JPH0910409A - Passage for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a passage for a PACHINKO machine capable of reducing the number of part items, easily securing rigidity and strength of lower corner parts of a back mechanism plate, and preventing damage of a dropping table of a prize ball guide passage. CONSTITUTION: In a PACHINKO machine equipped with a prize ball guide passage 40 and a flow guide passage 41 on the lower back part of a back mechanism plate, and a vertical passage part, a tilting passage part, a dropping table 107, and a dropping passage 106 on the prize ball guide passage 40, and the upper end of the flow guide passage 41 communicates to the dropping passage part 106 under the dropping table 107, the dropping passage 106 of the prize ball guide passage 40 and a pair of passage walls 101, 112, and 116 to constitute a part of the flow guide passage 41 are equipped on the back mechanism plate side. On a plate-like passage cover to block a space between passage walls 101 and 116 on the flow guide passage 41 from the back side, an out- swelling wall part to swell out toward the back and to constitute the vertical passage part and the tilting passage part are integrally formed, and the dropping table 107 is formed integrally on the passage cover so as to protrude into the dropping passage part 106 from the tilting passage part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passage device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a sparrow ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a ball game machine body composed of an outer frame and a front frame pivotably attached to the outer frame, and the rear side of the front frame. Is provided with a game board, a launching device, a back mechanism plate, a prize ball tank, a prize ball payout device, a passage unit, and the like. A game board is removably fitted to the front frame from the rear side via a three-way frame, and a back mechanism plate for pressing and fixing the game board to the front frame side is rotatably supported. On the game board, game parts such as winning devices,
A back cover that covers these game parts from the rear side is attached,
On the rear side of the back cover, a game control unit incorporating electronic components for controlling game operations on the game board side is attached.

An opening window is formed in the back mechanism plate to which the back cover fits when the game board is pressed. A prize ball tank is provided above the opening window, and prize balls are paid out to one side of the opening window. The devices are mounted respectively, and the passage unit is mounted in a lower corner portion extending from the lower side of the prize ball paying device to the lower side of the opening window.

In the passage unit, there is a prize ball guide passage for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device to the upper plate for supplying the game balls, and the prize ball payout device when the game balls on the upper plate are full. The overflow guide passage that overflows the prize balls paid out from, the drop guide passage that drops the prize balls from this overflow guide passage into the communication passage that communicates with the receiving lower plate, and the game ball on the island structure side. A game ball collection passage for collecting and a withdrawal guide passage for guiding the prize balls from the prize ball payout device to the game ball collection passage when the prize ball is taken out from the prize ball payout device side, and a rear side of the game board at the time of game. There is provided a recovery guide passage for guiding the game ball passing through to the game ball recovery passage.

The prize ball guide passage includes a vertical passage portion on the lower side of the prize ball paying device, an inclined passage portion that is bent and inclined inward from the lower end of the vertical passage portion to the inside of the right and left sides, and a vertical passage portion of the inclined passage portion. It is composed of a drop table that inclines from the end on the opposite side to the front downward, and a drop passage part that guides the prize balls dropped from this drop table to the upper plate side, and the upper end of the overflow guide passage is below the drop table. Side is connected to the drop passage part side.

[0006]

In the conventional ball game machine, the passage unit is constructed separately from the back mechanism plate, and the passage unit is mounted on the rear side of the back mechanism plate. That is, in the conventional passage device, a plate-like passage plate is arranged in parallel behind the back mechanism plate, and a game ball collection passage, a withdrawal guide passage, and a collection guide passage are provided on the front side of this passage plate and on the rear side. A ball guide passage, an overflow guide passage and a fall guide passage are arranged respectively.

Therefore, conventionally, the passage walls of the respective passages are integrally formed on the front and rear sides of the synthetic resin passage plate, and the passage plate is brought into contact with the back mechanism plate from the rear side and withdrawn from the game ball collecting passage. While forming the guide passage and the recovery guide passage, the passage cover is brought into contact with the rear side of the passage plate to form the prize ball guide passage, the overflow guide passage, and the drop guide passage.

In this conventional passage device, since the passage unit is composed of the passage plate and the passage cover, and the passage unit is attached to the lower corner of the back mechanism plate from the rear side, in addition to the back mechanism plate, Since a passage plate integrally formed with passage walls on both front and rear sides and a passage cover are required, there is a drawback that the number of parts of a molded product made of synthetic resin increases. As a result, there are problems that the parts management becomes complicated and the number of assembling steps at the time of assembling increases.

Further, conventionally, the back side of the lower corner of the back mechanism plate is formed into a flat surface, and the passage wall integrally formed with the passage plate side is abutted against the flat portion from the rear side. The rigidity and strength of the flat part of the will decrease. Therefore, in order to sufficiently secure the strength of the flat portion of the back mechanism plate, it is necessary to separately take reinforcement measures such as integrally forming a reinforcing rib on the front surface side of the back mechanism plate.

Further, conventionally, on the side of the passage plate where the falling passage is formed,
Since the drop table is formed integrally with the passage plate so as to be projected rearward and upward, the drop table protruding rearward from the passage plate is easily damaged during handling of the passage plate. Especially below the front end of the drop table, it is necessary to secure a certain passage cross-sectional area so that the game balls in the drop passage overflow to the overflow guide passage side when the upper plate is full. It is very difficult to provide a reinforcing structure for reinforcing the front end side of the drop table with respect to the passage plate. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention can reduce the number of parts, easily secure the rigidity and strength of the lower corner of the back mechanism plate, and prevent damage to the drop table of the prize ball guide passage. It is an object to provide a passage device for a machine.

[0011]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a prize ball payout device 37 is attached to a back mechanism plate 33 for pressing and fixing the game board 10 mounted on the front frame 4 to the front frame 4 side. In addition to providing, on the lower side of the rear side of the back mechanism plate 33, the prize ball guide passage 40 for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 to the game ball supply plate 20, and the game ball supply plate 20. When the game balls are full, an overflow guide passage 41 for overflowing the prize balls dispensed from the prize ball dispenser 37 to the tray 22 is provided, and in the prize ball guide passage 40, below the prize ball dispenser 37. Side vertical passage 104
From the lower end of the vertical passage portion 104, an inclined passage portion 105 that bends and inclines left and right inward, a drop table 107 that inclines forward and downward from the end portion of the inclined passage portion 105, and a drop table 107 is dropped. In the ball game machine, which is provided with the falling passage portion 106 for guiding the prize balls to the game ball supply tray 20 side, and the upper end of the overflow guide passage 41 is communicated with the falling passage portion 106 under the drop table 107, Falling path section 106 of ball guide path 40
And a pair of passage walls 101, 11 forming a part of the overflow guide passage 41.
2, 116 are provided on the back mechanism plate 33 side, and a plate-shaped passage cover 94 that closes between the passage walls 101, 116 of the overflow guide passage 41 from the rear side is provided with a vertical passage portion 104 and an inclined passage portion 105 that bulge rearward. The bulging wall portion 108 is integrally formed, and the drop table 107 is formed integrally with the passage cover 94 so as to project from the inclined passage portion 105 into the drop passage portion 106.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, a reinforcing portion 109 for reinforcing the drop table 107 from below is provided so as to straddle the drop table 107 and the passage cover 94. It is a thing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the falling passage portion of the prize ball guide passage 40 is provided.
A passage wall 112 that constitutes 106 and a pair of passage walls 101 and 116 that constitutes a part of the overflow guide passage 41 are integrally formed on the back mechanism plate 33, and fall from the drop table 107 at the lower end of the drop passage portion 106. A receiving table 113 for receiving the prize balls to be guided to the game ball supply tray 20 side is provided.

