JP5130581B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a front frame, an openable / closable body that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame, an open / close side ball flow path provided on the open / close body, and a frame side ball flow path provided on the front frame side. And a pachinko gaming machine such as a pachinko game machine in which the open / close side ball flow path and the frame side ball flow path communicate with each other when the open / close body is closed, and the game ball can flow from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path .

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a front plate as an opening / closing body is pivotally attached to the front side of the front frame (game machine main body), and a storage tray unit (supply tray) is provided on the front plate. The tray unit is provided with a ball storage section (opening / closing side ball flow path) capable of storing game balls. In addition, the front frame is provided with a frame side ball flow path through which a game ball can flow, and the downstream opening of the frame side ball flow path and the ball storage portion communicate with each other with the storage tray unit closed with respect to the front frame. Thus, the game ball can be supplied from the frame-side ball flow path to the ball storage unit. In addition, a flow regulating member (shutter plate) capable of regulating the flow of the game ball by opening and closing the downstream opening is provided. When the storage tray unit is opened, the downstream opening is closed by the flow regulating member, and the game ball from the frame side ball flow path It is comprised so that the malfunction which falls may be prevented (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP 2007-029304 A

By the way, the pachinko gaming machine described in the above-mentioned patent document includes a cantilever for opening and closing the flow restricting member, engages with a front plate that opens and closes the cantilever, and opens and closes the flow restricting member as the front plate opens and closes. It is configured to be able to. Further, the flow regulating member is constantly urged in the direction to convert to the closed state by the urging member, and when the front plate is gradually opened, the flow regulating member is gradually converted to the closed state by the urging force of the urging member. ing. However, when the front plate starts to open, the flow-down restricting member cannot sufficiently close the frame-side spherical flow path. For this reason,
There is a risk that the game ball falls from the frame-side ball flow path between the front plate and the front frame to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow a game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path before opening the opening / closing body, and to open the opening / closing body to play a game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can eliminate the inconvenience of a ball falling from a frame-side ball flow path.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame, an opening / closing body that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame, and the opening / closing body. Open / close side ball flow down path and frame side ball flow down path provided on the front frame side, and when the opening / closing body is closed, the open / close side ball flow down path and the frame side ball flow down path communicate with each other. In gaming machines that can flow from the frame side ball flow down to the opening and closing side ball flow down,
Provided with a ball flow restriction mechanism facing the downstream opening of the frame side ball flow path,
The ball flow restriction mechanism performs a flow restriction member capable of restricting the flow of the game ball to the opening and closing side flow path by appearing and dropping in the downstream opening of the frame side ball flow path, and performing the movement operation of the flow restriction member. A haunting conversion unit, and
The flow-down restricting member has the downstream opening in a state in which an upper end portion is sharpened at one end located on the outer side of the appearing and appearing conversion portion of the restricting base arranged in a state extending from the inside and outside of the appearing and appearing conversion portion. Are vertically long comb-like members arranged along the width direction of
The in / out conversion unit includes a movable arm that is movable in a state where the flow restriction member is connected, and a biasing member that biases the movement arm in a direction in which the flow restriction member protrudes to the downstream opening,
The front frame is provided with a lock mechanism that can lock the open / close body in a closed state, and a release operation unit for releasing the lock state of the open / close body by the lock mechanism,
A link mechanism capable of operating the moving arm in conjunction with the release operation unit,
When the unlocking unit is operated to release the lock state of the opening / closing body, the link mechanism operates the moving arm to allow the moving arm to move, and the moving arm is moved by the urging force of the urging member, thereby controlling the restriction. The base is moved to the downstream opening side of the frame-side sphere flow down path, and the flow-down restricting member protrudes to the downstream opening to restrict the game ball from flowing down from the frame-side sphere flow down path to the open / close side ball flow down path. This is a gaming machine.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the protrusion / displacement conversion unit can be pulled out to the opening / closing body side, and can be pulled out to the opening / closing body, and the moving arm can be operated in conjunction with the contact rod. A regulation operation unit, and the regulation operation unit can regulate the movement of the moving arm,
The link mechanism can operate the moving arm via a restriction operation unit,
When the opening / closing body is closed, the abutment rod is pressed toward the front frame, and in conjunction with this pressing operation, the restricting operation unit moves the moving arm in a direction against the urging force of the urging member to move the flow restricting member. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the ball is pulled out from the downstream opening and the movement of the moving arm is regulated in the pulled-out state to allow the game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path. 1. The gaming machine according to 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing body includes an opening / closing pressing rod capable of operating the moving arm by pressing the tip portion against the moving arm,
The infestation conversion unit includes a movement restriction unit capable of regulating movement of the moving arm,
The link mechanism can operate a moving arm via a movement restricting portion,
When the opening / closing body is closed, the opening / closing pressing rod presses the moving arm, operates the moving arm against the urging force of the urging member, and pulls out the flow-down restricting member from the downstream opening. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is configured to restrict the movement of the moving arm and to allow the game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path. .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein an interval between adjacent flow-down regulating members is set to be narrower than that of the game ball.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
In other words, the ball flow restriction mechanism is provided facing the downstream opening of the frame-side ball flow path, and the ball flow restriction mechanism appears in the downstream opening of the frame-side ball flow path and flows down to the open / close side flow path of the game ball. with a falling regulating member capable of regulating the, and a haunt conversion unit that performs infested operation of the flow under the regulating member, flows down regulating member, regulating arranged in a state of extending from the interior of the retractable converting portion to the outside It is a vertically long comb-like member arranged along the width direction of the downstream opening with the upper end pointed at one end located outside the base conversion part of the base. A movable arm that can be moved with the regulating member connected and a biasing member that urges the movable arm in a direction in which the flow-down regulating member protrudes to the downstream opening are provided, and the front frame is locked in a closed state. Possible locking mechanism and locking state of the opening / closing body by the locking mechanism A release operation part for releasing is provided, and a link mechanism that can operate the moving arm in conjunction with the release operation part is provided. When the release operation part is operated to release the lock state of the opening / closing body, the link mechanism moves. Operate the arm to allow movement of the moving arm, and move the moving arm by the urging force of the urging member to move the restricting base to the downstream opening side of the frame-side ball flow path, opening the flow restricting member downstream To prevent the game ball from flowing down from the frame side ball flow down to the open / close side ball flow down, so that the opening / closing body is unlocked and the game ball flows down from the frame side ball flow down And the preparation for opening the opening / closing body can be efficiently performed. Further, before opening the opening / closing body, not only the urging force of the urging member but also the force generated by the unlocking operation of the opening / closing body is used to regulate the flow of the game ball from the frame-side ball flow path. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the opening and closing body is opened and the game ball falls from the frame side ball flow path.

