JP6042098B2 - Ball dispensing device for gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball payout device for paying out rental balls and prize balls to a player in a gaming machine.

  In pachinko halls where typical pachinko machines are installed as pachinko machines, there are problems when cleaning the ball passages on the back of pachinko machines lined up after the store is closed, or when ball passages and ball dispensing devices are defective. When exchanging for a new one, a pachinko ball as a game ball remaining in the pachinko machine is extracted. Usually, this pachinko ball sampling operation is performed by a ball dispensing device.

  As such a ball payout device, there is a ball discharge device as shown in Patent Document 1, for example. The ball payout device has a ball discharge passage which is inclined inwardly below the ball supply passage and guides a pachinko ball to a ball receiving tray. A ball extraction passage is formed below the supply passage so as to extend linearly with the ball supply passage and guide the pachinko balls to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine. The ball supply passage is provided with a sprocket that receives pachinko balls flowing down the ball supply passage and discharges the pachinko balls one by one into the ball discharge passage. A ball removing member that is pivotally attached to and freely rotatable is provided. The ball removal member is in a position to close the ball removal passage by elastically engaging a latching claw that can be elastically deformed with the engaged portion of the main body case in a normal state, and when the sprocket is stopped, When the pachinko ball at the lowermost end of the supply passage is held by a sprocket and a ball removal member and the sprocket is driven to rotate by a stepping motor, the pachinko balls are discharged to the ball discharge passage one by one with the rotation of the sprocket. On the other hand, when removing the pachinko ball remaining in the ball dispensing device, the latching claw engaged with the main body case is released and the ball removal member is moved to the ball removal position, and the pachinko ball in the ball supply passage is moved. The ball is discharged into the ball passage.

Japanese Patent No. 4321743 (page 3-9, FIG. 1, FIG. 8)

  However, in the case of the invention described in Patent Document 1, even if the ball removal passage is opened by rotating the ball removal member to remove the pachinko ball from the ball dispensing device, the ball discharge passage is always opened in the first place. Therefore, it cannot be denied that the pachinko ball flows into the ball discharge passage. In particular, when a pachinko ball at the lowest end of the ball supply passage and held by a sprocket and a ball removal member falls, the ball removal member may not yet completely open the ball removal passage. The pachinko balls are often guided by the ball removing member and discharged into the ball discharge passage. For this reason, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that pachinko balls that are supposed to be discharged out of the machine from the ball passage are guided to the ball tray and remain. Also, when removing the ball, a large amount of pachinko balls remaining between the ball dispensing device and the ball tank will be discharged at once, so the pachinko balls will flow down at a considerable speed. With the configuration as in the first aspect of the invention, the pachinko ball may jump into the ball discharge passage side excessively and be discharged to the ball receiving tray. Thus, in the case of the invention described in Patent Document 1, there are many cases in which pachinko balls remain in the ball tray despite the removal of the balls, so whether the pachinko balls remain in the ball tray after the maintenance work is completed. There is a problem that work efficiency becomes extremely poor because it is necessary to check each time.

  Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a ball pulling member for pulling out a game ball is constituted by one member from a position facing the sprocket to a ball pulling opening. Therefore, when ball removal is performed, when moving the ball removal member away from the sprocket, it is necessary to rotate the ball removal member so that it protrudes from the main body case. It is difficult to realize not only the inner side of the ball but also the outer side, space saving (compact design) of the movable region of the ball removal member, and downsizing of the ball dispensing device.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. During the ball removal operation, all the game balls in the ball dispensing device are surely discharged to the ball removal passage that is connected to the outside of the gaming machine. A ball dispenser for a gaming machine that eliminates the problem of being accidentally discharged into the ball discharge passage and remaining in the ball tray on the front of the gaming machine, and that can save space in the movable region of the ball removal member and reduce the size of the ball dispenser. Is intended to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a ball dispensing apparatus for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a ball supply passage through which a supplied game ball flows down, and a game ball flowing down from the ball supply passage to a ball tray provided in the gaming machine. A ball discharge passage for guiding, a ball extraction passage for guiding game balls flowing down from the ball supply passage to the outside of the gaming machine, and an electric drive means disposed on one side of the ball supply passage, Ball paying means for receiving the game balls flowing down and discharging them one by one to the ball discharge passage, a movable ball receiving member provided on the other side of the ball supply passage and at a position opposite to the ball payout means, and the movable A flow path switching valve that is positioned below the ball receiving member and distributes whether the game ball flowing down from the ball supply passage is guided to the ball discharge passage or the ball removal passage; Between the movable ball receiving member and the ball dispensing means The game ball at the lowermost end of the ball supply passage is held, and the flow path switching valve opens the ball discharge passage and closes the ball removal passage. When the ball is removed, the movable ball receiving member supplies the ball. It is characterized in that it is movable away from the passage and the flow path switching valve opens the ball discharge passage and closes the ball discharge passage.

