JP6200986B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine including a launch unit that launches game balls stored in a ball tray toward a game area.

  A pachinko machine, which is a typical example of a ball game machine, has a launch mechanism, a ball that launches a game ball with a launch intensity according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle toward the game area formed on the front side of the game board. A ball feed mechanism that sends game balls stored in a dish to the launch mechanism one by one, a launch control board that is electrically connected to another board such as a payout control board and controls the operation of the launch mechanism and the ball feed mechanism, and the like Is provided. Generally, the launching mechanism is provided on the front side of the front frame that accommodates and holds the game board in a standing posture, and the ball feeding mechanism is provided on a front side of the front frame such as a glass frame or the like that can be opened and closed sideways The launch control board is provided on a mechanism set board called a back set board located behind the front frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-95131 A

  By the way, 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 game ball entering the winning device passes through the winning ball detector and passes through the winning ball detector. The winning of the game ball in the winning device is detected, and the payout of the winning ball according to the number of winning balls is executed in a timely manner. Here, in normal games, as a rule, the passing of the game ball to the winning ball detector is detected only once per game ball. However, in recent years, a game ball with a filamentous body such as a fishing line is used as a winning device. The game ball is repeatedly passed through the winning ball detector many times by performing illegal operations such as pulling the ball into the ball and pulling the filament to the front or sending it to the back side (continuous winning of game balls) In other words, fraudulent winning acts (got acts) that pay out a large number of prize balls frequently occur, and the damage has become a big problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is possible to effectively suppress an illegal winning act of detecting a winning of a game ball by illegally operating the game ball with a filamentous body. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine having a configuration.

In order to achieve such an object, a ball game machine according to the present invention is provided with a frame member for holding a game board in which a predetermined game area is formed on the front side, and a front side of the frame member that can be opened and closed. An opening / closing member provided on the front side of the frame member, and a launch unit that launches a game ball toward the game area, and a launch control unit that controls launch of the game ball using the launch unit. A ball game machine, wherein the launch unit includes an exterior body including a first member provided on the frame member side and a second member provided to be openable and closable with respect to the first member. wherein the exterior body, and the ball feed valve for feeding a game ball to the hitting position, and a ball feeding valve driving source for operating the ball feed valve by magnetically adsorbing the ball feed valve to be energized a ball feed mechanism having, fed by said ball feed mechanism A firing hammer hammer out toward the playfield tricks ball along the firing rails are provided, the firing hammer is constructed as above is operated by a separate driving source and the ball feed valve driving source, A launching control for controlling the launch of the game ball is provided with a cutting member capable of receiving and cutting the filamentous body of the game ball to which the filament passed through the exterior body is attached by the ball feeding mechanism. The portion is provided on the frame member side of the frame member and the opening / closing member, and the launch rod is disposed above the hitting position of the game ball and spaced apart in the vertical direction. A head portion for swinging out a range of positions where a part of the launcher comes into contact with a pair of disposed stoppers and for launching a game ball provided at a tip below the drive shaft of the launcher Arc-shaped movement swollen below Is configured to provide the hitting position on the trace, the the rear surface of the front and the opening and closing member of the outer package body are spaced apart with a predetermined gap, said predetermined intervals, wherein the closing member is the frame It is characterized in that it is formed at an interval that makes it difficult to open the second member with respect to the first member when in the closed position that covers the member.

  According to the bullet ball gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively suppress an illegal winning action that illegally operates a gaming ball with a filamentous body and detects a winning of the gaming ball.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine shown as an example of the ball ball game machine to which the present invention is applied from the front. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine of the state which opened and opened the glass frame and the top ball tray. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from back. It is the perspective view which looked at the launch unit from the front. It is a front view of a launch unit. It is a launch unit top view. It is a launch unit side view. It is a perspective view which shows the discharge mechanism of a discharge unit. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a launch unit. It is a front view which shows the state which the ball feed valve of a launch mechanism is a ball exit closed position. It is sectional drawing shown along arrow XI-XI of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which has the ball | bowl feed valve of a discharge mechanism in a ball | bowl exit open position. It is sectional drawing shown along the arrow XIII-XIII of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the electrical structure of a launch unit. It is a front view which shows the outline | summary of the attachment structure of a launch unit. It is a top view which shows the outline | summary of the attachment structure of a launch unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the vibration proof structure with respect to a launch control board. It is a side view of a cutting member. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the effect | action of a cutting member.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko machine PM to which a ball game machine according to the present invention is applied will be outlined with reference to each of FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine PM viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine PM in a state where the front glass frame and the upper ball dish are opened laterally, and FIG. 3 is the rear view of the pachinko machine PM. It is the perspective view seen from.

[Overall configuration of pachinko machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine PM has a rectangular frame size adapted to the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame that is configured to have an outer rectangular frame size. The front frame 2 is formed by an upper and lower hinge mechanism 3a, 3b disposed on the front left edge of each other so that it can be opened and closed laterally and attached and detached, and is referred to as a double lock provided on the front right edge. The locking device 4 is always used to keep the closed state engaged with the outer frame 1.

On the front upper side of the front frame 2, a glass frame 5 having a multi-layer glass and having a substantially rectangular shape is assembled by using the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3 so as to be opened and closed laterally and detachable. Thus, it is always kept in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2. On the front side of the front frame 2 located behind the glass frame 5, there is provided a storage frame for detachably storing the game board 10, and the game board 10 is detachably set in the upper area of the storage frame. The game area PA in front of the game board 10 can be viewed through the multilayer glass of the glass frame 5 that is always held closed. Speakers 21 that generate sound effects according to the state of the game are arranged on the left and right of the front upper portion of the front frame 2.