Further, the in / out conversion unit includes a contact rod that can be pulled out to the opening / closing body side and that can contact the tip end portion to the opening / closing body, and a regulation operation unit that operates the moving arm in conjunction with the contact rod. The movement of the moving arm can be restricted by the restriction operation part, and the link mechanism can operate the movement arm via the restriction operation part. When the opening / closing body is closed, the contact rod is pushed toward the front frame side, and this pushing operation In conjunction with this, the restricting operation part moves the moving arm in a direction against the urging force of the urging member to pull out the flow-down restricting member from the downstream opening, and in this withdrawn state, the movement of the moving arm is restricted and the game ball is framed. Since it is configured to allow the flow from the side ball flow down path to the open / close side ball flow down path, the conversion of the opening / closing body to the closed state and the operation of allowing the game ball flow down from the frame side ball flow down path are combined. Can be done. Therefore, the gaming machine can be quickly restored to a state where the game can be started.

Further , the opening / closing body includes an opening / closing pressing rod that can operate the moving arm by pressing the tip portion against the moving arm, and the intrusion conversion unit includes a movement restricting unit that can restrict the movement of the moving arm, and a link mechanism. Makes it possible to operate the moving arm via the movement restricting portion, and when the opening / closing body is closed, the opening / closing pressing rod presses the moving arm and operates the moving arm against the urging force of the urging member to regulate the flow down. Since the member is pulled out from the downstream opening, and in this pulled out state, the movement restricting unit restricts the movement of the moving arm and allows the game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path, It is possible to combine the conversion of the opening / closing body into the closed state and the operation of allowing the game ball to flow down from the frame-side ball flow path, and to quickly restore the game machine to a state where the game can be started. . Further, the pressing force generated by the conversion of the opening / closing body to the closed state can be transmitted to the moving arm using the opening / closing pressing rod, and the moving arm can be sufficiently operated.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame (inner frame) 3 attached to an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so as to be openable and closable. A game board (not shown) having a game area defined on the front surface can be accommodated in the upper part of 4, and a variable display unit 7 is detachably disposed below the game board (see FIG. 2). ). Further, a transparent member holding frame 11 (corresponding to the opening / closing body in the present invention) having one side (left side in FIG. 1) pivotally mounted on the front side of the front frame body 4 can be opened / closed (rotated) in the front-rear direction. The transparent member holding frame 11 holds a transparent member 12 that can be seen through, and a lower part of the transparent member holding frame 11 includes a ball storage unit 13 that can store a game ball. When the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed, the game board is covered with the transparent member holding frame 11, and the transparent member 12 is disposed in front of the game area, and the game area and the variable display unit 7 are moved up and down through the transparent member 12. It is comprised so that it can visually recognize from the front in the state located in a line. Furthermore, a shelf 15 is disposed forwardly from the lower part of the front frame body 4 and is thick in the front-rear direction at a position adjacent to the lower part of the closed transparent member holding frame 11 in the front frame body 4. Yes. One side (left side in FIG. 1) of the front surface of the shelf 15 is provided with a game effect button 16 that can be operated by the player during the game, and on the other side (right side in FIG. 1) A launching operation unit (launching operation handle) 17 that is operated by a person to launch a game ball is provided.

  The front frame body 4 is a synthetic resin frame having a large rectangular opening on the upper side, and stores the game board and the variable display unit 7 side by side in the opening. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a display unit placement unit 19 is disposed behind the shelf unit 15 between the variable display unit 7 and the shelf unit 15, and the display unit placement unit 19 is arranged in the upper stage. And a so-called “later” shape with the shelf 15 as the lower stage. And the ball | bowl discharge flow path 21 which can flow down the game ball discharged | emitted from the ball | bowl discharge | emission apparatus (not shown) is provided in the location located behind the fluctuation | variation display unit 7 among the front frame main bodies 4. Further, when the downstream end of the sphere discharge channel 21 faces forward from between the variable display unit 7 and the display unit mounting portion 19 and the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed, the downstream end and the sphere of the sphere discharge channel 21 are closed. The storage unit 13 communicates side by side in the front-and-rear direction so that a game ball can be supplied from the ball discharge channel 21 to the ball storage unit 13. The ball discharge channel 21 will be described in detail later.

  In addition, a ball feed opening 23 through which a game ball can pass one by one is opened in the standing wall portion 22 between the display unit mounting portion 19 and the shelf portion 15, and behind the ball feed opening 23, A launching device (not shown) capable of launching the game balls stored in the ball storage unit 13 toward the game area is arranged. A ball feed flow path (not shown) is arranged between the launching device and the ball feed opening 23, and the game ball flowing down from the ball storage unit 13 to the ball feed opening 23 passes through the ball feed flow path. To reach the launcher.

