JP6112742B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, configured to prevent an illegal act of detecting a winning of a game ball continuously by illegally operating a game ball that has entered a winning opening. It relates to a ball game machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a typical example of a ball game machine, has a game board that forms a game area on the front and a front frame that houses and holds the game board in a standing posture. Constructed by attaching a back set board to which various control boards are attached, and configured to play a game to win various winning devices provided in the game area in the process of dropping the game ball guided to the upper part of the game area by the launching device Has been.

  In such a pachinko machine, when a game ball enters a general winning device, a corresponding number of winning balls are paid out. A lottery of patterns is performed and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. When a big hit occurs after winning the lottery, the game shifts to a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and the winning opening of a big winning device generally called an attacker is continuously opened several times, and the number of balls entered A corresponding number of prize balls will be paid out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-268565 A

  The pachinko machine is provided with a winning ball detector composed of a pass-type sensor or the like corresponding to various winning devices, and the winning ball is passed through the winning ball detector when a game ball entering the winning device passes through the winning ball detector. The winning of the game ball is detected, and the payout of the winning ball according to the number of balls entered, the lottery of winning or the like, etc. are executed in a timely manner. Here, in normal games, the passing of the winning ball detector is detected only once for each game ball in principle, but in recent years, a game with a filament such as a fishing line of a predetermined length is used. This game ball is repeatedly passed through the winning ball detector (game) by illegally operating the ball into the winning device and pulling the filament to the front or sending it to the back. An illegal winning action (got action) that causes a large number of winning balls to be paid out (by detecting consecutive winnings of balls) frequently occurs, and the damage has become a problem in the industry. For this reason, it has become an issue for game machine manufacturers to take measures to effectively prevent such illegal prize winning acts.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and effectively deters an illegal winning act of detecting a winning of a game ball by illegally operating a game ball with a filament such as a fishing line. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine having a configuration that can be used.

In order to achieve such an object, a ball game machine according to the present invention includes a game board having a predetermined game area on the front side, a frame member that accommodates and holds the game board, and the game in the frame member. A base plate that is provided on the lower side of the board and stores game balls on the front side of the frame member, and a game ball that is provided on the rear side of the base plate in the frame member and is stored in the base plate. A launch mechanism that launches toward an area, a rectifier that is provided in a ball supply passage that causes a game ball to flow down from the ball tray to the launch mechanism, and that sends a game ball that flows down the ball supply passage to the launch mechanism; and A narrow passage portion provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet of the ball supply passage, through which a game ball flowing down the ball supply passage cannot pass but a thread passing through the ball supply passage can pass, and the narrow passage In the rectifier When the game ball attached to the ball outlet of the ball supply passage and having a filament attached thereto is launched toward the game area by the launch mechanism, the ball passes through the ball supply passage and reaches the narrow passage portion. A cutting member capable of cutting the filamentous body with the filamentous body sandwiched therebetween , wherein the cutting member is one of both side portions of the cutting member straddling the narrow passage portion in a state of being overlapped with the narrow passage portion. The one side mounting portion disposed on the side and the other side mounting portion disposed on the other side, and the one side mounting portion is a single fixing inserted through the hole of the one side mounting portion. It is fixed to the rectifier using a screw, and the other side mounting portion is fixed to the rectifier using a protrusion provided in the rectifier and inserted through a hole of the other side mounting portion. The

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the illegal winning act which detects the winning of a game ball by operating a game ball with a filamentous shape illegally can be suppressed effectively.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a front view of a front frame. It is a rear view of a ball tray unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows the control form of a main controller, a sub controller, and a payout controller. It is a back perspective view which shows the cross section of a ball tray unit. It is an external view of a rectifier. It is sectional drawing of a rectifier. It is a perspective view of a rectifier. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of a rectifier. It is a front view which shows the game auxiliary | assistance board provided with the game ball | bowl launching apparatus and game ball collection | recovery mechanism which concern on a 1st modification. It is a front view which shows the state which has a hammer in a launch standby position in a game ball | bowl launching apparatus and a game ball | bowl collection | recovery mechanism. It is a front view which shows the state which has a hammer in a firing completion position in a game ball | bowl launching apparatus and a game ball collection | recovery mechanism. It is principal part sectional drawing shown along arrow XV-XV in FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing shown along the arrow XVI-XVI in FIG. It is the figure which looked at the game ball | bowl launching device and the game ball | bowl collection | recovery mechanism from the back in the state of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the game ball | bowl launching device and the game ball | bowl collection | recovery mechanism from the back in the state of FIG. It is a front view, such as a firing rail part, which mainly shows the flow of a foul ball. It is a front view, such as a firing rail part which mainly shows the flow of a ball with a thread. It is a front view which shows the modification of a game board. It is the upper side figure and front view of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concern on a 2nd modification. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ball return inhibiting member concerning the 2nd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on a 2nd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on a 2nd modification. It is a perspective view of the ball return deterrent member concerning the 3rd modification. It is the front view and sectional view of a ball return deterrent member concerning the 3rd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on a 3rd modification. It is the front view and sectional drawing of the ball return suppression member which concern on a 4th modification. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine concerning a 2nd embodiment from the front side. It is a perspective view which opens and shows the glass door and upper ball tray of the pachinko machine concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine concerning a 2nd embodiment from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the upper ball tray with which the rectifier was attached from the back side. It is a rear perspective view of a rectifier. It is a rear view of a rectifier. It is a front view which shows the state in which the ball removal member of a rectifier is located in a ball removal port closed position. It is a front view which shows the state in which the ball removal member of a rectifier is located in a ball release opening position. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which the ball feed member of a rectifier is located in a connection port closed position. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which the ball feed member of a rectifier is located in a connection port open position.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of a pachinko machine PM to which a ball game machine according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment has a rectangular frame size that matches the front surface of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame that has a rectangular frame size. The front frame 2 that is configured to form an open / close mounting frame is attached to the front right edge by being opened and closed laterally and detachable by upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b disposed on the left front edge of each other. The locking device 4 called a double lock is always used to keep the closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1.

  On the front side of the front frame 2, a rectangular glass door 5 and a ball tray unit 6 that match the upper front area of the front frame 2 are installed horizontally by using hinge mechanisms 7 a, 7 b, 7 c provided on the left side of the front side. It is assembled so that it can be opened and closed and detachable, and is always kept closed using the locking device 4 so as to cover the front surface of the front frame 2. A launch handle 8 for launching a game ball is provided at the lower right side of the front of the ball tray unit 6. A rectangular frame-shaped storage frame (not shown) for detachably storing the game board 10 is provided on the upper portion of the front frame 2 located behind the glass door 5, and a predetermined gauge setting is provided in this storage frame. The game board 10 configured as described above is detachably set and held so that the game area PA in front of the game board 10 can be faced through the glass door 5 which is always closed and held.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 10 includes a decorative board 11 formed by attaching a cell printed with a predetermined pattern on a rectangular laminated plywood subjected to router processing or the like. On the front surface of the decorative plate 11, a substantially circular game area PA in which the flying rail 12a and the inner rail 12b are fixed in an arc shape and the game ball can roll is defined. A launching passage 12 that guides the game ball to the game area PA is formed by the flying rail 12a and the inner rail 12b, and the launching passage 12 launches at a position in the vicinity of the exit opening 12c of the game ball (the tip of the inner rail 12b). A ball return prevention device 13 is provided for preventing a game ball released from the outlet opening 12c into the game area PA through the passage 12 from returning to the launch passage 12 again.

  In the game area PA of the game board 10, along with a large number of game nails, a windmill, various winning devices 14, 15, 16, and 17, and a pattern for displaying various effect pattern images and patterns according to the progress of the game. Game components such as the display device 18 are attached. Further, at the lower end of the game area PA, there is provided an out port 19 through which game balls that have fallen without winning in each winning device are discharged to the back side of the game board 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 2 is located behind the ball tray unit 6 so that the game board 1
A game assisting board 20 that can be aligned vertically with 0 is formed, and each part of the game assisting board 20 communicates with the launching mechanism 21 that launches a game ball toward the game board 10 and the front and rear of the front frame 2. The formed prize ball communication passage 22 and overflow ball passage 23, and a game ball collection mechanism 24 for collecting game balls (that is, foul balls) that cannot return to the game area PA and return to the launch passage 12 are provided. . In addition, although detailed illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the cover member (not shown) which covers the front side of this launching mechanism 21 is attached to the front of the launching mechanism 21 so that attachment or detachment is possible. This cover member (not shown) is formed by molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as ABS resin.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a mechanism device corresponding to each device provided in the game assisting board 20 is provided on the back side of the ball tray unit 6 that always covers the game assisting board 20 and is held closed. ing. That is, a rectifier 50 is provided to send game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6 a one by one to the launching mechanism 21 corresponding to the launching mechanism 21, and is aligned with the winning ball connecting passage 22 to be aligned from the winning ball connecting passage 22. An upper ball tray connecting duct 27 is provided to guide the game balls flowing down to the upper ball tray 6a, and is aligned with the overflow ball passage 23 to guide the game balls flowing down from the overflow ball passage 23 to the lower ball tray 6b. A duct 28 is provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a first ball supply passage 29 a is provided inside the ball tray unit 6 to allow the game ball to flow down from the upper ball tray 6 a to the launching mechanism 21 (rectifier 50). Further, inside the ball tray unit 6, a ball discharge passage 29 b that guides the game balls flowing down the first ball supply passage 29 a to the lower ball tray 6 b by a ball removal mechanism (not shown) is connected to the lower ball tray connection duct 28. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a back set board 30 formed in a rectangular frame shape somewhat smaller than the inner size of the outer frame 1 is detachably attached to the back side of the front frame 2. The back set board 30 is formed in a frame shape having a large window opening 30a that opens in communication with the front and rear in an upper region located behind the game board 10, and a game ball is placed above the window opening 30a. A sphere storage tank 31 for storage and a tank rail 32 that is connected to the sphere storage tank 31 and slightly tilted downward are provided, and are guided to the right side of the window opening 30a in rear view by the tank rail 32 in an aligned state in front and back. A ball payout device 33 for paying out the game balls that have been sent out based on the winning state on the game board 10, a ball payout passage 34 for guiding the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 33 to the upper ball tray 6 a of the ball tray unit 6, etc. A prize ball mechanism is provided.

  For this reason, the game balls that are paid out by the ball payout device 33 and flow into the rear end portion of the prize ball communication path 22 from the ball payout path 34 usually flow down forward in the prize ball communication path 22 and the upper ball tray. The upper ball tray 6 a is reached through the passage in the communication duct 27. On the other hand, when the upper ball tray 6a is filled with game balls, the game balls paid out by the ball payout device 33 pass through the overflow ball guide port (not shown) from the prize ball communication passage 22 and overflow balls. It flows down the passage 23 and reaches the lower ball tray 6b through the passage in the lower ball tray connecting duct 28.

  Further, on the back of the back set panel 30, a control device, a power supply unit 41 for supplying electric power to electronic components, a main control device (main control board) 42 for comprehensively controlling the operation of the pachinko machine PM, image display, effects Various substrates and electronic components such as a sub-control device (sub-control board) 43 that controls the game effects such as lighting and sound effects, and a pay-out control device 44 that controls the operation of the ball pay-out device 33 are attached. The pachinko machine PM is configured to be operable by being connected with a connector cable that is omitted.

With regard to the pachinko machine PM structured as described above, the configuration of each part related to the payout process of the game ball when the game ball launched into the game area PA falls into each winning device will be described in more detail. . There are various types of winning devices provided on the game board 10 including appearance design and operations at the time of winning, and any type of winning device may be used according to the gauge setting. However, in the game board 10 illustrated in FIG.
3 shows an example in which three types of winning devices, that is, a start winning device 15 and a large winning devices 16, 17 are provided.

  The general winning device 14 is a fixed winning tool having a winning opening 14a into which a game ball can drop, and the safe ball that has dropped into the winning opening 14a is discharged to the back side of the decorative board 11 through the safe ball passage. The winning is detected by passing through a winning ball detector 14s (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side. The winning ball detector 14s is not particularly limited as long as it is a passing sensor that can detect the passing of a game ball. For example, a non-contact operation type such as a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, a proximity switch, etc. It may be an operation type (the same applies to the winning ball detectors 15s, 16s, and 17s shown below).

  The start winning device 15 has a winning opening 15a into which a game ball can drop, and is a winning tool that determines the conditions for starting the fluctuation of the symbol. The safe ball that has entered the winning opening 15a passes through the safe ball passage. A winning is detected by being discharged to the back side of the decorative plate 11 and passing through a winning ball detector 15s (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side.

  The grand prize winning devices 16 and 17 have prize winning openings 16a and 17a into which game balls can be dropped, and are so-called attacker type movable prize winning devices. The open / close doors covering the horizontal rectangular prize winning openings 16a and 17a are opened and closed. It is attached as possible. The door is normally closed, and when a special game state is established under a predetermined winning condition during the game, the upper part of the door is tilted forward approximately 90 degrees to open the large winning openings 16a, 17a. The The safe balls that have fallen into the big winning openings 16a, 17a pass through the safe ball passage and are discharged to the back side of the decorative board 11, and the winning ball detectors 16s, 17s (corresponding to the area openings on the back side) Winning is detected by passing through (see FIG. 6). Note that the game balls detected by the winning ball detectors 14s, 15s, 16s, and 17s flow down the game-completed ball discharge passage and are discharged to the game island collection device of the game facility.

  In the pachinko machine PM configured as described above, the outer frame 1 is fixedly installed on the game island (installation frame base) of the game facility, and the front frame 2, the glass door 5, the ball tray unit 6 and the like are closed and locked. The game is started by storing the game ball in the upper ball tray 6a of the ball tray unit 6 and turning the launching handle 8 to rotate. When the firing handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6a are sent one by one to the firing mechanism 21 by the rectifier 50 disposed on the back side of the ball tray unit 6, and the launch mechanism A hammer 21a is struck into the game area PA to develop a pachinko game.

