JP5082088B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a front frame that is pivotally attached to the front of the machine frame so as to be openable and closable, a game board that can be attached to and detached from the front frame, and a back mechanism board that is disposed on the back side of the front frame. The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball flow-down unit on which a game ball can flow down.

There is a pachinko game machine as a typical game machine that uses a game ball to play a game. This pachinko gaming machine has a frame-shaped front frame and a back mechanism board arranged on the back side of the front frame, and a game board is detachably attached to the front frame side. A ball storage unit (ball storage tank, chute, etc.) that stores the sphere, and a ball flow down unit (ball discharge device, discharge flow down path, ball outflow down path, etc.) that flows down the game balls supplied from the ball storage unit are arranged. ing. The game board is provided with components such as a winning device that allows game balls to be won and stage effects to produce a game, and the rear part of the components is arranged in a state protruding from the back side of the game board. Furthermore, the ball flow down unit operates the ball discharge device to discharge the game balls stored in the ball storage unit when a game ball wins a winning opening or a ball lending operation is performed by a player. It is configured to flow down to the ball tray (upper plate or lower plate) on the front surface of the pachinko machine as a prize ball or a rental ball. Also, at the time of maintenance work of the pachinko gaming machine or model exchange work (so-called replacement work), the game balls remaining in the ball storage unit flow down to the ball outlet and are discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine. It is configured. And, regarding the pachinko gaming machine provided with the ball flow down unit, the ball flow down unit is arranged at a position away from the back surface of the game board so that the rear part of the components of the game board and the ball flow down unit do not interfere with each other. A gaming machine has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-143799 A

  However, simply disposing the ball-flow unit at a position away from the back of the game board and setting the distance between the game board and the ball flow-down unit wide can avoid interference between the components of the game board and the ball-flow unit. Although there is a dead hole in which a mounting hole is opened in the vicinity of the component member, particularly near one side of the game board, and nothing is arranged behind the component member attached to the attachment hole and one side edge of the game board. Space is easily formed. As a result, the limited space in the pachinko machine cannot be used effectively. In addition, if a ball flow-down unit through which game balls flow down, especially a ball discharge device that discharges game balls, is placed away from the back mechanism panel, the ball discharge device cannot be supported in a stable state, and the ball discharge There is a possibility that the structure supporting the apparatus and the ball discharging apparatus may be damaged.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently arrange a ball-falling unit behind the game board and effectively utilize the limited space in the game machine. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can support the ball discharge device in a stable state.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame that is pivotably mounted on the front surface of the machine frame, and a game area is formed on the surface. and game board detachable for the front frame is provided with a back mechanism plate which is arranged on the back side of the front frame, the backing mechanism Edition, flows down while aligning the stored game balls In a gaming machine provided with a ball storage unit to be made and a ball flow-down unit capable of flowing a game ball supplied from the ball storage unit,
The game board
A game board body in which a mounting hole penetrating in the front-rear direction on one side is formed;
A component disposed in the mounting hole in a state of projecting forward and backward of the game board main body;
A partition member that partitions and forms the game area on the surface of the game board main body,
A portion between one side edge of the game board main body and the component member is a component member attachment edge portion, and the partition member is attached to the front side of the component member attachment edge portion,
The ball flow down unit is
A ball discharge device capable of discharging game balls as prize balls or rental balls,
A receiving flow path for receiving and flowing down the game balls supplied from the ball storage unit;
A discharge path for supplying game balls flowing down the receiving flow path to the ball discharge device;
A ball outlet flow path for branching from a branch portion provided between the receiving flow path and the discharge path and guiding the game ball flowing down the receiving flow path to the outside of the gaming machine;
A switching member that is provided in the branch portion and is switchable between a discharge state in which the game ball that has flowed down the receiving flow path flows down to the discharge path, and a ball discharge state in which the game balls flow down to the ball discharge flow path;
A discharge flow path for supplying the game balls discharged by the ball discharge device to the dish unit located on the front side of the game machine;
The back mechanism board is disposed on the rear side of the game board main body, and includes the ball discharge device, the receiving flow path, the discharge path, the ball outlet flow path, the switching member, and the discharge flow path. A downstream unit base to be arranged,
The flow-down unit base extends at least behind a mounting portion for mounting the ball discharge device and the component member mounting edge, and the mounting portion is arranged behind the component member mounting edge and the component member. One supporting side wall portion that supports in a state,
The ball outlet channel is formed by fixing a ball outlet forming member having a side groove recessed into a groove shape and forming a ball outlet groove portion on the outer side surface of the support side wall portion from the side. is the open portion of the formed by closing with the support side wall, the state located between a rear side of the component mounting edge portion said component mounting edge portion and the mounting portion supporting side wall Arranged along the
The ball discharge device includes a sprocket for holding a game ball supplied from the discharge path and discharging it to the discharge flow down path, and an electric drive source for rotationally driving the sprocket in a side-by-side state. Is located on the inner side which is closer to the component member than the electric drive source, and the mounting portion is located on the outer side which is closer to the ball outlet downstream side than the sprocket. Installed,
In the gaming machine, the electrical drive source is disposed so as to face a rear side of the supporting side wall portion and the ball escape passage forming member when the ball discharging device is mounted on the mounting portion. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ball flow-down unit includes a flow-down unit cover that is attached to the flow-down unit base from the rear.
The ball outlet channel is curved in the front-rear direction between the component mounting edge and the mounting portion, and a part of the ball outlet channel is closer to the game board main body than the rear end of the component member. Is disposed behind the component mounting edge in a state of passing through ,
The mounting portion is formed in a state in which the flow-down unit base is recessed toward the front, and an outer portion on the side of the ball passage forming member is opened from the support side wall portion,
The ball passage forming member is
A discharge device cover portion that extends rearward from the support side wall portion, closes an outer portion open portion of the mounting portion, and protects a side portion of the ball discharge device;
A heat-dissipating opening for dissipating heat generated from an electrical drive source of the ball discharge device attached to the mounting portion, and opened in the discharge device cover portion,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the flow-down unit cover is configured to cover the ball discharging device mounted on the mounting portion from the rear .

