JP6758584B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

In the present invention, the game balls are blocked by a payout device provided at the lower end of the guide gutter that guides the game balls downward, and the payout device delivers a predetermined number of game balls due to the satisfaction of the predetermined payout conditions. Regarding a game machine that is passed through and paid out to the player.

Conventionally, as a game machine of this type, a payout device in which a dam member having a plurality of ball receiving recesses on the outer peripheral surface of a disk is provided in the middle of a gutter extending in the vertical direction is known. There is. In this game machine, normally, the game ball group in the guide gutter is received by the outer peripheral surface of the dammed member, the dammed member is rotationally driven due to the fulfillment of a predetermined payout condition, and the game balls sequentially receive the ball. It is received by the recess and sent to the lower part of the dammed member (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-11042 (FIGS. 7 and 12)

However, in the above-mentioned conventional game machine, the dam member and its support portion are enlarged in order to secure the strength that the dam member can withstand the flow pressure of the game ball group, and the entire payout device is also large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of making the payout device smaller than before.

The invention of claim 1 made to achieve the above object is a game in which a guide gutter for guiding a game ball downward and a game provided at the lower end of the guide gutter and usually flowing down the guide gutter. In a game machine provided with a payout device that blocks a predetermined number of game balls and pays out to a player due to the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, the payout device is used. It rushes into the gutter through an electric drive source and a gutter side through hole formed in the gutter, and dams the game ball in cooperation with the gutter inner damning side surface, which is one inner side surface of the gutter. The gutter member is provided with a gutter member that is driven by the electric drive source and passes a number of game balls corresponding to the drive amount, and the gutter member applies the flow pressure of the guttered game ball to the gutter. A contact inclined surface inclined with respect to the flow direction of the game ball is provided so as to escape to the side surface side of the gutter inside the gutter, and one of the guide gutters between the dam member and the side surface of the gutter inside the gutter. A game in which a gutter inner protrusion capable of contacting a game ball from the gutter inner dam side surface side toward the gutter member side extends substantially parallel to the gutter inner dam side surface on the inner side surface. It is a machine.

According to the gaming machine of claim 1, the entire payout device can be miniaturized.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Rear view of pachinko machine Exploded view of the payout device Sectional view of the payout device in the closed position Sectional view of the payout device in the open position Side sectional view of the payout device Perspective view of the payout device Flat sectional view of the payout device Sectional view of the payout device in the closed position Sectional view of the payout device in the open position

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

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

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

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

In the center of the game area R1 below the display decorative frame 23 in the left-right direction, start winning openings 14A and 14B, large winning openings 15 and out openings 16 are arranged in order from the top, and both left and right sides of the large winning openings 15 are arranged. A plurality of general winning openings 20 are arranged along the guide rail 12. When the game ball that has flowed down the game area R1 enters any of the starting winning openings 14A and 14B, a winning / failing determination is made, and the winning / failing determination result is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 24G. Then, when the winning / failing judgment result is successful, a game ball can be won in the large winning opening 15 for a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) over a plurality of rounds, and as a result, many game balls are entered in the large winning opening 15. To do. When a game ball enters these winning openings 14A, 14B, 15 and 20, a predetermined number (for example, one ball is attached to one ball and one is attached to the general winning opening 20) from the payout device 50 provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The number of game balls (4 at the starting winning openings 14A and 14B and 10 at the large winning opening 15) is paid out to the upper plate 26. The game balls that did not enter any of the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, and 20 are taken into the out opening 16, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 is inserted from a duct (not shown) provided below the gaming board 11. It is sent to the game ball circulation system of the installed game hall.

The configuration related to the payout of the game balls supplied from the game ball circulation system will be described below. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the "right side" means the "right side" when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the back side, and the opposite is referred to as the "left side".

As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a storage tank 30 for storing game balls supplied from the game ball circulation system and a group of game balls stored in the storage tank 30 are arranged in a row and one stage. An inclined gutter 31 that aligns and guides the game ball to the right side portion and a single-row structure guiding gutter 61 that guides the gaming ball guided to the right side portion by the inclined gutter 31 downward are provided.

A payout device 50 is arranged at the lower end of the guide gutter 61, and when the payout condition is satisfied, the payout device 50 pays out a predetermined number of game balls. Then, the game ball paid out to the payout device 50 is provided below the payout device 50, passes through a guide flow path 45 connected to the lower end of the guide gutter 61, and guides the game ball to the upper plate 26 or the lower plate 27. Will be done. The guide gutter 61 is composed of a flow path in the case body 40K arranged on the right side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and an in-device flow path 61R in the payout device 50. Further, a detection sensor 40 for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball flowing down in the guide gutter 61 is provided at an intermediate position of the guide gutter 61, and whether or not there is a game ball and whether or not there is a long interval between the game balls is determined. It can be transmitted to the payout device 50.

