JP4864630B2 - Ball dispenser for gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball payout device for a gaming machine in which the overall structure of the gaming machine frame is simplified.

As disclosed in Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 6, a ball passing through a ball payout passage is used in a ball payout device for a game machine that uses a ball called a pachinko ball as a game medium, such as a pachinko game machine. It is known that a ball payout passage is provided on the front side of the gaming machine frame so that it can be seen from the front side of the game machine. However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a ball payout path is provided in the game board, or as disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 6, the ball payout path is located on the front side of the gaming machine frame. Since it is provided in the gaming machine frame so as to protrude, the overall structure of the gaming machine frame becomes complicated, and there is a drawback that it is difficult to adopt it.
JP 2003-38799 A JP 2006-43266 A JP 2006-68238 A JP 2006-68239 A JP 2006-87567 A JP 2006-95014 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the overall structure of the gaming machine frame becomes complicated and difficult to adopt.

  A ball payout device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a movable frame on which a game board can be exchanged, a tank provided at the back of the movable frame, and a hinged front part of the movable frame in the front-rear direction. A front door that can be attached, a ball receiving part provided at the front part of the front door, a ball paying mechanism that is provided in the tank and separates balls one by one from the tank to the ball receiving part, A passage visual recognition portion provided on the front door and a ball provided on the back surface of the front wall corresponding to the passage visual recognition portion and the ball paid out from the tank to the ball receiving tray side by the operation of the ball dispensing mechanism can be seen from the front side of the front door. A ball discharge passage for guiding, and a ball removal passage for discharging the ball discharged from the ball discharge mechanism provided in the movable frame to the back side of the movable frame, bypassing the ball discharge passage, and the ball discharge mechanism is a discharge structure And a dispensing motor, the dispensing structure is a round bar-shaped dispensing shaft and A spiral body that protrudes in a spiral shape radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dispensing shaft at an interval that separates the spheres one by one in a direction parallel to the axis of the shaft, and a dispensing motor serves as a shaft center of the dispensing shaft Is driven in one direction around the circumference of the ball, so that the spiral of the payout structure separates the balls inside the tank one by one and pays down to the side of the ball payout passage, and the payout motor By driving in the other direction of the circumference around the axis of the payout shaft, the helical structure of the payout structure separates the balls inside the tank one by one and pays out downward toward the ball extraction passage. The most important feature.

  The ball dispensing device for a gaming machine according to the present invention has a tank provided at the back of the movable frame, and a front door is attached to the front of the movable frame so that the front door can be opened in the front-rear direction around the hinge. A ball receiving part is provided at the front part, a passage visual recognition part is provided at the front door, and a ball discharged from the tank to the side of the ball receiving part by the operation of the ball paying mechanism is provided on the back surface of the front wall of the front door. A ball payout passage that is guided to be visible from the front side of the front door is provided corresponding to the passage visual recognition portion, a ball discharge passage is provided in the movable frame, and the payout motor centers the payout structure on the axis of the payout shaft. By driving in one direction of the circumference, the spiral of the payout structure separates the balls inside the tank one by one and pays out to the ball payout passage side, and the payout motor moves the payout structure to the axis of the payout shaft. Payout by driving in the other direction of the center circumference Since the spiral of the structure separates the balls inside the tank one by one and pays out to the side of the ball removal passage, the ball discharge passage is provided in the game board or the front side from the front of the gaming machine frame There is an advantage that the overall structure of the gaming machine frame can be simplified, compared to what is provided on the gaming machine frame so as to protrude.

