JP4804909B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a back mechanism board on the back side of the front frame, and a game machine such as a pachinko machine equipped with a ball storage unit capable of storing game balls in the back mechanism board and discharging the stored game balls. Related to the machine.

There is a pachinko game machine as a typical game machine that uses a game ball to play a game. On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine, a game ball is stored and a ball storage unit that can discharge the game ball, specifically, a ball storage tank (ball tank) that can store the game ball, and a ball storage A ball alignment member (tank rail) that allows the game balls in the tank to flow down while being aligned is provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-143799 A

  By the way, the pachinko gaming machine described in the above patent document is provided with a back mechanism board (mechanism mounting part) on the back side, a tank mounting part is provided on the upper side of the back mechanism board, and a ball storage tank is mounted on the tank mounting part. is doing. A rail mounting portion is provided below the tank mounting portion, and a ball alignment member is mounted on the rail mounting portion. And it is necessary to fix the ball storage tank and the ball alignment member to the back mechanism panel (specifically, the tank mounting part or the rail mounting part). When the fastening member to be fastened is prepared separately, the work of attaching the ball storage tank and fastening it to the back mechanism panel and the work of attaching the ball alignment member and fastening to the back mechanism board are performed separately. It must be cumbersome. Therefore, there is a possibility that improvement in manufacturing efficiency of the pachinko gaming machine may be hindered. In addition, the number of parts required for assembling the ball storage tank and the ball alignment member increases, leaving room for improvement in the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine.

  Accordingly, 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 increase the efficiency of the assembly operation of the ball storage unit and can improve the manufacturing efficiency. It is what.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, a back mechanism board is provided on the back side of the front frame, and a game ball is stored in the back mechanism board. In addition, in a gaming machine equipped with a ball storage unit capable of discharging the stored game balls,
The ball storage unit includes a ball storage tank that stores game balls, a ball alignment member that slopes down in a state of communicating with the downstream side of the ball storage tank, and flows down while aligning the game balls in the ball storage tank; A storage unit base that is secured to the back mechanism panel and mounts the ball storage tank and the ball alignment member side by side;
The storage unit base extends rearward from the rear surface side of the storage unit base, and is disposed below the tank mounting portion on which a ball storage tank can be mounted, and a ball alignment member An alignment member mounting portion that can be mounted at a position separated from the back mechanism board ,
The alignment member fitting portion includes a depending wall depending from the edge after the tank mounting portion downwardly extends toward the lower end of the hanging lower wall to the rear, it can be placed the ball alignment member in a state where the bottom is inclined And an alignment member mounting portion that is inclined downward toward the left and right sides ,
An engagement receiving portion for slidingly engaging the ball alignment member is formed on the hanging wall,
The ball alignment member is a saddle member in which an alignment path of game balls is formed between a front partition wall standing on the front side and a rear partition wall standing on the rear side,
The front partition wall is provided with an engaging portion that slides and engages with the engagement receiving portion of the hanging wall from the inclined upstream side of the alignment member mounting portion toward the inclined downstream side,
The ball storage tank communicates with an upstream portion of the ball alignment member , and a discharge port for discharging the stored game balls to the alignment path, and a locking portion capable of locking the ball alignment member. With
The locking portion includes a first locking portion that comes into contact with the upstream end of the ball alignment member from the left and right sides, a second locking portion that comes into contact with the rear partition wall of the ball alignment member from the rear, With
When the engaging portion with the engaging receiving portion slides engaging engaged by mounting the ball alignment member on the alignment member mounting portion for mounting the ball storage tank to the tank mounting portion in this state, the locking part is restricted in that the ball aligning member engaged with the ball alignment member moves the inclined upstream and behind the alignment member mounting part, the ball alignment member can deviate from the alignment member mounting portion This is a gaming machine that is configured to regulate the game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the hanging wall includes a raised portion that is formed above the engagement receiving portion and protrudes rearward with a width equal to the thickness of the front partition wall.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the front partition wall is set to have a lower height in the vertical direction than the rear partition wall so that the raised portions overlap from above .

