JP5721215B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  It relates to a ball game machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a bulleted game ball is a game area (an area on or near the game board surface, which has a winning opening, for example, and realizes games and effects by the flow of the game ball The game ball turns around while colliding with game nails and windmills in the game area, and the flow direction changes. As a result, if a game ball wins at various winning holes arranged on the game area, a predetermined winning ball is paid out. On the other hand, if a game ball flows into the out port without winning any of the winning holes, the winning ball Will not be paid out. The player enjoys the game by demonstrating his / her skill in the ball or using the chance of the game ball flowing down and expecting the game ball to be won and paid out.

  Here, for example, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent a fraudulent act of illegally letting out a ball from a ball dispensing device using a fraudulent instrument such as a wire, There is disclosed a pachinko machine that is movable by a pachinko ball flowing down a ball passage and is provided with a closing plate that is always locked to a locking portion to close the ball passage.

JP 2001-218949 A

  By the way, in recent years, various fraudulent acts have been performed in order to obtain a large amount of prize balls. For example, there is an illegal act called a thread hanging goto, in which a thread is tied to a game ball to be fired and fired. In the thread hanging goto, the game ball is illegally guided to the winning opening by manually operating the thread. Furthermore, by manipulating the thread, one game ball is repeatedly put in and out of the prize sensor inside the prize opening, and it is falsely detected as if a lot of game balls have been won, and a large number of prize balls are obtained illegally. To do. In addition, in the thread hanging goto, illegal acts such as forming an introduction path to various winning holes, warp paths, etc. using the following game balls as a foothold of the thread hanging game balls can be seen.

  In order to prevent such an illegal act, it is important to limit the movable region of the hanging thread so that the unauthorized person cannot freely operate the hanging thread attached to the game ball.

  However, at present, no effective measures have been taken to deter fraudulent acts using a thread-suspended game ball. If there is a measure to make it difficult for a fraudster to freely operate a thread-suspended game ball that has entered the game area, or to cut the thread, it is possible to effectively prevent cheating by a thread-suspended game ball.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine for suppressing fraudulent acts caused by a hanging ball.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine as an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a launch device that launches a game ball, and a rail member that guides the game ball launched from the launch device to the game area of the game board. And a mounting part attached to the tip of the rail member, and a ball return restraint comprising first and second pieces having an open end above the mounting part and the open end facing in the front-rear direction. And a gap between the first and second pieces gradually narrows from the open end side toward the attachment portion side.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the bullet ball game machine for suppressing the illegal act by a thread hanging game ball can be provided.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the inside of the left side of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is the upper side figure and front view of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concern on Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a ball return restraining member according to the first embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a ball return restraining member according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the front view and sectional drawing of the ball return suppression member which concern on Embodiment 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the ball | bowl return suppression member which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the front view and sectional drawing of the ball return suppression member which concern on Embodiment 3.

Form to carry out

[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 2 as a ball game machine having an electronic circuit board according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of the left side of the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. The pachinko machine 2 includes a gaming machine frame 3, a game board unit 5, a glass 10, a launch unit (launch device) 45, and a ball tray (storage tray) 14. The launch unit 45 is capable of launching game balls (game media) 23 one by one toward the game area 16 configured in the game board unit 5.

  In the pachinko machine 2, when a player operates a launcher handle 15 described later, a game ball is launched toward the game area 16 by the launch unit 45, and a game by the flow of the game ball is realized. In addition to the pachinko machine 2, the gaming machine can be an arcade machine such as a pachinko slot machine or a coin game machine, and various game machines. In short, a gaming area that realizes a game by the flow of gaming media. Any gaming machine you have is included.

  When the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, the game medium is a game ball (pachinko ball), but the game medium is not limited to a game ball. Depending on the type of gaming machine, various gaming media such as coins, medals, and balls that flow down the gaming area can be conceptualized.

