JP5086405B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to Yu Technical equipment, in particular, the rolling passage forming member for forming a rolling passage section game ball is dropped while rotating motion to repeatedly rolling a portion of a sphere circulation passage provided, this rolling The moving path forming member is attached to the gaming machine installation structure.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine, when the launch handle is turned, a game ball supplied from the storage dish to the ball launcher is launched into the game area formed on the game board by the ball launcher. When there are a plurality of game balls in the storage tray, the plurality of game balls are continuously fired at intervals of about 0.6 seconds. A plurality of winning holes are provided in the gaming area, and when a game ball wins a winning hole, a plurality (several to ten or more) gaming balls can be obtained for each winning game ball.

  In the recent mainstream pachinko machines that have a start opening and an openable large winning opening as a winning opening in the game area, a big hit lottery is performed when a game ball wins a winning opening, and it was won in the big win lottery In this case, a big hit game is usually generated in which a closed winning prize opening is opened and closed over a plurality of rounds. Due to the occurrence of the big hit game, a plurality of game balls win the big prize opening in a short period of time, so that a large number (from several hundred to several hundreds) of game balls can be obtained.

  In a general pachinko machine, all acquired game balls are paid out to a storage tray. Therefore, when a big hit game occurs, the game balls in the storage tray overflow, so most of the paid out game balls are taken out from the storage tray and stored in a storage box (so-called dollar box) and stored as holding balls. Later, the ball can be used in a storage tray. Normally, when there is no ball, until a big hit game is generated, a plurality of (for example, 25) game balls are purchased by a ball purchase device arranged in parallel with a pachinko game machine and used in a storage tray. .

  In pachinko gaming facilities where multiple pachinko machines are installed on an island structure, generally, ball circulation is achieved by circulating game balls through the game area of each pachinko machine across each pachinko machine and island structure. A passage is provided. In this ball circulation passage, an island-side ball supply passage and an island-side ball discharge passage common to a plurality of pachinko machines are provided in the island structure, and game balls are stored in each pachinko machine from the island-side ball supply passage. A ball supply passage for supplying to the dish (that is, the ball launcher) and a ball discharge passage for discharging the game ball from the game area (out port or the like) to the island-side ball discharge passage are provided.

  On the other hand, a ball-enclosed pachinko game machine in which game balls are enclosed so that they cannot be taken out has been put into practical use. In this ball-enclosed pachinko machine, the number of game balls purchased, the number of shots, the number of acquisitions, etc. are managed by the computer. Therefore, a predetermined number (for example, about several hundred to several thousand) of game balls It can be configured to be able to play by being enclosed so as to be circulated in the gaming machine. The island-side sphere supply passage and the island-side sphere discharge passage of the island structure can be omitted.

  By the way, in conventional pachinko gaming facilities, usually, outside of the actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine, a large number of gaming balls are collected from the pachinko gaming machine through the island side ball discharge passage and cleaned by a dedicated cleaning device. To do. However, such cleaning of game balls is a very large-scale operation, and it is considered unreasonable to collect and clean a large number of game balls from a plurality of ball-enclosed pachinko machines. Therefore, the following technology has been developed in response to a request to clean the game balls circulating during the actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1 (FIG. 1), a polishing member for cleaning the game ball is provided on the outer rail of the ball launch passage that guides the launched game ball to the game area. In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 2 (FIG. 5), the right end portion of the game area is partitioned by a separate rail, and a ball polishing passage is formed by the rail and the outer rail, and polishing is performed on the outer rail of the ball polishing passage. A member is provided. In the case where the upstream end of the ball polishing passage is opened and closed by the opening / closing member and the game ball is cleaned, when the game ball is hit to the right with the opening / closing member opened, it is introduced into the ball polishing passage and cleaned by the polishing member. In the pachinko gaming machine (FIG. 1) of Patent Document 3, a part of the ball discharge passage is formed by an inclined linear polishing rod, and a plurality of cuts are formed in the polishing rod, and a game is played at the step portions of the plurality of cuts. The sphere is cleaned.

  In the pachinko gaming machine (FIG. 1, FIG. 8) of Patent Document 4, a part of a ball supply passage for supplying a game ball to a ball launcher is formed in a U-shaped passage, and includes a sprocket and an electric motor. Thus, the game ball is conveyed upward in the rising path of the U-shaped path, and the cleaning member is disposed in the rising path so as to come into contact with the game ball. In the pachinko gaming facility of Patent Document 5 (FIGS. 1 and 12), the island structure is provided with a rising passage from the island-side ball discharge passage side to the island-side ball supply passage side, and the same ball transport as in Patent Document 4 By the mechanism, the game ball is conveyed upward in the ascending passage, and an abrasive tape is disposed in the ascending passage so as to come into contact with the game ball.

  The cleaning techniques of Patent Documents 4 and 5 both clean a game ball using the driving force of a ball transport mechanism. In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 6 (see FIGS. 5 and 7), an elongated brush member is disposed along a straight passage portion of a ball supply passage for supplying game balls to a ball launching portion, and the brush member is an electric motor. Is driven to rotate and cleans the game ball.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-201469 JP 2008-132230 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-5678 JP 2002-177466 A JP-A-9-299583 JP 2004-81584 A

  In each of the pachinko gaming machines and pachinko gaming facilities of Patent Documents 4 to 6, an electric motor (drive source) and a member (sprocket or brush member) driven by the electric motor are separately required to clean the game ball. Therefore, the structure becomes complicated, the manufacturing cost becomes expensive, the power consumption increases, the running cost becomes expensive, and the risk of failure increases. On the other hand, the pachinko gaming machines of Patent Documents 1 to 3 do not require an electric motor for cleaning a game ball or a member driven by the electric motor, and therefore, the above problems can be improved.

