JPH10216338A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can dispense prize balls one by one onto a front tray at the front of the game machine while using a small number of game media. SOLUTION: If a ball shot over a game board has entered a winning hole or the like, a prize ball supply means 80 dispenses prize balls onto a storage tray on the front of a game machine from a storage part in a machine. A collecting device 120 collects the balls overflowing from the storage tray and returns them into the storage part in the machine. A credit adding/subtracting part 132 calculates the number of balls collected by the collecting device 120, and a credit indicating part 14 indicates that value as the number of balls which a player is supposed to retain. When a ball adding button 47 is depressed, a predetermined number of balls are dispensed into the storage tray, and a credit equal to that number is subtracted. When a settlement button 46 is depressed, an on-tray ball unloading device 16b collects the balls on the storage tray into the machine, and a printing part 23 outputs a receipt on which the number obtained by adding the number of collected balls to the credit is recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for playing a game using a game medium, and more particularly, to a game apparatus having a storage plate for receiving a game medium paid out as a prize on the front of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko game machine such as a pachinko machine includes a front plate or a spare plate for storing pachinko balls to be used for a game on a front surface of a game machine, and a pachinko ball in the front plate by a player. Are launched one by one onto the game board surface, whereby the game proceeds.

[0003] A player inserts cash or a prepaid card into a ball lending machine attached to a pachinko machine, borrows pachinko balls in a number corresponding to the amount of the cash, and puts them in a front plate in front of the pachinko machine to play a game. Start.

When a predetermined gaming state occurs, such as when a pachinko ball hit by a player enters a safe port on a game board, a predetermined number of balls are paid out from the pachinko machine to the front plate. When the game is successful and the number of prize balls increases, pachinko balls overflowing from the front plate,
It falls and is stored in the spare dish below the front dish. Further, when the prize balls increase and the spare plate becomes full, the player transfers the pachinko balls in the spare plate to a ball box prepared by the player and continues the game.

[0005] In such a pachinko machine, a large number of paid-out prize balls are transferred to a spare plate or a ball box and are actually stored in the hands of the player. It is necessary to replenish pachinko balls. For this reason, in a normal amusement arcade, a ball replenishing mechanism having a large storage tank is provided on a gaming machine island provided with a number of pachinko machines, from which pachinko balls are supplied to each pachinko machine on the gaming machine island through a supply gutter. Distribute and supply.

The pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine as out balls are conveyed to a polishing device through an outrail or the like in the island, polished here, and collected in a storage tank of a ball replenishing mechanism.

[0007] When the game is over, the pachinko ball held by the player in the ball box or the like is transferred by the player to a premium ball counter arranged at the center of the gaming machine island or the like. Counted as a sphere. The pachinko balls counted by the prize ball counter are polished by a polishing device, and then conveyed to a ball supply mechanism of each gaming machine island through a ceiling supply gutter or the like and stored.

[0008] By the way, in the pachinko machine, in addition to the above-mentioned general pachinko machine forming an amusement machine island, a ball that has been hit on a game board surface and has entered a safe port or an out port is set on standby in the machine. There is also a so-called reduction type in which a small amount of balls previously sealed in the machine are repeatedly used for a game by returning to a position. In such a reduction-type pachinko machine, since a small amount of pachinko balls prepared are repeatedly used, the number of award balls to be actually paid out to the player's hand is limited, or the actual pachinko balls are handed to the player. Prize balls are virtually given without paying out at all.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned general pachinko machine, since a game machine island must be formed and a large ball replenishing mechanism or the like must be provided, a wide variety of game machines are required. It was not possible to install one or several pachinko machines in a section of the game arcade where was installed. In addition, it is necessary to configure the layout in the game arcade in units of gaming machine islands with multiple pachinko machines,
There was a problem that the layout of flexible gaming machines could not be allocated flexibly.

On the other hand, a reduction-type pachinko machine does not require a large ball replenishing mechanism and can be freely arranged for each gaming machine. However, since a small amount of pachinko balls prepared in the machine are used repeatedly, Pachinko balls are not actually paid out as prize balls, or the number of pachinko balls is limited. For this reason, it lacks the feeling of winning a prize ball, and in particular, it is not possible to sufficiently produce a so-called fever state in which a large amount of prize balls are paid out during a game, and it is not possible to sufficiently arouse the excitement of the player. There was a problem.

Further, in the above-described polishing and lifting apparatus, the ball and the abrasive must be separated from each other after polishing, and in addition to a special separating mechanism for this purpose and a mechanism for distributing the polished ball, There are many bulky mechanisms such as an abrasive recovery mechanism for circulating the used abrasive again to the lower end of the delivery pipe.

Therefore, the number of parts constituting these mechanisms is large, the overall configuration is complicated, and this has been a major obstacle in reducing costs. In addition, a considerable space for disposing each mechanism is required over and under the gaming machine island, and the assembling work is also large, resulting in a problem that the cost is increased.

Particularly, in a so-called single island composed of only one pachinko machine, if the polishing and lifting device is provided, the installation space of the pachinko machine is significantly eroded, the polishing capacity becomes excessive, and the cost increases. It was a problem. Therefore, a polishing machine that can be compactly installed on a small single island and can efficiently grind a pachinko ball has been desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to be able to pay out prize balls one after another while using a small amount of game media. It is to provide a gaming device. Also,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a polishing machine that can simplify the configuration of a polishing apparatus to reduce cost and installation space, and that can be easily and quickly assembled inside the apparatus.

[0015]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] A game device (10) for playing a game using a game medium, the game device (10) having a storage plate portion (15, 16) on a front surface of the game device (10) for receiving a game medium paid out as a prize. ), The storage pans (15, 1)
Storage means (5) for storing game media to be paid out to (6)
0), and when a predetermined gaming state is reached, a number of game media to be paid out to the player as a prize are stored in the storage means (50).
A prize payout means (80) for discharging game media from the storage trays (15, 16) to the storage means (50) for receiving game media overflowing from the storage trays (15, 16) to the storage means (50) for recovery Means (120) and said collecting means (120)
And a credit display unit (132, 14) for counting and displaying the number of game media collected by the player as the number of credits representing the number of game media virtually held by the player. (10).

[2] When receiving an instruction to replenish the game media virtually held by the player as the actual game media in the storage trays (15, 16), the storage means (5)
0) is stored in the storage tray (15,
Game medium supply means (135, 80) to be discharged to 16)
Subtraction means (132) for subtracting the number of game media discharged from the storage means (50) to the storage tray (15, 16) by the game medium supply means (135, 80) from the credit number; The gaming device (10) according to [1], comprising:

[3] A medium lending means (70) for paying out a number of game media corresponding to the amount of money inserted by the player from the storage means (50) to the storage pans (15, 16). A gaming machine (10) according to [1] or [2].

[4] When receiving an instruction to end the game from the player, the second collection means (16b) which discharges the game medium from the storage trays (15, 16) and conveys it to the storage means (50) , 120) and the second collecting means (16b,
120), the number of game media collected from the storage pans (15, 16) is counted, and a value obtained by adding the number to the credit number is used as the number of game media held by the player at the end of the game. Settlement means (132, 2
(1), (2) or (3).

[5] The storage trays (15, 16) receive the front plate (15) for receiving the game medium discharged from the storage means (50) and the game medium overflowing from the front plate (15). A gaming machine (10) according to [1], [2], [3] or [4], comprising a spare plate (16) for receiving.

[6] The collection means (120) includes a polishing machine (100, 230, 400) for polishing the game medium, and polishes the game medium recovered from the storage dish portion (15, 16). The gaming device (10) according to [1], [2], [3], [4] or [5], which is transported to a storage means (50).

[7] The polishing machine has a conveyor belt (240) for conveying a pachinko ball as a game medium in a predetermined direction.
And a polishing belt (250) arranged along the conveyor belt (240), wherein the conveyor belt (240)
The lower side of the pachinko ball enters the surface side of the pawl in such a manner that the lower side thereof can roll, and a fitting groove (241) for restricting the movement of the pachinko ball on the transport belt (240) to a certain range is formed, and the polishing belt (250) is formed. The gaming machine (10A) according to [6], wherein at least the surface of the pachinko ball in contact with the pachinko ball is formed of an abrasive.

[8] The polishing belt (250) is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the rotational driving direction of the transport belt (240), and the rotational speed of the transport belt (240) is adjusted to the rotational speed of the polishing belt (250). The gaming device (10A) according to [7], wherein the setting is made faster than the setting.

[9] The total length of the conveyor belt (240) is set longer than the entire length of the polishing belt (250), and the starting end of the conveying belt (240) is longer than the starting end of the polishing belt (250) in the longitudinal direction. To both belts (24
Conveyor belt (240) located between the starting ends of
The gaming device (10A) according to [7] or [8], wherein the upper portion is a ball pool portion (245).

[10] The conveyor belt (240) and the polishing belt (250) are provided as a unit by being provided in a detachable housing (231) inside the main body of the gaming machine (10A). 7], [8] or [9].

[11] On the front wall of the main body of the gaming machine (10A), an opening (315) for inserting the polishing machine into the main body of the gaming machine (10A) is opened, and polishing is performed in the opening (315). In addition to providing a storage space (316) for the machine, a door (317) that can be opened and closed at an opening (315) is provided, and a guide member (40) for guiding a pachinko ball to a ball receiving portion of a polishing machine installed in the storage space (316). 325) to the gaming device (10
A) It is arranged inside the main body [7],
The gaming device (10) according to [8], [9] or [10].
A).

[12] A slide groove (234) is provided at the bottom of the polishing machine, and at the bottom of the storage space (316),
The gaming machine (10) according to [11], wherein a rail member (314) is provided so that the slide groove (234) of the polishing machine is movably fitted in the direction of insertion and removal of the polishing machine.
A).

