JPH0341983A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process the large quantity of prize winning balls in a short time by providing plural prize winning ball flow-down controllers corresponding to set gutters and varying the deceleration ratio of a mechanical transmitting mechanism from an electric driving source to drive prize winning ball processing members. CONSTITUTION:The prize winning balls gathered by respective prize winning ball set gutters 133 and 134 are controlled by a prize winning ball flow-down controllers 137, which are provided corresponding to the gutters, so as to flow down toward one destination. At such a time, even when the respective prize winning ball flow-down controllers 137 are driven by one electric driving source 160, which drives prize winning processing members 140 and 150, the deceleration ratio of the mechanical transmitting mechanism is made various, otherwise, the number of prize winning ball receiving parts is made various and the prize winning balls are controlled to flow down at time intervals suitable for the number of gift balls to be discharged. Ball sensing members 165 and 175 are pressed with the prize winning balls, which are controlled by the respective prize winning ball flow-down controllers to flow down, and with this pressure, a correspondent gift ball discharging device is operated to discharge the prescribed number of the gift balls. Since there are two systems for the processing mechanism of the prize winning balls, these prize winning balls speedily are processed and the gift balls are discharged even when the large quantity of the prize winning balls are generated in a short time.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Field of Application> The present invention provides a plurality of winning ball processing systems, and also provides a system for controlling the flow of winning balls collected by a collection gutter to a single ball, depending on the time required to control the flow of the winning balls to one ball. This is about a pachinko machine.

(Conventional technology) In a conventional pachinko machine, winning balls that flow out to the back side of the game board are processed by a single winning ball processing system, and the winning balls controlled to flow down by this winning ball processing system are processed by a single winning ball discharging device. The ball is configured to operate to eject the prize ball.
In order to increase the interest of the game, pachinko machines have been developed that are equipped with various winning devices that generate a large number of winning balls in a short period of time.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, conventional pachinko machines have a winning ball processing system or one system, and cannot process a large number of winning balls in a short period of time.

For this reason, it takes a long time from when a ball hits a prize until the prize ball is ejected due to the winning, and the player cannot confirm whether or not the prize ball has been ejected in response to the winning. This causes inconveniences such as the prize ball not being ejected even if the ball is not fired or the ball is not able to be fired due to the ball being stopped.

Furthermore, even if it is attempted to increase the prize ball discharge processing ability by providing a plurality of prize ball flow control devices and prize ball discharge devices, it is extremely difficult to install them in a pachinko machine with limited internal space.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a plurality of prize ball ejecting devices connected to the downstream side of a gutter that takes out balls from a storage tank provided above, and a game board. A pachinko machine is provided with a plurality of collecting gutter to collect the winning balls flowing out to the backside, and a winning ball flow control unit is connected to the downstream side of each collecting gutter, and the winning ball flow control unit is configured to control one ball from the collecting gutter. a winning ball processing member that moves with a part of the introduced winning balls protruding from the winning ball receiving portion; and a ball sensing member that operates a winning ball ejecting device when pressed by the winning balls protruding from the winning ball receiving portion. In addition to providing a plurality of winning ball flow down control devices having a plurality of winning ball flow down control devices corresponding to the collecting gutter (and providing l electric drive sources for driving the winning ball processing member, and connecting the winning ball processing member with the winning ball processing member from the electric drive source). The reduction ratio of the mechanical transmission mechanism between the balls is different, or the number of winning ball receiving parts formed on the winning ball processing member is different.

Function> The winning balls collected by each winning ball collection gutter are controlled to flow down one by one by a winning ball flow control device provided correspondingly.

At this time, each winning ball flow control device is one! Even if it is driven by a pneumatic drive source, the reduction ratio of the mechanical transmission mechanism is different, or the number of prize ball receivers is different, and the flow is controlled at a time interval suitable for the number of prize balls to be ejected. Then, the ball sensing member is pressed by the winning ball controlled by each winning ball flow down control device,
As a result, the corresponding prize ball ejecting device is operated to eject a predetermined number of prize balls.

<Example> Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1, the pachinko machine has a front frame 3 hinged to one side of the machine frame 1 with a hinge 2.2 so that the front frame 3 can be opened and closed, and the front frame 3 is opened and closed by closing the window from the front side. The glass frame 4 and the opening/closing panel 5 are hinged vertically, and a game board storage frame 6 is attached to the back side of the front frame 3 so as to cover the window from the back side, and the game board is placed inside the game board storage frame 6. 7 is removably attached,
On the back side of the game board storage frame 6, there is a back mechanism with back mechanisms such as a winning ball processing mechanism and a prize ball ejecting mechanism for processing the winning balls that flowed out from the game gI7! 1i8 is attached removably.

First, the prize ball ejection mechanism will be explained.

The prize ball discharging mechanism includes a storage tank 9 disposed on the upper part of the back mechanism g18, a guide gutter 10 for guiding out the balls in the storage tank 9,
A rectifying gutter 11 that aligns the balls flowing down from the lead-out gutter 10. A prize that integrates a first prize ball discharging device 12 that releases a preset number of balls (for example, 13) and a second prize ball discharge device 13 that releases a preset number of balls (for example, 7 balls). Ball discharge unit 14, first prize ball discharge device 12 and second prize ball discharge device 1
A prize ball discharge gutter 15 for discharging the balls that have flown down into the upper ball supply blood (not shown) provided on the surface of the opening/closing panel 5. It is comprised of an overflow gutter 16 and the like that causes the balls to overflow into a lower tray (not shown) when the upper ball supply tray is filled with balls.

As shown in FIG. 6, the storage tank 9 has a box-like shape with an open top and one side, and has four ball outlets 17 on one side of the bottom that are large enough to allow balls to fall in line in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface 18 that is open and slopes downward toward the ball outlet 17 is provided with a stepped portion 19 along the length direction of the bottom surface 18, and a stepped portion 19 near the open side surface and on the opposite side thereof. A tapered portion 20.20 is formed that slopes downward toward the ball exit hole 17 side,
A bulging portion 21 whose upper surface slopes downward toward the ball outlet 17 is formed on the open side of the ball outlet 17, and a ball leveling member 22 is formed on the lower surface of the bottom for breaking and leveling the balls in the outlet gutter 10. 22 is hung swingably.

The stepped portion 19 of the bottom surface 18 described above allows the balls supplied from the upper supply device (not shown) to flow down evenly toward the ball outlet 17. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, item 4) allows the balls to flow down almost evenly, thereby preventing the balls from being concentrated or missing in a specific flow path.

Further, the storage tank 9 shown in the drawing is provided with a shutter member 23 that can open and close approximately half of the ball outlet 17. As shown in FIG. 9, the shutter member 23 has a width equal to that of the ball outlet
It is a plate material about half the width of 7, and there is a bar-shaped operation knob 2 on the negative side.
4 is installed protrudingly. In order to slidably support this shutter member 23, a slide groove 25 is formed horizontally on the lower surface of the storage tank 9, and a horizontally elongated slide hole z6 is opened in a portion facing the opening of the slide groove 25.
The operating knob 24 passes through the slide hole 26 and both sides of the shutter member 23 are fitted into the slide 1lIt25 to support the shutter member 23 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank 9. When the storage tank 9 equipped with the shutter member 23 having the above-mentioned configuration is used together with the outlet gutter 10 having four ball flow downward passages, the shutter member 2
3 to the right side in FIG. 9 and open all the ball outlets 17 so that the balls inside will evenly flow down into the four ball flow paths. Note that a lever-shaped first locking member 2 is provided on the slide hole 26.
Since the first locking member 27 is rotatably provided in an eccentric state, the first locking member 27 is rotated and locked to the operating knob 24, as shown in FIG. This can prevent the shutter member 23 from moving due to vibrations or the like. On the other hand, the storage tank 9 can be connected to a ball flow down passage or to two lead-out troughs 10.
When used with the shutter member 23, hold the operation knob 24 with your fingers and move it to the left side in FIG.
7 is closed and locked by the second locking member 28.

