JP5777538B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a ball collection passage for collecting and guiding foul balls.

  A pachinko machine, which is a typical gaming machine, is a glass that has a frame that holds a game board that can be opened and closed with respect to an outer frame that forms an outer shell, and that is transparently protected on the front side of the middle frame. A front frame provided with a plate and a ball dish member for storing pachinko balls are assembled. In addition, the game board is provided with a guide rail that defines a substantially circular game area and a launch passage that leads to the game area from within the game area and from below the game board. Then, the pachinko machine launches the pachinko balls stored in the ball tray member toward the launching path of the guide rail by the operation of the hitting ball launching device disposed on the inner frame, and the pachinko balls that have passed through the launching path are launched into the game area. It has become so.

  The hitting ball launching device includes a launching rail inclined upward toward an entrance of a launching passage opened below the game board, a hitting mechanism for launching a pachinko ball on the launching rail, and a ball dish member according to operation of an operation handle And a ball delivery device that sends out the pachinko balls stored in the firing rail to the hitting position on the launch rail, and is configured to launch the pachinko balls one by one toward the launch passage according to the operation of the operation handle (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). Further, a ball collection passage communicating with the ball tray member is formed at a position corresponding to the lower portion of the entrance of the launch passage in the middle frame, and a pachinko ball (so-called so-called “pachinko ball”) that has flowed down the launch passage without being launched into the game area. The foul balls are guided to the ball tray member through the ball collection passage.

JP 2011-12081A

  The hitting ball launcher is disposed on the right side of the ball collection passage in the middle frame, the inclined upper end serving as the launch port in the launch rail faces the upper right side of the ball collection passage, and the pachinko ball guided by the launch rail collects the ball It is launched into the launch passage across the top of the passage diagonally. When the momentum of the pachinko ball launched from the launch rail is weak, the launched pachinko ball hits the left wall facing the launching hole of the launch rail in the ball collection passage, and the pachinko ball played on this left wall launches May return to the rail. In addition, the ball collection passage has an outlet opening to the ball tray member, and the entrance is connected to the game board. Therefore, the ball collection passage is used for a fraudulent act in which a fraudulent tool such as a wire enters the game board through the ball collection passage. Sometimes. For this reason, in order to prevent the pachinko ball bounced on the left wall from returning to the launch rail, the entire ball collection passage cannot be simply widened.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve these problems inherent in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and includes a ball collection passage that can prevent a ball from returning to the launch rail. An object is to provide a gaming machine.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is
A gaming board (20) disposed on the body frame (13) and having a gaming area (20a) defined on the front surface;
Provided on the game board so that the game balls can pass (20), a firing passage leading to the game area (20a) from the lower end of the recreation board (20) (28),
Provided in the main body frame (13) to be connected to the lower side of the opening (28a) of the launch passage (28) that opens downward of the game board (20), and disposed on the front surface of the main body frame (13). A ball collection passageway (64) for guiding the game balls toward the ball tray portion (17),
The main body frame (13) extends in a slanting direction on the side of the ball collection passage (64), and is provided so that the launch end (66a) faces the side of the ball collection passage (64). A launch rail (66) for guiding the game ball launched by the mechanism (67, 68) toward the opening (28a),
Among the game balls launched toward the opening (28a) so as to pass through the upper part of the ball collection passageway (64) from the launch end (66a), a foul ball that has not reached the game area (20a) In the gaming machine configured to collect the ball tray portion (17) through the ball collection passage (64),
The ball collection passageway (64)
A rolling wall portion (80) provided below the firing end (66a) and inclined downward as it goes away from the firing rail (66) side;
A first vertical wall portion (81) provided so as to be spaced apart from the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion (80) with a width allowing passage of one game ball;
An inclined lower end is provided so as to incline upward toward the side away from the firing rail (66) side, and an inclined lower end positioned above an inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion (80) is the first vertical wall portion ( 81) a step wall portion (82) connected to the upper end,
A second vertical wall portion (28a) provided between the opening (28a) and the inclined upper end of the step wall portion (82), which is further away from the firing end (66a) than the first vertical wall portion (81). 83) and equipped with a,
A firing guide wall (58) is provided at an upper position of the firing rail (66) so as to face the firing rail (66) along the inclination of the firing rail (66), and the firing end (66a). A buffer member (85) for depressing the game ball is provided at an upper position, and the lower surface of the buffer member (85) is configured to be continuous with the extension of the firing guide wall (58). To do.
According to the invention according to claim 1, since the second vertical wall portion that defines the upper portion of the ball collection passage that is likely to hit the game ball launched from the launch rail is separated from the launch end of the launch rail, Even if the game ball hits the second vertical wall portion, it is possible to prevent the game ball from returning to the launch rail. In addition, since the second vertical wall portion is separated from the launch end in the ball collection passage, the distance between the first vertical wall portion and the rolling wall portion on the downstream side is suppressed to a minimum. It is possible to prevent fraud such as inserting a fraudulent tool such as a wire from the department side .

In the invention according to claim 2, the side surface of the buffer member (85) is positioned so as to extend downward from the inlet of the ball collection passage (64) connected to the opening (28a) of the firing passage (28). Thus , the gist is that the side surface of the ball collection passage (64) is defined by the side surface .

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 3 of the present application is
A gaming board (20) disposed on the body frame (13) and having a gaming area (20a) defined on the front surface;
A launch passage (28) provided in the game board (20) so that a game ball can pass, and connected to the game area (20a) from a lower end of the game board (20),
Provided in the main body frame (13) to be connected to the lower side of the opening (28a) of the launch passage (28) that opens downward of the game board (20), and disposed on the front surface of the main body frame (13). A ball collection passageway (64) for guiding the game balls toward the ball tray portion (17),
On the side of the ball collection passage (64) in the main body frame (13), a launch end (66a) is provided on the side of the ball collection passage (64) so as to face the ball collection passage (64). A launch rail (66) for guiding the launched game ball toward the opening (28a), and
Among the game balls launched toward the opening (28a) so as to pass through the upper part of the ball collection passageway (64) from the launch end (66a), a foul ball that has not reached the game area (20a) In the gaming machine configured to collect the ball tray portion (17) through the ball collection passage (64),
The ball collection passageway (64)
A rolling wall portion (80) provided below the firing end (66a) and inclined downward as it goes away from the firing rail (66) side;
A first vertical wall portion (81) provided so as to be spaced apart from the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion (80) with a width allowing passage of one game ball;
An inclined lower end is provided so as to incline upward toward the side away from the firing rail (66) side, and an inclined lower end positioned above an inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion (80) is the first vertical wall portion ( 81) a step wall portion (82) connected to the upper end,
A second vertical wall portion (28a) provided between the opening (28a) and the inclined upper end of the step wall portion (82), which is further away from the firing end (66a) than the first vertical wall portion (81). 83)
Below the front Kiten Dokabe portion (80) extends to the lower inclined toward the firing rail (66) side, between the inclined lower end of the first vertical wall portion (81) and Utatedokabe portion (80) and a guide wall portion for guiding downward the said transfer Dokabe unit game balls passing through (80) (88) and,
A lower end of the first vertical wall portion (81) and an inclined upper end of the guide wall portion (88) are formed to be continuous with the lower end of the first vertical wall portion (81) through a gap smaller than the diameter of the game ball. The gist is that the gap is positioned in the direction of the extension line of the rolling wall (80) .
According to the invention according to claim 3, since the second vertical wall portion that defines the upper part of the ball collection passage that is likely to hit the game ball launched from the launch rail is separated from the launch end of the launch rail, Even if the game ball hits the second vertical wall portion, it is possible to prevent the game ball from returning to the launch rail. In addition, since the second vertical wall portion is separated from the launch end in the ball collection passage, the distance between the first vertical wall portion and the rolling wall portion on the downstream side is suppressed to a minimum. It is possible to prevent fraud such as inserting a fraudulent tool such as a wire from the department side.
Moreover, since the path | route of a ball | bowl collection | recovery channel | path can be bent by a guide wall part, the penetration | invasion of an unauthorized tool can be prevented more correctly.

In the invention according to claim 4,
The ball collection passage (64) extends below the rolling wall (80) so as to incline downward toward the firing rail (66), and includes a first vertical wall (81) and a rolling wall. A guide wall portion (88) for guiding the game ball that has passed between the inclined lower ends of the portion (80) to the lower side of the rolling wall portion (80),
A restricting portion (93) extending downward from the lower surface of the rolling wall portion (80) toward the guide wall portion (88) is provided, and an extension end of the restricting portion (93) and the guide wall The gist is that a ball passage set to a width allowing passage of one game ball is formed to extend to the left and right between the upper surface of the portion (88) .
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, since the path | route of a bulb | ball collection | recovery channel | path can be bent by a guide wall part, the penetration | invasion of an unauthorized tool can be prevented more correctly.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game ball from returning to the launch rail.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example from the front side. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of an Example from the rear side. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of an Example from the front side, Comprising: The state which open | released the front frame is shown. It is a rear view which shows the front frame of an Example. It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine of an Example, Comprising: The state which removed the front frame and the channel | path cover is shown. It is principal part sectional drawing fractured | ruptured by the AA line of FIG. In addition, the dashed-two dotted line in a figure shows a pachinko sphere. It is a front view which shows the inner frame base | substrate part of an Example, and exists in the state which removed the channel | path cover. In addition, the dashed-two dotted line in a figure shows a pachinko sphere. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the inner frame base | substrate part of an Example from the front side. It is the schematic perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the shutter mechanism of an Example, (a) is the state seen from the front side, (b) is the state seen from the back side. It is an enlarged view which shows the site | part corresponding to the B section of FIG. 6, Comprising: (a) shows the state which closed the front frame with respect to the middle frame, (b) shows the state which open | released the front frame from the middle frame. . In addition, the dashed-two dotted line in a figure shows a pachinko sphere.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” mean that the pachinko machine is on the front side (the player side indicated by the arrow X) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. It points out in the state seen from.