  1 to 9 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of the gaming machine frame 1 and the game board 41. FIG. 2 shows the front of the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a cross section taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a cross section cut along a line in the same direction as the BB line of the ball payout passage 28. FIG. 6 shows the front door 4 and the ball payout passage 28 in an exploded manner. FIG. 7 shows the tank 20 and the ball dispensing mechanism 21 in an exploded manner. FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the structure including the tank 20 and the ball payout mechanism 21 and the movable frame 3. FIG. 9 shows a cross section in which the circumference of the ball dispensing passage 28 and the ball removal passage 29 by the ball dispensing mechanism 21 is cut vertically. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” are the same as in FIG. This is the direction specified when the game board 41 is placed and viewed from the front side indicated by the arrow S. “Previous” and “Table” are in the same direction. “Rear” and “back” are in the same direction.

  With reference to FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine is a form in which a gaming board 41 is replaceably attached to the inside of the gaming machine frame 1. The gaming machine frame 1 includes a movable frame 3 that can be opened and closed on the front side of the fixed frame 2, and a front door 4 that can be opened and closed on the front side of the movable frame 3. The fixed frame 2 is fixed to the gaming machine installation facility. The gaming machine installation facility is a facility called an island of a gaming store where a pachinko gaming machine is installed. The movable frame 3 is centered on the hinge 5 located on the left side, and can be opened on one side so that it can be opened on the front side and closed on the rear side of the fixed frame 2. The front door 4 is centered on the hinge 6 located on the left side, and can be opened on one side so that it can be opened on the front side of the movable frame 3 and closed on the rear side.

  The movable frame 3 includes a panel housing part 7, a central opening 8, a rear panel pushing part 9, a front panel receiving part 10, a panel hanging operation body 11, a panel shelf 12, a ball launching mechanism 13, a ball launching rail 14, and a return. It includes a ball inlet 15, an external discharge rod 16, a locking device 17, a latching mechanism 18; 19, a tank 20, and a ball dispensing mechanism 21. The board accommodating portion 7 has a rectangular box shape opened to the front side so that the game board 41 can be stored from the front side of the movable frame 3. The central opening 8 is a part for inserting components fixed to the back surface of the game board 41 so as to protrude rearward from the board housing part 7, and as a through hole in the front-rear direction, the board housing part 7. Formed on the back wall. The post-board extrusion unit 9 is an elastic body such as a leaf spring that pushes the game board 41 forward. The front board receiving part 10 is a protrusion that receives the game board 41 pushed forward by the rear board pushing part 9. The post-board extruding section 9 and the front panel receiving section 10 are provided on the left side of the board accommodating section 7 so that the post-board extruding section 9 is on the rear side and the front panel receiving section 10 is on the front side. The board post-extrusion unit 9, the board front receiving unit 10, and the panel latching operation body 11 constitute a mechanism for fixing the game board 41 to the board housing unit 7.

  The panel latching operation body 11 protrudes from the back wall of the panel housing part 7 to the front side, and is provided on the right side of the panel housing part 7 so as to be rotatable in a direction parallel to the back wall of the panel housing part 7. The board shelf 12 is formed by the lower edge part of the board accommodating part 7 as a flat surface in the left-right direction on which the game board 41 is mounted. The ball launch mechanism 13, the ball launch rail 14, and the return ball intake 15 are provided on the front surface of the front wall that extends downward from the shelf 12. The outside discharge basket 16 is provided on the back side of the shelf 12. The locking device 17 and the latching mechanism 18; 19 are provided on the right side of the movable frame 3. The tank 20 is located at the upper part of the movable frame 3, protrudes rearward from the back surface of the movable frame 3, and is recessed from the upper side opened to the upper side to receive the ball supplied from the supply mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure. It is a container. The ball payout mechanism 21 is located above the movable frame 3, protrudes forward from the front surface of the movable frame 3, and pays out while separating the balls one by one from the tank 20 toward the ball receiving tray 25.

