JP5085709B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention makes it impossible to operate the connecting material for moving the game ball when the game ball is launched through a ball tray with a flexible string-like connecting material attached. This invention relates to a pachinko machine that can prevent fraud.

  Recently, as a fraudulent act of illegally obtaining a prize ball in a pachinko game machine, a flexible connecting material such as a thin fishing line (about 0.1 to 0.3φ) is attached to the game ball. The game is launched from the launcher into the game area, and the winning switch is turned on many times by operating the connecting material and reciprocating the game ball at the winning switch portion of the winning port such as the normal winning port. There was an act of illegally obtaining a prize ball.

  In addition, as an illegal act to be performed by attaching the connecting material to the game ball, in addition to holding the connecting material, the game ball is thrown into the counter, the connecting material is operated, and the game ball is moved by the ball sensor portion. Some have increased the count value by reciprocating (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Conventionally, as a countermeasure against such an illegal act, an abnormal movement of the game ball that is reversed at the ball sensor portion is detected by a predetermined lever switch to notify the illegal act.

  Therefore, in a pachinko gaming machine, it is conceivable to provide the above lever switch or the like in the vicinity of a winning switch to cope with an illegal act caused by an operation of a connecting member attached to a game ball.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-85441 (pages 5-7, FIG. 1)

  However, in conventional pachinko gaming machines, there are a large number of winning holes, and placing a lever switch or the like that senses the movement of a reversing game ball in each winning hole means that a power line or signal line connected to the lever switch or the like This is not preferable because the installation space and the number of parts are increased.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of disabling the operation of the game ball as a simple configuration even if a game ball with a connecting material is used. And

The pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine configured such that a game ball from a ball tray is fired to a game area via a launching device, and is further configured to reach a winning switch.
The game ball path from the ball tray to the winning switch, and when the flexible string-like connection material connected to the game ball contacts the inner side of the curved path, the connection material is cut. A cutting site is provided,
The cutting portion is configured to include a blade portion capable of cutting the connecting material when in contact with the tensioned connecting material, and a cover portion that prevents direct contact between the blade portion and the game ball. And

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, if the connecting material connected to the game ball comes into contact with the blade portion of the cutting site in a tension state, the cutting portion is cut. When the connecting material is in a tension state, for example, when the weight of the game ball falling is applied to the connecting material with the operation gripping side of the connecting material left on the ball tray side, This occurs, for example, when the connecting member is pulled by pulling the connecting member, or when the operation holding side of the connecting member is pulled with the game ball entering the pachinko gaming machine. And, in such a tension state of the connecting material, if the cutting part is arranged on the inner passage surface side in the curved passage of the game ball, the connecting material is scraped against the blade portion. The blade portion can easily cut the connecting member by sliding to be cut or being pressed to be cut.

  And, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the connecting material can be easily disposed by simply disposing the cutting portion at the portion that contacts the blade portion of the cutting portion as a tension state. It can be cut, and with a simple configuration, the operation of the game ball can be disabled, and cheating can be prevented. Further, the cover portion can prevent direct contact with the blade portion of the game ball, and does not damage the game ball during normal game.

  The blade portion can be formed from a cutter having a thin cutting blade made of metal or ceramic, or a grinding tool provided with fine irregularities such as a cutting grindstone, file, sandpaper, and the blade portion. May be formed integrally with the surrounding cover part, or may be formed by post-processing after being integrally formed as appropriate. Furthermore, the blade portion may be provided with a cutting blade or a grinding surface at a position where the blade portion can be cut by cutting, drawing, push-cutting, or the like when in contact with the tensioned connecting material.

Then, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the cutting portion is defined as an opening width through which the game ball cannot enter, and a groove portion that extends along the moving direction of the game ball passing through the curved path and narrows the opening width toward the bottom side. Provide, configure,
The blade part is arranged on the bottom side of the groove part so as to be in contact with the tensioned connecting material,
It is desirable that the cover portion is constructed from the periphery of the blade portion in the groove portion.

  In such a configuration, as the game ball does not contact the blade portion, when the connecting material slides and passes through the inner passage surface side such as a corner portion in the curved passage of the game ball, Since it enters the narrow bottom side in the groove and comes into contact with the blade, the blade can easily cut the connecting material.

  In this case, if the blade portion has a cutting edge at the tip, it is desirable that the cutting blade is disposed so as to be in contact with the connecting material in a tension state along the direction intersecting the groove forming direction. . In such a configuration, if the connecting material in a tensioned state comes into contact with the cutting blade, it can be easily cut or cut or pushed by the cutting blade and can be cut quickly.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, a cutting portion is arranged on the passage surface side inside the curved passage which is a passage of the game ball from the ball tray to the fall on the launching rail of the launching device. May be. In such a configuration, until the game ball reaches the rail portion and the game area, that is, when the game ball with the connecting material enters the pachinko gaming machine from the ball tray and is placed in an area where it cannot be seen, Since the connecting material can be cut, it is difficult for the fraudster to grasp the cause and the reason why the connecting material is cut. Therefore, the willingness of the fraudster to repeat the fraudulent act can be effectively cut off.

  Furthermore, in pachinko gaming machines, it is possible to prevent the return of game balls launched to the game area side to the rail section on the upper end side of the inner rail section configured with the outer rail section and the inner rail section. When the return prevention piece is disposed so as to be swingable, a groove that is recessed downward is formed on the upper edge side of the return prevention piece while penetrating in a direction from the rail portion toward the game area. You may arrange | position the blade part and cover part which comprise a site | part.

  In such a configuration, since the return prevention piece provided on the upper end side of the inner rail portion is disposed near the uppermost position of the game area, the game ball launched into the game area is located below the return prevention piece. It falls into the position, and the upper edge side of the return prevention piece is the inner passage surface side in the curved passage of the game ball. Then, the weight of the game ball and the inertial force of the game ball that falls are applied to the upper edge of the return preventing piece, and the connecting material is easily caught. Therefore, the connecting material is pulled downward, enters the groove portion of the cutting portion provided on the upper edge side of the return prevention piece, and comes into contact with the blade portion, thereby enabling smooth cutting. That is, in the above configuration, the connection material can be cut before pulling the operation gripping portion of the connection material on the ball tray side in order to operate the game ball. Of course, even if the connecting ball is not cut immediately after the game ball is launched into the game area and dropped, the connecting member slides with the blade during the subsequent pulling operation of the connecting member, so the blade is smoothly connected. The material can be cut.

  In this case, it is desirable that the return preventing piece is disposed in such a manner that the swinging of the upper edge side is ensured so that the connecting material in the vicinity of the game board surface can be introduced into the groove portion and the rear edge side is embedded in the game board surface. In such a configuration, the connecting material can be smoothly introduced into the groove portion of the cutting site and can be cut by the blade portion without the connecting material fitting between the game board surface and the return prevention piece.