  The game board 10 has a decorative board obtained by applying a cell to a surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined board thickness and router processing, and is surrounded by an arcuate guide rail 11 or the like, and has a substantially circular shape on which a game ball can roll. A game area PA is defined. Although not shown in detail in the game area PA, game components such as various winning devices (for example, a general winning device, a starting winning device, and a big winning device) are attached together with a large number of game nails and windmills. Further, at the lower end of the game area PA, an out port 12 is formed penetrating in the front-rear direction for discharging game balls that have fallen without winning to each winning device to the back side of the game board 10. The game balls dropped into the winning opening of each winning device are discharged to the back side of the game board 10, and a winning is detected by passing through a winning ball detector provided on the back side. Yes. This winning ball detector is not particularly limited as long as it is a passing type sensor capable of detecting the passing of a game ball. For example, even a non-contact operation type such as a proximity sensor, a magnetic sensor, or an optical sensor can be contacted like a micro switch. It may be an operation type.

  An upper ball tray 30 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 5 on the front side of the front frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 22 provided on the left side of the front side so that it can be opened laterally and detachably, and is always provided on the right side of the front side. 23 is locked and held in a state where the front lower portion of the front frame 2 is covered on the lower side of the glass frame 5. In addition, an auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board that is positioned behind the glass frame 5 and can be aligned vertically with the game board 10 is formed at the lower front portion of the front frame 2. In each part, a launch unit 100 that launches a game ball toward the game area PA of the game board 10, a rail body 28 that guides the game ball launched from the launch unit 100 to the guide rail 11 of the game board 10, and a prize ball that will be described later A prize ball communication passage 27 through which a game ball (prize ball) paid out from the payout device 42 passes, a speaker 26 that generates a sound effect according to the developed state of the game, and the like are provided.

  The upper ball tray 30 is provided so as to cover the front surface of the game assisting plate 25 and the front plate 31 so as to protrude and receive a game ball (prize ball) paid out during the game. In addition, a ball removal lever 33 is attached to the right side (downstream portion) of the ball tray portion 32. The back side of the contact plate 31 communicates with the rear prize ball communication path 27 in a closed state (hereinafter referred to as “ball dish closed state”) in which the upper ball tray 30 is closed to the front frame 2. An upper ball tray connecting duct 34 for allowing the game ball flowing in from the ball to flow down to the ball tray portion 32 is formed to protrude rearward. Further, a ball feeding duct 35 for supplying game balls stored in the ball tray portion 32 to the launch unit 100 is formed on the back side of the contact plate 31 so as to protrude rearward. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottom part of the ball tray part 32 is formed so that it may incline below as it goes rightward, and the game ball stored in the ball dish part 32 is a ball feeding duct by the effect | action of gravity. 35 is led to the launch unit 100.

  On the lower side of the upper ball tray 30 in the front frame 2, a lower ball tray 7 having an open top surface is attached. The lower ball tray 7 is used when the game ball stored in the ball tray portion 32 of the upper ball tray 30 overflows (that is, when the player is full), or when the player removes the ball from the upper ball tray 30. When the game ball is pulled out from the upper ball tray 30 by operating the lever 33, the game ball sent through the overflow ball passage 28 and the lower ball tray outlet 29 formed on the front frame 2 side is received. It comes to store. Further, on the right side of the lower ball tray 7, a launch handle 8 for performing a launch operation of the game ball is attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, a first back set board 40 formed in an inverted L shape in conformity with the shape of the inner side of the upper right part on the back side of the outer frame 1 is provided at the upper rear part of the front frame 2 as a hinge mechanism (not shown). The ball storage tank 41 for storing the game balls and aligning and flowing the stored game balls to each part of the first back set board 40, winning state, etc. A game ball processing mechanism such as a ball payout device 42 for paying out game balls based on the game ball and a ball payout passage 43 for guiding the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 42 to the upper ball tray 30 is provided.

  A second back set board 45 is attached to the lower part of the back of the front frame 2 by a hinge mechanism (not shown) so that it can be opened and closed laterally and detachably attached to each part of the second back set board 45. A power supply board 46 that receives power from the power supply and supplies power to each control board and electric / electronic components, and a payout control board 47 that controls the payout operation of the game ball are attached. On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 10 surrounded by the upper and lower back sets 40, 45, a main control board 18 for comprehensively controlling the operation of the pachinko machine PM, the model (including version) of the pachinko machine PM, and the game A sub control board 19 and the like for controlling the production according to the development are provided, and these are connected by a harness (harness with connector) (not shown) so that the pachinko machine PM can be operated.

  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 frame 5, the upper ball tray 30 and the like are closed and locked. The game is started by storing the game ball in the upper ball tray 30 and rotating the launch handle 8. When the firing handle 8 is rotated, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 30 are sent to the launch unit 100 one by one through the ball feed duct 35 formed on the back side of the glass frame 5, The launch unit 100 is launched into the game area PA with a launch intensity corresponding to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 8, and then the pachinko game is developed.

[Basic configuration of launch unit]
Next, a basic configuration of the firing unit 100 that is detachably attached to the front side of the front frame 2 will be described with additional reference to FIGS. 4 is a perspective view of the launch unit 100 as viewed from the front, FIG. 5 is a front view of the launch unit 100, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the launch unit 100, FIG. 7 is a side view of the launch unit 100, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the firing unit 100, FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state in which the ball feed valve of the firing mechanism 100 is at the ball outlet closed position, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XI-XI in FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which the ball feed valve of the firing mechanism 100 is in the ball outlet open position, and FIG. 13 is taken along arrows XIII-XIII in FIG. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an outline of the electrical configuration of the launch unit 100. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the front and rear, right and left and up and down directions are defined as directions in the state of being attached to the pachinko machine PM with reference to the state of FIG. The directions will be referred to as front and rear, left and right, and up and down, respectively.

  The firing unit 100 is detachably attached to the game assisting board 25 using four fixing screws 101 (see FIG. 15) in an arrangement posture adjacent to the speaker 26 on the front side of the front frame 2. The launch unit 100 is mainly configured by a unit case 110, a ball feeding mechanism 140, a launch mechanism 150, and a launch control board 160.

  The unit case 110 is provided on the front side of the game assisting board 25 and serves as a mounting base for the launching mechanism 150. The unit case 110 is attached to the front side of the case main body member 120 so as to A case lid member 130 serving as a mounting base is provided. The unit case 110 is formed with a substantially rectangular launch port 111 for allowing a game ball launched by the operation of the launch mechanism 150 to pass therethrough.

