JP5911920B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and arrange ball machines.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has a game ball launching means arranged at the lower part of the gaming machine body, a storage means for storing the game balls for launching in the opening / closing body at the front lower part of the gaming machine body, and A ball feeding means for sending a game ball guided through the guide path to the launching means side, and the launching means and the ball feeding means are operated by operating the launching handle to bring one game ball into the game area of the game board. Fired one by one.

  In this type of gaming machine, the game ball is played without interruption, so if it is operated for a long period of time, dirt attached to the game ball will adhere to the guide passage and grow, and the flow of the game ball will deteriorate. Therefore, the upper side of the guide passage is opened so that deposits on the game passage can be removed (Patent Document 1).

  That is, in this gaming machine, a passage cover disposed on the upper side of the guide passage is pivotally mounted by a support shaft in the front-rear direction, and a spring is provided to bias the passage cover in the closing direction. The passage cover is locked in the closed position when closed to the machine body.

JP 2008-220499 A

  In a conventional gaming machine, when the opening / closing body is opened, the passage cover can be opened and closed. When the passage cover is operated in the opening direction against the spring, the upper side of the guide passage is opened, so that the guide passage It is possible to easily remove deposits adhering to.

  However, since the upper side of the guide passage is covered with a passage cover that can be opened and closed around the support shaft, a gap is likely to occur in the peripheral portion of the passage cover, and the piano wire passes from the guide passage to the ball feeding means side through the gap. In addition, there is a risk of unauthorized operations such as inserting other unauthorized members.

  The passage cover is configured to lock in the closed state when the opening / closing body is closed, but since it is an opening / closing type that is separate from the peripheral member, a rigid support structure is employed in relation to the peripheral member and the like. However, there is a possibility that the passage cover is damaged relatively easily by applying a strong external force.

  In view of such a conventional problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of easily cleaning a guide passage.

The present invention comprises a storage means for storing a game ball for launching and a guide passage for guiding the game ball from the storage means on the front side of the front door that is arranged to be openable and closable in the gaming machine body, In the gaming machine provided with a ball feeding means for sending the game ball of the guide passage to the launching means on the rear side of the door, the guide passage has a closed portion on the downstream side closed by a closing portion on the downstream side, in the closing part of the induction passage, the ball feeding means side said induction passage cleanable cleaning windows open to passage of the induction passage game balls to the upstream side of the ball supply port for supplying to said ball feeding means The ball feeding means has a window closing portion that protrudes into the cleaning window and closes the cleaning window so that the cleaning window can be opened and closed and can guide the game ball in the guide passage in the passage direction. Is.

Said storage means and said induction passage on the front side of the front SL front door of the support walls, the said ball feeding means on the rear side of the support wall respectively arranged, may be provided with the said cleaning window to the support wall.

  The present invention has an advantage that the guide passage can be easily cleaned.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the front frame side. It is a rear view of the lower part at the front door side. It is a plane sectional view of the lower part on the front door side. It is a partially broken side view of the lower part of the front door side. It is a rear view of the opened state of the cleaning window. It is front sectional drawing by the side of the same guidance path. It is a plane sectional view by the side of the same guidance passage. It is side surface sectional drawing by the side of the same guidance channel. It is an exploded view of the ball feeding means. It is a plane sectional view by the side of a guidance passage showing a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is the same front sectional view. FIG. It is a plane sectional view by the side of a guidance passage showing a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the ball feeding means and the like. It is a back surface sectional view by the side of a guidance passage showing the 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing by the side of the same guidance channel.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 10 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 attached to the front side of the outer frame 2, and these constitute a gaming machine main body. The front frame 3 is pivotally supported at the left and right ends by a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front frame 3, a game board 6 is detachably attached to the upper game board attachment part 5 from the front side, and a launching means 8, a lower speaker 9 and the like are attached to the lower support wall 7. A front door (opening / closing body) 11 is attached to the front side of the front frame 3 by a hinge 10 on substantially the same axis as the hinge 4 so as to be opened and closed. The game board 6 may be attached to and detached from the game board mounting portion 5 from the rear side.

  The front door 11 has a size corresponding to the vertical and horizontal widths of the front frame 3, and is made of a synthetic resin door frame 12 and a pair of left and right vertical reinforcing members mounted on the back surface of the door frame 12 in the vertical direction. 13 etc. On the upper side of the front door 11, a viewing window 14 corresponding to the game board 6, a pair of left and right upper speakers 15 disposed above the viewing window 14, and a pair of left and right disposed on the lower side of the viewing window 14. Are provided with an intermediate speaker 16 and a decorative cover 17 arranged on the front side thereof.