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the polishing member is provided on the outer rail of the ball launch passage, and the game ball is cleaned using kinetic energy until the game ball is introduced into the game area after launch. This adversely affects the launch of a game ball into the game area (that is, a game). That is, the introduction speed of the game ball into the game area becomes unstable, and it may be difficult for the player to operate the launch handle and aim the game ball at a desired position. Further, there are problems such as a large arrangement area of the polishing member and poor appearance.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 2, a ball polishing path must be provided separately on the right end portion of the gaming area, and the upstream end of the ball polishing path must be opened and closed. The configuration for cleaning the game ball is very complicated. Also, the game balls that are circulating during the actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine (during the game) should not be cleaned. Moreover, like the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, there are problems such as a large arrangement area of the polishing member and poor appearance.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 3, the game ball is cleaned with an inclined linear polishing rod that forms a part of the ball discharge passage, but the length of the polishing rod, that is, the game ball rolls on the polishing rod. Since the distance is short, the cleaning function is low. Therefore, when the length of the polishing rod is increased, the polishing rod is an inclined linear member, which increases the size and cost of the polishing rod, and there is a high possibility that the installation space for the polishing rod cannot be secured. Become.

  The object of the present invention is to clean the game ball circulating in the ball circulation passage during the actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine, and for the cleaning, the driving means is used by utilizing the potential energy of the game ball. Not required separately, simplifying the structure, making it compact, making production costs and running costs low, easily securing the installation space, and launching game balls into the game area (that is, games) To avoid adverse effects.

The invention of claim 1 includes a ball launcher (14) for launching a game ball (B) to a game area (11) formed on the game board (10), and a game ball (B) on the ball launcher (14). The ball supply passage (31 / 31H) for supplying the game ball and the ball discharge passage (32 / 32H) for discharging the game ball (B ) from the game region (11) have a game ball (B ) comprising a ball circulating passage for circulating (30 / 30H) of at least a portion of the provided was Yu TECHNICAL machine (1 / IH), and this Yu technique machine (1 / IH) a gaming machine installation structure for (UF in / IE) installation was Yu technique facilities (PU / PE), said ball circulating rolling path portion (34 / 34H) that the game balls (B) falls while rotating motion to repeatedly roll A rolling passage forming member (40 / 40H) formed in a part of the passage (30 / 30H) is provided, and the rolling passage forming member (40 / 40H) has a mortar shape in which the game ball (B) rotates. The cross-sectional shape has a rolling surface (40a) having a perfect circle, and the rolling surface (40a) has a function of cleaning the game ball (B) by contact with the game ball (B). Then, the game ball (B) is introduced into the rolling passage portion (34 / 34H) so that the gaming ball (B) can fall while repeatedly rotating in the rolling passage portion (34 / 34H). and configured to, characterized in that the rolling path forming member (40 / 40H) mounted on the gaming machine installed for structure (UF / IE).

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the invention of claim 1, fall configured to be capable of while sequentially repeatedly rotational movement the Utatedodori path portion (34 / 34H) without colliding plurality of game balls (B) characterized in that it was.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the rolling surface (40a) is provided by a sheet-like or film-like polishing member (42) exchangeably mounted on the rolling passage forming member (40). ) Is formed.

The invention of claim 4, claim 1 in the invention any one of 3, before Ki遊 technique machine (1) is a game ball (B) and non-removable encapsulating the outside sphere filled Yu technique of It is a machine (1).

According to Yu technique equipment of the present invention, during the production of Yu technique machine, introduced into the rolling passage of the rolling passage forming member game ball circulating a ball circulation passage is fitted to the game machine installation structure for The rolling ball having a cleaning function rolls and falls while repeatedly rotating, so that the game ball can be cleaned. For the cleaning, since the driving energy is not required separately using the potential energy of the game ball, the rolling path forming member is further dropped while rotating the game ball repeatedly. The structure of the rolling passage forming member can be simplified and made compact. Therefore, the production cost and running cost of the rolling passage forming member can be reduced, the installation space can be easily secured, and the game ball is launched into the game area (that is, the game) is adversely affected. It can be prevented from giving, and it can be made not to deteriorate the appearance.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko game unit. It is a front view of a pachinko gaming unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a pachinko gaming unit. It is a perspective view of a ball circulation device. It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine and a ball circulation device. It is an exploded perspective view of a ball circulation device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a pachinko gaming machine and a ball circulation device. It is a perspective view of the principal part containing the rolling channel | path formation member of Example 1. FIG. It is a top view of the principal part containing the rolling passage formation member of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view from the back side of the principal part containing the rolling channel | path formation member of Example 1. FIG. It is a rear view of the principal part containing the rolling passage formation member of Example 1. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rolling passage formation member of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 10 of the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 9 of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rolling passage formation member of Example 8. It is a top view of the pachinko game equipment of Example 9. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of each pachinko game machine and ball circulation device of Example 9.

The present invention has a ball launcher that launches a game ball to a game area formed on the game board, a ball supply passage that supplies the game ball to the ball launcher, and a ball discharge passage that drains the game ball from the game area. and comprising a Yu technique equipped with a ball circulation passage for circulating the game ball through the gaming area, and is applied to the installation was Yu technique facilities Yu skill machine this to the gaming machine installed for structure.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a pachinko gaming unit PU, which is a pachinko gaming facility, is connected to a unit frame UF, which is a structure for installing gaming machines, on a pachinko gaming machine 1 (game machine body 1), a cleaning device 2, and a CR. The device 3 is composed of the first and second effect devices 4 and 5 and the ball circulation device 6, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 (pachinko gaming unit PU) has a plurality (for example, about 3,000) of gaming balls B. The ball-sealed pachinko gaming machine 1 is enclosed so that it cannot be taken out to the outside.

