, the storage of the ball lead-out receiving unit 50 What is in the area 53 is stably held by the expansion of the storage area 53, and what has been accumulated above the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 flows down the discharge path 35 and moves to the surplus ball storage dish 11. To do. Therefore, when the front frame door 6 is opened, the game balls paid out to the player due to the operation of the payout device 31 spill out, so that the game balls have to be replenished or the player feels uncomfortable. The configuration of this embodiment can prevent the occurrence.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the guide protrusion provided on the lower edge of the ball outlet 34 when the ball lead-out receiving portion 50 enters and exits the ball outlet 34 as the front frame door 6 opens and closes. Since 59 is brought into contact with the movable bottom plate 52 and converted into the ball receiving position and the extended position, there is also an advantage that this conversion is performed stably and smoothly.

  In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment described above, the ball lead-out receiving portion 60 that protrudes rearward from the ball discharge outlet 33 and fits into the ball delivery outlet 34 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. (Refer to FIG. 6). In addition, an opening / closing door 40 is disposed at the ball outlet 34.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the ball lead-out receiving unit 60 includes a ball receiving base 61 and a movable bottom plate 62 supported in the ball receiving base 61. Here, the movable bottom plate 62 includes a substantially flat main plate portion 62a, a shaft support portion 62b protruding downward from a rear edge of the main plate portion 62a, and support shafts 62c and 62c protruding outward from the shaft support portion 62b. The contact portion 62d protrudes downward from the front edge of the main plate portion 62a.

  The above-described ball receiving base 61 is composed of an annular base portion 65 that is fitted to the front frame door 6 to form the ball discharge outlet 33, and an insertion base portion 66 that protrudes rearward from the annular base portion 65. It is configured. The annular base portion 65 has a U-shaped cross section that opens downward, and includes bearing portions 67 and 67 that project downward from the rear ends of the lower edges of both side wall portions 65a and 65a. The bearings 67 and 67 support the support shafts 62c and 62c of the movable bottom plate 62, respectively. The movable bottom plate 62 covers the lower open portion of the annular base portion 65 so as to It is provided so as to be rotatable in the direction.

  Moreover, the above-mentioned insertion base | substrate part 66 is comprised from the flat bottom part 66c, the side wall parts 66a and 66a which stood up from the both-sides edge of this bottom part 66c, and the rear wall part 66b which stood up from the rear edge of the bottom part 66c. Yes. The front ends of the side wall portions 66 a and 66 a are coupled to the rear ends of the side wall portions 65 a and 65 a of the annular base portion 65. The bottom 66c of the fitting base 66 is adjacent to the movable bottom plate 62 described above.

  Such a ball lead-out receiving part 60 has a storage area 63 in which a game ball can be stored, and the above-described ball receiving base 61 and the movable bottom plate 62 define a wall part and a bottom part that define the storage area 63. It is configured. That is, the storage area 63 according to the present invention is defined by the both side walls 65a and 65a of the annular base portion 65 of the ball receiving base 61 and the both side walls 66a and 66a and the rear side wall portion 66b of the fitting base portion 66. A wall portion is formed. The bottom 66c of the fitting base 66 of the ball receiving base 61 and the movable bottom plate 62 constitute a bottom that defines the storage region 63 according to the present invention. Here, the storage area 63 is formed so as to open upward the rear portion that is fitted into the above-described ball outlet 34 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. In the second embodiment, the movable bottom plate 62 forms the front part of the bottom part that defines the storage area 6, and the bottom part 66 c of the fitting base part 66 is in front of the bottom part that defines the storage area 63. It is part.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame door 6 is formed with a conversion air space 64 at a position immediately below the annular base portion 65 of the sphere lead-out receiving portion 60 described above. , 70 are formed. That is, the front hole 6 is penetrated in the front-rear direction by the guide holes 70, 70 and the conversion air space 64. Further, the conversion airspace 64 is provided with a tilt restricting protrusion 71 that protrudes inward (in the direction toward the center) from the left side constituting the airspace. When the movable bottom plate 62 rotates downward due to its own weight (and the weight of the game ball riding on it), the tilt limiting protrusion 71 contacts the contact portion 62d of the movable bottom plate 62, and The downward movement of the movable bottom plate 62 is stopped and held. Thus, the position where the movable bottom plate 62 is in contact with the tilting restricting protrusion 71 and is held in a state where it is inclined downward is the extended position of the movable bottom plate 62 (see FIG. 7A). Here, the tilt limiting protrusion 71 is provided so as not to contact the guide protrusion 69 when a guide protrusion 69 described later enters the conversion air space 64. The tilt limiting protrusion 71 is tilt limiting means according to the present invention.

