JP5890544B2 - Ball feeder and pachinko machine equipped with this ball feeder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball feeding device and a pachinko gaming machine including the ball feeding device.

  Conventionally, as this type of ball feeding device, a ball feeding device described in the following patent document has been proposed. In this ball feeding device, the ball feeding member is attracted to the magnetic plate by the electromagnet while being turned on and rotated, and the leading ball of the ball train fed from the ball receiving tray through the inlet is received by the ball receiving portion. Then, when the electromagnet is turned off, the ball receiving portion is rotated downward so that the top ball is sent from the outlet to the ball launch rail.

JP 2002-331080 A

  By the way, in this type of ball feeding device, when a game ball with a thread with the thread tip fixed to the outer surface of the game ball is fed into the ball feed device from a ball tray by an unauthorized player or the like, the game with the thread After the ball is taken into the ball receiving portion via the ball feeding member, the ball is sent from the sending port to the ball launching rail and is launched toward the game area of the game board by the launching device. Accordingly, the game ball with a thread moves along the board surface of the game board together with the thread. At this time, the rear end portion of the thread is held by an unauthorized player or the like in the ball tray.

  For this reason, an unauthorized player or the like illegally manipulates the game ball in a rolling state along the surface of the game board of the above-described game ball with a thread while gripping the rear end portion of the thread, There is a risk that game balls will be awarded to electric tulips.

  Therefore, in order to deal with the above-described problems, the present invention has been devised in the structure of feeding the game ball from the ball tray to the ball launching device to prevent illegal acts on the board surface of the game board using the game ball with the thread. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball feeder and a pachinko gaming machine provided with the ball feeder.

In solving the above problems, the ball feeding device according to the present invention, according to the description of claim 1,
It is provided between a ball tray (S) that is provided in a pachinko gaming machine and stores a game ball, and a ball launcher (10).

In the ball feeder,
A housing (21) having a ball introduction port portion (24c) for sequentially introducing game balls from the ball receiving tray and a ball feed port portion (22f) for sending the game balls introduced by the ball introduction port portion to the ball launcher side , 22, 23, 24),
A ball guide path (24g) provided in the housing so as to guide the game ball introduced by the ball introduction port portion along the guide direction to the ball delivery port portion;
A guide restricting member (26, 26A, 26B) provided on the ball guide path so as to guide the game ball along the ball guide path;
Rotation means (B, C) provided in the housing,
The rotation means is
A support shaft (29);
A base portion rotatably supported by the support shaft, a concave portion (27a) formed so as to be able to open from the base portion toward the sphere introduction port portion along the ball guide path, and the base portion to be sandwiched. A ball receiving member (27) having both side arm portions (27b, 27c) formed on both sides in the direction,
When the ball receiving member is in a rotational position that opens toward the ball introduction port at the recess, the game ball introduced by the ball introduction port is received at the recess, and then The ball receiving member is rotated from the ball introduction port portion in the concave portion, whereby the introduction of the game ball following the game ball by the ball introduction port portion is more than the concave portion of the both side arm portions. The game ball that is blocked by the one side arm portion (27c) located on the side of the ball introduction port and received by the recess is used as a received game ball from the ball feed port by the ball guide path. It is designed to be released onto the ball guideway so that it can be sent to the launcher side.
When the received game ball is a game ball with a thread, the guide regulating member is attached to the game ball of the game ball with a thread as the thread of the game ball with the thread guides the game ball with the thread along a ball guide path. In the process of moving the yarn, the yarn is regulated by the regulation guide wall (26f) so that it is difficult to move at the intermediate portion in the moving direction, and the yarn is locked at the intermediate portion in the moving direction under the restriction. (26g, 26h, 26i, 26j, 26k, 26m).

  In this way, when the guide restricting member is a game ball with a thread, the thread of the game ball with the thread is attached to the game ball of the thread with the thread as the thread of the game ball with the thread is guided by the ball guide path. In the process of movement, the yarn is regulated by the regulation guide wall so that it is difficult to move at the intermediate portion in the moving direction, and the yarn is locked to the locking portion at the intermediate portion in the moving direction under the restriction. Let

  Therefore, according to the guide regulating member, when the received game ball is a game ball with a thread, the thread of the game ball with a thread is guided by the thread of the game ball with a thread along the ball guide path. In the process of moving along with the game ball, the yarn is regulated by the regulation guide wall so that the yarn is difficult to move at an intermediate portion in the movement direction, and the game ball with the yarn moves under the regulation in the movement direction of the yarn. Lock to the locking part at the intermediate part.

  As a result, an illegal act using the game ball with a thread can be prevented in advance under the restriction of the thread of the game ball with the thread by the restriction guide wall and the lock with the locking part.

  Prevention of illegal acts using the yarn-equipped game ball based on the restriction of the guide restricting member of the guide restricting member for the yarn of the game ball with the yarn guided by the ball guide path and the locking with the locking portion Can be done.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. In the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, it is a perspective view showing the assembly position of the ball feeder and ball launcher. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between a ball feeding device and a ball launching device in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3, it is an exploded perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the ball | bowl feeder from the ball | bowl launcher. It is an expansion perspective view of the ball feeder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ball feeder of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the ball feeder of FIG. 3 in the state seen from the front side. FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cutaway side view of the guide regulating member shown in FIG. 6. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder apparatus material of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the guidance control member and tilting board of FIG. 15, respectively. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. (A) And (b) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. 15, respectively. (A) And (b) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball feeder of FIG. 15, respectively.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine is erected on an island (not shown) in a pachinko hall (not shown). The pachinko gaming machine can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the machine frame PF. A gaming machine main body BD and a front door FD are supported.

  In FIG. 1, the left slanting rear side and the right slanting front side in the figure correspond to the left and right sides of the pachinko gaming machine, and the left slanting front side and the right slanting rear side in the figure are front and back of the pachinko gaming machine. The vertical direction in the figure corresponds to the vertical direction of the pachinko gaming machine.

  The gaming machine main body BD includes a main body frame BF that is supported by the machine frame PF so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and a gaming board BB that is fitted to the main body frame BF from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door D includes a front frame FD1, a window glass FD2, and a ball tray S, and the front frame FD1 has a left edge of the left edge of the gaming machine main body BD. Is supported by the left edge of the machine casing PF so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction.

