JP6112492B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention dams a game ball with a payout device provided at the lower end of a guide rod that guides the game ball downward, and the payout device receives a predetermined number of game balls due to establishment of a predetermined payout condition. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that passes and pays out to a player.

  Conventionally, as a gaming machine of this type, as shown in FIG. 12, in a payout device 1, a weir member 4 having a plurality of ball receiving recesses 5 on the outer peripheral surface of a disk is provided in the middle of a guide rod 2 extending in the vertical direction. What is arranged and prepared is known. Further, in this gaming machine, a ball extraction hole 6 for extracting a game ball from the payout device 1 is formed on one side surface of the guide rod 2 positioned above the blocking member 4 (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2013-13632 A (FIGS. 3 and 6)

  However, in the conventional gaming machine described above, the game ball arranged in the ball receiving recess 5 on the top of the blocking member 4 remains without being discharged from the ball hole 6, and the game ball closes a part of the ball hole 6. Therefore, there is a problem that the game ball cannot be smoothly discharged from the ball extraction hole 6 and the work efficiency is not good.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of extracting a ball from a payout device more efficiently than in the past.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is directed to a guide rod that guides a game ball downward, and a game that is provided at a lower end of the guide rod and normally flows down the guide rod. A gaming machine comprising a payout device that dams a ball and passes a predetermined number of game balls due to establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and pays out to a player. It is possible to dam the game ball in cooperation with the electric drive source and the inner dam stop side which is one inner side of the guide rod, and the sphere is actuated by receiving power from the electric drive source, And a damming member that allows a number of game balls to pass according to the amount of operation, and a portion having the damming side surface in the cage is separated as a ball-extracting door from the guide rod, and is dammed by the dispensing device. Forming a ball hole for discharging the game ball, and the ball door A closed position where the ball hole is closed and the guide rod is opened so that the ball can be discharged; and the ball hole is opened, and the guide rod is closed below the dam member so as to be within the guide rod. The guide rods are supported so as to be movable between the open positions for guiding the game balls to the ball extraction holes, and the guide rods are directed toward the blocking members from diagonally above the blocking surface inside the rods. In the guide rod, one inner side surface between the dam member and the inner dam side surface is placed with a game ball from the inner dam side surface toward the dam member side. This is a gaming machine in which a hook-in-protruding portion that can be contacted is provided so as to extend substantially in parallel with the inner-side stop surface of the cage .

[Invention of Claim 1 ]
In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the ball hole is formed as a ball opening door that can be opened and closed at a portion of the guide rod that has the side surface of the inside of the cage where the flow-down pressure of the game ball blocked by the blocking member is applied. As a result, when the ball extraction door is placed in the open position, all the game balls including the game ball that has been dammed are smoothly discharged from the ball extraction hole by the flow-down pressure. It can be extracted. In addition, since the ball extraction door guides the game ball to the ball extraction hole at the time of ball removal, the game ball can be discharged more smoothly. Incidentally, spherical抜扉may be the configuration of one of the members may be configured to consist of multiple members.

In addition , since the protrusion inside the cage protrudes from the guide rod, the momentum of the game ball is brought into contact with the game ball flowing down from the side surface inside the cage dam toward the dam member side. Can be relaxed. Thereby, it is considered possible to reduce the burden on the blocking member.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Rear view of pachinko machine Exploded view of dispensing device Sectional view of the dispensing device in the closed position Cross section of the dispensing device in the open position Side sectional view of dispensing device Perspective view of dispensing device Flat section of dispensing device Sectional view of the dispensing device in the closed position Cross section of the dispensing device in the open position Sectional drawing of the dispensing device which concerns on a modification Sectional drawing of the dispensing apparatus which concerns on a prior art example

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine 10 (corresponding to a “gaming machine” of the present invention) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the game area R1 of the game board 11 is visible through a glass window 10W formed on the front frame 10Z. .

  Below the glass window 10W, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are arranged in two upper and lower stages. On the right side of the upper plate 26 toward the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10, there is provided a ball removal button 26 </ b> A for discharging the game balls stored in the upper plate 26 to the lower plate 27. On the right side of the lower plate 27, a ball discharge button 27A for discharging a game ball to a dollar box (not shown) is provided, and a ball lending status display monitor 27B and a ball lending operation button 27C are provided. An operation button 28A is provided on the left side of the lower plate 27. Further, an operation knob 28B is provided at the lower right corner of the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10. When the operation knob 28B is operated, the game balls stored in the upper plate 26 are sequentially ejected to the game area R1.