According to the present invention, the ball alignment member can be easily attached to the storage unit base simply by slidingly engaging the engaging portion with the engaging receiving portion .
In addition, since the first locking portion and the second locking portion restrict the movement of the ball alignment member to the upstream side and the rear side of the alignment member mounting portion, the ball alignment member is held by the alignment member mounting portion. it can be, it is possible to improve the manufacturing efficiency by increasing the efficiency of mounting operation.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the front frame.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 has an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 that is pivotally attached to a front frame 3 having a substantially frame-shaped front frame (inner frame) that can be opened and closed. A storage frame 4 (see FIG. 10) is formed so that a rectangular gaming board 5 can be stored, and a front cover member 6 with one side (left side in FIG. 1) pivoted on the front side of the front frame 3 is opened and closed. The front cover member 6 is provided so that a transparent glass plate 7 is accommodated, and the game area 8 formed on the front surface of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front through the glass plate 7.

  In addition, a large frame-like back mechanism board 10 is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, more specifically on the back side of the front frame 3, and a substantially rectangular opening 11 is opened in the center of the back mechanism board 10, A portion protruding from the back side of the game board 5, specifically, a rear part of a winning device (not shown) or a rear part of a center case (not shown) provided in the game board 5, and a game control device 14 in the opening 11 It is arranged so that it does not interfere with the back mechanism panel 10. A cover body 16 that covers the rear part of the winning device and the rear part of the center case is arranged behind the game board 5.

  The back mechanism board 10 has a ball storage unit 23 disposed above the opening 11, and a ball that causes the game ball discharged from the ball storage unit 23 to flow down to the side of the opening 11 (right side in FIG. 2). A flow-down unit 24 is arranged. Further, below the opening 11, a ball guiding unit 25 for guiding the game ball flowing down the ball flow down unit 24 or the game board 5 downward is arranged, and on the back side of the ball guiding unit 25, a discharge control device is arranged. 26, a power supply device 27, and a control unit 29 including a relay board 28 are arranged. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, one side (right side in FIG. 3) of the sphere storage unit 23 is connected to the upper part of the sphere lowering unit 24, and the lower part of the sphere lowering unit 24 and the upper part of the sphere guiding unit 25 are connected. One side (the right side in FIG. 3) is connected, and the game ball is configured to flow down the back side of the back mechanism board 10 in the order of the ball storage unit 23, the ball flow down unit 24, and the ball guide unit 25. Above the ball storage unit 23, a replenishing device (not shown) is provided in the game machine installation island facility, and replenishes game balls from the game machine installation island facility to the ball storage unit 23 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. ) Is arranged.

Next, the sphere storage unit 23 will be described.
The ball storage unit 23 is a unit capable of storing the game balls replenished from the replenishing device and discharging the stored game balls. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball storage unit 23 has a storage unit base 32, a ball storage tank 33 that can store game balls, and a ball alignment that allows the game balls supplied from the ball storage tank 33 to flow down while being aligned. A member (chute) 34 and an alignment ball leveling member 35 for eliminating the stacked state of the game balls flowing down the ball alignment member 34 are provided.

  The storage unit base 32 is a member fixed to the upper part of the back mechanism board 10 and includes a horizontally long plate-like storage base base 37, which is closer to one side of the back side of the storage base base 37 (leftward in FIG. 4). The tank mounting portion 38 is provided, the alignment member mounting portion 39 is provided below the tank mounting portion 38, and the ball storage tank 33 and the ball alignment member 34 are mounted side by side. Further, the other side (right side in FIG. 4) of the storage base base 37 is provided with a storage connection part 40 that can be connected to a part of the ball flow lowering unit 24, and the storage connection part 40 is moved back and forth to the upper part of the ball flow lowering unit 24. It is configured so that it can be connected in a state where it overlaps with.