(About the schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment includes an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame installed in a vertical posture on an installation frame base (not shown) provided in a game store, and the outer frame. 11, a middle frame 13 serving as a main body frame on which game machine components such as various control devices are installed, and a required game area The game board 20 in which 20a is defined, and the front frame 14 as a decorative frame that is provided on the front side of the middle frame 13 so as to be attachable / detachable and openable and that protects the game board 20 from perspective are basically provided. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, two ball tray members 16 and 17 capable of storing pachinko balls are integrally disposed below the front frame 14 in an up-and-down relationship, and in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the front frame 14. The ball tray members 16 and 17 are configured to open and close. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the front frame 14 functions as an opening / closing body that can be opened and closed on the front side of the middle frame 13, and the front frame 14 also functions as the ball tray members 16, 17. And in the lower right position on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 (the front frame 14 in the embodiment), a launching operation electrically connected to a launching / dispensing control device S1 (see FIG. 2) for controlling the launching of the pachinko balls. A handle 18 is provided, and the ball feeding device 22 and the ball hitting device 24 (see FIG. 3) are operated by the turning operation of the shooting operation handle 18 by the player, and the upper ball of the upper ball tray member 16 on the upper side. The pachinko balls stored in the tray 16 a are configured to be launched one by one toward the game area 20 a of the game board 20.

(About game board 20)
As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 20 has an outer rail 26 and an inner rail 27 that are curved in an arc shape on the board surface (front surface), and is substantially circular defined inside the inner and outer rails 26 and 27. In the game area 20a, game parts such as a symbol display device 30 where a game effect such as variation of various symbols is performed and a winning device (not shown) are arranged. In addition, the outer rail 26 and the inner rail 27 located on the left side of the game board 20 are configured to overlap in the radial direction of the game area 20a while being separated by a distance through which the pachinko ball can pass. A launch passage 28 for guiding the launched pachinko ball to the game area 20a is defined. The launch passage 28 opens downward at a position to the left of the lower end of the game board 20 and opens into the game area 20a at the upper left position of the game board 20. The launch path 28 opens from the hitting ball launcher 24 below the launch passage 28. A pachinko ball launched toward the starting end opening (opening) 28 a is launched to the upper position of the game area 20 a through the launch passage 28. The winning detection sensor detects a pachinko ball that has won the winning opening of the winning device in the process of flowing down the game area 20a, thereby controlling the payout of the winning balls and the rental balls arranged in the middle frame 13. A payout detection signal is input to the payout control device S1 (see FIG. 2), and the ball payout device 32 (see FIG. 2) is operated in response to the input of the winning detection signal so that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. It has become. In the embodiment, the pachinko ball launch control and the award and rental ball payout control are performed by the single launch / payout control device S1, but may be performed by separate control devices.

(About outer frame 11)
As shown in FIG. 3, the outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens forward and backward, and the outer frame 11 and the middle frame 13 are opened and closed at the upper left position and the lower left position of the outer frame 11. An outer frame side hinge portion 11a to be connected is attached. In the embodiment, the outer frame 11 has an upper outer frame portion 12a constituting an upper edge, a lower outer frame portion 12b constituting a lower edge, a left outer frame portion 12c constituting a left edge, and a right constituting a right edge. The outer frame portion 12d is basically configured, and the upper and lower outer frame portions 12a and 12b are formed of a wooden plate member, and the left and right outer frame portions 12c and 12d are formed of a metal member such as aluminum. Yes. In addition, the front end portion of the lower outer frame portion 12b is provided with a flange plate 12e extending upward over the entire length in the left-right direction, and the upper outer frame portion 12a and the left and right outer frame portions 12c, 12d, An opening that opens in the front-rear direction is defined by the saddle plate 12e of the lower outer frame 12b, and the middle frame 13 faces the opening. The height of the base plate 12e is set to be larger than the height of the ball box separately prepared in the game store, and the ball 12e is positioned below the lower ball tray member 17 provided on the front frame 14. It is comprised so that a box can be installed in the front side of the saddle plate 12e.

(About front frame 14)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the front frame 14 is a frame in which a window 15 a penetrating in the front-rear direction is opened in a front frame base portion 15 formed in a rectangular shape that substantially matches the opening shape of the outer frame 11. The game area 20a formed on the game board 20 is exposed to the front through the window 15a in a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13. A transparent see-through protective plate 34 such as a glass plate is detachably disposed on the rear surface side of the front frame base portion 15 in correspondence with the opening position of the window 15a. 20 is transparently protected in a visible state. In FIG. 4, the see-through protection plate 34 attached to the front frame 14 is not shown. Further, the front frame 14 is opened and closed with respect to the middle frame side hinge portion 13a (see FIG. 5) provided on the middle frame 13 at the upper left position and the lower left position of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15). A front frame side hinge portion 14 a (see FIG. 4) that can be connected is provided, and when the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the entire front surface of the middle frame 13 is covered with the front frame 14. It is comprised so that. Various decorative members 14b, lamp devices, and the like are disposed on the front surface of the front frame base portion 15 so as to surround the periphery of the window 15a to decorate the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

(About the upper ball dish member 16)
As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15), an upper ball tray member 16 having an upper ball tray 16a that opens upward is attached to a position below the window 15a. A predetermined number of pachinko balls can be temporarily stored in the upper ball receiving tray 16a. Further, on the rear side of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15), a ball feeding device 22 (see FIG. 4) electrically connected to the firing / dispensing control device S1 is provided at the downstream end of the upper ball receiving tray 16a. It is installed to communicate. Then, the ball feeding device 22 is operated based on the turning operation of the firing operation handle 18, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 16 a are placed one by one on the hitting ball launching device 24 disposed on the inner frame 13. It is configured to send out. An upper plate communication passage 36 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15) (see FIG. 4). 36a (refer FIG. 1) is opened in the left end part side of the upper ball receiving tray 16a. The upstream end of the upper plate communication passage 36 facing the rear surface of the front frame 14 is configured to communicate with a middle frame connection port 55 formed in the middle frame 13 with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. Then, pachinko balls (prize balls and rental balls) are fed to the upper ball tray 16a through the upper plate communication passage 36.

(About the lower ball tray member 17)
As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15), a lower ball tray member 17 having a lower ball tray 17 a that opens upward is attached to a position below the upper ball tray member 16. A predetermined number of pachinko balls can be temporarily stored in the lower ball tray 17a. In the embodiment, the firing operation handle 18 is installed on the right side of the lower ball tray member 17 in the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15). Further, a lower plate communication passage 37 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in a substantially central portion on the lower side of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15) (see FIG. 4). A dish supply outlet 37a (see FIG. 1) opens at a substantially central portion of the lower ball tray 17a. The upstream end of the lower plate communication passage 37 facing the rear surface of the front frame 14 is configured to communicate with a guide passage 62 formed in the middle frame 13 with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. Pachinko balls that have overflowed from the upper ball tray 16a and pachinko balls (foul balls) that have been collected in a ball collection passage 64, which will be described later, are fed from the lower tray outlet 37a to the lower ball tray 17a through the guide passage 62. It has become. The lower ball tray member 17 of the embodiment is formed with a ball extraction path 38 that opens in the lower ball tray 17 a (for example, the bottom surface) and opens on the lower surface of the lower ball tray member 17. The opening on the lower ball tray 17a side of the ball removal path 38 is closed by a door member 39a that opens and closes in response to an operation of a ball removal operation lever 39 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the lower ball tray member 17. By operating the ball removing operation lever 39 to open and close the door member 39a, the pachinko balls stored in the lower ball receiving tray 17a can be directly extracted into a ball box installed below the lower ball receiving plate member 17. ing.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is configured as a so-called “two-plate type” including two upper and lower ball receiving trays 16 a and 17 a for storing pachinko balls. Further, a ball rental operation button 40 (see FIG. 1) is provided on the upper right side of the upper ball tray member 16, and when the player presses the ball rental operation button 40, the launch / payout control device S1. A ball lending payout signal is input to the ball lending device 32 and the ball lending device 32 provided on the inner frame 13 is operated to pay a predetermined number of lending balls to the upper ball receiving tray 16a. In addition, an effect operation unit (operation means) 42 having an operation button 42a that can be operated by the player is provided at the center of the upper surface of the upper ball dish member 16, and the symbol display device 30 is operated according to the operation of the operation button 42a. You can switch the game production by moving and moving items.