  The ball tray S is formed so as to protrude forward from the lower portion of the front frame FD1, and a concave storage portion S1 is provided in the ball tray S so as to open upward.

  Thus, the ball tray S is sequentially supplied with game balls from a ball tank (not shown) provided in the upper part of the main body frame BF of the gaming machine main body BD through a ball passage (not shown) in the main body frame BF. And stored in the concave storage portion S1.

  In addition, the ball tray S is a right side wall of the concave storage portion S1 in a spherical alignment portion (not shown) formed in a longitudinal concave shape in the left-right direction at the right side portion of the bottom wall that is a downstream portion of the concave storage portion S1. Each game ball in the concave storage portion S1 is sequentially led out to an after-mentioned ball feeding device 20 (see FIG. 2) from an opening (not shown) formed in the portion.

  The game board BB is provided with a guide rail, a number of game nails, a device for giving a game state advantageous to the player, such as a big prize opening device and a starting prize opening device, and other various board parts (not shown). ing.

  Here, the guide rail has an inner rail portion and an outer rail portion, and these inner rail portion and outer rail portion are assembled in an arc shape along the outer peripheral portion of the board surface of the game board BB. On the peripheral side, a game area is formed on the board surface of the game board BB. The inner rail part is located on the inner peripheral side of the outer rail part. In addition, a large number of game nails are driven into the board surface of the game board BB in a distributed manner within the game area.

  The pachinko gaming machine includes a handle H, a ball launcher 10 and a ball feeder 20 as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle H is supported at the lower right corner of the main body frame BF of the gaming machine main body BD so as to be rotatable from the front side.

  The ball launcher 10 is assembled from the front side to the lower right portion of the game board BB. The ball launcher 10 includes a rotary solenoid 11 (see FIG. 2), a casing 12, and a ball launch rail 13 (see FIGS. 3 and 3). 4) or a longitudinal ridge (not shown) accommodated in the casing 12. In FIG. 2, the ball launching device 10 is drawn together with the ball feeding device 20 by convenience and a solid line.

  The rotary solenoid 11 is placed in an operating state in accordance with the operation of the handle H, which will be described later, and tilts the saddle toward the ball launching rail 13 from its retreating rotation position, and the saddle portion of the saddle is moved to the ball of the ball launching rail 13. Opposite the launch base.

  Thus, the kite hits a game ball sent from the ball feeding device 20 to the ball launching base end portion of the ball launching rail 13 as will be described later, and launches the ball along the ball launching rail 13. Accordingly, the game ball thus fired is guided toward the game area through the inner rail portion and the outer rail portion of the guide rail.

  The ball launching rail 13 has an inner rail portion and an outer rail of the guide rail from the casing 12 to the board surface of the game board BB so that the base of the ball launching can face the saddle of the bowl in the casing 12. It is arranged in an inclined manner on the upper left side between the sections.

  As can be seen from FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the ball feeder 20 is assembled between the ball tray S and the ball launcher 10 so as to be opposed to the ball launcher 10 from the rear surface side at the lower right side of the front frame FD1. ing.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 2 to 6, the ball feeding device 20 includes a casing 23, and the casing 23 includes a front casing member 21 and a rear casing member 22.

  The front casing member 21 and the rear casing member 22 are formed by dividing the casing 23 into two parts so as to be positioned on the ball tray S side and the ball launching device 10 side, respectively. The casing members 22 are engaged with each other at their openings to constitute the casing 23.

  Specifically, the front casing member 21 has its corresponding cylindrical portions a to e (see FIG. 6), and the corresponding portions f to j (FIG. 6) of the rear casing member 22 with respect to the respective cylindrical portions a to e. The front casing member 21 is engaged with the front end opening portion of the rear casing member 22 at the rear end opening portion, and each of the front casing members 21 is caused to correspond to each other via the respective cylindrical portions a to e. These are assembled to the rear casing member 22 by fastening screws (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front casing member 21 is formed by extending the peripheral wall portion backward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the L-shaped front wall that is the bottom wall thereof. Here, the L-shaped front wall of the front casing member 21 is formed of an upper front wall portion and a lower front wall portion, and the lower front wall portion is along the lower edge of the upper front wall portion. The L-shaped front wall is configured to extend to the left side together with the upper front wall portion.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lower front wall portion of the front casing member 21 has an inverted L-shaped opening so as to face an inverted L-shaped opening 22 a (described later) of the rear casing member 22. 21a, and this inverted L-shaped opening 21a includes a central opening portion formed at a central portion in the left-right direction of the lower front wall portion of the front casing member 21, and a central opening portion. It is configured with a left-side opening portion formed integrally with the left-side portion of the lower front wall portion.

  Here, the left-side opening part extends downward along the left edge of the central-side opening part, and forms the inverted L-shaped opening 21a together with the central-side opening part. It is formed in the left part of the part.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the rear casing member 22 is formed by extending the peripheral wall portion forward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the L-shaped rear wall, which is the bottom wall thereof. Here, the L-shaped rear wall of the rear casing member 22 is formed with an upper rear wall portion and a lower rear wall portion facing the upper front wall portion and the lower front wall portion of the front casing member 21, respectively. The lower rear wall portion extends to the left along the lower edge of the upper rear wall portion, and constitutes the L-shaped rear wall together with the upper rear wall portion.

  The lower rear wall portion of the rear casing member 22 has an inverted L-shaped opening 22a so as to face the opening 21a of the front casing member 21, as shown in FIG. The L-shaped opening 22a is formed at the center portion in the left-right direction of the lower rear wall portion of the rear casing member 22, and the lower rear is integrated with the center opening portion. It is comprised with the left side opening part 22b formed in the left side part of a wall part.

  Here, the left opening portion 22b of the rear casing member 22 is along the left edge of the central opening portion of the rear casing member 22 so as to face the left opening portion of the opening 21a of the front casing member 21. It extends downward and is formed at the left side portion of the lower rear wall portion of the rear casing member 22 so as to form an inverted L-shaped opening 22a together with the central opening portion. The left opening portion 22b communicates with the lower left corner portion of the central opening portion of the rear casing member 22 integrally with each other at the upper right corner portion.