  The tank mounting portion 38 is provided with a shelf-like tank mounting portion 42 that is inclined downward toward one side (left side in FIG. 4) on the back side of the storage unit base 32 and extends rearward. The ball storage tank 33 can be placed (mounted) on the portion 42 with the bottom inclined. Further, rib-like contact pieces 43 that contact the side portions of the sphere storage tank 33 are extended upward on both the left and right sides of the tank mounting portion 42. A fixing boss 44 for fixing the storage tank 33 protrudes rearward. A cylindrical fitting receiving portion into which a part of the sphere storage tank 33 can be fitted is provided below one of the fastening bosses 44 (the fastening boss 44 positioned on the inclined lower end side of the tank mounting portion 42). 45 is arranged.

  The alignment member mounting portion 39 includes a horizontally long hanging wall 48 that hangs downward from the rear end of the tank placement portion 42, and an alignment member placement portion 49 that extends rearward from the lower end of the hanging wall 48. Provided, the alignment member mounting portion 49 is disposed below the rear portion of the tank mounting portion 42, and the ball alignment member 34 can be mounted at a position separated rearward from the storage base base 37 and the back mechanism board 10. (See FIG. 5). Further, the alignment member mounting portion 49 is arranged in a posture inclined downward in the direction opposite to the inclination direction of the tank mounting portion 42, and the ball alignment member 34 is placed on the alignment member mounting portion 49 with the bottom portion inclined. It is configured so that it can be mounted. Then, a laterally raised ridge 50 disposed on the front side of the ball alignment member 34 is formed at the rear of the hanging wall 48, and the sphere alignment member 34 is formed on the side of the bulge 50 (the right side in FIG. 4). A support rod 51 that supports a part of the rod extends rearward.

  The ball storage tank 33 is a member for storing game balls supplied (supplemented) from the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1, specifically, from the replenishment device of the gaming machine installation island facility. As shown in FIG. 6, the sphere storage tank 33 is formed in a horizontally long bottomed box shape having an upper surface opened, and is disposed below the replenishing device with the upper surface opening serving as a sphere receiving port. In addition, a game ball flow path 54 through which game balls can flow down is formed at the bottom of the ball storage tank 33, and the ball alignment member 34 is located near one side of the rear part of the ball storage tank 33 (rightward in FIG. 6). A discharge port 55 communicating with the upstream portion is opened, and the game balls flowing down from the game ball flow channel 54 through the discharge port 55 are discharged to the ball alignment member 34. In addition, the discharge port 55 has its front and rear opening width set to be approximately the same width as two game balls. Further, on both the left and right sides of the ball storage tank 33, a fastening portion 56 that is fastened to the fastening boss 44 of the tank mounting portion 38 protrudes outward, and stops on the discharge port 55 side (right side in FIG. 6). A fitting boss 57 that can be fitted to the fitting receiving portion 45 of the tank mounting portion 38 is extended to the front portion 56.

The game ball channel 54 includes a first channel 61 inclined downward in the direction opposite to the tilt direction of the ball alignment member 34 (right direction in FIG. 6), the rear side in the ball storage tank 33, and the first The second flow path 62 disposed at a position lower than the flow path 61 and inclined downward toward the discharge port 55 is connected to the lower end of the first flow path 61 and the upper end of the second flow path 62, and A connection channel 63 that slopes downward from the lower end of the first channel 61 toward the upper end of the second channel 62 is provided, and the discharge port 55 communicates with the lower end of the second channel 62. Accordingly, the game balls in the ball storage tank 33 are configured to be discharged to the ball alignment member 34 through the first flow path 61, the connection flow path 63, the second flow path 62, and the discharge port 55. The first flow path 61 is extended to the lateral direction along the front wall 33a for partitioning the front side of the ball storage tank 33, the upstream portion of this first flow path 61 of the bottom of the sphere storage tank 33 It is set wide across the entire front and rear width. The second flow path 62 extends in the left-right direction along the rear side wall 33 b that defines the rear side of the sphere storage tank 33, and the front-rear width of the second flow path 62 is the front-rear opening width of the discharge port 55. And the same width as two game balls. Furthermore, the connection flow path 63 extends in the front-rear direction along the side wall portion 33c that defines the opposite side (right side in FIG. 6) of the sphere storage unit 33 in the sphere storage tank 33. Is set to the same width as two game balls.