  Now, in the pachinko machine PM constructed as described above, in normal games, as a rule, the passing of the game ball to the winning ball detector is detected only once per game ball. There are frequent fraudulent prize winning actions (got action) in which a single gaming ball dropped into is continuously passed through the inlet of the winning ball detector by an illegal operation and a large number of prize balls are paid out.

An outline of this typical technique is as follows. First, one end side of a filamentous body such as a fishing line having a predetermined length is fixed to a game ball, and the other end side of this filamentous body is grasped by a palm himself, A game ball (hereinafter referred to as “threaded ball”) that has been crafted in such a manner is held between other game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6a, and one ball from the upper ball tray 6a together with the other game balls. Each of them is sequentially supplied to the launching mechanism 21 and is sent into the game area PA through the launching passage 12 by the launching mechanism 21. When the ball with the thread reaches the game area PA, a strong magnet is used from the outside of the glass door 5 to win the game ball (the general winning device 14 having the largest number of award balls tends to be targeted). ) To drop into the winning opening of the winning device. When the game ball is guided from the winning opening to the safe ball passage and passes through the introducing opening of the winning ball detector, the winning of the gaming ball is detected by the main control device 42 and the number of awards corresponding to the winning conditions is detected by the ball payout device 33. The ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 6a. The fraudster recognizes that the threaded ball has reached the target winning ball detector when the prize ball is paid out in this way, and the other end side of the filament held in his palm By pulling the ball forward and sending it to the back side, the ball with thread is repeatedly passed through the entrance of the winning ball detector many times. Has won a prize ball. This is the whole picture of fraudulent prize-winning acts using threaded balls that have been occurring frequently recently.

  Therefore, in order to prevent such an illegal winning action, in the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment, the rectifier 50 is provided with an anti-fraud tool (a receiving member 100 and a cutting member 110 described later in detail). Hereinafter, the rectifier 50 will be described with reference to each of FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the rectifier 50 includes a first case member 60, a second case member 70, a ball feeding member 80, and a solenoid 90.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the first case member 60 is formed into a plate shape by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polycarbonate (PC). On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the second case member 70 is formed in a box shape having an opening by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polycarbonate (PC). The first case member 60 and the second case member 70 are assembled into a box shape by engaging the engaging portions formed at the four corners of each other. Inside the first case member 60 and the second case member 70 assembled in a box shape, as shown in FIG. 9, a game ball is sent from the upper ball tray 6a (first ball supply passage 29a) to the launch mechanism 21. A second sphere supply passage 51 is formed to flow down.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a sphere inlet 62 that connects the downstream part of the first sphere supply passage 29 a and the upstream part 51 a of the second sphere supply passage 51 is provided at the upper part of the side wall part 61 of the first case member 60. The game ball that has reached the downstream end of the first ball supply passage 29a passes through the ball inlet 62 and flows down through the second ball supply passage 51. Further, a rocking restriction hole 63 through which a rocking stopper (not shown) formed in the ball feeding member 80 is inserted is formed in an intermediate portion of the side wall portion 61 of the first case member 60.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a passage floor portion 72, an inclined wall portion 73, etc. constituting the upstream portion 51 a of the second ball supply passage 51 are formed inside the side wall portion 71 of the second case member 70. A communication port 52 is formed between the floor portion 72 and the inclined wall portion 73 to allow the upstream portion 51a and the downstream portion 51b of the second sphere supply passage 51 to communicate with each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the side wall portion 71 of the second case member 70 is formed with a sphere outlet 74 connected to the downstream portion 51 b of the second sphere supply passage 51, and the second sphere supply passage 51. The game ball that has reached the downstream portion 51b passes through the ball outlet 74 and flows down to the launching mechanism 21. Further, inverted L-shaped guide portions 75 are formed on the upper and right edges of the ball outlet 74 in FIG. 8 so as to protrude toward the back side of the ball tray unit 6.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the ball feeding member 80 is formed into a shape shown in the figure by molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polyacetal resin (POM), and includes a ball receiving portion 81 and a ball feeding rail portion. 82 and a collar portion 83. Further, the ball feeding member 80 is swingably attached to the inside of the first case member 60 and the second case member 70 assembled in a box shape by using the shaft member 85. A protruding rocking stopper (not shown) that is inserted into the rocking restriction hole 63 of the first case member 60 is formed on the side of the ball feeding member 80. The swing range of the member 80 is restricted, the ball receiving portion 81 closes the communication port 52 and the ball feed rail portion 82 opens the ball outlet 74 (see the solid line in FIG. 9), and the ball The ball feed member 80 can swing between the ball outlet closed position (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 9) in which the receiving portion 81 opens the communication port 52 and the ball feed rail portion 82 closes the ball outlet 74. Configured.

  The ball receiving portion 81 is formed in a substantially L shape, and a shaft member 85 is connected to the lower portion of the ball receiving portion 81. Then, when the ball feeding member 80 is displaced to the ball outlet closed position, the ball receiving portion 81 opens the communication port 52 at the top of the ball receiving portion 81 and receives only one game ball that has passed through the communication port 52. When held and the ball feed member 80 is displaced to the ball outlet open position, the upper part of the ball receiving portion 81 closes the communication port 52 and feeds the held game ball to the ball feed rail portion 82.

  The ball feed rail portion 82 is formed in a plate shape whose base end portion is connected to the lower portion of the ball receiving portion 81 and whose tip portion extends from the ball outlet 74 of the second case member 70 to the back side of the ball tray unit 6. The The ball feed rail portion 82 closes the ball outlet 74 when the ball feed member 80 is displaced to the ball outlet closed position, and opens the ball outlet 74 when the ball feed member 80 is displaced to the ball outlet open position. The game ball sent from the receiving portion 81 is made to flow down to the launch mechanism 21. That is, the ball receiving portion 81 and the ball feed rail portion 82 constitute a downstream portion 51 b of the second ball supply passage 51. Note that the upper surface of the ball feed rail portion 82 is not only inclined downward toward the tip portion, but also inclined toward the guide portion 75, and the game ball moves along the guide portion 75 with the ball feed rail portion 82. It is supposed to roll up.

  The flange 83 is formed in a rod shape extending downward from the lower end of the ball receiving portion 81, and comes into contact with (or adjacent to) the solenoid 90 when the ball feed member 80 is displaced to the ball outlet open position. A permanent magnet 86 is attached inside the collar portion 83.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the solenoid 90 is attached in the vicinity of the flange 83 inside the first case member 60 and the second case member 70 assembled in a box shape. A solenoid control board 91 is electrically connected to the solenoid 90, and the solenoid 90 is driven by a drive signal output from the solenoid control board 91. When the solenoid 90 is turned on, the permanent magnet 86 is moved away from the solenoid 90 in response to the magnetic force generated from the solenoid 90, and the ball feed member 80 to which the permanent magnet 86 is attached is oscillated and displaced to the ball outlet closed position. It is supposed to be. On the other hand, when the solenoid 90 is turned off, the permanent magnet 86 is moved downward by the action of gravity, and the ball feed member 80 to which the permanent magnet 86 is attached is oscillated and displaced to the ball outlet open position.

  By the way, the second sphere supply passage 51 extends substantially in the left-right direction from the upstream portion 51a to the downstream portion 51b, but the extending direction is bent at a right angle (in the front-rear direction) at the portion of the sphere outlet 74 in the downstream portion 51b. Thus, in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the (second) sphere supply passage 51 changes, more specifically, in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 74 in the rectifier 50, the first and second sphere supply passages 29a. , 51 is provided with a receiving member 100 capable of receiving and pinching the thread I (see FIG. 8), and a cutting member 110 capable of cutting the thread I received by the receiving member 100.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the receiving member 100 is bent and formed into a “mountain” shape using a metal wire such as stainless steel, and the thread-like body introducing portion 101, the thread-like body receiving portion 102, and the first mounting portion 103a. And a second mounting portion 103b. The filamentous body introducing portion 101 is located in the center of the base end portion of the receiving member 100 and is formed in a tapered shape whose interval becomes narrower from the base end portion of the receiving member 100 toward the distal end side. The thread-like body receiving part 102 is located on the distal end side of the receiving member 100 connected to the thread-like body introducing part 101 and is formed in an elongated U-shape. The gap between the U-shaped thread-like body receiving portions 102 is set to have a slightly narrower width than a predetermined thread-like body I (for example, a fishing line or a kite thread). The first attachment portion 103 a is located at one side end of the receiving member 100 and is formed in an annular shape through which the protrusion 77 a of the rectifier 50 can be inserted. The second attachment portion 103b is located in the other side end portion of the receiving member 100, and is formed in an annular shape into which a screw 120 for fixing the second attachment portion 103b can be inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the cutting member 110 is formed in a thin plate shape using a metal plate material such as carbon steel or stainless steel, and includes a main body portion 111 and a blade portion 112. The main body 111 is formed with a first mounting hole 113a through which the protrusion 77a of the rectifier 50 can be inserted, and a second mounting hole 113b through which the screw 120 can be inserted. The blade 112 is formed at the edge of the main body 111 so as to be able to cut the thread I that has reached the thread receiving part 102 of the receiving member 100.

  A recess 76 is formed outside the side wall 71 of the second case member 70 in the rectifier 50 in accordance with the shape of the cutting member 110, and the rectifier is in a state where the cutting member 110 is received in the recess 76. 50 can be attached. The recess 76 is formed with a protrusion 77 a inserted into the first mounting hole 113 a of the cutting member 110 and the first mounting portion 103 a of the receiving member 100 and a screw hole 77 b into which the screw 120 is screwed. In addition, it forms so that the internal diameter of the 1st attaching part 103a of the receiving member 100 may become a little large with respect to the outer diameter of the projection part 77a. Accordingly, since the receiving member 100 can be elastically deformed by the gap between the protrusion 77a and the first mounting portion 103a, the filamentous body thicker than the gap of the filamentous body receiving portion 102 of the receiving member 100 is obtained. I can be received and pinched by the receiving member 100 (filament receiving portion 102).

  A receiving member fixing portion 78 into which the distal end portion of the receiving member 100 is inserted and fixed is formed obliquely above the concave portion 76 outside the side wall portion 71 of the second case member 70. In addition, diagonally below the recess 76 in the side wall 71 of the second case member 70, the recess 76 and the ball outlet 74 (that is, the direction changing portion in the second ball supply passage 51) are connected to the receiving member 100. A slit 79 is formed to expose the filamentous introduction part 101 and the blade part 112 of the cutting member 110. The slit portion 79 is formed to extend obliquely along the extending direction of the receiving member 100 (filamentous body receiving portion 102) attached to the rectifier 50.

  In order to attach the receiving member 100 and the cutting member 110 to the rectifier 50, first, the first mounting hole 113a of the cutting member 110 is inserted into the protrusion 77a of the rectifier 50, and the cutting member 110 is fitted into the recess 76 of the rectifier 50. . Next, while inserting the front-end | tip part of the receiving member 100 in the receiving member fixing | fixed part 78, the 1st attaching part 103a of the receiving member 100 is penetrated to the projection part 77a of the rectifier 50, and the screw 120 with the washer 121 is inserted. The second mounting portion 103b and the second mounting hole 113b of the cutting member 110 are inserted and screwed into the screw hole 77b of the rectifier 50. Accordingly, the cutting member 110 is attached to the rectifier 50 in a state where the cutting member 110 is received in the recess 76, and is attached to the rectifier 50 together with the cutting member 110 in a state where the receiving member 100 overlaps the cutting member 110.

  In the rectifier 50 to which the receiving member 100 and the cutting member 110 are attached in this way, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6a flow down the first ball supply passage 29a, pass through the ball inlet 62, and It flows down the upstream portion 51 a of the second ball supply passage 51 and reaches the communication port 52 closed by the ball receiving portion 81 of the ball feeding member 80. In this state, when the launching handle 8 is turned, the solenoid 90 repeats the on-operation and the off-operation, and the game balls that have reached the communication port 52 of the second ball supply passage 51 are launched one by one. To be supplied.

  At this time, when the solenoid 90 is turned on, the ball feeding member 80 swings and displaces to the ball outlet closed position, so that the game ball received at the upper part of the ball receiving portion 81 passes through the communication port 52 and passes through the communication port 52. The ball receiving portion 81 with the opening opened receives and holds only one game ball that has passed through the communication port 52. On the other hand, when the solenoid 90 is turned off, the ball feeding member 80 swings and displaces to the ball outlet open position, so that the game ball held by the ball receiving portion 81 is sent to the ball feeding rail portion 82 and the second ball. It flows down the downstream portion 51 b of the supply passage 51 and is sent out from the ball outlet 74 to the firing mechanism 21.

  In this way, the game balls flowing down the first ball supply passage 29a and the second ball supply passage 51 are sent one by one to the firing mechanism 21 by the rectifier 50, and into the game area PA by the hammer 21a of the launch mechanism 21. Be launched. Then, each time the firing mechanism 21 performs a firing operation, the solenoid 90 is turned on / off, and the ball feeding member 80 is alternately displaced between the ball exit closed position and the ball exit open position, whereby the firing mechanism 21 performs the firing operation. Each time, the game balls flowing down the first ball supply passage 29a and the second ball supply passage 51 are continuously supplied to the launch mechanism 21 one by one.

  When a ball with a thread is present in the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6a, the ball with the thread is moved together with the other game balls from the upper ball tray 6a to the first ball supply passage 29a and the second ball supply passage. 51 flows down to the launching mechanism 21 by the rectifier 50, and is launched into the game area PA by the hammer 21a of the launching mechanism 21. At this time, the filament I fixed to the threaded ball tends to extend straight when pulled by an unauthorized person while being passed through the first ball supply passage 29a and the second ball supply passage 51. . In the present embodiment, the receiving member 100 is provided in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the (second) sphere supply passage 51 changes, more specifically, in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 74 in the rectifier 50. . Therefore, the filament I that tries to extend straight in the vicinity of the ball outlet 74 reaches the slit portion 79 along the guide portion 75 formed at the edge of the ball outlet 74, and as shown in FIG. 100 thread guides 101 are guided to the gap of the thread receiving part 102.