  Furthermore, you may arrange | position a cutting | disconnection site | part to the inner rail part of the rail part comprised including an outer rail part and an inner rail part. The inner rail portion is formed in a curved shape of an outward bulge so as to surround the game area, and constitutes an inner passage surface side in a curved passage of the game ball. Then, if the game ball is launched from the launching device and is launched into the game area via the rail part, the connecting material connected to the game ball is pulled so as to contact the entire outer peripheral side of the inner rail part. Therefore, it enters the groove part of the cutting part, smoothly slides with the blade part, and is cut.

  And in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, if the member provided with the cutting part is a detachable replacement part, it can be replaced in the existing pachinko gaming machine and the part provided with the cutting part can be attached. Thus, it is possible to easily take measures against fraud by using a game ball with a connecting material. Examples of such replacement parts include a ball feeding device that sends a game ball from the ball tray to the launching device, a return prevention piece, and the like.

  Of course, a member provided with a cutting part or a cutting part itself may be provided in a pachinko gaming machine without using a replacement part as described above. In addition to the part and the part of the rail part, the cutting part can be arranged in the part immediately before the winning switch at the winning opening, or in the vicinity of the upper right part of the center accessory when hitting right during the big hit game.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, even if an attempt is made to use a game ball with a connecting member, the operation of the game ball can be disabled as a simple configuration.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a general | schematic fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which opened the front frame with respect to the main body frame in the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment, and has omitted the game board. It is a schematic partial perspective view which shows the state which removed the ball feeder from the state shown in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the ball feeding apparatus with respect to the main body frame side launching device of the state shown in FIG. 3, and the state which removed the ball feeding apparatus. It is a schematic front view which shows the main body frame side of the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic back view which shows the ball feeder of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic exploded perspective view of the ball feeder of a 1st embodiment. It is a left view of the component for cutting for arrange | positioning a cutting | disconnection site | part to the ball feeder of 1st Embodiment. It is the fragmentary sectional rear view seen from the diagonal left back direction of the components for cutting used for the ball feeder of a 1st embodiment. It is the front view seen from the diagonal left front direction of the components for cutting used for the ball feeder of a 1st embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows in order the state in which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached passes the ball | bowl feeder of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state in which the game ball which attached the connection material passes the ball | bowl feeder of 1st Embodiment in order, and shows the state after FIG. It is a general | schematic enlarged plan view which shows the state in which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached passes the ball | bowl feeder of 1st Embodiment in order. It is the schematic which showed the state by which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached was launched from the launcher from the back side of the ball feeder of 1st Embodiment. When using the modification of the ball | bowl feeder of 1st Embodiment, it is a schematic plan view which each shows two aspects of the state by which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached was launched from the launcher. It is a schematic back view which shows the state by which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached was launched from the launching device at the time of use of the modification of the ball feeder of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic back view which shows the other state by which the game ball | bowl with which the connection material was attached was launched from the launching device at the time of use of the modification of the ball feeder of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view of the return prevention piece which provided the cutting part of 2nd Embodiment. It is a general | schematic fragmentary sectional front view which shows the time of the action | operation of the return prevention piece of 2nd Embodiment in order. It is a schematic front view of the return prevention piece of the modification of 2nd Embodiment. It is a general | schematic fragmentary sectional view of the XXI-XXI site | part of FIG. FIG. 21 is a schematic partial cross-sectional front view sequentially illustrating the time of operation of the return prevention piece illustrated in FIG. 20. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the other modification of the return prevention piece of 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic plan view and schematic left view of a return prevention piece shown in FIG. It is a schematic front view which shows the rail part which provided the cutting site | part of 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the component for cutting for providing a cutting part in the rail part of 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic explaining the state which cut | disconnects a connection material using the components for cutting of 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic front view which shows the rail part which provided the cutting site | part of 4th Embodiment. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the rail part which provided the cutting site | part of 4th Embodiment. It is the schematic explaining the state which cut | disconnects a connection material using the rail part of 4th Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a first embodiment is hinged to the main body frame 2 and the main body frame 2 as shown in FIGS. A possible front frame 3. The main body frame 2 includes an outer frame (machine frame) 2a and a middle frame (inner frame) 2b that is hinged to the outer frame 2a and can be opened and closed, and is provided with a game board 5. The front frame 3 includes a transparent glass part 41 disposed on the front side of the game board 5 and a dish unit part 43 disposed below the glass part 41 and provided with a ball receiving tray 44. Yes. The dish unit 43 is provided with a handle 48, a dish ball removal button 49, a passage ball removal button 50, and an effect button 51 that are operated to launch game balls into the game area 12 of the game board 5.

  On the outer edge side of the game board 5, a rail portion 8 having an outer rail portion 9 and an inner rail portion 10 is disposed. In the game area 12 inside the rail portion 8, an image disposed in the center. A center accessory 14 provided with a display device 15, nails (not shown) arranged around the center, a windmill 17, a normal winning opening 18, a winning opening (gate) 19 without a prize ball, a first start opening 20, a second Known members such as a start port (electric tulip) 21, a prize winning port (attacker) 22, an out port 23, and the like are arranged.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, if the handle 48 is operated, the ball feeding device 60 (see FIG. 7), which will be described later, of the ball feeding device 60 provided inside the dish unit portion 43 is disposed below the gaming board 5. The launching ball 30 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) of the launching device 30 is operated so as to be interlocked with each other, and the game balls on the ball receiving tray 44 are shot one by one by the feeding member 70 of the ball feeding device 60. 30, which is sent to a launch rail 35 to be described later, and then the launcher 32 of the launcher 30 strikes and launches the game ball on the launch rail 35, so that the game ball is released from the launcher 30 to the rail unit. After eight, the game area 12 will be launched.

  Then, the game ball launched into the game area 12 enters any one of the normal winning port 18, the gate 19, the first starting port 20, the second starting port 21, the big winning port 22, and the out port 23. At this time, if a game ball wins the normal winning port 18, the first starting port 20, the second starting port 21 or the big winning port 22 at the time of opening, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out on the ball receiving tray 44. If the gate 19 is passed, the second start port 21 is opened for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times by lottery. In addition, if the game ball wins the first start opening 20 or the second start opening 21 at the time of opening, winning or losing such as big hits, medium hits, and small hits are determined by lottery. The winning opening 22 is opened by limiting the opening time, the number of times of opening, the number of winning prizes, etc. according to the win. These operations and game flows are publicly known, and a main control board (not shown) arranged on the back side (rear side) of the game board 5 outputs various operation signals based on the sensing at the time of winning, A sub-control board (not shown) pays out a predetermined number of game balls or activates a predetermined lamp 27, speaker 28, etc. based on a lottery result such as hitting or coming off from the main control board. Is displayed on the image display device 15.