In this way, when half of the ball outlet 17 is closed, the balls will fall from the open part and will flow into the two ball flow channels in the outlet gutter 10 without spilling outside. The ball flows down.

In order to attach the storage tank 9 having the above-mentioned configuration to the back mechanism panel 8, a fastener 30 is passed through the lug 29 protruding from the side surface of the storage tank 9, and the fastener 30 is attached as shown in FIG. Ingredients 30
Fit the tip of the holder into the fixing hole 31 of the back mechanism fi8. The fastening tool 3o may have any configuration as long as it can fasten the storage tank 9, but it is preferable that it can be attached and removed with one touch.The embodiment of the fastening tool 30 shown in FIG. The operating knob 33 is made of plastic and has a large-diameter portion 32 at its tip, and is inserted into the substantially cylindrical outer member 3S having a plurality of leg portions 34 with a vertical section shaped like the letter 34 so as to be freely movable back and forth. It will be done. To attach the storage tank 9 using this fastener 30, as shown in FIG.
The storage tank 9 is fitted into the recessed storage tank storage part 36 formed in i8, and with the operating knob 33 retracted, insert the tip of the outer member 35 into the retaining hole of the ear piece 29 of the storage tank 9. After inserting it into the fixing hole 31 of the 4I board 8, push in the operation knob 33. When operated in this way, the large diameter part 32 at the tip pushes the legs 34 apart, as shown by the solid line in Fig. 12. As such, the leg portions 34 are firmly engaged with the opening edge of the attachment hole 31, and the storage tank 9 can be easily attached thereto. Note that in order to remove the storage tank 9, the 12th
Pull out the operation knob 33 as shown by the chain line in the figure. In this way, the large diameter portion 32 at the tip comes off from the tip spacing force of the legs 34, so the spacing between the legs 34 shrinks due to the elasticity, and can be removed from the fastening hole 31. can.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 20, the extraction gutter 10 for guiding the balls from the storage tank 9 includes first main partition walls 37 on both sides,
The second main partition wall 3B and the third main partition wall 39 in the center divide the width into two sections, and between the first main partition wall 37 and the third main partition wall 39 there is a first sub-wall. Partition wall 40
By erecting the first flow path 41 and the second flow path 42
By forming a second sub-compartment wall 43 between the third main partition wall 39 and the second main partition wall 38, a third flow path 4 is formed.
4 and a fourth flow path 45 are formed, and a first step lever 46 is installed at the sloped upper end portion of the bottom of the first flow path 41 and the sloped upper end portion of the bottom of the second flow path 42, and a first step lever 46 is installed at the bottom sloped upper end portion of the bottom of the third flow path 44. A second step lever 47 faces the inclined upper end portion and the inclined upper end portion of the bottom of the fourth flow path 45 and is supported by a shaft 48 on the inclined lower end side in a state where it can swing independently, and is supported by a spring 49.
The upper end of the slope of the second tread lever 47 is biased in the upward direction by a lever or a weight, and the upper end of the second tread lever 47 is pushed against the bias by rotating the knob 50. A substantially hook-shaped opening/link member 51 which is lowered and locked by the width 1 is rotatably attached to the shaft. Like this.

When the second tread lever 47 is locked in the lowered state by the lock member 51, when the storage tank 9 is used with about half of the ball outlet 17 blocked by the shutter member 23, even if one ball does not flow in, the The two-tread lever 47 does not rise, and the ball can be used in the same state as if there were enough balls. and the bottoms of the first flow path 41 and the second flow path 42 located downstream of the first footboard lever 46;
At the bottom of the third flow passage 44 and the fourth flow passage 45 located on the downstream side of the second treadle lever 47, a through slit 52 with a width that does not allow the ball to fall is provided, and each bottom of the sloping lower end portion is opened. A covering material made of a stainless steel plate or the like is applied to cover the edge of the through slit 52. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, below the eleventh plate lever 46 and the second foot lever 47, there is a receiving part 54 at one end, and a switch suppressing part 5 at the other end.
A ball shortage detection actuating member 56 having a diameter of 5 is swingably attached to a shaft 57, and a t protruding from one end of the first tread lever 46.
j The bottle 59 of the S1 action piece 58 and the bottle 61 of the second action piece 60 protruding from one end of the second step lever 47 are both made to face the receiving portion 54 at one end of the ball shortage detection actuating member 56 from above, and the ball shortage is detected. The other end of the detection actuation member 56 is connected to the ball shortage detection switch 6.
Let's face 2. In addition, the outlet gutter 10 shown in the drawing has an operating portion 63 at one end below the receiving portion 54 side of the one-ball shortage detection activation member 56 in order to enable the ball shortage detection activation member 56 to be switched to the locked state. A lock shaft member 65 having a cam protrusion 64 in the middle is rotatably provided by a support shaft 66. When the lock shaft member 65 is rotated and the receiving part 54 of the ball shortage detection actuating member 56 is held in the raised state by the cam protrusion 64, the switch pressing part 55 will not act on the ball shortage detection switch 62. Therefore, the assembly factory In etc.,
You can check other mechanisms in this locked state.
It is convenient to perform the check operation even when the storage tank 9 and the outlet gutter 10 are not filled with balls.

The above-described through slit S2 has the function of dropping dirt and the like and the function of supporting the ball in point contact to reduce rolling resistance, and the covering material has the function of further reducing rolling resistance and wear. Further, the first sub-compartment wall 40 and the second sub-compartment wall 43 have a low effective height on the upstream side and gradually increase the effective height on the downstream side.

In order to attach the outlet gutter 10 having such a configuration to the back mechanism panel 8, connect the upper end part of #A1, that is, the part where the first and second a plate levers 46, 47 are provided, to the ball outlet 17 of the storage tank 9 from below. A fastener 30 similar to that described above is passed through the through hole of the mounting piece 67 formed at an appropriate location (in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the sloping upper end portion and the sloping lower end portion).
Attaches removably by... When the outlet gutter 10 is installed in a predetermined position on the back mechanism panel 8 in this manner, the ball leveling member 22, 22 suspended from the storage tank 9 faces each flow path from above. When the balls are sufficiently stored in the storage tank 9, these balls fall from the ball outlet 17 and enter the first ball outlet.
It rests on the treadle lever 46 and the second treadle lever 47, and lowers the inclined upper end portions of both treadle levers 46 and 47 to the first. Second
Raise the working piece 58.60. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the switch pressing portion 55 of the one-silica foot detection operating member 56 is lowered, and the ball shortage detection switch 62 does not send out the ball shortage signal. As the balls resting on the wIJlFIa board lever 46 and the second footboard lever 47 flow down, they are aligned in a line by the first sub-compartment wall 40 and the second sub-compartment wall 43, respectively, and move to the 1st R, the lower passage 41, and the 2nd subdivision wall. Downstream path 42, third
The water flows down into the flow path 44 and the fourth flow path 45 almost evenly. In addition.