  In addition, in the pachinko machine, any pachinko machine such as a combination pachinko machine such as an arrangement ball machine or a sparrow ball machine, a so-called digipachi type (one type) or a honey mono type (two types) pachinko machine can be conceptualized. In the first embodiment, a so-called one-type pachinko machine that realizes a digipachi game (also referred to as a one-type game or a symbol variation game) will be described as an example. The symbol variation game will be described later.

  In the present application, as a general direction definition, the vertical and horizontal directions are defined as directions when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front (player side). Further, the direction from the player to the pachinko machine is defined as the rear, and the direction from the pachinko machine to the player is defined as the front. About the detailed parts, such as a member and a unit, the name of another direction may be used separately.

  In addition, when the game ball 23 flows down the game area 16, the flow direction (downward) is the downstream side and the reverse direction (upward) is the upstream side, but the downstream and upstream concepts are not limited to the upper and lower sides. The direction in which game balls flow down is defined as the downstream side.

  The gaming machine frame 3 of the pachinko machine 2 is for holding a gaming board unit 5 to be described later, and is configured to surround the peripheral side surface of the pachinko machine 2 and the front side or the rear side in addition thereto. In addition to the game board unit 5, various mechanism parts such as various control boards and paths for game media, which are described later, are arranged on the inner side of the gaming machine frame 3. Unauthorized access to the inside of the pachinko machine 2 from behind is prevented.

  The outer frame 4 that surrounds the pachinko machine 2, the front frame 9 that is swingably supported by a hinge 22 inside the pachinko machine 2 so as to be able to be opened and closed forward, and that can hold the game board unit 5. The gaming machine frame 3 is configured to include the glass frame 12 that holds the decorative member 32 that is supported in a swinging manner and decorates the periphery of the glass 10. The glass 10 is a transparent member that allows the player to visually recognize the game board 6 held inside the gaming machine frame 3 from the front. The gaming machine frame 3 includes a front frame 9 that holds the game board unit 5 and a main control board case (board case) 35 described later.

  The glass 10 is a transparent plate that is spaced apart from the game board 6 by a certain distance or more. The glass 10 is formed of two transparent flat glasses and is held on the back side of the glass frame 12, and has a function of forming a flowing-down space for the game ball 23 to flow between the game board 6 and the player through the glass 10. The function of ensuring visibility so that the game board 6 can be visually recognized and the function of preventing unauthorized access that prevents the player from illegally accessing (contacting) the game board 6 are exhibited.

  The ball tray 14 is a plate member disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to store the player's ball, and in the first embodiment, has an upper ball tray 14a and a lower ball tray 14b. Yes. The upper ball tray 14a has a ball punching member 14c and is disposed below the game board 6, that is, a lower portion of the glass frame 12, and the lower ball tray 14b is disposed further below the upper ball tray 14a. .

  The launch unit 45 launches (balls) the game ball 23 sent from the upper ball tray 14a as a part of the ball tray 14 to the launch position by the ball feeder (not shown) toward the upper portion of the game area 16. Is for. The launch unit 45 includes, for example, a launcher for bulleting the game ball 23 at the launch position, a launch motor for driving the launcher, a launch spring for energizing the launcher to generate a ball force, and the like. And attached to the front frame 9. For launching the ball by the launch unit 45, a launcher handle 15 is provided below the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to realize on / off of the launch of the ball and adjustment of the launch intensity based on the operation of the player.

  The game board unit 5 has a game board 6 in which a center object 7 as a game object is arranged at substantially the center on the game board surface 6a side, and a number of game nails 27 are also arranged on the game board surface 6a. ing. An effect display device 7a as an image display means is disposed at the center of the center accessory 7, and a display opening 7d for exposing the display portion 7b of the effect display device 7a is formed.