  The game area R <b> 1 has a substantially circular shape and is surrounded by the guide rail 12. A game board display window 11W is formed through the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11, and a liquid crystal screen 24G of the liquid crystal display device 24 faces forward through the game board display window 11W.

  A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the game board display window 11W. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the game board display window 11W from the front side of the game board 11, protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11, and the game ball flowing down the game area R1 enters the inside of the display decoration frame 23. It is regulated.

  In the game area R1, a start winning port 14A, 14B, a big winning port 15, and an out port 16 are arranged in order from the top at the center in the left-right direction below the display decoration frame 23. A plurality of general winning ports 20 are arranged along the guide rail 12. When a game ball that has flowed down the game area R1 enters one of the start winning ports 14A, 14B, a determination is made and the result of the determination is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 24G. When the result of the determination is successful, a game ball can be won in the big prize opening 15 for a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) over a plurality of rounds. To do. When a game ball enters the winning holes 14A, 14B, 15, and 20, a predetermined number (for example, 1 for the one ball entry and 1 for the general winning hole 20) is provided from the payout device 50 provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. 4 pieces at the start winning opening 14A, 14B and 10 pieces at the large winning opening 15) are paid out to the upper plate 26. Note that the game balls that have not entered any of the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, and 20 are taken into the out opening 16, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 is inserted from a duct (not shown) provided below the game board 11. It is sent to the game ball circulation system of the installed game hall.

  Hereinafter, a configuration related to paying out the game balls supplied from the game ball circulation system will be described. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the “right side” means “right side” when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the back side, and the opposite is “left side”.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a storage tank 30 for storing game balls supplied from the game ball circulation system and a group of game balls stored in the storage tank 30 are arranged in one row and one stage. There are provided an inclined rod 31 that is aligned and guided to the right side, and a one-row guide rod 61 that guides the game balls guided to the right side by the inclined rod 31 downward.

  A payout device 50 is disposed at the lower end of the guide rod 61. When the payout condition is satisfied, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the payout device 50. The game ball paid out to the payout device 50 is provided below the payout device 50 and passes through the guide channel 45 connected to the lower end of the guide rod 61 and is guided to the upper plate 26 or the lower plate 27. Is done. In addition, the guide rod 61 is configured by a flow path in the case body 40K disposed on the right side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and an in-device flow path 61R in the payout device 50. In addition, a detection sensor 40 for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball flowing down in the guide rod 61 is provided at an intermediate position of the guide rod 61, and it is determined whether or not there is a long interval between the presence or absence of the game balls. It can be transmitted to the dispensing device 50.

Details of the payout device 50 will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 3, the dispensing device 50 includes a rectangular device case 60 that is long in the vertical direction, and a device cover 90 that covers the back side (the front side in FIG. 3) of the device case 60. Among them, the device case 60 is formed with an in-device flow path 61 </ b> R that is a part of the guide rod 61, and a ball puller 64 that is branched from the guide rod 61 and can discharge the game ball from the pachinko gaming machine 10. Yes.

  Specifically, the device case 60 is a pair of main flat plate portions 60A and 60B that are parallel to each other and face each other in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10 with an interval corresponding to one game ball (the “flat facing” of the present invention). 3) of the pair of main flat plate portions 60A and 60B, and rises from the back main plate 60A on the back side in FIG. 3 toward the front main plate 60B on the front side in FIG. First and second curved facing walls 62 and 63 (corresponding to the “branch partition wall” of the present invention) that face each other with a space corresponding to one game ball in a direction orthogonal to the facing direction of the flat plate portions 60A and 60B. And have. A portion sandwiched between the first and second curved facing walls 62 and 63 is an in-device flow path 61R through which game balls flow down in a row.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of upper straight portions 62A and 63A are formed on the first and second curved facing walls 62 and 63 at the upper portions thereof so as to extend in the vertical direction and face each other. . The left first curved facing wall 62 has a first curved guide portion 62B having a parabolic shape that is bent from the lower end portion of the upper straight portion 62A to the side away from the second curved facing wall 63 and bulges outward. The second curved opposing wall 63 formed on the right is curved so as to gradually approach the first curved opposing wall 62 and bulge outward as it goes downward from the lower end of the upper straight portion 63A. A guide part 63B is provided.

