JP6241930B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that plays a game by driving a game ball into the game area.

  Conventionally, a front member mounted on the front surface of the outer frame, a game window in which a window hole formed in the front member is covered with a transparent plate, and a guide disposed on the rear surface side of the front member and on its own front surface A game board having a game area surrounded by a rail; a ball launching device for launching a game ball in the game area; an operation handle as a game operating member for a player operating the ball launching device; and a rear side of the front member A ball discharge device for releasing a game ball toward the front surface of the front member, a launch ball supply path for guiding the game ball to the ball launch device, and a game ball released from the ball release device. A gaming machine having a ball tray that is a ball storage means that can be received and stored and that is connected to the launching ball supply path and automatically supplies the stored game balls to the ball launching device is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. Has been.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-15083

  A conventional gaming machine is arranged in a state where a ball tray serving as a ball storage means substantially crosses a position slightly below the center of the front surface of the front member. Therefore, even if the gaming area is expanded downward or the gaming area is shifted downward so as to place the production parts above the gaming machine, the lower side is hidden behind the base and cannot be seen. There is a problem that the area cannot be expanded downward or the game area cannot be moved downward.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of expanding a gaming area downward or moving a gaming area downward.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
A front member mounted on the front surface of the outer frame;
A gaming window established in the front member;
A game board disposed on the rear side of the front member and having a game area surrounded by a guide rail on its front surface;
A ball launcher that launches game balls into the game area;
A game operation member for a player operating the ball launcher;
A ball discharge device that is disposed on the rear surface side of the front member and discharges a game ball toward the front surface of the front member;
A launch ball supply path for guiding a game ball to the ball launch device;
A ball storage means for receiving and storing the game balls released from the ball discharge device and connected to the shot ball supply path for automatically supplying the stored game balls to the ball discharge device; A gaming machine,
A ball box support member provided below the front surface of the outer frame or below the front surface of the front member in order to hold a portable ball box used mainly for carrying game balls in a game hall;
A ball discharge port provided at a position where the game ball from the ball discharge device is directly discharged to the ball box supported by the ball box support member;
The ball box is arranged with a starting end of the launch ball supply path,
Thus, there is provided a gaming machine in which the portable ball box is used as the ball storage means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a ball rental receiving portion for receiving a game ball from a table ball rental machine installed on the gaming machine installation island side is formed on the front surface of the front member, and the ball rental reception The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game ball received by the unit is discharged from the ball discharge port to the ball box.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, a portable ball box, which is generally referred to as a “dollar box”, is used as a ball storage means for storing game balls from the ball discharge device and flowing them to the launch ball supply path. It is not necessary to provide a ball tray that has been disposed so as to cross a position slightly below the center of the front surface of the front member. Therefore, it is possible to expand the gaming area downward or move the gaming area downward to form a wide area for arranging the production parts above the gaming machine.

  In addition, as in claim 2, a ball receiving portion for receiving a game ball from a pedestal ball lending machine installed on the gaming machine installation island side is provided on the front surface of the front member and communicated with the ball discharge port. By doing so, it can be installed and used as it is on an amusement machine installation island equipped with an existing platform ball lending machine.

It is a front view of the gaming machine showing a state immediately after installing the ball box. It is a front view of the gaming machine showing a state where the ball lifting device is set in the ball box. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 1 which shows a ball | bowl lifting apparatus in a cross section. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 2 which shows a ball | bowl lifting apparatus in a cross section. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the partial cross section side view which looked at FIG. 4 from the arrow D direction. It is a front view of a gaming machine showing a state where a ball lifting device is set in a ball box containing a game ball.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 in which a curtain plate 2a is provided on the front surface of the lower side of a square annular frame, and a front member 3 attached to the front surface of the outer frame 2.
The front member 3 can be opened and closed in the form of a single door on the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge member (not shown) attached to one side (for example, the left side when viewed from the front) of the outer frame 2 and a curtain plate 2a. It is mounted on the curtain plate 2a in a closed state. The front member 3 is provided with a large game window 4 in which a transparent plate made of glass or synthetic resin is fitted and covered in a window hole penetrating in the front-rear direction.