  In the first embodiment, the left-side opening portion 22b of the opening 22a of the rear casing member 22 is on the front side of the ball launching rail 13 together with the corresponding portion of a sphere introducer A (see FIG. 6) described later. The ball feed rail 13 is located immediately above the ball launch base end portion to constitute a ball feed port portion 22f (see FIG. 5) of the ball feed device 20 as will be described later. The game ball is sent to the ball launching base end side of the ball launching rail 13 of the ball launching apparatus 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball feeding device 20 includes a sphere introducing body A, a lateral direction rotating body B, and an electromagnetic driving body C. The body C is accommodated in the casing 23.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6, the spherical casing A is positioned between the L-shaped opening 21 a of the front casing member 21 and the L-shaped opening 22 a of the rear casing member 22. 22 is assembled to the lower rear wall portion of the rear wall from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the ball introduction body A includes a ball introduction member 24. The introduction member 24 has a sphere introduction wall portion 24a and an annular wall portion 24b, and a sphere introduction port portion 24c is provided in the sphere introduction wall portion 24a so that a game ball from the ball tray S is placed in the sphere introduction member 24. It is formed to be introduced.

  The annular wall portion 24b is formed so as to annularly extend backward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the sphere introduction wall portion 24a. Here, the annular wall portion 24b has a right wall portion, an upper wall portion, and a lower wall portion (hereinafter referred to as a guide passage portion 24d) at the right wall portion, the upper wall portion, and the lower edge of the ball introduction wall portion 24a. The left wall portion of the annular wall portion 24b has a curved shape that gently protrudes from the left edge of the sphere introduction wall portion 24a to the front left side. It is formed by extending backward.

  The introduction member 24 includes a left side wall portion 24e and a guide path portion 24f that forms a spherical guide path 24g together with a guide path portion 24d that is a lower wall portion of the annular wall portion 24b. Here, the left side wall portion 24e extends rearward from the left edge portion of the lower portion of the sphere introduction wall portion 24a to the front left side with a gently convex curved shape.

  The guide path 24f extends from the lower edge of the left side wall 24e to the right so as to be bent in an L shape. The guide path 24f extends from the left end of the guide path 24d to the left side wall. The ball launching rail extends rearward in a curved shape convex to the left front side along the lower edge of 24e, and further passes through the left side opening portion 22b of the inverted L-shaped opening 22a of the rear casing member 22. 13 is extended to the firing end side. Thereby, in this 1st Embodiment, the U-shaped opening part formed with the extension end part of the guide path part 24f, the left side wall part 24e, and the right inner edge part 22c of the left side opening part 22b is the ball feeding port part 22f. (See FIG. 5).

  In the first embodiment, as described later, in order to smoothly guide the game ball introduced from the ball introduction port 24c from the guide path 24d to the guide path 24f along the upper surface thereof, the guide path 24f On the upper surface, it extends from the guide path part 24d so as to be positioned lower than the guide path part 24d in a stepped manner at a boundary portion with the guide path part 24d. Moreover, the guide path part 24f inclines below sequentially along the extension direction. The ball guide path 24g plays a role of guiding a game ball introduced into the ball introduction port 24c from the guide path part 24d to the guide path part 24f to the ball launch rail 13 side as described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the sphere introduction body A includes an accommodation member 25 formed integrally with the sphere introduction member 24, and the accommodation member 25 rotates the lateral rotation body B in the lateral direction. It plays the role of accommodating in a movable manner. The housing member 25 has a bottom wall portion 25a. The bottom wall portion 25a extends rearward from the lower end of the rear edge of the guide path portion 24d of the introduction member 24 and is parallel to the guide path portion 24d. It is formed integrally with the guide path portion 24d so as to extend. In addition, the bottom wall part 25a is formed on the upper surface so as to be positioned lower than the upper surface of the guide path part 24d of the introduction member 24 and higher than the upper surface of the guide path part 24f.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the housing member 25 has both L-shaped wall portions 25b and 25c, and the L-shaped wall portion 25b extends upward from the right end portion of the bottom wall portion 25a. After that, it is formed in an L shape so as to bend leftward and extend. The L-shaped wall portion 25c is formed in an L shape so as to extend downward from the left end portion of the bottom wall portion 25a and then to the left, and the L-shaped wall portion 25c At the extended end, it is integrated with the lower left edge of the guide path 24f.

  Here, the protruding wall portion 22e (see FIG. 6) forming the right inner edge portion 22c of the left opening portion 22b in the rear casing member 22 described above is introduced into the wall extending downward from the L-shaped wall portion 25c. Between the guide path part 24f of the member 24, it is interposed along the wall part extended to the left of the L-shaped wall part 25c. As a result, the projecting wall portion 22e moves the game ball guided along the right side surface of the left side wall portion 24e of the introduction member 24 and the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f together with the regulation guide member 26 (described later) to the guide path portion 24f. It also plays a role of smoothly guiding toward the ball feed port portion 22f while restricting the upper surface from coming off to the right side.

  In the first embodiment, the projecting wall portion 22e includes the left end portion (see FIG. 6) and the left opening portion of the lower inner edge portion 22d of the central opening portion in the L-shaped opening portion 22a of the rear casing member 22. Between the right end portion of 22b, the rear casing member 22 is formed to protrude forward from the lower rear wall portion, and the protruding wall portion 22e has a ball receiving plate 27 (described later) on its upper surface. So as not to obstruct the leftward rotation of the housing member 25, it is positioned flush with the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 25 a of the housing member 25.

  In addition, the ball introduction body A includes a regulation guide member 26 as shown in FIG. The restriction guide member 26 is assembled from the upper surface side to the intermediate portion on the right side in the ball guide direction of the guide path portion 24 f, and the restriction guide member 26 together with the protruding wall portion 22 e of the rear casing member 22. The game ball guided along the right side surface of the left side wall portion 24e and the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f is smoothly guided to the ball feed port portion 22f while being controlled so as not to move to the right side from the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f. To do.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 6 to 8, the regulation guide member 26 has a fan-shaped bottom wall 26a and a regulation guide wall 26b. The fan-shaped bottom wall 26a connects the pin 26c to the guide path portion. By fitting in the through hole 24h formed in the right edge of the right intermediate portion of the ball guide direction 24f and through the through hole 26e, the screw 26d is fastened to the female screw hole 24i of the guide path 24f. It is assembled | attached to the ball | bowl guide direction right side intermediate | middle part of the guide way part 24f.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the pin 26c protrudes downward from the radial intermediate portion of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a. The through-hole portion 26e is formed in a penetrating shape closer to the center portion than the pin 26c on the same radial line as the protruding base end portion of the pin 26c of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a. As shown in FIG. 6, the through-hole portion 24 h and the female screw hole portion 24 i are formed at intervals from each other along the right edge portion of the guide passage portion 24 f on the right side intermediate portion in the ball guiding direction.

