JP2007037859A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of previously preventing a fraud deliberately getting many prize balls by inserting a piano wire or a 'cell plate' (a thin resin band plate) in a ball putout passage via an opening part of a ball receiving tray and accelerating the putout of winning balls. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is provided upper/lower ball receiving trays 17 and 18 in front of the game machine P, the ball putout passage 34 guiding game balls put out from a ball putout device 30 to the upper-part ball receiving tray 17, and an overflow ball passage 23 branched form the ball putout passage 34 and guiding the game balls overflown from the upper-part ball receiving tray 17 to the lower-part ball receiving tray 18. The ball putout passage 34 is disposed with a shutter plate 38 positioned in the upstream side of the branch part of the overflow ball passage 23, being slid by an electric driving source and opening/closing the ball putout passage 34, and the shutter plate 38 tightly closes the ball putout passage 34 in the constant state and, when the game balls are put out from the ball putout device 30, opens the ball putout passage 34 for putting out the game balls to the upper-part ball receiving tray 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that prevents an illegal act performed through a ball payout passage that guides a game ball paid out from a ball payout device to a ball receiving tray mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine.

Conventionally, a pachinko machine, which is a kind of gaming machine, is provided with an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray, for example, on the front surface thereof. The upper ball tray stores game balls supplied to the hitting position, and the lower ball tray stores game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray. Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine, for example, a ball payout device for paying out a predetermined amount of game balls as a result of the generation of winning balls is provided, and the game balls payed out from the ball payout device are placed on the upper ball tray A ball payout passage that leads to the upper ball tray is provided through an opening communicating with the upper portion. The ball payout passage is provided with an overflow ball passage that branches the game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray to the lower ball tray (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-310038 A (page 2-4, FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4)

  However, in the pachinko machine, since an opening connected to the ball payout passage and the overflow ball passage is opened on the front face so as to face the player, the piano wire or so-called “cell board” is connected through these openings. For example, in the case of a solenoid ball dispenser, an illegal act of deliberately obtaining many premium balls by operating the solenoid is performed. ing. In addition, the piano wire or cell board is made to reach the front of the game board through a slight gap at the rear edge of the opening to reach the front of the game board. For example, the door of the winning device is opened to generate a lot of winning balls. There is also an illegal act of deliberately obtaining many prize balls, and the current situation is that these fraudulent acts are unending.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a piano wire or a cell plate is put in the ball payout passage through the opening of the ball tray to encourage the generation of winning balls and to intentionally obtain many prize balls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can prevent illegal acts.

  In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 is a game paid out from an upper ball receiving tray and a lower ball receiving tray mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine, and a ball paying device disposed on the back surface of the main body frame. A gaming machine comprising: a ball payout passage for guiding a ball to the upper ball tray; and an overflow ball passage branched from the ball payout passage and overflowing from the upper ball tray to the lower ball tray. The ball payout passage is provided with a shutter plate that is positioned upstream of the branching portion with the overflow ball passage and slides by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage. Then, the ball payout passage is closed tightly and when the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device, the ball payout passage is opened so that the game ball is paid out to the upper ball receiving tray. Become.

  The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the overflow ball passage is disposed on the upper ball receiving tray side, and the shutter plate is on the upper ball receiving tray side in the ball dispensing passage. The electrical drive source is provided on the main body frame side and is opened by the shutter plate when the upper ball tray is opened to the front side. The ball outlet is closed.

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 includes a ball tray that is mounted only on the front surface of the gaming machine, and a ball payout passage that guides a game ball paid out from a ball payout device disposed on the back side of the main body frame to the ball tray. A gaming machine comprising: a shutter plate that is slid by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage in the ball payout passage, and the shutter plate normally seals the ball payout passage. When the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device, the ball payout passage is opened so that the game ball is paid out to the ball receiving tray.

