JP4540732B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a cam.

In general, a cam is used to convert a rotational operation by a motor into a reciprocating operation. As a conventional gaming machine, for example, a cam is provided between a striking rod for launching a game ball and a motor, and a cam is also provided between the ball supply device that supplies the gaming ball to the striking rod and the motor. What was provided is known (for example, refer patent document 1).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-152477 (paragraphs [0063] to [0069], FIGS. 21 to 25)

  By the way, in order to simplify the assembling work, it is desirable to assemble a plurality of parts groups in advance and combine these assembled parts groups together. For example, in the case of the conventional gaming machine described above, various parts are accommodated in a case body in advance to complete a ball supply device, while a movable part such as a cam is assembled to a base member, and the ball supply device Assembling the case body and the base member is desirable. However, when the components housed in the case body include a driven member that operates by receiving an external force, the driven member arbitrarily moves when the case body is assembled to the base member. As a result, there may have been a situation in which the base member cannot be connected to the movable part.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily assemble a case body containing a driven member to another part.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a base member to which a cam is rotatably mounted, a case body provided on the base member, a case body provided on the case body, A game ball guiding path that guides the ball, a cam slide contact protrusion that is housed in the case body and protrudes toward the base member and slides on the cam. The game ball is reciprocated by receiving a force from the cam. It is provided with a driven member that receives game balls one by one from the guideway and discharges them outside the case body, a striking ball that plays the game balls discharged to the outside of the case body, and a game area in which the game is played, and is played by the striking ball. In the gaming machine in which the game ball is allowed to flow down to the game area , the case body is provided with a rotation restricting portion that restricts the movable range of the driven member, and the rotation restricting portion is provided at one end of the movable range. When the driven member is brought into contact with the cam, Contact projection is configured to disengage from the rotation region of the cam, the wall portion covering the driven member of the case body, to face a portion of the driven member on the outside of the case body, a cam rubbing protrusion portion of the cam It is characterized in that an operation window that enables a moving operation is formed outside the rotation area.

In the present invention, “the driven member is rotatably supported inside the case body, and the case body is provided with a rotation restricting portion for restricting the movable range of the driven member, and is rotated on one end side of the movable range. when the driven member is brought into contact with restricting portion, the cam sliding contact protrusion may be configured to disengage "from the turning region of the cam. Accordingly, it is possible to confirm that the cam sliding contact protrusion has come out of the rotation region of the cam by bringing the driven member into contact with the rotation restricting portion at one end side of the movable range.

In the present invention, the “ base member may be disposed between the case body and the cam and provided with a cam coupling hole through which the cam sliding contact portion penetrates ”. As a result, the driven member of the case body and the cam, which are arranged with the base member interposed therebetween, can be connected by the cam sliding contact protrusion that penetrates the cam connecting hole of the base member.

In the present invention, “the driven member is provided with a ball receiving portion capable of receiving one game ball on the surface facing the terminal opening of the game ball guiding path, and when the driven member moves to the ball receiving position in the movable range, When the part receives one game ball from the game ball guide path facing the terminal opening and the driven member moves to the ball discharge position in the movable range, the ball receiving part is displaced from the terminal opening and the game ball is discharged from the terminal opening. May be prohibited, and the game ball may be discharged from the ball receiving portion to the outside of the case body ” .

In the present invention, the cam sliding contact protrusion is formed with an arc sliding surface that bulges toward the cam side, and the peak portion farthest from the rotation center of the cam is one position on the arc sliding surface. When the peak member reaches another position on the arcuate sliding surface, the driven member is arranged at the ball restricting position in the movable range when it is separated from the cam sliding protrusion and then moved to the other position. with receiving unit prohibits the discharge of game balls from the end opening offset from the end openings, for holding game balls to the ball receptacle "may be configured to. Accordingly, before the game ball is discharged from the ball receiving portion, the discharge of the game ball from the terminal opening can be prohibited, and the ball can be prevented from being clogged.

In the present invention, “ a game area where a game is played, a game ball supply tray provided on the front side of the game machine, and a ball provided on the case body for receiving the game balls from the game ball supply tray into the game ball guide path Played by an inflow port, a ball stop for receiving and positioning a game ball discharged from the ball receiving portion to the outside of the case body, a hitting ball for playing the game ball positioned by the ball stop, and a hitting ball And a rail member for guiding the game ball to the game area ”. Thereby, the game balls stored in the game ball supply tray can be supplied to the ball stop portion one by one through the case body. Then, the game ball can be played with a striking gutter and guided by a rail member to be launched into the game area.

In the present invention, "the gaming machine comprises a gaming machine body and a gaming frame body to which the gaming machine body is detachably attached, an exterior cover is attached to the front surface of the gaming frame body, A shutter integrated with the exterior cover and capable of blocking a ball path from the game ball supply tray to the case body, and a shutter urging member for urging the shutter in a direction to close the shutter, The shutter blocks the ball passage by the biasing force of the shutter biasing member when it is removed from the front of the player, while the shutter is in contact with a part of the game frame when the exterior cover is attached to the front of the game frame. May be configured so that the ball path is opened " . Thus, when the exterior cover is removed from the front surface of the game frame, the ball passage of the game ball supply tray provided in the exterior cover is blocked by the shutter, and the scattering of game balls can be prevented.

In the present invention, the “ gaming machine comprises a gaming machine main body and a gaming frame body to which the gaming machine main body is detachably attached, an exterior cover is attached to the front surface of the gaming frame body, and the base member is a gaming frame. The body may be attached to a portion covered by the exterior cover, and the cam may be disposed on the rear surface side of the base member, while the driven member and the case body may be disposed on the front surface side . As a result, the base member is exposed by removing the exterior cover, and in this state, it is possible to replace the case body and the part set housed therein. Here, when the case body is newly attached to the base member, a part of the driven member is operated through the operation window of the case body, and the cam sliding contact protrusion is moved outside the rotation region of the cam. It can be easily assembled to the cam that is arranged on the rear surface side of the base member and is difficult to see without interfering with the cam sliding contact protrusion.

In the present invention, the configuration may be such that “the driven member is provided with a weight as an urging means for urging the cam sliding contact protrusion toward the cam ”. Thereby, the cam sliding contact protrusion can be pressed against the cam by the weight of the weight portion and the driven member, and the followability of the cam sliding contact protrusion with respect to the cam can be improved.

In the present invention, “a branching path from the middle of the game ball guide path to the lower part of the game ball guide path and the game ball guide path for discharging the game ball is provided. May be configured to include an opening / closing member that closes and opens the branch port by an external operation ”. Thereby, a game ball can be discharged | emitted from the inside of a case body by the operation from the outside.

[Invention of Claim 1]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the case body containing the driven member is assembled to the base member to which the cam is rotatably mounted, a part of the driven member is operated through the operation window of the case body to The contact protrusion can be moved outside the rotation area of the cam. At this time, it is possible to confirm that the cam slide contact protrusion has come out of the rotation region of the cam by bringing the driven member into contact with the rotation restricting portion at one end of the movable range. By holding this state and attaching the case body to the base member, the cam sliding contact projection is assembled without interfering with the cam. That is, according to the present invention, the case body containing the driven member can be easily assembled to the base member provided with the cam. In addition, the driven member reciprocates in accordance with the rotation of the cam, so that it is possible to receive the game balls one by one from the game ball guide path of the case body and discharge it out of the case body. That is, it functions as a ball supply means for supplying game balls one by one. Then, the game ball discharged to the outside of the case body is repelled by the striking ball, and can flow down to the game area and proceed with the game.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has a game area R1 surrounded by a guide rail 12 (corresponding to a “rail member” according to the present invention), and a liquid crystal display unit 32 is provided in the game area R1. It has. The guide rail 12 is formed by bending a belt-shaped sheet metal into a substantially circular shape, and stands up from the front surface of the game board 11. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 32 is configured such that a substantially rectangular display window 11 </ b> W formed through the game board 11 is directed to the liquid crystal display screen 30 </ b> G of the display device 30 from the rear side of the game board 11.