[13] An operation notifying means (263) for notifying whether or not the polishing machine installed in the storage space (316) is operating is provided on the front wall of the main body of the gaming machine (10A). A game device (10A) according to [11] or [12], characterized in that:

[14] The polishing machine comprises: a rotating shaft (421) disposed substantially vertically; a first polishing cylinder (422) concentrically interposing the rotating shaft (421); The second polishing cylinder (42) concentrically interpolating the polishing cylinder (422)
3) and a drive unit (41) that rotates the rotation shaft (421) and the second polishing cylinder (423) in the same direction and rotates the first polishing cylinder (422) in the opposite direction.
2), the outer diameter of the rotating shaft (421) and the first
The difference between the inner diameter of the polishing cylinder part (422) and the difference between the outer diameter of the first polishing cylinder part (422) and the inner diameter of the second polishing part are each approximately the diameter of the pachinko ball to be polished. The first belt-shaped projection (424) for transporting the pachinko ball downward when rotated by the driving unit (412) is spirally set on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft (421). On the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder (422),
The second belt-shaped projection (42) for transporting the pachinko ball downward when rotated by the driving unit (412).
5) is provided spirally, and the first and second polishing cylinders (42) are provided.
A polishing member (4) for polishing game balls is provided on the inner peripheral surface of (3).
28, 429) are provided respectively, and a gap between the rotating shaft (421) and the first polishing cylinder (422) and the first polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (423) are provided from above. The gaming machine according to [6], wherein the pachinko ball that has flowed into the gap of (1) is polished when transported downward along the spiral first and second band-shaped projections (425). 10B).

[15] The lower end of the first polishing cylinder (422) extends below the lower end of the second polishing cylinder (423), and the lower end of the rotary shaft (421) is the first polishing cylinder (422). The drive unit (412) extends below the lower end of the polishing cylinder (422), and includes the rotating shaft (421), the first polishing cylinder (422), and the second polishing cylinder (423). ) Belts (414, 415, 417)
Via the rotating shaft (421) and the first polishing cylinder (422)
And a rotational force is transmitted to each of the second polishing cylinders (423), and below the lower end of the second polishing cylinder (423) and near the lower end of the first polishing cylinder (422). And a substantially circular hole through which the first polishing cylinder (422) penetrates, and
A first pachinko ball guiding plate (405) for receiving a pachinko ball falling from a gap with the polishing cylinder portion (423) and guiding the pachinko ball in a predetermined direction is provided below a lower end of the first polishing cylinder portion (422). And a substantially circular hole through which the rotary shaft (421) penetrates and is provided at a position above the belt (415) which is hung near the lower end of the rotary shaft (421).
The gaming machine (10B) according to [14], further comprising a second pachinko ball guiding plate (406) for receiving a pachinko ball falling from a gap between the polishing cylinder portion (422) and guiding the ball in the predetermined direction. ).

[16] The polishing member (428, 429)
The gaming machine (10B) according to [14] or [15], wherein the gaming machine is detachable from the first and second polishing cylinders (412, 413).

[17] The rotating shaft (421) and the first shaft
Polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (42)
3) is rotationally driven by one motor, and the rotational force from the motor is transmitted through gears (413c, 416a) to rotate the rotating shaft (421) and the second polishing cylinder (423). And the first polishing cylinder (4)
22. The gaming device according to [14], [15] or [16], wherein the rotation direction is reversed.
0B).

[18] The first polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (423) are rotatably supported by cylindrical support members (409, 410) provided at their lower ends, respectively. [14], [15],
The gaming device (10B) according to [16] or [17].

The present invention operates as follows. The game media stored in the storage trays (15, 16) are successively punched out by the player onto the game board surface (12) of the game machine body (11), and the game media entering the out port or the safe port is It is conveyed to the storage means (50) through the collection path in the machine and reused.

The prize payout means (80) when a predetermined game state is reached, such as when the launched game medium wins a safe mouth.
Discharges the number of game media to be paid out to the player as a prize from the storage means (50) to the storage plate portions (15, 16).

When game media are successively paid out based on the prize and overflow from the storage trays (15, 16), the collecting means (120) receives these overflowing game media and transports them to the storage means (50). to recover. Also, the collection means (12
The number of game media collected in step 0) is counted, and the number (the number of credits) is displayed on the credit display means (132, 14) as the game media virtually held by the player.

As described above, since the game media overflowing from the storage trays (15, 16) are collected in the machine and transported to the storage (50), the collected balls can be reused in the game. . Further, the game media overflowing and collected from the storage plate portions (15, 16) are counted and displayed as game media virtually held by the player. Even if the actual game media does not exist in the units (15, 16), the player can check the number of game media obtained by the player. Furthermore, since the overflowing game media are collected and reused, the game media as a prize can be actually discharged one after another to the storage trays (15, 16), and the player can feel sufficiently that the prize has been acquired. be able to.

If the prize is kept running on the game board surface (12) in a state where the prize has been stagnated, the number of the game media in the storage trays (15, 16) decreases and eventually runs out. In such a case, a supply instruction is received from the player. And the game medium supply means (135, 8
0) pays out the game media virtually held by the player to the storage trays (15, 16) as actual game media.
The subtracting means (132) is provided with a game medium replenishing means (13).
5, 80), from the storage means (50) to the storage dish portion (1).
The number of game media discharged in (5, 16) is subtracted from the number of credits, and the number of game media virtually held is matched.

As described above, the game media collected in the machine and virtually held can be paid out as actual game media at any time. Therefore, the acquired game media are transferred to a ball box or the like, and all of the game media are played. All the balls held can be used for the game, as in the case where the ball is placed in the hands of the player.

When a game termination instruction is received from the player, all game media are discharged from the storage trays (15, 16) and collected in the machine, and are transported to the storage means (50) for return. . At the end of the game, the storage pan (15, 16)
The number of game media collected from the game is counted, and a value obtained by adding this to the number of credits is settled as the number of game media held by the player at the end of the game. For example, a receipt indicating the final number of game media added is printed and output.

As described above, at the end of the game, all the game media actually held by the player are collected in the machine, so that it is not necessary to supply the game media again for the next game, and the same game The media can be used repeatedly for multiple players.

The collecting means (120) includes a polishing machine (100, 230, 400) for polishing the game medium, and the game medium collected from the storage tray (15, 16) is
After being polished, it is transported to the storage means (50). Since the polishing machines (100, 230, and 400) are provided in the machine in this manner, the game media can be constantly maintained in a clean state.

According to the polishing machine described in the above items [7] to [13], the supplied pachinko balls are placed between the starting ends of the transport belt (240) and the polishing belt (250) which are vertically opposed to each other. be introduced. The pachinko balls are sandwiched between the upper and lower belts (240, 250), and are conveyed in a predetermined direction by the rotation of the lower conveyor belt (240), while the surface of the upper polishing belt (250) is being driven. Polished by contact with

Since the insertion groove (241) is formed on the front side of the conveyor belt (240), the pachinko balls enter the insertion groove (241), and rolling on the spot is free. ) Moves in the insertion groove (2).
41). Therefore, with the pachinko balls inserted into the fitting grooves (241), the conveyor belt (240)
Is reliably transported in such a manner as to be caught on the edge of the fitting groove (241) with the rotation of the roller, and freely rolls in the fitting groove (241) while the spherical surface is evenly distributed.
0) and is efficiently polished.

According to the construction of the polishing machine, since at least the surface side of the polishing belt (250) is formed of the abrasive, the balls and the abrasive do not mix with each other as in the conventional polishing / lifting device. . Therefore, a special mechanism for separating the polished ball from the abrasive is not required.

Here, the abrasive is mainly composed of, for example, 6 nylon, and is mixed with a static eliminator and a polishing enhancer.
Synthesized with other synthetic resin, fiber material, etc. The entire polishing belt (250) may be formed of an abrasive, or a polishing layer made of an abrasive may be provided only on the surface side of the polishing belt (250).

The above-mentioned polishing machine is mainly constituted by the two belts (240, 250) arranged substantially horizontally in close proximity to each other. There is no need for an installation space, and the game device (10A) can be installed at an appropriate place. Here, the size of the grinder is mainly determined by both belts (24 belts).
0, 250), and the length of both belts (240, 250) may be appropriately set according to the number of pachinko balls to be processed.

Further, the polishing belt (250) is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the rotational driving direction of the transport belt (240), and the rotational speed of the transport belt (240) is reduced.
If the speed is set faster than 50), a frictional force is applied to the pachinko balls mixed in the fitting groove (241) of the conveyor belt (240) to sufficiently roll the balls. As a result, the spherical surface of the pachinko ball comes into contact with the polishing belt (250) more reliably and evenly, and the polishing ability can be enhanced.

Further, the total length of the conveying belt (240) is set longer than the polishing belt (250), and the starting end of the conveying belt (240) is extended in the longitudinal direction from the starting end of the polishing belt (250). Both belts (240, 250)
If a ball pool (245) is located on the conveyor belt (240) located between the start ends of the belts, balls that cannot be introduced between both belts (240, 250) temporarily stay in the ball pool (245). From the belts (240, 250). Therefore, even if the pachinko balls are supplied to the polishing machine in a certain excessive amount, the polishing can be smoothly performed.

Further, if the transport belt (240) and the polishing belt (250) are provided as a unit by being provided in a detachable housing (231) inside the main body of the game apparatus (10A), handling and assembling work are easy. And
If the polishing belt (250) becomes dirty, it can be easily replaced for each unit.

The polishing machine is installed in the game machine (10A) by opening a door (317) provided in an opening (315) in the front wall.
And then put the polishing machine in the storage space (316),
Preferably, the door (317) is designed to be closed again. Also, a guide member (32) is provided at an appropriate place in the gaming machine (10A).
5) may be provided, through which the pachinko ball may be reliably guided to the ball receiving portion of the polishing machine installed in the storage space (316).

Further, slide grooves (2) are formed at the bottom of the polishing machine.
34) is provided, and a rail member (314) is provided at the bottom of the storage space (316) so that the slide groove (234) of the polishing machine is movably fitted in the direction of insertion and removal of the polishing machine. Installation and removal work on the machine island can be performed extremely easily.

Further, if the operation notifying means (263) for notifying whether or not the polishing machine installed in the storage space (316) is operating is provided on the front wall of the gaming machine (10A),
The operation status of the polishing machine can be easily checked from the outside.

In the polishing machine (400) described in the item [14] or lower, the rotating shaft (42) disposed substantially vertically.
1), a first polishing cylinder (422) concentrically interpolating the rotation shaft (421), and a second polishing cylinder (423) concentrically interpolating the first polishing cylinder (422). And the rotation axis (42
A drive unit (412) is provided for rotating the first polishing cylinder (422) in the opposite direction by rotating the first and second polishing cylinders (423) in the same direction. Also, the difference between the outer diameter of the rotating shaft (421) and the inner diameter of the first polishing cylinder (422) and the difference between the outer diameter of the first polishing cylinder (422) and the inner diameter of the second polishing part are: Each is set to approximately twice the diameter of the pachinko ball to be polished.