  Thus, the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a is assembled on the right intermediate portion in the ball guiding direction of the guide path portion 24f so that the arc-shaped outer peripheral edge portion is positioned forward. This means that the arc-shaped outer peripheral edge of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a is located along the ball guiding direction of the ball guiding passage 24g on the outer surface (front side) thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 8, the restriction guide wall 26b extends upward from the arc-shaped outer peripheral edge of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a so as to be bent in an L shape, and the outer surface ( The front side surface is located along the ball guiding direction of the ball guiding passage 24g in the same manner as the outer surface of the arc-shaped outer peripheral edge of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a.

  The regulation guide wall 26b has a triangular prism section 26f having a triangular cross section. As shown in FIG. 6, the corner pillar section 26f has the left end portion of the regulation guide wall 26b on its outer surface side (front side). It is comprised by projecting and forming in the cross-section V shape from back to back.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the corner prism portion 26f includes an upper groove portion 26g, an intermediate groove portion 26h, and a lower groove portion 26i. The upper groove portion 26g, the intermediate groove portion 26h, and the lower groove portion 26i. Are formed at the left corner of the corner prism portion 26f at intervals from the upper end to the lower end.

  Here, the upper side groove portion 26g, the middle side groove portion 26h, and the lower side groove portion 26i are formed so as to be concave from the outer surface side (front surface side) to the inner surface side (rear surface side) of the restriction guide wall 26b, and the restriction guide. A corner prism portion 26f is formed on the inner surface of the wall 26b along the left-right direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper groove 26g is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section from its opening to the bottom. Specifically, the upper inner surface and the bottom inner surface of the upper groove portion 26g are formed in an L shape from the upper opening inner edge portion of the upper groove portion 26g to the bottom inner surface lower end portion. Further, the lower inner surface of the upper groove portion 26g is formed so as to extend in a gently convex cross-section curved upward from the lower opening inner edge portion to the bottom side of the upper groove portion 26g. The lower inner surface of the upper groove portion 26g is bent in an L-shaped cross section toward the lower side at the extended end portion, so that the U-shaped cross section extends downward from the bottom surface of the upper groove portion 26g. A recessed portion 26j having a shape is formed.

  By forming the upper groove portion 26g as described above, the upper groove portion 26g serves to lock the yarn in the rear recess portion 26j that has entered the upper groove portion 26g from the opening thereof as will be described later. Fulfill. The upper groove portion 26g is located below the lower inner edge of the ball introduction port portion 24c of the introduction member 24.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the middle groove portion 26h is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section from its opening to the bottom. Specifically, the upper inner surface and the bottom inner surface of the middle groove portion 26h are gently inclined downward from the inner edge of the upper opening to the bottom side of the middle groove portion 26h and are formed in an L shape from the lower end portion of the bottom inner surface. Has been. Further, the lower inner surface of the middle groove portion 26h is formed so as to extend in a gently convex cross-sectional curve from the lower opening inner edge to the bottom side of the middle groove portion 26h, The lower inner surface of the middle groove portion 26h is bent in an L-shaped section toward the lower side at the extended end portion thereof, so that the lower surface of the middle groove portion 26h extends downward from the bottom inner surface of the middle groove portion 26h. The hollow part 26k used as character shape is formed.

  By forming the middle groove portion 26h as described above, the middle groove portion 26h serves to lock the yarn into the rear recess portion 26k that has entered the middle groove portion 26h from the opening thereof as will be described later. Fulfill.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the lower groove portion 26i is formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section from its opening to the bottom. Specifically, the lower groove portion 26i extends on the upper inner surface thereof from the upper opening inner edge portion to the bottom side with a gently convex cross-sectional curved shape toward the lower side, and at the extended end portion thereof. By bending upward in an L-shaped cross section, a recess having an inverted U-shaped cross section is formed upward. In addition, the lower groove portion 26i extends on the lower inner surface thereof from the lower opening inner edge portion to the bottom portion side with a gently convex cross-section curved upward, and at the extension end portion thereof. Bent portion 26m having a U-shaped cross section is formed downward by bending in a L-shaped cross section.

  By forming the lower groove portion 26i as described above, the lower groove portion 26i serves to lock the thread in the rear recess portion 26m that has entered the lower groove portion 26i from the opening thereof as described later. Fulfill. In addition, the opening width in the front-rear direction of each recess 26j, 26k, and 26m is a value that allows a thread 101 of a game ball 100 with a thread to be described later to be fitted into the recess 26j, 26k, or 26m by pressing. .

  As shown in FIG. 6, the laterally rotating body B has a ball receiving plate 27, and this ball receiving plate 27 can be rotated laterally by a cylindrical boss 28 via a support shaft 29. It is supported by the left end part (refer FIG. 6) of the lower inner edge part 22d of the said center side opening site | part of the L-shaped opening part 22a of the rear casing member 22 so that it may become. The support shaft 29 is supported at the base end by the lower inner edge 22d of the central opening portion of the L-shaped opening 22a from above, and the support shaft 29 is supported at the base end. It extends upward from.

  Here, the cylindrical boss 28 extends downward from the base end portion of the ball receiving plate 27 in a cylindrical shape. Accordingly, the ball receiving plate 27 is maintained on the lower surface thereof by the support shaft 29 so as to be parallel to the upper surface of the guide path portion 24d of the ball introducing member 24 via the cylindrical boss 28. The ball receiving plate 27 extends from the base end portion into the annular portion 24 b of the ball introducing member 24.