  For such a pachinko gaming machine 1, the fraudster uses a game ball B with a flexible connecting material S such as a thin fishing line having a flexibility of about 0.1 to 0.3φ as a normal game ball. In the same manner as described above, the handle 48 is operated from the ball receiving tray 44, sent to the launching device 30 via the ball feeding device 60, and launched from the launching device 30 to the game area 12. At that time, the base end side of the connecting material S is left on the ball tray 44 side. Then, the cheating party pulls or unwinds the base portion side of the connecting material S to operate the game ball B, and the game ball B is inserted into the winning holes 18, 20, 21, The winning switch 25 is turned on many times by operating the connecting material S and reciprocating the game ball B at the site of the winning switch (ball detecting switch) 25. To get a ball, you will be fraudulent.

  The launching device 30 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the launching device 30 includes a launching rod 32 covered with a cover 33 on the front side and a launch passage 34. The firing rod 32 includes a hitting ball portion 32b and an arm portion 32c extending radially from the swing center portion 32a. If the swing center portion 32a is rotated by energization of a rotary solenoid (not shown), the launch rod 32 is moved to the front. As viewed, the ball is rotated clockwise to the hitting position BP, and the game ball B on the launch rail 35 of the launch passage 34 is hit by the hitting ball portion 32b, and then the energization of the rotary solenoid is stopped so that the launcher 32 is not shown. Due to the magnet's attractive force and its own weight, it rotates counterclockwise and returns to the original position FP. The arm portion 32c abuts against a predetermined stopper (not shown) so that the firing rod 32 can be accurately positioned at the striking position BP and the return position (original position) FP. It is configured so that it can be placed, and is formed as a portion that is attracted when the launching rod 32 is returned, corresponding to the magnet placed at a predetermined position.

  The launch passage 34 is formed of a launch rail 35 made of sheet metal and having an upper surface recessed in a V shape, and a lower guide rail 36 and an upper guide rail 37 around the launch rail 35, and further, the rear surface side is launched. The device 30 is surrounded by a base plate 31 and the front side is surrounded by members such as a ball feeding device 60 on the front frame 3 side.

  Therefore, the game ball B hit by the hitting ball portion 32b on the launch rail 35 ascends the launch passage 34 and passes through the rolling path 2c provided in the middle frame 2b as shown in FIG. 8 is fired to the game area 12 through the rail portion 8.

  In addition, below the rail part 8, as shown in FIG.2, 5, the ball guide collar part 53 provided in the front frame 3 side is arrange | positioned. The ball guide rod portion 53 includes a return passage 54 for returning the game ball B returned from the rail portion 8 without the game ball B launched by the launching device 30 to the game area 12 to the ball tray 44 side. An inflow port 54 a of the return passage 54 is opened below the lower end 9 a of the outer rail portion 9. Further, the ball guide bar 53 is also provided with a payout-side passage 55 that is arranged on the rear side of the return passage 54 and rolls a prize ball or a game ball paid out by lending to the ball tray 44 side. Yes. A portion denoted by reference numeral 55 a shown in FIG. Further, reference numeral 56 shown in FIG. 2 is a rolling path 56 that rolls the game ball that moves up the launch passage 34.

  In this pachinko gaming machine 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the ball feeding device 60 is provided with the cutting portion CT1 of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the ball feeding device 60 is disposed so as to be connected to the discharge port 46 at the terminal end (lower end) in the rolling path 45 (see FIG. 1) of the game ball B of the ball receiving tray 44. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the discharge port 46 is opened on the rear surface of the front frame 3, and slides on the lower edge side by operating the passage ball removal button 50, and on the ball feeding device 60 side. There is also provided a shutter 47 (see FIG. 13) that opens to discharge the game ball downward from the ball tray 44.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball feeder 60 includes a case 61, a solenoid 64, a swing plate 65, a feed member 70, a guide rail member 77, and a cutting component 90. A front cover 62 and a rear cover 63 that are fastened to each other are provided. In the case of the embodiment, parts such as the solenoid 64 other than the case 61 and the cutting part 90 are assembled to at least one of the front cover 62 and the rear cover 63, or both of the front cover 62 and the rear cover 63 are combined. It is assembled to the case 61 so as to be positioned at the time of fastening.

  The solenoid 64 is held by a U-shaped support plate 66 and attracts the swing plate 65 when energized. The upper end of the swing plate 65 is connected to a tension coil spring 67 fastened to the support plate 66, and the intermediate support portion 65 a in the vertical direction is supported by the locking pieces 66 a and 66 a of the support plate 66. Therefore, the swing plate 65 has the support portion 65a as the swing center, the tip portion 65b is brought closer to the solenoid 64 side by energization of the solenoid 64, the energization stop of the solenoid 64, and the biasing force of the coil spring 67. It swings so that the part 65b is separated from the solenoid 64.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 13, the feed member 70 is U-shaped in a plan view, and a shaft support portion 71 a is arranged on the bottom portion 71 of the “U” shape, and the upper and lower ends are arranged on the shaft support portion 71 a and the rear cover 63. By inserting the support pin 68 to be supported, the support pin 68 is disposed so as to be swingable in the left-right direction around the support pin 68. The feeding member 70 has curved half-cylindrical projections 74 and 75 projecting from the upper surface of the bottom 71, and the tip portion 65 b of the swing plate 65 is fitted between the projections 74 and 75. Therefore, if the swing plate 65 swings left and right due to energization and stoppage of the solenoid 64, the feed member 70 swings left and right around the support pin 68.

  Further, the feed member 70 includes two restriction rods 72 and 73 extending forward from the bottom 71 on the left and right sides, and a recess 70 a that can store one game ball B between the restriction rods 72 and 73. Forming. When the swing plate 65 is disposed at a position away from the solenoid 64 when the solenoid 64 is not energized, the restriction collar 72 receives the front surface at a position where the rear of the discharge port 46 on the ball tray 44 side is blocked. The surface 72a is arranged to prevent the game ball B located at the discharge port 46 on the ball receiving tray 44 side from flowing into the ball feeding device 60 side. When the swing plate 65 swings in the direction approaching the solenoid 64 as the solenoid 64 is energized, the restricting flange 72 rotates to the right, and the receiving surface 72a is moved to the right from the discharge port 46. Therefore, the game ball B arranged at the discharge port 46 enters the recess 70a. Next, when the energizing force of the coil spring 67 is actuated by stopping energization of the solenoid 64 and the swinging plate 65 is separated from the solenoid 64, the restriction rod portion 72 returns to close the discharge port 46. At that time, the restricting flange 73 has a plate shape with a small thickness dimension extending downward, and the bottom wall 80 of the rolling path 79 of the lower guide rail member 77 is inclined downward to the left. Therefore, the game ball B stored in the recess 70a rolls to the left on the bottom wall 80 of the rolling path 79 that is lowered to the left so as to pass under the restriction rod 73. It will be followed. Therefore, when the solenoid 64 is energized / stopped for one cycle, the feed member 70 swings left and right once, and is waiting to flow into the inlet 78 side of the guide rail member 77 through the outlet 46. The spheres B are sent to the launching device 30 one by one through the rolling path 79 and through the downstream 82 at the end of the rolling path 79.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 11 to 14, the guide rail member 77 has an inlet 78 for the game ball B disposed behind the outlet 46 so as to communicate with the outlet 46. A rolling path 79 is disposed so as to roll the game ball B. The end of the rolling path 79 is a flow-down port 82 through which the game ball B is dropped, and the flow-down port 82 is disposed on the upper surface of the launch rail 35 of the launch device 30 at a position where the game ball can fall.