  A lower guide extending downward from a position separated from 1.5 to 2.5 gaming balls from the lower end of the first curved guide portion 62B below the first curved guide portion 62B in the first curved facing wall 62. A portion 62E is provided, and extends downward from a position separated from the lower end portion of the second curved guide portion 63B by 3 to 5 game balls from the lower end portion of the second curved guide portion 63B in the second curved facing wall 63. A lower guide part 63E is provided. The lower guide portions 62E and 63E are opposed to each other at an interval equivalent to one game ball, and a payout area 61H for guiding the game ball whose payout has been determined to the guide channel 45 is between these lower guide portions 62E and 63E. The payout area 61H is provided with a game ball count sensor 95 that counts the number of game balls flowing down the payout area 61H.

  The left portion of the first curved opposing wall 62 of the device case 60 is a screw 80 corresponding to the “damming member” of the present invention, and a stepping motor 81 (the “electric drive” of the present invention) that is a drive source of the screw 80. It corresponds to a source 66 and a “motor”. The accommodating portion 66 is partitioned into an upper accommodating portion 66K and a lower accommodating portion 66D by a motor partition wall 65S extending slightly leftward from the vicinity of the upper end portion of the first curved guide portion 62B toward the left. The stepping motor 81 is housed in the upper housing portion 66K, and the screw 80 is housed in the lower housing portion 66D.

  The stepping motor 81 has a cylindrical shape, and is fixed to the dispensing device 50 by inserting a support portion 81S protruding from the lower end portion of the stepping motor 81 into a support recess 66S (see FIG. 3) of the device case 60. A rotation support shaft 83 that is driven by the stepping motor 81 and rotates is suspended from the center position of the stepping motor 81. The motor partition wall 65S is formed with a semicircular cutout portion 66H, and the rotation support shaft 83 is disposed in the cutout portion 66H.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the screw 80 protrudes upward from the upper end position of the damming portion 84 with a damming portion 84 in which the spiral blade 84B projects from the columnar rotation shaft 84A and a smaller diameter than the rotation shaft 84A. A rotation support shaft 83 is inserted and fixed at the center.

  The damming portion 84 of the screw 80 projects into the guide rod 61 from the heel side through hole 62C between the first curved guide portion 62B and the lower guide portion 62E in the first curved facing wall 62. The spiral blade 84B of the damming portion 84 is formed to incline so as to descend counterclockwise, and to be protruded sideways as it goes downward. The upper surface of the spiral blade 84B is in contact with the inclined surface 84M. It is said.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front main plate 60 </ b> B of the apparatus case 60 has a bulge receiving portion 66 </ b> A that bulges outward and receives one side surface of the stepping motor 81, and also bulges outward to A dam receiving portion 66B for receiving one side surface is formed. Thereby, it is not necessary to enlarge the entire device case 60. Further, a plurality of heat radiating holes 66C are formed through the bulging receiving portion 66A covering the stepping motor 81, so that abnormal heating of the stepping motor 81 is prevented. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, screw holes 67, 94 are formed through the device cover 90 and the front main plate 60B between the bulge receiving portion 66A and the dam receiving portion 66B of the front main plate 60B. ing. The adjustment screw 96 is screwed into the screw holes 67 and 94 and the tip thereof is brought into contact with the cylindrical portion 85 of the screw 80, thereby adjusting the inclination of the screw 80 in the device case 60 from the outside of the dispensing device 50. be able to.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 4, a space between the second curved guide portion 63B and the lower guide portion 63E in the second curved facing wall 63 is a ball extraction hole 63C of the present invention. In this ball extraction hole 63C, a ball extraction door member 71 and an auxiliary door member 72 capable of opening and closing the ball extraction hole 63C are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the above-mentioned ball extraction hole 64 is provided on the lower right side from this ball extraction hole 63C. It extends. The ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 constitute the “ball extraction door 70” of the present invention.

  In the upper ball extraction door member 71, a rotation support shaft 73J protruding from below the second curved guide portion 63B of the back main plate 60A is inserted into a rotation support hole 71A provided at the upper end portion thereof. 4 is rotatable between a closed position shown in FIG. 4 and an open position shown in FIG. The ball extraction door member 71 has an inner damming side surface 71M whose left side surface is flat. This inner damming side surface 71M is inclined slightly downward to the left in a state where it is arranged at the closed position shown in FIG. At this time, the space between the inner dam side surface 71M and the portion of the spiral blade 82B protruding toward the guide rod 61 is narrower than the width of the game ball. A game ball is dammed between the side surface 71M and the spiral blade 84B of the damming portion 84. Further, an engagement side surface 71N extending in the vertical direction in the closed state shown in FIG. 4 is formed on the side surface of the ball extraction door member 71 opposite to the inner damming side surface 71M.