The case body member 120 is made of a resin material such as polycarbonate (PC) or polyacetal resin (POM), and is formed into a rectangular plate shape by molding means such as injection molding. A main body side insertion hole 121 is formed through the front and rear.

  The case lid member 130 has a horizontally long case base wall 131a and left and right and upper and lower side walls 131b surrounding the case base wall 131 and extending rearward, and is injected using a transparent resin material such as ABS resin. By a molding means such as molding, it is formed into a box shape with an open rear surface with the side surface facing the case main body member 120 being opened as a whole. On the left and right and upper and lower corners of the case base wall 131a, stepped hole-like lid-side insertion holes 132 are formed through the front and rear. The left and right side walls 131b of the case lid member 130 are formed with locking pieces 131c. The locking pieces 131c are locked to the side surfaces of the case main body member 120, so that the case lid member 130 becomes the case main body member. 120 is integrally coupled to the lid.

  The case lid member 130 is formed with a first storage chamber 133 a for storing the ball feeding mechanism 140 and a second storage chamber 133 b for storing the firing control board 160. In addition, a case opening 134 for exposing the four board-side connectors 163C to 166C mounted on the launch control board 160 to the outside of the case is formed in the case lid member 130 so as to penetrate the case base wall 131a. ing. The case opening 134 is opened at a position corresponding to the mounting position of the board side connectors 163C to 166C.

  The case lid member 130 is formed with a ball inlet 135 that communicates with the ball feeding duct 35 of the upper ball tray 30 and receives a game ball delivered from the ball feeding duct 35. A ball supply passage 136 is formed that extends into the interior of the player and allows the game ball to flow down from the upper ball tray 30 to the launching mechanism 150. The ball supply passage 136 is connected to the ball inlet 135 and extends backward, and a ball lead-out passage 138 that sends the game ball connected to the ball introduction passage 137 and reaching the end of the ball introduction passage 137 to the launching mechanism 150. And is formed from.

  The ball introduction path 137 extends rearward from the ball inlet 135 (case body member 120 side) and is closed at the rear end thereof, and a bottom surface 137a extending front and rear is inclined downward toward the left ball lead-out path 138. Yes. Therefore, the game ball introduced into the ball introduction path 137 from the ball inlet 135 flows down toward the ball lead-out path 138. On the other hand, a ball outlet 139 is formed at the end of the ball outlet path 138, and a game ball that has reached the ball outlet path 138 passes through the ball outlet 139 and flows down to the launching mechanism 150.

  The ball feed mechanism 140 is swingably provided with a ball feed valve 141 that receives the game balls arranged in the ball supply passage 136 one by one in accordance with the arrangement order and feeds them to the firing mechanism 150. Above the valve 141, a ball feed solenoid 145 as a drive source for swinging the ball feed valve 141 is disposed.

  The ball feed valve 141 is opposed to the ball introduction path 137 and is recessed in a concave shape so as to receive the game balls waiting on the ball introduction path 137 one by one, and a ball that forms the bottom surface of the ball reception depression 142. A guide piece 143 and a ball stop piece 144 for damming a game ball waiting in the ball introduction path 137 are provided. The bottom surface 141a of the ball receiving recess 142 (the upper surface of the ball guide piece 143) is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the launching mechanism 150 disposed rearward. The ball feed valve 141 is centered on the swing pin 141c supported by the unit case 110, and the ball stopper piece 144 opens the ball introduction path 137 and the ball guide piece 143 closes the ball outlet 139 ( 10 and FIG. 11) and a ball outlet opening position (see FIG. 12 and FIG. 13) in which the ball stopper piece 144 closes the ball introduction path 137 and the ball guide piece 143 opens the ball outlet 139. It is configured to be able to swing between.

Thus, the ball feed valve 141 is configured to swing up and down (around the inside of the paper surface of FIG. 10) about the swing pin 141c, and current is supplied to the ball feed solenoid 145 to magnetize it. At times, the iron plate portion 146 provided at the upper end of the ball feed valve 141 is sucked by the suction force, and swings to the upper ball outlet closing position. On the other hand, when the ball feed solenoid 145 is in a non-energized state, the ball feed valve 141 is lowered by the action of gravity, and the ball receiving recess 142 swings and displaces to a ball outlet open position that matches the ball outlet 139. When the ball feed valve 141 is displaced to the ball outlet open position, the game ball received in the ball receiving recess 142 passes through the ball outlet 139 and flows down to the ball hitting position in the launch mechanism 150. That is, the ball receiving recess 142 forms a ball lead-out path 138 of the ball supply passage 136.

  The ball feed operation of the ball feed mechanism 140, that is, the ON / OFF control of the ball feed solenoid 145 for swinging the ball feed valve 141, is performed by a firing control board 160 that causes a hammer 151 of the firing mechanism 150 to be described later to swing. The operation is controlled in synchronization with the operation of the solenoid 154, and each time a game ball is fired from the launch mechanism 150 based on the turning operation of the launch handle 8, the game balls are sent one by one to the hitting position in the launch mechanism 150. It has become.

  The firing mechanism 150 is located on the front surface side of the case main body member 120 and provided with a hammer 151 swingable in a plane substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 10, and a hammer provided on the rear surface side of the case main body member 120. A launch solenoid 154 that swings 151 and a launch rail portion 156 that guides the launched game ball to the guide rail 11 are provided. The firing solenoid 154 is a rotary solenoid, for example, and is attached to the rear surface side of the case body member 120 by being screwed and fixed using a plurality of screws 154b. The drive shaft 154a of the firing solenoid 154 protrudes to the front side of the case body member 120 through a drive shaft insertion hole (not shown) formed through the front and back of the case body member 120, and this drive shaft 154a. Is inserted into a shaft hole (not shown) of the hammer 151 and the screw portion at the tip of the drive shaft 154a is screwed with a fixing nut 155 so that the hammer 151 is integrally connected to the drive shaft 154a. It has become. In this way, the hammer 151 is attached to the front surface side of the case body member 120, and the firing solenoid 154 is driven based on the command signal from the firing control board 160, whereby the drive shaft 154a is driven on the front surface side of the case body member 120. Oscillating up and down around the center.