[0014]

[Function] The prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 37 are guided to the game ball supply tray 20 through the prize ball guide passage 40.
That is, the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 fall through the vertical prize ball passage portion 104 of the prize ball pressure 40 and the inclined guide passage portion 105 from the front end of the drop table 107 into the fall passage portion 106. Then, after this prize ball falls on the receiving table 113, it is guided to the game ball supply tray 20 side.

On the other hand, if the game balls on the game ball supply tray 20 are full, the subsequent prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 are guided to overflow from between the drop table 107 and the receiving table 113. It overflows to the passage 41 and is guided to the tray 22 through the overflow guide passage 41.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a front view of a card-type arranging ball machine, in which 1 is the arranging ball machine main body 1 and a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2
And a front frame 4 pivotally attached to a front surface of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 at one end in the left-right direction so as to be freely opened and closed around a longitudinal axis. The arrangement ball machine body 1 is mounted on the island structure in a state of being arranged alternately with the card type automatic ball lending machine 5 on the left and right.

The front frame 4 is provided with a window hole 6, and a glass door 8 and a front plate 9 which are vertically arranged in the window hole 6 and pivotally supported in an openable and closable manner. The front frame 4 corresponds to the window hole 6. On the rear side of the game board 10
Is detachably mounted. In addition, automatic ball lending machine 5
Has a card insertion slot 11 into which a prepaid card is removably inserted, and a card insertion indicator 12 is turned on when the prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 11.

On the front surface of the game board 10, a guide rail 13 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and an image display device is provided in a central portion surrounded by the guide rail 13.
14, an upper entrance 15, a left entrance 16, a right entrance 17, a lower entrance device 18, and a lower cover 19 are arranged. The front plate 9 is provided with an upper plate 20 for supplying game balls, a ball lending operation unit 21 is provided at the upper edge portion of the upper plate 20, and a ball removing lever is provided at the front edge portion. The lower part of the front frame 4 is provided with a lower plate 22 and a firing handle 24 for a firing device 23, respectively.

FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the arrangement ball machine.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 25 denotes a launching motor of the launching device 23, which is fixed to the rear side of the front frame 4 and is provided with a hammer 27 through a cam 27 fixed to its rotary shaft 26, as shown in FIGS. It is designed to drive 28. The batting mallet 28 is pivotally supported by the front frame 4, and when the firing handle 24 is operated, the batting mallet 28 moves from the upper tray 20 to the firing rail 29.
Hit the game balls supplied one by one on the top and guide rails
It is supposed to fire to 13. The firing motor 25 is fixed to the front frame 4 via the motor mounting base 30, and the motor mounting base 30 controls the firing motor 25.
31 is installed.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a back cover, which includes the image display device 14 projecting to the rear side of the game board 10, the game parts such as the ball entrances 15 to 17, and the lower lower ball entrance device 18 on the rear side. To cover from
It is mounted on the back side of the game board 10.

Reference numeral 33 is a back mechanism plate for pressing and fixing the game board 10 mounted on the front frame 4 side from the rear side,
A hinge 34 at one end in the left-right direction is pivotally supported on the rear side of the front frame 4 so as to be freely opened and closed around a vertical axis, and the game board 10 is pressed and fixed in a closed state. An opening window 35 is formed in the back mechanism plate 33 at a position corresponding to the back cover 32 of the game board 10. When the game board 10 is pressed and fixed by the back mechanism plate 33, the back cover 32 is opened in the opening window 35. It fits and protrudes rearward.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a prize ball tank for storing prize balls, which is mounted above the back cover 32 and behind the back mechanism plate 33. 37 is a prize ball payout device, which is equipped with a payout motor 38, and is vertically mounted near the hinge 34 side of the back cover 32 on one of the left and right sides of the back side of the back mechanism plate 33.
The prize balls are supplied to the upper plate 20 in the required number.

A passage unit 39 is mounted on the back mechanism plate 33 below the lower ball entrance device 18 and the prize ball payout device 37. As shown in FIG. 3, the passage unit 39 has a prize ball guide passage 40 for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 to the upper plate 20, and when the game balls of the upper plate 20 are full, An overflow guide passage 41 for overflowing the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 to the lower plate 22, a game ball collection passage 42 for collecting game balls to the island structure side, and a prize from the prize ball payout device 37 side. At the time of extracting the balls, the extraction guide passage 43 that guides the prize balls from the prize-ball payout device 37 to the game ball collection passage 42, and the game balls that have passed to the rear side of the game board 10 at the time of the game to the game ball collection passage 42. A recovery guide passage 44 for guiding and a drop guide passage 45 for guiding the prize balls falling from the overflow guide passage 41 to the lower plate 22 side are provided.

Reference numeral 90 denotes a game control unit mounted on the lower portion of the back cover 32, and a game control board 46 in which electronic components such as IC elements for controlling game operations on the game board 10 side are mounted at the time of a game is in a game control case 47. Built into. A payout control unit 48 has a payout control board 49 in which electronic parts such as IC elements for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 37 are mounted in a payout control case 50.

Reference numeral 51 is a ball lending control unit, which is an automatic ball lending machine.
When using 5, the ball lending control board 52 for activating the prize ball dispensing device 37 according to a command from the ball lending operation unit 21 to dispense the ball to the upper plate 20 is a ball lending control case.
Built into 53. The payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit 51 include the lower ball entry device 18 and the back cover.
Near the lower side of 32, they are mounted side by side on the rear side of the passage unit 39 of the back mechanism plate 33.

The game board 10, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7,
An upper side of the lower set plate 54 is detachably fitted to the three-way frame 55 from the rear side, and is fixed by being pressed by the back mechanism plate 33 from the rear side. The three-way frame 55 is configured in a gate shape so as to surround the window hole 6 formed in the front frame 4 from the left and right and the upper side.
4 is fixed to the back side. The lower set plate 54 is attached to the lower side of the three-way frame 55.

The image display device 14 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a display window frame 56 detachably mounted on the game board 10 from the front side, and a liquid crystal type disposed on the rear side of the display window frame 56. The image display unit 57 and the protective plate 58 that covers the image display unit 57 from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit 57 to be seen through.

The display window frame 56 has a rectangular shape and is detachably fixed to the opening of the game board 10 with screws or the like while being fitted from the front side. The image display unit 57 and the protective plate 58 are arranged in a rearwardly inclined shape such that the upper side thereof is slightly rearward.
The image display unit 57 is incorporated in the display unit case 59 together with the drive board 58a on which the drive electronic components for driving the image display unit 57 are mounted, and is attached to and detached from the rear side of the ball collecting plate 60 via the display unit case 59. It is installed freely.

The drive board 58a has a symbol display function for variably displaying a three-digit numerical symbol for a certain time when a game ball enters the ball inlets 15-17, and its stop symbol is "7,7,7". A big hit display function that displays a big hit when a winning symbol such as ", a winning combination display function that displays the establishment of a winning combination, a winning score display function that displays a winning score, a game number display function that displays the number of games, and a game Has a game information function for displaying other predetermined game information as an image, and each image is displayed on the image display unit 57 based on each function.

The ball collecting plate 60 is integrally formed with a guide passage 61 for guiding the game balls entering the ball entrances 15 to 17 downward, and the rear side of the game board 10 above the lower ball entrance device 18. Is attached to. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 to 7, the lower ball entrance device 18 includes a ball entrance case 63 having 16 ball entrances 62.
The game balls after entering the ball entrance 62 etc. and passing behind the game board 10 are collected and guided to the recovery guide passage 44 side of the passage unit 39 together with the game balls from the ball collecting plate 60. Collection case 64
And a ball detection switch 65 that detects a game ball that has entered each ball inlet 62, and the ball case 63 is an opening 66 of the game board 10.
In the state that it is fitted from the rear side to the game board on the side of the collecting case 64
It is detachably fixed to the back side of 10.