On the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft (421), a first band-shaped projection (424) for transporting the pachinko ball downward when driven to rotate by the driving unit (412) is provided spirally. On the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder portion (422), a second band-like projection portion (42) for transporting a pachinko ball downward when being rotationally driven by the driving portion (412).
5) is provided spirally. A polishing member (428, 429) for polishing a pachinko ball is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the first and second polishing cylinders (423).

The rotating shaft (421) and the first
When a pachinko ball to be polished is put into the gap between the polishing cylinder (422) and the gap between the first polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (423), the rotating shaft (421) ) And the first and second belt-shaped projections (425) provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder (422), the pachinko ball is conveyed downward spirally, and at this time, A polishing member (428, provided on the inner peripheral surface of the second polishing cylinder (423)
429).

Since the polishing cylinder has a double structure as described above, high processing performance can be obtained with a small installation space. In addition, the rotation direction of the rotating shaft (421) and the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder (422), and the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder (422) and the rotation direction of the second polishing cylinder (423). Are in opposite directions, so that the pachinko balls can be efficiently rubbed with the polishing members (428, 429), and a higher polishing ability can be obtained.

The lower end of the first polishing cylinder (422) extends below the lower end of the second polishing cylinder (423), and the lower end of the rotating shaft (421) is connected to the first polishing cylinder (422). The drive unit (412) extends downward from the lower end, and the rotation unit (412)
21), belts (414, 41) wrapped near the lower ends of the first polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (423).
5, 417) to each of the rotating shaft (421), the first polishing cylinder (422), and the second polishing cylinder (423).

The first pachinko ball guiding plate (405) has a substantially circular hole penetrating the first polishing cylinder (422) and is located below the lower end of the second polishing cylinder (423). The first polishing cylinder (422) is provided above a belt (417) that is hung near the lower end of the first polishing cylinder (422), receives a pachinko ball falling from the second polishing cylinder (423), and guides the ball in a predetermined direction. . The second pachinko ball guide plate (40
6) is a belt (41) provided with a substantially circular hole through which the rotating shaft (421) penetrates and which is below the lower end of the first polishing cylinder (422) and near the lower end of the rotating shaft (421).
5) A pachinko ball which is provided at a position higher than the first polishing cylinder portion 422 and falls from a gap between the first polishing cylinder portion (422) and the rotating shaft (421) and receives the pachinko ball in a predetermined direction.

By means of these pachinko ball guiding plates, balls falling from the gap between the second polishing cylinder (423) and the first polishing cylinder (422) drive the first polishing cylinder (422). 417) to the first polishing cylinder (422).
The balls falling from the gap between the rotating shaft (421) and the rotating shaft (421) do not reach the belt (415) driving the rotating shaft (421), and the polished balls can be appropriately separated and discharged.

The polishing members (428, 429) are the first
And since it is detachable from the second polishing cylinders (412, 413), it can be replaced when the life of the polishing members (428, 429) expires. Further, the rotational force from the motor is transmitted via the gears (413c, 416a) to thereby rotate the rotating shaft (421) and the second polishing cylinder (4).
Since the rotation direction of 23) and the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder part (422) are reversed, the direction intended for the rotation shaft (421) and the first and second polishing cylinder parts (423) by one motor. Can be rotated.

In the case where the first polishing cylinder (422) and the second polishing cylinder (423) are rotatably supported by cylindrical support members (409, 410) provided at their lower ends, respectively, The pachinko ball having been subjected to the above can be easily discharged from the lower end of the cylindrical support member (409, 410).

[0062]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine 10 is a so-called pachinko machine main body 1
1, a ball rental payment machine 20 for paying out pachinko balls as a game medium to a player and paying out a receipt at the end of the game, and a gaming table 30 for accommodating and supporting these. The ball lending machine 20 is divided into a ball lending unit 41 provided with a payout port for pachinko balls to be lent, and an operation unit 42 provided with a magnetic card or cash insertion port and various operation buttons.

In front of the gaming table 30, a chair (not shown) on which a player sits is set. The gaming machine main body 11 has a game board surface 12 at an eye level of the player sitting on the chair. It is supported by the gaming table 30 to come. At a position directly below the gaming machine main body 11, a top plate 31 extending forward of the gaming table 30 is formed. At the lower end of the gaming table 30, in addition to a pair of stable legs 32, wheels 33 with a stopper for movement.
Is provided. The ball rental unit 41 of the ball rental settlement machine 20 is juxtaposed on the left side of the gaming machine main body 11, and the operation unit 42 is
1 It is fixed to the upper left end.

The game machine main body 11 has a game board surface 12 provided with various safe ports, accessories, obstacle nails and an out port in the center of the front surface thereof. Above the game board surface 12, a game information display lamp 13 for displaying a big hit or the like by blinking or the like, and further above the game information display lamp 13, the number of pachinko balls virtually held by the player is displayed. A credit number display unit 14 is provided.

Here, the number of credits is originally the number of pachinko balls collected in the gaming device 10 for reduction and reuse, which should be at hand of the player, ie, the player is virtually It is a numerical value representing the number of pachinko balls held.

Below the game board surface 12, a front plate 15 for receiving a pachinko ball paid out as a prize ball or the like is provided, and further below the spare plate 16 for receiving a pachinko ball overflowing from the front plate 15. . On the right side of the spare plate 16, a launching handle 17 for launching a pachinko ball onto the game board surface 12 is provided.

The pachinko balls overflowing from the spare plate 16 are collected into the inside of the game apparatus 10 from the overflow ball collecting port 16a provided at the upper back of the spare plate 16 and are reused. In addition, when the game is completed and settled, the front plate 1
In order to collect the pachinko balls stored in the tray 5 and the spare plate 16 into the game apparatus 10, the bottoms of these plates 15, 16 are provided with a tray storage provided with a discharge port opened and closed by an electromagnetic shutter (not shown). A ball discharge device 16b (FIG. 1) is provided.

The operation unit 42 of the ball lending settlement machine 20 has a discharge port 43 for a recording medium (receipt) and an insertion port 44 for a magnetic card which is a prepaid card equivalent to 1,000 yen at the front of the main body.
Having. Various push button switches such as a settlement button 45 and a ball addition button 46 are arranged on the upper surface of the main body of the operation unit 42.

A magnetic card reading / recording section (FIG. 1, 21) arranged at the back of the magnetic card insertion slot 44 reads the amount data of the inserted magnetic card, and writes the balance and the like to the magnetic card at the time of settlement. After that, the magnetic card is ejected. The printing unit (23 in FIG. 1) disposed at the back of the recording medium outlet 43 is used to set the front plate 1 at the time of settlement.
5. A value obtained by adding the number of pachinko balls collected from the spare plate 16 and the number of credits is printed on a recording medium (receipt) and discharged.

In the present embodiment, a receipt is used as a recording medium, and a magnetic card which is a prepaid card worth 1,000 yen is used. However, a magnetic card is used as a recording medium, and one magnetic card is used. Alternatively, both the balance and the number of possessed balls may be recorded.

The ball lending unit 41 of the ball lending machine 20 is provided with a payout nozzle 47 which is a discharge port of a pachinko ball lent out according to the amount of money inserted by a magnetic card or cash. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout nozzle 47 as lending balls are discharged to the front plate 15.

FIG. 4 shows the inside of the gaming device 10 as viewed from the back. The gaming device 10 includes a first storage unit 50 for storing pachinko balls to be paid out to the player as lending balls or prize balls at an upper portion on the inner side thereof. First storage unit 50
Is an outlet 51 for paying out a prize ball at the bottom thereof, and an outlet 52 for paying out a number of lending balls in accordance with the input amount.
Having.

At a position corresponding to the back surface of the dispensing nozzle 47,
A ball lending replenishing device 70 for sending out the lending balls to the dispensing nozzle 47 and counting the number of lending balls is provided, and flows out from the outflow port 52 between the outflow port 52 of the first storage unit 50 and the lending ball replenishment apparatus 70. A ball rental bellows 53 that guides pachinko balls to the ball rental unit 70 is provided.

Below the outlet 51 of the first storage section 50, a prize ball replenishing device 80 for sending out the prize balls to the front plate 15 and counting the number thereof is arranged. In addition, prize ball supply device 80
Between the exit of the front plate 15 and the front plate 15 after counting.
There is provided a prize ball payout path 54 for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the game machine through the inside of the game machine main body 11 to the front plate 15.

In the center of the back surface of the game machine main body 11, there is a back cover 55 of the game board surface 12, and below it, the game board surface 1
A game ball receiving tray 57 is provided for receiving the pachinko ball that has entered the out port and the safe port of No. 2 and discharging the ball to the discharge port 56. Inside the back cover 51, the gaming device 10
A circuit board (not shown) for performing various controls is mounted.

A ball launching device 58 is provided at the lower left of the game machine main body 11. The ball launching device 58 swings the hammer at a predetermined speed by an internal motor or the like, and hits the pachinko ball at the launch portion (the end of the guideway leading from the front plate to the ball launching device 58) with the tip of the hammer to play a game. It is projected onto the board 12. In addition, this ball launching device 58 is provided with a launch handle 17.
The pachinko ball is hit periodically at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the pachinko ball.

At the lower center of the ball launching device 58, an outlet 5
An out tank 59 for receiving the pachinko balls discharged from 6 is provided in the middle of an outflow passage 59a at the bottom of the out tank 59, and a game ball counter 59c for counting the number of pachinko balls discharged therethrough is provided. ing.
The bottom of the out tank 59 is inclined toward the outflow path 59a so that the fallen pachinko balls are collected in one outflow path 59a.

A credit ball counter 90 disposed to the right of the out tank 59 is provided with an overflow ball collection port 16a provided in the spare plate 16 on the front of the game machine main body 11 through an overflow ball path 91 and a dish storage ball discharge device. It is a counter that communicates with the outlet of the overflow ball 16b and counts pachinko balls from the overflow ball recovery port 16a and the like. A discharge port for discharging the counted pachinko balls is provided on the bottom surface of the credit ball counter 90.

Below the game machine main body 11, a credit ball counter 90 and a polishing machine 100 for polishing pachinko balls discharged from the outflow passage 59a are provided.

The polishing machine 100 has an upper polishing belt 101 and a lower polishing belt 102 which are arranged parallel to each other and substantially horizontally at a predetermined interval. Credit ball counter 9
The pachinko balls discharged from the polishing belt 101 and the like and guided to the entrance 103 of the polishing belts 101 and 102 are the upper polishing belt 10.
Exit 104 while being sandwiched between the first polishing belt 102 and the lower polishing belt 102
It is polished while it is being transported.