Hereinafter, the payout device 50 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, the payout device 50 includes a vertically long rectangular device case 60 and a device cover 90 that covers the back side (front side in FIG. 3) of the device case 60. Among them, the device case 60 is formed with a flow path 61R in the device which is a part of the guide gutter 61 and a ball pulling gutter 64 which branches from the guide gutter 61 and can discharge the game ball from the pachinko game machine 10. There is.

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

As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of upper straight portions 62A and 63A extending linearly in the vertical direction and facing each other are formed on the first and second curved facing walls 62 and 63, respectively. .. Further, on the left first curved facing wall 62, a parabolic first curved guide portion 62B that bends from the lower end of the upper straight portion 62A to the side away from the second curved facing wall 63 and bulges outward is provided. The second curved facing wall 63 on the right side is curved so as to gradually approach the first curved facing wall 62 side and bulge outward from the lower end of the upper straight portion 63A toward the lower side. A guide portion 63B is provided.

Below the first curved guide portion 62B of the first curved facing wall 62, a lower guide extending downward from a position separated from the lower end portion of the first curved guide portion 62B by 1.5 to 2.5 game balls. A portion 62E is provided, and the portion 62E is provided below the second curved guide portion 63B of the second curved facing wall 63, and extends downward from a position separated from the lower end portion of the second curved guide portion 63B by 3 to 5 game balls. A lower guide portion 63E is provided. The lower guide portions 62E and 63E face each other at intervals of one game ball, and between them is a payout area 61H for guiding the game ball whose payout is confirmed to the guide flow path 45. The payout area 61H is provided with a game ball count sensor 95 that counts the number of game balls flowing down the payout area 61H.

The ball extraction hole 63C of the present invention is formed between the second curved guide portion 63B and the lower guide portion 63E on the second curved facing wall 63. In the ball pulling hole 63C, a ball pulling door member 71 and an auxiliary door member 72 capable of opening and closing the ball pulling hole 63C are arranged vertically side by side, and are opened and closed by the auxiliary door member 72 on the lower side of the ball pulling hole 63C. Corresponds to the lower extension 63D of the present invention. Further, the ball pulling gutter 64 described above extends downward to the right from these ball pulling holes 63C.

In the upper ball pulling door member 71, a rotation support shaft 73J protruding from below the second curved guide portion 63B of the back side main flat plate 60A is inserted into the rotation support hole 71A provided at the upper end portion thereof. , It is rotatable between the closed position shown in FIG. 4 and the open position shown in FIG. The ball pulling door member 71 has a gutter dammed side surface 71M whose left side surface is flat. The side surface 71M of the dam in the gutter is inclined slightly downward to the left in the state of being arranged at the closed position shown in FIG. 4 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “closed state”). Further, among the ball-extracting door members 71, on the side surface opposite to the gutter dammed side surface 71M, the engaging side surface 71N extending in the vertical direction in the closed state shown in FIG. 4 (the "first engaging portion" of the present invention). Corresponds to) is formed.

In the lower auxiliary door member 72, the auxiliary door rotation support shaft 73H protruding from above the lower guide portion 63E of the second curved facing wall 63 is inserted into the auxiliary rotation support hole 72A provided at the lower end portion thereof. , It is rotatable between the closed position shown in FIG. 4 and the open position shown in FIG. The auxiliary door member 72 includes a block body 72B that extends upward from the rotation shaft and closes the lower expansion portion 63D in the closed state shown in FIG. 4, and a ball that is arranged on the rear surface of the block body 72B and starts from the lower end portion thereof. A rotating plate 72K extending toward the gutter 64 side and an engaging pin 72P provided at the end of the rotating plate 72K opposite to the block body 72B and projecting rearward (the "second engaging portion" of the present invention). (Equivalent to) and is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a fan-shaped auxiliary hole 68B is formed in the front side main flat plate 60B, and the block body 72B of the auxiliary door member 72 is in front of the front side main flat plate 60B (back in FIG. 3). An auxiliary hole 68B is inserted on the side) so that the rotating plate 72K is arranged behind the front main flat plate 60B (front side in FIG. 3).

The ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 can be opened and closed by the interlocking member 75. As shown in FIG. 3, the interlocking member 75 has a rectangular plate portion 75P that is long in the vertical direction, and is held vertically and vertically between the front side main flat plate 60B and the device cover 90. The plate portion 75P of the interlocking member 75 is provided with an engaging projection piece 75T (corresponding to the "first engaged portion" of the present invention) protruding from the central portion in the vertical direction to the back side, and is provided at the lower end portion. An inverted L-shaped engaging hole 75A (corresponding to the “second engaged portion” of the present invention) formed through is provided. Further, a knob portion 76 (corresponding to the “operation portion” of the present invention) is provided at the central portion of the rear surface (front side surface in FIG. 3) of the plate portion 75P of the interlocking member 75, and the device cover 90 is provided with a knob portion 76. An operation hole 90A for exposing the grip portion 76 is formed. The front side main plate 60B is formed with a vertically long rectangular auxiliary hole 68A for projecting the engaging projection piece 75T of the interlocking member 75 to the front of the front side main plate 60B.

The interlocking member 75 is normally arranged at the lower end position shown in FIG. At this time, the engaging projecting piece 75T of the interlocking member 75 abuts on the engaging side surface 71N of the ball pulling door member 71 from the ball pulling gutter 64 side, and the ball pulling door member 71 is rotated toward the ball pulling gutter 64 side. regulate. Further, the engaging pin 72P of the auxiliary door member 72 is positioned at the upper right end of the engaging hole 75A of the interlocking member 75, and the block body 72B is held in an upright state (see FIG. 9). That is, when the interlocking member 75 is arranged at the lower end position, the ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 are held in the closed state.

Then, when the interlocking member 75 moves upward, the engaging projecting piece 75T moves upward, the engagement between the engaging projecting piece 75T and the engaging side surface 71N of the ball pulling door member 71 is released, and the ball pulling door is released. The member 71 can be rotated to the open position, and the engaging pin 72P of the auxiliary door member 72 is rotated so as to be pushed upward by the engaging hole 75A, so that the auxiliary door member 72 falls toward the guide trough 61. And move to the closed position. The state of the ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 at this time is appropriately referred to as an "open state".

As shown in FIG. 4, the left portion of the first curved facing wall 62 of the device case 60 includes a screw 80 corresponding to the “dammed member” of the present invention and a stepping motor 81 (a stepping motor 81) which is a drive source of the screw 80. It is a housing unit 66 that houses the "electrical drive source" and "motor" of the present invention). The accommodating portion 66 corresponds to the upper accommodating portion 66K (corresponding to the "drive source accommodating portion" of the present invention) by the motor partition wall 65S extending slightly to the left from the vicinity of the upper end portion of the first curved guide portion 62B. ) And the lower accommodating portion 66D. The stepping motor 81 is accommodated in the upper accommodating portion 66K, and the screw 80 is accommodated in the lower accommodating portion 66D.

The stepping motor 81 has a cylindrical shape, and the support portion 81S protruding from the lower end portion thereof is inserted into the support recess 66S (see FIG. 3) of the device case 60 to be fixed to the payout device 50. Further, from the central position of the stepping motor 81, a rotation support shaft 83 that is driven by the stepping motor 81 and rotates hangs down. A semicircular notch 66H is formed in the motor partition wall 65S, and a rotation support shaft 83 is arranged in the notch 66H.

As shown in FIG. 4, the screw 80 has a weir portion 84 in which the spiral blade 84B projects from the cylindrical rotary shaft 84A and a diameter smaller than that of the rotary shaft 84A, and protrudes upward from the upper end position of the dam portion 84. A columnar portion 85 is provided, and a rotation support shaft 83 is inserted and fixed at the center.

