JP4352510B2 - Game ball supply device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying a game ball of a gaming machine that plays a game using a game ball such as a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in game machines, prize ball payout devices and rental ball payout devices are used as devices for supplying game balls. Conventionally, these payout devices pay out to a ball receiving tray without distinguishing a prize ball and a rental ball by a single payout mechanism. However, recently, it has become necessary for a gaming machine to have a configuration capable of discriminating whether a game ball paid out from a payout device is a prize ball or a rental ball. Patent application No. 17327 Some techniques have been proposed. In this technology, the prize ball payout device and the lending ball payout device are separated from each other, thereby making it possible to distinguish whether the paid game ball is a prize ball or a lending ball.
[0003]
Also, a technique for distinguishing paid-out game balls using one payout mechanism and a passage switching mechanism has been put into practical use.
[0004]
However, these technologies require two payout mechanisms having almost the same action, or need to use actuators that switch valves, leaving room for reduction in the number of parts and cost reduction. It was a thing.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game ball supply device that enables a single payout mechanism to separately pay out a prize ball and a rental ball without using an actuator.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the game ball supply device of the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a supply side ball passage for passing a game ball, a delivery means for sending a game ball received from the supply side ball passage, and at least a first The rotation driving means for driving the delivery means by rotating in the rotation direction of the first and the game balls sent out by the delivery means when the rotation drive means is rotationally driven in the first rotation direction. And led to the ball passage of When driven to rotate in the second rotational direction, Ball path switching means for guiding the game ball to the second ball path; A first direction operating mechanism that operates when the rotational driving means is rotationally driven in the first rotational direction, and the rotational driving means is rotationally driven in the second rotational direction. A second directional operating mechanism that is actuated to the first ball and the first directional operating mechanism is actuated to guide the game ball to the first ball path, and the second directional actuating mechanism is actuated to move to the second ball path. A valve that guides the game ball or a guide passage This is the gist.
[0011]
Thereby, the game ball supplied from the supply side ball passage is sent to the ball passage switching means by the sending means driven by the rotation driving means. In the ball path switching means, when the rotation driving means rotates in the first rotation direction, the game ball is guided to the first ball path, and when rotated in the second rotation direction, the game ball is moved to the second rotation direction. Guide to the ball passage.
[0012]
Accordingly, the game ball sent out by the rotation of the rotation drive means determines the guided ball path according to the rotation direction of the rotation drive means.
[0013]
As a result, it is possible to perform both the delivery of the game balls and the separation by only the rotational drive means for rotationally driving the delivery means, eliminating the need for using a drive device such as an actuator, and reducing complex parts. The production cost is extremely reduced.
[0026]
Also, When the rotation driving means is driven to rotate in the first rotation direction, the first direction operation mechanism is activated, the valve or the guide passage guides the game ball to the first ball passage, and the rotation driving means performs the second rotation. When rotationally driven in the direction, the second direction operation mechanism is activated, and the valve or the guide passage guides the game ball to the second ball passage.
[0029]
Claim 2 The game ball supply device according to the present invention receives the first direction operating mechanism from the first direction transmitting means, the first direction transmitting means for transmitting the driving force when the rotational driving means rotates in the first rotational direction. The first driving means moves the valve or the guide passage to a position where the game ball is guided to the first ball passage by the driving force, and the second driving mechanism rotates the second driving mechanism in the second rotation direction. In this case, the second direction transmitting means for transmitting the driving force and the driving force received from the second direction transmitting means bring the valve or the guide passage to the position where the game ball is guided to the second ball passage. Second direction moving means for moving And Characterized by Claim 1 The gist of the game ball supply apparatus described is a gist.
[0030]
When the rotation driving means rotates in the first rotation direction, the first direction transmission means transmits the driving force, the valve or the guide passage moves to a position for guiding the game ball to the first ball passage, and the rotation driving means. Is rotated in the second rotation direction, the second direction transmission means transmits the driving force, and the valve or the guide passage moves to a position for guiding the game ball to the second ball passage.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the invention will be described.