  The liquid crystal display unit 32 is arranged on the upper side and toward the right side in the game area R1, and a space where game balls can flow is secured mainly on the upper side, the left side, and the lower side of the liquid crystal display unit 32. In the lower space of the liquid crystal display unit 32, the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B, the big winning port 15 and the out port 16 are provided in the center in the left-right direction with a space in order from the top. The left and right sides are provided with general winning ports 20, 21 and side lamps 22, 22 along the guide rail 12, respectively. Further, in the left space of the liquid crystal display unit 32, a start gate 18 and a windmill 19 are provided side by side. Further, a normal symbol display portion 18 </ b> H is provided below the windmill 19 so as to be integrated with the side lamp 22. In addition to the various prize winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, 20, 21 and the display device 30, the game area R1 has obstacle nails that can contact the game ball and change the flow direction in various ways. Distributed.

  The details of the above-mentioned accessory are as follows. The general winning ports 20 and 21 have a so-called pocket structure, and are opened upward in such a size that only one game ball can enter. When entering the general winning holes 20, 21, the game balls are taken into the back side of the game board 11, and instead, a predetermined number of prize balls are provided on the front plate 26 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 (" It is paid out to the “game ball supply tray”.

  The start gate 18 has a gate-like structure through which game balls can pass and can be detected by a normal symbol start switch built in the start gate 18. Based on this detection signal, the symbols are variably displayed on the normal symbol display section 18H. Specifically, after a numerical symbol composed of numbers from “0” to “9” is variably displayed over a predetermined period, the predetermined numerical symbol is stopped and displayed.

  The first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. Each of the start winning ports 14A and 14B has a so-called pocket structure in which an opening is provided on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. The game balls that have entered the start winning ports 14A and 14B are collected on the back side of the game board 11 through through holes (not shown) provided in the game board 11.

  The first start winning opening 14A arranged on the upper side has an opening width into which only one game ball can enter. On the other hand, the second start winning port 14B disposed on the lower side is disposed directly below the first start winning port 14A, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both left and right sides of the opening. Both the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are always in an upright state, and the opening width of the second start winning opening 14B sandwiched between the two movable wing pieces 14C and 14C is large enough to contain only one game ball. It has become. In addition, the space above the second start winning opening 14B is always surrounded by the members constituting the first start winning opening 14A and the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C so that no game balls can enter. Yes. When the number symbol stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display unit 18H becomes an odd number, the solenoid provided on the back of the game board 11 is driven, and the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are moved for a predetermined period (for example, 0.4 seconds). It is laid down sideways. Then, the upper space of the second start winning opening 14B is opened to the side, and the game ball that has passed through both sides of the first start winning opening 14A is received by the movable wing piece 14C and the second start winning opening 14B. Be guided by.

  When a game ball wins each start winning port 14A, 14B, a start port sensor (not shown) provided in each start winning port 14A, 14B detects the game ball, and based on the detection signal, for example, four games The balls are paid out to the upper plate 26, and the symbols are variably displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32 of the display device 30. Specifically, three special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C of left, middle, and right are normally displayed side by side on the liquid crystal display unit 32. Each of these special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types that express numbers “0” to “11”. Usually, each special symbol 32A, 32B, and 32C has a predetermined value. Kinds of things are stopped. Then, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening 14A, 14B, these three special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C are scrolled up and down, and after a predetermined time, for example, in the order of left, middle, right. Each special symbol 32A, 32B, 32C is stopped and displayed. At this time, for example, when all of the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C are the same symbol, that is, when they are all in a rough state, the game becomes a “hit state”. When the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32 in a variable display or in the “hit state”, the winning winning holes 14A and 14B are won, and up to four winning balls are reserved and stored. When the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C are stopped or displayed in the “hit state”, the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C are variably displayed again based on the reserved storage.

  The special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangle and is always closed by the movable door 15T. When the pachinko gaming machine 10 is in the “hit state”, a solenoid (not shown) provided on the back of the game board 11 is driven, and the movable door 15T falls to the front side for a predetermined period. Thereby, the grand prize opening 15 is opened, and a large number of game balls can be awarded to the big prize opening 15 by using the movable door 15T as a guide. Here, when the movable door 15T is opened and closed, it is referred to as “round”. In one round, the opening time of the movable door 15T has reached 30 seconds, or The process ends when any of the ten game balls is won first. Further, the “big hit state” is continued up to, for example, 15 rounds.

  Inside the big winning opening 15, a continuous winning opening and a counting winning opening are provided. More specifically, when the movable door 15T is opened, the continuous winning opening is opened, and after winning the continuous winning opening, the solenoid is driven to close the continuous winning opening, while the counting winning opening is opened. Will remain. When the specific area sensor provided in the continuous winning opening detects the winning of the game ball, the next round is continuously executed after the end condition is satisfied and the round is ended. When the count sensor provided in the counting prize opening detects the winning of the game ball, the winning balls to the big prize opening 15 are counted together with the winning balls to the continuous prize opening, and as described above, a total of 10 It is checked whether the number has been reached. In addition, when a game ball wins the big winning opening 15, for example, 15 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is composed of a gaming machine main body 81 and a gaming frame body 80 to which the gaming machine main body 81 is detachably assembled. The gaming machine main body 81 includes a gaming board assembly 11A and a mechanism board assembly 84A.

  The game board assembly 11A is constructed by assembling various kinds of accessories such as the start gate 18 and the windmill 19 described above on the game board 11 and various control devices on the rear side. Specifically, the display device 30 is attached to an upper position on the rear surface side of the game board 11, and a lamp control device and a sound control device (not shown) are attached to the rear surface. And the lighting control of the lamp with which the accessory was equipped by these, and the control of the audio | voice from the speaker 13 (refer FIG. 1) are performed. Further, a display control device (not shown) for controlling the display device 30 is attached between the lamp control device and the sound control device and the display device 30. Further, a main control device 31C (see FIG. 3) is stacked on the lower side of the rear surface of the display device 30, and is fixed to a support body (not shown) protruding from the rear surface of the game board 11.

  On the other hand, the mechanism plate assembly 84A is constructed by assembling the game ball tank 55, the payout device 56, and the like to the mechanism plate 84. The mechanism plate 84 has a vertically long rectangular shape as a whole, and is disposed so as to overlap the game plate assembly 11A from the rear. A rectangular window 84 </ b> W for receiving a rearward protruding portion of the game board assembly 11 </ b> A is formed through the portion of the mechanism plate 84 facing the game board 11. The rectangular window 84W is closed by a box-shaped cover 84C that can accommodate the rearward protruding portion of the game board assembly 11A.

  A game ball tank 55 for storing game balls is assembled on the upper side of the rectangular window 84W on the rear surface of the mechanism plate assembly 84A. Further, a payout device 56 is provided on one side of the rectangular window 84W, and a payout control device 57 and a power supply device 58 are provided below the rectangular window 84W. The payout device 56 receives the game ball from the game ball tank 55 through the game ball guide rail 55R, and pays out the game ball in accordance with a command from the payout control device 57.

  The game frame 80 is formed by connecting a front frame 90 to an outer frame 82 by a first hinge mechanism 80H (see FIG. 1). The outer frame 82 is configured by joining four wooden long plates 83 into a vertically long rectangular shape. On the other hand, the front frame 90 is made of, for example, synthetic resin and includes an opening 90 </ b> W corresponding to the game board 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the first hinge mechanism 80 </ b> H is disposed at the upper end and the lower end of one side of the game frame 80. The first hinge mechanism 80H slides the front frame 90 upward with respect to the game frame 80, so that the hinge structure 90H on the front frame 90 side and the hinge structure on the outer frame 82 side as shown in FIG. The front frame 90 can be detached from the outer frame 82.