  Here, when the filament I is thicker than the gap of the filament receiver 102, the gap of the filament receiver 102 is expanded by the filament I, and the receiving member 100 (filament receiver 102) is elastically deformed. Therefore, the receiving member 100 can pinch the received filament I with a force stronger than the weight of the game ball due to the elastic force of the receiving member 100. Therefore, the filament I is in a state of being caught by the receiving member 100, and even if the threaded ball launched into the game area PA can be forcibly pulled up, it cannot be moved downward. Further, when the filament I is pulled strongly, or when the filament I is the same thickness as or thinner than the gap of the filament receiver 102, the filament guided to the gap of the filament receiver 102 I reaches the blade 112 of the cutting member 110 provided so as to overlap with the receiving member 100, and the cutting member 110 can cut the filament I. In this way, an illegal winning action using a threaded ball can be suppressed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the receiving member 100 capable of receiving and sandwiching the filament I in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the (second) sphere supply passage 51 changes. Therefore, by the receiving member 100 having a simple configuration, the filament I that tends to be stretched straight by being pulled by a fraudster or the like changes the direction in which the extending direction of the (second) ball supply passage 51 changes. It can be easily captured at the part. Therefore, it becomes possible to restrict the free movement of the filament I and the game ball with the filament I with a simple configuration, and the game ball with the filament I can be illegally operated to win a prize for the game ball. The illegal winning action to be detected can be effectively suppressed.

  In addition, a cutting member 110 capable of cutting the filament I received by the receptor member 100 is provided in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the (second) sphere supply passage 51 changes. When strongly pulled or when the filament I is relatively thin, the filament I received by the receiving member 100 can be cut, and the game ball with the filament I is illegally operated to play a game. An illegal winning action that detects a winning of a ball can be more effectively suppressed.

The cutting member 110 is attached to the rectifier 50 in a state where the cutting member 110 is received in the recess 76, and the receiving member 100 is attached to the rectifier 50 together with the cutting member 110, and the recess 76 in the rectifier 50 and the (second) ball supply passage 51 Connected to the thread-like body introducing portion 101 of the receiving member 100.
And the slit part 79 which exposes the blade part 112 of the cutting member 110 is formed. If it does in this way, it will become possible to expose only the part required in order to cut the filament I, and when the rectifier 50 to which the receiving member 100 and the cutting member 110 are attached is handled, the cutting member 110 is touched. Injury can be prevented.

  In the first embodiment described above, a file may be formed on the inner side of the filamentous body receiving portion 102 of the receiving member 100. In this way, since the frictional force between the thread-like body I and the thread-like body receiving portion 102 increases, it is possible to prevent the thread-like body I from coming off the receiving member 100. Further, a protruding portion that is turned back toward the distal end side of the receiving member 100 may be formed on the inner side portion of the filament-shaped receiving portion 102 in the receiving member 100. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the filament I from coming off from the receiving member 100.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the filament receiving part 102 of the receiving member 100 is formed in an elongated U-shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the gap of the filament receiving part is a maze. Alternatively, the thread-like body receiving portion may be formed so as to extend in a spiral shape. By doing so, the shape of the gap portion of the filamentous body receiving portion becomes complicated, so that the filamentous body I can be prevented from coming off from the receiving member.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 11, only the receiving member 100 may be provided without providing the cutting member 110. In this case, it is not necessary to form the recess 76 on the outside of the side wall 71 of the second case member 70 in the rectifier 50. However, since the receiving member 100 is attached to the rectifier 50, the same as in the case of the first embodiment. The protrusion 77a, the screw hole 77b, the receiving member fixing part 78, and the slit part 79 are formed. In this case, the receiving member 100 may be formed using a nichrome wire, and the receiving member 100 using the nichrome wire may be energized every predetermined time. In this way, since the receiving member 100 using nichrome wire generates heat, it can be expected to cut the resinous thread (fishing line or the like) sandwiched between the receiving members 100.

  In the first embodiment described above, the receiving member 100 is formed using a metal wire. However, the receiving member 100 is not limited to this. For example, the receiving member 100 may be formed using a metal plate. Any configuration that can be received and sandwiched is acceptable.

  In the first embodiment described above, the first sphere supply passage 29a is formed in a straight line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the middle of the first sphere supply passage 29a has a loop shape. Also good. In this way, since the filament passed through the first ball supply passage 29a wraps around the loop-shaped portion, the illegal operation of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with the filament is performed. The winning action can be more effectively deterred.

  In the first embodiment described above, the receiving member 100 and the cutting member 110 are provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet 74 in the rectifier 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first ball supply passage 29a and A receiving member and a cutting member may be provided in the vicinity of the sphere inlet 62 where the passage shape is bent at the boundary with the second sphere supply passage 51.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, in addition to the rectifier 50, it is possible to provide a fraud prevention tool for preventing an illegal winning action. Therefore, a modification of the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment will be described.

In the first modified example, a fraud prevention structure is configured mainly by a game ball launching device and a game ball collection mechanism provided on the game auxiliary board. Hereinafter, the game ball launching apparatus 150 and the game ball collection mechanism 200 according to the first modification will be described with additional reference to each of FIGS. Here, FIG. 12 is a front view showing a game ball launching apparatus 150 and a game auxiliary board 240 provided with the game ball collecting mechanism 200 according to the first modification, and FIG. 13 is a game ball launching apparatus 150 and a game ball collecting. FIG. 14 is a front view of the mechanism 200 with the hammer in the firing standby position, FIG. 14 is a front view of the game ball launching apparatus 150 and the game ball collection mechanism 200 with the hammer in the firing completion position, and FIG. 15 is an arrow XV in FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the main part shown along -XV, FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the main part shown along arrow XVI-XVI in FIG. 14, and FIG. 17 shows the game ball launcher 150 and the game ball collecting mechanism 200 in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a view seen from the back, and FIG. 18 is a view seen from the back of the game ball launcher 150 and the game ball collection mechanism 200 in the state of FIG.

  The configuration of the game ball launching apparatus 150 is roughly divided into a launch handle 8 for launching a game ball, a launch mechanism 170 for launching the game ball, and a launch rail unit 180 for guiding the launched game ball to the launch passage 12. , And a dispensing control device 44 for controlling the operation of the firing mechanism 170.

  The launch handle 8 has the same configuration as the launch handle 8 in the first embodiment described above, but in detail, a handle base 161 (see FIG. 4) that protrudes forward from the body of the pachinko machine PM, and the handle A rotation lever 162 (see FIG. 1) provided in front of the base 161 so as to be rotatable, and an angle detector such as a potentiometer that is provided in the handle base 161 and detects a rotation operation amount of the rotation lever 162. 163 (refer to the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6), a touch detector 164 (refer to the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6) for detecting whether or not the player is in contact with the firing handle 8 (rotating lever 162), etc. It is configured with. Note that the detection signals of the angle detector 163 and the touch detector 164 are input to the payout control device 44, and the payout control device 44 determines whether or not the player touches the launch handle 8 based on the detection signal from the touch detector 164. And detecting the amount of rotation of the rotation lever 162 from the detection signal from the angle detector 163, and controlling the operation of the firing mechanism 170 based on these detection signals.

  The launching mechanism 170 is provided on the front side of the game assisting board 20 and is a flat base plate 171 serving as a mounting base for the launching mechanism 170, and a plane that is located on the front side of the base plate 171 and is substantially parallel to the board surface of the gaming board 10. And a rotary solenoid 173 (see a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6) for swinging the hammer 172.

  The base plate 171 is formed, for example, by cutting and punching a thin steel plate and performing a required surface treatment. The rotary solenoid 173 is attached to the back side of the base plate 171 by being screwed using a plurality of screws 174, and the main body portion protrudes to the back side of the base plate 171. The drive shaft 173 a of the rotary solenoid 173 is configured to pass through a drive shaft insertion hole (not shown) formed in the base plate 171 and reach the front surface side of the base plate 171. The drive shaft 173 a is connected to the hammer 172. The hammer 172 is integrally connected to the drive shaft 173a by inserting it through an attachment hole (not shown) and screwing the screw portion at the tip of the drive shaft 173a with the fixing nut 175. In this way, the hammer 172 is attached to the front surface side of the base plate 171, and the rotary solenoid 173 is operated based on a command from the payout control device 44, so that the drive shaft 173a is centered on the front surface side of the base plate 171. It swings.

  The hammer 172 is formed at a position where the hammer arm portion 172a that is bent in a “<” shape and extends elongated, a buffer arm portion 172b that protrudes in a tongue-like shape above the arm portion, and the two arm portions intersect with each other. A main body portion 172c fixed to the shaft 173a is provided, and a hammer head 172d made of resin for hitting a game ball is fitted to the tip of the hammer arm portion 172a.

  Also, on the front surface of the base plate 171, there is a lower stopper 176 that elastically receives the hammer arm portion 172a at a swing position retracted downward from the hit position of the hammer head 172d, and a swing position that slightly exceeds the hit position. An upper stopper 177 and the like for elastically receiving the buffer arm portion 172b are attached. Therefore, the hammer 172 has a lower limit position (referred to as a “firing standby position”) in which the hammer arm portion 172a abuts against the lower stopper 176 and is controlled to swing around the drive shaft 173a of the rotary solenoid 173. The buffer arm portion 172b can swing and displace between an upper limit position (referred to as a “firing completion position”) in which the swing arm 172b abuts on the upper stopper 177 and is controlled to swing.

  The firing rail portion 180 is provided on the front surface side of the base plate 171 and temporarily holds the game ball B (see FIGS. 12 and 13 and the like) supplied from the rectifier 50 in accordance with the striking position of the hammer head 172d. And a firing rail 182 having a concave shape in plan view extending obliquely upward from the guide holder 181.

  The firing rail 182 has a central passage wall 183 that extends obliquely upward to the left, and a left passage wall that is erected substantially parallel to the left and right sides with a gap slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball across the central wall. 184 and a right passage wall 185, and a ball passage 186 that is surrounded by these passage walls 183, 184, 185 and through which a game ball launched by the hammer 172 can pass is defined. The firing rail 182 is directed from the upper end position of the guide holder 181 toward the firing passage 12 between the flying rail 12a and the inner rail 12b (that is, upward from the rail surface near the lower end of the flying rail 12a). It is provided to extend diagonally to the left. The launch port 182a at the upper end of the launch rail 182 extends upward from the support surface of the housing frame and opens at a height position that is substantially on the left side of the out port 19 on the front surface of the game board 10.

  Further, on the left side of the launch port 182a in the launch rail 182, there is provided a foul ball collection basket 190 in which a foul ball collection port 191 opening upward is formed, and the launch path 12 is not reached without reaching the game area PA. A returning game ball (that is, a foul ball) falls into the foul ball collection port 191. A foul ball collection passage 192 formed inside the foul ball collection basket 190 communicates with an overflow ball passage 243 connected to the lower ball dish 6b, and the foul ball dropped into the foul ball collection port 191 is collected. It flows down the passage 192, is guided to the overflow ball passage 243, and reaches the lower ball tray 6b via the lower ball tray connecting duct 28.

  On the other hand, the game ball collecting mechanism 200 is provided with an arm member 210 provided on the back side of the base plate 171 and connected to the hammer 172 of the firing mechanism 170, and the swing of the hammer 172 is transmitted through the arm member 210. An open / close valve member 220 that opens and closes the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 and a game ball collection basket 230 that is provided adjacent to the left passage wall 184 of the launch rail 182 and communicates with the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 are mainly configured. Is done.

The arm member 210 includes an elongated rod-shaped arm main body 211, a base end portion 212 that is bent from the lower end portion of the arm main body 211 and extends substantially horizontally, and a substantially arc-shaped rod support formed at the upper end portion of the arm main body 211. Part 213, which is connected to the hammer 172 and the on-off valve member 220 so as to be swingable, and transmits the pressing force generated by the swing of the hammer 172 to the on-off valve member 220. It has become. The base plate 171 is formed with an arcuate guide groove 171a corresponding to the swinging locus and swinging angle range of the buffer arm portion 172b, and a cylindrical guide pin 219 protruding rearward from the buffer arm 172b. The left and right pair of guide pins 219 that are engaged in the guide groove 171a and reach the back side of the base plate 171 and project in parallel downward from the base end portion 212 of the arm member 210. By pressing and fixing in the gap between the protrusions 214 and 214, the hammer 172 and the arm member 210 are connected with the base plate 171 interposed therebetween. As described above, the arm member 210 is connected to the hammer 172 so as to swing up and down integrally with the hammer 172.

  The on-off valve member 220 is provided to be biased toward the game ball collecting basket 230 side (left side) in a communication port 187 in which the left passage wall 184 of the firing rail 182 is partially cut away and opened in the left-right direction. Yes. The on-off valve member 220 includes a cylindrical support shaft portion 221 that is inserted into the hole 241 of the game auxiliary board 240, and a strip-shaped valve that is provided on the front end side of the support shaft portion 221 and extends radially outward. A body 222 and a tongue-like rocking piece 223 provided in the rear end side of the support shaft portion 221 and extending outward in the radial direction, and pivotally connected to a pin insertion hole 228 penetrating in the front-rear direction. When the pin 229 is inserted, the pin 229 is pivotally supported in a vertical plane by a base plate 249 provided on the back side of the game assisting board 240.

  The valve body 222 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape that matches the opening surface area of the ball passage 186 in the firing rail 182. The swinging piece 223 is provided with a shaft-shaped rod 224 that protrudes rearward. On the upper surface side of the rod support portion 213 of the arm member 210 corresponding to the rod 224, the swinging range of the rod 224 A substantially arc-shaped curved support surface 213a that opens upward over a somewhat wider range is formed. The on-off valve member 220 is subjected to a counterclockwise moment in front view around the pivot pin 229 due to its own weight such as the valve body 222 and the swinging piece 223, and the on-off valve member 220 is counterclockwise by this moment. By receiving the urging force in the rotating direction, the rod 223a of the swing piece 223 in the on-off valve member 220 is always in contact with the curved support surface 213a of the rod support portion 213. Therefore, when the arm member 210 swings up and down by the swinging operation of the hammer 172, the bending of the rod 224 is pushed by the bending support surface 213a of the rod support portion 213 according to the swing of the arm member 210. The on-off valve member 220 moves along the support surface 213a and swings clockwise or counterclockwise about the pivot pin 229 in conjunction with this movement.