  Further, the front frame body 4 is provided with a lock mechanism 25 that can lock the transparent member holding frame 11 in the closed state. The lock mechanism 25 is located on the opposite side (right side in FIG. 1) of the transparent member holding frame 11 across the game board in the front frame body 4, in other words, the transparent member holding frame 11 in the front frame body 4. The free end of each is disposed at a location where polymerization occurs. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a vertically long lock base 26 formed by bending a metal plate or the like is provided, and a plurality of (in this embodiment) the tip end portions are directed upward on the front side of the lock base 26. The three (3) holding frame engaging claws 27 are provided so as to project forward while being movable in the vertical direction. Then, the holding frame engaging claw 27 is always urged upward by an engagement urging member 28 such as a coil spring, and in this state, the holding frame engaging claw 27 is engaged with the transparent member holding frame 11 and is closed. The transparent member holding frame 11 is configured to be locked.

  In addition, a release operation portion (cylinder lock) 29 for releasing the locked state of the transparent member holding frame 11 by the lock mechanism 25 is provided below the lock base 26. The release operation unit 29 is arranged in a state where the front surface is always exposed above the firing operation unit 17, and is set so that the key can be engaged regardless of opening and closing of the transparent member holding frame 11. When a key (not shown) is engaged (inserted) in the release operation portion 29 and rotated (specifically, rotated 45 degrees clockwise as viewed from the front of the front frame body 4), the engagement bias is applied. The holding frame engaging claw 27 is moved downward against the biasing force of the member 28 to release the locked state of the locking mechanism 25. Specifically, the holding frame engaging claw 27 and the transparent member holding frame 11 are engaged. It is configured so that the state can be released.

  The lock mechanism 25 also has a function of locking the front frame body 4 and the outer frame 2. More specifically, a frame engaging claw 30 for engaging the front frame body 4 and the outer frame 2 is arranged at the rear part of the lock mechanism 25 in a state of being movable in the vertical direction. The front frame main body 4 is locked to the outer frame 2 by engaging 30 with the outer frame 2. Further, when a key is engaged with the release operation unit 29 and the release operation unit 29 is rotated 45 degrees counterclockwise when viewed from the front of the front frame body 4 in this state, the frame engagement claw 30 is moved upward. Thus, the engagement state between the front frame body 4 and the outer frame 2 can be released.

  The sphere storage unit 13 includes a sphere storage tray 31 that bulges forward, and the interior of the sphere storage tray 31 is recessed downward to form a sphere storage space portion 33 (corresponding to the open / close side sphere flow down path in the present invention). In addition, a discharge communication port 35 that can communicate with the sphere discharge channel 21 is opened at the rear of the sphere storage space 33 (see FIG. 5). Further, a spherical alignment path (not shown) inclined downward from the spherical storage space 33 is provided on the rear side of the spherical storage dish 31, and a spherical lead-out path inclined downward toward the rear is provided at the downstream end of the spherical alignment path. (Not shown). Then, when the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed, the rear end portion of the ball lead-out path and the ball feed opening 23 are communicated with each other in the front-rear direction, via the ball lead-out path, the ball feed opening 23 and the ball feed flow path, It is comprised so that the game ball in the ball | bowl storage tray 31 can be supplied to a launching device.

Next, the sphere discharge channel 21 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the ball discharge channel 21 is disposed upstream of the ball discharge channel 21 and communicates with the lower end of the ball discharge device via a connection channel (not shown). An L-shaped communication passage 41, a horizontally long discharge storage portion 42 that is disposed in a state of being inclined downward in the lateral direction below the communication passage 41, and can store a game ball in the ball discharge flow path 21, A sphere flow down path 43 (corresponding to the frame side sphere flow down path in the present invention) is provided that communicates with the inclined lower end of the discharge storage section 42 and is inclined downward toward the front sphere storage unit 13 side. Has been. A plurality of (four in this embodiment) ball support protrusions 45 arranged in the width direction of the ball flow down passage 43 are extended in the front-rear direction, in other words, the ball flow down passage 43. It extends along the direction, and the interval between the adjacent ball support protrusions 45 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Further, the upper surface of the elongated strip-like shape of the ball support protrusion 45 is inclined downward toward the downstream opening 43a side of the ball flow down passage 43, that is, a ball rolling portion 46 on which the game ball can roll, and is transparent. With the member holding frame 11 closed, the inclined lower end of the ball rolling portion 46 and the discharge communication port 35 of the ball storage unit 13 are close to each other, and the bottom of the ball storage space portion 33 is slightly lower than the ball rolling portion 46. It is comprised so that it may be arrange | positioned ahead of the ball rolling part 46 in a position (refer Fig.5 (a)). Further, an intrusion space portion 48 is formed by vertically passing between the inclined lower ends of the adjacent ball rolling portions 46, and a part of a ball flow regulation mechanism 50 described later can be inserted into the intrusion space portion 48. It is configured.

  In addition, a ball flow lowering regulating mechanism 50 is provided below the ball flow lowering path 43 so as to face the downstream opening 43a. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the ball flow-down restricting mechanism 50 is formed in a comb-teeth shape, and a plurality of (three in this embodiment) flow-down restricting members 52 that can be projected and retracted in the downstream opening 43a. And a drop-in conversion part 53 that causes the drop-down restriction member 52 to move in and out, and the flow-down restriction member 52 is disposed in front of the drop-in conversion part 53. Then, the flow restricting member 52 protrudes to the downstream opening 43a to restrict the flow of the game ball from the ball flow down path 43 to the ball storage space 33 (see FIG. 5B), and the flow restricting member 52. Is extracted from the downstream opening 43a so that the game ball can be converted into a flow allowable state (see FIG. 5A) that allows the game ball to flow from the ball flow down path 43 to the ball storage space 33.