On the rear surface side of the front member 3, a game board 6 having a vertically long game area 6a surrounded by a guide rail 5 on the front face of the front member 3 facing the game window 4, and a ball launch for launching a game ball into the game area 6a A device 7 and a ball discharge device (not shown) that discharges game balls mainly as game prizes (prize balls) are provided.
The ball launcher 7 includes an inverted hammer-like hitting ball 7c directly connected to the output shaft 7b of the rotary solenoid 7a, and a launch rail 7d for placing the game ball launched by the hitting ball 7c on the track of the guide rail 5. And a ball feed member 7e that supplies game balls one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 7d in synchronization with the hitting operation of the hitting ball 7c. In addition, since each element of the ball | bowl launching apparatus 7 is well-known, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  On the other hand, on the front side of the front member 3, a game operation member 8 (hereinafter also referred to as an operation handle) for a player that operates start / stop of the ball launching device 7 and a striking force, and the ball discharge device. A ball discharge port 9 for discharging the game balls toward the lower front side of the front member 3, and a ball rental discharge basket 10 (not shown) provided between the gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine 1. And a rental ball receiving portion 11 arranged so as to be compatible with the case (see FIG. 1). The ball rental receiving portion 11 communicates with the ball discharge port 9 on the back side of the front member 3, so that the game balls released from the pedestal ball rental machine are transferred from the ball rental receiving portion 11 to the ball discharge port 9. Exit.

  As is apparent from the above description, the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment receives the game ball released from the ball discharge device provided in the conventional game machine and automatically sends the game ball to the ball launching device 7. There is no ball tray as a ball storage means for supply. And the game window 4 is extended to the part in which the ball tray was arrange | positioned, and the game area | region 6a of the game board 6 is also extended below according to it. In recent years, the image display device 12 installed in the game area 6a has been remarkably increased in size, and the area where the game ball rolls due to the reaction has decreased. However, by expanding the game area 6a as described above, a large image can be obtained. The installation area of the display device 12 and the area where the game ball is rolled can be set with good balance.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the outer frame 2 is used in order to use a portable ball box 13 mainly used for carrying a game ball in a game hall as a ball storage means instead of a conventional ball dish. A ball box support member 14 is provided on the front surface of the curtain plate 2a, and the ball discharge port 9 is provided at a position where the game ball from the ball discharge device is directly discharged to the ball box 13 supported by the ball box support member 14. , And the ball box 13 and the ball launcher 7 are connected by a shot ball supply path 15.

[Ball box support member]
The ball box support member 14 is formed by two support rods 14L and 14R projecting in an armrest shape on the curtain plate 2a of the outer frame 2, and the left and right sides of the ball box 13 are supported by the support rods 14L and 14R. The handle portions 13a, 13a are received and supported from below.
This ball box support member 14 is such that the left support bar 14L near the end of the gaming machine 1 on the side of the ball receiving portion 11 is slightly lower than the right support bar 14R near the center of the game machine 1. Furthermore, both support rods 14L and 14R are provided obliquely so that the base end portion is slightly lower than the tip end portion. Accordingly, the ball box 13 received by the ball box support member 14 has the lowest corner portion on the side of the ball rental receiving portion 11 of the gaming machine 1 and closer to the gaming machine 1.
Although not illustrated, the ball box support member 14 is provided with a weight sensor so that the presence or absence of the ball box 13 and the full state of the ball box 13 are detected.
In addition, the ball box support member 14 may be configured such that the support bar 14R and / or the support bar 14L can be moved in the lateral direction. Specifically, it can be slid in the lateral direction, or a plurality of attachment means for the support rods 14L and 14R are arranged in the lateral direction so that the attachment position can be selected appropriately. By doing so, it is possible to cope with a plurality of size ball boxes 13. In this case, it is preferable to fix the support rod 14L corresponding to the side where the ball lifting device 16 to be described later is fixed and make the other movable so that the position of the ball lifting device 16 can be fixed.

[Launch ball supply path]
A launch ball supply path 15 for guiding the game balls of the ball box 13 installed on the ball box support member 14 to the ball launcher 7 includes a ball lifting device 16 located on the front side of the front member 3, and the rear surface of the front member 3. The slanted launching ball rod 17 located on the side and having the downstream end communicated with the ball feeding member 7e of the ball launching device 7 and the contact rod 18 connecting the ball lifting device 16 and the upstream end of the launching ball cage 17 And is roughly composed of.