  A surrounding wall 90V is formed on the rear surface of the front frame 90 so as to surround the opening 90W, and the game board 11 is fitted and fixed inside the surrounding wall 90V. Further, the mechanism plate 84 is connected to a side portion of the front frame 90 on the side provided with the first hinge mechanism 80H by a second hinge mechanism (not shown).

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the front frame 90 is viewed from the front. A glass frame 95 (corresponding to the “exterior cover” of the present invention) shown in FIG. The glass frame 95 is connected by a third hinge mechanism 95H provided on the side of the front frame 90 on the same side as the first hinge mechanism 80H. Further, the glass frame 95 is provided with a substantially circular window portion 95W, and a glass plate is fitted therein. And game area R1 can be visually recognized through this glass plate. A pair of speakers 13 and 13 are provided on the left and right of the front surface of the glass frame 95 above the window 95W. Further, a ball removal button 23 is provided below the window 95 </ b> W in the glass frame 95.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 26 is provided below the window portion 95 </ b> W in the glass frame 95. The upper plate 26 bulges forward, and a ball lending operation button 24 and a ball lending state display monitor 25 are arranged side by side on the right side of the upper plate 26. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a ball passage 26 </ b> A for feeding a game ball from the upper plate 26 to a ball supply device 42 described later is opened on the rear surface side of the glass frame 95. The glass frame 95 is provided with a shutter 27 that can block the spherical passage 26A. The shutter 27 has a seesaw structure that is pivotally supported by the glass frame 95 and is rotatable in a plane parallel to the rear end surface of the glass frame 95. Then, the actuating portion 27C extending from the rotating shaft to one side blocks a part of the opening of the ball passage 26A, and the actuating unit 27C moves upward from the blocking position so that the opening of the ball passage 26A A reciprocating motion is possible between the retracted opening position.

  A torsion spring 27 </ b> S (corresponding to a “shutter urging member” according to the present invention) is provided on the front side of the rotation center portion of the shutter 27. When the glass frame 95 is opened (a state separated from the front surface of the front frame 90), the shutter 27 is held at the blocking position by the elastic force of the torsion spring 27S, thereby blocking the ball passage 26A. When the shutter 27 is disposed at the blocking position, the game ball is blocked and the game ball is not discharged from the opening of the ball passage 26A.

  A pressure receiving portion 27A extending on the opposite side of the operating portion 27C across the rotation shaft of the shutter 27 is provided with a sliding contact piece 27B projecting obliquely upward toward the front side of the glass frame 95. When the glass frame 95 is closed, the open shaft 43C protruding forward from the front frame 90 side slides on the sliding contact piece 27B and the shutter 27 moves to the open position. Thereby, the game ball can be discharged from the ball passage 26A.

  A lower cover 29 is attached below the glass frame 95 in the front surface of the front frame 90. A lower plate 28 is provided at the center of the front surface of the lower cover 29. The lower plate 28 bulges out in front of the pachinko gaming machine 10 so that game balls can be stored therein. When the above-described ball removal button 23 is pressed, the game balls stored in the upper plate 26 are discharged to the lower plate 28. A foul ball or the like is also stored in the lower plate 28. A game switch 53 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 28 in the lower cover 29. When the game switch 53 is pressed, an image variably displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32, for example, a character image, can be stopped at an arbitrary timing of the player. A ball discharge button 52 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 28. When the ball discharge button 52 is pressed, the game balls stored in the lower plate 28 can be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  The lower cover 29 is rotatably connected to the front frame 90 by a fourth hinge mechanism 29H provided on the same side as the first hinge mechanism 80H. Of the front frame 90, a portion from the fourth hinge mechanism 29 </ b> H to a middle portion in the horizontal direction of the front frame 90 is covered with the lower cover 29, and the remaining portion is fixed to the lower corner of the front frame 90. Covered by a cover 71. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower cover 29 is held in the closed state by engaging the movable hook 29 </ b> F provided at the rotating end of the lower cover 29 with the engaging piece 71 </ b> F protruding from the corner cover 71. ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the unlocking operation portion 85S exposed on the front surface of the corner cover 71 is unlocked using a predetermined key, so that the locking between the movable hook 29F and the locking piece 71F is released. Then, the lower cover 29 can be opened. The unlocking operation unit 85S is also used as an operation unit for unlocking the unlocking device 85 (see FIG. 4) for closing the glass frame 95, the front frame 90, and the outer frame 82. .

  As shown in FIG. 6, the corner cover 71 has a shape in which the width in the left-right direction becomes narrower as it goes upward, and the edge is overlapped with the lower edge and one side edge at one corner of the front frame 90. It is screwed in the state. The screw is screwed into the corner cover 71 from the rear side of the front frame 90 and is not exposed to the front surface of the corner cover 71. Thereby, crime prevention property is improved. In addition, a launcher unit 70 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 90 behind a boundary portion between the lower cover 29 and the corner cover 71, and a part of the corner cover 71 passes a part of the launcher unit 70 in front. Covering. Specifically, the lower portion of the corner cover 71 covers a position adjacent to the rotation center of the striking rod 67 in the launching device unit 70. Then, the side edge 71C on the lower cover 29 side of the corner cover 71 is gently inclined from the middle in the vertical direction, and the triangular protrusion 71D protrudes from the middle part of the side edge 71C. Further, when the corner cover 71 is viewed from the front, the triangular protrusion 71D is superimposed on one side edge of a base member 65 (described later) provided in the launching device unit 70, and at one corner of the front frame 90 by the base member 65. A corner cover 71 covers an uncovered portion from the front. This prevents foreign matter from entering the back side of the base member 65.

  An operation knob 50 is rotatably attached to the lower end portion of the corner cover 71, and a connection shaft 50 </ b> S (see FIG. 5) provided in the operation knob 50 is connected to a movable part of the launcher unit 70. . When the operation knob 50 is rotated, a start switch built in the operation knob 50 is turned on to start the launching device unit 70, and a game ball is launched into the game area R1.

  Hereinafter, the launcher unit 70 will be described in detail. The launcher unit 70 is formed by assembling a plurality of components such as a striking rod 67 and a ball supply device 42 on a plate-like base member 65 that is attached to the front surface of the front frame 90. As shown in FIG. 7, a knob corresponding protruding piece 65 </ b> A projects from the lower end portion of the base member 65 toward one side. In addition, a cylindrical column 72 is attached to the front surface of the knob corresponding protrusion 65A. A shaft hole 72A passes through the axial center of the cylindrical column 72, and a through hole (not shown) is formed in the base member 65 concentrically with the shaft hole 72A. And the relay sleeve 73 is inserted in the through-hole from the rear surface side of the knob corresponding | compatible protrusion 65A. Further, the knob-corresponding protruding piece 65A and the cylindrical support column 72 are covered on the front side by a corner cover 71 as shown in FIG.

  The relay sleeve 73 has a fan-shaped winding machine 73A (see FIG. 8) at one end of a connecting cylinder portion 73B (see FIG. 7) pivotally supported in the cylindrical column 72. A connecting shaft 50S (see FIG. 5) of the operation knob 50 is inserted inside the connecting cylinder portion 73B and connected so as to be integrally rotatable. As shown in FIG. 8, the winding range of the winder 73 </ b> A is restricted by a stopper 65 </ b> S integrally formed on the rear surface of the base member 65. Further, on the rear surface of the base member 65, a retaining lid 73C is fixed to the base member 65 so as to straddle the winder 73A, thereby preventing the relay sleeve 73 from slipping off.