The flow-down regulating member 52 is a vertically long comb-like member arranged along the width direction of the downstream opening 43a, and is located at one end in the front-rear direction of the horizontally-oriented plate-like regulating base 56 (located outside the intrusion conversion portion 53). It extends upward from the front end. In addition, the width (left-right width) of the flow-down restricting member 52 is set to be narrower than the intruding space portion 48, and the interval between the adjacent flow-down restricting members 52 is narrower than the game ball, and more than the width of the ball support protrusion 45. Is set to be wide and protrudes to the downstream opening 43a through the intrusion space portion 48 in the flow restriction state, and is pulled out from the downstream opening 43a and the intrusion space portion 48 and arranged below the ball rolling portion 46 in the flow allowance state. It is configured. Furthermore, the upper end portion of the flow restriction member 52 is sharpened to form an inter-ball train insertion portion 58, and the flow restriction member 52 can be inserted into the downstream opening 43a from the inter-ball train insertion portion 58. A restriction connecting portion 59 for connecting to the in / out conversion portion 53 is extended downward at the other end (rear end) of the restriction base 56 in the front-rear direction, and the restriction connection portion 59 is extended to the in / out conversion portion 53. Is placed inside. The restriction base 56 that connects the restriction connection portion 59 and the flow-down restriction member 52 is disposed in a state of extending from the inside of the appearance / conversion conversion portion 53 to the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 6, the appearance change unit 53 includes a storage case 61 whose front side is closed by a lid 61 a, and a state where a flow restriction member 52 is connected to the inside of the storage case 61. The two moving arms 63 (the upper first arm 63a and the lower second arm 63b) that can be moved (rotated) in (1) and the movement (rotation) of the moving arm 63 are restricted or allowed. The movement restricting mechanism 64 is accommodated. The first arm 63a and the second arm 63b are arranged in a horizontal state parallel to each other, and one end (the right end in FIG. 6A) is pivotally mounted in the housing case 61 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The other end is pivotally attached to the restriction connecting portion 59. Further, one end of a biasing member 66 such as a coil spring is locked to an intermediate portion of the upper first arm 63a, and the other end of the biasing member 66 is located above the first arm 63a in the housing case 61. The direction in which the restriction connecting portion 59, the restriction base 56, and the flow-down restriction member 52 are pulled up together with the first arm 63a by the biasing force of the biasing member 66, that is, the direction in which the flow-down restriction member 52 protrudes to the downstream opening 43a. Always energized. An engagement receiving portion 68 is provided on the opposite side to the flow-down restricting member 52 across the shaft mounting portion of the first arm 63 a that is pivotally mounted on the housing case 61, and both upper and lower edges of the engagement receiving portion 68. Is protruded toward the movement restricting mechanism 64, and a part of the movement restricting mechanism 64 can be engaged by denting the upper and lower edges toward the flow restricting member 52.

  The movement restricting mechanism 64 has an engaging rod 70 (corresponding to a restricting operation portion in the present invention) that can move in the vertical direction and a tip portion that can abut against the transparent member holding frame 11 and can move in the front-rear direction, in other words. And a contact rod 71 that can be pulled out to the transparent member holding frame 11 side, and a connecting member 72 that is bent in an L shape and connects the engagement rod 70 and the contact rod 71. In addition, an engagement protrusion 73 projects from the engagement rod 70 toward the first arm 63a side (left side in FIG. 6A), and the engagement protrusion 73 is an engagement receiving portion of the first arm 63a. When the engagement rod 70 is moved by engaging with the engagement arm 68, the first arm 63a can be operated via the engagement protrusion 73 and the engagement receiving portion 68. A contact head 71a is provided at the tip (front end) of the contact rod 71, and the contact rod 71 is moved in the front-rear direction so that the contact head 71a can be protruded and retracted from a retracted opening 61b provided in the lid 61a. Yes. Further, the bent portion of the connecting member 72 is pivotally attached to the side portion of the housing case 61 so that the connecting member 72 can be rotated in the vertical direction. While being pivotally attached to the end portion, the tip end portion of the arm extending forward from the bent portion is pivotally attached to the upper end portion of the engagement rod 70 (see FIGS. 6B, 6D, and 6F). Therefore, the engagement rod 70 is configured to operate the first arm 63 a by moving the engagement protrusion 73 and the engagement receiving portion 68 up and down in conjunction with the contact rod 71.

  An abutting member 71b such as a magnet is housed inside the abutting head 71a, and a member to be attracted such as an iron plate is provided at a position facing the abutting head 71a on the back surface of the transparent member holding frame 11. The rear surface (surface on the front frame body 4 side) of the member to be attracted is defined as a region to be attracted (none is shown), and the contact head 71a can be attracted to the region to be attracted. Further, a holding frame side biasing member that constantly biases the attracted member toward the front frame body 4 side is provided, and a space portion in which the attracted member can move back and forth is formed in front of the attracted member (both not shown). In the normal state (the state in which the contact head 71a is not in contact), the attracted region is configured to be positioned substantially on the same surface as the back surface (surface on the front frame body 4 side) of the transparent member holding frame 11. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame body 4 includes a link mechanism 85 between the lock mechanism 25 and the in / out conversion portion 53 (flow restriction mechanism 50). The link mechanism 85 is a mechanism that can operate the moving arm 63 in conjunction with the release operation unit 29 of the lock mechanism 25, and includes a horizontally long first link arm 86 and a vertically long second link arm 87. ing. More specifically, the first link arm 86 is disposed near the in / out conversion portion 53, and the intermediate portion 86 ′ in the left-right direction is pivotally attached to the front frame body 4, and the pivot attachment portion (intermediate portion) 86. The end portion of the first link arm 86 can be swung in the vertical direction about '. Further, a rod operating portion 88 is provided at the end portion of the first link arm 86 on the appearance conversion portion 53 side (the left end portion in FIG. 7A), and the rod operating portion 88 is opened on the side portion of the housing case 61. The engagement rod 70 (specifically, the engagement protrusion piece 90 protruding from the engagement rod 70 toward the rod operation portion 88) through the side opening 61c is engaged. The lower end of the second link arm 87 is pivotally attached to the end of the first link arm 86 on the lock mechanism 25 side, and the link engaging claw 92 is projected from the upper end toward the lock mechanism 25. The link engaging claw 92 is engaged with the operation side protrusion 29 a protruding from the release operation portion 29. The operation-side protrusion 29a moves upward when the key inserted in the release operation portion 29 is rotated clockwise (see FIG. 7B), and moves downward when the key is rotated counterclockwise. It is configured (see FIG. 7A).