The polishing belt is made of nylon 6 or nylon 66, and the mounted polishing section itself such as the upper polishing belt 101 or the lower polishing belt 102 can be freely taken in and out of a cassette type. It can be easily replaced when it is.

The polishing machine 100 includes a motor (not shown) for operating the upper polishing belt 101 and the lower polishing belt 102 when pachinko balls are discharged from the out tank 59 or the credit ball counter 90.
1 and the like are driven by the motor.

Below the polishing machine 100, there is formed a second storage section 110 for receiving the polished pachinko balls dropped from the outlet 104 of the polishing machine 100. Second storage unit 1
The ten bottom plates 111 are inclined obliquely downward toward the left side.

The polished pachinko balls are stored in the second storage section 110.
A lifting pipe 112 for transporting and returning from the first storage unit 50 to the first storage unit 50 is provided substantially vertically upright on the left end of the back of the gaming device 10, and has a bent portion at an upper end and a lower end, respectively. 112a is disposed at the bottom left end of the second storage unit 110, and an upper end outlet 112b is disposed above the first storage unit 50 with its outlet facing downward. Also,
A lifting sprocket 113 for feeding a ball is provided at a bent portion on the lower end side of the lifting pipe 112. Polishing machine 1
00, the out tank 110, the lifting pipe 112, the lifting sprocket 112b, and the like constitute a recovery device 120 that recovers the pachinko balls and transports them to the first storage unit 50.

Each of the front plate 15 and the spare plate 16 on the front of the game machine main body 11 can store 250 pachinko balls, and the gaming machine 10 can store a total of about 700 pachinko balls together with the pachinko balls stored inside. The game is made to progress using about the number of pachinko balls.

FIG. 1 functionally shows a circuit configuration of the gaming apparatus 10. The game management unit 130 that comprehensively manages various controls includes a ball rental payment machine 20, a prize ball supply device 8, and the like.
0, a ball lending supply device 70, a dish storage ball discharge device 16b, a collection device 120, a game information display lamp 13, a credit display portion 14, and the like are connected.

The prize ball replenishing device 80 counts the number of prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharge section 81 for sending pachinko balls one by one from the outlet 51 of the first storage section 50 to the prize ball payout path 54. It has a first replenishment counter 82. Ball rental equipment 7
0 is a ball lending unit 71 that sends out pachinko balls to the payout nozzle 47 and a second that counts the number of pachinko balls that are discharged.
And a replenishment counter 72.

The ball rental settlement machine 20 includes a magnetic card reading / recording section 21 for reading from a magnetic card and recording on the magnetic card, and a cash amount inserted from an insertion slot 44 of a magnetic card or the like to determine whether the cash is genuine or not. It has an input amount determining unit 22 for determining the remaining amount of the magnetic card. Further, the game machine includes a printing unit 23 for printing out the number of pachinko balls held by the player at the end of the game, a settlement button 46, and a ball addition button 47.

The collecting device 120 has the credit ball counter 90, the polishing machine 100, the lifting sprocket 113 and the like as described above. The game management unit 130 includes a prize ball control unit 131 that sends out a prize ball payout command to the ball lending replenishing device 70 according to a game state,
It has a credit number adding / subtracting unit 132 for performing subtraction, and a ball lending control unit 133 that sends a payout instruction for paying out pachinko balls to the front plate 15 to the ball lending replenishing device 70 in accordance with the amount of money put into the ball rental account settlement machine 20.

Further, when the ball addition button 47 is pressed, the game management section 130 checks whether or not pachinko balls can be paid out, and if so, determines whether or not the number of pachinko balls to be paid out is a supply availability determination section. 134 and supply availability determination unit 1
The replenishment control unit 135 instructs the ball lending replenishment device 70 to pay out the number of pachinko balls determined in S34.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit configuration of the game management section 130. The game management unit 130 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 140 that performs a central function of control.
Various circuit devices are connected to the U140 via the bus 141. The ROM (Read Only Memory) 142 is a read-only memory that stores a program representing a control procedure and various fixed data.
A RAM (random access memory) 143 is a work memory for temporarily storing data required for executing a program.

The interface unit 144 is an input / output device for controlling the transfer of signals between the various peripheral circuit devices and the CPU 140. The interface unit 144 is connected to the ball rental settlement machine 20, the ball rental unit 70, the prize ball supply unit 80, and the like. Have been. In addition, the interface unit 144 is connected to an accessory control unit 150 that controls various accessories arranged on the game board surface 12. The accessory control unit 150 includes a prize detection switch 151 for detecting a prize of a pachinko ball into a prize port, a color liquid crystal display 152 disposed in the center of the game board surface 12 and displaying various screen games like a slot machine or the like. have.

The CPU 140 includes the prize ball control unit 131, the credit number addition / subtraction unit 132, and the ball lending control unit 13 shown in FIG.
3. In addition to executing the functions of the supply availability determination unit 134 and the supply control unit 135, various processes necessary for executing the game are performed.

Next, the operation will be described. 6 and 7 show a flow of an operation performed by the gaming device 10. FIG. Before starting business, about 700 pachinko balls are placed on the gaming device 10.
Replenish in advance. Although not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the power is turned on, the polishing machine 100 and the lifting sprocket 11
3 is operated for a certain period of time, and when the power is turned off last time, the pachinko balls remaining in the second storage unit 110 and the like are collected in the first storage unit 50 in advance. Further, when the power is turned on, the value of the credit number held by the credit number adding / subtracting unit 132 is initialized to “0”.

When starting the game, the player first inserts a bill or a magnetic card into the magnetic card insertion slot 44 of the ball rental account settlement machine 20. When a bill is inserted, the inserted amount determination unit 22 first determines whether the bill is true or false, and if the bill is genuine, detects the amount. On the other hand, when the magnetic card is inserted, the inserted amount judgment unit 22 judges the authenticity of the magnetic card and confirms the remaining amount. In the case of a magnetic card, the amount to be used is specified by an operation switch (not shown).

When cash is inserted, the ball rental settlement machine 20 notifies the game management unit 130 of the amount of cash, and when a magnetic card is inserted, the remaining amount and the amount of money specified by the player are used. Are notified to the game management unit 130.

When the remaining amount of the magnetic card is less than the specified usage amount, the game management unit 130 sets the ball rental settlement machine 20
An instruction to eject the magnetic card is output to the player, and a warning is given by the game information display lamp 13 or the like. If the remaining amount is sufficient, a new remaining amount is obtained by subtracting the specified usage amount, and an instruction to write the new remaining amount to the magnetic card and an instruction to eject the magnetic card after writing are issued. The ball is sent to the payment machine 20.

When the remaining amount is satisfied and when cash is paid (step S201; Y), the number of balls to be loaned corresponding to the specified amount of money used or the amount of cash put in is obtained, and the number is calculated. The represented payout signal is sent to the ball rental device 70 (step S202).

When receiving the payout signal, the ball supply device 70 operates the ball discharge section 71 to discharge the pachinko balls supplied from the first storage section 50 through the ball supply bellows 53 from the discharge nozzle 47 to the front plate 15. To pay out sequentially. Further, the number of pachinko balls to be paid out is counted by the second replenishment counter 72, and the payout of pachinko balls is stopped when the designated number of ball rentals is reached (step S203). Here, for example, 250 pachinko balls are paid out to the front plate 15 for a cash input of 1000 yen.

When the player operates the launch handle 17,
By the operation of the ball firing device 58, a ball is periodically launched onto the game board surface 12 at a speed according to the operation amount. Gaming board surface 12
The pachinko ball hit to the safe hole or the liquid crystal display 152 based on the safe hole.
When a win occurs in a screen game such as a slot machine performed above, a game state is reached in which a prize ball should be paid out.

When the game state is entered (step S204;
Y), the award ball control unit 131 obtains the number of pachinko balls to be paid out (the number of award balls) according to the award (step S20).
5) The payout signal indicating the number of winning balls is sent to the winning ball supply device 80. Receiving this, the prize ball supply device 80 operates the prize ball discharge unit 81, and sequentially pays out the pachinko balls supplied from the first storage unit 50 to the front plate 15 via the prize ball payout path 54. Further, the number of pachinko balls to be paid out is counted by the first replenishment counter 82, and the payout of pachinko balls is stopped when the designated number of ball rentals is reached (step S2).
03).

When the number of pachinko balls paid out to the front plate 15 increases and overflows from the front plate 15, the pachinko balls flow down to the spare plate 16 and are stored. Further, when the number of pachinko balls actually held by the player increases and overflows from the spare plate 16, the overflowed pachinko balls flow into the inside of the game machine main body 11 through the dish storage ball discharging device 16b of the spare plate 16. I do. When the overflowing pachinko ball reaches the credit ball counter 90 through the overflow ball path 91, the credit ball counter 9
If 0, the presence of pachinko balls overflowing from the spare dish 16 is detected.

The credit ball counter 90 sends a predetermined detection signal to the game management unit 130 every time a pachinko ball overflowing from the spare plate 16 is detected. The credit number addition / subtraction unit 132 of the game management unit 130 increases the value of the credit number by one each time the detection signal arrives, and counts the number of overflowing and recovered pachinko balls (step S20).
8). Further, every time the count value of the credit number addition / subtraction unit 132 changes, the display content of the credit number display unit 14 is updated, and the latest credit number is displayed (step S).
209).

As described above, the pachinko balls overflowing from the spare plate 16 are collected inside the game apparatus 10, but these are supposed to be originally placed at the player's hand. The number is counted as a pachinko ball virtually held by the player, that is, as a credit number.

When it is detected that the pachinko balls which have overflowed from the preliminary plate 16 and have been collected inside the game apparatus 10, the polishing machine 1
00, the lifting sprocket 113 starts operating. The recovered pachinko balls are polished in the middle of passing between the upper polishing belt 101 and the lower polishing belt 102, and then conveyed to the first storage unit 50 through the lifting pipe 112 and used cyclically ( Step S210).

The pachinko balls hit on the game board surface 12 and entering the safe hole or the out hole are provided with the game ball receiving tray 5.
7 is collected in the out tank 59 through the outlet 56 and passes through the outflow path 59a.
c, and its presence is detected (step S211; Y). When the presence of the recovered pachinko balls that enter the safe hole or the out hole is detected, the polishing machine 100,
The lifting sprocket 113 starts to operate, and the collected pachinko balls are used for the upper polishing belt 101 and the lower polishing belt 10.
2 after being polished as it passes between
Is transported to the first storage unit 50 through the
0).