  The hammer 151 has a hammer arm 151a made of a metal thin plate, and a synthetic resin covering portion 151b formed by covering the left peripheral portion of the hammer arm 151a by insert molding, for example. A hammer head 151c for hitting a game ball is formed on the part. In the vicinity of the hammer head 151c, an empty portion 151d is formed for increasing the resilience of the hammer head 151c (synthetic resin) and launching a game ball with high resilience. A step 151e is formed above the hammer head 151c to prevent the hammer 151 from swinging upward.

  Further, on the front side of the case body member 120 adjacent to the hammer 151, a lower stopper 152 that elastically receives the covering portion 151b at a swing position retracted downward from the hitting position of the hammer head 151c, a hammer head An upper stopper 153 is provided for elastically receiving the covering portion 151b at a swing position slightly exceeding the hitting position of 151c. Therefore, the hammer 151 is centered on the drive shaft 154a of the firing solenoid 154, and the lower limit position where the covering portion 151b abuts on the lower stopper 152 and the downward swing is restricted (this is referred to as a “fire standby position”). ) And an upper limit position (this is referred to as a “firing completion position”) in which the covering portion 151b is in contact with the upper stopper 153 and the upward swing is restricted. The lower stopper 152 is formed of a base portion 152a and a cushion body 152b, and the upper stopper 153 is formed of a base portion 153a and a cushion body 153b. Here, since the step 151e contacts the lower end of the guide holder 157, which will be described later, after the hammer 151 contacts the upper stopper 153, an excessive impact acts on the cushion body 153b of the upper stopper 153. Can be prevented.

  The firing rail portion 156 is provided on the front surface side of the case main body member 120 and temporarily holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding mechanism 140 according to the hitting position of the hammer head 151c, the case main body member 120, A firing rail 158 having a V-shaped side sectional view screwed to an integrally formed mounting base 122, and a guide for preventing a foul ball provided near the firing rail 158 from colliding with the firing rail 158. Member 159. The firing rail 158 is screwed to a base 122 formed integrally with the case main body member 120 and extends obliquely upward to the right from the holding position of the game ball by the guide holder 157. On the extension line, the unit case A launch port 111 opened at 110 is located.

  The launch control board 160 is a board mainly for controlling the launch of a game ball (e.g. launch intensity and launch timing), and a rectangular printed wiring board 161 is used as a board, and a control module 162 is added to the printed wiring board 161. And electrical / electronic components such as connectors 163C to 166C are mounted to form a launch control circuit. As shown in FIG. 14, the launch control board 160 includes a payout control board 47, a launch handle 8 (a launch volume 8a and a touch sensor 8b incorporated therein), a ball feed solenoid 145, a launch solenoid 154, and the like. Through 176 (see FIG. 15). Here, the firing volume 8a is composed of an angle detector such as a potentiometer, for example, and detects a rotation operation amount of the firing handle 8. Further, the touch sensor 8b detects whether or not the player is in contact with the firing handle 8.

  The first board side connector 163 </ b> C (input terminal) is a connector for electrical connection with the payout control board 47, and the harness side connector 173 </ b> C formed at the end of the harness 173 electrically connected to the payout control board 47. The launch control board 160 can communicate with the payout control board 47 in both directions or in one direction.

  The second board-side connector 164C (input terminal) is a connector for electrical connection with the firing volume 8a of the firing handle 8, the touch sensor 8b, and the like, and is connected to the end of the harness 174 that is electrically connected to the firing handle 8. The harness-side connector 174C thus formed is connected to be detachable. The firing control board 160 determines whether or not the player is in contact with the firing handle 8 based on the detection signal from the touch sensor 8b, and rotates the firing handle 8 based on the detection signal from the firing volume 8a. The amount is detected, and the driving of the ball feed solenoid 145 and the firing solenoid 154 is synchronously controlled according to these detection signals.

  The third board side connector 165C (output terminal) is a connector for electrical connection with the ball feed solenoid 145, and the harness side connector 175C formed at the end of the harness 175 electrically connected to the ball feed solenoid 145. The firing control board 160 outputs a drive signal to the ball feed solenoid 145 at a constant cycle.

  The fourth board side connector 166C (output terminal) is a connector for electrical connection with the firing solenoid 154, and is fitted with the harness side connector 176C formed at the end of the harness 176 electrically connected to the firing solenoid 154. The firing control board 160 outputs a drive signal to the firing solenoid 154 in synchronization with the drive of the ball feed solenoid 145.

The board-side connectors 163C to 166C and the harness-side connectors 173C to 176C form a male-female connector, and the fitting and unplugging directions of these connectors are left and right along the plane of the board. (That is, the arrangement direction of the connection pins in both connectors is set in the direction orthogonal to the board).

  In the launch unit 100 configured as described above, when the player is not operating the launch handle 8, the output signal of the touch sensor 8b is in a non-contact state in which the player's contact is not detected. The launch control board 160 determines that the player is in a standby state in which no game is played, and turns off the operation of the ball feed mechanism 140 and the launch mechanism 150. That is, since the firing solenoid 154 of the firing mechanism 150 is in a non-energized state according to a command from the firing control board 160, the hammer 151 is lowered by its own weight and stopped at the firing standby position.

  On the other hand, when the player grips and rotates the launch handle 8, the output signal of the touch sensor 8b is in a contact state in which the player's contact is detected, and the game ball stored in the upper ball tray 30 is moved to the ball feed mechanism 140. The ball is detained one by one at the hitting position of the launch rail 158, and the launch solenoid 154 that is synchronously controlled with the ball feed solenoid 145 of the ball feed mechanism 140 is excited and swings upward to rotate the launch handle 8. A game ball is launched toward the game area PA with a launch intensity corresponding to the operation amount (detected value of the launch volume 8a).

  Next, a characteristic configuration of the launch unit 100 schematically configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. Here, FIG. 15 is a front view showing the outline of the mounting structure of the launch unit 100 attached to the game auxiliary board 25, and FIG. 16 is a plan view showing the outline of the attachment structure of the launch unit 100 attached to the game auxiliary board 25. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a vibration isolating structure for the firing control board 160, FIG. 18 is a side view of the cutting member, and FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the cutting member.