(About the middle frame 13)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the middle frame 13 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that substantially matches the opening shape of the outer frame 11 and opens back and forth at a position biased upward. The middle frame side hinge portion 13a (see FIG. 5) connects the middle frame 13 and the outer frame 11 to the left upper position and the lower left position so that the middle frame 13 and the front frame 14 can be opened and closed. ) Is provided. That is, the middle frame 13 is pivotally supported so that the left side of the middle frame 13 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 11 by connecting the outer frame side hinge part 11a and the middle frame side hinge part 13a. By connecting the hinge portion 13a and the front frame side hinge portion 14a, the left side portions of the middle frame 13 and the front frame 14 are pivotally supported so as to be relatively openable and closable. Thus, each of the outer frame 11, the middle frame 13, and the front frame 14 in the embodiment can be opened and closed by the support shaft and the shaft support structure of the shaft hole provided relatively to the hinge portions 11a, 13a, and 14a. It is designed to be connected.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the middle frame 13 is provided on the right and left side portions of the middle frame base portion 44 that functions as an installation portion on which the gaming machine components are installed, and the middle frame 13. The left and right horizontal middle frame portions 45 and 46 forming the left and right side edges, and the upper middle frame portion 47 provided at the upper ends of the left and right horizontal middle frame portions 45 and 46 and forming the upper edge of the middle frame 13 Then, when these members 44 to 47 are assembled, the whole is formed into a frame shape having a size matching the opening shape of the outer frame 11. The game board 20 is detachably installed inside the opening of the opening (hereinafter referred to as the game board installation section 48) defined when the middle frame base portion 44 and the middle frame portions 45 to 47 are assembled. Has been. The middle frame base portion 44 and the middle frame portions 45 to 47 constituting the middle frame 13 do not need to be independent members, and a plurality or all of the middle frame base portion 44 and the middle frame portions 45 to 47 are all included. It is also possible to integrally mold with resin or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a ball tank 49 for storing pachinko balls supplied from a ball supply facility (not shown) provided in the amusement store is disposed at a rear upper position on the middle frame 13 (upper middle frame portion 47). In addition, a tank rail 50 is provided that allows pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 49 to flow in a predetermined number of rows. Further, below the game board setting portion 48 in the middle frame 13, a middle frame communication port 55 that is formed in the upper left part of the middle frame base portion 44 so as to open front and rear and communicates with the upper ball tray 16 a and the middle frame communication. A branch passage unit 51 that communicates with both of the middle frame overflow port 56 formed so as to open forward and backward is provided below the port 55. The tank rail 50 is connected to the tank rail 50 via a ball payout unit (ball payout path portion) 52 spanned between a lower portion of the tank rail 50 and a branch passage unit 51 spaced apart below the tank rail 50. The pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 49 are connected to the branch passage unit 51 so as to communicate with the tank rail 50, the ball dispensing unit 52, the branch passage unit 51, the middle frame connection port 55, and the upper plate connection passage 36. Via the upper ball tray 16a. In the embodiment, the ball tank 49 and the tank rail 50 are integrally formed with the upper middle frame portion 47, and the branch passage unit 51 is detachably attached to the rear side of the middle frame base portion 44.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball dispensing unit 52 includes an upstream passage 53 that communicates with the tank rail 50, a downstream passage 54 that communicates with the branch passage unit 51, and a downstream end and a downstream passage of the upstream passage 53. 54 is provided with a ball payout device 32 that communicates with the upstream end of 54 and operates based on a control signal from the launch / payout control device S1. That is, in a state where the ball dispensing device 32 is stopped, the pachinko balls supplied to the ball tank 49 from the ball supply facility provided on the installation frame base are stored in a state in which the upstream passage 53 is filled, and are fired and dispensed. The pachinko balls stored in the upstream side passage 53 are finally guided to the downstream side passage 54 by the ball paying device 32 operated based on the payout signal of the winning ball or the rental ball from the control device S1. It is configured to be fed to the upper ball tray 16a as a prize ball or a rental ball.

  The branch passage unit 51 is a box-shaped body that communicates with each of the downstream side passage 54, the middle frame connection port 55, and the middle frame overflow port 56 of the ball dispensing unit 52, and the pachinko ball that has flowed down from the downstream side passage 54. It mainly guides to the middle frame contact port 55. In addition, a flow path is formed in the branch passage unit 51 so as to communicate the middle frame connection port 55 and the middle frame overflow port 56, and the branch passage unit from the upper ball receiving tray 16 a via the middle frame connection port 55. The pachinko balls that have flowed into 51 and the pachinko balls that have flowed down from the downstream passage 54 that did not enter the upper ball tray 16 a are guided to the middle frame overflow port 56 through the inside of the branch passage unit 51. The middle frame overflow port 56 is positioned at the upstream end portion of the guide passage 62 provided in the front surface of the middle frame base portion 44 so that the pachinko balls flow down to the lower ball receiving tray 17a via the guide passage 62. It has become.

(About the middle frame base 44)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the speaker 57 is disposed on the right side of the front surface of the middle frame base portion 44, and the speaker 57 is attached to the front frame 14 in a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13. It faces the speaker port 14c formed on the rear side. Further, on the left side of the front surface of the middle frame base portion 44, a guide passage 62 that guides pachinko balls that have not entered the upper ball tray 16a to the lower ball tray 17a, and a lower side of the start end opening 28a of the launch passage 28 are connected. A passage forming unit 60 having a ball collection passage 64 is disposed. Further, on the front side of the middle frame base portion 44, it is located on the right side (one side) of the passage formation unit 60, between the passage formation unit 60 and the speaker 57, and in the game area 20 a of the game board 20. A hitting ball launching device 24 for launching a pachinko ball is provided.

(About the ball hitting device 24)
On the front surface of the middle frame base portion 44, a launching device installation portion 44a (see FIG. 8) is formed that is positioned substantially on the same plane as the board surface (front surface) of the game board 20 installed in the game board installation section 48. In addition, a hitting ball launching device 24 that is actuated by operating the launching operation handle 18 to launch a pachinko ball toward the launching passage 28 is installed in the launching device installation unit 44a. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ball striking device 24 is disposed in an inclined posture that inclines upward from the right side (one side) toward the left side (the other side) and from the ball feeding device 19. A launching rail 66 that holds a pachinko ball to be sent out at a firing standby position, a rotary solenoid (ball striking mechanism) 67 that operates in response to an operation of the firing operation handle 18, and a rotary shaft of the rotary solenoid 67 are connected to the rotary solenoid. A ball striking ball 68 (ball striking mechanism) that is rotated in accordance with the operation of the ball 67 is provided, and a pachinko ball held at the firing standby position on the firing rail 66 is launched by the rotation of the ball striking ball 68. ing. In the hitting ball launching device 24, the launch rail 66 is installed on the rear surface of the metal launch installation plate 69, and the rotary solenoid 67 is installed on the front surface of the launch installation plate 69, and the launch installation plate 69 is used as the launch device installation unit 44a. It is designed to be attached. In FIG. 7, the launch installation plate 69 is not shown. The launch rail 66 is sandwiched between the launch guide plate 70 and the launch installation plate 69 provided corresponding to the rear side of the launch rail 66 by attaching the launch installation plate 69 to the launch device installation portion 44a. The position of the front and rear of the pachinko ball guided by the launch rail 66 is regulated by the launch installation plate 69 and the launch guide piece 70. A plurality of convex streaks extending along the inclination of the firing rail 66 is formed on the front surface of the firing guide piece 70.

  The firing rail 66 is formed in a substantially “V” cross-section in which the center in the front-rear direction is recessed downward, and the pachinko ball is guided by this recess. As shown in FIG. 7, an inclined upper end (hereinafter referred to as launch end) 66 a of the launch rail 66 that faces the start end opening 28 a of the launch passage 28 faces the right side of the ball collection passage 64. Here, an inlet 64 a of a ball collection passage 64 connected to the start end opening portion 28 a of the launch passage 28 is provided on the extended line of the launch rail 66 on the upper end portion of the middle frame base portion 44, and along the launch rail 66. The pachinko balls launched in this manner are configured to move obliquely through the upper part of the ball collection passage 64 and move to the launch passage 28 through the inlet 64a. Then, the pachinko balls launched into the launch passage 28 are guided along the outer rail 26 toward the game area 20a. The rotary solenoid 67 has a main body portion projecting forward from the front surface of the launching installation plate 69, the rotating shaft projecting rearward of the launching installation plate 69, and a hitting ball 68 is disposed on the rear side of the launching installation plate 69. Yes. Note that the main body portion of the rotary solenoid 67 disposed on the front surface of the launch installation plate 69 is positioned forward of the rear surface of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15) with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. Is accommodated in an accommodating recess 15b that is recessed.

(About the passage forming unit 60)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the passage forming unit 60 is attached to a passage unit installation portion 44 b located on the left side of the front surface of the middle frame base portion 44. The passage forming unit 60 basically includes a passage base 72 that defines the rear side of the guide passage 62 and the ball collection passage 64, and a passage cover 74 that covers the front side of the passage base 72 (see FIG. 7). . An outlet 63 is formed in the passage forming unit 60 so as to be located at the downstream end of the guide passage 62 and open forward, and the outlet 63 is located in the state where the passage forming unit 60 is installed in the passage unit installation portion 44b. The frame base portion 44 is disposed below the central portion in the left-right direction. The outlet 63 is connected to the inlet 37a at the rear end of the lower tray connecting passage (ball tray side passage) 37 provided in the front frame 14 with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. It has become. Then, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the guide passage 62 flow through the lower plate connecting passage 37 and flow into the lower ball receiving plate 17a from the lower plate supply outlet 37a at the front end of the lower plate connecting passage 37. Further, the passage forming unit 60 is formed with a discharge outlet 65 which opens in the front and rear corresponding to the front of the middle frame connecting port 55 in a passage base 72 and a passage cover 74 which will be described later. In the state of being installed at 44b, the payout opening 65 is disposed at the upper left portion of the middle frame base portion 44. The outlet 65 is connected to a rear end opening of the upper plate communication passage 36 provided to communicate with the front frame 14 in the front-rear direction with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. . The rear end opening of the payout port 65 is connected to the front end opening of the middle frame connection port 55 in a state where the passage forming unit 60 is installed in the passage unit installation portion 44b.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the passage forming unit 60 is provided with a first shutter mechanism (shutter mechanism) 100 having a shutter main body 102 that can open and close an outlet 63 connected to the lower ball tray 17a. When the pachinko ball is released from the middle frame 13, the flow of the pachinko ball is restricted by the shutter body 102, so that the pachinko ball does not spill from the outlet 63. Further, the passage forming unit 60 is provided with a second shutter mechanism 110 including a shutter plate 112 that can open and close the outlet (payout port 65) of the upper plate communication passage 36 connected to the upper ball tray 16a. When released from the middle frame 13, the pachinko ball is allowed to flow down by the shutter plate 112 so that the pachinko ball does not spill out from the outlet of the upper plate communication passage 36.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the passage base 72 has a substantially box shape in which walls 76, 77, 79 to 83, 86 to 91 that define the guide passage 62 and the ball collection passage 64 are erected forward. On the other hand, the passage cover 74 is formed in a substantially plate shape. That is, the guide passage 62 and the ball collection passage 64 are defined on the rear side by the rear side plate portion 72a of the passage base 72, and the wall portions 76, 77, 79 to stand forward from the front surface of the rear side plate portion 72a. The upper and lower sides or the left and right sides are defined by 83, 86 to 91. The guide passage 62 and the ball collection passage 64 are defined on the front side by a passage cover 74 that closes the front side of the passage base 72. Here, the passage cover 74 is formed in a step shape in which a portion corresponding to the ball collection passage 64 (cover rear step portion 74a) is positioned rearward of a portion corresponding to the guide passage 62 (cover front step portion 74b). The space between the rear plate portion 72a of the passage base 72 and the rear cover step portion 74a is dimensioned to allow passage of one pachinko ball. In other words, the front and rear dimensions of the ball collection passage 64 are set to allow the passage of one pachinko ball, whereas the front and rear dimensions of the guide passage 62 through which more pachinko balls flow down than the ball collection passage 64 are spherical. It is set wider than the collection passage 64. The passage cover 74 includes a frame-shaped attachment piece 75 that is formed to extend rearward on the periphery, and the attachment piece 75 is hooked on an attachment projection 73 that is provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the passage base 72. A cover 74 is attached to the passage base 72.

