JPH0370587A - Mechanism plate of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the intrusion of foreign substances or jamming of balls in a prize ball guide trough provided between a prize ball tank and prize ball paying-off device to be extremely simply removed or cancelled by forming an opening having the width narrower than the diameter of the prize ball along a prize ball path in the side wall of a portion of a connection path part. CONSTITUTION:A connection path part 150 is provided in the side wall of the downstream part with openings 159a-159c and 160a-160c along a prize ball paths 156a-156c. The openings 159a-159c are provided on the downstream side of a prize ball exhaust detecting plate 153a-153c in the upper portion of a vertical part 155. The openings 160a-160c are provided along the vertical part 155. These openings 159a-159c and 160a-160c are formed to have the width narrower than the diameter of the prize ball, while, as shown in Fig.2C, being formed to extend through the prize ball paths 156a-156c in the connection path part 150. If foreign substances such as dust intrude into the prize ball paths 156a-156c, they can be removed by inserting an operating pin without taking out the prize ball or disassembling the connection path part 150.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a winning ball processing mechanism that processes winning balls generated in a winning area, and a prize that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the generated winning balls. This invention relates to a mechanism plate for a pinball game machine that is provided with a ball payout mechanism.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a pinball game machine is provided with a winning ball processing mechanism that processes winning balls generated in a winning area, and a prize ball dispensing mechanism that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the generated winning balls. In the mechanism board, the prize ball dispensing mechanism that processes a particularly large amount of prize balls includes a prize ball tank that stores a large amount of prize balls, a prize ball dispensing device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls, and the prize ball tank. It consists of a prize ball guide gutter provided between the pre-distributed product ball dispensing device and the prize ball dispensing device.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, the prize ball guiding gutter provided between the prize ball tank and the prize ball dispensing device must always smoothly flow down a large amount of prize balls, but sometimes garbage etc. Foreign matter may enter and obstruct the flow of prize balls, or ball pressure may cause balls to jam. However, in the past, no effective measures have been taken to deal with such conditions in the prize ball guide gutter, so the prize balls remaining in the prize ball guide gutter have to be pulled out and foreign objects removed, or the prize balls that have been won have to be removed. There is a problem in that the ball guiding trough must be disassembled to remove foreign objects and unblock balls, and in any case, removing foreign objects and clearing ball jams requires extremely troublesome work.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to prevent foreign matter from entering or jamming of prize balls in the prize ball guide gutter provided between the prize ball tank and the prize ball dispensing device. However, it is extremely easy to remove them,
Another object is to provide a mechanical plate for a pinball game machine that can solve the problem.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the mechanism board of the pinball game machine according to the present invention includes a winning ball processing mechanism for processing winning balls generated in a winning area, and a winning ball processing mechanism for processing winning balls generated in a winning area. A prize ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the prize balls is provided, and the prize ball dispensing mechanism includes a prize ball tank for storing a large amount of prize balls, and a prize ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing a predetermined number of prize balls. It is composed of a prize ball dispensing device, and a prize ball guiding gutter provided between the prize ball tank and the prize ball dispensing device, and the prize ball guiding gutter directs a plurality of prize balls flowing out from the prize ball tank. a prize ball alignment passageway that allows the prize balls to flow down in a row and has an opening narrower in width than the diameter of the prize balls formed in at least a portion of the bottom surface along the flow direction of the prize balls; and the prize ball alignment passageway. and a connecting passage portion formed in a cylindrical shape and having a prize ball passage formed inside the connecting passage portion so as to connect the prize ball dispensing device and the prize ball dispensing device, and at least a portion of the connecting passage portion has a side wall thereof. The present invention is characterized in that an opening having a width narrower than the diameter of the prize ball is formed along the prize ball path.

[Function] Since an opening is formed in the bottom of the prize ball alignment passage of the prize ball guiding gutter provided between the prize ball tank and the prize ball dispensing device, foreign matter that has entered the prize ball guiding gutter is prevented. It is possible to drop the prize ball outside from the opening without taking it out. Furthermore, when a ball jam occurs in the prize ball alignment passage, the jam can be cleared by inserting an operating bottle or the like into the opening from below. In addition, since an opening is formed in the cylindrical connecting passage on the downstream side of the prize ball guide gutter, foreign matter that has not been removed by the prize ball alignment passage and has entered the connecting passage can be removed from the opening. can do. Note that most of the ball jams in the connection passage are caused by foreign matter, so if the foreign matter is removed, the ball jams can also be eliminated. That is, in this invention, it is possible to very easily remove foreign objects and clear ball jams without removing prize balls remaining in the prize ball guiding gutter or disassembling the prize ball guiding gutter.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Overall Structure of Ball Machine First, a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a front view of the pachinko game machine, and FIG. 9 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape of a pachinko game machine 1, and the door holding frame 3 has glass plates 4a and 4b (see Fig. 5). A glass door frame 4 and a front door plate 5 are pivotally supported on one side and are attached to be openable and closable. A game board 10 is removably provided behind the glass door frame 4 and on the back surface of the front frame 2. Further, on the surface of the front shoulder plate 5, a batted ball supply tray 6 is fixed that stores ejected prize balls and supplies them one by one to the firing position of the batted ball. A speaker 7 is built in the internal space on the upstream side of the ball supply tray 6 as a notification means for generating sound effects related to the game.

A lower portion of the front frame 2 is provided with an operation handle 8 that constitutes a part of the ball firing mechanism, and a surplus ball tray 9 for storing prize balls that cannot be stored in the ball supply tray 6. There is. Of these, a ball launcher 57 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 2 so as to correspond to the one-shot handle 8, as shown in FIG. This batted ball launcher 57 is integrated into a mounting board 58, and includes a batting rod 60 for ejecting a batted ball located at a firing position 65 (see FIG. 5) of a firing rail 64, and a ball reciprocating rod 60. A ball feeding member 63 of the ball feeding device 62 (see FIG. 5) interlocks with the reciprocating motion of the ball hitting motor 59 that provides rotational motion and the ball hitting rod 60 (see FIG. 5).
It is composed of a ball feeding sliding rod 61 that swings.

On the surface of the game board 10, a guide rail 11 for guiding the shot balls is set up in a substantially circular shape, and the inside of the circle constitutes a game area 12.

At approximately the center of the game area 12, a plurality of rotating drums 14a are installed.
A variable display device 13 having .about.14c is provided.

The variable display device 13 is provided with a continuation number display 15 that displays the number of openings of the opening/closing plate 18 of the variable winning ball device 16, which will be described later.

By the way, the rotating drums 14a to 14c are configured to variably display a plurality of types of identification information, for example, numbers from r□ to "9". In this example, "7"
" is set as specific identification information, and other numbers are set as normal identification information.

Therefore, when the specific identification information "7" is displayed on all the rotating drums 14a to 14c, a predetermined gaming value (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) is given to the variable winning ball device 1.
6 open states are provided in a predetermined manner, giving the player a chance to win a large amount of winning balls in a short period of time.