  A resilient element 62 is attached to the side of the winder 73A on the rear side of the base member 65. As shown in FIG. 9, the elastic element 62 has a rotating ring 63 and a rotating cap 64 pivotally supported at both ends of the cylindrical sleeve 62T, and a twist inserted through an intermediate portion of the cylindrical sleeve 62T. A rotating ring 63 and a rotating cap 64 are connected by a coil spring 66. One end of the cylindrical sleeve 62T is fitted and fixed in a circular recess (not shown) formed on the rear surface of the base member 65, and the rotating ring 63 is disposed on the base member 65 side.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating ring 63 is connected to the winding machine 73A by a wire 62W. Both ends of the wire 62W extend along the peripheral surface of the rotating ring 63 and the peripheral surface of the winder 73A, and the intermediate portion is stretched between the rotating ring 63 and the winder 73A. . Thereby, in conjunction with the operation of the operation knob 50 (see FIG. 4), the rotation cap 64 is rotated, and the torsion amount of the torsion coil spring 66 is changed.

  The rotating cap 64 is provided with a torque arm 64A projecting laterally, and a sliding contact boss 64B projects from the tip of the torque arm 64A toward the base member 65. A saddle support shaft 69 is fixed to the center portion of the rotation cap 64 so as to be integrally rotatable. The support shaft 69 penetrates the base member 65 and projects to the front side of the base member 65. In addition, a bearing fitting hole (not shown) is formed through the base member 65 inside a circular recess (not shown) in which the cylindrical sleeve 62T is fitted and fixed, and a bearing (see FIG. The rod support shaft 69 is rotatably supported by a not shown). A striking rod 67 is attached to the rod support shaft 69 from the front side of the base member 65.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the striking rod 67 has a main body portion 67H that is parallel to the front surface of the base member 65 and extends obliquely in the vertical direction. A mounting hole (not shown) is provided at a position near the lower end of the main body portion 67H. ) Is formed. And the part (refer FIG. 7) which protruded to the front side of the base member 65 among the saddle support shafts 69 is inserted in order to a washer (not shown), a mounting hole of the striking rod 67, and a spring washer (not shown). A nut N1 (see FIG. 7) is fastened to a screw portion formed at the tip of the rod support shaft 69. As a result, the striking rod 67 is fixed to the rod support shaft 69.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a heel tip 67S protrudes in the rotational direction from the upper end of the main body 67H. Specifically, the upper end portion of the main body portion 67H is curved so that the tip end surface faces the side opposite to the cylindrical support column 72. A pin hole (not shown) is formed in the tip surface, and a striking pin 67P is press-fitted there, and a striking spring 67C is fitted and fixed to the outside of the striking pin 67P. The striking tip 67S according to the present invention is constituted by the striking pin 67P and the striking spring 67C.

  The striking spring 67C has a coil shape, and the coil diameter gradually decreases toward the tip side. Further, the tip surface of the impact spring 67C is processed to be a flat surface orthogonal to the winding axis direction.

  On the opposite side of the front surface of the base member 65 from the cylindrical support 72 across the striking rod 67, a rod stopper 74 is attached. The scissors stopper 74 is formed by fixing a circular rubber 74B to the resin body 74A, and the circular rubber abuts against the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the striking scissors 67 to stop the striking scissors 67 at the striking position.

  A striking motor 75 is attached to the front surface of the base member 65 at a position where the scissors stopper 74 is sandwiched between the striking strut 67 and the striking spear 67. The striking rod 67 receives the driving force of the striking motor 75 via a cam mechanism, which will be described later, and reciprocates so as to make contact with and separate from the scissor stopper 74, so that the striking rod 67 moves to the scissor stopper 74 side. Sometimes play a game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a rail mounting groove 65 </ b> D is formed on the front surface of the base member 65 above the heel stopper 74 and the impact motor 75. The rail mounting groove 65D is open to the side at the upper end of the side edge of the base member 65 opposite to the knob-corresponding protruding piece 65A, and has a constant width from the opening to the upper portion of the heel stopper 74. It extends diagonally downward. Further, from the lower end portion of the rail mounting groove 65D, a branch groove 65E continuously extends obliquely upward perpendicular to the rail mounting groove 65D. The branch groove 65E is narrower than the rail mounting groove 65D at the same depth as the rail mounting groove 65D.

  The firing rail 40 is attached to the rail attachment groove 65D. The firing rail 40 is formed by bending a sheet metal (for example, made of stainless steel) into a substantially M-shaped cross section, and between a pair of sheet metal side wall portions 40A and 40B facing each other and the upper edges of the sheet metal side wall portions 40A and 40B. And a guide wall 40C having a V shape. Further, the firing rail 40 extends over the entire longitudinal direction of the rail mounting groove 65D. FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of the base member 65 and the firing rail 40. As shown in the figure, the width of the launch rail 40 is slightly larger than that of one game ball. And one sheet metal side wall part 40A is arranged in the state unevenly distributed in the lower edge part side of rail attachment groove 65D while being addressed to the inner surface of rail attachment groove 65D in base member 65, and the upper surface of guide wall 40C. A space equivalent to one game ball is provided between the upper edge of the rail mounting groove 65D.

  In one sheet metal side wall portion 40A, positioning through holes 40H shown in FIG. 11 are formed by penetration at positions closer to both ends in the longitudinal direction. Correspondingly, a screw insertion hole 40J having a diameter smaller than that of the positioning through hole 40H is formed in the other sheet metal side wall portion 40B at a position facing both the positioning through holes 40H. Correspondingly, the mounting posts 65T protrude from both longitudinal ends of the rear surface of the rail mounting groove 65D. The mounting column 65T is integrally formed with the base member 65 and has a tapered diameter as it goes toward the tip. Moreover, the axial center part of the attachment support | pillar 65T is a cavity, and the internal thread part 65U is formed in the front-end | tip part internal peripheral surface of the attachment support | pillar 65T. Each mounting column 65T is inserted through each positioning through hole 40H in one sheet metal side wall portion 40A, and the front end surface of the mounting column 65T opens from the inside of the other sheet metal side wall portion 40B to the screw insertion hole 40J. Opposite the edge. In this state, the screw 40N is screwed into the female screw portion 65U of the mounting column 65T from the outside of the other sheet metal side wall portion 40B. As a result, the other sheet metal side wall portion 40B is sandwiched and fixed between the head portion of the screw 40N and the distal end surface of the mounting column 65T, and the one sheet metal side wall portion 40A is positioned and supported by the proximal end portion of the mounting column 65T. Has been. Further, in the present embodiment, since one side surface of the firing rail 40 is fixed to the inner surface of the rail mounting groove 65D of the base member 65, the projecting amount of the firing rail 40 from the base member 65 can be suppressed. .

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball stop member 41 is attached to the branch groove 65E. The “ball stop portion” according to the present invention is configured by the lower end portion of the launch rail 40 and the ball stop member 41. As shown in FIG. 8, the ball stopping member 41 has a trapezoidal square tube structure, and a base member is formed by a screw 41 penetrating through the center of the bottom wall (not shown) provided at one end of the ball stopping member 41. It is fixed to 65. Further, a pair of protrusions 41P and 41P protrudes from the bottom wall on both sides of the screw 41, and these protrusions 41P and 41P are fitted into positioning holes formed through the base member 65.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball stopping member 41 is arranged such that a pair of side wall surfaces 41 </ b> A and 41 </ b> A that are parallel to each other face each other in the longitudinal direction of the firing rail 40. It is substantially flush with the lower end surface of. Further, a tapered surface 41B inclined between both side wall surfaces 41A and 41A faces the lower end portion of the firing rail 40 from above, and the distance between the tapered surface 41B and the upper surface of the firing rail 40 is gradually lowered downward. It has become narrower. When a game ball (symbol Y in FIG. 8) is supplied onto the launch rail 40, the game ball rolls to the lower end side of the launch rail 40 by its own weight and comes into contact with the tapered surface 41B of the ball stop member 41. Stop at the strike standby position on the firing rail 40. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the game ball is arranged at the center in the width direction of the guide wall 40C by the V-shaped bottom surface of the guide wall 40C of the launch rail 40 and gradually moves toward the lower end side of the launch rail 40. Due to the tapered surface 41 </ b> B (see FIG. 8) of the approaching ball stop member 41, the up-down direction of the game ball is suppressed. Thereby, the game ball is stably stopped at the hitting standby position of the firing rail 40. Further, when the hitting rod 67 contacts the hitting stopper 74 and moves to the hitting position, the tip end portion 67S of the hitting rod 67 enters the gap between the ball stop member 41 and the firing rail 40 and hits the hitting standby position. Play the game ball. Thereby, the game ball is launched obliquely upward along the launch rail 40.