  The rolling path 79 is arranged so as to incline to the left from the inflow port 78 and further descend toward the downflow port 82 while being bent so as to be reversed diagonally to the right rear side. The rolling path 79 includes a bottom wall 80 and a side wall 81 disposed on the outer peripheral side where the rolling path 79 is bent.

  In the first embodiment, the inner passage surface IF of the reversing portion (curved portion) 79a that is reversed to the right rear side of the rolling path 79, that is, the inner passage in the curved passage LR of the game ball B is provided. A cutting component 90 is disposed on the road surface IF side. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 13, the cutting component 90 is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene, and has a triangular plate-shaped mounting seat 91 that is fixed to the bottom wall 80, a guide wall 92, and a columnar portion 93. , And is configured. The attachment seat 91 is provided with an attachment hole 91 a for attaching the cutting component 90 to the bottom wall 80, and a positioning projection 91 b fitted into the positioning hole 85 of the bottom wall 80. When attaching the cutting component 90, a screw 87 is used, and an attachment hole 84 for screwing the screw 87 is formed on the bottom wall 80 side.

  The guide wall 92 is disposed so as to extend upward from the front edge side of the mounting seat 91, and the game ball B that passes through the lower side of the regulation flange portion 73 of the feed member 70 rolls leftward on the bottom wall 80. I will guide you.

  The columnar portion 93 is formed in a triangular column shape at the left end of the guide wall 92 so as to extend upward from the mounting seat 91. In the corner portion 94 on the passage surface IF side of the columnar portion 93, three groove portions 96 (96A, 96B, 96C) are formed vertically.

  Each groove portion 96 is formed so as to extend from the front side to the rear side along the bottom wall 80 along the moving direction of rolling on the bottom wall 80 of the game ball B, in other words, along the bottom wall 80. Is provided with opposing wall portions 98 and 99 facing each other in the vertical direction. In addition, the direction in which each groove part 96 is formed is formed along the moving direction of the game ball B passing through the curved path LR, and the game ball B with the connecting material S rolls the game ball B. When the roller S rolls on the bottom wall 80 so as to go around the corner portion 94 (the reversing portion 79 a) from the upstream inlet 78, and reaches the downstream outlet 82, the connecting material S is removed from the inlet 78. As a result, the connecting material S is extended to coincide with the moving direction in which the game ball B rolls. Therefore, the connecting material S that is in a tension state is straight along the groove portion 96 and easily enters the entire area in the groove portion 96.

  Each groove portion 96 is formed to be relatively inclined with respect to each other so that the opposing surfaces 98a and 99a of the opposing wall portions 98 and 99 are narrowed from the opening 96a side to the bottom portion 97 side. That is, each groove portion 96 is formed so that the opening width in the vertical direction of the opening 96a is narrowed toward the bottom portion 97 side. Furthermore, in the embodiment, at the bottom 97, at least one of the facing surfaces 98a and 99a is recessed to form a wide opening 97a that widens the vertical width (see FIG. 9).

  In the case of the embodiment, the lower facing wall portion 99 of the upper two groove portions 96A and 96B is recessed on the bottom 97 side of the facing surface 99a to form the sub-groove portion 99b, so that the wide opening portion 97a is formed. Is forming. Further, the opposing wall portions 98, 99 of the lower end groove portion 96C are both recessed from the bottom 97 side of the opposing surfaces 98a, 99a to form the sub-groove portions 98b, 99b. Forming.

  The cutting part CT1 of the first embodiment is formed by embedding the blade part 103 on the bottom 97 side of each groove part 96, and the cutting component 90 is configured by arranging three cutting parts CT1. Has been. In the case of the embodiment, the blade portion 103 is formed from a metal cutter, and when the cutting part 90 is formed, it is insert-molded, or separately provided with an attachment hole that penetrates up and down after forming, The blade portion 103 is inserted and attached from the attachment hole. Then, the blade portion 103 is substantially orthogonal to the moving direction of the game ball B rolling on the passage surface IF of the curved passage LR in a direction that intersects the forming direction of each groove portion 96 in a substantially orthogonal direction. In the embodiment, it is arranged along the vertical direction, and further, the cutting edge 104 at the tip is directed from the center of curvature of the corner portion 94 toward the top portion 94a of the corner portion 94 so as to face the opening 96a side from the bottom portion 97. And arrange it.

  This blade portion 103 is disposed at a position where the edge of the opening 96a of each groove portion 96 becomes the cover portion 101 that receives the game ball B, and even if the game ball B hits the periphery of the opening 96a of each groove portion 96, the blade portion The position at which the game ball B does not come into contact with 103. Furthermore, in the case of the embodiment, at the intermediate position in the direction along the formation direction of the groove portion 96, that is, at the intermediate position of the groove portion 96 along the direction extending obliquely from the front side of the groove portion 96 to the lower right rear direction, The cutting edge 104 is directed toward the top 94a side of the corner portion 94 from the top. In particular, in the embodiment, the cutting edge 104 is disposed between the opposing surface portions 98c and 99c of the auxiliary groove portions 98b and 99b of the opposing wall portions 98 and 99, leaving a gap h.

  In the ball feeding device 60 provided with the cutting part CT1 of the first embodiment, the cheating person operates the handle 48 to move the game ball B with the connecting material S to the rolling path 45 of the ball tray 44. When it is made to flow into the ball feeding device 60 through the discharge port 46 and to be driven out from the launching device 30 to the game area 12 through the rail portion 8, in the region of the ball feeding device 60, FIG. The behavior is as shown in FIG.