  Further, on the lower side of the front door 11, an upper storage means 20 for storing game balls for launch, a lower storage means 21 for storing surplus balls, a light emitting effect means 22 that also functions as a chance button, and a launch handle for the launch means 8. 23, the decorative covers 24, 25, and the like are provided on the front side of the support wall 18 and the ball feeding means 26 for sending the game ball to the launching means 8 are provided on the rear side of the support wall 18, respectively. The front door 11 may be divided into two parts, an upper side including the visual recognition window 14 and a lower side including the storage means 20 and 21 and the firing handle 23.

  As shown in FIG. 2, there is a substantially circular game area 30 on the front surface of the game board 6, and this game area 30 is surrounded by a guide rail 31 and a front decoration member 28. The guide rail 31 guides the game ball fired from the launching means 8 to the upper side of the game area 30.

  In the game area 30, various game parts such as an image display means 32, a normal symbol starting means 33, a special symbol starting means 34, a variable winning means 35, a normal winning means 36, a normal symbol displaying means 37, a special symbol displaying means 38, etc. Is arranged.

  The image display means 32 is arranged in the upper part of the game center 30 in the left-right direction, and the special symbol starting means 34 and the variable winning means 35 are arranged vertically below the image display means 32. The normal symbol starting means 33 is disposed between the image display means 32 and the guide rail 31. The special symbol starting means 34 has a non-opening / closing type winning opening 34a and an opening / closing type winning opening 34b. The variable winning means 35 includes a variable winning opening 35a and an opening / closing plate 35b for opening and closing the variable winning opening 35a. The normal winning means 36 are provided on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 35.

  The image display means 32 includes an image display unit 39 such as a liquid crystal type attached to the game board 6 from the back side via a support member (not shown), a display window corresponding to the image display unit 39, and the game board 6 The front structure 40 for front decoration mounted on the front side is provided, and the normal symbol display means 37 and the special symbol display means 38 are mounted on the front surface on the upper side of the front structure 40. The image display unit 39 and the front structure 40 are arranged on both front and rear sides corresponding to the opening of the game board 6.

  The normal symbol display means 37 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). Under the condition that the starting means 33 detects the game ball, the random number value randomly selected at the time of detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 33 is determined in advance so that the two light emitting elements are alternately lit up. When the specific game determination value matches, the light emitting element on the “◯” side in the specific mode is turned on, and in other cases, the light emitting element on the “×” side in the non-specific mode is turned on and stopped.

  The special symbol display means 38 is constituted by a segment type or the like that can display the special symbol in a variable manner by changing the light emitting part. The special symbol changes for a predetermined time on condition that the special symbol starting means 34 detects the game ball. When the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 34 coincides with a predetermined special game determination value, it is in a predetermined special game mode, and in other cases in a non-special game mode It comes to stop.

  The opening / closing type winning opening 34b of the special symbol starting means 34 is opened for a predetermined time (short time) when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 37 is in a specific mode. In the variable winning means 35, when the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 38 becomes a special gaming state and a special gaming state occurs, the open / close plate 35b is opened to the front side, and the gaming ball falling from above is variably awarded. A prize is given to the mouth 35a.

  The image display unit 39 displays demo images during standby, and various effect images are displayed as needed at appropriate times, such as variably displaying effect symbols corresponding to the special symbols of the special symbol display means 38 during the game. In order to produce an image effect.

  That is, when the special symbol is changed by the special symbol display means 38, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 41a to 41c are variably displayed on the image display unit 39 in synchronization with the change of the special symbol. The effect symbols 41a to 41c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol start means 34 detects a game ball, and then synchronize with the end of the variation of the special symbol. In order (for example, left, right, middle, etc.).

  The stop symbols after the fluctuation of the effect symbols 41a to 41c are all special effect modes when the special symbols stop in the special game mode, and at least a part when the special symbols stop in the non-special game mode. Different non-special effects.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the effect symbols 41a to 41c, and when the special symbols are stopped in a special game mode, the effect symbols 41a to 41c are special such as “7/7/7”. When the effect is stopped and the special symbol is stopped in a non-special game mode, the effect symbols 41a to 41c are stopped in a non-special effect mode such as “2, 3, 4”.