  The game board 6 is a board-like member for constituting a game area 16 for realizing a game by the flow of the game ball 23 on the surface side thereof, so that the game board 6 can be visually recognized from the front by the player. It is held in the gaming machine frame 3 (in the first embodiment, the front frame 9 as a part of the gaming machine frame 3). A rail decoration 26 is attached to the surface of the game board 6 so as to surround the periphery in a substantially circular shape, and an outer rail 26 a of the rail decoration 26 is arranged so as to stand on the game board 6. The game area 16 is a substantially circular area defined by the outer rail 26a of the rail decoration 26 and facing the outer rail 26a.

  The game nails 27 are flow-down changing members that collide with the game balls 23 flowing down the game area 16 and change the flow-down direction thereof, and many game nails 27 are arranged in the game area 16. Further, in the game area 16, a ball winning member such as a normal winning port 28, a starting winning port 29, and a big winning port 31 and an out port 30 are arranged. Further, the game area 16 is provided with a gate 33, a windmill 25, and the like, and the game balls 23 that flow down flow into each ball entry member, pass through the gate 33, and rotate the windmill 25. Thus, it is possible to enjoy the down-flow game by the game ball 23.

  The center accessory 7 is configured to cover the periphery of the effect display device 7a, and realizes a symbol variation game (one type game). A first symbol (special symbol) display device 17 as a symbol display means is disposed on the center accessory 7, and an effect display device 7 a is disposed in the center of the center accessory 7.

  The first symbol (special symbol) display device 17 displays the variation of the first symbol, which is the lottery result of the lottery means. The first symbol is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery executed when the game ball 23 enters the start winning opening 29. A big hit as a first special game occurs when the variable display of the first symbol is stopped in a predetermined winning manner.

  The effect display device 7a is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display, an LED, and the like, and is arranged so that the player can see from the game board surface 6a side, and displays an image on the display unit 7b. It is. The display unit 7b of the effect display device 7a displays a first decorative symbol that is linked to the first symbol. The first decorative symbol is a symbol for visually producing the lottery result of the first lottery means, and corresponds to the first game. Further, for example, an effect image as a story tailoring image by a character or the like is also displayed on the display unit 7b. An effect control board as a game control means is electrically connected to the effect display device 7a via a relay board, and image display is controlled by the effect control board.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the game board 6, a main control board case 35 containing a main control board 34 as an electronic circuit board for controlling the entire pachinko machine 2, and an image display of the effect display device 7a An effect control board case 36 containing an effect control board (not shown) for performing control of equal effects, a payout control board case 37 containing a payout control board (not shown) for controlling payout of prize balls, A power supply board case 38 that houses a power supply board (not shown) is disposed. A game is realized by each control board accommodated in each control board case. Furthermore, an external output terminal plate 39 for outputting game information such as the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 to the outside is provided on the back side of the game board 6.

  When the game ball 23 is launched by the launch unit 45, the game ball 23 travels along the outer rail 26 a of the rail decoration 26 and reaches the upper part in the game area 16. Thereafter, the game ball 23 moves along a plurality of passing trajectories, some moves to the right along the outer rail 26 a of the rail decoration 26, and some moves in the game area 16 while colliding with the game nail 27. A certain thing flows down to a normal winning opening 28 and triggers a payout of a certain number of winning balls, and some things do not flow into any of the pitching devices and are out at the bottom in the game area 16 It flows into the mouth 30 and is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 2 as an out ball.

  When the game ball 23 flows into the start winning opening 29 during the symbol variation game, the display symbol 7c of the effect display device 7a starts rotating display (the first special game lottery) due to the inflow. If 7c is stopped and displayed with a predetermined symbol (for example, “7, 7, 7”), a big hit (first special game; hereinafter referred to as symbol fluctuation big hit) occurs in the symbol variable game. Then, the special winning opening 31 is opened to accept a large amount of winning balls, and a large amount of winning balls are paid out to the ball tray 14.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a position where the ball return restraining member 51 according to the first embodiment is arranged and a position where the firing unit 45 which is a launching device is arranged. The ball return suppressing member 51 includes a movable piece 511 on the open end 510 side, and is movably held in a ball return suppressing unit 50 attached to the tip of the inner rail 40. The ball return restraining member 51 causes the game ball 23 that is launched from the game ball launch area 19 toward the game area 16 to enter the game area 16 from the game ball launch area 19, and the game ball 23 that has entered the game area 16 is It is a member having a function of preventing the game ball launching area 19 from reversing by colliding with the game nail 27 or the like arranged on the game board surface 6a.