  Accordingly, when the hammer 172 swings upward from the firing standby position toward the firing completion position, the rod 224 is moved upward by the rod support portion 212 of the arm member 210 connected to the hammer 172. The valve body 222 integrally connected to the rod 224 is swung counterclockwise when viewed from the front. When the hammer 172 reaches the firing completion position, the valve body 222 is substantially vertical. The ball path 186 of the firing rail 182 is opened in a posture extending in the direction. On the other hand, when the hammer 172 swings downward from the firing completion position toward the firing standby position, the arm member 210 connected to the hammer 172 swings downward and the opening / closing valve member 220 is generated by its own weight. The moment oscillates in the clockwise direction in front view, and when the hammer 172 reaches the firing standby position, the valve body 222 assumes a posture extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the firing rail 182. The ball passage 186 is closed.

That is, the on-off valve member 220 has a position in which the valve body 222 is inserted into the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 to prevent the game ball from passing (this is referred to as a “closed position”), and the valve body 222 is in the firing rail. It is possible to swing up and down between a position (referred to as an “open position”) that is retracted outside the ball passage 186 and allows the game ball to pass. The right passage wall 185 of the firing rail 182 is formed with a projection 188 projecting inward of the passage, and when the on-off valve member 220 swings clockwise and reaches the closed position, the valve body The bottom surface of the tip of 222 is in contact with (or close to) the top surface of the protrusion 188. Here, the closing (closing) of the ball passage 186 is preferably a closed state that can prevent the passage of the game ball and also prevent the passage of the filamentous body (foreign matter). By forming the valve body 222 into an outer shape matching the opening surface area of the ball passage 186, when the filamentous body connected to the threaded ball enters the ball passage 186, the ball passage 186 is moved by the swinging displacement of the valve body 222. Is closed almost completely (at least so that there is almost no gap between the outer peripheral portion of the valve body 222 and the inner wall of the ball passage 186), and the filamentous body can be hooked on the valve body 222, A filamentous body can be sandwiched between the valve body 222 and the inner wall of the ball passage 186. Even when a slight gap is generated between the valve body 222 and the ball passage 186, the valve body 222 and the protrusion 188 are brought into contact with each other by forming the protrusion 188 on the inner wall of the ball passage 186. By closing the gap, the filamentous body can be sandwiched between the valve body 222 and the protrusion 188.

  The game ball collection basket 230 communicates with the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 via the communication port 187 of the left passage wall 184, and a game ball collection port 231 that opens upward is formed, and below that A game ball collection passage 232 is formed through which the game balls that have entered the contact port 187 and dropped into the game ball collection port 231 flow down. The game ball collection passage 232 merges with the foul ball collection passage 192 and the overflow ball passage 242 on the back side of the game auxiliary board 240, and is connected to the lower ball tray 6b via the lower ball tray connecting duct 28. The game ball collection passage 232 and the foul ball collection passage 192 may be directly connected, or the game ball collection basket 230 and the foul ball collection basket 190 may be integrally formed.

  Next, operations of the game ball launching device 150 and the game ball collecting mechanism 200 (tamper prevention structure) configured as described above will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 19 and 20. Here, FIG. 19 is a front view of the game ball launcher 150 and the game ball collecting mechanism 200 mainly showing the flow of the foul ball, and FIG. 20 is a game ball launcher 150 and the game ball collecting mainly showing the flow of the threaded ball. 2 is a front view of a mechanism 200. FIG.

  First, when the player is not operating the firing handle 8, the output signal of the touch detector 164 is in a non-contact state in which the player's contact is not detected, and the payout control device 44 is The operation of the launching mechanism 170 is turned off because it is determined that the game is not in a standby state. That is, since the rotary solenoid 173 of the firing mechanism 170 is not excited by a command from the payout control device 44, the hammer 172 is stopped at the firing standby position. At this time, the on-off valve member 220 closes the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182.

  On the other hand, when the player holds the launch handle 8 and rotates it, the output signal of the touch detector 164 is in a contact state in which the player's contact is detected, and the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 6a is moved by the rectifier 50. One ball is placed at the striking position of the guide holder 181 one by one, and the rotary solenoid 173 controlled synchronously with the rectifier 50 is excited and swings upward to rotate the firing handle 8 (the angle detector 163). The game ball is launched toward the game area PA with a firing intensity corresponding to the detected value of (). At this time, when the hammer 172 swings upward, the arm member 210 connected to the hammer 172 swings upward integrally with the hammer 172, and the on-off valve member 220 is counterclockwise (fired) in front view. The ball path 186 of the rail 182 is swung in the direction of opening. When the hammer 172 reaches the firing completion position, the on-off valve member 220 is positioned at the open position where the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is opened. The ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 can be passed without colliding with the valve body 222 of the member 220. Thus, after the game ball is fired by the hammer 172, the rotary solenoid 173 is de-energized by a command from the payout control device 44, and the hammer 172 swings downward by its own weight and returns to the firing standby position. Therefore, the opening / closing valve member 220 swings clockwise in front view due to the moment generated by its own weight and reaches the closing position, and the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is closed by the valve body 222 of the opening / closing valve member 220.

Here, when the launch strength of the game ball launched according to the rotation operation amount of the launch handle 8 is weak, a foul ball returning to the launch passage 12 without reaching the game area PA may be generated. Most of the falling foul balls fall into the foul ball collection port 191 and pass through the foul ball collection passage 192, the overflow ball passage 243, the lower ball tray connection duct 28, etc. It is discharged to the ball tray 6b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, the fall route of the foul sphere _BF may be shifted to the right and returned to the launch rail 182. At this time, since the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is blocked by the valve body 222 of the opening / closing valve member 220, the foul ball _BF returned to the firing rail 182 contacts the valve body 222 and enters the ball passage 186. The fall at is stopped. When the succeeding game ball B placed in the guide holder 181 is fired by the swinging operation of the hammer 172, the on-off valve member 220 is counteracted in the front view via the arm member 210 connected to the hammer 172. The valve body 222 of the on-off valve member 220 swings in the clockwise direction, and the foul ball _BF is ejected from the connection port 187 of the left passage wall 184 to the game ball collection basket 230, and the game ball collection passage 232, the overflow ball passage 243 and the lower ball tray connecting duct 28 are discharged to the lower ball tray 6b. Further, the subsequent game ball B launched by the hammer 172 passes through the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 without being blocked by the valve body 222 (and does not collide with the foul ball B _F ), and is then sent. It goes to the game area PA along the rail 12a. Therefore, even when there is a foul ball _BF that drops and returns from the launch rail 182, it is possible to prevent the game balls from colliding with each other in the ball passage 186 in the launch rail 182.

  In the state where the on-off valve member 220 is in the closed position, the rod 224 of the on-off valve member 220 is in contact with the rod support portion 213 of the arm member 210, and the swinging in the clockwise direction is restricted. Since it is freely swingable in the clockwise direction (that is, the direction in which the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 is opened), when the game ball is launched by the hammer 172, the operation of the opening / closing valve member 220 should be avoided. Even if the ball passage 186 is closed by the valve body 222 due to a defect or the like, the valve body 222 is opened upward by the ball pressure of the game ball that has been fired, and the flight of the game ball on the launch rail 182 is prevented. There is no risk of interference.

  Further, in the state where the hammer 172 is held at the firing standby position, the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is closed by the valve body 222 of the opening / closing valve member 220, and thus falls from the board surface of the game board 10 and the firing passage 12. Foreign matter such as dust (foreign matter adhering to the game ball) is blocked by the valve body 222 and is discharged to the game ball collection basket 230 with the swinging movement of the on-off valve member 220. Therefore, there is no fear that a large amount of foreign matter stays in the launch mechanism 170 located below the launch rail 182, and the mechanical parts of the launch mechanism 170 bite the foreign matter and cause poor launch of the game ball due to its malfunction. In addition to being able to prevent this, the cleaning / inspection time for removing foreign matters is greatly reduced, and the maintainability can be improved.

Next, an operation when the ball with thread B _I (game ball with the thread-like body I) is fired by the firing mechanism 170 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. Thread with balls B _I having been put into the upper ball tray 6a by the wrongdoer as already mentioned, is fed to the striking position of the guide holder 181 by the rectifier 50. In the state where the thread with balls B _I in striking position of the guide holder 181 is placed, filament I extending from the thread with balls B _I is passed through the path (upper ball dish 6a~ rectifier of the yarn with balls B _I 50 guided along the holder 181) has a state of being routed inside the pachinko machine PM, the end opposite to the adhesive portion of the one end (yarn with balls B _I) is a fraudster It extends to the hand.

When firing handle 8 is operated to rotate in this state, the thread with balls B _I which are placed on the guide holder 181 is driven out by the radiation strength in accordance with the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 8. At this time, when the hammer 172 swings from the firing standby position to the firing completion position, the arm member 210 connected to the hammer 172 swings upward together with the hammer 172 and is pushed by the arm member 210. The on-off valve member 220 is swung in a counterclockwise direction (a direction in which the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is opened) when viewed from the front, and the valve body 222 reaches an open position where the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 is opened. Thereby, the ball with thread B _I struck by the hammer 172
Is made to pass through the ball passage 186 of the firing rails 182 unimpeded to the valve body 222, filament I leading to the thread with balls B _I also enters into the sphere passage 186 along the launching rails 182 Go.

The thread with balls B _I is fired as, when the rotary solenoid 173 in response to a command from the payout controller 44 is de-energized, the hammer 172 is returned to the firing standby position swung downwards by its own weight, thereby closing The valve member 220 swings clockwise in front view due to the moment generated by its own weight and reaches the closed position of the ball passage 186. Thus when the opening and closing valve member 220 is swung, threads I extending along the sphere passage 186 of the firing rail 182 from the thread with balls B _I is hooked by the valve body 222 of the opening and closing valve member 220, closing valve member When 220 reaches the closed position, it is sandwiched between the valve body 222 and the protrusion 188 and is in a tethered state. As a result, the flying of the threaded ball B _I is stopped and its kinetic energy is reduced, and the threaded ball B _I cannot reach the game area PA and falls back to the launch rail 182 and returns. . Thus the thread with balls B _I came back to the firing rails 182, as in the recovery of foul balls B _F mentioned above, when the subsequent game ball B is emitted by the hammer 172, this hammer 172 The on-off valve member 220 is swung in the counterclockwise direction via the arm member 210 to be connected, so that the valve body 222 of the on-off valve member 220 is pushed out toward the connection port 187, and through this connection port 187. The ball is immediately discharged from the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 to the game ball collecting basket 230.

Therefore, since the threaded ball cannot reach the target winning ball detector by blocking the flight of the threaded ball to the game area PA by the opening / closing valve member, the threaded ball _BI is operated. It is possible to suppress an illegal winning action that causes the winning ball detector to repeatedly detect a winning.

On the other hand, in a state where the filament _I is sandwiched and anchored between the valve element 222 and the protrusion 188 in the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182, the threaded ball B _I connected thereto is the filament I.
Kinetic energy exceeding the mechanical strength (or adhesive strength between threaded ball B _I and filament I) (
When flying at a launching intensity), the thread I is separated from the threaded ball B _I, so that even the separated threaded ball B _I (part of the game ball separated from the thread I) is a game. Even if it reaches the area PA, it is no longer possible to perform an unauthorized operation using the filament I. Thus, in this way since the operation of the thread with balls B _I becomes impossible, it is possible to suppress a case illegal winning act of detecting repeatedly winning the winning ball detector also. Here, in order to more reliably divide the thread-like body _I from the threaded ball BI, for example, a cutting portion (such as a cutter blade) is provided at the tip of the valve body 222, and the thread-like body I is cut off from the valve body 222. When the thread-like body I is caught by the cutting part or when the thread-like body I is sandwiched between the cutting part of the valve body 222 and the projection 188, the thread-like body I may be cut into the cutting part.

As described above, in the first modification, the on-off valve member 220 is oscillated and displaced between the open position that allows the game ball to pass and the closed position that prevents the game ball from passing in conjunction with the operation of the firing mechanism 170. By opening and closing the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182, when the ball passage 186 is closed, the passage of game balls in the ball passage 186 and the passage of foreign objects are prevented, and the game launched by the launch mechanism 170 A game ball that has returned to the launch rail 182 without reaching the game area PA among the balls is communicated in the middle of the launch rail 182 when it swings from the closed position to the open position in conjunction with the operation of the launch mechanism 170. It is configured to lead to the game ball collection basket 230 through the mouth 187. Therefore, when the threaded ball B _I to which the filamentous body I such as a fishing line is attached is launched by the firing mechanism 170, the on-off valve member 220 is interlocked with the firing mechanism 170 and the ball path 18 of the firing rail 182.
Since the filament I (foreign matter) entering the launch rail 182 along the ball passage 186 is hooked or sandwiched between the inner wall of the ball passage 186 when the 6 is closed, the flight of the game ball can be stopped. The game ball is prevented from reaching the game area PA. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of damage by effectively deterring the illegal winning action of illegally operating the game ball with the filament I and causing the winning ball detector to detect continuous winnings. is there.

  In addition, when a foul ball returning from the launch rail 182 without reaching the game area PA among the game balls launched by the launch mechanism 170 is generated, the opening / closing valve member 220 passes through the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182. The foul ball is prevented from returning to the firing mechanism 170 when closed, and the foul ball is opened and closed on the way of the firing rail 182 when the on-off valve member 220 opens the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182. Is quickly guided to the game ball collecting basket 230 through the communication port 187. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the foul ball and the following game ball from colliding with each other on the ball path 186 of the launch rail 182 and the foul ball rarely returns to the lower end of the ball path 186 of the launch rail 182. It is possible to employ a configuration in which a game ball is directly fired into a launch path using a launch mechanism called so-called vertical launch without any problem.