According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of interference between the components of the game board and the ball discharge device, and the degree of freedom of layout in the gaming machine can be increased. Moreover, by utilizing the rear space of the likely components mounting edge portion becomes a dead space, and a ball ejector and the ball抜流under path can be efficiently disposed in a state arranged in the front and rear, with limited gaming machine Space can be used effectively. Further , the supporting side wall portion can be reinforced by the member forming the ball outlet flow path, and the ball discharge device can be sufficiently supported by the support side wall portion and the ball outlet flow path. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the ball discharging device becomes unstable due to, for example, wobbling during the discharging operation, and it is possible to make it difficult to damage the ball discharging device or the structure supporting the ball discharging device.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the front frame.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a substantially frame-shaped front frame (inner frame) 3 having a large rectangular opening on the front surface of an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so as to be openable and closable. A gaming board storage frame 4 is formed so that a rectangular gaming board 5 can be stored from the front (see FIGS. 11 and 12), and one side (the right side in FIG. 12) is pivotally attached to the front side of the front frame 3. The front cover member 6 is provided so as to be openable and closable, and a transparent glass plate 7 is accommodated in the front cover member 6 so that the game area 8 formed on the front surface of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front through the glass plate 7. It is composed.

  In addition, a large frame-like back mechanism board 10 is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, more specifically on the back side of the front frame 3, and a substantially rectangular opening 11 is opened in the center of the back mechanism board 10, A portion protruding from the back side of the game board 5, more specifically, a rear part of the winning device 13 provided on the game board 5, a rear part of the center case (not shown), and the game control device 14 are arranged in the opening 11. It is configured so as not to interfere with the back mechanism panel 10.

  The game board 5 is formed with a case attachment hole (not shown) penetrating in the front-rear direction at the approximate center of the game board main body 15 serving as a base of the game board 5, and a center case is formed in the case attachment hole. It arrange | positions and the rear part of this center case is covered with the cover body 16 from back (refer FIG. 1). Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a partition member (side case) 17 for partitioning the game area 8 is attached to the front edge of the game board main body 15, and the game area 8 is located more than the partition member 17. In the center side, in other words, closer to one side of the game board main body 15 (rightward in FIG. 12), the winning device mounting hole 19 (corresponding to the mounting hole in the present invention) is opened rearward, more specifically in the front-rear direction. In the state, it is formed near the edge of the opening 11 of the back mechanism panel 10. Then, a winning device 13 (corresponding to a constituent member in the present invention) constituting a part of the game board 5 is disposed in the winning device mounting hole 19, and the rear portion of the winning device 13 is arranged in the vicinity of the edge of the opening 11, and While being arranged in the vicinity of the partition member 17, it projects backward from the game board main body 15. Further, a portion between the winning device 13 and one side edge (right side edge in FIG. 12) of the game board main body 15 is defined as a winning device mounting edge 20 (corresponding to a component member mounting edge in the present invention). The mounting edge portion 20 is formed so as to have a thickness substantially equal to the width of the partition member 17 and is set thick so that the winning device mounting hole 19 is prevented from being distorted to the outside, and the inconvenience that the winning device 13 is shifted outward is eliminated. ing. In a state where the game board 5 is stored in the game board storage frame 4, the winning device mounting edge 20 is arranged in front of the edge of the opening 11 of the back mechanism board 10.

  Further, on the back side of the game board main body 15, a ball gathering channel 21 through which game balls can flow down is provided, and an out port (not shown) or a prize opened in the lower part of the game board 5 in the ball gathering channel 21. A game ball (so-called safe ball) that communicates with the rear portion of the device 13 and flows down the game area 8 and wins the winning device 13 (so-called safe ball), or a game ball (so-called out-ball) that is collected from the outlet without winning the winning device 13 ) Can be guided below the game board 5.