  The auxiliary door rotation support shaft 73H that protrudes from above the lower guide portion 63E of the second curved facing wall 63 is inserted into an auxiliary rotation support hole 72A provided at the lower end portion of the lower auxiliary door member 72. 4 is rotatable between a closed position shown in FIG. 4 and an open position shown in FIG. In the closed state shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary door member 72 has a block body 72B that extends upward from its rotating shaft and closes the lower part of the ball extraction hole 63C, and is arranged on the rear surface of the block body 72B. A rotation plate 72K extending toward the extraction rod 64 and an engagement pin 72P provided at the end of the rotation plate 72K opposite to the block body 72B and projecting rearward are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a fan-shaped auxiliary hole 68B is formed in the front main plate 60B, and the auxiliary door member 72 has a block body 72B in front of the front main plate 60B (rear side in FIG. 3). The auxiliary plate 68B is inserted through the auxiliary hole 68B so that the rotating plate 72K is disposed behind the front main plate 60B (on the front side in FIG. 3).

  The ball door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 can be opened and closed by an interlocking member 75. As shown in FIG. 3, the interlocking member 75 has a rectangular plate portion 75 </ b> P that is long in the vertical direction, and is held between the front main plate 60 </ b> B and the apparatus cover 90 so as to be vertically movable. The plate portion 75P of the interlocking member 75 is provided with an engagement protrusion 75T (corresponding to the “first engagement portion” of the present invention) that protrudes from the center portion in the vertical direction to the back side, and penetrates the lower end portion. The formed inverted L-shaped engagement hole 75A (corresponding to the “second engagement portion” of the present invention) is provided. Further, a knob portion 76 is provided at the center of the rear surface (front side surface in FIG. 3) of the plate portion 75P of the interlocking member 75, and an operation hole 90A for exposing the knob portion 76 is formed in the device cover 90. ing. The front main plate 60B is formed with a vertically-long rectangular auxiliary hole 68A for projecting the engaging protrusion 75T of the interlocking member 75 forward of the front main plate 60B.

  The interlocking member 75 is normally arranged at the lower end position shown in FIG. At this time, the engaging protrusion 75T of the interlocking member 75 comes into contact with the engaging side surface 71N of the ball extraction door member 71 from the side of the ball extraction rod 64, and the rotation of the ball extraction door member 71 to the ball extraction rod 64 side is caused. regulate. Further, the engaging pin 72P of the auxiliary door member 72 is positioned at the upper right end portion of the engaging hole 75A of the interlocking member 75, and the block body 72B is held upright (see FIG. 9). That is, when the interlocking member 75 is disposed at the lower end position, the ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 are held in a closed state.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the interlocking member 75 moves upward, the engagement protrusion 75 </ b> T moves upward, and the engagement protrusion 75 </ b> T engages with the engagement side surface 71 </ b> N of the ball extraction door member 71. Is released, and the ball extraction door member 71 can be rotated to the open position, and the auxiliary door member 72 is rotated so that the engagement pin 72P of the auxiliary door member 72 is pushed upward by the engagement hole 75A. Falls to the guide rod 61 side and moves to the open position (see FIG. 10).

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the block body 72B in the auxiliary door member 72 in the open position is inclined so as to close the payout area 61H below the screw 80 and to descend toward the ball extraction hole 63C. ing. The state of the ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 at this time is appropriately referred to as an “open state”.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, in the lower part of the first curving guide part 62 </ b> B of the guide rod 61, a part of the back side main flat plate 60 </ b> A protrudes inward and extends in the vertical direction. A protrusion 65 is formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the inner protrusion 65 includes an inclined surface 65 </ b> M that inclines so as to approach the screw 80 toward the screw 80 side from the position near the ball extraction hole 63 </ b> C, and the screw 65 of the inclined surface 65 </ b> M. And a flat surface 65H extending from the end on the 80 side to the screw 80 side. The inclined surface 65M is curved so as to bulge outward, and guides the game ball guided by the second curved guide portion 63B to the rear side (front side in FIG. 7). In addition, the ridge line of the inner ridge protrusion 65 is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to the direction of gravity and to be opposed to the ridge damming side surface 71M obliquely from above.