  The front door 4 includes a window 22, a panel structure 23, a latch member 24, a ball tray 25, a ball launch operation mechanism 26, a ball supply port 27, a ball payout passage 28, and a ball removal passage 29. The window 22 is provided on the front wall of the front door 4 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The panel structure 23 is provided on the back surface of the front wall of the front door 4 so as to be opened and closed. The panel structure 23 is centered on the hinge 30 located on the left side, and can be opened on the back side on the back side of the front door 4 and closed on the front side, and includes a front panel 31. The front panel 31 has a light-transmitting property and is configured as a colorless plate having a property of transmitting light made of glass or synthetic resin having a size for closing the window 22. When the panel structure 23 is closed and supported by the front door 4 so that it cannot be opened and closed by the latch member 24, the front panel 31 closes the window 22 from the back side. The latch member 24 is provided on the back surface of the front wall of the front door 4.

  The ball tray 25 is located below the window 22, protrudes from the front of the front door 4 to the front, and is a container that is recessed from the upper side that opens upward to receive the ball used for the game. 4 on the front face of the front wall. The ball launching operation mechanism 26 is operated by a player to launch a ball, and is provided on the front surface of the front wall of the front door 4 so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the front door 4. The ball payout passage 28 guides the ball payed out from the tank 20 to the ball receiving tray 25 side by the operation of the ball payout mechanism 21 so that it can be seen from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1. Located on the back of the front wall of the front door 4.

  That is, the ball payout passage 28 is located on the opposite side of the side where the hinges 5; 6; 30 are provided in the left-right direction. A ball inlet portion 32 is provided in the upper portion of the ball payout passage 28. The ball inlet portion 32 is a portion for introducing the ball discharged from the ball payout mechanism 21 into the ball payout passage 28. A ball outlet portion 33 is provided in the lower portion of the ball payout passage 28. The ball outlet portion 33 is a portion for discharging the ball from the ball payout passage 28 to the ball receiving tray portion 25. The ball removal passage 29 is located on the rear side of the panel housing portion 7 so as to discharge the ball delivered from the ball delivery mechanism 21 to the back side of the movable frame 3 by bypassing the ball delivery passage 28. 3 is provided.

  The game board 41 includes a guide rail 42, a winning component 43, an out port 44, a ball launch passage 45, a mounting portion 46, and a certificate board 47. The guide rail 42 is fixed to the front surface of the game board 41. In the front surface of the game board 41 surrounded by the guide rails 42, a winning component 43, an out port 44, and a ball launch passage 45 are provided. The mounting portion 46 is provided separately on the right side of the game board 41 outside the guide rail 42. The stamp stand 47 is provided at the front portion of the lower mounting portion 46 so as to be opened and closed. When the certificate stand 47 is closed, the lower mounting portion 46 is covered with the certificate stand 47. A mounting hole 48 is provided in the mounting portion 46 as a through hole in the front-rear direction.

  The panel structure 23 is closed and is supported by the front door 4 so that it cannot be opened and closed by the latching member 24. The front door 4 is closed and supported by the movable frame 3 so that it cannot be opened and closed by the latching mechanism 19, and the movable frame 3 is closed. In a state where the fixed frame 2 is supported by the latch mechanism 18 so that it cannot be opened and closed, a store clerk of the game store inserts a key plate (key) (not shown) from the front side of the game machine frame 1 into the key hole of the locking device 17, When the key plate is rotated 90 degrees to the right, for example, the support form of the locking mechanism 18 between the fixed frame 2 and the movable frame 3 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the movable frame 3 forward, whereby the movable frame 3 is opened to the front side around the hinge 5. Further, when the store clerk rotates the key plate inserted into the key hole of the locking device 17 by 90 degrees to the left, for example, the support form by the latch mechanism 19 between the movable frame 3 and the front door 4 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the front door 4 to the front side, whereby the front door 4 is opened to the front side around the hinge 6.