  When the image display means 32 draws a highly reliable production pattern in which the special symbol after the change becomes a special game mode, a predetermined game state in which the player has a sense of expectation, for example, one production symbol 41b. When the two effect symbols 41a and 41c except for the same reach, the operation instruction image 42 for instructing the operation of the light emission effect means 22 is displayed at a predetermined position of the image display unit 39.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the launching means 8 includes a launch rail 45 that receives a game ball for launch, a stopper 46 that restricts the game ball on the launch rail 45 to a predetermined launch position, and a drive shaft 47 in the front-rear direction. And a striking rod 48 that strikes the game ball on the firing rail 45 to the game board 6 side, and a firing drive means 49 such as a rotary solenoid that drives the striking rod 48 via the drive shaft 47, When the firing handle 23 is operated, the striker 48 strikes the game ball on the launch rail 45 by the drive of the launch drive means 49 and launches it toward the game board 6 side.

  The firing rail 45 and the stopper 46 are fixed to the front surface of the firing base plate 50. The striking rod 48 is supported on the front side of the firing base plate 50 via the drive shaft 47, and the firing driving means 49 is mounted on the back side of the firing base plate 50. The firing base plate 50 is mounted on the front side of the support wall 7 of the front frame 3. The lower speaker 9 is attached to the support wall 7 of the front frame 3 behind the launch handle 23.

  The viewing window 14 includes a transparent plate unit 52 such as a glass unit that is detachably attached to the back side of the door frame 12 of the front door 11 so that the game area 30 of the game board 6 can be viewed from the front side. As shown in FIG. 5, the transparent plate unit 52 includes two transparent plates 53 such as a glass plate and a holding member 54 that holds the outer peripheral side so that the transparent plate 53 has a predetermined interval. It is detachably mounted on the back side of the door frame 12 so as to close the viewing window 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a support wall 18 integrated with the door frame 12 is provided at the lower portion of the front door 11, and a reinforcing plate 56 made of sheet metal is attached to the back surface of the support wall 18. The reinforcing plate 56 can be omitted by providing a reinforcing member in the left-right direction at the lower end of the door frame 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the support wall 18 has a ball supply port 57 for supplying game balls to the ball feeding means 26, and a cleaning window 58 arranged continuously on the upstream side of the ball supply port 57. Are formed in a penetrating manner in the front-rear direction corresponding to the ball feeding means 26.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 10, the ball feeding means 26 is provided in a flat ball feeding case 59 on the front and rear sides arranged along the rear side of the reinforcing plate 56, and can be moved up and down in the ball feeding case 59. A ball feeding member 60 and a raising / lowering driving means 61 such as a solenoid for raising and lowering the ball feeding member 60, and by moving the ball feeding member 60 up and down in conjunction with the launching operation of the launching means 8, a game ball Are sent one by one onto the firing rail 45 of the launching means 8.

  The ball feed case 59 has a ball receiving port 62 that opens to the front side corresponding to the ball supply port 57, and a ball feed that is provided below the ball receiving port 62 and opens to the rear side above the launch rail 45. The opening 63 is provided at the front and rear, and the lower pivot 65 inserted into the bearing portion 64 of the support wall 18 opens the rear side of the cleaning window 58. The cleaning window 58 is fixed along the support wall 18 and is fixed along the support wall 18. It is pivotally attached to a mounting position that closes from the rear side, and is positioned and fixed at a mounting position that abuts against the reinforcing plate 56 from the rear side by positioning means 69 and fixing means 66.

  The ball feeding member 60 receives one game ball from the ball receiving port 62 when ascending, and sends a game ball to the ball feeding port 63 when descending, and a game ball following the ball receiving port 62 when descending. The other end side is pivotally supported by a support shaft 67 in the front-rear direction so as to be vertically swingable. The raising / lowering driving means 61 is adapted to attract the magnetic body of the ball feeding member 60.

  The pivot 65 is provided in the left-right direction at the lower end of the mounting portion 65a that protrudes downward from the ball feed case 59, and is inserted into the bearing portion 64 of the support wall 18 so as to be detachable in the left-right direction. The fixing means 66 includes a pressed portion 66a formed on the ball feeding case 59 and a fixing tool 66c pivotally supported by a support shaft 66b on the support wall 18 side, and presses the pressed portion 66a with the fixing tool 66c. Thus, the ball feeding case 59 is fixed.