  Further, the central axis of the screw 80 is also substantially parallel to the inner damming side surface 71M and inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and the screw 80 is arranged to face the inner damming side surface 71M obliquely from above. .

  The description regarding the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Next, the function and effect of this pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.

  The group of game balls supplied from the game ball circulation system is aligned in one row and one stage by the inclined rod 31 and introduced into the guide rod 61 and guided to the payout device 50. In this embodiment, since the guide rod 61 has a single-row structure, the space for arranging components on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be widened. Further, the dispensing device 50 can be downsized.

  While the pachinko gaming machine 10 is in operation, the interlocking member 75 is disposed at the lower end position, and the ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 are closed. In a normal state, the stepping motor 81 is stopped, and the lowermost game ball of the game balls in the guide rod 61 is held between the spiral blade 82B of the screw 80 and the ball extraction door member 71 to dam. Stopped. Since the screw 80 is disposed in a state where the rotating shaft 84A is along the flow-down direction of the game ball, the screw 80 is prevented from projecting greatly from the side of the guide rod 61, and the dispensing device 50 becomes compact.

  When predetermined payout conditions (game ball winnings at various winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, and 20 or operation of the ball lending operation button 27C) are satisfied, the screw 80 is driven to rotate by the stepping motor 81 and the spiral blade 84B rotates. And the game ball moves downward and flows down to the payout area 61H. In the payout device 50 of the present embodiment, one game ball flows down when the screw 80 rotates once. At this time, the spiral blade 82B has a protruding amount from the rotating shaft 84A that increases toward the downstream side in the flow direction of the game ball, so that the spiral blade 82B smoothly enters between adjacent game balls. be able to. In addition, a detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a game ball flowing down in the guide rod 61 is provided upstream of the payout device 50, so that a large interval occurs between the game balls when a ball break occurs. In this case, the stepping motor 81 can be stopped.

  When a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, the stepping motor 81 stops and the payout ends. Then, the game ball at the lowermost end among the game balls in the guide rod 61 is held between the screw 80 and the ball extraction door member 71 and is dammed up again.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the in-cutter damming side surface 71M and the rotation support shaft 83 of the screw 80 are substantially parallel to each other and inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and the screw 80 is in-cage damming side surface 71M. In contrast, the gravity load on the game ball is greater than the screw 80 on the inner damming side surface 71M. In addition, since the contact inclined surface 84M of the spiral blade 82B is inclined so as to release the flow down pressure of the game ball located at the lowermost end toward the inner dam stop side surface 71M, the flow down pressure of the game ball group with respect to the screw 80 is reduced. The burden is reduced than before. Thereby, the screw 80 and the support part of the screw 80 can be made smaller than before, and the entire dispensing device 50 can be downsized.

  Further, since the upper part of the screw 80 of the guide rod 61 is bent by the first and second curved guide parts 62B and 63B, the flow down pressure of the game ball is received at the bent part, and the load on the screw 80 is increased. Is further reduced.

  Furthermore, since the inner protrusion 65 that protrudes inward is provided in the lower part of the first curved guide portion 62B of the guide rod 61, the game ball that flows down the guide rod 61 during payout is described above. After the momentum is suppressed by the bent portion, the momentum is further relaxed by coming into contact with the inner protrusion 65. This prevents the game ball from strongly colliding with the screw 80, so that the burden on the screw 80 can be further reduced.

  In addition, since the inner protrusion 65 is formed with an inclined surface 65M that is curved so as to bulge outward, the game ball that passes through the bent portion and faces the screw 80 is guided to the front main plate 60B side. The force toward the screw 80 can be reduced. Further, the inner protrusion 65 has a flat surface 65H extending from the end of the inclined surface 65M, and a game ball is held between the flat surface 65H and the front main plate 60B. It becomes easy to hold the sphere at a position where it can easily engage with the screw 80. In addition, since the inner protrusion 65 extends so as to face the inner dam side surface 71M obliquely from above, it is possible to apply a large drop pressure of the game ball to the inner dam side surface 71M. Thereby, the burden of the falling pressure to the screw 80 is further suppressed.