  Then, at least in a state where the front door 4 is opened to the front side, the left side portion of the game board 41 is inserted from the front side of the movable frame 3 between the board rear pushing part 9 and the board front receiving part 10, The right side portion of 41 is pushed from the front side to the rear side by the store clerk of the game store, the board holding operation body 11 is inserted into the mounting hole 48 from the back side of the game board 41, and the store clerk of the game store protrudes to the front side of the game board 41. By rotating, for example, 90 degrees, the board latching operation body 11 is latched on the front surface of the game board 41, the front surface of the game board 41 is directed forward, and the game board 41 is movable. It is attached to the board accommodating portion 7 inside the frame 3.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 2, when the front door 4 is closed and the front door 4 is supported on the movable frame 3 by the latch mechanism 19 so that it cannot be opened and closed, the front surface of the game board 41 surrounded by the guide rails 42, The guide rail 42, the winning component 43, the outlet 44, and the ball launching passage 45 are visible from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 through the window 22 and the front panel 31, and the ball payout passage 28 is located on the right side of the window 22. The front side of the gaming board 41 is now visible from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1, the ball inlet portion 32 is disposed directly below the ball payout mechanism 21, and is surrounded by guide rails 42 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. A space between the front panel 31 and the front panel 31 becomes a game area 49 where balls fly.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board 41 is attached to the movable frame 3, the front door 4 is closed and supported by the movable frame 3 so that it cannot be opened and closed, and the player puts a ball called a pachinko ball into the ball tray 25. When the ball launching operation mechanism 26 is operated, the ball launching mechanism 13 is driven at a prescribed number of intervals, for example, from 1 to less than 100 shots per minute with a firing force corresponding to the operation amount output from the ball launching operation mechanism 26. The ball launch mechanism 13 launches the balls supplied to the ball launch rail 14 from the ball tray 25 via the ball feed port 27 of FIG. 1 one by one toward the ball launch passage 45 of the game board 41 one by one. To do. The ball launched into the ball launch passage 45 reaches the game area 49 from the ball launch passage 45. The ball that has reached the game area 49 wins the prize component 43 in the process of flowing down the game area 49 while changing the direction of flow while colliding with the game parts such as the prize component 43 provided on the front surface of the game board 41. . When the ball wins the winning component 43, the ball as the winning ball for the winning of the winning component 43 is paid out from the tank 20 to the ball receiving tray 25 via the ball paying passage 28 by the operation of the ball paying mechanism 21. The player can see the ball passing through the ball payout passage 28 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1.

  With reference to FIG. 6, a structure in which the ball payout passage 28 is provided on the back surface of the front door 4 will be described. The front door 4 includes a passage visual recognition part 51 and a passage attachment part 52. The passage visual recognition part 51 is provided on the front wall of the front door 4 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The ball payout passage 28 includes a front passage structure 53 and a rear passage structure 54. The front passage structure 53 is formed in a vertically long groove shape that is opened to the rear side made of a colorless or colored synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and includes a front wall 55, a left wall 56, a right wall 57, and a mounting piece 58. The screw insertion hole 59 and the projecting surface portion 60 are provided. The left wall 56 projects rearward from the left edge of the front wall 55. The right wall 57 protrudes rearward from the right edge of the front wall 55 and faces the left wall 56. The mounting piece 58 protrudes to the left from the rear edge of the left wall 56 and protrudes to the right from the rear edge of the right wall 57. The screw insertion hole 59 is provided in the attachment piece 58 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The projecting surface portion 60 projects from the front surface of the front wall 55 to the front side, and is provided on the front surface of the front wall 55 as a size that fits into the passage visual recognition portion 51.

  The rear passage structure 54 is configured in a vertically long plate shape made of a colored synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and includes a ball inlet portion 32, a ball outlet portion 33, and a screw insertion hole 62. The ball inlet portion 32 protrudes rearward from the rear passage structure 54, has a bottom portion and left and right side walls, and is provided on the upper portion of the rear passage structure 54 as a groove shape that opens upward and in the front-rear direction. The ball outlet portion 33 protrudes from the rear passage structure 54 to the front side, has a bottom portion and left and right side walls, and is provided in a lower portion of the rear passage structure 54 as a groove shape opened upward and frontward. The screw insertion holes 62 are provided in the left and right edges of the rear passage structure 54 as through holes in the front-rear direction.