  The ball receiving plate 27 has a concave portion 27 a, and the concave portion 27 a is formed by cutting out the extended end side intermediate portion of the ball receiving plate 27 in a curved concave shape toward the base end side of the ball receiving plate 27. Is formed. Accordingly, left and right side arm portions 27b and 27c are formed on the extended end portion of the ball receiving plate 27 on both the left and right sides of the recessed portion 27a. In addition, the recessed part 27a is formed in the inside so that a game ball can be received. This means that the concave portion 27a has a role as a ball receiving portion.

  In the laterally rotating body B configured as described above, when the ball receiving plate 27 is opposed to the ball introducing port 24c of the ball introducing member 24 at the concave portion 27a, the ball receiving plate 27 is introduced into the ball. A game ball introduced from the mouth 24c is received in the recess 27a on the guide path 24d. Further, as the ball receiving plate 27 is rotated to the left side, the right arm portion 27c is opposed to the ball introduction port portion 24c and prevents introduction of subsequent game balls from the ball introduction port portion 24c. However, the game ball received as described above is discharged onto the guide path portion 24f.

  The electromagnetic driver C is accommodated in the casing 23 on the upper wall portion side of the front casing member 21 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 6, the electromagnetic driver C is composed of an electromagnet 30a, a tilting lever 30b made of a magnetic plate such as an iron plate, and a compression coil spring 30c. The electromagnet 30a is formed on its front wall. The upper casing member 21 is assembled to the upper wall portion.

  Here, the electromagnet 30a is formed by coaxially winding a solenoid around a rod-shaped iron core, and the electromagnet 30a is arranged on the upper side of the front casing member 21 along the left-right direction at the axis of the rod-shaped iron core. It is assembled on the wall. Accordingly, the electromagnet 30a faces leftward at the left end (attraction end) of the rod-shaped iron core.

  In the electromagnet 30a configured as described above, when the solenoid is excited by applying a voltage from the control circuit 30d (see FIG. 7), the rod-shaped iron core generates an attractive force at the suction end. . Further, this attractive force disappears when the solenoid is demagnetized by stopping the application of voltage from the control circuit 30d.

  The tilt lever 30b is supported at its base end portion so as to be tiltable in the left-right direction at the right end portion of the upper wall of the electromagnet 30a. The tilt lever 30b extends in a longitudinal direction downward from the base end portion. I'm out.

  Thus, the tilt lever 30b is attracted by the suction end portion of the bar-shaped iron core in accordance with the excitation of the solenoid of the electromagnet 30a at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. This attraction is stopped by demagnetizing the solenoid of the electromagnet 30a.

  In the first embodiment, the tilting lever 30b has a locking end portion 31, and the locking end portion 31 is formed by cutting off both sides in the width direction of the extending end portion of the tilting lever 30b. Is formed. The tilt lever 30b is interposed between the left and right arcuate locking pieces 27d formed on the upper surface of the ball receiving plate 27 at the locking end 31 thereof. Here, the left and right side locking pieces 27d protrude from the upper surface of the ball receiving plate 27 in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval (slightly wider than the plate thickness of the locking end portion 31). . The left and right side locking pieces 27d are provided so as to project the tops of the respective arc surfaces.

  The compression coil spring 30c is stretched at both ends between a protrusion 32 formed on the base end of the tilt lever 30b and a protrusion 33 formed on the upper wall of the electromagnet 30a. The protrusion 32 is formed by cutting out the base end portion of the tilt lever 30b so as to leave a portion corresponding to the protrusion 32 at an intermediate portion in the width direction. Further, the protrusion 33 is formed by cutting up an intermediate portion of the upper wall of the electromagnet 30a.

  According to this, the tilting lever 30b is pulled to the right by the compression coil spring 30c at the base end portion with the disappearance of the attractive force of the electromagnet 30a. Tilt to extend downward diagonally. This means that the ball receiving plate 27 of the laterally rotating body B rotates to the left around the axis of the support shaft 29 so that the right arm portion 27c faces the ball introduction port portion 24c.

  The tilt lever 30b is attracted by the attraction force of the electromagnet 30a and tilts against the compression coil spring 30c. This means that the ball receiving plate 27 of the laterally rotating body B rotates to the left around the axis of the support shaft 29 so that the concave portion 27a faces the ball introduction port portion 24c.

  In the first embodiment configured as described above, it is assumed that the pachinko gaming machine is in a game-ready state by the player. In such a state, if the player does not operate the handle H, the ball launcher 10 is in a stopped state under demagnetization by the rotary solenoid 11 (see FIG. 2).

  In the electromagnetic driver C, at this stage, the electromagnet 30a does not generate an attractive force under the demagnetization of the solenoid, so that the tilt lever 30b receives the pulling force of the compression coil spring 30c, Located at the left tilt end.

  Accordingly, in the laterally rotating body B, the ball receiving plate 27 is pushed to the left by the locking end portion 31 of the tilting lever 30b located at the left tilting end by the left arcuate locking piece 27d. 6 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 with the cylindrical boss 28 as an axis.

  Accordingly, the recess 27 of the ball receiving plate 27 is moved to the left side from the ball introducing port portion 24c of the introducing member 24, and the right arm portion 27c of the ball receiving plate 27 is introduced to the ball introducing wall portion 24a of the introducing member 24. Located facing the mouth 24c. For this reason, introduction of the game ball from the ball introduction port portion 24c is prevented (see FIG. 10). Note that the game ball shown in FIG. 10 does not exist at this stage.

  At this stage, if the game ball is already positioned as the preceding game ball on the ball launching end of the ball launching rail 13, the preceding game ball is hit by the buttocks of the kite and the ball launching rail. 13 is fired toward the guide rail. The preceding game ball thus fired is guided into the game area through the inner rail portion and the outer rail portion of the guide rail. Accordingly, the preceding game ball rolls toward or away from any of various board parts along the board surface of the game board BB.

  Thereafter, the game ball following the preceding game ball is led out from the ball tray S toward the ball introduction port 24c of the ball feeding device 20 as the subsequent game ball. At this stage, when the electromagnet 30a of the electromagnetic driving body C is applied with a voltage from the control circuit 30d by the solenoid, the electromagnet 30a causes the tilt lever 30b to be compressed by the compression coil under the excitation of the solenoid. Tilt against the spring 30c. Along with this, the tilting lever 30b tilts to the right from the left tilting end, and at its locking end 31, the ball receiving plate 27 of the laterally rotating body B is moved via the locking piece 27d to the support shaft. The concave portion 27a is made to oppose the ball introduction port portion 24c by rotating to the right around the axis 29.