1st. The height of the second sub-compartment wall 40.43 increases from the bottom toward the downstream side, so that it is possible to ensure that the balls are lined up in a line in either the left or right flow path as they flow down. It is structured as follows. In addition, the vertically stacked balls collide upon contact with the ball leveling member 22, 22, so that they are almost leveled into one layer. And storage tank 9
The number of balls inside gradually decreases, and when there are no more balls resting on the first tread lever 46 or the second tread lever 47, the slanted upper end sides of both tread levers 46 and 47 rise due to the bias of the spring 49, and the first The fifth working piece and the second working piece 60 descend to push down the receiving portion 54. Therefore, the switch pressing portion 55 of the one-silica foot detection actuating member 56 rises and acts on the ball shortage detection switch 62, and the ball shortage detection switch 62 sends out a ball shortage signal. Furthermore, one end of the swinging rod 68 is connected to the downwardly protruding portion of the lower surface of the first step lever 46, and the upper end of the rod 69 is connected to the other end of the swinging rod 68.
When the upper end of the slope of the first step lever 46 rises due to a shortage of balls, the operation of the ball supply mechanism is locked via this rod 69, thereby stopping the supply of shot balls.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the first operating piece 58 and the second operating piece 6
0 facing the same receiving part 54 from above, the first
Even if either the tread lever 46 or the second tread lever 47 swings due to a lack of balls, the ball shortage detection switch 62 is activated to send out a ball shortage signal. Therefore, even if one of the treadle levers swings, a signal is sent from the ball shortage detection switch 62, and the replenishment device is activated to replenish balls. The operation is stopped, and the operation of the prize ball ejection mechanism is temporarily stopped. In addition, in the example of the drawing,
The first treadle lever 46 is connected to the ball supply mechanism, but the second
The treadle lever 47 may be in communication, or both the treadle levers 46,47 may be in communication with the actuating piece 58,60 through a mechanical combination means such as the receiving portion 54.

When balls are replenished into the storage tank 9 based on the ball shortage signal from the ball shortage detection switch 62, the second treadle levers 46 and 47 both swing back to the direction of descending at the upper end of the slope at t51°, and one ball is missing. Detection switch 62 stops sending the signal.

The balls that have flown down the lead-out gutter 1O are reliably aligned by the rectifying gutter 11. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, this flow rectification gutter 11 is bent in a horizontal U-shape from a laterally opening ball-filled lower 0..., and the downstream part thereof is a flow stream that is bent into a substantially step-like shape. Four passages 71... are arranged in parallel, a sparse removal mechanism is provided in the ball removal lower 2... established in the horizontal U-shaped bent portion, and a ball shortage detection mechanism is provided in the stepped bent portion. It is. Note that the ball-containing lower 0 has a height that is approximately twice or more the diameter of the ball, and has a bottom shape that decreases in height toward the downstream side. Therefore, even if the balls flowing down from the outlet gutter 10 are stacked one above the other, they collapse when entering the rectifying gutter 11, and are reliably aligned in a row for each channel (-).

In addition, as described above, in the rectifying gutter 11 according to the present embodiment, each flow path 71 is formed in a substantially step-like shape, so that the downward pressure of the balls is dispersed at each bottom surface portion of the flow path 71 located in the horizontal direction. You can receive it. Therefore, even on the downstream side, the pressure of the ball does not increase in proportion to the length or height of the flow path 71, contributing to the smooth operation of each mechanism. Especially rectifying gutter 1.
1, the vertical portion of the flow path 71 is arc-shaped, and the prize ball ejecting device 12 is formed from this arc-shaped portion 71'.
．． The upstream portion 73 of the upper surface of the horizontal portion facing 13 is tilted diagonally upward by θ (Fig. 26), and the downstream portion from the sloped upper end is sloped diagonally downward to form a suppression receiving portion 74, and the bottom surface of the flow path of this horizontal portion is tilted diagonally downward. Form a step 75 on the ball and lower the ball (
The ball A located in the communication portion with the prize ball ejection unit 14) is made to stop at a lower position than the next ball B. With this configuration, the direction of the pressure of the ball at the lower end of the flow path 71 is as shown by the arrow in FIG.

Ball C presses ball B. As shown in FIG. 27, ball B is sandwiched between ball A and ball C, which are waiting in the ball ejecting lower aro that communicates with the prize ball ejection unit 14, and the point of contact with ball A is with ball C. Since the contact point between the ball and the ball C is located on the left side of the ball C in the figure, it is raised by the pressure of the ball C and comes into contact with the pressure receiving part 74. In this way, when the ball B comes into contact with the pressure receiver 74, the pressure that the ball B receives is dispersed between the pressure receiver 74 and the ball A, and as a result.

The downward pressure exerted by the ball A on the ball in the prize ball discharging unit 14 is reduced compared to the case where the ball is simply caused to flow down. Therefore, the prize ball discharging unit 14 operates smoothly without being significantly affected by the downward pressure of the balls waiting in the channel 71.

As shown in Fig. 4.21.22, the ball extraction mechanism is connected to the shaft 7.
A ball removing member 78 swingably supported by a ball removing member 7 closes the ball removing lower 2 so as to be openable and closable. The locking member 8 is locked by the ball removal bottle 79 inserted from the front of the pachinko machine.
When the pressure receiving part 81 of No. 0 is pressed, the locking member 80 rotates, the bottle receiving part 82 comes off from the bottle 83 of the ball removing member 78, and the ball removing member 7 is shaken by the downward pressure of the ball in the channel 71. move to open the ball removal lower 2... Therefore, the balls in the flow paths 71 pass out from the ball removal lower 2 into the ball removal passage 84 (FIG. 4).

On the other hand, the ball shortage detection mechanism includes horizontal triangular balls formed at the lower end of each ball detection member 85, which are swingably supported by a shaft 86 (ball detection members 85...) outside the flow path 71... The ball detecting member 8
A locking member 89 is pivoted to the tip of an arm 88 extending from the base end of the pivoting member 5, and is linked to the prize ball ejecting unit 14. When a ball is present in the flow path 71, the ball receiving portion 8
7 is pushed back by the ball, so the ball detecting member 85 rotates to the stopper 90 and pulls up the lock operating member 89 along the guides 91 . . . as shown in FIG. Therefore, the prize ball ejection unit 14 can perform the operation of ejecting the prize balls. On the other hand, when there are no more balls in the flow path 71, the ball detection member 85 locks as shown in FIG. 21
The ball receiving portion 87 moves into the flow path 71 due to the force exerted by the weight of the member 89 . When the ball detecting member 85 rotates in this way, the lock operating member 89 descends and its lower end acts on the prize ball ejecting unit 14. Therefore, when there is a shortage of balls in the channel 71, the prize ball ejecting operation of the prize ball ejecting unit 14 is stopped, and the player is not disadvantaged.
In addition, the above-mentioned ball extraction mechanism and ball shortage detection mechanism are installed in each flow path 7.
1, and the lower end portion of each flow path 71 also has the above-described pressure dispersion structure under the ball flow.

Also, as shown in Figure 21,! A prize ball locking member 92 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 93 above the ball receiving lower ball 0 of the I-flow gutter 11, and the prize ball locking member 92 is rotated to lock each ball receiving lower 0. This is so that only the ball on the downstream side can be extracted by blocking it. In this way, when replacing or cleaning the prize ball discharging unit 14, the work can be done without removing all the balls in the storage tank 9.

In addition, in the rectifying gutter 11 unit shown in the drawing, one end of the operating piece 94 is fixed to the side surface with a screw 95, and a fixed locking rod 96 is attached to the other end of the operating piece 94, as shown in FIG. The arm 8 of all the ball detection members 85 described above is inserted into the interior through the circular arc hole 97 opened on the side, and the locking rod 96 is
It is located below 8. I want it, lock rod 96
In the lowered state, as described above, if there is a shortage of balls in the flow path 71, the ball detecting member 85 rotates and the locking member 89 descends, causing the prize ball ejecting unit 14 to eject the prize ball. Stop operation. However, if the locking rod 96 is raised to support the arm 88 of the ball detection member 85 by rotating the operation piece 94 in advance, the ball detection member 85 will not rotate even if there are insufficient balls in the flow path 71. Therefore, the prize ball ejection unit 14 can be maintained in an operable state. Therefore, when checking the operation of the prize ball discharge unit 14 in an assembly factory or the like, it is possible to check the operation of the prize ball discharge unit 14 even if there are insufficient balls in the channel 71, and the work is easy.