  Note that the end portion of the guide rail 12 is disposed at a position slightly offset downward from the extension line of the launch rail 40, and the game ball fired from the launcher unit 70 is moved to the game area R 1 by the guide rail 12. It is guided.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a sphere supply device 42 is attached to the front side of the base member 65 so as to overlap the firing rail 40 and the sphere stop member 41. The ball supply device 42 accommodates the driven member 46 and the opening / closing member 45 shown in FIG. 13 inside a transparent resin case body 42C. The case body 42 </ b> C is formed by assembling a case lid 43 (corresponding to the “wall portion” of the present invention) to the case body 44. The case main body 44 has a base facing wall 44A parallel to the base member 65, and a surrounding wall 44B is erected on the front side (side away from the base member 65) from the outer edge portion of the base facing wall 44A, and a housing space is provided on the inner side. It has.

  The case lid 43 has a substantially flat plate shape covering the entire front opening of the surrounding wall 44B. Further, a hinge mechanism 43H (see FIG. 7) is provided between one side edge of the case lid 43 and one side edge of the case main body 44, and the case lid 43 can be opened and closed around the one side edge. It has become. Further, a locking mechanism 43K (see FIG. 7) is provided between the case lid 43 and the case main body 44 at an edge opposite to the hinge mechanism 43H, and the case lid 43 is closed by the locking mechanism 43K. Is held in.

  On the rear surface side of the base facing wall 44 </ b> A in the case body 44, a raised wall 44 </ b> C is erected from the upper edge part and part of both side edge parts toward the rear. A lock piece 44D (see FIG. 8) extends from the tip of the raised wall 44C at one side edge of the base facing wall 44A. Further, a mounting wall 44E (see FIG. 13) projects outward from the surrounding wall 44B at the upper corner on the other side edge side of the base facing wall 44A, and the ny latch 44F extends in the front-rear direction on the mounting wall 44E. It penetrates.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the base member 65 is provided with a latch hole 65H at the upper end corner on the side where the knob-corresponding protruding piece 65A is projected, and close to the upper end corner on the opposite side. A vertically long locking slit 65G is formed at the position. Then, the locking piece 44D of the case main body 44 is locked to the locking slit 65G, and the case main body 44 is rotated around the locking piece 44D (see FIG. 8) to lock the ny latch 44F in the latch hole 65H. Thus, the case main body 44 is fixed to the base member 65 in a state where the tip end surface of the raised wall 44 </ b> C is abutted against the front surface of the base member 65. Thereby, the base facing wall 44 </ b> A is held in a state of floating from the base member 65. The base facing wall 44 </ b> A also floats from the firing rail 40 and the ball stopping member 41.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a ball outlet 44G through which one game ball can pass is formed through the base facing wall 44A. In addition, a game ball guiding path 44H extends from the upper portion of the ball outlet 44G toward the diagonally upward parallel to the firing rail 40 in the case main body 44. Further, the case lid 43 is formed with a ball inlet 43A that allows one game ball to pass therethrough at a position corresponding to the upper end of the game ball guiding path 44H. The opening of the ball passage 26A of the upper plate 26 faces the ball inlet 43A. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, an open shaft 43 </ b> C protrudes forward from the upper end portion of the case lid 43. When the glass frame 95 is closed, as described above, the open shaft 43C is in sliding contact with the sliding contact piece 27B of the shutter 27, the shutter 27 is opened, and the game balls stored in the upper plate 26 are released from the ball passage 26A. A game ball flows into the inflow port 43A.

  The case main body 44 is provided with a ball discharge path 44K (corresponding to the “ball removal path” of the present invention) branched from the lower surface of the intermediate portion of the game ball guiding path 44H. The opening / closing member 45 is pivotally supported below the game ball guiding path 44H in the case body 44, and from the game ball guiding path 44H to the ball discharge path 44K according to the rotation position of the opening / closing member 45. The branch port 44Z is opened and closed. The opening / closing member 45 is biased by the coil spring 45A so as to always close the branch port 44Z. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the opening / closing member 45 is provided with an operation protrusion 45 </ b> B protruding toward the case lid 43, and the operation protrusion 45 </ b> B passes through the long hole 43 </ b> B formed in the case cover 43 from the ball supply device 42. Projects forward. The above-described ball removal button 23 is connected to the operation protrusion 45B. Accordingly, by operating the ball removal button 23, the game ball in the game ball guiding path 44 </ b> H can be discharged to the lower plate 28. As a result, even if the game ball guide path 44H is replenished from the upper plate 26, these replenished game balls are sequentially discharged to the lower plate 28 while the ball removal button 23 is being operated.

  A cam connection hole 44L is formed through the base facing wall 44A above the ball outlet 44G. Corresponding to the cam connection hole 44L, a cam connection window 65C is formed through the base member 65 as shown in FIG. In addition, a pivotal support shaft 44M stands from a position near the side of the base facing wall 44A opposite to the game ball guide path 44H across the ball outlet 44G and the cam connection hole 44L. 46 is rotatably supported. The follower member 46 includes a rotation board 46A having a substantially fan shape that spreads from the rotation center toward the game ball guide path 44H, and a cam slide that rises rearward from the top end of the upper surface of the rotation board 46A. It consists of a contact protrusion 46B. The cam sliding contact protrusion 46B extends to the rear surface side of the base member 65 through both the cam coupling holes 44L and 65C (see FIG. 9).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the tip of the cam sliding contact projection 46 </ b> B that protrudes to the rear side of the base member 65 has a shape in which the cylindrical body is divided into two substantially vertically, and the arc in the vertically divided cylindrical body The surface is directed downward to form an arc sliding surface 46E according to the present invention. Further, the cam sliding contact portion 46B bulges downward from the middle portion in the longitudinal direction toward the rising portion from the turntable 46A, thereby increasing the strength.

  The side of the rotating board 46A that is away from the center of rotation is rounded and a part thereof is a facing surface 46F that faces the terminal opening 44X of the game ball guiding path 44H. A sphere receiving portion 46C is recessed at an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the facing surface 46F of the rotating plate 46A. The ball receiving portion 46C is also opened in the thickness direction of the rotating plate 46A, and the inner surface thereof is lowered toward the base facing wall 44A. The entire driven member 46 is made of synthetic resin, and a metal weight 46D (corresponding to the “weight portion” according to the present invention) is incorporated below the ball receiving portion 46C.

  The movable range of the driven member 46 is restricted by a pair of rotation restricting stoppers 44S1 and 44S2 (corresponding to “rotation restricting portions” according to the present invention) provided in the case main body 44. One of the rotation restricting stoppers 44S1 has a structure that stands up from the base facing wall 44A, and can come into contact with the upper surface of the rotating plate 46A. Further, the other rotation restricting stopper 44S2 projects a part of the surrounding wall 44B inward and can come into contact with the lower surface of the turntable 46A.