  The positioning means 69 is disposed in the vicinity of the fixing means 66, and has a positioning recess 69a formed on the support wall 18 side, and a positioning projection 69b provided in the pressed part 66a and inserted into the positioning recess 69a. The positioning projection 69b enters the positioning recess 69a to position the ball feeding means 26 at the mounting position.

  The upper storage means 20 is for storing a game ball for launch. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper storage means 20 is supported on a dish-shaped storage portion 70 that extends from the support wall 18 to the front side, and on the left and right sides of the storage portion 70. It has an alignment portion 71 that is arranged along the wall 18 and aligns the game balls from the storage portion 70 in a line, and is provided on a dish member 68 mounted on the front side of the support wall 18. The alignment portion 71 is formed in a groove shape that deepens from the storage portion 70 side to the opposite side in the left-right direction, and its downstream end side is connected to the guide passage 72 via a bent portion 71a.

  The guide passage 72 is for guiding the game ball to the ball feeding means 26. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the partition wall 73 formed integrally with the plate member 68 and the support wall 18 on the rear side are formed. The upstream side is connected to the bent portion 71 a of the alignment portion 71, and the downstream end side is formed in a gently inclined shape toward the sphere supply port 57. The guide passage 72 is provided on the downstream side of the ball supply port 57 that opens to the rear side at the downstream end, the ball hole 74 that opens to the lower side in the vicinity of the upstream side of the ball supply port 57, and the upstream side of the ball hole 74. The bottom plate 75 made of sheet metal is provided, and the rear side is open corresponding to the cleaning window 58 of the support wall 18.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper side of the guide passage 72 is blocked by upper blocking portions 77 and 78 that integrally protrude from the support wall 18 and the partition wall 73 in the reverse direction. The upper blocking portion 78 on the partition wall 73 side is provided on the downstream side of the guide passage 72, and the rear end is in contact with the support wall 18. The upper side of the upper closing portion 78 on the partition wall 73 side is a guide portion 78 a that guides the game ball on the upper side to the storage portion 70. The upper blocking portion 77 on the support wall 18 side is provided on the upstream side of the guide passage 72, the front end abuts on the partition wall 73, and the downstream step portion 77 a side is overlapped on the step portion 78 b of the upper blocking portion 78. ing.

  On the lower surface of the upper blocking portions 77 and 78, a ball breaking portion 79 is formed in an inclined shape from the upstream side to the downstream side, so that the overlapping of game balls guided to the ball supply port 57 by the ball breaking portion 79 is broken. It has become. On the bottom side of the guide passage 72, a bottom plate 75 having wear resistance such as a metal plate is mounted on the upstream side, and on the lower side of the bottom plate 75, an opening / closing means 81 for opening and closing the ball extraction hole 74 is provided. .

  The bottom plate 75 is formed by bending a metal plate into a U-shape as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, and is detachably attached from the rear side to a receiving portion 87 protruding rearward from the partition wall 73 side. The bottom wall 72a of the sphere supply port 57 of the guide passage 72 is inclined toward the sphere supply port 57 side.

  The opening / closing means 81 is pivotally supported around the support shaft 83 and connected to the opening / closing plate 82, and is slidably disposed in the opening / closing direction of the ball extraction hole 74 below the bottom plate 75. An interlocking mechanism 85 such as an interlocking arm 84 and an operation button 80 protruding above the decorative cover 24 are provided. When the operation button 80 is pressed, the opening / closing plate 82 opens the ball removal hole 74 via the interlocking mechanism 85. It is like that. The ball removal hole 74 guides the game ball in the upper storage means 20 to the lower storage means 21 via the ball removal passage 86.

  The cleaning window 58 of the support wall 18 is for cleaning the guide passage 72 from the rear side, and corresponds to the rear shape of the guide passage 72 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, 8 and 9. It has a size and is closed by a window closing portion 89 of the ball feeding case 59 so as to be freely opened and closed. The window closing portion 89 is formed integrally with the ball feed case 59 on the upstream side from the vicinity of the ball supply port 57, and when the ball feed case 59 is fixed to the support wall 18 side, the front end surface is the support wall 18. The cleaning window 58 is closed from the rear side so as to protrude into the cleaning window 58 so as to be substantially the same as the front surface. The downstream end of the window closing portion 89 is located upstream of the sphere supply port 57.