[Launch ball supply path-ball lifting device]
The ball lifting device 16 includes a vertical conveyor 19, a take-in member 20 that takes in game balls provided at the start end of the conveyor 19, a conveyor support member 21 that supports the conveyor 19 so as to be vertically slidable, It is roughly composed of

[Launch ball supply path-Ball lifting device-Conveyor]
The conveyor 19 includes a cylindrical portion 22 arranged vertically, a screw 25 rotatably attached to the bottom wall 23 and the upper wall 24 of the cylindrical portion 22, and a screw 25 mounted on the upper wall 24 of the cylindrical portion 22. And a lifting motor 26 for use.
The cylindrical portion 22 of the conveyor 19 is provided with a ball inlet 27 into which a game ball enters at the lower end, and the width of the ball portion 27 rises from the position just above the ball inlet 27 in the axial direction of the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 22. A groove 28 is formed, and a ball outlet 29 through which the game ball goes out of the cylinder is opened in the middle of the rising groove 28. Accordingly, the game ball that has entered the ball inlet 27 is hit by the screw 25, rises in the rising groove 28, reaches the ball outlet 29, and rolls out of the cylindrical portion 22.
In the embodiment, a portion corresponding to the spherical entrance 27 of the central shaft 25a of the screw 25 is formed by the magnet 25b. As a result, the game ball that has entered the ball entrance 27 is attracted and held by the magnetic force of the magnet 25b so that it does not return, so that the last game ball that cannot be expected to be pressured by the subsequent game ball can also be reliably lifted by the screw 25. it can.

[Launch ball supply path-Ball lifting device-Intake member]
An intake member 20 is provided at the start end of the conveyor 19. The take-in member 20 includes a cover member 30 formed so as to surround the ball inlet 27 of the cylindrical portion 22, a take-in disk 32 rotatably attached to the top plate 31 of the cover member 30, and its take-up The take-in disk 32 is formed from a take-in motor 33 that rotates at a constant speed in conjunction with the operation of the operation handle 8.

  The cover member 30 of the take-in member 20 includes a bottom plate 34 that extends in the surface direction from the bottom wall 23 of the conveyor 19 and a side plate 35 that surrounds the bottom plate 34. A portion of the bottom plate 34 corresponding to about half of the take-in disk 32 and a part of the side plate 35 corresponding to the portion are missing, and the missing portion becomes a game ball take-in port 36. ing. By connecting the intake port 36 and the ball inlet 27 of the cylindrical portion 22, the side plate 35 and the bottom plate 34 of the cover member 30 and the ball cutting plate 37 erected in the direction crossing the rotation of the intake disk 32, An inclined passage 38 that is inclined downward from the intake port 36 toward the ball inlet 27 of the cylindrical portion 22 is formed.

On the other hand, two capture magnets 39, 39 are attached to the capture disk 32 of the capture member 20 at intervals of 180 degrees. The take-in magnet 39 has a magnetic force capable of pulling up the game ball located at least one ball away from the bottom plate 34, as well as the game ball that has entered the take-in port 36 from the side plate 35 side. The underlying game ball can also be adsorbed.
The game ball adsorbed by the take-in disk 32 rotates while being suspended from the take-in magnet 39, but when it hits the ball-cutting plate 37 as shown in FIG. Since it is separated from 39 and falls into the inclined passage 38, it finally reaches the ball inlet 27 along the inclination of the inclined passage 38.

[Launch Ball Supply Path-Ball Lifting Device-Conveyor Support Member]
As shown in FIG. 7, the conveyor support member 21 is a shaft cylinder that is integrally attached to the front member 3 (in the embodiment, the side surface of the ball receiving portion 11 that is integral with the front member 3). A cylindrical portion 22 of the conveyor 19 is loosely fitted therein.
Accordingly, the conveyor 19 is lowered by its own weight while being supported by the conveyor support member 21, and is raised when the player pulls up the handle 26 a of the lifting motor 26 of the conveyor 19.
The raising / lowering range of the conveyor 19 is between a position where the bottom wall 23 of the cylindrical portion 22 contacts the bottom of the ball box 13 and a position where the bottom wall 23 of the cylindrical portion 22 exceeds the upper edge of the ball box 13.
The cylindrical portion 22 of the conveyor 19 and the conveyor support member 21 are provided with a locking means 40 that locks the conveyor 19 at the highest position. The locking means 40 according to the embodiment includes an upward locking pin 40a projecting from the front surface of the cylindrical portion 22, and a pin receiving member 40c with a release button 40b projecting from the lower front end of the conveyor support member 21. When the conveyor 19 is raised to the highest position, the locking pin 40a enters the pin receiving member 40c and is moored. In this state, the mooring is released by pressing the release button 40b. Therefore, the ball box 13 can be attached to and detached from the ball box support member 14 with both hands while the conveyor 19 is anchored and fixed at the highest position.