In the ball case 63, ball entrances 62 are formed in a horizontal row, and each of the ball entrances 62 projects forward from the opening 66 of the game board 10. Each entrance detection switch 65 has a corresponding entrance 62
Is mounted on the switch board 67 so as to correspond to, and the switch board 67 is provided with a ball entry position display device 68 for displaying the ball entry position of the game ball.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the back cover 32 includes the image display device 14, the game parts such as the ball entrances 15 to 17, the ball collecting plate 60, the relay board 146 and the lower ball entrance device 18. The game board 10 is detachably mounted on the back side of the game board 10 via a mounting base so as to cover the entire area from the rear side.

The back cover 32 has a box shape with the game board 10 side open, and a bulge portion 69 bulging backward is provided on the upper half of the back cover 32. The bulge portion 69 side is formed so as to project rearward so that the game component can be sufficiently accommodated in the bulge portion 69 even when a game component that largely projects to the rear side of the game board 10 is mounted. On the other hand, the lower side of the bulging portion 69 of the back cover 32 is configured such that the lower ball entry device 18 is accommodated therein, and the protruding amount is smaller than that of the upper rear wall portion 70 of the bulging portion 69. There is. The game control unit 90 is detachably attached to the lower rear wall portion 71 on the lower side of the bulge portion 69.

Each of the rear wall portions 70, 71 of the back cover 32 is substantially parallel to the game board 10 in the upper and lower sides, and the upper rear wall portion 70 has an inspection window 72 and the inspection window 72 that can be opened and closed freely. A window cover 73 is provided. An opening window to which the back cover 32 is fitted when the back mechanism plate 33 is closed to fix the game board 10.
A prize ball payout device 37 is vertically mounted so as to be close to one side of the back cover 32 while the back cover 32 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 12, the prize-ball payout device 37 is provided with a rotary body 76 in a payout chamber 75 of a payout case 74, and the rotary body 76 is driven by a payout motor 38 about the horizontal axis. The prize balls supplied from the prize ball tank 36 to the supply passage 77 in the payout case 74 are paid out from the payout opening 78 side by the rotation of the rotating body 76, and the lower end portion of the supply passage 77 is opened and closed by the operation of the opening / closing operation mechanism 79. The plate 80 is opened, and the upper prize ball is extracted from the supply passage 77 through the extraction port 81.

The payout motor 38 is a payout case.
It is fixed to one side of 74 and is arranged in the state of being close to the back cover 32 side. The payout opening 78 and the withdrawal opening 81 are provided at the lower end of the payout case 74 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the game control unit 90 has a horizontally elongated rectangular game control case 47 in which a game control board 46 is housed, and the game control case 47 is below the back cover 32 underneath. It is removably attached to the wall 71 via an engaging structure. A shield plate (not shown) is attached to the front of the game control case 47.

The payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit 51 are mounted on the rear side of the passage unit 39 via a mounting base 82, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 11.
The mounting base 82 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the shield plate 14
It is removably attached to the rear side of the passage unit 39 with screws 142 or the like with 5 interposed. The mounting base 82 has
Engaging rails 83 in the left-right direction are provided at both upper and lower ends thereof, and the payout control unit 48 is provided between the pair of upper and lower engaging rails 83.
And the ball lending control unit 51 are detachably attached from the rear side.

On the payout control board 49, electronic parts such as IC elements for controlling the payout motor 38 of the prize ball payout device 37 are printed and wired in the central portion. In the case of a card-type arrangement ball machine, the ball lending control board 52 has electronic components for an interface for connecting the ball lending operation unit 21, the automatic ball lending machine 5 and the payout control board 49 printed and wired in the central portion. There is. Then, the payout control board 49 and the ball lending control board 52 mount the units 48 and 51 on the base 82.
It is equipped with connectors that connect to each other when mounted on.

The lower set plate 54 is fixed to the front frame 4 behind the front plate 9. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the lower set plate 54 is provided with a launch rail 29 of the launching device 23, a speaker 84 for generating sound effects, a front frame side substrate 85, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame side substrate 85 is arranged near the upper side of the launching device 23 and at a position corresponding to the space between the launching device 23 and the payout control case 50. It is detachably attached to the side with screws. This front frame side substrate 85 is related to the electronic components that control the launch motor 25 of the launcher 23, as well as the accessory devices such as the jackpot indicator light, mallet detection switch, and speaker 84 that are mounted on the front frame 4 side. The electronic components to be installed are installed.

The back mechanism plate 33, as shown in FIG.
Install the upper horizontal plate part 33a and the lower horizontal plate part 33b on the upper and lower sides of the opening 35.
A left vertical plate portion 33c and a right vertical plate portion 33d are provided on both left and right sides of 35, respectively. The back mechanism plate 33 is biased to the right of the center in the left-right direction so that the left vertical plate portion 33c on the hinge 34 side is wide and the right vertical plate portion 33d on the opposite side is narrow. The opening window 35 is formed at the position.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 11, the back mechanism plate 33 is integrally formed with inner and outer reinforcing ribs 86 and 87 on both inner and outer sides. The inner peripheral reinforcing ribs 86 are integrally formed by projecting to the front and rear sides of the back mechanism plate 33 at the peripheral edge portion of the opening window 35, and substantially the same except for the lower lower corner portion of the prize ball paying-out device 37. It is formed continuously in the circumferential direction over the circumference.

The lower side of the opening window 35 is rectangular, and the inner peripheral reinforcing ribs 86 on the bottom side of the opening window 35 have a substantially horizontal shape in which the upper and lower surfaces have the same height as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. The other parts except the bottom side are provided so that the inner reinforcement ribs 86 on the rear side are on the periphery of the opening window 35, while the inner reinforcement ribs 86 on the front side are slightly outside. Has been. The outer peripheral reinforcing rib 87 is integrally formed from the back mechanism plate 33 to the front side.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the distance between the inner peripheral reinforcing rib 86 and the outer peripheral reinforcing rib 87 is large in the left vertical plate portion 33c and small in the right vertical plate portion 33d. And the left vertical plate portion 33c
On the upper side of, the connecting ribs 89 for connecting and reinforcing the inner peripheral reinforcing ribs 86 and the outer peripheral reinforcing ribs 87 are integrally formed vertically and horizontally, and both the reinforcing ribs 86, 87 are formed on the right vertical plate portion 33d. A plurality of connecting ribs 88 for connecting the left and right are formed in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the passage unit 39 is arranged on the rear side of the lower corner portion of the back mechanism plate 33 extending from the left vertical plate portion 33c to the lower horizontal plate portion 33b. The passages 40 to 45 of the passage unit 39 are shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 to FIG. 11 and FIG.
19 to 19.

That is, the game ball recovery passage 42 and the recovery guide passage 44
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, the lower horizontal plate portion 33b is arranged in the up and down direction by being offset to the left side of the center in the left-right direction, and the drop guide passage 45 is arranged on the right side of the both passages 42, 44. Has been done. The game ball collection passage 42 and the collection guide passage 44 are the back mechanism plate 33.
Inclined wall part formed on the upper side of the lower horizontal plate part 33b
91 and the lower lateral plate portion 33 from the left and right sides of the inclined wall portion 91 to the rear.
a pair of left and right passage walls 92, 93 formed integrally with b,
It is configured by a passage cover 94 that closes the passage walls 92 and 93 from the rear side.