  The support wall 18 is provided with a protrusion 90 projecting backward from the outer periphery of the cleaning window 58 so as to correspond to the upstream side of the guide passage 72. The groove 59 is in the front surface of the case 59. In addition, you may provide the protrusion part 90 in the perimeter of the cleaning window 58, or a substantially perimeter.

  The lower storage means 21 is dish-shaped and is provided below the upper storage means 20. The firing handle 23 is disposed at the lower right portion of the front door 11. The light emitting effect means 22 has a light emitting cover 22a that is also used as an operating means, and is disposed on the front side of the aligning portion 71 of the upper storage means 20, and is internal when the light emitting cover 22a is operated during the display period of the operation instruction image 42. A predetermined effect is performed on the condition of a predetermined operation, for example, when the illuminant emits light to notify the occurrence of a special game.

  In this pachinko machine, the ball feeding means 26 is normally fixed by the fixing means 66 in a state where the ball feeding case 59 is in contact with the back surface of the reinforcing plate 56, and the window closing portion 89 is formed on the support wall 18. It protrudes into the cleaning window 58 and is in a state where the rear side of the guide passage 72 is closed by the window closing portion 89.

  Therefore, when the game balls are stored in the storage section 70 of the upper storage means 20, the game balls move from the storage section 70 to the alignment section 71 and are aligned in a line, and from this alignment section 71 to the guide passage 72. And is guided to the ball supply port 57 by the window closing portion 89 of the ball feeding case 59 or the like. At this time, in the ball feeding means 26, the solenoid of the lifting / lowering driving means 61 is normally excited to hold the ball feeding member 60 in the raised position. Therefore, the first game ball guided to the ball supply port 57 through the guide passage 72 is placed on the ball receiving portion 60a of the ball feeding member 60 from the ball receiving port 62 of the ball feeding case 59, and the following The game ball comes into contact with the game ball on the ball receiving portion 60a and is prevented from entering.

  When the game ball is fired by the firing means 8, if the firing handle 23 is held and operated, the striking rod 48 of the firing means 8 rotates with a striking force corresponding to the amount of operation of the firing handle 23 to launch the firing rail 45. The upper game ball is hit, and the game ball is launched into the game area 30 of the game board 6.

  On the other hand, prior to the game ball launching operation by the launching means 8, the ball feeding means 26 feeds one game ball onto the launch rail 45. At this time, when the solenoid of the elevating drive means 61 is first demagnetized and the ball feeding member 60 is lowered around the support shaft 67 and the ball receiving portion 60 a corresponds to the ball feeding port 63, the game ball is removed from the ball feeding port 63. Drop it onto the firing rail 45 and send it in. When the ball feeding member 60 is lowered, the blocking portion 60b blocks the subsequent game ball on the ball receiving port 62 side from entering. When the game ball falls from the ball feed port 63, the solenoid of the elevating drive means 61 is excited to raise the ball feed member 60, so that the second ball accepting port 62 moves onto the ball receiving portion 60a of the ball feed member 60. Appear.

  The game ball supplied on the firing rail 45 is regulated at a predetermined position by the stopper 46, and then the striking rod 48 is rotated in the firing direction around the drive shaft 47 by driving the firing driving means 49, and on the firing rail 45. A game ball is hit and fired toward the game board 6 side. In the same manner, a game ball is guided from the upper storage means 20 to the ball feeding means 26 through the guide passage 72 and supplied to the firing means 8 by the ball feeding means 26, while the game is played by the launching means 8. A ball is fired onto the game board 6 to play a game.

  When the game ball of the upper storage means 20 is extracted to the lower storage means 21, when the operation button 80 is pressed, the opening / closing plate 82 slides in the opening direction via the interlocking mechanism 85, and the ball extraction hole 74 is opened. Therefore, the game balls in the storage unit 70 fall from the ball extraction hole 74 to the ball extraction passage 86 through the alignment unit 71 and the guide passage 72 and are guided from the ball extraction passage 86 to the lower storage means 21.

  In this way, the game balls of the upper storage means 20 are aligned in a line by the alignment portion 71 and then guided to the ball feeding means 26 through the guide passage 72 in the aligned state. Since dirt on the game ball adheres to the guide passage 72, it is necessary to clean the guide passage 72 and remove dirt on the bottom plate 75 and the like.