  The back mechanism board 10 has a ball storage unit 23 disposed above the opening 11, and a ball that causes the game ball discharged from the ball storage unit 23 to flow down to the side of the opening 11 (right side in FIG. 2). A flow-down unit 24 is arranged. Further, below the opening 11, a ball guiding unit 25 for guiding the game ball flowing down the ball flow-down unit 24 or the ball approaching flow path 21 of the game board 5 downward is arranged, and the back side of the ball guiding unit 25 Is provided with a control unit 29 including a discharge control device 26, a power supply device 27, and a relay board 28. Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one side of the sphere storage unit 23 (right side in FIG. 3) and the upper part of the sphere lowering unit 24 are connected, and the lower part of the sphere lowering unit 24 and the sphere guiding unit 25 are connected. Is connected to the upper side (right side in FIG. 3) of the game machine so that the game ball flows down the back side of the back mechanism board 10 in the order of the ball storage unit 23, the ball flow down unit 24, and the ball guide unit 25. ing. Above the ball storage unit 23, a replenishing device (not shown) is provided in the game machine installation island facility, and replenishes game balls from the game machine installation island facility to the ball storage unit 23 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. ) Is arranged. Further, the configuration of the ball lowering unit 24 and the connection of the units 23, 24, and 25 will be described in detail later.

  The ball storage unit 23 is a unit capable of storing the game balls replenished from the replenishing device and discharging the stored game balls. As shown in FIG. 2, the ball storage unit 23 is arranged below the storage unit base 32, a ball storage tank 33 that can store game balls, and the ball storage tank 33, and is supplied from within the ball storage tank 33. A ball alignment member 34 for flowing down the game balls while aligning them, and an alignment ball leveling member 35 for eliminating the stacked state of the game balls flowing down the ball alignment members 34 are provided. Then, the downstream end of the ball alignment member 34 is arranged near one side (right side in FIG. 2) of the ball storage unit 23 so that it can be connected to the ball flow-down unit 24. The unit 24 can be supplied. Furthermore, a storage connection portion 37 that can be connected to a part of the ball flow lowering unit 24 is provided on one side of the storage unit base 32 (right side in FIG. 2). It is configured so that it can be connected in a state where it overlaps with.

  The ball guiding unit 25 includes a discharge guiding path 40, a ball pulling guiding path 41, and a ball collecting path 42 therein (see FIG. 4). Opened to the side (left side in FIG. 4), the downstream opening of the discharge guiding path 40 is opened at the lower part of the ball guiding unit 25, and the upper plate communication port 43 is opened forward in the middle of the discharging guiding path 40. doing. Further, the upstream opening of the ball extraction guide path 41 is opened to the side of the upstream opening of the discharge guide path 40, and the downstream opening of the ball extraction guide path 41 is opened to the side of the downstream opening of the discharge guide path 40. Furthermore, the upstream opening of the ball collection path 42 is opened near the other side of the upper part of the ball guidance unit 25 (right side in FIG. 4), and the downstream opening of the ball collection path 42 is communicated with the downstream part of the ball removal guidance path 41. Yes.

Next, the ball flow down unit 24 will be described.
The ball flow-down unit 24 is a unit for guiding the game balls supplied from the ball storage unit 23, specifically, the game balls flowing down in a state of being aligned from the ball alignment member 34 to the lower part of the pachinko gaming machine 1. is there. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the ball flow down unit 24 includes a flow down unit base 51, a discharge flow down passage 52 through which game balls as prize balls or rental balls flow down, and game balls to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1. A flow-down switching device 54 that communicates with the upstream end of the ball outlet flow 53 to be guided, the upstream end of the discharge downstream passage 52 and the upstream end of the ball outlet downstream passage 53, and can switch the flow direction of the game ball, and the discharge downstream passage 52 and the downstream flow And a ball discharge device 55 that is disposed between the change-over device 54 and discharges the game ball flowing down from the flow-down change-over device 54 to the discharge flow-down path 52 as a prize ball or a rental ball. The discharge flow down channel 52, the flow switching device 54, and the ball discharge device 55 are arranged in the side, and the ball discharge down channel 53 is arranged in the side portion.

The flow-down unit base 51 is a member that is fixed to the rear side of the back side of the back mechanism board 10 and closer to one side (right side in FIG. 2) of the game board body 15 (game board 5), as shown in FIG. A vertically long flowing base base 58, and a vertically long mounting portion 59 at a position spaced rearward from the flowing base base 58, with the flow unit base 51 recessed forward, and a support side wall 62 described later. The outer portion on the side of the ball passage forming member 69 is formed so as to be open, and the mounting portion 59 is closer to the sphere storage unit 23 (leftward in FIG. 8) than the flow base portion 58, in other words, the rear side. It is arranged near the opening 11 of the mechanism panel 10. Further, an inverted L-shaped switching device mounting portion 60 is formed in the upper portion of the mounting portion 59, and a discharge device mounting portion 61 is placed in front of the central portion of the mounting portion 59 and below the switching device mounting portion 60. It is formed in a recessed state. A vertically long support side wall (spacer) 62 that supports the mounting portion 59 is provided between the flow-down base base 58 and the mounting portion 59 in a state of extending in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, a block-like flow-down connection portion 63 connected to the storage connection portion 37 of the storage unit base 32 is provided above the mounting portion 59 and the support side wall portion 62, and the flow-down connection portion 63 is connected to the storage connection portion 37 from the rear. The storage unit base 32 (sphere storage unit 23) and the flow-down unit base 51 (ball flow-down unit 24) are connected to each other. In addition, an external terminal board 64 for electrically connecting the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a terminal board for holding the external terminal board 64 on the ball flow-down unit 24 are provided at the rear part of the flow-down connecting part 63. A holder 65 is disposed (see FIG. 7).