  The movable ball receiving member is preferably movable after the flow path switching valve reaches a position where the game ball cannot be discharged into the ball discharge passage.

  The flow path switching valve has a position where the ball discharge passage is closed and the ball discharge passage is closed below the ball dispensing means, and the game ball flowing down from the ball supply passage is removed. It is preferable to be above the detection part of the sphere detection sensor to be detected.

  The “ball payout means” used here is a sprocket type that prevents the game ball from flowing down by a rotating body having concave and convex portions, a lead screw type that prevents the game ball from flowing down by a spiral rotating body, It is possible to adopt various types such as a claw-like flicker type that enters the supply passage and prevents the game ball from flowing down.

  According to the ball payout device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, normally, the movable ball receiving member holds the lowermost game ball of the ball supply passage between the ball payout means and the flow path switching valve is a ball. Open the discharge passage and close the ball extraction passage. When removing the ball, the movable ball receiving member moves away from the ball supply passage, and the flow path switching valve opens the ball extraction passage and closes the ball discharge passage. Therefore, when the game ball falls from between the movable ball receiving member and the ball payout means, the game ball is already unable to flow into the ball discharge passage. The ball is never discharged. Therefore, there is an effect that the disadvantage that the game ball remains in the ball tray after the ball is removed cannot occur. Further, according to the ball dispensing device for game balls according to the present invention, the ball removal is performed by the two members of the movable ball receiving member and the flow path switching valve, so that the movable range of each member is reduced, and consequently It becomes possible to design the ball dispensing device compactly.

The front view of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the ball dispensing device according to the first embodiment. The rear view of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the ball dispensing device according to the first embodiment. The perspective view of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment. The disassembled perspective view of the ball dispensing device according to the first embodiment. (A) is a front view of the ball dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment, (B) is the side view, and (C) is the rear view. The WW sectional view taken on the line of FIG. XX sectional drawing of FIG. 5 (b). YY sectional view taken on the line of FIG. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment which shows an effect | action. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment which shows an effect | action. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment. FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ in FIG. 13. Sectional drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment which shows an effect | action.

  Embodiments of a ball payout device for gaming machines according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention is applied to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, and a rotating gaming machine (parrot: registered trademark) using a gaming ball as a gaming medium. A pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a ball payout device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine equipped with a ball payout device according to the first embodiment.

  In the pachinko gaming machine P, a main body frame 2 is attached to one front side of a longitudinal rectangular machine frame 1, a game board 3 is disposed on the main body frame 2, and a front surface of the main body frame 2 is mounted. A transparent plate holding frame 4 is mounted so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the game board 3. In addition, a front plate 5 is similarly mounted so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the lower front surface of the game board 3 below. A ball tray 6 for storing a pachinko ball, which is a game ball supplied to a hitting ball launching unit (not shown), is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 5. At one side of the ball receiving tray 6, a hitting force adjusting handle 7 for adjusting the hitting force of a pachinko ball launched from the hitting ball launching unit is mounted.

  On the other hand, a mechanism plate 8 is mounted on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine P so as to cover the back surface of the game board 3. A ball tank 9 for storing and supplying a large number of pachinko balls is disposed above the mechanism plate 8, and below the ball tank 9, the pachinko balls discharged from the ball tank 9 are disposed on one of the mechanism plates 8. A tank rail 10 is provided to flow down to the side. A curved rail 11 is provided at the lower end of the tank rail 10, and a ball payout device A 1 according to the present invention is disposed at the lower end of the spherical passage 12 extending downward from the curved rail 11. Further, below the ball dispensing device A1, for example, a ball dispensing basket 13 is provided for guiding a winning ball or a pachinko ball as a rental ball discharged from here to a ball tray 6 mounted on the front surface of the front plate 5. . At the same time, there is provided a ball punch 14 for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the ball payout device A1 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine P when the ball removing operation is performed.