  The unit frame UF has a main frame UFa and a sub-frame UFb located on the left side of the main frame UFa. The main frame UFa faces the front side (front side), and the sub-frame UFb slightly leans to the front right side. Both frames UFa and UFb are formed so as to face the seating position of the player.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 and the cleaning device 2 are assembled to the main frame UFa, the CR device 3 and the first and second rendering devices 4 and 5 are assembled to the subframe UFb, and are connected to both frames UFa and UFb. The ball circulation device 6 is assembled (mainly on the pachinko gaming machine 1 (main frame UFa side)).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game board 10 that forms a game area 11 on the front side, and an opening / closing door 12 that has a front glass 13 that opens and closes the front side of the game board 10 (game area 11). , A ball launcher 14 (having a striking spear or the like) for launching a game ball B in the game area 11, a launch handle 15, a movable device provided in the game board 10 (such as a big prize opening device, an effect accessory device, etc.) A game control device (not shown) that executes various control processes related to games such as control is provided.

  A ball launcher 14 is provided in the lower part of the game area 11 of the game board 10, and a launch handle 15 is provided in the lower right part of the front glass 13 of the door 12. The ball launching unit 14 is operated by rotating the launching handle 15, and the ball launching unit 14 launches the game ball B supplied to the ball launching unit 14. The launched game ball B is guided into the upper part of the game area 11 through the ball launch passage 11a. The open / close door 12 is formed with a lower projecting portion 12a projecting forward on the lower side of the front glass 13, and a game operation panel 16 is attached to the lower projecting portion 12a.

  A game ball B is guided to the ball launching unit 14 by the upper plate unit 26 of the ball circulation device 6, and the upper plate unit 26 is connected to the left rear ball receiving plate portion 26 a of the small stock portion 21 of the ball circulation device 6. A game ball B is guided from. The upper dish unit 26 can store a plurality (for example, about one hundred) of game balls B supplied to the ball launching unit 14, and at least a part of the plurality of game balls B can be visually recognized from the outside. ing.

  The gaming area 11 is provided with a plurality of winning holes including a number of obstacle nails, a starting opening, and an openable and closing large winning opening (not shown), and an out opening 11b is provided at the lower end of the gaming area 11. Is provided. When the game ball B launched into the upper part of the game area 11 hits a plurality of obstacle nails and falls while changing its direction and wins any of a plurality of winning holes, from there to the outside of the game area 11, If none of the plurality of winning holes is won, the balls are finally discharged from the out port 11b to the outside of the game area 11 through the ball discharge passage 32 of the ball circulation device 6, respectively.

  When the game ball B wins the winning opening, a plurality (several to dozens) of game balls B can be obtained for each game ball B. When game ball B wins the starting hole, a big hit lottery is performed, and when winning by the big hit lottery, a big hit game is usually generated in which the closed big winning opening is opened and closed over multiple rounds. Due to the occurrence of the game, a plurality of game balls B win the big prize opening, so that a large number (hundreds to several hundreds) of game balls B can be obtained.

  The cleaning device 2 cleans the plurality of game balls B enclosed in the pachinko gaming unit PU (pachinko gaming machine 1) using a cleaning liquid. The CR device 3 purchases a game ball B that can be used in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (can be launched into the game area 11) by inserting a game card in which cash or balance information is recorded, and further by operating the game operation panel 16. And update of balance information, issuance and collection of game cards. The first and second effect devices 4 and 5 perform a game effect by using a plurality of (for example, approximately 1,000) game balls B enclosed therein.

  The number of purchases, the number of shots, the number of acquisitions, etc. of the game balls B are managed by a computer such as a game control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and (number of purchases) − (number of shots) + (number of acquisitions) = (number of balls The ball circulation device 6 and the ball launching unit 14 are controlled so that the game ball B can be launched into the game area 11 until the number of possessed balls becomes zero. Here, in a state where the launch handle 15 is turned, a plurality of game balls B are continuously fired at intervals of about 0.6 seconds until the number of possessed balls becomes zero.

Next, the ball circulation device 6 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the ball circulation device 6 includes a large stock portion 20, a small stock portion 21, a pre-cleaning stock portion 22, first, second, and third distribution mechanisms 23, 24, 25, A tray unit 26, a lower end tray 27, first and second ball transport mechanisms 28 and 29, and the like are provided.

  The large stock unit 20 can stock (store) all of the enclosed game balls B (for example, about 3,000), and the plurality of game balls B in the large stock unit 20 are stored in the first distribution mechanism 23 by the first distribution mechanism 23. 1 and the second effect devices 4 and 5 and the small stock unit 21. For example, about 1,000 game balls B are distributed and supplied to the first and second effect devices 4 and 5 and the small stock unit 21, respectively.

  The plurality of game balls B of the small stock unit 21 are transported upward by the first transport mechanism 28 and distributed to any of the pre-cleaning stock unit 22, the upper tray unit 26, and the lower end tray 27 by the second sorting mechanism 24. It is done. The game balls B distributed and supplied to the upper plate unit 26 are supplied from the upper plate unit 26 to the ball launching unit 14. Here, the upper plate unit 26 and the first ball transport mechanism 28 form a part of a ball supply passage 31 for supplying the game ball B to the ball launching unit 14.