  When the ball payout passage 28 is attached to the front door 4, the projecting surface portion 60 of the front passage structure 53 is fitted into the passage visual recognition portion 51 from the rear side of the front door 4, and the upper edge portion of the projecting surface portion 60 and the passage visual recognition portion 51. And an opening 64 (see FIG. 3) penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed between the lower edge portion of the projecting surface portion 60 and the lower edge portion of the passage visual recognition portion 51. The front surface of the 53 mounting pieces 58 is in contact with the back surface of the passage mounting portion 52.

  Next, the rear passage structure 54 is combined with the front passage structure 53 from the rear side of the front door 4. In that case, the left edge portion and the right edge portion of the rear passage structure 54 are overlapped with the mounting piece 58 of the front passage structure 53, and the middle portion of the rear passage structure 54 is on the left with the front wall 55 of the front passage structure 53. The ball payout passage 28 is formed by closing the space surrounded by the wall 56 and the right wall 57. Thereafter, a set screw 65 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the passage mounting portion 52 from the rear side of the rear passage structure 54 via the screw insertion holes 62 and 59. Thereby, the ball payout passage 28 is provided on the back surface of the front door 4 as shown in FIGS.

The structure of the tank 20 and the ball dispensing mechanism 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The tank 20 stores a ball called a pachinko ball discharged from the replenishment mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure, and is configured as a box-shaped room opened upward. 70, a mechanism attaching portion 71, a connecting hole 72, and a housing attaching portion 73. The ball removal passage 29 is provided at the rear portion of the ball intake portion 70 so as to guide the ball downward from the rear portion of the ball intake portion 70. The ball take-in portion 70 has a groove shape that is recessed downward from the bottom of the tank 20, opens upward, and extends in the front-rear direction.
The mechanism attachment portion 71 is provided at the right front portion of the tank 20. The connecting hole 72 is provided in the front wall of the tank 20 surrounded by the mechanism mounting portion 71 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The housing attachment portion 73 is provided at the left front portion of the tank 20.

  The ball payout mechanism 21 includes a mechanism housing 74, a tank mounting portion 75, a payout motor 76, a payout structure 77, a payout ball detector 78, and a ball outlet portion 79. The payout motor 76 is mounted inside the mechanism housing 74, the payout structure 77 is connected to the output shaft of the payout motor 76, and the payout ball detector 78 is positioned below the payout structure 77. Mounted inside. The ball outlet portion 79 is provided at the lower portion of the mechanism housing 74 so as to guide and discharge the ball that has passed through the payout ball detector 78 from above to below. The payout structure 77 includes a payout shaft 80 and a spiral body 81. The payout shaft 80 is constituted by a round bar extending linearly in the front-rear direction. The spiral body 81 is provided on the dispensing shaft 80 and spirals outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dispensing shaft 80 in the radial direction at intervals that separate the spheres one by one in a direction parallel to the axial center extending in the front-rear direction of the dispensing shaft 80. Protruding.

  When the ball payout mechanism 21 is assembled to the tank 20, the payout structure 77 of the ball payout mechanism 21 is inserted into the ball take-in portion 70 via the communication hole 72 from the front side of the mechanism mounting portion 71 of the tank 20. The payout ball detector 78 of the mechanism 21 is disposed in the lower part of the tank 20, the mechanism housing 74 of the ball payout mechanism 21 is superimposed on the front surface of the mechanism mounting portion 71 of the tank 20, and a set screw 82 such as a tapping screw is provided in the mechanism housing. By fastening to the mechanism mounting portion 71 from the front side of 74 via the tank mounting portion 75, the ball paying mechanism 21 and the tank 20 are assembled together as shown in FIG.