(About guide passage 62)
As shown in FIG. 7, the guide passage 62 is located at the lower right of the middle frame overflow port 56 from the middle frame overflow port 56 opened below the middle frame connection port 55 at the upper left side of the middle frame base portion 44. It is formed so as to be connected to the outlet 63 described above. The guide passage 62 is defined on the upstream side by a first wall portion 76 and a second wall portion 77 that are formed to face the rear side plate portion 72 a of the passage base 72, and the first wall portion 76 and the second wall portion are formed. The downstream side is defined by a downstream side wall portion 79 having opposing wall pieces that are continuous to the downstream side of 77. The guide passage 62 is formed so as to incline downward as a whole from the left side of the middle frame base portion 44 facing the middle frame overflow port 56 toward the center side. The guide passage 62 of the embodiment includes an upstream side lateral guide portion 62a that is laterally pulled downward from the middle frame overflow port 56, and a longitudinal guide portion 62b that is longitudinally pulled downward from the downstream end of the upstream side lateral guide portion 62a. The downstream side guide portion 62c that is pulled obliquely downward from the downstream end of the longitudinal guide portion 62b is bent in a crank shape by the guide portions 62a, 62b, and 62c. Here, the guide passage 62 includes two pachinko spheres between the first image wall portion 76 and the second image wall portion 77 and between the opposing wall pieces 79a and 79b of the downstream image wall portion 79. The width is set to allow the above passage and the front and rear dimensions are set wider than the ball collection passage 64 as described above, and a large amount of pachinko balls are allowed to flow from the middle frame overflow port 56 toward the flow outlet 63. It is like that. Whether or not pachinko balls are retained in the guide passage 62 (lower sphere tray 17a) due to the displacement of the ball detection piece 78a (see FIG. 7) facing the downstream end of the vertical guide portion 62b. A full amount detecting means 78 for detecting whether or not the full amount is detected is provided.

(About the ball collection passage 64)
As shown in FIG. 7, the ball collection passage 64 is connected to the lower side of the start end opening portion 28a of the launch passage 28 that opens below the game board 20 with the passage formation unit 60 attached to the passage unit installation portion 44b. The downstream end of the ball collection passage 64 is formed so as to join the vertical guide portion 62 b of the guide passage 62. The ball collection passage 64 is formed above the downstream side guide portion 62c of the guide passage 62 extending below the center portion of the inner frame base portion 44, and the upstream side guide portion 62a and the longitudinal guide portion of the guide passage 62. It is located between 62b and the ball striking device 24. The pachinko machine 10 does not reach the game area 20a among the pachinko balls launched toward the start opening 28a of the launch passage 28 so as to pass from the launch end 66a of the launch rail 66 to the upper part of the ball collection passage 64. The foul balls are collected in the lower ball tray 17a via the ball collection passage 64 and the guide passage 62.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the ball collection passage 64, a flow path of the foul sphere is defined by walls 80 to 83 and 86 to 91 formed to project forward from the rear side plate portion 72 a of the passage base 72. . The ball collection passage 64 is provided below the firing end 66a of the firing rail 66, and includes a rolling wall portion 80 that is inclined downward toward the left side (the other side) away from the firing rail 66 side (the right side). The rolling wall portion 80 is positioned below the start end opening portion 28a of the firing passage 28 and extends so as to face the right side region of the start end opening portion 28a. Further, the ball collection passage 64 is provided on the left side of the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80, and on the left side separated from the first vertical wall portion 81 extending in the vertical direction and the firing rail 66 side. A stepped wall portion 82 that is provided so as to be inclined upward as it goes and is located above the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 is continuous with the upper end of the first vertical wall portion 81, a start end opening 28 a, and a stepped wall The second vertical wall portion 83 is provided between the inclined upper end of the portion 82 and is more distant from the firing end 66 a of the firing rail 66 than the first vertical wall portion 81. That is, the upper left side of the ball collection passage 64 that is the front side of the pachinko ball firing direction from the launch rail 66 is defined in steps by the first vertical wall portion 81, the step wall portion 82, and the second vertical wall portion 83. . Here, the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 and the first vertical wall portion 81 are separated by a width that allows passage of one pachinko ball, and the ball collection passage 64 is the opening at the start end of the launch passage 28. The left and right widths are narrowed by the step wall portion 82 from the entrance portion of the ball collection passage 64 that is set wide according to 28 a, and the intermediate between the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 and the first vertical wall portion 81. The lateral width is further narrowed by the passage port 84. In the ball collection passage 64, the foul sphere guided to the intermediate passage port 84 by the rolling wall portion 80, the first vertical wall portion 81, the step wall portion 82 and the second vertical wall portion 83 is transferred to the intermediate passage port 84. It is designed to flow down one by one. In the embodiment, the lower end of the first vertical wall portion 81 is located on the left side of the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the inclined lower end of the step wall portion 82 is located one or more pachinko balls above the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80, and the step wall portion 82, the rolling wall portion 80, There is a head. Further, the step wall portion 82 is set to have a lateral width equal to or larger than one pachinko ball, and the second vertical wall portion 83 has a pachinko ball 1 from the launch end 66a of the launch rail 66 rather than the first vertical wall portion 81. More than the distance. As described above, the second vertical wall portion 83 that is likely to hit a pachinko ball that becomes a foul ball not only moves away from the launch end 66a of the launch rail 66, but also has a tilted upper end that continues to the launch rail 66 side. It is also separated from the wall 80. The upper portion of the second vertical wall portion 83 is formed so as to be farther from the firing end 66 a of the firing rail 66 than the lower end continuous with the step wall portion 82. The second vertical wall portion 83 of the embodiment includes a lower portion extending in the vertical direction with a lower end connected to an inclined upper end of the step wall portion 82, and a step portion whose lateral width is set narrower than the step wall portion 82. And an upper portion that continues to the upper side of the lower portion through the upper portion, and the upper portion is located on the left side of the lower portion by forming in a step shape. The upper part and the lower part of the second vertical wall part 83 each have a height equal to or more than one pachinko ball, and the inclined upper end of the step wall part 82 is connected to the pachinko ball 2 from the inlet 64 a of the ball collection passage 64. Separated downward by more than the number. Further, the inclined lower end of the step wall portion 82 is positioned slightly above the launch end 66 a of the launch rail 66.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper right side of the ball collection passage 64 is defined by a buffer member 85 disposed on the passage base 72 at a position above the firing end 66 a of the firing rail 66. Since the lower part of the launch passage 28 connected to the start opening 28a is inclined downward from the left side toward the right side, the foul sphere flowing down from the launch passage 28 toward the lower right side is the upper part of the ball collection passage 64. Easy to hit the right side. For this reason, the shock absorbing member 85 provided on the upper right side of the ball collecting passage 64 is made of a material having elasticity such as rubber, so that the foul ball hitting the shock absorbing member 85 is de-energized. Further, the buffer member 85 extends along the inclination of the launch rail 66 that inclines downward as the upper surface goes from right to left, and inclines upward as the lower surface goes from right to left. The lower surface of the buffer member 85 is connected to the upper portion of the firing guide wall 58 provided on the middle frame base portion 44 along the inclination of the firing rail 66 so as to face the upper portion of the firing rail 66. Below the buffer member 85, an auxiliary wall portion 86 extending along the inclination of the firing rail 66 that inclines upward from right to left is provided, and the firing rail is interposed between the auxiliary wall portion 86 and the buffer member 85. The launching end 66 a of 66 faces the pachinko ball launched from the firing rail 66 and passes between the auxiliary wall 86 and the lower surface of the buffer member 85. The auxiliary wall 86 is disposed slightly below the extension of the bottom surface of the firing rail 66, and the firing rail 66 side is an upper stage between the auxiliary wall 86 and the bottom surface of the firing end 66 a of the firing rail 66. As shown in FIG. As a result, even if the foul ball is guided to the firing rail 66 by the auxiliary wall portion 86, it is difficult to flow into the firing rail 66 due to the step.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball collection passage 64 has an inclination of the rolling wall portion 80 between the inclined upper end of the rolling wall portion 80 and the inclined upper end of the auxiliary wall portion 86 (the firing end 66a of the firing rail 66). There is provided a regulating wall portion 87 that extends upwardly from the upper end side toward the inclined upper end of the auxiliary wall portion 86 (the firing end 66a of the firing rail 66). The regulating wall portion 87 has an inclined lower end connected to the inclined upper end of the rolling wall portion 80 and an inclined upper end connected to the inclined upper end of the auxiliary wall portion 86 located above the inclined upper end of the rolling wall portion 80. ing. Here, like the rolling wall portion 80, the regulating wall portion 87 is formed so as to be inclined downward from the right side to the left side. However, the regulating wall portion 87 is formed from the upper surface of the rolling wall portion 80. Even steeply formed. That is, the restriction wall portion 87 is provided as a wall that prevents the pachinko ball from flowing into the launch rail 66 via the rolling wall portion 80. Further, the step is set such that a step larger than the radius of the pachinko sphere is formed between the upper end of the regulation wall 87 and the upper end of the rolling wall 80. The inclined upper end of the restriction wall 87 is located slightly to the left of the left side surface of the buffer member 85, and the pachinko ball that has hit the buffer member 85 is difficult to return to the firing rail 66.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball collection passage 64 is continuous with the lower end of the first vertical wall portion 81, and is inclined downward toward the firing rail 66 side (from the left side to the right side) below the rolling wall portion 80. A first guide wall portion (guide wall portion) 88 extending in the manner described above is provided. The first guide wall portion 88 guides the pachinko ball that has passed through the intermediate passage port 84 between the inclined lower ends of the first vertical wall portion 81 and the rolling wall portion 80 to the lower side of the rolling wall portion 80. . The upper end of the first guide wall portion 88 is disposed with a slight gap that does not interfere with the flow of the pachinko sphere downward from the lower end of the first vertical wall portion 81, and the first guide wall portion 88 is an intermediate passage. It extends from below the mouth 84 to below the rolling wall portion 80. In addition, the ball collection passage 64 includes a second guide wall portion 89 that continues below the inclined lower end of the regulating wall portion 87 (the inclined upper end of the rolling wall portion 80). The second guide wall portion 89 is formed such that the upper end thereof is connected to the restriction wall portion 87 and extends in the vertical direction, and is spaced apart on the right side of the inclined lower end of the first guide wall portion 88. The inclined lower end of the first guide wall portion 88 and the second guide wall portion 89 are arranged so as to be separated by a width that allows passage of one pachinko ball. Further, a third guide wall 90 is formed below the inclined lower end of the first guide wall 88 so as to extend from the second guide wall 89 toward the right side. Here, the third guide wall 90 is formed so as to be inclined downward from the firing rail 66 side toward the left side below the first guide wall 88, and the downstream end of the third guide wall 90 is a guide passage. 62 is connected to a second wall 77 that defines 62. The ball collection passage 64 changes the direction of the pachinko ball guided by the first guide wall portion 88 so as to flow down from the left side toward the right side by the second guide wall portion 89, and the second guide wall portion 89 and the second guide wall portion 89. The pachinko ball that has passed through the turning passage 92 between the inclined lower end of the one guide wall 88 is guided below the first guide wall 88 by the third guide wall 90. Above the downstream end portion of the third guide wall portion 90, a fourth guide wall portion 91 that is inclined downward along the third guide wall portion 90 from the right side to the left side is formed. The upper end of the slope 91 is connected to the lower surface of the central portion of the first guide wall 88 and the downstream end is connected to the second wall 77. In addition, the 3rd guide wall part 90 and the 4th guide wall part 91 are spaced apart by the width | variety which permits passage of one pachinko ball.