  Further, a protruding portion 64 that protrudes upward is projected to the vicinity of the edge of the upper surface opening of the ball storage tank 33 at the edge of the discharge port 55 opposite to the second flow path 62 (left side in FIG. 6). Has been established. By forming the protrusion 64, the game ball is prevented from directly falling to the discharge port 55 from the opposite side of the second flow channel 62 across the discharge port 55 in the first flow channel 61. It is possible to prevent inconvenience that the game ball that has reached 55 moves in the direction of flowing backward through the second flow path 62.

  The ball alignment member 34 is a horizontally long bowl member having an open upper surface, and communicates with the downstream side of the ball storage tank 33, specifically the discharge port 55, and descends the second flow path 62 of the ball storage tank 33 from the discharge port 55. It is arranged in a state where it is inclined downward in the same direction as the inclination. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a front partition wall 66 standing on the front side of the ball alignment member 34 and a rear partition wall 67 standing on the rear side are provided, and the front partition wall 66 and the rear partition wall 67 are provided. Is set to a width that is sufficiently narrower than the front-rear width of the ball storage tank 33, specifically, approximately two game balls, and one game ball is placed inside the ball alignment member 34. A first alignment path 68 and a second alignment path 69 that flow down in a divided manner, and a partition wall 70 that partitions the first alignment path 68 and the second alignment path 69. Then, the first alignment path 68 and the second alignment path 69 are arranged in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1, more specifically, the first alignment path 68 is located behind the pachinko gaming machine 1 (in other words, the rear section The second alignment path 69 is disposed near the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (in other words, near the front partition wall 66). Further, the bottom of the first alignment path 68, the bottom of the second alignment path 69, and the corner of the bottom of the second alignment path 69 and the front side partition wall 66 are set to have a narrower width than the game ball. A plurality of groove portions 71 are provided along the downward inclination direction.

  Further, when the front partition wall 66 is set lower than the rear partition wall 67 and the ball alignment member 34 is mounted on the storage unit base 32, the front partition wall 66 and the raised portion 50 are arranged so as to overlap each other. (See FIG. 10). Note that a locking hole 72 for locking the ball alignment member 34 to the ball flow lowering unit 24 is provided in the downstream end portion (left end portion in FIG. 7) of the rear partition wall 67.

  Further, the upper end portion of the partition wall 70 is set so as to gradually increase from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball alignment member 34, and the portion facing the lower side of the discharge port 55 in the upper edge portion of the partition wall 70 (that is, the sphere) The upper edge of the alignment member 34 located on the upstream side of the alignment member 34 is formed to have a thickness that is substantially the same as the lower part (base) of the partition wall 70, and is located downstream of the outlet 55 in the upper edge of the partition wall 70. The portion to be positioned is formed to have a narrower width than the lower part (base part) of the partition wall 70 and the tip is sharpened.

  Further, in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the ball alignment member 34, the alignment ball leveling member 35 is disposed in a state where it faces the first alignment path 68 and the second alignment path 69. The alignment sphere leveling member 35 is disposed above the downstream side of the first alignment path 68 and above the downstream side of the second alignment path 69, and the upper end portion of the alignment sphere leveling member 35 is rearward from the hanging wall 48. Is supported by a swinging shaft 74 extending in the direction of extension of the ball alignment member 34 (see FIGS. 4 and 10), and the lower end of the alignment ball leveling member 35 is a ball. From the height of one game ball from the bottom of the first alignment path 68 or the second alignment path 69 (that is, the bottom of the ball alignment member 34) in a suspended state that is not in contact with the game balls in the alignment member 34 and the partition wall 70 Also, it can be arranged at a slightly higher position. Therefore, when the plurality of game balls are stacked and flow down the first alignment path 68 or the second alignment path 69, the alignment ball leveling member 35 swings with the game balls coming into contact with the lower part thereof, and the alignment ball The game ball can be pressed and leveled by its own weight. Thereby, it is possible to flow down to the downstream side of the ball alignment member 34 in a state where the game balls are not stacked.