  In this cleaning, first, the front door 11 is opened around the hinge 10, and then the fixing of the ball feeding means 26 by the fixing means 66 is released, and the ball feeding means 26 is rotated downward around the pivot 65. Then, since the window closing part 89 of the ball feeding case 59 is detached from the cleaning window 58 of the support wall 18, the cleaning window 58 side of the guide passage 72 is opened, so that the cleaning cloth is passed from the cleaning window 58 into the guide passage 72. Etc. are inserted to clean the inside of the guide passage 72.

  When the cleaning of the guide passage 72 is completed, the ball feeding means 26 is rotated around the pivot 65 and fixed in the mounted state by the fixing means 66. As a result, the window closing portion 89 of the ball feeding means 26 protrudes into the cleaning window 58 of the support wall 18, so that the rear side of the guide passage 72 can be closed.

  Thus, if the cleaning window 58 is provided in the support wall 18 so that the guide passage 72 is opened to the rear side, and the cleaning window 58 is closed by the ball feeding means 26 on the back side of the support wall 18, the ball can be opened and closed. By opening the feed means 26, the inside of the guide passage 72 can be easily cleaned.

  In particular, when the alignment portion 71 has a deep groove shape, the guide passage 72 is also deepened, and it is difficult to insert a finger or the like between the partition wall 73 and the support wall 18 from above, but the cleaning window 58 of the guide passage 72 is behind. Since it is open to the side and a finger or the like is inserted through the cleaning window 58, cleaning can be performed regardless of the depth of the alignment portion 71 and the guide passage 72.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to open and close the ceiling side of the guide passage 72 as in the prior art, and the upper side of the guide passage 72 can be closed by the fixed upper closing portions 77 and 78, and the upper closing portions 77 and 78 side thereof can be closed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized act such as inserting an unauthorized member into the guide passage 72 to perform an unauthorized work on the ball feeding means 26.

  Further, the ball feeding case 59 of the ball feeding means 26 has a window closing portion 89, and this window closing portion 89 projects into the cleaning window 58 of the support wall 18 so as to block the guide passage 72. Although the cleaning window 58 is closed by the ball feeding means 26, the game ball in the guide passage 72 can be smoothly guided by the window closing portion 89.

  Further, since the ball feeding case 59 of the ball feeding means 26 is pivotally supported around the axis in the left-right direction with the lower pivot 65 as a fulcrum, the ball feeding means 26 hangs around the pivot 65. Can be maintained in a state. For this reason, when cleaning the inside of the guide passage 72, the ball feeding means 26 does not swing unstable even if the ball feeding means 26 is not held open with fingers or the like.

  In addition, the support wall 18 is provided with a protrusion 90 projecting backward from the outer periphery of the cleaning window 58 corresponding to at least the upstream side of the guide passage 72, and the protrusion 90 is an outer periphery of the window closing portion 89. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized operation such as inserting an unauthorized member from the downstream side of the alignment portion 71 to the back side of the support wall 18 through the cleaning window 58 because it is in the groove portion 91 on the front surface of the ball feeding case 59. .

  When the ball feeding means 26 is in the way, the lower pivot 65 may be extracted from the bearing 64 in the axial direction. Therefore, the ball feeding means 26 can be easily attached and detached as necessary.

  11 to 13 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a sphere supply port 57 on the support wall 18 side and a ball extraction hole 74 on the bottom side on the guide passage 72 side are provided at substantially the same position on the downstream side of the guide passage 72, and on the downstream end side of the opening / closing plate 82. An inclined portion 82a for guiding the game ball toward the ball supply port 57 is formed on the upper surface. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  Thus, the ball supply port 57 and the ball removal hole 74 of the guide passage 72 may be provided at substantially the same position in the passage direction.

  14 and 15 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ball feeding means 26 is pivotally supported around the pivot 65 in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the downstream end side of the guide passage 72, and is mounted by a fixing means 66 provided away from the pivot 65. It is fixed to. The pivot 65 is provided at the tip of a pair of attachment portions 65a protruding from the ball feed case 59, and is inserted into the bearing portion 64 protruding rearward from the support wall 18 so as to be detachable and rotatable from above. The fixing means 66 is provided on the upper side of the ball feeding case 59, and includes a pressed portion 66a on the ball feeding case 59 side, and a fixing tool 66c pivotally supported on the support wall 18 by a support shaft 66b. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, the ball feeding means 26 can be pivotally mounted to be freely opened and closed by the vertical pivot 65 disposed on one end side in the passage direction of the guide passage 72.