  The gaming machine according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the shutter plate has an opening on the ball receiving tray side in the ball payout passage and a ball outlet on the main body frame side connected to the opening. The electric drive source is disposed between the main body frame side, and the ball discharge port is closed by the shutter plate when the ball tray is opened to the front side.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 3, it is preferable that a concave groove is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the ball payout passage so that a peripheral edge of the shutter plate is fitted into the concave groove.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 1, a shutter plate that is located upstream of the branching portion and is slid by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage is disposed in the ball payout passage. The passage is closed in a sealed manner, and when the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device, the shutter plate slides to open the ball payout passage so that the game ball is paid out to the upper ball tray. Except when the ball is paid out, the ball payout passage is closed in a sealed manner by the shutter plate, and an illegal act through the ball payout passage is prevented in advance.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, a shutter plate is disposed between the upper ball receiving tray side opening in the ball payout passage and the main body frame side ball discharge port connected thereto, Since the electric drive source is provided on the main body frame side, the ball discharge port is closed by the shutter plate when the upper ball tray is opened to the front side. Thereby, the fraud prevention effect is achieved, and for example, when the upper ball tray is opened to the front side, the game ball does not fall down from the ball discharge port on the main body frame side.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 3, a shutter plate that slides by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage is disposed in the ball payout passage for guiding the game ball to the ball receiving tray. When the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device, the shutter plate slides to open the ball payout passage so that the game ball is paid out to the ball tray. The ball payout passage is hermetically closed by the shutter plate except when it is paid out, so that the intrusion of the piano wire or the cell board is blocked and illegal acts through the ball payout passage are prevented in advance. effective.

  5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a shutter plate is disposed between the ball receiving tray side opening in the ball payout passage and the main body frame side ball discharge port connected thereto, and an electric drive source thereof. In this case as well, the ball outlet is closed by the shutter plate when the ball tray is opened to the front side. Thereby, the fraud prevention effect is achieved and, at the same time, for example, when the ball tray is opened to the front side, the game ball is prevented from falling from the ball discharge port on the main body frame side.

  If a concave groove is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the ball payout passage and the peripheral edge of the shutter plate is fitted in the groove, as in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 3, the shutter plate and the ball payout passage There is almost no gap between the inner peripheral surface and the fraud prevention effect.

  Embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention is applied to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, a pachislot machine, a parrot (registered trademark) machine, etc., of which the present invention will be described. In addition, there are two types of pachinko machines for explanation, one is a pachinko machine with two upper and lower ball trays mounted on the front, and the other has a ball tray on the front. There is a single pachinko machine that is installed. Therefore, the former will be described as a first pachinko machine and the latter as a second pachinko machine.

  1 to 5 relate to a first pachinko machine, FIG. 1 is a front view of the first pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the state in which the transparent plate holding frame is opened, FIG. FIG. The first pachinko machine P1 has a machine frame 1 having a vertical rectangular frame shape, and a main body frame 3 on which one side is pivotally attached to the machine frame 1 and a game board 2 is installed is detachably mounted. The main body frame 3 is provided with a window opening 4 at an upper portion thereof, so that the game portion 2 a of the game board 2 faces the window opening 4. The gaming unit 2a is surrounded by inner and outer guide rails 5a and 5b laid in a spiral shape. The gaming unit 2a is equipped with, for example, a display device 6 having a display unit 6a that variably displays various information at the center. A start winning opening 7 for changing the information on the display unit 6a when a game ball wins is mounted below the game winning ball. Furthermore, when the display on the display section 6a is aligned with specific information (for example, “7, 7, 7”) below that, the door 8a is opened under certain conditions, and many winning balls can be obtained at one time. A large winning device 8 is mounted. Further, an out ball opening 9 is provided at the lowermost part of the game unit 2a for discharging out balls that have flown down the game board 2 but have not won a prize to the rear of the game board 2.

  A hitting ball launching rail 11 is attached to one side of the lower front surface of the main body frame 3 and is connected to the lower end of the outer guide rail 5b via a foul ball discharge port 10. Further, a ball striking rod 12 is pivotally attached so that the tip thereof faces the launching portion 11a of the hitting ball launching rail 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a hitting operation handle that is provided at one corner of the main body frame 3 and adjusts the hitting force of the shot ball by the hitting ball 12.