  When the ball drop control mechanism 50 and the link mechanism 85 having such a configuration are provided, and the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed with respect to the front frame 3, as shown in FIG. The discharge communication port 35 of the storage unit 13 is close to or abuts, and the bottom of the ball storage space 33 is disposed in front of the ball rolling portion 46 at a position slightly lower than the ball rolling portion 46, and a transparent member holding frame 11 presses the contact head 71 a (contact rod 71) of the appearance change part 53 of the movement restricting mechanism 64 toward the rear front frame 3, and attracts the contact head 71 a to the attracted area of the transparent member holding frame 11. It becomes a state. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, the appearance conversion unit 53 moves the contact head 71a backward (in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 6D) and moves the connecting member 72. By rotating upward (in the direction indicated by arrow B in FIG. 6D), the engagement rod 70 is moved upward (in the direction indicated by arrow C in FIGS. 6C and 6D). Furthermore, the engagement receiving portion 68 (specifically, the upper edge portion of the engagement receiving portion 68) is pushed up by the engagement protrusion 73 of the raised engagement rod 70, and the first arm 63a is resisted against the urging force of the urging member 66. Then, it rotates downward (in the direction indicated by arrow D in FIG. 6C). Then, the flow restricting member 52 connected to the tip of the first arm 63a is moved downward, and the flow restricting member 52 is pulled downward from the downstream opening 43a through the intrusion space portion 48 (see FIG. 5A). . That is, the engagement rod 70 operates the moving arm 63 via the engagement protrusion 73 in conjunction with the operation of pressing the contact rod 71 to pull out the flow-down restricting member 52 from the downstream opening 43a. As a result, the ball flow down regulation mechanism 50 converts to a flow down allowable state and allows the game ball to flow down from the ball flow down path 43 to the ball storage space 33.

  Further, when the first arm 63a is further rotated downward by sufficiently closing the transparent member holding frame 11, the rotation restricting member 52 reaches the bottom dead center due to this rotation, and the engagement protrusion 73 is engaged. The upper edge portion of the portion 68 is pushed away and comes into contact with the side portion of the upper edge portion (see FIGS. 6E and 6F). Then, the movement restricting mechanism 64 (specifically, the engaging protrusion 73 of the engaging rod 70) locks in a state where the first arm 63a is lowered to maintain the pulled-out state of the flow restricting member 52, and the biasing member 66 The urging force restricts the first arm 63a from moving upward and, as a result, the flow restricting member 52 from rising. Therefore, the ball flow restriction mechanism 50 is maintained in a flow allowable state. From this, the conversion to the closed state of the transparent member holding frame 11 and the operation of allowing the game ball to flow down from the ball flow down path 43 can be performed together. Thereby, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be quickly restored to a state where the game can be started.

  In the closed state of the transparent member holding frame 11, as shown in FIG. 7A, the rod operating portion 88 of the first link arm 86 is pushed up by the engagement protruding piece 90, and the first link arm 86 is moved to the timepiece. It rotates in the direction (direction shown by arrow I in FIG. 7A). As a result, the second link arm 87 moves downward (in the direction indicated by the arrow J in FIG. 7A) and the link operating claw 92 is operated in the normal state (the release operation is not performed). The side protrusion 29a is engaged from above. Further, the holding frame engaging claw 27 engages with the transparent member holding frame 11 to lock the closed transparent member holding frame 11.

  On the other hand, in order to open the transparent member holding frame 11 with respect to the front frame 3, first, the release operation unit 29 is operated by engaging a key. Specifically, it rotates 45 degrees clockwise as viewed from the front of the front frame body 4 with the key engaged. Then, the lock mechanism 25 allows the transparent member holding frame 11 to be converted to an open state by releasing the lock state. Further, the operation side protrusion 29a is moved upward to move the link engaging claw 92 and the second link arm 87 upward (in the direction indicated by the arrow K in FIG. 7B). Then, the link mechanism 85 rotates the first link arm 86 counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow L in FIG. 7 (b)) around the shaft attachment portion 86 'to move the rod operation portion 88 downward. Then, the engaging rod 70 is moved downward (in the direction indicated by the arrow G in FIG. 7B and FIGS. 6C and 6D).