  Further, the ball passage 186 is closed by the opening / closing valve member 220 in the middle of the launch rail 182, so that foreign matters such as dust falling from the surface of the game board 10 and the launch passage 12 can be removed by the opening / closing valve member 220. It is blocked from passing through and is discharged into the game ball collecting basket 230 as the on-off valve member 220 swings. Therefore, there is no fear that a large amount of foreign matter stays in the launch mechanism 170 located below the launch rail 182, and the mechanical parts of the launch mechanism 170 bite the foreign matter, resulting in a defective launch of the game ball due to its malfunction. In addition to being able to prevent this, the cleaning / inspection time for removing foreign matters is greatly reduced, and the maintainability can be improved.

  Therefore, according to the first modified example, it is possible to effectively suppress an illegal winning act of detecting a winning of a game ball by illegally operating a game ball with a filament such as a fishing line, and a game board The foul ball returning without being able to reach the ball can be quickly and reliably retracted from the ball path of the launch rail, and further, dust from the board surface falls on the launch mechanism 170 located below the launch rail. Can be reduced. Then, by incorporating the configuration of the first modified example into the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment, the illegal winning action of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with a filament such as a fishing line. Can be suppressed more effectively.

  Further, in the above-described modification, when the on-off valve member 220 swings and displaces to the closed position and closes the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182, the on-off valve member 220 and the ball passage 186 project inward. By being configured so as to be close to the protrusion 188, when a game ball to which a filamentous body such as a fishing line is attached is launched by the firing mechanism 170, the filamentous body that enters along the ball path 186 in the firing rail 182 Can be sandwiched between the opening / closing valve member 220 and the protrusion 188, and the flight of the game ball can be surely stopped, so that the illegal winning action can be more strictly prevented.

Further, when the hammer 172 is swung between the firing standby position and the firing completion position (striking position) by the rotary solenoid 173, the on-off valve member 220 is interlocked with the hammer 172 via the arm member 210 and is in the closed position. And the open position, the on-off valve member 220 is linked to the hammer 172 between the closed position and the open position without using any other drive source than the rotary solenoid 173. Therefore, the mechanism configuration can be simplified, and the size and cost can be reduced. Further, by associating the firing standby position and firing completion position (striking position) of the hammer 172 operating in conjunction with each other with the closing position and the opening position of the on-off valve member 220, the game ball launched at the striking position by the hammer 172 is opened and closed. A game ball (for example, a foul) that can reliably pass through the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182 opened by the valve member 220 and returns to the firing rail 182 when the hammer 172 returns to the firing standby position after the firing. The ball passage 186 is closed by the opening / closing valve member 220 in the closed position even when there is a ball), and the game ball is prevented from reaching the launch mechanism 170 at the lower end of the launch rail 182 and colliding with the subsequent game ball. it can.

  Further, when the valve body 222 of the on-off valve member 220 is located at the closed position in the ball passage 186 of the firing rail 182, the valve body 222 is inclined downward toward the game ball collection mechanism 230 side (left side). Since it is held (see FIG. 13 and the like), the game ball that has returned to the launch rail 182 without reaching the game area PA is likely to be guided to the connection port 187 along the inclination of the valve body 222. The ball can be reliably discharged from the ball passage 186 of the launch rail 182 to the game ball collecting basket 230.

  By the way, in the above-mentioned modified example, while preventing the illegal winning action using the threaded ball and achieving the effect that the foul ball can be quickly recovered, in order to make such an effect more reliable, In addition to the above-described configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, a loop-shaped passage 300 smoothly connected to the launch passage 12 is provided in the middle of the launch passage 12 on the game board 10 (before the exit opening 12c). May be. The loop-shaped passage 300 has a rail surface extending in a substantially arc shape opened to the firing passage 12 side, and a cylindrical shaft member 301 extending in the front-rear direction is planted on the front side of the decorative plate 11 at the center thereof. A foul ball collection hole 302 having a size through which a game ball can pass is formed below the shaft member 301 (through the lowest part of the loop-shaped passage 300) through the front and back of the decorative plate 11.

  In such a configuration, the game ball launched by the launch mechanism 170 passes through the launch rail 182, the launch passage 12, and the like, and passes through the loop passage 300 interposed in the middle of the launch passage 12. Thus, after passing in a clockwise circle along the rail surface, it returns to the launch passage 12 again and is discharged from the exit opening 12c to the game area PA. On the other hand, a game ball having a low firing strength (a game ball as much as possible as a foul ball) cannot pass through the loop passage 300 and is attenuated in the loop passage 300, and the foul ball provided in the loop passage 300 is recovered. It falls into the hole 302. If the foul ball collecting hole 302 and the overflow ball passage 243 are communicated with each other on the back side of the game board 10, the foul ball can be guided to the lower ball tray 6b via the lower ball tray connecting duct 28. . On the other hand, when the threaded ball is launched by the firing mechanism 170, when the threaded ball passes through the arc-shaped rail surface along the loop-shaped passage 300, the thread-like body connected to the threaded ball becomes the loop-shaped passage 300. Since it is wound around the central shaft member 301, the movement of the threaded ball is restrained and the threaded ball cannot be operated. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably perform the illegal winning action using the ball with the thread and the collection of the foul ball without narrowing the game area PA of the game board 10. The shape of the shaft member 301 is not limited to a rod shape, but may be formed in a coil spring shape so that the filamentous body can be easily wound.

  In the above-described modification, the arm member 210 that links the hammer 172 of the launch mechanism 170 and the on-off valve member 220 of the game ball collection mechanism 200 may be linked to both (the hammer 172 and the on-off valve member 220). Thus, the responsiveness of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing valve member to the swinging operation of the hammer 172 can be improved.

  In the above-described modification, the rotary solenoid 173 is applied as the hammer actuating means in the firing mechanism 170, but is not limited to this, and an electric actuator such as a pulse motor, a servo motor, an AC motor, or a DC motor. May be used.

  Further, in the above-described modification, the game ball collected from the game ball collection basket 230 is connected to the overflow ball path 243 by the opening / closing valve member 220 through the contact port 187 to the game ball collection basket 230. , It is configured to be discharged to the lower ball tray 6b through the lower ball tray communication duct 28, but is not limited to this, the game ball collecting basket 230 and the prize ball communication passage 242 are connected, You may comprise so that the game ball dropped into the game ball collection bowl 230 may be discharged to the upper ball tray 6a through the prize ball communication passage 242 and the upper ball tray communication duct 27.

  Next, second to fourth modifications of the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment will be described. In the 2nd-4th modification, the fraud prevention structure is mainly comprised by the ball return prevention apparatus provided in the game board. Hereinafter, the ball return suppressing member 351 according to the second modification will be described with additional reference to each of FIGS. 22 to 25.

  The ball return restraining member 351 includes a movable piece 3511 on the open end 3510 side, and is movably held in a ball return prevention device 350 (see FIG. 24) attached to the tip of the inner rail 12b. The ball return restraining member 351 causes the game ball launched from the game ball launch area RA to the game area PA to enter the game area PA from the game ball launch area RA, and the game ball that has entered the game area PA plays the game board surface. It is a member having a function of preventing a game nail or the like disposed on the board from colliding and returning to the game ball launch area RA again.

  The game ball launch area RA is an area defined by the inner rail 12b and the flying rail (outer rail) 12a, and until the game ball fired from the launch mechanism 21 reaches the game area PA that realizes the downflow game. This is an area that becomes a passage for the game balls.

  When the game ball launched into the game area PA goes back to the game ball launch area RA, the subsequent game balls sequentially fired from the launch mechanism 21 collide with each other in the game ball launch area RA, and the game ball launch area Ball clogging occurs in RA. The ball return inhibiting member 351 is disposed at a position that defines the game ball launch area RA and the game area PA in order to prevent a problem of ball clogging between the game balls in the game ball launch area RA.

  22 and 23 are diagrams showing a configuration of a ball return restraining member 351 according to the second modified example. FIG. 22A is a top view of the ball return restraining member 351, and FIG. It is a front view of the suppression member 351. FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view of the ball return restraining member 351. As shown in the drawing, the ball return restraining member 351 according to the second modification includes a ball return restraining member 351a formed by molding a hard plastic resin, and a ball return restraining member formed by molding a hard plastic resin. It comprises a member 351b, a shaft 357 formed by cutting a round bar such as stainless steel, and a weight 358 formed by molding a metal having a high specific gravity.

  The ball return inhibiting member 351a includes a plate-shaped movable piece 3511a, a shaft support portion 3514a for supporting the shaft 357 formed at the lower portion of the movable piece 3511a, and a weight support portion 3516a for supporting the weight 358. It is equipped with. On the upper part of the movable piece 3511a, a hypotenuse 3512a is formed from the upper left open end 3510a to the lower right. A shaft press-fitting hole 3515a into which the shaft 357 is press-fitted is formed through the shaft support portion 3514a. A weight press-fit hole 3517a into which the weight 358 is press-fitted is formed through the weight support portion 3516a.

The ball return restraining member 351b includes a plate-shaped movable piece 3511b, a shaft support portion 3514b for supporting the shaft 357 formed below the movable piece 3511b, and a weight support portion 3516b for supporting the weight 358. It is equipped with. Furthermore, an upright piece 3518 is formed on the upper portion of the movable piece 3511b so as to stand substantially vertically from the end of the oblique side 3512b formed from the upper right open end 3510b toward the lower left. A standing piece 3519 that is erected substantially vertically from a standing piece 3518 is formed on the opposite side of the movable piece 3511b from the portion. That is, the standing piece 3519 is provided in parallel with the movable pieces 3511a and 3511b and the thickness direction of the movable pieces 3511a and 3511b.

  On the upper portion of the standing piece 3519, a hypotenuse 3519a is formed from the upper right to the lower left. A shaft press-fitting hole 3515b into which the shaft 357 is press-fitted is formed through the shaft support portion 3514b. A weight press-fitting hole 3517b into which the weight 358 is press-fitted is formed through the weight support portion 3516b.

  The ball return restraining member 351 according to the second modified example has a shaft press-fitting hole 3515a formed through the ball return restraining member 351a, with the end face 351a1 of the ball return restraining member 351a and the end face 351b1 of the ball return restraining member 351b coming into contact with each other. The shaft 357 is coaxially press-fitted into a shaft press-fit hole 3515b formed through the ball return restraining member 351b, and passes through the weight press-fit hole 3517a and the ball return restraining member 351b formed through the ball return restraining member 351a. A weight 358 is press-fitted coaxially into the formed weight press-fitting hole 3517b. The weight 358 is a fixing member that fixes the ball return suppressing member 351a and the ball return suppressing member 351b so as to be integrally rotatable with respect to the shaft 357 serving as an attachment portion.

In the ball return inhibiting member 351 configured as described above, a trough 353 is formed by the hypotenuse 3512a of the bulb return inhibiting member 351a and the hypotenuse 3512b of the ball return inhibiting member 351b. Valleys 353, after the hanging thread with balls B _I detailing held to filaments (hanging string) I (FIG. 2
5) is a part having a function of guiding the bottom part 353 of the valley part 353 to the bottom part 353a. Therefore, as the ball return suppressing member 351 according to the second modification, the configuration in which the valley portion 353 is formed by the linear hypotenuse 3512a of the ball return deterring member 351a and the linear hypotenuse 3512b of the ball return inhibiting member 351b is illustrated. However, the oblique side 3512a and the oblique side 3512b are not necessarily linear, and the valley portion 353 is formed so that the gap between the movable piece 3511a and the movable piece 3511b gradually narrows downward from the open end 3510 of the movable piece 3511. is formed, may be any shape that is led to the bottom 353a of the troughs 353 by the weight of hanging beat filiform body I is suspended beat yarn with balls B _I a thread with balls B _I. Further, the bottom portion 353a of the valley portion 353 does not need to be set at the substantially central portion of the movable piece 3511 as illustrated, and can be arbitrarily set at a position where the linkage with the restriction portion 355 described later is favorable. By configuring the gap (valley 353) in this manner, the movable region in the front-rear direction of the filament I can be narrowed.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the ball return restraining member 351 according to the second modified example includes an opposing end surface 3513a in which the movable piece 3511a of the ball return restraining member 351a faces the movable piece 3511b of the ball return restraining member 351b. A narrow groove 355a is formed between the opposed end surface 3513a and the opposed end surface 3513b of the movable piece 3511b facing the opposed end surface 3513a. A narrow groove 355b is also formed between a facing surface 3511a1 where the movable piece 3511a faces the standing piece 3519 of the movable piece 3511b and a facing surface 3519b of the standing piece 3519. In this modification, the grooves 355a and 355b communicate with each other while being bent substantially vertically, and the operation of the filament (suspended thread) I (see FIG. 25) described later is regulated by the grooves 355a and 355b. A restricting portion 355 is formed.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram schematically illustrating the operation of the ball return suppressing member 351 according to the second modification. The ball return restraining member 351 is disposed at a position where a shaft 357 is attached to a bearing member (not shown) so as to allow the movable piece 3511 to rotate, and to define the game ball launch area RA and the game area PA. As shown in FIG. 24, the ball return restraining member 351 is always held in such a posture that the movable piece 3511 stands upright in a substantially vertical direction by the gravity of the weight 358.

  When the game ball collides with the movable piece 3511 so as to enter the game area PA from the game ball launch area RA, the movable piece 3511 rotates to the position indicated by the broken line in the direction of arrow C with the shaft 357 as a support shaft. Is allowed to enter the game area PA. On the other hand, when the game ball that has entered the game area PA collides with the movable piece 3511 from the game area PA side, the weight support portion 3516a and the weight support portion 3516b (see FIG. 22) of the ball return restraining member 351 are provided on the holding member 380. Abutting on the motion restricting portion 381 thus formed, the turning motion of the movable piece 3511 in the direction opposite to the arrow C is restricted, and the backward movement of the game ball to the game ball launch area RA is prevented.