  When the ball dispensing mechanism 21 is assembled to the tank 20 and the balls are stored in the tank 20, when the dispensing structure 77 is driven in one direction by the dispensing motor 76, the spiral body 81 of the dispensing structure 77 is moved to the tank 20. While the balls inside are separated one by one, the ball is guided to the payout ball detector 78 side, and the ball guided to the payout ball detector 78 falls downward from the payout structure 77 and the payout ball detector 78 is moved. The sphere that has passed from the upper side to the lower side and passed through the payout ball detector 78 is paid out downward from the ball outlet 79.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the structure in which the structure consisting of the tank 20 and the ball paying mechanism 21 is attached to the movable frame 3 will be described. A retracting hole 83 and a payout attaching portion 84 are provided above the panel housing portion 7 in the movable frame 3. When the structure including the tank 20 and the ball paying mechanism 21 is attached to the movable frame 3, the ball paying mechanism 21 is disposed on the front side of the movable frame 3 from the rear side of the movable frame 3 via the retraction hole 83. The casing mounting portion 73 of the tank 20 is overlapped with the back surface of the movable frame 3 so that the casing mounting portion 73 is aligned with the dispensing mounting portion 84, and a set screw 85 such as a tapping screw is mounted from the rear side of the tank 20 on the casing mounting portion 73. 1, the structure composed of the tank 20 and the ball paying mechanism 21 is fixed to the back surface of the tank 20 as shown in FIG. 1.

  With reference to FIG. 9, a case where the ball dispensing mechanism 21 dispenses a ball from the tank 20 to the ball dispensing passage 28 or the ball removal passage 29 will be described. The upper opening of the ball take-in portion 70 is closed with a rod 68; 69 fixed inside the tank 20. The space between the ridge 68 and the ridge 69 constitutes a sphere outlet 67 for discharging the sphere from the tank 20 to the sphere take-in portion 70. Then, the ball P enters the ball take-in portion 70 from the tank 20 via the ball outlet 67 and is taken into the gap of the spiral body 81 of the payout structure 77. In this state, when the payout motor 76 rotates the payout structure 77 in the direction indicated by the arrow W1, the spiral 81 separates the balls in the ball take-in portion 70 as the inside of the tank one by one as indicated by the arrow X1. The ball moved to the front side, moved to the front side, reaches right above the ball outlet portion 79, is detached from the spiral 81, and falls to the ball outlet portion 79 with its own weight.

  That is, when the payout motor 76 drives the payout structure 77 in the direction indicated by the arrow W1, which is one direction of the circumference around the axis of the payoff shaft 80, the spiral body 81 causes the balls in the tank 20 to be moved one by one. While separating, it pays out to the ball payout passage 28 side. Further, when the payout motor 76 rotates the payout structure 77 in the direction indicated by the arrow W2, the spiral 81 separates the balls in the ball take-in portion 70 as the inside of the tank one by one, as shown by the arrow X2. The ball moved to the rear side reaches right above the ball removal passage 29 and is removed from the spiral 81 and falls into the ball removal passage 29 by its own weight. That is, when the dispensing motor 76 drives the dispensing structure 77 in the direction indicated by the arrow W2 that is the other direction of the circumference centering on the axis of the dispensing shaft 80, the spiral body 81 causes the spheres inside the tank 20 one by one. While separating, it pays out to the side of the ball passage 29.