  In addition, a discharge flow path 52 extending in the vertical direction is provided below the mounting portion 59, specifically, below the discharge device mounting portion 61. As shown in FIG. 8, the discharge flow path 52 is formed by forming a discharge groove portion 67 by denting a portion of the mounting portion 59 located below the ball discharge device 55 forward in a meandering groove shape to the left and right. A discharge cover 68 is attached from the rear of the groove 67, and an open portion on the rear side of the discharge groove 67 is closed by the discharge cover 68. And while opening the downstream opening of the discharge flow down path 52 in the lower end part of the ball flow down unit 24, opening the upstream opening of the discharge flow down path 52 toward the upper discharge apparatus mounting part 61, and opening a downstream opening rather than an upstream opening Arranged forward, the downstream opening is set to be positioned closer to the flow-down base base 58 than the upstream opening (in other words, closer to the back mechanism board 10 or the game board 5) (see FIG. 11).

Further, on the side of the support side wall portion 62 (on the right side in FIG. 8), a vertically elongated ball drainage forming member 69 is fixed and a ball drainage lower channel 53 is disposed. More specifically, the ball outlet lower passage 53 has a side portion (left side portion in FIG. 8) facing the support side wall portion 62 of the ball outlet passage forming member 69 that is recessed into a vertically elongated groove shape. And the ball-opening passage forming member 69 formed with the ball-exit groove portion 70 is fastened from the side of the support side wall portion 62, so that the open side portion of the side of the ball-extraction groove portion 70 is supported by the support side wall portion 62. Closed and configured. Then, the downstream opening of the sphere outlet lower passage 53 is opened at the lower end portion of the sphere outlet passage forming member 69 and disposed at the lower end portion of the sphere outlet lowering unit 24, and the upstream opening is formed at the rear edge portion of the sphere outlet passage forming member 69. It is opened on the upper side and is arranged on the side of the switching device mounting portion 60 (on the opposite side of the switching device mounting portion 60 with the support side wall portion 62 interposed therebetween).

  The ball extraction path forming member 69 is formed of a member thicker than the support side wall 62 and has a function of reinforcing the support side wall 62. Further, a front engagement piece 69a is projected from the front side of the ball passage forming member 69 toward the flow-down unit base 51, and the front engagement piece 69a is engaged with the front surface portion of the flow-down base base 58 (see FIG. 6). Further, an engagement concave portion provided with a rear engagement piece 69b projecting from the rear side of the ball passage forming member 69 toward the flow-down unit base 51, and the rear engagement piece 69b provided on the rear surface portion of the mounting portion 59. 71 is engaged.

The flow switching device 54 is a dish unit located on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 , specifically on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, with the game balls flowing down from the ball alignment member 34 as prize balls or rental balls. Switch between flowing down to a tray unit or a lower tray unit (both not shown), or going down to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1, specifically, a ball collecting basket (not shown) in the gaming machine island facility It is a device for. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the flow switching device 54 has a first receiving flow channel 76 and a second receiving flow channel 77 (supplied from the ball storage unit 23) communicating with the lower inclined end of the ball alignment member 34. Receiving flow passages 76, 77) for receiving the game balls to be played are arranged in a state of being partitioned by a receiving partition wall 78 in the front-rear direction, and provided with a first receiving flow passage 76 at the rear of the flow switching device 54, A second receiving flow path 77 is provided on the front side of the switching device 54. Further, the first receiving flow path 76 and the second receiving flow path 77 are inclined downward in the same inclination direction as the ball alignment member 34.

And the inclined lower end of the 1st receiving flow path 76 and the 2nd receiving flow path 77 is branched, and the discharge path (the 1st discharge path 81 arrange | positioned at the back of the flow-down switching apparatus 54, and the 2nd arrange | positioned at the front) Branching into a discharge passage 82) and a ball extraction passage 83, and a partition wall is sandwiched between the first discharge passage 81 and the second discharge passage 82 from the branch portion. Are arranged in the front-rear direction and extended downward in a meandering manner in the left-right direction. Further, the lower end opening of the first discharge passage 81 and a lower end opening of the second discharge path 82 side by side opened, in communication with the ball discharging unit 55 to be described later to each lower end opening, the game balls from the discharge passage 81, 82 It is configured so that it can be supplied to the ball discharge device 55. Then, the ball extraction passage 83 is extended from the branch portion to the side, the downstream opening of the ball extraction passage 83 is opened in front of the flow switching device 54, and the ball extraction flow path 53 can be communicated with the downstream opening. Yes.