  Thus, the pachinko ball is guided from the left side to the right side by the first to fourth guide walls 88 to 91 at the lower part of the ball collection passage 64, and then the direction is changed to guide the right side to the left side. A meandering path is formed in which the downstream end (connection port) 64 b joins the vertical guide portion 62 b of the guide passage 62. Here, the outflow end of the ball collection passage 64 defined by the downstream end of the third guide wall 90 and the downstream end of the fourth guide wall 91 opens toward the left side. That is, when an unauthorized tool such as a wire enters from the outside through the lower tray supply port 37a of the lower ball receiving tray 17a, the unauthorized tool is moved from the right side to the left side along the downstream side guide portion 62c of the guide passage 62. It can be very difficult to allow the unauthorized tool to enter the outflow end of the ball collection passage 64 that opens toward the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lower surface of the rolling wall portion 80 is provided with a plurality (three in the embodiment) of upper restriction ribs 93 extending downward. The plurality of upper regulating ribs 93 are arranged side by side at intervals that do not allow pachinko balls to be interposed therebetween, and the upper regulating rib 93 extends downward from the lower surface of the rolling wall portion 80 as it is located on the right side. It is formed so as to have a large size. The vertical distance between the extended end of the upper regulating rib 93 located above the first guide wall 88 and the upper surface of the first guide wall 88 is set to a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass. Yes. That is, since the first guide wall portion 88 is formed so as to be inclined downward from the left side toward the right side, the upper surface of the first guide wall portion 88 extends from the lower surface of the rolling wall portion 80 toward the downstream side. Although it leaves | separates, it is the width | variety which one pachinko ball can pass as a substantially upper and lower channel | path width | variety by the some upper control rib 93 which changed the extension dimension. At the upper position of the turning passage 92 between the first guide wall portion 88 and the second guide wall portion 89, the uppermost right restriction rib 93 (referred to as a bent upper restriction rib 93A for distinction) is disposed. The bent upper regulating rib 93A is formed to bend rightward after extending downward. As described above, the bent upper regulating rib 93A is inclined downward as the extended end side is directed from the left side to the right side, and the pachinko balls that have flowed down along the first guide wall portion 88 are inclined on the extended end side. Thus, guidance is made toward the turning passage 92.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality (two in the embodiment) of lower regulating ribs 94 extending downward are provided on the lower surface of the first guide wall portion 88. The plurality of lower regulating ribs 94 are arranged side by side at intervals that do not allow pachinko balls to be interposed therebetween, and the lower regulating rib 94 extends downward from the lower surface of the first guide wall portion 88 as it is located on the left side. It is formed so that the protruding dimension becomes large. The vertical distance between the extended end of the lower regulating rib 94 located above the third guide wall 90 and the upper surface of the third guide wall 90 is set to a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass through. Yes. That is, the third guide wall 90 is formed so as to be inclined downward from the right side to the left side, so that the upper surface of the third guide wall 90 is the lower surface of the first guide wall 88 as it goes downstream. However, due to the plurality of lower restricting ribs 94 having different extension dimensions, the substantial vertical passage width is such that one pachinko ball can pass through. In this way, the ball collection passage 64 is prevented from entering illegal tools such as wires from the lower ball receiving tray 17a through the connection port 64b by the upper restriction rib 93 and the lower restriction rib 94.

(About the first shutter mechanism 100)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the passage base 72 has a first shutter mechanism that can open and close the outlet 63 of the guide passage 62 according to the open / closed state of the front frame 14 (on the side of the ball tray member) with respect to the middle frame 13. (Shutter mechanism) 100 is provided. The first shutter mechanism 100 is installed in a shutter mechanism installation portion 72b (see FIG. 8) on the lower side of the downstream end of the first wall portion 76 that defines the bottom surface of the outlet 63 in the passage base 72. As shown in FIG. 9, the first shutter mechanism 100 is provided with a shutter base 101 that is screwed to the shutter mechanism installation portion 72b and is slidably disposed on the shutter base 101, and opens and closes the outlet 63. The shutter main body 102, the elastic member 106 that biases the shutter main body 102 in the direction of closing the outlet 63, and the pressing portion 120 provided on the front surface of the shutter main body 102 and provided on the front frame 14 (on the side of the ball dish member). Is provided with a guide portion 108 that displaces the shutter main body 102 in the opening direction. Here, on the front surface of the passage cover 74, an auxiliary cover 95 having a flange 95a extending forward so as to surround the upper and left sides of the outlet 63 is attached, and the outer periphery of the flange 95a is made of metal. A reinforcing frame 96 is attached. In this way, by reinforcing the outer periphery of the hook piece 95a with the reinforcing frame 96, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of breaking the hook piece 95a and intruding a fraudulent tool into the game board 20 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the shutter base 101 has a pair of base extending pieces 101a and 101a extending forward on the upper and lower edges of the plate-like main body, and both base extending pieces 101a. , 101a, a shaft 105 is installed in the vertical direction. The shutter base 101 is formed so that the left and right widths of the upper base extension piece 101 a match the left and right widths of the shutter body 102, while the left and right width of the lower base extension piece 101 a is larger than the left and right widths of the shutter body 102. It is formed narrowly. Note that the shutter base 101 and the shaft 105 of the embodiment are made of metal.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the shutter main body 102 includes a rectangular plate-shaped opening / closing plate portion 103 and a holding portion 104 provided on the lower side of the rear side of the opening / closing plate portion 103. A shaft 105 extending in the sliding displacement direction of the shutter main body 102 via the portion 104 is held so as to be slidable. The opening / closing plate 103 is formed with a left-right width that matches the left-right width of the outlet 63. The holding part 104 is a plate-like part formed so as to extend rearward from the rear surface of the opening / closing plate part 103, and a holding hole 104a penetrating vertically is formed in a central part in the left-right direction. The shutter main body 102 is held by a shaft 105 inserted through the holding hole 104 a, and displacement in the front-rear and left-right directions is restricted by the shaft 105, while vertical sliding displacement along the shaft 105 is allowed. A holding boss 104b is provided on the lower surface of the holding portion 104 so as to surround the holding hole 104a and project downward. The holding boss 104b reinforces the periphery of the holding hole 104a. The shutter main body 102 has a restriction position (see FIG. 10B) where the opening / closing plate 103 is positioned in front of the outlet 63 and restricts the outflow of pachinko balls from the outlet 63, and the opening / closing plate 103. So as to slide away from the permissible position (see FIG. 10 (a)) allowing retraction of the pachinko sphere from the outflow port 63 by retreating in the direction of the opening outward of the outflow port 63 (downward in the embodiment). It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the elastic member 106 is a coil spring. The elastic member 106 is installed between the lower surface of the holding portion 104 and the upper surface of the lower base extension piece 101a so as to surround the shaft 105, and the holding portion 104 (shutter body 102) is directed from the allowable position to the restricting position. It is designed to push upwards elastically. The shutter body 102 elastically biased by the elastic member 106 is in a free state in which the pressing portion 120 of the front frame 14 is not in contact with the guide portion 108, and the holding portion 104 is moved upward by the upper base extension piece 101a. And is held at the restricted position (see FIG. 10B). Here, the shutter main body 102 has the upper end of the opening / closing plate 103 positioned at least one pachinko ball above the bottom surface of the outlet 63 at the restriction position, and the upper edge of the outlet 63 and the opening / closing plate 103. The gap between the upper end is narrower than the diameter of the pachinko sphere. In the shutter main body 102, the upper end of the open / close plate 103 is positioned below the bottom surface of the outlet 63 at the permissible position (see FIG. 10A).