  A transparent plate holding frame 14 is mounted on the front surface of the main body frame 3 with one side being pivotally attached. The transparent plate holding frame 14 is made of a synthetic resin material and has a size that covers the entire front surface of the main body frame 3. A rectangular opening 15 is opened at the top and the opening 15 is blocked by the opening 15. A transparent plate 16 made of glass or synthetic resin is attached. Further, an upper ball receiving tray 17 for storing a game ball supplied to the launching portion 11a of the hit ball launching rail 11 is mounted on the lower front surface of the transparent plate holding frame 14, and below the upper ball receiving tray 17 is mounted. A lower ball tray 18 for storing overflowing game balls is mounted. A first opening 19 that communicates with the upper ball tray 17 and a second opening 20 that communicates with the lower ball tray 18 are respectively formed in the transparent plate holding frame 14. Further, on the back side of the transparent plate holding frame 14, the game balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 17 corresponding to the downstream side of the upper ball receiving tray 17 are supplied to the launching portion 11 a of the hitting ball launching rail 11 one by one. A hitting ball supply device 48 is mounted.

  Corresponding to these, the first sphere discharge port 21 connected to and communicates with the first opening 19 on the lower front surface of the main body frame 3 and the second sphere discharge port 22 connected and communicated with the second opening 20. Has been established. The first ball discharge port 21 is a part of a ball payout passage 34 for guiding a game ball paid out from a ball payout device 30 described later, and a branch port 34a is opened on one side of the ball payout passage 34 behind the first ball discharge passage 34. The overflow ball passage 23 extends from the branch port 34a. The second ball discharge port 22 is a part of the overflow ball passage 23. Therefore, the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 30 are guided to the ball payout passage 34 and stored in the upper ball receiving tray 17 through the first ball discharge port 21 and the first opening 19. The game ball overflowing from the upper ball receiving tray 17 is guided to the overflow ball passage 23 from the branch port 34 a of the ball payout passage 34, and the lower ball receiving tray 18 through the second ball discharge port 22 and the second opening 20. It is stored in. A foul ball discharge passage 24 communicating with the foul ball discharge port 10 is provided below the foul ball discharge port 10. The foul ball discharge passage 24 communicates with the overflow ball passage 23, and the foul ball dropped to the foul ball discharge port 10 is guided to the foul ball discharge passage 24 and also to the overflow ball passage 23 in the same manner as described above. Then, it is discharged from the second opening 20 to the lower ball tray 18.

  A synthetic resin mechanism plate 25 is attached to the back surface of the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the back surface of the game board 2. In the central part of the mechanism plate 25, a through hole 26 is formed so that the rear part of the display device 6 faces. A ball tank 27 is disposed on the upper surface of the back surface of the mechanism plate 25, and a tank rail 28 for receiving the game balls of the ball tank 27 is disposed below the ball tank 27. A curved rail 29 is connected to the lower end of the tank rail 28, and a ball payout device 30 for paying out a predetermined amount of game balls every time one winning ball is generated is attached to the lower end of the tank rail 28, for example. . The ball payout device 30 is a solenoid type, and a sprocket 32 that rotates in response to a game ball flowing down to the ball supply passage 31 is faced. The rotation amount of the sprocket 32 is controlled by the operation of the control solenoid 33. A fixed amount of game balls are paid out. Normally, the ball dispensing device 30 also has a rental ball function. Below the ball payout device 30, a ball payout passage 34 that communicates with the first ball discharge port 21 and guides the game balls discharged from the ball payout device 30 to the upper ball receiving tray 17 is provided. Further, a ball removal passage 37 communicating with a ball removal opening 36 that opens and closes via a ball removal device 35 provided at the lower portion of the curve rail 29 is disposed on one side thereof. The ball removal passage 37 is extended to the lower edge portion of the mechanism plate 25 and its lower end is opened, and the game ball with the ball removed is discharged from the opening at the lower end to the outside of the machine.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a shutter plate 38 that opens and closes the ball payout passage 34 is disposed in the ball payout passage 34 upstream of a branch port 34a that is a branching portion with the overflow ball passage 23. Is done. The shutter plate 38 is disposed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the ball payout passage 34, and is attached to the tip of the plunger 40 of a solenoid 39 as an electric drive source. In a normal state, the solenoid 39 is demagnetized, and the plunger 40 advances to the ball payout passage 34 side by the elastic force of the coil spring 41 wound around the plunger 40, and the ball payout passage 34 is sealed by the shutter plate 38. It is blocked. On the other hand, when the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device 30, the solenoid 39 is excited to pass the game ball. That is, the plunger 40 retracts against the elastic force of the coil spring 41 by the excitation of the solenoid 39, and the shutter plate 38 slides to open the ball payout passage 34. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time from when the ball payout is completed, the solenoid 39 is demagnetized, and the ball payout passage 34 is sealed again by the shutter plate 38. Since the number of game balls such as prize balls or lending balls paid out from the ball payout device 30 at a time is different each time, the opening time of the shutter plate 38 is determined according to the number of game balls paid out.