  According to the best mode, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a tank 20 is provided at the back of the movable frame 3, and the front door 4 is arranged in the front-rear direction around the hinge 6 on the front side of the movable frame 3. A ball tray 25 is provided at the front of the front door 4, a passage visual recognition unit 51 is provided at the front door 4, and a ball dispensing mechanism 21 is provided at the back of the front wall of the front door 4. A ball payout passage 28 for guiding the ball discharged from the tank 20 to the ball receiving tray 25 side so as to be seen from the front side of the front door 4 corresponding to the passage visual recognition portion 51 is provided, and the ball removal passage 29 is movable. The dispensing motor 76 drives the dispensing structure 77 in one direction around the axis of the dispensing shaft 80, so that the spiral body 81 of the dispensing structure 77 moves the ball inside the tank 20. Pay to the ball discharge passage 28 while separating them one by one Then, the payout motor 76 drives the payout structure 77 in the other direction of the circumference around the axis of the payout shaft 80, so that the spiral body 81 of the payout structure 77 causes the balls in the tank 20 to be moved one by one. Since it pays out to the side of the ball extraction passage 29 while being separated, the overall structure of the gaming machine frame 1 can be simplified as compared with the structures disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 6. There is an advantage.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, since the ball payout mechanism 21 is provided in the tank 20, the ball payout mechanism 21 is disposed above the ball payout passage 28, and the unauthorized operation member is located on the front side of the gaming machine frame 1. Even if it is inserted into the ball outlet part 33 from the ball, the unauthorized operation member is less likely to reach the ball payout mechanism 21 from the ball payout passage 28, and there is an advantage that the illegal operation on the ball payout mechanism 21 is difficult to perform.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a ball dispensing mechanism 21 is provided in the tank 20, and a ball inlet portion 32 that introduces a ball discharged from the ball dispensing mechanism 21 into the ball dispensing passage 28 is provided above the ball dispensing passage 28. The ball inlet portion 32 is formed in a groove shape that protrudes rearward from the ball payout passage 28 and has a bottom portion and left and right side walls and opens upward and rearward. The front door 4 faces the movable frame 3 side. When closed, the ball inlet portion 32 is disposed directly below the ball outlet portion 79 of the ball dispensing mechanism 21, so that the ball inlet portion 32 and the ball outlet portion 79 interfere with each other when the front door 4 is opened and closed. Even when the unauthorized operation member is inserted into the ball outlet portion 33 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1, the unauthorized operation member protrudes rearward from the ball inlet portion 32 of the ball dispensing path 28 and the ball dispensing mechanism 21 Without reaching the ball outlet 79, the ball dispensing mechanism 21 There is an advantage of being able to prevent unauthorized operation against.

  Since the ball payout passage 28 is disposed in the space between the front wall of the front door 4 and the panel structure 23 and is attached to the back surface of the front wall of the front door 4, the front door 4 and the panel structure 23 The ball payout passage 28 is provided in the front door 4 without changing the mounting structure, and there is an advantage that the overall structure of the gaming machine frame 1 can be simplified.

  The passage visual recognition part 51 configured as a through hole in the front-rear direction is closed by the projecting surface part 60, and the gap between the passage visual recognition part 51 and the projecting surface part 60 is covered by the front surface of the front wall 55 of the front passage structure 53. As a result, the unauthorized operation member does not enter the back side of the front door 4 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 through the gap between the passage visually recognizing part 51 and the projecting surface part 60, thereby preventing unauthorized operation of the ball dispensing mechanism 21. There is an advantage that you can.

  The mechanism for fixing the game board 41 to the board housing part 7 may be a mechanism other than the board rear pushing part 9, the board front receiving part 10, the board hanging operating body 11, and the like. A structure in which the game board 41 is replaceably attached to the back surface of the movable frame 3 from the rear side of the movable frame 3 may be employed. The guide rail 42 may be provided on the back surface of the movable frame 3 or the back surface of the panel structure 23. The projecting surface portion 60 may be removed, and the front wall 55 of the front passage structure 53 may be attached to the back surface of the front door 4 so as to block the passage visual recognition portion 51 from the rear side. When the projecting surface portion 60 is removed from the front passage structure 53, the passage visual recognition portion 51 may be formed of a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light by replacing it with a through hole in the front-rear direction. The ball payout passage 28 may be located on the left side of the window 22 and provided on the back surface of the front wall of the front door 4.

The disassembled perspective view of the gaming machine frame and the game board (best mode). The front view (best form) of a pachinko machine. AA line sectional view of Drawing 2 (best form). FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2 (best mode). Sectional drawing (best form) equivalent to the BB sectional drawing of a ball delivery path | route. The disassembled perspective view of the front door and the ball payout passage (best mode). FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a tank and a ball dispensing mechanism (best mode). The disassembled perspective view of the structure which consists of a tank and a ball delivery mechanism, and a movable frame (best form). Sectional drawing (best form) of a ball delivery mechanism, a ball delivery path, and a ball removal path.