  When the number of held balls is not 0, the upper dish unit 26 supplies the game ball B to the ball launching unit 14 every time the game ball B is launched from the ball launching unit 14. Then, the game balls B are supplied to the upper plate unit 26 by the second distribution mechanism 24, the first ball transport mechanism 28, and the like so that the game balls B stored in the upper plate unit 26 are not short.

  The game sphere B launched by the ball launcher 14 is inserted into the game area 11 through the ball launch path 11a, and thereafter, the game area 11 is played by the ball discharge path 32 communicating with the out port 11b of the game area 11 and the winning port. 11 is discharged to the small stock unit 21. Here, the game ball B is circulated through the game area 11 (the ball launching passage 11a) by the small stock portion 21, the ball supply passage 31 (the upper plate unit 26, the first ball transport mechanism 28), the ball discharge passage 32, and the like. A spherical circulation passage 30 is configured. All the ball circulation passages 30 are provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The plurality of game balls B of the first and second effect devices 4 and 5 are distributed to either the pre-cleaning stock unit 22 or the lower end tray 27 by the third distribution mechanism 25. The game balls B distributed and supplied to the pre-cleaning stock unit 22 are supplied from there to the cleaning device 2, cleaned by the cleaning device 2, and then supplied to the lower end tray 27 . The game ball B supplied to the lower end tray 27 is raised by the second ball transport mechanism 29 and supplied to the large stock unit 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 12, in this pachinko gaming unit PU, a rolling passage portion 34 is formed in a part of the ball circulation passage 30 so that the game ball B rolls and falls while being repeatedly rotated. A rolling passage forming member 40 is provided. The rolling passage portion 34 is provided in the ball discharge passage 32 of the ball circulation passage 30 and is attached to the unit frame UF via some member.

The rolling passage forming member 40 and the like will be described in detail.
In the sphere discharge passage 32, a sphere assembly passage forming member 35 that forms a T-shaped sphere assembly passage portion 33 is provided at an upstream portion thereof, and a spiral rolling passage portion is provided downstream of the sphere assembly passage portion 33. A rolling passage forming member 40 capable of forming 34 is provided.

  A rolling passage forming member 40 is disposed near the lower part of the ball collecting passage forming member 35, and a small stock portion 21 is disposed near the lower part of the rolling passage forming member 40. A plurality of game balls B discharged from the out-port 11b and the winning opening of the game area 11 are gathered by the ball gathering passage 33, sequentially discharged from the lower end thereof, and transferred to the rolling passage 34, and the rolling The passage portion 34 is dropped while being repeatedly rotated, discharged from the lower end thereof, and collected in the small stock portion 21.

  The small stock portion 21 is formed in a horizontally long box shape that opens upward, and a rolling passage forming member 40 is disposed above the right portion of the small stock portion 21. The bottom surface of the small stock portion 21 is inclined downward toward the left front, and the plurality of game balls B collected from the rolling passage forming member 40 move to the left front portion of the small stock portion 21 and from there It is supplied to the first transport mechanism 28.

  The rolling passage forming member 40 has a mortar-shaped rolling surface 40a on which the game ball B rotates, and has a drop hole 40b on the lower center side of the rolling surface 40a. The cross-sectional shape of the rolling surface 40a of the rolling passage forming member 40 is formed in a perfect circle, and the inclination of the vertical cross section of the rolling surface 40a is constant regardless of the height position. For example, the diameter of the circle of the upper end cross section of the rolling surface 40a is about 10 times the diameter of the game ball B, and the inclination of the vertical section of the rolling surface 40a is about 40 degrees.

The game ball B has an appropriate speed from the downstream end of the ball collecting passage portion 33 to the rear (horizontal direction) at the upper end side and the left end side of the rolling passage formation member 40 (at the game ball introduction portion) . The rolling passage 34 is dropped for several seconds (for example, about 3 to 5 seconds) while rotating several times in the clockwise direction (for example, 3 to 5 rotations) in plan view for several seconds (for example, about 3 to 5 seconds). Pass through.

  The rolling surface 40 a of the rolling passage forming member 40 has a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B. The rolling passage forming member 40 includes a synthetic resin main body member 41 having a smooth inner surface 41a substantially the same shape and size as the rolling surface 40a, and a seat that is replaceably attached to the entire inner surface 41a of the main body member 41. Or a film-like polishing member 42, and a rolling surface 40 a is formed by the polishing member 42 to obtain a cleaning function.

  The polishing member 42 is made of a material that imparts relatively high friction to the game ball B that rolls on the polishing member 42, and polishes the game ball B so as to remove dirt from the game ball B. The polishing member 42 is separately formed in a partial donut shape in which a part of the donut shape is cut out, curved in a shape along the inner surface 41 a of the main body member 41, and both ends in the circumferential direction are brought close to each other to the inner surface 41 a of the main body member 41. It is stuck with tape material etc. in close contact.

  A pair of left and right protruding pieces 41b are integrally formed at the upper end of the body member 41 of the rolling path forming member 40, and the pair of protruding pieces 41b are fixed to the unit frame UF. The rolling passage forming member 40 is fixed in a stable state with its axis being vertical. The rolling passage mounting member UFc is provided so as not to obstruct the attachment / detachment of the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the ball circulation device 6 to the unit frame UF.

  Note that the size and shape of the rolling passage forming member 40 (the inclination of the rolling surface 40a, etc.), the speed at which the game ball B is transferred to the rolling passage portion 34, the polishing member 42 and the game ball B In consideration of friction acting between them, several (for example, 5 to 6) game balls B stay in the rolling passage portion 34 at the same time and can smoothly roll without colliding as much as possible. And it sets suitably so that a desired cleaning function may be acquired.

