JP5129361B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine capable of preventing an illegal act performed by a game ball to which a thread-like member is attached.

  As an illegal act against a pachinko machine, an act such as launching a game ball with a thread attached to the game area and operating the thread to guide the game ball to the start winning opening and illegally generate a big hit Has been made.

  In Patent Document 1 below, as a countermeasure against the act of illegally counting a ball by flowing a game ball with a thread through a ball counter and operating the thread to reciprocate the game ball near the ball detector, It is described that an abnormal movement of a game ball that reverses at a ball sensor portion is detected by a lever switch.

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

  As a countermeasure against fraudulent acts on pachinko gaming machines with game balls attached with a thread, if the lever switch described in Patent Document 1 is provided at the prize opening, it will increase the installation space for the prize opening and increase the liquid crystal screen. Along with this, it is not preferable for the recent pachinko gaming machines in which the gaming area is limited. Therefore, it is conceivable to cut off the thread attached to the game ball in the gaming machine to prevent fraud. However, when the thread is thick, it is difficult to cut off, so there is a possibility that fraud can not be prevented. .

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a pachinko gaming machine capable of preventing illegal acts on a pachinko gaming machine by a game ball attached with a thread even when the thread is difficult to cut. With the goal.

  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 into a game area and can enter a winning opening arranged in the game area, and the ball tray A ball feeding device is disposed on the way from the game area to the game area, and a ball feeding member that performs a ball feeding operation to send the game ball that has flowed into the ball feeding apparatus from the ball tray side to the game area side; And a blocking portion that displaces in conjunction with the pressing portion, and the pressing portion is in a position where a thread-like member connected to the game ball can contact in the original position, and the game ball is in contact In a state in which the blocking member blocks the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member from a state where the ball feeding member does not block the ball feeding member. This is configured to be displaced The features.

  Preferably, a blade portion is provided at a portion of the pressing portion that contacts the thread-like member.

  When the threaded member attached to the game ball is difficult to cut, the pressing part is pressed by the threaded member, the blocking part is displaced, the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member is blocked, and the subsequent game ball is placed in the gaming area. Therefore, even if a big hit is generated by making a game ball with a thread-like member attached to the winning opening, a fraudster cannot get a big hit. Therefore, even when the thread-like member is difficult to cut, it is possible to prevent an illegal act by the game ball with the thread-like member attached.

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 feeder with respect to the main body frame side launching device of the state shown in FIG. 3, and the state which removed the ball feeder. 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 schematic front view which shows the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and is a figure when a prevention part exists in the state (original position) which does not block ball | bowl feeding operation | movement. It is a schematic front view which shows the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and is a figure in the state in which the game ball which connected the filamentous member is received by the ball | bowl feeding member. It is a schematic front view which shows the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and is a figure when a prevention part exists in the state (operation position) which blocks | fastens a ball | bowl feeding operation | movement. It is a principal part perspective view of the ball feeder of a 1st embodiment. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view of the ball feeder of a 1st embodiment. It is a principal part schematic cross-sectional view of a ball | bowl feeding apparatus when the thread-like member connected with the game ball which passed the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 1st Embodiment is made into the tension | tensile_strength state. It is a schematic front view which shows the ball feeding apparatus of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and is a figure when a prevention part exists in the state (original position) which does not block ball feeding operation. It is a schematic front view which shows the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, and is a figure when the game ball | bowl connected with the thread-like member is in the state received by the ball | bowl feeding member. It is a schematic front view which shows the ball | bowl feeding apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, and is a figure when a prevention part exists in the state (operating position) which blocks | fastens a ball | bowl feeding operation | movement.

  First Embodiment As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body frame 2, a front frame 3 that is hinged to the main body frame 2 and can be opened and closed, It is configured with. 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 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 for operating a game ball in the game area 12 of the game board 5, a dish ball removal button 49, a passage ball removal button 50, and an effect button 51.