  By the way, when cleaning the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 or moving the pachinko gaming machine 10, it is necessary to extract all the game balls in the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the interlocking member 75 is moved upward in a state where the game ball is dammed between the screw 80 and the inner damming side surface 71M of the ball extraction door member 71, In addition, since the ball door member 71 can be rotated and the auxiliary door member 72 falls to the guide rod 61 side and closes the guide rod 61 below the screw 80, the game ball that has been dammed can be removed. 71 is pushed into the ball puller 64 side, falls onto the auxiliary door member 72, passes through the ball puncher 63C, and is guided to the ball puller 64. Then, the game ball group connected to the guide basket 61 is continuously discharged to the ball extraction basket 64, collected in a duct (not shown), and sent to the game ball circulation system. Thereby, there is no remaining ball from the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and the game ball is discharged smoothly, so that the ball removal operation can be performed more efficiently than before.

  In addition, the ball extraction hole 63C opens below the lowermost game ball held by the screw 80 and the ball extraction door member 71, so that all the game balls including the game ball held at the lowermost end are extracted. It can flow down to the ridge 64.

  In the present embodiment, the ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 can be opened and closed at a time by operating the interlocking member 75. Thereby, since the ball extraction hole 63C is changed from the closed state to the open state at a time, the ball extraction operation can be performed efficiently. Further, since the engaging protrusion 75T of the interlocking member 75 is formed in a vertically long shape, when the auxiliary door member 72 closes the payout region 61H when the interlocking member 75 is moved upward, the engaging side surface 71N The contact with the engagement protruding piece 75T is released, and the ball extraction door member 72 can be rotated. Thereby, when performing ball removal, it can control that game balls are paid out accidentally.

  Further, since the screw 80 is inclined and is opposed obliquely from the upper surface to the inner dam stop side 71M, the gravity of the game ball is applied to the inner dam stop side surface 71M more than the screw 80. Can push the ball extraction door member 71 by using the downward pressure and pass through the ball extraction hole 63C. Since the auxiliary door member 72 closes the guide rod 61 above the ball detection sensor 54 that detects the game ball, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection of those game balls when removing the ball. Thus, the management data of the number of game balls is not adversely affected.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the ball extraction door 70 is configured by the ball extraction door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72, but the ball extraction door 70 may be configured by only one door member. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a configuration in which an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the flat spherical door 70 </ b> Z is pivotally supported may be used. According to this configuration, by rotating the ball extraction door 70Z clockwise, the ball extraction hole 63C is opened and the guide rod 61 is closed.

  (2) The dam member 80 may be a sprocket. Specifically, the sprocket has a structure in which a plurality of wing pieces project from a disc-like rotating body at equal intervals, and each wing piece is inclined so as to release the flow down pressure of the game ball on the side surface of the dam weir. A contact inclined surface is formed. When the game ball is held by the sprocket and the wing piece, it is desirable that the lower end portion of the wing piece is disposed below the center of the rotating body. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the downward pressure of the game ball applied to the rotating body.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the inner protrusion 65 is provided with the inclined surface 65M, but it may be configured not to include the inclined surface.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the inner protrusion 65 is formed by protruding the inner main plate 60A, but the inner protrusion 65 may be attached to the inner surface of the inner main plate.