Further, a switching valve 86 (corresponding to a switching member in the present invention) that can be switched by manually operating the operation lever 85 is provided at the branching portion. In a normal state in which the operation lever 85 is not operated, the switching valve 86 is urged by an urging member (not shown) to block the receiving passages 76 and 77 and the ball extraction passage 83, and the receiving passage 76. , 77 is set to a discharge state (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 9B) where the game balls flow down to the discharge paths 81 and 82 (and the ball discharge device 55 and the discharge flow down path 52). On the other hand, when the operation lever 85 is operated against the urging force of the urging member, the switching valve 86 is opened to connect the receiving passages 76 and 77 and the ball extraction passage 83, and the game in the receiving passages 76 and 77 is performed. The sphere is configured to switch to a sphere extraction state (a state indicated by a broken line in FIG. 9B) in which the sphere flows down to the sphere extraction passage 83 (and further to the sphere extraction flow path 53).

  A receiving sphere leveling member 87 is disposed above the upstream side of the receiving channels 76 and 77. The receiving ball leveling member 87 is provided with a tongue-like leveling plate 87a from the bottom of the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 at a position slightly higher than the diameter of the game ball along the inclination direction of the receiving flow paths 76 and 77. In addition, the downstream end of the leveling plate 87a is supported and set in a cantilever state, and the upstream end serving as a free end is set in a state of warping upward. Further, a weight 87b is provided on the upper surface of the upstream end portion, and the upstream end of the leveling plate 87a is constantly urged downward. Therefore, when the plurality of game balls are stacked and flow into the first receiving flow path 76 or the second receiving flow path 77, the receiving ball leveling member 87 abuts the game ball on the lower portion thereof and swings the downstream end. The game ball can be pressed and leveled by the urging force of the weight 87b. Thereby, the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 can be flowed down in a state where game balls are not stacked.

  An acceptance detection mechanism 89 that can detect the presence or absence of a game ball is provided above the downstream side of the acceptance flow paths 76 and 77. The receiving detection mechanism 89 includes a plate-like swinging piece 89a that can swing by contacting the upper part of the game ball in the receiving passages 76 and 77, and a detection protrusion 89b that extends on the swinging piece 89a. And an acceptance detection sensor 89c capable of detecting the state of the detection projection 89b, and the acceptance detection sensor 89c is mounted on the acceptance detection substrate 89d above the swing piece 89a and above the detection projection 89b. ing. When the game ball is stopped in the receiving flow paths 76 and 77, the swing piece 89a and the detection projection 89b are pushed up by the game ball (the state indicated by the broken line in FIG. 9B), and the reception detection is performed. The sensor 89c detects a state in which the detection protrusion 89b is raised, and by this detection, the number of game balls stored in the flow switching device 54 (the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 and the discharge paths 81 and 82) is one. It can be determined that there are more than the prescribed number discharged in the discharging operation. On the other hand, when the game ball is not stopped in the receiving flow paths 76 and 77, the swing piece 89a and the detection protrusion 89b are lowered by their own weight (state shown by a solid line in FIG. 9B), and the receiving detection sensor 89c. Thus, the state in which the detection projection 89b is lowered is detected, and by this detection, the number of game balls stored in the flow switching device 54 (the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 and the discharge paths 81 and 82) is discharged once. It can be determined that the number is less than the specified number discharged.

The ball discharge device 55 is a device that communicates with the lower ends of the discharge paths 81 and 82 of the flow switching device 54 and performs a game ball discharge operation. The game ball (awarded ball or rental ball ) flowing down (supplied) from the discharge channels 81 and 82 of the flow switching device 54 is counted and discharged to the discharge channel 52. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10B, a sphere discharge channel 92 is formed inside the sphere discharge device 55, and two sprockets arranged side by side on the middle of the sphere discharge channel 92. A discharge detection sensor 94 capable of detecting a game ball is provided below the sprocket 93 in the ball discharge flow path 92 with the end portion of the ball 93 facing the end. Further, the side of the ball discharge device 55 (the right side in FIG. 10A) is provided with a drive motor 95 (corresponding to an electric drive source in the present invention) that rotationally drives the ball discharge device 55, specifically the sprocket 93. The sprocket 93 is arranged side by side , and the output shaft of the drive motor 95 is connected to the rotating shaft 93a of the sprocket 93 (see FIG. 12). In other words, the sprocket 93 is positioned on the inner side that is closer to the winning device 13 side than the drive motor 95, and the drive motor 95 is positioned on the outer side that is closer to the ball outlet downstream 53 than the sprocket 93. Then, a plurality (three in this embodiment) of ball holding grooves 93b are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the sprocket 93, and the sprocket 93 is fitted in a state in which the game balls are fitted (held) one by one in the ball holding grooves 93b. When it rotates, the game ball flows down to the downstream side of the ball discharge flow path 92, and when the discharge detection sensor 94 detects that a predetermined number of game balls flow down, the rotation of the sprocket 93 is stopped. The two sprockets 93 are fixed to the rotating shaft 93a in a state in which the phase is shifted by one of the ball holding grooves 93b, and are configured to rotate with a phase shifted by one game ball. Therefore, the two sprockets 93 are configured so as to rotate integrally and alternately discharge the game balls downward.