  Next, the ball dispensing apparatus according to the present invention will be described. 3 is a perspective view of the ball dispensing device according to the first embodiment, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the ball dispensing device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 (a) is a ball dispensing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 (b) is a side view, FIG. 5 (c) is a rear view, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line WW of FIG. 5 (b), and FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the ball dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment showing the operation. The ball dispensing apparatus A1 according to the first embodiment includes a case body 15 made of a synthetic resin having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. The case body 15 has a front surface of the pachinko gaming machine P as a front direction and a rear surface as a rear direction. The front frame 16a, the rear frame 16c, and an intermediate frame 16b that is arranged at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction and that is divided in the front-rear direction.

  In the case body 15, in this embodiment, in the front frame 16 a constituting the case body 15, a ball supply passage 17 that communicates with the lower end of the ball passage 12 and causes the pachinko balls supplied to the ball dispensing device A 1 to flow down. Is formed. Further, below the ball supply passage 17, a ball discharge passage 18 that communicates with the ball discharge rod 13 that guides the pachinko ball to the ball tray 6 and a ball that communicates with the ball discharge rod 14 that discharges the pachinko ball outside the pachinko machine P. An extraction passage 19 is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, a second regulating piece 44 projects from the inner side surface of the front frame 16 a on the side of the lower end portion of the ball supply passage 17 and above the ball removal passage 19.

  On one side of the ball supply passage 17, a sprocket 20 as a ball payout means in which three blades 21, 21, 21 are arranged at equal intervals is passed between a front frame 16 a and an intermediate frame 16 b. A single shaft 22 is pivotally attached. The sprocket 20 is configured to rotate freely with a part of the blade 21 intervening in the ball supply passage 17. Moreover, the outer peripheral end surface of each blade | wing 21 is formed in circular arc surface shape along the circumferential direction so that the pachinko ball | bowl which flows down the ball supply channel | path 17 may be received. Further, a driven gear 23 is attached to the first support shaft 22 on one side surface of the sprocket 20 so as to rotate integrally with the sprocket 20.

  On the other side of the ball supply passage 17 and at a position opposite to the sprocket 20, the upper end is pivotally mounted by a second support shaft 24 that is passed between the front frame 16 a and the intermediate frame 16 b, and rotates in a pendulum shape. A movable movable ball receiving member 25 is disposed. The movable ball receiving member 25 has a width in the same direction as the second support shaft 24 that is slightly smaller than the width of the ball supply passage 17, and the surface on the side of the ball supply passage 17 is normally in the ball supply passage 17. Plays the role of the wall. The movable ball receiving member 25 bulges in the direction perpendicular to the second support shaft 24 and opposite to the sphere supply passage 17, and the end surface of the bulged portion has a sphere described later. It is a support portion 26 that is brought into contact with the first regulating piece 43 of the removal operation member 40. Further, on the side of the movable ball receiving member 25 (on the front frame 16a side), there is an engagement piece 27 to be brought into contact with the first restriction piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 and the second restriction piece 44 of the front frame 16a. Is formed. The support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25 and the first restricting piece 43, the engaging piece 27 of the movable ball receiving member 25, the first restricting piece 43 and the second restricting piece 44 abut, and the sprocket 20 stops. In this state, the pachinko ball B1 at the lowermost end among the pachinko balls flowing down the ball supply passage 17 is located between the peripheral surface of the blade 21 of the sprocket 20 and the movable ball receiving member 25 as shown in FIG. Retained and stopped.