Figure 25 is a diagram for explaining the action of the ball return the countering element 351 according to a second modified embodiment of the yarn with sphere B _I is an unauthorized device has entered the game area PA. First, the thread-like body I that suspends the threaded ball B _I that has entered the game area PA has a hypotenuse 3512a at the valley portion 353 of the ball return restraining member 351 from the open end 3510 side as shown in FIG. Etc.

Then, guided to the bottom 353a of the trough 353 by the tension acting on the filaments I by the weight of the yarn with sphere B _I as shown in FIG. 25 (b). Then, as shown in FIG. 25 (c), the filament I is guided to the restricting portion 355 including the grooves 355a and 355b. At this time, the filamentous body is formed by the frictional force generated in the surrounding members (corners such as the opposed end surface 3513a, the opposed end surface 3513b, the opposed surface 3511a1, and the opposed surface 3519b) that form the grooves 355a and 355b of the restricting portion 355 and the filamentous body I. The operation of I is restricted.

  In the second modified example, “regulating the operation” of the filament I means that the act of the restricting unit 355 allows the filament I to move freely, that is, the fraudster who operates the fraudulent person I by operating the filament I. It means to regulate the intended operation of. According to the ball return restraining member 351 according to the second modified example, since the operation intended by the fraudulent person can be restricted, it is possible to effectively prevent a fraudulent act called a so-called thread hanging goto.

In the filament I whose operation is restricted by the restricting portion 355, in addition to the tension due to the weight of the suspended threaded ball B _I , the ball return restraining member 351 by the regular game balls sequentially launched into the game area PA. Since the tension due to the repeated rotation operation is applied, the frictional force in the restricting portion 355 increases, and it can be sufficiently expected that the filament I is cut by the restricting portion 355.

  As described above, according to the ball return inhibiting member 351 according to the second modified example, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act by a game ball to which the filament I is connected. Then, by incorporating the configuration of the second modified example into the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment, the illegal winning action of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with a filament such as a fishing line. (Thread hanging goto) can be more effectively suppressed. In addition, although the ball return inhibiting member 351 according to the above-described modified example shows an example in which the ball return inhibiting member 351 is configured by two parts of the ball return inhibiting member 351a and the ball return inhibiting member 351b, the ball return inhibiting member 351 is composed of one part. The member 351 may be configured.

  Next, a ball return restraining member 361 according to a third modification will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to a 2nd modification, the code | symbol similar to a 2nd modification is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 26 is a partially enlarged perspective view for explaining a position where the ball return suppressing member 361 according to the third modification is arranged. As shown in FIG. 26, a ball return restraining member 361 is disposed at a position that defines a game ball launch area RA and a game area PA defined between the inner rail 12b and the flying rail 12a. The ball return restraining member 361 according to the third modified example is formed by punching a leaf spring material, and includes an elastically deformable movable piece 362 and a valley formed at an open end 3620 of the movable piece 362. And a regulating portion 365 formed in a narrow groove shape continuously from the bottom 363a of the valley portion 363. The ball return restraining member 361 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 12b by attaching the attachment portion 361a by means such as spot welding.

  FIG. 27 is a view showing a configuration of a ball return restraining member 361 according to a third modification. FIG. 27 (a) is a front view of the ball return restraining member 361, and FIG. 27 (b) is a diagram of FIG. 27 (a). It is AA sectional view. As shown in FIG. 27A, the ball return restraining member 361 includes an elastically deformable movable piece 362, and downward from the front open end 3620a and the rear open end 3620b of the upper portion of the movable piece 362. Inclined sides 3611 and 3612 are formed. And these troughs 3611 and 3612 form a trough 363 whose width gradually decreases downward.

  A narrow groove-shaped restricting portion 365 continuously formed downward from the bottom portion 363a of the valley portion 363 is formed. In the restricting portion 365, blades 365a and 365a are formed on the front movable piece 362a and the rear movable piece 362b facing each other, and the ball return suppressing member 361 according to the third modification is formed by the blades 365a and 365a facing each other. The cutting part which cut | disconnects the filament I in is formed. The lower part of the ball return restraining member 361 is an attachment portion 361a for attaching the ball return restraining member 361 to the tip of the inner rail 12b.

Figure 27 (b) is a sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 27 (a), the thread with balls B _I was suspended from the filament I enters into the game area PA, filament I spheres return deterrence It is shown together with the state led to the restricting portion 365 of the member 361. As shown in FIG. 27 (b), the spherical return deterrence blade formed regulating portion 365 of the member 361 365a, filament I led to the cutting unit by 365a is a filamentous body by the weight of the yarn with sphere B _I Since tension acts on I, cutting is performed at the cutting portion formed by the blades 365a and 365a.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the ball return suppressing member 361 according to the third modification. When the filament _I connected to the threaded ball BI enters the game area PA from the game ball launch area RA, the thread I first enters the valley 363 from the open end 3620 of the ball return restraining member 361, and the hypotenuse at the valley 363. It abuts on either 3611 or 3612 (D1). Then, guided to the bottom 363a of the trough 363 by the tension acting on the filaments I by the weight of the yarn with balls B _I (D2). The filament I is then led from the bottom 363a of the valley 363 to the restriction portion 365 formed below and reaches the cutting portion formed by the blades 365a and 365a of the restriction portion 365 (D3). Filament I that has reached the cutting portion is cut by the cutting portion by tensile force acting due to the weight of the yarn with balls B _I (D4).

  As shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, the ball return restraining member 361 according to the third modified example has a movable piece 362 curved and formed in a direction from the game area PA toward the game ball launch area RA. An open end 3620 of the movable piece 362 is disposed in a substantially vertical direction or slightly tilted toward the game area PA. As a result, when the game ball enters the game ball PA from the game ball launch area RA to the game area PA, the upper end of the movable piece 362 is displaced in a direction away from the flying rail 12a to the game ball PA of the game ball. Allow ingress. On the other hand, when the game ball is going to go backward from the game area PA side to the game ball launch area RA side, the upper end side of the movable piece 362 is displaced in the direction approaching the flying rail 12a to block the course and prevent the game ball from going backward. The

  As described above, according to the ball return restraining member 361 according to the third modification, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act called a so-called thread hanging goto. Then, by incorporating the configuration of the third modified example into the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment, the illegal winning action of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with a filament such as a fishing line. (Thread hanging goto) can be more effectively suppressed.

FIG. 29 is a view showing a structure of a ball return restraining member 371 according to a fourth modification. In addition, about the structure similar to a 2nd and 3rd modification, the code | symbol similar to a 2nd and 3rd modification is attached | subjected, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

29A is a front view of a ball return restraining member 371 according to a fourth modification, and FIG. 29B is a thread in which a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. urging ball B _I enters into the game area PA, is shown with a state in which filaments I was led to the restricting portion 375 of the ball return countering element 371.

  This fourth modified example shows a modified example of the restricting portion 365 of the ball return inhibiting member 361 in the third modified example. The ball return restraining member 371 according to the fourth modification is formed by punching a leaf spring material in the same manner as the third modification. The movable piece 372 is elastically deformable, and the movable piece 372. Of the upper side of the upper side of the rear side is provided with oblique sides 3711 and 3712 that are inclined downward from the front side open end 3720a and the rear side open end 3720b. And these troughs 3711 and 3712 form a trough 373 whose width gradually decreases downward. Furthermore, a regulation part 375 formed in a narrow groove shape continuously from the bottom part 373a of the valley part 373 is provided.

  The ball return restraining member 371 according to the fourth modified example includes hypotenuses 3711 and 3712 that are inclined downward from the open end 3720 at the top of the movable piece 372, and the hypotenuses 3711 and 3712 point downward. A trough 373 is formed so that the width gradually decreases. A narrow groove-shaped restricting portion 375 is formed continuously from the bottom portion 373a of the valley portion 373 between the opposed front movable piece 372a and rear movable piece 372b. Further, a blade 375 a is formed at the bottom of the restricting portion 375, and a cutting portion for cutting the filament I is formed. The lower part of the ball return restraining member 371 is an attachment portion 371a for fixing the ball return restraining member 371 to the tip of the inner rail 12b.

As shown in FIG. 29 (b), the ball return restraining member 371 through a linking yarn with balls B _I in filament I according to a fourth modification enters the game ball firing region RA to game region PA The thread _I connected with the threaded ball B _I enters from the open end 3720 of the ball return restraining member 371 and enters the valley 3
73 is brought into contact with any one of the oblique sides 3711 and 3712 forming 73, and is guided to the bottom 373 a of the valley 373. The filament I reaches the blade 375a of the cutting portion while being controlled by a restricting portion 375 continuously formed downward from the bottom portion 373a, and is cut.

  According to the ball return inhibiting member 371 according to the fourth modification, it is possible to effectively inhibit an illegal act called a so-called thread hanging goto. Then, by incorporating the configuration of the fourth modified example into the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment, the illegal winning action of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with a filament such as a fishing line. (Thread hanging goto) can be more effectively suppressed.

  Next, a second embodiment of the pachinko machine will be described. The pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment includes a launch mechanism called a so-called vertical launch, whereas the pachinko machine PM2 according to the second embodiment includes a launch mechanism called a so-called oblique launch. . A pachinko machine PM2 according to the second embodiment is shown in FIGS. 30 to 32. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine PM2 according to the second embodiment will be briefly described with reference to these drawings.

As shown in FIG. 30, the pachinko machine PM2 according to the second embodiment has a rectangular frame size adapted to the front surface of the outer frame 501 that is configured as an outer rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame. The open / close mounting front frame 502 is attached to the front by a hinge mechanism 503a, 503b arranged on the upper left and lower sides of the front so that it can be opened / removed sideways and attached / detached. The locked device 504 is always held in a closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 501.

  A glass door 505 having a transparent acrylic plate or glass plate is attached to the front frame (front surface) upper side of the front frame 502 through a hinge (not shown) at the left end so as to be freely openable and detachable. By 504, it is always kept in the closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 502. A storage frame (not shown) for detachably storing the game board 510 is provided at the upper part of the front frame located behind the glass door 505, and the game held and held in a standing posture on the storage frame. The board 510 is visible through the glass door 505. In addition, speakers 521 are respectively disposed on the left and right of the front upper portion of the front frame 502.

  The game board 510 uses a decorative board obtained by applying a cell to a surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined board thickness and router processing, and a substantially circular game area PA2 is formed by being surrounded by arc-shaped rails 511 and the like. . In the game area PA2, game components such as various winning devices (not shown) are attached together with a large number of game nails and windmills (not shown), and an out port 512 is provided at the lower end.

  An upper ball tray 530 is attached to the lower side of the front side (front surface) of the front frame 502 by a hinge mechanism 522 (see FIG. 33) at the left end so that it can be opened laterally and detachably. The lock mechanism 523 (see FIG. 33) is engaged and held in a state where the front surface of the front frame 502 is covered under the glass door 505. As shown in FIG. 31, an auxiliary mechanism portion called a game assisting board 525 is formed in the lower region of the front frame 502 whose front side is covered with the upper ball tray 530. Are a launch mechanism 526 that launches game balls into the game area PA2 of the game board 510, a launch rail (not shown) that guides the game balls launched from the launch mechanism 526 to the game board 510, and a ball payout device that will be described later. A vent 527 for discharging game balls (prize balls) paid out from 542 is provided.

  The upper ball tray 530 is provided so as to cover the front surface (front surface) of the game assisting board 525, and the front ball plate 531 protrudes in front of the game plate 531. And a ball tray portion 532 for receiving and storing a prize ball, and a ball removal lever 533 is attached to the right side (downstream portion) of the ball tray portion 532. As shown in FIG. 31, a rectifier 550 that supplies game balls (prize balls) stored in the ball tray unit 532 to the launching mechanism 526 (launch rail) one by one is attached to the back side of the contact plate portion 531. ing. An outlet bowl 534 is formed in the upper left part of the contact plate portion 531 so as to be aligned with the outlet 527, and a prize ball discharged from the outlet 527 is guided to the ball tray section 532 through the outlet bowl 534. It is configured to be. As shown in FIG. 30, the bottom of the ball tray portion 532 is formed so as to incline downward toward the right, and the game balls stored in the ball tray portion 532 are moved to the rectifier 550 by the action of gravity. It has come to be guided.

  A lower ball tray 507 is provided on the lower side of the front ball tray 530 on the front surface (front surface) of the front frame 502 so as to protrude forward as shown in FIG. The lower ball tray 507 is used when the game ball (prize ball) stored in the ball tray portion 532 of the upper ball tray 530 overflows or when the player operates the ball release lever 533 of the upper ball tray 530. When the game ball is pulled out from the tray 530, the game ball sent through the ball tray passage 528 and the lower ball tray outlet 529 formed on the front frame 502 side is received and stored. In addition, on the right side of the lower ball tray 507, a launch handle 508 for performing a launch operation of the game ball is attached.

As shown in FIG. 32, a first back set board 540 formed in an inverted L shape in accordance with the shape of the inner side of the upper right part on the back side of the outer frame 501 is hinged on the upper part of the back surface (back surface) of the front frame 502. (Not shown) is attached so as to be openable / closable and detachable sideways, and is always held in a closed state covering the upper right portion of the back surface of the front frame 502. In the first back set board 540, game balls are stored and the stored game balls are aligned and flowed down, a ball storage tank 541, a ball payout device 542 for paying out game balls based on a winning state, etc., a ball payout device 542 A game ball processing mechanism such as a ball payout passage 543 for guiding the game balls paid out from the upper ball tray 530 is provided.

  A second back set panel 545 that covers the lower rear portion of the front frame 502 is attached to the lower portion of the rear surface (rear surface) of the front frame 502 by a hinge mechanism (not shown) so that it can be opened, closed, and detached. It is held in a closed state covering the lower back of the. The second back set board 545 controls the operation of the power supply unit 546 for supplying power to each control device and electronic components, the ball payout control device 547 for controlling the payout operation of the game ball, and the operation of the pachinko machine PM2. A main control device (not shown) or the like is attached, and these are connected by a connector cable (not shown) so that the pachinko machine PM2 is operable.