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the front surface of the opening / closing plate 103 in the shutter main body 102 protrudes forward from the restriction position side (upward in the embodiment) toward the allowable position side (downward in the embodiment). A guide portion 108 having an abutting surface 108a inclined so as to be formed is formed. The guide portion 108 is composed of a plurality of plate-like pieces arranged in the left-right direction, and each plate-like piece is formed in a substantially right-angled triangle shape with the hypotenuse directed forward when viewed from the side. The upper end of the guide portion 108 is located below the upper end of the opening / closing plate portion 103. Further, adjacent plate-like pieces in the guide portion 108 are connected and reinforced by a connecting piece 108b extending in the left-right direction. In the state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the guide portion 108 is in contact with the upper portion of the contact surface 108 a by the pressing portion 120 of the front frame 14, and the pressing portion 120 above the guide portion 108 ( Displacement to the restricted position side is blocked. The guide part 108 is displaced so that the pressing part 120 is separated in a state where the front frame 14 is released from the middle frame 13, and thereby overlaps the front of the outlet 63 as the shutter body 102 is displaced upward by the biasing of the elastic member 106. doing. When closing the front frame 14 with respect to the middle frame 13, when the guide portion 108 is pressed backward by the pressing portion 120 that is in contact with the middle of the contact surface 108a, the guide portion 108 is elastic due to the inclination of the contact surface 108a itself. It is displaced so as to escape downward against the urging of the member 106, and accordingly, the shutter body 102 is displaced downward toward the allowable position.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front frame 14 includes a lower plate that communicates in the front-rear direction at a position corresponding to the outlet 63 of the guide passage 62 with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. A communication passage (ball tray side passage) 37 is provided, and a lower tray supply outlet 37a serving as a downstream end of the lower tray communication passage 37 opens into the lower ball receiving tray 17a. An inlet portion 37b on the upstream side of the lower plate communication passage 37 is formed to extend rearward from the rear surface of the front frame base portion 15, and a rear opening defined by the inlet portion 37b extends through the front frame 14. With the shutter body 102 closed with respect to the frame 13, the shutter body 102 is retracted and connected to the opened outlet 63, and the pachinko balls that have passed through the outlet 63 are guided to the lower ball receiving tray 17 a through the lower tray communication passage 37. It is like that. Here, the rear opening of the lower plate communication passage 37 is formed in a shape and size substantially matched to the outlet 63, and the outlet 63 and the rear opening are in a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13. It is designed to be consistent. The bottom surface of the rear opening of the lower plate communication passage 37 is the same height as or slightly lower than the bottom surface of the outlet 63 when the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13 (see FIG. 10A). ), A step where the rear opening side becomes higher does not occur at least between the bottom surface of the outlet 63 and the bottom surface of the rear opening. The inlet portion 37 b of the lower plate communication passage 37 is inserted inside the flange piece 95 a of the auxiliary cover 95 that surrounds the outlet 63. A metal reinforcing member 124 is attached to the outer periphery of the inlet portion 37b. In this way, the outer periphery of the inlet portion 37b is reinforced by the reinforcing member 124, thereby preventing an illegal act of breaking the inlet portion 37b and intruding an unauthorized tool into the game board 20 side. Under the inlet 37b (pressing portion 120) of the lower plate communication passage 37, a guide housing that houses the lower portion of the guide portion 108 of the first shutter mechanism 100 with the front frame 14 closed with respect to the middle frame 13. The portion 123 is recessed forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inlet portion 37 b of the lower dish communication passage 37 is formed in a cylindrical shape that protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the front frame 14 (front frame base portion 15). It is provided at the lower outer periphery of the inlet portion 37b. Here, the pressing portion 120 includes a rear end edge of the bottom wall portion 121 that defines the bottom surface of the lower dish communication passage 37 and a guide receiving portion 122 provided on the lower side of the bottom wall portion. . The guide receiving portion 122 connects the lower extending portion 122a extending left and right along the bottom wall portion 121 to the lower side of the bottom wall portion 121 and the left and right ends of the lower extending portion 122a and the bottom wall portion 121. The left and right side extending portions 122b and 122b extend vertically as described above (see FIG. 4). That is, the pressing portion 120 of the embodiment is formed in a frame shape by the bottom wall portion 121 and the guide receiving portion 122. Further, the pressing portion 120 is inclined so that the rear end surface of the guide receiving portion 122 is biased forward as it goes from the upper side (restricted position side) to the lower side (allowable position side), and the rear end surface of the guide receiving portion 122 The inclination is formed in accordance with the inclination of the contact surface 108a of the guide portion 108. As described above, in the pressing portion 120, the guide receiving portion 122 is recessed forward from the rear end surface of the bottom wall portion 121, and the upper end portion of the guide portion 108 is in a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13. The guide receiving portion 122 and the rear end surface of the bottom wall portion 121 abut against the front surface of the upper edge of the opening / closing plate portion 103, and the guide portion is brought into contact with the abutting surface 108 a of the guide portion 108. 108 (shutter body 102) is restricted from moving upward (see FIG. 10A).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the shutter mechanism installation portion 72 b of the passage base 72 has a pair of guide pieces 97, 97 extending on the left and right sides sandwiching the shutter main body 102 in the vertical direction that is the sliding displacement direction of the shutter main body 102. Is provided. Both guide pieces 97, 97 are formed so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the rear side plate portion 72 a of the passage base 72, and are located on the side of the opening / closing plate portion 103 of the shutter main body 102. The lateral displacement is regulated. Further, a side opening edge of the outlet 63 in the passage cover 74 is continuous above each guide piece 97, and the side opening edge is positioned on the side of the shutter body 102 that is slid and displaced to the restriction position side. Thus, the lateral displacement of the shutter body 102 is restricted. Here, the upper and left corners of the opening / closing plate 103 of the shutter body 102 are chamfered, and when the shutter body 102 is slid between the restriction position and the allowable position, the opening / closing plate portion is formed on the guide pieces 97, 97. 103 is difficult to be caught. When the first shutter mechanism 100 is installed in the shutter mechanism installation part 72b, the front end of the upper base extension piece 101a is aligned with the front end of the first image wall part 76 that defines the bottom surface of the outlet 63. The rear surface of the opening / closing plate 103 of the shutter body 102 is supported by the front end of the first image wall 76 and the front end of the upper base extension piece 101a. Further, the shutter body 102 is formed with a pair of support pieces 109, 109 extending rearward from both side edges of the rear surface of the opening / closing plate portion 103 and connected to the lower surface of the holding portion 104. The front-rear position with the rear end of the portion 104 is aligned. The shutter body 102 has a rear surface of the opening / closing plate portion 103 supported by the front end of the first image wall portion 76 and the front end of the upper base extension piece 101 a, and the rear ends of both support pieces 109 of the shutter base 101. By contacting the front surface, the displacement in the front-rear direction is regulated.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the passage cover 74 is formed with a payout port 65 corresponding to the front opening of the middle frame connection port 55, and the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, and the front cover 14 is closed. The rear end portion of the upper plate communication passage 36 formed so as to protrude rearward on the rear surface of the frame 14 (front frame base portion 15) is inserted into the discharge port 65, and the middle frame connection port 55 and the upper plate communication passage 36 are inserted. Are connected to each other. Here, the passage cover 74 has a shutter plate 112 having a shutter plate 112 that can open and close the front opening of the middle frame connection port 55 according to the open / closed state of the front frame 14 (ball tray member side) with respect to the middle frame 13. Is disposed at the outlet 65.

(About the second shutter mechanism 110)
As shown in FIG. 8, the second shutter mechanism 110 has a shutter plate 112 whose upper part is pivotally supported by a shutter support shaft 111 at the upper edge of the discharge port 65. The shutter plate 112 hangs down by its own weight and closes the discharge outlet 65 (front opening of the middle frame connection opening 55) so as to prevent the pachinko ball from passing through, and retracts backward from this closed position to the discharge outlet 65. It is configured to rotate between an open posture that allows the pachinko ball to pass through. A rotation restricting piece (not shown) protruding forward is provided on the upper part of the shutter plate 112, and the rotation restricting piece comes into contact with the upper edge of the payout opening 65 to close the shutter plate 112. It is designed to restrict the forward rotation from the normal posture. In the second shutter mechanism 110, the shutter plate 112 is held in the open posture by the rear end portion of the upper plate communication passage 36 inserted into the discharge port 65 in a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13. Further, the second shutter mechanism 110 has the front frame 14 opened from the middle frame 13, and the rear end portion of the upper plate communication passage 36 is retracted from the discharge port 65, so that the shutter plate 112 is closed by its own weight. At this time, since the forward rotation of the shutter plate 112 is restricted by the rotation restricting piece, the flow of the pachinko ball from the middle frame connection port 55 is prevented. In the second shutter mechanism 110, when the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the shutter plate 112 is rotated rearward by the rear end portion of the upper plate communication passage 36 inserted into the discharge port 65. The The rear end portion of the upper plate communication passage 36 is a cylindrical portion that protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the front frame base portion 15, and is opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 13 of the front frame 14 about the left side portion. The right edge of the rear end is notched so as to be recessed forward so as not to interfere with the payout port 65.