Note that the above-mentioned rectifying gutter 11 is made into a unit, and a fastening tool 30 similar to that described above is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting piece 98 formed at an appropriate location, and the back side is secured by the fastening tool 30. It is attached to the mechanism panel 8 so that it can be attached and detached with one touch. Therefore, in the unlikely event that a problem occurs, use the fastening tool 30.
...can be easily removed and replaced with a new one.

The first prize ball ejecting device M12 and the second prize ball ejecting device 13 are integrally assembled as a prize ball ejecting unit 14 in the embodiment of the drawings, and as shown in FIG. A first ball waiting space 99a extending substantially vertically.

A second ball waiting space 99b and a third ball waiting space 99c.

Break down the four-ball waiting space 99 of the fourth ball waiting space 99d,
The inlet of each ball waiting cavity 99 communicates with the lower ball outlet of the rectifying gutter 11, and a lever-shaped first ball filling control member 100 and a second ball filling control member 1 are provided at the outer upper part of the ball waiting space.
01 are swingably supported side by side by a shaft 102.

The first stopper 103a formed at the tip of the first ball filling control member 100 is connected to the first ball waiting space 99a and the second stopper 10.
3b facing the entrance of the second ball waiting space 99b so as to be able to move forward and backward, and a third ball formed at the tip of the second ball filling control member 101.
A first stopper 10:lc formed at the rear end of the first ball filling control member 100 has a stopper lO:lc facing the entrance of the third ball waiting space 99c and a fourth stopper 103d movably facing the entrance of the fourth ball waiting space 99d. The receiving part 104 is linked to the first regulating member 105, and the second receiving part 106 formed at the rear end of the second ball filling control member 101 is linked to the second regulating member 107.
A first ball flow down control member 108 is rotatably supported below the ball filling control member 101 and a second ball flow down control member 109 is rotatably supported below the second ball filling control member 101 by a shaft 110.
9a and a second ball support part 111a protruding from the first ball flow down control member 108 at the lower part of the second ball waiting space 99b.
A third ball support portion 111c is provided so as to allow the ball support portion 111b to move forward and backward, and protrudes from the second ball flow down control member 109 below the third ball standby space 99c and the fourth ball standby space 99d.

The fourth ball support part 111d is allowed to move forward and backward.

The first regulating member 105 has a cam shape that is rotatably supported by the shaft 102, and has a first contact portion 112 formed on its outer periphery, with which the lower end of the lock operating member 89 comes into contact, and a first
An engaging groove 1-13 is formed, and a first regulating pin 114 acting on the first receiving part 104 of the first ball filling control member 100 is provided on the side surface.
and second regulating pins 115 are vertically spaced apart from each other and are provided protrudingly. Then, the first contact portion 112 is positioned below the lock operating member 89, and the first receiving portion 104 of the first ball filling control member 100 is positioned within the interval between the first regulation pin 114 and the second regulation bin 115. let Like the first regulating member 105, the second regulating member 107 has a cam shape rotatably supported by the shaft 102, and has a second abutting portion 116 formed on its outer periphery with which the lower end of the lock operating member 89 comes into contact. At the same time, a second engagement n117 is formed, and a second ball filling control member 101 is provided on the side surface.
A third regulation force acting on the second receiving portion 106 of

A pin 118 and a fourth regulating pin 119 are vertically spaced apart and project from each other. Then, the second contact portion 116 is positioned below the lock operating member 89, and the second receiving portion 106 of the second ball filling control member 101 is connected to the third regulation pin l18 and the fourth regulation bottle 1.
19.

The first ball flow down control member 108, as shown in FIG.
A plate-shaped first base portion 120 extending downward from the base end of the shaft attachment.
Two rows of through-holes 121 are opened at a vertical interval that is approximately the same as the diameter of the ball, and the tongue-shaped first ball support part 111a and second ball support part 111b, which have different heights for each ball, are used as a base. The number of balls to be supported can be changed by appropriately selecting the through hole 121 that penetrates the ball support part 111 from the back side of the ball supporting part 111, and thereby the number of prize balls flowing down can be changed. It is configured as follows. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the first prize ball discharging device 12 releases 13 balls, so
The seven first ball support parts 111a and the second ball support part 111b are respectively inserted into the through holes 121 at positions where they can support six balls. The second ball flow down control member 109 has the same structure as the first ball support part 111 material, and has two rows of through holes in the second base part 120b extending downward from the base end of the shaft to accommodate two balls. A third ball support part 111c and a fourth ball support part 11d having different heights are passed through the through hole 121 from the back side of the base part.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the second prize ball discharging device 13 releases seven balls in one prize ball discharging operation, so the third ball support part 111c has four balls and the fourth ball support part 111d has three balls. The balls are respectively inserted into the through holes 121 at positions where the balls can be supported. In addition, by appropriately selecting the through hole 121 that penetrates the ball support portion 111, it is possible to set the desired number of prize balls flowing down. In addition, a weight 122a is provided at the outer lower end of the first base portion 120a, and a roller 124 is provided at the tip of the first arm portion 123 extending obliquely upward from the base end of the pivot.
is rotatably attached, and a stopper 125 is protruded from the middle of the first arm portion 123. This first ball flow down control member 108
To install the first ball support part 111a and the second ball support part 111a, set the height so that the first ball support part 111a supports seven balls, and the second ball support part 111b to support six balls. Support part 111
b is supported by the shaft 102 so as to project into and out of the ball waiting spaces 99a and 99b at a predetermined height, and the first arm portion 1
23 rollers 124 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the first regulating material 105. Further, similarly to the first ball flow down control member 108, a second arm portion 126, a roller 127. To attach the second ball flow control member 109 having the stopper 12B, the third ball support portion 111c must support four balls.

The ball waiting space 99c is set at a height where the fourth ball support part 111d supports three balls, and the third ball support part 111c and the fourth ball support part 111d are set at a predetermined height.

supported by the shaft 102 so as to protrude and retract within 99d;
The roller 127 of the second arm portion 126 is allowed to come into contact with the outer periphery of the second regulating member 107.