The inclined wall portion 91 is inclined so that the upper end thereof coincides with the front end of the inner peripheral reinforcing rib 86, and the front side of the inclined wall portion 91 is provided with vertical protrusions 91a projecting forward in the left-right direction. It is formed integrally. The lower end portion of the game ball collection passage 42 projects downward from the lower lateral plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33, and the projecting portion is bent rearward in an inclined shape. In other words, at the lower end of the pair of passage walls 92, 93, there is a vertical ridge in the vertical direction.
An inclined wall portion 96 having 95 is formed, and a swelling passage wall 97 is formed in the passage cover 94 so as to bulge rearward in correspondence with the inclined wall portion 96. In addition, on the inner surface of the bulging passage wall 97,
A plurality of vertical ridges 98 in the vertical direction are formed.

The extraction guide passage 43 is shown in FIG. 15 and FIG.
As shown in, the vertical passage portion 99 extending downward from the payout opening 78 of the prize ball payout device 37, and bent from the lower end of the vertical passage portion 99 to communicate with the upper side of the game ball collection passage 42 from the passage wall 93 side. It has a substantially L shape with the inclined passage portion 100. The extraction guide passage 43 is arranged along the lower corner of the back mechanism plate 33 such that the vertical passage portion 99 is located on the left vertical plate portion 33c and the inclined passage portion 100 is located on the lower horizontal plate portion 33b. Has been done.

The extraction guide passage 43 is formed by integrally projecting the left vertical plate portion 33c and the lower horizontal plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33 and the left vertical plate portion 33c and the lower horizontal plate portion 33b to the rear side. It is composed of a pair of inner and outer passage walls 101 and 102, and a passage cover 94 that closes the passage walls 101 and 102 from the rear side. The corners of the outer passage wall 102 are curved in an arc shape, and the inner passage wall 101
The corners of the are bent in a square shape.

At the lower end of the vertical passage portion 99, the vertical passage portion 99
A cushioning projection 103 is formed integrally with each other so as to project from the passage walls 101 and 102 into the vertical passage portion 99 by colliding with a falling ball that falls inside. Each buffer protrusion 103
Is a triangle whose inside is inclined downward, so that the cushioning projection 103 of the inside passage wall 101 is located at the lower end thereof and the cushioning projection 103 of the outside passage wall 102 is located above this. , Are vertically spaced from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, the prize ball guide passage 40 has a vertical passage portion 104 below the payout opening 78 of the prize ball payout device 37, and the left and right inner sides from the lower end of the vertical passage portion 104. The inclined passage portion 105 that bends and inclines to the
105 is provided with a drop passage portion 106 that extends downward from the end portion on the opposite side of the vertical passage portion 104 and communicates with the upper tray 20 side. 105
And a drop table 107 for dropping the prize balls from to the upper tray 20 side in the drop passage portion 106.

The vertical passage portion 104 and the inclined passage portion 105 are formed on the upper end portion of the passage cover 94 so as to bulge rearward from the passage cover 94 so as to project in a substantially L shape when viewed from the rear.
It consists of. The falling table 107 is an inclined passage part
The base 105 is formed so as to integrally project from the bottom side to the front side, and the tip portion thereof projects from the passage cover 94 in an inclined shape to the front side. On the lower side of the drop table 107, a reinforcing portion 109 which is curved in an arc shape so as to reinforce the drop table 107 from below,
It is formed so as to straddle the passage cover 94 from the front end of the drop table 107.

The vertical passage portion 104 of the prize ball guide passage 40 is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the vertical passage portion of the extraction guide passage 43.
Overlapping on the rear side of the upper end of 99, this prize ball guide passage 40
Both vertical passage portions 99 and 104 of the extraction guide passage 43 are divided into front and rear by a division plate 110 made of a metal plate.

The partition plate 110 is the vertical passage portion 10 of the prize ball guide passage 40.
4 is integrally provided with a bottom plate 111 that is bent rearward along the bottom, and the vertical passage portion 10 of the pair of passage walls 101 and 102 and the passage cover 94 is provided.
It is fixed by being sandwiched between the left and right sides and the front and back sides with the both side walls. An attachment portion 110a and a connection terminal portion 110b are provided on the upper end portion of the partition plate 110. The connection terminal portion 110b projects rearward from the passage cover 94 so that the ground wire can be connected.

As shown in FIG. 14, the drop passage portion 106 has a width of the overflow guide passage 41 from the passage wall 101 inside the extraction guide passage 43 to the open window 35 side so that a part thereof projects toward the open window 35 side. The passage wall 112 and the passage wall 10
A receiving table 11 fixed at the lower end of the 1,112 downwards
It is composed of 3 and.

As shown in FIG. 8, the fall passage portion 106 has a rear side opening over the entire length in the vertical direction, and an opening 106a at the lower portion on the front side. The opening 106a is the lower setting plate 54.
It communicates with the guide passage 114 having a rectangular tubular shape on the side. Guide passage
114 is a lower tray via a rectangular tubular guide passage 115 on the front plate 9 side.
Connected to 22.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 16, the overflow guide passage 41 extends along the extraction guide passage 43 on the opening window 35 side with respect to the extraction guide passage 43, that is, inside the back mechanism plate 33. Are formed in a substantially L shape. The overflow guide passage 41 communicates with the drop passage portion 106 on the upper side thereof via the rear side of the receiving table 113 and on the upper side thereof.
In the vicinity of 45, it is provided so as to intersect the recovery guide passage 44 in the up-down direction in the left-right direction on the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 16 and the like, the overflow guide passage 41 has a passage wall 101, a passage wall 116 integrally formed on the inside facing the passage wall 101, and a rear end of the receiving table 113. The front wall portion 117 is integrally formed between the passage wall 92 and the pair of passage walls 101 and 116, and the passage cover 94 that closes the gap between the passage walls 101 and 116 from the rear side.

The passage wall 116 of the overflow guide passage 41 is the inclined wall portion 91.
It extends forward to the front wall 118 including the
The game ball from can be guided to the upper end of the recovery guide passage 44 together with the front wall portion 118. The overflow guide passage 41 and the recovery guide passage 44 intersect with each other in a front-back overlapping manner as shown in FIGS. 7 and 16, and the overflow guide passage 41 is left and right with the recovery guide passage 44 and the drop guide passage 45 side. It is divided into. At the intersection of the two, as shown in FIGS. 7, 16 and 19, the overflow guide passage 41 and the recovery guide passage 41 are provided.
A partition plate 119, which is made of a metal plate and divides the front and rear parts from each other, is detachably fitted from the rear side so that the partition plate 119 fits into the cutout portion 120 and comes into contact with each passage wall 92, 93 from the rear side. There is.

At the lower end of the partition plate 119, a bottom plate 121 for partitioning the extraction guide passage 43 and the overflow guide passage 41 between the passage walls 92, 93 and the passage walls 101, 116 is bent and formed at the rear side. Extends integrally along the passage wall 101 of the overflow guide passage 41 to the lower side of the drop table 107. A connection terminal portion 121a is integrally formed on the upper end of the bottom plate 121.
121a projects rearward from the passage cover 94 so that the ground wire can be connected.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, and 14 to 17, the drop guide passage 45 includes a lower lateral plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33,
An upper passage wall 122 extending laterally from the passage wall 92 and integrally projecting rearward from the lower horizontal plate portion 33b, and the upper passage wall 12
2 and downwardly extending passage walls 123 integrally projecting from the lower horizontal plate portion 33b to the rear side, and a passage cover for closing the passage walls 92, the upper passage walls 122, and the rear sides of the downward passage walls 123.
And 94, the lower side is open.

The drop guide passage 45 has a hanging passage wall 123.
Swing lever 124 and full detection switch 125 near both inside and outside
Are arranged, and a guide member 127 is arranged between the swing lever 124 and the open end of the overflow guide passage 41. The swing lever 124 is located near the inside of the hanging passage wall 123, and the upper side is the pivot 12
It is pivotally supported by 6 so that it can swing left and right, and when the game balls in the lower plate 22 have accumulated to a certain level (full), the game balls hit the lower end side and swing outward. The pivot 126 is the lower lateral plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33 and the passage cover.
It is formed with 94.