[0032]
1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the game ball supply device 1 from the front, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 3, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the game ball supply device 1 from the left side, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the game ball supply device 1, FIG. 5 is an external view of the valve 5, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control device 7. The game ball supply device 1 is used in the pachinko gaming machine 3 shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 3 includes a ball tank 9, a ball passage 11, a game ball supply device storage unit 13, a ball passage 15, a ball tray discharge port 17, and a game machine computer 19.
[0033]
The ball tank 9 temporarily stores a game ball 21 supplied from a game ball returning device (not shown) and supplies it to the ball passage 11. The ball passage 11 supplies the game ball 21 supplied from the ball tank 9 to the game ball supply device 1 shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4 installed in the game ball supply device storage unit 13.
[0034]
The ball passage 15 passes the prize ball paid out by the game ball supply device 1 and the rental balls, and supplies them to the ball receiving tray outlet 17. The ball tray discharge port 17 supplies the game ball 21 to a ball tray (not shown). The game ball 21 supplied to the ball tray is used for pachinko games by the pachinko gaming machine 3. The gaming machine computer 19 controls the pachinko gaming machine 3 to provide a pachinko game.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 1, the game ball supply device 1 for paying out a prize ball and a rental ball includes a supply side ball passage 23, a prize ball side ball passage 25, a rental ball side ball passage 27, and a ball distribution mechanism. 29 and game ball sensors 31 and 33.
[0036]
The supply side ball passage 23 is connected to the ball passage 11, and supplies the game ball 21 from the ball tank 9 to the ball distribution mechanism 29.
[0037]
The ball distribution mechanism 29 includes a rotary blade 35, a part of which is omitted, a gear 37, a gear 39, a gear 41, a gear 43, a gear 45, a disc 47, a valve 49 with a link, and a motor 51 shown in FIG. And a main body 53 that is partially shown in cross section.
[0038]
The main body 53 is attached to a constituent member (not shown) in the game ball supply device storage unit 13. A step motor is used as the motor 51 and is fixed to the main body 53. The motor 51 is rotationally driven by the control device 7 which will be described in detail later.
[0039]
The motor 51 includes a rotation shaft 55, and a gear 45 is attached to an end portion 57 of the rotation shaft 55. The rotating shaft 55 and the gear 45 are fixed. A disc 47 is interposed between the gear 45 and the motor 51. A bearing portion 59 is formed between the disc 47 and the rotating shaft 55, and the disc 47 and the rotating shaft 55 are rotatable by the bearing portion 59. The gear 45 is always meshed with the gear 39 and the gear 43 in the arrangement shown in FIG. The gear 43 is always meshed with the gear 43.
[0040]
The gear 39, the gear 43, and the gear 41 have bearing portions 61, 63, 65, and rotary shafts 67, 69, 71 are interposed in the bearing portions 61, 63, 65. The rotary shafts 67, 69, 71 are fixed to the disc 47 in the arrangement shown in FIG.
[0041]
Therefore, the gears 39, 41, 43 are located on the disk 47 and move as the disk 47 rotates. The gears 39 and 41 have the same number of teeth and always rotate in the opposite direction.
[0042]
One protrusion 73 is formed on the outer periphery of the disk 47. The protrusion 73 moves in a circular orbit as the disk 47 rotates. Two stoppers 75 and 77 are arranged at positions where the circular orbit of the protrusion 73 is blocked. The stoppers 75 and 77 are fixed to the main body 53. The positions of the stoppers 75 and 77 are the positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and the protrusion 73 is assembled so as to be positioned between the stoppers 75 and 77. One stopper 75 is disposed at a position where the gear 39 meshes with the gear 37 as shown in FIG. 1 when the protrusion 73 is in contact with the stopper 75. The other stopper 77 is disposed at a position where the gear 41 meshes with the gear 37 as shown in FIG. 4 when the protrusion 73 is in contact with the stopper 77.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 3, the gear 37 is attached to one end 81 of the rotating shaft 79. The rotating shaft 79 and the gear 37 are fixed, and the rotating shaft 79 is rotatably attached to the main body 53. Axis of rotation 79 The other end 83 has a rotating blade 35 attached thereto. Axis of rotation 79 The rotating blade 35 is fixed. Therefore, the rotation of the gear 37 is transmitted to the rotary blade 35.