  A rail portion 8 having an outer rail portion 9 and an inner rail portion 10 is disposed on the outer edge side of the game board 5, and a game area 12 surrounded by the rail portion 8 is disposed in the center and imaged. Known members such as a center accessory 14 provided with the display device 15, nails (not shown), a windmill 17, various winning ports, and an out port 23 are arranged around the center accessory 14. As the various winning holes, there are a normal winning hole 18, a winning hole (gate) 19 without a winning ball, a first starting winning hole 20, a second starting winning hole (electric tulip) 21, and a large winning hole (attacker) 22. Is provided.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the handle 48 is operated, a ball feeding member 70 (see FIG. 7), which will be described later, of the ball feeding device 60 provided inside the dish unit portion 43 and the gaming board 5 are disposed. The launcher 30 of the launching device 30 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is interlocked, and the game balls on the ball receiving tray 44 are moved by the ball feeding member 70 of the ball feeding device 60 one by one. Since the launching rod 32 of the launching device 30 strikes and launches the game ball B on the launching rail 35, the game ball is played from the launching device 30 through the rail portion 8 and then sent to the launching rail 35. It will be launched into the area 12.

  Then, the game ball B launched into the game area 12 enters the normal winning opening 18, the gate 19, the first starting winning opening 20, the second starting winning opening 21, the big winning opening 22, and the out opening 23. To do. At this time, if a game ball wins the normal winning opening 18, the first starting winning opening 20, the second starting winning opening 21 and the big winning opening 22 at the time of opening, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid on the ball receiving tray 44. If it passes and passes through the gate 19, the second start winning opening 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 winning opening 20 or the second start winning opening 21 at the time of opening, winning or losing such as big hits, medium hits, and small wins are determined by lottery. The special 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. Since these operations and game flows are well-known and will not be described, a main control board (not shown) arranged on the back side (rear side) of the game board 5 is based on sensing at the time of winning. An operation signal is output to open the second start winning opening 21 or open the special winning opening 22. Based on a signal received from the main control board, a payout control board (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board 5 pays out a predetermined number of game balls or is shown on the back side of the game board 5. The sub-control board that is not operated displays a predetermined effect on the image display device 15 while operating the lamp 27, the speaker 28, and the like.

  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 return position FP. The arm portion 32c abuts against a predetermined stopper (not shown) so that the firing rod 32 can be arranged at a fixed position so that the firing rod 32 can be accurately arranged at the striking position BP and the return position FP. It is comprised so that it may be attracted | sucked to the magnet arrange | positioned in the predetermined position at the time of the return of the launching rod 32.

  The launch passage 34 is configured to include a launch rail 35 made of sheet metal and having an upper surface recessed in a V shape, a lower guide rail 36 and an upper guide rail 37 around the launch rail 35, and further, the rear surface side is fired. 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. The game ball B hit by the hit ball portion 32b on the launch rail 35 moves up the launch passage 34, and is launched to the rail portion 8 side via the rolling path 2c provided in the middle frame 2b. Then, the game area 12 is launched.

  Below the rail part 8, as shown in FIG. 2, 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. Note that reference numeral 55a shown in FIG. 2 is an inlet of the payout side passage 55, and reference numeral 56 is a rolling path for rolling the game ball moving up the launch passage 34.

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

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball feeding device 60 includes a case 61, a solenoid 64, a swing plate 65, a ball feeding member 70, a guide rail member 77, and a regulating member 90. A front cover 62 and a rear cover 63 fastened to each other are provided.