  That is, the game ball B with the connecting material S flows from the discharge port 46 through the inflow port 78 to the rolling path 79 of the guide rail member 77 due to the left and right swing of the feed member 70, It penetrates under 73 and reaches the vicinity of the cutting component 90 (see AC in FIG. 11 and the two-dot chain line in FIG. 13A). Thereafter, the game ball B rolls further, passes through the reversing part 79a, and attempts to flow down from the flow down port 82 onto the firing rail 35 of the launching device 30 (A and B in FIG. 12, B in FIG. 13). (See the solid line).

  At that time, the connecting material S extending from the game ball B enters any one of the groove portions 96 of the cutting component 90, and comes into contact with the blade portion 103 on the bottom 97 side of the groove portion 96. And if the connection material S connected with the game ball B contacts the blade part 103 of the cutting part CT1 in a tension state, it will be cut by the blade part 103 (the two-dot chain line in FIG. 14).

  When the connecting material S is in a tension state, for example, when the weight of the game ball B falling on the connecting material S with the operation gripping side of the connecting material S left on the ball receiving tray 44 side, When the game ball B is launched by the launching device 30 and pulls the connection material S, or when the game ball B is driven into the game area 12 and pulls the operation grip side of the connection material S, etc. Arise. In such a tension state of the connecting material S, if the cutting site CT1 is disposed on the inner passage surface IF side of the curved passage LR of the game ball B, the connecting material S is connected to the blade portion 103. On the other hand, it slides in a direction substantially orthogonal to the cutting edge 104 and is cut by the cutting edge 104, or slides along the cutting edge 104 and is cut by the cutting edge 104. Furthermore, the blade 103 is easily pressed by the cutting blade 104, and the connecting member S is easily cut.

  In the first embodiment, the connecting material S can be easily connected to the blade 103 of the cutting site CT1 by simply disposing the cutting site CT1 at the site where the connecting material S is in a tension state. S can be cut, and with a simple configuration, the operation of the game ball B can be disabled, and cheating can be prevented. Further, the cover portion 101 can prevent direct contact of the game ball B with the blade portion 103 and does not damage the game ball B during normal game.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 provided with the ball feeding device 60 of the first embodiment, even when trying to use the game ball B with the connecting material S, the operation of the game ball B can be disabled as a simple configuration. .

  In the first embodiment, the cutting portion CT1 is defined as an opening width through which the game ball B cannot enter, and the groove portion 96 that extends along the game ball B passing through the curved passage LR and narrows the opening width toward the bottom 97 side is provided. The blade portion 103 is disposed on the bottom 97 side of the groove portion 96 so that the blade portion 103 can come into contact with the tensioned connecting member S, and the cover portion 101 is formed in the opening 96 a of the groove portion 96 around the blade portion 103. It consists of the periphery. Therefore, in a state where the game ball B does not come into contact with the cutting edge 104, the connecting material S slides on the inner passage surface IF side of the corner portion (reversing portion, bent portion) 97a and the like in the curved passage LR of the game ball B. When passing while moving, it smoothly slides on the opposing surfaces 98a and 99a and enters the narrowed bottom portion 97 side in the groove portion 96 to come into contact with the blade portion 103, so that the blade portion 103 is easily connected to the connecting material. S can be cut.

  In the first embodiment, the path of the game ball B from the ball receiving tray 44 to the launch rail 35 of the launcher 30, that is, the rolling path 79 of the ball feeder 60, A cutting site CT1 is disposed on the inner passage surface IF side. Therefore, in the first embodiment, until the game ball B reaches the rail portion 8 or the game area 12, that is, the game ball B with the connecting material S enters the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the ball tray 44 and visually Since it is possible to cut the connecting material S when it is arranged in an area where it cannot be performed, it is difficult for the fraudster to understand the cause and reason for the disconnection of the connecting material S. It can be effectively shaved.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the member provided with the cutting site CT1 is the ball feeding device 60 that is a detachable replacement part. In the existing pachinko gaming machine, the component is replaced to provide the cutting site CT1 ( The ball feeding device) 60 can be attached, and it is possible to easily take measures against illegal acts by the game ball B to which the connecting material S is attached.

  Further, in the cutting site CT1 of the first embodiment, the cutting edge 104 of the blade portion 103 is left with a gap h between the opposing groove portions 98b and 99b of the opposing wall portions 98 and 99 and the opposing surface portions 98c and 99c of the opposing wall portions 98 and 99, It is arranged. Such sub-groove portions 98b and 99b are arranged on the bottom 97 side of the groove portion 96 so as to widen the opening width of the bottom portion 97, and even if the connecting material S is separated from the bottom portion 97 side, the sub-groove portion 98b. 99b can be prevented from detaching from the sub-groove portions 98b, 99b by the connecting surface S to be pulled out by the opposing surface portions 98c, 99c facing the bottom portion 97 of the 99b. Therefore, when the connecting material S in a tensioned state is once loosened and becomes a tensioned state again, it is not detached from the auxiliary groove portions 98b and 99b, so that it immediately contacts the cutting edge 104 and is quickly cut. The

  In the case of the embodiment, the dimension of the gap h between the cutting edge 104 and the facing surface portions 98c and 99c is set larger than the diameter of the connecting material S. However, the dimension of the gap h is set to the diameter of the connecting material S. If the connecting material S enters the gap h, the connecting material S slides along the cutting edge 104 and is easily cut off by the cutting edge 104.

  Furthermore, when providing the cutting site CT1 in the passage leading to the launching device 30, it may be provided on the inner passage surface IF side in the curved passage LR of the game ball B, for example, as shown in FIGS. In this manner, the ball feeding device 60 may be provided on the lower edge 88 side or the left edge 89 side of the flow-down port 82. The lower edge 88 side is the passage surface IF side inside the passage LR that is bent downward from the game ball B because the game ball B falls on the launch rail 35 from the flow outlet 82. Further, the left edge 89 side becomes an inner passage surface IF in the passage LR that is bent obliquely left upward from the flow-down port 82 when the game ball B on the launch rail 35 is launched.

  The cutting site CT1 provided on the lower edge 88 side or the left edge 89 side of the flow outlet 82 is similar to the structure provided with the three groove portions 96 and the blade portion 103 provided in the corner portion 94 of the cutting component 90. is there. However, the cutting part CT1 on the lower edge 88 side is provided with a sub-groove part 99b so as to be recessed leftward in all of the three groove parts 96, and the cutting part CT1 on the left edge 89 side is formed of the three groove parts 96. All are provided with sub-grooves 98b so as to be recessed upward. That is, since the game ball B launched from the launching device 30 is launched in the diagonally upper left direction, the connecting material S is also pulled in the diagonally upper left direction from the flow-down port 82. This is because the material S easily enters the left sub-groove portion 99b on the lower edge 88 side, and easily enters the upper sub-groove portion 98b on the left edge 98 side.