The blocking portion 84 of the screw 80 projects into the gutter 61 from the gutter side through hole 62C between the first curved guide portion 62B and the lower guide portion 62E on the first curved facing wall 62. The spiral blade 84B of the dam portion 84 is formed so as to be inclined so as to descend counterclockwise and to have a large lateral overhang toward the downward direction. The portion of the spiral blade 82B protruding toward the guide gutter 61 and the side surface 71M of the gutter dammed side of the closed ball pulling door member 71 are narrower than the width of the game ball, and the screw 80 is stopped. At the time, the game ball is dammed between the spiral blade 84B of the dam portion 84 and the gutter dam side surface 71M of the closed ball pulling door member 71. Then, when the screw 80 is rotationally driven, the game ball moves downward along the rotation of the spiral blade 84B and falls into the payout area 61H. In the payout device 50 of the present embodiment, one game ball flows down when the screw 80 makes one rotation.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main flat plate 60B on the front side of the device case 60 has a bulge receiving portion 66A that bulges outward to receive one side surface of the stepping motor 81, and a screw 80 that also bulges outward. A dammed receiving portion 66B that receives one side surface is formed. As a result, it is not necessary to increase the size of the entire device case 60. Further, a plurality of heat radiating holes 66C are formed through the swelling receiving portion 66A covering the stepping motor 81 to prevent abnormal heating of the stepping motor 81. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, screw holes 67 and 94 are formed through the device cover 90 and the front main plate 60B between the bulging receiving portion 66A and the dammed receiving portion 66B in the front main flat plate 60B. ing. By screwing the adjusting screw 96 into the screw holes 67 and 94 and bringing the tip end portion into contact with the cylindrical portion 85 of the screw 80, the inclination of the screw 80 in the device case 60 is adjusted from the outside of the payout device 50. be able to.

By the way, as described above, the payout device 50 is configured to block the game ball between the screw 80 and the ball pulling door member 71. Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the upper surface of the spiral blade 84B in the screw 80 becomes a contact inclined surface 84M inclined so as to release the flow pressure of the game ball to the side surface 71M of the gutter dam. There is. Further, the central axis of the screw 80 is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the gutter dammed side surface 71M and inclined in the direction of gravity, and the screw 80 faces the gutter dammed side surface 71M from diagonally above. ..

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the back side main flat plate 60A is raised inward and extends in the vertical direction in the portion of the guide gutter 61 below the first and second curved guide portions 62B and 63B. The gutter inner protrusion 65 of the tablet is formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the gutter inner protrusion 65 has an inclined surface 65M of the guide gutter 61 that inclines toward the inside toward the screw 80 side from a position closer to the ball extraction hole 63C, and a screw of the inclined surface 65M. It has a flat surface 65H extending from the end on the 80 side to the screw 80 side. Further, the ridgeline of the gutter inner protrusion 65 is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the direction of gravity and to face the gutter inner dam side surface 71M from diagonally above.

This concludes the description of the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the action and effect of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.

The game ball group supplied from the game ball circulation system is arranged in one row and one step by the inclined gutter 31 and introduced into the guide gutter 61, and is guided to the payout device 50. In the present embodiment, since the guide gutters 61 have a single row structure, the space for arranging the parts on the back surface side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be widened. In addition, the payout device 50 can be downsized.

While the pachinko gaming machine 10 is in operation, the interlocking member 75 is arranged at the lower end position, and the ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 are in a closed state. Then, in the normal state, the stepping motor 81 is stopped, and the lowermost game ball among the game balls in the guide gutter 61 is held between the spiral blade 82B of the screw 80 and the ball pulling door member 71 and dammed. It has been stopped.

When the predetermined payout conditions (winning of game balls to various winning ports 14A, 14B, 15, 20 or operation of the ball lending operation button 27C) are satisfied, the screw 80 is rotationally driven by the stepping motor 81, and a predetermined number of game balls are driven. Flows down to the payout area 61H. At this time, since the amount of protrusion of the spiral blade 82B from the rotating shaft 84A increases toward the downstream side in the flow direction of the game balls, the spiral blade 82B is smoothly inserted between the adjacent game balls. be able to. Further, since a detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball flowing down in the guide gutter 61 is provided upstream of the payout device 50, a large gap occurs between the game balls or when the ball runs out. If so, the stepping motor 81 can be stopped.

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

Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the contact inclined surface 84M of the spiral blade 82B is inclined so as to release the flow pressure of the game ball located at the lowermost end to the side surface 71M of the dam in the gutter. , The burden of the flow pressure of the game ball group on the screw 80 is reduced as compared with the conventional case. As a result, the screw 80 and the support portion of the screw 80 can be made smaller than before, and the entire payout device 50 can be miniaturized.

Further, since the screw 80 is inclined and faces the gutter dammed side 71M surface from diagonally above, the load of gravity on the game ball can be applied to the gutter dammed side surface 71M more than the screw 80. It can be done, and the burden on the screw 80 is further reduced. Further, since the upper portion of the guide gutter 61 of the screw 80 is bent by the first and second curved guide portions 62B and 63B, the flow pressure of the game ball is received at the bent portion and the load on the screw 80 is applied. Is further reduced.