According to this pachinko gaming unit PU (ball circulation device 6), the following effects are obtained.
A rolling passage forming member 40 that forms a rolling passage portion 34 in which the game ball B rolls and falls while being repeatedly rotated is provided in a part of the ball circulation passage 30. Since the rolling surface 40a of the rolling passage forming member 40 attached to the unit frame UF has a cleaning function by contact with the game ball B, it circulates through the ball circulation passage 30 during actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Since the game ball B rolls on the rolling surface 40a of the rolling passage forming member 40 and falls while rotating, the game ball B can be reliably cleaned. That is, to remove the dirt of the game ball B as much as possible and play normally using the game ball B, that is, normal launch of the game ball B, collision with the obstacle nail (bounce back), to the winning opening It is possible to maintain winnings etc.

  Since the driving energy is not required separately using the potential energy of the game ball B for cleaning, the rolling passage forming member 40 is further dropped while rotating the game ball B repeatedly. Therefore, the structure of the rolling passage forming member 40 can be simplified and made compact. Therefore, the production cost and running cost of the rolling passage forming member 40 can be reduced, the installation space can be easily secured, and the game ball B is launched into the game area 11 (that is, a game). Can be prevented from being adversely affected, and the appearance can be prevented from deteriorating.

  Since the rolling path forming member 40 has a mortar-shaped rolling surface 40 a on which the game ball B rotates, the structure of the rolling path forming member 40 is simplified, and the game ball B is placed in the rolling path portion 34. By being introduced at an appropriate speed in the horizontal direction, the game ball surely rolls on the rolling surface 40a and falls while rotating. In other words, the rolling path forming member 40 having a simple structure can form the rolling path section 34 in which the game ball B rolls and falls while rotating.

  Since the cross-sectional shape of the rolling surface 40a of the rolling path forming member 40 is formed in a perfect circle, the structure of the rolling path forming member 40 becomes simple and compact, and the game ball B rotates smoothly. Can be dropped.

  Since the rolling surface 40a is formed by the sheet-like or film-like polishing member 42 that is replaceably attached to the rolling passage forming member 40, the base of the rolling passage forming member 40, that is, the structure of the main body member 41 is formed. When the cleaning function is deteriorated due to long-term use of the polishing member 42, the cleaning function can be easily improved by replacing the polishing member 42 with a new one.

  Since the rolling passage portion 34 is provided in the ball discharge passage 32, the game ball B is discharged from the game region 11 even when the game ball B is contaminated by being launched into the game region 11 (game board 10). After that, the game ball B can be cleaned immediately.

  Since the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a ball-sealed pachinko gaming machine 1 in which a game ball B is enclosed so as not to be taken out, a general pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are installed on an island structure is described. In contrast, it is unreasonable to collect and wash a large number of game balls B from a plurality of ball-enclosed pachinko gaming machines 1 in a lump.

  Therefore, although the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with the cleaning device 2 individually, it is physically and regularly used to clean the game ball B when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is actually operated using the cleaning device 2. Therefore, by providing the rolling passage forming member 40 that forms the rolling passage portion 34 in a part of the ball circulation passage 30, the rolling passage forming member 40 allows the game ball to be used during actual operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. B can be cleaned.

  In the rolling passage forming member 40, the polishing member 42 may be omitted, and a polishing portion corresponding to the polishing member 42 and having relatively high durability may be integrally formed on the inner surface 41a of the main body member 41. . The number of parts of the rolling passage forming member 40 is reduced, which is advantageous in manufacturing cost.

  Next, the second and subsequent embodiments in which the rolling passage forming member 40 is mainly changed in the first embodiment will be described. In addition, about the thing which is the same as that of Example 1, or similar, attaches | subjects the same code | symbol or a similar code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits description suitably, and abbreviate | omits description suitably also about the effect | action and effect similar to Example 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the rolling passage forming member 40 </ b> A is obtained by providing a spiral protrusion 40 </ b> Ac on the rolling surface 40 a of the rolling passage forming member 40 of the first embodiment. A spiral rolling surface 40Aa partitioned by the protrusion 40Ac. By this spiral protrusion 40Ac, the game ball B is reliably guided so as to roll on the spiral rolling surface 40Aa, and falls while repeatedly rotating the rolling passage portion 34A.

  In the rolling passage forming member 40A, the spiral protrusion 40Ac is integrally formed on the inner surface 41Aa of the main body member 41A, and the polishing member 42A forming the spiral rolling surface 40Aa is formed in a spiral shape. Of the inner surface 41Aa of the member 41A, a spiral portion partitioned by a spiral projection 40Ac is adhered to the spiral portion with a tape material or the like.

  In the rolling passage forming member 40A, the polishing member 42A is omitted, and a member corresponding to the polishing member 42A and having a relatively high durability is used as the inner surface 41Aa of the main body member 41A (the spiral protrusion of the inner surface 41Aa). A spiral part partitioned by 40Ac) may be formed integrally. The number of parts of the rolling passage forming member 40A is reduced, which is advantageous in manufacturing cost.

  As shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, a pair of rolling passages that form a pair of rolling passage portions 34B1 and 34B2 in which the game ball B rolls and falls while rotating rotationally repeatedly are formed in the ball discharge passage 32B. Forming members 40B (40B1, 40B2) are provided, and the pair of rolling passage portions 34B1, 34B2 are arranged at relatively close positions with different height positions and are connected in series. Each of the rolling path forming members 40B1 and 40B2 has the same structure as the rolling path forming member 40 of the first embodiment.