As shown in FIG. 32, the first regulating member 105 is linked to a first winning ball flow down control device 129, which will be described later.
9 is raised, the lower end of the lock operating member 89 is detached from the first contact portion 112 and is free to rotate, and when the prize ball is not ejected, the lower end of the lock operating member 89 is on the first engagement groove 113 side. is stopped in a lowered state, and the first regulating bottle 114 on the side presses the first receiving part 104 at the rear end of the first ball filling control member 100 from above, and the outer peripheral surface is pressed against the first ball flow down control part wound 108. Press the roller 124 downward. Therefore, the first stopper 10 at the tip of the first ball filling control member 100
3a, the second stopper 1 opening 3b is raised to open the inlet, and the balls from the rectifying gutter 11 are allowed to flow down into the first ball waiting space 99a and the wSz ball waiting space 99b. Also, the first
When the roller 124 is pressed downward by the ball flow down control member 108, the first ball flow down control member 108 moves the first ball support part 111a into the first ball waiting space 99a and moves the second ball support part 1
11bft It stops in the state in which it enters the second ball waiting space 99b. Therefore, seven balls flow down from the rectifying gutter 11 into the first ball standby space 99a, and the first ball support BB111a
The second ball waiting space 99b waits while being supported by
Six balls flow down into the ball and stand by while being supported by the second ball supporter] 11b. In this state, the first winning ball flow down control device 129 controls the winning ball to flow down and the first regulating member 10
5 in the upward direction of the first engagement groove 113, the first regulating bottle 114 or the first ball filling control member 100 is spaced GL away from the first receiving portion 104 of the first ball filling control member 100. The second regulating pin 115 or the first
The first receiving portion 104 of the ball filling control member 100 is lifted up and the first
The ball filling control member 101+ is swung, and the first stopper 1 (13a) at the tip enters the entrance of the first ball waiting space 99a, and the second stopper 10]b enters the entrance of the second ball waiting space 99b. Therefore, the balls in the rectifying gutter 11 are prevented from flowing down by the first stopper 103a and the second stopper 103b, and cannot flow down into the first ball waiting space 99a and the second ball waiting space 99b (33 ), when the first regulating member 105 rotates, the outer peripheral surface separates from the roller 124, making the first ball flow down control member 108 freely rotatable. 'f!Waiting space 99a
The dead weight of the seven balls waiting inside is applied to the second ball support part Nib, and the second ball waiting inside the second ball waiting space 99b is loaded.
(Since the weight of the 1!! balls is applied, the first ball flow down control member 108 is moved by the weight of these balls to the first ball support part 1.
11a from the first ball standby space 99a and rotate the second ball support part 111b in a direction to retreat from the second ball standby space 99b, and the stopper 125 of the first arm part 123
Or it stops when it comes into contact with an outside wall.

Therefore, seven balls in the first ball waiting space 99a flow down and six balls in the second ball waiting space 99b flow down, making a total of 13 balls flowing down. Then, when the first ball standby space 99a and the second ball standby space 99b become empty, the weight of the ball applied to the first ball support part 111a and the second ball support part 111b disappears, so that the first ball flows down. The control member 108 moves the first ball support part 111a into the first ball standby space 99a by the bias of the weight 122a, and moves the first ball support part 111a into the first ball support part 111b.
The ball swings back in the direction of entering the second ball waiting space 99b. In addition, when the first winning ball flow down control device a 129 finishes flowing down the winning ball, the first engaging groove 11 of the first regulating member 105
3 returns to the downward direction and rotates, so the second regulation bin 1
15 is separated from the first receiving part 104 to make the first ball filling control member 100 swingable, the first JjL control pin 114 presses the first receiving part 104, and the first ball filling control member lOO Therefore, the first stopper 103a at the tip is removed from the entrance of the first ball standby space 99a, and the second stopper 103b is removed from the entrance of the second ball standby space 99b, and the rectifying gutter The ball in ll is the first ball waiting space 9
9a and into the second ball waiting space 99b. Also, the first
When the regulating member 105 rotates back, the outer circumferential surface presses the roller 124 of the first ball flow down control member 108, thereby ensuring that the first ball supporting portion 111a enters the first ball parking space 99a, and The second ball support part 111b is reliably entered into the second ball waiting space 99b. Therefore, the rectifier gutter 1
One to seven balls are reliably filled into the first ball standby space 99a and six balls are filled into the second ball standby space 99b.

On the other hand, when the second winning ball flow down control device M130 controls the winning ball to flow down and rotates the second regulating member 107 in the direction in which the second engagement groove 117 rises, the third regulating bin 1]8 moves to the second ball. The second ball filling control member 101 is placed in a swingable state by being separated from the second receiving portion 106 of the filling control member 101, and the fourth
The regulation bottle 119 moves up the second receiving part tO6 of the second ball filling control member lO1 to slowly move the second ball filling control member 101,
The third stopper 103c at the tip is placed at the entrance of the third ball waiting space 99c, and the fourth stopper 103d is placed at the entrance of the fourth ball waiting space 99d.
Enter each entrance. Therefore, the balls in the rectifying gutter 11 are prevented from flowing down by the third stopper 103c and the fourth stopper 103d, and cannot flow down into the third ball waiting space 99c and the fourth ball waiting space 99d. Also, the second
When the regulating member 107 rotates, the outer circumferential surface separates from the roller 127, thereby allowing the second ball flow down control member 109 to freely rotate. The third ball support part 111c has #! 3 ball waiting area 9
The weight of the four balls waiting in the space 9c is applied, and the weight of the three balls waiting in the fourth ball waiting space 99d is applied to the fourth ball support part 111. The two-ball flow down control member 109 is moved by the third ball support portion 111 due to the weight of these balls.
c is retreated from the third ball waiting space 99c, and the fourth
The ball support part 111d is rotated in a direction to retreat from the fourth ball standby space 99d, and stops when the stopper 128 of the second arm part 126 comes into contact with the outer wall.

Therefore, the four balls in the third ball standby space 99c flow down, and the three balls in the fourth ball standby space 99d flow down, making a total of seven balls flow down. Then, when the third ball standby space 99c and the fourth ball standby space 99d become empty, the third ball standby space 99c and the fourth ball standby space 99d become empty.
Since the weight of the ball applied to the ball support part Lllc and the fourth ball support part 111d is eliminated, the second ball flow downward control member rOg' is biased by the weight 122b to the third ball support part 111ct.
tEnter into the third ball waiting space 99c and move the fourth ball support 11
1d returns and swings in the direction of entering the fourth ball waiting space 99d. Further, when the second winning ball flow down control '4Jl device 130 completes the flow of the winning balls and rotates the second regulating member 107 back in the direction in which the second engagement groove 117 descends, the fourth regulating bin H9 moves to the second The second ball filling control member 101 is moved away from the receiving part 106 to make it swingable, and the third regulating pin 118 presses the second receiving part 105 to swing the second ball filling control member 101 back. do. Therefore, the third stopper 103c at the tip comes off from the entrance of the third ball waiting space 99c, the fourth stopper 103d or the entrance of the fourth ball waiting space 99d, and the ball in the rectifying gutter 11 becomes the third ball waiting. empty space 99c
and flows down into the fourth ball waiting space 99d. Furthermore, when the second regulating member 107 returns and rotates, the outer circumferential surface presses the roller 127 of the second ball flow down control member 109, thereby ensuring that the third ball support portion 111C enters the third ball waiting space 99c. At the same time, the fourth ball support part 111d is moved to the fourth ball waiting space 9.
Make sure to enter within 9d. Therefore, four balls from one rectifying gutter 11 are reliably filled into the third ball standby space 99c, and three balls are certainly filled into the fourth ball standby space 99d.

In this way, the prize ball ejecting unit 14 can drop 13 balls as prize balls when the first prize ball ejecting device 12 operates once, and 7 balls when the second prize ball ejecting device 13 operates once.
balls can be flown down as prize balls, and when activated simultaneously, a total of 20 balls can be flown down as prize balls. As mentioned above, the prize ball ejection unit 14 shown in one drawing includes the regulating member 105.

Since 107 is a rotary type, one ball flow down control member 108
, 109 can be carried out reliably and smoothly, and there is no prize ball discharge due to malfunction.

In addition, if there are insufficient balls in the rectifying gutter 11, the 10th
Since the lower end of the pick actuating member 89 comes into contact with the first contact portion 112 and prevents the rotation of the first regulating member 105, the prize ball ejection operation is not performed.
The lower end of the second regulating member 10 comes into contact with the second contact portion 1]6.
7 is prevented from rotating, the prize ball ejecting operation is not performed.The above-mentioned prize ball ejecting unit 14 is configured by inserting the above-mentioned fastening tool 3o into the mounting hole of the mounting piece 1 extended over an appropriate part. death,
Since it is fixed to the back mechanism g18 with one touch by the fasteners 30, it can be easily attached and removed.