Further, since the gutter inner protrusion 65 protruding inward is provided in the portion of the guide gutter 61 below the first and second curved guide portions 62B and 63B, the screw is screwed from the gutter inner dam side surface 71M side. The game ball flowing down toward the 80 side comes into contact with the gutter inner protrusion 65, and its momentum is relaxed, so that the load on the screw 80 can be further reduced. Further, since the inclined surface 65M curved so as to bulge outward is formed in the gutter inner protrusion 65, the game ball is hit into the gutter while suppressing the momentum of the game ball flowing down toward the screw 80 side. It is possible to smoothly ride on the part 65. Further, since the gutter inner protrusion 65 extends so as to face the gutter inner dam side surface 71M from diagonally above, it is possible to apply a large amount of flow pressure of the game ball to the gutter inner dam side surface 71M. As a result, the load of the flow pressure on the screw 80 is further suppressed.

By the way, when cleaning the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 or moving the pachinko gaming machine 10, it is necessary to pull out all the gaming balls in the pachinko gaming machine 10. At this time, the operator can pull out the ball by moving the interlocking member 75 from the lower end position to the upper end position. Specifically, when the interlocking member 75 is moved upward while the game ball is blocked between the screw 80 and the gutter blocking side surface 71M of the ball pulling door member 71, the ball pulling door member 71 rotates. As soon as it becomes possible, the auxiliary door member 72 falls to the guide gutter 61 side and closes the payout area 61H, so that the game ball that has been blocked pushes the ball pulling door member 71 toward the ball pulling gutter 64 side and is on the auxiliary door member 72. It falls to, passes through the ball pulling hole 63C, and is guided to the ball pulling gutter 64. Then, the game ball group connected to the guide gutter 61 is continuously discharged to the ball pulling gutter 64. The game balls that have entered the ball gutter 64 are collected in a duct (not shown) and sent to the game ball circulation system.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the interlocking member 75 can be operated to open and close the ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72 at once. As a result, the ball removal hole 63C is changed from the closed state to the open state at once, so that the ball removal work can be performed efficiently. Further, since the ball extraction hole 63C is opened below the lowermost game ball held by the screw 80 and the ball removal door member 71, all the game balls including the game ball held at the lowermost end are removed. It can be made to flow down to the gutter 64.

Further, since the gutter inner protrusion 65 is formed in the guide gutter 61, when the ball extraction hole 63C is opened, the game ball flowing down the guide gutter 61 smoothly travels along the inclined surface 65M to the ball extraction hole 63C side. Will be guided. Since the auxiliary door member 72 closes the guide gutter 61 above the ball detection sensor 54 that detects the game balls, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection of those game balls when the balls are pulled out. Therefore, the management data of the number of game balls is not adversely affected.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, embodiments as described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following, as long as the gist is not deviated. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the "dammed member" of the present invention is the screw 80, but it may be a so-called sprocket. The sprocket has a structure in which multiple wing pieces project from a disk-shaped rotating body at equal intervals, and each sprocket has a contact inclined surface that is inclined to release the flow pressure of the game ball on the side surface of the dam in the gutter. It is formed. When the game ball is held by the sprocket and the wing piece, it is desirable that the lower end portion of the wing piece is arranged below the center of the rotating body. This makes it possible to suppress the downward pressure of the game ball applied to the rotating body.

(2) In the above embodiment, the ball pulling hole 63C is opened and closed by two members, the ball pulling door member 71 and the auxiliary door member 72, but it may be opened and closed by one member.

(3) In the above embodiment, the gutter dammed side surface 71M is formed on one side surface of the ball-extracting door member 71, but the gutter dammed side surface is formed on a part of the second curved facing wall 63. May be good.

(4) In the above embodiment, the gutter inner protrusion 65 is provided with the inclined surface 65M, but the configuration may not include the inclined surface.

(5) In the above embodiment, the gutter inner protrusion 65 is formed by raising the back side main flat plate 60A, but the gutter inner protrusion portion may be attached to the inner side surface of the back side main flat plate.