  And even if cutting site | part CT1 provided in the lower edge 88 side or the left edge 89 side of these flow-down openings 82, if the game ball B is launched to the rail part 8 side in the state which attached the connection material S, either A state in which the connecting material S enters the groove 96 and comes into contact with the blade portion 103 of the cutting portion CT1 as a tension state (when the game ball B is launched or after the launch, the operation of the connecting material S is performed) Therefore, it is possible to easily cut the connecting material S, disable the operation of the game ball B with a simple configuration, and prevent illegal acts. Further, the cover portion 101 can prevent direct contact of the game ball B with the blade portion 103 and does not damage the game ball B during normal game.

Second Embodiment
Next, the cutting site CT2 of the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5, 18, and 19, the return prevention that can prevent the return of the game ball B launched to the game area 12 side to the rail portion 8 is possible. A cutting site CT2 is disposed on the piece 120. Such a return prevention piece 120 is disposed on the upper end 10 a side of the inner rail portion 10 of the rail portion 8 configured to include the outer rail portion 9 and the inner rail portion 10. And in this arrangement | positioning location of this return prevention piece 120, since the game ball B passes so that it may invert downward toward the game area | region 12 side from the upper end 10a of the inner rail part 10 of the rail part 8, it is prevented from returning. The piece 120 is disposed on the inner passage surface IF side of the curved passage LR of the game ball B.

  In the case of the second embodiment, the return preventing piece 120 is swingably held by the mounting base 110 that is fitted to and attached to the upper end 10a of the inner rail portion 10. The mounting base 110 includes a rectangular tube-shaped connecting tube portion 111 fitted to the upper end 10a of the inner rail portion 10, and a holding frame portion 112 that extends upward from the connecting tube portion 111 and holds the return prevention piece 120. It is prepared for. The holding frame portion 112 includes support wall portions 114 and 114 that are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, and a connection wall portion 113 that connects the support wall portions 114 and 114 on the game area 12 side. The support wall portions 114, 114 are formed with shaft support portions 114a that support the support pins 115 disposed along the front-rear direction on the opposing surfaces, and the support pins 115 supported by the shaft support portions 114a are returned to the support wall portions 114, 114. The prevention piece 120 is inserted through the shaft portion 122.

  The return prevention piece 120 is provided with a shaft portion 122 through which the support pin 115 is inserted in the vicinity of the middle in the vertical direction, and on the left side of the shaft portion 122, a substantially rectangular plate-shaped check piece portion 123 is provided on the upper side. The weight 121 is disposed on the lower side. The weight 121 is brought into contact with the connecting wall portion 113 of the mounting base 110 when the check piece 123 is arranged in the vertical direction, and the check piece 123 is rotated toward the rail portion 8 (see FIG. 19 counterclockwise).

  Further, a groove portion 124 is formed on the upper edge 123a side of the check piece portion 123 of the return prevention piece 120 so as to penetrate in the direction from the rail portion 8 toward the game area 12 side. Further, the groove portion 124 is formed so as to narrow the opening width along the front-rear direction in a tapered shape toward the bottom portion 125 so that the connecting material S entering from the opening 124 a on the upper end side can easily move to the bottom portion 125. The opposing wall portions 126 and 127 extending from 125 are arranged so as to expand upward. In particular, in the embodiment, the opposing wall portions 126 and 127 are curved so as to bulge upward so as to abruptly narrow the opening width on the bottom portion 125 side so as to prevent contact with the blade portion 131 of the game ball B. Is formed.

  Further, a blade part 131 constituting the cutting site CT2 is disposed on the bottom part 125 of the groove part 124, and a cover for preventing contact between the peripheral wall parts 126 and 127 in the vicinity thereof and the blade part 131 of the game ball B is provided. Part 129 is used. The blade portion 131 includes a thin cutting blade 132 on the upper end side, and the cutting blade 132 is arranged along the front-rear direction so as to intersect the forming direction (left-right direction) of the bottom portion 125, It is arranged at the center in the left-right direction. Further, the cutting blade 132 is formed to be curved so as to be recessed downward. And the arrangement position of this blade part 131 is made to approach the bottom part 125 so that the edge vicinity of the surrounding opposing wall parts 126 and 127 may become the cover part 129 which prevents the contact with the blade part 131 of the game ball B. So that it is set.

  When the game ball B that is launched with the connecting material S is lifted up the rail portion 8, the return preventing piece 120 according to the second embodiment has a game as shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B. If the ball B is pushed, the upper edge 123a is brought down to the game area 12 side with the shaft portion 122 as the center of rotation, and the game ball B passes over the upper edge 123a and flows downward, it becomes C in FIG. As shown, it returns by the weight of the weight 121. At that time, if the connecting material S extends from the game ball B, the weight of the game ball B and the inertial force of the game ball B that falls are applied, so that the connecting material S becomes a tension state, and the return prevention piece 120. The upper edge 123a is hooked, and further, slides from the opening 124a of the groove portion 124 toward the bottom portion 125 so that the opposing wall portions 126 and 127 serve as guide surfaces, and contacts the cutting blade 132 of the blade portion 131. The connecting material S is cut so as to be cut by the cutting blade 132 or slips on the opposing wall portions 126 and 127 together with the fact that the cutting blade 132 is curved so as to be recessed downward. It is pushed and cut by the cutting blade 132 with a momentum. Alternatively, the connecting material S slides on the cutting blade 132 and is cut so as to be cut by the cutting blade 132 by towing by the movement of the game ball B.

  Therefore, in the cutting site CT2 of the second embodiment, the connecting material S is pulled downward, becomes a tension state, enters the groove portion 124 of the cutting site CT2 provided on the upper edge 123a side of the return prevention piece 120, and In contact with the blade 131, the cutting is smoothly performed. That is, in the second embodiment, in order to operate the game ball B, before the operation grip portion of the connection material S on the ball receiving tray 44 side is pulled, the connection ball S can be cut so that the game ball B cannot be operated. . Of course, even if the connecting material S is not cut immediately after the game ball B is launched into the game area 12 and dropped, the connecting material S becomes in a tension state during the subsequent pulling operation of the connecting material S. Therefore, the cutting blade 132 of the blade portion 131 is in a state of partially scraping the connecting material S, and the connecting material S can be cut smoothly.

  Also in the second embodiment, since the cover portion 129 can prevent direct contact of the game ball B with the blade portion 131, the game ball during normal game is not damaged.

  Furthermore, also in the second embodiment, the member provided with the cutting part CT2 is the return prevention piece 120 which is one of the replacement parts of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and is replaced in the existing pachinko gaming machine by cutting the cutting part CT2. The component (return prevention piece) 120 provided with the can be attached, and the illegal act against the game ball B with the connecting material S can be easily taken.