The balls flowing down from the prize ball discharge unit 14 are sent to the prize ball discharge gutter 15.
On the way down, the ball hits the bell 132 and generates a prize ball discharge sound effect, and is then discharged into the first ball tray on the front of the pachinko machine, and if the first ball tray is full of balls, the overflow gutter 16 The ball is discharged into the second ball tray below.

Next, a winning ball processing mechanism that processes the winning balls flowing out from the game board 7 and operates the winning ball discharging unit 14 will be explained.

On the back side of the game board 7, a first winning ball collecting gutter 3 is provided to collect the ejected winning balls, and a second winning ball collecting gutter 134 is provided overlapping the first winning ball collecting gutter 133.
The first winning ball collecting gutter 133 collects winning balls from winning devices that have a value of discharging 13 winning balls when a ball wins,
The second winning ball collection gutter 134 is configured to collect winning balls from a winning device that has a value of discharging seven winning balls when a ball wins. At the bottom of the back mechanism gli8, there is a first winning ball collecting path 135 at a position facing the lower opening of the first winning ball collecting gutter 133, and a second winning ball collecting path 135 at a position facing the lower opening of the second winning ball collecting gutter 134. A winning ball collection path 135 is formed, the flow outlet of the first winning ball collection gutter 133 is communicated with the first winning ball flow control device 129, and the flow outlet of the second winning ball collection gutter 134 is communicated with the second winning ball flow control device. 130.

In the embodiment of the drawings, there is a first winning ball flow control device 129 that controls the flow of winning balls collected by the first winning ball collecting gutter 1 3.
and a second winning ball flow control device 1ko0 for controlling the flow of winning balls gathered by the second winning ball collection gutter 134 are integrally assembled to constitute a winning ball flow control unit 1 core.

As shown in FIGS. 35 to 38, this winning ball flow down control unit 137 has one ball inside the first storage main body 138.
The first winning ball processing member 40 is rotatably supported by a shaft 141, and the first winning ball processing member has a recessed first winning ball receiving portion 139 into which a part of the balls can fit. 140 is biased to one side by a spring 142, and the shaft 14
The first driving cam 144 supported by the first winning ball processing member 140 faces the first driving receiving part 145 formed at the rear of the first winning ball processing member 140, and the first driving cam 144 supported by the first driving cam 144 is rotated integrally with the first driving cam 144.
The second gear 147 meshes with the gear 146, and the second storage main body 1
48, a second winning ball processing member 15 in which a recessed second winning ball receiving portion 149 into which a part of one ball can fit is formed on the outer periphery.
0 rotatably supported by a shaft 151, the second winning ball processing member 150 is biased in one direction by a spring 152, and is supported by a shaft 153.
is formed at the rear of the second winning ball processing member 150.
A fourth gear 157 is engaged with a third gear 156 that faces the drive receiving portion 155 and rotates integrally with the second drive cam 154, and the first storage body 138 and the second storage body 1411 are overlapped. The shaft 158 of the second gear 147 and the shaft 1 of the fourth gear 157
59, and the output shaft 161 of the motor 160 with a speed reducer is connected to the second gear 147. It is connected to the shafts 158 and 159 of the fourth gear 157. Note that in this example, 1
Even if the first winning ball processing member 140 and the second winning ball processing member 150 are simultaneously driven by two motors 160, the second winning ball processing member 150 operates faster than the first winning ball processing member 140. 1st゜2nd. Third. Fourth gear 14
The numbers of teeth are set at 6, 147, 156, and 157, that is, the reduction ratios are made different so that the time required for one operation is shorter than that of the second winning ball processing member 150 or the first winning ball processing member 140. Winning ball flow control unit 1 having such a configuration
37 to the back mechanism panel 8, use the aforementioned fastening tool 3o.
As shown in FIG. The part 163 is fixed in a state where it is located at the lower end of the slope of the second winning ball gathering path 136. Near the lower end of the slope of the first winning ball gathering path 135,
As shown in FIG. 32, the first tamper prevention member 164 and the first
The ball sensing members 165 are rotatably mounted on shafts 166 and 167, respectively, and the lower end of the first tamper-proofing member 164 is connected to ff11.
A first ball facing the exit of the winning ball collecting path 135 and extending diagonally downward from the pivoted base end of the first ball sensing member 155.
The ball sensing portion 168 faces the downstream side of the lower end of the first tamper prevention member 164, and the tenth protrusion 1 extends from the pivoted base end of the first tamper prevention member 164 toward the first ball sensing member 165.
69 at the first pivoted proximal end of the first ball sensing member 165.
A tenth point 1 is attached to the tip of the first driving arm 171 facing the receiving piece 170 and extending from the pivoted base end of the first ball sensing member 11i5.
The lower end of 72 is rotatably fixed, and the first driving piece 173 provided at the upper end of the tenth pin 172 is engaged in the first engaging groove 113 of the first regulating member 105 described above. Similarly, near the lower end of the slope of the second winning ball gathering path 135, as shown in FIG. A second ball sensing portion is pivoted and extends diagonally downward from the pivoted base end of the second ball sensing member 175 so that the lower end of the second fraud prevention member 174 faces the exit of the second winning ball gathering path 136. 178 facing the downstream side of the lower end of the second tamper-proofing member 174, and the tip of the 20th claw protrusion 179 extending from the pivoting base end of the second tamper-proofing member 174 toward the second ball sensing member 175 side. , a 20th pin 182 is placed at the tip of the W42 drive arm 181 extending from the base end of the second ball sensing member 175, facing the W112 receiving piece 180 at the base end of the second ball sensing member 175.
The bottom end of the is fixed so that it can rotate.

The second driving piece 18 provided at the upper end of the twentieth pin 182 is engaged in the second engaging groove 117 of the second regulating member 107 described above.

The motor 160 is always operating, and when the second gear 147 or the first gear 146 is rotated, the first drive cam 144 or the first gear is rotated.
The first WJA movement receiving part 145 of the winning ball processing member 140 is pressed to rotate the first winning ball processing member 140 against the bias of the spring 142, and the first winning ball receiving part 139 is moved to collect the first winning balls. It moves from the exit side of the path 135 to the winning ball outlet 184 side. At this time, if there is no ball in the first winning ball receiving part 139, there is no part protruding from the outer periphery of the first winning ball processing member 140, so the first ball sensing member 165 does not rotate. Therefore, the first prize ball ejecting device 12 does not operate.
Then, when the first drive cam 144 further rotates, it comes off from the first drive receiving part 145, so the winning ball processing member 140
is rotated back by the bias of the spring 142 to return the first winning ball receiving portion 139 from the winning ball discharge port 184 side to the exit side of the first winning ball collection path 135.