  The pachinko machine PM2 is used for games with the glass door 505, the upper ball tray 530, the first and second back set panels 540, 545, etc. closed and locked, and the upper ball tray 530 stores the game balls and launches them. A game is started by rotating the handle 508. When the launch handle 508 is rotated, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 530 are launched one by one into the game area PA2 by the launch mechanism 526 located on the back side of the upper ball tray 530, and the pachinko game is played. Be expanded.

  Also in the pachinko machine PM2 according to the second embodiment, the rectifier 550 is provided with a fraud prevention tool (a receiving member 100 and a cutting member 110, which will be described in detail later). Hereinafter, the rectifier 550 will be described with additional reference to FIGS.

  36 and 37, the rectifier 550 is mainly configured by a box-shaped case member 560 having an opening and a case lid member 570 that covers the opening of the case member 560, and an inclined passage 580 is internally provided therein. Is formed. The inclined passage 580 is formed so as to incline downward (in a straight line) downward from the upstream side connected to the upper ball tray 530 toward the downstream side, and is provided on the upstream side of the inclined passage 580. A ball supply passage 581 for aligning and flowing down the stored game balls, and a game ball provided on the downstream side of the inclined passage 580 and reaching the end of the ball supply passage 581 are moved to the lower ball tray 507 (that is, the pachinko machine PM2 It is mainly composed of a ball passage 582 that can be led to the outside.

  A ball outlet 583 connected to the ball passage 582 is formed in the downstream side wall portion of the ball supply passage 581 so as to extend in a substantially vertical direction, and the ball supply passage 581 and the ball passage 582 are connected via the ball outlet 583. And communicate with each other. A communication port 584 is formed in the vicinity of the ball outlet 583 in the ball supply passage 581, and a game ball flowing down the ball supply passage 581 passes through this connection port 584 and is guided to a game ball supply device 600 described later. It is like that. Further, the passage wall portion 585 is formed so as to extend in a substantially vertical direction so as to face the ball outlet 583 in the ball supply passage 581.

  By the way, the case member 560 is integrally formed into a box shape having an opening on the front side by molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polycarbonate (PC) or polyacetal resin (POM). Are formed at predetermined positions. As shown in FIG. 34 and FIG. 35, a ball outlet 561 is formed on the back side of the center lower part of the case member 560, and a game ball that has passed through the communication port 584 is launched from this ball outlet 561 by the game ball supply device 600. It is sent out to the mechanism 526 (fire rail). As shown in FIG. 36 and FIG. 37, a discharge port 562 connected to the end portion of the ball removal passage 582 is formed at the lower end of the left side portion of the case member 560, and the game ball reaching the end portion of the ball removal passage 582 is formed. Is discharged from the discharge port 562 to a ball tray passage 528 (see FIGS. 33 and 34) located on the left side of the rectifier 550.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, the case lid member 570 is made of a transparent resin material such as ABS resin, and is integrally formed in a plate shape matched with the opening of the case member 560 by molding means such as injection molding. And is attached to the opening of the case member 560 using a fixing means such as a screw 552. A ball inlet 571 connected to the upper end of the ball supply passage 581 is formed in the upper right portion of the case lid member 570, and the game ball that has reached the right end of the upper ball tray 530 passes through the ball inlet 571 and supplies the ball. It flows down the passage 581.

  A ball removal member 590 capable of opening and closing a ball removal port 583 is attached to the upper left of the inclined passage 580 inside the case member 560 (rectifier 550). The ball release member 590 is integrally formed in a claw shape by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polyacetal resin (POM), and the ball release member 590 closes the ball release port 583 with respect to the case member 560. It is attached to the mouth closed position (see FIG. 36) and the ball outlet opening position (see FIG. 37) for opening the ball outlet 583 so as to be selectively swingable.

  A lid 591 is formed at the tip of the ball removal member 590. As shown in FIG. 36, when the ball removal member 590 is located at the ball removal port closed position, the ball removal port 583 is closed and the passage wall portion 585 is closed. A wall surface extending in a substantially vertical direction is formed so as to face the surface. In addition, a passage port 586 through which the lid portion 591 can pass is formed at the ceiling portion on the start end side of the ball removal passage 582. A connecting arm portion 592 is formed on the upper portion of the ball removal member 590 so as to extend upward, and a tip protrudes upward (outward) of the case member 560 (rectifier 550). Note that an arm escape portion 563 through which the connecting arm portion 592 can pass is formed on the left side of the ceiling portion of the case member 560 so as to extend left and right.

  A pin-shaped first spring mounting portion (not shown) is formed on the side of the connecting arm portion 592 inside the case member 560 so that one end of the first biasing spring 595 is attached. Yes. The first urging spring 595 is a tension coil spring, and one end is attached to the first spring attachment portion and the other end is attached to a pin-shaped second spring attachment portion 564 formed on the case member 560. It has become. Then, by the urging force of the first urging spring 595, as shown in FIG. 36, the ball removal member 590 is always urged to the ball removal port closed position.

  A pin portion 594 is formed on the distal end side of the connecting arm portion 592, and a slide member 555 (see FIG. 34) attached to the contact plate portion 531 of the upper ball tray 530 comes into contact therewith. As shown in FIG. 34, the slide member 555 is formed in a square bar shape that extends to the left and right using a resin material, and is slidably attached to the upper side of the rectifier 550 on the back surface side of the abutting plate portion 531. A plate-like arm abutting portion 556 is formed at the tip side portion of the slide member 555, and the pin portion 594 of the connecting arm portion 592 when the slide member 555 slides to the left (rightward in FIG. 34). It comes to contact with.

  A pin-shaped arm engagement portion 557 is formed in the vicinity of the center portion of the slide member 555, and is engaged with an engagement hole 536 formed in the lower portion of the swing arm 535 so as to be relatively rotatable. . The upper part of the swing arm 535 is pivotally connected to the back side of the abutting plate portion 531 and is connected to the ball release lever 533. The swing arm 535 is linked to the pushing operation (swing operation) of the ball release lever 533. Thus, the lower portion of the swing arm 535 is configured to swing in the left-right direction. The slide member 555 connected to the swing arm 535 via the engagement hole 536 and the arm engagement portion 557 slides to the left and right in conjunction with the lower part of the swing arm 535 swinging to the left and right. It is supposed to be. A swing stopper 537 that restricts the swing of the swing arm 535 to the left is formed on the left side (right side in FIG. 34) of the swing arm 535 on the back side of the contact plate portion 531. .

  A pin-shaped third spring mounting portion 558 is formed on the base end side of the slide member 555, and one end of the second urging spring 559 is mounted. The second urging spring 559 is a tension coil spring, one end of which is attached to the above-described third spring attachment portion 558 and the other end is formed on the back side of the abutting plate portion 531 and is a hook-shaped fourth spring attachment portion. 538 to be attached. Then, by the biasing force of the second biasing spring 559, the slide member 555 is always biased rightward (leftward in FIG. 34) as shown in FIG.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 36 and FIG. 37, a game ball flowing down the ball supply passage 581 is passed through the communication port 584 to the lower right of the inclined passage 580 inside the case member 560 (rectifier 550). A game ball supply device 600 is provided to supply the launch mechanism 526 (launch rail) one by one. The game ball supply device 600 includes a ball feeding member 601 provided below the communication port 584, a flapper 610 connected to the ball feeding member 601, and a flapper solenoid 611 that swings the flapper 610 up and down. Composed.

  The ball feeding member 601 is integrally formed into a L-shape in a side view by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material such as polyacetal resin (POM), and communicates with the case member 560 to close the connection port 584. The mouth closed position (see FIG. 38), the contact opening open position (see FIG. 39) for opening the communication port 584 and guiding the game balls that have reached the end of the ball supply passage 581 to the launch mechanism 526 one by one. It is attached so that it can be selectively displaced. A shaft portion 602 is formed on the left and right sides of the ball feed member 601, and the ball feed member 601 is engaged with the ball feed member mounting portion 565 formed at the lower center of the case member 560. However, the shaft portion 602 is used as a swing shaft to swing back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 35, a grooved projection-shaped flapper connecting portion 603 is formed below the right side of the ball feed member 601 (downward on the left side in FIG. 35), and the flapper 610 has a flapper connecting portion 603. The ball feed member 601 and the flapper 610 are connected by engaging the left end.

  A ball stopper 604 is formed on the upper part of the ball feeding member 601, and as shown in FIG. 38, when the ball feeding member 601 is located at the communication port closed position, the connection port 584 is closed and the ball supply passage 581 is closed. The game ball that has reached the end of the ball is received by the upper surface of the ball stopper 604. Also, as shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 is formed in a planar shape that is inclined in substantially the same direction as the inclination direction of the inclined passage 580, and further on the upper surface of the ball stopper 604. The downstream end is configured to smoothly connect to the lower end of the ball outlet 583.

  As shown in FIG. 39, a ball receiving portion 605 is formed at the lower part of the ball feeding member 601, and one game ball that has passed through the communication port 584 when the ball feeding member 601 is displaced to the communication port open position is one ball. In this state, when the ball feeding member 601 is displaced from the communication port open position to the communication port closed position, the held game ball is sent out from the ball outlet 561 to the firing mechanism 526 (firing rail). It has become.

The flapper 610 is formed in a plate shape using a magnetic metal material such as iron as shown in FIG. 34, and is adjacent to the right side (left side in FIG. 34) of the ball feeding member 601. It is attached to 560 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction, and swings integrally with the connected ball feed member 601. The flapper solenoid 611 is positioned above the flapper 610 and attached to the case member 560. When the flapper solenoid 611 is turned on, the flapper 610 is attracted to the flapper solenoid 611 by a magnetic force, and as shown in FIG. Together with 610, the ball feeding member 601 (ball stopper 604) swings forward and is displaced to the communication port open position.

  Further, a metal weight member 609 is attached to the rear of the bottom of the ball feeding member 601, and when the flapper solenoid 611 is turned off, the ball feeding is performed together with the flapper 610 as shown in FIG. The member 601 (ball stopper 604) swings rearward and is displaced to the communication port closed position. Thus, as the flapper solenoid 611 is turned on / off, the ball feeding member 601 is selectively oscillated and displaced between the communication port open position and the communication port close position. As shown in FIG. 35, on the bottom right side (left side in FIG. 35) of the case member 560, a swing stopper 566 that restricts swing of the flapper 610 when the ball feed member 601 is located at the contact opening open position. Is formed.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 35 to 37, a latch mounting portion 569 is formed at the left end of the case member 560 so that the ny latch 551 can be mounted. Then, as shown in FIG. 34, the nai latch 551 attached to the latch attachment portion 569 is attached to the contact plate portion 531 with the rectifier 550 aligned with the rectifier attachment portion 539 formed on the back surface side of the contact plate portion 531. By engaging with the latch engagement hole (not shown), the rectifier 550 is detachably attached to the right side of the back surface of the upper ball tray 530 (the contact plate portion 531).

  By the way, the ball supply passage 581 extends substantially in the left-right direction from the ball inlet 571 to the communication port 584, but the extending direction is bent at a right angle (in the front-rear direction) at a portion from the communication port 584 to the ball outlet 561. Thus, in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the sphere supply passage 581 changes, more specifically, in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 561 of the rectifier 550, the filament I passed through the sphere supply passage 581 (see FIG. 35). A receiving member 700 is provided which can receive and pinch the reference.

  As shown in FIG. 35, the receiving member 700 is bent into a “mountain” shape using a metal wire such as stainless steel. As in the case of the first embodiment, the thread-like body introducing portion 701 and the thread-like body are formed. It has a receiving part 702, a first attachment part 703, and a second attachment part (not shown). 31 and 33, the receiving member 700 and the like in the rectifier 550 are not shown. The filamentous body introducing portion 701 is located in the center of the base end portion of the receiving member 700, and is formed in a tapered shape whose interval becomes narrower from the base end portion of the receiving member 700 toward the distal end side. The thread-like body receiving part 702 is formed in an elongated U-shape, located on the distal end side of the receiving member 700 connected to the thread-like body introducing part 701. The gap portion of the filament-shaped body receiving portion 702 formed in a U-shape is set to have a slightly narrower width than a predetermined filamentous body I (for example, a fishing line or a kite thread). The first attachment portion 703 is located at one side end of the receiving member 700 and is formed in an annular shape through which the protrusion 761 of the rectifier 550 can be inserted. Although the detailed illustration of the second mounting portion is omitted, as in the case of the first embodiment, the second mounting portion is positioned at the other side end portion of the receiving member 100 and screw 720 for fixing the second mounting portion with screws. Is formed in an annular shape that can be inserted.

  Above the ball outlet 561 in the outer wall portion of the case member 560, a protrusion 761 inserted into the first mounting portion 703 of the receiving member 700 and a screw hole (not shown) into which the screw 720 is screwed are formed. Is done. Note that the inner diameter of the first mounting portion 703 of the receiving member 700 is formed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the protruding portion 761. Accordingly, since the receiving member 700 can be elastically deformed by the gap between the protrusion 761 and the first mounting portion 703, the filamentous body thicker than the gap portion of the filamentous body receiving portion 702 of the receiving member 700. I can be received and pinched by the receiving member 700 (filamentous body receiving portion 702).

A receiving member fixing portion 762 into which the distal end portion of the receiving member 700 is inserted and fixed is formed above the protrusion 761 and the screw hole (not shown) on the outer wall portion of the case member 560. Also,
Between the protrusion 761 on the outer wall portion of the case member 560 and a screw hole (not shown), it is connected to the ball outlet 561 (that is, the direction changing portion in the ball supply passage 581), and the filamentous body of the receiving member 700 is introduced. A slit portion 763 that exposes the portion 701 is formed. The slit portion 763 is formed to extend in an oblique direction along the extending direction of the receiving member 700 (filamentous body receiving portion 702) attached to the rectifier 550.

  In order to attach the receiving member 700 to the rectifier 550, the front end portion of the receiving member 700 is inserted into the receiving member fixing portion 762, and the first mounting portion 703 of the receiving member 700 is inserted into the protrusion 761 of the rectifier 550, so that the washer 721 is inserted. At the same time, the screw 720 is inserted into the second mounting portion (not shown) of the receiving member 700 and screwed into the screw hole (not shown) of the rectifier 550. As a result, the receiving member 700 is attached to the rectifier 550.