  Thus, in the present invention, the ball payout passage 34 is provided with the shutter plate 38 that slides by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage 34. Normally, the ball payout passage 34 is closed in a sealed manner. When the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device 30, the shutter plate 38 slides to open the ball payout passage 34 so that the game ball is paid out to the upper ball receiving tray 17, so that the game ball is paid out. The ball discharge passage 34 is closed in a sealed manner by the shutter plate 38 except when the operation is performed. As a result, the intrusion of an unauthorized tool such as a piano wire or a cell board into the ball payout passage 34 can be blocked, and an illegal act on the ball payout device 30 through the ball payout passage 34 can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, if a concave groove 42 is provided around the inner peripheral surface of the ball payout passage 34 and the peripheral edge of the shutter plate 38 is fitted into the concave groove 42, the shutter plate 38 and the ball There is almost no gap between the inner peripheral surface of the payout passage 34 and the shutter plate 38 is supported in the three surrounding directions, so that it is stable without rattling. This improves the anti-fraud effect. The shutter plate 38 or surrounding members surrounding it is preferably made of metal. This is to cope with fraudulent acts performed using a heated piano wire.

  6 to 8 show a first pachinko machine according to another embodiment, and since the configuration is almost the same as that of the first pachinko machine P1, detailed description is omitted by assigning the same numbers to the same parts. To do. In the first pachinko machine P1-2, the ball payout passage 34 is separated into the main body frame 3 side and the transparent plate holding frame 14 side on the way, protrudes forward on the front surface of the main body frame 3 and bends downward. A bowl-shaped ball discharge portion 43 that communicates with the ball discharge passage 34 is provided. A ball outlet 44 is opened on the lower surface of the tip of the ball discharge portion 43. On the other hand, the transparent plate holding frame 14 is provided with a ball receiving portion 45 communicating with the upper ball receiving tray 17 on the back surface thereof. When the transparent plate holding frame 14 is closed, the ball projection portion 43 is formed on the upper surface of the ball receiving portion 45. The underside of the is matched. A ball receiving port 46 that can communicate with the ball outlet 44 is opened on the upper surface. Further, a branch port 34a is opened on one side of the ball receiving portion 45, and an overflow ball passage 23 is provided so as to communicate with the branch port 34a. The lower end of the overflow ball passage 23 communicates with the second opening 20 that communicates with the lower ball tray 18. The game balls paid out from the ball payout device 30 are guided to the ball payout passage 34 and stored in the upper ball receiving tray 17 via the outlet 44 and the ball receiving port 46. The game balls overflowing from the upper ball tray 17 are guided to the overflow ball passage 23 through the branch port 34a and stored in the lower ball tray 18.

  In this embodiment, a shutter plate 38 is disposed on the upper surface of the ball receiving portion 45 so as to open and close the ball receiving port 46. A rack plate 50 having flat teeth arranged on the upper surface on one side of the shutter plate 38 is connected so as to be aligned with the shutter plate 38 on the same straight line. On the other hand, a pinion gear 51 is pivotally attached to the back surface of the transparent plate holding frame 14, and the pinion gear 51 meshes with the spur teeth on the top surface of the rack plate 50. A drive motor 52 with a speed reducer is fixed to the back surface of the transparent plate holding frame 14 in the vicinity of the pinion gear 51. A pulley 53 is attached to the motor shaft of the drive motor 52, and a pulley 54 is attached to the pinion gear 51 on the same concentric shaft, and an endless belt 55 is suspended between the pulleys 53, 54. Therefore, when the drive motor 52 rotates forward and backward, the shutter plate 38 slides left and right to open and close the ball receiving port 46. This shutter plate 38 also slides to open the ball payout passage 34 only when the game ball is paid out from the ball payout device 30, and when the game ball is not paid out from the ball payout device 30, the ball payout passage 34 is sealed. It will be closed in the shape.