(Operation of Example)
In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, when the firing operation handle 18 is rotated, the pachinko ball in the firing standby position of the firing rail 66 is launched by the hitting ball 68 rotated by the rotary solenoid 67 of the hitting ball launching device 24. It is. The pachinko balls guided by the firing rail 66 pass through the upper part of the ball collection passage 64 from the right side toward the upper left side obliquely and to the upper left side of the ball collection passage 64, and through the start end opening 28 a connected to the upper side of the ball collection passage 64. 28 enters the game area 20a through the launch passage 28. Here, when the momentum of the pachinko ball is weak, a foul ball may be generated that reaches the launch passage 28 but does not reach the game area or does not reach the launch passage 28. The foul balls are collected in the ball collection passage 64. For example, a pachinko ball that flows down the launch passage 28 from the upper left to the lower right mainly hits against a shock absorbing member 85 disposed on the upper right side of the ball collection passage 64 and falls, and the inclination of the upper surface of the rolling wall portion 80 is reduced. Guided by the inclination of the upper surface of the stepped wall portion 82 and the like, it is collected in the intermediate passage port 84 between the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 and the first vertical wall portion 81.

  Most of the foul spheres that do not reach the launch passage 28 due to the weak momentum of the pachinko sphere hit the upper left portion of the sphere collection passage 64 located on the opposite side of the launch end 66a of the launch rail 66, and the upper left portion causes the launch rail. It is played back toward the right side of 66 side. Here, the upper left portion of the ball collection passage 64 is formed to be recessed toward the left side, and defines a left upper portion of the ball collection passage 64 that is highly likely to hit a foul ball launched from the firing rail 66. Since the two vertical wall portions 83 are separated from the firing end 66 a of the firing rail 66, even if the foul ball hits the second vertical wall portion 83, the foul ball can be prevented from returning to the firing rail 66. Further, since the upper part of the second vertical wall part 83 is formed in a step shape so as to be recessed to the left side from the lower end continuous with the step wall part 82, it is more than the foul sphere hitting the lower part of the second vertical wall part 83. The upper part of the second vertical wall 83, which is likely to hit a foul ball with a momentum, can be further separated from the firing rail 66 side, and the foul ball hitting the upper left part of the ball collection passage 64 is brought into the firing rail 66. It is possible to prevent the return more reliably. Furthermore, even if the foul ball bounced back to the upper left side of the ball collection passage 64 or flowed down from the launch passage 28 rolls back in the upper surface of the rolling wall portion 80, Since the back flow of the foul sphere is prevented by the regulation wall 87 that is steeper than the rolling wall 80 connected to the inclined upper end, the pachinko sphere can be more reliably prevented from returning to the firing rail 66.

  The foul balls collected at the intermediate passage port 84 in the ball collection passage 64 are guided between the rolling wall portion 80 and the first guide wall portion 88 from the left side to the right side, and then changed by the second guide wall portion 89. It is directed and is guided from the left side to the right side between the first guide wall part 88 and the third guide wall part 90, and further between the fourth guide wall part 91 and the third guide wall part 90. In this manner, the foul sphere flows down from the intermediate passage port 84 to the vertical guide portion 62b of the guide passage 62 through the meandering path formed by the first to fourth guide wall portions 88 to 91. Here, on the downstream side of the ball collection passage 64, the first guide wall portion 88 is inclined between the intermediate guide port 84, the upper regulating rib 93 provided on the lower surface of the rolling wall portion 80, and the first guide wall portion 88. Between the lower guide rib 92 provided between the lower end and the second guide wall 89, the lower regulating rib 94 provided on the lower surface of the first guide wall 88 and the third guide wall 90, the third guide wall 90 And the fourth guide wall portion 91 have a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass, and the front-rear distance between the rear plate portion 72a of the passage base 72 and the cover rear step portion 74a of the passage cover 74 is The width allows one pachinko ball to pass. In this way, the downstream side of the ball collection passage 64 has a minimum width that allows one dall ball to flow down one by one, so that a wire or the like is provided downstream of the ball collection passage 64 via the lower dish supply port 37a. It is difficult to intrude the illegal tool, and since the path meanders on the downstream side of the ball collection passage 64, it is also difficult to advance the illegal tool upstream.

  When the unauthorized tool is allowed to enter the downstream side of the ball collection passage 64 from the lower tray supply outlet 37a, the distal end of the unauthorized tool is advanced along the guide wall portions 88 to 91, but the first guide wall portion 88 is used. And the third guide wall 90 can be hooked on the lower regulating rib 94 provided on the lower surface of the first guide wall 88 to prevent the unauthorized tool from proceeding upstream. Further, between the rolling wall portion 80 and the first guide wall portion 88, the upper regulating rib 93 provided on the lower surface of the rolling wall portion 80 can prevent the unauthorized tool from proceeding upstream. Here, the bent upper regulating rib 93A provided above the turning passage port 92 functions so that the extended end bent toward the downstream side of the ball collection passage functions like a turnover, thereby preventing the progress of the unauthorized tool more accurately. Can do.

  In order to prevent the foul sphere from returning to the firing rail 66, the ball collection passage 64 according to the embodiment has an upstream side where the second vertical wall 83 is separated from the firing end 66a of the firing rail 66 and the firing end 66a faces. However, since the distance between the first vertical wall portion 81 located on the downstream side of the second vertical wall portion 83 and the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 is minimized, It is possible to prevent an illegal act of inserting an unauthorized tool such as a wire from the lower ball tray 17a side. In addition, the path connected to the intermediate passage port 84 between the first vertical wall portion 81 and the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion 80 is not linearly connected to the lower portion of the intermediate passage port 84, but the first guide wall portion. Since it is bent by 88, it is possible to more accurately prevent the intrusion of unauthorized tools. Thus, according to the ball collection passage 64 of the embodiment, it is possible to achieve both prevention of the return of the foul ball to the launch rail 66 and prevention of fraud through the ball collection passage 64.

  In the pachinko machine 10, with the front frame 14 being closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the upper displacement of the guide portion 108 is restricted by the contact of the front frame 14 with the pressing portion 120, and the shutter main body 102 is moved. By being held at the permissible position retracted below the outflow port 63, the outflow port 63 of the guide passage 62 and the lower plate communication passage 37 are connected, and a pachinko ball (award ball, rental ball) that has flowed down through the guide passage 62 And foul balls) are fed to the lower ball receiving tray 17a through the lower tray connecting passage 37. When the front frame 14 is released from the middle frame 13, as the pressing portion 120 of the front frame 14 moves away from the middle frame 13 side, the shutter body 102 gradually slides upward due to the urging of the elastic member 106, In the allowable state in which the shutter main body 102 that has been retracted below the outlet 63 gradually overlaps in front of the outlet 63 and the pressing portion 120 is separated from the guide portion 108, the pachinko ball flows down from the outlet 63 by the shutter main body 102. Is regulated. Thereby, in the state where the front frame 14 is opened from the middle frame 13, the communication state between the guide passage 62 and the lower plate communication passage 37 is released and the front side of the outlet 63 is opened. Spilled balls from the outlet 63 can be prevented.

  For example, when the outlet 63 is closed with a plate that pivotally supports the upper edge, pachinko balls are lined up between the guide passage 62 and the lower dish connecting passage 37 via the outlet 63. The pachinko ball may be blocked by the pachinko ball, and the pachinko ball may be sandwiched between the plate material and the passageway during the rotation of the plate material. On the other hand, the shutter main body 102 of the embodiment is configured to slide and displace so as to intersect with the flow direction of the pachinko sphere from the outlet 63, so that the pachinko sphere is present on the displacement path of the shutter main body 102. In addition, the pachinko ball can be pushed and displaced by the upper edge of the opening / closing plate portion 103 of the shutter main body 102 to be slid from the allowable position toward the restricting position. In addition, the pachinko ball pushed by the shutter main body 102 that is slid and displaced from the allowable position toward the restriction position moves to either the guide passage 62 side or the lower plate communication passage 37 side. It is possible to prevent pachinko balls from biting between the two. Thus, according to the first shutter mechanism 100 of the embodiment, the spilled ball from the outlet 63 can be accurately prevented in a state where the front frame 14 is opened from the middle frame 13.