  The solenoid 64 is held by a U-shaped support plate 66, and is positioned by supporting the front and rear ends of the support plate 66 with projections formed on the front cover 62 and the rear cover 63, respectively. By fastening the cover 63, the cover 61 is assembled to the case 61. The solenoid 64 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 solenoid 64 is energized, the tip 65b is brought closer to the solenoid 64 side, the energization of the solenoid 64 is stopped, and the urging force of the tension coil spring 67 is The tip portion 65b swings away from the solenoid 64.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 13, the ball feeding member 70 has a substantially U shape in plan view, and a shaft support portion 71 a is formed on the bottom portion 71 of the “U” shape. Then, the support pin 68 is inserted into the shaft support portion 71 a and the upper and lower ends of the support pin 68 are supported by the rear cover 63, so that the ball feeding member 70 is arranged to be swingable in the left-right direction around the support pin 68. It is installed. Further, curved half-divided cylindrical projections 74 and 75 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom portion 71, and the leading end 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 around the support portion 65 a by energization and stoppage of the solenoid 64, the ball feed member 70 swings left and right around the support pin 68. Become. The ball feeding member 70 includes two restricting flange portions 72 and 73 that extend forward from the bottom 71 to the left and right sides, and a recess 70 a that can store one game ball B is formed between the restricting flange portions 72 and 73. doing. The upper surface of the restriction flange 73 is the same as the upper surface of the restriction flange 72, but the thickness in the vertical direction is smaller than that of the restriction flange 72. The restriction flange 72 is formed with a locking recess 72b that is recessed from the upper surface to the front surface, and the upper right front end of the restriction flange 72 has a shape with a corner portion cut off to form an inclined surface 72c. . As shown in FIG. 10, the position where the locking recess 72b is formed is such that, when the ball feed member 70 is swung upward and a block 92 to be described later is swung downward, The locking portion 92a is a position to be inserted into the locking recess 72b. In addition, the inclined surface 72c does not prevent the portion below the blocking portion 92a of the blocking portion 92 from coming into contact with the upper right front end portion of the restricting collar portion 72 and preventing the locking portion 92a from being inserted into the locking recess 72b. As shown in FIG. 10, when the portion below the locking portion 92a of the blocking portion 92 abuts against the inclined surface 72c, the locking portion 92a is inserted into the locking recess 72b. It is comprised so that.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 13, the guide rail member 77 has an inlet 78 disposed behind the outlet 46 and facing the outlet 46 so as to communicate with the outlet 46 of the rolling path 45. The rolling path 79 is arranged to roll the game ball B received from the inflow port 78. The rolling path 79 includes a bottom wall 80 and a side wall 81 disposed on the outer peripheral side of the rolling path 79 that bends. The end of the rolling path 79 is a flow-down port 82 for dropping the game ball B, 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 bottom wall 80 of the rolling path 79 is formed so as to incline to the left from the inflow port 78, and further to bend backward while turning toward the downflow port 82.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the solenoid 64 is not energized, the tip 65b of the swing plate 65 is disposed at a position away from the solenoid 64, and the ball feed member 70 is swung to the left. The receiving surface 72 a on the front surface of the restriction flange 72 faces the inlet 78 of the rail member 77. As described above, the inflow port 78 is disposed opposite to the discharge port 46 of the rolling path 45, so that when the solenoid 64 is not energized, the receiving surface 72 a of the restriction flange 72 is connected to the discharge port 46. The inflow of the arranged game balls B to the ball feeder 60 side will be prevented.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the swing plate 65 swings in the direction approaching the solenoid 64 as the solenoid 64 is energized, the restricting collar 72 swings to the right, and the receiving surface 72a. Is shifted to the right from the inflow port 78, so that the game ball B arranged at the discharge port 46 enters the recess 70a. Further, in the state shown in FIG. 9, that is, in a state where the restriction rod 73 swings to the right, the width (height) from the bottom wall 80 of the rolling path 79 to the lower surface of the restriction rod 73 is a game. Since the diameter of the ball B is smaller than the diameter of the ball B, the game ball B that has entered the recess 70 a cannot go under the restriction rod 73. Next, when the energization of the solenoid 64 is stopped due to the urging force of the coil spring 67 and the swing plate 65 is separated from the solenoid 64, the restricting collars 72 and 73 are swung to the left, and the restricting collar 72 The receiving surface 72 a returns to the position facing the inflow port 78. Then, since the bottom wall 80 is lowered on the left side, the width from the bottom wall 80 to the lower surface of the restriction rod portion 73 is larger than the diameter of the game ball B, and the game ball B stored in the recess 70a is Then, it rolls leftward on the bottom wall 80 (see FIG. 7) of the rolling path 79 that is lowered to the left so as to pass through the lower side of the restriction rod 73, and further rolls backward to the downstream port 82. Will fall onto the upper surface of the firing rail 35. In this way, the energization / energization stop of the solenoid 64 for one cycle causes the ball feeding member 70 to swing left and right one time and waits to flow into the inlet 78 of the guide rail member 77 from the outlet 46. The game balls B flow into the recesses 70a of the ball feeding member 70 one by one and are sent through the rolling path 79 to the launching device 30 disposed on the game area 12 side from the flow-down port 82. That is, the ball feeding member 70 performs a ball feeding operation for sending the game ball B that has flowed into the recess 70a from the ball tray 44 side to the game area 12 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 11, and 12, the guide rail member 77 is provided with a regulating member 90 in the regulating member storage portion 83 on the right side after entering the inflow port 78. The regulating member 90 is made of sheet metal, and has a substantially half cylindrical base portion 91 whose left side is opened at the original position (initial position, non-operating position) shown in FIG. 8, and one end portion along the axial direction of the base portion 91. A plate-like blocking portion 92 that extends rearward from the (upper end portion) and extends obliquely upward to the left at the original position. The other end (lower end) of the base 91 opposite to the side where the blocking portion 92 is extended is a pressing portion 93, and the front end corner of the pressing portion 93 is within the circle of FIG. As shown in the enlarged view, the blade portion 93a has a thin cutting edge shape protruding forward. A cylindrical shaft insertion portion 94 made of synthetic resin is fitted into and fixed to the base portion 91. A shaft 95 is inserted into the shaft insertion portion 94, and one end of the shaft 95 is supported by a bearing portion 84 formed on the front wall portion 83 a of the regulating member storage portion 83, and the other end is formed on the auxiliary wall portion 85. The bearing portion 86 is supported. Therefore, the restricting member 90 can rotate around the shaft 95, and the blocking portion 92 is displaced in conjunction with the pressing portion 93.