  The game ball launch area 19 is an area defined by the inner rail 40 and the outer rail 26a, and the game ball 23 until the game ball 23 launched from the launch unit 45 reaches the game area 16 that realizes the downflow game. This is the area that becomes the passage.

  When the game sphere 23 launched into the game area 16 goes back to the game sphere launch area 19, the game sphere 23 collides with the subsequent game spheres 23 sequentially fired from the launch unit 45 in the game sphere launch area 19. Ball clogging occurs in the launch area 19. The ball return inhibiting member 51 is disposed at a position that defines the game ball launch area 19 and the game area 16 in order to prevent a problem of ball clogging caused by the game balls 23 in the game ball launch area 19. In the first embodiment, the launching unit 45 serving as the launching device for the game ball 23 is disposed at the lower left side of the gaming machine 2.

  4 and 5 are diagrams showing the configuration of the ball return inhibiting member 51 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is a top view of the ball return inhibiting member 51, and FIG. 4B is a ball return inhibiting member. 4 is a front view of a member 51. FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the ball return restraining member 51. As shown in the drawing, the ball return inhibiting member 51 according to the first embodiment includes a ball return inhibiting member 51a formed by molding a hard plastic resin, and a ball return inhibiting member formed by molding a hard plastic resin. 51b, a shaft 57 formed by cutting a round bar such as stainless steel, and a weight 58 formed by molding a metal having a high specific gravity.

  The ball return suppressing member 51a includes a plate-shaped movable piece 511a, a shaft support portion 514a for supporting the shaft 57 formed at the lower portion of the movable piece 511a, and a weight support portion 516a for supporting the weight 58. It is equipped with. In the upper part of the movable piece 511a, a hypotenuse 512a is formed from the upper left open end 510a to the lower right in FIG. A shaft press-fitting hole 515a into which the shaft 57 is press-fitted is formed through the shaft support portion 514a. A weight press-fitting hole 517a into which the weight 58 is press-fitted is formed through the weight support portion 516a.

  The ball return inhibiting member 51b includes a plate-like movable piece 511b, a shaft support portion 514b for supporting the shaft 57 formed at the lower portion of the movable piece 511b, and a weight support portion 516b for supporting the weight 58. It is equipped with. Further, a standing piece 518 is formed on the movable piece 511b so as to stand substantially vertically from the end of the oblique side 512b formed from the upper right open end 510b toward the lower left in FIG. A standing piece 519 erected substantially vertically from the standing piece 518 is formed on the side opposite to the movable piece 511 b from the end of 518. That is, the standing piece 519 is provided in parallel with the movable pieces 511a and 511b and the thickness direction of the movable pieces 511a and 511b.

  In the upper part of the standing piece 519, a hypotenuse 519a is formed from the upper right to the lower left in FIG. A shaft press-fitting hole 515b into which the shaft 57 is press-fitted is formed through the shaft support portion 514b. A weight press-fitting hole 517b into which the weight 58 is press-fitted is formed through the weight support portion 516b.

  The ball return restraining member 51 according to the first embodiment includes a shaft press-fitting hole 515a formed through the ball return restraining member 51a, with the end face 51a1 of the ball return restraining member 51a and the end face 51b1 of the ball return restraining member 51b being in contact with each other. The shaft 57 is coaxially press-fitted into a shaft press-fitting hole 515b formed through the ball return restraining member 51b, and is formed through the weight press-fitting hole 517a and the ball return restraining member 51b formed through the ball return restraining member 51a. A weight 58 is coaxially press-fitted into the weight press-fitting hole 517b. The weight 58 is a fixing member that fixes the ball return restraining member 51a and the ball return restraining member 51b so as to be integrally rotatable with respect to the shaft 57 serving as an attachment portion.