As shown in FIG. 16, the fullness detection switch 125 has a lower lateral plate portion 33 of the back mechanism plate 33 on the outside of the hanging passage wall 123.
It is fixed to b, and when the swing lever 124 swings outward, it operates via the operating piece 125a, detects the full state of the game ball in the lower plate 22 and stops the prize ball payout device 37 and the launch motor 25. It is designed to let you. The upper end side of the swing lever 124 is protected by a protective plate 128 hanging from the upper passage wall 122.

The guide member 127 guides the prize balls falling from the overflow guide passage 41 into the drop guide passage 45 downward. The guide member 127 has a half-moon shape when viewed from the rear and has a flat surface 127a and an arc surface 127b, and is arranged in the central portion between the opening of the drop guide passage 45 and the swing lever 124.
In addition, in order to guide the game ball from the overflow guide passage 41 to the lower side on the side of the uneven plane 127a, the overflow guide passage 41 on the side of the uneven plane 127a.
It is integrally formed with the lower lateral plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33 in a state of being slightly inclined downwards.

As shown in FIG. 16, the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116, the upper passage wall 122, and the hanging passage wall 123 have the same amount of protrusion from the lower lateral plate portion 33b of the back mechanism plate 33 toward the rear side. The passage cover 94 comes into contact with the rear ends of these from the rear side. The passage cover 94 has a substantially plate shape as a whole, and has a substantially L-shaped rear view shape in accordance with the lower corner portion of the back mechanism plate 33.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the passage cover 94 has the bulging passage wall 108 of the prize ball guide passage 40 at the upper portion thereof.
The bulging passage walls 97 of the game ball collecting passage 42 are formed in the center of the lower part, respectively, and the guide is provided between the vertical passage portion 104 of the prize ball guiding passage 40 and the bulging passage wall 97 of the game ball collecting passage 42. aisle
Fitting protrusions 135, 136 from 43 along the game ball recovery passage 42,
Inclined guide portions 130 are integrally formed at positions corresponding to the drop guide passages 45, and further, a plate pressing portion 131 for pressing the partition plate 110 in the upper center and a rear wall 132 on the upper side of the recovery guide passage 44.
And a receiving portion 134 that receives the bottom plate 121 of the partition plate 119 from below are integrally formed.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 17 and 18, the fitting protrusions 135, 136 are recessed 135a, 136a on the rear side of the passage cover 94.
It is formed so as to project to the front side so that each passage wall 92, 93,
Game ball collection passage 42 with a slight gap between 101 and 102
Also, it is fitted into the extraction guide passage 43 from the rear side. In the fitting protrusion 135 corresponding to the game ball recovery passage 42, a plurality of longitudinal protrusions 137 projecting forward are integrally formed at equal intervals so as to cover the bulging passage wall 97 on the lower side. There is.
The fitting protrusion 136 corresponding to the extraction guide passage 43 is integrally formed with a plurality of projections 138 protruding forward and bent in a substantially L shape along the extraction guide passage 43 at equal intervals. .

The inclined guide portion 130 is for guiding the game ball falling near the passage cover 94 in the fall guide passage 45 to the front side. The tilt guide portion 130 is provided on the swing lever 12
In the range corresponding to the lower side from the upper and lower sides of the lower end portion of 4, the four are integrally provided so as to be inclined forward and downward so as to gradually project to the front side as they move downward. Inclined guide 130
The lower end side of the above is fitted from above into a communication passage 139 mounted on the rear side of the lower portion of the front frame 4 corresponding to the lower tray 22.

As shown in FIG. 7, the projecting wall portion 133 projects forward from the upper side of the passage wall 116 of the overflow guide passage 41 so that the upper surface thereof has substantially the same height as the inner peripheral reinforcing rib 86. The front end constitutes a rear wall 132 on the upper side of the recovery guide passage 44. The plate pressing portion 131 is integrally formed on the lower surface side of the protruding wall portion 133, and is configured to press the upper end portion side of the partition plate 119 at the front end side.

On the side of the back mechanism plate 33, the passage walls 92, 93, 101,
The mounting portion 140 is formed integrally with 102, 112, 116 and the like, and a plurality of mounting bosses 141 are formed on the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 10
2, 112, 116 and the like are integrally formed independently of each other, and the passage cover 94 is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 140 and the mounting boss 141 from the rear side by a screw 142. A plurality of positioning protrusions 143 are provided on the rear side of the passage cover 94,
The positioning projection 143 positions the shield plate 145 between the passage cover 94 and the mounting base 82.

In the above structure, when playing a game, after inserting a card into the card insertion slot 11 of the automatic ball lending machine 5,
When the ball lending operation unit 21 is operated, a payout command corresponding to the number of operations is issued via the ball lending control board 52 and a payout control board.
Since it is sent to the 49 side, the payout motor 38 of the prize ball payout device 37 operates, and the game balls from the prize ball tank 36 are paid out and paid out. The game balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 37 are the vertical passage portions of the prize ball guide passage 40.
From 104 to the inclined passage portion 105, the inside of the falling passage portion 106 is received from the falling table 107 and drops onto the table 113, and is guided from the opening portion 106a to the upper plate 20 via the guide passages 114 and 115.

When the ball lending operation unit 21 is operated, the remaining amount of the card is sequentially reduced according to the number of operations, and the amount of the card is displayed on the amount display unit. When playing the game
Launching handle 24 of launching device 23 with game ball in 20
When is operated, the firing motor 25 operates to drive the batting mallet 28 with the cam 27, and the batting mallet 28 sequentially launches the game balls on the firing rail 29 onto the game board 10 along the guide rail 13. Note that 16 game balls are fired per game.

The game balls falling along the game board 10 enter either the upper ball entrance 15 or the like, or the 16 ball entrances 62 of the lower ball entrance device 18. The game ball that has entered the upper ball entrance 15 or the like passes through the back side of the game board 10 and falls into the ball collecting case 64 through each guide passage 61 of the ball collecting plate 60, and also of the lower ball entering device 18. The game ball that has entered the ball entrance 62 passes behind the game board 10 and falls into the ball collection case 64. Then, the game balls in the ball collection case 64 fall into the recovery guide passage 44 of the passage unit 39, and are recovered from the recovery guide passage 44 through the game ball recovery passage 42 to the island structure side.

When a game ball enters the ball entrance 62 of the lower ball entrance device 18, and the entrance detection switch 65 at each entrance position detects the game ball, the detection signal is processed on the game control board 46 side. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is established, and when the winning combination is established, the score according to the difficulty level is recorded. At this time also the image display section
The success or failure of the winning combination, the score, etc. are displayed on 57.

Further, when a game ball enters the upper entrance port 15, a variable symbol is displayed on the image display unit 57 of the image display device 14, and each symbol varies for a fixed time. Then, if the stop symbol is a winning symbol such as "7 / 7,7", the profit is returned to the player, for example, the winning score is increased under certain conditions.

Each time a winning score is recorded, the payout motor 38 operates and the rotating body 76 rotates, and the prize balls in the supply passage 77 of the payout case 74 are paid out by a predetermined number each time, and the prize balls are moved downward from the payout opening 78. Pay out to. Then, the prize balls move from the vertical passage portion 104 of the prize ball guide passage 40 to the inclined passage portion 10
5, drop table 107, drop passage 106, receiving table
The upper plate 20 is guided through 113 and the guide passages 114 and 115.