  A locking portion 92 a that protrudes downward is formed at the tip of the blocking portion 92, and a protrusion portion 96 that protrudes downward is formed on the upper wall portion of the guide rail member 77. 8 and 11, when the restricting member 90 is in the original position shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the tip of the blocking portion 92 comes into contact with the protruding portion 96, and the blocking portion 92 does not swing downward due to its own weight. It is locked. Further, when the regulating member 90 is in the original position, the blocking portion 92 does not prevent the ball feeding member 70 from swinging as shown in FIGS. It should be noted that the locking of the blocking portion 92 by the projection 96 is not released by vibration caused by ball feeding or firing of the game ball B, and when the pressing portion 93 is pressed by the thread member S, the blocking portion 92 of the protruding portion 96 The contact area between the protruding portion 96 and the blocking portion 92, the shape of the contact portion, and the like are determined so that the locking is released.

  The auxiliary wall 85 is fitted from the rear to the guide rail member 77 so as to sandwich the base 91 of the restricting member 90 between the auxiliary wall 85 and the front wall 83 a, and is fixed to the guide rail member 77. A protective wall portion 88 extending forward is formed on the auxiliary wall portion 85, and the protective wall portion 88 is formed so as to prevent the game ball B from coming into contact with the shaft insertion portion 94 of the regulating member 90. It is arranged on the left (rolling path 79 side). Further, the blocking portion 92 is disposed behind the protective wall portion 88 beyond the upper end of the protective wall portion 88. A slit 89 b communicating with a slit 89 a described later is formed between the lower end surface of the protective wall portion 88 and the upper surface of the bottom wall 80 of the rolling path 79.

  The front wall 83a is formed with a slit 89a that is recessed rightward from the lower right corner of the inflow port 78. The front wall 83a is formed with an inclined surface 83b that is inclined backward toward the slit 89a. When the restricting member 90 is in the original position shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the pressing portion 93 protrudes into the slit 89a in front view (that is, protrudes to the left from the right end of the slit 89a in front view, It is arranged so as not to protrude from the inlet 78. The slit 89a communicates with the slit 89b, and the slit 89 is composed of the slit 89a and the slit 89b. The game ball B cannot enter the slit 89, but the thread-like member S connected to the game ball B can enter. Therefore, the pressing portion 93 is in a position where the thread-like member S can be contacted at the original position. B will be arranged at a position where it does not contact.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above, the fraudulent acts like a normal game ball B with a game ball B in which a thread-like member S such as a fishing line or a octopus having flexibility is connected. In addition, the handle 48 is operated to feed the ball receiving tray 44 from the ball receiving device 44 through the ball feeding device 60 to the launching device 30 and launch from the launching device 30 to the game area 12. At that time, the base portion side of the thread-like member S opposite to the game ball B side is left on the ball receiving tray 44 side. Then, the fraudulent person pulls or unwinds the base portion of the thread-like member S to operate the game ball B, and enters the game ball B into the first start winning port 20 and the second start winning port 21. The winning ball switch S is turned on many times by operating the threaded member S at the site of the winning switch (ball detecting switch) 25 to reciprocate the game ball B, thereby generating a big hit. Like that.