[Launching ball supply path-contact point]
As shown in FIG. 8, the connecting rod 18 that connects the ball lifting device 16 and the firing ball rod 17 includes a vertical rod portion 18 a that communicates with the ball outlet 29 of the tube portion 22 of the conveyor 19, and the firing ball rod 17. This is an L-shaped member composed of a lateral flange portion 18b communicating with the upstream end.
The vertical flange 18 a is provided on a side surface of the conveyor support member 21 and opens toward the tube portion 22 of the conveyor 19. The vertical flange 18a is vertically long and can cover the entire range in which the ball outlet 29 moves between the lowest lowered position shown in FIG. 4 and the highest raised position shown in FIG. Set to dimensions. Therefore, regardless of the height of the conveyor 19, the game ball flows down from the ball outlet 29 to the vertical hook portion 18a.

[Others]
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 41 is a first sensor for detecting a game ball at the ball inlet 27, and in FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 42 is a second sensor for detecting a game ball immediately after being struck by the screw 25, and 7 and 8, reference numeral 43 is a third sensor that detects a game ball emitted from the ball outlet 29.

[Game method]
First, in the gaming machine 1 before the game is started, game balls are provided from the tip of the ball feeding member 7e to the start end of the horizontal portion 18b of the launch ball supply path 15 and from the ball inlet 27 to the ball outlet 29 of the conveyor 19. It is in a line. That is, the game balls immediately before being supplied to the launch position of the launch rail 7d to the game balls immediately after being scooped up by the screw 25 are lined up in a row except for the vertical saddle portion 18a. These game balls are always present as accessories of the gaming machine 1 necessary for the game. Preferably, the launch ball supply path 15 is formed of an opaque material so that these game balls are not visible to the player. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a trouble caused by a player who has viewed the game ball attached to the gaming machine 1 from misunderstanding that his game ball still remains.
Further, the conveyor 19 of the ball lifting device 16 is stopped by the locking means 40 at the highest position shown in FIGS.

A player who wants to play a game on the gaming machine 1 prepares an empty ball box 13 provided in the game hall (a case where a ball box 13 containing a game ball is used will be described later). The left and right handle portions 13a, 13a of the ball box 13 are placed so as to be hooked on the support rods 14L, 14R of the ball box support member 14. The ball box 13 thus installed is detected by a weight sensor of the ball box support member 14.
Next, the player presses the release button 40 b of the locking means 40 on the conveyor support member 21. Then, the locking pin 40a of the locking means 40 is released, and the conveyor 19 descends by its own weight while being guided by the conveyor support member 21, and hits the bottom of the ball box 13 and stops as shown in FIGS.
The work up to this point may be performed by the game hall side.

  When a player purchases a game ball with a renting machine in the above-described state, the gaming sphere is released from the renting ball discharge box 10 of the renting machine to the rent receiving unit 11, and the gaming ball is used as a front member. 3 passes through the rear surface side and exits to the ball discharge port 9. Therefore, it enters the ball box 13. On the other hand, the ball box 13 is such that the corner portion of the gaming machine 1 on the side of the ball rental receiving portion 11 and close to the gaming machine 1, that is, the corner portion on the side where the ball lifting device 16 is set is lowest. Therefore, the game balls that have entered the ball box 13 naturally gather in or around the intake port 36 of the intake member 20 of the ball lifting device 16.