  When the driven member 46 is disposed at the ball receiving position according to the present invention near the upper end in the movable range, the ball receiving portion 46C faces the terminal opening 44X of the game ball guiding path 44H as shown in FIG. Thus, one game ball can be received from the game ball guide path 44H. When the follower member 46 moves slightly downward from the ball receiving position to reach the ball restricting position, the ball receiving portion 46C is displaced from the terminal opening 44X and prohibits the discharge of the game ball from the terminal opening 44X. The game ball is held in the portion 46C. Further, when the driven member 46 moves downward from this position and is disposed at the ball discharge position according to the present invention near the lower end of the movable range, the ball receiving portion 46C is displaced from the end opening 44X as shown in FIG. Thus, the discharge of the game ball from the end opening 44X is prohibited, the side surface of the ball receiving portion 46C faces the ball outlet 44G, and the game ball is discharged from the ball receiving portion 46C to the outside of the case body 42C. Then, the game ball discharged from the ball outlet 44G descends the launch rail 40 and comes into contact with the ball stop member 41 and stops. In the ball receiving position, the driven member 46 approaches a position slightly separated downward from the upper rotation restricting stopper 44S1. On the other hand, at the ball discharge position, the driven member 46 approaches a position slightly away from the lower rotation restricting stopper 44S2.

An operation protrusion 46G protrudes toward the case lid 43 from a portion of the front surface of the rotation plate 46A closer to the rotation center than the ball receiving portion 46C. The operation protrusion 46G has a diameter of about 8 to 10 mm and is circular in cross section, and an arrow-shaped instruction mark 46H with an upper side depressed is formed on the tip surface thereof. An operation window 43W is formed in the case lid 43 so as to penetrate the operation protrusion 46G, and the operation protrusion 46G is accommodated therein. The operation window 43W has a square shape with rounded corners, and when the turntable 46A is turned , the operation protrusion 46G moves along the diagonal line. Further, even if the turntable 46A is turned to a position where it comes into contact with the turn restricting stoppers 44S1, 44S2, the operation protrusion 46G does not come into contact with the inner surface of the operation window 43W. Further, a protrusion 43D is formed on the front surface of the case lid 43 so as to cover the upper side and both sides of the operation window 43W. Further, at a position near the upper edge of the case lid 43, a caution note display unit 43E is provided, which is marked with a cautionary note “raised in the direction of the arrow and attached to the main body”.

  As shown in FIG. 8, on the rear surface of the base member 65, a cam mechanism for driving the ball supply device 42 and the striking rod 67 in synchronization is provided. Specifically, on the rear surface of the base member 65, the rotating shaft of the hitting motor 75 projects, and a pinion gear 76A is fixed to the rotating shaft. An idle gear 76B is rotatably supported at an angle above the pinion gear 76A and meshes with the pinion gear 76A. A striking cam gear 76C is rotatably supported between the idle gear 76B on the rear surface of the base member 65 and the elastic element 62 positioned obliquely below the idle gear 76B, and meshes with the idle gear 76B. Further, a ball supply cam gear 76D is rotatably supported at a position substantially symmetrical to the striking cam gear 76C with the idle gear 76B sandwiched in the vertical direction, and meshes with the idle gear 76B.

  The idle gear 76B is a flat gear having a disc shape as a whole. The striking cam gear 76C is provided with a striking cam 77 integrally formed on one end face of a disc-shaped flat gear portion 76C1. The sphere supply cam gear 76D is provided with a sphere supply cam 78 integrally formed on one end surface of a disc-shaped flat gear portion 76D1. Further, the idle gear 76B, the striking cam gear 76C, and the ball supply cam gear 76D are all synthetic resin molded products, and the striking cam gear 76C and the ball supply cam gear 76D are molded with synthetic resins of different colors (for example, light blue and black). Thus, both can be easily identified.

  The striking cam 77 is generally semicircular when viewed from the rotational axis direction, one end of the substantially semicircular straight portion is disposed at the center of the flat gear portion 76C1, and the other end is a flat gear. Projecting outward from the portion 76C1. Specifically, the straight wall 77A constituting the substantially semicircular straight portion of the striking cam 77 is disposed on a line passing through the rotation center of the flat gear portion 76C1. A cylindrical wall 77C is erected at the center of the flat gear portion 76C1, and a linear wall 77A is erected from the cylindrical wall 77C. Furthermore, the circular arc wall 77B constituting the substantially semicircular circular arc portion rises gently from the opposite side of the rising portion of the straight wall 77A in the cylindrical wall 77C, is rounded, and gradually increases in curvature like an involute curve. The tip is connected to the arc wall 77B.

  Then, when the sliding contact boss 64B of the elastic element 62 is in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the arc wall 77B, the striking cam 77 is rotated away from the saddle stopper 74. At this time, the torsion coil spring 66 is twisted and deformed between the rotation cap 64 and the rotation ring 63 of the elastic element 62, and the elastic force is stored. When the sliding contact boss 64B passes the tip of the impact cam 77, the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 66 is released, and the slide contact boss 64B moves along the straight wall 77A of the impact cam 77, and the impact rod 67 Swiftly rotates together with the rotating cap 64 to reach the striking position where it contacts the heel stopper 74. Thereby, a game ball is launched.

  The ball supply cam 78 has the same structure as the striking cam 77 and includes a straight wall 78A that forms a substantially semicircular straight portion and an arc wall 78B that forms an arc portion. Further, a tangential wall 78D extends in the tangential direction of the cylindrical wall 78C from the opposite side of the rising portion of the straight wall 77A in the cylindrical wall 78C to the outer edge of the flat gear portion 76D1, and a circular arc extends from the tip of the spherical supply cam gear 76D. The wall 78B extends in an arc shape to the tip of the straight wall 78A.

  A cam slide contact protrusion 46B of the driven member 46 of the ball supply device 42 is in contact with the ball supply cam 78 from obliquely above. Specifically, the cam sliding contact protrusion 46B is urged toward the ball supply cam 78 by the weight of the weight 46D provided on the driven member 46 and the weight of the driven member 46. It is pressed against the ball supply cam 78.

  When the ball supply cam 78 rotates, as shown in FIG. 16A, the arc slide surface 46E of the cam slide contact projection 46B comes into sliding contact with the arc wall 78B of the ball supply cam 78, and the sliding contact occurs. The position moves from the tangential wall 78D side of the arc wall 78B to the straight wall 78A side. Then, along with this, the cam sliding contact portion 46B is pushed up, whereby the driven member 46 moves to the upper end side of the movable range. And the peak part 78P based on this invention located in the intersection of the circular arc wall 78B and the linear wall 78A among the ball supply cams 78 is the center in the circumferential direction of the circular arc sliding surface 46E, as shown in FIG.16 (B). When in contact with (corresponding to “one position” according to the present invention), the driven member 46 is most separated from the rotation center of the ball supply cam 78 by the ball supply cam 78. At this time, the driven member 46 is positioned at the ball receiving position, and the game ball is received from the game ball guiding path 44H into the ball receiving portion 46C. Then, the ball supply cam 78 is slightly rotated from there, and as shown in FIG. 16C, the peak portion 78P has one end portion in the circumferential direction of the arcuate sliding surface 46E (“other position according to the present invention”). , The driven member 46 slightly lowers (sinks), reaches the ball restricting position, restricts the discharge of the game ball from the game ball guiding path 44H, and receives the ball receiving portion 46C. The game ball is held in the state. Further, when the ball supply cam 78 rotates, the peak portion 78P moves away from the arc sliding surface 46E, and the cam sliding contact projection 46B moves to the rotation center side of the ball supply cam 78 at a stroke along the arc wall 78B. To do. As a result, the driven member 46 reaches the ball discharge position, and discharges the game ball onto the launch rail 40 from the ball receiving portion 46C. In this manner, the driven member 46 reciprocates up and down in synchronization with the operation of the striking rod 67, and game balls are supplied one by one from the ball supply device 42 onto the firing rail 40.