Next, the winning balls flowing out to the back side of the game board 7 are collected by the first winning ball collecting gutter 133, and when this winning ball flows down the winning ball collecting path 135 through t5 and reaches the exit, this winning ball is the first winning ball. It fits into the first winning ball receiving part 139 of the first winning ball processing member 140, and the upper half portion protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the first winning ball processing member 140. In this state, the first winning ball processing member 14
When rotated by the drive of the first drive cam 144, the spherical surface of the protruding ball first moves up the lower end of the first tamper-proofing member 164, rotates the first tamper-proofing member 164, and moves the tenth protrusion 169. When the ball is removed from the first receiving piece 170 of the first ball sensing member 165 and the first winning ball processing member 140 is further rotated, the spherical surface of the ball acts on the first ball sensing portion 168 of the first ball sensing member 165 and the first winning ball processing member 140 is rotated further. The one-ball sensing member 165 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. This rotation of the first ball sensing member 165 causes the tenth bolt 172 to rise, and the first driving piece 173 or the first regulating member 1
Rotate 05. Therefore, the first prize ball discharging device M12 is activated, and as described above, 13 balls are flown down as prize balls. When the ball that has activated the first winning ball ratio device 12 in this manner advances further due to the rotation of the first winning ball processing member 140, it is removed from the first ball sensing section 168 and the first winning ball receiving section 1
39, and are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine from the winning ball outlet 184 (Fig. 34), the first winning ball receiving part 13
When the winning ball falls from the ball 9, the first driving cam 144 moves to the first
Since it comes off from the drive receiving part 145, the first winning ball processing member 1
40 is rotated back due to the bias of the spring 142 and rotates to the first position.
The winning ball receiving section 139 returns from the winning ball discharge port 184 side to the exit side of the first winning ball gathering path 135. In addition, while the winning ball is fitted in the first winning ball receiving part 139 and moving,
The first winning ball receiving part 119 faces almost upward, and the left and right guide plates 185, 185 prevent the winning balls from falling, so the winning balls in the first winning ball receiving part 139 fall midway. There's nothing to do. In addition, the first winning ball assembly road 13
If the winning balls flow down one after another inside 5 and a plurality of winning balls accumulate at the exit part, the first winning ball is sent to the first winning ball receiving section 139.
The second winning ball is fitted inside and controlled to flow down by the rotation of the first winning ball processing member 140, and at this time, the second winning ball is prevented from flowing down while in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the first winning ball processing member 140. I'm waiting. Therefore, the first winning ball gathering gutter 13
The winning balls collected in step 3 are reliably controlled to flow down one by one using heat for a predetermined period of time by reciprocating rotation of the first winning ball processing member 140. Note that the time required for the first winning ball processing member 140 to reciprocate once and control the ball to flow down one ball is the time required for the first winning ball discharging device M12 to release a predetermined number of balls (13 in the unimplemented example). ) is desirably set to be slightly longer than the time required to flow downward and fill the next flowing sphere.

Further, the fourth gear 157 is moved to the third gear by the operation of the motor 150.
When the gear 156 is rotated, the second
The drive cam 154 presses the second drive receiving portion 155 of the second winning ball processing member 150 to rotate the second winning ball processing member 150 against the bias of the spring l'52, and the second winning ball processing member 150 is rotated against the bias of the spring l'52. The part 149 is moved from the exit side of the second winning ball collection path 136 to the winning ball outlet 184. At this time, the second winning ball receiving section 1
49, there is no protruding part on the outer periphery of the second winning ball processing member 150, so the second ball sensing member 175 does not rotate. Therefore, the second winning ball discharging device 13 is activated. However, when the second drive cam 154 rotates further, it comes off from the second drive receiving part 155, and the second winning ball processing member 150 rotates back under the bias of the spring 152 and returns to the second winning ball receiving part. 149 winning ball outlet 184
from the side to the exit side of the second winning ball gathering path 135. next,
The winning balls flowing out to the back side of the Ii technique board 7 are collected by the second winning ball collecting gutter 134, and when this winning ball flows down the second winning ball collecting path 136 and reaches the exit, this winning ball is It fits into the second winning ball receiving part 149 of the second winning ball processing member 150.

The upper half portion is made to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the second winning ball processing member 150. When the second winning ball handling member 150 is rotated by the drive of the second driving cam 154 in this state, the spherical surface of the protruding ball first rises above the lower end of the second tamper-proofing member 174 and displaces the second tamper-proofing member 174. The 20th protrusion 179 rotates.
is removed from the second receiving piece 80 of the second ball sensing member 175, and when the second winning ball processing member 150 further rotates, the spherical surface of the ball descends the second ball sensing portion 178 of the second ball sensing member 175. The second ball sensing member 175 is rotated. This second ball sensing member 1
75 causes the 20th pin 182 to rise and rotate the second drive piece 183 or the second regulating member 107. Therefore, the second prize ball is ejected! ii: The position 13 is activated and, as described above, seven balls flow down as prize balls. In this way, the second prize ball discharging device 13 is activated, and the ball is transferred to the second prize ball processing member 1.
When the ball moves further due to the rotation of 50, it comes off from the second ball sensing section 178 and falls from the second player's winning ball receiving section 149, and is discharged from the winning ball outlet 184 to the outside of the pachinko machine. When the winning ball falls from the second winning ball receiving part 149, it comes off from the first driving cam 154 or the second driving receiving part 155, so the second winning ball processing member 150 is rotated back by the bias of the spring 152. Second winning ball receiving part 149 or winning ball outlet 1
Return from the 84 side to the exit side of the second winning ball gathering path 135.

As described above, the winning balls collected by the second winning ball collection gutter 134 are reliably controlled to flow one by one at predetermined time intervals by the reciprocating rotation of the first winning ball processing member 140. In addition, the first winning ball processing member 140 reciprocates once to collect one ball.
The time required to control the flow down to each individual ball is slightly longer than the time required for the M42 prize ball discharging device 13 to flow down a predetermined number of balls (seven in this example) and then fill the balls to flow down next. It is desirable to set it to be long, and this time is shorter than that of the first prize ball ejecting device 12. Therefore, even when driven by one motor 150 as in the second embodiment,
Second winning ball processing member 1 than first winning ball processing member 140
By varying the operating speed of 50 depending on the reduction ratio, it is possible to eject prize balls efficiently. If configured in this way, even in a pachinko machine equipped with a winning device that generates a large number of winning balls in a short period of time, the time from when a hit ball wins to when the winning balls are ejected based on the winning ball is longer than that of a conventional pachinko machine. It can be shortened compared to the machine. In addition, 1st ° 2nd
The biasing means for the winning ball processing members 140, 150 is not limited to the springs 142, 152, but any biasing means may be used, for example, a weight may be used.

The first winning ball flow down control device 129 and the second winning ball flow down control device 130 described above are driven by the same motor 160, so when the ball shortage detection switch 62 of the one ball lead-out gutter 10 detects a ball shortage, they are activated. Stop. Therefore, w
There will be no loss to the technician.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, Fl! above the exit of the first winning ball gathering path 135! , a winning ball extraction port 186 is opened at the bottom of gII, and the winning ball extraction port 186 is openably and closably closed by a sliding plate-shaped shutter member 187 to form a winning ball extraction flow path from the winning ball extraction port 186. It is. Therefore, at the assembly factory, the first winning ball collection path 1
35 and inspects the operation of the prize ball discharge device etc., and if there are any balls left inside the first winning ball collecting path 135, or if a ball is placed inside the first winning ball collecting path 135 at a pachinko parlor. If the ball is clogged, move the shutter member 187 to open the winning ball extraction port 181i and close the first winning ball gathering path 1.
The ball inside 35 can be easily extracted. In addition, the second
A winning ball extraction mechanism having a similar configuration is also provided in the winning ball gathering path 136.

In addition, a winning ball flow control unit 1 is provided inside the connected am storage housing 188 as shown in FIGS. 39 and 40.
37 and the prize ball ejection unit 14.
72 and the 20th point 182, the 1st. second fraud prevention member 154, 174, first. Second ball sensing member 165,1
75, 1st. The second driving pieces 173, 183, etc. are provided to form a unit. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 41, this connecting mechanism unit can be attached to a predetermined position on the back mechanism panel 8 with a single touch, and can also be removed.