When the upper plate 20 becomes full, game balls are accumulated from the upper plate 20 to the guide passages 114 and 115 to the same height as the receiving table 113. Therefore, after that, the game ball that drops from the drop table 107 of the prize ball guide passage 40 drops onto the game ball in the accumulated state downward, and then from the rear end of the receiving table 113 to the overflow guide passage 41 side. Overflow and this overflow guide passage
It flows through 41 into the fall guide passage 45.

The game ball that has passed the end of the overflow guide passage 41 tries to fall while drawing a parabola in the fall guide passage 45, but the flat surface of the guide member 127 in the middle of the path.
It collides with the 127a side and is guided by this flat surface 127a and falls downward. On the other hand, since there is an inclined guide portion 130 on the side of the passage cover 94 of the fall guide passage 45, the game ball that falls in the vicinity along the passage cover 94 hits the inclined guide portion 130 and is sent to the front side, and the front frame. 4 Lower plate via passageway 139 at the bottom
I will be guided to 22.

When the game balls in the lower plate 22 are full, the game balls are filled from the lower plate 22 to the lower side of the drop guide passage 45 via the communication passages 139. Therefore, when there is a game ball overflowing from the overflow guide passage 41, the game ball accumulates on the stored game ball and pushes the lower part of the rocking lever 124, so that the rocking lever 124 is pivoted. It rotates around 126 and presses the operating piece 125a to detect that the full detection switch 125 is in a full state. When the full detection switch 125 detects that the game balls on the lower plate 22 are full, the prize ball payout device
37 stops and stops the payout operation, and the firing motor
25 stops and the batting mallet 28 stops the shooting action of the game ball.

When all the prize balls, such as the prize ball tank 36 on the upper side, are pulled out from the prize ball payout device 37, an opening / closing operation mechanism is used.
The opening / closing plate 80 at the lower end of the supply passage 77 is opened by operating 79. Then, all the prize balls on the prize ball tank 36 side from the supply passage 77 are extracted downward from the supply passage 77 through the extraction port 81. Then, the extracted game balls fall downward in the vertical passage portion 99 of the extraction guide passage 43, and are collected from the game ball collection passage 42 to the island structure side through the inclined passage portion 100.

When the game ball from the extraction port 81 falls in the vertical passage portion 99 of the extraction guide passage 43, it falls while colliding with the buffering projections 103 protruding from the left and right sides, whereby the game ball falls. The shock of time can be relaxed sufficiently. Therefore, the extraction guide passage 43 has the vertical passage portion 99 and the inclined passage portion 100.
In spite of the structure having the substantially L-shape, damage to the inclined passage portion 100 can be prevented in advance.

In this embodiment, the game board 10 is provided with the back cover 32 for covering the image display device 14, the relay board 146 and the like on the back side thereof, but this back cover 32 has a bulge portion on the upper side.
Since the game control unit 90 containing the game control board 46 is arranged on the lower side of 69, it is possible to secure a sufficient volume in the back cover 32 including the bulging portion 69. Therefore, it becomes possible to sufficiently incorporate a game component having a large protrusion amount from the game board 10 in the bulge portion 69 of the back cover 32, and the game board
You can freely select the game parts to be attached to 10.

The back cover 32 is sized to cover up to the lower ball entrance device 18, and the amount of rearward projection of the portion corresponding to the lower ball entrance device 18 is made smaller than that of the bulging portion 69. Since the game control unit 90 is provided on the rear side of 32,
Compared with the case where the game control unit 90 is provided on the rear side of the bulging portion 69, the rearward protruding amount of the bulging portion 69 can be sufficiently secured. Further, since the back cover 32 covers the lower ball entry device 18, the lower ball entry device 18 can be protected by the back cover 32, and damage to the lower ball entry device 18 can be reduced.

In addition to the game control unit 90 for controlling the game operation on the game board 10 side, a payout control unit 48 for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 37 is provided, and the game control unit 90 is provided on the rear side of the back cover 32. Since the payout control unit 48 is mounted on the lower side of the rear cover 32 and on the rear side of the passage unit 39, the game control unit 90 mounted on the rear cover 32 side can be made smaller.

Further, since the payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit 51 are arranged close to each other on the left and right, the back cover of the back mechanism plate 33 is compared with the case where both control units 48 and 51 are arranged vertically. The length from 32 to the lower side can be shortened, and the back mechanism plate 33 can be downsized.

On the rear side of the back mechanism plate 33, passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116 forming a part of the passages 40 to 45, and an upper passage wall.
Since 122 and the hanging passage wall 123 are integrally formed, the lower side of the back mechanism plate 33 can be reinforced by the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116, the upper passage wall 122, the hanging passage wall 123, etc. Although there is a large opening window 35 in the
The rigidity and strength of the lower part of 33 are improved. Further, the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116 of the passages 40 to 45 are arranged vertically and horizontally from the lower side portion of the opening window 35 of the back mechanism plate 33 downward, and the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116 are integrated at the intersection. Therefore, as compared with the case where they are formed uniformly in one direction, a predetermined strength can be secured in all directions.

Moreover, each passage wall 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116
Is integrally formed with the back mechanism plate 33, the passage walls 92, 93,
Since the passage covers 94 are detachably attached to the rear ends of the 101, 102, 112, and 116 to form the passages 40 to 45, it is possible to integrally form passage walls on the front and rear sides of the back mechanism plate 33 and a separate passage plate. In comparison, the structure is simple, the number of parts can be reduced, the parts management can be facilitated, the assembly work can be simplified, and the efficiency can be improved.

The passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116, etc. have substantially the same amount of rearward projection from the back mechanism plate 33, and the passage cover 94 is detachably attached across the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116. Therefore, the passage cover 94 can have a substantially plate shape or a shape close to a plate shape. In other words, the payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit 51 are mounted on the passage cover 94 via the mounting base 82, but since the rear ends of the passage walls 92, 93, 101, 102, 112, 116 are substantially the same, the passage cover 94 It is not necessary to provide a protrusion or the like projecting to the rear side at the portion corresponding to the mounting base 82, and the payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit 51 can be easily attached to the rear side of the passage unit 39, and its rear side. The amount of protrusion to can be reduced.

Among the passages 40 to 44, the extraction guide passage 43 is arranged in a substantially L shape along the lower corner of the back mechanism plate 33, and inside the extraction guide passage 43, a substantially L shape is formed along the inside. Since the overflow guide passage 41 is arranged in a shape, the extraction guide passage 43
The passage cross-sectional area of can be sufficiently secured. Therefore, when all the prize balls such as the prize ball tank 36 on the upper side are pulled out from the prize ball payout device 37, a large amount of the prize balls discharged from the prize ball payout device 37 can be easily guided to the game ball collection passage 42. .

The extraction guide passage 43 is substantially L-shaped,
There is a vertical passage portion 99 on the lower side of the prize ball payout device 37, but there is a buffer protrusion 103 at the lower part of this vertical passage portion 99, and the impact of the game ball falling in the vertical passage portion 99 by this buffer protrusion 103. Therefore, when the prize ball is pulled out, an excessive impact is not applied to the lower inclined passage portion 100, damage to the extraction guide passage 43, especially the inclined passage portion 100 can be prevented, and durability is improved. improves.

Since the cushioning projection 103 is formed on the pair of passage walls 101, 102 facing each other of the extraction guide passage 43 so as to project into the extraction guide passage 43, the impact of the prize ball can be mitigated by both of them. Moreover, since the buffering protrusions 103 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the buffering protrusions 103 cause the extraction guide passage 43 to be formed despite the presence of the buffering protrusions 103 on the passage walls 101 and 102 facing each other. The passage cross-sectional area is not extremely limited, and the extracted prize balls can be smoothly guided to the game ball collection passage 42 side.