(6) In the above embodiment, the adjusting screw 96 is in contact with the cylindrical portion 85 at a position facing the rotation center of the screw 80, but the adjusting screw is shifted from the rotation center axis of the dammed member rotation in the cylindrical portion. It may be brought into contact at the position. With this configuration, the amount of protrusion of the spiral blade protruding from the guide gutter can be adjusted.
The above-described embodiment and other embodiments (1) to (6) include the following configurations [1] to [18].
[1]
A guide gutter that guides the game ball downward,
A game ball provided at the lower end of the guide gutter, which normally blocks the game balls flowing down the guide gutter, is allowed to pass a predetermined number of game balls due to the establishment of a predetermined payout condition. In a game machine equipped with a payout device to be paid out to the player,
The payout device rushes into the gutter through an electric drive source and a gutter side through hole formed in the gutter, and cooperates with a gutter inner dammed side surface which is one inner side surface of the gutter. It is provided with a damming member that dams the game ball and is driven by the electric drive source to pass a number of game balls according to the driving amount.
A game machine provided with a contact inclined surface inclined with respect to the flow direction of the game ball so that the flow pressure of the dammed game ball is released to the side surface side of the dam in the gutter.
In the game machine of [1], the dammed member of the payout device rushes into the gutter through the gutter side through hole formed in the gutter and cooperates with the gutter inner dammed side surface which is one inner side surface of the gutter. Work to block the game ball. Since the dam member is provided with a contact inclined surface that is inclined so as to release the flow pressure to the side surface side of the dam in the gutter, the load of the flow pressure of the game ball group on the dam member is conventional. It will be reduced. As a result, the dam member and the support portion of the dam member can be made smaller than before, and the entire payout device can be miniaturized.
[2]
The gaming machine according to [1], wherein the guide gutter has a one-row structure in which a plurality of gaming balls are arranged in a row and flowed down.
In the game machine of [2], the guide gutter has a one-row structure in which a plurality of game balls are arranged in a row and flow down, so that the payout device can also be miniaturized.
[3]
The guide gutter guides the dam member so that the game ball is directed from diagonally above the side surface of the dam in the gutter.
Among the guide gutters, one inner side surface between the dam member and the side surface of the dam inside the gutter is a gutter capable of contacting a game ball from the side surface side of the dam inside the gutter toward the side of the dam member. The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], wherein the inner protrusion is formed.
According to the configuration of [3], since the gutter inner protrusion protrudes from the guide gutter, the game ball flowing down from the side surface side of the gutter dam to the dam member side comes into contact with the gutter inner protrusion. This makes it possible to ease the momentum of the game ball. It is considered that this makes it possible to reduce the load on the dammed member.
[4]
The gutter inner protrusion has a substantially trapezoidal ridge extending along the guide gutter.
An inclined surface that is inclined so as to approach the inside from the side surface side of the dam inside the gutter toward the dam member side, and is in contact with the game ball from the side surface side of the dam inside the gutter toward the dam member side. The gaming machine according to [3].
In the game machine of [4], the game ball flowing down from the side surface side of the dam in the gutter can run on the inclined surface and ride on the protrusion in the gutter. [5]
The gaming machine according to [4], wherein the inclined surface is curved so as to bulge outward.
Further, according to the configuration of [5], since the inclined surface is curved so as to bulge outward, the gutter inner protrusion can be smoothly run on while reducing the momentum of the game ball flowing down to the dammed member side. Is possible.
[6]
The gaming machine according to [4] or [5], wherein the ridgeline of the gutter inner protrusion is inclined with respect to the direction of gravity and is arranged so as to face the side surface of the gutter dam from diagonally above. ..
According to the configuration of [6], since the gutter inner protrusion extends so as to face the side surface of the gutter dam from diagonally above, the flow pressure of the game ball can be greatly applied to the side surface of the gutter dam. It will be possible. This makes it possible to suppress the load of the flow pressure on the dammed member.
[7]
The dammed member is a screw having a structure in which a spiral blade projects from a rotating shaft and is rotationally driven by a motor as the electrical drive source.
The spiral blade projects into the inside of the guide gutter through the gutter side through hole, and the rotating shaft is arranged in a state along the flow direction of the game ball, and the contact slope is formed on the spiral blade. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [6].
In the game machine of [7], the dammed member is a dammed member having a structure in which a spiral blade projects from a rotating shaft, the spiral blade projects into the inside of the guide gutter through a through hole on the side of the gutter, and the rotating shaft is a game ball. Since it is arranged along the flow direction of the gutter, it is possible to prevent the dammed member from protruding significantly from the side of the guide gutter, and the payout device becomes compact.
[8]
The side surface of the gutter dam and the rotation axis of the screw are substantially parallel to each other and are inclined in the direction of gravity, and the screw faces the side surface of the gutter dam from diagonally above [7]. Game machine.
In the game machine of [8], the side surface of the dam inside the gutter and the rotation axis of the dam member are substantially parallel to each other and are inclined in the direction of gravity, and the dam member faces the side surface of the dam inside the gutter from diagonally above. By doing so, the load of gravity on the game ball is also larger on the side surface of the dam in the gutter than on the dam member.
[9]
The gaming machine according to [7] or [8], wherein the amount of protrusion of the spiral blade from the center of rotation of the screw increases toward the downstream side in the flow direction of the gaming ball.
In the game machine of [9], the amount of protrusion of the spiral blade from the center of rotation of the screw increases toward the downstream side in the flow direction of the game ball, so that the spiral blade is used for adjacent game balls. You can get in smoothly.
[10]
The payout device has a pair of flat facing walls that are parallel to each other and face each other in a substantially horizontal direction with an interval of one game ball, and a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the facing direction of the pair of flat facing walls. A payout gutter composed of first and second curved facing walls, which face each other with an interval of one game ball and is at least partially curved, is provided as a part of the guide gutter.
The first and second curved facing walls have a pair of upper straight portions that extend linearly in the vertical direction and face each other, and the second curved facing wall from the lower end of the upper straight portion of the first curved facing wall. The parabolic first curved guide portion that bends toward the side away from the wall and bulges outward, and the first curved facing wall side gradually moves downward from the lower end of the upper straight portion of the second curved facing wall. A second curved guide portion that is curved so as to approach and bulge outward and faces the first curved guide portion in a substantially horizontal direction, and a lower guide that bends downward and extends from the lower end portion of the second curved guide portion. With a department,