  The sphere storage unit 23 includes an engagement mechanism 77 that can engage the alignment member mounting portion 39 and the sphere alignment member 34. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement mechanism 77 includes an engagement portion 78 provided on the ball alignment member 34 and an engagement receiving portion 79 provided on the alignment member mounting portion 39. The engagement portion 78 is a horizontally long protrusion that protrudes forward from the front partition wall 66 of the ball alignment member 34 toward the alignment member mounting portion 39, and the engagement claw 80 is moved upward at the tip of the engagement portion 78. It stands up (see FIG. 7). In the ball alignment member 34 of the present embodiment, the two engaging portions 78 are arranged in a state of being aligned along the inclination direction of the ball alignment member 34.

  In addition, the engagement receiving portion 79 is configured by a horizontally long opening, and is opened between the raised portion 50 and the alignment member placement portion 49 of the hanging wall 48 of the alignment member mounting portion 39, specifically, the hanging wall 48. Yes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a first opening 81 that can pass through the engaging claw 80 in the front-rear direction, and an inclined lower end side of the alignment member mounting portion 49 in the first opening 81 (in FIG. 5). It is configured to communicate with a groove-shaped second opening 82 opened on the left side). Furthermore, the second opening 82 is set to have a narrower vertical width than the first opening 81, and the base portion of the engaging portion 78 can slide in the left-right direction (inclination direction of the alignment member mounting portion 49). 80 is configured to be unable to pass in the front-rear direction.

  The engagement mechanism 77 having such a configuration inserts the engagement portion 78 into the first opening 81 of the engagement receiving portion 79 and slides the ball alignment member 34 on the alignment member placement portion 49 in this state. When the ball aligning member 34 and the engaging portion 78 are moved to the inclined lower end side (right side in FIG. 4) of the aligning member mounting portion 49, the engaging portion 78 is moved from the first opening 81 to the second opening 82, and The two openings 82 and the engaging claws 80 are engaged, and the engaging portion 78 cannot move in the front-rear direction with respect to the engaging portion 78. That is, the engaging mechanism 77 converts the engaging member mounting portion 39 and the ball aligning member 34 into an engaging state in which the engaging member 77 is engaged. On the other hand, in this engaged state, the ball alignment member 34 is slid on the alignment member mounting portion 49, and the ball alignment member 34 and the engagement portion 78 are moved to the inclined upper end side (left side in FIG. 4) of the alignment member mounting portion 49. When moved, the engaging portion 78 moves from the second opening 82 to the first opening 81 and is disposed at a position where the first opening 81 and the engaging claw 80 are aligned in the front-rear direction. 79 is movable in the front-rear direction. That is, the engagement mechanism 77 converts the engagement state between the alignment member mounting portion 39 and the ball alignment member 34 to an engagement release state in which the engagement state is released.

  Furthermore, the sphere storage unit 23 includes a locking portion 84 that can be locked to the sphere alignment member 34 in the sphere storage tank 33. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the locking portion 84 includes a first locking portion 85 that forms an edge of the discharge port 55 on the second flow path 62 side, and a rear portion of the first locking portion 85. It is comprised from the board | plate-shaped 2nd latching | locking part 86 arrange | positioned and extended from the 1st latching | locking part 85 at the ball | bowl alignment member 34 side. Then, the upstream edge portion of the ball alignment member 34 can be locked (contacted) with the first locking portion 85, and the rear partition wall 67 of the ball alignment member 34 is locked with the second locking portion 86 from the rear ( Contact) possible.