At the time of extracting the prize balls of the prize ball payout device 37, a large amount of prize balls continuously flow from the extraction guide passage 43 to the game ball collection passage 42 for a certain period of time, but the passage cover 94 via the shield plate 145. Since the mounting base 82 is mounted, the payout control unit 48 and the ball lending control unit are caused by static electricity of the prize balls flowing in the extraction guide passage 43.
The 51 side does not malfunction.

Further, fitting projections 135, 136 which fit into the game ball recovery passage 42 and the extraction guide passage 43 are formed on the passage cover 94, and recesses are formed on the rear side of the passage cover 94 corresponding to the fitting projections 135, 136. Since each of these passages 4 has 135a and 136a,
The distance between the prize balls in 2,43 and each control unit 48,51 can be increased to minimize the influence of the prize ball on each control unit 48,51, and the fitting protrusions with the recesses 135a, 136a.
The 135, 136 allows the passage cover 94 to be lightened and reinforced.

On the front surface of the fitting protrusions 135, 136, a plurality of ridges 137, which integrally project from the fitting protrusions 135, 136 to the front side.
There is 138, and the ridges 137 and 138 guide the game balls moving in the passages 42 and 43 in the passage direction. For this reason, the passages 42,43
The distance between the prize balls inside and the control units 48, 51 can be further increased, and the strength of the passage cover 94 can be secured.

The prize ball guide passage 40 and the withdrawal guide passage 43 are overlapped with each other in the front and rear, but the passages 40 and 43 of the prize ball guide passage 40 and the withdrawal guide passage 43 before and after that are divided by the partition plate 110. Since there is a prize ball guide passage 40 and a withdrawal guide passage 43
Even when the and are formed so as to straddle the back mechanism plate 33 and the passage cover 94, the shapes of the back mechanism plate 33 and the passage cover 94 can be simplified and the molding thereof can be easily performed.

Further, the partition plate 110 is made of metal, and this partition plate is
Since the lower end of 110 is bent to the rear side to form the bottom plate 111 for the prize ball guide passage 40 on the rear side, a metal bottom plate 111 can be easily provided in the prize ball guide passage 40, and the prize plate 111 is used by this bottom plate 111. It is possible to prevent damage due to a game ball passing through the guide passage 40. In particular, in the prize ball guide passage 40, the prize balls from the payout opening 78 of the prize ball payout device 37 fall in the vertical passage portion 104, but since the prize balls are received by the bottom plate 111 of the partition plate 110, The prize ball guide passage 40 can be prevented from being damaged and its durability can be improved.

The partition plate 110 is made of metal and is integrally provided with the bottom plate 111. Therefore, by connecting the partition plate 110 to the ground or the like, the prize balls are placed on the bottom plate 111 in the prize ball guide passage 40. When it falls, it is possible to easily remove the static electricity of the game ball via the bottom plate 111.

There is also a partition plate 119 between the recovery guide passage 44 and the overflow guide passage 41, and the partition plate 119 allows the recovery guide passage 44 in the vertical direction on the front side and the overflow guide passage in the horizontal direction on the rear side. 41
Since the intersection with and is divided into the front and rear, the structure is simplified by forming the recovery guide passage 44 and the overflow guide passage 41 on the back mechanism plate 33 side in an intersecting manner in the front and rear. Can be done easily.

The partition plate 119 is made of metal, and the bottom plate 121 of the overflow guide passage 41 is formed by bending the lower end of the partition plate 119.
Since the base plate 121 is formed, the bottom plate 121 can prevent the overflow guide passage 41 from being damaged and the static electricity of the prize balls in the overflow guide passage 41 can be surely removed. In particular, since the bottom plate 121 of the partition plate 119 extends in the passage longitudinal direction over substantially the entire length of the overflow guide passage 41, it is possible to reliably prevent damage to the bottom side of the overflow guide passage 41 due to a prize ball.

The overflow guide passage 41 is formed so as to be divided into left and right portions at the portion corresponding to the recovery guide passage 44, and at the time of assembly, a partition plate 119 having a bottom plate 121 is formed at the divided portion of the overflow guide passage 41. Fitted from the rear side, the partition guide 119 partitions the recovery guide passage 44 and the overflow guide passage 41 into front and rear. Then, the passage cover 94 that closes the rear side of the overflow guide passage 41
The upper part of the partition plate 119 is pressed from the rear side by the plate pressing part 131 of the passage cover 94, and the rear end part of the bottom plate 121 is received from the lower side by the receiving part 134.

Therefore, the recovery guide passage 44 and the overflow guide passage
The molding at the intersection with 41 is simplified, and the back mechanism plate 33 is easily molded. In addition, the assembly work is easy and the partition plate
The 119 can be fixed easily and surely, and at the same time, the rear end of the bottom plate 121 can be reliably supported by the receiving portion 134.

When the passage cover 94 is attached, the projecting wall portion 133 projects above the overflow guide passage 41, and the projecting wall portion 13
3 forms the rear wall 132 of the recovery guide passage 44. For this reason,
It is not necessary to form the rear wall 132 of the recovery guide passage 44 above the overflow guide passage 41 in advance, and the back mechanism plate is provided despite the rear wall 132 of the recovery guide passage 44 being above the overflow guide passage 41. Molding on the 33 side is easy.

The prize ball guide passage 40 and the overflow guide passage 41 receive the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37.
After falling through the vertical passage portion 104 and the inclined passage portion 105 of the 40 from the fall table 107 to the inside of the fall passage portion 106, it passes through the opening 106a at the lower end of the drop passage portion 106 to the upper plate 20. In addition to being guided, when the prize balls of the upper plate 20 are full, the subsequent prize balls falling from the drop table 107 are guided to the lower plate 22 via the overflow guide passage 41.

The prize ball guide passage 40 and the overflow guide passage 41 are
A passage wall 112 that constitutes the falling passage portion 106 of the prize ball guide passage 40.
And a pair of passage walls 101, 11 forming a part of the overflow guide passage 41.
6 and 6 are on the back mechanism plate 33 side, and the passage wall 10 of the overflow guide passage 41 is
A plate-shaped passage cover 94 closes the space between the 1116 and the rear side, and a bulging passage wall 108 forming a vertical passage portion 104 and an inclined passage portion 105 is integrally formed on the passage cover 94 so as to bulge rearward. Therefore, the structure of the back mechanism plate 33 and the passage cover 94 can be simplified even though the prize ball guide passage 40 has a bent structure. Further, on the side of the passage cover 94, the drop table 107 is provided so as to project from the inclined passage portion 105 into the fall passage portion 106.
Since the base is integrally formed, the shape and structure of the base of the drop table 107 is increased, and the strength of the drop table 107,
Greater durability.

In particular, the reinforcing portion 10 that reinforces the drop table 107.
Since 9 is provided in the shape of an arc extending from the lower side of the drop table 107 to the passage cover 94, sufficient strength of the drop table 107 can be secured, and at the same time, the reinforcement portion 109 of the drop table 107 provides the upper end of the overflow guide passage 41. Without limiting the part, when the upper plate 20 is full, the following game balls can be smoothly and reliably overflowed to the overflow guide passage 41 side.

Although the passage cover 94 is substantially plate-shaped as a whole, the passage cover 94 includes, in addition to the drop table 107,
The fitting protrusions 135 and 136, the plate pressing part 131, etc.
Since it is integrally formed with a protrusion amount substantially the same as that of 7, the drop table 107 can be prevented from being damaged when the passage cover 94 is handled in combination with the reinforcing effect.

At the lower end of the drop passage portion 106 of the prize ball guide passage 40, the prize plate falling from the drop table 107 is received and the upper plate 20 is received.
Since there is a receiving table 113 that guides to the side, and the overflow guide passage 41 communicates with the falling passage portion 106 above this receiving table 113, when the upper plate 20 is full, it falls from the falling table 107. Table 113 which receives prize ball once
Side, after receiving the prize ball from the fall passage section 106, the overflow guide passage
You can reach 41.