  Below the movable ball receiving member 25, there is a flow path switching valve 30 for distributing the pachinko balls flowing down from the ball supply passage 17 to either the ball discharge passage 18 or the ball discharge passage 19, and the front frame 16a. It is pivotally attached by a third support shaft 31 that is passed between the intermediate frame 16b. The flow path switching valve 30 includes an on-off valve portion 33 that extends upward from a shaft tube portion 32 through which the third support shaft 31 is inserted, and an operating rod that extends substantially orthogonally from the end of the shaft tube portion 32. 34, and an engaging pin 35 projects from the outer end of the working rod 34.

  A sphere detection sensor 54 is disposed below the sphere discharge passage 18 so that the light projecting portion 53a and the light receiving portion 53b are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, and the pachinko sphere flowing down from the sphere discharge passage 18 is electrically detected. doing. It should be noted that the ball detection sensor 54 is more effective than the tilted on-off valve portion 33 when the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 is tilted so as to open the ball removal passage 19 and close the ball discharge passage 18. It arrange | positions so that it may be located below.

  On one side of the intermediate frame 16b and on the side of the rear frame 16c, a vertically long sliding groove 36 is formed to allow a ball pulling operation member 40 described later to enter and slide up and down. An upper position recess 37 a and a lower position recess 37 b are provided on the upper portion of the sliding groove 36, and a vertically long hole 38 is formed in the middle portion of the sliding groove 36. The insertion hole 39 is opened in the. In addition, by providing the ball removal operation member 40 so as to slide on the rear frame 16c side, that is, the inside of the wall surface of the case body 15 constituting the ball dispensing device A1, the ball dispensing device itself is made compact. be able to.

  The ball pulling operation member 40 is provided with a locking piece 41 which is notched in the three directions on the top thereof to give elasticity, and a sliding groove 36 at the tip of the locking piece 41 as shown in FIG. On the side, there is provided a locking projection 42 that is detachably fitted into the upper position depression 37a and the lower position depression 37b. In addition, a first regulating piece 43 is provided at a middle portion of the ball removal operation member 40 as a regulating portion that is loosely inserted into a vertically long hole 38 formed in the sliding groove 36 of the intermediate frame 16b and protrudes toward the front frame 16a. It has been. Further, an inverted L-shaped engagement hole 45 in which the engagement pin 35 of the working rod 34 in the flow path switching valve 30 is loosely fitted is formed in the lower part of the ball removal operation member 40. Further, on the rear frame 16c side of the central portion of the ball removal operation member 40, a knob 46 for operating the ball removal operation member 40 is provided.

  In the normal state, that is, as shown in FIG. 7, the ball pulling operation member 40 is fitted with the locking protrusion 42 of the locking piece 41 provided in the upper portion thereof in the lower position recess 37 b of the sliding groove 36. When in the initial position, it is descending. At this time, the first regulating piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 is also positioned below and in contact with the support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25. Further, the engaging piece 27 of the movable ball receiving member 25 is fitted between the first restricting piece 43 of the ball removing operation member 40 and the second restricting piece 44 of the front frame 16a, and the movable ball receiving member 25 rotates. It is in a state that can not be. Further, since the engagement hole 45 formed in the ball removal operation member 40 is also lowered, the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 stands and closes the ball removal passage 19.

  On the other hand, the ball pulling operation member 40 is raised, that is, in the operating position where the locking protrusion 42 of the locking piece 41 provided on the upper part is fitted in the upper position recess 37a of the sliding groove 36. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the first restricting piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 is lifted, the contact with the support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25 is released, and the movable ball receiving member 25 is freely rotated. It will be in a state that can. Further, since the engagement hole 45 formed in the ball removal operation member 40 is also raised, the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 is tilted to close the ball discharge passage 18. At this time, the space between the second support shaft 24 of the movable ball receiving member 25 and the third support shaft 31 of the flow path switching valve 30 is opened, and a ball outlet 28 having a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass therethrough. Thus, the pachinko ball can be guided to the ball extraction passage 19 through the ball extraction port 28. In this embodiment, the width of the ball outlet 28 formed between the movable ball receiving member 25 and the flow path switching valve 30 is set to about 12 mm to 14 mm.