When the engagement rod 70 moves downward, the engagement protrusion 73 of the lowered engagement rod 70 is released downward from the upper edge of the engagement receiving portion 68, and the rotation restriction of the first arm 63a is released (FIG. 6 (c) and (d)). Accordingly, the link mechanism 85 operates the first arm 63a via the engagement rod 70 and allows the movement of the first arm 63a. When the rotation restriction of the first arm 63a is released, the first arm 63a is quickly rotated upward (in the direction indicated by the arrow H in FIG. 6C) by the urging force of the urging member 66. In accordance with this rotation, the restriction base 56 is moved to the downstream opening 43a side of the ball flow path 43 to raise the flow restriction member 52, and the flow restriction member 52 protrudes to the downstream opening 43a through the retracting space 48 ( FIG. 4B and FIGS. 6A and 6B). As a result, the ball flow restriction mechanism 50 converts to the flow restriction state and opens the transparent member holding frame 11 with respect to the front frame body 4 (front frame 3) (that is, the ball rolling portion 46 and the discharge communication port 35). The game ball is restricted from flowing down from the ball flow down path 43 toward the ball storage space 33 (before the distance between the ball and the game ball becomes larger than the diameter of the game ball). Therefore, the unlocking operation of the locked state of the transparent member holding frame 11 and the operation of restricting the flow of the game ball from the ball flow down path 43 can be performed in combination, and preparation for opening the transparent member holding frame 11 is efficiently performed. be able to. Further, before opening the transparent member holding frame 11, not only the biasing force of the biasing member 66 but also the force generated by the unlocking operation of the transparent member holding frame 11 is used to play the game from the ball flow down path 43. The flow of the sphere can be regulated. Therefore, the inconvenience that the transparent member holding frame 11 is opened and the game ball falls from the ball flow down path 43 can be eliminated.

  Further, in conjunction with the lowering of the engagement rod 70, the connecting member 72 rotates downward (in the direction indicated by arrow F in FIG. 6D) and the contact head 71a moves forward (in FIG. 6D). Move in the direction indicated by arrow E). Then, the contact head 71a presses the member to be attracted forward, that is, in a direction to convert the transparent member holding frame 11 to the open state against the urging force of the holding frame side urging member. Therefore, it is easy to open the transparent member holding frame 11 using the pressing force from the contact head 71a. When the transparent member holding frame 11 is opened, the contact rod 71 attracted to the transparent member holding frame 11 is sufficiently pulled out, and the force for pulling the transparent member holding frame 11 forward is larger than the suction force of the contact head 71a. As a result, the contact head 71 a is separated from the transparent member holding frame 11. Therefore, the transparent member holding frame 11 can be opened widely to open the front surface of the front frame 3.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, the moving arm 63 is made to give the pressing force at the time of the closing operation of the transparent member holding frame 11 to the moving arm 63 via a some component (the engagement rod 70, the contact rod 71, the connection member 72). However, the present invention is not limited to this, although the moving arm 63 is rotated by this pressing force to move the flow restricting member 52 downward. For example, in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, one component provided on the transparent member holding frame 11 is directly pressed against the moving arm 63 so that the moving arm 63 and the flow restriction member 52 can be operated. It is configured. More specifically, the transparent member holding frame 11 in the second embodiment has an opening / closing pressing rod 95 extending from the back surface toward the front frame body 4 side, and the opening / closing pressing rod 95 is the center of the opening / closing pressing rod 95. It is provided in a state of being freely rotatable around the axis CL. Further, a pressing inclined surface 95a inclined downward toward the rear front frame body 4 side is formed at the front end portion (end portion on the front frame body 4 side) of the opening / closing pressing rod 95, and the pressing inclined surface 95a is moved. It is possible to contact (press) a part of the arm 63 (specifically, the first arm 63a).

  Moreover, although the appearance change part 53 in 2nd Embodiment is the same structure as 1st Embodiment fundamentally, the movement control mechanism 64 and the engagement receiving part 68 are not provided. Instead, a pressure receiving portion 97 is provided on the opposite side of the flow restricting member 52 across the shaft attachment portion of the first arm 63a that is axially attached to the housing case 61, and on the front surface of the pressure receiving portion 97, A receiving portion inclined surface 97a inclined downward is formed, and the pressing inclined surface 95a of the open / close pressing rod 95 can be brought into surface contact with the receiving portion inclined surface 97a. Furthermore, a movement restricting opening 99 is opened at a position facing the lower side of the second arm 63b in the lower part of the housing case 61, and a tip portion can be inserted into and removed from the movement restricting opening 99 at an intermediate portion of the second arm 63b. A simple movement restricting portion 100 is pivotally attached. Then, a restricting claw 101 is projected from the tip of the movement restricting portion 100, and the restricting claw 101 is locked to the edge of the movement restricting opening 99 to restrict the movement of the second arm 63b, that is, the movement of the moving arm 63. It is configured to be able to.

  Further, the link mechanism 104 according to the second embodiment is configured such that an intermediate portion of the link connecting member 105 is pivotally attached to the housing case 61, and one end of the first link arm 106 that is horizontally long by the link connecting member 105 (in FIG. 9A). The right end) and the lower end of the elongated second link arm 107, and the upper end of the second link arm 107 is engaged with the operation side projection 29a of the release operation portion 29 from above. 108 is provided. Further, when the tip end portion of the first link arm 106 (the end portion opposite to the link connecting member 105) is movable along the lower surface of the housing case 61, and the second link arm 107 is moved upward, the first link arm is moved. The tip of 106 moves to the movement restriction opening 99 side (left side in FIG. 9A) and reaches the edge of the movement restriction opening 99 (specifically, the edge on which the restriction claw 101 can be locked). When the second link arm 107 is moved downward by its own weight, the distal end portion of the first link arm 106 moves to the second link arm 107 side (right side in FIG. 9A), and the edge of the movement restricting opening 99 is moved. Configured to retreat from.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment having such a configuration, when the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed with respect to the front frame 3, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), an opening / closing pressing rod 95 inserts the pressing inclined surface 95 a into the housing case 61 and contacts the pressing receiving portion 97. Further, when the transparent member holding frame 11 is closed, the pressing inclined surface 95a presses the receiving portion inclined surface 97a of the first arm 63a, and the pressing receiving portion 97 is moved while sliding downward along the receiving portion inclined surface 97a. It is pushed up and turned (see FIG. 9B). At this time, since the opening / closing pressing rod 95 is provided so as to be rotatable about the central axis CL, it continues to press the rotating pressing inclined surface 95a against the receiving inclined surface 97a in a surface contact state. Can do. Then, the appearance changer 53 rotates the first arm 63a downward (in the direction indicated by the arrow M in FIG. 9C) against the urging force of the urging member 66, and the tip of the first arm 63a. The flow restriction member 52 connected to is moved downward, and the flow restriction member 52 is pulled downward from the downstream opening 43a through the intrusion space 48 (see FIG. 5A). As a result, the ball flow down regulation mechanism 50 converts to a flow down allowable state and allows the game ball to flow down from the ball flow down path 43 to the ball storage space 33. Further, the second arm 63 b rotates downward together with the first arm 63 a, and the movement restricting portion 100 inserts the tip portion into the movement restricting opening 99 to lock the restricting claw 101 to the edge of the movement restricting opening 99. . Then, the movement restricting portion 100 restricts the movement of the second arm 63b and the first arm 63a with the flow restricting member 52 pulled out, and the first arm 63a and the second arm 63b are moved by the urging force of the urging member 66. It is controlled that the flow-up restricting member 52 rises and, as a result, the flow-down regulating member 52 rises. Therefore, the ball flow restriction mechanism 50 is maintained in a flow allowable state. From this, the conversion to the closed state of the transparent member holding frame 11 and the operation of allowing the game ball to flow down from the ball flow down path 43 can be performed together. Thereby, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be quickly restored to a state where the game can be started. Further, the pressing force generated by the operation of closing the transparent member holding frame 11 can be transmitted to the moving arm 63 using the opening / closing pressing rod 95, and the moving arm 63 can be sufficiently operated.