[0044]
The rotary wing 35 is disposed facing the supply-side ball passage 23, has a commonly used sprocket shape, and rotates in the direction of the arrow YA in cooperation with the supply-side ball passage 23. 21 are stored one by one in the transfer position 85 of the rotary blade 35 and sent to the ball exit position 87.
[0045]
The disc 47 includes a key member 89 arranged at the position shown in FIG. The key member 89 includes a key 91, a compression spring 93, and a holder 95, and the holder 95 is attached to the disc 47. The key 91 is inserted into the holder 95 via the compression spring 93, and the key head 97 is fitted into the tooth valley of the gear 45 from the direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the gear 45. As a result, the key member 89 rotates the disc 47 together with the gear 45 while the key head 97 enters the trough of the gear 45 by the urging force of the compression spring 93, and the key head 97 moves to the compression spring 93. When the urging force is overcome and the gear 45 is pushed out of the trough, only the gear 45 is rotated.
[0046]
A protrusion 101 is attached to the disk 47 at the position shown in FIG. The protrusion 101 has a rod shape as shown in FIG. 3 and moves between the position shown in FIG. 1 and the position shown in FIG. Then, the valve 5 is moved.
[0047]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the valve with link 49 includes a link 103, a rotating shaft 105, and the valve 5. The rotating shaft 105 is rotatably attached to the main body 53. The link 103 has a connection hole 107 connected to the protrusion 101 and a connection portion 109 to the rotation shaft 105, and moves together with the rotation of the disk 47 to swing the rotation shaft 105.
[0048]
The connection hole 107 is formed to be larger than the outer shape of the protrusion 101, and by providing play between the protrusion 101 and the link 103, the link 103 and the protrusion 101 are provided at the position shown in FIG. To keep away from. This separation prevents vibrations and shocks generated by the game ball 21 from colliding with the valve 5 from being transmitted to the ball distribution mechanism 29 from the valve 5 side. As a result, malfunction is prevented and durability is improved.
[0049]
When the link 103 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 1 by the protrusion 101, the valve 5 moves to a position that closes the opening 111 of the rental ball side ball passage 27 as the rotary shaft 105 swings. On the other hand, when the link 103 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 4 by the protrusion 101, the link 103 moves to a position that closes the opening 113 of the winning ball side ball passage 25 as the rotary shaft 105 swings. To do.
[0050]
The valve 5 moves to a position that closes the opening 111 of the rental ball side ball passage 27, thereby guiding all the game balls 21 delivered to the exit ball position 87 into the award ball side ball passage 25. By moving to a position where the opening 113 of the side ball passage 25 is closed, all the game balls 21 delivered to the ball exit position 87 are guided into the rental ball side ball passage 27.
[0051]
With the above configuration, when the gear 45 starts rotating in the direction of the arrow YB, the ball distribution mechanism 29 rotates until the disk 47 rotates in the direction of the arrow YB and the protrusion 73 contacts the stopper 77. 47 is rotated. As shown in FIG. 4, when the protrusion 73 comes into contact with the stopper 77, the rotation of the disk 47 is stopped, but the rotation of the gear 45 is continued. The protrusion 101 of the disc 47 is in the position shown in FIG. 4, and the valve 5 closes the winning ball side ball passage 25 so that all the game balls 21 are guided into the lending ball side ball passage 27. The rotation of the gear 45 is transmitted to the gear 37 via the gear 43 and the gear 41 and rotates the rotary blade 35 in the direction of the arrow YA. As a result, the game balls 21 are sent out by the rotary feathers 21, and all the game balls 21 are sent into the rental ball side ball passage 27.