Returning to FIG. 8, the game area 12 includes a variable display device 13.
A variable winning ball device 16 having an opening 17 is provided below. The opening 17 is covered by an opening/closing plate 18 that can be opened with its lower end as an axis relative to the surface of the game board 10. Then, the opening/closing plate 18 of the variable winning ball device 16 becomes a jackpot state when all the combinations of identification information of the rotating drums 14a to 14c of the variable display device 13 become combinations of specific identification information, and a predetermined period of time (e.g. , until 30 seconds have elapsed or until 10 winning balls are generated), and while it is open, the game area 1
2 is designed to catch falling balls. Then, when a prize is won in the specific winning hole 19 provided in the opening 17, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and the above-mentioned open state can be repeated up to 10 times on the condition that a winning ball is won in the specific winning hole 19. It looks like this. In addition,
The opening/closing plate 18 is driven to open/close by a solenoid 34, as shown in FIG. 349. Further, the opening 17 is divided into three parts, the central space constitutes the specific winning opening 19, and the left and right spaces constitute normal winning openings. The specific winning hole 19 is provided with a specific winning ball detector 35 as shown in FIG. 9, and a winning ball detector 36 is also provided to detect all the balls that are received in the opening 17. ing. Then, the number of hit balls detected by the winning ball detector 36 is 1
The number of prizes won is displayed by a winning number display 20 provided on the rear wall of 7.

In addition, below the variable winning ball device 16 in the gaming area 12,
Starting prize openings 21a to 21c are provided that allow variable display of the rotating drums 14a to 14c. In addition, the starting winning holes 21a to 21c are integrally provided with starting winning ball detectors 37a to 37c, as shown in FIG. 9, to detect the winning balls in the starting winning holes 21a to 21c, which will be described later. The detection signal is sent to a control circuit formed on a control board housed in the control circuit board box 56. In addition, the number of prize balls paid out by the winning balls that entered the center starting winning hole 21a among the starting winning holes 21a to 21c described above is different from the number of prize balls paid out by winning balls entering the other winning holes. It is set as follows. Specifically, "7" prize balls are paid out when a prize is won to the starting winning hole 21a, and "13" prize balls are paid out when a prize is won to another winning hole.

Furthermore, in the gaming area 12, there are normal winning openings 22a, 22b, 23a on the left and right sides and on the lower side of the variable display device 13.
, 23b are provided. In addition, prize openings 23a, 23
b is configured such that when the variable display device 13 is in operation or the above-mentioned jackpot condition occurs, a built-in lamp (not shown) lights up or blinks to notify that fact.

In addition, the gaming area 12 is provided with a windmill that changes the speed and direction of falling balls and a large number of obstacle nails, and lights up when the variable display device 13 is in operation or when the jackpot is reached. Alternatively, game effect lamps 24a and 24b are provided which flash to notify the player of this effect. As the game effect lamps 24a and 24b, there are frame lamps 25a to 25c provided above the front frame 2 (frame lamps 25a to 25c provided) and windmills with lamps disposed on the left and right sides of the upper part of the windmill. The lamps light up or flash in different ways not only when a jackpot is reached, but also when the rotating drums t4a to 14c etc. are variablely displayed, to liven up the atmosphere of the game. In addition, the lowest part C of the gaming area 12
is provided with an out port 26 through which balls that do not win in any of the winning areas described above are guided to the rear of the game board 10. Further, on the upper side outside the game area 12 of the game board 10, when there is a shortage of prize balls stored in a prize ball guide gutter 44, which will be described later, there is a lamp that lights up to notify that fact. A ball out lamp 27 and a payout lamp 28 that indicates that a predetermined number of prize balls have been paid out based on winning balls.
and is provided.

Next, the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 9. In FIG. 9, the game board 10 is detachably fixed to a game board holding frame 29 by a plurality of attachment members 30. On the back side of this game board 10, a winning ball collecting cover 31 is attached so as to cover the back side of each of the above-mentioned winning openings. A relay terminal board 32 is attached to which the wiring from the various electrical devices described above is temporarily connected.Furthermore, the drive mechanism 33 of the variable display device 13 is mounted in the center of the winning ball collection cover 31. An opening is formed so that it can protrude.

By the way, on the back of the pachinko game machine 1, the game board 1 is
A mechanism plate 40 is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the entire back surface of the device. This mechanism plate 40 constitutes the main part of this embodiment, and first, its overall configuration will be explained based on FIG. 9.

The mechanism board 40 is provided with various mechanisms for processing winning balls from the winning opening provided on the game board 10 and discharging a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the winning balls. The mechanism plate 40 is composed of a roughly rectangular mechanism plate main body 41 made of synthetic resin and various mechanisms assembled thereto, and one side of the mechanism plate main body 41 is attached to the game board holding frame 29. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed freely.

Further, the back surface C of the mechanism plate main body 41 is provided with fixing members 40a to 40c that lock the mechanism plate 4o in a closed state. Furthermore, a window opening 42 is provided approximately in the center of the mechanism plate main body 41.
A first window is opened below the window opening 42, and a first
A winning ball collecting gutter 71 and a second winning ball collecting gutter 92 are formed. The first winning ball gathering gutter 71 is formed on the front side of the mechanism board main body 41 to guide winning balls that have entered the winning holes other than the starting winning hole 21a among the various winning holes described above. In addition, the second winning ball gathering gutter 92 corresponds only to the starting winning hole 21a, and the second winning ball gathering gutter 92 corresponds only to the starting winning hole 21a.
This is to guide the winning balls that have won. The second winning ball collection gutter 92 is formed on the rear side of the mechanism plate main body 41 along the lower edge of the window opening 42.

The winning balls guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 and the second winning ball collecting gutter 92 are guided to a winning ball processing device 46 which will be described later.

A prize ball dispensing mechanism is provided on the rear side of the mechanism plate main body 41 for dispensing prize balls supplied to the player from a supply mechanism (not shown) of the pachinko game machine installation stand. below,
To explain these mechanisms, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper part of the mechanism plate 40. The prize ball tank 43 is formed of synthetic resin or the like into a box shape with an open top, and stores a large amount of prize balls. A prize ball guiding gutter 44 is arranged below the prize ball tank 43. The prize ball guide gutter 44 is connected to the prize ball tank 43.
and a prize ball dispensing device 45, which will be described later. It is formed into a cylindrical shape and includes a connecting passage section 150.

The prize ball alignment passage section 130 and the connection passage section 150 will be described in detail later.

A prize ball dispensing device 45 is connected to the downstream side of the prize ball guiding gutter 44. This prize ball dispensing device 45 receives a predetermined number of prize balls, and in conjunction with the operation of a winning ball processing device 46 that operates when a winning ball is generated, the receiver pays out the inserted prize balls. It is something. In this embodiment, the prize ball dispensing device 45 and the prize ball processing device 46 include one for dispensing "13" prize balls and one for dispensing "7" prize balls. Each is set up independently. Prize ball dispensing device 45 and winning ball processing device 46C
This will be explained in detail later.

The prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 45 are discharged into the prize ball discharge passage 47. A guiding opening 48 is provided at the lower end of the prize ball discharging passage 47, and this guiding opening 48 communicates with the batted ball supply tray 6.