  16 and 17 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a guide passage 72 having a cleaning window 58 having an open rear side is provided on the rear side of the partition wall 73, and the cleaning window 58 of the guide passage 72 is closed by the ball feeding means 26 so as to be freely opened and closed. Yes. An opening 92 that opens larger than the guide passage 72 is formed in the support wall 18.

  The guide passage 72 is constituted by a passage wall 95 such as a bottom wall 93 and a ceiling wall 94 provided on the partition wall 73 side, and the upper side thereof is connected to the alignment portion 71 of the upper storage means 20 via the communication portion 96. . The passage wall 95 of the guide passage 72 protrudes into the opening 92 of the support wall 18, and the rear end side enters the groove portion 91 of the ball feeding case 59. The cleaning window 58 of the guide passage 72 is closed by a window closing portion 89 of the ball feeding case 59 so as to be freely opened and closed. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment.

  Even when the guide passage 72 is provided in the partition wall 73 or the like separately from the support wall 18 and the cleaning window 58 on the rear side of the guide passage 72 is disposed in the opening 92 of the support wall 18, the support wall is also provided. The cleaning window 58 can be opened and closed by a window closing portion 89 on the side of the ball feeding case 59 pivotally attached to the lens 18.

  Therefore, even when the upper storage means 20 and the guide passage 72 are arranged on the front side of the support wall 18 and the ball feeding means 26 is arranged on the rear side of the support wall 18, the rear side of the guide passage 72 is opened and opened. The portion can be the cleaning window 58, and the cleaning window 58 is not necessarily provided on the support wall 18.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in each embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 that is one of the ball game machines is illustrated as a gaming machine, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a gaming machine such as an arrange ball machine other than the pachinko machine 1. Needless to say.

  Moreover, although the game machine provided with the upper storage means 20 and the lower storage means 21 is illustrated in embodiment, only the thing which stores the game ball for discharge may be used. The front door 11 may be divided into a plurality of parts in the vertical direction in addition to being provided vertically on the front side of the gaming machine main body. Further, in the embodiment, the ball feeding means 26 is provided on the rear side of the support wall 18 of the front door 11. However, as long as it is provided on the gaming machine main body so as to be freely opened and closed, an opening / closing body other than the front door 11 is provided. A ball feeding means 26 may be provided.

  The ball feeding means 26 may have a structure that can open and close the cleaning window 58 on the rear side of the guide passage 72. Further, the cleaning window 58 of the guide passage 72 may be closed with an opening / closing member other than the ball feeding means 26. Further, when the front surface of the ball feeding case 59 comes into contact with the rear end side of the guiding passage 72, the guiding passage is formed on the flat front surface of the ball feeding case 59 without providing the window closing portion 89 or the like in the ball feeding case 59. 72 cleaning windows 58 may be closed. Further, the size of the cleaning window 58 of the guide passage 72 may be such that the bottom side can be cleaned by inserting a finger or the like into the guide passage 72.

2 Outer frame 3 Front frame 5 Game board mounting part 6 Game board 7 Support wall 8 Launching means 11 Front door 20 Upper storage means 26 Ball feeding means 57 Ball supply port 58 Cleaning window 72 Guide passage 73 Partition walls 77, 78 Upper blocking part 89 Window closing part 90 Projection part 91 Groove part

Claims (2)

On the front side of the front door that is arranged to be openable and closable in the gaming machine main body, the storage means for storing the game ball for launch, and a guide passage for guiding the game ball from the storage means,
In the gaming machine provided with a ball feeding means for sending the game ball of the guide passage to the launching means on the rear side of the front door,
The guide passage has a closed portion on the downstream side closed on the upper side by a closed portion,
A cleaning window that can be opened to the side of the ball feeding means to clean the guide passage is provided in the closed portion of the guide passage, and the guide passage is provided upstream of a ball supply port that supplies game balls to the ball feeding means . Prepare continuously along the passage direction ,
The ball feeding means has a window closing portion that protrudes into the cleaning window and closes the cleaning window so that the cleaning window can be opened and closed and can guide the game ball in the guide passage in the direction of the passage. The storage means and the guide passage are arranged on the front side of the support wall of the front door, and the ball feeding means are arranged on the rear side of the support wall, respectively.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a said cleaning window to the support wall.

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