  In the ball return inhibiting member 51 configured as described above, a valley 53 is formed by the hypotenuse 512a of the bulb return inhibiting member 51a and the hypotenuse 512b of the ball return inhibiting member 51b. The trough 53 is a part having a function of guiding a thread-like body (hanging thread) 100 (see FIG. 7) that suspends and holds the game ball 23 of the sling game ball 23 described in detail later to the bottom 53a of the trough 53. . Therefore, as the ball return suppressing member 51 according to the first embodiment, the configuration in which the valley portion 53 is formed by the linear hypotenuse 512a of the ball return suppressing member 51a and the linear hypotenuse 512b of the ball return suppressing member 51b is illustrated. The hypotenuse 512a and the hypotenuse 512b are not necessarily linear, and the valley portion 53 is formed so that the gap between the movable piece 511a and the movable piece 511b gradually narrows downward from the open end 510 of the movable piece 511. Thus, any shape may be used as long as the hanging thread 100 suspending the game ball 23 is guided to the bottom 53a of the valley 53 by the weight of the game ball 23 suspended. Further, the bottom 53a of the trough 53 does not need to be set at the substantially central portion of the movable piece 511 as shown, and can be arbitrarily set at a position where the linkage with the restricting portion 55 described later is favorable. By configuring the gap (the valley portion 53) in this manner, the movable region in the front-rear direction of the hanging thread 100 can be narrowed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ball return restraining member 51 according to the first embodiment includes a facing end surface 513a where the movable piece 511a of the ball return restraining member 51a faces the movable piece 511b of the ball return restraining member 51b, and this facing. A narrow groove 55a is formed between the end surface 513a and the facing end surface 513b of the movable piece 511b facing the end surface 513a. A narrow groove 55b is also formed between a facing surface 511a1 where the movable piece 511a faces the standing piece 519 of the movable piece 511b and a facing surface 519b of the standing piece 519. In the first embodiment, the grooves 55a and 55b communicate with each other while being bent substantially vertically, and the operation of the filamentous body (hanging thread) 100 (see FIG. 7) described later is performed by the grooves 55a and 55b. A restricting portion 55 for restricting is formed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the operation of the ball return suppressing member 51 according to the first embodiment. The ball return suppressing member 51 is disposed at a position where the shaft 57 is attached to a bearing member (not shown) so as to allow the movable piece 511 to rotate, and to define the game ball launch area 19 and the game area 16. As shown in FIG. 6, the ball return suppressing member 51 is always held in such a posture that the movable piece 511 stands upright in a substantially vertical direction by the gravity of the weight 58.

  When the game ball 23 collides with the movable piece 511 so as to enter the game area 16 from the game ball launch area 19, the movable piece 511 rotates to the position indicated by the broken line in the arrow C direction with the shaft 57 as a support shaft. The ball 23 is allowed to enter the game area 16. On the other hand, when the game ball 23 that has entered the game area 16 collides with the movable piece 511 from the game area 16 side, the weight support portion 516a and the weight support portion 516b (see FIGS. 3 and 4) of the ball return restraining member 51 are held. Abutting on the operation restricting portion 81 provided on the member 80, the rotation operation of the movable piece 511 in the direction opposite to the arrow C is restricted, and the reversal of the game ball 23 to the game ball launching area 19 is prevented.

  FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the action of the ball return restraining member 51 according to the first embodiment when a thread-suspended game ball that is an unauthorized device enters the game area 16. As shown in FIG. 7A, the hanging thread 100 that has suspended the game ball 23 that has entered the game area 16 is first moved from the open end 510 side to the hypotenuse 512a or the like at the valley 53 of the ball return restraining member 51. Abut.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the game ball 23 is guided to the bottom 53 a of the trough 53 by the tension acting on the hanging thread 100 due to its own weight. Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, the hanging thread 100 is guided to the restricting portion 55 including the groove 55a and the groove 55b. At this time, the hanging yarn is formed by the frictional force generated in the surrounding members (corners such as the opposed end surface 513a, the opposed end surface 513b, the opposed surface 511a1, and the opposed surface 519b) that form the grooves 55a and 55b of the restricting portion 55 and the hanging yarn 100. 100 operations are restricted.