  Even with such a configuration, fraudulent acts performed through the ball payout passage 34 by the piano wire or the cell board as in the present embodiment are prevented in advance.

  9 to 11 also show a first pachinko machine according to another embodiment, and this first pachinko machine P1-3 is the first pachinko machine P1-2 according to the other embodiment. The shutter plate 38, the pinion gear 51, and the drive motor 52 are disposed on the main body frame 3 side. Since the shutter plate 38, the pinion gear 51, and the drive motor 52 have the same configuration as described above, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  By the way, in recent pachinko machines, for example, when the big hit state is reached, the full tank switch is activated early in the middle of the game and the ball hitting operation is stopped, so that the player does not feel uncomfortable. It is installed on the relatively upstream side. However, a full tank switch is disposed on the upstream side of the shutter plate 38, and the game balls are paid out from the ball payout device 30, and both the upper and lower ball trays 17 and 18 are filled with game balls. Moreover, in the state where the game ball is accumulated up to a certain position upstream of the ball payout passage 34 but the full tank switch is not activated, the game ball may remain on the upstream side of the closed shutter plate 38. For this reason, if there is no shutter plate 38, an accident occurs in which a game ball falls from the ball outlet 44 when the transparent plate holding frame 14 is opened for repair of a failure or the like. Therefore, if the solenoid 39 is disposed on the side of the main body frame 4 provided with the ball outlet 44 as in the present invention, the original fraud prevention effect is exhibited and the spilling ball prevention effect is also exhibited.

  In the first pachinko machines P1-2 and P1-3 according to the other embodiments, it is preferable that the ball discharge portion 43, the ball receiving portion 45, the overflow ball passage 23, and the shutter plate 38 are made of metal. . This is to cope with fraudulent acts performed using a heated piano wire as described above. In accordance with this, it is preferable to attach a metal plate to the back surface of the transparent plate holding frame 14 or to make the main body frame 3 made of metal.

  Next, the second pachinko machine P2 will be described. 12 is a front view of the second pachinko machine, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the state in which the transparent plate holding frame is opened, and FIG. 14 is a back view of the same. Since the second pachinko machine P2 has almost the same configuration as the first pachinko machine P1, the same parts as those of the first pachinko machine P1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The second pachinko machine P2 has only one ball tray 47 mounted on the front surface thereof, that is, the front surface of the transparent plate holding frame 14. Although detailed explanation is omitted, the ball receiving tray 47 can store the game balls supplied to the launching portion 11a of the hitting ball launching rail 11 and can also store the winning balls paid out from the ball dispensing device 30 when the winning balls are generated. ing.

  A shutter plate 38 is disposed in the ball payout passage 34 that guides the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 30 to the ball receiving tray 47. Also in this case, as in FIG. 4, the shutter plate 38 slides to open the ball payout passage 34 so that the game ball is paid out to the ball receiving tray 47. Therefore, the ball payout passage is except when the game ball is paid out. 34 is closed in a sealed manner by the shutter plate 38, whereby the intrusion of the piano wire or the cell plate is blocked, and illegal acts through the ball payout passage 34 are prevented in advance. Also in this case, it is preferable that the shutter plate 38 or surrounding members surrounding the shutter plate 38 is made of metal.

  Even in the second pachinko machine P2, as described in the first pachinko machines P1-2 and P1-3 according to the other embodiments, the shutter plate 38 is arranged in the same manner as in FIG. 6 or FIG. Can be used. However, in any case, the overflow ball passage 23 is unnecessary. In these cases as well, the intrusion of the piano wire or the cell plate is blocked by the shutter plate 38, thereby preventing an illegal act through the ball payout passage 34. Further, when the solenoid 39 is disposed on the main body frame 3 side, a ball spill prevention effect is achieved in which the game ball does not spill from the ball outlet 44 on the main body frame 3 side when the transparent plate holding frame 14 is opened to the front side. End.