  When the operation handle 8 is operated in this state, the take-in disk 32 of the take-in member 20 rotates at a constant speed in conjunction therewith. As a result, the game ball is attracted to the take-in magnet 39 of the take-in disk 32. The game ball attracted by the take-in magnet 39 rotates together with the take-in disk 32 while being suspended, but when it hits the ball-cutting plate 37, it is separated from the take-in magnet 39 and tilted as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. It falls into the passage 38. The game ball that has fallen into the inclined passage 38 rolls along the inclination, reaches the ball inlet 27 of the conveyor 19, and is detected by the first sensor 41.

  Next, when a signal indicating that a game ball is detected by the first sensor 41 is received, one game ball is supplied from the ball feed member 7e to the launch position of the launch rail 7d, and the game ball is played by the ball launcher 7 in the game area 6a. It will be launched. At the same time, the screw 25 of the conveyor 19 makes one turn in the lifting direction to scoop up the game ball at the ball inlet 27 and discharge the game ball at the top of the screw 25 from the ball outlet 29 to the vertical rod portion 18a. In addition, when the scooped up game ball is not detected by the second sensor 42, it is determined that the scooping up of the game ball at the ball entrance 27 has failed, and the screw 25 is rotated in the middle to reverse the game ball again. Crawling up. As a result, there is no missing portion of the game ball in the screw 25, so that the number of game balls in the launch ball supply path 15 can be kept constant. In this way, if a certain number of game balls are always arranged in the launch ball supply path 15 as an accessory of the gaming machine 1, one leading game ball is launched, and one rental ball is added to the tail. Since the time it takes for the player to start playing the game ball after purchasing the game ball can be greatly shortened, the stress on the player can be reduced, and it remains in the launch ball supply path 15 at the end of the game. There is no hassle of returning the game ball to the player.

  The above-described game ball launching operation and game ball taking-in / lifting operation are performed until the ball box 13 is empty while the player operates the operation handle 8.

  During a game, when a game ball driven into the game area 6a wins, a ball discharge device is activated to release a predetermined number of game balls, which are directly discharged from the ball discharge port 9 to the ball box 13. As described above, the game balls in the ball box 13 are taken in and reduced in conjunction with the launching operation, but when the number of discharges of the ball discharge device exceeds the decrease number, the ball box 13 eventually becomes full. The full state of the ball box 13 is detected by the weight sensor of the ball box support member 14 and transmitted to a control device (not shown) of the gaming machine 1. In addition, the ball box 13 which is full while being held by the ball box support member 14 can be clearly seen without any obstacles like a conventional ball tray as viewed from the player, and moreover, Since the number of balls can be easily imaged, the player can intuitively grasp the approximate number of balls acquired and stimulate further game motivation.

  When the ball box 13 is full, the above-described game ball launching operation, taking-in / lifting operation, and game ball releasing operation by the ball discharge device are stopped. At this time, if the game state is a state advantageous to the player (for example, a big hit state), it is preferable to temporarily stop the state.

  When the player holds the handle 26a of the lifting motor 26 and lifts the conveyor 19 to the highest position in the stopped state, the conveyor 19 is locked by the locking means 40 at that position. The player can remove the full ball box 13 and replace it with an empty ball box 13 as described above, and then transfer the appropriate amount of game balls from the full ball box 13 to the empty ball box 13 to resume the game. . Of course, if the game is continued while the game balls accumulated before the ball box 13 is full are transferred to another ball box 13 by hand, it is not necessary to replace the ball box 13.

On the other hand, when the discharge number of the ball discharge device is less than the decrease number of the ball box 13, the ball box 13 is eventually emptied. Thus, the player who finishes the game can stand up with the empty ball box 13 left as it is.
When the game is to be ended with the game balls remaining in the ball box 13, the hand is released from the operation handle 8, and the conveyor 19 is pulled up to the highest position by holding the handle 26a of the lifting motor 26. Then, since the conveyor 19 is locked by the locking means 40 at that position, the ball box 13 may be removed from the ball box support member 14.
Note that there is a possibility that the game ball remains inside the take-in member 20 by being attracted to the take-in magnet 39 of the take-in disk 32 in a state where the conveyor 19 is locked at the highest position. Therefore, in the embodiment, even when the conveyor 19 is in the highest position, the launch ball supply path 15 and the ball launch device 7 function until there is no game ball detected at the ball entrance 27.