The pachinko balls overflowing from the spare plate 16 are collected into the game apparatus 10, so if the player continues to launch the pachinko balls on the game board surface 12 while the prize is interrupted, the pachinko balls actually held by the player will be removed. Number, ie front plate 15
Alternatively, the actual number of pachinko balls stored in the spare dish 16 gradually decreases.

In such a case, by pressing the ball addition button 47, the player can pay out the virtual pachinko ball to the front plate 15 as an actual pachinko ball.

When the ball addition button 47 is pressed by the player (step S206; Y), the replenishment determination section 13
No. 4 checks whether or not the value of the credit number counted by the credit number addition / subtraction unit 132 at that time is “0” (step S212). When the credit amount is “0” (Step S212; Y), the game information display lamp 13 is notified by blinking or the like that the pachinko ball cannot be added (Step S213).

If the number of credits is not "0" (step S212; N), it is checked whether or not the current number of credits is equal to or more than a specified additional number (here, 100) (step S214). If the number is more than the number (step S214; Y), the number of pachinko balls to be added this time is set to a specified number (step S215).

If the number is less than the specified number, the value of the current number of credits is set as the number of pachinko balls to be added this time (step S216). After setting the number of pachinko balls to be added in this way, the number of credits is subtracted by that number, and the value after the subtraction is displayed on the number-of-credits display unit 14 (step S217).

Thereafter, the supply control unit 135 sends an instruction to pay out the additional number of pachinko balls set by the supply availability determination unit 134 to the prize ball supply device 80. The prize ball supply device 80 pays out additional balls in the same manner as when paying out prize balls (step S203). Note that the additional ball may be paid out by the ball rental device 70.

To end the game, the player presses the settlement button 46. When the settlement button 46 is pressed (step S218; Y), the dish storage ball discharging device 16b discharges the pachinko balls stored in the front plate 15 and the spare plate 16 into the gaming device 10 and collects them (step S218). S21
9). That is, an electromagnetic shutter (not shown) provided at the bottom of the front plate 15 and the spare plate 16 is opened, and the stored pachinko balls flow down to the credit ball counter 90 through the overflow ball path 91.

The credit ball counter 90 counts the number of recovered pachinko balls (step S220), and the credit number adding / subtracting unit 132 adds the counted number to the current credit number (step S221). Front plate 15
The total of the pachinko balls actually held inside and the pachinko balls virtually held is calculated. Then, the number of all the pachinko balls acquired by the player is displayed on the credit number display unit 14 (step S222).

The credit ball counter 90 terminates the counting process when the next pachinko ball does not arrive even after a certain period of time has elapsed. When the counting process is completed, the electromagnetic shutter such as the front plate 15 is closed.

Thereafter, a receipt indicating the total number of pachinko balls obtained by the player is sent to the printing unit 23 of the ball rental payment machine 20.
Print out from The player can exchange the acquired pachinko ball for a prize or the like by presenting the receipt.

After printing out the receipt, the gaming device 10
Initializes the value of the number of credits to "0" and prepares for the start of the game by the next player (step S224). After the pachinko balls discharged from the front plate 15 and the preliminary plate 16 and collected in the machine are polished by the polishing machine 100, the lifting pipe 1
It is conveyed to the first storage unit 50 through 12 and stored (step S210).

The gaming machine 10 is configured to repeat such processing continuously while the power is turned on (step S225).

As described above, the pachinko balls overflowing from the spare plate 16 are collected in the machine and reused, and the number of the overflowing pachinko balls is counted, and this is calculated as the number of pachinko balls virtually held by the player. Since it is handled, the prize balls can be actually paid out to the front plate 15 one after another while using a limited number of pachinko balls, so that the player can feel sufficiently that the prize balls have been acquired.

FIGS. 8 to 20 show a second embodiment of the present invention. Gaming device 10A according to the present embodiment
Is provided with a grinder 230 having a different configuration from the grinder 100 of the gaming machine 10. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the polishing machine 230 includes a conveyor belt 240 for conveying the pachinko balls in a predetermined direction, and a polishing belt 2 disposed along the conveyor belt 240.
50, and both belts 240, 250
It is supported by a detachable housing 231 inside 0A, and is configured as one unit.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the housing 231 includes a rectangular bottom plate 232, and both side walls 233 and 233 which stand at right angles along both long sides of the bottom plate 232. On the lower surface side of the bottom plate 232, a pair of slide grooves 234, 234 extending in parallel with the short side is provided. The pair of slide grooves 234 and 234 are provided on the rail member 31 provided in a storage space 316 of the game device 10A described later.
8 and 318, which are movably fitted.

The transport belt 240 extends over substantially the entire length of the bottom plate 232 of the housing 231.
Laying on top. Specifically, both side walls 233, 2
A driving roller 242 and a driven roller 243 are rotatably supported at the rear end side of the roller 33 and the driven roller 243, respectively.

The drive roller 241 is set to be rotated clockwise in FIGS. 11 and 12 by an electric motor 244 having a speed reduction mechanism. That is, the conveyor belt 240 is driven to rotate in a fixed direction so that the pachinko balls supplied from the front end side of the housing 231 are discharged from the rear end side of the housing 231.

The transport belt 240 is formed by molding a synthetic resin material having elasticity into an endless belt shape. As the synthetic resin material, for example, nylon 6 or nylon 66 is suitable. These synthetic resin materials may be used as a main component, and may be molded so as to include a static electricity removing material, a fiber substance, and the like.

The transport belt 240 has a predetermined thickness, and a plurality of fitting grooves 241 extending linearly in the lateral direction of the belt are formed on the surface of the transport belt 240 at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the belt. ing. Each of the insertion grooves 241 enters in a state where the lower side of the pachinko ball can roll, and the movement of the pachinko ball on the transport belt 240 is within a certain range (the insertion groove 241
Within).

As shown in the figure, the fitting groove 241 has a semicircular cross section, and is preferably set to a size such that the pachinko ball can be loosely fitted. The direction in which the fitting groove 241 extends is not limited to the illustrated belt width direction. For example, the fitting groove 241 may be formed in a lattice shape as shown in FIG. 14 or may be not linear but meandering as shown in FIG. Various forms are conceivable.

On the other hand, the polishing belt 250 is set to have a length of about 1/3 of the entire length of the conveyor belt 240, and is disposed so as to be close to the rear half of the conveyor belt 240. . As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the starting end 240a of the transport belt 240 is
It extends in the longitudinal direction from the starting end side 250a of 50,
The transport belt 240 located between the starting ends 240a, 250a of both belts 240, 250 is set as a ball reservoir 245.

The two side walls 233, 233 of the housing 231
A mounting plate 235 extending along the upper edge side of the side wall 233 is fixedly provided on the inner side surface of the side wall 233. These two mounting plates 235, 2
A drive roller 252 and a driven roller 253 are rotatably supported on the front end side of the roller 35 and the driven roller 253, respectively, and the polishing belt 250 is stretched between the rollers 252 and 253.

The driving roller 252 is provided with the driving roller 24.
11 and 12, the motor is set to be rotated clockwise in FIGS. 11 and 12. That is, the polishing belt 250 is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the rotational driving direction of the transport belt 240. Here, the rotation speed of the polishing belt 250 is set to be always lower than the rotation speed of the transport belt 240.

The polishing belt 250 is also provided by the transport belt 24.
As in the case of No. 0, a synthetic resin material having elasticity is formed into an endless belt shape, and a polishing layer 251 made of a polishing material is attached to the entire surface of the surface. Here, for the polishing layer 251, a nonwoven fabric made of synthetic fibers such as nylon 6 or nylon 66 is suitable, and a polishing enhancing material or a static electricity removing material is mixed therein, or other synthetic resin or fiber material is included. It may be molded. The polishing belt 250
The whole may be formed from an abrasive.

As shown in FIG. 13, the width of the polishing belt 250 is narrower than that of the conveyor belt 240, and each of the mounting plates 235 on both sides of the polishing belt 250 has its lower end on the conveying surface of the conveyor belt 240. Close. The attachment plate 235 prevents the pachinko balls placed on the conveyor belt 240 from spilling down from both sides.

As shown in FIG. 9, a front wall 60a of the gaming machine 10A located below the gaming machine body 11 has
An opening 315 for inserting the polishing machine 230 into the island
Has been established. Inside the opening 315, there is a polishing machine 2
A storage space 316 for installing 30 is provided, and an opening 315 is provided with a door 317 that can be opened and closed.

At the bottom of the storage space 316, a pair of rail members 318, 318 extending in parallel with the depth direction of the island are fixed. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, between the pair of rail members 318, 318, a fixing bracket 319 for holding the polishing machine 230 immovably is screwed so as to be position-adjustable.

When the door 317 is opened at a substantially right angle, the pair of rail members 318, 3
18, a pair of extension rail members 318a linearly connected to
318a is fixedly provided. Each extension rail member 318a
An outlet 261 for connecting a connector 260 extending from the polishing machine 230 is provided between the polishing machines.
Zero power is taken from inside the island. Note that a grip groove 317a is provided outside the door 317.

When the polishing machine 230 is installed in the storage space 316, as shown in FIG. 10, the polishing machine 230 is located exactly on the second storage section 110, and the polished balls discharged from the polishing machine 230 Are set as they are in the second storage unit 130 as they are.

As shown in FIG. 10, a guide member 325 is provided in the gaming machine 10A. Guide member 3
Reference numeral 25 denotes a gutter-shaped member for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the credit ball counter 90 and the like to the ball reservoir 245 (ball receiving portion) of the polishing machine 230 installed in the storage space 316.

As shown in FIG. 8, the game device 10A
The front wall 60a is provided with operation notifying means 263 for notifying whether or not the polishing machine 230 installed in the storage space 316 is operating. Operation notification means 263
Comprises a lamp that is lit when the polishing machine 230 is properly installed and operating normally. The operation notifying unit 263 may include, for example, a function of sounding an alarm when an abnormality occurs in the polishing machine 230.

Next, the operation of the polishing machine 230 of the gaming machine 10A according to the present embodiment will be described. 9 and 18, in order to install the grinder 230 in the gaming machine 10A, first, the door 317 provided in the opening 315 of the front wall 60a is opened until it is in a horizontal state, and a pair of inside of the door 317 is opened. A pair of slide grooves 234 and 234 on the bottom plate 232 of the polishing machine 230 are fitted to the extension rail members 318a and 318a.