[Launching unit mounting structure I]
As described above, in the launch unit 100, the launch mechanism 150 is attached to the case main body member 120, and the ball feed mechanism 140 and the launch control board 160 are attached to the case lid member 130. In order to assemble the launch unit 100, the case lid member 130 is formed by overlapping the case lid member 130 from the front side of the case main body member 120 so that the mechanical parts and the control board are covered by the case members 120 and 130. The locking piece 131c is locked to the side surface of the case main body member 120, and the case main body member 120 and the case lid member 130 are connected to each other, thereby obtaining a unitary launch unit 100 as a single unit.

  The firing unit 100 is fixed to the game auxiliary board 25 of the front frame 2 with screws using four fixing screws 101. As described above, the main body side insertion holes 121 are formed in the left and right and upper and lower four positions of the case main body member 120, and the case lid member 130 is aligned with the main body side insertion hole 121 and aligned with the left and right and upper and lower four positions. A lid-side insertion hole 132 is formed at a location. On the other hand, on the front side of the game auxiliary board 25, screw bosses 251 having screw holes (not shown) at four positions aligned with the main body side and the lid side insertion holes 121 and 132 are directed forward. A harness passage opening 252 that passes through the front frame 2 (game auxiliary board 25) in the front-rear direction and serves as a passage for the harness 173 is formed near the intersection of the diagonal lines connecting the four screw bosses 251.

In order to attach the launch unit 100 to the game assisting board 25, the rear side (case body member 120 side) of the launch unit 100 is opposed to the top of each screw boss 251. The fixing unit 101 is inserted into the main body side and the lid side insertion holes 121 and 132 and screwed into the screw holes of the screw boss 251 so that the firing unit 100 is brought into contact with the top of the screw boss 251. It is fixed to the game auxiliary board 25 with screws in a standing posture. Since the firing unit 100 abuts on the top of the screw boss 251 and is fixed to the game assisting board 25 with an interval corresponding to the height of the screw boss 251, the launch unit 100 projects backward from the case body member 120 within this interval. A solenoid 154 can be accommodated.

  At this time, the launch control board 160 disposed on the front side of the front frame 2 and the payout control board 47 disposed on the back side of the front frame 2 (that is, the back set board 40) are transferred to the payout control board 47. The harness-side connector 173C of the harness 173 that is electrically connected is electrically connected by being coupled to the board-side connector 163C mounted on the launch control board 160, whereby the two control boards 47, 160 are connected. Can be transmitted.

  Thus, when the board-side connector 163C and the harness-side connector 173C are coupled, the harness 173 connected thereto extends rearward along the left side surface of the firing unit 100 and then bends inward in an L shape. The payout unit is routed along the rear surface of the launch unit 100 and passes through the harness passage opening 252 opened in the game auxiliary board 25 to the back side of the front frame 2 (that is, the payout disposed on the second back set board 45). It is pulled out (toward the control board side 47).

  Accordingly, the harness 173 can be drawn from the harness passage port 252 to the back side of the front frame 2 without exposing the harness 173 when viewed from the front side of the launch unit 100, so that the harness 173 is accessed from the front side of the pachinko machine PM. It will be very difficult to do. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to pull out the harness side connector 173C from the board side connector 163C by pulling the harness 173, and it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act on the launch control board 160.

[Launching unit mounting structure II]
In a state where the launch unit 100 is attached to the front side of the game assisting board 25, the launch unit 100 and the speaker 26 are disposed close to each other. More specifically, a space sufficient to pass the harness 173 is formed between the left side wall 131b of the case lid member 130 and the right side wall 26a of the speaker 26. The board side connector 163C is connected to the harness side. Even if the connector 173C is pulled out, there is not enough space between the firing unit 100 and the speaker 26 to move the harness side connector 173C in the removal direction (left direction) with respect to the board side connector 163C. Release of the electrical connection of the connectors 163C and 173C is restricted.

  Therefore, it is difficult to pull out the harness-side connector 173C from the board-side connector 163C without removing the launch unit 100 from the game auxiliary board 25 of the front frame 2, and illegal acts on the launch control board 160 can be effectively prevented. Is possible.

[Launching unit mounting structure III]
As described above, the upper ball tray 30 is attached to the front of the game assisting board 25 to which the launch unit 100 is attached so that it can be opened and closed laterally by the hinge mechanism 22, and the pachinko machine PM is used for the game. In this state, the ball tray locking device 23 is used to hold the ball tray closed state that covers the front surface of the game assisting board 25. In this ball tray closed state, the firing unit 100 and the contact plate 31 of the upper ball tray 30 face each other in the front-rear direction, and between the front end portion of the launch unit 100 and the rear end portion of the contact plate 31, The unit 100 and the upper ball tray 6 are configured to have a predetermined interval for preventing transmission of vibration between them. That is, the launch unit 100 and the contact plate 31 are not in contact with each other in the ball tray closed state.

Here, the size of the gap formed between the firing unit 100 and the upper ball tray 30 is such that the case lid member 130 is relatively moved in the front-rear direction from the case body member 120 in order to open the firing unit 100. It is formed smaller than the relative movement amount for separating. For example, the distance C1 that is the shortest distance between the upper ball tray 6 and the launch unit 100, that is, between the ball feed duct 35 formed on the rear surface side of the upper ball tray 6 and the case lid member 130 in the launch unit 100. The front-rear distance C <b> 1 is not an interval large enough to open the unit case 110.

  Therefore, even if the unit case 110 of the launch unit 100 is to be opened, the relative movement of the case lid member 130 with respect to the case main body member 120 is restricted by the back surface of the upper ball tray 30 (ball feed duct 35). 6 can be made difficult to open the unit case 110 of the launch unit 100 without opening it to the game auxiliary board 25 (front frame 2), and illegal acts against the launch unit 100 (mainly the launch control board 160) can be prevented. It can be effectively prevented.