Further, a communication passage 49 for communicating with the surplus ball passage 5° is provided on one side of the guiding opening 48, and is adapted to guide surplus prize balls to the surplus ball passage 50. The surplus ball passage 50 is connected at its lower end to a connection gutter 51 attached to the back surface of the front frame 2, and guides surplus prize balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 9. The prize ball release path 47 and the surplus ball path 50 are provided with bells 52a and 52b that emit sound effects when falling prize balls collide with each other.

In addition, a full tank sensing plate 5 is provided on an example side wall of the surplus ball passage 50.
3 is provided so as to be able to swing freely around the upper end. Therefore, when the surplus ball passage 50 is filled with prize balls, the full tank sensing plate 53 is pressed by the prize balls and swings, and the slide wire rod 53b connected to the full tank sensing plate 53 swings.
moves to fix the operation of the hit ball supply device 62 described above so as not to supply the hit ball to the firing position 65. In addition, a full tank detector 5 is installed at a position opposite to the full tank sensor plate 53.
3a is provided, so that when the full tank sensing plate 53 is swung, the full tank detector 53a is activated to stop the rotation of a rotary motor 119 of the winning ball processing device 46, which will be described later.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the main bridge plate main body 41 is provided with an out ball guide gutter 54 connected to the rear end of the out port 26. The out balls guided by the out ball guide gutter 54 are discharged to the outside of the pachinko game machine 1 from the out ball discharge port 55. Furthermore, a control circuit board storage box 56 that stores a control circuit board that controls the operation of the variable display device 13 and the variable winning ball device 16 provided on the game board 10 is removably attached to the rear surface of the mechanism board main body 41. In addition, a terminal box 6B for supplying power to the control circuit board, etc. in the control circuit board box 56 is provided on the upper side of the mechanism plate main body 41. This terminal box 66 is above! Other company II control circuit boards are provided with a connection terminal for connecting an operation detection switch 143b (described later) to a management computer (not shown), and a terminal to which a signal for stopping the ball hitting motor 59 is input from the management computer when the ball is stopped. At the same time, the ball breaking lamp 27 and the dispensing lamp 28 are also provided.

The overall structure of the pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine has been described above, and next, the detailed structure of the mechanism plate 4o that constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described. As described above, the mechanism board 4o includes a winning ball processing mechanism for processing the winning balls that have entered the winning hole provided on the game board 10, and a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the winning balls processed by the winning ball processing mechanism. A prize ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing prize balls is formed. Therefore, the configuration of the mechanism board 40 will be explained separately into a winning ball processing mechanism and a prize ball dispensing mechanism.

Table 1j "U1" First, to explain the winning ball processing mechanism, the winning ball processing mechanism is mainly configured on the front side of the mechanism board main body 41,
It consists of a winning ball collecting mechanism that collects generated winning balls, and a winning ball processing device 46 that processes the collected winning balls one by one and drives a prize ball payout device 45.

(1) Winning ball collecting mechanism The winning ball collecting mechanism consists of the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 and the second winning ball collecting gutter 71.
This shows the winning ball collecting gutter 92. Therefore, the first
The detailed configurations of the winning ball collecting gutter 71 and the second winning ball collecting gutter 92 will be explained mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7B. First, the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 is formed on the front side of the mechanism plate main body 41, as shown in FIG. The mechanism plate main body 41 is formed into a toothpick shape with intervals slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko balls over almost the entire area except for the upper and lower parts, and the concave portion constitutes the first winning ball gathering space 70. . A first winning ball collecting gutter 71 constitutes the lower side of the first winning ball collecting space 70. In addition, a front wall 72 is erected in front of the first winning ball collecting gutter 71, and the winning balls that have fallen onto the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 are transferred to the mechanism plate main body 41 and the front wall 72 (see also FIG. 5). reference)
Between the front wall 72 and the mechanism plate wooden body 41, which are sandwiched between the Ball breaking parts 73a, 73b to prevent ball jamming from occurring
is provided. These ball-breaking parts 73a and 73b are
It is formed in a wedge shape with respect to the flowing direction of the winning balls, and one of the ball breaking parts 73a is formed on one side of the out ball guide penetrating member 75 provided corresponding to the out opening 26 (in the flowing direction of the winning balls). The other ball breaking section 73b is provided at the terminal end of the first winning ball collecting gutter 71. Further, in the mechanism plate main body 41 near the ball-breaking portions 73a, 73b, ball-breaking phase opening holes 74a, 7 are provided in the lateral direction.
4b is drilled, and if the winning balls become jammed on the first winning ball gathering gutter 71, insert an operation pin (not shown) from the ball breaking phase opening holes 74a and 74b to remove the balls. It is now possible to clear the jammed state.

As shown in FIG. 5, the out-ball guiding penetrating member 75 penetrates the first winning-ball gathering space 70 and the second winning-ball gathering space 91 (to be described later) in the front-rear direction, and its front surface is connected to the out-mouth. 26 faces each other, and its rear face faces the out ball guide gutter 54. However, the outlet 26
The out balls that have entered are guided by the out ball guidance penetrating member 75 and are once guided to the rear of the mechanism plate 40, and are then caused to fall downward by the out ball guiding trough 54, but are returned to the lower front surface of the mechanism plate main body 41. The out balls are guided to the out ball passage 76 (see FIG. 6) formed on the side, and are finally led to the rear side of the mechanism plate 40 through the out ball discharge port 55 and released outside the pachinko gaming machine 1. It's like a toothpick. In addition,
The lower end of the out ball guide gutter 54 and the upper end of the out ball passage 76 are communicated through an out ball guide port 77.

By the way, the above-mentioned window opening 42 is opened on the rear surface of the first winning ball gathering space 70, but this window opening 42 is closed by the aforementioned winning ball gathering cover integral 31 fixed to the back surface of the game board 10. Since it is closed, winning balls that enter the winning hole will not fall out from the window opening 42. Also,
A rectangular lower opening 79 is opened below the first winning ball gathering space 70 with a partition plate 78 interposed therebetween. This lower opening 79&l: is configured to be removably closed by a winning space switching member 86, which will be described later.

In addition, as described above, the first winning ball collecting space 70 has a lower side formed by the first winning ball collecting gutter 71, and a pair of upright walls 80a, 80 on the upper side and the negative side excluding the lower side.
0b is provided in a protruding manner, and these upstanding walls 80a and 80b substantially constitute the upper side and negative side of the first winning ball gathering space 70. Thus, the portion sandwiched between the upright walls 80a and 80b constitutes a wiring storage groove 81. The wiring storage groove 81 stores the wiring 84 that connects the connection terminal provided in the terminal box 66 and the electrical equipment provided on the mechanism board 40 or the back of the pachinko game machine 1, and its cross-sectional structure is as follows. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. FIG. 7A is a sectional view taken along the line 8-A' of the wiring storage groove 81 near the top side of FIG. Wiring holding piece 82 and upright walls 80a, 80b formed lower than the depth Dl of 70 and protruding laterally from the upper part of one upright wall sob toward the other upright wall 80a.
The wiring 84 is housed in a space surrounded by the mechanical plate main body 41 and the mechanical plate main body 41. Note that the wiring holding pieces 82 are provided so as to protrude so as to be slightly longer than about half the width of the wiring storage groove 81, and are provided to protrude alternately from the pair of upright walls 80a and 80b. Moreover, FIG. 7B is a sectional view taken along the line BB' of the wiring storage groove 81 at the center of the side in FIG. It is formed at the same height as the depth Dl of the gathering space 70.