When the polishing machine 230 is pushed in the depth direction of the island as it is, the polishing machine 230
Following 8a and 318a, it moves straight along a pair of rail members 318 and 318 in the storage space 316. When the polishing machine 230 is pushed into a proper position in the storage space 316, as shown in FIG.
What is necessary is just to screw the fixing bracket 319 between 8, 318, and to fix the grinder 230 so that it may not move.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the polishing machine 2
After the connector 260 extending from the connector 30 is connected to the outlet 261 inside the door 317, the door 317 is closed at the original position, and the installation operation of the polishing machine 230 is completed. On the other hand, when the polishing machine 230 becomes old or breaks down,
After the door 317 is opened and the fixing bracket 319 is removed, the polishing machine 230 is moved to the rail members 318, 318a.
Can be easily taken out from the gaming device 10a.

In particular, since the polishing machine 230 is constituted as one unit as described above, handling, assembling to the apparatus main body, and taking out work can be performed very easily. After the polishing machine 230 is installed, the ball discharged from the game machine main body 11 during the game is the guide member 3 shown in FIG.
25, the polishing machine 2 installed in the storage space 316
It is guided to 30 reliably.

The sphere supplied to the polishing machine 230 is first
1 on the ball pool 245. That is, the pachinko balls are not immediately introduced between the upper and lower belts 240 and 250, but once stay in the ball reservoir 245, and are sequentially taken between the two belts 240 and 250. Therefore, even if the pachinko balls are supplied to the polishing machine 230 in an excessive amount, the polishing can be smoothly performed.

The sphere on the sphere pool 245 is
As the polishing belt 40 and the polishing belt 250 rotate, the polishing layer 2
51, both belts 240, 250 from below.
It is introduced one after another. At this time, the pachinko balls enter each of the fitting grooves 241 on the surface side of the conveyor belt 240 and are free to roll in one of the fitting grooves 241.
The movement in the surface direction on 0 is restricted within the fitting groove 241.

The pachinko balls have upper and lower belts 240 and 25, respectively.
In a state of being sandwiched between zeros, while being conveyed by the rotational drive of the lower conveying belt 240, the polishing is performed by contacting the polishing layer 251 of the upper polishing belt 250. Here, the sphere is reliably transported so as to be caught on the edge of the fitting groove 241 as the transport bell 240 rotates. In addition, while the ball is freely rolling in the fitting groove 241, the spherical surface is uniformly contacted with the polishing layer 251 of the polishing belt 250, so that hand grime, oil stains, etc. are wiped off and polished efficiently.

In this embodiment, the polishing belt 250
Since the rotation speed of the conveyor belt 240 is set higher than that of the polishing belt 250, the rotation of the conveyor belt 240 is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotation driving direction of the conveyor belt 240.
A frictional force is applied to the pachinko ball that is crowded in 1 to sufficiently roll the ball. As a result, the spherical surface of the pachinko ball comes into contact with the polishing belt 250 more reliably and evenly, and the polishing ability can be enhanced.

When the grinder 230 is properly installed and operating normally, the lamp as the operation notifying means 263 on the outer surface of the waist plate 14 is turned on.
The operating status of the device 30 can be easily confirmed from outside. The operation notifying means 263 includes, for example, the polishing machine 2
It is preferable to include a function of sounding an alarm when an abnormality occurs in 30.

According to the configuration of the polishing machine 230 as described above, since at least the surface side of the polishing belt 250 is formed of the abrasive, the balls and the abrasive are mixed with each other as in a conventional polishing and transporting apparatus. There is no. Therefore, a special mechanism for separating the polished ball from the abrasive is not required.

The polishing machine 230 is mainly constituted by the belts 240 and 250 which are disposed substantially horizontally in close proximity to each other. No space is required, and the game device 10A can be compactly installed at an appropriate place in the game device 10A. Here, the size of the grinder 230 mainly depends on the total length of both belts 240 and 250,
The length of both belts 240 and 250 may be appropriately set according to the number of pachinko balls to be processed.

FIGS. 21 to 26 show a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 shows a state in which the inside of the game device 10B according to the third embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the back. The gaming device 10B according to the present embodiment includes a polishing machine 400 having a different configuration from the polishing machines 100 and 230 of the gaming devices 10 and 10A. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 21, a polishing machine 400 is disposed at the lower right end in the gaming machine 10B.
0, a guide plate 5 having a downward slope for receiving pachinko balls discharged from the credit ball counter 90 or the like.
01 and a branch path 502 for guiding a pachinko ball falling from the lower end of the guide plate 501 to the polishing machine 400 are arranged.

The leading end of the branch path 502 branches into a first transport gutter section 503 and a second transport gutter section 504 for aligning the pachinko balls and discharging them to the polishing machine 400. The pachinko balls discharged from the apparatus are sent to the polishing machine 400 through one of the first transport gutter 503 and the second transport gutter 504. Polishing machine 400
Is provided with a discharge port 401 for discharging the ball after polishing,
The lower end inlet 11 of the lifting pipe 112 is provided at the outlet 401.
2a is connected.

FIG. 22 shows the structure of the polishing machine 400. The polishing machine 400 includes a box-shaped main body frame 403 supported by support legs 402. The polishing body 420 for polishing the pachinko ball is provided so as to protrude from a circular hole formed on the upper surface of the main body frame 403. The polishing body part 420 includes a rotating shaft 421 having a predetermined diameter, a first polishing cylinder 422 concentrically interposing the rotating shaft 421, and a first polishing cylinder 422.
And a second polishing cylinder 423 in which the polishing cylinder 422 is concentrically inserted.

The outer diameter of the rotating shaft 421 and the first polishing cylinder 422
And the difference between the outer diameter of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the inner diameter of the second polishing cylinder 423 are approximately twice the diameter of the pachinko ball to be polished, respectively. The gap between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the clearance between the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the inner peripheral surface of the second polishing cylinder 423 are slightly pressed. Pachinko balls can flow in.

The lower end of the second polishing cylinder 423 is rotatably supported by a first bearing 404 provided on the peripheral edge of a hole formed on the upper surface of the main body frame 403. The first bearing portion 404 is provided in the second polishing cylinder 42.
3 has a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter.

The height from the bottom of the body frame 403 below the hole formed on the upper surface of the body frame 403 and below the hole corresponds to about three quarters of the inner height of the body frame 403. A first pachinko ball guiding plate 405 provided with a hole having a diameter through which the first polishing cylinder 422 can penetrate concentrically with the hole on the upper surface of the main body frame 403 is provided at the location.

The first pachinko ball guiding plate 405 is provided from a front wall surface (not shown) of the main body frame 403 to a rear wall surface (not shown), and has a left and right width slightly larger than the diameter of the second polishing cylinder 423. And has a slight downward inclination toward the discharge port 401. The end of the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405 on the opposite side to the outlet 401 is bent vertically upward and is in contact with the inside of the upper surface of the main body frame 403.

[0158] Below the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405, at a position below the hole where the height from the bottom surface of the main body frame 403 corresponds to about one-fourth of the inner height of the main body frame 403, A second pachinko ball guiding plate 406 provided with a hole having a diameter through which the rotating shaft 421 can penetrate is provided concentrically with the hole of the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405.

The second pachinko ball guiding plate 406 is supported by supporting legs 407 from the bottom surface of the main body frame 403 so as to be inclined downward toward the discharge port 401. The second pachinko ball guiding plate 406 is the first pachinko ball guiding plate 4.
As in the case of the main frame 403, the main frame 403 is provided from the front wall (not shown) of the main frame 403 to the rear wall, the tip of the downward slope extends to the outlet 401, and the other end is disposed at the right end of the main frame 403. It is bent vertically upward before the drive gear 408 and extends to near the upper surface of the main body frame 403.

On the bottom surface of the main body frame 403, directly below the hole provided in the second pachinko ball guiding plate 406, a second shaft 421 is rotatably supported by a bearing.
Bearing portion 409 is provided. On the upper surface around the hole of the second pachinko ball guiding plate 406, a third polishing cylinder 422 is rotatably supported by a bearing.
A first polishing cylinder support 411 for horizontally supporting the bearing portion 410 is provided. The third bearing portion 410 has a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the first polishing cylinder 422.

The first polishing cylinder 422 passes through the hole of the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405, and the lower end thereof is supported by the third bearing 410. Also, the rotation shaft 421
Pass through the holes of the first and second pachinko ball guiding plates 405 and 406, and the lower end thereof is supported by the second bearing 409. The upper end of the first polishing cylinder 422 is
Extending slightly above the upper end of the second polishing cylinder 423,
The upper end of the rotation shaft 421 extends slightly higher than the upper end of the first polishing cylinder 422.

As shown in FIG. 23, the rotating shaft 421 has a band-shaped projection 424 formed in a spiral shape on the outer peripheral surface thereof.
Further, as shown in FIG. 24, a belt-shaped projection 425 is also formed on the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder 422 in a spiral shape. The spiral directions of the belt-shaped protrusion 424 and the band-shaped protrusion 425 are opposite to each other.

When the rotating shaft 421 rotates to the left as indicated by the arrow 426, the pachinko ball 424 is moved downward along the band-shaped protrusion 424 when the rotating shaft 421 rotates leftward as indicated by the arrow 426. Is spiraled in the direction in which it is transported. On the other hand, when the first polishing cylinder 422 rotates rightward as indicated by the arrow 427, the sphere sandwiched by the gap between the first polishing cylinder 422 and the second polishing cylinder 423 has a band-shaped projection 425. Spirals in the direction of being transported downward along.

As shown in FIG. 22, the belt-like projection 424 is substantially from the upper end of the rotating shaft 421 to the first polishing cylinder support 411.
, And the band-shaped protrusion 425 is
Of the main body frame 403 from the upper end of the polishing cylinder 422. As shown in FIG. 25, no spiral band-shaped projection is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the second polishing cylinder 423, but a cylindrical polishing member 428 made of resin is fitted inside the spiral projection. Similarly, the first polishing cylinder 4
A cylindrical polishing member 429 is also fitted inside 22. Each of these cylindrical polishing members 428 and 429 is a second polishing member.
Can be attached to and detached from the polishing cylinder 423 and the first polishing cylinder 422.

The outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 421 and the first polishing cylinder 42
The gap with the inner peripheral surface of the second (inside of the cylindrical polishing member 429) forms a first polishing portion 431 for polishing a pachinko ball. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the second
A gap portion between the inner peripheral surface (the inside of 428) of the polishing cylinder 423 forms a second polishing portion 432.