Ball falling unit 24 having such a configuration, the falling switching device 54 is mounted from the rear, wearing the sphere discharge device 55 to the discharge receiving portion 61 from the rear to the switching device mounting portion 60 of the flow-down unit base 51 The drive motor 95 is positioned behind the support side wall 62 and the ball escape passage forming member 69 . Then, the flow switching device 54 is mounted above the ball discharge device 55, and the flow switching device 54 and the ball discharge device 55 are arranged in the vertical direction. The discharge paths 81 and 82 of the flow switching device 54 and the ball The ball discharge passage 92 of the discharge device 55 communicates. Further, the lower end opening of the ball discharge passage 92 and the upstream opening of the discharge flow path 52 communicate with each other. Furthermore, when the ball passage forming member 69 is fixed to the support side wall 62, the side portion (the right side portion in FIG. 5) of the flow switching device 54 and the rear edge portion of the ball passage forming member 69 are aligned in the front-rear direction. The ball outlet passage 83 of the flow switching device 54 and the ball outlet downstream passage 53 communicate with each other. When the operation lever 85 is not operated, that is, when the ball lowering unit 24 is in the discharge state, the game balls in the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 are discharged from the discharge paths 81 and 82, the ball discharge device 55, and the discharge. It flows down to the ball guiding unit 25 through the downflow path 52. Further, when the operation lever 85 is operated to switch the ball lowering unit 24 to the ball extraction state, it flows down to the ball guiding unit 25 through the ball extraction passage 83 and the ball extraction lower passage 53.

Then, the ball flow unit 24 is mounted with a vertically long flow unit cover 97 so as to cover the lower part of the flow switch device 54, the ball discharge device 55, and the discharge flow channel 52 from the rear, and the flow switch device 54 and the ball discharge device. The connection part with 55 and the connection part with the ball discharge device 55 and the discharge flow down path 52 are protected. Further, the discharge device cover 98 is placed behind the ball discharge passage 53, specifically from the rear edge of the ball discharge passage forming member 69, to the side of the ball discharge device 55 in the discharge device mounting portion 61 (in other words, the support It extends toward the rear of the side wall 62 . Therefore, the side part of the ball discharge device 55 can be protected by the discharge device cover portion 98, and a problem that the ball discharge device 55 is detached from the side can be prevented. Further, the discharge device cover 98 is provided with a circular heat radiation opening 99 so that the drive motor 95 faces the heat radiation opening 99 so that heat generated from the drive motor 95 can be discharged through the heat radiation opening 99. It is configured. Thus, heat generated from the drive motor 95 can be efficiently released from the heat radiation opening 99, and damage to the drive motor 95 due to heat can be suppressed. The heat radiating opening 99 may have any opening shape as long as the heat from the drive motor 95 can be radiated. For example, the heat radiating opening 99 may be formed by a plurality of slits.

  In order to attach the ball storage unit 23, the ball flow down unit 24, and the ball guide unit 25 having such a configuration to the back mechanism panel 10, first, the storage unit base 32 is fixed to the upper part of the back mechanism panel 10. The ball storage unit 23 is attached. Then, the ball storage tank 33 is disposed above the opening 11 of the back mechanism panel 10, and the ball alignment member 34 is disposed at a position spaced rearward from the upper part of the opening 11 of the back mechanism panel 10.

If the ball storage unit 23 is mounted on the upper part of the back mechanism panel 10, the flow-down connection portion 63 of the flow-down unit base 51 is overlapped with the storage connection portion 37 of the storage unit base 32 from the rear, and the flow-down of the flow-down unit base 51 in this state. The base base portion 58 is fixed to the side portion of the back mechanism panel 10 and the ball lowering unit 24 is attached. Then, the side part of the ball storage unit 23 and the upper part of the ball flow down unit 24 are connected, and the ball alignment member 34 and the receiving flow paths 76 and 77 of the flow down switching device 54 communicate with each other. Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the upper portion of the mounting portion 59, the flow down switching device 54, the ball discharge device 55, and the discharge flow down passage 52 is a support side wall portion 62 and a ball discharge down passage 53 (specifically, a ball discharge passage formation). Supported by the member 69) and arranged at a position separated rearward from the winning device mounting edge 20 , the opening 11 of the back mechanism board 10, the component on the back side of the game board 5 (for example, the rear portion of the winning device 13) . Is done. Accordingly, the ball flow down unit 24 (specifically, the mounting portion 59, the flow down switching device 54, the ball discharge device 55, the discharge flow down passage 52) and the constituent members on the back side of the game board 5 (for example, the rear portion of the winning device 13). The inconvenience of interference can be avoided, and the degree of freedom of layout in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be increased. Further, the support side wall 62 and the ball pull-out path forming member 69 are disposed behind the winning device mounting edge 20 of the game board main body 15. In other words, the ball outlet flow 53 is arranged on the support side wall 62 in a state of being lined up with the winning device attachment edge 20 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the ball outlet downstream 53 is behind the winning device mounting edge 20 and between the winning device mounting edge 20 and the ball discharging device 55 (the ball discharging device 55 mounted on the mounting portion 59). It is arrange | positioned along the support side wall part 62 in the state located in this. Further, the winning device mounting edge 20 is curved in the front-rear direction between the winning device mounting edge 20 and the ball discharging device 55 and passes the front side (game board main body 15 side) from the rear end of the winning device 13. It is arrange | positioned behind. The first discharge path 81 and the second discharge path 82 are rearward of the winning device 13 and pass through the front side of the winning device 13 (the game board main body 15 side) in the ball outlet flow 53. It arrange | positions so that it may rank in a line behind the part. Therefore, by utilizing the space behind the winning device mounting edge 20 that is likely to become a dead space, the ball discharge device 55 and the ball discharge lower passage 53 can be arranged in the front-rear direction, and the ball flow unit 24 The width can be kept narrow. Therefore, the ball flow down unit 24 can be efficiently arranged behind the game board 5 and the limited space in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be effectively utilized.