  In the first embodiment, “restricting the movement” of the hanging thread 100 means a free movement of the hanging thread 100 by the action of the restricting portion 55, that is, the fraudster's operation by operating the hanging thread 100. It means to regulate the intended operation. According to the ball return restraining member 51 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to regulate the operation intended by the fraudulent person, so that it is possible to effectively prevent a fraudulent action called a so-called thread hanging goto.

  In the hanging thread 100 whose operation is restricted by the restricting portion 55, in addition to the tension due to the weight of the suspended game ball 23, the ball return restraining member 51 is caused by the regular game ball 23 that is sequentially launched into the game area 16. Since tension due to repeated rotation is applied, the frictional force in the restricting portion 55 is increased, and it can be sufficiently expected that the hanging thread 100 is cut by the restricting portion 55.

  As described above, according to the ball return inhibiting member 51 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act by the game ball 23 to which the hanging thread 100 is connected. In addition, although the ball return inhibiting member 51 according to the first embodiment has been described as an example in which the ball return inhibiting member 51 is configured by two parts, the ball return inhibiting member 51a and the ball return inhibiting member 51b, the ball return inhibiting member 51 includes one part. The member 51 may be configured.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, the ball return suppressing member 61 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to Embodiment 1, the code | symbol similar to Embodiment 1 is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view for explaining a position where the ball return suppressing member 61 according to the second embodiment is arranged. As shown in FIG. 8, the ball return restraining member 61 is disposed at a position that defines the game ball firing area 19 and the game area 16 defined between the inner rail 40 and the outer rail 26 a. The ball return restraining member 61 according to the second embodiment is formed by punching a leaf spring material, and includes an elastically deformable movable piece 62 and a trough formed at an open end 620 of the movable piece 62. 63, and a regulating portion 65 formed in a narrow groove shape continuously from the bottom 63a of the valley portion 63. The ball return restraining member 61 is attached to the distal end portion of the inner rail 40 by attaching the attachment portion 61a by means such as spot welding.

  9A and 9B are diagrams showing the configuration of the ball return restraining member 61 according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 9A is a front view of the ball return restraining member 61, and FIG. 9B is A in FIG. 9A. FIG. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the ball return restraining member 61 has an elastically deformable movable piece 62, and downward from the front open end 620a and the rear open end 620b of the upper portion of the movable piece 62. Inclined sides 611 and 612 are formed. And these trough sides 611 and 612 form a valley portion 63 whose width gradually decreases downward.

  A narrow groove-shaped restricting portion 65 continuously formed downward from the bottom portion 63a of the valley portion 63 is formed. In the restricting portion 65, blades 65a and 65a are formed on the front movable piece 62a and the rear movable piece 62b that face each other, and the blades 65a and 65a that face each other in the ball return restraining member 61 according to the second embodiment. A cutting portion for cutting the hanging thread 100 is formed. The lower part of the ball return restraining member 61 is an attachment portion 61a for fixing the ball return restraining member 61 to the tip of the inner rail 40 and attaching it.

  FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 9A, and the game ball 23 suspended by the hanging thread 100 enters the game area 16, and the hanging thread 100 is prevented from returning to the ball. It is shown together with the state led to the restricting portion 65. As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the hanging thread 100 guided to the cutting portion by the blades 65 a and 65 a formed on the restricting portion 65 of the ball return restraining member 61 is applied to the hanging thread 100 by the weight of the game ball 23. Since tension acts, it is cut at the cutting portion formed by the blades 65a and 65a.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the ball return inhibiting member 61 according to the second embodiment. When the hanging thread 100 connected to the game ball 23 enters the game area 16 from the game ball launch area 19, first, the suspension thread 100 enters the valley 63 from the open end 620 of the ball return restraining member 61, and the oblique side 611, It abuts on any one of 612 (D1). Subsequently, the game ball 23 is guided to the bottom 63a of the trough 63 by the tension acting on the hanging thread 100 by its own weight (D2). Then, the hanging thread 100 is led from the bottom 63a of the valley part 63 to the restriction part 65 formed continuously downward, and reaches the cutting part formed by the blades 65a and 65a of the restriction part 65 (D3). The hanging thread 100 that has reached the cutting portion is cut at the cutting portion by the tension acting by the weight of the game ball 23 (D4).

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the ball return restraining member 61 according to the second embodiment has a movable piece 62 that is curved in the direction from the game area 16 toward the game ball launch area 19, and is normally movable. The open end 620 of the piece 62 is arranged in a substantially vertical direction or slightly inclined toward the game area 16 side. Thereby, when the game ball 23 enters the game ball 23 from the game ball launch area 19 side to the game area side 16, the upper end side of the movable piece 62 is displaced in a direction away from the outer rail 26 a, and the game area of the game ball 23 is changed. Allow entry to 16. On the other hand, when the game ball 23 is going to go backward from the game area 16 side to the game ball launch area 19 side, the upper end side of the movable piece 62 is displaced in a direction close to the outer rail 26a to block the course and prevent the game ball 23 from going backward. Is done.

  As described above, according to the ball return restraining member 61 according to the second embodiment, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act called a so-called thread hanging goto.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 11 is a view showing the structure of the ball return restraining member 71 according to the third embodiment. In addition, about the structure similar to Embodiment 1, 2, the code | symbol similar to Embodiment 1, 2 is attached | subjected, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 11A is a front view of the ball return restraining member 71 according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 11B is a game ball suspended from the hanging thread 100 by BB line sectional view of FIG. 23 shows a state in which 23 enters the game area 16 and the hanging thread 100 is guided to the restricting portion 75 of the ball return restraining member 71.

  This Embodiment 3 shows the modification of the control part 65 of the ball | bowl return suppression member 61 in the said Embodiment 2. FIG. The ball return restraining member 71 according to the third embodiment is formed by punching a leaf spring material as in the second embodiment, and includes an elastically deformable movable piece 72 and an upper portion of the movable piece 72. It has hypotenuses 711 and 712 that are inclined downward from the front open end 720a and the rear open end 720b. And these troughs 711 and 712 form a trough 73 whose width gradually decreases downward. Furthermore, a regulation part 75 formed in a narrow groove shape continuously from the bottom part 73a of the valley part 73 is provided.

  The ball return restraining member 71 according to the third embodiment includes hypotenuses 711 and 712 that are inclined downward from the open end 720 at the top of the movable piece 72, and the hypotenuses 711 and 712 are directed downward. A trough 73 is formed so that the width gradually decreases. A narrow groove-like restricting portion 75 is formed continuously from the bottom portion 73a of the valley portion 73 between the front movable piece 72a and the rear movable piece 72b facing each other. Further, a blade 75 a is formed at the bottom of the restricting portion 75, and a cutting portion for cutting the hanging thread 100 is formed. The lower part of the ball return restraining member 71 is an attachment portion 71a for fixing the ball return restraining member 71 to the tip of the inner rail 40 and attaching it.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (b), when the game ball 23 connected to the hanging thread 100 via the ball return restraining member 71 according to the third embodiment enters the game region 16 from the game ball launch region 19, the game ball The hanging thread 100 connected to the ball 23 enters from the open end 720 of the ball return restraining member 71 and comes into contact with any one of the oblique sides 711 and 712 forming the valley portion 73 and is guided to the bottom portion 73 a of the valley portion 73. Then, the hanging thread 100 reaches the blade 75a of the cutting portion and is cut while the operation is restricted by the restriction portion 75 continuously formed downward from the bottom portion 73a.