  On the other hand, in order to open the transparent member holding frame 11 with respect to the front frame 3, first, the release operation unit 29 is operated by engaging a key. Specifically, it rotates 45 degrees clockwise as viewed from the front of the front frame body 4 with the key engaged. Then, the lock mechanism 25 releases the locked state and allows the transparent member holding frame 11 to be converted to the open state, and moves the operation-side protrusion 29a upward to link the link engaging claw 108 and the second link arm 107. Is moved upward (in the direction indicated by arrow N in FIG. 9E). Then, the link mechanism 104 moves the tip of the first link arm 106 in the direction toward the movement restricting opening 99 (the direction indicated by the arrow P in FIG. 9E) and presses the restricting claw 101, and this restricting The nail | claw 101 is removed from the movement control opening 99, and the rotation control of the 2nd arm 63b and the 1st arm 63a is cancelled | released. In other words, the link mechanism 104 allows the first arm 63a and the second arm 63b to operate and rotate upward via the movement restricting unit 100. Then, when the rotation restriction of the first arm 63a is released and the transparent member holding frame 11 is slightly opened to disengage the opening / closing pressing rod 95 from the pressing receiving portion 97, the first arm 63a is attached. Due to the urging force of the urging member 66, it quickly turns upward (in the direction indicated by the arrow Q in FIG. 9 (e)), and with this turning, the flow-down restricting member 52 is raised, and this flow down through the intrusion space 48 The restricting member 52 protrudes to the downstream opening 43a (see FIGS. 5B and 9A). As a result, the ball flow restricting mechanism 50 changes to the flow restricting state, and before the transparent member holding frame 11 is sufficiently opened with respect to the front frame 3 (that is, the interval between the ball rolling portion 46 and the discharge communication port 35 is increased). The flow of the game ball from the ball flow down path 43 toward the ball storage space 33 is restricted before it becomes wider than the diameter of the game ball. Therefore, the unlocking operation of the locked state of the transparent member holding frame 11 and the operation of restricting the flow of the game ball from the ball flow down path 43 can be performed in combination, and preparation for opening the transparent member holding frame 11 is efficiently performed. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the movable arm 63 is pivotally mounted in the housing case 61, but the present invention is not limited to this. In short, any configuration may be used as long as the flow restriction member 52 can be moved by the movement of the moving arm 63. For example, the movement arm 63 is slid to move the flow restriction member 52 into and out of the downstream opening 43a of the ball flow passage 43. You may be able to do it. In addition, the engagement rod (regulation operation unit) 70 is configured to move up and down to operate the moving arm 63, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the movement arm 63 can be operated to restrict movement. Any configuration may be used. Furthermore, the link mechanisms 85 and 104 may have any configuration as long as the movable arm 63 can be operated in conjunction with the release operation unit 29.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the flow-down control member 52 was set in the comb-tooth shape, this invention is not restricted to this, What kind of structure will be sufficient if it can control the flow of the game ball in the ball flow down channel 43? There may be. The transparent member holding frame 11 including the ball storage space 33 is illustrated as an opening / closing body having an opening / closing side ball flow path, and the ball discharge channel 21 is used as a frame side ball flow path that can communicate with the opening / closing side ball flow path. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The opening / closing body in the present invention may be any one as long as it has a component that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 3 and can flow down the game ball. For example, it can store (flow down) the game ball. A sphere storage unit that includes a sphere storage tray and is pivotally attached to the front frame 3 separately from the transparent member holding frame 11 may be used. Furthermore, the frame side ball flow downway in the present invention may be any as long as it is arranged on the front frame 3 and can supply game balls to the open / close side ball flow downway.

  And in the said embodiment, although it demonstrated taking the case of the pachinko game machine which is a typical game machine, this invention is not limited to this, A front frame, The opening-closing body which can be opened and closed with respect to this front frame, An opening / closing side ball flow path provided on the opening / closing body and a frame side ball flow path provided on the front frame side are provided, and the opening / closing side ball flow path and the frame side ball flow path communicate with each other when the opening / closing body is closed. Thus, any gaming machine may be used as long as it can flow the game ball from the frame-side ball flow path to the open / close-side ball flow path. For example, a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball type gaming machine or a sparrow ball type gaming machine may be used.