[0052]
On the other hand, when the gear 45 starts to rotate in the direction of the arrow YC, the ball distribution mechanism 29 rotates the disk 47 until the disk 47 rotates in the direction of the arrow YC and the protrusion 73 contacts the stopper 75. Let As shown in FIG. 1, when the protrusion 73 comes into contact with the stopper 75, the rotation of the disk 47 is stopped, but the rotation of the gear 45 is continued. The protrusion 101 of the disc 47 is in the position shown in FIG. 1, and the valve 5 closes the rental ball side ball passage 27 so that all the game balls 21 are guided into the prize ball side ball passage 25. The rotation of the gear 45 is transmitted to the gear 37 via the gear 39 to rotate the rotating blade 35 in the direction of the arrow YA. Thereby, the game ball 21 is sent out by the rotary wing 21, and all the game balls 21 are sent into the prize ball side ball passage 25.
[0053]
The game ball sensor 31 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the prize ball side ball passage 25, and outputs one game ball signal YS when the game ball supply device 1 pays out one prize ball. The gaming ball sensor 33 is attached to the rental ball side ball passage 27, and when the gaming ball supply device 1 pays out one rental ball, it outputs one gaming ball signal KS.
[0054]
The game ball signals YS and KS are input to the control device 7 constituting a part of the gaming machine computer 19 shown in FIG.
[0055]
As shown in FIG. 6, the control device 7 includes a microcomputer control unit 121 having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input interface, and an output interface, and a motor drive circuit 123. The motor drive circuit 123 drives the motor 51 by an amount corresponding to a command from the microcomputer control unit 121. The microcomputer control unit 121 performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on a program stored in the ROM, and performs the following processing.
[0056]
(1) The prize ball number signal output from the gaming machine computer 19 is inputted from the input interface, the prize ball number corresponding to the prize ball number signal is calculated, and the motor 51 has the number of steps corresponding to the prize ball number. Is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow YC shown in FIG. If the motor was previously rotated in the direction of the arrow YB, the number of steps is added by the amount of the rotation angle at which the protrusion 73 of the disc 47 moves from the stopper 77 to the stopper 75.
[0057]
After the processing of (2) and (1), the number of game balls 21 detected by the game ball sensor 31 is calculated by the game ball signal YS, and it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls has been reached. The motor 51 is additionally driven by the number of steps corresponding to the minute.
[0058]
(3) The lending ball number signal output from the lending ball machine 125 is input from the input interface, the lending ball number corresponding to the lending ball number signal is calculated, and the number of steps corresponding to this lending ball number is calculated. The motor 51 is rotationally driven in the arrow YB direction shown in FIG. If the motor was previously rotated in the direction of the arrow YC, the number of steps is added by an amount corresponding to the rotation angle at which the protrusion 73 of the disc 47 moves from the stopper 75 to the stopper 77.
[0059]
After the processing of (4) and (3), the number of game balls 21 detected by the game ball sensor 33 is calculated by the game ball signal KS, and it is determined whether or not the number of lent balls has been reached. The motor 51 is additionally driven by the number of steps corresponding to the minute.
[0060]
When the control device 7 described above cooperates with the game ball supply device 1 and receives a prize ball payout command from the gaming machine computer 19, the control ball 7 accurately matches the number of received game balls. 21 is paid out to the award ball side ball passage 25, and when a rental ball payout command is received from the ball lending device 125, the gaming ball 21 is correctly placed in the rental ball side ball as many as the command is received. Pay out to the passage 27.
[0061]
Next, other embodiments will be described.
[0062]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a geared valve 201 configured to replace the valve 49 with a link.