However, the protruding position of the wiring holding piece 82 is still at a position D2, which is approximately half the height of one of the upright walls 80b, and the wiring 84 is housed inside the wiring holding piece 82. In this way, the reason why the C wiring 84 is stored at the back of the wiring storage groove 81, that is, at a position away from the game board 10 is because if the wiring 84 is stored closer to the game board 10, the wiring 84 may jump out from the wiring storage groove 81, and in this case, if it jumps out to the first winning ball gathering space 70 side, it may have an adverse effect on the falling of winning balls.
This is to prevent problems such as the vinyl film being pinched between the game board 10 and the upright walls 80a, 80b and being cut, or the vinyl film being peeled off. Furthermore, even if it becomes necessary to replace the wiring 84, the wiring storage groove 81 is provided on the front surface of the mechanism board 40, and since no other parts are provided in the open portion of the wiring storage groove 81, the mechanism can be replaced. The wiring 84 can be easily replaced by simply opening the plate 40. Further, an upstanding wall 80a in which the mechanism plate main body 41 constitutes a wiring storage groove 81;
Since it has a laminated polymer structure sandwiched between the prize ball guiding gutter 44 and the like provided on the rear side, the strength when completed is increased.

By the way, the wiring 84 stored in the wiring storage groove 81 is specifically the power wiring 8 that is connected to the control circuit board stored in the control circuit board storage box 56 and supplies power.
4. Operation detection switches 143a, 143 for detecting a shortage of prize balls stored in the prize ball guiding gutter 44
a wiring 84 connected to the batting ball motor 59 of the batting ball launcher 57, a wiring 84 connected to the full tank detector 53a, and a winning ball processing device 46.
This is a wiring 84 connected to a rotary motor 119 and detection switches 124a and 124b, which will be described later. Of these, the control circuit board, operation detection switches 143a, 14
3b and the wiring 84 connected to the full tank detector 53a are guided to the rear side of the mechanism plate main body 41 through the openings 83a to 83c, and the wiring 84 connected to the control circuit board and the ball hitting motor 59 is A connection terminal 85a is provided at the tip.

85b is connected.

As described above, the first winning ball collecting space 7o and the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 related thereto are formed on the front side of the mechanism plate main body 41, but as described above, the lower part of the window opening 42 A second winning ball collecting gutter 92 is formed on the rear side of the mechanism plate main body 41.

This will be explained with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 1.
A winning space switching member 86 is provided on the rear side of the lower opening 79.
is designed to be removably attached. As shown in FIG. 5, this winning space switching member 86 is provided to extend upward a second winning ball gathering space 91 that is different from the first winning ball gathering space 7o. In the case of this example, the winning balls that have won in the starting winning opening 21a are guided to the second winning ball gathering space 91. Therefore, a second passage member 87 is attached to the rear of the starting prize opening 21a, and the ball outlet 8 at the lower end of the second passage member 87
9 facing the space constituted by the winning space switching member 86. Moreover, a notch 88 is provided in the upper part of the second passage member 87, from which the wiring of the starting winning ball detector 37a provided in the starting winning hole 21a is led out. In addition,
By attaching the winning space switching member 86 upside down and upside down, contrary to the mounting state shown in FIG. 5, the lower opening 79 is closed and the upper end of the second player prize ball gathering space forming member 90, which will be described next. can be occluded. This makes it possible to correspond to a pachinko gaming machine 1 configured to pay out one type of prize balls.

By the way, on the rear side of the mechanism plate main body 41, a second player prize ball gathering space forming member 90 is fixed along the lower opening 79. This second prize ball gathering space forming member 90 is formed with an open upper part, and constitutes a second winning ball gathering space 91 so as to collect the winning balls accepted by the aforementioned prize winning space switching member 86. be. The bottom surface of the second player prize ball collecting space forming member 90 constitutes a second winning ball collecting gutter 92 which is inclined, for example. In addition, a front wall 93 is erected on the front side of the second prize ball collecting type force member 90, as shown in FIG. 5, to smoothly guide the winning balls flowing down on the second winning ball collecting gutter 92. It is supposed to be done.

In addition, in the second winning ball gathering space 91, ball breaking parts 73a and 7 provided in the first winning ball gathering space 70 are provided.
Ball-breaking portions 94a and 94b are provided which overlap the ball-breaking portions 94a and 94b in the front-rear direction, and the side walls of the second player prize ball gathering space-shaped restraining member 90 in the vicinity of the ball-breaking portions 94a and 94b are also provided with ball-breaking portions 94a and 94b as shown in FIG. Ball crushing holes 95a and 95b are drilled in the holes. These ball-breaking holes 95a and 95b are drilled at positions corresponding to the ball-breaking holes 74a and 74b, as shown in FIG. By inserting the operation bin, it can be made to reach the first winning ball gathering space 70 and the second winning ball gathering space 91, and thereby the first winning ball gathering space 70 or the second winning ball gathering space Even when winning balls become stuck in the 91, it can be immediately resolved.

With the configuration described above, winning balls with different numbers of prize balls are collected in the first winning ball collecting gutter 71 and the second winning ball collecting gutter 92, but the winning balls collected in these collecting gutter 71 and 92 are , and are guided to the winning ball processing device 46.

(2) Winning ball processing device The detailed configuration of the winning ball processing device 46 is mainly explained in the fourth section.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. In this winning ball processing device 46, two partition plates 101a and 101b are attached to a mounting plate 100 attached to a mechanism plate main body 41 at a predetermined interval. A k-th mechanism for processing winning balls is arranged in two spaces constituted by these three boards in total. First, the first winning ball collection gutter 71 and the second
Winning ball guide path 102a communicating with the winning ball collection gutter 92
, 102b, there are prize soil placement parts 103a, 103.
b is formed. These winning soil placement parts 103a, 10
Openings are formed on the left and right sides of 3b, and one opening includes a stopper member 104a104b, a rotating member 108a,
108b faces, and the other opening has extrusion members 113a,
113b is approaching. Stopper member 104a, 10
4b has an inverted "U" shape and is rotatable about the support shaft 105. Furthermore, engaging portions 106g and 10 that engage with rotating members 108a and 108b are provided at one end thereof.
6b is formed, and the input prize ball guide path 102 is formed at the other end.
Rotating members 108a and 108b, on which abutting portions 107a and 107b facing the ends of parts a and 102b are formed, have a "T" shape and are rotatable about a support shaft 109. ing. Further, engagement convex portions 110a and 11 that engage with the engagement portions 106a and 106b are provided on the upper part of the support shaft 109.
0b is formed, winning legal contact surfaces 111a and 111b that contact the winning balls are formed at the lower part of the spindle 109, and further,
a connecting portion 112a connected to interlocking rods 177a and 177b connected to the prize ball dispensing device 45 at the rear of the support shaft 109;
112b is formed.