The gaming machine according to any one of [7] to [9], wherein the gutter side through hole is arranged below the first curved guide portion on the first curved facing wall.
In the gaming machine of [10], the payout device is provided with a payout guide gutter as a part of a guide gutter composed of a pair of flat facing walls and first and second curved facing walls. Then, the intermediate portion of the payout guide gutter is bent by the first and second curved guide portions provided on the first and second curved facing walls, and the flow pressure is received at the bent portion to bear the load on the dammed member. Is reduced. Further, when the game ball flows down, the game ball that has passed between the pair of upper straight portions of the first and second curved facing walls is guided by the curved surface that bulges outward from the second curved guide portion. It faces the first curved guide portion, and is guided downward by the curved surface bulging outward of the first curved guide portion. As a result, the game ball flows smoothly.
[11]
The payout device is sandwiched between a pair of main flat plates that are parallel to each other and face each other with a space of one game ball in a substantially horizontal direction, and the pair of main flat plates. A device case having a pair of gutter partition walls facing each other with a space of one game ball in a direction substantially orthogonal to the facing direction of the main flat plate portion is provided, and the guide gutter in the device case is provided. A drive source accommodating a part of the pair of main flat plates and the pair of gutter partition walls, and accommodating the motor and the screw on one side of the guide gutter in the device case. The gaming machine according to any one of [7] to [10] provided with a unit.
In the game machine of [11], a drive source accommodating portion for accommodating a motor and a dammed member is provided on one side of the gutter of the device case having a gutter having a single row structure inside. The entire device becomes compact.
[12]
The rotating shaft is rotatably supported in a cantilevered state and is provided with a cylindrical portion having no spiral blade in a part in the axial direction.
The payout device has a screw hole formed at a position facing the columnar portion in one of the main flat plate portions, and the tip portion is screwed into the screw hole and screwed from the outside of the device case. The gaming machine according to [11], which is provided with an adjusting screw that is in sliding contact with the cylindrical portion.
In the game machine of [12], the inclination of the dammed member in the device case can be adjusted from the outside of the device case.
[13]
A bulging receiving portion that is formed by bulging a part of the main flat plate portion to the outside and receiving one side portion of the motor.
The gaming machine according to [11] or [12], which is provided with a heat radiating hole formed through the bulging receiving portion.
In the game machine of [13], since a part of the device case is bulged outward to provide a bulge receiving portion for receiving one side of the motor, it is not necessary to enlarge the entire device case. Further, by forming the heat dissipation hole in the swelling receiving portion, it is possible to prevent the heating abnormality of the motor.
[14]
The portion of the guide gutter having the side surface of the dam inside the gutter is separated as a ball pulling door member, and a ball pulling hole for discharging the game ball dammed by the payout device is formed.
The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [13], wherein the ball pulling door member is movably supported between a closed position for closing the ball pulling hole and an open position for opening the ball pulling hole. ..
In the game machine of [14], a ball removal hole was formed in a portion of the guide gutter having a side surface of the dam inside the gutter to which the flow pressure of the game ball is applied, and the ball removal hole was opened and closed by the ball removal door member. Occasionally, the game ball is discharged smoothly, and the ball removal work can be performed efficiently.
[15]
A portion of the guide gutter below the ball-extracting door member at the closed position is separated as an auxiliary door member, and a downwardly expanded lower expansion portion is provided in the ball-extracting hole.
The auxiliary door member is rotatably supported in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the ball extraction hole, and is rotated to the inside of the guide gutter from the auxiliary closing position and the auxiliary closing position that closes the lower expansion portion of the ball extraction hole. It moves to open the lower expansion portion of the ball ejection hole and shields the guide gutter below the ball extraction hole to move to an auxiliary opening position for guiding the game ball in the induction gutter to the ball extraction hole. The gaming machine according to [14].
In the game machine of [15], the ball extraction hole is expanded downward from the ball extraction door member at the closed position to form a lower expansion portion, and an auxiliary door member rotatably supported near the lower end portion of the ball extraction hole is provided. Normally, it is placed in the auxiliary closed position and the lower extension is closed. Then, when the auxiliary door member rotates to the auxiliary open position, the lower expansion portion is opened, and the auxiliary door member shields the guide gutter below the ball ejection hole to move the game ball in the induction gutter into the ball extraction hole. invite. As a result, the ball removal work can be performed more efficiently.
[16]
When the auxiliary door member is arranged in the closed position, the ball pulling door member is arranged in the closed position, and when the auxiliary door member is arranged in the open position, the ball pulling door member is placed. An interlocking member that interlocks the ball-extracting door member and the auxiliary door member so that they can be arranged in the open position.
The gaming machine according to [15], which includes an operation unit for operating the interlocking member.
[17]
The interlocking member is supported so as to be vertically movable.
A first engaging portion provided on the ball-extracting door member and moving upward when the ball-extracting door member moves from the closed position to the open position.
A second engaging portion provided on the auxiliary door member that moves upward when the auxiliary door member moves from the auxiliary closed position to the auxiliary open position.
A first engaged portion formed on the interlocking member and with which the first engaging portion engages,
The gaming machine according to [16], comprising a second engaged portion formed on the interlocking member and with which the second engaging portion engages.
In the game machines [16] and [17], the interlocking member can be operated by the operation unit to open and close the ball pulling door member and the auxiliary door member at once. As a result, the ball removal hole including the lower expansion portion can be changed from the closed state to the open state at once, and the ball removal work can be efficiently performed.
[18]
Any of [1] to [17], the driving amount of the dam member is controlled so that the dam member stops at a position where the game ball can be held between the dam member and the side surface of the dam in the gutter. The game machine according to 1.
According to the configuration of [18], since the dam member is controlled to stop at a position where the game ball can be held between the dam member and the side surface of the dam in the gutter, the game ball is stopped when the dam member stops. Can be reduced.