  In the first pachinko machine P and the first pachinko machines P1-2 and P1-3 according to other embodiments, several game balls are left on the upstream side of the shutter plate 38 and remain as they are. If such a situation occurs, the player will be lost. Although not shown in the drawings, normally, in this type of electric ball-hitting operation handle 17, when a player holds the ball-hitting operation handle 17 with his / her hand, the player is grounded and transmission of the transmission circuit is stopped. A so-called touch unit is provided in which the motor for turning on and a ball launching motor enters. Therefore, a solenoid 39 or a drive motor 52 for operating the shutter plate 38 is incorporated in the touch circuit of the touch part, and when the hand is released from the hitting operation handle 13 held by the player, the signal is detected. Thus, the solenoid 39 or the drive motor 52 is turned on once and then turned off, and the shutter plate 38 is opened and closed once to pay out the remaining game balls.

  Further, the illegal tool is caused to enter the overflow ball passage 23 and the foul ball discharge passage 24 from the second opening 20 of the lower ball tray 18 and further to the game portion 2a of the game board 2 from the foul ball discharge port 10. There is a risk of cheating. Although not shown in the figure, for example, an open / close plate pivotally attached to the upper end portion is disposed in the foul ball discharge passage 24 to correspond to this point. The opening / closing plate does not rotate upstream of the foul ball discharge passage 24 but can rotate only downstream. The foul ball pushes down the opening / closing door and flows downstream, Even if the door stops on the door from the downstream side, the door does not rotate upstream. In this way, it is sufficient to prevent fraud.

1 is a front view of a first pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. The perspective view of the state which opened the transparent plate holding frame. FIG. Side surface sectional drawing of the same ball delivery passage part. The enlarged back view of the principal part. The perspective view of the state which opened the transparent plate holding frame of the 1st pachinko machine of other embodiment. Side surface sectional drawing of the same ball delivery passage part. Sectional drawing of the back surface of the principal part of the transparent plate holding frame. The perspective view of the state which opened the transparent plate holding frame of the 1st pachinko machine of other embodiment. Side surface sectional drawing of the same ball delivery passage part. Sectional drawing of the back surface of the principal part of the transparent plate holding frame. The front view of a 2nd pachinko machine. The perspective view of the state which opened the transparent plate holding frame. FIG.

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Reference Signs List 3 Main body frame 17 Upper ball tray 18 Lower ball tray 19 First opening 21 First ball discharge port 23 Overflow ball passage 30 Ball discharge device 34 Ball discharge passage 38 Shutter plate 42 Concave groove 47 Ball tray P1 First pachinko machine P1-2 First pachinko machine of other embodiments P1-3 First pachinko machine of other embodiments P2 Second pachinko machine

Claims (5)

An upper ball tray and a lower ball tray that are mounted on the front surface of the gaming machine, a ball payout passage that guides a game ball discharged from a ball payout device disposed on the back surface of the main body frame to the upper ball tray, and the ball A gaming machine comprising an overflow ball passage branched from a payout passage and leading from the upper ball tray to the lower ball tray;
A shutter plate that is positioned upstream of the branching portion with the overflow ball passage and is slid by an electric drive source to open and close the ball discharge passage is disposed in the ball discharge passage. The ball payout passage is closed in a sealed manner, and when a game ball is paid out from the ball payout device, the ball payout passage is opened so that the game ball is paid out to the upper ball receiving tray. To play.   The overflow ball passage is disposed on the upper ball tray side, and the shutter plate is disposed between the upper ball tray side opening in the ball payout passage and the main body frame side ball discharge port connected thereto. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the electric drive source is disposed on the main body frame side, and the ball discharge port is closed by the shutter plate when the upper ball tray is opened to the front side. A gaming machine comprising a ball tray mounted only on the front surface of a gaming machine, and a ball dispensing path for guiding a gaming ball dispensed from a ball dispensing device disposed on the back side of the main body frame to the ball tray,
The ball payout passage is provided with a shutter plate that slides by an electric drive source to open and close the ball payout passage. The shutter plate normally closes the ball payout passage in a sealed manner and the ball payout device. A game machine characterized in that when a game ball is paid out from the ball, the ball payout passage is opened so that the game ball is paid out to the ball tray.   The shutter plate is disposed between an opening on the sphere receiving side in the sphere payout passage and a sphere outlet on the main body frame side connected thereto, and the electric drive source is provided on the main body frame side, The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein when the ball tray is opened forward, the ball discharge port is closed by the shutter plate.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a concave groove is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the ball payout passage, and a peripheral edge of the shutter plate is fitted into the concave groove.

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