Further, the extrusion members 113a and 113b have an inverted "rL" shape, and are rotatably provided within a predetermined angular range by having their lower ends pivotally supported by a support shaft 114.

Moreover, the extrusion member 113a.

Pressing surfaces 115a and 115b for pushing out winning balls are formed at the upper front end of 113b, and rotating rollers 116a and 116b are provided at the upper rear end. These rotating rollers 116a, 116b are also connected to rotating cams 118a, 118b fixed to a motor shaft 120 of a rotating motor 119.
The rotary motor 1 is engaged with the rotary motor 1.
The rotation of 19 causes the extrusion members 113a and 113b to rotate in the left-right direction. Note that the extrusion member 113
Return springs 117a and 117b are locked slightly above the support shafts 114 of a and 113b, so that the extrusion member 1 is always
13a, 113b are biased in the opposite direction to the winning ball placement parts 103a, 103b. Moreover, since the two rotating rollers 116a and 116b are fixed to the motor shaft 120 with their phases shifted from each other, the extrusion members 113a and 113b are not rotated at the same time. This reduces the load on the spinner 119, prevents winning balls with different numbers of prize balls from being processed at the same time, and makes it possible to notify players of the difference in the number of prize balls paid out. It has become.

On one side of the winning ball placing parts 103a and 103b, there is a winning ball discharge passage 121a through which the winning balls pushed out by the extruding members 113a and 113b are discharged.

121b is formed. This winning ball discharge passage 121a,
Winning ball detection member i 2 forming one side wall of 121b
2a and 122b are provided to be swingable around a support shaft 123. And winning ball detectors 1122a, 122
Detection switches 124a, 124b are arranged on one side of b, and the detection switches 124a, 124kl) 7 cutuators 125a, 125b are connected to the winning ball detector 1122a,
122b is detected and a payout lamp 28 provided on the front surface of the game board 1o is turned on.

In addition, the end #C of the winning ball discharge passages 121a and 121b is
This winning ball detector 12, in which the winning ball detectors 126a and 126b can be mounted by means of a mounting protection plate 127.
6a and 128b are for sending signals to a management computer installed in the gaming parlor, and are provided as necessary when creating business data for the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The operation of the winning ball processing device 46 configured as above will be explained. In this operation description, only the mechanism by which seven prize balls are paid out will be explained, and the mechanism by which 13 prize balls are paid out is the same, so the explanation thereof will be omitted.

First, the winning balls flowing down the second winning ball collection gutter 92 and guided to the winning ball guiding path 102b are transported to the stopper member 10.
4b is placed on the winning soil placement section 103b while being rotated counterclockwise as shown in the figure. Then, the rotating cam 118b, which is constantly rotating, hits the rotating roller 116b of the extrusion member 113b.
The push-out member 113b is rotated so as to come into contact with and push the push-out member 113b forward.

As the extrusion member 113b rotates, the winning ball placement section 10
The winning balls on 3b move in the extrusion direction, but at this time, the winning balls are held between the pressing surface 115b of the pushing member 113b and the winning ball contacting surface 111b of the rotating member 108b. Also, at this time, the stopper member 104b
The engaging portion 106b of the rotating member 108b and the engaging convex portion 110 of the rotating member 108b
Since the rotation member 108b is disengaged from the rotation member 108b,
Rotate counterclockwise c as shown. As the rotating member 108b rotates, the front end cast collar member 104b of the engagement convex portion 110b is rotated clockwise, and the abutting portion 107
b enters so as to block the end of the winning ball guide path 102b, thereby preventing the next winning ball from being placed on the winning soil placement section 103b. At the same time, the interlocking rod 177b rises to operate the prize ball dispensing device 45, and a predetermined number of prize balls (7
Pay out > prize balls.

When a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out as described above, the winning balls held between the rotating member 108b and the pushing member 113b are moved to the winning soil placement part by further rotation of the pushing member 113b. Winning ball discharge passage 121 separated from 103b
Fall to b. Then, the rotating member 108b rotates clockwise and returns to its original state, so the interlocking rod 177b descends accordingly, returning the prize ball dispensing device 45 to its original state again and dispensing a predetermined number of prize balls. The prize balls will be accepted. Also, at this time, the stopper member 104b also returns to its original state by the rotation of the rotating member tosb, so the next winning ball that was waiting at the end of the winning ball guide path 102b is allowed to flow down, and the winning ball is won. The ball is moved to the ball mounting section 103b and the above-mentioned operation is repeated.

In addition, the winning balls discharged to the winning ball discharge passage 121b are
After the detection switch 124b and the winning ball detector 126b are activated, the balls are discharged to the outside of the pachinko game machine 1.

By the way, in the case of the illustrated embodiment, the partition plate 101
Lateral operation openings 128a, 128b (
However, 128b is not shown) and the vertical opening 12
9a and 129b are bored. operation opening 128a,
128b is the stopper member 1 as shown in FIG.
The opening 12 is bored at a position facing 04a and 104b.
9a.

129b is bored at a position facing the input prize ball discharge passages 121a and 121b. However, operation opening 1
28a and 128b are used to rotate the stopper members 1.degree. 4a and 104b by inserting an operation bottle and turning the rotating member 108a when removing the remaining prize balls in the prize ball dispensing device 45 after closing the store. .

108b is set in a free state, and the rear ends of the rotating members 108a and 108b are moved up and down in the free state to operate the prize ball dispensing device 45 to perform a ball extraction process. In addition, the opening 129a129b is used to remove the jammed balls by inserting an operating pin when the winning balls become jammed in the winning ball ejection passage 121a121b, or to remove dust that has entered the winning ball ejection passage 121a, 121b. It is provided to remove or drop foreign objects. Of course, the operation openings 128a and 128b
It is also possible to eliminate the ball jamming phenomenon in the winning ball guiding path 102a102b or to remove foreign objects.

The prize ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing a predetermined number of prize balls in response to the winning balls processed by the winning ball processing mechanism described above will be described below.

The prize ball payout mechanism includes a prize ball tank 43 that stores a large amount of prize balls, and a prize ball guiding gutter 44 that aligns the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 43 and guides them to the prize ball payout device 45.
and a prize ball dispensing device 45 that divides the guided prize balls into predetermined numbers and pays them out. To be precise, the prize ball discharging passage 47 and surplus ball passage 50 that guide the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 45 to the batted ball supply tray 6 and surplus ball receiving tray 9 also constitute a part of the prize ball dispensing mechanism. However, here, the prize ball dispensing device 45 is used in the sense of pinching.
The system up to this point is the prize ball dispensing mechanism.