There is a guide member 127 in the upper part between the overflow guide passage 41 and the swing lever 124, and the prize ball sent from the overflow guide passage 41 into the drop guide passage 45 is a flat plane of the guide member 127.
Since the downward guide is provided on the 127a side, the prize balls that have entered the drop guide passage 45 from the overflow guide passage 41 do not randomly collide with the swing lever 124 and operate the full detection switch 125.

Since the fall guide passage 45 has the inclined guide portion 130 on the passage cover 94 side, the flat surface 127a of the guide member 127 is formed.
After hitting, the game ball that falls downward along the vicinity of the passage cover 94 can be guided to the front side by this inclined guide portion 130, and the flow of the prize ball in the fall guide passage 45 can be made very smooth. . Therefore, there is no unstable swing of the swing lever 124 due to disturbance of the prize balls in the drop guide passage 45, and
Only when 22 is full, the full detection switch 125 is reliably operated via the swing lever 124, so that the false detection operation of the full detection switch 125 can be prevented.

Since the guide member 127 is formed in a half moon shape and the game ball from the overflow guide passage 41 is made to collide with the flat surface 127a side of the guide member 127, the prize ball from the overflow guide passage 41 is formed. Can be reliably guided on the side of the flat surface 127a of the guide member 127.

Moreover, since the guide member 127 has an arcuate surface 127b on the side opposite to the flat surface 127a, the guide member 127 is arranged at a distance from the upper passage wall 122 of the drop guide passage 45. Swing lever 124 swings and full detection switch
If a large amount of prize balls already paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 is guided even after 125 has been activated and the launching device 23 has been stopped, go over the upper side of the guide member 127. The game ball can be smoothly moved to the swing lever 124 side. Therefore, the space in the drop guide passage 45 can be effectively used. The embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail,
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, although the embodiment exemplifies an arrangement ball machine, the invention can be similarly applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0112]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front frame is provided.
A prize ball payout device 37 is provided on the back mechanism plate 33 that holds the game board 10 mounted on the front frame 4 to the front frame 4 side and fixes it, and a prize ball payout device 37 is provided on the lower rear side of the back mechanism plate 33. The prize ball guide passage 40 that guides the prize balls paid out from the game ball supply plate 20 and the game balls of the game ball supply plate 20 are full,
An overflow guide passage 41 for overflowing the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 37 to the tray 22 is provided, and the prize ball guide passage 40.
In addition, the vertical passage portion 104 on the lower side of the prize ball payout device 37, the inclined passage portion 105 that bends and inclines from the lower end of the vertical passage portion 104 to the left and right inward, and the front downward from the end portion of the inclined passage portion 105. This fall table 107 and the fall table 107 that tilts to
A ball game in which a prize ball dropped from 7 is provided with a drop passage portion 106 that guides it toward the game ball supply tray 20 side, and the upper end of the overflow guide passage 41 is communicated with the drop passage portion 106 below the drop table 107. In the machine, a drop passage portion 106 of the prize ball guide passage 40 and a pair of passage walls 101, 112, 116 forming a part of the overflow guide passage 41 are provided on the back mechanism plate 33 side, and the passage wall 101 of the overflow guide passage 41, 11
A plate-like passage cover 94 that closes the space from the rear side is integrally formed with a bulging wall portion 108 that bulges backward and forms a vertical passage portion 104 and an inclined passage portion 105, and falls from the inclined passage portion 105. Since the drop table 107 is formed integrally with the passage cover 94 so as to project into the passage portion 106, the number of parts can be reduced and the rigidity and strength of the lower corner portion of the back mechanism plate 33 can be easily reduced by the passage walls 101 and 116. It is possible to secure it on the table 10
7 can be easily reinforced from the base side, and its damage can be easily prevented.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, a reinforcing portion 109 for reinforcing the drop table 107 from the lower side is provided with the drop table 107 and the passage cover.
Since the drop table 107 is provided so as to straddle 94, the strength of the drop table 107 is increased and the passage cross-sectional area of the lower side of the drop table 107 can be easily secured.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in the invention as set forth in claim 1 or 2, the passage wall 112 constituting the falling passage portion 106 of the prize ball guide passage 40 and the overflow guide passage 41 are provided. A pair of passage walls 101 and 116, which form a part, are formed integrally with the back mechanism plate 33, and a drop table is provided at the lower end of the drop passage portion 106.
Since there is a receiving table 113 for receiving the prize balls falling from 107 and guiding them to the game ball supply tray 20 side, the passage walls 101, 10
The back mechanism plate 33 can be reinforced by 2,112, and the receiving table 113 can be formed integrally with the passage walls 101,112.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional rear view of the lower side of the back mechanism plate showing the embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a central portion of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a prize ball payout device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the back mechanism plate in an open state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional rear view on the side of a passage unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the passage unit with the passage cover removed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a passage unit with a passage cover removed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the passage cover of the passage unit showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the passage cover of the passage unit showing the embodiment of the present invention.

19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Front frame 10 Game board 20 Game ball supply tray 22 Receiving tray 33 Back mechanism plate 37 Prize ball payout device 40 Prize ball guide passage 41 Overflow guide passage 94 Passage cover 99,104 Vertical passage portion 101,112,116 Passage wall 100,105 Inclined passage portion 106 Drop passage portion 107 Drop table 108 Bulging wall 109 Reinforcement 113 Receiving table

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The game board (10) mounted on the front frame (4) is a front frame.
The prize mechanism payout device (37) is provided on the back mechanism plate (33) which is pressed and fixed to the side (4), and the prize mechanism payout device (37) is provided on the lower rear side of the back mechanism plate (33). From the prize ball payout device (37) when the prize balls guide passage (40) for guiding the paid prize balls to the game ball supply plate (20) and the game balls in the game ball supply plate (20) are full. An overflow guide passage (41) for overflowing the paid-out prize balls to the tray (22) is provided, and the prize ball guide passage (40) is provided with a vertical passage portion (below the prize-ball payout device (37). 104), an inclined passage portion (105) which is bent and inclined inward from the lower end of the vertical passage portion (104), and a falling table (107) which is inclined forward and downward from the end portion of the inclined passage portion (105). ) And a drop passage portion (106) for guiding the prize balls dropped from the drop table (107) to the game ball supply tray (20) side, and the upper end of the overflow guide passage (41) is provided on the drop table (107). ) Is connected to the fall passage (106) below In the loaded ball game machine, a pair of passage walls (101) (112) (116) forming a part of the falling passage portion (106) and the overflow guide passage (41) of the prize ball guide passage (40) Is provided on the back mechanism plate (33) side, and a plate-like passage cover (94) that closes between the passage walls (101) and (116) of the overflow guide passage (41) from the rear side is bulged backward and has a vertical passage. The bulging wall (10) that constitutes the part (104) and the inclined passage part (105).
8) is formed integrally, and the falling passage part is formed from the inclined passage part (105).
(106) A passage device for a ball game machine, characterized in that a drop table (107) is integrally formed with a passage cover (94) so as to project into the inside. 2. A reinforcing portion (109) for reinforcing the drop table (107) from below is provided with the drop table (107) and the passage cover (94).
The passage device of the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the passage device is provided so as to straddle and. 3. A passage wall (112) which constitutes a fall passage portion (106) of the prize ball guide passage (40) and a pair of passage walls (101) (which constitutes a part of the overflow guide passage (41). 116) and the back mechanism plate (33) are integrally formed, and the drop table (1
The passage device for a ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a receiving table (113) for receiving a prize ball falling from 07) and guiding it toward the game ball supply tray (20).