  Further, the distance C2 between the contact plate 31 of the upper ball tray 30 and the case base wall 131a of the launch unit 100 is set to a fixing screw (male screw) 101 for fixing the launch unit 100 and a screw boss of the game auxiliary board 25. The launch unit 100 is formed without opening the upper ball tray 30 by forming the screw 251 so as to be smaller than the screwed length with the screw hole (female screw) 251 so that the fixing screw 101 cannot be removed when the ball tray is closed. It is possible to make it difficult to remove the game assisting board 25 from the game assisting board 25, and it is possible to more reliably prevent an illegal act on the launch unit 100.

[Anti-vibration structure for launch control board]
Since the launch control board 160 built in the launch unit 100 is configured to dislike vibration, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the vibration when the launch mechanism 150 is operated from being transmitted to the launch control board 160, the An attachment structure using a vibration member 180 is employed. The firing control board 160 is attached not to the case body member 120 to which the firing mechanism 150 is attached but to the other case lid member 130 so that vibration from the firing mechanism 150 is not easily transmitted.

  On the printed wiring board 161 of the firing control board 160, board mounting holes 168 for fixing the firing control board 160 to the case lid member 130 with screws are formed through the front and back surfaces at only four locations. On the other hand, the case lid member 130 is formed with a holder portion 131d that partitions and forms the second storage chamber 133b for receiving the control module 162, and the launch control board 160 is placed on the holder portion 131d. Screw holes (not shown) for screwing through vibration-proof members 180 (details will be described later) are formed at four locations at the same pitch as the board mounting holes 168.

  The holder portion 131d is integrally formed with a surrounding wall portion 131e having an inner edge size slightly larger than the outer edge portion of the printed wiring board 161 of the firing control board 160 and extending rearward from the side of the holder portion 131d. Has been. The surrounding wall portion 131e functions as a positioning reference when the firing control board 160 is attached to the case lid member 130. When the outer edge portion of the firing control board 160 is inserted in accordance with the inner edge portion of the surrounding wall portion 131e, the printed wiring board Since the board mounting hole 168 of 161 and the screw hole (not shown) of the holder 131 are aligned, the board mounting screw 169 can be easily inserted. At this time, the four board-side connectors 163C to 166C mounted on the printed wiring board 161 are aligned with the case opening 134 of the case lid member 130 and exposed to the outside of the case.

  The anti-vibration member 180 is a washer formed in a hollow cylindrical shape using an elastic material (for example, rubber, soft synthetic resin, etc.) that can attenuate external vibrations, and has a screw for mounting a substrate at the center thereof. It has a screw insertion hole (not shown) into which 169 can be inserted.

In order to assemble the launch control board 160, the launch control board 160 is attached to the four vibration isolation members 180.
The screw 169 is inserted into the board mounting hole 168 of the printed wiring board 161 and the screw insertion hole of the vibration isolating member 180 from the back side of the payout control board 160 in a state of being placed on the screw control board 160 and then screwed into the screw hole of the holder portion 131d. By attaching, it is attached to the inner surface side of the case lid member 130.

  Therefore, the firing control board 160 is attached to the case lid member 130 via the vibration isolating member 180, and vibration generated when the firing mechanism 150 is operated in a state where the case main body member 120 and the case lid member 130 are coupled is prevented. Absorption by the vibration member 180 and transmission to the firing control board 160 are prevented.

[Measures for thread suspension]
In a normal game on a pachinko machine PM, in principle, the passing of a game ball to the winning detector is detected only once per game ball. However, in recent years, one gaming ball dropped into the winning device has been illegally used. In many cases, an illegal winning action (a so-called “thread-hanging goto action”) in which a large number of prize balls are paid out by passing continuously through the detection port of the win-winning detector by frequent operations.

  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 a “threaded ball”) that has been crafted in such a manner is held between other game balls stored in the ball tray portion 32, and one ball from the ball tray portion 32 together with the other game balls. Each of them is sequentially supplied to the launch unit, and is launched by the launch mechanism and sent into the game area PA of the game board 10. When the threaded ball reaches the game area PA, a strong magnet is used from the outside of the glass frame 5 to win the threaded ball (a general winning device with the largest number of award balls tends to be targeted). ) To drop into the winning opening of the winning device. When the threaded ball flows down from the winning opening and passes through the detection opening of the winning ball detector, the main control board 18 detects the winning of the game ball based on this detection signal, and the payout control board 47 responds to the winning conditions. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device 42 to the upper ball tray 30. 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 or sending it to the back side, the filamentous body is repeatedly passed through the detection port of the winning ball detector many times, thereby making it possible to illegally detect consecutive winnings of game balls and to make numerous prizes. Have won the ball. This is the whole picture of fraudulent prize-winning acts using threaded balls, which are frequently occurring recently.

  Therefore, in order to prevent such an illegal winning action, the launch unit 100 is provided with a fraud prevention tool (details will be described later on a cutting member 190) in the ball feed mechanism 140.

  The sphere supply passage 136 formed in the case lid member 130 of the unit case 110 extends in the left-right direction from the upstream sphere introduction path 137 to the downstream sphere extraction path 138. In the portion of the ball outlet 139, the extending direction is bent at a right angle (front-rear direction). Therefore, the ball feeding direction to the firing mechanism 150 by the ball feeding mechanism 140 can be substantially regarded as the front-rear direction. On the other hand, since the launch rail 158 on the downstream side of the ball exit 139 extends obliquely leftward and upward from the hitting position of the hammer 151 toward the launch port 111, the firing direction of the game ball by the launch mechanism 150 is an obliquely upward left direction. Can be considered. In this way, in the ball path in the launch unit 100, the direction changing portion that switches the path direction in the ball path (sphere lead-out path 138) of the ball feed mechanism 140 and the ball path (launch rail 158) of the launch mechanism 150, More specifically, a cutting member 190 capable of receiving and cutting the filament I passed through the ball supply passage 136 is provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet 139 in the ball feeding mechanism 140.