  A stepping motor 47 serving as an electric driving means for the sprocket 20 is mounted on the upper portion of the front frame 16a. The drive shaft 48 of the stepping motor 47 protrudes through a through hole 49a provided in the front frame 16a and a through hole 49b provided in the intermediate frame 16b, and a drive gear 50 is attached to the tip thereof. A pair of upper and lower intermediate gears 51a and 51b meshing with each other is disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate frame 16b, and these are pivotally attached to fourth support shafts 52a and 52b protruding from the intermediate frame 16b. The drive gear 50 and one of the pair of intermediate gears 51 a and 51 b mesh with each other, and the other intermediate gear 51 b meshes with the driven gear 23 that is integrated with the sprocket 20. Thereby, when the drive shaft 48 of the stepping motor 47 rotates, the sprocket 20 rotates at a predetermined speed.

  Next, a method of using the ball dispensing device configured as described above will be described. First, while the pachinko gaming machine P is in operation in the pachinko hall, the ball removal operation member 40 is lowered and stopped at the initial position as shown in FIG. At this time, the movable ball receiving member 25 has its support portion 26 in contact with the first restriction piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 and its engagement piece 27 with the first restriction piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40. Since it is pinched | interposed between the 2nd control pieces 44 of the front side frame 16a, it cannot turn. In addition, the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 stands to close the ball extraction passage 19. In this state, when the stepping motor 47 is stopped, the pachinko ball B1 located at the lowermost end among the pachinko balls flowing down in the ball supply passage 17 is movable with the tip surface of any one of the blades 21 of the sprocket 20. It is sandwiched and held between the ball receiving member 25. The movable ball receiving member 25 is provided with an engagement piece 27, which is sandwiched between the first restriction piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 and the second restriction piece 44 of the front frame 16a. This is to prevent the ball receiving member 25 from rotating toward the sphere supply passage 17 to prevent clogging in the sphere supply passage 17.

  On the other hand, when a ball payout command is input to the ball payout device A1, the stepping motor 47 rotates a predetermined number of times, and accordingly, a predetermined number of pachinko balls in the ball supply passage 17 fall below the sprocket 20 and the ball discharge passage 18 To be discharged. All the pachinko balls discharged to the ball discharge passage 18 are detected by the ball detection sensor 54, and when a predetermined amount of pachinko balls to be discharged are detected, the sprocket 20 is stopped to stop the discharge. Then, the pachinko ball at the lowermost end among the pachinko balls flowing down in the ball supply passage 17 is held and stopped between the tip surface of one of the blades 21 of the sprocket 20 and the movable ball receiving member 25 again. Thereafter, this operation is repeated each time a winning ball generation signal or a rental ball request signal is received.

  When cleaning the ball passages on the back side of pachinko gaming machines P that are lined up after the business is closed, the pachinko balls remaining in the pachinko gaming machines P will be extracted from each pachinko gaming machine P. Opens the main frame 2 and operates the ball dispensing device A1 by hand. That is, the picking piece 46 of the ball pulling operation member 40 is picked and pulled up, and the ball pulling operation member 40 is slid from the initial position to the operating position. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9, the working rod 34 of the flow path switching valve 30 rotates while being lifted, and the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 tilts to close the ball discharge passage 18. Further, since the first regulating piece 43 of the ball pulling operation member 40 is lifted and the contact with the support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25 is released, the movable ball receiving member 25 is supported between the sprocket 20. It is pushed into the pachinko ball and rotates in a direction away from the ball supply passage 17. Therefore, all pachinko balls connected to the ball supply passage 17 are discharged to the ball extraction passage 19 through the ball extraction port 28.

  FIG. 10 shows a state immediately before the first regulating piece 43 is released from contact with the support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25 in the process of raising the ball pulling operation member 40. At this time, it can be seen that the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 has already tilted to close the ball discharge passage 18. That is, after the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 tilts and reaches a position where the pachinko ball cannot be discharged into the ball discharge passage 18, the first regulating piece 43 of the ball removing operation member 40 is moved to the movable ball receiving member. 25, so that the movable ball receiving member 25 does not rotate before the ball discharge passage 18 is closed. A pachinko ball will not flow down into the ball discharge passage 18 by mistake. In other words, the first restricting piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 is moved by the movable ball receiving member more than the time when the opening / closing valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 closes the ball discharge passage 18 with the movement of the ball removal operation member 40. By setting the length of the support portion 26 of the movable ball receiving member 25 so that the time of contact with the support portion 26 of the member 25 becomes longer, all the pachinko balls to be removed are surely removed from the ball passage 19. Can be sent to.