[0063]
The geared valve 201 includes a gear plate 203, a rotary shaft 205, and a valve 207, and is used in combination with teeth 211 formed on the outer periphery of a disc 209 that is shown only partially.
[0064]
The rotary shaft 205 and the valve 207 correspond to the rotary shaft 105 of the valve 49 with the link shown in FIG.
[0065]
The disc 209 has substantially the same configuration as the disc 47 shown in FIG. 1, and has teeth 211 instead of the protrusions 101.
[0066]
The gear plate 203 is used in place of the link 103 shown in FIG. The gear plate 203 has a shape obtained by cutting the gear into a fan shape, and the teeth 213 are always meshed with the teeth 211 of the disk 209.
[0067]
As a result, when the disk 209 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 51, the gear plate 203 is rotated and the valve 207 is moved as in the case of using the valve 49 with the link. Therefore, the valve 207 is switched simply by switching the rotation direction of the motor 51, and the path through which the game ball 21 is guided can be determined.
[0068]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a disc 301 according to another embodiment. The disk 47 and the key member 89 shown in FIG. The disc 301 has a protrusion 305. The protrusion 305 has the same configuration and function as the protrusion 73 shown in FIG. The disc 301 is provided with four brake mechanisms 307 instead of the key member 89 shown in FIG. The brake mechanism 307 includes four pin holes 311 formed in a cross shape on the side facing the rotation shaft 55 of the disc 301, a compression spring 313, and a pin 315. The pin 315 is interposed in the pin hole 311 via the compression spring 313. The pin 315 has a cylindrical shape, and the cylinder head 317 is pressed against the rotating shaft 55 by the urging force of the compression spring 313.
[0069]
As a result, a braking force having substantially the same action as that exerted by the valve with link 49 and the gear 45 is generated, the disk 301 is rotated at the initial stage of rotation of the motor 51, and the protrusion 305 is provided with the stoppers 75 and 77. If it touches, only the disc 301 is stopped.
[0070]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a disc 401 according to another embodiment. A disk 401 is used instead of the disk 47 shown in FIG. 1, and a key mechanism 403 is used instead of the key member 89. The protrusion 73, the protrusion 101, and the gear 45 have the same structure. In FIG. 9A, the gear 45 is drawn with the portion overlapping the key mechanism 403 omitted. A key mechanism 403 is provided between the gear 45 and the disc 401.
[0071]
The key mechanism 403 includes a cross-shaped cylindrical member 405, a compression spring 407, a key 409, and a protrusion 411. The cross-shaped cylinder member 405 is fixed to the rotation shaft 55. The key 409 rotates with the disc 401. The protrusions 411 are cylindrical, and are attached to the disc 401 at eight positions at positions where the path of the key 409 is blocked. When the key 409 abuts against the protrusion 411, the key 409 is pushed into the cross-shaped cylindrical member 405 against the urging force of the compression spring 407. By being pushed into the cross-shaped cylindrical member 405, the rotary shaft 55 rotates while the disc 401 is stopped.
[0072]
As a result, a braking force having substantially the same action as that exerted by the valve with link 49 and the gear 45 is generated, the disk 401 is rotated at the initial stage of rotation of the motor 51, and the protrusion 73 is provided with the stoppers 75 and 77. If it touches, only the disc 401 is stopped.
[0073]
When the cross-shaped cylindrical member 405 reverses the direction of rotation, the disc 401 is not moved until the key 409 moves away from the protrusion 411 that has been in contact with the key 409 until it contacts the next protrusion 411. The cross-shaped cylindrical member 405 rotates by 1/8 rotation. During this time, the connection state between the gear 45 and the gear 37 is maintained.
[0074]
By this rotation, the rotary blade 35 rotates in the reverse direction by an amount corresponding to the reduction rate between the gear 45 and the gear 37. Here, since the number of teeth of the gear 37 is larger than the number of teeth of the gear 45 and the number of the rotating blades 35 is six, even if the gear 45 rotates by one eighth, the rotating blades 35 rotate only slightly. Never do. Therefore, the rotary feather 35 does not rotate in the reverse direction so much that the game ball 21 enters the adjacent transfer position 85.