The cutting member 190 is formed in a thin plate shape using a metal material such as carbon steel or stainless steel. The main body 191, a trough 193 formed at the open end 192 of the main body 191, and the trough And a V-shaped groove 195 continuously formed in a narrow groove shape from the bottom portion 193a of 193. The main body portion 191 is formed with oblique sides 192a and 192a that are inclined inwardly from the pair of open ends 192 and 192, and a valley portion 193 that is gradually narrowed by the oblique sides 192a and 192a is formed. Yes. The V-shaped groove 195 is formed with blade portions 195a and 195a extending along the plate pieces 191a and 191a facing each other, and the facing blade portions 195a and 195a are received by the V-shaped groove 195. It is comprised so that a filament can be cut | disconnected. The cutting member 190 is attached by fixing the base end side attachment portion 191b to the back wall 136a of the ball supply passage 136 by means such as spot welding (see FIGS. 11 and 13).

Next, the operation of the cutting member 190 will be outlined. When Itozuke ball B _I in the game ball that is stored in the upper ball tray 30 is present, the ball feed duct 35 from the upper ball pan 30 the yarn with balls B _I other game ball (legitimate game balls) with Then, it flows down the ball supply passage 136, is sent to the launch position of the launch rail 158 one by one by the ball feed mechanism 140, and is launched toward the game area PA by the hammer 151 of the launch mechanism 150. In this case, filaments I secured to the thread with balls B _I
When pulled by a fraudster while being passed from the ball supply passage 136 to the firing rail 158, tension is generated to stretch straight due to the momentum of the hammer 151 of the firing mechanism 150. At this time, in the ball path in the launch unit 100, the direction change unit that switches the path direction in the ball path (sphere lead-out path 138) of the ball feed mechanism 140 and the ball path (launch rail 158) of the launch mechanism 150, Since the cutting member 190 is provided in the vicinity of the ball outlet 139 with the open end 192 facing the ball hitting position, the filament I connected to the threaded ball B _I launched by the firing mechanism 150 is Enter from the open end 192,
It abuts on any one of the oblique sides 192 a forming the valley 193 and is guided to the bottom 193 a of the valley 193. The filament I enters the V-shaped groove 195 formed continuously from the valley 193, and is cut while contacting the blade 195a while restricting its operation.

Thus, illegal because actors can be cut in contact with the easily cut member 190 filaments I manipulate, fraudulent winning act of detecting a winning of game ball thread with balls B _I was rigged It can be effectively deterred.

  The main effects achieved in the present embodiment described above are summarized as follows.

  First, when the launch unit 100 is fixed to the game assisting board 25 of the front frame 2 by a fixing screw 101, the launching unit 100 is viewed from the front (front) of the pachinko machine PM. A harness passage opening 252 through which the harness 173 that electrically connects the launch control board 160 and the payout control board 47 is passed is formed at a position hidden by. Accordingly, the harness 173 can be drawn from the harness passage port 252 to the back side of the front frame 2 without exposing the harness 173 when viewed from the front side of the launch unit 100, so that the harness 173 is accessed from the front side of the pachinko machine PM. It will be very difficult to do. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to pull out the harness side connector 173C from the board side connector 163C by pulling the harness 173, and it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act on the launch control board 160 and the harness 173.

  Secondly, since the speaker 26 for restricting the removal of the harness side connector 173C from the board side connector 163C is disposed in the vicinity of the launch unit 100 on the front side of the front frame 2, the launch unit 100 is disposed. It is possible to make it difficult to pull out the harness-side connector 173C from the board-side connector 163C without removing it from the game auxiliary board 25 of the front frame 2, and it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act on the launch control board 160.

  Thirdly, the front surface of the unit case 110 and the rear surface of the upper ball tray 30 (ball feed duct 35) are spaced apart from each other with a predetermined interval C1. When the game assisting board 25 is in the closed position, the case lid member 130 is formed in a size that prevents the case lid member 130 from being opened relative to the case body member 120 (the size here is “distance”). Therefore, even if the unit case 110 of the launch unit 100 is to be opened, the relative movement of the case lid member 130 with respect to the case main body member 120 is restricted by the back surface of the upper ball tray 30 (ball feed duct 35). 6 can be made difficult to open the unit case 110 of the launch unit 100 without opening it to the game auxiliary board 25 (front frame 2), and illegal acts against the launch unit 100 (mainly the launch control board 160) can be prevented. It can be effectively prevented. Further, it is possible to prevent the launch unit 100 from being damaged due to external factors.

  Fourth, the firing mechanism 150 is attached to the case body member 120, and the payout control board 160 is attached to the other case lid member 130 with a vibration isolating member 180 capable of absorbing vibration generated by the operation of the firing mechanism 150 interposed therebetween. It has been. Therefore, the firing control board 160 is attached to the case lid member 130 via the vibration isolating member 180, and vibration generated when the firing mechanism 150 is operated in a state where the case main body member 120 and the case lid member 130 are coupled is prevented. Absorption by the vibration member 180 and transmission to the firing control board 160 are prevented.

  Fifth, a ball lead-out path (first ball passage) 138 that is formed in the ball feeding mechanism 140 and sends a game ball from the ball feeding mechanism 140 to the launching mechanism 150, and a launching mechanism 150 that is formed in the launching port 111. The launching rail (second ball passage) 158 extending toward the center and the thread passing through the ball passages 138 and 158 are received in the vicinity of the direction changing portion where the passage direction is switched, that is, in the vicinity of the ball outlet 139. Since the cutting member 190 that can be cut is provided, the filament I that tends to be stretched (tension is generated) easily by being pulled by a fraudster or by the momentum of striking with the hammer of the firing mechanism 150 is easily obtained. The cutting member 190 can be brought into contact with and cut. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal winning action that illegally operates a game ball with a filament I such as a fishing line to detect a winning of the game ball.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, If it is a range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can improve suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the side wall 26a of the speaker 26 is applied in the vicinity of the launch unit 100 on the front side of the front frame 2 as a restricting means for restricting the removal of the harness-side connector 173C from the board-side connector 163C. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the side wall of another unit such as a blower for sending air from the launch handle or the wall portion integrally formed with the front frame 2 is used. May be applied as a regulating means.