  The rolling passage forming member 40B1 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower part of the ball collecting passage forming member 36, and the rolling passage forming member 40B2 is disposed obliquely right front and obliquely below the rolling passage forming member 40B1. The small stock portion 21 is disposed near the lower portion of the forming member 40B2. Each of the pair of rolling passage forming members 40B1 and 40B2 has a pair of protruding pieces 41b attached to a rolling passage mounting member UFc fixed to the unit frame UF with screws or the like, and the axis thereof is made vertical. It is fixed in a stable state.

  A connection passage forming member that forms a connection passage portion 50 connecting a downstream end (falling hole 40b) of the upper rolling passage portion 34B1 and an upstream end of the lower rolling passage portion 34B2 in a part of the ball discharge passage 32B. 51 is provided. The connection passage forming member 51 is formed in a curved bowl shape, and its upper end is attached to the periphery of the drop hole 40b of the upper rolling passage forming member 40B1, and toward the lower rolling passage forming member 40B2. It extends.

  First, the game ball B is discharged from the ball collecting passage portion 33 to the rear (horizontal direction) at an appropriate speed on the upper end side and the left end side of the rolling surface 40a of the upper rolling passage forming member 40B1. Then, it falls and passes through the rolling passage portion 34B1 over several seconds (for example, about 3 to 5 seconds) while rotating several times in the clockwise direction (for example, 3 to 5 rotations) in plan view.

  Next, the game ball B is discharged from the connection passage portion 50 to the front (horizontal direction) at an appropriate speed on the upper end side and the left end side of the rolling surface 40a of the lower rolling passage forming member 40B2. Then, it falls and passes through the rolling passage portion 34B2 for several seconds (for example, about 3 to 5 seconds) while rotating several times in the counterclockwise direction (for example, 3 to 5 rotations) in plan view. .

In this way, a pair of rolling passage forming members 40B1 and 40B2 that form a pair of rolling passage portions 34B1 and 34B2 in which the game balls B roll and fall while being rotationally moved repeatedly are formed on the ball discharge passage 32B. By providing, the distance that the game ball B rolls on the rolling surface 40a having a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B is increased, and only a part of the outer peripheral portion of the game ball B is provided. Is not brought into contact with the rolling surface 40a, but instead of the game ball B from the rolling passage forming member 40B1 to the rolling passage forming member 40B2, the gaming ball B is made as uniform and entirely as possible on the rolling surface 40a. Since it can also be made to contact, the cleaning function of the game ball B can be enhanced.

  The pair of rolling passage forming members 40B1 and 40B2 are arranged at different height positions, but various horizontal positional relationships between the pair of rolling passage forming members 40B1 and 40B2 can be considered. For example, the lower rolling passage forming member 40B2 may be disposed directly below the upper rolling passage forming member 40B1. Alternatively, three or more rolling passage forming members may be provided, and the plurality of rolling passage portions may be arranged at different height positions and connected in series.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the rolling passage forming member 40 </ b> C that forms a rolling passage portion 34 </ b> C that falls while the game ball B rolls and rotates repeatedly is formed in a part of the discharge passage 32 </ b> C. The rolling ball 40Ca is a mortar-shaped rolling surface 40Ca on which the game ball B rotates, and has a rolling surface 40Ca whose cross-sectional shape is formed in an ellipse that is long in the left-right direction. There is a drop hole 40Cb consisting of a long hole in the direction. The rolling passage forming member 40C has a pair of protruding pieces 41Cb attached to a rolling passage mounting member UFc fixed to the unit frame UF with screws or the like, and is fixed in a stable state with its axis being vertical. ing.

  The inclination of the longitudinal section of the rolling surface 40Ca of the rolling passage forming member 40C is constant regardless of the height position. For example, the minor axis of the ellipse in the upper cross section of the rolling surface 40Ca is about 10 times the diameter of the game ball B, and the major axis is about 1.5 times the minor axis (15 times the diameter of the game ball B). The inclination of the longitudinal section of the rolling surface 40Ca is about 40 degrees.

  The rolling surface 40Ca of the rolling passage forming member 40C has a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B. For this reason, the rolling surface 40Ca imparts a relatively high friction to the game ball B. In addition, it is formed in a polished portion having relatively high durability. The rolling surface 40Ca may be formed by a sheet-like or film-like polishing member that is replaceably attached to the rolling passage forming member 40C. In addition, you may form rolling surface 40Ca into an ellipse instead of an ellipse.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a rolling passage forming member 40D that forms a rolling passage portion 34D that falls while the game ball B rolls and rotates repeatedly is formed in a part of the discharge passage 32D. The rolling ball 40Da is a mortar-shaped rolling surface 40Da in which the game ball B rotates, and has a rolling surface 40Da in which the inclination of the longitudinal section increases toward the upper side, and has a drop hole 40Db on the lower center side of the rolling surface 40Da. The pair of projecting pieces 41Db of the rolling path forming member 40D are fixed to the rolling path mounting member UFc fixed to the unit frame UF with screws or the like, and are fixed in a stable state with the axis thereof vertical. ing.

  The cross-sectional shape of the rolling surface 40Da of the rolling passage forming member 40D is formed in a perfect circle. For example, the diameter of the circle of the upper cross-section of the rolling surface 40Da is about 10 times the diameter of the game ball B. Regarding the inclination of the longitudinal section of the moving surface 40Da, the upper end angle is about 45 degrees, the lower end angle is about 0 degree, and the rate of change is substantially constant. However, the upper end angle, the lower end angle, and the change rate can be appropriately changed.