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

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is an expansion perspective view of the lower part periphery of the pachinko game machine which opened the transparent member holding frame. (A) is the perspective view seen from the back of a locking mechanism, (b) is a side view of a locking mechanism. (A) is a perspective view of a ball discharge channel, (b) is an exploded perspective view of a ball flow down regulation mechanism. (A) is sectional drawing of the ball | bowl discharge flow path which converted the ball | bowl flow-down regulation mechanism into the flow-down allowable state, (b) is sectional drawing of the ball | bowl discharge channel which converted the ball | bowl flow-down restriction mechanism into the flow-down regulation state. It is the schematic which shows the state of a ball | bowl flow-down control mechanism, (a) is a front view of a flow-down control state, (b) is a side view of (a), (c) is an intermediate state between a flow-down control state and a flow-down allowable state (D) is a side view of (c), (e) is a front view of a flow allowable state, and (f) is a side view of (e). (A) It is the schematic which shows the interlocking | linkage of a ball | bowl falling regulation mechanism and a lock mechanism, (a) is the schematic before making a lock mechanism into a release state, (b) is the schematic diagram of the state which released the lock mechanism. is there. It is a perspective view of the ball flow down regulation mechanism in a 2nd embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the ball | bowl falling regulation mechanism and link mechanism in 2nd Embodiment, (a) is a state figure just before closing a transparent member holding frame, (b) is X1-X1 sectional drawing of (a), (c). Is a state diagram when the transparent member holding frame is closed, (d) is a sectional view taken along the line X2-X2 of (c), (e) is a state diagram when the release operation unit is operated, and (f) is a diagram of (e). It is X3-X3 sectional drawing.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 11 Transparent member holding frame 13 Ball storage unit 24 Ball discharge flow path 25 Lock mechanism 29 Release operation part 29a Operation side protrusion 31 Ball storage dish 33 Ball storage space part 35 Discharge communication port 41 Communication path 42 Discharge Reservoir 43 Ball flow path 43a Downstream opening 45 Ball support protrusion 46 Ball rolling portion 48 Intrusion space portion 50 Ball flow restriction mechanism 52 Flow restriction member 53 Depression conversion portion 58 Inter-ball row insertion portion 63 Moving arm 63a First arm 63b Second arm 64 Movement restriction mechanism 66 Energizing member 68 Engagement receiving portion 70 Engagement rod 71 Contact rod 72 Connection member 73 Engagement projection 85 Link mechanism 86 First link arm 87 Second link arm 88 Rod operation unit 95 Open / close pressing rod 97 Press receiving portion 100 Movement restricting portion 104 Link mechanism 106 First link arm 107 Second link arm

Claims (4)

A front frame, an openable / closable body that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame, an open / close side ball flow path provided on the open / close body, and a frame side ball flow path provided on the front frame side. In the gaming machine in which the opening and closing side ball flow downway and the frame side ball flow downway communicate with each other and the game ball can flow down from the frame side ball flow downway to the opening and closing side ball flow downway.
Provided with a ball flow restriction mechanism facing the downstream opening of the frame side ball flow path,
The ball flow restriction mechanism performs a flow restriction member capable of restricting the flow of the game ball to the opening and closing side flow path by appearing and dropping in the downstream opening of the frame side ball flow path, and performing the movement operation of the flow restriction member. A haunting conversion unit, and
The flow-down restricting member has the downstream opening in a state in which an upper end portion is sharpened at one end located on the outer side of the appearing and appearing conversion portion of the restricting base arranged in a state extending from the inside and outside of the appearing and appearing conversion portion. Are vertically long comb-like members arranged along the width direction of
The in / out conversion unit includes a movable arm that is movable in a state where the flow restriction member is connected, and a biasing member that biases the movement arm in a direction in which the flow restriction member protrudes to the downstream opening,
The front frame is provided with a lock mechanism that can lock the open / close body in a closed state, and a release operation unit for releasing the lock state of the open / close body by the lock mechanism,
A link mechanism capable of operating the moving arm in conjunction with the release operation unit,
When the unlocking unit is operated to release the lock state of the opening / closing body, the link mechanism operates the moving arm to allow the moving arm to move, and the moving arm is moved by the urging force of the urging member, thereby controlling the restriction. The base is moved to the downstream opening side of the frame-side sphere flow down path, and the flow-down restricting member protrudes to the downstream opening to restrict the game ball from flowing down from the frame-side sphere flow down path to the open / close side ball flow down path. A gaming machine. The in / out conversion part includes a contact rod that can be pulled out to the opening / closing body side and that can contact the tip end part to the opening / closing body, and a regulation operation unit that operates the moving arm in conjunction with the contact rod. The movement of the moving arm can be regulated by the regulation operation unit,
The link mechanism can operate the moving arm via a restriction operation unit,
When the opening / closing body is closed, the abutment rod is pressed toward the front frame, and in conjunction with this pressing operation, the restricting operation unit moves the moving arm in a direction against the urging force of the urging member to move the flow restricting member. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the ball is pulled out from the downstream opening and the movement of the moving arm is regulated in the pulled-out state to allow the game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path. The gaming machine according to 1. The opening / closing body includes an opening / closing pressing rod capable of operating the moving arm by pressing the tip portion against the moving arm,
The infestation conversion unit includes a movement restriction unit capable of regulating movement of the moving arm,
The link mechanism can operate a moving arm via a movement restricting portion,
When the opening / closing body is closed, the opening / closing pressing rod presses the moving arm, operates the moving arm against the urging force of the urging member, and pulls out the flow-down restricting member from the downstream opening. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is configured to restrict the movement of the moving arm and to allow the game ball to flow down from the frame side ball flow path to the open / close side ball flow path.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an interval between adjacent flow-down regulating members is set to be narrower than a game ball.

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