  In such a stage, when the above-described subsequent game ball is introduced by the ball introduction port portion 24 c, the subsequent game ball is received by the concave portion 27 a of the ball receiving plate 27. After that, when the solenoid of the electromagnet 30a is demagnetized by stopping the voltage application from the control circuit 30d, the ball receiving plate 27 is rotated to the left side and is moved to the ball introduction port portion 24c by the right arm portion 27c. Oppositely, the subsequent introduction of the game ball is prevented, and the recess 27a is moved leftward from the ball introduction port portion 24c to release the above-described received subsequent game ball onto the guide path portion 24d. Along with this, the succeeding game ball is further guided by the guide path portion 24f and sent from the ball feed port portion 22f to the ball launch end portion side of the launch rail 13 (see FIGS. 9 to 14). In such a stage, the succeeding game ball is not a game ball with a thread.

  Here, the guide path part 24d and the guide path part 24f constituting the ball guide path 24g have a curved shape projecting diagonally forward rightward as shown in FIG. 6 from the guide path part 24d to the guide path part 24f. Therefore, as described above, in the process in which the subsequent game ball is guided by the ball guide path 24g, the subsequent game ball is moved between the regulation guide member 26 and the ball introduction member 24 in the guide process by the guide path portion 24f. Guided through the left side wall 24e.

  Here, when the succeeding game ball is an illegal game ball 100 with a thread (see FIG. 10), when the game ball 100 with a thread is guided by the guide path portion 24f as described above, The game ball 100 is guided with the thread 101 attached thereto. The game ball 100 with a thread is formed by fixing one end portion of a thread 101 to the game ball, and the other end portion of the thread 101 is grasped by the player in the tray S.

  When the game ball 100 with a thread is guided with the thread 101 attached as described above, the thread 101 is gripped by the player in the tray S at the other end. The yarn guided by the guide path portion 24f from the concave storage portion S1 of the tray S through the ball introduction port portion 24c of the ball introduction member 24 and further between the regulation guide member 26 and the left side wall portion 24e of the ball introduction member 24. The game ball of the attached game ball 100 is pulled toward the launch end side of the launch rail 13.

  At this time, as described above, the ball guide path 24g has a curved shape protruding diagonally forward rightward from the guide path part 24d to the guide path part 24f, and the regulation guide member 26 is in the ball guide direction of the guide path part 24f. Since the thread 101 is assembled to the right intermediate portion as described above, the thread 101 has a curved shape that protrudes diagonally forward to the right from the guide path portion 24d to the guide path portion 24f of the ball guide path 24g. A tensile force of the game ball is received between the storage portion S1 and the game ball of the game ball with thread 100 guided by the guide path portion 24f.

  Accordingly, the thread 101 is pulled by the game ball of the game ball 100 with the thread while being pressed against the outer surface (front side surface) of the regulation guide member 26 at the intermediate thread portion associated with the game ball of the game ball 100 with the thread. In this manner, the game ball with the thread 100 is attached to the game ball.

  Here, since the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f is positioned lower than the inner edge portion of the ball introduction port portion 24c of the ball introduction member 24, the yarn 101 is separated from the ball introduction port portion 24c at the intermediate yarn portion. The game ball 100 with a thread is attached to the game ball in a state of being inclined downward toward the game ball.

  This means that the yarn 101 is guided by the tray S and the guide path portion 24f while being inclined downward at the intermediate yarn portion from the ball introduction port portion 24c toward the game ball of the game ball with yarn 100. It means that the outer surface of the regulation guide member 26 (the outer surface of the regulation guide wall 26b) is pressed by exerting tension with the game ball of the attached game ball 100.

  For this reason, the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is regulated by the regulation guide member 26 (regulation guide wall 26b) so as not to move on the outer surface thereof, and the upper side groove part 26g and the middle side groove part 26h of the regulation guide member 26. And it fits in and locks so that it may enter in either of the lower side groove part 26i from the opening part. In other words, as described above, the thread 101 is inclined downward from the ball introduction port 24c toward the game ball of the game ball with thread 100 at the intermediate thread portion. Therefore, when the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is fitted into the upper groove portion 26g of the regulation guide member 26, for example, the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is in sliding contact with the lower inner surface of the upper groove portion 26g. The depression 26j is fitted and locked by pressing. Further, when the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is fitted in the middle groove portion 26h of the regulation guide member 26, the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is in slidable contact with the lower inner surface of the middle groove portion 26h, and the recess portion 26k. It is fitted and locked in by pressing. In addition, when the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is fitted into the lower groove portion 26i of the regulation guide member 26, the intermediate yarn portion of the yarn 101 is in contact with the lower inner surface of the lower groove portion 26i while being in the recessed portion 26m. It is fitted and locked in by pressing.

  The intermediate yarn portion of the thread 101 fitted in the recess 26g, 26k or 26m in this way is pulled by the game ball of the game ball 100 with a thread while being in frictional contact with the inner surface of the recess 26g, 26k or 26m. It becomes. In addition, all of the upper groove portion 26g, the middle groove portion 26h, and the lower groove portion 26i of the regulation guide member 26 are located below the inner edge lower portion of the ball introduction port portion 24c of the ball introduction member 24, and the guide path Since the game ball guided by the portion 24f is located below the lower groove portion 26i, the intermediate yarn portion of the thread 101 is formed between the lower portion of the inner edge of the ball introduction port portion 24c and the game ball of the game ball 100 with a thread. In the meantime, it is bent so as to be bent upward by the recess 26g, 26k or 26m of the regulation guide member 26.

Therefore, as described above, the intermediate thread portion of the thread 101 of the threaded game ball 100 fitted and locked in any one of the upper groove part 26g, the middle groove part 26h, and the lower groove part 26i of the regulation guide member 26 is free. Cannot move to. Along with this, the game ball with thread 100 cannot move freely, and cannot move to the ball launch end on the launch rail 13 of the ball launcher 10, or moves to the ball launch end and is fired. However, it becomes difficult to reach the game area. As a result, even if the player tries to cheat using the other end of the thread of the game ball 100 with the thread, the cheating can be disabled and prevented.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 15 shows a main part of the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, in the ball feeder 20 described in the first embodiment, instead of the regulation guide member 26, a regulation guide member 26A is employed, and a tilting plate mechanism 26B is additionally employed. It has a configuration.