  The rolling surface 40Da of the rolling path forming member 40D has a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B. For this reason, the rolling surface 40Da imparts relatively high friction to the game ball B. In addition, it is formed in a polished portion having relatively high durability. The rolling surface 40Da may be formed by a sheet-like or film-like polishing member that is replaceably attached to the rolling passage forming member 40D.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a rolling passage forming member 40E that forms a rolling passage portion 34E in which a game ball B rolls and falls while repeatedly rotating is formed in a part of the discharge passage 32E. The rolling ball 40Ea is a mortar-shaped rolling surface 40Ea on which the game ball B rotates, and has a rolling surface 40Ea in which the inclination of the longitudinal section increases toward the lower side, and has a drop hole 40Eb at the center lower end side of the rolling surface 40Ea. The rolling passage forming member 40E has a pair of protruding pieces 41Eb attached to a rolling passage mounting member UFc fixed to the unit frame UF with screws or the like, and is fixed in a stable state with its axis being vertical. ing.

  The cross-sectional shape of the rolling surface 40Ea of the rolling passage forming member 40E is formed into a perfect circle. For example, the diameter of the circle of the upper cross-section of the rolling surface 40Ea is about 10 times the diameter of the game ball B. Regarding the inclination of the longitudinal section of the moving surface 40Ea, the upper end angle is about 45 degrees, the lower end angle is about 90 degrees, and the change rate is substantially constant. However, the upper end angle, the lower end angle, and the change rate can be appropriately changed.

  The rolling surface 40Ea of the rolling path forming member 40E has a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B. For this reason, the rolling surface 40Ea imparts relatively high friction to the game ball B. In addition, it is formed in a polished portion having relatively high durability. The rolling surface 40Ea may be formed by a sheet-like or film-like polishing member that is replaceably attached to the rolling passage forming member 40E.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 to 25, the rolling path having a spiral groove 40 </ b> Fa that forms a rolling path portion 34 </ b> F that falls while the game ball B rolls and repeatedly rotates and forms a part of the discharge path 32 </ b> F. A forming member 40F is provided. In the rolling passage forming member 40F, the bottom surface 40Fa1 of the spiral groove 40Fa becomes a rolling surface 40Fa1 on which the game ball B rotates, and the drop hole 40Fb is formed at the center lower end side (downstream end of the spiral groove 40Fa) of the spiral groove 40Fa. Have. The rolling passage forming member 40F has a pair of protruding pieces 41Fb attached to the rolling passage mounting member UFc fixed to the unit frame UF with screws or the like, and is fixed in a stable state with its axis being vertical. ing.

  For example, the spiral groove 40Fa is formed so as to go from the outer peripheral end (upstream end) about 2.5 to 3 and reach the center (downstream end), and the gradient is about 5 degrees. From the downstream end of the spherical passage 33, it is discharged rearward (horizontal direction) at an appropriate speed and is transferred to the upper end of the spiral groove 40Fa and the upstream end of the left end, and this spiral groove 40Fa is moved for several seconds (for example, 3 to 3). For about 5 seconds), dropping and passing several times in the clockwise direction (for example, 2.5 to 3 rotations) in plan view, and finally falling to the small stock portion 21 from the drop hole 40Fb. .

  The bottom surface 40Fa1 of the spiral groove 40Fa has a function of cleaning the game ball B by contact with the game ball B. The rolling passage forming member 40F is a sheet-like or film-like member that is replaceably mounted on a synthetic resin-made main body member 41F having a spiral groove portion 41Fa having substantially the same shape as the spiral groove 40Fa, and the entire bottom surface of the spiral groove portion 41Fa. The bottom surface 40Fa1 of the spiral groove 40Fa is formed by this polishing member 42F, and a cleaning function is obtained.

  The polishing member 42F is made of a material that imparts relatively high friction to the game ball B, and polishes the game ball B so as to remove dirt from the game ball B. The polishing member 42F is formed in a spiral shape, and is adhered to the bottom surface of the spiral groove portion 41Fa of the main body member 41F with a tape material or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 26, a spiral passage forming member 40G that forms a spiral passage portion 34G in which the game ball B rolls and falls while being repeatedly rotated is formed in a part of the discharge passage 32G. Is attached to the rolling passage mounting member UFc fixed to the head. The spiral passage forming member 40 </ b> G includes a cylindrical member 60 made of synthetic resin and a spiral blade member 61 accommodated in the cylindrical member 60. A lid member 62 is fixed to the upper end of the cylindrical member 60, and the upper end of the shaft portion 61 a of the spiral blade member 61 is fixed to the lid member 62.

  A spiral passage inlet 34Ga is formed in the lid member 62, and the lower end of the cylindrical member 60 is a spiral passage outlet 34Gb. The game ball B enters the spiral passage portion 34G from the spiral passage inlet 34Ga, and rolls on the upper surface of the spiral blade member 61 in the spiral passage portion 34G and is pressed against the inner surface of the cylindrical member 60 by centrifugal force. It rolls in a state, and is finally discharged from the spiral passage inlet 34Ga to the outside of the spiral passage portion 34G and collected in the small stock portion 21. A sheet-like or film-like polishing member 42G is mounted on the entire inner surface of the cylindrical member 60 in a replaceable manner.

  As shown in FIG. 27 and FIG. 28, the pachinko gaming facility PE is configured by installing a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1H on an island structure IE that is a gaming machine installation structure, and each pachinko gaming machine 1H It is configured in a non-ball-sealed pachinko gaming machine 1H in which the ball B can be taken out, and has the same gaming area 11, ball launching passage 11a, out port 11b, and ball launching section 14 as the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. Etc., and a non-ball-enclosed top plate unit 75 and a payout mechanism 76.

  That is, in this pachinko gaming machine 1H, when there is no holding ball B as usual, a plurality of (for example, 25) gaming balls B are purchased by a ball purchasing device (not shown) arranged in parallel with the pachinko gaming machine 1H. The plurality of game balls B are used in the upper plate unit 75 and are sequentially supplied to the ball launching unit 14 by the upper plate unit 75. When the game ball B wins a winning opening in the game area 11, the acquired game ball B is all paid out to the upper plate unit 75 by the payout mechanism 76.