  Here, when the movable bottom plate 62 reaches the extended position, a region is formed between the movable bottom plate 62 and the lower edge of the ball payout outlet 33 as shown in FIG. 7A, and the game ball enters this region. . The disposition position of the tilt limiting projection 71 that holds the movable bottom plate 62 is set so that the distance between the movable bottom plate 62 and the ball payout outlet 33 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Thereby, when the movable bottom plate 62 is held at the extended position, the game ball is prevented from falling downward from the movable bottom plate 62. The lower edge of the ball payout outlet 33 becomes the lower edge of the through hole for the ball payout outlet 33 formed in the front frame door 6 in order to fit the annular base portion 65.

  In addition, a guide protrusion 69 that protrudes forward is provided at the lower edge of the ball outlet 34. The guide protrusion 69 is inserted into the guide holes 70 and 70 and the conversion air space 64 in the closed state of the front frame door 6. That is, when the front frame door 6 is closed from the open state, the guide protrusion 69 is inserted into the conversion air space 64 from the rear guide hole 70 and held in the extended position as shown in FIG. 7B. The movable bottom plate 62 is in contact with the contact portion 62d of the movable bottom plate 62. As the sheet is further inserted, the movable bottom plate 62 is rotated upward. Then, with the front frame door 6 closed, the movable bottom plate 62 is held by the guide protrusion 69 at a ball receiving position so as to be smoothly connected to the bottom 66c of the ball receiving base 61 as shown in FIG. 7C. Is done.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom portion 66c of the insertion base portion 66 is provided so as to be gently inclined downward toward the front. For this reason, the movable bottom plate 62 is gently inclined downward at the ball receiving position in the same manner as the bottom portion 66c of the fitting base portion 66.

An operation in which the above-described ball lead-out receiving unit 60 increases or decreases the storage area 63 as the front frame door 6 opens and closes will be described again.
As described above, when the front frame door 6 is opened from the closed state (FIG. 7C) of the front frame door 6 in which the movable bottom plate 62 is held at the ball receiving position, the sphere as shown in FIG. Since the insertion base portion 66 of the lead-out receiving portion 60 moves forward from the ball delivery port 34, the guide protrusion 69 moves rearward relative to the ball reception base 51, and the guide protrusion 69 Then, gradually exit from the converted airspace 64. Along with this, the movable bottom plate 62 that is in contact with the guide protrusion 69 is gradually tilted downward by its own weight (and the weight of the game ball that is mounted). By further retracting, the movable bottom plate 62 comes into contact with the tilt limiting protrusion 71 and is held at the contacted extended position. Then, with the front frame door 6 open, the movable bottom plate 62 is held at the extended position as shown in FIG. As described above, the movable bottom plate 62 tilts from the ball receiving position to the extended position, so that the storage area 63 in which the ball lead-out receiving unit 50 can store the game ball is expanded by the area generated by this tilting.

  Further, when the front frame door 6 is closed from the opened state, the fitting base portion 66 of the ball lead-out receiving portion 60 is fitted into the ball delivery port 34 as shown in FIGS. Along with this, the guide protrusion 69 enters the conversion air space 64 via the rear guide hole 70, the guide protrusion 59 contacts the contact portion 62d of the movable bottom plate 62, and the movable bottom plate Tilt 62 upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, with the front frame door 6 closed, the movable bottom plate 62 becomes the ball receiving position.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the storage area 63 in which the game balls paid out from the payout device 31 can be stored is expanded as the front frame door 6 is opened. That is, in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, even if the front frame door 6 is opened in a state where the game balls are accumulated in the ball flow path 32, the balls are within the storage region 63 of the ball lead-out receiving unit 60. The game ball can be held with a margin. Therefore, the second embodiment can exhibit the same effects as the first embodiment described above.

  In the second embodiment described above, the components other than those described above are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are used to omit the description thereof.