  In the above-described embodiment, a game stored in the upper ball tray 30 as a blocking member of the upper ball tray 30 that contacts the front side of the case lid member 130 so as to prevent the case main body member 120 from opening the case lid member 130. Although the case where it applied to the ball | bowl feed duct 35 which guide | induces a ball | bowl to the launch unit 100 was demonstrated, it is not limited to this, You may form the projection part which protrudes back from the back surface of the upper ball tray 30. FIG. Further, the contact plate 31 itself of the upper ball tray 30, that is, the back surface (flat surface) of the contact plate 31 may be applied as a blocking member that prevents the case lid member 130 from being opened. Moreover, the back surface of the contact plate 31 does not need to be a flat surface, and may be an uneven shape in which a predetermined interval is formed in accordance with the front end shape of the firing unit.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the launch control board 160 is configured as a board that is accommodated and held in the launch unit 100 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control board is the second. A relay board that is disposed on the back set board 45 and is electrically connected between the launch control board and the launch solenoid may be configured as a board that is housed and held in the launch unit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case body member 120 includes the launch mechanism 150 and the case lid member 130 includes the ball feed mechanism 140 and the launch control board 160. However, the configuration is limited to this. The firing mechanism, the ball feeding mechanism, and the launch control board may be appropriately arranged instead of the ones.

  In the above-described embodiment, the board-side connectors 163c to 166c mounted on the launch control board 160 are exposed outward from the case opening 134 of the unit case 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The side connector may be attached in a state of being accommodated in the unit case, and the other harness side connector may be inserted into the case from the case opening of the unit case so as to be fitted and removed from the board side connector.

  In the above-described embodiment, the launch control board 160 is fixed to the case lid member 130 and accommodated in the unit case 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may attach and comprise in the state exposed to the outer surface.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the launch unit 100 is attached in a state of floating forward from the front frame 2 via the four screw bosses 251, so that there is a space between the rear surface of the unit case 110 and the front surface of the front frame 2. The launch solenoid 154 is configured to be accommodated in the space. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a unit space (for example, a through hole or a recess) in which the launch solenoid can be accommodated in the front frame is formed. The launch unit may be configured to be attachable to the front frame while the rear surface of the case and the front surface of the front frame are substantially flush with each other. At this time, the harness passage port through which the harness is inserted into the front frame may be formed integrally with the housing space, or may be formed independently of the housing space. By forming in the part where the peripheral part of the rear surface of a unit case and the front surface of the front frame 2 do not contact | abut, a harness can be drawn around the rear surface side of a unit case, and a harness passage opening can be let through.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the glass frame 5 and the upper ball tray 30 are configured as separate bodies, and each has been described by exemplifying a configuration that can be opened and closed independently with respect to the front frame 2. However, the glass frame may be formed by integrally forming a ball tray (an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray or an integral plate). In this case, the glass frame is defined in the claims. This corresponds to the opening / closing member to be operated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the vibration isolation member 180 is attached to the attachment portion between the launch control board 160 and the case lid member 130. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case body member 120 and the case lid member are not limited thereto. Even if it is the structure which attaches a vibration isolating member to the attaching part with 130, it can suppress that the vibration at the time of firing mechanism operation is transmitted to a launch control board.

  Further, the cutting member for cutting the filamentous body is not limited to the shape of the cutting member 180 exemplified in the present embodiment, and a cutter having a cutting blade, a file, etc., as long as it can cut the filamentous body such as fishing line, etc. A general tool such as a polishing tool may be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rotary solenoid 154 is applied as the hammer actuating means of the firing mechanism 150. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an electric actuator such as a pulse motor, a servo motor, an AC motor, or a DC motor is used. May be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine PM having a separate ball dish having the upper ball dish 30 and the lower ball dish 7 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the present invention may be applied to a ball-plate-integrated pachinko machine having only a single ball plate.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine, and the same effect can be obtained. it can.

PM Pachinko machine PA Game area I Filament 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 5 Glass frame 8 Launch handle 10 Game board 18 Main control board 19 Sub control board 25 Game auxiliary board 26 Speaker 30 Upper ball tray 32 Ball tray part 35 Ball feed duct 47 Discharge control board 100 Launch unit 110 Unit case 111 Launch port 120 Case body member 130 Case lid member 134 Case opening 138 Ball lead-out path 140 Ball feed mechanism 145 Ball feed solenoid 150 Launch mechanism 154 Launch solenoid 158 Launch rail 160 Launch control board 163C Board side connector 173 Harness 173C Harness side connector 180 Anti-vibration member 190 Cutting member 252 Harness passage port

Claims (1)

A frame member for holding a game board in which a predetermined game area is formed on the front side;
An opening and closing member provided on the front side of the frame member so as to be freely opened and closed;
A launch unit provided on the front side of the frame member for launching a game ball toward the game area;
A launch control unit that controls the launch of a game ball using the launch unit, and a ball game machine comprising:
The launch unit includes an exterior body including a first member provided on the frame member side and a second member provided to be openable and closable with respect to the first member ,
In the exterior body ,
And the ball feed valve for feeding a game ball to the hitting position, and the ball feeding mechanism having said ball sphere feed valve drive source for the feed valve is operated by magnetically adsorbing the ball feed valve to be energized,
A launcher that launches the game ball sent out by the ball feed mechanism along the launch rail toward the game area ,
Is provided,
The launcher is configured to be operated by a drive source different from the ball feed valve drive source,
A cutting member capable of receiving and cutting the filament of the game ball to which the filament passed through the exterior by the ball feeding mechanism is attached is provided in the exterior.
A launch control unit that controls launch of the game ball is provided on the frame member side of the frame member and the opening and closing member,
The launcher has a drive shaft whose position is above the hitting position of the game ball, and a range in which a part of the launcher comes into contact with a pair of stoppers arranged at positions separated in the vertical direction. The hitting ball position is provided on an arcuate movement trajectory that is swollen and swells below a head portion for launching a game ball provided at a tip lower than the drive shaft of the launcher. And
The front surface of the exterior body and the rear surface of the opening / closing member are spaced apart with a predetermined distance,
The predetermined ball gap is formed at a gap that makes it difficult to open the second member relative to the first member when the opening / closing member is in a closed position covering the frame member. Machine.

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