  By the way, as described above, when the cheating person operates the handle 48 and launches the game ball B with the thread-like member S on the game area 12, as shown in FIG. It hooks on a return prevention piece 100 at the tip of the section 10 or a nail (not shown) protruding from the game area 12. In this state, when the fraudulent pulls the thread member S, the rolling path 45 of the ball receiving tray 44 is connected to the inflow port 78 from the right side. As shown by the dotted line, the guide rail member 77 is entered from the right side of the inflow port 78 and passes under the ball feed member 70 or is caught by the ball feed member 70. Further, the game ball B is shown in FIG. In such a manner that the end of the rolling path 79 on the side of the flow-down port 82 is caught in the upper left corner of the opening 63a (see FIG. 7) of the rear cover 63, It becomes a tension state (a stretched state). In addition, when the thread-like member S is in a tension state, for example, when the weight of the game ball B falling on the thread-like member S with the base side of the thread-like member S left on the ball receiving tray 44 side, This occurs when the ball B is launched by the launching device 30 and pulls the thread member S, or when the base of the thread member S is pulled while the game ball B is launched into the game area 12.

  Here, since the game ball B enters the guide rail member 77 from the right side of the inflow port 78 and flows downward to the left side, the thread-like member S enters the guide rail member 77 from the right side and enters the left side. It will be pulled downward and will easily enter the slit 89 extending from the lower right corner of the inflow port 78. Further, when the thread-like member S is hooked above the slit 89 of the front wall portion 83a and is pulled in a tension state and pulled out, it slides on the inclined surface 83b of the front wall portion 83a and enters the slit 89. Will be. Therefore, when the thread-like member S is in a tensioned state and pulled or extended, the thread-like member S comes into contact with the pressing portion 93 disposed in the back of the slit 89, and in this state, the thread-like member S reciprocates and presses the pressing portion. 93 is pressed, a force is applied to the regulating member 90 to rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the front, and the pressing portion 93 is displaced counterclockwise from the original position when viewed from the front. Interlocking with the displacement of the pressing portion 93, the blocking portion 92 is disengaged from the locking by the protruding portion 96 and swings downward by its own weight. As shown in FIG. The member 70 is inserted into the locking recess 72b from above. In this state, even if the ball feeding member 70 tries to swing to the right, since the locking portion 92a hits the left side surface of the locking recess 72b, the ball feeding member 70 cannot swing to the right. Cannot receive the game ball B in the recess 70a. That is, the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70 is blocked by the blocking unit 92. When the ball feeding member 70 is about to swing to the right, the surface of the locking portion 92a or the inner surface of the locking recess 72b is slipped so that the locking portion 92a does not slip out of the locking recess 72b. The anti-slip surface may be formed by, for example, stop processing or application of an anti-slip material. As described above, the threaded member S is displaced from the original position by pressing the pressing portion 93 in a tensioned state, so that the blocking portion 92 is displaced from a state where the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70 is not blocked. The game ball B following the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is connected is not sent to the launching device 30 side (game area 12 side). Therefore, even if the fraudster generates a big hit by the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is connected, the cheating player cannot make the subsequent game ball B enter the big winning opening 22 and cannot win the big hit. Can't get. In order to return the blocking unit 92 from the state of blocking the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70 to the non-blocking state (original position), the front frame 3 is opened, the ball feeding device 60 is removed, and the Return.

  Thus, according to the first embodiment, even when the thread-like member S attached to the game ball B is thick, such as when it is difficult to cut, the pressing portion 93 is pressed by the thread-like member S and the blocking portion 92 is As a result, the ball feeding member 70 is displaced and the ball feeding operation is blocked, and the subsequent game ball B is not sent to the game area 12 side. Therefore, the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is attached generates a big hit. However, fraudsters will not get the ball and will stop fraudulent activities. Therefore, even when the thread-like member S is difficult to cut, an illegal act by the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is attached can be prevented.

  Further, when the thread-like member S is pulled and drawn out in contact with the pressing portion 93 in a tension state, the thread-like member S contacts the blade portion 93a provided in the pressing portion 93 and reciprocates in the tension state on the blade portion 93a. Therefore, when the thread-like member S is thin, it is cut by the blade portion 93a. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent fraud using the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is connected.

  Further, since the blade portion 93a is disposed at the back of the slit 89, it is possible to prevent contact with the worker when the ball feeding device 60 is assembled or contact with the game ball B during the game. It is possible to prevent the game ball B from being damaged during normal games.