Storage tank 9 mentioned above. Derivation gutter lO1 rectification gutter 11, prize ball discharge unit 14. Winning ball flow control unit 137. It goes without saying that the connecting mechanism unit, etc. can be configured so that it can be attached to or removed from the back mechanism panel 8 with a single touch using the above-mentioned fasteners A30. The crimping claws may be formed of an elastic material such as the like, and the unit may be attached or removed by locking these locking claws to predetermined locking receiving portions of each unit.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 42 to 44, the first winning ball collecting path 135, the second winning ball collecting path 136, the overflow gutter 16, etc. are made into a unit, and the fasteners 3o...
・It is designed so that it can be attached to and removed from the back mechanism FF18 with one touch.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the 1'r! X ball ejection device Otsu 1
Although the number of prize balls ejected by 2 and the number of balls ejected by the second prize ball ejecting device 13 are different, the number of balls waiting in the ball waiting space can be determined by appropriately setting the position of the ball support part. By doing so, it is possible to eject the same number of prize balls or to eject a different number of prize balls from the above embodiment.

Further, in the above embodiment, the gears 145, 147, 156
．． By varying the ratio of Is7, the time required to control the flow of winning balls to one destination was varied, and the time required for operation of the first prize ball ejecting device 12 and the second prize ball ejecting device 13 was varied. For example, any configuration may be used as long as the time required to control the flow of winning balls to one destination can be varied.

In the second embodiment of the winning ball flow down control unit 137 shown in FIGS. 45 and 46, the first drive cam 14 of the first winning ball flow down control g4 device 129 has
4', and three acting parts 190, 190, 190 are formed on the second drive cam 154' of the second winning ball flow down control device 130, and the first drive cam 144 Even if the second driving cam 154' and the second driving cam 154' rotate at the same rotational speed, the first driving cam 144' will operate the first winning ball processing member 140 twice or the second driving cam 154' will rotate three times. It is configured to operate the prize ball processing member 150. In this way, by varying the number of the actuating parts 189, 190 of the drive cam, the required operating times of the first prize ball ejecting device 12 and the second prize ball ejecting device 13 can be made different.

Further, the third embodiment of the winning ball flow down control unit 137 shown in FIG.
The winning ball flow down control device 130 is provided with a substantially disc-shaped first winning ball processing member 140'' and a second winning ball processing member 150'', and two first winning ball receiving balls are placed on the outer peripheral surface of the first winning ball processing member 140''. The three first winning ball receiving parts 149, 149.149 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the second winning ball processing member 150'' with a phase difference of approximately 60 degrees. In this embodiment, the first winning ball processing member 140" and the second winning ball processing member 150" are rotated at the same speed in the same direction by the drive of the motor 150. Even if it rotates, the winning ball receiving part 139
, 149, the required operating times of the first prize ball ejecting device 12 and the second'-first ball ejecting device 13 can be made different.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, there are two systems of mechanisms for processing winning balls, and two systems of prize ball discharging devices that flow down the F balls, so a large amount of winning balls can be produced in a short period of time. Even if something happens,
These large amounts of winning balls can be quickly processed and the winning balls can be quickly discharged. Therefore, the player can recognize that the hit ball has won a prize and that the prize ball has been ejected, allowing him or her to play the game with peace of mind.

Moreover, in the present invention, the time required to control the flow of winning balls to one destination by the winning ball flow control device is varied.
By setting the required operation time according to the number of prize balls to be ejected, it is possible to efficiently operate a plurality of prize ball ejecting devices. Therefore, even if the ball is stopped, the time required to eject all the prize balls that should be ejected is significantly shorter than that of the conventional method, which eliminates inconveniences such as keeping the 1M technician waiting. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back mechanism panel, FIGS. 3 and 4 are front views of the back mechanism panel, and FIG. Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the back machine M11 board, Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of the storage tank, Figure 8 (2ff is a front view of the storage tank, Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the storage tank, Figures 1O and 11 are cross-sectional views of the storage tank, Figure 12 is a front view of the fastening device, Figures 13 and 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the outlet gutter, Figure 15 is a plan view of the outlet gutter, Figure 16 is a perspective view of the foot lever, Figures 17 to 20 are sectional views of the outlet gutter, and Figures 21 and 2212I are A perspective view of the rectifying gutter, FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the prize ball discharge unit, FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the prize ball discharge unit, and FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the ball flow downward control member. FIGS. 26 to 34 1 indicates the interlocking state between the winning ball flow down control unit and the winning ball ejection unit.
35 is a perspective view of the winning ball flow down control unit, FIGS. 36 and 37 are exploded perspective views of the winning ball flow down control unit, and FIG. 38 is a sectional view of the winning ball flow down control unit. , Fig. 39 is a perspective view of the unitized coupling mechanism, Fig. 40 is an exploded perspective view of the coupling mechanism, Fig. 41 is a perspective view of the coupling mechanism attached to the back mechanism panel, and Figs. 42 and 43 are A perspective view of the winning ball collecting path and overflow gutter, etc., Fig. 44 is an exploded perspective view of the overflow gutter, Fig. 45
46 and 46 are exploded perspective views of the second embodiment of the winning ball flow down control device, and FIG. 47 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment of the winning ball flow down control device. In the figure, 3 is the front frame, 6 is the game board storage frame, 7 is the game board, and 8
is the back mechanism panel, 9 is the storage tank, 1O is the outlet gutter, 11 is the rectification gutter, 12 is the first prize ball discharge device, 13 is the second prize ball discharge device, 14 is the prize ball discharge unit, 15 is the prize ball discharge gutter, 13
3 is the first winning ball gathering gutter, 135 is the $2 winning ball gathering gutter, 1
37 is a winning ball flow control unit, 140 is a first winning ball processing member, 150 is a second winning ball processing member, and 16o is a motor. Figure nFigure 26Figure 28Figure 31Figure 35Figure 41

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[Claims] (1) A plurality of prize ball discharge devices are connected to the downstream side of the drainage gutter that brings out the balls from the storage tank provided above, and a plurality of collection gutters are provided to collect the winning balls that flow out to the back side of the game board. A pachinko machine is connected to a winning ball flow control unit on the downstream side of a gutter, and the winning ball flow control unit is configured to cause a part of the winning balls introduced from the collecting gutter into one ball to protrude from the winning ball receiving part. A plurality of winning ball flow down control devices having a moving winning ball processing member and a ball sensing member that operates a winning ball ejecting device when pressed by winning balls protruding from the winning ball receiving portion are provided in correspondence with the collecting gutter; , an electric drive source for driving the winning ball processing member is provided, and the winning balls are collected by a collection gutter by varying the reduction ratio of the mechanical transmission mechanism between the electric drive source and the winning ball processing member. A pachinko machine characterized in that the time required to control the flow of winning balls to one destination is varied depending on a winning ball flow control device. (2) A plurality of prize ball discharge devices are connected to the downstream side of the drainage gutter which brings out the balls from the storage tank provided above, and a plurality of collection gutters are provided to collect the winning balls flowing out to the back side of the game board. A pachinko machine is connected to a winning ball flow control unit on the downstream side of a gutter, and the winning ball flow control unit is configured to cause a part of the winning balls introduced from the collecting gutter into one ball to protrude from the winning ball receiving part. A plurality of winning ball flow down control devices having a moving winning ball processing member and a ball sensing member that operates a winning ball ejecting device when pressed by winning balls protruding from the winning ball receiving portion are provided in correspondence with the collecting gutter; In order to control the flow of winning balls gathered by a collection gutter by providing one electric drive source for driving the winning ball processing member and varying the number of winning ball receiving portions formed in the winning ball processing member. A pachinko machine characterized in that the required time is varied by a winning ball flow control device.