  The hitting cam 77 and the ball supply cam 78 are gear-connected so that the game ball is supplied from the ball supply device 42 at a timing when the hitting rod 67 is separated from the hitting position. For this purpose, a triangular protrusion MK1 and a circular protrusion MK2 are formed at an interval on the peripheral portion of the idle gear 76B, and a triangular protrusion is formed on the peripheral portion of the flat gear portion 76C1 of the striking cam gear 76C corresponding to these. MK1 is formed, and a round protrusion MK2 is formed on the peripheral edge portion of the flat gear portion 76D1 of the ball supply cam gear 76D. When the triangular protrusions MK1 and MK1 face each other and the round protrusions MK2 and MK2 face each other and the gears 76B, 76C, and 76D are engaged with each other, the above timing can be achieved.

  In the pachinko hall where game machines can be attached, maintenance and the like are performed with the game machines attached to the island facilities. Therefore, the ball supply cam gear 76D attached to the rear surface of the launching device unit 70 is operated by approaching the launching device unit 70 from the back side of the gaming machine, and the ball supply cam 78 does not come into contact with the cam sliding contact protrusion 46B. It is difficult to retract to the position. Therefore, by adopting the configuration as in the present invention, the case body 42C can be easily attached to the gaming machine, leading to improvement in workability.

  The description of the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is as described above. Next, the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described. When playing a game on the pachinko gaming machine 10, the operation knob 50 is turned. Then, the cam mechanism composed of the striking cam 77 and the ball supply cam 78 and their sliding parts is operated, and each time a game ball is supplied from the ball supply device 42 onto the firing rail 40 one by one, The hitting rod 67 performs a hitting operation in synchronism with the ball supply device 42, the hitting tip 67S of the hitting rod 67 collides with the game ball, the game ball is repelled, and the launching rail 40 and the guide rail 12 are used. It is guided to the game area R1 by the “rail member”. At this time, the launching force of the game ball can be changed by changing the rotation amount of the operation knob 50. Then, the game progresses in accordance with the winning balls 14A, 14B, 15, 20, and 21, the starting gate 18 and the like of the gaming balls flowing down the gaming area R1.

  Now, if the game ball is not normally fired even if the operation knob 50 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is operated, the hall staff of the game hole usually opens the glass frame 95 and investigates the cause. Specifically, the glass frame 95 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is opened using a predetermined key. Even if game balls are stored in the upper plate 26 at this time, the shutter 27 automatically blocks the ball passage 26A of the upper plate 26 when the glass frame 95 is opened, so that the game balls can be prevented from scattering. it can.

  The launcher unit 70 is then inspected. For example, when a foreign object or the like has entered the ball supply device 42 in the launching device unit 70, the case lid 43 is opened to remove the foreign material from the ball supply device 42. At this time, if the game balls in the ball supply device 42 are discharged from the ball discharge path 44K by operating the operation protrusion 45B protruding from the front surface of the case cover 43 before opening the case cover 43, the case cover Splashing of game balls when opening 43 is prevented.

  Further, when a part of the sphere supply device 42 is damaged due to foreign matter mixing, the sphere supply device 42 is replaced. In this case, the ny latch 44F provided in the ball supply device 42 is pulled out from the latch hole 65H, and the engagement between the one side portion of the case body 42C and the base member 65 is released. Then, the ball supply device 42 is rotated around the other side portion, and the lock piece 44D (see FIG. 8) is removed from the locking slit 65G. Thereby, the ball supply device 42 can be detached from the base member 65.

Next, a new ball supply device 42 is attached. Specifically, contrary to the above-described removal work, after the lock piece 44D is inserted into the locking slit 65G and the ball supply device 42 is rotated, the ball supply device 42 is supplied to the base member 65. The cam 78 is pressed in the direction of the rotation axis and attached to the base member 65. In this case, a note that the ball supply device 42 is displayed on the notice display unit 43E "attached to the body raised in the direction of arrow" follow the arrow indication marking 46H, manipulated through the operation window 43W projection 46G The case body 42 </ b> C is pressed against the base member 65 while pushing up in the direction of the arrow with a finger.

  Then, the driven member 46 contacts the upper rotation restricting stopper 44S1 in the case body 42C, and is positioned closer to the end of the movable range than the ball receiving position. That is, the cam slide contact protrusion 46B is further away from the rotation center of the ball supply cam 78 than the ball receiving position where the cam slide contact protrusion 46B and the peak portion 78P of the ball supply cam 78 contact each other. Be placed. Here, in FIG. 17, a portion inside the locus of the peak portion 78 </ b> P in the sphere supply cam 78 is shown as a cam rotation region R <b> 2 of the sphere supply cam 78. When the driven member 46 moves to a position where it comes into contact with the rotation restricting stopper 44S1, the cam sliding contact protrusion 46B is positioned outside the cam rotation region R2.

  Then, when the case body 42C is pressed against the base member 65 in this state, the cam sliding contact portion 46B passes through the cam connection window 65C of the base member 65 and enters a position spaced apart obliquely above the ball supply cam 78. It will be in the state. Accordingly, the case body 42C can be assembled to the base member 65 without causing the cam sliding contact protrusion 46B to interfere with the ball supply cam 78 that is disposed on the rear surface side of the base member 65 and is difficult to visually recognize. . When the hand is released from the operation protrusion 46G, the driven member 46 is lowered by its own weight and moves into the cam rotation region R2 of the ball supply cam 78. Then, the cam sliding contact portion 46B comes into contact with the ball supply cam 78 from a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the ball supply cam 78, and the ball supply cam 78 can be driven. Next, the ny latch 44F is pushed into the latch hole 65H, the case body 42C is fixed to the base member 65, and the glass frame 95 is closed. Then, the open shaft 43C provided in the case body 42C comes into sliding contact with the sliding contact piece 27B of the shutter 27, and the shutter 27 opens the ball passage 26A, so that the game balls stored in the upper plate 26 can be supplied to the ball supply device 42. become. Thereby, the game can be resumed.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the case body 42C is assembled to the base member 65 while the driven member 46 is operated through the operation window 43W of the case body 42C, so that the cam sliding contact of the driven member 46 is achieved. Interference between the protrusion 46B and the ball supply cam 78 can be avoided. Thereby, the case body 42 </ b> C containing the driven member 46 can be easily assembled to the base member 65 including the ball supply cam 78.

The main points of the present embodiment are summarized as follows.
(1) A base member 65 to which game machine components can be attached, a case body 42C to be detachably attached to the base member 65, and one end pivotally supported in the case body 42C so as to be rotatable. In a gaming machine including a driven member 46 and a cam mechanism portion that rotates the driven member 46 provided on the case body 42C by a cam mechanism, the driven member 46 is a cam mechanism portion (“ sphere supply Kamugi ya 76D "," hitting Kamugi ya 76C "," idling formate ya 76B "," equivalent to Piniongi ya 76A ") engaging portion for engaging with the (" cam sliding Se' of this embodiment The case body 65 includes a first opening (corresponding to the “cam connecting hole 44L” in the present embodiment) and a second opening in which a part of the driven member 46 is exposed. Department ( Corresponding to the “operation window 43W” of the embodiment), the engaging portion protrudes from the first opening, and the follower member 46 extends from the second opening to the case body. The cam mechanism portion can be rotated from the outside of 42C, and the cam mechanism portion is engaged with the engagement portion by rotating with the engagement portion (corresponding to the “ball supply cam 78” in this embodiment). And the cam engaging member has a first position (corresponding to the “ball discharge position” in the present embodiment) at which the driven member 46 is at the lowest limit position and a second position at which it is the highest limit position. (Corresponding to the “ball receiving position” in the present embodiment) and reciprocatingly rotating the driven member 46 from the second opening to rotate to a third position higher than the second position. A game characterized by having a configuration that can be moved It is. Therefore, when the case body 42C is attached, the driven member 46 can be operated from the outside and can be attached to the base member 65 while being lifted higher than the second position, so that the engaging portion and the cam engaging member can come into contact with each other. Easy to install.