[0075]
FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram of a star-shaped wire 421 used in place of the cross-shaped cylindrical member 405, the compression spring 407, and the key 409. The star-shaped wire 421 has six wire members 423 and is attached to the rotation shaft 55 in a star shape.
[0076]
The tip 425 of the star-shaped wire 421 is substantially the same position as the tip 419 of the key 409.
[0077]
Thereby, the same operation as that using the cross-shaped cylindrical member 405, the compression spring 407, and the key 409 is obtained.
[0078]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the path moving type ball distribution mechanism 501.
[0079]
The passage movement type ball distribution mechanism 501 includes a ball exit passage 503, a prize ball side ball passage 505, a rental ball side ball passage 507, a disc 509, a gear 511, a gear 513, a part of which is omitted. A gear 515 and a tooth base 525 are provided. The disc 509 is the same as the disc 209 shown in FIG. The outgoing ball passage 503 is a ball passage connected to the outgoing ball position 87 in FIG. 1, and discharges the game ball 21 that has been sent to the outgoing ball position 87 downward.
[0080]
The winning ball side ball passage 505 has a ball entering hole 521 and the rental ball side ball passage 507 has a ball entering hole 523. The entrance holes 521 and 523 are openings into which the game balls 21 discharged from the exit passage 503 enter. Both the entrance balls 521 and 523 are attached to the tooth base 525. The tooth base 525 is formed with teeth 527 and is slidable in the direction HA of the teeth 527.
[0081]
A gear 511 meshes with the teeth 527 of the tooth base 525 and the teeth 531 of the disk 509. The gear 511 rotates with the rotation shaft 533 attached to the main body 53.
[0082]
A gear 515 is attached to one end 535 of the tooth base 525, and a gear 513 is attached to the other end 537. The rotation shaft 541 of the gear 515 is attached to the side of the tooth ball side ball passage 505 of the tooth base 525, and the gear 515 rotates freely. The rotation shaft 543 of the gear 513 is attached to the rental ball side ball passage 507 side of the tooth base 525, and the gear 513 rotates freely. The teeth 527 of the tooth base 525, the teeth of the gear 515, and the teeth of the gear 513 are arranged in a row so as to form a continuous tooth row.
[0083]
As a result, the disc 509 rotates in the arrow YH direction, whereby the tooth base 525 slides in the arrow YK direction via the gear 511. When the movement in the direction of the arrow YK advances and the tooth 527 of the tooth base 525 exceeds the position where the gear 511 is engaged, the gear 511 and the gear 513 are engaged. Since the gear 513 is an idle gear, the gear 513 is in an idle state, and the movement of the tooth base 525 stops even if the disk 509 continues to rotate.
[0084]
In this state, the game ball 21 discharged from the exit ball passage 503 enters the rental ball side ball passage 507.
[0085]
On the other hand, when the disc 509 rotates in the arrow YI direction, the tooth base 525 slides in the arrow YJ direction via the gear 511. When the movement in the arrow YJ direction advances and the tooth 527 of the tooth base 525 exceeds the position where the tooth 527 is engaged with the gear 511, the gear 511 and the gear 515 are engaged. Since the gear 515 is a free-wheeling gear, the gear 515 is in an idle state, and the movement of the tooth base 525 stops even if the disk 509 continues to rotate. In this state, the game ball 21 discharged from the exit ball passage 503 enters the prize ball side ball passage 505.
[0086]
As described above, the rotation of the disk 509 rotated by the motor 51 moves the ball path itself through which the game ball is guided. Thereby, the ball path through which the game ball 21 is guided can be selected in the rotation direction of the motor 51.
[0087]
Note that the tooth base 525 may be fixed to the main body 53, and the ball exit path 503 and the disk 509 may be moved.