By the way, the prize ball tank 43 of the prize ball payout mechanism is
A discharge port (not shown) is attached to the uppermost side of the mechanical board wooden body 41 and formed on one side of the prize ball tank 43.
The prize ball is dropped from the ball into the prize ball guiding gutter 44, and a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted here. The prize ball dispensing device 45 and the prize ball guiding gutter 44 will now be described in detail as the prize ball dispensing mechanism.

(1) Prize ball dispensing device Prize ball dispensing device 45 that separates and dispenses a predetermined number of prize balls.
will be explained in detail mainly with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A. The prize ball dispensing device 45 includes prize ball storage cylinders 170a to 170c that store a predetermined number of prize balls, upper work stoppers 171a and 171b and lower work stoppers 17 arranged above and below the prize ball storage cylinders 170a to 170c.
2a.

172b, control members 174a and 174b that alternately drive the upper work stoppers 171a and 171b and the lower work stoppers 172a and 172b to open and close, and the control member 17.
Actuating members 176a, 176 that move up and down 4a, 174b
It consists of b.

The prize ball storage cylinders 170a to 170c are shown in only one row on the front side in the illustration, but in reality, there are three rows of storage cylinders,
are formed overlappingly in the front and back direction, and the two rows on the back side are r7+6
-13J prize balls are stored, and "7" prize balls are stored in one row on the near side. Then, the superstructure stoppers 171a and 171b and the substructure stoppers 172a and 17 correspond to the two rows on the back side and the one row on the front side.
2b1 control members 174a, 174b and actuation member 17
6a and 176b are provided, respectively.

The substructure stoppers 172a and 172b include a stopper part 17 that appears in the prize ball storage tubes 170a to 170C.
3a to 173C are provided in a protruding manner, and the number of prize balls stored in the prize ball storage cylinders 170a to 170c is set to vary depending on the protruding positions of the stopper portions 173a to 173C. Specifically, the substructure stopper 172a corresponding to the two rows on the back side has a stopper portion 173a protruding at a position where six prize balls are stored, and a stopper portion 173a is provided at a position where seven prize balls are stored. A portion 173b is provided protrudingly. In addition, the substructure stopper 17 corresponding to the first row on the front side
2b, the control members 174a and 174b have stopper portions 173C protruding from the positions where seven prize balls are stored.
The stopper parts 173a to 173C of the substructure stoppers 172a and 172b are attached to the prize ball storage cylinder 170a P-1.
700 and superstructure stopper 171a.

171b is maintained in the first open state, and the lower part stopper 172a closes the upper parts stoppers 171a and 171b, and the lower parts stopper 172a.

The stopper portions 173a to 173c of the stoppers 172b change to a raised position in which they are maintained in a second state in which they can be retracted from the prize ball storage tubes 170a to 170c. and an actuating member 176a that changes the position of the control members 174a, 174b and engages the control members 174a, 174b;
176b, and the actuating members 176a, 176b include:
Interlocking rods 177a and 177b that are moved up and down by the entered prize ball processing device 46 are connected. Therefore, when the winning ball processing device 46 is not operating, the interlocking rod 177
Since actuating members 176a and 177b are lowered,
176b is also lowered, which causes control member 174
a and 174b are also lowered to the first state.

In this first state, the superstructure stopper 171a
, 171b are open, the prize balls are stored in the prize ball storage tubes 170a to 170c, and the substructure stopper 17
2a and 172b are in a stopped state at stopper portions 173a to 173c. On the other hand, winning ball processing device 46
In the activated state, the interlocking rods 177a and 177b rise to release the actuating member 176a.

176b in an upward direction, which causes control member 17
4g and 174b also rise to reach the second state. In this second state, the superstructure stoppers 171a, 1
71b closes the entrances of the prize ball storage tubes 170a to 170C to prevent the prize balls from being stored, and the substructure stopper 1728172b is in a free state, so that the positive pressure of the stored prize balls causes part of the stopper to close. 173a~
173C is pressed and rotated, and a predetermined number of stored prize balls are released into the prize ball release path 47.

Therefore, as the interlocking rods 177a and 177b repeatedly move up and down, the first state and the second state are alternately repeated, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out each time.

In addition, engaging portions 175a, 175b are formed at the tips of the control members 174a, 174b, and the control members 174a, 174b
, 174b has risen, and when the ball shortage sensing plates 153a to 153c, which will be described later, are in a drooping state due to a shortage of prize balls, the ball shortage sensing plates 153a to 1
Hook parts 154a to 154c formed at the lower end of 53c
The control members 174a, 174b are engaged with each other to maintain the control members 174a, 174b in the raised position. This is done in order to stop the operation of putting out any more prize balls even if there are winning balls when there is a shortage of prize balls immediately before the prize ball putting-out device 45.

By the way, the above-mentioned prize ball dispensing device 45 is covered with a case cover 178 which is supported by shaft supports 179a and 179b as shown by the dashed line in FIG. Sensing plates 153a to 153
A lateral operation opening 180 is bored at a position corresponding to c. For example, after the store is closed, the ball removal device 1, which will be described later,
This is provided in order to smoothly remove the prize balls remaining on the downstream side from the case cover 178 without opening the case cover 178.

That is, in the aforementioned ball extraction process, since the ball deficiency sensing plates 153a to 153c are activated during the process, the operation bottle is inserted through the operation opening 180 and the ball deficiency sensing plates 153a to 153c are activated.
Hook portions 154a to 154C of 153c are control members 17
4a, 174b so as not to engage with the engaging portions 175a, 175b, and in that state, the prize ball dispensing device 45 can be continuously operated to extract all remaining prize balls. It is.

(2) Prize ball guide gutter The prize ball guide gutter 44 is connected to a prize ball alignment path section 130 provided horizontally inclined from below the prize ball tank 43, and is connected to the prize ball alignment path section 130. The connecting passage portion 150 is formed by bending the connecting passage portion 150.

First, the prize ball alignment path 11s130 will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. The prize ball alignment passage section 130 is inclined so that the prize balls naturally flow down to the mechanism plate main body 41.
can be attached to. Further, inside the prize ball arranging passage section 130, an arranging wall 131 and arranging walls 132a and 132b which are formed to become higher toward the bottom are erected to form prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133c. The prize balls flow down the guide paths 133a to 133c in three rows. The reason why the toothpick prize ball arrangement passage section 130 is configured so that the prize balls flow down in three rows is because the number of prize balls of two types can be distributed by winning a prize in the winning area provided on the game board 10 as described above. This is because the toothpick for dispensing is configured. Therefore, in this case, the prize balls flowing down the prize ball guiding paths 133a and 133b are used to pay out a relatively large number of prize balls (13 pieces), and the prize balls flowing down the prize ball guiding path 133c are used to pay out a relatively large number of prize balls (13 pieces). It is used to pay out a relatively small number of prize balls (7 pieces). In addition, among the alignment walls, prize ball guiding paths 133a and 133b
Alignment wall 132a that partitions.

132b is formed by being divided into upper and lower parts, and this is because the prize ball amount sensing plate 14 is placed on the upper part of the prize ball alignment passage section 130.
1a is provided, and this prize ball amount sensing plate 14
1a upper C upper alignment wall 132a is provided in a protruding manner.