(5) In the above embodiment, the adjusting screw 96 abuts at a position facing the rotation center of the damming member 80 in the column portion, but the adjustment screw is shifted from the rotation center axis of the damming member rotation in the column portion. You may make it contact | abut in the position. With this configuration, it is possible to adjust the amount of protrusion of the spiral blade that protrudes from the guide rod.
The above-described embodiment and other embodiments (1) to (5) include the following configurations [1] to [12].
[1]
A guide rod that guides the game ball downward,
Provided at the lower end of the guide rod, normally dams the game balls flowing down the guide rod, and allows a predetermined number of game balls to pass due to the establishment of a predetermined predetermined payout condition. In a gaming machine equipped with a payout device that pays out to a player,
The payout device is capable of damming a game ball in cooperation with an electric drive source and an inner damming side surface that is one inner surface of the guide rod, and power from the electric driving source. And a damming member that passes a number of game balls according to the amount of operation,
Separating the portion having the damming side surface in the cage out of the guide rod as a ball extraction door, forming a ball extraction hole for discharging the game ball blocked by the dispensing device;
The ball extraction door closes the ball extraction hole and opens the guide rod so that the ball can be discharged. The ball extraction door opens the ball extraction hole and closes the guide rod below the blocking member. And a game machine supported so as to be movable between an open position for guiding the game ball in the guide cage to the ball hole.
[1] In the gaming machine of [1], a ball hole is formed as a ball opening door that can be opened and closed at a portion having a damming side surface to which the flow-down pressure of the gaming ball dammed by the damming member is guided. As a result, when the ball extraction door is placed in the open position, all the game balls including the game ball that has been dammed are smoothly discharged from the ball extraction hole by the flow-down pressure. It can be extracted. In addition, since the ball extraction door guides the game ball to the ball extraction hole at the time of ball removal, the game ball can be discharged more smoothly. In addition, the structure which consists of one member may be sufficient as a ball | bowl extraction door, and the structure which consists of a some member may be sufficient like [7] mentioned later.
[2]
According to [1], the downflow pressure of the game ball dammed by the damming member and the inner damming side surface is applied to the inner damming side surface larger than the damming member. Game machines.
In the configuration of [2], since the downward pressure of the game ball held by the damming member and the inner damming side surface is greatly applied to the inner damming side surface from the damming member, the ball extraction door is in the open position. When placed, the game ball is smoothly discharged through the ball hole using the downward pressure.
[3]
The guide rod guides the game ball to face the dam member from the diagonally upper side of the dam side surface,
Of the guide rods, the inner surface between the dam member and the dam damming side surface is in contact with the game ball heading from the dam damming side surface toward the dam member side. The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], wherein a protrusion is formed.
According to the configuration of [3], since the inner protrusion protrudes from the guide rod, the game ball flowing down from the inner dam side surface toward the dam member side comes into contact with the inner protrusion. Thus, it becomes possible to reduce the momentum of the game ball. Thereby, it is considered possible to reduce the burden on the blocking member.
[4]
The inner protrusion has a substantially trapezoidal cross section extending along the guide rod,
An inclined surface that can be brought into contact with the game ball from the inner damming side surface toward the damming member side while being inclined toward the inner side as it goes from the inner damming side surface toward the damming member side. The gaming machine according to [3].
[5]
The gaming machine according to [4], wherein the inclined surface is curved so as to bulge outward.
In the gaming machine of [4], it is possible for a game ball flowing down from the side surface of the dam weir to ride on the inward ridge protrusion along the inclined surface. Furthermore, according to the configuration of [5], since the inclined surface is curved so as to bulge outward, the game ball flowing down to the dam member side is guided in a direction intersecting the flow direction, and the dam member side It becomes possible to reduce the force to go to.
[6]
The gaming machine according to [4] or [5], wherein the ridge line of the protrusion in the cage is inclined so as to be inclined with respect to the direction of gravity and is opposed to the side surface of the dam weir side obliquely from above. .
According to the configuration of [6], since the protrusion in the basket extends so as to face diagonally from the upper side of the inner dam stop side, it is possible to greatly apply the flow down pressure of the game ball on the lower side of the dam dam. It becomes possible.
[7]
The ball extraction door includes a ball extraction door member that opens and closes an upper portion of the ball extraction hole, and an auxiliary door member that opens and closes a lower portion of the ball extraction hole,
The ball extraction door member has the inner damming side surface on one side surface, and is supported so as to be movable in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the ball extraction hole,
The auxiliary door member is movably supported in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the ball extraction hole. When the auxiliary door member is disposed at the open position, the auxiliary door member moves to the inside of the guide rod to open the lower portion of the ball extraction hole and the damming member. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [6], wherein the guide rod is closed below the member to guide the game ball in the guide rod to the ball extraction hole.
[8]
When the auxiliary door member is disposed at the closed position, the ball extraction door member is disposed at the closed position, and when the auxiliary door member is disposed at the open position, the ball extraction door member is [8] The gaming machine according to [7], further including an interlocking member that interlocks the ball extraction door member and the auxiliary door member so that the ball extraction door member and the auxiliary door member can be arranged at an open position.
[9]
The interlocking member has a first engagement portion that is movable in a predetermined direction and engageable with the ball extraction door member, and a second engagement portion that engages with the auxiliary door member,