[0088]
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a ball distribution mechanism 601 according to another embodiment.
[0089]
The ball distribution mechanism 601 includes a rotating blade 635 schematically illustrated, a gear 637, a gear 639, a gear 641, a gear 643, a gear 645, and a disk 647. The other structure is the same as that of the ball distribution mechanism 29 shown in FIG.
[0090]
The gear 645 and the gear 45 shown in FIG. 1 have the same configuration. The gear 637, the gear 639, the gear 641, and the gear 643 are all rotatably attached to the main body 53. The gear 645, the gear 637, the gear 639, the gear 641, and the gear 643 are All of them are always meshed in the state shown in FIG.
[0091]
12A shows the meshed state of the gear 641 and the gear 637, and FIG. 12B shows the meshed state of the gear 639 and the gear 637.
[0092]
The gear 641 includes a one-way tooth portion 651 that meshes with the gear 637. The one-way tooth portion 651 includes a hinge 653, a one-way tooth 655, a compression spring 657, and a protrusion 659. As a result, the one-way tooth 655 swings in the outer peripheral direction of the gear 641 with the hinge 653 as a fulcrum, and is biased in the outer peripheral direction. Accordingly, the one-way tooth portion 651 is always meshed with the gear 637, and when the gear rotates in the arrow YL direction, the one-way tooth portion 651 is pushed down to cause the gear 641 to idle, and when the gear 641 rotates in the counter arrow YL direction. The driving force is transmitted from the gear 641 to the gear 637.
[0093]
Thereby, when the gear 645 rotates in the direction of the arrow YM shown in FIG. 11, the gear 637 is rotated in the direction of the arrow YO, and the rotating blade 635 sends the game ball 21. When the gear 645 rotates in the arrow YN direction, the gear 641 is not driven to rotate by 635 rotating blades. Therefore, the rotary wing 635 does not rotate in the direction opposite to the arrow YO.
[0094]
The gear 639 includes a one-way tooth portion 661 that meshes with the gear 637. The one-way tooth portion 661 includes a hinge 663, a one-way tooth 665, a compression spring 667, and a protrusion 669. Thus, the one-way tooth 665 swings in the outer peripheral direction of the gear 639 with the hinge 663 as a fulcrum and is urged in the outer peripheral direction. Accordingly, the one-way tooth portion 661 is always meshed with the gear 637, and when the gear rotates in the direction of the arrow YP, the one-way tooth portion 661 is pushed down to cause the gear 639 to rotate idle, and when the gear 639 rotates in the counter arrow YP direction. The driving force is transmitted from the gear 639 to the gear 637.
[0095]
As a result, when the gear 645 rotates in the direction of arrow YN shown in FIG. When the gear 645 rotates in the direction of the arrow YM, the gear 641 is not driven to rotate by 635 rotating blades. Therefore, the rotary wing 635 does not rotate in the direction opposite to the arrow YO.
[0096]
Even if the motor 51 rotates in any direction by the ball distribution mechanism 601 described above, the rotating blade 635 rotates in the direction of the arrow YO and sends the game ball 21.
[0097]
Next, the correspondence between each means in the claims and the embodiment of the invention will be described.
[0098]
The sending means corresponds to the rotary blade 35.
[0099]
The rotation driving means corresponds to the motor 51 and the ball distribution mechanism 29.
[0100]
The ball passage switching means corresponds to a ball distribution mechanism 29 and a valve 49 with a link.
[0101]
The first direction operation mechanism corresponds to the ball distribution mechanism 29 or the path movement type ball distribution mechanism 501.
[0102]
The valve 49 with a ring corresponds to the valve for guiding the game ball to the first ball passage.
[0103]
The guide path corresponds to the prize ball side ball path 505 or the rental ball side ball path 507.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a game ball supply device 1 from the front.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 3;
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the game ball supply device 1 from the left side.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the game ball supply device 1;
FIG. 5 is an external view of the valve 5;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control device 7;
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a geared valve 201 configured to replace the valve with link 49. FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a disc 301 according to another embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a disc 401. FIG.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a path moving ball distributing mechanism 501.