In addition, the bottom surface of the prize ball guide paths 133a to 133c, except for the ball quantity sensing plates 141a and 141b, has flow grooves 134a to 134C, which have a width slightly smaller than the diameter of the prize balls, in order to smoothly flow down the prize balls. is formed. and,
In order to maintain the strength of the prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133C with the downstream grooves 134a to 134c still formed, connecting plates 135 are fixed to the back surface thereof at appropriate intervals. The location where this connecting plate 135 is absent is the opening 1
36, so that foreign objects such as dirt that have entered the prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133C through this opening 136 will not naturally fall, or the prize balls will not be taken out, or the long ball alignment path section 130 will not be disassembled. An operating bottle can be inserted into the opening 136 and forced to fall. Also,
Even when a ball jam occurs in the prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133C, the ball can be unblocked by inserting an operating bottle through the opening 136 without removing the prize ball or disassembling the prize ball alignment path section 130. The condition can be resolved. Note that in the above embodiment, the sekiguchi 136 is connected to the downstream groove 1.
Although shown as being formed over almost the entire length of the flow grooves 134a to 134c, they may be formed in part of the flow grooves 134a to 134C. In addition, the flow grooves 134a to 134C are not formed on the bottoms of the prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133C, and the openings 1
It may be a structure in which only 36 is bored.

Further, a bulging guide path 137 that communicates with the outermost prize ball guide path 133C is provided on the upstream side surface of the prize ball alignment passage section 130.
is formed. This bulging guide path 137 is formed in a stepped shape so that its bottom surface is approximately one ball higher than the bottom surface of the prize ball guide path 133C, and a portion of the bottom surface is inclined toward the prize ball guide path 133c side. It has an inclined bottom surface portion 138. Further, the front wall 139 forming the side surface of the bulging guide path 137 is connected to the prize ball guide path 13 on the downstream side.
Curved surface part 140 formed in an arc shape so as to merge with 3C
However, the height of the bulge guiding path 1 is constant until it reaches the curved surface portion 140.
37 and the outermost prize ball guiding route 133C are configured as described above, so the outermost prize ball guiding route 1
The prize balls flowing down the bottom surface of 33c are constantly under pressure from the prize balls located above and the prize balls flowing down the bulging guide path 137, so they preferentially and smoothly flow toward the downstream side. Therefore, the outermost prize ball guidance route 1
Prize balls do not become jammed at the confluence of 33C and the expansion guide path 137.

Further, on the bottom surface of the upstream side of the prize ball alignment passage section 130, prize ball amount sensing plates 141a and 1'41b are swingably supported on the c-axis. One prize ball amount sensing plate 141a is arranged on the upstream side of the prize ball guiding paths 133a and 133b, and the other prize ball amount sensing plate 141b is arranged on the prize ball guiding path 1.
It is located upstream of 33C. Therefore, when the prize balls are placed on the prize ball amount sensing plates 141a and 14ib and the prize balls are full, the upper ends of the prize ball amount sensing plates 141a and 141b are pushed down, and the prize balls are When the prize balls are not placed on the ball amount sensing plates 141a', 141b due to lack of prize balls, the prize ball amount sensing plates 141a, 141
The upper end of b will be in a raised state. And a prize ball amount sensing plate 141a.

When the upper end of 141b flips up, actuating members 142a and 142b are fixed to the back surface thereof (see Fig. 9).
Activation detection switch 143a.

143b is turned on. This operation detection switch 143a
, 143b, one of the operation detection switches 143a is connected to the out-of-ball lamp 27 as described above, so that when the operation detection switch 143a is turned on, the out-of-ball lamp 27 lights up to notify that fact. It has become. The other operation detection switch 143b is connected to a management computer (not shown) and outputs a ball-out signal to the management computer. Upon receiving the out-of-balls signal, the management combinator derives a prize ball replenishment signal to a replenishment mechanism (not shown), thereby replenishing the prize ball tank 43 with a predetermined number (for example, 400) of prize balls, and starting the operation. O of detection switches 143a and 143b
The N state is also released.

In addition, on the back of the prize ball amount sensing plates 141a and 141b,
As shown in FIG. 9, link mechanisms 144a and 144b are connected, and when the upper end of either of the prize ball amount sensing plates 141a and 141b jumps up due to the operation of the link mechanisms 144a and 144b, the operation of the batted ball supply device 62 is stopped. It looks like this. This is to simultaneously interrupt the game when there is a shortage of prize balls. Note that the link mechanisms 144a and 144b may be omitted so that the game will not be interrupted even when the prize balls become insufficient.

A ball leveling member 14 is provided in the middle of the prize ball alignment passage section 130.
5 and a ball leveling board 146 are suspended or laid.

The ball leveling member 145 and the ball leveling plate 146 are used to align prize balls, which sometimes flow down the prize ball alignment path section 130 in two stages, one above the other. Note that the alignment wall 131, the lower alignment wall 132b, and the front wall 1
Since the downstream side of the balls 39 comes into contact with the ball leveling plate 146, the heights of the balls 39 are almost the same.

Next, the connection passage section 150 connected to the downstream side of the prize ball alignment passage section 130 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C. This connection passage section 150 is provided to change the direction of the prize balls flowing down the prize ball alignment passage section 130 by 180 degrees, and to weaken the positive pressure of the prize balls that are continuously flowing down. Further, the connecting passage section 150 is formed into a cylindrical shape as a whole, and three prize ball passages 156a to 156c are formed so that the inside thereof is continuous with the prize ball guiding paths 133a to 133c.

A ball extraction device 151 is provided at the bent portion of the connecting passage section 150, and by operating the ball extraction device 151 after closing, prize balls are stored in the prize ball tank 43 and the prize ball arrangement passage section 130 as shown in Fig. 2B. The prize balls that have been played are discharged into a ball extraction passage 152 and guided out of the pachinko game machine 1.

Further, ball deficiency detection plates 153a to 153c are swingably provided in a substantially downwardly inclined passageway downstream of the bending part of the connecting passageway part 150. This ball deficiency detection plate 153a
153c flips up the hook portions 154a to 154c at the rear end when a prize ball is placed on the tip thereof, and conversely, when there are no prize balls in the connecting passage 150, the hook portion 154a flips up. ~154c will be in a state where it hangs down almost vertically. Then, in such a hanging state, the control members 174a, 174 are turned off as described above.
When b rises, the engaging portion 1 of the control member 174a174b
75a and 175b engage with the hook portions 154a to 154c and act to hold the control members 174a and 174b in the raised position, ultimately preventing prize balls from being paid out.

In addition, the prize ball passage 15 on the front side of the connecting passage part 150
6c has a stop member insertion hole 1 in its side wall near the bent part.
57 is drilled. This 1-stop member insertion slot 157 is used when the number of prize balls that are paid out by the winning balls that have entered the winning slot formed on the game board 10 is one type. Stop member 15
8, it is possible to stop the prize balls from flowing into the prize ball passage 156c.