  The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments described above, and can be changed as appropriate within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the first and second embodiments, each movable bottom plate may be provided with a biasing means that biases each movable bottom plate to the extended position. Moreover, in Example 1, the insertion base | substrate part of a ball receiving base is comprised from a both-sides wall part, a rear wall part, and a bottom part (bottom face), and the front frame door 6 is closed in this bottom part (bottom face). It is good also as a structure which formed the long-hole-like entrance opening in the front-back direction in which the guidance protrusion 59 faces. In this configuration, the movable bottom plate 52 rotates so as to cover the bottom portion (bottom surface) of the fitting base portion. Further, in the second embodiment, the tilt limiting means is configured by the tilt limiting member. However, as another configuration, the conversion airspace is formed in a shape in which the rear wall is inclined downward to the front wall. It is also possible to configure the tilt limiting means according to the shape of the conversion airspace so that the movable bottom plate in contact with it is in the extended position.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a state where the front frame door 6 is closed. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a state where the front frame door 6 is opened. It is a rear view of the back mechanism board 7 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the operation | movement aspect converted into the extended position and ball receiving position of the ball | bowl lead-out receiving part 50 of Example 1. FIG. It is the (A) perspective view and (B) exploded perspective view of the ball | bowl lead-out receiving part 50 of Example 1. FIG. It is the (A) perspective view and (B) exploded perspective view of the ball | bowl lead-out receiving part 60 of Example 2. FIG. It is a cross-sectional view explaining the operation | movement aspect converted into the extended position and the ball receiving position of the ball | bowl lead-out receiving part 60 of Example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
5 Body frame 6 Front frame door 10 Launch ball storage tray (sphere storage tray)
31 Dispensing device 34 Ball outlet 50, 60 Ball lead-out receiving portion 51, 61 Ball receiving base 52, 62 Movable bottom plate (storage area conversion member)
53,63 Storage area 58 Entrance opening 59,69 Guide protrusion

Claims (2)

A payout device for paying out game balls;
A body frame provided with a ball outlet for flowing out game balls paid out by the payout device forward;
A front frame door disposed on the front surface of the ball storage tray and pivotally supported on the front surface side of the main body frame so as to be able to be opened in one side;
The ball storage tray is projected rearwardly through the front frame door, inserted into the ball delivery port in a closed state of the front frame door, and receives the game balls paid out by the payout device. In a gaming machine equipped with a ball lead-out receiving part leading to a ball storage dish,
The sphere lead-out receiving unit is
A ball receiving base that is formed so as to protrude from the rear surface of the front frame door, and includes at least a wall portion among a wall portion and a bottom portion that define a storage area of a game ball;
Among the wall and bottom that define the storage area, at least the bottom is included, the storage area is defined in cooperation with the ball receiving base, and the ball receiving base can be displaced in a direction to expand the storage area. And a storage area conversion member that is inserted into the ball delivery outlet and receives a game ball and converted into an extended position displaced from the ball reception position in a direction of expanding the storage area. Made up of,
It is formed at the lip of the ball delivery outlet, and includes a conversion guide portion that guides the storage region conversion member from the ball receiving position to the extended position as the front frame door opens .
The conversion guide part is constituted by a guide protrusion protruding upward from the lower edge of the ball delivery outlet,
On the bottom surface of the ball receiving base, in the closed state of the front frame door, an entry opening facing the guide projection piece is formed,
The storage area conversion member is configured by a movable bottom plate whose front edge is supported on the bottom surface of the ball receiving base so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and forms the bottom of the storage area, and the front frame door is open. Held in an extended position that is substantially horizontal, and held in a ball receiving position that is displaced upward in contact with the guide projecting piece that has entered from the entrance opening of the ball receiving base when the front frame door is closed. A gaming machine characterized by that. A payout device for paying out game balls;
A body frame provided with a ball outlet for flowing out game balls paid out by the payout device forward;
A front frame door disposed on the front surface of the ball storage tray and pivotally supported on the front surface side of the main body frame so as to be able to be opened in one side;
The ball storage tray is projected rearwardly through the front frame door, inserted into the ball delivery port in a closed state of the front frame door, and receives the game balls paid out by the payout device. A ball lead-out receiving part that leads to the ball storage tray;
In a gaming machine equipped with
The sphere lead-out receiving unit is
A ball receiving base that is formed so as to protrude from the rear surface of the front frame door, and includes at least a wall portion among a wall portion and a bottom portion that define a storage area of a game ball;
Among the wall and bottom that define the storage area, at least the bottom is included, the storage area is defined in cooperation with the ball receiving base, and the ball receiving base can be displaced in a direction to expand the storage area. A storage region conversion member that is disposed in the ball delivery port and receives a game ball and is converted into an extended position displaced from the ball reception position in a direction of expanding the storage region;
Consisting of
It is formed at the lip of the ball delivery outlet, and includes a conversion guide portion that guides the storage region conversion member from the ball receiving position to the extended position as the front frame door opens.
The conversion guide part is constituted by a guide protrusion protruding forward from the lower edge of the ball outlet,
The storage area conversion member is configured by a movable bottom plate whose rear edge is supported by the bottom surface of the ball receiving base so as to be vertically rotatable, and forms the bottom of the storage area, and in the closed state of the front frame door, It shall be held in a predetermined ball receiving position in contact with the guide projection piece ,
Further provided under the movable base plate, in the open state of the front frame doors, characterized in that it comprises a tilting limiting means for holding the reservoir region conversion member in an extended position displaced downward from the ball receiving position Gaming machine.

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