  Similarly to the regulation guide member 26 described in the first embodiment, the regulation guide member 26A is assembled from the upper surface side to the right intermediate portion of the guide path portion 24f in the ball guiding direction, and the rear casing member 22 protrudes. Along with the wall portion 22e, the game ball guided along the right side surface of the left side wall portion 24e of the introduction member 24 and the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f is smoothly balled while restricting it from coming off from the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f to the right side. Guidance is directed toward the feeding port 22f.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the regulation guide member 26A includes a fan-shaped bottom wall 26a of the regulation guide member 26 described in the first embodiment, a guide wall 26n, and a triangle-shaped regulation column 26p. .

  As described in the first embodiment, the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a is assembled to the intermediate portion on the right side in the ball guiding direction of the guide path portion 24f via the through-hole portion 24h and the female screw hole portion 24i.

  The guide wall 26n extends upward from the arc-shaped outer peripheral edge of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a so as to be bent in an L shape, and the outer surface (front side surface) of the regulation guide wall 26b is a circle of the fan-shaped bottom wall 26a. Similar to the outer surface of the arcuate outer peripheral edge, it is positioned along the ball guiding direction of the ball guiding passage 24g.

  The guide wall 26n has a triangular prism section 26q having a triangular cross section, and the corner pillar section 26q projects a left end portion of the guide wall 26n from the outer surface side (front surface side) to the rear in a V-shaped section. It is configured by forming.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the corner column portion 26q has a longitudinal opening portion 26r and a hollow portion 26s, and the longitudinal opening portion 26r is located at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the left corner portion of the corner column portion 26f. A longitudinal cutout is formed in the vertical direction.

  The hollow portion 26s is formed in the corner column portion 26q by cutting out in a longitudinal shape with a triangular cross section from its lower end surface. The hollow portion 26s is opened outward at the upper end portion thereof through the longitudinal opening 26r, and the lower end portion of the hollow portion 26s is opened downward.

  The restriction column 26p has a triangular shape similar to the triangular shape of the hollow portion 26s. The restriction column 26p is coaxially and vertically extending from the lower end portion into the hollow portion 26s of the corner column portion 26q. It is slidably fitted.

  Here, the restriction column 26p is located in the hollow portion 26s of the corner column portion 26q so as to be opposed to the longitudinal opening 26r of the corner column portion 26q at the upper end corner portion 26t of the left corner portion. Is fitted. Here, the upper end corner 26t protrudes outward of the longitudinal opening 26r from the lateral inner edge of the longitudinal opening 26r at the tip corner. In the second embodiment, the regulation column 26p is cut out at a portion of the left corner portion excluding the upper corner portion 26t and formed in an L shape (see FIG. 15).

  Further, the regulation column 26p is supported on the rear surface thereof through a pin 26u so as to be slidable in a vertical direction in a longitudinal through hole portion 26v (see FIG. 16) formed in the rear wall of the corner column portion 26q. The regulation column 26p extends into a recess 24j (described later) at the lower end thereof.

  The pin 26u extends rearward from the rear surface of the restriction column 26p. The pin 26p extends rearward through the long through hole 26v of the corner column portion 26q and is prevented from being detached by the stop ring 26w. Yes. Further, the longitudinal through hole 26v is formed in a longitudinal shape in the vertical direction at a portion corresponding to the longitudinal opening 26r in the rear wall of the corner column portion 26q.

  Thus, as the restriction column 26p moves upward, the upper end corner portion 26t faces the longitudinal opening 26r of the corner column portion 26q. This means that there is no vertical gap between the upper surface of the upper corner portion 26t and the upper inner surface of the longitudinal opening 26r. Further, as the regulation column 26p moves downward, the upper end corner portion 26t moves directly below the longitudinal opening portion 26r of the corner column portion 26q. This means that the vertical gap between the upper surface of the upper corner portion 26t and the upper inner surface of the long opening 26r corresponds to the vertical opening length of the long opening 26r.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the tilting plate mechanism 26B has a rectangular plate-shaped tilting plate 26x, a coiled torsion spring 26y, and a pin 26z.

  The tilting plate 26x is housed together with the lower end of the restriction column 26p in a recess 24i (see FIG. 15) formed on the left side of the through hole 24h and the female screw hole 24i at the intermediate portion in the ball guiding direction of the guide path 24f. The tilting plate 26x is supported so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction through a coiled torsion spring 26y and extends rearward. The recess 24j is formed in a U-shaped and box-shaped cross section from the upper surface downward in the ball guiding direction intermediate portion of the guide path portion 24f.

  The tilting plate 26x has left and right cylindrical portions x (see FIG. 16), and the left and right cylindrical portions 26x are located on the base end of the tilting plate 26x so as to be coaxially opposed to each other. The left and right side portions are formed to protrude downward.

  The coiled torsion spring 26y is coaxially fitted to the proximal end portion of the pin 26z in the recess 24j as described above, and the coiled torsion spring 26y is formed at the both ends of the recess 24j. The bottom surface and the bottom surface of the tilting plate 26x are locked. Thereby, the tilting plate 26x is biased by the coiled torsion spring 26y so as to tilt upward about the pin 26z.

  The pin 26z is rotatably inserted into a through hole portion formed in a corresponding portion of the left side wall portion 24e with respect to the front portion of the inner space of the recess 24j, and the inner space of the recess 24j. The left cylindrical portion x of the tilting plate 26x located in the front portion, the coil portion of the coiled torsion spring 26y, and the right cylindrical portion x of the tilting plate 26x are inserted, and the insertion tip of the pin 26z is in the recess 24j. It is rotatably supported by the inner right wall portion at the front of the void.

  Here, the left and right cylindrical portions x of the tilt plate 26x are supported by the base end portion of the pin 26z so as not to be relatively rotatable. This means that the pin 26z rotates together with the tilting plate 26x in the tilting direction of the tilting plate 26x.