10 Pachinko game machine 11 Game board 13 Mechanical plate 26 Upper plate 50 Payout device 60 Equipment case 60A Back side main plate 60B Front side main plate 61 Guide gutter 62 1st curved facing wall 63 2nd curved facing wall 62C Gutter side through hole 63C Ball punching hole 65 Gutter inner protrusion 71 Ball pulling door member 71M Gutter inner dam blocking side surface 72 Auxiliary door member 80 Damping member 81 Stepping motor 82 Screw 84M Contact inclined surface

Claims (1)

A guide gutter that guides the game ball downward,
A game ball provided at the lower end of the guide gutter, which normally blocks the game balls flowing down the guide gutter, is allowed to pass a predetermined number of game balls due to the establishment of a predetermined payout condition. In a game machine equipped with a payout device to be paid out to the player,
The payout device rushes into the gutter through an electric drive source and a gutter side through hole formed in the gutter, and cooperates with a gutter inner dammed side surface which is one inner side surface of the gutter. It is provided with a damming member that dams the game ball and is driven by the electric drive source to pass a number of game balls according to the driving amount.
The dam member is provided with a contact inclined surface inclined with respect to the flow direction of the game ball so as to release the flow pressure of the dammed game ball to the side surface side of the dam in the gutter.
Of the guide gutters, one inner side surface between the dam member and the side surface of the dam inside the gutter is a gutter capable of contacting a game ball from the side surface side of the dam inside the gutter toward the side of the dam member. A gaming machine in which an inner protrusion is provided so as to extend substantially parallel to the side surface of the dam in the gutter.

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