Next, a case will be described in which a game box is started by installing a ball box 13 containing game balls halfway on a ball box support member 14.
First, in the same manner as described above, the left and right grip portions 13a, 13a of the ball box 13 are placed so as to be hooked on the support rod 14 of the ball box support member 14. The installation of the ball box 13 is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 by the weight sensor of the ball box support member 14.
Next, the player presses the release button 40 b of the locking means 40 at the lower front end of the conveyor support member 21. Then, the locking pin 40a of the locking means 40 is released, and the conveyor 19 is lowered by its own weight while being guided by the conveyor support member 21, and hits the game ball in the ball box 13 and stops as shown in FIG.
When the operation handle 8 is operated in this state, the take-in disk 32 of the take-in member 20 rotates at a constant speed in conjunction therewith. Thereby, the game ball below the take-in disk 32 is attracted to the take-in magnet 39 from the take-in port 36 and suspended.
Since the subsequent operation is the same as the above except that when the game balls in the ball box 13 decrease, the conveyor 19 mounted thereon descends by its own weight, the description is omitted.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, of course, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the ball box support member 14 is provided on the front surface of the curtain plate 2 a of the outer frame 2, but the ball box support member 14 may be provided below the front surface of the front member 3.
Further, in the embodiment, the screw type conveyor 19 is adopted, but other than that, a vacuum type or bucket type conveyor may be adopted.
In the embodiment, all of the launch ball supply paths 15 are provided on the front member 3 side. However, for example, a conveyor 19 is installed on the ball box 13 side, and a connecting rod 18 is connected to the conveyor 19. Also good.
In the embodiment, the conveyor 19 is lowered by its own weight, but may be lowered by an urging means such as a spring.
In the embodiment, the ball box support member 14 is fixedly installed. However, a vibrator function for applying vibration to the ball box 13 is added to the ball box support member 14 so that the ball box 13 is periodically or at an arbitrary timing. You may make it vibrate. By doing so, it is possible to prevent an adverse effect that the game balls in the ball box 13 are balanced in a dumpling shape and are difficult to flow.
In the embodiment, a predetermined number of game balls are always present in the launch ball supply path 15, but such game balls may not be provided. In that case, since the launch ball supply path 15 is empty at the beginning of the game, it takes a certain time until the game ball reaches the ball feed member 7e, that is, until the game starts. By making the whole or part transparent so that the flow of the game ball can be seen, the waiting time until the game starts can be felt short. When such a structure is adopted, a ball release rod (not shown) with an open / close valve is connected to the ball feed member 7e, and the game ball in the launch ball supply path 15 is connected to the ball box via the ball release rod. It is good to return to 13.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Outer frame 3 ... Front member 4 ... Game window 5 ... Guide rail 6 ... Game board 6a ... Game area 7 ... Ball launching device 8 ... Game operation member 9 ... Ball discharge port 11 ... Rent-a-ball receiving part 13 ... Ball box (ball storage means)
14 ... Ball box support member 15 ... Launch ball supply path

Claims (2)

A front member mounted on the front surface of the outer frame;
A gaming window established in the front member;
A game board disposed on the rear side of the front member and having a game area surrounded by a guide rail on its front surface;
A ball launcher that launches game balls into the game area;
A game operation member for a player operating the ball launcher;
A ball discharge device that is disposed on the rear surface side of the front member and discharges a game ball toward the front surface of the front member;
A launch ball supply path for guiding a game ball to the ball launch device;
A ball storage means for receiving and storing the game balls released from the ball discharge device and connected to the shot ball supply path for automatically supplying the stored game balls to the ball discharge device; A gaming machine,
A ball box support member provided below the front surface of the outer frame or below the front surface of the front member in order to hold a portable ball box used mainly for carrying game balls in a game hall;
A ball discharge port provided at a position where the game ball from the ball discharge device is directly discharged to the ball box supported by the ball box support member;
The ball box is arranged with a starting end of the launch ball supply path,
Thus, the portable ball box is used as the ball storage means.   Formed on the front surface of the front member is a rental ball receiving portion for receiving a game ball from a pedestal ball rental machine installed on the gaming machine installation island side, and the game ball received by the rental ball receiving portion is the ball discharge port 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is discharged from the ball to the ball box.

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