  Further, the tilting plate 26x is connected to the lower end portion of the regulating column 26p from the left side through the stay y and the pin z at the extended end portion. Here, the stay y extends downward from the right portion of the extending end portion of the tilting plate 26x, and the extending end portion of the stay y is formed in an annular shape. The pin z extends rightward from the left rear side portion of the lower end portion of the restriction column 26p, and the extended end portion of the pin z can be coaxially rotated relative to the annular extended end portion of the stay y. Is fitted.

  Thus, the tilting plate 26x is accommodated in the recess 24j by tilting around the axis of the pin 26z toward the bottom surface of the recess 24j against the coiled torsion spring 26y. Yes. Further, the tilting plate 26x is tilted upward around the axis of the pin 26z by the biasing force of the coiled torsion spring 26y, so that it projects upwardly from the recess 24j. In the state where the tilting plate 26x is housed in the recess 24j as described above, the upper surface of the tilting plate 26x forms the same surface as the upper surface of the guide path portion 24f.

  Further, when the tilting plate 26x tilts downward and fits in the recess 24j, the regulation column 26p moves downward via the stay y and the pin z (see FIG. 16B). Further, when the tilting plate 26x tilts upward and escapes from the recess 24j, the regulation column 26p moves upward via the stay y and the pin z (see FIG. 16A). Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment configured as described above, it is assumed that the tilting plate 26x and the regulating column 26p are in the state shown in FIG.

  In such a state, as in the first embodiment, when the game ball 100 with a thread is guided toward the ball launch end of the launch rail 13 by the guide path portion 24f, the game ball 100 with a thread is The guide is performed with the yarn 101 attached (see FIGS. 17 to 21).

  Accordingly, the game ball with thread 100 is guided toward the tilting plate 26x. Then, the tilting plate 26x tilts against the torsion spring 26y toward the recess 24j with its own weight by the game ball 100 with a thread, and moves the regulating column 26p downward, as shown in FIG. 16 (b). To the state shown. After that, when the game ball 100 with a thread passes through the tilting plate 26x, the tilting plate 26x is released from the weight of the game ball 100 with the thread and tilts upward from the recess 24j to move the regulating column 26p upward. Thus, the state shown in FIG.

  In such a process, the game ball 100 with a thread is guided with the thread 101 attached thereto via the tilting plate 26x. Therefore, while the tilting plate 26x is tilted downward as described above, the thread 101 of the game ball with thread 100 is substantially the same as that in the first embodiment, instead of the grooves 26g to 26i, at the intermediate thread portion. In the same manner, it is pulled by the game ball of the game ball with thread 100 so as to be fitted into the longitudinal opening 26r of the corner column portion 26q.

  Thereafter, with the upward tilting of the tilting plate 26x as described above, the thread 101 of the game ball 100 with a thread is located at the intermediate thread portion with the upper part of the inner edge of the longitudinal opening 26r of the corner column part 26q. It is sandwiched between the upper end portions of the regulation pillars 26p.

  Therefore, the intermediate thread portion of the thread 101 of the threaded game ball 100 sandwiched in this way cannot move freely. Along with this, the threaded game ball 100 cannot move freely, and cannot move to the ball launch end on the launch rail 13 of the ball launcher 10, or even if it moves to the launch position and is fired. It becomes difficult to reach the game area. As a result, even if the player tries to cheat using the other end of the thread of the game ball 100 with the thread, the cheating can be disabled and prevented.

  In carrying out the present invention, in the ball feeding device 20 described in the above embodiment, the ball guide path 24g, that is, the both guide path portions 24d and 24f are separate from the ball introduction wall portion 24a of the introduction member 24. It may be.

B ... Horizontally rotating body, C ... Electromagnetic drive body, S ... Ball tray,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Ball launcher, 20 ... Ball feeder, 21 ... Front casing member,
22 ... Rear casing member, 22f ... Ball feed port, 24 ... Ball introduction member,
24c ... sphere introduction port, 24j ... recess, 24d, 24f ... guideway,
24g ... sphere guide path, 26 ... regulation guide member, 26b ... regulation guide wall, 26f ... corner prism,
26g ... upper groove, 26h ... middle groove, 26i ... lower groove,
26j, 28k, 26m ... hollow, 26x ... tilting plate, 26y ... torsion spring,
29 ... support shaft, 27 ... ball receiving plate, 27a ... recess, 27b ... left arm, 27c ... right arm.

Claims (1)

In a ball feeder provided between a ball tray and a ball launcher that is provided in a pachinko gaming machine and stores game balls,
A housing having a ball introduction port portion for sequentially introducing game balls from the ball receiving tray, and a ball feed port portion for sending the game balls introduced by the ball introduction port portion to the ball launcher side;
A ball guide path provided in the housing so as to guide the game ball introduced by the ball introduction port portion along the guide direction to the ball feed port portion;
A guide restricting member provided on the ball guide path so as to guide the game ball along the ball guide path;
Rotation means provided in the housing,
The rotation means is
A support shaft;
A base portion rotatably supported by the support shaft, a concave portion formed so as to be openable from the base portion along the spherical guide path toward the spherical introduction port portion, and both sides in the rotational direction so as to sandwich the concave portion A ball receiving member having both side arm portions formed on,
When the ball receiving member is in a rotating position that opens toward the ball introduction port portion at the recess, the game ball introduced by the ball introduction port portion is received by the recess, and thereafter The ball receiving member rotates from the ball introduction port portion in the concave portion, whereby the introduction of the game ball following the game ball by the ball introduction port portion is more than the concave portion of the both side arm portions. The game ball received by the concave portion is blocked by the one side arm portion located on the ball introduction port side, and the ball is launched from the ball feed port portion by the ball guide path as the received game ball. It is designed to be discharged onto the ball guide path so as to be sent to the device side,
When the received game ball is a game ball with a thread, the thread of the game ball with the thread is guided to the game ball with the thread by the guide of the game ball with the thread along the ball guide path. In the process of accompanying movement, the yarn is regulated by a regulation guide wall so that it is difficult to move at the intermediate portion in the moving direction, and the yarn is locked at the intermediate portion in the moving direction under the restriction. A ball feeder characterized by being locked.

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