  In addition, the ball storage tank 33 is provided with the ground member 90 facing the game ball flow path 54 (connection flow path 63) on the side wall portion 33c. The ground member 90 is a metal member that can be connected to the game ball in the ball storage tank 33, and is formed by bending a thin metal plate into a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions in the state inserted | pinched so that the wall part 33c may be covered from upper direction. Then, the lower end of the inner portion 90a facing the connection channel 63 is arranged at a position lower than the radius of the game ball from the bottom of the connection channel 63 (see FIG. 4), and the bottom of the connection channel 63 is rolled. Even a game ball to be played is configured to easily come into contact with the ground member 90. Further, on the outer side portion 90b disposed outside the side wall portion 33c, a mounting piece 90c is extended from the front side edge to the outside (opposite side to the side wall portion 33c), and the mounting is performed. The piece 90c is disposed behind the fastening portion 56 on the connection flow path 63 side (left side in FIG. 8). Further, the attachment piece 90 c is fixed to the fixing boss 44 by a fixing member 91 such as a screw together with the fixing portion 56. In other words, the ground member 90 is fixed to the ball storage tank 33 by the fixing member 91 for fixing the ball storage tank 33 mounted on the tank mounting portion 42. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a grounding wire 92 is connected to the grounding member 90 by a fastening member 91, and the grounding wire 92 is provided with a metal locking base 93 provided on the front frame 3 (see FIG. 1). The locking base 93 is connected to the ground. Therefore, it is configured such that the static electricity charged in the game ball can be discharged to the ground through the ground member 90, the ground wiring 92, and the locking base 93.

  In order to assemble the sphere storage unit 23 having such a configuration, first, the alignment sphere leveling member 35 is loosely fitted to the swing shaft 74, and the sphere alignment member 34 is mounted on the alignment member mounting portion 49. At the same time, the engaging portion 78 is inserted into the engaging receiving portion 79. Then, the front side partition wall 66 of the ball alignment member 34 comes into contact with the hanging wall 48 and is disposed between the raised portion 50 and the alignment member mounting portion 49. When the ball alignment member 34 is slid in this state to convert the engagement mechanism 77 to the engagement state, the side edge of the engagement receiving portion 79 (specifically, the edge of the second opening 82 on the storage connection portion 40 side) The engaging portion 78 abuts, and the ball alignment member 34 is positioned in a state where the inclined lower end thereof is disposed above the lower end of the alignment member mounting portion 49. Thus, the ball alignment member 34 can be easily mounted on the storage unit base 32 simply by sliding the ball alignment member 34.

  When the ball alignment member 34 is mounted on the alignment member mounting portion 39 and positioned, the ball storage tank 33 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 42. Specifically, the ball storage tank 33 is inserted between the left and right contact pieces 43 from the rear, and the ball storage tank 33 is contacted with the left and right contact pieces 43 to position the ball storage tank 33 in the left-right direction. Do. Further, the front side wall 33a of the sphere storage tank 33 and the storage base base 37 are brought into contact with each other to position the sphere storage tank 33 in the front-rear direction. Then, the discharge port 55 of the sphere storage tank 33 communicates with the upstream portion of the sphere alignment member 34, and the upstream portion of the sphere alignment member 34 is set below the discharge port 55. Further, the first locking portion 85 is locked to the upstream edge portion of the ball alignment member 34 in a state of being aligned side by side, and the second locking portion 86 is locked to the rear partition wall 67 of the ball alignment member 34 from the rear. . That is, the locking portion 84 is locked to the ball alignment member 34. Further, the fastening portion 56 of the ball storage tank 33 contacts the fastening boss 44, and the fitting boss 57 is fitted into the fitting receiving portion 45.

  In this state, the fastening portion 56 on the connection flow path 63 side (left side in FIG. 4), the attachment piece 90c of the ground member 90, and the fastening boss 44 on the connection flow path 63 side are fastened by the fastening member 91, The fastening part 56 on the storage connection part 40 side (right side in FIG. 4) and the fastening boss 44 on the storage connection part 40 side are fastened by a fastening member (not shown). Then, the sphere storage tank 33 is fixed to the storage unit base 32, and the ground member 90 is fixed to the sphere storage tank 33. As a result, the sphere storage tank 33 maintains the state in which the first locking portion 85 is locked to the upstream edge portion of the sphere alignment member 34 and prevents the sphere alignment member 34 from sliding to the inclined upper end side. Accordingly, the conversion of the engagement mechanism 77 to the disengaged state is restricted. Further, the second locking portion 86 is kept locked to the rear partition wall 67 of the ball alignment member 34, and the ball alignment member 34 moves in the front-rear direction and the alignment member placement portion 49 of the storage unit base 32. Regulate leaving. In this way, the ball storage unit 23 can hold the ball alignment member 34 on the alignment member mounting portion 39 (storage unit base 32) by mounting the ball storage tank 33, and the ball alignment member 34 can be separated. It is not necessary to fasten using the fastening member prepared in (1). Therefore, it is possible to increase the efficiency of the assembly work of the ball storage unit 23, that is, to store the game balls, and to increase the efficiency of the mounting work of the components that can discharge the stored game balls. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is manufactured. Efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, the number of members required for assembling the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be reduced. Further, since the ball storage tank 33 and the grounding member 90 are fastened by the common fastening member 91, it is not necessary to prepare a separate member for fastening the grounding member 90, and the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be reduced. Further, it can be kept low.