  According to the ball return inhibiting member 71 according to the third embodiment, it is possible to effectively inhibit an illegal act called a so-called thread hanging goto.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

2: Pachinko machine (gaming machine), 3: gaming machine frame, 4: outer frame, 5: gaming board unit, 6: gaming board, 6a: gaming board surface, 7: center role, 7a: effect display device, 7b: Display unit, 7c: display symbol, 7d: display opening, 9: front frame, 10: glass, 12: glass frame, 14: ball dish (storage dish), 14a: upper ball dish, 14b: lower ball dish, 14c : Ball removal member, 15: Launcher handle, 16: Game area, 17: First symbol (special symbol) display device, 19: Game ball launch area, 22: Hinge, 23: Game ball, 25: Windmill, 26: Rail decoration, 26a: Outer rail, 27: Game nail, 28: Regular winning opening, 29: Start winning opening, 30: Out opening, 31: Outstanding winning opening, 32: Decoration member, 33: Gate, 34: Main control board (Electronic circuit board), 35: Main control board case (board case), 36: Production Control board case, 37: payout control board case, 38: power supply board case, 39: external output terminal board, 40: inner rail, 45: launch unit (launch device), 50: ball return restraint unit, 51: ball return restraint Member, 51a: ball return inhibiting member, 51a1: end face, 51b: ball return inhibiting member, 51b1: end face, 53: valley, 53a: bottom, 55: regulating part, 55a: groove, 55b: groove, 57: shaft, 58: weight, 61: ball return restraining member, 61a: mounting portion, 62: movable piece, 62a: front movable piece, 62b: rear movable piece, 63: valley portion, 63a: bottom portion, 65: groove (regulating portion) , 65a: blade (cutting portion), 71: ball return restraining member, 71a: mounting portion, 72: movable piece, 72a: front movable piece, 72b: rear movable piece, 73: valley portion, 73a: bottom portion, 75: Groove (regulator), 75a: blade (cutting) ), 80: holding member, 81: operation restricting portion, 100: hanging thread (filament), 510: open end, 510a: open end, 510b: open end, 511: movable piece, 511a: movable piece, 511a1: opposite Surface, 511b: Movable piece, 512a: Oblique side, 512b: Oblique side, 513a: Opposing end surface, 513b: Opposing end surface, 514a: Shaft supporting portion, 514b: Shaft supporting portion, 515a: Shaft press-fitting hole, 515b: Shaft press-fitting hole, 516a : Weight support portion, 516b: weight support portion, 517a: weight press-fit hole, 517b: weight press-fit hole, 518: standing piece, 519a: standing piece, 519a: hypotenuse, 519b: facing surface, 611, 612: hypotenuse, 620: Open end, 620a: Front open end, 620b: Rear open end, 711, 712: Oblique side, 720: Open end, 720a: Front open end, 720b: Rear side Open end.

Claims (3)

A launcher that launches game balls;
A rail member for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device to a game area of the game board;
A ball return including an attachment portion attached to the tip end portion of the rail member, and first and second pieces having an open end above the attachment portion and facing the open end in the front-rear direction. A deterrent member,
Gap between said first and second pieces are, Ri a gradually narrowing toward the said open end to said mounting portion,
Each of the first and second pieces is a separate member and includes a weight;
A ball game machine in which the weight is composed of one part . A launcher that launches game balls;
A rail member for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device to a game area of the game board;
A ball return including an attachment portion attached to the tip end portion of the rail member, and first and second pieces having an open end above the attachment portion and facing the open end in the front-rear direction. With deterrence members
With
The gap between the first and second pieces gradually decreases from the open end side toward the mounting portion side,
The ball game machine in which the first and second pieces are separate members, and each has an independent rotating shaft .   The ball return restraining member is
  A groove provided on the attachment part side of the open end of the first and second pieces; and
  A plate member that overlaps the groove in the thickness direction of the first and second pieces,
  The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a gap between the first and second pieces gradually decreases from the open end toward the groove.

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