Explanation of symbols

  1 is a gaming machine frame, 2 is a fixed frame, 3 is a movable frame, 4 is a front door, 5 is a hinge, 6 is a hinge, 7 is a board housing part, 8 is a central opening, 9 is a rear board extrusion part, 10 is Front panel receiving part, 11 is a panel hanging operation body, 12 is a panel shelf, 13 is a ball launching mechanism, 14 is a ball launching rail, 15 is a return ball intake, 16 is an external discharge basket, 17 is a locking device, 18 is a latching mechanism, 19 is a latching mechanism, 20 is a tank, 21 is a ball dispensing mechanism, 22 is a window, 23 is a panel structure, 24 is a latching member, 25 is a ball tray, and 26 is a ball launching operation mechanism. , 27 is a ball supply port, 28 is a ball dispensing passage, 29 is a ball discharge passage, 30 is a hinge, 31 is a front panel, 32 is a ball inlet portion, 33 is a ball outlet portion, 34 to 40 are missing numbers, 41 is a game board , 42 is a guide rail, 43 is a winning component, 44 is an out port, 45 is a ball launch passage, 46 is a mounting part, 47 is a certificate stand, and 48 is attached. 49 is a game area, 50 is a missing number, 51 is a passage viewing portion, 52 is a passage mounting portion, 53 is a front passage structure, 54 is a rear passage structure, 55 is a front wall, 56 is a left wall, and 57 is a right wall. , 58 is a mounting piece, 59 is a screw insertion hole, 60 is a projecting surface portion, 61 is a missing number, 61 is a screw insertion hole, 63 is a missing number, 64 is an opening, 65 is a set screw, 66 is a missing number, 67 is a ball outlet, 68 , 69 is a basket, 70 is a ball take-in part, 71 is a mechanism mounting part, 72 is a connecting hole, 73 is a housing mounting part, 74 is a mechanism housing, 75 is a tank mounting part, 76 is a dispensing motor, 77 is A payout structure, 78 is a payout ball detector, 79 is a ball outlet portion, 80 is a payout shaft, 81 is a spiral body, 82 is a set screw, 83 is a retraction hole, 84 is a payout mounting portion, and 85 is a set screw.

Claims (1)

  A movable frame to which the game board can be exchanged, a tank provided at the back of the movable frame, a front door attached to the front of the movable frame so that it can be opened in the front-rear direction around the hinge, and a front door A ball receiving part provided in the front part, a ball paying mechanism provided in the tank and paying out the balls one by one from the tank to the side of the ball receiving part, a passage visual recognition part provided in the front door, and a passage A ball dispensation path provided on the back surface of the front wall corresponding to the visual recognition unit and guiding the ball dispensated from the tank to the ball receiving tray side by the operation of the ball dispensation mechanism so as to be seen from the front side of the front door, and a movable frame. A ball discharge passage for discharging a ball discharged from the ball discharge mechanism to the back side of the movable frame, bypassing the ball discharge passage, the ball discharge mechanism including a discharge structure and a discharge motor, and the discharge structure is round One sphere in the direction parallel to the axis of the rod-shaped dispensing shaft and the dispensing shaft A helical body that protrudes in a spiral shape radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dispensing shaft at a separation interval, and the dispensing motor drives the dispensing structure in one direction around the axis of the dispensing shaft. The spiral of the payout structure separates the balls inside the tank one by one and pays downward to the ball payout passage side, and the payout motor moves the payout structure in the other direction around the axis of the payoff shaft. The ball dispensing device for a gaming machine is characterized in that, when driven, the spiral member of the dispensing structure separates the balls in the tank one by one and pays out downward toward the ball removal passage.

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