When the interlocking member is disposed at one end portion in the predetermined direction, the first engagement portion engages with the ball extraction door member to position the ball extraction door member at the closed position. The second engagement portion positions the auxiliary door member in the closed position;
When the interlocking member moves in the other direction, the engagement between the first engagement portion and the ball extraction door member is released, so that the ball extraction door member can move to the open position. At the same time, the second engagement portion guides the auxiliary door member to the open position [8].
According to the gaming machines [8] and [9], the ball removal door member and the auxiliary door member are opened and closed at a time in conjunction with the movement of the interlocking member, so that the ball removal operation can be performed efficiently.
[10]
The damming member is a screw that has a structure in which a spiral blade projects from a rotating shaft and is rotationally driven by a motor as the electrical drive source,
The spiral blade protrudes into the guide rod through a through-side through hole formed in the guide rod, and the rotating shaft is disposed in a state along the flow-down direction of the game ball. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [9], wherein a slope is formed.
According to the configuration of [10], the blocking member is a screw having a structure in which a spiral blade projects from the rotating shaft, the spiral blade projects through the saddle side through hole, and the rotating shaft of the game ball Since it arrange | positions in the state along a flow-down direction, it is prevented that a screw protrudes greatly from the side of a guide rod, and a payout apparatus becomes compact.
[11]
[10] The inner damming side surface and the rotation axis of the screw are substantially parallel to each other and are inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and the screw is opposed to the inner damming side surface obliquely from above. Game machines.
[11] According to the configuration of [11], the inner damming side surface and the rotational axis of the screw are substantially parallel to each other and inclined with respect to the direction of gravity, and the screw is opposed to the inner damming side surface obliquely from above. As a result, the gravitational burden associated with the game ball is larger on the dam side surface than the screw.
[12]
The payout device includes a pair of flat opposing walls that are parallel to each other and are spaced apart from each other by an interval of one game ball in the horizontal direction, and a game that is orthogonal to the opposing direction of the pair of flat opposing walls. A payout guide rod that includes first and second curved facing walls that are opposed to each other with an interval of one sphere and that is curved at least partially is provided as a part of the guide rod.
The first and second curved facing walls are opposed to the second curved line from a pair of upper straight portions that extend in a straight line in the vertical direction and face each other, and from the lower end of the upper straight portion of the first curved facing wall. A first curved guide portion having a parabolic shape that bends away from the wall and swells outward, and gradually toward the first curved facing wall as it goes downward from the lower end of the upper straight portion of the second curved facing wall. A second curved guide portion that is curved so as to approach and bulge outward and which faces the first curved guide portion in the horizontal direction, and a lower guide portion that is bent and extended downward from a lower end portion of the second curved guide portion. And
The gaming machine according to [10] or [11], wherein the heel side through hole is disposed below the first curved guide portion in the first curved facing wall.
According to the configuration of [12], the payout device is provided with the payout guide rod as a part of the guide rod composed of a pair of flat opposing walls and the first and second curved opposing walls. . The intermediate portion of the dispensing guide rod is bent by the first and second curved guide portions provided on the first and second curved opposing walls, and the flow down pressure is received at the bent portion, and the load on the damming member. Is reduced. Further, when the game ball flows down, the game ball that has passed between the pair of upper straight portions of the first and second curved opposing walls is guided by the curved surface that swells outside the second curved guide portion. It goes to the first curved guide part, and is guided downward by a curved surface that swells outside the first curved guide part. Thereby, a game ball flows smoothly.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 11 Game board 13 Mechanism board 26 Top plate 50 Dispensing device 60 Device case 60A Back side main flat plate 60B Front side main flat plate 61 Guide rod 62 First curved opposing wall 63 Second curved opposing wall 62C Side side through hole 63C Ball extraction hole 65 Inner protrusion 70 Ball extraction door 71 Ball extraction door member 71M Inner dam side surface 72 Auxiliary door member 80 Weir member 81 Stepping motor 84M Contact inclined surface

Claims (1)

A guide rod that guides the game ball downward,
Provided at the lower end of the guide rod, normally dams the game balls flowing down the guide rod, and allows a predetermined number of game balls to pass due to the establishment of a predetermined predetermined payout condition. In a gaming machine equipped with a payout device that pays out to a player,
The payout device is capable of damming a game ball in cooperation with an electric drive source and an inner damming side surface that is one inner surface of the guide rod, and power from the electric driving source. And a damming member that passes a number of game balls according to the amount of operation,
Separating the portion having the damming side surface in the cage out of the guide rod as a ball extraction door, forming a ball extraction hole for discharging the game ball blocked by the dispensing device;
The ball extraction door closes the ball extraction hole and opens the guide rod so that the ball can be discharged. The ball extraction door opens the ball extraction hole and closes the guide rod below the blocking member. And is supported so as to be movable between an open position for guiding the game ball in the guide cage to the ball hole,
The guide rod guides the game ball to face the dam member from the diagonally upper side of the dam side surface,
Of the guide rods, the inner surface between the dam member and the dam damming side surface is in contact with the game ball heading from the dam damming side surface toward the dam member side. A gaming machine in which a protrusion is provided so as to extend substantially in parallel with the damming side surface in the cage .

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