  Further, the flow path switching valve 30 detects a pachinko ball that is located below the sprocket 20 when the ball discharge passage 19 is opened and the ball discharge passage 18 is closed and has flowed down from the ball supply passage 17. It is located above the sphere detection sensor 54. Therefore, when ball removal is performed, those pachinko balls cannot be erroneously detected, and as a result, the pachinko hall number management data provided to the player is not adversely affected in the pachinko hall.

  FIG. 11 shows a ball payout device A2 according to the second embodiment, and employs a screw 55 as the ball payout means. Since this embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the screw 55, the other components will be described with the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment. The screw 55 is provided with one turn of a blade 55a on the outer peripheral surface. When the screw 55 is stopped, the lowermost end of the ball supply passage 17 is interposed between the blade 55a and the movable ball receiving member 25. The pachinko sphere B1 is supported. Then, as the screw 55 rotates, a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are discharged. Also with the ball dispensing device A2 of the second embodiment having such a configuration, the same actions and effects as those of the ball dispensing device A1 according to the first embodiment are obtained.

  FIG. 12 shows a ball dispensing apparatus A3 according to the third embodiment. This embodiment has many configurations common to the above-described embodiments. Therefore, the description of the same configuration is omitted by giving the same reference numeral, and only a different configuration will be described. The ball dispensing device A3 according to the third embodiment does not have the second restricting piece 44 of the front frame 16a and the engaging piece 27 of the movable ball receiving member 25 provided in the two previous embodiments, but is movable. A notch 56 is formed at the lower end of the ball receiving member 25 on the side of the ball supply passage 17, and the tip of the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 in a state where the ball passage 19 is closed is engaged with the notch 56. It has become. Accordingly, the movable ball receiving member 25 is prevented from rotating toward the ball supply passage 17, thereby preventing the ball from being blocked in the ball supply passage 17. A weight 57 is embedded in the movable ball receiving member 25 so that the movable ball receiving member 25 is always urged downward about the second support shaft 24. Note that the ball payout device A3 of the third embodiment having such a configuration can also obtain the same operations and effects as the ball payout devices A1 and A2 according to the first and second embodiments.

  13 to 15 show a ball dispensing device A4 according to the fourth embodiment. Since this embodiment has many configurations in common with the above-described embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and only different configurations are described. The ball dispensing device A4 according to the fourth embodiment is provided with a sprocket 20 as a ball dispensing means on one side of the ball supply passage 17, and on the other side of the ball supply passage 17, A movable ball receiving member 58 that horizontally moves to an opposing position is provided. That is, a pair of upper and lower rails 59, 59 are provided horizontally on the front frame 16 a at a location corresponding to the other side of the sphere supply passage 17, and a movable ball receiving member 58 is attached in the pair of rails 59, 59. . Note that one end between the pair of rails 59 and 59 is opened facing the ball supply passage 17.

  The movable ball receiving member 58 has a substantially vertically long front trapezoidal shape, and an inclined surface 60 is formed on the intermediate frame 16b side. Further, protrusions 61, 61 are provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the movable ball receiving member 58, respectively. By inserting the protrusions 61, 61 into the rails 59 of the front frame 16a, the movable ball receiving member 58 is It slides back and forth along the rails 59 and 59. Further, a tension coil spring 62 as an urging means is stretched between the movable ball receiving member 58 and the side edge of the front frame 16a, and the movable ball receiving member 58 is always away from the ball supply passage 17 by the coil spring 62. Is being energized. Further, the end surface of the movable ball receiving member 58 on the side opposite to the ball supply passage 17 serves as a support portion 63 that comes into contact with the first regulating piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40.

  In the ball dispensing device A4 according to the fourth embodiment, when the ball removal operation member 40 is in the initial position, the movable ball receiving member 58 has a support portion 63 attached to the first regulating piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40. Since it is in contact, it is impossible to slide. In addition, the on-off valve portion 33 of the flow path switching valve 30 stands to close the ball extraction passage 19. In this state, when the stepping motor 47 is stopped, the pachinko ball B1 located at the lowermost end among the pachinko balls flowing down in the ball supply passage 17 is movable with the tip surface of any one of the blades 21 of the sprocket 20. It is sandwiched and held between the ball receiving member 58.