  <Second Embodiment> Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the position of the ball feeding device and the outlet of the rolling path on the ball receiving tray side, the ball feeding device 60A of the second embodiment is mainly used. The components of the ball feeding device 60A that correspond to the components of the ball feeding device 60 of the first embodiment will be described by adding A to the reference numerals of the first embodiment and other than the ball feeding device 60A. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the ball feeding device 60A includes a case 61A, a solenoid 64A, a swing plate 65A, a ball feeding member 70A, and a regulating member 90A, and the case 61A is fastened to each other. A front cover 62A and a rear cover 63A are provided.

  Similarly to the solenoid 64 of the first embodiment, the solenoid 64A is assembled to the case 61A by fastening the front cover 62A and the rear cover 63A. The solenoid 64A attracts the swing plate 65A when energized. The swing plate 65A has the support portion 65aA as the swing center, the tip portion 65bA approaches the solenoid 64A side by energization of the solenoid 64A, the energization stop of the solenoid 64A, and the biasing force of the tension coil spring 67A. Swing 65bA away from solenoid 64A.

  The ball feeding member 70A is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and the support pins 68A are inserted through the bottom portion 71A of the “U” and the front and rear ends of the support pins 68A are supported by the case 61A. 70A is disposed so as to be swingable in the vertical direction around the support pin 68A. Further, the front end portion 65bA of the swing plate 65A is fitted into the right side portion of the bottom portion 71A. Therefore, if the swing plate 65A swings up and down around the support portion 65aA due to energization and stoppage of the solenoid 64A, the ball feed member 70A swings up and down around the support pin 68A. Become. The ball feeding member 70A includes two restricting flange portions 72A and 73A extending leftward and downward from the bottom portion 71A, and a recess 70aA that can store one game ball B is formed between the restricting flange portions 72A and 73A. doing. In addition, a locking recess 72bA that is recessed from the upper surface to the front surface is formed in the regulation flange portion 72A. As shown in FIG. 16, the position where the locking recess 72bA is formed is such that when the blocking member 92A (described later) swings downward with the ball feed member 70A swinging upward, The locking portion 92aA is a position to be inserted into the locking recess 72b.

  The case 61A includes an inflow port 78A formed in the front cover 62A, and the inflow port 78A communicates with the discharge port 46 at the terminal end (lower end) in the rolling path 45 (see FIG. 1) of the ball tray 44. Opposing to the discharge port 46, it is arranged behind the discharge port 46. The rolling path 45 is connected to the inflow port 78A from the right side. Further, the discharge port 46 is located on the left side of the first embodiment. In the case 61A, a rolling path 79A for rolling the game ball B received from the inflow port 78 downward is formed. The end of the rolling path 79A is a flow-down port 82A that is formed in the rear cover 63A and allows the game ball B to fall. The downflow port 82A is provided below the inflow port 78A, and is disposed on the upper surface of the launch rail 35 of the launcher 30 at a position where the game ball can fall.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the solenoid 64A is not energized, the tip portion 65bA of the swing plate 65A is disposed at a position away from the solenoid 64A, and the ball feed member 70A swings downward. A receiving surface 72aA on the front surface of the restriction rod portion 72A is disposed at the center of 78A, and the receiving surface 72aA prevents the inflow of the game ball B disposed at the discharge port 46 to the ball feeding device 60A side. It will be. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, when the swing plate 65A swings in the direction approaching the solenoid 64A as the solenoid 64A is energized, the regulation flange 72A swings upward and the receiving surface 72aA Since it is displaced upward, the game ball B arranged at the discharge port 46 enters the recess 70aA and is supported by the rear cover 63A and the restriction rod 73A. Next, when the energization of the solenoid 64A is stopped, if the swing plate 65A is separated from the solenoid 64A, the ball feeding member 70A swings downward, and the game ball B stored in the recess 70aA is moved to the restriction rod 73A. The rolling path 79 </ b> A rolls downward and falls to the upper surface of the launch rail 35 from the flow-down port 82 </ b> A. That is, when the solenoid 64A is energized and stopped for one cycle, the ball feeding member 70A swings up and down once, and there is one game ball B waiting to flow into the inflow port 78A from the discharge port 46. In each case, it passes through the rolling path 79A and is sent to the launching device 30 from the flow outlet 82A.