  Further, since the thin plate-like support side wall 62 is provided with the ball outlet flow path 53 (the ball outlet passage forming member 69), the support side wall portion 62 can be reinforced by the ball outlet passage forming member 69, and the ball discharge device 55 is provided. Can be sufficiently supported by the support side wall 62 and the ball outlet flow 53. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the ball discharge device 55 becomes unstable due to wobbling during the discharge operation (specifically, when the drive motor 95 is driven), and the ball discharge device 55 and the ball discharge device 55 are supported. It is possible to make it difficult to damage the configuration (that is, the support side wall portion 62).

  Further, the discharge flow path 52 provided in the lower portion of the mounting portion 59 is formed by recessing a portion of the mounting portion 59 located below the ball discharge device 55 into a groove shape, so that the sphere can be easily configured. The flow-down unit 24 can be provided with the discharge flow-down path 52, so that the manufacturing cost of the ball flow-down unit 24 can be reduced, and consequently the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be reduced.

  When the ball lowering unit 24 is mounted on the side of the back mechanism board 10, the ball guiding unit 25 is mounted on the lower part of the back mechanism board 10. Then, the lower part of the ball flow down unit 24 and the upper part of the ball guide unit 25 are connected, the discharge flow down path 52 and the discharge guide path 40 communicate, and the ball drop down path 53 and the ball discharge guide path 41 communicate. Furthermore, the upper dish communication port 43 of the ball guiding unit 25 communicates with the upper dish unit, and the downstream opening of the discharge guiding path 40 communicates with the lower dish unit. Further, the ball pulling guide path 41 can communicate with the ball collecting basket in the gaming machine island facility.

  In this arrangement, the flow switching device 54 is switched to the discharge state (that is, the operation lever 85 is set to a normal state), and when the ball discharge device 55 is operated in this discharge state, the game balls in the ball storage unit 23 are removed. The game flow ball can be supplied as an award ball (or rental ball) to the upper plate unit or the lower plate unit by flowing down the flow switching device 54, the ball discharge device 55, the discharge flow down channel 52, and the discharge guide channel 40. On the other hand, when the flow switching device 54 is switched to the ball removal state, the game balls in the ball storage unit 23 can be discharged to the ball collection basket by flowing down the flow switching device 54, the ball removal flow path 53, and the ball removal guide path 41. it can.

  In the above embodiment, the flow switching device 54, the ball discharge device 55, the discharge flow downstream 52, and the mounting portion 59 are supported by the support side wall 62, but the present invention is not limited to this. If at least the ball discharge device 55 is supported by the support side wall portion 62 and the ball drainage lower passage 53 is arranged on the support side wall portion 62 to reinforce the support strength, the ball discharge device 55 becomes unstable during the discharge operation. It is possible to suppress the damage, and the structure that supports the ball discharge device 55 and the ball discharge device 55 can be made difficult to be damaged.

  In the above embodiment, the prize winning device 13 is exemplified as a constituent member disposed in the vicinity of one side edge of the game board main body 15. Any component member may be used as long as it protrudes and forms a component member mounting edge portion with one side edge of the game board main body 15. Furthermore, the attachment hole for attaching the component member is not limited to one that penetrates in the front-rear direction, and may be any one that is formed in a state of being opened rearward. For example, the mounting hole may be formed by recessing the back side of the game board main body 15 forward.