  Then, when the game ball is supplied from the replenishment device of the gaming machine installation island facility to the ball storage unit 23 assembled in this way, the game ball falls into the first flow path 61 of the ball storage tank 33, and the first flow It reaches the discharge port 55 via the path 61, the connection channel 63, and the second channel 62. Therefore, it can be avoided that the game balls in the ball storage tank 33 flow down in a short time and concentrate on the discharge port 55. Thereby, it is possible to prevent clogging of the balls at the discharge port 55, and the game balls can be discharged smoothly to the ball alignment member 34. Further, it is possible to prevent the game ball from dropping from directly above the discharge port 55, and to suppress the disadvantage that the partition wall 70 facing the discharge port 55 collides with the game ball and breaks the partition wall 70. it can. Furthermore, the portion of the upper edge of the partition wall 70 that faces the lower side of the discharge port 55 is formed to have the same width as the lower end (base end) of the partition wall 70, so that the game ball that has reached the discharge port 55 Even if it collides with the partition wall 70, the partition wall 70 facing the discharge port 55 is hardly damaged.

  In addition, since the ground member 90 that can conduct to the game ball in the ball storage tank 33 is provided, the ground member 90 and the game ball can be conducted to remove static electricity charged in the game ball. Therefore, even when the game ball is configured to flow in the vicinity of the electronic device in the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, the game control device 14 or the discharge control device 26, the malfunction of the electronic device due to static electricity is suppressed. can do.

  The game balls that have flowed into the ball alignment member 34 from the outlet 55 flow down into the first alignment path 68 and the second alignment path 69, and are supplied to the ball flow-down unit 24. At this time, the partition wall 70 is set to be gradually higher from the upstream side to the downstream side of the ball alignment member 34 and the upper edge portion of the partition wall 70 is sharpened, so that the partition wall 70 has flowed down from the ball storage tank 33. The game balls can be quickly distributed to the first alignment path 68 and the second alignment path 69, and the game balls can be efficiently aligned.

  Further, since the groove portion 71 having a narrower width than the game ball is provided at the bottom of the ball alignment member 34 along the inclination direction of the ball alignment member 34, the foreign matter that has entered the ball alignment member 34 is separated from the game ball. Separately, it can be discharged out of the ball alignment member 34, and a defect that a ball is clogged in the ball alignment member 34 due to foreign matter can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to quickly flow the game ball into the ball alignment member 34.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the engagement mechanism 77 provided the engagement receiving part 79 in the storage unit base 32, and provided the engagement part 78 in the ball | bowl alignment member 34, this invention is not limited to this, Storage is carried out. The unit base 32 may be provided with the engaging portion 78, and the ball alignment member 34 may be provided with the engaging receiving portion 79. Further, the sphere alignment member 34 can be converted into the engaged state or the disengaged state by sliding in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the state can be changed by moving the sphere alignment member 34. Good. For example, it may be possible to convert to the engaged state or the disengaged state by sliding in the front-rear direction or the oblique direction.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the earth member 90 was attached to the side wall part 33c of the bulb | ball storage tank 33, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a laterally long slit is opened at the same height as the bottom of the connection channel 63 in the side wall portion 33c, one end of a flat earth member is inserted from the slit, and an attachment piece is formed at the other end. The mounting piece may be fixed to the ball storage unit 23 by the fixing member 91.