11 is an explanatory diagram of a ball distribution mechanism 601. FIG.
12 is an explanatory diagram showing a meshed state of the gear 641 and the gear 637 and a meshed state of the gear 639 and the gear 637. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game ball supply apparatus, 3 ... Pachinko machine, 5 ... Valve,
7 ... Control device, 21 ... Game ball, 29 ... Ball distribution mechanism,
45 ... gear, 47 ... disc, 49 ... valve with link,
51 ... motor, 53 ... main body, 55 ... rotary shaft,
73 ... protrusions, 75 ... stoppers,
87 ... Departure position, 89 ... Key member, 101 ... Projection,
103 ... Link, 105 ... Rotating shaft, 201 ... Geared valve,
203 ... Gear plate, 205 ... Rotary shaft, 207 ... Valve,
209 ... disc, 211 ... tooth, 213 ... tooth,
301 ... disc, 305 ... projection, 307 ... brake mechanism,
311 ... pin hole, 313 ... compression spring, 315 ... pin,
317 ... Tube head, 401 ... Disc,
403 ... Key mechanism, 405 ... Cross-shaped cylindrical member, 407 ... Compression spring,
409 ... key, 411 ... projection, 419 ... tip,
421 ... Star wire, 423 ... Wire member, 425 ... Tip,
501 ... Passage moving type ball distribution mechanism, 503 ... Exit ball path, 505 ... Prize ball side ball path,
507 ... Rental ball side ball passage, 509 ... Disk, 511 ... Gear,
513 ... Gear, 515 ... Gear, 521 ... Ball hole,
521 ... Both entrance holes, 523 ... Entrance hole, 525 ... Tooth base,
527 ... Teeth, 531 ... Teeth, 533 ... Rotating shaft,
535 ... end, 541 ... rotating shaft, 543 ... rotating shaft,
601 ... ball distribution mechanism, 635 ... rotary feather, 637 ... gear,
639 ... gear, 641 ... gear,
643 ... gear, 645 ... gear, 647 ... disc,
651 ... One-way tooth part, 653 ... Hinge, 655 ... One-way tooth,
657 ... Compression spring, 659 ... Projection, 661 ... One-way tooth part,
663 ... Hinge, 665 ... One-way tooth, 667 ... Compression spring,
669 ... protrusions,

Claims (2)

A supply-side ball passage for passing game balls;
A delivery means for delivering a game ball received from the supply-side ball passage;
A rotation driving means for driving the delivery means by rotating at least in the first rotation direction and a game ball delivered by the delivery means when the rotation drive means is rotationally driven in the first rotation direction. A ball path switching means for guiding the game ball to the second ball path when the first ball path is guided to the first ball path and is rotated in the second rotation direction ;
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A first direction operating mechanism that operates when the rotational driving means is rotationally driven in the first rotational direction and the spherical passage switching means that operates when the rotational driving means is rotationally driven in the second rotational direction. A second directional operating mechanism, and the first directional operating mechanism is operated to guide the game ball to the first ball passage, and the second directional operating mechanism is operated to play the game ball in the second ball passage. A game ball supply device characterized in that a valve or a guide passage is provided. A first direction transmitting means for transmitting a driving force when the rotational driving means rotates the first direction operating mechanism in the first rotational direction;
A first direction moving means for moving the valve or the guide passage to a position where the game ball is guided to the first ball passage by the driving force received from the first direction transmission means;
A second direction transmitting means for transmitting a driving force when the rotational driving means rotates the second direction operating mechanism in the second rotational direction;
The second direction moving means for moving the valve or the guide passage to a position where the game ball is guided to the second ball passage by the driving force received from the second direction transmission means. Item 1. A game ball supply device according to Item 1.

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