  And in the said embodiment, the winning device attachment edge (component member attachment edge) 13 of the game board 5 is arrange | positioned ahead of the side edge part of the opening part 11 of the back mechanism board 10, and the winning device attachment edge 13 and The side edge portion of the opening 11, the supporting side wall portion 62 of the ball flow down unit 24 and the ball draw down passage 53 are arranged in the front-rear direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the edge of the opening 11 of the back mechanism board 10 is disposed at a position deviating from the rear of the winning device mounting edge 13 (a position lateral to the winning device mounting edge 13), and the winning device mounting edge 13. In addition, the support side wall 62 and the ball outlet channel 53 may be arranged in the front-rear direction. If it does in this way, the game board 5 can be attached from the back of the front frame 3. FIG. That is, the ball storage unit 23 and the ball flow-down unit 24 are separated from the rear of the back mechanism board 10 to open the rear of the game board storage frame 4, and the game board 5 is stored in the game board storage frame 4 from the rear in this open state. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the front frame, a game board detachable from the front frame side, Any game machine, for example, an arrangement ball, may be used as long as it has a back mechanism board arranged on the back side of the front frame and a backflow mechanism board provided with a ball flow-down unit that allows game balls to flow down. It may be a gaming machine such as a game machine or a sparrow ball game machine.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back of a front frame. It is a back perspective view of the state where a ball storage unit, a ball flow down unit, a ball guidance unit, and a control unit were assembled. It is a front perspective view of the state which assembled the ball storage unit, the ball flow down unit, the ball guidance unit, and the control unit. It is a back perspective view of a ball descent unit. It is a front perspective view of a ball descent unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball flow down unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a flow-down unit base, a discharge cover, and a ball extraction path formation member. It is explanatory drawing of a flow-down switching apparatus, (a) is a top view, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a). It is explanatory drawing of a ball | bowl discharge | emission apparatus, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is sectional drawing of the ball flow down unit with which the back mechanism board was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing explaining the positional relationship of a ball flow down unit and a game board.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 5 Game board 10 Back mechanism board 11 Opening part 13 Prize-winning device 15 Game board main body 19 Prize-winning device attachment hole 20 Prize-winning device attachment edge 23 Ball storage unit 24 Ball flow-down unit 25 Ball guidance unit 33 Ball storage Tank 34 Sphere alignment member 51 Flowing unit base 52 Discharge flow downstream 53 Ball discharge downstream 54 Flow switching device 55 Ball discharge device 59 Mounting portion 60 Switching device mounting portion 61 Discharge device mounting portion 62 Support side wall 67 Discharge groove 68 Discharge cover 69 Sphere extraction passage member 70 Sphere extraction groove portion 76 First reception flow channel 77 Second reception flow channel 81 First discharge channel 82 Second discharge channel 83 Sphere extraction channel 92 Sphere discharge channel 93 Sprocket 95 Drive motor 98 Ejector cover unit 99 Heat dissipation opening

Claims (2)

A front frame which is openably journalled on the front of the machine frame, and a game board detachable game area on the surface for the front frame is partitioned and formed, is disposed on the back side of the front frame the back mechanism And a ball storage unit that allows the stored game balls to flow down while being aligned, and a ball flow-down unit that can flow down the game balls supplied from the ball storage unit. In gaming machines,
The game board
A game board body in which a mounting hole penetrating in the front-rear direction on one side is formed;
A component disposed in the mounting hole in a state of projecting forward and backward of the game board main body;
A partition member that partitions and forms the game area on the surface of the game board main body,
A portion between one side edge of the game board main body and the component member is a component member attachment edge portion, and the partition member is attached to the front side of the component member attachment edge portion,
The ball flow down unit is
A ball discharge device capable of discharging game balls as prize balls or rental balls,
A receiving flow path for receiving and flowing down the game balls supplied from the ball storage unit;
A discharge path for supplying game balls flowing down the receiving flow path to the ball discharge device;
A ball outlet flow path for branching from a branch portion provided between the receiving flow path and the discharge path and guiding the game ball flowing down the receiving flow path to the outside of the gaming machine;
A switching member that is provided in the branch portion and is switchable between a discharge state in which the game ball that has flowed down the receiving flow path flows down to the discharge path, and a ball discharge state in which the game balls flow down to the ball discharge flow path;
A discharge flow path for supplying the game balls discharged by the ball discharge device to the dish unit located on the front side of the game machine;
The back mechanism board is disposed on the rear side of the game board main body, and includes the ball discharge device, the receiving flow path, the discharge path, the ball outlet flow path, the switching member, and the discharge flow path. A downstream unit base to be arranged,
The flow-down unit base extends at least behind a mounting portion for mounting the ball discharge device and the component member mounting edge, and the mounting portion is arranged behind the component member mounting edge and the component member. One supporting side wall portion that supports in a state,
The ball outlet channel is formed by fixing a ball outlet forming member having a side groove recessed into a groove shape and forming a ball outlet groove portion on the outer side surface of the support side wall portion from the side. is the open portion of the formed by closing with the support side wall, the state located between a rear side of the component mounting edge portion said component mounting edge portion and the mounting portion supporting side wall Arranged along the
The ball discharge device includes a sprocket for holding a game ball supplied from the discharge path and discharging it to the discharge flow down path, and an electric drive source for rotationally driving the sprocket in a side-by-side state. Is located on the inner side which is closer to the component member than the electric drive source, and the mounting portion is located on the outer side which is closer to the ball outlet downstream side than the sprocket. Installed,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the electric drive source is arranged so as to face a rear side of the support side wall portion and the ball escape passage forming member when the ball discharge device is mounted on the mounting portion . The ball flow-down unit includes a flow-down unit cover mounted on the flow-down unit base from the rear,
The ball outlet channel is curved in the front-rear direction between the component mounting edge and the mounting portion, and a part of the ball outlet channel is closer to the game board main body than the rear end of the component member. Is disposed behind the component mounting edge in a state of passing through ,
The mounting portion is formed in a state in which the flow-down unit base is recessed toward the front, and an outer portion on the side of the ball passage forming member is opened from the support side wall portion,
The ball passage forming member is
A discharge device cover portion that extends rearward from the support side wall portion, closes an outer portion open portion of the mounting portion, and protects a side portion of the ball discharge device;
A heat-dissipating opening for dissipating heat generated from an electrical drive source of the ball discharge device attached to the mounting portion, and opened in the discharge device cover portion,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the flow-down unit cover is configured to cover the ball discharging device mounted on the mounting portion from the rear .

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