  On the other hand, when the ball pulling operation member 40 is slid from the initial position to the operating position, as shown in FIG. 15, the action lever 34 of the flow path switching valve 30 is rotated while being lifted to open and close the flow path switching valve 30. The portion 33 tilts and closes the ball discharge passage 18. Further, since the first restricting piece 43 of the ball pulling operation member 40 is raised and the contact with the support portion 63 of the movable ball receiving member 58 is released, the movable ball receiving member 58 is pulled by the coil spring 62 and the ball supply passage 17. Move away from. Therefore, all pachinko balls connected to the ball supply passage 17 are discharged to the ball extraction passage 19.

  The ball dispensing device A4 according to the fourth embodiment also uses the sliding time between the first regulating piece 43 of the ball removal operation member 40 and the support portion 63 of the movable ball receiving member 58 to open and close the flow path switching valve 30. Since the valve portion 33 is delayed from the time when the valve 33 is tilted, the movable ball receiving member 58 does not move before the ball discharge passage 18 is closed. The pachinko ball will not flow down.

  In the embodiment described above, the ball payout devices A1, A2, A3, and A4 configured by the case body 15 are shown as an example. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the back side of the pachinko gaming machine P is covered. The ball payout device according to the present invention may be directly formed on the mechanism plate or the main body frame.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the movable ball receiving members 25 and 58 face the ball supply passage 17, and one side surface of the movable ball receiving members 25 and 58 is a part of the wall of the ball supply passage 17. Although described as an example, it is not limited to this. For example, a slit may be opened in a part of the sphere supply passage so that a part of the movable sphere receiving member can be taken in and out from the slit.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example has been shown in which the width of the ball outlet formed between the movable ball receiving member and the flow path switching valve is set to be about 12 mm to 14 mm. It is not limited. However, in order to realize a compact ball dispenser, it is desirable that the width is equal to or less than 17 mm, which is the width of 1.5 pachinko balls.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the ball removal operation member is linked to the movable ball receiving member and the flow path switching valve to perform the ball removal operation. Alternatively, the movable ball receiving member may be electrically controlled so as to move after reaching a position where the game ball cannot be discharged.

6 Ball tray 17 Ball supply passage 18 Ball discharge passage 19 Ball removal passage 20 Ball delivery means (sprocket)
25 movable ball receiving member 30 flow path switching valve 40 ball removal operation member 43 restricting part (first restricting piece)
44 Second restriction piece 47 Electric drive means (stepping motor)
58 Movable ball receiving member A1 Ball payout device A2 Ball payout device A3 Ball payout device A4 Ball payout device P Game machine (Pachinko game machine)

Claims (1)

A ball supply passage through which supplied game balls flow down;
A ball discharge passage for guiding the game ball flowing down from the ball supply passage to a ball tray provided in the gaming machine;
A ball extraction passage for guiding the game ball flowing down from the ball supply passage to the outside of the gaming machine;
A ball paying means which is arranged on one side of the ball supply passage and is actuated by an electric driving means to receive the game balls flowing down the ball supply passage and discharge them one by one to the ball discharge passage;
A movable ball receiving member which is provided on the other side of the ball supply passage and at a position facing the ball paying means , and whose upper end portion is pivotally attached and rotates ;
Whether the provided under orientation location of the movable ball receiving member, it guides the game balls to a lower end portion thereof has been flowing down from the ball supply passage pivots pivotally attached to one of the ball discharge passage Wakashi rather the sphere抜通path And a flow path switching valve for distributing the
In a normal state, the movable ball receiving member holds the game ball at the lowermost end of the ball supply passage with the ball dispensing means, and the flow path switching valve opens the ball discharge passage to open the ball discharge passage. Close
At the time of ball removal, the movable ball receiving member moves away from the ball supply passage, and the flow path switching valve opens the ball discharge passage and closes the ball discharge passage. A ball dispenser for gaming machines.

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