  Therefore, when the game ball B wins the starting opening of the game area 11 and wins by the big hit lottery, and the big winning game in which the big winning opening of the game area 11 opens and closes over a plurality of rounds occurs, Game balls B win the big prize opening, so a large number (hundreds to several hundreds) of game balls B can be obtained, but the game balls B paid out to the upper plate unit 75 overflow. Therefore, most of the game balls can be taken out from the upper plate unit 75 and stored in a storage box (so-called dollar box) as stored balls, and the stored balls can be used in the storage tray later. .

  In this pachinko gaming facility PE, a ball circulation passage 30H is provided that circulates the gaming ball B through the gaming area 11 of each pachinko gaming machine 1H across each pachinko gaming machine 1H and the island structure IE. . In this ball circulation passage 30H, an island-side ball supply passage 70 and an island-side ball discharge passage 71 that are common to a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1H are provided in the island structure IE, and an island-side ball supply is provided to each pachinko gaming machine 1H. A ball supply passage 31H that supplies the game ball B from the passage 70 to the payout mechanism 76 and the upper plate unit 75 (that is, the ball launching unit 14), and the game ball B is discharged from the game area 11 (out port 11b, etc.). A ball discharge passage 32H for discharging to the passage 71 is provided.

  Then, for each pachinko gaming machine 1H, a rolling passage forming member 40H that forms a rolling passage portion 34H in which a game ball B rolls and falls while repeatedly rotating is formed in a part of the ball discharge passage 32H. Is provided. Each rolling passage forming member 40H is attached to the island structure IE (for example, directly to the island-side sphere discharge passage 71) so as to be positioned above the island-side sphere discharge passage 71. As the rolling passage forming member 40H, any of the rolling passage forming members 40 and 40A to 40G of the first to eighth embodiments is employed. A cleaning effect similar to that of the ball-enclosed pachinko gaming machine 1 can be obtained.

  In addition, about Examples 1-9, the rolling passage part which the game ball B rolls and falls while rotating repeatedly is formed in a part of the ball discharge passage of the ball circulation passage of the pachinko gaming machine. Although the rolling passage forming member is provided, the rolling passage forming member is omitted, or after the rolling passage forming member is provided, a passage portion other than the ball discharge passage of the ball circulation passage (for example, A part of the ball supply passage part) is provided with a rolling passage forming member that forms a rolling passage part in which the game ball B rolls and falls while being rotationally moved repeatedly. You may attach to the structure for machine installation.

  In addition, various modifications other than the disclosed items can be added and implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, you may provide a 1 or several convex part and a recessed part in the rolling surface of a rolling channel | path formation member. When the game ball comes into contact with the convex portion or the concave portion, the movement trajectory of the game ball B is positively changed as compared with the case where the game ball does not collide. Since the game ball B can be brought into contact with the rolling surface as uniformly as possible as a whole, the cleaning function can be expected to be improved.

  In addition, the present invention can be applied to pachinko gaming facilities equipped with various ball-enclosed pachinko machines other than the above-described ball-enclosed pachinko machines, and the non-ball-enclosed pachinko machines described above. The present invention can also be applied to pachinko gaming equipment equipped with various non-ball-sealed pachinko gaming machines other than gaming machines. For example, a plurality of non-ball-sealed pachinko gaming machines can be applied to a pachinko gaming facility in which an island structure is installed.

B Game ball PU Pachinko game unit PE Pachinko game equipment 1, 1H Pachinko machine 10 Game board 11 Game area 14 Ball launching section 30, 30H Ball circulation path 31, 31H Ball supply path 32, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E, 32F , 32G, 32H Ball discharge passage 34, 34A, 34B1, 34B2, 34C, 34D, 34E, 34F, 34G, 34H Rolling passage portion 40, 40A, 40B1, 40B2, 40C, 40D, 40E, 40F, 40G, 40H Moving path forming member 40a, 40Aa, 40Ca, 40Da, 40Ea Rolling surface 40Fa Spiral groove 40Fa1 Bottom surface 42, 42A, 42F, 42G Polishing member

Claims (4)

A game area having a ball launching section for launching a game ball to a game area formed on the game board, a ball supply path for supplying the game ball to the ball launching section, and a ball discharge path for discharging the game ball from the game area. in through with the Yu technique machine equipped with at least a portion of a sphere circulating passage for circulating the game ball, the Yu technique equipment was installed Yu skill machine this to the gaming machine installation structure for,
A rolling passage forming member that forms a rolling passage portion in which the game ball rolls and falls while repeatedly rotating is provided in a part of the ball circulation passage;
The rolling passage forming member has a mortar shape in which a game ball rotates, and has a rolling surface whose cross-sectional shape is a perfect circle,
The rolling surface has a function of cleaning the game ball by contact with the game ball,
The rolling passage portion is configured to introduce the gaming ball into the rolling passage portion so that the game ball can fall while being repeatedly rotated.
Yu Technical facilities you characterized in that attaching the rolling passage forming member on the gaming machine installed for structure. Yu technique installation according to claim 1, characterized in that dropped can configured with rotational movement successively iteratively the rolling passage without colliding plurality of game balls. Yu technique installation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rolling path forming member to interchangeably loaded sheet or film form the rolling surface by polishing member is formed. Yu technique facility according to any one of claim 1 to 3, before Ki遊 technique machine characterized in that it is a Yu technique machine spheres filled was taken out not encapsulating the game ball to the outside.