The rotating shaft 421, the first polishing cylinder 422, the second
The motor 412 for rotationally driving the polishing cylinder 423 of
The output shaft is attached to the upper side of the main body frame 403 and to the side wall surface of the gaming machine 10B with its output shaft directed downward. A hole is formed on the upper surface of the main body frame 403 at a position corresponding to the output shaft of the motor 412, and one end of the first drive shaft 413 whose one end is rotatably supported on the bottom surface of the main body frame 403. The other end is connected to the output shaft of the motor 412 via the hole.

In the vicinity of the upper end of the first drive shaft 413,
Pulley 413a has a second pulley 4 near the lower end.
13b are provided. First pulley 41
A belt 414 for transmitting the rotational driving force from the motor 412 to the second polishing cylinder 423 is applied between 3a and a pulley provided on the outer peripheral wall at the lower end of the second polishing cylinder 423. I have.

The second pulley 413b and the rotating shaft 4
A belt 415 for transmitting the rotational driving force from the motor 412 to the rotating shaft 421 is applied between the outer peripheral wall 21 and the pulley provided on the outer peripheral wall at the lower end. Thus, the rotating shaft 421 and the second polishing cylinder 423 are driven to rotate in the same direction. The belt 415 is connected to the rotating shaft 42.
The position corresponding to 1 is set below the second pachinko ball guiding plate 406.

A gear 413c is provided at a portion of the first drive shaft 413 slightly below the upper surface of the main body frame 403, and is provided along with the first drive shaft 413 and rotates on the bottom surface and the upper surface of the main body frame 403. Second drive shaft 4 movably supported
16 at a position corresponding to the gear 413c.
A gear 416a meshed with the gear is provided.

A pulley 416b is mounted near the gear 416a of the second drive shaft 416, between the pulley 416b and a pulley provided on the outer peripheral wall at the lower end of the first polishing cylinder 422. , A belt 417 for transmitting the rotational driving force to the first polishing cylinder 422 is applied. Thus, the first polishing cylinder 422 rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation shaft 421 and the second polishing cylinder 423 through the gears 413c and 416a. Note that the position where the belt 417 is applied to the first polishing cylinder 422 is set lower than the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405.

FIG. 26 schematically shows a state in which a pachinko ball falls from first and second transport gutter sections 503 and 504 provided at the tip of branch path 502 to polishing machine 400. . First transport gutter 503, second transport gutter 504
Comprises alignment portions 510 each having a tapered shape,
While passing through the alignment section 510, the pachinko ball from the guide plate 501 is moved by the first transport gutter section 503 and the second transport gutter section 50.
Each 4 is arranged in a line.

The pachinko balls discharged through the first transport gutter 503 are dropped to the second polishing section 432, and the pachinko balls discharged through the second transport gutter 504 are changed to the first
It is arranged to drop to the polishing section 431. Also,
The entrance 503a of the first transport gutter 503 is connected to the second transport gutter 5
04 is larger than the entrance 504a. this is,
This corresponds to the fact that the second polishing unit 432 can polish a larger number of balls per unit time than the first polishing unit 431.

Next, a polishing machine 40 according to the third embodiment is described.
The operation of 0 will be described. In FIG. 21, when the motor 412 rotates in a predetermined direction, the rotating shaft 421 and the second polishing cylinder 423 rotate to the left via the belts 414 and 415, respectively, as indicated by arrows 426 in FIG. First
The polishing cylinder 422 is driven by a belt 417 after passing through a gear 413c and a gear 416a.
It rotates in the opposite direction to 21 etc.

In the state where the motor 412 is rotating, as shown in FIG. 26, when the ball falls from above through the first transport gutter 503 and the second transport gutter 504 to the first polishing portion 431 and the second polishing portion 432, these The spheres are spiral band-shaped protrusions 424 and band-shaped protrusions 4 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft 421 and the like.
The paper is sequentially conveyed downward along the line 25. First polishing unit 4
While being conveyed downward through the inside of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the second polishing cylinder 423, the cylindrical polishing members 429 and 428 provided on the inside of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the second polishing cylinder 423 are rubbed, and polishing of the pachinko ball is performed. Done.

As described above, since the first polishing section 431 and the second polishing section 432 have a double structure, a high processing capacity can be obtained with a small installation space. Further, the rotation direction of the rotation shaft 421 and the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder 422,
And the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder 422 and the second polishing cylinder 4
Since the rotation directions of 23 are opposite to each other,
The sphere surface can be polished efficiently.

Since the polishing is carried out while being sequentially conveyed downward, it is possible to continuously polish the spheres flowing from above one after another. In addition, the rotation shaft 4
Since all of 21, the first polishing cylinder 422, and the second polishing cylinder 423 are driven to rotate, the apparatus cost can be reduced and the space can be saved.

The number of balls that can be polished in a unit time differs between the first polishing unit 431 and the second polishing unit 432 due to the difference in diameter. However, as shown in FIG. 26, since the pachinko balls from the guide plate 501 flow into the first transport gutter 503 more than the second transport gutter 504, the pachinko balls flow at a rate corresponding to the processing capacity ratio. The ball can be distributed to the first polishing unit 431 and the second polishing unit 432 and dropped.

The first polishing cylinder 423 has a first
The upper end of the polishing cylinder 422 is high, and the first polishing cylinder 42
Since the upper end of the rotating shaft 421 is set higher than the upper end of the second conveying trough 2, these steps become barriers and the first conveying gutter 503,
Pachinko balls falling from the second transport gutter 504 can be dropped onto the first polishing unit 431 and the second polishing unit 432 as intended.

The pachinko ball polished by the first polishing section 431 has the third bearing portion 410 having substantially the same inner diameter as the first polishing cylinder 422 even after reaching the lower end of the first polishing cylinder 422. Since it has a cylindrical shape, it is conveyed downward by the band-shaped protrusion 424 until it passes through the third bearing portion 410. Then, when reaching below the third bearing portion 410, it comes off the band-shaped projection 424, falls onto the second pachinko ball guiding plate 406, and flows down to the discharge port 401 according to the inclination. The first polishing cylinder support 411
Although not shown, a hole is formed as a passage for passing the dropped ball to the discharge port 401 side.

The sphere polished by the second polishing section 432 remains in the first bearing section 40 even after reaching the lower end of the rotating shaft 421.
4 has the same inner diameter as the second polishing cylinder 423, and is conveyed further downward along the band-shaped projection 425 until it passes through the first bearing 404. Then, when being conveyed below the first bearing portion 404, it is detached from the band-shaped projection 425 and falls onto the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405.

Since the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405 is provided from the front wall surface (not shown) of the main body frame 403 to the rear wall surface, the pachinko ball discharged from the second polishing unit 432 is polished. It is prevented that the belt 417 falls to a certain position. Also, the first pachinko ball guiding plate 40
5. Since the second pachinko ball guiding plate 406 is inclined downward toward the discharge port 401, the polished pachinko balls flow to the discharge port 401 in accordance with the inclination, and the first pachinko ball guiding plate 405 and the like. There is no stagnation.

Further, since the cylindrical polishing member 428 and the cylindrical polishing member 429 are detachable from the second polishing cylinder 423 and the first polishing cylinder 422, they can be replaced when their life has expired. it can.

In the present embodiment, the rotation shaft 421, the first polishing cylinder 422, and the second polishing cylinder 423 are all driven by one motor, but may be driven by individual motors. The rotating shaft 421 and the first polishing cylinder 42
2. The length of the second polishing cylinder 423, the rotational speed of the motor 412, the reduction ratio, and the like are set to appropriate values according to the required processing performance and the like. In addition, the driving force is transmitted by the belt, but may be transmitted by a gear.

In each of the embodiments described above, the rental ball is dispensed from the dispensing nozzle 47 to the front plate 15.
The rental ball may be directly paid out from the prize ball supply device 80 to the front plate 15 through the cabin. Further, the two storage plates, the front plate 15 and the spare plate 16, are provided on the front of the game machine main body 11, but only the front plate 15 may be provided. In this case, pachinko balls overflowing from the front plate 15 may be collected in the machine and counted as credits. When only the front plate 15 is provided, the number of pachinko balls to be put in advance in the game device 10 can be reduced by the amount stored in the spare plate 16.

For example, when 250 pachinko balls can be stored in the front plate 15 and the spare plate 16 respectively, and when both of these storage plates are provided, about 700 pachinko balls are prepared. When only the front plate 15 is provided, about 450 pachinko balls may be prepared.

Although the operation unit 42 of the ball rental account settlement machine 20 is provided separately from the ball rental unit 41, only the ball rental unit 41 is provided, and a card insertion slot, a receipt exit, a payment button, a ball addition button, and the like are provided. May be arranged.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the tray storage ball discharging device 16b is provided in the spare plate 16 so as to automatically collect the overflowing pachinko balls, but the openable and closable outlet opening to the overflowing ball path 91 is opened and closed. May be provided, and the player himself may operate the lever. In this case, the lever operation may be complicated, but it is necessary to make the player clearly aware that the actual pachinko ball obtained by operating the lever is converted into a virtual pachinko ball. Can be.

In addition, in the embodiment, when the recovery of the pachinko ball is detected, the polishing machine 100 and the lifting sprocket 11
3 are operated, but they may be always operated.

The gaming machine according to the present invention can be applied not only to ordinary pachinko machines but also to various game machines using balls as game media (for example, arrange ball machines). In addition, the present invention may be applied to a slot machine using coins as game media.

[0190]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the pachinko balls overflowing from the spare dish are collected and reused in the machine, and the number of overflowing pachinko balls is counted, and the player can virtually use the pachinko balls. Since it is handled as the number of pachinko balls held, it is possible to actually pay out prize balls to the front plate one after another while using a limited number of pachinko balls, and the player can fully feel the feeling of winning the prize balls You can taste it.

Even if the game media as a prize are paid out one after another, the overflowed ones are collected and reused. Therefore, a large-scale replenishing device and a polishing device are not required, and the arrangement of the game devices can be flexibly allocated. Can be.

Further, it is possible to simplify the configuration of the polishing machine installed in the game machine and reduce the cost, and it is necessary to provide a considerably large installation space over and under the island as in a conventional polishing machine. In addition, it can be easily and quickly installed at an appropriate place in the apparatus main body. In particular, since the sphere and the abrasive do not mix with each other, a special mechanism for separating the polished sphere from the abrasive is not required.