  A restricting member 90A is disposed on the right side of the case 61A immediately after entering the inflow port 78A. The restricting member 90A is made of sheet metal, and, like the restricting member 90 of the first embodiment, the substantially half-divided cylindrical base portion 91A that is open at the left side in the original position shown in FIG. 14 and the blocking portion of the first embodiment. 92, a plate-like blocking portion 92A that extends rearward from one end portion (upper end portion) along the axial direction of the base portion 91A and extends obliquely to the upper left in the original position. The blocking portion 92A is disposed above the restricting flange portion 72A of the ball feeding member 70A. The other end portion (lower end portion) of the base portion 91A is a pressing portion 93A, and the front end corner portion of the pressing portion 93A is a blade portion as in the first embodiment. A cylindrical shaft insertion portion 94A made of synthetic resin is fitted into and fixed to the base portion 91A. The shaft 95A is inserted into the shaft insertion portion 94A, and both the front and rear ends of the shaft 95A are supported by the case 61A, whereby the restricting member 90A can swing around the shaft 95A, and the blocking portion 92A is the pressing portion 93A. Displaces in conjunction with. Further, the shaft 95A is disposed slightly to the right of the support pin 68A that is the swing shaft of the ball feeding member 70A. Therefore, the swing center of the restricting member 90A and the swing center of the ball feed member 70A are shifted left and right. A locking portion 92aA that protrudes downward is formed at the tip of the blocking portion 92A. When the blocking portion 92A is in the original position shown in FIG. 14, the tip of the blocking portion 92A and a protrusion (not shown) formed in the case 61A come into contact with each other, and the protruding portion swings downward by the blocking portion 92A due to its own weight. The blocking portion 92A is locked so as not to move. In addition, when the game ball B is vibrated by ball feeding or firing, the locking of the blocking portion 92A by the protruding portion is not released, and when the pressing portion 93A is pressed by the thread member S, the blocking portion 92A is locked by the protruding portion. The contact area between the protruding portion and the blocking portion 92A, the shape of the contact portion, and the like are determined so that is released.

  The front cover 62A is formed with a slit 89aA that is recessed rightward from the lower right corner of the inflow port 78A. When the regulating member 90A is in the original position shown in FIG. 14, the pressing portion 93A protrudes into the slit 89aA in the front view (that is, it protrudes to the left from the right end of the slit 89aA in the front view). 78A so as not to protrude). Although the game ball B cannot enter the slit 89aA, the thread-like member S connected to the game ball B can enter. Therefore, the pressing portion 93A is in a position where the thread-like member S can be contacted at the original position, and the game ball B will be arranged at a position where it does not contact.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment configured as described above, the fraudster operates the handle 48 by operating the handle 48 in the same manner as a normal game ball by connecting the threaded member S to the ball The ball is fed from the tray 44 to the launching device 30 via the ball feeding device 60 and is launched from the launching device 30 to the game area 12. At that time, the base portion side of the thread-like member S opposite to the game ball B side is left on the ball receiving tray 44 side. Then, the fraudulent person operates the game ball B by pulling or extending the base portion side of the thread-like member S.

  When the game ball B is launched into the game area 12, as in the first embodiment, the thread-like member S protrudes from the return prevention piece 100 at the tip of the inner rail portion 10 or the game area 12 (not shown). It gets caught in nails. Further, since the game ball B enters the case 61A from the right side of the inflow port 78A and flows down to the left, the thread-like member S connected to the game ball B is pulled downward and flows. When it is caught by the lower end edge of the entrance 78A and an unauthorized person pulls the thread-like member S in this state, the rolling path 45 of the ball receiving tray 44 is connected to the inflow-port 78A from the right side. Since it is pulled to the right, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16, the thread-like member S enters the slit 89aA provided so as to be recessed rightward at the lower right corner of the inflow port 78A. It becomes. Then, when the thread-like member S is pulled in a state of entering the slit 89aA to be in a tension state, or is reciprocated in such a tension state, the pressing portion disposed at the back of the slit 89aA Since the contact portion 93A is touched and the pressing portion 93A is pressed, a force for rotating the restricting member 90A counterclockwise in front view is applied, and the blocking portion 92A is engaged by a projection portion (not shown). The locking portion 92aA comes off the stop and swings downward by its own weight, and the locking portion 92aA is inserted into the locking recess 72bA of the ball feeding member 70 from above as shown in FIG. In this state, even if the ball feeding member 70A tries to swing upward, the center of swinging of the ball feeding member 70A and the regulating member 90A is deviated, so that the regulating member 90A does not rotate and the ball feeding member 70A does not rotate. The upward swing is prevented. Therefore, the ball feeding member 70A cannot receive the game ball B in the recess 70aA, and the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70A is blocked by the blocking unit 92A. It should be noted that when the ball feeding member 70A is about to swing upward, an anti-slip is provided on the surface of the locking portion 92aA or the inner surface of the locking recess 72bA so that the locking portion 92aA does not slip out of the locking recess 72bA. A surface may be formed.