  In the case of the second embodiment, the return preventing piece 120 is supported by the mounting base 110 so as to be swingable, and is configured as a return preventing part 109 integrated with the mounting base 110. The base 110 and the return prevention piece 120 are replaced as a return prevention part 109 assembled integrally.

  Further, when the return prevention piece is provided with a cutting portion, the connecting member S extending from the game ball B launched into the game area 12 is disposed in the vicinity of the center in the front-rear direction on the upper edge 123a of the return prevention piece 120 and pulled downward. Although it is likely to be in a state, considering that the connecting material S is too close to the game board surface 6 and deviates from the upper edge 123a of the return prevention piece 120, as shown in FIGS. May be configured.

  In this return prevention piece 120A, the trailing edge 123b of the check piece 123A is made to correspond to the support wall 114A on the rear side of the mounting base 110A, and is accommodated in the recess 5a provided in the game board 5, so that the game board surface 6 It arrange | positions so that it may be embedded more back. In particular, in the case of the illustrated example, the opening 124 a of the groove portion 124 enters the game board surface 6, in other words, the upper edge 126 a of the opposing wall portion 126 is positioned behind the game board surface 6. It is arranged.

  The recess 5a provided in the game board 5 is provided on the rear side of the mounting base 110A in a state where the upper edge 123a of the check piece 123A can be swung so that the game ball B can be passed. The support wall 114A and the check piece 123A are configured to be accommodated. In the illustrated mounting base 110A, a return preventing piece 120A that is swingably supported by screws 117 or the like is disposed so as to be continuous with the upper end 10a of the inner rail portion 10.

  In this return prevention piece 120A, the connection material S is smoothly introduced into the groove portion 124 of the cutting site CT2 without the connection material S being fitted between the game board surface 6 and the return prevention piece 120A, and the blade It can cut | disconnect with the cutting blade 132 of the part 131. FIG.

  Further, as the cutting blade provided in the return preventing piece, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the cutting blades 132 and 132 are not provided on the bottom portion 125 side of the groove portion 124, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24. Two blade portions 131 </ b> A may be provided on the bottom portion 125 so as to overlap each other while approaching each other.

<Third Embodiment>
Furthermore, when providing a cutting part in a rail part, you may comprise like cutting part CT3 of 3rd Embodiment shown in FIGS.

  The cutting site CT3 of the third embodiment is disposed on the inner rail portion 10 of the rail portion 8 configured to include the outer rail portion 9 and the inner rail portion 10, and in the case of the embodiment, in particular, the inner rail. It is provided on a cutting component 140 attached to the portion 10. The inner rail portion 10 is formed in an outwardly bulging curve shape so as to surround the game area 12, and constitutes the inner passage surface IF side in the curved passage LR of the game ball B.

  The cutting component 140 includes an attachment base portion 141 for attachment to the inner rail portion 10 and a halved columnar protrusion 142. The mounting base 141 has a U-shaped cross section, and is configured to be attached and fixed to the portion when the inner rail portion 10 is fitted in the inner fitting groove 141a.

  The protrusion 142 is provided with a groove 143 having an opening 143 a on the outer rail 9 side, and the groove 143 has a bottom 144 along the moving direction of the game ball B passing through the rail 8. Is placed. That is, opposing wall portions 145 and 146 that extend from the bottom portion 144 in the front-rear direction are arranged so as to expand from the mounting base portion 141 toward the outer rail portion 9 side. In particular, also in the third embodiment, the opposing wall portions 145 and 146 have the rail portion 8 so that the opening width on the bottom portion 125 side is abruptly narrowed so that contact with the blade portion 150 of the game ball B can be prevented. It is formed in a curved shape that swells toward the trajectory side of the passing game ball B, in other words, toward the left side of the outer rail portion 9 side.

  And the blade part 150 which has the cutting blade 151 which comprises cutting | disconnection site | part CT3 is arrange | positioned by the bottom part 144 similarly to 2nd Embodiment. The cutting blade 151 is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the moving direction of the game ball B passing through the rail portion 8. The cutting edge 151 is configured to be recessed so that the center approaches the bottom 144. The vicinity of the opposing wall portions 145 and 146 around the blade portion 150 serves as a cover portion 148 that prevents the game ball B from contacting the blade portion 150.

  Further, when the cutting component 140 is attached to the inner rail portion 10, the protrusion height H 0 of the protrusion 142 from the inner rail portion 10 is fired from the launching device 30 and the inner side surface 9 b of the outer rail portion 9. Is set so that the game ball B rolling is not in contact with the protrusion 142.

  Then, when the game ball B is launched into the game area 12 through the upper end 10a of the inner rail portion 10, the connection material S is in a tension state so that the connection material S comes into contact with the inner rail portion 10. The protrusion height H1 of the cutting blade 151 from the inner rail portion 10 is set so that the connecting member S in a tension state can be bent and contacted. In other words, when the game ball B passes through the curved path LR of the portion with a small curvature such as the rail portion 8, the cutting blade 151 is formed in the groove portion 143 so that the connecting material S in a tensioned state can come into contact with the blade portion 150. It protrudes from the bottom part 144. Of course, the projecting state of the cutting blade 151 from the bottom 144 is that the cover portion 148 composed of the bottom 144 and the edges 144a, 145a, 146a of the opposing wall portions 145, 146 is raised by the game ball or the game area 12 rising on the rail portion 8. It is set within a range in which contact with the blade portion 150 of the game ball B returning without being launched can be prevented.

  In the third embodiment, if the game ball B is launched from the launching device 30 and is launched into the game area 12 via the rail portion 8, the connecting material S connected to the game ball B is connected to the inner rail portion 10. Since it is pulled so as to be in contact with the entire outer peripheral side, it enters the groove part 143 of the cutting part CT3 and smoothly slides with the cutting edge 151 of the blade part 150 to be cut. . The cutting of the connecting material S at this time enters the groove portion 143 in a tensioned state, slides on the opposing wall portions 145 and 146, and also partially slides at the portion of the cutting edge 151. The cutting blade 151 is pressed, the cutting blade 151 is pressed off, or the cutting blade 151 is shaved. Further, the connection material S may be cut when the connection material S is pulled by the cutting blade 151 when the connection material S is pulled.

  Even in the cutting part CT3 of the third embodiment, the cutting part 140 provided with the cutting part CT3 is simply arranged on the inner rail portion 10 which is the part where the connecting material S in a tensioned state contacts. The connecting material S can be easily cut, the operation of the game ball B can be disabled with a simple configuration, and illegal acts can be prevented. Further, the cover portion 148 can prevent direct contact with the blade portion 150 of the game ball B, and does not damage the game ball B during normal game.

  And this 3rd Embodiment can arrange | position cutting site | part CT3 in the inner rail part 10 only by assembling | attaching to the inner rail part 10, and even with the existing pachinko game machine, it can carry out countermeasures against fraud easily. .