Further, the downstream part of the connecting passage section 150 is formed in a substantially vertical shape, and openings 159a-159 are formed in the side wall including the vertical part 155 along the prize ball passages 156a to 156c.
c and 160a to 160c are drilled. opening 1
59a to 159c are the ball deficiency sensing plates 153a to 15;
3c, and is bored in the upper part of the vertical part 155,
The openings 160a to 160C are bored along the vertical portion 155. Moreover, these openings 159a to 159c,
160a to 160c are formed to have a width narrower than the diameter of the prize ball, and as shown in FIG. 2C, the connecting passage portion 1
It is formed so as to pass through the prize ball passages 156a to 156C in 50. Therefore, the openings 159a to 159c
, 160a-l 60c are prize ball passages 156a-15
If a foreign object such as dust enters the 6C, it can be removed by inserting an operating bin without removing the prize ball or disassembling the connecting passage 150, and if the ball becomes jammed due to the foreign object. Then, the stuck state can be cleared. Further, a stepped portion is formed at the end of the vertical portion 155, and openings 161a to 161C that open rearward are also formed in this stepped portion. This opening 1
61a to 161C are also designed so that when a ball jam occurs at the stepped portion, it is possible to remove the prize ball or insert an operating bottle to clear the ball jam without disassembling the connecting passage section 150. At the same time, foreign objects such as dirt can be removed.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the openings 159a to 159C160
Although openings a to 160c are shown formed on a part of the side wall of the connection passage section 150, the openings may be formed over almost the entire length of the connection passage section 150.

The detailed structure of the mechanism plate 40 according to the embodiment has been described above. According to this embodiment, the prize ball guide gutter 44, which constitutes a part of the prize ball dispensing mechanism, is elongated and has an upper part. It consists of an open prize ball alignment passage section 130 and a cylindrical connection passage section 150, and an opening 136 is formed in the bottom of the prize ball alignment passage section 130, so that the majority of foreign objects can be removed from the opening 1.
36, and even if foreign objects do not fall naturally, they can be forcibly dropped by inserting an operating bottle through the opening 136.
You can pull out the prize balls stored in the prize ball alignment passage section 1.
These processes are possible without disassembling 30. In addition, even if balls get jammed due to earth pressure in the prize ball arrangement passage 130 &:, the operation bottle can be inserted through the opening 136 to break the jam, making it extremely easy to clear the jam. . Furthermore, as described above, the majority of foreign objects fall in the prize ball alignment path section 130, but even if they enter the cylindrical connection path section 150, the connection path section 150 also has openings 159a-- 159c
, 160a to 160c, and 161a to 161c, foreign objects can be removed by inserting an operation bottle through these openings without removing the prize balls stored in the connecting passage 150 or disassembling the connecting passage 150. It can be removed extremely easily, and even if a clogging phenomenon occurs in the connection passage section 150, the openings 159a to 159C160a
Since the operation bottle can be inserted from ~160c, 161a~181c to break up the jammed beads, it is possible to break up the jammed beads extremely easily.

In addition, in this embodiment, the ball breaking amount rollers 74a, 74b, 95 are used not only to prevent balls from getting jammed in the prize ball dispensing mechanism, but also to prevent balls from getting stuck in the winning ball processing mechanism.
a, 95b, and the openings 129a, 129b, the problem can be solved very easily.Furthermore, the operation openings 128a, 128b and the operation opening 180 make it extremely easy to perform the ball removal process. .

In the above embodiment, the prize ball dispensing device 45 is of a type that stores a predetermined number of prize balls.
Those that use a motor to rotate the sprocket and release it,
Type % type % that tilts the storage cylinder using a solenoid that operates based on the detection output of winning balls [Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the mechanism plate of the pinball game machine according to the present invention has the following features: The prize ball guiding gutter, which constitutes a part of the prize ball dispensing mechanism, is composed of a prize ball arranging passage section through which the prize balls are arranged and flowed down, and a cylindrical connecting passage section. Since an opening is formed in each, the majority of foreign objects can first fall naturally through the opening of the prize ball alignment path, and even if the object does not fall naturally, it can be forced to fall by inserting an operating bottle through the opening. , pull out the prize balls stored in the prize ball alignment passage,
These processes can be performed without disassembling the prize ball alignment passage section. In addition, even if balls become jammed due to earth pressure in the prize ball alignment passageway, the operating bottle can be inserted through the opening to break the jam, making it possible to eliminate the jam very easily. In addition, the majority of foreign substances are
Even if the prize balls fall in the arranging passageway and enter the cylindrical connecting passageway, the opening of the connecting passageway can be done without removing the prize balls from the connecting passageway or disassembling the connecting passageway. Foreign matter can be removed very easily by inserting the operating bottle from the opening, and even if balls become jammed in the connection passage, the operating bottle can be inserted through the opening to break up the jammed balls, making it extremely easy to remove the balls. It is possible to eliminate the jam condition.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing the main parts of the mechanism plate, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are partial rear views showing the configuration of the connection passage section that is a part of the prize ball guiding gutter and the configuration of the prize ball dispensing device. , 2nd C
The figure is a cross-sectional view of the connecting passage section taken along the line AA' in Fig. 2A, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the prize ball alignment passage section which is a part of the prize ball guide gutter, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the winning ball processing device; FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the winning ball collection gutter and the winning ball processing device that constitute the winning ball processing mechanism; FIG. 6 is a front view showing the front side of the mechanism board. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views of a wiring storage groove formed on the front side of the mechanism plate, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a pinball game machine to which the mechanism plate according to the embodiment is applied. A front view of the pachinko game machine, FIG. 9 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine. 1. Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) as a winning ball processing mechanism, 46.. winning ball processing device 71.. 1st winning ball collecting gutter 92.. 2nd winning ball collecting gutter as a prize ball dispensing mechanism. , 43...Prize ball tank 44...Prize ball guiding gutter 45...Prize ball dispensing device 130...Prize ball alignment passage portions 133a to 133c...Prize ball guiding path 136...Opening iso...Connecting passage portion 156a~ 156C...Prize ball passage 159a to 159c --Opening 160a to 160c=Opening 161a to 161C...Opening

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A pinball game machine that is provided with a winning ball processing mechanism that processes winning balls generated in a winning area, and a prize ball dispensing mechanism that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the generated winning balls. In the mechanism board, the prize ball payout mechanism includes a prize ball tank that stores a large amount of prize balls, a prize ball payout device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls, and a space between the prize ball tank and the prize ball payout device. a prize ball guide gutter provided in the prize ball tank, the prize ball guide gutter allows the prize balls flowing out from the prize ball tank to flow down in a plurality of lines, and at least part of the bottom surface of the prize ball guide gutter. a prize ball arranging passage section in which an opening with a width narrower than the diameter of the prize balls is formed along the direction; and a cylindrical shape connecting the prize ball arranging passage part and the prize ball dispensing device; and a connecting passage part in which a prize ball passage is formed, and at least a part of the connecting passage part has an opening narrower in width than the diameter of the prize ball along the prize ball passage in its side wall. A mechanical plate of a pinball game machine characterized by the following.