  As described above, also in the second embodiment, the pressing portion 93A is pressed by the tensioned thread-like member S and displaced from the original position, and in conjunction with this, the blocking portion 92A blocks the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70A. Since the game ball B is not sent to the game area 12 side because the game ball B is displaced from the non-operation state to the prevention state, even if the game ball B to which the thread member S is attached generates a jackpot, It will not be obtained and fraud will be cancelled. Therefore, even when the thread-like member S is difficult to cut, an illegal act by the game ball B to which the thread-like member S is attached can be prevented.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the front end corner portion of the pressing portion 93A is a blade portion, and the thread-like member S reciprocates on the blade portion in a tension state. Therefore, when the thread-like member S is thin, etc. Is cut by a blade portion. Therefore, an illegal act using the game ball B to which the thread member S is connected is prevented.

  Further, as in the first embodiment, since the blade portion is disposed at the back of the slit 89aA, it is possible to prevent the worker and the game ball B during normal game from being damaged.

  <Modification> A modification will be described below with the reference numerals in the second embodiment omitted.

  In each of the above embodiments, the blocking portion 92 and the pressing portion 93 are provided on one regulating member 90, but the blocking portion 92 and the pressing portion 93 may be provided on separate members. In short, the blocking portion 92 and the pressing portion 93 are interlocked to press the pressing portion 93 so that the blocking portion 92 is displaced from a state in which the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member 70 is not blocked to a blocked state. It only has to be done.

  In the first and second embodiments, the pressing portion 93 is disposed behind the slit 89 extending from the lower right corner of the inflow port 78, but the rolling path 45 is connected to the inflow port 78 from the left side. In this case, the slit 89 may be extended from the lower left corner of the inflow port 78 and disposed behind it. In addition, a slit is similarly provided in the upper left corner of the opening 63a of the rear cover 63 where the thread-like member S is expected to be caught, and a pressing portion 93 is disposed in the back thereof, and the blocking portion 92 is located near the opening 63a. It may be arranged and configured to prevent the game ball B from flowing down to the flow down port 82. That is, the arrangement position of the pressing portion 93 can be appropriately changed depending on the expected installation state of the thread-like member S. In short, the pressing portion 93 is a position where the thread-like member S is highly likely to come into contact with the game. What is necessary is just to arrange | position in the position where the sphere B does not contact. In the ball feeding device 60, there is a high possibility that the thread-like member S comes into contact with the inflow port 78, the downflow port 82, corners and edges of the opening 63 a, and the inner passage when the rolling path 79 is bent. There are road surfaces. In addition, the press part 93 should just be arrange | positioned in the position which the thread-like member S can contact, and the game ball B does not contact at least at an original position (when it exists in at least an original position).

  Further, the blade portion 93a may be formed from a grinding tool provided with fine irregularities such as a cutting grindstone, a file, and sandpaper, instead of a cutting blade shape.

1 ... Pachinko machines,
12 ... gaming area,
20 ... 1st starting prize opening,
21 ... Second starting prize opening,
44 ... Ball tray,
60, 60A ... Ball feeder,
70, 70A ... Ball feed member,
92, 92A ... blocking section,
93, 93A ... pressing part,
93a ... blade part,
S: thread-like member,
B ... A game ball.

Claims (2)

A pachinko gaming machine configured such that a game ball from a ball tray is launched into a game area and can enter a winning opening arranged in the game area,
A ball feeding device is arranged on the way from the ball tray to the game area,
The ball feeding device includes a ball feeding member that performs a ball feeding operation for feeding a game ball that has flowed in from the ball tray side to the game area side, a pressing portion, and a blocking portion that is displaced in conjunction with the pressing portion. Established,
In the original position, the pressing portion is arranged at a position where the thread-like member connected to the game ball can contact and the game ball does not contact,
The yarn-shaped member is configured to be displaced from a state where the ball feeding member is not blocked from a state where the ball feeding member is prevented from being blocked by pressing the pressing portion and displacing from the original position in a tension state. A pachinko machine characterized by being made.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a blade portion is provided at a portion of the pressing portion that contacts the filamentous member.

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