  In the rectifier 550 to which the receiving member 700 is attached in this manner, when the ball release lever 533 is not operated, that is, in a normal case, as shown in FIG. 34, the slide is caused by the urging force of the second urging spring 559. Since the member 555 slides to the right (left side in FIG. 34), as shown in FIG. 36, the ball pulling member 590 is moved to the ball discharge port closed position (rightward) by the biasing force of the first biasing spring 595. ) Swing displacement. Further, when the firing handle 508 is not rotated, the flapper solenoid 611 of the game ball supply device 600 is turned off, and the ball feed member 601 is contacted by the action of gravity as shown in FIGS. It swings and displaces to the mouth closed position.

  As described above, when the firing handle 508 and the ball release lever 533 are not operated, that is, when the ball feed member 601 is located at the communication port closed position and the ball release member 590 is located at the ball discharge port closed position, The game balls stored in the ball tray 530 pass through the ball inlet 571 from the right end of the upper ball tray 530, flow down the ball supply passage 581, and flow down the ball supply passage 581 as shown in FIGS. The game ball is received on the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 while the flow to the ball discharge passage 582 is restricted by the ball removal member 590.

  In this state, when the launch handle 508 is rotated, the game balls flowing down the ball supply passage 581 by the game ball supply device 600 pass through the connection port 584 and the ball outlet 561, and each of the launch mechanisms 526 (launch) The game balls supplied to the rail) and hit by the launch mechanism 526 are shot one by one toward the game area PA. In order to supply the game balls flowing down the ball supply passage 581 one by one to the launch mechanism 526 by the game ball supply device 600, the flapper solenoid 611 is turned on while the game balls are received by the upper surface of the ball stopper 604. After that, the flapper solenoid 611 is turned off again after a predetermined time.

  At this time, first, when the flapper solenoid 611 is turned on, the flapper 610 is attracted to the flapper solenoid 611 by a magnetic force, and the ball feeding member 601 located at the communication port closed position swings forward together with the flapper 610 to move the communication port open position. 39, the game ball received on the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 passes through the communication port 584, and only one game ball passed through the communication port 584 by the ball receiver 605 is received. Accept and hold. In this state, when the flapper solenoid 611 is turned off again, the ball feeding member 601 swings and displaces from the communication port open position to the communication port closed position, and the game ball held by the ball receiving portion 605 as shown in FIG. Is sent out from the ball outlet 561 to the firing mechanism 526 (launch rail).

In this way, the game balls flowing down the ball supply passage 581 are supplied to the launch mechanism 526 one by one by the game ball supply device 600. Then, the flapper solenoid 611 is turned on / off for each firing operation of the firing mechanism 526, and the ball feeding member 601 is alternately displaced between the contact port open position and the contact port closed position, whereby the launch mechanism 526 performs the firing operation. Each time the game is performed, the game balls flowing down the ball supply passage 581 are continuously supplied to the launch mechanism 526 one by one. Thereby, it is possible to supply the game balls to the launch mechanism 526 one by one with a simple configuration.

  At this time, the game ball adjacent to the game ball received on the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 is positioned at the ball opening member 601 at the contact opening open position as shown in FIG. It reaches the position immediately before the connection port 584 in the ball supply passage 581 so as to be adjacent to the upper side of the game ball held by the receiving unit 605, and when the ball feed member 601 returns to the connection port closed position, It is supposed to be accepted.

  When a ball with a thread is present in the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 530, the ball with the thread flows down from the upper ball tray 530 with the other game balls through the ball supply passage 581 in the rectifier 550, thereby playing the game. It is sent out to the launch mechanism 526 by the ball supply device 600, and is launched into the game area PA2 by the hammer of the launch mechanism 526. At this time, the filament I fixed to the threaded ball tends to extend straight when pulled by an unauthorized person while being passed through the ball supply passage 581. In the present embodiment, the receiving member 700 is provided in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the sphere supply passage 581 changes, more specifically, in the vicinity of the sphere outlet 561 in the rectifier 550. Therefore, the filament I that tries to extend straight in the vicinity of the ball outlet 561 reaches the slit 763 along the edge of the bulb outlet 561, and as shown in FIG. 35, the filament introduction portion 701 of the receiving member 700. To the gap of the filamentous body receiving portion 702.

  Here, when the filament I is thicker than the gap of the filament receiver 702, the gap of the filament receiver 702 is expanded by the filament I and the receiving member 700 (filament receiver 702) is elastically deformed. Therefore, the receiving member 700 can pinch the received filament I with a force stronger than the weight of the game ball due to the elastic force of the receiving member 700. Therefore, the filament I is caught by the receiving member 700, and the threaded ball launched into the game area PA2 can be forcibly pulled up but cannot be moved downward. In this way, an illegal winning action using a threaded ball can be suppressed.

  Further, similarly to the case of the first embodiment, a cutting member (not shown) capable of cutting the filament I received by the receiving member 700 may be attached to the rectifier 550. Thereby, when the filament I is pulled strongly, or when the filament I is the same thickness as the gap of the filament receiver 702 or thinner than this, the filament led to the gap of the filament receiver 702 The body I reaches the blade portion of the cutting member provided so as to overlap the receiving member 700, and the cutting member can cut the filamentous body I. Therefore, it becomes possible to more effectively deter illegal prize winning acts. In this case, the cutting member is attached to the rectifier 550 in a state in which the cutting member is received in a recess (not shown) formed above the ball outlet 561 in the outer wall portion of the case member 560, and the protrusion described above is attached to the recess. 761 and a screw hole (not shown) are formed, and the receiving member 700 is attached to the rectifier 550 along with the cutting member. Further, the slit portion 763 described above is formed so as to be connected to the concave portion and the ball outlet 561 so as to expose the filamentous body introducing portion 701 of the receiving member 700 and the blade portion of the cutting member. In this way, it becomes possible to expose only the part necessary for cutting the filament I, and when the rectifier 550 to which the receiving member 700 and the cutting member are attached is handled, the cutting member is touched to cause injury. Can be prevented.

When the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 530 is extracted to the lower ball tray 507 by operating the ball release lever 533, the swing arm 535 is accompanied by a push operation (swing operation) of the ball release lever 533. Swaying to the left (right in FIG. 34), the slide member 555 coupled to the swaying arm 535 slides to the left against the urging force of the second urging spring 559. At this time, since the arm contact portion 556 of the slide member 555 contacts the pin portion 594 formed on the connection arm portion 592 of the ball removal member 590, the ball removal member 590 resists the biasing force of the first biasing spring 595. Then, as shown in FIG. 37, the ball removal member 590 is displaced to the ball release opening opening position. When the firing handle 508 is not rotated, as described above, the ball feeding member 601 is oscillated and displaced to the communication port closed position, and the ball stopper 604 blocks the communication port 584.

  As described above, when the ball release lever 533 is operated in a state where the firing handle 508 is not rotated, that is, the ball feed member 601 is positioned at the communication port closed position, and the ball release member 590 is opened. When positioned, the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 530 passes through the ball inlet 571 from the right end of the upper ball tray 530, flows down the ball supply passage 581, and passes through the ball outlet 583 in an open state. As a result, the ball passage 582 is reached. At this time, the inclined passage 580 continuously inclined downward from the upstream side toward the downstream side is provided with a ball supply passage 581 located on the upstream side of the inclined passage 580 and positioned on the downstream side of the inclined passage 580. Since the ball removal passage 582 is provided, the game ball that has reached the downstream side of the ball supply passage 581 flows smoothly to the ball removal passage 582 by positioning the ball removal member 590 at the ball removal opening open position. be able to. Therefore, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 530 can be smoothly extracted to the lower ball tray 507 (that is, outside the pachinko machine PM2) without leaving the rectifier 550.

  At this time, the game ball reaching the downstream side of the ball supply passage 581 is received by the upper surface of the ball stopper 604, and the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 is inclined in substantially the same direction as the inclination direction of the inclined passage 580. Therefore, the game ball that has reached the end portion of the ball supply passage 581 can flow down to the ball removal passage 582 more smoothly. Further, since the downstream end of the upper surface of the ball stopper 604 is configured to be smoothly connected to the lower end of the ball outlet 583, the game ball reaching the end of the ball supply passage 581 can be more smoothly removed. It can flow down to the passage 582.

  Then, the game ball that has reached the ball removal passage 582 as described above smoothly flows down the ball removal passage 582 and is discharged from the discharge port 562 to the ball tray passage 528, and passes through the ball tray passage 528 (see FIG. 34). After flowing down, it is discharged from the lower ball tray outlet 529 to the lower ball tray 507. In this way, by operating the ball removal lever 533, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 530 can be smoothly extracted to the lower ball tray 507 (that is, outside the pachinko machine PM2) without remaining in the rectifier 550. Can do.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the receiving member 700 capable of receiving and sandwiching the filament I is provided in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the sphere supply passage 581 changes. By the receiving member 700 having a simple configuration, the filament I that is about to be stretched straightly by being pulled by an unauthorized person can be easily captured at the direction changing portion where the extending direction of the ball supply passage 581 changes. Therefore, it becomes possible to restrict the free movement of the filament I and the game ball with the filament I with a simple configuration, and the game ball with the filament I can be illegally operated to win a prize for the game ball. The illegal winning action to be detected can be effectively suppressed.

  In the second embodiment described above, a file may be formed on the inner side of the filamentous body receiving portion 702 of the receiving member 700. In this way, since the frictional force between the filament I and the filament receiver 702 increases, the filament I can be prevented from coming off from the receiving member 700. In addition, a protruding portion that is turned toward the front end side of the receiving member 700 may be formed on the inner side portion of the filament-shaped receiving portion 702 in the receiving member 700. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the filament I from coming off from the receiving member 700.

Further, in the second embodiment described above, the filament receiving portion 702 of the receiving member 700 is formed in an elongated U shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the gap portion of the filament receiving portion is a maze shape. Alternatively, the thread-like body receiving portion may be formed so as to extend in a spiral shape. By doing so, the shape of the gap portion of the filamentous body receiving portion becomes complicated, so that the filamentous body I can be prevented from coming off from the receiving member.

  In the second embodiment described above, the receiving member 700 may be formed using a nichrome wire, and the receiving member 700 using the nichrome wire may be energized every predetermined time. In this way, since the receiving member 700 using the nichrome wire generates heat, it can be expected to cut the resinous thread (fishing line or the like) sandwiched between the receiving members 700.

  In the second embodiment described above, the receiving member 700 is formed using a metal wire. However, the receiving member 700 is not limited to this. For example, the receiving member 700 may be formed using a metal plate. Any configuration that can be received and sandwiched is acceptable.

  In the second embodiment described above, a loop-shaped spherical passage may be formed between the upper ball tray 530 and the rectifier 550. In this way, since the filament passed through the loop-shaped ball passage wraps around the loop-shaped portion, the illegal winning act of detecting the winning of the game ball by illegally operating the game ball with the filamentous body Can be suppressed more effectively.

  In the second embodiment described above, the receiving member 700 is provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet 561 in the rectifier 550. However, the receiving member 700 is not limited to this, and the shape of the passage is formed at the upstream end of the ball supply passage 581. A receiving member may be provided in the vicinity of the bent ball inlet 571.

  Moreover, in each above-mentioned embodiment, although the structure which a cutting member is attached to a rectifier is illustrated, it is not limited to this, The structure which arrange | positions a cutting member to a rectifier by insert mold may be sufficient. . Further, a blade portion capable of cutting the filamentous body may be formed on the inner peripheral side of the filamentous body receiving portion of the receiving member so that the receiving member has a function as a cutting member.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, an arrangement ball, a sparrow ball game, etc. The same applies to the machine and the like, and the same effect can be obtained.

PM Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
1 outer frame 2 front frame (frame member)
6 ball tray unit (6a upper ball plate, 6b lower ball plate)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 21 Launching mechanism 29a 1st ball supply path 50 Rectifier 51 2nd ball supply path (51a upstream part, 51b downstream part)
60 First case member 61 Side wall part 62 Ball inlet 70 Second case member 71 Side wall part 74 Ball outlet 75 Guide part 76 Recess 79 Slit part 100 Receiving member 101 Filamentous body introduction part 102 Filamentous body receiving part 110 Cutting member 111 Main body part 112 Blade part PM2 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
501 Outer frame 502 Front frame (frame member)
510 Game board 526 Launch mechanism 530 Upper ball tray 550 Rectifier 560 Case member 561 Ball outlet 570 Case lid member 571 Ball inlet 581 Ball supply passage 700 Receiving member 701 Filamentous body introducing portion 702 Filamentous body receiving portion

Claims (1)

A game board with a predetermined game area on the front side;
A frame member for accommodating and holding the game board;
A base plate that is provided below the game board in the frame member and stores game balls on the front side of the frame member;
A launching mechanism that is provided on the rear side of the ball tray in the frame member and launches game balls stored in the ball tray toward the game area;
A rectifier that is provided in a ball supply passage that causes the game ball to flow down from the ball tray to the launch mechanism, and that sends the game ball that flows down the ball supply passage to the launch mechanism;
A narrow passage portion that is provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet of the ball supply passage in the rectifier, a game ball flowing down the ball supply passage cannot pass through, but a filament passing through the ball supply passage can pass through;
When the game ball attached to the ball outlet of the sphere supply passage in the rectifier is overlapped with the narrow passage portion and is attached to the ball outlet and is launched toward the game area by the launch mechanism, A cutting member capable of cutting the filamentous body sandwiching the filamentous body passed through the ball supply passage and reaching the narrow passage portion,
The cutting member has one side mounting portion disposed on one side and the other side disposed on the other side of both sides of the cutting member straddling the narrow passage portion in a state of overlapping with the narrow passage portion. A mounting portion,
The one side mounting portion is fixed to the rectifier using one fixing screw inserted through the hole of the one side mounting portion ,
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the other side attachment portion is fixed to the rectifier using a protrusion provided in the rectifier and inserted through a hole of the other side attachment portion .

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