  In addition, in the cutting component 140 of the third embodiment, when attaching to the inner rail portion 10, just by fitting the inner rail portion 10 into the fitting groove 141a using the attachment base portion 141 having a U-shaped cross section, Although the one-touch clip type that can be easily performed is shown, it may be configured to be attached by screwing or the like.

<Fourth embodiment>
Moreover, when providing a cutting site | part in an inner rail part, you may provide the groove part 155 which comprises the cutting site | part CT4 in inner rail part 10 itself like 4th Embodiment shown in FIGS.

  The groove portion 155 is formed in the vicinity of the center in the front-rear direction of the inner rail portion 10 by providing an opening 155a penetrating in a long hole shape extending along the inner rail portion 10, and the opposing wall portions 157 and 158 are formed. The inner rail portion 10 is formed from the inner peripheral surface of the opening 155a. In other words, the groove portion 155 is formed by providing the bottom portions 156 and 156 at the upper and lower ends of the opening 155a and opening between the bottom portions 156 and 156. And the blade part 162 is being fixed to the inner peripheral surface 10b side of the inner rail part 10 in the bottom part 156U of the upper end side.

  The blade portion 162 has a cutting blade 163 that is curved upward and disposed downward. And the edge part 156a, 157a, 158a vicinity of the outer rail part 9 side in the bottom part 156U around the blade part 162 and the opposing wall parts 157, 158 is the opening width in the front-rear direction of the opening 155a and the thickness of the inner rail part 10. Correspondingly, the cover portion 160 prevents the game ball B from coming into contact with the blade portion 162.

  In the cutting site CT4 of the fourth embodiment, if the game ball B is launched from the launching device 30 and is launched into the game area 12 via the rail portion 8, the connecting material S connected to the game ball B is Since it is pulled so as to be in contact with the entire outer peripheral side of the inner rail portion 10, it enters into the opening 155a of the groove portion 155 of the cutting site CT4 and smoothly slides with the cutting blade 163 of the blade portion 162. Will be cut off. The cutting of the connecting material S at this time is performed when the connecting material S enters the groove portion 155 in a tensioned state, and is cut, cut, or pushed by the cutting blade 151. Furthermore, the connection material S may be cut by cutting the connection material S by the cutting blade 151 when the connection material S is fed out.

  And also in cutting part CT4 of this 4th embodiment, just providing cutting part CT4 which consists of groove part 155 and blade part 162 in inner rail part 10 which is the part where connecting material S in a tension state contacts, The connecting material S can be easily cut, and the operation of the game ball B can be disabled with a simple configuration, thereby preventing fraud. Further, the cover 160 can prevent direct contact with the blade 162 of the game ball B, and does not damage the game ball B during normal game.

<Modification>
In each embodiment, the blade portions 103, 131, 131A, 150, 162 are shown as being formed from a cutter having a thin cutting blade made of metal or ceramic, but as described above, The blade portion can be formed from a grinding tool provided with fine irregularities such as a cutting grindstone, a file, and sandpaper.

  Further, the blade parts 103, 131, 131A, 150, 162 are the cutting parts 90, 140, the return preventing pieces 120, 120A, the inner rails that constitute the cover parts 101, 129, 148, 160 as in the respective embodiments. The part 10 may be assembled as a separate body, or may be formed integrally with the surrounding cover part, or may be formed integrally after being formed as appropriate after being processed, unlike the embodiments. .

  Further, the blades 103, 131, 131 A, 150, 162 have their cutting edges 104, 132, 151, 163 at positions where they can be cut by cutting, drawing, push-cutting, etc. when contacting the tensioned connecting material S. Or a ground surface.

  Moreover, in each embodiment, the cutting | disconnection site | part CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 showed the case where the game ball B was arrange | positioned in the site | part from the ball receiving tray 44 to the launching device 30, or the site | part of the rail part 8. However, a cutting part may be arranged in a part immediately before the winning switch (ball detection switch) 25 in the winning opening, or in the vicinity of the upper right part of the center accessory 14 when hitting right during the big hit game. .

1 ... Pachinko machines,
6 ... Game board surface,
8 ... Rail part,
9 ... outer rail part,
10 ... Inner rail part,
12 ... gaming area,
25 ... (winning switch) ball detection switch,
30 ... Launcher,
44 ... Ball tray,
48 ... handle,
60 ... ball feeder,
96, 96A, 96B, 96C, 124, 143, 155... Groove,
97, 125, 144, 156 ... bottom,
101, 129, 148, 160 ... cover part,
103, 131, 131A, 150, 162 ... blade part,
104, 132, 151, 163 ... cutting blades,
LR ... curved passage,
IF ... Inner passage surface,
CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4 ... cutting site,
S: Connecting material,
B ... A game ball.

Claims (8)

A pachinko gaming machine configured such that a game ball from a ball tray is fired to a game area via a launching device, and is further configured to reach a winning switch,
A path of the game ball from the ball tray to the winning switch, and when the flexible string-like connecting material connected to the game ball is in contact with the inner side of the curved path, A cutting site capable of cutting the connecting material is provided,
The cutting portion is configured to include a blade portion capable of cutting the connecting material when in contact with the connecting material in a tension state, and a cover portion that prevents direct contact between the blade portion and the game ball. Pachinko machines that are characterized by The cutting portion is configured by providing a groove portion that extends along a moving direction of the game ball passing through the bent passage as the opening width through which the game ball cannot enter, and narrows the opening width toward the bottom side,
The blade part is arranged on the bottom side of the groove part so as to be in contact with the connecting member in a tension state,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion is configured from the periphery of the blade portion in the groove portion. The blade portion is configured with a cutting blade at the tip,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the cutting blade is disposed along a direction intersecting with a direction in which the groove is formed and so as to be in contact with the connecting member in a tension state.   The path of game balls from the ball receiving tray to the launching rail of the launcher, wherein the cutting part is disposed on the side of the inside of the curved path. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An anti-return capable of preventing the game ball, which is launched to the game area side, from returning to the rail portion on the upper end side of the inner rail portion of the rail portion configured to include an outer rail portion and an inner rail portion. The piece is arranged to be swingable,
On the upper edge side of the return preventing piece, a groove portion recessed downward is formed while penetrating in a direction from the rail portion toward the game area side, and the blade portion and the cover portion constituting the cutting portion are formed. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is provided.   The return preventing piece is disposed in such a manner that the rocking of the upper edge side is ensured and the connecting material in the vicinity of the game board surface can be introduced into the groove portion and the rear edge side is embedded in the game board surface. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein   The cutting part is disposed in the inner rail portion of a rail portion configured to include an outer rail portion and an inner rail portion. Pachinko machines described in 1.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the member provided with the cutting portion is a detachable replacement part.

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