  In each of the above embodiments, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a back mechanism board is provided on the back side of the front frame, and the back mechanism. Any game machine may be used as long as it has a ball storage unit for storing game balls on the board and capable of discharging the stored game balls. For example, an arrangement ball type game machine, a sparrow ball type game, etc. It may be a gaming machine such as a machine.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back of a front frame. It is a back perspective view of the state where a ball storage unit, a ball flow down unit, a ball guidance unit, and a control unit were assembled. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back of a ball storage unit. It is the perspective view seen from the front of the storage unit base. It is the perspective view seen from the front of a ball storage tank. It is the perspective view seen from the front of a ball alignment member. It is a fragmentary top view around the discharge port of a ball storage unit. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of a ground member. It is sectional drawing of the ball storage unit of the state attached to the front frame.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 10 Back mechanism board 11 Opening part 23 Ball storage unit 24 Ball flow down unit 25 Ball guidance unit 29 Control unit 32 Storage unit base 33 Ball storage tank 33a Front side wall part 33b Rear side wall part 33c Side wall part 34 Sphere alignment member 35 Alignment sphere leveling member 37 Storage base base 38 Tank mounting part 39 Alignment member mounting part 40 Storage connection part 42 Tank mounting part 48 Hanging wall 49 Alignment member mounting part 54 Game ball channel 55 Discharge port 56 Fastening part 61 First flow path 62 Second flow path 63 Connection flow path 64 Projection part 66 Front side partition wall 67 Rear side partition wall 68 First alignment path 69 Second alignment path 70 Partition wall 71 Groove part 77 Engagement mechanism 78 Joint portion 79 Engagement receiving portion 80 Engagement claw 81 First opening 82 Second opening 84 Locking portion 85 First locking portion 86 Second locking portion 90 Ground member 90c Mounting piece 91 Fastening Wood

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising a back mechanism board on the back side of the front frame, and storing a game ball in the back mechanism board, and a ball storage unit capable of discharging the stored game ball,
The ball storage unit includes a ball storage tank that stores game balls, a ball alignment member that slopes down in a state of communicating with the downstream side of the ball storage tank, and flows down while aligning the game balls in the ball storage tank; A storage unit base that is secured to the back mechanism panel and mounts the ball storage tank and the ball alignment member side by side;
The storage unit base extends rearward from the rear surface side of the storage unit base, and is disposed below the tank mounting portion on which a ball storage tank can be mounted, and a ball alignment member An alignment member mounting portion that can be mounted at a position separated from the back mechanism board ,
The alignment member fitting portion includes a depending wall depending from the edge after the tank mounting portion downwardly extends toward the lower end of the hanging lower wall to the rear, it can be placed the ball alignment member in a state where the bottom is inclined And an alignment member mounting portion that is inclined downward toward the left and right sides ,
An engagement receiving portion for slidingly engaging the ball alignment member is formed on the hanging wall,
The ball alignment member is a saddle member in which an alignment path of game balls is formed between a front partition wall standing on the front side and a rear partition wall standing on the rear side,
The front partition wall is provided with an engaging portion that slides and engages with the engagement receiving portion of the hanging wall from the inclined upstream side of the alignment member mounting portion toward the inclined downstream side,
The ball storage tank communicates with an upstream portion of the ball alignment member , and a discharge port for discharging the stored game balls to the alignment path, and a locking portion capable of locking the ball alignment member. With
The locking portion includes a first locking portion that comes into contact with the upstream end of the ball alignment member from the left and right sides, a second locking portion that comes into contact with the rear partition wall of the ball alignment member from the rear, With
When the engaging portion with the engaging receiving portion slides engaging engaged by mounting the ball alignment member on the alignment member mounting portion for mounting the ball storage tank to the tank mounting portion in this state, the locking part is restricted in that the ball aligning member engaged with the ball alignment member moves the inclined upstream and behind the alignment member mounting part, the ball alignment member can deviate from the alignment member mounting portion A gaming machine that is configured to regulate the game. The hanging wall includes a raised portion that is formed above the engagement receiving portion and rises rearward with a width equal to the thickness of the front partition wall,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the front partition wall is set to have a lower height in the vertical direction than the rear partition wall so that the raised portions overlap from above .

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