  (2) The cam engaging member is pivotally supported by the base member 65, and when rotated, the locus of the outermost contour draws a cam rotation region R2, and at the third position, The gaming machine according to (1) above, wherein the engaging portion is located outside the cam rotation region R2. Therefore, since the engaging part can be moved outside the rotation area of the cam engaging member, interference between the engaging part and the cam engaging member at the time of attachment can be avoided.

  (3) The game frame body 80 to which the base member 65 can be attached, the cam engagement member is attached to one end surface side of the base member 65, and the case body 42C is attached to the other end surface side. The base member 65 is formed with a cam connection window 65C in which the engaging portion can project to one end surface side of the base member 65. (1) or (2), It is a gaming machine. Therefore, the member can be arranged using the base member 65 effectively.

  (4) In the state where the base member 65 is attached to the gaming frame 80, the one end surface side is located in the gaming machine rear side direction, and the other end surface side is located in the gaming machine front side direction. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 3 above. Therefore, the case body 42C can be easily attached and detached by attaching the case body 42C to the front side of the gaming machine of the base member 65.

  (5) Inside the case body 42C, there is provided a game ball guiding path 44H for allowing the game ball to flow down to the driven member 46, and the driven member 46 can receive the game ball at the second position. The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the gaming machine has a receiving portion 46C. Therefore, the game ball can be easily guided inside the case body 42C.

  (6) A game area R1 for playing, a game ball supply tray (corresponding to the “upper plate 26” in the present embodiment) provided on the front side of the gaming machine, and a rail for guiding the game ball to the game area R1 And a striking rod 67 for launching a game ball in the game area R1, at least a part of the rail member is provided on the base member 65, and the case ball 42C is supplied with the game ball supply A ball inlet 43A through which a game ball flowing down from the dish flows into the game ball guide path 44H and a game ball received by the ball receiving portion 46C at the second position are discharged out of the case body 42C at the first position. The ball member 44G is provided, and the rail member provided in the base member 65 is arranged so that a game ball discharged from the ball outlet 44G is guided (5) Play described in It is a machine. Here, the rail member includes the guide rail 12 and the firing rail 40 of the present embodiment. Therefore, a game ball can be launched into the game area R1 with a compact device.

  (7) The engaging portion and the cam engaging member each have a substantially arc-shaped surface to be engaged, and in the process from the start of engagement to the end of engagement, respectively, the second position and the second position (5) or (6), wherein the follower member 46 is located at a lower position than the ball receiving portion 46C and is converted to a ball restricting position where the game ball cannot be received by the ball receiving portion 46C. ). Here, in the present embodiment, the arc slide surface 46E of the cam slide contact projection 46B and the arc wall 78B of the ball supply cam 78 are engaged. Therefore, the number of game balls flowing into the ball receiving portion 46C is limited, and it is possible to prevent problems such as ball clogging due to the second game ball starting to flow into the ball receiving portion 46C.

  (8) The driven member 46 includes a weight portion (corresponding to the “weight 46D” in the present embodiment), and in a state where the driven member 46 is not engaged with the cam engaging member, The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the gaming machine is held at the first position by rotating and contacting with its own weight. Here, in the present embodiment, the driven member 46 is configured to approach a position slightly away from the lower rotation restricting stopper 44S2 at the ball discharge position. The side rotation restricting stopper 44S2 may be in contact. Therefore, it is always possible to stop the game ball from flowing into the ball receiving portion 46C without stopping the game ball.

  (9) The game ball guiding path 44H can be stopped for one game ball between the game ball guiding path 44H and the ball stopper (corresponding to the “opposing surface 46F” in the present embodiment). The ball discharge path 44K that allows the ball to be pulled out of the case body 42C is provided on the bottom surface, and the opening / closing member 45 that can open and close the ball discharge path 44K is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of (5) to (8) above, wherein the ball discharge path 44K is opened by a player's operation while the discharge path 44K is kept closed. Therefore, it is possible to launch only one game ball while removing the ball, and even if the ball removal button 23 is accidentally pressed, only one game ball can be launched and the game can be continued.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 10. However, any gaming machine may be provided for an arrangement ball or the like.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the striking cam 77 and the ball supply cam 78 are rotated by the striking motor 75, but they may be manually rotated.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the driven member 46 is biased downward by the weight 46D. However, the driven member 46 may be biased downward or upward by the elastic force of an elastic body such as a spring.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the operation protrusion 46G is operated to rotate the driven member 46 upward. However, the operation protrusion 46G is operated to rotate the driven member 46 downward. Good.

  (5) In the embodiment, the base member 65 is disposed between the case body 42C and the ball supply cam 78. However, the ball supply cam 78 is disposed between the base member 65 and the case body 43C. May be.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the glass frame 95 and the lower cover 29 are separated to form a separate structure. However, the glass frame 95 and the lower cover 29 are integrally formed to form the glass frame 95, and the glass frame The launcher unit 70 may be configured to be able to be confirmed by opening 95.

  (7) In the above-described embodiment, after the lock piece 44D is inserted into the locking slit 65G and the ball supply device 42 is rotated, the rotation direction of the supply cam 78 with respect to the base member 65 However, the ball supply device 42 is moved closer to the base member 65 from the direction inclined with respect to the rotation axis of the supply cam 78 and pressed against the base member 65 while inserting the lock piece 44D into the locking slit 65G. May be.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention An exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine Rear view of pachinko machine Front view of the front frame Partial enlargement of the rear side of the glass frame and lower cover Front view of the launcher unit attached to the front frame Front view of launcher unit Rear view of launcher unit Side view of launcher unit Perspective view of launcher unit with ball supply device removed Partial cross section of launcher unit Perspective view of launcher unit Exploded perspective view of ball supply device Partial enlarged view of the launcher unit with the case lid removed Partial enlarged view of the launcher unit with the case lid removed (A) Sliding situation diagram between ball supply cam and cam sliding contact protrusion, (B) Sliding situation diagram between ball supply cam and cam sliding contact projection, (C) Ball supply cam and cam sliding Figure of sliding situation with contact Rear view of base member

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
12 Guide rail (rail member)
26 Top plate (game ball supply tray)
26A Ball passage 27 Shutter 27S Torsion spring (shutter urging member)
40 Launch rail (rail member)
41 Ball stop member (ball stop)
42C Case body 43 Case lid (wall)
43A Ball inlet 43W Operation window 44H Game ball guide path 44K Ball discharge path (ball removal path)
44L Cam connecting hole 44S1, 44S2 Rotation restriction stopper (rotation restriction part)
44X Terminal opening 44Z Branch 45 Opening / closing member 46 Driven member 46B Cam sliding contact portion 46C Ball receiving portion 46D Weight (weight portion)
46E Arc sliding surface 46G Operation protrusion 65 Base member 67 Strike rod 77 Strike cam 78 Ball supply cam 78P Peak portion 80 Game frame 81 Game machine body 95 Glass frame (exterior cover)
R1 game area R2 cam rotation area (rotation area)

Claims (1)

A base member on which a cam is rotatably mounted;
A case body provided on the base member;
A game ball guiding path provided in the case body for guiding a game ball;
A game ball that is housed in the case body and has a cam slide contact protrusion that protrudes toward the base member and slides on the cam, and reciprocates by receiving a force from the cam. One by one and a driven member for discharging out of the case body,
A striking paddle for playing game balls discharged to the outside of the case body;
In a gaming machine comprising a gaming area for playing a game, and a game ball played by the striking spear is allowed to flow down to the gaming area to advance the game,
The case body is provided with a rotation restricting portion for restricting the movable range of the driven member, and the cam when the driven member is brought into contact with the rotation restricting portion on one end side of the movable range. The sliding contact protrusion is configured to be out of the rotation region of the cam,
A part of the driven member faces the outside of the case body on the wall portion of the case body that covers the driven member, and the cam sliding contact protrusion can be operated to move outside the rotation region of the cam. A gaming machine characterized in that an operation window is formed.

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