  When the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the pressing portion 120 of the front frame 14 abuts on the middle abdomen on the abutting surface 108 a of the guide portion 108, and the front frame 14 approaches the middle frame 13 side. Accordingly, the guide portion 108 is pushed rearward by the pressing portion 120, and a force is applied to the guide portion 108 in the direction of escaping from the pressing path of the pressing portion 120 by the inclined contact surface 108 a, thereby resisting the bias of the elastic member 106. Then, the shutter main body 102 gradually slides and moves from the restriction position toward the allowable position. In a state where the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, the bottom wall portion 121 of the pressing portion 120 abuts on the upper edge of the opening / closing plate portion 103 of the shutter main body 102 and forwards from the bottom wall portion 121. The upper end portion of the guide portion 108 is accommodated between the recessed guide receiving portion 122 and the opening / closing plate portion 103, and the slide displacement of the guide portion 108 urged upward by the elastic member 106 is regulated by the guide receiving portion 122. Thus, the shutter main body 102 is held at the allowable position retracted to the outside of the outlet 63. Thus, in a state in which the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the middle frame 13, a part of the guide portion 108 is accommodated in the guide receiving portion 122 that is a concave portion of the pressing portion 120. The guide part 108 does not get in the way when connecting to the terminal 37. Further, the guide receiving portion 122 is recessed forward, so that the front end of the bottom wall piece 79a of the downstream side wall portion 79 that defines the bottom surface of the outlet 63 and the pressing portion that defines the bottom surface of the lower dish communication passage 37 are defined. The gap between the bottom wall portion 121 and 120 can be reduced, and the pachinko balls can flow smoothly from the guide passage 62 to the lower plate communication passage 37. And in the state which closed the front frame 14 with respect to the middle frame 13, the bottom wall of the press part 120 which defines the front end of the bottom wall piece 79a which defines the bottom face of the outflow port 63, and the bottom face of the lower tray communication channel | path 37 By configuring so as to align with the portion 121, the pachinko balls can flow smoothly from the guide passage 62 through the lower plate communication passage 37.

  Since the front frame 14 rotates about the left side with respect to the middle frame 13, if the amount of protrusion of the pressing portion 120 from the rear surface of the front frame 14 increases, the front frame 14 can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 13. Since there is a high possibility that the member on the frame 13 side interferes with the pressing portion 120, the design freedom of the member on the side of the middle frame 13 on the rotation locus of the pressing portion 120 accompanying opening and closing of the pressing portion 120 and the front frame 14 is increased. The degree becomes lower. According to the first shutter mechanism 100 of the embodiment, the shutter main body 102 is slid and displaced by the abutment between the guide portion 108 protruding from the front side of the shutter main body 102 and the pressing portion 120 of the front frame 14. Further, the protruding amount of the pressing portion 120 can be minimized. That is, with a compact configuration, when the front frame 14 is opened from the middle frame 13, it is possible to appropriately regulate the outflow of pachinko balls from the outlet 63 of the guide passage 62.

  Since the first shutter mechanism 100 can guide the side edge of the shutter main body 102 by the pair of guide pieces 97, 97, it is possible to prevent the guide pieces 97, 97 from rattling in the opposing direction when the shutter main body 102 is slid. obtain. In addition, the shutter body 102 is allowed to slide in the vertical direction between the restricted position and the allowable position by the shaft 105, while the forward / backward / left / right displacement is restricted. obtain. As described above, the first shutter mechanism 100 suppresses an unintended posture such as an inclination or a twist of the shaft main body 102 by the both guide pieces 97 and 97 and the shaft 105. The slide displacement can be performed smoothly, and a situation in which the shaft main body 102 is caught by a peripheral member and malfunctions can be avoided. That is, according to the first shutter mechanism 100 of the embodiment, when the front frame 14 is opened from the middle frame 13, it is possible to appropriately regulate the outflow of pachinko balls from the outlet 63 of the guide passage 62, and the front frame 14. When the is closed with respect to the inner frame 13, the passage of the pachinko balls at the outlet 63 is not disturbed.

(Change example)
The configuration of the gaming machine is not limited to that of the embodiment, and various changes can be made.
(1) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine, a pinball machine, and a slot machine machine can be adopted.
(2) In the embodiment, the ball tray member integrally formed with the front frame is taken as an example, but one or both of the upper and lower ball tray members may be formed separately from the front frame. Moreover, the structure which can be pivotally supported with respect to a front frame or an intermediate | middle frame, and the structure which can open and close a ball tray member with respect to a support object may be sufficient as a ball tray member.
(3) In the embodiment, a so-called “two-plate type” including two upper and lower ball tray members is illustrated, but a so-called “one-plate type” including only one ball tray member may be used.

(4) The wall portion that defines the guide passage and the ball collection passage is not limited to a configuration that extends continuously without a gap, and may have a gap that does not hinder the flow of the pachinko ball.
(5) Although the downstream end of the ball collection passage is joined to the guide passage, a ball collection passage that is connected to the ball receiving tray from the opening at the start end of the launch passage is provided, and the downstream end of the guide passage is joined to this ball collection passage. Good. The joining position of the ball collection passage and the guide passage is not limited to the midway portion, but may be a downstream portion.
(6) The 1st vertical wall part and the 2nd vertical wall part of a ball collection passage are not restricted to the composition extended up and down, and may incline.

(7) Instead of the second shutter mechanism, even if the payout opening (inner frame communication port) is opened and closed with the same configuration as the first shutter mechanism, according to the opening and closing of the front frame (ball tray member side) with respect to the middle frame Good.
(8) The shutter body is slid up and down between the allowable position located above the outlet and the restricted position, or horizontally between the allowed position and restricted position located on the side of the outlet. It may be configured to slide.
(9) The elastic member that urges the shutter body is not limited to the coil spring, and may be any member that can apply an urging force to the shutter body such as other springs such as a torsion spring or rubber.
(10) The pressing portion may be separated from the outer periphery of the lower tray communication passage (ball tray member side passage) as long as the shutter main body can be operated by contacting the guide portion of the shutter mechanism.

13 Middle frame (main frame)
17 Lower ball dish member (ball dish part)
20 game board 20a game area 28 launch passage 28a start opening (opening)
58 Launch guide wall 64 Ball collection passage 66 Launch rail 66a Launch end 67 Rotary solenoid (ball striking mechanism)
68 Hitting ball (hitting ball mechanism)
80 Rolling wall portion 81 First vertical wall portion 82 Step wall portion 83 Second vertical wall portion
85 cushioning member
8 8 1st guide wall (guide wall)
93 Regulatory rib (Regulatory part)

Claims (4)

A game board disposed in the main frame and having a game area defined on the front surface;
Provided on the game board so that the game ball can pass, a firing passage leading to the gaming area from the bottom end of the recreation board,
Sphere collection that is provided in the main body frame so as to be connected to the lower side of the opening portion of the launch passage that opens to the lower side of the game board, and guides the game ball toward a ball tray portion disposed on the front surface of the main body frame. A passage,
The main body frame extends in a slanting direction at the side of the ball collection passage and is provided so that a launch end faces the side of the ball collection passage, and a game ball launched by a ball striking mechanism is provided in the opening. With launch rails to guide,
Among the game balls launched from the launch end toward the opening so as to pass through the upper part of the ball collection passage, a foul ball that has not reached the game area is passed through the ball collection passage through the ball dish portion. In gaming machines configured to be collected in
The ball collection passage is
A rolling wall portion that is provided below the firing end, and that slopes downwardly toward the side away from the firing rail side;
A first vertical wall portion that is provided so as to be separated from the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion by a width that allows passage of one game ball, and extends in a vertical direction;
A step wall portion that is provided so as to incline upward toward the side away from the firing rail side, and that the inclined lower end located above the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion is continuous with the upper end of the first vertical wall portion. When,
A second vertical wall portion provided between the opening and the inclined upper end of the step wall portion, the second vertical wall portion being separated from the launch end than the first vertical wall portion ;
A launch guide wall is provided at a position above the launch rail so as to face the launch rail along the slope of the launch rail, and a buffer member for depressing the game ball is provided at a position above the launch end. And a lower surface of the buffer member is configured to be continuous with an extension of the firing guide wall . The buffer member is disposed such that a side surface extends downward from an inlet of the ball collection passage connected to the opening of the launch passage, and a side portion of the ball collection passage is defined by the side surface. The gaming machine according to claim 1. A game board disposed in the main frame and having a game area defined on the front surface;
A launch passage that is provided in the game board so that a game ball can pass through, and is connected to the game area from a lower end of the game board;
Sphere collection that is provided in the main body frame so as to be connected to the lower side of the opening portion of the launch passage that opens to the lower side of the game board, and guides the game ball toward a ball tray portion disposed on the front surface of the main body frame. A passage,
A launch rail provided at a side of the ball collection passage in the main body frame so that a launch end faces a side portion of the ball collection passage, and guides a game ball launched by a hitting mechanism toward the opening. With
Among the game balls launched from the launch end toward the opening so as to pass through the upper part of the ball collection passage, a foul ball that has not reached the game area is passed through the ball collection passage through the ball dish portion. In gaming machines configured to be collected in
The ball collection passage is
A rolling wall portion that is provided below the firing end, and that slopes downwardly toward the side away from the firing rail side;
A first vertical wall portion that is provided so as to be separated from the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion by a width that allows passage of one game ball, and extends in a vertical direction;
A step wall portion that is provided so as to incline upward toward the side away from the firing rail side, and that the inclined lower end located above the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion is continuous with the upper end of the first vertical wall portion. When,
A second vertical wall portion provided between the opening and the inclined upper end of the stepped wall portion, the second vertical wall portion being separated from the launch end than the first vertical wall portion;
Before extends to the lower inclined as below the Kitendo wall portion toward the firing rail side, the game balls of said transfer Dokabe portion which passes between the inclined lower end of the first vertical wall portion and the rolling wall section and a guide wall portion for guiding downward,
The inclined upper end of the guide wall is formed to be continuous with the lower end of the first vertical wall through a gap smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the gap is positioned in the direction of the extension line of the rolling wall. Configured
A gaming machine characterized by that . The ball collection passage extends below the rolling wall portion so as to incline downward toward the firing rail, and passes the game ball passing between the first vertical wall portion and the inclined lower end of the rolling wall portion. A guide wall portion that guides below the rolling wall portion;
A restricting portion extending downward from the lower surface of the rolling wall portion toward the guide wall portion is provided, and one game is provided between the extending end of the restricting portion and the upper surface of the guide wall portion. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a ball passage set to have a width that allows passage of a ball extends to the left and right .

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