[0193] In the belt type polishing machine, the ball enters in a rotatable state, and a fitting groove for restricting the movement of the ball on the conveyor belt to a certain range is formed on the surface side of the conveyor belt. Since the ball is formed of the abrasive, the ball is securely transported in a state of being inserted into the fitting groove so as to be caught on the edge of the fitting groove by the rotation of the transport belt, and while freely rolling in the fitting groove, The spherical surface uniformly contacts the polishing belt and is polished efficiently.

In the cylindrical polishing machine, since the polishing cylinder has a double structure, high processing performance can be obtained with a small installation space. Also, the rotation direction of the rotating shaft and the first
Since the rotation direction of the polishing cylinder, the rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder, and the rotation direction of the second polishing cylinder are opposite to each other, the ball can be efficiently rubbed with the polishing member. , High polishing ability can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a gaming device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the gaming device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the inside of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a circuit configuration of a game management unit illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation performed by the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation performed by the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a gaming device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a rear front view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a modified example of a transport belt constituting a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a modified example of a transport belt constituting a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a state in which a slide groove of a polishing machine installed in a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is movably fitted to a rail member in the device main body.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged front view showing a rail member of a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a fixing bracket for fixing a polishing machine to the rail member.

FIG. 18 is an end view illustrating an initial state in which a grinder is installed in a storage space of a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an end view illustrating a state in which a polishing machine is being installed in a storage space of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an end view for explaining a state after a polishing machine has been installed in a storage space of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a rear front view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a polishing machine installed in a game machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a rotating shaft of a polishing machine arranged in a game machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a first polishing cylinder included in a polishing machine arranged in a game machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a second polishing cylinder included in a polishing machine disposed in a game machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory view schematically showing a state in which a pachinko ball falls from a first transport gutter and a second transport gutter provided at a tip end of a branch path 502 to a polishing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10A, 10B: gaming device 11: gaming machine body 12: gaming board surface 14: credit number display section 15: front plate 16 ... spare plate 16a: overflow ball collection port 16b: dish storage ball discharge device 20: ball rental payment machine DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Magnetic card reading / recording part 22 ... Input amount determination part 23 ... Printing part 30 ... Game console 41 ... Ball lending part 42 ... Operation part 50 ... 1st storage part 59 ... Out tank 70 ... Ball lending replenishing device 71 ... Ball lending Discharge unit 72: Second replenishment counter 80: Prize ball replenishing device 81: Prize ball discharge unit 82: First replenishment counter 90: Credit ball counter 91: Overflow ball path 100, 230, 400: Polisher 101 ... upper polishing belt 102 ... lower polishing belt 110 ... second storage section 112 ... lifting pipe 113 ... lifting sprocket 120 ... collection device 130 ... game management section 131 ... prize ball control section 132 ... Jit number adding / subtracting unit 133 ... ball lending control unit 134 ... supply availability determination unit 135 ... supply control unit 140 ... CPU 141 ... bus 142 ... ROM 143 ... RAM 144 ... interface unit 231 ... housing 232 ... bottom plate 233 ... side wall 234 ... slide groove 235 mounting plate 240 conveying belt 241 fitting groove 242 driving roller 243 driven roller 245 ball reservoir 250 polishing belt 251 polishing layer 252 driving roller 253 driven roller 254 electric motor 263 operation notification means 316 ... Storage space 317 ... Door 318 ... Rail member 318a ... Extension rail member 319 ... Fixing bracket 325 ... Guide member 400 ... Grinding machine 401 ... Discharge ports 402 and 107 ... Support legs 403 ... Main body frame 404 ... First bearing part 405: The first pachinko Guide plate 406 second pachinko ball guide plate 408 drive gear portion 409 second bearing portion 410 third bearing portion 411 first polishing cylinder support 412 motor 413 416 drive shaft 413a, 413b, 416b ... pulley 413c, 416a ... gear 414, 415, 417 ... belt 420 ... polishing body part 421 ... rotating shaft 422 ... first polishing cylinder 423 ... second polishing cylinder 424, 425 ... belt-shaped protrusion 428, 429 ... cylindrical polishing member 431 ... first polishing section 432 ... second polishing section 501 ... guide plate 502 ... branch path 503 ... first transport gutter section 504 ... second transport gutter section 510 ... alignment section

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A game device for playing a game using a game medium, comprising: a game device provided with a storage plate portion on a front surface of the game device for receiving a game medium to be paid out as a prize; Storage means for storing game media; prize payout means for discharging the number of game media to be paid out to the player as a prize from the storage means to the storage plate portion when a predetermined game state is reached; Collecting means for receiving the game media overflowing from the section and transporting and collecting it to the storage means, and as a credit number representing the number of game media virtually held by the player, the number of game media collected by the collecting means A gaming device comprising: credit display means for counting and displaying. 2. When the player receives an instruction to replenish the game medium virtually held by the player as an actual game medium in the storage tray portion, the game medium stored in the storage means is replaced with the game medium. Game medium replenishing means for discharging to the storage tray, and subtracting means for subtracting the number of game media discharged from the storage to the storage tray by the game medium replenishing means from the credit number. Claim 1
The gaming device according to the above. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a medium lending unit for paying out a number of game media corresponding to the amount of money inserted by the player from the storage unit to the storage plate portion. 4. When a game termination instruction is received from a player,
A second collection unit that discharges the game medium from the storage plate portion and transports the game medium to the storage unit, and counts the number of game media collected from the storage plate portion by the second collection unit,
4. The game according to claim 1, further comprising a settlement means for adjusting a value obtained by adding this to the credit number as the number of game media held by the player at the end of the game. apparatus. 5. The storage plate portion has a front plate for receiving game media discharged from the storage means, and a spare plate for receiving game media overflowing from the front plate. The gaming device according to claim 3, 3 or 4. 6. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein said collecting means includes a polishing machine for polishing the game medium, and polishes the game medium collected from said storage tray portion and transports the game medium to said storage means.
The gaming device according to 2, 3, 4, or 5. 7. The polishing machine includes a conveyor belt that conveys a pachinko ball as a game medium in a predetermined direction, and a polishing belt that is arranged along the conveyor belt. The lower side of the pachinko ball enters in a rotatable state, forms an insertion groove for limiting the movement of the pachinko ball on the conveyor belt to a certain range, and at least the surface side of the polishing belt that contacts the upper side of the pachinko ball is polished. 7. A material made of a material.
The gaming device according to the above. 8. The polishing belt according to claim 7, wherein said polishing belt is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to a rotational driving direction of said transport belt, and a rotational speed of said transport belt is set to be higher than a rotational speed of said polishing belt. The gaming device according to the above. 9. The conveyor belt is set to have a longer overall length than the overall length of the polishing belt, and the start end of the conveyor belt is extended in the longitudinal direction from the start end of the polishing belt. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein a ball pool is formed on the conveyer belt. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the transport belt and the polishing belt are provided in a detachable housing inside the gaming machine main body to constitute a unit. 11. An opening for inserting the polishing machine into the interior of the gaming machine main body is provided on the front wall of the gaming machine main body, and a storage space for the polishing machine is provided in the opening, and the opening can be opened and closed. 11. The game machine according to claim 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein a door is provided, and a guide member for guiding the pachinko balls to a ball receiving portion of the polishing machine installed in the storage space is disposed inside the gaming machine main body. Gaming equipment. 12. A polishing machine, wherein a slide groove is provided at the bottom of the polishing machine.
The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein a rail member is provided at a bottom portion of the storage space so that a slide groove of the polishing machine is movably fitted in a direction in and out of the polishing machine. 13. An operation notifying means for notifying whether or not a polishing machine installed in said storage space is operating is provided on a front wall of a game machine main body. Gaming equipment. 14. A polishing machine, comprising: a rotating shaft disposed substantially vertically; a first polishing cylinder portion concentrically interpolating the rotating shaft;
A second polishing cylinder that concentrically inserts the first polishing cylinder, and a rotating shaft and the second polishing cylinder that are rotated in the same direction to rotate the first polishing cylinder in the opposite direction. And a difference between the outer diameter of the rotating shaft and the inner diameter of the first polishing cylinder, and the difference between the outer diameter of the first polishing cylinder and the inner diameter of the second polishing section. The difference is set to approximately twice the diameter of the pachinko ball to be polished, and a first band-shaped projection on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft for transporting the pachinko ball downward when the pachinko ball is rotationally driven by the driving unit. A second band-shaped protrusion for conveying a pachinko ball downward when being rotated by the driving unit is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first polishing cylinder in a spiral shape; Polishing members for polishing game balls are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second polishing cylinders, respectively. The pachinko balls flowing from above into the gap between the rotating shaft and the first polishing cylinder and the gap between the first polishing cylinder and the second polishing cylinder are moved into the spiral first and second spirals. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the polishing is performed when the sheet is conveyed downward along the band-shaped projection. 15. A lower end of said first polishing cylinder portion extends below a lower end of said second polishing cylinder portion, and a lower end of said rotating shaft extends below a lower end of said first polishing cylinder portion. The drive unit includes a rotating shaft, a first polishing cylinder, and a second polishing cylinder via a belt wound near a lower end of the rotating shaft, the first polishing cylinder, and the second polishing cylinder. Transmitting a rotational force to each of the cylindrical portions; and forming the first polishing cylindrical portion below a lower end of the second polishing cylindrical portion and above a belt applied near a lower end portion of the first polishing cylindrical portion. And a first pachinko ball guide plate for receiving a pachinko ball falling from a gap with the second polishing cylinder and guiding the ball in a predetermined direction. At a point below the lower end and above a belt hung near the lower end of the rotating shaft, A second pachinko ball guide plate is provided which has a substantially circular hole through which the turning shaft penetrates, and which receives a pachinko ball falling from a gap between the first polishing cylinder and guides the pachinko ball in the predetermined direction. The gaming device according to claim 14. 16. The polishing member according to claim 1, wherein said polishing member is detachable from said first and second polishing cylinders.
16. The gaming device according to 4 or 15. 17. The rotating shaft, the first polishing cylinder, and the second polishing cylinder are driven to rotate by one motor, and the rotation is transmitted by transmitting the torque from the motor via a gear. 17. The gaming machine according to claim 14, wherein a rotation direction of a shaft and a second polishing cylinder is reversed from a rotation direction of the first polishing cylinder. 18. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said first polishing cylinder and said second polishing cylinder are rotatably supported by cylindrical support members provided at lower ends thereof.
The pachinko ball polishing apparatus according to 5, 16, or 17.